The survey of London containing the original, increase, modern estate and government of that city, methodically set down : with a memorial of those famouser acts of charity, which for publick and pious vses have been bestowed by many worshipfull citizens and benefactors : as also all the ancient and modern monuments erected in the churches, not only of those two famous cities, London and Westminster, but (now newly added) four miles compass / begun first by the pains and industry of John Stow, in the year 1598 ; afterwards inlarged by the care and diligence of A.M. in the year 1618 ; and now compleatly finished by the study & labour of A.M., H.D. and others, this present year 1633 ; whereunto, besides many additions (as appears by the contents) are annexed divers alphabetical tables, especially two, the first, an index of things, the second, a concordance of names.
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             The survey of London containing the original, increase, modern estate and government of that city, methodically set down : with a memorial of those famouser acts of charity, which for publick and pious vses have been bestowed by many worshipfull citizens and benefactors : as also all the ancient and modern monuments erected in the churches, not only of those two famous cities, London and Westminster, but (now newly added) four miles compass / begun first by the pains and industry of John Stow, in the year 1598 ; afterwards inlarged by the care and diligence of A.M. in the year 1618 ; and now compleatly finished by the study & labour of A.M., H.D. and others, this present year 1633 ; whereunto, besides many additions (as appears by the contents) are annexed divers alphabetical tables, especially two, the first, an index of things, the second, a concordance of names.
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                   DOMINE
                   DIRIGE
                   NOS
                
                 blazon or coat of arms
              
            
          
           
             
             
               THE
               SURVEY
               OF
               LONDON
               :
               CONTAINING
               The
               Original
               ,
               Increase
               ,
               Modern
               Estate
               and
               Government
               of
               that
               City
               ,
               Methodically
               set
               down
               .
            
             
               With
               a
               Memorial
               of
               those
               famouser
               Acts
               of
               Charity
               ,
               which
               for
               publick
               and
               Pious
               Vses
               have
               been
               bestowed
               by
               many
               Worshipfull
               Citizens
               and
               Benefactors
               .
            
             
               As
               also
               all
               the
               Ancient
               and
               Modern
               Monuments
               erected
               in
               the
               Churches
               ,
               not
               only
               of
               those
               two
               famous
               Cities
               ,
               LONDON
               and
               WESTMINSTER
               ,
               but
               (
               now
               newly
               added
               )
               Four
               miles
               compass
               .
            
             
               Begun
               first
               by
               the
               pains
               and
               industry
               of
               JOHN
               STOW
               ,
               in
               the
               year
               1598.
               
            
             
               Afterwards
               inlarged
               by
               the
               care
               and
               diligence
               of
               
                 A.
                 M.
              
               in
               the
               year
               1618.
               
            
             
               And
               now
               compleatly
               finished
               by
               the
               study
               &
               labour
               of
               
                 A.
                 M.
                 H.
                 D.
              
               and
               others
               ,
               this
               present
               year
               1633.
               
            
             
               Whereunto
               ,
               besides
               many
               Additions
               (
               as
               appears
               by
               the
               Contents
               )
               are
               annexed
               divers
               Alphabetical
               Tables
               :
               especially
               two
               ,
            
             
               The
               first
               ,
               and
               Index
               of
               Things
               .
            
             
               The
               second
               ,
               a
               Concordance
               of
               Names
               .
            
             
               LONDON
               ,
               Printed
               for
               
                 Nicholas
                 Bourn
              
               ,
               and
               are
               to
               be
               sold
               at
               his
               Shop
               at
               the
               South
               Entrance
               of
               the
               ROYAL-EXCHANGE
               ▪
               1633.
               
            
          
           
             
             
               
                 
                   Adrian
                   Drift
                   Esqr.
                
                 blazon or coat of arms
              
            
          
           
             
             
               
                 TO
                 THE
                 RIGHT
                 HONORABLE
                 RALPH
                 FREEMAN
                 ,
                 now
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 LONDON
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Edward
                 Barkham
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Martin
                 Lumley
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Iohn
                 Gore
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Hugh
                 Ham●●●rsley
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Richard
                 Deane
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Iames
                 Cambell
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Robert
                 Ducy
                 ,
                 Sir
                 George
                 ●hitmore
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Nicholas
                 Raynton
                 ,
                 Knights
                 ;
                 Edward
                 Litleton
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Recorder
                 of
                 LONDON
                 :
                 And
                 to
                 all
                 the
                 other
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 Brethren-Senators
                 in
                 the
                 state
                 of
                 so
                 famous
                 a
                 City
                 ;
                 All
                 of
                 them
                 being
                 my
                 Honorable
                 and
                 worthy
                 Masters
                 :
                 A.
                 M.
                 Wisheth
                 the
                 fruition
                 of
                 all
                 temporall
                 Felicities
                 in
                 this
                 life
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 never-failing
                 fulnesse
                 of
                 blessednesse
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 to
                 come
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 RIGHT
                 HONORABLE
                 ,
              
            
             
               THis
               famous
               City
               hath
               now
               enioyed
               the
               peacefull
               succession
               of
               more
               than
               one
               and
               thirty
               worthy
               Lord
               Maiors
               ,
               since
               Master
               
                 Iohn
                 Stow
              
               (
               the
               painfull
               Searcher
               into
               Reverend
               Antiquity
               )
               did
               first
               present
               LONDONS
               SVRVEY
               to
               this
               Honourable
               Senate
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Lee
              
               ,
               then
               Lord
               Maior
               ,
               with
               gracious
               and
               favourable
               acceptance
               .
            
             
               Who
               purposing
               to
               adde
               increase
               to
               this
               Worke
               (
               according
               to
               the
               dignity
               of
               the
               Subiect
               )
               but
               prevented
               by
               infirmity
               ,
               and
               Sicknesse-bringing
               Death
               ,
               imparted
               not
               only
               his
               good
               Intentions
               ,
               but
               best
               Collections
               also
               unto
               me
               ,
               by
               his
               importunacy
               now
               perswaded
               both
               to
               correct
               the
               Errors
               ,
               and
               perfect
               so
               well
               deserving
               a
               VVorke
               :
               And
               had
               his
               request
               beene
               wanting
               ,
               the
               respect
               and
               honour
               I
               owe
               to
               this
               Royall
               City
               (
               the
               tender
               Mother
               and
               Nurse
               to
               us
               both
               )
               had
               beene
               incitement
               enough
               to
               further
               a
               Booke
               of
               such
               consequence
               ,
               as
               far
               as
               my
               weake
               abilities
               would
               give
               leave
               .
            
             
             
               Having
               therefore
               at
               first
               drawne
               a
               briefe
               Discourse
               thereof
               ,
               lest
               I
               might
               unadvisedly
               dash
               on
               the
               Rocks
               of
               Displeasure
               ,
               I
               delivered
               it
               to
               the
               Right
               VVorshipfull
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Henry
                 Mountague
              
               ,
               then
               Recorder
               of
               London
               ,
               by
               whom
               commanded
               to
               appeare
               before
               your
               Worships
               in
               the
               Councell
               Chamber
               at
               Guild-Hall
               ,
               I
               received
               Encouragement
               and
               Authority
               ,
               with
               promise
               of
               helpe
               and
               furtherance
               ,
               to
               perfect
               this
               worthy
               Monument
               .
               VVhich
               accordingly
               (
               after
               the
               care
               and
               paines
               of
               twelve
               yeeres
               travell
               about
               it
               )
               I
               presented
               unto
               this
               Honourable
               Senate
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1618.
               
            
             
               But
               now
               that
               I
               might
               adde
               a
               Complement
               to
               this
               Survey
               ,
               which
               might
               best
               become
               it
               ,
               have
               I
               done
               my
               diligent
               endevour
               (
               unto
               which
               have
               I
               called
               the
               assistance
               of
               other
               learned
               Antiquaries
               )
               to
               set
               downe
               Methodically
               ,
               
               the
               Originall
               ,
               Increase
               ,
               Moderne
               Estate
               ,
               and
               Government
               of
               this
               City
               ;
               as
               also
               by
               what
               Name
               ,
               or
               Office
               rather
               ,
               whether
               of
               
                 Port-graves
                 ,
                 Port-reeves
                 ,
                 Barons
                 ,
                 Provosts
                 ,
              
               or
               Bayliffes
               ,
               the
               Governours
               ,
               Rulers
               ,
               and
               Magistrates
               were
               anciently
               distinguished
               .
            
             
               Before
               all
               other
               ,
               I
               find
               the
               name
               of
               Alderman
               ,
               well
               worthy
               observation
               ,
               as
               being
               derived
               from
               most
               venerable
               Antiquity
               :
               
               For
               ancient
               Records
               say
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               dayes
               of
               King
               Edgar
               ,
               there
               was
               a
               worthy
               Noble
               man
               ,
               of
               the
               Blood
               Royall
               ,
               named
               Ailwine
               ,
               in
               great
               authority
               and
               favour
               with
               the
               King
               ,
               insomuch
               that
               he
               was
               therefore
               termed
               ,
               Healf-Koning
               ,
               as
               much
               to
               say
               ,
               as
               Halfe-King
               ;
               and
               by
               Office
               was
               stiled
               ,
               
                 Alderman
                 of
                 all
                 England
              
               :
               as
               appeares
               by
               this
               Epitaph
               engraven
               on
               his
               Tombe
               ,
               in
               that
               Famous
               Monastery
               (
               by
               him
               founded
               )
               in
               the
               
                 I
                 le
                 of
                 Ely
              
               :
            
             
               Hic
               requiescit
               D.
               Ailwinus
               ,
               incliti
               Regis
               Edgari
               Cognatus
               ,
               totius
               Angliae
               Aldermannus
               ,
               &
               huius
               sacri
               Coenobii
               miraculosus
               Fundator
               .
            
             
               Here
               resteth
               Lord
               Ailwine
               ,
               Cousin
               to
               the
               Noble
               King
               
                 Edgar
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 of
                 all
                 England
                 ,
              
               and
               miraculous
               Founder
               of
               this
               holy
               Abbey
               .
            
             
             
               VVhich
               plainly
               sheweth
               ,
               that
               in
               those
               times
               of
               ancient
               and
               venerable
               respect
               ,
               this
               Title
               of
               Alderman
               ,
               was
               only
               given
               ,
               for
               a
               further
               addition
               of
               Repute
               and
               Honour
               .
            
             
               Some
               Authors
               have
               delivered
               ,
               
               that
               men
               bearing
               such
               a
               Stile
               ,
               were
               sometimes
               called
               Doomesmen
               ,
               sometimes
               
                 Ealdermen
                 ,
                 Judges
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Courts
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               As
               being
               distinguished
               by
               those
               additions
               of
               Honour
               and
               Esteeme
               from
               other
               men
               ,
               for
               their
               greater
               maturity
               of
               Iudgement
               ,
               gravity
               of
               yeeres
               ,
               experience
               and
               person
               ;
               and
               therefore
               the
               fitter
               for
               weighty
               imployment
               in
               the
               State-affaires
               ,
               by
               apt
               correspondency
               of
               their
               trust
               and
               fidelity
               .
               Which
               name
               of
               dignity
               declaring
               the
               most
               eminent
               degree
               of
               Magistracy
               ,
               doth
               still
               (
               as
               heretofore
               it
               hath
               )
               extend
               it selfe
               thorowout
               all
               England
               ,
               in
               Cities
               ,
               Townes
               ,
               and
               Corporations
               ;
               and
               in
               some
               the
               Alderman
               only
               is
               the
               chiefe
               Commander
               :
               Even
               so
               is
               it
               much
               more
               Maiesticall
               here
               ,
               in
               the
               supreme
               City
               of
               the
               whole
               Land
               ,
               London
               ,
               the
               Metropolis
               of
               
                 Great
                 Britaine
              
               ,
               the
               Mother
               of
               authentike
               Memory
               ,
               the
               Ancient
               and
               Moderne
               Seat
               of
               our
               Kings
               ,
               yea
               ,
               the
               very
               Chamber
               Royall
               for
               Maiesty
               it selfe
               ,
               and
               the
               open
               Haven
               for
               all
               Merchandise
               and
               Commerce
               ,
               as
               being
               the
               rich
               Store-house
               of
               Peace
               and
               Plenty
               .
            
             
               It
               shall
               be
               needlesse
               to
               trouble
               your
               Honour
               ,
               and
               the
               rest
               of
               my
               worthy
               Masters
               ,
               with
               repetition
               here
               of
               those
               Officers
               and
               Governours
               ,
               that
               ruled
               this
               Great
               City
               in
               elder
               times
               ,
               because
               you
               shall
               finde
               them
               sufficiently
               set
               downe
               in
               their
               apt
               and
               distinct
               places
               ,
               untill
               this
               higher
               degree
               of
               Honour
               came
               to
               full
               perfection
               ,
               I
               meane
               the
               Maioralty
               ,
               which
               some
               hold
               to
               be
               in
               King
               Iohns
               time
               ,
               but
               most
               maintaine
               &
               avouch
               it
               to
               bee
               in
               the
               first
               yeere
               of
               King
               Richard
               the
               first
               ,
               whose
               Vertue
               and
               Courage
               won
               him
               the
               name
               of
               Cueur-de-lion
               .
               From
               which
               happy
               beginning
               ,
               it
               hath
               neither
               beene
               mine
               ,
               nor
               my
               most
               industrious
               and
               helpfull
               Friends
               good
               fortune
               ,
               
               to
               ranke
               downe
               in
               formall
               order
               the
               successive
               line
               of
               the
               
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 Maiors
              
               ,
               and
               Aldermen
               ,
               according
               to
               my
               former
               intended
               purpose
               ,
               concerning
               their
               Birth-place
               ,
               and
               Parentage
               ;
               nor
               how
               many
               of
               them
               this
               Honourable
               City
               it selfe
               
               then
               yeelded
               ,
               as
               challenging
               them
               her
               owne
               Off-spring
               ,
               she
               being
               as
               well
               a
               loving
               Mother
               to
               breed
               them
               in
               her
               owne
               Bowels
               ,
               as
               a
               carefull
               Nurse
               afterward
               to
               bring
               them
               up
               .
            
             
               For
               my selfe
               ,
               Londons
               Off-spring
               ,
               though
               the
               meanest
               ,
               yet
               hold
               I
               it
               no
               small
               attribute
               of
               Honour
               to
               record
               it
               ,
               how
               much
               more
               Glory
               then
               for
               you
               (
               equall
               in
               worth
               and
               ranke
               )
               to
               reade
               it
               ,
               and
               what
               comfort
               for
               Posterity
               to
               remember
               and
               acknowledge
               it
               ,
               that
               this
               Ancient
               ,
               Famous
               ,
               and
               Renowned
               Mother
               City
               ,
               never
               wanted
               from
               time
               to
               time
               Honourable
               Sonnes
               of
               her
               owne
               bearing
               and
               breeding
               ,
               to
               sit
               at
               Sterne
               ,
               to
               undergoe
               all
               Offices
               of
               Credit
               and
               Authority
               ,
               yea
               ,
               even
               the
               Maioralty
               ,
               from
               Father
               to
               Son
               in
               the
               third
               Generation
               ;
               and
               they
               to
               boast
               their
               Grandfathers
               ,
               and
               great
               Grandfathers
               ,
               
               borne
               &
               bred
               in
               this
               worthy
               City
               ,
               some
               to
               the
               fourth
               ,
               others
               the
               third
               ,
               but
               many
               the
               second
               Generation
               ,
               as
               in
               the
               Reportary
               following
               will
               more
               at
               large
               appeare
               .
            
             
               I
               forbeare
               to
               speake
               of
               such
               as
               have
               beene
               Aldermen
               and
               Sheriffes
               ;
               
               first
               ,
               the
               Fathers
               ;
               then
               ,
               the
               Sonnes
               ;
               yet
               neither
               living
               to
               enioy
               the
               Maioralties
               Dignity
               .
               As
               also
               what
               fluent
               plenty
               of
               Magistrates
               in
               the
               same
               high
               Office
               ,
               the
               severall
               Sheirffes
               of
               England
               have
               yeelded
               ,
               wherewith
               the
               said
               Discourse
               will
               more
               familiarly
               acquaint
               you
               .
            
             
               And
               now
               ,
               let
               me
               beseech
               your
               Honour
               and
               VVorships
               ,
               to
               allow
               this
               
                 Survey
                 of
                 London
              
               your
               gracious
               entertainment
               ;
               and
               the
               rather
               ,
               for
               that
               it
               now
               comes
               in
               a
               fairer
               Volume
               than
               ever
               ,
               replete
               with
               plenty
               and
               enlargement
               of
               memorable
               Additions
               ,
               not
               only
               with
               the
               splendor
               of
               Armes
               ,
               and
               other
               glorious
               Ensignes
               of
               Honour
               ,
               but
               with
               speciall
               observations
               of
               venerable
               Antiquity
               ,
               and
               infinite
               supplements
               of
               Ancient
               and
               Moderne
               Monuments
               ,
               as
               well
               of
               the
               Churches
               in
               the
               famous
               Cities
               of
               London
               and
               Westminster
               ,
               as
               in
               foure
               miles
               compasse
               round
               about
               them
               ,
               such
               as
               before
               this
               instant
               were
               never
               published
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               To
               the
               Reader
               .
            
             
               THat
               I
               may
               give
               you
               a
               reason
               of
               such
               things
               as
               the
               Iudicious
               and
               severe
               Censurer
               may
               deeme
               blemishes
               and
               imperfections
               in
               this
               Worke
               :
               For
               the
               Order
               ,
               you
               may
               be
               pleased
               to
               understand
               ,
               it
               is
               not
               so
               absolutely
               Methodicall
               as
               I
               could
               wish
               it
               were
               ,
               yet
               needs
               none
               other
               Apologie
               ,
               than
               the
               length
               of
               time
               it
               hath
               beene
               growing
               to
               this
               Bulke
               ,
               and
               Mortality
               of
               the
               Authors
               ,
               who
               have
               spent
               (
               two
               of
               them
               now
               )
               their
               lives
               in
               the
               disquisition
               of
               venerable
               Antiquity
               concerning
               this
               City
               .
               The
               Learned
               know
               ,
               Men
               are
               all
               various
               in
               their
               Opinions
               ,
               as
               in
               their
               Faces
               you
               hardly
               finde
               of
               a
               Nation
               two
               that
               resemble
               in
               all
               proportions
               ,
               so
               in
               their
               Minds
               is
               there
               as
               much
               discrepancy
               ,
               and
               then
               must
               there
               needs
               be
               the
               same
               or
               more
               in
               their
               Writings
               ,
               the
               expresse
               Image
               of
               their
               Minds
               .
               And
               this
               is
               the
               Fate
               of
               our
               present
               Worke
               ,
               which
               begun
               Methodically
               ,
               hath
               not
               beene
               so
               well
               prosecuted
               ,
               whether
               out
               of
               difference
               in
               Iudgement
               ,
               or
               want
               of
               Information
               ,
               I
               dispute
               not
               :
               Probable
               it
               may
               be
               ,
               the
               desire
               of
               inserting
               all
               things
               for
               the
               delight
               of
               the
               Reader
               ,
               might
               breed
               this
               want
               of
               Method
               ,
               and
               the
               rather
               am
               I
               induc'd
               to
               incline
               thereto
               ,
               since
               every
               dayes
               Experience
               teaches
               ,
               how
               unstable
               oftentimes
               and
               incertaine
               Friendship
               is
               ,
               when
               she
               promises
               Information
               in
               this
               kinde
               :
               Yet
               this
               ,
               the
               ingenuity
               of
               a
               courteous
               Reader
               will
               excuse
               ,
               since
               the
               Benefit
               compensates
               the
               Wrong
               .
            
             
               And
               to
               administer
               a
               salve
               to
               this
               sore
               ,
               and
               prevent
               Distraction
               in
               the
               Reader
               ,
               in
               this
               last
               Impression
               have
               you
               variety
               of
               Tables
               ,
               succinct
               and
               pithy
               ,
               yet
               not
               obscure
               :
               In
               the
               beginning
               ,
               the
               whole
               body
               of
               the
               Book
               dissected
               into
               sixtie
               Chapters
               ,
               whose
               short
               Contents
               epitomize
               the
               Substance
               of
               the
               Work
               :
               Then
               briefe
               Schemes
               as
               well
               of
               all
               the
               Churches
               in
               and
               about
               London
               and
               Westminster
               foure
               miles
               compasse
               ,
               as
               of
               all
               the
               Halls
               and
               Companies
               of
               this
               Honourable
               City
               ,
               both
               Alphabetically
               ranged
               with
               reference
               to
               their
               proper
               places
               .
               Lastly
               ,
               that
               nothing
               might
               be
               wanting
               which
               should
               bring
               ease
               and
               furtherance
               to
               the
               Studious
               Reader
               ,
               have
               you
               a
               Catalogue
               of
               Authors
               ,
               on
               whose
               authority
               the
               truth
               of
               our
               Assertions
               may
               depend
               .
            
             
               Neither
               leave
               we
               you
               heare
               :
               In
               the
               end
               also
               have
               we
               furnished
               it
               with
               two
               exact
               Tables
               ;
               The
               first
               an
               Index
               ,
               containing
               in
               it
               the
               chiefe
               
                 Streets
                 ,
                 Lanes
                 ,
                 Conduits
              
               ,
               stately
               Houses
               of
               
                 Noblemen
                 ,
                 Innes
              
               of
               
                 Court
                 ,
                 Chancery
              
               ,
               and
               other
               ancient
               Monuments
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               not
               without
               the
               admixion
               also
               of
               worthy
               Actions
               and
               Customes
               of
               Citizens
               .
               The
               other
               a
               Concordance
               of
               those
               ,
               whose
               Honour
               in
               their
               
                 Office
                 ,
                 Charity
              
               in
               their
               
                 Almes
                 ,
                 Memory
              
               in
               their
               Monument
               ,
               
               hath
               acquainted
               Posterity
               with
               their
               Names
               :
               By
               this
               Guide
               ,
               hee
               who
               boasts
               his
               Birth
               in
               a
               Magnificent
               City
               (
               as
               the
               Ancient
               did
               in
               Rome
               or
               Athens
               )
               may
               with
               great
               facility
               finde
               his
               Ancestors
               in
               their
               
                 Honours
                 ,
                 Almes
                 giving
                 ,
                 Tombes
                 ,
              
               or
               other
               memorable
               and
               worthy
               Actions
               here
               recorded
               :
               For
               instance
               (
               not
               to
               exceed
               our
               Memories
               )
               finde
               the
               name
               of
               Anderson
               in
               the
               Concordance
               ,
               and
               according
               to
               the
               first
               figures
               
                 (
                 105.
                 a.
                 ¶
              
               )
               turne
               to
               the
               Page
               ,
               and
               you
               have
               his
               Liberality
               or
               Benefaction
               to
               Brazen-nose
               College
               in
               Oxford
               ;
               then
               consult
               the
               second
               
                 (
                 291.
                 a.
                 ¶
              
               )
               in
               like
               manner
               ,
               and
               you
               have
               his
               Monument
               in
               Saint
               
                 Olave
                 Vpwel's
              
               Church
               :
               so
               the
               third
               
                 (
                 592.
                 b.
                 ¶
                 .
              
               )
               and
               you
               shall
               finde
               him
               there
               Sheriffe
               ,
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
              
               1601.
               
               The
               same
               order
               is
               observed
               in
               the
               rest
               ,
               onely
               for
               distinction
               sake
               ,
               I
               have
               added
               these
               letters
               .
               B.
               to
               such
               as
               have
               beene
               Bishops
               ,
               and
               M.
               to
               those
               that
               have
               borne
               the
               Office
               of
               Maior
               .
            
             
               Thus
               have
               we
               endevored
               to
               prevent
               Distraction
               ,
               and
               reduce
               the
               copious
               Variety
               of
               this
               Worke
               to
               heads
               ,
               for
               the
               Readers
               ease
               ;
               not
               without
               a
               great
               deale
               of
               Paines
               ,
               Care
               ,
               and
               Charge
               :
               The
               ●udicious
               can
               give
               the
               best
               estimate
               of
               the
               Paines
               ;
               of
               the
               Care
               none
               better
               than
               he
               that
               hath
               reaped
               benefit
               by
               the
               reading
               ;
               as
               for
               the
               Charge
               ,
               the
               proportion
               of
               the
               Volume
               speakes
               ,
               especially
               to
               the
               skilfull
               in
               that
               Mystery
               ;
               to
               which
               if
               you
               adde
               the
               length
               of
               time
               (
               now
               almost
               three
               yeeres
               )
               it
               hath
               lyen
               under
               the
               Presse
               ,
               there
               is
               none
               but
               may
               conceive
               the
               greatnesse
               thereof
               .
               Yet
               no
               small
               satisfaction
               to
               all
               these
               may
               you
               afford
               (
               Gentle
               Reader
               )
               by
               your
               candide
               and
               courteous
               acceptance
               ,
               with
               a
               future
               encouragement
               (
               in
               this
               ,
               or
               the
               like
               )
               to
               the
               ready
               endevours
               of
               him
               that
               will
               study
               to
               be
            
             
               
                 Your
                 Servant
                 ,
                 C.
                 I.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
             
               The
               Contents
               of
               the
               severall
               Chapters
               of
               this
               BOOKE
               .
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 I.
                 
              
               
                 OF
                 the
                 Originall
                 ,
                 Antiquity
                 ,
                 and
                 Increase
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 Fol.
                 1
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 II.
                 
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Wall
                 about
                 the
                 City
                 .
                 4
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 III.
                 
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 ancient
                 and
                 present
                 Brookes
                 ,
                 Boornes
                 ,
                 Pooles
                 ,
                 Wels
                 ,
                 and
                 Conduirs
                 of
                 fresh
                 Water
                 ,
                 serving
                 the
                 City
                 :
                 as
                 also
                 of
                 the
                 D●ch
                 compassing
                 the
                 Wall
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 for
                 defence
                 thereof
                 .
                 8
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 IV.
                 
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 ancient
                 and
                 famous
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 she
                 deriveth
                 her
                 head
                 or
                 ●rig●nall
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 conveyeth
                 her selfe
                 to
                 the
                 Ci●ies
                 service
                 ,
                 being
                 supplyed
                 by
                 divers
                 other
                 sweet
                 Rivers
                 in
                 her
                 course
                 .
                 14
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 V.
                 
              
               
                 A
                 further
                 testimony
                 concerning
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 right
                 and
                 authority
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 conservacy
                 and
                 defence
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 famous
                 River
                 .
                 20
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 VI.
                 
              
               
                 Of
                 Towne-Ditch
                 about
                 the
                 City
                 Walls
                 .
                 26
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 VII
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Bridges
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 .
                 27
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 VIII
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 severall
                 Gates
                 in
                 the
                 Wall
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 their
                 increasing
                 and
                 new
                 building
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 ,
                 as
                 occasion
                 served
                 .
                 31
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 IX
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 Towers
                 and
                 Castles
                 in
                 and
                 about
                 this
                 City
                 .
                 40
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 X.
                 
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 rights
                 that
                 belonged
                 anciently
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Fitz-walter
                
                 ,
                 Chastillion
                 and
                 Banner-bearer
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Wadeham
                 ,
                 &c.
                 50
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XI
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 Schooles
                 and
                 other
                 houses
                 of
                 Learning
                 .
                 63
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XII
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 Houses
                 and
                 Innes
                 of
                 Students
                 in
                 the
                 Common
                 Law.
                 66
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XIII
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 orders
                 and
                 customes
                 observed
                 by
                 the
                 Citizens
                 in
                 elder
                 times
                 .
                 67
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XIV
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 great
                 Families
                 kept
                 in
                 ●lder
                 times
                 .
                 70
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XV.
                 
              
               
                 Of
                 charitable
                 Almesgiving
                 in
                 ancient
                 times
                 .
                 74
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XVI
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 Sports
                 and
                 Pastimes
                 used
                 of
                 old
                 in
                 this
                 City
                 .
                 75
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XVII
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 Watches
                 in
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Matters
                 commanded
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 causes
                 why
                 .
                 83
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XVIII
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 Londons
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 worthinesse
                 of
                 men
                 and
                 women
                 dwelling
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 City
                 ,
                 by
                 their
                 liberall
                 bounty
                 and
                 charity
                 to
                 good
                 and
                 godly
                 uses
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 .
                 86
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XIX
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 division
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 into
                 Parts
                 ,
                 Precincts
                 ,
                 and
                 Wards
                 .
                 113
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 26.
                 
                 WARDS
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XX.
                 
              
               
                 1
                 Portsoken
                 Ward
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Parish
                 Churches
                 ,
                 Monuments
                 ,
                 and
                 Halls
                 of
                 Companies
                 therein
                 115
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XXI
                 .
              
               
                 2
                 Towerstreet
                 Ward
                 .
                 225
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XXII
                 .
              
               
                 3
                 Ealdgate
                 Ward
                 .
                 144
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XXIII
                 .
              
               
                 4
                 Limestreet
                 Ward
                 .
                 161
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XXIV
                 .
              
               
                 5
                 Bishopsgate
                 Ward
                 .
                 16●
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XXV
                 .
              
               
                 6
                 Broad-street
                 Ward
                 .
                 183
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XXVI
                 .
              
               
                 7
                 Cornehill
                 Ward
                 .
                 206
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XXVII
                 .
              
               
                 8
                 Langborne
                 Ward
                 ,
                 and
                 Fenny
                 about
                 .
                 217
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XXVIII
                 .
              
               
                 9
                 Belinsgate
                 Ward
                 .
                 225
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XXIX
                 .
              
               
                 10
                 Bridge
                 Ward
                 within
                 .
                 230
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XXX
                 .
              
               
                 11
                 Candlewickstreet
                 ,
                 or
                 Candlewright
                 street
                 Ward
                 .
                 234
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XXXI
                 .
              
               
                 12
                 Walbrooke
                 Ward
                 .
                 241
              
            
             
               
               
                 CHAP.
                 XXXII
                 .
              
               
                 13
                 Downegate
                 Ward
                 .
                 248
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XXXIII
                 .
              
               
                 14
                 Vintrie
                 Ward
                 .
                 254
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XXXIV
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 Cordwainer
                 street
                 Ward
                 .
                 264
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XXXV
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 Cheape
                 Ward
                 .
                 272
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XXXVI
                 .
              
               
                 17
                 Coleman
                 street
                 Ward
                 .
                 287
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XXXVII
                 .
              
               
                 18
                 Bassings
                 Hall
                 Ward
                 .
                 297
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XXXVIII
                 .
              
               
                 19
                 Creplegate
                 Ward
                 .
                 301
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XXXIX
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 Aldersgate
                 Ward
                 .
                 320
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XL.
                 
              
               
                 21
                 Faringdon
                 Ward
                 within
                 .
                 335
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XLI
                 .
              
               
                 22
                 Breadstreet
                 Ward
                 .
                 390
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XLII
                 .
              
               
                 23
                 Queenehiche
                 Ward
                 .
                 397
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XLIII
                 .
              
               
                 24
                 Castle
                 Baynard
                 Ward
                 .
                 404
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XLIV
                 .
              
               
                 25
                 Faringdon
                 Ward
                 without
                 .
                 414
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XLV
                 .
              
               
                 26
                 Bridge
                 Ward
                 without
                 ,
                 consisting
                 of
                 the
                 Borough
                 of
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Surrey
                 .
                 442
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XLVI
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Suburbes
                 without
                 the
                 Wall
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 without
                 the
                 Liberties
                 .
                 461
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XLVII
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Liberties
                 of
                 the
                 Duchy
                 of
                 Lancaster
                 without
                 the
                 Suburbes
                 .
                 489
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XLVIII
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Antiquities
                 ,
                 Bounds
                 ,
                 and
                 Liberties
                 thereof
                 :
                 As
                 also
                 a
                 Breviate
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 Foundation
                 ,
                 Alterations
                 ,
                 and
                 Rebuilding
                 of
                 that
                 famous
                 ancient
                 Abbey
                 ,
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 ,
                 till
                 it
                 came
                 to
                 be
                 called
                 a
                 Collegiate
                 Church
                 ;
                 together
                 with
                 a
                 briefe
                 description
                 of
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 worthy
                 Monuments
                 in
                 that
                 Church
                 .
                 493
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XLXIX.
                 
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Government
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 :
                 and
                 first
                 of
                 the
                 Ecclesiasticall
                 Governours
                 ,
                 the
                 Bishops
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 what
                 time
                 they
                 sate
                 in
                 that
                 See
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 places
                 of
                 their
                 burialls
                 .
                 527
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 L.
                 
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Temporall
                 Government
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Names
                 and
                 Armes
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maiors
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 Order
                 and
                 Armes
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Companies
                 in
                 London
                 .
                 535
                 
                   
                     Whereunto
                     is
                     added
                     also
                     :
                  
                   
                     The
                     Statutes
                     of
                     the
                     Streets
                     .
                     665
                  
                   
                     An
                     Act
                     for
                     Reformation
                     of
                     divers
                     abuses
                     crept
                     into
                     the
                     Wardmote
                     Inquest
                     .
                     669
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 LI.
                 
              
               
                 An
                 Apologie
                 for
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 631
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 LII
                 .
              
               
                 Stephanides
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 description
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 703
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 LIII
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Relation
                 of
                 the
                 two
                 Lordships
                 of
                 Stepney
                 and
                 Hackney
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 their
                 free
                 Customes
                 ,
                 Privileges
                 ,
                 &c.
                 715
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 LIV.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Charter
                 of
                 London
                 :
                 and
                 an
                 Ordinace
                 for
                 the
                 Affiz●
                 and
                 Weight
                 of
                 Bread.
                 739
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 LV.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Popes
                 Bull
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Bishops
                 their
                 Letters
                 ,
                 concerning
                 the
                 Offerings
                 (
                 or
                 Tithes
                 )
                 of
                 the
                 Parishes
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 to
                 their
                 Curates
                 .
                 747
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 LVI
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Patrons
                 (
                 anciently
                 )
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Benefices
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 751
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 REMAINES
                 ,
                 wherein
                 is
                 contained
                 :
              
               
                 
                   CHAP.
                   LVII
                   .
                
                 
                   First
                   ,
                   many
                   memorable
                   things
                   which
                   should
                   have
                   beene
                   inserted
                   in
                   due
                   place
                   ,
                   had
                   the
                   Authors
                   friends
                   supplied
                   them
                   in
                   due
                   time
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   College
                   of
                   Dulwich
                   ,
                   &c.
                   757
                
              
               
                 
                   CHAP.
                   LVIII
                   .
                
                 
                   Then
                   ,
                   a
                   Perambulation
                   foure
                   miles
                   about
                   London
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Monuments
                   of
                   all
                   the
                   Churches
                   in
                   that
                   compasse
                   ,
                   and
                   observation
                   of
                   many
                   other
                   worthy
                   matters
                   .
                   783
                
              
               
                 
                   CHAP.
                   LIX
                   .
                
                 
                   Besides
                   ,
                   a
                   Returne
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   with
                   particular
                   notes
                   of
                   the
                   Reparations
                   and
                   Adornments
                   of
                   every
                   Church
                   therein
                   .
                   819
                
              
               
                 
                   CHAP.
                   LX.
                   
                
                 
                   And
                   lastly
                   ,
                   a
                   Review
                   of
                   the
                   sixteene
                   Parishes
                   without
                   the
                   Walls
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   nine
                   out
                   Parishes
                   .
                   872.
                   889
                
              
            
          
           
             
             
               All
               the
               Churches
               in
               and
               about
               LONDON
               ,
               foure
               miles
               compasse
               (
               Alphabetically
               digested
               )
               with
               reference
               to
               the
               severall
               places
               where
               their
               Situation
               ,
               Monuments
               ,
               Reparations
               ,
               and
               other
               memorable
               things
               recorded
               thorowout
               this
               whole
               Booke
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 97.
                 
                 Churches
                 within
                 the
                 Walls
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Names
                   .
                   Fol.
                   
                
                 
                   Albanes
                   Woodstreet
                   .
                   308.
                   819
                
                 
                   Alhallowes
                   
                     
                       Barking
                       .
                       130.
                       820
                    
                     
                       Breadstreet
                       .
                       391.
                       820
                    
                     
                       Great
                       .
                       251.
                       821
                    
                     
                       Honilane
                       .
                       282.
                       822
                    
                     
                       Lesse
                       .
                       251.
                       822
                    
                     
                       Lumbardstreet
                       .
                       219.
                       822
                    
                     
                       Stayning
                       .
                       222.
                       822
                    
                     
                       The
                       Wall.
                       183.
                       823
                    
                  
                
                 
                   Alphage
                   .
                   305.
                   823
                
                 
                   Andrew
                   Hubbard
                   .
                   228.
                   824
                
                 
                   Audrew
                   Vndershaft
                   .
                   151.
                   824
                
                 
                   Andrew
                   Wardrobe
                   .
                   407.
                   825
                
                 
                   Anne
                   Aldersgate
                   .
                   326.
                   825
                
                 
                   Anne
                   Black-Friers
                   .
                   374.
                   826
                
                 
                   Antholins
                   .
                   265.
                   827
                
                 
                   Austins
                   .
                   351.
                   827
                
                 
                   Bartholomew
                   Exchange
                   .
                   191.
                   827
                
                 
                   Bennet
                   Fink
                   .
                   189.
                   828
                
                 
                   Bennet
                   Grasse-Church
                   .
                   231.
                   773.
                   828
                
                 
                   Bennet
                   Pauls
                   wharfe
                   .
                   406.
                   829
                
                 
                   Bennet
                   Sherehog
                   .
                   276.
                   829
                
                 
                   Botolph
                   Belinsgate
                   .
                   225.
                   829
                
                 
                   Christs
                   Church
                   .
                   341.
                   763.
                   830
                
                 
                   Christophers
                   .
                   192.
                   831
                
                 
                   Clements
                   East-cheape
                   .
                   235.
                   832
                
                 
                   Dionis
                   Backe-Church
                   .
                   218.
                   832
                
                 
                   Dunstans
                   East
                   .
                   138.
                   832
                
                 
                   Edmunds
                   Lumbard
                   street
                   .
                   221.
                   833
                
                 
                   Ethelborough
                   .
                   178.
                   833
                
                 
                   Faiths
                   .
                   355.
                   833
                
                 
                   Fosters
                   .
                   338.
                   773.
                   836
                
                 
                   Gabriel
                   Fenchurch
                   .
                   217.
                   836
                
                 
                   George
                   Botolphlane
                   .
                   228.
                   836
                
                 
                   Gregories
                   by
                   Pauls
                   .
                   411.
                   836
                
                 
                   Hellins
                   .
                   178.
                   837
                
                 
                   Iames
                   Dukes
                   place
                   .
                   148.
                   837
                
                 
                   Iames
                   Garlikhithe
                   .
                   262.
                   838
                
                 
                   Iohu
                   Baptist
                   .
                   246.
                   838
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Evangelist
                   .
                   395.
                   838
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Zacharie
                   .
                   321.
                   838
                
                 
                   Katherine
                   Coleman
                   .
                   158.
                   839
                
                 
                   Katherine
                   Creechurch
                   .
                   149.
                   839
                
                 
                   Lawrence
                   Iewrie
                   .
                   284.
                   840
                
                 
                   Lawrence
                   Pountney
                   .
                   239.
                   843
                
                 
                   Leonard
                   Eastcheape
                   .
                   231.
                   843
                
                 
                   Leonard
                   Fosterlane
                   .
                   325.
                   844
                
                 
                   Magnus
                   .
                   230.
                   844
                
                 
                   Margaret
                   Lothbury
                   .
                   292.
                   845
                
                 
                   Margaret
                   Moses
                   .
                   395.
                   845
                
                 
                   Margaret
                   New
                   fishstreet
                   .
                   230.
                   845
                
                 
                   Margaret
                   Pattons
                   .
                   137.
                   228.
                   846
                
                 
                   Mary
                   Abchurch
                   .
                   235.
                   846
                
                 
                   Mary
                   Aldermanbury
                   .
                   303.
                   847
                
                 
                   Mary
                   Aldermary
                   .
                   266.
                   847
                
                 
                   Mary
                   le
                   Bow.
                   268.
                   848
                
                 
                   Mary
                   Bothaw
                   .
                   246.
                   849
                
                 
                   Mary
                   Colechurch
                   .
                   275.
                   850
                
                 
                   Mary
                   Hill.
                   227.
                   850
                
                 
                   Mary
                   Mounthawe
                   .
                   400.
                   850
                
                 
                   Mary
                   Summerset
                   .
                   400.
                   850
                
                 
                   Mary
                   Staynings
                   .
                   321.
                   851
                
                 
                   Mary
                   Wooll-church
                   .
                   244.
                   851
                
                 
                   Mary
                   Woollnoth
                   .
                   223.
                   852
                
                 
                   Martins
                   Ironmonger
                   lane
                   .
                   282.
                   852
                
                 
                   Martins
                   Ludgate
                   .
                   372.
                   852
                
                 
                   Martins
                   Orgars
                   .
                   2●8
                   .
                   853
                
                 
                   Martins
                   Oteswich
                   .
                   188.
                   853
                
                 
                   Martins
                   Vintry
                   .
                   261.
                   853
                
                 
                   Matthew
                   Frydaystreet
                   .
                   350.
                   854
                
                 
                   Maudlins
                   Milkestreet
                   .
                   306.
                   854
                
                 
                   Maudlins
                   Oldfishstreet
                   .
                   409.
                   855
                
                 
                   Michael
                   Bassingshall
                   .
                   299.
                   855
                
                 
                   Michael
                   Cornehill
                   .
                   212.
                   856
                
                 
                   Michael
                   Crookedlane
                   .
                   236.
                   856
                
                 
                   Michael
                   Queenhithe
                   .
                   400.
                   857
                
                 
                   Michael
                   Querne
                   .
                   387.
                   857
                
                 
                   Michael
                   Royall
                   .
                   256.
                   859
                
                 
                   Michael
                   Woodstreet
                   .
                   311.
                   859
                
                 
                   Mildred
                   Breadstreet
                   .
                   392.
                   859
                
                 
                   Mildred
                   Poultrey
                   .
                   273.
                   861
                
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Acons
                   .
                   223.
                   862
                
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Coleabby
                   .
                   398.
                   863
                
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Olaves
                   .
                   399.
                   863
                
                 
                   Olaves
                   Harestreet
                   .
                   134.
                   863
                
                 
                   Olaves
                   Jewrie
                   .
                   290.
                   863
                
                 
                   Olaves
                   Silverstreet
                   .
                   324.
                   865
                
                 
                   Pancras
                   Soperlane
                   .
                   277.
                   866
                
                 
                   Peters
                   Cheape
                   .
                   337.
                   866
                
                 
                   Peters
                   Cornehill
                   .
                   210.
                   867
                
                 
                   Peters
                   Pauls
                   wharfe
                   400.
                   867
                
                 
                   Peters
                   Poore
                   .
                   184.
                   868
                
                 
                   Stevens
                   Colemanstreet
                   .
                   293.
                   869
                
                 
                   Stevens
                   Walbrooke
                   .
                   244.
                   870
                
                 
                   Swithins
                   .
                   241.
                   870
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Apostle
                   .
                   258.
                   871
                
                 
                   Trinity
                   Church
                   .
                   397.
                   872
                
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 16.
                 
                 Churches
                 without
                 the
                 Walls
                 ,
                 standing
                 part
                 within
                 the
                 Liberties
                 ,
                 and
                 part
                 without
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Andrew
                   Holborne
                   .
                   4●8
                   .
                   763.
                   770.
                   872
                
                 
                   Bartholomew
                   great
                   .
                   420.
                   873
                
                 
                   Bartholomew
                   lesse
                   .
                   415.
                   874
                
                 
                   Brides
                   Church
                   .
                   437.
                   762.
                   875
                
                 
                   Bridewell
                   Precinct
                   .
                   312.
                   876
                
                 
                   Botolph
                   Aldersgate
                   .
                   330.
                   772.
                   867
                
                 
                   Botolph
                   Algate
                   .
                   118.
                   878
                
                 
                   Botolph
                   Bishopsgate
                   .
                   169.
                   780.
                   879
                
                 
                   Dunstans
                   West
                   .
                   431.
                   879
                
                 
                   George
                   Southwarke
                   .
                   454.
                   793.
                   882.
                   
                
                 
                   Giles
                   Criplegate
                   .
                   312.
                   762.
                   778.
                   883
                
                 
                   Olaves
                   Southwarke
                   .
                   457.
                   884
                
                 
                   Saviours
                   Southwarke
                   .
                   450.
                   884
                
                 
                   Sepulchres
                   .
                   423.
                   779.
                   885
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Southwarke
                   .
                   457.
                   887
                
                 
                   Trinity
                   Minories
                   .
                   146.
                   888
                
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 9.
                 out
                 Churches
                 in
                 Middlesex
                 and
                 Surry
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Clement
                   Danes
                   .
                   491.
                   889
                
                 
                   Giles
                   in
                   the
                   Fields
                   .
                   488.
                   800.
                   894
                
                 
                   Iames
                   Clarkenwell
                   .
                   484.
                   899
                
                 
                   Katherine
                   Tower.
                   117.
                   900
                
                 
                   Leonard
                   Shorditch
                   .
                   471
                
                 
                   Martins
                   in
                   the
                   Fields
                   ,
                   493.
                   800.
                   901
                
                 
                   Mary
                   Whitechapell
                   .
                   469.
                   903
                
                 
                   Magdalens
                   Bermondsey
                   .
                   460.
                   905
                
                 
                   Savoy
                   Church
                   .
                   490.
                   905
                
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 17.
                 
                 Churches
                 foure
                 miles
                 compasse
                 about
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Battersey
                   .
                   795
                
                 
                   Chelsey
                   .
                   786
                
                 
                   Detford
                   .
                   805
                
                 
                   Fulham
                   .
                   783
                
                 
                   Greenwich
                   .
                   803
                
                 
                   Hackney
                   .
                   796
                
                 
                   Islington
                   .
                   798
                
                 
                   Kenzington
                   .
                   799
                
                 
                   Lambeth
                   .
                   790
                
                 
                   Westmin
                   .
                   
                     
                       Marg.
                       499.
                       519.
                       773.
                       807
                    
                     
                       Peter
                       .
                       500.
                       763.
                       774.
                       814.
                       
                    
                  
                
                 
                   Putney
                   .
                   784
                
                 
                   Newington
                   .
                   792
                
                 
                   Roderith
                   .
                   806
                
                 
                   Stepney
                   .
                   787
                
                 
                   Stratford
                   Bow
                   and
                   Bromley
                   .
                   789
                
                 
                   Wandsworth
                   .
                   793
                
              
            
          
           
             
             
               All
               the
               Companies
               in
               LONDON
               ,
               Alphabetically
               ordered
               ,
               together
               with
               their
               severall
               Halls
               ,
               and
               Armes
               ,
               with
               reference
               to
               the
               places
               where
               they
               are
               spoken
               of
               in
               this
               Worke.
               
            
             
               
                 Their
                 Halls
                 .
              
               
                 Armes
                 .
              
               
                 ARmorers
                 .
                 293.
                 624
              
               
                 Apothecaries
                 .
                 〈…〉
                 645
              
               
                 Bakers
                 
                   
                     White
                     .
                  
                   
                     Browne
                     .
                     138.
                     
                     
                       
                         624
                      
                       
                         642
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Barber-Surgeons
                 .
                 339.
                 623
              
               
                 Black-Smithes
                 .
                 409.
                 635
              
               
                 Bottle-makers
                 ,
                 and
                 Home-makers
                 638
              
               
                 Bowyers
                 .
                 312.
                 634
              
               
                 Brewers
                 .
                 311.
                 622
              
               
                 Bricklayers
                 and
                 Tylers
                 .
                 144.
                 634
              
               
                 Butchers
                 .
                 340.
                 627
              
               
                 Carpenters
                 .
                 184.
                 628
              
               
                 Clerkes
                 .
                 255.
                 644
              
               
                 Clothworkers
                 .
                 137.
                 610
              
               
                 Cooks
                 and
                 Pastelars
                 .
                 330.
                 633
              
               
                 Coopers
                 .
                 299.
                 633
              
               
                 Cordwainers
                 .
                 395.
                 628
              
               
                 Curriers
                 .
                 311.
                 629
              
               
                 Cutlers
                 .
                 258.
                 626
              
               
                 Diers
                 .
                 249.
                 621
              
               
                 Drapers
                 .
                 187.
                 601
              
               
                 Farriers
                 .
                 640
              
               
                 Fishmongers
                 .
                 231.
                 602
              
               
                 Fletchers
                 .
                 156.
                 635
              
               
                 Founders
                 .
                 293.
                 631
              
               
                 Fruterers
                 .
                 256.
                 637
              
               
                 Girdlers
                 .
                 297.
                 626
              
               
                 Glasiers
                 .
                 261.
                 644
              
               
                 Goldsmiths
                 .
                 323.
                 603
              
               
                 Grocers
                 .
                 274.
                 600
              
               
                 Haberdashers
                 .
                 312.
                 606
              
               
                 Imbroderers
                 .
                 338.
                 632
              
               
                 Inne-holders
                 .
                 249.
                 631
              
               
                 Ioyners
                 .
                 249.
                 636
              
               
                 Ironmongers
                 .
                 156.
                 608
              
               
                 Leathersellers
                 .
                 179.
                 622
              
               
                 Lorimers
                 .
                 641
              
               
                 Masons
                 ,
                 or
                 Marblers
                 .
                 297.
                 630
              
               
                 Mercers
                 .
                 281.
                 599
              
               
                 Merchantaylors
                 .
                 188.
                 605
              
               
                 Painter-Stayners
                 .
                 399.
                 629
              
               
                 Paviers
                 .
                 641
              
               
                 Pewterers
                 .
                 217.
                 623
              
               
                 Pinners
                 ,
                 now
                 Plaisterers
                 .
                 310.
                 636
              
               
                 Plummers
                 .
                 256.
                 630
              
               
                 Poulters
                 .
                 632
              
               
                 Sadlers
                 .
                 338.
                 627
              
               
                 Saltars
                 .
                 392.
                 607
              
               
                 Scriveners
                 .
                 638
              
               
                 Skinners
                 .
                 248.
                 604
              
               
                 Stationers
                 .
                 372.
                 639
              
               
                 Tallow-Chandlers
                 .
                 248.
                 625
              
               
                 Turners
                 .
                 643
              
               
                 Vintners
                 .
                 255.
                 609
              
               
                 Vpholsters
                 .
                 643
              
               
                 Watermen
                 .
                 645
              
               
                 Waxe-Chandlers
                 .
                 312.
                 625
              
               
                 Weavers
                 .
                 297.
                 637
              
               
                 Woodmongers
                 .
                 408.
                 642
              
               
                 Wooll-packers
                 .
                 640
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Companies
                 of
                 the
                 Merchants
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Their
                   Armes
                   .
                
                 
                   ADventurers
                   .
                   612
                
                 
                   Adventurers
                   new
                   French
                   Merchants
                   .
                   618
                
                 
                   East
                   Indian
                   .
                   617
                
                 
                   Of
                   Elbing
                   .
                   614
                
                 
                   French.
                   619
                
                 
                   Turkish
                   .
                   615
                
                 
                   Russian
                   .
                   613
                
                 
                   Spanish
                   .
                   616
                
                 
                   Of
                   the
                   Staple
                   .
                   611
                
                 
                   Virginian
                   .
                   620
                
              
            
          
           
             
             
               A
               Catalogue
               of
               Authors
               ,
               venerable
               for
               Antiquity
               ,
               out
               of
               whom
               the
               Truth
               of
               those
               worthy
               and
               Ancient
               Matters
               contained
               in
               this
               Booke
               is
               excerpted
               :
               Ranged
               into
               an
               Alphabeticall
               order
               .
            
             
               
                 ABbas
                 Floriacensis
              
               
                 Alfred
                 of
                 Beverley
                 .
              
               
                 Antonius
                 Florentinus
                 .
              
               
                 Arnold
                 Rich.
                 
              
               
                 Asserius
                 Menevensis
                 .
              
               
                 Baconthorpe
                 Iohn
                 .
              
               
                 Baldock
                 Ralph
                 .
              
               
                 Bale
                 Iohn
                 .
              
               
                 Bannester
                 Iohn
                 .
              
               
                 Beda
                 .
              
               
                 Benedict
                 of
                 Whirhall
                 .
              
               
                 Beware
                 the
                 Cat.
                 
              
               
                 Body
                 William
                 .
              
               
                 Bradshaw
                 Henry
                 .
              
               
                 Buchanan
                 .
              
               
                 Burchard
                 .
              
               
                 Caesars
                 Commentaries
                 .
              
               
                 Camden
                 Clarencieux
                 .
              
               
                 Capgrave
                 Iohn
                 .
              
               
                 Caxtons
                 Chronicle
                 .
              
               
                 Chancery
                 Rolls
                 .
              
               
                 Chaucer
                 .
              
               
                 Chronica
                 Chronicorum
                 .
              
               
                 Chronicle
                 of
                 Abingdon
                 .
              
               
                 Chronicle
                 of
                 S.
                 Albans
                 .
              
               
                 Chronicle
                 of
                 Britaine
                 .
              
               
                 Chronicle
                 of
                 Dunstable
                 .
              
               
                 Chronicle
                 of
                 Scarborow
                 .
              
               
                 Clifford
                 Thomas
                 .
              
               
                 Cooper
                 Thomas
                 .
              
               
                 Dedicato
                 Radulphus
                 .
              
               
                 Dector
                 Dee
                 .
              
               
                 Dion
                 Rom.
                 
              
               
                 Dunthorne
                 William
                 .
              
               
                 Dyson
                 Humphrey
                 .
              
               
                 Edm●rus
                 .
              
               
                 Edmond
                 de
                 Hadenbam
                 .
              
               
                 Elderton
                 William
                 .
              
               
                 Eversden
                 Ioh.
                 
              
               
                 Fabians
                 Chronicle
                 .
              
               
                 Fabians
                 Manuscript
                 .
              
               
                 Fitz-Stephen
                 .
              
               
                 Flores
                 Historiarum
                 .
              
               
                 Floria●●nsis
                 Wigorniensis
              
               
                 Fox
                 his
                 Monuments
                 .
              
               
                 Froisard
                 .
              
               
                 Gaguin
                 Rebert
                 .
              
               
                 Geffery
                 of
                 Monmouth
                 .
              
               
                 Gervase
                 of
                 Tilburie
                 .
              
               
                 Glastenbury
                 Antiquities
              
               
                 Giraldus
                 Cambrensis
                 .
              
               
                 Gower
                 Iohn
                 .
              
               
                 Grafton
                 Richard.
                 
              
               
                 Guildas
                 .
              
               
                 Halls
                 Chronicle
                 .
              
               
                 Hall
                 Edward
                 .
              
               
                 Hardings
                 Chronicle
                 .
              
               
                 Harrison
                 William
                 .
              
               
                 Henry
                 of
                 Leicester
                 .
              
               
                 Henry
                 of
                 Marleborow
                 .
              
               
                 Higeden
                 Ranulph
                 .
              
               
                 Historia
                 Tripartita
                 .
              
               
                 Holinshed
                 Raphael
                 .
              
               
                 Horne
                 Andrew
                 .
              
               
                 Hoveden
                 Roger.
                 
              
               
                 Huntingdon
                 Henry
                 .
              
               
                 Ioceline
                 of
                 Furneis
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 de
                 Bavow
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 of
                 Beverley
                 .
              
               
                 Ingulphus
                 .
              
               
                 Iucliffe
                 Roger.
                 
              
               
                 Knighton
                 Henry
                 .
              
               
                 Lambert
                 William
                 .
              
               
                 Lanquet
                 Thomas
                 .
              
               
                 Leyland
                 Iohn
                 .
              
               
                 Lhuyd
                 Humphrey
                 .
              
               
                 Lib.
                 Albo.
                 
              
               
                 Lib.
                 S.
                 Bartholomew
                 .
              
               
                 Lib.
                 Bermondsey
                 .
              
               
                 Lib.
                 Burton
                 sup
                 .
                 Trent
                 .
              
               
                 Lib.
                 Bury
                 S.
                 Edmonds
                 .
              
               
                 Lib.
                 Chartsey
                 .
              
               
                 Lib.
                 de
                 Clarkenwell
                 .
              
               
                 Lib.
                 Colchester
                 .
              
               
                 Lib.
                 Constitutionum
                 .
              
               
                 Lib.
                 Customes
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Lib.
                 Dunmow
                 .
              
               
                 Lib.
                 Dunthorne
                 .
              
               
                 Lib.
                 Ely.
                 
              
               
                 Lib.
                 Erswicke
                 .
              
               
                 Lib.
                 Fleetwood
                 .
              
               
                 Lib.
                 de
                 S.
                 Katharines
                 .
              
               
                 Lib.
                 de
                 Knighton
                 Guild
                 .
              
               
                 Lib.
                 S.
                 Mariae
                 Eborum
                 .
              
               
                 Lib.
                 S.
                 Mariae
                 Overies
                 .
              
               
                 Lib.
                 S.
                 Martins
                 .
              
               
                 Lib.
                 Osney
                 .
              
               
                 Lib.
                 de
                 Papie
                 .
              
               
                 Lib.
                 Roffens
                 .
              
               
                 Lib.
                 Tewkesbury
                 .
              
               
                 Lib.
                 Trinitatis
                 .
              
               
                 Lib.
                 Waverley
                 .
              
               
                 Lib.
                 de
                 Woodbridge
                 ,
              
               
                 Lidgate
                 Iohn
                 .
              
               
                 Lilie
                 George
                 .
              
               
                 Lilie
                 William
                 .
              
               
                 Livius
                 .
              
               
                 London
                 Iohn
                 .
              
               
                 Lucan
                 .
              
               
                 Magna
                 Charta
                 .
              
               
                 Malverne
                 Iohn
                 .
              
               
                 Manuscripts
                 .
              
               
                 Manuscript
                 French.
                 
              
               
                 Marianus
                 Scotus
                 .
              
               
                 Mathew
                 Paris
                 .
              
               
                 Mathew
                 of
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 Melancthon
                 .
              
               
                 Merimouth
                 Adam
                 .
              
               
                 More
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 Mountgomery
                 Iohn
                 .
              
               
                 Nevil
                 Alexander
                 .
              
               
                 Osbernus
                 Dorobernensis
                 .
              
               
                 Otherborne
                 Henry
                 .
              
               
                 Packenton
                 William
                 .
              
               
                 Paradine
                 William
                 .
              
               
                 Paston
                 William
                 .
              
               
                 Patten
                 William
                 .
              
               
                 Pattent
                 de
                 Iugham
                 .
              
               
                 Philip
                 Com●●ines
                 .
              
               
                 Politianus
                 .
              
               
                 Poly
                 Chronicon
                 .
              
               
                 Polydore
                 Virgil.
                 
              
               
                 Pomponius
                 M●la
                 .
              
               
                 Price
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 Ptolomaeus
                 .
              
               
                 Ralph
                 Cogshall
                 .
              
               
                 Records
                 Canterbury
                 .
              
               
                 Records
                 of
                 Guildhall
                 .
              
               
                 Records
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 Records
                 Patent
                 .
              
               
                 Records
                 of
                 Pontfract
                 .
              
               
                 Records
                 in
                 the
                 Rolls
                 .
              
               
                 Records
                 of
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 Records
                 of
                 the
                 Vintry
                 .
              
               
                 Register
                 of
                 Brockesden
                 .
              
               
                 Rishanger
                 William
                 .
              
               
                 Robert
                 de
                 Amesbury
                 .
              
               
                 Roger
                 of
                 Wendover
                 .
              
               
                 Rouse
                 Iohn
                 .
              
               
                 Savage
                 Dennis
                 .
              
               
                 Scoggan
                 Henry
                 .
              
               
                 Simon
                 of
                 Durham
                 .
              
               
                 Smith
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 Socrates
                 .
              
               
                 Sorocold
                 Thomas
                 .
              
               
                 Spelman
                 Henry
                 .
              
               
                 Spot
                 Thomas
                 .
              
               
                 Strabo
                 .
              
               
                 Sulcardus
                 .
              
               
                 Tacitus
                 .
              
               
                 Textor
                 Iohn
                 .
              
               
                 Thorne
                 William
                 .
              
               
                 Tuke
                 Brian
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 Vita
                 Erkenwaldi
                 .
              
               
                 Walsingham
                 Thomas
                 .
              
               
                 Walter
                 of
                 Coventry
                 .
              
               
                 Whethamsted
                 .
              
               
                 William
                 of
                 Huntingdon
                 .
              
               
                 William
                 of
                 Malmesbury
                 .
              
               
                 Witchendus
                 .
              
               
                 Wolfe
                 Reginald
                 .
              
            
             
               To
               these
               might
               be
               added
               many
               more
               ,
               who
               cover
               rather
               the
               benefit
               and
               furtherance
               of
               so
               necessary
               a
               Worke
               ,
               than
               vain-glory
               and
               reputation
               amongst
               men
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             
             
             
               THE
               SURVEY
               OF
               LONDON
               :
               Containing
               the
               Originall
               ,
               Antiquity
               ,
               Increase
               ,
               Moderne
               Estate
               ,
               and
               Description
               of
               that
               Citie
               .
            
             
               AS
               the
               Romane
               Writers
               ,
               to
               glorify
               the
               Citie
               of
               Rome
               ,
               drew
               the
               Originall
               thereof
               from
               gods
               &
               demygods
               ,
               by
               the
               Trojan
               progenie
               :
               so
               Geoffrey
               of
               Monmouth
               ,
               the
               Welsh
               Historian
               ,
               deduceth
               the
               foundation
               of
               this
               famous
               Citie
               of
               London
               ,
               for
               the
               greater
               glorie
               thereof
               ,
               and
               emulation
               of
               Rome
               ,
               from
               the
               very
               same
               Originall
               .
               For
               he
               reporteth
               ,
               that
               Brute
               lineally
               descended
               from
               the
               demy-god
               Aeneas
               ,
               the
               sonne
               of
               Venus
               ,
               daughter
               of
               Iupiter
               ,
               about
               the
               yeere
               of
               the
               world
               2855.
               and
               1108.
               before
               the
               nativity
               of
               Christ
               ,
               builded
               this
               Citie
               neere
               unto
               the
               River
               now
               called
               Thames
               ,
               
               and
               named
               it
               Troynovant
               ,
               or
               Trenovant
               .
               But
               herein
               ,
               as
               Livie
               (
               the
               most
               famous
               Historiographer
               of
               the
               Romanes
               )
               writeth
               ,
               
                 Antiquity
                 is
                 pardonable
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 an
                 especiall
                 priviledge
                 ,
                 by
                 interlacing
                 divine
                 matters
                 with
                 humane
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 the
                 first
                 foundation
                 of
                 Cities
                 more
                 honourable
                 ,
                 more
                 sacred
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 ,
                 of
                 greater
                 Majestie
                 .
              
            
             
               King
               Lud
               (
               as
               the
               aforesaid
               Geoffrey
               of
               Monmouth
               noteth
               )
               afterward
               ,
               not
               only
               repaired
               this
               Citie
               ;
               but
               also
               increased
               the
               same
               with
               faire
               Buildings
               ,
               Towers
               and
               Walls
               ,
               and
               after
               his
               owne
               name
               ,
               called
               it
               Caire-Lud
               ,
               
               as
               Luds
               Towne
               ,
               and
               the
               strong
               Gate
               which
               he
               builded
               in
               the
               West
               part
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               he
               likewise
               (
               for
               his
               owne
               honour
               )
               named
               Ludgate
               .
            
             
               This
               Lud
               had
               issue
               two
               sonnes
               ,
               Androgeus
               ,
               and
               Theomantius
               ,
               or
               Tenanticus
               ,
               who
               beeing
               not
               of
               age
               to
               governe
               at
               the
               death
               of
               their
               Father
               ;
               their
               Vncle
               Cassibelan
               tooke
               upon
               him
               the
               Crowne
               ;
               about
               the
               eighth
               yeere
               of
               whose
               reigne
               ,
               
                 Iulius
                 Caesar
              
               arrived
               in
               this
               Land
               ,
               with
               a
               great
               power
               of
               Romanes
               to
               conquer
               it
               .
               The
               manner
               of
               which
               Conquest
               ,
               I
               will
               summarily
               set
               downe
               out
               of
               his
               owne
               Commentaries
               ,
               which
               are
               of
               farre
               better
               credit
               ,
               than
               the
               relations
               of
               
                 Geoffrey
                 Monmouth
              
               .
            
             
               The
               chiefe
               government
               of
               the
               Britains
               ,
               
               and
               ordering
               of
               the
               Warres
               ,
               was
               then
               (
               by
               common
               advice
               )
               committed
               to
               Cassibelan
               ,
               whose
               Signiorie
               was
               separated
               from
               the
               Cities
               towards
               the
               Sea-coast
               ,
               by
               the
               River
               called
               Thames
               ,
               about
               80.
               miles
               off
               from
               the
               Sea.
               This
               Cassibelan
               in
               times
               past
               ,
               had
               made
               continuall
               warre
               upon
               the
               Cities
               adjoyning
               ;
               but
               the
               Britains
               being
               moved
               with
               the
               Romanes
               invasiton
               ,
               had
               resolved
               in
               that
               necessity
               to
               make
               him
               their
               Soveraigne
               and
               Generall
               of
               the
               Warres
               .
               Caesar
               having
               knowledge
               of
               their
               intent
               ,
               marched
               with
               his
               Army
               to
               the
               Thames
               ,
               
               into
               the
               Signory
               of
               Cassibelan
               .
               This
               River
               can
               be
               passed
               but
               onely
               in
               one
               place
               on
               foot
               ,
               and
               that
               very
               hardly
               .
               When
               he
               came
               thither
               ,
               he
               saw
               a
               great
               power
               
               of
               his
               enemies
               in
               battaile
               array
               ,
               on
               the
               other
               side
               of
               the
               River
               .
               Now
               was
               the
               Banke
               sticked
               full
               of
               stakes
               ,
               sharpned
               at
               the
               end
               ;
               and
               likewise
               other
               stakes
               (
               of
               the
               same
               making
               )
               were
               driven
               into
               the
               Channell
               ,
               and
               hidden
               with
               the
               water
               .
               Caesar
               having
               understanding
               thereof
               ,
               by
               his
               Prisoners
               and
               Runne-awaies
               ,
               sent
               his
               Horsemen
               before
               ,
               and
               commanded
               his
               Footmen
               to
               follow
               immediately
               after
               them
               .
               But
               the
               Romane
               Souldiers
               went
               with
               such
               speed
               and
               force
               ,
               having
               no
               more
               than
               their
               heads
               onely
               above
               the
               water
               :
               that
               the
               enemy
               being
               not
               able
               to
               withstand
               the
               violence
               of
               the
               Footmen
               ,
               and
               the
               men
               of
               Armes
               ,
               forsooke
               the
               banke
               ,
               and
               tooke
               them
               to
               flight
               .
               Cassibelan
               despairing
               of
               his
               good
               successe
               ,
               by
               fighting
               in
               plaine
               battaile
               ,
               sent
               away
               all
               his
               greater
               powers
               ,
               
               and
               keeping
               still
               about
               foure
               thousand
               Waggoners
               ,
               watched
               which
               way
               the
               Romanes
               went
               ,
               and
               drew
               somewhat
               aside
               out
               of
               the
               way
               ,
               hiding
               himselfe
               in
               cumbersome
               and
               woody
               places
               .
               And
               wheresoever
               hee
               knew
               the
               Romanes
               should
               march
               ,
               hee
               drave
               both
               Cattell
               and
               people
               thence
               into
               the
               Woods
               .
               When
               the
               Romanes
               Horsemen
               ranged
               any
               thing
               freely
               abroad
               into
               the
               fields
               for
               forrage
               ,
               or
               to
               harry
               the
               Countrey
               :
               he
               sent
               his
               Waggoners
               by
               allwaies
               and
               paths
               out
               of
               the
               woods
               ,
               upon
               their
               men
               of
               Armes
               ,
               
               and
               encountred
               with
               them
               to
               their
               great
               prejudice
               ,
               through
               the
               feare
               whereof
               ,
               he
               kept
               them
               short
               from
               ranging
               at
               their
               pleasure
               .
            
             
               So
               the
               matter
               was
               brought
               to
               this
               passe
               ,
               that
               Caesar
               would
               not
               suffer
               his
               Horsemen
               to
               stray
               any
               farnesse
               from
               his
               maine
               Battaile
               of
               Footmen
               ,
               and
               adventured
               no
               further
               to
               annoy
               his
               enemies
               ,
               in
               wasting
               their
               fields
               ,
               and
               burning
               their
               houses
               ,
               than
               he
               could
               compasse
               by
               the
               travaile
               of
               his
               Footmen
               ,
               as
               they
               were
               able
               to
               journey
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               meane
               while
               ,
               
               the
               Trinobants
               ,
               which
               was
               the
               strongest
               Citie
               ,
               wel-neere
               ,
               of
               all
               those
               Countries
               ,
               and
               out
               of
               which
               Citie
               ,
               a
               yong
               Gentleman
               called
               Mandubrace
               ,
               upon
               confidence
               of
               Caesars
               helpe
               ,
               comming
               unto
               him
               into
               the
               maine
               Land
               of
               Gallia
               ,
               now
               called
               France
               ,
               had
               thereby
               escaped
               death
               ,
               which
               he
               should
               have
               suffered
               at
               Cassibelans
               hand
               ,
               (
               as
               his
               Father
               Imanuence
               had
               done
               ,
               who
               had
               reigned
               in
               that
               Citie
               :
               )
               sent
               Ambassadours
               to
               Caesar
               ,
               
               promising
               to
               yeeld
               unto
               him
               ,
               and
               to
               doe
               what
               hee
               should
               command
               them
               .
               Instantly
               desiring
               him
               ,
               to
               protect
               Mandubrace
               from
               the
               furious
               Tyranny
               of
               Cassibelan
               ,
               and
               to
               send
               him
               into
               the
               City
               ,
               with
               authority
               to
               take
               the
               government
               thereof
               upon
               him
               .
               Caesar
               accepted
               the
               offer
               ,
               and
               appointed
               them
               to
               give
               unto
               him
               40.
               
               Hostages
               ,
               and
               withall
               to
               finde
               him
               graine
               for
               his
               Armie
               ,
               and
               so
               sent
               hee
               Mandubrace
               unto
               them
               .
            
             
               When
               others
               saw
               that
               Caesar
               had
               not
               only
               defended
               the
               Trinobants
               against
               Cassibelan
               ,
               but
               had
               also
               saved
               them
               harmlesse
               from
               the
               pillage
               of
               his
               owne
               Souldiers
               :
               then
               also
               did
               the
               
                 Cenimagues
                 ,
                 Segontians
                 ,
                 Aucalits
                 ,
                 Bibrokes
                 ,
              
               and
               Cassians
               likewise
               submit
               themselves
               unto
               him
               ,
               
               and
               by
               them
               he
               learned
               ,
               that
               not
               farre
               from
               thence
               was
               Cassibelans
               Towne
               ,
               (
               fortified
               with
               woods
               and
               marish
               grounds
               )
               into
               the
               which
               he
               had
               gathered
               a
               great
               number
               both
               of
               men
               and
               cattell
               .
            
             
               For
               the
               Brittans
               call
               that
               a
               Towne
               ,
               
               when
               they
               have
               fortified
               a
               cumbersome
               wood
               with
               a
               ditch
               and
               Rampire
               ,
               and
               thither
               they
               resort
               to
               eschew
               the
               invasions
               of
               their
               enemies
               .
               To
               this
               place
               therefore
               marched
               Caesar
               with
               his
               Legions
               ;
               hee
               found
               it
               excellently
               fortified
               ,
               both
               of
               nature
               ,
               and
               by
               mans
               advice
               :
               neverthelesse
               ,
               he
               resolved
               to
               assault
               it
               in
               two
               severall
               places
               at
               once
               ;
               whereupon
               the
               Britaines
               being
               not
               able
               to
               endure
               the
               force
               of
               the
               Romanes
               ,
               fled
               out
               at
               another
               part
               ,
               and
               left
               the
               Towne
               unto
               him
               :
               a
               great
               number
               of
               cattell
               he
               found
               there
               ,
               and
               many
               of
               the
               Britaines
               he
               slew
               ,
               and
               others
               hee
               tooke
               in
               the
               chase
               .
            
             
               Whilest
               these
               things
               were
               a
               doing
               in
               these
               quarters
               ,
               Cassibelan
               sent
               messengers
               into
               Kent
               ,
               which
               lyeth
               upon
               the
               Sea
               ,
               and
               in
               which
               there
               reigned
               then
               foure
               particular
               Kings
               ,
               named
               ,
               
                 Cingetorix
                 ,
                 Carvil
                 ,
                 Taximagul
              
               ,
               and
               Segonax
               ,
               whom
               he
               commanded
               to
               raise
               all
               their
               forces
               ,
               and
               suddenly
               to
               set
               upon
               ,
               and
               assault
               the
               Romanes
               in
               their
               Trenches
               by
               the
               Sea
               side
               :
               the
               which
               when
               the
               Romans
               perceived
               ,
               they
               sallied
               out
               upon
               them
               ,
               slew
               a
               great
               sort
               of
               them
               ,
               and
               taking
               Cingetorix
               their
               noble
               Captaine
               prisoner
               ,
               retired
               themselves
               to
               their
               Campe
               in
               good
               safetie
               .
            
             
               When
               Cassibelan
               heard
               of
               this
               ,
               and
               had
               formerly
               taken
               many
               other
               losses
               ,
               and
               found
               his
               Countrey
               sore
               wasted
               ,
               and
               himselfe
               left
               almost
               alone
               ,
               by
               the
               defection
               of
               the
               other
               Cities
               ,
               he
               sent
               Ambassadours
               by
               Comius
               of
               Arras
               to
               Caesar
               ,
               to
               intreat
               him
               concerning
               his
               owne
               submission
               :
               the
               which
               Caesar
               did
               accept
               ;
               and
               taking
               Hostages
               ,
               assessed
               the
               Realme
               of
               Britaine
               to
               a
               yeerely
               Tribute
               ,
               
               to
               be
               paid
               to
               the
               people
               of
               Rome
               ,
               
               giving
               straight
               charge
               to
               Cassibelan
               ,
               that
               he
               should
               not
               seeke
               any
               revenge
               upon
               Mandubrace
               ,
               or
               the
               Trinobants
               ,
               and
               so
               withdrew
               his
               Armie
               to
               the
               Sea
               againe
               .
            
             
               Thus
               farre
               out
               of
               Caesars
               Commentaries
               ,
               concerning
               this
               History
               ,
               which
               hapned
               in
               the
               yeere
               before
               Christs
               nativity
               ,
               54.
               
               In
               all
               which
               processe
               ,
               there
               is
               for
               this
               purpose
               to
               be
               noted
               ,
               that
               Caesar
               nameth
               the
               Citie
               of
               Trinobantes
               ,
               which
               hath
               a
               resemblance
               with
               
                 Troy
                 nova
              
               ,
               or
               Trinobantum
               ,
               
               having
               no
               greater
               difference
               in
               the
               Orthography
               ,
               than
               changing
               
                 (
                 b
              
               )
               into
               
                 (
                 v
                 )
              
               ,
               and
               yet
               maketh
               an
               errour
               ,
               whereof
               I
               will
               not
               argue
               .
               Onely
               this
               I
               will
               note
               ,
               that
               divers
               learned
               men
               doe
               not
               thinke
               
                 Civitas
                 Trinobantum
              
               ,
               to
               bee
               well
               and
               truely
               translated
               ,
               the
               Citie
               of
               the
               Trinobantes
               :
               but
               it
               should
               rather
               bee
               the
               state
               ,
               communalty
               ,
               or
               Signiorie
               of
               the
               Trinobantes
               ,
               for
               that
               Caesar
               in
               his
               Commentaries
               useth
               the
               word
               Civitas
               ,
               onely
               for
               a
               people
               living
               under
               the
               selfe-same
               Prince
               and
               Law.
               But
               certaine
               it
               is
               ,
               
               that
               the
               Cities
               of
               the
               Brittaines
               were
               (
               in
               those
               daies
               )
               neither
               artificially
               builded
               with
               houses
               ,
               nor
               strongly
               walled
               with
               stone
               ,
               but
               were
               onely
               thicke
               and
               cumbersome
               Woods
               ,
               plashed
               within
               ,
               and
               trenched
               about
               :
               and
               the
               like
               (
               in
               effect
               )
               doe
               other
               the
               Romane
               and
               Greeke
               Authors
               affirme
               ,
               
               as
               
                 Strabo
                 ,
                 Pomponius
                 Mela
              
               ,
               
               and
               Dion
               ,
               a
               Senator
               of
               Rome
               ,
               which
               flourished
               in
               the
               severall
               reignes
               of
               the
               Romane
               Emperours
               ,
               
               Tiberius
               ,
               
               
                 Claudius
                 ,
                 Domitian
              
               ,
               and
               Severus
               :
               to
               wit
               ,
               that
               before
               the
               arrivall
               of
               the
               Romanes
               ,
               the
               Brittaines
               had
               no
               Townes
               ,
               but
               called
               that
               a
               Towne
               ,
               which
               had
               a
               thicke
               intangled
               Wood
               ,
               defended
               (
               as
               I
               said
               )
               with
               a
               ditch
               and
               banke
               ,
               the
               like
               whereof
               the
               Irishmen
               ,
               our
               next
               neighbours
               ,
               doe
               at
               this
               day
               call
               Fastnes
               .
               But
               after
               that
               these
               hither
               parts
               of
               Britains
               were
               reduced
               into
               the
               forme
               of
               a
               Province
               ,
               by
               the
               Romans
               ,
               who
               sowed
               the
               seeds
               of
               civility
               over
               all
               Europe
               ;
               this
               Citie
               ,
               whatsoever
               it
               was
               before
               ,
               began
               to
               be
               renowned
               and
               of
               fame
               .
               
               For
               Tacitus
               ,
               who
               first
               of
               all
               Authors
               nameth
               it
               Londinium
               ,
               saith
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               26.
               yeere
               after
               Christ
               ,
               it
               was
               ,
               albeit
               no
               Colonie
               of
               the
               Romanes
               ,
               yet
               most
               famous
               for
               the
               great
               multitude
               of
               Merchants
               ,
               provision
               ,
               and
               entercourse
               .
               At
               which
               time
               ,
               in
               that
               notable
               revolt
               of
               the
               Britaine
               's
               from
               Nero
               ,
               in
               which
               threescore
               and
               ten
               thousand
               Romanes
               and
               their
               confederates
               were
               slaine
               ;
               this
               Citie
               ,
               with
               Verulamium
               ,
               neere
               Saint
               Albans
               ,
               and
               Maldon
               in
               Essex
               ,
               then
               all
               famous
               ,
               were
               ransacked
               and
               spoiled
               .
               For
               
                 Suetonius
                 Paulinus
              
               ,
               then
               Lieutenant
               for
               the
               Romanes
               in
               this
               I
               le
               ,
               abandoned
               it
               ,
               as
               not
               then
               fortified
               ,
               and
               left
               it
               to
               the
               spoile
               .
            
             
               Shortly
               after
               ,
               
               
                 Iulius
                 Agricola
              
               ,
               the
               Romane
               Lieutenant
               ,
               in
               the
               time
               of
               Domitian
               ,
               was
               the
               first
               that
               (
               by
               adhorting
               the
               Britaines
               publikely
               ,
               and
               helping
               them
               privately
               )
               wonne
               them
               to
               build
               houses
               ,
               for
               themselves
               ,
               Temples
               for
               the
               gods
               ,
               and
               Courts
               for
               Justice
               ,
               to
               bring
               up
               the
               Noble
               mens
               children
               in
               good
               Letters
               ,
               and
               humanity
               ,
               and
               to
               apparell
               themselves
               Romane
               like
               .
               
               Whereas
               before
               (
               for
               the
               most
               part
               )
               they
               went
               naked
               ,
               painting
               their
               bodies
               ,
               &c.
               as
               all
               the
               Romane
               Writers
               have
               observed
               .
            
             
               True
               it
               is
               ,
               I
               confesse
               ,
               that
               afterward
               many
               Cities
               and
               Townes
               in
               Britaine
               ,
               under
               the
               Government
               of
               the
               Romanes
               ,
               were
               walled
               with
               Stone
               ,
               and
               baked
               Brickes
               ,
               
               or
               Tyles
               ;
               as
               
                 Richborrow
                 ,
                 Ryptachester
              
               ,
               
               in
               the
               I
               le
               of
               Thanet
               ,
               till
               the
               channell
               altered
               his
               course
               ;
               
               besides
               Sandwich
               in
               Kent
               ,
               
               Verulamium
               ,
               besides
               Saint
               Albanes
               in
               Hartfordshire
               ,
               
               Cilcester
               in
               Hampshire
               ,
               
               Wroxcester
               in
               
                 Shropshire
                 ,
                 Kencester
              
               in
               Herefordshire
               ,
               there
               miles
               from
               Hereford
               Towne
               ;
               Ribcester
               ,
               seven
               miles
               above
               Preston
               ,
               on
               the
               water
               of
               
                 Rible
                 ;
                 Aldeburge
              
               ,
               a
               mile
               from
               Borrowbridge
               ,
               or
               Wathelingstreet
               ,
               on
               Vre
               River
               ,
               and
               others
               .
            
             
               And
               no
               doubt
               but
               this
               Citie
               of
               London
               was
               also
               walled
               with
               Stone
               ,
               
               in
               the
               time
               of
               the
               Romane
               Government
               here
               ,
               but
               yet
               very
               lately
               .
               For
               ,
               it
               seemeth
               not
               to
               have
               beene
               walled
               in
               the
               yeere
               of
               our
               Lord
               296.
               because
               in
               that
               yeere
               ,
               when
               Alectus
               the
               Tyrant
               was
               slaine
               in
               the
               Field
               ,
               the
               Franks
               or
               Franconians
               easily
               entred
               London
               ,
               and
               had
               sacked
               the
               same
               ,
               had
               not
               GOD
               (
               of
               his
               great
               favour
               )
               at
               the
               very
               instant
               ,
               brought
               along
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               certaine
               Bands
               of
               Romane
               Souldiers
               ,
               who
               slew
               those
               Franks
               in
               every
               street
               of
               the
               Citie
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Wall
               about
               the
               Citie
               of
               LONDON
               .
            
             
               IN
               few
               yeeres
               after
               ,
               as
               
                 Simeon
                 of
                 Durham
              
               ,
               
               an
               ancient
               Writer
               ,
               reporteth
               ,
               Helen
               ,
               the
               Mother
               of
               Constatine
               the
               great
               ,
               was
               the
               first
               that
               inwalled
               this
               Citie
               ,
               about
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               ,
               306.
               
               But
               howsoever
               those
               wals
               of
               stone
               might
               be
               builded
               by
               Helen
               ,
               yet
               the
               Britaines
               (
               I
               know
               )
               had
               no
               skill
               of
               building
               with
               stone
               ,
               as
               it
               may
               appeare
               by
               that
               which
               followeth
               ,
               about
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               ,
               399.
               when
               Arcadius
               and
               Honorius
               ,
               the
               sonnes
               of
               
                 Theodosius
                 Magnus
              
               ,
               governed
               the
               Empire
               ,
               the
               one
               in
               the
               East
               ,
               the
               other
               in
               the
               West
               .
               For
               Honorius
               having
               received
               Britaine
               ,
               the
               Citie
               of
               Rome
               was
               invaded
               and
               destroyed
               by
               the
               Gothes
               ;
               
               after
               which
               time
               the
               Romanes
               left
               to
               rule
               in
               Britaine
               ,
               as
               being
               imployed
               in
               defence
               of
               their
               Territories
               neerer
               home
               .
               Whereupon
               the
               Britaines
               ,
               not
               able
               to
               defend
               themselves
               against
               the
               invasions
               of
               their
               enemies
               ,
               were
               many
               yeeres
               together
               under
               the
               oppression
               of
               two
               cruell
               Nations
               ,
               the
               Scots
               and
               Picts
               ,
               
               and
               at
               length
               were
               forced
               to
               send
               their
               Ambassadours
               ,
               with
               Letters
               and
               lamentable
               supplications
               to
               Rome
               ,
               requiring
               aide
               and
               succour
               from
               thence
               ,
               upon
               promise
               of
               their
               continuall
               fealtie
               ,
               so
               that
               the
               Romanes
               would
               rescue
               them
               out
               of
               the
               hands
               of
               their
               enemies
               .
               Hereupon
               ,
               the
               Romanes
               sent
               unto
               them
               a
               Legion
               of
               armed
               Souldiers
               ,
               which
               comming
               into
               this
               Iland
               ,
               and
               encountring
               with
               the
               enemies
               ,
               overthrew
               a
               great
               number
               of
               them
               ,
               and
               drave
               the
               rest
               out
               of
               the
               frontiers
               of
               the
               Country
               .
               And
               so
               setting
               the
               Britaine
               's
               at
               liberty
               ,
               counselled
               them
               to
               make
               a
               Wall
               ,
               extending
               all
               along
               between
               the
               two
               seas
               ,
               which
               might
               be
               of
               force
               to
               keepe
               out
               their
               evill
               neighbours
               ,
               and
               then
               returned
               home
               with
               great
               triumph
               .
               The
               Britaines
               wanting
               Masons
               ,
               builded
               that
               wall
               ,
               
               not
               of
               stone
               (
               as
               they
               were
               advised
               )
               but
               made
               it
               of
               turfe
               ,
               and
               that
               so
               slender
               ,
               that
               it
               served
               little
               or
               nothing
               at
               all
               for
               their
               defence
               .
               And
               the
               enemy
               perceiving
               that
               the
               Romane
               Legion
               was
               returned
               home
               ,
               forthwith
               arrived
               out
               of
               their
               Boats
               ,
               invaded
               their
               borders
               ,
               overcame
               the
               Countrey
               ,
               and
               (
               as
               it
               were
               )
               bare
               downe
               all
               that
               was
               before
               them
               .
            
             
               Whereupon
               ,
               Ambassadours
               were
               eftsoones
               dispatched
               to
               Rome
               ,
               lamentably
               beseeching
               ,
               that
               they
               would
               not
               suffer
               their
               miserable
               Countrey
               to
               bee
               utterly
               destroyed
               .
               Then
               againe
               ,
               another
               Legion
               was
               sent
               ,
               which
               comming
               on
               a
               sudden
               ,
               made
               a
               great
               slaughter
               of
               the
               enemy
               ,
               and
               chased
               him
               home
               ,
               even
               to
               his
               owne
               Countrey
               .
               These
               Romanes
               at
               their
               departure
               told
               the
               Britaines
               plainly
               ,
               that
               it
               was
               not
               for
               their
               ease
               or
               leasure
               ,
               to
               take
               upon
               them
               (
               any
               more
               )
               such
               long
               and
               laborious
               journies
               for
               their
               defence
               ,
               and
               therefore
               bade
               them
               practise
               the
               use
               of
               Armour
               and
               Weapons
               ,
               and
               learn
               to
               withstand
               their
               enemies
               ,
               whom
               nothing
               else
               did
               make
               so
               strong
               ,
               as
               their
               faint
               heart
               and
               cowardise
               .
               And
               for
               so
               much
               as
               they
               thought
               ,
               that
               it
               would
               be
               no
               small
               helpe
               and
               encouragement
               unto
               their
               tributarie
               friends
               ,
               whom
               they
               were
               now
               forced
               to
               forsake
               :
               they
               builded
               for
               them
               a
               wall
               of
               hard
               stone
               ,
               
               from
               the
               West
               Sea
               to
               the
               East
               Sea
               ,
               
               right
               betweene
               those
               two
               Cities
               ,
               which
               were
               there
               made
               to
               keepe
               out
               the
               enemies
               ,
               in
               the
               selfe-same
               place
               where
               Severus
               before
               had
               cast
               his
               Trench
               :
               the
               Britaines
               also
               putting
               to
               their
               helping
               hands
               as
               labourers
               .
            
             
               This
               Wall
               they
               builded
               eight
               foot
               thicke
               in
               bredth
               ,
               and
               twelve
               foot
               in
               height
               ,
               right
               as
               it
               were
               by
               a
               line
               from
               East
               to
               West
               ;
               as
               the
               ruines
               thereof
               ,
               (
               remaining
               in
               many
               places
               till
               this
               day
               )
               doe
               make
               to
               appeare
               .
               Which
               worke
               thus
               perfected
               ,
               they
               gave
               the
               people
               straight
               charge
               to
               looke
               well
               to
               themselves
               ,
               they
               teach
               them
               to
               handle
               their
               weapons
               ,
               and
               instruct
               them
               in
               warlike
               feats
               .
               And
               lest
               by
               the
               Sea
               side
               Southwards
               ,
               where
               their
               Ships
               lay
               at
               harbor
               ,
               the
               enemie
               should
               come
               on
               Land
               ;
               they
               made
               up
               sundry
               bulwarkes
               ,
               each
               somewhat
               distant
               from
               other
               ,
               &
               so
               bid
               them
               farewell
               ,
               as
               minding
               no
               more
               to
               return
               .
               This
               hapned
               in
               the
               dayes
               of
               Theodosius
               the
               yonger
               ,
               almost
               500.
               yeeres
               after
               the
               first
               arrivall
               of
               the
               Romanes
               here
               ,
               about
               the
               yeere
               after
               Christs
               Incarnation
               ,
               434.
               
            
             
             
               The
               Britaine
               's
               after
               this
               continuing
               a
               lingring
               and
               doubtfull
               warre
               with
               the
               Scots
               and
               Picts
               ;
               made
               choice
               of
               Vortiger
               to
               be
               their
               King
               and
               Leader
               :
               which
               man
               (
               as
               saith
               Malmesbury
               )
               was
               neither
               valorous
               of
               courage
               ,
               
               nor
               wise
               of
               counsell
               ,
               
               but
               wholly
               given
               over
               to
               the
               unlawfull
               lusts
               of
               his
               flesh
               .
               
               The
               people
               likewise
               (
               in
               short
               time
               )
               being
               growne
               to
               some
               quietnesse
               ,
               gave
               themselves
               to
               gluttony
               and
               drunkennesse
               ,
               pride
               ,
               contention
               ,
               envie
               ,
               and
               such
               other
               vices
               ,
               casting
               from
               them
               the
               yoke
               of
               Christ
               .
               In
               the
               meane
               season
               ,
               a
               bitter
               Plague
               fell
               among
               them
               ,
               
               consuming
               in
               short
               time
               such
               a
               multitude
               ,
               that
               the
               quicke
               were
               not
               sufficient
               to
               burie
               the
               dead
               :
               and
               yet
               the
               remnant
               remained
               so
               hardned
               in
               sinne
               ,
               that
               neither
               death
               of
               their
               friends
               ,
               nor
               feare
               of
               their
               owne
               danger
               ,
               could
               cure
               the
               mortality
               of
               their
               soules
               ;
               wherupon
               a
               great
               stroke
               of
               vengeance
               ensued
               upon
               the
               whole
               sinfull
               Nation
               .
               For
               ,
               being
               now
               againe
               infested
               with
               their
               old
               neighbours
               ,
               the
               Scots
               and
               Picts
               ,
               they
               consult
               with
               their
               King
               Vortiger
               ,
               
               and
               send
               for
               the
               Saxons
               ,
               who
               shortly
               after
               arrived
               here
               in
               Britaine
               ;
               
               where
               ,
               
               saith
               Bede
               ,
               they
               were
               received
               as
               friends
               :
               but
               as
               it
               proved
               ,
               they
               minded
               to
               destroy
               the
               Countrey
               as
               enemies
               .
               For
               after
               they
               had
               driven
               out
               the
               Scots
               and
               Picts
               ,
               they
               also
               drave
               the
               Britaines
               ,
               some
               over
               the
               Seas
               ,
               some
               into
               the
               waste
               mountaines
               of
               Wales
               and
               Cornwall
               ,
               and
               divided
               the
               Countrey
               into
               divers
               Kingdomes
               amongst
               themselves
               .
            
             
               These
               Saxons
               were
               likewise
               ignorant
               of
               building
               with
               stone
               ,
               
               untill
               the
               yeere
               680.
               for
               then
               it
               is
               affirmed
               ,
               that
               Bennet
               ,
               Abbot
               of
               Wirrall
               ,
               Master
               to
               the
               reverend
               Bede
               ,
               
               first
               brought
               Artificers
               of
               stone
               houses
               ,
               and
               glasse
               windowes
               into
               this
               Iland
               ,
               amongst
               the
               Saxons
               :
               Arts
               ,
               before
               that
               time
               ,
               unto
               them
               unknowne
               ,
               and
               therefore
               used
               they
               but
               woodden
               buildings
               .
               And
               to
               this
               accordeth
               Polychronicon
               ,
               
               who
               saith
               ,
               that
               then
               had
               yee
               woodden
               Churches
               ;
               nay
               woodden
               Chalices
               ,
               and
               golden
               Priests
               ;
               but
               since
               ,
               golden
               Chalices
               ,
               and
               woodden
               Priests
               .
               And
               ,
               to
               knit
               up
               this
               Argument
               ,
               King
               Edgar
               ,
               in
               his
               Charter
               to
               the
               Abbey
               of
               Malmesbury
               ,
               dated
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               974.
               hath
               words
               to
               this
               effect
               :
               
                 All
                 the
                 Monasteries
                 in
                 my
                 Realme
                 ,
              
               
               
                 to
                 the
                 outward
                 sight
                 ,
                 are
                 nothing
                 but
                 worm-eaten
                 and
                 rotten
                 Timber
                 ,
                 and
                 boords
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 worse
                 is
                 ,
                 within
                 they
                 are
                 almost
                 empty
                 and
                 void
                 of
                 divine
                 Service
                 .
              
            
             
               Thus
               much
               be
               said
               for
               walling
               ,
               not
               onely
               in
               respect
               of
               this
               Citie
               ,
               but
               generally
               also
               of
               the
               first
               within
               the
               Realme
               .
               Now
               to
               returne
               to
               our
               Trinobant
               ,
               (
               as
               Caesar
               cals
               it
               ;
               )
               the
               same
               is
               (
               since
               )
               by
               
                 Tacitus
                 ,
                 Ptolomaeus
              
               ,
               and
               Antonius
               ,
               called
               
                 Londinium
                 ,
                 Longidinium
              
               ;
               of
               
                 Ammianus
                 ,
                 Lundinum
              
               ,
               and
               Augusta
               ,
               who
               calleth
               it
               also
               an
               ancient
               Citie
               .
               Of
               our
               
                 Britaines
                 ,
                 Lundaine
              
               ;
               of
               the
               old
               
                 Saxons
                 ,
                 Lunden-ceaster
                 ,
                 Lundenbirig
                 ,
                 Londennir
                 .
              
               Of
               strangers
               ,
               Londra
               and
               Londres
               ;
               of
               the
               inhabitants
               ,
               London
               :
               whereof
               you
               may
               read
               a
               more
               large
               and
               learned
               Discourse
               ,
               and
               how
               it
               tooke
               the
               name
               ,
               in
               that
               Worke
               of
               my
               loving
               friend
               ,
               Master
               Camden
               ,
               now
               Clarenceaulx
               ,
               which
               is
               called
               Britania
               .
            
             
               Concerning
               Mr.
               Camden
               ,
               in
               his
               more
               absolute
               relation
               of
               London
               ,
               the
               Argument
               we
               have
               now
               in
               hand
               ;
               I
               will
               be
               so
               bold
               as
               to
               borrow
               his
               owne
               words
               ,
               as
               he
               hath
               set
               them
               downe
               in
               his
               Britania
               .
               Summing
               over
               the
               severall
               names
               then
               given
               and
               attributed
               thereto
               ,
               as
               formerly
               hath
               beene
               declared
               :
               hee
               comes
               to
               his
               owne
               iudgement
               :
            
             
               For
               mine
               owne
               part
               ,
               
               
                 (
                 saith
                 hee
              
               )
               seeing
               that
               Caesar
               and
               Strabo
               doe
               write
               ,
               that
               the
               ancient
               Britaines
               called
               those
               Woods
               and
               Groves
               ,
               by
               the
               name
               of
               Cities
               and
               Townes
               ,
               which
               they
               had
               fenced
               with
               Trees
               ,
               cast
               down
               and
               plashed
               ,
               to
               stop
               up
               all
               passage
               :
               Seeing
               also
               I
               have
               understood
               ,
               that
               such
               Woods
               or
               Groves
               are
               in
               the
               British
               Tongue
               named
               Llhwn
               :
               
               I
               incline
               a
               little
               to
               the
               opinion
               ,
               that
               London
               thence
               tooke
               name
               ,
               as
               one
               would
               say
               ,
               by
               way
               of
               excellencie
               ;
               The
               Citie
               ,
               or
               A
               Citie
               thicke
               of
               Trees
               .
               But
               if
               herein
               I
               faile
               of
               the
               truth
               ;
               let
               me
               (
               with
               good
               leave
               )
               give
               my
               conjecture
               .
               And
               here
               would
               I
               have
               no
               man
               to
               charge
               me
               with
               inconstancie
               ,
               while
               I
               disport
               in
               conjecture
               ;
               that
               whence
               it
               had
               the
               fame
               ,
               
               thence
               also
               it
               took
               name
               ,
               even
               from
               Ships
               ,
               which
               the
               Britaines
               in
               their
               language
               call
               Lhong
               :
               so
               that
               Londinum
               may
               seeme
               to
               sound
               as
               much
               as
               a
               Ship-Road
               ,
               or
               
                 Citie
                 of
                 Ships
              
               .
               For
               the
               Britaines
               terme
               a
               Citie
               Dinas
               ,
               
               whence
               the
               Latines
               have
               fetched
               their
               Dinum
               .
               
               And
               hence
               it
               is
               ,
               that
               elsewhere
               it
               is
               called
               
                 Longidinium
                 ;
                 and
                 in
              
               the
               Funerall
               Song
               or
               Dumpe
               of
               a
               most
               ancient
               British
               *
               
                 Bard
                 ,
                 Lhong-porth
              
               ,
               that
               is
               ,
               
               An
               Harbour
               or
               Haven
               of
               Ships
               .
               
                 And
                 by
                 this
                 very
                 terme
              
               Bononia
               ,
               or
               Bolen
               in
               France
               ,
               which
               Ptolomee
               calleth
               Gessoriacum
               Navale
               ,
               
                 in
                 the
              
               British
               Glossarie
               
                 is
                 named
              
               Bolunglhong
               :
               
               as
               Naupactus
               ,
               Naustathmos
               ,
               Nauplia
               ,
               Navalia
               Augusti
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               But
               of
               these
               ,
               none
               hath
               better
               right
               to
               assume
               unto
               it
               the
               name
               of
               a
               Ship-Roade
               ,
               or
               Haven
               ,
               than
               our
               London
               .
               For
               in
               regard
               of
               both
               Elements
               ,
               most
               happy
               and
               blessed
               it
               is
               ;
               
               as
               being
               situated
               in
               a
               rich
               and
               fertile
               soile
               ,
               abounding
               with
               plentifull
               store
               of
               all
               things
               ,
               and
               on
               the
               gentle
               ascent
               and
               rising
               of
               an
               Hill
               ,
               hard
               by
               the
               Thames
               side
               ,
               the
               most
               milde
               Merchant
               (
               as
               one
               would
               say
               )
               of
               all
               things
               that
               the
               world
               doth
               yeeld
               :
               which
               swelling
               at
               certaine
               houres
               with
               the
               Ocean
               Tides
               ,
               by
               his
               safe
               and
               deepe
               Channell
               (
               able
               to
               entertaine
               the
               greatest
               Ships
               that
               be
               )
               daily
               bringeth
               in
               so
               great
               riches
               from
               all
               parts
               ,
               
               that
               it
               striveth
               at
               this
               day
               with
               the
               Mart-Townes
               of
               Christendome
               for
               the
               second
               Prize
               ,
               and
               affordeth
               a
               most
               sure
               and
               beautifull
               Road
               for
               Shipping
               .
               A
               man
               would
               say
               that
               seeth
               the
               Shipping
               there
               ,
               that
               it
               is
               (
               as
               it
               were
               )
               a
               very
               Wood
               of
               Trees
               ,
               disbranched
               to
               make
               glades
               and
               let
               in
               light
               :
               So
               shaded
               it
               is
               with
               Masts
               and
               Sayles
               .
            
             
               Who
               was
               the
               first
               Founder
               ,
               
               is
               by
               length
               of
               time
               growne
               out
               of
               knowledge
               :
               and
               intruth
               ,
               very
               few
               Cities
               there
               are
               ,
               that
               know
               theier
               owne
               first
               Founders
               ,
               considering
               they
               grew
               up
               to
               their
               greatnesse
               by
               little
               and
               little
               .
               But
               as
               other
               Cities
               ,
               so
               this
               of
               ours
               ,
               fathereth
               her
               originall
               upon
               the
               Trojans
               ,
               as
               verily
               beleeving
               that
               Brute
               (
               the
               Nephew
               in
               the
               third
               descent
               of
               great
               Aeneas
               )
               was
               the
               builder
               thereof
               .
               
               But
               whosoever
               founded
               it
               ;
               the
               happy
               and
               fortunate
               estate
               thereof
               hath
               given
               good
               proofe
               ,
               that
               built
               it
               was
               in
               a
               good
               houre
               ,
               and
               marked
               for
               life
               and
               long
               continuance
               .
               
               And
               that
               it
               is
               for
               Antiquity
               Honourable
               ,
               
                 Ammianus
                 Marcellinus
              
               giveth
               us
               to
               understand
               ;
               who
               called
               it
               in
               his
               time
               ,
               (
               and
               that
               was
               1200.
               yeeres
               agoe
               )
               
                 An
                 old
                 Towne
              
               .
               And
               
                 Cornelius
                 Tacitus
              
               in
               like
               manner
               ,
               who
               in
               Nero's
               dayes
               ,
               1540.
               yeeres
               since
               ,
               reported
               it
               to
               have
               bin
               a
               place
               
                 Very
                 famous
                 for
                 fresh
                 trade
                 ,
                 concourse
                 of
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 &
                 great
                 store
                 of
                 victuals
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 things
                 necessary
                 .
              
               This
               onely
               at
               that
               time
               was
               wanting
               to
               the
               glory
               thereof
               ,
               
               that
               it
               had
               the
               name
               neither
               of
               a
               free
               City
               ,
               nor
               of
               a
               Colony
               .
               Neither
               verily
               could
               it
               have
               stood
               with
               the
               Romanes
               profit
               ,
               if
               a
               Citie
               flourishing
               with
               Merchandize
               ,
               should
               haue
               enjoyed
               the
               right
               of
               a
               Colonie
               or
               Free
               Citie
               .
               And
               therefore
               it
               was
               (
               as
               I
               suppose
               )
               that
               they
               ordained
               it
               to
               be
               a
               Praefectura
               :
               
               for
               so
               they
               termed
               all
               Townes
               where
               Marts
               were
               kept
               ,
               and
               Iustice
               ministred
               :
               Yet
               so
               ,
               as
               that
               they
               had
               no
               Magistrates
               of
               their
               owne
               :
               but
               Rulers
               were
               sent
               every
               yeere
               to
               governe
               in
               them
               ,
               and
               for
               to
               minister
               Law
               ,
               which
               in
               publike
               matters
               ,
               namely
               of
               Taxe
               ,
               Tributes
               ,
               Tolles
               ,
               Customes
               ,
               Warfare
               ,
               &c.
               they
               should
               have
               from
               the
               Senate
               of
               Rome
               .
               Hence
               it
               commeth
               that
               Tacitus
               ,
               the
               Panegyrist
               ,
               and
               Marcellinus
               call
               it
               onely
               a
               Towne
               .
            
             
               And
               although
               it
               was
               not
               in
               name
               loftier
               ;
               
               yet
               in
               wealth
               ,
               riches
               and
               prosperity
               ,
               it
               flourished
               as
               much
               as
               any
               other
               :
               yea
               and
               continued
               in
               manner
               alwaies
               the
               same
               ,
               under
               the
               dominion
               of
               
                 Romanes
                 ,
                 English-Saxons
              
               ,
               and
               Normans
               ,
               seldome
               or
               never
               afflicted
               with
               any
               great
               calamities
               .
               In
               the
               reigne
               of
               Nero
               ,
               when
               the
               Britaine
               's
               had
               conspired
               to
               recover
               and
               resume
               their
               liberty
               under
               the
               leading
               of
               Boadicia
               ;
               
               the
               Londoners
               could
               not
               with
               all
               their
               weeping
               teares
               ,
               hold
               
                 Suetonius
                 Paulinus
              
               ,
               but
               that
               after
               he
               had
               levied
               a
               power
               of
               the
               Citizens
               to
               aide
               him
               ,
               he
               would
               needes
               dislodge
               and
               remove
               from
               thence
               ,
               leaving
               the
               Citie
               naked
               to
               the
               enemy
               ;
               who
               forthwith
               surprized
               and
               slew
               some
               few
               ,
               whom
               either
               weaknesse
               of
               sexe
               ,
               feeblenesse
               of
               age
               ,
               or
               sweetnesse
               of
               the
               place
               had
               detained
               there
               .
            
             
               This
               City
               of
               Londō
               having
               bin
               destroyed
               &
               burnt
               by
               the
               Danes
               &
               other
               Pagan
               enemies
               ,
               
               about
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               839
               ;
               was
               ,
               by
               Alfred
               ,
               King
               of
               the
               West-Saxons
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               886.
               repaired
               ,
               honourabley
               restored
               ,
               
               and
               made
               againe
               habitable
               :
               Who
               also
               committed
               the
               custody
               thereof
               unto
               his
               sonne
               in
               law
               ,
               Ethelred
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Mercia
               ,
               unto
               whom
               before
               he
               had
               given
               his
               daughter
               Ethelfled
               .
            
             
               And
               that
               this
               Citie
               was
               then
               strongly
               walled
               ,
               may
               appeare
               by
               divers
               accidents
               ;
               
               whereof
               William
               of
               Malmesbury
               hath
               ,
               
               that
               about
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               ,
               994
               the
               Londoners
               did
               shut
               up
               their
               gates
               ,
               
               and
               defended
               their
               King
               ,
               
               Ethelred
               ,
               within
               their
               Wals
               against
               the
               Danes
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1016.
               
               
                 Edmund
                 Ironside
              
               ,
               reigning
               over
               the
               
                 West-Saxons
                 ,
                 Canutus
              
               the
               Dane
               ,
               bringing
               his
               Navy
               unto
               the
               west
               part
               of
               the
               Bridge
               ,
               did
               cast
               a
               trench
               about
               the
               Citie
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               then
               attempted
               to
               have
               won
               it
               by
               assault
               :
               but
               
               the
               Citizens
               repulsed
               him
               ,
               and
               drave
               them
               from
               their
               Wals.
               
            
             
               Also
               in
               the
               yeere
               1052.
               
               Earle
               Godwin
               ,
               with
               his
               Navie
               sayled
               up
               by
               the
               South
               end
               of
               the
               Bridge
               ,
               and
               so
               assailed
               the
               Walles
               of
               this
               Citie
               .
            
             
               William
               Fitzstephen
               ,
               
               
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
              
               Henry
               
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 writing
                 of
                 the
                 Wals
                 of
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
              
               
               
                 hath
                 these
                 words
              
               :
               the
               wall
               is
               high
               and
               great
               ,
               well
               towred
               on
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               with
               due
               distance
               betweene
               the
               Towres
               .
               On
               the
               South
               side
               also
               ,
               the
               Citie
               was
               walled
               and
               towred
               :
               but
               the
               fishfull
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               by
               his
               ebbing
               and
               flowing
               ,
               hath
               long
               since
               subverted
               them
               .
            
             
               By
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               he
               meaneth
               from
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               in
               the
               East
               ,
               to
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               in
               the
               West
               :
               for
               so
               stretched
               the
               Wall
               in
               his
               time
               ,
               and
               the
               Citie
               being
               farre
               more
               in
               length
               from
               East
               to
               West
               ,
               than
               in
               breadth
               from
               South
               to
               North
               ;
               and
               also
               narrower
               at
               both
               ends
               ,
               than
               in
               the
               middest
               ,
               is
               therefore
               compassed
               with
               the
               Wall
               on
               the
               Land
               side
               ,
               in
               forme
               of
               a
               bow
               ,
               except
               denting
               in
               betwixt
               Cripplegate
               and
               Aldersgate
               .
               But
               the
               Wall
               on
               the
               South
               side
               ,
               along
               by
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               was
               straight
               ,
               as
               the
               string
               of
               a
               bow
               ,
               and
               all
               furnished
               with
               Towres
               or
               Bulwarkes
               ,
               (
               as
               we
               now
               terme
               them
               )
               in
               due
               distance
               every
               one
               from
               other
               ,
               as
               witnesseth
               our
               Author
               ,
               and
               our selves
               may
               behold
               for
               the
               Land
               side
               .
               This
               may
               suffice
               for
               proofe
               of
               a
               Wall
               ,
               and
               forme
               thereof
               about
               this
               Citie
               ,
               and
               the
               same
               to
               have
               beene
               of
               great
               Antiquity
               ,
               as
               any
               other
               within
               this
               Realme
               .
            
             
               And
               now
               touching
               the
               maintenance
               and
               repairing
               the
               said
               Wall
               ,
               
               I
               read
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               1215.
               the
               6.
               of
               King
               Iohn
               ,
               the
               Barons
               entring
               the
               City
               by
               Ealdgate
               ,
               
               first
               took
               assurance
               of
               the
               Citizens
               ,
               
               then
               brake
               into
               the
               Iews
               houses
               ,
               
               searched
               their
               coffers
               ,
               
               to
               fill
               their
               owne
               purses
               :
               and
               after
               ,
               
               with
               great
               diligence
               repaired
               the
               wals
               and
               gates
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               with
               stones
               taken
               from
               the
               Iewes
               broken
               houses
               .
               In
               the
               yeere
               1257.
               
               Henry
               the
               third
               caused
               the
               wals
               of
               this
               Citie
               ,
               which
               were
               sore
               decayed
               ,
               and
               destitute
               of
               Towres
               and
               Towrets
               ,
               to
               be
               repaired
               in
               more
               seemely
               wise
               than
               before
               ,
               at
               the
               common
               charges
               of
               the
               Citie
               .
               Also
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1282
               King
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               having
               granted
               to
               
                 Robert
                 Kilwarby
              
               ,
               Archbishop
               of
               Canterbury
               ,
               licence
               for
               the
               enlarging
               of
               the
               
                 Blacke
                 Friers
              
               Church
               ,
               to
               breake
               and
               take
               downe
               a
               part
               of
               the
               Wall
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               from
               Ludgate
               to
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               :
               He
               also
               granted
               to
               
                 Henry
                 Waleis
              
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               and
               the
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               the
               favour
               to
               take
               toward
               the
               making
               of
               the
               wall
               ,
               and
               inclosure
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               certaine
               customs
               ,
               or
               toll
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               his
               Grant.
               This
               wall
               was
               then
               to
               be
               made
               from
               Ludgate
               west
               to
               Fleetbridge
               ,
               along
               behinde
               the
               houses
               ,
               and
               along
               by
               the
               water
               of
               the
               Fleet
               unto
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               .
               Moreover
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1310.
               
               Edward
               the
               second
               commanded
               the
               Citizens
               to
               make
               up
               the
               Wall
               already
               begunne
               ,
               and
               the
               Tower
               at
               the
               end
               of
               the
               same
               Wall
               ,
               within
               the
               water
               of
               Thames
               ,
               neere
               unto
               the
               
                 Blacke
                 Friers
              
               ,
               &c.
               
               1322.
               the
               second
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               the
               Wals
               of
               this
               Citie
               were
               repaired
               .
               
               It
               was
               also
               granted
               by
               King
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               in
               the
               tenth
               yeere
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               that
               a
               toll
               should
               be
               taken
               of
               the
               wares
               ,
               sold
               by
               Land
               or
               by
               Water
               ,
               (
               for
               tenne
               yeeres
               )
               towards
               the
               repairing
               of
               the
               Wals
               ,
               and
               cleansing
               of
               the
               Ditch
               about
               London
               .
               In
               the
               17.
               of
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               ,
               
                 Ralph
                 Ioseline
              
               Maior
               ,
               caused
               part
               of
               the
               Wall
               about
               the
               Citie
               of
               London
               to
               be
               repaired
               ;
               to
               wit
               ,
               betwixt
               Ealdgate
               and
               Aldersgate
               .
               He
               also
               caused
               the
               Moore-field
               to
               be
               searched
               for
               clay
               ,
               and
               bricke
               thereof
               to
               be
               made
               and
               burnt
               :
               he
               likewise
               caused
               chalke
               to
               be
               brought
               out
               of
               Kent
               ,
               and
               to
               be
               burnt
               into
               lime
               in
               the
               same
               Moore-field
               ,
               for
               more
               furtherance
               of
               the
               worke
               .
               Then
               the
               Skinners
               ,
               to
               beginne
               in
               the
               East
               ,
               made
               that
               part
               of
               the
               Wall
               ,
               betwixt
               Ealdgate
               and
               
                 Buries
                 markes
              
               ,
               towards
               Bishopsgate
               ;
               as
               may
               appeare
               by
               their
               Armes
               in
               three
               places
               fixed
               there
               .
               The
               Maior
               ,
               with
               his
               Companie
               of
               Drapers
               ,
               made
               all
               that
               part
               betwixt
               Bishopsgate
               and
               Alhallowes
               Church
               in
               the
               same
               Wall
               ,
               and
               from
               Alhallowes
               towards
               the
               Posterne
               called
               Mooregate
               .
               A
               great
               part
               of
               the
               same
               Wall
               was
               repaired
               by
               the
               Executors
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Crosby
              
               ,
               late
               Alderman
               ,
               as
               may
               appeare
               by
               his
               Armes
               in
               two
               places
               there
               fixed
               :
               And
               other
               Companies
               repaired
               the
               rest
               of
               the
               VVall
               to
               the
               Posterne
               of
               Cripplegate
               .
            
             
               In
               a
               Record
               which
               I
               have
               seene
               ,
               and
               affirmed
               also
               by
               
                 Iohn
                 Rouse
              
               ,
               and
               (
               after
               him
               )
               by
               
                 Raphael
                 Holinshed
              
               ,
               I
               finde
               thus
               
               written
               :
               In
               Anno
               1477.
               by
               the
               diligence
               of
               
                 Ralph
                 Ioseline
              
               ,
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               the
               Wall
               about
               London
               was
               new
               made
               ,
               betwixt
               Aldgate
               and
               Creplegate
               .
               He
               caused
               the
               Moore-fields
               to
               be
               searched
               for
               clay
               ,
               and
               bricke
               to
               be
               made
               and
               burnt
               there
               .
               He
               caused
               chalke
               also
               to
               be
               brought
               out
               of
               Kent
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               same
               Moore-fields
               to
               be
               burnt
               into
               lime
               ,
               onely
               for
               the
               furtherance
               of
               that
               worke
               .
               The
               Maior
               ,
               with
               his
               company
               of
               Drapers
               ,
               made
               all
               that
               part
               betwixt
               Bishopsgate
               and
               Alhallowes
               Church
               in
               the
               same
               wall
               .
               
               Bishopsgate
               it selfe
               was
               new
               built
               by
               the
               Merchants
               Almanes
               of
               the
               Stillyard
               .
               And
               from
               Alhallowes
               Church
               in
               the
               wall
               ,
               towards
               Mooregate
               ,
               a
               great
               part
               of
               the
               same
               was
               builded
               ,
               of
               the
               goods
               ,
               and
               by
               the
               Executours
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Crosby
              
               ,
               sometimes
               an
               Alderman
               ,
               and
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               as
               may
               appeare
               by
               his
               Armes
               thereon
               fixed
               in
               two
               places
               .
               The
               Company
               of
               Skinners
               made
               that
               part
               of
               the
               wall
               betweene
               Ealdgate
               and
               
                 Buries
                 markes
              
               ,
               towards
               Bishopsgate
               ;
               as
               may
               appeare
               by
               their
               Armes
               in
               three
               places
               fixed
               .
               The
               other
               Companies
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               made
               the
               other
               deale
               of
               the
               wall
               :
               which
               was
               a
               great
               worke
               to
               be
               done
               in
               one
               yeere
               .
            
             
               The
               Goldsmiths
               repaired
               from
               Creplegate
               towards
               Aldersgate
               ,
               and
               there
               the
               worke
               ceased
               .
               The
               circuit
               of
               the
               wall
               of
               London
               on
               the
               lands
               side
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               from
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               in
               the
               East
               ,
               unto
               Ealdgate
               ,
               
               is
               82.
               
               Perches
               :
               from
               Ealdgate
               to
               Bishopsgate
               ,
               86.
               
               Perches
               :
               from
               Bishopsgate
               in
               the
               North
               ,
               to
               the
               Posterne
               of
               Creplegate
               ,
               162.
               
               Perches
               :
               from
               Creplegate
               to
               Aldersgate
               ,
               75.
               
               Perches
               :
               from
               Aldersgate
               to
               Newgate
               ,
               66.
               
               Perches
               :
               from
               Newgate
               in
               the
               West
               ,
               to
               Ludgate
               ,
               42.
               
               Perches
               :
               in
               all
               ,
               513.
               
               Perches
               of
               assise
               .
               From
               Ludgate
               to
               the
               Fleet-Dike
               West
               about
               60.
               
               Perches
               :
               from
               Fleet-bridge
               South
               to
               the
               River
               Thames
               ,
               about
               70.
               
               Perches
               :
               and
               so
               the
               Totall
               of
               these
               Perches
               amounteth
               to
               643.
               every
               Perch
               consisting
               of
               5.
               yardes
               and
               an
               halfe
               ;
               which
               doe
               yeeld
               3536.
               yards
               and
               an
               halfe
               ,
               containing
               10608.
               foot
               ,
               which
               make
               vp
               two
               English
               miles
               ,
               and
               more
               by
               608.
               foot
               .
            
          
           
             
               Of
               Ancient
               and
               present
               Rivers
               ,
               Brooks
               ,
               Boorns
               ,
               Pooles
               ,
               Wels
               ,
               and
               Conduits
               of
               fresh
               Water
               ,
               serving
               the
               Citie
               ,
               as
               also
               of
               the
               Ditch
               compassing
               the
               Wall
               of
               the
               same
               ,
               for
               Defence
               thereof
               .
            
             
               ANciently
               ,
               untill
               the
               Conquerours
               time
               ,
               and
               two
               hundred
               yeeres
               after
               ,
               the
               Citie
               of
               London
               was
               watred
               (
               besides
               the
               famous
               River
               of
               Thames
               on
               the
               south
               part
               )
               with
               the
               River
               of
               Wels
               ,
               as
               it
               was
               then
               called
               :
               on
               the
               west
               ,
               with
               water
               called
               Walbrooke
               ,
               running
               thorow
               the
               midst
               of
               the
               Citie
               into
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               serving
               the
               heart
               thereof
               :
               and
               with
               a
               fourth
               water
               or
               Boorne
               ,
               which
               ranne
               within
               the
               Citie
               ,
               through
               Langboorne
               Ward
               ,
               watring
               that
               part
               in
               the
               East
               .
               In
               the
               West
               Suburbs
               was
               also
               another
               great
               water
               ,
               called
               Oldborne
               ,
               which
               had
               his
               fall
               into
               the
               River
               of
               the
               Wels.
               
            
             
               Then
               were
               there
               three
               principall
               fountains
               or
               wels
               in
               the
               other
               Suburbs
               ;
               to
               wit
               ,
               
                 Holy-Well
                 ,
                 Clements
                 Well
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Clarkes
                 Well
              
               .
               Neere
               unto
               this
               last
               named
               Fountaine
               ,
               were
               divers
               other
               wels
               ;
               to
               wit
               ,
               
                 Skinners
                 Well
                 ,
                 Fags
                 Well
                 ,
                 Tode
                 Well
                 ,
                 Loders
                 Well
                 ,
              
               and
               Radwell
               .
               All
               which
               said
               Wels
               having
               the
               fall
               of
               their
               overflowing
               into
               the
               foresaid
               River
               ,
               much
               increased
               the
               streame
               ,
               and
               in
               that
               place
               ,
               gave
               it
               the
               name
               of
               Well
               .
               In
               west
               Smithfield
               there
               was
               a
               Poole
               ,
               in
               Records
               called
               Horsepoole
               ,
               and
               another
               neere
               unto
               the
               parish
               Church
               of
               S.
               Giles
               without
               Creplegate
               .
               Besides
               all
               which
               ,
               they
               had
               in
               every
               street
               and
               lane
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               divers
               faire
               Wels
               ,
               and
               fresh
               Springs
               :
               and
               after
               this
               manner
               was
               this
               Citie
               then
               served
               with
               sweet
               and
               fresh
               waters
               ,
               which
               being
               since
               decayed
               ,
               other
               means
               have
               beene
               sought
               to
               supply
               the
               want
               ;
               as
               shall
               be
               shewed
               :
               but
               first
               of
               the
               afore-named
               Rivers
               and
               other
               waters
               ,
               is
               to
               be
               said
               as
               followeth
               :
            
             
             
               Thames
               ,
               
               the
               most
               famous
               River
               of
               this
               Iland
               ,
               beginneth
               a
               little
               above
               a
               Village
               called
               Winchcomb
               in
               Oxfordshire
               ,
               and
               still
               increasing
               ,
               passeth
               first
               by
               the
               Vniversity
               of
               Oxford
               ,
               and
               so
               (
               with
               a
               marvellous
               quiet
               course
               )
               to
               London
               ,
               and
               thence
               breaketh
               into
               the
               French
               Ocean
               by
               maine
               tides
               ,
               which
               twise
               in
               twenty
               foure
               houres
               doth
               ebbe
               and
               flow
               ,
               more
               than
               threescore
               miles
               in
               lenght
               ,
               to
               the
               great
               commodity
               of
               Travailours
               ,
               by
               which
               all
               kinde
               of
               Merchandises
               are
               easily
               conveyed
               to
               London
               ,
               the
               principall
               Storchouse
               ,
               and
               Staple
               of
               all
               commodities
               within
               this
               Realme
               .
               So
               that
               ,
               omitting
               to
               speake
               of
               great
               ships
               ,
               and
               other
               vessels
               of
               burthen
               ,
               there
               appertaineth
               to
               the
               Citie
               of
               
                 London
                 ,
                 Westminster
              
               ,
               and
               the
               Burrough
               of
               Southwarke
               ,
               above
               the
               number
               (
               as
               is
               supposed
               )
               of
               two
               thousand
               Wherries
               ,
               
               and
               other
               small
               Boats
               ,
               wherby
               three
               thousand
               poore
               men
               (
               at
               least
               )
               be
               set
               on
               worke
               ,
               and
               maintained
               .
            
             
               That
               the
               River
               of
               Wels
               in
               the
               West
               part
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               
               was
               of
               old
               so
               called
               of
               the
               VVels
               ,
               it
               may
               bee
               proved
               thus
               :
               William
               the
               Conquerour
               ,
               in
               his
               Charter
               to
               the
               Colledge
               of
               Saint
               
                 Martin
                 le
                 grand
              
               in
               London
               ,
               hath
               these
               words
               :
               
                 I
                 doe
                 give
                 and
                 grant
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 Church
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 land
                 and
                 the
                 Moore
                 without
                 the
              
               Posterne
               
                 which
                 is
                 called
              
               Creplegate
               ,
               
                 on
                 eyther
                 part
                 of
                 the
              
               Posterne
               :
               
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 North
                 corner
                 of
                 the
                 Wall
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 the
              
               Wels
               ,
               
                 there
                 neere
                 running
                 ,
                 departeth
                 the
                 same
                 Moore
                 from
                 the
                 Wall
                 )
                 unto
                 the
                 running
                 water
                 which
                 entreth
                 the
                 Citie
                 .
              
               This
               water
               hath
               beene
               long
               since
               called
               ,
               the
               River
               of
               the
               Wels
               ;
               which
               name
               of
               River
               continued
               ,
               and
               it
               was
               so
               called
               in
               the
               Reigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               :
               as
               shall
               be
               shewed
               ,
               with
               the
               decay
               also
               of
               the
               said
               River
               .
            
             
               
                 In
                 a
                 faire
                 book
                 of
                 Parliament
                 records
                 ,
              
               
               
                 now
                 lately
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 it
                 appeareth
                 ,
              
               
               
                 that
                 a
                 Parliament
                 being
                 holden
                 at
              
               Carlile
               ,
               
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1307.
                 the
                 35.
                 of
              
               Edw.
               
                 the
                 first
              
               ,
               Henry
               Lacy
               ,
               
                 Earle
                 of
              
               Lincolne
               ,
               complained
               ,
               that
               whereas
               (
               in
               times
               past
               )
               the
               course
               of
               water
               ,
               running
               at
               London
               under
               Oldborne-bridge
               ,
               and
               Fleet-bridge
               into
               the
               Thames
               ,
               had
               beene
               of
               such
               bredth
               and
               depth
               ,
               that
               ten
               or
               twelve
               Ships
               ,
               
               Navies
               at
               once
               with
               Merchandises
               ,
               were
               wont
               to
               come
               to
               the
               foresaid
               Bridge
               of
               Fleet
               ,
               and
               some
               of
               them
               unto
               Oldborne-bridge
               :
               Now
               the
               same
               course
               (
               by
               filth
               of
               the
               Tanners
               ,
               and
               such
               others
               )
               was
               sore
               decayed
               ;
               also
               by
               raising
               of
               Wharfes
               ,
               but
               especially
               ,
               by
               a
               diversion
               of
               the
               water
               ,
               made
               by
               theni
               of
               the
               
                 New
                 Temple
              
               ,
               for
               their
               Milles
               standing
               without
               
                 Baynards
                 Castle
              
               ,
               
               in
               the
               first
               yeere
               of
               King
               Iohn
               ,
               
               and
               by
               divers
               others
               impediments
               ,
               so
               as
               the
               said
               Ships
               could
               not
               enter
               as
               they
               were
               wont
               ,
               and
               as
               they
               ought
               .
               Wherefore
               hee
               desired
               ,
               that
               the
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               with
               the
               Shiriffes
               ,
               and
               other
               discreet
               Aldermen
               ,
               might
               be
               appointed
               to
               view
               the
               said
               course
               of
               the
               said
               water
               ,
               and
               that
               by
               the
               oathes
               of
               good
               men
               ,
               all
               the
               foresaid
               hindrances
               might
               bee
               removed
               ,
               and
               it
               to
               be
               made
               as
               it
               was
               wont
               of
               old
               .
               Whereupon
               
                 Roger
                 le
                 Barbason
              
               ,
               the
               Constable
               of
               the
               Tower
               ,
               with
               the
               Maior
               and
               Shiriffes
               ,
               were
               assigned
               to
               take
               with
               them
               honest
               and
               discreet
               men
               ,
               and
               to
               make
               diligent
               search
               and
               enquirie
               ,
               how
               the
               said
               River
               was
               in
               former
               time
               ,
               and
               that
               they
               leave
               nothing
               that
               may
               hurt
               or
               stoppe
               it
               ,
               
               but
               keepe
               it
               in
               the
               same
               estate
               that
               it
               was
               wont
               to
               be
               .
               
                 So
                 farre
                 the
                 Record
              
               .
            
             
               Whereupon
               it
               followed
               ,
               that
               the
               said
               River
               was
               at
               that
               time
               cleansed
               ,
               these
               Milles
               removed
               ,
               and
               other
               things
               done
               for
               the
               preservation
               of
               the
               course
               therof
               :
               notwithstanding
               never
               brought
               to
               the
               old
               depth
               and
               bredth
               :
               wherupon
               the
               name
               of
               River
               ceased
               ,
               and
               it
               was
               since
               called
               a
               Brooke
               ;
               namely
               ,
               Turnemill
               or
               Tremill
               Brooke
               ,
               
               for
               that
               divers
               Milles
               were
               erected
               upon
               it
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               a
               faire
               Register
               Booke
               ,
               containing
               the
               foundation
               of
               the
               Priorie
               at
               Clarken-well
               ,
               and
               donation
               of
               the
               lands
               thereunto
               belonging
               ,
               as
               also
               by
               divers
               other
               Records
               .
            
             
               This
               Brooke
               hath
               beene
               divers
               times
               since
               cleansed
               ,
               namely
               ,
               and
               last
               of
               all
               to
               any
               effect
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               one
               thousand
               five
               hundred
               and
               two
               ,
               the
               seventeenth
               of
               Henry
               the
               Seventh
               ,
               the
               whole
               course
               of
               Fleet-Dike
               ,
               then
               so
               called
               ,
               was
               scowred
               (
               I
               say
               )
               downe
               unto
               the
               Thames
               ,
               so
               that
               Boats
               with
               Fish
               and
               Fewell
               were
               rowed
               to
               Fleet-bridge
               and
               Oldborne-bridge
               ,
               as
               they
               of
               old
               time
               had
               beene
               accustomed
               ,
               which
               was
               a
               great
               commodity
               to
               all
               the
               inhabitants
               in
               that
               part
               of
               the
               Citie
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1589.
               was
               granted
               a
               fifteen
               by
               a
               common
               Councel
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               
               for
               the
               clensing
               of
               this
               Brooke
               or
               Dike
               :
               
               the
               money
               amounting
               to
               a
               thousand
               marks
               ,
               was
               collected
               ,
               and
               it
               was
               undertaken
               ,
               that
               by
               drawing
               divers
               Springs
               about
               Hampsted
               Heath
               into
               one
               head
               and
               course
               ,
               both
               the
               Citie
               should
               bee
               served
               of
               fresh
               water
               in
               all
               places
               of
               want
               ,
               and
               also
               ,
               that
               by
               such
               a
               follower
               ,
               (
               as
               men
               call
               it
               )
               the
               channell
               of
               this
               Brooke
               should
               be
               scowred
               into
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               .
               But
               much
               money
               being
               therein
               spent
               ,
               the
               effect
               failed
               ;
               so
               that
               the
               Brooke
               ,
               by
               meanes
               of
               continuall
               incrochments
               upon
               the
               banks
               ,
               getting
               over
               the
               water
               ,
               and
               casting
               of
               soylage
               into
               the
               streame
               ,
               is
               now
               become
               worse
               cloyed
               than
               ever
               it
               was
               before
               .
            
             
               The
               running
               water
               ,
               so
               called
               by
               
                 William
                 Conqueror
              
               in
               his
               said
               Charter
               ,
               which
               entreth
               the
               Citie
               ,
               &c.
               (
               before
               there
               was
               any
               ditch
               )
               betweene
               Bishopsgate
               and
               the
               late-made
               Posterne
               called
               Mooregate
               ,
               entred
               the
               wall
               ,
               and
               was
               truely
               of
               the
               wall
               called
               Walbrooke
               ,
               not
               of
               Gualo
               ,
               as
               some
               have
               farre
               fetched
               .
               It
               ran
               through
               the
               Citie
               ,
               with
               divers
               windings
               from
               the
               North
               towards
               the
               South
               ,
               into
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ;
               and
               had
               (
               over
               the
               same
               )
               divers
               Bridges
               along
               the
               streets
               and
               lanes
               through
               which
               it
               passed
               .
               I
               have
               read
               in
               an
               old
               Booke
               ,
               long
               since
               printed
               ,
               that
               the
               Prior
               of
               holy
               Trinity
               within
               Ealdgate
               ,
               ought
               to
               make
               over
               Walbrooke
               in
               the
               VVard
               of
               Broadstreet
               ,
               against
               the
               stone
               wall
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               viz.
               the
               same
               bridge
               that
               is
               next
               the
               Church
               of
               
                 All
                 Saints
              
               at
               the
               VVall.
               Also
               ,
               that
               the
               Prior
               of
               the
               New
               Hospitall
               ,
               S.
               
                 Mary
                 Spittle
              
               ,
               without
               Bishopsgate
               ,
               ought
               to
               make
               the
               middle
               part
               of
               one
               other
               Bridge
               next
               to
               the
               said
               Bridge
               towards
               the
               North
               :
               and
               that
               in
               the
               28.
               yeere
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               it
               was
               by
               Inquisition
               found
               before
               the
               Mayor
               of
               London
               ,
               that
               the
               Parish
               of
               S.
               Stephen
               upon
               Walbrooke
               ,
               ought
               of
               right
               to
               scowre
               the
               course
               of
               the
               said
               Brooke
               ;
               and
               therefore
               the
               Shiriffes
               were
               commanded
               to
               distraine
               the
               said
               Parishioners
               so
               to
               do
               .
               In
               the
               yeere
               1300.
               the
               keepers
               of
               those
               bridges
               at
               that
               time
               ,
               were
               
                 William
                 Iordan
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Iohn
                 de
                 Bever
              
               .
               This
               water-course
               having
               divers
               Bridges
               ,
               was
               afterwards
               vaulted
               over
               with
               Bricke
               ,
               
               and
               paved
               levell
               with
               the
               streets
               and
               lanes
               ,
               where-through
               it
               passed
               ;
               and
               since
               that
               also
               ,
               houses
               have
               been
               builded
               thereon
               ,
               so
               that
               the
               course
               of
               Walbrooke
               is
               now
               hid
               under
               ground
               ,
               and
               thereby
               hardly
               knowne
               .
            
             
               Langborne
               water
               ,
               
               so
               called
               of
               the
               length
               thereof
               ,
               was
               a
               great
               streame
               breaking
               out
               of
               the
               ground
               in
               
                 Fen
                 Church
              
               street
               ,
               which
               ranne
               downe
               with
               a
               swift
               course
               ,
               west
               ,
               through
               the
               street
               ,
               thwart
               Grastreet
               ,
               and
               downe
               
                 Lumbard
                 street
              
               ,
               to
               the
               west
               end
               of
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Wolnoths
              
               Church
               ,
               and
               then
               turning
               the
               course
               South
               ,
               
               downe
               Shareborne
               Lane
               (
               so
               termed
               of
               sharing
               or
               dividing
               )
               it
               brake
               into
               divers
               rilles
               or
               rillets
               to
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               .
               Of
               this
               Boorne
               that
               VVard
               tooke
               the
               name
               ,
               and
               is
               to
               this
               day
               called
               Langborne
               VVard
               .
               
               This
               Boorne
               is
               also
               long
               since
               stopped
               up
               at
               the
               head
               ,
               and
               the
               rest
               of
               the
               course
               filled
               up
               ,
               and
               paved
               over
               ,
               so
               that
               no
               signe
               thereof
               remaineth
               ,
               more
               than
               the
               names
               aforesaid
               .
            
             
               Oldborne
               or
               Hilborne
               ,
               
               was
               the
               like
               water
               ,
               breaking
               out
               about
               the
               place
               where
               now
               the
               Barres
               doe
               stand
               ,
               and
               it
               ranne
               downe
               the
               whole
               street
               to
               
                 Oldborne
                 bridge
              
               ,
               and
               into
               the
               River
               of
               the
               Wels
               ,
               or
               
                 Turne-mill
                 brooke
              
               .
               This
               Boorne
               was
               likewise
               (
               long
               since
               )
               stopped
               up
               at
               the
               head
               ,
               and
               in
               other
               places
               ,
               where
               the
               same
               hath
               broken
               out
               :
               but
               yet
               till
               this
               day
               ,
               the
               said
               street
               is
               there
               called
               ,
               high
               Oldborne
               hill
               ,
               and
               both
               the
               sides
               thereof
               ,
               (
               together
               with
               all
               the
               grounds
               adjoyning
               ,
               that
               lye
               betwixt
               it
               and
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               )
               remaine
               full
               of
               Springs
               ,
               so
               that
               water
               is
               there
               found
               at
               hand
               ,
               and
               hard
               to
               be
               stopped
               in
               every
               house
               .
            
             
               There
               are
               
                 (
                 saith
              
               Fitzstephen
               )
               neere
               London
               ,
               
               on
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               speciall
               Wels
               in
               the
               suburbs
               ,
               sweet
               ,
               wholsome
               and
               cleere
               ,
               among
               which
               ,
               
                 Holy
                 VVell
                 ,
                 Clarkes
                 VVell
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Clements
                 VVell
              
               ,
               are
               most
               famous
               ,
               and
               frequented
               by
               schollers
               and
               youths
               of
               the
               Citie
               in
               summer
               evenings
               ,
               when
               they
               walke
               forth
               to
               take
               the
               Ayre
               .
            
             
               The
               first
               ,
               
               to
               wit
               ,
               
                 Holy
                 Well
              
               ,
               is
               much
               decayed
               and
               spoiled
               ,
               with
               filthines
               purposely
               laid
               there
               ,
               for
               the
               heightning
               of
               the
               ground
               for
               Garden
               plots
               .
            
             
               The
               Fountaine
               called
               Saint
               
                 Clements
                 Well
              
               ,
               
               North
               from
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               S.
               Clements
               ,
               and
               neere
               unto
               an
               Inne
               of
               Chancerie
               ,
               called
               
                 Clements
                 Inne
              
               ,
               is
               faire
               curbed
               square
               with
               hard
               stone
               ,
               cleane
               for
               common
               use
               ,
               and
               is
               alwaies
               full
               .
            
             
             
               The
               third
               is
               called
               
                 Clarkes
                 Well
              
               ,
               
               or
               Clarken-Well
               ,
               and
               is
               curbed
               about
               square
               with
               hard
               stone
               :
               not
               farre
               from
               the
               west
               end
               of
               Clarken-well
               Church
               ,
               but
               close
               without
               the
               VVall
               that
               incloseth
               it
               .
               The
               said
               Church
               the
               tooke
               name
               of
               the
               Well
               ;
               and
               the
               Well
               tooke
               name
               of
               the
               Parish
               Clarkes
               in
               London
               ,
               who
               (
               of
               old
               time
               )
               were
               accustomed
               there
               yeerely
               to
               assemble
               ,
               and
               to
               play
               some
               large
               Historie
               of
               holy
               Scripture
               .
               For
               example
               ,
               of
               later
               time
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1390.
               the
               14.
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               I
               read
               ,
               
               that
               the
               Parish
               Clarkes
               of
               London
               ,
               on
               the
               18.
               of
               Iuly
               ,
               plaid
               Enterludes
               at
               
                 Skinners
                 Well
              
               ,
               neere
               unto
               
                 Clarkes
                 Well
              
               ,
               which
               Play
               continued
               three
               dayes
               together
               ,
               the
               King
               ,
               Queene
               ,
               and
               Nobles
               being
               present
               .
               Also
               the
               yeere
               1409.
               the
               tenth
               of
               Henry
               the
               fourth
               ,
               they
               played
               a
               Play
               at
               the
               
                 Skinners
                 Well
              
               ,
               
               which
               lasted
               eight
               dayes
               ,
               and
               was
               of
               matter
               from
               the
               Creation
               of
               the
               world
               :
               there
               were
               to
               see
               the
               same
               ,
               the
               most
               part
               of
               the
               Nobles
               and
               Gentiles
               in
               England
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Other
               smaller
               Wels
               were
               many
               neere
               unto
               
                 Clarkes
                 well
              
               ;
               
               namely
               
                 Skinners
                 well
              
               ,
               so
               called
               ,
               for
               that
               the
               Skinners
               of
               London
               held
               there
               certain
               Playes
               ,
               yeerely
               plaid
               of
               holy
               Scripture
               ,
               &c.
               
               In
               place
               whereof
               ,
               
               the
               wrestlings
               have
               of
               latter
               yeeres
               beene
               kept
               ,
               and
               is
               in
               part
               continued
               at
               Bartholomewtide
               .
            
             
               Then
               was
               there
               
                 Fags
                 well
              
               ,
               
               neere
               unto
               Smithfield
               ,
               by
               the
               Charter-house
               ,
               now
               lately
               dammed
               up
               .
               
                 Todwell
                 ,
                 Loders
                 well
              
               ,
               and
               Radwell
               are
               all
               decayed
               ,
               and
               so
               filled
               up
               ,
               that
               their
               places
               are
               hardly
               now
               discerned
               .
            
             
               Somewhat
               North
               from
               
                 Holy
                 well
              
               ,
               is
               one
               other
               Well
               ,
               curbed
               square
               with
               stone
               ,
               and
               is
               called
               
                 Dame
                 Annis
                 the
                 cleere
              
               ;
               and
               not
               farre
               from
               it
               ,
               but
               somewhat
               west
               ,
               is
               also
               another
               cleere
               water
               ,
               called
               
                 Perilous
                 Pond
              
               ,
               because
               divers
               Youths
               (
               by
               swimming
               therein
               )
               have
               beene
               drowned
               .
               And
               thus
               much
               be
               said
               for
               Fountaines
               and
               Wels.
               
            
             
               Horsepoole
               in
               
                 West
                 smithfield
              
               ,
               was
               sometime
               a
               great
               water
               ;
               and
               because
               the
               inhabitants
               in
               that
               part
               of
               the
               Citie
               did
               there
               water
               their
               Horses
               ,
               the
               same
               was
               in
               old
               Records
               called
               Horsepoole
               .
               It
               is
               now
               much
               decayed
               ,
               the
               Springs
               being
               stopped
               up
               ,
               and
               the
               Land-water
               falling
               into
               the
               small
               bottome
               ,
               remaining
               inclosed
               with
               Bricke
               ,
               is
               called
               Smith-field
               Pond
               .
            
             
               By
               S.
               Giles
               Churchyard
               was
               a
               large
               water
               ,
               
               called
               a
               Poole
               :
               I
               reade
               in
               the
               yeere
               1244.
               that
               Anne
               of
               Lodbury
               was
               drowned
               therein
               .
               This
               Poole
               is
               now
               (
               for
               the
               most
               part
               )
               stopped
               up
               ;
               but
               the
               Spring
               is
               preserved
               ,
               and
               was
               coopeped
               about
               with
               stone
               ,
               by
               the
               Executors
               of
               
                 Richard
                 Whittington
              
               .
            
             
               The
               said
               River
               of
               Wels
               ,
               the
               running
               water
               of
               Walbrooke
               ,
               the
               Boornes
               aforenamed
               ,
               and
               other
               the
               fresh
               waters
               that
               were
               in
               and
               about
               this
               Citie
               ,
               being
               in
               processe
               of
               time
               ,
               by
               incroachment
               for
               buildings
               ,
               and
               heightnings
               of
               grounds
               ,
               utterly
               decayed
               ,
               and
               the
               number
               of
               Citizens
               mightily
               increased
               ;
               they
               were
               forced
               to
               seeke
               fresh
               waters
               abroad
               ;
               whereof
               some
               ,
               at
               the
               request
               of
               King
               Henrie
               the
               third
               ,
               in
               the
               21.
               yeere
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               
               were
               (
               for
               the
               profit
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               and
               good
               of
               the
               whole
               Realme
               thither
               repairing
               ;
               to
               wit
               ,
               for
               the
               poore
               to
               drink
               ,
               and
               the
               rich
               to
               dresse
               their
               meat
               )
               granted
               to
               the
               Citizens
               ,
               
               and
               their
               Successors
               ,
               by
               one
               
                 Gilbert
                 Sanford
              
               ,
               with
               liberty
               to
               convey
               water
               from
               the
               Towne
               of
               Teyborne
               ,
               by
               pipes
               of
               lead
               into
               their
               Citie
               .
            
             
               The
               first
               Cisterne
               of
               lead
               ,
               
               castellated
               with
               stone
               in
               the
               Citie
               of
               London
               ,
               was
               called
               the
               Great
               Conduit
               in
               west
               Cheap
               ,
               which
               was
               begun
               to
               be
               builded
               in
               the
               yeere
               1285.
               
               
                 Henry
                 Wales
              
               being
               then
               Maior
               :
               
               the
               water-course
               from
               Padington
               to
               
                 Iames
                 hed
              
               ,
               hath
               510.
               rods
               ;
               from
               
                 Iames
                 hed
              
               on
               the
               hill
               ,
               to
               the
               Mewsgate
               ,
               102.
               rods
               ;
               from
               the
               Mewsgate
               to
               the
               Crosse
               in
               Cheape
               ,
               484.
               rods
               .
            
             
               The
               Tonne
               upon
               Cornhill
               was
               cisternated
               in
               the
               yeere
               1401.
               
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Sandworth
              
               then
               being
               Maior
               .
            
             
               Bosses
               of
               water
               at
               Belinsgate
               ,
               
               by
               
                 Pauls
                 wharfe
              
               ,
               and
               by
               S.
               Giles
               Church
               without
               Creplegate
               ,
               made
               about
               the
               yeere
               1423.
               
            
             
               Water
               conveyed
               to
               the
               Gaoles
               of
               Newgate
               and
               Ludgate
               ,
               1432.
               
            
             
               Water
               was
               first
               procured
               to
               the
               Standard
               in
               west
               Cheap
               ,
               about
               the
               yeere
               1285.
               which
               Standard
               was
               againe
               new
               builded
               by
               the
               Executors
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Welles
              
               ,
               as
               shall
               bee
               shewed
               in
               another
               place
               .
            
             
               King
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1442.
               granted
               to
               
                 Iohn
                 Hatherley
              
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               
               licence
               to
               take
               up
               200.
               fodar
               of
               Lead
               ,
               for
               the
               building
               of
               Conduits
               ,
               of
               a
               common
               Granery
               ,
               and
               of
               a
               common
               Granery
               ,
               and
               of
               a
               new
               Crosse
               in
               west
               Cheape
               ,
               for
               the
               honour
               of
               the
               Citie
               .
            
             
               The
               Conduit
               in
               west
               Cheap
               ,
               by
               Pauls
               gate
               ,
               (
               commonly
               called
               ,
               The
               little
               Conduit
               )
               was
               builded
               about
               the
               yeere
               1442.
               one
               thousand
               markes
               was
               granted
               by
               common
               Councell
               for
               the
               building
               thereof
               ,
               and
               repairing
               of
               the
               other
               Conduits
               .
            
             
               The
               Conduit
               in
               Aldermanbury
               ,
               and
               the
               Standard
               in
               Fleetstreet
               ,
               were
               made
               and
               finished
               by
               the
               Executors
               of
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Eastfield
              
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1471.
               
               A
               Cisterne
               also
               was
               added
               to
               the
               Standard
               in
               Fleetstreet
               ,
               and
               a
               Cisterne
               was
               made
               at
               
                 Fleet
                 bridge
              
               ,
               and
               another
               without
               Creplegate
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1478.
               
            
             
               Conduit
               in
               Grastreet
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1491.
               
            
             
               Conduit
               at
               Oldborne
               Crosse
               ,
               about
               1498.
               againe
               new
               made
               by
               Mr.
               
                 William
                 Lambe
              
               ,
               1577.
               
            
             
               Little
               Conduit
               by
               the
               Stockes
               Market
               ,
               about
               1500.
               
            
             
               Conduit
               at
               Bishopsgate
               ,
               about
               1513.
               
            
             
               Conduit
               at
               London
               wall
               ,
               against
               Colemanstreet
               ,
               about
               1528.
               
            
             
               Conduit
               at
               Ealdgate
               without
               ,
               about
               1535.
               
            
             
               Conduit
               in
               Lothbury
               ,
               and
               in
               Coleman-street
               ,
               neere
               to
               the
               Church
               ,
               1546.
               
            
             
               Conduit
               of
               Thames
               water
               at
               
                 Dowgate
                 ,
                 1568.
              
               
            
             
               Thames
               water
               conveyed
               into
               mens
               houses
               by
               pipes
               of
               Lead
               ,
               
               from
               a
               most
               artificiall
               Forcier
               standing
               neere
               unto
               London
               Bridge
               ,
               and
               made
               by
               
                 Peter
                 Morbis
              
               ,
               Dutchman
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1582.
               for
               the
               service
               of
               the
               Citie
               on
               the
               East
               part
               thereof
               .
            
             
               Conduits
               of
               Thames
               water
               by
               the
               parish
               Churches
               of
               S.
               
                 Mary
                 Magdalen
              
               ,
               
               and
               S.
               
                 Nicholas
                 cole-Abbey
              
               ,
               neere
               unto
               old
               Fishstreet
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1583.
               
            
             
               One
               other
               new
               Forcier
               was
               made
               neere
               to
               Broken
               Wharfe
               ,
               
               to
               convey
               Thames
               water
               into
               mens
               houses
               of
               west
               Cheape
               ,
               about
               
                 Pauls
                 ,
                 Flectstreet
              
               ,
               &c.
               by
               an
               English
               Gentleman
               ,
               named
               
                 Bevis
                 Bulmer
              
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1594.
               
            
             
               Another
               Conduit
               was
               also
               built
               at
               Aldersgate
               ,
               without
               the
               Gate
               ,
               in
               Anno
               1610.
               and
               Thames
               water
               conveyed
               unto
               it
               in
               pipes
               of
               wood
               and
               stone
               ,
               by
               an
               English
               Gentleman
               ,
               named
               Mr.
               
                 Thomas
                 Hayes
              
               .
            
             
               Next
               to
               the
               Conduit
               water
               thus
               conveyed
               to
               Aldersgate
               ,
               and
               as
               you
               have
               already
               heard
               ;
               that
               famous
               (
               and
               never
               to
               be
               forgotten
               )
               new
               River
               ,
               brought
               from
               Chadwell
               and
               Amwell
               ,
               by
               the
               onely
               care
               ,
               cost
               ,
               and
               liberall
               expences
               of
               one
               worthy
               man
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Hugh
                 Middleton
              
               ,
               Knight
               and
               Barornet
               ,
               Citizen
               and
               Goldsmith
               of
               London
               ,
               deserveth
               to
               be
               recorded
               in
               everlasting
               memory
               .
            
             
               I
               spare
               here
               to
               speake
               of
               the
               length
               of
               time
               that
               such
               an
               intent
               was
               in
               talking
               on
               ,
               like
               much
               good
               matter
               ,
               well
               motioned
               ,
               though
               little
               minded
               ;
               long
               debated
               ,
               but
               never
               concluded
               ,
               till
               courage
               and
               resolution
               lovingly
               shooke
               hands
               together
               ,
               as
               it
               appeares
               it
               did
               in
               the
               Soule
               of
               this
               (
               no
               way
               to
               bee
               daunted
               )
               well-minded
               Gentleman
               .
            
             
               For
               ,
               
               if
               those
               enemies
               to
               all
               good
               endevours
               ,
               
                 Danger
                 ,
                 Difficulty
                 ,
                 Impossibility
                 ,
                 Detraction
                 ,
                 Contempt
                 ,
                 Scorne
                 ,
                 Derision
                 ,
              
               yea
               ,
               and
               
                 Desperate
                 Despight
              
               ,
               could
               have
               prevailed
               by
               their
               accursed
               and
               malevolent
               interposition
               ,
               either
               before
               ,
               at
               the
               beginning
               ,
               in
               the
               very
               birth
               of
               proceeding
               ,
               or
               in
               the
               least
               stolen
               advantage
               of
               the
               whole
               prosecution
               ;
               this
               Worke
               of
               so
               great
               worth
               had
               never
               bin
               accomplished
               .
            
             
               I
               am
               not
               ignorant
               of
               an
               Act
               of
               Parliament
               ,
               
               granted
               by
               Queene
               Elizabeth
               of
               blessed
               memory
               ,
               to
               her
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               for
               cutting
               and
               conveying
               a
               River
               from
               any
               part
               of
               Middlesex
               or
               Hertfordshire
               ,
               to
               the
               Citie
               of
               London
               ,
               with
               a
               limitation
               of
               ten
               yeeres
               time
               for
               the
               performance
               thereof
               :
               But
               the
               expiration
               of
               her
               Royall
               life
               sooner
               came
               ,
               than
               any
               such
               matter
               would
               be
               undertaken
               .
            
             
               Also
               our
               late
               gracious
               Soveraigne
               King
               Iames
               pleased
               to
               grant
               the
               like
               Act
               (
               but
               without
               date
               of
               time
               )
               for
               the
               same
               effect
               :
               and
               when
               all
               else
               refused
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Hugh
                 Middletō
              
               undertook
               it
               ,
               to
               bring
               his
               intended
               River
               from
               Chadwell
               and
               Amwell
               ,
               to
               the
               North
               side
               of
               London
               ,
               neere
               Is●ington
               ,
               where
               he
               builded
               a
               large
               Cisterne
               to
               receive
               it
               .
            
             
               The
               Worke
               began
               the
               20.
               day
               of
               February
               ,
               
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
              
               1608.
               and
               in
               five
               yeers
               space
               was
               fully
               accomplished
               :
               concerning
               the
               conveyance
               of
               it
               along
               to
               
               London
               ,
               from
               Chadwell
               and
               Amwell
               ,
               I
               my selfe
               (
               by
               favour
               of
               the
               Gentlemen
               )
               did
               divers
               times
               ride
               to
               see
               it
               ,
               and
               diligently
               observed
               ,
               that
               admirable
               Art
               ,
               paines
               and
               industry
               were
               bestowed
               for
               the
               passage
               of
               it
               ,
               by
               reason
               that
               all
               grounds
               are
               not
               of
               a
               like
               nature
               ,
               some
               being
               ozie
               and
               very
               muddy
               ,
               others
               againe
               as
               stiffe
               ,
               craggy
               and
               stony
               .
            
             
               The
               depth
               of
               the
               Trench
               (
               in
               some
               places
               )
               descended
               full
               thirty
               foot
               ,
               
               if
               no●
               more
               ;
               whereas
               (
               in
               other
               places
               )
               it
               required
               as
               sprightfull
               Art
               againe
               ,
               to
               mount
               it
               over
               a
               valley
               in
               a
               Trough
               ,
               betweene
               a
               couple
               of
               hils
               ,
               and
               the
               Trough
               all
               the
               while
               borne
               up
               by
               woodden
               Arches
               ,
               some
               of
               them
               fixed
               in
               the
               ground
               very
               deepe
               ,
               and
               rising
               in
               heighth
               above
               23.
               foot
               .
            
             
               Being
               brought
               to
               the
               intended
               Cisterne
               ,
               
               but
               not
               (
               as
               yet
               )
               the
               water
               admitted
               entrance
               thereinto
               :
               on
               Michael-masse
               day
               ,
               in
               Anno
               1613.
               being
               the
               day
               when
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Middleton
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               (
               Brother
               to
               the
               said
               Sir
               
                 Hugh
                 Middleton
              
               )
               was
               elected
               Lord
               of
               London
               for
               the
               yeere
               ensuing
               ;
               in
               the
               afternoone
               of
               the
               same
               day
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Swinerton
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               accompanied
               with
               the
               said
               Sir
               Thomas
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Henry
                 Montague
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               and
               Recorder
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               many
               of
               the
               worthy
               Aldermen
               ,
               rode
               to
               see
               the
               Cisterne
               ,
               and
               first
               issuing
               of
               the
               River
               thereinto
               :
               which
               was
               performed
               in
               this
               manner
               :
            
             
               A
               troope
               of
               Labourers
               ,
               
               to
               the
               number
               of
               60.
               or
               more
               ,
               well
               apparelled
               ,
               and
               wearing
               greene
               Monmouth
               Caps
               ,
               all
               alike
               ,
               carryed
               Spades
               ,
               Shovels
               ,
               Pickaxes
               ,
               and
               such
               like
               instruments
               of
               laborious
               imployment
               ,
               marching
               after
               Drummes
               twice
               or
               thrice
               about
               the
               Cisterne
               ,
               presented
               themselves
               before
               the
               Mount
               ,
               where
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               ,
               Aldermen
               ,
               and
               a
               worthy
               company
               beside
               ,
               stood
               to
               behold
               them
               ,
               and
               one
               man
               (
               in
               behalfe
               of
               all
               the
               rest
               )
               delivered
               this
               Speech
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Speech
                 at
                 the
                 Cisterne
                 ,
                 according
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 delivered
                 to
                 me
                 .
              
               
                 
                   LOng
                   have
                   we
                   labour'd
                   ,
                   long
                   desird
                   &
                   pray'd
                
                 
                   For
                   this
                   great
                   works
                   perfection
                   :
                   &
                   by
                   th'ayd
                
                 
                   Of
                   Heaven
                   ,
                   and
                   good
                   mens
                   wishes
                   ,
                   't
                   is
                   at
                   length
                
                 
                   Happily
                   conquer'd
                   by
                   Cost
                   ,
                   Art
                   ,
                   and
                   Strength
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   after
                   five
                   yeeres
                   dcare
                   expence
                   in
                   dayes
                   ,
                
                 
                   Tr●vaile
                   and
                   〈◊〉
                   ,
                   beside
                   the
                   infinite
                   Wayes
                
                 
                   Of
                   Malice
                   ,
                   〈◊〉
                   ,
                   false
                   suggestions
                   ;
                
                 
                   Able
                   to
                   daunt
                   the
                   spirits
                   of
                   mighty
                   ones
                
                 
                   In
                   wealth
                   and
                   courage
                   :
                   This
                   ,
                   a
                   worke
                   so
                   rare
                   ,
                
                 
                   Onely
                   by
                   one
                   mans
                   industry
                   ,
                   cost
                   and
                   care
                   ,
                
                 
                   Is
                   brought
                   to
                   〈◊〉
                   effect
                   ,
                   so
                   much
                   withstood
                   ;
                
                 
                   His
                   onely
                   ayme
                   ,
                   the
                   Cities
                   generall
                   good
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   where
                   (
                   before
                   )
                   many
                   〈◊〉
                   complaints
                   ,
                
                 
                   Enviously
                   〈…〉
                   oft
                   restraints
                   ,
                
                 
                   Stops
                   ,
                   and
                   great
                   crosses
                   ,
                   to
                   our
                   Masters
                   charge
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   the
                   Works
                   hindrance
                   :
                   favour
                   n●w
                   at
                   large
                
                 
                   Spread
                   it selfe
                   open
                   to
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   commends
                
                 
                   To
                   admiration
                   both
                   his
                   paines
                   and
                   ends
                   .
                
                 
                   (
                   The
                   Kings
                   most
                   gracious
                   love
                   )
                   Perfectiō
                   draws
                
                 
                   Favour
                   from
                   Princes
                   ,
                   and
                   (
                   from
                   all
                   )
                   applause
                   .
                
                 
                   Then
                   worthy
                   Magistrates
                   ,
                   to
                   whose
                   content
                   ,
                
                 
                   (
                   Next
                   to
                   the
                   State
                   )
                   all
                   this
                   great
                   care
                   was
                   bent
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   for
                   the
                   publike
                   good
                   (
                   which
                   grace
                   requires
                   )
                
                 
                   Your
                   loves
                   and
                   furtherance
                   chiefly
                   he
                   desires
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   cherish
                   these
                   proceedings
                   ,
                   which
                   may
                   give
                
                 
                   Courage
                   to
                   some
                   that
                   may
                   hereafter
                   live
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   practise
                   deedes
                   of
                   Goodnesse
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   Fame
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   gladly
                   light
                   their
                   Actions
                   by
                   his
                   Name
                   .
                
                 
                   Clarke
                   of
                   the
                   Worke
                   ,
                   reach
                   me
                   the
                   Booke
                   to
                   show
                   ,
                
                 
                   How
                   many
                   Arts
                   from
                   such
                   is
                   Labour
                   flow
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   First
                   ,
                   hered
                   the
                   Overseer
                   ,
                   
                   this
                   tride
                   man
                   ,
                
                 
                   An
                   ancient
                   Souldier
                   ,
                   and
                   an
                   Artizan
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Clarke
                   ,
                   next
                   him
                   Mathematician
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Master
                   of
                   the
                   rimber-worke
                   takes
                   place
                
                 
                   Next
                   after
                   these
                   ;
                   the
                   Measurer
                   ,
                   in
                   like
                   case
                   ,
                
                 
                   Brick-layer
                   ,
                   and
                   Enginer
                   ;
                   and
                   after
                   those
                   ;
                
                 
                   The
                   Borer
                   and
                   the
                   Pavier
                   .
                   Then
                   it
                   showes
                
                 
                   The
                   Labourers
                   next
                   ;
                   Keeper
                   of
                   Amwell-head
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   VValkers
                   last
                   :
                   so
                   all
                   their
                   names
                   are
                   read
                   .
                
                 
                   Yet
                   these
                   but
                   parcels
                   of
                   six
                   hundred
                   more
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   (
                   at
                   one
                   time
                   )
                   have
                   beene
                   imployd
                   before
                   .
                
                 
                   Yet
                   these
                   in
                   sight
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   the
                   rest
                   will
                   say
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   all
                   the
                   weeke
                   they
                   had
                   their
                   Royall
                   pay
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Now
                   ,
                   
                   for
                   the
                   fruits
                   then
                   :
                   Flow
                   forth
                   ;
                   precious
                   Spring
                   ,
                
                 
                   So
                   long
                   and
                   dearely
                   sought
                   for
                   ,
                   and
                   now
                   bring
                
                 
                   Comfort
                   to
                   all
                   that
                   love
                   thee
                   :
                   loudly
                   sing
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   with
                   thy
                   Chrystal
                   murmurs
                   strook
                   together
                   ,
                
                 
                   Bid
                   all
                   thy
                   true
                   wel-wishers
                   welcome
                   hither
                   .
                
              
               
                 At
                 which
                 words
                 the
                 Flood-gates
                 flew
                 open
                 ,
                 the
                 streame
                 ranne
                 gallantly
                 into
                 the
                 Cisterne
                 ,
                 Drummes
                 and
                 Trumpets
                 sounding
                 in
                 triumphall
                 manner
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 brave
                 Peale
                 of
                 Chambers
                 gave
                 full
                 issue
                 to
                 the
                 intended
                 entertainment
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 much
                 for
                 waters
                 serving
                 this
                 Citie
                 ;
                 first
                 by
                 Rivers
                 ,
                 Brookes
                 ,
                 Boorns
                 ,
                 Fountaines
                 ,
                 Pooles
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 And
                 since
                 by
                 Conduits
                 ,
                 partly
                 made
                 by
                 good
                 and
                 charitable
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 and
                 otherwise
                 by
                 charges
                 of
                 the
                 Communalty
                 ,
                 as
                 shall
                 bee
                 more
                 amply
                 shewed
                 in
                 our
                 description
                 of
                 the
                 Wards
                 wherein
                 they
                 are
                 placed
                 .
              
               
               
                 And
                 now
                 some
                 Benefactors
                 to
                 these
                 Conduits
                 shall
                 be
                 remembred
                 .
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1236.
                 certain
                 Merchant
                 strangers
                 ,
                 of
                 Cities
                 beyond
                 the
                 Seas
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Amiens
                   ,
                   Corby
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Nele
                 ,
                 for
                 priviledges
                 which
                 they
                 enjoyed
                 in
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
                 gave
                 100
                 
                   l.
                
                 towards
                 the
                 charges
                 of
                 conveying
                 water
                 from
                 the
                 Towne
                 of
                 Teyborne
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Large
                
                 ,
                 Mayor
                 ,
                 1439.
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 new
                 water
                 Conduits
                 then
                 in
                 hand
                 ,
                 40.
                 
                 Markes
                 ;
                 and
                 towards
                 the
                 vaulting
                 over
                 of
                 Walbrooke
                 ,
                 neere
                 to
                 the
                 parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Margarets
                 in
                 Lothbury
                 ,
                 200.
                 
                 Markes
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Eastfield
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1438.
                 conveyed
                 water
                 from
                 Teyborne
                 to
                 Fleetstreet
                 ,
                 to
                 Aldermanbury
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 Hightory
                 to
                 Creplegate
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     William
                     Combes
                  
                   ,
                   Sheriffe
                   ,
                   1441.
                   gave
                   to
                   the
                   worke
                   of
                   the
                   Conduits
                   .
                   10.
                   
                     l.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Richard
                     Rawson
                  
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Sheriffes
                   ,
                   1476.
                   gave
                   20.
                   
                     l.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Robert
                     Revel
                  
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Sheriffes
                   ,
                   1490.
                   gave
                   10.
                   
                     l.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Mathew
                  
                   ,
                   Maior
                   ,
                   1490.
                   gave
                   20.
                   
                     l.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Bucke
                  
                   ,
                   Taylor
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1494.
                   towards
                   repairing
                   of
                   Conduits
                   ,
                   gave
                   100.
                   
                   Marks
                   .
                
                 
                   Dame
                   Thomasin
                   widdow
                   ,
                   late
                   wife
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Percivall
                  
                   ,
                   Merchant
                   Taylor
                   ,
                   Maior
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1498.
                   gave
                   toward
                   the
                   Conduit
                   in
                   Oldborne
                   ,
                   20.
                   
                   Marks
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Richard
                     Shore
                  
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Sheriffes
                   ,
                   1505.
                   gave
                   to
                   the
                   Conduit
                   in
                   Oldborne
                   ,
                   10.
                   
                     l.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   Lady
                   Ascue
                   ,
                   widdow
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Christopher
                     Ascue
                  
                   ,
                   1543.
                   gave
                   towards
                   the
                   Conduits
                   ,
                   100.
                   
                     l.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     David
                     Woodroofe
                  
                   ,
                   Sheriffe
                   ,
                   1554.
                   gave
                   toward
                   the
                   Conduit
                   at
                   Bishopsgate
                   ,
                   20.
                   
                     l.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Edward
                     Iackman
                  
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Sheriffes
                   ,
                   1564.
                   gave
                   towards
                   the
                   Conduits
                   ,
                   100.
                   
                     l.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Barnard
                     Randulph
                  
                   ,
                   common
                   Serjeant
                   of
                   the
                   Citie
                   ,
                   1583.
                   gave
                   to
                   the
                   water
                   Conduits
                   ,
                   900.
                   
                     l.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 Thus
                 much
                 for
                 the
                 Conduits
                 of
                 fresh
                 water
                 to
                 this
                 Citie
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Of
               the
               Ancient
               and
               famous
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               whence
               it
               deriveth
               her
               head
               or
               originall
               ,
               and
               so
               conveyeth
               it selfe
               on
               to
               the
               Cities
               service
               ,
               being
               supplyed
               by
               divers
               other
               sweet
               Rivers
               in
               her
               course
               ,
            
             
               YOV
               have
               already
               heard
               ,
               what
               Rivers
               ,
               Brookes
               ,
               Boornes
               ,
               Pooles
               and
               Conduits
               of
               fresh
               water
               have
               liberally
               afforded
               (
               out
               of
               their
               plenty
               )
               most
               commodious
               helpe
               for
               the
               service
               of
               so
               great
               a
               Citie
               .
               And
               yet
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               
               much
               more
               famous
               than
               all
               the
               reft
               ,
               yeelding
               by
               Forniers
               ,
               Conduits
               ,
               and
               other
               meanes
               of
               conveyance
               ,
               inestimable
               benefit
               to
               the
               Citie
               ,
               we
               have
               said
               little
               or
               nothing
               of
               her
               due
               worth
               ,
               neither
               of
               her
               antiquity
               ,
               course
               and
               originall
               ,
               all
               which
               deserve
               to
               be
               more
               especially
               respected
               .
               According
               therefore
               to
               the
               advice
               of
               very
               wise
               and
               learned
               judgements
               ,
               and
               borrowing
               such
               helps
               as
               they
               have
               gladly
               lent
               me
               ,
               I
               will
               begin
               with
               the
               head
               or
               spring
               of
               this
               famous
               River
               ,
               and
               shew
               how
               it
               glideth
               along
               in
               current
               ,
               untill
               it
               come
               to
               imbrace
               the
               bosome
               of
               the
               Sea
               ,
               and
               there
               to
               take
               up
               her
               entertainement
               in
               his
               liquid
               armes
               .
               Giving
               credit
               to
               such
               mens
               writings
               ,
               
               as
               have
               (
               of
               set
               purpose
               )
               sought
               out
               the
               Spring
               of
               the
               Thames
               ,
               it
               is
               faithfully
               affirmed
               ,
               That
               this
               famous
               streame
               hath
               her
               head
               or
               beginning
               ,
               out
               of
               the
               side
               of
               an
               Hill
               ,
               standing
               in
               the
               Plaines
               of
               Cotswold
               ,
               about
               a
               mile
               from
               Tetbury
               ,
               neere
               unto
               the
               Fosse
               ,
               (
               an
               highway
               so
               called
               of
               old
               )
               where
               it
               was
               sometime
               named
               Isis
               ,
               
               or
               the
               Ouse
               ,
               although
               divers
               doe
               (
               ignorantly
               )
               call
               it
               Thames
               even
               there
               ;
               rather
               of
               a
               foolish
               custome
               ,
               than
               any
               skill
               ,
               because
               they
               either
               neglect
               ,
               or
               are
               utterly
               ignorant
               ,
               how
               it
               was
               named
               at
               the
               first
               .
               From
               hence
               it
               runneth
               directly
               toward
               the
               East
               ,
               (
               as
               all
               good
               Rivers
               should
               doe
               )
               and
               meeteth
               with
               the
               Cirne
               or
               Churne
               ,
               a
               Brooke
               ,
               
               called
               in
               Latine
               Corinium
               :
               whereof
               Cirncester
               Towne
               (
               by
               which
               it
               commeth
               )
               doth
               take
               the
               denomination
               in
               most
               opinions
               .
            
             
               From
               hence
               it
               hasteth
               unto
               Creekelade
               ,
               
               
               
                 alias
                 Crekanford
              
               ,
               
               
                 Lechlade
                 ,
                 Radcotebridge
                 ,
                 Newbridge
              
               ,
               
               and
               Evesham
               ,
               receiving
               (
               by
               the
               way
               )
               an
               infinite
               sort
               of
               small
               Streames
               ,
               
               Brookes
               ,
               
               Beckes
               ,
               Waters
               and
               Rundels
               .
               And
               here
               (
               on
               this
               side
               of
               the
               Towne
               )
               divideth
               it selfe
               into
               two
               courses
               ,
               of
               which
               one
               goeth
               straight
               to
               Botley
               and
               Hinksey
               ;
               the
               other
               passeth
               by
               Godstow
               ,
               a
               Village
               not
               farre
               off
               .
               This
               later
               spreadeth
               it selfe
               also
               (
               for
               a
               whi●●
               )
               into
               sundry
               smaller
               branches
               ,
               which
               〈◊〉
               not
               farre
               ,
               before
               they
               be
               reunited
               ,
               and
               then
               beclipping
               sundry
               pleasant
               Meddowes
               ,
               
               it
               passeth
               at
               length
               by
               Oxford
               ,
               of
               some
               supposed
               rather
               to
               be
               called
               Ouseford
               ,
               of
               this
               River
               ,
               where
               it
               meeteth
               with
               the
               Charwell
               .
               A
               little
               from
               whence
               the
               originall
               branches
               doe
               joyne
               ,
               and
               goe
               together
               by
               
                 Abbandune
                 (
                 alias
                 Sensham
              
               or
               Abbington
               ,
               
               as
               wee
               call
               it
               ,
               )
               although
               no
               part
               of
               it
               (
               at
               the
               first
               )
               came
               so
               neere
               the
               Towne
               as
               it
               now
               doth
               ,
               
               till
               a
               branch
               thereof
               was
               led
               thither
               from
               the
               maine
               streame
               ,
               through
               the
               industry
               of
               the
               Monkes
               ,
               as
               (
               beside
               the
               testimony
               of
               old
               Records
               thereof
               ,
               yet
               extant
               to
               be
               seene
               )
               by
               the
               decay
               of
               
                 Cair
                 Dour
              
               ,
               now
               Dorchester
               it selfe
               ,
               sometime
               the
               thorow-fare
               from
               Wales
               ,
               and
               the
               West
               Countrey
               unto
               London
               ,
               which
               ensued
               upon
               this
               fact
               ,
               
               is
               easie
               to
               bee
               seene
               .
            
             
               From
               hence
               it
               goeth
               to
               Dorchester
               ,
               and
               so
               unto
               Thame
               ,
               where
               joyning
               with
               a
               River
               of
               the
               same
               denomination
               ,
               it
               loseth
               the
               name
               of
               Isis
               or
               Ouse
               ,
               
               (
               whereof
               Ousennie
               at
               Oxford
               is
               producted
               )
               and
               from
               thence
               is
               called
               Thamesis
               all
               along
               as
               it
               passeth
               .
               
               From
               Thame
               it
               goeth
               to
               Wallingford
               ,
               and
               so
               to
               Reding
               ,
               which
               (
               in
               time
               past
               )
               of
               the
               number
               of
               Bridges
               there
               ,
               
               was
               called
               Pontium
               .
               Albeit
               that
               the
               English
               name
               doth
               rather
               proceed
               from
               Rhe
               or
               Ree
               ,
               the
               Saxon
               word
               for
               a
               water-course
               or
               River
               :
               which
               may
               bee
               seene
               in
               Overee
               ,
               
               or
               Suthree
               ,
               for
               over
               the
               Ree
               ,
               or
               south
               of
               the
               Ree
               ;
               as
               to
               the
               skilfull
               doth
               readily
               appeare
               .
               Yet
               some
               hold
               ,
               (
               and
               not
               altogether
               against
               probability
               and
               likelihood
               )
               that
               the
               word
               Sutheree
               ,
               is
               so
               called
               of
               Sudrijc
               ;
               
               to
               wit
               ,
               the
               south
               Kingdome
               ,
               whereunto
               (
               in
               part
               )
               the
               Thames
               is
               a
               bound
               .
               But
               that
               holdeth
               not
               in
               denomination
               ,
               either
               of
               the
               said
               Chruch
               ,
               or
               name
               of
               the
               foresaid
               Countie
               .
               Other
               affirme
               likewise
               ,
               that
               Reding
               is
               so
               called
               of
               the
               Greeke
               word
               (
               REO
               )
               which
               is
               to
               overflow
               .
               
            
             
               Surely
               ,
               as
               neither
               of
               these
               conjectures
               are
               to
               be
               contemned
               ,
               so
               the
               last
               commeth
               most
               neere
               to
               mine
               ayd
               ,
               who
               affirme
               ,
               that
               not
               only
               the
               course
               of
               every
               water
               it selfe
               ;
               but
               also
               his
               overflowing
               ,
               
               was
               in
               times
               past
               called
               Rhee
               ,
               by
               such
               Saxons
               as
               inhabited
               this
               Iland
               .
               And
               even
               to
               this
               day
               ,
               in
               Essex
               ,
               I
               have
               oft
               observed
               ,
               that
               when
               the
               lower
               grounds
               (
               by
               rage
               of
               waters
               )
               hath
               beene
               over-flowne
               ;
               the
               people
               beholding
               the
               same
               have
               said
               ;
               
               All
               is
               on
               a
               Rhee
               ;
               as
               if
               they
               would
               have
               said
               ;
               All
               is
               now
               a
               River
               .
               Albeit
               the
               word
               River
               is
               derived
               from
               the
               French
               ,
               and
               borrowed
               by
               them
               from
               the
               Latines
               :
               but
               not
               without
               corruption
               ,
               as
               it
               was
               brought
               to
               them
               .
               I
               will
               not
               here
               give
               notice
               how
               far
               they
               are
               deceived
               ,
               which
               call
               the
               aforesaid
               Church
               by
               the
               name
               of
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Auderies
              
               ,
               
               or
               Saint
               Mary
               over
               Isis
               ,
               or
               I
               se
               :
               but
               I
               will
               proceede
               with
               the
               course
               of
               this
               Noble
               Streame
               ;
               which
               ,
               howsoever
               these
               matters
               stand
               ,
               
               it
               hath
               passed
               by
               Reding
               ,
               and
               there
               received
               the
               Kenet
               ,
               
               which
               commeth
               from
               the
               Hills
               that
               lye
               West
               of
               Marleborough
               ;
               
               and
               then
               the
               Thetis
               ,
               commonly
               called
               the
               Tide
               ,
               that
               commeth
               from
               Thetisford
               .
               It
               hyeth
               thence
               to
               Sudlington
               ,
               
               otherwise
               called
               Maiden-head
               ,
               
               and
               so
               to
               Windleshore
               ,
               or
               
                 Windsore
                 ,
                 Aeton
              
               ,
               
               and
               then
               to
               Chertsey
               ,
               where
               Erkenwald
               Bishop
               of
               London
               ,
               
               sometime
               builded
               a
               Religious
               House
               or
               Cell
               ,
               as
               I
               doe
               reade
               .
            
             
               From
               Chertsey
               it
               hasteth
               directly
               unto
               Stanes
               ,
               
               and
               receiving
               another
               Streame
               by
               the
               way
               ,
               
               called
               the
               Cole
               ,
               (
               whereupon
               Colebrooke
               standeth
               )
               it
               goeth
               by
               Kingstone
               ,
               
               Shene
               ,
               
               Sion
               ,
               and
               Brentford
               ,
               or
               Bregentford
               :
               
               where
               it
               meeteth
               with
               the
               Brane
               or
               the
               Brene
               ,
               
               another
               Brooke
               descending
               from
               Edgeworth
               .
               
               Vpon
               this
               Brooke
               also
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Thinne
              
               had
               sometime
               a
               sumptuous
               and
               stately
               House
               ,
               
               with
               a
               marvellous
               provision
               to
               inclose
               and
               retaine
               such
               Fish
               ,
               
               as
               should
               come
               about
               the
               same
               .
               
               From
               Brentford
               it
               passeth
               by
               Mortlach
               ,
               
               Putney
               ,
               
               
                 Fulham
                 ,
                 Battersey
              
               ,
               
               
                 Chelsey
                 ,
                 Lambeth
              
               ,
               and
               so
               to
               London
               .
               
            
             
               Our
               famous
               River
               being
               thus
               brought
               to
               London
               ,
               and
               hasting
               on
               apace
               ,
               to
               meete
               with
               Oceanus
               her
               amorous
               Husband
               :
               
               the
               first
               water
               that
               it
               then
               meeteth
               withall
               ,
               
               is
               the
               Brome
               on
               Kent
               side
               ,
               west
               of
               Greenwich
               ,
               whose
               head
               is
               Bromis
               in
               Bromley
               Perish
               ,
               
               and
               going
               thence
               to
               Lewsham
               ,
               
               it
               taketh
               in
               a
               water
               from
               the
               East
               ,
               and
               so
               directeth
               its
               course
               forth-right
               unto
               the
               Thames
               .
            
             
               The
               next
               water
               that
               it
               meeteth
               withall
               ,
               
               is
               on
               Essex
               side
               ,
               almost
               against
               Wolwich
               ,
               and
               that
               is
               the
               Lee
               or
               Luie
               .
               And
               being
               past
               that
               ,
               the
               Darwent
               also
               meeteth
               with
               our
               Thames
               on
               Kent
               side
               ,
               
               two
               miles
               and
               more
               beneath
               Erith
               ,
               it
               rising
               at
               Tanridge
               .
               The
               next
               River
               that
               falleth
               into
               the
               Thames
               ,
               
               is
               West
               of
               the
               Wanie
               Iles
               ,
               a
               Rill
               of
               no
               great
               fame
               ,
               neither
               long
               course
               :
               for
               ,
               rising
               about
               Coringham
               ,
               it
               runneth
               not
               many
               miles
               East
               ,
               and
               by
               South
               ,
               till
               it
               fals
               into
               the
               mouth
               of
               this
               River
               ,
               which
               I
               doe
               now
               describe
               .
               Last
               of
               all
               we
               come
               to
               the
               Medway
               ,
               a
               notable
               River
               ,
               in
               mine
               opinion
               ,
               watering
               all
               the
               South
               ,
               and
               Southwest
               parts
               of
               Kent
               ,
               in
               whose
               description
               we
               cannot
               (
               at
               this
               time
               )
               proceed
               any
               further
               .
            
             
               Having
               (
               in
               this
               manner
               )
               briefely
               touched
               this
               Noble
               River
               ,
               and
               such
               Brookes
               as
               fall
               into
               the
               same
               :
               I
               will
               insert
               a
               word
               or
               two
               ,
               
               concerning
               the
               commodities
               of
               the
               said
               River
               ,
               which
               I
               will
               performe
               with
               so
               much
               brevity
               as
               is
               possible
               ;
               hereby
               also
               finding
               out
               her
               whole
               tract
               and
               course
               from
               the
               head
               ,
               to
               the
               fall
               thereof
               into
               the
               Sea.
               It
               appeareth
               evidently
               ,
               that
               the
               length
               thereof
               is
               (
               at
               the
               least
               )
               an
               hundred
               and
               eighty
               miles
               ,
               
               if
               it
               be
               measured
               by
               the
               journies
               of
               the
               Land.
               And
               as
               it
               is
               in
               course
               ,
               the
               longest
               of
               the
               three
               famous
               Rivers
               of
               this
               I
               le
               :
               so
               is
               it
               nothing
               inferiour
               to
               them
               ,
               in
               abundance
               of
               all
               kind
               of
               Fish
               ,
               whereof
               it
               is
               hard
               to
               say
               ,
               which
               of
               the
               three
               have
               either
               most
               plenty
               ,
               or
               greatest
               variety
               ,
               if
               the
               circumstances
               be
               duly
               weighed
               .
            
             
               What
               some
               other
               write
               ,
               concerning
               the
               Rivers
               of
               their
               Countries
               ,
               it
               skilleth
               not
               ,
               neither
               will
               I
               (
               as
               divers
               doe
               )
               invent
               strange
               things
               of
               this
               Noble
               streame
               ,
               therewith
               to
               nobilitate
               ,
               
               and
               make
               it
               more
               honourable
               :
               But
               this
               will
               I
               in
               plaine
               termes
               affirme
               ,
               That
               it
               neither
               swalloweth
               up
               bastards
               of
               the
               Celtish
               Brood
               ,
               nor
               casteth
               up
               the
               right-begotten
               ,
               that
               are
               throwne
               in
               ,
               (
               without
               hurt
               )
               into
               their
               Mothers
               lappe
               :
               as
               Politian
               fableth
               of
               the
               Rhene
               ,
               
               
                 Epistolarum
                 lib.
                 8.
                 
                 Epist
              
               .
               6.
               nor
               yeeldeth
               clots
               of
               gold
               ,
               as
               the
               Tagus
               doth
               :
               but
               an
               infinite
               plenty
               of
               excellent
               ,
               sweet
               and
               pleasant
               Fish
               ,
               wherwith
               such
               as
               inhabit
               neere
               to
               her
               banks
               ,
               are
               fed
               and
               fully
               nourished
               .
            
             
               What
               should
               I
               speake
               of
               the
               fat
               and
               sweet
               Salmons
               ,
               
               dayly
               taken
               in
               this
               streame
               ,
               and
               that
               in
               such
               plenty
               ,
               (
               after
               the
               time
               of
               the
               Smelt
               is
               past
               )
               as
               no
               River
               in
               Europe
               is
               able
               to
               exceed
               it
               ?
               But
               what
               store
               also
               of
               Barbels
               ,
               Trowts
               ,
               Chevins
               ,
               Pearches
               ,
               Smelts
               ,
               Breames
               ,
               Roches
               ,
               Daces
               ,
               Gudgeons
               ,
               Flounders
               ,
               Shrimps
               ,
               Eeles
               ,
               &c.
               are
               commonly
               to
               be
               had
               therein
               ,
               I
               refer
               me
               to
               them
               that
               know
               by
               experience
               better
               than
               I
               ,
               by
               reason
               of
               their
               daily
               trade
               of
               fishing
               in
               the
               same
               .
               And
               albeit
               it
               seemeth
               from
               time
               to
               time
               ,
               to
               be
               (
               as
               it
               were
               )
               defrauded
               in
               sundry
               wise
               ,
               
               of
               these
               her
               large
               commodities
               ,
               by
               the
               insatiable
               avarice
               of
               Fishermen
               :
               yet
               this
               famous
               River
               complaineth
               commonly
               of
               no
               want
               ,
               but
               the
               more
               it
               loseth
               at
               one
               time
               ,
               the
               more
               it
               yeeldeth
               at
               another
               .
               
               Onely
               in
               Carpes
               it
               seemeth
               to
               be
               scant
               ,
               sith
               (
               not
               long
               since
               )
               that
               kinde
               of
               Fish
               was
               brought
               over
               into
               England
               ,
               and
               but
               of
               late
               (
               to
               speake
               of
               )
               into
               this
               streame
               ;
               by
               the
               violent
               rage
               of
               Land-floods
               ,
               that
               breake
               open
               the
               heads
               and
               dammes
               of
               divers
               Gentlemens
               Ponds
               ,
               by
               which
               meanes
               it
               became
               somewhat
               partaker
               also
               of
               this
               said
               commodity
               ,
               whereof
               (
               before
               )
               it
               had
               no
               portion
               that
               I
               could
               ever
               heare
               .
            
             
               Oh
               that
               this
               worthy
               River
               might
               bee
               spared
               but
               one
               yeere
               from
               Nets
               ,
               &c.
               but
               alas
               ,
               then
               should
               many
               a
               poore
               man
               be
               undone
               .
               
               In
               the
               meane
               time
               it
               is
               lamentable
               to
               see
               ,
               how
               it
               is
               and
               hath
               beene
               choked
               of
               late
               ,
               with
               sands
               and
               shelves
               ,
               by
               the
               penning
               and
               wresting
               of
               the
               course
               of
               the
               water
               for
               commodities
               sake
               .
               But
               as
               this
               is
               an
               inconveniency
               easily
               remedied
               ,
               if
               good
               order
               were
               taken
               for
               the
               redresse
               thereof
               :
               so
               now
               ,
               the
               fine
               or
               pay
               set
               upon
               the
               Ballast
               ,
               sometimes
               freely
               given
               to
               the
               Merchants
               by
               Patent
               ,
               even
               to
               the
               Lands
               end
               ,
               
                 (
                 Iusques
                 aupoinct
              
               )
               will
               be
               another
               cause
               of
               harme
               to
               this
               noble
               streame
               :
               and
               all
               through
               an
               advantage
               taken
               at
               the
               want
               of
               an
               
                 (
                 i
              
               )
               in
               the
               word
               ponct
               :
               which
               grew
               through
               an
               errour
               committed
               by
               an
               
               English
               Notarie
               ,
               unskilfull
               in
               the
               French
               tong
               ,
               wherein
               that
               Patent
               was
               granted
               .
            
             
               Furthermore
               ,
               the
               said
               River
               floweth
               and
               filleth
               all
               her
               chanels
               ,
               
               twice
               in
               the
               day
               and
               night
               ;
               that
               is
               ,
               in
               every
               12.
               houres
               once
               ,
               and
               this
               ebbing
               and
               flowing
               holdeth
               on
               for
               the
               space
               of
               70.
               miles
               within
               the
               maine
               Land
               :
               the
               streame
               or
               Tide
               being
               alwaies
               highest
               at
               London
               ,
               when
               the
               moon
               doth
               exactly
               touch
               the
               northeast
               ,
               and
               south
               or
               west
               points
               of
               the
               heavens
               ,
               of
               which
               one
               is
               visible
               ,
               the
               other
               under
               the
               earth
               ,
               
               &
               not
               in
               our
               sight
               .
               These
               Tides
               also
               differ
               in
               their
               times
               ,
               each
               one
               comming
               later
               than
               other
               ,
               by
               so
               many
               minutes
               as
               passe
               ,
               yet
               the
               revolution
               and
               naturall
               course
               of
               the
               heavens
               do
               reduce
               and
               bring
               about
               the
               said
               Planet
               ,
               to
               these
               her
               former
               places
               ,
               wherby
               ,
               the
               common
               difference
               between
               one
               Tide
               &
               another
               ,
               is
               found
               to
               consist
               of
               24.
               minutes
               ,
               which
               wanteth
               but
               12.
               of
               a
               whole
               houre
               in
               24.
               as
               experience
               doth
               confirme
               .
               In
               like
               sort
               ,
               
               we
               see
               by
               daily
               tryall
               ,
               that
               each
               Tide
               is
               not
               of
               equall
               height
               and
               greatnesse
               .
               For
               at
               the
               full
               and
               change
               of
               the
               Moone
               ,
               we
               have
               the
               greatest
               floods
               ,
               and
               such
               is
               their
               extraordinary
               course
               ,
               that
               as
               they
               diminish
               from
               their
               changes
               &
               fuls
               ,
               unto
               the
               first
               and
               last
               quarters
               :
               so
               afterwards
               they
               increase
               againe
               ,
               untill
               they
               come
               to
               the
               full
               and
               change
               .
            
             
               Sometimes
               also
               they
               rise
               so
               high
               ,
               
               (
               if
               the
               wind
               be
               at
               the
               North
               or
               North-east
               ,
               which
               bringeth
               in
               the
               water
               with
               more
               vehemency
               ,
               because
               the
               Tide
               that
               filleth
               the
               channell
               ,
               commeth
               from
               Scotland
               ward
               )
               that
               the
               Thames
               overfloweth
               her
               bankes
               neere
               unto
               London
               :
               which
               hapneth
               especially
               in
               the
               fuls
               and
               changes
               of
               Ianuary
               and
               February
               ,
               wherein
               the
               lower
               grounds
               are
               (
               of
               custome
               )
               soonest
               drowned
               .
               This
               order
               of
               flowing
               in
               like
               sort
               is
               perpetuall
               ,
               so
               that
               when
               the
               Moone
               is
               on
               the
               South-west
               and
               North
               of
               points
               ,
               then
               is
               the
               water
               at
               London
               at
               the
               highest
               .
               Neither
               doe
               the
               Tides
               alter
               ,
               except
               some
               rough
               winds
               out
               of
               the
               West
               or
               South-west
               ,
               doe
               keepe
               backe
               and
               checke
               the
               streame
               in
               her
               entrance
               :
               
               as
               the
               East
               and
               North-east
               doe
               hasten
               the
               comming
               in
               thereof
               ,
               or
               else
               some
               other
               extraordinary
               occasion
               put
               by
               the
               ordinary
               course
               of
               the
               Northerne
               Seas
               ,
               which
               doe
               fill
               the
               said
               River
               by
               their
               naturall
               returne
               and
               flowing
               .
               And
               that
               both
               these
               doe
               happen
               eftsoones
               among
               ,
               I
               referre
               me
               to
               such
               ,
               as
               have
               not
               seldome
               observed
               it
               :
               as
               also
               the
               sensible
               chopping
               in
               of
               three
               or
               foure
               Tides
               in
               one
               naturall
               day
               ,
               whereof
               the
               unskilfull
               doe
               descant
               many
               things
               ,
               according
               to
               their
               minds
               .
            
             
               But
               howsoever
               these
               small
               matters
               doe
               fall
               out
               ,
               
               and
               how
               often
               soever
               this
               course
               of
               the
               streame
               doth
               happen
               to
               be
               disturbed
               :
               yet
               at
               two
               severall
               times
               of
               the
               Moone
               ,
               the
               Waters
               returne
               to
               their
               naturall
               course
               and
               limits
               of
               time
               exactly
               .
               Polydore
               saith
               ,
               
               that
               this
               River
               is
               seldome
               increased
               ,
               or
               rather
               never
               overfloweth
               her
               banks
               by
               land-flouds
               :
               but
               he
               is
               herein
               very
               much
               deceived
               ,
               as
               it
               shall
               more
               apparantly
               be
               seene
               hereafter
               .
               For
               the
               more
               that
               this
               River
               is
               put
               by
               of
               her
               right
               course
               ,
               the
               more
               the
               water
               must
               (
               of
               necessity
               )
               swell
               with
               the
               white
               waters
               ,
               which
               run
               downe
               from
               the
               Land
               :
               because
               the
               passage
               cannot
               bee
               so
               swift
               and
               ready
               in
               the
               winding
               ,
               as
               in
               the
               straight
               course
               .
            
             
               The
               Land-flouds
               also
               doe
               greatly
               staine
               the
               finenesse
               of
               the
               streame
               ,
               
               insomuch
               that
               after
               a
               great
               land-floud
               ,
               you
               shall
               take
               up
               Haddocks
               with
               your
               hands
               beneath
               the
               Bridge
               ,
               as
               they
               float
               aloft
               on
               the
               water
               :
               whose
               eyes
               are
               so
               blinded
               with
               the
               thicknesse
               of
               that
               element
               ,
               that
               they
               cannot
               see
               where
               to
               become
               ,
               and
               make
               shift
               to
               save
               themselves
               before
               death
               take
               hold
               on
               them
               .
               
               Otherwise
               ,
               the
               water
               (
               of
               it selfe
               )
               is
               very
               cleere
               ,
               and
               ,
               in
               comparison
               ,
               next
               unto
               that
               of
               the
               Sea
               ,
               which
               is
               most
               subtill
               &
               pure
               of
               all
               other
               ;
               as
               that
               of
               great
               Rivers
               is
               most
               excellent
               in
               comparison
               of
               smal
               brooks
               .
               
               Although
               Aristotle
               will
               have
               the
               salt
               water
               to
               be
               most
               grosse
               ,
               because
               a
               Ship
               will
               beare
               a
               greater
               burden
               on
               the
               Sea
               ,
               than
               on
               the
               fresh
               water
               ,
               and
               an
               Egge
               sinks
               in
               this
               ,
               that
               swimmeth
               in
               the
               other
               .
               But
               he
               may
               easily
               be
               answered
               ,
               by
               the
               quantity
               of
               roome
               ,
               and
               abundance
               of
               waters
               in
               the
               Sea
               ,
               whereby
               it
               becommeth
               of
               more
               force
               ,
               to
               sustaine
               such
               vessels
               as
               are
               committed
               to
               the
               same
               ,
               and
               whereunto
               the
               greatest
               Rivers
               are
               nothing
               comparable
               .
            
             
               I
               would
               here
               make
               mention
               of
               sundry
               Bridges
               over
               this
               noble
               streame
               :
               of
               which
               ,
               that
               of
               London
               is
               most
               chiefely
               to
               be
               commended
               :
               for
               it
               is
               (
               in
               a
               manner
               )
               
               a
               continuall
               street
               ,
               well
               replenished
               with
               large
               and
               stately
               houses
               on
               both
               sides
               ,
               and
               situate
               upon
               twenty
               Arches
               ,
               whereof
               each
               one
               is
               made
               of
               excellent
               free
               stone
               ,
               every
               of
               them
               being
               threescore
               foot
               in
               height
               ,
               and
               full
               twenty
               in
               distance
               one
               from
               another
               ,
               as
               I
               have
               often
               viewed
               .
               In
               the
               like
               manner
               ,
               I
               could
               entreat
               of
               the
               infinite
               number
               of
               Swans
               daily
               to
               be
               seene
               upon
               this
               River
               ,
               and
               of
               two
               thousand
               Wherries
               and
               small
               Boats
               ,
               
               whereby
               three
               thousand
               poore
               Watermen
               are
               maintained
               ,
               through
               the
               carriage
               and
               recarriage
               of
               such
               persons
               as
               passe
               or
               repasse
               (
               from
               time
               to
               time
               )
               upon
               the
               same
               .
               Beside
               ,
               those
               huge
               Tide-boats
               ,
               Tilt-boats
               ,
               and
               Barges
               ,
               which
               eyther
               carry
               passengers
               ,
               or
               bring
               necessary
               provision
               from
               all
               quarters
               of
               
                 Oxfordshire
                 ,
                 Barkeshire
                 ,
                 Buckinghamshire
                 ,
                 Bedfordshire
                 ,
                 Hertfordshire
                 ,
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 Essex
                 ,
                 Surrey
                 ,
              
               and
               Kent
               ,
               unto
               the
               Citie
               of
               London
               .
            
             
               Having
               thus
               farre
               proceeded
               in
               the
               description
               of
               this
               famous
               River
               ,
               even
               from
               her
               head
               and
               originall
               ,
               till
               her
               imbracing
               the
               Sea
               :
               I
               thought
               good
               to
               go
               on
               a
               little
               further
               ,
               concerning
               the
               extent
               of
               the
               Thames
               jurisdiction
               ,
               
               from
               a
               place
               called
               Colnie
               Ditch
               ,
               a
               little
               above
               the
               Bridge
               of
               Stanes
               westward
               ,
               to
               London
               Bridge
               :
               and
               from
               thence
               to
               a
               certaine
               place
               called
               Yendall
               ,
               alias
               Yenland
               ,
               alias
               Yenleete
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               Water
               of
               Medway
               ,
               as
               being
               matter
               more
               proper
               to
               the
               Citie
               of
               Londons
               Survey
               ,
               than
               any
               other
               discourse
               else
               whatsoever
               .
               For
               many
               yeeres
               ,
               the
               authority
               and
               jurisdiction
               of
               this
               River
               ,
               hath
               undoubtedly
               belonged
               to
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               ,
               Communalty
               ,
               and
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               by
               the
               sufficient
               testimony
               of
               divers
               Grants
               ,
               Charters
               ,
               and
               Confirmations
               ,
               made
               by
               the
               precedent
               Kings
               and
               Queenes
               of
               this
               Land
               ,
               
               and
               by
               our
               late
               deceased
               King
               Iames
               of
               happy
               memory
               ,
               besides
               sundry
               Acts
               of
               Parliament
               ordained
               to
               that
               end
               .
            
             
               But
               because
               some
               question
               appeared
               to
               be
               not
               long
               since
               made
               by
               the
               Lord
               high
               Admirall
               of
               England
               ,
               concerning
               that
               case
               of
               Power
               or
               Jurisdiction
               ,
               a
               full
               and
               finall
               conclusion
               was
               at
               length
               established
               ,
               betweene
               the
               Lord
               high
               Admirall
               ,
               and
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               and
               Communalty
               of
               London
               also
               ,
               concerning
               the
               Prerogative
               then
               questioned
               .
            
             
               Whereby
               ,
               as
               in
               former
               ancient
               priviledges
               ,
               the
               right
               and
               title
               hath
               beene
               alwaies
               evident
               ;
               so
               then
               it
               appeared
               a
               plaine
               and
               manifest
               case
               ,
               that
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               for
               the
               time
               being
               ,
               and
               his
               successors
               for
               ever
               in
               that
               eminent
               dignity
               ,
               
               have
               full
               power
               and
               authority
               over
               the
               said
               Rivers
               ,
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               bearing
               the
               stile
               and
               title
               of
               Conservator
               or
               preserver
               of
               them
               ,
               within
               the
               forenamed
               bounds
               and
               limits
               ;
               Having
               absolute
               power
               ,
               of
               inflicting
               punishment
               for
               all
               unlawfull
               fishings
               ,
               eyther
               by
               Fishermen
               or
               any
               other
               ,
               fishing
               within
               the
               same
               at
               any
               time
               :
               yea
               ,
               and
               to
               search
               ,
               oversee
               and
               punish
               all
               such
               ,
               as
               shall
               abuse
               his
               lawfull
               authority
               in
               those
               proceedings
               from
               time
               to
               time
               .
               And
               because
               his
               great
               and
               serious
               imployments
               withhold
               him
               from
               such
               attending
               on
               this
               important
               businesse
               ,
               as
               the
               urgent
               necessity
               thereof
               doth
               (
               almost
               continually
               )
               require
               :
               
               he
               hath
               a
               Deputy
               or
               Substitute
               ,
               named
               the
               Water-Bayliffe
               of
               London
               ,
               who
               under
               his
               Honours
               authority
               ,
               and
               by
               vertue
               of
               his
               more
               absolute
               power
               ,
               doth
               continually
               search
               ,
               oversee
               and
               punish
               all
               offenders
               ,
               that
               dare
               infringe
               those
               rights
               of
               duty
               ,
               belonging
               to
               so
               famous
               a
               River
               ,
               or
               make
               spoile
               of
               that
               intended
               for
               generall
               benefit
               .
            
             
               And
               whereas
               there
               are
               a
               certaine
               company
               of
               Fishermen
               ,
               
               called
               Tinckermen
               ,
               frequenting
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               Eastward
               ,
               who
               (
               in
               times
               past
               )
               not
               onley
               have
               beene
               reported
               ,
               but
               also
               manifestly
               approved
               ,
               and
               found
               out
               ,
               to
               make
               an
               infinite
               destruction
               of
               the
               yong
               brood
               and
               Fry
               of
               Fish
               ,
               by
               use
               of
               unlawfull
               Nets
               ,
               and
               unpermittable
               Engines
               ,
               feeding
               and
               glutting
               their
               Hogges
               with
               them
               ,
               as
               M.
               Doctor
               Dee
               reporteth
               :
               By
               the
               diligent
               and
               extraordinary
               cost
               and
               care
               of
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               ,
               his
               Brethren
               ,
               and
               the
               rest
               of
               the
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               as
               also
               the
               vigilant
               respect
               of
               his
               worthy
               Officer
               the
               Water-Bayliffe
               ,
               day
               and
               night
               attending
               to
               cut
               off
               such
               an
               horrible
               abuse
               ;
               those
               unlawfull
               Nets
               and
               Engines
               are
               now
               quite
               supprest
               ,
               and
               a
               true
               &
               orderly
               forme
               of
               fishing
               brought
               into
               use
               ,
               
               that
               such
               waste
               and
               havocke
               may
               no
               more
               be
               made
               .
               Through
               which
               restraint
               of
               robberie
               ,
               and
               application
               of
               continuall
               providence
               ,
               our
               River
               of
               
               Thames
               (
               the
               honour
               and
               beauty
               of
               this
               whole
               Iland
               )
               is
               become
               againe
               most
               rich
               and
               plentifull
               ,
               yeelding
               daily
               out
               of
               her
               bountifull
               bosome
               ,
               great
               store
               of
               Fish
               of
               all
               kindes
               ,
               and
               at
               much
               more
               reasonable
               rate
               ,
               than
               in
               many
               yeeres
               past
               hath
               beene
               seene
               ,
               as
               our
               weekely
               Markets
               in
               this
               Honourable
               Citie
               ,
               can
               better
               testifie
               ,
               than
               I
               report
               :
               a
               matter
               highly
               to
               bee
               commended
               ,
               and
               (
               no
               doubt
               )
               but
               will
               bee
               as
               heedfully
               continued
               .
            
             
               Vpon
               a
               great
               complaint
               lately
               made
               to
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               ,
               
               concerning
               Timbers
               being
               and
               standing
               in
               
                 Tilbury
                 Hope
              
               ,
               beneath
               Gravesend
               ,
               a
               matter
               not
               onely
               perillous
               to
               passengers
               upon
               the
               River
               ,
               but
               a
               cause
               also
               to
               destroy
               (
               infinitely
               )
               the
               yong
               brood
               and
               fry
               of
               Fish
               ,
               by
               the
               harmes
               those
               Timbers
               did
               to
               Fishermens
               Nets
               ,
               by
               reason
               of
               their
               continuall
               standing
               in
               the
               maine
               course
               ,
               and
               speedy
               current
               of
               the
               streame
               ,
               which
               was
               mightily
               annoyed
               and
               injured
               thereby
               :
               his
               honourable
               care
               extended
               so
               farre
               ,
               that
               by
               the
               paines
               and
               diligence
               of
               his
               Water-Bayliffe
               ,
               being
               thereto
               by
               his
               Office
               and
               place
               warrantably
               directed
               ,
               those
               grievous
               hurts
               and
               annoyances
               were
               all
               taken
               up
               ,
               and
               conveyed
               to
               the
               Guildhall
               in
               London
               ,
               as
               an
               example
               to
               all
               that
               should
               dare
               to
               offend
               in
               the
               like
               nature
               ,
               or
               presume
               to
               prejudice
               such
               an
               honourable
               course
               of
               our
               fishing
               ,
               as
               it
               is
               faithfully
               reported
               ,
               at
               every
               Tide
               ,
               by
               day
               and
               night
               ,
               foure
               Bushels
               of
               small
               Fish
               and
               Fry
               ,
               (
               continually
               throughout
               the
               whole
               )
               are
               saved
               and
               preserved
               by
               this
               worthy
               providence
               ,
               
               which
               otherwise
               had
               remained
               to
               the
               former
               desperate
               spoile
               ,
               and
               continued
               a
               great
               hindrance
               to
               the
               abounding
               increase
               now
               likely
               to
               ensue
               thereby
               .
            
             
               The
               Lord
               Maior
               and
               Communalty
               ,
               not
               many
               yeeres
               since
               ,
               have
               caused
               this
               Noble
               River
               of
               Thames
               westward
               ,
               
               to
               be
               cleered
               and
               cleansed
               of
               79.
               stops
               or
               hatches
               ,
               consisting
               of
               divers
               great
               stakes
               and
               piles
               ,
               purposely
               erected
               by
               Fishermen
               for
               their
               private
               gaine
               ,
               and
               standing
               dangerous
               for
               passengers
               neere
               unto
               the
               faire
               deepe
               :
               so
               that
               none
               of
               them
               doe
               now
               remaine
               upon
               the
               River
               ,
               but
               onely
               such
               as
               stand
               out
               of
               the
               passable
               to
               faire
               way
               ,
               and
               can
               bee
               no
               prejudice
               to
               passengers
               .
               For
               otherwise
               ,
               they
               serve
               as
               a
               great
               succour
               to
               the
               young
               breed
               and
               Frie
               ,
               being
               planted
               at
               the
               waters
               bottome
               ,
               and
               placed
               so
               remotely
               on
               the
               River
               ;
               that
               they
               releeve
               and
               comfort
               many
               poore
               Fishermen
               thereon
               dwelling
               .
               
               Beside
               ,
               in
               the
               great
               heate
               and
               drought
               of
               Summer
               ,
               when
               usually
               water
               is
               most
               scanty
               ,
               these
               are
               then
               the
               cause
               of
               raising
               it
               so
               high
               ,
               that
               Barges
               may
               well
               and
               safely
               passe
               ,
               with
               all
               kind
               of
               goods
               to
               our
               ancient
               Mother
               Citie
               ;
               whereas
               else
               they
               would
               be
               grounded
               ,
               how
               many
               soever
               ,
               and
               be
               void
               of
               passage
               ,
               by
               lownesse
               of
               the
               water
               .
            
             
               There
               are
               likewise
               a
               number
               of
               Fishermen
               belonging
               to
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               
               some
               stiled
               by
               the
               name
               of
               Tinckermen
               ,
               others
               ,
               
                 Hebbermen
                 ,
                 Petermen
                 ,
                 Trawlermen
                 ,
                 &c.
              
               that
               have
               lived
               (
               in
               precedent
               times
               )
               by
               very
               unlawfull
               fishing
               on
               this
               River
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               great
               injurie
               of
               her
               abounding
               store
               .
               But
               by
               meanes
               of
               this
               wel-provided
               restriction
               ,
               so
               forwarded
               in
               the
               maine
               Magistrate
               ,
               and
               followed
               in
               the
               diligent
               endevour
               of
               the
               carefull
               Water-Bayliffe
               ,
               (
               making
               no
               spare
               of
               his
               paines
               at
               all
               times
               whatsoever
               )
               their
               insolence
               hath
               beene
               reduced
               to
               a
               more
               temperate
               qualification
               ,
               and
               the
               awfull
               hand
               of
               civill
               Government
               appeareth
               to
               carry
               much
               better
               respect
               ,
               than
               formerly
               it
               did
               .
            
             
               Nor
               let
               this
               provident
               care
               ,
               both
               for
               the
               safety
               of
               passengers
               on
               the
               River
               ,
               
               and
               preservation
               of
               the
               Breed
               ,
               Frie
               ,
               and
               Fish
               in
               the
               River
               ,
               bee
               understood
               as
               a
               matter
               of
               novelty
               ,
               without
               any
               precedent
               example
               in
               elder
               dayes
               ;
               when
               it
               plainely
               appeareth
               ,
               that
               the
               very
               like
               course
               was
               kept
               and
               effected
               in
               the
               time
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               fourth
               ,
               the
               seventh
               yeere
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
              
               1405.
               
               Also
               more
               late
               in
               the
               dayes
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               eighth
               ,
               &c.
               
               As
               appeareth
               by
               Records
               in
               divers
               Chronicles
               ,
               and
               so
               warranted
               and
               avouched
               ,
               as
               already
               hath
               beene
               said
               ,
               and
               shall
               (
               in
               more
               ample
               manner
               )
               hereafter
               appeare
               .
            
             
               Concerning
               the
               controversiall
               question
               ,
               
               about
               the
               Rivers
               of
               Thames
               and
               Medway
               ,
               all
               variance
               and
               difference
               was
               absolutely
               concluded
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1613
               the
               twentieth
               day
               of
               Mary
               :
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Swynnerton
              
               Knight
               ,
               being
               then
               Lord
               Maior
               ,
               and
               carefull
               Conservator
               of
               the
               said
               Rivers
               rights
               ;
               and
               
                 Thomas
                 Sparrey
              
               ,
               
               Esquire
               ,
               his
               Substiture
               ,
               and
               respective
               Water-Bayliffe
               ,
               for
               the
               performing
               of
               such
               a
               maine
               trust
               reposed
               in
               him
               ,
               appertaining
               justly
               unto
               his
               place
               and
               office
               .
            
             
               At
               eight
               severall
               times
               yeerely
               ,
               
               within
               the
               foure
               Countries
               of
               
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 Surrey
                 ,
                 Kent
              
               ,
               and
               Essex
               ,
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               for
               the
               time
               then
               being
               ,
               with
               his
               Brethren
               the
               Aldermen
               ,
               for
               the
               better
               maintaining
               of
               the
               Rivers
               rights
               and
               priviledges
               ,
               doe
               sit
               in
               person
               judicially
               ,
               and
               charge
               foure
               Juries
               by
               oath
               ,
               to
               make
               inquisition
               after
               all
               offences
               ,
               committed
               upon
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               .
               And
               as
               the
               verdict
               (
               presented
               by
               the
               said
               Jurie
               )
               maketh
               appearance
               ,
               so
               doe
               they
               accordingly
               proceed
               to
               the
               punishment
               of
               the
               transgressors
               ,
               answerably
               to
               the
               nature
               of
               their
               offences
               ,
               and
               as
               to
               Justice
               shall
               see
               me
               expedient
               :
               Wherein
               ,
               the
               Rivers
               prosperity
               ,
               safety
               of
               passengers
               ,
               and
               generall
               good
               of
               the
               Common-wealth
               ,
               are
               their
               chiefest
               respects
               .
            
             
               And
               because
               it
               may
               appeare
               more
               probably
               unto
               all
               men
               ,
               
               in
               what
               worthy
               manner
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               and
               his
               Brethren
               doe
               proceed
               in
               this
               case
               ,
               by
               the
               helpe
               of
               Master
               
                 Edmund
                 Howes
              
               ,
               Gent.
               I
               have
               hereto
               added
               ,
               the
               last
               Courts
               that
               were
               kept
               about
               this
               Rivers
               service
               ,
               in
               the
               time
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Iolles
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               to
               take
               away
               all
               sinister
               scruple
               or
               doubt
               ,
               that
               can
               be
               otherwise
               alledged
               .
               For
               he
               being
               present
               in
               the
               Journey
               ,
               (
               as
               I
               my selfe
               might
               also
               have
               beene
               ,
               if
               my
               leasure
               would
               have
               so
               permitted
               )
               observed
               the
               course
               of
               all
               that
               then
               passed
               ,
               and
               as
               hee
               delivered
               it
               to
               mee
               ,
               so
               have
               I
               set
               it
               downe
               ,
               with
               some
               other
               few
               collections
               of
               mine
               owne
               ,
               out
               of
               such
               Antiquities
               as
               have
               come
               to
               my
               hands
               .
            
          
           
             
               A
               further
               testimony
               concerning
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               right
               and
               authority
               of
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               to
               the
               conservancie
               of
               the
               said
               River
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               IN
               the
               yeere
               1616.
               on
               Wednesday
               ,
               being
               the
               third
               of
               Iuly
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Iolles
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               L.
               Maior
               of
               the
               Citie
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               Conservator
               of
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               
               and
               waters
               of
               Medway
               ,
               assisted
               and
               accompanied
               by
               
                 Francis
                 Iones
                 ,
                 Edward
                 Rotheram
                 ,
                 Alexander
                 Prescot
                 ,
                 Martin
                 Lumley
                 ,
              
               Aldermen
               of
               London
               ;
               and
               
                 William
                 Gore
              
               ,
               Alderman
               ,
               and
               Shiriffe
               (
               at
               that
               time
               )
               of
               the
               said
               Citie
               ;
               
                 Thomas
                 Iones
              
               Esquire
               ,
               Common
               Serjeant
               of
               the
               said
               Citie
               ,
               in
               the
               absence
               of
               Sir
               
                 Henry
                 Mountague
              
               ,
               Recorder
               of
               the
               same
               Citie
               ,
               attended
               by
               
                 Thomas
                 Sparrey
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               Subconservator
               of
               the
               said
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               with
               fifty
               Officers
               and
               other
               servants
               ,
               tooke
               Barges
               at
               Belinsgate
               ,
               and
               (
               within
               few
               houres
               )
               arrived
               at
               Gravesend
               in
               Kent
               ,
               where
               a
               Session
               for
               the
               Conservancie
               of
               the
               said
               River
               was
               kept
               ,
               before
               the
               said
               Lord
               Maior
               ,
               and
               his
               forenamed
               Assistants
               .
            
             
               At
               which
               time
               and
               place
               ,
               
               a
               Jurie
               of
               Freeholders
               of
               the
               said
               Countrie
               ,
               being
               sworne
               to
               enquire
               of
               all
               offences
               committed
               in
               any
               part
               of
               that
               River
               whatsoever
               within
               the
               said
               County
               ;
               Master
               Common
               Serjeant
               delivered
               them
               a
               charge
               to
               this
               effect
               :
            
             
               That
               ,
               
               forasmuch
               as
               there
               had
               not
               been
               any
               Session
               of
               Conservancy
               in
               many
               yeeres
               past
               ,
               kept
               by
               any
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               in
               that
               place
               :
               it
               was
               probable
               and
               evident
               ,
               that
               they
               could
               not
               be
               well
               informed
               ,
               neither
               of
               the
               Lord
               Maiors
               jurisdiction
               and
               power
               ,
               to
               reforme
               annoyances
               and
               offences
               there
               ,
               and
               to
               inflict
               due
               punishment
               vpon
               the
               offenders
               ,
               nor
               of
               the
               nature
               of
               the
               service
               by
               them
               to
               bee
               performed
               ,
               in
               the
               course
               of
               their
               enquirie
               .
               And
               therefore
               hee
               thought
               it
               convenient
               ,
               to
               make
               knowne
               unto
               them
               ,
               both
               the
               one
               and
               the
               other
               .
            
             
               And
               hereupon
               he
               shewed
               them
               ,
               that
               the
               Jurisdiction
               of
               the
               Citie
               of
               London
               ,
               
               in
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               from
               Stanes
               Bridge
               Westward
               ,
               unto
               the
               points
               of
               the
               River
               next
               the
               Sea
               Eastward
               ,
               appeared
               to
               belong
               to
               the
               Citie
               ,
               in
               manner
               and
               forme
               as
               followeth
               :
            
             
               
               
                 In
                 point
                 of
                 Right
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 By
                 Prescription
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 By
                 allowance
                 in
                 Eire
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 By
                 ancient
                 Charters
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 By
                 Acts
                 of
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 By
                 Inquisitions
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 
                   By
                   Decrees
                   upon
                   Hearing
                
                 Coram
                 Rege
                 ipso
                 ,
                 &
                 in
                 Camera
                 Stellata
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 By
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 By
                 Proclaimations
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 By
                 Report
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Councell
                 learned
                 .
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 
                   By
                   a
                
                 Quo
                 Warranto
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 point
                 of
                 Vsage
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 By
                 ancient
                 Ordinances
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 By
                 punishment
                 of
                 offenders
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 By
                 Writs
                 and
                 Precepts
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 By
                 accompts
                 for
                 charges
                 of
                 Searches
                 ,
                 from
                 17.
                 
                 R.
                 2.
                 till
                 2.
                 
                 
                   Eliz.
                   Regina
                
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 By
                 Commissions
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 By
                 continuall
                 claime
                 ever
                 since
                 37.
                 
                 Hen.
                 8.
                 when
                 the
                 Lord
                 Admirall
                 first
                 interrupted
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 to
                 exercise
                 her
                 authority
                 below
                 London
                 Bridge
                 .
              
            
             
               And
               to
               crowne
               all
               these
               points
               both
               of
               right
               and
               usage
               ,
               
               
                 Et
                 ad
                 omnem
                 controversiam
                 temporibus
                 futuris
                 tollendam
                 :
              
               the
               Citie
               of
               London
               hath
               King
               Iames
               his
               most
               gracious
               and
               liberall
               Charter
               in
               that
               point
               granted
               ,
               in
               the
               third
               yeere
               of
               his
               Majesties
               happy
               reigne
               .
            
             
               
                 1.
                 
                 By
                 Prescription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   IT
                   appeareth
                   by
                   an
                   ancient
                   Booke
                   ,
                   called
                
                 Dunthorne
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 Civitatis
                 fundationis
                 ,
                 aedificationis
                 &
                 constructionis
                 ,
                 causa
                 erat
                 Thamesis
                 Fluvius
                 ;
                 quorum
                 vero
                 Civitatis
                 &
                 fluminis
                 gubernationem
                 tam
                 Duces
                 ,
                 Maiores
                 ,
                 Custodes
                 ,
                 Vicecomites
                 ,
                 Aldr.
                 
                 &
                 Magnates
                 Civitatis
                 memoratae
                 hucusque
                 obtinuerunt
                 &
                 habuerunt
                 .
                 
                   So
                   as
                   the
                   government
                   of
                   the
                   River
                   hath
                   belonged
                   to
                   the
                   Citie
                   time
                   out
                   of
                   minde
                   .
                
              
               
                 In
                 21.
                 
                 
                   H.
                   3.
                   
                   Iorden
                   Coventry
                
                 ,
                 
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Shiriffes
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 was
                 by
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 sent
                 ,
                 to
                 remove
                 certaine
                 Kiddels
                 that
                 annoyed
                 the
                 Rivers
                 of
                 Thames
                 and
                 Medway
                 ;
                 who
                 
                   ultra
                   Yenland
                   versus
                   Mare
                
                 ,
                 did
                 take
                 divers
                 persons
                 that
                 were
                 offenders
                 ,
                 and
                 imprisoned
                 them
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 ,
                 complaint
                 being
                 made
                 to
                 King
                 H.
                 3.
                 hee
                 tooke
                 the
                 matter
                 ill
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 and
                 sent
                 for
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 &
                 Citizens
                 to
                 Kennington
                 ;
                 and
                 upon
                 hearing
                 of
                 the
                 matter
                 before
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Cities
                 Jurisdiction
                 on
                 the
                 River
                 was
                 set
                 forth
                 and
                 allowed
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Complainants
                 convicted
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 of
                 them
                 amerced
                 at
                 10.
                 pounds
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Amercements
                 adjudged
                 to
                 the
                 Citie
                 ;
                 and
                 their
                 Nets
                 were
                 afterwards
                 burned
                 ,
                 by
                 judgement
                 given
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 in
                 the
                 Hustings
                 .
              
               
                 37.
                 
                 H.
                 3.
                 
                 
                 Eodem
                 Anno
                 ,
                 ante
                 Pentecostem
                 ,
                 Vicecomites
                 London
                 ,
                 quia
                 aqua
                 Thamisiae
                 pertinet
                 ad
                 London
                 ,
                 per
                 praecetum
                 dict
                 .
                 Dom.
                 Regis
                 ,
                 deriverunt
                 omnes
                 alios
                 gurgites
                 à
                 London
                 usabque
                 ;
                 Mare
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 R.
                 2.
                 
                 Writs
                 to
                 the
                 Shiriffes
                 of
                 Kent
                 and
                 Essex
                 ,
                 
                 reciting
                 the
                 Cities
                 title
                 ,
                 with
                 command
                 ,
                 not
                 to
                 suffer
                 the
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 to
                 be
                 molested
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 liberties
                 formerly
                 granted
                 and
                 allowed
                 unto
                 them
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 2.
                 
                 In
                 Eire
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 41.
                 
                 H.
                 3.
                 
                 Before
                 
                   Hugh
                   Bigot
                
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 Justice
                 Itinerant
                 ,
                 the
                 Shiriffes
                 and
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 were
                 called
                 in
                 question
                 ,
                 for
                 their
                 jurisdiction
                 exercised
                 on
                 the
                 Thames
                 .
                 Before
                 whom
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 found
                 by
                 a
                 Jurie
                 in
                 
                   Southwarke
                   ,
                   Quod
                   nullus
                   aliquid
                   juris
                   habet
                   in
                   Thamisia
                   ,
                   usque
                   ad
                   novum
                   gurgitem
                   ,
                   nisi
                   Cives
                   London
                   .
                
              
               
                 14.
                 
                 Ed.
                 2.
                 
                 Lib.
                 Antiq.
                 Reg.
                 156.
                 
                 
                   The
                   Constable
                   of
                   the
                   Tower
                   was
                   indicted
                   by
                   divers
                   Wards
                   of
                
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 
                   before
                   the
                   Justices
                   in
                
                 Eire
                 
                   at
                   the
                   Tower
                
                 :
                 De
                 muneris
                 &
                 recep
                 .
                 cove
                 .
                 pro
                 Kidellis
                 in
                 Thamisijs
                 .
                 Et
                 Constabularius
                 ad
                 Kidellas
                 respondet
                 ,
                 quod
                 Iustic
                 .
                 non
                 habent
                 jurisdictionem
                 extra
                 London
                 ,
                 plitum
                 .
                 inde
                 cognoscere
                 cum
                 praedict
                 .
                 Kidelli
                 sunt
                 in
                 alijs
                 Comitatibus
                 .
                 Et
                 Iustic
                 ,
                 dixerunt
                 ,
                 aqua
                 Thamisiae
                 pertinet
                 ad
                 Civitatem
                 London
                 ,
                 usque
                 mare
                 ;
                 &
                 si
                 velit
                 respondeat
                 :
                 
                   who
                   then
                   pleaded
                   ,
                   Not
                   guilty
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 3.
                 
                 By
                 Charters
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 R.
                 1.
                 
                 Dom.
                 
                 Richardus
                 Rex
                 ,
                 filius
                 Regis
                 Henrici
                 secundi
                 ,
                 concessit
                 &
                 firmiter
                 praecepit
                 ,
                 ut
                 omnes
                 Kidelli
                 qui
                 sunt
                 in
                 Thamisia
                 amoveantur
                 ,
                 ubicunque
                 fuerint
                 in
                 Thamisia
                 .
              
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   Ioh.
                
                 Rex
                 concessit
                 &
                 firmiter
                 praecepit
                 ,
                 
                 ut
                 omnes
                 Kidelli
                 qui
                 sunt
                 in
                 Thamisia
                 vel
                 in
                 Medway
                 amoveantur
                 ,
                 &
                 ne
                 caeteri
                 Kidelli
                 alicubi
                 ponantur
                 in
                 Thamisia
                 vel
                 in
                 Medway
                 ,
                 super
                 forf
                 .
                 x.
                 li.
                 sterlingorum
                 .
              
               
               
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 King
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 granted
                 this
                 Charter
                 to
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 in
                 forme
                 following
                 :
              
               
                 HENRY
                 by
                 the
                 Grace
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Normandie
                 and
                 Aquitaine
                 ,
                 and
                 Earle
                 of
                 Anjou
                 :
                 Vnto
                 Arch-Bishops
                 ,
                 Bishops
                 ,
                 Abbots
                 ,
                 Priors
                 ,
                 Earles
                 ,
                 Barons
                 ,
                 Iustices
                 ,
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 Stewards
                 ,
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 all
                 Bailiffes
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 all
                 his
                 true
                 men
                 ,
                 greeting
                 :
                 Weteth
                 well
                 ,
                 that
                 we
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 health
                 of
                 our
                 soule
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 health
                 of
                 the
                 soule
                 of
                 King
                 Iohn
                 our
                 Fader
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 soules
                 of
                 all
                 our
                 Ancestours
                 ;
                 and
                 also
                 for
                 common
                 profit
                 of
                 our
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 all
                 our
                 Realme
                 ,
                 have
                 granted
                 and
                 stedfastly
                 commanded
                 :
                 That
                 all
                 the
                 Weares
                 that
                 beene
                 in
                 Thames
                 or
                 in
                 Medway
                 ,
                 where
                 that
                 ever
                 they
                 be
                 in
                 Thames
                 or
                 in
                 Medway
                 ,
                 be
                 done
                 away
                 :
                 And
                 that
                 from
                 henceforth
                 ,
                 no
                 Weares
                 be
                 set
                 in
                 Thames
                 nor
                 in
                 Medway
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 forfaiture
                 of
                 ten
                 pounds
                 .
                 Also
                 wee
                 claime
                 quite
                 to
                 our
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 all
                 that
                 that
                 the
                 Constable
                 of
                 our
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 was
                 wont
                 to
                 take
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Weares
                 .
                 Wherefore
                 we
                 will
                 ,
                 and
                 stedfastly
                 command
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 Constable
                 of
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Tower
                 ,
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 from
                 henceforth
                 forward
                 ,
                 any
                 thing
                 aske
                 ,
                 nor
                 any
                 grievance
                 doe
                 to
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Citie
                 ,
                 by
                 enchesen
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Weares
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 to
                 us
                 knowne
                 enough
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 our
                 true
                 men
                 doe
                 us
                 to
                 understand
                 ,
                 that
                 most
                 privacie
                 and
                 least
                 profit
                 might
                 fall
                 unto
                 the
                 same
                 Citie
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 whole
                 Realme
                 ,
                 by
                 enchesen
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 weares
                 :
                 which
                 we
                 make
                 forever
                 firme
                 and
                 stable
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 Citie
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Charter
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 King
                 Iohn
                 our
                 Fader
                 ,
                 which
                 our
                 Barons
                 of
                 London
                 thereof
                 have
                 reasonably
                 witnessed
                 .
                 Witnesses
                 ,
                 Eustace
                 of
                 
                   London
                   ,
                   Peter
                
                 of
                 
                   Winchester
                   ,
                   Ioceline
                
                 of
                 
                   Bath
                   ,
                   Richard
                
                 of
                 Salisbury
                 ,
                 Bishops
                 :
                 Hubert
                 of
                 Burgh
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Kent
                 ,
                 our
                 Iustice
                 ;
                 Gilbert
                 of
                 Clare
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Glocester
                 and
                 
                   Hertford
                   ;
                   Raufe
                   Fitz-Nichol
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Richard
                 of
                 Argentine
                 ,
                 our
                 Stewards
                 .
                 Given
                 by
                 the
                 hand
                 of
                 our
                 Worshipfull
                 Fader
                 ,
                 Raufe
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Chichester
                 ,
                 our
                 Chauncellour
                 ,
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 the
                 18.
                 day
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 reigne
                 ,
                 eleven
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 68.
                 
                 Article
                 also
                 are
                 these
                 words
                 :
                 
                 And
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Citizens
                 remene
                 and
                 doe
                 away
                 all
                 the
                 Weares
                 in
                 Thames
                 and
                 Medway
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 they
                 have
                 the
                 punishment
                 thereof
                 longing
                 to
                 us
                 .
              
               
                 Likewise
                 in
                 the
                 68.
                 
                 Article
                 are
                 these
                 words
                 :
                 
                 And
                 the
                 Constable
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 make
                 no
                 prices
                 by
                 Land
                 nor
                 by
                 water
                 ,
                 of
                 vitaile
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 things
                 whatsoever
                 they
                 beene
                 ,
                 of
                 men
                 of
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Citie
                 ,
                 nor
                 of
                 none
                 other
                 ,
                 comming
                 to
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 nor
                 going
                 out
                 .
                 Nor
                 he
                 shall
                 not
                 arresten
                 by
                 any
                 manner
                 of
                 way
                 ,
                 Ships
                 ne
                 Boats
                 ,
                 bringing
                 or
                 leading
                 vitaile
                 or
                 other
                 merchandises
                 to
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 or
                 fro
                 the
                 Citie
                 aforesaid
                 .
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 H.
                 3.
                 
                 Concessimus
                 etiam
                 eisdem
                 Baronibus
                 nostris
                 ,
                 
                 &
                 Carta
                 nostra
                 confirmavimus
                 ,
                 quod
                 habeant
                 bone
                 &
                 in
                 pace
                 libere
                 &
                 quiete
                 ,
                 omnes
                 libertates
                 suas
                 quibus
                 hactenus
                 usi
                 sunt
                 ,
                 tam
                 in
                 Civitate
                 London
                 ,
                 quàm
                 extra
                 ;
                 tam
                 in
                 aquis
                 ,
                 quàm
                 in
                 terris
                 &
                 omnibus
                 aliis
                 locis
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 E.
                 3.
                 
                 Volumus
                 &
                 concedimus
                 ,
                 
                 quod
                 dicti
                 Cives
                 amoveant
                 &
                 capiant
                 omnes
                 Kidellas
                 in
                 aqua
                 Thamistae
                 &
                 Medway
                 ,
                 &
                 habeant
                 punitiones
                 ad
                 nos
                 inde
                 pertinentes
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 4.
                 
                 By
                 Acts
                 of
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 
                   W.
                   2.
                   
                   Ca.
                   47.
                   
                   An.
                
                 13.
                 
                 L.
                 1.
                 
                 No
                 Salmons
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 ,
                 
                 from
                 the
                 nativity
                 of
                 our
                 Lady
                 ,
                 unto
                 S.
                 Martins
                 day
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 points
                 .
                 Nor
                 none
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 in
                 Mill.
                 pooles
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 midst
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 untill
                 Midsummer
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 Offence
                 ,
                 
                 burning
                 the
                 Nets
                 and
                 Engines
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 Imprisonment
                 for
                 a
                 quarter
                 of
                 a
                 yeere
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 For
                 a
                 whole
                 yeere
                 .
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 
                   R.
                   2.
                   
                   Cap.
                
                 19.
                 
                 Confirmes
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 restraines
                 the
                 taking
                 of
                 yong
                 Salmons
                 in
                 many
                 waters
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 middest
                 of
                 April
                 untill
                 Midsummer
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 paine
                 .
              
               
                 None
                 (
                 within
                 that
                 time
                 )
                 to
                 use
                 any
                 Nets
                 called
                 Stalkers
                 ,
                 
                 nor
                 any
                 other
                 Engines
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 the
                 Frie
                 may
                 bee
                 destroyed
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 paine
                 .
              
               
                 17.
                 
                 
                   R.
                   2.
                   
                   Cap.
                
                 9.
                 
                 Justices
                 of
                 peace
                 shall
                 be
                 Conservators
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 to
                 survey
                 all
                 offences
                 against
                 the
                 said
                 Statutes
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 survey
                 and
                 search
                 all
                 the
                 Weares
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 be
                 not
                 strait
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 destruction
                 of
                 the
                 Frie
                 and
                 brood
                 ,
                 but
                 of
                 reasonable
                 widenesse
                 ,
                 
                 after
                 the
                 old
                 assize
                 .
                 And
                 they
                 shall
                 punish
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Statutes
                 ;
                 and
                 they
                 to
                 appoint
                 under-conservators
                 ,
                 who
                 shall
                 bee
                 sworne
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 same
                 Justices
                 shall
                 enquire
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 
                 
                   ex
                   officio
                
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 information
                 of
                 the
                 under-conservators
                 :
                 And
                 such
                 as
                 be
                 indicted
                 ,
                 they
                 shall
                 cause
                 to
                 come
                 before
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 if
                 they
                 be
                 thereof
                 convicted
                 ,
                 they
                 shall
                 have
                 imprisonment
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 fine
                 after
                 the
                 discretion
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Justices
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 the
                 same
                 be
                 at
                 the
                 information
                 of
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 under-conservators
                 ,
                 he
                 shall
                 have
                 halfe
                 the
                 fine
                 .
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 
                   Hen.
                   7.
                   
                   Cap.
                
                 15.
                 
                 The
                 like
                 power
                 is
                 granted
                 to
                 the
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 Breaches
                 and
                 in
                 Creeks
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 so
                 farre
                 as
                 it
                 ebbeth
                 and
                 floweth
                 :
                 except
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 ground
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 the
                 liberties
                 and
                 franchises
                 of
                 others
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 
                   Eliz.
                   Chap.
                
                 17.
                 
                 None
                 shall
                 with
                 any
                 maner
                 of
                 Net
                 ,
                 
                 Wee
                 le
                 ,
                 But-eayning
                 ,
                 Kepper
                 ,
                 Lymecreele
                 ,
                 Raw
                 Fagnet
                 ,
                 Trolnet
                 ,
                 Trymnet
                 ,
                 Scalboat
                 ,
                 Weblister
                 ,
                 Sturlamet
                 ,
                 or
                 with
                 any
                 other
                 device
                 or
                 engines
                 ,
                 made
                 of
                 cheare
                 ,
                 woollbine
                 ,
                 canvas
                 ;
                 or
                 shall
                 by
                 any
                 heeling-Nets
                 ,
                 or
                 Trimbleboat
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 device
                 ,
                 engine
                 ,
                 cautelles
                 ,
                 wayes
                 or
                 means
                 soever
                 ,
                 heretofore
                 made
                 or
                 devised
                 ,
                 or
                 hereafter
                 to
                 bee
                 made
                 or
                 devised
                 ,
                 take
                 and
                 kill
                 any
                 yong
                 brood
                 ,
                 spawne
                 ,
                 or
                 frie
                 of
                 Eeles
                 ,
                 Salmon
                 ,
                 Pike
                 or
                 Pickerell
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 any
                 other
                 Fish
                 ,
                 in
                 any
                 floudgate
                 ,
                 pipe
                 or
                 the
                 taile
                 of
                 any
                 Mill
                 ,
                 Weare
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 any
                 straites
                 ,
                 streames
                 ,
                 brookes
                 ,
                 Rivers
                 ,
                 salt
                 or
                 fresh
                 .
              
               
                 Secondly
                 ,
                 
                 none
                 shall
                 take
                 and
                 kill
                 any
                 Salmons
                 and
                 Trowts
                 ,
                 not
                 being
                 in
                 season
                 ,
                 being
                 kepper
                 Salmons
                 ,
                 or
                 kepper
                 Trowts
                 ,
                 or
                 shedder
                 Salmons
                 or
                 shedder
                 Trowts
                 .
              
               
                 Thirdly
                 ,
                 
                 none
                 shall
                 take
                 and
                 kill
                 any
                 Pike
                 or
                 Pickerell
                 ,
                 not
                 being
                 in
                 length
                 ten
                 intches
                 Fish
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 ;
                 nor
                 any
                 Salmon
                 ,
                 not
                 being
                 16.
                 intches
                 fish
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 ;
                 nor
                 any
                 Trowt
                 ,
                 not
                 being
                 eight
                 intches
                 ;
                 nor
                 any
                 Barbell
                 ,
                 not
                 being
                 12.
                 intches
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 .
              
               
                 Fourthly
                 ,
                 
                 none
                 to
                 fish
                 with
                 any
                 Nets
                 ,
                 Tramels
                 ,
                 Keep
                 ,
                 Weare
                 ,
                 Helme
                 ,
                 Creele
                 ;
                 or
                 by
                 any
                 other
                 Engine
                 ,
                 device
                 ,
                 wayes
                 or
                 meanes
                 ;
                 but
                 onely
                 with
                 Net
                 or
                 Tramell
                 ;
                 wherof
                 every
                 mesh
                 or
                 mash
                 shall
                 be
                 two
                 intches
                 and
                 an
                 halfe
                 broad
                 ;
                 Angling
                 excepted
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Provisio
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 this
                 shall
                 not
                 extend
                 to
                 Smelts
                 ,
                 Roches
                 ,
                 Minoes
                 ,
                 Bulheads
                 ,
                 Gudgeons
                 or
                 Eeles
                 ,
                 in
                 place
                 where
                 the
                 same
                 have
                 beene
                 used
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 .
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Offenders
                 to
                 lose
                 for
                 every
                 offence
                 20.
                 shillings
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 fish
                 ;
                 and
                 also
                 the
                 unlawfull
                 Nets
                 ,
                 Engines
                 and
                 Instruments
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Maior
                 of
                 
                   London
                   (
                   inter
                   alia
                
                 )
                 shall
                 have
                 full
                 power
                 and
                 authority
                 by
                 this
                 Act
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 enquire
                 of
                 all
                 offences
                 committed
                 contrary
                 to
                 this
                 Act
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 oathes
                 of
                 twelve
                 men
                 or
                 more
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 heare
                 and
                 determine
                 all
                 and
                 every
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 paines
                 and
                 forfeitures
                 to
                 be
                 at
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 every
                 such
                 person
                 and
                 persons
                 (
                 being
                 no
                 body
                 politick
                 nor
                 corporate
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 head
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 )
                 before
                 whom
                 such
                 conviction
                 shall
                 be
                 had
                 :
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 every
                 body
                 politicke
                 and
                 corporate
                 ,
                 that
                 hereafter
                 have
                 lawfully
                 had
                 any
                 fines
                 ,
                 &c.
                 upon
                 such
                 conviction
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 5.
                 
                 By
                 Inquisition
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 two
                 Inquisitions
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 one
                 taken
                 at
                 Raynam
                 in
                 Essex
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 at
                 Gravesend
                 in
                 
                   Kent
                   :
                   9.
                   
                   Hen.
                
                 5.
                 before
                 
                   William
                   Cambridge
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 then
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 Conservator
                 of
                 the
                 waiters
                 of
                 Thames
                 and
                 Medway
                 ;
                 it
                 was
                 presented
                 ,
                 That
                 where
                 by
                 the
                 ancient
                 ordinances
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 the
                 Mesches
                 of
                 Nets
                 should
                 be
                 two
                 intches
                 in
                 the
                 forepart
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 intch
                 in
                 the
                 hinder-part
                 .
                 And
                 further
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 thereby
                 found
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 offences
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Inquisition
                 ,
                 are
                 
                   contra
                   libertates
                   &
                   consuetudines
                   Civitatis
                
                 .
                 And
                 it
                 was
                 adjudged
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Nets
                 should
                 be
                 burned
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 ancient
                 custome
                 in
                 that
                 behalfe
                 provided
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 6.
                 
                 By
                 Decrees
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 
                   8.
                   
                   H.
                   4.
                
                 
                 The
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 London
                 did
                 exhibite
                 their
                 humble
                 Petition
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 Councell
                 ,
                 
                 reciting
                 that
                 (
                 time
                 out
                 of
                 minde
                 )
                 they
                 have
                 had
                 the
                 Conservation
                 and
                 correction
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 all
                 Trinckes
                 ,
                 Nets
                 and
                 other
                 Engins
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Rivers
                 of
                 Thames
                 and
                 Medway
                 placed
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 used
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 Subconservator
                 under
                 them
                 :
                 And
                 complained
                 ,
                 that
                 
                   Alexander
                   Bonner
                
                 ,
                 then
                 Subcōservator
                 ,
                 having
                 done
                 his
                 duty
                 in
                 removing
                 Kiddels
                 ,
                 
                 he
                 was
                 evil
                 entreated
                 by
                 the
                 owners
                 :
                 the
                 same
                 owners
                 dwelling
                 in
                 
                   Erith
                   ,
                   Pratriferry
                   ,
                   Barking
                   ,
                   Woolwich
                   ,
                
                 and
                 other
                 places
                 in
                 the
                 Counties
                 of
                 Kent
                 and
                 Essex
                 .
                 And
                 upon
                 hearing
                 of
                 the
                 matter
                 in
                 
                   Camera
                   Stellata
                
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 found
                 guilty
                 ,
                 and
                 constrained
                 to
                 submit
                 
                 themselves
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 ordered
                 (
                 alwaies
                 )
                 to
                 bring
                 their
                 Nets
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 before
                 they
                 should
                 use
                 them
                 :
                 And
                 that
                 the
                 Kiddels
                 then
                 taken
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 at
                 the
                 disposition
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 offenders
                 made
                 their
                 submission
                 accordingly
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 7.
                 
                 By
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Grant
                 made
                 by
                 King
                 E.
                 4.
                 to
                 the
                 E.
                 of
                 Pembrooke
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 building
                 a
                 Weare
                 in
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 :
                 which
                 Grant
                 was
                 canceled
                 at
                 the
                 request
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 upon
                 shewing
                 of
                 their
                 right
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 contrary
                 to
                 their
                 ancient
                 liberties
                 .
                 At
                 which
                 time
                 the
                 Cities
                 title
                 to
                 the
                 conservacie
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 and
                 Medway
                 ,
                 was
                 at
                 large
                 set
                 forth
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 recited
                 to
                 have
                 beene
                 shewne
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chancelour
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 Earle
                 and
                 his
                 Councell
                 ;
                 and
                 was
                 afterward
                 allowed
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Patent
                 thereupon
                 cancelled
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 8.
                 
                 By
                 Proclamations
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 Proclamation
                 made
                 by
                 King
                 H.
                 8.
                 in
                 34.
                 of
                 his
                 Reigne
                 ,
                 
                 it
                 is
                 affirmed
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 his
                 predecessors
                 ,
                 have
                 had
                 by
                 divers
                 Grants
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 Acts
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 also
                 long
                 enjoyed
                 the
                 conservacy
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 without
                 interruptiō
                 or
                 impediment
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 
                   Hen.
                   8.
                
                 or
                 of
                 any
                 of
                 his
                 Subjects
                 .
                 And
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 Proclamation
                 it
                 was
                 commanded
                 ,
                 that
                 none
                 should
                 resist
                 ,
                 deny
                 ,
                 or
                 impugne
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 his
                 Deputy
                 ,
                 in
                 doing
                 or
                 executing
                 any
                 thing
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 conservacie
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Fish
                 and
                 Frie
                 within
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 9.
                 
                 By
                 Report
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Controversie
                 being
                 betweene
                 the
                 Lord
                 Admirall
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 the
                 measuring
                 of
                 Coales
                 and
                 other
                 things
                 upon
                 the
                 Thames
                 :
                 it
                 then
                 fell
                 into
                 consideration
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 the
                 conservacie
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 River
                 did
                 belong
                 .
                 Which
                 cause
                 ,
                 in
                 
                   Anno
                   1597.
                
                 was
                 by
                 the
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 Queenes
                 most
                 Honourable
                 Privie
                 Councell
                 ,
                 referred
                 to
                 the
                 then
                 Atturney
                 generall
                 ,
                 and
                 Solliciter
                 ;
                 who
                 certified
                 (
                 among
                 other
                 things
                 )
                 that
                 the
                 conservacy
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 did
                 ,
                 and
                 ought
                 to
                 belong
                 to
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 10.
                 
                 By
                 Quo
                 Warranto
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 
                   Iacobi
                   Regis
                
                 ,
                 
                 A
                 
                   Quo
                   Warranto
                
                 was
                 brought
                 against
                 the
                 Citie
                 in
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 to
                 know
                 ,
                 by
                 what
                 title
                 they
                 claimed
                 the
                 conservacie
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 waters
                 of
                 Medway
                 :
                 The
                 Citie
                 made
                 their
                 title
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 by
                 antient
                 prescription
                 :
                 and
                 judgement
                 was
                 given
                 for
                 them
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 For
                 proofe
                 of
                 Vsage
                 .
              
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   By
                   ancient
                   Ordinances
                   .
                   2.
                   
                   By
                   punishment
                   of
                   offenders
                   .
                
                 
                   THe
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   and
                   Aldermen
                   have
                   (
                   time
                   out
                   of
                   minde
                   )
                   made
                   Ordinances
                   ,
                   
                   concerning
                   the
                   good
                   governement
                   of
                   the
                   River
                   of
                   Thames
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   times
                   and
                   manners
                   of
                   Fishing
                   beneath
                   London
                   Bridge
                   Eastward
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   observed
                   upon
                   paines
                   .
                   And
                   it
                   appeareth
                   ,
                   (
                   that
                   from
                   time
                   to
                   time
                   )
                   from
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   King
                   
                     Hen.
                     3.
                  
                   and
                   so
                   downeward
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   hath
                   removed
                   Kiddels
                   ,
                   Weares
                   ,
                   Trinkes
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   unlawfull
                   Engines
                   ,
                   and
                   hath
                   reformed
                   the
                   disorders
                   of
                   such
                   as
                   have
                   offended
                   in
                   the
                   River
                   of
                   Thames
                   ;
                   
                   and
                   punished
                   offenders
                   ,
                   sometimes
                   by
                   imprisonment
                   ,
                   sometimes
                   by
                   Fine
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   burning
                   of
                   their
                   unlawfull
                   Nets
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   3.
                   
                   By
                   Writs
                   and
                   Precepts
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     9.
                     
                     H.
                     5.
                  
                   
                   Precepts
                   under
                   the
                   Teste
                   of
                   the
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   ,
                   
                   to
                   the
                   Shiriffes
                   of
                   Kent
                   and
                   Essex
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   returning
                   of
                   Juries
                   before
                   the
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   ,
                   to
                   enquire
                   of
                   offences
                   done
                   in
                   the
                   River
                   of
                   Thames
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   4.
                   
                   By
                   Accompts
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   accompts
                   of
                   the
                   Chamberlaine
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   
                   from
                   17.
                   of
                   
                     R.
                     2.
                  
                   to
                   11.
                   of
                   
                     Eliz.
                     Reginae
                  
                   ,
                   it
                   appeareth
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Water-Bailiffe
                   of
                   London
                   hath
                   made
                   search
                   for
                   unlawfull
                   Nets
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   waters
                   of
                   Thames
                   and
                   Medway
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   5.
                   
                   By
                   Commissions
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     9.
                     
                     H.
                     5.
                  
                   
                   Commission
                   to
                   the
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   ,
                   
                   to
                   put
                   in
                   execution
                   the
                   Acts
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   made
                   for
                   the
                   conservacie
                   of
                   Thames
                   and
                   Medway
                   ;
                   and
                   to
                   enquire
                   of
                   all
                   offences
                   made
                   or
                   done
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   waters
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   punish
                   the
                   delinquents
                   for
                   the
                   same
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   
                     A
                     like
                     Commission
                     
                       3.
                       
                       H.
                       6.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     A
                     like
                     Commission
                     
                       1.
                       
                       Eliz.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     A
                     like
                     Commission
                     
                       1.
                       
                       Iacobi
                    
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   And
                   all
                   these
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   like
                   Commissions
                   in
                   this
                   case
                   ,
                   were
                   and
                   are
                   directed
                   to
                   the
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   for
                   the
                   time
                   being
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   6.
                   
                   By
                   continuall
                   claime
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     37.
                     
                     H.
                     8.
                  
                   
                   Letters
                   from
                   the
                   Lord
                   Admirall
                   ,
                   
                   for
                   stay
                   of
                   such
                   matters
                   as
                   were
                   then
                   in
                   question
                   ,
                   betweene
                   his
                   Lordship
                   and
                   the
                   Citie
                   ,
                   concerning
                   the
                   Jurisdiction
                   of
                   this
                   Citie
                   upon
                   the
                   Thames
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     3.
                     
                     Edw.
                     6.
                  
                   
                   Order
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Chamberlaine
                   should
                   take
                   care
                   ,
                   
                   for
                   stay
                   of
                   certaine
                   Inquests
                   ,
                   charged
                   by
                   vertue
                   of
                   a
                   Commission
                   ,
                   directed
                   to
                   the
                   Lord
                   Admirall
                   ,
                   to
                   enquire
                   of
                   abuses
                   used
                   in
                   fishing
                   beneath
                   the
                   Bridge
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     4.
                     
                     Edw.
                     6.
                  
                   
                   Master
                   Common
                   Serjeant
                   ,
                   
                   appointed
                   to
                   repaire
                   to
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Somerset
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   informe
                   his
                   Lordship
                   of
                   the
                   Cities
                   authority
                   ,
                   in
                   pulling
                   downe
                   Weares
                   within
                   the
                   River
                   of
                   Thames
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     6.
                     
                     Edw.
                     6.
                  
                   
                   Order
                   ,
                   that
                   suit
                   should
                   be
                   made
                   to
                   the
                   Kings
                   Majesty
                   and
                   his
                   Councell
                   ,
                   
                   for
                   the
                   determination
                   and
                   allowance
                   of
                   the
                   Cities
                   Jurisdiction
                   and
                   interest
                   in
                   the
                   River
                   of
                   Thames
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     1.
                     
                     Mariae
                     Reginae
                  
                   ,
                   A
                   great
                   number
                   of
                   the
                   Fishermen
                   of
                   the
                   East
                   side
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   present
                   in
                   the
                   Court
                   of
                   the
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   and
                   Aldermen
                   ,
                   
                   were
                   commanded
                   to
                   obey
                   the
                   Water-Bayliffe
                   :
                   And
                   that
                   one
                   Hunter
                   of
                   the
                   Admiraltie
                   ,
                   should
                   be
                   warned
                   to
                   be
                   before
                   the
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   and
                   Aldermen
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   next
                   Court
                   to
                   be
                   holden
                   for
                   the
                   same
                   matter
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     1.
                     
                     Eliz.
                     Reginae
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Certaine
                   Committees
                   appointed
                   to
                   conferre
                   with
                   the
                   L.
                   Admirall
                   ,
                   touching
                   the
                   controversie
                   betweene
                   his
                   Honour
                   and
                   the
                   Citie
                   ,
                   concerning
                   the
                   conservacie
                   of
                   the
                   River
                   of
                   Thames
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     3.
                     
                     Eliz.
                  
                   
                   Certaine
                   Committees
                   appointed
                   to
                   attend
                   the
                   Lord
                   Admirall
                   ,
                   concerning
                   the
                   Jurisdiction
                   of
                   the
                   River
                   of
                   Thames
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     7.
                     
                     Eliz.
                  
                   
                   The
                   Lord
                   Admirall
                   to
                   bee
                   conferred
                   with
                   ,
                   touching
                   the
                   Cities
                   Jurisdiction
                   in
                   the
                   River
                   of
                   Thames
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     8.
                     
                     Eliz.
                  
                   
                   L.
                   Admirall
                   to
                   be
                   conferred
                   with
                   ,
                   touching
                   the
                   Cities
                   right
                   to
                   the
                   conservacy
                   of
                   the
                   River
                   of
                   Thames
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     13.
                     
                     Eliz.
                  
                   L.
                   Admirall
                   to
                   be
                   moved
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Citie
                   may
                   enjoy
                   their
                   liberties
                   in
                   Thames
                   and
                   Medway
                   .
                   
                
                 
                   
                     17.
                     
                     Eliz.
                  
                   
                   Aldermen
                   and
                   others
                   ,
                   to
                   conferre
                   with
                   the
                   Lord
                   Admirall
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   Cities
                   title
                   in
                   the
                   River
                   eastward
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     23.
                     
                     Eliz.
                  
                   
                   Mr.
                   Norton
                   and
                   others
                   appointed
                   to
                   attend
                   on
                   the
                   Lord
                   Treasurer
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   informe
                   his
                   Lordship
                   touching
                   the
                   Cities
                   title
                   to
                   the
                   conservacie
                   of
                   the
                   River
                   of
                   Thames
                   below
                   London
                   Bridge
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     23.
                     
                     Eliz.
                  
                   Sessions
                   appointed
                   for
                   the
                   conservancie
                   of
                   the
                   River
                   of
                   Thames
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   ninth
                   of
                   October
                   at
                   Barking
                   in
                   Essex
                   ,
                   and
                   on
                   Wednesday
                   following
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   kept
                   at
                   Woolwith
                   in
                   Kent
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     24.
                     
                     Eliz.
                  
                   
                   Certaine
                   Aldermen
                   appointed
                   to
                   treat
                   with
                   the
                   Lord
                   Admirall
                   ,
                   touching
                   the
                   conservacy
                   .
                
                 
                   29.
                   
                   Aldermen
                   appointed
                   to
                   the
                   L.
                   Admirall
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   to
                   informe
                   his
                   Lordship
                   touching
                   the
                   Cities
                   right
                   to
                   the
                   conservacie
                   of
                   the
                   River
                   of
                   Thames
                   ,
                   from
                   London
                   Bridge
                   ,
                   to
                   Yenland
                   and
                   the
                   Reculvers
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   Letters
                   Patents
                   ,
                   
                   granted
                   by
                   King
                   Iames
                   of
                   happy
                   memory
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   3.
                   yeere
                   of
                   his
                   reigne
                   ;
                   the
                   Cities
                   title
                   to
                   the
                   conservacie
                   of
                   the
                   River
                   of
                   Thames
                   and
                   the
                   waters
                   of
                   Medway
                   ,
                   is
                   recited
                   and
                   set
                   downe
                   at
                   large
                   .
                   And
                   therein
                   mention
                   is
                   made
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Citie
                   hath
                   beene
                   interrupted
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   office
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   doubt
                   conceived
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   same
                   did
                   not
                   belong
                   to
                   his
                   Highnesse
                   Citie
                   of
                   London
                   .
                   His
                   Majestie
                   therefore
                   (
                   of
                   his
                   especiall
                   grace
                   and
                   favour
                   to
                   the
                   Citie
                   of
                   
                     London
                     )
                     Ad
                     omnem
                     controversiam
                     in
                     hac
                     parte
                     temporibus
                     tam
                     praesentibus
                     quàm
                     futuris
                     tollendam
                     ,
                     ac
                     omne
                     dubium
                     amovendum
                     :
                  
                   did
                   by
                   those
                   his
                   Letters
                   Patents
                   ,
                   grant
                   ,
                   ratifie
                   and
                   confirme
                   to
                   the
                   Citie
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   the
                   conservacie
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   River
                   of
                   Thames
                   ,
                   and
                   waters
                   of
                   Medway
                   .
                
                 
                   So
                   much
                   concerning
                   the
                   Right
                   and
                   Vsage
                   .
                
                 
                   Now
                   ,
                   
                   
                     de
                     re
                     ipsa
                  
                   .
                   This
                   word
                   Conservancie
                   ,
                   doth
                   extend
                   it selfe
                   to
                   the
                   preservation
                   of
                   the
                   streame
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   banks
                   of
                   the
                   River
                   ;
                   as
                   also
                   the
                   Fish
                   and
                   Frie
                   within
                   the
                   same
                   .
                   For
                   by
                   the
                   Lawes
                   of
                   the
                   Land
                   ,
                   all
                   navigable
                   Rivers
                   are
                   the
                   high
                   streames
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   
                   for
                   the
                   passage
                   of
                   Ships
                   ,
                   Boats
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   As
                   the
                   high-way
                   is
                   
                     Via
                     Regia
                  
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   people
                   to
                   passe
                   
                   by
                   .
                   And
                   if
                   the
                   bankes
                   be
                   not
                   kept
                   from
                   decaying
                   and
                   incroachment
                   :
                   it
                   will
                   not
                   only
                   be
                   an
                   annoyance
                   to
                   the
                   River
                   it selfe
                   ,
                   by
                   diverting
                   the
                   water
                   ,
                   and
                   hindring
                   the
                   Navigation
                   ;
                   but
                   will
                   also
                   annoy
                   the
                   grounds
                   next
                   adjoyning
                   to
                   the
                   same
                   .
                   
                   And
                   if
                   the
                   Fish
                   be
                   taken
                   at
                   undue
                   seasons
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Frie
                   not
                   kept
                   and
                   preserved
                   ,
                   the
                   fishing
                   will
                   be
                   soone
                   destroyed
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   first
                   touching
                   the
                   streame
                   :
                   
                   you
                   are
                   to
                   enquire
                   whether
                   any
                   person
                   or
                   persons
                   have
                   erected
                   any
                   Weares
                   ,
                   Kiddels
                   ,
                   or
                   Engines
                   ,
                   or
                   knocked
                   any
                   Posts
                   ,
                   Piles
                   ,
                   or
                   Stakes
                   within
                   the
                   Rivers
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   part
                   thereof
                   ,
                   which
                   may
                   (
                   in
                   any
                   sort
                   )
                   hinder
                   the
                   streame
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   navigation
                   ,
                   or
                   passage
                   of
                   any
                   Ships
                   ,
                   Barges
                   ,
                   Boats
                   ,
                   or
                   vessels
                   within
                   the
                   same
                   .
                   And
                   whether
                   any
                   have
                   cast
                   any
                   soyle
                   ,
                   dust
                   or
                   rubbish
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   filth
                   whatsoever
                   ,
                   into
                   the
                   same
                   .
                   You
                   are
                   to
                   present
                   the
                   persons
                   ,
                   times
                   ,
                   and
                   places
                   ,
                   touching
                   the
                   committing
                   of
                   every
                   such
                   offence
                   .
                
                 
                   Secondly
                   ,
                   you
                   are
                   to
                   enquire
                   of
                   all
                   encroachments
                   upon
                   the
                   River
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   bankes
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   :
                   
                   and
                   of
                   all
                   Bridges
                   ,
                   Flood-gates
                   ,
                   Mill-dammes
                   ,
                   and
                   such
                   like
                   annoyances
                   ,
                   erected
                   and
                   builded
                   upon
                   ,
                   or
                   neere
                   to
                   the
                   bankes
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   River
                   ;
                   and
                   where
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   whom
                   ,
                   and
                   when
                   the
                   same
                   were
                   done
                   .
                
                 
                   Thirdly
                   ,
                   
                   for
                   the
                   preservation
                   of
                   the
                   Fish
                   and
                   Frie
                   within
                   the
                   River
                   ,
                   you
                   are
                   to
                   enquire
                   ,
                   whether
                   any
                   Fishermen
                   ,
                   or
                   others
                   ,
                   have
                   fished
                   at
                   any
                   undue
                   or
                   prohibited
                   seasons
                   ,
                   or
                   with
                   any
                   unlawfull
                   and
                   prohibited
                   Nets
                   ,
                   or
                   Engines
                   :
                   and
                   when
                   ,
                   where
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   whom
                   every
                   such
                   offence
                   was
                   committed
                   .
                
                 
                   Thus
                   much
                   for
                   a
                   generall
                   direction
                   .
                   But
                   for
                   your
                   more
                   particular
                   instruction
                   ,
                   and
                   for
                   the
                   ease
                   of
                   your
                   memories
                   ,
                   here
                   are
                   certain
                   printed
                   Articles
                   ,
                   
                   which
                   you
                   shall
                   have
                   with
                   you
                   ;
                   to
                   every
                   one
                   of
                   which
                   you
                   shall
                   give
                   a
                   particular
                   answer
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   like
                   charge
                   was
                   given
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Master
                   Common
                   Serjeant
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   next
                   day
                   following
                   ,
                   at
                   Lee
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Essex
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   like
                   Sessions
                   kept
                   there
                   for
                   the
                   same
                   purpose
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
               The
               Towne-ditch
               without
               the
               Wall
               of
               the
               CITIE
               .
            
             
               THe
               Ditch
               ,
               which
               partly
               now
               remaineth
               ,
               
               and
               compassed
               the
               wall
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               
               was
               begun
               to
               be
               made
               by
               the
               Londoners
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1211.
               and
               finished
               1213.
               the
               15.
               of
               K.
               Iohn
               :
               this
               ditch
               being
               then
               made
               of
               200.
               foot
               broad
               ,
               caused
               no
               small
               hindrance
               to
               the
               Canons
               of
               the
               holy
               Trinitie
               ,
               whose
               Church
               stood
               neere
               Ealdgate
               ,
               for
               that
               the
               said
               ditch
               passed
               through
               their
               ground
               from
               the
               Tower
               unto
               Bishopsgate
               .
               This
               Ditch
               being
               originally
               made
               for
               the
               defence
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               was
               also
               long
               time
               together
               carefully
               cleansed
               and
               maintained
               ,
               as
               need
               required
               :
               but
               now
               of
               late
               neglected
               ,
               and
               forced
               eyther
               to
               a
               very
               narrow
               ,
               and
               the
               same
               a
               filthy
               channell
               ,
               or
               altogether
               stopped
               up
               ,
               for
               Gardens
               planted
               ,
               &
               houses
               builded
               thereon
               ,
               even
               to
               the
               Wall
               ,
               and
               in
               many
               places
               upon
               both
               Ditch
               &
               Wall
               ,
               houses
               are
               builded
               ,
               to
               what
               danger
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               I
               leave
               to
               wiser
               consideration
               than
               mine
               owne
               :
               and
               can
               but
               wish
               that
               reformation
               might
               be
               had
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               of
               
                 Christ
                 1354.
                 28.
                 
                 Ed.
                 3.
              
               the
               ditch
               of
               this
               Citie
               flowing
               over
               the
               banke
               into
               the
               Tower
               ditch
               ,
               
               the
               King
               commanded
               the
               said
               ditch
               of
               the
               Citie
               to
               be
               cleansed
               and
               so
               ordered
               ,
               that
               the
               overflowing
               thereof
               ,
               should
               not
               force
               any
               filth
               into
               the
               Tower
               ditch
               .
            
             
               
                 Ann.
                 1379.
                 
                 Iohn
                 Philpot
              
               ,
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               caused
               this
               ditch
               to
               be
               clensed
               ,
               and
               every
               houshold
               to
               pay
               
                 5.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               which
               was
               for
               a
               dayes
               worke
               toward
               the
               charges
               therof
               .
               
                 R.
                 2.
              
               in
               the
               10.
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               granted
               a
               Toll
               to
               be
               taken
               of
               wares
               sold
               by
               water
               or
               by
               land
               for
               10.
               yeeres
               ,
               towards
               repairing
               the
               wall
               ,
               &
               clensing
               the
               ditch
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Fawconer
              
               Maior
               ,
               1414.
               caused
               the
               ditch
               to
               be
               clensed
               .
            
             
               
                 Ralph
                 Ioseline
              
               Maior
               ,
               1477.
               caused
               the
               whole
               ditch
               to
               be
               cleansed
               ,
               and
               so
               from
               time
               to
               time
               it
               was
               cleansed
               and
               otherwise
               reformed
               :
               namely
               ,
               in
               1519.
               the
               10
               of
               
                 Hen.
                 8.
              
               for
               clensing
               and
               scowring
               the
               
               ditch
               ,
               betweene
               Ealdgate
               and
               the
               Posterne
               next
               the
               Tower
               ditch
               :
               the
               chiefe
               ditcher
               had
               by
               the
               day
               7.
               pence
               ,
               the
               second
               ditcher
               6.
               pence
               ,
               the
               other
               ditchers
               ,
               5.
               pence
               .
               And
               every
               vagabond
               (
               for
               so
               were
               they
               then
               termed
               )
               one
               penny
               the
               day
               ,
               meat
               and
               drink
               ,
               at
               the
               charges
               of
               the
               Citie
               .
            
             
               
                 Sum.
                 95.
                 
                   l.
                
                 3.
                 s.
                 4.
                 
                   d.
                   
                
              
               
                 In
                 my
                 remembrance
                 also
                 the
                 same
                 was
                 cleansed
                 ,
                 namely
                 the
                 Moore
                 ditch
                 ,
                 when
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Hollies
                
                 was
                 Maior
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1540.
                 and
                 not
                 long
                 before
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 to
                 Ealdgate
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 againe
                 cleansed
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1549.
                 
                 
                   Henry
                   Ameotes
                
                 being
                 Maior
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 charges
                 of
                 the
                 Companies
                 .
                 And
                 againe
                 1569.
                 the
                 11.
                 of
                 Q.
                 Eliz.
                 for
                 cleansing
                 the
                 same
                 Ditch
                 ,
                 betweene
                 Ealdgate
                 and
                 the
                 Posterne
                 ,
                 and
                 making
                 a
                 new
                 Sewere
                 ,
                 and
                 Wharfe
                 of
                 Timber
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 head
                 of
                 the
                 Posterne
                 into
                 the
                 towne
                 ditch
                 ,
                 
                   814.
                   
                     l.
                  
                   15.
                   s.
                   8.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 Before
                 the
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 ditch
                 lay
                 open
                 ,
                 without
                 wall
                 or
                 pall
                 ,
                 having
                 therein
                 great
                 store
                 of
                 very
                 good
                 fish
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 divers
                 sorts
                 ,
                 as
                 many
                 men
                 yet
                 living
                 ,
                 who
                 have
                 taken
                 and
                 tasted
                 them
                 ,
                 can
                 well
                 witnes
                 :
                 but
                 now
                 no
                 such
                 matter
                 ,
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 cleansing
                 is
                 spared
                 ,
                 and
                 great
                 profit
                 made
                 by
                 letting
                 out
                 the
                 bankes
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 spoile
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 ditch
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 am
                 not
                 ignorant
                 of
                 two
                 Fifteenes
                 granted
                 by
                 a
                 common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1595.
                 for
                 the
                 reformation
                 of
                 this
                 ditch
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 a
                 small
                 portion
                 thereof
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 betweene
                 Bishopsgate
                 and
                 the
                 Posterne
                 called
                 Mooregate
                 ,
                 was
                 cleansed
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 somewhat
                 broader
                 than
                 it
                 was
                 before
                 :
                 but
                 filling
                 againe
                 very
                 fast
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 over-raising
                 the
                 ground
                 neere
                 adjoyning
                 ,
                 therefore
                 never
                 the
                 better
                 :
                 and
                 I
                 will
                 so
                 leave
                 it
                 ,
                 for
                 I
                 cannot
                 helpe
                 it
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Bridge
               of
               this
               Citie
               .
            
             
               THe
               originall
               foundation
               of
               
                 London
                 bridge
              
               ,
               
               by
               report
               of
               
                 Bartholomew
                 Linsted
              
               ,
               alias
               Fowle
               ,
               last
               Prior
               of
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Overees
              
               Church
               in
               Southwarke
               ,
               
               was
               this
               :
               A
               Ferry
               being
               kept
               in
               the
               place
               where
               now
               the
               Bridge
               is
               builded
               ,
               at
               length
               the
               Ferry-man
               and
               his
               wife
               deceasing
               ,
               left
               the
               same
               Ferry
               to
               their
               onely
               Daughter
               ,
               a
               Maiden
               ,
               named
               Mary
               ,
               which
               with
               the
               goods
               left
               her
               by
               her
               parents
               ,
               as
               also
               with
               the
               profits
               rising
               of
               the
               said
               Ferry
               ,
               builded
               an
               House
               of
               Sisters
               ,
               in
               place
               where
               now
               standeth
               the
               East
               part
               of
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Overees
              
               Church
               ,
               above
               the
               Queere
               ,
               where
               shee
               was
               buried
               ,
               unto
               which
               house
               shee
               gave
               the
               oversight
               and
               profits
               of
               the
               Ferry
               .
               But
               afterward
               ,
               the
               said
               House
               of
               Sisters
               being
               converted
               into
               a
               Colledge
               of
               Priests
               ,
               the
               Priests
               builded
               the
               Bridge
               of
               Timber
               ,
               as
               all
               other
               the
               great
               Bridges
               of
               this
               Land
               were
               ,
               and
               from
               time
               to
               time
               kept
               the
               same
               in
               good
               reparations
               ;
               till
               at
               length
               ,
               considering
               the
               great
               charges
               which
               were
               bestowed
               in
               the
               repairing
               the
               same
               ,
               there
               was
               (
               by
               ayd
               of
               the
               Citizens
               and
               others
               )
               a
               Bridge
               builded
               with
               stone
               ,
               as
               shall
               be
               shewed
               .
            
             
               But
               first
               of
               the
               Timber
               Bridge
               ,
               
               the
               Antiquity
               thereof
               being
               great
               ,
               but
               uncertaine
               :
               I
               remember
               to
               have
               read
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               994.
               
               Sweyn
               King
               of
               Denmarke
               besieging
               the
               Citie
               of
               London
               ,
               both
               by
               water
               and
               by
               land
               ,
               the
               Citizens
               manfully
               defended
               themselves
               ,
               and
               their
               King
               Ethelred
               ,
               so
               as
               part
               of
               their
               enemies
               were
               slaine
               in
               battaile
               ,
               and
               part
               of
               them
               were
               drowned
               in
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               because
               in
               their
               hastie
               rage
               they
               tooke
               no
               heed
               of
               the
               Bridge
               .
            
             
               Moreover
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1016.
               
               Can●tus
               the
               Dane
               ,
               with
               a
               great
               Navie
               came
               up
               to
               London
               ,
               and
               on
               the
               South
               of
               the
               Thames
               ,
               caused
               a
               Trench
               to
               bee
               cast
               ,
               through
               the
               which
               his
               Ships
               were
               towed
               into
               the
               west
               side
               on
               the
               Bridge
               ,
               and
               then
               ,
               with
               a
               deepe
               Trench
               and
               straight
               siege
               he
               compassed
               the
               City
               about
               .
            
             
               Also
               1052.
               
               E.
               Goodwin
               ,
               with
               the
               like
               Navy
               ,
               taking
               his
               course
               up
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               and
               finding
               no
               resistance
               on
               the
               Bridge
               ,
               he
               sailed
               up
               the
               South
               side
               .
               Further
               ,
               1067.
               
               
                 Will.
                 Conq.
              
               in
               his
               Charter
               to
               the
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Peter
               at
               
               Westminster
               ,
               confirmed
               to
               the
               Monkes
               ,
               serving
               God
               there
               ,
               a
               Gate
               in
               London
               ,
               then
               called
               Buttolphs
               Gate
               ,
               with
               a
               Wharfe
               ,
               which
               was
               at
               the
               head
               of
               London
               Bridge
               .
            
             
               We
               read
               likewise
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               1114.
               the
               14.
               of
               Henry
               the
               first
               ,
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               was
               so
               dryed
               up
               ,
               and
               such
               want
               of
               Water
               there
               ,
               that
               betweene
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               &
               the
               Bridge
               ,
               and
               under
               the
               Bridge
               ,
               
               not
               only
               with
               horse
               ,
               but
               also
               a
               great
               number
               of
               men
               ,
               women
               and
               children
               did
               wade
               over
               on
               foot
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1122.
               the
               22.
               of
               
                 Hen.
                 1.
                 
                 Thomas
                 Arden
              
               gave
               to
               the
               Monkes
               of
               Bermondsey
               ,
               
               the
               Church
               of
               S.
               George
               in
               Southwarke
               ,
               and
               five
               shillings
               rent
               by
               the
               yeere
               ,
               out
               of
               the
               Land
               pertaining
               to
               London
               Bridge
               .
            
             
               I
               have
               also
               seene
               a
               Charter
               under
               seale
               ,
               to
               the
               effect
               following
               :
            
             
               Henry
               King
               of
               England
               ,
               
               to
               Ralfe
               Bishop
               of
               Chichester
               ,
               and
               all
               the
               Ministers
               of
               Sussex
               ,
               sendeth
               greeting
               .
               Know
               ye
               ,
               &c.
               
               I
               command
               by
               my
               Kingly
               authority
               ,
               that
               the
               Mannor
               called
               Alceston
               ,
               which
               my
               Father
               gave
               ,
               with
               other
               Lands
               ,
               to
               the
               Abbey
               of
               Battle
               ,
               be
               free
               and
               quiet
               from
               Shires
               and
               Hundreds
               ,
               and
               all
               other
               Customes
               of
               earthly
               servitude
               ,
               as
               my
               Father
               held
               the
               same
               ,
               most
               freely
               and
               quietly
               ;
               and
               namely
               ,
               from
               the
               worke
               of
               London
               bridge
               ,
               and
               the
               worke
               of
               the
               Castle
               at
               Pevensey
               :
               and
               this
               I
               command
               upon
               my
               forfeiture
               .
               Witnesse
               
                 William
                 de
                 Pontlearche
              
               at
               Berry
               .
            
             
               The
               which
               Charter
               ,
               with
               the
               seale
               very
               faire
               ,
               remaineth
               in
               the
               custody
               of
               
                 Ioseph
                 Holland
              
               ,
               Gent.
               
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1136
               the
               first
               of
               King
               Stephen
               ,
               
               a
               fire
               began
               in
               the
               house
               of
               one
               Ailewarde
               ,
               
               neere
               unto
               London
               stone
               ,
               which
               consumed
               East
               to
               Ealdgate
               ,
               and
               West
               to
               S.
               
                 Erkenwalds
                 shrine
              
               in
               Pauls
               Church
               :
               
               the
               Bridge
               of
               Timber
               over
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               was
               also
               burnt
               ,
               &c.
               but
               afterwards
               againe
               repaired
               .
               For
               
                 Fitz
                 stephen
              
               writeth
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               Reigne
               of
               King
               Stephen
               ,
               and
               of
               Henry
               the
               2.
               when
               pastimes
               were
               shewed
               on
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               men
               stood
               in
               great
               number
               on
               the
               Bridge
               ,
               Wharfes
               ,
               and
               Houses
               ,
               to
               behold
               .
            
             
               Now
               in
               the
               yeere
               1163.
               the
               same
               Bridge
               was
               not
               onely
               repayred
               but
               new
               made
               of
               timber
               ,
               
               as
               before
               ,
               by
               
                 Peter
                 Cole-church
              
               ,
               Priest
               and
               Chaplaine
               .
            
             
               Thus
               much
               for
               the
               old
               timber-bridge
               ,
               maintained
               partly
               by
               the
               proper
               Lands
               thereof
               ,
               partly
               by
               the
               liberality
               of
               divers
               persons
               ,
               and
               partly
               by
               taxations
               in
               divers
               Shires
               ,
               as
               I
               have
               proved
               for
               the
               space
               of
               215.
               yeeres
               ,
               before
               the
               Bridge
               of
               stone
               was
               built
               .
            
             
               Now
               touching
               the
               foundation
               of
               the
               stone
               Bridge
               ,
               
               it
               followeth
               :
               About
               the
               yeere
               1176.
               the
               stone
               Bridge
               over
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               at
               London
               ,
               was
               begun
               to
               be
               founded
               by
               the
               foresaid
               Peter
               of
               Cole-Church
               ,
               neere
               unto
               the
               Bridge
               of
               Timber
               ,
               but
               somewhat
               more
               towards
               the
               West
               :
               for
               I
               reade
               ,
               that
               Buttolph-Wharfe
               was
               in
               the
               Conquerours
               time
               at
               the
               head
               of
               London
               Bridge
               .
               
               The
               King
               assisted
               this
               worke
               :
               A
               Cardinall
               then
               being
               Legate
               here
               ,
               and
               Richard
               Archbish
               .
               of
               Cant.
               gave
               one
               thousand
               marks
               towards
               the
               foundation
               .
               The
               course
               of
               the
               River
               (
               for
               the
               time
               )
               was
               turned
               another
               way
               about
               by
               a
               Trench
               ,
               cast
               for
               that
               purpose
               ;
               beginning
               (
               as
               is
               supposed
               )
               east
               about
               Radriffe
               ,
               and
               ending
               in
               the
               west
               about
               Patricksey
               ,
               now
               termed
               Battersey
               .
               This
               worke
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               the
               Arches
               ,
               Chappell
               ,
               and
               stone
               Bridge
               over
               the
               Thames
               at
               London
               ,
               
               having
               been
               33.
               yeers
               in
               building
               ,
               was
               in
               the
               yeere
               1209.
               finished
               by
               the
               worthy
               Merchants
               of
               
                 London
                 ,
                 Serle
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 William
                 Almaine
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Benedict
                 Botewrite
              
               ,
               principall
               masters
               of
               that
               worke
               :
               for
               
                 Peter
                 Cole-Church
              
               deceased
               foure
               yeeres
               before
               ,
               and
               was
               buried
               in
               the
               Chappell
               on
               the
               Bridge
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1205.
               
            
             
               King
               Iohn
               gave
               certaine
               void
               places
               in
               London
               to
               build
               on
               ,
               the
               profits
               thereof
               to
               remaine
               towards
               the
               charges
               of
               building
               and
               repayring
               of
               the
               same
               Bridge
               .
               A
               Mason
               ,
               being
               Master-workman
               of
               the
               Bridge
               ,
               builded
               (
               from
               the
               foundation
               )
               the
               large
               Chappell
               on
               that
               Bridge
               ,
               
               of
               his
               owne
               charges
               ;
               which
               Chappell
               was
               then
               endowed
               for
               two
               Priests
               ,
               foure
               Clarkes
               ,
               &c.
               besides
               Chanteries
               ;
               since
               founded
               by
               
                 Iohn
                 Hatfield
              
               ,
               and
               others
               .
               After
               the
               finishing
               of
               this
               Chappell
               ,
               which
               was
               the
               first
               building
               upon
               those
               Arches
               ,
               sundry
               houses
               (
               at
               times
               )
               were
               erected
               ,
               and
               many
               charitable
               men
               gave
               lands
               ,
               
               tenements
               ,
               or
               summes
               of
               money
               towards
               the
               maintenance
               thereof
               ;
               all
               which
               was
               sometimes
               noted
               ,
               and
               in
               a
               Table
               faire
               written
               for
               posterity
               :
               
               remaining
               in
               the
               Chappell
               ,
               till
               the
               same
               Chappell
               was
               turned
               to
               a
               dwelling
               house
               ,
               and
               then
               removed
               to
               the
               Bridge-house
               .
               The
               effect
               of
               which
               Table
               I
               was
               willing
               to
               have
               published
               ,
               in
               this
               Booke
               ,
               if
               I
               could
               have
               obtained
               the
               sight
               thereof
               :
               but
               making
               the
               shorter
               worke
               ,
               I
               finde
               by
               the
               accompt
               of
               
                 William
                 Mariner
              
               and
               
                 Christopher
                 Eliot
              
               ,
               Wardens
               of
               London
               Bridge
               ,
               from
               Michaelmas
               the
               22.
               of
               
                 Hen.
                 7.
              
               untill
               Michaelmas
               next
               ensuing
               ,
               by
               one
               whole
               yeere
               ,
               that
               all
               the
               payments
               and
               allowance
               came
               to
               815.
               
                 l.
                 17.
                 s.
                 2.
                 d.
                 ob
                 .
              
               as
               there
               is
               shewed
               by
               particulars
               :
               by
               which
               accompt
               then
               made
               ,
               may
               be
               partly
               ghessed
               the
               great
               charges
               and
               discharges
               of
               that
               Bridge
               at
               this
               day
               ,
               when
               things
               bee
               stretched
               to
               so
               great
               a
               price
               .
               And
               now
               to
               actions
               on
               this
               Bridge
               .
            
             
               The
               first
               action
               to
               be
               noted
               ,
               was
               lamentable
               :
               
               for
               within
               foure
               yeeres
               after
               the
               finishing
               thereof
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1212.
               on
               the
               10.
               of
               Iuly
               at
               night
               ,
               the
               Borrought
               of
               Southwarke
               ,
               upon
               the
               South
               side
               of
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               as
               also
               the
               Church
               of
               our
               Lady
               of
               the
               Canons
               there
               ,
               being
               on
               fire
               ,
               and
               an
               exceeding
               great
               multitude
               of
               people
               passing
               the
               Bridge
               ,
               either
               to
               extinguish
               and
               quench
               it
               ,
               or
               else
               to
               gaze
               and
               behold
               it
               ;
               suddenly
               the
               North
               part
               ,
               
               by
               blowing
               of
               the
               South
               wind
               ,
               was
               also
               set
               on
               fire
               ,
               and
               the
               people
               which
               were
               even
               now
               passing
               the
               Bridge
               ,
               
               perceiving
               the
               same
               ,
               
               would
               have
               returned
               ,
               
               but
               were
               stopped
               by
               the
               fire
               ;
               and
               it
               came
               to
               passe
               ,
               that
               as
               they
               stayed
               or
               protracted
               the
               time
               ,
               the
               other
               end
               of
               the
               Bridge
               also
               ,
               namely
               ,
               the
               South
               end
               ,
               was
               fired
               ;
               so
               that
               the
               people
               thronging
               themselves
               betweene
               the
               two
               fires
               ,
               did
               nothing
               else
               but
               expect
               present
               death
               .
               Then
               there
               came
               to
               aide
               them
               many
               ships
               and
               vessels
               ,
               into
               which
               the
               multitude
               so
               unadvisedly
               rushed
               ,
               that
               the
               ships
               being
               thereby
               drowned
               ,
               they
               all
               perished
               .
               It
               was
               said
               ,
               that
               through
               the
               fire
               and
               shipwracke
               ,
               there
               were
               destroyed
               above
               three
               thousand
               persons
               ,
               whose
               bodies
               were
               found
               in
               part
               ,
               or
               halfe
               burned
               ,
               besides
               those
               that
               were
               wholly
               burnt
               to
               ashes
               ,
               and
               could
               not
               be
               found
               .
               
            
             
               About
               the
               yeere
               one
               thousand
               two
               hundred
               eighty
               two
               ,
               through
               a
               great
               frost
               and
               deepe
               snow
               ,
               five
               Arches
               of
               London
               Bridge
               were
               borne
               downe
               ,
               and
               carried
               away
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1289.
               the
               Bridge
               was
               so
               sore
               decayed
               for
               want
               of
               reparations
               ,
               
               that
               men
               were
               afraid
               to
               passe
               thereon
               ,
               and
               a
               Subsidy
               was
               granted
               towards
               the
               amendment
               thereof
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Britaine
              
               being
               Custos
               of
               
                 London
                 ,
                 1381.
              
               a
               great
               collection
               or
               gathering
               was
               made
               ,
               of
               all
               Archbishops
               ,
               Bishops
               ,
               and
               other
               Ecclesiasticall
               persons
               ,
               for
               the
               reparations
               of
               London
               Bridge
               .
            
             
               In
               
                 Anno
                 1381.
                 
                 Wat
                 Tyler
              
               ,
               and
               other
               Rebels
               of
               Kent
               ,
               by
               this
               Bridge
               entred
               the
               Citie
               ,
               as
               yee
               may
               reade
               in
               my
               Summary
               and
               Annales
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1395.
               on
               S.
               Georges
               day
               ,
               was
               a
               great
               Justing
               on
               London
               Bridge
               ,
               betwixt
               David
               Earle
               of
               Craford
               of
               Scotland
               ,
               and
               the
               Lord
               Wels
               of
               England
               :
               In
               the
               which
               ,
               the
               Lord
               Wels
               was
               at
               the
               third
               course
               borne
               out
               of
               the
               Saddle
               :
               Which
               History
               proveth
               ,
               that
               at
               that
               time
               the
               Bridge
               (
               being
               coaped
               on
               eyther
               side
               )
               was
               not
               replenished
               with
               houses
               builded
               thereupon
               ,
               as
               since
               it
               hath
               beene
               ,
               and
               now
               is
               .
            
             
               The
               next
               yeere
               ,
               
               on
               the
               30.
               of
               November
               ,
               the
               yong
               Queene
               Isabel
               ,
               commonly
               called
               the
               little
               ,
               (
               for
               she
               was
               but
               8.
               yeeres
               old
               )
               was
               conveyed
               from
               Kennington
               ,
               beside
               Lambeth
               ,
               through
               Southwarke
               ,
               to
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               ;
               and
               such
               a
               multitude
               of
               people
               went
               out
               to
               see
               her
               ,
               that
               on
               London
               Bridge
               nine
               persons
               were
               crowded
               to
               death
               ,
               of
               whom
               the
               Prior
               of
               Tiptre
               ,
               a
               place
               in
               Essex
               ,
               was
               one
               ,
               and
               a
               Matron
               on
               Cornehill
               ,
               was
               another
               .
            
             
               The
               Tower
               on
               London
               Bridge
               ,
               at
               the
               North
               end
               of
               the
               draw-bridge
               ,
               
               (
               for
               that
               bridge
               was
               then
               readily
               to
               bee
               drawne
               up
               ,
               as
               well
               to
               give
               passage
               for
               ships
               to
               Queenehith
               ,
               as
               for
               the
               resistance
               of
               any
               forreigne
               force
               )
               was
               begun
               to
               be
               builded
               in
               the
               yeere
               1426.
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Rainwell
              
               being
               Maior
               .
            
             
               Another
               Tower
               there
               is
               on
               the
               said
               Bridge
               ,
               over
               the
               Gate
               at
               the
               South
               end
               towards
               Southwarke
               ,
               whereof
               in
               another
               place
               shall
               be
               spoken
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1450.
               
               
                 Iacke
                 Cade
              
               ,
               
               and
               other
               Rebels
               of
               Kent
               ,
               by
               this
               Bridge
               entred
               the
               Citie
               ,
               hee
               strake
               his
               sword
               on
               London
               stone
               ,
               and
               said
               himselfe
               then
               to
               be
               Lord
               of
               the
               Citie
               ;
               but
               they
               were
               by
               the
               Citizens
               overcome
               on
               the
               same
               
               Bridge
               ,
               and
               put
               to
               flight
               ,
               as
               in
               my
               Annales
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1471.
               
               Thomas
               the
               Bastard
               Fawconbridge
               besieged
               this
               Bridge
               ,
               
               burned
               the
               Gate
               ,
               and
               all
               the
               Houses
               to
               the
               draw-bridge
               ,
               being
               at
               that
               time
               13
               in
               number
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1481.
               an
               house
               ,
               
               called
               The
               common
               siege
               ,
               on
               London
               Bridge
               ,
               fell
               downe
               into
               the
               Thames
               :
               through
               the
               fall
               whereof
               five
               men
               were
               drawned
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1553.
               the
               third
               of
               February
               ,
               
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Wyat
              
               and
               the
               Kentish
               men
               ,
               marched
               from
               Depeford
               towards
               London
               ,
               after
               knowledge
               whereof
               ,
               forthwith
               the
               draw-bridge
               was
               cut
               downe
               and
               the
               Bridge
               gates
               shut
               .
               
               Wyat
               and
               his
               people
               entred
               Southwarke
               ,
               where
               they
               lay
               till
               the
               6.
               of
               Feb.
               but
               could
               get
               no
               entry
               of
               the
               Citie
               by
               the
               Bridge
               ,
               the
               same
               was
               then
               so
               well
               defended
               by
               the
               Citizens
               ,
               the
               Lord
               
                 W.
                 Howard
              
               assisting
               :
               wherefore
               bee
               removed
               towards
               
                 Kingstone
                 ,
                 &c.
              
               as
               in
               my
               Annales
               .
            
             
               To
               conclude
               ,
               of
               this
               Bridge
               over
               the
               said
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               
               I
               affirme
               ,
               as
               in
               other
               my
               descriptions
               ,
               That
               it
               is
               a
               worke
               very
               rare
               ,
               having
               with
               the
               draw-bridge
               20.
               arches
               ,
               made
               of
               square
               stone
               ,
               of
               height
               60.
               foot
               ,
               and
               in
               bredth
               30.
               foot
               ,
               distant
               one
               from
               another
               20.
               foot
               ,
               compact
               and
               joyned
               together
               with
               vaults
               and
               cellars
               ;
               upon
               both
               sides
               be
               houses
               builded
               ,
               so
               that
               it
               seemeth
               rather
               a
               continuall
               street
               than
               a
               bridge
               :
               for
               the
               fortifying
               whereof
               ,
               against
               the
               incessant
               assaults
               of
               the
               River
               ,
               it
               hath
               overseers
               and
               officers
               ,
               
                 (
                 viz.
              
               )
               Wardens
               ,
               as
               aforesaid
               ,
               and
               others
               .
            
             
               Fleet-bridge
               in
               the
               west
               ,
               
               without
               Ludgate
               ,
               a
               bridge
               of
               stone
               ,
               faire
               coaped
               on
               either
               side
               with
               iron
               pikes
               ,
               on
               the
               which
               towards
               the
               South
               ,
               bee
               also
               certaine
               Lanthornes
               of
               stone
               ,
               for
               lights
               to
               be
               placed
               in
               Winter
               evenings
               ,
               for
               commodity
               of
               travellers
               .
               Vnder
               this
               Birdge
               runs
               a
               water
               ,
               sometimes
               called
               (
               as
               I
               have
               said
               )
               the
               River
               of
               the
               Wels
               ;
               since
               ,
               Turnemill
               brooke
               ;
               now
               ,
               Fleet
               Dike
               ,
               because
               it
               runneth
               by
               the
               Fleet
               ,
               and
               sometime
               about
               the
               Fleet
               ,
               so
               under
               Fleet-bridge
               into
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               .
            
             
               This
               Bridge
               hath
               beene
               farre
               greater
               in
               times
               past
               ;
               but
               lessened
               ,
               as
               the
               water-course
               hath
               beene
               narrowed
               .
            
             
               It
               seemeth
               ,
               this
               last
               Bridge
               to
               bee
               made
               or
               repaired
               at
               the
               charges
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Wels
              
               Maior
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1431
               :
               for
               on
               the
               coping
               is
               ingraved
               ,
               Wels
               imbraced
               by
               Angels
               ,
               like
               as
               on
               the
               Standard
               in
               Cheape
               ,
               which
               hee
               also
               builded
               .
               Thus
               much
               of
               the
               Bridge
               :
               for
               of
               the
               water-course
               and
               decay
               thereof
               ,
               I
               have
               spoken
               in
               another
               place
               .
            
             
               Oldborne-bridge
               ,
               
               over
               the
               said
               River
               of
               Wels
               more
               towards
               the
               North
               ,
               was
               so
               called
               ,
               of
               a
               Boorne
               that
               sometimes
               randowne
               Oldborne
               Hill
               ,
               into
               the
               said
               River
               :
               This
               bridge
               of
               stone
               ,
               like
               as
               Fleet-bridge
               ,
               from
               Ludgate
               west
               ,
               serveth
               for
               passengers
               ,
               with
               carriage
               or
               otherwise
               ,
               from
               Newgate
               toward
               the
               West
               and
               by
               North.
               
            
             
               Cowbridge
               ,
               more
               North
               over
               the
               same
               water
               ,
               
               by
               
                 Cowbridge
                 street
              
               ,
               or
               Cow-lane
               :
               this
               bridge
               being
               lately
               decayed
               ,
               another
               of
               timber
               is
               made
               somewhat
               more
               North
               ,
               by
               
                 Chicklane
                 ,
                 &c.
              
               
            
             
               Bridges
               over
               the
               Towne-ditch
               ,
               there
               are
               divers
               :
               
               to
               wit
               ,
               without
               Ealdgate
               ,
               without
               Bishopsgate
               ,
               the
               Posterne
               called
               Mooregate
               ,
               the
               Posterne
               of
               Creplegate
               ,
               without
               Aldersgate
               ,
               the
               Posterne
               of
               Christs
               Hospitall
               ,
               Newgate
               and
               Ludgate
               :
               all
               these
               be
               over-paved
               levell
               with
               the
               streets
               .
               But
               one
               other
               there
               is
               of
               Timber
               ,
               over
               the
               River
               of
               Wels
               ,
               or
               Fleet
               dike
               ,
               betweene
               the
               precinct
               of
               the
               
                 Blacke
                 Friers
              
               ,
               and
               the
               House
               of
               Bridewell
               .
            
             
               There
               have
               beene
               of
               old
               time
               also
               ,
               
               divers
               bridges
               in
               sundry
               places
               over
               the
               course
               of
               Walbrooke
               ,
               as
               before
               I
               have
               partly
               noted
               ;
               besides
               Horshooe
               bridge
               ,
               by
               the
               Church
               of
               S.
               
                 Iohn
                 Baptist
              
               ,
               
               now
               called
               S.
               Iohns
               upon
               Walbrooke
               .
               I
               reade
               that
               of
               old
               time
               ,
               every
               person
               having
               Lands
               on
               either
               side
               of
               the
               said
               brooke
               ,
               should
               cleanse
               the
               same
               ,
               and
               mend
               and
               repaire
               the
               bridges
               so
               far
               as
               their
               Lands
               extended
               .
            
             
               More
               ,
               in
               the
               eleventh
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               the
               inhabitants
               upon
               the
               course
               of
               this
               brooke
               ,
               were
               forced
               to
               pile
               and
               wall
               the
               sides
               thereof
               .
            
             
               Also
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               third
               of
               Henry
               the
               fifth
               ,
               this
               water-course
               had
               many
               bridges
               ,
               
               since
               vaulted
               over
               with
               bricke
               ,
               and
               the
               streets
               where-through
               it
               passed
               ,
               so
               paved
               ,
               that
               the
               same
               water-course
               is
               now
               hardly
               discerned
               .
               For
               order
               was
               taken
               in
               the
               second
               of
               Edw.
               the
               fourth
               ,
               
               that
               such
               persons
               as
               had
               any
               ground
               lying
               on
               eyther
               side
               of
               the
               River
               of
               Walbrooke
               ,
               should
               vault
               and
               pave
               it
               over
               ,
               so
               farre
               as
               his
               ground
               extended
               .
               And
               thus
               much
               for
               Bridges
               in
               this
               Citie
               may
               suffice
               .
            
          
           
             
               Gates
               in
               the
               Wall
               of
               this
               Citie
               .
            
             
               GAtes
               in
               the
               Wall
               of
               this
               Citie
               of
               old
               time
               ,
               were
               foure
               :
               
               to
               wit
               ,
               Ealdgate
               ,
               for
               the
               East
               ,
               Aldersgate
               for
               the
               North
               ,
               Ludgate
               for
               the
               West
               ,
               and
               the
               Bridgegate
               over
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               for
               the
               South
               ;
               but
               of
               later
               times
               ,
               for
               the
               ease
               of
               Citizens
               and
               passengers
               ,
               divers
               other
               Gates
               and
               Posternes
               have
               beene
               made
               ,
               as
               shall
               be
               shewed
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               second
               (
               saith
               
                 Fitzstephen
                 )
                 there
                 were
                 seven
                 double
                 gates
                 in
                 the
                 wall
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
              
               
               but
               he
               nameth
               them
               not
               .
               It
               may
               therefore
               bee
               supposed
               ,
               hee
               meant
               for
               the
               first
               ,
               the
               Gate
               next
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               ,
               now
               commonly
               called
               ,
               the
               Posterne
               :
               the
               next
               ,
               to
               be
               Ealdgate
               ;
               the
               third
               ,
               Bishopsgate
               ;
               the
               fourth
               ,
               Aldersgate
               ;
               the
               fist
               ,
               Newgate
               ;
               the
               sixth
               ,
               Ludgate
               ;
               the
               seventh
               ,
               Bridge-gate
               .
               
            
             
               Since
               the
               which
               time
               hath
               been
               builded
               the
               Posterne
               called
               Mooregate
               ,
               a
               Posterne
               from
               Christs
               Hospitall
               towards
               S.
               Bartholomewes
               Hospitall
               ,
               &c.
               
               Now
               of
               every
               of
               these
               Gates
               ,
               and
               Posternes
               in
               the
               Wall
               ,
               and
               also
               of
               certaine
               water-gates
               over
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               severally
               somewhat
               may
               ,
               and
               shall
               be
               noted
               ,
               as
               I
               finde
               authority
               ,
               or
               reasonable
               conjecture
               to
               warrant
               me
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 first
                 Gate
                 Eastward
                 .
              
               
                 FOr
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 
                 now
                 called
                 the
                 Posterne
                 by
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 it
                 sheweth
                 by
                 that
                 part
                 which
                 yet
                 remaineth
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 beene
                 a
                 faire
                 and
                 strong
                 arched
                 Gate
                 ,
                 partly
                 builded
                 of
                 hard
                 stone
                 of
                 Kent
                 ,
                 and
                 partly
                 of
                 stone
                 brought
                 from
                 Cane
                 in
                 Normandy
                 ,
                 since
                 the
                 Conquest
                 ,
                 and
                 foundation
                 of
                 the
                 high
                 Tower
                 ,
                 and
                 served
                 for
                 passengers
                 on
                 foot
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 from
                 thence
                 through
                 the
                 Citie
                 to
                 Ludgate
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 .
                 The
                 ruine
                 and
                 overthrow
                 of
                 this
                 Gate
                 and
                 Posterne
                 began
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1190.
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 when
                 
                   William
                   Longshampe
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Ely
                 ,
                 Chancelour
                 S.
                 England
                 ,
                 caused
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 Wall
                 ;
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 Gate
                 towards
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 white
                 Tower
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 broken
                 downe
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 the
                 enlarging
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Tower
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 then
                 incompassed
                 farre
                 wide
                 about
                 with
                 a
                 Wall
                 embattelled
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 now
                 the
                 outer
                 Wall.
                 
                 He
                 also
                 caused
                 a
                 broad
                 and
                 deepe
                 ditch
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 without
                 the
                 same
                 Wall
                 ,
                 intending
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 derived
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 with
                 her
                 Tides
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 flowed
                 about
                 it
                 ,
                 which
                 would
                 not
                 be
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 Gate
                 ,
                 being
                 then
                 by
                 undermining
                 at
                 the
                 foundation
                 loosed
                 ,
                 and
                 greatly
                 weakned
                 ;
                 at
                 length
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 after
                 200.
                 yeeres
                 and
                 odde
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 same
                 fell
                 downe
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1440.
                 the
                 18.
                 of
                 Henrie
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 never
                 since
                 by
                 the
                 Citizens
                 re-edified
                 .
                 Such
                 was
                 their
                 negligence
                 then
                 ,
                 which
                 hath
                 bred
                 some
                 trouble
                 to
                 their
                 successors
                 ;
                 since
                 ,
                 they
                 suffered
                 a
                 weake
                 and
                 woodden
                 building
                 to
                 bee
                 there
                 made
                 ,
                 inhabited
                 by
                 persons
                 of
                 lewd
                 life
                 ,
                 often
                 by
                 inquest
                 of
                 Portsoken
                 Ward
                 presented
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 reformed
                 :
                 whereas
                 in
                 former
                 times
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Posterne
                 was
                 accounted
                 of
                 ,
                 as
                 other
                 Gates
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 appointed
                 to
                 men
                 of
                 good
                 credit
                 .
                 Amongst
                 other
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 read
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 49.
                 
                 
                   Ed.
                   3.
                   
                   Iohn
                   Cobbe
                
                 was
                 admitted
                 Custos
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Postern
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 habitation
                 thereof
                 ,
                 for
                 terme
                 of
                 his
                 life
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   W.
                   Walworth
                
                 ,
                 then
                 Maior
                 of
                 
                   London
                   ,
                   1374.
                
                 being
                 the
                 first
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 Maioralty
                 ;
                 for
                 he
                 was
                 L.
                 Maior
                 againe
                 in
                 
                   An.
                   1380.
                
                 
                 More
                 ,
                 that
                 
                   Iohn
                   Credy
                
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 21.
                 of
                 
                   Rich.
                   2.
                
                 was
                 admitted
                 Custos
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Posterne
                 and
                 appurtenances
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   R.
                   Whittington
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 and
                 Communalty
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Ealdgate
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 next
                 Gate
                 in
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 called
                 Ealdgate
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 antiquity
                 or
                 age
                 thereof
                 .
                 This
                 is
                 one
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 the
                 foure
                 principall
                 Gates
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 also
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 seven
                 double
                 Gates
                 ,
                 mentioned
                 by
                 Fitzstephen
                 .
                 It
                 hath
                 had
                 two
                 paire
                 of
                 Gates
                 ,
                 though
                 now
                 but
                 one
                 ,
                 the
                 hookes
                 of
                 them
                 both
                 remaine
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 there
                 hath
                 beene
                 two
                 Portcloses
                 ,
                 the
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 remained
                 till
                 the
                 new
                 building
                 of
                 the
                 Gate
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 wanteth
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 letting
                 downe
                 was
                 manifest
                 .
                 For
                 Antiquity
                 of
                 the
                 Gate
                 ,
                 it
                 appeareth
                 by
                 a
                 Charter
                 of
                 King
                 Edgar
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 the
                 Knights
                 of
                 
                   Knighton
                   Guild
                
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 his
                 dayes
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Port
                 was
                 called
                 Ealdgate
                 ,
                 as
                 ye
                 may
                 read
                 in
                 the
                 Ward
                 of
                 Portsoken
                 .
                 Also
                 Matild
                 the
                 Queene
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 Henrie
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 having
                 founded
                 the
                 Priorie
                 of
                 the
                 Holy
                 Trinity
                 within
                 Ealdgate
                 ,
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 Church
                 ,
                 to
                 Norman
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 Prior
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Canons
                 that
                 devoutly
                 served
                 God
                 there
                 in
                 the
                 Port
                 of
                 Ealdgate
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Soke
                 or
                 Franches
                 thereunto
                 belonging
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 customes
                 ,
                 as
                 free
                 as
                 shee
                 held
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 which
                 Charter
                 ,
                 she
                 nameth
                 the
                 House
                 
                   Christs
                   Church
                
                 ,
                 and
                 reporteth
                 Ealdgate
                 to
                 be
                 of
                 its
                 demaine
                 .
              
               
                 More
                 ,
                 
                 I
                 read
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1215.
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 civill
                 Warres
                 betweene
                 King
                 Iohn
                 and
                 his
                 Barons
                 ,
                 the
                 Londoners
                 assisting
                 the
                 Barons
                 faction
                 ,
                 who
                 then
                 besieged
                 Northampton
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 came
                 to
                 Redford
                 Castle
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 well
                 received
                 by
                 
                   William
                   Beauchampe
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Captane
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 :
                 having
                 then
                 also
                 secret
                 intelligence
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 might
                 enter
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 would
                 ;
                 they
                 removed
                 their
                 Campe
                 to
                 Ware
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 comming
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 they
                 entred
                 Ealdgate
                 ,
                 and
                 placing
                 guardians
                 or
                 keepers
                 of
                 the
                 Gates
                 ,
                 they
                 disposed
                 of
                 all
                 things
                 in
                 the
                 Citie
                 at
                 their
                 pleasure
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 spoiled
                 the
                 Friers
                 houses
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 searched
                 their
                 coffers
                 :
                 which
                 being
                 done
                 ,
                 
                   Robert
                   Fitzwater
                   ,
                   Ieffrey
                   Magnavile
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Essex
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 chiefe
                 Leaders
                 of
                 the
                 Armie
                 ,
                 applyed
                 all
                 diligence
                 to
                 repaire
                 the
                 Gates
                 and
                 Walles
                 of
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 stones
                 taken
                 from
                 the
                 Iewes
                 broken
                 houses
                 ;
                 namely
                 Ealdgate
                 ,
                 being
                 then
                 most
                 ruinous
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 had
                 given
                 them
                 an
                 easie
                 entire
                 )
                 they
                 repaired
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 rather
                 newly
                 builded
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 manner
                 of
                 the
                 Normans
                 ,
                 strengly
                 arched
                 ,
                 with
                 bulwarkes
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 brought
                 from
                 Cane
                 in
                 Normandy
                 ,
                 and
                 small
                 Bricke
                 ,
                 called
                 Flanders
                 tile
                 ,
                 was
                 brought
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 hath
                 beene
                 here
                 used
                 since
                 the
                 Conquest
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 before
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1471.
                 the
                 11.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 4.
                 
                 Thomas
                 the
                 Bastard
                 Fawconbridge
                 ,
                 
                 having
                 assembled
                 a
                 riotous
                 companie
                 of
                 Shipmen
                 and
                 other
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 Essex
                 and
                 Kent
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 London
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 Navie
                 of
                 Ships
                 ,
                 neere
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 :
                 whereupon
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 by
                 consent
                 of
                 a
                 common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 fortified
                 all
                 along
                 the
                 Thames
                 side
                 ,
                 from
                 
                   Bainards
                   Castle
                
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 with
                 armed
                 men
                 ,
                 Gunnes
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 instruments
                 of
                 war
                 ,
                 to
                 resist
                 the
                 invasion
                 of
                 the
                 Mariners
                 ,
                 whereby
                 the
                 Thames
                 side
                 was
                 safely
                 preserved
                 and
                 kept
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 and
                 other
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 that
                 assembled
                 thither
                 in
                 great
                 numbers
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 the
                 Rebels
                 being
                 denyed
                 passage
                 thorow
                 the
                 Citie
                 that
                 way
                 ,
                 set
                 upon
                 
                   Ealdgate
                   ,
                   Bishopsgate
                   ,
                   Creplegate
                   ,
                   Aldersgate
                   ,
                   London
                   bridge
                   ,
                
                 and
                 along
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ;
                 shooting
                 arrowes
                 and
                 gunnes
                 into
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 
                 fired
                 the
                 Suburbs
                 ,
                 and
                 burned
                 more
                 than
                 threescore
                 houses
                 .
                 And
                 further
                 ,
                 on
                 Sunday
                 the
                 eleventh
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 five
                 thousand
                 of
                 them
                 assaulting
                 Ealdgate
                 ,
                 wanne
                 the
                 Bulwarkes
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 entred
                 the
                 Citie
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Portclose
                 being
                 let
                 downe
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 had
                 entred
                 ,
                 were
                 slaine
                 :
                 and
                 
                   Robert
                   Basset
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 of
                 Ealdgate
                 Ward
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Recorder
                 ,
                 commanded
                 in
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 God
                 to
                 draw
                 up
                 the
                 Portclose
                 :
                 which
                 being
                 done
                 ,
                 they
                 issued
                 out
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 sharpe
                 shot
                 and
                 fierce
                 fight
                 ,
                 put
                 their
                 enemies
                 backe
                 so
                 farre
                 as
                 Saint
                 Buttolphus
                 Church
                 ;
                 by
                 which
                 time
                 the
                 Earle
                 Rivers
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 come
                 with
                 a
                 fresh
                 companie
                 ;
                 which
                 joyning
                 together
                 ,
                 discomfited
                 the
                 Rebels
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 them
                 to
                 flight
                 ;
                 whom
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 
                   Robert
                   Basset
                
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 chased
                 unto
                 the
                 
                   Miles
                   end
                
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 some
                 to
                 Popular
                 ,
                 some
                 to
                 Stratford
                 ;
                 flew
                 many
                 ,
                 and
                 tooke
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 prisoners
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 meane
                 while
                 ,
                 the
                 Bastard
                 having
                 assaied
                 other
                 places
                 upon
                 the
                 Water
                 side
                 ,
                 and
                 little
                 prevailing
                 ,
                 fledde
                 towards
                 his
                 Ships
                 .
                 Thus
                 much
                 for
                 Ealdgate
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 ,
                 and
                 continued
                 in
                 those
                 elder
                 dayes
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 new
                 building
                 thereof
                 remaineth
                 till
                 I
                 come
                 to
                 speake
                 of
                 the
                 Ward
                 wherein
                 the
                 same
                 Gate
                 is
                 situated
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Bishopsgate
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 third
                 and
                 next
                 Gate
                 toward
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 called
                 Bishopsgate
                 :
                 for
                 that
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 supposed
                 )
                 the
                 same
                 was
                 first
                 builded
                 by
                 some
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ;
                 though
                 now
                 unknown
                 ,
                 when
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 whom
                 :
                 but
                 true
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 Gate
                 was
                 first
                 builded
                 for
                 the
                 case
                 of
                 passengers
                 toward
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 North
                 ;
                 as
                 into
                 
                   Norfolke
                   ,
                   Suffolke
                   ,
                   Cambridge-shire
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 The
                 travellers
                 into
                 which
                 parts
                 (
                 before
                 the
                 building
                 of
                 this
                 Gate
                 )
                 were
                 forced
                 (
                 passing
                 out
                 at
                 Eald-gate
                 )
                 to
                 goe
                 East
                 till
                 they
                 came
                 unto
                 the
                 
                   Miles
                   end
                
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 turned
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 to
                 Blethenhall-greene
                 ,
                 to
                 Cambridge-heath
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 North
                 ,
                 or
                 East
                 and
                 by
                 North
                 ,
                 as
                 their
                 journies
                 lay
                 .
                 If
                 they
                 tooke
                 not
                 this
                 way
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 the
                 East
                 out
                 at
                 Ealdgate
                 ,
                 they
                 must
                 then
                 take
                 their
                 way
                 by
                 the
                 North
                 out
                 at
                 Aldersgate
                 ,
                 through
                 Aldersgatestreet
                 ,
                 and
                 Goswellstreet
                 ,
                 towards
                 Iseldon
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 a
                 crosse
                 of
                 stone
                 on
                 their
                 right
                 hand
                 ,
                 set
                 up
                 for
                 a
                 marke
                 by
                 the
                 North
                 end
                 of
                 Golding-lane
                 ,
                 to
                 turne
                 eastward
                 through
                 a
                 long
                 street
                 ,
                 unto
                 this
                 day
                 called
                 Alderstreet
                 ,
                 to
                 another
                 crosse
                 then
                 there
                 standing
                 ,
                 where
                 now
                 a
                 Smiths
                 forge
                 is
                 placed
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   Sewers
                   ditch
                   Church
                
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 to
                 turne
                 againe
                 North
                 towards
                 
                   Totenham
                   ,
                   Enfield
                   ,
                   Waltham
                   ,
                   Ware
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 The
                 eldest
                 note
                 that
                 I
                 read
                 of
                 this
                 Bishopsgate
                 ,
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 
                   Wiliam
                   Blund
                
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Shiriffes
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yere
                 1210
                 sold
                 to
                 
                   Serle
                   Mercer
                
                 ,
                 &
                 
                   william
                   Almaine
                
                 ,
                 Procurators
                 or
                 Wardens
                 of
                 London
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 
                 all
                 his
                 Land
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Garden
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 Buttolph
                 without
                 Bishopsgate
                 ,
                 between
                 the
                 Land
                 of
                 
                   Richard
                   Casiarin
                
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Land
                 of
                 
                   Robert
                   Crispie
                
                 towards
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 high-way
                 called
                 
                   Bearewards
                   lane
                
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Next
                 ,
                 
                 I
                 read
                 in
                 a
                 Charter
                 ,
                 dated
                 the
                 yeere
                 1235.
                 that
                 
                   Walter
                   Brune
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 Rosia
                 his
                 Wife
                 ,
                 having
                 founded
                 the
                 Priorie
                 or
                 new
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 our
                 blessed
                 Lady
                 ,
                 since
                 called
                 S.
                 
                   Mary
                   Spittle
                
                 ,
                 
                 without
                 Bishopsgate
                 ,
                 confirmed
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 God
                 and
                 our
                 blessed
                 Lady
                 ,
                 for
                 Canons
                 regular
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1247.
                 
                 
                   Simeon
                   Fitz-Mary
                
                 ,
                 
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Shiriffes
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 29.
                 of
                 Henrie
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 founded
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 S.
                 Mary
                 called
                 Bethlem
                 ,
                 without
                 Bishopsgate
                 .
                 Thus
                 much
                 for
                 antiquity
                 of
                 this
                 Gate
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 now
                 for
                 repairing
                 the
                 same
                 :
                 
                 I
                 finde
                 ,
                 that
                 Henry
                 the
                 3.
                 confirmed
                 to
                 the
                 Merchants
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Haunce
                   ▪
                
                 that
                 had
                 a
                 house
                 in
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Gi●●●alla
                   Theutonicorum
                
                 ,
                 certaine
                 Liberties
                 and
                 Priviledges
                 :
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 also
                 confirmed
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 in
                 the
                 tenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 whose
                 reigne
                 it
                 was
                 found
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Merchants
                 ought
                 of
                 right
                 to
                 repaire
                 the
                 said
                 Gate
                 ,
                 called
                 Bishopsgate
                 .
              
               
                 Whereupon
                 
                   Gerard
                   Marbod
                
                 ,
                 
                 Alderman
                 of
                 the
                 Haunce
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 ,
                 then
                 remaining
                 in
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 for
                 themselves
                 and
                 all
                 others
                 ,
                 Merchants
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Haunce
                 ,
                 granted
                 210.
                 markes
                 sterling
                 to
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Citizens
                 :
                 and
                 covenanted
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 and
                 their
                 successors
                 should
                 (
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 )
                 repaire
                 the
                 same
                 Gate
                 .
                 
                 This
                 Gate
                 was
                 againe
                 beautifully
                 builded
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1479.
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Hannce
                 Merchants
                 .
              
               
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1551.
                 
                 These
                 Haunce
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 having
                 prepared
                 stone
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 caused
                 a
                 new
                 Gate
                 to
                 be
                 framed
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 have
                 beene
                 set
                 up
                 :
                 but
                 then
                 their
                 liberties
                 ,
                 through
                 suit
                 of
                 our
                 English
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 wer
                 seazed
                 into
                 the
                 Kings
                 hand
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 that
                 worke
                 was
                 stayed
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 old
                 Gate
                 yet
                 remaineth
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Posterne
                 of
                 Mooregate
                 .
              
               
                 TOuching
                 the
                 next
                 Posterne
                 ,
                 called
                 Mooregate
                 ,
                 
                 I
                 finde
                 ,
                 that
                 
                   Thomas
                   Falconer
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1415.
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 5.
                 caused
                 the
                 Wall
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 to
                 be
                 broken
                 neere
                 unto
                 Colemanstreet
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 builded
                 a
                 Posterne
                 now
                 called
                 Mooregate
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Mooreside
                 ,
                 where
                 was
                 never
                 Gate
                 before
                 .
                 This
                 Gate
                 he
                 made
                 for
                 ease
                 of
                 the
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 that
                 way
                 to
                 passe
                 upon
                 Cawseys
                 into
                 the
                 Field
                 for
                 their
                 recreation
                 :
                 
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 Field
                 was
                 (
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 )
                 a
                 Marish
                 .
                 This
                 Posterne
                 was
                 re-edified
                 by
                 
                   William
                   Hampton
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1472.
                 
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 also
                 1511.
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 
                   Hen.
                   8.
                   
                   Roger
                   Achely
                
                 Maior
                 ,
                 caused
                 Dikes
                 and
                 Bridges
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 ground
                 to
                 be
                 levelled
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 more
                 commodious
                 for
                 passage
                 ;
                 since
                 which
                 time
                 the
                 
                 same
                 hath
                 beene
                 heightned
                 so
                 much
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Dikes
                 and
                 Bridges
                 are
                 covered
                 :
                 and
                 it
                 seemeth
                 to
                 me
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 made
                 levell
                 with
                 the
                 Battlements
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 Wall
                 ,
                 yet
                 will
                 it
                 be
                 little
                 the
                 dryer
                 ,
                 such
                 was
                 then
                 the
                 moorish
                 nature
                 of
                 that
                 ground
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Posterne
                 of
                 Creplegate
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 next
                 is
                 the
                 Posterne
                 of
                 Creplegate
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 called
                 long
                 before
                 the
                 Conquest
                 .
                 For
                 I
                 reade
                 in
                 the
                 History
                 of
                 Edmund
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 the
                 East
                 Angles
                 ,
                 
                 written
                 by
                 
                   Abba
                   Floriacensis
                
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 Burchard
                 ,
                 
                 sometime
                 Secretary
                 to
                 Offa
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 Mertia
                 ;
                 but
                 since
                 then
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lidgate
                
                 ,
                 Monke
                 of
                 Bury
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1010.
                 the
                 Danes
                 spoiling
                 the
                 Kingdome
                 of
                 the
                 East
                 
                   Angles
                   ,
                   Alwyne
                
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Helmeham
                 ,
                 caused
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 King
                 Edmund
                 the
                 Martyr
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 brought
                 from
                 Bedrisworth
                 ,
                 (
                 now
                 called
                 Bury
                 S.
                 Edmunds
                 )
                 through
                 the
                 Kingdome
                 of
                 East
                 Saxons
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 at
                 Creplegate
                 .
                 A
                 place
                 ,
                 saith
                 mine
                 Author
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 Cripples
                 begging
                 there
                 :
                 and
                 at
                 which
                 Gate
                 ,
                 (
                 it
                 was
                 said
                 )
                 the
                 body
                 entring
                 ,
                 miracles
                 were
                 wrought
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 lame
                 to
                 goe
                 upright
                 ,
                 praising
                 God.
                 The
                 body
                 of
                 King
                 Edmund
                 rested
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 three
                 yeers
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Gregory
                 ,
                 neere
                 unto
                 the
                 Cathedrall
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Paul.
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 the
                 Charter
                 of
                 William
                 the
                 Conquerour
                 ,
                 confirming
                 the
                 foundation
                 of
                 the
                 Colledge
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 called
                 Saint
                 Martin
                 the
                 great
                 ,
                 hath
                 these
                 words
                 :
                 
                   I
                   doe
                   give
                   and
                   grant
                   to
                   the
                   same
                   Church
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   and
                   Canons
                   serving
                   GOD
                   therein
                   ,
                   all
                   the
                   lands
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Moore
                   without
                   the
                   Posterne
                   ,
                
                 which
                 is
                 called
                 Creplegate
                 ,
                 on
                 either
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Posterne
                 .
                 More
                 I
                 read
                 ,
                 that
                 Alfune
                 builded
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Giles
                 ,
                 nigh
                 a
                 Gate
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Porta
                   contractorum
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Cripplesgate
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1090.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 Posterne
                 was
                 sometime
                 a
                 Prison
                 ,
                 
                 whereunto
                 such
                 Citizens
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 as
                 were
                 arrested
                 for
                 debt
                 ,
                 or
                 common
                 trespasses
                 ,
                 were
                 committed
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 be
                 now
                 to
                 the
                 Compters
                 .
                 Which
                 thing
                 appeareth
                 by
                 a
                 Writ
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 in
                 these
                 words
                 :
                 
                   Rex
                   Vic.
                   London
                   salutem
                
                 .
                 
                 
                   Ex
                   gravi
                   querela
                   B.
                   capt
                   .
                   &
                   detent
                   .
                   in
                   prisona
                   nostra
                   de
                   Criplesgate
                   pro
                   x.
                   l●
                   .
                   quas
                   coram
                   Radulpho
                   de
                   Sandwico
                   ,
                   tunc
                   Custod
                   .
                   Civitatis
                   nostrae
                   London
                   ,
                   &
                   I.
                   de
                   Blackwell
                   Civis
                   recognit
                   .
                   debit
                   .
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 This
                 Gate
                 was
                 new
                 builded
                 by
                 the
                 Brewers
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1244.
                 as
                 saith
                 
                   Fabians
                   Manuscript
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Edmund
                   Shaw
                
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 Maior
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 one
                 thousand
                 foure
                 hundred
                 eighty
                 three
                 ,
                 at
                 his
                 decease
                 ,
                 appointed
                 by
                 his
                 Testament
                 his
                 Executors
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 cost
                 of
                 foure
                 hundred
                 Markes
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 stuffe
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 Gate
                 ,
                 called
                 Cripplesgate
                 ,
                 to
                 build
                 the
                 same
                 Gate
                 anew
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 performed
                 and
                 done
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 one
                 thousand
                 foure
                 hundred
                 ninety
                 one
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Aldersgate
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 next
                 is
                 Aeldersgate
                 or
                 Aldersgate
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 not
                 of
                 Aldrich
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 Elders
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 ancient
                 men
                 ,
                 builders
                 thereof
                 ;
                 nor
                 of
                 Elderne
                 trees
                 ,
                 growing
                 there
                 more
                 abundantly
                 than
                 in
                 other
                 places
                 ,
                 as
                 some
                 have
                 fabuled
                 ●●but
                 for
                 the
                 very
                 antiquity
                 of
                 the
                 Gate
                 it selfe
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 being
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 foure
                 Gates
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 and
                 serving
                 for
                 the
                 Northerne
                 parts
                 ,
                 as
                 Ealdgate
                 for
                 the
                 East
                 ;
                 which
                 two
                 Gates
                 being
                 both
                 old
                 Gates
                 ,
                 are
                 for
                 difference
                 sake
                 called
                 ,
                 the
                 one
                 Ealdgate
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 Aldersgate
                 .
                 This
                 is
                 the
                 fourth
                 principall
                 Gate
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 at
                 sundry
                 times
                 beene
                 increased
                 with
                 buildings
                 ;
                 namely
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 ,
                 or
                 inner
                 side
                 ,
                 a
                 great
                 frame
                 of
                 Timber
                 hath
                 beene
                 added
                 and
                 set
                 up
                 ,
                 containing
                 divers
                 large
                 roomes
                 and
                 lodgings
                 .
                 Also
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 addition
                 of
                 one
                 great
                 building
                 of
                 Timber
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 one
                 large
                 floore
                 ,
                 paved
                 with
                 stone
                 ,
                 or
                 tile
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Well
                 therein
                 curbed
                 with
                 stone
                 ,
                 of
                 a
                 great
                 depth
                 ,
                 and
                 rising
                 into
                 the
                 said
                 Roome
                 ,
                 two
                 stories
                 high
                 from
                 the
                 ground
                 :
                 which
                 well
                 is
                 the
                 onely
                 peculiar
                 note
                 belonging
                 to
                 that
                 Gate
                 ;
                 for
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 seene
                 the
                 like
                 in
                 all
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 raised
                 so
                 high
                 .
                 
                   Iohn
                   Day
                
                 Stationer
                 ,
                 a
                 late
                 famous
                 Printer
                 of
                 many
                 good
                 Bookes
                 ,
                 in
                 our
                 time
                 dwelled
                 in
                 this
                 Gate
                 ,
                 and
                 builded
                 much
                 upon
                 the
                 Wall
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Anne
                 .
              
               
                 Concerning
                 the
                 late
                 new
                 building
                 of
                 this
                 Gate
                 ,
                 we
                 shall
                 speake
                 more
                 thereof
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 description
                 of
                 the
                 Ward
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Posterne
                 out
                 of
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
                 .
              
               
                 THen
                 there
                 is
                 also
                 a
                 Posterne
                 gate
                 made
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Wall
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 dissolved
                 Cloister
                 of
                 Friers
                 Minors
                 ,
                 commonly
                 of
                 their
                 habit
                 called
                 
                   Gray
                   Friers
                
                 ,
                 now
                 
                   Christs
                   Church
                
                 and
                 Hospitall
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Posterne
                 was
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 sixth
                 yeere
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 to
                 passe
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 
                   Christs
                   Church
                
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 Saint
                 Bartholomew
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 :
                 and
                 licence
                 was
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 to
                 breake
                 downe
                 so
                 much
                 of
                 the
                 Cities
                 Wall
                 as
                 should
                 suffice
                 to
                 make
                 the
                 same
                 passage
                 :
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 an
                 Act
                 of
                 common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 made
                 1.
                 
                 
                   Augusti
                   ,
                   Anno
                   6.
                   
                   E.
                   6.
                
                 in
                 the
                 Maioralty
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Dobbes
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Newgate
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 next
                 Gate
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 and
                 by
                 North
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 termed
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 a
                 latelier
                 builded
                 than
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 &
                 is
                 the
                 fifth
                 principall
                 Gate
                 .
                 This
                 Gate
                 was
                 first
                 erected
                 about
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 King
                 Stephen
                 ,
                 upon
                 this
                 occasion
                 .
                 The
                 Cathedrall
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Paul
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 burnt
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1086.
                 in
                 the
                 Reigne
                 of
                 William
                 the
                 Conqueror
                 ,
                 Mauritius
                 ,
                 then
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 repaired
                 not
                 the
                 old
                 Church
                 ,
                 as
                 some
                 have
                 supposed
                 ;
                 but
                 began
                 the
                 foundation
                 of
                 a
                 new
                 worke
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 men
                 then
                 judged
                 would
                 never
                 have
                 beene
                 performed
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 to
                 them
                 so
                 wonderfull
                 for
                 heighth
                 ,
                 length
                 ,
                 and
                 breadth
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 in
                 respect
                 it
                 was
                 raised
                 upon
                 Arches
                 or
                 vaults
                 ,
                 a
                 kinde
                 of
                 workmanship
                 brought
                 in
                 by
                 the
                 Normans
                 ,
                 and
                 never
                 knowne
                 to
                 the
                 Artificers
                 of
                 this
                 Land
                 before
                 that
                 time
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 After
                 
                   Mauritius
                   ,
                   Richard
                   Beaumore
                
                 did
                 wonderfully
                 advance
                 the
                 worke
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 ,
                 purchasing
                 the
                 large
                 Streets
                 and
                 Lanes
                 round
                 about
                 ,
                 wherein
                 were
                 wont
                 to
                 dwell
                 many
                 lay
                 people
                 ;
                 which
                 grounds
                 he
                 beganne
                 to
                 compasse
                 about
                 with
                 a
                 strong
                 wall
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 and
                 Gates
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 meanes
                 of
                 this
                 increase
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 territory
                 ,
                 but
                 more
                 by
                 inclosing
                 of
                 ground
                 for
                 so
                 large
                 a
                 Coemitery
                 ,
                 or
                 Church-yard
                 ;
                 the
                 high
                 and
                 large
                 Street
                 ,
                 stretching
                 from
                 Ealdgate
                 in
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 to
                 Ludgate
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 was
                 in
                 this
                 place
                 so
                 crossed
                 and
                 stopped
                 up
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 carriage
                 through
                 the
                 City
                 westward
                 ,
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 passe
                 without
                 the
                 said
                 Churchyard
                 wall
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 ,
                 through
                 
                   Pater
                   noster
                   row
                
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 South
                 down
                 
                   Ave
                   Marie
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 againe
                 West
                 through
                 
                   Bowyer
                   row
                
                 to
                 Ludgate
                 :
                 or
                 else
                 out
                 of
                 Cheape
                 ,
                 or
                 Wathelingstreete
                 ,
                 to
                 turne
                 South
                 ,
                 through
                 the
                 
                   old
                   Change
                
                 ,
                 then
                 West
                 through
                 
                   Carter
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 againe
                 North
                 up
                 
                   Creed
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 west
                 to
                 Ludgate
                 .
                 Which
                 passage
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 so
                 often
                 turning
                 ,
                 was
                 very
                 cumbersome
                 and
                 dangerous
                 ,
                 both
                 for
                 horse
                 and
                 man.
                 For
                 remedy
                 whereof
                 ,
                 a
                 new
                 Gate
                 was
                 made
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 men
                 and
                 cattell
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 carriages
                 ,
                 might
                 passe
                 more
                 directly
                 (
                 as
                 before
                 )
                 from
                 Ealdgate
                 ,
                 through
                 
                   West
                   Cheape
                
                 by
                 Pauls
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 ,
                 through
                 S.
                 Nicholas
                 shambles
                 and
                 
                   Newgate
                   Market
                
                 ,
                 to
                 Newgate
                 :
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 any
                 part
                 Westward
                 over
                 Oldborne-bridge
                 ,
                 or
                 turning
                 without
                 the
                 Gate
                 into
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 and
                 through
                 Iseldon
                 ,
                 to
                 any
                 part
                 North
                 and
                 by
                 West
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Gate
                 hath
                 of
                 long
                 time
                 beene
                 a
                 Gaole
                 or
                 Prison
                 for
                 Felons
                 and
                 Trespassers
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 Records
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 King
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 other
                 Kings
                 :
                 amongst
                 the
                 which
                 ,
                 I
                 finde
                 one
                 testifying
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1218.
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 King
                 writeth
                 unto
                 the
                 Shiriffes
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 commanding
                 them
                 to
                 repaire
                 the
                 Gaole
                 of
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 the
                 safe
                 keeping
                 of
                 his
                 prisoners
                 ,
                 promising
                 that
                 the
                 charges
                 laid
                 out
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 allowed
                 unto
                 them
                 upon
                 their
                 accompt
                 in
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 .
              
               
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1241.
                 the
                 Iewes
                 of
                 Norwich
                 were
                 hanged
                 ,
                 for
                 circumcising
                 a
                 Christian
                 child
                 ,
                 their
                 house
                 called
                 the
                 Thor
                 ,
                 was
                 pulled
                 downe
                 and
                 destroyed
                 .
                 Aaron
                 ,
                 the
                 sonne
                 of
                 Abraham
                 ,
                 a
                 Iew
                 ,
                 at
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 Iewes
                 were
                 constrained
                 to
                 pay
                 twenty
                 thousand
                 Marks
                 ,
                 at
                 two
                 Termes
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 to
                 be
                 kept
                 perpetuall
                 prisoners
                 in
                 Newgate
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 other
                 prisons
                 .
              
               
                 1255.
                 
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 lodged
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 upon
                 displeasure
                 conceived
                 towards
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 escape
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Offrem
                
                 ,
                 a
                 prisoner
                 ,
                 being
                 a
                 Clarke
                 convict
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 killed
                 a
                 Prior
                 that
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 wa●
                 ,
                 of
                 alliance
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 as
                 Cousin
                 to
                 the
                 Queene
                 :
                 he
                 sent
                 for
                 the
                 Mayor
                 and
                 Sheriffes
                 to
                 come
                 before
                 him
                 ,
                 to
                 answer
                 the
                 matter
                 .
                 The
                 Maior
                 laid
                 the
                 fault
                 from
                 him
                 to
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 forasmuch
                 as
                 to
                 them
                 belonged
                 the
                 keeping
                 of
                 all
                 prisoners
                 within
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 the
                 Maior
                 returned
                 home
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 remained
                 there
                 prisoners
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 a
                 moneth
                 and
                 more
                 ;
                 and
                 yet
                 they
                 excused
                 themselves
                 ,
                 in
                 that
                 the
                 fault
                 chiefly
                 rested
                 in
                 the
                 Bishops
                 Officers
                 :
                 For
                 whereas
                 the
                 prisoner
                 was
                 under
                 custodie
                 ,
                 they
                 (
                 at
                 his
                 request
                 )
                 had
                 granted
                 licence
                 ,
                 to
                 imprison
                 the
                 offender
                 within
                 the
                 Gaole
                 of
                 Newgate
                 ;
                 but
                 so
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Bishops
                 Officers
                 were
                 charged
                 to
                 see
                 him
                 safely
                 kept
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 notwithstanding
                 all
                 this
                 ,
                 demanded
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 3000.
                 
                 Marks
                 for
                 a
                 fine
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1326.
                 
                 
                   Robert
                   Baldocke
                
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Kings
                 Chancelour
                 ,
                 was
                 put
                 in
                 Newgate
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 3.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1237.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Poultney
                
                 gave
                 foure
                 Markes
                 by
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 reliefe
                 of
                 prisoners
                 in
                 Newgate
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1358.
                 
                 
                   William
                   Walworth
                
                 gave
                 somewhat
                 ,
                 to
                 relieve
                 the
                 prisoners
                 in
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 so
                 have
                 many
                 others
                 since
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1414.
                 the
                 Gaolers
                 of
                 Newgate
                 and
                 Ludgate
                 dyed
                 ,
                 and
                 prisoners
                 in
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 64.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1418.
                 the
                 Parson
                 of
                 Wortham
                 in
                 Kent
                 was
                 imprisoned
                 in
                 Newgate
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 yeere
                 1412.
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 
                   Henry
                   6.
                
                 licence
                 was
                 granted
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Coventre
                   ,
                   Ienken
                   Carpenter
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   William
                   Grove
                
                 ,
                 executors
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Whittington
                
                 ,
                 to
                 re-edifie
                 the
                 Gaole
                 of
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 they
                 did
                 with
                 his
                 goods
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Knowels
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sometimes
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 by
                 licence
                 of
                 Reynold
                 ,
                 Prior
                 of
                 S.
                 Bartholomews
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wakering
                
                 ,
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 S.
                 Bartholomew
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 brethren
                 ,
                 conveyed
                 the
                 waste
                 of
                 water
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Cesterne
                 neere
                 unto
                 the
                 common
                 .
                 Fountaine
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Chappell
                 of
                 S.
                 Nicholas
                 ,
                 (
                 situate
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Hospitall
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 Gaoles
                 of
                 Newgate
                 and
                 Ludgate
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 reliefe
                 of
                 the
                 prisoners
                 .
              
               
                 Tuesday
                 next
                 after
                 
                   Palme
                   Sunday
                
                 ,
                 1431.
                 all
                 the
                 prisoners
                 of
                 Ludgate
                 were
                 conveyed
                 into
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 
                   Walter
                   Chartsey
                
                 and
                 
                   Robert
                   Large
                
                 ,
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 And
                 on
                 the
                 13.
                 
                 April
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 Sheriffes
                 (
                 through
                 the
                 false
                 suggestion
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Kingesell
                
                 ,
                 Gaoler
                 of
                 Newgate
                 )
                 did
                 fetch
                 from
                 thence
                 18.
                 persons
                 ,
                 freemen
                 ,
                 and
                 these
                 were
                 led
                 to
                 the
                 Compters
                 pinioned
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 they
                 had
                 beene
                 Felons
                 .
                 But
                 on
                 the
                 16.
                 of
                 
                   Iune
                   ,
                   Ludgate
                
                 was
                 againe
                 appointed
                 for
                 freemen
                 ,
                 prisoners
                 for
                 debt
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 freemen
                 entred
                 by
                 ordinance
                 of
                 the
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Aldermen
                 and
                 Commons
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 them
                 
                   Henry
                   Deane
                
                 Taylor
                 ,
                 was
                 made
                 keeper
                 of
                 Ludgate
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1457.
                 a
                 great
                 Fray
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 Countrey
                 ,
                 betweene
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Percie
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Egremond
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Salisburies
                 Sonnes
                 ,
                 whereby
                 many
                 were
                 maymed
                 and
                 slaine
                 :
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 end
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Egremond
                 being
                 taken
                 ,
                 was
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 Councell
                 found
                 in
                 great
                 default
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 condemned
                 in
                 great
                 summes
                 of
                 money
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 payed
                 to
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Salisbury
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 meane
                 time
                 committed
                 to
                 Newgate
                 .
                 Not
                 long
                 after
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Percy
                
                 Lord
                 Egremond
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Percie
                
                 his
                 Brother
                 ,
                 being
                 in
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 brake
                 out
                 of
                 Prison
                 by
                 night
                 ,
                 and
                 went
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 prisoners
                 tooke
                 the
                 Leads
                 of
                 the
                 Gate
                 ,
                 and
                 defended
                 it
                 (
                 a
                 long
                 while
                 )
                 against
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 and
                 all
                 their
                 Officers
                 ,
                 insomuch
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 call
                 more
                 ayd
                 of
                 the
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 whereby
                 at
                 last
                 they
                 subdued
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 laid
                 them
                 in
                 Irons
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 may
                 suffice
                 for
                 Newgate
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Ludgate
                 .
              
               
                 IN
                 the
                 West
                 is
                 the
                 next
                 ;
                 and
                 sixth
                 principall
                 Gate
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 is
                 called
                 Ludgate
                 ,
                 at
                 first
                 builded
                 (
                 saith
                 
                   Geoffrey
                   Monmouth
                
                 )
                 by
                 King
                 Lud
                 ,
                 a
                 Britaine
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 before
                 Christs
                 Nativity
                 ,
                 66.
                 
                 Of
                 which
                 building
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 of
                 the
                 name
                 ,
                 as
                 Ludsgate
                 or
                 Fludsgate
                 ,
                 hath
                 bin
                 of
                 late
                 some
                 question
                 among
                 the
                 learned
                 ,
                 wherefore
                 I
                 overpasse
                 it
                 ,
                 as
                 not
                 to
                 my
                 purpose
                 ;
                 onely
                 referring
                 the
                 Reader
                 to
                 that
                 I
                 have
                 before
                 written
                 out
                 of
                 
                   Caesars
                   Commentaries
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 other
                 Romane
                 Writers
                 ,
                 
                 concerning
                 a
                 Towne
                 or
                 Citie
                 amongst
                 the
                 Britains
                 .
                 This
                 Gate
                 I
                 suppose
                 to
                 be
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 ancient
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 Ealdgate
                 was
                 builded
                 for
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 so
                 was
                 this
                 Ludsgate
                 for
                 the
                 West
                 .
                 I
                 read
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 told
                 you
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1215.
                 
                 the
                 17.
                 of
                 King
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 the
                 Barons
                 of
                 the
                 Realme
                 ,
                 being
                 in
                 Armes
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 entred
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
                 and
                 spoiled
                 the
                 Iewes
                 Houses
                 :
                 which
                 being
                 done
                 ,
                 
                   Robert
                   Fitzwater
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Geffrey
                   de
                   Magna
                   villa
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Essex
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 chiefe
                 leaders
                 of
                 the
                 Armie
                 ,
                 applyed
                 all
                 diligence
                 to
                 repaire
                 the
                 Gates
                 and
                 Wals
                 of
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 stones
                 of
                 the
                 Iewes
                 broken
                 houses
                 ;
                 especially
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 seemeth
                 )
                 they
                 then
                 repaired
                 (
                 or
                 rather
                 new
                 builded
                 )
                 Ludgate
                 .
                 
                 For
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1586.
                 when
                 the
                 same
                 Gate
                 was
                 taken
                 downe
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 new
                 builded
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 found
                 couched
                 within
                 the
                 wall
                 thereof
                 ,
                 a
                 stone
                 taken
                 from
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Iewes
                 houses
                 ,
                 wherein
                 was
                 graved
                 in
                 Hebrew
                 Characters
                 ,
                 
                 these
                 words
                 following
                 :
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 
                   Haec
                   est
                   statio
                   Rabbi
                   Moses
                   ,
                   filij
                   insignis
                   Rabbi
                   Isaac
                   :
                
                 which
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 
                   This
                   is
                   the
                   Station
                   or
                   Ward
                   of
                   Rabbi
                   Moses
                   ,
                   the
                   sonne
                   of
                   the
                   Honourable
                   Rabbi
                   Isaac
                   .
                
                 And
                 it
                 had
                 beene
                 fixed
                 upon
                 the
                 front
                 of
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Iewes
                 houses
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 note
                 or
                 signe
                 that
                 such
                 an
                 one
                 dwelled
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1260.
                 this
                 Ludgate
                 was
                 repaired
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 beautified
                 with
                 Images
                 of
                 Lud
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Kings
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 of
                 licence
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 to
                 take
                 up
                 stone
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 dated
                 the
                 25.
                 of
                 Henrie
                 the
                 third
                 .
                 These
                 Images
                 of
                 Kings
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 had
                 their
                 heads
                 smitten
                 off
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 otherwise
                 defaced
                 ,
                 by
                 such
                 as
                 judged
                 every
                 Image
                 to
                 be
                 an
                 Idoll
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Queene
                 Mary
                 were
                 repaired
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 setting
                 new
                 heads
                 on
                 their
                 old
                 bodies
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 All
                 which
                 so
                 remained
                 ,
                 untill
                 the
                 yeere
                 1586.
                 the
                 28.
                 of
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 
                 when
                 the
                 same
                 Gate
                 (
                 being
                 fore
                 decayed
                 )
                 was
                 cleane
                 taken
                 downe
                 ,
                 the
                 prisoners
                 in
                 the
                 meane
                 time
                 remaining
                 in
                 the
                 large
                 South-east
                 quadrant
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Gate
                 adjoyning
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 yeere
                 ,
                 the
                 whole
                 Gate
                 was
                 newly
                 and
                 beautifully
                 builded
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Images
                 of
                 Lud
                 and
                 others
                 (
                 as
                 afore
                 )
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 picture
                 of
                 her
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeth
                
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 .
                 All
                 which
                 was
                 done
                 at
                 the
                 common
                 charges
                 of
                 the
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 amounting
                 to
                 1500.
                 pounds
                 ,
                 or
                 more
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 gate
                 was
                 made
                 a
                 free
                 Prison
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1378.
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Bremer
                
                 being
                 Maior
                 .
                 The
                 same
                 was
                 confirmed
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1382.
                 
                 
                   Iohn
                   Northampton
                
                 being
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 a
                 Common
                 Councell
                 in
                 the
                 Guild-hall
                 :
                 by
                 which
                 it
                 was
                 it
                 was
                 ordained
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 free-men
                 of
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
                 should
                 for
                 debt
                 ,
                 trespasses
                 ,
                 accompts
                 ,
                 and
                 contempts
                 ,
                 be
                 imprisoned
                 in
                 Ludgate
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 Treasons
                 ,
                 Felonies
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 criminall
                 offences
                 ,
                 committed
                 to
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1439.
                 the
                 tenth
                 of
                 King
                 Henrie
                 the
                 6.
                 
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wels
                
                 being
                 Maior
                 ,
                 a
                 Court
                 of
                 common
                 Councell
                 established
                 ordinances
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 
                   William
                   Stanley
                
                 and
                 
                   Robert
                   Chicheley
                
                 ,
                 late
                 Maiors
                 before
                 had
                 done
                 )
                 touching
                 the
                 Guard
                 and
                 government
                 of
                 Ludgate
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Prisons
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1463.
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 
                   Mathew
                   Philip
                
                 being
                 Maior
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 request
                 of
                 the
                 wel-disposed
                 ,
                 
                 blessed
                 ,
                 and
                 devout
                 Woman
                 ,
                 Dame
                 
                   Agnes
                   Forster
                
                 ,
                 Widdow
                 ,
                 late
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   Stephen
                   Forster
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 sometime
                 Maior
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 comfort
                 and
                 reliefe
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 poore
                 prisoners
                 ,
                 
                 certaine
                 Articles
                 were
                 established
                 .
                 
                   Imprimis
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   new
                   workes
                   ,
                   then
                   lately
                   edified
                   by
                   the
                   same
                   Dame
                
                 Agnes
                 ,
                 
                   for
                   the
                   enlarging
                   of
                   the
                   Prison
                   of
                
                 Ludgate
                 ,
                 
                   from
                   thenceforth
                   should
                   be
                   had
                   and
                   taken
                   ,
                   as
                   a
                   part
                   and
                   parcell
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Prison
                   of
                
                 Ludgate
                 ,
                 
                   so
                   that
                   both
                   the
                   old
                   and
                   new
                   worke
                   of
                
                 Ludgate
                 
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   one
                   Prison
                   ,
                   Gaole
                   ,
                   Keeping
                   ,
                   and
                   charge
                   for
                   evermore
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 said
                 Quadrant
                 ,
                 
                 strongly
                 builded
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 forenamed
                 
                   Stephen
                   Forster
                
                 and
                 Agnes
                 his
                 Wife
                 ,
                 containing
                 a
                 large
                 walking-place
                 by
                 ground
                 ,
                 of
                 38.
                 foot
                 and
                 an
                 halfe
                 in
                 length
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 thicknesse
                 of
                 the
                 wals
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 6
                 foot
                 ,
                 makes
                 all
                 together
                 44.
                 foot
                 and
                 an
                 halfe
                 ;
                 the
                 breadth
                 within
                 the
                 wals
                 is
                 29.
                 foot
                 and
                 an
                 halfe
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 thicknes
                 of
                 the
                 wals
                 maketh
                 it
                 35.
                 foot
                 and
                 an
                 halfe
                 in
                 breadth
                 .
                 The
                 like
                 roome
                 it
                 hath
                 over
                 it
                 for
                 lodgings
                 ,
                 and
                 over
                 it
                 againe
                 faire
                 Leads
                 to
                 walke
                 upon
                 ,
                 well
                 embattelled
                 ,
                 all
                 for
                 fresh
                 ayre
                 ,
                 and
                 ease
                 of
                 prisoners
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 they
                 should
                 have
                 lodging
                 and
                 water
                 free
                 without
                 charge
                 ;
                 as
                 by
                 certaine
                 Verses
                 graven
                 in
                 Copper
                 ,
                 and
                 fixed
                 on
                 the
                 said
                 Quadrant
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 read
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 forme
                 following
                 :
                 
                   
                     Devout
                     soules
                     that
                     passe
                     this
                     way
                     ,
                  
                   
                   
                     For
                     
                       Stephen
                       Forster
                    
                     ,
                     late
                     Maior
                     ,
                  
                   
                     heartily
                     pray
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     Dame
                     Agnes
                     his
                     spouse
                     ,
                  
                   
                     to
                     God
                     consecrate
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     of
                     pitty
                     ,
                     this
                     house
                     made
                  
                   
                     for
                     Londoners
                     in
                     Ludgate
                     .
                  
                   
                     So
                     that
                     for
                     lodging
                     and
                     water
                     ,
                  
                   
                     prisoners
                     here
                     nought
                     pay
                     ,
                  
                   
                     As
                     their
                     keepers
                     shall
                     all
                     answer
                  
                   
                     at
                     dreadfull
                     doomes-day
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 This
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 other
                 of
                 his
                 Armes
                 ,
                 being
                 3.
                 broad
                 Arrow-heads
                 ,
                 taken
                 downe
                 with
                 the
                 old
                 Gate
                 ,
                 I
                 caused
                 to
                 be
                 fixed
                 over
                 the
                 entry
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Quadrant
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 verses
                 being
                 unhappily
                 turned
                 inward
                 to
                 the
                 wall
                 ,
                 procured
                 the
                 like
                 in
                 effect
                 to
                 be
                 ingraven
                 outward
                 in
                 prose
                 ,
                 declaring
                 him
                 to
                 bee
                 a
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 because
                 some
                 ,
                 upon
                 a
                 light
                 ocasion
                 (
                 as
                 a
                 Maydens
                 head
                 in
                 a
                 glasse
                 window
                 )
                 had
                 fabled
                 him
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 have
                 begd
                 there
                 at
                 Ludgate
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Thus
                 much
                 for
                 Ludgate
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 this
                 ,
                 
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 breach
                 in
                 the
                 Wall
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Bridge
                 of
                 Timber
                 over
                 the
                 Fleet-dike
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 Fleet-bridge
                 and
                 Thames
                 ,
                 directly
                 over
                 against
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 Bridewell
                 .
                 Thus
                 much
                 for
                 the
                 Gates
                 in
                 the
                 Wall.
                 
              
               
                 Water-gates
                 on
                 the
                 banks
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 Thames
                 ,
                 
                 have
                 beene
                 many
                 ,
                 which
                 being
                 purchased
                 by
                 private
                 men
                 ,
                 are
                 also
                 put
                 to
                 private
                 use
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 old
                 names
                 of
                 them
                 forgotten
                 .
                 But
                 of
                 such
                 as
                 remaine
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 may
                 be
                 said
                 as
                 followeth
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 stayres
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 free
                 landing
                 place
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 a
                 Water-gate
                 at
                 Puddle
                 wharfe
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 one
                 Puddle
                 ,
                 that
                 kept
                 a
                 wharfe
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 of
                 Puddle
                 water
                 ,
                 by
                 meanes
                 of
                 many
                 horses
                 watered
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 Paules
                 wharfe
                 ,
                 also
                 a
                 free
                 landing
                 place
                 with
                 stayres
                 ,
                 
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Then
                 Broken
                 wharfe
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 other
                 such
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 
                   Ripa
                   Regina
                
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 
                   Queenes
                   Banke
                
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Queene
                   hithe
                
                 ,
                 may
                 well
                 be
                 accounted
                 the
                 very
                 chiefe
                 and
                 principall
                 Water-gate
                 of
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
                 being
                 a
                 common
                 strand
                 or
                 landing
                 place
                 ,
                 yet
                 equall
                 with
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 farre
                 exceeding
                 Belinsgate
                 ,
                 as
                 shall
                 be
                 shewed
                 in
                 the
                 Ward
                 of
                 
                   Queene
                   Hithe
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 next
                 is
                 Downgate
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 the
                 sudden
                 descending
                 ,
                 or
                 downe
                 going
                 of
                 that
                 way
                 ,
                 from
                 Saint
                 Iohns
                 Church
                 upon
                 Walbroke
                 unto
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 whereby
                 the
                 water
                 in
                 the
                 Chanell
                 there
                 hath
                 such
                 a
                 swift
                 course
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1574.
                 on
                 the
                 fourth
                 of
                 September
                 after
                 a
                 strong
                 showre
                 of
                 raine
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 Lad
                 of
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 eighteene
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 minding
                 to
                 have
                 leapt
                 over
                 the
                 Channell
                 ,
                 was
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 feet
                 ,
                 and
                 borne
                 downe
                 with
                 the
                 violence
                 of
                 that
                 narrow
                 streame
                 ,
                 and
                 carried
                 toward
                 the
                 Thames
                 with
                 such
                 a
                 violent
                 swiftnesse
                 ,
                 as
                 no
                 man
                 could
                 rescue
                 or
                 stay
                 him
                 ,
                 till
                 hee
                 came
                 against
                 a
                 Cart-wheele
                 ,
                 that
                 stood
                 in
                 the
                 Watergate
                 ,
                 before
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 drowned
                 and
                 starke
                 dead
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 was
                 sometime
                 a
                 large
                 water-gate
                 frequented
                 of
                 ships
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 vessels
                 ,
                 like
                 as
                 the
                 
                   Queenes
                   Hithe
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 was
                 a
                 part
                 thereof
                 ,
                 as
                 doth
                 appeare
                 by
                 an
                 inquisition
                 ,
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 28.
                 yeere
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 wherein
                 was
                 found
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   aswell
                   corne
                   as
                   fish
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   other
                   things
                   comming
                   to
                   the
                   Port
                   of
                
                 Downgate
                 ,
                 
                   were
                   to
                   be
                   ordered
                   after
                   the
                   customes
                   of
                   the
                
                 Queens
                 Hith
                 
                   for
                   the
                   Kings
                   use
                
                 .
                 
                 
                   As
                   also
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   corne
                   arriving
                   betweene
                   the
                   gate
                   of
                   the
                
                 Guild-hall
                 
                   of
                   the
                   Merchants
                   of
                
                 Cullen
                 :
                 the
                 (
                 Stil-yard
                 )
                 
                   which
                   is
                   East
                   from
                
                 Downegate
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   the
                   house
                   then
                   pertaining
                   to
                   the
                   Archbishop
                   of
                
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 
                   west
                   from
                
                 Bainards
                 
                   Castle
                   ;
                   was
                   to
                   bee
                   measured
                   by
                   the
                   measure
                   ,
                   and
                   measurer
                   of
                   the
                   Queenes
                   Soke
                   ,
                   or
                
                 Queen
                 Hithe
                 .
                 I
                 read
                 also
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 19.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   customes
                   were
                   then
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   for
                   ships
                   and
                   other
                   vessels
                   ,
                   resting
                   at
                
                 Downgate
                 ,
                 
                   as
                   if
                   they
                   roade
                   at
                
                 Queene
                 Hith
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 they
                 now
                 doe
                 at
                 Belinsgate
                 .
                 But
                 now
                 it
                 is
                 fallen
                 to
                 such
                 great
                 decay
                 ,
                 that
                 not
                 onely
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 use
                 made
                 thereof
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 by
                 reason
                 that
                 the
                 Water-gates
                 are
                 not
                 repaired
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 very
                 dangerous
                 to
                 passengers
                 travelling
                 through
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 season
                 .
                 And
                 thus
                 much
                 for
                 Downegate
                 may
                 suffice
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 next
                 was
                 called
                 
                   Wolfes
                   gate
                
                 in
                 the
                 Ropary
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Alhallowes
                 the
                 lesse
                 ,
                 of
                 later
                 time
                 called
                 
                   Wolfes
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 but
                 now
                 out
                 of
                 use
                 :
                 for
                 the
                 lower
                 part
                 was
                 builded
                 on
                 by
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Shrewsbury
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 part
                 was
                 stopped
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 builded
                 on
                 by
                 the
                 Chamberlaine
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 next
                 is
                 Ebgate
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 Water-gate
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 divers
                 Records
                 of
                 tenements
                 ,
                 
                 neere
                 unto
                 the
                 same
                 adjoyning
                 .
                 
                 It
                 standeth
                 neere
                 unto
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Laurence
                   Pountney
                
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 is
                 within
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Marten
                   Ordegare
                
                 .
                 
                 In
                 place
                 of
                 this
                 gate
                 ,
                 is
                 now
                 a
                 narrow
                 passage
                 to
                 the
                 Thames
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 called
                 
                   Ebgate
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 but
                 more
                 commonly
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Swanne
                
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 there
                 a
                 Watergate
                 at
                 the
                 Bridge
                 foot
                 ,
                 
                 called
                 Oystergate
                 ,
                 of
                 Oysters
                 that
                 were
                 there
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 commonly
                 to
                 be
                 sold
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 the
                 chiefest
                 Market
                 for
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 other
                 shell
                 Fish
                 .
                 There
                 standeth
                 now
                 an
                 engine
                 or
                 Forcier
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 winding
                 up
                 of
                 water
                 to
                 serve
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 whereof
                 I
                 have
                 already
                 spoken
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Bridgegate
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 next
                 is
                 the
                 Bridgegate
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 London
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 
                 whereon
                 it
                 standeth
                 :
                 This
                 was
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 foure
                 first
                 and
                 principall
                 Gates
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 long
                 before
                 the
                 Conquest
                 ,
                 when
                 there
                 stood
                 a
                 Bridge
                 of
                 Timber
                 ;
                 and
                 is
                 the
                 seventh
                 and
                 last
                 principall
                 Gate
                 mentioned
                 by
                 
                   W.
                   Fitzstephen
                
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 gate
                 being
                 new
                 made
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Bridge
                 was
                 builded
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 hath
                 beene
                 often-times
                 since
                 repayred
                 .
                 This
                 Gate
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Tower
                 upon
                 it
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1436.
                 fell
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 of
                 the
                 farthest
                 Arches
                 Southwards
                 also
                 fell
                 therewith
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 man
                 perished
                 or
                 was
                 hurt
                 thereby
                 .
                 To
                 the
                 repayring
                 whereof
                 ,
                 divers
                 wealthy
                 Citizens
                 gave
                 large
                 summes
                 of
                 money
                 ,
                 namely
                 
                   Robert
                   Large
                
                 ,
                 sometime
                 Maior
                 ,
                 100.
                 
                 Markes
                 ,
                 
                   Stephen
                   Forster
                   ,
                   20.
                   l'
                
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Crosby
                
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 
                   100.
                   l'
                
                 .
                 &c.
                 But
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1471.
                 
                 the
                 Kentish
                 Mariners
                 ,
                 
                 under
                 the
                 conduct
                 of
                 Bastard
                 Fauconbridge
                 ,
                 burned
                 the
                 said
                 Gate
                 ,
                 and
                 thirteene
                 houses
                 on
                 the
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 Beere
                 houses
                 at
                 Saint
                 Katherines
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 other
                 in
                 the
                 Suburbs
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   next
                   is
                
                 Buttolphs
                 gate
                 
                   so
                   called
                   of
                   the
                   Parish
                   Church
                   of
                   S.
                
                 Buttolph
                 
                   neere
                   adjoyning
                
                 .
                 
                 
                   This
                   Gate
                   was
                   sometime
                   given
                
                 ,
                 
                 
                   or
                   confirmed
                   by
                
                 William
                 
                   Conquerour
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   Monks
                   of
                
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 
                   in
                   these
                   words
                   :
                   VVill.
                
                 Rex
                 Angliae
                 ,
                 
                   &c.
                   
                   VVilliam
                
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 sendeth
                 greating
                 to
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 his
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 to
                 all
                 his
                 loving
                 subjects
                 ,
                 French
                 and
                 English
                 ,
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 Know
                 yee
                 ,
                 that
                 I
                 have
                 granted
                 to
                 God
                 and
                 Saint
                 Peter
                 of
                 VVestminster
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 Abbot
                 Vitalis
                 ,
                 the
                 gift
                 which
                 Almundus
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Port
                 of
                 S●●nt
                 Buttolph
                 ,
                 gave
                 them
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 was
                 there
                 made
                 Monke
                 :
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 his
                 Lords
                 Court
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 houses
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 Wharfe
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 at
                 the
                 head
                 of
                 London
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 his
                 lands
                 which
                 hee
                 had
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Citie
                 ,
                 in
                 such
                 sort
                 ,
                 as
                 King
                 Edward
                 more
                 beneficially
                 ,
                 and
                 amply
                 granted
                 the
                 same
                 :
                 And
                 I
                 will
                 and
                 command
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 shall
                 enjoy
                 the
                 same
                 well
                 ,
                 and
                 quietly
                 ,
                 and
                 honourably
                 ,
                 with
                 sake
                 and
                 soke
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 next
                 is
                 Belinsgate
                 ,
                 
                 used
                 as
                 an
                 especiall
                 Port
                 ,
                 or
                 Harbour
                 for
                 small
                 Ships
                 and
                 Boats
                 comming
                 thereto
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 now
                 most
                 frequented
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Queene
                   Hith
                
                 being
                 almost
                 forsaken
                 .
                 How
                 this
                 Gate
                 tooke
                 that
                 name
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 what
                 Antiquity
                 the
                 same
                 is
                 ,
                 1
                 must
                 leave
                 uncertaine
                 ,
                 as
                 not
                 having
                 read
                 any
                 ancient
                 Record
                 thereof
                 ,
                 
                 more
                 than
                 that
                 
                   Geffrey
                   Monmouth
                
                 writeth
                 ,
                 that
                 Belin
                 ,
                 a
                 King
                 of
                 the
                 Britans
                 ,
                 about
                 400.
                 yeeres
                 before
                 Christs
                 Nativity
                 ,
                 builded
                 this
                 Gate
                 ,
                 and
                 named
                 it
                 Belinsgate
                 ,
                 after
                 his
                 owne
                 Name
                 :
                 And
                 that
                 when
                 he
                 was
                 dead
                 ,
                 his
                 body
                 being
                 burned
                 ,
                 the
                 Ashes
                 in
                 a
                 Vessell
                 of
                 Brasse
                 ,
                 
                 were
                 set
                 upon
                 a
                 high
                 pinacle
                 of
                 stone
                 over
                 the
                 same
                 Gate
                 .
                 But
                 Caesar
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Roman
                 writers
                 affirme
                 of
                 Cities
                 ,
                 Walls
                 and
                 Gates
                 ,
                 as
                 ye
                 have
                 before
                 heard
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 it
                 seemeth
                 to
                 mee
                 ,
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 so
                 ancient
                 ;
                 but
                 rather
                 to
                 have
                 taken
                 that
                 name
                 ,
                 of
                 some
                 later
                 owner
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 haply
                 named
                 Beling
                 ,
                 or
                 Biling
                 ,
                 as
                 
                   Somars
                   key
                   ,
                   Smarts
                   key
                   ,
                   Frosh
                   wharfe
                   ,
                
                 and
                 others
                 there-by
                 ,
                 tooke
                 their
                 names
                 of
                 their
                 owners
                 :
                 Of
                 this
                 Gate
                 more
                 shall
                 bee
                 said
                 ,
                 when
                 we
                 come
                 to
                 speake
                 of
                 Belinsgate
                 Ward
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 have
                 you
                 a
                 Water-gate
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 Wool-wharfe
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 
                   Customers
                   key
                
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 commonly
                 called
                 the
                 Watergate
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 South
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Water
                   lane
                
                 .
              
               
                 One
                 other
                 Water-gate
                 ,
                 
                 there
                 is
                 by
                 the
                 Bulwarke
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 is
                 the
                 last
                 and
                 farthest
                 Water
                 gate
                 East
                 ward
                 on
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 so
                 farre
                 as
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 LONDON
                 extendeth
                 
                 within
                 the
                 Wals
                 :
                 both
                 which
                 last
                 named
                 Water-gates
                 be
                 within
                 the
                 Tower
                 Ward
                 .
              
               
                 Besides
                 these
                 common
                 Water-gates
                 ,
                 
                 were
                 divers
                 private
                 Wharfes
                 and
                 Keies
                 ,
                 all
                 along
                 from
                 the
                 East
                 to
                 the
                 West
                 of
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 banke
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ;
                 where
                 Merchants
                 (
                 of
                 all
                 Nations
                 )
                 had
                 landing
                 places
                 ,
                 Ware-houses
                 ,
                 Cellars
                 ,
                 and
                 stowage
                 of
                 their
                 goods
                 and
                 Merchandises
                 ,
                 as
                 partly
                 shall
                 bee
                 touched
                 in
                 the
                 Wards
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 River
                 .
                 Now
                 for
                 the
                 ordering
                 and
                 keeping
                 of
                 these
                 Gates
                 of
                 this
                 Citie
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 time
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 appointed
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 Christ
                 1258.
                 by
                 Henry
                 the
                 3.
                 the
                 42.
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Ports
                 of
                 England
                 should
                 be
                 strongly
                 kept
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Gates
                 of
                 London
                 should
                 bee
                 new
                 repaired
                 ,
                 and
                 diligently
                 kept
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 ,
                 for
                 feare
                 of
                 French
                 deceits
                 ,
                 whereof
                 one
                 writeth
                 these
                 verses
                 :
              
               
                 Per
                 noctem
                 portae
                 clauduntur
                 Londoniarum
                 ,
                 Moenia
                 ,
                 ne
                 fortè
                 fraus
                 frangat
                 Francigenarū
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Of
               Towers
               and
               Castles
               .
            
             
               THE
               Citie
               of
               
                 London
                 (
                 saith
              
               Fitzstephen
               )
               hath
               in
               the
               East
               ,
               
               a
               very
               great
               ,
               and
               a
               most
               strong
               Palatine
               Tower
               ,
               whose
               Turrets
               and
               Wals
               doe
               rise
               from
               a
               deepe
               foundation
               ,
               the
               mortar
               thereof
               being
               tempred
               with
               the
               blood
               of
               beasts
               .
               In
               the
               West
               part
               are
               two
               most
               strong
               Castles
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               To
               begin
               therefore
               with
               the
               most
               famous
               Tower
               of
               London
               ,
               situate
               in
               the
               East
               ,
               neere
               unto
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ;
               it
               hath
               beene
               the
               common
               opinion
               ,
               and
               some
               have
               written
               ,
               (
               but
               of
               none
               assured
               ground
               )
               that
               
                 Iulius
                 Caesar
              
               ,
               the
               first
               Conquerour
               of
               the
               Britaines
               ,
               was
               the
               originall
               Author
               and
               Founder
               ,
               aswell
               thereof
               ,
               as
               also
               of
               many
               other
               Towers
               ,
               Castles
               ,
               
               and
               great
               buildings
               within
               this
               Realme
               .
               But
               (
               as
               I
               have
               already
               before
               noted
               )
               Caesar
               remained
               not
               here
               so
               long
               ,
               nor
               had
               he
               in
               his
               head
               any
               such
               matter
               ;
               but
               onely
               to
               dispatch
               a
               conquest
               of
               this
               barbarous
               Countrey
               ,
               and
               to
               proceed
               to
               greater
               matters
               .
               Neither
               doe
               the
               Romane
               Writers
               make
               mention
               of
               any
               such
               buildings
               erected
               by
               him
               here
               .
            
             
               
                 And
                 therefore
                 leaving
                 this
                 ,
                 and
                 proceeding
                 to
                 more
                 grounded
                 authority
                 ,
                 I
                 finde
                 in
                 a
                 faire
                 Register
                 Booke
                 ,
                 containing
                 the
                 acts
                 of
                 the
                 Bishops
                 of
              
               Rochester
               ,
               
               
                 set
                 downe
                 by
              
               Edmund
               de
               Hadenham
               :
               that
               William
               the
               first
               ,
               surnamed
               Conquerour
               ,
               builded
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               ;
               
               to
               wit
               ,
               the
               great
               white
               and
               square
               Tower
               there
               ,
               about
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               ,
               1078.
               appointing
               Gundulph
               then
               Bishop
               of
               Rochester
               to
               be
               principall
               Surveyor
               and
               Overseer
               of
               that
               worke
               ;
               who
               was
               (
               for
               that
               time
               )
               lodged
               in
               the
               house
               of
               Edmere
               ,
               a
               Burgesse
               of
               
                 London
                 .
                 The
                 very
                 words
                 of
                 which
                 mine
                 Author
                 are
                 these
                 in
                 Latine
                 :
              
            
             
               Gundulphus
               Episcopus
               ,
               mandato
               Willielmi
               Regis
               magni
               praefuit
               operi
               magnae
               Turris
               London
               ,
               quo
               tempore
               hospitatus
               est
               apud
               quendā
               Edmerum
               ,
               Burgensem
               London
               ,
               qui
               dedit
               unum
               Were
               Ecclesiae
               Roffen
               .
            
             
               Ye
               have
               before
               heard
               ,
               that
               the
               wall
               of
               this
               Citie
               was
               all
               round
               about
               furnished
               with
               Towers
               and
               Bulwarkes
               ,
               in
               due
               distance
               every
               one
               from
               other
               ,
               and
               also
               that
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               with
               her
               ebbing
               and
               flowing
               ,
               on
               the
               South-side
               ,
               had
               subverted
               the
               said
               Wall
               ,
               and
               Towers
               there
               .
               Wherefore
               King
               William
               ,
               for
               defence
               of
               this
               Citie
               ,
               in
               place
               most
               dangerous
               ,
               and
               open
               to
               the
               enemy
               ,
               having
               taken
               downe
               the
               second
               Bulwarke
               in
               the
               East
               part
               of
               the
               Wall
               ,
               from
               the
               Thames
               ,
               builded
               this
               Tower
               ,
               which
               was
               the
               great
               square
               Tower
               ,
               now
               called
               the
               white
               Tower
               ;
               and
               hath
               beene
               since
               (
               at
               divers
               times
               )
               enlarged
               with
               other
               buildings
               adjoyning
               ,
               as
               shall
               bee
               shewed
               .
               This
               Tower
               was
               bytempest
               of
               wind
               sore
               shaken
               ,
               
               in
               the
               yeere
               1092.
               the
               4.
               of
               Wil.
               
               Rufus
               ,
               
               and
               was
               againe
               ,
               by
               the
               said
               Rufus
               and
               Henry
               the
               first
               repaired
               .
               
               They
               also
               caused
               a
               Castle
               to
               be
               built
               under
               the
               said
               Tower
               ;
               
               namely
               ,
               on
               the
               South-side
               toward
               the
               Thames
               ,
               and
               also
               incastellated
               the
               same
               round
               about
               .
            
             
               Henry
               Huntington
               ,
               libro
               sexto
               ,
               
                 hath
                 these
                 words
                 :
                 William
                 Rufus
              
               challenged
               the
               investure
               of
               Prebates
               ,
               he
               pilled
               and
               shaved
               the
               people
               with
               Tribute
               ,
               especially
               to
               
               spend
               about
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               the
               great
               Hall
               at
               Westminster
               .
            
             
               Othowerus
               ,
               
               
                 Acolinillus
                 ,
                 Otto
              
               ;
               and
               
                 Geffrey
                 Magnaville
              
               Earle
               of
               Essex
               ,
               were
               4.
               the
               first
               Constables
               of
               this
               Tower
               of
               London
               by
               succession
               :
               all
               which
               held
               by
               force
               ,
               a
               portion
               of
               Land
               (
               that
               pertained
               to
               the
               Priorie
               of
               the
               holy
               Trinity
               within
               Ealdgate
               )
               that
               is
               to
               say
               ,
               
               
                 Eastsmith
                 field
              
               ,
               neere
               unto
               the
               Tower
               ,
               making
               thereof
               a
               Vineyard
               ,
               and
               would
               not
               depart
               from
               it
               ,
               
               till
               the
               second
               yeere
               of
               King
               Stephen
               ,
               when
               the
               same
               was
               adiudged
               and
               restored
               to
               the
               Church
               .
            
             
               This
               
                 Geffrey
                 Magnaville
              
               was
               Earle
               of
               Essex
               ,
               
               Constable
               of
               the
               Tower
               ,
               Shiriffe
               of
               
                 London
                 ,
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 Essex
              
               ,
               and
               Hertfordshire
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               a
               Charter
               of
               Maude
               the
               Empresse
               ,
               1141.
               
               Hee
               also
               fortified
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               against
               King
               Stephen
               ;
               but
               the
               King
               tooke
               him
               in
               his
               Court
               at
               S.
               Albanes
               ,
               and
               would
               not
               deliver
               him
               ,
               till
               he
               had
               rendred
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               ,
               with
               the
               Castles
               of
               Walden
               and
               Plashey
               in
               Essex
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1153.
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               and
               the
               Castle
               of
               Windsore
               were
               by
               the
               King
               delivered
               to
               
                 Richard
                 de
                 Lucie
              
               ,
               
               to
               be
               safely
               kept
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1155.
               
               
                 Thomas
                 Becket
              
               ,
               being
               Chancellour
               to
               Henry
               the
               second
               ,
               
               caused
               the
               Flemmings
               to
               be
               banished
               out
               of
               England
               ,
               their
               Castles
               lately
               builded
               ,
               to
               be
               pulled
               downe
               ,
               and
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               to
               be
               repaired
               .
            
             
               About
               the
               yeere
               1190.
               the
               second
               of
               Richard
               the
               first
               ,
               
               
                 William
                 Longshampe
              
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               Ely
               ,
               Chancelour
               of
               England
               ,
               for
               cause
               of
               dissention
               betwixt
               him
               and
               the
               Earle
               Iohn
               ,
               the
               Kings
               Brother
               ,
               that
               was
               Rebell
               ;
               
               inclosed
               the
               Tower
               and
               Castle
               of
               London
               with
               an
               outward
               wall
               of
               stone
               embattailed
               ;
               and
               also
               caused
               a
               deepe
               Ditch
               to
               be
               cast
               about
               the
               same
               ,
               thinking
               (
               as
               I
               have
               said
               before
               )
               to
               have
               environed
               it
               with
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               .
               By
               making
               of
               this
               inclosure
               and
               ditch
               in
               Eastsmithfield
               ,
               the
               Church
               of
               the
               holy
               Trinity
               in
               London
               ,
               lost
               halfe
               a
               mark
               rent
               by
               the
               yeere
               ;
               and
               the
               Mill
               was
               removed
               ,
               that
               belonged
               to
               the
               poore
               brethren
               of
               the
               Hospitall
               of
               S.
               Katherine
               ,
               
               and
               to
               the
               Church
               of
               the
               holy
               Trinitie
               aforesaid
               ;
               which
               was
               no
               small
               losse
               and
               discommodity
               to
               either
               part
               .
               And
               the
               Garden
               ,
               which
               the
               King
               had
               hyred
               of
               the
               brethren
               for
               sixe
               markes
               the
               yeere
               ,
               for
               the
               most
               part
               was
               wasted
               and
               marred
               by
               the
               ditch
               .
               Recompence
               was
               often
               promised
               ,
               but
               never
               performed
               ,
               till
               King
               Edward
               comming
               after
               ,
               gave
               to
               the
               Brethren
               five
               Markes
               and
               an
               halfe
               ,
               for
               that
               part
               which
               the
               ditch
               had
               devoured
               :
               and
               the
               other
               part
               thereof
               without
               he
               yeelded
               them
               againe
               ,
               which
               they
               hold
               ;
               and
               of
               the
               said
               rent
               of
               five
               Markes
               and
               an
               halfe
               ,
               they
               have
               a
               Deed
               ,
               by
               vertue
               whereof
               they
               are
               well
               paid
               to
               this
               day
               .
            
             
               It
               is
               also
               to
               be
               noted
               ,
               and
               cannot
               bee
               denyed
               ,
               but
               that
               the
               said
               inclosure
               and
               ditch
               ,
               tooke
               the
               like
               or
               greater
               quantity
               of
               ground
               from
               the
               Citie
               within
               the
               VVall
               ;
               namely
               ,
               on
               that
               part
               called
               the
               Tower
               Hill
               ,
               besides
               breaking
               downe
               of
               the
               Citie
               VVall
               ,
               from
               the
               white
               Tower
               to
               the
               first
               Gate
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               called
               the
               Posterne
               .
               Yet
               have
               I
               not
               read
               of
               any
               quarrell
               made
               by
               the
               Citizens
               ,
               or
               recompence
               demanded
               by
               them
               for
               that
               matter
               ;
               because
               all
               was
               done
               for
               good
               of
               the
               Cities
               defence
               thereby
               ,
               and
               to
               their
               good
               likings
               .
            
             
               But
               Matthew
               Paris
               writeth
               ,
               
               
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1239.
              
               
               King
               Henry
               the
               third
               fortified
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               to
               another
               end
               ;
               
               wherefore
               the
               Citizens
               fearing
               ,
               lest
               that
               was
               done
               to
               their
               detriment
               ,
               complained
               ,
               and
               the
               King
               answered
               :
               That
               hee
               had
               not
               done
               it
               to
               their
               hurt
               ;
               But
               (
               saith
               he
               )
               I
               will
               from
               henceforth
               doe
               as
               my
               brother
               doth
               ,
               in
               building
               and
               fortifying
               Castles
               ,
               who
               beareth
               the
               name
               to
               be
               wiser
               than
               I
               am
               .
            
             
               It
               followed
               in
               the
               next
               yeere
               ,
               
               
                 (
                 saith
                 mine
                 Author
              
               )
               the
               said
               Noble
               buildings
               of
               the
               stone
               Gate
               and
               Bulwarke
               ,
               which
               the
               King
               had
               caused
               to
               be
               made
               by
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               ,
               on
               the
               West
               side
               thereof
               ,
               was
               shaken
               as
               it
               had
               beene
               with
               an
               Earthquake
               ,
               and
               fell
               downe
               ;
               which
               the
               King
               againe
               commanded
               to
               be
               built
               in
               better
               sort
               than
               before
               ,
               which
               was
               done
               .
            
             
               And
               yet
               againe
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1241.
               the
               said
               Wall
               and
               Bulwarkes
               that
               were
               newly
               builded
               ,
               
               wherein
               the
               King
               had
               bestowed
               more
               than
               twelve
               thousand
               Markes
               ,
               were
               unrecoverably
               quite
               throwne
               downe
               ,
               as
               afore
               :
               for
               the
               which
               chance
               ,
               the
               Citizens
               of
               London
               were
               nothing
               sorry
               :
               for
               they
               were
               threatned
               ,
               that
               the
               said
               wall
               and
               Bulwarkes
               were
               builded
               ,
               to
               the
               end
               ,
               that
               if
               any
               of
               them
               would
               contend
               for
               the
               liberties
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               
               they
               might
               be
               imprisoned
               :
               And
               that
               many
               might
               be
               laid
               in
               divers
               prisons
               ,
               many
               lodgings
               were
               made
               ,
               that
               no
               one
               should
               speake
               with
               another
               .
            
             
               Thus
               much
               
                 Matthew
                 Paris
              
               avoucheth
               for
               this
               building
               .
            
             
               More
               of
               Henry
               the
               third
               his
               dealings
               against
               the
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               we
               may
               read
               in
               the
               said
               Author
               ,
               in
               1245.
               1248.
               1249.
               1253.
               1255.
               1256.
               
               &c.
               But
               concerning
               the
               said
               Wall
               and
               Bulwarke
               ,
               the
               same
               was
               finished
               ,
               though
               not
               in
               his
               time
               .
               For
               I
               read
               ,
               That
               Edward
               
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 commanded
                 the
                 Treasurer
                 and
                 Chamberlaine
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 to
                 deliver
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 Treasurie
                 ,
                 unto
              
               Miles
               of
               Andwarp
               ,
               200.
               
               
                 Markes
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 fines
                 taken
                 of
                 divers
                 Merchants
                 ,
              
               
               
                 or
                 Vsurers
                 of
              
               London
               (
               for
               so
               be
               the
               words
               of
               the
               Record
               )
               
                 toward
                 the
                 worke
                 of
                 the
                 ditch
                 ,
                 then
                 new
                 made
                 about
                 the
                 said
                 Bulwarke
              
               ;
               now
               called
               the
               
                 Lion
                 Tower.
              
               
            
             
               
                 I
                 find
                 also
                 recorded
                 ,
                 that
              
               Henry
               
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 46.
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 wrote
                 to
              
               Edward
               of
               Westminster
               ,
               
                 commanding
                 him
              
               ,
               
               That
               hee
               should
               buy
               certaine
               Perie
               Plants
               ,
               and
               set
               the
               same
               in
               the
               place
               without
               his
               Tower
               of
               London
               ,
               the
               ninth
               of
               Edward
               the
               second
               .
            
             
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               in
               place
               whereof
               builded
               a
               wall
               of
               Bricke
               .
               But
               now
               for
               the
               Lion-Tower
               ,
               and
               Lions
               in
               England
               ,
               the
               originall
               ,
               as
               I
               have
               read
               ,
               was
               thus
               :
            
             
               Henry
               
                 the
                 first
                 builded
                 the
                 Mannor
                 of
              
               Woodstocke
               ,
               
               
                 with
                 a
                 Parke
                 which
                 hee
                 walled
                 about
                 with
                 stone
                 ,
                 seven
                 miles
                 in
                 compasse
                 ,
                 destroying
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 divers
                 Villages
                 ,
                 Churches
                 and
                 Chappels
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 Parke
                 in
              
               England
               ;
               
                 the
                 words
                 of
                 the
                 Record
                 are
                 these
                 following
                 :
              
               He
               appointed
               therein
               (
               beside
               great
               store
               of
               Decre
               )
               divers
               strange
               beasts
               ,
               to
               be
               kept
               and
               nourished
               ,
               such
               as
               were
               brought
               to
               him
               from
               far
               Countries
               ;
               as
               Lions
               ,
               Leopards
               ,
               
               Linxes
               ,
               Porpentines
               ,
               and
               such
               other
               :
               For
               such
               was
               his
               estimation
               among
               outlandish
               Princes
               ,
               that
               few
               would
               willingly
               offend
               him
               .
            
             
               More
               I
               read
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               1235.
               
               Fredericke
               the
               Emperour
               sent
               to
               Henry
               the
               third
               ,
               three
               Leopards
               ,
               
               in
               token
               of
               his
               regall
               Shield
               of
               Armes
               ,
               wherein
               three
               Leopards
               were
               pictured
               :
               since
               which
               time
               ,
               those
               Lions
               ,
               and
               others
               ,
               have
               beene
               kept
               in
               a
               part
               of
               this
               Bulwarke
               ,
               now
               called
               the
               
                 Lion
                 Tower
              
               ,
               and
               their
               keeper
               there
               lodged
               .
               King
               Edward
               the
               second
               ,
               in
               the
               twelfth
               yeere
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               commanded
               the
               Sheriffes
               of
               London
               ,
               to
               pay
               the
               keeper
               of
               the
               Kings
               Leopards
               in
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               ,
               6.
               
                 d
              
               the
               day
               ,
               for
               the
               sustenance
               of
               the
               Leopards
               ;
               and
               three
               halfe-pence
               a
               day
               ,
               for
               dyet
               of
               the
               said
               keeper
               ,
               out
               of
               the
               fee-farme
               of
               the
               said
               Citie
               .
            
             
               More
               ,
               the
               16.
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               one
               Lion
               ,
               one
               Lionesse
               ,
               one
               Leopard
               ,
               and
               two
               Cattes
               Lions
               ,
               in
               the
               said
               Tower
               ,
               were
               committed
               to
               the
               custody
               of
               Robert
               ,
               the
               sonne
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Bowre
              
               .
            
             
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               fortified
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               ,
               
               and
               inclosed
               with
               Bricke
               (
               as
               is
               aforesaid
               )
               a
               certaine
               piece
               of
               ground
               ,
               taken
               out
               of
               the
               Tower
               hill
               ,
               west
               from
               the
               Lion
               Tower
               ,
               now
               called
               the
               Bulwarke
               .
               His
               Officers
               also
               ,
               in
               the
               fifth
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               set
               upon
               the
               said
               Hill
               both
               Scaffold
               and
               Gallowes
               ,
               
               for
               the
               execution
               of
               offenders
               ;
               whereupon
               the
               Maior
               &
               his
               brethren
               cōplained
               to
               the
               King
               ,
               and
               were
               answered
               ,
               that
               the
               same
               was
               not
               done
               in
               derogation
               of
               the
               Cities
               Liberties
               ;
               and
               therefore
               caused
               proclamation
               to
               be
               made
               ,
               &c.
               as
               shall
               be
               shewed
               in
               Towerstreet
               .
            
             
               Richard
               the
               third
               repaired
               and
               builded
               this
               Tower
               somewhat
               .
               
            
             
               Henry
               the
               8.
               in
               1532.
               repaired
               the
               white
               Tower
               ,
               
               and
               other
               parts
               thereof
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1548.
               the
               second
               of
               Edward
               the
               sixth
               ,
               on
               the
               22.
               of
               November
               ,
               in
               the
               night
               ,
               a
               Frenchman
               lodged
               in
               the
               round
               Bulwarke
               ,
               betwixt
               the
               West
               Gate
               and
               the
               Posterne
               ,
               or
               draw
               bridge
               ,
               called
               the
               Warders
               Gate
               ,
               by
               setting
               fire
               on
               a
               barrell
               of
               Gunpowder
               ,
               
               blew
               up
               the
               said
               Bulwarke
               ,
               burnt
               himselfe
               ,
               and
               no
               moe
               persons
               .
               This
               Bulwarke
               was
               again
               forthwith
               new
               builded
               .
            
             
               And
               here
               ,
               because
               I
               have
               (
               by
               occasion
               )
               spoken
               of
               the
               west
               gate
               of
               this
               Tower
               ;
               the
               same
               (
               as
               the
               most
               principall
               )
               is
               used
               for
               the
               receipt
               and
               delivery
               of
               all
               kindes
               of
               carriages
               ;
               
               without
               the
               which
               Gate
               ,
               be
               divers
               Bulwarkes
               and
               Gates
               ,
               turning
               towards
               the
               North
               ,
               &c.
               
               Then
               neere
               within
               this
               West
               gate
               ,
               opening
               to
               the
               South
               ,
               is
               a
               strong
               Posterne
               for
               passengers
               ,
               by
               the
               Ward-house
               ,
               over
               a
               draw-bridge
               ,
               let
               downe
               for
               that
               purpose
               .
               Next
               ,
               on
               the
               same
               South
               side
               ,
               toward
               the
               East
               ,
               is
               a
               large
               water-gate
               ,
               for
               
               receipt
               of
               Boats
               and
               small
               vessels
               ,
               partly
               under
               a
               stone
               bridge
               ,
               from
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               .
               Beyond
               it
               is
               a
               small
               Posterne
               ,
               with
               a
               draw-bridge
               ,
               seldome
               let
               down
               ,
               but
               for
               the
               receipt
               of
               some
               great
               persons
               ,
               prisoners
               .
               Then
               towards
               the
               East
               is
               a
               great
               and
               strong
               Gate
               ,
               commonly
               called
               the
               Iron
               gate
               ,
               but
               not
               usually
               opened
               .
               And
               thus
               much
               for
               the
               foundation
               ,
               building
               ,
               and
               repairing
               of
               this
               Tower
               ,
               with
               the
               Gates
               and
               Posternes
               ,
               may
               suffice
               .
               And
               now
               somewhat
               of
               accidents
               in
               the
               same
               ,
               shall
               be
               shewed
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1196.
               
               
               
                 William
                 Fitzosbert
              
               ,
               a
               Citizen
               of
               London
               ,
               seditiously
               moving
               the
               common
               people
               to
               seeke
               liberty
               ,
               and
               not
               to
               be
               subject
               to
               the
               rich
               and
               more
               mighty
               ;
               at
               length
               was
               taken
               ,
               and
               brought
               before
               the
               Archbishop
               of
               Canterbury
               in
               the
               Tower
               ,
               
               where
               he
               was
               by
               the
               Judges
               condemned
               ,
               and
               by
               the
               heeles
               drawne
               thence
               to
               the
               Elmes
               in
               Smithfield
               ,
               and
               there
               hanged
               .
            
             
               1214.
               
               King
               Iohn
               wrote
               unto
               
                 Geffrey
                 Magnaville
              
               ,
               
               to
               deliver
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               ,
               with
               the
               Prisoners
               ,
               Armour
               ,
               and
               all
               other
               things
               sound
               therein
               ,
               belonging
               to
               the
               King
               ;
               to
               William
               ,
               Archdeacon
               of
               Huntington
               .
            
             
               The
               yeere
               1216.
               the
               first
               of
               Henry
               the
               third
               ,
               
               the
               said
               Tower
               was
               delivered
               to
               Lewes
               of
               France
               ,
               and
               the
               Barons
               of
               England
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1206.
               
               Plees
               of
               the
               Crown
               were
               pleaded
               in
               the
               Tower
               :
               
               likewise
               in
               the
               yeere
               1220.
               and
               likewise
               in
               the
               yeere
               1224.
               and
               againe
               in
               the
               yeere
               1243.
               before
               William
               of
               
                 Yorke
                 ,
                 Richard
                 Passelew
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Brahe
                 ,
                 Ierome
              
               of
               Saxton
               ,
               Justicers
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1222.
               the
               Citizens
               of
               London
               having
               made
               a
               tumult
               against
               the
               Abbot
               of
               Westminster
               ;
               
               Hubert
               of
               Burgh
               ,
               chiefe
               Justice
               of
               England
               ,
               came
               to
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               called
               before
               him
               the
               Maior
               and
               Aldermen
               ,
               of
               whom
               hee
               inquired
               for
               the
               principall
               Authors
               of
               that
               sedition
               :
               Amongst
               whom
               ,
               
               one
               named
               
                 Constantine
                 Fitz
                 Aelulfe
              
               avowed
               ,
               that
               he
               was
               the
               man
               ,
               and
               had
               done
               much
               lesse
               than
               he
               thought
               to
               have
               done
               .
               Whereupon
               ,
               the
               Justice
               sent
               him
               (
               with
               two
               other
               )
               to
               
                 Falks
                 de
                 Brent
              
               ,
               who
               with
               armed
               men
               brought
               them
               to
               the
               Gallowes
               ,
               where
               they
               were
               hanged
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1244.
               
               
               Griffith
               the
               eldest
               sonne
               of
               Leoline
               ,
               Prince
               of
               Wales
               ,
               being
               kept
               prisoner
               in
               the
               Tower
               ,
               devised
               meanes
               of
               escape
               ;
               and
               having
               (
               in
               the
               night
               )
               made
               of
               the
               hangings
               ,
               sheets
               ,
               &c.
               a
               long
               line
               ,
               he
               put
               himselfe
               downe
               from
               the
               top
               of
               the
               Tower.
               But
               in
               the
               sliding
               ,
               the
               weight
               of
               his
               body
               ,
               being
               a
               very
               bigge
               and
               a
               fat
               man
               ,
               brake
               the
               Rope
               ,
               and
               he
               fell
               on
               his
               necke
               ,
               and
               brake
               his
               necke
               withall
               :
               whose
               miserable
               carkas
               ,
               being
               found
               in
               the
               morning
               by
               the
               Tower
               wall
               ,
               was
               a
               most
               pitifull
               sight
               to
               the
               beholders
               :
               for
               his
               head
               and
               necke
               were
               driven
               into
               his
               brest
               ,
               between
               both
               the
               shoulders
               .
               The
               King
               hearing
               thereof
               ,
               punished
               the
               watch-men
               ,
               and
               caused
               Griffiths
               sonne
               ,
               that
               was
               imprisoned
               with
               his
               Father
               ,
               to
               bee
               more
               straitly
               kept
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1253.
               
               
               King
               Henry
               the
               third
               imprisoned
               the
               Sheriffes
               of
               London
               in
               the
               Tower
               more
               than
               a
               moneth
               ,
               for
               the
               escape
               of
               a
               prisoner
               out
               of
               Newgate
               ,
               as
               ye
               may
               read
               in
               the
               Chapter
               of
               Gates
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1260.
               
               King
               Henry
               ,
               
               with
               his
               Queene
               (
               for
               feare
               of
               the
               Barons
               )
               were
               lodged
               in
               the
               Tower.
               The
               next
               yeere
               he
               sent
               for
               his
               Lords
               ,
               and
               held
               his
               Parliament
               there
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1263.
               when
               the
               Queene
               would
               have
               removed
               from
               the
               Tower
               by
               water
               ,
               
               towards
               Windsore
               ,
               sundry
               Londoners
               got
               them
               together
               to
               the
               Bridge
               ,
               under
               the
               which
               she
               was
               to
               passe
               ,
               and
               not
               onely
               cryed
               out
               upon
               her
               with
               reprochfull
               words
               ,
               but
               also
               threw
               mire
               and
               stones
               at
               her
               ,
               by
               which
               she
               was
               constrained
               to
               returne
               for
               the
               time
               .
               But
               in
               the
               yeere
               1265.
               the
               said
               Citizens
               were
               faine
               to
               submit
               themselves
               to
               the
               King
               for
               it
               ,
               and
               the
               Maior
               ,
               Aldermen
               ,
               and
               Sheriffes
               were
               sent
               to
               divers
               prisons
               ,
               and
               a
               Custos
               also
               was
               set
               over
               the
               Citie
               ;
               to
               wit
               ,
               Othon
               ,
               Constable
               of
               the
               Tower
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Leoline
               Prince
               of
               Wales
               ,
               
               came
               downe
               from
               the
               Mountaine
               of
               Snowdon
               ,
               to
               Mountgomery
               ,
               and
               was
               taken
               at
               Bluith
               Castle
               :
               where
               using
               reprochfull
               words
               against
               the
               
                 Englishmen
                 ,
                 Roger
                 le
                 Strange
              
               ran
               in
               upon
               him
               ,
               and
               with
               the
               Sword
               wherewith
               he
               was
               girt
               ,
               cut
               off
               his
               head
               ,
               leaving
               his
               dead
               bodie
               on
               the
               ground
               .
               Sir
               
                 Roger
                 Mortimer
              
               caused
               the
               head
               of
               
               this
               Leoline
               to
               be
               set
               upon
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               ,
               crowned
               with
               a
               wreath
               of
               Ivie
               .
               Such
               was
               the
               end
               of
               Leoline
               ,
               betrayed
               by
               the
               men
               of
               Bluith
               :
               And
               this
               was
               the
               last
               Prince
               of
               the
               Britaines
               blood
               ,
               that
               bare
               rule
               and
               dominion
               in
               Wales
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1290.
               divers
               Justices
               ,
               
               as
               well
               of
               the
               Bench
               ,
               as
               of
               the
               Assises
               ,
               were
               sent
               prisoners
               to
               the
               Tower
               ,
               which
               with
               great
               summes
               of
               money
               redeemed
               their
               liberty
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Weyland
              
               had
               all
               his
               goods
               ,
               
               both
               moveable
               and
               unmoveable
               ,
               confiscated
               ,
               and
               himselfe
               banished
               .
               Sir
               
                 Rafe
                 Hengham
              
               ,
               chiefe
               Justice
               of
               the
               higher
               Bench
               ,
               offered
               seven
               thousand
               Markes
               :
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Lovelet
              
               ,
               Justice
               of
               the
               lower
               Bench
               ,
               three
               thousand
               Markes
               .
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Bromtone
              
               ,
               Justice
               ,
               sixe
               thousand
               Markes
               .
               Of
               their
               Clarkes
               ,
               for
               their
               redemption
               ;
               of
               
                 Robert
                 Littlebury
                 ,
                 1000.
              
               
               Markes
               ;
               and
               of
               
                 Roger
                 Leicester
                 ,
                 1000.
              
               
               Markes
               :
               And
               of
               a
               certaine
               Clarke
               of
               the
               Courts
               ,
               called
               
                 Adam
                 de
                 Straton
              
               ,
               32000.
               
               Markes
               ,
               of
               old
               money
               and
               new
               ;
               beside
               Jewels
               (
               without
               number
               )
               and
               precious
               vessels
               of
               Silver
               ,
               which
               were
               found
               in
               his
               house
               ,
               and
               a
               Kings
               Crown
               ,
               which
               some
               men
               said
               was
               King
               Iohns
               .
               Moreover
               ,
               the
               King
               constrained
               the
               Justices
               to
               sweare
               ,
               that
               (
               from
               thenceforth
               )
               they
               should
               take
               no
               pension
               ,
               see
               or
               gift
               of
               any
               man
               ,
               except
               onely
               a
               breakfast
               or
               such
               like
               present
               .
            
             
               
                 Edward
                 2.
              
               the
               14.
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               appointed
               for
               prisoners
               in
               the
               Tower
               ,
               a
               Knight
               ,
               2.
               
                 d.
              
               the
               day
               ,
               an
               Esquire
               ,
               
                 1.
                 d.
              
               the
               day
               ,
               to
               serve
               for
               their
               dyet
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1320.
               the
               Kings
               Justices
               sate
               in
               the
               Tower
               ,
               
               for
               tryall
               of
               matters
               :
               whereupon
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Gissors
              
               ,
               late
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               many
               other
               ,
               fled
               the
               City
               ,
               for
               feare
               to
               be
               charged
               of
               things
               which
               they
               had
               presumptuously
               done
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1321.
               the
               Mortimers
               yeelding
               themselves
               to
               the
               King
               ,
               hee
               sent
               them
               prisoners
               to
               the
               Tower
               ,
               where
               they
               remained
               long
               ,
               and
               were
               judged
               to
               be
               drawne
               and
               hanged
               .
            
             
               But
               at
               length
               ,
               
                 Roger
                 Mortimer
              
               of
               Wigmore
               ,
               
               by
               giving
               his
               Keepers
               a
               sleepy
               drinke
               ,
               escaped
               out
               of
               the
               Tower
               ,
               and
               his
               Vnckle
               Roger
               being
               still
               kept
               ,
               there
               dyed
               about
               five
               yeeres
               after
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1326.
               the
               Citizens
               of
               London
               wanne
               the
               Tower
               ,
               
               wresting
               the
               keyes
               out
               of
               the
               Constables
               hands
               ,
               delivered
               all
               the
               prisoners
               ,
               and
               kept
               both
               the
               Citie
               and
               Tower
               to
               the
               use
               of
               Isabel
               .
               the
               Queene
               ,
               and
               Edward
               her
               sonne
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1330.
               
               
                 Roger
                 Mortimer
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               March
               ,
               
               was
               taken
               and
               brought
               to
               the
               Tower
               ,
               from
               whence
               hee
               was
               drawne
               to
               the
               Elmes
               ,
               and
               there
               hanged
               on
               the
               common
               Gallowes
               ,
               where
               hee
               hung
               two
               dayes
               and
               two
               nights
               by
               the
               Kings
               commandement
               ,
               and
               then
               was
               buried
               in
               the
               
                 Gray
                 Fryers
              
               Church
               .
               Hee
               was
               condemned
               by
               his
               Peeres
               ,
               and
               yet
               never
               was
               brought
               to
               answer
               before
               them
               .
               For
               it
               was
               not
               then
               the
               custome
               ,
               after
               the
               death
               of
               the
               Earles
               of
               
                 Lancaster
                 ,
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 Glocester
              
               ,
               &
               Kent
               :
               wherfore
               this
               Earle
               had
               that
               law
               himselfe
               ,
               which
               before
               hee
               had
               appointed
               for
               others
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1344.
               
               King
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               in
               the
               18.
               yeere
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               
               commanded
               Florences
               of
               Gold
               to
               bee
               made
               ,
               and
               coyned
               in
               the
               Tower
               ;
               that
               is
               to
               say
               ,
               a
               penny
               a
               peece
               ,
               of
               the
               value
               of
               6.
               shillings
               and
               eight
               pence
               ;
               the
               halfe-penny
               peece
               ,
               of
               the
               value
               of
               3.
               shillings
               and
               foure
               pence
               ;
               and
               a
               farthing
               peece
               ,
               worth
               20.
               pence
               .
               
                 Percevall
                 de
                 Port
                 of
                 Lake
              
               ,
               being
               then
               Master
               of
               the
               coine
               .
               And
               this
               is
               the
               first
               coyning
               of
               Gold
               in
               the
               Tower
               ,
               whereof
               I
               read
               ,
               and
               also
               the
               first
               coynage
               of
               Gold
               in
               England
               .
            
             
               I
               finde
               also
               recorded
               ,
               that
               the
               said
               King
               ,
               
               in
               the
               same
               yeere
               ,
               ordained
               his
               Exchange
               of
               money
               to
               be
               kept
               in
               
                 Sernes
                 Tower
              
               ,
               a
               part
               of
               the
               Kings
               house
               in
               
                 Buckles
                 Bury
              
               .
               And
               here
               ,
               to
               digresse
               a
               little
               (
               by
               occasion
               offered
               )
               I
               finde
               ,
               that
               in
               times
               before
               passed
               ,
               all
               great
               summes
               were
               paid
               by
               weight
               of
               gold
               or
               silver
               ,
               as
               so
               many
               pounds
               ,
               
               or
               markes
               of
               silver
               ,
               or
               so
               many
               pounds
               or
               markes
               of
               gold
               ,
               cut
               into
               blankes
               ,
               and
               not
               stamped
               ,
               as
               I
               could
               prove
               by
               many
               good
               authorities
               ,
               which
               I
               overpasse
               .
               The
               smaller
               summes
               also
               were
               paid
               in
               starlings
               ,
               which
               were
               pence
               so
               called
               :
               for
               other
               coynes
               they
               had
               none
               .
            
             
               The
               antiquity
               of
               this
               starling
               penny
               usually
               in
               this
               Realme
               ,
               is
               from
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               second
               :
               notwithstanding
               the
               Saxon
               coynes
               (
               before
               the
               Conquest
               )
               were
               pence
               of
               fine
               silver
               ,
               the
               full
               weight
               and
               somewhat
               better
               than
               the
               latter
               
               starlings
               ,
               as
               I
               have
               tryed
               by
               conference
               of
               the
               pence
               of
               Burghrede
               King
               of
               
                 Mercia
                 ,
                 Aelfred
                 ,
                 Edward
              
               ,
               and
               Edelred
               ,
               Kings
               of
               the
               West
               
                 Saxons
                 ,
                 Plegmond
              
               Archbishop
               of
               Canterbury
               ,
               and
               others
               .
            
             
               William
               the
               Conquerours
               penny
               also
               was
               fine
               silver
               ,
               of
               the
               weight
               of
               the
               Easterling
               ,
               and
               had
               on
               the
               one
               side
               stamped
               ,
               
               an
               armed
               head
               ,
               with
               a
               beardlesse
               face
               ,
               (
               for
               the
               Normans
               ware
               no
               beards
               )
               with
               a
               Scepter
               in
               his
               hand
               .
               The
               Inscription
               in
               the
               circumference
               ,
               
               was
               this
               ,
               
                 Le
                 Rei
                 Wilam
              
               .
               On
               the
               side
               ,
               a
               crosse
               double
               to
               the
               Ring
               ,
               betweene
               4.
               rowels
               of
               six
               points
               .
            
             
               King
               Henry
               the
               first
               his
               penny
               was
               of
               the
               like
               weight
               ,
               finenesse
               ,
               forme
               of
               face
               ,
               crosse
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               This
               Henry
               ,
               in
               the
               eighth
               yeere
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               ordained
               the
               penny
               which
               was
               round
               ,
               so
               to
               be
               quartered
               by
               the
               crosse
               ,
               that
               they
               might
               easily
               bee
               broken
               into
               halfe
               pence
               and
               farthings
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               first
               ,
               second
               ,
               third
               ,
               fourth
               ,
               and
               fifth
               of
               King
               Richard
               the
               first
               his
               reigne
               ,
               
               and
               afterwards
               ,
               I
               finde
               commonly
               Easterling
               money
               mentioned
               ,
               and
               yet
               oft-times
               the
               same
               is
               called
               Argent
               ,
               as
               afore
               ,
               and
               not
               otherwise
               .
            
             
               The
               first
               great
               sum
               that
               I
               read
               of
               to
               be
               paid
               in
               Easterlings
               ,
               was
               in
               the
               fifth
               of
               Richard
               the
               first
               ,
               when
               Robert
               Earle
               of
               Leicester
               ,
               being
               prisoner
               in
               France
               ,
               proffered
               for
               his
               ransome
               a
               thousand
               marks
               Easterlings
               ;
               notwithstanding
               ,
               the
               Easterling
               pence
               were
               long
               before
               .
            
             
               The
               weight
               of
               the
               Easterling
               penny
               may
               appeare
               by
               divers
               Statutes
               ,
               namely
               ,
               of
               weights
               and
               measures
               ,
               made
               in
               the
               51.
               yeere
               of
               Henry
               the
               third
               ,
               in
               these
               words
               :
               
               
                 Thirty
                 two
                 graines
                 of
                 Wheat
                 ,
                 dry
                 and
                 round
                 ,
                 taken
                 in
                 the
                 middest
                 of
                 the
                 eare
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 the
                 weight
                 of
                 a
                 starling
                 penny
                 ;
                 twenty
                 of
                 those
                 pence
                 should
                 weigh
                 one
                 ounce
                 ,
                 twelve
                 ounces
                 a
                 pound
                 Troy.
              
               It
               followeth
               in
               the
               Statute
               ,
               
                 Eight
                 pound
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 gallon
                 of
                 Wine
                 ,
                 and
                 eight
                 gallons
                 ,
                 a
                 bushell
                 of
              
               London
               
                 measure
                 ,
                 &c.
              
               
               Notwithstanding
               which
               Statute
               ,
               I
               finde
               in
               the
               eighth
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               
                 Gregorie
                 Rokesley
              
               ,
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               being
               chiefe
               Master
               or
               Minister
               of
               the
               Kings
               Exchange
               or
               Mints
               ,
               a
               new
               coyne
               being
               then
               appointed
               ,
               the
               pound
               of
               Easterling
               money
               should
               containe
               (
               as
               afore
               )
               12.
               ounces
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               fine
               silver
               ,
               such
               as
               was
               then
               made
               into
               foyle
               ,
               and
               was
               commonly
               called
               silver
               of
               
                 Guthurons
                 lane
              
               ;
               11.
               ounces
               ,
               two
               Easterlings
               ,
               and
               one
               ferling
               or
               farthing
               ,
               and
               the
               other
               17.
               pence
               halfepenny
               farthing
               to
               be
               lay
               .
               Also
               the
               pound
               of
               money
               ought
               to
               weigh
               20.
               shillings
               3.
               pence
               by
               account
               ;
               so
               that
               no
               pound
               ought
               to
               be
               over
               20.
               shillings
               4.
               pence
               ,
               nor
               lesse
               than
               20.
               shillings
               2.
               pence
               by
               account
               ;
               the
               ounce
               to
               weigh
               20.
               pence
               ,
               the
               penny
               weight
               24.
               graines
               .
               Which
               24.
               by
               weight
               then
               appointed
               ,
               were
               as
               much
               as
               the
               former
               32.
               graines
               of
               Wheat
               :
               a
               penny
               force
               ,
               25.
               graines
               and
               an
               halfe
               ;
               the
               penny
               deble
               or
               feeble
               ,
               22.
               graines
               and
               an
               halfe
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Now
               for
               the
               penny
               Easterling
               ,
               
               how
               it
               tooke
               that
               name
               ,
               I
               think
               good
               briefely
               to
               touch
               .
               It
               hath
               beene
               said
               ,
               that
               
                 Numa
                 Pompilius
              
               ,
               the
               second
               King
               of
               the
               Romanes
               ,
               commanded
               monies
               first
               to
               be
               made
               ,
               of
               whose
               name
               they
               were
               called
               Numi
               ;
               and
               when
               copper
               pence
               ,
               silver
               pence
               ,
               and
               gold
               pence
               were
               made
               ,
               (
               because
               every
               silver
               penny
               was
               worth
               ten
               copper
               pence
               ,
               and
               every
               gold
               penny
               worth
               ten
               silver
               pence
               )
               the
               pence
               were
               therefore
               called
               in
               Latine
               ,
               Denarij
               ;
               and
               oftentimes
               ,
               the
               pence
               are
               named
               of
               the
               matter
               or
               stuffe
               of
               gold
               or
               silver
               .
               But
               the
               Money
               of
               England
               was
               called
               of
               the
               workers
               and
               makers
               thereof
               :
               as
               the
               Floren
               of
               gold
               is
               called
               of
               the
               Florentines
               ,
               
               that
               were
               the
               workers
               thereof
               ;
               and
               so
               the
               Easterling
               pence
               tooke
               their
               name
               of
               the
               Easterlings
               ,
               which
               did
               first
               make
               this
               money
               in
               England
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               second
               .
            
             
               Thus
               have
               I
               set
               downe
               ,
               according
               to
               my
               reading
               in
               Antiquity
               ,
               of
               money
               matters
               ;
               
               omitting
               the
               imaginations
               of
               late
               Writers
               ;
               of
               whom
               some
               have
               said
               ,
               Easterling
               money
               to
               take
               that
               name
               of
               a
               starre
               stamped
               in
               the
               border
               or
               ring
               of
               the
               penny
               :
               othersome
               ,
               of
               a
               bird
               ,
               called
               a
               Stare
               or
               Starling
               ,
               stamped
               in
               the
               circumference
               :
               and
               other
               (
               more
               unlikely
               )
               of
               being
               coyned
               at
               Strivelin
               or
               Starling
               ,
               a
               Towne
               in
               Scotland
               .
               &c.
               
            
             
               Now
               concerning
               halfepence
               and
               farthings
               ,
               
               the
               accompt
               of
               which
               is
               more
               subtiler
               than
               the
               pence
               ,
               I
               need
               not
               speak
               of
               them
               more
               ,
               than
               that
               they
               were
               only
               made
               in
               the
               Exchange
               at
               London
               ,
               and
               no
               where
               else
               :
               First
               ,
               pointed
               to
               be
               made
               by
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               in
               the
               eighth
               of
               his
               
               reigne
               :
               and
               also
               at
               the
               same
               time
               ,
               the
               said
               Kings
               coine
               was
               some
               few
               groats
               of
               silver
               ,
               but
               they
               were
               not
               usuall
               .
               The
               Kings
               Exchange
               at
               London
               was
               neere
               unto
               the
               Cathedrall
               Church
               of
               S.
               Paul
               ,
               and
               is
               to
               this
               day
               commonly
               called
               ,
               the
               
                 Old
                 Change
              
               ;
               
               but
               in
               Evidences
               ,
               the
               
                 Old
                 Exchange
              
               .
            
             
               The
               Kings
               Exchanger
               in
               this
               place
               ,
               was
               to
               deliver
               out
               to
               every
               other
               Exchanger
               throughout
               England
               ,
               or
               other
               the
               Kings
               Dominions
               ,
               their
               Coyning
               Irons
               ,
               that
               is
               to
               say
               ,
               one
               Standard
               or
               Staple
               ,
               and
               two
               trussels
               ,
               or
               Punchions
               :
               and
               when
               the
               same
               were
               spent
               and
               worn
               ,
               to
               receive
               them
               with
               an
               account
               ,
               what
               summe
               had
               been
               coyned
               ,
               and
               also
               their
               Pix
               ,
               or
               Box
               of
               assay
               ,
               and
               to
               deliver
               other
               Irons
               new
               graven
               ,
               &c.
               
               I
               finde
               that
               in
               the
               9.
               of
               King
               Iohn
               ,
               
               there
               was
               ,
               besides
               the
               Mint
               at
               London
               ,
               other
               Mints
               ,
               at
               
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 Excester
                 ,
                 Chichester
                 .
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 Rochester
                 ,
                 Ipswich
                 ,
                 Norwich
                 ,
                 Linne
                 ,
                 Lincolne
                 ,
                 Yorke
                 ,
                 Carleil
                 ,
                 Northampton
                 ,
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 S.
                 Edmondsbury
                 ,
              
               and
               Durham
               .
               The
               Exchanger
               ,
               Examiner
               and
               Tryer
               ,
               
               buyeth
               the
               silver
               for
               coynage
               :
               answering
               for
               every
               hundred
               pound
               of
               silver
               ,
               bought
               in
               Bolion
               ,
               or
               otherwise
               98.
               
                 l.
              
               15.
               s.
               for
               hee
               taketh
               25.
               s.
               for
               coynage
               .
            
             
               King
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               in
               the
               27.
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               
               held
               a
               Parliament
               at
               Stebunbeth
               ,
               in
               the
               house
               of
               
                 Henry
                 Waleis
              
               ,
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               wherein
               amongst
               other
               things
               there
               handled
               ,
               the
               transporting
               of
               starling
               money
               was
               forbidden
               .
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1351.
              
               
               William
               Edington
               ,
               
                 Bishop
                 of
              
               Winchester
               ,
               
               
                 and
                 Treasurer
                 of
              
               England
               ,
               
                 a
                 wise
                 man
                 ,
                 but
                 loving
                 the
                 Kings
                 commodity
                 more
                 ,
                 than
                 the
                 wealth
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 Realme
                 and
                 common
                 people
                 (
                 saith
                 mine
                 Author
                 )
              
               Caused
               new
               coyne
               ,
               
               called
               a
               Great
               and
               halfe
               a
               Groat
               to
               be
               coyned
               and
               stamped
               ,
               the
               Groat
               to
               bee
               taken
               for
               4.
               
                 d.
              
               and
               the
               halfe
               Groat
               for
               2.
               
                 d.
              
               not
               conteyning
               in
               weight
               according
               to
               the
               pence
               called
               Easterling
               ,
               but
               much
               lesse
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               by
               5.
               s.
               in
               the
               pound
               :
               by
               reason
               whereof
               ,
               victuals
               and
               merchandizes
               became
               the
               dearer
               through
               the
               whole
               Realme
               .
            
             
               About
               the
               same
               time
               also
               ,
               the
               old
               coyne
               of
               gold
               was
               changed
               into
               a
               new
               ;
               but
               the
               old
               Floren
               or
               Noble
               ,
               then
               so
               called
               ,
               was
               worth
               much
               above
               the
               taxed
               rate
               of
               the
               new
               .
               And
               therefore
               the
               Merchants
               ingrossed
               up
               the
               old
               ,
               and
               conveied
               them
               out
               of
               the
               Realme
               ,
               to
               the
               great
               losse
               of
               the
               Kingdome
               .
               
               Wherefore
               a
               remedy
               was
               provided
               ,
               by
               changing
               of
               the
               stampe
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1411.
               
               King
               Henry
               the
               fourth
               caused
               a
               new
               coyne
               of
               Nobles
               to
               be
               made
               ,
               of
               lesse
               value
               than
               the
               old
               ,
               by
               4.
               
                 d.
              
               in
               the
               Noble
               ,
               so
               that
               fifty
               Nobles
               should
               be
               a
               pound
               ,
               Troy
               weight
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1421.
               was
               granted
               to
               Henry
               the
               fifth
               a
               fifteene
               to
               be
               paid
               at
               Candlemas
               ,
               and
               at
               Martinmasse
               ,
               of
               such
               money
               as
               was
               then
               currant
               gold
               ,
               or
               silver
               ,
               not
               overmuch
               clipped
               or
               washed
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               That
               if
               the
               Noble
               were
               worth
               5.
               
                 s.
                 8.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               then
               the
               King
               should
               take
               it
               for
               a
               full
               Noble
               ,
               of
               6.
               
                 s.
                 8.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               And
               if
               it
               were
               lesse
               of
               value
               ,
               than
               5.
               s.
               8.
               
                 d.
              
               then
               the
               person
               that
               gold
               ,
               to
               make
               it
               good
               to
               the
               value
               of
               5.
               
                 s.
                 8.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               the
               King
               alway
               receiving
               it
               for
               an
               whole
               Noble
               of
               six
               shillings
               8.
               
                 d.
              
               And
               if
               the
               Noble
               so
               payed
               were
               better
               than
               5.
               s.
               8.
               
                 d.
              
               the
               King
               to
               pay
               againe
               the
               surplusage
               ,
               that
               it
               was
               better
               than
               5.
               
                 s.
                 8.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               Also
               this
               yeere
               was
               such
               scarcity
               of
               white
               mony
               ,
               
               that
               though
               a
               Noble
               were
               so
               good
               of
               gold
               ,
               and
               weight
               ,
               as
               six
               shillings
               eight
               pence
               ;
               men
               could
               get
               no
               white
               money
               fro
               them
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1465.
               
               King
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               caused
               a
               new
               coyne
               ,
               both
               of
               gold
               and
               silver
               to
               be
               made
               ,
               
               whereby
               he
               gained
               much
               ,
               for
               he
               made
               of
               an
               old
               Noble
               ,
               a
               Royall
               :
               which
               he
               commanded
               to
               goe
               for
               ten
               s.
               Neverthelesse
               to
               the
               same
               Royall
               was
               put
               8.
               
                 d.
              
               of
               allay
               ,
               and
               so
               weyed
               the
               more
               ,
               
               being
               smitten
               with
               a
               new
               stampe
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               a
               Rose
               .
               Hee
               likewise
               made
               halfe
               Angels
               of
               5.
               s.
               And
               farthings
               of
               5.
               
                 s.
                 6.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               Angelets
               of
               6.
               s.
               8.
               
                 d.
              
               And
               halfe
               Angels
               3.
               
                 s.
                 4.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               Hee
               made
               silver
               money
               of
               three
               pence
               ,
               a
               groat
               ,
               and
               so
               of
               other
               coynes
               after
               that
               rate
               ,
               to
               the
               great
               harme
               of
               the
               Commons
               .
            
             
               W.
               Lord
               Hastings
               the
               Kings
               Chamberlaine
               ,
               being
               Master
               of
               the
               Kings
               Mints
               ,
               
                 saith
                 the
                 Record
              
               ,
               undertooke
               to
               make
               the
               monies
               under
               forme
               following
               :
               to
               wit
               ,
               of
               gold
               a
               peece
               of
               8.
               
                 s.
                 4.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               starling
               ,
               which
               should
               be
               called
               a
               Noble
               of
               gold
               ,
               of
               the
               which
               there
               should
               be
               fifty
               such
               peeces
               in
               the
               pound
               weight
               of
               the
               Tower.
               Another
               piece
               of
               gold
               ,
               4.
               
                 s.
                 2.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               of
               starling
               ,
               and
               to
               be
               of
               them
               an
               
               hundred
               such
               pieces
               in
               the
               pound
               .
               And
               a
               third
               piece
               of
               gold
               ,
               2.
               
                 s.
                 1.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               starling
               ,
               two
               hundred
               such
               pieces
               in
               the
               pound
               ,
               every
               pound
               weight
               of
               the
               Tower
               to
               be
               worth
               20.
               
                 l'
                 ,
                 16.
                 s.
                 8.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               of
               starlings
               ,
               the
               which
               should
               be
               23.
               
               Carits
               ,
               3.
               graines
               ,
               and
               halfe
               5.
               &c.
               and
               for
               silver
               ,
               37.
               
                 s.
                 6.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               of
               starlings
               ,
               the
               piece
               of
               4.
               pence
               ,
               to
               be
               112.
               
               Groats
               ,
               and
               2.
               pence
               in
               the
               pound
               weight
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1504.
               
               King
               Henry
               the
               seventh
               appointed
               a
               new
               coyne
               ;
               
               to
               wit
               ,
               a
               Groat
               ,
               and
               halfe
               a
               Groat
               ,
               which
               bare
               but
               halfe
               faces
               .
               The
               same
               time
               also
               was
               coyned
               a
               Groat
               ,
               which
               was
               in
               value
               12.
               
                 d.
              
               but
               of
               those
               but
               a
               few
               ,
               after
               the
               rate
               of
               forty
               pence
               the
               ounce
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1526.
               the
               18.
               of
               Hen.
               the
               eight
               ,
               the
               Angell
               Noble
               ,
               being
               then
               the
               sixt
               part
               of
               an
               ounce
               Troy
               ,
               so
               that
               six
               Angels
               were
               just
               an
               ounce
               ,
               which
               was
               40.
               shillings
               starling
               ,
               and
               the
               Angell
               was
               also
               worth
               two
               ounces
               of
               silver
               ;
               so
               that
               six
               Angels
               were
               worth
               12.
               ounces
               of
               silver
               ,
               
               which
               was
               40.
               s.
               A
               Proclamation
               was
               made
               on
               the
               6.
               of
               September
               ,
               that
               the
               Angell
               should
               goe
               for
               7.
               
                 s.
                 4.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               the
               Royall
               for
               11.
               s.
               and
               the
               Crowne
               for
               4.
               
                 s.
                 4.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               And
               on
               the
               5.
               of
               November
               following
               ,
               againe
               by
               Proclamation
               ,
               the
               Angell
               was
               enhaunced
               to
               7.
               
                 s.
                 6.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               and
               so
               every
               ounce
               a
               gold
               to
               be
               45.
               s.
               and
               the
               ounce
               of
               silver
               at
               3.
               9.
               
                 d.
              
               in
               value
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1544.
               the
               35.
               of
               Henry
               the
               8.
               on
               the
               16.
               of
               May
               ,
               
               Proclamation
               was
               made
               ,
               for
               the
               enhauncing
               of
               gold
               to
               48.
               shillings
               ,
               and
               silver
               to
               4.
               shillings
               the
               ounce
               .
               Also
               the
               King
               caused
               to
               bee
               coyned
               base
               monies
               ,
               towi
               ,
               pieces
               of
               12.
               
                 
                   d.
                
                 6.
                 
                   d.
                
                 4.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               &
               1.
               
                 d.
              
               in
               weight
               as
               the
               late
               starling
               ,
               in
               shew
               good
               silver
               ,
               but
               inwardly
               Copper
               .
               These
               pieces
               had
               whole
               or
               broad
               faces
               ,
               and
               continued
               currant
               after
               that
               rate
               ,
               till
               the
               5.
               of
               Edward
               the
               6.
               when
               they
               were
               on
               the
               9.
               of
               Iuly
               called
               downe
               ,
               the
               shilling
               to
               9.
               
                 d.
              
               the
               Groat
               to
               3.
               
                 d.
              
               &c.
               and
               on
               the
               17.
               of
               August
               from
               9.
               
                 d.
              
               to
               6.
               
                 d.
              
               &c.
               
               And
               on
               the
               30.
               of
               October
               ,
               was
               published
               new
               coynes
               of
               silver
               and
               gold
               to
               bee
               made
               ,
               
               a
               piece
               of
               silver
               5.
               s.
               starling
               ,
               a
               piece
               2.
               
                 s.
                 6.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               of
               12.
               
                 d.
              
               of
               6.
               
                 d.
              
               a
               penny
               with
               a
               double
               Rose
               ,
               a
               halfe
               penny
               a
               single
               Rose
               ,
               and
               a
               farthing
               with
               a
               Portclose
               .
               Coyns
               of
               fine
               Gold
               ,
               a
               whole
               Soveraigne
               of
               ●0
               .
               s.
               an
               Angell
               of
               10.
               s.
               an
               Angeler
               of
               5.
               s.
               Of
               Crowne
               gold
               ,
               a
               Soveraigne
               20.
               
               S.
               halfe
               Soveraigne
               10.
               
                 s.
                 5.
                 s.
                 2.
                 s.
                 6.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               and
               base
               monies
               to
               passe
               as
               afore
               ,
               which
               continued
               till
               the
               2.
               of
               Queene
               Elizabeth
               then
               called
               to
               a
               lower
               rate
               ,
               taken
               to
               the
               Mint
               ,
               and
               refined
               ,
               the
               silver
               whereof
               being
               coyned
               with
               a
               new
               stampe
               of
               her
               Majesty
               ,
               the
               drosse
               was
               carried
               to
               foule
               high-waies
               ,
               to
               heighten
               them
               .
               This
               base
               monies
               (
               for
               the
               time
               )
               caused
               the
               old
               starling
               monies
               to
               be
               hoorded
               up
               ,
               
               so
               that
               I
               have
               seene
               21.
               s.
               currant
               ,
               given
               for
               one
               old
               Angell
               to
               gild
               withall
               .
               Also
               rents
               of
               lands
               and
               tenements
               ,
               with
               prices
               of
               victuals
               ,
               were
               raised
               farre
               beyond
               the
               formerrates
               ,
               hardly
               since
               to
               be
               brought
               downe
               .
               Thus
               much
               for
               base
               monies
               ,
               coyned
               and
               currant
               in
               England
               have
               I
               knowne
               :
               But
               for
               Leather
               monies
               ,
               as
               many
               people
               have
               fondly
               talked
               ,
               I
               find
               no
               such
               matter
               .
               
               I
               read
               that
               King
               Iohn
               of
               France
               ,
               being
               taken
               prisoner
               ,
               by
               Edward
               the
               blacke
               Prince
               ,
               at
               the
               Battell
               of
               Poytiers
               ,
               payed
               a
               ransome
               of
               3.
               
               Millions
               of
               Florences
               ,
               whereby
               ,
               he
               brought
               the
               Realme
               of
               France
               into
               such
               poverty
               ,
               
               that
               many
               yeeres
               after
               they
               used
               Leather
               money
               ,
               with
               a
               little
               stud
               or
               nayle
               of
               silver
               in
               the
               midst
               thereof
               .
               Thus
               much
               for
               Mint
               ,
               and
               coynage
               ,
               by
               occasion
               of
               this
               Tower
               (
               under
               correction
               of
               other
               more
               skilfull
               )
               may
               suffice
               .
               And
               now
               to
               other
               accidents
               there
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1360.
               the
               peace
               betweene
               England
               and
               France
               being
               confirmed
               ,
               
               King
               Edward
               came
               over
               into
               England
               ,
               and
               straight
               to
               the
               Tower
               ,
               to
               see
               the
               French
               King
               then
               prisoner
               there
               ,
               whose
               ransome
               hee
               assessed
               at
               3.
               
               Millions
               of
               Florences
               ,
               and
               so
               delivered
               him
               from
               prison
               ,
               and
               brought
               him
               with
               honour
               to
               the
               Sea.
               
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1381.
               and
               the
               fourth
               yeere
               of
               the
               reigne
               of
               King
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               
               was
               granted
               to
               the
               King
               a
               grievous
               tax
               and
               tallage
               of
               his
               subjects
               ,
               both
               spirituall
               and
               temporall
               :
               through
               the
               which
               was
               raised
               in
               England
               a
               shipwracke
               of
               great
               troubles
               .
               For
               divers
               Courtiers
               ,
               desirous
               to
               enrich
               themselves
               with
               other
               mens
               goods
               ,
               enformed
               the
               King
               and
               his
               Court
               ,
               that
               the
               tallage
               was
               not
               gathered
               up
               faithfully
               to
               the
               Kings
               use
               by
               the
               Collection
               .
               Whereupon
               ,
               they
               offered
               to
               the
               King
               ,
               that
               
               they
               would
               pay
               a
               great
               summe
               of
               money
               for
               the
               farme
               of
               that
               ,
               which
               they
               would
               gather
               over
               and
               above
               that
               which
               had
               beene
               paid
               ,
               if
               they
               might
               be
               by
               the
               King
               thereunto
               authorized
               .
            
             
               Some
               of
               them
               getting
               the
               Kings
               Letters
               and
               Authority
               ,
               
               sate
               in
               divers
               places
               of
               Essex
               and
               Kent
               ,
               and
               handled
               the
               people
               sore
               and
               uncourteously
               ,
               almost
               not
               to
               be
               spoken
               ,
               for
               the
               levying
               of
               the
               said
               summe
               of
               money
               :
               which
               some
               of
               the
               people
               taking
               in
               evill
               part
               ;
               they
               secretly
               tooke
               counsell
               together
               ,
               gathered
               assistants
               ,
               and
               resisted
               the
               exactors
               ,
               rising
               against
               them
               ,
               of
               whom
               ,
               some
               they
               slew
               ,
               some
               they
               wounded
               ,
               and
               the
               rest
               fled
               .
            
             
               This
               tumult
               beganne
               principally
               in
               Kent
               ,
               
               and
               after
               this
               manner
               ,
               as
               I
               finde
               the
               same
               set
               downe
               in
               a
               Chronicle
               of
               S.
               Albans
               :
               One
               of
               the
               Collectors
               of
               the
               Groats
               ,
               or
               pole
               money
               ,
               comming
               to
               the
               house
               of
               Iohn
               (
               others
               say
               
                 Watt
                 )
                 Tylar
              
               ,
               in
               the
               Towne
               of
               Dartford
               in
               Kent
               ,
               demanded
               of
               the
               Tylars
               wife
               ,
               for
               her
               Husband
               ,
               for
               her selfe
               ,
               for
               her
               servants
               ,
               and
               for
               their
               daughter
               (
               a
               young
               maiden
               )
               every
               one
               of
               them
               a
               Groat
               ;
               
               which
               the
               Tylars
               wife
               denyed
               not
               to
               pay
               ,
               saving
               for
               her
               daughter
               ;
               who
               (
               she
               said
               )
               was
               a
               childe
               ,
               and
               not
               to
               bee
               accounted
               as
               a
               woman
               .
               That
               will
               I
               soone
               wete
               (
               answered
               the
               Collector
               )
               and
               taking
               the
               yong
               maiden
               dishonestly
               turned
               her
               up
               to
               search
               whether
               shee
               were
               under-growne
               with
               haire
               ,
               or
               not
               ;
               for
               in
               many
               places
               they
               had
               made
               the
               like
               shamefull
               tryall
               .
               Whereupon
               ,
               
               her
               mother
               cryed
               out
               ,
               which
               caused
               neighbours
               to
               come
               in
               ,
               and
               her
               husband
               (
               being
               at
               worke
               in
               the
               same
               Towne
               ,
               tyling
               of
               an
               house
               )
               when
               he
               heard
               thereof
               ,
               caught
               his
               Lathing-staffe
               in
               his
               hand
               ,
               and
               ran
               presently
               home
               :
               where
               reasoning
               with
               the
               Collector
               ;
               who
               made
               him
               to
               be
               so
               bold
               ?
               The
               Collector
               answered
               with
               stoutwords
               ,
               &
               strake
               at
               the
               Tylar
               .
               But
               the
               Tylar
               avoyding
               the
               blow
               ,
               
               smotethe
               Collector
               with
               his
               Lathing-staffe
               ,
               that
               the
               braines
               flew
               out
               of
               his
               head
               :
               where-through
               great
               noyse
               arose
               in
               the
               streets
               ,
               and
               the
               poore
               people
               being
               glad
               ,
               every
               one
               prepared
               to
               support
               the
               said
               
                 Iohn
                 Tylar
              
               .
            
             
               Thus
               the
               Commons
               being
               drawne
               together
               ,
               
               went
               to
               Maidstone
               ,
               and
               from
               thence
               backe
               againe
               to
               Black-heath
               ,
               and
               so
               (
               in
               short
               time
               )
               they
               stirred
               all
               the
               Country
               (
               in
               a
               manner
               )
               to
               the
               like
               commotion
               .
               Then
               ,
               besetting
               the
               waies
               that
               led
               to
               Canterbury
               ,
               arrested
               all
               passengers
               ,
               compelling
               them
               to
               sweare
               :
               
               
                 First
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 keepe
                 allegeance
                 to
                 King
              
               Richard
               ,
               
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 Commons
                 :
                 And
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 accept
                 no
                 King
                 that
                 was
                 named
              
               Iohn
               :
               
                 in
                 envy
                 they
                 bare
                 unto
              
               Iohn
               
                 Duke
                 of
              
               Lancaster
               ,
               
                 who
                 named
                 himselfe
                 King
                 of
              
               Castile
               :
               
                 And
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 bee
                 ready
                 whensoever
                 they
                 were
                 called
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 agree
                 to
                 no
                 taxe
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 levied
                 (
                 from
                 thenceforth
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 Kingdome
                 ,
                 nor
                 consent
                 to
                 any
                 ,
                 except
                 it
                 were
                 a
                 fifteene
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               Fame
               of
               these
               doings
               spread
               into
               Sussex
               ,
               
               
                 Hertford
                 ,
                 Essex
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Cambridgeshires
                 ,
                 Norfolke
                 ,
                 suffolke
              
               ,
               &c.
               
               And
               when
               such
               assembling
               of
               the
               common
               people
               daily
               tooke
               encrease
               ,
               and
               that
               their
               number
               was
               now
               made
               almost
               infinite
               ,
               so
               that
               they
               feared
               no
               man
               to
               resist
               them
               :
               they
               began
               to
               shew
               some
               such
               desperate
               Acts
               ,
               as
               they
               had
               rashly
               considered
               on
               in
               their
               minds
               :
               And
               tooke
               in
               hand
               to
               behead
               all
               men
               of
               Law
               ,
               
               as
               well
               Apprentices
               ,
               as
               utter-Baristers
               ,
               and
               old
               Justices
               ,
               with
               all
               the
               Jurors
               of
               the
               country
               ,
               whom
               they
               might
               get
               into
               their
               hands
               .
               They
               spared
               none
               whom
               they
               thought
               to
               be
               learned
               ,
               especially
               ,
               if
               they
               found
               any
               to
               have
               a
               Pen
               and
               Inke-horne
               about
               him
               :
               they
               pulled
               off
               his
               Hood
               ,
               and
               all
               with
               one
               voyce
               crying
               ,
               
                 Hale
                 him
                 out
                 ,
                 and
                 cut
                 off
                 his
                 head
                 .
              
               
               The
               bondmen
               and
               other
               of
               Essex
               ,
               being
               joyned
               with
               them
               of
               Kent
               on
               Black-heath
               ,
               there
               came
               Knights
               to
               them
               from
               the
               King
               ,
               to
               enquire
               the
               cause
               of
               their
               assembly
               :
               to
               whom
               they
               made
               answer
               ,
               That
               for
               certaine
               causes
               ,
               they
               were
               come
               together
               ,
               to
               have
               talke
               with
               the
               King
               :
               And
               therfore
               willed
               the
               Knights
               to
               tell
               him
               ,
               that
               he
               must
               needs
               come
               unto
               them
               ,
               that
               he
               might
               understand
               the
               desire
               of
               their
               hearts
               .
            
             
               The
               King
               was
               counselled
               by
               some
               ,
               to
               make
               haste
               unto
               them
               :
               
               but
               
                 Simon
                 Sudbury
              
               ,
               Archbishop
               of
               Canterbury
               ,
               Lord
               Chancelor
               ,
               and
               
                 Robert
                 Hales
              
               of
               Saint
               Iohns
               ,
               Treasurer
               ,
               affirmed
               :
               that
               it
               was
               not
               meet
               for
               the
               King
               to
               goe
               to
               such
               a
               rude
               company
               ,
               but
               rather
               some
               order
               to
               be
               taken
               for
               their
               suppression
               .
               
               Which
               when
               the
               Commons
               heard
               ,
               being
               moved
               to
               a
               furious
               rage
               ,
               they
               swore
               ,
               that
               they
               would
               goe
               seeke
               the
               Kings
               Traytors
               ,
               
               to
               take
               off
               their
               heads
               .
               Forthwith
               they
               took
               their
               journey
               towards
               London
               ,
               and
               came
               to
               Southwarke
               ,
               where
               they
               felled
               all
               the
               places
               of
               that
               Borough
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               Countrey
               about
               .
               
               They
               spoiled
               the
               Archbishops
               Palace
               at
               Lambeth
               ,
               for
               despight
               they
               bare
               him
               .
               The
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               and
               Aldermen
               (
               fearing
               the
               Cities
               spoyle
               )
               decreed
               to
               shut
               up
               the
               Gates
               :
               But
               the
               Commons
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               especially
               the
               poorer
               people
               ,
               favouring
               the
               Commons
               of
               the
               Country
               ;
               would
               not
               suffer
               the
               Maior
               to
               shut
               them
               out
               ,
               but
               threatned
               death
               to
               them
               that
               went
               about
               it
               .
            
             
               All
               the
               night
               following
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               
                 Corpus
                 Christi
              
               Even
               ,
               
               the
               Rebels
               enjoyed
               free
               ingate
               and
               outgate
               ,
               and
               encouraged
               the
               Commons
               of
               London
               ,
               as
               also
               of
               all
               the
               Realme
               ,
               to
               favour
               their
               cause
               .
               For
               ,
               said
               they
               ,
               their
               purpose
               was
               but
               to
               search
               out
               the
               Traytors
               of
               the
               Land
               ,
               and
               so
               to
               cease
               .
               The
               more
               credit
               was
               given
               to
               speeches
               ,
               because
               they
               tooke
               nothing
               from
               any
               man
               ,
               but
               at
               a
               just
               price
               :
               and
               if
               they
               found
               any
               man
               wich
               theft
               ,
               they
               beheaded
               him
               .
               The
               morrow
               after
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               on
               
                 Corpus
                 Christi
              
               day
               ,
               comming
               into
               the
               Citie
               ,
               talking
               with
               the
               Commons
               of
               procuring
               liberty
               to
               them
               ,
               and
               apprehending
               of
               Traytors
               (
               as
               they
               tearmed
               them
               )
               especially
               the
               Duke
               of
               Lancaster
               :
               they
               shortly
               got
               all
               the
               poorer
               Citizens
               to
               conspire
               with
               them
               .
               
               And
               the
               same
               day
               after
               it
               was
               waxen
               somewhat
               warm
               ,
               and
               that
               they
               had
               tasted
               divers
               Wines
               (
               for
               the
               Citizens
               did
               set
               open
               their
               Cellers
               for
               them
               ,
               to
               enter
               at
               their
               pleasure
               )
               they
               exhorted
               each
               other
               ,
               that
               going
               to
               the
               Savoy
               ,
               the
               Duke
               of
               Lancasters
               house
               (
               to
               the
               which
               there
               was
               none
               in
               the
               whole
               Realme
               to
               be
               compared
               ,
               for
               beauty
               and
               statelinesse
               )
               they
               might
               set
               it
               on
               fire
               ,
               and
               burne
               it
               downe
               to
               the
               ground
               .
            
             
               Straightway
               they
               ran
               thither
               ,
               and
               setting
               fire
               on
               it
               round
               about
               ,
               applied
               their
               travell
               to
               destroy
               it
               .
               And
               that
               it
               might
               appeare
               to
               the
               Communalty
               ,
               that
               they
               did
               not
               any
               thing
               for
               avarice
               :
               they
               caused
               to
               be
               proclaimed
               ,
               that
               none
               (
               upon
               paine
               of
               losing
               his
               head
               )
               should
               presume
               to
               convert
               to
               his
               owne
               use
               ,
               
               any
               thing
               that
               was
               there
               ;
               but
               that
               they
               should
               breake
               such
               Plate
               ,
               and
               vessels
               of
               Gold
               and
               Silver
               (
               as
               was
               there
               in
               great
               plenty
               )
               into
               small
               pieces
               ,
               and
               then
               to
               throw
               the
               same
               into
               the
               Thames
               ,
               and
               to
               all
               (
               whatsover
               )
               was
               destroyed
               .
               But
               one
               of
               the
               Rebels
               (
               saith
               
                 Henry
                 Kniton
              
               )
               contrary
               to
               the
               Proclamation
               ,
               
               tooke
               a
               goodly
               silver
               piece
               ,
               and
               hid
               it
               in
               his
               bosome
               :
               but
               another
               that
               espied
               him
               ,
               told
               his
               fellowes
               ,
               who
               (
               forthwith
               )
               hurled
               him
               and
               the
               piece
               of
               Plate
               into
               the
               fire
               ,
               
               saying
               ,
               
                 We
                 be
                 zealous
                 of
                 Truth
                 and
                 Iustice
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 theeves
                 or
                 robbers
                 .
              
               Also
               ,
               two
               and
               thirty
               of
               those
               Rebels
               entred
               a
               Celler
               of
               the
               Savoy
               ,
               
               where
               they
               dranke
               so
               much
               of
               sweet
               Wines
               ,
               that
               they
               were
               not
               able
               to
               come
               out
               againe
               in
               time
               :
               but
               were
               shut
               in
               with
               wood
               and
               stones
               ,
               that
               mured
               up
               the
               doore
               ,
               where
               they
               were
               heard
               crying
               and
               calling
               seven
               dayes
               after
               ,
               but
               none
               came
               to
               helpe
               them
               our
               ,
               till
               they
               were
               all
               dead
               .
            
             
               These
               things
               being
               done
               ,
               
               they
               brake
               downe
               the
               place
               called
               the
               new
               Temple
               at
               the
               Barre
               ,
               in
               which
               place
               ,
               Apprentices
               at
               the
               Law
               were
               lodged
               :
               for
               anger
               which
               they
               had
               conceived
               against
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Hales
              
               ,
               Master
               of
               Saint
               Iohns
               Hospitall
               ,
               unto
               which
               Hospitall
               of
               St.
               Iohns
               the
               Temple
               belonged
               ,
               where
               many
               Monuments
               ,
               which
               the
               Lawyers
               had
               in
               their
               custody
               ,
               were
               consumed
               with
               fire
               .
               After
               a
               number
               of
               them
               had
               sacked
               this
               Temple
               :
               what
               with
               wearinesse
               of
               labour
               ,
               and
               what
               with
               Wine
               ,
               being
               overcome
               ,
               
               they
               lay
               downe
               under
               the
               wals
               and
               housing
               ,
               and
               were
               slaine
               like
               Swine
               ;
               one
               of
               them
               killing
               another
               for
               old
               grudges
               ,
               and
               other
               also
               made
               quick
               dispatch
               of
               them
               .
            
             
               Another
               troope
               (
               in
               the
               meane
               time
               )
               set
               fire
               on
               the
               noble
               house
               of
               Saint
               Iohn
               at
               Clarkenwell
               ,
               
               causing
               it
               to
               burne
               by
               the
               space
               of
               seven
               dayes
               together
               ,
               not
               suffering
               any
               to
               quench
               it
               .
               On
               Friday
               ,
               they
               burned
               the
               Manor
               of
               Highburie
               ,
               
               the
               whole
               number
               of
               the
               Common
               people
               (
               being
               at
               that
               time
               )
               divided
               into
               three
               parts
               .
               Of
               the
               which
               division
               ,
               
               one
               part
               was
               attending
               to
               destroy
               the
               Manor
               of
               Highbury
               ,
               and
               other
               places
               belonging
               to
               the
               Priory
               of
               Saint
               Iohn
               .
               Another
               company
               lay
               at
               the
               Miles-end
               ,
               East
               of
               the
               City
               .
               The
               third
               kept
               at
               the
               Tower-hill
               ,
               There
               to
               spoile
               the
               King
               of
               such
               victuals
               ,
               as
               were
               brought
               toward
               him
               .
               The
               company
               that
               were
               assembled
               on
               the
               Miles-end
               ,
               sent
               to
               command
               the
               King
               ,
               
               that
               hee
               should
               come
               to
               them
               without
               delay
               ,
               
               unarmed
               ,
               or
               without
               any
               force
               :
               which
               if
               he
               refused
               to
               doe
               ,
               they
               would
               pull
               downe
               the
               Tower
               ,
               neither
               should
               he
               escape
               alive
               .
               The
               King
               taking
               counsell
               ,
               with
               a
               few
               unarmed
               ,
               went
               toward
               them
               in
               great
               feare
               on
               Horseback
               :
               and
               so
               the
               Gates
               of
               the
               Tower
               being
               set
               open
               ,
               a
               great
               multitude
               of
               them
               entred
               into
               it
               .
            
             
               There
               was
               (
               at
               the
               same
               time
               )
               within
               the
               Tower
               600.
               
               Armed
               valiant
               persons
               ,
               
               and
               expert
               in
               Armes
               ,
               and
               sixe
               hundred
               Archers
               :
               all
               which
               did
               quaile
               in
               stomacke
               ,
               and
               stood
               as
               men
               amazed
               .
               For
               the
               basest
               of
               the
               Rusticks
               (
               not
               many
               together
               ,
               but
               every
               one
               by
               himselfe
               )
               durst
               presume
               to
               enter
               the
               Kings
               Chamber
               ,
               and
               his
               Mothers
               ,
               with
               their
               weapons
               ,
               to
               put
               in
               feare
               each
               of
               the
               men
               of
               War
               ,
               Knights
               and
               other
               .
               Many
               of
               them
               went
               into
               the
               Kings
               Privie-Chamber
               ,
               and
               played
               the
               wantons
               ,
               in
               sitting
               ,
               lying
               and
               sporting
               them
               on
               the
               Kings
               Bed.
               And
               that
               which
               is
               much
               more
               sawcily
               ,
               
               invited
               the
               Kings
               Mother
               ,
               to
               kisse
               with
               them
               :
               yet
               durst
               none
               of
               those
               men
               of
               Warre
               (
               strange
               to
               bee
               said
               )
               once
               withstand
               them
               :
               they
               went
               in
               and
               out
               like
               Masters
               ,
               that
               were
               but
               base
               slaves
               ,
               and
               of
               most
               vile
               condition
               .
            
             
               While
               these
               rude
               wretches
               sought
               for
               the
               Archbishop
               ,
               
               running
               up
               and
               downe
               with
               terrible
               noyse
               and
               fury
               :
               at
               length
               ,
               finding
               one
               of
               his
               servants
               ,
               they
               charged
               him
               to
               bring
               them
               where
               his
               Master
               was
               ,
               whom
               they
               named
               Traytor
               .
               The
               servant
               not
               daring
               to
               displease
               them
               ,
               brought
               them
               to
               the
               Chappell
               :
               where
               ,
               after
               Masse
               had
               been
               said
               ,
               and
               having
               received
               the
               Communion
               ,
               the
               Arch-bishop
               was
               busie
               in
               his
               prayers
               :
               for
               ,
               
               not
               unknowing
               of
               their
               comming
               and
               purpose
               ,
               he
               had
               passed
               the
               last
               night
               in
               confessing
               of
               his
               sinnes
               ,
               and
               in
               devout
               prayers
               .
               When
               therefore
               he
               heard
               that
               they
               were
               come
               ,
               with
               great
               constancy
               ,
               he
               said
               to
               his
               men
               :
               
                 Let
                 us
                 now
                 goe
                 ,
                 surely
                 it
                 is
                 best
                 to
                 dye
                 ,
                 when
                 it
                 is
                 no
                 pleasure
                 to
                 live
                 .
              
               
               And
               with
               that
               ,
               the
               tormentors
               entring
               ,
               cryed
               ,
               Where
               is
               the
               Traytor
               ?
               The
               Archbishop
               answered
               :
               Behold
               ,
               I
               am
               the
               Archbishop
               ,
               whom
               you
               seeke
               ,
               not
               a
               Traytor
               .
               They
               therfore
               laid
               hands
               on
               him
               ,
               and
               dragging
               him
               out
               of
               the
               Chappell
               ,
               they
               drew
               him
               forth
               of
               the
               Tower
               gate
               ,
               to
               the
               Tower-hill
               ,
               where
               being
               compassed
               about
               with
               many
               thousands
               ,
               and
               seeing
               swords
               about
               his
               head
               drawn
               in
               excessive
               manner
               ,
               threatning
               death
               to
               him
               ,
               he
               spake
               unto
               them
               in
               these
               words
               .
            
             
               
                 What
                 is
                 it
                 (
                 deare
                 brethren
                 )
                 you
                 purpose
                 to
                 doe
                 ?
              
               
               
                 What
                 is
                 mine
                 offence
                 committed
                 against
                 you
                 ,
                 for
                 which
                 you
                 will
                 kill
                 me
                 ?
                 You
                 were
                 best
                 to
                 take
                 heed
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 I
                 be
                 killed
                 ,
                 who
                 am
                 your
                 Pastor
                 ,
                 there
                 come
                 not
                 on
                 you
                 the
                 indignation
                 of
                 the
                 iust
                 Revenger
                 ,
                 or
                 (
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 )
                 for
                 such
                 a
                 fact
                 ,
                 all
              
               England
               
                 be
                 not
                 put
                 under
                 interdiction
              
               .
               Vnneath
               could
               hee
               pronounce
               these
               words
               ,
               before
               they
               cryed
               out
               with
               an
               horrible
               noise
               :
               That
               they
               neither
               feared
               the
               interdiction
               ,
               nor
               allowed
               the
               Pope
               to
               be
               above
               them
               .
               The
               Archbishop
               seeing
               death
               at
               hand
               ,
               with
               comfortable
               words
               (
               as
               hee
               was
               an
               eloquent
               man
               ,
               and
               wise
               ,
               beyond
               all
               the
               wise
               men
               of
               the
               Realme
               )
               spake
               fairely
               to
               them
               .
               
               Lastly
               ,
               after
               forgivenesse
               granted
               to
               the
               executioner
               ,
               that
               should
               behead
               him
               ,
               kneeling
               down
               ,
               he
               offered
               his
               necke
               to
               him
               that
               should
               imite
               off
               his
               head
               .
               Being
               stricken
               in
               the
               necke
               ,
               but
               not
               deadly
               ,
               hee
               putting
               his
               necke
               ,
               said
               ,
               Aha
               ,
               it
               is
               the
               hand
               of
               God.
               He
               had
               not
               removed
               his
               hand
               from
               the
               place
               where
               the
               paine
               was
               ,
               but
               that
               being
               suddenly
               stricken
               againe
               ,
               his
               fingers
               ends
               being
               cut
               off
               ,
               and
               part
               of
               the
               Arteries
               ,
               he
               fell
               downe
               ,
               but
               yet
               he
               dyed
               not
               ,
               till
               being
               mangled
               with
               8.
               severall
               strokes
               in
               the
               necke
               and
               head
               ,
               he
               fulfilled
               most
               worthy
               Martyrdome
               .
               
               There
               lay
               his
               body
               unburied
               all
               that
               Friday
               ,
               and
               the
               morrow
               till
               afternoone
               ,
               none
               daring
               to
               deliver
               his
               body
               to
               Sepulture
               .
               His
               head
               those
               wicked
               villaines
               tooke
               ,
               and
               nayling
               thereon
               his
               Hood
               ,
               they
               fixed
               it
               on
               a
               pole
               ,
               and
               set
               it
               on
               
                 London
                 Bridge
              
               ,
               in
               place
               where
               before
               stood
               the
               head
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Minstarworth
              
               .
            
             
               This
               Archbishop
               ,
               
                 Simon
                 Tibald
              
               ,
               alias
               Sudbury
               ,
               
               Son
               to
               
                 Nicholas
                 Tibald
              
               ,
               Gentleman
               ,
               borne
               in
               the
               Towne
               of
               Sudbury
               in
               Suffolke
               ,
               Doctor
               of
               both
               Lawes
               ,
               was
               eighteene
               yeeres
               Bishop
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               which
               time
               ,
               hee
               builded
               a
               goodly
               Colledge
               ,
               in
               place
               where
               his
               Fathers
               house
               stood
               ,
               and
               endued
               it
               with
               great
               possessions
               :
               furnishing
               the
               same
               with
               secular
               Clarks
               ,
               and
               other
               Ministers
               ,
               being
               valued
               at
               the
               suppression
               ,
               at
               122.
               
               
                 l.
                 16.
                 s.
              
               in
               Lands
               by
               the
               yeere
               .
               Hee
               builded
               the
               upper
               end
               of
               St.
               Gregories
               Church
               at
               Sudbury
               .
               Afterward
               ,
               being
               translated
               to
               the
               Archbishopricke
               of
               Canturbury
               ,
               
               in
               An.
               1375.
               he
               re-edified
               the
               Wals
               of
               that
               City
               ,
               from
               the
               Westgate
               (
               which
               he
               builded
               )
               to
               the
               North-gate
               :
               which
               had
               been
               destroyed
               by
               the
               Danes
               ,
               before
               the
               Conquest
               of
               King
               Williane
               the
               Bastard
               .
            
             
               Hee
               was
               slaine
               ,
               as
               you
               have
               heard
               ,
               and
               afterward
               buried
               in
               the
               Cathedrall
               Church
               of
               Canturbury
               .
               
               There
               died
               with
               him
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Hales
              
               ,
               a
               most
               valiant
               Knight
               ,
               Lord
               of
               Saint
               Iohns
               ,
               and
               Treasurer
               of
               England
               ,
               and
               
                 Iohn
                 Degge
              
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Kings
               Serjeants
               at
               Armes
               ,
               and
               a
               
                 Franciscane
                 Fryer
              
               ,
               named
               
                 W.
                 Apledore
              
               ,
               the
               Kings
               Confessor
               .
               
                 Richard
                 Lyons
              
               also
               ,
               a
               famous
               Lapidary
               and
               Goldsmith
               ,
               late
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffs
               of
               London
               ,
               was
               drawn
               out
               of
               his
               house
               ,
               
               and
               beheaded
               in
               Cheap
               .
               Many
               that
               day
               were
               beheaded
               ,
               as
               well
               Flemmings
               ,
               as
               Englishmen
               ,
               for
               no
               cause
               ;
               but
               only
               to
               fulfill
               the
               cruelty
               of
               the
               rude
               Commons
               .
               For
               it
               was
               a
               solemne
               pastime
               to
               them
               ,
               if
               they
               could
               take
               any
               that
               was
               not
               sworne
               to
               them
               ,
               to
               take
               from
               such
               a
               one
               his
               Hood
               ,
               with
               their
               accustomed
               clamours
               ,
               and
               forthwith
               to
               behead
               him
               .
               Neither
               did
               they
               shew
               any
               reverence
               to
               sacred
               places
               ;
               for
               in
               the
               very
               Churches
               they
               did
               kill
               any
               whom
               they
               had
               in
               hatred
               .
               They
               fetched
               13.
               
               Flemmings
               out
               of
               the
               Augustines
               Fryers
               Church
               in
               London
               ,
               and
               17.
               out
               of
               another
               Church
               ,
               and
               32.
               in
               the
               Vintry
               ,
               and
               so
               in
               other
               places
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               as
               also
               in
               Southwarke
               ,
               all
               which
               they
               beheaded
               :
               except
               they
               could
               plainely
               pronounce
               Bread
               and
               Cheese
               .
               
               For
               if
               their
               speech
               sounded
               any
               thing
               on
               Brot
               or
               Cawse
               ,
               off
               went
               their
               heads
               ,
               as
               a
               sure
               marke
               that
               they
               were
               Flemmings
               .
            
             
               The
               King
               comming
               to
               the
               Miles-end
               ,
               the
               place
               before
               recited
               ,
               was
               greatly
               afraid
               ,
               beholding
               the
               mad-headed
               Commons
               :
               who
               (
               with
               froward
               countenances
               )
               required
               many
               things
               ,
               which
               they
               had
               put
               in
               writing
               ,
               and
               to
               be
               confirmed
               by
               the
               Kings
               Letter
               Patents
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 demands
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Rebelles
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 Miles-end
                 .
              
               
                 THat
                 all
                 men
                 should
                 be
                 free
                 from
                 servitude
                 and
                 bondage
                 ;
                 
                 so
                 as
                 (
                 from
                 thenceforth
                 )
                 there
                 should
                 be
                 no
                 bondmen
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 hee
                 should
                 pardon
                 all
                 men
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 what
                 estate
                 soever
                 ,
                 all
                 manner
                 actions
                 and
                 insurrections
                 committed
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 Treasons
                 ,
                 Felonies
                 ,
                 transgressions
                 and
                 extortions
                 ,
                 by
                 any
                 of
                 them
                 done
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 grant
                 them
                 peace
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 all
                 men
                 (
                 from
                 thenceforth
                 )
                 might
                 bee
                 enfranchised
                 to
                 buy
                 and
                 sell
                 in
                 every
                 County
                 ,
                 
                 City
                 ,
                 Borough
                 ,
                 Towne
                 ,
                 Faire
                 ,
                 Market
                 and
                 other
                 place
                 within
                 the
                 Realme
                 of
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 no
                 Acre
                 of
                 Land
                 ,
                 
                 holden
                 in
                 bondage
                 or
                 service
                 ,
                 should
                 bee
                 holden
                 but
                 for
                 foure
                 pence
                 :
                 And
                 if
                 it
                 had
                 been
                 holden
                 for
                 lesse
                 in
                 former
                 time
                 ,
                 it
                 should
                 not
                 hereafter
                 bee
                 inhaunsed
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 other
                 things
                 they
                 required
                 :
                 
                 And
                 told
                 him
                 moreover
                 ,
                 that
                 hee
                 had
                 beene
                 evilly
                 governed
                 till
                 that
                 day
                 :
                 but
                 from
                 that
                 time
                 forward
                 hee
                 must
                 be
                 governed
                 otherwise
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 perceiving
                 that
                 he
                 could
                 not
                 escape
                 ,
                 
                 except
                 hee
                 granted
                 to
                 their
                 request
                 ,
                 yeelded
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 :
                 and
                 so
                 ,
                 craving
                 Truce
                 departed
                 from
                 them
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Essex
                 men
                 returned
                 homeward
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 morrow
                 ,
                 being
                 Saturday
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 15.
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 (
                 after
                 dinner
                 )
                 went
                 from
                 the
                 Wardrobe
                 in
                 the
                 Royall
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 to
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 to
                 visite
                 the
                 Shrine
                 of
                 Saint
                 Edward
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 to
                 see
                 if
                 they
                 had
                 done
                 any
                 mischiefe
                 there
                 .
                 Then
                 went
                 he
                 to
                 the
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 called
                 our
                 Lady
                 in
                 the
                 Piew
                 ,
                 where
                 hee
                 made
                 his
                 prayers
                 :
                 and
                 returning
                 by
                 the
                 Suburbes
                 of
                 West
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 he
                 found
                 all
                 that
                 place
                 full
                 of
                 people
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Kentish
                   men
                
                 .
                 
                 Wherfore
                 he
                 sent
                 to
                 shew
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 their
                 fellowes
                 the
                 
                   Essex
                   men
                
                 were
                 gone
                 home
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 hee
                 would
                 grant
                 to
                 them
                 the
                 like
                 forme
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 liked
                 them
                 to
                 accept
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 Their
                 chiefe
                 Captaine
                 ,
                 named
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 or
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 other
                 affirme
                 ,
                 
                   Walter
                   Hilliard
                
                 ,
                 alias
                 Tylar
                 ,
                 being
                 a
                 crafty
                 fellow
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 an
                 excellent
                 wir
                 ,
                 but
                 wanting
                 grace
                 ,
                 answered
                 ,
                 That
                 he
                 desired
                 peace
                 ,
                 but
                 with
                 conditions
                 to
                 his
                 liking
                 ,
                 meaning
                 ,
                 to
                 seed
                 the
                 King
                 with
                 faire
                 words
                 untill
                 next
                 day
                 ,
                 that
                 hee
                 might
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 time
                 have
                 compassed
                 his
                 purpose
                 .
                 For
                 they
                 thought
                 (
                 the
                 same
                 night
                 )
                 to
                 have
                 
                 spoiled
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 King
                 being
                 first
                 slaine
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 great
                 Lords
                 that
                 were
                 about
                 him
                 :
                 then
                 to
                 have
                 burnt
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 by
                 setting
                 fire
                 in
                 foure
                 parts
                 thereof
                 .
                 But
                 God
                 that
                 resisteth
                 the
                 proud
                 ,
                 did
                 suddenly
                 disappoint
                 him
                 .
                 For
                 whereas
                 the
                 forme
                 of
                 peace
                 was
                 written
                 in
                 three
                 several
                 Charters
                 ,
                 and
                 thrice
                 sent
                 to
                 him
                 :
                 none
                 of
                 them
                 could
                 please
                 him
                 .
                 Wherefore
                 at
                 length
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 King
                 sent
                 to
                 him
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 Knights
                 ,
                 named
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Newton
                
                 ,
                 not
                 so
                 much
                 to
                 command
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 intreat
                 him
                 (
                 for
                 his
                 pride
                 was
                 well
                 enough
                 knowne
                 )
                 to
                 come
                 and
                 talke
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 about
                 his
                 owne
                 demands
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 them
                 put
                 into
                 his
                 Charter
                 :
                 of
                 which
                 demands
                 I
                 will
                 set
                 downe
                 one
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 plainly
                 appeare
                 ,
                 how
                 contrary
                 to
                 reason
                 all
                 the
                 rest
                 were
                 .
              
               
                 First
                 ,
                 
                 he
                 would
                 have
                 a
                 Commission
                 to
                 behead
                 all
                 Lawyers
                 ,
                 Escheators
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 that
                 were
                 learned
                 in
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
                 or
                 communicated
                 with
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 their
                 office
                 .
                 For
                 hee
                 had
                 conceived
                 in
                 his
                 mind
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 being
                 brought
                 to
                 passe
                 ,
                 all
                 things
                 afterward
                 should
                 bee
                 ordered
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 fancy
                 of
                 the
                 Common
                 people
                 .
                 And
                 indeed
                 it
                 was
                 said
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 (
                 but
                 the
                 day
                 before
                 )
                 made
                 his
                 vaunt
                 ,
                 putting
                 his
                 hand
                 to
                 his
                 own
                 lips
                 :
                 
                 that
                 before
                 foure
                 daies
                 came
                 to
                 an
                 end
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Lawes
                 of
                 England
                 shuld
                 proceed
                 from
                 his
                 mouth
                 .
                 When
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Newton
                
                 was
                 in
                 hand
                 with
                 him
                 for
                 dispatch
                 ,
                 he
                 answered
                 with
                 indignation
                 :
                 If
                 thou
                 art
                 so
                 hasty
                 ,
                 thou
                 maist
                 get
                 thee
                 to
                 thy
                 Master
                 ,
                 for
                 I
                 will
                 come
                 when
                 it
                 pleaseth
                 mee
                 .
                 Notwithstanding
                 ,
                 he
                 followed
                 on
                 horsebacke
                 a
                 slow
                 pace
                 :
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 ,
                 
                 there
                 came
                 to
                 him
                 a
                 Doublet
                 maker
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 brought
                 to
                 the
                 Commons
                 threescore
                 Doublers
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 bought
                 and
                 wore
                 ,
                 and
                 hee
                 demanded
                 thirty
                 Markes
                 for
                 them
                 ,
                 but
                 could
                 have
                 no
                 payment
                 ,
                 
                   Wat
                   Tylar
                
                 ansered
                 him
                 ,
                 saying
                 ,
                 Friend
                 ,
                 appease
                 thy selfe
                 ,
                 thou
                 shalt
                 be
                 well
                 payed
                 before
                 this
                 day
                 be
                 ended
                 :
                 keep
                 thee
                 neere
                 to
                 me
                 ,
                 I
                 will
                 be
                 thy
                 Creditor
                 .
              
               
                 Setting
                 spurs
                 to
                 his
                 horse
                 ,
                 he
                 departed
                 from
                 his
                 company
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 came
                 so
                 neere
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 horse
                 had
                 touched
                 the
                 crooper
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 horse
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 first
                 words
                 he
                 spake
                 ,
                 were
                 these
                 :
                 Sir
                 King
                 ,
                 seest
                 thou
                 all
                 yonder
                 people
                 ?
                 Yea
                 truely
                 ,
                 quoth
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 wherefore
                 saist
                 thou
                 so
                 ?
                 Because
                 (
                 said
                 he
                 )
                 they
                 be
                 all
                 at
                 my
                 commandement
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 sworne
                 to
                 mee
                 their
                 faith
                 and
                 truth
                 ,
                 to
                 doe
                 all
                 that
                 I
                 will
                 have
                 them
                 .
                 In
                 good
                 time
                 ,
                 replyed
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 I
                 beleeve
                 it
                 well
                 .
                 Then
                 said
                 
                   Wat
                   Tylar
                
                 ,
                 beleevest
                 thou
                 ,
                 King
                 that
                 these
                 people
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 as
                 many
                 moe
                 as
                 be
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 at
                 my
                 command
                 ,
                 will
                 depart
                 from
                 thee
                 thus
                 ,
                 without
                 having
                 thy
                 Letters
                 ?
                 No
                 ,
                 said
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 yee
                 shall
                 have
                 them
                 ,
                 they
                 bee
                 ordained
                 for
                 you
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 bee
                 delivered
                 to
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 these
                 words
                 ,
                 
                   Wat
                   Tylar
                
                 seeing
                 the
                 Knight
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Newton
                
                 neere
                 to
                 him
                 on
                 horsebacke
                 ,
                 bearing
                 the
                 Kings
                 sword
                 ,
                 was
                 offended
                 ,
                 and
                 said
                 ,
                 
                 It
                 had
                 become
                 him
                 better
                 to
                 be
                 on
                 foot
                 inhis
                 presence
                 .
                 The
                 Knight
                 (
                 not
                 having
                 forgot
                 his
                 old
                 accustomed
                 manhood
                 )
                 answered
                 ,
                 That
                 it
                 was
                 no
                 harme
                 ,
                 seeing
                 himselfe
                 was
                 also
                 on
                 horsebacke
                 .
                 Which
                 words
                 so
                 offended
                 Wat
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 drew
                 his
                 Dagger
                 ,
                 and
                 offered
                 to
                 strike
                 the
                 Knight
                 ,
                 calling
                 him
                 Traitor
                 .
                 The
                 Knight
                 answered
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 lied
                 ,
                 and
                 drew
                 his
                 Dagger
                 likewise
                 .
                 
                   Wat
                   Tylar
                
                 ,
                 not
                 suffering
                 such
                 an
                 indignity
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 before
                 his
                 rustick
                 companions
                 ,
                 made
                 as
                 if
                 he
                 would
                 have
                 run
                 upon
                 the
                 Knight
                 .
                 
                 The
                 King
                 therefore
                 ,
                 seeing
                 the
                 Knight
                 in
                 danger
                 ,
                 to
                 asswage
                 the
                 rigor
                 of
                 Wat
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 ,
                 commanded
                 the
                 Knight
                 to
                 alight
                 on
                 foot
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 deliver
                 his
                 Dagger
                 to
                 
                   Wat
                   Tylar
                
                 .
                 But
                 when
                 his
                 proud
                 mind
                 could
                 not
                 bee
                 so
                 pacified
                 ,
                 but
                 hee
                 would
                 also
                 have
                 his
                 Sword
                 :
                 the
                 Knight
                 answered
                 ,
                 It
                 was
                 the
                 kings
                 sword
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 quoth
                 he
                 )
                 thou
                 art
                 not
                 worthy
                 to
                 have
                 it
                 ,
                 nor
                 durst
                 thou
                 aske
                 it
                 of
                 me
                 ,
                 if
                 here
                 were
                 no
                 more
                 but
                 thou
                 and
                 I.
                 By
                 my
                 faith
                 ,
                 said
                 
                   Wat
                   Tylar
                
                 ,
                 I
                 shall
                 never
                 eat
                 ,
                 untill
                 I
                 have
                 thy
                 head
                 ,
                 and
                 would
                 have
                 run
                 in
                 upon
                 the
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 that
                 very
                 instant
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 
                   William
                   Walworth
                
                 ,
                 
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 a
                 bold
                 ,
                 couragious
                 and
                 brave
                 minded
                 man
                 ,
                 with
                 many
                 Knights
                 and
                 Squires
                 to
                 assist
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 hee
                 said
                 ;
                 My
                 Liege
                 ,
                 it
                 were
                 a
                 great
                 shame
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 as
                 never
                 had
                 before
                 been
                 heard
                 of
                 ,
                 if
                 in
                 that
                 presence
                 ,
                 they
                 should
                 permit
                 a
                 Noble
                 knight
                 to
                 be
                 shamefully
                 murthered
                 ,
                 and
                 before
                 the
                 face
                 of
                 their
                 Soveraigne
                 :
                 wherefore
                 hee
                 ought
                 to
                 bee
                 rescued
                 ,
                 and
                 Tylar
                 the
                 Rebell
                 to
                 be
                 ararrested
                 .
                 
                 Which
                 words
                 being
                 heard
                 ,
                 the
                 king
                 ,
                 although
                 he
                 were
                 but
                 of
                 tender
                 yeers
                 ,
                 taking
                 boldnesse
                 and
                 courage
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 commanded
                 the
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 to
                 lay
                 hand
                 upon
                 him
                 .
                 The
                 Maior
                 ,
                 being
                 a
                 man
                 of
                 an
                 incomparable
                 spirit
                 and
                 boldnes
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 further
                 delay
                 or
                 doubting
                 ,
                 straight
                 arrested
                 him
                 with
                 his
                 Mace
                 upon
                 the
                 head
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 in
                 such
                 sort
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 fell
                 downe
                 at
                 the
                 feet
                 of
                 his
                 horse
                 .
                 By
                 and
                 by
                 ,
                 they
                 which
                 attended
                 on
                 the
                 king
                 ,
                 environed
                 him
                 round
                 about
                 ,
                 whereby
                 he
                 was
                 not
                 seene
                 of
                 his
                 companie
                 .
                 And
                 an
                 Esquire
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Iohn
                   Cavendish
                
                 ,
                 alighted
                 from
                 his
                 horse
                 ,
                 and
                 thrust
                 his
                 Sword
                 into
                 
                   Wat
                   Tylars
                
                 belly
                 :
                 albeit
                 more
                 opinions
                 do
                 hold
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Maior
                 did
                 it
                 with
                 his
                 Dagger
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 beside
                 did
                 thrust
                 him
                 in
                 ,
                 in
                 many
                 places
                 of
                 his
                 body
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 drew
                 him
                 from
                 among
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 
                 into
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 Saint
                 Bartholomew
                 .
                 Which
                 when
                 the
                 Commons
                 perceived
                 ,
                 they
                 cryed
                 out
                 ,
                 that
                 their
                 Captaine
                 was
                 traiterously
                 slaine
                 ,
                 heartning
                 one
                 another
                 to
                 fight
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 revenge
                 his
                 death
                 ,
                 bending
                 their
                 Bowes
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 King
                 rode
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 saying
                 ,
                 
                 What
                 a
                 worke
                 is
                 this
                 ,
                 my
                 men
                 ?
                 What
                 meane
                 you
                 to
                 doe
                 ?
                 Will
                 you
                 shoot
                 at
                 your
                 king
                 ?
                 Be
                 not
                 quarrellous
                 ,
                 or
                 sorry
                 for
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 a
                 Traytor
                 and
                 Ribald
                 :
                 I
                 am
                 your
                 king
                 ,
                 I
                 will
                 be
                 your
                 Captaine
                 and
                 Leader
                 :
                 follow
                 me
                 into
                 the
                 Field
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 have
                 whatsoever
                 you
                 will
                 require
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 the
                 king
                 did
                 ,
                 lest
                 the
                 Commons
                 ,
                 being
                 bitterly
                 bent
                 in
                 minde
                 ,
                 should
                 set
                 fire
                 on
                 the
                 houses
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 where
                 their
                 Captain
                 was
                 slaine
                 .
                 They
                 therfore
                 followed
                 him
                 into
                 the
                 open
                 Field
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 that
                 were
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 not
                 knowing
                 as
                 yet
                 ,
                 whether
                 they
                 would
                 kill
                 the
                 king
                 ,
                 or
                 be
                 in
                 rest
                 ,
                 and
                 depart
                 home
                 with
                 the
                 kings
                 Charter
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 meane
                 while
                 ,
                 worthy
                 Walworth
                 ,
                 the
                 (
                 for
                 ever
                 )
                 famous
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 to
                 second
                 his
                 first
                 peece
                 of
                 service
                 ,
                 that
                 fell
                 out
                 to
                 so
                 good
                 purpose
                 ,
                 onely
                 with
                 one
                 servant
                 ,
                 riding
                 speedily
                 into
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 began
                 to
                 cry
                 ,
                 You
                 good
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 come
                 to
                 helpe
                 your
                 king
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 is
                 in
                 doubt
                 to
                 be
                 murdered
                 ,
                 and
                 succour
                 me
                 your
                 Maior
                 ,
                 that
                 am
                 in
                 the
                 like
                 danger
                 :
                 Or
                 if
                 you
                 will
                 not
                 succour
                 me
                 ,
                 yet
                 leave
                 not
                 the
                 king
                 destitute
                 .
                 When
                 the
                 Citizens
                 heard
                 this
                 ,
                 in
                 whose
                 hearts
                 the
                 love
                 of
                 the
                 king
                 was
                 ingrafted
                 ,
                 suddenly
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 seemely
                 prepared
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 a
                 thousand
                 )
                 they
                 tarried
                 in
                 the
                 streets
                 ,
                 for
                 some
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 knights
                 to
                 lead
                 them
                 (
                 with
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 king
                 .
                 And
                 by
                 good
                 fortune
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Knowles
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Freeman
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 came
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 instant
                 ,
                 whom
                 they
                 all
                 required
                 to
                 bee
                 their
                 Leader
                 .
                 Hee
                 gladly
                 undertooke
                 part
                 of
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   Perducas
                   Dalbert
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 other
                 knights
                 ,
                 led
                 on
                 the
                 rest
                 to
                 the
                 kings
                 presence
                 .
                 The
                 king
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 that
                 were
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 rejoycing
                 not
                 a
                 little
                 at
                 the
                 unhoped
                 for
                 comming
                 of
                 these
                 brave
                 armed
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 suddenly
                 compassed
                 the
                 whole
                 multitude
                 of
                 the
                 Commons
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 might
                 a
                 man
                 have
                 seene
                 a
                 wonderfull
                 change
                 of
                 Gods
                 right
                 hand
                 ,
                 
                 how
                 the
                 Commons
                 did
                 now
                 throw
                 downe
                 their
                 weapons
                 ,
                 and
                 fall
                 to
                 the
                 ground
                 ,
                 beseeching
                 pardon
                 ;
                 who
                 lately
                 before
                 did
                 glory
                 that
                 they
                 had
                 the
                 kings
                 life
                 in
                 their
                 power
                 ;
                 and
                 now
                 were
                 glad
                 to
                 hide
                 themselves
                 in
                 caves
                 ,
                 ditches
                 ,
                 corne-fields
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 The
                 knights
                 therefore
                 ,
                 desirous
                 to
                 be
                 revenged
                 ,
                 besought
                 the
                 king
                 to
                 permit
                 them
                 to
                 take
                 off
                 the
                 heads
                 of
                 and
                 hundred
                 or
                 two
                 ofthem
                 .
                 
                 But
                 the
                 king
                 would
                 not
                 condiscend
                 to
                 their
                 request
                 ,
                 but
                 commanded
                 the
                 Charter
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 demanded
                 ,
                 written
                 and
                 sealed
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 delivered
                 to
                 them
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 ,
                 to
                 avoid
                 any
                 more
                 mischiefe
                 :
                 As
                 knowing
                 well
                 ,
                 that
                 Essex
                 was
                 not
                 yet
                 pacified
                 ,
                 nor
                 Kent
                 stayed
                 ,
                 the
                 Commons
                 and
                 Rusticks
                 of
                 which
                 Countries
                 were
                 ready
                 to
                 rise
                 again
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 did
                 not
                 satisfie
                 them
                 the
                 sooner
                 .
                 The
                 Commons
                 having
                 got
                 the
                 Charter
                 ,
                 departed
                 homeward
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rude
                 people
                 being
                 disperted
                 and
                 gone
                 ,
                 the
                 king
                 called
                 for
                 his
                 valiant
                 Maior
                 of
                 
                   Lond.
                   W.
                   Walworth
                
                 ,
                 
                 whom
                 (
                 with
                 great
                 honour
                 )
                 he
                 knighted
                 there
                 in
                 the
                 field
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 he
                 had
                 very
                 worthily
                 deserved
                 .
                 The
                 like
                 he
                 did
                 to
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Brember
                   ,
                   Ioh.
                   Philpot
                   ,
                   Robert
                   Lawnd
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Standish
                   ,
                   Nicholas
                   Twiford
                   ,
                
                 and
                 
                   Adam
                   Frances
                
                 ,
                 Aldermen
                 .
                 Afterward
                 ,
                 the
                 king
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 lords
                 and
                 his
                 company
                 ,
                 orderly
                 entred
                 into
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 with
                 great
                 joy
                 ,
                 and
                 went
                 to
                 his
                 royal
                 Mother
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 lodged
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Tower
                   Royall
                
                 ,
                 called
                 then
                 the
                 Queenes
                 Wardrobe
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 shee
                 had
                 remained
                 two
                 dayes
                 and
                 two
                 nights
                 ,
                 very
                 much
                 abashed
                 and
                 amazed
                 .
                 
                 But
                 when
                 shee
                 saw
                 the
                 king
                 her
                 sonne
                 ,
                 she
                 was
                 highly
                 comforted
                 ,
                 and
                 said
                 ,
                 Ah
                 faire
                 Sonne
                 ,
                 what
                 great
                 sorrow
                 have
                 I
                 suffered
                 for
                 you
                 this
                 day
                 !
                 
                 The
                 king
                 answered
                 ,
                 and
                 said
                 :
                 Certainely
                 ,
                 Madame
                 ,
                 I
                 know
                 it
                 well
                 :
                 but
                 now
                 rejoyce
                 ,
                 and
                 thanke
                 God
                 ,
                 for
                 I
                 have
                 this
                 day
                 recovered
                 mine
                 Heritage
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Realme
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 which
                 I
                 had
                 neere-hand
                 lost
                 .
                 The
                 Archbishops
                 head
                 was
                 taken
                 off
                 the
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Wat
                   Tylars
                
                 head
                 set
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 we
                 are
                 further
                 to
                 consider
                 ,
                 that
                 for
                 an
                 eternall
                 remembrance
                 of
                 this
                 happy
                 day
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Cities
                 honour
                 withall
                 ,
                 the
                 king
                 granted
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 should
                 be
                 a
                 Dagger
                 added
                 to
                 the
                 Armes
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 right
                 quarter
                 of
                 the
                 shield
                 ,
                 for
                 an
                 augmentation
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Armes
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 memory
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 his
                 valiant
                 act
                 ,
                 as
                 doth
                 appeare
                 unto
                 this
                 day
                 .
                 For
                 till
                 that
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 Citie
                 bare
                 onely
                 the
                 Crosse
                 without
                 the
                 Dagger
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 whereas
                 it
                 hath
                 been
                 farre
                 spred
                 abroad
                 by
                 vulgar
                 opinion
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 the
                 Rebell
                 smitten
                 downe
                 so
                 manfully
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Walworth
                
                 ,
                 the
                 then
                 worthy
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 was
                 named
                 
                   Iack
                   Straw
                
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 
                   Wat
                   Tylar
                
                 :
                 I
                 thought
                 good
                 to
                 reconcile
                 this
                 rash
                 conceived
                 doubt
                 ,
                 by
                 such
                 testimony
                 as
                 I
                 find
                 in
                 ancient
                 and
                 good
                 Records
                 .
                 The
                 principall
                 Leaders
                 and
                 Captaines
                 of
                 the
                 Commons
                 ,
                 were
                 
                   Wat
                   Tylar
                
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 the
                 first
                 man
                 that
                 tooke
                 himselfe
                 to
                 be
                 offended
                 .
                 The
                 second
                 ,
                 was
                 Iohn
                 or
                 
                   Iack
                   Straw
                
                 :
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 was
                 
                   Iohn
                   Kirkby
                
                 :
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 
                   Allen
                   Thredder
                
                 :
                 the
                 fifth
                 ,
                 
                   Thomas
                   Scot
                
                 :
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 
                   Ralfe
                   Rugge
                
                 .
                 These
                 and
                 many
                 other
                 were
                 Leaders
                 of
                 the
                 Kentish
                 and
                 Essex
                 men
                 .
                 At
                 Mildenhall
                 and
                 Burie
                 in
                 Suffolke
                 ,
                 was
                 
                   Robert
                   Westbrome
                
                 ,
                 that
                 made
                 himselfe
                 a
                 king
                 ;
                 and
                 was
                 most
                 famous
                 ,
                 next
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wrawe
                
                 ,
                 who
                 being
                 a
                 Priest
                 ,
                 could
                 not
                 set
                 Crowne
                 upon
                 Crowne
                 :
                 but
                 left
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 king
                 and
                 Crowne
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 Robert.
                 At
                 
                   Norwich
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Litester
                
                 a
                 Dyer
                 ,
                 exercised
                 the
                 name
                 and
                 power
                 of
                 a
                 king
                 ,
                 till
                 he
                 was
                 taken
                 and
                 hanged
                 for
                 his
                 paines
                 .
                 Thus
                 dangerously
                 had
                 this
                 Rebellion
                 dispersed
                 it selfe
                 abroad
                 .
                 
                 But
                 the
                 happy
                 and
                 prosperous
                 successe
                 at
                 London
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 good
                 care
                 for
                 them
                 further
                 off
                 ,
                 gave
                 a
                 gracious
                 issue
                 to
                 all
                 in
                 the
                 end
                 .
                 After
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 
                   Wat
                   Tylar
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Iack
                   Straw
                
                 being
                 taken
                 ,
                 with
                 divers
                 other
                 ,
                 as
                 chiefe
                 actors
                 in
                 this
                 monstrous
                 disorder
                 :
                 the
                 fore-named
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 sate
                 in
                 judgement
                 upon
                 the
                 offenders
                 ,
                 and
                 pronounced
                 the
                 sentence
                 of
                 death
                 upon
                 them
                 .
                 
                 At
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 spake
                 openly
                 to
                 him
                 thus
                 :
                 Iohn
                 (
                 quoth
                 he
                 )
                 behold
                 ,
                 thy
                 death
                 is
                 at
                 hand
                 without
                 all
                 doubt
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 way
                 through
                 which
                 thou
                 mayst
                 hope
                 to
                 escape
                 :
                 wherefore
                 ,
                 for
                 thy
                 soules
                 health
                 ,
                 without
                 making
                 any
                 lye
                 ,
                 tell
                 us
                 what
                 you
                 purposed
                 to
                 have
                 done
                 among
                 you
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 what
                 end
                 you
                 did
                 assemble
                 the
                 Commons
                 .
                 When
                 hee
                 had
                 stayed
                 a
                 while
                 ,
                 as
                 doubtfull
                 what
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 the
                 Maior
                 began
                 thus
                 againe
                 to
                 him
                 :
                 Surely
                 thou
                 knowest
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 thing
                 which
                 I
                 demand
                 of
                 thee
                 ,
                 if
                 thou
                 doe
                 it
                 truely
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 redound
                 to
                 thy
                 soules
                 health
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 He
                 therefore
                 ,
                 animated
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maiors
                 good
                 words
                 ,
                 began
                 as
                 followeth
                 :
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Confession
                 of
                 Iack
                 Straw
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 before
                 his
                 death
                 .
              
               
                 NOw
                 it
                 booteth
                 not
                 to
                 lye
                 ,
                 neither
                 is
                 it
                 lawfull
                 to
                 utter
                 any
                 untruth
                 :
                 especially
                 ,
                 understanding
                 that
                 my
                 Soule
                 is
                 to
                 suffer
                 more
                 straiter
                 torments
                 if
                 I
                 should
                 so
                 doe
                 .
                 And
                 because
                 I
                 hope
                 for
                 two
                 commodities
                 by
                 speaking
                 the
                 truth
                 :
                 first
                 ,
                 that
                 what
                 I
                 shall
                 speake
                 ,
                 may
                 profit
                 the
                 Common-wealth
                 :
                 and
                 secondly
                 ,
                 after
                 my
                 death
                 ,
                 I
                 trust
                 by
                 your
                 suffrages
                 to
                 be
                 succoured
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 your
                 promises
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 to
                 pray
                 for
                 me
                 :
                 I
                 will
                 speake
                 faithfully
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 any
                 deceit
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 as
                 wee
                 were
                 assembled
                 upon
                 Black-heath
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 had
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 come
                 unto
                 us
                 :
                 our
                 purpose
                 was
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 slaine
                 all
                 such
                 Knights
                 ,
                 Squires
                 and
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 should
                 have
                 given
                 their
                 attendance
                 thither
                 upon
                 him
                 :
                 And
                 as
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 we
                 would
                 have
                 kept
                 him
                 among
                 us
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 that
                 the
                 people
                 might
                 more
                 boldly
                 have
                 repaired
                 to
                 us
                 :
                 sith
                 they
                 would
                 have
                 thought
                 ,
                 that
                 whatsoever
                 we
                 did
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 had
                 beene
                 done
                 by
                 his
                 authority
                 .
                 Finally
                 ,
                 when
                 we
                 had
                 gotten
                 power
                 enough
                 ,
                 that
                 wee
                 needed
                 not
                 to
                 feare
                 any
                 force
                 which
                 might
                 be
                 made
                 against
                 us
                 ,
                 we
                 would
                 have
                 slaine
                 all
                 such
                 Noblemen
                 as
                 might
                 either
                 have
                 given
                 counsell
                 ,
                 or
                 made
                 any
                 resistance
                 against
                 us
                 :
                 especially
                 ,
                 we
                 would
                 have
                 slaine
                 the
                 Knights
                 
                 of
                 the
                 Rhodes
                 or
                 Saint
                 Iohns
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 lastly
                 ,
                 were
                 would
                 have
                 killed
                 the
                 King
                 himselfe
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 men
                 of
                 possessions
                 :
                 with
                 Bishops
                 ,
                 Monks
                 ,
                 Canons
                 ,
                 and
                 Parsons
                 of
                 Churches
                 .
                 Onely
                 Friers
                 Mendicants
                 wee
                 would
                 have
                 spared
                 ,
                 that
                 might
                 have
                 sufficed
                 for
                 Ministration
                 of
                 the
                 Sacraments
                 .
              
               
                 When
                 we
                 had
                 made
                 a
                 riddance
                 of
                 all
                 those
                 ,
                 
                 we
                 would
                 have
                 devised
                 Lawes
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 which
                 Lawes
                 the
                 subjects
                 of
                 the
                 Realme
                 should
                 have
                 lived
                 .
                 For
                 we
                 would
                 have
                 created
                 Kings
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 
                   Wat
                   Tylar
                
                 in
                 Kent
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 in
                 other
                 Countries
                 .
                 But
                 because
                 this
                 our
                 purpose
                 was
                 disappointed
                 by
                 the
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canturbury
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 would
                 not
                 permit
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 come
                 to
                 us
                 :
                 wee
                 sought
                 by
                 all
                 meanes
                 to
                 dispatch
                 him
                 out
                 the
                 way
                 ,
                 as
                 at
                 length
                 we
                 did
                 .
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 evening
                 that
                 
                   Wat
                   Tylar
                
                 was
                 kild
                 ,
                 wee
                 were
                 determined
                 (
                 having
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Commons
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 bent
                 to
                 joyne
                 with
                 us
                 )
                 to
                 have
                 set
                 fire
                 in
                 foure
                 corners
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 have
                 divided
                 among
                 our selves
                 ,
                 the
                 spoile
                 of
                 the
                 chiefest
                 riches
                 that
                 might
                 have
                 been
                 found
                 at
                 our
                 〈◊〉
                 pleasure
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 (
                 said
                 he
                 )
                 〈…〉
                 ,
                 as
                 God
                 may
                 helpe
                 me
                 now
                 at
                 〈…〉
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 this
                 confession
                 ●●de
                 hee
                 was
                 beheaded
                 ,
                 and
                 〈◊〉
                 ●ad
                 set
                 on
                 
                   London
                   bridge
                
                 by
                 
                   Wat
                   Tylars
                
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 other
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1387.
                 
                 King
                 Richard
                 held
                 his
                 feast
                 of
                 Christmas
                 in
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1399.
                 the
                 same
                 King
                 was
                 sent
                 prisoner
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1414.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Oldcastle
                
                 brake
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
                 And
                 the
                 same
                 yeere
                 a
                 Parliament
                 being
                 holden
                 at
                 Leicester
                 ,
                 a
                 Porter
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 was
                 drawn
                 ,
                 hanged
                 and
                 headed
                 ,
                 whose
                 head
                 was
                 sent
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 set
                 over
                 the
                 Tower
                 Gate
                 ,
                 for
                 consenting
                 to
                 one
                 Whitlooke
                 ,
                 that
                 brake
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1419.
                 
                 Fryer
                 Randulph
                 was
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 there
                 slaine
                 by
                 the
                 Parson
                 of
                 Saint
                 Peters
                 in
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1426.
                 there
                 came
                 to
                 London
                 a
                 lewd
                 fellow
                 ,
                 
                 feining
                 himselfe
                 to
                 be
                 sent
                 from
                 the
                 Emperour
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 yong
                 king
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixt
                 ,
                 calling
                 himselfe
                 the
                 Baron
                 of
                 Blackamoore
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 he
                 should
                 be
                 the
                 principall
                 Physician
                 in
                 this
                 Kingdome
                 :
                 but
                 his
                 subtilty
                 being
                 knowne
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 apprehended
                 ,
                 condemned
                 ,
                 drawne
                 ,
                 hanged
                 ,
                 headed
                 and
                 quartered
                 ,
                 his
                 head
                 set
                 on
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 quarters
                 on
                 toure
                 Gates
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1458.
                 in
                 Whitson-week
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Somerset
                 ,
                 with
                 
                   Anthony
                   Rivers
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 other
                 foure
                 ,
                 kept
                 Iusts
                 before
                 the
                 Queen
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 against
                 three
                 Esquires
                 of
                 the
                 Queenes
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1465.
                 
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixt
                 was
                 brought
                 prisoner
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 remained
                 long
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1470.
                 the
                 Tower
                 was
                 yeelded
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Lee
                
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 and
                 his
                 Brethren
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 who
                 forthwith
                 entred
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 delivering
                 King
                 Henry
                 of
                 his
                 imprisonment
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 lodged
                 him
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 lodging
                 there
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 next
                 yeere
                 he
                 was
                 againe
                 sent
                 thither
                 prisoner
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 murdered
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1478.
                 
                 George
                 Duke
                 of
                 Clarence
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 drowned
                 in
                 a
                 Butte
                 of
                 Malmesey
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 :
                 and
                 within
                 5.
                 yeeres
                 after
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 fift
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Brother
                 ,
                 
                 were
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 murthered
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1485.
                 
                 Iohn
                 Earle
                 of
                 Oxford
                 was
                 made
                 Constable
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 had
                 custody
                 of
                 the
                 Lyons
                 granted
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1501.
                 in
                 the
                 moneth
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 was
                 royall
                 Turney
                 of
                 Lords
                 and
                 Knights
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 before
                 the
                 king
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1502.
                 
                 Queen
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 Henry
                 the
                 7.
                 died
                 of
                 Childbirth
                 in
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1512.
                 the
                 Chappell
                 in
                 the
                 high
                 white
                 Tower
                 was
                 burned
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1546.
                 
                 Queene
                 
                   Anne
                   Bullein
                
                 was
                 beheaded
                 in
                 the
                 Tower.
                 1541.
                 
                 Lady
                 
                   Katherine
                   Howard
                
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 king
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 was
                 also
                 beheaded
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1546.
                 the
                 27.
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 Tuesday
                 in
                 Easter
                 weeke
                 
                   William
                   Foxley
                
                 ,
                 Potmaker
                 for
                 the
                 Mint
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 fell
                 asleepe
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 continued
                 sleeping
                 ,
                 and
                 could
                 not
                 bee
                 wakened
                 with
                 pricking
                 ,
                 cramping
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 burning
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 first
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 tearme
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 full
                 14.
                 daies
                 ,
                 and
                 15.
                 nights
                 ,
                 or
                 more
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 Easter
                 tearme
                 beginneth
                 not
                 afore
                 17.
                 dayes
                 after
                 Easter
                 .
                 The
                 cause
                 of
                 his
                 thus
                 sleeping
                 could
                 not
                 bee
                 knowne
                 ,
                 though
                 the
                 same
                 were
                 diligently
                 searched
                 
                 after
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 Physicians
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 learned
                 men
                 :
                 yea
                 ,
                 the
                 king
                 himselfe
                 examined
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Wil.
                   Foxley
                
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 in
                 all
                 points
                 found
                 at
                 his
                 wakening
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 as
                 if
                 he
                 had
                 slept
                 but
                 one
                 night
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 lived
                 more
                 than
                 forty
                 yeeres
                 after
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Tower
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 untill
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 1587.
                 and
                 then
                 deceased
                 on
                 Wednesday
                 in
                 Easter
                 weeke
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 much
                 for
                 these
                 accidents
                 :
                 and
                 now
                 to
                 conclude
                 thereof
                 in
                 summary
                 .
                 This
                 Tower
                 is
                 a
                 Cittadell
                 ,
                 to
                 defend
                 or
                 command
                 the
                 Citie
                 :
                 
                 a
                 Royall
                 place
                 for
                 assemblies
                 and
                 treaties
                 :
                 a
                 Prison
                 of
                 Estate
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 dangerous
                 offenders
                 :
                 The
                 onely
                 place
                 of
                 coynage
                 for
                 all
                 England
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 :
                 the
                 Armorie
                 for
                 warlike
                 provision
                 :
                 the
                 Treasurie
                 of
                 the
                 Ornaments
                 and
                 Iewels
                 of
                 the
                 Crowne
                 ,
                 and
                 generall
                 conserver
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Records
                 of
                 the
                 kings
                 Courts
                 of
                 Iustice
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Tower
                 on
                 London
                 Bridge
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 next
                 Tower
                 on
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 on
                 
                   London
                   Bridge
                
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 north
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Draw-bridge
                 .
                 This
                 Tower
                 was
                 new
                 begun
                 to
                 be
                 builded
                 1426.
                 
                 
                   Iohn
                   Reynwell
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 laid
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 corner-stones
                 in
                 the
                 foundation
                 of
                 this
                 worke
                 ;
                 the
                 other
                 three
                 were
                 laid
                 by
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 and
                 Bridge-masters
                 :
                 upon
                 every
                 of
                 these
                 foure
                 stones
                 was
                 ingraven
                 in
                 faire
                 Romane
                 letters
                 ,
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Ihesus
                 .
                 And
                 these
                 stones
                 I
                 have
                 seene
                 laid
                 in
                 the
                 Bridge
                 Storehouse
                 ,
                 since
                 they
                 were
                 taken
                 up
                 ,
                 when
                 that
                 Tower
                 was
                 of
                 late
                 newly
                 made
                 of
                 timber
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Gate
                 and
                 tower
                 was
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 strongly
                 builded
                 up
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 continued
                 untill
                 the
                 yeere
                 1577.
                 in
                 the
                 moneth
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 same
                 stone
                 arched
                 gate
                 and
                 tower
                 ,
                 being
                 decayed
                 ,
                 was
                 begun
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 were
                 the
                 heads
                 of
                 the
                 traytors
                 removed
                 thence
                 ,
                 and
                 set
                 on
                 the
                 tower
                 over
                 the
                 gate
                 at
                 the
                 Bridge
                 foot
                 ,
                 towards
                 Southwarke
                 .
                 This
                 said
                 tower
                 beeing
                 taken
                 downe
                 ,
                 a
                 new
                 foundation
                 was
                 drawne
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Langley
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 laid
                 the
                 first
                 stone
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 presence
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 and
                 Bridge
                 masters
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 28
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 moneth
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 the
                 yeere
                 1579.
                 the
                 same
                 tower
                 was
                 finished
                 ,
                 a
                 beautifull
                 and
                 chargeable
                 peece
                 of
                 worke
                 ,
                 all
                 above
                 the
                 Bridge
                 being
                 of
                 timber
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Tower
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 of
                 London
                 Bridge
                 .
              
               
                 ANother
                 tower
                 there
                 is
                 on
                 
                   London
                   Bridge
                
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 over
                 the
                 gate
                 at
                 the
                 South
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 toward
                 Southwarke
                 .
                 This
                 gate
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 tower
                 thereupon
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 Arches
                 of
                 the
                 Bridge
                 fell
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 man
                 perished
                 by
                 the
                 fall
                 thereof
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1436.
                 
                 Towards
                 the
                 new
                 building
                 whereof
                 ,
                 divers
                 charitable
                 Citizens
                 gave
                 large
                 summes
                 of
                 monies
                 :
                 which
                 Gate
                 being
                 then
                 againe
                 new
                 builded
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 ,
                 with
                 thirteene
                 houses
                 more
                 on
                 the
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1471.
                 burned
                 by
                 the
                 Mariners
                 and
                 Saylers
                 of
                 Kent
                 ,
                 Bastard
                 Fawconbridge
                 being
                 their
                 Captaine
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Baynards
                 Castle
                 .
              
               
                 IN
                 the
                 west
                 part
                 of
                 this
                 Citie
                 (
                 saith
                 Fitzstephen
                 )
                 are
                 two
                 most
                 strong
                 Castles
                 ,
                 
                 &c.
                 
                 Also
                 
                   Gervasim
                   Tilbury
                
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 Reigne
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 
                 writing
                 of
                 these
                 Castl●
                 〈◊〉
                 to
                 this
                 effect
                 :
                 
                   Two
                   Castles
                
                 (
                 saith
                 he
                 )
                 〈◊〉
                 
                   built
                   with
                   wals
                   and
                   rampires
                   ,
                   whereof
                   one
                   is
                   in
                   right
                   of
                   possession
                   Baynards
                   :
                   the
                   other
                   ,
                   the
                   Barons
                   of
                   Mountfitchet
                   .
                
                 The
                 first
                 of
                 these
                 Castles
                 ,
                 banking
                 on
                 the
                 River
                 Thames
                 ,
                 was
                 called
                 
                   Baynards
                   Castle
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Baynard
                 ,
                 a
                 Nobleman
                 that
                 came
                 in
                 with
                 the
                 Conquerour
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 builded
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Rufus
                
                 :
                 after
                 whose
                 decease
                 
                   Geffrey
                   Baynard
                
                 succeeded
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 
                   William
                   Baynard
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1111
                 who
                 by
                 forfeiture
                 for
                 Felonie
                 ,
                 lost
                 his
                 Baronry
                 of
                 little
                 Dunmow
                 ,
                 and
                 king
                 Henry
                 gave
                 it
                 wholly
                 to
                 Robert
                 ,
                 the
                 sonne
                 of
                 Richard
                 ,
                 the
                 sonne
                 of
                 Gilbert
                 of
                 Clare
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 his
                 heires
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 
                   Baynards
                   Castle
                
                 .
                 This
                 Robert
                 married
                 
                   Maude
                   de
                   Sent
                   Licio
                
                 ,
                 Lady
                 of
                 Bradham
                 ,
                 and
                 deceased
                 1134.
                 was
                 buried
                 at
                 Saint
                 Needes
                 by
                 Gilbert
                 of
                 Glare
                 his
                 Father
                 :
                 Walter
                 his
                 sonne
                 succeeded
                 him
                 ,
                 he
                 tooke
                 to
                 wife
                 
                   Matilde
                   de
                   Bocham
                
                 ;
                 and
                 after
                 her
                 decease
                 ,
                 Matilde
                 the
                 daughter
                 and
                 coheyre
                 of
                 
                   Richard
                   de
                   Lucy
                
                 ,
                 on
                 whom
                 hee
                 begate
                 Robert
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 :
                 hee
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1198.
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 at
                 Dunmow
                 :
                 after
                 whom
                 succeeded
                 
                   Robert
                   Fitzwater
                
                 ,
                 a
                 valiant
                 knight
                 .
              
               
               
                 About
                 the
                 yeere
                 1213.
                 there
                 arose
                 a
                 great
                 discord
                 betwixt
                 king
                 Iohn
                 and
                 his
                 Barons
                 ,
                 
                 because
                 of
                 Matilda
                 ,
                 surnamed
                 the
                 faire
                 ,
                 daughter
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Robert
                   Fitzwater
                
                 ,
                 whom
                 the
                 king
                 unlawfully
                 loved
                 ,
                 but
                 could
                 not
                 obtain
                 her
                 ,
                 nor
                 her
                 Father
                 would
                 consent
                 thereunto
                 :
                 wherupon
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 other
                 like
                 causes
                 ,
                 ensued
                 warre
                 through
                 the
                 whole
                 Realme
                 .
                 The
                 Barons
                 were
                 received
                 into
                 Lond.
                 where
                 they
                 greatly
                 endamaged
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 end
                 ,
                 the
                 king
                 did
                 not
                 onely
                 (
                 therefore
                 )
                 banish
                 the
                 said
                 Fitzwater
                 amongst
                 other
                 ,
                 
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Realme
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 caused
                 his
                 Castell
                 ,
                 called
                 Baynard
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 his
                 houses
                 to
                 bee
                 spoiled
                 .
                 
                 Which
                 then
                 being
                 done
                 ,
                 a
                 Messenger
                 being
                 sent
                 unto
                 Matilda
                 the
                 faire
                 ,
                 
                 about
                 the
                 kings
                 suit
                 ,
                 whereunto
                 shee
                 would
                 not
                 consent
                 ,
                 she
                 was
                 poysoned
                 :
                 
                   Robert
                   Fitzwater
                
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 being
                 then
                 passed
                 into
                 France
                 and
                 some
                 into
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 It
                 hapned
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1214.
                 king
                 Iohn
                 being
                 then
                 in
                 France
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 Army
                 ,
                 that
                 a
                 truce
                 was
                 taken
                 betwixt
                 the
                 two
                 kings
                 of
                 England
                 and
                 France
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 tearme
                 of
                 five
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 River
                 ,
                 or
                 arme
                 of
                 the
                 Sea
                 〈◊〉
                 then
                 betwixt
                 either
                 host
                 .
                 There
                 was
                 a
                 Knight
                 in
                 the
                 English
                 host
                 ,
                 that
                 cryed
                 to
                 them
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 ,
                 willing
                 some
                 one
                 of
                 their
                 Knights
                 ,
                 to
                 come
                 and
                 just
                 a
                 course
                 or
                 twaine
                 with
                 him
                 :
                 whereupon
                 ,
                 without
                 stay
                 ,
                 
                   Robert
                   Fitzwater
                
                 ,
                 being
                 on
                 the
                 French
                 part
                 ,
                 made
                 himselfe
                 ready
                 ,
                 ferried
                 over
                 ,
                 and
                 got
                 on
                 horsebacke
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 man
                 to
                 helpe
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 shewed
                 himselfe
                 ready
                 to
                 the
                 face
                 of
                 his
                 challenger
                 ,
                 whom
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 course
                 ,
                 hee
                 strooke
                 so
                 hard
                 with
                 his
                 great
                 Speare
                 ,
                 that
                 horse
                 and
                 man
                 fell
                 to
                 the
                 ground
                 :
                 and
                 when
                 his
                 Speare
                 was
                 broken
                 ,
                 hee
                 went
                 back
                 againe
                 to
                 the
                 king
                 of
                 France
                 .
                 Which
                 when
                 the
                 king
                 had
                 seene
                 ,
                 by
                 Gods
                 tooth
                 ,
                 
                 quoth
                 hee
                 (
                 after
                 his
                 usuall
                 oath
                 )
                 he
                 were
                 a
                 king
                 indeed
                 ,
                 that
                 had
                 such
                 a
                 Knight
                 .
                 The
                 friends
                 of
                 Robert
                 hearing
                 these
                 words
                 ,
                 kneeled
                 downe
                 and
                 said
                 :
                 
                 O
                 king
                 ,
                 he
                 is
                 your
                 knight
                 ;
                 it
                 is
                 
                   Robert
                   Fitzwater
                
                 ,
                 and
                 thereupon
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 hee
                 was
                 sent
                 for
                 ,
                 and
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 kings
                 favour
                 :
                 By
                 which
                 meanes
                 ,
                 peace
                 was
                 concluded
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 he
                 received
                 his
                 livings
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 licence
                 to
                 repaire
                 to
                 his
                 Castell
                 of
                 Baynard
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Castles
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 yeere
                 1216.
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 the
                 Castell
                 of
                 Hartford
                 ,
                 being
                 delivered
                 to
                 Lewes
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Barons
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Robert
                   Fitzwater
                
                 requiring
                 to
                 have
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 because
                 the
                 keeping
                 thereof
                 did
                 by
                 ancient
                 right
                 and
                 title
                 pertaine
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 was
                 answered
                 by
                 Lewes
                 ;
                 That
                 English
                 men
                 were
                 not
                 worthy
                 to
                 have
                 such
                 holds
                 in
                 keeping
                 ,
                 because
                 they
                 did
                 betray
                 their
                 own
                 Lord
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 This
                 Robert
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1234.
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 at
                 Dunmow
                 ,
                 and
                 Walter
                 his
                 sonne
                 succeeded
                 him
                 ,
                 1258.
                 and
                 his
                 Barony
                 of
                 Baynard
                 ,
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 ward
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 in
                 the
                 nonage
                 of
                 
                   Robert
                   Fitzwater
                
                 .
                 This
                 Robert
                 tooke
                 to
                 his
                 second
                 wife
                 ,
                 Aelianor
                 ,
                 daughter
                 and
                 heire
                 to
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Ferrars
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1289.
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1303.
                 on
                 the
                 12.
                 of
                 March.
                 Before
                 
                   Iohn
                   Blondon
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 he
                 acknowledged
                 his
                 service
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 Citie
                 ,
                 and
                 sware
                 upon
                 the
                 Evangelists
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 would
                 be
                 true
                 to
                 the
                 liberties
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 maintaine
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 his
                 power
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 counsell
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 keepe
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 rights
                 that
                 belonged
                 to
                 Robert
                 Fitzwater
                 ,
                 Chastilian
                 and
                 Banner-bearer
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Wodeham
                 were
                 these
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 said
                 Robert
                 and
                 his
                 heires
                 ,
                 
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 chiefe
                 Bannerers
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 fee
                 for
                 the
                 Chastilary
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 and
                 his
                 ancestors
                 had
                 by
                 
                   Castell
                   Baynard
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Citie
                 .
                 In
                 time
                 of
                 warre
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 and
                 his
                 heyres
                 ought
                 to
                 serve
                 the
                 City
                 in
                 manner
                 as
                 followeth
                 :
                 that
                 is
                 ;
              
               
                 The
                 said
                 Robert
                 ought
                 to
                 come
                 ,
                 hee
                 being
                 the
                 twentieth
                 man
                 of
                 Armes
                 on
                 horsebacke
                 ,
                 covered
                 with
                 cloth
                 ,
                 or
                 Armour
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 great
                 West
                 doore
                 of
                 St.
                 Paul
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Banner
                 displaied
                 before
                 him
                 ,
                 of
                 his
                 Armes
                 .
                 And
                 when
                 hee
                 is
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 doore
                 ,
                 mounted
                 and
                 apparelled
                 ,
                 as
                 before
                 is
                 said
                 ,
                 the
                 Maior
                 with
                 his
                 Aldermen
                 and
                 Sheriffs
                 ,
                 armed
                 in
                 their
                 Armes
                 ,
                 shall
                 come
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Paul
                 unto
                 the
                 said
                 doore
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Banner
                 in
                 his
                 hand
                 all
                 on
                 foot
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 Banner
                 shal
                 be
                 Gules
                 ,
                 the
                 Image
                 of
                 Saint
                 Paul
                 gold
                 :
                 the
                 face
                 ,
                 hands
                 ,
                 feet
                 ,
                 and
                 sword
                 of
                 silver
                 :
                 and
                 assoone
                 as
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 shall
                 see
                 the
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 and
                 Sheriffs
                 come
                 
                 on
                 foot
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 armed
                 with
                 such
                 a
                 Banner
                 ,
                 he
                 shall
                 alight
                 from
                 his
                 horse
                 ,
                 and
                 salute
                 the
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 say
                 to
                 him
                 ;
                 
                   Sir
                   Maior
                   ,
                   I
                   am
                   come
                   to
                   doe
                   my
                   service
                   ,
                   which
                   I
                   owe
                   to
                   the
                   Citie
                   .
                
              
               
                 And
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 shall
                 answer
                 :
              
               
                 We
                 give
                 to
                 you
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 our
                 Banneret
                 of
                 fee
                 in
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
                 the
                 Banner
                 of
                 this
                 Citie
                 to
                 beare
                 and
                 governe
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 honour
                 and
                 profit
                 of
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
                 to
                 your
                 power
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 and
                 his
                 heires
                 shall
                 receive
                 the
                 Banner
                 in
                 his
                 hands
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 goe
                 on
                 foot
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 gate
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Banner
                 in
                 his
                 hands
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 and
                 Shiriffes
                 shall
                 follow
                 to
                 the
                 doore
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 bring
                 an
                 horse
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 ,
                 worth
                 twenty
                 pound
                 ,
                 which
                 horse
                 shall
                 bee
                 saddled
                 with
                 a
                 saddle
                 of
                 the
                 Armes
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 be
                 covered
                 with
                 sindals
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Armes
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 they
                 shall
                 present
                 to
                 him
                 twenty
                 pounds
                 starling
                 money
                 ,
                 and
                 deliver
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 Chamberlaine
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 expences
                 that
                 day
                 .
                 Then
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 shall
                 mount
                 upon
                 the
                 horse
                 which
                 the
                 Maior
                 presented
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Banner
                 in
                 his
                 hand
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 soone
                 as
                 he
                 is
                 up
                 ,
                 hee
                 shall
                 say
                 to
                 the
                 Mayor
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 cause
                 a
                 Marshall
                 to
                 be
                 chosen
                 for
                 the
                 host
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ;
                 which
                 Marshall
                 being
                 chosen
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 shall
                 command
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Burgesses
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 to
                 warne
                 the
                 Commons
                 to
                 assemble
                 together
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 shall
                 all
                 goe
                 under
                 the
                 Banner
                 of
                 S.
                 Paul
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 shall
                 beare
                 it
                 himselfe
                 unto
                 Ealdgate
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 and
                 Maior
                 shall
                 deliver
                 the
                 said
                 Bauner
                 of
                 Saint
                 Paul
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 they
                 shal
                 assent
                 or
                 think
                 good
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 they
                 must
                 make
                 any
                 issue
                 forth
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ;
                 then
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 ought
                 to
                 choose
                 two
                 forth
                 of
                 every
                 Ward
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 sage
                 personages
                 ,
                 to
                 foresee
                 to
                 the
                 safe
                 keeping
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 after
                 they
                 be
                 gone
                 forth
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 counsell
                 shall
                 bee
                 taken
                 in
                 the
                 Priorie
                 of
                 the
                 Trinity
                 neere
                 unto
                 Ealdgate
                 .
                 And
                 againe
                 ,
                 before
                 every
                 Towne
                 or
                 Castle
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 host
                 of
                 London
                 shall
                 besiege
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 siege
                 continue
                 a
                 whole
                 yeere
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 shall
                 have
                 for
                 every
                 siege
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Communalty
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 one
                 hundred
                 shillings
                 for
                 his
                 travell
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 more
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 be
                 the
                 rights
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 hath
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 warre
                 .
                 
                 Rights
                 belonging
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Fitzwater
                
                 and
                 to
                 his
                 heires
                 in
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 peace
                 ,
                 are
                 these
                 ;
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 The
                 said
                 Robert
                 hath
                 a
                 Soke
                 or
                 Ward
                 in
                 the
                 Citie
                 ;
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 a
                 wall
                 of
                 the
                 Canonrie
                 of
                 Saint
                 Paul
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 man
                 goeth
                 down
                 the
                 street
                 before
                 the
                 Brewhouse
                 of
                 Saint
                 Paul
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 Thames
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 the
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Mill
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 in
                 the
                 water
                 that
                 commeth
                 downe
                 from
                 the
                 Fleet-bridge
                 ,
                 and
                 goeth
                 so
                 by
                 London
                 wals
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Friers
                 preachers
                 and
                 Ludgate
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 returneth
                 backe
                 by
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Fryers
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 said
                 wall
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Canonrie
                 of
                 Saint
                 Paul
                 ;
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 Andrew
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 in
                 the
                 gift
                 of
                 his
                 Ancestors
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Signiority
                 :
                 and
                 so
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 hath
                 appendant
                 unto
                 the
                 said
                 Soke
                 ,
                 all
                 these
                 things
                 under-written
                 :
                 That
                 he
                 ought
                 to
                 have
                 a
                 Sokeman
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 place
                 what
                 Sokeman
                 he
                 will
                 ,
                 so
                 he
                 be
                 of
                 the
                 Sokemanrie
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 same
                 Ward
                 ;
                 and
                 if
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 Sokemanry
                 be
                 impleaded
                 in
                 the
                 Guildhall
                 ,
                 of
                 any
                 thing
                 that
                 toucheth
                 not
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 the
                 Maior
                 that
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 is
                 ,
                 or
                 that
                 toucheth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 no
                 Sheriffe
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 not
                 lawfull
                 for
                 the
                 Sokeman
                 of
                 the
                 Sokemanrie
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Robert
                   Fitzwater
                
                 ,
                 to
                 demand
                 a
                 Court
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 his
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 ought
                 to
                 grant
                 him
                 to
                 have
                 a
                 Court
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 in
                 his
                 Court
                 hee
                 ought
                 to
                 bring
                 his
                 judgements
                 ,
                 at
                 it
                 is
                 assented
                 and
                 agreed
                 upon
                 in
                 the
                 Guild-hall
                 ,
                 that
                 shall
                 be
                 given
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 any
                 therefore
                 be
                 taken
                 in
                 his
                 Soke
                 .
                 manry
                 ,
                 he
                 ought
                 to
                 have
                 his
                 Stocks
                 and
                 imprisonment
                 in
                 his
                 Soke
                 ;
                 and
                 he
                 shall
                 be
                 brought
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 the
                 Guild-hall
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 they
                 shall
                 provide
                 him
                 his
                 judgement
                 that
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 given
                 of
                 him
                 :
                 but
                 his
                 judgement
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 published
                 till
                 he
                 come
                 into
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 his
                 liberty
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 the
                 judgement
                 shall
                 bee
                 such
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 if
                 he
                 have
                 deserved
                 death
                 by
                 treason
                 ,
                 he
                 to
                 be
                 tyed
                 to
                 a
                 post
                 in
                 the
                 Thames
                 at
                 a
                 good
                 Wharfe
                 ,
                 where
                 Boats
                 are
                 fastned
                 ,
                 two
                 ebbings
                 and
                 two
                 flowings
                 of
                 the
                 water
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 if
                 he
                 be
                 condemned
                 for
                 a
                 common
                 thiefe
                 ,
                 he
                 ought
                 to
                 bee
                 led
                 to
                 the
                 
                 Elmes
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 suffer
                 his
                 judgement
                 as
                 other
                 Theeves
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 and
                 his
                 heires
                 hath
                 honour
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 holdeth
                 a
                 great
                 Franches
                 within
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Maior
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 and
                 Citizens
                 are
                 bound
                 to
                 doe
                 him
                 of
                 right
                 ;
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 that
                 when
                 the
                 Maior
                 will
                 hold
                 a
                 great
                 Councell
                 ,
                 he
                 ought
                 to
                 call
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 and
                 his
                 heires
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 with
                 him
                 in
                 councell
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 sworne
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 of
                 counsell
                 with
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 against
                 all
                 people
                 ,
                 saving
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 his
                 heires
                 .
                 And
                 when
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 commeth
                 to
                 the
                 Hustings
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Guild
                   hall
                
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 the
                 Maior
                 or
                 his
                 Lieutenant
                 ought
                 to
                 rise
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 set
                 him
                 downe
                 neere
                 unto
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 long
                 as
                 hee
                 is
                 in
                 the
                 Guild-hall
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 judgements
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 given
                 by
                 his
                 mouth
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Record
                 of
                 the
                 Recorders
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Guild-hall
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 many
                 waifes
                 as
                 come
                 so
                 long
                 as
                 he
                 is
                 there
                 ,
                 he
                 ought
                 to
                 give
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 Bayliffes
                 of
                 the
                 Towne
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 whom
                 he
                 will
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 counsaile
                 of
                 the
                 Maior
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 be
                 the
                 Franchises
                 that
                 belonged
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Fitzwater
                
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 time
                 of
                 peace
                 ,
                 which
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 antiquity
                 thereof
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 noted
                 out
                 of
                 an
                 old
                 Record
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Robert
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1305
                 leaving
                 issue
                 ,
                 
                   Walter
                   Fitzrobert
                
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 issue
                 ,
                 
                   Robert
                   Fitzwalter
                
                 ,
                 unto
                 whom
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1320.
                 the
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 acknowledged
                 the
                 right
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 ought
                 to
                 him
                 and
                 his
                 heires
                 for
                 the
                 Castle
                 Baynard
                 .
                 He
                 deceased
                 1325.
                 unto
                 whom
                 succeeded
                 
                   Robert
                   Fitzrobert
                   ,
                   Fitzwalter
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 More
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Fitzwater
                 may
                 ye
                 read
                 in
                 my
                 Annales
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 51
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 .
                 But
                 how
                 this
                 honour
                 of
                 
                   Baynards
                   Castle
                
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 ,
                 fell
                 from
                 the
                 possession
                 of
                 the
                 Fitzwaters
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 read
                 :
                 only
                 I
                 find
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1428.
                 the
                 seventh
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 great
                 fire
                 was
                 at
                 
                   Baynards
                   Castle
                
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 Humfrey
                 Duke
                 of
                 Gloucester
                 builded
                 it
                 new
                 .
                 By
                 his
                 death
                 and
                 attaindor
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1446.
                 it
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 him
                 to
                 Richard
                 Duke
                 of
                 Yorke
                 ,
                 of
                 whom
                 wee
                 reade
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1457.
                 he
                 lodged
                 there
                 as
                 in
                 his
                 owne
                 house
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1460.
                 the
                 28
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 the
                 Earles
                 of
                 March
                 and
                 of
                 Warwicke
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 power
                 of
                 men
                 ,
                 (
                 but
                 few
                 of
                 name
                 )
                 entred
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 of
                 the
                 Citizens
                 joyfully
                 received
                 ;
                 and
                 upon
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 being
                 Sunday
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Earle
                 caused
                 his
                 people
                 to
                 be
                 mustred
                 in
                 S.
                 Iohns
                 field
                 :
                 where
                 ,
                 unto
                 that
                 host
                 was
                 shewed
                 and
                 proclaimed
                 ,
                 certaine
                 Articles
                 &
                 points
                 ,
                 wherein
                 King
                 Henry
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 said
                 ,
                 had
                 offended
                 ,
                 and
                 thereupon
                 it
                 was
                 demanded
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 people
                 ,
                 whether
                 the
                 said
                 Henry
                 was
                 worthy
                 to
                 raingne
                 as
                 King
                 any
                 longer
                 ,
                 or
                 not
                 :
                 wherunto
                 the
                 people
                 cryed
                 ,
                 nay
                 .
                 Then
                 it
                 was
                 asked
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 whether
                 they
                 would
                 have
                 the
                 E.
                 
                 of
                 March
                 for
                 their
                 King
                 :
                 and
                 they
                 cryed
                 ,
                 yea
                 ,
                 yea
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 certaine
                 Captaines
                 were
                 appointed
                 to
                 beare
                 report
                 thereof
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Earle
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 then
                 being
                 lodged
                 at
                 his
                 Castle
                 of
                 Baynard
                 .
                 Whereof
                 when
                 the
                 Earle
                 was
                 by
                 them
                 advertised
                 ,
                 he
                 thanked
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 them
                 for
                 their
                 election
                 :
                 notwithstanding
                 ,
                 he
                 shewed
                 some
                 countenance
                 of
                 insufficiency
                 in
                 him
                 ,
                 to
                 occupie
                 so
                 great
                 a
                 charge
                 ,
                 till
                 by
                 exhortation
                 of
                 the
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canturbury
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Excest
                 .
                 and
                 certain
                 Noblemen
                 ,
                 he
                 granted
                 to
                 their
                 petition
                 :
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 next
                 morrow
                 at
                 Pauls
                 ,
                 he
                 went
                 on
                 Procession
                 ,
                 offered
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 
                   Te
                   Deum
                
                 sung
                 .
                 Then
                 was
                 he
                 with
                 great
                 Royalty
                 conveyed
                 to
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 in
                 the
                 great
                 Hall
                 ,
                 set
                 in
                 the
                 Kingss
                 Seat
                 ,
                 with
                 Saint
                 Edwards
                 Scepter
                 in
                 his
                 hand
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 seventh
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Edwards
                 reigne
                 ,
                 
                 many
                 men
                 were
                 arrested
                 of
                 treason
                 ,
                 surmised
                 against
                 them
                 ,
                 wherethough
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 were
                 put
                 to
                 death
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 escaped
                 for
                 great
                 sums
                 of
                 money
                 .
                 Amongst
                 whom
                 were
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cooke
                
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohan
                   Plummer
                
                 ,
                 Knights
                 ,
                 
                   Humfrey
                   Heyward
                
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 London
                 arrested
                 ,
                 and
                 charged
                 with
                 treason
                 :
                 whereof
                 they
                 were
                 acquitted
                 ,
                 but
                 they
                 lost
                 their
                 goods
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 40000.
                 
                 Marks
                 ,
                 or
                 more
                 ,
                 as
                 some
                 have
                 written
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 example
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cooke
                
                 ,
                 lately
                 before
                 L.
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 was
                 by
                 one
                 ,
                 named
                 Hawkins
                 ,
                 appeached
                 of
                 Treason
                 ,
                 for
                 which
                 he
                 was
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 his
                 place
                 in
                 London
                 seized
                 on
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Rivers
                 ;
                 and
                 his
                 Lady
                 and
                 servants
                 cleerely
                 put
                 out
                 thereof
                 ,
                 the
                 cause
                 being
                 thus
                 :
              
               
               
                 The
                 forenamed
                 Hawkins
                 came
                 (
                 upon
                 a
                 time
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cooke
                
                 ,
                 
                 requesting
                 him
                 to
                 lend
                 him
                 a
                 thousand
                 Markes
                 upon
                 good
                 surety
                 ;
                 wherunto
                 he
                 answered
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 would
                 first
                 know
                 for
                 whom
                 it
                 should
                 be
                 :
                 At
                 length
                 understanding
                 that
                 it
                 should
                 bee
                 for
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 Queen
                 Margaret
                 ,
                 hee
                 answered
                 ;
                 he
                 had
                 no
                 currant
                 wares
                 ,
                 whereof
                 any
                 shift
                 might
                 bee
                 made
                 ,
                 without
                 too
                 much
                 losse
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 required
                 Hawkins
                 to
                 move
                 him
                 no
                 further
                 ,
                 for
                 he
                 intended
                 not
                 to
                 deale
                 therewithall
                 .
                 Yet
                 the
                 said
                 Hawkins
                 requested
                 but
                 one
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 at
                 length
                 ,
                 and
                 went
                 away
                 without
                 it
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 one
                 penny
                 ,
                 and
                 never
                 after
                 came
                 again
                 to
                 move
                 him
                 ;
                 which
                 rested
                 so
                 for
                 two
                 or
                 3.
                 yeere
                 after
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 said
                 Hawkins
                 was
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ;
                 and
                 brought
                 at
                 length
                 to
                 the
                 Brake
                 or
                 Racke
                 ,
                 commonly
                 called
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Excesters
                 daughter
                 ,
                 because
                 hee
                 was
                 the
                 deviser
                 of
                 that
                 torture
                 .
                 By
                 meanes
                 of
                 which
                 paine
                 ,
                 he
                 revealed
                 many
                 things
                 :
                 and
                 among
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 the
                 motion
                 ,
                 which
                 hee
                 had
                 made
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cooke
                
                 ,
                 was
                 one
                 .
                 In
                 regard
                 whereof
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 Thomas
                 was
                 troubled
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 have
                 heard
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Iury
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 meanes
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Fogge
                
                 ,
                 endighted
                 him
                 of
                 treason
                 .
                 After
                 which
                 ,
                 an
                 
                   Oyer
                   determiner
                
                 was
                 held
                 in
                 the
                 Guildhall
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 sate
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Clarence
                 ,
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Warwicke
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Rivers
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Fogge
                
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 of
                 the
                 kings
                 Councell
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 place
                 was
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 Thomas
                 brought
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 arraigned
                 upon
                 life
                 and
                 death
                 :
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 acquitted
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 endightment
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 Counter
                 in
                 Breadstreet
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 Bench.
                 Being
                 thus
                 acquitted
                 ,
                 his
                 Wife
                 got
                 possession
                 againe
                 of
                 his
                 house
                 ,
                 the
                 which
                 she
                 found
                 in
                 a
                 very
                 evill
                 plight
                 :
                 for
                 the
                 servants
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Fogge
                
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Rivers
                 ,
                 had
                 made
                 havocke
                 of
                 what
                 they
                 listed
                 .
                 Also
                 ,
                 at
                 his
                 place
                 at
                 
                   Giddy
                   Hall
                
                 in
                 Essex
                 ,
                 
                 anóther
                 sort
                 had
                 destroyed
                 the
                 Deere
                 in
                 his
                 Parke
                 ,
                 his
                 Conies
                 and
                 Fish
                 ,
                 and
                 spared
                 not
                 Brasse
                 ,
                 Pewter
                 ,
                 Bedding
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 that
                 they
                 could
                 carry
                 away
                 ;
                 for
                 which
                 ,
                 neuer
                 a
                 penny
                 might
                 be
                 gotten
                 backe
                 againe
                 in
                 recompence
                 ,
                 nor
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cooke
                
                 bee
                 delivered
                 ,
                 untill
                 he
                 had
                 paid
                 8000.
                 pounds
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 800.
                 pounds
                 to
                 the
                 Queene
                 .
                 And
                 because
                 that
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Markham
                
                 knight
                 ,
                 then
                 chiefe
                 Iustice
                 of
                 the
                 Pleas
                 ,
                 determined
                 somewhat
                 against
                 the
                 kings
                 pleasure
                 (
                 that
                 the
                 offence
                 done
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cooke
                
                 was
                 no
                 treason
                 ,
                 but
                 misprision
                 ,
                 the
                 which
                 was
                 no
                 desert
                 of
                 death
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 be
                 fined
                 at
                 the
                 kings
                 pleasure
                 :
                 
                 )
                 the
                 Lord
                 Rivers
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Dutches
                 of
                 Bedford
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 procured
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 lost
                 his
                 Office
                 afterward
                 .
              
               
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 being
                 dead
                 ,
                 leaving
                 his
                 eldest
                 sonne
                 Edward
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 second
                 sonne
                 Richard
                 ,
                 both
                 infants
                 ;
                 Richard
                 Duke
                 of
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 elected
                 by
                 the
                 Nobles
                 and
                 Commons
                 in
                 the
                 Guildhall
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 tooke
                 on
                 him
                 the
                 title
                 or
                 the
                 Realme
                 and
                 kingdome
                 ,
                 as
                 imposed
                 upon
                 him
                 in
                 this
                 Baynards
                 Castle
                 ,
                 as
                 yee
                 may
                 read
                 pended
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Moore
                
                 ,
                 and
                 set
                 downe
                 in
                 my
                 Annals
                 .
              
               
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 ,
                 
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1501.
                 the
                 16.
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 repaired
                 or
                 rather
                 new
                 builded
                 this
                 house
                 ,
                 not
                 imbattelled
                 ,
                 or
                 so
                 strongly
                 fortified
                 Castle-like
                 ▪
                 but
                 farre
                 more
                 beautifull
                 and
                 commodious
                 for
                 the
                 entertainment
                 of
                 any
                 Prince
                 or
                 great
                 Estate
                 :
                 hee
                 also
                 kept
                 a
                 Royall
                 Turney
                 ,
                 and
                 Iusts
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 Lords
                 ,
                 knights
                 and
                 other
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 seventeenth
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 he
                 with
                 his
                 Queene
                 were
                 lodged
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 Fauls
                 Church
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 made
                 their
                 offering
                 ,
                 dined
                 in
                 the
                 Bishops
                 Palace
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 returned
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 18
                 ,
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 he
                 was
                 lodged
                 there
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Ambassadours
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 the
                 Romanes
                 ,
                 were
                 thither
                 brought
                 to
                 his
                 presence
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 the
                 king
                 came
                 to
                 Pauls
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 there
                 sworne
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 the
                 Romans
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 had
                 sworne
                 to
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 twenty
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 ,
                 
                 he
                 with
                 his
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 ,
                 all
                 in
                 their
                 habits
                 of
                 the
                 Gatter
                 ,
                 rode
                 from
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 through
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 Cathedrall
                 Church
                 of
                 St.
                 Pauls
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 heard
                 Evensong
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 they
                 rode
                 to
                 Baynards
                 Castle
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 king
                 lodged
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 next
                 morrow
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 habit
                 they
                 rode
                 from
                 thence
                 againe
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 of
                 St.
                 Pauls
                 ,
                 went
                 on
                 Procession
                 ,
                 heard
                 the
                 divine
                 Service
                 ,
                 offered
                 and
                 returned
                 .
                 The
                 same
                 yeere
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Castile
                 
                 was
                 lodged
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1553.
                 the
                 19.
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 the
                 Councell
                 ,
                 
                 partly
                 moved
                 with
                 the
                 right
                 of
                 the
                 Lady
                 Maries
                 cause
                 ,
                 partly
                 considering
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 was
                 wholly
                 bent
                 on
                 her
                 side
                 ,
                 changing
                 their
                 minde
                 from
                 Lady
                 Iane
                 ,
                 lately
                 proclaimed
                 Queen
                 ;
                 assembled
                 themselves
                 at
                 this
                 Baynards
                 Castle
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 communed
                 with
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Pembrooke
                 and
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Shrewsbury
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Mason
                
                 ,
                 Clerke
                 of
                 the
                 Councell
                 ,
                 sent
                 for
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 riding
                 into
                 Cheape
                 to
                 the
                 Crosse
                 ,
                 where
                 Garter
                 King
                 at
                 Armes
                 (
                 Trumpets
                 being
                 sounded
                 )
                 proclaimed
                 the
                 Lady
                 Marie
                 ,
                 Daughter
                 to
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eight
                 ,
                 and
                 Queene
                 Katharine
                 ,
                 Queene
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 Castle
                 now
                 belongeth
                 to
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Pembrooke
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 this
                 Castle
                 ,
                 was
                 sometime
                 a
                 Tower
                 ,
                 the
                 name
                 thereof
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 read
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 was
                 builded
                 by
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 is
                 manifest
                 by
                 this
                 that
                 followeth
                 :
              
               
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 second
                 yeere
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 gave
                 unto
                 
                   William
                   de
                   Ros
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Hamelake
                 in
                 Yorkeshire
                 ,
                 a
                 Tower
                 upon
                 the
                 water
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Gastle
                 Baynard
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 which
                 Tower
                 his
                 Father
                 had
                 builded
                 ,
                 he
                 gave
                 the
                 said
                 Tower
                 and
                 appurtenances
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 
                   William
                   Hamesake
                
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 heires
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 Roseyeerely
                 to
                 be
                 paid
                 for
                 al
                 service
                 due
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 Tower
                 as
                 it
                 seemeth
                 to
                 me
                 ,
                 was
                 since
                 called
                 
                   Legates
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 the
                 7.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Tower
                 of
                 Mountfiquit
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 next
                 Tower
                 or
                 Castle
                 ,
                 
                 banking
                 also
                 on
                 the
                 river
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 was
                 (
                 as
                 is
                 afore
                 shewed
                 )
                 called
                 Mountfiquits
                 Castle
                 ,
                 belonging
                 to
                 a
                 Nobleman
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 Mountfiquit
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 builder
                 thereof
                 ,
                 who
                 came
                 in
                 with
                 William
                 the
                 Conquerour
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 afterward
                 named
                 ,
                 
                   William
                   le
                   Sir
                   Monntfiquit
                
                 .
                 This
                 Castle
                 hee
                 builded
                 in
                 a
                 place
                 ,
                 not
                 far
                 distant
                 from
                 Baynards
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 West
                 .
                 The
                 same
                 
                   William
                   Mountfiquit
                
                 lived
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Hen.
                 the
                 1.
                 and
                 was
                 witnesse
                 to
                 a
                 Charter
                 then
                 granted
                 to
                 the
                 Citie
                 for
                 the
                 Shiriffes
                 of
                 
                   London
                   ,
                   Richard
                   Mountfiquit
                
                 lived
                 in
                 king
                 Iohns
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1213.
                 was
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 king
                 banished
                 the
                 Realme
                 into
                 France
                 ,
                 when
                 (
                 peradventure
                 )
                 king
                 Iohn
                 caused
                 his
                 Castle
                 of
                 Mountfiquit
                 ,
                 amongst
                 other
                 Castles
                 of
                 the
                 Barons
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 overthrowne
                 .
                 The
                 which
                 ,
                 after
                 his
                 returne
                 ,
                 might
                 bee
                 by
                 him
                 againe
                 re
                 edified
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 totall
                 destruction
                 thereof
                 ,
                 was
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1276.
                 when
                 
                   Robert
                   Kilwarby
                
                 ,
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canturbury
                 ,
                 began
                 the
                 foundation
                 of
                 the
                 Fryers
                 Preachers
                 Church
                 there
                 ,
                 commonly
                 called
                 ,
                 the
                 Blacke
                 Fryers
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 a
                 Charter
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 fourth
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 in
                 these
                 words
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Gregory
                   Rokesley
                
                 ,
                 
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Barons
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 granted
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 
                   Canturbury
                   Robert
                   Kilwarby
                
                 ,
                 two
                 lanes
                 or
                 wayes
                 ,
                 lying
                 next
                 to
                 the
                 street
                 of
                 
                   Baynards
                   Castle
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 Mountfiquit
                 ,
                 or
                 Mountfichet
                 to
                 be
                 destroyed
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 which
                 place
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 builded
                 the
                 late
                 new
                 Church
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Blacke
                   Fryers
                
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 stones
                 that
                 were
                 left
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Tower
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 best
                 and
                 choise
                 stones
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 had
                 obtained
                 of
                 King
                 William
                 Conquerour
                 ,
                 to
                 re-edifie
                 the
                 upper
                 part
                 of
                 Saint
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 then
                 (
                 by
                 chance
                 of
                 fire
                 )
                 decaied
                 .
              
               
                 One
                 other
                 Tower
                 there
                 was
                 also
                 ,
                 
                 situate
                 on
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 neere
                 unto
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Black
                   Fryers
                
                 Church
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 part
                 thereof
                 ,
                 builded
                 at
                 the
                 Citizens
                 charges
                 ,
                 by
                 licence
                 and
                 commandement
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 their
                 gránts
                 .
                 Which
                 Tower
                 was
                 then
                 finished
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 stood
                 for
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 300.
                 yeeres
                 ;
                 and
                 was
                 at
                 the
                 last
                 taken
                 downe
                 by
                 the
                 commandement
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Sha
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1502.
                 
              
               
                 Another
                 Tower
                 or
                 Castle
                 also
                 was
                 there
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 king
                 .
                 For
                 I
                 read
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1087.
                 the
                 20.
                 of
                 William
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Paul
                 ,
                 being
                 burned
                 ,
                 Mauritius
                 then
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 afterward
                 began
                 the
                 foundation
                 of
                 a
                 new
                 Church
                 ,
                 whereunto
                 king
                 William
                 (
                 saith
                 mine
                 Author
                 )
                 gave
                 the
                 choise
                 stones
                 of
                 his
                 Castle
                 ,
                 standing
                 neere
                 to
                 the
                 bank
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 west
                 end
                 of
                 
                 the
                 Citie
                 .
                 
                 After
                 this
                 
                   Mauritius
                   ,
                   Richard
                
                 his
                 successor
                 purchased
                 the
                 streets
                 about
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 ,
                 compassing
                 the
                 same
                 with
                 a
                 wall
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 and
                 gates
                 ,
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 first
                 gave
                 to
                 this
                 Richard
                 ,
                 so
                 much
                 of
                 the
                 Moat
                 or
                 wall
                 of
                 the
                 Castle
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 Thames
                 side
                 to
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 as
                 should
                 be
                 needfull
                 to
                 make
                 the
                 said
                 wall
                 of
                 the
                 Churchyard
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 much
                 more
                 as
                 should
                 suffice
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 way
                 without
                 the
                 wall
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Tower
                 or
                 Castle
                 being
                 thus
                 destroyed
                 ,
                 stood
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 may
                 seeme
                 ,
                 in
                 place
                 where
                 now
                 standeth
                 the
                 House
                 called
                 Bridewell
                 .
                 For
                 notwithstanding
                 the
                 destruction
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Castle
                 or
                 Tower
                 ,
                 the
                 house
                 remained
                 large
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 this
                 Realme
                 long
                 after
                 were
                 lodged
                 there
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 kept
                 their
                 Courts
                 .
                 For
                 untill
                 the
                 9.
                 yeere
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 the
                 Courts
                 of
                 Law
                 and
                 Iustice
                 were
                 kept
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 house
                 ,
                 wheresoever
                 he
                 was
                 lodged
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 elsewhere
                 .
                 And
                 that
                 the
                 Kings
                 have
                 beene
                 lodged
                 ,
                 and
                 kept
                 their
                 Law
                 Court
                 in
                 this
                 place
                 ,
                 I
                 could
                 shew
                 you
                 many
                 ,
                 authors
                 of
                 record
                 ;
                 but
                 for
                 a
                 plaine
                 proofe
                 ,
                 this
                 one
                 may
                 suffice
                 :
                 
                   Haec
                   est
                   finalis
                   concordia
                   ,
                   facta
                   in
                   Curia
                   Dom.
                
                 
                 
                   Regis
                   apud
                   Sanct.
                   Bridgid
                   .
                   Lond.
                   a
                   die
                   Sancti
                   Michaelis
                   in
                   15.
                   dies
                   Anno
                   regni
                   Regis
                   Iohannis
                   7.
                   
                   Corā
                   G.
                   Fil.
                   Petri
                   ,
                   Eustacio
                   de
                   Fauconberg
                   ,
                   Iohanne
                   de
                   Gestlinge
                   ,
                   Osbart
                   filio
                   Hervey
                   ,
                   Walter
                   de
                   Crisping
                   ,
                   Iusticiar
                   .
                   &
                   aliis
                   Baronibus
                   Domini
                   Regis
                   .
                
                 More
                 (
                 as
                 
                   Mathew
                   Paris
                
                 hath
                 )
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1210.
                 
                 King
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 12.
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 summoned
                 a
                 Parliament
                 at
                 S.
                 Brides
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 exacted
                 of
                 the
                 Clergie
                 and
                 religious
                 persons
                 ,
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 one
                 hundred
                 thousand
                 pounds
                 ,
                 and
                 besides
                 all
                 this
                 ,
                 the
                 white
                 Monks
                 were
                 compelled
                 to
                 cancell
                 their
                 priviledges
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 pay
                 40000.
                 
                   l.
                
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 This
                 house
                 of
                 S.
                 Birdes
                 of
                 later
                 time
                 being
                 left
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 used
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 ,
                 fell
                 to
                 ruine
                 ,
                 insomuch
                 that
                 the
                 very
                 platforme
                 thereof
                 remained
                 (
                 for
                 great
                 part
                 )
                 waste
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 ,
                 but
                 a
                 lay-stall
                 of
                 filth
                 and
                 rubbish
                 ,
                 only
                 a
                 faire
                 Well
                 remained
                 there
                 .
                 A
                 great
                 part
                 of
                 this
                 house
                 ,
                 namely
                 on
                 the
                 west
                 ,
                 as
                 hath
                 beene
                 said
                 ,
                 was
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Salisbury
                 ;
                 
                 the
                 other
                 part
                 toward
                 the
                 East
                 remained
                 waste
                 ,
                 untill
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 8.
                 builded
                 a
                 stately
                 and
                 beautifull
                 house
                 thereupon
                 ,
                 giving
                 it
                 to
                 name
                 ,
                 Bridewell
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 and
                 Well
                 there
                 .
                 This
                 house
                 he
                 purposely
                 builded
                 for
                 the
                 entertainmēt
                 of
                 the
                 Emp.
                 Charles
                 the
                 5.
                 who
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1522.
                 came
                 into
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 shewed
                 in
                 my
                 Summarie
                 ,
                 Annales
                 ,
                 and
                 large
                 Chronicles
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 North-west
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
                 neere
                 unto
                 Redcrosse-street
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 Tower
                 ,
                 commonly
                 called
                 Barbican
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 Burhkenning
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 being
                 placed
                 on
                 an
                 high
                 ground
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 builded
                 of
                 some
                 good
                 height
                 ,
                 was
                 (
                 in
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 used
                 as
                 a
                 Watch-Tower
                 for
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 a
                 man
                 might
                 behold
                 and
                 view
                 the
                 whole
                 Citie
                 towards
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 into
                 
                   Kent
                   ,
                   Suffex
                
                 and
                 Surrey
                 ,
                 and
                 likewise
                 every
                 other
                 way
                 ,
                 East
                 ,
                 North
                 ,
                 or
                 West
                 .
              
               
                 Some
                 other
                 Burhkennings
                 or
                 Watch-Towers
                 there
                 were
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 ,
                 in
                 and
                 about
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 all
                 which
                 were
                 repayred
                 ,
                 yea
                 and
                 others
                 new
                 builded
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   Gilbert
                   de
                   Clare
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Gloucester
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Barons
                 were
                 in
                 Armes
                 ,
                 and
                 held
                 the
                 Citie
                 against
                 the
                 King.
                 But
                 the
                 Barons
                 being
                 reconciled
                 to
                 his
                 favour
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1267.
                 he
                 caused
                 all
                 their
                 Burhkennings
                 ,
                 Watch-Towers
                 ,
                 and
                 Bulwarkes
                 ,
                 made
                 and
                 repaired
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Earle
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 plucked
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 ditches
                 to
                 be
                 filled
                 up
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 nought
                 of
                 them
                 might
                 seeme
                 to
                 remaine
                 .
                 
                 And
                 then
                 was
                 might
                 seeme
                 to
                 remaine
                 .
                 And
                 then
                 was
                 this
                 Burhkenning
                 ,
                 amongst
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 overthrowne
                 and
                 destroyed
                 :
                 and
                 although
                 the
                 ditch
                 neere
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 then
                 called
                 Hounds-ditch
                 ,
                 was
                 stopped
                 up
                 ,
                 yet
                 the
                 street
                 (
                 of
                 long
                 time
                 after
                 )
                 was
                 called
                 Hounds-ditch
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 late
                 time
                 (
                 more
                 commonly
                 )
                 called
                 Barbican
                 .
                 The
                 plot
                 or
                 feat
                 of
                 this
                 Burhkëning
                 or
                 watch-tower
                 ,
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1336.
                 the
                 tenth
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 gave
                 unto
                 
                   Robert
                   Vfford
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Suffolke
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 his
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Base-court
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 S.
                 Giles
                 without
                 Creplegate
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 commonly
                 called
                 the
                 Barbican
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Tower
                   Royall
                
                 was
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 the
                 kings
                 house
                 ,
                 
                 King
                 Stephen
                 was
                 there
                 lodged
                 ;
                 but
                 since
                 called
                 the
                 Queenes
                 Wardrobe
                 .
                 The
                 Princesse
                 ,
                 mother
                 to
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 2.
                 in
                 the
                 4.
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 was
                 lodged
                 there
                 ,
                 being
                 forced
                 to
                 fly
                 frō
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Rebels
                 possessed
                 it
                 .
                 But
                 on
                 the
                 15.
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 (
                 saith
                 
                   Frosard
                   )
                   Wat
                   Tylar
                
                 being
                 slaine
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 King
                 
                 went
                 to
                 this
                 Lady
                 Princesse
                 his
                 mother
                 ,
                 then
                 lodged
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Tower
                   Royall
                
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 Queenes
                 Wardrobe
                 ,
                 where
                 shee
                 had
                 tarried
                 two
                 dayes
                 and
                 two
                 nights
                 :
                 which
                 Tower
                 (
                 saith
                 the
                 Record
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 the
                 thirty
                 sixth
                 yeere
                 )
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 Parishe
                 of
                 the
                 Saint
                 
                   Michael
                   de
                   Pater
                   noster
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1386.
                 
                 King
                 Richard
                 with
                 Queene
                 Anne
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 
                 kept
                 their
                 Christmas
                 at
                 Eltham
                 ,
                 whither
                 came
                 to
                 him
                 Lion
                 King
                 of
                 Ermonie
                 ,
                 
                 under
                 pretence
                 to
                 reforme
                 peace
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 England
                 and
                 France
                 ;
                 but
                 what
                 his
                 comming
                 profited
                 ,
                 he
                 onely
                 understood
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 besides
                 innumerable
                 gifts
                 that
                 he
                 received
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Nobles
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 lying
                 then
                 in
                 this
                 Tower
                 Royall
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 the
                 Queenes
                 Wardrobe
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 granted
                 to
                 him
                 a
                 Charter
                 ,
                 of
                 a
                 thousand
                 pounds
                 by
                 yeere
                 during
                 his
                 life
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 ,
                 as
                 hee
                 affirmed
                 ,
                 chased
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 Kingdome
                 by
                 the
                 Tartarians
                 .
                 More
                 concerning
                 this
                 Tower
                 shall
                 you
                 read
                 ,
                 when
                 you
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 Vintry
                 Ward
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 is
                 standeth
                 .
              
               
                 Sernes
                 Tower
                 in
                 Bucklersberie
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 sometimes
                 the
                 Kings
                 house
                 .
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 eighteenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 appointed
                 his
                 Exchange
                 of
                 monies
                 therein
                 to
                 be
                 kept
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 two
                 and
                 thirtieth
                 ,
                 hee
                 gave
                 the
                 same
                 Tower
                 to
                 his
                 free
                 Chappell
                 of
                 S.
                 Stephen
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Of
               Schooles
               and
               other
               Houses
               of
               Learning
               .
            
             
               IN
               the
               reigne
               of
               King
               Stephen
               ,
               
               and
               of
               Henry
               the
               second
               ,
               
                 (
                 saith
              
               Fitzstephen
               )
               there
               were
               in
               
                 London
                 3.
              
               principal
               Churches
               ,
               which
               had
               famous
               Schooles
               ,
               either
               by
               priviledge
               and
               ancient
               dignitie
               ,
               or
               by
               fauour
               of
               some
               particular
               persons
               ,
               as
               of
               Doctors
               ,
               which
               were
               ●●ceounted
               notable
               and
               renowned
               ,
               for
               knowledge
               in
               Philosophie
               .
               And
               there
               were
               other
               inferior
               Schools
               also
               .
            
             
               Vpon
               Festivall
               dayes
               ,
               
               the
               Masters
               made
               solemne
               meetings
               in
               the
               Churches
               ,
               where
               their
               Schollers
               disputed
               Logically
               and
               demonstratively
               :
               some
               bringing
               Enthimems
               ,
               other
               ,
               perfect
               Syllogismes
               :
               some
               disputed
               for
               shew
               ;
               others
               to
               trace
               out
               the
               truth
               ;
               and
               cunning
               Sophisters
               were
               brave
               scholars
               ,
               when
               they
               flowed
               with
               words
               .
               Others
               used
               fallacies
               :
               Rhetoricians
               spake
               aptly
               to
               perswade
               ,
               observing
               the
               precepts
               of
               Art
               ,
               and
               omitting
               nothing
               that
               might
               serve
               their
               purpose
               .
               The
               Boyes
               of
               divers
               Schooles
               did
               cap
               or
               pot
               verses
               ,
               and
               contended
               of
               the
               principles
               of
               Grammar
               .
            
             
               There
               were
               some
               ,
               
               which
               (
               on
               the
               other
               side
               )
               with
               Epigrams
               and
               Rimes
               ,
               nipping
               and
               quipping
               their
               fellowes
               ,
               and
               the
               faults
               of
               others
               ,
               though
               suppressing
               their
               names
               ,
               moved
               thereby
               much
               laughter
               among
               their
               Auditors
               .
            
             
               Hitherto
               Fitzstephen
               ,
               for
               schooles
               and
               scholars
               ,
               and
               for
               their
               exercise
               in
               the
               Citie
               in
               his
               dayes
               ,
               :
               sithence
               the
               which
               time
               ,
               as
               to
               me
               it
               seemeth
               ,
               by
               increase
               of
               Colledges
               of
               students
               in
               the
               Vaiversities
               of
               Oxford
               and
               Cambridge
               ,
               the
               frequenting
               of
               schooles
               ,
               and
               exercises
               of
               scholars
               in
               the
               Citie
               ,
               as
               had
               beene
               accustomed
               ,
               very
               much
               decreased
               .
            
             
               The
               three
               principall
               Churches
               which
               had
               these
               famous
               shooles
               by
               priviledges
               ,
               must
               needs
               be
               the
               cathedral
               Church
               of
               S.
               Paul
               for
               one
               :
               seeing
               that
               by
               a
               generall
               Councell
               ,
               
               
                 holden
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1176.
                 at
                 Rome
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Patriarchie
                 of
              
               Laterane
               ,
               
                 it
                 was
                 decreed
                 ,
                 that
                 every
                 Cathedrall
                 Church
                 should
                 have
                 his
                 schoolemaster
                 ,
                 to
                 teach
                 poore
                 schollers
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 as
                 had
                 bin
                 accustomed
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 no
                 man
                 should
                 take
                 any
                 reward
                 for
                 licence
                 to
                 teach
                 .
                 The
                 second
                 ,
                 as
                 most
                 ancient
                 ,
                 may
                 seeme
                 to
                 have
                 beene
                 the
                 Monasterie
                 of
                 S.
              
               Peters
               at
               Westminster
               ,
               whereof
               Ingulphus
               ,
               
                 Abbot
                 of
              
               Crowland
               ,
               
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
              
               William
               
                 the
                 Conqueror
                 ,
                 writeth
                 thus
                 :
                 1
                 Jngulphus
                 ,
              
               an
               humble
               servant
               of
               God
               ,
               borne
               of
               English
               parents
               ,
               in
               the
               most
               beautifull
               Citie
               of
               London
               ,
               
               for
               to
               attaine
               to
               learning
               ,
               was
               first
               put
               to
               Westm
               .
               &
               after
               to
               study
               at
               Oxford
               ,
               &c.
               
               
                 And
                 writing
                 in
                 praise
                 of
                 Queene
              
               Agitha
               ,
               
                 wife
                 to
              
               Edward
               
                 the
                 Confessor
              
               :
               I
               have
               seene
               
                 (
                 faith
                 he
              
               )
               often
               ,
               when
               being
               but
               a
               Boy
               ,
               I
               came
               to
               see
               my
               Father
               ,
               dwelling
               in
               the
               Kings
               Court
               ,
               and
               often
               comming
               from
               Schoole
               ,
               when
               I
               
               met
               the
               Queene
               ,
               she
               would
               oppose
               me
               touching
               my
               learning
               and
               lesson
               .
               And
               falling
               from
               Grammar
               to
               Logicke
               ,
               wherein
               she
               had
               some
               knowledge
               ,
               she
               would
               subtilly
               conclude
               an
               Argument
               with
               me
               .
               And
               by
               her
               handmaiden
               give
               me
               three
               or
               foure
               peeces
               of
               money
               ,
               and
               send
               mee
               unto
               the
               Palace
               ,
               where
               I
               should
               receive
               some
               victuals
               ,
               and
               then
               bee
               dismissed
               .
            
             
               The
               third
               Schoole
               seemeth
               to
               have
               beene
               in
               the
               Monastery
               of
               S.
               Saviour
               ,
               at
               Bermondsey
               in
               Southwarke
               .
               For
               other
               Priories
               ,
               as
               of
               Saint
               Iohn
               by
               Smithfield
               ,
               Saint
               Bartholomew
               in
               Smithfield
               ,
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Overie
              
               in
               Southwarke
               ,
               and
               that
               of
               the
               Holy
               Trinity
               by
               Ealdgate
               ,
               were
               all
               of
               later
               foundation
               ,
               and
               the
               Friers
               Colledges
               ,
               and
               Hospitals
               in
               this
               Citie
               ,
               were
               raised
               since
               them
               ,
               in
               the
               reignes
               of
               Henry
               the
               3.
               
               Edward
               the
               1
               ,
               2
               ,
               and
               3.
               &c.
               
               All
               which
               houses
               had
               their
               Schools
               ,
               though
               not
               so
               famous
               as
               these
               first
               named
               .
            
             
               But
               touching
               Schooles
               more
               lately
               advanced
               in
               this
               Citie
               ,
               I
               read
               ,
               that
               King
               Henry
               the
               fifth
               ,
               having
               suppressed
               the
               Priories
               Aliens
               ,
               
               whereof
               some
               were
               about
               London
               ,
               namely
               ,
               
                 Our
                 Lady
                 of
                 Rouncivall
              
               by
               Charing-Crosse
               :
               one
               other
               Hospitall
               in
               Oldborne
               :
               one
               other
               without
               Creplegate
               ;
               and
               the
               fourth
               without
               Aldersgate
               :
               besides
               other
               that
               are
               now
               worne
               out
               of
               memory
               ,
               and
               whereof
               there
               is
               no
               monument
               remaining
               ,
               more
               than
               Rouncivall
               ,
               converted
               to
               a
               Brotherhood
               ,
               which
               continued
               till
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               eighth
               ,
               or
               Edward
               the
               6.
               
               This
               ,
               I
               say
               ,
               and
               other
               of
               their
               Schooles
               ,
               being
               broken
               up
               and
               ceased
               ,
               King
               Henry
               the
               6.
               in
               the
               24.
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               
               by
               Patent
               appointed
               ,
               that
               there
               should
               be
               in
               London
               Grammar-Schooles
               ,
               besides
               S.
               Pauls
               ,
               at
               S.
               
                 Martins
                 le
                 grand
              
               ,
               S.
               
                 Mary
                 le
                 Bow
              
               ,
               in
               Cheap
               ,
               S.
               Dunstans
               in
               the
               west
               ,
               and
               S.
               Anthonies
               .
               And
               in
               the
               next
               yeere
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               1394.
               the
               said
               King
               ordained
               by
               Parliament
               ,
               
               that
               foure
               other
               Grammer-Schooles
               should
               be
               erected
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               in
               the
               Parishes
               of
               Saint
               Andrew
               in
               
                 Oldborne
                 ,
                 Alhallowes
              
               the
               great
               ,
               in
               Thames
               street
               ,
               Saint
               Peters
               upon
               Cornhill
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               Hospitall
               of
               Saint
               Thomas
               of
               Acons
               in
               west
               Cheape
               .
               Since
               the
               which
               time
               ,
               as
               divers
               Schooles
               ,
               by
               suppressing
               of
               religious
               houses
               (
               whereof
               they
               were
               members
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               eighth
               ,
               have
               beene
               decayed
               :
               so
               againe
               have
               some
               others
               beene
               newly
               erected
               and
               founded
               for
               them
               .
               
               As
               namely
               ,
               Pauls
               schoole
               ,
               in
               place
               of
               an
               old
               ruined
               house
               ,
               was
               builded
               in
               most
               ample
               manner
               ,
               and
               largely
               endowed
               in
               the
               yeere
               1512.
               by
               
                 Iohn
                 Collet
              
               ,
               Doctor
               of
               Divinity
               ,
               and
               Deane
               of
               Pauls
               ,
               for
               153.
               poore
               mens
               children
               :
               for
               which
               there
               was
               ordained
               a
               Master
               ,
               Submaster
               or
               Vsher
               ,
               and
               a
               Chaplaine
               .
               
               Againe
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1553.
               after
               the
               erection
               of
               Christs
               Hospitall
               ,
               in
               the
               late
               dissolved
               house
               of
               the
               
                 Gray
                 Friers
              
               ,
               a
               great
               number
               of
               poore
               children
               being
               taken
               in
               ,
               a
               schoole
               was
               also
               ordained
               there
               ,
               at
               the
               Citizens
               charges
               .
            
             
               Also
               in
               the
               yeere
               1561.
               the
               Merchant
               Taylors
               of
               London
               ,
               
               founded
               one
               notable
               free
               Grammar-schoole
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Saint
               
                 Laurence
                 Poultney
              
               ,
               by
               Candle-weeke
               street
               ;
               
                 Richard
                 Hils
              
               ,
               late
               Master
               of
               that
               Company
               ,
               having
               given
               500.
               pound
               toward
               the
               purchase
               of
               an
               House
               ,
               called
               the
               Mannor
               of
               the
               Rose
               ,
               sometime
               the
               Duke
               of
               Buckinghams
               ,
               wherein
               the
               schoole
               is
               kept
               .
            
             
               As
               for
               the
               meeting
               of
               Schoolemasters
               on
               festivall
               dayes
               ,
               at
               festivall
               Churches
               ,
               and
               the
               disputing
               of
               their
               schollers
               Logically
               ,
               &c.
               whereof
               I
               have
               before
               spoken
               ,
               the
               same
               was
               long
               since
               discontinued
               .
               But
               the
               arguing
               of
               schoole-boies
               about
               the
               principles
               of
               Grammar
               ,
               hath
               beene
               continued
               even
               till
               our
               time
               :
               for
               I
               my selfe
               (
               in
               my
               youth
               )
               have
               yeerely
               seene
               ,
               on
               the
               Eve
               of
               Saint
               Bartholomew
               the
               Apostle
               ,
               the
               schollers
               of
               divers
               Grammar-schooles
               ,
               
               repaire
               unto
               the
               Churchyard
               of
               Saint
               Bartholomew
               the
               Priory
               in
               Smithfield
               ,
               where
               ,
               upon
               a
               banke
               boorded
               about
               under
               a
               Tree
               ,
               some
               one
               scholar
               hath
               stepped
               up
               ,
               and
               there
               hath
               apposed
               and
               answered
               ,
               till
               he
               were
               by
               some
               better
               scholler
               overcome
               and
               put
               downe
               .
               And
               then
               the
               overcommer
               taking
               the
               place
               ,
               did
               like
               as
               the
               first
               :
               and
               in
               the
               end
               ,
               the
               best
               opposers
               and
               answerers
               had
               rewards
               ,
               which
               I
               observed
               not
               :
               but
               it
               made
               both
               good
               schoolemasters
               ,
               and
               also
               good
               scholars
               (
               diligently
               against
               such
               times
               )
               to
               prepare
               themselves
               for
               the
               obtaining
               of
               this
               Garland
               .
            
             
               I
               remember
               there
               repaired
               to
               these
               exercises
               ,
               (
               amongst
               others
               )
               the
               Masters
               and
               scholars
               of
               the
               free
               schooles
               of
               S.
               Pauls
               in
               London
               ,
               of
               Saint
               Peters
               at
               
               Westminster
               ,
               of
               Saint
               
                 Thomas
                 Acons
              
               Hospital
               ,
               and
               of
               Saint
               Anthonies
               Hospitall
               :
               whereof
               the
               last
               named
               ,
               commonly
               presented
               the
               best
               Scholers
               ,
               and
               had
               the
               prize
               in
               those
               dayes
               .
            
             
               This
               Priorie
               of
               Saint
               Bartholomew
               being
               surrendred
               to
               Henry
               the
               eighth
               ,
               those
               disputations
               of
               Scholers
               in
               that
               place
               surceased
               ,
               
               and
               was
               againe
               ,
               onely
               for
               a
               yeere
               or
               twaine
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               sixth
               ,
               revived
               in
               the
               Cloister
               of
               
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
              
               ,
               where
               the
               best
               Scholers
               ,
               (
               then
               still
               of
               S.
               Anthonies
               Schoole
               )
               were
               rewarded
               with
               Bowes
               and
               Arrowes
               of
               silver
               ,
               given
               to
               them
               by
               Sir
               
                 Martin
                 Bowes
              
               ,
               Goldsmith
               .
            
             
               Neverthelesse
               ,
               howsoever
               the
               incouragement
               failed
               ,
               the
               Scholers
               of
               Pauls
               ,
               meeting
               with
               them
               of
               Saint
               Anthonies
               ,
               would
               call
               them
               Saint
               Anthonies
               Pigs
               ,
               
               and
               they
               againe
               would
               call
               the
               other
               Pigeons
               of
               Pauls
               ;
               
               because
               many
               Pigeons
               were
               bred
               in
               Pauls
               Church
               ,
               and
               S.
               Anthonie
               was
               alwaies
               figured
               with
               a
               Pig
               following
               him
               :
               and
               mindfull
               of
               the
               former
               usage
               ,
               did
               for
               a
               long
               season
               ,
               disorderly
               in
               the
               open
               street
               ,
               provoke
               one
               another
               ,
               with
               
                 Salve
                 tu
                 quoque
                 ,
                 placet
                 tibi
                 mecum
                 disputare
                 ?
                 placet
                 .
              
               And
               so
               proceeding
               from
               this
               to
               questions
               in
               Grammar
               ,
               they
               usually
               fell
               from
               words
               to
               blowes
               ,
               with
               their
               fatchels
               full
               of
               books
               ,
               many
               times
               in
               great
               heaps
               ,
               that
               they
               troubled
               the
               streets
               and
               passengers
               :
               so
               that
               finally
               they
               were
               restrained
               with
               the
               decay
               of
               Saint
               Anthonies
               Schoole
               .
            
             
               Out
               of
               this
               Schoole
               have
               sprung
               divers
               famous
               persons
               ,
               whereof
               although
               time
               hath
               buried
               the
               names
               of
               many
               ,
               yet
               in
               mine
               owne
               remembrance
               may
               be
               numbred
               these
               following
               :
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Moore
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               Lord
               Chancellour
               of
               England
               :
               Doctor
               
                 Nicholas
                 Heath
              
               ,
               sometime
               Bishop
               of
               Rochester
               ,
               after
               of
               Worcester
               ,
               and
               lastly
               ,
               Archbishop
               of
               Yorke
               ,
               and
               Lord
               Chancellour
               of
               England
               :
               Doctor
               
                 Iohn
                 Whitgift
              
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               Worcester
               ,
               and
               after
               Archbishop
               of
               Canturbury
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Of
               later
               time
               ,
               
               in
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               1582.
               there
               was
               founded
               a
               publike
               Lecture
               in
               Chirurgerie
               ,
               to
               be
               read
               in
               the
               Colledge
               of
               Physicians
               in
               Knight-riders-street
               ,
               to
               beginne
               in
               the
               yeere
               1584.
               on
               the
               sixth
               of
               May
               ,
               and
               so
               to
               be
               continued
               for
               ever
               twice
               a
               week
               ,
               on
               Wednesdsy
               &
               Friday
               ,
               by
               the
               honourable
               Baron
               ,
               Iohn
               ,
               Lord
               Lombley
               ,
               and
               the
               learned
               
                 Richard
                 Chadwell
              
               ,
               Doctor
               in
               Physicke
               :
               the
               Reader
               whereof
               to
               be
               
                 Richard
                 Forster
              
               ,
               Doctor
               of
               Physicke
               ,
               during
               his
               life
               .
            
             
               Furthermore
               ,
               
               about
               the
               same
               time
               ,
               there
               was
               also
               begun
               a
               Mathematicall
               Lecture
               ,
               to
               be
               read
               in
               a
               faire
               old
               Chappell
               ,
               builded
               by
               
                 Simon
                 Eayre
              
               ,
               within
               the
               Leaden-hall
               ;
               whereof
               a
               learned
               Citizen
               borne
               ,
               named
               
                 Thomas
                 Hood
              
               ,
               was
               the
               first
               Reader
               .
               But
               this
               Chappell
               ,
               and
               other
               parts
               of
               that
               Hall
               ,
               being
               imployed
               for
               stowage
               of
               goods
               ,
               taken
               out
               of
               a
               great
               Spanish
               Caracke
               ,
               the
               said
               Lecture
               ceased
               any
               more
               to
               be
               read
               ,
               and
               was
               then
               in
               the
               yeere
               1588.
               read
               in
               the
               house
               of
               Master
               
                 Thomas
                 Smith
              
               in
               Grasse-street
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Last
               of
               all
               ,
               
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Gresham
              
               knight
               ,
               Agent
               to
               Queene
               Elizabeth
               ,
               by
               his
               last
               Will
               and
               Testament
               ,
               made
               in
               the
               yeere
               1579.
               gave
               the
               
                 Royall
                 Exchange
              
               ,
               and
               all
               the
               buildings
               therunto
               appertaining
               ;
               that
               is
               to
               say
               ,
               the
               one
               moity
               to
               the
               Maior
               and
               Communalty
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               their
               successors
               ,
               upon
               trust
               ,
               that
               they
               performe
               as
               shall
               be
               declared
               :
               and
               the
               other
               moity
               to
               the
               Mercers
               ,
               
               in
               like
               confidence
               .
               The
               Maior
               and
               Communalty
               are
               to
               finde
               foure
               ,
               to
               reade
               Lectures
               of
               Divinity
               ,
               Astronomy
               ,
               Musicke
               and
               Geometry
               ,
               within
               his
               dwelling
               house
               in
               Bishopsgate-street
               ,
               and
               to
               bestowe
               the
               summe
               of
               two
               hundred
               pound
               ;
               to
               wit
               ,
               fifty
               pound
               apeece
               ,
               &c.
               
               The
               Mercers
               likewise
               are
               to
               find
               three
               Readers
               ;
               that
               is
               ,
               in
               Civill
               Law
               ,
               Physicke
               and
               Rhetoricke
               ,
               within
               the
               same
               dwelling
               house
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               150.
               pound
               ,
               to
               every
               Reader
               50.
               pound
               ,
               &c.
               
               Which
               gift
               was
               (
               since
               that
               time
               )
               confirmed
               by
               Parliament
               ,
               to
               take
               effect
               ,
               and
               beganne
               after
               the
               decease
               of
               the
               Lady
               
                 Anne
                 Gresham
              
               ,
               which
               hapned
               in
               the
               yeere
               1596.
               and
               so
               is
               to
               continue
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               Wherupon
               ,
               
               the
               Lectures
               were
               accordingly
               chosen
               ,
               and
               appointed
               to
               begin
               their
               Readings
               in
               the
               Moneth
               of
               Iune
               ,
               1597.
               
               Whose
               names
               were
               ,
               Master
               
                 Anthony
                 Wotton
              
               ,
               for
               Divinity
               ;
               Master
               Doctor
               
                 Mathew
                 Gwyn
              
               ,
               for
               Physick
               ;
               Doctor
               
                 Henry
                 Mountlow
              
               ,
               for
               the
               Civill
               Law
               ;
               Doctor
               
                 Iohn
                 Bull
              
               ,
               for
               Musicke
               ;
               Master
               Breerewood
               ,
               for
               Astronomie
               ;
               Master
               
                 Henrie
                 Bridges
              
               ,
               for
               Geometrie
               ;
               
               and
               Master
               
                 Caleb
                 Willis
              
               ,
               for
               Rhetorick
               .
               These
               Lectures
               are
               read
               daily
               ,
               Sundaies
               excepted
               ,
               in
               the
               Termetimes
               ,
               by
               every
               one
               upon
               his
               day
               ,
               in
               the
               morning
               betwixt
               nine
               and
               ten
               ,
               in
               Latine
               :
               in
               the
               afternoon
               betwixt
               two
               and
               three
               ,
               in
               English
               ;
               save
               that
               Doctor
               Bull
               was
               dispensed
               with
               to
               reade
               the
               Musicke
               Lecture
               in
               English
               onely
               ,
               and
               upon
               two
               severall
               dayes
               ,
               Thursday
               and
               Saturday
               in
               the
               afternoons
               ,
               betwixt
               3.
               and
               4.
               of
               the
               clock
               .
            
             
               The
               Readers
               of
               the
               seven
               Liberall
               Sciences
               at
               
                 Gresham
                 Colledge
              
               ,
               Iune
               27.
               1631.
               were
               these
               following
               :
            
             
               First
               ,
               Master
               
                 Richard
                 Holdsworth
              
               ,
               Reader
               of
               Divinity
               ,
               on
               Munday
               .
            
             
               Doctor
               Eaton
               ,
               Reader
               of
               Civill
               Law
               ,
               on
               Tuesday
               .
            
             
               Doctor
               Winston
               ,
               Reader
               of
               Physicke
               ,
               on
               Saturday
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Iohn
                 Taverner
              
               ,
               Reader
               of
               Musicke
               ,
               on
               Saturday
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Henry
                 Gilibrand
              
               ,
               Reader
               of
               Astronomy
               ,
               on
               Wednesday
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Iohn
                 Greaves
              
               ,
               Reader
               of
               Geometry
               ,
               on
               Thursday
               .
            
             
               And
               Master
               
                 Edward
                 Wilkinson
              
               ,
               Reader
               of
               Rhetoricke
               ,
               on
               Friday
               .
            
          
           
             
               Houses
               of
               Students
               in
               the
               Common
               Law.
               
            
             
               BVt
               beside
               all
               this
               ,
               
               there
               is
               in
               and
               about
               this
               Citie
               ,
               a
               whole
               Vniversitie
               ,
               as
               it
               were
               ,
               of
               Students
               ,
               practisers
               or
               pleaders
               ,
               and
               Iudges
               of
               the
               Lawes
               of
               this
               Realme
               ,
               not
               living
               of
               common
               stipends
               ,
               as
               in
               other
               Vniversities
               it
               is
               for
               the
               most
               part
               done
               ,
               but
               of
               their
               owne
               private
               maintenance
               ,
               as
               being
               altogether
               fed
               ,
               either
               by
               their
               places
               ,
               or
               practice
               ,
               or
               otherwise
               by
               their
               proper
               Revenues
               ,
               
               or
               exhibition
               of
               parents
               and
               friends
               :
               for
               that
               the
               yonger
               sort
               are
               either
               Gentlemen
               or
               the
               sonnes
               of
               Gentlemen
               ,
               or
               of
               other
               most
               wealthy
               persons
               .
               Of
               these
               Houses
               there
               bee
               at
               this
               day
               foureteene
               in
               all
               ,
               whereof
               nine
               doe
               stand
               within
               the
               Liberties
               of
               this
               Citie
               ,
               and
               five
               in
               the
               Suburbs
               thereof
               :
               
               VIZ.
               
               
                 
                   Within
                   the
                   Liberties
                   .
                   
                
                 
                   
                     
                       For
                       Iudges
                       and
                       Sergeants
                       onely
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sergeants
                       Inne
                       in
                       Fleetstreet
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Sergeants
                       Inne
                       in
                       
                         Chancery
                         Lane
                      
                       ,
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       In
                       Fleetstreet
                       ,
                       Houses
                       of
                       Court.
                       
                    
                     
                       The
                       Inner
                       Temple
                       ,
                    
                     
                       The
                       middle
                       Temple
                       ,
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Houses
                       of
                       Chancerie
                       .
                    
                     
                       Cliffords
                       Inne
                       in
                       Fleetstreet
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Thavies
                       Inne
                       in
                       Oldborne
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Furnevals
                       Inne
                       in
                       Oldborne
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Barnards
                       Inne
                       in
                       Oldborne
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Staple
                       Inne
                       in
                       Oldborne
                       ,
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Without
                   the
                   Liberties
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Houses
                       of
                       Court.
                       
                    
                     
                       Grayes
                       Inne
                       in
                       Oldborne
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Lincolnes
                       Inne
                       in
                       Chancerie-lane
                       ,
                       by
                       the
                       old
                       Temple
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Houses
                       of
                       Chancerie
                       without
                       Temple
                       barre
                       ,
                       in
                       the
                       liberty
                       of
                       Westminster
                       .
                    
                     
                       Clements
                       Inne
                       ,
                    
                     
                       New
                       Inne
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Lions
                       Iune
                       ,
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               There
               was
               sometime
               an
               Inne
               of
               Sergeants
               in
               Oldborne
               ,
               
               as
               ye
               may
               reade
               of
               Scroopes
               Inne
               ,
               over
               against
               Saint
               Andrews
               Church
               .
            
             
               There
               was
               also
               one
               other
               Inne
               of
               Chancerie
               ,
               
               called
               Chesters
               Inne
               ,
               for
               the
               neerenesse
               to
               the
               Bishop
               of
               Chesters
               house
               ,
               but
               more
               commonly
               termed
               Strand
               Inne
               ,
               for
               that
               it
               stood
               in
               Strand
               street
               ,
               and
               neere
               unto
               Strand
               bridge
               without
               Temple
               Barre
               ,
               in
               the
               liberty
               of
               the
               Dutchie
               of
               Lancaster
               .
               This
               Inne
               of
               Chancery
               ,
               with
               other
               houses
               adjoyning
               ,
               were
               pulled
               down
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Edw.
               the
               6.
               by
               Edward
               Duke
               of
               Sommerset
               ,
               who
               in
               place
               thereof
               raised
               that
               large
               and
               beautifull
               house
               ,
               called
               Sommerset
               House
               .
            
             
               There
               was
               moreover
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               
               King
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               ,
               a
               tenth
               House
               of
               Chancery
               ,
               mentioned
               by
               Iustice
               Fortescue
               ,
               in
               his
               booke
               of
               the
               Lawes
               of
               England
               :
               but
               where
               it
               stood
               ,
               or
               when
               it
               was
               abandoned
               ,
               I
               cannot
               find
               ,
               and
               therfore
               I
               will
               leave
               it
               ,
               and
               returne
               to
               the
               rest
               .
            
             
               The
               Houses
               of
               Court
               be
               replenished
               ,
               
               partly
               with
               yong
               students
               ,
               and
               partly
               with
               Graduates
               and
               practisers
               of
               the
               Law
               :
               but
               the
               Innes
               of
               Chancerie
               ,
               being
               (
               as
               it
               were
               )
               provinces
               ,
               severally
               subjected
               to
               the
               Innes
               of
               Court
               ,
               bee
               chiefly
               furnished
               with
               Officers
               ,
               Atturneys
               ,
               Solliciters
               and
               Clerkes
               ,
               that
               follow
               the
               Courts
               of
               the
               Kings
               Bench
               ,
               or
               Common
               Pleas.
               And
               yet
               there
               want
               not
               some
               other
               ,
               being
               young
               students
               ,
               that
               come
               thither
               sometimes
               from
               one
               of
               the
               Vniversities
               ,
               
               and
               sometimes
               immediately
               from
               Grammer
               Schooles
               ,
               and
               these
               having
               spent
               some
               time
               in
               studying
               upon
               the
               grounds
               of
               the
               Law
               ,
               and
               having
               performed
               the
               exercises
               of
               their
               owne
               houses
               ,
               (
               called
               
                 Boltas
                 Mootes
              
               ,
               and
               putting
               of
               cases
               )
               they
               proceed
               to
               be
               admitted
               ,
               and
               become
               students
               in
               some
               of
               these
               foure
               houses
               or
               Innes
               of
               Court
               ,
               where
               continuing
               by
               the
               space
               of
               seven
               yeeres
               ,
               or
               thereabouts
               ,
               they
               frequent
               Readings
               ,
               Meetings
               ,
               Boltings
               ,
               and
               other
               learned
               exercises
               ,
               whereby
               growing
               ripe
               in
               the
               knowledge
               of
               the
               Lawes
               ,
               and
               approved
               withall
               ,
               
               to
               bee
               of
               honest
               conversation
               ,
               they
               are
               either
               by
               the
               generall
               consent
               of
               the
               Benchers
               ,
               or
               Readers
               ,
               (
               being
               of
               the
               most
               ancient
               ,
               grave
               ,
               and
               judiciall
               men
               of
               every
               Inne
               of
               the
               Court
               ,
               or
               by
               speciall
               priviledge
               of
               the
               present
               Reader
               there
               ,
               selected
               and
               called
               to
               the
               degree
               of
               
                 Vtter
                 Barristers
              
               ,
               and
               so
               enabled
               to
               be
               common
               Counsellors
               .
               and
               to
               practise
               the
               Law
               ,
               both
               in
               their
               Chambers
               ,
               and
               at
               the
               Barres
               .
            
             
               Of
               these
               ,
               after
               that
               they
               be
               called
               to
               a
               further
               step
               of
               preferment
               ,
               called
               the
               Bench
               ,
               there
               are
               two
               (
               every
               yeere
               )
               chosen
               among
               the
               Benchers
               of
               every
               Inne
               of
               Court
               ,
               
               to
               be
               Readers
               there
               ,
               who
               doe
               make
               their
               Readings
               at
               two
               times
               of
               the
               yeere
               also
               :
               that
               is
               ,
               one
               in
               Lent
               ,
               and
               the
               other
               in
               the
               beginning
               of
               August
               .
            
             
               And
               for
               the
               helpe
               of
               yong
               Students
               in
               every
               one
               of
               the
               Innes
               of
               Chancerie
               ,
               they
               doe
               likewise
               choose
               out
               of
               every
               one
               Inne
               of
               Court
               a
               Reader
               ,
               being
               no
               Bencher
               ,
               but
               an
               
                 Vtter
                 Barrister
              
               there
               ,
               in
               tenne
               or
               twelve
               yeeres
               continuance
               ,
               and
               of
               good
               profit
               in
               studie
               .
               Now
               from
               these
               of
               the
               said
               degree
               of
               Counsellours
               ,
               or
               
                 Vtter
                 Barristers
              
               ,
               having
               continued
               therein
               the
               space
               of
               foureteene
               or
               fifteene
               yeeres
               at
               the
               least
               ,
               the
               chiefest
               and
               best
               learned
               are
               (
               by
               the
               Benchers
               )
               elected
               to
               increase
               the
               number
               ,
               as
               I
               said
               ,
               of
               the
               Bench
               amongst
               them
               ;
               and
               so
               in
               their
               time
               doe
               become
               ,
               first
               single
               ,
               and
               then
               double
               Readers
               ,
               to
               the
               students
               of
               those
               houses
               of
               Court.
               
            
             
               After
               which
               last
               Reading
               ,
               they
               bee
               named
               Apprentices
               at
               the
               Law
               ,
               
               and
               in
               default
               of
               a
               sufficient
               number
               of
               Serjeants
               at
               Law
               ,
               these
               are
               ,
               at
               the
               pleasure
               of
               the
               Prince
               ,
               to
               bee
               advanced
               to
               the
               places
               of
               Serjeants
               .
            
             
               Out
               of
               which
               number
               of
               Serjeants
               also
               ,
               
               the
               void
               places
               of
               Iudges
               are
               likewise
               ordinarily
               filled
               ,
               albeit
               (
               now
               and
               then
               )
               some
               be
               advanced
               by
               the
               speciall
               favour
               of
               the
               Prince
               ,
               to
               the
               estate
               ,
               dignity
               ,
               and
               place
               both
               of
               Serjeant
               and
               Iudge
               ,
               as
               it
               were
               in
               one
               instant
               .
               But
               from
               thence-forth
               ,
               they
               hold
               not
               any
               roome
               in
               those
               Innes
               of
               Court
               ,
               by
               being
               translated
               to
               one
               of
               the
               said
               two
               Innes
               ,
               called
               Serjeants
               Innes
               ,
               where
               none
               but
               the
               Serjeants
               and
               Iudges
               doe
               converse
               .
            
          
           
             
               Of
               Orders
               and
               Customes
               .
            
             
               
                 OF
                 Orders
                 and
                 Customes
                 in
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
              
               Fitzstephen
               
                 (
                 in
                 his
                 time
                 )
                 said
                 as
                 followeth
                 :
              
               
               Men
               of
               all
               Trades
               ,
               sellers
               of
               all
               sorts
               of
               Wares
               ,
               labourers
               in
               every
               worke
               ,
               every
               morning
               are
               in
               their
               distinct
               and
               severall
               places
               .
               
               Furthermore
               ,
               in
               London
               ,
               upon
               the
               River
               side
               ,
               betweene
               the
               wine
               in
               Ships
               ,
               and
               the
               wine
               to
               be
               sold
               in
               Taverns
               ,
               
               is
               a
               common
               Cookery
               ,
               or
               Cookes
               Row
               ,
               where
               daily
               for
               the
               season
               of
               the
               yeere
               ,
               men
               might
               have
               meat
               ,
               roast
               ,
               sod
               ,
               
               orfryed
               fish
               ,
               flesh
               ,
               fowles
               ,
               fit
               for
               rich
               and
               poore
               .
               If
               any
               come
               suddenly
               to
               any
               Citizen
               from
               afarre
               ,
               weary
               ,
               and
               not
               willing
               to
               tarry
               till
               the
               meat
               be
               bought
               ,
               and
               dressed
               ,
               while
               the
               servant
               bringeth
               water
               for
               his
               masters
               hands
               ,
               and
               fetcheth
               bread
               ,
               he
               shall
               have
               immediately
               (
               from
               the
               Rivers
               side
               )
               all
               viands
               whatsoever
               hee
               desireth
               ,
               What
               multitude
               soever
               ,
               either
               of
               Souldiers
               ,
               or
               strangers
               doe
               come
               to
               the
               Citie
               ,
               whatsoever
               houre
               ,
               day
               or
               night
               ,
               according
               to
               their
               pleasures
               ,
               may
               refresh
               themselves
               ,
               and
               they
               which
               delight
               in
               delicatenesse
               ,
               may
               bee
               satisfied
               with
               as
               delicate
               dishes
               there
               ,
               as
               may
               be
               found
               elsewhere
               .
               And
               this
               Cookes
               row
               is
               very
               necessary
               to
               the
               Citie
               :
               and
               according
               to
               Plato
               in
               Gorgius
               ;
               next
               to
               Physick
               is
               the
               office
               of
               Cookes
               ,
               as
               part
               of
               a
               City
               .
            
             
               Without
               one
               of
               the
               Gates
               is
               a
               plaine
               field
               ,
               both
               in
               name
               and
               deed
               ,
               
               where
               every
               Fryday
               ,
               unlesse
               it
               bee
               a
               solemne
               bidden
               Holy-day
               ,
               is
               a
               notable
               shew
               of
               horses
               to
               bee
               sold
               ,
               Earles
               ,
               
               Barons
               ,
               Knights
               and
               Citizens
               repaire
               thither
               to
               see
               ,
               or
               to
               buy
               :
               there
               may
               you
               of
               pleasure
               see
               amblers
               ,
               pacing
               it
               delicately
               :
               there
               may
               you
               see
               trotters
               ,
               fit
               for
               men
               of
               armes
               ,
               setting
               more
               hardly
               :
               there
               there
               may
               you
               have
               not
               able
               young
               horses
               not
               yet
               brokene
               may
               you
               have
               strong
               steeds
               ,
               well
               limmedgeldings
               ,
               whō
               the
               buiers
               do
               especially
               regard
               for
               pace
               ,
               and
               swiftnesse
               .
               The
               boyes
               which
               ride
               these
               horses
               ,
               sometime
               two
               ,
               sometime
               three
               ,
               doe
               runne
               races
               for
               wagers
               ,
               with
               a
               desire
               of
               praise
               ,
               or
               hope
               of
               victory
               .
               In
               another
               part
               of
               that
               fieldare
               to
               be
               sold
               all
               implements
               of
               husbandry
               ,
               as
               also
               fat
               swine
               ,
               milch
               kine
               ,
               
               sheepe
               and
               Oxen
               :
               there
               stand
               also
               Mares
               and
               Horses
               ,
               fit
               for
               Ploughes
               and
               Teames
               ,
               with
               their
               young
               Colts
               by
               them
               .
               At
               this
               City
               ,
               Merchant
               strangers
               of
               all
               Nations
               ,
               had
               their
               keyes
               and
               wharses
               :
               the
               Arabians
               sent
               gold
               :
               the
               Sabeans
               spice
               and
               Frankincense
               :
               
               the
               Scythian
               Armour
               ,
               Babylon
               oyle
               ,
               Indian
               purple
               garments
               ,
               Egypt
               precious
               stones
               ,
               Norway
               and
               Russia
               Ambexgreece
               and
               sables
               ,
               and
               the
               Frenchmen
               wine
               .
               According
               to
               the
               truth
               of
               Chronicles
               ,
               this
               City
               is
               ancienter
               than
               Rome
               ,
               built
               by
               the
               ancient
               Troians
               and
               by
               Brute
               ,
               
               before
               that
               was
               built
               by
               Romulus
               and
               Remus
               ;
               and
               therefore
               useth
               the
               ancient
               customes
               of
               Rome
               .
               This
               Citie
               ,
               even
               as
               Rome
               ,
               is
               divided
               into
               Wards
               .
               It
               hath
               yeerely
               Shriffes
               ,
               in
               stead
               of
               Consuls
               .
               It
               hath
               the
               diginity
               of
               Senators
               ,
               in
               Aldermen
               .
               It
               hath
               under-Officers
               ,
               Common
               Sewers
               ,
               and
               Conducts
               in
               streets
               ,
               
               according
               to
               the
               quality
               of
               causes
               .
               It
               hath
               generall
               Courts
               and
               assemblies
               upon
               appointed
               daies
               .
               I
               doe
               not
               thinke
               that
               there
               is
               any
               City
               ,
               wherein
               are
               better
               customes
               ,
               in
               frequenting
               the
               Churches
               ,
               in
               serving
               God
               ,
               in
               keeping
               Holy-daies
               ,
               in
               giving
               almes
               ,
               in
               entertaining
               strangers
               ,
               in
               solemnizing
               Marriages
               ,
               in
               furnishing
               banquets
               ,
               celebrating
               funerals
               ,
               and
               burying
               dead
               bodies
               .
            
             
               The
               only
               plagues
               of
               London
               ,
               
               is
               immoderate
               quaffing
               among
               the
               foolish
               sort
               ,
               and
               often
               casualties
               by
               fire
               .
               Most
               part
               of
               the
               Bishops
               ,
               Abbots
               ,
               and
               great
               Lords
               of
               the
               land
               ,
               have
               houses
               there
               ,
               whereunto
               they
               resort
               and
               bestow
               much
               ,
               when
               they
               are
               called
               to
               Parliament
               by
               the
               King
               ,
               or
               to
               counsell
               by
               their
               Metropolitane
               ,
               or
               otherwise
               by
               their
               private
               businesse
               .
            
             
               Thus
               firre
               Fitzstephen
               ,
               of
               the
               estate
               of
               things
               in
               his
               time
               ,
               whereunto
               may
               bee
               added
               the
               present
               ,
               by
               conference
               whereof
               ,
               the
               alteration
               will
               easily
               appeare
               .
               
            
             
               Men
               of
               trades
               and
               sellers
               of
               wares
               in
               this
               City
               have
               oftentimes
               since
               changed
               their
               places
               ,
               as
               they
               have
               found
               their
               best
               advantage
               .
               For
               whereas
               Mercers
               ,
               and
               Haberdashers
               used
               wholly
               then
               to
               keepe
               their
               shops
               in
               west
               Cheap
               ;
               of
               later
               time
               ,
               they
               held
               them
               on
               
                 London
                 bridge
              
               ,
               where
               some
               of
               them
               doe
               as
               yet
               remaine
               .
               The
               Goldsmiths
               of
               
                 Gutherons
                 lane
              
               ,
               and
               the
               Old
               Exchange
               ,
               are
               now
               (
               for
               the
               most
               part
               )
               removed
               into
               the
               South
               side
               of
               West
               Cheape
               .
               The
               Pepperers
               &
               Grocers
               of
               
                 Sopers
                 lane
              
               ,
               are
               now
               in
               Bucklesbury
               ,
               and
               other
               places
               disperced
               .
               The
               Drapers
               of
               Lombard-street
               ,
               and
               of
               Cornehill
               ,
               are
               seated
               in
               
                 Candleweeke
                 street
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Watheling
                 streete
              
               .
               The
               Skinners
               from
               St.
               
                 Mary
                 Pellipers
              
               ,
               or
               at
               the
               Axe
               ;
               into
               Budgerow
               and
               Walbrook
               .
               
               The
               Stockfishmongers
               in
               
                 Thames
                 street
              
               :
               wet
               Fishmongers
               in
               
                 Knightriders
                 street
              
               ,
               and
               Bridge-street
               .
               The
               Ironmongers
               of
               
                 Ironmongrs
                 lane
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Old
                 Iury
              
               ,
               into
               
                 Thames
                 street
              
               .
               The
               Vintners
               ,
               from
               the
               Vinetree
               ,
               into
               divers
               places
               .
               But
               the
               Brewers
               (
               for
               the
               most
               part
               )
               remained
               neere
               to
               the
               friendly
               water
               of
               Thames
               .
               The
               Butchers
               in
               Eastcheap
               ,
               St.
               Nicholas
               Shambles
               ,
               and
               the
               Stockes
               Market
               .
               The
               Hosiers
               (
               of
               old
               time
               )
               in
               
                 Hosier
                 lane
              
               ,
               neere
               unto
               Smithfield
               ,
               are
               since
               then
               removed
               into
               
                 Cordwayner
                 
                 street
              
               ,
               the
               upper
               part
               thereof
               by
               Bow-Church
               ,
               and
               last
               of
               all
               ,
               into
               Burchoverlane
               by
               Cornhill
               .
               The
               Shoomakers
               and
               Curriors
               of
               
                 Cordwayner
                 street
              
               ,
               removed
               ,
               the
               one
               to
               Saint
               
                 Martins
                 legrand
              
               ,
               the
               other
               to
               London
               Wall
               ,
               neere
               to
               Mooregate
               .
               The
               Founders
               remaine
               by
               themselves
               in
               Lothbury
               .
               Cookes
               or
               Pastelars
               ,
               (
               for
               the
               most
               part
               )
               were
               in
               
                 Thames
                 street
              
               ,
               the
               others
               dispersed
               into
               divers
               parts
               .
               Poulters
               of
               late
               removed
               out
               of
               the
               Poultrie
               ,
               betwixt
               the
               Stockes
               and
               the
               great
               Conduit
               in
               Cheape
               ,
               into
               Grasse-street
               and
               S.
               Nicholas
               shambles
               .
               Bowyers
               from
               
                 Bowyers
                 row
              
               by
               Ludgate
               ,
               into
               divers
               parts
               ,
               and
               almost
               worne
               out
               with
               the
               Fletchers
               .
               noster-makers
               ,
               of
               old
               time
               ,
               or
               Bead-makers
               ,
               and
               Text-writers
               ,
               are
               gone
               out
               of
               
                 Pater
                 noster
                 row
              
               ,
               and
               are
               called
               Stationers
               of
               Pauls
               Church-yard
               .
               Patten-makers
               ,
               of
               Saint
               
                 Margaret
                 Pattens
              
               Lane
               ,
               cleane
               worne
               out
               .
               Labourers
               ,
               every
               worke-day
               to
               be
               found
               in
               Cheap
               ,
               about
               
                 Sopers
                 lane
              
               end
               .
               Horse-coursers
               ,
               and
               sellers
               of
               Oxen
               ,
               sheepe
               ,
               swine
               ,
               and
               such
               like
               ,
               remaine
               in
               their
               old
               Market
               of
               Smithfield
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               That
               Merchants
               of
               all
               Nations
               had
               their
               Keyes
               and
               Wharfes
               at
               this
               Citie
               ,
               
               wherunto
               they
               brought
               their
               Merchandizes
               ,
               before
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               second
               ,
               mine
               Author
               wrote
               (
               of
               his
               owne
               knowlege
               )
               to
               be
               true
               ,
               though
               for
               the
               Antiquity
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               he
               tooke
               the
               common
               opinion
               .
               Also
               ,
               that
               this
               Citie
               was
               (
               in
               his
               time
               ,
               and
               before
               )
               divided
               into
               Wards
               ;
               had
               yeerely
               Sheriffes
               and
               Aldermen
               ,
               generall
               Courts
               and
               assemblies
               ,
               and
               such
               like
               notes
               by
               him
               set
               downe
               ,
               in
               commendation
               of
               the
               Citizens
               ,
               whereof
               there
               is
               no
               question
               .
               He
               wrote
               likewise
               of
               his
               owne
               experience
               ,
               as
               being
               borne
               and
               brought
               up
               amongst
               them
               .
            
             
               And
               to
               confirme
               his
               opinion
               ,
               concerning
               Merchandizes
               then
               hither
               transported
               ,
               whereof
               haply
               may
               be
               some
               argument
               ;
               
               
                 Thomas
                 Clifford
              
               (
               before
               Fitzstephens
               time
               )
               writing
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               confessor
               ,
               saith
               to
               this
               effect
               :
               King
               Edward
               ,
               
                 intending
                 to
                 make
                 his
                 Sepulchre
                 at
              
               Westminster
               ,
               
                 for
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 neere
                 to
                 the
                 famous
                 Citie
                 of
              
               London
               ,
               
                 and
                 the
                 River
                 of
              
               Thames
               ,
               
                 which
                 brought
                 in
                 all
                 kinde
                 of
                 Merchandizes
                 from
                 all
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 world
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               And
               William
               of
               
                 Malmesbury
                 ,
                 that
              
               
               that
               lived
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               William
               the
               first
               and
               second
               ,
               Henry
               the
               first
               ,
               and
               King
               Stephen
               ,
               calleth
               this
               
                 A
                 Noble
                 Citie
                 ,
                 full
                 of
                 wealthy
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 frequented
                 with
                 the
                 trade
                 of
                 Merchandizes
                 from
                 all
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 world
                 .
              
               Also
               I
               read
               in
               divers
               Records
               ,
               that
               (
               in
               old
               time
               )
               
                 No
                 woad
                 was
                 stowed
                 or
                 harboured
                 in
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
                 but
                 all
                 was
                 presently
                 seld
                 in
                 the
                 Ships
                 ,
                 except
                 by
                 licence
                 purchased
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
              
               ;
               till
               of
               more
               later
               time
               ,
               to
               wit
               in
               the
               yeere
               1236.
               
               
                 Andrew
                 Bokerell
              
               ,
               being
               Maior
               ,
               by
               assent
               of
               the
               principall
               Citizens
               ,
               the
               Merchants
               of
               
                 Amiens
                 ,
                 Nele
              
               and
               Corby
               ,
               purchased
               Letters
               ensealed
               with
               the
               common
               seale
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               that
               they
               ,
               when
               they
               came
               ,
               might
               harborow
               their
               Woads
               ,
               and
               therefore
               should
               give
               the
               Maior
               every
               yeere
               50.
               
               Markes
               starling
               .
               And
               the
               same
               yeere
               they
               gave
               an
               hundred
               pound
               toward
               conveying
               of
               water
               from
               Tyborn
               to
               this
               Citie
               ,
               as
               already
               hath
               beene
               related
               .
            
             
               Also
               the
               Merchants
               of
               Normandy
               made
               fine
               ,
               for
               licence
               to
               harbour
               their
               Woads
               ,
               till
               it
               was
               otherwise
               provided
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1263.
               
               
                 Thomas
                 Fitzthomas
              
               being
               Maior
               ,
               &c.
               
               Which
               proveth
               ,
               that
               then
               (
               as
               before
               )
               they
               were
               here
               ,
               among
               other
               Nations
               ,
               priviledged
               .
            
             
               
                 It
                 followeth
                 in
              
               Fitzstephen
               ;
               
               That
               the
               plagues
               of
               London
               (
               in
               that
               time
               )
               were
               immoderate
               quaffing
               among
               fooles
               ,
               and
               often
               casualties
               by
               fire
               .
            
             
               For
               the
               first
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               of
               quaffing
               ,
               it
               continueth
               still
               as
               afore
               ,
               or
               rather
               ,
               is
               mightily
               increased
               ,
               though
               greatly
               qualmed
               among
               the
               poorer
               sort
               ,
               not
               of
               any
               holy
               abstinency
               ,
               but
               of
               meere
               necessity
               :
               Ale
               and
               Beere
               being
               small
               ,
               and
               Wines
               in
               price
               above
               their
               reach
               .
            
             
               As
               for
               prevention
               of
               casualties
               by
               fire
               ,
               the
               houses
               in
               this
               Citie
               (
               being
               then
               builded
               all
               of
               timber
               ,
               and
               covered
               with
               thatch
               of
               straw
               or
               reed
               ;
               )
               
               it
               was
               long
               since
               thought
               good
               policie
               in
               our
               fore-father
               ,
               
               wisely
               to
               provide
               ;
               
               namely
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               ,
               1189.
               the
               first
               of
               Richard
               the
               first
               ,
               
                 Henry
                 Fitzalwine
              
               ,
               (
               being
               then
               Maior
               )
               that
               all
               men
               in
               this
               Citie
               should
               build
               their
               houses
               of
               stone
               up
               to
               a
               certaine
               height
               ,
               and
               to
               cover
               them
               with
               slate
               or
               baked
               tile
               .
               Since
               which
               time
               ,
               thankes
               bee
               given
               to
               God
               ,
               there
               hath
               not
               hapned
               the
               like
               often
               consuming
               fire
               in
               this
               Citie
               ,
               as
               before
               .
            
             
             
               But
               now
               in
               our
               time
               ,
               insteed
               of
               these
               enormities
               ,
               
               others
               are
               come
               in
               place
               ,
               no
               lesse
               meet
               to
               be
               reformed
               ,
               namely
               ,
               Purprestures
               ,
               or
               encrochments
               on
               the
               high-wayes
               ,
               lanes
               ,
               and
               common
               grounds
               ,
               in
               and
               about
               this
               City
               .
               Whereof
               a
               learned
               Gentleman
               ,
               
               a
               grave
               Citizen
               ,
               hath
               (
               not
               many
               yeeres
               since
               )
               written
               and
               exhibited
               a
               Book
               to
               the
               Maior
               and
               communalty
               ,
               which
               Booke
               ,
               whether
               the
               same
               hath
               been
               by
               them
               read
               ,
               and
               diligently
               considered
               upon
               ,
               I
               know
               not
               ;
               but
               sure
               I
               am
               ,
               nothing
               is
               reformed
               since
               concerning
               this
               matter
               .
            
             
               Then
               the
               number
               of
               Cars
               ,
               Draies
               ,
               Carts
               ,
               
               and
               Coaches
               ,
               more
               than
               hath
               been
               accustomed
               ,
               the
               streets
               and
               lanes
               being
               streightned
               ,
               must
               needs
               be
               dangerous
               ,
               as
               daily
               experience
               proveth
               .
            
             
               The
               Coach-man
               rides
               behinde
               the
               horse
               tailes
               ,
               lasheth
               them
               ,
               and
               looketh
               not
               behind
               him
               .
               The
               Dray-man
               sitteth
               and
               sleepeth
               on
               his
               Dray
               ,
               and
               letteth
               his
               horse
               leade
               him
               home
               .
               
               I
               know
               ,
               that
               by
               the
               good
               Lawes
               and
               Customes
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               shod
               Carts
               are
               forbidden
               to
               enter
               the
               same
               ,
               except
               upon
               reasonable
               causes
               ,
               as
               service
               of
               the
               Prince
               ,
               or
               such
               like
               ,
               they
               be
               tolerated
               .
               Also
               that
               the
               fore-horse
               of
               every
               carriage
               should
               bee
               led
               by
               hand
               :
               but
               these
               good
               orders
               are
               not
               observed
               .
               Of
               old
               time
               ,
               Coaches
               were
               not
               known
               in
               this
               Iland
               ,
               
               but
               Chariots
               or
               Whirlicotes
               ,
               then
               so
               called
               ,
               and
               they
               onely
               used
               for
               Princes
               or
               great
               Estates
               ,
               such
               as
               had
               their
               footmen
               about
               them
               .
               And
               for
               example
               to
               note
               ,
               I
               reade
               that
               Richard
               the
               second
               being
               threatned
               by
               the
               Rebels
               of
               Kent
               ,
               rode
               from
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               to
               the
               Miles-end
               ,
               and
               with
               him
               ,
               his
               Mother
               ,
               because
               she
               was
               sicke
               and
               weake
               ,
               in
               a
               Whirlicote
               ,
               the
               Earles
               of
               
                 Buckingham
                 ,
                 Kent
                 ,
                 Warwicke
              
               ,
               and
               Oxford
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Percie
              
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Knowles
              
               ,
               the
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Aubery
                 de
                 Vere
              
               that
               bare
               the
               Kings
               sword
               ,
               with
               other
               Knights
               and
               Esquiers
               attending
               on
               horsebacke
               .
               It
               followed
               in
               the
               next
               yeere
               ,
               that
               the
               said
               King
               Richard
               ,
               who
               took
               to
               wife
               Anne
               ,
               daughter
               to
               the
               King
               of
               Boheme
               ,
               that
               then
               was
               ,
               first
               brought
               hither
               the
               riding
               upon
               side
               Saddles
               ,
               
               and
               so
               was
               the
               riding
               in
               those
               Whirlicotes
               and
               Chariots
               forsken
               ;
               except
               at
               Coronations
               and
               such
               like
               spectacles
               .
               But
               now
               of
               late
               yeeres
               ,
               the
               use
               of
               Coaches
               ,
               brought
               out
               of
               Germany
               ,
               
               is
               taken
               up
               ,
               and
               made
               so
               common
               ,
               as
               there
               is
               neither
               distinction
               of
               time
               ,
               nor
               difference
               of
               persons
               observed
               :
               for
               the
               world
               runnes
               on
               wheeles
               with
               many
               ,
               whose
               Parents
               were
               glad
               to
               goe
               on
               foot
               .
            
             
               Last
               of
               all
               ,
               
               mine
               Author
               ,
               in
               this
               Chapter
               hath
               these
               words
               :
               
                 Most
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Bishops
                 ,
                 Abbots
                 ,
                 and
                 great
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 land
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 they
                 were
                 Citizens
                 and
                 Freemen
                 of
              
               Lond.
               
                 had
                 many
                 faire
                 houses
                 to
                 resort
                 unto
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 rich
                 &
                 wealthy
                 Gentlemen
                 spent
                 their
                 money
                 there
                 .
              
               And
               in
               another
               place
               ,
               he
               hath
               these
               words
               :
               
                 Every
                 Sunday
                 in
              
               Lent
               ,
               
                 a
                 fresh
                 company
                 of
                 young
                 men
                 comes
                 into
                 the
                 fields
                 on
                 horsbacke
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 best
                 horsemen
                 conduct
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 then
                 march
                 forth
                 the
                 Citizens
                 Sonnes
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 yong
                 men
                 with
                 disarmed
                 Launces
                 and
                 Shields
                 ,
                 and
                 practise
                 feats
                 of
                 Warre
                 .
                 Many
                 Courtiers
                 likewise
                 ,
                 and
                 attendants
                 on
                 Noblemen
                 ,
                 repaire
                 to
                 this
                 exercise
                 ,
                 and
                 whilest
                 the
                 hope
                 of
                 victory
                 doth
                 inflame
                 their
                 minds
                 ;
                 they
                 doe
                 shew
                 good
                 proofe
                 ,
                 how
                 serviceable
                 they
                 would
                 bee
                 in
                 Martiall
                 affaires
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               Againe
               he
               saith
               ,
               
                 This
                 Citie
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 troublesome
                 time
                 of
                 King
              
               Stephen
               ,
               
                 shewed
                 at
                 a
                 Muster
                 20000.
                 armed
                 horsemen
                 ,
                 and
                 40000.
                 footmen
                 ,
                 serviceable
                 for
                 the
                 Wars
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               All
               which
               sayings
               of
               the
               said
               Author
               well
               considered
               ,
               doe
               plainly
               prove
               ,
               that
               in
               those
               dayes
               ,
               the
               inhabitants
               and
               repaireres
               to
               this
               City
               (
               of
               what
               este
               soever
               ,
               spirituall
               or
               temporall
               )
               having
               houses
               here
               ,
               lived
               in
               amity
               with
               the
               Citizens
               ,
               every
               man
               observing
               the
               customes
               and
               orders
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               and
               chose
               to
               be
               contributary
               to
               charges
               here
               ,
               rather
               than
               in
               any
               part
               of
               the
               land
               whersoever
               .
               
               This
               City
               being
               the
               heart
               of
               the
               Realme
               ,
               the
               Kings
               Chamber
               ,
               and
               Princes
               seat
               ,
               whereunto
               they
               made
               repaire
               ,
               and
               shewed
               their
               forces
               ,
               both
               of
               Horses
               and
               of
               men
               ,
               which
               caused
               in
               troublesome
               time
               ,
               as
               of
               King
               Stephen
               ,
               the
               Musters
               of
               this
               City
               to
               be
               so
               great
               in
               number
               .
            
             
               
                 Great
                 Families
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 kept
                 .
              
               
                 ANd
                 here
                 to
                 touch
                 somewhat
                 of
                 great
                 Families
                 and
                 households
                 ,
                 
                 kept
                 in
                 former
                 times
                 by
                 Noble
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 great
                 estates
                 of
                 this
                 Realme
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 honors
                 and
                 dignities
                 .
                 I
                 have
                 seene
                 an
                 account
                 made
                 by
                 
                   Henry
                   
                   Leicester
                
                 ,
                 Cofferer
                 to
                 Thomas
                 Earle
                 of
                 Lancaster
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 one
                 whole
                 yeeres
                 expences
                 in
                 the
                 Earles
                 house
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 day
                 next
                 after
                 Michaelmasse
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 seventh
                 yeere
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 untill
                 Michaelmasse
                 in
                 the
                 eight
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 King
                 ,
                 amounting
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 seven
                 thousand
                 ,
                 
                 nine
                 hundred
                 ,
                 fifty
                 seven
                 pound
                 ,
                 thirteene
                 shillings
                 ,
                 foure
                 pence
                 halfe
                 penny
                 ,
                 as
                 followeth
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 wit
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Pantry
                 ,
                 Buttry
                 ,
                 and
                 Kitchin
                 ,
                 3405.
                 
                   l.
                
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 184.
                 
                 Tuns
                 ,
                 1.
                 pipe
                 of
                 Red
                 or
                 Claret
                 wine
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 Tun
                 of
                 White
                 wine
                 ,
                 bought
                 for
                 the
                 house
                 104.
                 
                   l.
                
                 17.
                 s.
                 6.
                 
                   d.
                   
                
              
               
                 For
                 Grocery
                 ware
                 ,
                 180.
                 
                   l.
                
                 17.
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 sixe
                 Barrels
                 of
                 Sturgeon
                 ,
                 nineteene
                 pound
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 6800.
                 
                 Stockfishes
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 dryed
                 fishes
                 ,
                 of
                 all
                 sorts
                 ,
                 as
                 Lings
                 ,
                 Haberdines
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 ,
                 41.
                 
                   l.
                
                 6.
                 
                   s.
                   7.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 
              
               
                 For
                 1714.
                 pound
                 Waxe
                 ,
                 with
                 Vermilion
                 and
                 Turpentine
                 to
                 make
                 red
                 Wax
                 ,
                 314.
                 
                   l.
                
                 7.
                 
                   s.
                   4.
                   d.
                   ob
                
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 2319.
                 pound
                 of
                 Tallow
                 candles
                 for
                 the
                 houshold
                 ,
                 and
                 1870.
                 of
                 lights
                 for
                 Paris
                 candles
                 ,
                 called
                 Perchers
                 ,
                 31.
                 
                   l.
                
                 14.
                 
                   s.
                   3.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 
              
               
                 Expences
                 on
                 the
                 Earles
                 great
                 Horses
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Keepers
                 wages
                 ,
                 486.
                 
                   l.
                
                 4.
                 s.
                 3.
                 
                   d.
                   ob
                
                 .
              
               
                 Linnen
                 cloth
                 for
                 the
                 Lord
                 and
                 his
                 Chaplaines
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 Pantry
                 43.
                 
                   l.
                
                 17.
                 
                   d.
                   
                
              
               
                 Fro
                 129.
                 dozen
                 of
                 Parchment
                 ,
                 with
                 Inke
                 ,
                 4.
                 
                   l.
                
                 8.
                 
                   s.
                   3
                   ob
                
                 .
              
               
                 Summe
                 .
                 1230.
                 l'
                 .
                 17.
                 
                   
                     d.
                  
                   7.
                   d.
                   ob
                
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 for
                 two
                 clothes
                 of
                 Scarlet
                 for
                 the
                 Earle
                 against
                 Christmasse
                 ,
                 
                 one
                 cloth
                 of
                 Russet
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Anjou
                 ,
                 70.
                 cloths
                 of
                 blew
                 for
                 the
                 Knights
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 then
                 tearmed
                 )
                 15.
                 clothes
                 of
                 Medley
                 for
                 the
                 Lords
                 clerks
                 ,
                 28.
                 cloths
                 for
                 the
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 15.
                 cloths
                 for
                 Officers
                 ,
                 19.
                 clothes
                 for
                 Groomes
                 ,
                 3.
                 clothes
                 for
                 Archers
                 ,
                 4.
                 clothes
                 for
                 Minstrels
                 and
                 Carpenters
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 sharing
                 and
                 carriage
                 for
                 the
                 Earles
                 Liveries
                 at
                 Christmas
                 ,
                 460.
                 
                   l.
                
                 15.
                 
                   d.
                   
                
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 for
                 7.
                 
                 Furs
                 of
                 variable
                 Miniver
                 (
                 or
                 powdred
                 Ermin
                 )
                 7.
                 
                 Hoods
                 of
                 purple
                 ,
                 395.
                 
                 Furs
                 of
                 Budge
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Liveries
                 of
                 Barons
                 ,
                 Knights
                 ,
                 and
                 Clerkes
                 ,
                 123.
                 
                 Furres
                 of
                 Lambe
                 ,
                 for
                 Esquires
                 ,
                 bought
                 at
                 Chrismas
                 ,
                 147.
                 
                   l.
                
                 17.
                 
                   s.
                   8.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 65.
                 clothes
                 Saffron
                 colour
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 the
                 Barons
                 and
                 Knights
                 :
                 in
                 summer
                 ,
                 12.
                 red
                 clothes
                 mixt
                 ,
                 for
                 Clerks
                 ,
                 26
                 clothes
                 ray
                 ,
                 for
                 Esquires
                 ,
                 one
                 cloth
                 ray
                 ,
                 for
                 Officers
                 coats
                 in
                 summer
                 ,
                 and
                 foure
                 clothes
                 ray
                 ,
                 for
                 carpets
                 in
                 the
                 Hall
                 ,
                 345.
                 
                   l.
                
                 13.
                 
                   s.
                   8.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 100.
                 peeces
                 of
                 greene
                 silke
                 for
                 the
                 Knights
                 ,
                 14.
                 
                 Budge
                 Furs
                 for
                 surcotes
                 ,
                 13.
                 hoods
                 of
                 Budge
                 for
                 Clerkes
                 ,
                 and
                 75.
                 
                 Furs
                 of
                 Lambs
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Lords
                 liveries
                 in
                 summer
                 ,
                 with
                 Canvas
                 and
                 cords
                 to
                 trusse
                 them
                 ,
                 72.
                 
                   l.
                
                 19.
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 Saddles
                 for
                 the
                 Lords
                 liveries
                 in
                 summer
                 ,
                 51.
                 
                   l.
                
                 6.
                 
                   s.
                   8.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 for
                 one
                 Saddle
                 for
                 the
                 Earle
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Princes
                 armes
                 40.
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Summe
                 .
                 1079.
                 
                   l.
                
                 18.
                 
                   s.
                   3.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 for
                 things
                 bought
                 ,
                 whereof
                 nothing
                 can
                 bee
                 read
                 in
                 my
                 note
                 ,
                 241.
                 
                   l.
                
                 14.
                 
                   s.
                   1.
                   d.
                   ob
                
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 horses
                 lost
                 in
                 service
                 of
                 the
                 Earle
                 8.
                 
                   l.
                
                 6.
                 
                   s.
                   8.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 
              
               
                 Fees
                 paid
                 to
                 Earles
                 ,
                 Barons
                 ,
                 Knights
                 ,
                 and
                 Esquires
                 ,
                 623.
                 
                   l.
                
                 15.
                 
                   s.
                   5.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 
              
               
                 In
                 gifts
                 to
                 Knights
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 the
                 Queene
                 of
                 Englands
                 Nurces
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Countesse
                 of
                 Warren
                 ,
                 Esquires
                 ,
                 Minstrels
                 ,
                 Messengers
                 and
                 riders
                 ,
                 92.
                 
                   l.
                
                 14.
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 
                 168.
                 yards
                 of
                 Russet
                 cloth
                 ,
                 and
                 24.
                 coats
                 for
                 poore
                 men
                 ,
                 with
                 money
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 on
                 Maundy
                 Thursday
                 ,
                 8.
                 
                   l.
                
                 16.
                 
                   s.
                   7.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 24
                 silver
                 Dishes
                 ,
                 so
                 many
                 sawcers
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 many
                 Cups
                 for
                 the
                 Buttry
                 ,
                 one
                 paire
                 of
                 
                   Pater
                   nosters
                
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 silver
                 coffen
                 bought
                 this
                 yeere
                 ,
                 103.
                 
                   l.
                
                 5.
                 s.
                 6.
                 
                   d.
                   
                
              
               
                 To
                 divers
                 Messengers
                 about
                 the
                 Earles
                 businesse
                 ,
                 34.
                 
                   l.
                
                 19.
                 
                   s.
                   8.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 Earles
                 Chamber
                 5.
                 
                   l.
                   
                
              
               
                 To
                 diuers
                 men
                 for
                 the
                 Earles
                 old
                 debts
                 ,
                 88.
                 
                   l.
                
                 16.
                 
                   s.
                   ob
                   .
                   q.
                
                 
              
               
                 Summe
                 .
                 1270.
                 
                   l.
                
                 7.
                 
                   s.
                   11.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                   q.
                   
                
              
               
                 The
                 expences
                 of
                 the
                 Countesse
                 at
                 Pickering
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 this
                 account
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 Pantry
                 ,
                 Buttry
                 ,
                 Kitchin
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 places
                 concerning
                 these
                 Offices
                 ,
                 two
                 hundred
                 ,
                 fourescore
                 and
                 5.
                 pounds
                 thirteene
                 shillings
                 ,
                 halfe
                 penny
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Wine
                 ,
                 Waxe
                 ,
                 Spices
                 ,
                 Clothes
                 ,
                 Furs
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 things
                 for
                 the
                 Countesses
                 Wardrobe
                 ,
                 an
                 hundred
                 fifty
                 foure
                 pounds
                 ,
                 seven
                 shillings
                 ,
                 foure
                 pence
                 ,
                 halfe
                 penny
                 .
              
               
               
                 Summe
                 .
                 439.
                 
                   l.
                
                 8.
                 
                   s.
                   6.
                   d.
                   q.
                
                 Summa
                 totalis
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 expences
                 ,
                 7957
                 
                   l'
                   13.
                   s.
                   4.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                
              
               
                 This
                 much
                 for
                 this
                 Earle
                 of
                 Lancaster
                 .
              
               
                 More
                 ,
                 
                 I
                 read
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 14.
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Hugh
                   Spencer
                
                 the
                 elder
                 (
                 condemned
                 by
                 the
                 comunalty
                 )
                 was
                 banished
                 the
                 Realme
                 ,
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 found
                 by
                 inquisition
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Spencer
                 had
                 in
                 sundry
                 shires
                 .
                 59.
                 
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 He
                 had
                 28000.
                 sheep
                 ,
                 1000.
                 
                 Oxen
                 and
                 Streeres
                 ,
                 1200.
                 
                 Kine
                 with
                 their
                 Calves
                 ,
                 40.
                 
                 Mares
                 with
                 their
                 Colts
                 ,
                 160.
                 drawing
                 horse
                 ,
                 2000.
                 
                 Hogges
                 ,
                 300.
                 
                 Bullocks
                 ,
                 40.
                 
                 Tuns
                 of
                 Wine
                 ,
                 600.
                 
                 Bacons
                 ,
                 80.
                 
                 Carkases
                 of
                 Martilmasse
                 Beefe
                 ,
                 600.
                 
                 Muttons
                 in
                 Larder
                 ,
                 10.
                 
                 Tuns
                 of
                 Sidar
                 .
                 His
                 Armor
                 ,
                 plate
                 ,
                 jewels
                 ,
                 ready
                 mony
                 ,
                 better
                 than
                 10000.
                 pound
                 ,
                 36.
                 sacks
                 of
                 Wooll
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Library
                 of
                 Bookes
                 .
                 Thus
                 much
                 the
                 Record
                 :
                 which
                 provision
                 for
                 houshold
                 ,
                 sheweth
                 a
                 great
                 Family
                 there
                 to
                 bee
                 kept
                 .
              
               
                 Neerer
                 to
                 our
                 time
                 ,
                 
                 I
                 read
                 in
                 the
                 36.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixt
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 greater
                 estates
                 of
                 the
                 Realme
                 being
                 called
                 up
                 to
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Earle
                 of
                 Salisbury
                 came
                 up
                 to
                 London
                 with
                 500.
                 men
                 on
                 horsebacke
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 lodged
                 in
                 the
                 Herber
                 .
              
               
                 Richard
                 Duke
                 of
                 Yorke
                 with
                 400.
                 men
                 lodged
                 at
                 Baynards
                 Castle
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Duke
                 of
                 Excester
                 and
                 Sommerset
                 with
                 800.
                 men
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Earle
                 of
                 Northumberland
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Egremont
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Clifford
                 ,
                 with
                 1500.
                 men
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Richard
                   Nevell
                
                 ,
                 
                 Earle
                 of
                 Warwicke
                 ,
                 with
                 600.
                 men
                 all
                 in
                 red
                 Iackets
                 ,
                 Imbrodered
                 with
                 ragged
                 staves
                 before
                 and
                 behinde
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 lodged
                 in
                 
                   Warwicke
                   lane
                
                 :
                 in
                 whose
                 house
                 there
                 was
                 oftentimes
                 sixe
                 Oxen
                 eaten
                 at
                 a
                 breakefast
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 Taverne
                 was
                 full
                 of
                 his
                 meat
                 ,
                 for
                 he
                 that
                 had
                 any
                 acquaintance
                 in
                 that
                 house
                 might
                 have
                 there
                 so
                 much
                 of
                 sodden
                 and
                 rost
                 meat
                 ,
                 as
                 hee
                 could
                 pricke
                 and
                 carry
                 upon
                 a
                 long
                 Dagger
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Richard
                   Redman
                
                 ,
                 
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Ely
                 ,
                 1500.
                 the
                 17.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 ,
                 besides
                 his
                 great
                 family
                 ,
                 housekeeping
                 ,
                 Almes
                 dish
                 ,
                 and
                 reliefe
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 wheresoever
                 he
                 was
                 lodged
                 .
                 In
                 his
                 travaiing
                 ,
                 when
                 at
                 his
                 comming
                 ,
                 or
                 going
                 to
                 or
                 from
                 any
                 Towne
                 ,
                 the
                 Bels
                 being
                 rung
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 poore
                 would
                 come
                 together
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 he
                 gave
                 every
                 one
                 sixe
                 pence
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 now
                 to
                 note
                 of
                 our
                 owne
                 time
                 somewhat
                 .
                 
                 Not
                 omitting
                 in
                 this
                 
                   Thomas
                   Woolsey
                
                 ,
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Yorke
                 ,
                 and
                 Cardinall
                 .
                 You
                 shall
                 understand
                 ,
                 that
                 hee
                 had
                 in
                 his
                 hall
                 (
                 continually
                 )
                 three
                 tables
                 or
                 boords
                 ,
                 kept
                 with
                 three
                 principall
                 Officers
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 a
                 Steward
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 alwaies
                 a
                 Priest
                 ,
                 a
                 Treasurer
                 a
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Controler
                 an
                 Esquire
                 .
                 Also
                 a
                 Cofferer
                 ,
                 being
                 a
                 Doctor
                 ,
                 three
                 Marshals
                 ,
                 three
                 Yeomen
                 Vshers
                 in
                 the
                 Hall
                 :
                 besides
                 two
                 Groomes
                 and
                 Almners
                 .
                 Then
                 in
                 the
                 Hall
                 kitchin
                 ,
                 two
                 Clerks
                 of
                 the
                 kitchin
                 ,
                 a
                 Clerke
                 controler
                 ,
                 a
                 Survevor
                 of
                 the
                 dressor
                 ,
                 a
                 clark
                 of
                 the
                 Spicery
                 :
                 all
                 which
                 (
                 together
                 )
                 kept
                 also
                 a
                 continuall
                 Messe
                 in
                 the
                 Hall.
                 
                 Also
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 Hall-kitchin
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 of
                 Master
                 cookes
                 two
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 other
                 cookes
                 ,
                 labourers
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 children
                 of
                 the
                 kitchin
                 ,
                 twelve
                 persons
                 :
                 foure
                 Yeomen
                 of
                 the
                 ordinary
                 scullery
                 ,
                 foure
                 Yeomen
                 of
                 the
                 silver
                 scullery
                 ,
                 two
                 Yeomen
                 of
                 the
                 Pastry
                 ,
                 with
                 two
                 other
                 Pastelers
                 under
                 the
                 Yeomen
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 Privie
                 kitchin
                 ,
                 
                 he
                 had
                 a
                 Master
                 cooke
                 ,
                 who
                 went
                 daily
                 in
                 Velvet
                 and
                 Sattin
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 chaine
                 of
                 Gold
                 about
                 his
                 necke
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 other
                 Yeomen
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Groome
                 .
                 
                 In
                 the
                 scalding
                 house
                 ,
                 a
                 Yeomen
                 and
                 two
                 Groomes
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 Pantry
                 ,
                 two
                 Yeoman
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 Buttery
                 ,
                 two
                 Yeomen
                 ,
                 
                 two
                 Groomes
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 Pages
                 .
                 
                 In
                 the
                 Chandery
                 two
                 Yeomen
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 Wafary
                 two
                 Yeomen
                 .
                 
                 In
                 the
                 Wardrobe
                 of
                 Beds
                 ,
                 the
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 VVardrobe
                 ,
                 and
                 tenne
                 other
                 persons
                 attending
                 .
                 
                 In
                 the
                 Laundery
                 a
                 Yeoman
                 ,
                 a
                 Groome
                 ,
                 thirty
                 Pages
                 ,
                 two
                 Yeomen
                 Purveyors
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 one
                 Groome
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 Bake-house
                 a
                 Yeoman
                 and
                 2
                 Groomes
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 Wood-yard
                 a
                 Yeoman
                 and
                 a
                 Groome
                 .
                 
                 In
                 the
                 Barne
                 one
                 .
                 
                 In
                 the
                 Garden
                 a
                 Yeoman
                 and
                 two
                 Groomes
                 :
                 
                 A
                 Yeoman
                 of
                 his
                 Barge
                 ;
                 
                 a
                 Master
                 of
                 his
                 Horse
                 ,
                 a
                 Clerke
                 of
                 the
                 Stable
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 Yeoman
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 the
                 Saddler
                 ;
                 the
                 Farriar
                 ;
                 a
                 Yeoman
                 of
                 his
                 Chariot
                 ;
                 a
                 Sumpter-man
                 ,
                 ;
                 a
                 Yeoman
                 of
                 his
                 Stirrop
                 ;
                 a
                 Muleter
                 ,
                 and
                 sixteen
                 Groomes
                 of
                 his
                 Stable
                 ,
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 keeping
                 4.
                 
                 Geldings
                 .
                 Porters
                 at
                 his
                 gate
                 ,
                 
                 two
                 Yeomen
                 and
                 
                 two
                 Groomes
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 Almnorie
                 ,
                 a
                 Yeoman
                 and
                 a
                 Groome
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 his
                 Chappell
                 he
                 had
                 a
                 Deane
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 great
                 Divine
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 man
                 of
                 excellent
                 learning
                 :
                 a
                 Subdeane
                 ,
                 a
                 repeater
                 of
                 the
                 Quire
                 ,
                 a
                 Gospeller
                 ,
                 a
                 Pisteler
                 ,
                 of
                 singing
                 Priests
                 ten
                 ,
                 a
                 master
                 of
                 the
                 children
                 ,
                 twelve
                 Seculars
                 ,
                 being
                 singing-men
                 of
                 the
                 Chappell
                 ;
                 ten
                 singing
                 children
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 servant
                 to
                 attend
                 upon
                 the
                 children
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 Revestry
                 ,
                 a
                 Yeoman
                 and
                 two
                 Groomes
                 ;
                 over
                 and
                 beside
                 divers
                 retainers
                 ,
                 that
                 came
                 thither
                 at
                 principall
                 Feasts
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 furniture
                 of
                 his
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 
                 it
                 exceedeth
                 my
                 cpacity
                 to
                 declare
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 speake
                 of
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 costly
                 ornaments
                 and
                 rich
                 Jewels
                 that
                 were
                 used
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 continually
                 .
                 There
                 hath
                 bin
                 seene
                 in
                 procession
                 about
                 the
                 Hall
                 ,
                 foure
                 and
                 forty
                 very
                 rich
                 Coaps
                 worne
                 ,
                 all
                 of
                 one
                 sute
                 ;
                 besides
                 the
                 rich
                 Crosses
                 and
                 Candlesticks
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 ornaments
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 furnishment
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 He
                 had
                 two
                 Crosse-bearers
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 Pillar-bearers
                 in
                 his
                 great
                 Chamber
                 .
                 
                 And
                 in
                 his
                 Privie-chamber
                 these
                 persons
                 :
                 First
                 ,
                 the
                 chiefe
                 Chamberlaine
                 and
                 Vice-chamberlaine
                 .
                 
                 Of
                 Gentlemen
                 Vshers
                 (
                 beside
                 one
                 in
                 his
                 Privie-chamber
                 )
                 he
                 had
                 twelve
                 daily
                 waiters
                 :
                 and
                 of
                 Gentlemen
                 waiters
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 his
                 Privie-Chamber
                 ,
                 
                 he
                 had
                 six
                 ;
                 of
                 Lords
                 nine
                 or
                 tenne
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 (
                 each
                 of
                 them
                 )
                 two
                 men
                 allowed
                 to
                 attend
                 upon
                 them
                 :
                 except
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Darby
                 ,
                 who
                 alwaies
                 was
                 allowed
                 5.
                 men
                 .
                 Then
                 had
                 he
                 of
                 Gentlemē
                 ,
                 Cupbearers
                 ,
                 Carvers
                 ,
                 Sewers
                 ,
                 both
                 of
                 the
                 Privie
                 chamber
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 chamber
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 Gentlemē
                 (
                 daily
                 waiters
                 there
                 )
                 40.
                 persons
                 .
                 Of
                 Yeomen
                 Vshers
                 6.
                 of
                 Groomes
                 in
                 his
                 chamber
                 ,
                 8.
                 of
                 Yeomen
                 in
                 his
                 chamber
                 45.
                 daily
                 .
                 He
                 had
                 also
                 Almes-men
                 ,
                 sometime
                 more
                 in
                 number
                 than
                 at
                 other
                 times
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 was
                 attending
                 on
                 his
                 Table
                 daily
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 Doctors
                 and
                 Chaplaines
                 ,
                 (
                 beside
                 them
                 of
                 his
                 Chappell
                 )
                 16.
                 
                 A
                 Clerk
                 of
                 his
                 Closet
                 ,
                 two
                 Secretaries
                 ,
                 2
                 Clerks
                 of
                 his
                 Signet
                 ;
                 and
                 foure
                 Counsellours
                 ,
                 learned
                 in
                 the
                 Lawes
                 .
                 And
                 forasmuch
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 necessary
                 to
                 have
                 divers
                 Officers
                 of
                 the
                 Chancery
                 to
                 attend
                 upon
                 him
                 ;
                 
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 the
                 Clerke
                 of
                 the
                 Crowne
                 ,
                 a
                 riding
                 Clerke
                 ,
                 a
                 Clerke
                 of
                 the
                 Hamper
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Clerke
                 of
                 the
                 Wax
                 ;
                 then
                 a
                 Clerke
                 of
                 the
                 Checke
                 ,
                 (
                 aswell
                 vpon
                 the
                 Chaplaines
                 ,
                 as
                 on
                 the
                 Yeomen
                 of
                 his
                 chamber
                 ,
                 )
                 he
                 gave
                 allowance
                 to
                 them
                 all
                 .
                 
                 He
                 had
                 also
                 foure
                 Footmen
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 clothed
                 in
                 rich
                 running
                 coats
                 ,
                 whensoever
                 hee
                 rode
                 on
                 any
                 journey
                 .
                 Then
                 had
                 he
                 an
                 Herauld
                 at
                 Armes
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 Serjeant
                 at
                 Armes
                 ,
                 a
                 Physician
                 ,
                 an
                 Apothecarie
                 ,
                 foure
                 Minstrels
                 ,
                 a
                 keeper
                 of
                 his
                 Tents
                 ,
                 an
                 Armorer
                 ,
                 an
                 instructor
                 of
                 his
                 Wards
                 ,
                 two
                 Yeomen
                 of
                 his
                 Ward-robe
                 of
                 Robes
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 keeper
                 of
                 his
                 chamber
                 continually
                 in
                 the
                 Court.
                 He
                 had
                 also
                 in
                 his
                 house
                 the
                 Survey
                 or
                 of
                 Yorke
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 a
                 Clerke
                 of
                 the
                 Greene
                 cloth
                 .
                 All
                 these
                 were
                 daily
                 attending
                 ,
                 downe
                 lying
                 and
                 uprising
                 ;
                 as
                 we
                 use
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 meales
                 .
                 He
                 kept
                 in
                 his
                 great
                 chamber
                 ,
                 a
                 continuall
                 Table
                 for
                 the
                 Chamberers
                 and
                 Gentlemen
                 Officers
                 :
                 having
                 with
                 them
                 a
                 Messe
                 of
                 the
                 yong
                 Lords
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 another
                 of
                 Gentlemen
                 .
                 And
                 besides
                 all
                 these
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 never
                 an
                 Offices
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 worthy
                 person
                 ,
                 but
                 hee
                 was
                 allowed
                 in
                 the
                 house
                 ,
                 
                 some
                 three
                 ,
                 some
                 two
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 ,
                 one
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 ,
                 which
                 grew
                 to
                 a
                 great
                 number
                 of
                 persons
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 farre
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Checke-roll
                 :
                 besides
                 other
                 Officers
                 ,
                 servants
                 and
                 retainers
                 ,
                 and
                 Suiters
                 ,
                 that
                 most
                 commonly
                 dined
                 in
                 the
                 Hall.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Nicholas
                   West
                
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1532.
                 kept
                 continually
                 in
                 his
                 house
                 100.
                 servants
                 ,
                 
                 giving
                 to
                 the
                 one
                 halfe
                 of
                 them
                 53.
                 
                   s.
                   4.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 apiece
                 yeerly
                 :
                 to
                 the
                 other
                 halfe
                 ,
                 each
                 40.
                 s.
                 apiece
                 :
                 to
                 every
                 one
                 for
                 his
                 winter
                 Gowne
                 ,
                 foure
                 yards
                 of
                 broadcloath
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 his
                 Summer
                 Coat
                 three
                 yards
                 and
                 an
                 halfe
                 .
                 He
                 daily
                 gave
                 at
                 his
                 Gates
                 ,
                 besides
                 bread
                 and
                 drinke
                 ,
                 warme
                 meate
                 to
                 two
                 hundred
                 poore
                 people
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 house-keeping
                 of
                 Edward
                 late
                 Earle
                 of
                 Darby
                 is
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 forgotten
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 had
                 220.
                 men
                 in
                 check-roll
                 :
                 his
                 feeding
                 aged
                 persons
                 twice
                 every
                 day
                 ,
                 60.
                 and
                 odde
                 ,
                 beside
                 all
                 commers
                 ,
                 thrice
                 a
                 weeke
                 appointed
                 for
                 his
                 dealing
                 daies
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 Good-friday
                 ,
                 2700.
                 with
                 meat
                 ,
                 drinke
                 ,
                 and
                 money
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Audley
                
                 ,
                 
                 Lord
                 Chancellour
                 ,
                 his
                 family
                 of
                 Gentlemen
                 before
                 him
                 ,
                 in
                 coats
                 garded
                 with
                 velvet
                 ,
                 and
                 chaines
                 of
                 gold
                 ,
                 his
                 Yeomen
                 after
                 him
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Livery
                 not
                 garded
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                   William
                   Powlet
                
                 or
                 Pawlet
                 ,
                 
                 Lord
                 great
                 Master
                 ,
                 Marquesse
                 of
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 kept
                 the
                 like
                 number
                 of
                 Gentlemen
                 and
                 yeomen
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 Livery
                 of
                 Reading
                 tawny
                 ,
                 and
                 great
                 reliefe
                 at
                 his
                 gate
                 .
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Lord
                 Cromwell
                 ,
                 
                 Earle
                 of
                 Essex
                 ,
                 kept
                 the
                 like
                 or
                 greater
                 number
                 in
                 a
                 Livery
                 of
                 gray
                 Marble
                 ;
                 the
                 Gentlemen
                 guarded
                 with
                 Velvet
                 ,
                 the
                 Yeomen
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 cloth
                 ,
                 yet
                 their
                 skirts
                 large
                 enough
                 for
                 their
                 friends
                 to
                 sit
                 upon
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 Edward
                 ,
                 
                 Duke
                 of
                 Sommerset
                 was
                 not
                 inferiour
                 in
                 keeping
                 a
                 number
                 of
                 tall
                 and
                 comely
                 Gentlemen
                 and
                 Yeomen
                 ,
                 though
                 his
                 house
                 was
                 then
                 in
                 building
                 ,
                 &
                 most
                 of
                 his
                 men
                 were
                 lodged
                 abroad
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Earle
                 of
                 Oxford
                 hath
                 beene
                 noted
                 within
                 these
                 fifty
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 have
                 ridden
                 into
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 his
                 house
                 by
                 London-stone
                 ,
                 with
                 fourescore
                 Gentlemen
                 in
                 a
                 Livery
                 of
                 Reading
                 Tawny
                 ,
                 and
                 chaines
                 of
                 gold
                 about
                 their
                 necks
                 ,
                 before
                 him
                 ;
                 and
                 one
                 hundred
                 tall
                 Yeomen
                 in
                 the
                 like
                 Livery
                 to
                 follow
                 him
                 ,
                 without
                 Chaines
                 ,
                 but
                 all
                 having
                 his
                 Cognizance
                 of
                 the
                 blew
                 Bore
                 ,
                 embroydered
                 on
                 their
                 left
                 shoulder
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 charitable
                 Almes
                 in
                 old
                 time
                 given
                 .
              
               
                 THese
                 ,
                 as
                 all
                 other
                 of
                 their
                 times
                 ,
                 gave
                 great
                 reliefe
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 .
                 I
                 my self
                 ,
                 in
                 that
                 declining
                 time
                 of
                 charity
                 ,
                 
                 have
                 oft
                 seene
                 at
                 the
                 Lord
                 Cromwels
                 gate
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 more
                 than
                 200
                 persons
                 ,
                 served
                 twice
                 every
                 day
                 with
                 bread
                 ,
                 meat
                 and
                 drinke
                 sufficient
                 ;
                 for
                 he
                 observed
                 that
                 ancient
                 and
                 charitable
                 custome
                 ,
                 as
                 all
                 Prelates
                 ,
                 Noblemen
                 ,
                 or
                 men
                 of
                 honour
                 and
                 worship
                 his
                 predecessours
                 ,
                 had
                 done
                 before
                 him
                 :
                 wherof
                 somewhat
                 to
                 note
                 for
                 example
                 :
                 Venerable
                 Bede
                 writeth
                 ;
                 that
                 Prelates
                 of
                 his
                 time
                 ,
                 having
                 peradventure
                 but
                 woodden
                 Churches
                 ,
                 had
                 (
                 notwithstanding
                 )
                 on
                 their
                 boord
                 at
                 their
                 meales
                 ,
                 one
                 Almes
                 dish
                 ,
                 into
                 the
                 which
                 was
                 carved
                 some
                 good
                 portion
                 of
                 meat
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 every
                 other
                 dish
                 brought
                 to
                 their
                 Table
                 ,
                 all
                 which
                 was
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 fragments
                 left
                 .
                 Insomuch
                 as
                 in
                 a
                 hard
                 time
                 ,
                 a
                 poore
                 Prelate
                 wanting
                 victuals
                 ,
                 hath
                 caused
                 his
                 Almes
                 dish
                 ,
                 being
                 silver
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 divided
                 amongst
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 therewith
                 to
                 shift
                 as
                 they
                 could
                 ,
                 till
                 God
                 should
                 send
                 him
                 better
                 store
                 .
              
               
                 Such
                 a
                 Prelate
                 was
                 Ethelwald
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 King
                 Edgar
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 963.
                 
                 He
                 in
                 a
                 great
                 famine
                 ,
                 sold
                 away
                 all
                 the
                 sacred
                 vessels
                 of
                 his
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 to
                 relieve
                 the
                 almost
                 starved
                 people
                 ,
                 saying
                 :
                 
                   That
                   there
                   was
                   no
                   reason
                   that
                   the
                   senselesse
                   Temples
                   of
                   God
                   should
                   abound
                   in
                   riches
                   ,
                   and
                   lively
                   Temples
                   of
                   the
                   Holy
                   Ghost
                   to
                   lacke
                   it
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Walter
                   de
                   Suffilde
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Norwich
                 ,
                 was
                 of
                 the
                 like
                 minde
                 ,
                 
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1245.
                 
                 In
                 a
                 time
                 of
                 great
                 dearth
                 ,
                 he
                 sold
                 all
                 his
                 Plate
                 ,
                 and
                 distributed
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 every
                 penniworth
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Winchelsey
                
                 ,
                 
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canturbury
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1293.
                 besides
                 the
                 daily
                 fragments
                 of
                 his
                 house
                 ,
                 gave
                 every
                 Friday
                 and
                 Sunday
                 to
                 every
                 beggar
                 that
                 came
                 to
                 his
                 gate
                 ,
                 a
                 loate
                 of
                 bread
                 sufficient
                 for
                 that
                 day
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 were
                 usually
                 every
                 such
                 almes
                 day
                 in
                 time
                 of
                 dearth
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 5000.
                 and
                 otherwise
                 4000
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 .
                 More
                 ,
                 hee
                 used
                 every
                 great
                 Feastivall
                 day
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 150.
                 pence
                 to
                 so
                 many
                 poore
                 people
                 ,
                 and
                 sent
                 daily
                 meat
                 ,
                 bread
                 ,
                 and
                 drinke
                 ,
                 to
                 such
                 as
                 by
                 age
                 ,
                 or
                 sicknes
                 ,
                 were
                 not
                 able
                 to
                 fetch
                 his
                 Almes
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 send
                 meat
                 ,
                 money
                 and
                 apparell
                 to
                 such
                 as
                 he
                 thought
                 needed
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 reade
                 in
                 1171.
                 that
                 Henry
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 
                 after
                 his
                 returne
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 did
                 penance
                 for
                 the
                 slaughter
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Becket
                
                 ,
                 by
                 whom
                 (
                 a
                 sore
                 dearth
                 then
                 increasing
                 )
                 ten
                 thousand
                 persons
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 April
                 ;
                 till
                 new
                 corne
                 was
                 inned
                 ,
                 were
                 daily
                 fed
                 and
                 sustained
                 .
              
               
                 More
                 I
                 finde
                 recorded
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1236.
                 the
                 20.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 
                 
                   William
                   de
                   Haverhull
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Treasurer
                 ,
                 was
                 commanded
                 ,
                 that
                 upon
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Circumcision
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 6000.
                 poore
                 people
                 should
                 bee
                 fed
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 state
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 Queene
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 children
                 .
                 The
                 like
                 commandement
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 Henry
                 gave
                 to
                 
                   Hugh
                   Gifford
                
                 ,
                 &
                 
                   William
                   Brown
                
                 ,
                 that
                 upon
                 Friday
                 next
                 after
                 the
                 Epiphanie
                 ,
                 they
                 should
                 cause
                 to
                 be
                 fed
                 in
                 the
                 great
                 Hall
                 at
                 Windsore
                 ,
                 at
                 a
                 good
                 fire
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 poore
                 &
                 needy
                 children
                 that
                 could
                 be
                 found
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Kings
                 children
                 being
                 weighed
                 and
                 measured
                 ,
                 their
                 weight
                 and
                 measure
                 to
                 be
                 distributed
                 for
                 their
                 good
                 estates
                 .
                 These
                 few
                 examples
                 for
                 charity
                 of
                 Kings
                 may
                 suffice
                 .
              
               
               
                 I
                 read
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 3.
                 that
                 
                   Richard
                   de
                   Berry
                
                 ,
                 
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Durham
                 ,
                 did
                 weekely
                 bestow
                 for
                 releefe
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 eight
                 quarters
                 of
                 wheat
                 made
                 into
                 bread
                 ,
                 besides
                 his
                 Almes
                 dish
                 ,
                 fragments
                 of
                 his
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 great
                 summes
                 of
                 money
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 when
                 hee
                 journied
                 .
                 And
                 that
                 these
                 Almes
                 dishes
                 were
                 as
                 well
                 used
                 at
                 the
                 Tables
                 of
                 Noblemen
                 ,
                 as
                 of
                 the
                 Prelates
                 ,
                 one
                 note
                 may
                 suffice
                 in
                 this
                 place
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 read
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1452.
                 that
                 Richard
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 then
                 claiming
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Rivers
                 should
                 have
                 passed
                 the
                 Sea
                 about
                 the
                 Kings
                 busines
                 ,
                 but
                 staying
                 at
                 Plinouth
                 till
                 his
                 money
                 was
                 spent
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 sending
                 for
                 more
                 ;
                 
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Somerset
                 sent
                 him
                 the
                 Image
                 of
                 S.
                 George
                 in
                 silver
                 and
                 gold
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 sold
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Almes
                 dish
                 of
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Gloucester
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 also
                 of
                 great
                 price
                 :
                 for
                 coyne
                 had
                 they
                 none
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 end
                 the
                 Orders
                 and
                 Customes
                 in
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 of
                 great
                 families
                 kept
                 by
                 honourable
                 persons
                 thither
                 repairing
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 charitable
                 Almes
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 given
                 :
                 I
                 say
                 ,
                 for
                 conclusion
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 Noble
                 persons
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 of
                 honour
                 and
                 worship
                 ,
                 in
                 former
                 times
                 lodging
                 in
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
                 or
                 liberties
                 thereof
                 ,
                 did
                 without
                 grudging
                 ,
                 beare
                 their
                 parts
                 in
                 charges
                 with
                 the
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 estimated
                 estates
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 before
                 said
                 ,
                 and
                 could
                 prove
                 it
                 by
                 examples
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 let
                 men
                 call
                 to
                 minde
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cromwell
                
                 ,
                 
                 then
                 Lord
                 Privie
                 Seale
                 ,
                 and
                 Vicar
                 generall
                 ,
                 lying
                 in
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 he
                 bare
                 his
                 charges
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 Muster
                 there
                 ,
                 consisting
                 of
                 15000
                 ,
                 besides
                 Whisslers
                 and
                 other
                 waiters
                 ,
                 all
                 in
                 bright
                 harnesse
                 ,
                 with
                 coats
                 of
                 white
                 silke
                 or
                 〈◊〉
                 ,
                 and
                 chaines
                 of
                 gold
                 ,
                 in
                 three
                 great
                 battels
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 
                   Anno
                   1539.
                
                 hee
                 sent
                 his
                 men
                 (
                 in
                 great
                 number
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Miles
                   end
                
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 them
                 their
                 Armour
                 in
                 Carres
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 coats
                 of
                 white
                 cloth
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Armes
                 of
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 a
                 red
                 crosse
                 and
                 a
                 sword
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 brest
                 and
                 backe
                 ,
                 which
                 Armour
                 and
                 Coats
                 they
                 ware
                 amongst
                 the
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 difference
                 ,
                 and
                 marched
                 thorow
                 the
                 Citie
                 to
                 Westminster
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Sports
               and
               Pastimes
               of
               old
               time
               used
               in
               this
               Citie
               .
            
             
               LEt
               us
               now
               
                 (
                 saith
              
               Fitzstephen
               )
               come
               to
               the
               Sports
               and
               Pastimes
               ,
               
               seeing
               it
               is
               fit
               that
               a
               Citie
               should
               not
               〈◊〉
               be
               commodious
               and
               serious
               ,
               
               but
               also
               merry
               and
               sportfull
               .
               Whereupon
               ,
               in
               the
               seales
               of
               the
               Popes
               ,
               untill
               the
               time
               of
               Pope
               Leo
               ,
               on
               the
               one
               side
               was
               Saint
               Peter
               fishing
               ,
               with
               a
               key
               over
               him
               ,
               reached
               as
               it
               were
               by
               the
               hand
               of
               God
               out
               of
               Heaven
               ,
               and
               about
               it
               this
               verse
               :
               
                 Tu
                 pro
                 me
                 navē
                 liquisti
                 ,
                 suscipe
                 clavem
                 .
              
            
             
               And
               on
               the
               other
               side
               was
               a
               Citie
               ,
               and
               this
               inscription
               on
               it
               ,
               
                 Aurea
                 Roma
              
               .
               Likewise
               to
               the
               praise
               of
               
                 Augustus
                 Caesar
              
               and
               the
               Citie
               ,
               in
               respect
               of
               the
               shewes
               and
               sports
               ,
               was
               written
               ,
               
                 
                   Nocte
                   pluit
                   tota
                   ,
                   redeunt
                   spectaculs
                   mane
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 
                   All
                   night
                   it
                   raines
                   ,
                   and
                   shewes
                
                 
                   at
                   morrow-tide
                   returne
                   againe
                   ;
                
                 
                   And
                   Caesar
                   with
                   almighty
                   Iove
                
                 
                   hath
                   matcht
                   an
                   equall
                   reigne
                   .
                
              
            
             
               But
               London
               for
               the
               shewes
               upon
               Theaters
               ,
               
               and
               Comicall
               pastimes
               ,
               hath
               holy
               playes
               ,
               representations
               of
               miracles
               ,
               which
               holy
               Confessors
               have
               wrought
               ;
               or
               representations
               of
               torments
               ,
               wherein
               the
               constancle
               of
               Martyrs
               appeared
               .
            
             
               Every
               yeere
               also
               on
               Shrove-Tuesday
               ,
               (
               that
               we
               may
               beginne
               with
               childrens
               sports
               ,
               seeing
               wee
               all
               have
               beene
               children
               :
               )
               the
               Schoole-boyes
               doe
               bring
               Cockes
               of
               the
               game
               to
               their
               Master
               ,
               and
               all
               the
               fore-noone
               they
               delight
               themselves
               in
               Cock-fighting
               .
               
               After
               dinner
               ,
               all
               the
               youths
               goe
               into
               the
               fields
               to
               play
               at
               the
               Ball.
               
               
            
             
               The
               scholars
               of
               every
               Schoole
               have
               their
               Ball
               ,
               or
               bastion
               in
               their
               hands
               :
               the
               ancient
               and
               wealthy
               men
               of
               the
               Citie
               come
               forth
               
               on
               horsebacke
               ,
               to
               see
               the
               sport
               of
               the
               Young-men
               ,
               and
               to
               take
               part
               of
               the
               pleasure
               ,
               in
               beholding
               their
               agility
               .
            
             
               Every
               Friday
               in
               Lent
               ,
               
               a
               fresh
               companie
               of
               young-men
               comes
               into
               the
               field
               on
               horsebacke
               ,
               and
               the
               best
               horse-men
               conduct
               the
               rest
               .
               Then
               march
               forth
               the
               Citizens
               sonnes
               ,
               and
               other
               young-men
               with
               disarmed
               Lances
               and
               Shields
               ,
               and
               there
               they
               practise
               feats
               of
               Warre
               .
            
             
               Many
               Courtiers
               likewise
               ,
               when
               the
               King
               lyeth
               neere
               ,
               and
               attendants
               on
               Noble-men
               ,
               doe
               repaire
               to
               these
               exercises
               ,
               and
               while
               the
               hope
               of
               victory
               doth
               inflame
               their
               mindes
               ,
               they
               shew
               by
               good
               proofe
               how
               serviceable
               they
               would
               be
               in
               Martiall
               affaires
               .
            
             
               In
               Easter
               Holydayes
               ,
               
               they
               fight
               battels
               on
               the
               water
               ,
               a
               Shield
               is
               hanged
               upon
               a
               pole
               ,
               fixed
               in
               the
               midst
               of
               the
               streame
               ;
               a
               Boat
               is
               prepared
               without
               Oares
               ,
               to
               be
               carried
               by
               violence
               of
               the
               water
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               fore-part
               thereof
               standeth
               a
               young-man
               ,
               ready
               to
               give
               charge
               upon
               the
               Shield
               with
               his
               Launce
               .
               If
               so
               be
               he
               breake
               his
               Launce
               against
               the
               Shield
               and
               doth
               not
               fall
               ,
               he
               is
               thought
               to
               have
               performed
               a
               worthy
               deede
               .
               If
               so
               bee
               without
               breaking
               his
               Launce
               ,
               he
               runneth
               strongly
               against
               the
               Shield
               ,
               downe
               he
               falleth
               into
               the
               water
               ;
               for
               the
               Boat
               is
               violently
               forced
               with
               the
               Tide
               ;
               but
               on
               each
               side
               of
               the
               Shield
               ride
               two
               Boats
               ,
               furnished
               with
               yong-men
               ,
               which
               recover
               him
               that
               falleth
               ,
               as
               soone
               as
               they
               may
               .
               Vpon
               the
               Bridge
               ,
               Wharfes
               and
               houses
               by
               the
               Rivers
               side
               ,
               stand
               great
               numbers
               to
               see
               ,
               and
               laugh
               thereat
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               Holydaies
               all
               the
               Summer
               ,
               the
               youths
               are
               exercised
               in
               leaping
               ,
               dancing
               ,
               shooting
               ,
               wrastling
               ,
               casting
               the
               stone
               ,
               and
               practising
               their
               Shields
               :
               the
               Maidens
               trip
               with
               their
               Timbrels
               ,
               
               and
               dance
               as
               long
               as
               they
               can
               well
               see
               .
               In
               Winter
               ,
               every
               Holiday
               before
               dinner
               ,
               the
               Bores
               prepared
               for
               brawne
               are
               set
               to
               fight
               ,
               or
               else
               Buls
               or
               Beares
               are
               baited
               .
            
             
               When
               the
               great
               Fenne
               or
               Moore
               ,
               which
               watereth
               the
               wals
               of
               the
               Citie
               on
               the
               North
               side
               is
               frozen
               ,
               many
               yong
               men
               play
               upon
               the
               Ice
               ;
               some
               striding
               as
               wide
               as
               they
               may
               ,
               doe
               slide
               swiftly
               :
               others
               make
               themselves
               seats
               of
               Ice
               ,
               as
               great
               as
               Milstones
               .
               One
               sits
               downe
               ,
               many
               (
               hand
               in
               hand
               )
               doe
               draw
               him
               ,
               and
               one
               slipping
               on
               a
               sudden
               ,
               all
               fall
               together
               .
               Some
               tye
               bones
               to
               their
               feet
               ,
               and
               under
               their
               heeles
               ,
               and
               shoving
               themselues
               by
               a
               little
               piked
               staffe
               ,
               doe
               slide
               as
               swiftly
               as
               a
               bird
               flyeth
               in
               the
               ayre
               ,
               or
               an
               arrow
               out
               of
               a
               Crosse-bow
               ,
               Sometime
               two
               runne
               together
               with
               poles
               ,
               and
               hitting
               one
               the
               other
               ,
               either
               one
               or
               both
               doe
               fall
               ,
               not
               without
               hurt
               :
               some
               breake
               their
               armes
               ,
               some
               their
               legs
               :
               but
               youth
               (
               desirous
               of
               glory
               in
               this
               sort
               )
               exerciseth
               it selfe
               against
               the
               time
               of
               warre
               .
               
               Many
               of
               the
               Citizens
               doe
               delight
               themselves
               in
               Hawkes
               and
               Hounds
               ,
               for
               they
               have
               liberty
               of
               hunting
               in
               
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 Hertfordshire
              
               ,
               all
               Chiltron
               ,
               and
               in
               Kent
               to
               the
               water
               of
               
                 Cray
                 .
                 Thus
                 far
              
               Fitzstephen
               
                 of
                 sports
              
               .
            
             
               These
               or
               the
               like
               exercises
               have
               been
               continued
               til
               our
               time
               ,
               namely
               in
               Stage-playes
               ,
               whereof
               ye
               may
               read
               ,
               in
               Anno
               1391.
               a
               Play
               by
               the
               Parish
               Clerkes
               of
               London
               at
               the
               Skinners
               Well
               besides
               Smithfield
               ;
               
               which
               continued
               three
               dayes
               together
               ,
               the
               King
               ,
               Queene
               ,
               and
               Nobles
               being
               present
               .
               And
               of
               another
               in
               the
               yeere
               1409.
               which
               lasted
               eight
               dayes
               ,
               and
               was
               of
               matter
               from
               the
               Creation
               of
               the
               World
               ,
               whereat
               was
               present
               most
               part
               of
               the
               Nobility
               ,
               and
               Gentry
               of
               England
               .
            
             
               Of
               late
               time
               ,
               
               in
               stead
               of
               those
               Stage-playes
               ,
               have
               beene
               vsed
               Comedies
               ,
               Tragedies
               ,
               Enterludes
               ,
               and
               Histories
               ,
               both
               true
               and
               sained
               :
               for
               the
               acting
               whereof
               ,
               certaine
               publike
               places
               have
               beene
               erected
               .
               Also
               Cockes
               of
               the
               game
               are
               yet
               cherished
               by
               divers
               men
               for
               their
               pleasures
               ,
               much
               money
               being
               laid
               on
               their
               heads
               ,
               when
               they
               fight
               in
               pits
               ,
               whereof
               some
               be
               costly
               ,
               made
               for
               that
               purpose
               .
            
             
               The
               Ball
               is
               used
               by
               Noblemen
               and
               Gentlemen
               in
               Tennis-courts
               ,
               
               and
               by
               people
               of
               meaner
               sort
               in
               the
               open
               fields
               and
               streets
               .
            
             
               The
               marching
               forth
               of
               Citizens
               sons
               and
               other
               yong
               men
               on
               horse-backe
               ,
               with
               disarmed
               Launces
               and
               Shields
               ,
               there
               to
               practise
               feats
               of
               warre
               ,
               man
               against
               man
               ,
               hath
               long
               since
               beene
               left
               off
               ,
               but
               in
               their
               Citie
               they
               have
               used
               on
               horse-backe
               ,
               to
               runne
               at
               a
               dead
               marke
               ,
               called
               a
               Quinten
               .
            
             
             
             
               Certaine
               of
               the
               Kings
               servants
               ,
               because
               the
               Court
               lay
               then
               at
               Westminster
               ,
               came
               ,
               
               as
               it
               were
               ,
               in
               despight
               of
               the
               Citizens
               ,
               to
               that
               game
               ,
               and
               giving
               reprochfull
               names
               to
               the
               Londoners
               ,
               which
               for
               the
               dignity
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               and
               the
               ancient
               priviledge
               which
               they
               ought
               to
               have
               enjoyed
               ,
               were
               called
               Barons
               :
               the
               said
               Londoners
               being
               wrongfully
               abused
               ,
               fell
               upon
               the
               Kings
               servants
               ,
               and
               beat
               them
               shrewdly
               ,
               so
               that
               upon
               complaint
               made
               to
               the
               King
               ,
               he
               fined
               the
               Citie
               to
               pay
               a
               thousand
               Markes
               .
               This
               exercise
               of
               running
               at
               the
               Quinten
               ,
               was
               practised
               by
               the
               youthfull
               Citizens
               ,
               aswel
               in
               summer
               as
               in
               winter
               ;
               namely
               ,
               in
               the
               feast
               of
               Christmas
               .
               I
               have
               seene
               a
               Quinten
               set
               upon
               Cornhill
               ,
               
               by
               the
               
                 Leaden
                 Hall
              
               ,
               where
               the
               attendants
               of
               the
               Lords
               of
               merry
               disports
               have
               runne
               ,
               and
               made
               great
               pastime
               :
               for
               he
               that
               hit
               not
               the
               broad
               end
               of
               the
               Quinten
               ,
               was
               of
               all
               men
               laughed
               to
               scorne
               ;
               and
               he
               that
               hit
               it
               full
               ,
               if
               hee
               rode
               nor
               the
               faster
               ,
               had
               a
               sound
               blow
               in
               his
               necke
               with
               a
               bag
               full
               of
               sand
               ,
               hanged
               on
               the
               other
               end
               .
            
             
               I
               have
               also
               in
               the
               Summer
               season
               ,
               seene
               some
               upon
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               
               rowed
               in
               Whirries
               ,
               with
               staves
               in
               their
               hands
               ,
               flat
               at
               the
               fore-end
               ,
               running
               one
               against
               another
               ,
               and
               for
               the
               most
               part
               ,
               one
               or
               both
               overthrowne
               ,
               and
               well
               dowked
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               Holy-dayes
               in
               Summer
               ,
               
               the
               Youths
               of
               this
               Citie
               have
               in
               the
               Field
               exercised
               themselves
               ,
               in
               leaping
               ,
               dancing
               ,
               shooting
               ,
               wrestling
               ,
               casting
               of
               the
               stone
               or
               ball
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               And
               for
               defence
               and
               use
               of
               the
               Weapon
               ,
               there
               is
               a
               speciall
               profession
               of
               men
               that
               teach
               it
               .
               
               I
               reade
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               1222.
               and
               the
               6.
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               3.
               on
               Saint
               Iames
               day
               ,
               the
               Citizens
               of
               London
               kept
               games
               of
               defence
               and
               wrestling
               ,
               neere
               to
               the
               Hospitall
               of
               Matilda
               ,
               at
               S.
               Giles
               in
               the
               field
               ,
               where
               they
               got
               the
               mastery
               of
               the
               men
               of
               the
               Suburbs
               .
            
             
               The
               Bailiffe
               of
               Westminster
               devising
               to
               be
               revenged
               ,
               
               proclaimed
               a
               game
               to
               be
               at
               Westminster
               upon
               Lammas
               day
               :
               whereunto
               the
               Citizens
               willingly
               repaired
               .
            
             
               When
               they
               had
               played
               a
               while
               ,
               the
               Bailiffe
               ,
               with
               the
               men
               of
               the
               Suburbs
               ,
               harnessed
               themselves
               treacherously
               ,
               and
               fell
               to
               such
               fighting
               ,
               that
               the
               Citizens
               (
               being
               sore
               wounded
               )
               were
               forced
               to
               runne
               into
               the
               Citie
               ,
               where
               they
               rung
               the
               common
               Bell
               ,
               and
               assembled
               the
               Citizens
               in
               great
               number
               .
               When
               the
               matter
               was
               declared
               ,
               every
               man
               wished
               to
               revenge
               the
               fact
               :
               
               but
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               being
               a
               wise
               and
               quiet
               man
               ,
               willed
               them
               first
               to
               move
               the
               Abbot
               of
               Westminster
               in
               the
               matter
               ,
               and
               if
               he
               would
               promise
               to
               see
               amends
               made
               ,
               it
               was
               sufficient
               .
               
               But
               a
               certaine
               Citizen
               ,
               named
               
                 Constantine
                 Fitz
                 Arnulit
              
               ,
               willed
               ,
               that
               all
               the
               houses
               of
               the
               Abbot
               and
               Bailiffe
               should
               be
               pulled
               downe
               .
               Which
               desperate
               words
               were
               no
               sooner
               spoken
               ,
               but
               the
               common
               people
               (
               as
               unadvisedly
               )
               issued
               forth
               of
               the
               Citie
               without
               any
               order
               ,
               and
               fought
               a
               cruell
               battell
               ,
               Constantine
               pulling
               downe
               divers
               houses
               ;
               and
               the
               people
               (
               as
               praising
               Constantine
               )
               cryed
               ;
               
                 The
                 joy
                 of
                 the
                 Mountaine
                 ,
                 the
                 joy
                 of
                 the
                 Mountaine
              
               ;
               God
               help
               ,
               and
               the
               Lord
               Lodowike
               .
            
             
               A
               few
               dayes
               after
               this
               tumult
               ,
               the
               Abbot
               of
               Westminster
               came
               to
               London
               ,
               
               to
               
                 Philip
                 Dawbeney
              
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               kings
               Councell
               ,
               to
               complaine
               of
               the
               injuries
               done
               to
               him
               :
               the
               Londoners
               perceiving
               it
               ,
               beset
               the
               house
               about
               ,
               and
               tooke
               by
               violence
               twelve
               of
               the
               Abbots
               horses
               away
               ,
               cruelly
               beating
               his
               men
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               But
               whilest
               the
               said
               Dawbeney
               laboured
               to
               pacific
               the
               vprore
               ,
               the
               Abbot
               got
               out
               at
               the
               backe
               doore
               of
               the
               house
               ,
               and
               so
               ,
               by
               a
               Boat
               on
               the
               Thames
               ,
               hardly
               escaped
               ,
               the
               Citizens
               throwing
               stones
               after
               him
               in
               great
               abundance
               .
            
             
               These
               things
               being
               thus
               done
               ,
               
               
                 Hubert
                 de
                 Burge
              
               ,
               chiefe
               Iustice
               of
               England
               ,
               with
               a
               great
               Army
               of
               men
               ,
               came
               to
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               sent
               for
               the
               Maior
               and
               Aldermen
               ,
               of
               whom
               hee
               enquired
               for
               the
               principall
               Authors
               of
               this
               Faction
               .
               Constantine
               ,
               being
               constant
               in
               the
               sedition
               ,
               was
               more
               constant
               in
               the
               answer
               ;
               affirming
               ,
               that
               hee
               had
               done
               it
               ,
               and
               that
               he
               had
               done
               much
               lesse
               than
               hee
               meant
               to
               have
               done
               .
            
             
               The
               Justice
               tooke
               him
               ,
               and
               two
               other
               with
               him
               ,
               and
               that
               morning
               sent
               him
               to
               Faulcatius
               by
               water
               ,
               with
               a
               great
               number
               of
               armed
               men
               ,
               who
               brought
               Constantine
               to
               the
               Gallowes
               .
            
             
               But
               when
               he
               saw
               the
               Rope
               about
               his
               necke
               ,
               
               hee
               offered
               for
               his
               life
               fifteene
               thousand
               Markes
               ,
               yet
               it
               would
               
               not
               seeme
               to
               save
               him
               :
               so
               he
               was
               hanged
               ,
               with
               Constantine
               his
               Nephew
               ,
               and
               Galfrid
               that
               proclaimed
               his
               proclamation
               ,
               on
               the
               16.
               of
               August
               .
            
             
               Also
               in
               the
               yeere
               1453.
               of
               a
               tumult
               made
               against
               the
               Maior
               ,
               
               at
               the
               wrestling
               besides
               
                 Clerks
                 well
              
               ,
               &c.
               
               Which
               is
               sufficient
               to
               prove
               ,
               that
               (
               of
               old
               time
               )
               the
               exercising
               of
               wrestling
               ,
               and
               such
               like
               ,
               hath
               beene
               much
               more
               used
               than
               of
               latter
               yeeres
               .
            
             
               The
               youths
               of
               this
               Citie
               also
               have
               used
               ,
               on
               holidayes
               ,
               after
               Evening
               Prayer
               ,
               
               at
               their
               Masters
               doores
               ,
               to
               exercise
               their
               Wasters
               and
               Bucklers
               :
               and
               the
               Maidens
               ,
               one
               of
               them
               playing
               on
               a
               Timbrell
               ,
               
               in
               sight
               of
               their
               Masters
               and
               Dames
               ,
               to
               dance
               for
               Garlands
               ,
               hanged
               thwart
               the
               streets
               ,
               which
               open
               pastimes
               in
               my
               youth
               ,
               being
               now
               suppressed
               ,
               worser
               practices
               within
               doores
               are
               to
               be
               feared
               .
            
             
               As
               for
               the
               baiting
               of
               Buls
               and
               Beares
               ,
               they
               are
               till
               this
               day
               much
               frequented
               ,
               namely
               in
               Beare-gardens
               on
               the
               Banke-side
               ,
               
               wherein
               be
               prepared
               scaffolds
               for
               beholders
               to
               stand
               upon
               .
            
             
               Sliding
               on
               the
               Ice
               is
               now
               but
               childrens
               play
               :
               but
               in
               Hawking
               and
               Hunting
               many
               grave
               Citizens
               at
               this
               present
               have
               great
               delight
               ,
               and
               doe
               rather
               want
               leasure
               than
               goodwill
               to
               follow
               it
               .
            
             
               Of
               triumphant
               shews
               made
               by
               the
               Citizens
               of
               Lond.
               
               ye
               may
               read
               in
               the
               yeere
               1236.
               the
               twentieth
               of
               Henry
               the
               third
               ,
               
               
                 Andrew
                 Bockrell
              
               then
               being
               Maior
               ,
               how
               Elianor
               ,
               daughter
               to
               Reymond
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Provence
               ,
               riding
               thorow
               the
               Citie
               toward
               Westminster
               ,
               there
               to
               be
               crowned
               Queene
               of
               England
               ,
               the
               Citie
               was
               adorned
               with
               silkes
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               night
               with
               Lamps
               ,
               Cressets
               ,
               and
               other
               lights
               ,
               without
               number
               ,
               besides
               many
               Pageants
               ,
               and
               strange
               devices
               there
               presented
               ;
               the
               Citizens
               also
               rode
               to
               meet
               the
               King
               and
               Queene
               ,
               
               clothed
               in
               long
               garments
               embroydered
               about
               with
               gold
               ,
               
               and
               silkes
               of
               divers
               colours
               ,
               their
               horses
               gallantly
               ,
               trapped
               ,
               to
               the
               number
               of
               306.
               every
               manbearing
               a
               Cup
               of
               gold
               or
               silver
               in
               his
               hand
               ,
               and
               the
               Kings
               Trumpetters
               before
               them
               :
               These
               Citizens
               did
               minister
               Wine
               ,
               as
               Buttlers
               ,
               which
               is
               their
               service
               at
               the
               Coronation
               .
            
             
               More
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1298.
               for
               victory
               obtained
               by
               Edward
               the
               first
               against
               the
               Scots
               ,
               every
               Company
               ,
               according
               to
               their
               severall
               Trade
               ,
               made
               their
               severall
               shew
               :
               
               but
               specially
               the
               Fishmongers
               ,
               which
               in
               a
               solemne
               Procession
               passed
               thorow
               the
               Citie
               ,
               having
               amongst
               other
               Pageants
               and
               shewes
               ,
               foure
               Sturgeons
               gi●t
               ,
               carried
               on
               foure
               horses
               ;
               then
               ,
               foure
               Salmons
               of
               silver
               ,
               on
               foure
               horses
               ,
               and
               after
               them
               sixe
               and
               forty
               armed
               Knights
               ,
               riding
               on
               horses
               ,
               made
               like
               Luces
               of
               the
               Sea
               ,
               and
               then
               one
               presenting
               Saint
               Magnes
               ,
               because
               it
               was
               upon
               Saint
               Magnes
               day
               ,
               with
               a
               thousand
               horsemen
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               One
               other
               shew
               in
               the
               yeere
               1377.
               made
               by
               the
               Citizens
               for
               disport
               of
               the
               yong
               Prince
               Richard
               ,
               sonne
               to
               the
               black
               Prince
               ,
               in
               the
               Feast
               of
               Christmas
               ,
               and
               in
               this
               manner
               :
            
             
               On
               the
               Sunday
               before
               Candlemas
               ,
               
               in
               the
               night
               ,
               one
               hundred
               and
               thirty
               Citizens
               ,
               disgnised
               and
               well
               horsed
               ,
               in
               a
               Mummery
               ,
               with
               sound
               of
               Trumpets
               ,
               Sackbuts
               ,
               Cornets
               ,
               Shalmes
               ,
               and
               other
               Minstrels
               ,
               and
               innumerable
               Torch-lights
               of
               Wax
               ,
               rode
               from
               Newgate
               thorow
               Cheap
               ,
               over
               the
               Bridge
               ,
               through
               Southwarke
               ,
               and
               so
               to
               Kennington
               besides
               Lambeth
               ,
               where
               the
               yong
               Prince
               remained
               with
               his
               Mother
               ,
               and
               the
               Duke
               of
               Lancaster
               ,
               his
               Vncle
               ,
               the
               Earles
               of
               
                 Cambridge
                 ,
                 Hertford
                 ,
                 Warwicke
              
               ,
               and
               Suffolke
               ,
               with
               divers
               other
               Lords
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               first
               ranke
               did
               ride
               48.
               in
               the
               likenesse
               and
               habit
               of
               Esquires
               ,
               two
               and
               two
               together
               ,
               clothed
               in
               red
               coats
               ,
               and
               gownes
               of
               Say
               or
               Sendall
               ,
               with
               comely
               vizors
               one
               their
               faces
               .
            
             
               After
               them
               came
               riding
               48.
               
               Knights
               ,
               in
               the
               same
               Livery
               of
               colour
               and
               stuffe
               .
            
             
               Then
               followed
               one
               richly
               arrayed
               ,
               like
               an
               Emperour
               ;
               and
               after
               him
               some
               distance
               ,
               one
               stately
               tyred
               like
               a
               Pope
               ,
               who
               was
               followed
               by
               24.
               
               Cardinals
               :
               and
               after
               them
               eight
               or
               ten
               with
               blacke
               vizors
               ,
               not
               amiable
               ,
               as
               if
               they
               had
               been
               Legates
               from
               some
               forraigne
               Princes
               .
            
             
               These
               Maskers
               ,
               after
               they
               had
               entred
               the
               Mannor
               of
               Kennington
               ,
               alighted
               from
               their
               horses
               :
               and
               entred
               the
               Hall
               on
               foot
               ;
               which
               done
               ,
               the
               Prince
               ,
               his
               Mother
               ,
               and
               the
               Lords
               came
               out
               of
               the
               chamber
               into
               the
               hall
               ,
               whom
               the
               Mummers
               did
               salute
               :
               shewing
               by
               a
               paire
               of
               Dice
               on
               the
               Table
               ,
               their
               desire
               to
               play
               with
               the
               yong
               Prince
               :
               which
               they
               so
               
               handled
               ,
               that
               the
               Prince
               did
               alwaies
               winne
               when
               he
               cast
               at
               them
               .
            
             
               Then
               the
               Mummers
               set
               to
               the
               Prince
               three
               Jewels
               ,
               
               one
               after
               another
               ;
               which
               were
               ,
               a
               Boule
               of
               gold
               ,
               a
               Cup
               of
               gold
               ,
               and
               a
               Ring
               of
               gold
               ,
               which
               the
               Prince
               wanne
               at
               three
               casts
               .
            
             
               Then
               they
               set
               to
               the
               Princes
               Mother
               ,
               the
               Duke
               ,
               the
               Earles
               ,
               and
               other
               Lords
               ,
               to
               every
               one
               ●
               Ring
               of
               gold
               ,
               which
               they
               did
               also
               winne
               .
               After
               which
               they
               were
               feasted
               ,
               and
               the
               Musicke
               sounded
               ,
               the
               Prince
               and
               Lords
               danced
               on
               the
               one
               part
               with
               the
               Mummers
               ,
               who
               did
               also
               dance
               :
               which
               jollity
               being
               ended
               ,
               they
               were
               againe
               made
               to
               drinke
               ,
               and
               then
               departed
               in
               order
               as
               they
               came
               .
            
             
               The
               like
               was
               to
               Henry
               the
               fourth
               ,
               in
               the
               second
               of
               his
               reign
               ,
               he
               then
               keeping
               his
               Christmas
               at
               Eltham
               ,
               twelve
               Aldermen
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               their
               sonnes
               ,
               rode
               in
               a
               mumming
               ,
               and
               had
               great
               thanks
               .
            
             
               Thus
               much
               for
               sportfull
               shewes
               in
               Triumphes
               may
               suffice
               .
            
             
               Now
               for
               sports
               and
               pastimes
               yeerely
               used
               .
            
             
               First
               ,
               in
               the
               Feast
               of
               Christmas
               ,
               there
               was
               in
               the
               Kings
               house
               ,
               wheresoever
               he
               was
               lodged
               ,
               
               a
               Lord
               of
               Misrule
               ,
               or
               Master
               of
               merry
               disports
               ,
               and
               the
               like
               had
               ye
               in
               the
               house
               of
               every
               Nobleman
               of
               honour
               ,
               or
               good
               worship
               ,
               were
               he
               spirituall
               or
               temporall
               .
               Among
               the
               which
               ,
               The
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               either
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               had
               their
               severall
               Lords
               of
               misrule
               ,
               ever
               contending
               ,
               without
               quarell
               or
               offence
               ,
               who
               should
               make
               the
               rarest
               pastimes
               to
               delight
               the
               beholders
               .
               These
               Lords
               beginning
               their
               rule
               at
               Alhallon
               Eve
               ,
               continued
               the
               same
               till
               the
               mocrow
               after
               the
               Feast
               of
               the
               Purification
               ,
               commonly
               called
               Candlemas
               day
               :
               In
               all
               which
               space
               ,
               there
               were
               fine
               and
               subtill
               disguisings
               ,
               Maskes
               and
               Mummeries
               ,
               with
               playing
               at
               Cards
               for
               counters
               ,
               nayles
               and
               points
               in
               every
               house
               ,
               more
               for
               pastime
               than
               for
               gaine
               .
            
             
               Against
               the
               Feast
               of
               Christmas
               ,
               every
               mans
               house
               ,
               as
               also
               their
               Parish
               Churches
               ,
               were
               decked
               with
               Holme
               ,
               Ivie
               ,
               Bayes
               ,
               and
               whatsoever
               the
               season
               of
               the
               yeere
               affoorded
               to
               be
               greene
               :
               The
               conduits
               and
               standards
               in
               the
               streets
               were
               likewise
               garnished
               .
               Among
               the
               which
               ,
               I
               read
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               1444.
               by
               tempest
               of
               thunder
               and
               lightning
               ,
               on
               the
               first
               of
               February
               at
               night
               ,
               
               Pauls
               steeple
               was
               fired
               ,
               but
               with
               great
               labour
               quenched
               :
               and
               toward
               the
               morning
               of
               Candlemas
               day
               ,
               at
               the
               Leaden
               Hall
               in
               Cornhill
               ,
               a
               Standard
               of
               tree
               being
               set
               up
               in
               the
               midst
               of
               the
               payement
               ,
               fast
               in
               the
               ground
               ,
               nayled
               full
               of
               Holme
               and
               Ivie
               ,
               for
               disport
               of
               Christmas
               to
               the
               people
               ;
               was
               torne
               up
               ,
               and
               cast
               downe
               by
               the
               malignant
               Spirit
               (
               as
               was
               thought
               )
               and
               the
               stones
               of
               the
               payement
               all
               about
               ,
               were
               cast
               in
               the
               streets
               ,
               and
               into
               divers
               houses
               ,
               so
               that
               the
               people
               were
               sore
               agast
               at
               the
               great
               tempests
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               weeke
               before
               Easter
               ,
               
               had
               yee
               great
               shewes
               made
               ,
               for
               the
               fetching
               in
               of
               a
               twisted
               Tree
               ,
               or
               With
               ,
               as
               they
               termed
               it
               ,
               out
               of
               the
               woods
               ,
               into
               the
               kings
               house
               ,
               and
               the
               like
               into
               every
               mans
               house
               of
               Honour
               or
               Worship
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               Moneth
               of
               May
               ,
               
               namely
               on
               May
               day
               in
               the
               morning
               ,
               every
               man
               ,
               except
               impediment
               ,
               would
               walke
               into
               the
               sweet
               Meddowes
               and
               green
               woods
               ,
               there
               to
               rejoyce
               their
               spirits
               with
               the
               beauty
               and
               savour
               of
               sweet
               Flowers
               ,
               and
               with
               the
               harmonie
               of
               Birdes
               ,
               praising
               God
               in
               their
               kinde
               .
               And
               for
               example
               hereof
               ,
               
               
                 Edward
                 Hall
              
               hath
               noted
               ,
               that
               King
               Henry
               the
               eighth
               ,
               as
               in
               the
               third
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               and
               divers
               other
               yeeres
               ,
               so
               namely
               in
               the
               seventh
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               on
               May
               day
               in
               the
               morning
               ,
               with
               Queene
               Katharine
               his
               wife
               ,
               accompanied
               with
               many
               Lords
               and
               Ladies
               ,
               rode
               a
               Maying
               from
               Greenwich
               to
               the
               high
               ground
               of
               Shooters-hill
               :
               where
               as
               they
               passed
               by
               the
               way
               ,
               they
               espyed
               a
               company
               of
               tall
               Yeomen
               ,
               clothed
               all
               in
               greene
               ,
               with
               greene
               hoods
               ,
               and
               with
               bowes
               and
               arrowes
               ,
               to
               the
               number
               of
               200.
               
               One
               ,
               being
               their
               Chieftaine
               ,
               
               was
               called
               
                 Robin
                 Hood
              
               ,
               who
               required
               the
               King
               and
               all
               his
               company
               to
               stay
               and
               see
               his
               men
               shoot
               :
               whereunto
               the
               King
               granting
               ,
               
                 Robin
                 Hood
              
               whistled
               ,
               and
               all
               the
               200.
               
               Archers
               shot
               off
               ,
               loosing
               all
               at
               once
               ;
               and
               when
               he
               whistled
               againe
               ,
               they
               likewise
               shot
               againe
               :
               their
               Arrowes
               whistled
               by
               craft
               of
               the
               head
               ,
               so
               that
               the
               noise
               was
               strange
               and
               loud
               ,
               which
               greatly
               delighted
               the
               King
               ,
               Queene
               ,
               and
               their
               company
               .
            
             
               Moreouer
               ,
               this
               
                 Robin
                 Hood
              
               desired
               the
               King
               and
               Queene
               ,
               with
               their
               retinue
               ,
               to
               enter
               the
               greene
               Wood
               ,
               where
               ,
               in
               Arbours
               made
               with
               boughes
               ,
               and
               deckt
               
               with
               flowers
               ,
               they
               were
               set
               and
               served
               plentifully
               with
               venison
               and
               wine
               ,
               by
               
                 Robin
                 Hood
              
               and
               his
               meyny
               ,
               to
               their
               great
               contentment
               ,
               and
               had
               other
               Pageants
               and
               Pastimes
               ,
               as
               yee
               may
               read
               in
               my
               said
               Author
               .
            
             
               I
               find
               also
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               month
               of
               May
               ,
               the
               Citizens
               of
               London
               (
               of
               all
               estates
               )
               lightly
               in
               every
               Parish
               ,
               or
               sometime
               two
               or
               three
               Parishes
               joyning
               together
               ,
               had
               their
               severall
               Maynings
               ,
               and
               did
               fetch
               in
               May-poles
               ,
               with
               divers
               warlike
               shewes
               ,
               with
               good
               Archers
               ,
               Morice-dancers
               ,
               and
               other
               devices
               for
               pastime
               all
               the
               day
               long
               ;
               and
               towards
               the
               evening
               ,
               they
               had
               stage-plaies
               ,
               and
               Bonefires
               in
               the
               streets
               .
            
             
               Of
               these
               Mayings
               ,
               we
               read
               in
               the
               reign
               of
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               ,
               that
               the
               Aldermen
               and
               Sheriffes
               of
               London
               ,
               being
               on
               May
               day
               at
               the
               Bishop
               of
               Londons
               Wood
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Stebunheath
               ,
               
               and
               having
               there
               a
               worshipfull
               dinner
               for
               themselves
               and
               other
               commers
               ,
               
               Lydgate
               the
               the
               Poet
               ,
               that
               was
               a
               Monk
               of
               Bury
               ,
               sent
               to
               them
               by
               a
               Pursivant
               a
               joyfull
               commendation
               of
               that
               seasen
               ,
               containing
               sixteene
               staves
               in
               meeter
               Royall
               ,
               beginning
               thus
               :
            
             
               
                 Mighty
                 Flora
                 ,
                 Goddesse
                 of
                 fresh
                 flowers
                 ,
              
               
                 which
                 clothed
                 hath
                 the
                 soyle
                 in
                 lusty
                 green
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Made
                 buds
                 to
                 spring
                 ,
                 with
                 her
                 sweet
                 showers
                 ,
              
               
                 by
                 influence
                 of
                 the
                 Sunne
                 shine
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 doe
                 pleasance
                 of
                 intent
                 full
                 cleane
                 ,
              
               
                 unto
                 the
                 States
                 which
                 now
                 sit
                 here
                 ,
              
               
                 Hath
                 Ver
                 downe
                 sent
                 her
                 own
                 daughter
                 deare
                 ,
              
            
             
               
                 Making
                 the
                 vertue
                 ,
                 that
                 dared
                 in
                 the
                 root
                 ,
              
               
                 Called
                 the
                 vertue
                 ,
                 the
                 vertue
                 vegetable
                 ,
              
               
                 for
                 to
                 transcend
                 ,
                 most
                 wholesome
                 &
                 most
                 soote
                 ,
              
               
                 Into
                 the
                 top
                 ,
                 this
                 season
                 so
                 agreeable
                 :
              
               
                 the
                 baw
                 my
                 liquor
                 is
                 so
                 commendable
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 it
                 rejoyceth
                 with
                 his
                 fresh
                 moisture
                 ,
              
               
                 man
                 ,
                 beast
                 ,
                 and
                 fowle
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 creature
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               About
               the
               ninth
               yeere
               of
               the
               reigne
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               eight
               ,
               a
               great
               he
               artburning
               and
               malicious
               grudge
               grew
               amongst
               the
               Englishmen
               of
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               against
               strangers
               :
               and
               namely
               ,
               the
               Artificers
               found
               themselves
               much
               agrieved
               ;
               
               because
               such
               number
               of
               strangers
               were
               permitted
               ,
               to
               resort
               hither
               with
               their
               Wares
               ,
               and
               to
               exercise
               Handicrafts
               ,
               to
               the
               great
               hinderance
               and
               impoverishing
               of
               the
               Kings
               Liege
               people
               .
               Which
               malice
               grew
               to
               such
               a
               point
               that
               one
               
                 Iohn
                 Lincolne
              
               a
               Broker
               ,
               
               busied
               himselfe
               so
               farre
               in
               the
               matter
               ,
               that
               about
               Palme
               Sunday
               ,
               or
               the
               fift
               of
               April
               ,
               he
               came
               to
               one
               Doctor
               
                 Henry
                 Standish
              
               ,
               with
               these
               words
               ;
               Sir
               ,
               I
               understand
               ,
               that
               you
               shall
               preach
               at
               the
               Spittle
               on
               Munday
               in
               Easter-weeke
               ,
               and
               so
               it
               is
               ,
               that
               English
               men
               ,
               both
               Merchants
               and
               other
               ,
               are
               undone
               by
               stangers
               ,
               who
               have
               more
               liberty
               in
               this
               Land
               than
               they
               ,
               which
               is
               against
               reason
               ,
               and
               also
               against
               the
               Common-weale
               of
               this
               Realme
               :
               I
               beseech
               you
               therefore
               ,
               
               to
               declare
               this
               in
               your
               sermon
               ,
               and
               in
               so
               doing
               ,
               you
               shall
               deserve
               great
               thanks
               of
               my
               Lord
               Maior
               ,
               and
               of
               all
               his
               Brethren
               .
               And
               herewith
               he
               offered
               unto
               the
               said
               Doctor
               a
               bill
               ,
               containing
               the
               matter
               more
               at
               large
               .
               But
               Doctor
               Standish
               wisely
               considering
               ,
               that
               there
               might
               more
               inconvenience
               arise
               thereof
               ,
               than
               he
               would
               wish
               ,
               if
               he
               should
               deale
               in
               such
               a
               sort
               :
               both
               refused
               the
               bill
               ,
               and
               told
               Lincolne
               plainely
               ,
               that
               he
               meant
               not
               to
               meddle
               with
               any
               such
               matter
               in
               his
               Sermon
               .
            
             
               Whereupon
               ,
               the
               said
               Lincolne
               went
               unto
               one
               Doctor
               Bell
               ,
               a
               Canon
               of
               the
               foresaid
               Spittle
               ,
               
               that
               was
               appointed
               likewise
               to
               preach
               upon
               Tuesday
               in
               Easter-weake
               at
               the
               same
               Spittle
               ,
               whom
               hee
               perswaded
               to
               reade
               his
               said
               bill
               in
               the
               Pulpit
               :
               which
               bill
               contained
               (
               in
               effect
               )
               the
               griefes
               that
               many
               found
               with
               strangers
               ,
               for
               taking
               the
               livings
               away
               from
               Artificers
               ,
               and
               the
               entercourse
               from
               Merchants
               ,
               the
               redresse
               whereof
               must
               come
               from
               the
               commons
               knit
               in
               one
               ;
               for
               as
               the
               hurt
               touched
               all
               men
               ,
               so
               must
               al
               set
               to
               their
               helping
               hands
               .
               Which
               letter
               he
               read
               ,
               
               or
               the
               chiefest
               part
               thereof
               ,
               comprehending
               much
               seditious
               matter
               .
               And
               then
               he
               began
               with
               this
               sentence
               :
               
                 Coelum
                 coeli
                 Domino
                 ,
                 terram
                 autem
                 dedit
                 filiis
                 hominum
                 .
              
               And
               upon
               this
               Text
               he
               entreated
               ,
               how
               this
               Land
               was
               given
               to
               Englishmen
               ,
               and
               as
               Birds
               defend
               their
               nests
               ,
               so
               ought
               Englishmen
               to
               cherish
               and
               maintaine
               themselves
               ,
               and
               to
               hurt
               and
               grieve
               Aliens
               ,
               for
               respect
               of
               their
               Common-wealth
               .
               And
               on
               this
               Text
               ,
               
                 Pugna
                 pro
                 Patria
              
               ,
               he
               brought
               in
               ,
               how
               (
               by
               Gods
               Law
               )
               it
               was
               was
               lawfull
               to
               fight
               for
               their
               Country
               :
               
               and
               thus
               he
               subtilly
               moved
               the
               people
               to
               rebell
               against
               strangers
               .
               By
               this
               Sermon
               ,
               many
               a
               light-headed
               person
               tooke
               courage
               ,
               and
               
               openly
               spake
               against
               strangers
               :
               and
               by
               mishap
               ,
               there
               had
               beene
               divers
               evill
               parts
               (
               of
               late
               )
               plaid
               by
               strangers
               ,
               in
               and
               about
               the
               Citie
               of
               London
               ,
               which
               kindled
               the
               peoples
               rancor
               the
               more
               furiously
               against
               them
               .
            
             
               The
               twenty
               eighth
               day
               of
               April
               ,
               
               divers
               yong-men
               of
               the
               Citie
               picked
               quarels
               with
               certaine
               strangers
               ,
               as
               they
               passed
               along
               the
               streets
               :
               some
               they
               smote
               and
               buffetted
               ,
               and
               some
               they
               threw
               in
               the
               channell
               :
               for
               which
               ,
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               sent
               some
               of
               the
               Englishmen
               to
               prison
               ,
               as
               
                 Stephen
                 Studley
              
               ,
               Skinner
               ,
               
                 Stevenson
                 ,
                 Bets
              
               ,
               and
               other
               .
            
             
               Then
               suddenly
               rose
               a
               secret
               rumour
               ,
               and
               no
               man
               could
               tell
               how
               it
               began
               ,
               that
               on
               May-day
               next
               following
               ,
               
               the
               Citie
               would
               slay
               all
               the
               Aliens
               :
               insomuch
               that
               divers
               strangers
               fled
               out
               of
               the
               Citie
               .
            
             
               This
               rumour
               came
               to
               the
               knowledge
               of
               the
               Kings
               Councell
               :
               whereupon
               the
               Lord
               Cardinall
               sent
               for
               the
               Maior
               ,
               and
               other
               of
               the
               Councell
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               giving
               them
               to
               understand
               what
               hee
               had
               heard
               .
            
             
               The
               Lord
               Maior
               (
               as
               one
               ignorant
               of
               the
               matter
               )
               told
               the
               Cardinall
               ,
               that
               he
               doubted
               not
               so
               to
               governe
               the
               Citie
               ,
               but
               as
               peace
               should
               be
               observed
               .
            
             
               The
               Cardinall
               willed
               him
               so
               to
               doe
               ,
               and
               to
               take
               good
               heed
               ,
               that
               if
               any
               riotous
               attempt
               were
               intended
               ,
               he
               should
               by
               good
               policy
               prevent
               it
               .
            
             
               The
               Maior
               comming
               from
               the
               Cardinals
               house
               ,
               
               about
               foure
               of
               the
               clocke
               in
               the
               afternoone
               on
               May
               Eve
               ,
               sent
               for
               his
               Brethren
               to
               the
               Guild-hall
               ,
               yet
               was
               it
               almost
               seven
               of
               the
               clocke
               before
               the
               Assembly
               was
               set
               .
               Vpon
               conference
               had
               of
               the
               matter
               ,
               some
               thought
               it
               necessary
               ,
               that
               a
               substantiall
               watch
               should
               be
               set
               of
               honest
               Citizens
               ,
               which
               might
               withstand
               the
               evill
               doers
               ,
               if
               they
               went
               about
               any
               misrule
               .
               Other
               were
               of
               contrary
               opinion
               ,
               as
               rather
               thinking
               it
               best
               ,
               that
               every
               man
               should
               be
               commanded
               to
               shut
               in
               his
               doores
               ,
               and
               to
               keepe
               his
               servants
               within
               .
               Before
               8.
               of
               the
               clock
               ,
               Master
               Recorder
               was
               sent
               to
               the
               Cardinall
               ,
               with
               these
               opinions
               :
               who
               hearing
               the
               same
               ,
               
               allowed
               the
               latter
               .
               And
               then
               the
               Recorder
               ,
               and
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 More
              
               ,
               late
               under-sheriffe
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               now
               of
               the
               Kings
               Councell
               ,
               came
               backe
               againe
               to
               the
               Guild-hall
               ,
               halfe
               an
               houre
               before
               nine
               of
               the
               clock
               ,
               and
               there
               shewed
               the
               pleasure
               of
               the
               Kings
               Councell
               :
               whereupon
               every
               Alderman
               sent
               to
               his
               Ward
               ,
               that
               no
               man
               (
               after
               nine
               of
               the
               clocke
               )
               should
               stir
               out
               of
               his
               house
               ,
               but
               keepe
               his
               doores
               shut
               ,
               and
               his
               servants
               within
               ,
               untill
               nine
               of
               the
               clocke
               in
               the
               morning
               .
            
             
               After
               this
               commandement
               was
               given
               ,
               
               in
               the
               Evening
               ,
               as
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Mundy
              
               Alderman
               ,
               came
               from
               his
               Ward
               ,
               hee
               found
               two
               young-men
               in
               Cheape
               ,
               playing
               at
               the
               Bucklers
               ,
               and
               a
               great
               many
               of
               young-men
               looking
               on
               them
               ,
               for
               the
               command
               seemed
               to
               bee
               scarcely
               published
               ;
               he
               commanded
               them
               to
               leave
               off
               ;
               and
               because
               one
               of
               them
               asked
               him
               why
               ,
               hee
               would
               have
               him
               sent
               to
               the
               Counter
               .
               But
               the
               Prentices
               resisted
               the
               Alderman
               ,
               taking
               the
               young-man
               from
               him
               ,
               and
               cryed
               Prentices
               ,
               Prentices
               ,
               Clubs
               ,
               Clubs
               :
               then
               out
               at
               every
               doore
               came
               Clubs
               and
               other
               weapons
               ,
               so
               that
               the
               Alderman
               was
               forced
               to
               flight
               .
               Then
               more
               people
               arose
               out
               of
               every
               quarter
               ,
               and
               forth
               came
               Servingmen
               ,
               Watermen
               ,
               Courtiers
               ,
               and
               other
               ,
               so
               that
               by
               eleven
               of
               the
               clocke
               ,
               there
               were
               in
               Cheape
               ,
               6.
               or
               7.
               hundred
               ,
               and
               out
               of
               Pauls
               Church-yard
               came
               about
               300.
               
               From
               all
               places
               they
               gathered
               together
               ,
               and
               breake
               up
               the
               Counter
               ,
               took
               out
               the
               Prisoners
               ,
               which
               had
               beene
               committed
               thither
               by
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               ,
               for
               hurting
               the
               strangers
               :
               also
               they
               went
               to
               Newgate
               ,
               and
               tooke
               out
               Studley
               and
               Bets
               ,
               committed
               thither
               for
               the
               like
               cause
               .
               The
               Maior
               and
               Sheriffes
               were
               present
               ,
               and
               made
               Proclamation
               in
               the
               Kings
               name
               ,
               but
               nothing
               was
               obeyed
               .
            
             
               Being
               thus
               gathered
               into
               severall
               heaps
               ,
               
               they
               ran
               thorow
               Saint
               Nicholas
               shambles
               ,
               and
               at
               Saint
               Martins
               Gate
               ,
               there
               met
               with
               them
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 More
              
               ,
               and
               other
               ,
               desiring
               them
               to
               goe
               to
               their
               lodgings
               .
            
             
               As
               they
               were
               thus
               intreating
               ,
               and
               had
               almost
               perswaded
               the
               people
               to
               depart
               ,
               they
               within
               Saint
               Martins
               threw
               out
               stones
               and
               bats
               ,
               so
               that
               they
               hurt
               divers
               honest
               persons
               ,
               which
               were
               with
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 More
              
               ,
               perswading
               the
               rebellious
               Rout
               to
               cease
               .
               Insomuch
               as
               at
               length
               ,
               one
               
                 Nicholas
                 Dennis
              
               ,
               a
               Serjeant
               at
               Armes
               ,
               being
               there
               sore
               hurt
               ,
               cryed
               
               in
               a
               fury
               ,
               
               Downe
               with
               them
               :
               and
               then
               all
               the
               unruly
               persons
               ran
               to
               the
               doores
               and
               windowes
               of
               the
               houses
               within
               St.
               Martins
               ,
               and
               spoiled
               all
               that
               they
               found
               .
               After
               that
               they
               ran
               into
               Cornehill
               ,
               and
               so
               on
               to
               a
               house
               East
               of
               Leadenhal
               ,
               called
               the
               Green-gate
               ,
               where
               dwelt
               one
               Mewtas
               a
               Piccard
               or
               Frenchman
               ,
               within
               whose
               house
               dwelled
               divers
               
                 French
                 men
              
               ,
               
               whom
               they
               likewise
               spoyled
               :
               and
               if
               they
               had
               found
               Mewtas
               ,
               they
               would
               have
               stricken
               off
               his
               head
               .
            
             
               Some
               ran
               to
               Blanchapleton
               ,
               and
               there
               brake
               up
               the
               strangers
               houses
               ,
               
               and
               spoiled
               them
               .
               Thus
               they
               continued
               till
               3.
               a
               clocke
               in
               the
               morning
               ,
               at
               which
               time
               ,
               they
               began
               to
               withdraw
               :
               but
               by
               the
               way
               they
               were
               taken
               by
               the
               Maior
               and
               other
               ,
               and
               sent
               to
               the
               Tower
               ,
               Newgate
               and
               Counters
               ,
               to
               the
               number
               of
               300.
               
               The
               Cardinall
               was
               advertised
               by
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Parre
              
               ,
               whom
               in
               all
               haste
               he
               sent
               to
               Richmond
               ,
               
               to
               informe
               the
               King
               :
               who
               immediately
               sent
               to
               understand
               the
               state
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               and
               was
               truely
               informed
               .
               Sir
               
                 Roger
                 Cholmeley
              
               Lievtenant
               of
               the
               Tower
               ,
               during
               the
               time
               of
               this
               businesse
               ,
               shot
               off
               certaine
               peeces
               of
               Ordnance
               against
               the
               City
               ,
               but
               did
               no
               great
               hurt
               .
               About
               five
               of
               the
               clocke
               in
               the
               morning
               ,
               the
               Earles
               of
               Shrewsbury
               and
               
                 Surrey
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 Dockery
              
               ,
               Lord
               Prior
               of
               Saint
               Iohns
               ,
               
               
                 George
                 Nevill
              
               ,
               Lord
               Aburgaveny
               ,
               and
               other
               ,
               came
               to
               London
               with
               such
               powers
               as
               they
               could
               make
               ,
               so
               did
               the
               Innes
               of
               Court
               ;
               but
               before
               they
               came
               ,
               the
               businesse
               was
               done
               ,
               as
               ye
               have
               heard
               .
            
             
               Then
               were
               the
               prisoners
               examined
               ,
               
               and
               the
               Sermon
               of
               Doctor
               Bell
               called
               to
               remembrance
               ,
               and
               hee
               sent
               to
               the
               Tower.
               A
               Commission
               of
               Oyer
               and
               Determiner
               was
               directed
               to
               the
               Duke
               of
               Norfolke
               ,
               and
               other
               Lords
               ,
               for
               punishment
               of
               this
               insurrection
               .
               The
               second
               of
               May
               ,
               the
               Commissioners
               ,
               with
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               ,
               Aldermen
               and
               Iustices
               ,
               went
               to
               the
               Guildhall
               ,
               where
               many
               of
               the
               offenders
               were
               indicted
               ,
               whereupon
               they
               were
               arraigned
               ,
               and
               pleaded
               not
               guilty
               ,
               having
               day
               given
               them
               till
               the
               4.
               of
               May.
               
            
             
               On
               which
               day
               ,
               
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               ,
               the
               Duke
               of
               Norfolke
               ,
               the
               Earle
               of
               Surrey
               and
               other
               ,
               came
               to
               sit
               in
               the
               Guildhall
               .
               The
               Duke
               of
               Norfolke
               entred
               the
               City
               with
               one
               thousand
               three
               hundred
               men
               ,
               and
               the
               prisoners
               were
               brought
               through
               the
               streets
               tyed
               in
               ropes
               ,
               some
               men
               ,
               some
               lads
               but
               of
               thirteen
               or
               foureteene
               yeeres
               old
               ,
               to
               the
               number
               of
               278.
               persons
               .
               That
               day
               
                 Iohn
                 Lincolne
              
               and
               divers
               other
               were
               indicted
               ,
               and
               the
               next
               day
               thirteen
               were
               adjudged
               to
               bee
               drawne
               ,
               hanged
               ,
               and
               quartered
               :
               for
               execution
               whereof
               ,
               
               ten
               payre
               of
               Gallowes
               were
               set
               up
               in
               divers
               places
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               as
               at
               
                 Aldgate
                 ,
                 Blanchapleton
                 ,
                 Grasse-street
                 ,
                 Leaden-hall
                 ,
              
               before
               either
               of
               the
               Counters
               ;
               at
               Newgate
               ,
               Saint
               Martins
               ,
               at
               Aldersgate
               and
               Bishopsgate
               .
               And
               these
               Gallowes
               were
               set
               upon
               wheeles
               ,
               to
               bee
               removed
               irom
               street
               to
               street
               ,
               and
               from
               doore
               to
               doore
               whereas
               the
               prisoners
               were
               to
               be
               executed
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               seventh
               of
               
                 May
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Lincoln
              
               ,
               one
               Shirwin
               ,
               and
               two
               brethren
               ,
               named
               Betts
               ,
               
               with
               divers
               other
               were
               adjudged
               to
               dye
               .
               They
               were
               on
               the
               Hurdles
               drawne
               to
               the
               Standard
               in
               Cheape
               ,
               and
               first
               was
               Lincolne
               executed
               :
               and
               as
               the
               other
               had
               the
               ropes
               about
               their
               neckes
               ,
               there
               came
               a
               commandement
               from
               the
               King
               ,
               to
               respit
               the
               execution
               ,
               and
               then
               were
               the
               prisoners
               sent
               againe
               to
               prison
               ,
               and
               the
               armed
               men
               sent
               away
               out
               of
               the
               Citie
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               thirteenth
               of
               May
               ,
               the
               King
               came
               to
               Westminster-hall
               ,
               and
               with
               him
               the
               Lord
               Cardinall
               ,
               the
               Dukes
               of
               Norfolke
               ,
               and
               ●uffolke
               ,
               the
               Earles
               of
               
                 Shrewsbury
                 ,
                 Essex
                 ,
                 Wiltshire
              
               ,
               and
               Surrey
               ,
               with
               many
               Lords
               and
               other
               of
               the
               Kings
               Councell
               ;
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               Aldermen
               and
               other
               chiefe
               Citizens
               ,
               were
               there
               in
               their
               best
               liveries
               ,
               by
               nine
               of
               the
               clocke
               in
               the
               morning
               .
               
               Then
               came
               in
               the
               prisoners
               ,
               bound
               in
               ropes
               in
               a
               ranke
               one
               after
               another
               ,
               in
               their
               shirts
               ,
               and
               every
               one
               had
               a
               Halter
               about
               his
               necke
               ,
               being
               in
               number
               400.
               men
               ,
               and
               11.
               women
               .
            
             
               When
               they
               were
               thus
               come
               before
               the
               Kings
               presence
               ,
               the
               Cardinall
               laid
               sore
               to
               the
               Maior
               and
               Aldermen
               their
               negligence
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               prisoners
               he
               declared
               how
               justly
               they
               had
               deserved
               to
               dye
               .
               Then
               all
               the
               prisoners
               together
               cryed
               to
               the
               King
               for
               mercy
               ,
               
               and
               therewith
               the
               Lords
               besought
               his
               grace
               of
               pardon
               :
               at
               whose
               request
               ,
               the
               King
               pardoned
               them
               all
               .
               The
               generall
               pardon
               
               being
               pronounced
               ,
               all
               the
               Prisoners
               shouted
               at
               once
               ,
               and
               cast
               their
               Halters
               towards
               the
               roofe
               of
               the
               Hall.
               The
               prisoners
               being
               dismissed
               ,
               the
               Gallowes
               were
               taken
               downe
               ,
               and
               the
               Citizens
               tooke
               more
               heed
               to
               their
               servants
               :
               keeping
               (
               for
               ever
               after
               )
               as
               on
               that
               night
               ,
               a
               strong
               watch
               in
               Armour
               ,
               in
               remembrance
               of
               
                 Evill
                 May-day
              
               .
               
            
             
               These
               great
               Mayings
               and
               Maygames
               made
               by
               the
               Governours
               and
               Masters
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               with
               the
               Triumphant
               setting
               up
               of
               the
               great
               shaft
               (
               a
               principall
               May-pole
               in
               Cornehill
               ,
               before
               the
               Parish
               of
               Saint
               Andrew
               )
               therefore
               called
               Vndershaft
               ,
               by
               meane
               of
               that
               insurrection
               of
               youths
               ,
               against
               Aliens
               on
               May-day
               ,
               1517.
               the
               6.
               of
               Henry
               the
               eight
               ,
               have
               not
               been
               so
               freely
               used
               as
               before
               .
               And
               therefore
               I
               leave
               them
               ,
               and
               will
               somewhat
               touch
               of
               Watches
               ,
               as
               also
               of
               shewes
               in
               the
               night
               .
            
          
           
             
               Of
               Watches
               in
               this
               Citie
               ,
               and
               other
               matters
               commanded
               ,
               and
               the
               cause
               why
               .
            
             
               
                 WIlliam
                 Conquerour
              
               commanded
               ,
               
               that
               in
               every
               Towne
               and
               Village
               ,
               a
               Bell
               should
               be
               nightly
               rung
               at
               eight
               of
               the
               clocke
               ,
               and
               that
               all
               people
               should
               then
               put
               out
               their
               fire
               ,
               and
               candle
               ,
               and
               take
               their
               rest
               .
               Which
               order
               was
               observed
               through
               this
               Realm
               during
               his
               reigne
               ,
               and
               the
               reigne
               of
               
                 William
                 Rufus
              
               :
               but
               Henry
               the
               first
               ,
               restoring
               to
               his
               Subjects
               the
               use
               of
               fire
               and
               lights
               ,
               as
               afore
               ,
               it
               followeth
               (
               by
               reason
               of
               Warres
               within
               the
               Realme
               )
               that
               many
               men
               also
               gave
               themselves
               to
               robbery
               and
               murders
               in
               the
               night
               :
               for
               example
               whereof
               in
               this
               City
               ,
               
                 Roger
                 Hoveden
              
               writeth
               thus
               :
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1175.
               a
               councell
               was
               kept
               at
               Nottingham
               ,
               
               in
               time
               of
               which
               Councell
               ,
               a
               brother
               of
               the
               Earle
               Ferrers
               ,
               being
               in
               the
               night
               privily
               slaine
               at
               London
               ,
               and
               thrown
               out
               of
               his
               Inne
               into
               the
               durty
               street
               when
               the
               King
               understood
               thereof
               he
               sware
               that
               he
               would
               be
               revenged
               on
               the
               Citizens
               .
               For
               it
               was
               then
               (
               saith
               mine
               Author
               )
               a
               common
               practice
               in
               this
               City
               ;
               that
               a
               hundred
               or
               more
               in
               a
               company
               ,
               young
               and
               old
               ,
               would
               make
               nightly
               invasions
               upon
               houses
               of
               the
               wealthy
               ,
               to
               the
               intent
               to
               rob
               them
               ,
               and
               if
               they
               found
               any
               man
               stirring
               in
               the
               City
               within
               the
               night
               ,
               that
               were
               not
               of
               their
               crue
               ,
               
               they
               would
               presently
               murder
               him
               :
               insomuch
               ,
               that
               when
               night
               was
               come
               ,
               no
               man
               durst
               adventure
               to
               walk
               in
               the
               streets
               .
               When
               this
               had
               continued
               long
               ,
               it
               fortuned
               ,
               that
               as
               a
               crue
               of
               yong
               and
               wealthy
               Citizens
               assembling
               together
               in
               the
               night
               ,
               assaulted
               a
               stone
               house
               of
               a
               certaine
               rich
               man
               ,
               and
               breaking
               through
               the
               wall
               ,
               the
               good
               man
               of
               that
               house
               ,
               having
               prepared
               himselfe
               with
               other
               in
               a
               corner
               ,
               when
               hee
               perceived
               one
               of
               the
               theeves
               ,
               named
               
                 Andrew
                 Bucquint
              
               ,
               to
               lead
               the
               way
               ,
               with
               a
               burning
               brand
               in
               the
               one
               hand
               ,
               and
               a
               pot
               of
               coles
               in
               the
               other
               ,
               which
               hee
               assaied
               to
               kindle
               with
               the
               brand
               ,
               he
               flew
               upon
               him
               ,
               and
               smote
               off
               his
               right
               hand
               ,
               and
               then
               with
               a
               loud
               voyce
               cryed
               theeves
               .
               At
               the
               hearing
               whereof
               ,
               the
               theeves
               tooke
               their
               flight
               ,
               all
               saving
               he
               that
               had
               lost
               his
               hand
               ,
               whom
               the
               good
               man
               (
               in
               the
               next
               morning
               )
               delivered
               to
               
                 Richard
                 de
                 Lucie
              
               the
               Kings
               Iustice
               .
               
               This
               theefe
               ,
               upon
               warrant
               of
               his
               life
               ,
               appeached
               his
               confederates
               ,
               of
               whom
               many
               were
               taken
               ,
               and
               many
               were
               fled
               .
               Among
               the
               rest
               that
               were
               apprehended
               ,
               
               a
               certaine
               Citizen
               of
               great
               countenance
               ,
               credit
               ,
               and
               wealth
               ,
               named
               
                 Iohn
                 Senex
              
               ,
               who
               for
               as
               much
               he
               could
               not
               acquit
               himselfe
               by
               the
               Water-doome
               (
               as
               that
               law
               was
               then
               tearmed
               )
               hee
               offered
               to
               the
               King
               five
               hundred
               pounds
               of
               silver
               for
               his
               life
               .
               But
               forasmuch
               as
               he
               was
               condemned
               by
               judgement
               of
               the
               Water
               ,
               the
               King
               would
               not
               take
               the
               offer
               ,
               but
               commanded
               him
               to
               be
               hanged
               on
               the
               Gallowes
               ,
               
               which
               was
               done
               ,
               and
               then
               the
               City
               became
               more
               quiet
               for
               a
               long
               time
               after
               .
            
             
               But
               for
               a
               full
               remedy
               of
               enormities
               in
               the
               night
               ,
               I
               read
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               1253.
               
               Henry
               the
               third
               commanded
               Watches
               in
               Cities
               ,
               and
               Borough
               Townes
               to
               be
               kept
               ,
               for
               the
               better
               observing
               of
               peace
               and
               quietnesse
               amongst
               his
               people
               .
            
             
               And
               further
               ,
               by
               the
               advice
               of
               them
               
               of
               Savoy
               ,
               hee
               ordained
               ,
               that
               if
               any
               man
               chanced
               to
               be
               robbed
               ,
               or
               by
               any
               means
               damnified
               ,
               by
               any
               theese
               or
               robber
               ;
               he
               to
               whom
               the
               charge
               of
               keeping
               that
               Country
               ,
               City
               or
               Borough
               chiefly
               appertained
               ,
               where
               the
               robbery
               was
               done
               ,
               should
               competently
               restore
               the
               losse
               .
               And
               this
               was
               after
               the
               use
               of
               Savoy
               ;
               but
               yet
               thought
               more
               hard
               to
               bee
               observed
               here
               ,
               than
               in
               those
               parts
               :
               and
               therefore
               leaving
               those
               laborious
               Watches
               ,
               I
               will
               speake
               of
               our
               Pleasures
               and
               Pastimes
               in
               watching
               by
               night
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               Months
               of
               Iune
               and
               Iuly
               ,
               
               on
               the
               Vigils
               of
               Festivall
               dayes
               ,
               and
               on
               the
               same
               Festivall
               dayes
               in
               the
               Evenings
               ,
               after
               the
               Sun-setting
               ,
               there
               were
               usually
               made
               Bone-fires
               in
               the
               streets
               ,
               every
               man
               bestowing
               wood
               or
               labour
               towards
               them
               .
               The
               wealthier
               sort
               also
               before
               their
               doores
               ,
               neere
               to
               the
               said
               Bonefires
               would
               set
               out
               Tables
               on
               the
               Vigils
               ,
               furnished
               with
               sweete
               bread
               ,
               and
               good
               drinke
               ,
               and
               on
               the
               Festivall
               dayes
               with
               meats
               and
               drinkes
               plentifully
               ,
               whereunto
               they
               would
               invite
               their
               neighbours
               and
               passengers
               also
               to
               sit
               ,
               and
               be
               merry
               with
               them
               in
               great
               familiarity
               ,
               praysing
               God
               for
               his
               benefits
               bestowed
               on
               them
               .
               These
               were
               called
               Bonefires
               ,
               as
               well
               of
               amity
               amongst
               neighbours
               ,
               that
               being
               before
               at
               controversie
               ,
               were
               there
               by
               the
               labour
               of
               others
               reconciled
               ,
               and
               made
               of
               bitter
               enemies
               ,
               loving
               friends
               ;
               as
               also
               for
               the
               vertue
               that
               a
               great
               fire
               hath
               ,
               to
               purge
               the
               infection
               of
               the
               ayre
               .
               On
               the
               Vigill
               of
               Saint
               
                 Iohn
                 Baptist
              
               ,
               
               and
               on
               Saint
               Peter
               and
               Paul
               the
               Apostles
               ,
               every
               mans
               doore
               being
               shaddowed
               with
               greene
               Birch
               ,
               long
               Fennel
               ,
               Saint
               Iohns
               wort
               ,
               Orpin
               ,
               white
               Lilies
               ,
               and
               such
               like
               ,
               garnished
               upon
               with
               Garlands
               of
               beautifull
               flowers
               ,
               
               had
               also
               Lamps
               of
               glasse
               ,
               with
               Oyle
               burning
               in
               them
               all
               the
               night
               ;
               some
               hung
               out
               branches
               of
               Iron
               curiously
               wrought
               ,
               containing
               hundreds
               of
               Lamps
               lighted
               at
               once
               ,
               which
               made
               a
               goodly
               shew
               ,
               namely
               in
               new
               
                 Fish
                 street
                 ,
                 Thames-street
              
               ,
               &c.
               
               Then
               had
               ye
               besides
               the
               standing
               watches
               ,
               all
               in
               bright
               harnesse
               ,
               in
               every
               Ward
               and
               street
               of
               this
               City
               and
               Suburbs
               ,
               a
               marching
               watch
               ,
               that
               passed
               through
               the
               principall
               streets
               thereof
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               from
               the
               little
               Conduit
               by
               Pauls
               gate
               ,
               through
               West
               Cheape
               ,
               by
               the
               Stocks
               ,
               through
               Cornehill
               ,
               by
               
                 Leaden
                 hall
              
               to
               Aldgate
               ,
               then
               backe
               down
               Fen-Church
               street
               ,
               by
               Grasse-Church
               ,
               about
               Grasse-Church
               Conduit
               ,
               and
               up
               Grasse-Church
               street
               into
               Cornhil
               ,
               and
               through
               it
               into
               West
               Cheape
               again
               ,
               and
               so
               broke
               up
               .
               
               The
               whole
               way
               ordered
               for
               this
               marching
               watch
               ,
               extended
               to
               3●00
               .
               Taylors
               yards
               of
               assize
               ,
               for
               the
               furniture
               whereof
               with
               lights
               ,
               there
               were
               appointed
               700.
               
               Cressers
               ,
               500.
               of
               them
               being
               found
               by
               the
               Companies
               ,
               the
               other
               200.
               by
               the
               Chamber
               of
               London
               .
               Besides
               the
               which
               lights
               ,
               
               every
               Constable
               in
               London
               ,
               in
               number
               more
               than
               240.
               had
               his
               Cresset
               :
               the
               charge
               of
               every
               Cresset
               was
               in
               light
               two
               shillings
               foure
               pence
               ,
               and
               every
               Cresset
               had
               2.
               men
               ,
               one
               to
               beare
               or
               hold
               it
               ,
               another
               to
               beare
               a
               bag
               with
               light
               ,
               and
               to
               serve
               it
               :
               so
               that
               the
               poore
               men
               pertaining
               to
               the
               Cressets
               ,
               taking
               wages
               ,
               besides
               that
               every
               one
               had
               a
               strawen
               hat
               ,
               with
               a
               badge
               painted
               ,
               &
               his
               break
               fast
               in
               the
               morning
               ,
               amounted
               in
               number
               to
               almost
               2000.
               
               The
               marching
               watch
               contained
               in
               number
               2000.
               men
               ,
               part
               of
               them
               being
               old
               Souldiers
               ,
               of
               skill
               to
               bee
               Captaines
               ,
               Licutenants
               ,
               Serjeants
               ,
               Corporals
               ,
               &c.
               
               Wiffers
               ,
               Drummers
               ,
               and
               Fifes
               ,
               Standard
               and
               Ensigne-bearers
               ,
               Sword-players
               ,
               Trumpeters
               on
               horsebacke
               ,
               Demilaunces
               on
               great
               horses
               ,
               Gunners
               with
               hand-guns
               ,
               or
               halfe
               hakes
               ,
               Archers
               in
               cotes
               of
               white
               fustian
               ,
               signed
               on
               the
               brest
               and
               backe
               with
               the
               Armes
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               their
               bowes
               bent
               in
               their
               hands
               ,
               with
               sheafes
               of
               arrowes
               by
               their
               sides
               ,
               Pike-men
               in
               bright
               Corslets
               ,
               Burganets
               &c.
               
               Holbards
               ,
               the
               like
               Billmen
               in
               Almaine
               Rivets
               ,
               and
               Aperns
               of
               Mayle
               in
               great
               number
               .
            
             
               There
               were
               also
               divers
               Pageants
               ,
               Morris
               dancers
               ,
               Constables
               ,
               the
               one
               halfe
               which
               was
               120.
               on
               St.
               Iohns
               Eve
               ,
               the
               other
               halfe
               on
               Saint
               Peters
               Eve
               in
               bright
               harnesse
               ,
               some
               over-gilt
               ,
               and
               every
               one
               a
               Jornet
               of
               Scarlet
               thereupon
               and
               a
               chaine
               of
               Gold
               ,
               his
               Hench-man
               following
               him
               ,
               his
               Ministrels
               before
               him
               ,
               and
               his
               Cresset
               light
               passing
               by
               him
               :
               the
               Waytes
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               the
               Maiors
               Officers
               ,
               for
               his
               guard
               before
               him
               ,
               all
               in
               a
               Livery
               of
               Wosted
               or
               Say
               Iackets
               ,
               party
               coloured
               ,
               the
               Maior
               himselfe
               wel
               mounted
               on
               horseback
               ,
               the
               Sword-bearer
               before
               him
               in
               faire
               Armour
               ,
               well
               
               mounted
               also
               ,
               the
               Maiors
               foot-men
               ,
               and
               the
               like
               Torch-bearers
               about
               him
               ;
               Hench-men
               twaine
               ,
               upon
               great
               stirring
               horses
               following
               him
               .
               The
               Sheriffes
               Watches
               came
               one
               after
               the
               other
               in
               like
               order
               ,
               but
               not
               so
               large
               in
               number
               as
               the
               Maiors
               :
               for
               where
               the
               Maior
               had
               besides
               his
               Giant
               three
               Pageants
               ,
               each
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               had
               besides
               their
               Giants
               ,
               but
               two
               Pageants
               ;
               each
               their
               morrīs-dance
               ,
               and
               one
               Hench-man
               ,
               their
               Officers
               in
               Jackets
               of
               Wosted
               ,
               or
               Say
               ,
               party-coloured
               ,
               differing
               from
               the
               Maiors
               ,
               and
               each
               from
               other
               ,
               but
               having
               harnessed
               men
               a
               great
               many
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               This
               Midsummer
               Watch
               was
               thus
               accustomed
               yeerely
               ,
               time
               out
               of
               minde
               ,
               untill
               the
               yeere
               1539.
               the
               31.
               of
               Henry
               the
               eighth
               ,
               in
               which
               yeere
               ,
               on
               the
               S.
               of
               May
               ,
               
               a
               great
               Muster
               was
               made
               by
               the
               Citizens
               at
               the
               Miles
               end
               ,
               all
               in
               bright
               harnesse
               ,
               with
               coats
               of
               white
               silke
               or
               cloth
               ,
               and
               chaines
               of
               gold
               ,
               in
               three
               great
               battels
               ,
               to
               the
               number
               of
               15000.
               which
               passed
               thorow
               London
               to
               Westminister
               ,
               and
               so
               through
               the
               Sanctuary
               ,
               and
               round
               about
               the
               Parke
               of
               S.
               Iames
               ,
               and
               returned
               home
               thorow
               Oldborne
               .
            
             
               King
               Henry
               then
               considering
               the
               great
               charges
               of
               the
               Citizens
               ,
               for
               the
               furniture
               of
               this
               unusuall
               Muster
               ,
               forbad
               the
               marching
               Watch
               provided
               for
               at
               Midsummer
               for
               that
               yeere
               ;
               which
               being
               once
               laid
               downe
               ,
               was
               not
               raised
               againe
               till
               the
               yeere
               1548.
               the
               second
               of
               Edward
               the
               sixth
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Gresham
              
               then
               being
               Maior
               ,
               who
               caused
               the
               marching
               Watch
               ,
               both
               on
               the
               Eve
               of
               Saint
               
                 Iohn
                 Baptist
              
               ,
               and
               of
               S.
               Peter
               the
               Apostle
               ,
               to
               be
               revived
               and
               set
               forth
               ,
               in
               as
               comely
               order
               as
               it
               had
               been
               accustomed
               ;
               which
               Watch
               was
               also
               beautified
               by
               the
               number
               of
               more
               than
               300.
               
               Demilances
               and
               light-horsemen
               ,
               prepared
               by
               the
               Citizens
               to
               be
               sent
               into
               Scotland
               ,
               for
               the
               rescue
               of
               the
               Towne
               of
               Haddington
               ,
               and
               others
               ,
               kept
               by
               the
               Englishmen
               since
               this
               Maiors
               time
               .
            
             
               The
               like
               marching
               Watch
               in
               this
               Citie
               hath
               not
               beene
               used
               ,
               though
               some
               attempts
               have
               been
               made
               thereunto
               ,
               as
               in
               the
               yeere
               1585.
               a
               Booke
               was
               drawne
               by
               a
               grave
               Citizen
               ,
               
               and
               by
               him
               dedicated
               to
               Sir
               
                 Tho.
                 Pullison
              
               ,
               then
               L.
               Maior
               ,
               and
               his
               brethren
               the
               Aldermen
               ,
               containing
               the
               manner
               and
               order
               of
               a
               marching
               Watch
               in
               the
               Citie
               upon
               the
               Evens
               accustomed
               ,
               in
               commendation
               whereof
               ,
               namely
               ,
               in
               times
               of
               peace
               to
               be
               used
               ,
               he
               hath
               words
               to
               this
               effect
               :
            
             
               The
               Artificers
               of
               sundry
               sorts
               were
               thereby
               well
               set
               aworke
               ,
               
               none
               but
               rich
               men
               charged
               ,
               poore
               men
               helped
               ,
               old
               Souldiers
               ,
               Trumpeters
               ,
               Drummers
               ,
               Fifes
               ,
               and
               Ensigne-bearers
               ,
               with
               such
               like
               men
               ,
               meet
               for
               the
               Princes
               service
               ,
               kept
               in
               ure
               ,
               wherein
               the
               safety
               and
               defence
               of
               every
               Common-weale
               consisteth
               .
               Armour
               and
               Weapons
               being
               yeerely
               occupied
               in
               this
               wise
               ,
               the
               Citizens
               had
               of
               their
               owne
               readily
               prepared
               for
               any
               neede
               ,
               whereas
               by
               intermission
               hereof
               ,
               armorers
               are
               out
               of
               worke
               ,
               Souldiers
               out
               of
               ure
               ,
               weapons
               overgrowne
               with
               foulenesse
               ,
               few
               or
               none
               good
               being
               provided
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               In
               the
               Moneth
               of
               August
               ,
               
               about
               the
               Feast
               of
               Saint
               Bartholomew
               the
               Apostle
               ,
               before
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               ,
               Aldermen
               ,
               and
               Sheriffes
               of
               London
               ,
               placed
               in
               a
               large
               Tentneere
               unto
               Clarkenwell
               ,
               of
               old
               time
               were
               divers
               dayes
               spent
               in
               the
               pastime
               of
               wrestling
               ;
               where
               the
               Officers
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               namely
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               Serjeants
               ,
               and
               Yeomen
               ,
               the
               Porters
               of
               the
               Kings
               Beame
               ,
               or
               weigh-house
               ,
               (
               now
               no
               such
               men
               )
               and
               other
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               were
               challengers
               of
               all
               men
               in
               the
               Suburbs
               ,
               to
               wrestle
               for
               games
               appointed
               .
               And
               on
               other
               dayes
               ,
               before
               the
               said
               Maior
               ,
               
               Aldermen
               and
               Sheriffes
               ,
               in
               Fensbury
               field
               ,
               to
               shoot
               the
               standard
               ,
               broad-arrow
               and
               flight
               ,
               for
               games
               .
               But
               now
               of
               late
               yeeres
               ,
               the
               wrestling
               is
               onely
               practised
               on
               Bartholomew
               day
               in
               the
               afternoone
               ,
               and
               the
               shooting
               some
               three
               or
               foure
               dayes
               after
               ,
               in
               one
               afternoone
               and
               no
               more
               .
               What
               should
               I
               speake
               of
               the
               ancient
               daily
               exercises
               in
               the
               long
               Bow
               by
               Citizens
               of
               this
               Citie
               ,
               
               now
               almost
               cleane
               left
               off
               and
               forsaken
               ?
               Lover-passe
               it
               :
               for
               by
               the
               meanes
               of
               closing
               in
               of
               Common
               grounds
               ,
               our
               Archers
               ,
               for
               want
               of
               roome
               to
               shoot
               abroad
               ,
               creepe
               into
               Bowling-Alleys
               ,
               and
               ordinarie
               Dicing-houses
               ,
               neerer
               home
               ,
               where
               they
               have
               roome
               enough
               to
               hazzard
               their
               money
               at
               unlawfull
               Games
               ,
               and
               there
               I
               leave
               them
               to
               take
               their
               pleasures
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Honour
               of
               Citizens
               ,
               and
               worthinesse
               both
               of
               men
               and
               women
               in
               the
               same
               .
            
             
               THis
               Citie
               
                 (
                 saith
              
               Fitzstephen
               )
               is
               glorious
               in
               Manhood
               :
               furnished
               with
               munitions
               ,
               populous
               with
               inhabitants
               ;
               insomuch
               that
               in
               the
               troublesome
               time
               of
               King
               Stephen
               ,
               it
               hath
               shewed
               at
               a
               Muster
               20000.
               armed
               Horsemen
               ,
               and
               threescore
               thousand
               Foot-men
               ,
               serviceable
               for
               the
               Warres
               .
               Moreover
               
                 (
                 saith
                 he
              
               )
               the
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               wheresoever
               they
               become
               ,
               are
               notable
               before
               all
               other
               Citizens
               ,
               in
               civility
               of
               manners
               ,
               attire
               ,
               table
               ,
               and
               talke
               .
               
               The
               Matrons
               of
               this
               Citie
               ,
               are
               the
               very
               modest
               Sabine
               Ladies
               of
               Italie
               .
               The
               Londoners
               ,
               sometime
               called
               Trinobants
               ,
               repelled
               Caesar
               ,
               who
               alwaies
               made
               his
               passage
               by
               shedding
               blood
               :
               whereupon
               Lucan
               sung
               :
               
                 Territa
                 quaesitis
                 ostēdit
                 terga
                 Britannis
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               Citie
               of
               London
               hath
               bred
               some
               ,
               
               which
               have
               subdued
               many
               Kingdomes
               ,
               and
               also
               the
               Romane
               Empire
               .
               It
               hath
               also
               brought
               forth
               manyothers
               ,
               whom
               Vertue
               and
               Valour
               hath
               highly
               advanced
               ,
               according
               to
               Apollo
               in
               his
               Oracle
               to
               
                 Brute
                 ,
                 Sub
                 occasu
                 Solis
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               In
               the
               time
               of
               Christianity
               ,
               it
               brought
               forth
               that
               Noble
               Emperour
               Constantine
               ,
               
               which
               gave
               the
               Citie
               of
               Rome
               ,
               and
               all
               the
               Imperiall
               signes
               ,
               to
               God
               ,
               Saint
               Peter
               ,
               and
               Pope
               Silvester
               ,
               chusing
               rather
               to
               be
               called
               a
               
                 Defender
                 of
                 the
                 Church
              
               ,
               than
               an
               Emperour
               .
               And
               lest
               peace
               might
               be
               violated
               ,
               and
               their
               eyes
               troubled
               by
               his
               presence
               ,
               he
               retired
               from
               Rome
               ,
               and
               built
               the
               Citie
               of
               
                 Constantinople
                 .
                 London
              
               also
               in
               late
               time
               hath
               brought
               forth
               famous
               Kings
               :
               Maude
               the
               Empresse
               ,
               King
               Henrie
               ,
               sonne
               to
               Henry
               the
               second
               ,
               and
               Thomas
               the
               Archbishop
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               This
               Thomas
               ,
               surnamed
               Becket
               ,
               borne
               in
               London
               ,
               
               brought
               up
               in
               the
               Priory
               of
               Marton
               ,
               and
               a
               Student
               at
               Paris
               ,
               became
               the
               Sheriffes
               Clerke
               of
               London
               for
               a
               time
               ,
               then
               Parson
               of
               S.
               Mary-hill
               ,
               he
               had
               a
               Prebend
               at
               London
               ,
               another
               at
               Lincolne
               ,
               studied
               the
               Law
               at
               Bononie
               ,
               &c.
               was
               made
               Chancellour
               of
               England
               ,
               and
               Archbishop
               of
               Canturbury
               ,
               &c.
               
               Vnto
               these
               might
               be
               added
               innumerable
               persons
               of
               honour
               ,
               
               wisedome
               and
               vertue
               ,
               borne
               in
               London
               :
               but
               of
               actions
               done
               by
               worthy
               Citizens
               ,
               I
               will
               onely
               note
               a
               few
               ,
               and
               so
               to
               other
               matters
               .
            
             
               The
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               
               time
               out
               of
               minde
               ,
               founded
               an
               Hospitall
               at
               Saint
               Iames
               in
               the
               fields
               ,
               for
               leprous
               women
               of
               their
               Citie
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1197.
               
               
                 Walter
                 Brune
              
               ,
               
               a
               Citizen
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               Rosia
               his
               wife
               ,
               founded
               the
               Hospitall
               of
               our
               Lady
               ,
               called
               
                 Domus
                 Dei
              
               ,
               or
               S.
               Mary
               Spittle
               ,
               without
               Bishopsgate
               in
               London
               ,
               an
               house
               of
               such
               reliefe
               to
               the
               needy
               ,
               that
               there
               was
               found
               standing
               at
               the
               surrender
               thereof
               ,
               ninescore
               beds
               ,
               well
               furnished
               for
               receipt
               of
               poore
               people
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1216.
               the
               Londoners
               sending
               out
               a
               Navie
               ,
               tooke
               95.
               ships
               of
               Pirates
               and
               Sea-robbers
               ,
               besides
               innumerable
               others
               that
               they
               drowned
               ,
               which
               had
               robbed
               on
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1247.
               
               
               
                 Simon
                 Fitzmary
              
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               of
               London
               ,
               founded
               the
               Hospitall
               of
               S.
               Mary
               ,
               called
               Bethlem
               ,
               without
               Bishopsgate
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1283.
               
               
                 Henry
                 Wallis
              
               ,
               
               then
               Maior
               ,
               builded
               the
               Tunne
               upon
               Cornehill
               ,
               to
               bee
               a
               Prison
               for
               night-walkers
               ,
               and
               a
               Market-house
               called
               the
               Stocks
               ,
               both
               for
               fish
               and
               flesh
               ,
               standing
               in
               the
               middest
               of
               the
               Citie
               .
               Hee
               also
               builded
               divers
               Houses
               on
               the
               West
               and
               North
               side
               of
               Pauls
               Church-yard
               ,
               the
               profits
               of
               all
               which
               buildings
               are
               to
               the
               maintenance
               of
               
                 London
                 Bridge
              
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1332.
               
               
                 William
                 Elsing
              
               ,
               
               Mercer
               of
               London
               ,
               founded
               Elsing
               Spittle
               ,
               within
               Creplegate
               ,
               for
               fustentation
               of
               an
               hundred
               poore
               blinde
               men
               ,
               and
               became
               himselfe
               the
               first
               Prior
               of
               that
               Hospitall
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Poultney
              
               ,
               Draper
               ,
               
               4.
               times
               Maior
               ,
               1337.
               builded
               a
               faire
               Chappell
               in
               Pauls
               Church
               ,
               wherein
               he
               was
               buried
               .
               He
               founded
               a
               Colledge
               in
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               S.
               Laurence
               ,
               called
               Poultney
               .
               Hee
               builded
               the
               Church
               called
               little
               Alhallowes
               ,
               in
               Thames
               streete
               :
               
               and
               the
               Carmelite
               Friers
               Church
               in
               Coventry
               :
               he
               gave
               reliefe
               to
               prisoners
               in
               Newgate
               and
               the
               Fleet
               ,
               and
               ten
               shillings
               the
               yeere
               to
               Saint
               Giles
               Hospitall
               by
               Oldborne
               for
               ever
               ,
               and
               other
               legacies
               long
               to
               rehearse
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Stody
              
               Vintner
               ,
               
               Maior
               ,
               1358.
               gave
               to
               the
               Vintners
               all
               the
               Quadrant
               ,
               wherein
               the
               Vintners
               Hall
               now
               standeth
               ,
               with
               all
               the
               tenuments
               round
               about
               ,
               from
               Stodies
               Lane
               ,
               where
               is
               founded
               thirteene
               Almes-houses
               ,
               for
               so
               many
               poore
               people
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Picard
              
               ,
               
               Vin●ner
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1357.
               
               In
               the
               yeere
               1363.
               did
               in
               one
               day
               ●umptuously
               feast
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               King
               of
               
                 England
                 ;
                 Iohn
              
               ,
               King
               of
               
                 France
                 ;
                 David
              
               ,
               King
               of
               Scots
               ;
               the
               King
               of
               Cipres
               ,
               then
               all
               in
               
                 England
                 ;
                 Edward
              
               ,
               Paince
               of
               Wales
               ,
               with
               many
               other
               Noblemen
               ,
               and
               after
               kept
               his
               Hall
               for
               all
               commers
               ,
               that
               were
               willing
               to
               play
               at
               dice
               and
               hazard
               ;
               the
               Lady
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               kept
               her
               chamber
               to
               the
               same
               effect
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Lofken
              
               Fishmonger
               ,
               
               foure
               times
               Maior
               ,
               1367.
               builded
               an
               Hospitall
               called
               Magdalens
               ,
               at
               Kingstone
               upon
               Thames
               ,
               gave
               thereunto
               9.
               tenements
               ,
               10.
               shops
               ,
               one
               Mill
               ,
               125
               acres
               of
               Land
               ,
               10
               acres
               of
               meddow
               ,
               120.
               acres
               of
               pasture
               ,
               &c.
               
               More
               ,
               in
               Lond.
               he
               builded
               the
               faire
               parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Michael
               in
               
                 crooked
                 Lane
              
               ,
               and
               was
               there
               buried
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Barnes
              
               ,
               
               Maior
               ,
               1371.
               gave
               a
               Chest
               with
               three
               locks
               ,
               &
               1000.
               marks
               therein
               ,
               to
               be
               lent
               to
               yong
               men
               upon
               sufficient
               pawne
               ,
               and
               for
               the
               use
               thereof
               ,
               to
               say
               
                 De
                 profundis
              
               ,
               or
               
                 Pater
                 noster
              
               ,
               and
               no
               more
               :
               he
               also
               was
               a
               great
               builder
               of
               S.
               Thomas
               Apostles
               Parish
               Church
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               his
               Armes
               there
               both
               in
               stone
               and
               glasse
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1378.
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Filpot
              
               ,
               
               sometime
               Maior
               ,
               hired
               with
               his
               mony
               1000.
               
               Souldiers
               ,
               and
               defended
               the
               Realme
               from
               incursions
               of
               the
               enemy
               ;
               so
               that
               in
               small
               time
               his
               hired
               men
               tooke
               
                 Iohn
                 Mercer
              
               ,
               a
               Sea-rover
               ,
               with
               all
               his
               ships
               ,
               which
               he
               before
               had
               taken
               from
               Scarborrow
               ,
               and
               fifteene
               Spanish
               ships
               ,
               laden
               with
               great
               riches
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1380.
               
               Thomas
               of
               
                 Woodstocke
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 Percy
                 ,
                 Hugh
                 Calverley
                 ,
                 Robert
                 Knowles
                 ,
              
               &
               others
               ,
               being
               sent
               with
               a
               great
               power
               to
               ayde
               the
               Duke
               of
               Britaine
               ,
               the
               said
               
                 Iohn
                 Filpot
              
               hired
               Ships
               for
               them
               of
               his
               owne
               charges
               ,
               and
               released
               the
               Armour
               ,
               which
               the
               Souldiers
               had
               pawned
               for
               their
               victuals
               ,
               more
               than
               a
               thousand
               in
               number
               .
            
             
               This
               most
               Noble
               Citizen
               ,
               
                 (
                 saith
              
               Thomas
               Walsingham
               )
               that
               had
               travelled
               for
               the
               commodity
               of
               the
               whole
               Realme
               ,
               more
               than
               all
               other
               of
               his
               time
               ,
               had
               often
               relieved
               the
               King
               ,
               by
               lending
               him
               great
               summes
               of
               money
               ,
               and
               otherwise
               .
               
                 He
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1384.
                 after
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 assured
                 lands
                 to
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 reliefe
                 of
                 thirteene
                 poore
                 people
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1381.
               
               
                 William
                 Walworth
              
               ,
               
               then
               Maior
               ,
               a
               most
               provident
               ,
               valiant
               ,
               and
               learned
               Citizen
               ,
               did
               by
               his
               arrest
               of
               
                 Wat
                 Tylar
              
               ,
               (
               a
               presumptuous
               Rebell
               ,
               upon
               whom
               no
               man
               durst
               lay
               hands
               )
               deliver
               the
               King
               and
               Kingdome
               from
               the
               danger
               of
               most
               wicked
               Traitors
               ,
               and
               was
               for
               his
               service
               knighted
               in
               the
               field
               ,
               as
               before
               hath
               beene
               related
               .
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Brembar
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Filpot
                 ,
                 Robert
                 Laund
                 ,
                 Nicholas
                 Twiford
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Adam
                 Francis
              
               ,
               Aldermen
               ,
               were
               then
               for
               their
               service
               likewise
               Knighted
               ,
               and
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Knowles
              
               ,
               for
               assisting
               of
               the
               Maior
               was
               made
               free
               of
               the
               City
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Knowles
              
               ,
               
               thus
               worthily
               enfranchised
               a
               Citizen
               ,
               founded
               a
               Colledge
               with
               an
               Hospitall
               at
               Pountfract
               :
               he
               also
               builded
               the
               great
               stone
               bridge
               at
               Rochester
               ,
               over
               the
               River
               of
               Medway
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Churchman
              
               Grocer
               ,
               
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1386.
               for
               the
               quiet
               of
               Merchants
               ,
               builded
               a
               certaine
               house
               upon
               Wooll
               wharse
               ,
               in
               Tower
               ward
               to
               serve
               for
               Ternage
               ,
               or
               weighing
               of
               wools
               ,
               and
               for
               the
               Customer
               ,
               Comptrollers
               ,
               Clerkes
               ,
               and
               other
               Officers
               to
               sit
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               
                 Adam
                 Bamme
              
               ,
               
               Goldsmith
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1091
               ,
               in
               a
               great
               dearth
               ,
               procured
               corne
               from
               divers
               parts
               beyond
               the
               Seas
               ,
               to
               be
               brought
               hither
               in
               such
               abundance
               ,
               as
               sufficed
               to
               serve
               the
               Citie
               ,
               and
               the
               Countries
               neere
               adjoyning
               :
               to
               the
               furtherance
               of
               which
               good
               worke
               ,
               he
               took
               out
               of
               the
               Orphants
               Chest
               in
               the
               Guild-hall
               ,
               2000.
               
               Marks
               to
               buy
               the
               said
               corne
               ,
               and
               each
               Alderman
               laid
               out
               20.
               pound
               to
               the
               like
               purpose
               .
            
             
               
                 Tho.
                 Knowles
              
               ,
               
               Grocer
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1400.
               with
               his
               brethren
               the
               Aldermen
               ,
               began
               to
               new
               build
               the
               Guild-hall
               in
               London
               ,
               and
               in
               stead
               of
               an
               old
               little
               Cottage
               in
               Alderman-bury
               street
               ,
               made
               a
               faire
               
               and
               goodly
               house
               ,
               more
               neere
               unto
               S.
               Laurence
               Church
               in
               the
               Jurie
               .
               Hee
               reedified
               S.
               Anthonies
               Church
               ,
               and
               gave
               to
               the
               Grocers
               his
               house
               neere
               unto
               the
               same
               ,
               for
               reliefe
               of
               the
               poore
               for
               ever
               .
               More
               ,
               he
               caused
               water
               to
               be
               conveied
               to
               the
               gates
               of
               Newgate
               and
               Ludgate
               ,
               for
               reliefe
               of
               the
               prisoners
               there
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Hinde
              
               ,
               
               Draper
               ,
               Maior
               1405.
               newly
               builded
               his
               parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Swithen
               by
               
                 London
                 stone
              
               ,
               his
               monument
               is
               defaced
               ,
               save
               onely
               his
               Armes
               in
               the
               glasse
               windows
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Falconer
              
               Mercer
               ,
               
               Maior
               ,
               1414
               lent
               to
               King
               Henry
               the
               5.
               towards
               maintenance
               of
               his
               warres
               in
               France
               ,
               10000.
               markes
               upon
               Iewels
               :
               more
               ,
               hee
               made
               the
               posterne
               called
               Mooregate
               ,
               caused
               the
               ditches
               of
               the
               Citie
               to
               be
               cleansed
               ,
               and
               did
               many
               other
               things
               for
               good
               of
               the
               same
               Citie
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Sevenock
              
               Grocer
               ,
               
               Maior
               1419.
               founded
               in
               the
               Towne
               of
               Sevenock
               in
               Kent
               ,
               a
               free
               schoole
               for
               poore
               mens
               children
               ,
               and
               13.
               
               Almes-houses
               :
               his
               Testament
               saith
               20.
               poore
               men
               and
               women
               .
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Whittington
              
               Mercer
               ,
               
               3.
               times
               Maior
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1421.
               began
               the
               Library
               of
               
                 Gray
                 Friers
              
               in
               London
               ,
               to
               the
               charge
               of
               foure
               hundred
               
                 l.
              
               his
               executors
               (
               with
               his
               goods
               )
               founded
               and
               builded
               
                 Whittington
                 Colledge
              
               ,
               with
               Almes-houses
               for
               13.
               poore
               men
               ,
               and
               Divinity
               Lectures
               to
               be
               read
               there
               for
               ever
               .
               They
               repaired
               Saint
               Bartholomews
               Hospitall
               in
               Smithfield
               ,
               they
               bare
               some
               charges
               to
               the
               glazing
               and
               paving
               of
               the
               Guildhall
               ,
               they
               bare
               halfe
               the
               charges
               of
               building
               the
               Library
               there
               ,
               and
               they
               builded
               the
               west
               gate
               of
               London
               ,
               of
               old
               time
               called
               Newgate
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Carpenter
              
               ,
               
               Towne-Clerke
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               fifth
               ,
               caused
               (
               with
               great
               expences
               )
               to
               be
               curiously
               painted
               upon
               boord
               ,
               about
               the
               North
               Cloister
               of
               Pauls
               ,
               a
               monument
               of
               death
               ,
               leading
               all
               estates
               ,
               with
               the
               speeches
               of
               death
               ,
               
               and
               answer
               of
               every
               state
               .
               This
               Cloyster
               was
               pulled
               downe
               1549.
               
               He
               also
               gave
               Tenements
               to
               the
               Citie
               ,
               for
               the
               finding
               and
               bringing
               up
               of
               foure
               poore
               mens
               children
               ,
               with
               meat
               ,
               drinke
               ,
               apparell
               ,
               learning
               at
               the
               Schooles
               in
               the
               Vniversity
               ,
               &c.
               untill
               they
               might
               be
               preferred
               ,
               and
               then
               other
               in
               their
               places
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Chichley
              
               ,
               
               Grocer
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1422.
               appointed
               by
               his
               Testament
               ,
               that
               on
               his
               birth-day
               ,
               a
               competent
               dinner
               should
               be
               ordained
               for
               two
               thousand
               foure
               hundred
               poore
               men
               ,
               housholders
               of
               this
               Citie
               ,
               and
               every
               one
               to
               have
               two
               pence
               in
               money
               .
               More
               ,
               he
               gave
               one
               large
               plot
               of
               ground
               ,
               thereupon
               to
               build
               the
               new
               parish
               Church
               of
               S.
               Stephen
               neere
               unto
               Walbrooke
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Rainwell
              
               Fishmonger
               ,
               
               Maior
               ,
               1427.
               gave
               Tenements
               to
               discharge
               certaine
               Wards
               of
               London
               of
               Fifteenes
               ,
               and
               other
               payments
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Welles
              
               Grocer
               ,
               
               Maior
               ,
               1433.
               a
               great
               builder
               of
               the
               Chappell
               or
               Colledge
               of
               the
               Guild-hall
               ,
               and
               was
               there
               buried
               :
               he
               caused
               fresh
               water
               to
               be
               conveyed
               from
               Teyborne
               ,
               to
               the
               Standard
               in
               West
               Cheap
               ,
               for
               the
               service
               of
               the
               Citie
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Eastfield
              
               Mercer
               ,
               
               1438.
               appointed
               his
               executors
               ,
               of
               his
               goods
               ,
               to
               convey
               sweet
               water
               from
               Teyborne
               ,
               and
               to
               build
               a
               faire
               Conduit
               by
               Aldermanbery
               Church
               ,
               which
               they
               performed
               ,
               as
               also
               made
               a
               Standard
               in
               Fleetstreet
               ,
               by
               Shew-lane
               end
               :
               they
               also
               conveyed
               water
               to
               Creplegate
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               
                 Stephen
                 Browne
              
               Grocer
               ,
               
               Maior
               1439.
               sent
               into
               Prusia
               ,
               causing
               corne
               to
               bee
               brought
               from
               thence
               ,
               whereby
               hee
               brought
               downe
               the
               price
               of
               Wheat
               ,
               from
               three
               shillings
               the
               bushell
               ,
               to
               lesse
               than
               halfe
               that
               money
               :
               for
               corne
               was
               then
               so
               scarce
               in
               England
               ,
               that
               poore
               people
               were
               enforced
               to
               make
               them
               bread
               of
               Fearne
               roots
               .
            
             
               
                 Philip
                 Malpas
              
               ,
               
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1440.
               gave
               by
               his
               Testament
               125.
               
                 l.
              
               to
               reliefe
               of
               poore
               prisoners
               ,
               and
               every
               yeere
               for
               five
               yeeres
               ,
               400.
               shirts
               and
               smocks
               ,
               40.
               paire
               of
               sheets
               ,
               and
               150.
               gownes
               of
               Freeze
               to
               the
               poore
               .
               To
               500
               poore
               people
               in
               London
               ,
               every
               one
               six
               shillings
               eight
               pence
               :
               to
               poore
               maids
               marriages
               ,
               100.
               markes
               :
               to
               high-waies
               ,
               an
               hundred
               markes
               :
               twenty
               markes
               the
               yeere
               to
               a
               Graduate
               to
               preach
               ,
               twentie
               pounds
               unto
               Preachers
               at
               the
               Spittle
               on
               the
               three
               Easter
               holy-daies
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Large
              
               Mercer
               ,
               
               Maior
               1440.
               gave
               to
               his
               parish
               Church
               of
               S.
               Olive
               in
               
                 Surrey
                 200.
              
               
                 l.
              
               to
               S.
               Margarets
               in
               Lothbery
               25.
               
                 l.
              
               to
               the
               poore
               twenty
               pounds
               :
               to
               London
               bridge
               one
               hundred
               markes
               .
               
               Towards
               the
               vaulting
               over
               the
               water-course
               of
               Walbroke
               two
               hundred
               marks
               .
               To
               poore
               Maids
               marriages
               ,
               one
               hundred
               markes
               :
               to
               poore
               House-holders
               ,
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Rich
              
               Mercer
               ,
               
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1442.
               founded
               Almes
               houses
               at
               Hodsdon
               in
               Hertfordshire
               .
            
             
               
                 Simon
                 Eyre
              
               Draper
               ,
               
               Mayor
               ,
               1346.
               builded
               the
               Leaden-hall
               ,
               for
               a
               common
               Garner
               of
               corne
               ,
               to
               the
               use
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               and
               left
               five
               thousand
               markes
               to
               charitable
               uses
               .
            
             
               
                 Godfrey
                 Bullein
              
               ,
               
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               1458.
               by
               his
               Testament
               gave
               liberally
               to
               the
               prisons
               ,
               hospitals
               ,
               and
               Lazer-houses
               ;
               besides
               a
               thousand
               pound
               to
               poore
               house-holders
               in
               London
               ,
               and
               200.
               
                 l.
              
               to
               poore
               householders
               in
               Norfolke
               .
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Rawson
              
               ,
               
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1477.
               gave
               by
               Testament
               large
               Legacies
               to
               the
               Prisoners
               ,
               Hospitals
               and
               Lazer-houses
               .
               To
               other
               poore
               ,
               to
               high
               wayes
               ,
               to
               the
               water-conduits
               ,
               besides
               to
               poore
               Maids
               marriages
               ,
               340.
               pounds
               ,
               and
               his
               executors
               to
               build
               a
               large
               house
               in
               the
               Churchyard
               of
               S.
               Mary
               Spittle
               ,
               wherein
               the
               Maior
               and
               his
               brethren
               do
               use
               to
               sit
               ,
               and
               heare
               the
               Sermons
               in
               the
               Easter
               holy-dayes
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Ilam
              
               ,
               
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1480.
               newly
               builded
               the
               great
               Conduit
               in
               Cheape
               ,
               of
               his
               owne
               charges
               .
            
             
               
                 Edward
                 Shaw
              
               Goldsmith
               ,
               
               Maior
               1483
               caused
               Creplegate
               of
               London
               to
               bee
               builded
               of
               his
               owne
               goods
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Hill
              
               Grocer
               ,
               
               Maior
               ,
               1485.
               caused
               of
               his
               goods
               ,
               the
               Conduit
               of
               Grasse-street
               to
               be
               builded
               .
            
             
               
                 Hugh
                 Clopton
              
               Mercer
               ,
               
               during
               his
               life
               a
               batchelour
               ,
               Maior
               1492.
               builded
               the
               great
               stone
               arched
               Bridge
               at
               Stratford
               upon
               Avon
               in
               Warwickshire
               ,
               and
               did
               many
               other
               things
               of
               great
               charity
               ,
               as
               in
               my
               Summary
               .
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Fabian
              
               ,
               
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1494.
               gathered
               out
               of
               divers
               good
               Authors
               ,
               aswell
               Latine
               as
               French
               ,
               a
               large
               Chronicle
               of
               England
               and
               of
               France
               ,
               which
               he
               published
               in
               English
               ,
               to
               his
               great
               charges
               ,
               for
               the
               honor
               of
               this
               Citie
               ,
               and
               common
               utility
               of
               the
               whole
               Realme
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Percivall
              
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               
               Maior
               ,
               1498.
               founded
               a
               Grammar-schoole
               at
               Macklefield
               in
               Cheshire
               ,
               where
               he
               was
               borne
               ,
               hee
               endowed
               the
               same
               schoole
               with
               sufficient
               Lands
               ,
               for
               the
               finding
               of
               a
               Priest
               ,
               master
               there
               ,
               to
               teach
               freely
               all
               children
               thither
               sent
               ,
               without
               exception
               .
            
             
               The
               Lady
               Thomasine
               his
               wife
               ,
               
               founded
               the
               like
               Freeschoole
               ,
               together
               with
               faire
               lodgings
               for
               the
               Schoolemasters
               ,
               Scholars
               ,
               and
               other
               ,
               and
               added
               twenty
               pound
               of
               yeerely
               revennue
               for
               supporting
               the
               charges
               ,
               at
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Wike
              
               in
               Devonshire
               ,
               where
               she
               was
               borne
               .
            
             
               
                 Stephen
                 Gennings
              
               ,
               
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               Maior
               1509.
               founded
               a
               faire
               Grammar-schoole
               at
               Vlfrimhampton
               in
               Staffordshire
               ,
               left
               good
               lands
               ,
               and
               also
               builded
               a
               great
               part
               of
               his
               Parish
               Church
               ,
               called
               Saint
               
                 Andrewes
                 Vndershaft
              
               in
               London
               .
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Keble
              
               Grocer
               ,
               
               Maior
               1511.
               in
               his
               life
               a
               great
               benefactor
               to
               the
               new
               building
               of
               old
               Mary
               Church
               ,
               and
               by
               his
               Testament
               gave
               a
               thousand
               pounds
               toward
               the
               finishing
               thereof
               .
               He
               gave
               to
               highwaies
               two
               hundred
               pound
               ;
               to
               poor
               Maids
               marriages
               ,
               one
               hundred
               markes
               .
               To
               poore
               husbandmen
               in
               Oxford
               and
               Warwickshires
               ,
               one
               hundred
               and
               forty
               Ploughshares
               ,
               and
               one
               hundred
               and
               forty
               Cultars
               of
               iron
               ,
               and
               in
               London
               to
               seven
               Almes-men
               ,
               six
               pence
               the
               week
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Collet
              
               ,
               
               a
               Citizen
               of
               London
               by
               birth
               ,
               and
               by
               dignity
               Deane
               of
               Pauls
               ,
               Doctor
               of
               Divinity
               ,
               etected
               and
               builded
               one
               Free-schoole
               in
               Pauls
               Church-yard
               ,
               1512.
               for
               3.
               hundred
               fifty
               three
               poore
               mens
               children
               ,
               to
               be
               taught
               free
               in
               the
               same
               schoole
               ,
               appointing
               a
               Master
               ,
               a
               submaster
               and
               a
               Chaplaine
               ,
               with
               sufficient
               stipends
               to
               endure
               for
               ever
               ,
               and
               committed
               the
               oversight
               thereof
               to
               the
               Mercers
               in
               London
               ,
               because
               himselfe
               was
               sonne
               to
               
                 Henry
                 Collet
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               endowed
               the
               Mercers
               with
               Lands
               ,
               to
               the
               yeerely
               value
               of
               120.
               pound
               ,
               or
               better
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Fitzwilliam
              
               the
               elder
               ,
               
               being
               a
               Merchant-taylor
               ,
               and
               servant
               somtime
               to
               Cardinall
               Wolsey
               ,
               was
               chosen
               Alderman
               of
               Breadstreet
               Ward
               in
               London
               ,
               in
               
                 Anno
                 1506.
              
               
               Going
               afterward
               to
               dwell
               at
               Milton
               in
               Northamptonshire
               ,
               in
               the
               fall
               of
               the
               Cardinall
               his
               former
               master
               ,
               he
               gave
               him
               kinde
               entertainement
               there
               at
               his
               house
               in
               the
               Countrey
               .
               For
               which
               deed
               being
               called
               before
               the
               
               King
               ,
               and
               demanded
               how
               he
               durst
               entertaine
               so
               great
               an
               enemy
               to
               the
               State
               ?
               His
               answer
               was
               ,
               that
               hee
               had
               not
               contemptuously
               or
               wilfully
               done
               it
               ;
               but
               only
               because
               he
               had
               beene
               his
               Master
               ,
               and
               (
               partly
               )
               the
               meanes
               of
               his
               greatest
               fortunes
               .
               
               The
               King
               was
               so
               well
               pleased
               with
               his
               answer
               ,
               that
               saying
               ,
               himselfe
               had
               too
               few
               such
               servants
               ,
               immediately
               he
               knighted
               him
               ,
               and
               afterward
               made
               him
               a
               Privie
               Counsellour
               .
            
             
               This
               worthy
               Knight
               dying
               ,
               
               gave
               an
               hundred
               pounds
               to
               poore
               maids
               marriages
               .
               His
               debts
               and
               debtors
               (
               over
               whose
               names
               he
               had
               written
               ,
               
                 Amore
                 Dei
                 remitto
              
               )
               he
               freely
               forgave
               .
               He
               gave
               to
               the
               Vniversities
               forty
               pounds
               ;
               to
               the
               poore
               ,
               thirty
               pounds
               ;
               to
               mend
               the
               high
               waies
               betwixt
               Chigwell
               and
               Copersall
               in
               Essex
               ,
               fifty
               pounds
               .
               To
               mend
               other
               high
               waies
               ,
               about
               Thorney
               and
               Sawtry
               Chappell
               ,
               and
               the
               Bridge
               ,
               fifty
               pounds
               more
               .
               And
               to
               the
               Merchant-Taylors
               his
               Brethren
               ,
               he
               gave
               his
               best
               standing
               Cup
               ,
               as
               a
               friendly
               remembrance
               of
               him
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Tate
              
               ,
               Brewer
               ,
               
               then
               a
               Mercer
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1514.
               caused
               his
               Brewhouse
               ,
               called
               the
               Swanne
               ,
               neere
               adjoyning
               to
               the
               Hospitall
               of
               Saint
               Anthonie
               in
               London
               ,
               to
               be
               taken
               downe
               ,
               for
               the
               inlarging
               of
               the
               said
               Church
               ,
               then
               new
               builded
               ,
               being
               a
               great
               part
               of
               his
               charge
               :
               This
               was
               a
               goodly
               foundation
               ,
               with
               Almes
               houses
               ,
               a
               Free
               Schoole
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               
                 George
                 Monnox
              
               Draper
               ,
               
               Maior
               1515.
               re-edified
               the
               decayed
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Waltamstow
               or
               Walthamstow
               in
               Essex
               ,
               he
               founded
               there
               a
               Free
               Schoole
               ,
               and
               Almes-houses
               for
               thirteene
               Almes-people
               :
               He
               made
               also
               a
               cawsey
               of
               Timber
               over
               the
               Marshes
               ,
               from
               Walthamstow
               to
               Locke-Bridge
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Milborne
              
               ,
               
               Draper
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1522.
               builded
               Almes-houses
               ,
               foureteen
               in
               number
               ,
               by
               the
               crossed
               Friers
               Church
               in
               London
               ,
               there
               to
               be
               placed
               foureteen
               poore
               people
               ,
               and
               left
               to
               the
               Drapers
               ,
               certaine
               Messuages
               ,
               Tenements
               ,
               and
               Garden-plots
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Saint
               Olaves
               in
               Hartstreet
               ,
               for
               performance
               of
               stipends
               to
               the
               said
               Almes
               people
               ,
               and
               other
               uses
               .
               Looke
               more
               in
               Aldgate
               Ward
               ,
               where
               you
               shall
               be
               further
               satisfied
               .
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Thorne
              
               ,
               
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               deceasing
               a
               Batchelour
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1532.
               gave
               by
               his
               Testament
               to
               charitable
               actions
               ,
               more
               than
               foure
               thousand
               ,
               foure
               hundred
               and
               forty
               pounds
               ,
               and
               legacies
               to
               his
               poore
               kindred
               more
               ,
               five
               thousand
               ,
               one
               hundred
               forty
               two
               pounds
               ,
               besides
               his
               debts
               forgiven
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Allen
              
               ,
               
               Mercer
               ,
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               of
               counsell
               to
               King
               Henry
               the
               8.
               deceased
               1544.
               buried
               at
               Saint
               Thomas
               of
               Acres
               ,
               in
               a
               faire
               Chappell
               by
               him
               builded
               .
               He
               gave
               to
               the
               Citie
               of
               London
               a
               rich
               collar
               of
               gold
               ,
               to
               be
               worne
               by
               the
               Maior
               ,
               which
               was
               first
               worne
               by
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Laxton
              
               .
               He
               gave
               five
               hundred
               Markes
               to
               be
               a
               stocke
               for
               Sea-cole
               ,
               his
               Lands
               purchased
               of
               the
               King
               ,
               the
               rent
               thereof
               to
               bee
               distributed
               to
               the
               poore
               in
               the
               Wards
               of
               London
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               besides
               to
               the
               Prisons
               ,
               Hospitals
               ,
               Lazer
               houses
               ,
               and
               all
               other
               poore
               in
               the
               Citie
               ,
               or
               two
               miles
               without
               ,
               very
               liberally
               ,
               and
               over-long
               to
               be
               recited
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Laxton
              
               ,
               
               Grocer
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1545.
               founded
               a
               faire
               free
               Schoole
               at
               Owndale
               in
               Northamptonshire
               ,
               with
               six
               Almes-houses
               for
               the
               poore
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Gresham
              
               ,
               
               Mercer
               ,
               Maior
               1548
               founded
               a
               Free
               schoole
               at
               Holt
               ,
               a
               Market
               Towne
               in
               Norfolke
               :
               He
               gave
               to
               every
               Ward
               in
               London
               tenne
               pounds
               ,
               to
               be
               distributed
               to
               the
               poore
               ;
               and
               to
               120.
               poore
               men
               and
               women
               ,
               every
               one
               of
               them
               three
               yards
               of
               broad
               cloth
               ,
               of
               8.
               or
               9.
               shillings
               the
               yard
               ,
               to
               be
               made
               in
               Gownes
               ready
               to
               their
               backes
               .
               He
               gave
               also
               to
               Maids
               marriages
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Hospitals
               in
               London
               ,
               aboue
               200.
               pounds
               in
               ready
               money
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Rowland
                 Hill
              
               ,
               
               Mercer
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1550.
               caused
               to
               be
               made
               divers
               cawseyes
               ,
               both
               for
               horse
               and
               man
               :
               he
               made
               foure
               Bridges
               ,
               two
               of
               stone
               ,
               containing
               18.
               
               Arches
               in
               them
               both
               .
               He
               builded
               one
               notable
               Free-schoole
               at
               Drayton
               in
               Shropshire
               :
               he
               gave
               to
               
                 Christs
                 hospitall
              
               in
               London
               ,
               500.
               pounds
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Andrew
                 Iud
              
               Skinner
               ,
               
               Maior
               1551.
               erected
               one
               notable
               Free-scoole
               at
               Tunbridge
               in
               Kent
               ,
               and
               Almes-houses
               nigh
               Saint
               Helens
               Church
               in
               London
               ,
               and
               left
               to
               the
               Skinners
               ,
               Lands
               to
               the
               value
               of
               threescore
               pounds
               ,
               3.
               shillings
               eight
               pence
               the
               yeere
               ,
               for
               the
               which
               they
               bee
               bound
               to
               pay
               20.
               l.
               to
               the
               Schoolmaster
               ,
               8.
               
                 l.
              
               to
               the
               Vsher
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               ,
               
               and
               foure
               shillings
               the
               week
               to
               the
               sixe
               almes
               people
               ,
               and
               twenty
               five
               shillings
               foure
               pence
               the
               yeere
               in
               coales
               ,
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 White
              
               ,
               
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               this
               honourable
               City
               in
               
                 Anno
                 1554.
              
               and
               a
               worthy
               Brother
               likewise
               of
               the
               Merchant-Taylors
               Society
               ,
               being
               a
               lover
               of
               learning
               ,
               &
               an
               earnest
               furtherer
               therof
               ,
               first
               purchased
               the
               Hall
               in
               Oxenford
               ,
               called
               
                 Glocester
                 Hall
              
               ,
               
               for
               Schollers
               and
               Students
               ,
               to
               receive
               there
               the
               benefit
               of
               learning
               .
               But
               his
               private
               thoughts
               very
               often
               soliciting
               him
               ,
               that
               he
               should
               (
               in
               time
               )
               meet
               with
               a
               place
               ,
               where
               two
               Elmes
               grew
               ,
               and
               that
               there
               his
               further
               purpose
               should
               take
               effect
               .
               At
               length
               ,
               he
               found
               out
               the
               place
               ,
               where
               (
               at
               his
               owne
               cost
               and
               expences
               )
               hee
               founded
               the
               famous
               Colledge
               ,
               called
               Saint
               
                 Iohn
                 Baptist
              
               Colledge
               ,
               
               and
               where
               these
               two
               Elmes
               (
               as
               I
               have
               heard
               )
               are
               yet
               standing
               endowing
               it
               with
               such
               liberall
               gifts
               ,
               lands
               and
               revenues
               ,
               as
               would
               require
               too
               much
               time
               ,
               here
               to
               be
               remembred
               of
               set
               downe
               .
            
             
               Beside
               his
               provision
               for
               learning
               in
               this
               worthy
               place
               ,
               
               hee
               erected
               other
               Schooles
               :
               as
               at
               
                 Bristow
                 ,
                 Reading
              
               ,
               and
               a
               Colledge
               at
               Higham
               Ferries
               .
               More
               ,
               he
               gave
               to
               the
               City
               of
               Bristow
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               two
               thousand
               pounds
               to
               purchase
               land
               ,
               
               amounting
               to
               the
               yeerely
               value
               of
               an
               hundred
               and
               twenty
               pound
               :
               The
               Maior
               and
               Citizens
               paying
               therefore
               yeerely
               an
               hundred
               pounds
               .
               Eight
               hundred
               pounds
               must
               bee
               lent
               to
               sixteene
               poore
               Clothiers
               ,
               fifty
               pounds
               each
               man
               ,
               for
               the
               space
               of
               ten
               yeeres
               ,
               sufficient
               security
               being
               given
               by
               them
               for
               the
               same
               .
               Afterward
               that
               eight
               hundred
               pounds
               ,
               was
               to
               passe
               to
               other
               sixteen
               poore
               clothiers
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               discretion
               of
               them
               put
               in
               trust
               .
               
               Two
               hundred
               pounds
               beside
               was
               reserved
               ,
               for
               provision
               of
               corne
               ,
               and
               needefull
               occasions
               for
               the
               poore
               ,
               in
               the
               order
               and
               care
               of
               the
               Maior
               ,
               Aldermen
               and
               Citizens
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Then
               according
               to
               his
               will
               ,
               which
               remaineth
               yet
               to
               be
               seen
               ,
               out
               of
               this
               bountifull
               gift
               to
               Bristow
               ,
               
               these
               memorable
               branches
               ,
               and
               benevolences
               ,
               were
               (
               by
               himselfe
               )
               devised
               ,
               and
               thus
               ordered
               ,
               beginning
               in
               the
               yeere
               1577.
               and
               so
               thence
               forward
               ,
               they
               went
               on
               according
               to
               his
               owne
               direction
               .
               Then
               on
               the
               Feast
               of
               Saint
               Bartholmew
               was
               brought
               to
               the
               Merchant-Taylors
               Hall
               ,
               
               an
               hundred
               and
               foure
               pounds
               ,
               the
               hundred
               pound
               to
               be
               lent
               (
               for
               ten
               yeeres
               space
               )
               to
               foure
               poore
               young
               men
               in
               the
               City
               of
               Yorke
               ,
               Free-men
               and
               Inhabitants
               being
               Clothiers
               :
               and
               the
               foure
               pound
               overplus
               ,
               to
               bee
               imployed
               about
               the
               charges
               and
               paines
               ,
               that
               no
               man
               (
               used
               in
               the
               businesse
               )
               might
               receive
               discontentment
               .
               Then
               in
               1578.
               the
               like
               sum
               was
               to
               bee
               delivered
               thence
               to
               Canturbury
               :
               and
               so
               thence
               forward
               ,
               the
               same
               summes
               (
               yeerely
               )
               to
               the
               Cities
               and
               Townes
               following
               orderly
               .
            
             
               To
               
                 
                   1579
                   Reading
                   .
                   
                
                 
                   1580
                   The
                   Merchant-Taylors
                   themselves
                   .
                
                 
                   1581
                   Glocester
                   .
                
                 
                   1582
                   Worcester
                   .
                
                 
                   1583
                   Excester
                   .
                
                 
                   1584
                   Salisbury
                   .
                
                 
                   1585
                   West-Chester
                   .
                
                 
                   1586
                   Norwich
                   .
                
                 
                   1587
                   Southampton
                   .
                
                 
                   1588
                   Lincolne
                   .
                
                 
                   1589
                   Winchester
                   .
                
                 
                   1590
                   Oxenford
                   .
                
                 
                   1591
                   Hereford
                   East
                   .
                
                 
                   1592
                   Cambridge
                   .
                
                 
                   1593
                   Shrewsbury
                   .
                
                 
                   1594
                   Linne
                   .
                
                 
                   1595
                   Bathe
                   .
                
                 
                   1596
                   Derbie
                   .
                
                 
                   1597
                   Ipswich
                   .
                
                 
                   1598
                   Colchester
                   .
                
                 
                   1599
                   New-Castle
                   .
                
              
            
             
               This
               sum
               of
               one
               hundred
               and
               foure
               pounds
               ,
               
               passing
               thus
               yeerly
               to
               the
               forenamed
               places
               ,
               is
               delivered
               still
               at
               the
               Merchant-Taylors
               Hall
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               good
               intended
               uses
               of
               the
               giver
               ;
               and
               that
               there
               might
               be
               no
               breathing
               while
               for
               so
               just
               a
               Stewards
               talent
               ,
               but
               to
               have
               it
               still
               kept
               in
               continuall
               employment
               for
               the
               poore
               :
               the
               same
               order
               was
               appointed
               ,
               to
               take
               beginning
               againe
               (
               as
               before
               )
               at
               the
               City
               of
               Yorke
               ,
               and
               so
               successively
               (
               while
               the
               world
               endureth
               )
               to
               the
               Townes
               before
               named
               ,
               
               in
               the
               selfe-same
               course
               as
               it
               had
               the
               Originall
               ;
               with
               great
               care
               and
               observance
               in
               them
               ,
               to
               whom
               it
               belongeth
               ,
               that
               the
               dead
               may
               not
               be
               abused
               ,
               nor
               poore
               mens
               right
               injured
               .
            
             
             
               But
               did
               he
               thus
               shut
               up
               his
               purse
               ,
               and
               say
               to
               himselfe
               ;
               I
               have
               given
               sufficient
               ?
               No
               ,
               
               he
               did
               cast
               his
               pitying
               eye
               next
               on
               the
               City
               of
               Coventry
               ,
               distressed
               (
               at
               that
               time
               )
               in
               great
               and
               grievous
               manner
               :
               What
               his
               instant
               benevolence
               was
               ,
               hee
               tooke
               it
               to
               be
               but
               as
               an
               houres
               Sun-shine
               after
               a
               whole
               day
               of
               storme
               and
               tempest
               ;
               although
               it
               might
               yeeld
               some
               comfort
               ,
               were
               the
               season
               never
               so
               short
               .
               But
               to
               establish
               a
               certainty
               ,
               that
               no
               dismay
               or
               doubt
               should
               ever
               after
               bee
               able
               to
               remove
               (
               even
               as
               a
               worthy
               Pyramides
               erected
               to
               perpetuity
               )
               he
               gave
               to
               the
               City
               of
               Coventry
               ,
               1400.
               pounds
               ,
               therewith
               to
               purchase
               lands
               ,
               rising
               to
               the
               annuall
               value
               of
               seventy
               pounds
               .
               
               Twelve
               aged
               poore
               inhabitants
               of
               that
               City
               ,
               were
               to
               have
               (
               in
               free
               Almes
               )
               24.
               pounds
               ,
               each
               man
               40.
               shillings
               yeerly
               ,
               on
               the
               eleventh
               day
               of
               March
               ,
               or
               within
               six
               dayes
               after
               Foure
               poore
               young
               men
               also
               were
               to
               have
               40.
               pounds
               lent
               them
               in
               free
               lone
               ,
               
               ten
               pound
               each
               man
               ,
               and
               for
               nine
               yeers
               space
               ,
               upon
               sufficent
               security
               given
               .
               And
               their
               turnes
               being
               thus
               served
               ,
               then
               foure
               other
               poore
               young
               men
               were
               to
               have
               the
               like
               summes
               ,
               and
               for
               like
               limitation
               ,
               and
               so
               from
               9.
               yeeres
               to
               nine
               yeeres
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               Afterward
               ,
               it
               was
               ordered
               (
               in
               free
               lone
               )
               to
               two
               poore
               men
               of
               the
               same
               City
               ,
               and
               lastly
               ,
               to
               one
               :
               in
               which
               nature
               (
               according
               to
               the
               severall
               limitations
               )
               it
               doth
               yet
               ,
               and
               doubtlesse
               shall
               for
               ever
               continue
               .
               Also
               the
               same
               summe
               was
               appointed
               to
               one
               yong
               man
               in
               Northampton
               for
               9.
               yeeres
               in
               free
               lone
               ,
               
               next
               ,
               to
               one
               in
               the
               City
               of
               Leicester
               ;
               
               thirdly
               ,
               to
               one
               in
               Nottingham
               ;
               
               fourthly
               ,
               to
               one
               in
               Warwicke
               ;
               and
               for
               the
               like
               time
               .
               Then
               returning
               againe
               to
               Coventry
               for
               one
               yeere
               ,
               it
               repasseth
               to
               the
               said
               Townes
               againe
               ,
               each
               after
               other
               in
               like
               nature
               ,
               for
               ever
               .
               And
               lest
               his
               worthy
               intent
               should
               faile
               in
               the
               continuance
               ,
               he
               enlarged
               his
               first
               gift
               to
               Coventry
               of
               1400.
               
                 l.
              
               to
               2000.
               and
               60.
               pound
               to
               be
               employed
               as
               hath
               been
               remembred
               :
               40.
               
                 l.
              
               being
               yeerely
               paid
               out
               of
               it
               ,
               to
               Saint
               
                 Iohn
                 Baptist
              
               Colledge
               in
               Oxenford
               ,
               and
               allowances
               also
               by
               himselfe
               given
               in
               each
               place
               ,
               that
               bonds
               should
               bee
               made
               ,
               without
               any
               charge
               to
               the
               receiver
               .
            
             
               
                 Edward
                 Hall
              
               Gentleman
               ,
               
               of
               Grayes
               Inne
               a
               Citizen
               by
               birth
               and
               office
               ,
               as
               common
               Serjeant
               of
               Lond.
               &
               one
               of
               the
               Iudges
               in
               the
               Sheriffes
               Court
               ,
               he
               wrote
               and
               published
               a
               famous
               and
               eloquent
               Chronicle
               ,
               intituled
               ,
               
                 The
                 uniting
                 of
                 the
                 two
                 noble
                 Families
                 ,
                 Lancaster
                 and
                 Yorke
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Hils
              
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               
               1560.
               gave
               500.
               pound
               towards
               the
               purchase
               of
               an
               house
               ,
               called
               ,
               the
               Mannor
               of
               the
               Rose
               ,
               wherein
               the
               Merchant-Taylors
               founded
               their
               free
               Schoole
               in
               London
               :
               he
               also
               gave
               to
               the
               said
               Merchant-Taylors
               one
               plot
               of
               ground
               ,
               withcertainsmal
               Cottages
               on
               the
               Tower
               hill
               ,
               where
               he
               builded
               faire
               Almes-houses
               for
               foureteene
               sole
               women
               .
            
             
               About
               the
               same
               time
               ,
               
               
                 William
                 Lambert
              
               Esquire
               ,
               free
               of
               the
               worshipfull
               Company
               of
               .
               Drapers
               ,
               borne
               in
               London
               ,
               a
               Iustice
               of
               the
               peace
               in
               Kent
               ,
               founded
               a
               Colledge
               for
               the
               poore
               ,
               which
               he
               named
               of
               Queene
               Elizabeth
               in
               East
               Greenwitch
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Harper
              
               .
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               
               Maior
               ,
               1562.
               sounded
               a
               a
               free
               Schoole
               in
               the
               Towne
               of
               Bedford
               where
               he
               was
               borne
               and
               also
               buried
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Gresham
              
               Mercer
               ,
               
               1566.
               builded
               the
               Royall
               Exchange
               in
               London
               ,
               and
               by
               his
               Testament
               left
               his
               dwelling
               house
               in
               Bishopsgate
               street
               ,
               to
               be
               a
               place
               for
               readings
               ;
               allowing
               large
               stipends
               to
               the
               Readers
               ,
               and
               certaine
               Almes-houses
               for
               the
               poore
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Patten
              
               Gentleman
               ,
               
               a
               Citizen
               by
               birth
               ,
               and
               customer
               of
               London
               outward
               ,
               Iustice
               of
               Peace
               in
               Middlesex
               ,
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Stokenwenton
               being
               ruinous
               ,
               he
               repaired
               or
               rather
               new
               builded
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Rowe
              
               Knight
               ,
               
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               1568.
               a
               worthy
               brother
               also
               of
               the
               Merchant-Taylors
               Company
               ,
               beside
               his
               charitable
               cost
               and
               charges
               ,
               in
               building
               the
               new
               Church
               yard
               in
               Bethlem
               ,
               containing
               neere
               one
               Acre
               of
               ground
               ,
               and
               inclosed
               with
               a
               wall
               of
               bricke
               ,
               and
               a
               Sermon
               to
               be
               preached
               every
               Whit-Sunday
               in
               the
               morning
               ,
               in
               presence
               of
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               and
               Aldermen
               ;
               as
               also
               giving
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               ,
               to
               be
               lent
               to
               eight
               poore
               men
               :
               gave
               to
               the
               merchant-Taylors
               ,
               lands
               ,
               or
               tenements
               ,
               
               out
               of
               them
               to
               be
               given
               40.
               pounds
               yeerely
               ,
               to
               maintaine
               ten
               poore
               men
               for
               ever
               ,
               such
               as
               were
               not
               brethren
               of
               his
               owne
               society
               ,
               but
               chosen
               out
               of
               
               five
               severall
               Companies
               ,
               
               
                 viz.
                 Clothworkers
                 ,
                 Armorers
                 ,
                 Carpenters
                 ,
                 Tylars
                 ,
              
               and
               Plaisterers
               .
               
               As
               considering
               ,
               that
               by
               over
               toyling
               labour
               ,
               
               dangers
               ,
               
               fall
               ,
               bruises
               and
               such
               like
               inconveniences
               ,
               
               they
               were
               soonest
               like
               to
               become
               impotent
               ,
               and
               unable
               to
               help
               or
               maintaine
               themselves
               .
               Therefore
               ,
               to
               each
               of
               these
               ten
               men
               ,
               he
               freely
               gave
               the
               summe
               of
               foure
               pounds
               ,
               quarterly
               to
               bee
               paid
               them
               at
               the
               Merchant-Taylors
               Hall
               ,
               during
               their
               lives
               .
               And
               then
               to
               succeed
               to
               other
               men
               in
               the
               same
               Companies
               ,
               according
               to
               due
               consideration
               of
               just
               cause
               ,
               and
               most
               necessitie
               .
            
             
               
                 Ambrose
                 Nicholas
              
               Salter
               ,
               
               Maior
               1576.
               founded
               12.
               
               Almes-houses
               in
               Monks-well
               street
               ,
               neere
               unto
               Creplegate
               ,
               wherein
               he
               placed
               12.
               poore
               people
               ,
               having
               each
               of
               them
               7.
               
                 d.
              
               the
               weeke
               ,
               and
               once
               every
               yeere
               ,
               5.
               sackes
               of
               coles
               ,
               and
               one
               quarter
               of
               a
               hundred
               Faggots
               ,
               all
               of
               his
               gift
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Lambe
              
               Esquire
               ,
               sometime
               a
               Gentleman
               of
               the
               Chappell
               to
               King
               Henry
               the
               eighth
               ,
               
               and
               in
               great
               favour
               with
               him
               :
               was
               also
               a
               free
               Brother
               of
               the
               worshipfull
               Company
               of
               Clothworkers
               ,
               and
               a
               kind
               loving
               Citizen
               to
               the
               City
               of
               London
               .
               Out
               of
               his
               love
               to
               Learning
               and
               Schollers
               ,
               in
               the
               Town
               of
               
                 Sutton
                 Valens
              
               in
               Kent
               ,
               where
               hee
               was
               borne
               ,
               at
               his
               owne
               proper
               cost
               and
               charges
               he
               erected
               a
               free
               Grammar-Schoole
               ,
               
               for
               the
               education
               &
               instruction
               of
               youth
               ,
               in
               the
               feare
               of
               God
               ,
               good
               manners
               ,
               knowledge
               ,
               and
               understanding
               ,
               allowing
               yeerely
               to
               the
               Master
               twenty
               pounds
               ,
               and
               ten
               pouuds
               yeerely
               to
               the
               Vsher
               ,
               from
               time
               to
               time
               ,
               as
               either
               place
               shall
               be
               supplied
               by
               succession
               ,
               and
               for
               their
               yeerely
               stipends
               or
               perpetuall
               pensions
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               same
               Towne
               of
               Sutton
               also
               ,
               
               for
               the
               reliefe
               of
               poore
               people
               ,
               he
               caused
               to
               bee
               builded
               sixe
               Almes-houses
               ,
               having
               an
               Orchard
               and
               Gardens
               ,
               and
               the
               sum
               of
               ten
               pounds
               yeerely
               payed
               them
               .
            
             
               At
               Maidstone
               likewise
               in
               Kent
               ,
               
               hee
               hath
               given
               ten
               pounds
               yeerely
               to
               the
               free
               Schoole
               for
               ever
               :
               with
               this
               speciall
               caution
               ,
               that
               needy
               mens
               children
               may
               bee
               preferred
               onely
               ,
               to
               the
               enjoying
               of
               this
               benefit
               .
            
             
               The
               Gentleman
               foresecing
               ,
               
               in
               his
               life
               time
               ,
               the
               decay
               of
               sundry
               Trades
               and
               Occupations
               ,
               to
               the
               utter
               undoing
               of
               very
               many
               ,
               especially
               poore
               Clothiers
               ,
               whose
               impoverishing
               deserved
               greatly
               to
               be
               pittied
               ,
               freely
               gave
               to
               the
               poore
               Clothiers
               in
               Suffolke
               ,
               in
               Bridgenorth
               and
               in
               Ludlow
               in
               Shropshire
               ,
               300.
               pounds
               to
               be
               paid
               by
               even
               portions
               :
               to
               each
               severall
               Towne
               of
               the
               said
               Counties
               ,
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               apeece
               ,
               for
               their
               supportation
               and
               maintenance
               ,
               at
               their
               worke
               or
               occupation
               .
            
             
               And
               as
               his
               charity
               extended
               it selfe
               thus
               liberally
               abroad
               in
               the
               Countrey
               ,
               
               so
               did
               the
               Citie
               of
               London
               likewise
               taste
               thereof
               not
               sparingly
               .
               For
               neere
               unto
               Holborne
               hee
               founded
               a
               faire
               Conduit
               ,
               and
               a
               standard
               with
               a
               Cocke
               at
               
                 Holborne
                 bridge
              
               ,
               to
               convey
               thence
               the
               waste
               .
               These
               were
               begun
               the
               six
               and
               twentieth
               day
               of
               
                 March
                 ,
                 1577.
              
               and
               the
               water
               carried
               along
               in
               pipes
               of
               Lead
               ,
               more
               than
               two
               thousand
               yards
               ,
               all
               at
               his
               owne
               cost
               and
               charges
               ,
               amounting
               to
               the
               summe
               of
               fifteene
               hundred
               pounds
               ,
               and
               the
               worke
               fully
               finished
               the
               foure
               and
               twentieth
               of
               August
               in
               the
               same
               yeere
               .
            
             
               Moreover
               ,
               
               he
               gave
               to
               poore
               women
               ,
               such
               as
               were
               willing
               to
               take
               paines
               ,
               120
               Pailes
               ,
               therwith
               to
               carry
               &
               serve
               water
               .
            
             
               Being
               a
               member
               (
               as
               I
               have
               already
               said
               )
               of
               the
               Cloth-workers
               Company
               ,
               
               and
               to
               shew
               that
               he
               was
               not
               unmindfull
               of
               them
               ,
               hee
               gave
               them
               his
               dwelling
               house
               in
               London
               ,
               with
               other
               Lands
               and
               Tenements
               to
               the
               value
               of
               thirty
               pound
               yeerely
               ,
               besides
               ,
               4.
               pounds
               more
               also
               yeerely
               ,
               by
               them
               to
               be
               thus
               bestowed
               ;
               to
               wit
               ,
               for
               the
               hyring
               of
               a
               Minister
               to
               read
               divine
               Service
               ,
               thrice
               every
               weeke
               ,
               as
               Sunday
               ,
               Wednesday
               and
               Friday
               ,
               throughout
               the
               yeere
               ,
               in
               the
               Chappell
               or
               Church
               belonging
               to
               his
               house
               ,
               called
               by
               the
               name
               of
               Saint
               Iames
               in
               the
               Wall
               ,
               
               by
               Creplegate
               ;
               and
               for
               foure
               Sermons
               there
               to
               be
               preached
               ,
               a
               competent
               allowance
               for
               each
               .
               And
               also
               out
               of
               the
               thirty
               pounds
               yeerely
               ,
               
               it
               is
               provided
               ,
               that
               a
               deduction
               be
               made
               by
               the
               said
               Clothworkers
               ,
               for
               apparelling
               of
               twelve
               men
               ,
               and
               as
               many
               women
               ,
               in
               forme
               as
               followeth
               :
               To
               every
               of
               the
               twelve
               men
               a
               Freeze
               gowne
               ,
               one
               Lockeram
               shirt
               ,
               and
               a
               good
               strong
               paire
               of
               Winter
               shooes
               .
               To
               the
               twelve
               women
               likewise
               ,
               a
               Freeze
               gowne
               ,
               a
               Lockeram
               smocke
               ,
               and
               a
               good
               paire
               of
               Winter
               shooes
               ,
               all
               ready
               made
               for
               their
               wearing
               .
               Alwaies
               
               remembred
               ,
               that
               they
               be
               persons
               both
               poore
               and
               honest
               ,
               to
               whom
               this
               charitable
               deed
               is
               to
               be
               extended
               ;
               and
               this
               is
               yeerely
               done
               on
               the
               first
               of
               October
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Giles
               without
               Creplegate
               ,
               
               hee
               gave
               fifteene
               pound
               to
               the
               Bels
               and
               Chime
               ,
               intending
               a
               further
               liberality
               thereto
               ,
               if
               they
               had
               taken
               due
               time
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               worshipfull
               Company
               of
               the
               Stationers
               he
               gave
               a
               legacie
               of
               sixe
               
                 l.
              
               13.
               
                 s.
                 4.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               for
               perpetuall
               reliefe
               of
               the
               poore
               ,
               
               in
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Faiths
               under
               Pauls
               :
               namely
               ,
               to
               twelve
               poore
               people
               ,
               twelve
               pence
               in
               money
               ,
               and
               twelve
               pence
               in
               bread
               ,
               every
               Friday
               throughout
               the
               yeere
               .
            
             
               To
               
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
              
               in
               London
               ,
               
               toward
               the
               bringing
               up
               of
               poore
               mens
               children
               he
               hath
               given
               6.
               
                 l.
              
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               :
               and
               an
               hundred
               pounds
               in
               ready
               money
               together
               ,
               therewith
               to
               purchase
               Lands
               ,
               that
               their
               reliefe
               (
               by
               the
               revennues
               of
               the
               same
               )
               may
               be
               perpetuall
               .
            
             
               To
               Saint
               Thomas
               Spittle
               or
               Hospital
               in
               Southwarke
               ,
               
               towards
               the
               succour
               of
               the
               sicke
               and
               diseased
               ,
               he
               gave
               foure
               
                 l.
              
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               An
               hundred
               pounds
               he
               intended
               to
               the
               Hospitall
               called
               the
               Savoy
               ,
               
               but
               by
               reason
               that
               such
               agreements
               could
               not
               be
               made
               as
               he
               thought
               convenient
               ,
               his
               contribution
               that
               way
               ,
               (
               much
               against
               his
               minde
               )
               went
               not
               forward
               .
            
             
               For
               the
               reliefe
               of
               poore
               prisoners
               in
               the
               two
               Compters
               ,
               
               Newgate
               ,
               Ludgate
               ,
               the
               Marshalseas
               ,
               the
               Kings-Bench
               ,
               and
               the
               White
               Lion
               ,
               he
               dealt
               very
               bountifully
               and
               discreetly
               ;
               giving
               unto
               the
               two
               Compters
               six
               pound
               apeece
               ,
               and
               to
               bee
               paid
               unto
               them
               by
               twenty
               shillings
               each
               moneth
               .
               To
               the
               other
               Prisons
               fore-mentioned
               ,
               six
               mattresses
               apeece
               ,
               the
               whole
               number
               being
               two
               dozen
               and
               an
               halfe
               .
            
             
               He
               was
               not
               unmindful
               of
               poore
               maids
               marriages
               ,
               
               but
               gave
               twenty
               pounds
               to
               be
               equally
               divided
               among
               forty
               ,
               by
               equall
               portions
               of
               tenne
               shillings
               apiece
               .
               Yet
               with
               this
               proviso
               ,
               that
               those
               poore
               maids
               to
               be
               married
               ,
               should
               be
               of
               good
               name
               and
               fame
               .
            
             
               His
               love
               and
               bounty
               to
               his
               servants
               ,
               
               as
               also
               the
               hundred
               and
               eight
               Freeze
               gownes
               ready
               made
               ,
               which
               he
               bequeathed
               at
               his
               Funerall
               to
               poore
               men
               and
               women
               ,
               with
               dispersing
               the
               remnant
               of
               all
               his
               goods
               after
               his
               buriall
               ,
               where
               need
               and
               reason
               required
               ,
               I
               am
               contented
               to
               passe
               over
               ,
               referring
               what
               else
               is
               further
               to
               be
               said
               of
               him
               ,
               till
               I
               come
               to
               speake
               of
               the
               place
               where
               he
               lyeth
               buried
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 T.
                 Offley
              
               ,
               
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               deceased
               1580.
               appointed
               by
               his
               Testament
               ,
               the
               one
               halfe
               of
               all
               his
               goods
               ,
               and
               two
               hundred
               pounds
               deducted
               out
               of
               the
               other
               halfe
               ,
               given
               to
               his
               sonne
               Henry
               ,
               to
               be
               given
               and
               bestowed
               in
               deeds
               of
               charity
               ,
               by
               his
               executors
               ,
               according
               to
               his
               confidence
               and
               trust
               in
               them
               .
            
             
               
                 Barnard
                 Randulph
              
               ,
               
               Common
               Serjeant
               of
               
                 London
                 ,
                 1583.
              
               
               This
               man
               (
               in
               his
               life
               time
               )
               somewhat
               before
               his
               death
               ,
               gave
               and
               delivered
               with
               his
               owne
               hand
               ,
               to
               the
               Company
               of
               Fishmongers
               in
               London
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               nine
               hundred
               pounds
               ;
               of
               good
               and
               lawfull
               money
               of
               England
               ,
               to
               be
               imployed
               towards
               the
               conducting
               of
               Thames
               water
               ,
               cesterning
               the
               same
               in
               lead
               ,
               
               and
               cas●eling
               it
               with
               stone
               ,
               in
               the
               Parishes
               of
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Magdalen
              
               ,
               and
               Saint
               
                 Nicholas
                 Cold-Abbey
              
               ,
               neere
               unto
               old
               Fishstreet
               ,
               seven
               hundred
               pounds
               .
               The
               other
               two
               hundred
               pounds
               ,
               to
               pay
               for
               ever
               yeerely
               ,
               the
               sum
               of
               ten
               pounds
               :
               to
               wit
               ,
               towards
               the
               maintenance
               of
               a
               poore
               Scholler
               ,
               
               in
               the
               Vniuersitie
               of
               Oxenford
               ,
               yeerely
               ,
               foure
               pounds
               .
               Towards
               mending
               the
               high-waies
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Tisehurst
               ,
               
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Sussex
               where
               the
               said
               Barnard
               was
               borne
               ,
               every
               yeere
               foure
               pounds
               .
               
               And
               to
               the
               poore
               people
               of
               the
               Parishes
               of
               Saint
               
                 Nicholas
                 Oliffe
              
               in
               Breadstreet
               ,
               and
               St.
               
                 Mary
                 Magdalen
              
               neere
               to
               old
               Fishstreet
               ,
               forty
               shillings
               ;
               to
               wit
               ,
               twenty
               shillings
               to
               either
               Parish
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               More
               he
               willed
               and
               bequeathed
               by
               his
               last
               will
               and
               testament
               ,
               to
               be
               bestowed
               in
               land
               or
               annuities
               ,
               for
               reliefe
               of
               the
               poore
               ,
               inhabiting
               in
               the
               Wards
               of
               
                 Queen
                 Hith
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Castle
                 Baynard
              
               in
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               forenamed
               Parish
               of
               Tisehurst
               ,
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Sussex
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               1000
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Thomas
                 Ridge
              
               ,
               
               Grocer
               ,
               gave
               1163.
               
                 l.
              
               6.
               
                 s.
                 8.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               to
               godly
               and
               charitable
               uses
               in
               forme
               following
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               Company
               of
               Grocers
               ,
               
               for
               the
               benefit
               of
               Young-men
               ,
               free
               of
               the
               same
               Society
               ,
               and
               to
               be
               lent
               unto
               them
               for
               a
               
               certaine
               time
               one
               hundred
               pound
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               Hospitals
               in
               and
               about
               London
               ,
               100.
               
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               For
               the
               releefe
               of
               poore
               Preachers
               ,
               
               400.
               
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               For
               the
               helpe
               of
               poore
               and
               decayed
               Trasedmen
               ,
               in
               and
               about
               London
               ,
               300.
               
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               To
               a
               Lecture
               in
               Grasse-Church
               in
               London
               ,
               100.
               
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               To
               his
               men
               and
               maid
               servants
               ,
               63.
               
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               In
               gownes
               for
               poore
               men
               ,
               100.
               
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               Master
               
                 Iohn
                 Haydon
              
               Mercer
               ,
               
               Alderman
               ,
               and
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               of
               London
               ,
               deceasing
               in
               the
               time
               of
               his
               Shrievalty
               1583.
               gave
               these
               christian
               and
               liberall
               gifts
               following
               .
            
             
               An
               hundred
               gownes
               ,
               which
               cost
               100.
               
                 l.
              
               given
               to
               an
               hundred
               poore
               men
               ,
               
               and
               every
               man
               12.
               
                 d.
              
               in
               mony
               beside
               .
            
             
               For
               the
               benefit
               of
               young
               beginners
               in
               the
               world
               he
               gave
               ,
               
               to
               his
               owne
               Company
               of
               the
               Mercers
               ,
               600.
               
                 l.
              
               to
               bee
               lent
               to
               young
               men
               ,
               after
               the
               allowance
               of
               3.
               
                 l.
              
               6.
               
                 s.
                 8.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               in
               the
               hundred
               pound
               .
               And
               the
               20.
               pound
               yeerely
               arising
               by
               that
               money
               ,
               yeerely
               to
               be
               given
               to
               the
               poore
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               same
               Company
               also
               he
               gave
               400.
               
                 l.
              
               more
               ,
               to
               bee
               likewise
               lent
               out
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               former
               rate
               :
               and
               the
               benefit
               ensuing
               thereby
               ;
               of
               3.
               
                 l.
              
               6.
               s.
               8.
               
                 d.
              
               yeerely
               ,
               
               allowed
               towards
               the
               maintaining
               of
               a
               Lecture
               at
               Saint
               Michaels
               Church
               by
               
                 Pater
                 noster
              
               row
               ,
               called
               St.
               Michaels
               in
               the
               Querne
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               to
               Christs
               Hospitall
               500.
               
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               Hee
               gave
               to
               the
               eleven
               chiefe
               worshipfull
               Companies
               ,
               
               beside
               his
               owne
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               1100.
               
                 l.
              
               to
               bee
               lent
               out
               (
               for
               time
               )
               to
               young
               beginners
               ,
               at
               3.
               
                 l.
              
               6.
               
                 s.
                 8.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               in
               the
               hundred
               pound
               ,
               and
               the
               benefit
               of
               20.
               pound
               arising
               thereby
               yeerely
               ,
               to
               goe
               to
               the
               Hospitals
               ,
               and
               sixteene
               pound
               besides
               to
               the
               poore
               yeerely
               .
               
            
             
               He
               gave
               to
               the
               City
               of
               Excester
               one
               hundred
               pound
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               City
               of
               Bristow
               one
               hundred
               pound
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               City
               of
               Glocester
               ,
               one
               hundred
               pound
               .
            
             
               This
               money
               is
               intended
               to
               be
               lent
               to
               poore
               young
               beginners
               in
               trading
               ,
               at
               the
               rate
               of
               benefit
               (
               by
               the
               money
               )
               of
               3.
               
                 l.
              
               6.
               
                 s.
                 8.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               in
               the
               100.
               
                 l.
              
               And
               that
               benefit
               should
               go
               to
               the
               reliefe
               of
               poore
               prisoners
               ,
               and
               other
               poore
               people
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               to
               the
               Towne
               of
               Wardbury
               ,
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Glocester
               ,
               6.
               
                 l.
              
               13.
               s.
               4.
               
                 d.
                 
              
            
             
               He
               gave
               to
               his
               Company
               of
               the
               Mercers
               ,
               
               to
               make
               them
               a
               Cup
               ,
               40.
               
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               He
               gave
               to
               his
               servants
               among
               them
               all
               ,
               〈◊〉
               .
               
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               What
               remained
               out
               of
               this
               moity
               ,
               as
               an
               over-plus
               ,
               he
               gave
               to
               the
               before
               remembred
               Companies
               ,
               
                 viz.
                 50.
              
               pound
               to
               each
               of
               them
               and
               to
               the
               uses
               fore-named
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Richard
                 Walter
              
               Girdler
               ,
               
               2200.
               pound
               to
               the
               foure
               Hospitals
               of
               London
               .
               And
               500.
               pound
               towards
               building
               and
               maintaining
               a
               Free-Schoole
               at
               Thiryden
               in
               Northampton
               shire
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Norton
              
               ,
               Stationer
               ,
               sometime
               Treasurer
               of
               Christs
               Hospitall
               ,
               
               gave
               the
               summe
               of
               6.
               
                 l.
              
               13.
               
                 s.
                 4.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               yeerely
               to
               his
               Company
               to
               be
               lent
               to
               young
               men
               ,
               free
               of
               the
               same
               Society
               :
               And
               6.
               
                 l.
              
               13.
               
                 s.
                 4.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               ,
               he
               gave
               also
               unto
               Christs
               Hospitall
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Iennings
              
               ,
               
               Fishmonger
               ,
               to
               7.
               
               Parishes
               in
               London
               ,
               gave
               4.
               
                 l.
              
               13
               ,
               s.
               2.
               
                 d.
              
               yeerely
               .
            
             
               To
               Christs
               Hospitall
               he
               gave
               40.
               s.
               yeerely
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               Towne
               of
               Braughin
               in
               Hartford
               shire
               ,
               where
               he
               was
               borne
               ,
               he
               gave
               6.
               
                 l.
              
               13.
               
                 s.
                 4.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               
            
             
               Master
               
                 Peter
                 Blundell
              
               ,
               
               Clothier
               of
               London
               ,
               a
               man
               very
               godly
               and
               christianly
               disposed
               all
               his
               life
               time
               ,
               dying
               in
               
                 Anno
                 1599.
              
               gave
               by
               his
               last
               will
               and
               testament
               ,
               these
               bountifull
               gifts
               following
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               to
               Christs
               Hospitall
               in
               London
               ,
               
               500.
               
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               To
               S.
               Bartholomews
               Hospitall
               250.
               
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               To
               S.
               Thomas
               Hospitall
               250.
               
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               To
               Bridewell
               Hospitall
               yeerely
               8.
               
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               To
               the
               Church
               of
               Tiverton
               ,
               in
               which
               Towne
               he
               was
               borne
               ,
               50.
               
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               Towards
               mending
               the
               High-waies
               there
               ,
               100.
               
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               To
               the
               twelve
               chiefe
               Companies
               in
               London
               ,
               
               to
               each
               of
               them
               150.
               
                 l.
              
               toward
               the
               releeving
               of
               poore
               prisoners
               ,
               and
               other
               charitable
               uses
               ,
               the
               whole
               summe
               amounting
               to
               1800.
               
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               Towards
               the
               helpe
               of
               poore
               Maides
               marriages
               in
               the
               Towne
               of
               Tiverton
               ,
               
               400.
               
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
             
               He
               gave
               to
               the
               City
               of
               Excester
               ,
               
               to
               bee
               lent
               there
               to
               poore
               Artificers
               nine
               hundred
               pound
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               toward
               the
               building
               of
               a
               free
               Grammar-Schoole
               in
               Tiverton
               ,
               
               2400.
               pound
               .
            
             
               More
               afterward
               laid
               out
               by
               his
               executors
               1000.
               pound
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               Schoole-master
               yeerely
               ,
               fifty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               Vsher
               yeerly
               ,
               13.
               
                 l.
              
               6.
               
                 s.
                 8.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               
            
             
               To
               the
               Clerke
               yeerely
               ,
               40.
               s.
               
            
             
               To
               place
               foure
               boyes
               Apprentises
               in
               husbandry
               yeerely
               20.
               pound
               .
               
            
             
               For
               the
               maintenance
               of
               six
               Schollers
               yeerely
               ,
               
               three
               in
               Oxenford
               ,
               and
               the
               other
               three
               in
               Cambridge
               ,
               2000.
               
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Comin
              
               ,
               
               alias
               Chilcot
               ,
               servant
               sometime
               to
               the
               said
               
                 Peter
                 Blundell
              
               ,
               imitated
               the
               worthy
               steps
               of
               his
               Master
               ,
               so
               farre
               as
               power
               permitted
               him
               leave
               ,
               giving
               as
               insueth
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               to
               Christs
               Hospitall
               in
               London
               ,
               100.
               
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               To
               poore
               prisoners
               ,
               
               whose
               debts
               did
               not
               amount
               above
               five
               pound
               ,
               100.
               
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               Towards
               the
               building
               of
               an
               ordinary
               Free-Schoole
               ,
               
               that
               children
               might
               bee
               made
               apt
               and
               ready
               for
               his
               Masters
               free
               Grammar-Schoole
               in
               Tiverton
               ,
               where
               he
               himselfe
               also
               was
               borne
               ,
               400.
               
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               Towards
               the
               maintaining
               of
               the
               said
               lesser
               schoole
               ,
               
               and
               for
               reliefe
               of
               certaine
               poore
               people
               yeerely
               ,
               90.
               
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               To
               the
               Schoole-master
               yeerely
               20.
               pound
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               Clerke
               yeerely
               3.
               l.
               
            
             
               For
               reparations
               yeerely
               4.
               s.
               
            
             
               For
               15.
               poore
               mens
               Gownes
               ,
               
               and
               each
               of
               them
               2.
               s.
               in
               money
               yeerly
               16.
               
                 l.
                 10.
                 s.
              
               
            
             
               To
               15.
               poore
               Artificers
               15.
               pound
               .
            
             
               To
               as
               many
               poore
               people
               weekely
               ,
               
               6.
               
                 d.
              
               to
               each
               .
            
             
               Towards
               repayring
               the
               Church
               19.
               l.
               10.
               s.
               
            
             
               To
               mend
               the
               High-waies
               there
               ten
               pound
               .
            
             
               To
               other
               uses
               foure
               pound
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Holmes
              
               Draper
               ,
               
               gave
               to
               the
               Parish
               of
               Saint
               Sepulchres
               ,
               in
               
                 Anno
                 1588.
              
               his
               dwelling
               house
               in
               the
               same
               Parish
               ,
               yeelding
               yeerely
               ,
               32.
               pound
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Atkinson
              
               Baker
               ,
               
               gave
               also
               to
               the
               same
               Parish
               ,
               10.
               l.
               yeerely
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Thomas
                 Cure
              
               ,
               Sadler
               ,
               and
               Squire
               Sadler
               to
               Queene
               Elizabeth
               ,
               
               as
               his
               sonne
               also
               was
               after
               him
               ,
               did
               build
               an
               Hospitall
               in
               Southwarke
               ,
               having
               some
               helpe
               afforded
               him
               by
               the
               Parish
               of
               St.
               Saviour
               :
               but
               the
               main
               and
               chiefe
               charge
               was
               his
               owne
               proper
               cost
               .
               The
               house
               was
               for
               18.
               poore
               people
               each
               of
               them
               having
               two
               Chambers
               ,
               and
               allowance
               of
               4.
               pound
               ten
               shillings
               to
               each
               person
               yeerely
               .
               The
               building
               of
               the
               Hospitall
               cost
               above
               three
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 George
                 Bishop
              
               ,
               Stationer
               ,
               gave
               6.
               pound
               yeerly
               to
               his
               Company
               :
               
               and
               hath
               allowed
               ten
               pound
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               towards
               maintaining
               Preachers
               at
               Pauls
               Crosse
               .
               Hee
               gave
               likewise
               sixe
               pound
               yeerly
               to
               Christs
               Hospitall
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Richard
                 Culverwell
              
               ,
               
               Brewer
               ,
               gave
               to
               the
               Hospitall
               of
               Bridewell
               ,
               two
               hundred
               pound
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 William
                 Whitmore
              
               ,
               
               Haberdasher
               ,
               gave
               also
               to
               the
               same
               hospitall
               ,
               200.
               pound
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Iohn
                 Norton
              
               ,
               
               Stationer
               ,
               gave
               to
               his
               owne
               Company
               the
               summe
               of
               one
               thousand
               pound
               to
               purchase
               lands
               amounting
               to
               the
               value
               of
               fifty
               pound
               yeerly
               ,
               and
               some
               part
               to
               be
               lent
               to
               poore
               yong
               men
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               also
               one
               hundred
               and
               fifty
               pounds
               to
               the
               Parish
               of
               S.
               Faiths
               under
               Pauls
               ,
               to
               purchase
               seven
               pounds
               tenne
               shillings
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               ,
               to
               be
               given
               to
               the
               poore
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Henry
                 Fisher
              
               ,
               Fishmonger
               ,
               gave
               to
               his
               Company
               nine
               pound
               yeerly
               ,
               
               to
               maintaine
               a
               Scholar
               in
               the
               Colledge
               of
               Brazen-nose
               in
               Oxenford
               ,
               with
               the
               allowance
               of
               nine
               pound
               and
               two
               shillings
               yeerely
               for
               two
               Sermons
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Thomas
                 Aldersey
              
               ,
               
               Haberdasher
               ,
               out
               of
               an
               Appropriation
               which
               he
               had
               at
               Bunbery
               in
               Cheshire
               ,
               gave
               the
               allowance
               of
               two
               hundred
               Markes
               yeerely
               ,
               one
               hundred
               Markes
               whereof
               was
               for
               the
               maintenance
               of
               a
               Preacher
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               to
               the
               Minister
               20.
               pound
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               to
               a
               Schoole
               ,
               thirty
               pound
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               to
               the
               poore
               ,
               ten
               pound
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Robert
                 Offley
              
               ,
               
               Haberdasher
               ,
               to
               the
               Maior
               and
               communalty
               of
               Chester
               gave
               sixe
               hundred
               pound
               to
               be
               lent
               there
               to
               young
               Traders
               .
            
             
               For
               reliefe
               of
               the
               poore
               ,
               and
               men
               in
               prisons
               ,
               besides
               other
               charitable
               uses
               two
               hundred
               pound
               .
            
             
             
               More
               ,
               he
               gave
               two
               hundred
               pounds
               ,
               to
               pay
               tenne
               pounds
               yeerely
               to
               the
               poore
               of
               the
               Company
               .
            
             
               More
               ,
               
               he
               gave
               two
               hundred
               pounds
               ,
               that
               tenne
               pounds
               might
               be
               yeerely
               given
               to
               either
               of
               the
               Vniversities
               ,
               toward
               the
               maintaining
               of
               two
               Scholars
               there
               ,
               one
               in
               each
               .
            
             
               Hee
               gave
               to
               Bethlem
               ,
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               to
               the
               other
               Hospitals
               ,
               to
               prisons
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               poore
               ,
               one
               hundred
               and
               threescore
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Thomas
                 Fisher
              
               ,
               
               Skinner
               ,
               gave
               forty
               five
               pounds
               yeerely
               ,
               out
               of
               which
               ,
               twenty
               pounds
               was
               to
               be
               yeerely
               allowed
               ,
               for
               a
               Free-schoole
               at
               Standon
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Hertford
               .
            
             
               To
               buy
               paper
               ,
               bookes
               ,
               pennes
               and
               inke
               ,
               yeerely
               for
               the
               Scholars
               ,
               5.
               poends
               .
            
             
               To
               
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
              
               yeerely
               ,
               tenne
               pounds
               .
            
             
               For
               the
               redemption
               of
               Prisoners
               in
               either
               of
               the
               Compters
               and
               Ludgate
               ,
               lying
               there
               for
               three
               pounds
               debt
               ,
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Florence
                 Caldwell
              
               ,
               
               Haberdasher
               ,
               to
               divers
               poore
               Parishes
               in
               London
               gave
               twenty
               pounds
               yeerely
               .
            
             
               Divers
               wel-disposed
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               
               desirous
               (
               as
               yet
               )
               not
               to
               be
               named
               ,
               being
               born
               in
               or
               neere
               to
               Ashborn
               in
               the
               Peake
               ,
               in
               the
               Country
               of
               Derby
               ,
               combining
               their
               loving
               benevolence
               together
               ,
               have
               builded
               there
               a
               faire
               School-house
               ,
               with
               convenient
               lodgings
               for
               a
               Master
               and
               Vsher
               ,
               and
               liberall
               maintenance
               yeerely
               allowed
               thereto
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Robert
                 Rogers
              
               ,
               
               Leatherseller
               ,
               and
               a
               Batchelour
               ,
               like
               a
               most
               liberall
               and
               bountifull
               benefactor
               ,
               gave
               these
               gifts
               following
               :
            
             
               To
               the
               Prisons
               in
               and
               about
               London
               ,
               twelve
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               poore
               of
               two
               severall
               Townes
               in
               the
               west
               Countrey
               ,
               thirteene
               pounds
               sixe
               shillings
               eight
               pence
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               poore
               of
               the
               Towne
               of
               Poole
               ,
               where
               he
               was
               borne
               ,
               tenne
               pounds
               .
            
             
               For
               the
               building
               of
               Almes-houses
               there
               ,
               three
               hundred
               thirty
               three
               
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               For
               the
               reliefe
               of
               poore
               prisoners
               ,
               
               such
               as
               were
               neither
               Atheists
               nor
               Papists
               ,
               and
               might
               be
               delivered
               ,
               each
               man
               at
               the
               summe
               of
               twenty
               Nobles
               ,
               an
               hundred
               and
               fifty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               For
               the
               benefit
               of
               poore
               Preachers
               ,
               
               allowing
               to
               each
               man
               tenne
               pounds
               ,
               an
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               For
               the
               comfort
               of
               poore
               decayed
               Artificers
               ,
               being
               charged
               with
               wife
               and
               children
               ,
               and
               of
               knowne
               honest
               reputation
               ,
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               to
               the
               Company
               of
               Merchant
               Adventurers
               ,
               
               for
               the
               reliefe
               of
               poore
               decayed
               people
               ,
               and
               toward
               the
               support
               of
               yong
               Free-men
               ,
               foure
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               to
               
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
              
               ,
               to
               purchase
               Lands
               for
               the
               reliefe
               of
               the
               house
               ,
               five
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               For
               the
               erection
               of
               certaine
               Almes-houses
               in
               and
               about
               London
               ,
               
               and
               also
               for
               the
               maintenance
               of
               twelve
               poore
               people
               ,
               six
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               Parish
               wherein
               he
               dwelt
               ,
               10.
               
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               That
               two
               dozen
               of
               bread
               may
               every
               Sunday
               (
               through
               the
               yeere
               )
               for
               ever
               be
               given
               to
               the
               poore
               ,
               an
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               to
               Christs-Church
               Parish
               ,
               fifteene
               pounds
               .
            
             
               For
               reliefe
               of
               the
               poore
               in
               sundry
               Parishes
               without
               the
               wals
               ,
               as
               
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 Creplegate
                 ,
                 Bishopsgate
              
               ,
               and
               the
               Parish
               of
               S.
               George
               in
               Southwarke
               ;
               unto
               every
               one
               of
               them
               he
               gave
               twenty
               sixe
               pounds
               ,
               thirteene
               shillings
               ,
               fourepence
               .
            
             
               Moreover
               ,
               he
               gave
               to
               S.
               Georges
               Parish
               in
               Southwarke
               ,
               Saint
               Sepulchres
               ,
               S.
               Olaves
               beyond
               the
               Bridge
               ,
               Saint
               Giles
               without
               Creplegate
               ,
               and
               S.
               Leonard
               in
               Shorditch
               ,
               to
               buy
               coales
               for
               the
               poore
               in
               each
               Paris
               ,
               thirty
               pounds
               apeece
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               beside
               to
               either
               Parish
               of
               S.
               Buttolph
               ,
               without
               Aldgate
               and
               Bishopsgate
               ,
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               For
               the
               maintaining
               of
               foure
               Scholars
               ,
               
               two
               in
               Oxenford
               ,
               and
               two
               in
               Cambridge
               ,
               Students
               in
               Divinity
               ,
               400
               ,
               
                 l.
              
               Of
               which
               the
               Company
               of
               Leather-sellers
               have
               great
               respect
               ,
               and
               not
               onely
               see
               it
               diligently
               performed
               ;
               but
               also
               have
               added
               their
               bounty
               thereto
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Iohn
                 Fuller
              
               ,
               
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               one
               of
               the
               Judges
               in
               the
               Sheriffes
               Court
               in
               London
               ,
               by
               his
               last
               will
               and
               testament
               ,
               bearing
               date
               the
               10.
               of
               
                 Iune
                 ,
                 1592.
              
               appointed
               his
               wife
               ,
               her
               heires
               and
               assignes
               ,
               to
               erect
               certaine
               Almes-houses
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Stoken-heath
               ,
               for
               twelve
               poore
               aged
               single
               men
               ,
               being
               aged
               fifty
               yeeres
               or
               upwards
               .
            
             
             
               He
               appointed
               also
               the
               like
               Almes-houses
               to
               be
               builded
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               S.
               Leonard
               in
               Shorditch
               ,
               
               for
               twelve
               poore
               Widdow
               women
               of
               the
               like
               age
               ,
               and
               shee
               to
               endow
               them
               with
               the
               yeerely
               maintenance
               of
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               ;
               namely
               ,
               to
               each
               fifty
               pounds
               by
               the
               yeere
               for
               ever
               .
               And
               that
               mony
               to
               be
               deducted
               out
               of
               his
               Lands
               in
               Lincolnshire
               ,
               assuring
               over
               the
               same
               to
               certaine
               Feoffees
               in
               trust
               ,
               by
               a
               Deed
               of
               Feoffement
               .
            
             
               Moreover
               ,
               
               hee
               gave
               his
               Messuages
               ,
               Land
               ,
               and
               Tenements
               ,
               lying
               and
               being
               in
               the
               severall
               Parishes
               of
               S.
               Bennet
               ,
               and
               S.
               Peter
               by
               Pauls
               wharfe
               ,
               to
               Feoffees
               in
               trust
               ,
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               ,
               to
               disburse
               all
               the
               issues
               and
               profits
               of
               the
               said
               Lands
               and
               Tenements
               ,
               to
               the
               relieving
               and
               discharging
               of
               poore
               prisoners
               ,
               in
               the
               Hole
               or
               Two-penny
               wards
               ,
               
               in
               either
               of
               the
               Compters
               in
               London
               ,
               by
               equall
               portions
               to
               each
               Compter
               .
               Provided
               ,
               that
               the
               debt
               doe
               not
               exceed
               the
               summe
               of
               twenty
               shillings
               eight
               pence
               ,
               for
               every
               prisoner
               at
               any
               time
               to
               be
               set
               free
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Edward
                 Elmer
              
               ,
               
               Grocer
               ,
               gave
               to
               both
               the
               Compters
               in
               London
               ,
               an
               hundred
               pounds
               ,
               partly
               to
               bee
               laid
               out
               in
               Faggots
               for
               the
               Prisoners
               in
               cold
               weather
               ;
               and
               for
               two
               load
               of
               straw
               yeerely
               to
               Bethlem
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 William
                 Nelson
              
               ,
               
               Grocer
               ,
               towards
               the
               maintaining
               of
               twelve
               poore
               Scholars
               in
               Oxenford
               and
               Cambridge
               ,
               gave
               foure
               hundred
               pounds
               ,
               to
               be
               paid
               yeerely
               to
               each
               place
               twenty
               pounds
               ;
               and
               thirty
               three
               shillings
               foure
               pence
               to
               each
               man.
               And
               to
               the
               Prisons
               ,
               33.
               
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               Master
               
                 Rafe
                 Newbery
              
               ,
               
               Stationer
               ,
               gave
               a
               stocke
               of
               Bookes
               ,
               and
               priviledges
               of
               Printing
               ,
               to
               bee
               sold
               for
               the
               benefit
               of
               Christs
               Hospitall
               and
               Bridewell
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Robert
                 Row
              
               ,
               Haberdasher
               ,
               for
               the
               furtherance
               of
               poore
               Scholars
               in
               both
               the
               Vniversities
               ,
               
               gave
               20.
               
                 l.
              
               yeerely
               ,
               and
               the
               remainder
               of
               his
               goods
               that
               were
               not
               bequeathed
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Edmond
                 Stile
              
               ,
               
               Grocer
               ,
               and
               Sheriffe
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               to
               be
               distributed
               among
               the
               said
               Hospitals
               in
               London
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               threescoure
               pounds
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Stockley
              
               ,
               
               Merchant-taylor
               ,
               gave
               to
               Christs
               Hospitall
               ,
               and
               the
               other
               Hospitals
               beside
               ,
               towards
               the
               education
               of
               poore
               children
               in
               the
               feare
               of
               God
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               forty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               besides
               to
               the
               Vniversities
               ,
               forty
               pounds
               more
               ,
               towards
               the
               maintenance
               of
               foure
               poore
               Scholars
               ,
               to
               bee
               disposed
               by
               the
               Master
               and
               Wardens
               of
               the
               Merchant-taylors
               ,
               with
               consent
               of
               his
               Executors
               and
               Overseers
               ;
               desiring
               that
               S.
               
                 Iohn
                 Baptists
              
               Colledge
               in
               Oxenford
               should
               have
               the
               prerogative
               of
               the
               gift
               ,
               if
               such
               be
               there
               to
               be
               found
               ,
               as
               are
               capable
               of
               the
               same
               .
            
             
               
                 Gaius
                 Newman
              
               ,
               
               Goldsmith
               ,
               gave
               to
               Christs
               Hospitall
               ,
               five
               pounds
               :
               to
               Saint
               Bartholomews
               Hospitall
               ,
               six
               pounds
               ,
               thirteene
               shillings
               ,
               foure
               pence
               :
               and
               to
               the
               hospitall
               of
               Bridewell
               ,
               three
               pounds
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Newman
              
               ,
               
               Grocer
               ,
               gave
               to
               Christs
               Hospitall
               ;
               three
               pounds
               :
               to
               Saint
               Bartholomews
               hospitall
               ,
               six
               pounds
               :
               and
               to
               Saint
               Thomas
               in
               Southwarke
               ,
               and
               Bridewell
               hospitall
               ,
               forty
               shillings
               to
               each
               house
               .
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 May
              
               ,
               
               Merchant-taylor
               ,
               gave
               (
               by
               his
               last
               will
               and
               testament
               )
               to
               the
               Chamber
               of
               London
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               three
               hundred
               pounds
               ,
               toward
               the
               new
               building
               of
               old
               ,
               ruined
               and
               decayed
               Blackwell
               Hall
               ,
               in
               London
               :
               It
               being
               a
               Market
               place
               for
               the
               selling
               of
               woollen
               clothes
               ,
               on
               such
               usuall
               market-dayes
               as
               are
               therunto
               assigned
               .
               Vpon
               the
               receipt
               of
               this
               gift
               ,
               the
               said
               Hall
               was
               taken
               downe
               ,
               a
               new
               foundation
               laid
               ;
               and
               within
               the
               space
               of
               tenne
               moneths
               following
               ,
               the
               worke
               was
               finished
               ,
               with
               the
               full
               charge
               of
               2500.
               pounds
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               besides
               to
               Christs
               Hospitall
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               ninety
               pounds
               .
            
             
               
                 Peter
                 Chapman
              
               ,
               
               Ironmonger
               ,
               gave
               to
               the
               eight
               Prisons
               in
               and
               about
               London
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               threescore
               pounds
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               also
               to
               two
               poore
               Scholars
               of
               Oxenford
               ,
               studying
               Divinity
               ,
               5.
               
                 l.
              
               to
               each
               yeerely
               .
            
             
               To
               poore
               Scholars
               in
               Cambridge
               also
               ,
               following
               the
               same
               study
               ,
               hee
               gave
               the
               like
               summe
               of
               money
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               poore
               of
               the
               Towne
               of
               Cokeham
               in
               Barkeshire
               ,
               where
               it
               appeared
               he
               was
               borne
               ,
               he
               gave
               the
               summe
               of
               five
               pounds
               yeerely
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Carre
              
               ,
               
               Ironmonger
               ,
               gave
               a
               gift
               of
               twenty
               pounds
               yeerely
               ,
               for
               the
               space
               of
               one
               and
               twenty
               yeeres
               .
               Five
               pounds
               thereof
               was
               to
               goe
               to
               a
               Preacher
               at
               Standon
               in
               Essex
               .
            
             
               Concerning
               the
               other
               15.
               pounds
               ,
               it
               
               was
               ordered
               to
               passe
               in
               this
               manner
               of
               course
               .
            
             
               The
               first
               yeere
               ,
               it
               was
               for
               the
               benefit
               of
               certaine
               poore
               Parishes
               in
               London
               ,
               thereto
               appointed
               .
            
             
               The
               second
               yeere
               it
               was
               for
               the
               helpe
               of
               two
               poore
               Scholars
               ,
               one
               in
               Oxenford
               ,
               and
               the
               other
               in
               Cambridge
               .
            
             
               The
               third
               yeere
               it
               was
               appointed
               for
               reliefe
               of
               the
               poore
               in
               Standon
               .
               And
               so
               (
               according
               to
               this
               course
               )
               to
               continue
               for
               time
               and
               place
               ,
               during
               the
               space
               of
               one
               and
               twenty
               yeeres
               .
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Cowche
              
               ,
               
               or
               Croutch
               ,
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               gave
               unto
               Christs
               Hospitall
               the
               benefit
               of
               his
               house
               ,
               known
               by
               the
               name
               of
               the
               Crowne
               without
               Aldgate
               ,
               having
               divers
               yeeres
               as
               then
               to
               come
               in
               the
               Lease
               ,
               and
               yeelding
               yeerely
               the
               summe
               of
               fifteene
               pounds
               .
               Five
               pound
               is
               yeerely
               appointed
               to
               be
               paid
               to
               the
               poore
               of
               the
               Parish
               ,
               and
               tenne
               shillings
               to
               a
               Preacher
               .
               The
               rest
               remaineth
               to
               the
               Hospitall
               ,
               and
               after
               the
               Leases
               expiration
               ,
               it
               is
               judged
               to
               yeeld
               above
               an
               hundred
               markes
               yeerely
               .
            
             
               
                 David
                 Smith
              
               ,
               
               Embroiderer
               ,
               at
               his
               owne
               charge
               did
               build
               certaine
               Almes-houses
               ,
               upon
               the
               hill
               called
               S.
               Peters
               hill
               ,
               neere
               unto
               old
               Fishstreet
               ,
               allowing
               sufficient
               maintenance
               to
               them
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               also
               five
               and
               twenty
               pounds
               yeerely
               to
               the
               Company
               of
               Ironmongers
               ,
               appointing
               it
               to
               be
               distributed
               among
               the
               poor
               ,
               in
               the
               Wards
               of
               
                 Queen
                 Hithe
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Castle
                 Baynard
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Scot
              
               ,
               
               Salter
               ,
               gave
               to
               his
               Companie
               the
               summe
               of
               twenty
               pounds
               yeerely
               ,
               because
               they
               should
               allow
               to
               the
               six
               poore
               Almes-men
               of
               the
               Company
               ,
               each
               man
               twelve
               pence
               weekely
               .
               The
               rest
               is
               to
               be
               divided
               among
               other
               poore
               ,
               and
               thirty
               shillings
               to
               bee
               bestowed
               in
               Coles
               yeerely
               for
               the
               poore
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Stoder
              
               ,
               
               Grocer
               ,
               gave
               to
               
                 Christs
                 hospitall
              
               ,
               for
               reliefe
               of
               the
               poore
               children
               there
               ,
               fifty
               pounds
               yeerely
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Mascall
              
               ,
               
               Brewer
               ,
               gave
               to
               the
               same
               hospitall
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               same
               intent
               ,
               nine
               pounds
               yeerely
               .
            
             
               
                 Stephen
                 Skidmore
              
               ,
               
               Vintner
               ,
               gave
               a
               gift
               of
               forty
               foure
               pounds
               yeerely
               ,
               and
               ordered
               in
               this
               manner
               :
            
             
               To
               seventeene
               poore
               Parishes
               in
               London
               ,
               appointed
               by
               nomination
               ,
               seventeene
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               poore
               of
               the
               Parish
               of
               S.
               Stephen
               in
               Colemanstreet
               ,
               twelve
               pence
               weekly
               in
               bread
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               poore
               of
               Corke
               in
               Ireland
               ,
               (
               where
               it
               seemeth
               he
               was
               borne
               )
               being
               twelve
               in
               number
               ,
               to
               each
               poore
               body
               forty
               shillings
               .
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Iacob
              
               ,
               
               Vintner
               ,
               gave
               a
               gift
               of
               sixteene
               pounds
               for
               ever
               ,
               that
               it
               should
               be
               distributed
               to
               
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
              
               ,
               Saint
               
                 Bartholomews
                 ,
                 Bridewell
              
               ,
               and
               Saint
               Thomas
               in
               Southwark
               ,
               forty
               shillings
               to
               each
               house
               yeerely
               :
               and
               the
               other
               eight
               pounds
               to
               be
               given
               to
               certaine
               appointed
               poore
               Parishes
               in
               London
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               moreover
               (
               for
               so
               long
               time
               as
               two
               hundred
               yeeres
               should
               last
               )
               the
               summe
               of
               twenty
               eight
               pounds
               yeerely
               .
               
               Of
               which
               portion
               of
               money
               ,
               sixteene
               pounds
               was
               appointed
               for
               poore
               Prisoners
               ,
               that
               lay
               imprisoned
               in
               any
               of
               the
               eight
               Prisons
               in
               and
               about
               London
               yeerly
               ;
               to
               each
               Prison
               forty
               shillings
               :
               as
               the
               Gatehouse
               ,
               the
               Fleet
               ,
               both
               the
               Compters
               of
               the
               Poultry
               and
               
                 Woodstreet
                 ,
                 Ludgate
              
               ,
               the
               Marshallsea
               ,
               the
               
                 Kings
                 Bench
              
               ,
               and
               the
               
                 White
                 Lion.
              
               
            
             
               What
               remained
               of
               the
               over
               plus
               of
               the
               money
               ,
               was
               to
               be
               distributed
               to
               the
               poore
               of
               divers
               appointed
               Parishes
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Russell
              
               ,
               
               Draper
               ,
               gave
               the
               summe
               of
               fourescore
               pounds
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               :
               out
               of
               which
               these
               summes
               following
               should
               be
               deducted
               ,
               and
               the
               rest
               remain
               to
               be
               employed
               by
               the
               Company
               of
               Drapers
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               thirteene
               pounds
               nine
               shillings
               yeerely
               to
               thirteene
               poore
               people
               .
            
             
               For
               reliefe
               of
               the
               poore
               ,
               
               to
               be
               bestowed
               in
               bread
               yeerely
               ,
               two
               and
               fifty
               shillings
               .
            
             
               To
               be
               bestowed
               in
               Coales
               yeerely
               for
               the
               poore
               ,
               three
               pounds
               .
            
             
               For
               the
               maintaining
               of
               Preachers
               yeerely
               at
               
                 Pauls
                 Crosse
              
               ,
               
               tenne
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Toward
               the
               maintaining
               of
               two
               Scholars
               ,
               one
               in
               Oxenford
               and
               the
               other
               in
               Cambridge
               ,
               the
               sum
               of
               thirteene
               pounds
               six
               shillings
               eight
               pence
               .
            
             
               For
               maintaining
               a
               Scholemaster
               at
               Burton
               in
               Staffordshire
               ,
               thirteen
               pounds
               ,
               sixe
               shillings
               ,
               eight
               pence
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               
               To
               the
               Visher
               ,
               five
               pounds
               .
            
             
               And
               to
               the
               Visitors
               ,
               thirty
               shillings
               .
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Gale
              
               ,
               Vintner
               ,
               out
               of
               his
               Lands
               lying
               in
               divers
               places
               ,
               gave
               the
               summe
               
               of
               one
               hundred
               and
               forty
               pounds
               yeerely
               ,
               to
               be
               imployed
               in
               manner
               following
               ,
               after
               the
               decease
               of
               Dorothy
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
               To
               six
               of
               the
               poorer
               sort
               of
               Scholars
               in
               
                 Corpus
                 Christi
              
               Colledge
               ,
               in
               the
               Vniversity
               of
               Oxenford
               ,
               usually
               commorant
               and
               residing
               in
               the
               said
               Colledge
               ,
               and
               yeerely
               to
               be
               chosen
               on
               the
               Feast
               day
               of
               Saint
               Thomas
               the
               Apostle
               ,
               by
               
                 George
                 Lacocke
              
               ,
               his
               heires
               or
               assignes
               ,
               under
               his
               or
               their
               hand
               and
               seale
               :
               To
               each
               Scholar
               he
               gave
               three
               pounds
               ,
               six
               shillings
               eight
               pence
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               ,
               to
               be
               paid
               by
               the
               said
               Lacocke
               ,
               his
               heires
               or
               assignes
               for
               ever
               ,
               out
               of
               his
               Lands
               in
               Claipoole
               ,
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Lincolne
               ,
               and
               Brassington
               ,
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Derby
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               poore
               Towne
               of
               Chippenham
               ,
               in
               Wiltshire
               ,
               he
               gave
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               Preacher
               there
               ,
               20.
               shillings
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               Bailiffe
               and
               Burgesses
               ,
               as
               a
               friendly
               remembrance
               ,
               yeerely
               twenty
               shillings
               .
            
             
               To
               
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
              
               in
               London
               ,
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               Company
               of
               Vintners
               ,
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               poore
               in
               Lincolne
               ,
               20.
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               a
               Preacher
               there
               yeerely
               ,
               ten
               shillings
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               Maior
               and
               Chamberlaine
               ,
               twenty
               shillings
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               Minister
               of
               S.
               Markes
               Church
               there
               ,
               ten
               shillings
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Quarles
              
               ,
               
               Draper
               ,
               gave
               yeerely
               to
               be
               bestowed
               in
               bread
               ,
               for
               reliefe
               of
               the
               poore
               ,
               six
               pounds
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Dummer
              
               ,
               
               Draper
               ,
               gave
               to
               the
               poore
               the
               summe
               of
               13.
               pounds
               ,
               18.
               shillings
               ,
               4.
               pence
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Parker
              
               ,
               
               a
               Brother
               also
               of
               the
               same
               Society
               ,
               gave
               towards
               the
               maintaining
               of
               a
               Lecture
               yeerely
               at
               Saint
               Antlins
               ,
               six
               pounds
               .
            
             
               
                 Owen
                 Clun
              
               ,
               another
               Brother
               also
               of
               the
               same
               Society
               ,
               
               gave
               to
               the
               poore
               of
               the
               said
               Company
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               twenty
               five
               pounds
               .
            
             
               
                 Iames
                 Stoddard
              
               ,
               
               Grocer
               ,
               for
               the
               maintaining
               of
               two
               poore
               Scholars
               ,
               the
               one
               in
               the
               Colledge
               of
               Brazen-nose
               in
               Oxenford
               ,
               and
               the
               other
               to
               be
               of
               
                 Queenes
                 Colledge
              
               in
               Cambridge
               ,
               gave
               10.
               
                 l.
              
               yeerely
               to
               be
               paid
               for
               ever
               ,
               out
               of
               his
               Tenement
               called
               the
               Swan
               with
               two
               neckes
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               S.
               Laurence
               old
               Jury
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Skeete
              
               ,
               
               Draper
               ,
               for
               reliefe
               and
               maintenance
               of
               the
               poore
               ,
               in
               the
               Hospitals
               in
               and
               about
               London
               ,
               gave
               the
               sum
               of
               three
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Moreover
               ,
               hee
               gave
               to
               foure
               poore
               Scholars
               studying
               Divinity
               in
               the
               Vniversity
               of
               Oxford
               ,
               and
               which
               are
               not
               able
               to
               proceed
               in
               their
               degrees
               ,
               five
               pounds
               to
               each
               Scholar
               ,
               to
               be
               paid
               at
               the
               next
               Act
               or
               Commencement
               .
            
             
               The
               like
               liberality
               he
               gave
               to
               the
               other
               Vniversity
               of
               Cambridge
               ,
               for
               so
               many
               Scholars
               ,
               five
               pound
               to
               each
               ,
               and
               at
               the
               same
               time
               .
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Owfield
              
               ,
               
               Fishmonger
               ,
               gave
               the
               summe
               of
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               towards
               the
               maintenance
               of
               poore
               Scholars
               ,
               that
               studied
               .
               Divinity
               in
               the
               Vniversities
               of
               Oxenford
               and
               Cambridge
               ,
               or
               else
               where
               .
               And
               his
               desire
               was
               ,
               that
               some
               of
               them
               might
               be
               of
               the
               Towne
               of
               Ashborne
               ,
               if
               any
               such
               could
               there
               be
               found
               fit
               for
               it
               .
               Otherwise
               he
               appointed
               the
               money
               to
               be
               imployed
               in
               Scholarships
               ,
               in
               Sidney
               or
               Emanuel
               Colledge
               in
               Cambridge
               .
               Beside
               ,
               hee
               gave
               to
               
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
              
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Berriman
              
               ,
               
               of
               
                 Bishops
                 Tawton
              
               ,
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Devonshire
               ,
               Clothier
               ,
               and
               said
               to
               be
               a
               free
               Draper
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               to
               
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
              
               ,
               an
               hundred
               pounds
               :
               to
               Saint
               Bartholomews
               ,
               five
               pounds
               :
               to
               Saint
               Thomas
               ,
               six
               pounds
               :
               to
               Bridewell
               ,
               forty
               shillings
               :
               and
               to
               Bethlem
               fifty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Ireland
              
               ,
               
               Salter
               ,
               gave
               to
               
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
              
               ,
               foure
               pounds
               :
               to
               Saint
               Bartholomews
               ,
               foure
               pounds
               :
               to
               Saint
               Thomas
               and
               Bridewell
               ,
               twenty
               shillings
               to
               each
               house
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Thorney
              
               ,
               
               Barber
               Chirurgion
               ,
               gave
               to
               
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
              
               ,
               five
               pounds
               ,
               and
               to
               Bridewell
               ,
               five
               pounds
               .
            
             
               
                 Francis
                 Evington
              
               ,
               
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               gave
               to
               
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
              
               ,
               tenne
               pounds
               ,
               and
               to
               Saint
               Bartholomews
               Hospitall
               ,
               tenne
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Hee
               gave
               also
               to
               poore
               Scholars
               in
               both
               the
               Vniversities
               ,
               sixe
               pounds
               to
               each
               Scholar
               .
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Butler
              
               ,
               Draper
               ,
               gave
               to
               Saint
               Thomas
               Hospitall
               ,
               
               tenne
               pounds
               :
               to
               
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
              
               ,
               five
               pounds
               :
               and
               to
               S.
               Bartholomews
               and
               Bridewell
               ,
               five
               pounds
               to
               each
               house
               .
            
             
               
                 Peter
                 Hall
              
               ,
               
               Draper
               ,
               gave
               to
               
                 Christs
                 
                 Hospitall
              
               ,
               tenne
               pounds
               :
               to
               Saint
               Bartholomews
               ,
               three
               pounds
               :
               and
               the
               like
               to
               Saint
               Thomas
               .
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Ienkins
              
               ,
               
               Barber
               Chirurgion
               ,
               to
               the
               poore
               Scholars
               in
               
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
              
               ,
               gave
               five
               pounds
               ,
               to
               buy
               them
               Bookes
               at
               the
               discretion
               of
               the
               Treasurer
               .
            
             
               
                 George
                 Chamberlaine
              
               ,
               
               Ironmonger
               ,
               gave
               to
               
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
              
               ,
               tenne
               pounds
               ;
               to
               Saint
               Thomas
               ,
               five
               pounds
               :
               to
               Saint
               Bartholomews
               ,
               five
               pounds
               :
               and
               to
               Bridewell
               ,
               tenne
               pounds
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Church
              
               ,
               
               Draper
               ,
               gave
               to
               
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
              
               ,
               tenne
               pounds
               :
               to
               Bridewell
               ,
               tenne
               pounds
               :
               to
               Saint
               Bartholomews
               five
               pounds
               ;
               and
               to
               Saint
               Thomas
               ,
               five
               pounds
               .
            
             
               
                 Andrew
                 Banning
              
               Grocer
               ,
               gave
               for
               ever
               ,
               
               120.
               pounds
               to
               the
               Company
               of
               Grocers
               ,
               therewith
               to
               purchase
               lands
               of
               five
               pounds
               value
               yeerely
               ,
               for
               the
               reliefe
               of
               some
               poore
               Scholar
               in
               the
               Vniversity
               of
               Cambridge
               .
            
             
               
                 Randall
                 Manning
              
               ,
               
               Skinner
               ,
               gave
               toward
               the
               reliefe
               of
               foure
               poore
               Scholars
               yeerely
               ,
               forty
               shillings
               to
               each
               Scholar
               ,
               being
               of
               Christs
               and
               Emanuel
               Colledges
               in
               Cambridge
               ,
               and
               this
               gift
               to
               continue
               the
               space
               of
               thirty
               yeeres
               .
               Katharine
               ,
               wife
               to
               the
               said
               
                 Randall
                 Manning
              
               ,
               gave
               also
               the
               summe
               of
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               ,
               that
               her
               husbands
               will
               might
               the
               more
               effectually
               be
               kept
               and
               performed
               .
            
             
               
                 Hugh
                 Cappe
              
               ,
               
               Plaisterer
               ,
               gave
               for
               reliefe
               of
               the
               poore
               children
               in
               Christs
               Hospitall
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               100.
               pounds
               .
               He
               gave
               also
               to
               the
               two
               Hospitals
               of
               Saint
               Bartholomews
               and
               S.
               Thomas
               in
               Southwarke
               ,
               tenne
               pounds
               to
               each
               house
               .
            
             
               
                 Lewes
                 Randall
              
               ,
               
               Pewterer
               ,
               gave
               unto
               
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
              
               ,
               fifty
               pounds
               :
               and
               to
               S.
               Thomas
               Hospitall
               ,
               twenty
               shillings
               .
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 van
                 Hilton
              
               ,
               
               Merchant
               Stranger
               ,
               and
               a
               free
               Denison
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               unto
               
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
              
               ,
               thirty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               
                 Humfrey
                 Fox
              
               ,
               
               Draper
               ,
               gave
               to
               the
               poore
               childrens
               succour
               in
               
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
              
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               fifty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Parker
              
               ,
               
               Merchant-taylor
               ,
               gave
               to
               
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
              
               ,
               to
               purchase
               lands
               for
               maintenance
               of
               the
               poore
               children
               ,
               five
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               also
               to
               the
               Treasurer
               of
               Bridewell
               ,
               to
               set
               forty
               Boyes
               on
               worke
               ,
               which
               should
               bee
               taken
               up
               begging
               in
               the
               streets
               ,
               and
               there
               bound
               Apprentices
               for
               7.
               yeeres
               ,
               to
               learne
               severall
               Trades
               ;
               for
               each
               boy
               should
               five
               pound
               be
               paid
               to
               the
               Treasurer
               ,
               untill
               the
               summe
               of
               two
               hundred
               pound
               should
               fully
               be
               run
               out
               .
            
             
               Of
               this
               man
               expect
               more
               when
               I
               come
               to
               speake
               of
               the
               new
               building
               of
               Aldersgate
               .
            
             
               
                 George
                 Palin
              
               ,
               
               Merchant
               ,
               and
               free
               of
               the
               Girdlers
               Society
               ,
               by
               his
               last
               Will
               and
               Testament
               ,
               
               to
               good
               and
               charitable
               uses
               gave
               these
               gifts
               following
               :
            
             
               First
               ,
               he
               gave
               nine
               hundred
               pounds
               towards
               the
               erection
               or
               building
               of
               certaine
               Almes-houses
               ,
               in
               or
               about
               the
               Citie
               of
               London
               ,
               wherein
               six
               poore
               people
               should
               have
               the
               yeerely
               allowance
               of
               six
               pounds
               ,
               thirteene
               shillings
               and
               foure
               pence
               to
               each
               person
               .
            
             
               More
               ,
               he
               gave
               towards
               the
               having
               a
               sweet
               Chime
               in
               Bow
               Church
               in
               London
               ,
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               to
               Saint
               
                 Iohn
                 Baptist
              
               ,
               
               and
               Brazen-nose
               Colledges
               in
               Oxenford
               ,
               towards
               the
               maintaining
               of
               foure
               Scholars
               there
               yeerely
               ,
               three
               hundred
               pounds
               ,
               to
               each
               Colledge
               ,
               and
               to
               each
               Scholar
               ,
               foure
               pounds
               yeerely
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               six
               severall
               Prisons
               in
               and
               about
               London
               ,
               
               he
               gave
               threescore
               pounds
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               unto
               
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
              
               to
               purchase
               Lands
               after
               the
               rate
               of
               twenty
               pounds
               yeerely
               ,
               for
               benefit
               of
               the
               poore
               children
               there
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               three
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Moreover
               ,
               
               in
               further
               expression
               of
               his
               zeale
               and
               love
               to
               learning
               ,
               and
               for
               the
               like
               uses
               as
               we
               have
               before
               declared
               ,
               he
               gave
               to
               Trinity
               and
               Saint
               Iohns
               Colledge
               in
               Cambridge
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               six
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               Hospitall
               of
               Saint
               Thomas
               in
               Southwarke
               ,
               he
               gave
               fifty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Towards
               the
               bearing
               of
               such
               Scholars
               charges
               ,
               
               as
               should
               come
               (
               from
               time
               to
               time
               )
               to
               preach
               at
               Pauls
               Crosse
               ,
               hee
               gave
               the
               summe
               of
               200.
               pounds
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               132.
               pounds
               to
               be
               distributed
               to
               certaine
               Parishes
               in
               London
               ,
               to
               some
               tenne
               pounds
               ,
               to
               others
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               to
               the
               Towne
               of
               Wrenbury
               in
               Cheshire
               ,
               
               200.
               
                 l.
              
               to
               purchase
               Lands
               ,
               after
               the
               rate
               of
               twenty
               markes
               by
               the
               yeere
               ,
               for
               reliefe
               of
               the
               poore
               there
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               also
               for
               behoof
               of
               the
               Church
               
               there
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               thirty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               for
               forty
               poore
               Gownes
               ,
               forty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               
                 Laurence
                 Campe
              
               ,
               
               Draper
               ,
               gave
               forty
               pounds
               towards
               the
               maintenance
               of
               poore
               Schollers
               in
               Cambridge
               ,
               at
               the
               discretion
               of
               
                 Robert
                 Meakin
              
               ,
               Preacher
               of
               S.
               Iohns
               Church
               in
               Walbrooke
               .
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Dove
              
               ,
               Citizen
               and
               Merchant-Taylor
               of
               London
               ,
               
               gave
               (
               in
               his
               life
               time
               ,
               and
               long
               before
               he
               dyed
               )
               to
               the
               Master
               ,
               Wardens
               ,
               and
               Assistants
               of
               that
               worshipfull
               Company
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               two
               thousand
               ,
               nine
               hundred
               ,
               fifty
               eight
               
                 l.
              
               .
               tenne
               shillings
               ,
               to
               be
               yeerely
               imployed
               in
               these
               good
               uses
               following
               :
            
             
               First
               ,
               
               for
               the
               mantaining
               of
               thirteen
               poore
               Almes-men
               ,
               in
               gownes
               of
               good
               cloth
               ,
               well
               lined
               ,
               with
               a
               silver
               Dove
               upon
               each
               mans
               left
               sleeve
               .
               And
               six
               other
               poore
               men
               ,
               termed
               Reversioners
               ,
               to
               succeed
               in
               the
               roomes
               of
               the
               deceased
               Gowne-men
               ,
               they
               wearing
               Cloakes
               of
               good
               cloth
               in
               the
               meane
               time
               ,
               with
               a
               silver
               Dove
               also
               upon
               each
               mans
               left
               arme
               :
               the
               yeerely
               allowance
               to
               performe
               this
               is
               one
               hundred
               and
               seven
               pounds
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               to
               the
               Schoolemaster
               eight
               pounds
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               also
               to
               the
               poore
               of
               Saint
               Buttolphs
               without
               Aldgate
               ,
               in
               which
               Parish
               he
               dwelt
               and
               dyed
               ,
               twenty
               pounds
               ,
               nine
               shillings
               .
            
             
               To
               Saint
               
                 Iohn
                 Baptists
              
               Colledge
               in
               Oxenford
               he
               gave
               100.
               pounds
               .
               
            
             
               To
               the
               prisoners
               in
               the
               two
               Counters
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Prisons
               of
               Ludgate
               and
               Newgate
               ,
               hee
               gave
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               to
               Christs
               Hospitall
               in
               London
               ,
               to
               purchase
               Lands
               ,
               after
               the
               rate
               of
               tenne
               pounds
               yeerely
               ,
               and
               for
               one
               to
               instruct
               the
               boyes
               in
               singing
               ,
               two
               hundred
               and
               forty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               to
               the
               Parish
               of
               S.
               Sepulchers
               the
               summe
               of
               fifty
               pounds
               ,
               
               that
               after
               the
               severall
               Sessions
               in
               London
               ,
               when
               the
               Prisoners
               remaine
               in
               the
               Gaole
               ,
               as
               condemned
               men
               to
               death
               ,
               expecting
               execution
               on
               the
               morrow
               following
               ,
               the
               Clerke
               of
               the
               Church
               should
               come
               in
               the
               night
               time
               ,
               and
               likewise
               early
               in
               the
               morning
               ,
               to
               the
               window
               of
               the
               prison
               where
               they
               lye
               ,
               and
               there
               ringing
               certaine
               toules
               with
               a
               hand-bell
               ,
               appointed
               for
               the
               purpose
               ,
               he
               doth
               afterward
               (
               in
               most
               Christian
               manner
               )
               put
               them
               in
               minde
               of
               their
               present
               condition
               ,
               and
               ensuing
               execution
               ,
               desiring
               them
               to
               be
               prepared
               therefore
               as
               they
               ought
               to
               bee
               .
               When
               they
               are
               in
               the
               Carts
               ,
               and
               brought
               before
               the
               wall
               of
               the
               Church
               ,
               there
               hee
               standeth
               ready
               with
               the
               same
               Bell
               ,
               and
               after
               certaine
               toules
               ,
               rehearseth
               an
               appointed
               Prayer
               ,
               desiring
               all
               the
               people
               there
               present
               to
               pray
               for
               them
               .
               The
               Beadle
               also
               of
               Merchant-taylors
               Hall
               hath
               an
               honest
               allowed
               stipend
               ,
               to
               see
               that
               this
               be
               duely
               done
               .
            
             
               What
               else
               remaineth
               concerning
               this
               man
               ,
               expect
               when
               I
               come
               to
               speake
               of
               the
               Hall.
               
            
             
               
                 Randulph
                 Woolley
              
               ,
               
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               gave
               to
               the
               Governours
               of
               Christs
               Hospitall
               ,
               therewith
               to
               pay
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               ,
               five
               pounds
               ,
               to
               the
               Reader
               of
               Oare
               Chappell
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Mucklestone
               ,
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Stafford
               ,
               by
               fifty
               shillings
               at
               each
               halfe
               yeere
               .
               For
               which
               he
               is
               to
               teach
               freely
               the
               children
               of
               the
               inhabitants
               of
               Aston
               ,
               in
               the
               fore-named
               Parish
               of
               Mucklestone
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               more
               to
               the
               said
               Hospitall
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               ,
               for
               the
               allowing
               of
               fifty
               shillings
               yeerely
               every
               Easter
               day
               ,
               that
               the
               poore
               children
               may
               then
               eat
               roast
               meat
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               moreover
               to
               the
               said
               Governours
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               ,
               therewith
               to
               pay
               yeerely
               unto
               the
               poore
               of
               the
               Parish
               of
               
                 Muckle
                 stone
              
               five
               pounds
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               also
               to
               Saint
               Bartholomews
               Hospitall
               ,
               three
               pounds
               .
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Walcot
              
               ,
               
               Grocer
               ,
               gave
               to
               Saint
               Bartholomews
               Hospitall
               twenty
               pounds
               :
               to
               Christs
               Hospitall
               ,
               five
               pounds
               :
               to
               S.
               Thomas
               in
               Southwarke
               ,
               five
               pounds
               :
               to
               Bridewell
               ,
               three
               pounds
               sixe
               shillings
               ,
               eight
               pence
               :
               and
               to
               Bethlem
               ,
               three
               pounds
               ,
               six
               shilling
               eight
               pence
               .
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Woolaston
              
               ,
               
               Draper
               ,
               gave
               to
               S.
               Thomas
               Hospitall
               ,
               forty
               pounds
               :
               and
               to
               the
               foure
               Beadles
               ,
               Coats
               of
               good
               new
               cloth
               .
            
             
               Also
               he
               gave
               to
               every
               Governour
               ,
               going
               to
               his
               buriall
               ,
               and
               staying
               there
               the
               Sermon
               time
               ,
               halfe
               a
               crowne
               to
               each
               man
               ,
               to
               dine
               together
               afterward
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Vernon
              
               ,
               
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               gave
               to
               Christs
               Hospitall
               ,
               forty
               pounds
               :
               to
               S.
               
               Bartholomews
               Hospitall
               ,
               fifty
               pounds
               :
               to
               Bridewell
               and
               S.
               Thomas
               ,
               five
               pounds
               to
               each
               house
               .
            
             
               
                 Edward
                 Harvist
              
               ,
               
               Brewer
               ,
               gave
               unto
               Christs
               Hospitall
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               :
               and
               fifty
               pounds
               ,
               to
               bee
               equally
               divided
               betweene
               the
               two
               Hospitals
               of
               S.
               Bartholomews
               and
               S.
               Thomas
               in
               Southwarke
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Brown
              
               ,
               
               Wool-winder
               ,
               and
               Magdalen
               his
               wife
               ,
               gave
               certaine
               lands
               lying
               in
               Barking
               in
               Essex
               ,
               amounting
               then
               to
               5.
               
                 l.
                 6.
                 s.
                 8.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               yeerely
               .
               And
               this
               gift
               they
               gave
               unto
               Christs
               Hospitall
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Porter
              
               ,
               
               of
               Porters
               Key
               ,
               Fishmonger
               ,
               gave
               unto
               Christs
               Hospitall
               ,
               twenty
               pound
               .
            
             
               
                 Lewis
                 Randall
              
               ,
               
               Pewterer
               ,
               but
               a
               Brewer
               by
               his
               profession
               ,
               of
               his
               owne
               free
               cost
               and
               charge
               ,
               paved
               (
               with
               faire
               free
               Stone
               )
               the
               East
               I
               le
               of
               Christs
               Hospital
               Cloyster
               ,
               and
               renewed
               all
               the
               Armories
               of
               former
               liberall
               Benefactors
               to
               that
               house
               ,
               wherof
               himselfe
               was
               one
               of
               the
               Governours
               .
            
             
               Hee
               gave
               beside
               50.
               pound
               to
               the
               Treasurer
               ,
               
               that
               the
               poore
               children
               there
               maintained
               ,
               might
               eate
               roste-meat
               ,
               at
               dinner
               ,
               on
               every
               Saint
               Mathias
               day
               ,
               if
               it
               fall
               out
               of
               Lent.
               But
               if
               it
               fall
               in
               Lent
               ,
               then
               they
               are
               to
               eat
               good
               and
               well
               made
               Furmenty
               ,
               both
               at
               dinner
               and
               supper
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Whithall
              
               ,
               
               Skinner
               ,
               gave
               to
               the
               Childrens
               reliefe
               in
               Christs
               Hospitall
               ,
               40.
               pound
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Iones
              
               ,
               
               Merchant
               ,
               and
               free
               of
               the
               worshipfull
               Company
               of
               Haberdashers
               ,
               in
               his
               life
               time
               did
               many
               charitable
               deeds
               ,
               and
               by
               his
               Will
               and
               Testament
               ordained
               many
               more
               ,
               putting
               his
               owne
               Society
               in
               trust
               to
               see
               them
               performed
               ,
               as
               shall
               briefly
               be
               declared
               .
            
             
               First
               ,
               
               many
               yeeres
               before
               he
               dyed
               ,
               he
               allowed
               50.
               pound
               yeerely
               to
               a
               Preacher
               at
               Monmouth
               ,
               there
               to
               instruct
               the
               people
               in
               Gods
               true
               Religion
               .
               Afterward
               hee
               grew
               to
               settle
               a
               certaine
               stipend
               there
               ,
               amounting
               to
               the
               summe
               of
               100.
               
               Markes
               yeerely
               ,
               to
               maintaine
               a
               good
               Preacher
               there
               .
               Providing
               also
               ,
               that
               a
               convenient
               house
               should
               be
               built
               for
               him
               ,
               with
               all
               necessary
               matters
               belonging
               to
               it
               ,
               that
               hee
               might
               (
               with
               the
               more
               comfort
               )
               dwell
               there
               among
               them
               .
               
            
             
               Also
               ,
               for
               the
               instruction
               of
               youth
               in
               Learning
               and
               Religion
               ,
               he
               ordained
               to
               have
               a
               faire
               Free-Schoole
               there
               built
               at
               his
               owne
               charge
               ,
               and
               a
               faire
               house
               also
               to
               be
               erected
               for
               the
               chiefe
               Master
               .
               Allowing
               him
               yeerly
               (
               for
               ever
               )
               60.
               pound
               ,
               and
               30.
               pound
               also
               yeerly
               to
               the
               Visher
               .
            
             
               Beside
               ,
               
               being
               Christianly
               mindfull
               of
               the
               poore
               and
               needy
               people
               in
               those
               parts
               ,
               he
               tooke
               order
               for
               the
               building
               of
               an
               Hospitall
               in
               the
               same
               Towne
               ,
               ordaining
               it
               for
               twenty
               poore
               people
               :
               giving
               to
               every
               one
               of
               them
               a
               good
               Gowne
               yeerely
               ,
               and
               2.
               shillings
               6.
               pence
               apeece
               weekely
               .
               And
               because
               himselfe
               (
               being
               farre
               absent
               )
               could
               bee
               no
               Surveyor
               of
               these
               workes
               ,
               hee
               committed
               the
               care
               thereof
               to
               the
               loving
               Brethren
               of
               his
               Company
               ,
               paying
               to
               them
               (
               in
               his
               life
               time
               )
               the
               summe
               of
               8000.
               pound
               .
               And
               left
               them
               by
               his
               will
               ,
               1000.
               pound
               more
               ,
               for
               the
               full
               finishing
               of
               so
               good
               a
               worke
               .
            
             
               More
               ,
               
               he
               appointed
               to
               the
               said
               Company
               of
               Haberdashers
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               5000.
               pound
               by
               them
               to
               be
               disbursed
               ,
               for
               the
               maintenance
               of
               a
               good
               Preacher
               at
               Newland
               in
               Glocester
               shire
               ,
               and
               of
               certaine
               poore
               people
               in
               the
               same
               Parish
               .
            
             
               More
               ,
               
               Hee
               gave
               to
               the
               same
               Society
               ,
               one
               thousand
               foure
               hundred
               and
               forty
               pounds
               ,
               to
               allow
               unto
               nine
               poore
               men
               ,
               being
               free
               Brethren
               of
               the
               same
               Company
               ,
               eight
               pounds
               apeece
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               Moreover
               ,
               
               he
               left
               (
               by
               his
               will
               )
               600.
               pound
               in
               money
               ,
               and
               a
               faire
               house
               in
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               to
               the
               disposition
               of
               the
               Company
               ,
               to
               bestow
               the
               yeerely
               profits
               ,
               for
               the
               yeerely
               maintenance
               of
               a
               godly
               Preacher
               in
               this
               City
               for
               ever
               ,
               which
               Preacher
               from
               time
               to
               time
               is
               to
               benominated
               by
               the
               Company
               .
               As
               already
               they
               have
               thereto
               appointed
               Master
               
                 Iohn
                 Downham
              
               ,
               Batchelor
               in
               Divinity
               ,
               and
               a
               very
               learned
               Preacher
               .
            
             
               More
               ,
               
               hee
               gave
               the
               summe
               of
               1000.
               pound
               to
               bee
               faithfully
               distributed
               among
               poore
               Preachers
               here
               in
               England
               .
            
             
               To
               be
               distributed
               among
               the
               severall
               Hospitals
               in
               London
               ,
               
               he
               gave
               the
               summe
               of
               500.
               pound
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               poore
               in
               Stoad
               hee
               gave
               200.
               pound
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               poore
               of
               Hamborough
               ,
               he
               gave
               50.
               pound
               .
            
             
               Beside
               ,
               to
               such
               poore
               English
               men
               as
               lived
               in
               Hamborough
               ,
               he
               gave
               50
               pound
               .
            
             
             
               He
               gave
               likewise
               a
               good
               summe
               of
               money
               (
               by
               way
               of
               gratitude
               and
               thankfulnesse
               )
               to
               his
               owne
               Company
               ,
               
               as
               a
               token
               of
               his
               love
               ,
               for
               their
               care
               and
               paines-taking
               ,
               in
               the
               managing
               of
               so
               serious
               a
               businesse
               .
            
             
               The
               Hospitall
               at
               Monmouth
               was
               built
               (
               by
               the
               Company
               )
               in
               his
               life
               time
               ,
               
               and
               the
               poore
               people
               placed
               in
               it
               .
            
             
               Since
               his
               death
               ,
               the
               house
               for
               the
               Preacher
               there
               ,
               the
               Free-schoole
               ,
               and
               the
               house
               for
               the
               Schoolmaster
               ,
               all
               these
               are
               (
               by
               this
               time
               )
               neere
               hand
               finished
               .
            
             
               An
               house
               also
               for
               the
               Preacher
               at
               Newland
               ,
               and
               the
               Hospitall
               for
               tenne
               poore
               people
               there
               ,
               is
               already
               (
               by
               them
               )
               begun
               ,
               and
               in
               very
               good
               forwardnesse
               .
            
             
               His
               intended
               care
               for
               a
               Preacher
               in
               London
               ,
               is
               already
               performed
               ,
               and
               the
               same
               continued
               in
               a
               Lecture
               ,
               at
               S.
               Bartholomews
               Church
               ,
               neere
               to
               the
               Exchange
               ,
               every
               Thursday
               in
               the
               afternoone
               .
            
             
               Whatsoever
               else
               remaineth
               ,
               concerning
               the
               trust
               reposed
               in
               them
               ,
               they
               wil
               (
               with
               all
               speed
               )
               both
               truely
               and
               faithfully
               effect
               .
            
             
               Here
               I
               could
               enter
               into
               a
               further
               relation
               ,
               
               concerning
               some
               men
               yet
               living
               ,
               whose
               liberall
               bounty
               and
               most
               Christian
               charity
               ,
               doth
               deserve
               no
               meane
               commendation
               ,
               and
               is
               very
               little
               inferiour
               to
               many
               of
               them
               already
               named
               .
            
             
               But
               because
               they
               account
               it
               honour
               enough
               to
               them
               ,
               that
               divers
               poore
               people
               (
               in
               private
               )
               should
               rather
               sufficiently
               finde
               it
               ,
               than
               the
               world
               (
               in
               publike
               )
               know
               it
               ,
               I
               am
               content
               to
               spare
               their
               nomination
               ,
               as
               knowing
               very
               well
               ,
               that
               they
               who
               have
               beene
               so
               liberall
               in
               their
               life
               time
               ,
               have
               (
               no
               doubt
               )
               set
               downe
               extraordinary
               determinations
               ,
               which
               neither
               death
               ,
               nor
               any
               deceiving
               Executors
               ,
               can
               or
               shall
               frustrate
               and
               disappoint
               .
            
             
               Let
               me
               commend
               that
               truly-religious
               man
               ,
               
               who
               perceiving
               the
               heavy
               want
               of
               divers
               honest
               house-holders
               ,
               laboriously
               end●vouring
               (
               night
               and
               day
               )
               to
               maintaine
               their
               charge
               ;
               but
               that
               the
               worlds
               extremity
               frowned
               too
               fiercely
               upon
               them
               .
               I
               know
               the
               man
               ,
               and
               oftentimes
               in
               teares
               hath
               he
               said
               to
               mee
               ;
               Here
               is
               true
               poverty
               indeed
               ,
               too
               modestly
               silent
               in
               speaking
               their
               mighty
               need
               and
               misery
               ,
               and
               therefore
               justly
               deserving
               pittie
               .
               To
               two
               ,
               three
               ,
               foure
               ,
               and
               many
               times
               more
               of
               these
               ,
               hath
               he
               beene
               ,
               and
               is
               ,
               a
               liberall
               Benefactor
               (
               weekely
               )
               with
               his
               owne
               hands
               :
               yet
               not
               in
               his
               owne
               name
               ,
               or
               as
               comming
               from
               himselfe
               ,
               (
               he
               being
               so
               meanely
               disguised
               at
               such
               times
               of
               his
               comming
               to
               them
               ,
               and
               so
               sudden
               also
               in
               departing
               from
               them
               ,
               that
               they
               were
               not
               able
               to
               distinguish
               him
               ;
               )
               but
               alledging
               ,
               that
               the
               reliefe
               was
               sent
               them
               from
               some
               ,
               who
               understood
               their
               neede
               (
               almost
               )
               as
               well
               as
               themselves
               ,
               and
               willed
               them
               to
               bee
               thankfull
               onely
               to
               God
               for
               it
               .
            
             
               Oh
               that
               London
               had
               a
               Park
               neer
               adjoining
               to
               it
               ,
               stored
               with
               many
               such
               choise
               Deere
               ;
               as
               doubtlesse
               it
               hath
               ,
               though
               not
               easily
               knowne
               .
               For
               some
               build
               Almes-houses
               ,
               Free-Schooles
               ,
               Cawseyes
               and
               Bridges
               in
               very
               needfull
               places
               :
               yea
               ,
               and
               repaire
               old
               ruined
               Churches
               ,
               releeving
               Hospitals
               also
               in
               very
               bountifull
               manner
               ,
               and
               are
               weekly
               Benefactors
               to
               Prisons
               :
               yet
               performed
               by
               such
               agents
               faithfully
               ,
               that
               the
               true
               bestowers
               are
               not
               noted
               ,
               though
               vehemently
               suspected
               ;
               and
               the
               glory
               they
               shunne
               here
               ,
               will
               (
               for
               ever
               )
               shine
               on
               them
               else-where
               .
               But
               God
               stirre
               up
               the
               mindes
               of
               many
               more
               ,
               to
               imitate
               them
               in
               this
               tonguelesse
               liberality
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 William
                 Masham
              
               ,
               
               Grocer
               ,
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               (
               beside
               his
               liberall
               charity
               to
               the
               Hospitall
               )
               toward
               the
               maintenance
               of
               poore
               Scholars
               ,
               at
               both
               the
               Vniversities
               ,
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Henry
                 Prannel
              
               ,
               
               Vintner
               ,
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               among
               the
               said
               Hospitals
               the
               summe
               of
               50.
               pounds
               yeerely
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 William
                 Elkin
              
               ,
               
               Mercer
               ,
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1593.
               gave
               to
               
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
              
               in
               London
               ,
               and
               for
               certaine
               charitable
               uses
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               800.
               pounds
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               also
               to
               the
               Prisons
               in
               and
               about
               London
               ,
               threescore
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Beside
               ,
               he
               gave
               to
               Emanuel
               Colledge
               in
               Cambridge
               ,
               five
               pounds
               ,
               and
               to
               both
               the
               Vniversities
               together
               ,
               threescore
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Richard
                 Gurney
              
               ,
               
               Slater
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               to
               be
               distributed
               among
               the
               severall
               Hospitals
               in
               and
               about
               London
               ,
               threescore
               pound
               .
               And
               to
               
               the
               Vniversities
               yeerely
               five
               pound
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Hugh
                 Offley
              
               ,
               
               Leather
               seller
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               for
               the
               maintaining
               of
               Scholars
               in
               both
               the
               Vniversities
               ,
               77.
               pound
               .
            
             
               He
               gave
               to
               Christs
               Hospitall
               in
               London
               ,
               the
               like
               summe
               of
               77.
               pound
               .
            
             
               Beside
               ,
               hee
               gave
               to
               the
               prisoners
               in
               and
               about
               London
               ,
               20.
               pound
               ,
               and
               35.
               shillings
               yeerly
               to
               continue
               for
               certaine
               yeeres
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Robert
                 Brooke
              
               ,
               
               Grocer
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               to
               be
               distributed
               among
               the
               Hospitals
               in
               London
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               sixe
               and
               thirty
               pound
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Benedict
                 Barnham
              
               ,
               
               Draper
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               to
               be
               distributed
               among
               the
               severall
               Prisons
               in
               London
               ,
               fifty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Robert
                 Taylor
              
               ,
               
               Haberdasher
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               in
               distribution
               to
               the
               Hospitals
               in
               London
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               one
               hundred
               pound
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Paul
                 Banning
              
               ,
               
               Grocer
               ,
               and
               sometime
               an
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               unto
               Christs
               Hospitall
               the
               sum
               of
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Goddard
              
               ,
               
               Draper
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               to
               the
               Hospitall
               of
               Bridewell
               ,
               two
               hundred
               pound
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 William
                 Walthall
              
               ,
               
               Mercer
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               to
               the
               Hospitals
               of
               London
               ,
               two
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               More
               ,
               he
               gave
               to
               poore
               Scholars
               in
               Cambridge
               ,
               nine
               pound
               yeerely
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               Prisons
               beside
               ,
               in
               and
               about
               London
               ,
               he
               gave
               one
               hundred
               thirty
               five
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Beside
               his
               former
               gifts
               ,
               hee
               gave
               ten
               pound
               yeerely
               to
               Christs
               Hospitall
               .
            
             
               To
               his
               Company
               of
               the
               Mercers
               he
               gave
               five
               hundred
               pounds
               to
               be
               lent
               to
               young
               men
               that
               begin
               the
               world
               .
               
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Hampson
              
               ,
               
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               to
               the
               charitable
               reliefe
               of
               poore
               prisoners
               ,
               one
               hundred
               and
               fifty
               pounds
               in
               ready
               money
               ,
               and
               the
               reversion
               of
               two
               Tenements
               beside
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Henry
                 Anderson
              
               ,
               
               Grocer
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               
                 Richard
                 Anderson
              
               his
               sonne
               ,
               gave
               to
               the
               Colledge
               of
               Brazen-nose
               in
               Oxenford
               ,
               for
               the
               reliefe
               of
               poore
               Scholars
               there
               ,
               one
               hundred
               and
               thirteen
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Glover
              
               
               Dyer
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               also
               to
               the
               Hospitals
               ,
               in
               and
               about
               London
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               two
               hundred
               pounds
               ,
            
             
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Rumney
              
               ,
               
               Haberdasher
               ,
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               also
               to
               be
               distributed
               among
               the
               same
               Hospitals
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               threescore
               and
               five
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Roger
                 Iones
              
               ,
               
               Dyer
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               likewise
               to
               the
               said
               Hospitals
               ,
               two
               and
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Richard
                 Faringdon
              
               ,
               
               Clothworker
               ,
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               also
               to
               be
               distributed
               among
               the
               same
               Hospitals
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               threescore
               and
               six
               pound
               thirteene
               shillings
               foure
               pence
               .
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Stile
              
               ,
               
               Grocer
               ,
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               unto
               Christs
               Hospitall
               five
               pound
               ,
               to
               St.
               Bartholomews
               ,
               10.
               pound
               ,
               and
               to
               St
               ,
               Thomas
               Hospitall
               three
               pound
               .
            
             
               Moreover
               ,
               he
               gave
               to
               poore
               maimed
               Sea-faring
               souldiers
               ,
               in
               S.
               Bartholomews
               Hospitall
               ten
               pound
               ,
               if
               no
               house
               were
               erected
               in
               or
               about
               London
               ,
               for
               the
               harbour
               and
               reliefe
               of
               such
               maimed
               Souldidiers
               and
               Saylors
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Ieffrey
                 Elwes
              
               ,
               
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               unto
               Christs
               Hospitall
               the
               summe
               of
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               .
               And
               to
               the
               Hospitall
               of
               St.
               Bartholomew
               ,
               and
               St.
               Thomas
               in
               Southwarke
               ten
               pounds
               to
               each
               house
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Cuthbert
                 Martin
              
               ,
               
               Skinner
               ,
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               unto
               Christs
               Hospitall
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iames
                 Deane
              
               ,
               
               Draper
               ,
               gave
               to
               be
               distributed
               among
               the
               severall
               Hospitals
               in
               and
               about
               London
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               one
               hundred
               and
               thirty
               pounds
               .
               And
               to
               the
               Prisoners
               threescore
               and
               ten
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 George
                 Smithes
              
               ,
               
               Goldsmith
               ,
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               to
               Christs
               Hospitall
               ,
               ten
               pounds
               .
               And
               to
               Bridewell
               ten
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Bowyer
              
               ,
               
               Grocer
               ,
               Alderman
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1543.
               gave
               to
               the
               severall
               Prisons
               in
               and
               about
               London
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               two
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Lion
              
               ,
               Grocer
               ,
               Alderman
               ,
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               Lond
               ,
               
               in
               the
               yeere
               1554.
               gave
               to
               Christs
               Hospitall
               .
               St.
               Bartholomews
               ,
               S.
               Thomas
               in
               Southwark
               ,
               and
               Bridewell
               ,
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
             
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Champion
              
               ,
               
               Drapet
               ,
               Alderman
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               ,
               1565.
               gave
               the
               summe
               of
               nineteene
               pound
               and
               foureteene
               shillings
               yeerely
               ,
               to
               a
               Christian
               and
               charitable
               worke
               ,
               formerly
               begun
               by
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Milbourne
              
               ,
               Draper
               ,
               Alderman
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               likewise
               ,
               and
               with
               the
               like
               yeerely
               allowance
               of
               nineteene
               pounds
               and
               fourteene
               shillings
               towards
               the
               maintenance
               of
               13.
               poore
               Almes-houses
               at
               Tower-hill
               ,
               and
               neere
               to
               the
               dwelling
               of
               the
               Lord
               Lumley
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Christopher
                 Draper
              
               ,
               
               Ironmonger
               ,
               Alderman
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1566.
               gave
               to
               the
               Prisons
               in
               and
               about
               London
               ,
               and
               Bethlem
               withall
               ,
               threescore
               and
               eight
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Lionel
                 Ducket
              
               ,
               
               Mercer
               ,
               Alderman
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1572.
               gave
               to
               be
               distributed
               among
               the
               Hospitals
               in
               London
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Ramsey
              
               ,
               
               Grocer
               ,
               Alderman
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1577.
               gave
               also
               in
               distribution
               among
               the
               said
               Hospitals
               threescore
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Wolstane
                 Dixie
              
               ,
               
               Skinner
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1586.
               gave
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               He
               founded
               a
               Free-schoole
               at
               Bosworth
               and
               endowed
               it
               with
               twenty
               pound
               yeerely
               .
            
             
               To
               Christs
               Hospitall
               in
               London
               hee
               gave
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               two
               and
               forty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               For
               a
               Lecture
               in
               St.
               
                 Michaels
                 Bassings
              
               Hall
               ,
               yeerely
               ,
               ten
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               poore
               of
               Newgate
               ,
               twenty
               pounds
               .
               
            
             
               To
               the
               two
               Compters
               ,
               and
               to
               Ludgate
               and
               Bethlem
               ,
               to
               each
               of
               them
               tenne
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               foure
               Prisons
               in
               Southwarke
               ,
               twenty
               pounds
               ,
               thirteene
               shillings
               ,
               and
               foure
               pence
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               poore
               of
               Bassings
               Hall
               ,
               tenne
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               Emanuel
               Colledge
               in
               Cambridge
               ,
               
               to
               buy
               lands
               for
               the
               maintenance
               or
               two
               Fellowes
               ,
               and
               two
               Scholars
               ,
               sixe
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               building
               of
               the
               Colledge
               ,
               fifty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               bee
               lent
               unto
               poore
               Merchants
               ,
               
               five
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               Hospitals
               of
               Saint
               Bartholomew
               ,
               
               and
               Saint
               Thomas
               ,
               fifty
               pounds
               to
               each
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               the
               poore
               of
               Bridewell
               ,
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               poore
               Maids
               marriages
               ,
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               poore
               Strangers
               of
               the
               Dutch
               and
               French
               Church
               ,
               fifty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Towards
               the
               building
               of
               the
               Pesthouse
               ,
               
               two
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Hart
              
               ,
               
               Grocer
               ,
               Alderman
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1589.
               erected
               and
               founded
               a
               Free-schoole
               in
               Yorkeshire
               ,
               with
               the
               allowance
               of
               thirty
               pound
               yeerely
               to
               a
               Master
               and
               an
               Vsher
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Allot
              
               ,
               
               Fishmonger
               ,
               Alderman
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               likewise
               in
               distribution
               among
               the
               said
               Hospitals
               ,
               threescore
               and
               sixe
               pound
               thirteene
               shillings
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Webbe
              
               ,
               
               Salter
               ,
               Alderman
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1591.
               gave
               likewise
               to
               be
               distributed
               among
               the
               said
               Hospitals
               ,
               fourescore
               pound
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Stephen
                 Slanie
              
               ,
               
               Skinner
               ,
               Alderman
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1595.
               beside
               his
               bountifull
               charity
               to
               the
               severall
               Hospitals
               ,
               gave
               to
               bee
               bestowed
               among
               the
               severall
               Prisons
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Thomas
                 Skinner
              
               ,
               
               Clothworker
               ,
               Alderman
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1596.
               gave
               to
               the
               severall
               Hospitals
               in
               and
               about
               London
               one
               hundred
               and
               twenty
               pound
               to
               be
               equally
               divided
               among
               them
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Lee
              
               ,
               
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               Alderman
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               1602.
               gave
               also
               in
               distribution
               among
               the
               said
               Hospitals
               ,
               two
               and
               forty
               pound
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Wattes
              
               ,
               
               Clothworker
               ,
               Alderman
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1606.
               gave
               unto
               Christs
               Hospitall
               the
               summe
               of
               ten
               pound
               ,
               and
               to
               Saint
               Thomas
               hospitall
               in
               Southwarke
               ,
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Henry
                 Rowe
              
               ,
               
               Mercer
               ,
               Alderman
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               1607.
               gave
               likewise
               to
               bee
               distributed
               among
               the
               same
               hospitals
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Humfrey
                 Weld
              
               ,
               
               Grocer
               ,
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1608.
               
               gave
               to
               be
               distributed
               among
               the
               severall
               hospitals
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Cambell
              
               ,
               
               Ironmonger
               ,
               Alderman
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1609.
               gave
               to
               Christs
               Hospitall
               the
               summe
               of
               twenty
               pounds
               .
               And
               to
               the
               two
               Hospitals
               of
               S.
               Bartholomews
               ,
               and
               Saint
               Thomas
               ,
               five
               pound
               to
               each
               house
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iames
                 Pemberton
              
               ,
               
               Goldsmith
               ,
               and
               lately
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1611.
               in
               his
               life
               time
               founded
               a
               Free-schoole
               at
               Heskin
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Ekklesden
               ,
               in
               Lamcashire
               ,
               endowing
               it
               with
               fifty
               pounds
               yeerely
               .
            
             
               Hee
               gave
               also
               to
               Christs
               Hospitall
               ,
               five
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Hee
               gave
               to
               his
               Company
               of
               Goldsmiths
               ,
               two
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               divers
               Prisons
               hee
               gave
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               And
               to
               sundry
               poore
               Parishes
               hee
               gave
               charitably
               ,
               leaving
               it
               to
               his
               Executors
               discretion
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Swinnerton
              
               ,
               
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               Alderman
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1612.
               gave
               unto
               Christs
               Hospitall
               the
               summe
               of
               one
               hundred
               pound
               .
               And
               to
               the
               other
               three
               hospitals
               ,
               of
               Saint
               Bartholomews
               ,
               Saint
               Thomas
               ,
               and
               Bridewell
               ,
               tenne
               pound
               to
               each
               house
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Henry
                 Rowe
              
               ,
               
               Mercer
               ,
               Alderman
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               beside
               his
               former
               bounty
               to
               the
               hospitals
               ,
               gave
               to
               the
               two
               Vniversities
               ,
               Oxenford
               and
               Cambridge
               ,
               forty
               pound
               to
               poore
               scholars
               that
               study
               Divinity
               :
               and
               when
               they
               shall
               proceed
               Masters
               of
               Arts
               ,
               to
               each
               scholar
               forty
               shillings
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Hunt
              
               ,
               
               Skinner
               ,
               gave
               to
               be
               divided
               among
               the
               poore
               of
               Christ
               Church
               ,
               Saint
               Bartholomews
               ,
               Saint
               Thomas
               in
               Southwarke
               ,
               and
               Bridewell
               ,
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Rumney
              
               ,
               
               Haberdasher
               ,
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               beside
               his
               former
               liberality
               to
               the
               hospitals
               ,
               gave
               to
               40.
               poore
               scholars
               in
               Cambridge
               ,
               the
               sum
               of
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Stone
              
               ,
               
               Clothworker
               ,
               gave
               to
               the
               severall
               Prisons
               in
               London
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               fifty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Ieffrey
                 Elwes
              
               ,
               
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               over
               and
               beside
               his
               bountifull
               charity
               to
               the
               Hospitals
               in
               London
               ,
               gave
               to
               the
               Chancelor
               ,
               Master
               and
               scholars
               of
               the
               Vniversity
               of
               Oxenford
               ,
               to
               the
               use
               of
               the
               body
               and
               corporation
               of
               the
               said
               Vniversity
               ,
               and
               to
               Saint
               
                 Iohn
                 Baptist
              
               Colledge
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               three
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Thus
               much
               for
               famous
               Citizens
               have
               I
               noted
               ,
               concerning
               their
               charitable
               actions
               ,
               for
               the
               most
               part
               done
               by
               them
               in
               their
               life
               time
               .
               The
               residue
               left
               in
               trust
               to
               their
               Executors
               ,
               I
               have
               knowne
               some
               of
               them
               hardly
               (
               or
               never
               )
               performed
               .
               Wherefore
               I
               wish
               men
               to
               make
               their
               owne
               hands
               their
               Executors
               ,
               and
               their
               eyes
               their
               Overseers
               ,
               not
               forgetting
               the
               old
               Proverbe
               ,
               
                 
                   Women
                   be
                   forgetfull
                   ,
                
                 
                   Children
                   be
                   unkinde
                   ,
                
                 
                   Executors
                   bee
                   covetous
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   take
                   what
                   they
                   finde
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   any
                   body
                   aske
                   where
                
                 
                   the
                   deads
                   goods
                   became
                   ,
                
                 
                   They
                   answer
                   ;
                
                 
                   So
                   God
                   mee
                   helpe
                   and
                   holydome
                   ,
                
                 
                   hee
                   dyed
                   a
                   poore
                   man.
                   
                
              
            
             
               And
               now
               of
               some
               women
               ,
               Citizens
               wives
               ,
               deserving
               memory
               ,
               for
               example
               to
               posterity
               ,
               shall
               be
               noted
               .
            
             
               Dame
               
                 Agnes
                 Foster
              
               widdow
               ,
               
               sometime
               wife
               to
               Sir
               
                 Stephen
                 Foster
              
               ,
               Fishmonger
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1455.
               having
               enlarged
               the
               Prison
               of
               Ludgate
               ,
               in
               1463.
               shee
               procured
               in
               a
               common
               Councell
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               certaine
               Articles
               to
               be
               established
               for
               the
               ease
               ,
               comfort
               and
               reliefe
               of
               poor
               Prisoners
               there
               ,
               as
               in
               the
               Chapter
               of
               Gates
               I
               have
               set
               downe
               .
            
             
               
                 Avice
                 Gibson
              
               ,
               
               wife
               unto
               
                 Nicholas
                 Gibson
              
               ,
               Grocer
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1539.
               by
               licence
               of
               her
               husband
               ,
               founded
               a
               Free-schoole
               at
               Radcliffe
               neere
               unto
               London
               ,
               appointing
               to
               the
               same
               for
               the
               instruction
               of
               threescore
               poore
               mens
               children
               ,
               a
               Schoole-master
               and
               Vsher
               with
               fifty
               pound
               .
               Shee
               also
               builded
               Almes-houses
               for
               foureteene
               poore
               and
               aged
               persons
               ,
               each
               of
               them
               to
               receive
               quarterly
               sixe
               shillings
               eight
               pence
               the
               peece
               for
               ever
               .
               The
               government
               of
               which
               Free-schoole
               and
               Almes-houses
               ,
               
               
               
               
               
               she
               left
               in
               confidence
               to
               the
               Coopers
               in
               London
               .
            
             
               This
               vertuous
               Gentlewoman
               ,
               was
               afterward
               joyned
               in
               marriage
               with
               Sir
               
                 Anthony
                 Knevet
              
               ,
               
               Knight
               ,
               and
               so
               called
               the
               Lady
               Knevet
               .
               A
               faire
               painted
               Table
               of
               her
               picture
               was
               placed
               in
               the
               Chappell
               ,
               which
               she
               had
               built
               there
               ,
               but
               of
               late
               removed
               thence
               ,
               by
               the
               like
               reason
               ,
               as
               the
               Grocers
               Armes
               (
               fixed
               on
               the
               outer
               wall
               of
               the
               Schoole-house
               ,
               are
               pulled
               downe
               ,
               and
               the
               Coopers
               set
               in
               place
               .
            
             
               
                 Margaret
                 Danne
              
               ,
               
               Widdow
               to
               
                 William
                 Danne
              
               ,
               Ironmonger
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               of
               London
               ,
               1570.
               gave
               by
               her
               testament
               to
               the
               Ironmongers
               two
               thousand
               pounds
               ,
               to
               be
               lent
               to
               young
               men
               of
               that
               Company
               ,
               paying
               after
               the
               rate
               of
               5.
               pounds
               the
               yeere
               for
               every
               hundred
               ,
               which
               hundred
               pounds
               so
               arising
               yeerly
               was
               to
               be
               imployed
               on
               charitable
               actions
               ,
               as
               shee
               then
               appointed
               ;
               but
               not
               performed
               in
               more
               than
               thirty
               yeeres
               after
               .
            
             
               The
               Lady
               Baineham
               ,
               sometime
               an
               Aldermans
               Widdow
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               
               gave
               to
               the
               poore
               of
               the
               Drapers
               Company
               ,
               ten
               pounds
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               The
               Lady
               Forman
               gave
               to
               be
               distributed
               among
               the
               severall
               hospitals
               forty
               pounds
               .
               
            
             
               The
               Lady
               Barne
               ,
               
               Wife
               to
               Sir
               
                 George
                 Barne
              
               ,
               Haberdasher
               ,
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               also
               to
               the
               said
               hospitals
               ,
               fourescore
               pounds
               .
            
             
               The
               Lady
               
                 Anne
                 Saunders
              
               ,
               
               sometime
               also
               an
               Aldermans
               wife
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               unto
               the
               reliefe
               of
               the
               said
               Hospitals
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               one
               hundred
               and
               twenty
               pound
               .
            
             
               The
               Lady
               
                 Anne
                 Hunt
              
               ,
               
               Wife
               to
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Hunt
              
               ,
               Skinner
               ,
               gave
               in
               like
               manner
               for
               reliefe
               of
               the
               several
               Hospitals
               in
               London
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               one
               hundred
               and
               fourescore
               pounds
               .
            
             
               The
               Lady
               
                 Frances
                 Ierningham
              
               ,
               
               Widdow
               ,
               out
               of
               her
               Christian
               and
               charitable
               disposition
               to
               the
               said
               Hospitals
               ,
               gave
               liberally
               the
               summe
               of
               three
               hundred
               and
               forty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               The
               Lady
               Frances
               ,
               
               sometime
               Countesse
               of
               Sussex
               ,
               but
               a
               great
               friend
               and
               well-willer
               to
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               knowne
               to
               be
               a
               very
               godly
               and
               religious
               Lady
               ,
               gave
               to
               the
               said
               Hospitals
               the
               summe
               of
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               The
               Lady
               
                 Katharine
                 Constable
              
               ,
               
               being
               said
               to
               be
               bred
               and
               brought
               up
               in
               this
               Honourable
               Citie
               ,
               declared
               her
               love
               thereto
               at
               her
               death
               ,
               and
               gave
               unto
               the
               Hospitals
               the
               summe
               of
               two
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               The
               Lady
               Webbe
               ,
               sometime
               Wife
               to
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Webbe
              
               ,
               
               Ironmonger
               ,
               Alderman
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               to
               be
               distributed
               among
               the
               severall
               Hospitals
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               three
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               The
               Lady
               Gresham
               ,
               wife
               sometime
               to
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Gresham
              
               ,
               
               Mercer
               ,
               and
               Agent
               beyond
               the
               Seas
               to
               Queene
               Elizabeth
               of
               famous
               memory
               ,
               gave
               also
               to
               the
               Hospitals
               ,
               fourescore
               and
               tenne
               pounds
               .
            
             
               The
               Lady
               
                 Mary
                 Ramsey
              
               ,
               
               wife
               to
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Ramsey
              
               ,
               Grocer
               ,
               Alderman
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               about
               the
               yeere
               one
               thousand
               ,
               five
               hundred
               ,
               seventy
               seven
               ,
               being
               seized
               of
               Lands
               in
               Fee-simple
               of
               her
               owne
               inheritance
               ,
               amounting
               to
               the
               yeerely
               value
               of
               two
               hundred
               forty
               three
               pounds
               ;
               by
               consent
               of
               her
               said
               husband
               ,
               gave
               the
               same
               to
               Christs
               Hospitall
               in
               London
               ,
               towards
               the
               reliefe
               of
               the
               poore
               children
               there
               ,
               and
               other
               charitable
               uses
               ,
               as
               shall
               bee
               declared
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               Master
               and
               Vsher
               of
               the
               Schoole
               belonging
               to
               Christs-Church
               ,
               she
               gave
               yeerely
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               Schoolemaster
               of
               Hawsted
               ,
               
               by
               the
               yeere
               for
               ever
               ,
               shee
               gave
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               tenne
               poore
               Widdowes
               ,
               beside
               apparell
               and
               houses
               ,
               yeerely
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               two
               poore
               people
               ,
               
               a
               man
               and
               a
               woman
               by
               her
               appointed
               ,
               during
               their
               lives
               she
               gave
               unto
               each
               of
               them
               yeerely
               ,
               two
               pounds
               thirteene
               shillings
               and
               foure
               pence
               .
            
             
               To
               two
               Fellowes
               of
               Peter-house
               ,
               in
               the
               Vniversity
               of
               Cambridge
               ,
               and
               towards
               the
               reliefe
               of
               foure
               Schollers
               yeerly
               forty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               St.
               Bartholemews
               Hospitall
               ,
               tenne
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 Ludgate
              
               ,
               and
               both
               the
               Compters
               ,
               
               each
               of
               them
               ,
               ten
               pounds
               .
            
             
               After
               the
               expiration
               of
               certaine
               Leases
               ,
               there
               is
               to
               come
               unto
               Christs
               Hospitall
               
               yeerely
               the
               summe
               of
               one
               hundred
               and
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               three
               severall
               Parishes
               in
               London
               ,
               
               namely
               ,
               Saint
               
                 Andrews
                 Vndershaft
              
               ,
               Saint
               
                 Peters
                 the
                 poore
              
               ,
               and
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Wolnoth
              
               in
               Lumbardstreet
               ,
               tenne
               pounds
               to
               each
               .
            
             
               Towards
               the
               maintenance
               of
               sixe
               poore
               Scholars
               in
               Cambridge
               ,
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Towards
               the
               reliefe
               of
               tenne
               poore
               maimed
               Souldiers
               ,
               
               beside
               cassoks
               ,
               caps
               ,
               hose
               and
               shooes
               yeerely
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               For
               two
               Sermons
               yeerely
               ,
               forty
               shillings
               .
            
             
               She
               gave
               to
               the
               poore
               of
               Christschurch
               Parish
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               fifty
               shillings
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               poore
               of
               the
               Company
               of
               Drapers
               in
               London
               ,
               she
               gave
               ten
               pounds
               yeerely
               .
            
             
               All
               these
               gifts
               already
               rehearsed
               ,
               are
               to
               continue
               for
               every
               yeerely
               .
            
             
               Moreover
               ,
               to
               each
               of
               these
               five
               Companies
               ,
               
               of
               Grocers
               ,
               Drapers
               ,
               Goldsmiths
               ,
               Haberdashers
               ,
               and
               Merchant-Tailors
               ,
               shee
               gave
               the
               summe
               of
               one
               thousand
               two
               hundred
               pounds
               ,
               to
               bee
               lent
               to
               young
               Trades-men
               for
               foure
               yeeres
               .
            
             
               Shee
               gave
               to
               the
               Maior
               and
               Communalty
               of
               Bristow
               ,
               a
               thousand
               pounds
               ,
               to
               be
               imployed
               toward
               the
               new
               hospitall
               there
               ,
               and
               other
               charitable
               uses
               ,
               by
               the
               consent
               of
               her
               Executors
               .
            
             
               To
               certaine
               Parishes
               in
               the
               Countrey
               ,
               
               as
               
                 Berden
                 ,
                 Newport
                 ,
                 Clavering
                 ,
                 Langley
                 ,
                 Rickling
                 ,
                 Quenden
                 ,
                 Stocking
                 ,
                 Pelham
                 ,
              
               and
               Walden
               ,
               she
               gave
               the
               sum
               of
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               ,
               to
               buy
               forty
               Gownes
               of
               Freeze
               for
               women
               ,
               and
               sixty
               Coats
               for
               men
               ,
               the
               remainder
               and
               overplus
               to
               goe
               to
               the
               poore
               .
            
             
               She
               gave
               to
               poore
               maids
               marriages
               ,
               forty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Moreover
               ,
               shee
               gave
               the
               summe
               of
               five
               hundred
               pounds
               ,
               towards
               the
               releasing
               of
               such
               prisoners
               ,
               as
               lye
               for
               the
               debt
               of
               forty
               shillings
               ,
               in
               any
               of
               the
               prisons
               in
               London
               and
               Southwarke
               .
            
             
               She
               gave
               beside
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               three
               thousand
               pounds
               ,
               to
               other
               good
               and
               godly
               uses
               .
            
             
               The
               Lady
               
                 Elizabeth
                 Billingsley
              
               ,
               
               wife
               to
               Sir
               
                 Henry
                 Billingsley
              
               ,
               Haberdasher
               ,
               Alderman
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               to
               her
               said
               husband
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               4000.
               pounds
               ,
               therewith
               to
               purchase
               lands
               in
               convenient
               time
               ,
               and
               willed
               ,
               that
               the
               residue
               of
               the
               profits
               of
               the
               said
               lands
               ,
               should
               be
               bestowed
               upon
               a
               Scholarship
               and
               a
               Fellowship
               ,
               in
               the
               Vniversity
               of
               Cambridge
               ,
               in
               Saint
               Iohns
               Colledge
               ,
               or
               any
               other
               Colledge
               there
               at
               his
               discretion
               .
            
             
               The
               Lady
               
                 Anne
                 Iones
              
               ,
               sometime
               wife
               to
               Sir
               
                 Roger
                 Iones
              
               ,
               
               Dier
               ,
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               towards
               the
               encouragement
               of
               poore
               Scholars
               in
               the
               Vniversities
               ,
               29.
               pounds
               ,
               at
               the
               discretion
               of
               her
               Executors
               .
            
             
               The
               Lady
               Spencer
               ,
               
               sometime
               wife
               to
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Spencer
              
               ,
               Clothworker
               ,
               Alderman
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               to
               be
               distributed
               among
               the
               Hospitals
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               threescore
               and
               ten
               pounds
               .
            
             
               The
               Lady
               
                 Anne
                 Glover
              
               ,
               
               sometime
               wife
               to
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Glover
              
               ,
               Dier
               ,
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               to
               reliefe
               of
               the
               Hospitals
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               fourescore
               pounds
               .
            
             
               The
               Lady
               
                 Barbara
                 Stone
              
               ,
               
               sometime
               wife
               to
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Stone
              
               ,
               Clothworker
               ,
               gave
               to
               the
               reliefe
               of
               Christs
               Hospitall
               ,
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Elizabeth
                 Walter
              
               ,
               
               sometime
               wife
               to
               
                 Richard
                 Walter
              
               ,
               Girdler
               ,
               gave
               2.
               
               Fellowships
               to
               Emanuel
               Colledge
               in
               Cambridge
               .
            
             
               More
               ,
               for
               the
               reliefe
               of
               poore
               Preachers
               ,
               such
               as
               want
               livings
               ,
               she
               gave
               the
               summe
               of
               three
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Alice
                 Barnham
              
               ,
               
               mother
               to
               M.
               
                 Benedict
                 Barnham
              
               ,
               Draper
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               to
               both
               Vniversities
               ,
               20.
               pound
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Elizabeth
                 Scot
              
               ,
               
               sometime
               wife
               to
               
                 Iohn
                 Scot
              
               ,
               Salter
               ,
               gave
               to
               the
               reliefe
               of
               poore
               Scholars
               in
               the
               Vniversities
               ,
               forty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Katharine
                 Garway
              
               gave
               also
               to
               the
               same
               benefit
               of
               poore
               Scholars
               ,
               
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Cicely
                 Hawes
              
               ,
               
               gave
               to
               poore
               Scholars
               in
               the
               Vniversities
               ,
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Alice
                 Hill
              
               ,
               
               Widdow
               ,
               gave
               for
               the
               reliefe
               of
               poore
               prisoners
               ,
               in
               the
               severall
               Prisons
               in
               and
               about
               London
               ,
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Elizabeth
                 Packingten
              
               ,
               
               Widdow
               ,
               
               gave
               to
               Christs
               Hospitall
               ,
               
               threescore
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Elizabeth
                 Smith
              
               ,
               
               Widdow
               ,
               gave
               to
               be
               distributed
               among
               the
               Hospitals
               ,
               fourescore
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Elizabeth
                 Flicton
              
               ,
               
               sometime
               wife
               to
               
                 Robert
                 Electon
              
               ,
               Grocer
               ,
               gave
               unto
               Christs
               Hospitall
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               66.
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 margery
                 Simcotes
              
               ,
               
               sometime
               wife
               to
               
                 George
                 Simcotes
              
               ,
               Grocer
               ,
               gave
               unto
               Christs
               Hospitall
               ,
               for
               reliefe
               of
               the
               poore
               Children
               ,
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Margaret
                 Search
              
               ,
               
               Widdow
               ,
               gave
               unto
               Christs
               Hospitall
               ,
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Iane
                 Allington
              
               ,
               
               Widdow
               ,
               gave
               unto
               Christs
               Hospitall
               ,
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Iane
                 Baker
              
               ,
               
               widdow
               gave
               to
               the
               reliefe
               of
               poore
               maids
               marriages
               ,
               an
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               Sambach
               ,
               
               widdow
               ,
               gave
               to
               the
               poore
               of
               the
               parish
               of
               Saint
               Brides
               in
               Fleetstreet
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               twenty
               five
               pounds
               yeerely
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               Venables
               ,
               
               widdow
               ,
               in
               her
               love
               to
               Christian
               Religion
               ,
               gave
               for
               the
               help
               of
               poore
               Preachers
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               five
               thousand
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               Clarke
               ,
               
               widdow
               ,
               late
               wife
               of
               
                 Roger
                 Clarke
              
               ,
               Salter
               ,
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Saint
               
                 Margaret
                 Moses
              
               ,
               gave
               for
               the
               maintenance
               of
               poore
               Scholars
               ,
               and
               other
               charitable
               uses
               beside
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               one
               thousand
               foure
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Ioane
                 Doxie
              
               ,
               
               Widdow
               ,
               of
               Saint
               
                 Bennet
                 Grasse-Church
              
               in
               London
               ,
               gave
               unto
               Christs
               Hospitall
               5.
               pounds
               .
            
             
               She
               gave
               to
               poore
               Maids
               marriages
               ,
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               She
               gave
               to
               the
               Company
               of
               Armorers
               ,
               for
               reliefe
               of
               foure
               poore
               widdowes
               ,
               for
               ever
               yeerely
               ,
               five
               pounds
               to
               each
               widdow
               ,
               desiring
               to
               have
               it
               called
               
                 The
                 poore
                 Widdowes
                 Mite
              
               .
            
             
               She
               gave
               also
               towards
               the
               maintenance
               of
               the
               Lecture
               in
               Grasse-Church
               ,
               fifty
               shillings
               yeerely
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               Bakhouse
               ,
               
               widdow
               ,
               gave
               to
               the
               worshipfull
               Company
               of
               Haberdashers
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               forty
               pounds
               yeerely
               ,
               towards
               the
               maintaining
               of
               8.
               poore
               Scholars
               in
               the
               Vniversities
               ;
               allowing
               to
               each
               Scholar
               yeerely
               five
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Katharine
                 Woodward
              
               ,
               
               widdow
               ,
               gave
               two
               hundred
               pounds
               to
               the
               Company
               of
               Ironmongers
               ,
               to
               be
               lent
               out
               to
               yong
               men
               for
               their
               helpe
               .
            
             
               She
               gave
               two
               hundred
               pounds
               more
               ,
               to
               be
               distributed
               unto
               poore
               Scholars
               ,
               the
               Hospitals
               ,
               poore
               Prisoners
               ,
               poore
               Parishes
               ,
               poore
               Householders
               ,
               poore
               Maids
               marriages
               :
               and
               three
               pounds
               thereof
               for
               three
               Sermons
               yeerely
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Iane
                 Baker
              
               ,
               
               widdow
               ,
               over
               and
               besides
               her
               former
               gift
               ,
               for
               the
               helpe
               of
               poore
               Maids
               marriages
               ,
               gave
               to
               three
               poore
               Scholars
               in
               Cambridge
               ,
               and
               as
               many
               in
               Oxenford
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               twenty
               foure
               pounds
               ,
               that
               when
               they
               shall
               severally
               take
               degree
               of
               Batchelours
               of
               Arts
               ,
               they
               are
               to
               receive
               foure
               pounds
               each
               man.
               
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Sibilla
                 Iacob
              
               ,
               
               widdow
               unto
               
                 Richard
                 Iacob
              
               ,
               Vintener
               ,
               gave
               unto
               Christs
               Hospitall
               ,
               three
               pounds
               ,
               and
               to
               Saint
               Thomas
               ,
               three
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Margery
                 Philips
              
               ,
               
               widdow
               ,
               gave
               unto
               Christs
               Hospital
               five
               pounds
               ,
               and
               to
               Saint
               Thomas
               ,
               five
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Anna
                 Whitmore
              
               ,
               
               sometime
               wife
               to
               Master
               
                 William
                 Whitmore
              
               ,
               Haberdasher
               ,
               out
               of
               her
               most
               bountifull
               charity
               ,
               gave
               unto
               Christs
               Hospital
               the
               summe
               of
               foure
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               More
               ,
               she
               gave
               to
               Saint
               Thomas
               Hospitall
               ,
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               Saint
               Bartholomews
               Hospitall
               ,
               threescore
               pounds
               .
            
             
               She
               gave
               also
               to
               the
               Hospitall
               of
               Bridewell
               ,
               to
               set
               the
               poore
               on
               worke
               ,
               an
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Margaret
                 Awdley
              
               of
               Hackney
               ,
               
               Widdow
               ,
               gave
               unto
               Christs
               Hospitall
               ,
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               She
               gave
               to
               Saint
               Bartholomews
               ,
               fifty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               And
               to
               Saint
               Thomas
               Hospitall
               ,
               fifty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Alice
                 Elkin
              
               ,
               
               widdow
               to
               Master
               
                 William
                 Elkin
              
               ,
               Mercer
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               was
               afterward
               married
               to
               the
               learned
               Lawyer
               ,
               Master
               
                 Thomas
                 Owen
              
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               learned
               Judges
               of
               the
               Land.
               This
               Mistris
               
                 Alice
                 Owen
              
               ,
               caused
               (
               in
               her
               life
               time
               )
               an
               Hospitall
               to
               bee
               builded
               at
               Istington
               ,
               for
               tenne
               poore
               women
               ,
               with
               very
               convenient
               roomes
               ,
               
               and
               Gardens
               to
               them
               adjoyning
               .
               Many
               other
               good
               workes
               were
               by
               her
               performed
               ,
               and
               in
               her
               life
               time
               :
               and
               according
               as
               shee
               franckly
               and
               freely
               gave
               them
               ,
               so
               will
               I
               set
               them
               downe
               in
               order
               ,
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               First
               ,
               
               she
               gave
               to
               the
               Library
               in
               the
               Vniversitie
               of
               Oxenford
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               two
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               She
               gave
               also
               to
               the
               Library
               in
               the
               Vniversity
               of
               Cambridge
               the
               summe
               of
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               For
               the
               foundation
               of
               one
               Fellowship
               ,
               as
               also
               one
               Scholarship
               ,
               in
               Emanuel
               Colledge
               in
               the
               Vniversity
               of
               Cambridge
               ,
               shee
               gave
               a
               summe
               of
               money
               ,
               the
               certaine
               value
               thereof
               is
               not
               as
               yet
               come
               to
               my
               hands
               .
            
             
               She
               gave
               unto
               
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
              
               in
               London
               ,
               
               to
               the
               end
               that
               twelve
               pence
               a
               peece
               weekely
               might
               be
               given
               to
               certaine
               poore
               people
               of
               Islington
               ,
               threescore
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Towards
               the
               beautifying
               of
               the
               Cloisters
               of
               
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
              
               ,
               shee
               gave
               the
               summe
               of
               sixty
               six
               pounds
               ,
               thirteene
               shillings
               ,
               foure
               pence
               .
            
             
               Shee
               gave
               ,
               towards
               the
               maintaining
               of
               a
               Schoole-house
               at
               Edmunton
               ,
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               For
               a
               great
               Bell
               ,
               
               to
               be
               rung
               and
               used
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Condover
               in
               Shropshire
               ,
               shee
               gave
               the
               summe
               of
               fiftie
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               The
               building
               of
               the
               Almes-houses
               at
               Islington
               ,
               and
               purchasing
               of
               the
               Land
               laid
               to
               them
               ,
               did
               cost
               her
               the
               sum
               of
               one
               thousand
               ,
               foure
               hundred
               and
               fifteene
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Close
               to
               the
               said
               Almes-houses
               ,
               
               she
               builded
               a
               Schoolehouse
               and
               a
               Chappel
               of
               ease
               ,
               that
               the
               poore
               might
               not
               goe
               over-far
               to
               Church
               ,
               the
               charges
               whereof
               did
               cost
               her
               the
               summe
               of
               three
               hundred
               ,
               sixty
               one
               pounds
               .
            
             
               Yeerely
               also
               shee
               gave
               good
               summes
               of
               money
               ,
               
               to
               poore
               Preachers
               unbeneficed
               ,
               as
               also
               to
               the
               Prisons
               in
               and
               about
               London
               ,
               all
               these
               being
               done
               in
               her
               life
               time
               .
            
             
               By
               her
               last
               Will
               and
               Testament
               ,
               
               she
               hath
               provided
               ,
               that
               22.
               pounds
               yeerely
               shall
               be
               purchased
               ,
               for
               the
               maintenance
               of
               the
               Schoole
               at
               Islington
               .
            
             
               She
               hath
               bequeathed
               to
               poore
               Preachers
               the
               summe
               of
               35.
               pounds
               .
            
             
               She
               hath
               given
               to
               the
               Parish
               of
               Bashingshaw
               ,
               (
               wherein
               sometime
               she
               dwelt
               )
               to
               increase
               the
               stocke
               of
               the
               poore
               there
               ,
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
             
               She
               hath
               given
               to
               the
               Prisons
               ,
               eight
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               Company
               of
               Brewers
               in
               London
               ,
               to
               whose
               trust
               and
               care
               shee
               hath
               committed
               the
               government
               and
               oversight
               of
               the
               forenamed
               Almes-houses
               and
               Schoole-house
               at
               Islington
               ;
               as
               a
               gratefull
               remembrance
               of
               her
               love
               ,
               and
               that
               their
               paines
               should
               not
               goe
               altogether
               unregarded
               ,
               she
               hath
               given
               in
               plate
               and
               money
               ,
               one
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               And
               here
               let
               mee
               tell
               you
               ,
               that
               the
               charity
               of
               this
               vertuous
               and
               religious
               woman
               ,
               
               deserveth
               the
               more
               to
               bee
               remembred
               ,
               and
               commended
               also
               to
               posterity
               ;
               because
               she
               made
               her
               owne
               eyes
               the
               witnesses
               ,
               to
               all
               or
               the
               greater
               part
               of
               the
               severall
               summes
               ,
               first
               mentioned
               and
               given
               in
               her
               life
               time
               .
            
             
               And
               yet
               at
               the
               time
               of
               her
               death
               ,
               of
               children
               and
               childrens
               children
               ,
               she
               had
               no
               lesse
               than
               two
               and
               twenty
               :
               A
               motive
               very
               able
               to
               hinder
               charity
               ,
               especially
               in
               a
               worldly
               and
               covetous
               minde
               .
            
             
               Neverthelesse
               ,
               looking
               on
               all
               the
               parts
               disposed
               to
               her
               children
               ,
               and
               the
               other
               dividents
               beside
               ,
               she
               selected
               out
               so
               bountifull
               a
               portion
               for
               those
               poore
               members
               of
               Christ
               ,
               that
               (
               even
               to
               the
               worlds
               end
               )
               may
               successively
               remember
               her
               good
               done
               to
               them
               ,
               and
               justly
               terme
               her
               their
               liberall
               and
               mercifull
               mother
               .
            
             
               One
               thing
               (
               above
               the
               rest
               )
               I
               may
               not
               forget
               ;
               because
               in
               deliverances
               from
               any
               dangers
               ,
               wee
               owe
               a
               more
               speciall
               duty
               and
               gratitude
               to
               God.
               
            
             
               This
               worthy
               woman
               being
               borne
               at
               Islington
               ,
               
               in
               the
               time
               of
               her
               childhood
               ,
               she
               hapned
               there
               to
               escape
               a
               great
               danger
               ,
               by
               meanes
               of
               an
               Arrow
               shot
               at
               randome
               in
               the
               field
               ,
               where
               shee
               was
               then
               sporting
               among
               other
               children
               ,
               the
               Arrow
               missing
               all
               the
               other
               ,
               pierced
               quite
               thorow
               the
               hat
               on
               her
               head
               ,
               and
               (
               God
               be
               praised
               for
               it
               )
               did
               not
               touch
               her
               with
               any
               other
               harme
               :
               
               whereupon
               ,
               in
               the
               Towne
               of
               her
               birth
               ,
               and
               where
               shee
               escaped
               such
               an
               expected
               perill
               ,
               shee
               made
               choice
               to
               expresse
               her
               thankfulnesse
               to
               GOD
               ,
               upon
               the
               Altar
               of
               her
               
               charitable
               Almes-houses
               and
               Schoole
               .
            
             
               Thus
               much
               for
               the
               worthinesse
               of
               Citizens
               (
               both
               men
               and
               women
               )
               in
               this
               Citie
               ,
               
               touching
               whom
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Lidgate
              
               ,
               a
               Monke
               of
               Bury
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               ,
               made
               (
               amongst
               other
               )
               these
               Verses
               following
               :
               
                 
                   Of
                   seven
                   things
                   I
                   praise
                   this
                   Citie
                   :
                
                 
                   Of
                   true
                   meaning
                   and
                   faithfull
                   observance
                   ,
                
                 
                   Of
                   righteousnesse
                   ,
                   truth
                   and
                   equity
                   ;
                
                 
                   Of
                   stablenesse
                   aye
                   kept
                   in
                   Legiance
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   for
                   of
                   vertue
                   thou
                   hast
                   suffisance
                   :
                
                 
                   In
                   this
                   lond
                   here
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   londs
                   all
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Kings
                   Chamber
                   of
                   Custom
                   men
                   thee
                   call
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Having
                 thus
                 in
                 a
                 generality
                 handled
                 the
                 Original
                 ,
                 the
                 Wals
                 ,
                 Gates
                 ,
                 Ditches
                 ,
                 and
                 fresh
                 Waters
                 ;
                 the
                 Bridges
                 ,
                 Towers
                 and
                 Castles
                 ;
                 the
                 Schooles
                 of
                 Learning
                 ,
                 and
                 Houses
                 of
                 Law
                 ;
                 the
                 Orders
                 and
                 Customes
                 ,
                 Sports
                 and
                 Pastimes
                 ,
                 Watchings
                 and
                 Martiall
                 Exercises
                 ;
                 and
                 lastly
                 ,
                 the
                 honour
                 and
                 worthinesse
                 of
                 the
                 Citizens
                 :
                 I
                 am
                 now
                 to
                 set
                 downe
                 the
                 distribution
                 of
                 this
                 Citie
                 into
                 Parts
                 ;
                 and
                 more
                 especially
                 ,
                 to
                 declare
                 the
                 Antiquities
                 (
                 note
                 worthy
                 )
                 in
                 every
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 :
                 and
                 how
                 both
                 the
                 whole
                 and
                 parts
                 have
                 bin
                 (
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 )
                 ruled
                 and
                 governed
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 ancient
                 division
                 of
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 into
                 Wards
                 or
                 Aldermanries
                 :
                 and
                 therefore
                 I
                 will
                 beginne
                 at
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 proceed
                 thorow
                 the
                 high
                 and
                 most
                 principall
                 street
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 to
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 after
                 this
                 manner
                 :
              
               
                 First
                 ,
                 through
                 Aldgate
                 street
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 West
                 corner
                 of
                 Saint
                 Andrews
                 Church
                 ,
                 called
                 Vndershaft
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 ,
                 and
                 Limestreet
                 corner
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 ;
                 all
                 which
                 is
                 of
                 Aldgate
                 Ward
                 .
                 From
                 thence
                 through
                 Cornehill
                 street
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 West
                 corner
                 of
                 Leaden-hall
                 ;
                 all
                 which
                 is
                 of
                 Limestreet
                 Ward
                 .
                 From
                 thence
                 ,
                 leaving
                 the
                 street
                 that
                 leadeth
                 to
                 Bishopsgate
                 on
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 way
                 that
                 leadeth
                 into
                 Grasse-street
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 ,
                 still
                 through
                 Cornehill
                 street
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Conduit
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 West
                 corner
                 against
                 the
                 Stockes
                 ;
                 all
                 which
                 is
                 in
                 Cornehill
                 Ward
                 .
                 
                 Then
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Stockes
                 (
                 a
                 Market-place
                 both
                 of
                 Fish
                 and
                 Flesh
                 ,
                 standing
                 in
                 the
                 midst
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 )
                 through
                 the
                 Poultry
                 ,
                 (
                 a
                 street
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 Conduit
                 in
                 West
                 Cheape
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 through
                 Cheape
                 to
                 the
                 Standard
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 of
                 Cheape
                 Ward
                 ,
                 except
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 from
                 Bow-lane
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Standard
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 of
                 Cordwayner-street
                 Ward
                 .
                 Then
                 by
                 the
                 Standard
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 Crosse
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 in
                 Creplegate
                 Ward
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 Breadstreet
                 Ward
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 :
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 little
                 Conduit
                 by
                 Pauls
                 gate
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 the
                 said
                 high
                 street
                 stretched
                 straight
                 on
                 to
                 Ludgate
                 ,
                 all
                 in
                 the
                 Ward
                 of
                 Farringdon
                 within
                 ,
                 then
                 divided
                 truely
                 from
                 East
                 to
                 West
                 :
                 but
                 since
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 meanes
                 of
                 the
                 burning
                 of
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 William
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 Mauricius
                 ,
                 then
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 laid
                 the
                 foundation
                 of
                 a
                 new
                 Church
                 ,
                 so
                 farre
                 in
                 largenesse
                 exceeding
                 the
                 old
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 way
                 towards
                 Ludgate
                 was
                 thereby
                 greatly
                 straightned
                 ,
                 as
                 before
                 I
                 have
                 discoursed
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 North
                 to
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 
                 this
                 Citie
                 was
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 divided
                 ,
                 not
                 by
                 a
                 large
                 highway
                 or
                 street
                 ,
                 as
                 from
                 East
                 to
                 West
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 a
                 faire
                 Brooke
                 of
                 sweet
                 water
                 ,
                 which
                 came
                 from
                 out
                 the
                 North
                 Fields
                 ,
                 through
                 the
                 Wall
                 and
                 midst
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 into
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 division
                 is
                 (
                 till
                 this
                 day
                 )
                 constantly
                 and
                 without
                 change
                 maintained
                 .
                 This
                 water
                 was
                 called
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 said
                 )
                 Walbrooke
                 ;
                 
                 not
                 Gallus
                 brook
                 ,
                 of
                 a
                 Romane
                 Captaine
                 ,
                 slaine
                 by
                 Asclepiodatus
                 ,
                 and
                 throwne
                 therein
                 ,
                 as
                 some
                 have
                 fabuled
                 ;
                 but
                 of
                 running
                 through
                 and
                 from
                 the
                 Wall
                 of
                 this
                 Citie
                 .
                 The
                 course
                 whereof
                 ,
                 (
                 to
                 prosecute
                 it
                 particularly
                 )
                 was
                 and
                 is
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 Wall
                 ,
                 to
                 Saint
                 Margarets
                 Church
                 in
                 Lothbury
                 ;
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 beneath
                 the
                 lower
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Grocers
                 Hall
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 East
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 Kitchen
                 ,
                 under
                 Saint
                 Mildreds
                 Church
                 ,
                 somewhat
                 West
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 Stockes
                 Market
                 :
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 through
                 
                   Buckles
                   berry
                
                 ,
                 by
                 one
                 great
                 house
                 builded
                 of
                 stone
                 and
                 Timber
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 old
                 Barge
                 ;
                 because
                 Barges
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 were
                 then
                 rowed
                 up
                 so
                 farre
                 into
                 this
                 Brooke
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 backe-side
                 of
                 the
                 houses
                 in
                 Walbrooke
                 street
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 street
                 taketh
                 name
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Brooke
                 )
                 By
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 S.
                 Iohns
                 Church
                 upon
                 Walbrooke
                 ,
                 under
                 Horshooe
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 Tallow-Chandlers
                 Hall
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Skinners
                 Hall
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 behind
                 the
                 other
                 houses
                 to
                 
                   Elbow
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 a
                 part
                 thereof
                 ,
                 downe
                 
                   Greenewitch
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 into
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 is
                 the
                 course
                 of
                 Walbrooke
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 was
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 bridged
                 over
                 in
                 divers
                 places
                 ,
                 for
                 passage
                 of
                 horses
                 and
                 men
                 ,
                 as
                 need
                 required
                 :
                 but
                 since
                 ,
                 by
                 meanes
                 of
                 encrochment
                 on
                 the
                 banks
                 thereof
                 ,
                 the
                 channel
                 being
                 greatly
                 straightned
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 annoyances
                 done
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 at
                 length
                 the
                 same
                 (
                 by
                 common
                 consent
                 )
                 was
                 arched
                 over
                 with
                 bricke
                 ,
                 and
                 paved
                 with
                 stone
                 ,
                 equall
                 with
                 the
                 ground
                 ,
                 where-through
                 it
                 passed
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 now
                 in
                 most
                 places
                 builded
                 upon
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 man
                 may
                 by
                 the
                 eye
                 discerne
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 the
                 trace
                 thereof
                 is
                 hardly
                 knowne
                 to
                 the
                 common
                 people
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Citie
                 being
                 thus
                 divided
                 from
                 East
                 to
                 West
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 from
                 North
                 to
                 South
                 ;
                 I
                 am
                 now
                 further
                 to
                 shew
                 ,
                 how
                 the
                 same
                 was
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 broken
                 into
                 divers
                 parts
                 ,
                 called
                 Wards
                 ,
                 whereof
                 Fitzstephen
                 ,
                 
                 more
                 than
                 foure
                 hundred
                 yeeres
                 since
                 ,
                 writeth
                 thus
                 :
                 
                   This
                   Citie
                
                 (
                 saith
                 he
                 )
                 
                   even
                   as
                
                 Rome
                 ,
                 
                   is
                   divided
                   into
                   Wards
                   :
                   it
                   hath
                   yeerely
                   Sheriffes
                   ,
                   in
                   stead
                   of
                   Consuls
                   :
                   It
                   hath
                   the
                   dignity
                   of
                   Senators
                   in
                   Aldermen
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 The
                 number
                 of
                 these
                 Wards
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 were
                 both
                 before
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 24.
                 in
                 all
                 :
                 whereof
                 13.
                 lay
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Walbrooke
                 ,
                 and
                 11.
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 .
                 Notwithstanding
                 ,
                 these
                 11.
                 grew
                 much
                 more
                 large
                 than
                 those
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 :
                 and
                 therfore
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 1393.
                 the
                 seventeenth
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 Faringdon
                 Ward
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 then
                 one
                 entire
                 Ward
                 ,
                 but
                 mightily
                 increased
                 of
                 buildings
                 without
                 the
                 gates
                 ;
                 was
                 by
                 Parliament
                 appointed
                 to
                 be
                 divided
                 into
                 twaine
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 have
                 two
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 Faringdon
                 within
                 ,
                 and
                 Faringdon
                 without
                 ,
                 which
                 made
                 up
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 twelve
                 Wards
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 Walbrooke
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 came
                 the
                 whole
                 number
                 of
                 25.
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 .
                 
              
               
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1550.
                 the
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Communalty
                 ,
                 and
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 purchasing
                 the
                 liberties
                 of
                 the
                 Burrough
                 of
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 appointed
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 Ward
                 of
                 London
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 became
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 thirteene
                 wards
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 twelve
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 South
                 the
                 River
                 Thames
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Borough
                 of
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Surrey
                 ;
                 
                 which
                 in
                 all
                 arise
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 26.
                 
                 Wards
                 ,
                 and
                 26.
                 
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 London
                 to
                 governe
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       Wards
                       on
                       the
                       East
                       part
                       of
                       Walbrook
                       are
                       these
                       :
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                       Portsoken
                       ward
                       ,
                       
                       without
                       the
                       wals
                       .
                    
                     
                       2.
                       
                       Towerstreet
                       ward
                       .
                    
                     
                       3.
                       
                       Ealdgate
                       ward
                       .
                    
                     
                       4.
                       
                       Limestreet
                       ward
                       .
                    
                     
                       5.
                       
                       Bishopsgate
                       ward
                       ,
                       within
                       the
                       wals
                       ,
                       and
                       without
                       .
                    
                     
                       6.
                       
                       Broadstreet
                       ward
                       .
                    
                     
                       7.
                       
                       Cornehill
                       ward
                       .
                    
                     
                       8.
                       
                       Langbourne
                       ward
                       .
                    
                     
                       9.
                       
                       Billingsgate
                       ward
                       .
                    
                     
                       10.
                       
                       Bridge
                       ward
                       within
                       .
                    
                     
                       11.
                       
                       Candlewike-street
                       ward
                       .
                    
                     
                       12.
                       
                       Walbrooke
                       ward
                       .
                    
                     
                       13.
                       
                       Downgate
                       ward
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Wards
                   on
                   the
                   West
                   side
                   of
                   Walbrook
                   are
                   these
                   :
                
                 
                   14.
                   
                   Vintry
                   ward
                   .
                
                 
                   15.
                   
                   Cordwainer-street
                   ward
                   .
                
                 
                   16.
                   
                   Cheape
                   ward
                   .
                
                 
                   17.
                   
                   Colman-street
                   ward
                   .
                
                 
                   18.
                   
                   Bassings-Hall
                   ward
                   .
                
                 
                   19.
                   
                   Creplegate
                   ward
                   ,
                   within
                   and
                   without
                   .
                
                 
                   20.
                   
                   Aldersgate
                   ward
                   ,
                   within
                   and
                   without
                   .
                
                 
                   21.
                   
                   Faringdon
                   ward
                   within
                   .
                
                 
                   22.
                   
                   Breadstreet
                   ward
                   .
                
                 
                   23.
                   
                   Queene
                   Hith
                   ward
                   .
                
                 
                   24.
                   
                   Castle
                   Baynard
                   ward
                   .
                
                 
                   25.
                   
                   Faringdon
                   ward
                   without
                   the
                   wals
                   .
                
              
               
                 One
                 ward
                 is
                 south
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 in
                 the
                 Burrough
                 of
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 ,
                 
                   
                     26.
                     
                     Bridge
                     ward
                     without
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
             
               OF
               PORTSOKEN
               VVARD
               :
               The
               first
               Ward
               in
               the
               East
               part
               .
            
             
               SEeing
               that
               of
               every
               of
               these
               Wards
               I
               have
               to
               say
               somewhat
               ,
               
               I
               will
               begin
               with
               Portsoken
               ward
               without
               Ealdgate
               .
            
             
               This
               Portsoken
               ,
               which
               soundeth
               the
               Franchise
               at
               the
               gate
               ,
               was
               sometime
               a
               Guild
               ,
               
               and
               had
               beginning
               in
               the
               dayes
               of
               King
               Edgar
               ,
               more
               than
               six
               hundred
               yeeres
               since
               .
               Therewere
               then
               13.
               
               Knights
               or
               Souldiers
               ,
               well
               beloved
               to
               the
               King
               and
               Realme
               ,
               for
               services
               by
               them
               done
               ,
               who
               requested
               to
               have
               a
               certaine
               portion
               of
               Land
               on
               the
               East
               part
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               being
               left
               desolate
               and
               forsaken
               by
               the
               Inhabitants
               ,
               by
               reason
               of
               too
               much
               servitude
               .
               They
               besought
               the
               King
               to
               have
               this
               Land
               ,
               with
               the
               liberty
               of
               a
               Guild
               forever
               .
               The
               King
               granted
               to
               their
               request
               ,
               with
               conditions
               following
               ;
               to
               wit
               ,
               That
               each
               of
               them
               should
               victoriously
               accomplish
               three
               Combates
               ;
               one
               above
               the
               ground
               ,
               one
               under
               ground
               ,
               and
               the
               third
               in
               the
               water
               .
            
             
               And
               after
               this
               ,
               at
               a
               certaine
               day
               in
               East
               Smithfield
               ,
               they
               should
               runne
               with
               Speares
               against
               all
               commers
               ;
               all
               which
               was
               gloriously
               performed
               ;
               and
               the
               same
               day
               the
               King
               named
               it
               
                 Knighten
                 Guild
              
               ,
               
               and
               so
               bounded
               it
               ,
               from
               Ealdgate
               ,
               to
               the
               place
               where
               the
               barres
               now
               are
               toward
               the
               East
               ,
               on
               both
               the
               sides
               of
               the
               street
               ,
               and
               extended
               it
               towards
               Bishopsgate
               in
               the
               North
               ,
               unto
               the
               house
               then
               of
               
                 William
                 Presbyter
              
               ,
               afterward
               of
               
                 Geffrey
                 Tanner
              
               ,
               and
               then
               of
               the
               heires
               of
               Clover
               ;
               after
               that
               ,
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Easeby
              
               :
               but
               since
               of
               the
               Lord
               Bourchier
               ,
               &c.
               
               And
               againe
               ,
               towards
               the
               South
               ,
               unto
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               and
               so
               farre
               into
               the
               water
               ,
               as
               a
               Horseman
               entring
               the
               same
               ,
               might
               ride
               at
               a
               low
               water
               ,
               and
               throw
               his
               Speare
               .
               So
               that
               all
               East
               Smithfield
               ,
               with
               the
               right
               part
               of
               the
               street
               that
               goeth
               to
               Dodding
               Pond
               ,
               into
               the
               Thames
               ,
               and
               also
               the
               Hospitall
               of
               Saint
               Katharine
               ,
               with
               the
               Mils
               ,
               that
               were
               founded
               in
               King
               Stephens
               dayes
               ,
               and
               the
               outward
               stone
               wall
               ,
               and
               the
               new
               ditch
               of
               the
               Tower
               ,
               were
               of
               the
               said
               Fee
               and
               Liberty
               :
               for
               the
               said
               wall
               and
               ditch
               of
               the
               Tower
               ,
               were
               made
               in
               the
               time
               of
               King
               Richard
               the
               first
               ,
               when
               he
               was
               in
               the
               holy
               Land
               ,
               by
               
                 William
                 Longshampe
              
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               Ely
               ,
               as
               before
               I
               have
               noted
               unto
               you
               .
            
             
               These
               Knights
               had
               as
               then
               none
               other
               Charter
               ,
               by
               all
               the
               dayes
               of
               
                 Edgar
                 ,
                 Ethelred
              
               ,
               and
               Cnutus
               ,
               untill
               the
               time
               of
               Edward
               the
               Confessor
               ,
               whom
               the
               heires
               of
               those
               Knights
               humbly
               besought
               to
               confirme
               their
               liberties
               :
               whereunto
               he
               graciously
               granting
               ,
               gave
               them
               a
               Deed
               thereof
               ,
               
               as
               appeareth
               in
               the
               Booke
               of
               the
               late
               house
               of
               the
               holy
               Trinity
               .
               The
               said
               Charter
               was
               faire
               written
               ,
               in
               the
               Saxon
               letter
               and
               Tongue
               .
            
             
               After
               this
               ,
               King
               William
               ,
               the
               sonne
               of
               William
               the
               Conquerour
               ,
               made
               a
               confirmation
               of
               the
               same
               Liberties
               ,
               unto
               the
               heires
               of
               those
               Knights
               ,
               in
               these
               words
               :
            
             
               William
               ,
               King
               of
               England
               ,
               to
               Maurice
               ,
               Bishop
               ,
               and
               
                 Godfrey
                 de
                 Magum
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Richard
                 de
                 Parre
              
               ,
               and
               to
               his
               faithfull
               people
               of
               London
               ,
               greeting
               :
               Know
               yee
               me
               to
               have
               granted
               to
               the
               men
               of
               
                 Knighten
                 Guild
              
               ,
               the
               Guild
               that
               belonged
               to
               them
               ,
               and
               the
               Land
               that
               belonged
               thereunto
               ,
               with
               all
               Customes
               ,
               as
               they
               had
               the
               same
               in
               the
               time
               of
               King
               Edward
               ,
               and
               my
               Father
               .
               
               Witnesse
               
                 Hugh
                 de
                 Buche
              
               ;
               at
               Rething
               .
            
             
               After
               him
               ,
               King
               Henry
               the
               first
               confirmed
               the
               same
               by
               his
               Charter
               ,
               to
               the
               like
               effect
               ,
               
               the
               recitall
               whereof
               I
               pretermit
               for
               brevity
               .
               After
               which
               time
               ,
               the
               Church
               of
               the
               holy
               Trinity
               within
               Ealdgate
               of
               London
               ,
               being
               founded
               by
               Queen
               Matilde
               ,
               wife
               to
               the
               said
               Henry
               ,
               the
               multitude
               of
               brethren
               praising
               God
               therein
               ,
               in
               short
               time
               so
               increased
               ,
               that
               all
               the
               Citie
               was
               delighted
               in
               beholding
               of
               them
               :
               insomuch
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               1115.
               certaine
               Burgesses
               of
               London
               ,
               of
               the
               progeny
               of
               those
               Noble
               English
               Knights
               ;
               to
               wit
               ,
               
                 Radulphus
                 Fitzalgod
                 ,
                 Wilmarde
                 le
                 Devereshe
                 ,
                 Orgare
                 le
                 Prude
                 ,
                 Edward
                 Hupcornehill
                 ,
                 Blackstanus
                 ,
              
               and
               Alwine
               his
               kinsman
               ,
               and
               Robert
               his
               brother
               ,
               the
               sonnes
               of
               Leofstanus
               the
               Goldsmith
               ,
               Wiso
               his
               sonne
               ,
               
                 Hugh
                 Fitzvulgar
                 ,
                 Algare
                 Secusme
              
               ,
               comming
               together
               into
               the
               Chapter
               house
               of
               the
               said
               Church
               of
               the
               holy
               Trinity
               ,
               
               gave
               to
               the
               same
               Church
               and
               Canons
               serving
               God
               therin
               ,
               all
               the
               Lands
               and
               Soke
               called
               in
               English
               ,
               
                 Knighten
                 Guild
              
               ,
               which
               lyeth
               to
               the
               wall
               of
               the
               Citie
               without
               the
               same
               gate
               ,
               and
               stretcheth
               to
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               :
               they
               gave
               it
               ,
               I
               say
               ,
               (
               taking
               upon
               them
               the
               brotherhood
               and
               participation
               of
               the
               benefits
               of
               that
               house
               )
               by
               the
               hands
               of
               Prior
               Norman
               .
            
             
               And
               the
               better
               to
               confirme
               this
               their
               Grant
               ,
               they
               offered
               upon
               the
               Altar
               there
               ,
               the
               Charter
               of
               Edward
               ,
               together
               with
               the
               other
               Charters
               which
               they
               had
               thereof
               ;
               and
               afterward
               they
               did
               put
               the
               foresaid
               Prior
               in
               seisin
               thereof
               ,
               by
               the
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Buttolphs
               ,
               which
               is
               builded
               thereon
               ,
               and
               is
               the
               head
               of
               that
               Land.
               These
               things
               were
               thus
               done
               ,
               before
               Bernard
               Prior
               of
               
                 Dunstable
                 ,
                 Iohn
              
               Prior
               of
               
                 Derland
                 ,
                 Geffrey
                 Clinton
              
               Chamberlaine
               ,
               and
               many
               other
               Clerkes
               and
               Laymen
               ,
               French
               and
               English
               :
               
                 Orgare
                 le
                 Prude
              
               (
               one
               of
               their
               company
               )
               was
               sent
               to
               King
               Henry
               ,
               beseeching
               him
               to
               confirme
               their
               gift
               ,
               which
               the
               King
               gladly
               granted
               by
               his
               deed
               .
            
             
               Henry
               ,
               King
               of
               England
               ,
               to
               R.
               Bishop
               of
               London
               ,
               to
               the
               Sheriffes
               and
               Provost
               ,
               and
               to
               all
               his
               Barons
               ,
               and
               faithfull
               people
               ,
               French
               and
               English
               ,
               of
               London
               and
               Middlesex
               ,
               greeting
               :
               Know
               ye
               me
               to
               have
               granted
               and
               confirmed
               to
               the
               Church
               and
               Canons
               of
               the
               holy
               Trinity
               of
               London
               ,
               the
               Soke
               of
               the
               English
               
                 Knighten
                 Guild
              
               ,
               and
               the
               Land
               which
               pertaineth
               thereunto
               ,
               and
               the
               Church
               of
               S.
               Buttolph
               ,
               as
               the
               men
               of
               the
               same
               Guild
               have
               given
               and
               granted
               unto
               them
               :
               And
               I
               will
               and
               straightly
               command
               ,
               that
               they
               may
               hold
               the
               same
               well
               ,
               and
               honourably
               and
               freely
               ,
               with
               Sacke
               and
               Soke
               ,
               Toll
               and
               Thea
               ,
               infangthefe
               ,
               and
               all
               customes
               belonging
               to
               it
               ,
               as
               the
               men
               of
               the
               same
               Guild
               in
               best
               sort
               had
               the
               same
               in
               the
               time
               of
               King
               Edward
               ,
               and
               as
               King
               William
               my
               Father
               ,
               and
               brother
               ,
               did
               grant
               it
               to
               them
               by
               their
               Writs
               .
               Witnesse
               ,
               A.
               the
               Queene
               ,
               
                 Geffrey
                 Clinton
              
               the
               Chancellour
               ,
               and
               William
               of
               Clinton
               :
               at
               Woodstocke
               .
            
             
               All
               these
               prescribed
               witings
               (
               saith
               my
               Booke
               )
               which
               sometime
               belonged
               to
               the
               Priory
               of
               the
               holy
               Trinity
               ,
               are
               registred
               in
               the
               end
               of
               the
               Booke
               of
               Remembrances
               ,
               in
               the
               Guildhall
               of
               London
               ,
               marked
               with
               the
               letter
               C.
               
                 folio
                 134.
              
               
               The
               King
               sent
               also
               his
               Sheriffes
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               
                 A●bery
                 de
                 Vere
              
               ,
               and
               Roger
               ,
               Nephew
               to
               Hubert
               ,
               which
               (
               upon
               his
               behalfe
               )
               should
               invest
               this
               Church
               with
               the
               possessions
               hereof
               ,
               which
               the
               said
               Sheriffes
               accomplished
               by
               comming
               upon
               the
               ground
               ,
               
                 Andrew
                 Buchevite
              
               ,
               and
               the
               forenamed
               witnesses
               ,
               and
               other
               standing
               by
               ;
               notwithstanding
               ,
               
                 Othowerus
                 ,
                 Acolivillus
                 ,
                 Otto
              
               ,
               
               and
               Ieffrey
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Essex
               ,
               Constables
               of
               the
               Tower
               by
               succession
               ,
               withheld
               by
               force
               a
               Portion
               of
               the
               said
               land
               ,
               as
               I
               have
               before
               delivered
               .
               
               The
               Prior
               and
               Canons
               of
               the
               holy
               Trinity
               ,
               being
               thus
               seised
               of
               the
               said
               land
               and
               soke
               of
               
                 Knighten
                 Guild
              
               ,
               a
               part
               of
               the
               Suburbe
               without
               the
               wall
               ,
               (
               but
               within
               the
               liberties
               of
               the
               City
               )
               the
               same
               Prior
               was
               for
               him
               ,
               and
               his
               successors
               ,
               admitted
               as
               one
               of
               the
               Aldermen
               of
               London
               ,
               
               to
               governe
               the
               same
               land
               and
               soke
               .
               According
               to
               the
               Customes
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               hee
               did
               sit
               in
               Court
               ,
               and
               rode
               with
               the
               Maior
               and
               his
               Brethren
               the
               Aldermen
               ,
               as
               one
               of
               them
               in
               Scarlet
               ,
               or
               other
               livery
               as
               they
               then
               used
               ;
               untill
               the
               yeere
               1531.
               at
               the
               which
               time
               ,
               the
               said
               Priory
               (
               by
               the
               last
               Prior
               there
               )
               was
               surrendred
               to
               King
               Henry
               the
               eight
               in
               the
               23.
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               who
               gave
               this
               Priory
               to
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Audley
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               Lord
               Chancelor
               of
               England
               ,
               and
               hee
               pulled
               downe
               the
               Church
               .
               Sithence
               the
               which
               dissolution
               of
               that
               house
               ,
               the
               said
               Ward
               of
               Portsoken
               ,
               hath
               
               been
               governed
               by
               a
               temporall
               man
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Aldermen
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               elected
               by
               the
               Citizens
               ,
               as
               by
               the
               Aldermen
               of
               other
               Wards
               .
               Thus
               much
               for
               the
               out-bounds
               of
               
                 Knighten
                 Guild
              
               ,
               or
               Portsoken
               Ward
               ,
               and
               for
               the
               antiquity
               and
               government
               thereof
               .
            
             
               Now
               for
               the
               parts
               therein
               ,
               this
               is
               specially
               to
               be
               noted
               .
               First
               ,
               the
               East
               part
               of
               the
               Tower
               standeth
               there
               ,
               then
               an
               Hospitall
               of
               Saint
               Katharine
               ,
               founded
               by
               Matilde
               the
               Queene
               ,
               wife
               to
               King
               Stephen
               ,
               by
               licence
               of
               the
               Prior
               and
               Covent
               of
               the
               holy
               Trinity
               in
               London
               ,
               on
               whose
               ground
               shee
               founded
               it
               .
               
               Elianor
               the
               Queene
               ,
               wife
               to
               King
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               a
               second
               Foundresse
               ,
               appointed
               to
               be
               there
               ,
               one
               Master
               ,
               three
               Brethren
               Chaplaines
               ,
               and
               three
               Sisters
               ,
               ten
               poore
               women
               ,
               and
               sixe
               poore
               Clerkes
               ;
               shee
               gave
               to
               them
               the
               Manor
               of
               Clarton
               in
               Wiltshire
               ,
               and
               Vpchurch
               in
               Kent
               ,
               &c.
               
               Queene
               Philip
               ,
               wife
               to
               King
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               1351.
               founded
               a
               Chauntry
               there
               ,
               and
               gave
               to
               that
               Hospitall
               tenne
               pound
               land
               by
               yeere
               ;
               it
               was
               of
               late
               time
               called
               a
               free
               Chappell
               ,
               a
               Colledge
               ,
               and
               an
               Hospitall
               for
               poore
               sisters
               .
               The
               Quire
               ,
               which
               (
               of
               late
               yeeres
               )
               was
               not
               much
               inferiour
               to
               that
               of
               Pauls
               ,
               was
               dissolved
               by
               Doctor
               Wilson
               ,
               a
               late
               Master
               there
               ,
               the
               brethren
               and
               sisters
               remaining
               .
               This
               house
               was
               valued
               at
               315.
               
                 l.
              
               14.
               
                 s.
                 2.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               being
               now
               of
               late
               yeeres
               inclosed
               about
               or
               pestered
               with
               small
               Tenements
               ,
               and
               homely
               cottages
               ,
               having
               inhabitants
               English
               and
               Strangers
               ,
               more
               in
               number
               than
               in
               some
               City
               in
               England
               .
               There
               lye
               buried
               in
               this
               Church
               ,
               the
               Countesse
               of
               Huntington
               ,
               Countesse
               of
               the
               March
               ,
               in
               her
               time
               1429.
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Holland
              
               Duke
               of
               Excester
               ,
               and
               Earle
               of
               Huntington
               ,
               1447.
               and
               his
               two
               wives
               ,
               in
               a
               faire
               Tombe
               on
               the
               North
               side
               the
               Quire
               :
               
                 Thomas
                 Walsingham
              
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               
                 Thomas
                 Ballard
              
               Esquire
               by
               him
               1465.
               
               
                 Thomas
                 Flemming
              
               Knight
               ,
               1466.
               &c.
               
            
             
               On
               the
               East
               and
               by
               North
               of
               the
               Tower
               ,
               
               lieth
               Eastsmithfield
               and
               Tower
               hill
               ,
               two
               plots
               of
               ground
               so
               called
               ,
               without
               the
               wall
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               and
               East
               from
               them
               both
               was
               sometime
               a
               Monastery
               ,
               called
               ,
               New
               Abby
               ,
               founded
               by
               King
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1359.
               upon
               occasion
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1348.
               the
               23.
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               
               the
               first
               great
               pestilence
               in
               his
               time
               began
               ,
               and
               increased
               so
               sore
               ,
               that
               for
               want
               of
               roome
               in
               Church-yards
               to
               bury
               the
               dead
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               &
               of
               the
               Suburbes
               ,
               one
               
                 Iohn
                 Corey
              
               Clerke
               ,
               procured
               of
               Nicholas
               ,
               Prior
               of
               the
               holy
               Trinity
               within
               Ealdgate
               ,
               one
               toft
               of
               ground
               neere
               unto
               Eastsmithfield
               ,
               for
               the
               buriall
               of
               them
               that
               dyed
               ,
               with
               condition
               that
               it
               might
               be
               called
               the
               Church-yard
               of
               the
               holy
               Trinity
               ,
               which
               ground
               he
               caused
               by
               the
               ayd
               of
               divers
               devout
               Citizens
               to
               be
               inclosed
               with
               a
               wall
               of
               stone
               .
               
                 Robert
                 Elsing
              
               ,
               sonne
               of
               
                 William
                 Elsing
              
               ,
               gave
               five
               pounds
               thereunto
               :
               and
               the
               same
               was
               dedicated
               by
               
                 Ralfe
                 Stratford
              
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               London
               ,
               where
               innumerable
               bodies
               of
               the
               dead
               were
               afterward
               buried
               ,
               and
               a
               Chappell
               built
               in
               the
               same
               place
               ,
               to
               the
               honour
               of
               God
               :
               to
               the
               which
               King
               Edward
               setting
               his
               eye
               (
               having
               before
               in
               a
               Tempest
               on
               the
               Sea
               ,
               and
               perill
               of
               drowning
               ,
               made
               a
               vow
               to
               build
               a
               Monastery
               to
               the
               honour
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               our
               Lady
               of
               grace
               ,
               if
               God
               would
               grant
               him
               grace
               to
               come
               safe
               to
               land
               )
               builded
               there
               a
               *
               Monastery
               ,
               placing
               an
               Abbot
               ,
               and
               Monkes
               of
               the
               Cistercian
               ,
               or
               white
               order
               .
               The
               bounds
               of
               this
               plot
               of
               ground
               ,
               together
               with
               a
               decree
               for
               tithes
               thereof
               ,
               are
               expressed
               in
               the
               Charter
               ,
               the
               effect
               wherof
               I
               have
               set
               down
               in
               another
               place
               ,
               and
               have
               to
               shew
               .
            
             
               This
               house
               at
               the
               late
               generall
               suppression
               was
               valued
               at
               546.
               
                 l.
              
               10.
               
                 d.
              
               yeerely
               ,
               it
               was
               surrendred
               in
               the
               yeere
               1539.
               the
               30.
               of
               Henry
               the
               8.
               
               Since
               the
               which
               time
               ,
               the
               said
               Monastery
               being
               cleane
               pulled
               down
               ,
               by
               Sir
               
                 Arthur
                 Darcy
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               and
               other
               ;
               of
               late
               time
               (
               in
               place
               thereof
               )
               is
               builded
               a
               large
               Store-house
               for
               Victual
               ,
               
               and
               convenient
               Ovens
               are
               builded
               there
               ,
               for
               baking
               of
               Bisket
               to
               serve
               his
               Majesties
               Shippes
               .
               The
               grounds
               adjoyning
               and
               belonging
               to
               the
               said
               Abby
               ,
               are
               imployed
               in
               building
               of
               small
               Tenements
               .
            
             
               For
               Tower-hill
               ,
               
               as
               the
               same
               is
               greatly
               diminished
               ,
               by
               building
               of
               tenements
               and
               Garden
               plots
               ,
               &c.
               
               So
               it
               is
               of
               late
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               ,
               1593.
               on
               the
               North
               side
               thereof
               ,
               and
               at
               the
               West
               end
               of
               Hogstreet
               ,
               
               beautified
               by
               certaine
               faire
               Almes-houses
               ,
               strongly
               builded
               of
               Bricke
               and
               Timber
               ,
               and
               covered
               with
               Slate
               for
               the
               poore
               ,
               by
               the
               Merchant-Taylors
               
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               place
               of
               some
               small
               Cottages
               ,
               given
               to
               them
               by
               
                 Richard
                 Hils
              
               ,
               sometime
               a
               Master
               of
               that
               Company
               ,
               one
               hundred
               loads
               of
               Timber
               for
               that
               use
               ,
               being
               also
               given
               by
               
                 Anthony
                 Radcliffe
              
               ,
               of
               the
               same
               Society
               ,
               Alderman
               .
            
             
               In
               these
               Almes-houses
               14.
               charitable
               brethren
               of
               the
               said
               Merchant-Taylors
               then
               living
               ,
               caused
               to
               be
               placed
               foureteene
               poore
               sole
               women
               ,
               which
               receive
               each
               of
               them
               of
               their
               Founders
               sixteene
               pence
               ,
               or
               better
               ,
               weekely
               ,
               beside
               8.
               
                 l.
              
               15.
               s.
               yeerely
               ,
               paid
               out
               of
               the
               common
               Treasury
               of
               the
               same
               Corporation
               for
               fewell
               .
            
             
               From
               the
               West
               part
               of
               this
               Tower-hill
               ,
               towards
               Ealdgate
               ,
               being
               a
               long
               continuall
               street
               ,
               amongst
               other
               smaller
               buildings
               in
               that
               row
               ,
               there
               was
               sometimes
               an
               Abby
               of
               Nunnes
               of
               the
               order
               of
               S.
               Clare
               ,
               
               called
               the
               Minories
               ,
               founded
               by
               Edmund
               ,
               Earle
               of
               
                 Lancaster
                 ,
                 Leicester
              
               and
               Darby
               ,
               brother
               to
               King
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1293.
               the
               length
               of
               which
               Abby
               contained
               15.
               perches
               and
               seven
               foot
               ,
               neere
               unto
               the
               Kings
               street
               ,
               or
               high-way
               ,
               &c.
               as
               appeareth
               by
               a
               deed
               dated
               1303.
               
               A
               plague
               of
               pestilence
               ,
               being
               in
               this
               City
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1515.
               there
               dyed
               in
               this
               house
               of
               Nuns
               professed
               ,
               to
               the
               number
               of
               27.
               besides
               other
               lay
               people
               ,
               servants
               in
               the
               house
               .
               This
               house
               was
               valued
               to
               dispend
               418.
               
                 l.
              
               8.
               
                 s.
                 5.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               yeerely
               ,
               and
               was
               surrendred
               by
               Dame
               
                 Elizabeth
                 Salvage
              
               ,
               the
               last
               Abbesse
               there
               ,
               unto
               King
               Henry
               the
               8.
               in
               the
               thirty
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               ,
               1539.
               
            
             
               In
               place
               of
               this
               house
               of
               Nunnes
               ,
               
               is
               now
               builded
               with
               divers
               faire
               and
               large
               Store-houses
               for
               Armour
               ,
               and
               habiliments
               of
               warre
               ,
               with
               divers
               workhouses
               serving
               to
               the
               same
               purpose
               :
               
               There
               is
               also
               a
               small
               Parish
               Church
               for
               inhabitants
               of
               the
               Close
               ,
               called
               ,
               Saint
               Trinity
               .
            
             
               Neere
               adjoyning
               to
               this
               Abby
               ,
               
               on
               the
               South
               side
               thereof
               ,
               was
               sometime
               a
               Farme
               belonging
               to
               the
               said
               Nunrie
               ,
               at
               the
               which
               Farme
               ,
               I
               my selfe
               (
               in
               my
               youth
               )
               have
               fetched
               many
               a
               halfe-penny
               worth
               of
               milke
               ,
               and
               never
               had
               lesse
               than
               three
               ale
               pintes
               for
               a
               halfe
               penny
               in
               the
               Summer
               ,
               nor
               lesse
               than
               one
               ale
               quart
               for
               a
               halfe-penny
               in
               the
               Winter
               ,
               alwaies
               hot
               from
               the
               Kine
               ,
               as
               the
               same
               was
               milked
               and
               strained
               .
               One
               Trolop
               ,
               and
               afterwards
               Goodman
               ,
               were
               the
               Farmers
               there
               ,
               and
               had
               thirty
               or
               forty
               Kine
               to
               the
               paile
               .
               Goodmans
               son
               ,
               being
               heire
               to
               his
               fathers
               purchase
               ,
               let
               out
               the
               ground
               ,
               first
               for
               grazing
               of
               horses
               ,
               and
               then
               for
               Garden
               plots
               ,
               and
               lived
               like
               a
               Gentleman
               thereby
               .
               He
               lyeth
               buried
               in
               S.
               Buttolphs
               Church
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               other
               side
               of
               that
               street
               ,
               
               lyeth
               the
               Ditch
               without
               the
               walls
               of
               the
               City
               which
               of
               old
               time
               was
               used
               to
               lye
               open
               ,
               alwaies
               (
               from
               time
               to
               time
               )
               cleansed
               from
               filth
               and
               mud
               ,
               as
               need
               required
               ,
               of
               great
               breadth
               ,
               and
               so
               deepe
               ,
               that
               divers
               watring
               horses
               ,
               where
               they
               thought
               it
               shallowest
               ,
               were
               drowned
               both
               horse
               and
               man.
               But
               now
               of
               later
               time
               ,
               the
               same
               Ditch
               is
               inclosed
               ,
               and
               the
               bankes
               thereof
               let
               out
               for
               Garden
               plots
               ,
               Carpenters
               yards
               ,
               Bowling
               Allies
               ,
               and
               divers
               houses
               thereon
               builded
               ,
               whereby
               the
               City
               wall
               is
               hidden
               ,
               the
               Ditch
               filled
               up
               ,
               a
               small
               Channell
               left
               ,
               and
               that
               very
               shallow
               .
            
             
               From
               Ealdgate
               East
               ,
               lyeth
               a
               large
               street
               ,
               and
               high-way
               ,
               sometime
               replenished
               with
               few
               ,
               but
               faire
               and
               comely
               buildings
               ;
               on
               the
               North
               side
               whereof
               ,
               first
               was
               and
               is
               ,
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Buttolph
               ,
               in
               a
               large
               Cemitery
               ,
               or
               Church-yard
               .
            
             
               This
               Church
               hath
               beene
               lately
               new
               builded
               ,
               
               at
               the
               speciall
               charges
               of
               the
               Priors
               of
               the
               holy
               Trinity
               ,
               Patrones
               thereof
               ,
               as
               it
               appeareth
               by
               the
               Armes
               of
               that
               house
               engraven
               on
               the
               stone
               worke
               .
               The
               Parishioners
               of
               the
               Parish
               ,
               being
               of
               late
               yeeres
               mightily
               increased
               ,
               the
               Church
               is
               pestered
               with
               lofts
               and
               seats
               for
               them
               .
               Monuments
               of
               this
               Church
               are
               few
               ,
               
                 Henry
                 Iorden
              
               founded
               a
               Chauntery
               there
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Romany
                 ,
                 Olarie
              
               and
               Agnes
               his
               wives
               were
               buried
               there
               ,
               about
               
                 Anno
                 1408.
                 
                 Richard
                 Chester
              
               Alderman
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               1484.
               
               Thomas
               Lord
               Darcy
               of
               the
               North
               ,
               Knight
               of
               the
               Garter
               ,
               beheaded
               ,
               1537.
               
               Sir
               
                 Nicholas
                 Carew
              
               of
               Bedington
               in
               Surrey
               ,
               Knight
               of
               the
               Garter
               ,
               beheaded
               ,
               1538.
               
               Sir
               
                 Arthur
                 Darcy
              
               ,
               yongest
               sonne
               to
               Thomas
               Lord
               Darcy
               ,
               deceased
               at
               the
               new
               Abby
               on
               the
               Tower-hill
               ,
               and
               was
               buried
               there
               .
            
             
               There
               is
               a
               faire
               Vault
               under
               ground
               ,
               
               purposely
               made
               (
               as
               appeareth
               )
               for
               the
               whole
               Family
               .
               Over
               which
               Vault
               (
               being
               in
               the
               East
               end
               of
               the
               Chancell
               ,
               but
               leaning
               somewhat
               to
               the
               North
               )
               is
               a
               faire
               ancient
               Tombe
               of
               Alabaster
               ,
               ingeniously
               wrought
               :
               having
               these
               lines
               following
               engraven
               thereon
               :
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 Thomas
                 Lord
                 Darcy
                 of
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 and
                 sometime
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Carew
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 sometime
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 .
                 Lady
                 
                   Elizabeth
                   Carew
                
                 ,
                 Daughter
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Francis
                   Brian
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 :
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Arthur
                   Darcy
                
                 Knight
                 ,
                 yonger
                 sonne
                 to
                 the
                 above-named
                 Lord
                 Darcy
                 .
                 And
                 Lady
                 Mary
                 his
                 deare
                 wife
                 ,
                 Daughter
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Carew
                
                 Knight
                 ;
                 who
                 had
                 tenne
                 Sonnes
                 ,
                 and
                 five
                 Daughters
                 .
                 Here
                 lye
                 
                   Charles
                   ,
                   William
                
                 and
                 
                   Philip
                   ,
                   Mary
                
                 and
                 Vrsula
                 ,
                 Sons
                 and
                 Daughters
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 Arthur
                 ,
                 and
                 Mary
                 his
                 Wife
                 :
                 whose
                 soules
                 God
                 take
                 to
                 his
                 infinite
                 mercy
                 .
                 Amen
                 .
              
            
             
               On
               the
               North
               side
               of
               this
               Tombe
               ,
               there
               is
               a
               small
               Monument
               ,
               fixed
               in
               the
               wall
               ,
               bearing
               this
               inscription
               :
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 Sir
                 
                   Edw.
                   Darcy
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 third
                 Son
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Arthur
                   Darcy
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Privy
                 Chamber
                 to
                 the
                 late
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 .
                 Hee
                 married
                 the
                 Daughter
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Asteley
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 by
                 whom
                 he
                 had
                 fifteene
                 Children
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Darcy
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 his
                 eldest
                 Sonne
                 ,
                 caused
                 him
                 to
                 bee
                 buried
                 in
                 this
                 Vault
                 amongst
                 his
                 Ancestors
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 his
                 desire
                 .
                 Hee
                 dyed
                 at
                 his
                 house
                 called
                 Dartford-Place
                 in
                 Kent
                 ,
                 the
                 28.
                 day
                 of
                 October
                 .
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                   1612.
                
                 
                 He
                 being
                 69.
                 yeeres
                 old
                 .
              
            
             
               Another
               smaller
               Monument
               is
               also
               fixed
               in
               the
               same
               wall
               ,
               but
               somewhat
               more
               toward
               the
               South
               ,
               having
               this
               inscription
               :
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 buried
                 the
                 corps
                 of
                 
                   Robert
                   Taylor
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Silverdale
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Warton
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Lancaster
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 the
                 Father
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Taylor
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Draper
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 Beere-brewer
                 .
                 He
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 80.
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 the
                 15.
                 day
                 of
                 
                   February
                   ,
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1577.
                
                 
              
            
             
               Vpon
               the
               ground
               ,
               under
               the
               head
               of
               the
               Communion
               Table
               ,
               lyeth
               an
               ancient
               faire
               stone
               ,
               and
               these
               lines
               engraven
               theron
               in
               brasse
               :
               
                 Hic
                 jacet
                 Ioannes
                 ,
                 Episc
                 .
                 Bathon
                 .
                 &
                 Wellensis
                 ,
                 qui
                 cum
                 obiissit
                 plures
                 insig
                 .
                 Legation
                 .
                 tandem
                 obiit
                 summum
                 in
                 Legatione
                 Clevensis
                 ,
                 in
                 Ianuarii
                 .
                 
                   M.
                   C.
                   XL.
                
                 Cujus
                 anima
                 propitietur
                 Deus
                 .
              
            
             
               Neere
               unto
               the
               place
               where
               the
               Minister
               readeth
               Divine
               Service
               ,
               there
               is
               a
               small
               brasse
               plate
               fixed
               in
               the
               wall
               ,
               a
               very
               unworthy
               Monument
               (
               in
               my
               mind
               )
               for
               a
               man
               of
               so
               great
               charity
               and
               bounty
               ,
               not
               having
               so
               much
               as
               a
               graven
               stone
               bestowed
               on
               him
               upon
               the
               ground
               .
               The
               Plate
               containeth
               these
               lines
               following
               .
            
             
               Here
               before
               this
               Pew
               lyeth
               buried
               the
               body
               of
               
                 Robert
                 Dow
              
               ,
               Citizen
               and
               Merchant-Taylor
               of
               London
               ,
               with
               Lettice
               his
               Wife
               ,
               and
               Thomas
               his
               Son.
               Which
               Robert
               deceased
               the
               second
               day
               of
               May
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               ,
               1612.
               
               His
               age
               was
               89.
               yeeres
               .
               Who
               amongst
               other
               his
               charities
               done
               in
               this
               Citie
               ,
               and
               elsewhere
               sundry
               wayes
               ,
               as
               to
               severall
               Hospitals
               abroad
               and
               at
               home
               ,
               Prisons
               ,
               and
               to
               nineteene
               poore
               housholders
               ,
               of
               the
               Merchant-Taylors
               Company
               
                 in
                 perpetuum
              
               ,
               gave
               to
               this
               Parish
               of
               S.
               Buttolphs
               without
               Aldgate
               (
               whereof
               he
               was
               a
               member
               )
               the
               nomination
               of
               two
               Almes-women
               freely
               relieved
               .
               And
               twenty
               pound
               yeerely
               to
               be
               distributed
               to
               threescore
               poore
               aged
               and
               impotent
               men
               and
               women
               ,
               by
               Nobles
               a
               peece
               upon
               every
               S.
               Thomas
               Eve
               for
               ever
               .
               
                 Ad
                 gloriam
                 Dei.
              
               
            
             
               Per
               Nepotem
               ac
               Haeredem
               Zachari
               Dow
               ,
               Posthumum
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               North
               I
               le
               of
               the
               Chancell
               ,
               lyeth
               a
               faire
               stone
               on
               the
               ground
               ,
               with
               this
               inscription
               upon
               it
               ,
               engraven
               in
               brasse
               :
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Cowch
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 ordinary
                 Yeomen
                 of
                 her
                 Majesties
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 In-holder
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 He
                 deceased
                 the
                 13.
                 day
                 of
                 
                   Iuly
                   ,
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1583.
                
                 
                 Who
                 hath
                 given
                 (
                 after
                 the
                 decease
                 of
                 Ioane
                 his
                 Wife
                 )
                 the
                 house
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 Crowne
                 ,
                 being
                 at
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 called
                 S.
                 Buttolphs
                 without
                 Aldgate
                 ,
                 unto
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
                 for
                 ever
                 .
                 Out
                 of
                 the
                 which
                 house
                 after
                 the
                 decease
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Ioane
                 his
                 Wife
                 ,
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 paid
                 by
                 the
                 Governours
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 five
                 pound
                 yeerely
                 
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 Portsoken
                 Ward
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Parish
                 .
              
            
             
               In
               the
               middle
               I
               le
               of
               the
               Church
               ,
               before
               the
               entrance
               into
               the
               Chancell
               ,
               lyeth
               a
               faire
               Grave-stone
               on
               the
               ground
               ,
               having
               this
               inscription
               engraven
               upon
               Brasle
               upon
               it
               :
               
                 
                   Dies
                   mei
                   sicut
                   umbra
                   declinaverunt
                   ,
                   &
                   ego
                   sicut
                   foenum
                   aresco
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   under
                   this
                   Stone
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Robert
                     Cockes
                  
                   ,
                   late
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Tallow-Chandler
                   of
                   London
                   :
                   Who
                   by
                   his
                   last
                   will
                   and
                   Testament
                   ,
                   gave
                   to
                   this
                   Ward
                   of
                   Portsoken
                   (
                   wherein
                   he
                   dwelt
                   )
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   one
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   employed
                   for
                   the
                   use
                   and
                   benefit
                   of
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Ward
                   .
                   He
                   departed
                   this
                   mortall
                   life
                   the
                   20.
                   day
                   of
                   September
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1609.
                  
                   and
                   was
                   here
                   enterred
                   the
                   3.
                   day
                   of
                   October
                   next
                   following
                   :
                   
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     .
                     LXVII
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Vixi
                   dum
                   volui
                   ,
                   volui
                   dum
                   Christe
                   volebas
                   ,
                   Christe
                   mihi
                   spes
                   es
                   ,
                   vita
                   ,
                   corona
                   ,
                   salus
                   .
                
              
            
             
               In
               the
               same
               I
               le
               ,
               but
               a
               little
               lower
               ,
               lyeth
               another
               faire
               grave-stone
               ,
               having
               (
               in
               a
               whiter
               kind
               of
               stone
               )
               a
               coat
               of
               Armes
               on
               it
               ,
               and
               a
               description
               in
               well
               formed
               letters
               ,
               speaking
               thus
               :
               
                 
                   Here
                   underneath
                   this
                   stone
                   ,
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Daniel
                     Balgay
                  
                   ,
                   sometime
                   an
                   Inhabitant
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ;
                   of
                   good
                   account
                   and
                   credit
                   :
                   being
                   a
                   Citizen
                   of
                   this
                   honourable
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   free
                   of
                   the
                   worshipfull
                   Company
                   of
                   the
                   Mercers
                   :
                   Who
                   parted
                   this
                   mortall
                   life
                   the
                   20.
                   day
                   of
                   DDDecember
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   ,
                   1608
                   being
                   the
                   day
                   of
                   the
                   Nativity
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   Iesus
                   Christ
                   .
                
                 
                   Christus
                   mihi
                   vita
                   .
                
              
            
             
               In
               the
               Church-yard
               Southward
               ,
               and
               toward
               the
               street
               ,
               standeth
               a
               handsome
               Ttombe
               ,
               well
               defenced
               over
               from
               weather
               ,
               and
               a
               faire
               Grave-stone
               upon
               it
               .
               Beneath
               ,
               on
               the
               outside
               of
               the
               Tombe
               ,
               are
               engraven
               the
               Armes
               belonging
               to
               the
               Vintners
               ,
               and
               the
               Barber
               Chirurgions
               :
               upon
               the
               Grave-stone
               is
               a
               faire
               plate
               of
               Brasse
               ,
               with
               all
               these
               following
               lines
               engraven
               on
               it
               :
               
                 Here
                 under
                 this
                 Stone
                 lyeth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   George
                   Clarke
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Vintner
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 by
                 his
                 last
                 Will
                 and
                 Testament
                 ,
                 gave
                 for
                 divers
                 good
                 and
                 charitable
                 uses
                 ,
                 these
                 Legacies
                 hereafter
                 following
                 .
              
            
             
               First
               ,
               for
               a
               publike
               Schoole
               in
               the
               Vniversity
               of
               Oxenford
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               two
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               use
               of
               the
               poore
               of
               the
               foure
               Precincts
               of
               the
               Ward
               of
               Portsoken
               ,
               being
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               St.
               Buttolps
               without
               Aldgate
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               293.
               pounds
               6.
               shillings
               ,
               8.
               pence
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               Parish
               of
               
                 White
                 Chappell
              
               ,
               for
               the
               reliefe
               of
               the
               poore
               there
               ,
               the
               sum
               of
               230.
               pound
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               Parish
               of
               S.
               Leonards
               in
               Shorditch
               ,
               to
               the
               use
               of
               the
               poore
               there
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               106.
               pound
               ,
               15.
               shillings
               ,
               4.
               pence
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               Company
               of
               the
               Vintners
               ,
               he
               gave
               the
               summe
               of
               ten
               pounds
               .
            
             
               And
               to
               the
               poore
               of
               Christs
               Hospitall
               he
               gave
               the
               summe
               of
               5.
               pounds
               .
            
             
               He
               deceased
               the
               19.
               day
               of
               April
               ,
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1606.
              
               
               And
               was
               here
               buried
               the
               24.
               day
               of
               the
               same
               next
               following
               :
               
                 Aetatis
                 suae
                 63.
              
               
            
             
               East
               from
               this
               Parish
               Church
               ,
               there
               are
               certaine
               faire
               Innes
               ,
               for
               receipt
               of
               Travellers
               repairing
               to
               the
               City
               ,
               up
               towards
               Hog-lane
               end
               ,
               somewhat
               within
               the
               Barres
               ,
               and
               a
               marke
               there
               shewing
               ,
               how
               farre
               the
               liberties
               of
               the
               City
               doe
               extend
               .
            
             
               This
               Hog-lane
               stretcheth
               North
               toward
               S.
               Mary
               Spittle
               ,
               
               without
               Bishopsgate
               ,
               and
               within
               these
               40.
               yeeres
               ,
               had
               (
               on
               both
               sides
               )
               faire
               hedge-rowes
               of
               Elme
               Trees
               ,
               with
               Bridges
               and
               easie
               Stiles
               to
               passe
               over
               into
               the
               pleasant
               fields
               ,
               very
               commodious
               for
               Citizens
               therein
               to
               walke
               ,
               shoote
               ,
               and
               otherwise
               to
               recreate
               and
               refresh
               their
               dulled
               spirits
               ,
               in
               the
               sweet
               and
               wholsome
               ayre
               ,
               which
               is
               now
               (
               within
               few
               yeeres
               )
               made
               a
               continuall
               building
               throughout
               ,
               of
               Garden
               houses
               ,
               and
               small
               Cottages
               :
               and
               the
               fields
               on
               either
               side
               bee
               turned
               into
               Garden
               plots
               ,
               Tenter-yards
               ,
               Bowling
               Allies
               ,
               and
               such
               like
               ;
               from
               Houndsditch
               in
               the
               West
               ,
               so
               farre
               as
               
                 White
                 Chappell
              
               ,
               and
               further
               towards
               the
               East
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               South
               side
               of
               the
               High-way
               from
               Aldgate
               ,
               were
               some
               few
               tenements
               thinly
               scattered
               here
               and
               there
               ,
               with
               many
               voyd
               spaces
               betweene
               them
               up
               to
               
               the
               Barres
               .
               But
               now
               that
               street
               is
               not
               onely
               replenished
               with
               buildings
               outward
               ,
               and
               also
               pestred
               with
               divers
               Alleys
               ,
               on
               either
               side
               to
               the
               Barres
               ;
               but
               to
               
                 White
                 Chappell
              
               and
               beyond
               .
            
             
               Amongst
               the
               which
               late
               buildings
               ,
               
               one
               ,
               memorable
               for
               the
               commodity
               of
               that
               East
               part
               of
               this
               Citie
               ,
               is
               a
               faire
               water-Conduit
               ,
               hard
               without
               the
               gate
               ,
               the
               building
               whereof
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1535.
               
               Sir
               
                 Bohn
                 Allen
              
               being
               Maior
               ,
               two
               fifteenes
               were
               granted
               by
               the
               Citizens
               ,
               for
               the
               making
               ,
               and
               laying
               of
               pipes
               to
               convery
               water
               from
               Hackney
               to
               that
               place
               ,
               and
               so
               that
               worke
               was
               then
               finished
               .
            
             
               Here
               I
               may
               not
               omit
               to
               tell
               you
               ,
               that
               although
               this
               Water-Conduit
               was
               very
               beneficiall
               to
               the
               people
               inhabiting
               there
               round
               about
               :
               yet
               in
               regard
               of
               the
               situation
               ,
               being
               then
               upon
               the
               streets
               South
               side
               ,
               and
               immediately
               descending
               downe
               many
               steps
               or
               stayres
               of
               stone
               ,
               it
               was
               troublesome
               to
               the
               poore
               people
               fetching
               water
               there
               ,
               in
               comming
               up
               laden
               with
               their
               Tubs
               ,
               Pailes
               ,
               anand
               Tankards
               .
               Beside
               ,
               vntill
               the
               turne
               of
               each
               party
               came
               by
               order
               and
               due
               course
               ,
               their
               Tankards
               ,
               Tubs
               ,
               and
               Pailes
               did
               greatly
               pester
               the
               passage
               about
               and
               thorow
               the
               Gate
               ,
               endangering
               divers
               personall
               harmes
               ,
               and
               other
               great
               inconveniences
               .
               Which
               since
               then
               ,
               at
               the
               taking
               downe
               of
               the
               old
               Gate
               ,
               that
               a
               new
               might
               bee
               builded
               in
               the
               same
               place
               ,
               is
               exceeding
               commendably
               amended
               ,
               to
               the
               Cities
               honour
               ,
               their
               credit
               that
               had
               care
               for
               the
               disposing
               of
               the
               worke
               ,
               and
               great
               case
               of
               the
               poore
               .
               Water-bearers
               ,
               and
               all
               passengers
               .
               For
               now
               there
               is
               a
               faire
               spacious
               Court
               ,
               wherein
               all
               the
               Tankards
               and
               other
               vessels
               orderly
               stand
               ,
               (
               without
               any
               annoyance
               to
               the
               Street
               :
               )
               and
               the
               descent
               to
               the
               Conduit
               is
               made
               very
               convenient
               ,
               free
               from
               offending
               one
               another
               in
               their
               labour
               ,
               the
               passage
               to
               and
               fro
               is
               so
               aptly
               ordered
               ,
               and
               the
               roome
               so
               large
               for
               their
               attendance
               .
            
             
               The
               old
               ruinous
               Gate
               being
               taken
               downe
               ,
               and
               order
               provided
               for
               a
               new
               foundation
               :
               divers
               very
               ancient
               peeces
               of
               Romane
               coyne
               ,
               
               were
               found
               among
               the
               stones
               and
               rubbish
               ;
               which
               as
               Mr.
               
                 Martin
                 Bond
              
               (
               a
               Worshipfull
               Citizen
               ,
               and
               one
               of
               the
               Surveyors
               of
               the
               worke
               )
               told
               me
               ,
               two
               of
               them
               (
               according
               to
               their
               true
               forme
               and
               figure
               )
               he
               caused
               to
               bee
               carved
               in
               stone
               ,
               and
               fixed
               on
               eyther
               side
               of
               the
               Gates
               Arch
               without
               ,
               Eastward
               .
            
             
               The
               rest
               of
               these
               stamped
               Romane
               peeces
               ,
               were
               sent
               for
               by
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               an
               his
               brethren
               to
               the
               Guild-hall
               ,
               where
               as
               yet
               they
               remaine
               to
               be
               seene
               .
               Moreover
               ,
               under
               his
               owne
               hand-writing
               ,
               he
               delivered
               me
               this
               briefe
               note
               ,
               which
               (
               for
               mine
               owne
               discharge
               )
               I
               have
               here
               set
               downe
               .
            
             
               The
               10.
               day
               of
               March
               ,
               
                 Anno
                 1607.
              
               
               I
               
                 Martin
                 Bond
              
               ,
               laid
               the
               first
               foundation
               stone
               of
               Ealdgate
               ,
               Northward
               .
               The
               bottome
               of
               which
               foundation
               was
               sixteene
               foot
               deepe
               ,
               and
               eight
               foot
               broad
               .
            
             
               Now
               concerning
               the
               building
               of
               the
               Gate
               ,
               
               what
               time
               it
               was
               in
               hand
               ,
               and
               the
               care
               and
               paines
               taken
               about
               it
               :
               it
               would
               require
               a
               larger
               explanation
               ,
               than
               here
               I
               am
               limited
               unto
               .
               But
               the
               Gate
               being
               very
               worthily
               and
               famously
               finished
               ,
               it
               may
               be
               thus
               described
               to
               posterity
               .
            
             
               Eastward
               ,
               upon
               the
               height
               of
               the
               Gate
               ,
               standeth
               a
               faire
               golden
               Spheare
               ,
               with
               a
               goodly
               Vane
               on
               it
               .
               On
               the
               upper
               Battlements
               (
               as
               vigilant
               Sentinels
               ,
               and
               kept
               waking
               by
               Fames
               golden
               Trumpet
               )
               are
               placed
               the
               shapes
               of
               two
               armed
               ancient
               Souldiers
               ,
               each
               holding
               a
               great
               stone
               in
               his
               hand
               ,
               as
               denying
               the
               entrance
               of
               any
               bold
               enemy
               ,
               or
               such
               as
               are
               not
               friends
               to
               the
               City
               .
            
             
               Beneath
               ,
               in
               a
               faire
               large
               square
               ,
               standeth
               the
               imaginary
               figure
               of
               our
               Royall
               Soveraigne
               King
               Iames
               ,
               in
               bright
               gilt
               Armour
               ,
               at
               whose
               feet
               (
               on
               either
               side
               )
               lye
               the
               Lion
               and
               golden-chained
               Vnicorne
               mildly
               couching
               ,
               as
               expressing
               awe
               and
               humility
               in
               so
               great
               a
               presence
               .
            
             
               So
               much
               for
               the
               out-side
               of
               the
               Gate
               ,
               with
               the
               two
               Romane
               Coynes
               before
               remembred
               .
            
             
               Westward
               ,
               or
               within
               ,
               highest
               of
               all
               ,
               standeth
               Fortune
               ,
               ingenuously
               carved
               and
               guilded
               ,
               standing
               upon
               her
               Globe
               or
               Mound
               ,
               with
               her
               Saile
               spreading
               over
               her
               head
               ,
               and
               looking
               with
               a
               gracefull
               and
               auspicious
               countenance
               upon
               the
               Citie
               .
            
             
               Beneath
               her
               ,
               in
               a
               large
               square
               ,
               are
               
               placed
               the
               Kings
               Armes
               ,
               richly
               wrought
               and
               engraven
               ,
               bearing
               the
               Motto
               ,
               
                 
                   DIEV
                   EST
                   MON
                   DROIT
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   a
                   little
                   lower
                   ,
                
                 
                   VIVATE
                   REX
                   .
                
              
            
             
               Somewhat
               lower
               ,
               and
               to
               grace
               each
               side
               of
               the
               Gate
               ,
               are
               set
               two
               feminine
               personages
               ,
               the
               one
               Southward
               ,
               appearing
               to
               be
               Peace
               ,
               with
               a
               silver
               Dove
               upon
               her
               one
               hand
               ,
               and
               a
               guilded
               wreath
               or
               garland
               in
               the
               other
               .
               On
               the
               North
               side
               standeth
               Charity
               ,
               with
               a
               child
               at
               her
               breast
               ,
               and
               another
               led
               in
               her
               hand
               :
               Implying
               (
               as
               I
               conceive
               )
               that
               where
               Peace
               ,
               and
               love
               or
               Charity
               do
               prosper
               ,
               and
               are
               truly
               embraced
               ,
               that
               Citie
               shall
               be
               for
               everblessed
               .
            
             
               Over
               the
               Arch
               of
               the
               Gate
               is
               thus
               fairely
               ingraven
               :
               
                 
                   Senatus
                   Populusque
                   Londinens
                   .
                   fecit
                   ,
                   1609.
                   
                
                 
                   And
                   vnderneath
                   :
                
                 
                   HVMFREY
                   WELD
                   ,
                   Maior
                   .
                
              
            
             
               From
               Ealdgate
               Northwest
               to
               Bishopsgate
               ,
               
               lyeth
               the
               Ditch
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               called
               Hounds-ditch
               ,
               because
               that
               in
               old
               time
               ,
               when
               the
               same
               lay
               open
               ,
               much
               filth
               (
               conveyed
               forth
               of
               the
               Citie
               )
               especially
               dead
               dogs
               ,
               were
               there
               laid
               or
               cast
               :
               wherfore
               (
               of
               later
               time
               )
               a
               mud
               wall
               was
               made
               ,
               inclosing
               the
               Ditch
               ,
               to
               keep
               out
               the
               laying
               of
               such
               filth
               as
               had
               beene
               accustomed
               .
            
             
               Over
               against
               this
               mudde
               wall
               ,
               on
               the
               other
               side
               of
               the
               street
               ,
               was
               a
               faire
               field
               ,
               sometime
               belonging
               to
               the
               Priory
               of
               the
               Trinity
               ,
               and
               since
               ,
               by
               Sir
               
                 Tho.
                 Awdley
              
               ,
               given
               to
               Magdalen
               Colledge
               in
               Cambridge
               .
               This
               field
               (
               as
               all
               other
               about
               the
               Citie
               )
               was
               inclosed
               ,
               reserving
               open
               passage
               thereinto
               ,
               for
               such
               as
               were
               disposed
               .
               Towards
               the
               street
               were
               some
               small
               Cottages
               ,
               of
               two
               stories
               high
               ,
               and
               little
               Garden-plots
               backward
               ,
               for
               poore
               bedred
               people
               ,
               (
               for
               in
               that
               street
               dwelt
               none
               other
               )
               builded
               by
               some
               Prior
               of
               the
               holy
               Trinity
               ,
               to
               whom
               that
               ground
               belonged
               .
            
             
               In
               my
               youth
               ,
               I
               remember
               ,
               devout
               people
               ,
               
               as
               well
               men
               as
               women
               of
               this
               Citie
               ,
               were
               accustomed
               oftentimes
               (
               especially
               on
               Fridayes
               weekely
               to
               walke
               that
               way
               purposely
               )
               there
               to
               bestow
               their
               charitable
               Almes
               ,
               every
               poore
               man
               or
               woman
               lying
               in
               their
               bed
               within
               their
               window
               ,
               which
               was
               towards
               the
               street
               ,
               and
               open
               so
               low
               ,
               that
               every
               man
               might
               see
               them
               ;
               a
               cleane
               linnen
               cloth
               lying
               in
               their
               window
               ,
               and
               a
               paire
               of
               Beads
               ,
               to
               shew
               that
               there
               lay
               a
               bedred
               body
               ,
               unable
               but
               to
               pray
               onely
               .
               This
               Street
               was
               first
               paved
               in
               the
               yeere
               1503.
               
            
             
               About
               the
               latter
               end
               of
               the
               reigne
               of
               King
               
                 Hen.
                 8.
              
               three
               brethren
               that
               were
               Gun-founders
               ,
               
               surnamed
               Owens
               ,
               gate
               ground
               there
               to
               build
               upon
               ,
               and
               to
               incloze
               for
               casting
               of
               Brasse
               Ordnance
               .
               These
               occupied
               a
               good
               part
               of
               the
               street
               on
               the
               field
               side
               ,
               and
               in
               short
               time
               divers
               others
               also
               builded
               there
               ,
               so
               that
               the
               poore
               bedred
               people
               were
               worne
               out
               ,
               and
               in
               place
               of
               their
               homely
               Cottages
               ,
               such
               houses
               builded
               ,
               as
               doe
               rather
               want
               roome
               than
               rent
               ;
               which
               houses
               bee
               for
               the
               most
               part
               possessed
               by
               Brokers
               ,
               sellers
               of
               old
               apparell
               ,
               and
               such
               like
               .
               The
               residue
               of
               the
               field
               was
               for
               the
               most
               part
               made
               into
               a
               Garden
               ,
               by
               a
               Gardiner
               named
               Cawsway
               ,
               one
               that
               then
               served
               the
               Markets
               with
               herbs
               &
               roots
               :
               and
               in
               the
               last
               yeere
               of
               King
               Edw.
               the
               6.
               the
               same
               was
               parcelled
               into
               Gardens
               ,
               wherein
               are
               now
               many
               faire
               houses
               of
               pleasure
               builded
               .
            
             
               But
               as
               it
               is
               fatall
               to
               the
               Suburbs
               of
               every
               great
               Citie
               ,
               
               to
               be
               infected
               with
               some
               foule
               and
               unclean
               Birds
               ,
               that
               there
               build
               their
               nests
               ,
               although
               not
               with
               professed
               and
               ignominious
               staine
               of
               lewd
               life
               ;
               because
               (
               within
               the
               limits
               of
               Hounds-ditch
               )
               dwell
               many
               a
               good
               and
               honest
               Citizen
               ,
               that
               will
               never
               endure
               such
               scandalous
               neighbourhood
               :
               yet
               there
               are
               crept
               in
               among
               them
               a
               base
               kinde
               of
               vermine
               ,
               wel-deserving
               to
               bee
               ranked
               and
               numbred
               with
               them
               ,
               whom
               our
               old
               Prophet
               and
               Countryman
               Gyldas
               ,
               
               called
               
                 Aetatis
                 atramentum
              
               ,
               the
               black
               discredit
               of
               the
               Age
               ,
               and
               of
               place
               where
               they
               are
               suffered
               to
               live
               .
               Or
               rather
               (
               as
               S.
               Bernard
               thinkes
               it
               more
               convenient
               to
               terme
               them
               )
               
                 Baptisatos
                 Iudaeos
              
               ;
               who
               take
               themselves
               to
               be
               Christians
               ,
               when
               they
               are
               worse
               (
               indeed
               )
               than
               the
               Iewes
               ever
               were
               for
               usurie
               .
               
            
             
               These
               men
               ,
               or
               rather
               monsters
               in
               the
               shape
               of
               men
               ,
               professe
               to
               live
               by
               lending
               ,
               and
               yet
               will
               lend
               nothing
               but
               upon
               pawnes
               ;
               neither
               to
               any
               ,
               but
               unto
               
               poore
               people
               onely
               ,
               and
               for
               no
               lesse
               gaine
               ,
               than
               after
               fifty
               or
               threescore
               
                 l.
              
               in
               the
               hundred
               .
               The
               pawne
               of
               the
               poore
               borrower
               ,
               must
               needs
               be
               more
               than
               double
               worth
               the
               money
               lent
               upon
               it
               ,
               and
               the
               time
               of
               limitation
               is
               no
               longer
               than
               a
               moneth
               ;
               albeit
               they
               well
               know
               ,
               that
               the
               money
               needs
               not
               be
               repayed
               backe
               ,
               untill
               a
               twelvemoneths
               end
               .
               By
               which
               time
               ,
               the
               interest
               growes
               to
               be
               so
               great
               ,
               that
               the
               pawne
               ,
               which
               (
               at
               the
               first
               )
               was
               better
               than
               twice
               worth
               the
               money
               borrowed
               on
               it
               ,
               doth
               not
               (
               in
               the
               end
               )
               prove
               to
               be
               valuable
               to
               the
               debt
               ,
               which
               must
               be
               prayed
               ,
               before
               the
               poore
               party
               can
               redeeme
               it
               .
               By
               which
               extorting
               meanes
               of
               proceeding
               ,
               
               the
               poore
               borrower
               is
               quite
               cheated
               of
               his
               pawne
               ,
               for
               lesse
               than
               the
               third
               part
               ,
               which
               it
               was
               truly
               worth
               indeed
               .
            
             
               It
               is
               a
               great
               errour
               (
               in
               my
               poore
               opinion
               )
               that
               in
               so
               ancient
               and
               famous
               a
               Citie
               ,
               abounding
               (
               otherwise
               )
               in
               most
               Christian
               Almes
               and
               workes
               of
               mercy
               ,
               that
               among
               so
               many
               worthy
               liberalities
               bestowed
               on
               the
               poore
               in
               divers
               and
               distinct
               Parishes
               ,
               
               no
               order
               is
               taken
               for
               such
               a
               publicke
               stocke
               ,
               for
               the
               truely-poore
               ,
               that
               when
               in
               their
               urgent
               necessitie
               ,
               either
               by
               want
               of
               meanes
               ,
               sicknesse
               and
               other
               hinderances
               ,
               their
               pawnes
               may
               not
               goe
               to
               the
               cut-throat
               Vsurer
               ;
               but
               remaine
               to
               their
               owne
               good
               (
               living
               or
               dying
               )
               or
               to
               theirs
               ;
               without
               any
               other
               benefit
               ,
               than
               that
               it
               may
               still
               serve
               for
               the
               like
               reliefe
               .
            
             
               And
               let
               mee
               not
               here
               bee
               mistaken
               ,
               that
               I
               condemne
               such
               as
               live
               by
               honest
               buying
               and
               selling
               ,
               and
               make
               a
               good
               conscience
               of
               their
               dealing
               :
               no
               truely
               ,
               I
               meane
               onely
               the
               Iudas
               Broker
               ,
               that
               lives
               by
               the
               Bagge
               ,
               and
               (
               except
               God
               be
               more
               mercifull
               to
               him
               )
               will
               follow
               him
               that
               did
               beare
               the
               Bagge
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               ditch
               side
               of
               this
               street
               ,
               the
               mudde
               wall
               which
               was
               ,
               is
               also
               (
               by
               little
               and
               little
               )
               taken
               all
               downe
               ,
               the
               Banke
               of
               the
               ditch
               being
               raised
               ,
               made
               levell
               ground
               ,
               and
               turned
               into
               Garden-plots
               ,
               and
               Carpenters
               yards
               ,
               and
               many
               large
               houses
               are
               there
               builded
               ,
               for
               the
               uses
               before
               remembred
               ;
               the
               filth
               of
               which
               houses
               ,
               as
               also
               the
               earth
               cast
               out
               of
               their
               vaults
               ,
               is
               turned
               into
               the
               ditch
               ;
               by
               which
               meanes
               the
               ditch
               is
               filled
               up
               ,
               and
               both
               the
               ditch
               and
               wall
               so
               hidden
               ,
               that
               they
               cannot
               be
               seene
               of
               the
               passers
               by
               .
            
             
               Here
               ,
               according
               to
               my
               purpose
               in
               all
               other
               Wards
               and
               Parishes
               ,
               I
               meane
               not
               to
               forget
               Gods
               blessings
               bestowed
               ,
               by
               the
               hands
               and
               mercifull
               mindes
               of
               charitable
               Benefactors
               .
               In
               this
               Parish
               of
               Saint
               Buttolphs
               without
               Aldgate
               ,
               these
               persons
               following
               doe
               justly
               deserve
               memory
               .
            
             
               Benefactors
               to
               the
               Poore
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 William
                 Newton
              
               ,
               
               Citizen
               and
               Sadler
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               divers
               Tenements
               in
               the
               high
               street
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Mary
                 Bristow
              
               ,
               gave
               a
               Tenement
               to
               the
               poore
               ,
               the
               yeerely
               rent
               being
               ,
               3.
               
                 l.
              
               6.
               
                 s.
                 8.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Ioyce
                 Ripton
              
               ,
               gave
               the
               summe
               of
               40.
               
                 l.
              
               that
               fewell
               may
               be
               given
               thrice
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               to
               the
               poore
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 William
                 Cowch
              
               (
               of
               whom
               wee
               have
               already
               spoken
               )
               gave
               5.
               
                 l.
              
               yeerely
               to
               the
               poore
               ,
               and
               for
               a
               Sermon
               also
               ten
               shillings
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Anthony
                 Duffield
              
               gave
               the
               summe
               of
               20.
               
                 l.
              
               to
               have
               400.
               of
               good
               Faggots
               yeerely
               given
               to
               the
               poore
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Ioane
                 Duffield
              
               gave
               10.
               l'
               ,
               to
               have
               200.
               of
               good
               Faggots
               given
               yeerly
               to
               the
               poore
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Iohn
                 Franke
              
               gave
               an
               annuity
               of
               20.
               s.
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               to
               the
               poore
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Margaret
                 Holigrave
              
               gave
               the
               like
               summe
               of
               20.
               s.
               and
               for
               the
               like
               intent
               yeerely
               to
               the
               poore
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Bernard
                 Williamson
              
               gave
               yeerely
               a
               summe
               of
               mony
               ,
               (
               which
               since
               is
               made
               up
               twenty
               pounds
               )
               that
               a
               load
               of
               Charcoales
               ,
               and
               a
               certaine
               summe
               of
               money
               ,
               may
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               bee
               given
               to
               the
               poore
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Toby
                 Wood
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               gave
               a
               tenement
               of
               6.
               
                 l.
              
               rent
               yeerly
               ;
               the
               rent
               wherof
               is
               quarterly
               given
               to
               the
               poore
               ,
               and
               for
               4.
               
               Sermons
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Anne
                 Clarke
              
               ,
               widdow
               ,
               of
               Houndsditch
               ,
               gave
               40.
               
                 l.
              
               to
               have
               foure
               Sermons
               yeerely
               ,
               and
               a
               certaine
               allowance
               of
               bread
               given
               to
               the
               poore
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Henry
                 Iorden
              
               ,
               sometime
               Citizen
               and
               Fishmonger
               of
               London
               ,
               gave
               an
               annuity
               of
               twenty
               shillings
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               ,
               to
               be
               given
               in
               fewell
               to
               the
               poore
               .
            
             
             
               Mr.
               
                 George
                 Palin
              
               ,
               Girdler
               ,
               gave
               10.
               
                 l.
              
               for
               ever
               ,
               to
               be
               imployed
               for
               the
               benefit
               of
               the
               poore
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Robert
                 Rogers
              
               ,
               late
               Citizen
               and
               Leatherseller
               ,
               gave
               20.
               
                 l.
              
               to
               be
               laid
               out
               yeerely
               in
               Coales
               ,
               that
               the
               poore
               may
               have
               them
               at
               a
               reasonable
               price
               in
               winter
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Stephen
                 Seudamour
              
               ,
               late
               Citizen
               and
               Vintner
               ,
               gave
               20.
               s.
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               ,
               to
               be
               given
               in
               fewell
               to
               the
               poore
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Francis
                 Tirrell
              
               ,
               late
               Citizen
               and
               Grocer
               ,
               gave
               10.
               
                 l.
              
               in
               money
               to
               the
               poore
               ,
               and
               5.
               
               Chauldrons
               of
               Coales
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Robert
                 Dow
              
               ,
               a
               great
               Benefactor
               ,
               both
               in
               his
               life
               time
               ,
               and
               for
               ever
               after
               death
               :
               as
               also
               Mr.
               
                 George
                 Clarke
              
               ,
               and
               Mr.
               
                 Robert
                 Coxe
              
               ,
               wee
               have
               spoken
               of
               before
               .
            
             
               Now
               ,
               
               concerning
               the
               bounds
               and
               limits
               ,
               both
               of
               the
               Parish
               and
               Ward
               ,
               and
               how
               far
               they
               extend
               themselves
               every
               way
               ;
               there
               can
               be
               no
               better
               direction
               therein
               ,
               than
               following
               the
               order
               of
               their
               own
               yeerly
               perambulation
               ,
               which
               for
               avoiding
               of
               prolixity
               ,
               thus
               I
               observe
               .
            
             
               Walking
               downe
               
                 Hounds
                 ditch
              
               Northward
               ,
               so
               far
               as
               the
               dwelling
               house
               of
               one
               
                 Edward
                 Ansell
              
               ,
               Carpenter
               ,
               they
               there
               crosse
               the
               way
               Eastward
               into
               Still
               and
               Hand
               Alley
               ,
               passing
               on
               along
               by
               a
               Garden
               bricke
               wall
               ,
               belonging
               to
               a
               faire
               goodly
               Place
               ,
               termed
               sometime
               ,
               
                 Fishers
                 Folly.
              
               Thence
               they
               proceed
               into
               Hoggelane
               ,
               in
               the
               middle
               of
               which
               lane
               ,
               is
               the
               partition
               betweene
               the
               two
               Parishes
               of
               
                 White
                 Chappell
              
               and
               S.
               Buttolphs
               .
               There
               they
               goe
               on
               to
               the
               Barres
               in
               the
               common
               street
               ,
               and
               crossing
               the
               way
               Southward
               ,
               goe
               thorow
               a
               now
               Tavern
               house
               ,
               knowen
               by
               the
               name
               of
               the
               Castle
               ,
               where
               turning
               backe
               againe
               ,
               the
               bredth
               of
               two
               small
               Gardens
               ,
               they
               then
               passe
               on
               right
               forward
               (
               west
               )
               to
               the
               Minories
               wall
               ,
               untill
               they
               come
               to
               the
               Minories
               barres
               .
            
             
               There
               (
               at
               the
               further
               end
               )
               they
               turne
               downe
               into
               an
               Alley
               ,
               called
               Brownes
               Alley
               ,
               to
               a
               Wall
               being
               by
               Goodmans
               Fields
               ,
               and
               so
               along
               by
               that
               wall
               ,
               so
               far
               as
               to
               Goodmans
               gate
               .
               Where
               ,
               by
               reason
               of
               a
               controversie
               hapning
               betweene
               the
               Parish
               of
               
                 White
                 Chappell
              
               and
               Saint
               Buttolphs
               ,
               and
               a
               Barne
               and
               other
               buildings
               erected
               in
               the
               way
               ,
               they
               are
               constrained
               to
               turne
               up
               into
               the
               street
               againe
               .
               Then
               they
               goe
               downe
               Red-Lion
               Alley
               ,
               to
               the
               house
               of
               one
               
                 Darby
                 Morgan
              
               ,
               passing
               on
               thence
               directly
               into
               
                 Rosemary
                 lane
              
               .
               Then
               downe
               on
               the
               South
               side
               ,
               till
               they
               come
               to
               the
               East
               side
               of
               a
               new
               Church-yard
               ,
               there
               builded
               at
               the
               Parishes
               cost
               ,
               and
               for
               their
               helpe
               in
               times
               of
               sicknes
               .
               There
               they
               goe
               thorow
               an
               house
               ,
               then
               thorow
               the
               Church-yard
               ,
               and
               afterward
               thorow
               the
               house
               of
               one
               
                 Iohn
                 Batcheler
              
               .
               Thence
               they
               goe
               down
               
                 Nightingale
                 lane
              
               ,
               on
               the
               West
               side
               ,
               untill
               they
               come
               to
               the
               middle
               of
               a
               Foord
               ,
               which
               sometime
               turned
               Wapping
               Mill
               ;
               and
               there
               the
               foresaid
               two
               Parishes
               are
               divided
               againe
               by
               that
               Foord
               .
               Then
               goe
               they
               on
               so
               far
               as
               M.
               Duppa
               ,
               or
               Duppers
               house
               ,
               and
               so
               round
               about
               Saint
               Katharines
               ,
               till
               they
               come
               to
               the
               signe
               of
               the
               Maiden-head
               ,
               and
               there
               they
               fix
               their
               marke
               .
            
             
               And
               then
               passe
               over
               Tower-hill
               ,
               to
               the
               house
               of
               one
               
                 Iohn
                 Atkinson
              
               ,
               neere
               to
               the
               Posterne
               gate
               ;
               and
               then
               goe
               directly
               Northward
               up
               the
               Minories
               street
               ,
               till
               they
               come
               to
               the
               Portcullis
               under
               Aldgate
               ,
               where
               the
               testimony
               of
               their
               marke
               concludeth
               all
               .
            
             
               In
               these
               ,
               or
               the
               most
               part
               of
               these
               latter
               directions
               ,
               I
               have
               beene
               greatly
               favoured
               by
               Master
               
                 Iohn
                 Brigges
              
               ,
               the
               painfull
               and
               industrious
               Minister
               of
               S.
               Buttolphs
               ,
               who
               by
               the
               helpe
               of
               the
               Clerke
               and
               Sexton
               ,
               most
               lovingly
               and
               gently
               befriended
               me
               .
            
             
               This
               Portsoken
               Ward
               hath
               an
               Alderman
               and
               his
               Deputy
               ;
               common
               Counsellours
               ,
               6.
               
               Constables
               ,
               4.
               
               Scavengers
               ,
               4.
               for
               the
               Wardmore
               inquest
               ,
               18.
               and
               a
               Beadle
               .
               To
               the
               Fifteene
               it
               is
               seased
               at
               4.
               
                 l.
              
               10.
               s.
               
            
          
           
             
             
               TOWER-STREET
               VVARD
               .
            
             
               THe
               first
               Ward
               in
               the
               East
               part
               of
               this
               Citie
               ,
               
               within
               the
               wall
               ,
               is
               called
               Tower-street
               Ward
               and
               extendeth
               along
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               from
               the
               said
               Tower
               in
               the
               East
               ,
               almost
               to
               Belingsgate
               in
               the
               VVest
               :
               one
               halfe
               of
               the
               Tower
               ,
               the
               ditch
               on
               the
               West
               side
               ,
               and
               Bulwarkes
               adjoyning
               ,
               doe
               stand
               within
               that
               part
               ,
               where
               the
               wall
               of
               the
               Citie
               (
               of
               old
               time
               )
               went
               straight
               from
               the
               Posterne
               gate
               South
               to
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               before
               that
               the
               Tower
               was
               builded
               .
               From
               and
               without
               the
               Tower
               ditch
               west
               and
               by
               north
               ,
               is
               the
               said
               Tower
               Hill
               ,
               
               sometime
               a
               large
               plot
               of
               ground
               ,
               now
               greatly
               streightned
               by
               incroachments
               (
               unlawfully
               made
               and
               suffered
               )
               for
               Gardens
               and
               houses
               ,
               some
               on
               the
               banke
               of
               the
               Tower-ditch
               ,
               whereby
               the
               ditch
               is
               marred
               ,
               and
               more
               neere
               unto
               the
               wall
               of
               the
               Citie
               from
               the
               Posterne
               north
               ,
               till
               over
               against
               the
               principall
               fore-gate
               of
               the
               Lord
               Lumleyes
               house
               ,
               &c.
               but
               the
               Tower
               ward
               goeth
               no
               further
               that
               way
               .
            
             
               Vpon
               this
               Hill
               is
               alwaies
               readily
               prepared
               (
               at
               the
               charges
               of
               the
               Citie
               )
               a
               large
               Scaffold
               and
               Gallowes
               of
               timber
               ,
               for
               the
               execution
               of
               such
               Traitors
               or
               Transgressors
               ,
               as
               are
               delivered
               out
               of
               the
               Tower
               ,
               or
               otherwise
               to
               the
               Sheriffes
               of
               London
               by
               writ
               ,
               there
               to
               be
               executed
               .
               I
               read
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               fifth
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               ,
               a
               Scaffold
               and
               Gallowes
               were
               there
               set
               up
               by
               other
               the
               Kings
               Officers
               ,
               and
               not
               of
               the
               Cities
               charges
               ;
               whereupon
               the
               Maior
               and
               his
               Brethren
               complained
               ,
               but
               were
               answered
               by
               the
               King
               ,
               that
               the
               Tower
               hill
               was
               of
               the
               liberty
               of
               the
               Citie
               ;
               and
               whatsoever
               was
               done
               in
               that
               point
               ,
               was
               not
               in
               derogation
               of
               the
               Cities
               liberties
               ,
               and
               therefore
               commanded
               Proclamation
               to
               bee
               made
               ,
               aswell
               within
               the
               Citie
               as
               in
               the
               Suburbs
               ,
               as
               followeth
               :
            
             
               Forasmuch
               as
               the
               seventh
               day
               of
               this
               present
               moneth
               of
               November
               ,
               Gallowes
               were
               erect
               and
               set
               up
               besides
               our
               Tower
               of
               London
               ,
               within
               the
               liberties
               and
               franchises
               of
               our
               Citie
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               derogation
               and
               prejudice
               of
               the
               liberties
               and
               franchises
               of
               this
               Citie
               :
               The
               King
               our
               Soveraigne
               Lord
               would
               have
               it
               be
               certainely
               understood
               ,
               that
               the
               erection
               and
               setting
               up
               of
               the
               said
               Gallowes
               was
               not
               done
               by
               his
               commandement
               :
               wherefore
               ,
               the
               King
               our
               Soveraigne
               Lord
               willeth
               ,
               that
               the
               erection
               and
               setting
               up
               of
               the
               said
               Gallowes
               ,
               be
               not
               any
               president
               ,
               or
               example
               thereby
               hereafter
               to
               be
               taken
               ,
               in
               hurt
               ,
               prejudice
               or
               derogation
               of
               the
               franchises
               ,
               liberties
               and
               priviledges
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               which
               he
               at
               all
               times
               hath
               had
               ,
               and
               hath
               in
               his
               benevolence
               ,
               tender
               favour
               ,
               and
               good
               grace
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Apud
               Westminst
               .
               nono
               die
               Novembris
               ,
               Anno
               regni
               nostri
               quinto
               .
            
             
               Many
               Controversies
               have
               beene
               in
               times
               past
               ,
               betwixt
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               and
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               on
               th'
               one
               party
               ,
               and
               the
               Lieutenant
               of
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               on
               th'
               other
               party
               ,
               touching
               their
               liberties
               :
               The
               Lieutenant
               usurping
               divers
               priviledges
               which
               were
               against
               the
               Lawes
               of
               the
               Realme
               :
               as
               for
               example
               :
            
             
               If
               
                 A.
                 B.
              
               were
               indebted
               to
               
                 C.
                 D.
              
               dwelling
               in
               the
               precinct
               of
               the
               Tower
               ,
               and
               would
               suffer
               himselfe
               to
               be
               arrested
               and
               prosecuted
               by
               the
               said
               
                 C.
                 D.
              
               in
               the
               Court
               held
               within
               the
               Tower
               ,
               and
               there
               to
               have
               judgement
               upon
               the
               said
               debt
               obtained
               against
               him
               :
               after
               which
               judgement
               obtained
               ,
               a
               Precept
               was
               
               awarded
               under
               the
               seale
               of
               office
               of
               the
               Lieutenant
               ,
               redirected
               unto
               the
               Porter
               of
               the
               Tower
               or
               to
               his
               deputy
               ,
               to
               take
               
                 A.
                 B.
              
               in
               execution
               for
               the
               same
               debt
               .
               And
               after
               that
               
                 A.
                 B.
              
               is
               so
               taken
               in
               execution
               ,
               there
               is
               returne
               made
               of
               the
               execution
               of
               the
               said
               Precept
               ;
               and
               thereupon
               the
               Lieutenant
               not
               onely
               appointeth
               about
               a
               dozen
               or
               more
               Keepers
               to
               the
               said
               
                 A.
                 B.
              
               and
               such
               as
               the
               said
               
                 A.
                 B.
              
               will
               nominate
               ;
               
               but
               also
               suffereth
               the
               said
               
                 A.
                 B.
              
               to
               goe
               at
               liberty
               ,
               giving
               unto
               him
               a
               Protection
               under
               the
               seale
               of
               his
               Office
               :
               And
               thereby
               commandeth
               all
               Officers
               in
               any
               wise
               to
               forbeare
               to
               arrest
               or
               trouble
               the
               said
               
                 A.
                 B.
              
               for
               the
               space
               of
               one
               whole
               yeere
               ,
               beeing
               his
               prisoner
               .
               Then
               if
               it
               shall
               happen
               that
               the
               said
               
                 A.
                 B.
              
               shall
               be
               arrested
               ,
               being
               in
               the
               custody
               of
               any
               of
               his
               Keepers
               ,
               and
               having
               the
               said
               Protection
               to
               shew
               ;
               if
               immediately
               upon
               the
               shewing
               of
               the
               same
               ,
               he
               bee
               not
               set
               at
               liberty
               againe
               ,
               In
               such
               case
               ,
               the
               Lieutenant
               pretendeth
               that
               he
               hath
               power
               to
               arrest
               the
               body
               of
               any
               person
               ,
               dwelling
               in
               such
               Citie
               or
               Countie
               ,
               wherein
               the
               said
               
                 A.
                 B.
              
               was
               so
               arrested
               and
               troubled
               ,
               if
               any
               such
               person
               can
               bee
               found
               within
               the
               liberties
               of
               the
               Tower
               ,
               and
               the
               body
               of
               the
               same
               person
               to
               detaine
               in
               safe
               custody
               ,
               untill
               such
               time
               as
               the
               said
               
                 A.
                 B.
              
               shall
               be
               enlarged
               .
            
             
               By
               which
               meanes
               the
               execution
               of
               the
               Lawes
               of
               the
               Realme
               is
               hindred
               ,
               and
               the
               Subjects
               wronged
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 forme
                 of
                 a
                 Precept
                 of
                 the
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 taking
                 of
                 one
                 in
                 execution
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 returne
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Precept
                 .
              
               
                 PRaeceptum
                 est
                 Ianitori
                 Turr.
                 
                 praedict
                 .
                 quod
                 capiat
                 
                   Willm
                   .
                   Aston
                
                 de
                 Lond.
                 Civem
                 &
                 Haberdasher
                 :
                 Ita
                 quod
                 habeatur
                 corpus
                 ejus
                 corā
                 
                   Edwardo
                   VVarner
                
                 ,
                 milite
                 ,
                 Locumtenen
                 .
                 Dominae
                 Reginae
                 Turr.
                 praed
                 .
                 &
                 ejus
                 Senescall
                 .
                 ibi
                 ad
                 prox
                 .
                 Cur.
                 infra
                 Turr.
                 praed
                 .
                 tenend
                 .
                 ad
                 satisfaciend
                 .
                 
                   Johanni
                   Thomson
                
                 viginti
                 lib.
                 legalis
                 monetae
                 Angliae
                 ,
                 quas
                 idem
                 Johannis
                 in
                 eadem
                 Curia
                 recuperavit
                 adversus
                 praefat
                 .
                 VVillm
                 .
                 &
                 xxj
                 .
                 s.
                 pro
                 miss
                 .
                 &
                 custag
                 .
                 Curiae
                 ,
                 quae
                 eidem
                 Iohanni
                 in
                 eadem
                 Curia
                 adjudicat
                 .
                 fuerunt
                 .
                 Et
                 qualiter
                 hoc
                 Praeceptum
                 per
                 te
                 fuerit
                 executum
                 constare
                 fac
                 ,
                 adpraefat
                 .
                 Cur.
                 Et
                 hoc
                 non
                 omitt
                 .
                 periculo
                 incumbent
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Dat.
                   apud
                   Turr.
                   praed
                   .
                   sub
                   sigillo
                   quo
                   utor
                   in
                   hoc
                   officio
                   ,
                   
                     decimo
                     tertio
                     die
                     Novembris
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Regni
                     Elizabethae
                     ,
                     Dei
                     gratia
                     ,
                     Angliae
                     ,
                     Franciae
                     ,
                     &
                     Hyberniae
                     Reginae
                     ,
                     primo
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Ianitori
                   Turris
                   Lond.
                   aut
                   suo
                   Deputato
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 RESPONS
                 .
              
               
                 CEpi
                 Corpus
                 supranominati
                 
                   Willm
                   .
                   Aston
                
                 ,
                 &
                 eum
                 paratum
                 habeo
                 ,
                 prout
                 mihi
                 superiùs
                 prcaeipitur
                 .
              
               
                 Hugh
                 Pope
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Laston
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Sparrow
                 ,
                 Edward
                 Sanders
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 Browne
                 ,
                 Gregory
                 Newman
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Hudson
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 VVoodward
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 Bullen
                 ,
                 VVilliam
                 Law-man
                 ,
                 Mathew
                 Hinde
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 
                   His
                   Keepers
                   appointed
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Christoph
                   .
                   Southows
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 forme
                 of
                 a
                 Protection
                 ,
                 granted
                 by
                 the
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 to
                 a
                 Prisoner
                 being
                 in
                 execution
                 for
                 debt
                 ,
                 to
                 goe
                 at
                 large
                 .
              
               
                 
                   EDwardus
                   VVarner
                
                 Miles
                 ,
                 
                 Locum-tenens
                 Dominae
                 Reginae
                 Turr
                 '
                 .
                 suae
                 praedict
                 .
                 omnibus
                 Officiariis
                 ,
                 ministris
                 ,
                 &
                 subditis
                 dictae
                 Dominae
                 Reginae
                 ,
                 salutem
                 .
                 Cùm
                 secundum
                 privilegium
                 &
                 consuetudinem
                 in
                 Curia
                 Turris
                 praedictae
                 ab
                 antiquo
                 usitat
                 .
                 &
                 opprobat
                 .
                 quilibet
                 condemnatus
                 in
                 Curia
                 praedictae
                 ad
                 sectam
                 alicujus
                 in
                 placito
                 debiti
                 ,
                 ac
                 in
                 custodia
                 dicti
                 Locum-tenentis
                 sivè
                 ejus
                 deputat
                 .
                 pro
                 eodem
                 debito
                 existen
                 .
                 super
                 certas
                 considerationes
                 ipsum
                 Locumtenentem
                 moventes
                 ,
                 praedict
                 .
                 condemnat
                 .
                 ire
                 &
                 redire
                 quò
                 voluerit
                 infra
                 regnum
                 Angliae
                 permissus
                 fuerit
                 .
                 Et
                 quia
                 
                   VVillm
                   .
                   Aston
                
                 de
                 London
                 Civis
                 &
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 coram
                 me
                 praefato
                 Locumtenente
                 &
                 Senescall
                 .
                 in
                 Curia
                 Turris
                 praedictae
                 ,
                 venit
                 ad
                 sectam
                 cujusdam
                 
                   Johannis
                   Thomson
                
                 in
                 placito
                 debiti
                 ,
                 super
                 demand
                 .
                 viginti
                 librarum
                 bonae
                 &
                 legalis
                 monetae
                 Angliae
                 ,
                 &
                 xxj
                 .
                 s.
                 pro
                 missis
                 &
                 custagiis
                 Curiae
                 
                 condemnat
                 .
                 existit
                 ,
                 &
                 in
                 prisona
                 Turris
                 praedictae
                 sub
                 custodia
                 mei
                 praefati
                 Locumtenentis
                 ,
                 prout
                 mos
                 est
                 ,
                 pro
                 eodem
                 debito
                 existen
                 .
                 Sciatis
                 me
                 praefatum
                 Locumtenentem
                 considerantem
                 statum
                 &
                 paupertatem
                 praedicti
                 
                   VVillm
                   .
                   Aston
                
                 ,
                 ac
                 eò
                 quòd
                 citiùs
                 debitum
                 suum
                 praedictum
                 de
                 amicis
                 &
                 bonis
                 suis
                 propriis
                 levare
                 possit
                 ,
                 presentium
                 .
                 VVillm
                 .
                 cum
                 custode
                 seu
                 latore
                 praeseatium
                 super
                 considerationem
                 praedictam
                 ,
                 quo
                 voluerit
                 ,
                 dimiss
                 .
                 fore
                 a
                 die
                 dat
                 .
                 praesentium
                 pro
                 uno
                 Anno
                 integro
                 prox-futuro
                 .
                 Igitur
                 ex
                 parte
                 dictae
                 Dominae
                 Reginae
                 ,
                 vobis
                 &
                 cuilibet
                 vestrii
                 mando
                 ,
                 Quod
                 praedictu
                 Willm
                 .
                 prisonarium
                 meum
                 ,
                 cum
                 Custode
                 sen
                 latore
                 praesentium
                 ,
                 in
                 aliquo
                 non
                 molestatis
                 nec
                 arrestetis
                 pro
                 aliqua
                 personali
                 actione
                 .
                 Nec
                 quantum
                 in
                 vobis
                 ab
                 aliis
                 infer
                 .
                 permitt
                 .
                 periculo
                 incumbent
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Dat.
                   apud
                   Turr.
                   praed
                   .
                   sub
                   sigillo
                   quo
                   utor
                   in
                   hoc
                   officio
                   ,
                   
                     Decimo
                     tertio
                     die
                     Novembris
                     ,
                     An.
                     Regni
                     Elizabethae
                     ,
                     Dei
                     gratia
                     ,
                     Angliae
                     ,
                     Franciae
                     ,
                     &
                     Hiberniae
                     Reginae
                     ,
                     fidei
                     Defensoris
                     ,
                     &c.
                     Primo
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Edward
                   VVarner
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
               Also
               in
               the
               yeere
               of
               our
               Lord
               God
               ,
               
               1585.
               
               Sir
               
                 Owen
                 Hopton
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               Lieutenant
               of
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               ,
               by
               colour
               of
               his
               office
               ,
               pretending
               title
               to
               a
               Garden-plot
               neere
               the
               Tower
               ,
               did
               cause
               his
               servants
               violently
               to
               take
               possession
               therof
               ,
               and
               to
               bring
               those
               persons
               before
               him
               that
               kept
               the
               possession
               ,
               whom
               he
               imprisoned
               in
               the
               Tower.
               Whereupon
               ,
               a
               Writ
               of
               
                 Habeas
                 Corpus
              
               was
               sued
               forth
               of
               the
               Kings
               Bench
               for
               the
               removing
               of
               the
               body
               of
               
                 Robert
                 Shapeley
              
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               prisoners
               ,
               which
               Writ
               was
               brought
               and
               delivered
               unto
               the
               Lieutenant
               by
               
                 Robert
                 Smith
              
               ,
               then
               Solicitor
               of
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               but
               the
               Lieutenant
               would
               not
               receive
               nor
               obey
               the
               Writ
               ,
               but
               would
               have
               compelled
               the
               said
               
                 Robert
                 Smith
              
               to
               carry
               it
               backe
               againe
               with
               him
               :
               which
               hee
               refusing
               ,
               the
               Lieutenant
               put
               the
               Writ
               into
               his
               pocket
               ,
               and
               abused
               and
               imprisoned
               also
               the
               said
               
                 Robert
                 Smith
              
               in
               the
               Tower
               :
               For
               redresse
               of
               which
               wrongs
               ,
               and
               of
               many
               others
               ,
               there
               was
               complaint
               made
               to
               the
               Lords
               of
               the
               Privie
               Councell
               ,
               who
               referred
               the
               hearing
               of
               those
               controversies
               ,
               and
               the
               examination
               of
               the
               rights
               and
               priviledges
               which
               the
               Lieutenant
               pretended
               to
               belong
               unto
               his
               Office
               ,
               to
               the
               Lords
               chiefe
               Iustices
               and
               to
               the
               Master
               of
               the
               Rolles
               ,
               who
               were
               to
               certifie
               their
               opinions
               therof
               in
               writing
               ,
               as
               by
               the
               letters
               of
               the
               Lords
               of
               the
               Councell
               in
               that
               behalfe
               sent
               and
               directed
               unto
               them
               ,
               of
               the
               tenor
               following
               ,
               appeareth
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       The
                       Councels
                       letters
                       to
                       the
                       Lords
                       chiefe
                       Iustices
                       ,
                       and
                       to
                       the
                       Master
                       of
                       the
                       Rolles
                       .
                    
                     
                       AFter
                       our
                       very
                       hearty
                       Commendations
                       ,
                       &c.
                       There
                       hath
                       been
                       complaint
                       made
                       unto
                       us
                       in
                       the
                       behalfe
                       of
                       the
                       Lord
                       Maior
                       and
                       Citizens
                       of
                       London
                       ,
                       against
                       Sir
                       
                         Owen
                         Hopton
                      
                       ,
                       Knight
                       ,
                       Lieutenant
                       of
                       the
                       Tower
                       ,
                       whom
                       they
                       charge
                       with
                       some
                       disordered
                       dealing
                       by
                       him
                       used
                       towards
                       one
                       
                         Robert
                         Smith
                      
                       ,
                       a
                       Soliciter
                       for
                       the
                       City
                       ,
                       sent
                       lately
                       unto
                       him
                       with
                       a
                       Writ
                       of
                       
                         Habeas
                         Corpus
                      
                       ,
                       out
                       of
                       the
                       Court
                       of
                       her
                       Majesties
                       Bench
                       ,
                       for
                       the
                       removing
                       of
                       the
                       body
                       of
                       one
                       
                         Robert
                         Shapeley
                      
                       ,
                       a
                       servant
                       to
                       one
                       
                         William
                         Wikins
                      
                       a
                       Citizen
                       ,
                       imprisoned
                       by
                       the
                       Lieutenant
                       upon
                       some
                       pretended
                       quarrell
                       of
                       priviledge
                       ;
                       the
                       manner
                       whereof
                       shall
                       best
                       appeare
                       unto
                       you
                       by
                       the
                       severall
                       complaints
                       and
                       articles
                       herein
                       inclosed
                       ,
                       exhibited
                       unto
                       us
                       by
                       the
                       said
                       Smith
                       and
                       VVikins
                       .
                    
                     
                       And
                       forasmuch
                       as
                       the
                       Maior
                       ,
                       Aldermen
                       and
                       Citizens
                       of
                       London
                       ,
                       have
                       heretofore
                       oftentimes
                       found
                       themselves
                       grieved
                       ,
                       with
                       sundry
                       actions
                       of
                       unkind
                       and
                       violent
                       dealings
                       ,
                       offered
                       by
                       the
                       said
                       Lieutenant
                       and
                       his
                       Officers
                       as
                       they
                       have
                       enformed
                       ,
                       to
                       the
                       breach
                       of
                       their
                       Charters
                       and
                       liberties
                       ,
                       wherby
                       there
                       is
                       growne
                       some
                       division
                       and
                       dissention
                       betweene
                       them
                       (
                       which
                       we
                       desire
                       by
                       all
                       good
                       meanes
                       to
                       have
                       removed
                       ;
                       )
                       and
                       whereas
                       ▪
                       the
                       Lieutenant
                       seemeth
                       to
                       warrant
                       his
                       doings
                       by
                       ancient
                       priviledges
                       and
                       customes
                       of
                       the
                       Tower
                       ,
                       whereunto
                       the
                       Citizens
                       on
                       their
                       parts
                       ,
                       upon
                       opinion
                       of
                       the
                       validities
                       of
                       their
                       Charters
                       ,
                       refuse
                       to
                       yeeld
                       :
                       VVee
                       considering
                       what
                       inconvenience
                       may
                       ensue
                       of
                       the
                       private
                       dissention
                       betweene
                       them
                       ,
                       have
                       thought
                       good
                       to
                       require
                       you
                       ,
                       calling
                       Master
                       Lieutenant
                       before
                       you
                       ,
                       and
                       the
                       parties
                       ,
                       whose
                       complaints
                       are
                       herewith
                       sent
                       unto
                       you
                       ;
                       with
                       such
                       proofes
                       and
                       witnesse
                       as
                       may
                       be
                       produced
                       ,
                       effectually
                       to
                       examine
                       the
                       matters
                       thereby
                       informed
                       against
                       him
                       :
                       and
                       that
                       you
                       also
                       take
                       knowledge
                       of
                       such
                       other
                       complaints
                       and
                       controversies
                       ,
                       as
                       the
                       L.
                       Maior
                       
                       and
                       the
                       Recorder
                       of
                       London
                       shall
                       deliver
                       unto
                       you
                       against
                       the
                       Lieutenant
                       of
                       the
                       Tower
                       concerning
                       their
                       former
                       debates
                       and
                       strifes
                       ,
                       for
                       matter
                       of
                       liberties
                       ,
                       prescriptions
                       and
                       customes
                       ,
                       and
                       the
                       like
                       on
                       the
                       behalfe
                       of
                       the
                       Lieutenant
                       against
                       them
                       ,
                       praying
                       you
                       to
                       take
                       some
                       paines
                       to
                       ●●are
                       the
                       matters
                       at
                       large
                       on
                       both
                       sides
                       ;
                       and
                       to
                       see
                       upon
                       what
                       priviledges
                       ,
                       customes
                       ,
                       and
                       prescriptions
                       ,
                       their
                       severall
                       claims
                       are
                       grounded
                       and
                       pretended
                       :
                       as
                       also
                       to
                       consider
                       of
                       their
                       strength
                       and
                       validity
                       in
                       Law
                       ,
                       wherein
                       after
                       you
                       shal
                       have
                       spent
                       some
                       time
                       ,
                       and
                       heard
                       and
                       understood
                       the
                       matters
                       at
                       large
                       ,
                       wee
                       require
                       you
                       then
                       to
                       make
                       report
                       unto
                       us
                       what
                       you
                       shall
                       have
                       found
                       on
                       both
                       sides
                       ,
                       as
                       well
                       touching
                       the
                       complains
                       of
                       Smith
                       and
                       Wikins
                       ,
                       as
                       of
                       the
                       Lord
                       Maior
                       and
                       Citizens
                       ,
                       with
                       your
                       opinions
                       of
                       their
                       said
                       complaints
                       and
                       controversies
                       ,
                       and
                       what
                       course
                       were
                       fittest
                       to
                       be
                       taken
                       betweene
                       them
                       ,
                       which
                       we
                       pray
                       you
                       to
                       doe
                       with
                       as
                       convenient
                       speed
                       as
                       you
                       may
                       :
                       And
                       so
                       bid
                       you
                       heartily
                       farewell
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         From
                         the
                         Court
                         at
                         Greenwitch
                         .
                      
                       
                         Subscribed
                         by
                         
                           
                             Bromley
                             Cancellarius
                             .
                          
                           
                             Leicester
                             .
                          
                           
                             Hunsdon
                             ,
                             Chamberl.
                             
                          
                           
                             M.
                             Treasurer
                             .
                          
                           
                             M.
                             Controller
                             .
                          
                           
                             M.
                             Secretary
                             .
                          
                           
                             Sir
                             Walter
                             Mildmay
                             .
                          
                        
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         Directed
                         to
                         the
                         Lords
                         chiefe
                         Iusices
                         ,
                         and
                         to
                         the
                         Master
                         of
                         the
                         Rolles
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               Vpon
               the
               receit
               of
               which
               letters
               ,
               the
               said
               Lords
               chiefe
               Iustices
               ,
               and
               Master
               of
               the
               Rolles
               ,
               did
               at
               large
               heare
               the
               allegations
               and
               proofes
               of
               both
               parties
               ,
               and
               did
               accordingly
               certifie
               their
               opinions
               thereof
               to
               the
               Lords
               of
               the
               Privie
               Councell
               in
               manner
               following
               :
            
             
               
                 The
                 Certificat
                 ,
                 touching
                 as
                 well
                 the
                 Articles
                 and
                 Complaints
                 made
                 to
                 your
                 Honours
                 ,
                 by
                 Robert
                 Smith
                 and
                 VVilliam
                 VVikius
                 ,
                 against
                 Sir
                 Owen
                 Hopton
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 controversies
                 between
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Lieutenaut
                 .
              
               
                 FIrst
                 ,
                 upon
                 examination
                 of
                 the
                 matter
                 ,
                 touching
                 the
                 said
                 Smith
                 and
                 VVikins
                 ,
                 mentioned
                 in
                 your
                 Honours
                 letters
                 ,
                 it
                 appeareth
                 unto
                 us
                 ,
                 that
                 (
                 some
                 controversie
                 being
                 betweene
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Lieutenant
                 ,
                 touching
                 a
                 Garden-plot
                 neere
                 the
                 said
                 Tower
                 )
                 one
                 
                   Ralph
                   Gasken
                
                 ,
                 servant
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Lieutenant
                 ,
                 violently
                 did
                 draw
                 forth
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Garden
                 ,
                 one
                 Shapeley
                 ,
                 servant
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 VVikins
                 ,
                 then
                 labouring
                 there
                 for
                 his
                 said
                 Master
                 ,
                 in
                 such
                 violent
                 manner
                 ,
                 as
                 thereby
                 blood
                 was
                 drawne
                 of
                 him
                 in
                 severall
                 places
                 ,
                 and
                 carried
                 him
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 kept
                 him
                 in
                 prison
                 eight
                 dayes
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 one
                 Shawe
                 ,
                 another
                 of
                 the
                 Lieutenants
                 servants
                 ,
                 was
                 present
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 Gasken
                 ayding
                 him
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 he
                 did
                 not
                 hurt
                 the
                 said
                 Shapeley
                 ;
                 which
                 Gasken
                 and
                 Shawe
                 did
                 detaine
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 apparell
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Shapeley
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 doe
                 for
                 any
                 thing
                 knowene
                 to
                 us
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 that
                 likewise
                 one
                 Payne
                 was
                 taken
                 forth
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Garden
                 ,
                 and
                 carried
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 imprisoned
                 three
                 dayes
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 delivered
                 upon
                 bond
                 ,
                 to
                 render
                 his
                 body
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 when
                 he
                 should
                 be
                 required
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 Payne
                 hath
                 left
                 a
                 pawne
                 of
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 tenne
                 shillings
                 for
                 his
                 meat
                 and
                 drinke
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 that
                 Her
                 Majesties
                 VVrit
                 of
                 
                   Habeas
                   Corpus
                
                 for
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 Shapeley
                 was
                 sued
                 forth
                 of
                 her
                 Bench
                 ,
                 directed
                 to
                 the
                 Lieutenant
                 ,
                 which
                 carried
                 and
                 delivered
                 to
                 him
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Smith
                 ,
                 who
                 prayed
                 the
                 said
                 Lieutenant
                 to
                 make
                 allowance
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 paid
                 him
                 the
                 Fee
                 due
                 therefore
                 .
                 But
                 forthwith
                 he
                 would
                 have
                 forced
                 the
                 said
                 Smith
                 to
                 have
                 received
                 the
                 money
                 againe
                 and
                 the
                 VVrit
                 :
                 which
                 Smith
                 refused
                 to
                 doe
                 ,
                 praying
                 him
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 offended
                 for
                 bringing
                 of
                 her
                 Majesties
                 Processe
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 thereupon
                 Master
                 Lieutenant
                 said
                 he
                 would
                 put
                 his
                 VVrit
                 in
                 his
                 pocket
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 had
                 done
                 many
                 ,
                 and
                 therewith
                 rubbed
                 Smith
                 on
                 the
                 cheekes
                 ,
                 and
                 threatned
                 to
                 imprison
                 him
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 would
                 not
                 carry
                 backe
                 the
                 VVrit
                 againe
                 and
                 the
                 money
                 :
                 whereupon
                 the
                 said
                 Lieutenant
                 imprisoned
                 Smith
                 ,
                 and
                 detained
                 him
                 about
                 three
                 houres
                 ,
                 untill
                 upon
                 a
                 Bill
                 of
                 his
                 hand
                 to
                 returne
                 to
                 prison
                 when
                 the
                 Lieutenant
                 should
                 send
                 for
                 him
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 delivered
                 ;
                 which
                 matter
                 the
                 Lieutenant
                 confesseth
                 to
                 be
                 true
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 touching
                 such
                 liberties
                 as
                 Master
                 Lieutenant
                 claimeth
                 to
                 have
                 beene
                 
                 used
                 for
                 the
                 Officers
                 and
                 Attendants
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 as
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 arrested
                 by
                 any
                 Action
                 in
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 Protections
                 to
                 be
                 granted
                 to
                 them
                 by
                 Master
                 Lieutenant
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 obeying
                 of
                 VVrits
                 of
                 
                   Habeas
                   Corpus
                
                 ,
                 we
                 thinke
                 such
                 persons
                 as
                 are
                 daily
                 attendant
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 serving
                 her
                 Majesty
                 there
                 ,
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 priviledged
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 arrested
                 upon
                 any
                 plaint
                 in
                 London
                 .
                 But
                 for
                 VVrits
                 of
                 execution
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Capias
                   ut
                   ligatum
                
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 like
                 ,
                 we
                 thinke
                 they
                 ought
                 to
                 have
                 no
                 priviledge
                 .
              
               
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 touching
                 Protections
                 granted
                 by
                 Master
                 Lieutenant
                 ,
                 for
                 such
                 as
                 be
                 condemned
                 in
                 any
                 action
                 in
                 the
                 Court
                 kept
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 to
                 goe
                 at
                 large
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 arrested
                 by
                 any
                 Processe
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Queenes
                 high
                 Courts
                 ,
                 or
                 elsewhere
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 Protection
                 to
                 that
                 effect
                 ,
                 for
                 any
                 priviledged
                 person
                 ,
                 we
                 thinke
                 the
                 same
                 against
                 Her
                 Majesties
                 Lawes
                 and
                 dignity
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 That
                 Matter
                 Lieutenant
                 ought
                 to
                 returne
                 every
                 
                   Habeas
                   Corpus
                
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 any
                 Court
                 at
                 Westminst
                 .
                 so
                 as
                 the
                 Justices
                 before
                 whom
                 it
                 shall
                 bee
                 returned
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 cause
                 shall
                 require
                 )
                 may
                 either
                 remand
                 it
                 with
                 the
                 body
                 ,
                 or
                 retaine
                 the
                 matter
                 before
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 deliver
                 the
                 body
                 ,
                 as
                 Justice
                 shall
                 require
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 touching
                 the
                 jurisdiction
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 controversies
                 for
                 certaine
                 liberties
                 upon
                 the
                 Tower-hill
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 soile
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 divers
                 places
                 about
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 we
                 are
                 not
                 yet
                 fully
                 resolved
                 ,
                 but
                 desire
                 your
                 Lordships
                 to
                 have
                 some
                 further
                 time
                 to
                 consider
                 thereupon
                 :
                 for
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 be
                 many
                 matters
                 alleaged
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 shewed
                 in
                 writing
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 as
                 we
                 are
                 informed
                 ,
                 which
                 we
                 have
                 not
                 yet
                 seene
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 The
                 said
                 Lieutenant
                 doth
                 claime
                 a
                 liberty
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 any
                 person
                 priviledged
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 be
                 arrested
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 may
                 take
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 any
                 Citizen
                 that
                 shall
                 come
                 within
                 the
                 liberties
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 and
                 keepe
                 his
                 body
                 there
                 ,
                 untill
                 the
                 other
                 be
                 delivered
                 :
                 which
                 we
                 thinke
                 altogether
                 against
                 the
                 Lawes
                 of
                 this
                 Realme
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       Christopher
                       Wray
                       .
                    
                     
                       Edmond
                       Anderson
                       .
                    
                     
                       Gilbert
                       Gerrard
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
               After
               the
               Lords
               of
               the
               Privie
               Councell
               had
               received
               the
               same
               Certificat
               ,
               they
               did
               thereupon
               make
               this
               finall
               Order
               and
               Decree
               following
               ,
               viz.
               
            
             
               
                 At
                 Non
                 such
                 ,
                 the
                 third
                 day
                 of
                 October
                 .
                 1585.
                 
              
               
                 Present
                 ,
                 
                   
                     Lord
                     Treasurer
                     .
                  
                   
                     Lord
                     Admirall
                     .
                  
                   
                     Lord
                     Chamberlaine
                     .
                  
                   
                     Master
                     Treasurer
                     .
                  
                   
                     Master
                     Secretary
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 WHereas
                 sundry
                 variances
                 &
                 contentions
                 have
                 heretofore
                 arisen
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 of
                 late
                 yeeres
                 depended
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Communalty
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 one
                 part
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 Her
                 Majesties
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 part
                 ,
                 touching
                 matters
                 of
                 liberties
                 ,
                 prescriptions
                 ,
                 customes
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 claimes
                 and
                 pretences
                 :
                 by
                 reason
                 wherof
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 lack
                 of
                 order
                 for
                 stay
                 of
                 those
                 variances
                 and
                 contentions
                 ,
                 divers
                 tumults
                 have
                 heretofore
                 growne
                 ,
                 and
                 Her
                 Majesties
                 Peace
                 hath
                 many
                 times
                 beene
                 in
                 hazard
                 to
                 be
                 dangerously
                 broken
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 ,
                 severall
                 complaints
                 have
                 beene
                 heretofore
                 exhibited
                 to
                 the
                 Lords
                 and
                 others
                 of
                 Her
                 Majesties
                 most
                 Honourable
                 Privie
                 Councell
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Communalty
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 against
                 the
                 said
                 Lieutenant
                 ,
                 for
                 divers
                 injuries
                 alleaged
                 to
                 bee
                 offered
                 on
                 his
                 part
                 to
                 the
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 without
                 order
                 of
                 Law
                 or
                 equity
                 :
                 After
                 consideration
                 had
                 of
                 which
                 severall
                 complaints
                 ,
                 it
                 pleased
                 their
                 Lordships
                 (
                 having
                 care
                 to
                 procure
                 an
                 end
                 of
                 those
                 controversies
                 ,
                 for
                 avoiding
                 of
                 inconveniences
                 that
                 might
                 ensue
                 )
                 by
                 their
                 Honourable
                 letters
                 to
                 give
                 order
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Christopher
                   Wray
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 chiefe
                 Justice
                 of
                 England
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   Edmond
                   Anderson
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 chiefe
                 Justice
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Common
                   Pleas
                
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Gilbert
                   Gerrard
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Rolles
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 (
                 calling
                 the
                 said
                 Lieutenant
                 and
                 the
                 parties
                 complainants
                 before
                 them
                 )
                 should
                 effectually
                 heare
                 and
                 examine
                 the
                 controversies
                 (
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ,
                 )
                 and
                 certifie
                 their
                 Lordships
                 what
                 they
                 should
                 finde
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 their
                 opinions
                 
                 touching
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 who
                 having
                 called
                 the
                 parties
                 accordingly
                 before
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 advisedly
                 and
                 with
                 good
                 deliberation
                 sundry
                 times
                 heard
                 their
                 Allegations
                 and
                 answers
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 by
                 writing
                 as
                 by
                 word
                 ,
                 with
                 counsell
                 learned
                 on
                 all
                 parts
                 ,
                 have
                 signified
                 their
                 opinions
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 controversies
                 in
                 writing
                 ,
                 as
                 hereafter
                 followeth
                 :
              
               
                 First
                 ,
                 touching
                 such
                 liberties
                 as
                 M.
                 Lieutenant
                 claimeth
                 to
                 have
                 beene
                 used
                 for
                 the
                 Officers
                 and
                 Attendants
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 as
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 arrested
                 by
                 any
                 action
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 protections
                 to
                 be
                 granted
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 by
                 Master
                 Lieutenant
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 obeying
                 of
                 writs
                 of
                 we
                 thinke
                 such
                 persons
                 as
                 bee
                 dayly
                 attendant
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 serving
                 her
                 Majestie
                 there
                 ,
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 priviledged
                 and
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 arrested
                 upon
                 any
                 plaint
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 but
                 for
                 writs
                 of
                 Executions
                 ,
                 or
                 〈…〉
                 and
                 such
                 like
                 ,
                 wee
                 thinke
                 they
                 ought
                 to
                 have
                 no
                 priviledge
                 .
              
               
                 Secondly
                 ,
                 concerning
                 protections
                 granted
                 by
                 Master
                 Lieutenant
                 for
                 such
                 as
                 bee
                 condemned
                 in
                 any
                 action
                 in
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 kept
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 to
                 goe
                 at
                 large
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 arrested
                 by
                 any
                 Processe
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Queenes
                 high
                 Courts
                 ,
                 or
                 elsewhere
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 protection
                 to
                 that
                 effect
                 for
                 any
                 priviledged
                 person
                 ,
                 we
                 thinke
                 the
                 same
                 against
                 her
                 Majesties
                 lawes
                 and
                 dignitie
                 .
              
               
                 Thirdly
                 ,
                 that
                 M.
                 Lieutenant
                 ought
                 to
                 returne
                 every
                 
                   Habeas
                   Corpus
                
                 out
                 of
                 any
                 Court
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 so
                 as
                 the
                 Iustices
                 before
                 whom
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 returned
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 cause
                 shall
                 require
                 )
                 may
                 either
                 remand
                 it
                 with
                 the
                 body
                 ,
                 or
                 retaine
                 the
                 matter
                 before
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 deliver
                 the
                 body
                 as
                 Iustice
                 shall
                 require
                 .
              
               
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 whereas
                 the
                 Lieutenant
                 doth
                 also
                 claime
                 a
                 liberty
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 any
                 person
                 priviledged
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 be
                 arrested
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 hee
                 may
                 take
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 any
                 Citizen
                 that
                 shall
                 come
                 within
                 the
                 liberties
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 and
                 keepe
                 his
                 body
                 there
                 untill
                 the
                 other
                 bee
                 delivered
                 ,
                 we
                 thinke
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 bee
                 altogether
                 against
                 the
                 lawes
                 of
                 the
                 Realme
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Lords
                 therefore
                 of
                 her
                 Majesties
                 said
                 Privie
                 Councell
                 ,
                 upon
                 grave
                 and
                 deliberate
                 considerations
                 had
                 of
                 the
                 certificate
                 and
                 opinions
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 chiefe
                 Iustices
                 and
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Rolles
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 occasions
                 of
                 contention
                 ,
                 trouble
                 ,
                 and
                 disorder
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 danger
                 of
                 breach
                 of
                 her
                 Majesties
                 peace
                 ,
                 which
                 have
                 heretofore
                 of
                 late
                 yeeres
                 arisen
                 and
                 growne
                 upon
                 the
                 controversies
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 may
                 from
                 henceforth
                 cease
                 ,
                 and
                 bee
                 althougher
                 removed
                 and
                 taken
                 away
                 ;
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 this
                 day
                 by
                 their
                 Lordships
                 ordered
                 and
                 decreed
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Communalty
                 and
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 successors
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 her
                 Highnesse
                 said
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 Lieutenants
                 and
                 Officers
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 hereafter
                 to
                 succeed
                 :
                 That
                 the
                 matters
                 ,
                 points
                 and
                 articles
                 contained
                 in
                 the
                 Certificate
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Iustices
                 and
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Rolles
                 before
                 mentioned
                 ,
                 wherein
                 their
                 resolutions
                 ,
                 opinions
                 and
                 determinations
                 be
                 set
                 downe
                 ,
                 declared
                 and
                 signified
                 ,
                 shall
                 at
                 all
                 times
                 from
                 henceforth
                 stand
                 and
                 remaine
                 for
                 rules
                 and
                 resolutions
                 and
                 finall
                 determination
                 and
                 decision
                 :
                 for
                 so
                 much
                 and
                 so
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 points
                 of
                 controversies
                 as
                 are
                 contained
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Certificate
                 (
                 whereof
                 they
                 have
                 delivered
                 their
                 opinions
                 )
                 to
                 be
                 for
                 ever
                 hereafter
                 duely
                 observed
                 and
                 kept
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 nothing
                 bee
                 hereafter
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 done
                 ,
                 or
                 attempted
                 on
                 either
                 part
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 violating
                 or
                 interrupting
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 hill
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 Lumleyes
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 ,
                 divers
                 houses
                 lately
                 builded
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 encrochments
                 along
                 South
                 to
                 
                   Chicke
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 of
                 Barking
                 Church
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 end
                 whereof
                 you
                 have
                 Tower-street
                 ,
                 stretching
                 from
                 the
                 Tower-hill
                 ,
                 West
                 to
                 Saint
                 
                   Margaret
                   Pattens
                
                 Church
                 Parsonage
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 therefore
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 begin
                 at
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Street
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 thereof
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 faire
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 called
                 ,
                 
                   Alhallowes
                   Barking
                
                 ,
                 which
                 standeth
                 in
                 a
                 large
                 ,
                 but
                 sometime
                 far
                 larger
                 Cemitery
                 or
                 Church-yard
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 whereof
                 was
                 sometime
                 builded
                 a
                 faire
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 
                 founded
                 by
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 first
                 ;
                 some
                 have
                 written
                 that
                 his
                 heart
                 was
                 buried
                 there
                 under
                 the
                 high
                 Altar
                 .
                 This
                 Chappell
                 was
                 confirmed
                 and
                 augmented
                 by
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 .
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 gave
                 licence
                 
                 to
                 his
                 Cousin
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Worcester
                 ,
                 to
                 found
                 there
                 a
                 Brotherhood
                 for
                 a
                 Master
                 and
                 Brethren
                 ,
                 and
                 hee
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 Custos
                 of
                 that
                 fraternity
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Scot
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 
                   Thomas
                   Colte
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Tate
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Iohn
                   Croke
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Priory
                 of
                 Totingbecke
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 avousion
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Stretham
                 in
                 the
                 Country
                 of
                 Surrey
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 members
                 and
                 appurtenances
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Priory
                 of
                 Okeborne
                 in
                 Wiltshire
                 ,
                 
                 both
                 Priors
                 Aliens
                 ,
                 and
                 appointed
                 it
                 to
                 be
                 called
                 the
                 Kings
                 Chappell
                 of
                 Chantry
                 ,
                 
                   In
                   Capella
                   beatae
                   Mariae
                   de
                   Barking
                   .
                
              
               
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 new
                 builded
                 and
                 founded
                 therein
                 a
                 Colledge
                 of
                 Priests
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 
                   Hamond
                   de
                   Lega
                
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 that
                 Chappell
                 .
                 
                   Robert
                   Tate
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 1488.
                 and
                 other
                 were
                 there
                 buried
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Colledge
                 was
                 suppressed
                 and
                 pulled
                 downe
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1548.
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 ,
                 
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 the
                 ground
                 was
                 imployed
                 as
                 a
                 Garden-plot
                 during
                 the
                 reignes
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 ,
                 Queene
                 Mary
                 ,
                 and
                 part
                 of
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 till
                 at
                 length
                 a
                 large
                 strong
                 frame
                 of
                 Timber
                 and
                 Bricke
                 was
                 set
                 thereon
                 ,
                 and
                 imployed
                 as
                 a
                 Store-house
                 of
                 Merchants
                 goods
                 brought
                 from
                 the
                 Sea
                 ,
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Winter
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Monuments
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 
                   Alhallowes
                   Barking
                
                 ,
                 not
                 defaced
                 are
                 these
                 :
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Studinham
                
                 of
                 Norwich
                 Dioces
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 1469.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Gilbert
                
                 Draper
                 ,
                 and
                 Merchant
                 of
                 the
                 Staple
                 ,
                 1483.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Bolt
                
                 ,
                 Merchant
                 of
                 the
                 Staple
                 ,
                 1459.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Stile
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 1500.
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Thinne
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Clarks
                 of
                 the
                 Greene
                 cloth
                 ,
                 and
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Houshold
                 to
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 8.
                 1546.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Humfery
                   Monmouth
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffs
                 ,
                 1535.
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 Church
                 yard
                 .
              
               
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Denham
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1934.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Henry
                   Eoward
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Surrey
                 beheaded
                 ,
                 1546.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Devereux
                
                 ,
                 sonne
                 and
                 heire
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Ferrers
                 of
                 Chartley.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Richard
                   Browne
                
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 1546.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Philip
                   Dennis
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 1556.
                 
              
               
                 Andrew
                 Evenger
                 ,
                 Saiter
                 .
              
               
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Robinson
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 1552.
                 
              
               
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Armorer
                
                 ,
                 Clothworker
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Governour
                 of
                 the
                 Pages
                 of
                 Honour
                 ,
                 or
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Hance
                 men
                 ,
                 servant
                 to
                 Henry
                 the
                 eight
                 ,
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixt
                 and
                 Queene
                 Mary
                 ,
                 buried
                 1560.
                 
                 Beside
                 ,
                 which
                 ,
                 there
                 be
                 divers
                 Tombes
                 without
                 inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Crolys
                
                 and
                 
                   Thomas
                   Pike
                
                 ,
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 founded
                 a
                 Chantery
                 there
                 ,
                 1388.
                 
              
               
                 Vpon
                 further
                 view
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 monuments
                 ,
                 I
                 finde
                 these
                 following
                 :
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 Chancell
                 lyeth
                 a
                 faire
                 Marble
                 stone
                 with
                 a
                 plate
                 of
                 Brasse
                 engraven
                 ,
                 bearing
                 this
                 inscription
                 :
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   
                     Ioannes
                     Ruche
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Generosius
                   ,
                   qui
                   obiit
                   octavo
                   die
                   Mensis
                   Maii
                   ,
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1493.
                   
                   Cujus
                   animae
                   propitietur
                   Deus
                   .
                
              
               
                 Vpon
                 a
                 faire
                 large
                 Marble
                 stone
                 ,
                 by
                 occasion
                 lately
                 taken
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 buried
                 somewhat
                 deep
                 in
                 the
                 ground
                 ,
                 on
                 a
                 Brasse
                 plate
                 fixed
                 thereon
                 was
                 this
                 inscription
                 :
                 
                   Hic
                   concluduntur
                   ossa
                   
                     Iacobi
                     Zamboni
                  
                   ,
                   illustrissimi
                   Dom.
                   Veneti
                   Secretarii
                   ,
                   Agentis
                   apud
                   Serenissimum
                   hunc
                   Angliae
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   Regem
                   .
                
              
               
                 On
                 a
                 faire
                 Marble
                 stone
                 ,
                 but
                 without
                 any
                 plate
                 ,
                 are
                 these
                 lines
                 following
                 engraven
                 .
              
               
                 
                   In
                   this
                   Vault
                   hereunder
                   lyeth
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   late
                   Wife
                   unto
                   
                     William
                     Denham
                  
                   ,
                   Alderman
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   Merchant
                   of
                   the
                   Staple
                   at
                   Callis
                   :
                   VVho
                   departed
                   unto
                   God
                   ,
                   on
                   Wednesday
                   ,
                   at
                   5.
                   of
                   the
                   clock
                   in
                   the
                   after-noone
                   ,
                   in
                   Easter-weeke
                   ,
                   the
                   last
                   day
                   of
                   March
                   ,
                   1540.
                   
                   On
                   whose
                   soule
                   Iesus
                   have
                   mercy
                   ,
                   Amen
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   by
                   the
                   Grace
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   the
                   said
                   
                     William
                     Denham
                  
                   ,
                   purposing
                   to
                   lye
                   here
                   by
                   her
                   ,
                   departed
                   unto
                   God
                   the
                   day
                   of
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 Close
                 by
                 it
                 is
                 another
                 stone
                 thus
                 inscribed
                 :
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Dom.
                   
                     Thomes
                     Vyrby
                  
                   ,
                   quondam
                   Vicari●●
                   istius
                   Eccles
                   .
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   2.
                   die
                   Mensis
                   Decemb.
                   1453.
                   
                   Cujus
                   anima
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
               
                 Neere
                 unto
                 it
                 is
                 another
                 stone
                 ,
                 thus
                 inscribed
                 :
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   
                     Nicholaus
                     Bremisgrave
                  
                   ,
                   quondam
                   Vicarius
                   istius
                   Eccles
                   .
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   II.
                   die
                   Mens
                   .
                   August
                   .
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1416.
                   
                   Cujus
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 By
                 it
                 also
                 another
                 stone
                 ,
                 thus
                 inscribed
                 :
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   
                     M.
                     Radulphus
                     Darling
                  
                   ,
                   Almae
                   Vniuer
                   .
                   Oxoniae
                   olim
                   Magist
                   .
                   in
                   Artibus
                   ,
                   &
                   huius
                   Eccles
                   .
                   quondam
                   Vicarius
                   peritissimus
                   .
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1500.
                   9.
                   die
                   Mens
                   .
                   Octob.
                   Cuius
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 By
                 it
                 also
                 another
                 stone
                 ,
                 thus
                 inscribed
                 :
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   tumulatus
                   
                     M.
                     Thomas
                     Cayfi
                  
                   .
                   Can.
                   &
                   Baccalaurius
                   in
                   Art.
                   vir
                   perit
                   .
                   &
                   unus
                   Vicar
                   .
                   istius
                   Eccles
                   .
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   6.
                   die
                   Mens
                   .
                   Feb.
                   1475.
                   
                   Cuius
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 By
                 it
                 also
                 another
                 stone
                 ,
                 thus
                 inscribed
                 :
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Dom.
                   
                     Willielm
                     .
                     Tylling
                  
                   ,
                   quondam
                   Capellanus
                   istius
                   Eccles
                   .
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   24.
                   die
                   Mens
                   .
                   Iulii
                   ,
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1430.
                   
                   Cuius
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 same
                 stone
                 :
                 
                   Ac
                   
                     Johannes
                     Vale
                  
                   ,
                   nuper
                   Capellanus
                   ,
                   &
                   bonus
                   reparator
                   Cantar
                   .
                   ejusdem
                   Eccles
                   .
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   10.
                   die
                   Novemb.
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1563.
                   
                   Cuius
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 Vpon
                 a
                 very
                 faire
                 Marble
                 stone
                 ,
                 verged
                 about
                 with
                 plates
                 of
                 brasse
                 ,
                 and
                 concluding
                 with
                 the
                 like
                 plates
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 ,
                 is
                 thus
                 ingraven
                 :
                 
                   Pray
                   for
                   the
                   soule
                   of
                   M.
                   
                     William
                     Thinne
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Master
                   of
                   the
                   honourable
                   houshold
                   to
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   8.
                   our
                   Soveraigne
                   Lord.
                   He
                   departed
                   from
                   the
                   prison
                   of
                   this
                   fraile
                   life
                   ,
                   the
                   10.
                   day
                   of
                   August
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1546.
                  
                   in
                   the
                   38.
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   said
                   Soveraigne
                   Lord
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   which
                   body
                   ,
                   and
                   every
                   part
                   thereof
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   last
                   day
                   shall
                   bee
                   raised
                   up
                   againe
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   sound
                   of
                   the
                   Lords
                   Trumpet
                   .
                   In
                   whose
                   comming
                   ,
                   that
                   we
                   may
                   all
                   ioyfully
                   meet
                   him
                   ,
                   our
                   heavenly
                   Father
                   grant
                   us
                   ,
                   whose
                   mercy
                   is
                   so
                   great
                   towards
                   us
                   ,
                   that
                   hee
                   freely
                   offertth
                   to
                   all
                   them
                   that
                   earnestly
                   repent
                   their
                   sinnes
                   ,
                   everlasting
                   life
                   ,
                   through
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   his
                   dearely
                   beloved
                   Sonne
                   ,
                   Iesus
                   :
                   To
                   whom
                   be
                   everlasting
                   praise
                   .
                   Amen
                   .
                
              
               
                 Before
                 the
                 entrance
                 into
                 the
                 Vestrie
                 ,
                 lyeth
                 a
                 faire
                 Marble
                 stone
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 plate
                 of
                 Brasse
                 ,
                 but
                 thus
                 engraven
                 upon
                 it
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Andrewes
                
                 to
                 his
                 dearest
                 wife
                 Anne
                 ,
                 doth
                 this
                 last
                 office
                 of
                 love
                 :
                 for
                 she
                 was
                 ,
                 
                   
                     Religious
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Chaste
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Discreet
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Loving
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Faire
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Obedient
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   She
                   lived
                   but
                   25.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   and
                   dyed
                   at
                   Chigwell
                   in
                   Essex
                   ,
                   the
                   12.
                   day
                   of
                   Iune
                   ,
                   1606.
                   and
                   was
                   here-under
                   interred
                   (
                   in
                   great
                   sorrow
                   )
                   the
                   munday
                   following
                   :
                   leaving
                   behind
                   her
                   living
                   ,
                   two
                   sonnes
                   ,
                   William
                   and
                   Nicholas
                   .
                
              
               
                 Hard
                 by
                 it
                 is
                 another
                 stone
                 ,
                 thus
                 inscribed
                 :
                 
                   Here
                   resteth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Agnes
                     Bond
                  
                   ,
                   Widdow
                   ,
                   sometime
                   the
                   wife
                   of
                   
                     William
                     Bond
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ;
                   the
                   which
                   William
                   and
                   Agnes
                   had
                   issue
                   betwixt
                   them
                   ,
                   8.
                   sonnes
                   and
                   8.
                   daughters
                   ;
                   which
                   Agnes
                   deceased
                   the
                   4.
                   day
                   of
                   February
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   God
                   ,
                   1552.
                   
                
              
               
                 Lower
                 in
                 the
                 Chancell
                 toward
                 the
                 doore
                 ,
                 is
                 another
                 faire
                 stone
                 plated
                 ,
                 and
                 thus
                 engraven
                 :
                 
                   Hereunder
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Roger
                     James
                  
                   ,
                   late
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   Brewer
                   ,
                   who
                   being
                   of
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   67.
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   second
                   day
                   of
                   March
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                  
                   1591.
                   leaving
                   behind
                   him
                   Sara
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   eight
                   sonnes
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   daughter
                   .
                
              
               
                 Neere
                 unto
                 it
                 ,
                 another
                 stone
                 ,
                 thus
                 inscribed
                 :
                 
                   Here
                   under
                   this
                   Marble
                   stone
                   lyeth
                   ,
                   M.
                   
                     Henry
                     Poulsted
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   and
                   Alice
                   his
                   wife
                   ;
                   the
                   which
                   Henry
                   deceased
                   the
                   10.
                   of
                   December
                   ,
                   1556.
                   and
                   begot
                   of
                   her
                   body
                   one
                   sonne
                   and
                   one
                   daughter
                   ,
                   Richard
                   and
                   Mabell
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 Close
                 by
                 it
                 ,
                 another
                 smaller
                 stone
                 ,
                 thus
                 inscribed
                 :
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   
                     Barbara
                     Thornix
                  
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Thornix
                  
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   
                   who
                   deceased
                   the
                   eleventh
                   day
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                   1613.
                   being
                   of
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   three
                   yeeres
                   .
                
              
               
                 By
                 it
                 another
                 faire
                 stone
                 ,
                 thus
                 inscribed
                 :
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Mary
                     Burnell
                  
                   ,
                   late
                   wife
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Burnell
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Merchant
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   the
                   onely
                   daughter
                   of
                   
                     Mathew
                     Brownrig
                     of
                  
                   Ipswich
                   ,
                   in
                   Suffolke
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   a
                   woman
                   sincerely
                   living
                   in
                   the
                   feare
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   and
                   dying
                   constantly
                   in
                   the
                   faith
                   of
                   Christ
                   Iesus
                   .
                   She
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   5.
                   day
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                   1612.
                   being
                   of
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   20.
                   yeeres
                   :
                   Having
                   finished
                   in
                   wedlocke
                   with
                   her
                   said
                   husband
                   2.
                   yeeres
                   and
                   5.
                   moneths
                   ,
                   and
                   bearing
                   him
                   issue
                   ,
                   one
                   sonne
                   ,
                   whereof
                   she
                   dyed
                   in
                   childbed
                   ,
                   and
                   expecteth
                   now
                   (
                   with
                   the
                   Elect
                   of
                   God
                   )
                   a
                   joyfull
                   resurrection
                   .
                
              
               
                 Then
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 goodly
                 ancient
                 faire
                 Tombe
                 ,
                 dividing
                 the
                 North
                 I
                 le
                 from
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 bearing
                 these
                 ingraven
                 lines
                 :
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   
                     Iohannes
                     Bacon
                  
                   ,
                   quondam
                   Civis
                   &
                   Woolman
                   London
                   ,
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   6.
                   die
                   Mens
                   .
                   Maii
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                   1437.
                   
                   Et
                   Ioanna
                   Vx.
                   eius
                   .
                
              
               
                 There
                 is
                 a
                 very
                 goodly
                 Tombe
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 much
                 defaced
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Brasse
                 plates
                 stolne
                 off
                 from
                 it
                 :
                 but
                 so
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 words
                 as
                 are
                 remaining
                 ,
                 are
                 these
                 :
                 
                   Stapulo
                   fuit
                   seniorum
                   ,
                   &
                   unius
                   Londi●lls
                   habitans
                   ,
                   sermene
                   fidelis
                   ,
                   cum
                   
                     Marga
                     yera
                  
                   Domina
                   costaque
                   beata
                   .
                   Hunc
                   rapuit
                   Michael
                   ad
                   Coeli
                   gaudi
                   a
                   lati
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 By
                 it
                 is
                 a
                 faire
                 Monument
                 in
                 the
                 wall
                 ,
                 bearing
                 this
                 inscription
                 :
                 
                   Hic
                   facet
                   
                     Hieronymus
                     Benalius
                  
                   ,
                   Bergami
                   netus
                   ,
                   qui
                   dum
                   vixit
                   ,
                   pietatem
                   coluit
                   ,
                   &
                   futurae
                   vitae
                   resurrectionem
                   expectat
                   .
                   Obiit
                   4.
                   dic
                   Martii
                   ,
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1585.
                   
                   Aetatis
                   suae
                   ,
                   58.
                   
                
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 ground
                 in
                 the
                 middest
                 of
                 the
                 way
                 ,
                 lyeth
                 a
                 faire
                 stone
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 appearance
                 ,
                 entring
                 into
                 a
                 Vault
                 .
                 The
                 stone
                 is
                 thus
                 ingraven
                 :
                 
                   
                     This
                     stone
                     belongeth
                     to
                     
                       Francis
                       Cherry
                    
                     ,
                     Merchant
                     ,
                     Vintner
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     his
                     heires
                     .
                  
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     
                       Margaret
                       Cherry
                    
                     ,
                     the
                     wife
                     of
                     
                       Francis
                       Cherry
                    
                     ,
                     by
                     whom
                     he
                     had
                     issue
                     11.
                     children
                     ,
                     4.
                     sonnes
                     ,
                     and
                     7.
                     daughters
                     ,
                     and
                     dyed
                     of
                     the
                     12.
                     child
                     ,
                     1695.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 A
                 small
                 Brasse
                 plate
                 is
                 fixed
                 in
                 the
                 wall
                 East
                 ,
                 thus
                 inscribed
                 :
                 
                   Of
                   your
                   charity
                   prayser
                   the
                   soule
                   of
                   
                     Philip
                     Dennis
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   :
                   whose
                   body
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   before
                   this
                   stone
                   .
                   Who
                   dyed
                   the
                   3
                   ,
                   day
                   of
                   September
                   ,
                   1556.
                   
                
              
               
                 A
                 faire
                 Marble
                 Tombe
                 much
                 defaced
                 ,
                 
                 whereon
                 are
                 figured
                 kneeling
                 ,
                 a
                 man
                 and
                 a
                 woman
                 ,
                 hee
                 having
                 three
                 sonnes
                 kneeling
                 behinde
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 shee
                 foure
                 Daughters
                 .
                 A
                 labell
                 proceedeth
                 from
                 his
                 mouth
                 ,
                 with
                 these
                 words
                 :
                 
                   Ego
                   resurgam
                   ,
                   &
                   in
                   carne
                   mea
                   videbe
                   te
                   Iesum
                   ,
                   Deum
                   Sabvatorem
                   meum
                   .
                
              
               
                 Another
                 from
                 her
                 ,
                 thus
                 :
                 
                   Qui
                   Lazarum
                   resuscitasti
                   à
                   monumento
                   fetidum
                   ,
                   dona
                   nobis
                   requiem
                   .
                
              
               
                 Vpon
                 the
                 ground
                 ,
                 somewhat
                 neere
                 to
                 one
                 another
                 ,
                 are
                 divers
                 faire
                 Grave-stones
                 ,
                 bearing
                 these
                 inscriptions
                 :
                 
                   
                     Vnder
                     this
                     stone
                     lyeth
                     
                       William
                       Roberts
                    
                     ,
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Mc●cer
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     and
                     Merchant
                     of
                     the
                     Staple
                     at
                     Callis
                     ,
                     sonne
                     of
                     
                       William
                       Roberts
                    
                     ,
                     Alderman
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     place
                     :
                     which
                     William
                     his
                     sonne
                     deceased
                     the
                     seventh
                     day
                     of
                     Ianuary
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Domini
                       ,
                       1555.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Christopher
                       Rawson
                    
                     ,
                     late
                     Mercer
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     and
                     Merchant
                     of
                     the
                     Staple
                     at
                     Callis
                     ,
                     who
                     deceased
                     the
                     second
                     day
                     of
                     October
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Domini
                       ,
                       1518.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     Here-under
                     lyeth
                     Master
                     
                       VVilliam
                       Robinscn
                    
                     ,
                     Alderman
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Mer●●r
                     ,
                     and
                     Merchant
                     of
                     the
                     Staple
                     as
                     Callis
                     ,
                     and
                     Elizabeth
                     his
                     wife
                     .
                     He
                     deceased
                     the
                     thirtieth
                     day
                     of
                     December
                     ,
                     1552.
                     
                  
                   
                     Here
                     under
                     this
                     stone
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     Mistris
                     Iane
                     Russell
                     ,
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Genth
                     women
                     of
                     the
                     Privie
                     Chamber
                     to
                     Qu.
                     Mary
                     ,
                     andwife
                     to
                     
                       William
                       Russell
                    
                     ,
                     Serjeant
                     of
                     the
                     Celler
                     to
                     our
                     late
                     Sove●aigne
                     Lady
                     ,
                     Queene
                     Elizabeth
                     :
                     A●d
                     
                     deceased
                     the
                     16.
                     day
                     of
                     Ianuary
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Domini
                       ,
                       1558.
                    
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 Gods
                 blessings
                 bestowed
                 on
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 benevolence
                 and
                 charity
                 of
                 wel-disposed
                 people
                 .
              
               
                 Given
                 by
                 
                   Margaret
                   Martin
                
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 
                   Alhallowes
                   Barking
                
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1557.
                 to
                 and
                 amongst
                 the
                 poor
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Parish
                 ,
                 yeerly
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 26.
                 
                   s.
                   8.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 And
                 to
                 the
                 Churchwardens
                 for
                 their
                 paines
                 ,
                 20.
                 
                   d.
                
                 to
                 each
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 paid
                 them
                 yeerely
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 Given
                 by
                 Mr.
                 
                   William
                   Armorer
                
                 ,
                 to
                 hold
                 for
                 tenne
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 one
                 load
                 of
                 Charcoales
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 hundred
                 of
                 Faggots
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 wife
                 to
                 be
                 delivered
                 every
                 Christmasse
                 ,
                 to
                 and
                 amongst
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Parish
                 .
              
               
                 Given
                 by
                 Mistris
                 
                   Alice
                   Polsted
                
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Parish
                 ,
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 6.
                 
                   l.
                
                 13.
                 
                   s.
                   4.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 to
                 bee
                 paid
                 them
                 yeerely
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 Given
                 by
                 Mr.
                 
                   William
                   Haines
                
                 ,
                 5.
                 
                   l.
                
                 a
                 yeere
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 Alice
                 his
                 wife
                 .
              
               
                 Given
                 by
                 
                   Richard
                   Smith
                
                 ,
                 his
                 dwelling
                 house
                 ,
                 knowne
                 and
                 called
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 the
                 White-Lion
                 ,
                 situate
                 neere
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 Hill
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Parish
                 :
                 after
                 the
                 decease
                 of
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 and
                 Richard
                 and
                 Margaret
                 his
                 children
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 happen
                 to
                 dye
                 without
                 issue
                 .
              
               
                 Given
                 by
                 Mr.
                 Wilkinson
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 decease
                 of
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 the
                 lease
                 of
                 the
                 house
                 situate
                 at
                 Tower
                 Hill
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 let
                 by
                 the
                 Churchwardens
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Parish
                 :
                 and
                 they
                 to
                 give
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 rent
                 ,
                 during
                 the
                 said
                 lease
                 ,
                 forty
                 shillings
                 yeerely
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 and
                 twenty
                 shillings
                 yeerely
                 to
                 the
                 Preacher
                 or
                 Lecturer
                 there
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 residue
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 rent
                 to
                 be
                 distributed
                 in
                 such
                 sort
                 as
                 in
                 her
                 will
                 is
                 mentioned
                 .
              
               
                 Concerning
                 the
                 bounds
                 and
                 limits
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 our
                 precedent
                 order
                 :
                 They
                 goe
                 Northward
                 from
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 so
                 farre
                 as
                 the
                 corner
                 ,
                 where
                 is
                 the
                 backe
                 gate
                 ,
                 sometime
                 belonging
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Francis
                   Walsingham
                
                 ,
                 but
                 now
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Salter
                
                 .
                 Thence
                 they
                 goe
                 on
                 aalong
                 by
                 the
                 Garden
                 wall
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Lady
                 Lumley
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 East
                 corner
                 :
                 where
                 going
                 over
                 ,
                 they
                 passe
                 on
                 so
                 farre
                 as
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 one
                 
                   Peter
                   Porter
                
                 ,
                 right
                 over
                 against
                 the
                 great
                 gate
                 of
                 the
                 Lady
                 Lumleyes
                 house
                 ,
                 where
                 turning
                 backe
                 downe
                 a
                 passage
                 to
                 the
                 South
                 part
                 of
                 Mr.
                 Covelles
                 garden
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 midst
                 wherof
                 Eastward
                 ,
                 upon
                 London
                 wall
                 ,
                 their
                 marke
                 is
                 fixed
                 .
                 Returning
                 backe
                 that
                 way
                 againe
                 ,
                 they
                 crosse
                 Southward
                 over
                 Tower
                 Hill
                 ,
                 where
                 sometime
                 stood
                 a
                 Crosse
                 ,
                 distinguishing
                 the
                 Tower
                 liberty
                 and
                 Alhallowes
                 .
              
               
                 So
                 they
                 goe
                 on
                 the
                 Tower-docke
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 Mr.
                 Clay
                 ,
                 Brewer
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 go
                 up
                 petty
                 Wales
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Custome-house
                 gate
                 .
                 And
                 there
                 they
                 turne
                 up
                 Water-lane
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 onely
                 ,
                 till
                 they
                 come
                 forth
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 crosse
                 over
                 into
                 Mart-lane
                 ,
                 so
                 farre
                 as
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Bakers
                
                 house
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 turne
                 over
                 East
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 passe
                 on
                 that
                 end
                 of
                 Mart-lane
                 South
                 ,
                 where
                 turning
                 againe
                 East
                 to
                 Sydon-lane
                 ,
                 they
                 goe
                 up
                 that
                 Lane
                 North
                 ,
                 so
                 farre
                 as
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 house
                 belonging
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Salter
                
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 fixe
                 their
                 marke
                 ;
                 returning
                 to
                 Chappell-Alley
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 ending
                 where
                 they
                 began
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 I
                 confesse
                 my selfe
                 beholding
                 to
                 Mr.
                 
                   Edward
                   Abbot
                
                 ,
                 Parson
                 of
                 
                   Alhallowes
                   Barking
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Officers
                 that
                 there
                 gave
                 me
                 friendly
                 assistance
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 Church
                 and
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 
                 lyeth
                 Sydon-lane
                 ,
                 now
                 corruptly
                 called
                 Sything-lane
                 ,
                 from
                 Tower-street
                 up
                 North
                 to
                 Hart-street
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 Sydon-lane
                 divers
                 faire
                 and
                 large
                 houses
                 are
                 builded
                 ;
                 namely
                 ,
                 one
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Allen
                
                 ,
                 sometime
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Councell
                 unto
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 :
                 Sir
                 
                   Francis
                   Walsingham
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 principall
                 Secretary
                 to
                 the
                 Queenes
                 Majestie
                 that
                 then
                 lived
                 ,
                 was
                 lodged
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 was
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Essex
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 North-west
                 corner
                 of
                 this
                 lane
                 standeth
                 a
                 proper
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Olave
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 Church
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 some
                 houses
                 adjoyning
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 others
                 over
                 against
                 it
                 in
                 Hart-street
                 ,
                 are
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Tower-street
                 Ward
                 .
              
               
                 Monuments
                 in
                 this
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Olave
                 ,
                 be
                 these
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Richard
                   Cely
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Robert
                   Cely
                
                 ,
                 Felmongers
                 ,
                 
                 principall
                 builders
                 and
                 benefactors
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 Dame
                 Ioane
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Zouch
                
                 ,
                 1439.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Clarentiaulx
                
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 Armes
                 .
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Sawle
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Haddon
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1512.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Burnell
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 1548.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Morley
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 1566.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Radcliffe
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 1568.
                 
                 And
                 Dame
                 Anne
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 1585.
                 
              
               
                 Chapone
                 ,
                 a
                 Florentine
                 Gent.
                 1582.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Hamond
                   Vaughan
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 
                   George
                   Stoddard
                
                 ,
                 Merchant
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 wall
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 ,
                 is
                 an
                 ancient
                 Monument
                 ,
                 but
                 very
                 much
                 defaced
                 ,
                 appearing
                 to
                 belong
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Haddon
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 and
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 shew
                 of
                 two
                 wives
                 ,
                 two
                 sonnes
                 ,
                 and
                 three
                 daughters
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 plates
                 of
                 memory
                 are
                 gone
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 faire
                 Marble
                 stone
                 lyeth
                 by
                 the
                 Communion
                 Table
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 a
                 large
                 plate
                 upon
                 it
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 top
                 whereof
                 these
                 Latine
                 Verses
                 are
                 ingraven
                 :
                 
                   
                     Ortu
                     praeclarus
                     curans
                     illustrior
                     Arte
                  
                   
                     Efficier
                     ,
                     patriam
                     deserit
                     iste
                     suam
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Discendi
                     studio
                     varias
                     transiverat
                     oras
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Heu
                     tandem
                     febrius
                     Anglia
                     fintiter
                     .
                  
                   
                     Nobilitas
                     ,
                     virtus
                     ,
                     pietas
                     ,
                     doctrina
                     bearūt
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Schraderum
                     si
                     vis
                     pergere
                     plura
                     scies
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 midst
                 are
                 two
                 faire
                 Coats
                 of
                 Armes
                 ,
                 the
                 one
                 having
                 Schrader
                 as
                 the
                 Motto
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 
                   Non
                   Wechtelt
                
                 .
              
               
                 Lower
                 is
                 this
                 inscription
                 fairely
                 ingraven
                 :
                 
                   
                     Georgius
                     Schraderus
                     ,
                     Brunswigae
                  
                   ,
                   An.
                   1580.
                   
                   Mens
                   .
                   Februarii
                   ,
                   nobili
                   Familia
                   Patre
                   autore
                   Schradero
                   ,
                   à
                   Consiliis
                   secretissimis
                   illustrissimorum
                   Duc.
                   Brunswig
                   &
                   Luneb
                   .
                   Matre
                   Catharina
                   à
                   Vechtelt
                   natas
                   ,
                   in
                   vera
                   Dei
                   notitia
                   educatus
                   ,
                   postquam
                   maximum
                   Germaniae
                   partem
                   ,
                   totam
                   Galliam
                   ,
                   Brabant
                   .
                   Fland.
                   vidisset
                   ,
                   in
                   Angliam
                   se
                   recepit
                   ,
                   inde
                   domum
                   ut
                   rediret
                   ,
                   febri
                   verè
                   correptus
                   ,
                   placidè
                   in
                   Domino
                   obdornivit
                   ,
                   3.
                   
                   Octob.
                   An.
                   salutis
                   ,
                   1605.
                   
                   Aetatis
                   suae
                   ,
                   24.
                   &
                   in
                   hoc
                   tumulo
                   requiescit
                   .
                
              
               
                 Two
                 faire
                 Marble
                 stones
                 lye
                 something
                 neere
                 to
                 this
                 ,
                 bearing
                 these
                 inscriptions
                 :
                 
                   
                     Orate
                     pro
                     anima
                     
                       Roberti
                       Byrche
                    
                     ,
                     Woolpacker
                     :
                     Qui
                     obiit
                     vicessimo
                     septimo
                     die
                     Iulii
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1433.
                     
                     Cuius
                     animae
                     propitietur
                     Deus
                     .
                  
                   
                     D.
                     O.
                     M.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Matthaeo
                       Babalio
                    
                     ,
                     Nobili
                     Ragusino
                     ,
                     pietate
                     ac
                     probitate
                     insigni
                     ,
                     immaturáque
                     morte
                     vita
                     defuncto
                     ,
                     Anno
                     aetatis
                     suae
                     ,
                     27.
                     
                     Domini
                     vero
                     ,
                     1567.
                     
                     Mens
                     .
                     Iunio.
                     
                  
                   
                     Nicholaus
                     Gozzius
                     
                       amicus
                       posuit
                    
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 A
                 faire
                 Marble
                 Tombe
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Knight
                 in
                 Armour
                 lying
                 along
                 on
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 wife
                 kneeling
                 by
                 him
                 ,
                 thus
                 inscribed
                 :
                 
                   
                     Hic
                     jacet
                     
                       Joannes
                       Radcliffe
                    
                     ,
                     Miles
                     ,
                     filius
                     Roberti
                     ,
                     Comitis
                     Sussexiae
                     :
                     Qui
                     obiit
                     (
                     nullis
                     susceptis
                     liberis
                     )
                     nono
                     die
                     Novembris
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1585.
                     
                  
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     Dame
                     Anne
                     ,
                     the
                     wife
                     of
                     Sir
                     
                       John
                       Radcliffe
                    
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     who
                     dyed
                     the
                     tenth
                     of
                     Decemb.
                     
                       An.
                       Dom.
                       1568.
                    
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 A
                 faire
                 Monument
                 ,
                 erected
                 behind
                 the
                 Tombe
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Radcliffe
                
                 ,
                 but
                 somewhat
                 higher
                 ,
                 with
                 halfe
                 the
                 lively
                 figure
                 of
                 the
                 party
                 it
                 concerneth
                 ,
                 inscribed
                 thus
                 :
                 
                   
                     Memoriae
                     Sacrum
                  
                   
                     
                       Petro
                       Turnero
                       ,
                       Gulielmi
                       Turneri
                    
                     Patris
                     inclyto
                     filio
                     ,
                     probitatis
                     ac
                     eruditionis
                     fama
                     ,
                     illustrique
                     Medicinae
                     Doctori
                     peritissimo
                     ;
                     quem
                     Cantabrigia
                     aluit
                     ,
                     Heidelbrigia
                     Doctoris
                     insignibus
                     honoravit
                     ,
                     Oxonium
                     cohonestavit
                     ,
                     Pascha
                     Turnera
                     Conjux
                     moestissima
                     aeternum
                     pietatis
                     ,
                     amoris
                     ac
                     doloris
                     sui
                     Monumentū
                     .
                     
                       L.
                       M.
                       P.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     Henricus
                     Parreus
                     Episc
                     .
                     Wigorniensis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Paschae
                     Turnerae
                     frater
                     moeroris
                     consors
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Piis
                     defucti
                     manibus
                     hoc
                     Epicediū
                     parētauit
                     .
                     Obiit
                     Maii
                     27.
                     
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1614.
                     
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     ,
                     72.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 South-east
                 wall
                 ,
                 a
                 stone
                 ingraven
                 ,
                 with
                 out
                 any
                 plate
                 ,
                 bearing
                 this
                 inscription
                 :
                 
                   
                     Gulielmo
                     Turnero
                  
                   ,
                   Medico
                   ,
                   ac
                   Theologo
                   peritissimo
                   ,
                   Decano
                   Wellens
                   .
                   Per
                   Annos
                   triginta
                   in
                   utraque
                   scientia
                   exercitatissimus
                   ,
                   Ecclesiae
                   &
                   Reipublicae
                   profuit
                   ,
                   &
                   contra
                   utriusque
                   pernitiosissimos
                   hostes
                   ;
                   maximè
                   vero
                   Romanum
                   Antichristum
                   fortissimus
                   
                     Jesu
                     Christi
                  
                   Miles
                   acerrimè
                   dimicavit
                   ,
                   ac
                   tandem
                   corpus
                   senio
                   &
                   laboribus
                   
                   compertum
                   ,
                   in
                   spem
                   beatissim
                   .
                   resurrectionis
                   hic
                   deposuit
                   ;
                   devictis
                   Christi
                   virtute
                   mundi
                   ,
                   carnisque
                   civibus
                   cap.
                   triumphat
                   in
                   aeternum
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Magnus
                   Apollinea
                   ,
                
                 
                   quondam
                   Turnerus
                   in
                   arte
                   ,
                
                 
                   Magnus
                   &
                   in
                   vera
                
                 
                   religione
                   fuit
                   :
                
                 
                   Mors
                   tamen
                   obrepens
                   ,
                
                 
                   majorem
                   reddidit
                   illum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Civis
                   enim
                   Coeli
                
                 
                   regna
                   superna
                   tenet
                   .
                
              
               
                 Obiit
                 7.
                 die
                 Iulii
                 ,
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1568.
                 
              
               
                 Vnder
                 it
                 ,
                 upon
                 a
                 small
                 plate
                 is
                 thus
                 engraven
                 :
              
               
                 In
                 God
                 is
                 my
                 whole
                 trust
                 .
                 
                   I.
                   O.
                   1591.
                
                 
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Orgen
                 ,
                 and
                 Helen
                 
                   his
                   wife
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   As
                   I
                   was
                   ,
                   so
                   be
                   ye
                   ,
                
                 
                   As
                   I
                   am
                   ,
                   you
                   shall
                   be
                   .
                
                 
                   What
                   I
                   gave
                   ,
                   that
                   I
                   have
                   ,
                
                 
                   What
                   I
                   spent
                   ,
                   that
                   I
                   had
                   :
                
                 
                   Thus
                   I
                   count
                   all
                   my
                   cost
                   ,
                
                 
                   What
                   I
                   left
                   ,
                   that
                   I
                   lost
                   .
                
              
               
                 There
                 is
                 a
                 very
                 faire
                 Tombe
                 erected
                 in
                 the
                 South
                 wall
                 of
                 the
                 Quire
                 ,
                 whereon
                 these
                 lines
                 are
                 engraven
                 :
                 
                   Hic
                   juxta
                   in
                   Choro
                   situs
                   est
                   
                     Jacobus
                     Deane
                  
                   ,
                   Eques
                   auratus
                   ,
                   vir
                   bonus
                   &
                   in
                   operibus
                   charitatis
                   ,
                   qui
                   primo
                   Susannā
                   filiam
                   
                     Christopheri
                     Bumsted
                  
                   Generos
                   .
                   Vxorem
                   habuit
                   ,
                   ex
                   qua
                   unicum
                   suscepit
                   filiolum
                   .
                   Postea
                   Elizab.
                   filiam
                   
                     Hugon
                     .
                     Offley
                  
                   Armigeri
                   ,
                   Alderm
                   .
                   Lond.
                   Deinde
                   Elizab.
                   filiam
                   
                     Richardi
                     Thornehill
                  
                   Armig.
                   &
                   viduam
                   
                     Christopheri
                     Web
                  
                   Arm.
                   duxit
                   conjugē
                   ,
                   ex
                   qua
                   duas
                   genuit
                   filiolas
                   ,
                   nullam
                   tamen
                   relinquens
                   prolem
                   ,
                   se
                   moriente
                   ,
                   superstitem
                   ,
                   An.
                   Aetatis
                   ,
                   63.
                   15.
                   
                   Maii
                   ,
                   1608.
                   in
                   Domino
                   .
                
              
               
                 Two
                 faire
                 stones
                 plated
                 ,
                 one
                 by
                 another
                 ,
                 thus
                 inscribed
                 :
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     buryed
                     (
                     in
                     the
                     mercie
                     of
                     God
                     )
                     the
                     bodies
                     of
                     
                       Thomas
                       Beckingham
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     Merchant
                     of
                     the
                     Staple
                     at
                     Callis
                     ,
                     and
                     Anne
                     his
                     wife
                     .
                     He
                     deceased
                     the
                     4.
                     day
                     of
                     Decemb.
                     
                       An.
                       Dom.
                       1576.
                    
                     
                     And
                     she
                     the
                     22.
                     of
                     May
                     ,
                     1565.
                     
                  
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     
                       Thomas
                       Prenthoit
                    
                     ,
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Vpholder
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     and
                     Joane
                     his
                     wife
                     .
                     Hee
                     deceased
                     the
                     7.
                     day
                     of
                     April
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Domini
                       ,
                       1521.
                    
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 A
                 faire
                 Alabaster
                 Tombe
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 figure
                 of
                 a
                 man
                 kneeling
                 on
                 it
                 ,
                 thus
                 inscribed
                 :
                 
                   
                     D.
                     O.
                     M.
                     
                  
                   
                     Hic
                     situs
                     est
                     
                       Petrus
                       Caponius
                    
                     ,
                     Florentinus
                     in
                     vita
                     Nobilitate
                     clarus
                     ,
                     morum
                     integritate
                     ,
                     summis
                     Principibus
                     gratissimus
                     ,
                     exilium
                     quod
                     iniquiore
                     fato
                     subierat
                     constanter
                     tulit
                     .
                     Obiit
                     An.
                     aetaris
                     ,
                     32.
                     
                     Sal.
                     1582.
                     6.
                     
                     Cal.
                     Novembris
                     .
                  
                   
                     Mortuum
                     Britannia
                     ,
                     quem
                     vivum
                     in
                     sinu
                     tulerat
                     ,
                     in
                     sinu
                     nec
                     dum
                     discincto
                     conservat
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Petrus
                       Landus
                    
                     ,
                     ex
                     parentibus
                     Florentinis
                     ,
                     apud
                     Lugdunum
                     Galliae
                     natus
                     ,
                     hoc
                     amoris
                     &
                     moeroris
                     Monumentum
                     P.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 Vpon
                 two
                 plates
                 fixed
                 in
                 the
                 wall
                 ,
                 these
                 inscriptions
                 :
                 
                   
                     Here-under
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Philip
                       Van
                       Wyllender
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     Musician
                     ,
                     and
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     privie
                     Chamber
                     to
                     King
                     Henry
                     the
                     eight
                     of
                     most
                     famous
                     memory
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     King
                     Edward
                     the
                     sixth
                     .
                     Who
                     dyed
                     the
                     24.
                     day
                     of
                     February
                     ,
                     
                       Ann.
                       Dom.
                    
                     1553.
                     
                     And
                     had
                     issue
                     by
                     Frances
                     his
                     wife
                     ,
                     foure
                     sonnes
                     ,
                     and
                     two
                     daughters
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Thomas
                       Burnell
                    
                     ,
                     late
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Mercer
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     and
                     Merchant
                     of
                     the
                     Staple
                     at
                     Callis
                     .
                     He
                     deceased
                     the
                     26.
                     day
                     of
                     February
                     ,
                     
                       Ann.
                       Dom.
                       1448.
                    
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 Comming
                 now
                 to
                 the
                 charitie
                 's
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 in
                 this
                 Parish
                 ,
                 I
                 finde
                 no
                 nomination
                 of
                 any
                 ,
                 but
                 of
                 one
                 Mistris
                 Bainham
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Deane
                
                 ,
                 whose
                 gifts
                 are
                 benevolence
                 in
                 bread
                 weekely
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 .
                 There
                 standeth
                 also
                 in
                 the
                 lower
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 a
                 memory
                 of
                 one
                 yet
                 living
                 ,
                 inscribed
                 thus
                 :
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     High-Lord
                  
                   ,
                   senior
                   ,
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   Skinner
                   ,
                   in
                   his
                   life
                   time
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   85.
                   yeere
                   of
                   his
                   age
                   ,
                   gave
                   forty
                   shillings
                   yeerely
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   bestowed
                   in
                   New-castle
                   Coales
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   reliefe
                   of
                   the
                   poore
                   in
                   this
                   Parish
                   of
                   S.
                   Olave
                   in
                   Hare-street
                   .
                
              
               
                 There
                 are
                 many
                 men
                 of
                 great
                 and
                 good
                 account
                 in
                 this
                 Parish
                 ,
                 who
                 at
                 divers
                 times
                 are
                 bountifull
                 unto
                 the
                 poore
                 in
                 money
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 they
                 send
                 it
                 ,
                 it
                 
                 is
                 faithfully
                 divided
                 among
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 for
                 the
                 limits
                 and
                 bounds
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 they
                 go
                 on
                 from
                 the
                 Church
                 West
                 ,
                 and
                 turning
                 downe
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 of
                 Mart-lane
                 ,
                 crosse
                 the
                 way
                 over
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Bakers
                
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 go
                 up
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 ,
                 till
                 turning
                 into
                 Hartstreet
                 ,
                 they
                 goe
                 on
                 into
                 Sydon-lane
                 ,
                 so
                 farre
                 as
                 their
                 marke
                 standeth
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Salter
                
                 ,
                 joyning
                 to
                 theirs
                 of
                 Barking
                 Parish
                 .
                 Then
                 they
                 goe
                 over
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 passe
                 downe
                 
                   Crochet
                   Friers
                
                 ,
                 to
                 Tower-hill
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 further
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Lady
                 Lumleys
                 garden
                 wall
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 backe
                 gate
                 of
                 the
                 foresaid
                 Sir
                 Nicholas
                 ,
                 where
                 turning
                 backe
                 to
                 Porters
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 going
                 on
                 Northward
                 ,
                 they
                 goe
                 into
                 an
                 Alley
                 ,
                 which
                 guideth
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 North
                 end
                 of
                 Master
                 Covels
                 garden
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 they
                 fix
                 their
                 marke
                 by
                 theirs
                 of
                 Barking
                 ,
                 on
                 London
                 Wall.
                 
              
               
                 So
                 returning
                 againe
                 ,
                 they
                 goe
                 up
                 towards
                 Aldgate
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 ,
                 so
                 far
                 as
                 directly
                 against
                 the
                 signe
                 of
                 the
                 Cocke
                 ,
                 returning
                 backe
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 to
                 the
                 Pumpe
                 in
                 
                   Crochet
                   Friers
                
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 where
                 they
                 began
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 I
                 was
                 favoured
                 by
                 Master
                 
                   Iohn
                   Simpson
                
                 ,
                 Parson
                 of
                 S.
                 Olaves
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 friendly
                 Officers
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 have
                 ye
                 out
                 of
                 
                   Tower
                   street
                
                 also
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 ,
                 
                 one
                 other
                 lane
                 ,
                 called
                 Mart-Lane
                 ,
                 which
                 runneth
                 up
                 towards
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 this
                 Tower-street
                 Ward
                 ;
                 which
                 lane
                 is
                 about
                 the
                 third
                 quarter
                 thereof
                 ,
                 divided
                 from
                 Aldgate
                 Ward
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 chaine
                 to
                 bee
                 drawne
                 thwart
                 the
                 said
                 lane
                 ,
                 above
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Hart-street
                   .
                   Cokedon-lane
                
                 ,
                 sometime
                 at
                 the
                 South-west
                 end
                 of
                 Mart-lane
                 ,
                 I
                 read
                 of
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 third
                 lane
                 out
                 of
                 Tower-street
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 called
                 Mincheon-lane
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 Tenements
                 there
                 ,
                 sometime
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 Minchuns
                 or
                 Nunnes
                 of
                 S.
                 Helens
                 in
                 Bishopsgate-street
                 :
                 This
                 Lane
                 is
                 all
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Ward
                 ,
                 except
                 the
                 corner
                 house
                 towards
                 Fen-Church-street
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 lane
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 dwelled
                 divers
                 strangers
                 borne
                 ,
                 of
                 Genoa
                 and
                 those
                 parts
                 ;
                 these
                 were
                 commonly
                 called
                 Galley-men
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 men
                 that
                 came
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 Galleys
                 ,
                 brought
                 up
                 Wines
                 and
                 other
                 Merchandises
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 landed
                 in
                 Thames
                 street
                 ,
                 at
                 a
                 place
                 called
                 Galley
                 Key
                 :
                 they
                 had
                 a
                 certaine
                 coyne
                 of
                 siluer
                 amongst
                 themselves
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 halfe
                 pence
                 of
                 Genoa
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 called
                 Galley
                 halfe-pence
                 .
                 These
                 halfe-pence
                 were
                 forbidden
                 in
                 the
                 13.
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 4.
                 and
                 againe
                 by
                 Parliament
                 in
                 the
                 4.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 5.
                 it
                 was
                 enacted
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 any
                 person
                 bring
                 into
                 this
                 Realm
                 Galley
                 halfepence
                 ,
                 Suskins
                 ,
                 or
                 Dodkins
                 ,
                 he
                 should
                 be
                 punished
                 as
                 a
                 Thiefe
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 that
                 taketh
                 or
                 payeth
                 such
                 money
                 ,
                 shall
                 lose
                 an
                 hundred
                 shillings
                 ,
                 whereof
                 the
                 King
                 shall
                 have
                 the
                 one
                 halfe
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 that
                 will
                 sue
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 halfe
                 :
                 notwithstanding
                 in
                 my
                 youth
                 I
                 have
                 seene
                 them
                 passe
                 currant
                 ,
                 but
                 with
                 some
                 difficulty
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 the
                 English
                 halfe-pence
                 were
                 then
                 (
                 though
                 not
                 so
                 broad
                 )
                 somewhat
                 thicker
                 and
                 stronger
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Cloth-workers
                 Hall
                 is
                 in
                 this
                 Lane.
                 
                 Then
                 at
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 Tower-street
                 ,
                 have
                 ye
                 a
                 little
                 turning
                 towards
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 a
                 faire
                 house
                 ,
                 sometime
                 belonging
                 to
                 one
                 named
                 Griste
                 ,
                 for
                 hee
                 dwelled
                 there
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1449.
                 
                 And
                 
                   Iack
                   Cade
                
                 ,
                 Captaine
                 of
                 the
                 Rebels
                 in
                 Kent
                 ,
                 being
                 by
                 him
                 in
                 this
                 his
                 house
                 feasted
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 had
                 dined
                 ,
                 like
                 an
                 unkind
                 guest
                 ,
                 robbed
                 him
                 of
                 all
                 that
                 was
                 there
                 to
                 be
                 found
                 worth
                 the
                 carriage
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 to
                 this
                 is
                 another
                 faire
                 house
                 ,
                 sometime
                 builded
                 by
                 
                   Angell
                   Dunne
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 
                 Alderman
                 of
                 London
                 ;
                 since
                 possessed
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Champneies
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 and
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 He
                 builded
                 in
                 this
                 house
                 an
                 high
                 Tower
                 of
                 Bricke
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 that
                 ever
                 I
                 heard
                 of
                 in
                 any
                 private
                 mans
                 house
                 ,
                 to
                 overlooke
                 his
                 neighbours
                 in
                 this
                 Citie
                 .
                 But
                 this
                 delight
                 of
                 his
                 eye
                 was
                 punished
                 with
                 blindnesse
                 some
                 yeeres
                 before
                 his
                 death
                 .
                 Since
                 that
                 time
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Percevall
                   Hart
                
                 ,
                 a
                 jolly
                 Courtier
                 ,
                 and
                 Knight
                 Harbenger
                 to
                 the
                 Queene
                 ,
                 was
                 lodged
                 there
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 From
                 this
                 house
                 somewhat
                 West
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 and
                 Parsonage
                 house
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Margaret
                   Pattens
                
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 which
                 Church
                 and
                 house
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 farre
                 over
                 against
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 stretcheth
                 the
                 farthest
                 West
                 part
                 of
                 this
                 Ward
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 ,
                 to
                 begin
                 againe
                 at
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 Tower-street
                 ;
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 have
                 ye
                 Beare-lane
                 ,
                 wherein
                 are
                 many
                 faire
                 houses
                 ,
                 and
                 runneth
                 downe
                 to
                 Thames-street
                 .
                 The
                 next
                 is
                 
                 Sporiar-lane
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 but
                 since
                 and
                 of
                 later
                 time
                 ,
                 named
                 ,
                 Water-lane
                 ,
                 because
                 it
                 runneth
                 downe
                 to
                 the
                 Water-gate
                 by
                 the
                 Custome
                 House
                 in
                 Thames-street
                 :
                 
                 then
                 is
                 there
                 Hart-lane
                 for
                 Harp-lane
                 ,
                 which
                 likewise
                 runneth
                 downe
                 into
                 Thames-street
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 Hart-lane
                 is
                 the
                 Bakers
                 Hall
                 ,
                 sometime
                 the
                 dwelling
                 house
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Chichley
                
                 ,
                 
                 Chamberlaine
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 son
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Chichley
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 brother
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Chichley
                
                 ,
                 Archdeacon
                 of
                 Canturbury
                 ,
                 Nephew
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Chichley
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 
                   Henry
                   Chichley
                
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canturbury
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 
                   Iohn
                   Chichley
                
                 (
                 saith
                 our
                 Leyland
                 )
                 had
                 foure
                 and
                 twenty
                 children
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Tho.
                   Kitrioll
                
                 of
                 Kent
                 ,
                 after
                 he
                 had
                 been
                 long
                 prisoner
                 in
                 France
                 ,
                 married
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Daughters
                 of
                 this
                 Chichley
                 ,
                 by
                 whom
                 he
                 had
                 this
                 Chichleyes
                 house
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Elizabeth
                 was
                 secondly
                 married
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Ralfe
                   Ashton
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 Marshall
                 :
                 and
                 thirdly
                 ,
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Bourchier
                
                 ,
                 Vncle
                 to
                 the
                 late
                 Bourchier
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Essex
                 ,
                 but
                 she
                 never
                 had
                 child
                 .
                 
                   Edward
                   Poynings
                
                 made
                 part
                 with
                 Bourchier
                 ,
                 and
                 Elizabeth
                 to
                 have
                 Ostenhanger
                 in
                 Kent
                 ,
                 after
                 their
                 death
                 ,
                 and
                 entred
                 into
                 it
                 they
                 living
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Tower-street
                 ,
                 betweene
                 Hart-lane
                 ,
                 and
                 Church-lane
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 a
                 quadrant
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Galley
                   Row
                
                 ,
                 
                 because
                 Galley
                 men
                 dwelled
                 there
                 .
                 
                 Then
                 have
                 yee
                 two
                 lanes
                 out
                 of
                 Tower-street
                 ,
                 both
                 called
                 Church-lanes
                 ,
                 because
                 one
                 runneth
                 downe
                 by
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 Saint
                 Dunstans
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 by
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 :
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 West
                 lane
                 ,
                 turneth
                 another
                 lane
                 ,
                 West
                 toward
                 Saint
                 Mary
                 Hill
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 called
                 Fowle-lane
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 is
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 of
                 Tower-street
                 Ward
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Dunstane
                 is
                 called
                 in
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 difference
                 from
                 one
                 other
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 name
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 :
                 it
                 is
                 a
                 faire
                 and
                 large
                 Church
                 of
                 an
                 ancient
                 building
                 ,
                 and
                 within
                 a
                 large
                 Church-yard
                 :
                 it
                 hath
                 a
                 great
                 Parish
                 of
                 many
                 rich
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 occupiers
                 of
                 divers
                 trads
                 ;
                 namely
                 Salters
                 and
                 Ironmongers
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Monuments
                 in
                 that
                 Church
                 bee
                 ●hese
                 :
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 Quire
                 
                   Iohn
                   Kennington
                
                 Parson
                 there
                 buried
                 ,
                 1374.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Willim
                   Islip
                
                 ,
                 Parlon
                 ,
                 1382.
                 
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Kiryoll
                 
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   brother
                   to
                
                 Thomas
                 Kiryoll
                 ,
                 1400.
                 
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Bond.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Barry
                
                 ,
                 Merchant
                 ,
                 1445.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Shelley
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 1420.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Pepper
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 1445.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Norwich
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 1390.
                 
              
               
                 Alice
                 Brome
                 ,
                 
                   wife
                   to
                
                 Iohn
                 Coventry
                 ,
                 
                   sometime
                   Maior
                   of
                
                 London
                 ,
                 1433.
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Isaack
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 1508.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Edward
                   Skales
                
                 ,
                 Merchant
                 ,
                 1521.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Ricroft
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Serjeant
                 of
                 the
                 Larder
                 to
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 and
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 1532.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Edward
                   Waters
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Serjeant
                 at
                 Armes
                 ,
                 1558.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Bartholomew
                   Iames
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 Maior
                 1479.
                 buried
                 under
                 a
                 faire
                 Monument
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Lady
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Ralfe
                   Greenway
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 put
                 under
                 the
                 stone
                 of
                 
                   Robert
                   Pepper
                
                 ,
                 1559.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Bledlow
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1472.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iames
                   Bacon
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 Sheriffe
                 ,
                 1573.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Champion
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 Maior
                 1568.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Henry
                   Herdson
                
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 1555.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Granado
                
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Hariot
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1481.
                 buried
                 in
                 a
                 faire
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 by
                 him
                 builded
                 ,
                 1517.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Tate
                
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Tate
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 wall
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Christopher
                   Draper
                
                 ,
                 Ironmonger
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1566.
                 buried
                 1580.
                 and
                 many
                 other
                 worshipfull
                 personages
                 besides
                 ,
                 whose
                 monuments
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 )
                 are
                 altogether
                 defaced
                 ,
                 but
                 such
                 as
                 remaine
                 ,
                 and
                 merit
                 memory
                 ,
                 I
                 will
                 declare
                 them
                 in
                 this
                 order
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 standeth
                 an
                 ancient
                 Marble
                 Tombe
                 ,
                 
                 cooped
                 about
                 with
                 filliting
                 of
                 brasse
                 plates
                 ,
                 bearing
                 these
                 words
                 engraven
                 on
                 them
                 :
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   
                     Bartholomeus
                     Iames
                  
                   ,
                   Miles
                   ,
                   Civis
                   &
                   Pannarius
                   ,
                   ac
                   Aldermannus
                   ,
                   necnon
                   quondam
                   Maior
                   hujus
                   inclitae
                   Civitatis
                   
                     London
                     ,
                     &c.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 Close
                 by
                 it
                 standeth
                 another
                 very
                 faire
                 Alabaster
                 Tombe
                 ,
                 richly
                 and
                 curiously
                 gilded
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 ancient
                 figures
                 
                 of
                 Aldermen
                 in
                 Scarlet
                 kneeling
                 ,
                 the
                 one
                 ,
                 at
                 one
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Tombe
                 in
                 a
                 goodly
                 Arch
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 other
                 end
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 comely
                 figure
                 of
                 a
                 Lady
                 betweene
                 them
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 wife
                 to
                 them
                 both
                 .
                 By
                 the
                 one
                 standeth
                 a
                 Table
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 inscription
                 :
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     
                       Henry
                       Heardsons
                    
                     corps
                     ,
                  
                   
                     within
                     this
                     Tombe
                     of
                     stone
                     :
                  
                   
                     His
                     soule
                     (
                     through
                     faith
                     in
                     Christs
                     death
                     ,
                     )
                  
                   
                     to
                     God
                     in
                     Heaven
                     is
                     gone
                     .
                  
                   
                     VVhiles
                     that
                     he
                     lived
                     an
                     Alderman
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     Skinner
                     was
                     his
                     state
                     :
                  
                   
                     To
                     Vertue
                     bare
                     hee
                     all
                     his
                     love
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     vice
                     hee
                     bare
                     his
                     hate
                     .
                  
                   
                     His
                     Almes
                     that
                     weekely
                     he
                     bestowed
                     ,
                  
                   
                     within
                     this
                     Parish
                     here
                     ,
                  
                   
                     May
                     witnesse
                     to
                     the
                     poores
                     releefe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     what
                     good-will
                     hee
                     did
                     beare
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hee
                     had
                     to
                     wife
                     one
                     Barbara
                     ,
                  
                   
                     which
                     made
                     this
                     Tombe
                     you
                     see
                     :
                  
                   
                     By
                     whom
                     he
                     had
                     of
                     issue
                     store
                     ,
                  
                   
                     eight
                     Sonnes
                     and
                     Daughters
                     three
                     .
                  
                   
                     Obiit
                     22.
                     
                     Decemb.
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1555.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 other
                 standeth
                 the
                 like
                 Table
                 ,
                 thus
                 inscribed
                 :
                 
                   
                     The
                     corps
                     of
                     
                       Richard
                       Champion
                    
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Maior
                     and
                     Draper
                     ,
                     herein
                     doth
                     rest●
                  
                   
                     Whose
                     soule
                     by
                     most
                     assured
                     hope
                     ,
                  
                   
                     with
                     Christ
                     in
                     heaven
                     is
                     blest
                     .
                  
                   
                     His
                     life
                     was
                     such
                     ,
                     and
                     so
                     imployed
                     ,
                  
                   
                     to
                     right
                     from
                     wrong
                     ;
                     that
                     hee
                  
                   
                     Whom
                     God
                     did
                     so
                     direct
                     in
                     life
                     ,
                  
                   
                     must
                     needs
                     with
                     comfort
                     dye
                     :
                  
                   
                     Both
                     rich
                     and
                     poore
                     did
                     like
                     him
                     well
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     yet
                     doe
                     praise
                     his
                     name
                     :
                  
                   
                     Though
                     he
                     behinde
                     him
                     left
                     no
                     child
                     ,
                  
                   
                     which
                     might
                     declare
                     the
                     same
                     .
                  
                   
                     His
                     weekely
                     almes
                     that
                     is
                     bestowed
                     ,
                  
                   
                     within
                     this
                     Parish
                     here
                     :
                  
                   
                     Doth
                     witnesse
                     to
                     the
                     poores
                     comfort
                     ,
                  
                   
                     the
                     good
                     will
                     he
                     did
                     beare
                     .
                  
                   
                     Obiit
                     30.
                     
                     Octobris
                     ,
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1568.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 There
                 is
                 a
                 faire
                 Alabaster
                 Tombe
                 ,
                 
                 principally
                 belonging
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Christopher
                   Draper
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 yet
                 bearing
                 all
                 these
                 inscriptions
                 following
                 ,
                 in
                 regard
                 of
                 the
                 severall
                 marriages
                 of
                 his
                 daughters
                 :
                 
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Christopher
                       Draper
                    
                     ;
                     Knight
                     ,
                     Ironmonger
                     ,
                     and
                     Lord
                     Maior
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     1560.
                     deceased
                     ,
                     being
                     70.
                     yeeres
                     of
                     age
                     .
                     Lady
                     Margaret
                     his
                     wife
                     made
                     this
                     Monument
                     for
                     him
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Webbe
                    
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     Salter
                     and
                     Lord
                     Maior
                     of
                     
                       London
                       ,
                       1591.
                    
                     deceased
                     the
                     fourth
                     day
                     of
                     Iuly
                     ,
                     1599.
                     
                     Lady
                     Bennet
                     his
                     Wife
                     ,
                     yet
                     living
                     ,
                     Daughter
                     to
                     Sir
                     
                       Christopher
                       Draper
                    
                     ,
                     Knight
                     performed
                     this
                     in
                     her
                     love
                     to
                     him
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Wolstane
                       Dixie
                    
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     Skinner
                     and
                     Lord
                     Maior
                     of
                     
                       London
                       ,
                       An.
                       Dom.
                    
                     1582.
                     deceased
                     ,
                     being
                     69.
                     yeeres
                     of
                     age
                     .
                     Lady
                     Agnes
                     his
                     Wife
                     ,
                     Daughter
                     to
                     Sir
                     
                       Christopher
                       Draper
                    
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     deceased
                     in
                     the
                     37.
                     yeere
                     of
                     her
                     age
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Henry
                       Billingsley
                    
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     Haberdasher
                     ,
                     and
                     Lord
                     Maior
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     1596.
                     yet
                     living
                     in
                     
                       An.
                       1602.
                    
                     
                     Mistris
                     Bridget
                     his
                     Wife
                     ,
                     Daughter
                     to
                     Sir
                     
                       Christopher
                       Draper
                    
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     deceased
                     in
                     the
                     44.
                     yeere
                     of
                     her
                     age
                     .
                     Master
                     
                       Christopher
                       Woodroffe
                    
                     ,
                     sonne
                     to
                     the
                     said
                     Mistris
                     Bridget
                     ,
                     deceased
                     37.
                     yeers
                     of
                     age
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hoc
                     Monumentum
                     amoris
                     ergo
                     posuit
                     Domina
                     
                       Benet
                       Webbe
                    
                     superstes
                     in
                     memoriam
                     sui
                     coniugis
                     dignissimi
                     equitis
                     
                       Guil
                       Webbe
                    
                     ,
                     defuncti
                     4.
                     
                     Iulii
                     ,
                     1599.
                     
                     Vt
                     etiam
                     in
                     observantiam
                     officii
                     erga
                     parentes
                     suos
                     Dom.
                     Christ
                     .
                     Draper
                     ,
                     &
                     Margaretam
                     Vxorem
                     eius
                     ,
                     necnon
                     caeteros
                     tune
                     sorores
                     tum
                     posteros
                     praefixos
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 Vnderneath
                 it
                 is
                 an
                 ancient
                 Marble
                 Monument
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 a
                 plate
                 are
                 these
                 words
                 engrauen
                 :
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   
                     Iames
                     Bacon
                  
                   ,
                   late
                   of
                   London
                   Alderman
                   ,
                   who
                   departed
                   this
                   mortall
                   life
                   ,
                   the
                   5.
                   day
                   of
                   Iune
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1573.
                  
                   
                   Having
                   issue
                   by
                   Mary
                   〈◊〉
                   first
                   wife
                   ,
                   one
                   Son
                   and
                   three
                   Daughters
                   .
                   And
                   by
                   Margaret
                   his
                   second
                   wife
                   ,
                   three
                   sonnes
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   Daughter
                   .
                   And
                   by
                   Anne
                   his
                   third
                   wife
                   ,
                   no
                   child
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 is
                 a
                 faire
                 Monument
                 erected
                 in
                 the
                 wall
                 ,
                 bearing
                 this
                 inscription
                 :
                 
                   
                     Iohannes
                     Hawkins
                  
                   ,
                   Eques
                   Auratus
                   ,
                   clariss
                   .
                   Regiae
                   Marinarum
                   causarum
                   Thesaurarius
                   .
                   Qui
                   cum
                   XLIIII
                   .
                   annos
                   muniis
                   bellicis
                   ,
                   &
                   longis
                   periculosisque
                   navigationibus
                   detegendis
                   novis
                   regionibus
                   ,
                   ad
                   Patriae
                   utilitatem
                   ,
                   &
                   suam
                   ipsius
                   gloriam
                   ,
                   strenuam
                   &
                   egregiam
                   operam
                   navasset
                   ,
                   in
                   expeditione
                   ,
                   cui
                   Generalis
                   praefuit
                   ad
                   Indiam
                   occidentalem
                   dum
                   in
                   Auchoris
                   ad
                   portum
                   S.
                   Ioannis
                   in
                   insala
                   Boriquena
                   staret
                   ,
                   Placidè
                   in
                   Domino
                   
                   ad
                   Coelestem
                   Patriam
                   emigravit
                   ,
                   12.
                   die
                   Novembris
                   ,
                   Anno
                   salutis
                   ,
                   1595.
                   
                   In
                   cujus
                   memoriam
                   ob
                   virtutem
                   ,
                   &
                   resgestas
                   ,
                   Domina
                   
                     Margareta
                     Hawkins
                  
                   ,
                   Vxor
                   moestissima
                   ,
                   hoc
                   monumentum
                   cum
                   lacrymis
                   posuit
                   .
                
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 Tombe
                 hangs
                 a
                 faire
                 Table
                 ,
                 fastned
                 in
                 the
                 wall
                 ,
                 with
                 these
                 Verses
                 in
                 English
                 :
                 
                   
                     Dame
                     Margaret
                     ,
                  
                   
                     a
                     Widdow
                     well
                     affected
                     ,
                  
                   
                     This
                     Monument
                  
                   
                     of
                     memory
                     erected
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Deciphering
                     unto
                  
                   
                     the
                     viewers
                     sight
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     life
                     and
                     death
                  
                   
                     of
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Hawkins
                    
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                  
                   
                     One
                     fearing
                     God
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     loyall
                     to
                     his
                     Queene
                     ,
                  
                   
                     True
                     to
                     the
                     State
                  
                   
                     by
                     tryall
                     ever
                     seene
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Kind
                     to
                     his
                     Wives
                     ,
                  
                   
                     both
                     Gentlewomen
                     borne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Whose
                     counterfeits
                  
                   
                     with
                     grace
                     this
                     work
                     adorn
                     .
                  
                   
                     Dame
                     Katharine
                  
                   
                     the
                     first
                     ,
                     of
                     rare
                     report
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Dame
                     Margaret
                  
                   
                     the
                     last
                     ,
                     of
                     Court
                     consort
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Attendant
                     on
                  
                   
                     the
                     Chamber
                     and
                     the
                     Bed
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Englands
                     Queene
                  
                   
                     ELIZABETH
                     ,
                     our
                     head
                  
                   
                     Next
                     under
                     Christ
                     ,
                  
                   
                     of
                     whom
                     all
                     Princes
                     hold
                  
                   
                     Their
                     Scepters
                     ,
                     States
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     Diadems
                     of
                     Gold
                     :
                  
                   
                     Free
                     to
                     their
                     friends
                  
                   
                     on
                     either
                     side
                     his
                     kinne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Carefull
                     to
                     keepe
                  
                   
                     the
                     credit
                     he
                     was
                     in
                     :
                  
                   
                     Vnto
                     the
                     Sea-men
                  
                   
                     beneficiall
                     ,
                  
                   
                     As
                     testifieth
                  
                   
                     Chattams
                     Hospitall
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     poore
                     of
                     Plimouth
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     of
                     Debtford
                     Towne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Have
                     had
                     ,
                     now
                     have
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     shal
                     have
                     many
                     a
                     crown
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Proceeding
                     from
                  
                   
                     his
                     liberality
                     ,
                  
                   
                     By
                     way
                     of
                     great
                  
                   
                     and
                     gracious
                     Legacie
                     .
                  
                   
                     This
                     Parish
                     of
                  
                   
                     Saint
                     Dunstane
                     standing
                     East
                     ,
                  
                   
                     (
                     Wherein
                     he
                     dwelt
                  
                   
                     full
                     thirty
                     yeeres
                     at
                     least
                     )
                  
                   
                     Hath
                     of
                     the
                     springs
                  
                   
                     of
                     his
                     good
                     will
                     a
                     part
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Derived
                     from
                  
                   
                     the
                     Fountaine
                     of
                     his
                     heart
                     ,
                  
                   
                     All
                     which
                     bequests
                     ,
                  
                   
                     with
                     many
                     moe
                     unsaid
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Dame
                     Margaret
                  
                   
                     hath
                     bountifully
                     paid
                     .
                  
                   
                     Deepe
                     of
                     conceit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     in
                     speaking
                     graue
                     and
                     wise
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Endighting
                     swift
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     pregnant
                     to
                     devise
                     ;
                  
                   
                     In
                     conference
                  
                   
                     revealing
                     haughty
                     skill
                     ,
                  
                   
                     In
                     all
                     affaires
                  
                   
                     having
                     a
                     Worthies
                     will
                     ,
                  
                   
                     On
                     Sea
                     and
                     Land
                  
                   
                     spending
                     his
                     course
                     &
                     time
                     ,
                  
                   
                     By
                     steps
                     of
                     yeeres
                  
                   
                     as
                     he
                     to
                     age
                     did
                     climbe
                     .
                  
                   
                     God
                     hath
                     his
                     soule
                     ,
                  
                   
                     the
                     Sea
                     his
                     body
                     keepes
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Where
                     (
                     for
                     a
                     while
                     )
                  
                   
                     as
                     Ionas
                     ,
                     now
                     he
                     sleeps
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Till
                     he
                     which
                     said
                  
                   
                     To
                     Lazarus
                     ,
                     Comeforth
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Awake
                     this
                     Knight
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     give
                     to
                     him
                     his
                     worth
                     .
                  
                   
                     In
                     Christian
                     faith
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     faithfull
                     penitence
                     ,
                  
                   
                     In
                     quickning
                     hope
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     constant
                     patience
                     ,
                  
                   
                     He
                     running
                     ranne
                  
                   
                     a
                     faithfull
                     Pilgrims
                     race
                     ,
                  
                   
                     God
                     giving
                     him
                  
                   
                     the
                     guiding
                     of
                     his
                     grace
                     .
                  
                   
                     Ending
                     his
                     life
                  
                   
                     with
                     his
                     experience
                     ,
                  
                   
                     By
                     deepe
                     decree
                  
                   
                     of
                     Gods
                     high
                     providence
                     ,
                  
                   
                     His
                     yeeres
                     to
                     six
                     times
                  
                   
                     ten
                     and
                     three
                     amounting
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     ninth
                     ,
                     the
                     seventh
                  
                   
                     Climactericke
                     by
                     counting
                     :
                  
                   
                     Dame
                     Katharine
                     ,
                  
                   
                     his
                     first
                     religious
                     Wife
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Saw
                     yeeres
                     thrice
                     tenne
                  
                   
                     and
                     two
                     of
                     mortall
                     life
                     :
                  
                   
                     Leaving
                     the
                     world
                     the
                     sixth
                     ,
                  
                   
                     the
                     seventh
                     ascending
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Thus
                     he
                     and
                     she
                     ,
                  
                   
                     alike
                     their
                     compasse
                     ending
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Asunder
                     both
                  
                   
                     by
                     death
                     of
                     flesh
                     alone
                     ,
                  
                   
                   
                     Together
                     both
                     insoule
                     ,
                  
                   
                     two
                     making
                     one
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Among
                     the
                     Saints
                     above
                     ,
                  
                   
                     from
                     troubles
                     free
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Where
                     two
                     in
                     one
                     shall
                     meet
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     make
                     up
                     three
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Christian
                     Knight
                  
                   
                     and
                     his
                     good
                     Ladies
                     twaine
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Flesh
                     ,
                     Soule
                     and
                     Spirit
                  
                   
                     united
                     once
                     againe
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Beholding
                     Christ
                     ,
                  
                   
                     who
                     comfortably
                     saith
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Come
                     ,
                     mine
                     Elect
                     ,
                  
                   
                     receive
                     the
                     Crowne
                     of
                     faith
                     .
                  
                   
                     Lenvoy
                     .
                  
                   
                     Give
                     God
                     ,
                     saith
                     Christ
                     ,
                  
                   
                     give
                     Caesar
                     lawfull
                     right
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Owe
                     no
                     man
                     ,
                     saith
                     Saint
                     Paul
                     ,
                  
                   
                     ne
                     mine
                     ,
                     ne
                     mite
                  
                   
                     Save
                     love
                     ,
                     which
                     made
                  
                   
                     this
                     chaste
                     memoriall
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Subscribed
                     with
                  
                   
                     Truths
                     restimoniall
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               FINIS
               .
            
          
           
             
               Now
               ,
               in
               regard
               that
               this
               Parish
               of
               S.
               Dunstane
               is
               the
               last
               (
               in
               our
               account
               )
               of
               Tower-street
               Ward
               ,
               we
               are
               to
               speake
               of
               Gods
               blessings
               there
               to
               the
               poore
               ,
               which
               I
               finde
               to
               be
               seven
               shillings
               three
               pence
               every
               Sunday
               through
               the
               yeere
               ,
               given
               in
               ready
               money
               ,
               beside
               bread
               and
               other
               gifts
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               wils
               and
               dispositions
               of
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Champion
              
               ,
               and
               Master
               Alderman
               Heardson
               ,
               with
               Coales
               given
               beside
               at
               certaine
               times
               .
               More
               ,
               I
               finde
               ,
               that
               one
               man
               hath
               given
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               ,
               an
               whole
               Oxe
               to
               be
               distributed
               by
               a
               quarter
               thereof
               quarterly
               ,
               and
               a
               pecke
               of
               Oate-meale
               there
               withall
               to
               the
               poore
               .
               But
               yet
               so
               discreetly
               ordered
               ,
               that
               they
               that
               have
               the
               quarter
               of
               Beese
               and
               pecke
               of
               Oate-meale
               at
               one
               quarter
               ,
               must
               stay
               till
               other
               poore
               bee
               so
               served
               ,
               and
               that
               it
               comes
               to
               their
               turne
               againe
               .
               Other
               charities
               there
               are
               which
               came
               in
               gifts
               of
               ready
               money
               ,
               and
               are
               accordingly
               truly
               distributed
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               perambulation
               of
               this
               Parish
               ,
               they
               goe
               first
               so
               farre
               North
               from
               the
               Church
               ,
               as
               to
               the
               house
               next
               
                 William
                 Offington
              
               ,
               and
               thence
               returning
               ,
               walke
               down
               on
               the
               North
               side
               of
               Tower-street
               ,
               so
               farre
               as
               Mincheon-lane
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               house
               of
               Master
               Dumbelowe
               ,
               next
               to
               Clothworkers
               Hall
               ,
               where
               they
               returne
               againe
               ,
               and
               so
               goe
               on
               to
               the
               signe
               of
               the
               Dolphine
               in
               Tower-street
               ,
               being
               a
               Taverne
               .
               There
               they
               crosse
               the
               way
               ,
               and
               goe
               downe
               the
               West
               side
               onely
               of
               Water-lane
               ,
               and
               then
               walke
               along
               Thames-street
               ,
               leaving
               the
               Custome
               house
               ,
               passing
               on
               to
               Smarts-key
               ;
               whence
               returning
               backe
               into
               the
               Crosse-lane
               ,
               so
               farre
               as
               Sir
               
                 Cuthbert
                 Buckles
              
               house
               ,
               now
               in
               the
               custody
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Lemnian
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               they
               goe
               home
               to
               the
               place
               where
               they
               began
               .
               Here
               I
               was
               favoured
               by
               Master
               
                 Iohn
                 Childerlay
              
               ,
               Doctor
               of
               Divinity
               ,
               my
               worthy
               good
               friend
               ,
               and
               his
               diligent
               Officers
               .
            
             
               Now
               as
               concerning
               the
               two
               Church-lanes
               ,
               they
               meeting
               on
               the
               South
               side
               of
               this
               Church
               and
               Church-yard
               ,
               doe
               joyne
               in
               one
               :
               and
               running
               downe
               to
               the
               Thames-street
               ,
               the
               same
               is
               called
               
                 Saint
                 Dunstans
                 Hill
              
               :
               at
               the
               lower
               end
               whereof
               the
               said
               Thames-street
               (
               toward
               the
               West
               ,
               on
               both
               sides
               almost
               to
               Belins-gate
               but
               towards
               the
               East
               up
               to
               the
               VVater-gate
               ,
               by
               the
               Bulwarke
               of
               the
               Tower
               )
               is
               all
               of
               Tower-street
               VVard
               .
               In
               this
               street
               on
               the
               Thames
               side
               ,
               are
               divers
               large
               landing
               places
               ,
               called
               VVharffes
               ,
               or
               Keys
               ,
               for
               Cranage
               up
               of
               VVares
               and
               Merchandise
               ,
               as
               also
               for
               shipping
               of
               Wares
               from
               thence
               to
               be
               transported
               .
            
             
               These
               Wharffes
               and
               Keys
               commonly
               beare
               the
               names
               of
               their
               owners
               ,
               and
               are
               therefore
               changeable
               .
               I
               read
               ,
               in
               the
               26.
               of
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Saint
               Dunstane
               in
               the
               East
               ,
               a
               tenement
               called
               Passekes
               Wharffe
               ,
               
               and
               another
               called
               Horners
               Key
               in
               Thames-street
               ,
               were
               granted
               to
               
                 William
                 Harindon
              
               Esquire
               .
               I
               read
               also
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               sixth
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Churchman
              
               Grocer
               ,
               for
               the
               quiet
               of
               Merchants
               ,
               did
               newly
               build
               a
               certaine
               house
               upon
               the
               Key
               ,
               called
               Wool-wharffe
               ,
               
               in
               the
               Tower-street
               Ward
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               
                 Alballewes
                 Barking
              
               ,
               betwixt
               the
               tenement
               of
               
                 Paul
                 Salisbury
              
               ,
               on
               the
               East
               part
               ,
               and
               the
               Lane
               called
               the
               Water-gate
               on
               the
               West
               ,
               
               to
               serve
               for
               Tronage
               ,
               or
               weighing
               of
               VVools
               in
               the
               Port
               of
               London
               :
               
               Whereupon
               ,
               the
               King
               granted
               ,
               that
               during
               the
               life
               of
               the
               said
               Iohn
               ,
               
               the
               asoresaid
               Tronage
               should
               be
               held
               an
               kept
               in
               the
               said
               
               house
               ,
               with
               easements
               there
               for
               the
               Ballances
               and
               Weights
               ,
               and
               a
               counting
               place
               for
               the
               Customer
               ,
               Controwlers
               ,
               Clerkes
               and
               other
               Officers
               of
               the
               said
               Tronage
               ,
               together
               with
               ingresse
               and
               regresse
               to
               and
               from
               the
               same
               ,
               even
               as
               was
               had
               in
               other
               places
               ,
               where
               the
               said
               Tronage
               was
               wont
               to
               be
               kept
               ,
               and
               that
               the
               King
               should
               pay
               yeerely
               to
               the
               said
               Iohn
               (
               during
               his
               life
               )
               forty
               shillings
               ,
               at
               the
               termes
               of
               S.
               Michael
               and
               Easter
               ,
               by
               even
               portions
               by
               the
               hands
               of
               his
               Customer
               ,
               
               without
               any
               other
               payment
               to
               the
               said
               Iohn
               ,
               as
               in
               the
               Indenture
               thereof
               more
               at
               large
               appeareth
               .
            
             
               Neere
               unto
               this
               
                 Customers
                 Key
              
               ,
               towards
               the
               East
               ,
               is
               the
               said
               Water-gate
               ,
               and
               West
               from
               it
               ,
               
               
                 Porters
                 Key
              
               :
               then
               
                 Galley
                 Key
              
               ,
               
               where
               the
               Galleys
               were
               used
               to
               unlade
               ,
               and
               land
               their
               Merchandizes
               and
               wares
               :
               and
               that
               part
               of
               
                 Thames
                 street
              
               was
               therefore
               of
               some
               called
               Galley
               row
               ,
               but
               more
               commonly
               ,
               Petty-Wales
               .
               
            
             
               On
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               as
               well
               as
               on
               the
               South
               of
               this
               Thames-street
               ,
               are
               many
               faire
               houses
               ,
               large
               for
               stowage
               ,
               builded
               for
               Merchants
               ,
               towards
               the
               East
               end
               thereof
               ,
               namely
               ,
               over
               against
               
                 Galley
                 Key
                 ,
                 Wooll
                 Key
              
               ,
               and
               the
               Custome-house
               .
               There
               have
               beene
               of
               old
               time
               some
               large
               buildings
               of
               stone
               ,
               the
               ruines
               whereof
               doe
               yet
               remaine
               ,
               but
               the
               first
               builders
               and
               owners
               of
               them
               are
               worne
               out
               of
               memory
               :
               wherefore
               the
               common
               people
               affirme
               
                 Iulius
                 Caesar
              
               to
               be
               the
               builder
               thereof
               ,
               as
               also
               of
               the
               Tower
               it selfe
               ,
               but
               thereof
               I
               have
               spoken
               already
               .
               Some
               are
               of
               another
               opinion
               ,
               and
               that
               a
               more
               likely
               ,
               that
               this
               great
               stone
               building
               ,
               was
               sometime
               the
               lodging
               appointed
               for
               the
               Princes
               of
               Wales
               ,
               when
               they
               repayred
               to
               this
               City
               ,
               and
               that
               therefore
               the
               streete
               in
               that
               part
               is
               called
               
                 Petty
                 Wales
              
               ,
               
               which
               name
               remaineth
               there
               most
               commonly
               untill
               this
               day
               :
               even
               as
               where
               the
               Kings
               of
               Scotland
               were
               used
               to
               be
               lodged
               betwxit
               Charing-crosse
               ,
               and
               White-hall
               ,
               it
               is
               likewise
               called
               Scotland
               :
               and
               where
               the
               Earles
               of
               Brittain
               were
               lodged
               without
               Aldersgate
               ,
               the
               street
               is
               called
               
                 Brittain
                 street
              
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               The
               said
               building
               might
               (
               of
               old
               time
               )
               pertaine
               to
               the
               Princes
               of
               Wales
               ,
               as
               is
               aforesaid
               ,
               but
               is
               since
               turned
               to
               other
               use
               .
            
             
               It
               is
               before
               noted
               of
               
                 Galley
                 Key
              
               ,
               that
               the
               Gallies
               of
               Italy
               ,
               
               and
               other
               parts
               ,
               did
               there
               discharge
               their
               VVines
               and
               Merchandizes
               brought
               to
               this
               City
               .
               It
               is
               like
               therefore
               that
               the
               Merchants
               and
               Owners
               procured
               the
               place
               to
               build
               upon
               for
               their
               lodgings
               and
               store-houses
               ,
               as
               the
               Merchants
               of
               Haunce
               of
               Almaine
               were
               licensed
               to
               have
               an
               house
               ,
               called
               
                 Guilda
                 Teutonicorum
              
               ,
               the
               Guild-Hall
               of
               the
               Germanes
               .
            
             
               Also
               the
               Merchants
               of
               Burdeaux
               were
               licensed
               to
               build
               at
               the
               Vintry
               ,
               strongly
               with
               stone
               ,
               as
               may
               yet
               be
               seene
               ,
               and
               seemeth
               old
               ,
               though
               often
               repaired
               :
               much
               more
               cause
               have
               these
               buildings
               in
               
                 Petty
                 Wales
              
               (
               though
               as
               lately
               builded
               ,
               and
               part●y
               of
               the
               like
               stone
               brought
               from
               Cane
               in
               Normandy
               )
               to
               seeme
               old
               ,
               
               which
               for
               many
               yeeres
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               since
               the
               Gallies
               left
               their
               course
               of
               landing
               there
               ,
               hath
               fallen
               to
               ruine
               ,
               and
               been
               letten
               out
               for
               stabling
               of
               horses
               ,
               to
               Tipplers
               of
               Beere
               ,
               and
               such
               like
               .
               Amongst
               others
               ,
               one
               Mother
               Mampudding
               (
               as
               they
               termed
               her
               )
               for
               many
               yeeres
               kept
               this
               house
               ,
               or
               a
               great
               part
               thereof
               ,
               for
               victualling
               :
               and
               it
               seemeth
               ,
               that
               the
               builders
               of
               the
               Hall
               of
               this
               house
               were
               Shipwrights
               ,
               and
               not
               house-Carpenters
               :
               for
               the
               frame
               thereof
               (
               being
               but
               low
               )
               is
               raised
               of
               certaine
               principall
               posts
               of
               maine
               timber
               ,
               
               fixed
               deep
               in
               the
               ground
               ,
               without
               any
               groundsell
               ,
               boorded
               close
               round
               about
               on
               the
               inside
               ,
               having
               none
               other
               wal
               from
               the
               ground
               to
               the
               roofe
               :
               those
               boords
               not
               exceeding
               the
               length
               of
               a
               Clap-boord
               ,
               about
               an
               inch
               thicke
               ,
               every
               boord
               ledging
               over
               other
               ,
               as
               in
               a
               Ship
               or
               Gally
               nayled
               with
               Ship
               nayles
               called
               rough
               ,
               and
               clench
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               rough
               nayles
               with
               broad
               round
               heads
               ,
               and
               elenched
               on
               the
               other
               side
               with
               square
               plares
               of
               Iron
               .
               The
               roofe
               of
               this
               Hall
               is
               also
               wronght
               of
               the
               like
               boord
               ,
               and
               nayled
               with
               rough
               and
               clench
               ,
               and
               seemeth
               as
               it
               were
               a
               Gally
               ,
               the
               Keele
               turned
               upwards
               :
               and
               I
               observed
               ,
               that
               no
               worme
               or
               rottennesse
               is
               seene
               to
               have
               entred
               into
               either
               boord
               or
               timber
               of
               that
               Hall
               ,
               and
               therefore
               ,
               in
               mine
               opinion
               ,
               of
               no
               great
               antiquity
               .
            
             
               I
               read
               in
               the
               44.
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               
               that
               an
               Hospitall
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Barking
               Church
               ,
               was
               founded
               by
               
                 Robert
                 Denton
              
               Chaplen
               ,
               for
               the
               sustentation
               of
               
               poore
               Priests
               ,
               and
               other
               both
               men
               and
               women
               ,
               that
               were
               sicke
               of
               the
               Phrenzie
               ,
               there
               to
               remaine
               till
               they
               were
               perfectly
               whole
               ,
               and
               restored
               to
               good
               memory
               .
            
             
               Also
               I
               read
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               sixth
               of
               Hen.
               5.
               there
               was
               in
               the
               Tower
               ward
               ,
               a
               Messuage
               or
               great
               house
               ,
               called
               
                 Cobhams
                 Inne
              
               :
               
               and
               in
               the
               37.
               of
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               ,
               a
               Messuage
               in
               
                 Thames
                 street
              
               ,
               pertaining
               to
               
                 Richard
                 Longvile
              
               ,
               &c.
               
               Some
               of
               the
               ruines
               before
               spoken
               of
               ,
               may
               seeme
               to
               be
               of
               the
               foresaid
               Hospitall
               ,
               belonging
               peradventure
               to
               some
               Prior
               Alieu
               ,
               and
               so
               suppressed
               amongst
               the
               rest
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               or
               Henry
               the
               fifth
               ,
               who
               suppressed
               them
               all
               .
            
             
               Thus
               much
               for
               the
               bounds
               and
               Antiquity
               of
               this
               Ward
               ,
               wherein
               noted
               ,
               first
               ,
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               ,
               three
               Parish
               Churches
               ,
               the
               Custome-house
               ,
               and
               two
               Hals
               of
               Companies
               ;
               to
               wit
               ,
               the
               Cloth-workers
               ,
               and
               the
               Bakers
               .
            
             
               This
               Ward
               hath
               an
               Alderman
               ,
               his
               Deputy
               ,
               Common
               Counsellors
               eight
               ,
               Constables
               thirteen
               ,
               Scavengers
               twelve
               ,
               VVard-mote
               men
               thirteene
               ,
               and
               a
               Beadle
               :
               it
               is
               taxed
               to
               the
               Fifteene
               at
               six
               and
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               EALDGATE
               VVARD
               .
            
             
               THE
               second
               VVard
               within
               the
               Wals
               on
               the
               East
               part
               ,
               
               is
               called
               Ealdgate
               Ward
               ,
               as
               taking
               name
               of
               the
               same
               Gate
               .
               The
               principall
               street
               of
               this
               VVard
               beginneth
               at
               Ealdgate
               ,
               stretching
               West
               to
               sometime
               a
               faire
               Well
               ,
               where
               now
               a
               Pumpe
               is
               placed
               .
               From
               thence
               (
               the
               way
               being
               divided
               into
               twaine
               )
               the
               first
               and
               principall
               street
               ,
               (
               called
               Aldgate-street
               )
               runneth
               on
               the
               South
               side
               to
               Lime-street
               corner
               ,
               and
               halfe
               that
               street
               downe
               on
               the
               left
               hand
               ,
               is
               also
               of
               that
               Ward
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               mid
               way
               on
               that
               South
               side
               ,
               betwixt
               Ealdgate
               and
               Lime-street
               ,
               is
               Hart-horne
               Alley
               ,
               
               a
               way
               that
               goeth
               thorow
               into
               
                 Fen-Church
                 street
              
               ,
               over
               against
               Northumberland
               House
               .
               Then
               have
               yee
               Brick-layers
               Hall
               ,
               
               and
               another
               Alley
               ,
               called
               Sprinkle
               Alley
               ,
               now
               named
               Sugar-loafe
               Alley
               ,
               of
               the
               like
               signe
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               there
               a
               faire
               house
               ,
               with
               divers
               Tenements
               neere
               adjoyning
               ,
               sometime
               belonging
               to
               a
               late
               dissolved
               Priory
               ,
               but
               since
               possessed
               by
               Misti
               is
               Cornewallies
               ,
               widdow
               ,
               and
               her
               heires
               ,
               by
               the
               gift
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               eighth
               ,
               in
               reward
               of
               fire
               puddings
               (
               as
               it
               was
               commonly
               said
               )
               by
               her
               made
               ,
               wherewith
               she
               had
               presented
               him
               :
               such
               was
               the
               Princely
               liberality
               of
               those
               times
               .
               Of
               later
               time
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Nicholas
                 Throgmorton
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               was
               lodged
               there
               .
            
             
               Then
               somewhat
               more
               west
               is
               
                 Belzetters
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               so
               called
               of
               the
               first
               builder
               and
               owner
               thereof
               ;
               now
               corruptly
               called
               
                 Billitar
                 lane
              
               .
               Betwixt
               this
               
                 Belzetters
                 lane
              
               and
               Limestreet
               ,
               was
               (
               of
               later
               time
               )
               a
               frame
               of
               three
               faire
               houses
               ,
               set
               up
               in
               the
               yeere
               1590.
               in
               place
               where
               before
               was
               a
               large
               Garden-plot
               ,
               inclosed
               from
               the
               high
               street
               with
               a
               Brick
               wall
               ,
               which
               wall
               being
               taken
               downe
               ,
               and
               the
               ground
               digged
               deepe
               for
               Cellerage
               ,
               there
               was
               found
               right
               under
               the
               said
               Bricke
               wall
               ,
               another
               wall
               of
               stone
               ,
               
               with
               a
               gate
               arched
               of
               stone
               ,
               and
               gates
               of
               timber
               to
               be
               closed
               in
               the
               midst
               towards
               the
               street
               ;
               The
               timber
               of
               the
               gates
               was
               consumed
               ,
               but
               the
               hinges
               of
               iron
               still
               remained
               on
               their
               scaples
               on
               both
               the
               sides
               .
            
             
               Moreover
               ,
               in
               that
               Wall
               were
               square
               windowes
               ,
               with
               barres
               of
               iron
               on
               either
               side
               the
               gate●
               this
               wall
               was
               under
               ground
               above
               two
               fathomes
               deepe
               ,
               as
               I
               then
               esteemed
               it
               ,
               and
               seemeth
               to
               be
               the
               ruines
               of
               some
               house
               burned
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               King
               Stephen
               ,
               when
               the
               fire
               began
               in
               the
               house
               of
               one
               Aleward
               ,
               neere
               London
               stone
               ,
               and
               consumed
               East
               to
               Ealdgate
               ;
               whereby
               it
               appeareth
               ,
               how
               greatly
               the
               ground
               of
               this
               Citie
               hath
               beene
               in
               that
               place
               raised
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               this
               principall
               street
               stretcheth
               to
               the
               West
               corner
               of
               Saint
               Andrews
               Church
               ,
               and
               then
               the
               Ward
               turneth
               towards
               the
               North
               ,
               by
               S.
               Mary
               street
               ,
               
               on
               the
               East
               side
               ,
               to
               S.
               Augustines
               Church
               in
               the
               Wall
               ,
               and
               so
               by
               
                 Buries
                 marks
              
               againe
               ,
               or
               about
               by
               the
               Wall
               to
               Ealdgate
               .
            
             
               The
               second
               way
               from
               Ealdgate
               ,
               more
               towards
               the
               South
               ,
               from
               the
               Pumpe
               aforesaid
               ,
               is
               called
               
                 Fen-Church
                 street
              
               ,
               and
               is
               of
               Ealdgate
               VVard
               ,
               till
               yee
               come
               to
               Calver
               Alley
               ,
               
               on
               the
               West
               side
               of
               Ironmongers
               Hall
               ,
               where
               sometime
               was
               a
               lane
               ,
               which
               went
               out
               of
               
                 Fen-church
                 street
              
               to
               the
               middest
               of
               Limestreet
               :
               but
               this
               lane
               was
               stopped
               up
               ,
               for
               suspicion
               of
               Theeves
               that
               lurked
               there
               by
               night
               .
            
             
               Againe
               ,
               to
               Ealdgate
               ,
               (
               out
               of
               the
               principall
               street
               ,
               even
               by
               the
               gate
               ,
               and
               wall
               of
               the
               Citie
               )
               runneth
               a
               lane
               South
               ,
               to
               Crossed
               or
               
                 Cro●●●ed
                 Friers
              
               ,
               and
               then
               
               
                 Woodroofe
                 lane
              
               ,
               to
               the
               Tower-hill
               ,
               and
               out
               of
               this
               Lane
               West
               ,
               a
               street
               called
               Hart-street
               ,
               
               which
               of
               that
               ward
               stretcheth
               to
               Sydon-lane
               ,
               by
               S.
               Olaves
               Church
               .
               One
               other
               lane
               more
               West
               from
               Ealdgate
               ,
               goeth
               by
               Northumberland
               House
               toward
               the
               
                 Crossed
                 Friers
              
               :
               then
               have
               ye
               on
               the
               same
               side
               ,
               the
               North
               end
               of
               
                 Mart
                 lane
              
               ,
               and
               Blanch-axleton
               or
               Chappelton
               ,
               where
               that
               Ward
               endeth
               .
            
             
               Thus
               much
               for
               the
               bounds
               :
               Now
               for
               Monuments
               ,
               or
               places
               most
               ancient
               and
               notable
               .
               I
               am
               first
               to
               begin
               with
               the
               late
               dissolved
               Priory
               of
               the
               holy
               Trinity
               ,
               called
               Christs-church
               ,
               on
               the
               right
               hand
               within
               Ealdgate
               .
               This
               Prior●e
               was
               founded
               by
               Matilda
               ,
               Queene
               ,
               wife
               to
               Henry
               the
               first
               ,
               in
               the
               same
               place
               where
               Siredus
               sometime
               beganne
               to
               erect
               a
               Church
               ,
               in
               honour
               of
               that
               Crosse
               ,
               and
               and
               of
               S.
               
                 Mary
                 Magdalen
              
               ,
               of
               which
               the
               Deane
               and
               Chapter
               of
               Waltham
               were
               wont
               to
               receive
               thirty
               shillings
               .
               The
               Queene
               was
               to
               acquire
               her
               Church
               thereof
               ,
               and
               in
               exchange
               gave
               unto
               them
               a
               Mill.
               King
               Henry
               her
               Husband
               confirmed
               her
               gift
               .
               This
               Church
               was
               given
               to
               Norman
               ,
               
               the
               first
               Canon
               regular
               in
               all
               England
               .
            
             
               The
               said
               Queene
               also
               gave
               unto
               the
               same
               Church
               ,
               and
               those
               that
               served
               God
               therin
               ,
               the
               plot
               of
               Ealdgate
               ,
               and
               the
               Soke
               thereunto
               belonging
               ,
               with
               all
               customes
               ,
               so
               free
               as
               she
               had
               held
               the
               same
               ,
               and
               25.
               
                 l.
              
               Blanks
               ,
               which
               she
               had
               of
               the
               Citie
               of
               Excesser
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               her
               Deed
               ,
               wherein
               she
               nameth
               the
               house
               of
               Christs-church
               ,
               and
               reporteth
               Ealdgate
               to
               be
               of
               her
               Demains
               ,
               which
               she
               granteth
               ,
               with
               two
               parts
               of
               the
               rent
               of
               the
               Citie
               of
               
                 Excest
                 .
                 Norman
              
               took
               on
               him
               to
               be
               Prior
               of
               Christs-church
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               ,
               1108.
               in
               the
               Parishes
               of
               S.
               
                 Mary
                 Magdalen
              
               ,
               S.
               Michael
               ,
               S.
               Katharine
               ,
               and
               the
               blessed
               Trinity
               ,
               which
               now
               was
               made
               but
               one
               Parish
               of
               the
               holy
               Trinity
               ,
               and
               was
               (
               in
               old
               time
               )
               of
               the
               holy
               Crosse
               ,
               or
               holy
               Rood
               parish
               .
            
             
               The
               Priorie
               was
               builded
               on
               a
               piece
               of
               ground
               in
               the
               parish
               of
               Saint
               Katharine
               ,
               towards
               Ealdgate
               ,
               which
               lyeth
               in
               length
               betwixt
               the
               Kings
               street
               ,
               by
               the
               which
               men
               goe
               towards
               Ealdgate
               ,
               neere
               to
               the
               Chappell
               of
               Saint
               Michael
               towards
               the
               North
               ,
               and
               containeth
               in
               length
               eighty
               thee
               Elles
               ;
               halfe
               quarter
               ,
               and
               halfe
               quartern
               of
               the
               Kings
               Iron
               Eln
               ,
               and
               lyeth
               in
               bredth
               ;
               &c.
               
               The
               Soke
               and
               Ward
               of
               Ealdgate
               was
               then
               bounded
               ,
               as
               I
               have
               before
               shewn
               :
               the
               Queen
               was
               a
               meane
               also
               ,
               that
               the
               land
               and
               
                 English
                 Knighten
                 Guild
              
               was
               given
               unto
               the
               Prior
               Norman
               ,
               and
               the
               Honorable
               man
               
                 Geffrey
                 de
                 Clinton
              
               was
               a
               great
               helper
               therein
               ,
               and
               obtained
               ,
               that
               the
               Canons
               might
               inclose
               the
               way
               betwixt
               their
               Church
               and
               the
               wall
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               &c.
               
               This
               Priorie
               in
               processe
               of
               time
               became
               a
               very
               faire
               and
               large
               Church
               ,
               rich
               in
               Lands
               and
               ornaments
               ,
               and
               passed
               all
               the
               Priories
               in
               the
               Citie
               of
               London
               ,
               or
               shire
               of
               Middlesex
               ,
               
               the
               Prior
               whereof
               was
               an
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               of
               Portsoken
               Ward
               .
            
             
               I
               reade
               ,
               that
               Eustacius
               ,
               the
               eighth
               Prior
               ,
               about
               the
               yeere
               1264.
               because
               hee
               would
               not
               deale
               with
               temporall
               matters
               ,
               instituted
               
                 Theobald
                 Fitz
                 Iuonis
              
               ,
               Alderman
               of
               Portsoken
               Ward
               under
               him
               ,
               and
               that
               
                 William
                 Rising
              
               ,
               Prior
               of
               Christs-Church
               ,
               was
               sworne
               Alderman
               of
               the
               said
               Portsoken
               Ward
               ,
               in
               the
               first
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               .
               These
               Priors
               have
               sitten
               and
               ridden
               amongst
               the
               Aldermen
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               Liverie
               like
               unto
               them
               ,
               saving
               that
               his
               habit
               was
               in
               shape
               of
               a
               spirituall
               person
               ,
               as
               I
               my selfe
               have
               seene
               in
               my
               child-hood
               :
               at
               which
               time
               ,
               the
               Prior
               kept
               a
               most
               bountifull
               house
               of
               meat
               and
               drinke
               ,
               both
               for
               rich
               and
               poore
               ,
               aswell
               within
               the
               house
               ,
               as
               at
               the
               gates
               ,
               to
               all
               commers
               ,
               according
               to
               their
               estates
               .
            
             
               These
               were
               the
               Monuments
               in
               this
               Church
               :
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Turke
              
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Alice
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
               Iohn
               Tirell
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               Simon
               Kempe
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               Iames
               Manthrope
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               Iohn
               Ascue
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               Tho.
               Fauset
               of
               Salset
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               Iohn
               Kempe
               ,
               Gentleman
               .
            
             
               Robert
               Chirwide
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Henningham
              
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Isabel
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
               Dame
               Agnes
               ,
               wife
               to
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Bardolph
              
               ,
               and
               then
               to
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Mortimer
              
               .
            
             
               Iohn
               Ashfield
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Deddam
              
               ,
               Knight
               .
            
             
             
               Sir
               Ambrose
               Charcam
               .
            
             
               Ioane
               ,
               wife
               to
               
                 Thomas
                 Nucke
              
               ,
               Gent.
               
            
             
               Iohn
               Husse
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               Iohn
               Beringham
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               Thomas
               Geodwine
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               Ralfe
               Walles
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               Dame
               Margaret
               ,
               daughter
               to
               Sir
               
                 Ralfe
                 Cheny
              
               ,
               wife
               to
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Barkley
              
               ,
               to
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Barnes
              
               ,
               and
               to
               Sir
               
                 W.
                 Bursire
              
               .
            
             
               William
               Roose
               .
            
             
               Simon
               Frances
               .
            
             
               Iohn
               Breton
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               Helling
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Malwen
              
               and
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
               Anthony
               Wels
               ,
               
                 sonne
                 to
              
               Iohn
               Wels.
               
            
             
               Nicholas
               de
               Avesey
               ,
               and
               Margery
               
                 his
                 wife
              
               .
            
             
               Anthony
               ,
               
                 sonne
                 to
              
               Iohn
               Milles.
               
            
             
               Baldwine
               ,
               sonne
               to
               King
               Stephen
               ,
               and
               Matilda
               ,
               daughter
               to
               King
               Stephen
               ,
               wife
               to
               the
               Earle
               of
               Mellen
               .
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Fitzalwine
              
               ,
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               1213.
               
            
             
               
                 Geffrey
                 Mandevile
                 ,
                 1215.
              
               
               And
               many
               other
               .
            
             
               But
               to
               conclude
               of
               this
               Priory
               :
               King
               Henry
               the
               eighth
               ,
               minding
               to
               reward
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Audley
              
               ,
               Speaker
               of
               the
               Parliament
               against
               Cardinall
               Woolsey
               ,
               as
               ye
               may
               read
               in
               Hall
               ,
               sent
               for
               the
               Prior
               ,
               commending
               him
               for
               his
               hospitality
               ,
               promised
               him
               preferment
               ,
               as
               a
               man
               worthy
               of
               a
               far
               greater
               dignity
               ;
               which
               promise
               surely
               hee
               performed
               ,
               and
               compounded
               with
               him
               ,
               though
               in
               what
               sort
               I
               never
               heard
               ,
               
               so
               that
               the
               Priory
               ,
               with
               the
               appurtenances
               ,
               was
               surrendred
               to
               the
               King
               ,
               in
               the
               moneth
               of
               Iuly
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1531.
               the
               23.
               of
               the
               said
               Kings
               reigne
               .
               The
               Canons
               were
               sent
               to
               other
               houses
               of
               the
               same
               order
               ,
               and
               the
               Priorie
               ,
               with
               the
               appurtenances
               ,
               King
               Henry
               gave
               to
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Audley
              
               ,
               newly
               Knighted
               ,
               and
               afterwards
               made
               Lord
               Chancelour
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Audley
              
               offered
               the
               great
               Church
               of
               this
               Priorie
               ,
               with
               a
               ring
               of
               nine
               Bels
               well
               tuned
               (
               wherof
               foure
               the
               greatest
               were
               since
               sold
               to
               the
               Parish
               of
               Stebunhith
               ,
               and
               the
               five
               lesser
               to
               the
               parish
               of
               S.
               Stephen
               in
               Coleman-street
               )
               to
               the
               parishioners
               of
               S.
               
                 Katharine
                 Christs-Church
              
               ,
               in
               exchange
               for
               their
               small
               Parish
               Church
               ,
               minding
               to
               have
               pulled
               it
               downe
               ,
               and
               to
               have
               builded
               there
               towards
               the
               street
               :
               But
               the
               parishioners
               ,
               having
               doubts
               in
               their
               heads
               of
               after-claps
               ,
               refused
               the
               offer
               .
            
             
               Then
               was
               the
               Priory
               Church
               and
               steeple
               proffered
               to
               whomsoever
               would
               take
               it
               downe
               ,
               and
               carry
               it
               from
               the
               ground
               ;
               but
               no
               man
               would
               undertake
               the
               offer
               .
               Whereupon
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Audley
              
               was
               faine
               to
               be
               at
               more
               charges
               ,
               than
               could
               be
               made
               of
               the
               stones
               ,
               timber
               ,
               lead
               ,
               iron
               ,
               &c.
               
               For
               the
               workmen
               ,
               with
               great
               labour
               ,
               beginning
               at
               the
               toppe
               ,
               loosed
               stone
               from
               stone
               ,
               and
               threw
               them
               downe
               ,
               whereby
               the
               most
               part
               of
               them
               were
               broken
               ,
               and
               few
               remained
               whole
               ,
               and
               those
               were
               sold
               very
               cheap
               :
               for
               all
               the
               buildings
               then
               made
               about
               the
               Citie
               ,
               were
               of
               Bricke
               and
               Timber
               .
               At
               that
               time
               ,
               any
               man
               in
               the
               Citie
               ,
               might
               have
               a
               Cart-load
               of
               stone
               for
               paving
               ,
               brought
               to
               his
               doore
               for
               6.
               
                 d.
              
               or
               7.
               
                 d.
              
               with
               the
               carriage
               .
            
             
               The
               said
               Thomas
               Lord
               Audley
               builded
               and
               dwelt
               on
               this
               Priorie
               during
               his
               life
               ,
               and
               dyed
               there
               in
               the
               yeere
               1544.
               since
               the
               which
               time
               ,
               the
               said
               Priorie
               came
               (
               by
               marriage
               of
               the
               Lord
               Audleys
               daughter
               and
               heire
               )
               unto
               Thomas
               ,
               
               late
               Duke
               of
               Norfolke
               ,
               and
               was
               then
               called
               the
               
                 Dukes
                 Place
              
               .
            
             
               At
               this
               time
               the
               Inhabitants
               ,
               
               dwelling
               and
               abiding
               in
               the
               said
               
                 Dukes
                 place
              
               ,
               became
               utterly
               destitute
               of
               any
               Parish
               Church
               ,
               for
               resorting
               to
               Gods
               Divine
               Service
               ,
               and
               the
               administration
               of
               the
               blessed
               Sacraments
               ,
               which
               in
               the
               time
               of
               their
               former
               blind
               zeale
               ,
               the
               demolished
               Priory
               not
               onely
               seemed
               for
               their
               use
               ,
               but
               infinite
               other
               thereto
               resorting
               .
               In
               which
               respect
               ,
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               S.
               Katharine
               being
               so
               neere
               ,
               and
               standing
               in
               the
               Coemitery
               or
               Church-yard
               of
               the
               late
               dissolved
               Priory
               of
               the
               Holy
               Trinity
               ,
               whereby
               it
               was
               called
               
                 Saint
                 Katharine
                 Christs
                 Church
              
               :
               they
               resorted
               thither
               at
               the
               houres
               of
               Divine
               Service
               ,
               and
               benefit
               of
               the
               blessed
               Sacraments
               ;
               whereby
               (
               to
               speake
               rightly
               )
               they
               became
               a
               burthen
               to
               the
               said
               Parish
               ,
               yet
               well
               enough
               borne
               withall
               ,
               in
               regard
               of
               the
               benefit
               ensuing
               by
               them
               .
               So
               that
               they
               carried
               the
               respect
               of
               equall
               Parishioners
               ,
               exercising
               and
               accomplishing
               all
               duties
               there
               ,
               even
               as
               if
               it
               had
               beene
               their
               owne
               proper
               Parish
               .
            
             
               The
               long
               continuance
               of
               them
               in
               
               this
               kinde
               ,
               
               although
               some
               much
               misliked
               ,
               and
               giadly
               would
               have
               compassed
               means
               for
               remedy
               therof
               :
               yet
               their
               power
               not
               stretching
               so
               far
               ,
               nor
               the
               way
               (
               as
               yet
               fiting
               for
               their
               purpose
               ;
               they
               remained
               contented
               against
               their
               wils
               ,
               till
               time
               would
               fit
               them
               with
               more
               convenient
               opportunity
               .
               Ground
               they
               wanted
               not
               ,
               for
               raising
               a
               sufficient
               Parish
               Church
               to
               themselves
               ,
               neither
               did
               any
               good
               will
               faile
               in
               them
               for
               the
               effecting
               their
               purpose
               :
               but
               onely
               were
               curbed
               by
               the
               lacke
               of
               strength
               ,
               how
               and
               which
               way
               to
               bring
               it
               about
               .
            
             
               At
               length
               ,
               perceiving
               their
               ground
               (
               intended
               for
               so
               good
               a
               use
               to
               themselves
               )
               aimed
               at
               for
               buildings
               to
               private
               mens
               benefits
               ,
               that
               so
               they
               might
               bee
               frustrate
               of
               any
               such
               helpe
               ,
               when
               occasion
               should
               in
               better
               manner
               shine
               on
               them
               :
               Some
               of
               the
               best
               advised
               among
               them
               ,
               by
               petition
               sollicited
               the
               Lord
               Archbishop
               of
               Canturbury
               ,
               to
               make
               their
               desire
               and
               intention
               known
               to
               the
               Kings
               most
               excellent
               Majesty
               ,
               
               which
               most
               graciously
               he
               did
               .
               And
               the
               King
               finding
               the
               case
               so
               truly
               honest
               and
               religious
               ,
               for
               new
               erecting
               a
               Chur●h
               where
               such
               necessity
               required
               ,
               and
               where
               superstition
               had
               so
               long
               time
               formerly
               beene
               harboured
               :
               not
               onely
               gave
               the
               Lord
               Archbishop
               and
               the
               sutors
               both
               thankes
               and
               commendation
               ;
               but
               also
               under
               his
               Hand
               and
               broad
               Seale
               ,
               authorizable
               warrant
               for
               their
               proceeding
               .
               The
               Lord
               Maior
               and
               Senate
               of
               Aldermen
               having
               intelligence
               in
               the
               case
               ,
               and
               perceiving
               what
               an
               honour
               would
               redound
               thereby
               ,
               first
               to
               God
               ,
               who
               inspired
               them
               thereto
               ,
               next
               to
               the
               King
               for
               so
               Royally
               granting
               the
               suit
               ,
               and
               then
               to
               the
               City
               for
               furthering
               it
               to
               effect
               :
               notwithstanding
               contrary
               opposition
               by
               them
               ,
               who
               would
               have
               had
               them
               stil
               continue
               ,
               as
               formerly
               they
               were
               ,
               without
               benefit
               of
               a
               parish
               Church
               of
               their
               owne
               ,
               it
               proceeded
               on
               with
               good
               and
               prosperous
               successe
               ,
               to
               the
               no
               meane
               honour
               and
               commendation
               of
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               then
               being
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Edward
                 Barkham
              
               by
               name
               ,
               
               the
               Court
               of
               Aldermen
               ,
               and
               state
               of
               this
               famous
               City
               ,
               by
               whose
               good
               meanes
               it
               is
               made
               a
               very
               beautifull
               and
               ●●mely
               Parish
               Church
               ,
               it
               being
               called
               in
               the
               time
               of
               re-edifying
               ,
               
                 Trinity
                 Christs
                 Church
              
               ,
               raised
               out
               of
               the
               long
               decayed
               ruines
               ,
               of
               
                 Trinity
                 Priory
              
               in
               the
               Dukes-place
               .
            
             
               On
               a
               faire
               Table
               hanging
               in
               the
               Chancell
               ,
               are
               these
               Verses
               depicted
               :
               
                 
                   Ac
                   David
                   could
                
                 
                   h●●
                   eyes
                   no
                   rest
                   afford
                   ,
                
                 
                   Till
                   he
                   had
                   found
                
                 
                   a
                   place
                   out
                   to
                   the
                   Lord
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   build
                   an
                   Altar
                   :
                
                 
                   So
                   this
                   man
                   of
                   worth
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   mirrour
                   which
                
                 
                   these
                   later
                   dayes
                   brings
                   forth
                
                 
                   Barkham
                   the
                   Worthie
                   ,
                
                 
                   whose
                   immortall
                   name
                   ,
                
                 
                   Marble's
                   too
                   weake
                   to
                   hold
                   ,
                
                 
                   for
                   this
                   workes
                   fame
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   never
                   ceast
                
                 
                   in
                   industrie
                   and
                   care
                   ,
                
                 
                   From
                   ruines
                   to
                
                 
                   redeeme
                   this
                   House
                   of
                   Praier
                   ;
                
                 
                   Following
                   in
                   this
                
                 
                   the
                   holy
                   Patriaks
                   waies
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   ready
                   were
                
                 
                   him
                   Altars
                   still
                   to
                   raise
                   ,
                
                 
                   Where
                   they
                   receiv'd
                   a
                   blessing
                   :
                
                 
                   So
                   this
                   Lord
                   ,
                
                 
                   Scarce
                   warme
                   in
                   Honours
                   seat
                   ,
                
                 
                   did
                   first
                   accord
                
                 
                   To
                   this
                   most
                   pious
                   worke
                   ,
                
                 
                   in
                   which
                   is
                   showne
                   ,
                
                 
                   Gods
                   blessing
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   thanks
                
                 
                   met
                   both
                   in
                   one
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   charge
                
                 
                   the
                   honourable
                   Citie
                   beares
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whose
                   bounty
                
                 
                   in
                   ful
                   Noblenesse
                   appeares
                
                 
                   To
                   acts
                   of
                   best
                   condition
                   ,
                
                 
                   in
                   such
                   wise
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   al
                   things
                   ,
                   bettering
                
                 
                   by
                   their
                   ruine
                   ,
                   rise
                   .
                
                 
                   Two
                   noble
                   faithfull
                
                 
                   Supervisors
                   then
                   ,
                
                 
                   Amongst
                   a
                   Senate
                
                 
                   of
                   religious
                   men
                   ,
                
                 
                   Selected
                   weare
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   whom
                   the
                   care
                   they
                   gave
                   ,
                
                 
                   Generous
                   Hamersley
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   Cambell
                   the
                   grave
                   ,
                
                 
                   Each
                   being
                   a
                   master-piece
                
                 
                   of
                   zeale
                   and
                   care
                
                 
                   Towards
                   Gods
                   owne
                   Temple
                   ,
                
                 
                   fit
                   for
                   truths
                   affaire
                   .
                
                 
                   Now
                   at
                   the
                   blessed
                   Foundresse
                
                 
                   I
                   arrive
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   Matilda
                   ,
                   whom
                
                 
                   Henry
                   the
                   first
                   did
                   wive
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Christendome
                   she
                   gave
                   it
                
                 
                   held
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                
                 
                   Till
                   James
                   our
                   Soveraigne
                
                 
                   gave
                   it
                   his
                   owne
                   name
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   since
                   I
                   touch
                
                 
                   Antiquity
                   so
                   neere
                   ,
                
                 
                   Observe
                   what
                   notes
                
                 
                   remarkable
                   appeare
                   :
                   
                
                 
                   An
                   Alderman
                   of
                   London
                
                 
                   was
                   at
                   first
                
                 
                   Prime
                   Prior
                   of
                   this
                   Church
                   .
                
                 
                   Falling
                   to
                   worst
                   ,
                
                 
                   It
                   is
                   now
                   rais'd
                
                 
                   by
                   encouragement
                   and
                   care
                
                 
                   Of
                   a
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                
                 
                   which
                   is
                   rare
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   worth
                   observing
                   .
                
                 
                   Then
                   ,
                   as
                   I
                   began
                   ,
                
                 
                   I
                   end
                   best
                   with
                
                 
                   the
                   honour
                   of
                   the
                   man.
                
                 
                   This
                   Cities
                   first
                   Lord
                   Maior
                
                 
                   lies
                   buried
                   here
                   ,
                
                 
                   Fitz-Alwine
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   of
                   the
                   Drapers
                   Company
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   the
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   ,
                
                 
                   whose
                   fame
                   now
                   shines
                   so
                   cleere
                   ,
                
                 
                   Barkham
                   ,
                
                 
                   is
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Society
                   .
                
              
            
             
               By
               this
               time
               the
               worke
               is
               growne
               to
               such
               fulnesse
               and
               perfection
               ,
               as
               now
               nothing
               wanteth
               but
               the
               windowes
               glazing
               ,
               which
               was
               performed
               in
               this
               manner
               :
            
             
               The
               maine
               and
               great
               East
               light
               in
               the
               Chancell
               ,
               
               Sir
               
                 Edward
                 Barkham
              
               himselfe
               undertooke
               ,
               and
               effected
               it
               at
               his
               owne
               charge
               ,
               as
               expressionitestifieth
               in
               the
               same
               window
               .
               The
               other
               sideling
               by
               it
               ,
               but
               inclining
               more
               Southerly
               ,
               the
               two
               Worshipfull
               Gentlemen
               ,
               Master
               
                 George
                 Whitmore
              
               ,
               
               and
               Master
               
                 Nicholas
                 Ranton
              
               ,
               worthily
               performed
               .
               And
               the
               third
               ,
               standing
               Northerly
               in
               the
               same
               Chancell
               ;
               Mr.
               
                 Walter
                 Leigh
              
               ,
               who
               had
               beene
               a
               Serjeant
               at
               Armes
               to
               the
               Kings
               Majestie
               ,
               and
               now
               Sword-bearer
               of
               London
               ,
               did
               likewise
               at
               his
               owne
               charge
               performe
               .
               The
               two
               Westerne
               lights
               in
               the
               bottome
               of
               the
               Church
               ,
               being
               (
               indeed
               )
               very
               faire
               lights
               ;
               the
               honourable
               Company
               of
               Drapers
               effected
               the
               one
               ,
               and
               the
               Woodmongers
               worshipfull
               Society
               finished
               the
               other
               .
               Beside
               ,
               the
               two
               Southerly
               windowes
               ,
               the
               one
               done
               at
               the
               charge
               of
               Master
               
                 Cornelius
                 Fish
              
               ,
               Chamberlaine
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               the
               other
               by
               Mr.
               Waldron
               ,
               then
               Marshall
               .
               So
               now
               ye
               have
               the
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Iames
               compleat
               .
            
             
               Onely
               there
               is
               a
               faire
               Monument
               in
               the
               East
               end
               of
               the
               Chancell
               ,
               
               made
               in
               resemblance
               of
               a
               golden
               Sunne
               ,
               with
               beames
               and
               rayes
               very
               ingeniously
               formed
               ,
               charactering
               these
               Verses
               in
               and
               among
               them
               :
               
                 
                   The
                   rising
                   here
                
                 
                   of
                   the
                   cleere
                   Gospels
                   Sunne
                   ,
                
                 
                   Is
                   through
                   the
                   Senates
                
                 
                   free
                   donation
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Globe
                   of
                   that
                   bright
                   Sunne
                   ,
                
                 
                   the
                   God
                   of
                   might
                   ,
                
                 
                   Christ
                   Iesus
                   is
                   the
                   rising
                
                 
                   and
                   the
                   light
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   heat
                   the
                   blessed
                   Spirit
                
                 
                   of
                   Truth
                   and
                   Right
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   as
                   these
                   three
                   ,
                
                 
                   the
                   Globe
                   ,
                   the
                   light
                   ,
                   the
                   heat
                   ,
                
                 
                   Are
                   all
                   one
                   Sunne
                   ,
                
                 
                   so
                   Three
                   One
                   God
                   compleat
                   :
                
                 
                   Thrice
                   Allelujah
                
                 
                   speakes
                   about
                   the
                   rayes
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   Three
                   in
                   One
                
                 
                   may
                   onely
                   have
                   the
                   praise
                   .
                
              
            
             
               This
               Temple
               received
               Consecration
               the
               morrow
               after
               New-yeeres
               day
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1622.
               
            
             
               The
               Right
               Honourable
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Peter
                 Proby
              
               being
               then
               Lord
               Maior
               ;
               and
               the
               Right
               Worshipfull
               ,
               Mr.
               
                 Iohn
                 Hodges
              
               ,
               and
               Sir
               
                 Humfrey
                 Hanford
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               Sheriffes
               ,
               and
               Aldermen
               .
            
             
               The
               names
               of
               all
               the
               rest
               of
               the
               Honourable
               Senators
               ,
               all
               worthy
               Patrons
               of
               this
               pious
               worke
               ,
               and
               then
               present
               at
               the
               consecration
               :
               
                 
                   Sir
                   Iohn
                   Garrard
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   Thomas
                   Bennet
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   Thomas
                   Lowe
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   Thomas
                   Middleton
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   Iohn
                   Leman
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   William
                   Cokayne
                   .
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   Martin
                   Lumley
                   .
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   William
                   Goare
                   .
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   Iohn
                   Goare
                   .
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   Allen
                   Cotton
                   .
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   Cuthbert
                   Hacket
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   Mr.
                   William
                   Holliday
                   .
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   Robert
                   Iohnson
                   .
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   Richard
                   Hearne
                   .
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   Richard
                   Deane
                   .
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   Robert
                   Ducie
                   .
                
                 
                   Aldermen
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 This
                 Sacred
                 Structure
                 ,
              
               
                 which
                 this
                 Senate
                 fames
                 ,
              
               
                 Our
                 King
                 hath
                 stil'd
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 Temple
                 of
                 S.
                 James
                 .
              
            
             
               Nor
               could
               I
               have
               said
               so
               much
               of
               this
               new
               Church
               ,
               but
               only
               by
               the
               firendly
               help
               and
               assistance
               of
               my
               honest
               well-willer
               ,
               
                 George
                 Cooper
              
               ,
               Clerke
               there
               ,
               who
               under
               his
               own
               hand
               delivered
               the
               same
               to
               mee
               .
            
             
               The
               Parish
               Church
               of
               S.
               Katharine
               standeth
               in
               the
               Coemetorie
               of
               the
               late
               dissolved
               Priory
               of
               the
               holy
               Trinity
               ,
               
               and
               is
               therefore
               called
               S.
               
                 Katharine
                 Christs-Church
              
               .
               This
               Church
               seemeth
               to
               bee
               very
               old
               ;
               since
               the
               building
               whereof
               ,
               the
               high
               street
               hath
               beene
               so
               often
               raised
               by
               payements
               ,
               that
               now
               men
               are
               faine
               to
               descend
               into
               the
               said
               Church
               by
               divers
               steps
               ,
               seven
               in
               number
               .
               But
               the
               Steeple
               or
               Bell-tower
               thereof
               hath
               beene
               lately
               builded
               ;
               to
               wit
               ,
               about
               the
               yeere
               1504.
               
               For
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Percivall
              
               ,
               Merchant-taylor
               ,
               then
               deceasing
               ,
               gave
               money
               towards
               the
               building
               thereof
               .
            
             
               Now
               concerning
               this
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               
                 Katharine
                 Christs
                 Church
              
               ,
               
               commonly
               Cree-Church
               ,
               as
               formerly
               hath
               been
               said
               ,
               it
               had
               a
               descent
               downe
               into
               it
               by
               seven
               steps
               or
               stayres
               .
               But
               being
               now
               newly
               built
               ,
               and
               made
               a
               very
               faire
               Church
               indeed
               :
               the
               ascenting
               into
               the
               Church
               is
               by
               foure
               or
               five
               degrees
               .
               Very
               gladly
               would
               I
               have
               delivered
               further
               satisfaction
               concerning
               the
               new
               structure
               thereof
               :
               but
               I
               was
               answered
               ,
               they
               would
               admit
               no
               meddling
               therwith
               ,
               untill
               they
               had
               new
               built
               the
               Sreeple
               ,
               and
               other
               necessary
               occasions
               therto
               belonging
               .
            
             
               The
               Monuments
               formerly
               mentioned
               in
               my
               last
               Edition
               of
               this
               Booke
               ,
               I
               finde
               (
               by
               their
               report
               )
               to
               remaine
               their
               still
               ,
               with
               the
               Tombe
               of
               Sir
               
                 Nicholas
                 Throckmorton
              
               ,
               and
               the
               rest
               there
               named
               ;
               but
               I
               finde
               no
               newer
               ,
               to
               be
               spoken
               of
               .
            
             
               There
               be
               Monuments
               of
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Flemming
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               of
               Rowles
               in
               Essex
               ,
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               ,
               1464.
               
            
             
               Roger
               Marshall
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               Lane
               Horne
               ,
               
                 wife
                 to
              
               Roger
               Marshall
               .
            
             
               Wil.
               Multon
               alias
               Burdeaux
               ,
               Herald
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Goad
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               Ioane
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
               Beatrix
               ,
               
                 daughter
                 to
              
               William
               Browne
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Malton
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               sonne
               to
               Burdeaux
               ,
               Herald
               .
            
             
               Iohn
               Chitcroft
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               Iohn
               Wakefield
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               William
               Criswicke
               .
            
             
               Anne
               ,
               and
               Sewch
               ,
               daughters
               to
               
                 Ralfe
                 Shirley
              
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Rainsford
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               of
               Essex
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Nicholas
                 Throkmorton
              
               ,
               chiefe
               Butler
               of
               England
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Chamberlains
               of
               the
               Exchequer
               ,
               Ambassadour
               ,
               &c.
               1570.
               who
               hath
               a
               faire
               Alabaster
               Tombe
               ,
               in
               the
               South
               side
               of
               the
               Chancell
               .
               His
               figure
               lyeth
               therein
               in
               Armor
               ,
               with
               this
               description
               ingraven
               by
               it
               :
               
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Nicholas
                     Throkmorton
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Knight
                   ,
                   the
                   fourth
                   sonne
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     George
                     Throlemorton
                     ,
                     Knight
                  
                   .
                   The
                   which
                   
                     Sir
                     Nicholas
                  
                   was
                   chiefe
                   Butler
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Chambelaines
                   of
                   the
                   Exchequer
                   ,
                   and
                   Ambassadour
                   Lieger
                   to
                   the
                   Queenes
                   Majestie
                   ,
                   Queene
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   in
                   France
                   .
                   And
                   after
                   his
                   returne
                   into
                   England
                   ,
                   he
                   was
                   sent
                   Ambassadour
                   againe
                   into
                   France
                   ,
                   and
                   twice
                   into
                   Scotland
                   .
                   He
                   married
                   
                     Anne
                     Carew
                  
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Nicholas
                     Carew
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   and
                   begate
                   of
                   her
                   tenne
                   sonnes
                   and
                   three
                   daughters
                   .
                   He
                   dyed
                   the
                   12.
                   day
                   of
                   February
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1570.
                  
                   aged
                   57.
                   yeeres
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   the
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Frances
                     Croke
                  
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   loved
                   and
                   beloved
                   wife
                   of
                   
                     Paulus
                     Ambrosius
                     Croke
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   inner
                   Temple
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   .
                   Shee
                   was
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   daughters
                   and
                   heires
                   of
                   
                     Francis
                     Wellesborne
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   of
                   Hanny
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Berk
                   ,
                   who
                   deceased
                   the
                   10.
                   day
                   of
                   Iuly
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1605.
                  
                   aged
                   22.
                   yeeres
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 VVell
                 borne
                 she
                 was
                 ,
              
               
                 but
                 better
                 borne
                 againe
                 .
              
               
                 Her
                 first
                 birth
              
               
                 to
                 the
                 flesh
                 did
                 make
                 her
                 debtor
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 latter
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Spirit
              
               
                 (
                 by
                 Christ
                 )
                 hath
                 set
                 her
                 .
              
               
               
                 Freed
                 from
                 Fleshes
                 debts
                 ,
              
               
                 Deaths
                 first
                 and
                 latter
                 gaine
                 .
              
               
                 Wives
                 pay
                 no
                 debts
                 ,
              
               
                 whose
                 Husbands
                 live
                 and
                 raigne
                 .
              
            
             
               Here
               lyeth
               the
               body
               of
               Master
               
                 Iohn
                 Smith
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               Citizen
               and
               Mercer
               
                 of
                 London
              
               ,
               who
               had
               two
               wives
               ,
               the
               first
               named
               Anne
               ,
               
               the
               daughter
               of
               
                 Fulke
                 Mullert
              
               ,
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Surrey
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               which
               brought
               him
               one
               daughter
               ,
               named
               Mary
               .
               His
               other
               wife
               was
               Mary
               ,
               daughter
               to
               Sir
               
                 Iames
                 Hawes
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               by
               whom
               hee
               had
               no
               issue
               .
               Hee
               deceased
               the
               24.
               day
               of
               December
               ,
               
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 ,
                 1594.
              
               
               Aetatis
               suae
               ,
               63.
               
            
             
               Gods
               blessings
               to
               the
               poore
               of
               this
               Parish
               ,
               by
               the
               gifts
               of
               Christian
               Benefactors
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 William
                 Gilborne
              
               ,
               Draper
               ,
               by
               his
               last
               Will
               and
               Testament
               ,
               gave
               foure
               Markes
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               ,
               to
               be
               bestowed
               in
               one
               dozen
               of
               bread
               ,
               and
               to
               be
               distributed
               on
               every
               Sabboth
               day
               to
               the
               poore
               of
               the
               said
               Parish
               :
               which
               said
               summe
               is
               yeerely
               paid
               out
               of
               the
               rent
               of
               his
               late
               dwelling
               house
               in
               the
               said
               Parish
               .
               Also
               hee
               gave
               twenty
               pounds
               more
               ,
               towards
               the
               building
               of
               a
               Gallerie
               in
               the
               said
               Church
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Iohn
                 Smith
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               in
               like
               manner
               ,
               gave
               three
               pounds
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               ,
               out
               of
               his
               late
               dwelling
               house
               in
               the
               said
               Parish
               ,
               to
               be
               paid
               by
               the
               Church-wardens
               for
               the
               time
               being
               ,
               to
               and
               amongst
               the
               poore
               of
               the
               said
               Parish
               ,
               at
               every
               Christmas
               yeerely
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 George
                 Lee
              
               ,
               Sadler
               ,
               gave
               twenty
               shillings
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               to
               the
               poore
               ,
               out
               of
               his
               rent
               in
               the
               said
               Parish
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               Dane
               ,
               Widdow
               ,
               gave
               eight
               shillings
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               to
               the
               poore
               ,
               payed
               by
               the
               Ironmongers
               to
               M.
               Deputie
               in
               a
               greater
               summe
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Alice
                 Bateman
              
               ,
               appointed
               and
               gave
               in
               her
               life
               time
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               42.
               pounds
               ,
               6.
               shillings
               ,
               to
               the
               said
               Parish
               ,
               the
               profits
               thereof
               to
               bee
               distributed
               yeerely
               to
               the
               poore
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Iohn
                 Bedow
              
               ,
               Gentleman
               ,
               gave
               ten
               pounds
               ,
               to
               be
               distributed
               in
               bread
               yeerely
               to
               the
               poore
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 George
                 Hothersall
              
               ,
               Merchant-taylor
               ,
               gave
               foure
               and
               twenty
               shillings
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               out
               of
               his
               Land
               ,
               to
               the
               poore
               of
               this
               Parish
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Iohn
                 Waddis
              
               ,
               Cooke
               ,
               borne
               in
               this
               Parish
               ,
               gave
               to
               the
               poore
               thereof
               three
               pounds
               ,
               to
               bee
               distributed
               among
               them
               in
               bread
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               
                 Stephen
                 Roberts
              
               ,
               Cooke
               ,
               gave
               also
               foure
               and
               forty
               shillings
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               ,
               to
               bee
               distributed
               in
               bread
               .
            
             
               The
               bounds
               and
               limits
               of
               this
               Parish
               are
               in
               this
               manner
               :
               From
               the
               Church
               into
               the
               Church-yard
               ,
               to
               the
               corner
               westward
               ,
               where
               turning
               East
               ,
               they
               crosse
               the
               Church-yard
               thorow
               a
               great
               house
               ,
               where
               sometime
               dwelt
               one
               Master
               Wilford
               ,
               but
               bought
               since
               by
               Sir
               
                 Henry
                 Billingsley
              
               ,
               and
               converted
               into
               divers
               tenements
               .
               So
               on
               into
               the
               street
               to
               the
               Pumpe
               ,
               and
               westward
               on
               to
               the
               signe
               of
               the
               Rose
               ,
               sometime
               the
               dwelling
               house
               of
               one
               
                 Thomas
                 Shepheard
              
               .
               There
               crossing
               the
               street
               to
               the
               Smiths
               house
               ,
               his
               name
               
                 Iohn
                 Tatum
              
               ,
               next
               to
               the
               signe
               of
               the
               Moore-fields
               Tavern
               :
               thence
               they
               goe
               backe
               East
               to
               the
               Pumpe
               ,
               turning
               at
               the
               corner
               West
               ,
               to
               Harts-horne
               Alley
               to
               the
               middest
               ,
               to
               Homes
               his
               house
               and
               over
               against
               him
               ,
               so
               backe
               to
               Billeter-lane
               ,
               to
               the
               house
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Lemote
              
               ,
               crossing
               the
               street
               there
               ,
               to
               the
               house
               of
               
                 Peter
                 Rutt
              
               ,
               Taylor
               .
               And
               so
               back
               to
               the
               end
               of
               Billeter-lane
               ,
               turning
               west
               to
               a
               Bricke
               house
               ,
               sometime
               in
               the
               custody
               of
               Master
               Leese
               ,
               but
               possessed
               now
               by
               Widdow
               Dewen
               .
               There
               crossing
               the
               street
               to
               the
               house
               next
               Master
               Leaning
               ,
               they
               goe
               East
               to
               the
               Church
               lane
               ,
               and
               then
               North
               ,
               through
               a
               lane
               betweene
               Heneadge
               house
               and
               the
               Dukes
               Place
               ,
               to
               
                 Buries
                 markes
              
               .
               Then
               West
               by
               Heneadge
               house
               ,
               to
               the
               wall
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iames
                 Lancasters
              
               house
               ,
               sometime
               belonging
               to
               Sir
               
                 Francis
                 Walsingham
              
               :
               where
               they
               goe
               backe
               ,
               and
               crosse
               the
               way
               to
               London
               wall
               to
               the
               compast
               place
               ,
               where
               stands
               the
               Cities
               Armes
               .
               Thence
               forward
               by
               the
               wall
               to
               the
               outer
               part
               of
               Ealdgate
               ,
               and
               so
               South
               towards
               the
               
                 Croched
                 Friers
              
               ,
               to
               the
               house
               of
               Master
               Peers
               ,
               where
               a
               piece
               of
               an
               Iron
               Gun
               stands
               fixed
               in
               the
               ground
               .
            
             
               Then
               backe
               ,
               crossing
               the
               street
               to
               the
               house
               of
               Mistris
               Smith
               ,
               going
               forward
               to
               the
               Bell
               Taverne
               ,
               and
               so
               up
               to
               the
               signe
               of
               the
               Rose
               ,
               ending
               where
               
                 Thomas
                 Shepheard
              
               did
               dwell
               .
               My
               help
               here
               was
               
               by
               Master
               
                 Stephen
                 Denison
              
               ,
               Minister
               ,
               but
               more
               especially
               ,
               by
               
                 Iohn
                 Beard
              
               ,
               Clarke
               .
            
             
               At
               the
               North-West
               corner
               of
               this
               Ward
               in
               the
               said
               high
               street
               ,
               standeth
               the
               faire
               and
               beautifull
               Parish
               Church
               of
               S.
               Andrew
               the
               Apostle
               ,
               with
               an
               addition
               ,
               to
               be
               knowne
               from
               other
               Churches
               of
               that
               name
               ,
               
               of
               the
               Knape
               or
               Vndershaft
               ,
               and
               so
               called
               S.
               
                 Andrew
                 Vndershaft
              
               ,
               because
               that
               of
               old
               time
               ,
               every
               yeere
               (
               on
               May-day
               in
               the
               morning
               )
               it
               was
               used
               ,
               
               that
               an
               high
               or
               long
               shaft
               ,
               or
               May-pole
               ,
               was
               set
               up
               there
               ,
               in
               the
               midst
               of
               the
               street
               ,
               before
               the
               South
               doore
               of
               the
               said
               Church
               ,
               which
               shaft
               when
               it
               was
               set
               on
               end
               ,
               and
               fixed
               in
               the
               ground
               ,
               was
               higher
               than
               the
               Church
               Steeple
               .
               
                 Geffrey
                 Chawcer
              
               ,
               writing
               of
               a
               vaine
               boaster
               ,
               hath
               these
               words
               ,
               meaning
               of
               the
               said
               shaft
               .
            
             
               
                 Right
                 well
                 aloft
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 high
                 ye
                 beare
                 your
                 head
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Weather-cocke
                 with
                 flying
                 ,
              
               
                 as
                 ye
                 would
                 kill
                 ,
              
               
                 When
                 ye
                 be
                 stuffed
                 ,
              
               
                 bet
                 of
                 wine
                 ,
                 than
                 bread
                 ,
              
               
                 Then
                 looke
                 ye
                 ,
              
               
                 when
                 your
                 wombe
                 doth
                 fill
                 ,
              
               
                 As
                 yee
                 would
                 beare
                 .
              
               
                 the
                 great
                 shaft
                 of
                 Corne-hill
                 .
              
               
                 Lord
                 so
                 merrily
              
               
                 crowdeth
                 then
                 your
                 croke
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 all
                 the
                 street
              
               
                 may
                 heare
                 your
                 body
                 cloke
                 .
              
            
             
               This
               shaft
               was
               not
               raysed
               at
               any
               time
               since
               evill
               May
               day
               (
               so
               called
               of
               an
               insurrection
               made
               by
               Prentises
               ,
               
               and
               other
               young
               persons
               against
               Aliens
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1517
               )
               but
               the
               said
               shaft
               was
               laid
               along
               over
               the
               doores
               ,
               and
               under
               the
               Pentises
               of
               one
               rowe
               of
               houses
               ,
               and
               Alley
               gate
               ,
               called
               of
               the
               shaft
               ,
               
                 Shaft
                 alley
              
               ,
               (
               being
               of
               the
               possessions
               of
               Rochester
               bridge
               )
               in
               the
               ward
               of
               Limestreet
               .
            
             
               It
               was
               there
               ,
               I
               say
               ,
               hanged
               on
               iron
               hookes
               amny
               yeeres
               ,
               till
               the
               third
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               sixt
               ,
               that
               one
               Sir
               Stephen
               ,
               
               Curate
               of
               Saint
               
                 Katherine
                 Christs
                 Church
              
               ,
               preaching
               at
               Pauls
               Crosse
               ,
               said
               there
               ,
               that
               this
               shaft
               was
               made
               an
               Idoll
               ,
               by
               naming
               the
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Andrew
               ,
               with
               the
               addition
               of
               under
               that
               shaft
               :
               he
               perswaded
               therefore
               ,
               that
               the
               names
               of
               Churches
               might
               be
               altered
               :
               Also
               ,
               that
               the
               names
               of
               dayes
               in
               the
               weeke
               might
               be
               changed
               ,
               the
               fish
               daies
               to
               be
               kept
               any
               daies
               ,
               except
               Friday
               and
               Saturday
               ,
               and
               the
               Lent
               any
               time
               ,
               save
               onely
               betwixt
               Shrovetide
               and
               Easter
               .
               I
               have
               oft-times
               seene
               this
               man
               ,
               forsaking
               the
               Pulpet
               of
               his
               said
               Parish
               Church
               ,
               preach
               out
               of
               an
               high
               Elme
               tree
               in
               the
               middest
               of
               the
               Church-yard
               ,
               
               and
               then
               entring
               the
               Church
               ,
               forsaking
               the
               Altar
               ,
               to
               have
               sung
               his
               high
               Masse
               in
               English
               ,
               upon
               a
               Tombe
               of
               the
               dead
               towards
               the
               North.
               I
               heard
               his
               Sermon
               at
               Pauls
               Crosse
               ,
               and
               I
               saw
               the
               effect
               that
               followed
               :
               for
               in
               the
               after-noone
               of
               that
               present
               Sunday
               ,
               the
               neighbours
               ,
               and
               Tenants
               to
               the
               said
               bridge
               ,
               over
               whose
               doores
               the
               said
               Shaft
               had
               laine
               ,
               after
               they
               had
               dined
               ,
               to
               make
               themselves
               strong
               ,
               
               gathered
               more
               helpe
               ,
               and
               with
               great
               labour
               raising
               the
               Shaft
               from
               the
               hookes
               (
               whereon
               it
               had
               rested
               two
               and
               thirty
               yeeres
               )
               they
               sawed
               it
               in
               pieces
               ,
               every
               man
               taking
               for
               his
               share
               ,
               so
               much
               as
               had
               layne
               over
               his
               doore
               and
               stall
               ,
               the
               length
               of
               his
               house
               ,
               and
               they
               of
               the
               Alley
               ,
               divided
               amongst
               them
               so
               much
               as
               had
               laine
               over
               their
               Alley
               gate
               .
               Thus
               was
               this
               Idoll
               (
               as
               he
               tearmed
               it
               )
               mangled
               ,
               and
               after
               burned
               .
            
             
               Soone
               after
               was
               there
               a
               commotion
               of
               the
               commons
               in
               
                 Norfolke
                 ,
                 Suffolke
                 ,
                 Essex
              
               ,
               and
               other
               shires
               ,
               by
               meanes
               whereof
               ,
               streight
               orders
               being
               taken
               for
               the
               suppression
               of
               rumors
               ,
               divers
               persons
               were
               apprehended
               ,
               and
               executed
               by
               Marshall
               Law
               ;
               amongst
               the
               which
               ,
               the
               Bayliffe
               of
               Rumford
               in
               Essex
               was
               one
               ,
               
               a
               man
               very
               well
               beloved
               :
               he
               was
               early
               in
               the
               Morning
               of
               
                 Mary
                 Magdalens
              
               day
               (
               then
               kept
               holy-day
               )
               brought
               by
               the
               Sheriffes
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               the
               Knight
               Marshall
               ,
               to
               the
               Well
               within
               Ealdgate
               ,
               there
               to
               be
               executed
               upon
               a
               Gibbet
               set
               up
               that
               morning
               ,
               where
               being
               on
               the
               Ladder
               ,
               he
               had
               words
               to
               this
               effect
               ;
            
             
               Good
               people
               ,
               I
               am
               come
               hither
               to
               dye
               ,
               but
               know
               not
               for
               what
               offence
               ,
               except
               for
               words
               by
               me
               spoken
               yester
               night
               to
               Sir
               Stephen
               ,
               Curat
               and
               Preacher
               of
               this
               Parish
               ,
               which
               were
               these
               :
               He
               asked
               me
               what
               newes
               in
               the
               Country
               ?
               I
               answered
               ,
               heavy
               newes
               .
               Why
               ,
               quoth
               he
               ?
               It
               is
               said
               ,
               quoth
               I
               ,
               that
               many
               men
               be
               up
               in
               Essex
               ,
               but
               thanks
               be
               to
               God
               all
               is
               in
               
               good
               quiet
               about
               us
               :
               and
               this
               was
               all
               ,
               as
               God
               bee
               my
               Iudge
               ,
               &c.
               
               Vpon
               these
               words
               of
               the
               Prisoner
               ,
               Sir
               Stephen
               to
               avoid
               reproach
               of
               the
               people
               ,
               left
               the
               City
               ,
               and
               was
               never
               heard
               of
               sinceamongst
               them
               to
               my
               knowledge
               .
               I
               heard
               the
               words
               of
               the
               prisoner
               for
               he
               was
               executed
               upon
               the
               pavement
               of
               my
               dore
               ,
               where
               I
               then
               kept
               house
               .
            
             
               Thus
               much
               by
               digression
               :
               
               now
               againe
               to
               the
               parish
               Church
               of
               
                 Saint
                 Andrew
                 Vndershaft
              
               ,
               for
               it
               still
               retaineth
               the
               name
               ,
               which
               hath
               beene
               new
               builded
               by
               the
               Parishoners
               there
               ,
               since
               the
               yeare
               1520.
               every
               man
               putting
               to
               his
               helping
               hand
               ,
               some
               with
               their
               purses
               ,
               other
               ,
               with
               their
               bodies
               .
               
                 Stephen
                 Iennings
              
               Marchant-Taylor
               ,
               sometime
               Major
               of
               London
               ,
               caused
               (
               at
               his
               charges
               )
               to
               be
               builded
               the
               whole
               North
               side
               of
               the
               great
               middle
               I
               le
               ,
               both
               of
               the
               body
               and
               Quire
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               his
               Armes
               over
               everie
               piller
               graven
               ,
               and
               also
               the
               North
               I
               le
               ,
               which
               he
               roofed
               with
               timber
               and
               seeled
               :
               also
               the
               whole
               South
               side
               of
               the
               Church
               was
               glazed
               ,
               and
               the
               Pewes
               in
               the
               South
               Chappell
               made
               of
               his
               costs
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               in
               every
               Window
               ,
               and
               upon
               the
               said
               Pewes
               .
               He
               deceased
               in
               the
               yeere
               1524.
               and
               was
               buried
               in
               the
               Gray
               Fryers
               Church
               .
               
                 Iohn
                 Kirby
              
               Marchant-Taylor
               ,
               sometime
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Garland
              
               ,
               Merchant
               Taylor
               ,
               and
               
                 Nicholas
                 Levison
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               Executor
               to
               Garland
               ,
               were
               great
               benefactors
               to
               this
               worke
               :
               which
               was
               finished
               (
               to
               the
               glazing
               )
               in
               the
               yeere
               1529.
               and
               fully
               finished
               1532.
               
            
             
               Buried
               in
               this
               Church
               ,
               
                 Philip
                 Malpas
              
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1439.
               
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Dennie
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               and
               after
               him
               
                 Thomas
                 Dennie
              
               his
               son
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               ,
               1421.
               
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Stokes
              
               ,
               Gentleman
               ,
               Grocer
               ,
               1496.
               
            
             
               In
               the
               New
               Church
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Nichell
              
               ,
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               1537.
               
            
             
               
                 William
                 Draper
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               1537.
               
               Isabel
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wives
               .
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Levison
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1534.
               
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Gerrard
              
               ,
               Woolman
               ,
               Merchant
               of
               the
               Staple
               ,
               1546.
               
            
             
               
                 Stepten
                 Kyrton
              
               ,
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               Alderman
               ,
               1553.
               
            
             
               
                 David
                 VVoodroffe
              
               ,
               Haberdasher
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1554.
               
            
             
               
                 Stephen
                 VVoodroffe
              
               his
               sonne
               ,
               gave
               100.
               
                 l.
              
               in
               money
               ,
               for
               the
               which
               ,
               the
               poore
               of
               that
               Parish
               receive
               two
               shillings
               in
               bread
               weekely
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Offley
              
               ,
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1556.
               hee
               bequeathed
               the
               one
               halfe
               of
               all
               his
               goods
               to
               charitable
               actions
               ,
               but
               the
               Parish
               received
               little
               benefit
               thereby
               .
               
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Starkey
              
               ,
               Skinner
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1578.
               
            
             
               
                 Hugh
                 Offley
              
               ,
               Letherseller
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1588.
               
            
             
               William
               Hanbury
               ,
               Baker
               .
            
             
               These
               other
               Monuments
               I
               find
               there
               beside
               :
               
                 
                   Nicholai
                   de
                   Nate
                   ,
                   
                   Rag●sini
                   caro
                   hoc
                   in
                   tumulo
                   repulverescit
                   ,
                   spiritus
                   ad
                   Celum
                   reversus
                   reassumptionem
                   carnis
                   expectat
                   .
                   Obiit
                   die
                   1.
                   
                   Ianuar.
                   1566.
                   
                   A
                   nativitate
                   vixit
                   ,
                   An.
                   50.
                   
                   Mens
                   .
                   7.
                   dies
                   29.
                   
                   Augustinus
                   amantissimo
                   fratri
                   moerens
                   ponere
                   curavit
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Henry
                     Man
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Doctor
                   of
                   Divinity
                   in
                   the
                   Vniversity
                   of
                   Oxenford
                   ,
                   and
                   sometime
                   Bishop
                   of
                   Man.
                   Which
                   Henry
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   19.
                   day
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Do.
                  
                   1556.
                   and
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   under
                   this
                   stone
                   .
                
                 
                   Memoriae
                   Sacrum
                   .
                
                 
                   Resurrectionem
                   in
                   Christo
                   hic
                   expectat
                   
                     Ioannes
                     Stowe
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Civis
                   Londinensis
                   :
                   Qui
                   in
                   antiquis
                   Monumentis
                   eruendis
                   accuratissima
                   diligentia
                   usus
                   ,
                   Angliae
                   Annales
                   ,
                   &
                   ,
                   Civitatis
                   Londini
                   synopsim
                   bene
                   de
                   sua
                   ,
                   bene
                   de
                   postera
                   aetate
                   meritus
                   luculente
                   s●ripsit
                   ,
                   vitaeque
                   studie
                   pie
                   &
                   probe
                   decurso
                   .
                   Obiit
                   Aetatis
                   Anno
                   80.
                   die
                   5.
                   
                   Aprilis
                   ,
                   1605.
                   
                
                 
                   Elizabetha
                   Coniux
                   ,
                   ut
                   perpetuum
                   sui
                   amoris
                   testimonium
                   dolens
                   .
                
                 
                   Neere
                   to
                   this
                   place
                   ,
                   
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Simon
                     Burton
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   &
                   Wax-Chandler
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   a
                   good
                   Benefactor
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   .
                   Who
                   was
                   three
                   times
                   Master
                   of
                   his
                   Company
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Governours
                   of
                   Saint
                   Thomas
                   Hospitall
                   and
                   of
                   the
                   Common
                   Councel
                   of
                   this
                   Ward
                   29.
                   yeeres
                   .
                   He
                   had
                   two
                   Wives
                   ,
                   Elizabeth
                   and
                   Anne
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   issue
                   by
                   Elizabeth
                   one
                   sonne
                   and
                   foure
                   daughters
                   .
                   He
                   deceased
                   the
                   23.
                   day
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                   Anno
                   
                   
                     Dom.
                     1593.
                  
                   being
                   aged
                   85.
                   yeers
                   :
                   In
                   whose
                   remembrance
                   ,
                   his
                   loving
                   Daughter
                   
                     Alice
                     Coldocke
                  
                   erected
                   this
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   Neere
                   unto
                   this
                   Monument
                   ,
                   lyeth
                   
                     Alice
                     Byng
                  
                   in
                   a
                   Vault
                   with
                   her
                   Father
                   ,
                   
                     Simon
                     Burton
                  
                   :
                   
                   shee
                   had
                   three
                   husbands
                   ,
                   all
                   Batchelers
                   and
                   Stationers
                   .
                   Her
                   first
                   was
                   
                     Richard
                     Waterson
                  
                   ,
                   by
                   him
                   she
                   had
                   a
                   Sonne
                   .
                   Next
                   him
                   was
                   
                     Francis
                     Coldock
                  
                   ,
                   by
                   birth
                   a
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   he
                   bare
                   all
                   the
                   Offices
                   in
                   his
                   Company
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   issue
                   two
                   daughters
                   ,
                   Ioane
                   and
                   Anne
                   ,
                   with
                   whom
                   she
                   lived
                   40.
                   yeeres
                   .
                   Lastly
                   ,
                   
                     Isaac
                     Byng
                  
                   ,
                   Gent.
                   who
                   dyed
                   Master
                   of
                   his
                   Company
                   .
                   She
                   dyed
                   the
                   21.
                   day
                   of
                   May
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1616.
                  
                   
                   Aged
                   73.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   5.
                   
                   Moneths
                   ,
                   and
                   25.
                   dayes
                   .
                
                 
                   Neere
                   unto
                   this
                   Monument
                   ,
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Dorothy
                     Greswolde
                  
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   onely
                   Daughter
                   of
                   
                     Roger
                     Greswolde
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Merchant-Taylor
                   of
                   London
                   :
                   which
                   Roger
                   was
                   the
                   third
                   Son
                   of
                   
                     Richard
                     Greswolde
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Solyhull
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Warwicke
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   .
                   She
                   was
                   first
                   married
                   to
                   
                     Iohn
                     Weld
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Haberdasher
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   the
                   second
                   Sonne
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Weld
                  
                   of
                   Eaton
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Chester
                   ,
                   Gent.
                   By
                   whom
                   shee
                   had
                   foure
                   Children
                   ,
                   
                     viz.
                     Iohn
                     ,
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     Ioane
                  
                   and
                   Dorothy
                   .
                   After
                   his
                   decease
                   ,
                   shee
                   married
                   
                     Hugh
                     Offley
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Alderman
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   him
                   had
                   only
                   one
                   Daughter
                   ,
                   named
                   Susanna
                   .
                   After
                   his
                   death
                   shee
                   lived
                   a
                   Widdow
                   sixteene
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   and
                   being
                   of
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   60.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   dyed
                   in
                   the
                   true
                   faith
                   of
                   Christ
                   ,
                   and
                   hope
                   of
                   eternall
                   happinesse
                   ,
                   the
                   29.
                   of
                   
                     Iune
                     ,
                     1610.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   before
                   this
                   place
                   ,
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   Margery
                   ,
                   
                   late
                   the
                   Wife
                   of
                   
                     Humfrey
                     Turner
                  
                   ,
                   Gent.
                   who
                   deceased
                   the
                   10.
                   day
                   of
                   December
                   ,
                   1607.
                   being
                   of
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   56.
                   yeeres
                   .
                   As
                   also
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   her
                   first
                   husband
                   ,
                   Master
                   
                     Isaac
                     Sutton
                  
                   ,
                   late
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Goldsmith
                   of
                   London
                   :
                   who
                   deceased
                   the
                   2.
                   day
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                   1589.
                   
                   By
                   which
                   Husband
                   she
                   had
                   issue
                   ,
                   6.
                   
                   Sons
                   and
                   6.
                   
                   Daughters
                   .
                   All
                   deceasing
                   at
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   her
                   death
                   ,
                   onely
                   Ioane
                   excepted
                   ,
                   daughter
                   and
                   heire
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Isaac
                   ,
                   married
                   unto
                   
                     William
                     Howpill
                  
                   ,
                   Gent.
                   
                
                 
                   Tempus
                   &
                   Patientia
                   .
                
              
            
             
               Death
               hath
               added
               to
               the
               ornaments
               of
               this
               place
               ,
               the
               blessed
               memoriall
               of
               
                 
                   
                     Edward
                     Warner
                  
                   Esquire
                   a
                   worthy
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Merchant
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   who
                   departed
                   this
                   mortall
                   life
                   the
                   28.
                   day
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   1628.
                   he
                   was
                   the
                   second
                   Sonne
                   of
                   
                     Francis
                     Warner
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Parham
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Suffolke
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   by
                   Mary
                   his
                   second
                   wife
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   and
                   Coheire
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Edmund
                     Rowse
                  
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   County
                   ,
                   Knight
                   .
                   Which
                   
                     Francis
                     Warner
                  
                   was
                   truely
                   and
                   lineally
                   descended
                   from
                   the
                   ancient
                   and
                   generous
                   Family
                   of
                   the
                   Warners
                   ,
                   who
                   possessed
                   a
                   place
                   of
                   their
                   owne
                   name
                   at
                   Warners
                   Hall
                   in
                   great
                   Waltham
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Essex
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   dyed
                   without
                   issue
                   ,
                   and
                   made
                   
                     Francis
                     Warner
                  
                   of
                   Parham
                   aforesaid
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   his
                   Nephew
                   and
                   next
                   heire
                   in
                   blood
                   ,
                   the
                   Executor
                   of
                   his
                   Will
                   ,
                   and
                   principall
                   heire
                   to
                   his
                   estate
                   ,
                   who
                   out
                   of
                   duty
                   and
                   affection
                   to
                   the
                   memory
                   of
                   his
                   deare
                   Vncle
                   ,
                   hath
                   dedicated
                   this
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   had
                   to
                   his
                   first
                   wife
                   Mary
                   ,
                   
                   daughter
                   of
                   Master
                   Aylmer
                   of
                   Risden
                   in
                   Hartfordshire
                   ;
                   And
                   to
                   his
                   second
                   ,
                   Margaret
                   ,
                   daughter
                   of
                   Master
                   
                     Iohn
                     Cheynie
                  
                   .
                
              
            
             
               At
               entrance
               into
               the
               Quire
               ,
               and
               before
               the
               Pulpet
               :
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 buried
                 
                   Ioane
                   Cartwright
                
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Wife
                 of
                 
                   Abraham
                   Cartwright
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Draper
                 of
                 London
                 ;
                 who
                 had
                 issue
                 by
                 him
                 foure
                 Sons
                 and
                 five
                 daughters
                 .
                 And
                 dyed
                 the
                 24.
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1609.
                
                 
              
            
             
               Gods
               blessings
               by
               Christian
               Benefactors
               ,
               to
               the
               poore
               of
               this
               Parish
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Stephen
                 Woodroffe
              
               ,
               Citizen
               and
               Haberdasher
               of
               London
               ,
               by
               his
               last
               will
               and
               testament
               ,
               bearing
               date
               the
               20.
               of
               
                 April
                 ,
                 1576.
              
               gave
               one
               hundred
               pound
               in
               money
               ,
               to
               the
               use
               of
               the
               poore
               of
               this
               Parish
               :
               with
               which
               summe
               ,
               and
               20.
               
                 l.
              
               12.
               
                 s.
                 4.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               more
               laid
               out
               by
               the
               said
               Parish
               ,
               they
               purchased
               a
               house
               ,
               called
               by
               the
               name
               of
               the
               
                 White
                 Horse
              
               in
               Holy-well
               street
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               S.
               Leonard
               in
               Shorditch
               ,
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Middlesex
               .
               Out
               of
               which
               ,
               is
               and
               hath
               been
               given
               to
               the
               poore
               of
               the
               said
               Parish
               ,
               every
               Sabbath
               since
               his
               death
               ,
               2.
               s.
               in
               bread
               ,
               and
               so
               shall
               continue
               for
               ever
               ,
               5.
               
                 l.
              
               4.
               
                 s.
                 per
                 annum
              
               .
            
             
             
               Master
               
                 Simon
                 Burton
              
               ,
               Citizen
               and
               Merchant-Taylor
               of
               London
               ,
               by
               his
               deed
               indented
               ,
               dated
               the
               14.
               of
               Ianuary
               ,
               1579.
               hath
               appointed
               32.
               s.
               to
               be
               given
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               to
               eight
               poore
               Widdowes
               ,
               or
               poore
               housholders
               of
               the
               said
               parish
               :
               to
               bee
               issuing
               out
               of
               all
               that
               Messuage
               or
               Tenement
               ,
               set
               and
               being
               in
               the
               said
               parish
               ,
               late
               in
               the
               tenure
               or
               occupation
               of
               
                 Peter
                 Hewes
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Edward
                 Hide
              
               :
               to
               bee
               paid
               to
               the
               Church-wardens
               of
               the
               said
               parish
               ,
               for
               the
               use
               of
               the
               poore
               aforesaid
               ,
               every
               quarter
               8.
               s.
               or
               within
               40.
               dayes
               after
               every
               quarter
               for
               ever
               quarterly
               ,
               to
               every
               of
               the
               said
               8.
               persons
               ,
               12.
               
                 d.
              
               a
               piece
               .
            
             
               Also
               ,
               he
               gave
               unto
               S.
               Thomas
               Hospitall
               ,
               two
               Closes
               of
               Land
               or
               Meadow
               ground
               ,
               lying
               in
               the
               parish
               of
               Shorditch
               ,
               upon
               condition
               ,
               that
               the
               Governours
               of
               the
               said
               Hospitall
               ,
               or
               their
               Assignes
               ,
               shall
               give
               unto
               30.
               poore
               persons
               of
               the
               said
               parish
               (
               wherof
               the
               Minister
               ,
               Clark
               and
               Sexton
               to
               be
               three
               of
               them
               )
               on
               the
               21.
               22.
               or
               23.
               dayes
               of
               December
               ,
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               26.
               s.
               whereof
               20.
               s.
               to
               bee
               paid
               amongst
               the
               30.
               poore
               ,
               by
               8.
               
                 d.
              
               apeece
               ,
               and
               the
               other
               6.
               s.
               for
               a
               Sermon
               yeerely
               to
               be
               made
               for
               ever
               in
               Lent.
               
            
             
               Master
               
                 Hugh
                 Offley
              
               Citizen
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               by
               his
               last
               will
               and
               testament
               ,
               dated
               the
               2.
               day
               of
               October
               ,
               1594.
               and
               by
               an
               Indenture
               of
               the
               same
               date
               ,
               explaining
               his
               minde
               ;
               gave
               to
               the
               Parson
               and
               Church-wardens
               of
               the
               said
               parish
               ,
               and
               their
               successors
               for
               ever
               ,
               an
               Annuity
               or
               rent
               charge
               of
               4.
               
                 l.
              
               to
               be
               issuing
               out
               of
               his
               Messuages
               or
               tenements
               in
               
                 Limestreet
                 ,
                 London
              
               ,
               and
               within
               the
               said
               parish
               :
               then
               or
               lately
               in
               the
               severall
               tenures
               of
               
                 Thomas
                 Offley
              
               his
               sonne
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Norman
                 ,
                 Iames
                 Boomer
                 ,
                 Susanna
                 Garret
                 ,
              
               Widdow
               ,
               
                 Thomas
                 Blomefield
              
               ,
               and
               Widdow
               Allison
               ,
               or
               their
               assignes
               :
               To
               be
               paid
               yeerely
               at
               the
               Feast
               of
               the
               Birth
               of
               our
               Lord
               God
               ,
               and
               the
               Nativity
               of
               S.
               
                 Iohn
                 Baptist
              
               ,
               or
               within
               14.
               daies
               next
               ensuing
               either
               the
               said
               Feasts
               ,
               by
               even
               portions
               ,
               with
               a
               distresse
               for
               non
               payment
               therof
               ▪
               to
               the
               end
               &
               intent
               ,
               that
               on
               the
               first
               Sunday
               in
               every
               month
               ,
               monthly
               for
               ever
               ,
               there
               shall
               be
               given
               to
               12.
               of
               the
               poorest
               persons
               inhabiting
               in
               the
               said
               parish
               ,
               to
               be
               named
               and
               appointed
               by
               the
               Parson
               and
               Church-wardens
               ,
               for
               the
               time
               being
               ,
               receiving
               the
               Communion
               in
               the
               said
               Church
               ,
               if
               any
               be
               there
               celebrated
               ,
               each
               of
               them
               3.
               
                 d.
              
               apeece
               in
               money
               and
               a
               penny
               loafe
               of
               bread
               .
               And
               to
               the
               Clarke
               monethly
               4.
               
                 d.
              
               in
               money
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Sexton
               3.
               
                 d.
              
               in
               money
               ,
               and
               one
               penny
               loafe
               ,
               being
               the
               advantage
               of
               the
               12.
               
                 d.
                 
              
            
             
               Also
               ,
               he
               gave
               5.
               s.
               a
               yeere
               ,
               for
               ever
               yeerely
               ,
               to
               bee
               paid
               to
               such
               Parson
               or
               Curate
               ,
               as
               shall
               monethly
               minister
               the
               Communion
               to
               the
               said
               poore
               people
               :
               and
               to
               a
               learned
               Preacher
               for
               foure
               severall
               Sermons
               ,
               to
               bee
               made
               in
               the
               said
               parish
               Church
               at
               foure
               severall
               dayes
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               ,
               five
               shillings
               for
               every
               Sermon
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 William
                 Hanbury
              
               ,
               Citizen
               and
               VVhite-Baker
               of
               London
               ,
               by
               a
               surrender
               ,
               bearing
               date
               the
               11.
               day
               of
               August
               ,
               1595.
               did
               give
               unto
               his
               daughter
               ,
               Mistris
               
                 Elizabeth
                 Spearing
              
               ,
               wife
               of
               Master
               
                 George
                 Spearing
              
               Merchant
               ,
               certaine
               coppy-hold
               land
               ,
               lying
               and
               being
               in
               Stebunheath
               and
               Radcliffe
               ,
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Middlesex
               .
               Vpon
               condition
               ,
               that
               she
               ,
               her
               heires
               or
               assignes
               ,
               shall
               pay
               to
               the
               Parson
               and
               Church-wardens
               of
               the
               said
               parish
               ,
               for
               the
               use
               of
               the
               poore
               people
               there
               ,
               52.
               s.
               yeerly
               for
               ever
               ,
               at
               the
               Birth
               of
               our
               Lord
               God
               and
               the
               Purification
               of
               our
               Lady
               the
               Virgin
               :
               which
               (
               by
               consent
               of
               the
               parish
               )
               is
               bestowed
               among
               the
               poore
               abroad
               ,
               on
               Wednesday
               weekly
               12.
               
                 d.
                 
              
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Alice
                 Hanbury
              
               ,
               widdow
               ,
               by
               her
               last
               will
               and
               testament
               ,
               dated
               the
               3.
               day
               of
               December
               ,
               1595.
               did
               give
               unto
               the
               said
               Master
               
                 George
                 Spearing
              
               ,
               one
               tenement
               in
               the
               said
               parish
               ,
               wherein
               
                 William
                 Bridges
              
               a
               Taylor
               then
               dwelled
               :
               upon
               condition
               ,
               that
               the
               said
               George
               ,
               his
               heires
               or
               assignes
               ,
               shall
               pay
               to
               the
               Church-wardens
               of
               the
               said
               parish
               ,
               and
               their
               successors
               ,
               to
               the
               use
               of
               the
               poore
               and
               impotent
               people
               there
               ,
               13.
               
                 s.
                 4.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               ,
               at
               the
               Feasts
               of
               the
               Annunciation
               of
               our
               Lady
               ,
               and
               Saint
               Michael
               the
               Archangell
               ,
               by
               even
               portions
               :
               Or
               else
               to
               assure
               to
               the
               said
               parish
               ,
               the
               like
               value
               in
               some
               other
               place
               :
               which
               summe
               (
               by
               consent
               of
               the
               parish
               )
               is
               given
               in
               coales
               amongst
               the
               poore
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               at
               Christmas
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Ralfe
                 Carter
              
               ,
               Citizen
               and
               Salter
               of
               London
               ,
               by
               his
               Deed
               indented
               ,
               dated
               
               the
               22.
               day
               of
               
                 October
                 ,
                 1576.
              
               hath
               given
               to
               divers
               Feoffees
               ,
               between
               the
               Parishes
               of
               Alhallowes
               in
               Lumbard-street
               ,
               and
               Saint
               
                 Andrews
                 Vndershaft
              
               ,
               after
               the
               decease
               of
               Alice
               his
               wife
               ,
               one
               Messuage
               ,
               with
               a
               Garden
               ,
               called
               the
               Halfe-moone
               in
               East-Smith-field
               ,
               in
               the
               parish
               of
               Saint
               Buttolphs
               without
               Ealdgate
               ,
               to
               the
               end
               that
               there
               should
               be
               distributed
               to
               the
               poore
               in
               either
               Parish
               ,
               in
               bread
               every
               Sunday
               weekely
               for
               ever
               ,
               twelve
               pence
               ,
               and
               thirty
               shillings
               in
               Coales
               to
               eyther
               parish
               ,
               betweene
               Midsummer
               and
               Christmasse
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               
                 Margaret
                 Moore
              
               ,
               widdow
               ,
               late
               wife
               of
               
                 William
                 Moore
              
               ,
               Citizen
               and
               Merchant-taylor
               of
               London
               ,
               by
               her
               deed
               indented
               ,
               dated
               the
               tenth
               day
               of
               May
               ,
               1583.
               hath
               given
               to
               divers
               Feoffees
               of
               the
               said
               parish
               ,
               one
               messuage
               ,
               which
               she
               had
               by
               the
               gift
               of
               her
               said
               husband
               ,
               and
               situate
               in
               the
               same
               parish
               ,
               now
               in
               the
               occupation
               of
               
                 Thomas
                 Fitall
              
               ;
               to
               the
               end
               that
               there
               should
               be
               distributed
               to
               the
               poore
               there
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               ,
               20.
               shillings
               ,
               at
               the
               discretion
               of
               the
               Parson
               and
               Churchwardens
               :
               And
               to
               a
               Preacher
               to
               make
               foure
               Sermons
               quarterly
               ,
               every
               yeere
               for
               ever
               20.
               shillings
               .
            
             
               Dame
               
                 Mary
                 Ramsey
              
               ,
               late
               wife
               to
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Ramsey
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               Alderman
               and
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               by
               her
               Testament
               and
               last
               Will
               ,
               dated
               the
               19.
               of
               Jan.
               1596.
               gave
               to
               the
               L.
               Maior
               ,
               Communalty
               and
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               one
               messuage
               or
               tenement
               ,
               situated
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Saint
               
                 Peter
                 the
                 poore
              
               ,
               in
               Broadstreet
               Ward
               ,
               London
               ,
               then
               or
               late
               in
               the
               occupation
               of
               
                 Richard
                 Hull
              
               ,
               Citizen
               and
               Draper
               ;
               to
               the
               end
               that
               they
               should
               yeerely
               (
               after
               her
               decease
               )
               pay
               to
               the
               Parson
               and
               Churchwardens
               of
               this
               Parish
               ,
               forty
               shillings
               ,
               to
               be
               distributed
               among
               the
               poore
               of
               the
               said
               Parish
               ,
               at
               the
               discretion
               of
               the
               Parson
               and
               the
               Churchwardens
               then
               being
               ,
               and
               by
               direction
               and
               allowance
               of
               two
               of
               the
               chiefest
               Parishioners
               :
               And
               to
               the
               like
               use
               for
               ever
               ,
               twenty
               shillings
               more
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               ,
               after
               decease
               of
               one
               
                 Elizabeth
                 Worley
              
               ,
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Northhampton
               ,
               to
               be
               paid
               and
               distributed
               in
               the
               like
               manner
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Iohn
                 Hide
              
               ,
               Citizen
               and
               Merchant
               Taylor
               of
               London
               ,
               by
               his
               last
               Will
               and
               Testament
               ,
               dated
               the
               8.
               day
               of
               September
               ,
               1604.
               did
               give
               unto
               the
               Parson
               and
               Church-wardens
               of
               the
               said
               Parish
               and
               their
               successors
               ,
               a
               yeerely
               rent
               of
               Coles
               ,
               to
               be
               issuing
               out
               of
               all
               his
               Lands
               ,
               Tenements
               and
               Hereditaments
               ,
               in
               the
               Precinct
               of
               the
               Minories
               without
               
                 Ealdgate
                 ,
                 London
              
               ,
               to
               be
               paid
               yeerely
               at
               the
               ●east
               of
               the
               Nativity
               of
               S.
               
                 Iohn
                 Baptist
              
               for
               ever
               ,
               or
               within
               30
               daies
               next
               ensuing
               with
               distresse
               for
               non-payment
               thereof
               :
               To
               the
               intent
               that
               there
               should
               be
               bestowed
               yeerely
               in
               old
               clift
               Char-coles
               ,
               30.
               shillings
               thereof
               ,
               and
               one
               other
               12.
               
                 d.
              
               yeerely
               given
               to
               some
               trusty
               body
               ,
               to
               see
               the
               due
               measuring
               thereof
               :
               And
               the
               same
               coale
               to
               be
               delivered
               to
               the
               poore
               of
               the
               same
               Parish
               ,
               alwaies
               two
               dayes
               before
               S.
               Michael
               the
               Archangel
               yeerly
               ,
               by
               advice
               of
               the
               Parson
               and
               Church-wardens
               for
               the
               time
               being
               ,
               and
               3.
               or
               4.
               
               Ancients
               of
               the
               said
               parish
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Edmond
                 Hill
              
               ,
               Citizen
               and
               Draper
               of
               London
               ,
               by
               his
               testament
               and
               last
               will
               ,
               dated
               the
               5.
               day
               of
               August
               ,
               1609.
               did
               give
               and
               bequeath
               to
               the
               Church-wardens
               and
               parishioners
               of
               this
               parish
               the
               summe
               of
               52.
               pounds
               ,
               to
               be
               imployed
               by
               the
               parishioners
               ,
               as
               in
               a
               stocke
               for
               ever
               ,
               and
               the
               benefit
               thereby
               arising
               ,
               to
               bee
               given
               weekely
               to
               the
               poore
               in
               bread
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 Laurence
                 Overton
              
               ,
               Citizen
               and
               Mercer
               of
               London
               ,
               by
               his
               testament
               and
               last
               will
               ,
               dated
               the
               3.
               day
               of
               Sept.
               1612.
               did
               give
               and
               bequeath
               to
               the
               poore
               of
               the
               said
               parish
               (
               whereof
               then
               he
               was
               a
               parishioner
               )
               the
               summe
               of
               20.
               pounds
               ,
               to
               be
               distributed
               at
               the
               discretion
               of
               the
               Churchwardens
               for
               the
               time
               being
               ,
               and
               his
               Executors
               .
            
             
               Their
               bounds
               and
               limits
               are
               thus
               :
               First
               they
               goe
               East
               ,
               so
               far
               as
               the
               house
               of
               one
               
                 Allen
                 Barker
              
               ,
               Grocer
               ,
               over
               against
               
                 Billeter
                 lane
              
               end
               ,
               and
               so
               North
               all
               the
               side
               of
               the
               high
               street
               ,
               to
               Mr.
               
                 Francis
                 Philips
              
               house
               ,
               over
               against
               the
               Kings-head
               Taverne
               ,
               West
               .
               There
               ,
               on
               the
               South
               side
               of
               the
               high
               street
               ,
               beginning
               at
               the
               Italian
               Ordinary
               of
               
                 Ieronymo
                 di
                 Soldi
              
               ,
               they
               turne
               East
               to
               one
               
                 Thomas
                 Georges
              
               ,
               two
               houses
               beyond
               the
               
                 Pewter
                 Pot.
              
               Then
               they
               turne
               backe
               into
               Limestreet
               ,
               South
               ,
               on
               both
               sides
               the
               way
               ,
               so
               far
               as
               the
               house
               of
               
                 Nicholas
                 Hobland
              
               ,
               Merchant
               stranger
               ,
               on
               the
               one
               side
               ,
               and
               
               
                 William
                 Ruddock
              
               ,
               Taylor
               ,
               on
               the
               other
               .
               Returning
               backe
               ,
               they
               crosse
               the
               way
               into
               S.
               
                 Mary
                 Axe
              
               ,
               all
               the
               West
               side
               throughout
               the
               whole
               street
               ,
               with
               some
               certaine
               houses
               over
               against
               London
               wall
               towards
               Bishopsgate
               ,
               the
               last
               whereof
               is
               the
               dwelling
               house
               of
               
                 Griffin
                 Martin
              
               ,
               Trumpeter
               .
               So
               turning
               backe
               into
               S.
               
                 Mary
                 Axe
              
               ,
               they
               goe
               upon
               the
               East
               side
               ,
               from
               the
               house
               of
               Master
               
                 Iohn
                 Holding
              
               ,
               commonly
               called
               
                 Fletchers
                 hall
              
               ,
               and
               so
               on
               to
               Master
               
                 George
                 Sares
              
               ,
               adjoyning
               to
               the
               Church
               ,
               and
               there
               end
               .
               Master
               
                 Henry
                 Mason
              
               is
               Parson
               there
               ,
               but
               my
               friendly
               furtherance
               was
               by
               
                 Thomas
                 Iohnson
              
               the
               Clarke
               .
            
             
               Now
               downe
               St.
               Mary
               street
               ,
               by
               the
               West
               end
               of
               the
               Church
               towards
               the
               North
               ,
               
               stand
               divers
               faire
               houses
               for
               Merchants
               ,
               and
               other
               :
               namely
               ,
               one
               faire
               great
               house
               builded
               by
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Pickering
              
               the
               father
               ,
               possessed
               by
               Sir
               William
               his
               Sonne
               ,
               
               and
               since
               by
               Sir
               
                 Edward
                 Wootton
              
               of
               Kent
               .
               North
               from
               this
               place
               is
               the
               
                 Fletchers
                 hall
              
               ,
               
               and
               so
               downe
               to
               the
               corner
               of
               that
               street
               over
               against
               London
               wall
               ;
               and
               againe
               Eastwards
               to
               a
               faire
               house
               lately
               new
               builded
               ,
               partly
               by
               Mr.
               
                 Robert
                 Beale
              
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Clerkes
               of
               the
               Councell
               .
            
             
               Then
               come
               you
               to
               the
               Papey
               ,
               
               a
               proper
               house
               ,
               wherein
               sometime
               was
               kept
               a
               Fraternity
               or
               brother-hood
               of
               S.
               Charity
               ,
               and
               Saint
               
                 Iohn
                 Evangelist
              
               ,
               called
               the
               Papey
               ,
               or
               poore
               impotent
               Priests
               ,
               (
               for
               in
               some
               language
               ,
               Priests
               are
               called
               Papes
               )
               founded
               in
               the
               yeere
               ,
               1430.
               by
               
                 William
                 Oliver
                 ,
                 William
                 Barnabie
              
               and
               
                 Iohn
                 Stafford
              
               Chaplens
               ,
               or
               Chauntry
               Priests
               in
               London
               ,
               for
               a
               Master
               ,
               two
               Wardens
               ,
               &c.
               
               Chaplens
               ,
               Chauntry
               Priests
               ,
               Conducts
               ,
               and
               other
               brethren
               and
               sisters
               ,
               that
               should
               be
               admitted
               into
               the
               Church
               of
               Saint
               
                 Augustine
                 Papey
              
               in
               the
               wall
               .
               The
               brethren
               of
               this
               house
               becomming
               lame
               ,
               or
               otherwise
               into
               great
               poverty
               ,
               were
               here
               relieved
               ,
               as
               to
               have
               Chambers
               ,
               with
               certaine
               allowance
               of
               bread
               ,
               drinke
               ,
               and
               cole
               ,
               and
               one
               old
               man
               and
               his
               wife
               to
               see
               them
               served
               and
               to
               keepe
               the
               house
               cleane
               .
               This
               brotherhood
               (
               amongst
               others
               )
               was
               suppressed
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               sixt
               ,
               since
               the
               which
               time
               ,
               in
               this
               house
               hath
               been
               lodged
               Master
               Morris
               of
               Essex
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Francis
                 Wal●ingham
              
               ,
               principall
               Secretary
               to
               her
               Majesty
               ,
               Master
               Barret
               of
               Essex
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Then
               next
               is
               one
               great
               house
               ,
               large
               of
               roomes
               ,
               faire
               courts
               and
               garden
               plots
               ,
               sometime
               pertaining
               to
               the
               Bassets
               ,
               since
               that
               ,
               
               to
               the
               Abbots
               of
               Bury
               in
               Suffolke
               ,
               and
               therefore
               called
               
                 Buries
                 markes
              
               ,
               corruptly
               ,
               
               
                 Bevis
                 markes
              
               ,
               and
               since
               the
               dissolution
               of
               the
               Abby
               of
               Bury
               ,
               to
               
                 Thomas
                 Heneage
              
               the
               father
               ,
               and
               to
               Sir
               Thomas
               his
               sonne
               .
               Then
               next
               unto
               it
               ,
               is
               the
               before
               spoken
               Priory
               of
               the
               holy
               Trinity
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               the
               West
               and
               North
               part
               thereof
               ,
               which
               stretcheth
               up
               to
               Ealdgate
               ,
               where
               we
               first
               begun
               .
            
             
               Now
               in
               the
               second
               way
               from
               Eald-gate
               ,
               more
               toward
               the
               South
               ,
               from
               the
               VVell
               or
               Pumpe
               aforesaid
               ,
               
               lyeth
               
                 Fenne-Church
                 street
              
               ,
               on
               the
               right
               hand
               whereof
               ,
               somewhat
               west
               from
               the
               South
               end
               of
               
                 Belzetters
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               is
               the
               
                 Ironmongers
                 hall
              
               :
               which
               company
               was
               incorporated
               in
               the
               third
               of
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               :
               
                 Richard
                 Fleming
              
               was
               their
               first
               Master
               ,
               
                 Nicholas
                 Marshall
              
               and
               
                 Richard
                 Coxe
              
               were
               Custos
               or
               VVardens
               .
               And
               on
               the
               left
               hand
               or
               South
               side
               (
               even
               by
               the
               gate
               and
               wall
               of
               the
               City
               )
               runneth
               downe
               a
               lane
               to
               the
               Tower-hill
               the
               South
               part
               whereof
               is
               called
               
                 Woodroffe
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               and
               out
               of
               this
               lane
               toward
               the
               VVest
               ,
               a
               street
               called
               Hart-street
               .
               In
               this
               street
               ,
               at
               the
               South-east
               corner
               thereof
               ,
               
               sometime
               stood
               one
               house
               of
               Crouched
               or
               (
               Crossed
               )
               Fryers
               founded
               by
               
                 Ralph
                 Hosier
              
               ;
               and
               
                 VVilliam
                 Sabernes
              
               ,
               about
               the
               yeere
               ,
               1298.
               
               Stephen
               the
               10.
               
               Prior
               of
               the
               Holy
               Trinity
               in
               London
               ,
               granted
               three
               tenements
               for
               13.
               
                 s.
                 8.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               by
               the
               yeere
               ,
               unto
               the
               said
               
                 Ralph
                 Hosiar
              
               and
               
                 VVilliam
                 Sabernes
              
               ,
               who
               afterwards
               became
               Fryers
               of
               S.
               
                 Crosse
                 :
                 Adam
              
               was
               the
               first
               Prior
               of
               that
               house
               .
               These
               Fryers
               founded
               their
               house
               in
               the
               place
               of
               certaine
               tenements
               ,
               purchased
               of
               
                 Richard
                 Wimblush
              
               ,
               the
               12.
               
               Prior
               of
               the
               Holy
               Trinity
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               ,
               1319.
               which
               was
               confirmed
               by
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               the
               seventeenth
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               valued
               at
               52.
               
                 l.
              
               13.
               
                 s.
                 4.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               surrendred
               the
               12.
               of
               November
               ,
               the
               30.
               of
               Henry
               the
               eighth
               .
            
             
               In
               this
               house
               was
               buried
               Master
               
                 Iohn
                 Tirres
              
               .
            
             
               Nicholas
               the
               son
               of
               
                 VVilliam
                 Kyriell
              
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Mellington
              
               ,
               Baron
               of
               VVemese
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Elizabeth
               his
               VVife
               ,
               
               daughter
               of
               
                 Wil.
                 Botear
              
               ,
               Baron
               of
               Wome
               .
            
             
               
                 R●
                 .
                 Mellington
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               Elizabeth
               his
               wife
               ,
               daughter
               to
               Ferreis
               of
               Ousley
               .
            
             
               Henry
               Lovell
               ,
               
                 son
                 to
              
               Wil.
               Lord
               Lovell
               .
            
             
               Dame
               Isabel
               ,
               wife
               to
               
                 William
                 Edwards
              
               ,
               Maior
               of
               
                 London
                 ,
                 1471.
              
               
            
             
               
                 Wil.
                 Norborow
              
               ,
               and
               Elizabeth
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
               
                 Wil.
                 Norborow
              
               ,
               and
               Beatrix
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
               William
               Brosked
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               William
               Bowes
               .
            
             
               Lionel
               Mollington
               ,
               
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
              
               Robert
               Mollington
               .
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Couderow
              
               ,
               and
               Elizabeth
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Stratford
              
               ,
               Knight
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Tho.
                 Asseldey
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               Clerke
               of
               the
               Crowne
               ,
               Submarshall
               of
               England
               ,
               and
               Justice
               of
               the
               Shire
               of
               Middlesex
               .
            
             
               Iohn
               Rest
               ,
               
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 of
              
               Lond.
               1516.
               
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Skevington
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               Merchant-taylor
               ,
               Sheriffe
               ,
               1520.
               
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Milborne
              
               ,
               Draper
               ,
               Maior
               in
               the
               yeere
               1521.
               was
               buried
               there
               ,
               but
               removed
               since
               to
               S.
               Edmonds
               in
               
                 Lumbard
                 street
              
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Rice
                 Griffith
              
               ,
               beheaded
               on
               the
               Tower
               hill
               ,
               1531.
               
            
             
               In
               place
               of
               this
               Church
               is
               now
               a
               Carpenters
               yard
               ,
               a
               Tennis-court
               ,
               and
               such
               like
               :
               the
               Friers
               Hall
               was
               made
               a
               glasse-house
               ,
               or
               house
               wherein
               was
               made
               glasse
               of
               divers
               sorts
               to
               drinke
               in
               ;
               which
               house
               in
               the
               yeere
               1575.
               on
               the
               4.
               of
               Septemb.
               burst
               out
               into
               a
               terrible
               fire
               ,
               
               where
               being
               practised
               all
               meanes
               possible
               to
               quench
               it
               ,
               notwithstanding
               ,
               as
               the
               same
               house
               in
               a
               small
               time
               before
               ,
               had
               consumed
               a
               great
               quantity
               of
               wood
               by
               making
               of
               glasses
               ,
               now
               it selfe
               ,
               having
               within
               it
               about
               40000.
               billets
               of
               wood
               ,
               was
               also
               consumed
               to
               the
               stone
               wals
               ,
               which
               neverthelesse
               greatly
               hindred
               the
               fire
               from
               spreading
               any
               further
               .
            
             
               Adjoyning
               unto
               this
               Friers
               Church
               ,
               
               by
               the
               East
               end
               therof
               in
               
                 Woodroffe
                 lane
              
               ,
               towards
               the
               Tower
               hill
               ,
               are
               certaine
               proper
               Almes-houses
               ,
               
               14.
               in
               number
               ,
               builded
               of
               bricke
               &
               timber
               ,
               founded
               by
               Sir
               
                 Ioh.
                 Milborn
              
               ,
               Draper
               ,
               sometime
               Maior
               ,
               1521.
               wherein
               be
               placed
               13.
               aged
               poore
               men
               and
               their
               wives
               ,
               if
               they
               have
               wives
               :
               these
               have
               their
               dwelling
               rent-free
               ,
               and
               2.
               
                 s.
                 4.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               apiece
               ,
               the
               first
               day
               of
               every
               moneth
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               Whereas
               there
               is
               mention
               made
               by
               Mr.
               Stow
               (
               in
               this
               his
               Survey
               )
               of
               a
               monthly
               pension
               of
               4.
               s.
               to
               belong
               to
               a
               foureteenth
               house
               ,
               being
               one
               of
               the
               said
               alms-houses
               ;
               also
               of
               certaine
               bread
               &
               coales
               ,
               to
               be
               delivered
               to
               the
               Parishes
               of
               S.
               Edmund
               in
               
                 Lumbard
                 street
              
               and
               S.
               Michael
               in
               Cornehill
               :
               and
               of
               divers
               messuages
               and
               garden-plots
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               S.
               Olave
               in
               
                 Hart-street
                 ,
                 London
              
               ,
               mentioned
               to
               be
               given
               to
               the
               Company
               of
               Drapers
               ,
               for
               the
               performance
               thereof
               :
               Vpon
               a
               perfect
               view
               of
               the
               Will
               it selfe
               ,
               by
               which
               the
               said
               Almes-houses
               were
               given
               to
               the
               Company
               of
               Drapers
               ,
               and
               upon
               other
               writings
               touching
               the
               same
               ;
               And
               withall
               ,
               upon
               diligent
               and
               painefull
               search
               touching
               that
               matter
               ;
               I
               find
               that
               Mr.
               Stowe
               was
               much
               deceived
               or
               mistaken
               in
               that
               matter
               ;
               and
               that
               there
               was
               no
               such
               bread
               and
               coales
               given
               to
               those
               Parishes
               ,
               neither
               at
               any
               time
               had
               the
               Company
               and
               such
               houses
               or
               gardens
               ,
               whereby
               to
               performe
               the
               same
               .
               But
               the
               Company
               ,
               by
               the
               Will
               ,
               had
               lands
               given
               them
               in
               other
               Parishes
               ,
               (
               which
               now
               they
               doe
               enjoy
               )
               onely
               to
               maintaine
               the
               Almes-houses
               ,
               and
               for
               payment
               of
               the
               pensions
               there
               ,
               and
               to
               pay
               some
               small
               summes
               of
               money
               to
               the
               Officers
               and
               others
               of
               that
               Company
               ,
               for
               the
               looking
               to
               the
               houses
               ,
               and
               paines
               taking
               in
               paying
               the
               pensions
               ,
               according
               as
               by
               the
               Will
               is
               limited
               ,
               and
               for
               no
               other
               use
               or
               purpose
               .
            
             
               Next
               to
               these
               Almes-houses
               is
               the
               Lord
               Lumleyes
               house
               ,
               
               builded
               in
               the
               time
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               8.
               by
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Wiat
              
               the
               father
               ,
               upon
               one
               plot
               of
               ground
               of
               late
               pertaining
               to
               the
               foresaid
               Crossed
               Friers
               ,
               where
               part
               of
               their
               house
               stood
               :
               And
               this
               is
               the
               farthest
               part
               of
               Ealdgate
               Ward
               toward
               the
               South
               ,
               and
               ioyneth
               to
               the
               Tower
               hill
               .
               The
               other
               side
               of
               that
               Lane
               ,
               over
               against
               the
               Lord
               Lumleys
               house
               ,
               on
               the
               wall
               side
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               is
               now
               for
               the
               most
               part
               (
               or
               altogether
               )
               builded
               ,
               even
               to
               Ealdgate
               .
            
             
               Then
               have
               ye
               on
               the
               South
               side
               of
               
                 Fenne-Church
                 street
              
               ,
               over
               against
               the
               wall
               or
               Pumpe
               ,
               amongst
               other
               faire
               and
               large-builded
               houses
               ,
               one
               that
               sometime
               belonged
               to
               the
               Prior
               of
               
                 Monte
                 Ioves
              
               ,
               
               or
               
                 Monasterie
                 Cornute
              
               ,
               a
               Cell
               to
               
                 Monte
                 Ioves
              
               beyond
               the
               Seas
               .
               In
               Essex
               it
               was
               the
               Priors
               Inne
               ,
               when
               he
               repaired
               to
               this
               Citie
               .
               Then
               a
               Lane
               that
               leadeth
               downe
               by
               Northumberland
               house
               ,
               
               towards
               the
               Crossed
               Friers
               ,
               as
               is
               aforeshewed
               .
            
             
               This
               Northumberland
               house
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Saint
               
                 Katharine
                 Coleman
              
               ,
               belonged
               to
               
                 Henry
                 Percy
              
               ,
               
               Earle
               of
               Northumberland
               ,
               in
               the
               33.
               of
               Hen.
               the
               6.
               but
               of
               late
               being
               left
               by
               the
               Earles
               ,
               the
               gardens
               thereof
               were
               made
               into
               Bowling-alleys
               ,
               and
               other
               parts
               into
               Dicing-houses
               ,
               common
               to
               all
               commers
               for
               their
               money
               ,
               there
               to
               bowle
               and
               hazard
               .
               But
               now
               of
               late
               ,
               so
               many
               Bowling-Alleys
               ,
               and
               other
               houses
               for
               unlawfull
               gaming
               ,
               have
               beene
               raised
               in
               other
               parts
               of
               the
               Citie
               and
               the
               Suburbs
               ,
               that
               this
               their
               ancient
               and
               onely
               patron
               of
               misrule
               ,
               is
               left
               and
               forsaken
               of
               her
               Gamesters
               ,
               and
               therefore
               turned
               into
               a
               number
               of
               great
               rents
               ,
               small
               cottages
               ,
               for
               strangers
               and
               others
               .
            
             
               At
               the
               East
               end
               of
               this
               lane
               ,
               in
               the
               way
               from
               Ealdgate
               toward
               the
               
                 Crossed
                 Friers
              
               ,
               
               of
               old
               time
               ,
               were
               certaine
               tenements
               ,
               called
               the
               
                 Poore
                 Iurie
              
               ,
               of
               Iewes
               dwelling
               there
               .
            
             
               Next
               unto
               this
               Northumberland
               house
               ,
               
               is
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               S.
               Katharine
               ,
               called
               Coleman
               ;
               which
               addition
               of
               Coleman
               ,
               was
               taken
               of
               a
               great
               Haw
               yard
               ,
               or
               Garden
               ,
               of
               old
               time
               called
               
                 Coleman
                 haw
              
               ,
               in
               the
               parish
               of
               the
               Trinity
               ,
               now
               called
               Christs-Church
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               S.
               Katharine
               ,
               and
               
                 All
                 Saines
              
               ,
               called
               Coleman
               Church
               .
            
             
               Monuments
               in
               this
               Church
               ,
               I
               finde
               none
               recorded
               by
               Mr.
               Stowe
               ;
               and
               upon
               my
               view
               ,
               these
               were
               the
               most
               remarkable
               that
               I
               found
               there
               :
               
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Henry
                     Webbe
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   Gentleman
                   Vsher
                   to
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   eighth
                   .
                   And
                   here
                   lyeth
                   also
                   Barbara
                   his
                   wife
                   .
                   She
                   dyed
                   the
                   5.
                   day
                   of
                   Februarie
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1552.
                  
                   
                   And
                   he
                   the
                   last
                   day
                   of
                   March
                   ,
                   1553.
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Billingsley
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Alderman
                   and
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   who
                   dyed
                   the
                   22.
                   day
                   of
                   November
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1606.
                  
                   
                   And
                   also
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   Elizabeth
                   his
                   first
                   wife
                   ,
                   who
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   29.
                   of
                   Iuly
                   ,
                   1577.
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   buried
                   ,
                   
                   of
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   late
                   wife
                   to
                   
                     Henry
                     Billingsley
                  
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Queenes
                   Majesties
                   Customers
                   in
                   the
                   Port
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   who
                   dyed
                   the
                   29.
                   day
                   of
                   Iuly
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1577.
                  
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 obitum
                 ejus
                 .
              
               
                 Stat
                 sua
                 cuique
                 dies
                 ,
              
               
                 atque
                 ultima
                 funeris
                 hora
                 ,
              
               
                 Cum
                 Deus
                 hinc
                 &
                 Mors
              
               
                 insidiosa
                 vocant
                 .
              
               
                 Nec
                 tibi
                 ,
                 vel
                 pietas
                 tua
                 ,
              
               
                 velforma
                 Elizabetha
                 ,
              
               
                 Praesidium
                 fate
              
               
                 ne
                 trahereris
                 erat
                 ,
              
               
                 Occidis
                 exactis
                 terris
              
               
                 cum
                 conjuge
                 lustris
                 ,
              
               
                 At
                 septem
                 vitae
              
               
                 lustra
                 fuêre
                 tua
                 .
              
               
                 Fecerat
                 &
                 proles
              
               
                 jam
                 te
                 numerosa
                 parentem
                 ,
              
               
                 Filiolae
                 trinae
              
               
                 caetera
                 turba
                 mores
                 ,
              
               
                 Vndecimo
                 in
                 partu
                 ,
              
               
                 quum
                 Mors
                 accessit
                 &
                 una
              
               
                 Matrem
                 te
                 &
                 Patrem
              
               
                 sustulit
                 undecimum
                 ,
              
               
                 Scilicet
                 ex
                 mundo
                 ,
              
               
                 ex
                 terrena
                 faece
                 malisque
              
               
                 Sustulit
                 ,
                 at
                 superis
              
               
                 reddidit
                 atque
                 Deo
                 ,
              
               
                 Est
                 testis
                 sincera
                 fides
                 ,
              
               
                 testis
                 tua
                 virtus
                 .
              
               
                 Grata
                 viro
                 virtus
                 ,
              
               
                 grata
                 fidesque
                 Deo
                 ,
              
               
                 Hic
                 charitas
                 dormit
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 nominata
                 beata
                 Beatrix
                 ,
              
               
                 Atque
                 Dei
                 donum
                 ,
              
               
                 quoniam
                 fuit
                 optima
                 Conjux
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Filia
                 Georgii
                 Cotton
                 ,
                 
                   Arm.
                   Vxor
                
                 Roberti
                 Barners
                 .
              
               
                 Obiit
                 5.
                 
                 Novēb
                 .
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1616.
                 
              
               
                 I
                 had
                 rather
                 bee
                 a
                 Doore-keeper
                 in
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 my
                 God
                 ,
                 than
                 to
                 dwell
                 in
                 the
                 Palaces
                 of
                 Princes
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 An
                 Epitaph
                 on
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 the
                 Noble
                 ,
                 vertuous
                 ,
                 and
                 charitable
                 Gentlewoman
                 ,
                 Mistris
                 Barners
                 ,
                 whose
                 body
                 lyeth
                 under
                 the
                 stone
                 you
                 tread
                 on
                 .
              
               
                 
                   IN
                   ancient
                   times
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   the
                   friends
                   surviving
                   gave
                
                 
                   Some
                   rich
                   memoriall
                
                 
                   to
                   the
                   dead
                   friends
                   grave
                   ,
                
                 
                   Gold
                   ,
                   Pearles
                   or
                   Gemmes
                   ,
                
                 
                   which
                   custome
                   did
                   intend
                   ,
                
                 
                   Our
                   riches
                   ought
                
                 
                   to
                   wait
                   upon
                   our
                   friend
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   In
                   life
                   and
                   death
                   .
                
                 
                   O
                   blessed
                   Ages
                   ,
                   when
                
                 
                   Men
                   parted
                   fortunes
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   not
                   fortunes
                   men●
                
                 
                   But
                   now
                   perverted
                
                 
                   are
                   our
                   present
                   ends
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   (
                   for
                   wealth
                   )
                   sell
                
                 
                   the
                   fame
                   of
                   living
                   friends
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   dead
                   we
                   live
                   by
                   ,
                
                 
                   now
                   can
                   scant
                   afford
                
                 
                   The
                   rites
                   and
                   sacrifice
                
                 
                   of
                   one
                   good
                   word
                   :
                
                 
                   Of
                   which
                   ,
                   lest
                   I
                   be
                   one
                   ,
                
                 
                   though
                   I
                   can
                   bring
                
                 
                   (
                   For
                   worthy
                   Obsequie
                   )
                
                 
                   no
                   precious
                   thing
                   ;
                
                 
                   My
                   gratitude
                
                 
                   presents
                   unto
                   her
                   Hearse
                   ,
                
                 
                   My
                   teares
                   for
                   Balme●
                
                 
                   For
                   Offering
                   ,
                   my
                   sad
                   Verse
                   .
                
                 
                   Give
                   leave
                   then
                   ,
                   griefe
                   ,
                
                 
                   let
                   my
                   drown'd
                   Muse
                   declare
                
                 
                   What
                   she
                   that
                   's
                   dead
                   was
                   ,
                
                 
                   unto
                   them
                   that
                   are
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Rule
                   and
                   Index
                
                 
                   to
                   finde
                   all
                   the
                   good
                
                 
                   That
                   ever
                   Heaven
                   dealt
                
                 
                   upon
                   woman-hood
                   :
                
                 
                   For
                   if
                   we
                   but
                
                 
                   anatomize
                   her
                   life
                   ,
                
                 
                   We
                   find
                   both
                   a
                   good
                   woman
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   good
                   wife
                   :
                
                 
                   First
                   ,
                   she
                   lov'd
                   God
                   ,
                
                 
                   Not
                   like
                   the
                   Pharisee
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   ostentation
                
                 
                   and
                   hypocrisie
                   ;
                
                 
                   But
                   even
                   with
                   all
                   her
                   heart
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   all
                   her
                   soule
                   :
                
                 
                   She
                   secretly
                
                 
                   did
                   raging
                   sinne
                   controule
                   :
                
                 
                   For
                   she
                   (
                   for
                   goodnesse
                   sake
                   )
                
                 
                   was
                   innocent
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   not
                   for
                   glory
                   ,
                
                 
                   or
                   feare
                   of
                   punishment
                   .
                
                 
                   Next
                   ,
                   to
                   her
                   neighbour
                
                 
                   did
                   her
                   love
                   extend
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ready
                   to
                   helpe
                   at
                   need
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   to
                   befriend
                
                 
                   The
                   poore
                   ,
                   and
                   those
                
                 
                   that
                   never
                   could
                   repay
                   ,
                
                 
                   But
                   with
                   their
                   prayers
                
                 
                   at
                   the
                   latter
                   day
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   remnant
                   of
                   her
                   love
                
                 
                   she
                   did
                   bestow
                
                 
                   Vpon
                   her
                   Husband
                   ,
                
                 
                   not
                   in
                   outward
                   show
                   ,
                
                 
                   Or
                   else
                   in
                   feign'd
                
                 
                   adulterate
                   flattery
                   ;
                
                 
                   But
                   in
                   sound
                   truth
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   deepe
                   sincerity
                   .
                
                 
                   Thus
                   did
                   she
                   live
                   ,
                
                 
                   divided
                   in
                   her
                   love
                
                 
                   From
                   this
                   unworthy
                   world
                   :
                
                 
                   and
                   Nature
                   then
                   ,
                
                 
                   Which
                   had
                   but
                   lent
                   her
                   ,
                
                 
                   tooke
                   her
                   backe
                   agen
                   .
                
                 
                   Where
                   let
                   us
                   live
                   in
                   peace
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   let
                   us
                   try
                
                 
                   To
                   live
                   like
                   her
                   ,
                
                 
                   that
                   we
                   like
                   her
                   may
                   dye
                   .
                
                 
                   Come
                   hither
                   ,
                   Women
                   ,
                
                 
                   leave
                   your
                   vanities
                   ,
                
                 
                   Your
                   lust
                   ,
                   your
                   scornes
                   ,
                
                 
                   your
                   pride
                   ,
                   your
                   fooleries
                   ?
                
                 
                   For
                   hither
                   you
                   must
                   all
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Dust
                   and
                   grave
                
                 
                   All
                   your
                   adored
                
                 
                   braveries
                   must
                   have
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   all
                   those
                   beauties
                
                 
                   that
                   are
                   now
                   afraid
                
                 
                   Of
                   Ayre
                   ,
                   of
                   Sunne
                   ,
                
                 
                   must
                   in
                   the
                   ground
                   be
                   laid
                   .
                
                 
                   Then
                   decke
                   your
                   soules
                   ,
                
                 
                   unto
                   whose
                   quintessence
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nor
                   time
                   ,
                   nor
                   death
                   ,
                
                 
                   nor
                   grave
                   can
                   bring
                   offence
                   .
                
                 
                   For
                   so
                   you
                   may
                
                 
                   (
                   for
                   ever
                   )
                   beautifie
                
                 
                   Your selves
                   as
                   Angels
                   ,
                
                 
                   in
                   eternity
                   .
                
              
            
             
               FINIS
               .
            
          
           
             
               Concerning
               Charity
               to
               the
               poore
               in
               this
               Parish
               ,
               besides
               the
               Christian
               disposition
               of
               the
               parishioners
               themselves
               ,
               I
               finde
               by
               information
               ,
               that
               Sir
               
                 Iames
                 Deane
              
               hath
               given
               two
               shillings
               weekly
               in
               bread
               for
               ever
               ,
               which
               is
               duely
               performed
               every
               Friday
               .
               And
               as
               much
               they
               themselves
               doe
               give
               in
               bread
               every
               Sunday
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Henry
                 Billingsley
              
               (
               by
               his
               will
               )
               gave
               the
               sum
               of
               200.
               
                 l.
              
               for
               reliefe
               of
               the
               poor
               in
               this
               Parish
               ;
               but
               by
               not
               making
               his
               own
               eyes
               Overseers
               ,
               and
               his
               hands
               his
               trustiest
               Executors
               ,
               his
               good
               intent
               is
               injured
               ,
               and
               the
               poore
               disappointed
               .
            
             
               The
               limits
               and
               bounds
               of
               this
               Parish
               need
               no
               relation
               ,
               because
               they
               are
               contained
               within
               so
               small
               a
               compasse
               ,
               and
               at
               every
               place
               where
               their
               marke
               is
               fixed
               ,
               there
               is
               likewise
               a
               Katharine
               wheele
               
               of
               iron
               ,
               not
               easie
               to
               be
               broken
               off
               or
               removed
               .
               Mr.
               Wright
               ,
               the
               learned
               Parson
               here
               ,
               gave
               me
               his
               gentle
               furtherance
               ,
               shewing
               mee
               a
               glasse
               window
               in
               the
               South
               I
               le
               of
               the
               Church
               ,
               where
               is
               figured
               the
               shape
               of
               an
               Alderman
               in
               Scarlet
               ,
               kneeling
               on
               his
               knees
               ,
               and
               the
               words
               set
               downe
               by
               him
               ,
               doe
               expresse
               his
               name
               to
               be
               
                 William
                 White
              
               ,
               Maior
               of
               this
               honourable
               Citie
               .
               Whereby
               his
               is
               perswaded
               ,
               and
               I
               am
               likewise
               of
               his
               opinion
               ,
               (
               by
               divers
               opinions
               thereto
               inducing
               )
               that
               all
               that
               I
               le
               was
               either
               of
               his
               building
               ,
               or
               (
               at
               least
               )
               repairing
               ,
               it
               appeareth
               so
               novell
               to
               the
               rest
               .
            
             
               Then
               have
               ye
               
                 Blanch
                 Apleton
              
               ,
               
               whereof
               I
               read
               in
               the
               thirteenth
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               that
               a
               lane
               behind
               the
               same
               
                 Blanch
                 Apleton
              
               ,
               was
               granted
               by
               the
               King
               to
               be
               inclosed
               and
               shut
               up
               .
               This
               
                 Blanch
                 Apleton
              
               was
               a
               Mannor
               ,
               belonging
               to
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Roos
              
               of
               Hamelake
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               the
               seventh
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               standing
               at
               the
               North-east
               corner
               of
               
                 Mart
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               so
               called
               ,
               of
               a
               priviledge
               sometime
               enjoyed
               to
               keepe
               a
               Mart
               there
               ;
               long
               since
               discontinued
               ,
               and
               therefore
               forgotten
               ,
               so
               as
               nothing
               remaineth
               for
               memory
               ,
               but
               the
               name
               of
               
                 Mart
                 lane
              
               ,
               and
               that
               not
               uncorruptly
               termed
               
                 Marke
                 lane
              
               .
            
             
               I
               read
               that
               in
               the
               third
               of
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               ,
               all
               Baskert-makers
               ,
               
               Wyer-drawers
               ,
               and
               other
               Forrainers
               ,
               were
               permitted
               to
               have
               shops
               in
               this
               Mannour
               of
               
                 Blanch
                 Apleton
              
               ,
               and
               not
               else-where
               within
               this
               Citie
               ,
               or
               suburbs
               thereof
               .
            
             
               And
               this
               also
               being
               the
               farthest
               West
               part
               of
               this
               Ward
               on
               that
               South-side
               ,
               I
               leave
               it
               ,
               with
               three
               Parish
               Churches
               ;
               Saint
               
                 Katharine
                 Christs-Church
              
               ,
               S.
               
                 Andrew
                 Vndershaft
              
               ,
               and
               S.
               
                 Katharine
                 Coleman
              
               ;
               and
               three
               Halls
               of
               Companies
               ;
               the
               Brick-layers
               Hall
               ,
               the
               Fletchers
               Hall
               ,
               and
               the
               Ironmongers
               Hall.
               
            
             
               It
               hath
               an
               Alderman
               ,
               his
               Deputy
               ,
               common
               Counsellours
               ,
               six
               ;
               Constables
               ,
               six
               ;
               Scavengers
               ,
               nine
               ;
               VVard
               mote
               men
               for
               Inquest
               ,
               eighteene
               ,
               and
               a
               Beadle
               .
               It
               is
               taxed
               to
               the
               Fifteene
               in
               London
               ,
               at
               five
               pounds
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               LIMESTREET
               VVARD
               .
            
             
               THe
               next
               is
               Limestreet
               VVard
               ,
               
               and
               taketh
               the
               name
               of
               Limestreet
               ,
               
               of
               making
               or
               selling
               of
               lime
               there
               (
               as
               is
               supposed
               :
               )
               the
               East
               side
               of
               this
               Limestreet
               ,
               from
               the
               North
               corner
               therof
               ,
               to
               the
               middest
               of
               Ealdgate
               Ward
               ,
               as
               is
               aforesaid
               :
               the
               West
               side
               ,
               for
               the
               most
               part
               ,
               from
               the
               said
               North
               corner
               ,
               southward
               ,
               is
               of
               this
               Limestreet
               Ward
               :
               the
               South
               end
               on
               both
               sides
               is
               of
               Langbourn
               Ward
               :
               the
               body
               of
               this
               Limestreet
               Ward
               ,
               
               is
               of
               the
               high
               street
               called
               Cornhill
               street
               ,
               which
               stretcheth
               from
               Limestreet
               on
               the
               South
               side
               ,
               to
               the
               West
               corner
               of
               Leaden-hall
               :
               and
               on
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               from
               the
               South-west
               corner
               ,
               to
               S.
               Mary
               street
               ,
               to
               another
               corner
               over
               against
               Leaden-hall
               .
            
             
               Now
               for
               Saint
               Mary
               street
               ,
               the
               west
               side
               thereof
               is
               this
               Limestreet
               Ward
               ,
               and
               also
               the
               street
               which
               runneth
               by
               the
               North
               end
               of
               this
               S.
               Mary
               street
               ,
               on
               both
               sides
               ;
               frō
               thence
               west
               to
               an
               house
               called
               the
               Wrestbers
               ,
               a
               signe
               so
               called
               ,
               almost
               to
               Bishopsgate
               .
               And
               these
               are
               the
               bounds
               of
               this
               small
               Ward
               .
            
             
               Monuments
               or
               places
               notable
               in
               this
               Ward
               ,
               bee
               these
               :
               In
               Limestreet
               are
               divers
               faire
               houses
               for
               Merchants
               and
               others
               :
               there
               was
               sometime
               a
               mansion
               house
               of
               the
               Kings
               ,
               
               called
               the
               Kings
               Artirce
               ,
               whereof
               I
               finde
               record
               in
               the
               14.
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               but
               now
               growne
               out
               of
               knowledge
               .
               I
               read
               also
               of
               another
               great
               house
               in
               the
               West
               side
               of
               Limestreet
               ,
               having
               a
               Chappell
               on
               the
               South
               ,
               and
               a
               Garden
               on
               the
               West
               ,
               then
               belonging
               to
               the
               Lord
               Nevill
               ,
               which
               Garden
               is
               now
               called
               the
               
                 Greene
                 yard
              
               of
               the
               Leaden
               hall
               .
            
             
               This
               house
               ,
               in
               the
               ninth
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               pertained
               to
               Sir
               
                 Simon
                 Burley
              
               ,
               and
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Burley
              
               his
               brother
               :
               and
               of
               late
               the
               said
               house
               was
               taken
               downe
               ,
               and
               the
               fore-front
               thereof
               new
               builded
               of
               timber
               ,
               by
               
                 Hugh
                 Offley
              
               ,
               Alderman
               .
            
             
               At
               the
               North-west
               corner
               of
               Limestreet
               ,
               was
               (
               of
               old
               time
               )
               one
               great
               Messuage
               ,
               
               called
               
                 Benbridges
                 Inne
                 :
                 Raph
                 Holland
              
               ,
               Draper
               ,
               about
               the
               yeere
               1452.
               gave
               it
               to
               
                 Iohn
                 Gill
              
               ,
               Master
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Wardens
               and
               Fraternity
               of
               Taylors
               ,
               and
               Linnen
               Armorers
               of
               Saint
               
                 Iohn
                 Baptist
              
               in
               London
               ,
               and
               to
               their
               successors
               for
               ever
               .
               They
               did
               set
               up
               in
               place
               therof
               a
               faire
               large
               frame
               of
               Timber
               ,
               containing
               in
               the
               high
               street
               one
               great
               house
               ,
               and
               before
               it
               ,
               to
               the
               corner
               of
               Limestreet
               ,
               three
               other
               tenements
               ,
               the
               corner
               house
               being
               the
               largest
               :
               and
               then
               downe
               Limestreet
               divers
               proper
               Tenements
               .
               All
               which
               the
               Merchant-taylors
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               sixth
               ,
               sold
               to
               
                 Stephen
                 Kirton
              
               ,
               Merchant-taylor
               and
               Alderman
               :
               he
               gave
               with
               his
               daughter
               Grisild
               ,
               to
               
                 Nicholas
                 Woodroffe
              
               ,
               the
               said
               great
               house
               ,
               with
               two
               tenements
               before
               it
               ,
               in
               lieu
               of
               an
               hundred
               pounds
               ,
               and
               made
               it
               up
               in
               money
               ,
               three
               hundred
               sixty
               six
               pounds
               ,
               thirteene
               shillings
               ,
               foure
               pence
               .
               This
               worshipfull
               man
               ,
               and
               the
               Gentlewoman
               his
               widdow
               after
               him
               ,
               kept
               those
               houses
               downe
               Limestreet
               in
               good
               reparations
               ,
               never
               put
               out
               but
               one
               Tenant
               ,
               tooke
               no
               fines
               ,
               nor
               raised
               rents
               for
               them
               ,
               which
               was
               tenne
               shillings
               the
               piece
               yeerely
               :
               But
               whether
               that
               favour
               did
               over-live
               her
               Funerall
               ,
               the
               Tenants
               now
               can
               best
               declare
               the
               contrary
               .
            
             
               Next
               unto
               this
               on
               the
               high
               street
               was
               the
               Lord
               Sowches
               messuage
               or
               tenement
               ,
               
               and
               other
               .
               In
               place
               whereof
               ,
               
                 Richard
                 Wethell
              
               ,
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               builded
               a
               faire
               house
               ,
               with
               an
               high
               Tower
               ,
               
               the
               second
               in
               number
               ,
               the
               first
               of
               timber
               that
               ever
               I
               learned
               to
               have
               beene
               builded
               ,
               to
               overlooke
               neighbours
               in
               this
               Citie
               .
            
             
               This
               Richard
               ,
               then
               a
               yong
               man
               ,
               became
               in
               short
               time
               so
               tormented
               with
               gouts
               in
               his
               joynts
               ,
               of
               his
               hands
               and
               legs
               ,
               that
               he
               could
               neither
               feed
               himselfe
               ,
               nor
               goe
               further
               than
               he
               was
               led
               ,
               much
               lesse
               was
               he
               able
               to
               climbe
               ,
               and
               take
               the
               pleasure
               of
               the
               heighth
               of
               his
               Tower.
               
            
             
               Then
               is
               there
               another
               faire
               house
               ,
               builded
               by
               
                 Stephen
                 Kirton
              
               ,
               Alderman
               :
               Alderman
               Lee
               did
               then
               possesse
               it
               ,
               and
               againe
               new
               builded
               it
               :
               but
               now
               it
               is
               in
               the
               custodie
               of
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Cravon
              
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               there
               a
               faire
               house
               ,
               
               of
               old
               time
               called
               the
               Greene-gate
               ,
               by
               which
               name
               one
               
                 Michael
                 Pistoy
              
               ,
               a
               Lumbard
               ,
               held
               it
               ,
               with
               a
               tenement
               and
               nine
               shops
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               who
               in
               the
               15.
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               gave
               it
               to
               
                 Roger
                 Corphull
              
               and
               
                 Tho.
                 Bromester
              
               ,
               Esquires
               ,
               by
               the
               name
               of
               the
               Greene-gate
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               S.
               Andrew
               upon
               Cornehill
               ,
               in
               Limestreet
               Ward
               :
               since
               the
               which
               time
               ,
               
                 Philip
                 Malpas
              
               ,
               sometime
               Alderman
               ,
               and
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               dwelled
               therein
               ,
               and
               was
               there
               robbed
               and
               spoiled
               of
               his
               goods
               ,
               
               to
               a
               great
               value
               ,
               by
               
                 Iacke
                 Cade
              
               ,
               and
               other
               Rebels
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1449.
               
            
             
               Afterwards
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henrie
               the
               seventh
               ,
               it
               was
               seased
               into
               the
               Kings
               hands
               ,
               and
               then
               granted
               first
               unto
               
                 Iohn
                 Alston
              
               ,
               after
               that
               ,
               unto
               
                 William
                 de
                 la
                 Rivers
              
               ,
               and
               since
               by
               Henry
               the
               eighth
               ,
               to
               
                 Iohn
                 Mutas
              
               ,
               a
               Pickard
               ,
               or
               Frenchman
               ,
               who
               dwelled
               there
               ,
               and
               harboured
               in
               his
               House
               many
               Frenchmen
               ,
               that
               kalendred
               wolsteds
               ,
               and
               did
               other
               things
               ,
               contrary
               to
               the
               Franchises
               of
               the
               Citizens
               .
               Wherefore
               on
               evill
               
                 May
                 day
              
               ,
               which
               was
               in
               the
               yeere
               1517.
               the
               Prentises
               and
               other
               spoiled
               his
               house
               ,
               and
               if
               they
               could
               have
               found
               Mutas
               ,
               
               they
               would
               have
               stricken
               off
               his
               head
               .
               Sir
               
                 Peter
                 Mutas
              
               ,
               sonne
               to
               the
               said
               
                 Iohn
                 Mutas
              
               ,
               sold
               this
               house
               to
               
                 David
                 Woodroofe
              
               ,
               Alderman
               ,
               whose
               sonne
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Nicholas
                 Woodroofe
              
               ,
               Alderman
               ,
               sold
               it
               over
               to
               
                 Iohn
                 Moore
              
               ,
               Alderman
               ,
               that
               then
               possessed
               it
               .
            
             
               Next
               is
               a
               house
               called
               the
               
                 Leaden
                 Porch
              
               ,
               
               lately
               divided
               into
               two
               tenements
               ,
               whereof
               one
               is
               a
               Taverne
               ,
               and
               then
               one
               other
               house
               for
               a
               Merchant
               ,
               likewise
               called
               the
               
                 Leaden
                 Porch
              
               ,
               but
               now
               turned
               to
               a
               Cookes
               house
               .
            
             
               Next
               is
               a
               faire
               house
               and
               a
               large
               ,
               wherein
               divers
               Maioralties
               have
               beene
               kept
               ,
               whereof
               twaine
               in
               my
               remembrance
               ;
               to
               wit
               ,
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Bowyer
              
               ,
               and
               Sir
               
                 Henry
                 Huberthorne
              
               .
            
             
               The
               next
               is
               Leaden-Hall
               ,
               
               of
               which
               I
               read
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               1309.
               it
               belonged
               to
               Sir
               
                 Hugh
                 Nevill
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               and
               that
               the
               Lady
               Alice
               his
               wife
               ,
               made
               a
               Feoffment
               thereof
               ,
               by
               the
               name
               of
               
                 Leaden
                 Hall
              
               ,
               with
               the
               advousions
               of
               S.
               Peter
               on
               Cornehill
               ,
               &
               other
               Churches
               ,
               to
               Rich.
               Earle
               of
               Arundell
               and
               
                 Surrey
                 ,
                 1362.
              
               
            
             
               More
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1380.
               
               
                 Alice
                 Nevil
              
               ,
               widdow
               to
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Nevill
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               of
               Essex
               ,
               confirmed
               to
               
                 Thomas
                 Cogshall
              
               ,
               and
               others
               ,
               the
               said
               Mannor
               of
               
                 Leaden
                 Hall
              
               ,
               and
               the
               advousions
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1384.
               
               
                 Humfrey
                 de
                 Bohun
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Hereford
               ,
               had
               the
               said
               Mannor
               .
               And
               in
               the
               yeere
               1408.
               
               
                 Robert
                 Rikeden
              
               of
               Essex
               ,
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               ,
               confirmed
               to
               
                 Richard
                 Whittington
              
               ,
               and
               other
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               the
               said
               Mannor
               of
               
                 Leaden
                 Hall
              
               ,
               with
               the
               Appurtenances
               ,
               the
               advousion
               of
               S.
               Peters
               Church
               ,
               S.
               
                 Margaret
                 Pattens
              
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               And
               in
               the
               yeere
               1411.
               the
               said
               Whittington
               and
               other
               confirmed
               the
               same
               to
               the
               Maior
               and
               Communalty
               of
               London
               ,
               whereby
               it
               came
               to
               the
               possession
               of
               the
               Citie
               .
            
             
               Then
               in
               the
               yeere
               1443.
               the
               21.
               of
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Hatherley
              
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               purchased
               licence
               of
               the
               said
               King
               to
               take
               up
               200.
               
               fodder
               of
               Lead
               ,
               for
               the
               building
               of
               water
               Conduits
               ,
               a
               common
               Granarie
               ,
               and
               the
               Crosse
               in
               West
               Cheape
               ,
               more
               richly
               ,
               for
               the
               honour
               of
               the
               Citie
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               next
               following
               ,
               the
               Parson
               and
               Parish
               of
               Saint
               Dunstane
               in
               the
               East
               of
               London
               ,
               seeing
               the
               famous
               and
               mighty
               man
               (
               for
               the
               words
               bee
               in
               the
               Grant
               ;
               
                 Cum
                 nobilis
                 &
                 potens
                 vir
                 ,
                 )
                 Simon
                 Eyre
                 ,
              
               Citizen
               of
               London
               ,
               among
               other
               his
               workes
               of
               Piety
               ,
               effectually
               determined
               to
               erect
               and
               build
               a
               certain
               Granarie
               ,
               upon
               the
               soile
               of
               the
               same
               Citie
               at
               Leaden-Hall
               ,
               of
               his
               owne
               charges
               ,
               for
               the
               common
               utility
               of
               the
               said
               Citie
               ;
               to
               the
               amplifying
               and
               inlarging
               of
               the
               said
               Granarie
               ,
               granted
               to
               
                 Henry
                 Frowicke
              
               ,
               
               then
               Maior
               ,
               the
               Aldermen
               and
               Communalty
               and
               their
               successors
               for
               ever
               ,
               all
               their
               tenements
               ,
               with
               the
               appurtenances
               ,
               sometime
               called
               the
               Horse-mill
               in
               Grasse-street
               ,
               for
               the
               annuall
               rent
               of
               foure
               pounds
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Also
               ,
               certaine
               Evidences
               of
               an
               Alley
               and
               Tenements
               pertaining
               to
               the
               Horse-mill
               ,
               
               adjoyning
               to
               the
               said
               Leaden-Hall
               in
               Grasse-street
               ,
               given
               by
               
                 William
                 Kingstone
              
               ,
               Fishmonger
               ,
               unto
               the
               parish
               Church
               of
               St.
               Peter
               upon
               Cornehill
               ,
               doe
               specifie
               the
               said
               Granary
               ,
               to
               be
               builded
               by
               the
               said
               honourable
               and
               famous
               Merchant
               ,
               
               
                 Simon
                 Eyre
              
               ,
               sometime
               an
               Vpholster
               ,
               and
               then
               a
               Draper
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               ,
               1419.
               
               He
               builded
               it
               of
               squared
               stone
               in
               forme
               as
               now
               it
               sheweth
               ,
               with
               a
               faire
               and
               large
               Chappell
               in
               the
               East
               side
               of
               the
               Quadrant
               ,
               over
               the
               porch
               of
               which
               hee
               caused
               to
               be
               written
               ,
               
                 Dextra
                 Domini
                 exaltavit
                 me
              
               ,
               The
               Lords
               right
               hand
               exalted
               me
               .
            
             
               Within
               the
               said
               Church
               ,
               
               on
               the
               north
               wall
               was
               written
               ,
               
                 Honorandus
                 famosus
                 Mercator
              
               Simon
               Eyre
               ,
               
                 hujus
                 operis
                 ,
                 &c.
              
               
               In
               English
               thus
               :
               
                 The
                 honourable
                 and
                 famous
                 Merchant
                 Simon
                 Eyre
                 ,
                 founder
                 of
                 this
                 worke
                 ,
              
               once
               Maior
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               Citizen
               and
               Draper
               of
               the
               same
               ,
               departed
               out
               of
               this
               life
               the
               18.
               day
               of
               September
               ,
               the
               yeere
               from
               the
               incarnation
               of
               Christ
               ,
               1459.
               and
               the
               38.
               yeere
               of
               the
               reigne
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               6.
               
               He
               was
               buried
               in
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               St.
               
                 Mary
                 Wolnoth
              
               in
               
                 Lumbard
                 street
              
               :
               hee
               gave
               by
               his
               Testament
               ,
               which
               I
               have
               read
               ,
               to
               be
               distributed
               to
               all
               Prisons
               in
               London
               ,
               or
               within
               a
               mile
               of
               that
               City
               ,
               somewhat
               to
               relieve
               them
               .
            
             
               More
               ,
               
               hee
               gave
               2000.
               
               Markes
               upon
               a
               condition
               ,
               which
               not
               performed
               ,
               was
               then
               to
               be
               distributed
               to
               maids
               marriages
               ,
               and
               other
               deeds
               of
               charity
               :
               he
               also
               gave
               3000.
               
               Markes
               to
               the
               Drapers
               ,
               upon
               condition
               ,
               that
               they
               should
               within
               one
               yeere
               after
               his
               decease
               ,
               establish
               perpetually
               a
               Master
               or
               Warden
               ,
               five
               secular
               Priests
               ,
               sixe
               Clarkes
               ,
               and
               two
               Queristers
               ,
               to
               sing
               daily
               Divine
               Service
               by
               note
               for
               ever
               ,
               in
               his
               Chappell
               of
               the
               Leaden-Hall
               :
               Also
               ,
               one
               Master
               ,
               with
               an
               Vsher
               for
               Grammer
               ,
               one
               Master
               for
               Writing
               ,
               and
               the
               third
               for
               Song
               ,
               with
               houses
               there
               newly
               builded
               for
               them
               for
               ever
               ,
               the
               Master
               to
               have
               for
               his
               Salary
               ,
               tenne
               pounds
               ,
               and
               every
               other
               Priest
               8.
               pounds
               ,
               every
               other
               Clerke
               ,
               5-pounds
               ,
               6.
               shillings
               ,
               8.
               pence
               ,
               and
               every
               other
               Chorister
               ,
               five
               Markes
               .
               And
               if
               the
               Drapers
               refused
               this
               to
               doe
               ,
               within
               one
               yeere
               after
               his
               decease
               ;
               then
               the
               three
               thousand
               Markes
               to
               remaine
               to
               the
               Prior
               and
               Covent
               of
               Christs-church
               in
               London
               ,
               with
               condition
               to
               establish
               as
               is
               aforesaid
               ,
               within
               two
               yeeres
               after
               his
               decease
               .
               And
               if
               they
               refused
               ,
               then
               the
               three
               thousand
               Markes
               to
               bee
               disposed
               by
               his
               Executors
               ,
               as
               they
               best
               could
               devise
               in
               workes
               of
               charity
               .
            
             
               Thus
               much
               for
               his
               Testament
               ,
               not
               performed
               by
               establishing
               of
               divine
               service
               in
               his
               Chappell
               or
               Free
               Schooles
               for
               Scholars
               ;
               
               neither
               how
               the
               stocke
               of
               three
               thousand
               Markes
               (
               or
               rather
               five
               thousand
               Markes
               )
               was
               imployed
               by
               his
               Executors
               ,
               could
               I
               ever
               learne
               :
               he
               left
               issue
               Thomas
               ,
               who
               had
               issue
               Thomas
               ,
               &c.
               
               True
               it
               is
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               1464.
               the
               third
               of
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               ,
               it
               was
               agreed
               by
               the
               Maior
               ,
               
               Aldermen
               and
               Cōmunalty
               of
               London
               ,
               that
               notwithstanding
               the
               King
               Letters
               patents
               ,
               lately
               before
               granted
               unto
               them
               ,
               touching
               the
               Tronage
               or
               weighing
               of
               Wares
               to
               be
               holden
               at
               the
               Leaden-Hall
               ;
               yet
               suit
               should
               be
               made
               to
               the
               King
               for
               new
               letters
               patents
               ,
               to
               be
               granted
               to
               the
               Maior
               of
               the
               Staple
               ,
               for
               the
               Tronage
               of
               Wools
               to
               bee
               holden
               there
               ,
               and
               order
               to
               be
               taken
               by
               the
               discretion
               of
               
                 Thomas
                 Cooke
              
               ,
               then
               Maior
               ,
               the
               Counsell
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               
                 Geffrey
                 Filding
              
               then
               Maior
               of
               the
               Staple
               at
               Westminster
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               Kings
               Councell
               ,
               what
               should
               be
               paid
               to
               the
               Maior
               and
               Aldermen
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               for
               the
               laying
               and
               housing
               of
               the
               Wools
               there
               ,
               that
               so
               they
               might
               be
               brought
               forth
               and
               weighed
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Touching
               the
               Chappell
               there
               ,
               
               I
               find
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               1466.
               by
               licence
               obtained
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               in
               the
               6.
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               a
               Fraternity
               of
               the
               Trinity
               of
               60.
               
               Priests
               (
               beside
               other
               brethren
               and
               sisters
               )
               in
               the
               same
               Chappell
               ,
               was
               founded
               by
               
                 William
                 Rouse
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Risby
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Thomas
                 Ashby
              
               Priests
               ,
               some
               of
               the
               which
               60.
               
               Priests
               ,
               every
               Market-day
               in
               the
               fore-noone
               ,
               did
               celebrate
               Divine
               Service
               there
               ,
               to
               such
               Market
               people
               as
               repaired
               to
               prayer
               ,
               and
               once
               every
               yeere
               they
               met
               all
               together
               ,
               and
               had
               solemne
               Service
               ,
               with
               Procession
               of
               all
               the
               Brethren
               
               and
               Sisters
               .
               This
               foundation
               was
               in
               the
               yeere
               1512.
               by
               a
               common
               Councell
               confirmed
               to
               the
               60.
               
               Trinity
               Priests
               and
               to
               their
               successors
               ,
               at
               the
               will
               of
               the
               Maior
               and
               Communalty
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1484.
               a
               great
               fire
               hapned
               upon
               the
               Leaden-Hall
               ,
               
               by
               what
               casualty
               I
               know
               not
               ,
               but
               much
               housing
               was
               there
               destroyed
               ,
               with
               all
               the
               stocks
               for
               Guns
               ,
               and
               other
               provision
               belonging
               to
               the
               City
               ,
               which
               was
               a
               great
               losse
               ,
               and
               no
               lesse
               charge
               to
               bee
               repaired
               by
               them
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1503.
               the
               eighteenth
               of
               Henry
               the
               seventh
               ,
               
               a
               request
               was
               made
               by
               the
               Commons
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               concerning
               the
               usage
               of
               the
               said
               Leaden-hall
               ,
               in
               forme
               as
               followeth
               :
            
             
               Please
               it
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               ,
               Aldermen
               ,
               and
               Common
               Councell
               ,
               
               to
               enact
               ,
               that
               all
               Frenchmen
               bringing
               Canvas
               ,
               Linnen
               cloth
               ,
               and
               other
               wares
               to
               be
               sold
               ,
               and
               all
               Forreins
               bringing
               Wolsteds
               ,
               Sayes
               ,
               Stamins
               ,
               Kiverings
               ,
               Nayles
               ,
               Iron
               worke
               ,
               or
               any
               other
               wares
               ,
               and
               also
               all
               manner
               Forreins
               ,
               bringing
               Lead
               to
               the
               City
               to
               be
               sold
               ;
               Shall
               bring
               all
               such
               their
               wares
               aforesaid
               ,
               to
               the
               open
               Market
               of
               the
               Leaden-Hall
               ,
               
               and
               no
               where
               else
               to
               be
               shewed
               ,
               sold
               ,
               and
               uttered
               ,
               like
               as
               of
               old
               time
               it
               hath
               been
               used
               ,
               upon
               paine
               of
               forfeiture
               of
               all
               the
               said
               wares
               ,
               shewed
               or
               sold
               in
               any
               other
               place
               than
               aforesaid
               :
               And
               the
               shew
               of
               the
               said
               wares
               to
               bee
               made
               three
               dayes
               in
               a
               weeke
               ,
               that
               is
               to
               say
               ,
               Munday
               ,
               Tuesday
               ,
               and
               Wednesday
               .
               It
               is
               also
               thought
               reasonable
               ,
               that
               the
               common
               Beame
               be
               kept
               from
               henceforth
               in
               the
               Leaden-hall
               ,
               and
               the
               Farmer
               to
               pay
               therefore
               reasonable
               rent
               to
               the
               Chamber
               :
               for
               better
               it
               is
               that
               the
               Chamber
               have
               advantage
               thereby
               ,
               than
               a
               forraine
               person
               .
               And
               also
               the
               said
               Leaden-hall
               ,
               which
               is
               more
               chargeable
               now
               by
               halfe
               than
               profitable
               ,
               shall
               better
               beare
               out
               the
               charges
               thereof
               .
               Also
               the
               common
               Beame
               for
               Wool
               at
               Leadenhall
               ,
               
               may
               pay
               yeerely
               a
               rent
               to
               the
               Chamber
               of
               London
               ,
               toward
               the
               supportation
               and
               charges
               of
               the
               same
               place
               :
               for
               reason
               it
               is
               ,
               that
               a
               common
               Office
               occupied
               upon
               a
               common
               ground
               ,
               beare
               a
               charge
               to
               the
               use
               of
               the
               Communalty
               .
               Also
               that
               Forraines
               bringing
               Wools
               ,
               Fels
               ,
               or
               any
               other
               Merchandizes
               or
               wares
               to
               Leaden-hall
               ,
               
               to
               be
               kept
               there
               for
               the
               sale
               and
               Market
               ;
               may
               pay
               more
               largely
               for
               keeping
               of
               their
               goods
               ,
               than
               freemen
               .
               
                 Thus
                 much
                 for
                 the
                 request
                 of
                 the
                 Commons
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 .
              
            
             
               Now
               to
               set
               downe
               some
               proofe
               ,
               
               that
               the
               said
               Hall
               hath
               been
               imployed
               and
               used
               as
               a
               Granary
               for
               Corne
               and
               graine
               (
               as
               the
               same
               was
               first
               appointed
               )
               leaving
               all
               former
               examples
               ,
               
               this
               one
               may
               suffice
               :
               
                 Roger
                 Acheley
              
               Maior
               of
               London
               in
               the
               yeere
               1512.
               the
               third
               of
               Henry
               the
               8.
               when
               the
               said
               Maior
               entred
               the
               Maioralty
               ,
               there
               was
               not
               found
               100.
               quarters
               of
               Wheat
               in
               all
               the
               Garners
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               
               either
               within
               the
               liberties
               ,
               or
               neere
               adjoyning
               .
               Through
               the
               which
               scarcity
               ,
               when
               the
               Carts
               of
               Stratford
               came
               laden
               with
               Bread
               to
               the
               City
               (
               as
               they
               had
               been
               accustomed
               )
               there
               was
               such
               presse
               about
               them
               ,
               that
               one
               man
               was
               ready
               to
               destroy
               another
               ,
               in
               striving
               to
               be
               served
               for
               their
               mony
               .
               But
               this
               scarcity
               lasted
               not
               long
               :
               for
               the
               Maior
               (
               in
               short
               time
               )
               made
               such
               provision
               for
               Wheat
               ,
               that
               the
               Bakers
               both
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               of
               Stratford
               ,
               were
               weary
               of
               taking
               it
               up
               ,
               and
               were
               forced
               to
               take
               much
               more
               than
               they
               would
               ,
               and
               for
               the
               rest
               the
               Maior
               laid
               out
               the
               money
               and
               stored
               it
               up
               in
               Leaden-hall
               ,
               and
               other
               Garners
               of
               the
               City
               .
               This
               Maior
               also
               kept
               the
               Market
               so
               well
               ,
               that
               hee
               would
               be
               at
               the
               Leaden-hall
               ,
               by
               foure
               a
               clocke
               in
               the
               Summers
               mornings
               ,
               and
               from
               thence
               he
               went
               to
               other
               Markets
               ,
               to
               the
               great
               comfort
               of
               the
               Citizens
               .
            
             
               I
               read
               also
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               ,
               1528.
               the
               20.
               of
               Henry
               the
               8.
               
               Surveyors
               were
               appointed
               to
               view
               the
               Garners
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               namely
               ,
               the
               Bridgehouse
               and
               the
               Leaden-hall
               ,
               how
               they
               were
               stored
               of
               Graine
               for
               the
               service
               of
               the
               City
               .
               And
               because
               I
               have
               here
               before
               spoken
               of
               the
               bread
               Carts
               comming
               from
               Stratford
               at
               the
               Bow
               ,
               ye
               shall
               understand
               ,
               that
               of
               old
               time
               ,
               the
               Bakers
               of
               bread
               at
               Stratford
               were
               allowed
               to
               bring
               daily
               (
               except
               the
               Sabbath
               and
               principall
               Feasts
               )
               divers
               long
               Carts
               laden
               with
               bread
               ,
               the
               same
               being
               two
               ounces
               in
               the
               penny
               wheaten
               loafe
               heavier
               than
               the
               penny
               wheaten
               loafe
               baked
               in
               the
               City
               ,
               the
               same
               to
               be
               sold
               in
               Cheape
               ,
               three
               or
               foure
               Carts
               standing
               there
               ,
               betweene
               Gutherans
               lane
               and
               Fausters
               lane
               end
               ,
               one
               cart
               on
               Corne-hill
               ,
               by
               the
               Conduit
               ,
               and
               one
               other
               in
               Grasse-street
               .
               And
               I
               have
               read
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               fourth
               yeere
               of
               Edward
               the
               second
               ,
               
                 Richard
                 Reffeham
              
               being
               Maior
               ,
               a
               Baker
               named
               Iohn
               of
               Stratford
               ,
               for
               
               making
               Bread
               lesser
               than
               the
               Assise
               ;
               
               was
               with
               a
               fooles
               hood
               on
               his
               head
               ,
               and
               loaves
               of
               bread
               about
               his
               necke
               ,
               drawn
               on
               a
               Hurdle
               through
               the
               streets
               of
               this
               City
               .
               Moreover
               ,
               in
               the
               44.
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Chichester
              
               being
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               I
               read
               in
               the
               visions
               of
               
                 Pierce
                 Plowman
              
               ,
               a
               Booke
               so
               called
               ,
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               There
               was
               a
               carefull
               commune
               ,
               
               when
               no
               Cart
               came
               to
               towne
               with
               Basket
               bread
               from
               Stratford
               :
               
               tho
               gan
               beggers
               weepe
               ,
               and
               workemen
               were
               agast
               ,
               a
               little
               this
               will
               bee
               thought
               long
               in
               the
               date
               of
               our
               Dirte
               ,
               in
               a
               dry
               Averell
               a
               thousand
               and
               three
               hundred
               ,
               twice
               thirty
               and
               ten
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               I
               read
               also
               in
               the
               20.
               of
               Henry
               the
               8.
               
               Sir
               
                 Iames
                 Spencer
              
               being
               Maior
               ▪
               sixe
               Bakers
               of
               Stratford
               were
               merced
               in
               the
               Guild-hall
               of
               London
               ,
               for
               baking
               under
               the
               size
               appointed
               .
               These
               Bakers
               of
               Stratford
               left
               serving
               this
               City
               ,
               I
               know
               not
               upon
               what
               occasion
               ,
               above
               forty
               yeeres
               since
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1519.
               a
               petition
               was
               exhibited
               by
               the
               Commons
               to
               the
               Common
               Councell
               ,
               
               and
               was
               by
               them
               allowed
               ,
               concerning
               the
               Leaden-hall
               ,
               how
               they
               would
               have
               it
               used
               ,
               viz.
               
            
             
               Meekely
               beseeching
               ,
               sheweth
               unto
               your
               good
               Lordship
               ,
               and
               Masterships
               ,
               divers
               Citizens
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               which
               (
               under
               correction
               )
               thinke
               ,
               that
               the
               great
               place
               called
               the
               Leaden-hall
               ,
               should
               nor
               ought
               not
               to
               be
               letten
               out
               to
               farme
               ,
               to
               any
               person
               or
               persons
               ,
               and
               in
               especiall
               ,
               to
               any
               fellowship
               or
               company
               incorporate
               ,
               to
               have
               and
               hold
               the
               same
               Hall
               for
               terme
               of
               yeeres
               ,
               for
               such
               inconveniences
               as
               thereby
               may
               ensue
               ,
               and
               come
               to
               the
               hurt
               of
               the
               Common
               weale
               of
               the
               said
               City
               in
               time
               to
               come
               ,
               as
               somewhat
               more
               largely
               may
               appeare
               in
               the
               Articles
               following
               .
            
             
               First
               ,
               if
               any
               assembly
               ,
               or
               hasty
               gathering
               of
               the
               Commons
               of
               the
               said
               City
               ,
               for
               suppressing
               or
               sub
               duing
               of
               misruled
               people
               within
               the
               said
               City
               ,
               hereafter
               shall
               happen
               to
               be
               called
               or
               commanded
               by
               the
               Maior
               ,
               Aldermen
               and
               other
               Governours
               and
               Counsellors
               of
               the
               said
               City
               for
               the
               time
               being
               ;
               there
               is
               none
               so
               convenient
               ,
               meet
               and
               necessary
               a
               place
               to
               assemble
               them
               in
               ,
               within
               the
               said
               City
               ,
               as
               the
               said
               Leaden-hall
               ,
               both
               for
               largenesse
               of
               roome
               ,
               and
               for
               their
               sure
               defence
               in
               time
               of
               their
               counselling
               together
               about
               the
               premises
               .
               Also
               ,
               in
               that
               place
               hath
               beene
               used
               the
               Artillery
               ,
               Guns
               ,
               and
               other
               Armors
               of
               the
               said
               City
               ,
               to
               be
               safely
               kept
               in
               a
               readinesse
               ,
               for
               the
               safeguard
               ,
               wealth
               and
               defence
               of
               the
               said
               City
               ,
               to
               be
               had
               and
               occupiedat
               times
               when
               need
               required
               .
               As
               also
               the
               store
               of
               timber
               ,
               for
               the
               necessary
               reparations
               of
               the
               tenements
               belonging
               to
               the
               Chamber
               of
               the
               said
               City
               ,
               there
               commonly
               hath
               beene
               kept
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               if
               any
               Triumph
               or
               Noblenesse
               were
               to
               be
               done
               ,
               or
               shewed
               by
               the
               Communalty
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               for
               the
               honour
               of
               our
               Soveraigne
               Lord
               the
               King
               ,
               and
               Realme
               ,
               and
               for
               the
               worship
               of
               the
               said
               City
               :
               the
               said
               Leaden-hall
               is
               the
               most
               meet
               and
               convenient
               place
               ,
               to
               prepare
               and
               order
               the
               said
               Triumph
               therein
               ,
               and
               from
               thence
               to
               issue
               forth
               to
               the
               places
               thereof
               appointed
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               at
               any
               largesse
               or
               do●e
               of
               any
               money
               ,
               made
               unto
               the
               poore
               people
               of
               this
               City
               ;
               it
               hath
               been
               used
               ,
               to
               bee
               done
               and
               given
               in
               the
               said
               Leaden-hall
               ,
               for
               that
               the
               said
               place
               is
               most
               meet
               therefore
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               
               the
               honourable
               Father
               ,
               that
               was
               ma●●r
               of
               the
               said
               Hall
               ,
               had
               a
               speciall
               will
               ,
               intent
               and
               mind
               ,
               that
               (
               as
               it
               is
               cōmonly
               said
               )
               the
               Market
               men
               and
               women
               ,
               that
               came
               to
               the
               City
               with
               victuals
               and
               other
               things
               ,
               should
               have
               their
               free
               standing
               within
               the
               said
               Leaden-hall
               in
               wet
               weather
               ,
               to
               keepe
               themselves
               and
               their
               wares
               dry
               ,
               and
               thereby
               to
               encourage
               them
               ,
               and
               all
               other
               ,
               to
               have
               the
               better
               will
               and
               desire
               ,
               the
               more
               plentiously
               to
               resort
               to
               the
               said
               City
               ,
               to
               victuall
               the
               same
               .
               And
               if
               the
               said
               Hall
               should
               bee
               letten
               to
               farme
               ,
               the
               will
               of
               the
               said
               honourable
               Father
               should
               never
               be
               fulfilled
               ,
               nor
               take
               effect
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               if
               the
               said
               place
               ,
               which
               is
               the
               chiefe
               fortresse
               and
               most
               necessary
               place
               within
               all
               the
               City
               ,
               for
               the
               tuition
               and
               safegard
               of
               the
               same
               ,
               should
               bee
               letten
               out
               to
               farme
               ,
               out
               of
               the
               hands
               of
               the
               chiefe
               heads
               of
               the
               same
               City
               ,
               and
               especially
               to
               any
               other
               body
               politike
               ,
               it
               might
               at
               length
               (
               by
               likelihood
               )
               be
               an
               occasion
               of
               discord
               and
               debate
               betweene
               the
               said
               bodies
               politike
               ,
               which
               God
               defend
               .
            
             
               For
               these
               and
               many
               other
               great
               and
               reasonable
               causes
               ,
               which
               hereafter
               shall
               be
               shewed
               to
               this
               honouoable
               Court
               ,
               your
               said
               beseechors
               thinke
               it
               much
               necessary
               ,
               that
               the
               said
               Hall
               bee
               still
               in
               the
               hands
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               and
               to
               be
               surely
               kept
               by
               sad
               and
               discreet
               Officers
               in
               such
               wise
               ,
               that
               it
               might
               alway
               be
               ready
               to
               bee
               used
               and
               occupied
               ,
               for
               the
               common
               weale
               of
               the
               said
               City
               when
               need
               shall
               require
               ,
               and
               in
               no
               wise
               to
               be
               letten
               to
               any
               body
               
               politike
               .
               Thus
               much
               for
               the
               petition
               .
            
             
               About
               the
               yeere
               1534.
               great
               meanes
               was
               made
               about
               the
               
                 Leaden
                 Hall
              
               ,
               
               to
               have
               the
               same
               made
               a
               Burse
               for
               the
               Assembly
               of
               Merchants
               ,
               as
               they
               had
               been
               accustomed
               in
               Lumbard-street
               :
               many
               Common
               Councels
               were
               called
               to
               that
               end
               but
               in
               the
               yeere
               1535.
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Champneis
              
               being
               Maior
               ,
               it
               was
               fully
               concluded
               ,
               that
               the
               Burse
               should
               remaine
               in
               Lumbard-street
               ,
               as
               afore
               ,
               and
               
                 Leaden
                 Hall
              
               no
               more
               to
               be
               spoken
               of
               concerning
               that
               matter
               .
            
             
               The
               use
               of
               
                 Leaden
                 Hall
              
               in
               my
               youth
               was
               thus
               :
               In
               a
               part
               of
               the
               North
               Quadrant
               ,
               on
               the
               East
               side
               of
               the
               North
               gate
               ,
               were
               the
               common
               beames
               ,
               for
               weighing
               of
               Wooll
               and
               other
               Wares
               ,
               as
               had
               been
               accustomed
               :
               On
               the
               West
               side
               of
               the
               gate
               was
               the
               Scales
               to
               weigh
               meale
               :
               the
               other
               three
               sides
               were
               reserved
               (
               for
               the
               most
               part
               )
               to
               the
               making
               and
               resting
               of
               the
               Pageants
               shewed
               at
               Midsummer
               in
               the
               watch
               :
               the
               remnant
               of
               the
               sides
               &
               Quadrāts
               were
               imployed
               for
               the
               stowage
               of
               Woolsacks
               ,
               but
               not
               closed
               up
               :
               the
               lofts
               above
               were
               partly
               used
               by
               the
               Painters
               ,
               in
               working
               for
               the
               decking
               of
               Pageants
               and
               other
               devices
               ,
               for
               beautifying
               of
               the
               Watch
               and
               Watch-men
               ,
               the
               residue
               of
               the
               lofts
               were
               letten
               out
               to
               Merchants
               ,
               the
               Wool-winders
               and
               Packers
               therein
               to
               winde
               and
               packe
               their
               Wools.
               And
               thus
               much
               for
               Leaden-hall
               may
               suffice
               .
            
             
               Now
               on
               the
               North
               of
               Limestreet
               Ward
               ,
               in
               the
               high
               street
               are
               divers
               faire
               houses
               for
               Merchants
               ,
               and
               proper
               tenements
               for
               Artificers
               ,
               with
               an
               Alley
               also
               called
               
                 Shaft
                 Alley
              
               ,
               of
               the
               Shaft
               or
               May-pole
               sometime
               resting
               over
               the
               gate
               thereof
               ,
               as
               I
               have
               declared
               in
               Ealdgate
               Ward
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1576.
               partly
               at
               the
               charges
               of
               the
               parish
               of
               S.
               Andrew
               ,
               
               and
               partly
               at
               the
               charges
               of
               the
               Chamber
               of
               Lond.
               a
               water-Pumpe
               was
               raised
               in
               the
               high
               street
               of
               Limestreet
               Ward
               ,
               
               neere
               unto
               Limestreet
               corner
               :
               for
               the
               placing
               of
               the
               which
               Pumpe
               ,
               having
               broken
               up
               the
               ground
               ,
               they
               were
               forced
               to
               digge
               more
               than
               two
               fadome
               deepe
               ,
               before
               they
               came
               to
               any
               maine
               ground
               ,
               where
               they
               found
               a
               Harth
               made
               of
               Britaine
               ,
               or
               rather
               Roman
               Tile
               ,
               every
               Tile
               halfe
               yard
               square
               ,
               and
               about
               two
               inches
               thicke
               :
               they
               found
               Coale
               lying
               there
               also
               (
               for
               that
               lying
               whole
               will
               never
               consume
               )
               then
               digging
               one
               fadome
               in
               the
               maine
               ,
               they
               found
               water
               sufficient
               ,
               made
               their
               prall
               ,
               and
               set
               up
               the
               Pumpe
               ,
               which
               Pumpe
               ,
               with
               o●●
               repairing
               and
               great
               charges
               to
               the
               parish
               ,
               continued
               not
               24.
               yeeres
               ,
               but
               being
               rotted
               ,
               was
               taken
               up
               ,
               and
               a
               new
               set
               in
               the
               place
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1600.
               
               Thus
               much
               for
               the
               high
               street
               .
            
             
               In
               Saint
               Mary
               street
               had
               yee
               (
               of
               old
               time
               )
               a
               parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Mary
               the
               Virgin
               ,
               
               St.
               Vrsula
               ,
               and
               the
               11000.
               
               Virgins
               ,
               which
               Church
               was
               commonly
               called
               Saint
               Mary
               at
               the
               Axe
               ,
               of
               the
               signe
               of
               an
               Axe
               ,
               over
               against
               the
               East
               end
               thereof
               ,
               or
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Pellipar
              
               ,
               of
               a
               plot
               of
               ground
               lying
               on
               the
               North
               side
               thereof
               ,
               pertaining
               to
               the
               Skinners
               in
               London
               .
               This
               parish
               about
               the
               yeere
               ,
               1565.
               was
               united
               to
               the
               parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               
                 Andrew
                 Vndershaft
              
               ,
               and
               so
               was
               Saint
               Mary
               at
               the
               Axe
               suppressed
               ,
               and
               letten
               out
               to
               be
               a
               warehouse
               for
               a
               Merchant
               .
               Against
               the
               East
               end
               of
               this
               Church
               ,
               was
               sometime
               a
               faire
               wall
               ,
               now
               turned
               to
               a
               pumpe
               .
               Also
               against
               the
               North
               end
               of
               this
               St.
               Mary
               street
               ,
               was
               sometime
               one
               other
               parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Augustine
               ,
               
               called
               Saint
               Augustine
               in
               the
               wall
               ,
               for
               that
               it
               stood
               adjoyning
               to
               the
               wall
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               and
               otherwise
               called
               Saint
               
                 Augustines
                 Papey
              
               ,
               or
               the
               Poore
               ,
               as
               I
               have
               read
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               3.
               
               About
               the
               yeere
               ,
               1430.
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               sixt
               ,
               the
               same
               Church
               was
               allowed
               to
               the
               brethren
               of
               the
               Papey
               ,
               the
               house
               of
               poore
               Priests
               ,
               wherof
               I
               have
               spoken
               in
               Ealdgate
               Ward
               .
               The
               Parishioners
               of
               this
               Church
               were
               appointed
               to
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Alhallowes
               in
               the
               wall
               ,
               which
               is
               in
               Broadstreet
               Ward
               :
               and
               this
               brotherhood
               called
               Papey
               ,
               being
               suppressed
               ,
               the
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Augustine
               was
               pulled
               downe
               ,
               and
               in
               place
               thereof
               one
               Grey
               ,
               Apothecary
               ,
               builded
               a
               Stable
               ,
               a
               Hay-loft
               ,
               &c.
               
               It
               is
               now
               a
               dwelling
               house
               .
               Those
               two
               Parish
               Churches
               ,
               both
               lying
               in
               the
               Ward
               of
               Limestreet
               ,
               being
               thus
               suppressed
               ,
               there
               is
               not
               any
               one
               parish
               Church
               or
               place
               for
               Divine
               Service
               in
               that
               Ward
               ,
               but
               the
               inhabitants
               thereof
               repaire
               to
               Saint
               Peter
               in
               Corne-hill
               Ward
               ,
               Saint
               Andrew
               in
               Ealdgate
               Ward
               ,
               Alhallowes
               in
               the
               wall
               ,
               in
               Broadstreet
               Ward
               ,
               
               and
               some
               to
               Saint
               Dennis
               in
               Langbourne
               Ward
               .
            
             
               Now
               because
               of
               late
               there
               hath
               been
               some
               question
               ,
               to
               what
               Ward
               this
               Church
               of
               S.
               
                 Augustine
                 Papey
              
               should
               of
               right
               belong
               ;
               for
               the
               same
               hath
               been
               challenged
               by
               them
               of
               Ealdgate
               Ward
               ,
               and
               (
               without
               reason
               )
               taken
               into
               Bishopsgate
               Ward
               ,
               from
               Limestreet
               VVard
               ,
               I
               am
               somewhat
               to
               touch
               it
               .
            
             
               About
               thirty
               yeeres
               since
               ,
               
               the
               Chamber
               of
               London
               granted
               a
               Lease
               of
               ground
               (
               in
               these
               words
               )
               
                 Lying
                 neere
              
               London
               
                 Wall
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Ward
                 of
              
               Limestreet
               ,
               
                 from
                 the
                 West
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 or
                 Chappell
                 of
                 Saint
              
               Augustine
               Papey
               ,
               towards
               Bishopsgate
               ,
               &c.
               
               On
               the
               which
               plot
               of
               ground
               ,
               the
               Leasee
               builded
               three
               faire
               tenements
               ,
               and
               placed
               Tenants
               there
               :
               these
               were
               charged
               to
               beare
               scot
               and
               lot
               ,
               and
               someof
               them
               to
               beare
               office
               in
               Limestreet
               VVard
               :
               all
               which
               they
               did
               willingly
               without
               grudging
               .
               And
               when
               any
               suspected
               or
               disordered
               persons
               were
               by
               the
               Landlord
               placed
               there
               ,
               the
               Officers
               of
               Limestreet
               VVard
               fetched
               them
               out
               of
               their
               houses
               ,
               committed
               them
               to
               ward
               ,
               procured
               their
               due
               punishments
               ,
               and
               banished
               them
               from
               thence
               :
               wherby
               in
               short
               time
               that
               place
               was
               reformed
               ,
               and
               brought
               into
               good
               order
               :
               which
               thing
               being
               noted
               by
               them
               of
               Ealdgate
               VVard
               ,
               they
               moved
               their
               Alderman
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Offley
              
               ,
               to
               call
               in
               those
               houses
               to
               be
               of
               his
               VVard
               .
               But
               I
               my selfe
               shewing
               a
               faire
               Ledgier
               booke
               ,
               sometime
               pertaining
               to
               the
               late
               dissolved
               Priory
               of
               the
               holy
               Trinity
               within
               Ealdgate
               ,
               wherein
               were
               set
               downe
               the
               just
               bounds
               of
               Ealdgate
               VVard
               ,
               before
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Offley
              
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Rowland
                 Hayward
              
               ,
               the
               Common
               Counsell
               ,
               and
               VVard
               .
               mote
               Inquest
               of
               the
               said
               Limestreet
               VVard
               ;
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Offley
              
               gave
               over
               his
               challenge
               ,
               and
               so
               that
               matter
               rested
               in
               good
               quiet
               ,
               untill
               the
               yeere
               1579.
               that
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Pype
              
               (
               being
               Maior
               ,
               and
               Alderman
               of
               Bishopsgate
               VVard
               )
               challenged
               those
               houses
               to
               be
               of
               his
               ward
               ,
               
               whereunto
               (
               without
               reason
               shewed
               )
               Sir
               
                 Rowland
                 Hayward
              
               yeelded
               :
               and
               thus
               is
               that
               side
               of
               the
               street
               ,
               from
               the
               North
               corner
               of
               S.
               Mary
               street
               ,
               almost
               to
               Bishopsgate
               ,
               (
               wherein
               is
               one
               plot
               of
               ground
               ,
               letten
               by
               the
               Chamberlaine
               of
               London
               ,
               to
               the
               parish
               of
               S.
               
                 Martins
                 Oteswich
              
               ,
               to
               be
               a
               Churchyard
               or
               burying-place
               for
               the
               dead
               of
               that
               Parish
               ,
               &c.
               )
               unjustly
               drawne
               and
               with-holden
               from
               the
               ward
               of
               Limestret
               .
            
             
               Dives
               other
               proofes
               I
               could
               set
               downe
               ,
               but
               this
               one
               following
               may
               suffice
               .
               The
               Maior
               and
               Aldermen
               of
               London
               made
               a
               grant
               to
               the
               Fraternity
               of
               the
               Papey
               ,
               in
               these
               words
               :
            
             
               Be
               it
               remembred
               ,
               that
               where
               now
               of
               late
               the
               Master
               and
               Wardens
               of
               the
               Fraternity
               of
               the
               Papey
               ,
               have
               made
               a
               bricke
               wall
               ,
               closing
               in
               the
               Chappell
               of
               S.
               Augustine
               ,
               called
               Papey
               Chappell
               ,
               situate
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               
                 All
                 Saints
              
               in
               the
               Wall
               ,
               in
               the
               Ward
               of
               Limestreet
               of
               the
               City
               of
               London
               :
               from
               the
               South-east
               corner
               of
               the
               bricke
               wall
               ,
               is
               a
               Scutcheon
               of
               12.
               foot
               of
               assize
               from
               the
               said
               corner
               Eastward
               :
               And
               from
               the
               said
               Scutcheon
               there
               ,
               to
               a
               Messuage
               of
               55.
               foot
               and
               an
               halfe
               Westward
               :
               the
               said
               Scutcheon
               breaketh
               out
               of
               line
               right
               Southward
               ,
               betwixt
               the
               measures
               aforesaid
               ,
               three
               foot
               and
               five
               inches
               of
               assise
               ,
               upon
               the
               common
               ground
               of
               the
               Citie
               aforesaid
               :
               
                 Ralph
                 Verney
              
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               and
               the
               Aldermen
               of
               the
               same
               Citie
               ,
               the
               22.
               day
               of
               October
               ,
               the
               6.
               yeere
               of
               Edward
               the
               4.
               granted
               to
               
                 John
                 Hod
              
               ,
               Priest
               ,
               M.
               
                 John
                 Bolt
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Tho.
                 Patchet
              
               ,
               Priests
               ,
               wardens
               of
               the
               Fraterniey
               of
               Papey
               aforesaid
               ,
               and
               to
               their
               successors
               for
               ever
               ,
               &c.
               yeelding
               4.
               
                 d.
              
               sterling
               yeerely
               at
               Michaelmas
               .
               
               
                 And
                 this
                 is
                 (
                 saith
                 my
                 booke
                 )
                 inrolled
                 in
                 the
              
               Guild-hall
               of
               London
               :
               
                 which
                 is
                 a
                 sufficient
                 proofe
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 plot
                 of
                 ground
                 to
                 be
                 of
              
               Dimestreet
               
                 ward
                 ,
                 and
                 never
                 otherwise
                 accounted
                 or
                 challenged
                 .
              
            
             
               On
               the
               South
               side
               of
               this
               street
               ,
               stretching
               west
               from
               Saint
               Mary
               street
               ,
               towards
               Bishopsgate
               street
               ,
               there
               was
               (
               of
               old
               time
               )
               one
               large
               Messuage
               builded
               of
               stone
               and
               timber
               ,
               in
               the
               parish
               of
               S.
               Augustine
               in
               the
               wall
               ,
               now
               in
               the
               parish
               of
               Alhallowes
               in
               the
               same
               wall
               ,
               belonging
               to
               the
               Earle
               of
               Oxford
               ;
               
               (
               for
               
                 Rich.
                 de
                 Vere
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Oxford
               ,
               possessed
               it
               in
               the
               4.
               of
               Henry
               the
               5.
               )
               but
               in
               processe
               of
               time
               ,
               the
               Lands
               of
               the
               Earle
               fell
               to
               Females
               ;
               amongst
               the
               which
               ,
               one
               being
               married
               to
               Wingfield
               of
               Suffolke
               ,
               this
               house
               with
               the
               appurtenances
               ,
               fell
               to
               his
               lot
               ,
               and
               was
               by
               his
               heire
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Wingfield
              
               ,
               sold
               to
               Mr.
               
                 Edward
                 Cooke
              
               ,
               at
               the
               time
               when
               this
               was
               written
               ,
               the
               Queenes
               Attourney
               Generall
               .
               This
               house
               being
               greatly
               ruinated
               ,
               of
               late
               
               time
               ,
               for
               the
               most
               part
               hath
               beene
               let
               out
               to
               Poulters
               ,
               for
               stabling
               of
               Horses
               and
               stowage
               of
               Poultrie
               ,
               but
               now
               lately
               new
               builded
               into
               a
               number
               of
               small
               tenements
               ,
               letten
               out
               to
               strangers
               ,
               and
               other
               meane
               people
               .
            
             
               It
               was
               ordered
               by
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               and
               Aldermen
               ,
               
               at
               a
               Court
               holden
               on
               Thursday
               ,
               the
               24.
               of
               April
               ,
               in
               the
               4.
               yeere
               of
               Edward
               the
               6.
               
               That
               the
               Chamberlaine
               of
               London
               should
               yeerely
               pay
               unto
               the
               Scavenger
               of
               Limestreet
               ward
               ,
               twenty
               shillings
               by
               even
               portions
               ,
               out
               of
               the
               profit
               comming
               by
               the
               Butchers
               stalles
               in
               Leaden-hall
               ,
               toward
               the
               clesing
               and
               sweet
               keeping
               of
               the
               same
               Ward
               .
            
             
               One
               note
               more
               of
               this
               Ward
               ,
               and
               so
               an
               end
               :
               I
               finde
               of
               record
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               1371.
               the
               45.
               of
               Edward
               the
               3.
               a
               great
               Subsidie
               of
               100000.
               pounds
               was
               granted
               towards
               the
               Kings
               warres
               in
               France
               ,
               whereof
               the
               Cleargie
               payed
               50000.
               pounds
               ,
               and
               the
               Laitie
               50000.
               pounds
               ,
               to
               bee
               levied
               in
               39.
               shires
               of
               England
               ,
               containing
               Parishes
               8600.
               of
               every
               parish
               ,
               5.
               
                 l.
              
               16.
               s.
               the
               greater
               to
               helpe
               the
               lesser
               .
               This
               Citie
               (
               as
               one
               of
               the
               Shires
               )
               then
               containing
               24.
               wards
               ,
               and
               in
               them
               110.
               
               was
               therfore
               assessed
               to
               635.
               
                 l.
              
               12.
               s.
               whereof
               Limestreet
               Ward
               did
               beare
               34.
               s.
               and
               no
               more
               ;
               so
               small
               a
               Ward
               it
               was
               ,
               and
               so
               accounted
               ,
               as
               having
               no
               one
               whole
               parish
               therein
               ,
               but
               small
               portions
               onely
               ,
               of
               two
               parishes
               in
               that
               Ward
               .
            
             
               This
               Ward
               hath
               an
               Alderman
               ,
               his
               Deputy
               ,
               common
               Counsellours
               ,
               foure
               ;
               Constables
               ,
               foure
               ;
               Seavengers
               ,
               two
               ;
               VVard-mote
               Inquest
               ,
               sixteene
               ,
               and
               a
               Beadle
               .
               It
               is
               taxed
               to
               the
               Fifteene
               at
               1.
               
                 l.
              
               19.
               
                 s.
                 2.
                 d.
                 ob
                 .
                 q.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
             
               BISHOPSGATE
               VVARD
               .
            
             
               THe
               next
               is
               Bishopsgate
               Ward
               ,
               
               whereof
               a
               part
               is
               without
               the
               Gate
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               Suburbs
               ,
               from
               the
               Barres
               by
               S.
               Mary
               Spittle
               to
               Bishopsgate
               ,
               and
               a
               part
               of
               Hounds-ditch
               ,
               almost
               halfe
               thereof
               ,
               also
               without
               the
               Wall
               ,
               of
               the
               same
               Ward
               .
            
             
               Then
               within
               the
               Gate
               is
               Bishopsgate
               street
               ,
               so
               called
               of
               the
               Gate
               ,
               to
               a
               pumpe
               ,
               where
               sometime
               was
               a
               faire
               Well
               with
               two
               buckets
               ,
               by
               the
               East
               end
               of
               the
               parish
               Church
               of
               S.
               
                 Martin
                 Oteswich
              
               ,
               and
               then
               winding
               by
               the
               west
               corner
               of
               
                 Leaden
                 Hall
              
               ,
               downe
               Grasse-street
               ,
               to
               the
               corner
               over
               against
               Grasse-Church
               :
               and
               these
               are
               the
               bounds
               of
               that
               Ward
               .
               
            
             
               Monuments
               most
               to
               bee
               noted
               ,
               are
               these
               :
               The
               parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Buttolph
               without
               Bishopsgate
               ,
               in
               a
               faire
               Church-yard
               ,
               adjoyning
               to
               the
               Towne-Ditch
               ,
               upon
               the
               very
               banke
               thereof
               ,
               but
               of
               old
               time
               inclosed
               with
               a
               comely
               wall
               of
               bricke
               ,
               lately
               repaired
               by
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Allen
              
               ,
               Maior
               in
               the
               yeere
               1571.
               because
               hee
               was
               borne
               in
               that
               parish
               ,
               where
               also
               hee
               was
               buried
               .
            
             
               An
               Anchoresse
               (
               by
               Bishopsgate
               )
               received
               forty
               shillings
               the
               yeere
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               of
               London
               .
            
             
               The
               Monuments
               that
               I
               observed
               in
               the
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Buttolph
               without
               Bishopsgate
               ,
               were
               these
               :
            
             
               
                 
                   Johannes
                   Threll
                
                 Armig.
                 
                 Nobilli
                 familia
                 Sussexiae
                 ortus
                 ,
                 hic
                 jacet
                 .
                 Vixit
                 usque
                 ad
                 annum
                 sexagesimum
                 tertium
                 :
                 Mortuus
                 est
                 sexto
                 die
                 Octobris
                 ,
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 ,
                 1609.
                 
              
               
                 Sub
                 hoc
                 Marmore
                 jacet
                 corpus
                 
                   Johannis
                   Redman
                
                 ,
                 quondam
                 hujus
                 Ecclesiae
                 Rectoris
                 bene
                 meriti
                 :
                 qui
                 ab
                 hac
                 luce
                 migravit
                 tertio
                 die
                 Iulii
                 ,
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 ,
                 1523.
                 
              
               
                 Hic
                 jacet
                 
                   Johannes
                   Picking
                
                 ,
                 Magister
                 Artium
                 ,
                 nuper
                 Rector
                 istius
                 Ecclesiae
                 ,
                 qui
                 Obiit
                 6.
                 die
                 Septemb.
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1490.
                 
              
               
                 Hereunder
                 lyeth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Joane
                   Wood
                
                 ,
                 
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Wood
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Brewer
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 issue
                 ,
                 two
                 sonnes
                 ,
                 and
                 three
                 daughters
                 ;
                 viz.
                 
                   Iohn
                   ,
                   Richard
                   ,
                   Ioane
                   ,
                   Anne
                
                 and
                 Francis.
                 She
                 deceased
                 the
                 25.
                 day
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1600.
                
                 
                 She
                 gave
                 large
                 gifts
                 and
                 legacies
                 to
                 this
                 Parish
                 ,
                 as
                 hereunder
                 is
                 expressed
                 :
              
            
             
               At
               her
               buriall
               she
               gave
               tenne
               pounds
               to
               the
               poore
               .
            
             
               She
               gave
               tenne
               shillings
               yeerely
               for
               a
               Sermon
               on
               Midsummer
               day
               .
            
             
               For
               a
               friendly
               meeting
               among
               the
               neighbours
               ,
               forty
               shillings
               .
            
             
               In
               bread
               weekly
               to
               the
               poore
               for
               ever
               ,
               two
               shillings
               .
            
             
               Also
               foure
               load
               of
               Char-coales
               yeerly
               to
               the
               poore
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               Parson
               of
               the
               parish
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               ,
               tenne
               shillings
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               Two
               Church-wardens
               ,
               tenne
               shillings
               to
               each
               in
               like
               manner
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               Clerke
               6.
               
                 s.
                 8.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               and
               to
               the
               Sexton
               ,
               5.
               s.
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               For
               a
               friendly
               meeting
               of
               the
               Parson
               and
               parishioners
               ,
               accompanying
               him
               yeerely
               in
               walking
               the
               bounds
               of
               the
               parish
               ,
               thirty
               shillings
               .
            
             
               To
               the
               poore
               of
               the
               parish
               ,
               in
               money
               yeerely
               (
               for
               ever
               )
               to
               be
               distributed
               ,
               eight
               pounds
               .
            
             
               And
               the
               remainder
               of
               the
               yeerly
               rents
               for
               the
               halfe
               Moone
               ,
               and
               halfe
               Moone
               
               Alley
               ,
               to
               remaine
               in
               the
               Church
               stocke
               ,
               towards
               the
               repairing
               of
               the
               Church
               .
            
             
               Over
               and
               beside
               the
               memorable
               charity
               of
               this
               worthy
               Widdow
               ,
               Mistris
               Wood
               ,
               God
               hath
               raised
               divers
               other
               good
               Benefactors
               to
               the
               poore
               in
               the
               same
               Parish
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               this
               small
               recordation
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Heyward
              
               ,
               
               Citizen
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               had
               his
               last
               Will
               and
               Testament
               enrolled
               in
               the
               Court
               of
               Hustings
               in
               the
               Guild-Hall
               of
               London
               ,
               on
               munday
               next
               before
               the
               Feast
               of
               Saint
               Cuthbert
               the
               Bishop
               ,
               in
               the
               thirteenth
               yeere
               of
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               ,
               after
               the
               Conquest
               .
            
             
               Wherein
               hee
               gave
               to
               the
               poore
               people
               of
               this
               Parish
               ,
               five
               and
               twenty
               Quarters
               of
               Char-coales
               ,
               yeerely
               to
               be
               delivered
               by
               the
               Companie
               of
               Tallow-Chaundlers
               ,
               betwixt
               the
               Feast
               of
               
                 All
                 Saints
              
               ,
               and
               the
               Nativity
               of
               our
               blessed
               Saviour
               ;
               with
               a
               penalty
               of
               for-feiture
               of
               twenty
               shillings
               for
               the
               first
               Quarter
               ,
               if
               they
               bee
               not
               delivered
               as
               aforesaid
               ;
               and
               forty
               shillings
               for
               the
               second
               Quarter
               ;
               foure
               pounds
               for
               the
               third
               Quarter
               ;
               and
               eight
               pounds
               for
               the
               whole
               yeere
               ,
               if
               they
               bee
               not
               delivered
               :
               And
               so
               double
               still
               from
               Quarter
               to
               Quarter
               ,
               if
               defect
               of
               payment
               herein
               be
               made
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Bricket
              
               ,
               Citizen
               and
               Tooth-drawer
               of
               London
               ,
               (
               by
               his
               last
               Will
               and
               Testament
               ,
               dated
               the
               eleventh
               day
               of
               February
               ,
               1554.
               )
               gave
               for
               ever
               at
               the
               Feast
               of
               Easter
               ,
               twelve
               Sackes
               of
               Char-coales
               ,
               to
               the
               poore
               of
               this
               Parish
               :
               out
               of
               two
               Tenements
               ,
               the
               one
               now
               in
               the
               occupation
               of
               
                 Andrew
                 Partridge
              
               ,
               Tallow-Chaundler
               ;
               the
               other
               late
               in
               occupation
               of
               
                 Andrew
                 Seywell
              
               ,
               Bricklayer
               ,
               both
               joyning
               together
               at
               the
               South
               side
               of
               
                 Bell
                 Alley
              
               gate
               in
               this
               Parish
               .
            
             
               We
               receive
               of
               the
               gift
               of
               Mistris
               
                 Mary
                 Wilkinson
              
               deceased
               ,
               out
               of
               2.
               faire
               houses
               in
               S.
               Mary
               Spittle
               ,
               4.
               load
               of
               coalés
               out
               of
               each
               house
               ,
               30.
               quarters
               being
               .
               2.
               load
               :
               the
               first
               30.
               quarters
               to
               be
               given
               to
               the
               poore
               of
               this
               parish
               ,
               in
               the
               month
               of
               November
               for
               ever
               ;
               the
               next
               thirty
               quarters
               to
               bee
               likewise
               given
               to
               the
               poore
               of
               this
               parish
               ,
               in
               December
               for
               ever
               :
               provided
               that
               out
               of
               each
               load
               ,
               the
               Overseers
               of
               the
               Precinct
               of
               
                 Norton
                 Folgate
              
               shall
               have
               tenne
               Sacks
               ,
               to
               be
               by
               them
               given
               to
               the
               poore
               of
               that
               Precinct
               .
            
             
               Likewise
               is
               paid
               yeerly
               by
               the
               Company
               of
               Ironmongers
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               thirty
               shillings
               
                 per
                 annum
              
               ,
               of
               the
               gift
               of
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Allen
              
               ,
               to
               bee
               distributed
               among
               the
               poore
               in
               bread
               .
            
             
               Also
               of
               the
               Company
               of
               Vintners
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               twenty
               shillings
               ,
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               ,
               of
               the
               gift
               of
               Sir
               
                 Stephen
                 Scudamore
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               .
            
             
               Also
               of
               Mistris
               Wood
               ,
               the
               Relict
               of
               Master
               
                 Thomas
                 Wood
              
               ,
               late
               of
               Saint
               Buttolphs
               without
               Ealdgate
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               tenne
               shillings
               yeerely
               for
               ever
               ,
               to
               bee
               received
               on
               Saint
               Thomas
               day
               ,
               issuing
               out
               of
               certaine
               Tenements
               in
               Katharinwheele
               Alley
               ,
               in
               this
               Parish
               ,
               of
               the
               gift
               of
               
                 Mary
                 Webster
              
               ,
               Widdow
               .
            
             
               Mistris
               Price
               ,
               
               in
               the
               time
               of
               her
               widdow-hood
               ,
               did
               at
               her
               owne
               charge
               new
               build
               the
               Pulpit
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               of
               our
               Lord
               ,
               1614.
               and
               shortly
               after
               ,
               did
               likewise
               send
               (
               to
               furnish
               the
               same
               )
               faire
               and
               rich
               Ornaments
               for
               the
               said
               Pulpit
               ,
               as
               also
               for
               the
               Communion
               Table
               .
               For
               the
               Pulpit
               ,
               a
               costly
               Cloth
               of
               Crimson
               Velvet
               ,
               edged
               in
               the
               bottome
               with
               a
               deepe
               gold
               fringe
               ,
               and
               laced
               about
               with
               a
               faire
               gold
               lace
               .
            
             
               Likewise
               ,
               a
               Cushion
               sutable
               to
               the
               same
               ,
               with
               a
               very
               faire
               Verge
               to
               adorne
               the
               upper
               part
               of
               the
               Pulpit
               ,
               edged
               likewise
               with
               a
               deepe
               gold
               fringe
               .
            
             
               And
               for
               the
               Communion
               Table
               ,
               a
               goodly
               large
               Carpet
               of
               Crimson
               Velvet
               ,
               
               edged
               with
               a
               deepe
               gold
               fringe
               ;
               also
               a
               faire
               Table-cloth
               of
               fine
               Cambricke
               ,
               to
               be
               used
               upon
               the
               Communion
               dayes
               ,
               with
               a
               Cambricke
               Cloth
               laced
               ,
               to
               cover
               the
               Bread
               upon
               the
               Table
               :
               Also
               a
               faire
               Surplice
               of
               Cambricke
               ,
               for
               the
               Parsons
               use
               :
               all
               which
               were
               ,
               with
               a
               new
               haire
               Brush
               ,
               kept
               in
               a
               Sarsanet
               Case
               ,
               to
               bee
               locked
               up
               in
               a
               new
               wainescot
               Chest
               ,
               by
               her
               bought
               for
               the
               same
               purpose
               ,
               and
               so
               carefully
               kept
               for
               their
               severall
               uses
               .
               To
               the
               which
               Chest
               was
               set
               two
               Locks
               ;
               the
               two
               severall
               Keyes
               wherof
               the
               one
               to
               be
               kept
               by
               the
               Parson
               of
               the
               parish
               ,
               the
               other
               by
               the
               Church-warden
               of
               the
               same
               parish
               ,
               for
               the
               safe
               keeping
               thereof
               .
            
             
             
               As
               for
               the
               Kings
               Armes
               imbroidred
               upon
               the
               said
               Pulpit
               Cloth
               ;
               
               it
               was
               made
               ,
               set
               on
               and
               freely
               given
               by
               
                 Humfrey
                 Swan
              
               of
               this
               parish
               ,
               Imbroiderer
               ,
               in
               remembrance
               of
               Gods
               great
               mercy
               extended
               towards
               him
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               of
               the
               great
               visitation
               ,
               1625.
               for
               in
               that
               yeere
               he
               had
               buried
               his
               wife
               ,
               with
               divers
               of
               his
               family
               ;
               himselfe
               also
               ,
               lying
               a
               long
               while
               under
               the
               Lords
               heavy
               hand
               ,
               without
               all
               hope
               of
               recovery
               ;
               by
               Gods
               gracious
               providence
               hee
               was
               at
               the
               last
               restored
               to
               his
               former
               health
               .
               In
               regard
               whereof
               ,
               and
               to
               expresse
               his
               further
               thankefulnesse
               to
               Almighty
               God
               ,
               hee
               adorned
               the
               said
               Pulpit
               Cloth
               as
               now
               it
               is
               .
            
             
               Moreover
               ,
               in
               the
               same
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Buttolph
               ,
               among
               other
               benevolences
               given
               thereto
               ,
               may
               not
               be
               omitted
               the
               bountifull
               gift
               of
               Master
               
                 William
                 Hobby
              
               ,
               Citizen
               and
               Ale-brewer
               of
               London
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               the
               Tenor
               Bell
               in
               the
               Steeple
               ,
               bearing
               his
               owne
               name
               ,
               and
               called
               Hobby
               ,
               which
               hee
               caused
               to
               bee
               founded
               at
               his
               owne
               cost
               and
               charges
               :
               And
               afterwards
               to
               bee
               re-cast
               two
               severall
               times
               ,
               onely
               to
               make
               it
               tunable
               with
               the
               other
               Bells
               in
               the
               Steeple
               ;
               which
               was
               performed
               accordingly
               ,
               and
               they
               are
               now
               as
               perfect
               and
               pleasing
               a
               ring
               of
               Bels
               ,
               as
               can
               be
               wished
               .
            
             
               When
               hee
               gave
               this
               Bell
               to
               the
               Parish
               ,
               he
               enjoyned
               this
               condition
               ,
               that
               at
               what
               time
               soever
               any
               man
               deceased
               ,
               that
               had
               borne
               any
               place
               of
               eminence
               and
               office
               in
               the
               Parish
               ,
               and
               afterward
               hapned
               (
               by
               any
               crosse
               or
               misadventure
               )
               to
               fall
               in
               decay
               :
               That
               yet
               hee
               should
               have
               the
               benefit
               of
               this
               Bels
               service
               freely
               bestowed
               on
               him
               at
               his
               buriall
               ,
               not
               paying
               any
               costs
               or
               duties
               therefore
               to
               the
               Church
               .
               No
               doubt
               but
               this
               man
               had
               an
               honest
               meaning
               ,
               and
               most
               charitable
               minde
               ,
               both
               in
               the
               promise
               (
               which
               was
               in
               merriment
               ,
               and
               when
               he
               expected
               not
               place
               of
               degree
               or
               office
               to
               fall
               on
               him
               )
               and
               likewise
               in
               the
               performance
               ;
               wherein
               he
               shewed
               himselfe
               no
               way
               slacke
               ,
               but
               so
               forward
               as
               any
               man
               could
               bee
               .
               Let
               his
               worthy
               example
               incite
               on
               others
               ;
               to
               the
               like
               good
               inclination
               (
               one
               way
               or
               other
               )
               towards
               the
               Church
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               
                 Ralph
                 Pinder
              
               ,
               Citizen
               and
               Draper
               of
               London
               ,
               Aldermans
               Deputy
               of
               this
               Ward
               ,
               
               who
               was
               buried
               the
               28.
               of
               
                 May
                 ,
                 1622.
              
               gave
               to
               the
               poore
               of
               this
               Parish
               in
               mony
               60.
               
                 l.
              
               for
               which
               is
               given
               to
               13.
               poore
               people
               every
               Sunday
               in
               the
               yeere
               for
               ever
               2.
               pence
               a
               peece
               in
               good
               wheaten
               bread
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               ,
               1626.
               
               
                 Nichlas
                 Reive
              
               ,
               
               Scrivener
               in
               Cornehill
               (
               whose
               Father
               was
               Clerke
               of
               this
               Parish
               )
               gave
               by
               his
               last
               will
               and
               testament
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               406.
               
                 l.
              
               5.
               s.
               to
               the
               said
               parish
               ,
               to
               buy
               so
               much
               land
               as
               the
               said
               monies
               will
               extend
               unto
               ,
               and
               the
               rents
               and
               profits
               therof
               to
               bee
               given
               and
               distributed
               to
               the
               comfort
               of
               such
               people
               within
               this
               parish
               .
               With
               which
               monies
               was
               purchased
               certaine
               lands
               lying
               at
               
                 Stratford
                 Bow
              
               ,
               now
               in
               the
               tenure
               of
               
                 Henry
                 Chester
              
               ,
               the
               rent
               of
               which
               lands
               is
               25.
               
                 l.
              
               
                 per
                 annum
              
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               ,
               1628.
               the
               20.
               of
               Iune
               ,
               
               William
               Earle
               of
               Devonshire
               dyed
               at
               Devonshire
               house
               without
               Bishopsgate
               ,
               and
               gave
               100.
               
                 l.
              
               for
               ever
               ,
               to
               the
               use
               of
               the
               poore
               of
               this
               parish
               ,
               for
               which
               the
               Church-wardens
               doe
               give
               every
               Sunday
               in
               the
               yeere
               to
               15.
               poore
               people
               of
               this
               parish
               2.
               
                 d.
              
               a
               peece
               in
               good
               wheaten
               bread
               .
            
             
               WHereas
               the
               sixth
               day
               of
               November
               last
               past
               ,
               
                 T.
                 C.
              
               Citizen
               and
               Armorer
               of
               London
               ,
               humbly
               petitioned
               unto
               the
               Court
               ,
               that
               they
               would
               bee
               pleased
               to
               receive
               into
               the
               Chamber
               of
               London
               the
               summe
               of
               100.
               
                 l.
              
               presently
               to
               be
               paid
               ,
               in
               allowing
               and
               paying
               therfore
               yeerly
               frō
               the
               Birth
               of
               our
               Lord
               God
               1629.
               for
               ever
               to
               the
               releefe
               &
               comfort
               of
               5.
               aged
               poore
               Widdowes
               of
               the
               Parish
               of
               Saint
               Buttolph
               without
               
                 Bishopsgate
                 ,
                 London
              
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               five
               pounds
               to
               be
               given
               and
               equally
               distributed
               to
               and
               amongst
               them
               ,
               eighteene
               dayes
               before
               Christmas
               yeerely
               ,
               as
               of
               the
               free
               gift
               and
               benevolence
               of
               him
               the
               the
               said
               
                 T.
                 C.
              
               at
               the
               oversight
               and
               direction
               of
               the
               Parson
               and
               Church-wardens
               ,
               for
               the
               time
               being
               of
               that
               parish
               .
               whereupon
               in
               furtherance
               of
               that
               pious
               and
               charitable
               worke
               ,
               this
               Court
               was
               pleased
               to
               accept
               of
               the
               said
               100.
               
                 l.
              
               and
               to
               grant
               performance
               of
               that
               his
               petition
               :
               As
               by
               an
               order
               in
               that
               behalfe
               made
               it
               may
               and
               doth
               appeare
               :
               which
               said
               100.
               
                 l.
              
               was
               the
               13.
               day
               of
               the
               said
               moneth
               of
               November
               last
               ,
               accordingly
               paid
               and
               delivered
               by
               the
               said
               
                 T.
                 C.
              
               into
               the
               said
               Chamber
               of
               London
               ,
               to
               and
               for
               the
               intent
               
               and
               purpose
               aforesaid
               .
               Now
               the
               said
               
                 T.
                 C.
              
               in
               further
               declaration
               of
               his
               full
               minde
               and
               intent
               concerning
               the
               distribution
               of
               the
               said
               five
               pounds
               ,
               yeerely
               and
               for
               ever
               ,
               as
               aforesaid
               ;
               he
               hath
               expressed
               and
               declared
               ,
               that
               the
               same
               shall
               bee
               done
               and
               performed
               in
               this
               manner
               ,
               viz.
               tha●
               of
               and
               with
               the
               same
               five
               pounds
               yeerely
               and
               for
               ever
               ,
               there
               shall
               bee
               bought
               and
               provided
               by
               the
               said
               
                 T.
                 C.
              
               during
               his
               life
               ,
               and
               after
               his
               decease
               by
               the
               Parson
               and
               Church-wardens
               of
               the
               said
               parish
               of
               Saint
               Buttolph
               without
               Bishopsgate
               aforesaid
               for
               the
               time
               being
               and
               their
               successors
               ,
               five
               Wastcoats
               and
               five
               Kirtles
               ,
               ready
               made
               up
               of
               good
               Kersey
               or
               Cloth
               ,
               the
               Kersey
               or
               Cloth
               of
               every
               Wastcoat
               and
               Kirtle
               to
               be
               worth
               fifteene
               shillings
               at
               the
               least
               ,
               and
               five
               paire
               of
               Stockings
               and
               five
               paire
               of
               shooes
               ,
               every
               paire
               of
               the
               same
               Stockings
               to
               be
               worth
               eighteene
               pence
               at
               the
               least
               ,
               and
               every
               paire
               of
               the
               said
               shooes
               to
               be
               worth
               two
               shillings
               at
               the
               least
               .
               Which
               Wastcoats
               ,
               Kirtles
               ,
               Stockings
               and
               shooes
               ,
               shall
               bee
               yeerely
               and
               for
               ever
               delivered
               on
               the
               Feast
               day
               of
               S.
               Thomas
               the
               Apostle
               ,
               as
               the
               free
               gift
               of
               the
               said
               
                 T.
                 C.
              
               After
               in
               the
               parish
               Church
               of
               St.
               Buttolph
               without
               Bishopsgate
               aforesaid
               ,
               unto
               five
               aged
               poore
               Widdowes
               within
               the
               same
               parish
               ,
               being
               knowne
               or
               reputed
               to
               be
               of
               honest
               life
               and
               conversation
               ,
               and
               past
               their
               labour
               (
               that
               is
               to
               say
               )
               to
               every
               of
               the
               same
               five
               poore
               Widdowes
               a
               Wastcoat
               and
               Kirtle
               ,
               a
               paire
               of
               Stockings
               and
               a
               paire
               of
               Shooes
               .
               And
               that
               the
               same
               five
               ●oore
               Widdowes
               shall
               bee
               yeerely
               nominated
               and
               appointed
               by
               the
               said
               
                 T.
                 C.
              
               during
               his
               life
               ,
               and
               after
               his
               decease
               the
               same
               five
               poore
               Widdowes
               shal
               be
               at
               the
               nomination
               and
               appointment
               of
               the
               Parson
               and
               Church-wardens
               of
               the
               said
               parish
               of
               S.
               Buttolph
               without
               Bishopsgate
               aforesaid
               ,
               for
               the
               time
               being
               ,
               and
               their
               successors
               yeerely
               and
               for
               ever
               .
               Wherein
               the
               meaning
               and
               desire
               of
               the
               said
               
                 T.
                 C.
              
               is
               ,
               that
               those
               five
               poore
               Widdowes
               ,
               or
               so
               many
               of
               them
               which
               shall
               bee
               living
               at
               the
               time
               of
               his
               decease
               ,
               that
               shall
               bee
               nominated
               by
               him
               in
               his
               life
               time
               ,
               for
               to
               have
               receive
               the
               gifts
               and
               benevolences
               aforesaid
               ,
               shall
               and
               may
               every
               one
               of
               them
               yeerely
               ,
               during
               their
               lives
               ,
               respectively
               have
               and
               receive
               one
               Wastcoat
               and
               Kirtle
               ,
               a
               paire
               of
               Stockings
               and
               a
               paire
               of
               Shooes
               ,
               of
               the
               gift
               aforesaid
               ;
               provided
               that
               they
               and
               either
               of
               them
               bee
               of
               good
               life
               and
               conversation
               .
            
             
               Now
               without
               this
               Churchyard
               wall
               ,
               was
               a
               Cawsey
               ,
               
               leading
               to
               a
               Quadran●
               called
               Petty-France
               ,
               of
               divers
               French-men
               dwelling
               there
               ,
               and
               to
               other
               dwelling
               houses
               ,
               lately
               builded
               on
               the
               banke
               of
               the
               said
               ditch
               by
               some
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               that
               more
               regarded
               their
               owne
               private
               gaine
               ,
               than
               the
               common
               good
               of
               the
               Citie
               .
               For
               by
               meanes
               of
               this
               Cawsey
               raised
               on
               the
               banke
               ,
               and
               soylage
               of
               houses
               ,
               with
               other
               filthines
               cast
               into
               the
               ditch
               ,
               the
               same
               became
               inforced
               to
               a
               narrow
               channell
               ,
               and
               almost
               filled
               up
               with
               unsavoury
               things
               ,
               to
               the
               danger
               of
               impoisoning
               the
               whole
               City
               .
            
             
               For
               prevention
               whereof
               ,
               and
               in
               a
               worthy
               charitable
               disposition
               of
               so
               honourable
               a
               Citie
               (
               in
               regard
               that
               this
               parish
               was
               greatly
               unprovided
               of
               the
               buriall
               for
               their
               dead
               )
               that
               needlesse
               Cawsey
               or
               passage
               to
               Petty-France
               ,
               was
               given
               by
               the
               Citie
               to
               the
               said
               Parish
               ,
               
               for
               the
               same
               intent
               ;
               which
               they
               have
               (
               since
               then
               )
               made
               good
               and
               firme
               ground
               ,
               walling
               it
               about
               with
               a
               good
               strong
               bricke
               wall
               ,
               serving
               as
               a
               lower
               and
               supplying
               Church-yard
               by
               it selfe
               ;
               and
               towards
               the
               charges
               whereof
               ,
               divers
               good
               Parishioners
               (
               that
               desire
               to
               bee
               namelesse
               )
               gave
               large
               and
               honest
               contribution
               .
               And
               because
               they
               would
               not
               shew
               themselves
               unthankfull
               to
               the
               Citie
               for
               so
               great
               a
               benefit
               ,
               their
               expression
               standeth
               thus
               fixed
               over
               the
               Gate
               ,
               at
               entrance
               into
               the
               said
               Church-yard
               .
            
             
               
                 Coemeterium
                 hoc
                 inferius
                 Civitate
                 Londinensi
                 huic
                 Parochiae
                 concessum
                 ,
                 sumptib●s
                 ejusdem
                 Parochiae
                 mure
                 lateritio
                 septum
                 est
                 .
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1615.
                 
                 
                   Stephano
                   Gossono
                
                 ,
                 Rectore
                 ,
                 
                   Thomo
                   Johnsono
                
                 &
                 
                   Johanne
                   Hedicio
                
                 ,
                 Ecclesiae
                 Gardianis
                 .
              
            
             
               This
               Churchyard
               being
               consecrated
               the
               4.
               day
               of
               
                 Iune
                 ,
                 1617.
              
               the
               first
               man
               buried
               therein
               chanced
               to
               be
               a
               Frenchman
               borne
               ;
               upon
               whose
               buriall
               ,
               these
               Verses
               were
               written
               by
               my
               friend
               Mr.
               
                 Th.
                 Collins
              
               .
            
             
               
                 A
                 Frenchman
                 borne
                 ,
              
               
                 hight
                 Martin
                 de
                 la
                 Toure
                 ,
              
               
                 Was
                 the
                 first
                 man
              
               
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 this
                 ground
                 ,
              
               
                 A
                 Schoolemaster
                 he
                 was
                 :
              
               
                 And
                 this
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 our
              
               
                 Neere-neighbouring
                 point
                 ,
              
               
                 of
                 
                   Petty
                   France
                
                 small
                 bound
                 ,
              
               
               
                 So
                 Martin
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
              
               
                 may
                 well
                 be
                 said
              
               
                 T'
                 have
                 dyed
                 in
                 England
                 ,
              
               
                 yet
                 in
                 France
                 was
                 laid
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 August
                 10.
                 1626.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 
                   Petty
                   France
                
                 out
                 of
                 Christian
                 buriall
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 buried
                 
                   Hodges
                   Shaughsware
                
                 a
                 Persian
                 Merchant
                 ,
                 who
                 with
                 his
                 sonne
                 came
                 over
                 with
                 the
                 Persian
                 Ambassadour
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 by
                 his
                 owne
                 Son
                 ,
                 who
                 read
                 certaine
                 prayers
                 ,
                 and
                 used
                 other
                 Ceremonies
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 custome
                 of
                 their
                 owne
                 Country
                 ,
                 
                 Morning
                 and
                 Evening
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 whole
                 moneth
                 after
                 the
                 buriall
                 :
                 for
                 whom
                 is
                 set
                 up
                 at
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 his
                 Sonne
                 ,
                 a
                 Tombe
                 of
                 stone
                 with
                 certain
                 Persian
                 Characters
                 thereon
                 ;
                 the
                 exposition
                 thus
                 ,
                 
                   This
                   Grave
                   is
                   made
                   for
                
                 Hodges
                 Shaughsware
                 ,
                 
                   the
                   chiefest
                   servant
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   of
                
                 Persia
                 ,
                 
                   for
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   20.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   who
                   came
                   from
                   the
                   King
                   of
                
                 Persia
                 
                   and
                   dyed
                   in
                   his
                   service
                   .
                   If
                   any
                
                 Persian
                 
                   commeth
                   out
                   of
                   that
                   Country
                   ,
                   let
                   him
                   read
                   this
                   and
                   a
                   prayer
                   ●er
                   him
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord
                   receive
                   his
                   soule
                   ,
                   for
                   here
                   lyeth
                
                 Maghmore
                 Shanghsware
                 ,
                 
                   who
                   was
                   borne
                   in
                   the
                   Towne
                   of
                
                 Novoy
                 in
                 Persia
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 bounds
                 of
                 Saint
                 Buttolphs
                 Parish
                 without
                 
                   Bishopsgate
                   ,
                   London
                
                 ,
                 are
                 thus
                 :
                 From
                 Bishopsgate
                 (
                 under
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 which
                 the
                 Citie
                 Ditch
                 runneth
                 )
                 Westward
                 ,
                 close
                 by
                 the
                 Ditch
                 ,
                 they
                 passe
                 along
                 by
                 
                   Petty
                   France
                
                 ,
                 into
                 Moore-field
                 :
                 under
                 the
                 wall
                 and
                 Cawsey
                 thereof
                 (
                 towards
                 
                   Bethelem
                   ;
                
                 )
                 there
                 did
                 runne
                 a
                 ditch
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 the
                 North
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Field
                 ,
                 still
                 doth
                 ,
                 so
                 farre
                 as
                 
                   Hog
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 at
                 the
                 upper
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Garden
                 Alleys
                 .
                 Close
                 to
                 which
                 ditch
                 ,
                 the
                 Parish
                 extendeth
                 all
                 along
                 on
                 the
                 inside
                 ,
                 and
                 taketh
                 in
                 one
                 side
                 of
                 Hog-lane
                 .
              
               
                 Thence
                 straight
                 forth
                 ,
                 it
                 beginneth
                 on
                 the
                 further
                 side
                 of
                 
                   Norton
                   Folgate
                
                 :
                 thence
                 into
                 S.
                 Mary
                 Spittle
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 into
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 
                   Petticoat
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 so
                 farre
                 as
                 Gravell-lane
                 end
                 :
                 and
                 so
                 through
                 divers
                 Gardens
                 on
                 the
                 backe
                 side
                 of
                 Fishers-Folly
                 ,
                 into
                 Hounds-ditch
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 signe
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Hand
                   and
                   Still
                
                 .
                 So
                 to
                 the
                 Ditch
                 and
                 Citie
                 Wall
                 :
                 thence
                 right
                 opposite
                 ,
                 on
                 to
                 Bishopsgate
                 againe
                 .
                 My
                 friendly
                 furtherance
                 here
                 ,
                 was
                 by
                 the
                 helpe
                 of
                 Mr.
                 
                   Richard
                   Weoley
                
                 ,
                 Parish
                 Clerke
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 unto
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Buttolph
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 a
                 faire
                 Inne
                 for
                 receipt
                 of
                 Travellours
                 :
                 then
                 an
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 Saint
                 Mary
                 of
                 Bethlem
                 ,
                 founded
                 by
                 
                   Simon
                   Fitz
                   Mary
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1246.
                 
                 He
                 founded
                 it
                 to
                 have
                 beene
                 a
                 Priory
                 of
                 Canons
                 ,
                 with
                 Brethren
                 and
                 Sisters
                 :
                 and
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 granted
                 a
                 Protection
                 (
                 which
                 I
                 have
                 seene
                 )
                 for
                 the
                 brethren
                 ,
                 
                   Militiae
                   beatae
                   Mariae
                   de
                   Bethlem
                
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 the
                 14.
                 yeere
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 an
                 Hospitall
                 for
                 distracted
                 people
                 .
                 
                   Stephen
                   Gennings
                
                 ,
                 Merchant-taylor
                 ,
                 gave
                 40.
                 
                   l.
                
                 toward
                 purchase
                 of
                 the
                 Patronage
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 Testament
                 ,
                 1523.
                 
                 The
                 Maior
                 and
                 Communalty
                 purchased
                 the
                 patronage
                 thereof
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 thereunto
                 belonging
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1546.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Copie
                 of
                 an
                 ancient
                 Deed
                 of
                 Gift
                 ,
                 given
                 to
                 Bethlem
                 or
                 Bedlem
                 ,
                 by
                 Simon
                 the
                 sonne
                 of
                 Mary
                 .
              
               
                 TO
                 all
                 the
                 children
                 of
                 our
                 Mother
                 holy
                 Church
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 this
                 present
                 writing
                 shall
                 come
                 ;
                 Simon
                 the
                 sonne
                 of
                 Mary
                 sendeth
                 greeting
                 inour
                 Lord.
                 Where
                 among
                 other
                 things
                 ,
                 and
                 before
                 other
                 Lauds
                 ,
                 the
                 high
                 altitude
                 of
                 the
                 heavenly
                 Councells
                 ,
                 marvelously
                 wrought
                 by
                 some
                 readier
                 devotion
                 ,
                 it
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 more
                 worshipped
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 things
                 the
                 mortall
                 sicknes
                 (
                 after
                 the
                 fall
                 of
                 our
                 first
                 Father
                 Adam
                 )
                 hath
                 taken
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 this
                 new
                 repayring
                 :
                 Therefore
                 forsooth
                 ,
                 it
                 beseemeth
                 worthy
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 Sonne
                 of
                 God
                 is
                 become
                 man
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 proceeded
                 from
                 the
                 Virgins
                 wombe
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 increaser
                 and
                 beginner
                 of
                 mans
                 redemption
                 ,
                 namely
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 with
                 reverence
                 worshipped
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 beneficiall
                 portions
                 to
                 bee
                 increased
                 .
                 Therefore
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Simon
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 Mary
                 ;
                 having
                 speciall
                 and
                 singulor
                 devotion
                 to
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 the
                 glorious
                 Virgin
                 at
                 Bethelem
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 same
                 Virgin
                 of
                 her
                 brought
                 forth
                 our
                 Saviour
                 incarnate
                 ,
                 and
                 lying
                 in
                 the
                 Cratch
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 her
                 own
                 milke
                 nourished
                 ;
                 and
                 where
                 the
                 same
                 Child
                 to
                 us
                 there
                 borne
                 ,
                 the
                 Chivalrie
                 of
                 the
                 heavenly
                 Company
                 ,
                 sang
                 the
                 new
                 Hymne
                 ,
                 
                   Gloria
                   in
                   excelsis
                   Deo.
                
                 The
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 increaser
                 of
                 our
                 health
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 a
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Mother
                 a
                 Queene
                 )
                 willed
                 to
                 bee
                 worshipped
                 of
                 Kings
                 :
                 a
                 new
                 starre
                 going
                 before
                 them
                 at
                 
                 the
                 honour
                 and
                 reverence
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Child
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 most
                 meeke
                 Mother
                 :
                 And
                 to
                 the
                 exaltation
                 of
                 my
                 most
                 Noble
                 Lord
                 ,
                 Henry
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 ;
                 whose
                 wife
                 and
                 child
                 the
                 foresaid
                 Mother
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 her
                 onely
                 Son
                 ,
                 have
                 in
                 their
                 keeping
                 and
                 protection
                 :
                 And
                 to
                 the
                 manifold
                 increase
                 of
                 this
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 I
                 was
                 borne
                 :
                 And
                 also
                 for
                 the
                 health
                 of
                 my
                 soule
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 soules
                 of
                 my
                 predecessors
                 and
                 successors
                 ,
                 my
                 Father
                 ,
                 Mother
                 ,
                 and
                 my
                 friends
                 :
                 And
                 specially
                 for
                 the
                 soules
                 of
                 Guy
                 of
                 
                   Marlowe
                   ,
                   John
                   Durant
                   ,
                   Ralph
                   Ashwye
                   ,
                   Maud
                   ,
                   Margaret
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Dennis
                 ,
                 women
                 :
                 Have
                 given
                 ,
                 granted
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 this
                 my
                 present
                 Charter
                 ,
                 here
                 have
                 confirmed
                 to
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Mary
                 of
                 Bethelem
                 ,
                 all
                 my
                 Lands
                 which
                 I
                 have
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 S.
                 Burtolph
                 without
                 Bishopsgate
                 of
                 London
                 ;
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 whatsoever
                 I
                 there
                 now
                 have
                 ,
                 or
                 had
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 time
                 to
                 come
                 may
                 have
                 ,
                 in
                 houses
                 ,
                 gardens
                 ,
                 pooles
                 ,
                 ponds
                 ,
                 ditches
                 and
                 pits
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 their
                 appurtenances
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 be
                 closed
                 in
                 by
                 their
                 bounds
                 ;
                 which
                 now
                 extend
                 in
                 length
                 from
                 the
                 Kings
                 high
                 street
                 East
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 ditch
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 the
                 which
                 is
                 called
                 Deepe
                 ditch
                 and
                 in
                 breadth
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Lands
                 of
                 
                   Raph
                   Downing
                
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 :
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 Land
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Buttolph
                 in
                 the
                 South
                 .
                 To
                 have
                 and
                 to
                 hold
                 the
                 foresaid
                 Church
                 of
                 Bethelem
                 in
                 free
                 and
                 perpetuall
                 Almes
                 :
                 And
                 also
                 to
                 make
                 there
                 a
                 Priorie
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 ordaine
                 a
                 Prior
                 and
                 Canons
                 ,
                 Brothers
                 and
                 also
                 Sisters
                 ,
                 when
                 Iesus
                 Christ
                 shall
                 enlarge
                 his
                 grace
                 upon
                 it
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 place
                 ,
                 the
                 Rule
                 and
                 order
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 of
                 Bethelem
                 solemnly
                 professing
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 beare
                 the
                 token
                 of
                 a
                 Starre
                 openly
                 in
                 their
                 Coapes
                 and
                 Mantles
                 of
                 profession
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 to
                 say
                 divine
                 Service
                 there
                 for
                 the
                 soules
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 Christian
                 soules
                 :
                 And
                 specially
                 to
                 receive
                 there
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Bethelem
                 ,
                 canons
                 ,
                 Brothers
                 and
                 Messengers
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 Bethelem
                 for
                 evermore
                 ,
                 as
                 often
                 as
                 they
                 shall
                 come
                 thither
                 .
                 And
                 that
                 a
                 Church
                 or
                 Oratory
                 there
                 shall
                 be
                 builded
                 ,
                 as
                 soone
                 as
                 our
                 Lord
                 shall
                 enlarge
                 his
                 grace
                 :
                 under
                 such
                 forme
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 order
                 ,
                 institution
                 of
                 Priors
                 ,
                 Canons
                 ,
                 Brothers
                 ,
                 Sisters
                 of
                 the
                 visitation
                 ,
                 correction
                 and
                 reformation
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 place
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Bethelem
                 and
                 his
                 successors
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 Charter
                 of
                 his
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 his
                 Messengers
                 ,
                 as
                 often
                 as
                 they
                 shall
                 come
                 thither
                 ,
                 as
                 shall
                 seeme
                 them
                 expedient
                 ,
                 no
                 mans
                 contradiction
                 notwithstanding
                 ,
                 shall
                 pertaine
                 for
                 evermore
                 :
                 Saving
                 alway
                 the
                 services
                 of
                 the
                 chiefe
                 Lords
                 ,
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 pertaineth
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Land.
                 And
                 to
                 the
                 more
                 surety
                 of
                 this
                 thing
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 put
                 my selfe
                 out
                 of
                 this
                 Land
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 mine
                 :
                 And
                 Lord
                 Godfrey
                 ,
                 then
                 chosen
                 of
                 the
                 Nobles
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 Rome
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Bethelem
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Pope
                 confirmed
                 then
                 by
                 his
                 name
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 name
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 his
                 successors
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 his
                 Chapter
                 of
                 his
                 Church
                 of
                 Bethelem
                 ,
                 into
                 bodily
                 possession
                 :
                 I
                 have
                 indented
                 and
                 given
                 to
                 his
                 possession
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 foresaid
                 lands
                 ,
                 which
                 possession
                 hee
                 hath
                 received
                 ,
                 and
                 entred
                 in
                 forme
                 abovesaid
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 token
                 of
                 subjection
                 and
                 reverence
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 place
                 in
                 London
                 without
                 Bishopsgate
                 ,
                 shall
                 pay
                 yeerely
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Citie
                 ,
                 a
                 Marke
                 sterling
                 at
                 Easter
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Bethelem
                 ,
                 his
                 Successors
                 of
                 his
                 Messengers
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 a
                 Pension
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 the
                 faculties
                 or
                 goods
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 place
                 (
                 our
                 Lord
                 granting
                 )
                 happen
                 to
                 grow
                 more
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 place
                 shall
                 pay
                 more
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 pension
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 said
                 terme
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Mother
                 Church
                 of
                 Bethelem
                 .
                 This
                 (
                 forsooth
                 )
                 gift
                 and
                 confirmation
                 of
                 my
                 deed
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 putting
                 to
                 of
                 my
                 Scale
                 for
                 mee
                 and
                 mine
                 heires
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 stedfastly
                 made
                 strong
                 ,
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 
                 A
                 thousand
                 ,
                 two
                 hundred
                 ,
                 
                 forty
                 seven
                 ,
                 the
                 Wednesday
                 after
                 the
                 Feast
                 of
                 S.
                 Luke
                 the
                 Evangelist
                 :
                 These
                 being
                 witnesses
                 ,
                 Peter
                 the
                 sonne
                 of
                 Allen
                 ,
                 then
                 Maior
                 of
                 
                   London
                   ,
                   Nicholas
                   Bet
                
                 ,
                 then
                 Sheriffe
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Citie
                 ,
                 and
                 Alderman
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Ward
                 ;
                 
                   Raph
                   Sparling
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ;
                 Godfrey
                 of
                 
                   Campes
                   ,
                   Simon
                   Comicent
                   ,
                   Simon
                   Ronner
                   ,
                   Rob.
                
                 of
                 
                   Woodford
                   ,
                   Thomas
                
                 of
                 
                   Woodford
                   ,
                   Walter
                   Pointell
                   ,
                   Walter
                
                 of
                 
                   Woodford
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 
              
               
                 The
                 same
                 yeere
                 ,
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 8.
                 gave
                 this
                 Hospitall
                 unto
                 the
                 Cittie
                 :
                 the
                 Church
                 and
                 Chappell
                 whereof
                 were
                 taken
                 downe
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 and
                 houses
                 builded
                 there
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Governors
                 of
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
                 in
                 London
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 place
                 ,
                 people
                 that
                 be
                 distraught
                 in
                 their
                 wits
                 ,
                 are
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 suite
                 of
                 their
                 friends
                 )
                 received
                 and
                 kept
                 as
                 afore
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 without
                 charges
                 to
                 their
                 bringers
                 in
                 .
                 
              
               
                 At
                 a
                 Court
                 of
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 holden
                 on
                 Tuesday
                 ,
                 the
                 20.
                 of
                 
                   Ianuary
                   ,
                   An.
                   4.
                   
                   Ed.
                   6.
                
                 a
                 Carre-roome
                 was
                 freely
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 inhabitants
                 of
                 Bishopsgate
                 Ward
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 intent
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 cause
                 the
                 utter
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Ward
                 without
                 the
                 gate
                 to
                 be
                 kept
                 cleane
                 .
              
               
               
                 Also
                 ,
                 at
                 a
                 Court
                 of
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 holden
                 on
                 Tuesday
                 the
                 7.
                 of
                 
                   April
                   ,
                   An.
                   5.
                   
                   Edw.
                   6.
                   
                
                 
                 It
                 was
                 ordered
                 that
                 the
                 inhabitants
                 within
                 the
                 precinct
                 of
                 Bethlem
                 should
                 be
                 (
                 from
                 thenceforth
                 )
                 united
                 to
                 the
                 parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Buttolph
                 without
                 Bishopsgate
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 by
                 the
                 Parson
                 and
                 parishioners
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 parish
                 accepted
                 and
                 taken
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 bee
                 allotted
                 and
                 charged
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 to
                 all
                 offices
                 and
                 charges
                 (
                 Tithes
                 and
                 Clarkes
                 wages
                 excepted
                 :
                 )
                 In
                 consideration
                 whereof
                 ,
                 the
                 Parson
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 parish
                 was
                 to
                 receive
                 yeerely
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Chamber
                 of
                 London
                 20
                 shillings
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Parish
                 Clarke
                 6.
                 shillings
                 8.
                 pence
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1569.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Roe
                
                 ,
                 
                 Merchant-Taylor
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 caused
                 to
                 bee
                 inclosed
                 (
                 with
                 a
                 wall
                 of
                 brick
                 )
                 about
                 one
                 Acre
                 of
                 ground
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 Bethlem
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 bank
                 of
                 a
                 deepe
                 ditch
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 parting
                 the
                 said
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 Bethlem
                 from
                 the
                 Moore
                 field
                 :
                 this
                 he
                 did
                 for
                 buriall
                 ,
                 and
                 ease
                 of
                 such
                 parishes
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 as
                 wanted
                 ground
                 convenient
                 within
                 their
                 Parishes
                 .
                 The
                 Lady
                 his
                 wife
                 was
                 there
                 buried
                 (
                 by
                 whose
                 perswasion
                 hee
                 inclosed
                 it
                 )
                 but
                 himselfe
                 borne
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Hackney
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 this
                 hospitall
                 Northward
                 upon
                 the
                 streets
                 side
                 ,
                 many
                 houses
                 have
                 been
                 builded
                 with
                 Allies
                 backward
                 ,
                 of
                 late
                 time
                 too
                 much
                 pesterd
                 with
                 people
                 (
                 a
                 great
                 cause
                 of
                 infection
                 )
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 Bars
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 other
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 high
                 streete
                 from
                 Bishopsgate
                 and
                 Hounds-ditch
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 first
                 building
                 is
                 ,
                 a
                 large
                 Inne
                 for
                 receit
                 of
                 travellers
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 called
                 the
                 Dolphin
                 ,
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 signe
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1513.
                 
                 
                   Margaret
                   Ricroft
                
                 Widdow
                 ,
                 gave
                 this
                 house
                 with
                 the
                 Gardens
                 and
                 appurtenances
                 ,
                 unto
                 
                   William
                   Gam
                   ,
                   R.
                   Glye
                
                 ,
                 their
                 wives
                 ,
                 her
                 daughters
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 their
                 heires
                 ,
                 with
                 condition
                 ,
                 they
                 yeerely
                 give
                 to
                 the
                 Warden
                 or
                 Governour
                 of
                 the
                 Gray
                 Fryers
                 Church
                 within
                 Newgate
                 fortie
                 shillings
                 ,
                 to
                 finde
                 a
                 Student
                 of
                 Divinity
                 in
                 the
                 Vniversity
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 there
                 a
                 faire
                 house
                 of
                 late
                 builded
                 by
                 
                   Iohn
                   Powlet
                
                 .
                 Next
                 to
                 that
                 ,
                 a
                 farre
                 more
                 large
                 and
                 beautifull
                 house
                 ,
                 with
                 Gardens
                 of
                 pleasure
                 ,
                 howling
                 allies
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 such
                 like
                 ,
                 builded
                 by
                 
                   Iasper
                   Fisher
                
                 ,
                 free
                 of
                 the
                 Goldsmiths
                 ,
                 late
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 sixe
                 Clerkes
                 of
                 the
                 Chancery
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Iustice
                 of
                 peace
                 .
                 It
                 hath
                 since
                 (
                 for
                 a
                 time
                 )
                 beene
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Oxfords
                 place
                 .
                 The
                 late
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 hath
                 lodged
                 there
                 :
                 It
                 now
                 belongeth
                 to
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Devonshire
                 .
                 This
                 house
                 being
                 so
                 large
                 and
                 sumptuously
                 builded
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 man
                 of
                 no
                 great
                 calling
                 ,
                 possessions
                 or
                 wealth
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 hee
                 was
                 indebted
                 to
                 many
                 )
                 was
                 mockingly
                 called
                 
                   Fishers
                   folly
                
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Rithme
                 was
                 made
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 the
                 like
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 manner
                 ;
              
               
                 
                   Kirbies
                   Castle
                   ,
                   and
                   Fishers
                   Folly
                   ,
                
                 
                   Spinilas
                   pleasure
                   ,
                   and
                   Megses
                   glory
                   .
                
              
               
                 And
                 so
                 of
                 other
                 like
                 buildings
                 about
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 by
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 men
                 have
                 not
                 letted
                 to
                 speake
                 their
                 pleasure
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 
                   Fishers
                   folly
                
                 ,
                 
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 west
                 end
                 of
                 Berwards
                 lane
                 ,
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 but
                 now
                 Hogge
                 lane
                 ,
                 because
                 it
                 meeteth
                 with
                 Hogge
                 lane
                 ,
                 which
                 commeth
                 from
                 the
                 Barres
                 without
                 Ealdgate
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 aforeshewed
                 ;
                 is
                 a
                 continuall
                 building
                 of
                 tenements
                 ,
                 with
                 Allies
                 of
                 Cottages
                 ,
                 pestered
                 ,
                 
                 &c.
                 
                 Then
                 is
                 there
                 a
                 large
                 Close
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Tazell
                   Close
                
                 ,
                 sometime
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 there
                 were
                 Tazels
                 planted
                 for
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 Cloth-workers
                 :
                 since
                 letten
                 to
                 the
                 Crosse-bow
                 makers
                 ,
                 wherein
                 they
                 used
                 to
                 shoote
                 for
                 games
                 at
                 the
                 Popingey
                 .
                 Now
                 the
                 same
                 being
                 inclosed
                 with
                 a
                 Bricke
                 wall
                 ,
                 
                 serveth
                 to
                 bee
                 an
                 Artillery
                 yard
                 ,
                 or
                 Garden
                 ,
                 whereunto
                 the
                 Gunners
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 weekely
                 doe
                 repaire
                 ;
                 namely
                 ,
                 every
                 Thursday
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 levelling
                 certaine
                 Brasse
                 Pieces
                 of
                 great
                 Artillery
                 against
                 a
                 But
                 of
                 earth
                 ,
                 made
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 they
                 discharged
                 them
                 for
                 their
                 exercise
                 .
                 Present
                 use
                 is
                 made
                 thereof
                 ,
                 by
                 divers
                 worthy
                 Cittizens
                 ,
                 Gentlemen
                 and
                 Captaines
                 ,
                 using
                 Martiall
                 Discipline
                 ,
                 and
                 where
                 they
                 meete
                 (
                 well-neere
                 )
                 weekely
                 ,
                 to
                 their
                 great
                 commendation
                 in
                 so
                 worthy
                 an
                 exercise
                 ,
                 wherof
                 hereafter
                 I
                 will
                 speake
                 more
                 at
                 large
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 have
                 ye
                 the
                 late
                 dissolved
                 Priory
                 and
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 
                 commonly
                 called
                 ,
                 Saint
                 Marie
                 Spittle
                 ,
                 founded
                 by
                 
                   Walter
                   Brune
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Rosia
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 for
                 Canons
                 regular
                 ;
                 Walter
                 ,
                 Archdeacon
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 laid
                 the
                 first
                 stone
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1197.
                 
                 William
                 of
                 Saint
                 Mary
                 Church
                 ,
                 then
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 dedicated
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 
                 honour
                 of
                 Iesus
                 Christ
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Mother
                 the
                 perpetuall
                 Virgin
                 Mary
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 
                   Domus
                   Dei
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Beatae
                   Mariae
                   ,
                   extra
                   Bishopsgate
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 parish
                 of
                 S
                 Buttolph
                 ,
                 the
                 bounds
                 whereof
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 composition
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Parson
                 &
                 Prior
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 
                 concerning
                 tithes
                 ,
                 beginneth
                 at
                 
                   Berwards
                   lane
                
                 toward
                 the
                 south
                 &
                 extendeth
                 in
                 breadth
                 to
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 S.
                 Leonard
                 of
                 
                   Sores
                   ditch
                
                 towards
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 in
                 length
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Kings
                 streete
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 to
                 the
                 Bishops
                 of
                 Londons
                 field
                 ,
                 called
                 Lollesworth
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 .
                 The
                 Prior
                 of
                 this
                 Saint
                 Mary
                 Spittle
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 emortising
                 and
                 propriation
                 of
                 the
                 Priory
                 of
                 Bikenacar
                 in
                 Essex
                 ,
                 to
                 his
                 said
                 house
                 of
                 S.
                 Mary
                 Spittle
                 ,
                 gave
                 to
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 400.
                 
                   l.
                
                 in
                 the
                 two
                 and
                 twentieth
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 .
                 This
                 Hospitall
                 surrendred
                 to
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 was
                 valued
                 to
                 dispend
                 478.
                 
                   l.
                
                 wherein
                 was
                 found
                 ,
                 besides
                 ornaments
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 goods
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 180.
                 beds
                 well
                 furnished
                 ,
                 for
                 receipt
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 :
                 for
                 it
                 was
                 an
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 great
                 reliefe
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Plesington
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 was
                 buried
                 there
                 ,
                 1452.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 place
                 of
                 this
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 neere
                 adjoyning
                 ,
                 
                 are
                 now
                 many
                 faire
                 houses
                 builded
                 ,
                 for
                 receipt
                 and
                 lodging
                 of
                 worshipfull
                 persons
                 .
                 A
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 large
                 Church-yard
                 pertaining
                 to
                 this
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 and
                 severed
                 from
                 the
                 rest
                 with
                 a
                 Brick
                 wall
                 ,
                 yet
                 remaineth
                 as
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Pulpit
                 Crosse
                 therein
                 ,
                 
                 somewhat
                 like
                 to
                 that
                 in
                 Pauls
                 Church-yard
                 .
                 And
                 against
                 the
                 said
                 Pulpit
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 before
                 the
                 Charnell
                 and
                 Chappell
                 of
                 Saint
                 Edmond
                 the
                 Bishop
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Mary
                   Magdalen
                
                 ,
                 which
                 Chappell
                 was
                 founded
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1391.
                 by
                 
                   W.
                   Euesham
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Peperer
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 there
                 buried
                 ;
                 remaineth
                 also
                 one
                 faire
                 builded
                 house
                 of
                 two
                 stories
                 in
                 height
                 for
                 the
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 honorable
                 persons
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 and
                 Sheriffes
                 to
                 sit
                 in
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 heare
                 the
                 Sermons
                 preached
                 in
                 the
                 Easter
                 holydayes
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 Loft
                 over
                 them
                 stood
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Prelates
                 ;
                 but
                 now
                 the
                 Ladies
                 ,
                 and
                 Aldermens
                 Wives
                 doe
                 there
                 stand
                 at
                 a
                 faire
                 Window
                 ,
                 or
                 sit
                 at
                 their
                 pleasure
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 here
                 is
                 to
                 bee
                 noted
                 ,
                 that
                 time
                 out
                 of
                 minde
                 ,
                 it
                 hath
                 beene
                 a
                 laudable
                 custome
                 ,
                 that
                 on
                 good
                 Fryday
                 in
                 the
                 after-noone
                 ,
                 some
                 especiall
                 learned
                 man
                 ,
                 by
                 appointment
                 of
                 the
                 Prelates
                 ,
                 hath
                 preached
                 a
                 Sermon
                 at
                 Pauls
                 Crosse
                 ,
                 treating
                 of
                 Christs
                 passion
                 :
                 and
                 upon
                 the
                 three
                 next
                 Easter
                 Holydayes
                 ,
                 Munday
                 ,
                 Tuesday
                 ,
                 and
                 Wednesday
                 ,
                 the
                 like
                 learned
                 men
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 like
                 appointment
                 ,
                 have
                 used
                 to
                 preach
                 on
                 the
                 forenoones
                 at
                 the
                 said
                 Spittle
                 ,
                 to
                 perswade
                 the
                 Article
                 of
                 Christs
                 resurection
                 :
                 and
                 then
                 on
                 Low
                 Sunday
                 ,
                 one
                 other
                 learned
                 man
                 at
                 Pauls
                 Crosse
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 rehearsall
                 of
                 those
                 foure
                 former
                 Sermons
                 ,
                 either
                 commending
                 or
                 reproouing
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 him
                 (
                 by
                 iudgement
                 of
                 the
                 learned
                 Divines
                 )
                 was
                 thought
                 convenient
                 .
                 And
                 that
                 done
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 Sermon
                 of
                 his
                 owne
                 studie
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 all
                 were
                 fiue
                 Sermons
                 in
                 one
                 .
                 At
                 these
                 Sermons
                 so
                 severally
                 preached
                 ,
                 the
                 Maior
                 with
                 his
                 Brethren
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 were
                 accustomed
                 to
                 bee
                 present
                 in
                 their
                 Violets
                 at
                 Pauls
                 on
                 good
                 Fryday
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 their
                 Scarlets
                 at
                 the
                 Spittle
                 in
                 the
                 Holydaies
                 ,
                 except
                 Wednesday
                 ,
                 in
                 Violet
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Maior
                 with
                 his
                 Brethren
                 on
                 Low
                 Sunday
                 in
                 Scarlet
                 ,
                 at
                 Pauls
                 Crosse
                 ,
                 continued
                 untill
                 this
                 day
                 .
              
               
                 Touching
                 the
                 Antiquity
                 of
                 this
                 Custome
                 ,
                 I
                 find
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1398.
                 
                 King
                 Richard
                 having
                 procured
                 from
                 Rome
                 ,
                 confirmation
                 of
                 such
                 statutes
                 ,
                 and
                 ordinances
                 ,
                 as
                 were
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 begun
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 and
                 ended
                 at
                 Shrewsbury
                 ,
                 he
                 caused
                 the
                 same
                 confirmation
                 to
                 be
                 read
                 and
                 pronounced
                 at
                 Pauls
                 Crosse
                 and
                 at
                 Saint
                 Mary
                 Spittle
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Sermons
                 before
                 all
                 the
                 people
                 .
                 
                   Philip
                   Malpas
                
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1439.
                 gave
                 20.
                 shillings
                 by
                 the
                 yeere
                 to
                 the
                 three
                 Preachers
                 at
                 the
                 Spitle
                 .
                 
                 
                   Stephen
                   Forstor
                
                 Maior
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1594.
                 gave
                 forty
                 pounds
                 to
                 the
                 Preachers
                 of
                 Pauls
                 Crosse
                 and
                 Spittle
                 .
                 I
                 finde
                 also
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 house
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 doe
                 sit
                 at
                 the
                 Spittle
                 ,
                 was
                 builded
                 (
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 )
                 or
                 the
                 goods
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 executors
                 of
                 
                   Rich.
                   Rawson
                
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 and
                 Isabel
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1488.
                 
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1594.
                 this
                 Pulpit
                 being
                 old
                 ,
                 was
                 taken
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 new
                 one
                 set
                 up
                 ,
                 the
                 Preachers
                 face
                 turned
                 towards
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 before
                 toward
                 the
                 West
                 .
                 Also
                 a
                 large
                 house
                 (
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Pulpit
                 )
                 was
                 then
                 builded
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 the
                 Governours
                 and
                 Children
                 of
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
                 to
                 sit
                 in
                 :
                 and
                 this
                 was
                 done
                 of
                 the
                 goods
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Elkin
                
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 late
                 deceased
                 .
                 But
                 within
                 the
                 first
                 yeere
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 house
                 decaying
                 ,
                 and
                 like
                 to
                 have
                 fallen
                 ,
                 was
                 againe
                 (
                 with
                 great
                 ●ost
                 )
                 repaired
                 at
                 the
                 Cities
                 charge
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 I
                 may
                 not
                 omit
                 an
                 especiall
                 matter
                 ,
                 because
                 in
                 my
                 remebrance
                 ,
                 nor
                 else
                 (
                 in
                 my
                 reading
                 )
                 I
                 finde
                 not
                 the
                 like
                 .
                 On
                 Munday
                 in
                 Easter
                 weeke
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 
                   April
                   21.
                   1617.
                
                 our
                 most
                 Gracious
                 Soveraigne
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 being
                 gone
                 on
                 his
                 Journey
                 to
                 Scotland
                 :
                 It
                 pleased
                 divers
                 Lords
                 and
                 other
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 most
                 Honourable
                 Privie
                 Councell
                 ,
                 to
                 visit
                 this
                 place
                 of
                 Saint
                 Mary
                 Spittle
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 to
                 remaine
                 in
                 company
                 (
                 during
                 the
                 Sermon
                 time
                 )
                 with
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lemman
                
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 worthy
                 Brethren
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 .
                 The
                 Sermon
                 being
                 ended
                 ,
                 they
                 rode
                 home
                 with
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 to
                 his
                 house
                 neere
                 Belingsgate
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 lovingly
                 and
                 honourably
                 both
                 welcommed
                 and
                 entertained
                 with
                 a
                 most
                 liberall
                 and
                 bountifull
                 Dinner
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Gentlemen
                 attending
                 on
                 them
                 .
                 The
                 Lords
                 ,
                 were
                 the
                 right
                 reverend
                 Father
                 in
                 God
                 ,
                 George
                 Lord
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canturbury
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Francis
                   Bacon
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 keeper
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 Seale
                 of
                 England
                 ;
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Worcester
                 ;
                 the
                 Lord
                 Lis●e
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Chamberlaine
                 to
                 her
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ;
                 the
                 Lord
                 Carew
                 ;
                 the
                 Lord
                 Knivet
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   Iulius
                   Caesar
                
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Edmonds
                
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Digby
                
                 ,
                 with
                 divers
                 other
                 Knights
                 and
                 worthy
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 And
                 the
                 Preacher
                 that
                 then
                 preached
                 ,
                 was
                 Master
                 Doctor
                 Page
                 ,
                 of
                 Detford
                 in
                 Kent
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 Churchyard
                 lyeth
                 a
                 large
                 field
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 called
                 Lolesworth
                 ,
                 
                 now
                 
                   Spittle
                   field
                
                 ,
                 which
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1576.
                 was
                 broken
                 up
                 for
                 Clay
                 to
                 make
                 Bricke
                 :
                 in
                 the
                 digging
                 thereof
                 many
                 earther
                 pots
                 called
                 Vrnae
                 ,
                 were
                 found
                 full
                 of
                 Ashes
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 burnt
                 bones
                 of
                 men
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 of
                 the
                 Romans
                 that
                 inhabited
                 here
                 .
                 For
                 it
                 was
                 the
                 custome
                 of
                 the
                 Romans
                 ,
                 to
                 burne
                 their
                 dead
                 ,
                 to
                 put
                 their
                 Ashes
                 in
                 an
                 Vrne
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 bury
                 the
                 same
                 with
                 certain
                 Ceremonies
                 ,
                 in
                 some
                 field
                 appointed
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 neere
                 unto
                 their
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 Every
                 of
                 these
                 pots
                 had
                 in
                 them
                 (
                 with
                 the
                 Ashes
                 of
                 the
                 dead
                 )
                 one
                 piece
                 of
                 Copper
                 money
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 inscription
                 of
                 the
                 Emperour
                 then
                 reigning
                 :
                 some
                 of
                 them
                 were
                 of
                 Claudius
                 ,
                 some
                 of
                 V●spasian
                 ,
                 some
                 of
                 Nere
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Antoninus
                   Pius
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Trajanus
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 .
                 Besides
                 those
                 Vrnes
                 ,
                 many
                 other
                 pots
                 were
                 found
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 place
                 ,
                 made
                 of
                 a
                 white
                 earth
                 ,
                 with
                 long
                 necks
                 ,
                 and
                 handles
                 ,
                 like
                 to
                 our
                 stone
                 Jugs
                 :
                 these
                 were
                 empty
                 ,
                 but
                 seemed
                 to
                 be
                 buried
                 full
                 of
                 some
                 liquid
                 matter
                 ,
                 long
                 since
                 consumed
                 and
                 soked
                 through
                 .
                 For
                 there
                 were
                 found
                 divers
                 Vials
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 fashioned
                 Glasses
                 ,
                 some
                 most
                 cunningly
                 wrought
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 seen
                 the
                 like
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 of
                 Chrystall
                 ,
                 all
                 which
                 had
                 water
                 in
                 them
                 ,
                 nothing
                 differing
                 in
                 clearnesse
                 ,
                 taste
                 ,
                 or
                 savour
                 from
                 common
                 spring
                 water
                 ;
                 whatsoever
                 it
                 was
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 .
                 Some
                 of
                 these
                 Glasses
                 had
                 Oyle
                 in
                 them
                 very
                 thick
                 ,
                 and
                 earthly
                 in
                 savour
                 .
                 Some
                 were
                 supposed
                 to
                 have
                 Balme
                 in
                 them
                 ,
                 but
                 had
                 lost
                 the
                 vertue
                 :
                 many
                 of
                 these
                 pots
                 and
                 Glasses
                 were
                 broken
                 in
                 cutting
                 of
                 the
                 Clay
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 few
                 were
                 taken
                 up
                 whole
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 were
                 also
                 found
                 divers
                 Dishes
                 and
                 Cups
                 ,
                 of
                 a
                 fine
                 red
                 coloured
                 earth
                 ,
                 which
                 shewed
                 outwardly
                 such
                 a
                 shining
                 smoothnesse
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 they
                 had
                 been
                 of
                 Currall
                 .
                 Those
                 had
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 bottomes
                 )
                 Roman
                 letters
                 printed
                 ,
                 there
                 were
                 also
                 Lampes
                 of
                 white
                 earth
                 and
                 red
                 ,
                 artificially
                 wrought
                 with
                 divers
                 Antiques
                 about
                 them
                 ,
                 some
                 three
                 or
                 foure
                 Images
                 ,
                 made
                 of
                 white
                 earth
                 ,
                 about
                 a
                 span
                 long
                 each
                 of
                 them
                 :
                 one
                 I
                 remember
                 was
                 of
                 Pallas
                 ,
                 the
                 rest
                 I
                 have
                 forgotten
                 .
                 I
                 my selfe
                 have
                 reserved
                 (
                 amongst
                 divers
                 of
                 those
                 antiquities
                 there
                 )
                 one
                 Vrne
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Ashes
                 and
                 bones
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 pot
                 of
                 white
                 earth
                 very
                 small
                 ,
                 not
                 exceeding
                 the
                 quantity
                 of
                 a
                 quarter
                 of
                 a
                 wine
                 pint
                 ,
                 made
                 in
                 shape
                 of
                 a
                 Hare
                 ,
                 squatted
                 upon
                 her
                 legs
                 ,
                 and
                 betweene
                 her
                 eares
                 is
                 the
                 mouth
                 of
                 the
                 por
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 hath
                 also
                 been
                 found
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 field
                 )
                 divers
                 Coffins
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 
                 containing
                 the
                 bones
                 of
                 men
                 :
                 these
                 I
                 suppose
                 to
                 bee
                 the
                 burials
                 of
                 some
                 speciall
                 persons
                 ,
                 in
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Brittons
                 ,
                 or
                 Saxons
                 ,
                 after
                 that
                 the
                 Romans
                 had
                 left
                 to
                 governe
                 here
                 .
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 there
                 were
                 also
                 found
                 the
                 scuis
                 and
                 bones
                 of
                 men
                 ,
                 without
                 Coffins
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 whose
                 Coffins
                 
                 (
                 being
                 of
                 great
                 timber
                 )
                 were
                 consumed
                 .
                 
                 Divers
                 great
                 Nayles
                 of
                 Iron
                 were
                 there
                 found
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 used
                 in
                 the
                 Wheeles
                 of
                 shod
                 Carts
                 ,
                 being
                 each
                 of
                 them
                 as
                 big
                 as
                 a
                 mans
                 finger
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 quarter
                 of
                 a
                 yard
                 long
                 ,
                 the
                 heads
                 two
                 inches
                 over
                 .
                 Those
                 Nayles
                 were
                 more
                 wondred
                 at
                 than
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 things
                 there
                 sound
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 opinions
                 of
                 men
                 were
                 there
                 uttered
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 namely
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 men
                 there
                 buried
                 ,
                 were
                 murthered
                 by
                 driving
                 those
                 Nayles
                 into
                 their
                 heads
                 ;
                 a
                 thing
                 unlikely
                 :
                 for
                 a
                 smaller
                 Nayle
                 would
                 more
                 aptly
                 serve
                 to
                 so
                 bad
                 a
                 purpose
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 more
                 secret
                 place
                 would
                 lightly
                 be
                 employed
                 for
                 such
                 buriall
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 to
                 set
                 downe
                 what
                 I
                 have
                 observed
                 concerning
                 this
                 matter
                 ,
                 I
                 there
                 beheld
                 the
                 bones
                 of
                 a
                 man
                 lying
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 noted
                 )
                 the
                 head
                 North
                 ,
                 the
                 feet
                 South
                 ,
                 and
                 round
                 about
                 him
                 (
                 as
                 thwart
                 his
                 head
                 ,
                 along
                 both
                 his
                 sides
                 ,
                 and
                 thwart
                 his
                 feet
                 )
                 such
                 Nayles
                 were
                 found
                 .
                 Wherfore
                 I
                 conjectured
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 nayles
                 of
                 his
                 Coffin
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 been
                 a
                 trough
                 ,
                 cut
                 out
                 of
                 some
                 great
                 tree
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 covered
                 with
                 a
                 planke
                 of
                 a
                 great
                 thicknesse
                 ,
                 fastened
                 with
                 such
                 Nayles
                 ,
                 and
                 therfore
                 I
                 caused
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Nayles
                 to
                 be
                 reached
                 up
                 to
                 me
                 ;
                 and
                 found
                 under
                 the
                 broad
                 heads
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 old
                 wood
                 ,
                 skant
                 turned
                 into
                 earth
                 ,
                 but
                 still
                 retaining
                 both
                 the
                 graine
                 and
                 proper
                 colour
                 .
                 Of
                 these
                 Nayles
                 (
                 with
                 the
                 wood
                 under
                 the
                 head
                 thereof
                 )
                 I
                 reserved
                 one
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 nether
                 jaw-bone
                 of
                 the
                 man
                 ,
                 the
                 teeth
                 being
                 great
                 ,
                 sound
                 ,
                 and
                 fixed
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 amongst
                 many
                 other
                 Monuments
                 there
                 found
                 )
                 I
                 have
                 yet
                 to
                 shew
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Nayle
                 lying
                 dry
                 ,
                 is
                 by
                 scaling
                 greatly
                 wasted
                 .
                 And
                 thus
                 much
                 for
                 this
                 part
                 of
                 Bishopsgate
                 Ward
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 Gate
                 :
                 for
                 I
                 have
                 in
                 another
                 place
                 spoken
                 of
                 the
                 Gate
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 I
                 am
                 to
                 speake
                 of
                 that
                 other
                 part
                 of
                 this
                 Ward
                 ,
                 which
                 lyeth
                 within
                 the
                 Gate
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 first
                 to
                 begin
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 of
                 Bishopsgate
                 street
                 ,
                 
                 from
                 the
                 Gate
                 ye
                 have
                 certaine
                 Tenements
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 pertaining
                 to
                 a
                 brotherhood
                 of
                 St.
                 Nicholas
                 ,
                 granted
                 to
                 the
                 Parish
                 Clarkes
                 of
                 London
                 for
                 two
                 Chaplens
                 to
                 bee
                 kept
                 in
                 the
                 Chappell
                 of
                 St.
                 
                   Mary
                   Magdalen
                
                 ,
                 neere
                 unto
                 the
                 
                   Guild
                   hall
                
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 27.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 .
                 The
                 first
                 of
                 these
                 house
                 towards
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 and
                 against
                 the
                 Wall
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 was
                 sometime
                 a
                 large
                 Inne
                 or
                 Court
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 Wrastlers
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 signe
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 last
                 in
                 the
                 high
                 street
                 towards
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 was
                 sometime
                 also
                 a
                 faire
                 Inne
                 called
                 the
                 Angel
                 ,
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 signe
                 .
                 Amongst
                 these
                 said
                 Tenements
                 was
                 (
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 street
                 side
                 )
                 a
                 faire
                 Entry
                 or
                 Court
                 to
                 the
                 common
                 Hall
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Parish
                 Clarks
                 ,
                 with
                 proper
                 Almes-houses
                 ,
                 seven
                 in
                 number
                 ,
                 adjoyning
                 ,
                 for
                 Parish
                 Clarkes
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Wives
                 ,
                 their
                 Widdowes
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 were
                 in
                 great
                 yeeres
                 not
                 able
                 to
                 labour
                 .
                 One
                 of
                 these
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Brotherhood
                 of
                 Parish
                 Clarkes
                 ,
                 was
                 allowed
                 sixteene
                 pence
                 the
                 weeke
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 sixe
                 had
                 each
                 of
                 them
                 nine
                 pence
                 the
                 weeke
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Patent
                 thereof
                 granted
                 .
                 This
                 Brotherhood
                 (
                 amongst
                 other
                 )
                 being
                 suppressed
                 :
                 In
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Hall
                 with
                 the
                 other
                 buildings
                 there
                 ,
                 was
                 given
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Chester
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Knight
                 of
                 Cambridge-shire
                 ,
                 against
                 whom
                 the
                 Parish
                 Clarkes
                 commencing
                 sute
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Queen
                 Mary
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 like
                 to
                 have
                 prevailed
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Chester
                
                 pulled
                 down
                 the
                 Hall
                 ,
                 sold
                 the
                 timber
                 ,
                 stone
                 and
                 lead
                 ,
                 and
                 thereupon
                 the
                 sute
                 was
                 ended
                 .
                 The
                 Almes-houses
                 remained
                 in
                 the
                 Queenes
                 hands
                 ,
                 and
                 people
                 were
                 there
                 placed
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 could
                 make
                 best
                 friends
                 .
                 Some
                 of
                 them
                 taking
                 the
                 pension
                 appointed
                 ,
                 have
                 let
                 forth
                 their
                 houses
                 for
                 great
                 rent
                 ,
                 giving
                 occasion
                 to
                 the
                 Parson
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 to
                 challenge
                 tithes
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Next
                 unto
                 this
                 is
                 the
                 small
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Ethelburge
                 ,
                 
                 Virgin
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 some
                 small
                 distance
                 is
                 a
                 large
                 Court
                 ,
                 called
                 little
                 S.
                 Helens
                 ,
                 because
                 it
                 pertained
                 to
                 the
                 Nunnes
                 of
                 St.
                 Helens
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 was
                 their
                 house
                 :
                 there
                 were
                 seven
                 Almes-roomes
                 or
                 houses
                 for
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Company
                 of
                 Leathersellers
                 .
                 Then
                 somewhat
                 more
                 West
                 is
                 another
                 Court
                 with
                 a
                 winding
                 lane
                 ,
                 which
                 commeth
                 out
                 against
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Andrew
                   Vndershafts
                
                 Church
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 Court
                 standeth
                 the
                 faire
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Helen
                 ,
                 
                 sometime
                 a
                 Priory
                 of
                 blacke
                 Nunnes
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 a
                 parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Helen
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Priory
                 was
                 founded
                 before
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 .
                 
                   William
                   Basing
                
                 ,
                 Deane
                 of
                 Pauls
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 Founder
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 their
                 buried
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   William
                   
                   Basing
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 second
                 yeere
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 was
                 holden
                 also
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 Founder
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 an
                 helper
                 there
                 .
                 This
                 Priory
                 being
                 value
                 at
                 314.
                 
                   l.
                
                 2.
                 
                   s.
                   6.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 was
                 surrendred
                 the
                 25.
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 the
                 30.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 8.
                 
                 The
                 whole
                 Church
                 ,
                 th●●rtition
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Nuns
                 Church
                 and
                 Parish
                 Church
                 being
                 taken
                 down
                 ,
                 remaineth
                 now
                 to
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 a
                 faire
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 but
                 wanteth
                 such
                 a
                 steeple
                 ,
                 as
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Gresham
                
                 promised
                 to
                 have
                 builded
                 ,
                 in
                 recompence
                 of
                 ground
                 in
                 their
                 Church
                 filled
                 up
                 with
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Nuns
                 Hall
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 housing
                 thereto
                 pertaining
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 since
                 purchased
                 by
                 the
                 Company
                 of
                 Leather
                 sellers
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 their
                 common
                 Hall
                 :
                 which
                 Company
                 was
                 incorporate
                 in
                 the
                 21.
                 yeere
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Hellen
                 ,
                 have
                 yee
                 these
                 Monuments
                 of
                 the
                 dead
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Langton
                
                 ,
                 Chaplaine
                 ,
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 Quire
                 ,
                 1350.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Adam
                   Francis
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 1354.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Elizabeth
                   Vennar
                
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Vennar
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 
                   London
                   ,
                   1401.
                
                 
              
               
                 Ioane
                 ,
                 daughter
                 to
                 
                   Henry
                   Seamer
                
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 Richard
                 ,
                 sonne
                 and
                 heire
                 to
                 Robert
                 Lord
                 Poynings
                 ,
                 dyed
                 a
                 Virgin
                 ,
                 1420.
                 
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Swinflat
                 ,
                 1420.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Marshall
                
                 ,
                 Ironmonger
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 1474.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Crosby
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 1475.
                 and
                 Anne
                 his
                 wife
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Williams
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 1495.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Ioane
                   Cocken
                
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Cocken
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 1509.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Mary
                   Orrell
                
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Lewes
                   Orrell
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Henry
                   Sommer
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Katharine
                 his
                 wife
                 .
              
               
                 Walter
                 Huntington
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 John
                 Langthrop
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 1510.
                 
              
               
                 John
                 Gower
                 ,
                 Steward
                 of
                 Saint
                 Helens
                 ,
                 1512
              
               
                 Robert
                 Rochester
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Serjeant
                 of
                 the
                 Pantrie
                 to
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 William
                 Sanctlo
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 William
                 Sanctlo
                 ,
                 father
                 and
                 fonne
                 .
              
               
                 Elianor
                 ,
                 daughter
                 to
                 Sir
                 Thomas
                 Butler
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Sudley
                 .
                 John
                 Southworth
                 .
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Harpsfield
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Sanderford
                 ,
                 or
                 Sommerford
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 .
              
               
                 Alexander
                 Cheney
                 .
              
               
                 Walter
                 Dawbeney
                 .
              
               
                 George
                 Fastolph
                 ,
                 fonne
                 to
                 Hugh
                 Fastolph
                 .
              
               
                 Robert
                 Liade
                 .
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Benolt
                 ,
                 alias
                 Clarentiaulx
                 ,
                 King
                 at
                 Armes
                 ,
                 1534.
                 
              
               
                 William
                 Hollis
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1540.
                 
              
               
                 John
                 Fauconbridge
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 1545.
                 
              
               
                 Hacket
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Chappell
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 Andrew
                 Iud
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1551.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 Thomas
                 Gresham
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 1579.
                 
              
               
                 William
                 Skegges
                 ,
                 Serjeant
                 Poulter
                 .
              
               
                 Richard
                 Gresham
                 ,
                 fonne
                 to
                 Sir
                 Thomas
                 Gresham
                 ,
                 1564.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Quiescit
                   hic
                   Gulielmus
                   Pickeringus
                   ,
                   Pater
                   ,
                   Equestris
                   Ordinis
                   vir
                   ,
                   Miles
                   Mariscallus
                   .
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   19.
                   die
                   Maii
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Salutis
                   a
                   Christo
                   ,
                   1542.
                   
                
                 
                   Iacet
                   hic
                   etiam
                   Gulielmus
                   Pickeringus
                   ,
                   Films
                   ,
                   Miles
                   ,
                   corporis
                   animique
                   bonie
                   in-signiter
                   ornatus
                   ;
                   Literis
                   excultus
                   ,
                   &
                   Religione
                   Sincerus
                   ;
                   linguas
                   exacte
                   percalluit
                   .
                   Quatuor
                   Principibus
                   Summa
                   cum
                   laude
                   inservivit
                   :
                   Henrico
                   Scilicet
                   octavo
                   ,
                   Militari
                   virtue
                   :
                   Edvardo
                   sexto
                   ,
                   Legatione
                   Gallica
                   :
                   Regine
                   Mariae
                   ,
                   negotiatione
                   Germanica
                   :
                   Elizabethae
                   ,
                   Principi
                   omnium
                   illustrissimae
                   ,
                   summis
                   officiis
                   devotissimus
                   .
                   Obiit
                   Londini
                   ,
                   in
                   adibus
                   Pickeringiis
                   ,
                   Etate
                   58.
                   
                   Anno
                   Gratie
                   ,
                   1574.
                   
                   Ianuarii
                   quarto
                   .
                
                 
                   Cujus
                   Memorie
                   ,
                   Thomas
                   Henneagius
                   ,
                   Miles
                   ,
                   Camer
                   &
                   Regi
                   &
                   Thesaurarius
                   ;
                   Johannes
                   Asteley
                   ,
                   Armiger
                   ,
                   Iocalium
                   Magister
                   ;
                   Drugo
                   Drureius
                   ,
                   &
                   Thomas
                   Wotton
                   Armig.
                   Testamenti
                   Sui
                   Executores
                   ,
                   Monumentum
                   hoc
                   posuere
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   William
                   Bond
                   ,
                   Alderman
                   ,
                   and
                   sometime
                   Sheriffe
                   of
                   London
                   ;
                   A
                   Merchant
                   Adventurer
                   ,
                   and
                   most
                   famous
                   (
                   in
                   his
                   age
                   )
                   for
                   this
                   great
                   adventures
                   both
                   by
                   Sea
                   and
                   Land.
                   Obiit
                   30.
                   die
                   Maii
                   ,
                   1576.
                   
                
                 
                   Flos
                   Mercatorum
                   ,
                
                 
                   quos
                   terra
                   britanna
                   creavit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ecce
                   sub
                   hoc
                   tumulo
                
                 
                   Gulielmus
                   Bondus
                   humatur
                   .
                
                 
                   Ille
                   mari
                   multum
                
                 
                   pass
                   us
                   per
                   saxa
                   per
                   undas
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   Vitavit
                   Patrias
                
                 
                   Peragrinis
                   mercibus
                   oras
                   .
                
                 
                   Magnanimum
                   Greci
                
                 
                   mirantur
                   Iasona
                   vates
                   ,
                
                 
                   Aurea
                   de
                   gelido
                
                 
                   retulit
                   guiavellera
                   Phasi
                   .
                
                 
                   Grecia
                   decta
                   tace
                   ,
                
                 
                   Graii
                   concedite
                   vates
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hicjacet
                   Argolico
                
                 
                   Mercator
                   Iafone
                   Major
                   .
                
                 
                   Vellera
                   multa
                   tulit
                   ,
                
                 
                   magis
                   aurea
                   vellere
                   phryxi
                   ,
                
                 
                   Etsreta
                   multa
                   Scidit
                
                 
                   magis
                   ardua
                   Phasidos
                   undis
                   :
                
                 
                   Hei
                   mihi
                   quod
                   nullo
                
                 
                   morsest
                   Superabilis
                   auro
                   ,
                
                 
                   Fles
                   Mercatorum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Gulielmus
                   Bondus
                   humatur
                   .
                
                 
                   Hicsitus
                   eft
                   Ioannes
                   Spencer
                   ,
                   Eques
                   Aurasus
                   Civis
                   &
                   Senator
                   Loadinenfis
                   ,
                   ejufdem
                   Civitatis
                   Pretor
                   ,
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1594.
                   
                   Lui
                   ex
                   Alicia
                   Bromefeldia
                   Vxore
                   ,
                   unican
                   reliquit
                   Filiam
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   Gulielmo
                   ,
                   Earoni
                   Compton
                   enuptam
                   .
                   Obit
                   30.
                   die
                   Martii
                   ,
                   Anno
                   falutis
                   .
                   M.D.
                   C.IX.
                   
                
                 
                   Socero
                   bene
                   merico
                   Gulielmus
                   Baro
                   Compton
                   gener
                   pofuis
                   .
                
                 
                   Within
                   this
                   monument
                   lyeth
                   the
                   earthly
                   parts
                   of
                   Iohn
                   Robinson
                   ,
                   Merchant
                   of
                   the
                   Staple
                   in
                   England
                   ,
                   free
                   of
                   the
                   Merchant
                   Taylors
                   ,
                   and
                   sometime
                   Alderman
                   of
                   London
                   :
                   And
                   Christian
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   eldest
                   daughter
                   of
                   Thomas
                   Anderson
                   ,
                   Grocer
                   .
                   They
                   spent
                   together
                   in
                   holy
                   wedlocke
                   36.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   and
                   were
                   happy
                   (
                   besides
                   other
                   worldly
                   blessings
                   )
                   in
                   nine
                   Sonnes
                   and
                   Seven
                   Daughters
                   .
                   Shee
                   changed
                   her
                   mortall
                   habitation
                   for
                   a
                   heavenly
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   24.
                   day
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1592.
                   
                   Her
                   Husband
                   following
                   her
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   19.
                   day
                   of
                   February
                   ,
                   1599.
                   
                   Both
                   much
                   beloved
                   in
                   their
                   lives
                   ,
                   and
                   more
                   lamented
                   at
                   their
                   deaths
                   ;
                   especially
                   by
                   the
                   poore
                   ,
                   to
                   whom
                   their
                   good
                   deeds
                   (
                   being
                   alive
                   )
                   begot
                   many
                   prayers
                   ,
                   now
                   (
                   being
                   dead
                   ,
                   many
                   teares
                   .
                   The
                   Glaffe
                   of
                   his
                   life
                   held
                   70.
                   yeeres
                   and
                   then
                   ranne
                   out
                   .
                   To
                   live
                   long
                   ,
                   and
                   happy
                   ,
                   is
                   an
                   honour
                   ;
                   but
                   to
                   dye
                   happy
                   ,
                   a
                   greater
                   glory
                   :
                   Both
                   these
                   aspired
                   to
                   both
                   .
                   Heaven
                   (
                   no
                   doubt
                   )
                   bath
                   their
                   foules
                   ,
                   and
                   this
                   house
                   of
                   stone
                   their
                   bodies
                   ,
                   where
                   they
                   Sleepe
                   in
                   peace
                   ,
                   till
                   the
                   summons
                   of
                   a
                   glorious
                   resurrection
                   wakens
                   them
                   .
                
              
               
                 Here
                 lieth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Kerwin
                
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
                 free
                 Mason
                 .
                 Who
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 the
                 26.
                 day
                 of
                 Decemb.
                 1594.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Aedibus
                   Attalicis
                
                 
                   Londinum
                   qui
                   decoravi
                   ,
                
                 
                   Exiguum
                   tribuunt
                
                 
                   hanc
                   mihi
                   fata
                   domum
                   .
                
                 
                   Me
                   duce
                   surgebant
                
                 
                   aliis
                   regalia
                   tecta
                   ,
                
                 
                   Me
                   duce
                   conficitur
                
                 
                   ossibus
                   urna
                   meis
                   .
                
              
               
                 Here
                 also
                 lyeth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Magdalen
                   Kerwin
                
                 ,
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 by
                 whom
                 he
                 had
                 issue
                 ,
                 two
                 sonnes
                 and
                 two
                 daughters
                 .
                 She
                 deceased
                 the
                 23.
                 day
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 1592.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Magdalena
                   jacet
                
                 
                   virtus
                   post
                   fata
                   superstes
                   ,
                
                 
                   Conjugiique
                   fides
                   ,
                
                 
                   Religioque
                   manen●
                   .
                
                 
                   Corpus
                   humo
                   tectum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Christo
                   veniente
                   resurget
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vt
                   mentis
                   consors
                
                 
                   astra
                   suprema
                   colat
                   .
                
                 
                   Christus
                   mihi
                   vita
                   .
                
                 
                   Mors
                   mihi
                   lucrum
                   .
                
                 
                   Nos
                   quos
                   certus
                   amor
                
                 
                   primis
                   conjunxit
                   ab
                   annis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Iunxit
                   idem
                   Tumulus
                   ,
                
                 
                   junxit
                   idemque
                   polus
                   .
                
              
               
                 There
                 is
                 a
                 faire
                 Grave-stone
                 ,
                 engraven
                 on
                 the
                 plaine
                 stone
                 ,
                 being
                 there
                 laid
                 in
                 memoriall
                 of
                 Mr.
                 
                   Abraham
                   Orelius
                
                 ,
                 a
                 learned
                 Preacher
                 of
                 the
                 French
                 Church
                 ;
                 it
                 lyeth
                 neere
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Spencers
                
                 Tombe
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 South
                 I
                 le
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ;
                 but
                 none
                 new
                 else
                 beside
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 yong
                 new-borne
                 childe
                 was
                 taken
                 up
                 ,
                 
                 betweene
                 the
                 great
                 Ware-house
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Spencers
                
                 backe
                 gate
                 ,
                 being
                 (
                 by
                 a
                 most
                 unnaturall
                 mother
                 )
                 there
                 buried
                 in
                 a
                 great
                 dung-hill
                 of
                 Sea-coale
                 ashes
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 face
                 upward
                 ;
                 yet
                 found
                 alive
                 by
                 
                   Richard
                   Atkinson
                
                 ,
                 who
                 used
                 to
                 make
                 cleane
                 the
                 passage
                 there
                 of
                 the
                 soyle
                 ,
                 carrying
                 it
                 thence
                 with
                 his
                 wheel-barrow
                 .
                 The
                 child
                 had
                 not
                 any
                 ragge
                 or
                 cloth
                 about
                 it
                 ,
                 but
                 was
                 all
                 bloudied
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 that
                 the
                 Navillstring
                 was
                 untyed
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 body
                 meerely
                 crusted
                 over
                 with
                 the
                 Sea-coale
                 dust
                 .
                 Yet
                 being
                 made
                 cleane
                 by
                 the
                 poore
                 mans
                 wife
                 ,
                 it
                 
                 was
                 found
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 most
                 goodly
                 Man-child
                 ,
                 strong
                 and
                 well
                 featur'd
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 blemish
                 or
                 harm
                 upon
                 it
                 :
                 but
                 strangled
                 inwardly
                 ,
                 by
                 sucking
                 in
                 the
                 noysome
                 filth
                 and
                 ashes
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 christened
                 ,
                 and
                 named
                 
                   Iob
                   clnere
                   extractus
                   ;
                   Iob
                   taken
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   ashes
                   .
                
                 It
                 lived
                 3.
                 dayes
                 ,
                 and
                 dying
                 ,
                 lyes
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 Churchyard
                 ,
                 the
                 5.
                 of
                 
                   September
                   ,
                   1612.
                   
                   Richard
                   Ball
                   ,
                
                 Minister
                 ;
                 
                   William
                   Robinson
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Richard
                   Westney
                
                 ,
                 Church-wardens
                 ;
                 
                   Thomas
                   Edwards
                
                 and
                 
                   Abraham
                   Gramer
                
                 ,
                 Side-men
                 ;
                 
                   Iohn
                   Harvey
                
                 ,
                 Clerke
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 charity
                 that
                 I
                 finde
                 in
                 this
                 Parish
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 is
                 2.
                 s.
                 every
                 Sunday
                 (
                 for
                 ever
                 )
                 in
                 Bread
                 ,
                 allowed
                 by
                 the
                 gift
                 of
                 the
                 fore-remembred
                 Mr.
                 Robinson
                 .
                 And
                 1.
                 s.
                 also
                 in
                 Bread
                 every
                 Sunday
                 given
                 by
                 Mistris
                 Scioll
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 bounds
                 and
                 limits
                 of
                 S.
                 Helens
                 Parish
                 ,
                 called
                 Bishopsgate-street
                 ,
                 the
                 furthest
                 house
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 ,
                 wherein
                 
                   Thomas
                   Childe
                
                 now
                 dwelleth
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 abutteth
                 upon
                 the
                 tenement
                 now
                 in
                 the
                 occupation
                 of
                 
                   Iames
                   Austen
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Martins
                   Oteswich
                
                 .
                 The
                 furthest
                 house
                 ,
                 wherein
                 
                   Edward
                   Higges
                
                 ,
                 Sadler
                 ,
                 now
                 dwelleth
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 abutteth
                 upon
                 the
                 Parsonage
                 house
                 of
                 Saint
                 Ethelburges
                 Parish
                 ,
                 enclosing
                 (
                 withall
                 )
                 little
                 S.
                 Helens
                 Close
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 Leather-sellers
                 Hall
                 ,
                 other
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 and
                 Almes-houses
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Company
                 ,
                 doe
                 stand
                 .
                 As
                 also
                 great
                 Saint
                 Helens
                 Close
                 ;
                 wherein
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 thorow-fare
                 to
                 the
                 backe-gate
                 ,
                 leading
                 into
                 S.
                 Mary
                 at
                 the
                 Axe
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 utmost
                 house
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Parish
                 ,
                 is
                 next
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 gate
                 towards
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 and
                 openeth
                 into
                 the
                 street
                 there
                 ,
                 commonly
                 called
                 Saint
                 Mary
                 at
                 Axe
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 street
                 ,
                 called
                 Bishopsgate-street
                 ,
                 the
                 furthest
                 house
                 ,
                 wherein
                 
                   Thomas
                   Goodson
                
                 now
                 dwelleth
                 ,
                 (
                 towards
                 the
                 South
                 )
                 abutteth
                 upon
                 the
                 gate
                 ,
                 wherein
                 Mr.
                 
                   Richard
                   Foxe
                
                 ,
                 Aldermans
                 Deputy
                 ,
                 〈◊〉
                 dwelled
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Martin
                   Oteswich
                
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 furthest
                 house
                 ,
                 wherin
                 
                   Nathaniel
                   Wright
                
                 then
                 also
                 dwelled
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 abutteth
                 upon
                 the
                 messuage
                 or
                 Tenement
                 Inue
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Blacke
                   Bull
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 Ethelburge
                 .
                 By
                 me
                 ,
                 
                   Io.
                   Warner
                
                 ,
                 Parish-Clerke
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 have
                 ye
                 one
                 great
                 house
                 ,
                 
                 called
                 Crosbie
                 Place
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 same
                 was
                 builded
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Crosbie
                
                 ,
                 Gracer
                 and
                 Woollman
                 ,
                 in
                 place
                 of
                 certaine
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 appurtenances
                 ,
                 letten
                 to
                 him
                 by
                 
                   Alice
                   Ashfeld
                
                 ,
                 Prioresse
                 of
                 S.
                 Helens
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Covent
                 ,
                 for
                 ninety
                 nine
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 yeere
                 1466.
                 unto
                 the
                 yeere
                 1565.
                 for
                 the
                 annuall
                 rent
                 of
                 eleven
                 pounds
                 six
                 shillings
                 eight
                 pence
                 .
                 This
                 house
                 hee
                 builded
                 of
                 stone
                 and
                 timber
                 ,
                 very
                 large
                 and
                 beautifull
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 highest
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 in
                 London
                 :
                 hee
                 was
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 and
                 an
                 Alderman
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1470.
                 knighted
                 by
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1471.
                 and
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1475.
                 so
                 short
                 a
                 time
                 enjoyed
                 he
                 that
                 his
                 large
                 and
                 sumptuous
                 building
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 Saint
                 Helens
                 ,
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 a
                 faire
                 Monument
                 of
                 him
                 and
                 his
                 Lady
                 is
                 raised
                 there
                 :
                 hee
                 gave
                 towards
                 the
                 reforming
                 of
                 that
                 Church
                 five
                 hundred
                 markes
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 bestowed
                 with
                 the
                 better
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 his
                 Armes
                 ,
                 both
                 in
                 the
                 stone-worke
                 ,
                 roofe
                 of
                 Timber
                 ,
                 and
                 glasing
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 hold
                 it
                 a
                 fable
                 said
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 named
                 Crosbie
                 ,
                 of
                 being
                 found
                 by
                 a
                 crosse
                 ;
                 for
                 I
                 have
                 reade
                 of
                 other
                 to
                 have
                 that
                 name
                 of
                 Crosbie
                 before
                 him
                 ;
                 namely
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1406.
                 the
                 7.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 4.
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 gave
                 to
                 his
                 servant
                 
                   Iohn
                   Crosbie
                
                 ,
                 the
                 wardship
                 of
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 daughter
                 and
                 sole
                 heire
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Iordaine
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 This
                 Crosbie
                 might
                 bee
                 Father
                 or
                 Grandfather
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Crosbie
                
                 .
              
               
                 Richard
                 Duke
                 of
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 and
                 Lord
                 Protector
                 ,
                 afterward
                 King
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 was
                 lodged
                 in
                 this
                 house
                 :
                 since
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 among
                 other
                 ,
                 
                   Anthony
                   B●nvice
                
                 ,
                 a
                 rich
                 Merchant
                 of
                 Italy
                 ,
                 dwelled
                 there
                 ;
                 after
                 him
                 
                   Garmain
                   Cioll
                
                 .
                 Then
                 
                   William
                   Bond
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 increased
                 this
                 house
                 in
                 heighth
                 ,
                 with
                 building
                 a
                 Turret
                 on
                 the
                 top
                 thereof
                 :
                 Hee
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1576.
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 Saint
                 Helens
                 Church
                 .
                 Divers
                 Ambassadours
                 have
                 beene
                 lodged
                 there
                 ;
                 namely
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1586.
                 
                 
                   Henry
                   Ramelius
                
                 ,
                 Chancellour
                 
                 of
                 Denmarke
                 ,
                 Ambassadour
                 unto
                 the
                 Queens
                 Majesty
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 from
                 Frederick
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 Denmarke
                 :
                 An
                 Ambassadour
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Spencer
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 lately
                 purchased
                 this
                 house
                 ,
                 made
                 great
                 reparations
                 ,
                 kept
                 his
                 Maioralty
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 since
                 builded
                 a
                 most
                 large
                 ware-house
                 neere
                 thereunto
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 this
                 Crosby
                 place
                 ,
                 up
                 to
                 
                   Leaden
                   Hall
                
                 corner
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 downe
                 Grasse-street
                 ,
                 among
                 other
                 tenements
                 ,
                 are
                 divers
                 faire
                 and
                 large-builded
                 houses
                 for
                 Merchants
                 and
                 such
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 for
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 Ward
                 ,
                 namely
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 ,
                 
                 hard
                 by
                 within
                 the
                 Gate
                 ,
                 is
                 one
                 faire
                 water-Conduit
                 ,
                 which
                 
                   Tho.
                   Knesworth
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 in
                 the
                 yeer
                 1505.
                 founded
                 ,
                 hee
                 gave
                 60.
                 pounds
                 ,
                 the
                 rest
                 was
                 furnished
                 at
                 the
                 common
                 charges
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 .
                 This
                 Conduit
                 hath
                 since
                 beene
                 taken
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 new
                 builded
                 .
                 
                   David
                   Woodroffe
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 gave
                 20.
                 pounds
                 towards
                 the
                 conveyance
                 of
                 more
                 water
                 thereto
                 .
                 From
                 this
                 Conduit
                 have
                 ye
                 (
                 amongst
                 many
                 faire
                 tenements
                 )
                 divers
                 faire
                 Innes
                 ,
                 large
                 for
                 receit
                 of
                 travellers
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 houses
                 for
                 men
                 of
                 Worship
                 ;
                 namely
                 ,
                 one
                 most
                 spacious
                 of
                 all
                 other
                 there
                 about
                 ,
                 builded
                 of
                 bricke
                 and
                 timber
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Gresham
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 who
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1579.
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 S.
                 Helens
                 Church
                 ,
                 under
                 a
                 faire
                 Monument
                 ,
                 by
                 him
                 prepared
                 in
                 his
                 life
                 :
                 hee
                 appointed
                 by
                 his
                 Testament
                 ,
                 this
                 house
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 a
                 Colledge
                 of
                 Readers
                 ,
                 as
                 before
                 is
                 said
                 in
                 the
                 Chapter
                 of
                 schools
                 and
                 houses
                 of
                 learning
                 .
              
               
                 Somewhat
                 West
                 from
                 this
                 house
                 ,
                 is
                 one
                 other
                 faire
                 house
                 ,
                 wherein
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Hollis
                
                 kept
                 his
                 Maioralty
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Helen
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Andrew
                   Iud
                
                 also
                 kept
                 his
                 Maioralty
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 at
                 S.
                 Helens
                 .
                 
                 He
                 builded
                 Almes-houses
                 for
                 six
                 poore
                 Almes-people
                 ,
                 neere
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Parish
                 Church
                 and
                 gave
                 Lands
                 to
                 the
                 Skinners
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 which
                 they
                 are
                 to
                 give
                 4.
                 shillings
                 every
                 weeke
                 to
                 the
                 six
                 poore
                 Almes-people
                 ,
                 8.
                 
                   d.
                
                 the
                 peece
                 ,
                 and
                 25.
                 
                   s.
                   4.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 the
                 yeere
                 in
                 Coales
                 amongst
                 them
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 West
                 corner
                 ,
                 over
                 against
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Martins
                   Oteswich
                
                 Church
                 ,
                 (
                 from
                 whence
                 the
                 street
                 windeth
                 towards
                 the
                 south
                 ,
                 you
                 had
                 ,
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 ,
                 a
                 faire
                 Well
                 with
                 two
                 Buckets
                 ,
                 so
                 fastned
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 drawing
                 up
                 of
                 the
                 one
                 let
                 downe
                 the
                 other
                 ;
                 but
                 now
                 of
                 late
                 that
                 Well
                 is
                 turned
                 into
                 a
                 Pumpe
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 this
                 to
                 the
                 corner
                 over
                 against
                 the
                 
                   Leaden
                   Hall
                
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 downe
                 Grasse-street
                 ,
                 are
                 many
                 faire
                 houses
                 for
                 Merchants
                 and
                 Artificers
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 faire
                 Innes
                 for
                 travellours
                 ,
                 even
                 to
                 the
                 corner
                 where
                 that
                 Ward
                 endeth
                 ,
                 over
                 against
                 Grasse-Church
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 much
                 for
                 this
                 Bishopsgate
                 Ward
                 shall
                 suffice
                 :
                 which
                 hath
                 an
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 two
                 Deputies
                 ,
                 one
                 without
                 the
                 Gate
                 ,
                 another
                 within
                 ;
                 Common
                 Counsellors
                 ,
                 6.
                 
                 Constables
                 ,
                 7.
                 
                 Scavengers
                 ,
                 7.
                 for
                 Wardmore
                 inquest
                 ,
                 13.
                 and
                 a
                 Beadle
                 :
                 it
                 is
                 taxed
                 to
                 the
                 Fifteene
                 at
                 13.
                 
                   l.
                   
                
              
            
          
           
             
             
               BROADSTREET
               VVARD
               .
            
             
               THe
               next
               is
               Broadstreet
               Ward
               ,
               
               which
               beginneth
               within
               Bishopsgate
               ,
               from
               the
               Water
               Conduit
               ,
               Westward
               ,
               on
               both
               sides
               of
               the
               street
               ,
               by
               Alhallows
               Church
               ,
               to
               an
               Iron
               grate
               on
               the
               channell
               ,
               which
               runneth
               into
               the
               water-course
               of
               Walbrooke
               ,
               before
               yee
               come
               to
               the
               Posterne
               called
               Mooregate
               :
               and
               this
               is
               the
               farthest
               West
               part
               of
               that
               Ward
               .
               Then
               have
               ye
               Broadstreet
               ,
               whereof
               the
               Ward
               taketh
               name
               ,
               which
               stretcheth
               out
               of
               the
               formerstreet
               ,
               from
               the
               East
               corner
               of
               Alhallowes
               Church-yard
               ,
               somewhat
               South
               ,
               to
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Peter
               the
               poore
               ,
               on
               both
               sides
               ;
               and
               then
               by
               the
               South
               gate
               of
               the
               Augustine
               Friers
               ,
               West
               ,
               downe
               Throkmorton
               street
               ,
               by
               the
               Drapers
               hall
               ,
               into
               Lothbury
               ,
               to
               another
               grate
               of
               Iron
               over
               the
               channell
               there
               ,
               whereby
               the
               water
               runneth
               into
               the
               course
               of
               Walbrooke
               ,
               under
               the
               East
               end
               of
               S.
               Margarets
               Church
               ;
               certaine
               posts
               of
               timber
               are
               there
               set
               up
               :
               and
               this
               is
               also
               the
               farthest
               West
               part
               of
               this
               Ward
               ,
               in
               the
               said
               street
               .
               Out
               of
               the
               which
               street
               ,
               runneth
               up
               Bartholomew
               Lane
               ,
               South
               ,
               to
               the
               North
               side
               of
               the
               Exchange
               :
               then
               more
               East
               out
               of
               the
               former
               street
               ,
               from
               over
               against
               the
               Friers
               Augustines
               Church
               South
               gate
               ,
               runneth
               up
               another
               part
               of
               Broadstreet
               ,
               south
               ,
               to
               a
               Pump
               over
               against
               S.
               Bennets
               Church
               .
            
             
               Then
               have
               ye
               one
               other
               street
               ,
               
               called
               
                 Three
                 Needle
              
               street
               ,
               beginning
               at
               the
               VVell
               with
               two
               buckets
               ,
               by
               S.
               
                 Martins
                 Oteswich
              
               Church
               wall
               .
               This
               street
               runneth
               downe
               on
               both
               sides
               to
               
                 Finkes
                 lane
              
               ,
               and
               halfe
               way
               up
               that
               Lane
               ,
               to
               a
               gate
               of
               a
               Merchants
               house
               on
               the
               West
               side
               ,
               but
               not
               so
               farre
               on
               the
               East
               .
               Then
               the
               aforesaid
               street
               ,
               from
               this
               
                 Finkes
                 lane
              
               ,
               runneth
               downe
               by
               the
               
                 Royall
                 Exchange
              
               ,
               to
               the
               Stockes
               ,
               and
               to
               a
               place
               formerly
               called
               the
               
                 Scalding
                 house
              
               ,
               or
               
                 Scalding
                 wicke
              
               ,
               but
               now
               ,
               
                 Scalding
                 Alley
              
               ,
               by
               the
               west
               side
               whereof
               ,
               under
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Mildred
               ,
               
               runneth
               the
               course
               of
               Walbrooke
               :
               and
               these
               bee
               the
               bounds
               of
               this
               VVard
               .
               Especiall
               Monuments
               therein
               are
               these
               :
            
             
               First
               ,
               the
               Parish
               .
               Church
               of
               Alhallowes
               in
               the
               wall
               ;
               so
               called
               of
               standing
               close
               to
               the
               wall
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               in
               which
               have
               beene
               buried
               :
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Durrem
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Beale
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 1601.
                 
              
               
                 Deo
                 Opt.
                 Max.
                 Sacrum
                 &
                 Memoriae
                 .
                 
              
               
                 
                   Nobilis
                   viri
                   Dominici
                   ab
                   Heila
                   ,
                   ex
                   antiqua
                   apud
                   Flandros
                   Equestri
                   familia
                   ,
                   ob
                   singularem
                   sidem
                   in
                   Principem
                   &
                   Patriam
                   ,
                   in
                   Historiis
                   subinde
                   celebrata
                   oriundi
                   ,
                   qui
                   cum
                   Orthodoxae
                   Religionis
                   ergo
                   ,
                   relicta
                   Patria
                   ,
                   cui
                   cum
                   laude
                   diu
                   inservierat
                   ;
                   in
                   Angliam
                   ,
                   ut
                   tutum
                   fidelium
                   refugium
                   ,
                   se
                   recepisset
                   ,
                   ibidem
                   XXIV
                   .
                   Postremos
                   senectutis
                   annos
                   in
                   Diveni
                   verbi
                   jugi
                   studio
                   ,
                   pauperumque
                   subventione
                   potissimii
                   transegisset
                   ,
                   &
                   diu
                   ante
                   ,
                   ut
                   quotidie
                   moriturus
                   ,
                   de
                   domo
                   sua
                   disposuisset
                   .
                   Dissolvi
                   ,
                   &
                   cum
                   Christo
                   esse
                   cupieus
                   :
                   tandem
                   satur
                   dierum
                   placidè
                   in
                   Deo
                   Salvatore
                   obdomivit
                   ,
                   28.
                   
                   Aprilis
                   ,
                   An.
                   Christi
                   ,
                   
                     M.
                     D.CVIII
                  
                   .
                   Aetatis
                   ,
                   82.
                   
                   Londini
                   Anglorum
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Item
                 Memoriae
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Nobilis
                   Matronae
                   ,
                   Gulielmae
                   ab
                   Heila
                   ,
                   Conjugis
                   ipsius
                   ,
                   natae
                   Patre
                   Joanne
                   Domino
                   Haleme
                   &
                   Finae
                   ,
                   prope
                   Insulas
                   Flandorum
                   ,
                   ex
                   Salopia
                   Equaestri
                   spud
                   Artesios
                   Familia
                   ..
                   Quae
                   marito
                   Patriam
                   ob
                   Religionem
                   relinquenti
                   ,
                   in
                   utraque
                   fortuna
                   fida
                   socia
                   ,
                   &
                   in
                   educandis
                   piè
                   liberis
                   ,
                   curandaque
                   re
                   domestica
                   Materfamilias
                   
                   incomparabilis
                   .
                   Obiit
                   in
                   Christo
                   ,
                   die
                   ult
                   .
                   Maii.
                   An.
                   M.D.CV.
                   Aetatis
                   70.
                   
                   Conjugii
                   ,
                   LI.
                   
                
                 
                   Huic
                   utrique
                   Parenti
                   optimè
                   de
                   se
                   merito
                   ,
                   debiti
                   Honoris
                   &
                   gratitudinis
                   ergo
                   ,
                   Petrus
                   ab
                   Heila
                   ,
                   F.
                   Serenissimi
                   Electoris
                   Palatini
                   Consiliarius
                   ,
                
              
            
             
               
                 H.
                 M.
                 Moest
                 .
                 P.
                 
              
               
                 Charities
                 in
                 this
                 Parish
                 are
                 few
                 or
                 none
                 ,
                 but
                 ordinary
                 benevolences
                 from
                 the
                 parishioners
                 themselves
                 :
                 except
                 some
                 slender
                 moity
                 ,
                 issuing
                 from
                 certaine
                 Almes-houses
                 ,
                 builded
                 by
                 London
                 wall
                 ,
                 neere
                 to
                 Bishopsgate
                 ,
                 by
                 Mr.
                 Kempe
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 his
                 life
                 time
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 beene
                 informed
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 bounds
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 are
                 needlesse
                 to
                 be
                 spoken
                 of
                 ,
                 because
                 their
                 circuit
                 containeth
                 no
                 great
                 extent
                 of
                 ground
                 .
                 
                 Mr.
                 
                   Andrew
                   Geneway
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Parson
                 ,
                 used
                 me
                 here
                 very
                 kindly
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 otherside
                 of
                 the
                 street
                 ,
                 among
                 many
                 proper
                 houses
                 ,
                 (
                 possessed
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 by
                 Curriers
                 )
                 is
                 the
                 Carpenters
                 Hall
                 ,
                 which
                 Company
                 was
                 incorporated
                 in
                 the
                 17.
                 yeere
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 .
                 
              
               
                 Then
                 East
                 from
                 the
                 
                   Curriers
                   Row
                
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 long
                 and
                 high
                 wall
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 inclosing
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 a
                 large
                 garden
                 ,
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 as
                 large
                 an
                 house
                 ,
                 builded
                 in
                 the
                 reignes
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Powlet
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Treasurer
                 of
                 England
                 .
                 Thorow
                 this
                 Garden
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 consisted
                 of
                 divers
                 parts
                 ,
                 now
                 united
                 ,
                 was
                 sometimes
                 a
                 faire
                 foot
                 way
                 ,
                 
                 leading
                 by
                 the
                 west
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Augustine
                 Friers
                 Church
                 straight
                 North
                 ,
                 and
                 opened
                 somewhat
                 VVest
                 from
                 Alhallowes
                 Church
                 against
                 London
                 wall
                 ,
                 towards
                 Mooregate
                 ,
                 which
                 foot-way
                 had
                 gates
                 at
                 either
                 end
                 ,
                 locked
                 up
                 every
                 night
                 ;
                 but
                 now
                 the
                 same
                 way
                 (
                 being
                 taken
                 into
                 those
                 Gardens
                 )
                 the
                 gates
                 are
                 closed
                 up
                 with
                 stone
                 ,
                 whereby
                 the
                 people
                 are
                 inforced
                 to
                 goe
                 about
                 by
                 Saint
                 Peters
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Friers
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 said
                 great
                 place
                 and
                 Garden
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Wiliam
                   Powlet
                
                 to
                 London
                 wall
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 Mooregate
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 great
                 house
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 the
                 Garden
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 stretcheth
                 to
                 the
                 North
                 corner
                 of
                 Broadstreet
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 turneth
                 up
                 Broadstreet
                 ,
                 all
                 that
                 side
                 ,
                 to
                 and
                 beyond
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Friers
                 Church
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 builded
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 Treasurer
                 ,
                 in
                 place
                 of
                 Augustine
                 Friers
                 house
                 ,
                 cloyster
                 ,
                 and
                 gardens
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 The
                 Friers
                 Church
                 hee
                 pulled
                 not
                 downe
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 west
                 end
                 thereof
                 ,
                 inclosed
                 from
                 the
                 Steeple
                 and
                 Quire
                 ,
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1550.
                 granted
                 to
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Nation
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 their
                 Preaching
                 place
                 .
                 The
                 other
                 part
                 ,
                 namely
                 ,
                 the
                 Steeple
                 ,
                 Quire
                 ,
                 and
                 side
                 Iles
                 to
                 the
                 Quire
                 adjoyning
                 ,
                 he
                 reserved
                 to
                 household
                 uses
                 ,
                 as
                 for
                 stowage
                 of
                 corne
                 ,
                 coale
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 things
                 ;
                 his
                 sonne
                 and
                 heire
                 ,
                 Marquesse
                 of
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 sold
                 the
                 Monuments
                 of
                 Noblemen
                 (
                 there
                 buried
                 )
                 in
                 great
                 number
                 ,
                 the
                 paving
                 stone
                 ,
                 and
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 cost
                 many
                 thousands
                 )
                 for
                 one
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 place
                 thereof
                 made
                 faire
                 stabling
                 for
                 horses
                 .
                 He
                 caused
                 the
                 lead
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 from
                 the
                 roofes
                 ,
                 and
                 laid
                 tile
                 in
                 place
                 ;
                 which
                 exchange
                 proved
                 not
                 so
                 profitable
                 as
                 he
                 looked
                 for
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 rather
                 to
                 his
                 disadvantage
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 Broadstreet
                 ,
                 amongst
                 other
                 buildings
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 backe
                 part
                 of
                 Gresham
                 house
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 in
                 Bishopsgate
                 street
                 ,
                 he
                 placed
                 eight
                 proper
                 Almes-houses
                 ,
                 builded
                 of
                 bricke
                 and
                 timber
                 ,
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Gresham
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 for
                 eight
                 Almes-men
                 ,
                 which
                 bee
                 now
                 there
                 placed
                 rent-free
                 ,
                 and
                 receive
                 each
                 of
                 them
                 by
                 his
                 gift
                 ,
                 6.
                 
                   l.
                
                 13.
                 
                   s.
                   4.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 yeerely
                 for
                 ever
                 .
                 
              
               
                 Next
                 unto
                 Powlet
                 house
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Peter
                 the
                 poore
                 ;
                 so
                 called
                 for
                 a
                 difference
                 from
                 other
                 of
                 that
                 name
                 ;
                 sometime
                 (
                 peradventure
                 )
                 a
                 poore
                 parish
                 ,
                 but
                 at
                 this
                 present
                 there
                 be
                 many
                 faire
                 houses
                 ,
                 possessed
                 by
                 rich
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Buried
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Richard
                   Fitzwilliams
                
                 ,
                 Merchant-taylor
                 ,
                 1520.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Roch
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1540.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Calthrope
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1588.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Dominus
                   
                     Joannes
                     Hales
                  
                   ,
                   
                   à
                   pueritia
                   literis
                   deditus
                   ,
                   excellenti
                   ingenio
                   ,
                   docilitati
                   ,
                   memoriae
                   ,
                   studio
                   &
                   industria
                   singulari
                   ,
                   adjuncta
                   Linguarum
                   ,
                   disciplinarum
                   juris
                   antiquitatis-rerum
                   di-vinarum
                   ,
                   atque
                   humanarum
                   ,
                   magna
                   &
                   multiplici
                   doctrina
                   instructissimus
                   ,
                   evasit
                   innocentia
                   ,
                   integritate
                   ,
                   gravitate
                   ,
                   constantia
                   ,
                   fide
                   ,
                   pietate
                   ,
                   Religione
                   ,
                   gravissimae
                   etiam
                   aegrotationis
                   ,
                   &
                   rerum
                   difficilium
                   diuturna
                   
                   perpessione
                   ,
                   &
                   in
                   patientia
                   ornatissimus
                   fuit
                   ,
                   vitae
                   honestissime
                   sanctissimeque
                   actae
                   ,
                   diem
                   supremum
                   quinto
                   Cal.
                   Ianuar.
                   1572.
                   clausit
                   anima
                   excorporis
                   ;
                   reliquiae
                   hoc
                   loco
                   sitae
                   sunt
                   .
                
                 
                   Expecto
                   resurrectionem
                   morta●●orum
                   ,
                   &
                   vitam
                   aeternam
                   .
                
              
               
                 Two
                 other
                 Plates
                 there
                 are
                 beneath
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 wall
                 ,
                 the
                 one
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Quarles
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 of
                 
                   Edward
                   Catcher
                
                 ,
                 Pewterer
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   under
                   this
                   stone
                   ,
                   
                   are
                   buried
                   the
                   bodies
                   of
                   
                     John
                     Lucas
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   S.
                   Johns
                   beside
                   Colchester
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   Master
                   of
                   the
                   Requests
                   to
                   the
                   most
                   vertuous
                   ,
                   Noble
                   ,
                   and
                   worthy
                   Prince
                   ,
                   King
                   Edward
                   the
                   sixth
                   .
                   He
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   26.
                   day
                   of
                   Octeber
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1556.
                  
                   
                   And
                   his
                   daughter
                   Margaret
                   ,
                   late
                   wife
                   to
                   
                     Thomas
                     Pennie
                  
                   ,
                   Doctor
                   of
                   Physicke
                   ,
                   here
                   buried
                   the
                   13.
                   day
                   of
                   November
                   ,
                   1587.
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   the
                   Worshipfull
                   Mr.
                   
                     William
                     Cockaine
                  
                   the
                   elder
                   ,
                   
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Skinner
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   who
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   18.
                   day
                   of
                   November
                   ,
                   1599.
                   
                   Also
                   here
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     Medcalfe
                  
                   ,
                   his
                   first
                   wife
                   ;
                   by
                   whom
                   hee
                   had
                   7.
                   sonnes
                   and
                   4.
                   daughters
                   .
                   All
                   which
                   daughters
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   ,
                   before
                   any
                   of
                   them
                   accomplished
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   10.
                   yeeres
                   .
                   The
                   7.
                   sonnes
                   lived
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   yongest
                   of
                   them
                   (
                   at
                   his
                   death
                   )
                   was
                   fully
                   28.
                   yeeres
                   of
                   Age.
                   which
                   said
                   Elizabeth
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   ,
                   the
                   5.
                   day
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                   1589.
                   
                   Here
                   also
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Katharine
                     Wonton
                  
                   ,
                   his
                   second
                   wife
                   ,
                   who
                   dyed
                   the
                   19.
                   of
                   September
                   ,
                   1596.
                   by
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   no
                   issue
                   .
                
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 North
                 I
                 le
                 ,
                 
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 faire
                 and
                 comely
                 Monument
                 ,
                 There
                 raised
                 and
                 placed
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 remembrance
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Garaway
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 wife
                 .
                 This
                 Monument
                 standeth
                 highest
                 of
                 all
                 ,
                 next
                 to
                 the
                 doores
                 entrance
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Lowe
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Eques
                   Auratus
                   ,
                   D.
                   Majoris
                   Civitatis
                   London
                   ,
                   Ann.
                   Domini
                   ,
                   1604.
                   
                   Vir
                   probus
                   &
                   prudens
                   .
                   Obiit
                   11.
                   die
                   Aprilis
                   ,
                   An.
                   1623.
                   
                   Aetat
                   .
                   78.
                   
                   Cui
                   28.
                   die
                   Ian.
                   1615.
                   
                   Aetatis
                   suae
                   67.
                   a●●essit
                   Anna
                   lectissima
                   foemina
                   ex
                   eodem
                   Thoma
                   mater
                   ,
                   15.
                   liberorum
                   ;
                   vixerum
                   suavissima
                   conjunctione
                   ,
                   An.
                   48.
                   
                
              
               
                 The
                 Charities
                 given
                 yeerely
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 ,
                 are
                 these
                 ensuing
                 :
              
               
                 The
                 Lady
                 Payton
                 ,
                 deceased
                 ,
                 hath
                 given
                 yeerely
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 in
                 bread
                 and
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 40.
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Lady
                 Ramsey
                 ,
                 deceased
                 ,
                 hath
                 given
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 4.
                 
                   l.
                
                 yeerely
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Quarles
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Draper
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 deceased
                 ,
                 hath
                 given
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 5.
                 
                   l.
                
                 yeerely
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   William
                   May
                
                 ,
                 Merchant-taylor
                 ,
                 deceased
                 ,
                 hath
                 given
                 yeerely
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 2.
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Other
                 gifts
                 have
                 beene
                 there
                 bestowed
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 poores
                 reliefe
                 ,
                 as
                 one
                 of
                 forty
                 shillings
                 ,
                 and
                 another
                 of
                 twenty
                 shillings
                 yeerely
                 :
                 but
                 being
                 tyed
                 to
                 no
                 certainty
                 ,
                 I
                 am
                 the
                 more
                 willing
                 to
                 omit
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 next
                 have
                 ye
                 the
                 Augustin
                 friers
                 Church
                 and
                 Churchyard
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 entring
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 South
                 gate
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 West
                 Porch
                 ,
                 a
                 large
                 Church
                 ,
                 having
                 a
                 most
                 fine
                 spired
                 steeple
                 ,
                 small
                 ,
                 high
                 ,
                 and
                 streight
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 seene
                 the
                 like
                 :
                 founded
                 by
                 
                   Humphry
                   Bohun
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Hereford
                 and
                 Essex
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1253.
                 
                 
                   Reginald
                   Cobham
                
                 gave
                 his
                 Messuage
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 inlarging
                 therof
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1344.
                 
                 
                   Humphry
                   Bohun
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Hereford
                 and
                 Essex
                 ,
                 re-edified
                 this
                 Church
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1354.
                 whose
                 body
                 was
                 there
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 Quire.
                 The
                 small
                 spired
                 steeple
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 was
                 overthrowne
                 by
                 tempest
                 of
                 wind
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1362.
                 but
                 was
                 raised
                 of
                 new
                 ,
                 as
                 still
                 it
                 might
                 have
                 stood
                 ,
                 had
                 not
                 private
                 benefit
                 (
                 the
                 onely
                 devourer
                 of
                 Antiquity
                 )
                 pull'd
                 it
                 downe
                 .
                 Both
                 that
                 goodly
                 Steeple
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 that
                 East
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 hath
                 lately
                 beene
                 taken
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 houses
                 (
                 for
                 one
                 mans
                 commodity
                 )
                 raised
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 whereby
                 London
                 hath
                 lost
                 so
                 goodly
                 an
                 ornament
                 ,
                 &
                 times
                 hereafter
                 may
                 more
                 talke
                 of
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 house
                 was
                 valued
                 at
                 57.
                 pound
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 surrendred
                 the
                 12.
                 of
                 Novemb.
                 the
                 13.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 8.
                 
              
               
                 There
                 lie
                 buried
                 in
                 this
                 Friers
                 Church
                 ,
                 amongst
                 others
                 ,
                 Edmond
                 ,
                 first
                 sonne
                 to
                 Ioane
                 ,
                 Mother
                 to
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 .
              
               
               
                 ●uy
                 Meri●●arle
                 ●arle
                 of
                 S.
                 Paul.
                 
                 
              
               
                 Lucie
                 ,
                 Countesse
                 of
                 Kent
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 the
                 Heirs
                 of
                 Barnaby
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Mill●●
                 with
                 an
                 Epitaph
                 .
              
               
                 Dame
                 Ide
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   ▪
                
              
               
                 Dame
                 Margaret
                 West
                 .
              
               
                 〈◊〉
                 Steven
                 Lindericle
                 ,
                 Esquir●●●
              
               
                 〈◊〉
                 Humfrey
                 Bohun
                 ,
                 〈…〉
                 and
                 Essessex
                 ,
                 
                   Lord
                   of
                
                 Bre●●●
                 〈…〉
                 .
              
               
                 Ric●●●
                 〈◊〉
                 great●rundell
                 ●rundell
                 ,
                 Surrey●
                 〈…〉
                 1397.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 〈…〉
                 Dame
                 Elizabeth
                 his
                 wife
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Francis
                   Atcourt
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Pembroke
                 ,
                 which
                 married
                 Alice
                 ,
                 Sister
                 to
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Oxeford
                 .
              
               
                 Dame
                 Lucie
                 Knowles
                 ,
                 of
                 Kent
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 Peter
                 Garinsers
                 of
                 France
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Lord
                 
                   Iohn
                   Vere
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 beheaded
                 on
                 the
                 Tower-hill
                 ,
                 1463.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Aubery
                   de
                   Vere
                
                 ,
                 son
                 and
                 heire
                 to
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Oxford
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Tudnam
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 William
                 Bourser
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Fitz
                 Warren
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 Thomas
                 de
                 la
                 Lande
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 Dame
                 
                   Ioane
                   Norris
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Lady
                 of
                 Bedford
                 .
              
               
                 Anne
                 ,
                 Daughter
                 to
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 Viscount
                 Welles
                 .
              
               
                 Walter
                 Nevell
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Manners
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Wife
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   David
                   Cradocke
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Mother
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Spencers
                 Wife
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 Bartlemew
                 Rodlegete
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 
                   sonne
                   to
                   Sir
                
                 Iohn
                 Wingfielde
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 VValter
                 Mewes
                 .
              
               
                 Robert
                 Newenton
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Philip
                 Spencer
                 ,
                 
                   son
                   to
                   Sir
                
                 Hugh
                 Spencer
                 .
              
               
                 Dame
                 Isabell
                 ,
                 daughter
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Hugh
                   Spencer
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Lords
                 Barons
                 ,
                 slaine
                 at
                 Barnet
                 field
                 ,
                 buried
                 there
                 ,
                 1471.
                 
                 In
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 Dame
                 Iulian
                 ,
                 Wife
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Lacy.
                
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Courtney
                
                 ,
                 son
                 to
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Devonshire
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 him
                 his
                 sister
                 ,
                 wedded
                 to
                 Cheverstone
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Daughter
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Beaumont
                 .
              
               
                 Two
                 sonnes
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Morley
                
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 VVilliam
                 and
                 Ralph
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Talmage
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Blondell
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 Richard
                 Chamberlaine
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Halton
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gifford
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Manningham
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Kenuda
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 William
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Terrill
                
                 .
              
               
                 Ioha
                 Surill
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 East
                 Wing
                 ,
                 
                   Margaret
                   Barentine
                
                 ,
                 Gentlewoman
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Spicer
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 and
                 Lettis
                 his
                 wife
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 le
                 Percers
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Roger
                 Chibary
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Peter
                 Morens
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Beckland
                
                 .
              
               
                 Iames
                 Cuthing
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Chornet
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 William
                 Kenely
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Margery
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Band
                
                 ,
                 and
                 daughter
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Huch
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 L.
                 William
                 ,
                 Marquesse
                 of
                 Barkeley
                 ,
                 and
                 Earle
                 of
                 Nottingham
                 ,
                 and
                 Dame
                 Ioane
                 his
                 wife
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 West
                 Wing
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Tirrell
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Dame
                 Katharine
                 his
                 wife
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 Walter
                 of
                 Powle
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Blanckwell
                
                 and
                 his
                 wife
                 .
              
               
                 Dame
                 
                   Iane
                   Sayne
                
                 ,
                 daughter
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lee.
                
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Dawbeny
                
                 ,
                 sonne
                 and
                 heire
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Giles
                   Dawbeny
                
                 .
              
               
                 William
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Roger
                   Scroope
                
                 .
              
               
                 Dame
                 
                   Ioane
                   Dawbeny
                
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Dawbeny
                
                 .
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Charles
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Dawbeny
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 sonne
                 Robert.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Bell
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Oliver
                   Manny
                
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 Henry
                 Deskie
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 Diones
                 Mordaske
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 Bernard
                 Rollingcort
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 Peter
                 Kayor
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Tirell
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 William
                 his
                 brother
                 ,
                 Knights
                 .
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Collingborne
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 beheaded
                 ,
                 1484.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Roger
                   Clifford
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Coke
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1462.
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Edward
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1471.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Tirell
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   VVindany
                
                 ,
                 Knights
                 ,
                 beheaded
                 ,
                 1502.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Dawtrie
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 1519.
                 
              
               
                 Dame
                 Margaret
                 Rede
                 ,
                 1510.
                 
              
               
               
                 Edward
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Buckingham
                 ,
                 beheaded
                 ,
                 1521.
                 
              
               
                 Gwiscard
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Huntington
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                 many
                 faire
                 houses
                 are
                 builded
                 ,
                 namely
                 in
                 Throkmorton
                 street
                 ,
                 one
                 very
                 large
                 and
                 spacious
                 ,
                 builded
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 old
                 and
                 small
                 tenements
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cromwell
                
                 ,
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Jewell-house
                 ;
                 after
                 that
                 ,
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Rolls
                 ,
                 then
                 Lord
                 Cromwell
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Privie
                 Seale
                 ,
                 Vicar
                 generall
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Essex
                 ,
                 high
                 Chamberlain
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 This
                 house
                 being
                 finished
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 some
                 reasonable
                 plot
                 of
                 ground
                 left
                 for
                 a
                 Garden
                 ,
                 hee
                 caused
                 the
                 pales
                 of
                 the
                 Gardens
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 the
                 North
                 part
                 thereof
                 ,
                 on
                 a
                 sudden
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 downe
                 ,
                 22.
                 foot
                 to
                 be
                 measured
                 forth-right
                 into
                 the
                 North
                 of
                 every
                 mans
                 ground
                 ,
                 a
                 line
                 there
                 to
                 be
                 drawn
                 ,
                 a
                 trench
                 to
                 be
                 cast
                 ,
                 a
                 foundation
                 laid
                 ,
                 and
                 an
                 high
                 bricke
                 wall
                 to
                 be
                 builded
                 .
                 My
                 Father
                 had
                 a
                 Garden
                 there
                 ,
                 &
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 house
                 standing
                 close
                 to
                 his
                 South
                 pale
                 :
                 this
                 house
                 they
                 loosed
                 from
                 the
                 ground
                 ,
                 and
                 bare
                 upon
                 Rowlers
                 into
                 my
                 Fathers
                 Garden
                 22.
                 foot
                 ,
                 ere
                 my
                 Father
                 heard
                 thereof
                 :
                 no
                 warning
                 was
                 given
                 him
                 ,
                 nor
                 other
                 answer
                 ,
                 (
                 when
                 he
                 spake
                 to
                 the
                 surveyers
                 of
                 that
                 worke
                 )
                 but
                 that
                 their
                 Master
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 commanded
                 them
                 so
                 to
                 doe
                 :
                 no
                 man
                 durst
                 goe
                 to
                 argue
                 the
                 matter
                 ,
                 but
                 each
                 man
                 lost
                 his
                 Land
                 ;
                 and
                 my
                 Father
                 paid
                 his
                 whole
                 rent
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 6.
                 shillings
                 8.
                 pence
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 halfe
                 which
                 was
                 left
                 .
                 Thus
                 much
                 of
                 mine
                 owne
                 knowledge
                 have
                 I
                 thought
                 good
                 to
                 note
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 sudden
                 rising
                 of
                 some
                 men
                 ,
                 causeth
                 them
                 to
                 forget
                 themselves
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Company
                 of
                 Drapers
                 in
                 London
                 bought
                 this
                 house
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 now
                 the
                 same
                 is
                 their
                 common
                 Hall.
                 This
                 Company
                 obtained
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 6.
                 in
                 the
                 seventeenth
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 incorporate
                 ;
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gedney
                
                 was
                 chosen
                 to
                 be
                 their
                 first
                 Master
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 4.
                 
                 Wardens
                 were
                 ,
                 
                   1.
                   
                   VVotton
                   ,
                   I.
                   Darby
                   ,
                   Robert
                   Breton
                   ,
                
                 
                 and
                 
                   T.
                   Cooke
                
                 .
                 The
                 Armes
                 granted
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Company
                 ,
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Bridges
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 first
                 Garter
                 King
                 at
                 Armes
                 ,
                 in
                 Blason
                 are
                 thus
                 :
                 Three
                 Sun
                 Beames
                 ,
                 issuing
                 out
                 of
                 three
                 clouds
                 of
                 flame
                 ,
                 crowned
                 with
                 three
                 Crownes
                 Imperials
                 of
                 gold
                 ,
                 upon
                 a
                 shield
                 Azure
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 this
                 Hall
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 side
                 ,
                 downe
                 to
                 the
                 grates
                 and
                 course
                 of
                 VValbrooke
                 ,
                 have
                 ye
                 divers
                 faire
                 houses
                 for
                 Merchants
                 and
                 other
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 which
                 grates
                 backe
                 againe
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 in
                 Lotisbury
                 (
                 so
                 called
                 in
                 Record
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 38.
                 yeere
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 corruptly
                 called
                 Lothbury
                 )
                 are
                 Candlestick-founders
                 placed
                 ,
                 till
                 ye
                 come
                 to
                 Bartholomew
                 Lane
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 Saint
                 Bartholomews
                 Church
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 South
                 East
                 corner
                 thereof
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 Lane
                 also
                 are
                 divers
                 faire
                 builded
                 houses
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 likewise
                 have
                 ye
                 in
                 the
                 other
                 street
                 ,
                 which
                 stretcheth
                 from
                 the
                 Friers
                 Augustines
                 South
                 gate
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 corner
                 over
                 against
                 Saint
                 Bennets
                 Church
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 street
                 ,
                 amongst
                 other
                 faire
                 buildings
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 ancient
                 was
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 an
                 house
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Albans
                   .
                   Iohn
                   Catcher
                
                 ,
                 
                 Alderman
                 (
                 after
                 dwelled
                 there
                 .
                 Then
                 is
                 the
                 free
                 schoole
                 ,
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 late
                 dissolved
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 Saint
                 Anthony
                 ,
                 
                 whereof
                 more
                 shall
                 be
                 shewed
                 in
                 another
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 upto
                 
                   Three
                   Needle
                   street
                
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 South
                 part
                 of
                 which
                 street
                 ,
                 
                 beginning
                 at
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Well
                 with
                 two
                 buckets
                 ,
                 now
                 turned
                 to
                 a
                 Pumpe
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Martin
                 called
                 Oteswitch
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Martin
                   de
                   Otestwich
                   ,
                   Nicholas
                   de
                   Oteswich
                   ,
                   William
                   Oteswich
                   ,
                
                 and
                 
                   Iohn
                   Oteswich
                
                 ,
                 founders
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 buried
                 there
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 their
                 ancient
                 Monument
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 be
                 Monuments
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Constantine
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 and
                 Emme
                 his
                 wife
                 .
              
               
                 Katherine
                 ,
                 
                   wife
                   to
                
                 Benedict
                 Augustine
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Drifield
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Oteswich
                
                 and
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 under
                 a
                 faire
                 Monument
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Churchman
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1385.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Richard
                   Naylor
                
                 ,
                 Taylor
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 1483.
                 
              
               
                 Iames
                 Falleron
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Melchborne
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Hay
                
                 and
                 Ellen
                 his
                 wife
                 .
              
               
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Clitherow
                
                 and
                 Margeret
                 his
                 wife
                 .
              
               
                 Oliver
                 and
                 VVilliam
                 ,
                 sonnes
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   VVoodroofe
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Hugh
                   Pemberton
                
                 ,
                 Taylor
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 1500.
                 and
                 Katharine
                 his
                 wife
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Matthew
                   Pemberton
                
                 ,
                 Merchant-Taylor
                 ,
                 
                 about
                 1514.
                 he
                 gave
                 50.
                 
                   l.
                
                 to
                 the
                 repairing
                 of
                 S.
                 Lawrence
                 Chappell
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Illustri
                   ac
                   Nobilissimo
                   V.
                   Domino
                   
                     Jacobo
                     Falckio
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Domino
                   Zelandiae
                   Thesaurario
                   ,
                   summo
                   Consiliario
                   ordinum
                   ejusdem
                   Provinciae
                   ,
                   post
                   plurimas
                   apud
                   plerosque
                   Europae
                   Reges
                   ,
                   ac
                   Principes
                   obitas
                   Honorificè
                   Legationes
                   ,
                   &
                   regendarum
                   rerum
                   infinitas
                   ,
                   cum
                   omnium
                   laude
                   ,
                   ac
                   admiratione
                   curas
                   ,
                   in
                   extremis
                   Ecclesiae
                   ac
                   Patriae
                   cum
                   hostibus
                   luctis
                   defuncto
                   ,
                   Legati
                   munere
                   communi
                   Patriae
                   totius
                   Provinciarum
                   Belgicarum
                   foederatarii
                   apud
                   Serenissimum
                   &
                   potentissimū
                   Jacobū
                   1.
                   
                   Angliae
                   ,
                   Scotiae
                   ,
                   Franciae
                   &
                   Hyberniae
                   Regem
                   :
                   Hoc
                   intestinorum
                   receptaculum
                   .
                   Reliquum
                   à
                   funere
                   totius
                   molem
                   ,
                   in
                   Patria
                   Zelandia
                   pietati
                   inter
                   planctus
                   posuit
                   affinis
                   ex
                   Sorore
                   
                     Anthonius
                     Taymon
                  
                   .
                   Obiit
                   4.
                   
                   Nonas
                   Iunii
                   .
                   1603.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Parte
                   solo
                   recubo
                
                 
                   peregrino
                   ,
                   parte
                   paterno
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hoc
                   bene
                   si
                   didici
                
                 
                   vivere
                   ,
                   &
                   hocce
                   mori
                   .
                
              
               
                 I.
                 Murdisonius
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Quae
                   natat
                   Oceano
                
                 
                   Zelandia
                   corpus
                   ,
                   Olympus
                
                 
                   Ipse
                   animam
                   ,
                   peregrè
                
                 
                   hoc
                   viscera
                   marmor
                   habet
                   .
                
              
               
                 A.
                 Hunterus
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Viscera
                   terra
                   Britanna
                
                 
                   tegit
                   ,
                   Zelandia
                   corpus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sic
                   mea
                   divisit
                
                 
                   funera
                   parce
                   mihi
                   .
                
              
               
                 I.
                 Meursius
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Clemens
                     Langley
                  
                   ,
                   
                   late
                   wife
                   of
                   
                     Richard
                     Langley
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Daughter
                   to
                   
                     Thomas
                     Whitton
                  
                   ,
                   Gent.
                   And
                   of
                   Joane
                   his
                   first
                   wife
                   ,
                   daughter
                   of
                   
                     Robert
                     Cresset
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   :
                   who
                   yeelded
                   her
                   soule
                   to
                   her
                   Redeemer
                   ,
                   the
                   last
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                   1603.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Thyzealous
                   care
                   to
                   serve
                   thy
                   God
                   ,
                
                 
                   thy
                   constant
                   love
                   to
                   Husband
                   deare
                   :
                
                 
                   Thy
                   harmelesse
                   heart
                   to
                   every
                   one
                
                 
                   remaines
                   alive
                   ,
                   though
                   corps
                   lye
                   here
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Spes
                   vermis
                   &
                   ego
                   .
                   
                     R.
                     L.
                  
                
                 
                   Vivit
                   post
                   funera
                   Virtus
                   .
                   
                     C.
                     L.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Also
                   the
                   19.
                   day
                   of
                   March
                   ,
                   1612.
                   
                   
                     Richard
                     Langley
                  
                   her
                   husband
                   was
                   here
                   buried
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   resteth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   the
                   Worshipful
                   M.
                   
                     Rich.
                     Staper
                  
                   ,
                   
                   elected
                   Alderman
                   of
                   this
                   Citie
                   ,
                   1594.
                   
                   He
                   was
                   the
                   greatest
                   Merchant
                   in
                   his
                   time
                   ,
                   the
                   chiefest
                   Actor
                   in
                   discovery
                   of
                   the
                   Trades
                   of
                   Turkey
                   and
                   East
                   India
                   :
                   A
                   man
                   humble
                   in
                   prosperity
                   ,
                   painefull
                   and
                   ever
                   ready
                   in
                   the
                   affaires
                   publike
                   ,
                   and
                   discreetly
                   carefull
                   of
                   his
                   private
                   .
                   A
                   liberall
                   house-keeper
                   ,
                   bountifull
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   :
                   an
                   upright
                   dealer
                   in
                   the
                   world
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   devout
                   aspirer
                   after
                   the
                   World
                   to
                   come
                   .
                   Much
                   blest
                   in
                   his
                   posterity
                   ,
                   and
                   happy
                   in
                   his
                   and
                   their
                   alliances
                   .
                   He
                   dyed
                   the
                   last
                   day
                   of
                   Iune
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1608.
                     
                     Intravit
                     ut
                     exiret
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Rowe
                
                 allowed
                 5.
                 
                   l.
                
                 yeerely
                 for
                 ever
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 bestowed
                 in
                 bread
                 and
                 coales
                 .
                 And
                 Mistris
                 Sotherton
                 yeerely
                 for
                 ever
                 in
                 bread
                 ,
                 50.
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 aforesaid
                 
                   Iohn
                   Churchman
                
                 ,
                 for
                 William
                 and
                 
                   Iohn
                   Oteswich
                
                 ,
                 (
                 by
                 licence
                 of
                 H.
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 the
                 sixth
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 )
                 gave
                 the
                 Advouson
                 or
                 Patronage
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 foure
                 messuages
                 and
                 17.
                 shops
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Martins
                   Oteswich
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 to
                 the
                 Master
                 and
                 Wardens
                 of
                 Taylors
                 and
                 Linnen
                 Armorers
                 ,
                 keepers
                 of
                 the
                 Guild
                 and
                 Fraternity
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Baptist
                
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 their
                 successors
                 ,
                 in
                 perpetuall
                 Almes
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 imployed
                 upon
                 the
                 poore
                 Brethren
                 and
                 Sisters
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 ,
                 adjoyning
                 upon
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Master
                 and
                 Wardens
                 builded
                 (
                 about
                 a
                 proper
                 quadrant
                 or
                 squared
                 Court
                 )
                 seven
                 Almes-houses
                 ,
                 
                 wherein
                 they
                 placed
                 seven
                 Almes-men
                 of
                 that
                 Company
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 wives
                 ,
                 (
                 if
                 they
                 had
                 wives
                 )
                 each
                 of
                 these
                 seven
                 ,
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 ,
                 had
                 14.
                 pence
                 the
                 weeke
                 ;
                 but
                 now
                 of
                 later
                 time
                 ,
                 their
                 stipend
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Master
                 and
                 Wardens
                 hath
                 beene
                 augmented
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 26.
                 shillings
                 the
                 quarter
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 5.
                 
                   l.
                
                 4.
                 s.
                 the
                 yeere
                 to
                 each
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 beside
                 coales
                 .
                 More
                 ,
                 to
                 each
                 of
                 them
                 20.
                 s.
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 by
                 gift
                 of
                 
                   Walter
                   Fish
                
                 ,
                 sometime
                 Master
                 of
                 that
                 Company
                 ,
                 and
                 Taylor
                 to
                 Her
                 Majestie
                 .
              
               
                 Some
                 small
                 distance
                 from
                 thence
                 is
                 the
                 Merchant-Taylors
                 Hall
                 ,
                 
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 Guild
                 and
                 Fraternity
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Iohn
                   Baptist
                
                 ,
                 time
                 out
                 of
                 mind
                 called
                 of
                 Taylors
                 and
                 Linnen
                 Armorers
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 
                 
                 For
                 I
                 finde
                 that
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 28.
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 confirmed
                 this
                 Guild
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Taylors
                 and
                 Linnen
                 Armorers
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 brethren
                 thereof
                 ,
                 authority
                 every
                 yeere
                 at
                 Midsummer
                 to
                 hold
                 a
                 Feast
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 choose
                 unto
                 them
                 a
                 Governour
                 or
                 Master
                 ,
                 with
                 Wardens
                 :
                 whereupon
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1300.
                 on
                 the
                 Feast
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Nativity
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Iohn
                   Baptist
                
                 ,
                 they
                 chose
                 
                   Henry
                   de
                   Ryall
                
                 to
                 be
                 their
                 Pilgrim
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 Master
                 of
                 this
                 Mystery
                 (
                 as
                 one
                 that
                 travelled
                 for
                 the
                 whole
                 Company
                 )
                 was
                 then
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 untill
                 the
                 11.
                 yeere
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 foure
                 Wardens
                 were
                 then
                 called
                 Purveyors
                 of
                 Almes
                 ,
                 (
                 now
                 called
                 Quartredge
                 )
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 fraternity
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Merchant-Taylors
                 Hall
                 ,
                 sometime
                 pertaining
                 to
                 a
                 Worshipful
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 named
                 
                   Edmond
                   Crepin
                   ,
                   Dominus
                   Creeping
                
                 ,
                 after
                 some
                 Record
                 :
                 he
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 1331.
                 the
                 sixth
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 certaine
                 summe
                 of
                 money
                 to
                 him
                 paid
                 ,
                 
                 made
                 his
                 grant
                 thereof
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 his
                 principall
                 Messuage
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Wards
                 of
                 Cornhill
                 and
                 Broadstreet
                 ,
                 which
                 Sir
                 
                   Oliver
                   Ingham
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 did
                 then
                 hold
                 ;
                 to
                 Iohn
                 of
                 Yakley
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Pavilion-maker
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 called
                 the
                 
                   New
                   Hall
                
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 
                   Taylors
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 difference
                 from
                 their
                 old
                 Hall
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 about
                 the
                 backe
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Red
                 Lion
                 in
                 
                   Basing
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Ward
                 of
                 Cord-wayner
                 street
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 21.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 
                   Thomas
                   Holme
                
                 ,
                 alias
                 Clarentiaulx
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 Armes
                 for
                 the
                 South
                 part
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 granted
                 by
                 his
                 Patents
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 fraternity
                 and
                 Guild
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Iohn
                   Baptist
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Tailors
                 and
                 Linnen
                 Armorers
                 ,
                 to
                 beare
                 in
                 a
                 Field
                 Silver
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 Pavilion
                 betweene
                 two
                 Mantles
                 Imperiall
                 ,
                 purple
                 ,
                 garnished
                 with
                 gold
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 chiefe
                 Azure
                 ,
                 a
                 holy
                 Lambe
                 ,
                 set
                 within
                 a
                 Sunne
                 ,
                 the
                 Creast
                 upon
                 the
                 Helme
                 ,
                 a
                 Pavilion
                 purple
                 ,
                 garnished
                 with
                 gold
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 After
                 this
                 ,
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 7.
                 was
                 himselfe
                 a
                 Brother
                 of
                 this
                 Fraternity
                 ,
                 or
                 Guild
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Baptist
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Tailors
                 or
                 Linnen
                 Armorers
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 divers
                 others
                 of
                 his
                 predecessours
                 Kings
                 had
                 beene
                 )
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 Richard
                 the
                 3.
                 
                 Edward
                 the
                 4.
                 
                 Henry
                 the
                 6.
                 
                 Henry
                 the
                 5.
                 
                 Henry
                 the
                 4.
                 and
                 Richard
                 the
                 2.
                 
                 And
                 for
                 that
                 divers
                 of
                 that
                 Fraternity
                 had
                 (
                 time
                 out
                 of
                 minde
                 )
                 bin
                 great
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 frequented
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 merchandises
                 into
                 most
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 world
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Realme
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 profit
                 of
                 his
                 subjects
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 his
                 Progenitors
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 men
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 mystery
                 ,
                 (
                 during
                 the
                 time
                 aforesaid
                 )
                 had
                 exercised
                 the
                 buying
                 and
                 selling
                 of
                 all
                 wares
                 and
                 Merchandises
                 ;
                 especially
                 ,
                 of
                 woollen
                 cloth
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 in
                 grosse
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 retaile
                 ,
                 throughout
                 all
                 this
                 Realme
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 chiefly
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Citie
                 :
                 
                 therefore
                 he
                 of
                 his
                 especiall
                 grace
                 ,
                 did
                 change
                 ,
                 transferre
                 and
                 translate
                 the
                 Guild
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 incorporate
                 them
                 into
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 the
                 Master
                 and
                 Wardens
                 of
                 the
                 Merchant-Taylors
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 fraternity
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Baptist
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Some
                 distance
                 West
                 from
                 this
                 the
                 Merchant
                 Taylors
                 Hall
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 Finkes-Lan
                 ;
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 
                   Robert
                   Finke
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Robert
                   Finke
                
                 his
                 sonne
                 ,
                 
                   Iames
                   Finke
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Rosamond
                   Finke
                   .
                   Robert
                   Finke
                
                 the
                 elder
                 ,
                 new
                 builded
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Bennet
                 commonly
                 called
                 Finke
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Founder
                 ;
                 his
                 Tenements
                 were
                 both
                 of
                 S.
                 Bennets
                 Parish
                 ,
                 and
                 Saint
                 
                   Martins
                   Oteswich
                
                 parish
                 :
                 the
                 one
                 halfe
                 of
                 this
                 Fink
                 lane
                 is
                 of
                 Broadstreet
                 Ward
                 ;
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 ,
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 and
                 principall
                 house
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 said
                 Finke
                 dwelled
                 :
                 But
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 ,
                 namely
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 not
                 so
                 much
                 towards
                 Cornehill
                 .
                 Then
                 without
                 this
                 Lane
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 
                   Three
                   Needle
                
                 street
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 the
                 said
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Bennet
                 ,
                 a
                 proper
                 Church
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 are
                 these
                 Monuments
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Simson
                   ,
                   and
                   Elizabeth
                   
                     his
                     wife
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Roger
                   Strange
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   Treresse
                   .
                
                 
                   William
                   Coolby
                   .
                   Iohn
                   Frey
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Briar
                  
                   ,
                   Plummer
                   ,
                   1410.
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   By
                   this
                   Pillar
                   was
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   Dame
                   
                     Anne
                     Awnsham
                  
                   ,
                   who
                   dyed
                   the
                   23.
                   of
                   December
                   ,
                   1613.
                   being
                   neere
                   12.
                   yeeres
                   the
                   wife
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Gedeon
                     Awnsham
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Istleworth
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Middlesex
                   ,
                   Knight
                   :
                   And
                   before
                   the
                   wife
                   to
                   
                     William
                     Barradaile
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Merchant-Taylor
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   dwelling
                   in
                   this
                   parish
                   together
                   some
                   30.
                   yeeres
                   .
                   He
                   dyed
                   in
                   March
                   ,
                   1600.
                   who
                   by
                   his
                   will
                   gave
                   5.
                   pounds
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   parish
                   ,
                   and
                   6.
                   pounds
                   ,
                   13.
                   shillings
                   ,
                   8.
                   pence
                   ,
                   toward
                   the
                   building
                   a
                   loft
                   in
                   the
                   Church
                   ,
                   besides
                   his
                   other
                   Legacies
                   to
                   the
                   
                   poore
                   in
                   other
                   places
                   .
                   And
                   the
                   said
                   Dame
                   Anne
                   ,
                   besides
                   her
                   other
                   good
                   deeds
                   to
                   Istleworth
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   places
                   ,
                   she
                   also
                   appointed
                   five
                   pound
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   said
                   Sir
                   Gedeon
                   paid
                   .
                   As
                   they
                   both
                   (
                   thankes
                   be
                   to
                   God
                   )
                   lived
                   godly
                   and
                   well
                   :
                   so
                   they
                   could
                   not
                   but
                   dye
                   well
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   onely
                   mercy
                   of
                   Iesus
                   Christ
                   .
                
              
               
                 Some
                 distance
                 West
                 is
                 the
                 
                   Royall
                   Exchange
                
                 ,
                 whereof
                 more
                 shall
                 bee
                 spoken
                 in
                 the
                 Ward
                 of
                 Cornehill
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 downe
                 to
                 the
                 little
                 Conduit
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Pissing
                   Conduit
                
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Stocks
                 Market
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 is
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 
                   Three
                   Needle
                
                 street
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 streete
                 ,
                 from
                 overagainst
                 the
                 East
                 corner
                 of
                 St.
                 
                   Martins
                   Oteswich
                
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                 have
                 yee
                 divers
                 faire
                 and
                 large
                 houses
                 ,
                 til
                 you
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 St.
                 Anthony
                 ,
                 sometime
                 a
                 Cell
                 of
                 Saint
                 Anthonies
                 of
                 Vienna
                 .
                 For
                 I
                 read
                 ,
                 that
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 granted
                 to
                 the
                 Brotherhood
                 of
                 Saint
                 Anthony
                 of
                 Vienna
                 ,
                 a
                 place
                 amongst
                 the
                 Iewes
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 sometime
                 their
                 Synagogue
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 been
                 builded
                 by
                 them
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1231.
                 
                 
                 But
                 the
                 Christians
                 obtained
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 should
                 be
                 dedicated
                 to
                 our
                 blessed
                 Lady
                 ,
                 and
                 since
                 ,
                 an
                 Hospitall
                 being
                 there
                 builded
                 ,
                 was
                 called
                 Saint
                 Anthonies
                 in
                 London
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 founded
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Bennet
                   Finke
                
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 Master
                 ,
                 two
                 Priests
                 ,
                 one
                 Schoole-master
                 ,
                 and
                 twelve
                 poore
                 men
                 :
                 after
                 which
                 foundation
                 ,
                 amongst
                 other
                 things
                 ,
                 was
                 given
                 to
                 this
                 Hospitall
                 one
                 Message
                 and
                 Garden
                 ,
                 whereon
                 was
                 builded
                 the
                 faire
                 large
                 free-school
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 one
                 other
                 parcell
                 of
                 ground
                 containing
                 37.
                 foot
                 in
                 length
                 ,
                 and
                 18.
                 foot
                 in
                 bredth
                 ,
                 whereon
                 were
                 builded
                 the
                 Almes-houses
                 of
                 hard
                 stone
                 and
                 Timber
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 which
                 said
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 20.
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 gave
                 unto
                 
                   Iohn
                   Carpenter
                
                 ,
                 Doctor
                 of
                 Divinity
                 ,
                 and
                 Master
                 of
                 S.
                 Anthonies
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 his
                 brethren
                 and
                 their
                 successors
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 his
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Poinington
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 ,
                 with
                 certaine
                 pensions
                 and
                 portions
                 of
                 
                   Milburn
                   ,
                   Burneworth
                   ,
                   Charlton
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Vp-wimburne
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Southampton
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 five
                 Scholars
                 in
                 the
                 Vniversity
                 of
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 brought
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 faculty
                 of
                 Arts
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 rate
                 of
                 tenne
                 pence
                 the
                 week
                 for
                 every
                 Scholar
                 :
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Scholars
                 bee
                 first
                 instructed
                 in
                 the
                 rudiments
                 of
                 Grammar
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 College
                 of
                 Eaton
                 ,
                 founded
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1474.
                 
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 granted
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Say
                
                 ,
                 Batcheler
                 of
                 Divinity
                 ,
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 Priests
                 ,
                 Clerkes
                 ,
                 Scholars
                 ,
                 poore
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 brethren
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 Clerks
                 ,
                 or
                 Lay
                 men
                 ,
                 Queristers
                 ,
                 Proctors
                 ,
                 Messengers
                 ,
                 Servants
                 in
                 houshold
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 things
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 like
                 as
                 the
                 Prior
                 ,
                 and
                 Covent
                 of
                 Saint
                 Anthonies
                 of
                 Vienna
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Hee
                 also
                 annexed
                 ,
                 united
                 ,
                 and
                 appropriated
                 the
                 said
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 Collegiate
                 of
                 Saint
                 George
                 in
                 VVindsor
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Protectors
                 of
                 this
                 house
                 were
                 to
                 collect
                 the
                 benevolence
                 of
                 charitable
                 persons
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 building
                 and
                 supporting
                 thereof
                 .
                 And
                 amongst
                 other
                 things
                 observed
                 in
                 my
                 youth
                 ,
                 I
                 remember
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Officers
                 (
                 charged
                 with
                 oversight
                 of
                 the
                 Markets
                 in
                 this
                 City
                 )
                 did
                 divers
                 time
                 take
                 from
                 the
                 Market
                 people
                 ,
                 Pigs
                 starved
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 unwholsome
                 for
                 mans
                 sustenance
                 :
                 these
                 they
                 did
                 slit
                 in
                 the
                 eare
                 .
                 
                 One
                 of
                 the
                 Proctors
                 for
                 St.
                 Anthonies
                 tyed
                 a
                 Bell
                 about
                 the
                 necke
                 ,
                 and
                 let
                 it
                 feed
                 on
                 the
                 Dunghils
                 ,
                 no
                 man
                 would
                 hurt
                 ,
                 or
                 take
                 it
                 up
                 :
                 but
                 if
                 any
                 gave
                 to
                 them
                 bread
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 feeding
                 ,
                 such
                 would
                 they
                 know
                 ,
                 watch
                 for
                 ,
                 and
                 daily
                 follow
                 ,
                 whining
                 till
                 they
                 had
                 somewhat
                 given
                 them
                 :
                 whereupon
                 was
                 raised
                 a
                 Proverbe
                 ,
                 
                   Such
                   an
                   one
                   wil
                   follow
                   such
                   an
                   one
                   ,
                   &
                   whine
                   as
                   it
                   were
                   an
                
                 Anthonie
                 Pig
                 :
                 but
                 if
                 such
                 a
                 Pig
                 grew
                 to
                 be
                 fat
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 to
                 good
                 liking
                 (
                 as
                 oft
                 times
                 they
                 did
                 )
                 then
                 the
                 Proctor
                 would
                 take
                 him
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1499.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Tate
                
                 ,
                 sometime
                 Alebrewer
                 ,
                 then
                 a
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 caused
                 his
                 Brewhouse
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 Swan
                 neere
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Free
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 College
                 ,
                 or
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 Saint
                 Anthony
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 taken
                 for
                 the
                 enlarging
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 then
                 newly
                 builded
                 ;
                 toward
                 the
                 building
                 whereof
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Tate
                 gave
                 great
                 summes
                 of
                 money
                 ,
                 and
                 finished
                 it
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1501.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Tate
                
                 deceased
                 1514.
                 and
                 was
                 their
                 buried
                 ,
                 under
                 a
                 faire
                 Monument
                 by
                 him
                 prepared
                 .
                 Doctor
                 Tayler
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Rolles
                 and
                 other
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                   Walter
                   Champion
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 
                   London
                   ,
                   1529.
                
                 was
                 buried
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 Beadmen
                 twenty
                 pounds
                 .
                 The
                 Lands
                 by
                 yeere
                 of
                 this
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 were
                 valued
                 in
                 the
                 37.
                 yeere
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 8.
                 to
                 be
                 55.
                 pounds
                 ,
                 6.
                 shillings
                 ,
                 8.
                 pence
                 .
              
               
                 One
                 Iohnson
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 a
                 Schoolemaster
                 of
                 the
                 famous
                 Free-schoole
                 there
                 )
                 became
                 a
                 Prebend
                 of
                 Windsore
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 (
                 by
                 little
                 and
                 little
                 )
                 followed
                 the
                 spoile
                 of
                 this
                 Hospitall
                 :
                 he
                 first
                 dissolved
                 the
                 Quire
                 ,
                 conveyed
                 away
                 the
                 Plate
                 and
                 Ornaments
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 Bels
                 ,
                 and
                 lastly
                 put
                 out
                 the
                 Almes-men
                 from
                 their
                 houses
                 ,
                 appointing
                 them
                 portions
                 of
                 12.
                 pence
                 the
                 weeke
                 to
                 each
                 .
                 But
                 now
                 I
                 heare
                 of
                 no
                 such
                 matter
                 performed
                 ;
                 for
                 their
                 houses
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 ,
                 bee
                 letten
                 out
                 for
                 rent
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Church
                 is
                 a
                 Preaching-place
                 for
                 the
                 French
                 Nation
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Schoole
                 was
                 commended
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 and
                 sithence
                 commended
                 above
                 other
                 ;
                 but
                 now
                 decayed
                 ,
                 and
                 come
                 to
                 nothing
                 ,
                 by
                 taking
                 that
                 from
                 it
                 which
                 thereunto
                 belonged
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 it
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Bartholomew
                 ,
                 
                 at
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 Bartholomew
                 lane
                 .
                 
                   Thomas
                   Pike
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 assistance
                 of
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Yoo
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1438.
                 new
                 builded
                 this
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Fray
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 was
                 buried
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 Margery
                 his
                 daughter
                 and
                 heire
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lepington
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 founded
                 there
                 a
                 Chauntry
                 ,
                 the
                 21.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 .
              
               
                 Alderban
                 ,
                 a
                 Gascoigne
                 ,
                 was
                 buried
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   W.
                   Capell
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1509.
                 aded
                 unto
                 this
                 Church
                 a
                 proper
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Giles
                   Capell
                
                 was
                 also
                 buried
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iames
                   Wilford
                
                 ,
                 Taylor
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1499.
                 appointed
                 by
                 his
                 Testament
                 ,
                 a
                 Doctor
                 of
                 Divinity
                 ,
                 every
                 Good
                 Friday
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 to
                 preach
                 there
                 a
                 Sermon
                 of
                 Christs
                 passion
                 ,
                 from
                 sixe
                 of
                 the
                 clocke
                 till
                 eight
                 before
                 noone
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Io.
                   Wilford
                
                 ,
                 Merchant-Taylor
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 1544.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 Iames
                 Wilford
                 ,
                 1550.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Barne
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1552.
                 
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Dent.
                 
              
               
                 Miles
                 Coverdale
                 ,
                 
                   Bishop
                   of
                
                 Excester
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Dancer
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Anne
                 his
                 wife
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Obitum
                 Reverendissimi
                 Patris
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Milanis
                   Coverdal
                
                 ,
                 OGDOASTICON
                 .
              
               
                 
                   HIc
                   tandem
                   requiemque
                
                 
                   ferens
                   finemque
                   laborum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ossa
                   Coverdali
                
                 
                   mortua
                   Tumbus
                   habet
                   .
                
                 
                   Oxoniae
                   qui
                   Praesul
                
                 
                   erat
                   dignissimus
                   olim
                   ,
                
                 
                   Insignis
                   vitae
                
                 
                   vir
                   probitate
                   suae
                   .
                
                 
                   Octoginta
                   annos
                
                 
                   grandevus
                   vixit
                   ,
                   &
                   nullum
                
                 
                   Indigni
                   passus
                
                 
                   saepius
                   exilium
                   .
                
                 
                   Sic
                   dimitti
                   variis
                
                 
                   jactabam
                   casibus
                   ,
                   ista
                
                 
                   Excepitur
                   gremio
                
                 
                   terra
                   benigna
                   sua
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Richard
                     Bowdler
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Draper
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   being
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Society
                   of
                   Merchants
                   Adventurers
                   in
                   England
                   ,
                   for
                   Moscovia
                   and
                   the
                   East-Indiaes
                   .
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   also
                   Anne
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   hee
                   had
                   issue
                   ,
                   7.
                   children
                   ,
                   5.
                   sonnes
                   ,
                   and
                   2.
                   daughters
                   ;
                   whereof
                   three
                   deceased
                   ,
                   but
                   the
                   other
                   foure
                   were
                   living
                   at
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   his
                   death
                   .
                   He
                   dyed
                   the
                   16.
                   day
                   of
                   November
                   ,
                   1603.
                   
                   And
                   shee
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Dent
                  
                   ,
                   whilest
                   he
                   lived
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Merchant
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   borne
                   at
                   Halloughton
                   in
                   Leicester-shire
                   ,
                   and
                   free
                   of
                   the
                   Salters
                   Company
                   ,
                   as
                   also
                   of
                   the
                   Spanish
                   and
                   Moscovia
                   Companies
                   :
                   but
                   his
                   chiefe
                   trading
                   was
                   to
                   France
                   .
                   Hee
                   was
                   once
                   chosen
                   Sheriffe
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   once
                   Alderman
                   ,
                   and
                   fined
                   for
                   the
                   same
                   .
                   His
                   last
                   fine
                   was
                   1000.
                   
                   Markes
                   ,
                   towards
                   the
                   repairing
                   of
                   Christs
                   Hospitall
                   in
                   London
                   .
                   He
                   married
                   twise
                   ;
                   his
                   first
                   wife
                   was
                   Margaret
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   hee
                   had
                   one
                   sonne
                   ,
                   who
                   dyed
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   mother
                   .
                   The
                   second
                   wife
                   was
                   Alice
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   3.
                   
                   Daughters
                   ,
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     Mary
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Elizab.
                   The
                   first
                   dyed
                   in
                   her
                   Fathers
                   life
                   time
                   ,
                   the
                   rest
                   with
                   the
                   Mother
                   remained
                   living
                   .
                   Hee
                   beeing
                   aged
                   63.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   dyed
                   the
                   10.
                   of
                   Decemb.
                   1595.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   Master
                   
                     Thomas
                     Church
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Draper
                   of
                   London
                   .
                   He
                   was
                   helpfull
                   to
                   many
                   ,
                   hurtfull
                   to
                   none
                   ,
                   and
                   gave
                   every
                   one
                   his
                   due
                   .
                   In
                   memory
                   of
                   whose
                   love
                   to
                   them
                   ,
                   and
                   theirs
                   to
                   him
                   ,
                   
                     Mary
                     Bagwell
                  
                   ,
                   his
                   sister
                   ,
                   
                     William
                     Bagwell
                  
                   ,
                   her
                   sonne
                   ,
                   his
                   Executors
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Bernard
                     Cooper
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   second
                   Husband
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Mary
                     Bagwell
                  
                   ,
                   caused
                   this
                   stone
                   to
                   be
                   laid
                   here
                   ,
                   the
                   28.
                   day
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                   1617.
                   
                   Hee
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   in
                   August
                   the
                   26.
                   day
                   ,
                   1616.
                   being
                   aged
                   55.
                   yeeres
                   .
                
              
               
                 A
                 good
                 life
                 hath
                 the
                 dayes
                 numbred
                 ,
                 but
                 a
                 good
                 name
                 endureth
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 Gods
                 Glory
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 pious
                 Memory
                 of
                 the
                 nobly-vertuous
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 religions
                 Matrone
                 ,
                 Margarite
                 ,
                 wife
                 of
                 
                   Robert
                   Hall
                
                 ,
                 Doctor
                 of
                 Divinity
                 ,
                 and
                 Pastor
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 .
              
               
                 
                   HEre
                   lyes
                   a
                   Margarite
                
                 
                   that
                   the
                   most
                   excell'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   (
                   Her
                   Father
                   Wyts
                   ,
                
                 
                   Her
                   Mother
                   Lichterveld
                   ,
                
                 
                   Rematcht
                   with
                   Metkerke
                   )
                
                 
                   of
                   remarke
                   for
                   birth
                   ,
                
                 
                   But
                   much
                   more
                   gentle
                
                 
                   for
                   her
                   genuine
                   worth
                   :
                
                 
                   Wyts
                   (
                   rarest
                   )
                   Iewell
                   ,
                
                 
                   so
                   her
                   name
                   bespeakes
                   )
                
                 
                   In
                   pious
                   ,
                   prudent
                   ,
                
                 
                   peacefull
                   ,
                   praise-full
                   life
                   ,
                
                 
                   Fitting
                   a
                   Sara
                
                 
                   and
                   a
                   Sacred's
                   Wife
                   ,
                
                 
                   Such
                   as
                   Saravia
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   (
                   her
                   second
                   )
                   Hill
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whose
                   joy
                   of
                   life
                   ,
                
                 
                   Death
                   in
                   her
                   death
                   did
                   kill
                   .
                
              
               
                 Quàm
                 piè
                 obiit
                 ,
                 Puerpera
                 ,
                 Die
                 29.
                 
                 Iunii
                 ,
                 Anno
                 Salutis
                 ,
                 1615.
                 
                 Anno
                 Aetatis
                 ,
                 39.
                 
                 Pignus
                 Amoris
                 ,
                 Sigum
                 Honoris
                 ,
                 ac
                 Moeroris
                 ,
                 Posuit
                 Rob.
                 Hill.
                 Composuit
                 Io.
                 Syl.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Vxor
                 Foelix
                 .
              
               
                 Loquitur
                 post
                 Funera
                 Virtus
                 .
              
               
                 
                   FRom
                   my
                   sad
                   Cradle
                
                 
                   to
                   my
                   sable
                   Chest
                   ,
                
                 
                   Poore
                   Pilgrim
                   ,
                   I
                
                 
                   did
                   finde
                   few
                   moneths
                   of
                   rest
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   Flanders
                   ,
                   Holland
                   ,
                
                 
                   Zeland
                   ,
                   England
                   ,
                   all
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   Parents
                   ,
                   troubles
                   ;
                
                 
                   and
                   to
                   me
                   did
                   fall
                   .
                
                 
                   These
                   made
                   me
                   pious
                   ,
                
                 
                   patient
                   ,
                   modest
                   ,
                   wise
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   ,
                   though
                   well
                   borne
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   shun
                   the
                   Gallants
                   guise
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   now
                   I
                   rest
                   my
                   soule
                   ,
                
                 
                   where
                   rest
                   is
                   found
                   ,
                
                 
                   My
                   body
                   here
                   ,
                
                 
                   in
                   a
                   small
                   piece
                   of
                   ground
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   from
                   my
                   Hill
                   ,
                
                 
                   that
                   Hill
                   I
                   have
                   ascended
                   ,
                
                 
                   From
                   whence
                   (
                   for
                   me
                   )
                
                 
                   my
                   Saviour
                   once
                   descended
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Live
                   ye
                   to
                   learne
                   that
                   dye
                   you
                   must
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   after
                   come
                   to
                   Judgement
                   just
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maritus
                 moestissimus
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thy
                   rest
                   gives
                   me
                   a
                   restlesse
                   life
                   ,
                
                 
                   Because
                   thou
                   wert
                   a
                   matchlesse
                   Wife
                   ;
                
                 
                   But
                   yet
                   I
                   rest
                   in
                   hope
                   to
                   see
                
                 
                   That
                   day
                   of
                   Christ
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   see
                   thee
                   .
                
              
               
                 MARGARITA
                 ,
                 a
                 Jewell
                 .
              
               
                 
                   I
                   ,
                   like
                   a
                   Iewell
                
                 
                   tost
                   by
                   Sea
                   and
                   Land
                   ,
                
                 
                   Am
                   bought
                   by
                   him
                   ,
                
                 
                   who
                   weares
                   me
                   on
                   his
                   hand
                   .
                
              
               
                 MARGARITA
                 ,
                 MARGARETA
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Margarita
                   beat
                   ,
                   sed
                   Margareta
                   beavit
                   .
                
                 
                   O
                   utinam
                   possit
                   dicier
                   ,
                   ista
                   beat
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   One
                   night
                   ,
                   two
                   dreames
                   ,
                
                 
                   made
                   two
                   Propheticals
                   ,
                
                 
                   Thine
                   of
                   thy
                   Coffin
                   ,
                
                 
                   mine
                   of
                   thy
                   Fuuerals
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   women
                   all
                   were
                   like
                   to
                   thee
                   ,
                
                 
                   We
                   men
                   for
                   wives
                   should
                   happy
                   be
                   .
                
                 
                   R.
                   H.
                   
                
              
               
                 MARGARITA
                 surreptus
                 est
                 ,
                 Mons
                 exarvit
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 lower
                 downe
                 ,
                 
                 towards
                 the
                 Stockes
                 Market
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Christopher
                 ,
                 but
                 re-edified
                 of
                 new
                 :
                 for
                 
                   Richard
                   Shore
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1506.
                 gave
                 money
                 towards
                 the
                 building
                 of
                 the
                 steeple
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 lye
                 buried
                 ,
                 
                   Richard
                   Sherington
                
                 ,
                 1392.
                 who
                 gave
                 Lands
                 to
                 that
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Lady
                
                 Margaret
                 Norford
                 ,
                 1406.
                 
              
               
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Clavering
                   ,
                   1421.
                
                 who
                 gave
                 lands
                 thereunto
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Godney
                
                 ,
                 
                 Draper
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1427.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 Godney
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1444.
                 wedded
                 the
                 Widdow
                 of
                 
                   Robert
                   Large
                
                 ,
                 late
                 Maior
                 ,
                 which
                 Widdow
                 had
                 taken
                 the
                 Mantle
                 and
                 Ring
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 vow
                 to
                 live
                 chaste
                 to
                 God
                 terme
                 of
                 her
                 life
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 breach
                 whereof
                 ,
                 the
                 marriage
                 done
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 troubled
                 by
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 to
                 penance
                 both
                 he
                 and
                 she
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     William
                     Hampton
                  
                   ,
                   Maior
                   ,
                   1472.
                   was
                   a
                   great
                   benefactor
                   ,
                   and
                   glased
                   some
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   windowes
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Martia
                  
                   ,
                   Maior
                   ,
                   1492.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Roger
                     Acheley
                  
                   ,
                   Maior
                   ,
                   1511.
                   
                   Hee
                   dwelt
                   in
                   Cornhill
                   Ward
                   ,
                   in
                   a
                   house
                   belonging
                   to
                   
                     Cobham
                     Colledge
                  
                   ,
                   rented
                   by
                   the
                   yeere
                   ,
                   26.
                   
                     s.
                     8.
                     
                       d.
                    
                  
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Robert
                     Thorne
                  
                   ,
                   Merchant-Taylor
                   ,
                   a
                   Batchelor
                   ,
                   1532.
                   he
                   gave
                   by
                   his
                   Testament
                   in
                   charity
                   ,
                   more
                   than
                   4445.
                   pounds
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Norryholme
                   .
                   Raph
                   Batte
                   .
                
                 
                   Alice
                   Percivall
                   .
                   Iane
                   Drew
                   .
                
                 
                   William
                   Borresbie
                   .
                   Iohn
                   Broke
                   .
                
                 
                   Richard
                   Sutton
                   .
                   William
                   Batte
                   .
                
                 
                   Iames
                   Well
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Henry
                     Beecher
                  
                   ,
                   Alderman
                   ,
                   1570.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Robertus
                   cubat
                   hic
                
                 
                   Thornus
                   Mercator
                   honestus
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   Qui
                   sibi
                   legitimas
                
                 
                   Arte
                   paravit
                   opes
                   .
                
                 
                   Huic
                   vitam
                   dederat
                
                 
                   puero
                   Bristollia
                   quondam
                   ,
                
                 
                   Londinum
                   hoc
                   Tumulo
                
                 
                   clauserat
                   ante
                   diem
                   .
                
                 
                   Ornavit
                   studiis
                   ,
                
                 
                   patriam
                   virtutibus
                   auxit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Gymnasium
                   exexit
                   ,
                
                 
                   sumptibus
                   ipse
                   suis
                   .
                
                 
                   Lector
                   quisquis
                   ades
                   ,
                
                 
                   requiem
                   cineri
                   precor
                   optes
                   ,
                
                 
                   Supplex
                   et
                   precibus
                
                 
                   numina
                   flecte
                   tuis
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Obiit
                 1532.
                 aetatis
                 vero
                 suae
                 ,
                 Au.
                 40.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Heere
                   lye
                   the
                   bodies
                   of
                   
                     Henry
                     Beecher
                  
                   ,
                   Alderman
                   ,
                   and
                   late
                   Sheriffe
                   of
                   London
                   ;
                   and
                   of
                   Alice
                   his
                   first
                   wife
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   daughters
                   to
                   
                     Thomas
                     Heron
                  
                   of
                   Edgecomb
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Surrey
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   by
                   who
                   he
                   had
                   10.
                   children
                   .
                   After
                   whose
                   decease
                   he
                   married
                   with
                   Iane
                   ,
                   the
                   widdow
                   of
                   one
                   
                     Oliver
                     Loveband
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   Gent.
                   with
                   whom
                   he
                   lived
                   three
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   and
                   dyed
                   the
                   15.
                   day
                   of
                   Ianuary
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                  
                   1570.
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Tryon
                  
                   ,
                   who
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   at
                   Paris
                   in
                   France
                   ,
                   the
                   15.
                   of
                   August
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   here
                   interred
                   the
                   14.
                   day
                   of
                   September
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                  
                   1612.
                   
                
              
               
                 Having
                 seene
                 and
                 observed
                 the
                 said
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Christopher
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Grave-stones
                 and
                 Monuments
                 therein
                 :
                 and
                 finding
                 a
                 faire
                 Tombe
                 of
                 Touch
                 ,
                 wherein
                 lyeth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Robert
                   Thorne
                
                 ,
                 Merchant-Taylor
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Batchelor
                 buried
                 ,
                 having
                 given
                 by
                 his
                 Testament
                 in
                 charity
                 ,
                 4445.
                 pounds
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 pious
                 uses
                 .
                 Then
                 looking
                 for
                 some
                 such
                 memory
                 ,
                 as
                 might
                 adorne
                 and
                 beautifie
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 another
                 famous
                 Batchelor
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Kendrick
                
                 ;
                 and
                 finding
                 none
                 ,
                 but
                 onely
                 his
                 Hatchments
                 and
                 Banners
                 ,
                 yet
                 he
                 being
                 buried
                 so
                 long
                 since
                 ;
                 I
                 thought
                 it
                 fit
                 to
                 let
                 his
                 owne
                 last
                 Will
                 and
                 Testament
                 speake
                 his
                 due
                 and
                 deserved
                 praises
                 ,
                 according
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 (
                 among
                 other
                 )
                 it
                 came
                 to
                 my
                 hands
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 last
                 Will
                 and
                 Testament
                 of
                 Mr.
                 Iohn
                 Kendrick
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Draper
                 of
                 London
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Who
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   30.
                   day
                   of
                   December
                   ,
                   Anno
                   ,
                   1624.
                   
                
                 
                   IN
                   the
                   Name
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   
                   Amen
                   .
                   The
                   nine
                   and
                   twentieth
                   of
                   
                     December
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1624.
                     
                  
                   And
                   in
                   the
                   two
                   and
                   twentieth
                   yeere
                   of
                   the
                   reigne
                   of
                   our
                   Soveraigne
                   Lord
                   King
                   Iames
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   I
                   
                     Iohn
                     Kendrick
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   Citie
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   Draper
                   ,
                   being
                   sicke
                   in
                   body
                   ;
                   but
                   of
                   good
                   and
                   perfect
                   memory
                   ,
                   (
                   for
                   which
                   I
                   give
                   most
                   humble
                   and
                   hearty
                   thankes
                   to
                   Almighty
                   God
                   )
                   doe
                   make
                   ,
                   ordaine
                   and
                   declare
                   this
                   my
                   last
                   Will
                   and
                   Testament
                   ,
                   in
                   manner
                   and
                   forme
                   following
                   :
                   That
                   is
                   to
                   say
                   :
                
                 
                   First
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   before
                   all
                   things
                   ,
                   I
                   commend
                   and
                   commit
                   my
                   soule
                   to
                   Almighty
                   God
                   ,
                   my
                   Creator
                   ;
                   trusting
                   most
                   assuredly
                   to
                   be
                   saved
                   by
                   the
                   death
                   ,
                   passion
                   and
                   onely
                   merits
                   of
                   Iesus
                   Christ
                   ,
                   my
                   Saviour
                   and
                   Redeemer
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   And
                   I
                   will
                   that
                   my
                   body
                   be
                   decently
                   interred
                   in
                   Christian
                   buriall
                   ,
                   
                   in
                   the
                   Parish
                   Church
                   of
                   S.
                   Christopher
                   ,
                   where
                   I
                   dwell
                   ;
                   as
                   mine
                   Executor
                   ,
                   hereafter
                   named
                   ,
                   shall
                   order
                   and
                   appoint
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   threescore
                   poore
                   men
                   ,
                   
                   to
                   every
                   of
                   them
                   a
                   Gowne
                   of
                   broad-cloth
                   ,
                   to
                   weare
                   on
                   the
                   day
                   of
                   my
                   buriall
                   :
                   and
                   twelve
                   pence
                   a
                   piece
                   in
                   money
                   ,
                   to
                   pay
                   for
                   their
                   dinners
                   .
                   The
                   same
                   poore
                   men
                   to
                   bee
                   such
                   as
                   my
                   Executor
                   shall
                   appoint
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   blacke
                   Gownes
                   and
                   Cloakes
                   ,
                   
                   to
                   be
                   worne
                   at
                   my
                   buriall
                   by
                   my
                   kindred
                   ,
                   friends
                   ,
                   and
                   servants
                   ,
                   as
                   my
                   Executor
                   shall
                   thinke
                   meet
                   :
                   not
                   exceeding
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   sixe
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   Gownes
                   and
                   Cloakes
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   rest
                   of
                   the
                   charges
                   of
                   my
                   Funerall
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   the
                   sum
                   of
                   threescore
                   pounds
                   ,
                   
                   to
                   bee
                   bestowed
                   upon
                   a
                   Dinner
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   provided
                   for
                   my
                   friends
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   inhabitants
                   of
                   the
                   Parish
                   of
                   Saint
                   Christopher
                   ,
                   where
                   I
                   now
                   dwell
                   ,
                   upon
                   the
                   day
                   of
                   my
                   buriall
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   such
                   place
                   as
                   my
                   Executor
                   shall
                   thinke
                   meet
                   and
                   convenient
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   the
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   of
                   the
                   Towne
                   of
                   Reading
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Country
                   of
                   Berkshire
                   ,
                   (
                   I
                   meane
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   body
                   corporate
                   ,
                   or
                   Corporation
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Towne
                   of
                   Reading
                   ,
                   by
                   whatsoever
                   name
                   or
                   addition
                   the
                   same
                   is
                   made
                   knowne
                   )
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   seven
                   thousand
                   &
                   five
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   upon
                   especiall
                   trust
                   and
                   confidence
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   shall
                   therewith
                   performe
                   the
                   uses
                   following
                   :
                   That
                   is
                   to
                   say
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   said
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   shall
                   buy
                   and
                   purchase
                   unto
                   them
                   and
                   their
                   successors
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   
                   (
                   I
                   say
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   body
                   corporate
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Towne
                   of
                   Reading
                   ,
                   by
                   whatsoever
                   name
                   or
                   addition
                   the
                   same
                   is
                   made
                   or
                   knowne
                   )
                   Lands
                   and
                   Here
                   ditaments
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   cleere
                   value
                   of
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   by
                   the
                   yeere
                   ,
                   over
                   and
                   above
                   all
                   charges
                   and
                   reprises
                   .
                   Which
                   summe
                   of
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   a
                   yeere
                   ,
                   my
                   will
                   and
                   〈◊〉
                   aning
                   is
                   ,
                   shall
                   bee
                   paid
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   successours
                   ,
                   unto
                   my
                   Sister
                   
                     Anne
                     Newman
                  
                   ,
                   
                   yeerely
                   during
                   her
                   naturall
                   life
                   .
                   And
                   after
                   her
                   decease
                   ,
                   the
                   same
                   yeerely
                   sum
                   of
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   ,
                   shall
                   bee
                   paid
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   successors
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   Overseers
                   of
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Towne
                   of
                   Reading
                   (
                   for
                   the
                   time
                   being
                   )
                   yeerely
                   for
                   ever
                   :
                   And
                   by
                   them
                   the
                   said
                   Overseers
                   (
                   for
                   the
                   time
                   being
                   )
                   shall
                   be
                   bestowed
                   and
                   distributed
                   to
                   and
                   among
                   the
                   poore
                   people
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Towne
                   for
                   ever
                   :
                   To
                   wit
                   ,
                   the
                   moity
                   thereof
                   every
                   halfe
                   yeere
                   ,
                   in
                   such
                   sums
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   such
                   persons
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   said
                   Overseers
                   (
                   for
                   the
                   time
                   being
                   )
                   shall
                   thinke
                   meet
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   necessity
                   and
                   desert
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   severall
                   persons
                   .
                
                 
                   Provided
                   alwayes
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   my
                   meaning
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   this
                   my
                   yeerely
                   gift
                   shall
                   not
                   any
                   way
                   abridge
                   the
                   said
                   poore
                   of
                   the
                   ordinary
                   allowances
                   ,
                   usually
                   assessed
                   and
                   collected
                   of
                   the
                   wealthier
                   sort
                   of
                   the
                   inhabitants
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Towne
                   ,
                   towards
                   the
                   reliefe
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   poore
                   people
                   :
                   but
                   shal
                   be
                   unto
                   them
                   as
                   an
                   additament
                   ,
                   and
                   cleere
                   increase
                   of
                   reliefe
                   yeerly
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   if
                   this
                   my
                   gift
                   and
                   provision
                   shall
                   happen
                   (
                   which
                   I
                   trust
                   it
                   shall
                   not
                   )
                   to
                   be
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   ,
                   
                   or
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Overseers
                   for
                   the
                   time
                   being
                   ,
                   ordered
                   and
                   disposed
                   contrary
                   to
                   my
                   meaning
                   thus
                   declared
                   ;
                   or
                   that
                   my
                   will
                   and
                   desire
                   above
                   expressed
                   ,
                   touching
                   the
                   bestowing
                   and
                   distribution
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   summe
                   of
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   yeerely
                   ,
                   bee
                   omitted
                   ,
                   neglected
                   ,
                   or
                   left
                   unperformed
                   by
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   one
                   whole
                   yeere
                   ,
                   after
                   it
                   is
                   by
                   this
                   my
                   Will
                   appointed
                   to
                   be
                   distributed
                   and
                   bestowed
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   :
                   Then
                   my
                   will
                   and
                   meaning
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   said
                   summe
                   and
                   revenue
                   of
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   a
                   yeere
                   ,
                   shall
                   be
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   successors
                   for
                   the
                   time
                   being
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   paid
                   unto
                   the
                   Treasurer
                   of
                   
                     Christs
                     Hospitall
                  
                   :
                   and
                   by
                   the
                   Governours
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Hospitall
                   ,
                   
                   imployed
                   and
                   bestowed
                   in
                   the
                   reliefe
                   and
                   education
                   of
                   the
                   poore
                   children
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Hospitall
                   .
                   Or
                   else
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   for
                   the
                   time
                   being
                   ;
                   shall
                   by
                   their
                   Deed
                   in
                   Law
                   ,
                   conveigh
                   and
                   make
                   over
                   the
                   Lands
                   and
                   Hereditaments
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   yeerely
                   value
                   of
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   ,
                   unto
                   the
                   Maior
                   and
                   Commonalty
                   and
                   Citizens
                   of
                   the
                   Citie
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   successors
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   unto
                   the
                   use
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Hospitall
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   imployed
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   .
                
                 
                   Provided
                   alwaies
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   said
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   a
                   yeere
                   ,
                   bee
                   yeerely
                   paid
                   unto
                   
                   my
                   said
                   Sister
                   
                     Anna
                     Newman
                  
                   ,
                   
                   during
                   her
                   naturall
                   life
                   :
                   And
                   after
                   her
                   decease
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   charitable
                   uses
                   aforesaid
                   .
                
                 
                   Moreover
                   ,
                   my
                   will
                   and
                   meaning
                   is
                   ,
                   as
                   also
                   my
                   trust
                   and
                   confidence
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   of
                   the
                   Towne
                   of
                   Reading
                   is
                   ,
                   
                   that
                   with
                   another
                   competent
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   summe
                   of
                   seven
                   thousand
                   five
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   so
                   byme
                   devised
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   ;
                   they
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   shall
                   buy
                   and
                   purchase
                   unto
                   them
                   and
                   their
                   successors
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   a
                   faire
                   plot
                   of
                   ground
                   ,
                   within
                   the
                   said
                   Towne
                   of
                   Reading
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   liberties
                   thereof
                   .
                   And
                   thereupon
                   shall
                   erect
                   and
                   build
                   a
                   strong
                   house
                   of
                   Bricke
                   ,
                   fit
                   and
                   commodious
                   for
                   setting
                   the
                   poore
                   on
                   worke
                   therein
                   :
                   Or
                   else
                   shall
                   buy
                   and
                   purchase
                   such
                   an
                   house
                   ,
                   being
                   already
                   built
                   ,
                   if
                   they
                   can
                   finde
                   one
                   already
                   fitting
                   ,
                   or
                   that
                   may
                   with
                   a
                   reasonable
                   sum
                   be
                   made
                   fit
                   for
                   the
                   said
                   use
                   .
                   
                   The
                   same
                   house
                   to
                   have
                   a
                   faire
                   Garden
                   adjoyning
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   bee
                   from
                   time
                   to
                   time
                   kept
                   in
                   good
                   and
                   sufficient
                   reparations
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   for
                   the
                   time
                   being
                   ,
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                   Which
                   house
                   and
                   Garden
                   ,
                   my
                   will
                   is
                   ,
                   shall
                   be
                   used
                   and
                   occupied
                   by
                   such
                   as
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   successors
                   from
                   time
                   to
                   time
                   for
                   ever
                   shall
                   appoint
                   and
                   ordaine
                   ,
                   
                   for
                   the
                   imploying
                   and
                   handling
                   of
                   the
                   stocke
                   of
                   money
                   ,
                   by
                   mee
                   hereby
                   left
                   and
                   devised
                   to
                   that
                   purpose
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   my
                   will
                   and
                   meaning
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   said
                   Lands
                   and
                   Hereditaments
                   of
                   the
                   yeerely
                   value
                   of
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   ,
                   and
                   also
                   the
                   said
                   house
                   and
                   Garden
                   ,
                   being
                   bought
                   and
                   purchased
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   with
                   parcell
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   summe
                   of
                   seven
                   thousand
                   five
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   :
                   Then
                   the
                   whole
                   residue
                   and
                   remainder
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   seven
                   thousand
                   and
                   five
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   
                   shall
                   make
                   and
                   be
                   a
                   common
                   stocke
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   imployed
                   and
                   bestowed
                   in
                   Trades
                   of
                   clothing
                   ;
                   either
                   in
                   making
                   of
                   coloured
                   clothes
                   ,
                   or
                   whites
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   time
                   shall
                   require
                   .
                   And
                   also
                   in
                   working
                   of
                   Wooll
                   ,
                   Hemp
                   ,
                   Flax
                   ,
                   Iron
                   ,
                   grinding
                   of
                   Brazill
                   woods
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   stuffes
                   for
                   dying
                   ,
                   or
                   otherwise
                   ,
                   as
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   successors
                   for
                   ever
                   shall
                   seeme
                   meet
                   and
                   convenient
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   imployment
                   of
                   poore
                   people
                   ,
                   and
                   for
                   the
                   preservation
                   and
                   increase
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   common
                   stock
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   their
                   successors
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   shall
                   have
                   the
                   election
                   ,
                   placing
                   and
                   ordering
                   ,
                   as
                   also
                   the
                   displacing
                   (
                   if
                   cause
                   bee
                   )
                   of
                   all
                   and
                   every
                   person
                   and
                   persons
                   ,
                   to
                   bee
                   imployed
                   in
                   the
                   handling
                   and
                   husbanding
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   common
                   stock
                   in
                   the
                   house
                   aforesaid
                   :
                   according
                   to
                   their
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   good
                   discretion
                   ,
                   from
                   time
                   to
                   time
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                
                 
                   Wherein
                   yet
                   my
                   desire
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   shall
                   prefer
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Town
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   worke
                   and
                   imployment
                   ;
                   before
                   others
                   of
                   other
                   places
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   for
                   the
                   performance
                   of
                   these
                   premisses
                   ,
                   
                   my
                   will
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   somme
                   of
                   seven
                   thousand
                   and
                   five
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   before
                   (
                   for
                   this
                   end
                   )
                   by
                   mee
                   bequeathed
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   ,
                   or
                   their
                   successors
                   :
                   shall
                   be
                   paid
                   unto
                   them
                   or
                   their
                   successors
                   ,
                   in
                   man
                   and
                   forme
                   following
                   ;
                   that
                   is
                   to
                   say
                   ,
                   Two
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   thereof
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   one
                   yeere
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   :
                   Other
                   two
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   thereof
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   two
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   next
                   after
                   the
                   day
                   of
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                   And
                   the
                   residue
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   whole
                   sum
                   ,
                   being
                   three
                   thousand
                   and
                   five
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   three
                   yeeres
                   next
                   ensuing
                   ,
                   after
                   and
                   from
                   the
                   day
                   of
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   if
                   it
                   shall
                   happen
                   (
                   as
                   my
                   trust
                   is
                   it
                   will
                   not
                   )
                   that
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   ,
                   
                   or
                   their
                   successors
                   ,
                   shall
                   neglect
                   ,
                   omit
                   or
                   faile
                   to
                   performe
                   the
                   premisses
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   my
                   will
                   and
                   meaning
                   above
                   declared
                   ;
                   or
                   shall
                   misimploy
                   the
                   said
                   stocke
                   ,
                   contrary
                   to
                   the
                   true
                   intent
                   and
                   meaning
                   of
                   this
                   my
                   device
                   and
                   disposition
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   good
                   of
                   the
                   poore
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   honest
                   imployment
                   and
                   maintenance
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   such
                   their
                   neglect
                   shall
                   continue
                   at
                   any
                   time
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   one
                   whole
                   yeere
                   together
                   :
                   Then
                   my
                   will
                   and
                   meaning
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   my
                   said
                   whole
                   Legacy
                   of
                   seven
                   thousand
                   and
                   five
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   and
                   every
                   part
                   and
                   parcell
                   thereof
                   ,
                   shall
                   be
                   thence
                   utterly
                   void
                   ,
                   frustrate
                   and
                   of
                   none
                   effect
                   ,
                   as
                   to
                   ,
                   for
                   and
                   concerning
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   and
                   their
                   successors
                   ;
                   and
                   as
                   to
                   ,
                   for
                   and
                   concerning
                   the
                   uses
                   therof
                   before
                   limited
                   and
                   expressed
                   .
                   And
                   that
                   the
                   said
                   whole
                   common
                   stocke
                   ,
                   shall
                   bee
                   by
                   them
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   successors
                   for
                   the
                   
                   time
                   being
                   ;
                   
                   forthwith
                   paid
                   unto
                   the
                   Maior
                   and
                   Communalty
                   and
                   Citizens
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   use
                   of
                   Christs
                   Hospitall
                   in
                   London
                   ,
                   according
                   as
                   I
                   have
                   above
                   devised
                   and
                   disposed
                   ,
                   touching
                   the
                   revenue
                   of
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   a
                   yeere
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   first
                   bequeathed
                   to
                   the
                   use
                   and
                   reliefe
                   of
                   the
                   poore
                   people
                   of
                   the
                   Towne
                   of
                   Reading
                   .
                
                 
                   As
                   also
                   my
                   will
                   and
                   meaning
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   in
                   this
                   case
                   of
                   non-performance
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   ,
                   the
                   house
                   and
                   Garden
                   to
                   bee
                   purchased
                   in
                   Reading
                   ,
                   
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   :
                   Shal
                   be
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   successors
                   ,
                   conveyed
                   and
                   made
                   over
                   by
                   their
                   deed
                   sufficient
                   in
                   Law
                   ,
                   unto
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   and
                   Communalty
                   and
                   Citizens
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   successors
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   like
                   use
                   of
                   Christs
                   Hospitall
                   in
                   London
                   ,
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   the
                   Maior
                   ,
                   Aldermen
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   of
                   the
                   Towne
                   of
                   Newbury
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Berks
                   (
                   I
                   meane
                   the
                   body
                   corporate
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Towne
                   ,
                   
                   )
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   foure
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   buy
                   and
                   purchase
                   therewith
                   a
                   commodious
                   house
                   ,
                   and
                   Garden
                   within
                   the
                   same
                   Towne
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   liberties
                   thereof
                   ;
                   to
                   set
                   the
                   poore
                   on
                   worke
                   .
                   And
                   with
                   the
                   residue
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   summe
                   ,
                   to
                   make
                   a
                   common
                   stock
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   imployment
                   of
                   the
                   poore
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   house
                   ;
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   good
                   discretion
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   ,
                   Aldermen
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   from
                   time
                   to
                   time
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                   And
                   according
                   to
                   my
                   meaning
                   before
                   declared
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   devising
                   of
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   seven
                   thousand
                   and
                   five
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   of
                   the
                   Towne
                   of
                   Reading
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   like
                   use
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   my
                   will
                   and
                   meaning
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   if
                   it
                   shall
                   happen
                   (
                   which
                   I
                   trust
                   will
                   not
                   )
                   that
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   ,
                   
                   Aldermen
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   of
                   the
                   Towne
                   of
                   Newbury
                   ,
                   or
                   their
                   successors
                   ,
                   shall
                   neglect
                   or
                   faile
                   to
                   performe
                   my
                   trust
                   and
                   meaning
                   ,
                   hereby
                   committed
                   unto
                   them
                   ,
                   or
                   shall
                   misimploy
                   the
                   said
                   stocke
                   ,
                   contrary
                   to
                   my
                   good
                   intent
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   before
                   declared
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   one
                   whole
                   yeere
                   (
                   at
                   any
                   time
                   )
                   after
                   my
                   said
                   Legacy
                   shall
                   be
                   paid
                   unto
                   them
                   :
                   Then
                   my
                   will
                   and
                   meaning
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   my
                   said
                   whole
                   Legacy
                   of
                   foure
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   ,
                   and
                   every
                   part
                   and
                   parcell
                   thereof
                   ,
                   shall
                   thenceforth
                   be
                   utterly
                   void
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   none
                   effect
                   ,
                   as
                   to
                   ,
                   for
                   and
                   concerning
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   Aldermen
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   of
                   the
                   Towne
                   of
                   Newbury
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   successors
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                   And
                   that
                   the
                   said
                   whole
                   common
                   stock
                   ,
                   be
                   by
                   them
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   ,
                   Aldermen
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   of
                   Newbury
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   successors
                   for
                   the
                   time
                   being
                   ,
                   
                   forthwith
                   paid
                   over
                   unto
                   the
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   of
                   the
                   Towne
                   of
                   Reading
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   County
                   .
                   To
                   be
                   by
                   them
                   and
                   their
                   successors
                   for
                   ever
                   imployed
                   ,
                   bestowed
                   and
                   used
                   in
                   like
                   manner
                   ,
                   as
                   I
                   have
                   by
                   this
                   my
                   Will
                   devised
                   and
                   appointed
                   another
                   stocke
                   common
                   for
                   the
                   poore
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Town
                   of
                   Reading
                   :
                   as
                   by
                   my
                   said
                   devise
                   and
                   disposition
                   (
                   before
                   herein
                   more
                   at
                   large
                   expressed
                   )
                   doth
                   and
                   may
                   appeare
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   like
                   manner
                   also
                   my
                   will
                   and
                   meaning
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   in
                   case
                   of
                   such
                   non-performance
                   of
                   my
                   will
                   and
                   intent
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   ,
                   Aldermen
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   of
                   the
                   Towne
                   of
                   Newbury
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   house
                   and
                   Garden
                   by
                   them
                   so
                   to
                   bee
                   purchased
                   and
                   built
                   ,
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   :
                   Shall
                   be
                   by
                   said
                   Maior
                   ,
                   Aldermen
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   of
                   the
                   Towne
                   of
                   Newbury
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   successors
                   ;
                   conveyed
                   and
                   made
                   over
                   by
                   their
                   deed
                   sufficient
                   in
                   Law
                   ,
                   unto
                   the
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Towne
                   of
                   Reading
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   successors
                   for
                   ever
                   ;
                   to
                   be
                   by
                   them
                   sold
                   and
                   converted
                   into
                   money
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   same
                   money
                   to
                   be
                   used
                   and
                   imployed
                   in
                   their
                   common
                   stocke
                   for
                   the
                   poore
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   Towne
                   of
                   Reading
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   in
                   such
                   sort
                   ,
                   as
                   I
                   have
                   formerly
                   hereby
                   expressed
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   for
                   the
                   performance
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   trust
                   and
                   uses
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   ,
                   Aldermen
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   of
                   the
                   Towne
                   of
                   Newbury
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   
                   my
                   will
                   and
                   meaning
                   is
                   :
                   that
                   the
                   said
                   summe
                   of
                   foure
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   so
                   to
                   them
                   bequeathed
                   and
                   devised
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   ;
                   shall
                   be
                   paid
                   unto
                   them
                   ,
                   or
                   their
                   successors
                   ,
                   in
                   manner
                   as
                   followeth
                   ;
                   that
                   is
                   to
                   say
                   ,
                   One
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   therof
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   one
                   yeere
                   ,
                   next
                   ensuing
                   after
                   the
                   day
                   of
                   my
                   decease
                   :
                   One
                   other
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   thereof
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   two
                   yeers
                   from
                   and
                   after
                   my
                   said
                   decease
                   .
                   And
                   the
                   residue
                   (
                   being
                   two
                   thousand
                   
                     l.
                  
                   )
                   shall
                   be
                   paid
                   them
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   three
                   yeeres
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   the
                   Company
                   of
                   Drapers
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   (
                   of
                   which
                   Company
                   I
                   am
                   free
                   )
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   two
                   thousand
                   and
                   foure
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   
                   to
                   purchase
                   Lands
                   and
                   He●editaments
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   cleare
                   yeerly
                   value
                   of
                   one
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   for
                   ever
                   :
                   over
                   and
                   above
                   all
                   charges
                   and
                   reprises
                   .
                   And
                   with
                   the
                   same
                   to
                   performe
                   these
                   good
                   uses
                   hereafter
                   mentioned
                   ;
                   that
                   is
                   to
                   say
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   summe
                   of
                   twenty
                   foure
                   pounds
                   thereof
                   yeerely
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   
                   to
                   be
                   bestowed
                   in
                   the
                   moneth
                   of
                   December
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   releasing
                   of
                   sixe
                   poore
                   prisoners
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   these
                   Prisons
                   in
                   London
                   ,
                   to
                   wit
                   ,
                   the
                   two
                   Compters
                   ,
                   
                     Ludgate
                     ,
                     Newgate
                  
                   and
                   the
                   Fleet
                   ,
                   by
                   foure
                   pounds
                   for
                   each
                   in
                   Prisoner
                   .
                
                 
                   Or
                   if
                   such
                   cannot
                   bee
                   found
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   Prisons
                   ,
                   
                   or
                   some
                   of
                   them
                   to
                   be
                   released
                   for
                   these
                   sums
                   :
                   Then
                   the
                   same
                   (
                   or
                   the
                   residue
                   thereof
                   )
                   to
                   be
                   bestowed
                   in
                   like
                   releasing
                   of
                   other
                   Prisoners
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   some
                   of
                   the
                   Prisons
                   neere
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   liberties
                   thereof
                   ;
                   as
                   to
                   the
                   Wardens
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Company
                   (
                   for
                   the
                   time
                   being
                   )
                   shal
                   seeme
                   meet
                   .
                
                 
                   More
                   ,
                   twenty
                   pounds
                   yeerely
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   
                   to
                   the
                   Curate
                   of
                   the
                   Parish
                   of
                   St.
                   Christopher
                   ,
                   wherein
                   I
                   now
                   dwell
                   :
                   To
                   read
                   divine
                   Service
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   Parish
                   Church
                   at
                   sixe
                   a
                   clocke
                   in
                   the
                   morning
                   every
                   day
                   of
                   the
                   weeke
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                   In
                   like
                   manner
                   as
                   is
                   now
                   used
                   in
                   the
                   Chappell
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   great
                   North-gate
                   of
                   Saint
                   Pauls
                   Church
                   in
                   London
                   .
                
                 
                   More
                   ,
                   
                   to
                   the
                   Clerke
                   and
                   Sexton
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Parish
                   of
                   Saint
                   Christopher
                   ,
                   to
                   each
                   of
                   them
                   fifty
                   shillings
                   yeerely
                   for
                   ever
                   :
                   to
                   doe
                   their
                   severall
                   attendance
                   and
                   assistance
                   at
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   Divine
                   Service
                   every
                   morning
                   .
                
                 
                   More
                   ,
                   
                   to
                   the
                   Church-wardens
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Parish
                   of
                   Saint
                   Christopher
                   :
                   five
                   pounds
                   yeerely
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   maintenance
                   of
                   lights
                   in
                   the
                   Winter
                   time
                   .
                
                 
                   More
                   ,
                   three
                   pounds
                   yeerely
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Parish
                   of
                   Saint
                   Christopher
                   .
                
                 
                   More
                   ,
                   
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   Prisoners
                   in
                   London
                   ten
                   pounds
                   yeerely
                   for
                   ever
                   :
                   namely
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   Prisoners
                   of
                   the
                   Compters
                   in
                   the
                   Poultry
                   and
                   Woodstreet
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   Newgate
                   ;
                   to
                   each
                   of
                   these
                   Prisons
                   forty
                   shillings
                   yeerely
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                
                 
                   To
                   the
                   poore
                   Prisoners
                   in
                   Ludgate
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   Fleet
                   ;
                   
                   to
                   each
                   house
                   thirty
                   shillings
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   Prisoners
                   in
                   Bethlem
                   ,
                   
                   or
                   Bedlem
                   ;
                   twenty
                   shillings
                   yeerely
                   .
                
                 
                   More
                   ,
                   
                   to
                   the
                   Clerke
                   of
                   the
                   Company
                   of
                   the
                   Drapers
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   time
                   being
                   :
                   for
                   his
                   paines
                   herein
                   ,
                   forty
                   shillings
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                
                 
                   More
                   ,
                   
                   to
                   the
                   Beadle
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Company
                   ;
                   thirty
                   shillings
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                
                 
                   More
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   Beadle
                   of
                   the
                   Yeomanry
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Company
                   ;
                   ten
                   shillings
                   yeerely
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                
                 
                   More
                   ,
                   
                   five
                   and
                   twenty
                   pounds
                   yeerely
                   for
                   ever
                   to
                   be
                   distributed
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Wardens
                   ,
                   among
                   poore
                   and
                   religious
                   men
                   and
                   women
                   in
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   ;
                   to
                   some
                   more
                   and
                   to
                   some
                   lesse
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   said
                   Wardens
                   shall
                   find
                   their
                   necessity
                   and
                   desert
                   to
                   be
                   :
                   Wherein
                   my
                   desire
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   poore
                   Clothworkers
                   and
                   their
                   Widdowes
                   shall
                   bee
                   first
                   preferred
                   ;
                   and
                   next
                   ,
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   the
                   Drapers
                   Company
                   .
                   The
                   residue
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   sum
                   of
                   one
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   a
                   yeere
                   ,
                   being
                   foure
                   pounds
                   yeerely
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   entreat
                   the
                   foure
                   Wardens
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Company
                   ,
                   to
                   accept
                   for
                   their
                   paines
                   ,
                   to
                   bee
                   equally
                   divided
                   between
                   them
                   by
                   twenty
                   shillings
                   to
                   each
                   of
                   them
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   time
                   being
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   if
                   the
                   said
                   Company
                   of
                   Drapers
                   ,
                   doe
                   either
                   of
                   purpose
                   or
                   negligence
                   ,
                   omit
                   and
                   not
                   performe
                   the
                   premisses
                   ;
                   but
                   shall
                   leave
                   the
                   same
                   unperformed
                   one
                   whole
                   yeere
                   ,
                   after
                   they
                   shall
                   have
                   received
                   this
                   my
                   Legacy
                   of
                   two
                   thousand
                   &
                   foure
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   (
                   which
                   I
                   will
                   shall
                   be
                   paid
                   them
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   one
                   yeer
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   :
                   )
                   Then
                   my
                   will
                   and
                   minde
                   is
                   ,
                   
                   that
                   the
                   Governours
                   of
                   Christs
                   Hospitall
                   in
                   London
                   ,
                   shall
                   recover
                   the
                   whole
                   two
                   thousand
                   and
                   foure
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   before
                   specified
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   Lands
                   and
                   the
                   Hereditaments
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   said
                   Company
                   shall
                   have
                   bought
                   with
                   the
                   same
                   money
                   :
                   And
                   keepe
                   twenty
                   pounds
                   yeerely
                   for
                   ever
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   rent
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   maintenance
                   of
                   the
                   poore
                   Children
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   Hospitall
                   ,
                   as
                   if
                   the
                   same
                   had
                   been
                   first
                   given
                   to
                   them
                   .
                   And
                   the
                   Drapers
                   Company
                   to
                   have
                   nothing
                   to
                   doe
                   with
                   it
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   rest
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   hundred
                   
                   pounds
                   yeerely
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   that
                   in
                   this
                   case
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   yeerely
                   payment
                   of
                   eight
                   pounds
                   unto
                   the
                   Clerke
                   ,
                   Beadles
                   and
                   Wardens
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Company
                   ,
                   as
                   also
                   twelve
                   pounds
                   ,
                   parcell
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   five
                   and
                   twenty
                   
                     l.
                  
                   a
                   yeere
                   before
                   devised
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   and
                   distributed
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Company
                   ,
                   among
                   poore
                   and
                   religious
                   men
                   and
                   women
                   in
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   utterly
                   and
                   for
                   ever
                   to
                   cease
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   this
                   twenty
                   pounds
                   a
                   yeere
                   ,
                   being
                   so
                   converted
                   (
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   )
                   to
                   the
                   use
                   of
                   the
                   Hospitall
                   ,
                   the
                   residue
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   yeerly
                   rent
                   of
                   one
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   a
                   yeere
                   ,
                   I
                   will
                   that
                   the
                   Governours
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Hospitall
                   ,
                   
                   shall
                   pay
                   and
                   distribute
                   yeerely
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   in
                   manner
                   and
                   forme
                   as
                   the
                   said
                   Company
                   of
                   Drapers
                   should
                   have
                   done
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Company
                   of
                   Drapers
                   ,
                   one
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   within
                   a
                   yeere
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   ;
                   
                   and
                   by
                   the
                   Wardens
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Company
                   to
                   be
                   bestowed
                   in
                   Plate
                   :
                   such
                   as
                   they
                   shall
                   thinke
                   good
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   use
                   of
                   their
                   common
                   Hall
                   in
                   London
                   ,
                   at
                   their
                   meetings
                   and
                   dinners
                   there
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   Christs
                   Hospitall
                   in
                   London
                   ,
                   five
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   by
                   the
                   Governours
                   thereof
                   bestowed
                   in
                   Lands
                   and
                   Hereditaments
                   ,
                   for
                   and
                   towards
                   the
                   yeerely
                   maintenance
                   of
                   the
                   Children
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Hospitall
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                   This
                   summe
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Governours
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   Treasurer
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Hospitall
                   ,
                   so
                   soone
                   as
                   they
                   shall
                   have
                   found
                   out
                   a
                   fit
                   purchase
                   to
                   bestow
                   it
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   greed
                   on
                   the
                   price
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   towards
                   the
                   curing
                   of
                   sicke
                   ,
                   
                   fore
                   and
                   diseased
                   persons
                   in
                   Saint
                   Bartholomews
                   Hospital
                   in
                   London
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   towards
                   the
                   curing
                   of
                   sicke
                   ,
                   
                   sore
                   and
                   disea-sed
                   persons
                   in
                   Saint
                   Thomas
                   Hospitall
                   in
                   Southwarke
                   neere
                   London
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   towards
                   the
                   repayring
                   of
                   the
                   Parish
                   Church
                   of
                   Saint
                   Christopher
                   ,
                   
                   where
                   I
                   now
                   dwell
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   forty
                   pounds
                   :
                   To
                   be
                   paid
                   to
                   the
                   Church-wardens
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Parish
                   ,
                   within
                   one
                   yeere
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   towards
                   the
                   repayring
                   of
                   the
                   Cathedral
                   Church
                   of
                   Saint
                   Paul
                   in
                   London
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   one
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   :
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   to
                   the
                   Chamberlaine
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   at
                   such
                   time
                   as
                   that
                   worke
                   of
                   repayring
                   the
                   same
                   Church
                   ,
                   shall
                   be
                   ready
                   to
                   proceed
                   with
                   effect
                   ;
                   and
                   to
                   be
                   disposed
                   by
                   the
                   direction
                   and
                   appointment
                   of
                   the
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   and
                   Aldermen
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   City
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   bee
                   given
                   at
                   the
                   marriages
                   of
                   poore
                   Maids
                   within
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   
                   two
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   :
                   to
                   be
                   distributed
                   by
                   forty
                   shillings
                   a
                   peece
                   upon
                   the
                   dayes
                   of
                   their
                   marriage
                   ;
                   to
                   such
                   as
                   have
                   served
                   one
                   Master
                   or
                   Mistresse
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   five
                   yeeres
                   together
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   be
                   given
                   and
                   distributed
                   to
                   poore
                   Maids
                   in
                   Towne
                   of
                   Reading
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Berks
                   ,
                   and
                   at
                   their
                   severall
                   marriages
                   ,
                   by
                   forty
                   shillings
                   a
                   peece
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   discretion
                   of
                   the
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   of
                   that
                   Towne
                   ;
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   one
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   .
                   Provided
                   ,
                   none
                   enjoy
                   the
                   benefit
                   thereof
                   ,
                   but
                   such
                   as
                   have
                   served
                   Master
                   ,
                   Mistris
                   or
                   Dame
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   seven
                   yeeres
                   together
                   .
                   This
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesse
                   (
                   for
                   the
                   use
                   aforesaid
                   )
                   within
                   one
                   yeere
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   the
                   Maior
                   ,
                   
                   Aldermen
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   of
                   the
                   Towne
                   of
                   Newbury
                   in
                   Barkeshire
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   :
                   to
                   be
                   by
                   them
                   bestowed
                   and
                   distributed
                   to
                   twenty
                   five
                   Maids
                   marriages
                   ,
                   on
                   their
                   severall
                   daies
                   of
                   their
                   weddings
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Towne
                   .
                   None
                   to
                   enjoy
                   this
                   gift
                   ;
                   but
                   such
                   as
                   have
                   well
                   and
                   honestly
                   served
                   with
                   one
                   Master
                   ,
                   Mistris
                   of
                   Dame
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   seven
                   yeeres
                   at
                   the
                   least
                   .
                   And
                   this
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   Aldermen
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   ,
                   within
                   one
                   yeere
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   towards
                   the
                   setting
                   on
                   worke
                   of
                   forty
                   idle
                   vagrant
                   Boyes
                   ,
                   such
                   as
                   goe
                   up
                   and
                   downe
                   the
                   streets
                   in
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   begging
                   and
                   pilfering
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   two
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   :
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   to
                   the
                   Treasurer
                   for
                   the
                   time
                   being
                   ,
                   being
                   of
                   the
                   house
                   of
                   correction
                   ,
                   called
                   Bridewell
                   in
                   London
                   ,
                   in
                   manner
                   and
                   forme
                   following
                   ,
                   
                   that
                   is
                   to
                   say
                   ,
                   When
                   any
                   such
                   Boy
                   is
                   taken
                   up
                   by
                   my
                   Executor
                   or
                   his
                   Assignes
                   ,
                   in
                   any
                   place
                   within
                   the
                   liberties
                   of
                   this
                   Citie
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   the
                   Treasurer
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   House
                   of
                   Correction
                   ,
                   and
                   Governours
                   there
                   for
                   the
                   time
                   being
                   ,
                   placed
                   and
                   bound
                   Apprentice
                   with
                   a
                   Master
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   terme
                   of
                   seven
                   yeeres
                   at
                   the
                   least
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   Master
                   or
                   Art-masters
                   ,
                   as
                   Glovers
                   ,
                   Pinners
                   ,
                   Shoomakers
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   other
                   occupation
                   of
                   Art
                   ,
                   which
                   they
                   shall
                   bee
                   thought
                   most
                   fit
                   for
                   ,
                   to
                   learne
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   house
                   ;
                   whereby
                   (
                   in
                   time
                   )
                   they
                   may
                   prove
                   good
                   members
                   ,
                   and
                   live
                   like
                   honest
                   men
                   in
                   the
                   Common-wealth
                   .
                   I
                   say
                   ,
                   with
                   every
                   one
                   of
                   these
                   Boyes
                   shall
                   be
                   paid
                   to
                   the
                   Treasurer
                   and
                   Governours
                   for
                   the
                   time
                   being
                   ;
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   five
                   pounds
                   ,
                   untill
                   the
                   said
                   summe
                   of
                   two
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   bee
                   fully
                   paid
                   for
                   that
                   use
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   towards
                   the
                   finishing
                   of
                   the
                   Pinacles
                   of
                   the
                   Steeple
                   of
                   the
                   Parish
                   of
                   Saint
                   Maries
                   in
                   Reading
                   ,
                   in
                   Berkshire
                   ,
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   ;
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   to
                   the
                   Churchwardens
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Parish
                   ,
                   within
                   one
                   moneth
                   after
                   the
                   same
                   Pinacles
                   shall
                   be
                   finished
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   the
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   of
                   the
                   Towne
                   of
                   Reading
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   five
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   first
                   lent
                   to
                   these
                   parties
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   summes
                   hereafter
                   named
                   ,
                   for
                   seven
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   gratis
                   :
                   That
                   is
                   ,
                   to
                   
                     Iames
                     Winche
                  
                   ,
                   two
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   :
                   and
                   to
                   
                     Walter
                     Rye
                     ,
                     Richard
                     Stampe
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     William
                     Blacknall
                  
                   ,
                   Clothiers
                   ,
                   one
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   apiece
                   :
                   each
                   of
                   them
                   giving
                   Bond
                   with
                   two
                   sufficient
                   sureties
                   ,
                   for
                   repayment
                   thereof
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   seven
                   yeeres
                   .
                   And
                   afterwards
                   ,
                   the
                   same
                   five
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   shall
                   be
                   lent
                   to
                   ten
                   severall
                   honest
                   industrious
                   poore
                   Clothiers
                   ,
                   free
                   men
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Towne
                   ,
                   by
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   apiece
                   ,
                   gratis
                   ,
                   for
                   three
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   upon
                   like
                   good
                   security
                   :
                   and
                   no
                   man
                   to
                   have
                   the
                   use
                   of
                   this
                   money
                   twise
                   .
                   But
                   if
                   there
                   shal
                   not
                   be
                   Clothiers
                   enow
                   found
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   Towne
                   ,
                   
                   to
                   enjoy
                   this
                   loane
                   in
                   manner
                   aforesaid
                   :
                   That
                   then
                   the
                   said
                   money
                   shall
                   bee
                   lent
                   also
                   unto
                   other
                   Tradesmen
                   ,
                   free
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Town
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   summes
                   and
                   termes
                   of
                   yeeres
                   last
                   before
                   appointed
                   ;
                   to
                   such
                   as
                   set
                   most
                   poore
                   people
                   aworke
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   discretion
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   :
                   And
                   this
                   said
                   summe
                   of
                   five
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   shall
                   be
                   paid
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   ,
                   (
                   to
                   the
                   use
                   aforesaid
                   )
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   one
                   yeere
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   the
                   Maior
                   ,
                   Aldermen
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   of
                   the
                   Towne
                   of
                   Newbury
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Berks
                   ,
                   the
                   sum
                   of
                   five
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   lent
                   first
                   for
                   the
                   terme
                   of
                   seven
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   gratis
                   ,
                   unto
                   these
                   severall
                   Clothiers
                   here
                   named
                   ;
                   that
                   is
                   to
                   say
                   ,
                   To
                   
                     Thomas
                     Newman
                  
                   ,
                   one
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   :
                   to
                   
                     Richard
                     Avery
                  
                   ,
                   one
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   :
                   to
                   
                     Martin
                     Broaker
                  
                   ,
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   :
                   to
                   
                     William
                     Goodwin
                  
                   the
                   elder
                   ,
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   :
                   to
                   
                     Timothy
                     Avery
                  
                   ,
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   :
                   to
                   
                     Robert
                     Bacon
                  
                   ,
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   :
                   and
                   to
                   
                     Griffin
                     Forster
                  
                   ,
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   .
                   Every
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   severall
                   parties
                   entring
                   into
                   bond
                   ,
                   with
                   2.
                   sufficient
                   sureties
                   ,
                   for
                   repayment
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   summes
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   and
                   Aldermen
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   seven
                   yeeres
                   .
                   And
                   afterwards
                   ,
                   the
                   same
                   five
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   shall
                   be
                   lent
                   to
                   ten
                   severall
                   honest
                   industrious
                   poore
                   Clothiers
                   ,
                   
                   free
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Towne
                   of
                   Newburie
                   ,
                   by
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   apiece
                   ,
                   gratis
                   ,
                   for
                   three
                   yeeres
                   :
                   And
                   after
                   that
                   in
                   like
                   manner
                   ,
                   from
                   three
                   yeers
                   to
                   three
                   yeeres
                   for
                   ever
                   ;
                   and
                   no
                   man
                   to
                   have
                   the
                   same
                   money
                   twise
                   .
                   But
                   if
                   there
                   shall
                   not
                   bee
                   Clothiers
                   enow
                   found
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Towne
                   of
                   Newbury
                   ,
                   to
                   enjoy
                   this
                   loane
                   in
                   manner
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   ;
                   then
                   the
                   same
                   money
                   shall
                   bee
                   lent
                   also
                   unto
                   other
                   Tradesmen
                   ,
                   free
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Towne
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   summes
                   and
                   termes
                   of
                   yeeres
                   last
                   before
                   appointed
                   ,
                   to
                   such
                   as
                   set
                   most
                   poore
                   people
                   on
                   worke
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   discretion
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Maior
                   ,
                   Aldermen
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   ;
                   to
                   whom
                   this
                   said
                   five
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   shall
                   bee
                   paid
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   use
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   one
                   yeere
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   the
                   Governour
                   ,
                   Assistants
                   ,
                   and
                   fellowship
                   of
                   Merchant
                   Adventures
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   nine
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   bee
                   lent
                   by
                   three
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   in
                   a
                   parcell
                   ,
                   for
                   three
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   gratis
                   ,
                   unto
                   three
                   honest
                   ,
                   industrious
                   and
                   frugall
                   young
                   men
                   ,
                   free
                   of
                   that
                   Company
                   ,
                   none
                   of
                   them
                   being
                   partners
                   with
                   each
                   other
                   ;
                   and
                   every
                   of
                   them
                   giving
                   Bond
                   with
                   
                   two
                   sufficient
                   sureties
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   tryed
                   and
                   allowed
                   by
                   ballotting
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   otherwise
                   ,
                   for
                   repayment
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   money
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Company
                   .
                   And
                   so
                   the
                   same
                   money
                   to
                   be
                   lent
                   out
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Company
                   in
                   this
                   manner
                   ,
                   from
                   three
                   yeeres
                   to
                   three
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   my
                   will
                   and
                   desire
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   these
                   my
                   five
                   present
                   servants
                   ,
                   
                   shall
                   be
                   (
                   upon
                   security
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   )
                   first
                   preferred
                   to
                   the
                   enjoying
                   of
                   this
                   loane
                   ;
                   to
                   wit
                   ,
                   
                     William
                     Powle
                     ,
                     Thomas
                     Newman
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Simon
                     Gundy
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   first
                   three
                   yeeres
                   ;
                   and
                   
                     Andrew
                     Kendricke
                  
                   and
                   
                     Christopher
                     Pack
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   next
                   two
                   parcels
                   that
                   shall
                   come
                   in
                   ,
                   and
                   be
                   received
                   in
                   ,
                   after
                   they
                   shall
                   be
                   freemen
                   of
                   that
                   Company
                   .
                   And
                   for
                   performance
                   hereof
                   ,
                   the
                   said
                   nine
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   shall
                   be
                   paid
                   unto
                   the
                   Treasurer
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Company
                   in
                   London
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   time
                   being
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   one
                   yeere
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   my
                   brother
                   
                     William
                     Kendrick
                  
                   of
                   Reading
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Berks
                   ,
                   Clothier
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   his
                   Children
                   now
                   borne
                   and
                   living
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   two
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   :
                   wherof
                   one
                   third
                   part
                   for
                   himselfe
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   other
                   two
                   parts
                   for
                   his
                   said
                   Children
                   .
                   The
                   same
                   two
                   third
                   parts
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   summe
                   of
                   two
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   equally
                   divided
                   to
                   and
                   amongst
                   his
                   said
                   children
                   ,
                   share
                   and
                   share
                   like
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   my
                   will
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   said
                   two
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   bee
                   paid
                   to
                   my
                   said
                   brother
                   ,
                   
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   three
                   yeeres
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   :
                   and
                   that
                   he
                   shall
                   pay
                   his
                   said
                   children
                   their
                   severall
                   shares
                   thereof
                   before
                   limited
                   ;
                   that
                   is
                   to
                   say
                   ,
                   to
                   his
                   Sonne
                   his
                   share
                   and
                   part
                   ,
                   when
                   he
                   commeth
                   to
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   twenty
                   foure
                   yeeres
                   :
                   And
                   to
                   his
                   Daughter
                   ,
                   her
                   share
                   and
                   part
                   ,
                   when
                   she
                   commeth
                   to
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   one
                   and
                   twenty
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   or
                   at
                   the
                   day
                   of
                   her
                   marriage
                   ,
                   which
                   shall
                   first
                   happen
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   if
                   it
                   fortune
                   either
                   of
                   my
                   said
                   brothers
                   children
                   to
                   dye
                   or
                   decease
                   ,
                   before
                   their
                   respective
                   Legacies
                   aforesaid
                   shall
                   grow
                   due
                   ,
                   
                   as
                   above
                   ;
                   that
                   then
                   the
                   part
                   of
                   such
                   child
                   so
                   deceasing
                   ,
                   shall
                   accrue
                   and
                   be
                   paid
                   to
                   the
                   surviver
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   children
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   day
                   and
                   time
                   before
                   appointed
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   my
                   said
                   brother
                   
                     William
                     Kendrick
                  
                   ,
                   my
                   gold
                   Ring
                   which
                   was
                   my
                   Fathers
                   ;
                   with
                   the
                   Letters
                   
                     T.
                     K.
                  
                   therein
                   engraven
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   knot
                   betweene
                   the
                   same
                   Letters
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   my
                   Sister
                   
                     Anne
                     Newman
                  
                   of
                   Reading
                   in
                   the
                   Country
                   of
                   Berks
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   sum
                   of
                   one
                   thousand
                   Marks
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   unto
                   her
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   one
                   yeere
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   unto
                   the
                   Children
                   of
                   my
                   said
                   Sister
                   ,
                   
                   
                     Anne
                     Newman
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   sum
                   of
                   two
                   thousand
                   Markes
                   ;
                   to
                   bee
                   equally
                   divided
                   amongst
                   them
                   share
                   and
                   share
                   like
                   .
                   And
                   the
                   shares
                   of
                   such
                   as
                   are
                   already
                   married
                   (
                   if
                   they
                   be
                   Daughters
                   )
                   or
                   are
                   foure
                   and
                   twenty
                   yeeres
                   of
                   age
                   ,
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   them
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   one
                   yeere
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                   And
                   the
                   shares
                   of
                   the
                   rest
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   to
                   such
                   as
                   be
                   Sonnes
                   ;
                   when
                   they
                   shall
                   be
                   foure
                   and
                   twenty
                   yeeres
                   of
                   age
                   .
                   And
                   to
                   the
                   Daughters
                   ,
                   at
                   their
                   day
                   of
                   marriage
                   ;
                   or
                   when
                   they
                   shall
                   come
                   to
                   one
                   and
                   twenty
                   yeeres
                   of
                   age
                   respectively
                   ,
                   which
                   of
                   these
                   shall
                   happen
                   to
                   bee
                   first
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   if
                   it
                   shall
                   happen
                   any
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Children
                   of
                   my
                   said
                   Sister
                   to
                   dye
                   ,
                   before
                   the
                   age
                   and
                   time
                   so
                   prefixed
                   for
                   payment
                   ,
                   
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   (
                   I
                   meane
                   ,
                   those
                   that
                   be
                   yet
                   under
                   that
                   age
                   ,
                   and
                   unmarried
                   )
                   then
                   my
                   will
                   is
                   :
                   That
                   the
                   share
                   and
                   part
                   of
                   such
                   as
                   shall
                   so
                   dye
                   ,
                   shall
                   accrue
                   and
                   bee
                   paid
                   unto
                   the
                   rest
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Children
                   then
                   surviving
                   ,
                   share
                   and
                   share
                   like
                   ;
                   and
                   at
                   the
                   dayes
                   and
                   times
                   of
                   payment
                   before
                   appointed
                   ,
                   for
                   their
                   own
                   severall
                   shares
                   and
                   parts
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   my
                   will
                   and
                   meaning
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   
                     Thomas
                     Newman
                  
                   ,
                   son
                   of
                   my
                   said
                   Sister
                   ;
                   shall
                   not
                   have
                   any
                   part
                   or
                   share
                   of
                   this
                   said
                   Legacy
                   of
                   two
                   thousand
                   Markes
                   :
                   
                   because
                   I
                   give
                   him
                   a
                   large
                   Legacy
                   apart
                   by
                   this
                   my
                   will.
                   Therefore
                   the
                   said
                   two
                   thousand
                   Markes
                   is
                   to
                   bee
                   divided
                   and
                   shared
                   among
                   the
                   rest
                   of
                   the
                   Children
                   of
                   my
                   said
                   Sister
                   ,
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   doe
                   hereby
                   absolutely
                   acquit
                   and
                   forgive
                   my
                   brother
                   in
                   law
                   
                     Thomas
                     Newman
                  
                   ,
                   
                   of
                   Reading
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   husband
                   to
                   my
                   Sister
                   
                     Anne
                     Newman
                  
                   ;
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   one
                   hundred
                   Markes
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   oweth
                   me
                   by
                   his
                   bond
                   ,
                   due
                   the
                   second
                   day
                   of
                   
                     November
                     ,
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1623.
                  
                   being
                   all
                   that
                   he
                   oweth
                   me
                   at
                   the
                   date
                   of
                   this
                   my
                   will.
                   
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   my
                   
                   Sister
                   
                     Alice
                     Vigures
                  
                   of
                   Excester
                   ,
                   
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Devon
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   five
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ;
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   her
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   two
                   yeeres
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   the
                   children
                   of
                   my
                   said
                   Sister
                   
                     Alice
                     Vigures
                  
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   one
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   ,
                   
                   to
                   be
                   equally
                   divided
                   among
                   them
                   share
                   and
                   share
                   like
                   .
                   And
                   if
                   any
                   of
                   them
                   being
                   Sonnes
                   )
                   bee
                   of
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   foure
                   and
                   twenty
                   yeeres
                   ;
                   or
                   any
                   of
                   them
                   (
                   being
                   Daughters
                   )
                   bee
                   of
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   one
                   and
                   twenty
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   or
                   married
                   ,
                   then
                   the
                   share
                   and
                   parts
                   of
                   such
                   respectively
                   ,
                   shall
                   bee
                   paid
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   two
                   yeeres
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                   And
                   the
                   shares
                   and
                   parts
                   of
                   the
                   rest
                   ,
                   shall
                   bee
                   paid
                   to
                   such
                   as
                   are
                   Sonnes
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   foure
                   and
                   twenty
                   yeeres
                   :
                   and
                   to
                   such
                   as
                   bee
                   Daughters
                   ,
                   at
                   their
                   age
                   of
                   one
                   and
                   twenty
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   or
                   at
                   the
                   dayes
                   of
                   their
                   marriage
                   ,
                   which
                   of
                   them
                   shall
                   first
                   happen
                   to
                   come
                   respectively
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   my
                   will
                   and
                   meaning
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   
                     Simon
                     Gandy
                  
                   ,
                   Sonne
                   of
                   my
                   said
                   Sister
                   
                     Alice
                     Vigures
                  
                   ,
                   
                   shall
                   not
                   have
                   any
                   part
                   or
                   share
                   of
                   this
                   Legacy
                   of
                   one
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   :
                   because
                   I
                   give
                   him
                   a
                   large
                   Lecy
                   apart
                   by
                   himselfe
                   in
                   this
                   my
                   Will.
                   But
                   my
                   meaning
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   this
                   said
                   Legacy
                   of
                   one
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   ,
                   so
                   given
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   shall
                   bee
                   equally
                   divided
                   among
                   the
                   rest
                   of
                   the
                   Children
                   of
                   my
                   said
                   Sister
                   ;
                   excluding
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Simon
                     Gandy
                  
                   from
                   all
                   part
                   and
                   share
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   :
                   And
                   if
                   it
                   shall
                   happen
                   any
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Children
                   of
                   my
                   said
                   Sister
                   
                     Alice
                     Gandy
                  
                   ,
                   to
                   dye
                   before
                   the
                   age
                   and
                   time
                   of
                   payment
                   appointed
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   (
                   I
                   meane
                   ,
                   when
                   they
                   bee
                   under
                   that
                   age
                   ,
                   and
                   unmarried
                   :
                   )
                   then
                   my
                   will
                   and
                   meaning
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   share
                   and
                   part
                   of
                   such
                   as
                   shall
                   so
                   dye
                   ;
                   shall
                   bee
                   paid
                   and
                   accrue
                   unto
                   the
                   rest
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Children
                   so
                   surviving
                   ,
                   
                   to
                   each
                   of
                   them
                   equally
                   ,
                   and
                   share
                   and
                   share
                   like
                   :
                   and
                   at
                   the
                   dayes
                   and
                   times
                   of
                   payment
                   before
                   appointed
                   ,
                   for
                   their
                   owne
                   severall
                   shares
                   and
                   parts
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   my
                   Brother
                   
                     Iames
                     Winche
                  
                   of
                   Parley
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Berks
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   to
                   his
                   Children
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   one
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   :
                   whereof
                   one
                   third
                   part
                   for
                   himselfe
                   ,
                   the
                   other
                   two
                   third
                   parts
                   for
                   his
                   said
                   Children
                   .
                   The
                   same
                   two
                   third
                   parts
                   to
                   bee
                   divided
                   equally
                   amongst
                   the
                   said
                   Children
                   of
                   my
                   said
                   Brother
                   ,
                   share
                   and
                   share
                   like
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   my
                   will
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   this
                   said
                   summe
                   of
                   one
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   ,
                   
                   shall
                   bee
                   paid
                   to
                   my
                   said
                   Brother
                   
                     Iames
                     Winche
                  
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   one
                   yeere
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   hee
                   shall
                   pay
                   forthwith
                   unto
                   such
                   of
                   this
                   Children
                   ,
                   as
                   (
                   being
                   sonnes
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   foure
                   and
                   twenty
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   or
                   married
                   )
                   their
                   severall
                   shares
                   and
                   proportions
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   two
                   third
                   parts
                   of
                   this
                   summe
                   of
                   one
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   .
                   The
                   shares
                   and
                   parts
                   of
                   the
                   rest
                   of
                   his
                   Children
                   ,
                   hee
                   shall
                   retaine
                   in
                   his
                   owne
                   hands
                   ,
                   untill
                   his
                   said
                   Children
                   (
                   being
                   Sonnes
                   )
                   shall
                   be
                   of
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   foure
                   and
                   twenty
                   yeeres
                   :
                   And
                   being
                   Daughters
                   ,
                   shall
                   bee
                   of
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   one
                   and
                   twenty
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   or
                   be
                   married
                   ;
                   and
                   then
                   he
                   shall
                   pay
                   every
                   of
                   them
                   their
                   severall
                   shares
                   and
                   parts
                   respectively
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   if
                   it
                   shall
                   happen
                   any
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   younger
                   Children
                   to
                   dye
                   ,
                   
                   before
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   payment
                   so
                   limited
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   :
                   Then
                   my
                   will
                   and
                   meaning
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   part
                   and
                   share
                   of
                   such
                   as
                   shal
                   so
                   decease
                   shall
                   accrue
                   unto
                   the
                   rest
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Children
                   of
                   my
                   said
                   Brother
                   ,
                   that
                   shall
                   then
                   survive
                   ;
                   to
                   bee
                   equally
                   divided
                   amongst
                   them
                   share
                   and
                   sharelike
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   at
                   the
                   daies
                   and
                   times
                   before
                   appointed
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   thirty
                   of
                   my
                   poorest
                   Kindred
                   in
                   the
                   Towne
                   of
                   Reading
                   in
                   Barkshire
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   three
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   unto
                   my
                   Brother
                   
                     William
                     Kendrick
                  
                   ,
                   within
                   three
                   moneths
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                   And
                   by
                   him
                   to
                   be
                   distributed
                   by
                   ten
                   pounds
                   in
                   every
                   parcell
                   ,
                   as
                   hee
                   in
                   his
                   discretion
                   shall
                   thinke
                   good
                   :
                   wherein
                   I
                   pray
                   him
                   to
                   be
                   very
                   carefull
                   ,
                   to
                   bestow
                   the
                   same
                   where
                   there
                   is
                   most
                   need
                   and
                   best
                   desert
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   old
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     Kendrick
                  
                   of
                   Reading
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   to
                   my
                   Fathers
                   Brother
                   
                     William
                     Kendrick
                  
                   (
                   as
                   I
                   take
                   it
                   )
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   ;
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   her
                   within
                   three
                   moneths
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   my
                   Kinseman
                   
                     Thomas
                     Newman
                  
                   ,
                   now
                   residing
                   at
                   Delft
                   in
                   Holland
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   one
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   .
                   To
                   be
                   paid
                   him
                   upon
                   the
                   five
                   and
                   twenty
                   day
                   of
                   October
                   
                   which
                   shall
                   be
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   God
                   ,
                   
                   1626.
                   when
                   his
                   time
                   of
                   service
                   expireth
                   .
                   Provided
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   remaine
                   with
                   my
                   partner
                   Mr.
                   
                     Laurence
                     Halstead
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   serve
                   him
                   his
                   said
                   full
                   time
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   my
                   kinsman
                   and
                   late
                   servant
                   ,
                   
                     Simon
                     Gandy
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   one
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   him
                   within
                   one
                   yeere
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   unto
                   
                     Arthur
                     Aynscombe
                  
                   ,
                   Merchant
                   ,
                   now
                   residing
                   at
                   Antwerp
                   ;
                   who
                   hath
                   a
                   share
                   with
                   me
                   in
                   trade
                   ;
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   five
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   him
                   within
                   2.
                   yeeres
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                   Provided
                   that
                   he
                   goe
                   forward
                   in
                   trade
                   with
                   Mr.
                   
                     Laurence
                     Halstead
                  
                   ,
                   (
                   if
                   he
                   the
                   said
                   Master
                   Halstead
                   shall
                   desire
                   it
                   )
                   unto
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   our
                   Contract
                   ,
                   which
                   will
                   be
                   the
                   five
                   and
                   twentieth
                   day
                   of
                   
                     October
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1626.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   
                     Barney
                     Reymer
                  
                   ,
                   Merchant
                   ,
                   now
                   residing
                   at
                   Delft
                   ,
                   who
                   hath
                   also
                   a
                   share
                   with
                   me
                   in
                   trade
                   ;
                   the
                   sum
                   of
                   five
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   him
                   within
                   two
                   yeeres
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                   Provided
                   that
                   hee
                   goe
                   forward
                   in
                   trade
                   with
                   Mr.
                   
                     Laurence
                     Halstead
                  
                   ,
                   (
                   if
                   he
                   the
                   said
                   Mr.
                   Halstead
                   shal
                   desire
                   it
                   )
                   unto
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   our
                   contract
                   ,
                   which
                   will
                   bee
                   the
                   five
                   and
                   twentieth
                   day
                   of
                   
                     October
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1626.
                  
                   as
                   is
                   above-said
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   Master
                   
                     Iohn
                     Quarles
                  
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   my
                   Master
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   five
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   him
                   within
                   a
                   yeere
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                   And
                   my
                   earnest
                   request
                   unto
                   Mr.
                   
                     Laurence
                     Halstead
                  
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   unto
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   our
                   contract
                   of
                   Partnership
                   ,
                   (
                   which
                   will
                   be
                   the
                   five
                   and
                   twentieth
                   day
                   of
                   
                     October
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     1626.
                  
                   )
                   the
                   same
                   Mr.
                   Quarles
                   may
                   have
                   his
                   dyet
                   ,
                   lodging
                   and
                   washing
                   ,
                   in
                   his
                   the
                   said
                   Mr.
                   Halsteads
                   house
                   ,
                   free
                   ,
                   and
                   without
                   paying
                   any
                   thing
                   therefore
                   ,
                   as
                   he
                   now
                   hath
                   it
                   with
                   me
                   .
                   And
                   my
                   desire
                   also
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   may
                   continue
                   to
                   keepe
                   the
                   bookes
                   of
                   our
                   partable
                   account
                   ,
                   untill
                   the
                   aforesaid
                   twenty
                   fifth
                   day
                   of
                   
                     October
                     ,
                     1626.
                  
                   and
                   be
                   paid
                   his
                   wonted
                   yeerely
                   allowance
                   of
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   for
                   the
                   same
                   .
                   And
                   I
                   doe
                   hereby
                   freely
                   and
                   absolutely
                   forgive
                   the
                   said
                   Mr.
                   
                     Iohn
                     Quarles
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   three
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   oweth
                   me
                   ,
                   payable
                   at
                   pleasure
                   ,
                   being
                   lent
                   him
                   the
                   last
                   of
                   
                     March
                     ,
                     Anno
                     1615.
                  
                   and
                   being
                   all
                   that
                   he
                   oweth
                   me
                   at
                   the
                   date
                   of
                   this
                   my
                   Will.
                   
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   Master
                   
                     George
                     Lowe
                  
                   ,
                   heretofore
                   my
                   partner
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   three
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   him
                   within
                   one
                   yeere
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                   And
                   I
                   doe
                   hereby
                   absolutely
                   forgive
                   him
                   ,
                   all
                   that
                   is
                   due
                   unto
                   me
                   for
                   his
                   lodging
                   ,
                   diet
                   ,
                   firing
                   and
                   washing
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   hath
                   had
                   of
                   me
                   now
                   six
                   yeeres
                   together
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   
                     Thomas
                     Billingsley
                  
                   ,
                   sonne
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Bilingsley
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   and
                   Alderman
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   deceased
                   ,
                   the
                   sum
                   of
                   two
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   him
                   within
                   one
                   yeere
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                   And
                   I
                   doe
                   absolutely
                   forgive
                   him
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   two
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   which
                   hee
                   oweth
                   mee
                   by
                   his
                   Bond
                   ,
                   due
                   the
                   twentieth
                   of
                   
                     December
                     ,
                     Anno
                     ,
                     1625.
                  
                   and
                   lent
                   him
                   the
                   twentieth
                   of
                   this
                   present
                   Moneth
                   ,
                   for
                   a
                   yeere
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   the
                   Executors
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Iackson
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   Merchant
                   ,
                   deceased
                   (
                   whom
                   I
                   take
                   to
                   be
                   
                     Miles
                     Iackson
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   sonne
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Thomas
                   )
                   the
                   sum
                   of
                   three
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   one
                   yeere
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   
                     Lucas
                     van
                     Peenen
                  
                   of
                   Middleburgh
                   in
                   Zealand
                   ,
                   sonne
                   of
                   
                     Roger
                     van
                     Peenen
                  
                   of
                   that
                   Town
                   ,
                   deceased
                   ;
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   sterling
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   over
                   by
                   Exchange
                   ,
                   within
                   two
                   moneths
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   :
                   Payable
                   at
                   Vsance
                   to
                   
                     Iohn
                     Mount-Stephen
                  
                   ,
                   now
                   residing
                   in
                   that
                   Towne
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   over
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Lucas
                     van
                     Peenen
                  
                   ,
                   forthwith
                   after
                   he
                   hath
                   received
                   it
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   full
                   Flemmish
                   summe
                   which
                   the
                   same
                   shall
                   produce
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   
                     Iremias
                     Poets
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Towne
                   of
                   Middle-burgh
                   in
                   Zealand
                   ,
                   (
                   if
                   he
                   be
                   the
                   Executor
                   of
                   his
                   brother
                   
                     Hance
                     Poets
                  
                   ,
                   deceased
                   )
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   twenty
                   pounds
                   sterling
                   :
                   to
                   be
                   made
                   over
                   by
                   Exchange
                   within
                   two
                   moneths
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                   Payable
                   at
                   Vsance
                   ,
                   to
                   
                     Iohn
                     Mount-Stephen
                  
                   aforenamed
                   ;
                   and
                   by
                   him
                   forthwith
                   (
                   after
                   his
                   receipt
                   thereof
                   )
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   over
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Ieremias
                     Poets
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   full
                   Flemmish
                   summe
                   which
                   the
                   same
                   shall
                   produce
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   
                     William
                     
                     Powle
                  
                   my
                   covenant
                   Servant
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   two
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   :
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   him
                   within
                   sixe
                   moneths
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   
                     Andrew
                     Kendricke
                  
                   my
                   Apprentice
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   three
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   :
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   him
                   ,
                   when
                   hee
                   shall
                   have
                   served
                   seven
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   from
                   the
                   commencement
                   of
                   the
                   terme
                   of
                   his
                   Indenture
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Andrew
                     Kendricke
                  
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   one
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   more
                   :
                   in
                   lieu
                   of
                   so
                   much
                   given
                   mee
                   with
                   him
                   by
                   his
                   Father
                   
                     Iohn
                     Kendricke
                  
                   ;
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   him
                   within
                   three
                   moneths
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   ,
                   upon
                   acquittance
                   to
                   be
                   given
                   by
                   his
                   said
                   Father
                   therefore
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   
                     Christopher
                     Packe
                  
                   mine
                   Apprentice
                   ,
                   the
                   sum
                   of
                   one
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   :
                   to
                   bee
                   payed
                   him
                   within
                   three
                   months
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   
                     Thomas
                     Mayle
                  
                   my
                   Horse-keeper
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   twenty
                   pounds
                   :
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   him
                   within
                   two
                   moneths
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   my
                   Maid
                   Dorothy
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   twenty
                   pounds
                   ;
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   her
                   within
                   two
                   moneths
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   my
                   Maid
                   Margaret
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   twenty
                   pounds
                   ;
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   her
                   within
                   two
                   moneths
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   unto
                   
                     Iohn
                     Hutwith
                  
                   my
                   Drawer
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   ;
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   him
                   within
                   three
                   moneths
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   
                     Walter
                     Bird
                  
                   my
                   Drawer
                   ,
                   five
                   and
                   twenty
                   pounds
                   ;
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   him
                   within
                   three
                   moneths
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   the
                   present
                   men
                   servants
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Hutwith
                  
                   my
                   Drawer
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   twenty
                   five
                   pounds
                   ;
                   whereoften
                   pounds
                   to
                   Charles
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   other
                   fifteene
                   pounds
                   to
                   bee
                   equally
                   divided
                   amongst
                   the
                   rest
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   Apprentices
                   as
                   Journeymen
                   ;
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   within
                   two
                   months
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   my
                   twelve
                   Clothworkers
                   ,
                   that
                   usually
                   row
                   and
                   sheere
                   my
                   Clothes
                   ;
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   one
                   hundred
                   and
                   thirty
                   pounds
                   :
                   whereof
                   twenty
                   pounds
                   to
                   
                     Owen
                     Dobbins
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   ten
                   pounds
                   a
                   peece
                   to
                   the
                   rest
                   ;
                   to
                   bee
                   payed
                   within
                   three
                   moneths
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   
                     William
                     Bigge
                  
                   and
                   
                     William
                     Salisbury
                  
                   ,
                   that
                   usually
                   presse
                   and
                   fold
                   my
                   Clothes
                   ;
                   the
                   sum
                   of
                   twenty
                   five
                   pounds
                   :
                   whereof
                   fifteen
                   pounds
                   to
                   
                     William
                     Bigge
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   ten
                   pounds
                   to
                   
                     William
                     Salisbury
                  
                   ,
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   them
                   within
                   three
                   moneths
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   my
                   Porters
                   at
                   the
                   waterside
                   ,
                   ten
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   equally
                   divided
                   among
                   them
                   .
                   And
                   ten
                   pounds
                   to
                   my
                   Porters
                   ,
                   that
                   usually
                   pack
                   in
                   my
                   house
                   ;
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   within
                   two
                   moneths
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   my
                   Water-bearer
                   three
                   pounds
                   :
                   And
                   to
                   my
                   Washer
                   Anthony
                   five
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   them
                   forthwith
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   
                     William
                     Beadle
                  
                   of
                   Reading
                   Clothier
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   ,
                   if
                   he
                   be
                   yet
                   living
                   ;
                   and
                   if
                   he
                   be
                   dead
                   ;
                   then
                   to
                   his
                   Executors
                   :
                   to
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   within
                   three
                   moneths
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                   And
                   I
                   doe
                   hereby
                   also
                   forgive
                   the
                   said
                   
                     William
                     Beadle
                  
                   the
                   ten
                   pounds
                   he
                   now
                   oweth
                   me
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   the
                   Executors
                   of
                   
                     Mark
                     Slye
                  
                   of
                   Reading
                   Clothier
                   deceased
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   ;
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   within
                   three
                   moneths
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   
                     Thomas
                     Newman
                  
                   of
                   Newbury
                   Clothier
                   ,
                   the
                   sum
                   of
                   one
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   him
                   within
                   three
                   moneths
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   
                     Iohn
                     Skinner
                  
                   ,
                   Secretary
                   to
                   the
                   Merchants
                   Adventurers
                   ;
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   one
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   within
                   three
                   moneths
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   the
                   Widdow
                   Harison
                   and
                   her
                   Daughter
                   ,
                   dwelling
                   in
                   the
                   Alley
                   next
                   to
                   my
                   dwelling
                   house
                   ,
                   
                   five
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   within
                   one
                   moneth
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   Master
                   
                     Richard
                     Bennet
                  
                   ,
                   
                   who
                   was
                   heretofore
                   my
                   Partner
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   three
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   one
                   yeere
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   Master
                   
                   
                     William
                     Towerson
                  
                   Skinner
                   ,
                   
                   Deputy
                   of
                   the
                   Merchant
                   Adventurers
                   ,
                   five
                   pounds
                   to
                   make
                   him
                   a
                   Ring
                   .
                   And
                   to
                   Master
                   
                     Thomas
                     Smith
                  
                   Skinner
                   ,
                   five
                   pounds
                   to
                   make
                   him
                   a
                   Ring
                   ;
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   them
                   forthwith
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   unto
                   
                     Rafe
                     Barnet
                     ,
                     William
                     Ellets
                  
                   and
                   
                     Iohn
                     Southern
                  
                   Officers
                   of
                   the
                   Merchant
                   Adventurers
                   ,
                   five
                   pounds
                   a
                   peece
                   ;
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   them
                   forthwith
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   the
                   Maior
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   of
                   the
                   Towne
                   of
                   Reading
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Berks
                   ;
                   the
                   sum
                   of
                   two
                   hundred
                   and
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   ;
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   them
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   one
                   yeere
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   :
                   Therewith
                   to
                   purchase
                   Lands
                   and
                   Hereditaments
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   cleare
                   yeerely
                   value
                   of
                   ten
                   pounds
                   for
                   ever
                   ;
                   to
                   maintaine
                   Divine
                   Service
                   to
                   be
                   said
                   in
                   the
                   Parish
                   Church
                   of
                   St.
                   Mary
                   in
                   that
                   Towne
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Parson
                   or
                   his
                   Curate
                   every
                   morning
                   of
                   the
                   week
                   ,
                   at
                   sixe
                   of
                   the
                   clocke
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   the
                   Maior
                   ,
                   Aldermen
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   of
                   the
                   Town
                   of
                   Newbury
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Berks
                   ,
                   the
                   sum
                   of
                   two
                   hundred
                   and
                   fifty
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   them
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   one
                   yeere
                   next
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   :
                   Therwith
                   to
                   purchase
                   Lands
                   or
                   Hereditaments
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   cleare
                   yeerely
                   value
                   of
                   ten
                   pounds
                   for
                   ever
                   ;
                   to
                   maintaine
                   Divine
                   Service
                   to
                   bee
                   said
                   in
                   the
                   Parish
                   Church
                   of
                   that
                   Towne
                   by
                   the
                   Parson
                   or
                   his
                   Curate
                   ,
                   every
                   morning
                   of
                   the
                   week
                   at
                   sixe
                   of
                   the
                   clocke
                   ,
                   to
                   continue
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   my
                   Kinseman
                   
                     William
                     Bye
                  
                   ,
                   dwelling
                   neere
                   the
                   Allum
                   Mines
                   in
                   Yorkeshire
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   one
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ;
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   him
                   within
                   three
                   moneths
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                   And
                   I
                   doe
                   hereby
                   forgive
                   him
                   the
                   tenne
                   pounds
                   ,
                   which
                   hee
                   oweth
                   me
                   by
                   his
                   Bond
                   ,
                   due
                   long
                   since
                   .
                
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   
                   I
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   to
                   the
                   Company
                   of
                   Drapers
                   in
                   London
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   forty
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   bestowed
                   upon
                   a
                   dinner
                   for
                   the
                   Livery
                   of
                   that
                   Company
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   at
                   their
                   Hall
                   upon
                   the
                   day
                   of
                   my
                   buriall
                   :
                   This
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   forthwith
                   after
                   my
                   decease
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   my
                   will
                   and
                   meaning
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   in
                   case
                   any
                   of
                   the
                   persons
                   aforenamed
                   ,
                   to
                   whom
                   I
                   have
                   bequathed
                   Legacies
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   not
                   especially
                   disposed
                   for
                   case
                   of
                   their
                   decease
                   ,
                   shall
                   happen
                   to
                   dye
                   before
                   the
                   same
                   Legacies
                   grow
                   due
                   unto
                   them
                   .
                   Then
                   the
                   Legacie
                   or
                   Legacies
                   so
                   by
                   mee
                   given
                   to
                   them
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   shall
                   bee
                   paid
                   unto
                   their
                   Executors
                   or
                   Administrators
                   ,
                   at
                   such
                   time
                   as
                   I
                   have
                   before
                   severally
                   appointed
                   unto
                   them
                   my
                   Legataries
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   I
                   doe
                   make
                   and
                   ordaine
                   my
                   loving
                   Friend
                   and
                   Partner
                   ,
                   
                   Master
                   
                     Laurence
                     Halstead
                  
                   ,
                   my
                   sole
                   Executor
                   ,
                   of
                   this
                   my
                   last
                   Will
                   and
                   Testament
                   :
                   Charging
                   him
                   ,
                   as
                   hee
                   will
                   answer
                   it
                   before
                   Almighty
                   GOD
                   at
                   the
                   last
                   Day
                   of
                   Judgement
                   ,
                   that
                   hee
                   truly
                   and
                   punctually
                   (
                   in
                   every
                   particular
                   )
                   performe
                   this
                   my
                   said
                   last
                   VVill
                   and
                   Testament
                   ;
                   as
                   I
                   nothing
                   doubt
                   but
                   hee
                   will
                   bee
                   carefull
                   to
                   doe
                   it
                   .
                   
                   Hereby
                   giving
                   and
                   bequeathing
                   unto
                   him
                   my
                   said
                   Executor
                   ,
                   all
                   the
                   residue
                   and
                   remainder
                   of
                   my
                   estate
                   ;
                   my
                   Legacies
                   before
                   bequeathed
                   being
                   first
                   payed
                   and
                   discharged
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   witnesse
                   of
                   the
                   premisses
                   ,
                   I
                   have
                   unto
                   this
                   my
                   last
                   Will
                   and
                   Testament
                   ,
                   contained
                   in
                   eighteene
                   severall
                   sheets
                   of
                   Paper
                   ,
                   put
                   my
                   hand
                   and
                   Seale
                   .
                   That
                   is
                   ,
                   my
                   Seale
                   once
                   at
                   the
                   top
                   ,
                   and
                   my
                   name
                   under
                   every
                   severall
                   sheete
                   ,
                   the
                   day
                   and
                   yeere
                   first
                   above
                   written
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     John
                     Kendricke
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Sealed
                     ,
                     pronounced
                     and
                     delivered
                     by
                     the
                     said
                     
                       Iohn
                       Kendricke
                    
                     ,
                     as
                     his
                     last
                     Will
                     and
                     Testament
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     presence
                     of
                     us
                     ,
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           Iohn
                           Skinner
                           .
                        
                         
                           Andrew
                           Kendricke
                           .
                        
                         
                           Thomas
                           Singleton
                           .
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
               West
               from
               this
               Church
               have
               yee
               Scolding
               Alley
               ,
               
               of
               old
               time
               called
               
                 Scalding
                 house
              
               ,
               or
               
                 Scalding
                 wicke
              
               ,
               because
               that
               ground
               (
               for
               the
               most
               part
               )
               was
               
               then
               imployed
               by
               Poulterers
               ,
               that
               dwelled
               in
               the
               high
               street
               ,
               from
               the
               Stockes
               Market
               to
               the
               great
               Conduit
               .
               Their
               Poultrie
               which
               they
               sold
               at
               their
               stalles
               ,
               were
               scalded
               there
               :
               the
               street
               doth
               yet
               beare
               the
               name
               of
               the
               Poultrie
               ,
               and
               the
               Powlterers
               are
               but
               lately
               departed
               from
               thence
               into
               other
               streets
               ,
               as
               into
               Grasse-street
               ,
               and
               the
               ends
               of
               S.
               Nicholas
               flesh
               shambles
               .
            
             
               This
               
                 Scalding
                 wicke
              
               is
               the
               farthest
               part
               of
               Broadstreet
               Ward
               ,
               and
               is
               (
               by
               the
               water
               called
               Walbrooke
               )
               parted
               from
               Cheap
               Ward
               .
            
             
               This
               Broadstreet
               Ward
               hath
               an
               Alderman
               ,
               with
               his
               Deputy
               ,
               Common
               Counsellors
               ,
               ten
               ,
               Constables
               ,
               ten
               ;
               Scavengers
               ,
               eight
               ;
               Wardmote
               inquest
               ,
               thirteen
               ,
               and
               a
               Beadle
               .
               It
               is
               taxed
               to
               the
               Fifteene
               in
               London
               ,
               at
               seven
               and
               twenty
               pounds
               ,
               and
               accounted
               in
               the
               Exchequer
               after
               twenty
               five
               pounds
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               CORNE
               HILL
               VVARD
               .
            
             
               THe
               next
               Ward
               towards
               the
               South
               ,
               
               is
               Cornehill
               VVard
               :
               so
               called
               of
               a
               Corn-market
               ,
               time
               out
               of
               mind
               there
               holden
               ,
               and
               is
               a
               part
               of
               the
               principall
               high
               street
               ,
               beginning
               at
               the
               West
               end
               of
               
                 Leaden
                 Hall
              
               ,
               stretching
               downe
               West
               on
               both
               the
               sides
               ,
               by
               the
               South
               end
               of
               
                 Finkes
                 lane
              
               on
               the
               right
               hand
               ,
               and
               by
               the
               North
               end
               of
               
                 Birchovers
                 lane
              
               ,
               on
               the
               left
               part
               ;
               of
               which
               lanes
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               to
               the
               middle
               of
               them
               ,
               is
               of
               this
               Ward
               ,
               and
               so
               downe
               to
               the
               Stockes
               Market
               ;
               and
               this
               is
               the
               bounds
               .
               The
               upper
               or
               East
               part
               of
               this
               Ward
               ,
               and
               also
               a
               part
               of
               Limestreet
               Ward
               ,
               hath
               beene
               (
               as
               I
               said
               )
               a
               Market-place
               ,
               especially
               for
               corne
               ,
               and
               since
               for
               all
               kinde
               of
               victuals
               ,
               as
               is
               partly
               shewed
               in
               Lime-street
               Ward
               .
            
             
               It
               appeareth
               of
               record
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               1522.
               the
               Rippiers
               of
               Rie
               and
               other
               places
               ,
               sold
               their
               fresh
               Fish
               in
               
                 Leaden
                 Hall
              
               Market
               ,
               upon
               Cornehill
               ;
               but
               forraigne
               Butchers
               were
               not
               admitted
               there
               to
               sell
               flesh
               ,
               till
               the
               yeere
               1533.
               
            
             
               And
               it
               was
               enacted
               ,
               
               that
               Butchers
               should
               sell
               their
               Biefe
               not
               above
               a
               halfe
               penny
               the
               pound
               ;
               and
               Mutton
               ,
               halfe
               penny
               ,
               halfe
               farthing
               :
               which
               act
               being
               devised
               for
               the
               great
               commodity
               of
               the
               Realme
               ,
               (
               as
               it
               was
               then
               thought
               )
               hath
               since
               proved
               farre
               otherwise
               :
               For
               before
               that
               time
               ,
               a
               fat
               Oxe
               was
               sold
               at
               London
               ,
               for
               26.
               
                 s.
                 8.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               at
               the
               most
               :
               a
               fat
               Weather
               for
               3.
               
                 s.
                 4.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               a
               fat
               Calfe
               the
               same
               price
               ;
               a
               fat
               Lambe
               for
               12.
               
                 d.
              
               pieces
               of
               Biefe
               weighed
               two
               pounds
               and
               a
               halfe
               at
               the
               least
               ;
               yea
               ,
               three
               pound
               or
               better
               ,
               for
               a
               penny
               ,
               on
               every
               Butchers
               stall
               in
               this
               Citie
               ;
               and
               of
               those
               pieces
               of
               Biefe
               ,
               thirteene
               or
               foureteen
               for
               twelve
               pence
               :
               fat
               Mutton
               for
               eight
               pence
               the
               quarter
               ,
               and
               one
               hundred
               weight
               of
               Biefe
               for
               4.
               
                 s.
                 8.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               at
               the
               dearest
               .
            
             
               What
               the
               price
               is
               now
               ,
               I
               neede
               not
               to
               set
               downe
               :
               many
               men
               thought
               the
               same
               act
               to
               rise
               in
               price
               ,
               by
               reason
               that
               Grasiers
               knew
               or
               supposed
               what
               weight
               every
               their
               beasts
               contained
               ,
               and
               so
               raising
               their
               price
               thereafter
               ,
               the
               Butcher
               could
               be
               no
               gainer
               ,
               but
               by
               likewise
               raising
               his
               price
               .
               The
               number
               of
               Butchers
               then
               in
               the
               Citie
               and
               Suburbs
               ,
               was
               accounted
               sixe
               score
               ,
               of
               which
               every
               one
               killed
               6.
               
               Oxen
               a
               peece
               weekely
               :
               which
               is
               in
               46.
               weekes
               ,
               33120.
               
               Oxen
               ,
               or
               720.
               
               Oxen
               weekely
               .
            
             
               The
               forraigne
               Butchers
               (
               for
               a
               long
               time
               )
               stood
               in
               the
               high
               street
               of
               Lime-street
               Ward
               ,
               on
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               twice
               every
               weeke
               ;
               viz.
               Wednesday
               and
               Saturday
               ,
               and
               were
               some
               gaine
               to
               the
               Tenants
               ,
               before
               whose
               doores
               they
               stood
               ,
               and
               into
               whose
               houses
               they
               set
               their
               blockes
               and
               stalles
               :
               but
               that
               advantage
               being
               espied
               ,
               they
               were
               taken
               into
               
                 Leaden
                 Hall
              
               ,
               there
               to
               pay
               for
               their
               standing
               to
               the
               Chamber
               of
               London
               .
            
             
               Thus
               much
               for
               the
               Market
               upon
               Cornehill
               .
            
             
               The
               chiefe
               Ornaments
               in
               Cornehill
               Ward
               ,
               
               are
               these
               :
               First
               ,
               at
               the
               East
               end
               thereof
               ,
               in
               the
               middle
               of
               the
               high
               street
               ,
               and
               at
               the
               parting
               of
               foure
               wayes
               ,
               have
               ye
               a
               water-standard
               ,
               placed
               in
               the
               yeere
               1582.
               in
               manner
               following
               :
               A
               certain
               German
               ,
               named
               
                 Peter
                 Morris
              
               ,
               having
               made
               an
               artificiall
               Forcier
               for
               that
               purpose
               ,
               conveyed
               Thames
               water
               in
               pipes
               of
               lead
               ,
               over
               the
               steeple
               of
               Saint
               Magnus
               Church
               ,
               at
               the
               North
               end
               of
               London
               Bridge
               ,
               and
               from
               thence
               into
               divers
               mens
               houses
               in
               Thames
               street
               ,
               new
               Fish-street
               ,
               and
               Grasse-street
               ,
               up
               to
               the
               north-west
               corner
               of
               
                 Leaden
                 Hall
              
               ,
               the
               highest
               
               ground
               of
               all
               the
               Citie
               ,
               
               where
               the
               waste
               of
               the
               maine
               pipe
               rising
               into
               this
               Standard
               ,
               (
               provided
               at
               the
               charges
               of
               the
               Citie
               )
               with
               foure
               spouts
               ,
               did
               at
               every
               tyde
               run
               (
               according
               to
               covenant
               )
               foure
               wayes
               ,
               plentifully
               serving
               to
               the
               commodity
               of
               the
               inhabitants
               neere
               adjoyning
               in
               their
               houses
               ,
               and
               also
               cleansed
               the
               Chanels
               of
               the
               street
               toward
               
                 Bishops-gate
                 ,
                 Aldgate
              
               ,
               the
               Bridge
               ,
               and
               the
               Stocks
               Market
               ;
               but
               now
               no
               such
               matter
               ,
               whose
               default
               I
               know
               not
               .
            
             
               Then
               have
               ye
               a
               faire
               Conduit
               ,
               of
               sweet
               water
               ,
               castellated
               in
               the
               midst
               of
               that
               Ward
               and
               street
               .
               This
               Conduit
               was
               first
               builded
               of
               stone
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1282.
               by
               
                 Henry
                 Wallis
              
               ,
               
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               to
               be
               a
               prison
               for
               night-walkers
               ,
               and
               other
               suspicious
               persons
               ,
               and
               was
               called
               the
               Tunne
               upon
               Cornehill
               ,
               because
               the
               same
               was
               builded
               somewhat
               in
               fashion
               of
               a
               Tunne
               ,
               standing
               on
               the
               one
               end
               .
            
             
               To
               this
               prison
               ,
               
               the
               night
               Watches
               of
               this
               Citie
               committed
               not
               onely
               night-walkers
               ,
               
               but
               also
               other
               persons
               ,
               as
               well
               spirituall
               as
               temporall
               ,
               whom
               they
               suspected
               of
               incontinencie
               ,
               and
               punished
               them
               according
               to
               the
               customes
               of
               this
               Citie
               :
               but
               complaint
               thereof
               being
               made
               ,
               
               about
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               ,
               1297.
               
               King
               Edward
               the
               first
               writeth
               to
               his
               Citizens
               thus
               :
            
             
               Edward
               by
               the
               grace
               of
               God
               ,
               &c.
               whereas
               
                 Richard
                 Gravesend
              
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               London
               ,
               hath
               shewed
               unto
               us
               ,
               that
               by
               the
               great
               Charter
               of
               England
               ,
               the
               Church
               hath
               a
               priviledge
               ,
               that
               no
               Clerke
               should
               be
               imprisoned
               by
               a
               Lay-man
               ,
               without
               our
               commandement
               ,
               and
               breach
               of
               peace
               ;
               which
               notwithstanding
               ,
               some
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               upon
               meere
               spight
               ,
               doe
               enter
               in
               their
               Watches
               into
               Clerks
               chambers
               ,
               and
               then
               (
               like
               Felons
               )
               carry
               them
               to
               the
               Tunne
               ,
               which
               
                 Henry
                 le
                 Wallis
              
               ,
               sometime
               Maior
               ,
               built
               for
               night-walkers
               .
               Wherefore
               wee
               will
               that
               this
               our
               commandement
               be
               proclaimed
               in
               a
               full
               Hoystings
               ,
               and
               that
               no
               Watch
               hereafter
               enter
               into
               any
               Clerks
               chamber
               ,
               under
               the
               forfeit
               of
               30.
               pound
               .
               Dated
               at
               Carlile
               ,
               the
               18.
               of
               March
               ,
               the
               25.
               of
               our
               Reigne
               .
            
             
               More
               ,
               
               I
               read
               that
               about
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               ,
               1299.
               the
               27.
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               certaine
               principall
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ;
               to
               wit
               ,
               
                 T.
                 Romane
                 ,
                 Richard
                 Gloucester
                 ,
                 Nicholas
                 Faringdon
                 ,
                 Adam
                 Helingbury
                 ,
                 T.
                 Saly
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Dunstable
                 ,
                 Richard
                 Ashwy
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Wade
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 William
                 Stortford
              
               ,
               brake
               up
               this
               prison
               called
               the
               Tunne
               ,
               and
               tooke
               out
               certaine
               prisoners
               ,
               for
               the
               which
               they
               were
               sharply
               punished
               ,
               by
               long
               imprisonment
               ,
               and
               great
               fines
               .
               It
               cost
               the
               Citizens
               (
               as
               some
               have
               written
               )
               more
               than
               20000.
               
               
               Markes
               ,
               which
               they
               were
               amerced
               in
               ,
               before
               
                 William
                 de
                 March
              
               ,
               Treasurer
               of
               the
               Kings
               Exchequer
               ,
               to
               purchase
               the
               Kings
               favour
               ,
               and
               the
               confirmation
               of
               their
               liberties
               .
            
             
               Also
               ,
               
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               1383.
               the
               seventh
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               the
               Citizens
               of
               London
               taking
               upon
               them
               the
               rights
               that
               belonged
               to
               their
               Bishops
               ,
               first
               imprisoned
               such
               women
               aswere
               taken
               in
               fornication
               or
               adultery
               ,
               in
               the
               said
               Tunne
               ;
               and
               after
               ,
               bringing
               them
               forth
               to
               the
               sight
               of
               the
               World
               ,
               they
               caused
               their
               heads
               to
               be
               shaven
               ,
               after
               the
               manner
               of
               Theeves
               ,
               whom
               they
               named
               Appellators
               ,
               and
               so
               to
               be
               led
               about
               the
               Citie
               ,
               in
               sight
               of
               all
               the
               inhabitants
               ,
               with
               Trumpets
               and
               Pipes
               sounding
               before
               them
               ,
               that
               their
               persons
               might
               be
               the
               more
               largely
               knowne
               :
               Neither
               did
               they
               spare
               such
               kind
               of
               men
               a
               whit
               the
               more
               ,
               but
               used
               them
               as
               hardly
               ,
               saying
               ;
               They
               abhorred
               not
               only
               the
               negligence
               of
               their
               Prelates
               ,
               but
               also
               detested
               their
               avarice
               ,
               that
               studied
               for
               money
               ,
               omitted
               the
               punishment
               limited
               by
               Law
               ,
               and
               permitted
               those
               that
               were
               found
               guilty
               ,
               to
               live
               favourably
               by
               their
               fines
               .
               Wherefore
               they
               would
               themselves
               ,
               they
               said
               ,
               purge
               their
               Citie
               from
               such
               filthinesse
               ,
               lest
               through
               Gods
               venge●ance
               ,
               either
               the
               Pestilence
               or
               Sword
               should
               happen
               to
               them
               ,
               or
               that
               the
               Earth
               should
               swallow
               them
               .
               Last
               of
               all
               to
               be
               noted
               ,
               I
               reade
               in
               the
               charge
               of
               the
               Wardmote
               inquest
               in
               every
               Ward
               in
               this
               Citie
               ,
               
               these
               words
               :
               
                 If
                 there
                 bee
                 any
                 Priest
                 in
                 service
                 within
                 the
                 Ward
                 ,
                 which
                 before-time
                 hath
                 beene
                 set
                 in
                 the
              
               Tunne
               in
               Cornehill
               
                 for
                 his
                 dishonesty
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 forsworne
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 all
                 such
                 shall
                 bee
                 presented
                 .
              
            
             
               Thus
               much
               for
               the
               Tunne
               in
               Cornhill
               have
               I
               read
               .
            
             
               Now
               ,
               for
               the
               punishment
               of
               Priests
               ,
               in
               my
               youth
               ,
               one
               note
               and
               no
               more
               .
               
                 Iohn
                 Atwod
              
               ,
               Draper
               ,
               dwelling
               in
               the
               
               Parish
               of
               Saint
               Michael
               upon
               Cornehill
               ,
               directly
               against
               the
               Church
               ,
               having
               a
               proper
               woman
               to
               his
               wife
               ,
               such
               an
               one
               as
               seemed
               the
               holiest
               amongst
               a
               thousand
               ,
               had
               also
               a
               lusty
               Chauntry
               Priest
               of
               the
               said
               Parish
               Church
               ,
               repairing
               to
               his
               house
               ,
               with
               the
               which
               Priest
               ,
               the
               said
               Atwod
               would
               sometime
               after
               supper
               play
               a
               game
               at
               Tables
               for
               a
               pint
               of
               Ale.
               It
               chanced
               on
               a
               time
               ,
               having
               haste
               of
               worke
               ,
               and
               his
               game
               proving
               long
               ,
               he
               left
               his
               wife
               to
               play
               it
               out
               ,
               and
               went
               downe
               to
               his
               shop
               :
               but
               returning
               to
               fetch
               a
               pressing-iron
               ,
               he
               found
               such
               play
               (
               to
               his
               misliking
               )
               that
               hee
               forced
               the
               Priest
               to
               leap
               out
               at
               a
               window
               ,
               over
               the
               Penthouse
               into
               the
               street
               ,
               and
               so
               to
               run
               to
               his
               lodging
               in
               the
               Church-yard
               .
               Atwod
               and
               his
               wife
               were
               soone
               reconciled
               ,
               so
               that
               he
               would
               not
               suffer
               her
               to
               be
               called
               in
               question
               ;
               
               but
               the
               Priest
               being
               apprehended
               and
               committed
               ,
               I
               saw
               his
               punishment
               to
               be
               thus
               :
               He
               was
               on
               three
               Market
               dayes
               conveyed
               thorow
               the
               high
               street
               and
               Markets
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               with
               a
               paper
               on
               his
               head
               ,
               wherein
               was
               written
               his
               trespasse
               .
               The
               first
               day
               hee
               rode
               in
               a
               Carry
               ;
               the
               second
               ,
               on
               a
               horse
               ,
               his
               face
               to
               the
               horse
               taile
               ;
               the
               third
               ,
               led
               betwixt
               twaine
               ,
               and
               every
               day
               rung
               with
               Basons
               ,
               and
               proclamations
               made
               of
               his
               fact
               at
               every
               turning
               of
               the
               streets
               ,
               and
               also
               before
               
                 Iohn
                 Atwods
              
               Stall
               ,
               and
               the
               Church
               doore
               of
               his
               Service
               ,
               where
               hee
               lost
               his
               Chauntry
               of
               twenty
               Nobles
               the
               yeere
               ,
               and
               was
               banished
               the
               Citie
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               By
               the
               West
               side
               of
               the
               foresaid
               prison
               ,
               
               then
               called
               the
               Tun
               ,
               was
               a
               faire
               Well
               of
               Spring
               water
               ,
               curbed
               round
               with
               hard
               stone
               :
               
               but
               in
               the
               yeere
               1401.
               the
               said
               Prison-house
               called
               the
               Tunne
               ,
               was
               made
               a
               Cesterne
               for
               sweet
               water
               ,
               conveyed
               by
               pipes
               of
               Lead
               from
               Tyborne
               ,
               and
               was
               from
               thenceforth
               called
               the
               Conduit
               upon
               Cornehill
               .
               
               Then
               was
               the
               Well
               plancked
               over
               ,
               and
               a
               strong
               prison
               made
               of
               Timber
               ,
               called
               a
               Cage
               ,
               with
               a
               paire
               of
               Stocks
               therein
               ,
               set
               upon
               it
               ;
               
               and
               this
               was
               for
               night-walkers
               .
               On
               the
               top
               of
               which
               Cage
               was
               placed
               a
               Pillorie
               ,
               for
               the
               punishment
               of
               Bakers
               ,
               offending
               in
               the
               assise
               of
               bread
               ;
               for
               Millers
               stealing
               of
               Corne
               at
               the
               Mill
               ;
               for
               Bawds
               ,
               Scolds
               ,
               and
               other
               offenders
               .
            
             
               As
               in
               the
               yeere
               1468.
               the
               7.
               of
               
                 Ed.
                 4.
              
               divers
               persons
               ,
               being
               common
               Iurors
               ,
               such
               as
               at
               Assises
               were
               forsworne
               for
               rewards
               ,
               or
               favour
               of
               parties
               ,
               were
               judged
               to
               ride
               from
               Newgate
               to
               the
               Pillorie
               in
               Cornhill
               ,
               with
               Miters
               of
               paper
               on
               their
               heads
               ,
               there
               to
               stand
               ,
               and
               from
               thence
               againe
               to
               Newgate
               ,
               and
               this
               Iudgement
               was
               given
               by
               the
               Maior
               of
               London
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1509.
               the
               first
               of
               Henry
               the
               8.
               
               
                 Darby
                 ,
                 Smith
              
               ,
               and
               Simson
               ,
               Ring-leaders
               of
               false
               inquests
               in
               London
               ,
               rode
               about
               the
               Citie
               with
               their
               faces
               to
               the
               horses
               tailes
               ,
               and
               papers
               on
               their
               heads
               ,
               and
               were
               set
               on
               the
               Pillorie
               in
               Cornehill
               ,
               and
               after
               brought
               againe
               to
               Newgate
               ,
               where
               they
               dyed
               for
               very
               shame
               ,
               
               saith
               
                 Robert
                 Fabian
              
               .
               A
               Ring-leader
               of
               Inquests
               ,
               as
               I
               take
               it
               ,
               is
               he
               ,
               that
               making
               a
               gainefull
               occupation
               thereof
               ,
               will
               appeare
               upon
               
                 Nisi
                 prius's
              
               ere
               hee
               be
               warned
               ,
               or
               procure
               himselfe
               to
               be
               warned
               to
               come
               on
               by
               a
               Tallis
               .
               
               Hee
               will
               also
               procure
               himselfe
               to
               be
               Fore-man
               ,
               when
               hee
               can
               ,
               and
               take
               upon
               him
               to
               over-rule
               the
               rest
               to
               his
               opinion
               :
               such
               an
               one
               shall
               be
               laboured
               by
               plaintifes
               and
               defendants
               ,
               not
               without
               promise
               of
               rewards
               ;
               and
               therefore
               to
               be
               suspected
               of
               a
               bad
               conscience
               .
               I
               would
               wish
               a
               more
               carefull
               choice
               of
               Iurors
               to
               bee
               had
               :
               for
               I
               have
               knowne
               a
               man
               carted
               ,
               rung
               with
               Basons
               ,
               and
               banished
               out
               of
               Bishopsgate
               Ward
               ,
               and
               afterward
               ,
               in
               Aldgate
               Ward
               admitted
               to
               be
               Constable
               ,
               a
               grand
               Iurie-man
               ,
               and
               Foreman
               of
               their
               Wardmote
               inquest
               .
               What
               I
               know
               of
               the
               like
               ,
               or
               worse
               men
               ,
               preferred
               to
               the
               like
               offices
               ,
               I
               forbeare
               to
               write
               ,
               but
               wish
               to
               be
               reformed
               .
            
             
               The
               foresaid
               Conduit
               upon
               Cornehill
               was
               in
               the
               yeer
               1475.
               inlarged
               by
               
                 Robert
                 Drope
              
               ,
               
               Draper
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               that
               thē
               dwelt
               in
               that
               Ward
               ,
               he
               increased
               the
               Cestern
               of
               this
               Conduit
               with
               an
               east
               end
               of
               stone
               ,
               and
               castellated
               it
               in
               comely
               manner
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1546.
               
               Sir
               
                 Martin
                 Bowes
              
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               dwelling
               in
               
                 Lumbard
                 street
              
               ,
               and
               having
               his
               back
               gate
               opening
               into
               Cornhill
               ,
               against
               the
               said
               Conduit
               ,
               minded
               to
               have
               inlarged
               the
               Cesterne
               thereof
               with
               a
               West
               end
               ,
               like
               as
               
                 Robert
                 Drope
              
               before
               had
               done
               towards
               the
               East
               .
               View
               and
               measure
               of
               the
               plot
               was
               taken
               for
               this
               worke
               :
               but
               the
               Pillory
               and
               Cage
               beeing
               removed
               ,
               they
               found
               
               the
               ground
               planked
               ,
               and
               the
               Well
               aforesaid
               worne
               out
               of
               memory
               ,
               which
               Well
               they
               renued
               and
               restored
               to
               use
               ;
               it
               is
               since
               made
               a
               Pumpe
               :
               they
               set
               the
               Pillorie
               somewhat
               west
               from
               the
               Well
               ,
               and
               so
               this
               worke
               ceased
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               North
               side
               of
               this
               street
               ,
               from
               the
               East
               unto
               the
               West
               ,
               have
               ye
               divers
               faire
               houses
               for
               Merchants
               and
               others
               ;
               amongst
               the
               which
               ,
               one
               large
               house
               is
               called
               the
               
                 Wey
                 house
              
               ,
               
               where
               Merchandises
               brought
               from
               beyond
               the
               Seas
               ,
               are
               to
               be
               weighed
               at
               the
               Kings
               beame
               .
               This
               House
               hath
               a
               Master
               ,
               and
               under
               him
               foure
               Master
               Porters
               ,
               with
               Porters
               under
               them
               ;
               they
               have
               a
               strong
               Cart
               ,
               and
               foure
               great
               Horses
               ,
               to
               draw
               and
               carry
               the
               wares
               from
               the
               Merchants
               houses
               to
               the
               Beame
               ,
               and
               backe
               againe
               .
               Sir
               
                 Tho.
                 Lovell
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               builded
               this
               house
               ,
               with
               a
               faire
               front
               of
               Tenements
               toward
               the
               Street
               ,
               all
               which
               hee
               gave
               to
               the
               Grocers
               of
               London
               ,
               himselfe
               being
               free
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               and
               a
               Brother
               of
               that
               Company
               .
            
             
               Then
               have
               ye
               the
               said
               
                 Finkes
                 lane
              
               ,
               the
               South
               end
               of
               which
               lane
               on
               both
               the
               sides
               ,
               is
               in
               Cornehill
               Ward
               .
            
             
               Then
               next
               is
               the
               
                 Royall
                 Exchange
              
               ,
               
               erected
               in
               the
               yeere
               1566.
               after
               this
               order
               ,
               viz.
               Certaine
               houses
               upon
               Cornehill
               ,
               and
               the
               like
               upon
               the
               backe
               thereof
               ,
               in
               the
               Ward
               of
               Broadstreet
               ,
               with
               three
               Alleys
               ;
               the
               first
               called
               
                 Swan
                 Alley
              
               ,
               
               opening
               into
               Cornehill
               ;
               
               the
               second
               ,
               
                 New
                 Alley
              
               ,
               passing
               thorow
               out
               of
               Cornehill
               into
               Broadstreet
               Ward
               ,
               over
               against
               S.
               Bartholomew
               lane
               ;
               
               the
               third
               ,
               S.
               Christophers
               Alley
               ,
               opening
               into
               Broadstreet
               Ward
               ,
               and
               into
               Saint
               Christophers
               Parish
               ,
               containing
               in
               all
               80.
               housholds
               ;
               
               were
               first
               purchased
               by
               the
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               for
               more
               than
               3532.
               pounds
               ,
               and
               were
               sold
               for
               478.
               pounds
               ,
               to
               such
               persons
               as
               should
               take
               them
               downe
               ,
               and
               carry
               them
               thence
               ;
               also
               the
               ground
               or
               plot
               was
               made
               plaine
               at
               the
               charges
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               
               and
               then
               possession
               thereof
               was
               by
               certaine
               Aldermen
               (
               in
               name
               of
               the
               whole
               Citizens
               )
               given
               to
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Gresham
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               agent
               to
               the
               Queens
               Highnesse
               ,
               there-upon
               to
               build
               a
               Burse
               ,
               or
               place
               for
               Merchants
               to
               assemble
               in
               ,
               at
               his
               owne
               proper
               charges
               :
               and
               hee
               ,
               on
               the
               seventh
               of
               Iune
               ,
               laying
               the
               first
               stone
               of
               the
               foundation
               ,
               beeing
               Bricke
               ,
               accompanied
               with
               some
               Aldermen
               ,
               every
               of
               them
               laid
               a
               piece
               of
               gold
               ,
               which
               the
               workemen
               tooke
               up
               ,
               and
               forthwith
               followed
               upon
               the
               same
               such
               diligence
               ,
               that
               by
               the
               moneth
               of
               November
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1567.
               the
               same
               was
               covered
               with
               slate
               ,
               and
               shortly
               after
               fully
               finished
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1570.
               on
               the
               23.
               of
               Ianuary
               ,
               
               the
               Queenes
               Majestie
               ,
               attended
               with
               her
               Nobility
               ,
               came
               from
               her
               house
               at
               the
               Strand
               ,
               called
               
                 Sommerset
                 House
              
               ,
               and
               entred
               the
               Citie
               by
               Temple-Barre
               ,
               through
               
                 Fleet-street
                 ,
                 Cheape
              
               ,
               and
               so
               by
               the
               North
               side
               of
               the
               Burse
               ,
               through
               
                 Three-needle
                 street
              
               ,
               to
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Greshams
              
               house
               in
               Bishopsgate
               street
               ,
               where
               she
               dined
               .
               After
               dinner
               ,
               her
               Majestie
               returning
               through
               Cornehill
               ,
               entred
               the
               Burse
               on
               the
               South
               side
               ,
               and
               after
               shee
               had
               viewed
               every
               part
               thereof
               above
               the
               ground
               ;
               especially
               the
               Pawne
               ,
               which
               was
               richly
               furnished
               with
               all
               sorts
               of
               the
               finest
               wares
               in
               the
               Citie
               :
               she
               caused
               the
               same
               Burse
               ,
               
               by
               an
               Herauld
               and
               a
               Trumpet
               ,
               to
               be
               proclaimed
               the
               
                 Royall
                 Exchange
              
               ,
               and
               so
               to
               bee
               called
               from
               thence-forth
               ,
               and
               not
               otherwise
               .
            
             
               Next
               adjoyning
               to
               this
               
                 Royall
                 Exchange
              
               ,
               remaineth
               one
               part
               of
               a
               large
               stone
               house
               ,
               and
               is
               now
               called
               the
               Castle
               ,
               of
               such
               a
               signe
               at
               a
               Taverne
               doore
               ;
               there
               is
               a
               passage
               thorow
               out
               of
               Cornehill
               into
               Three-needle
               street
               :
               the
               other
               part
               of
               the
               said
               stone
               house
               was
               taken
               downe
               ,
               for
               enlarging
               the
               
                 Royall
                 Exchange
              
               .
               This
               stone
               house
               was
               said
               of
               some
               to
               have
               bin
               a
               Church
               ,
               whereof
               it
               had
               no
               proportion
               .
               Of
               others
               ,
               a
               Iewes
               house
               ,
               as
               though
               none
               but
               Iewes
               had
               dwelt
               in
               stone
               houses
               :
               but
               that
               opinion
               is
               without
               warrant
               .
            
             
               For
               beside
               the
               strong
               building
               of
               stone
               houses
               ,
               against
               invasion
               of
               theeves
               in
               the
               night
               ,
               when
               no
               watches
               were
               kept
               :
               In
               the
               first
               yeere
               of
               Richard
               the
               first
               ,
               (
               to
               prevent
               the
               casualties
               of
               fire
               ,
               which
               often
               had
               hapned
               in
               the
               Citie
               ,
               when
               the
               houses
               were
               builded
               of
               timber
               ,
               and
               covered
               with
               Reed
               or
               straw
               ,
               
               
                 Henry
                 Fitz
                 Alwine
              
               being
               Maior
               )
               it
               was
               decreed
               ,
               that
               from
               thenceforth
               ,
               no
               man
               should
               build
               within
               the
               Citie
               ,
               but
               of
               stone
               ,
               untill
               a
               certaine
               heighth
               ,
               and
               to
               cover
               the
               same
               building
               with
               slate
               ,
               or
               burnt
               tile
               .
               This
               was
               the
               very
               cause
               of
               such
               
               stone
               buildings
               ,
               whereof
               many
               have
               remained
               till
               our
               time
               ,
               that
               for
               gaining
               of
               ground
               they
               have
               been
               taken
               down
               ,
               and
               in
               place
               of
               some
               one
               of
               them
               ,
               being
               low
               (
               as
               but
               2.
               stories
               above
               the
               ground
               )
               many
               houses
               of
               4.
               or
               5.
               stories
               high
               are
               placed
               .
            
             
               From
               this
               stone
               house
               downe
               to
               the
               Stockes
               ,
               are
               divers
               large
               houses
               ,
               especially
               for
               height
               ,
               for
               Merchants
               and
               Artificers
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               South
               side
               of
               this
               high
               street
               ,
               is
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Peter
               upon
               Cornehill
               ,
               
               which
               seemeth
               to
               be
               of
               an
               ancient
               building
               ,
               but
               not
               so
               ancient
               as
               fame
               reporteth
               ;
               for
               it
               hath
               beene
               lately
               repaired
               ,
               if
               not
               all
               new
               builded
               ,
               except
               the
               steeple
               ,
               which
               is
               ancient
               .
            
             
               The
               roofe
               of
               this
               Church
               ,
               and
               glasing
               ,
               was
               finished
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               Armes
               of
               Noblemen
               ,
               and
               Aldermen
               of
               London
               then
               living
               .
               There
               remaineth
               in
               this
               Church
               a
               Table
               ,
               wherein
               it
               is
               written
               ,
               I
               know
               not
               by
               what
               authority
               ,
               but
               of
               no
               late
               hand
               ;
               that
               King
               Lucius
               founded
               the
               same
               Church
               ,
               to
               bee
               an
               Archbishops
               Sea
               ,
               Metropolitane
               and
               chiefe
               Church
               of
               his
               Kingdome
               ,
               and
               that
               it
               so
               endured
               the
               space
               of
               foure
               hundred
               yeeres
               ,
               unto
               the
               comming
               of
               Augustine
               the
               Monke
               .
            
             
               Now
               ,
               because
               many
               have
               urged
               it
               very
               earnestly
               to
               me
               ,
               to
               let
               them
               be
               further
               acquainted
               therewith
               :
               I
               have
               here
               inserted
               the
               same
               verbatim
               ,
               as
               it
               is
               there
               recorded
               in
               the
               Table
               .
            
             
               
                 A
                 Copie
                 taken
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Table
                 ,
                 fast
                 chained
                 in
                 S.
                 Peters
                 Church
                 on
                 Cornehill
                 .
              
               
                 BE
                 it
                 knowne
                 unto
                 all
                 men
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 yeeres
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 
                   C.
                   lxxix
                   .
                   Lucius
                
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 Christian
                 King
                 of
                 this
                 Land
                 ,
                 then
                 called
                 Brytaine
                 ,
                 founded
                 the
                 first
                 Church
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Peter
                 upon
                 Cornhill
                 .
                 And
                 he
                 founded
                 there
                 an
                 Arch-bishops
                 See
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 that
                 Church
                 the
                 Metropolitane
                 and
                 chiefe
                 Church
                 of
                 this
                 Kingdome
                 :
                 and
                 so
                 endured
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 CCCC
                 .
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 comming
                 of
                 S.
                 Austin
                 ,
                 the
                 Apostle
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 the
                 which
                 was
                 sent
                 into
                 this
                 Land
                 by
                 S.
                 Gregory
                 ,
                 the
                 Doctor
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 King
                 Ethelbert
                 .
                 And
                 then
                 was
                 the
                 Archbishops
                 See
                 and
                 Pall
                 removed
                 from
                 the
                 foresaid
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Peter
                 upon
                 Cornehill
                 ,
                 unto
                 Dereberniam
                 ,
                 that
                 now
                 is
                 called
                 Canturbury
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 remaineth
                 to
                 this
                 day
                 .
                 And
                 Millet
                 ,
                 Monke
                 ,
                 the
                 which
                 came
                 into
                 the
                 Land
                 with
                 S.
                 Austen
                 ,
                 was
                 made
                 the
                 first
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 &
                 his
                 See
                 was
                 made
                 in
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 Lucius
                 King
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 founder
                 of
                 Saint
                 Peters
                 Church
                 upon
                 Cornehill
                 .
                 And
                 he
                 reigned
                 in
                 this
                 Land
                 after
                 Brute
                 ,
                 a
                 
                   M.
                   C
                   C.
                   Xlv.
                
                 yeeres
                 .
                 and
                 the
                 yeeres
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 a
                 
                   C.
                   xxiiij
                   .
                   Lucius
                
                 was
                 crowned
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 yeeres
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 were
                 Lxxvij
                 .
                 yeeres
                 .
                 And
                 hee
                 was
                 (
                 after
                 some
                 Chronicle
                 )
                 buried
                 at
                 London
                 :
                 And
                 (
                 after
                 some
                 Chronicle
                 )
                 he
                 was
                 buried
                 at
                 Glowcester
                 ,
                 in
                 that
                 place
                 where
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 
                   S.
                   Francis
                
                 standeth
                 now
                 .
              
               
                 Ioceline
                 of
                 Furneis
                 writeth
                 ,
                 that
                 Thean
                 or
                 Theon
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 London
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Lucius
                 ,
                 builded
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 aide
                 of
                 Ciran
                 ,
                 chiefe
                 Butler
                 to
                 King
                 Lucius
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 also
                 that
                 Elvanus
                 ,
                 the
                 second
                 Archbishop
                 ,
                 builded
                 a
                 Library
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 adjoyning
                 ,
                 and
                 coverted
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Druides
                 ,
                 learned
                 men
                 in
                 the
                 Pagan
                 law
                 ,
                 to
                 Christianity
                 .
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Harrison
                
                 ,
                 discoursing
                 hereon
                 more
                 at
                 large
                 ,
                 
                 discoursing
                 hereon
                 more
                 at
                 large
                 ,
                 hath
                 these
                 very
                 words
                 :
              
               
                 There
                 is
                 a
                 Controversie
                 (
                 faith
                 hee
                 )
                 moved
                 among
                 our
                 Historiographers
                 ,
                 whether
                 the
                 Church
                 that
                 Lucius
                 builded
                 at
                 London
                 ,
                 stood
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 Cornehill
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 some
                 cause
                 ,
                 why
                 the
                 Metropolitane
                 Church
                 should
                 be
                 thought
                 to
                 stand
                 where
                 Saint
                 Peters
                 now
                 doth
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 foure
                 hundred
                 and
                 odde
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 before
                 it
                 was
                 removed
                 to
                 Canturbury
                 by
                 Austin
                 the
                 Monke
                 ,
                 if
                 a
                 man
                 would
                 leane
                 to
                 one
                 side
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 conference
                 of
                 the
                 asseverations
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 .
                 But
                 herein
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 take
                 it
                 )
                 there
                 lurketh
                 some
                 scruple
                 :
                 for
                 ,
                 beside
                 that
                 S.
                 Peters
                 Church
                 stood
                 in
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 of
                 Apollo
                 in
                 the
                 west
                 ,
                 the
                 word
                 Cornehill
                 ,
                 a
                 denomination
                 given
                 of
                 late
                 (
                 to
                 speake
                 of
                 )
                 to
                 one
                 street
                 ,
                 may
                 easily
                 be
                 mistaken
                 for
                 Thorney
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 word
                 Thorney
                 proceedeth
                 from
                 the
                 Saxons
                 ,
                 who
                 called
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Citied
                 by
                 that
                 name
                 ,
                 where
                 Westminster
                 now
                 standeth
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 wildernesse
                 and
                 bushinesse
                 of
                 the
                 soile
                 :
                 so
                 doe
                 I
                 not
                 read
                 of
                 any
                 street
                 in
                 London
                 
                 called
                 Cornehill
                 ,
                 
                 before
                 the
                 Conquest
                 of
                 the
                 Normans
                 .
                 Wherefore
                 ,
                 I
                 hold
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 which
                 make
                 Westminster
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 where
                 Lucius
                 builded
                 his
                 Church
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 ruines
                 of
                 that
                 *
                 Flamine
                 ,
                 264.
                 yeeres
                 (
                 as
                 Malmesbury
                 saith
                 )
                 before
                 the
                 comming
                 of
                 the
                 Saxons
                 ,
                 and
                 411.
                 before
                 the
                 arrivall
                 of
                 Augustine
                 .
                 Read
                 also
                 his
                 Appendix
                 in
                 
                   lib.
                   4.
                   
                   Pontif.
                
                 where
                 he
                 noteth
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Saxons
                 in
                 the
                 444.
                 of
                 Grace
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Augustine
                 in
                 596.
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 a
                 manifest
                 accompt
                 ,
                 though
                 some
                 Copies
                 have
                 499.
                 for
                 the
                 one
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 without
                 manifest
                 corruption
                 and
                 error
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 now
                 to
                 returne
                 where
                 we
                 left
                 :
                 True
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 a
                 Library
                 there
                 was
                 pertaining
                 to
                 this
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 builded
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 late
                 repaired
                 with
                 Bricke
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Executors
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Crosby
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 as
                 his
                 Armes
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 end
                 doe
                 witnesse
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Library
                 hath
                 bin
                 (
                 of
                 late
                 time
                 )
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 within
                 these
                 70.
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 well
                 furnished
                 of
                 Books
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Leyland
                
                 viewed
                 and
                 commended
                 them
                 ;
                 but
                 now
                 those
                 Bookes
                 are
                 gone
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 place
                 is
                 occupied
                 by
                 a
                 Schoolemaster
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Vsher
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 number
                 of
                 Scholars
                 learning
                 their
                 Grammar
                 rules
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Notwithstanding
                 ,
                 before
                 that
                 time
                 ,
                 a
                 Grammar
                 Schoole
                 had
                 beene
                 kept
                 in
                 this
                 Parish
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1425.
                 
              
               
                 I
                 read
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 
                   Iohn
                   Whitby
                
                 was
                 Rector
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Iohn
                   Steward
                
                 Schoolemaster
                 there
                 :
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 25.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 it
                 was
                 enacted
                 by
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 that
                 4.
                 
                 Grammar
                 Schooles
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 should
                 bee
                 maintained
                 ,
                 viz.
                 In
                 the
                 Parishes
                 of
                 Alhallowes
                 in
                 
                   Thames
                   street
                
                 :
                 Saint
                 Andrew
                 in
                 Oldborne
                 :
                 Saint
                 Peters
                 upon
                 Cornehill
                 ;
                 and
                 Saint
                 Thomas
                 of
                 Acres
                 .
              
               
                 Monuments
                 of
                 the
                 dead
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 defaced
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 read
                 that
                 
                   Hugh
                   Waltham
                
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Pricot
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
              
               
                 Richard
                 Manhall
                 ;
                 1503.
                 
              
               
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Kingstone
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 gave
                 his
                 Tenements
                 called
                 the
                 Horse-mill
                 in
                 Grasse-street
                 ,
                 to
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 there
                 buried
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1298.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Vnisbrugh
                
                 ,
                 Poulter
                 ,
                 1410.
                 
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Law.
                 
              
               
                 Also
                 ,
                 
                   Peter
                   Mason
                
                 Taylor
                 ,
                 gave
                 to
                 this
                 Church
                 seven
                 pound
                 starling
                 yeerly
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 Tenements
                 in
                 Colechurch
                 Parish
                 ,
                 and
                 deceased
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1416.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Foxton
                
                 founded
                 a
                 Chauntry
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Brotherhood
                 of
                 Saint
                 Peter
                 was
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 established
                 by
                 Henry
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 the
                 fourth
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 .
              
               
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Brampton
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   William
                   Askham
                
                 ,
                 Fishmongers
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 were
                 chiefe
                 procurers
                 thereof
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Fishmongers
                 of
                 late
                 buried
                 there
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Bowyer
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1543.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Huberthorne
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1546.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Christopher
                   Morice
                
                 ,
                 Master
                 Gunner
                 of
                 England
                 to
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eight
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Edward
                   Elrington
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 chiefe
                 Butler
                 to
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Gardener
                   ,
                   Grocer
                   .
                
                 
                   Justice
                   Smith
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   beside
                   .
                   
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   Iesus
                
                 
                   Christ's
                   Incarnation
                   ,
                
                 
                   One
                   thousand
                   ,
                   five
                   hundred
                   ,
                
                 
                   forty
                   and
                   foure
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   22.
                   day
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                
                 
                   by
                   just
                   computation
                   ;
                
                 
                   In
                   this
                   place
                   was
                   buried
                
                 
                   with
                   great
                   honour
                   ,
                
                 
                   VVhich
                   proved
                   a
                   man
                
                 
                   Meet
                   to
                   bee
                   a
                   Governour
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   the
                   Common-wealth
                
                 
                   of
                   this
                   high
                   and
                   famous
                   Citie
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Called
                     Sir
                  
                   William
                   Bowyer
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   Maioralty
                   ,
                
                 
                   Which
                   departed
                   not
                   with
                
                 
                   finding
                   great
                   calamity
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   pray
                   wee
                   to
                   GOD
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   grant
                   his
                   Soule
                   mercy
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     O
                     London
                  
                   ,
                   if
                   thou
                   looke
                
                 
                   to
                   the
                   Lacedemonies
                   ,
                
                 
                   There
                   to
                   finde
                   Lycurgus
                
                 
                   that
                   noble
                   and
                   kinde
                   King
                   ;
                
                 
                   Or
                   if
                   thou
                   seeke
                   for
                   Ciceroes
                
                 
                   men
                   most
                   of
                   prize
                   ,
                
                 
                   Or
                   if
                   thou
                   apply
                   thee
                   to
                   have
                
                 
                   all
                   the
                   whole
                   desiring
                
                 
                   Of
                   Amphyon
                   ,
                   Orpheus
                   ,
                
                 
                   or
                   of
                   Mecaenas
                   demeaning
                   a
                
                 
                   Seeke
                   no
                   further
                   to
                   finde
                   ,
                
                 
                   for
                   here
                   hee
                   is
                   buried
                   ,
                
                 
                   VVhich
                   had
                   all
                   their
                   properties
                
                 
                   for
                   Londons
                   good
                   ordering
                   .
                
                 
                   Bee
                   wee
                   then
                   of
                   his
                   honourable
                
                 
                   degree
                   well
                   conceiving
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   For
                   his
                   acts
                   for
                   ever
                
                 
                   be
                   registred
                   in
                   Londons
                   meaning
                   .
                
              
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Huberthorne
                
                 ,
                 
                 sometime
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Merchant-taylor
                 of
                 this
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 Dame
                 Elizabeth
                 his
                 Wife
                 .
                 Hee
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 And
                 the
                 said
                 Dame
                 Elizabeth
                 left
                 this
                 transitory
                 life
                 in
                 
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   ,
                   1551.
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   Hereunder
                   lieth
                   buried
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Messe
                  
                   of
                   this
                   Citie
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   Whil'st
                   he
                   lived
                   ,
                   free
                
                 
                   of
                   the
                   Grocers
                   Company
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   Julian
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   whom
                   24.
                   yeeres
                   married
                   was
                   he
                   ,
                
                 
                   By
                   whom
                   God
                   sent
                   him
                
                 
                   five
                   sonnes
                   and
                   daughters
                   three
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   to
                   Gods
                   will
                
                 
                   his
                   heart
                   was
                   alwaies
                   bent
                   ,
                
                 
                   So
                   did
                   his
                   death
                
                 
                   shew
                   a
                   life
                   well
                   spent
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   this
                   is
                   written
                   ,
                
                 
                   that
                   other
                   may
                   remember
                   ,
                
                 
                   His
                   godly
                   departure
                
                 
                   from
                   this
                   world
                   the
                   26.
                   of
                   September
                   .
                
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 same
                 Vault
                 with
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Bowyers
                
                 body
                 ,
                 is
                 Mr.
                 Alderman
                 VValthals
                 also
                 laid
                 ,
                 but
                 no
                 Monument
                 as
                 yet
                 made
                 for
                 him
                 ,
                 beside
                 his
                 Funerall
                 Banners
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Charities
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 Peter
                 upon
                 Cornehill
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Launcelot
                   Tompson
                
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 this
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 20.
                 
                   l.
                
                 for
                 the
                 yeerely
                 preaching
                 of
                 five
                 Sermons
                 ,
                 untill
                 the
                 money
                 should
                 be
                 fully
                 run
                 out
                 .
                 Which
                 Sermons
                 were
                 all
                 preached
                 by
                 Doctor
                 Ashbold
                 ,
                 Parson
                 there
                 .
                 Also
                 he
                 gave
                 100.
                 
                   l.
                
                 to
                 the
                 Drapers
                 Company
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 to
                 allow
                 5.
                 
                   l.
                
                 yeerely
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 for
                 Bread
                 and
                 Coales
                 for
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 parish
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Boniface
                   Tatam
                
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Vintner
                 ,
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Parish
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 1606.
                 gave
                 40.
                 s.
                 yeerely
                 to
                 the
                 Parson
                 ,
                 for
                 preaching
                 foure
                 Sermons
                 every
                 yeere
                 ,
                 so
                 long
                 as
                 the
                 Lease
                 of
                 the
                 Marmaid
                 in
                 Cornehill
                 ,
                 (
                 a
                 Taverne
                 so
                 called
                 )
                 shall
                 endure
                 .
                 He
                 gave
                 also
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 thirteene
                 penny
                 loaves
                 every
                 Sunday
                 ,
                 during
                 the
                 foresaid
                 Leafe
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   William
                   Walthal
                
                 ,
                 late
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Parish
                 Church
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 1606.
                 gave
                 twenty
                 pound
                 to
                 the
                 stocke
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 .
                 Next
                 ,
                 he
                 gave
                 forty
                 Markes
                 ,
                 for
                 forty
                 Sermons
                 to
                 be
                 preached
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 .
                 Also
                 hee
                 gave
                 two
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 imployed
                 as
                 followeth
                 :
                 Tenne
                 young
                 men
                 ,
                 trading
                 and
                 dwelling
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 with
                 two
                 sufficient
                 sureties
                 ,
                 each
                 man
                 ,
                 from
                 foure
                 yeeres
                 to
                 foure
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 to
                 enjoy
                 the
                 benefit
                 thereof
                 .
                 And
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ,
                 having
                 the
                 usage
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 money
                 ,
                 is
                 to
                 pay
                 yeerely
                 to
                 the
                 good
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Parish
                 ,
                 for
                 bread
                 and
                 coales
                 ,
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 thirteene
                 shillings
                 foure
                 pence
                 ,
                 which
                 amounteth
                 in
                 the
                 whole
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 six
                 pounds
                 ,
                 thirteene
                 shillings
                 ,
                 foure
                 pence
                 .
                 Hee
                 hath
                 also
                 allowed
                 to
                 the
                 Churchwardens
                 and
                 Overseers
                 for
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 five
                 shillings
                 yeerely
                 among
                 them
                 ,
                 to
                 see
                 his
                 good
                 meaning
                 effectually
                 performed
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Warden
                
                 ,
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Poulter
                 ,
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Church
                 the
                 18.
                 of
                 
                   November
                   ,
                   1609.
                
                 hath
                 given
                 out
                 of
                 one
                 Messuage
                 or
                 Tenement
                 ,
                 lying
                 and
                 being
                 in
                 Bishopsgate
                 street
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Parish
                 ,
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 three
                 pounds
                 twelve
                 shillings
                 ,
                 yeerely
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 viz.
                 52.
                 shillings
                 in
                 wheaten
                 bread
                 every
                 Sunday
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 10.
                 s.
                 a
                 yeere
                 for
                 two
                 Sermons
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 preached
                 to
                 the
                 Company
                 of
                 Poulters
                 ,
                 4.
                 s.
                 for
                 the
                 Clerks
                 attendance
                 at
                 the
                 said
                 Sermons
                 ,
                 and
                 2.
                 s.
                 a
                 yeere
                 for
                 the
                 Sexton
                 ,
                 allowed
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Company
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Malin
                
                 ,
                 Physician
                 ,
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 the
                 25.
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 1613.
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 the
                 sum
                 of
                 40.
                 
                   l.
                
                 to
                 bee
                 weekly
                 bestowed
                 on
                 them
                 ,
                 on
                 Friday
                 mornings
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 have
                 ye
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Michael
                 the
                 Archangell
                 :
                 
                 for
                 the
                 Antiquity
                 thereof
                 ,
                 I
                 finde
                 that
                 Alnothus
                 the
                 Priest
                 gave
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 Abbot
                 and
                 Covent
                 of
                 
                   Covesham
                   ;
                   Reynold
                
                 Abbot
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Covent
                 there
                 ,
                 did
                 grant
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 Sparling
                 the
                 Priest
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 measures
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 and
                 his
                 Predecessors
                 before
                 had
                 held
                 it
                 :
                 to
                 the
                 which
                 Sparling
                 also
                 ,
                 they
                 granted
                 all
                 their
                 Lands
                 which
                 they
                 there
                 had
                 ,
                 except
                 certaine
                 Lands
                 which
                 
                   Orgar
                   le
                   Prowde
                
                 held
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 paid
                 two
                 shillings
                 yeerely
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 which
                 grant
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 said
                 Sparling
                 should
                 yeerely
                 pay
                 one
                 Marke
                 of
                 rent
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Covesham
                 ,
                 and
                 finde
                 him
                 his
                 lodging
                 ,
                 salt
                 ,
                 water
                 ,
                 and
                 fire
                 ,
                 when
                 hee
                 came
                 to
                 London
                 ;
                 this
                 was
                 granted
                 1133.
                 about
                 the
                 34.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 first
                 .
                 Thus
                 much
                 for
                 antiquity
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 later
                 time
                 I
                 finde
                 ,
                 that
                 
                   Elizabeth
                   Peake
                
                 ,
                 Widdow
                 ,
                 gave
                 the
                 Patronage
                 or
                 gift
                 of
                 this
                 Benefice
                 to
                 the
                 Drapers
                 in
                 London
                 :
                 shee
                 lyeth
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 Belfrey
                 ,
                 1518.
                 her
                 Monument
                 yet
                 remaineth
                 .
                 This
                 hath
                 beene
                 a
                 faire
                 and
                 beautifull
                 Church
                 ,
                 but
                 of
                 late
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 since
                 the
                 surrender
                 of
                 their
                 lands
                 to
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 greatly
                 blemished
                 by
                 the
                 building
                 of
                 foure
                 Tenements
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 thereof
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 high
                 street
                 ,
                 in
                 place
                 of
                 a
                 greene
                 Church-yard
                 ,
                 whereby
                 the
                 Church
                 is
                 darkened
                 and
                 other
                 waies
                 annoyed
                 .
                 The
                 faire
                 new
                 Steeple
                 or
                 Bell-Tower
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 was
                 begun
                 to
                 bee
                 builded
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1421.
                 which
                 being
                 finished
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 a
                 faire
                 ring
                 of
                 five
                 Bels
                 therein
                 placed
                 ;
                 a
                 sixth
                 Bell
                 was
                 added
                 ,
                 and
                 given
                 by
                 
                   Iohn
                   VVhitwel
                   ,
                   Isabel
                
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Rus
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Rous
                 Alderman
                 and
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1430.
                 which
                 Bell
                 named
                 Rus
                 ,
                 (
                 nightly
                 at
                 eight
                 of
                 the
                 clocke
                 ,
                 and
                 otherwise
                 for
                 Knels
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 Peales
                 ,
                 rung
                 by
                 one
                 man
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 160.
                 yeeres
                 )
                 of
                 late
                 over-haled
                 by
                 foure
                 or
                 five
                 at
                 once
                 ,
                 hath
                 been
                 thrice
                 broken
                 ,
                 and
                 new
                 cast
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 ten
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 charges
                 of
                 that
                 Parish
                 ,
                 more
                 than
                 100.
                 
                 Markes
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 here
                 note
                 of
                 this
                 Steeple
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 oft
                 heard
                 my
                 Father
                 report
                 .
                 
                 Vpon
                 Saint
                 Iames
                 night
                 ,
                 certaine
                 men
                 in
                 the
                 Loft
                 next
                 under
                 the
                 Bells
                 ,
                 ringing
                 of
                 a
                 Peale
                 ,
                 a
                 Tempest
                 of
                 Lightning
                 and
                 Thunder
                 did
                 arise
                 ,
                 and
                 an
                 ugly
                 shapen
                 sight
                 appeared
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 comming
                 in
                 at
                 the
                 South
                 window
                 ,
                 and
                 lighted
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 for
                 feare
                 whereof
                 ,
                 they
                 all
                 fell
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 lay
                 as
                 dead
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 ,
                 letting
                 the
                 Bels
                 ring
                 and
                 cease
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 accord
                 .
                 When
                 the
                 Ringers
                 came
                 to
                 themselves
                 ,
                 
                 they
                 found
                 certaine
                 stones
                 of
                 the
                 North
                 window
                 to
                 bee
                 razed
                 and
                 scrat
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 they
                 had
                 been
                 so
                 much
                 Butter
                 printed
                 with
                 a
                 Lyons
                 clawe
                 :
                 the
                 same
                 stones
                 were
                 fastned
                 there
                 againe
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 remaine
                 till
                 this
                 day
                 .
                 I
                 have
                 seen
                 them
                 oft
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 put
                 a
                 feather
                 or
                 small
                 stick
                 into
                 the
                 holes
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 clawes
                 had
                 entred
                 3.
                 or
                 4.
                 inches
                 deepe
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 certain
                 maine
                 timber
                 posts
                 at
                 
                   Queene
                   Hith
                
                 ,
                 
                 were
                 scrat
                 and
                 cleft
                 from
                 the
                 top
                 to
                 the
                 bottome
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Pulpit
                 Crosse
                 in
                 Pauls
                 Church-yard
                 was
                 likewise
                 scrat
                 ,
                 cleft
                 ,
                 and
                 overturned
                 .
                 One
                 of
                 the
                 Ringers
                 lived
                 in
                 my
                 youth
                 ,
                 whom
                 I
                 have
                 oft
                 heard
                 to
                 verifie
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 be
                 true
                 ;
                 but
                 to
                 returne
                 .
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Rus
                
                 was
                 a
                 speciall
                 Benefactor
                 to
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 his
                 Armes
                 yet
                 remaine
                 in
                 the
                 Windowes
                 .
              
               
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Comerton
                   ,
                   Simon
                   Smith
                   ,
                   Walter
                   Belengham
                
                 were
                 buried
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 founded
                 Chaunteries
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Grace
                 ,
                 1439.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Drope
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 buried
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 the
                 Quire
                 ,
                 under
                 a
                 faire
                 Tombe
                 of
                 Grey
                 Marble
                 ,
                 1485.
                 he
                 gave
                 to
                 poore
                 Maides
                 marriages
                 of
                 that
                 Parish
                 twenty
                 pound
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 that
                 Ward
                 ten
                 pound
                 ;
                 Shirts
                 and
                 smockes
                 three
                 hundred
                 ,
                 and
                 gownes
                 of
                 broad-cloth
                 ,
                 one
                 hundred
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Iane
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 matching
                 with
                 
                   Edward
                   Gray
                
                 ,
                 Vicount
                 Lisle
                 ,
                 was
                 buried
                 by
                 her
                 first
                 husband
                 1500.
                 
                 She
                 gave
                 90.
                 pound
                 in
                 money
                 to
                 the
                 beautifying
                 of
                 that
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 her
                 great
                 Messuage
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenance
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 by
                 her
                 Executors
                 ,
                 
                   W.
                   Caple
                
                 and
                 other
                 ,
                 1517.
                 the
                 ninth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 assured
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wardroper
                
                 ,
                 Parson
                 ,
                 
                   T.
                   Clerke
                   ,
                   W.
                   Dixson
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Iohn
                   Murdon
                
                 ,
                 Wardens
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 successors
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 they
                 to
                 keepe
                 yeerely
                 for
                 her
                 an
                 Obit
                 ,
                 or
                 Anniversary
                 ;
                 to
                 be
                 spent
                 on
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 and
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 three
                 pounds
                 ,
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 profits
                 to
                 be
                 imployed
                 in
                 reparation
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 34.
                 yeere
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 
                   Edward
                   Stephan
                
                 ,
                 Parson
                 ,
                 
                   T.
                   Spencer
                   ,
                   P.
                   Guntar
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   E.
                   Grouch
                
                 ,
                 Churchwardens
                 ,
                 granted
                 to
                 
                   T.
                   Lodge
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Leafe
                 for
                 threescore
                 yeeres
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 great
                 Messuage
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 called
                 the
                 Lady
                 Lisles
                 Lands
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 rent
                 of
                 eight
                 pound
                 ,
                 thirteene
                 shillings
                 ,
                 foure
                 pence
                 the
                 yeere
                 .
                 The
                 Parishioners
                 since
                 gave
                 it
                 up
                 as
                 Chauntry
                 land
                 ,
                 and
                 wronged
                 themselves
                 ;
                 also
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Robert
                   Drope
                
                 and
                 Lady
                 Lisle
                 (
                 notwithstanding
                 their
                 liberality
                 to
                 that
                 Church
                 and
                 Parish
                 )
                 their
                 Tombe
                 is
                 pulled
                 down
                 no
                 Monument
                 remaineth
                 of
                 them
                 .
                 
                 
                   Peter
                   Houghton
                
                 ,
                 late
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 is
                 layd
                 in
                 their
                 Vault
                 ,
                 1569.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Fabian
                
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 that
                 wrote
                 and
                 published
                 a
                 Chronicle
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 was
                 buried
                 there
                 ,
                 1511.
                 with
                 this
                 Epitaph
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Like
                   as
                   the
                   day
                   his
                   course
                   doth
                   consume
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   the
                   new
                   morrow
                   springeth
                   again
                   as
                   fast
                   ,
                
                 
                   So
                   man
                   and
                   woman
                   by
                   natures
                   custome
                   ,
                
                 
                   This
                   life
                   to
                   passe
                   ,
                   at
                   last
                   in
                   earth
                   are
                   cast
                   ,
                
                 
                   Injoy
                   ,
                   &
                   sorrow
                   ,
                   which
                   heretheirtime
                   do
                   wast
                
                 
                   Never
                   in
                   one
                   state
                   ,
                   but
                   in
                   course
                   Transitory
                   ,
                
                 
                   So
                   full
                   of
                   change
                   ,
                   is
                   of
                   this
                   world
                   the
                   glory
                   .
                
              
               
                 His
                 Monument
                 is
                 gone
                 :
                 
                   Richard
                   Garnam
                
                 ,
                 1527.
                 buried
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 Edmond
                 Trindle
                 ,
                 and
                 Robert
                 Smith
                 .
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Dickson
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Margret
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 Cloister
                 under
                 a
                 faire
                 Tombe
                 now
                 defaced
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Stow
                
                 my
                 Grandfather
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1526.
                 and
                 
                   Thomas
                   Stow
                
                 my
                 Father
                 ,
                 1559.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Tolus
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 1548.
                 he
                 gave
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Willoby
                
                 ,
                 
                 Parson
                 of
                 that
                 Church
                 ,
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Lodge
                   ,
                   G.
                   Hind
                   ,
                   P.
                   Bolde
                   ,
                
                 Church-wardens
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 their
                 successors
                 (
                 towards
                 the
                 reparation
                 of
                 that
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 reliefe
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 for
                 ever
                 )
                 his
                 Tenement
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 Michael
                 ,
                 which
                 hee
                 had
                 lately
                 purchased
                 of
                 
                   Alvery
                   Randalph
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Badlesmeere
                 in
                 Kent
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 Parish
                 never
                 had
                 the
                 gift
                 ,
                 nor
                 heard
                 thereof
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 40.
                 yeeres
                 after
                 :
                 such
                 was
                 the
                 conscience
                 of
                 
                   G.
                   Barne
                
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 the
                 Executors
                 to
                 conceale
                 it
                 to
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 is
                 the
                 negligence
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 that
                 (
                 being
                 informed
                 thereof
                 )
                 make
                 no
                 claime
                 thereunto
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Philip
                   Gunter
                
                 ,
                 that
                 was
                 Alderman
                 for
                 a
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 400.
                 pound
                 to
                 bee
                 discharged
                 thereof
                 ,
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 Cloyster
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1582.
                 and
                 Anne
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Haughton
                
                 father
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Peter
                   Haughton
                
                 .
              
               
                 Francis
                 Beneson
                 ,
                 and
                 William
                 Towerson
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     Philip
                     Gunter
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Skinner
                   ,
                   sometime
                   Alderman
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   15.
                   day
                   of
                   
                     February
                     ,
                     1582.
                  
                   and
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   in
                   the
                   Cloyster
                   of
                   this
                   Church
                   :
                   who
                   married
                   Anne
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   of
                   
                     Henry
                     Barley
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Albery
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Hereford
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ;
                   and
                   had
                   issue
                   by
                   her
                   11.
                   
                   Sonnes
                   ,
                   and
                   foure
                   daughters
                   .
                   He
                   left
                   good
                   maintenance
                   for
                   two
                   Sermons
                   yeerely
                   for
                   ever
                   in
                   this
                   Church
                   :
                   the
                   one
                   on
                   the
                   15.
                   day
                   of
                   March
                   ,
                   the
                   other
                   the
                   25.
                   of
                   December
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Peter
                     Houghton
                  
                   ,
                   
                   of
                   London
                   Alderman
                   :
                   he
                   was
                   free
                   of
                   the
                   Grocers
                   Company
                   ,
                   a
                   Merchant
                   of
                   the
                   Staple
                   in
                   England
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Merchant
                   Adventurer
                   .
                   Hee
                   was
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Sheriffes
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   in
                   
                     An.
                     1593.
                  
                   and
                   dyed
                   the
                   last
                   day
                   of
                   December
                   ,
                   1596.
                   
                   Hee
                   gave
                   to
                   the
                   foure
                   Hospitals
                   (
                   that
                   is
                   to
                   say
                   )
                   Saint
                   
                     Bartholomewes
                     ,
                     Christ
                     Church
                  
                   ,
                   St.
                   Thomas
                   and
                   Bridewell
                   ,
                   600.
                   pound
                   ,
                   equally
                   to
                   bee
                   divided
                   betweene
                   them
                   .
                   Hee
                   gave
                   also
                   to
                   the
                   Grocers
                   Company
                   400.
                   pound
                   to
                   bee
                   lent
                   to
                   eight
                   young
                   men
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Company
                   
                     (
                     gratis
                  
                   )
                   from
                   two
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   to
                   two
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                   Which
                   1000.
                   pound
                   was
                   paid
                   by
                   
                     Iohn
                     Vernon
                  
                   ,
                   Merchant-Taylor
                   ,
                   accordingly
                   .
                   He
                   had
                   to
                   wife
                   
                     Mary
                     Houghton
                  
                   ,
                   who
                   sithence
                   married
                   with
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Vavasor
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   Marshall
                   .
                   Hee
                   had
                   children
                   by
                   her
                   ,
                   two
                   Sonnes
                   ,
                   named
                   Hatton
                   ,
                   and
                   Peter
                   ,
                   who
                   dyed
                   young
                   ;
                   and
                   two
                   Daughters
                   ,
                   Mary
                   and
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     .
                     Mary
                  
                   was
                   married
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Iames
                     Scudamore
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   and
                   Elizabeth
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Bedingfield
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   (
                   by
                   a
                   desired
                   promise
                   made
                   to
                   Alderman
                   Houghton
                   while
                   hee
                   lived
                   )
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Vernon
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Merchant-Taylor
                   :
                   who
                   was
                   Master
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Company
                   ,
                   in
                   
                     An.
                     1609.
                  
                   
                   And
                   hee
                   was
                   also
                   a
                   Merchant
                   of
                   the
                   Staple
                   in
                   England
                   .
                   He
                   dyed
                   the
                   day
                   of
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Nemo
                 ante
                 obitum
                 felix
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   in
                   the
                   Vault
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   the
                   bodies
                   of
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Taylor
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Draper
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   Constance
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Daughters
                   and
                   Coheires
                   of
                   
                     Reginald
                     Wooddeson
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Alresford
                   in
                   Hampshire
                   ,
                   Gent.
                   They
                   had
                   issue
                   between
                   them
                   three
                   Sonnes
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   ,
                   who
                   dyed
                   young
                   ,
                   Robert
                   and
                   Iohn
                   .
                   Hee
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   4.
                   day
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                   1597.
                   being
                   about
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   63.
                   yeeres
                   :
                   and
                   she
                   ,
                   being
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   67.
                   the
                   29.
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   
                   1614.
                   
                   
                     Votum
                     S.
                     Pauli
                     .
                     Phil.
                     1.
                     
                     Adepti
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   March
                   ;
                   1588.
                
                 
                   was
                   buried
                   in
                   this
                   place
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   Alexander
                   Every
                   ,
                   Merchant
                
                 
                   but
                   40.
                   yeeres
                   of
                   age
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whose
                   godly
                   gifts
                   ,
                   by
                   will
                   ,
                
                 
                   are
                   warrants
                   of
                   Gods
                   grace
                
                 
                   In
                   him
                   .
                   By
                   whom
                   ,
                
                 
                   thinke
                   on
                   thy selfe
                   ,
                   and
                   on
                   the
                   stage
                
                 
                   Thou
                   stand'st
                   ,
                   and
                   measure
                   it
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   other
                   worldly
                   things
                   :
                
                 
                   As
                   streames
                   that
                   swiftly
                   slide
                
                 
                   downe
                   from
                   their
                   springs
                   .
                
                 
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1570.
                   primo
                   Feb.
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                  
                   Francis
                   Benneson
                   ,
                
                 
                   a
                   Citizen
                   was
                   hee
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   A
                   Merchant
                   Adventurer
                   also
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   of
                   the
                   Mystery
                
                 
                   Of
                   Haberdashers
                   Company
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   man
                   of
                   honest
                   name
                   ,
                
                 
                   Who
                   here
                   on
                   earth
                   to
                   feare
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                
                 
                   his
                   vit●ll
                   dayes
                   did
                   frame
                   .
                
                 
                   Two
                   wives
                   hee
                   had
                   ,
                   the
                   first
                   of
                   them
                
                 
                   in
                   Antwerpe
                   borne
                   she
                   was
                   ;
                
                 
                   The
                   other
                   hee
                   a
                   Widdow
                   left
                   ,
                
                 
                   so
                   God
                   brought
                   it
                   to
                   passe
                   .
                
                 
                   His
                   Soule
                   (
                   no
                   doubt
                   )
                   doth
                   now
                   remaine
                
                 
                   with
                   God
                   among
                   the
                   rest
                
                 
                   Of
                   other
                   worthy
                   Christians
                   ,
                
                 
                   who
                   evermore
                   are
                   blest
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Hereunder
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   the
                   worshipfull
                   ,
                   
                   
                     John
                     Harby
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Skinner
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   free
                   of
                   the
                   Merchant
                   Adventurers
                   Company
                   ,
                   for
                   
                     Muscovia
                     ,
                     Spaine
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   East
                   Iudiaes
                   :
                   who
                   had
                   two
                   wives
                   ,
                   
                     Anne
                     Mording
                  
                   ,
                   Widdow
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   issue
                   foure
                   Sonnes
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   Daughter
                   ,
                   
                     viz.
                     Thomas
                     ,
                     Francis
                     ,
                     John
                     ,
                     William
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Emme
                   .
                   And
                   lastly
                   he
                   married
                   with
                   
                     Anne
                     Saltonstal
                  
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Richard
                     Saltonstall
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   sometime
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   :
                   by
                   whom
                   hee
                   had
                   two
                   Sonnes
                   ,
                   Richard
                   and
                   Daniel
                   ;
                   which
                   
                     John
                     Harby
                  
                   after
                   74.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   15.
                   day
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                   1610.
                   
                   Expecting
                   a
                   joyfull
                   resurrection
                   by
                   Iesus
                   Christ
                   .
                
                 
                   Hic
                   dormivit
                   in
                   Christo
                   
                     Joannes
                     Cowper
                  
                   ,
                   Armiger
                   ;
                   
                   Vxorem
                   habuit
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     Ironside
                  
                   ante
                   se
                   mortuam
                   .
                   Obiit
                   3.
                   
                   Iunii
                   .
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1609.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   There
                   is
                   a
                   comely
                   Monument
                   ,
                   
                   although
                   of
                   no
                   great
                   cost
                   or
                   charge
                   ,
                   there
                   placed
                   for
                   Master
                   
                     Laurence
                     Caldwell
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Haberdasher
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   Mary
                   his
                   wife
                   .
                   Great
                   pitty
                   it
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   it
                   is
                   no
                   better
                   kept
                   and
                   looked
                   unto
                   ,
                   for
                   shortly
                   the
                   inscriptions
                   engraven
                   thereon
                   ,
                   will
                   not
                   any
                   way
                   possibly
                   be
                   read
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 This
                 Parish
                 Church
                 hath
                 on
                 the
                 south
                 side
                 thereof
                 a
                 proper
                 Cloyster
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 a
                 faire
                 Church-yard
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Pulpit-crosse
                 ,
                 not
                 much
                 unlike
                 to
                 that
                 in
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 yard
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Rudstone
                
                 Maior
                 ,
                 caused
                 the
                 same
                 Pulpit-Crosse
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 life
                 time
                 to
                 be
                 builded
                 ,
                 the
                 Church-yard
                 to
                 bee
                 enlarged
                 ,
                 by
                 ground
                 purchased
                 of
                 the
                 next
                 Parish
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 proper
                 houses
                 to
                 be
                 raised
                 ,
                 for
                 lodging
                 of
                 Quire
                 men
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 were
                 assistants
                 to
                 Divine
                 Service
                 ,
                 then
                 daily
                 sung
                 by
                 Note
                 ,
                 in
                 that
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 said
                 
                   Io.
                   Rudstone
                
                 deceased
                 ,
                 1531.
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 a
                 Vault
                 under
                 the
                 Pulpit-Crosse
                 :
                 he
                 appointed
                 Sermons
                 to
                 bee
                 preached
                 there
                 ,
                 not
                 now
                 performed
                 .
                 His
                 Tombe
                 before
                 the
                 Pulpit-Crosse
                 is
                 taken
                 thence
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Tombe
                 of
                 
                   Richard
                   Yaxley
                
                 ,
                 Doctor
                 of
                 physicke
                 to
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 and
                 other
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Quire
                 of
                 that
                 Church
                 being
                 dissolved
                 ,
                 the
                 lodgings
                 of
                 the
                 Quire
                 men
                 were
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 grave
                 Fathers
                 of
                 that
                 time
                 )
                 charitably
                 appointed
                 for
                 receit
                 of
                 ancient
                 decayed
                 parishioners
                 ;
                 namely
                 ,
                 widdowes
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 were
                 not
                 able
                 to
                 beare
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 greater
                 rents
                 abroad
                 ,
                 which
                 blessed
                 worke
                 of
                 harbouring
                 the
                 harbourlesse
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 promised
                 to
                 be
                 rewarded
                 in
                 the
                 Kingdome
                 of
                 Heaven
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 have
                 ye
                 
                   Birchover
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 Birchover
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 builder
                 and
                 owner
                 thereof
                 ,
                 now
                 corruptly
                 called
                 Birchin
                 lane
                 ,
                 the
                 North
                 halfe
                 whereof
                 is
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Cornehill
                 Ward
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 part
                 is
                 of
                 Langborne
                 Ward
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 lane
                 and
                 the
                 high
                 street
                 neere
                 adjoyning
                 ,
                 hath
                 been
                 inhabited
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 )
                 with
                 wealthy
                 Drapers
                 ,
                 from
                 Birchovers
                 lane
                 on
                 that
                 side
                 the
                 street
                 ,
                 downe
                 to
                 the
                 Stockes
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 
                 had
                 yee
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 )
                 dwelling
                 there
                 ,
                 Frippers
                 or
                 Vpholders
                 ,
                 that
                 sold
                 apparell
                 and
                 old
                 houshold
                 stuffe
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 have
                 read
                 of
                 a
                 Country
                 man
                 ,
                 that
                 then
                 having
                 lost
                 his
                 hood
                 in
                 Westminster
                 Hall
                 ,
                 found
                 the
                 same
                 in
                 Cornhill
                 ,
                 hanged
                 
                 out
                 to
                 be
                 sold
                 ,
                 which
                 hee
                 challenged
                 ,
                 but
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 buy
                 ,
                 or
                 goe
                 without
                 it
                 :
                 for
                 their
                 stall
                 (
                 they
                 said
                 )
                 was
                 their
                 market
                 .
                 
                 At
                 that
                 time
                 also
                 ,
                 the
                 VVinedrawer
                 of
                 the
                 Popes-head
                 Taverne
                 ,
                 (
                 standing
                 without
                 the
                 doore
                 in
                 the
                 high
                 street
                 )
                 took
                 the
                 same
                 man
                 by
                 the
                 sleeve
                 ,
                 and
                 said
                 ,
                 Sir
                 ,
                 will
                 you
                 drinke
                 a
                 Pint
                 of
                 VVine
                 ?
                 
                 VVhereunto
                 he
                 answered
                 ,
                 A
                 penny
                 spend
                 I
                 may
                 :
                 and
                 so
                 dranke
                 his
                 Pint
                 :
                 for
                 bread
                 nothing
                 did
                 he
                 pay
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 was
                 then
                 allowed
                 free
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Popes-head
                 Taverne
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 houses
                 adjoyning
                 ,
                 strongly
                 builded
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 hath
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 beene
                 all
                 in
                 one
                 ,
                 pertaining
                 to
                 some
                 great
                 Estate
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 rather
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 this
                 Realme
                 ,
                 as
                 may
                 be
                 supposed
                 ,
                 both
                 by
                 largenesse
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 Armes
                 ;
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 3.
                 
                 Leopards
                 passant
                 gardant
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 whole
                 Armes
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 that
                 quartered
                 them
                 with
                 the
                 Armes
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 three
                 
                   Flower
                   de
                   Luces
                
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 Armes
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 
                 supported
                 then
                 betweene
                 two
                 Angels
                 ,
                 are
                 faire
                 and
                 largely
                 graven
                 in
                 stone
                 on
                 the
                 forefront
                 towards
                 the
                 high
                 street
                 ,
                 over
                 the
                 doore
                 or
                 stall
                 of
                 one
                 great
                 house
                 ,
                 lately
                 (
                 for
                 many
                 yeeres
                 )
                 possessed
                 by
                 Mr.
                 
                   Philip
                   Gunter
                
                 .
                 The
                 Popes-head
                 Taverne
                 is
                 on
                 the
                 backe
                 part
                 thereof
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 one
                 other
                 house
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 stone
                 house
                 in
                 Lombard
                 street
                 .
                 Some
                 say
                 this
                 was
                 King
                 Iohn's
                 house
                 ;
                 which
                 might
                 so
                 be
                 :
                 for
                 I
                 finde
                 in
                 a
                 written
                 copie
                 of
                 
                   Mathew
                   Paris
                
                 his
                 Historie
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1232.
                 
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 sent
                 
                   Hubert
                   de
                   Burgho
                
                 ,
                 
                 Earle
                 of
                 Kent
                 ,
                 to
                 Cornhill
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 answer
                 all
                 matters
                 objected
                 against
                 him
                 :
                 where
                 hee
                 wisely
                 acquitted
                 himselfe
                 .
                 The
                 Popes-head
                 Taverne
                 hath
                 a
                 foot-way
                 through
                 ,
                 from
                 Cornehill
                 into
                 Lombard
                 street
                 .
                 And
                 downe
                 lower
                 on
                 the
                 high
                 street
                 of
                 Cornhill
                 ,
                 is
                 there
                 one
                 other
                 way
                 thorow
                 by
                 the
                 
                   Cardinals
                   Hat
                
                 Taverne
                 ,
                 
                 into
                 
                   Lombard
                   street
                
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 let
                 this
                 suffice
                 for
                 Cornehill
                 VVard
                 .
                 In
                 which
                 be
                 Governours
                 ,
                 an
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 his
                 Deputy
                 ,
                 Common-Counsellours
                 ,
                 foure
                 ,
                 or
                 sixe
                 ;
                 Constables
                 ,
                 foure
                 ;
                 Scavengers
                 ,
                 foure
                 ;
                 VVardmote
                 inquest
                 ,
                 16.
                 and
                 a
                 Beadle
                 :
                 it
                 is
                 charged
                 to
                 the
                 Fifteene
                 at
                 16.
                 pounds
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               LANGBOVRNE
               VVARD
               ,
               And
               Fenny
               about
               .
            
             
               LAngbourne
               Ward
               ,
               so
               called
               ,
               
               of
               a
               long
               Boorn
               of
               sweet
               water
               ,
               which
               (
               of
               old
               time
               )
               breaking
               out
               into
               Fenne-Church-street
               ,
               ranne
               downe
               the
               same
               street
               ,
               and
               
                 Lombard
                 street
              
               ,
               to
               the
               West
               end
               of
               S.
               
                 Mary
                 Woolnoths
              
               Church
               ,
               where
               turning
               South
               ,
               and
               breaking
               into
               small
               shares
               ,
               rils
               or
               streams
               ,
               
               it
               left
               the
               name
               of
               
                 Shareborne
                 lane
              
               ,
               or
               
                 Southborne
                 lane
              
               ,
               (
               as
               I
               have
               read
               )
               because
               it
               ranne
               South
               to
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               .
               This
               Ward
               beginneth
               at
               the
               West
               end
               of
               Ealdgate
               Ward
               ,
               in
               Fen-Church
               street
               ,
               by
               the
               Ironmongers
               Hall
               ,
               which
               is
               on
               the
               North
               side
               of
               that
               street
               ,
               
               at
               a
               place
               called
               
                 Culver
                 Alley
              
               ,
               where
               sometime
               was
               a
               lane
               ,
               through
               the
               which
               men
               went
               into
               Limestreet
               ;
               but
               that
               being
               long
               since
               stopped
               up
               ,
               
               for
               suspition
               of
               Theeves
               that
               lurked
               there
               by
               night
               ,
               as
               is
               shewed
               in
               Limestreet
               Ward
               ;
               there
               is
               now
               in
               this
               said
               Alley
               a
               Tennis
               Court
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Fenne-Church
               street
               tooke
               that
               name
               of
               a
               Fenny
               or
               Moorish
               ground
               ,
               
               so
               made
               by
               meanes
               of
               this
               Boorne
               ,
               which
               passed
               thorow
               it
               ;
               and
               therefore
               (
               untill
               this
               day
               )
               in
               the
               Guild-hall
               of
               this
               Citie
               ,
               that
               Ward
               is
               called
               by
               the
               name
               of
               
                 Langborne
                 ,
                 and
                 Fenny
                 about
              
               ,
               and
               not
               otherwise
               :
               yet
               others
               be
               of
               opinion
               ,
               that
               it
               tooke
               that
               name
               of
               Foenum
               ,
               that
               is
               ,
               Hay
               ,
               sold
               there
               ,
               as
               Grasse-street-tooke
               the
               name
               of
               Grasse
               or
               Herbes
               there
               sold
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               midst
               of
               this
               street
               standeth
               a
               small
               Parish
               Church
               ,
               
               called
               S.
               
                 Gabriel
                 Fenne-Church
              
               ,
               corruptly
               ,
               Fan-Church
               .
            
             
               
                 Helming
                 Legget
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               by
               licence
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               in
               the
               49.
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               gave
               one
               Tenement
               ,
               with
               a
               curtelarge
               thereto
               belonging
               ,
               and
               a
               garden
               with
               an
               entry
               thereto
               leading
               ,
               unto
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Hariot
              
               ,
               Parson
               of
               Fen-Church
               ,
               and
               to
               his
               successors
               for
               ever
               ;
               the
               house
               to
               be
               a
               Parsonage
               house
               ;
               the
               Garden
               to
               be
               a
               Church-yard
               ,
               or
               burying
               place
               for
               the
               Parish
               .
            
             
               Then
               have
               ye
               
                 Lombard
                 street
              
               ,
               
               so
               called
               of
               the
               Longobards
               ,
               and
               other
               Merchants
               ,
               strangers
               of
               divers
               Nations
               ,
               assembling
               there
               twise
               every
               day
               ,
               of
               what
               originall
               ,
               or
               continuance
               ,
               I
               have
               not
               read
               of
               record
               ,
               more
               than
               that
               Edward
               the
               second
               ,
               in
               the
               twelfth
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               confirmed
               a
               Messuage
               sometime
               belonging
               to
               
                 Robert
                 Turke
              
               ,
               abutting
               on
               Lombard
               street
               toward
               the
               South
               ,
               and
               toward
               Cornehill
               on
               the
               North
               ,
               for
               the
               Merchants
               of
               Florence
               :
               which
               proveth
               that
               street
               to
               have
               had
               the
               name
               of
               
                 Lombard
                 street
              
               before
               the
               reigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               second
               .
               The
               meeting
               of
               which
               Merchants
               and
               others
               there
               ,
               continued
               untill
               the
               22.
               of
               December
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1568.
               on
               the
               which
               day
               ,
               the
               said
               Merchants
               began
               to
               make
               their
               meetings
               at
               the
               Burse
               ,
               a
               place
               then
               new
               builded
               for
               that
               purpose
               ,
               in
               the
               ward
               of
               Cornehill
               ,
               and
               was
               since
               by
               Her
               Majestie
               ,
               Queene
               Elizabeth
               ,
               named
               the
               
                 Royall
                 Exchange
              
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               North
               side
               of
               this
               Ward
               ,
               is
               Limestreet
               ,
               
               one
               halfe
               whereof
               (
               on
               both
               sides
               )
               is
               of
               this
               Langborne
               VVard
               ,
               and
               therein
               on
               the
               west
               side
               ,
               is
               the
               Pewterers
               Hall
               ,
               
               which
               Company
               were
               admitted
               to
               be
               a
               Brotherhood
               ,
               in
               the
               13.
               of
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               .
            
             
               At
               the
               South-west
               corner
               of
               Limestreet
               ,
               standeth
               a
               faire
               Parish
               Church
               
               
               
               
               
               of
               S.
               Dionis
               called
               Backe-Church
               ,
               lately
               new
               builded
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               .
               
                 Iohn
                 Bugge
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               was
               a
               great
               Benefactor
               to
               that
               worke
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               his
               Armes
               ,
               three
               water-Budgets
               ,
               and
               his
               Crest
               ,
               a
               Morions
               head
               ,
               graven
               in
               the
               stone-worke
               of
               the
               Quire
               ,
               at
               the
               upper
               end
               ,
               on
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               where
               he
               was
               buried
               .
            
             
               Also
               
                 Iohn
                 Darby
              
               ,
               Alderman
               ,
               added
               thereunto
               a
               faire
               Ile
               or
               Chappell
               on
               the
               South
               side
               ,
               and
               was
               there
               buried
               ,
               about
               the
               yeere
               1466.
               
               He
               gave
               (
               besides
               sundry
               ornaments
               )
               his
               dwelling
               house
               and
               others
               unto
               the
               said
               Church
               .
            
             
               The
               Lady
               wich
               ,
               widdow
               to
               
                 Hugh
                 Wich
              
               ,
               sometimes
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               was
               there
               buried
               ,
               and
               gave
               Lands
               for
               Sermons
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Master
              
               ,
               Gent.
               was
               by
               his
               children
               buried
               there
               ,
               1444.
               
            
             
               Thomas
               Britaine
               .
               Henry
               Travers
               of
               Maidstone
               in
               Kent
               ,
               Merchant
               ,
               1501.
               
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Bond
              
               ,
               about
               1504.
               
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Paget
              
               ,
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               1536.
               
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Tho.
                 Curteis
              
               ,
               Pewterer
               ,
               then
               Fishmonger
               ,
               Maior
               1557.
               
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iames
                 Harvie
              
               ,
               Ironmonger
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1581.
               
            
             
               
                 William
                 Peterson
              
               ,
               Esquire
               .
               
                 William
                 Sherington
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Edward
                 Osborne
              
               ,
               Cloth-worker
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Curticius
              
               
                 sub
                 Marmore
                 conditus
                 iste
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Quem
                 mundo
                 eripuit
              
               
                 Parca
                 severa
                 senem
                 :
              
               
                 Quemque
                 suum
                 Cives
              
               
                 voluere
                 augere
                 Senatum
                 ,
              
               
                 Iustitia
                 &
                 gravitas
              
               
                 hunc
                 meruere
                 gradum
                 .
              
               
                 Purpuriens
                 sic
              
               
                 Praeturam
                 gessit
                 in
                 urbe
                 ,
              
               
                 Ferret
                 ut
                 hoc
                 multum
              
               
                 laudis
                 ab
                 officio
                 .
              
               
                 Animus
                 huic
                 Consul
              
               
                 Sceptroque
                 insignis
                 &
                 ense
                 ,
              
               
                 Londinium
                 vexit
              
               
                 dexteritate
                 bona
                 .
              
               
                 Thomam
                 progenuit
              
               
                 solumque
                 moestis
                 humanis
                 ,
              
               
                 Vita
                 adeo
                 fragili
              
               
                 sorte
                 fugax●ue
                 datur
                 .
              
               
                 Vnica
                 neptis
                 avo
                 ,
              
               
                 est
                 Anna
                 haeres
                 ,
                 filia
                 Thomae
                 ,
              
               
                 Dignaque
                 neptus
                 avo
                 ,
              
               
                 dignaque
                 nata
                 patre
                 .
              
               
                 Stuclea
                 haec
                 nupsit
              
               
                 Generoso
                 stemmata
                 certo
                 ,
              
               
                 Fraeclaroque
                 domi
              
               
                 Militiaeque
                 viro.
              
               
                 Fumus
                 &
                 umbra
                 sumus
                 ,
              
               
                 quicquid
                 mortale
                 peribat
                 ,
              
               
                 Sola
                 manet
                 pietas
                 ,
              
               
                 quae
                 sine
                 fine
                 viret
                 .
              
            
             
               Neere
               unto
               it
               is
               a
               very
               goodly
               Monument
               ,
               belonging
               to
               Sir
               
                 Iames
                 Harvey
              
               ,
               but
               without
               any
               inscription
               or
               Epitaph
               .
            
             
               
                 D.
                 D.
                 M.
                 S.
                 
              
               
                 
                   
                     Emanuel
                     de
                     Meteren
                  
                   ,
                   Mercatori
                   Antwerpiensi
                   ,
                   
                   atque
                   inter
                   ordinis
                   ejusdem
                   
                     Belgas
                     Londini
                  
                   ,
                   quondam
                   Cos.
                   Des.
                   viro
                   pio
                   ,
                   viro
                   docto
                   .
                   Qui
                   rerum
                   in
                   Belgia
                   gest
                   .
                   Historiam
                   opus
                   ●luculentum
                   &
                   fidei
                   plenum
                   posteris
                   reliquit
                   .
                
                 
                   Esther
                   de
                   Corput
                   .
                   conjux
                   conjugi
                   liberique
                   ix
                   .
                   parenti
                   optimo
                   P.
                   P.
                   Obiit
                   die
                   8.
                   
                   Aprilis
                   ,
                   Anni
                   CIC.
                   ICC.
                   XII
                   .
                   Cum
                   vixisset
                   An.
                   lxxvj
                   .
                   Mens
                   .
                   3.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Animae
                 super
                 Aethera
                 vivunt
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iacobo
                   Colio
                   G.
                   F.
                   Belgol
                   .
                   
                   Regis
                   Henrici
                   8.
                   munere
                   Angl.
                   indignae
                   Mercatori
                   probo
                   .
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   Ann.
                   Chri.
                   
                     CIC.
                     IC
                     .
                     XCI
                  
                   .
                   suo
                   Lxxiix
                   .
                   Et
                   Elizab.
                   Orteliae
                   ,
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   Anno
                   Christi
                   ,
                   
                     CIC.
                     IC
                     .
                     XC
                     III.
                  
                   Connubio
                   nuper
                   nunc
                   Tumulo
                   junctis
                   Iac.
                   Colins
                   parentibus
                   pientiss
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 M.
                 H.
                 F.
                 C.
                 
              
               
                 Christo
                 duce
                 ,
                 &
                 ossa
                 resurgent
                 .
              
               
                 
                   This
                   Tombe
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Edward
                     Osborne
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   
                   sometime
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   of
                   this
                   Noble
                   Citie
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   buried
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                  
                   1591.
                   
                   And
                   of
                   Dame
                   Margaret
                   his
                   second
                   wife
                   ,
                   who
                   married
                   after
                   with
                   M.
                   
                     Baron
                     Clarke
                  
                   ,
                   (
                   by
                   whom
                   this
                   Tombe
                   was
                   erected
                   )
                   and
                   was
                   buried
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                  
                   1602.
                   
                
                 
                   Mistresse
                   
                     Katharine
                     VVoodward
                  
                   ,
                   
                   widdow
                   ,
                   having
                   (
                   in
                   her
                   life
                   time
                   )
                   beene
                   a
                   godly
                   ,
                   religious
                   ,
                   and
                   vertuous
                   Matrone
                   ,
                   charitable
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   sparing
                   of
                   her
                   purse
                   to
                   pious
                   uses
                   :
                   Two
                   worthy
                   Gentlemen
                   (
                   her
                   Executors
                   )
                   have
                   there
                   raised
                   a
                   comely
                   remembrance
                   of
                   her
                   to
                   all
                   posterity
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   This
                   Monument
                   was
                   erected
                   for
                   the
                   Worshipfull
                   M.
                   
                     John
                     Hewet
                  
                   ,
                   Gent.
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Merchant
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   free
                   of
                   the
                   Clothworkers
                   Company
                   :
                   who
                   in
                   his
                   life
                   time
                   was
                   loving
                   to
                   all
                   ,
                   and
                   pittifull
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   :
                   witnesse
                   the
                   yeerely
                   pension
                   he
                   hath
                   given
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   of
                   five
                   pounds
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   .
                   He
                   changed
                   this
                   mortall
                   habitation
                   the
                   third
                   day
                   of
                   Iuly
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                  
                   ,
                   1602.
                   
                
              
               
                 This
                 Charity
                 ,
                 and
                 12.
                 
                   d.
                
                 beside
                 ,
                 given
                 every
                 Sunday
                 in
                 bread
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 is
                 all
                 that
                 there
                 I
                 understand
                 of
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 by
                 the
                 foure
                 corners
                 (
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 Fen-church
                 street
                 in
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 
                 Bridge-street
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 Grasse-street
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 and
                 Lombard
                 street
                 on
                 the
                 west
                 )
                 in
                 Lombard
                 street
                 is
                 one
                 faire
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                 called
                 
                   Alhallowes
                   Grasse-church
                
                 in
                 Lambard
                 street
                 .
                 I
                 doe
                 so
                 reade
                 it
                 in
                 Evidences
                 of
                 Record
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 the
                 Grasse-Market
                 went
                 downe
                 that
                 way
                 ,
                 when
                 that
                 street
                 was
                 farre
                 broader
                 than
                 now
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 being
                 straightned
                 by
                 incrochments
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Church
                 was
                 lately
                 new
                 builded
                 .
                 
                   Iohn
                   Warner
                
                 ,
                 Armorer
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 Sheriffe
                 ,
                 1494.
                 builded
                 the
                 South
                 I
                 le
                 ;
                 his
                 sonne
                 
                   Robert
                   Warner
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 finished
                 it
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1516.
                 
                 The
                 Pewterers
                 were
                 Benefactors
                 towards
                 the
                 North
                 I
                 le
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 The
                 Sleeple
                 or
                 Bel-tower
                 thereof
                 was
                 finished
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1544.
                 about
                 the
                 thirty
                 and
                 sixth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 .
                 The
                 faire
                 stone
                 Porch
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 was
                 brought
                 from
                 the
                 late
                 dissolved
                 Priory
                 of
                 S.
                 Iohn
                 of
                 Ierusalem
                 by
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 so
                 was
                 the
                 frame
                 of
                 their
                 Bels
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Bels
                 being
                 bought
                 ,
                 were
                 never
                 brought
                 thither
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 that
                 one
                 old
                 Warner
                 Draper
                 of
                 that
                 Parish
                 deceasing
                 ,
                 his
                 son
                 
                   Mark
                   Warner
                
                 would
                 not
                 performe
                 what
                 his
                 Father
                 had
                 begunne
                 and
                 appointed
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 faire
                 Steeple
                 hath
                 but
                 one
                 Bell
                 ,
                 as
                 Friers
                 were
                 wont
                 to
                 use
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Monuments
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 bee
                 these
                 :
                 
                 the
                 said
                 Warners
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Iohn
                   Walden
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Memoriae
                 Sacrum
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Spe
                   certa
                   in
                   Christo
                   resurgendi
                   ,
                   hic
                   requiescit
                   
                     Christopherus
                     Tolderney
                  
                   ,
                   Armiger
                   ,
                   vir
                   prudens
                   ,
                   &
                   optimis
                   studiis
                   innutritus
                   :
                   Atque
                   Susanna
                   Vxor
                   ,
                   Filia
                   
                     Joannis
                     Alnwici
                  
                   ,
                   Generos
                   .
                   Qui
                   cum
                   plures
                   annos
                   fide
                   &
                   amore
                   conjugali
                   concordissimè
                   vixissent
                   ;
                   Obiit
                   illa
                   nono
                   die
                   Ianuarii
                   ,
                   An.
                   Domini
                   ,
                   
                     M.
                     D.
                     CXII
                  
                   .
                   Ille
                   Martii
                   sequentis
                   die
                   20.
                   
                   Quatuor
                   liberis
                   superstitibus
                   ,
                   Christophero
                   &
                   
                     Joanne
                     ,
                     Iana
                     ,
                     (
                     Roberto
                     Darello
                  
                   de
                   Calehill
                   ,
                   Militi
                   enupta
                   )
                   &
                   Elizabetha
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   under
                   this
                   stone
                   resteth
                   (
                   in
                   assured
                   hope
                   of
                   a
                   joyfull
                   resurrection
                   )
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Rebecca
                     Crispe
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Daughter
                   to
                   
                     Iohn
                     Pake
                  
                   of
                   Bromefield
                   in
                   Essex
                   ,
                   Gent.
                   and
                   late
                   wife
                   to
                   
                     Nicholas
                     Crispe
                  
                   of
                   Lond.
                   Merchant
                   .
                   She
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   27.
                   day
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                  
                   1616.
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   37.
                   of
                   her
                   age
                   :
                   Giving
                   to
                   the
                   world
                   (
                   both
                   in
                   her
                   life
                   and
                   death
                   )
                   undoubted
                   testimony
                   of
                   her
                   faith
                   in
                   Christ
                   Iesus
                   :
                   Having
                   had
                   issue
                   3.
                   sonnes
                   ,
                   and
                   8.
                   daughters
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Simō
                     Horsepoole
                  
                   ,
                   
                   free
                   of
                   the
                   Drapers
                   Company
                   :
                   also
                   free
                   of
                   the
                   ancient
                   Wooll-staple
                   ;
                   free
                   of
                   the
                   Merchants
                   Adventurers
                   of
                   the
                   old
                   Haunce
                   and
                   Moscovia
                   .
                   He
                   was
                   chosen
                   sheriffe
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   in
                   An.
                   1591.
                   
                   He
                   married
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     Smith
                  
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   
                     Iohn
                     Smith
                  
                   of
                   Cosham
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Wiltshire
                   ,
                   Gent.
                   and
                   sister
                   to
                   
                     Thomas
                     Smith
                  
                   ,
                   Customer
                   of
                   London
                   .
                   And
                   by
                   her
                   he
                   had
                   issue
                   3.
                   sons
                   and
                   3.
                   daughters
                   ,
                   
                     William
                     ,
                     Simon
                  
                   and
                   
                     Thomas
                     ,
                     Elizabeth
                  
                   married
                   with
                   
                     Alexander
                     King
                  
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Queenes
                   Majesties
                   Auditors
                   .
                   Hawys
                   married
                   with
                   
                     Francis
                     Dorington
                  
                   ,
                   Merchant
                   of
                   Tripolie
                   .
                   And
                   Ioan
                   ,
                   maried
                   with
                   
                     Iohn
                     Whitbrooke
                  
                   ,
                   Gent.
                   
                
                 
                   He
                   dwelt
                   in
                   Grasse-Church
                   street
                   in
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   35.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   and
                   he
                   appointed
                   to
                   this
                   Parish
                   of
                   
                     All
                     Saints
                  
                   ,
                   foure
                   pounds
                   and
                   foure
                   shillings
                   every
                   yeere
                   for
                   ever
                   :
                   and
                   also
                   foure
                   pounds
                   and
                   foure
                   shillings
                   to
                   the
                   Parish
                   of
                   Saint
                   Christopher
                   by
                   Cornehill
                   ,
                   where
                   hee
                   was
                   borne
                   ,
                   and
                   where
                   his
                   Father
                   
                     Iohn
                     Horsepoole
                  
                   (
                   also
                   free
                   of
                   the
                   Drapers
                   Company
                   ,
                   and
                   borne
                   in
                   Leicestershire
                   )
                   dwelt
                   ,
                   and
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   :
                   That
                   every
                   Sunday
                   after
                   Morning
                   Service
                   ,
                   there
                   bee
                   given
                   to
                   twelve
                   poore
                   people
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   to
                   every
                   one
                   of
                   them
                   one
                   penny
                   loafe
                   of
                   wheaten
                   bread
                   ;
                   and
                   also
                   every
                   Sunday
                   to
                   twelve
                   poore
                   people
                   of
                   Saint
                   Christophers
                   Parish
                   ,
                   to
                   every
                   one
                   
                   of
                   them
                   one
                   penny
                   loafe
                   of
                   wheaten
                   bread
                   ;
                   and
                   every
                   yeere
                   upon
                   Saint
                   Thomas
                   the
                   Apostles
                   day
                   ,
                   to
                   every
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   24.
                   poore
                   people
                   ,
                   twelve
                   pence
                   in
                   money
                   :
                   and
                   every
                   yeere
                   upon
                   the
                   said
                   Saint
                   Thomas
                   his
                   day
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   two
                   Paris-Clerkes
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Parises
                   ,
                   to
                   every
                   of
                   them
                   for
                   their
                   paines
                   ,
                   13.
                   
                     s.
                     4.
                     
                       d.
                    
                  
                   and
                   to
                   the
                   two
                   Sextons
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Parishes
                   ,
                   to
                   every
                   of
                   them
                   for
                   their
                   paines
                   ,
                   6.
                   
                     s.
                     8.
                     
                       d.
                    
                  
                   
                
                 
                   In
                   performance
                   whereof
                   ,
                   
                   
                     William
                     Horsepoole
                  
                   ,
                   sonne
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Simon
                     Horsepoole
                  
                   ,
                   hath
                   granted
                   two
                   severall
                   annuities
                   and
                   Rents
                   ,
                   charge
                   of
                   foure
                   pounds
                   and
                   foure
                   sillings
                   apiece
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   an
                   house
                   in
                   
                     Corbets
                     Alley
                  
                   in
                   Grasse-Church
                   street
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Parish
                   of
                   Saint
                   Peter
                   ,
                   to
                   certaine
                   parishioners
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Parishes
                   respectively
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   heires
                   in
                   trust
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   foresaid
                   uses
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                
                 
                   Hee
                   dyed
                   the
                   14.
                   day
                   of
                   Ianuary
                   ,
                   1601.
                   
                   Aged
                   75.
                   yeeres
                   .
                
              
               
                 Vertue
                 is
                 not
                 dead
                 .
                 
              
               
                 
                   The
                   soule
                   in
                   Heaven
                   ,
                
                 
                   the
                   body
                   here
                   of
                   Izan
                   lies
                   ,
                
                 
                   By
                   her
                   
                     John
                     Edwards
                  
                   good
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   by
                   her
                   parents
                   both
                   :
                
                 
                   She
                   deare
                   to
                   her
                   all
                   three
                   ,
                
                 
                   that
                   living
                   ,
                   still
                   she
                   cries
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lay
                   me
                   by
                   them
                   .
                
                 
                   for
                   other
                   Grave
                   I
                   loath
                   .
                
                 
                   O
                   God!
                   that
                   heard'st
                
                 
                   the
                   cry
                   of
                   this
                   thy
                   creature
                   ,
                
                 
                   Make
                   Izans
                   many
                   ,
                
                 
                   in
                   vertue
                   ,
                   grace
                   ,
                   and
                   feature
                   .
                
                 
                   As
                   love
                   (
                   in
                   life
                   )
                
                 
                   eonjoyn'd
                   us
                   once
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   God
                   (
                   by
                   death
                   )
                
                 
                   disjoyn'd
                   us
                   twaine
                   :
                
                 
                   So
                   love
                   (
                   by
                   death
                   )
                
                 
                   rejoyn'd
                   our
                   bones
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   God
                   (
                   in
                   joy
                   )
                
                 
                   joyn'd
                   us
                   againe
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Stand
                   here
                   firme
                   (
                   God
                   permitting
                   )
                   ever
                   ,
                   a
                   patterne
                   ,
                   
                   a
                   spurre
                   to
                   sacred
                   vertue
                   :
                   In
                   memory
                   of
                   a
                   blessed
                   Matrone
                   heere
                   buried
                   :
                   Rich
                   in
                   true
                   piety
                   ,
                   vertue
                   ,
                   and
                   reverend
                   modesly
                   ,
                   from
                   her
                   Cradle
                   to
                   her
                   Cossin
                   :
                   an
                   ornament
                   (
                   of
                   her
                   sexe
                   )
                   for
                   true
                   constancy
                   in
                   both
                   fortunes
                   :
                   the
                   onely
                   mother
                   and
                   beauty
                   of
                   her
                   race
                   ,
                   in
                   her
                   time
                   ,
                   named
                   
                     Izan
                     Wright
                  
                   by
                   her
                   Father
                   ,
                   Edwards
                   by
                   her
                   first
                   husband
                   ,
                   both
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   and
                   also
                   here
                   buried
                   .
                   Her
                   shining
                   to
                   the
                   vaine
                   world
                   (
                   to
                   whom
                   Adversity
                   is
                   Vice
                   ,
                   and
                   Prosperity
                   is
                   Vertue
                   )
                   was
                   eclipsed
                   by
                   a
                   second
                   marriage
                   ,
                   wherein
                   she
                   deceased
                   the
                   fifth
                   day
                   of
                   March
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                  
                   1613.
                   
                   Aged
                   about
                   66.
                   yeeres
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   under
                   this
                   place
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Walker
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Vintner
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   who
                   deceased
                   the
                   25.
                   day
                   of
                   Ianuary
                   ,
                   1599.
                   
                   Which
                   said
                   
                     Thomas
                     Walker
                  
                   had
                   two
                   wives
                   ,
                   Joane
                   and
                   Mary
                   .
                   By
                   Joane
                   he
                   had
                   issue
                   eight
                   children
                   ,
                   foure
                   sonnes
                   ,
                   and
                   foure
                   daughters
                   .
                   Joane
                   his
                   wife
                   lyeth
                   hereunder
                   buried
                   ,
                   who
                   deceased
                   the
                   29.
                   day
                   of
                   August
                   ,
                   1592.
                   
                   
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     ,
                     69.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Mans
                   life
                   ,
                   betimes
                   tryit
                   who
                   shall
                   ,
                
                 
                   Shall
                   find
                   no
                   time
                   in
                   it
                   to
                   trust
                   :
                
                 
                   Sometime
                   to
                   climbe
                   ,
                   sometime
                   to
                   fall
                   ,
                
                 
                   Till
                   life
                   of
                   man
                   be
                   brought
                   to
                   dust
                   .
                
              
               
                 Next
                 is
                 a
                 common
                 Osterie
                 for
                 travellours
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 George
                 ,
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 Signe
                 ,
                 This
                 is
                 said
                 to
                 have
                 pertained
                 to
                 the
                 Earle
                 Ferrers
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 his
                 London
                 lodging
                 in
                 
                   Lombard
                   street
                
                 :
                 And
                 that
                 to
                 the
                 yeere
                 1175.
                 a
                 brother
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Earle
                 ,
                 being
                 there
                 privily
                 slaine
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 ,
                 was
                 there
                 throwne
                 down
                 into
                 the
                 dirty
                 street
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 afore
                 shewed
                 in
                 the
                 Chapter
                 of
                 Night-watches
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 is
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Edmond
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Martyr
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 
                   Lombard
                   street
                
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 South
                 corner
                 of
                 
                   Birchover
                   lane
                
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Church
                 is
                 also
                 called
                 .
                 S.
                 
                   Edmond
                   Grasse-Church
                
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 said
                 Grassemarket
                 came
                 downe
                 so
                 low
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Monuments
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 are
                 these
                 :
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Milborne
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 deceased
                 ,
                 1535.
                 buried
                 there
                 by
                 Dame
                 Ioan
                 and
                 Dame
                 Margaret
                 his
                 wives
                 ,
                 under
                 a
                 Tombe
                 of
                 Touch.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Humfrey
                   Heyford
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1477.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Chester
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1560.
                 with
                 his
                 wives
                 ,
                 amongst
                 his
                 predecessors
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     George
                     Barne
                  
                   ,
                   Maior
                   ,
                   1586.
                   
                
                 
                   D.
                   Ioanni
                   Milburno
                   ,
                   vitrico
                   ,
                
                 
                   D.
                   Ioanni
                   Chestero
                   ,
                   patri
                   .
                
                 
                   D.
                   Roberto
                   Tempesto
                   ,
                   genero
                   .
                
                 
                   Gulielmus
                   Chesterus
                   ,
                   ●osuit
                   .
                
              
               
               
                 
              
               
               
                 by
                 
                   Birchovers
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 one
                 halfe
                 of
                 which
                 Lane
                 is
                 of
                 this
                 VVard
                 )
                 and
                 so
                 downe
                 ,
                 be
                 divers
                 faire
                 houses
                 ;
                 namely
                 ,
                 one
                 with
                 a
                 faire
                 fore-front
                 towards
                 the
                 street
                 ,
                 builded
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Martin
                   Bowes
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 since
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 :
                 And
                 then
                 one
                 other
                 ,
                 sometime
                 belonging
                 to
                 
                   William
                   de
                   la
                   Pole
                
                 ,
                 
                 Knight
                 Baronet
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 the
                 Kings
                 Merchant
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 14.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ;
                 and
                 after
                 him
                 ,
                 to
                 
                   Michael
                   de
                   la
                   Pole
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Suffolke
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 24.
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 his
                 Merchants
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 downe
                 toward
                 the
                 Stockes
                 Market
                 ,
                 lacking
                 but
                 some
                 three
                 houses
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 VVard
                 beginneth
                 in
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 chaine
                 to
                 bee
                 drawne
                 thwart
                 
                   Mart
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 up
                 into
                 
                   Fen-Church
                   street
                
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 west
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 North
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Mincheon
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 to
                 Saint
                 
                   Margaret
                   Pattens
                
                 street
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Rood
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 downe
                 that
                 street
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 mid-way
                 towards
                 S.
                 Margarets
                 Church
                 :
                 
                 Then
                 by
                 
                   Philpot
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 (
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Philpot
                
                 that
                 dwelled
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 owner
                 thereof
                 )
                 and
                 downe
                 that
                 Lane
                 ,
                 some
                 six
                 or
                 eight
                 houses
                 on
                 each
                 side
                 ,
                 is
                 all
                 of
                 this
                 VVard
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 by
                 Grasse-Church
                 corner
                 ,
                 into
                 Lombard-street
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 S.
                 Clements
                 lane
                 ,
                 and
                 downe
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 S.
                 Clements
                 Church
                 :
                 then
                 downe
                 Saint
                 Nicholas
                 lane
                 ,
                 and
                 downe
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 S.
                 Nicholas
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 Church
                 is
                 of
                 this
                 VVard
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 to
                 Abchurch
                 lane
                 ,
                 and
                 downe
                 some
                 small
                 portion
                 thereof
                 :
                 then
                 downe
                 Sherborne
                 lane
                 ,
                 a
                 part
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 Beare-binder
                 lane
                 ,
                 be
                 of
                 this
                 VVard
                 :
                 and
                 then
                 downe
                 Lombard
                 street
                 to
                 the
                 signe
                 of
                 the
                 Angell
                 ,
                 almost
                 to
                 the
                 corner
                 over
                 against
                 the
                 Stockes
                 Market
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 VVard
                 ,
                 somewhat
                 within
                 Mart
                 lane
                 ,
                 have
                 yee
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Alhallowes
                 ,
                 
                 commonly
                 called
                 Stane-Church
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 may
                 be
                 supposed
                 )
                 for
                 a
                 difference
                 from
                 other
                 Churches
                 of
                 that
                 name
                 in
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 were
                 builded
                 of
                 timber
                 ,
                 and
                 since
                 were
                 builded
                 of
                 stone
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 Church
                 have
                 beene
                 divers
                 faire
                 Monuments
                 of
                 the
                 dead
                 ;
                 namely
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Costin
                
                 ,
                 
                 Girdler
                 ,
                 a
                 great
                 benefactor
                 :
                 he
                 deceased
                 1244.
                 his
                 name
                 remaineth
                 painted
                 in
                 the
                 Church
                 roofe
                 :
                 if
                 it
                 had
                 beene
                 set
                 in
                 brasse
                 ,
                 it
                 would
                 have
                 beene
                 fetched
                 downe
                 .
                 Hee
                 gave
                 out
                 of
                 certaine
                 Tenements
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 that
                 Parish
                 ,
                 an
                 hundred
                 quarters
                 of
                 Charcoales
                 yeerely
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Test
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 holy
                 Sepulcher
                 ,
                 and
                 Dame
                 Ioan
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 about
                 1486.
                 
              
               
                 Robert
                 Stone
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Stiward
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Dame
                 Alice
                 his
                 wife
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Bostocke
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Christopher
                 Holt.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Tate
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Ambassadour
                 to
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 buried
                 there
                 ,
                 1554.
                 
                 His
                 Monument
                 remaineth
                 yet
                 ;
                 the
                 rest
                 beeing
                 all
                 pulled
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 swept
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 the
                 Church-wardens
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 large
                 account
                 ,
                 twelve
                 shillings
                 that
                 yeere
                 for
                 Broomes
                 ,
                 beside
                 the
                 carriage
                 away
                 of
                 stone
                 and
                 brasse
                 ,
                 at
                 their
                 owne
                 charge
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 here
                 I
                 am
                 to
                 note
                 ,
                 that
                 being
                 informed
                 of
                 the
                 Writhsleys
                 to
                 bee
                 buried
                 there
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 since
                 found
                 them
                 and
                 other
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 buried
                 at
                 Saint
                 Giles
                 without
                 Creplegate
                 ,
                 where
                 I
                 mind
                 to
                 leave
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Our
                   Holt
                   (
                   alas
                   )
                   hath
                   stint
                   his
                   hold
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   by
                   Death
                   cal'd
                   hence
                   in
                   haste
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whose
                   Christen
                   name
                   being
                   Christopher
                
                 
                   with
                   Christ
                   is
                   better
                   plac't
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   Sawton
                   borne
                   of
                   gentle
                   race
                   ,
                
                 
                   in
                   London
                   spent
                   his
                   dayes
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   Clerke
                   that
                   serv'd
                   in
                   Customehouse
                   ,
                
                 
                   in
                   credit
                   many
                   wayes
                   .
                
                 
                   So
                   that
                   we
                   leese
                   the
                   losse
                
                 
                   of
                   this
                   so
                   deare
                   a
                   Friend
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whose
                   life
                   well
                   while
                   he
                   was
                   here
                   ,
                
                 
                   hath
                   gain'd
                   a
                   better
                   end
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Mun
                
                 ,
                 
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Mercer
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 deceased
                 the
                 third
                 day
                 of
                 
                   Iune
                   ,
                   1615.
                
                 gave
                 towards
                 the
                 repairing
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 100.
                 
                   l.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Mary
                   Benam
                
                 ,
                 lying
                 here
                 buried
                 ,
                 
                 gave
                 10.
                 
                   l.
                
                 4.
                 s.
                 for
                 ever
                 yeerely
                 to
                 this
                 Parish
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 Olaves
                 in
                 Hartstreet
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 in
                 money
                 truely
                 performed
                 every
                 Sunday
                 ,
                 2.
                 s.
                 in
                 each
                 place
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 this
                 Church
                 somtime
                 passed
                 a
                 lane
                 called
                 
                   Craddockes
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 from
                 
                   Mart
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 winding
                 by
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 into
                 Fenne-church
                 street
                 :
                 the
                 which
                 Lane
                 being
                 straightned
                 by
                 incroachments
                 ,
                 is
                 now
                 called
                 Church-Alley
                 .
              
               
               
                 Then
                 is
                 the
                 parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Acon
                
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 Hacon
                 (
                 for
                 so
                 have
                 I
                 read
                 it
                 in
                 Records
                 )
                 in
                 
                   Lombard
                   street
                
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Bridges
                
                 Draper
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1520.
                 newly
                 repaired
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 imbattled
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 there
                 buried
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Francis
                   Bowyer
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 was
                 buried
                 there
                 ,
                 1580.
                 with
                 other
                 of
                 the
                 Bowyers
                 .
              
               
                 So
                 was
                 Iulian
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lambard
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 resteth
                 in
                 hope
                 of
                 a
                 joyfull
                 resurrection
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Francis
                   Bowyer
                
                 ,
                 late
                 Alderman
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 borne
                 in
                 Chichester
                 ,
                 the
                 Sonne
                 of
                 
                   Robert
                   Bowyer
                
                 of
                 Chichester
                 ,
                 and
                 Margaret
                 his
                 wife
                 .
                 He
                 had
                 Brethren
                 ,
                 Robert
                 eldest
                 ,
                 
                   William
                   ,
                   Henry
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Peter
                 :
                 which
                 Sonnes
                 together
                 with
                 their
                 Mother
                 Margaret
                 ,
                 doe
                 rest
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 .
                 He
                 married
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 daughter
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Tillesworth
                
                 :
                 with
                 whom
                 hee
                 lived
                 most
                 lovingly
                 and
                 faithfully
                 ,
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 27.
                 yeeres
                 :
                 And
                 by
                 her
                 had
                 seven
                 Sonnes
                 and
                 foure
                 Daughters
                 ,
                 of
                 whom
                 remained
                 living
                 at
                 his
                 death
                 foure
                 Sonnes
                 ,
                 
                   William
                   ,
                   Robert
                   ,
                   Francis
                
                 ,
                 and
                 John
                 :
                 And
                 three
                 Daughters
                 ,
                 
                   Joane
                   ,
                   Margaret
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Elizabeth
                 .
                 Obiit
                 14.
                 
                 Iunii
                 .
                 
                   An.
                   Dom.
                
                 1581.
                 
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 there
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 high
                 street
                 )
                 a
                 proper
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Mary
                   Wolnoth
                
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 the
                 Nativity
                 ,
                 the
                 reason
                 of
                 which
                 name
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 yet
                 learned
                 .
                 This
                 Church
                 is
                 lately
                 new
                 builded
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Hugh
                   Brice
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 Maior
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 yeere
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 ,
                 Keeper
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Exchange
                 at
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Governours
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Mint
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 under
                 William
                 Lord
                 Hastings
                 ,
                 the
                 fifth
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 deceased
                 ,
                 1496.
                 
                 Hee
                 builded
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 a
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 Charnel
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Steeple
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 money
                 toward
                 the
                 finishing
                 thereof
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 stone
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 prepared
                 ;
                 hee
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Guy
                   Brice
                
                 or
                 Boys
                 ,
                 was
                 also
                 buried
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 Dame
                 Ioane
                 ,
                 Wife
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Peach
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Nocket
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 1396
                 :
                 hee
                 founded
                 a
                 Chauntry
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Simon
                   Eyre
                   ,
                   1459.
                
                 hee
                 gave
                 the
                 Taverne
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Cardinals
                   Hat
                
                 in
                 
                   Lombard
                   street
                
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Tenement
                 annexed
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Taverne
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 mansion
                 behind
                 the
                 East
                 Tenement
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 an
                 Alley
                 from
                 
                   Lombard
                   street
                
                 to
                 Cornehill
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 ,
                 all
                 which
                 were
                 by
                 him
                 new
                 builded
                 toward
                 a
                 Brotherhood
                 of
                 our
                 Lady
                 in
                 Saint
                 
                   Mary
                   Wolnoths
                
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Mo●ger
                
                 ,
                 Pewterer
                 ,
                 and
                 Emme
                 his
                 wife
                 in
                 S.
                 Iohns
                 Chappell
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Percivall
                
                 ,
                 Merchant-Taylor
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 about
                 1504.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Roch
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Andrew
                   Michael
                
                 ,
                 Vintners
                 ,
                 and
                 Ioane
                 the
                 Wife
                 of
                 them
                 both
                 .
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Hilton
                
                 ,
                 Merchant-Taylor
                 ,
                 and
                 Taylor
                 to
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 was
                 buried
                 there
                 ,
                 1519.
                 under
                 the
                 Chappel
                 of
                 Saint
                 George
                 ,
                 which
                 Chappell
                 was
                 builded
                 by
                 
                   George
                   Lufken
                
                 ,
                 sometime
                 Taylor
                 to
                 the
                 Prince
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Amades
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Jewels
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Martin
                   Bowes
                
                 ,
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 buried
                 about
                 1569.
                 he
                 gave
                 Lands
                 for
                 the
                 discharge
                 of
                 that
                 Langborne
                 Ward
                 ,
                 of
                 all
                 Fifteenes
                 to
                 bee
                 granted
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 George
                 Hasken
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Ramsey
                
                 ,
                 late
                 Maior
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Percivall
                
                 ,
                 
                 Knight
                 ,
                 sometime
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 Dame
                 Thomasine
                 his
                 Wife
                 ,
                 worthy
                 Benefactors
                 to
                 this
                 parish
                 ,
                 lye
                 both
                 here
                 buried
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 severall
                 wils
                 made
                 by
                 them
                 both
                 in
                 ancient
                 writing
                 ,
                 are
                 (
                 to
                 the
                 parishes
                 great
                 commendation
                 )
                 very
                 carefully
                 kept
                 and
                 preserved
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 goodly
                 enclosure
                 made
                 for
                 the
                 purpose
                 and
                 to
                 bee
                 turned
                 open
                 like
                 folding
                 Tables
                 :
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 seene
                 the
                 like
                 in
                 any
                 other
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 Moreover
                 I
                 read
                 (
                 concerning
                 this
                 man
                 )
                 that
                 hee
                 was
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Maior
                 of
                 Londons
                 Officers
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 was
                 the
                 Carver
                 at
                 the
                 Maiors
                 Table
                 .
                 And
                 when
                 the
                 Maior
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 custome
                 of
                 London
                 is
                 )
                 doth
                 elect
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 London
                 for
                 the
                 yeere
                 ensuing
                 ,
                 by
                 taking
                 and
                 drinking
                 a
                 cup
                 of
                 Wine
                 to
                 such
                 a
                 man
                 as
                 he
                 pleaseth
                 to
                 name
                 :
                 The
                 Maior
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 (
                 whose
                 name
                 was
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Collet
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 free
                 of
                 the
                 Mercers
                 )
                 tooke
                 the
                 cup
                 of
                 VVine
                 and
                 dranke
                 to
                 the
                 
                 aforesaid
                 
                   Iohn
                   Percival
                
                 ,
                 
                 his
                 Carver
                 ,
                 standing
                 bare-headed
                 waiting
                 before
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 called
                 him
                 Sheriffe
                 of
                 Lond.
                 for
                 the
                 yeere
                 ensuing
                 :
                 forthwith
                 the
                 said
                 Maior
                 caused
                 the
                 same
                 Percivall
                 to
                 sit
                 downe
                 at
                 his
                 owne
                 Table
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 cover
                 his
                 head
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 same
                 Percivall
                 tooke
                 upon
                 him
                 the
                 office
                 of
                 Sherivalty
                 ,
                 and
                 afterward
                 was
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 knight
                 .
                 
                   Register
                   of
                   Maiors
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Martin
                     Bowes
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Alderman
                   and
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   also
                   free
                   of
                   the
                   Goldsmiths
                   Company
                   :
                   with
                   Cicilie
                   ,
                   Dame
                   Anne
                   and
                   Dame
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   his
                   wives
                   .
                   The
                   which
                   Sir
                   
                     Martin
                     Bowes
                  
                   deceased
                   the
                   4.
                   day
                   of
                   August
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                  
                   1566.
                   
                
                 
                   His
                   will
                   also
                   is
                   there
                   kept
                   in
                   a
                   faire
                   Table
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   interred
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Ramsey
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Knight
                   ,
                   a
                   most
                   worthy
                   Citizen
                   ,
                   and
                   lately
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   being
                   free
                   of
                   the
                   Grovers
                   Company
                   ,
                   with
                   whom
                   (
                   by
                   will
                   )
                   he
                   hath
                   left
                   a
                   perpetuall
                   reliefe
                   for
                   poore
                   yong
                   men
                   ,
                   Retaylours
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Company
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   saw
                   performed
                   in
                   his
                   lifetime
                   .
                   He
                   was
                   a
                   most
                   carefull
                   Magistrate
                   ,
                   walked
                   in
                   the
                   feare
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   and
                   loved
                   peace
                   .
                   Hee
                   lived
                   79.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   and
                   dyed
                   (
                   without
                   issue
                   )
                   in
                   the
                   faith
                   of
                   Iesus
                   Christ
                   ,
                   the
                   19.
                   day
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1590.
                  
                   
                   Whose
                   godly
                   end
                   was
                   a
                   true
                   testimony
                   of
                   his
                   vertuous
                   life
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   also
                   Dame
                   Alice
                   ,
                   the
                   first
                   wife
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Ramsey
                  
                   ,
                   she
                   being
                   eldest
                   daughter
                   to
                   
                     Bevis
                     Lea
                  
                   of
                   Enfield
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Stafford
                   ,
                   Gent.
                   Vnto
                   whom
                   hee
                   was
                   married
                   37.
                   yeeres
                   :
                   and
                   having
                   lived
                   85.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   she
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   18.
                   day
                   of
                   Ianuary
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1577.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Dame
                   Mary
                   ,
                   the
                   second
                   wife
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Ramsey
                  
                   ,
                   was
                   eldest
                   daughter
                   to
                   
                     William
                     Dale
                  
                   of
                   Bristoll
                   ,
                   Merchant
                   ,
                   unto
                   whom
                   he
                   was
                   married
                   12.
                   yeeres
                   .
                   In
                   regard
                   therefore
                   of
                   so
                   worthy
                   a
                   Knight
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   two
                   vertuous
                   Ladies
                   :
                   This
                   Monument
                   is
                   heere
                   placed
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Executors
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Ramsey
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   18.
                   day
                   of
                   November
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1596.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 Thus
                 have
                 yee
                 seven
                 Parish
                 Churches
                 in
                 this
                 Ward
                 ;
                 one
                 Hall
                 of
                 a
                 Company
                 ;
                 divers
                 faire
                 houses
                 for
                 Merchants
                 ;
                 and
                 other
                 Monuments
                 none
                 .
                 It
                 hath
                 an
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 his
                 Deputy
                 ;
                 Common-Counsellors
                 ,
                 8.
                 
                 Constables
                 ,
                 15.
                 
                 Scavengers
                 ,
                 9.
                 
                 Men
                 of
                 the
                 Wardmote
                 inquest
                 ,
                 17.
                 and
                 a
                 Beadle
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 taxed
                 to
                 the
                 Fifteene
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 at
                 20.
                 
                   l.
                
                 9.
                 s.
                 8.
                 
                   d.
                   
                
              
            
          
           
             
             
               BELINSGATE
               VVARD
               .
            
             
               BElinsgate
               Ward
               beginneth
               at
               the
               West
               end
               of
               Tower-street
               Ward
               in
               Thames
               street
               ,
               
               about
               
                 Smarts
                 Key
              
               ,
               &
               runneth
               downe
               along
               that
               street
               ,
               on
               the
               South
               side
               ,
               to
               Saint
               Magnus
               Church
               at
               the
               Bridge
               foot
               ,
               and
               on
               the
               North
               side
               of
               the
               said
               Thames
               street
               ,
               from
               over
               against
               
                 Smarts
                 Key
              
               ,
               till
               over
               against
               the
               North-west
               corner
               of
               Saint
               Magnus
               Church
               aforesaid
               .
            
             
               On
               this
               North
               side
               of
               Thames
               street
               is
               S.
               
                 Mary
                 Hill
              
               lane
               ,
               up
               to
               Saint
               Margarets
               Church
               ,
               and
               then
               part
               of
               S.
               
                 Margaret
                 Pattens
              
               street
               ,
               at
               the
               end
               of
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Hill
              
               Lane.
               Next
               out
               of
               Thames
               street
               is
               Lucas
               lane
               ,
               and
               then
               Buttolph
               lane
               ,
               and
               at
               the
               North
               end
               thereof
               Philpot
               lane
               :
               Then
               is
               there
               Rother
               lane
               ,
               of
               old
               time
               so
               called
               ,
               and
               thwart
               the
               same
               lane
               is
               
                 Little
                 Eastcheape
              
               :
               And
               these
               bee
               the
               bounds
               of
               Belinsgate
               Ward
               .
            
             
               Touching
               the
               principall
               Ornaments
               within
               this
               Ward
               :
               On
               the
               South
               side
               of
               Thames
               street
               ,
               beginning
               at
               the
               East
               end
               thereof
               ,
               
               there
               is
               first
               the
               said
               
                 Smarts
                 Key
              
               ,
               so
               called
               ,
               of
               one
               Smart
               ,
               sometime
               owner
               thereof
               .
            
             
               The
               next
               is
               Belinsgate
               ,
               
               whereof
               the
               whole
               Ward
               taketh
               name
               ,
               the
               which
               (
               leaving
               out
               of
               the
               fable
               thereof
               ,
               faining
               it
               to
               be
               builded
               by
               King
               Belinus
               ,
               a
               Britaine
               ,
               long
               before
               the
               incarnation
               of
               Christ
               )
               is
               at
               this
               present
               a
               large
               Water-gate
               ,
               Port
               or
               Harborough
               for
               Ships
               and
               Boats
               ,
               commonly
               arriving
               there
               with
               Fish
               ,
               both
               fresh
               and
               salt
               ,
               Shell-fishes
               ,
               Salt
               ,
               Oranges
               ,
               Onions
               ,
               and
               other
               Fruits
               and
               Roots
               ;
               Wheat
               ,
               Rie
               ,
               and
               Graine
               of
               divers
               sorts
               for
               service
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               and
               the
               parts
               of
               this
               Realme
               adjoyning
               .
            
             
               This
               Gate
               is
               now
               more
               frequented
               than
               of
               old
               time
               ,
               when
               the
               
                 Queenes
                 Hith
              
               was
               used
               ,
               as
               being
               appointed
               by
               the
               Kings
               of
               this
               Realme
               ,
               to
               be
               the
               speciall
               or
               onely
               Port
               for
               taking
               up
               of
               all
               such
               kind
               of
               Merchandises
               ,
               brought
               to
               this
               Citie
               by
               strangers
               and
               Forrainers
               ;
               because
               the
               Draw-bridge
               of
               timber
               at
               London
               Bridge
               ,
               was
               then
               to
               bee
               raised
               ,
               and
               drawne
               up
               for
               passage
               of
               Ships
               with
               tops
               thither
               .
            
             
               Touching
               the
               ancient
               customes
               of
               Belinsgate
               ;
               
               in
               the
               Reigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               every
               great
               Ship
               landing
               there
               ,
               paid
               for
               standage
               ,
               two
               pence
               ;
               every
               little
               Ship
               with
               Orelockes
               ,
               a
               penny
               ;
               the
               lesser
               Boat
               ,
               called
               a
               Battle
               ,
               a
               halfe-penny
               .
               Of
               two
               quarters
               of
               Corne
               measured
               ,
               the
               King
               was
               to
               have
               one
               farthing
               ;
               of
               a
               Combe
               of
               Corne
               ,
               a
               penny
               ;
               of
               every
               weight
               going
               out
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               a
               halfe-penny
               ;
               of
               two
               quarters
               of
               Sea-coales
               measured
               ,
               a
               farthing
               ;
               and
               of
               every
               Tun
               of
               Ale
               going
               out
               of
               England
               beyond
               the
               Seas
               ,
               by
               the
               Merchants
               stranger
               ,
               4.
               pence
               ;
               of
               every
               thousand
               Herring
               ,
               a
               farthing
               ,
               except
               the
               Franchises
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Next
               to
               this
               is
               
                 Sommers
                 Key
              
               ,
               
               which
               likewise
               tooke
               that
               name
               of
               one
               Sommer
               dwelling
               there
               ,
               
               as
               did
               
                 Lion
                 Key
              
               of
               one
               Lion
               ,
               owner
               thereof
               ,
               and
               since
               of
               the
               signe
               of
               the
               Lion.
               
            
             
               Then
               is
               there
               a
               faire
               Wharfe
               or
               Key
               ,
               
               called
               Buttolphs-gate
               ,
               by
               that
               name
               so
               called
               in
               the
               time
               of
               William
               the
               Conquerour
               ,
               and
               of
               Edward
               the
               Confessor
               ,
               as
               I
               have
               shewed
               already
               in
               the
               description
               of
               the
               Gates
               .
            
             
               Next
               is
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Buttolph
               ,
               
               a
               proper
               Church
               ,
               and
               hath
               had
               many
               faire
               Monuments
               therein
               ,
               now
               defaced
               and
               gone
               :
               notwithstanding
               ,
               I
               finde
               by
               testimonies
               abroad
               ,
               that
               these
               were
               buried
               there
               ,
               to
               wit
               :
            
             
             
               Roger
               Cogger
               ,
               1348.
               
            
             
               
                 Andrew
                 Pikeman
              
               ,
               and
               Ioane
               his
               wife
               ,
               1391.
               
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Iames
              
               ,
               Ironmonger
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1423.
               
            
             
               
                 William
                 Rainwell
              
               ,
               Fishmonger
               ,
               and
               
                 Iohn
                 Rainwell
              
               his
               sonne
               ,
               Fishmonger
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1426.
               and
               deceasing
               ,
               1445.
               buried
               there
               ,
               with
               this
               Epitaph
               :
            
             
               
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 call
                 you
                 to
                 remembrance
              
               
                 
                   The
                   famous
                
                 Iohn
                 Rainwell
                 ,
              
               
                 sometime
                 your
                 Maior
                 ,
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Staple
                 of
                 Callis
                 ,
              
               
                 so
                 was
                 his
                 chance
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 now
                 his
                 corps
                 ,
              
               
                 his
                 soule
                 bright
                 and
                 faire
                 ,
              
               
                 Is
                 taken
                 to
                 heavens
                 blisse
                 ,
              
               
                 thereof
                 is
                 no
                 despaire
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 acts
                 beare
                 witnesse
                 ,
              
               
                 by
                 matters
                 of
                 accord
                 ,
              
               
                 How
                 charitable
                 he
                 was
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 of
                 what
                 record
                 :
              
               
                 No
                 man
                 hath
                 beene
              
               
                 so
                 beneficiall
                 as
                 he
                 ,
              
               
                 Vnto
                 the
                 Citie
              
               
                 in
                 giving
                 liberally
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               He
               gave
               a
               stone
               house
               to
               be
               a
               Revestry
               to
               that
               Church
               for
               ever
               :
               
               More
               ,
               hee
               gave
               Lands
               and
               Tenements
               to
               the
               use
               of
               the
               Communalty
               ,
               that
               the
               Maior
               and
               Chamberlaine
               should
               satisfie
               ,
               unto
               the
               discharge
               of
               all
               persons
               ,
               inhabiting
               within
               the
               Wards
               of
               
                 Belinsgate
                 ,
                 Downegate
              
               ,
               and
               Ealdgate
               ,
               as
               oft
               as
               it
               shall
               happen
               any
               Fifteene
               ,
               by
               Parliament
               of
               the
               King
               to
               be
               granted
               .
               Also
               to
               the
               Exchequer
               ,
               in
               discharge
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               ten
               pounds
               yeerely
               ,
               which
               the
               Sheriffes
               used
               to
               pay
               for
               the
               Farme
               of
               Southwarke
               ,
               so
               that
               all
               men
               of
               the
               Realme
               ,
               comming
               or
               passing
               with
               carriage
               ,
               should
               be
               free
               quitted
               and
               discharged
               of
               all
               Toll
               and
               other
               payments
               ,
               aforetime
               claimed
               by
               the
               Sheriffes
               .
            
             
               Further
               ,
               that
               the
               Maior
               and
               Chamberlaine
               shall
               pay
               yeerely
               to
               the
               Sheriffes
               eight
               pounds
               ,
               so
               that
               the
               Sheriffes
               take
               no
               manner
               Toll
               or
               money
               of
               any
               person
               of
               this
               Realme
               ,
               for
               their
               Goods
               ,
               Merchandises
               ,
               Victuals
               and
               Carriages
               ,
               for
               their
               passages
               at
               the
               great
               Gate
               of
               the
               Bridge
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               nor
               at
               the
               Gate
               called
               the
               Draw-Bridge
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               The
               over-plus
               of
               money
               comming
               of
               the
               said
               Lands
               and
               Tenements
               ,
               divided
               into
               even
               portions
               ,
               the
               one
               part
               to
               bee
               employed
               to
               instore
               the
               Grainaries
               of
               the
               Citie
               with
               Wheat
               ,
               for
               the
               reliefe
               of
               the
               poore
               Communalty
               ;
               and
               the
               other
               moity
               to
               cleere
               and
               cleanse
               the
               shelves
               ,
               and
               other
               stoppages
               of
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               
                 Stephen
                 Forster
              
               ,
               Fishmonger
               ,
               Maior
               in
               the
               yeere
               1454.
               and
               Dame
               Agnes
               his
               wife
               ,
               lye
               buried
               there
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Bacon
              
               ,
               Haberdasher
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1480.
               was
               there
               buried
               ;
               besides
               many
               other
               persons
               of
               good
               worship
               ,
               whose
               Monuments
               are
               all
               destroyed
               by
               badde
               and
               greedy
               men
               of
               spoile
               .
            
             
               This
               Parish
               of
               S.
               Buttolph
               is
               no
               great
               thing
               ;
               
               notwithstanding
               divers
               Strangers
               are
               there
               harboured
               ,
               as
               may
               appeare
               by
               a
               presentment
               ,
               not
               many
               yeers
               since
               made
               ,
               of
               Strangers
               inhabitants
               in
               the
               Ward
               of
               Belinsgate
               ,
               in
               these
               words
               :
            
             
               In
               Belinsgate
               Ward
               were
               one
               and
               fiftie
               housholds
               of
               Strangers
               ;
               whereof
               thirty
               of
               these
               House-holders
               inhabited
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Saint
               Buttolph
               ,
               in
               the
               chiefe
               and
               principal
               houses
               ,
               where
               they
               give
               20
               pounds
               a
               yere
               for
               an
               house
               lately
               letten
               for
               foure
               Markes
               .
               The
               neerer
               they
               dwell
               to
               the
               water
               side
               ,
               the
               more
               they
               give
               for
               houses
               ,
               and
               within
               thirty
               yeeres
               before
               ,
               there
               was
               not
               in
               the
               whole
               Ward
               above
               three
               Netherlanders
               ,
               at
               which
               time
               ,
               there
               was
               within
               the
               said
               Parish
               levied
               for
               the
               helpe
               of
               the
               poore
               ,
               seven
               and
               twenty
               pounds
               by
               the
               yeere
               ;
               but
               since
               they
               came
               so
               plentifully
               thither
               ,
               there
               cannot
               be
               gathered
               aboue
               eleven
               pounds
               :
               for
               the
               Stranger
               will
               not
               contribute
               to
               such
               charges
               as
               other
               Citizens
               doe
               .
            
             
               Thus
               much
               for
               that
               South
               side
               of
               this
               Ward
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               North
               side
               is
               
                 Bosse
                 Alley
              
               ,
               
               so
               called
               of
               a
               Bosse
               of
               Spring
               water
               continually
               running
               ,
               which
               standeth
               by
               Belinsgate
               ,
               against
               this
               Alley
               ,
               and
               was
               sometimes
               made
               by
               the
               Executors
               of
               
                 Richard
                 Whittington
              
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               S.
               
                 Mary
                 Hill
              
               lane
               ,
               
               which
               runneth
               up
               North
               from
               Belinsgate
               ,
               to
               the
               end
               of
               S.
               
                 Margaret
                 Pattens
              
               ,
               commonly
               called
               Rood
               lane
               ,
               and
               the
               greatest
               halfe
               of
               that
               lane
               is
               also
               of
               Belinsgate
               Ward
               .
               
               In
               this
               S.
               
                 Mary
                 Hill
              
               lane
               ,
               is
               the
               faire
               Parish
               Church
               of
               S.
               Mary
               ,
               called
               ,
               
                 on
                 the
                 Hill
              
               ,
               because
               of
               the
               ascent
               from
               Belinsgate
               .
            
             
               This
               Church
               hath
               beene
               lately
               builded
               ,
               as
               may
               appeare
               by
               this
               that
               followeth
               .
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Hackney
              
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               in
               the
               yeere
               1322.
               and
               Alice
               his
               wife
               ,
               were
               there
               buried
               ;
               as
               
                 Robert
                 Fabian
              
               writeth
               ,
               saying
               thus
               :
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1497.
               in
               the
               moneth
               of
               April
               ,
               
               as
               labourers
               digged
               for
               the
               foundation
               of
               a
               wall
               ,
               within
               the
               Church
               of
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Hill
              
               ,
               neere
               unto
               Belinsgate
               ,
               they
               found
               a
               Coffin
               of
               rotten
               timber
               ,
               and
               therein
               the
               Corps
               of
               a
               woman
               ,
               whole
               of
               skinne
               ,
               and
               of
               bones
               undissevered
               ,
               and
               the
               ioynts
               of
               her
               armes
               plyable
               ,
               without
               breaking
               of
               the
               skin
               ,
               upon
               whose
               Sepulcher
               this
               was
               engraven
               :
            
             
               
                 Here
                 lye
                 the
                 bodies
                 of
                 
                   Richard
                   Hackney
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ;
                 and
                 Alice
                 his
                 wife
                 :
                 The
                 which
                 Richard
                 was
                 Sheriffe
                 in
                 the
                 15.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 .
              
            
             
               Her
               body
               was
               kept
               above
               ground
               3.
               or
               foure
               dayes
               ,
               without
               noyance
               ;
               but
               then
               it
               waxed
               unsavourie
               ,
               and
               was
               againe
               buried
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Mordant
              
               ,
               Stock-fishmonger
               ,
               was
               buried
               there
               ,
               1387.
               
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Exton
              
               ,
               Fishmonger
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1387.
               
            
             
               
                 William
                 Cambridge
              
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1420.
               
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Goslin
              
               ,
               Sheriffe
               ,
               1422.
               
            
             
               
                 William
                 Philip
              
               ,
               Sergeant
               at
               Armes
               ,
               1473.
               
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Revell
              
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1490.
               gave
               liberally
               toward
               the
               new
               building
               of
               this
               Church
               and
               steeple
               ,
               and
               was
               there
               buried
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Remington
              
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1500.
               
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Blanke
              
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1582.
               
            
             
               
                 William
                 Holstocke
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               Controller
               of
               the
               Kings
               Ships
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Cuthbert
                 Buckle
              
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1594.
               
            
             
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 a
                 Knight
                 in
                 London
                 borne
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Blanke
                
                 by
                 name
                 ,
              
               
                 Of
                 honest
                 birth
                 ,
                 of
                 Merchants
                 trade
                 ,
              
               
                 A
                 man
                 of
                 worthy
                 fame
                 .
              
               
                 Religious
                 was
                 his
                 life
                 to
                 God
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 men
                 his
                 dealing
                 iust
                 :
              
               
                 The
                 poore
                 and
                 Hospitals
                 can
                 tell
              
               
                 That
                 wealth
                 was
                 not
                 his
                 trust
                 .
              
               
                 With
                 gentle
                 heart
                 ,
                 and
                 spirit
                 milde
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 nature
                 full
                 of
                 pitie
                 ,
              
               
                 Both
                 Sheriffe
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Alderman
                 ;
              
               
                 He
                 ruled
                 in
                 this
                 Citie
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Good
                   Knight
                
                 was
                 his
                 common
                 name
                 ,
              
               
                 So
                 cal'd
                 of
                 many
                 men
                 :
              
               
                 He
                 lived
                 long
                 ,
                 and
                 dyed
                 of
                 yeeres
                 ,
              
               
                 Twice
                 seven
                 ,
                 and
                 six
                 times
                 ten
                 .
              
            
             
               Obiit
               28.
               
               Octob.
               An.
               Dom.
               1588.
               
            
             
               
                 An
                 Epitaph
                 upon
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 Dame
                 Margaret
                 Blancke
                 ,
                 who
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1596.
                 
              
               
                 
                   DEath
                   was
                   deceiv'd
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   which
                   thought
                   these
                   two
                   to
                   part
                   :
                
                 
                   For
                   though
                   this
                   Knight
                
                 
                   first
                   left
                   this
                   mortall
                   life
                   ,
                
                 
                   Yet
                   till
                   she
                   dyed
                   ,
                
                 
                   he
                   still
                   liv'd
                   in
                   her
                   heart
                   .
                
                 
                   What
                   happier
                   husband
                   ,
                
                 
                   or
                   more
                   kinder
                   wife
                   ?
                
                 
                   Whom
                   foure
                   and
                   forty
                
                 
                   changes
                   of
                   the
                   Spring
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   sacred
                   wedlocke
                   ,
                
                 
                   mutuall
                   love
                   had
                   linkt
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   deare
                   remembrance
                
                 
                   of
                   so
                   deare
                   a
                   thing
                   ,
                
                 
                   Was
                   not
                   by
                   death
                
                 
                   in
                   her
                   chaste
                   breast
                   extinct
                   .
                
                 
                   Building
                   this
                   Tombe
                
                 
                   not
                   long
                   before
                   she
                   dy'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   Her
                   latest
                   duty
                
                 
                   to
                   his
                   Funerall
                   Rite
                   ,
                
                 
                   Crown'd
                   with
                   her
                   vertues
                   ,
                
                 
                   like
                   an
                   honest
                   Bride
                   ,
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyes
                   at
                   rest
                
                 
                   by
                   her
                   beloved
                   Knight
                   .
                
                 
                   Though
                   worthy
                   Blancke
                
                 
                   her
                   name
                   it
                   still
                   endures
                   ,
                
                 
                   Yet
                   ,
                   Traves
                   ,
                   boast
                   ,
                
                 
                   her
                   birth
                   was
                   onely
                   yours
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Beati
                 qui
                 moriuntur
                 in
                 Domino
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lye
                   intombed
                   the
                   bodies
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Robert
                     Hampson
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Knight
                   ,
                   and
                   Alderman
                   of
                   London
                   ;
                   who
                   deceased
                   the
                   2.
                   day
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                   1607.
                   in
                   the
                   50.
                   yeere
                   of
                   his
                   age
                   :
                   And
                   of
                   Dame
                   Katharine
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   at
                   whose
                   charge
                   this
                   Monument
                   is
                   erected
                   .
                   They
                   had
                   issue
                   ,
                   nine
                   children
                   ,
                   whereof
                   foure
                   are
                   living
                   .
                   The
                   said
                   Dame
                   Katharine
                   deceased
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
               
                 This
                 Lane
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 is
                 furnished
                 with
                 many
                 faire
                 houses
                 for
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 at
                 the
                 North
                 end
                 thereof
                 one
                 other
                 Lane
                 ,
                 
                 called
                 S.
                 
                   Margaret
                   Pattens
                
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 Pattens
                 were
                 usually
                 there
                 made
                 and
                 sold
                 :
                 but
                 of
                 latter
                 time
                 this
                 is
                 called
                 
                   Roode
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 of
                 a
                 Rood
                 there
                 placed
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Churchyard
                 of
                 S.
                 Margaret
                 ,
                 
                 whilest
                 the
                 old
                 Church
                 was
                 taken
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 againe
                 new
                 builded
                 ;
                 during
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 oblations
                 made
                 to
                 this
                 Rood
                 ,
                 were
                 imployed
                 towards
                 building
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 .
                 But
                 in
                 the
                 yeer
                 1538.
                 about
                 the
                 23.
                 of
                 May
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Roode
                 was
                 found
                 to
                 have
                 beene
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 preceding
                 (
                 by
                 people
                 unknowne
                 )
                 broken
                 all
                 to
                 pieces
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Tabernacle
                 ,
                 wherein
                 it
                 had
                 beene
                 placed
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 on
                 the
                 27.
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 moneth
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Parish
                 ,
                 amongst
                 the
                 Basket-makers
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 great
                 and
                 sudden
                 fire
                 happned
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 season
                 ,
                 which
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 three
                 houres
                 ,
                 consumed
                 more
                 than
                 a
                 dozen
                 houses
                 ,
                 and
                 nine
                 persons
                 were
                 brent
                 to
                 death
                 there
                 .
                 And
                 thus
                 ceased
                 that
                 worke
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 being
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 nigh
                 finished
                 to
                 the
                 steeple
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Monuments
                 that
                 I
                 finde
                 in
                 this
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 are
                 these
                 following
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   Mr.
                   
                     Reginald
                     West
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Batchelor
                   in
                   divinity
                   ,
                   and
                   late
                   Parson
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   who
                   deceased
                   the
                   second
                   day
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1563.
                  
                   for
                   whose
                   sincere
                   ,
                   pure
                   and
                   godly
                   Doctrine
                   ,
                   as
                   also
                   his
                   vertuous
                   end
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord
                   be
                   praised
                   for
                   evermore
                   .
                
                 
                   Here-under
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   
                     Thomas
                     Gelson
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Grocer
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   who
                   deceased
                   the
                   16.
                   day
                   of
                   September
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1563.
                  
                   
                   And
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Church
                   also
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   Jane
                   his
                   wife
                   :
                   for
                   whose
                   vertuous
                   lives
                   and
                   godly
                   departing
                   ,
                   God
                   be
                   praised
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Richard
                     Glover
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Pewterer
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   twice
                   Master
                   of
                   his
                   Companie
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Common
                   Councell
                   of
                   this
                   Citie
                   :
                   Having
                   two
                   wives
                   ,
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   and
                   Mary
                   ;
                   and
                   had
                   issue
                   by
                   his
                   first
                   wife
                   ,
                   three
                   sonnes
                   ;
                   and
                   by
                   his
                   second
                   ,
                   hee
                   had
                   eight
                   sonnes
                   and
                   foure
                   daughters
                   .
                   He
                   deceased
                   the
                   16.
                   day
                   of
                   August
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                  
                   1615.
                   being
                   aged
                   59.
                   yeeres
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 Lane
                 ,
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 beyond
                 the
                 same
                 Church
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 mid-way
                 towards
                 Fen-church
                 street
                 ,
                 is
                 of
                 Belinsgate
                 Ward
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 againe
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 
                   Thames
                   street
                
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Mary
                   Hill
                
                 Church
                 ,
                 runneth
                 up
                 one
                 other
                 Lane
                 ,
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 called
                 
                   Rope
                   Lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 since
                 called
                 
                   Lucas
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 of
                 one
                 Lucas
                 ,
                 owner
                 of
                 some
                 part
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 corruptly
                 called
                 
                   Love
                   lane
                
                 ;
                 it
                 runneth
                 up
                 by
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Andrew
                   Hubbert
                
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 S.
                 Andrew
                 in
                 Eastcheape
                 .
                 This
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 whole
                 Lane
                 called
                 
                   Lucas
                   Lane
                
                 ,
                 is
                 of
                 this
                 Belinsgate
                 Ward
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 have
                 ye
                 one
                 other
                 Lane
                 out
                 of
                 
                   Thames
                   street
                
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Buttolph
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 because
                 it
                 riseth
                 over
                 against
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Buttolph
                 ,
                 and
                 runneth
                 up
                 North
                 by
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 Saint
                 Georges
                 Church
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 S.
                 Andrews
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 South
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Philpot
                   lane
                
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 George
                 in
                 
                   Buttolph
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 small
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Monuments
                 (
                 for
                 two
                 hundred
                 yeeres
                 past
                 )
                 are
                 well
                 preserved
                 from
                 spoile
                 .
              
               
                 Whereof
                 one
                 is
                 of
                 
                   Adam
                   Bamme
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1397.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Richard
                   Bamme
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 his
                 sonne
                 ,
                 of
                 Gillingham
                 in
                 
                   Kent
                   ,
                   1452.
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Walton
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 1401.
                 
              
               
                 Marpor
                 ,
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 1400.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Saint-Iohn
                
                 ,
                 Merchant
                 of
                 Levant
                 ,
                 and
                 Agnes
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 1400.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Hugh
                   Spencer
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 1424.
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Combes
                
                 ,
                 Stocke-fishmonger
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1452.
                 who
                 gave
                 forty
                 pounds
                 towards
                 the
                 Workes
                 of
                 that
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Stocker
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1477.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Richard
                   Dryland
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 and
                 Katharine
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 daughter
                 to
                 
                   Morrice
                   Brune
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 of
                 Southukenton
                 in
                 Essex
                 ,
                 Steward
                 of
                 the
                 houshold
                 to
                 Humphrey
                 Duke
                 of
                 
                   Glocester
                   ,
                   1487.
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Partrich
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffs
                 1519.
                 in
                 the
                 Churchyard
                 .
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Forman
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1538.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iames
                   Mountford
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Surgeon
                 to
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 buried
                 ,
                 1544.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Gayle
                
                 ,
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 1340.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Wilford
                
                 ,
                 Merchant-Taylor
                 ,
                 and
                 Elizabeth
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1551.
                 
              
               
                 Edward
                 Heyward
                 ,
                 1573.
                 &c.
                 
              
               
               
                 
                   Roger
                   Delakere
                
                 ,
                 founded
                 a
                 Chauntrie
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 have
                 ye
                 one
                 other
                 Lane
                 ,
                 
                 called
                 
                   Rother
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Red
                   Rose
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 signe
                 there
                 ;
                 now
                 commonly
                 called
                 
                   Pudding
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 Butchers
                 of
                 East
                 -
                 Cheape
                 have
                 their
                 Scalding-house
                 for
                 Hogs
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Puddings
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 filth
                 of
                 Beasts
                 ,
                 are
                 voided
                 downe
                 that
                 way
                 to
                 their
                 dung-boats
                 on
                 the
                 Thames
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Lane
                 stretcheth
                 from
                 
                   Thames
                   street
                
                 to
                 little
                 East-cheape
                 ,
                 chiefely
                 inhabited
                 by
                 Basket-makers
                 ,
                 Turners
                 ,
                 and
                 Butchers
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 all
                 of
                 Belinsgate
                 Ward
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Garland
                 in
                 
                   Little
                   East-cheape
                
                 ,
                 sometime
                 a
                 Brewhouse
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Garden
                 on
                 the
                 backe-side
                 ,
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 the
                 Garden
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Philpot
                
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 chiefe
                 House
                 in
                 this
                 East-cheape
                 :
                 It
                 is
                 now
                 divided
                 into
                 sundry
                 small
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 Ward
                 hath
                 an
                 Alderman
                 and
                 his
                 Deputie
                 ;
                 Common
                 Counsellors
                 ,
                 7.
                 
                 Constables
                 ,
                 eleven
                 ;
                 Scavengers
                 ,
                 sixe
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Ward-more
                 Inquest
                 ,
                 foureteen
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Beadle
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 taxed
                 to
                 the
                 Fifteene
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 at
                 two
                 and
                 thirty
                 pounds
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 at
                 one
                 and
                 thirty
                 pounds
                 ,
                 tenne
                 shillings
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               BRIDGE
               VVARD
               VVithin
               .
            
             
               BRidge
               Ward
               within
               ,
               
               so
               called
               of
               London
               Bridge
               ;
               which
               Bridge
               is
               a
               principall
               part
               of
               that
               Ward
               ,
               and
               beginneth
               at
               the
               stu●ps
               on
               the
               south
               end
               by
               Southwarke
               ,
               runneth
               along
               the
               Bridge
               ,
               and
               North
               up
               Bridge-street
               ,
               commonly
               called
               (
               of
               the
               Fish-market
               )
               
                 New
                 Fish-street
              
               :
               from
               
                 Fish
                 street
              
               hill
               ,
               up
               Grasse-street
               ,
               to
               the
               North
               corner
               of
               Grasse-church
               .
               All
               the
               Bridge
               is
               replenished
               on
               both
               the
               sides
               ,
               with
               large
               ,
               faire
               and
               beautifull
               buildings
               ,
               inhabitants
               for
               the
               most
               part
               rich
               Merchants
               ,
               and
               other
               wealthy
               Citizens
               ,
               Mercers
               and
               Haberdashers
               .
            
             
               In
               
                 New
                 Fish-street
              
               bee
               Fishmongers
               and
               faire
               Tavernes
               :
               on
               Fish-street
               Hill
               and
               Grasse-street
               ,
               men
               of
               divers
               Trades
               ,
               Grocers
               and
               Haberdashers
               .
            
             
               In
               Grasse-street
               have
               ye
               one
               faire
               Conduit
               of
               sweet
               water
               ,
               
               castellated
               with
               crest
               and
               vent
               ,
               made
               by
               the
               appointment
               of
               
                 Thomas
                 Hill
              
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1484.
               who
               gave
               by
               his
               Testament
               a
               hundred
               marks
               towards
               the
               conveyance
               of
               water
               to
               this
               place
               .
               It
               was
               begun
               by
               his
               Executors
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1491.
               and
               finished
               of
               his
               goods
               whatsoever
               it
               cost
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               East
               side
               of
               this
               Bridge
               ward
               ,
               have
               ye
               the
               faire
               Parish
               Church
               of
               S.
               Magnus
               ,
               
               in
               the
               which
               Church
               have
               bin
               buried
               many
               men
               of
               good
               Worship
               ,
               whose
               Monuments
               are
               now
               for
               the
               most
               part
               defaced
               .
               I
               finde
               ,
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Blund
              
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1307.
               
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Yeuele
              
               ,
               Free
               Mason
               to
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               and
               Henry
               the
               fourth
               ,
               who
               deceased
               1400.
               his
               Monument
               yet
               remaineth
               .
            
             
               William
               Brampton
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Michell
              
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1436.
               
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 French
              
               ,
               Baker
               ,
               Yeoman
               of
               the
               Crowne
               to
               Henry
               the
               seventh
               ,
               1510.
               
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Clarke
              
               ,
               Fishmonger
               ,
               1521.
               
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Turke
              
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1546.
               
            
             
               William
               Steed
               ,
               Alderman
               .
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Morgan
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               chiefe
               Justice
               of
               the
               Common
               P●eas
               ,
               1556.
               
            
             
               Mauricius
               Griffith
               ,
               
                 Bishop
                 of
              
               Rochechester
               ,
               1559.
               
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Blanch
              
               ,
               Girdler
               ,
               1567.
               
            
             
               Robert
               Belgrave
               Girdler
               .
            
             
               VVilliam
               Brame
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Cooper
              
               ,
               Fishmonger
               ,
               Alderman
               ,
               who
               was
               put
               by
               his
               turne
               of
               Maioralty
               ,
               1584.
               
            
             
               Sir
               
                 VVilliam
                 Garrard
              
               ,
               
               Haberdasher
               ,
               Maior
               1555.
               a
               grave
               ,
               sober
               ,
               wise
               and
               discreet
               Citizen
               ,
               equall
               with
               the
               best
               ,
               and
               inferior
               to
               none
               of
               our
               time
               ,
               deceased
               1571.
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Saint
               Christopher
               ,
               but
               was
               buried
               in
               this
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Magnus
               ,
               as
               in
               the
               Parish
               where
               he
               was
               borne
               .
               A
               faire
               Monument
               is
               here
               raised
               on
               him
               .
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Harding
              
               ,
               Salter
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1568.
               
            
             
               
                 Simon
                 Low
              
               ,
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               Equire
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Then
               is
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Margarets
               on
               
                 Fish-street
                 Hill
              
               ,
               a
               proper
               Church
               ;
               but
               Monuments
               it
               hath
               none
               ;
               onely
               one
               of
               no●e
               ,
               and
               well
               worth
               the
               observation
               ,
               being
               unknowne
               ,
               and
               nor
               ●ound
               till
               very
               lately
               ;
               whereof
               Master
               VVood
               (
               the
               reverend
               Parson
               of
               the
               Church
               ,
               made
               mee
               acquainted
               by
               his
               
               Clerke
               ,
               to
               have
               me
               come
               see
               it
               ;
               which
               I
               did
               very
               thankfully
               .
               Finding
               it
               to
               bee
               the
               figure
               of
               a
               man
               of
               good
               respect
               ,
               lying
               upon
               his
               Tombe
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               manner
               of
               persons
               of
               Antiquity
               .
               And
               this
               inscription
               he
               delivered
               me
               ,
               written
               with
               his
               owne
               hand
               :
            
             
               
                 
                   Joannes
                   de
                   Coggeshall
                
                 ,
                 Civis
                 &
                 Cordarius
                 de
                 Parochiae
                 S.
                 Margaretae
                 de
                 
                   Bridgestreet
                   ,
                   London
                
                 .
                 Anno
                 1384.
                 
              
               
                 An.
                 Reg.
                 Richardi
                 Secundi
                 ,
                 Octavo
                 .
              
               
                 Testamentum
                 irrotulat
                 .
                 in
                 Hustingo
                 London
                 ,
                 die
                 Lunae
                 in
                 Festo
                 S.
                 
                   Leonai
                   di
                
                 Abbatis
                 .
                 An.
                 Reg.
                 Richardi
                 Secundi
                 ,
                 9.
                 
              
            
             
               He
               lyeth
               buried
               in
               the
               said
               Church
               wall
               ,
               under
               the
               Marble
               stone
               in
               the
               Window
               ,
               next
               to
               S.
               Peters
               Altar
               on
               the
               North
               side
               of
               the
               Church
               .
            
             
               A
               foot-way
               passeth
               by
               the
               South
               side
               of
               this
               Church
               ,
               from
               Fish-street
               hill
               into
               Rother-lane
               .
            
             
               Vp
               higher
               on
               this
               Hill
               ,
               is
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               
                 Leonard
                 Milke-Church
              
               ,
               
               so
               termed
               of
               one
               
                 VVilliam
                 Melker
              
               ,
               an
               especiall
               builder
               thereof
               ,
               but
               commonly
               called
               Saint
               
                 Leonards
                 East-cheape
              
               ,
               because
               it
               standeth
               at
               East-cheape
               corner
               .
            
             
               Monuments
               there
               be
               of
               the
               Doggets
               ,
               namely
               ;
            
             
               
                 VValter
                 Dogget
              
               ,
               Vintner
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1380.
               
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Dogget
              
               ,
               Vintner
               ,
               and
               Alice
               his
               wife
               ,
               about
               1456.
               
            
             
               This
               
                 Iohn
                 Dogget
              
               gave
               Lands
               to
               that
               Church
               .
            
             
               
                 VVilliam
                 Dogget
              
               ,
               &c.
               And
               none
               else
               of
               note
               .
            
             
               This
               Church
               ,
               and
               from
               thence
               into
               
                 Little
                 East-cheape
              
               ,
               to
               the
               East
               end
               of
               the
               said
               Church
               ,
               is
               of
               the
               Bridge
               Ward
               .
            
             
               Then
               higher
               in
               Grasse-street
               ,
               
               is
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Bennet
               ,
               called
               Grasse-Church
               ,
               of
               the
               Herbe
               Market
               there
               kept
               :
               this
               Church
               also
               is
               of
               the
               Bridge
               Ward
               ,
               and
               the
               farthest
               North
               end
               thereof
               .
               Some
               Monuments
               remaine
               there
               undefaced
               :
            
             
               As
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Harding
              
               ,
               Salter
               ,
               1576.
               
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Sturgeon
              
               ,
               Haberdasher
               ,
               Chamberlaine
               of
               London
               .
            
             
               
                 Philip
                 Cushen
              
               ,
               or
               Corsine
               ,
               a
               Florentine
               ,
               and
               a
               famous
               Merchant
               ,
               1600.
               
            
             
               The
               Customes
               of
               Grasse-church
               Market
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               as
               I
               have
               read
               in
               a
               Booke
               of
               Customes
               ,
               
               were
               these
               :
               Every
               forraigne
               Cart
               ,
               laden
               with
               Corne
               ,
               or
               Mault
               ,
               comming
               thither
               to
               be
               sold
               ,
               was
               to
               pay
               one
               halfe-penny
               .
               Every
               forraigne
               Cart
               bringing
               Cheese
               ,
               two
               pence
               .
               Every
               Cart
               of
               Corn
               and
               Cheese
               together
               (
               if
               the
               Cheese
               be
               more
               worth
               than
               the
               Corne
               )
               two
               pence
               ;
               and
               if
               the
               Corne
               be
               more
               worth
               than
               the
               Cheese
               ,
               it
               was
               to
               pay
               a
               halfe-penny
               .
               Of
               two
               horses
               laden
               with
               Corne
               or
               Mault
               ,
               the
               Bailiffe
               had
               one
               farthing
               :
               the
               Cart
               of
               the
               Franchise
               of
               the
               Temple
               ,
               and
               of
               S.
               
                 Mary
                 le
                 Grand
              
               ,
               paid
               a
               farthing
               :
               the
               Cart
               of
               the
               Hospitall
               of
               S.
               Iohn
               of
               Ierusalem
               ,
               paid
               nothing
               of
               their
               proper
               goods
               :
               and
               if
               the
               corne
               were
               brought
               by
               Merchants
               to
               sell
               againe
               ,
               the
               loade
               paid
               a
               halfe-penny
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               On
               the
               West
               side
               of
               this
               Ward
               ,
               at
               the
               North
               end
               of
               London
               Bridge
               ,
               
               is
               a
               part
               of
               
                 Thames
                 street
              
               ,
               which
               is
               also
               of
               this
               Ward
               ;
               to
               wit
               ,
               so
               much
               as
               of
               old
               time
               was
               called
               
                 Stock-fishmonger
                 Row
              
               ,
               
               of
               the
               Stock-fish-mongers
               dwelling
               there
               ,
               downe
               West
               to
               a
               Water
               gate
               ,
               of
               old
               time
               called
               Ebgate
               ,
               
               since
               
                 Ebgate
                 lane
              
               ,
               and
               now
               the
               
                 Old
                 Swan
              
               ,
               which
               is
               a
               common
               staire
               on
               the
               Thames
               ,
               but
               the
               passage
               is
               very
               narrow
               ,
               by
               meanes
               of
               encrochments
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               South
               side
               of
               
                 Thames
                 street
              
               ,
               about
               the
               mid-way
               betwixt
               the
               Bridge
               foot
               and
               
                 Ebgate
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               standeth
               the
               Fishmongers
               Hall
               ,
               and
               divers
               other
               faire
               houses
               for
               Merchants
               .
            
             
               These
               Fishmongers
               were
               sometimes
               of
               two
               severall
               Companies
               ,
               to
               wit
               Stockfishmongers
               ,
               
               and
               Salt-fishmongers
               ,
               of
               whose
               antiquity
               I
               reade
               ,
               that
               by
               the
               name
               of
               Fishmongers
               of
               London
               ,
               they
               were
               for
               forestalling
               ,
               &c.
               contrary
               to
               the
               Lawes
               and
               constitutions
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               fined
               to
               the
               King
               at
               500.
               
               Markes
               ,
               the
               18.
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               first
               .
               More
               ,
               that
               the
               said
               Fishmongers
               ,
               
               hearing
               of
               the
               great
               victory
               obtained
               by
               the
               same
               King
               against
               the
               Scots
               ,
               in
               the
               26.
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               made
               a
               triumphant
               and
               solemne
               shew
               thorow
               the
               Citie
               ,
               with
               divers
               Pageants
               ,
               and
               more
               than
               1000.
               horsemen
               ,
               &c.
               as
               in
               the
               Chapter
               of
               Sports
               and
               Pastimes
               .
               These
               two
               Companies
               of
               Stocke-fishmongers
               and
               Salt-fishmongers
               ,
               of
               old
               time
               had
               their
               severall
               Halls
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               in
               
                 Thames
                 street
              
               twaine
               ,
               
               in
               
                 New
                 Fish-street
              
               twaine
               ,
               and
               in
               
                 Old
                 Fish-street
              
               twaine
               :
               
               in
               each
               place
               one
               for
               either
               Company
               ;
               in
               all
               six
               severall
               Hals
               ,
               the
               Company
               was
               so
               great
               ,
               as
               I
               have
               read
               ,
               and
               can
               prove
               by
               Records
               .
            
             
               These
               Fishmongers
               have
               beene
               jolly
               Citizens
               ,
               
               and
               sixe
               Maiors
               of
               their
               Company
               in
               24.
               yeeres
               ;
               to
               wit
               ,
               
                 Walter
                 Turke
                 ,
                 1350.
                 
                 Iohn
                 Lofkin
                 ,
                 1359.
                 
                 Iohn
                 Wroth
                 ,
                 1361.
                 
                 Iohn
                 Pechie
                 ,
                 1362.
                 
                 Simon
                 Morden
                 ,
                 1369.
              
               and
               
                 William
                 Walworth
              
               ,
               1374.
               
               It
               followed
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               1382.
               through
               the
               counsel
               of
               
                 Ioh.
                 Northhampton
              
               ,
               Draper
               ,
               then
               being
               Maior
               ,
               
                 William
                 Issex
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 More
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               and
               
                 Richard
                 Northbury
              
               ,
               
               the
               said
               Fishmongers
               were
               greatly
               troubled
               ,
               hindred
               of
               their
               liberties
               ,
               and
               almost
               destroyed
               ,
               by
               congregations
               made
               against
               them
               :
               So
               that
               in
               a
               Parliament
               at
               London
               ,
               the
               controversie
               depending
               betweene
               the
               Maior
               and
               Aldermen
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               the
               Fishmongers
               there
               ,
               
               
                 Nic.
                 Exton
              
               ,
               Speaker
               for
               the
               Fishmongers
               ,
               prayeth
               the
               King
               to
               receive
               him
               and
               his
               Company
               into
               his
               protection
               ,
               for
               feare
               of
               corporall
               hurt
               .
               Whereupon
               it
               was
               commanded
               ,
               either
               part
               to
               keepe
               the
               peace
               ,
               upon
               paine
               of
               losing
               all
               they
               had
               .
               Hereupon
               a
               Fishmonger
               starting
               up
               ,
               replyed
               ,
               that
               the
               complaint
               brought
               against
               them
               by
               the
               moovers
               ,
               &c.
               was
               but
               matter
               of
               malice
               ;
               for
               that
               the
               Fishmongers
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               being
               chiefe
               Officers
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               
               had
               for
               their
               misdemeanors
               then
               done
               ,
               committed
               the
               chiefe
               exhibitors
               of
               those
               petitions
               to
               prison
               .
               In
               this
               Parliament
               ,
               the
               Fishmongers
               (
               by
               the
               Kings
               Charter
               patents
               )
               were
               restored
               to
               their
               Liberties
               .
               Notwithstanding
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               next
               following
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               1383.
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Cavendish
              
               ,
               Fishmonger
               ,
               craveth
               the
               peace
               against
               the
               Chancellour
               of
               England
               ,
               
               which
               was
               granted
               ,
               and
               hee
               put
               in
               sureties
               ,
               the
               Earles
               of
               Stafford
               and
               
                 Salisbury
                 .
                 Cavendish
              
               challengeth
               the
               Chancellour
               for
               taking
               a
               bribe
               of
               10.
               
                 l.
              
               for
               favour
               of
               his
               Case
               :
               which
               the
               Chancellour
               by
               oath
               upon
               the
               Sacrament
               avoideth
               .
               In
               further
               triall
               ,
               it
               was
               found
               ,
               that
               the
               Chancellours
               man
               (
               without
               his
               Masters
               privitie
               )
               had
               taken
               it
               .
               Whereupon
               Cavendish
               was
               adjudged
               to
               prison
               ,
               and
               to
               pay
               the
               Chancellour
               1000.
               
               Markes
               for
               slandering
               him
               .
            
             
               After
               this
               ,
               many
               of
               the
               Nobles
               assembled
               at
               Reding
               ,
               to
               suppresse
               the
               seditious
               stirres
               of
               the
               said
               
                 Iohn
                 Northampton
              
               ,
               or
               Combarton
               ,
               late
               Maior
               ,
               that
               had
               attempted
               great
               and
               heinous
               enterprizes
               ,
               of
               the
               which
               he
               was
               convict
               ;
               and
               when
               he
               stood
               mute
               ,
               nor
               would
               utter
               one
               word
               ,
               it
               was
               decreed
               ,
               that
               he
               should
               be
               committed
               to
               perpetuall
               prison
               ,
               his
               goods
               confiscate
               to
               the
               Kings
               use
               ,
               and
               that
               he
               should
               not
               come
               within
               100.
               miles
               of
               London
               during
               his
               life
               .
               He
               was
               therfore
               sent
               to
               the
               Castle
               of
               Tintegall
               ,
               
               in
               the
               confines
               of
               Cornewall
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               meane
               space
               the
               Kings
               servants
               spoiled
               his
               goods
               .
               
                 Iohn
                 More
                 ,
                 Richard
                 Northbury
              
               ,
               and
               other
               ,
               were
               likewise
               there
               convict
               ,
               and
               condemned
               to
               perpetuall
               prison
               ,
               and
               their
               goods
               confiscate
               ,
               for
               certaine
               congregations
               by
               them
               made
               against
               the
               Fishmongers
               in
               the
               Citie
               of
               London
               ,
               
               as
               is
               aforesaid
               ;
               but
               they
               obtained
               and
               had
               the
               Kings
               pardon
               ,
               in
               the
               14.
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               of
               Record
               :
               and
               thus
               were
               all
               these
               troubles
               quieted
               .
            
             
               Those
               Stock-fishmongers
               and
               Saltfishmongers
               were
               united
               in
               the
               yeere
               1536.
               the
               28.
               of
               Henry
               the
               8.
               their
               Hall
               to
               bee
               but
               one
               ,
               
               in
               the
               house
               given
               unto
               them
               by
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Cornwall
              
               ,
               Lord
               Fanhope
               ,
               and
               of
               Ampthull
               ,
               
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Saint
               Michael
               in
               Crooked-lane
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               .
            
             
               Thus
               much
               have
               I
               thought
               good
               to
               note
               of
               the
               Fishmongers
               ,
               men
               ignorant
               of
               their
               Antiquities
               ,
               and
               not
               able
               to
               shew
               a
               reason
               why
               ,
               or
               when
               they
               were
               joyned
               in
               amity
               with
               the
               Goldsmithes
               ,
               
               doe
               give
               part
               of
               their
               Armes
               ,
               &c.
               
               Neither
               to
               say
               ought
               of
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Walworth
              
               (
               the
               glory
               of
               their
               Company
               )
               more
               than
               that
               he
               slew
               
                 Iack
                 Straw
              
               ,
               which
               is
               a
               meer
               fable
               :
               
               for
               the
               said
               Straw
               was
               after
               the
               overthrow
               of
               the
               Rebels
               ,
               taken
               ,
               and
               by
               judgement
               of
               the
               Maior
               beheaded
               ;
               whose
               confession
               at
               the
               Gallowes
               is
               extant
               in
               my
               Annales
               ,
               where
               also
               is
               set
               downe
               the
               most
               valiant
               and
               praise-worthy
               act
               of
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Walworth
              
               ,
               against
               the
               principall
               Rebell
               ,
               
                 Wat
                 Tylar
              
               :
               as
               in
               reproofe
               of
               VValworth
               Monument
               in
               S.
               Michaels
               Church
               ,
               I
               have
               declared
               ,
               and
               wished
               to
               be
               reformed
               there
               ,
               as
               in
               other
               places
               .
            
             
               On
               that
               South
               side
               of
               
                 Thames
                 street
              
               ,
               
               have
               yee
               Drinke-water
               VVharfe
               ,
               and
               
               Fish
               Wharfe
               ,
               
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               S.
               Magnus
               .
               On
               the
               North
               side
               of
               
                 Thames
                 street
              
               is
               S.
               Martins
               lane
               ,
               a
               part
               of
               which
               lane
               is
               also
               of
               this
               Ward
               ;
               to
               wit
               ,
               on
               the
               one
               side
               to
               a
               Well
               of
               water
               ,
               and
               on
               the
               other
               side
               ,
               as
               farre
               up
               as
               against
               the
               said
               Well
               .
               Then
               is
               S.
               Michaels
               Lane
               ,
               part
               whereof
               is
               also
               of
               this
               Ward
               ,
               up
               to
               a
               Well
               there
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Then
               at
               the
               upper
               end
               of
               New-Fish-street
               ,
               
               is
               a
               Lane
               turning
               towards
               Saint
               Michaels
               Lane
               ,
               and
               is
               called
               Crooked-lane
               ,
               of
               the
               crooked
               windings
               thereof
               .
               Above
               this
               Lanes
               end
               ,
               upon
               Fish-street
               Hill
               ,
               is
               one
               great
               house
               ,
               for
               the
               most
               part
               builded
               of
               stone
               ,
               which
               pertained
               sometime
               to
               Edward
               the
               blacke
               Prince
               ,
               sonne
               to
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               
               who
               was
               in
               his
               life
               time
               lodged
               there
               .
            
             
               It
               is
               now
               altered
               to
               a
               common
               Hosterie
               ,
               having
               the
               
                 Blacke
                 Bell
              
               for
               a
               signe
               .
               Above
               this
               house
               ,
               at
               the
               top
               of
               Fish-street
               Hill
               ,
               is
               a
               turning
               into
               
                 Great
                 East-cheape
              
               ,
               and
               so
               to
               the
               corner
               of
               Lombard
               street
               ,
               over
               against
               the
               North-west
               corner
               of
               Grasse-Church
               .
               And
               these
               be
               the
               whole
               bounds
               of
               this
               Bridge
               Ward
               within
               :
               The
               which
               hath
               an
               Alderman
               and
               his
               Deputy
               ;
               for
               the
               Common-Counsell
               ,
               16.
               
               Constable
               ,
               15.
               
               Scavengers
               ,
               6.
               for
               the
               Ward-more
               Inquest
               ,
               sixteene
               ,
               and
               a
               Beadle
               .
               It
               is
               is
               taxed
               to
               the
               Fifteene
               in
               London
               ,
               at
               forty
               seven
               pounds
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               CANDLEWICKE
               STREET
               VVARD
               .
            
             
               
                 CAndlewicke
                 street
              
               ,
               
               or
               
                 Candlewright
                 street
              
               VVard
               ,
               beginneth
               at
               the
               East
               end
               of
               
                 Great
                 East-Cheape
              
               ,
               it
               passeth
               West
               thorow
               East-Cheape
               to
               
                 Candlewright
                 street
              
               ,
               and
               thorow
               the
               same
               downe
               to
               the
               North
               end
               of
               
                 Suffolke
                 lane
              
               ,
               on
               the
               South
               side
               ,
               and
               downe
               that
               Lane
               ,
               by
               the
               west
               end
               of
               S.
               Laurence
               Church-yard
               ,
               which
               is
               the
               farthese
               West
               part
               of
               that
               Ward
               .
               The
               street
               of
               
                 Great
                 East-Cheape
              
               ,
               
               is
               so
               called
               of
               the
               Market
               there
               kept
               in
               the
               East
               part
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               as
               West-Cheap
               is
               a
               Market
               so
               called
               ,
               being
               in
               the
               West
               .
            
             
               This
               East-Cheape
               is
               now
               a
               flesh-Market
               of
               Butchers
               ,
               
               there
               dwelling
               on
               both
               sides
               of
               the
               street
               ;
               it
               had
               sometime
               also
               Cookes
               mixed
               amongst
               the
               Butchers
               ,
               and
               such
               other
               as
               sold
               victuals
               ready
               dressed
               of
               all
               sorts
               .
               For
               of
               old
               time
               ,
               when
               friends
               did
               meet
               ,
               and
               were
               disposed
               to
               be
               merry
               ,
               they
               went
               not
               to
               dine
               and
               sup
               in
               Taverns
               ,
               but
               to
               the
               Cookes
               ,
               where
               they
               called
               for
               meat
               what
               them
               liked
               ,
               which
               they
               alwayes
               found
               ready
               dressed
               ,
               and
               at
               a
               reasonable
               rate
               ,
               as
               I
               have
               before
               shewed
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1410.
               the
               11.
               of
               Henry
               the
               fourth
               ,
               
               upon
               the
               Even
               of
               Saint
               
                 Iohn
                 Baptist
              
               ,
               the
               Kings
               sonnes
               ,
               Thomas
               and
               Iohn
               ,
               
               being
               in
               East-Cheape
               at
               Supper
               ,
               (
               or
               rather
               at
               breakefast
               ;
               for
               it
               was
               after
               the
               Watch
               was
               broken
               up
               ,
               betwixt
               two
               and
               three
               of
               the
               clocke
               after
               midnight
               )
               a
               great
               debate
               hapned
               betweene
               their
               men
               ,
               and
               other
               of
               the
               Court
               ,
               which
               lasted
               one
               houre
               ,
               till
               the
               Maior
               and
               Sheriffes
               with
               other
               Citizens
               appeased
               the
               same
               :
               for
               the
               which
               afterwards
               ,
               the
               said
               Maior
               ,
               Aldermen
               and
               Sheriffes
               ,
               were
               called
               to
               answer
               before
               the
               King
               ;
               his
               sonnes
               and
               divers
               Lords
               being
               highly
               moved
               against
               the
               Citie
               .
               At
               which
               time
               ,
               
                 William
                 Gascoigne
              
               ,
               Chiefe
               Iustice
               ,
               required
               the
               Maior
               and
               Aldermen
               ,
               for
               the
               Citizens
               ,
               to
               put
               them
               in
               the
               Kings
               grace
               :
               whereunto
               they
               answered
               ,
               that
               they
               had
               not
               offended
               ,
               but
               (
               according
               to
               the
               Law
               )
               had
               done
               their
               best
               in
               stinting
               debate
               ,
               and
               maintaining
               of
               the
               peace
               :
               upon
               which
               answer
               the
               King
               remitted
               all
               his
               ire
               ,
               and
               dismissed
               them
               .
            
             
               And
               to
               prove
               this
               East-Cheape
               to
               be
               a
               place
               replenished
               with
               Cookes
               ,
               it
               may
               appeare
               by
               a
               Song
               ,
               called
               
                 London
                 lickepenny
              
               ,
               made
               by
               Lidgate
               a
               Monk
               of
               Bury
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               fifth
               ,
               in
               the
               person
               of
               a
               Countrey-man
               comming
               to
               London
               ,
               and
               travelling
               thorow
               the
               same
               .
               
               In
               West-Cheape
               (
               saith
               the
               Song
               )
               
                 hee
                 was
                 called
                 on
                 to
                 buy
                 fine
                 Lawne
                 ,
              
               Paris
               
                 thread
                 ,
                 Cotton
                 Vmble
              
               ,
               and
               other
               linnen
               clothes
               ,
               and
               such
               like
               :
               (
               he
               speaketh
               of
               no
               silkes
               )
               In
               
                 Cornehill
                 ,
                 to
                 buy
                 old
                 apparell
                 ,
                 and
                 household-stuffe
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 buy
                 his
                 owne
                 Hood
                 ,
              
               
               
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 lost
                 in
              
               Westminster
               Hall
               :
               In
               
                 Candlewright
                 street
              
               ,
               Drapers
               profered
               him
               cheape
               Cloth
               :
               In
               East-Cheape
               ,
               the
               Cookes
               cryed
               hot
               Ribs
               of
               Beefe
               rosted
               ,
               Pies
               well
               baked
               ,
               and
               other
               victuals
               :
               There
               was
               clattering
               of
               Pewter
               pots
               ,
               
               Harpe
               ,
               Pipe
               and
               Sawtrie
               ;
               yea
               by
               cocke
               ,
               nay
               by
               cocke
               ,
               for
               greater
               oathes
               were
               spared
               :
               some
               sang
               of
               Ienkin
               and
               Iulian
               ,
               &c.
               all
               which
               melodie
               liked
               well
               the
               passenger
               ,
               but
               he
               wanted
               money
               to
               abide
               by
               it
               ,
               and
               therefore
               gat
               him
               into
               Gravesend
               Barge
               ,
               and
               home
               into
               Kent
               .
            
             
             
               Candlewright
               (
               so
               called
               in
               old
               Records
               of
               the
               Guild-hall
               of
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Overies
              
               ,
               
               and
               other
               )
               or
               
                 Candlewicke
                 street
              
               ;
               tooke
               that
               name
               (
               as
               may
               be
               supposed
               )
               either
               of
               Chandlers
               ,
               or
               makers
               of
               Candles
               ,
               both
               of
               Wax
               and
               Tallow
               :
               for
               Candlewright
               is
               a
               maker
               of
               Candles
               ;
               or
               of
               weeke
               ,
               which
               is
               the
               Cotten
               or
               Yarne
               thereof
               :
               or
               otherwise
               Wike
               ,
               which
               is
               the
               place
               where
               they
               used
               to
               worke
               them
               ;
               as
               Scalding-wike
               by
               the
               Stockes
               Market
               ,
               was
               called
               of
               the
               Poulters
               dressing
               and
               scalding
               their
               Poultrie
               there
               .
               And
               in
               divers
               Countries
               ,
               Dayrie-houses
               ,
               or
               Cottages
               wherein
               they
               make
               Butter
               and
               Cheese
               ,
               are
               usually
               called
               Wickes
               .
               There
               dwelled
               also
               of
               old
               time
               ,
               divers
               Weavers
               of
               woollen
               Clothes
               ,
               
               brought
               in
               by
               Edward
               the
               third
               .
               For
               I
               read
               that
               in
               the
               44.
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               the
               Weavers
               brought
               out
               of
               Flanders
               ,
               
               were
               appointed
               their
               meetings
               to
               be
               in
               the
               Church-yard
               of
               S.
               
                 Laurence
                 Poultney
              
               ,
               and
               the
               Weavers
               or
               Brabant
               in
               the
               Churchyard
               of
               S.
               
                 Mary
                 Sommerset
              
               .
               There
               were
               then
               in
               this
               Citie
               ,
               Weavers
               of
               divers
               sorts
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               of
               Drapery
               or
               Tapery
               ,
               and
               Napery
               .
               These
               Weavers
               of
               
                 Candlewicke
                 street
              
               ,
               being
               in
               short
               time
               worne
               out
               ,
               their
               place
               is
               now
               possessed
               by
               rich
               Drapers
               ,
               sellers
               of
               wollen
               cloath
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               On
               the
               North
               side
               of
               this
               Ward
               ,
               at
               the
               West
               end
               of
               East-cheape
               ,
               have
               ye
               S.
               
                 Clements
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               a
               part
               whereof
               (
               on
               both
               sides
               ,
               is
               of
               
                 Candlewicke
                 street
              
               Ward
               ;
               to
               wit
               ,
               somewhat
               North
               ,
               beyond
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               S.
               Clement
               in
               East-cheap
               .
               
               This
               is
               a
               small
               Church
               ,
               void
               of
               Monuments
               ,
               other
               than
               of
               ,
            
             
               
                 Francis
                 Barnam
              
               ,
               Alderman
               ,
               who
               deceased
               1575.
               and
               of
               
                 Benedict
                 Barnam
              
               his
               sonne
               ,
               Alderman
               also
               1598.
               
            
             
               
                 William
                 Chartney
              
               and
               
                 William
                 Overie
              
               founded
               a
               Chauntery
               there
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   Francisci
                   Barneham
                
                 ,
                 
                 Civis
                 ,
                 Senatoris
                 ,
                 Vicecomitis
                 Londinensis
                 :
                 Aliciaeque
                 Vxoris
                 suae
                 ,
                 è
                 Bradbrigeorum
                 Familia
                 aeternae
                 memoriae
                 .
              
               
                 Vixit
                 Annos
                 L
                 X.
                 Obiit
                 X.
                 Maii
                 ,
                 1576.
                 
              
               
                 Filios
                 genuit
                 
                   
                     Martinum
                     .
                  
                   
                     Stephanum
                     .
                  
                   
                     Antonium
                     .
                  
                   
                     Benedictum
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Deo
                 &
                 Posteris
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Benedictus
                   Barneham
                   ,
                   filius
                   junior
                   Francisci
                   Barneham
                   ,
                   
                   Senatoris
                   ,
                   &
                   quondam
                   Vicecomitis
                   London
                   ,
                   cum
                   iisdem
                   honoribus
                   ,
                   quibus
                   Pater
                   summa
                   cum
                   laude
                   in
                   hac
                   Vrbe
                   functus
                   fuisset
                   .
                   Et
                   ex
                   Dorothea
                   Vxorae
                   charissima
                   ,
                   filia
                   Ambrosii
                   Smith
                   ,
                   unius
                   è
                   filiis
                   Ioannis
                   Smith
                   ,
                   de
                   Wocock
                   ,
                   in
                   Com.
                   Leicestriae
                   ,
                   Armigeri
                   ;
                   Quinque
                   filias
                   ,
                   Elizabetham
                   ,
                   Aliciam
                   ,
                   Dorotheam
                   ,
                   Bridgettam
                   &
                   Benedictam
                   superstites
                   &
                   haeredes
                   reliquisset
                   :
                   Quarii
                   minor
                   natu
                   Benedicta
                   ,
                   paulo
                   post
                   hunc
                   erectum
                   Tumulum
                   diem
                   obiit
                   .
                   Ipse
                   quod
                   à
                   terra
                   accepit
                   ,
                   hîc
                   terra
                   commendavit
                   .
                   Quod
                   verò
                   è
                   Coelo
                   ,
                   laetus
                   lubensque
                   Christo
                   reddidit
                   ,
                   summumque
                   sui
                   desiderium
                   omnibus
                   bonis
                   ob
                   eximiam
                   prudentiam
                   ,
                   doctrinam
                   ,
                   eloquentiam
                   ,
                   &
                   praeclara
                   in
                   hanc
                   Vrbem
                   merita
                   reliquit
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Vixit
                 Annos
                 39.
                 
                 Obiit
                 Aprilis
                 die
                 tertio
                 ,
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1598.
                 
              
               
                 Next
                 is
                 Saint
                 Nicholas
                 Lane
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 of
                 this
                 Ward
                 ,
                 almost
                 to
                 S.
                 Nicholas
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 
                   Abchurch
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 is
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ,
                 almost
                 wholly
                 of
                 this
                 ward
                 :
                 
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 there
                 (
                 called
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Mary
                   Abchurch
                   ,
                   Apechurch
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Vpchurch
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 read
                 it
                 )
                 standeth
                 somewhat
                 neere
                 unto
                 the
                 South
                 end
                 thereof
                 ,
                 on
                 a
                 rising
                 ground
                 :
                 It
                 is
                 a
                 faire
                 Church
                 :
                 
                   Simon
                   de
                   Winchcombe
                
                 founded
                 a
                 Chaunterie
                 there
                 ,
                 the
                 19.
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 .
                 
                   Iohn
                   Littleton
                
                 founded
                 another
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Thomas
                   Hondon
                
                 another
                 :
                 and
                 hath
                 the
                 Monuments
                 of
                 ,
              
               
                 I.
                 Long
                 ,
                 
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   of
                
                 Bedfordshire
                 ,
                 1442.
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Wilkenson
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 1519.
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Iawdrell
                
                 ,
                 Taylor
                 ,
                 1440.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Hawes
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1574.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Branch
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1580.
                 
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Minors
                 .
              
               
                 William
                 Kettle
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 
                   
                     Joanni
                     Branche
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Equiti
                   ,
                   hujus
                   Vrbis
                   olim
                   Praetori
                   ,
                   viro
                   bono
                   ,
                   &
                   prudenti
                   ,
                   24.
                   
                   Iulii
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                   1588.
                   
                   Aetatis
                   suae
                   73.
                   vita
                   functo
                   in
                   Sepulchro
                   Wilkinsoni
                   Avi
                   Materni
                   humato
                   :
                   Daniel
                   Dun
                   ,
                   Legum
                   Doctor
                   ,
                   ipsius
                   ex
                   Sorore
                   Nepos
                   posuit
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   felicem
                   Memoriam
                   ,
                   
                   piae
                   ,
                   pulchrae
                   &
                   pudicae
                   feminae
                   ,
                   Dominae
                   
                     Helenae
                     Branch
                  
                   ,
                   filiae
                   venerabilis
                   Gulielmi
                   Nicolson
                   ,
                   olim
                   Civis
                   &
                   Pennarii
                   London
                   :
                
                 
                 
                   Quondam
                   (
                   per
                   quadraginta
                   annos
                   &
                   eo
                   amplius
                   )
                   uxoris
                   viri
                   dignissimi
                   ,
                   Ioannis
                   Minors
                   ,
                   Civis
                   ,
                   acetiam
                   Pannarii
                   Londō
                   :
                   Cui
                   peperit
                   filium
                   unum
                   Rogerum
                   ,
                   &
                   filias
                   tres
                   ,
                   Iosnnam
                   ,
                   Ripinam
                   ,
                   &
                   Margaretam
                   ,
                   omnes
                   sine
                   prole
                   defunctos
                   ;
                   nuper
                   (
                   ad
                   annum
                   usque
                   vigessimum
                   )
                   uxoris
                   venerabilissimi
                   viri
                   Ioannis
                   Branch
                   ,
                   militis
                   Aurnati
                   ,
                   Qnondam
                   praeclarissimae
                   Civitatis
                   London
                   H●rnoratissimi
                   Majoris
                   .
                
                 
                   Robertus
                   Nicolson
                   Generosus
                   ,
                   exfratre
                   Nepos
                   ,
                   utriusque
                   heres
                   ,
                   &
                   dictae
                   Dominae
                   solus
                   Executor
                   ,
                   suis
                   sumptibus
                   spontaneis
                   hoc
                   Monumentum
                   posuit
                   .
                
                 
                   Quam
                   ter
                   felicem
                   ,
                   pietas
                   ,
                   opulentia
                   ,
                   forma
                   Fecêre
                   in
                   terris
                   ,
                   modo
                   suffragante
                   popello
                   ,
                   Suff●agante
                   Deo
                   fidei
                   ,
                   Constantia
                   vivae
                   ,
                   Aeternum
                   in
                   coelis
                   ,
                   te
                   nunc
                   jubet
                   esse
                   beatā
                   .
                
                 
                   Nonagenaria
                   obiit
                   10.
                   
                   Aprilis
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Salutis
                   ,
                   1594.
                   
                
              
               
                 This
                 Dame
                 
                   Helen
                   Branch
                
                 ,
                 Widdow
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Branch
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 
                   London
                   ,
                   An.
                   1580.
                
                 gave
                 fifty
                 pounds
                 to
                 be
                 lent
                 to
                 two
                 yong
                 men
                 of
                 the
                 Company
                 of
                 Drapers
                 ,
                 from
                 foure
                 yeeres
                 to
                 foure
                 yeeres
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 50.
                 
                   l.
                
                 Which
                 Lady
                 ,
                 gave
                 also
                 to
                 poore
                 Maids
                 marriages
                 10.
                 
                   l.
                
                 And
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 
                   Abchurch
                   10.
                
                 
                   l.
                
                 To
                 the
                 poore
                 Prisoners
                 in
                 and
                 about
                 London
                 ,
                 20.
                 
                   l.
                
                 Besides
                 ,
                 26.
                 
                 Gownes
                 to
                 poore
                 men
                 and
                 women
                 ,
                 26.
                 
                   l.
                
                 And
                 many
                 other
                 worthy
                 Legacies
                 to
                 the
                 Vniversities
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 Ward
                 ,
                 
                 beginning
                 againe
                 at
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 is
                 S.
                 Michaels
                 lane
                 ,
                 which
                 lane
                 is
                 almost
                 wholly
                 of
                 this
                 Ward
                 ,
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 downe
                 towards
                 
                   Thames
                   street
                
                 ,
                 to
                 a
                 Well
                 or
                 Pump
                 there
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 lane
                 is
                 
                   Crooked
                   lane
                
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 St.
                 Michaels
                 Church
                 ,
                 towards
                 New-Fishstreet
                 .
                 One
                 the
                 most
                 ancient
                 house
                 in
                 this
                 lane
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Leaden
                   Porch
                
                 ,
                 and
                 belonged
                 sometime
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Merston
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 :
                 It
                 is
                 now
                 called
                 the
                 Swanne
                 in
                 
                   Crooked
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 possessed
                 of
                 strangers
                 ,
                 and
                 selling
                 of
                 Rhenish
                 Wine
                 .
                 The
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 this
                 S.
                 Michaels
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 sometime
                 but
                 a
                 small
                 and
                 homely
                 thing
                 ,
                 standing
                 upon
                 part
                 of
                 that
                 ground
                 ,
                 wherein
                 now
                 standeth
                 the
                 Parsonage
                 house
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 ground
                 thereabout
                 was
                 a
                 filthy
                 plot
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 Butchers
                 in
                 East-cheap
                 ,
                 who
                 made
                 the
                 same
                 their
                 Laystall
                 .
              
               
                 
                   W.
                   de
                   Burgo
                
                 gave
                 two
                 Messuages
                 to
                 that
                 Church
                 in
                 
                   Candlewick
                   street
                   ,
                   1317.
                   
                   Iohn
                   Loveken
                
                 Stock-fishmonger
                 ,
                 foure
                 times
                 Maior
                 ,
                 builded
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 ground
                 )
                 this
                 faire
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Michael
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 there
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 Quire
                 ,
                 under
                 a
                 faire
                 Tombe
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Images
                 of
                 him
                 and
                 his
                 wife
                 in
                 Alabaster
                 :
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 hath
                 been
                 since
                 increased
                 with
                 a
                 new
                 Quire
                 ,
                 and
                 side
                 Chappels
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   W.
                   Walworth
                
                 ,
                 Stock-fishmonger
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 sometime
                 servant
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Iohn
                   Loveken
                
                 .
                 Also
                 the
                 Tombe
                 of
                 Loveken
                 was
                 removed
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 flat
                 stone
                 of
                 gray
                 Marble
                 ,
                 garnished
                 with
                 plates
                 of
                 Copper
                 laid
                 on
                 him
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 yet
                 remaineth
                 in
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 
                   William
                   Walworth
                
                 is
                 reported
                 to
                 have
                 slaine
                 
                   Iacke
                   Strawe
                
                 :
                 
                 but
                 
                   Iack
                   Straw
                
                 being
                 afterward
                 taken
                 ,
                 was
                 first
                 adjudged
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 executed
                 by
                 the
                 losse
                 of
                 his
                 head
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 .
                 True
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 this
                 
                   William
                   Walworth
                
                 ,
                 being
                 a
                 man
                 wise
                 ,
                 learned
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 an
                 incomparable
                 manhood
                 arrested
                 
                   VVat
                   Tylar
                
                 ,
                 a
                 presumptuous
                 Rebell
                 ,
                 upon
                 whom
                 no
                 man
                 durst
                 lay
                 hand
                 ,
                 whereby
                 he
                 delivered
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Kingdome
                 from
                 most
                 wicked
                 tyranny
                 of
                 Traytors
                 .
                 The
                 Maior
                 arrested
                 him
                 on
                 the
                 head
                 with
                 a
                 sound
                 blow
                 :
                 whereupon
                 
                   Wat
                   Tylar
                
                 furiously
                 strooke
                 the
                 Maior
                 with
                 his
                 Dagger
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 hurt
                 him
                 not
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 he
                 was
                 well
                 armed
                 .
                 The
                 Maior
                 having
                 received
                 his
                 stroke
                 ,
                 drew
                 his
                 Basiliard
                 ,
                 and
                 grievously
                 wounded
                 VVat
                 in
                 the
                 necke
                 ,
                 and
                 withall
                 ,
                 gave
                 him
                 a
                 great
                 blow
                 on
                 the
                 head
                 :
                 
                 in
                 the
                 which
                 conflict
                 ,
                 an
                 Esquire
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 house
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Iohn
                   Cavendish
                
                 ,
                 drew
                 his
                 sword
                 ,
                 and
                 wounded
                 VVat
                 twice
                 or
                 thrice
                 ,
                 even
                 to
                 the
                 death
                 :
                 and
                 VVat
                 spurring
                 his
                 horse
                 ,
                 cryed
                 to
                 the
                 Commons
                 to
                 revenge
                 him
                 :
                 the
                 horse
                 bare
                 him
                 about
                 80.
                 foot
                 from
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 he
                 fell
                 downe
                 halfe
                 dead
                 :
                 and
                 by
                 and
                 by
                 ,
                 they
                 which
                 attended
                 on
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 environed
                 him
                 about
                 ,
                 so
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 not
                 seen
                 of
                 his
                 Company
                 :
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 thrust
                 him
                 in
                 ,
                 in
                 divers
                 places
                 of
                 his
                 body
                 ,
                 and
                 drew
                 him
                 into
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 Saint
                 Bartholemew
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 againe
                 the
                 Maior
                 caused
                 him
                 to
                 be
                 drawn
                 into
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 to
                 bee
                 beheaded
                 .
                 In
                 reward
                 
                 of
                 this
                 service
                 (
                 the
                 people
                 being
                 dispersed
                 )
                 the
                 King
                 commanded
                 the
                 Maior
                 to
                 put
                 a
                 Basenet
                 on
                 his
                 head
                 :
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Maior
                 requesting
                 why
                 he
                 should
                 so
                 do
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 answered
                 ,
                 hee
                 being
                 much
                 bound
                 unto
                 him
                 ,
                 would
                 make
                 him
                 Knight
                 .
                 The
                 Maior
                 answered
                 ,
                 that
                 hee
                 was
                 neither
                 worthy
                 ,
                 nor
                 able
                 to
                 take
                 such
                 an
                 estate
                 upon
                 him
                 ;
                 for
                 hee
                 was
                 but
                 a
                 Merchant
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 to
                 live
                 by
                 his
                 Merchandise
                 onely
                 .
                 Notwithstanding
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 made
                 him
                 to
                 put
                 on
                 his
                 Basenet
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 then
                 with
                 a
                 sword
                 in
                 both
                 his
                 hands
                 ,
                 he
                 strongly
                 strooke
                 him
                 on
                 the
                 necke
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 manner
                 was
                 then
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 he
                 made
                 3.
                 other
                 Citizens
                 Knights
                 (
                 for
                 his
                 sake
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 place
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Philpot
                
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Brember
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Robert
                   Launde
                
                 ,
                 Aldermen
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 Maior
                 100.
                 pound
                 land
                 by
                 yeere
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 each
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 40.
                 pound
                 land
                 yeerely
                 ,
                 to
                 them
                 and
                 their
                 heires
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 this
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 yeere
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Walworth
                
                 founded
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Michael
                 ,
                 a
                 Colledge
                 ,
                 of
                 a
                 Master
                 and
                 nine
                 Priests
                 or
                 Chaplens
                 ,
                 and
                 deceasing
                 1385.
                 was
                 there
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 Chappell
                 by
                 the
                 Quire
                 :
                 
                 but
                 his
                 Monument
                 being
                 (
                 amongst
                 other
                 by
                 bad
                 people
                 )
                 defaced
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 and
                 againe
                 since
                 renued
                 by
                 the
                 Fishmongers
                 ,
                 for
                 lacke
                 of
                 knowledge
                 ,
                 whatsoever
                 before
                 had
                 beene
                 written
                 in
                 this
                 Epitaph
                 ,
                 they
                 followed
                 a
                 fabulous
                 Booke
                 ,
                 and
                 wrote
                 
                   Iacke
                   Strawe
                
                 ,
                 in
                 stead
                 of
                 
                   Wat
                   Tylar
                
                 :
                 a
                 great
                 error
                 ,
                 meet
                 to
                 be
                 reformed
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 elsewhere
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 have
                 I
                 the
                 more
                 at
                 large
                 discoursed
                 of
                 this
                 matter
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 hath
                 also
                 been
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 now
                 growne
                 to
                 a
                 common
                 opinion
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 reward
                 of
                 this
                 service
                 done
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 
                   VVilliam
                   VValworth
                
                 against
                 the
                 Rebell
                 ;
                 that
                 King
                 Richard
                 added
                 to
                 the
                 Armes
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 Argent
                 ,
                 a
                 plaine
                 Crosse
                 Gules
                 )
                 a
                 Sword
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 Dagger
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 so
                 they
                 terme
                 it
                 )
                 whereof
                 I
                 have
                 read
                 no
                 such
                 Record
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 the
                 contrary
                 .
                 I
                 finde
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 fourth
                 yeere
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 full
                 assembly
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 upper
                 Chamber
                 of
                 the
                 Guildhall
                 ,
                 summoned
                 by
                 this
                 
                   William
                   Walworth
                
                 ,
                 then
                 Maior
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 of
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 as
                 of
                 the
                 Common
                 Councell
                 in
                 every
                 Ward
                 ,
                 for
                 certain
                 affaires
                 concerning
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 it
                 was
                 there
                 by
                 common
                 consent
                 agreed
                 and
                 ordained
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 old
                 Seale
                 of
                 the
                 Office
                 of
                 the
                 Maioraltie
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 very
                 small
                 ,
                 old
                 ,
                 unapt
                 ,
                 and
                 uncomely
                 for
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 broken
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 other
                 new
                 should
                 bee
                 had
                 ,
                 Which
                 the
                 said
                 Maior
                 commanded
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 artificially
                 ,
                 and
                 honourable
                 for
                 the
                 exercise
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Office
                 therafter
                 in
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 .
                 In
                 which
                 new
                 Seale
                 ,
                 
                 besides
                 the
                 Images
                 of
                 Peter
                 and
                 Paul
                 ,
                 which
                 of
                 old
                 were
                 rudely
                 engraven
                 ,
                 there
                 should
                 bee
                 under
                 the
                 feet
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Images
                 ,
                 a
                 Shield
                 of
                 the
                 Armes
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 perfectly
                 graven
                 with
                 two
                 Lions
                 supporting
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 Sergeants
                 of
                 Armes
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 other
                 part
                 ,
                 one
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 Tabernacles
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 ,
                 above
                 ,
                 should
                 stand
                 two
                 Angels
                 between
                 whom
                 (
                 above
                 the
                 said
                 Images
                 of
                 Peter
                 and
                 Paul
                 )
                 should
                 be
                 set
                 the
                 glorious
                 Virgin.
                 This
                 being
                 done
                 ,
                 the
                 old
                 Seale
                 of
                 the
                 Office
                 was
                 delivered
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Odiham
                
                 Chamberlain
                 ,
                 who
                 brake
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 place
                 thereof
                 ,
                 was
                 delivered
                 the
                 new
                 Seale
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Maior
                 ,
                 to
                 use
                 in
                 his
                 Office
                 of
                 Maioralty
                 ,
                 as
                 occasion
                 should
                 require
                 .
                 This
                 new
                 Seale
                 seemeth
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 before
                 
                   VVilliam
                   VValworth
                
                 was
                 Knighted
                 ,
                 for
                 he
                 is
                 not
                 there
                 intituled
                 Sir
                 ,
                 as
                 afterwards
                 he
                 was
                 :
                 and
                 certaine
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 new
                 Seale
                 then
                 made
                 ,
                 is
                 now
                 in
                 use
                 ,
                 and
                 none
                 other
                 in
                 that
                 Office
                 of
                 the
                 Maioralty
                 .
                 Which
                 may
                 suffice
                 to
                 answer
                 the
                 former
                 Fable
                 ,
                 without
                 shewing
                 of
                 any
                 evidence
                 sealed
                 with
                 the
                 old
                 Seale
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 Crosse
                 ,
                 and
                 Sword
                 of
                 Saint
                 Paul
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 the
                 Dagger
                 of
                 
                   VVilliam
                   VValworth
                
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 ,
                 of
                 other
                 Monuments
                 in
                 that
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                   Simon
                   Mordon
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1368.
                 was
                 buried
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Olney
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1446.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   March
                
                 ,
                 Stocke-fishmonger
                 ,
                 gave
                 two
                 peeces
                 of
                 ground
                 to
                 bee
                 a
                 Church-yard
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Radwell
                
                 ,
                 Stock-fishmonger
                 ,
                 buried
                 ,
                 1415.
                 
              
               
                 
                   George
                   Gowre
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Edward
                   Gowre
                
                 Stock-fishmonger
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 1470.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Alexander
                   Purpoynt
                
                 ,
                 Stock-fishmonger
                 ,
                 1373.
                 
              
               
                 Andrew
                 Burel
                 ,
                 
                   Gentleman
                   of
                
                 Grayes
                 Inne
                 ,
                 1487.
                 
              
               
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Shrow
                
                 ,
                 Stock-fishmonger
                 ,
                 1487.
                 with
                 this
                 Epitaph
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Farewell
                   ,
                   my
                   friends
                   ,
                
                 
                   the
                   tide
                   abideth
                   no
                   man
                   ,
                
                 
                   I
                   am
                   departed
                   hence
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   so
                   shall
                   yee
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   in
                   this
                   passage
                   ,
                
                 
                   the
                   best
                   song
                   that
                   I
                   can
                   ,
                
                 
                   Is
                   Requiem
                   aeternam
                   ,
                
                 
                   now
                   Iesu
                   grant
                   it
                   mee
                   :
                
                 
                   When
                   I
                   have
                   ended
                
                 
                   all
                   mine
                   adversity
                   ,
                
                 
                   Grant
                   me
                   in
                   Paradise
                
                 
                   to
                   have
                   a
                   mansion
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   shedst
                   thy
                   blood
                
                 
                   for
                   my
                   redemption
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Finkell
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffs
                 ,
                 1487.
                 was
                 Knighted
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 40.
                 pound
                 to
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 the
                 one
                 halfe
                 for
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Pattesley
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1441.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Ewen
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 bare
                 halfe
                 the
                 charges
                 in
                 building
                 of
                 the
                 Steeple
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 ,
                 1501.
                 
              
               
                 William
                 Combes
                 ,
                 
                   Gent.
                   of
                
                 Stoke
                 by
                 Gilford
                 in
                 Surrey
                 ,
                 1502.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Brudge
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1530.
                 gave
                 50.
                 pound
                 for
                 a
                 house
                 ,
                 
                 called
                 the
                 Colledge
                 in
                 
                   Crooked
                   lane
                
                 :
                 he
                 lyeth
                 buried
                 in
                 S.
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Hacon
                
                 .
              
               
                 Walter
                 Faireford
                 ,
                 Robert
                 Barre
                 ,
                 Alexander
                 Heyban
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Motte
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Gramstone
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Brampton
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wood
                
                 ,
                 Stock-fishmonger
                 ,
                 1531.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Amcots
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1548.
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Richardus
                   Gurneyus
                   ,
                   Civitatis
                   London
                   Aldermanus
                   :
                   
                   Qui
                   tam
                   summis
                   quam
                   infimis
                   viris
                   gratus
                   ,
                   charusque
                   semper
                   fuit
                   ,
                   tum
                   ob
                   integritatem
                   vitae
                   ac
                   humanitatem
                   ,
                   tum
                   propter
                   curam
                   Reipublicae
                   singularem
                   :
                   vixit
                   cum
                   dulcissima
                   uxore
                   sua
                   Anna
                   Annos
                   Suscepitque
                   ex
                   ea
                   duodecim
                   liberos
                   ,
                   quorum
                   septem
                   superstites
                   reliquit
                   ,
                   cum
                   summo
                   omnium
                   dolore
                   excessit
                   è
                   vita
                   quinto
                   die
                   Martii
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     1596.
                  
                   
                   Aetatis
                   suae
                   LXXII
                   .
                
                 
                   Hic
                   etiam
                   uxor
                   ejus
                   Anna
                   jacet
                   ,
                   quae
                   post
                   viri
                   obitum
                   Annos
                   tres
                   ,
                   menses
                   &
                   septimanas
                   totidem
                   vidua
                   vivens
                   ,
                   tandem
                   justè
                   Aetatis
                   morito
                   ,
                   viro
                   Nobili
                   nupsit
                   ,
                   qui
                   etiamsi
                   ab
                   illa
                   magna
                   commoda
                   ,
                   emolumenta
                   ,
                   immo
                   honores
                   accepit
                   ,
                   multa
                   tamen
                   illi
                   contra
                   spem
                   ,
                   &
                   merita
                   amore
                   juxta
                   conjungali
                   benevolentia
                   defecit
                   ,
                   hoc
                   nomine
                   sibi
                   accelerato
                   senio
                   .
                   Cum
                   jam
                   Annos
                   duodecim
                   ,
                   menses
                   duos
                   ,
                   &
                   dies
                   quinque
                   illocum
                   conjunxit
                   ,
                   prae
                   dolore
                   ac
                   angore
                   ,
                   tricesmo
                   primo
                   Augusti
                   ,
                   1612.
                   
                   Annum
                   agens
                   septuagesimum
                   ,
                   secundam
                   vitam
                   clausit
                   .
                
                 
                   Relictis
                   ex
                   priore
                   marito
                   Richardo
                   Gourneyo
                   liberis
                   quinque
                   ,
                   justa
                   e●
                   solennia
                   (
                   à
                   marito
                   superstite
                   denegata
                   per
                   filium
                   unicum
                   suum
                   )
                   Thoma
                   Gourney
                   piè
                   peragebantur
                   ,
                   sumptibus
                   ejus
                   propriis
                   ,
                   &
                   in
                   vita
                   ipsi
                   eo
                   nomine
                   mandatis
                   ,
                   vicesimo
                   secundo
                   Septemb.
                   Anno
                   Salutis
                   humanae
                   ,
                   Millesimo
                   sexcentesimo
                   duodecimo
                   .
                
                 
                   Here-under
                   lyeth
                   the
                   bodies
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Amcores
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Alderman
                   and
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   Dame
                   Ioane
                   his
                   wife
                   .
                   Which
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Amcotes
                  
                   deceased
                   the
                   5.
                   day
                   of
                   September
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1554
                   ,
                   And
                   the
                   said
                   Dame
                   Ioane
                   deceased
                   the
                   4.
                   day
                   of
                   September
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1573.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 Hard
                 by
                 this
                 Saint
                 Michaels
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 thereof
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1560.
                 on
                 the
                 fifth
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 through
                 the
                 shooting
                 of
                 a
                 Gunne
                 ,
                 which
                 brake
                 into
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 one
                 
                   Adrian
                   Arten
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Dutch
                 man
                 ,
                 and
                 set
                 fire
                 on
                 a
                 Firkin
                 and
                 Barrell
                 of
                 Gunne-powder
                 ,
                 foure
                 houses
                 were
                 blowne
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 divers
                 other
                 sore
                 shattered
                 ,
                 eleven
                 men
                 and
                 women
                 were
                 slaine
                 ,
                 and
                 sixteene
                 so
                 hurt
                 and
                 bruised
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 hardly
                 escaped
                 with
                 life
                 .
              
               
                 West
                 from
                 this
                 Saint
                 Michaels
                 Lane
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 Saint
                 
                   Martins
                   Orgar
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   Candlewicke
                   street
                
                 ,
                 which
                 Lane
                 is
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 downe
                 to
                 a
                 Well
                 ,
                 replenished
                 with
                 faire
                 and
                 large
                 houses
                 for
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 &
                 it
                 is
                 of
                 this
                 Ward
                 :
                 one
                 of
                 which
                 houses
                 was
                 sometime
                 called
                 
                   Beauchamps
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 as
                 pertaining
                 unto
                 them
                 of
                 that
                 family
                 .
                 
                   Thomas
                   Arundel
                
                 ,
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canturbury
                 ,
                 commonly
                 for
                 his
                 time
                 was
                 lodged
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Martin
                   Orgar
                
                 is
                 a
                 small
                 thing
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Crowmer
                
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 builded
                 a
                 proper
                 Chappell
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 there
                 in
                 an
                 ancient
                 Tombe
                 ,
                 1533.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Matthew
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1490.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Huit
                
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1559.
                 with
                 
                 his
                 Lady
                 and
                 daughter
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Osburne
                
                 .
              
               
                 Relph
                 Tabinham
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 .
              
               
                 Alice
                 ,
                 
                   wife
                   to
                
                 Thomas
                 Winslow
                 .
              
               
                 Thorndon
                 ,
                 Benedicke
                 Reading
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 Harding
                 ,
                 Iames
                 Smith
                 .
              
               
                 Richard
                 Gainsford
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Bold
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 
                   An
                   ancient
                   Tombe
                   in
                   the
                   East
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   North
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   of
                   
                     Robert
                     Cosyn
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ;
                   Elizabeth
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   and
                   Robert
                   his
                   sonne
                   ,
                   Gent.
                   All
                   there
                   buried
                   .
                
                 
                   Tumulus
                   VValburgis
                   Gretsiin
                   ,
                   Georgii
                   Stecher
                   ,
                   P.
                   M.
                   viduae
                   .
                   Obiit
                   An.
                   1597.
                   19.
                   
                   Iulii
                   .
                   Filiaeabque
                   ;
                   moerentes
                   P.
                   P.
                   
                
                 
                   A
                   Memoriall
                   of
                   
                     John
                     Franke
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   and
                   Cecilie
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   issue
                   4.
                   sonnes
                   ;
                   
                     viz.
                     John.
                  
                   a
                   Souldier
                   ;
                   Peter
                   ,
                   Gentleman-Vsher
                   ,
                   and
                   daily
                   wayter
                   to
                   Queene
                   
                     Anne
                     ;
                     Robert
                  
                   ,
                   Gentleman
                   Vsher
                   ,
                   and
                   Quarter-wayter
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Queene
                   :
                   and
                   Edward
                   ,
                   a
                   Souldier
                   .
                   And
                   foure
                   Daughters
                   ,
                   
                     viz.
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     Dorothie
                     ,
                     Hester
                     ,
                     and
                     Iane.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   For
                   remembrance
                   of
                   whom
                   ,
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Peter
                     Franck
                  
                   ,
                   who
                   lyeth
                   interred
                   neere
                   unto
                   this
                   place
                   ,
                   bestowed
                   the
                   charge
                   of
                   this
                   Monument
                   .
                   And
                   the
                   said
                   Robert
                   (
                   being
                   his
                   Executor
                   )
                   caused
                   the
                   same
                   to
                   be
                   erected
                   .
                   And
                   the
                   which
                   Peter
                   dyed
                   the
                   24.
                   day
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   1612.
                   
                
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 there
                 one
                 other
                 Lane
                 ,
                 called
                 S.
                 Laurence
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 there
                 .
                 This
                 Lane
                 ,
                 downe
                 to
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Churchyard
                 ,
                 is
                 of
                 Candlewicke-street
                 Ward
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Laurence
                 was
                 increased
                 with
                 a
                 Chappell
                 of
                 Iesus
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cole
                
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 Master
                 and
                 Chaplaine
                 :
                 the
                 which
                 Chappell
                 and
                 Parish
                 Church
                 was
                 made
                 a
                 Colledge
                 of
                 Iesus
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 
                   Corpus
                   Christi
                
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 a
                 Master
                 and
                 seven
                 Chaplaines
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   Iohn
                   Poultney
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 confirmed
                 by
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 the
                 twentieth
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 .
                 Of
                 him
                 was
                 this
                 Church
                 called
                 S.
                 
                   Laurence
                   Poultney
                
                 in
                 
                   Candlewick
                   street
                
                 ,
                 which
                 Colledge
                 was
                 valued
                 at
                 79.
                 
                   l.
                
                 17.
                 s.
                 11.
                 
                   d.
                
                 and
                 was
                 surrendred
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Radcliffe
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Sussex
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Henry
                   Radcliffe
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Sussex
                 ,
                 were
                 buried
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 Alderman
                 Beswicke
                 was
                 buried
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Oliffe
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Browne
                
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here-under
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     William
                     Beswyke
                  
                   ,
                   
                   of
                   Beswyke
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   ,
                   while
                   he
                   lived
                   ,
                   and
                   Draper
                   ,
                   and
                   sometime
                   Alderman
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   who
                   deceased
                   the
                   5.
                   day
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1567.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Olyffe
                  
                   ,
                   Alderman
                   ,
                   lying
                   under
                   this
                   stone
                   ,
                   dyed
                   the
                   26.
                   day
                   of
                   
                     Iune
                     ,
                     1577.
                  
                   
                   
                   Aged
                   65.
                   yeeres
                   :
                   He
                   was
                   married
                   forty
                   yeeres
                   to
                   Ioane
                   his
                   wife
                   :
                   Hee
                   had
                   seven
                   children
                   ;
                   
                     Anne
                     ,
                     Iohn
                     ,
                     Ioane
                     ,
                     Iohn
                     ,
                     Thomas
                     ,
                     Matthew
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Edward
                   ,
                   who
                   dyed
                   all
                   without
                   issue
                   ,
                   save
                   onely
                   Ioane
                   ,
                   who
                   married
                   
                     Iohn
                     Leigh
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   and
                   heire
                   of
                   Addington
                   in
                   Surrey
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   issue
                   
                     Olyffe
                     Leigh
                  
                   ,
                   now
                   living
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   EVery
                   Christian
                   heart
                
                 
                   seeketh
                   to
                   extoll
                
                 
                   The
                   glory
                   of
                   the
                   Lord
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   Our
                   onely
                   Redeemer
                   :
                
                 
                   Wherefore
                   Dame
                   Fame
                
                 
                   must
                   needs
                   inroll
                
                 
                   Paul
                   VVithypoll
                   
                     his
                     childe
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   by
                   love
                   and
                   Nature
                   ,
                
                 
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   the
                   wife
                
                 
                   of
                   Emanuel
                   Lucar
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   whom
                   was
                   declared
                
                 
                   the
                   goodnesse
                   of
                   the
                   Lord
                   ,
                
                 
                   With
                   many
                   high
                   vertues
                   ,
                
                 
                   which
                   truely
                   I
                   will
                   record
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   She
                   wrought
                   all
                   Needle-workes
                
                 
                   〈…〉
                   men
                   exercise
                   ,
                
                 
                   With
                   Pen
                   ;
                   Frame
                   ,
                   or
                   Stoole
                   ,
                
                 
                   all
                   Pictures
                   artificiall
                   ,
                
                 
                   Curious
                   Knots
                   or
                   ●railes
                   ,
                
                 
                   what
                   fancy
                   would
                   devise
                   ,
                
                 
                   Beasts
                   ,
                   Birds
                   ,
                   or
                   Flowers
                   ,
                
                 
                   even
                   as
                   things
                   naturall
                   :
                
                 
                   Three
                   manner
                   hands
                   could
                   she
                
                 
                   write
                   ,
                   them
                   faire
                   all
                   .
                
                 
                   To
                   speake
                   of
                   Algorisme
                   ,
                
                 
                   or
                   accounts
                   ,
                   in
                   every
                   fashion
                   ,
                
                 
                   Of
                   women
                   ,
                   〈◊〉
                   like
                
                 
                   (
                   I
                   thinke
                   )
                   in
                   all
                   this
                   Nation
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Dame
                   Cunning
                   her
                   gave
                
                 
                   a
                   gift
                   right
                   excellent
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   goodly
                   practice
                
                 
                 
                   of
                   her
                   Science
                   Musicall
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   divers
                   tongues
                   to
                   sing
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   play
                   with
                   Instrument
                   ,
                
                 
                   Both
                   Viall
                   and
                   Lute
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   also
                   Virginall
                   ;
                
                 
                   Not
                   onely
                   upon
                   one
                   ,
                
                 
                   but
                   excellent
                   in
                   all
                   .
                
                 
                   For
                   all
                   other
                   vertues
                
                 
                   belonging
                   to
                   Nature
                   ,
                
                 
                   God
                   her
                   appointed
                
                 
                   a
                   very
                   perfect
                   creature
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Latine
                   and
                   Spanish
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   also
                   Italian
                   ,
                
                 
                   She
                   spake
                   ,
                   writ
                   ,
                   and
                   read
                   ,
                
                 
                   with
                   perfect
                   utterance
                   ;
                
                 
                   And
                   for
                   the
                   English
                   ,
                
                 
                   she
                   the
                   Garland
                   wan
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   Dame
                   Prudence
                   Schoole
                   ,
                
                 
                   by
                   Graces
                   purveyance
                   ,
                
                 
                   which
                   cloathed
                   her
                   with
                   Vertues
                   ,
                
                 
                   from
                   naked
                   Ignorance
                   :
                
                 
                   Reading
                   the
                   Scriptures
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   judge
                   light
                   from
                   darke
                   ,
                
                 
                   Directing
                   her
                   faith
                   to
                   Christ
                   ,
                
                 
                   the
                   onely
                   Marke
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   said
                   Elizabeth
                   deceased
                   the
                   29.
                   day
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1537.
                  
                   
                   Of
                   yeeres
                   not
                   fully
                   27.
                   
                   This
                   Stone
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   hereon
                   contained
                   ,
                   made
                   at
                   the
                   cost
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Emanuel
                   ,
                   Merchant-Taylor
                   .
                
              
               
                 Thus
                 much
                 for
                 this
                 VVard
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Antiquities
                 thereof
                 .
                 It
                 hath
                 an
                 Alderman
                 and
                 his
                 Deputy
                 ;
                 common
                 .
                 Counsellours
                 ,
                 eight
                 ;
                 Constables
                 ,
                 eight
                 ,
                 Scavengers
                 ,
                 six
                 ;
                 Ward-mote
                 Inquest
                 men
                 ,
                 twelve
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Beadle
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 taxed
                 to
                 the
                 Fifteene
                 at
                 sixteene
                 pounds
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               WALBROOKE
               VVARD
               .
            
             
               WAlbrooke
               Ward
               beginneth
               at
               the
               west
               end
               of
               
                 Candlewicke
                 street
                 Ward
              
               .
               
               It
               runneth
               down
               
                 Candlewicke
                 street
              
               ,
               West
               toward
               
                 Budge
                 row
              
               .
               It
               hath
               on
               the
               North
               side
               thereof
               S.
               
                 Swithens
                 Lane
              
               ,
               so
               called
               of
               S.
               Swithens
               ,
               a
               Parish
               Church
               by
               London-stone
               .
               This
               Lane
               is
               replenished
               (
               on
               both
               the
               sides
               )
               with
               faire
               builded
               houses
               ,
               and
               is
               wholly
               of
               Walbrooke
               Ward
               .
               
               The
               said
               Parish
               Church
               of
               S.
               Swithen
               standeth
               at
               the
               South-west
               corner
               of
               this
               lane
               .
               Licence
               was
               procured
               ,
               to
               new
               build
               and
               increase
               the
               said
               Church
               and
               Steeple
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1420.
               
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Hend
              
               ,
               Draper
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               was
               an
               especiall
               Benefactor
               thereunto
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               his
               Armes
               in
               the
               Glasse-windowes
               ,
               even
               in
               the
               tops
               of
               them
               ;
               which
               is
               in
               a
               Field
               Argent
               ,
               a
               chiefe
               Azure
               ,
               a
               Lion
               passant
               Argent
               ,
               a
               Cheveron
               Azure
               ,
               three
               Escalops
               Argent
               .
               He
               lyeth
               buried
               in
               the
               body
               of
               this
               Church
               ,
               with
               a
               faire
               stone
               laid
               on
               him
               ,
               but
               the
               Plates
               and
               inscriptions
               are
               defaced
               .
            
             
               Roger
               Depham
               ,
               Alderman
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Aylesbourgh
                 ,
                 William
                 Neve
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Matilde
                 Caxton
              
               ,
               founded
               Chauntries
               ,
               and
               were
               buried
               there
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Butler
              
               ,
               Draper
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1420.
               
            
             
               
                 Ralph
                 Iocoline
              
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               a
               Benefactor
               ,
               buried
               in
               a
               faire
               Tombe
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 White
              
               ,
               Draper
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1482.
               and
               others
               .
            
             
               
                 Stephanus
                 Slanie
                 ,
                 
                 Miles
                 ,
                 Senator
                 ,
                 Vicecocomes
                 et
                 Praetor
                 clementissimae
                 istius
                 Vrbis
                 ;
                 Cum
                 summa
                 fide
                 ,
                 nec
                 minore
                 prudentia
                 iis
                 Honoribus
                 functus
                 fuisset
                 ,
                 Et
                 ex
                 Margareta
                 Conjuge
                 ,
                 Filia
                 Gaspari
                 Phesant
                 ,
                 Armig.
                 quinque
                 filios
                 &
                 sex
                 filias
                 suscepisset
                 :
                 Tandem
                 satur
                 annis
                 ,
                 Aetatis
                 84.
                 
                 Salutis
                 ,
                 1608.
                 
                 Decembris
                 27.
                 
                 Animam
                 Coelo
                 ,
                 corpus
                 humo
                 reddidit
                 .
              
               
                 Stephanus
                 ,
                 filior
                 ,
                 natu
                 maximus
                 ,
                 superstite
                 Anna
                 unica
                 filia
                 ex
                 Catharina
                 ,
                 filia
                 Walteri
                 Aston
                 ,
                 Militis
                 .
                 Obiit
                 Gasparus
                 &
                 Thomas
                 Coelibes
                 ,
                 Richardus
                 Biennis
                 ,
                 Timotheus
                 Bimestris
                 obierunt
                 .
                 Maria
                 primogenita
                 superstes
                 ,
                 nupta
                 primum
                 Richarde
                 Broadgate
                 ,
                 Mercatori
                 ,
                 deinde
                 Humphrey
                 Weld
                 ,
                 Militi
                 ,
                 Maiori
                 istius
                 Civitatis
                 :
                 Alicia
                 moritur
                 ,
                 Elizabetha
                 superstes
                 nupta
                 Samueli
                 Lennard
                 ,
                 Militi
                 .
                 Alicia
                 obiit
                 :
                 Anna
                 nupta
                 Thomae
                 Culpepper
                 ,
                 Armig.
                 cui
                 cum
                 tres
                 liberos
                 superstites
                 peperisset
                 ,
                 è
                 vita
                 migravit
                 .
                 Martha
                 Coelebs
                 expiravit
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 Obitum
                 viri
                 verè
                 Venerabilis
                 ,
                 Domini
                 Ioannis
                 Hart
                 ,
                 Equitis
                 ,
                 olim
                 hujus
                 Civitatis
                 Praetoris
                 ,
                 &
                 hujus
                 Ecclesiae
                 Patroni
                 ,
                 Carmen
                 Funebre
                 .
              
               
                 
                   QVis
                   laudes
                   memorare
                
                 
                   tuas
                   ?
                   
                   Quis
                   facta
                   valebit
                
                 
                   Nuper
                   ad
                   Aethereos
                
                 
                   Harte
                   reverse
                   polos
                   ?
                
                 
                   Quis
                   genium
                   ingenium
                
                 
                   magnaeque
                   capacia
                   Curae
                
                 
                   Pectora
                   ,
                   Londino
                
                 
                   pectora
                   grata
                   tuo
                   ?
                
                 
                   Aspice
                   qui
                   dubitas
                   ,
                
                 
                   surgentia
                   culmina
                   Musis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Illa
                   sub
                   arctois
                
                 
                   qua
                   jacet
                   ora
                   plagis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nunc
                   obiit
                   .
                   Cohibe
                
                 
                   lachrymas
                   ,
                   nec
                   credito
                   Lector
                
                 
                   Vitam
                   ,
                   quae
                   fuerat
                
                 
                   non
                   nisi
                   sancta
                   ,
                   brevem
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Neere
                   this
                   place
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   the
                   worshipfull
                   ,
                   
                   
                     Randall
                     Manning
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   Merchant-Adventurer
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Skinner
                   of
                   London
                   :
                   who
                   had
                   to
                   wife
                   ,
                   Katharine
                   ,
                   daughter
                   of
                   
                     Nicholas
                     Dewren
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Goldsmith
                   of
                   London
                   :
                   And
                   had
                   by
                   her
                   sundry
                   children
                   ,
                   whereof
                   eight
                   married
                   ,
                   and
                   sixe
                   of
                   them
                   were
                   living
                   at
                   his
                   death
                   .
                   He
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   at
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   78.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   nineteenth
                   day
                   of
                   Ianuary
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                  
                   ,
                   1611.
                   
                
                 
                   Master
                   
                     Bartholomew
                     Barnes
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Citizen
                   ,
                   Mercer
                   ,
                   and
                   Merchant-Adventurer
                   ,
                   a
                   worshipfull
                   and
                   wise
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   worthy
                   friend
                   and
                   favourer
                   of
                   Religion
                   .
                   He
                   had
                   fined
                   both
                   for
                   Sheriffe
                   and
                   Alderman
                   ,
                   and
                   at
                   last
                   ,
                   being
                   61.
                   yeeres
                   old
                   ,
                   sickned
                   ,
                   died
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   buried
                   at
                   Bathe
                   ,
                   October
                   the
                   first
                   ,
                   1606.
                   and
                   left
                   behind
                   him
                   Margaret
                   his
                   wife
                   ;
                   by
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   issue
                   ,
                   
                     Bartholomew
                     ,
                     Margaret
                  
                   and
                   Mary
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Bartholomaeus
                   adest
                
                 
                   tumulo
                   Barnesius
                   isti
                
                 
                   Nomen
                   adest
                   ,
                   non
                   cum
                
                 
                   nomine
                   corpus
                   inest
                   .
                
                 
                   Sexaginta
                   nimis
                   ,
                
                 
                   quem
                   sex
                   donasse
                   ministros
                
                 
                   Constat
                   ,
                   erat
                   tantus
                
                 
                   Religionis
                   amor
                   .
                
                 
                   Attigerat
                   summes
                
                 
                   quos
                   abnuit
                   urbis
                   honores
                   ,
                
                 
                   Subcomitis
                   fasces
                   ,
                
                 
                   patriciamque
                   togam
                   .
                
                 
                   Iamque
                   sui
                   luctum
                
                 
                   desideriumque
                   reliquit
                
                 
                   Nato
                   &
                   natabus
                
                 
                   cum
                   genetrice
                   tribus
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   middle
                   I
                   le
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Walter
                     Plummer
                  
                   ,
                   
                   of
                   this
                   Citie
                   and
                   Parish
                   ,
                   Merchant-taylor
                   ,
                   who
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   in
                   March
                   ,
                   1607.
                   
                   Also
                   of
                   Elizabeth
                   his
                   Wife
                   ,
                   daughter
                   of
                   
                     Robert
                     Delacre
                  
                   ,
                   who
                   dyed
                   in
                   
                     Anno
                     1595.
                  
                   
                   And
                   had
                   together
                   five
                   sonnes
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   daughter
                   ,
                   and
                   left
                   living
                   three
                   sonnes
                   ,
                   
                     John
                     ,
                     Edward
                  
                   and
                   
                     Thomas
                     .
                     John
                     Plummer
                  
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   those
                   sonnes
                   ,
                   dyed
                   in
                   September
                   ,
                   1603.
                   and
                   lyeth
                   here
                   buried
                   :
                   who
                   had
                   two
                   sonnes
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   daughter
                   ,
                   wherof
                   John
                   and
                   Elizabeth
                   were
                   living
                   at
                   his
                   death
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   wife
                   with
                   child
                   of
                   a
                   third
                   sonne
                   .
                
                 
                   Discesserunt
                   è
                   vita
                   Anno
                   Aetatum
                   suarum
                   78.
                   
                   &
                   58.
                   
                
              
               
                 No
                 living
                 creature
                 lives
                 so
                 long
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 but
                 once
                 must
                 needs
                 give
                 place
                 ,
              
               
                 When
                 dolefull
                 Death
                 ,
                 that
                 Champion
                 strong
                 ,
              
               
                 arrests
                 them
                 with
                 his
                 Mace.
              
               
                 Example
                 take
                 by
                 me
                 ,
              
               
                 which
                 did
                 my
                 life
                 enjoy
              
               
                 The
                 space
                 of
                 sixty
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 lacke
                 three
                 ,
              
               
                 which
                 Death
                 did
                 then
                 destroy
                 .
              
               
                 Like
                 thee
                 I
                 was
                 sometime
                 ,
              
               
                 but
                 now
                 am
                 turn'd
                 to
                 dust
                 ,
              
               
                 As
                 thou
                 at
                 length
                 (
                 O
                 earth
                 and
                 slime
                 )
              
               
                 returne
                 to
                 ashes
                 must
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Company
                 of
                 Clothworkers
              
               
                 a
                 brother
                 I
                 became
                 ,
              
               
                 A
                 long
                 time
                 in
                 the
                 Livery
                 ,
              
               
                 I
                 lived
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 Death
                 that
                 deadly
                 stroke
                 did
                 give
                 ,
              
               
                 which
                 now
                 my
                 joyes
                 doth
                 frame
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 Christ
                 I
                 dyed
                 ,
                 by
                 Christ
                 to
                 live
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   John
                   Rogers
                
                 was
                 my
                 name
                 .
              
               
                 My
                 loving
                 wife
                 and
                 children
                 two
                 ,
              
               
                 my
                 place
                 behind
                 supply
                 ,
              
               
                 God
                 grant
                 them
                 living
                 so
                 to
                 doe
                 ,
              
               
                 that
                 they
                 in
                 him
                 may
                 dye
                 .
              
               
                 Hee
                 departed
                 the
                 5.
                 day
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1576.
                
                 
                 And
                 she
                 then
                 living
                 ,
                 did
                 also
                 decease
                 the
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Triste
                   puer
                   Carmen
                
                 
                   Patris
                   posui
                   Monumente
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hic
                   lapis
                   ut
                   possit
                
                 
                   Carmina
                   scripta
                   loqui
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   This
                   sorrowfull
                   Verse
                   ,
                   I
                   silly
                   sonne
                
                 
                   my
                   Fathers
                   Grave
                   did
                   give
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   it
                   might
                   speake
                   now
                   he
                   is
                   dead
                   ,
                
                 
                   as
                   though
                   he
                   still
                   did
                   live
                   .
                
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 and
                 Church-yard
                 ,
                 is
                 one
                 faire
                 and
                 large
                 builded
                 house
                 ,
                 
                 sometime
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 Prior
                 of
                 Tortington
                 in
                 Sussex
                 ,
                 since
                 to
                 the
                 Earles
                 of
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 lately
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hart
                
                 ,
                 
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 to
                 Master
                 
                   Humphrey
                   Smith
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 of
                 this
                 Citie
                 :
                 which
                 house
                 hath
                 a
                 faire
                 Garden
                 belonging
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 lying
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 therof
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 backeside
                 of
                 two
                 other
                 houses
                 in
                 Walbrooke
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Empson
                
                 ,
                 
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Chancellour
                 of
                 the
                 Dutchie
                 of
                 Lancaster
                 ,
                 
                 dwelled
                 in
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Edmond
                   Dudley
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 other
                 :
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 had
                 a
                 doore
                 of
                 entercourse
                 into
                 this
                 Garden
                 ,
                 wherin
                 they
                 met
                 ,
                 and
                 consulted
                 on
                 matters
                 at
                 their
                 pleasures
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 
                   Oxford
                   Place
                
                 Sir
                 
                   Ambrose
                   Nicholas
                
                 kept
                 his
                 Maioraltie
                 :
                 since
                 him
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hart
                
                 ;
                 and
                 now
                 the
                 said
                 Master
                 
                   Humphrey
                   Smith
                
                 dwelleth
                 in
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 high
                 street
                 ,
                 
                 neere
                 unto
                 the
                 channell
                 ,
                 is
                 pitched
                 upright
                 a
                 great
                 stone
                 ,
                 called
                 London-stone
                 ,
                 fixed
                 in
                 the
                 ground
                 very
                 deepe
                 ,
                 fastned
                 with
                 barres
                 of
                 Iron
                 ,
                 and
                 otherwise
                 so
                 strongly
                 set
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 Carts
                 doe
                 runne
                 against
                 it
                 through
                 negligence
                 ,
                 the
                 wheeles
                 be
                 broken
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 stone
                 it selfe
                 unshaken
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 cause
                 why
                 this
                 stone
                 was
                 there
                 set
                 ,
                 the
                 time
                 when
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 memory
                 thereof
                 is
                 none
                 ;
                 but
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 hath
                 long
                 continued
                 there
                 ,
                 is
                 manifest
                 ,
                 namely
                 ,
                 since
                 (
                 or
                 rather
                 before
                 )
                 the
                 Conquest
                 .
                 For
                 in
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 a
                 faire
                 written
                 Gospell
                 booke
                 ,
                 
                 given
                 to
                 Christs
                 Church
                 in
                 Canturbury
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 Ethelstane
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 the
                 West
                 Saxons
                 ,
                 I
                 finde
                 noted
                 of
                 Lands
                 or
                 Rents
                 in
                 London
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 ,
                 whereof
                 one
                 parcell
                 is
                 described
                 to
                 lye
                 neere
                 unto
                 London-stone
                 .
                 Of
                 later
                 time
                 we
                 reade
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 1135.
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 King
                 Stephen
                 ,
                 a
                 fire
                 ,
                 which
                 began
                 in
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 one
                 Aliward
                 ,
                 neere
                 unto
                 London-stone
                 ,
                 consumed
                 all
                 East
                 to
                 Ealdgate
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 fire
                 the
                 Priory
                 of
                 the
                 holy
                 Trinity
                 was
                 burnt
                 ,
                 and
                 West
                 to
                 S.
                 Erkenwalds
                 shrine
                 in
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 :
                 and
                 these
                 be
                 the
                 eldest
                 notes
                 that
                 I
                 reade
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 Some
                 have
                 said
                 ,
                 
                 this
                 stone
                 to
                 be
                 set
                 there
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 marke
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 within
                 the
                 wall
                 :
                 but
                 in
                 truth
                 it
                 standeth
                 farre
                 neerer
                 to
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 than
                 to
                 the
                 wall
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 .
              
               
                 Some
                 others
                 have
                 said
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 be
                 set
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 tendering
                 and
                 making
                 of
                 payment
                 by
                 debtors
                 to
                 their
                 creditors
                 ,
                 at
                 their
                 appointed
                 dayes
                 and
                 times
                 ,
                 till
                 of
                 later
                 time
                 ,
                 payments
                 were
                 more
                 usually
                 made
                 at
                 the
                 Font
                 in
                 Ponts
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 most
                 commonly
                 at
                 the
                 Royall
                 Exchange
                 .
                 Some
                 againe
                 have
                 imagined
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 be
                 set
                 up
                 by
                 one
                 Iohn
                 or
                 
                   Thomas
                   London-stone
                
                 ,
                 dwelling
                 there
                 against
                 it
                 ;
                 but
                 more
                 likely
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 such
                 men
                 have
                 taken
                 name
                 of
                 the
                 Stone
                 ,
                 than
                 the
                 Stone
                 of
                 them
                 ;
                 as
                 did
                 Iohn
                 at
                 Noke
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 at
                 Stile
                 ,
                 William
                 at
                 Wall
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 Well
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Down
                 west
                 from
                 this
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 London-stone
                 ,
                 
                 have
                 yee
                 VValbrooke
                 corner
                 :
                 from
                 whence
                 runneth
                 up
                 a
                 street
                 ,
                 North
                 to
                 the
                 Stocks
                 ,
                 called
                 Walbrooke
                 ,
                 because
                 it
                 standeth
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Brooke
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Banke
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 whole
                 Ward
                 taketh
                 name
                 of
                 that
                 street
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 street
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 North
                 corner
                 therof
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Stockes
                 Market
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 this
                 beginning
                 :
              
               
                 About
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 
                 1282.
                 
                 
                   Henry
                   Wallis
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 caused
                 divers
                 houses
                 in
                 this
                 Citie
                 to
                 be
                 builded
                 towards
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 London
                 Bridge
                 ;
                 namely
                 ,
                 in
                 one
                 void
                 place
                 ,
                 neere
                 unto
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 called
                 Wooll-church
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 thereof
                 ,
                 where
                 sometime
                 (
                 the
                 way
                 being
                 very
                 large
                 &
                 broad
                 )
                 had
                 stood
                 a
                 paire
                 of
                 stocks
                 ,
                 for
                 punishment
                 of
                 offenders
                 .
                 This
                 building
                 tooke
                 name
                 of
                 those
                 stocks
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 appointed
                 (
                 by
                 him
                 )
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 Market-place
                 for
                 fish
                 and
                 flesh
                 in
                 the
                 midst
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 .
                 
                 Other
                 houses
                 be
                 builded
                 in
                 other
                 places
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 Patent
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 it
                 doth
                 appeare
                 ,
                 dated
                 the
                 tenth
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 this
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1322.
                 the
                 17.
                 of
                 
                   Edw.
                   2.
                
                 a
                 decree
                 was
                 made
                 by
                 
                   Hamond
                   Chickwell
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 that
                 none
                 should
                 sell
                 fish
                 or
                 flesh
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 markets
                 appointed
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 
                   Bridge-street
                   ,
                   East-cheap
                   ,
                   Old
                   fish-street
                   ,
                
                 S.
                 
                   Nicholas
                   shambles
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Stocks
                 ,
                 on
                 paine
                 to
                 forfeit
                 such
                 fish
                 or
                 flesh
                 as
                 were
                 there
                 sold
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 first
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 second
                 time
                 to
                 lose
                 their
                 freedome
                 :
                 which
                 Act
                 was
                 made
                 by
                 commandement
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 under
                 his
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 ,
                 dated
                 at
                 the
                 Tower
                 the
                 17.
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 :
                 and
                 then
                 was
                 this
                 Stocks
                 let
                 to
                 farme
                 for
                 46.
                 
                   l.
                   13.
                   s.
                   4.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 by
                 yeere
                 .
                 
                 This
                 Stockes
                 Market
                 was
                 againe
                 begun
                 to
                 be
                 builded
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1410.
                 in
                 the
                 11.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 4.
                 and
                 was
                 finished
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 next
                 following
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1507.
                 the
                 same
                 was
                 rented
                 56.
                 
                   l.
                
                 19.
                 
                   s.
                   10.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1543.
                 
                 
                   Iohn
                   Cotes
                
                 being
                 Maior
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 in
                 this
                 
                   Stockes
                   Market
                
                 for
                 Fishmongers
                 ,
                 25.
                 boords
                 or
                 stalles
                 ,
                 rented
                 yeerely
                 to
                 thirty
                 foure
                 pounds
                 ,
                 thirteene
                 shillings
                 ,
                 foure
                 pence
                 :
                 there
                 was
                 for
                 Butchers
                 18.
                 boords
                 or
                 stalles
                 ,
                 rented
                 at
                 one
                 and
                 
                 forty
                 pounds
                 ,
                 sixteene
                 shillings
                 ,
                 foure
                 pence
                 ;
                 and
                 there
                 were
                 also
                 Chambers
                 above
                 ,
                 sixteene
                 ,
                 rented
                 at
                 five
                 pounds
                 thirteene
                 shillings
                 foure
                 pence
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 ,
                 82.
                 
                   l.
                
                 3.
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Next
                 unto
                 this
                 Stockes
                 is
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Mary
                   Wooll-Church
                
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 a
                 Beame
                 placed
                 in
                 the
                 Church-yard
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 thereof
                 called
                 
                   Wooll-Church
                   Haw
                
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Tronage
                 or
                 weighing
                 of
                 Wooll
                 there
                 used
                 .
                 
                 And
                 to
                 verifie
                 this
                 ,
                 I
                 finde
                 amongst
                 the
                 Customes
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 written
                 in
                 French
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reign
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 a
                 Chapter
                 intituled
                 ,
                 
                   Les
                   Customes
                   de
                   VVooll-Church
                   Haw
                
                 ,
                 wherein
                 is
                 set
                 downe
                 ,
                 what
                 was
                 there
                 to
                 bee
                 paid
                 for
                 every
                 parcell
                 of
                 Wooll
                 weighed
                 .
                 This
                 Tronage
                 ,
                 or
                 weighing
                 of
                 Wooll
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 sixth
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 was
                 there
                 continued
                 :
                 
                   Iohn
                   Churchman
                
                 then
                 builded
                 the
                 Custome-house
                 upon
                 
                   VVooll
                   Key
                
                 ,
                 to
                 serve
                 for
                 the
                 said
                 Tronage
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 before
                 shewed
                 in
                 Tower-street
                 Ward
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Church
                 is
                 reasonable
                 faire
                 and
                 large
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 lately
                 new
                 builded
                 ,
                 by
                 Licence
                 granted
                 in
                 the
                 20.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 with
                 condition
                 to
                 be
                 builded
                 15.
                 foot
                 from
                 the
                 Stockes
                 Market
                 ,
                 for
                 sparing
                 of
                 light
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Stocks
                 .
                 The
                 Parson
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 is
                 to
                 have
                 4.
                 markes
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 for
                 tythe
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Stockes
                 ,
                 paid
                 him
                 by
                 the
                 Masters
                 of
                 the
                 Bridge-house
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 speciall
                 decree
                 made
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   VVingar
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 1504.
                 was
                 a
                 great
                 helper
                 to
                 the
                 building
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 there
                 buried
                 ,
                 1505.
                 
                 Hee
                 gave
                 unto
                 it
                 by
                 his
                 Testament
                 ,
                 two
                 large
                 Basons
                 of
                 Silver
                 ,
                 and
                 20.
                 pounds
                 in
                 money
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 
                   Richard
                   Shore
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1505.
                 was
                 a
                 great
                 Benefactor
                 in
                 his
                 life
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 his
                 Testament
                 ,
                 gave
                 twenty
                 pounds
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 Porch
                 at
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 there
                 buried
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Richard
                   Hatfield
                
                 of
                 Steplemorden
                 in
                 Cambridge-shire
                 ,
                 lyeth
                 entombed
                 there
                 ,
                 1467.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Edward
                   Deoly
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 1467.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hanford
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 made
                 the
                 Font
                 of
                 that
                 Church
                 ,
                 very
                 curiously
                 wrought
                 ,
                 painted
                 and
                 guilded
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 there
                 buried
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Archer
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 487.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Anne
                   Cawood
                
                 founded
                 a
                 Chauntrie
                 there
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 
                   In
                   Sevenoke
                   ,
                   
                   into
                
                 
                   the
                   world
                   my
                   Mother
                   brought
                   me
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hawlden
                   
                     House
                     in
                  
                   Kent
                   ,
                
                 
                   with
                   Armes
                   ever
                   honour'd
                   me
                   ;
                
                 
                   Westminster
                   Hall
                
                 
                   (
                   thirty
                   six
                   yeeres
                   after
                   )
                   knew
                   me
                   .
                
                 
                   Then
                   Seeking
                   Heaven
                   ,
                
                 
                   Heaven
                   from
                   the
                   world
                   tooke
                   me
                   .
                
                 
                   VVhilome
                   alive
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Scot
                  
                   men
                   called
                   me
                   :
                
                 
                   Now
                   laid
                   in
                   Grave
                   ,
                
                 
                   Oblivion
                   covereth
                   me
                   .
                
              
               
                 From
                 the
                 Stockes
                 Market
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 East
                 up
                 into
                 
                   Lombard
                   street
                
                 ,
                 some
                 foure
                 or
                 five
                 houses
                 on
                 a
                 side
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 Wool-Church
                 ,
                 
                 have
                 ye
                 Beare-binder
                 lane
                 ,
                 a
                 part
                 whereof
                 is
                 of
                 this
                 VValbrooke
                 Ward
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 downe
                 lower
                 in
                 the
                 street
                 called
                 VValbrooke
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 one
                 other
                 faire
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Stephen
                 ,
                 lately
                 builded
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 thereof
                 :
                 for
                 the
                 old
                 Church
                 stood
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 ,
                 in
                 place
                 where
                 now
                 standeth
                 the
                 Parsonage
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 therfore
                 so
                 much
                 neerer
                 to
                 the
                 Brooke
                 ,
                 even
                 on
                 the
                 banke
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Chichly
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1428.
                 the
                 sixth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 gave
                 to
                 this
                 Parish
                 of
                 S.
                 Stephen
                 one
                 plot
                 of
                 ground
                 ,
                 containing
                 208.
                 foot
                 and
                 a
                 halfe
                 in
                 length
                 ,
                 and
                 66.
                 foot
                 in
                 breadth
                 ,
                 thereupon
                 to
                 build
                 their
                 new
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 their
                 Churchyard
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 seventh
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 (
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Founders
                 )
                 said
                 the
                 first
                 stone
                 for
                 himselfe
                 ,
                 the
                 second
                 for
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Stondon
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 with
                 whose
                 goods
                 the
                 ground
                 that
                 the
                 Church
                 standeth
                 on
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 housing
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 ground
                 of
                 the
                 Church-yard
                 ,
                 was
                 bought
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Chichley
                 for
                 two
                 hundred
                 markes
                 from
                 the
                 Grocers
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 been
                 letten
                 before
                 for
                 26.
                 markes
                 the
                 yeere
                 .
                 
                   Robert
                   Whittingham
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 laid
                 the
                 third
                 stone
                 .
                 
                   Henry
                   Barton
                
                 then
                 Maior
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 said
                 Chichler
                 gave
                 more
                 100.
                 
                   l.
                
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Worke
                 ,
                 and
                 bare
                 the
                 charges
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Timber-worke
                 on
                 the
                 Procession
                 way
                 ,
                 and
                 laid
                 the
                 Lead
                 upon
                 it
                 of
                 his
                 owne
                 cost
                 .
                 He
                 also
                 gave
                 all
                 the
                 timber
                 for
                 the
                 roofing
                 of
                 the
                 two
                 side
                 Iles
                 ,
                 and
                 paid
                 for
                 the
                 carriage
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
               
                 This
                 Church
                 was
                 finished
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1439.
                 
                 The
                 breadth
                 thereof
                 is
                 67.
                 foot
                 ,
                 and
                 length
                 125.
                 foot
                 ;
                 the
                 Church-yard
                 90.
                 foot
                 in
                 length
                 ,
                 and
                 37.
                 in
                 breadth
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 .
                 
                   Robert
                   Whittingham
                
                 (
                 made
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 Bath
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1432.
                 purchased
                 the
                 patronage
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 from
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Bedford
                 ,
                 Vncle
                 to
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 and
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 it
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Lee
                
                 ,
                 then
                 Maior
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 be
                 Monuments
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Southwell
                
                 ,
                 first
                 Parson
                 of
                 this
                 new
                 Church
                 ,
                 who
                 lyeth
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 Quire.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Dunstable
                
                 ,
                 Master
                 of
                 Astronomie
                 and
                 Musicke
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1453.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Lee
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 twice
                 ,
                 who
                 gave
                 the
                 said
                 Parsonage
                 to
                 the
                 Grocers
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Rowland
                   Hill
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1549.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Pope
                
                 ,
                 first
                 Treasurer
                 of
                 the
                 Augmentations
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Wife
                 Dame
                 Margaret
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Cootes
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1542.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Yorke
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Merchant-Taylor
                 ,
                 1549.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Edward
                   Iackman
                
                 ,
                 Sheriffe
                 ,
                 1564.
                 
              
               
                 Richard
                 Acheley
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 .
              
               
                 Doctor
                 Owen
                 ,
                 Physician
                 to
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 8.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Kirkbie
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 1578.
                 and
                 others
                 .
              
               
                 
                   A
                   friend
                   to
                   Vertue
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   a
                   lover
                   of
                   Learning
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   foe
                   to
                   Vice
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   vehement
                   Corrector
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   prudent
                   person
                   ,
                
                 
                   all
                   Truth
                   supporting
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   Citizen
                   sage
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   worthy
                   Counsellor
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   lover
                   of
                   VVisedome
                   ,
                
                 
                   of
                   Iustice
                   a
                   furtherer
                   :
                
                 
                   Loe
                   ,
                   here
                   his
                   corps
                   lyeth
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Rowland
                     Hill
                  
                   by
                   name
                   ,
                
                 
                   of
                   London
                   late
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   Alderman
                   of
                   fame
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Venerabili
                   viro
                   Rogero
                   Fenton
                   ,
                   
                   Lancastriensi
                   ,
                   Aulae
                   Penbrochianae
                   in
                   Academia
                   Cantabrigiensi
                   olim
                   socio
                   ,
                   Sacrae
                   Theologiae
                   Doctori
                   ,
                   viro
                   insigniter
                   docto
                   ,
                   pio
                   ,
                   dilecto
                   ,
                   sed
                   immatura
                   nimis
                   morte
                   obrepto
                   :
                   Sancti
                   Stephani
                   sua
                   (
                   dum
                   viveret
                   )
                   Parochia
                   ,
                   ex
                   justo
                   sensu
                   &
                   sui
                   &
                   cōmunis
                   damni
                   ;
                   hoc
                   pii
                   doloris
                   testimonium
                   cordibus
                   prius
                   impressum
                   viventium
                   ,
                   jamque
                   lapide
                   tantum
                   expressum
                   Monumentum
                   ,
                   ut
                   sacrum
                   amoris
                   sui
                   memoriale
                   ,
                
                 
                   Cum
                   perpetuae
                   memoriae
                   voto
                   posuit
                   .
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   16.
                   
                   Jan.
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1615.
                   
                   Aetatis
                   suae
                   ,
                   50.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Clauditur
                   hoc
                   tumulo
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   qui
                   Coelum
                   pectore
                   clausit
                
                 
                   Dunstaple
                   1.
                   juris
                   ,
                
                 
                   Astrorum
                   conscius
                   illo
                
                 
                   Iudice
                   novit
                   hiramis
                
                 
                   abscondita
                   pandere
                   coeli
                   .
                
                 
                   Hic
                   vir
                   erat
                   tua
                   laus
                   ,
                
                 
                   tua
                   lux
                   ,
                   tua
                   musica
                   princeps
                   ,
                
                 
                   Quique
                   tuas
                   dulces
                
                 
                   per
                   mundum
                   sperseratonus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Anno
                   Mil.
                   Equater
                   ,
                
                 
                   semel
                   L.
                   trius
                   jungito
                   Christi
                   .
                
                 
                   Pridie
                   natale
                   sidus
                
                 
                   transmigrat
                   ad
                   astra
                   ,
                
                 
                   Suscipiant
                   proprium
                
                 
                   civem
                   coeli
                   sibi
                   cives
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Musarum
                   doctus
                
                 
                   pietatis
                   fidus
                   alumnus
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   Edwardus
                   Monecroft
                
                 
                   corpus
                   inane
                   jacet
                   :
                
                 
                   Spiritus
                   Aetherea
                   superest
                
                 
                   tamen
                   arce
                   receptis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Quo
                   sibi
                   dum
                   vixit
                
                 
                   januit
                   ante
                   viam
                   .
                
                 
                   Mens
                   pia
                   ,
                   larga
                   manus
                
                 
                   parsim
                   dispersit
                   egenis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Divitias
                   Coeli
                
                 
                   Divitiasque
                   Soli.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Within
                   this
                   Grave
                   entombed
                   lyes
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   a
                   man
                   of
                   honest
                   fame
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   Grocer
                   of
                   this
                   Noble
                   Towne
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Kirkbie
                  
                   was
                   his
                   name
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   lived
                   forty
                   yeeres
                   and
                   nine
                   ,
                
                 
                   in
                   credit
                   with
                   the
                   best
                   :
                
                 
                   He
                   dyed
                   such
                   time
                   as
                   here
                   you
                   see
                   ,
                
                 
                   his
                   soule
                   in
                   heaven
                   doth
                   rest
                   .
                
              
               
                 Obiit
                 17.
                 die
                 Iulii
                 ,
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1578.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Thomas
                   Pope
                   ,
                   
                   primus
                   Thesaurarius
                   Augmentationum
                   :
                   Et
                   domina
                   Margareta
                   uxor
                   ejus
                   :
                   Quae
                   quidem
                   Margareta
                   obiit
                   16.
                   die
                   Ianuarii
                   ,
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1538.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   This
                   life
                   hath
                   on
                   earth
                
                 
                   no
                   certaine
                   while
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   
                     Example
                     by
                  
                   John
                   ,
                   Mary
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   and
                   Oliver
                   Stile
                   ,
                
                 
                   Who
                   under
                   this
                   stone
                
                 
                   lye
                   buried
                   in
                   the
                   dust
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   putteth
                   you
                   in
                   memory
                
                 
                   that
                   dye
                   all
                   must
                   .
                
                 
                   John
                   Stile
                   
                     borne
                     in
                  
                   An.
                   1582.
                
                 
                   the
                   22.
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Dyed
                     in
                  
                   An.
                   1583.
                
                 
                   of
                   Iune
                   the
                   25.
                   day
                   .
                
                 
                   Also
                   the
                   5.
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   1583.
                   
                
                 
                   Mary
                   Stile
                   
                     borne
                     was
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   5.
                   of
                   August
                   ,
                   1585.
                
                 
                   out
                   of
                   this
                   life
                   did
                   passe
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Oliver
                     Stile
                  
                   the
                   25.
                   of
                   February
                   ,
                   1584.
                
                 
                   this
                   mortall
                   life
                   begun
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   ended
                   the
                   same
                   the
                   9.
                   of
                   August
                   ,
                   1585.
                
                 
                   his
                   course
                   then
                   being
                   run
                   .
                
                 
                   Thus
                   may
                   you
                   see
                   ,
                
                 
                   that
                   as
                   you
                   are
                   ,
                   so
                   were
                   we
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   as
                   we
                   now
                   be
                   ,
                
                 
                   even
                   so
                   shall
                   ye
                   .
                
                 
                   Yet
                   none
                   can
                   tell
                
                 
                   the
                   hower
                   ,
                   nor
                   whan
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   gift
                   was
                   never
                
                 
                   given
                   to
                   man
                   :
                
                 
                   Therefore
                   while
                   you
                
                 
                   have
                   time
                   and
                   space
                   ,
                
                 
                   Pray
                   unto
                   God
                
                 
                   for
                   mercy
                   and
                   grace
                   .
                
              
               
                 Lower
                 downe
                 from
                 this
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 be
                 divers
                 faire
                 houses
                 ,
                 namely
                 one
                 ,
                 wherein
                 of
                 late
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Baker
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Knight
                 of
                 Kent
                 ,
                 was
                 lodged
                 ,
                 and
                 wherin
                 also
                 dwelled
                 Mr.
                 
                   Thomas
                   Gore
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Merchant
                 famous
                 for
                 Hospitality
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 
                   Walbrooke
                   street
                
                 ,
                 over
                 against
                 the
                 Stockes
                 Market
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 high
                 street
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 Poultry
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 South-side
                 west
                 ,
                 till
                 over
                 against
                 S.
                 Mildreds
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 
                   Scalding
                   wike
                
                 ,
                 is
                 of
                 this
                 Ward
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 downe
                 againe
                 
                   Walbrooke
                   street
                
                 ,
                 
                 some
                 small
                 distance
                 ,
                 is
                 
                   Buckles
                   Bury
                
                 ,
                 a
                 street
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 Buckle
                 ,
                 that
                 sometime
                 was
                 owner
                 thereof
                 ;
                 part
                 of
                 which
                 street
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ,
                 three
                 or
                 foure
                 houses
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 course
                 of
                 the
                 Brook
                 ,
                 is
                 of
                 this
                 ward
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 downe
                 
                   Walbrooke
                   street
                
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 South
                 corner
                 :
                 from
                 whence
                 ,
                 West
                 ,
                 downe
                 
                   Budge
                   Row
                
                 ,
                 some
                 small
                 distance
                 ,
                 to
                 an
                 Alley
                 ,
                 and
                 thorow
                 that
                 Alley
                 ,
                 South
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 Saint
                 Iohns
                 Church
                 upon
                 Walbrooke
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 and
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 againe
                 to
                 Walbrooke
                 corner
                 .
                 This
                 Parish
                 Church
                 is
                 called
                 S.
                 Iohn
                 upon
                 Walbrooke
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 thereof
                 is
                 on
                 the
                 very
                 banke
                 of
                 Walbrooke
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 
                   Horshooe
                   Bridge
                
                 ,
                 in
                 
                   Horshooe-Bridge
                   street
                
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Church
                 was
                 also
                 lately
                 new
                 builded
                 :
                 for
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1412.
                 licence
                 was
                 granted
                 by
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Communalty
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Parson
                 and
                 Parish
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 inlarging
                 thereof
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 piece
                 of
                 ground
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Quire
                 ,
                 one
                 and
                 twenty
                 foot
                 in
                 length
                 ,
                 seventeene
                 foot
                 in
                 breadth
                 ,
                 and
                 three
                 inches
                 ;
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Quire
                 ,
                 one
                 foot
                 of
                 the
                 common
                 soyle
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 bee
                 no
                 Monuments
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 of
                 any
                 account
                 ,
                 onely
                 these
                 :
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Combarton
                
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 ,
                 who
                 gave
                 Lands
                 to
                 that
                 Church
                 ,
                 was
                 there
                 buried
                 1410.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Stone
                
                 ,
                 Taylor
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1464.
                 was
                 likewise
                 buried
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 Walbrook
                 Ward
                 ,
                 from
                 
                   Candlewicke
                   street
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 mid-way
                 betwixt
                 London-stone
                 and
                 Walbrooke
                 corner
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 little
                 Lane
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 turnepike
                 in
                 the
                 middest
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 a
                 proper
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                 called
                 S.
                 
                   Mary
                   Bothaw
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Boat-haw
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Erbar
                 .
                 This
                 Church
                 being
                 neere
                 unto
                 Downegate
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 hath
                 the
                 addition
                 of
                 Bothaw
                 ,
                 or
                 Boat-haw
                 ,
                 of
                 neere
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 an
                 Haw
                 ,
                 or
                 Yard
                 ,
                 wherein
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 Boats
                 were
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 landed
                 from
                 Downegate
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 mended
                 ,
                 as
                 may
                 be
                 supposed
                 :
                 for
                 other
                 reason
                 I
                 finde
                 none
                 ,
                 why
                 it
                 should
                 be
                 so
                 called
                 .
              
               
                 Within
                 this
                 Church
                 and
                 the
                 small
                 Cloystrie
                 adjoyning
                 ,
                 divers
                 Noblemen
                 and
                 persons
                 of
                 Worship
                 have
                 been
                 buried
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 Armes
                 in
                 the
                 windowes
                 ,
                 the
                 defaced
                 Tombes
                 ,
                 and
                 print
                 of
                 plates
                 ,
                 torne
                 up
                 and
                 carried
                 away
                 :
                 There
                 remaine
                 onely
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   West
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1408.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Huytley
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 1539.
                 but
                 his
                 Monumeut
                 is
                 defaced
                 since
                 .
              
               
                 Lancelot
                 Bathurst
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Lancelot
                     Bathurst
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   ,
                   Grocer
                   ,
                   and
                   chosen
                   Alderman
                   of
                   this
                   Honourable
                   Citie
                   :
                   who
                   deceased
                   the
                   27.
                   day
                   of
                   September
                   ,
                   1594.
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 But
                 the
                 most
                 memorable
                 Monument
                 of
                 all
                 other
                 there
                 ,
                 was
                 that
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   
                   Fitz-Alwine
                
                 ,
                 
                 Draper
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 that
                 ever
                 was
                 ,
                 and
                 continued
                 (
                 by
                 several
                 elections
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 Maioraltie
                 above
                 24.
                 yeeres
                 .
                 His
                 dwelling
                 house
                 remaineth
                 yet
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 divided
                 now
                 into
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 houses
                 .
                 His
                 Monument
                 can
                 be
                 proved
                 to
                 bee
                 in
                 that
                 Church
                 ,
                 as
                 his
                 Armes
                 in
                 the
                 glasse
                 windowes
                 and
                 Grave-stones
                 doe
                 sufficiently
                 shew
                 .
                 Besides
                 ,
                 those
                 houses
                 were
                 his
                 gift
                 to
                 the
                 Drapers
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 pay
                 a
                 quit-rent
                 in
                 his
                 name
                 yeerely
                 for
                 ever
                 .
                 All
                 which
                 are
                 sufficient
                 to
                 testifie
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 not
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 Priorie
                 of
                 the
                 holy
                 Trinity
                 within
                 Ealdgate
                 ,
                 (
                 now
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Dukes
                   Place
                
                 )
                 as
                 formerly
                 hath
                 beene
                 avowched
                 by
                 Mr.
                 Stowe
                 ;
                 but
                 that
                 there
                 his
                 body
                 resteth
                 ,
                 in
                 undoubted
                 hope
                 of
                 a
                 joyfull
                 resurrection
                 .
                 Such
                 as
                 make
                 any
                 doubt
                 hereof
                 ,
                 may
                 be
                 further
                 satisfied
                 in
                 the
                 Drapers
                 Hall.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Erbar
                 is
                 an
                 ancient
                 place
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 of
                 Walbrooke
                 Ward
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 out
                 of
                 that
                 Lane
                 ,
                 to
                 Walbrooke
                 corner
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 downe
                 ,
                 till
                 over
                 against
                 the
                 South
                 corner
                 of
                 Saint
                 Iohns
                 Church
                 upon
                 Walbrooke
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 this
                 is
                 all
                 that
                 I
                 can
                 say
                 of
                 VValbrooke
                 Ward
                 .
                 It
                 hath
                 an
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Deputy
                 ;
                 Common-Counsellours
                 ,
                 11.
                 
                 Constables
                 ,
                 9.
                 
                 Scavengers
                 ,
                 6.
                 for
                 the
                 Wardmote
                 Inquest
                 ,
                 13.
                 and
                 a
                 Beadle
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 taxed
                 to
                 the
                 Fifteene
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 at
                 33.
                 pounds
                 ,
                 5.
                 shillings
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               DOWNEGATE
               VVARD
               .
            
             
               DOwnegate
               Ward
               beginne
               that
               the
               south
               end
               of
               VValbrooke
               Ward
               ,
               
               over-against
               the
               East
               corner
               of
               Saint
               Iohns
               Church
               upon
               Walbrooke
               ,
               and
               descendeth
               on
               both
               the
               sides
               to
               Downegate
               ,
               on
               the
               Thames
               ,
               and
               is
               so
               called
               ,
               of
               that
               downe-going
               or
               descending
               therunto
               :
               and
               of
               this
               Downgate
               the
               Ward
               taketh
               name
               .
               This
               Ward
               turneth
               into
               Thames
               street
               VVestward
               ,
               some
               ten
               houses
               on
               a
               side
               ,
               to
               the
               course
               of
               Walbrooke
               ,
               but
               East
               in
               Thames
               street
               (
               on
               both
               sides
               )
               to
               
                 Ebgate
                 lane
              
               ,
               or
               
                 Old
                 Swanne
              
               ,
               the
               land-side
               whereof
               hath
               many
               Lanes
               turning
               up
               ,
               as
               shall
               be
               shewed
               when
               I
               come
               to
               them
               .
            
             
               But
               first
               to
               begin
               with
               the
               highstreet
               called
               Dowgate
               :
               
               at
               the
               upper
               end
               thereof
               is
               a
               faire
               Conduit
               of
               Thames
               water
               ,
               castellated
               ,
               and
               made
               in
               the
               yeere
               1568.
               at
               charges
               of
               the
               Citizens
               ,
               and
               is
               called
               the
               Conduit
               upon
               Downegate
               .
               The
               descent
               of
               this
               street
               is
               such
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               1574.
               on
               the
               fourth
               of
               September
               in
               the
               afternoone
               ,
               there
               fell
               a
               storme
               of
               raine
               ,
               where-through
               the
               channels
               suddenly
               arose
               ,
               and
               ranne
               with
               such
               a
               swift
               course
               towards
               the
               common
               shores
               ,
               that
               a
               Lad
               of
               eighteene
               yeeres
               old
               ,
               
               minding
               to
               have
               leapt
               over
               the
               channell
               ,
               neere
               unto
               the
               said
               Conduit
               ,
               was
               taken
               with
               the
               streame
               ,
               and
               carried
               from
               thence
               towards
               the
               Thames
               with
               such
               a
               violence
               ,
               that
               no
               man
               ,
               with
               staves
               ,
               or
               otherwise
               ,
               could
               stay
               him
               ,
               till
               hee
               came
               against
               a
               Cart-wheele
               ,
               that
               stood
               in
               the
               said
               Water-gate
               ,
               before
               which
               time
               he
               was
               drowned
               ,
               and
               starke
               dead
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               West
               side
               of
               this
               street
               ,
               is
               the
               Tallow-Chandlers
               Hal
               ,
               
               a
               proper
               house
               ,
               which
               Company
               was
               incorporated
               in
               the
               second
               yeere
               of
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               .
            
             
               Somewhat
               lower
               standeth
               the
               Skinners
               Hall
               ,
               
               a
               faire
               house
               ,
               which
               was
               somtime
               called
               
                 Copped
                 Hall
              
               ,
               by
               Downegate
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               S.
               Iohn
               upon
               Walbrooke
               .
               In
               the
               19
               ,
               yeere
               of
               Edward
               the
               second
               ,
               
                 Ralph
                 Cobham
              
               possessed
               it
               ,
               with
               five
               shoppes
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               This
               Company
               of
               Skinners
               in
               London
               ,
               was
               incorporate
               by
               Edward
               the
               3.
               in
               the
               first
               of
               his
               reigne
               :
               they
               had
               two
               Brotherhoods
               of
               
                 Corpus
                 Christi
                 ,
                 viz.
              
               one
               at
               St.
               
                 Mary
                 Spittle
              
               ,
               the
               other
               at
               St.
               
                 Mary
                 Bethlem
              
               ,
               without
               
                 Bishopsgate
                 .
                 Richard
              
               the
               second
               ,
               in
               the
               eighteenth
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               granted
               them
               to
               make
               their
               two
               Brotherhoods
               one
               ,
               by
               the
               name
               of
               the
               Fraternity
               of
               
                 Corpus
                 Christi
              
               of
               Skinners
               .
               Divers
               royall
               persons
               were
               named
               to
               bee
               Founders
               ,
               and
               Brethren
               of
               this
               Fraternity
               ,
               
               to
               wit
               ;
               Kings
               sixe
               ,
               Dukes
               nine
               ,
               Earles
               two
               ,
               Lords
               one
               .
               Kings
               ,
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               Henry
               the
               fifth
               ,
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               ,
               and
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               .
            
             
               This
               Fraternity
               had
               also
               once
               every
               yeere
               ,
               
               on
               
                 Corpus
                 Christi
              
               day
               ,
               after
               noone
               a
               Procession
               ,
               which
               passed
               through
               the
               principall
               streets
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               wherein
               was
               borne
               more
               than
               one
               hundred
               Torches
               of
               VVaxe
               (
               costly
               garnised
               )
               burning
               light
               ,
               and
               above
               two
               hundred
               Clerkes
               and
               Priests
               in
               Surpleffes
               and
               Coapes
               ,
               singing
               .
               After
               the
               which
               ,
               were
               the
               Sheriffes
               servants
               ,
               the
               Clerkes
               of
               the
               Compters
               ,
               Chaplaines
               for
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               the
               Maiors
               Sergeants
               ,
               the
               Councell
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               the
               Maior
               and
               Aldermen
               in
               Scarlet
               ,
               and
               then
               the
               Skinners
               in
               their
               best
               Liveries
               .
               Thus
               much
               to
               stop
               the
               tongues
               of
               unthankfull
               men
               ,
               such
               as
               use
               to
               aske
               ,
               VVhy
               have
               yee
               not
               noted
               this
               ,
               or
               that
               ,
               and
               give
               no
               thanks
               for
               what
               is
               done
               ?
            
             
             
               Then
               lower
               downe
               was
               a
               Colledge
               of
               Priests
               ,
               called
               
                 Iesus
                 Commons
              
               ,
               a
               house
               well
               furnished
               with
               Brasse
               ,
               Pewter
               ,
               Napery
               ,
               Plate
               ,
               &c.
               besides
               a
               faire
               Library
               well
               stored
               with
               Bookes
               ,
               all
               which
               of
               old
               time
               were
               given
               to
               a
               number
               of
               Priests
               ,
               that
               should
               keepe
               Commons
               there
               ,
               and
               as
               one
               left
               his
               place
               (
               by
               death
               or
               otherwise
               )
               another
               should
               be
               admitted
               into
               this
               room
               ;
               but
               this
               order
               within
               this
               thirty
               yeers
               being
               discontinued
               ,
               the
               said
               house
               was
               dissolved
               and
               turned
               to
               Tenements
               .
            
             
               Down
               lower
               have
               ye
               Elbow-lane
               ,
               and
               at
               the
               corner
               thereof
               was
               one
               great
               stone
               house
               ,
               
               called
               Old-hall
               :
               it
               is
               now
               taken
               downe
               ,
               and
               divers
               faire
               houses
               of
               Timber
               placed
               there
               .
               This
               was
               sometime
               pertaining
               to
               
                 William
                 de
                 pont
                 le
                 Arch
              
               ,
               
               and
               by
               him
               given
               to
               the
               Priory
               of
               S.
               
                 Mary
                 Overy
              
               in
               Southwarke
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               first
               .
               In
               this
               Elbow-lane
               is
               the
               Inholders
               hall
               ,
               
               and
               other
               faire
               houses
               :
               this
               lane
               runneth
               West
               ,
               and
               suddenly
               turneth
               South
               into
               Thames
               street
               ,
               and
               therefore
               (
               of
               that
               bending
               )
               is
               called
               Elbow-lane
               .
               On
               the
               East
               side
               of
               this
               
                 Downegate
                 street
              
               ,
               is
               the
               great
               old
               house
               before
               spoken
               of
               ,
               called
               the
               Erbar
               ,
               neere
               to
               the
               Church
               of
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Bothaw
              
               ;
               
               
                 Geffrey
                 Scroope
              
               held
               it
               by
               the
               gift
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               in
               the
               foureteenth
               of
               his
               reigne
               .
               It
               belonged
               since
               to
               
                 Iohn
                 Nevell
              
               ,
               Lord
               of
               Raby
               ,
               then
               to
               
                 Richard
                 Nevell
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               
                 Warwicke
                 ;
                 Nevell
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Salisbury
               was
               lodged
               there
               ,
               1457.
               
               Then
               it
               came
               to
               George
               Duke
               of
               Clarence
               ,
               and
               his
               heires
               males
               ,
               by
               the
               gift
               of
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               in
               the
               foureteene
               yeere
               of
               his
               reigne
               .
               It
               was
               lately
               builded
               by
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Pullison
              
               Maior
               ,
               and
               was
               afterward
               inhabited
               by
               Sir
               
                 Francis
                 Drake
              
               ,
               that
               famous
               Navigator
               .
               Next
               to
               this
               great
               house
               ,
               is
               a
               lane
               turning
               to
               Bush-lane
               ,
               (
               of
               old
               time
               called
               Carter-lane
               ,
               of
               Carts
               ,
               and
               Carmen
               having
               Stables
               there
               )
               and
               now
               called
               Chequer-lane
               ,
               or
               Chequer-Alley
               ,
               of
               an
               Inne
               called
               the
               Chequer
               .
            
             
               In
               
                 Thames
                 street
              
               ,
               
               on
               the
               Thames
               side
               West
               from
               Downgate
               ,
               is
               Greenwitch-lane
               ,
               of
               old
               time
               so
               called
               ,
               and
               now
               
                 Frier
                 lane
              
               ,
               of
               such
               a
               signe
               there
               set
               up
               .
               
               In
               this
               lane
               is
               the
               Joiners
               Hall
               ,
               and
               other
               faire
               houses
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               
                 Granthams
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               so
               called
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Grantham
              
               ,
               sometime
               Maior
               and
               owner
               therof
               ,
               whose
               house
               was
               very
               large
               and
               strong
               ,
               builded
               of
               stone
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               gates
               arched
               yet
               remaining
               .
               
                 Ralph
                 Dodmer
              
               ,
               first
               a
               Brewer
               ,
               then
               a
               Mercer
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1529.
               dwelled
               there
               ,
               and
               kept
               his
               Maioraltie
               in
               that
               house
               :
               it
               is
               now
               a
               Brewhouse
               ,
               as
               it
               was
               before
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               Downgate
               ,
               whereof
               is
               spoken
               in
               another
               place
               .
               
               East
               from
               this
               Downgate
               ,
               is
               
                 Cosin
                 lane
              
               ,
               named
               of
               one
               
                 William
                 Cosin
              
               ,
               that
               dwelled
               there
               ,
               in
               the
               fourth
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               as
               divers
               his
               predecessors
               ,
               Father
               ,
               Grandfather
               ,
               &c.
               had
               done
               before
               him
               .
               
                 William
                 Cosin
              
               was
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               in
               the
               yeere
               1306.
               
               That
               house
               standeth
               at
               the
               South
               end
               of
               the
               lane
               ,
               having
               an
               old
               and
               artificiall
               conveyance
               of
               Thames
               water
               into
               it
               ,
               and
               is
               now
               a
               Dye-house
               ,
               called
               
                 Lambards
                 Messuage
              
               .
               Adjoyning
               to
               that
               house
               ,
               
               there
               was
               lately
               erected
               an
               engine
               ,
               to
               convey
               Thames
               water
               unto
               Downegate
               Conduit
               aforesaid
               .
            
             
               Next
               to
               this
               lane
               ,
               on
               the
               East
               ,
               is
               the
               Steleyard
               (
               as
               they
               terme
               it
               )
               a
               place
               for
               Merchants
               of
               Almaine
               ,
               
               that
               used
               to
               bring
               hither
               ,
               as
               well
               Wheat
               ,
               Rie
               ,
               and
               other
               graine
               ,
               as
               Cables
               ,
               Ropes
               ,
               Masts
               ,
               Pitch
               ,
               Tarre
               ,
               Flaxe
               ,
               Hempe
               ,
               Linnen
               Cloth
               ,
               Wainscots
               ,
               Waxe
               ,
               Steele
               ,
               and
               other
               profitable
               Merchandizes
               .
               Vnto
               these
               Merchants
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               ,
               1259.
               
               Henry
               the
               third
               ,
               at
               the
               request
               of
               his
               Brother
               Richard
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Cornwall
               ,
               King
               of
               Almaine
               ,
               granted
               ,
               that
               all
               and
               singular
               the
               Merchants
               ,
               having
               a
               house
               in
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               commonly
               called
               
                 Guilda
                 Aula
                 Theutonicorum
              
               ,
               
               should
               bee
               maintained
               and
               upholden
               through
               the
               whole
               Realme
               ,
               by
               all
               such
               freedomes
               ,
               and
               free
               usages
               or
               liberties
               ,
               as
               by
               the
               King
               and
               his
               Noble
               Progenitors
               time
               they
               had
               and
               enjoyed
               ,
               &c.
               
               Edward
               the
               first
               renued
               and
               confirmed
               that
               Charter
               of
               Liberties
               ,
               granted
               by
               his
               Father
               .
               And
               in
               the
               tenth
               yeere
               of
               the
               same
               
                 Edward
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Wallis
              
               being
               Maior
               ,
               a
               great
               controversie
               did
               arise
               between
               the
               said
               Maior
               ,
               and
               the
               Merchants
               of
               the
               Haunce
               of
               Almaine
               ,
               about
               the
               reparations
               of
               Bishopsgate
               ,
               then
               likely
               to
               fall
               ,
               for
               that
               the
               said
               Merchants
               enjoyed
               divers
               priviledges
               ,
               in
               respect
               of
               maintaining
               the
               said
               Gate
               ,
               which
               they
               now
               denyed
               to
               repaire
               :
               for
               the
               appeasing
               of
               which
               controversie
               ,
               
               the
               King
               sent
               his
               Writ
               to
               the
               Treasurer
               ,
               and
               Barons
               of
               his
               Exchequer
               commanding
               ,
               that
               they
               should
               make
               inquisition
               thereof
               :
               Before
               whom
               the
               Merchants
               being
               called
               ,
               when
               they
               were
               not
               able
               to
               discharge
               themselves
               ,
               sith
               they
               enjoyed
               the
               liberties
               to
               them
               granted
               for
               the
               same
               ;
               a
               Precept
               was
               sent
               to
               the
               Maior
               and
               Sheriffes
               ,
               to
               distraine
               the
               said
               Merchants
               to
               make
               reparations
               ,
               namely
               ,
               
                 Gerard
                 Marbod
              
               ,
               Alderman
               of
               the
               
                 Haunce
                 ;
                 Ralph
                 de
                 Cussarde
              
               ,
               a
               Citizen
               of
               
                 Colen
                 ,
                 Ludero
                 de
                 Denevar
              
               ,
               a
               Burgesse
               of
               
                 Trivar
                 ;
                 Iohn
              
               of
               Aras
               ,
               a
               Burgesse
               of
               
                 Trivon
                 ;
                 Bartram
              
               of
               
                 Hamburgh
                 ;
                 Godestalke
              
               of
               Hundondale
               ,
               a
               Burgesse
               of
               
                 Trivon
                 ;
                 Iohn
                 de
                 Dele
              
               ,
               a
               Burgesse
               of
               Munstar
               ,
               then
               remaining
               in
               the
               said
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               for
               themselves
               ,
               and
               all
               other
               Merchants
               of
               the
               Haunce
               :
               and
               so
               they
               granted
               210.
               
               Markes
               sterling
               to
               the
               Maior
               and
               Citizens
               ,
               and
               undertooke
               ,
               that
               they
               and
               their
               successors
               should
               (
               from
               time
               to
               time
               )
               repaire
               the
               said
               Gate
               ,
               and
               beare
               the
               third
               part
               of
               the
               charges
               in
               mony
               ,
               and
               men
               to
               defend
               it
               ,
               when
               need
               were
               .
            
             
               And
               for
               this
               agreement
               ,
               the
               said
               Maior
               and
               Citizens
               granted
               to
               the
               said
               Merchants
               their
               liberties
               ,
               
               which
               till
               of
               late
               they
               have
               enjoyed
               ,
               as
               namely
               ,
               amongst
               other
               ,
               that
               they
               might
               lay
               up
               their
               Graine
               ,
               which
               they
               brought
               into
               this
               Realme
               ,
               in
               Innes
               ,
               and
               sell
               it
               in
               their
               Garners
               ,
               by
               the
               space
               of
               forty
               dayes
               after
               they
               had
               laid
               it
               up
               ;
               except
               by
               the
               Maior
               and
               Citizens
               they
               were
               expressely
               forbidden
               ,
               because
               of
               dearth
               ,
               or
               other
               reasonable
               occasions
               .
               Also
               ,
               they
               might
               have
               their
               Aldermen
               ,
               as
               they
               had
               been
               accustomed
               ,
               foreseen
               alwaies
               ,
               that
               he
               were
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               and
               presented
               to
               the
               Maior
               and
               Aldermen
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               so
               oft
               as
               any
               should
               be
               chosen
               ,
               and
               should
               take
               an
               oath
               before
               them
               ,
               to
               maintaine
               Iustice
               in
               their
               Courts
               ,
               and
               to
               behave
               themselves
               in
               their
               Office
               according
               to
               Law
               ,
               and
               as
               it
               stood
               with
               the
               Customes
               of
               the
               City
               .
            
             
               Thus
               much
               for
               their
               Priviledges
               :
               Whereby
               it
               appeareth
               ,
               that
               they
               were
               great
               Merchants
               of
               Corne
               ,
               brought
               out
               of
               the
               East
               parts
               hither
               ,
               insomuch
               ,
               that
               the
               occupiers
               of
               husbandry
               in
               this
               Land
               were
               enforced
               to
               complaine
               of
               them
               ,
               for
               bringing
               in
               such
               aboundance
               ,
               when
               the
               Corne
               of
               this
               Realme
               was
               at
               an
               easie
               price
               .
               
               Whereupon
               it
               was
               ordained
               by
               Parliament
               ,
               That
               no
               person
               should
               bring
               into
               any
               part
               of
               this
               Realme
               ,
               by
               way
               of
               Merchandise
               ,
               VVheat
               ,
               Rye
               ,
               or
               Barley
               ,
               growing
               out
               of
               the
               said
               Realme
               ,
               when
               the
               quarter
               of
               Wheat
               exceeded
               not
               the
               price
               of
               6.
               
                 s.
                 8.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               Rie
               4.
               s.
               the
               Quarter
               ,
               and
               Barley
               3.
               shillings
               the
               Quarter
               ,
               upon
               forfeiture
               the
               one
               halfe
               to
               the
               King
               ,
               the
               other
               halfe
               to
               the
               seisor
               thereof
               .
               These
               Merchants
               of
               the
               Haunce
               had
               their
               
                 Guild
                 hall
              
               in
               
                 Thames
                 street
              
               ,
               in
               place
               aforesaid
               ,
               by
               the
               said
               
                 Cosin
                 lane
              
               .
               Their
               Hall
               is
               large
               ,
               builded
               of
               Stone
               ,
               with
               three
               arched
               Gates
               towards
               the
               street
               ,
               the
               middlemost
               whereof
               is
               farre
               bigger
               than
               the
               other
               ,
               and
               is
               seldome
               opened
               ,
               the
               other
               two
               be
               mured
               up
               :
               the
               same
               is
               now
               called
               the
               
                 Old
                 Hall.
              
               
            
             
               Of
               later
               time
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               in
               the
               sixth
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               they
               hired
               one
               house
               next
               adjoyning
               to
               their
               old
               Hall
               ,
               which
               sometime
               belonged
               to
               
                 Richard
                 Lions
              
               ,
               a
               famous
               Lapidarie
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               of
               Lond.
               in
               the
               49.
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               fourth
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               by
               the
               Rebels
               of
               Kent
               drawn
               out
               of
               that
               house
               ,
               and
               beheaded
               in
               West
               Cheape
               .
               This
               also
               was
               a
               great
               house
               ,
               with
               a
               large
               Wharfe
               on
               the
               Thames
               :
               and
               the
               way
               thereunto
               was
               called
               Windgoose
               ,
               or
               
                 Wild-goose
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               which
               is
               now
               called
               
                 Windgoose
                 Alley
              
               ,
               for
               that
               the
               same
               Alley
               is
               (
               for
               the
               most
               part
               )
               builded
               on
               by
               the
               Stilyard
               Merchants
               .
            
             
               The
               Abbot
               of
               S.
               Albans
               had
               a
               Messuage
               here
               ,
               with
               a
               Key
               given
               to
               him
               ,
               in
               the
               34.
               of
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               one
               other
               great
               house
               ,
               which
               sometime
               pertained
               to
               
                 Iohn
                 Rainwell
              
               ,
               Stock-fishmonger
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               and
               it
               was
               by
               him
               given
               to
               the
               Maior
               and
               Communalty
               ,
               to
               the
               end
               ,
               that
               the
               profits
               thereof
               should
               bee
               disposed
               in
               deeds
               of
               piety
               :
               which
               house
               in
               the
               15.
               of
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               ,
               was
               confirmed
               unto
               the
               said
               Merchants
               in
               manner
               following
               ,
               viz.
               
            
             
               It
               is
               ordained
               by
               our
               Soveraigne
               Lord
               and
               his
               Parliament
               ,
               
               that
               the
               said
               Merchants
               of
               Almaine
               ,
               being
               of
               the
               Company
               called
               the
               
                 Guildhall
                 Theutonicorum
                 ,
                 (
                 or
              
               the
               
                 Flemish
                 Geld
              
               )
               that
               now
               be
               ,
               or
               hereafter
               shall
               be
               ,
               shall
               have
               ,
               hold
               ,
               and
               enjoy
               to
               them
               and
               their
               successors
               for
               ever
               ,
               the
               said
               
               place
               ,
               called
               the
               Steele-house
               ,
               yeelding
               to
               the
               Maior
               and
               Communalty
               an
               annuall
               rent
               of
               threescore
               and
               tenne
               pounds
               ,
               three
               shillings
               ,
               foure
               pence
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1551.
               the
               fifth
               of
               Edward
               the
               sixth
               ,
               
               through
               complaint
               of
               the
               English
               Merchants
               ,
               the
               liberty
               of
               the
               Steelyard
               Merchants
               was
               seized
               into
               the
               Kings
               hands
               ,
               and
               so
               it
               resteth
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               
                 Church
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               at
               the
               West
               end
               of
               Alhallowes
               Church
               ,
               called
               
                 Alhallowes
                 the
                 more
                 in
                 Thames
                 streete
                 ,
              
               
               for
               a
               difference
               from
               
                 Alhallowes
                 the
                 lesse
              
               ,
               in
               the
               same
               street
               .
               It
               is
               also
               called
               
                 Alhallowes
                 ad
                 foenum
              
               in
               the
               Roperie
               ,
               because
               Hay
               was
               sold
               neere
               thereunto
               ,
               at
               
                 Hay
                 Wharfe
              
               ,
               and
               Ropes
               of
               old
               time
               made
               and
               sold
               in
               the
               high
               street
               .
               This
               is
               a
               faire
               Church
               ,
               with
               a
               large
               Cloister
               on
               the
               South
               side
               thereof
               ,
               about
               their
               Church-yard
               ,
               but
               foulely
               defaced
               and
               ruinated
               .
            
             
               The
               Church
               also
               hath
               had
               many
               faire
               Monuments
               ,
               but
               now
               defaced
               :
               There
               remaine
               in
               the
               Quire
               some
               Plates
               on
               Grave-stones
               ,
               namely
               of
               
                 William
                 Lichfield
              
               ,
               Doctor
               of
               Divinity
               ,
               who
               deceased
               the
               yeere
               1447.
               
               Hee
               was
               a
               great
               Student
               ,
               and
               compiled
               many
               Bookes
               ,
               both
               Morall
               and
               Divine
               ,
               in
               Prose
               and
               Verse
               ;
               namely
               one
               ,
               intituled
               ,
               
                 The
                 complaint
                 of
                 God
                 unto
                 sinfull
                 man.
              
               Hee
               made
               in
               his
               time
               3083.
               
               Sermons
               ,
               as
               appeared
               by
               his
               owne
               hand-writing
               ,
               and
               were
               found
               when
               he
               was
               dead
               .
            
             
               One
               other
               Plate
               there
               is
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Brickles
              
               ,
               Draper
               ,
               who
               deceased
               in
               the
               yeere
               1451.
               
               Hee
               was
               a
               great
               Benefactor
               to
               that
               Church
               ,
               and
               gave
               by
               his
               Testament
               certaine
               Tenements
               ,
               to
               the
               reliefe
               of
               the
               poore
               .
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Loven
              
               ,
               and
               
                 William
                 Peston
              
               ,
               founded
               Chauntries
               there
               .
            
             
               
                 Willielmus
                 dudum
              
               
                 Lichfield
                 quem
                 mors
                 fora
                 pressit
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Ista
                 post
                 ludum
              
               
                 mundi
                 sub
                 rupe
                 quiescit
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 domum
                 rure
              
               
                 cultor
                 ,
                 sator
                 ac
                 operosus
                 ,
              
               
                 Dum
                 preciat
                 ture
                 ,
              
               
                 pastor
                 vigil
                 ,
                 &
                 studiosus
                 .
              
               
                 Hanc
                 aedem
                 rexit
                 ,
              
               
                 ornavit
                 &
                 amplificavit
                 ,
              
               
                 Pignora
                 provexit
                 ,
              
               
                 ac
                 sacro
                 dogmate
                 pavit
                 .
              
               
                 Pauperibus
                 carus
                 ,
              
               
                 inopes
                 in
                 mente
                 gerebat
                 ,
              
               
                 Consilio
                 gnarus
              
               
                 dubitantibus
                 esse
                 solebat
                 .
              
               
                 Christe
                 pugil
                 forcis
              
               
                 ejus
                 dissolve
                 reatus
                 ,
              
               
                 Vt
                 vivat
                 mortis
              
               
                 post
                 morsum
                 glorificatus
                 .
              
               
                 Luce
                 bis
                 X.
                 quat
                 '
                 I.
              
               
                 migrat
                 Octobris
                 sine
                 panno
                 ,
              
               
                 Equat
                 '
                 X.
                 quat
                 '
                 V.
              
               
                 semel
                 I.
                 ter
                 .
                 
                   I.
                   M.
                
                 Karus
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Staprecor
                 interne
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 qui
                 transis
                 aspice
                 ,
                 cerne
                 ,
              
               
                 Non
                 nitidis
                 pannis
                 ,
              
               
                 sed
                 olentibus
                 oss'a
                 Johannis
              
               
                 Brickles
                 ,
                 ista
                 mei
              
               
                 specus
                 includit
                 requiei
                 ,
              
               
                 Taliter
                 indutus
              
               
                 tumulabere
                 tu
                 resolutus
                 .
              
               
                 Dormit
                 in
                 hac
                 cella
              
               
                 mea
                 conjuge
                 ac
                 Isabella
                 ,
              
               
                 Appollinaris
                 quam
              
               
                 vixit
                 lux
                 nece
                 stratratus
                 .
              
               
                 Aequater
                 X.
                 ter
                 V.
              
               
                 semel
                 I.
                 bis
                 &
                 M.
                 sociatis
                 .
              
            
             
               At
               the
               East
               end
               of
               this
               Church
               goeth
               downe
               a
               Lane
               ,
               
               called
               
                 Hay-Wharfe
                 lane
              
               ,
               now
               lately
               a
               great
               Brew-house
               ,
               builded
               there
               by
               one
               
                 Pot
                 ;
                 Henry
                 Campion
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               a
               Beere-brewer
               ,
               used
               it
               ,
               and
               Abraham
               his
               sonne
               since
               possessed
               it
               .
            
             
               Then
               was
               there
               one
               other
               Lane
               ,
               
               sometime
               called
               
                 Woolseys
                 gate
              
               ,
               now
               out
               of
               use
               :
               for
               the
               lower
               part
               thereof
               ,
               upon
               the
               banke
               of
               Thames
               ,
               is
               builded
               by
               the
               late
               Earle
               of
               Shrewsbury
               ,
               and
               the
               other
               end
               is
               builded
               on
               and
               stopped
               up
               by
               the
               Chamberlaine
               of
               
                 London
                 .
                 Iohn
                 Butler
              
               ,
               Draper
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1420.
               dwelled
               there
               :
               Hee
               appointed
               his
               house
               to
               be
               sold
               ,
               and
               the
               price
               thereof
               to
               be
               given
               to
               the
               poore
               :
               it
               was
               of
               
                 Alhallowes
                 Parish
                 the
                 lesse
              
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               there
               the
               said
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Alhallowes
               ,
               
               called
               
                 the
                 lesse
              
               ;
               and
               by
               some
               ,
               Alhallowes
               on
               the
               Cellers
               ,
               for
               it
               standeth
               on
               Vaults
               :
               it
               is
               said
               to
               be
               builded
               by
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Poultney
              
               ,
               sometimes
               Maior
               .
               The
               Steeple
               and
               Quire
               of
               this
               Church
               ,
               stand
               on
               an
               arched
               Gate
               ,
               being
               the
               entrie
               to
               a
               great
               house
               ,
               called
               
                 Cold
                 Harbrough
              
               :
               
               the
               Quire
               of
               late
               being
               
               falne
               downe
               ,
               is
               now
               againe
               at
               length
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1594.
               by
               the
               Parishioners
               new
               builded
               .
            
             
               Touching
               this
               
                 Cold
                 Harbrough
              
               ,
               I
               find
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               13.
               of
               Edward
               the
               second
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Abel
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               demised
               or
               let
               unto
               
                 Henry
                 Stow
              
               ,
               Draper
               ,
               all
               that
               his
               capitall
               Messuage
               ,
               called
               the
               
                 Cold
                 Harbrough
              
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               
                 All
                 Saints
                 ad
                 foenum
              
               ,
               and
               all
               the
               purtenances
               within
               the
               Gate
               ,
               with
               the
               Key
               which
               
                 Robert
                 Hartford
              
               ,
               Citizen
               ,
               sonne
               to
               
                 William
                 Hartford
              
               ,
               had
               ,
               and
               ought
               ,
               and
               the
               foresaid
               Robert
               paid
               for
               it
               the
               rent
               of
               33.
               shillings
               the
               yeere
               .
               This
               
                 Robert
                 Hartford
              
               being
               owner
               thereof
               ,
               as
               also
               of
               other
               lands
               in
               Surrey
               ;
               deceasing
               without
               issue
               male
               ,
               left
               two
               daughters
               his
               Coheires
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               Idonia
               ,
               married
               to
               Sir
               
                 Ralph
                 Bigot
              
               ,
               and
               Maude
               ,
               married
               to
               Sir
               
                 Stephen
                 Cosenton
              
               ,
               Knights
               ,
               betweene
               whom
               the
               said
               house
               and
               lands
               were
               parted
               .
               After
               the
               which
               
                 Iohn
                 Bigot
              
               ,
               Sonne
               to
               the
               said
               Sir
               Ralph
               and
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Cosenton
              
               ,
               did
               sell
               their
               moities
               of
               
                 Cold
                 Harbrough
              
               unto
               
                 Iohn
                 Poultney
              
               ,
               sonne
               of
               
                 Adam
                 Poultney
              
               ,
               the
               eighth
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               .
               This
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Poultney
              
               dwelling
               in
               this
               house
               ,
               and
               being
               4.
               times
               Maior
               ,
               the
               said
               house
               tooke
               the
               name
               of
               
                 Poultney's
                 Inne
              
               .
               Notwithstanding
               ,
               this
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Poultney
              
               ,
               the
               21.
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               by
               his
               Charter
               gave
               and
               confirmed
               to
               
                 Humfrey
                 de
                 Bohune
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Hereford
               and
               Essex
               ,
               his
               whole
               tenement
               ,
               called
               
                 Cold
                 Harbrough
              
               ,
               with
               all
               the
               Tenements
               and
               Key
               adjoyning
               ,
               and
               appurtenances
               sometime
               pertaining
               to
               
                 Robert
                 de
                 Herford
              
               ,
               on
               the
               way
               called
               
                 Hay-wharfe
                 lane
              
               ,
               &c.
               for
               one
               Rose
               at
               Midsummer
               ,
               to
               him
               and
               his
               heires
               ,
               for
               all
               services
               ,
               if
               the
               same
               were
               demanded
               .
               This
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Poultney
              
               deceased
               1349.
               and
               left
               issue
               ,
               by
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               ,
               
                 William
                 Poultney
              
               ,
               who
               dyed
               without
               issue
               :
               and
               Margaret
               his
               Mother
               was
               married
               to
               Sir
               
                 Nicholas
                 Lovel
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               &c.
               
                 Philip
                 S.
                 Cleare
              
               gave
               two
               Messuages
               ,
               pertaining
               to
               this
               
                 Cold
                 Harbrough
              
               ,
               in
               the
               Roperie
               ,
               towards
               the
               inlarging
               of
               the
               Parish
               Church
               and
               Church-yard
               of
               All-Saints
               ,
               called
               the
               lesse
               ,
               in
               the
               20.
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1397.
               the
               21
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Holland
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Huntington
               ,
               was
               lodged
               there
               ,
               and
               Richard
               the
               second
               his
               Brother
               dined
               with
               him
               :
               it
               was
               then
               counted
               a
               right
               faire
               and
               stately
               house
               .
               But
               in
               the
               next
               yeere
               following
               ,
               I
               finde
               ,
               that
               Edmond
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Cambridge
               ,
               was
               there
               lodged
               :
               notwithstanding
               ,
               the
               said
               house
               still
               retained
               the
               name
               of
               
                 Poultney's
                 Inne
              
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               ,
               the
               26.
               of
               his
               reigne
               .
               It
               belonged
               since
               to
               
                 H.
                 Holland
              
               Duke
               of
               Excester
               ,
               and
               hee
               was
               lodged
               there
               in
               the
               yeere
               1472.
               
               In
               the
               yeere
               1485.
               
               Richard
               the
               third
               ,
               by
               his
               Letters
               Patents
               granted
               and
               gave
               to
               
                 Iohn
                 Writh
                 ,
                 alias
                 Garter
              
               ,
               principall
               King
               of
               Armes
               of
               English
               men
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               rest
               of
               the
               Kings
               Heralds
               and
               Pursevants
               of
               Arms
               ,
               all
               that
               Messuage
               with
               the
               appurtenances
               ,
               called
               
                 Cold
                 Harber
              
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               
                 All
                 Saints
              
               the
               little
               in
               London
               ,
               and
               their
               successors
               for
               ever
               .
               Dated
               at
               Westminster
               the
               second
               of
               March
               ,
               
                 Anno
                 regni
                 suiprimo
              
               ,
               without
               fine
               or
               see
               .
               How
               the
               said
               Heralds
               departed
               ,
               therewith
               ,
               I
               have
               not
               read
               ,
               but
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               eighth
               ,
               the
               Bishop
               of
               Durhams
               house
               ,
               neere
               
                 Charing
                 Crosse
              
               ,
               being
               taken
               into
               the
               Kings
               hand
               ,
               
                 Cuthbert
                 Tunstal
              
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               Durham
               ,
               was
               lodged
               in
               this
               
                 Cold
                 Harber
              
               ,
               since
               the
               which
               time
               it
               hath
               belonged
               to
               the
               Earles
               of
               Shrewsbury
               ,
               by
               composition
               (
               as
               is
               supposed
               )
               from
               the
               said
               
                 Cuthbert
                 Tunstall
              
               .
               The
               last
               deceased
               Earle
               tooke
               it
               downe
               ,
               and
               in
               place
               thereof
               builded
               a
               great
               number
               of
               small
               Tenements
               now
               letten
               out
               for
               great
               rents
               ,
               to
               people
               of
               all
               sorts
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               the
               Diers
               Hall
               ,
               which
               Company
               was
               made
               a
               Brotherhood
               or
               Guild
               ,
               
               in
               the
               fourth
               of
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               ,
               and
               appointed
               to
               consist
               of
               a
               Gardian
               or
               Warden
               ,
               and
               a
               Communalty
               the
               12.
               of
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               .
               Then
               bee
               there
               divers
               large
               Brewhouses
               ,
               and
               others
               ,
               till
               you
               come
               to
               
                 Ebgate
                 lane
              
               ,
               where
               that
               Ward
               endeth
               in
               the
               East
               .
               On
               the
               North
               side
               of
               Thames
               street
               bee
               divers
               lanes
               also
               ,
               the
               first
               is
               at
               the
               South
               end
               of
               Elbow-lane
               before
               spoken
               of
               ,
               west
               from
               Downegate
               ,
               over-against
               
                 Greenewitch
                 lane
              
               :
               then
               bee
               divers
               faire
               houses
               for
               Merchants
               ,
               and
               others
               all
               along
               that
               side
               .
               the
               next
               lane
               East
               from
               Downegate
               ,
               is
               called
               
                 Bush
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               which
               turneth
               up
               to
               
                 Candlewicke
                 street
              
               ,
               
               and
               is
               of
               Down-gate
               Ward
               .
               Next
               is
               
                 Suffolke
                 lane
              
               ,
               likewise
               turning
               up
               to
               
                 Candlewicke
                 street
              
               :
               
               in
               this
               lane
               is
               one
               notable
               Grammer
               
               Schoole
               ,
               founded
               in
               the
               yeere
               1561.
               by
               the
               Master
               ,
               Wardens
               ,
               and
               Assistants
               of
               the
               Merchant-taylors
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               S.
               
                 Laurence
                 Poultney
                 ;
                 Richard
                 Hils
              
               ,
               sometimes
               Master
               of
               that
               Company
               ,
               having
               before
               given
               500.
               
                 l.
              
               toward
               the
               purchase
               of
               an
               house
               ,
               
               called
               the
               
                 Mannor
                 of
                 the
                 Rose
              
               ,
               sometime
               belonging
               to
               the
               Duke
               of
               Buckingham
               ,
               wherein
               the
               said
               Schoole
               is
               kept
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               there
               one
               other
               Lane
               ,
               
               which
               turneth
               up
               to
               S.
               Laurence
               Hill
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Southwest
               corner
               of
               Saint
               Laurence
               Church-yard
               :
               
               then
               other
               Lane
               ,
               called
               
                 Poultney
                 Lane
              
               ,
               that
               goeth
               up
               ,
               of
               this
               Ward
               to
               the
               South-east
               corner
               of
               S.
               Laurence
               Church-yard
               ,
               and
               so
               downe
               againe
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               West
               corner
               of
               Saint
               
                 Martin
                 Orgar
                 lane
              
               ,
               and
               over
               against
               
                 Ebgate
                 lane
              
               :
               
               and
               this
               is
               all
               of
               Downegate
               Ward
               ,
               the
               13.
               in
               number
               lying
               East
               from
               the
               water-course
               of
               VValbrooke
               ,
               and
               hath
               not
               any
               one
               house
               on
               the
               west
               side
               of
               the
               said
               Brooke
               .
            
             
               It
               hath
               an
               Alderman
               ,
               his
               Deputy
               ;
               Common-Counsellors
               ,
               nine
               ;
               Constables
               ,
               eight
               ;
               Seavengers
               ,
               five
               ;
               for
               the
               Wardmote
               Inquest
               ,
               foureteene
               ,
               and
               a
               Beadle
               :
               it
               is
               taxed
               to
               the
               Fifteene
               at
               eight
               and
               twenty
               pounds
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               WARDS
               ON
               THE
               VVEST
               SIDE
               OF
               WALBROOKE
               :
               AND
               FIRST
               ,
               OF
               VINTRIE
               VVARD
               .
            
             
               NOw
               I
               am
               to
               speak
               of
               the
               other
               Wards
               ,
               
               12.
               in
               number
               ,
               all
               lying
               on
               the
               West
               side
               of
               the
               course
               of
               Walbrook
               :
               and
               first
               of
               the
               Vintry
               ward
               ,
               so
               called
               of
               Vintners
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               Vintrie
               ,
               a
               part
               of
               the
               banke
               of
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               where
               the
               Merchants
               of
               Burdeaux
               ,
               craned
               their
               Wines
               out
               of
               Lighters
               ,
               and
               other
               Vessels
               ,
               and
               there
               landed
               and
               made
               sale
               of
               them
               ,
               within
               forty
               dayes
               after
               ,
               untill
               the
               twenty
               eighth
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               at
               which
               time
               the
               said
               Merchants
               complained
               ,
               that
               they
               could
               not
               sell
               their
               wines
               ,
               paying
               poundage
               ,
               neither
               hire
               houses
               or
               cellars
               to
               lay
               them
               in
               :
               and
               it
               was
               redressed
               by
               vertue
               of
               the
               Kings
               Writ
               ,
               directed
               to
               the
               Maior
               and
               Sheriffes
               of
               London
               ,
               dated
               at
               Carlaveroke
               ,
               or
               Carlile
               .
               Since
               the
               which
               time
               ,
               many
               faire
               and
               large
               houses
               (
               with
               Vaults
               and
               Cellars
               for
               stowage
               of
               VVines
               ,
               and
               lodging
               of
               Burdeaux
               Merchants
               )
               have
               beene
               builded
               ,
               in
               place
               where
               before
               time
               were
               Cooks
               houses
               :
               for
               Fitzstephen
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               second
               ,
               writeth
               ,
               that
               upon
               the
               Rivers
               side
               ,
               betweene
               the
               VVine
               in
               Ships
               ,
               and
               the
               VVine
               to
               be
               sold
               in
               Tavernes
               ,
               was
               a
               common
               Cookes
               Row
               ,
               &c.
               as
               in
               another
               place
               I
               have
               set
               down
               .
               wherby
               it
               apeares
               ,
               that
               in
               those
               daies
               ,
               (
               and
               till
               of
               late
               time
               )
               every
               man
               lived
               according
               to
               his
               owne
               professed
               Trade
               ,
               
               not
               any
               one
               interrupting
               another
               .
               The
               Cookes
               dressed
               meat
               ,
               and
               sold
               no
               wine
               ;
               and
               the
               Taverner
               sold
               wine
               ,
               but
               dressed
               no
               meat
               for
               sale
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               This
               VVard
               beginneth
               in
               the
               East
               ,
               at
               the
               West
               end
               of
               Downegate
               Ward
               ,
               at
               the
               water-course
               of
               Walbrooke
               ,
               which
               parteth
               them
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               at
               
                 Granthams
                 lane
              
               ,
               on
               the
               Thames
               side
               ,
               and
               at
               
                 Elbow
                 lane
              
               ,
               on
               the
               Land
               side
               :
               it
               runneth
               along
               in
               Thames
               street
               ,
               West
               ,
               some
               three
               houses
               beyond
               the
               
                 Old
                 Swan
              
               ,
               a
               Brewhouse
               ,
               and
               on
               the
               Land
               side
               ,
               some
               three
               houses
               West
               ,
               beyond
               Saint
               Iames
               at
               
                 Garlicke
                 hithe
              
               .
            
             
               In
               breadth
               ,
               this
               VVard
               stretcheth
               from
               the
               Vintrie
               North
               ,
               to
               the
               wall
               of
               the
               West
               gate
               of
               the
               
                 Tower
                 Royall
              
               :
               the
               other
               North
               part
               is
               of
               
                 Cordwainer
                 street
              
               Ward
               .
            
             
               Out
               of
               this
               
                 Royall
                 street
              
               by
               the
               South
               gate
               of
               Tower-Royall
               ,
               runneth
               a
               small
               street
               ,
               East
               to
               Saint
               Iohns
               upon
               Walbrooke
               ,
               
               which
               street
               is
               called
               Horse-shoo-bridge
               ,
               of
               such
               a
               bridge
               sometime
               over
               the
               brooke
               there
               ,
               which
               is
               now
               vaulted
               over
               .
            
             
               Then
               from
               the
               South
               gate
               West
               ,
               runneth
               one
               other
               street
               ,
               
               called
               
                 Knight-riders
                 street
              
               ,
               by
               Saint
               
                 Thomas
                 Apostles
              
               Church
               ,
               on
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               and
               
                 Wringwren
                 lane
              
               ,
               by
               the
               said
               Church
               ,
               at
               the
               West
               end
               thereof
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               East
               end
               of
               the
               Trinity
               Church
               in
               the
               said
               
                 Knight-riders
                 street
              
               ,
               where
               this
               Ward
               endeth
               on
               that
               South
               side
               the
               street
               :
               but
               on
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               it
               runneth
               no
               farther
               than
               the
               corner
               against
               the
               new
               builded
               Taverne
               ,
               and
               other
               houses
               ,
               in
               a
               plot
               of
               ground
               where
               sometime
               stood
               
                 Ormond
                 place
              
               .
               Yet
               have
               yee
               one
               other
               lane
               lower
               downe
               in
               
                 Royall
                 streete
              
               ,
               stretching
               forth
               from
               over
               against
               
               Saint
               Michaels
               Church
               ,
               to
               and
               by
               the
               North
               side
               of
               Saint
               Iames
               Church
               by
               
                 Garlicke
                 hith
              
               ,
               
               this
               is
               called
               
                 Kerion
                 lane
              
               :
               And
               thus
               much
               for
               the
               bounds
               of
               the
               Vintrie
               Ward
               .
               Now
               on
               the
               Thames
               side
               west
               from
               
                 Granthams
                 lane
              
               ,
               have
               ye
               
                 Herbert
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               or
               
                 Brickles
                 lane
              
               ,
               so
               called
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Brikles
              
               ,
               sometimes
               owner
               thereof
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               
                 Simpsons
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               of
               one
               Simpson
               ;
               or
               
                 Emperours-head
                 lane
              
               ,
               of
               such
               a
               signe
               :
               then
               the
               
                 Three
                 Cranes
                 lane
              
               ,
               so
               called
               ,
               not
               onely
               of
               a
               signe
               of
               three
               Cranes
               at
               a
               Taverne
               doore
               ,
               but
               rather
               of
               three
               strong
               Cranes
               of
               Timber
               ,
               placed
               on
               the
               Vintrie
               wharfe
               by
               the
               Thames
               side
               ,
               to
               crane
               up
               Wines
               there
               ,
               as
               is
               afore
               shewed
               :
               this
               Lane
               was
               of
               old
               time
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               the
               9.
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               
               called
               the
               
                 Painted
                 Taverne
                 lane
              
               ,
               of
               the
               Taverne
               being
               painted
               .
            
             
               Then
               next
               over
               against
               Saint
               Martins
               Church
               ,
               is
               a
               large
               house
               builded
               of
               stone
               and
               timber
               ,
               with
               vaults
               for
               the
               stowage
               of
               wines
               ,
               
               and
               is
               called
               the
               Vintrie
               .
               There
               dwelled
               
                 Iohn
                 Gisers
              
               ,
               Vintner
               ,
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               Constable
               of
               the
               Tower
               ,
               and
               then
               was
               
                 Henry
                 Picard
              
               ,
               Vintner
               ,
               Maior
               .
               In
               this
               house
               
                 Henry
                 Picard
              
               feasted
               foure
               Kings
               in
               one
               day
               ;
               as
               in
               my
               Summary
               I
               have
               shewed
               .
            
             
               Then
               next
               is
               
                 Vannars
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               so
               called
               of
               one
               Vannar
               that
               was
               owner
               thereof
               ,
               it
               is
               now
               called
               
                 Church
                 lane
              
               ,
               of
               the
               comming
               up
               from
               S.
               Martins
               Church
               .
            
             
               Next
               is
               
                 Broad
                 lane
              
               ,
               for
               that
               the
               same
               is
               broader
               for
               the
               passage
               of
               Carts
               from
               the
               Vintrie
               Wharfe
               ,
               
               than
               be
               the
               other
               lanes
               .
               At
               the
               North-west
               corner
               of
               this
               lane
               is
               the
               Parish-Clerks
               Hall
               ,
               
               lately
               by
               them
               purchased
               ,
               since
               they
               lost
               their
               old
               Hall
               in
               
                 Bishopsgate
                 street
              
               .
               Next
               is
               Spittle
               lane
               ,
               of
               old
               time
               so
               called
               ;
               since
               ,
               
                 Stodies
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               of
               the
               owner
               thereof
               ,
               named
               Stodie
               .
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Stodie
              
               ,
               Vintner
               ,
               Maior
               in
               the
               yeere
               1357.
               gave
               it
               ,
               with
               all
               the
               Quadrant
               wherein
               Vintners
               Hall
               now
               standeth
               ,
               
               with
               the
               Tenements
               round
               about
               ,
               unto
               the
               Vintners
               :
               the
               Vintners
               builded
               for
               themselves
               a
               faire
               Hall
               ,
               
               and
               also
               13.
               
               Almes-houses
               there
               ,
               for
               13.
               poore
               people
               ,
               which
               are
               kept
               of
               charity
               ,
               rent-free
               .
            
             
               The
               Vintners
               in
               London
               were
               (
               of
               old
               time
               )
               called
               Merchants
               Vintners
               of
               Gascoyne
               ,
               and
               so
               I
               reade
               them
               in
               the
               records
               of
               Edward
               the
               2.
               the
               11.
               yeere
               ,
               and
               Edward
               the
               3.
               the
               ninth
               yeere
               ,
               they
               were
               as
               well
               Englishmen
               ,
               as
               strangers
               borne
               beyond
               the
               Seas
               ,
               but
               then
               subjects
               to
               the
               King
               of
               England
               ,
               great
               Burdeaux
               Merchants
               of
               Gascoyne
               and
               French
               wines
               ;
               divers
               of
               them
               were
               Maiors
               of
               this
               Citie
               ;
               namely
               ,
               
                 Ioh.
                 Adrian
              
               ,
               Vintner
               ,
               Reignold
               at
               Conduit
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Oxenford
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Picard
              
               ,
               that
               feasted
               the
               Kings
               of
               
                 England
                 ,
                 France
                 ,
                 Scotland
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Cypres
                 :
                 Iohn
                 Stodie
              
               ,
               that
               gave
               
                 Stodies
                 lane
              
               to
               the
               Vintners
               :
               which
               foure
               last
               named
               ,
               were
               Maiors
               in
               the
               reign
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               and
               yet
               Gascoyne
               Wines
               were
               then
               to
               be
               sold
               at
               London
               ,
               not
               above
               4.
               pence
               ,
               nor
               Rhenish
               Wines
               above
               6.
               pence
               the
               Gallon
               .
            
             
               I
               reade
               of
               sweet
               Wines
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               50.
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Peachie
              
               ,
               Fishmonger
               ,
               was
               accused
               ,
               for
               that
               hee
               procured
               a
               Licence
               for
               the
               onely
               sale
               of
               them
               in
               London
               :
               which
               notwithstanding
               he
               justified
               by
               Law
               ,
               he
               was
               imprisoned
               and
               fined
               .
            
             
               More
               I
               read
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               6.
               of
               
                 Hen.
                 6.
              
               the
               Lombards
               corrupting
               their
               sweet
               Wines
               ,
               when
               knowledge
               thereof
               came
               to
               
                 Iohn
                 Rainwell
              
               ,
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               hee
               (
               in
               divers
               places
               of
               the
               Citie
               )
               commanded
               the
               heads
               of
               the
               Buts
               and
               other
               vessels
               ,
               in
               the
               open
               streets
               ,
               to
               be
               broken
               ,
               to
               the
               number
               of
               one
               hundred
               and
               fifty
               ,
               so
               that
               the
               liquor
               running
               forth
               ,
               passed
               thorow
               the
               Citie
               like
               a
               streame
               of
               raine
               water
               ,
               in
               the
               sight
               of
               all
               the
               people
               ;
               from
               whence
               there
               issued
               a
               most
               loathsome
               savour
               .
            
             
               I
               read
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               7.
               that
               no
               sweet
               VVines
               were
               brought
               into
               this
               Realme
               ,
               but
               Malmsies
               ,
               by
               the
               Longobards
               ,
               paying
               to
               the
               King
               for
               his
               Licence
               ,
               6.
               
               
                 ●
                 .
                 8.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               of
               every
               But
               ,
               besides
               12.
               
                 d.
              
               for
               Bottell-large
               .
               I
               remember
               ,
               within
               these
               54.
               yeeres
               ,
               Malmsey
               not
               to
               be
               sold
               above
               1.
               
                 d.
                 ob
              
               .
               the
               pint
               .
               For
               proofe
               whereof
               ,
               it
               appeareth
               in
               the
               Church-Booke
               of
               S.
               
                 Andrew
                 Vndershaft
              
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               1547.
               
               
                 I.
                 G.
              
               and
               
                 S.
                 K.
              
               then
               Church-wardens
               ,
               for
               80.
               pints
               of
               Malmsey
               ,
               spent
               in
               the
               Church
               ,
               after
               1.
               
                 d.
              
               halfepenny
               the
               pint
               ,
               paid
               at
               the
               yeeres
               end
               for
               the
               same
               tenne
               shillings
               .
            
             
               More
               I
               remember
               ,
               that
               no
               Sackes
               were
               sold
               ,
               but
               Rumney
               ,
               and
               that
               for
               Medicine
               more
               than
               for
               drinke
               :
               but
               now
               
               many
               kindes
               of
               Sackes
               are
               knowne
               and
               used
               .
               And
               so
               much
               for
               Wines
               .
            
             
               For
               the
               Vintrie
               ,
               
               to
               end
               therewith
               ,
               I
               read
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               4.
               the
               yong
               Prince
               
                 Henry
                 ,
                 T.
              
               Duke
               of
               
                 Clarence
                 ,
                 I.
              
               Duke
               of
               Bedford
               ,
               and
               Humfrey
               Duke
               of
               Glocester
               ,
               the
               Kings
               sonnes
               ,
               being
               at
               supper
               amongst
               the
               Merchants
               of
               London
               in
               the
               Vintrie
               ,
               in
               the
               house
               of
               
                 Lewes
                 Iohn
              
               ,
               
               
                 Henry
                 Scogan
              
               sent
               to
               them
               a
               Ballad
               ,
               beginning
               thus
               :
            
             
               
                 My
                 Noble
                 Sonnes
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 oke
                 my
                 Lords
                 deare
                 ,
              
               
                 I
                 your
                 Father
              
               
                 called
                 unworthily
                 ,
              
               
                 Send
                 unto
                 you
              
               
                 this
                 Ballad
                 following
                 here
                 ,
              
               
                 Written
                 with
                 mine
              
               
                 owne
                 hand
                 full
                 rudely
                 :
              
               
                 Although
                 it
                 be
                 ,
              
               
                 that
                 I
                 not
                 reverently
              
               
                 Have
                 written
                 to
                 your
              
               
                 Estates
                 ,
                 I
                 you
                 pray
                 ,
              
               
                 Mine
                 uncunning
              
               
                 take
                 benignely
                 ,
              
               
                 For
                 Gods
                 sake
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 hearken
                 what
                 I
                 say
                 .
              
            
             
               Then
               follow
               in
               like
               Meeter
               ,
               23.
               staves
               ,
               containing
               a
               perswasion
               from
               losing
               of
               time
               foolishly
               ,
               in
               lust
               and
               vice
               ,
               but
               to
               spend
               the
               same
               in
               vertue
               and
               godlines
               ;
               as
               ye
               may
               read
               in
               
                 Geffrey
                 Chawcer
              
               his
               Workes
               ,
               
               lately
               printed
               .
               The
               successors
               of
               those
               Vintuers
               and
               Wine-drawers
               ,
               that
               retayled
               by
               the
               Gallons
               ,
               Pottell
               ,
               Quart
               ,
               
               and
               Pint
               ,
               were
               all
               incorporated
               by
               the
               name
               of
               Wine-tunners
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               and
               confirmed
               the
               15.
               of
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               .
            
             
               Next
               is
               
                 Palmers
                 Lane
              
               ,
               
               now
               called
               
                 Anchor
                 Lane.
              
               The
               Plummers
               have
               their
               Hall
               there
               ,
               but
               are
               Tenants
               to
               the
               Vintners
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               Worcester
               House
               ,
               
               sometimes
               belonging
               to
               the
               Earles
               of
               Worcester
               ,
               now
               divided
               into
               many
               tenements
               .
               
               The
               Fruiterers
               have
               their
               Hall
               there
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               the
               
                 Old
                 Swan
              
               ,
               
               a
               great
               Brew-house
               .
               And
               this
               is
               all
               ,
               on
               the
               Thames
               side
               ,
               that
               I
               can
               note
               in
               this
               Ward
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               Land
               side
               ,
               is
               the
               
                 Royall
                 street
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Pater
                 noster
                 Lane
              
               ,
               
               I
               thinke
               of
               old
               time
               called
               Arches
               :
               for
               I
               read
               ,
               that
               
                 Robert
                 de
                 Suffolke
              
               gave
               to
               
                 Walter
                 Darford
              
               ,
               
               his
               tenement
               with
               the
               appurtenance
               ,
               in
               the
               Lane
               called
               
                 Les
                 Arches
              
               ,
               in
               the
               parish
               of
               S.
               
                 Michael
                 de
                 Pater
                 noster
              
               Church
               ,
               betweene
               the
               wall
               of
               the
               Field
               called
               
                 Winchester
                 field
              
               ,
               on
               the
               East
               ,
               and
               the
               same
               Lane
               on
               the
               West
               ,
               &c.
               
               More
               I
               reade
               of
               a
               stone
               House
               ,
               called
               
                 Stoda
                 de
                 Winton
                 ,
                 juxta
                 Stodum
                 bridge
                 ,
              
               which
               in
               that
               Lane
               was
               over
               Walbrooke
               water
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               the
               faire
               Parish
               Church
               of
               S.
               Michael
               ,
               
               called
               
                 Pater
                 noster
              
               Church
               in
               the
               Royall
               .
               This
               Church
               was
               new
               builded
               ,
               and
               made
               a
               Colledge
               of
               S.
               Spirit
               ,
               and
               S.
               Mary
               ,
               founded
               by
               
                 Richard
                 Whittington
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               foure
               times
               Maior
               ,
               for
               a
               Master
               ,
               foure
               Fellowes
               ,
               Masters
               of
               Art
               ,
               Clerkes
               ,
               Conducts
               ,
               Chorists
               ,
               &c.
               and
               an
               Almes-house
               ,
               called
               
                 Gods
                 house
              
               or
               Hospitall
               ,
               for
               thirteene
               poore
               men
               ,
               one
               of
               them
               to
               be
               Tutor
               ,
               and
               to
               have
               16
               pence
               the
               weeke
               ,
               the
               other
               twelve
               ,
               each
               of
               them
               to
               have
               14.
               pence
               the
               weeke
               for
               ever
               ,
               with
               other
               necessary
               provision
               ,
               an
               Hutch
               with
               three
               lockes
               ,
               a
               common
               scale
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               These
               were
               bound
               to
               pray
               for
               the
               good
               estate
               of
               
                 Richard
                 Whittington
              
               ,
               and
               Alice
               his
               wife
               ;
               their
               Founders
               ;
               and
               for
               Sir
               
                 William
                 VVhittington
              
               ,
               
               Knight
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Ioan
               his
               wife
               ;
               and
               for
               
                 Hugh
                 Fitzwarren
              
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Molde
               his
               wife
               ,
               the
               Fathers
               and
               Mothers
               of
               the
               said
               
                 Richard
                 VVhittington
              
               ,
               and
               Alice
               his
               wife
               ;
               for
               King
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               and
               Thomas
               of
               Woodslocke
               ,
               Duke
               of
               Glocester
               ,
               speciall
               Lords
               and
               Promoters
               of
               the
               said
               
                 Richard
                 VVhittington
              
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               The
               Licence
               for
               this
               foundation
               was
               granted
               by
               King
               Henry
               the
               fourth
               ,
               the
               eleventh
               of
               his
               reign
               :
               and
               in
               the
               twelfth
               of
               the
               same
               Kings
               reigne
               ,
               the
               Maior
               and
               Communalty
               of
               London
               ,
               granted
               to
               
                 Richard
                 VVhittington
              
               a
               vacant
               peece
               of
               ground
               ,
               thereon
               to
               build
               his
               Colledge
               in
               the
               Royall
               :
               all
               which
               was
               confirmed
               by
               Henry
               the
               6.
               the
               third
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               to
               
                 Iohn
                 Coventry
                 ,
                 Ienkin
                 Carpenter
              
               ,
               and
               
                 VVilliam
                 Grove
              
               ,
               Executors
               to
               
                 Richard
                 VVhittington
              
               .
            
             
               This
               foundation
               was
               againe
               confirmed
               by
               Parliament
               ,
               the
               tenth
               of
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               ,
               and
               was
               suppressed
               by
               the
               Statute
               of
               Edward
               the
               sixth
               .
               The
               Almes
               houses
               ,
               with
               the
               poore
               men
               ,
               doe
               remaine
               ,
               and
               are
               paid
               by
               the
               Mercers
               .
            
             
               This
               
                 Richard
                 Whittington
              
               was
               (
               in
               this
               
               Church
               )
               three
               times
               buried
               :
               
               first
               ,
               by
               his
               Executors
               ,
               under
               a
               faire
               Monument
               :
               then
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               sixth
               ,
               the
               Parson
               of
               that
               Church
               ,
               thinking
               some
               great
               riches
               (
               as
               he
               said
               )
               to
               be
               buried
               with
               him
               ,
               caused
               his
               Monument
               to
               be
               broken
               ,
               his
               body
               to
               be
               spoiled
               of
               his
               Leaden
               sheet
               ,
               and
               againe
               the
               second
               time
               to
               be
               buried
               .
               And
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Queene
               Mary
               ,
               the
               Parishioners
               were
               forced
               to
               take
               him
               up
               ,
               to
               lap
               him
               in
               Lead
               ,
               as
               afore
               ,
               to
               bury
               him
               the
               third
               time
               ,
               and
               to
               place
               his
               Monument
               ,
               or
               the
               like
               ,
               over
               him
               againe
               ,
               which
               remaineth
               ,
               and
               so
               he
               resteth
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Winford
              
               ,
               Alderman
               ,
               was
               buried
               in
               this
               Church
               ,
               1448.
               
            
             
               
                 Arnold
                 Macknam
              
               ,
               Vintner
               a
               Merchant
               of
               
                 Burdeaux
                 ,
                 1457.
              
               
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Heere
                 Tanke
              
               ,
               or
               Hartancleux
               ,
               Knight
               of
               the
               Garter
               ,
               borne
               in
               Almaine
               ,
               a
               noble
               Warrior
               in
               Henry
               the
               fifth
               and
               Henry
               the
               sixth's
               dayes
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Edmond
                 Mulshew
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               neere
               to
               
                 Thomas
                 Cockham
              
               ,
               Recorder
               of
               London
               .
            
             
               The
               Lady
               Kyme
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Oldhall
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               1460.
               
            
             
               William
               Barnocke
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Yong
              
               ,
               Grocer
               ,
               Maior
               1466.
               
            
             
               Agnes
               ,
               daughter
               to
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Yong
              
               ,
               first
               married
               to
               
                 Robert
                 Sherington
              
               ,
               after
               to
               
                 Robert
                 Mulleneux
              
               ,
               then
               to
               
                 William
                 Cheyney
              
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               Iohn
               Having
               ,
               Gentleman
               .
            
             
               William
               Roswell
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Postar
              
               ,
               Clerk
               of
               the
               Crowne
               ,
               1520.
               
            
             
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Bayly
              
               ,
               Draper
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1533.
               with
               Dame
               Katharine
               his
               Wife
               ,
               leaving
               sixteene
               children
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Haydon
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               Sheriffe
               ,
               1582.
               who
               gave
               Legacies
               to
               the
               13.
               
               Almes-men
               ,
               and
               otherwise
               for
               a
               Lecture
               .
            
             
               
                 Vt
                 fragrans
                 Nardus
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 famâ
                 fuit
                 iste
                 Ricardus
                 ,
              
               
                 Albificans
                 villam
              
               
                 qui
                 justè
                 rexer
                 at
                 illam
                 .
              
               
                 Flos
                 Mercatorum
                 ,
              
               
                 fundator
                 Presbyterorum
                 ,
              
               
                 Sic
                 &
                 regonarum
              
               
                 testis
                 sit
                 certus
                 eorum
                 .
              
               
                 Omnibus
                 exemplum
              
               
                 barathrum
                 vincendo
                 morosum
                 ,
              
               
                 Condidit
                 hoc
                 Templum
              
               
                 Michaelis
                 ,
                 quam
                 speciosum
                 ?
              
               
                 Regia
                 spes
                 &
                 pres
                 :
              
               
                 divinis
                 res
                 rata
                 turbis
                 .
              
               
                 Pauperibus
                 pr.
              
               
                 &
                 Maior
                 qui
                 fuit
                 urbis
                 ,
              
               
                 Martius
                 hunc
                 vicit
                 ,
              
               
                 en
                 Annos
                 gens
                 tibi
                 dicit
                 .
              
               
                 Finiit
                 ipse
                 dies
                 ,
              
               
                 sis
                 sibi
                 Christe
                 quies
                 .
              
            
             
               Ejus
               sponsa
               pia
               ,
               Generosa
               ,
               probata
               ,
               sophia
               Iungitur
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 jacet
                 Eduardus
              
               
                 Lupton
                 cognomine
                 dictus
                 ,
              
               
                 Occidit
                 heu
                 juvenis
              
               
                 cum
                 spes
                 foret
                 omnibus
                 una
                 .
              
               
                 Pauperibus
                 fuerat
              
               
                 studiosis
                 ille
                 patronus
                 ,
              
               
                 Mille
                 &
                 quingintos
              
               
                 tersaevos
                 vidit
                 ademptos
              
               
                 Moribus
                 &
                 studiis
              
               
                 qui
                 vivens
                 claruit
                 olim
                 ;
              
               
                 Spiritus
                 iste
                 Iesus
              
               
                 mens
                 à
                 te
                 suscipiatur
                 .
              
            
             
               Quisquis
               ades
               plora
               fata
               dolenda
               viri
               ,
               
            
             
               Hujus
               Collegii
               quique
               Magister
               erat
               ;
            
             
               Doctor
               ,
               &
               in
               sacre
               Dogmate
               clarus
               erat
               ;
            
             
               Qui
               obiit
               Octobris
               &
               quoque
               nona
               fuit
               .
            
             
               Credere
               nuncfas
               est
               spiritus
               astra
               tenet
               :
            
             
               Spes
               me
               tua
               Iesus
               es
               ,
               gratia
               ,
               non
               opera
               .
            
             
               At
               the
               upper
               end
               of
               this
               Street
               ,
               
               is
               the
               
                 Tower
                 Royall
              
               ,
               whereof
               that
               street
               taketh
               name
               .
               This
               Tower
               and
               great
               place
               was
               so
               called
               ,
               of
               pertaining
               to
               the
               Kings
               of
               this
               Realme
               :
               
               but
               by
               whom
               the
               same
               was
               first
               builded
               ,
               or
               of
               what
               Antiquity
               continued
               ,
               I
               have
               not
               read
               more
               ,
               than
               that
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               King
               
                 Edward
                 1.
              
               second
               ,
               fourth
               ,
               and
               seventh
               yeeres
               ,
               it
               was
               the
               tenement
               of
               
                 Simon
                 Beawmes
              
               .
               Also
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               36.
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               the
               same
               was
               called
               the
               Royall
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               S.
               
                 Michael
                 de
                 Pater
                 noster
              
               ,
               
               and
               that
               in
               the
               three
               and
               fortieth
               of
               his
               Reigne
               ,
               he
               gave
               it
               by
               the
               name
               of
               his
               Inne
               ,
               called
               the
               Royall
               ,
               in
               his
               Citie
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               value
               twenty
               pounds
               by
               yeere
               ,
               unto
               his
               Colledge
               of
               S.
               Stephen
               at
               Westminster
               .
               Notwithstanding
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               it
               was
               called
               The
               
                 Queene
                 Wardrobe
              
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               this
               that
               followeth
               :
            
             
               King
               Richard
               ,
               having
               in
               Smithfield
               overcome
               and
               dispersed
               the
               Rebels
               ,
               hee
               ,
               
               his
               Lords
               and
               all
               his
               Company
               ,
               
               entered
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               with
               great
               joy
               ,
               and
               went
               to
               the
               Lady
               Princesse
               his
               Mother
               ,
               who
               was
               then
               lodged
               in
               the
               Tower-Royall
               ,
               called
               the
               
                 Queenes
                 Wardrope
              
               ,
               where
               shee
               had
               remained
               three
               dayes
               and
               two
               nights
               ,
               right
               sore
               abashed
               .
               But
               when
               shee
               saw
               the
               King
               her
               Sonne
               ,
               she
               was
               greatly
               rejoyced
               and
               said
               ,
               Ah
               Sonne
               ,
               what
               great
               sorrow
               have
               I
               suffered
               for
               you
               this
               day
               !
               The
               King
               answered
               and
               said
               ;
               Certainely
               ,
               Madame
               ,
               I
               know
               it
               well
               ,
               but
               now
               rejoyce
               ,
               and
               thanke
               God
               ,
               for
               I
               have
               this
               day
               recovered
               mine
               heritage
               ,
               and
               the
               Realme
               of
               England
               ,
               which
               I
               had
               neere-hand
               lost
               .
            
             
               This
               Tower
               seemeth
               to
               have
               beene
               (
               at
               that
               time
               )
               of
               good
               defence
               ,
               for
               when
               the
               Rebels
               had
               beset
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               and
               got
               possession
               thereof
               ,
               taking
               from
               thence
               whom
               they
               listed
               ,
               as
               in
               my
               Annales
               I
               have
               shewed
               ;
               the
               Princesse
               being
               force
               to
               flye
               ,
               came
               to
               this
               Tower
               Royall
               ▪
               where
               shee
               was
               lodged
               ,
               and
               remained
               safe
               as
               yee
               have
               heard
               ,
               and
               it
               may
               bee
               also
               supposed
               ,
               that
               the
               King
               himselfe
               was
               at
               that
               time
               lodged
               there
               .
               I
               reade
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               1386.
               
               Ly●n
               King
               of
               Armony
               ,
               being
               chased
               out
               of
               his
               Realme
               by
               the
               Tartarians
               ,
               received
               innumerable
               gifts
               of
               the
               King
               and
               of
               his
               Nobles
               ,
               
               the
               King
               then
               lying
               in
               the
               Royall
               ,
               where
               hee
               also
               granted
               to
               the
               said
               King
               of
               Armony
               ,
               a
               Charter
               of
               a
               thousand
               pounds
               by
               yeere
               during
               his
               life
               .
               This
               for
               proofe
               may
               suffice
               ,
               that
               Kings
               of
               England
               have
               beene
               lodged
               in
               this
               Tower
               ,
               though
               the
               same
               (
               of
               later
               time
               )
               hath
               been
               neglected
               ,
               and
               turned
               into
               stabling
               for
               the
               Kings
               ,
               horses
               ,
               and
               now
               letten
               out
               to
               divers
               men
               ,
               and
               divided
               into
               Tenements
               .
            
             
               In
               
                 Horse-bridge
                 street
              
               is
               the
               Cutlers
               Hall
               ,
               
               
                 Richard
                 de
                 Wilehale
                 1295.
              
               confirmed
               to
               
                 Paul
                 Butelor
              
               ,
               this
               house
               and
               edifices
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Saint
               
                 Michael
                 Pater
                 noster
                 Church
              
               ,
               and
               Saint
               Iohns
               upon
               Walbrooke
               ,
               which
               sometime
               
                 Lawrence
                 Gisors
              
               ,
               and
               his
               son
               
                 Peter
                 Gisors
              
               did
               possesse
               ,
               and
               afterward
               
                 Hugonis
                 de
                 Hingham
              
               ,
               and
               lyeth
               betweene
               the
               Tenement
               of
               the
               said
               Richard
               towards
               the
               South
               ,
               and
               the
               lane
               called
               
                 Hors-shoo
                 bridge
              
               towards
               the
               North
               ,
               and
               betweene
               the
               way
               called
               
                 Pater
                 noster
                 Church
              
               on
               the
               West
               ,
               and
               the
               course
               of
               Walbrooke
               on
               the
               East
               ,
               paying
               yeerely
               one
               Clove
               of
               Gilliflowers
               at
               Easter
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               poore
               and
               Covent
               of
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Overy
                 ,
                 6.
                 s.
              
               this
               house
               sometime
               belonged
               to
               
                 Simon
                 Dolesly
              
               ,
               Grocer
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1359.
               
               They
               of
               this
               Company
               were
               (
               of
               old
               time
               )
               three
               Arts
               ,
               or
               sorts
               of
               Workmen
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               the
               first
               were
               Smiths
               ,
               Forgers
               of
               Blades
               ,
               and
               therefore
               called
               Bladers
               ,
               and
               divers
               of
               them
               proved
               wealthy
               men
               ,
               
               as
               namely
               ,
               
                 Walter
                 Nele
              
               ,
               Blader
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               the
               twelth
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               deceased
               ,
               1352.
               and
               buried
               in
               S.
               
                 Iames
                 Garlicke
                 hith
              
               .
               He
               left
               Lands
               to
               the
               mending
               of
               High-waies
               about
               London
               ,
               betwixt
               Newgate
               and
               
                 VVicombe
                 ,
                 Ealdgate
              
               and
               
                 Chelmesford
                 ,
                 Bishopsgate
              
               and
               
                 VVare
                 ,
                 Southwarke
              
               and
               Rochester
               ,
               &c.
               
               The
               second
               were
               makers
               of
               Hafts
               ,
               and
               otherwise
               garnishers
               of
               Blades
               :
               
               The
               third
               sort
               were
               Sheathmakers
               for
               Swords
               ,
               
               Daggers
               ,
               and
               Knives
               .
               In
               the
               10.
               of
               Henry
               the
               fourth
               certaine
               ordinances
               were
               made
               betwixt
               the
               Bladers
               ,
               and
               the
               other
               Cutlers
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               fourth
               of
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               ,
               they
               were
               all
               three
               Companies
               drawne
               into
               one
               Fraternity
               or
               Brotherhood
               ,
               by
               the
               name
               of
               Cutlers
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               
                 Knight
                 riders
                 street
              
               ,
               
               so
               called
               (
               as
               is
               supposed
               )
               of
               Knights
               well
               armed
               and
               mounted
               at
               the
               
                 Tower
                 Royall
              
               ,
               riding
               from
               thence
               through
               the
               street
               ,
               West
               to
               
                 Creed
                 lane
              
               ,
               and
               so
               out
               at
               Ludgate
               towards
               Smithfield
               ,
               when
               they
               were
               :
               there
               to
               Turney
               ,
               Just
               ,
               or
               otherwise
               to
               shew
               activities
               before
               the
               King
               and
               States
               of
               the
               Realme
               .
               In
               this
               streete
               is
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               
                 Thomas
                 Apostles
              
               ,
               
               by
               
                 Wring-wren
                 lane
              
               ,
               a
               proper
               Church
               ,
               
               and
               in
               the
               yeere
               1629.
               well
               repaired
               and
               finely
               garnished
               ;
               but
               Monuments
               of
               antiquity
               ,
               I
               finde
               none
               beyond
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               eighth
               ,
               except
               some
               Armes
               in
               the
               windowes
               ,
               as
               also
               in
               the
               stone-worke
               ,
               which
               some
               suppose
               to
               be
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Barns
              
               Mercea
               ,
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1371.
               a
               great
               builder
               thereof
               ,
               
                 H.
                 Causton
              
               Merchant
               ,
               was
               a
               Benefactor
               ,
               and
               had
               a
               Chantry
               there
               about
               ,
               1396.
               
               
                 T.
                 Roman
              
               ,
               Maior
               1310.
               had
               also
               a
               Chantry
               there
               1319.
               
               Fitz-Williams
               also
               a
               Benefactor
               ,
               had
               a
               Chantry
               there
               .
               More
               ,
               Sir
               
                 VVilliam
                 Littlesbury
                 ,
                 alias
                 Horne
              
               ,
               (
               for
               King
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               so
               named
               him
               )
               because
               he
               was
               a
               most
               excellent
               blower
               in
               a
               Horne
               ,
               hee
               was
               a
               
               Salter
               ,
               and
               Merchant
               of
               the
               Staple
               ,
               Maior
               of
               London
               in
               the
               yeere
               1487.
               and
               was
               buried
               in
               this
               Church
               ,
               having
               appointed
               (
               by
               his
               Testament
               )
               the
               Bels
               to
               be
               changed
               for
               foure
               new
               Bels
               of
               good
               time
               and
               found
               ;
               but
               that
               was
               not
               performed
               :
               he
               gave
               500.
               
               Markers
               towards
               the
               repairing
               of
               high-wayes
               betweene
               London
               and
               Cambridge
               ;
               his
               dwelling
               house
               ,
               with
               a
               Garden
               ,
               and
               appurtenances
               in
               the
               said
               Parish
               ,
               to
               be
               sold
               ,
               and
               bestowed
               in
               charitable
               actions
               ,
               as
               his
               Executors
               would
               answer
               before
               God.
               
            
             
               His
               house
               called
               the
               George
               in
               Breadstreet
               he
               gave
               to
               the
               Salters
               ,
               
               they
               to
               finde
               a
               Priest
               in
               the
               said
               Church
               ,
               to
               have
               six
               pounds
               ,
               thirteene
               shillings
               ,
               foure
               pence
               the
               yeere
               ,
               to
               every
               Preacher
               at
               
                 Pauls
                 Crosse
              
               ,
               and
               at
               the
               Spittle
               ,
               4.
               pence
               for
               ever
               ;
               to
               the
               Prisoners
               of
               
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 Ludgate
                 ,
                 Marshalsey
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Kings
                 Bench
              
               ,
               in
               victuals
               tenne
               shillings
               at
               Christmas
               ,
               and
               tenne
               shillings
               at
               Easter
               for
               ever
               ;
               which
               Legacies
               are
               not
               performed
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Shipton
                 ,
                 William
                 Champneis
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Iohn
                 de
                 Burford
              
               ,
               had
               Chauntries
               there
               :
               
                 Iohn
                 Martin
              
               ,
               Butcher
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffs
               ,
               was
               buried
               there
               1533.
               
               Those
               Monuments
               that
               be
               extant
               of
               these
               latter
               times
               ,
               be
               these
               following
               :
            
             
               
                 There
                 lieth
                 buried
                 neere
                 this
                 Monument
                 ,
                 
                 Margaret
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 daughters
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Broke
                 ,
                 Chiefe
                 Baron
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 :
                 who
                 lineally
                 descended
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Broke
                 of
                 in
                 Cheshire
                 ;
                 which
                 said
                 Margaret
                 was
                 first
                 married
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Whorwood
                
                 ,
                 second
                 son
                 to
                 
                   John
                   VVhorwood
                
                 of
                 Compton
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Stafford
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 which
                 said
                 William
                 dyed
                 Atturney
                 Generall
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 8.
                 
                 After
                 whose
                 death
                 ,
                 shee
                 tooke
                 to
                 her
                 second
                 Husband
                 ,
                 
                   William
                   Sheldon
                
                 of
                 Beeley
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Worcester
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ;
                 who
                 also
                 dyed
                 ,
                 leaving
                 her
                 a
                 Widdow
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 she
                 continued
                 many
                 yeeres
                 after
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 dyed
                 ,
                 being
                 about
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 80.
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 March
                 ,
                 1589.
                 in
                 the
                 32.
                 yeere
                 of
                 Qu.
                 Elizabeth
                 .
              
            
             
               On
               the
               South
               side
               of
               the
               Chancell
               ,
               a
               very
               fine
               ,
               neat
               and
               well-contrived
               Monument
               ,
               but
               without
               any
               date
               ,
               whereon
               these
               Verses
               are
               insculpt
               :
            
             
               
                 In
                 mortem
                 suam
                 haec
                 Carmina
                 dum
                 vixerat
                 scripsit
                 D.
                 Katharina
                 Killigreia
                 .
              
               
                 Dormio
                 nunc
                 Domino
                 ,
              
               
                 Domini
                 vitute
                 resurgam
                 ;
              
               
                 Et
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 meum
              
               
                 carne
                 videbo
                 mea
                 .
              
               
                 Mortua
                 ne
                 dicar
                 ,
              
               
                 fruitur
                 pars
                 altera
                 Christo
                 ,
              
               
                 Et
                 surgar
                 capiti
                 ,
              
               
                 tempore
                 ,
                 tota
                 ,
                 meo
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Elizabethae
                 in
                 Obitum
                 Katharinae
                 Sororis
                 Epicaedia
                 .
              
               
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Chara
                   val●to
                   Soror
                   ,
                
                 
                   in
                   Caelo
                   morte
                   triumphas
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mors
                   tua
                   vita
                   tibi
                   ,
                
                 
                   mors
                   tamen
                   illa
                   tuis
                   .
                
                 
                   Mens
                   tua
                   labe
                   carens
                   ,
                
                 
                   pietas
                   ,
                   doctrina
                   ,
                   modesta
                
                 
                   Vita
                   ,
                   lepos
                   suavis
                
                 
                   digna
                   fuere
                   Deo.
                
                 
                   Vt
                   junxit
                   Sanguis
                   ,
                
                 
                   nos
                   jungat
                   in
                   aethere
                   Christus
                   :
                
                 
                   Interea
                   taceo
                
                 
                   mortua
                   morte
                   tua
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Felicissimae
                 &
                 in
                 Christo
                 charissimae
                 Memoriae
                 Katharinae
                 Kiligreiae
                 ,
                 Robertus
                 Massonus
                 Formanus
                 Pastor
                 Ecclesiae
                 Londino-Gallicae
                 ,
                 his
                 Versibus
                 parentavit
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Coelestem
                   
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                  
                
                 
                   conclusam
                   pectore
                   mentem
                
                 
                   Audivi
                   ,
                   aspexi
                   ,
                
                 
                   saepius
                   obstupui
                   ;
                
                 
                   Caelicolam
                   sancto
                
                 
                   seclusam
                   corpore
                   mentem
                   ,
                
                 
                   Quam
                   colui
                   carus
                   ,
                
                 
                   maestus
                   ovansque
                   cano
                   .
                
                 
                   Quis
                   non
                   ereptas
                
                 
                   tot
                   dotes
                   lugeat
                   ?
                   &
                   quis
                
                 
                   Coelo
                   caelestes
                
                 
                   lividus
                   invideat
                   ?
                
                 
                   Cedere
                   sed
                   Patri
                
                 
                   gnatos
                   ,
                   terrena
                   supernis
                
                 
                   Est
                   aequum
                   ,
                   sequimur
                   :
                
                 
                   tu
                   
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                  
                   praei
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Epitaphium
                 praestant
                 .
                 Feminae
                 ,
                 Katharinae
                 Kiligreiae
                 Autore
                 Andrea
                 Melvino
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Palladis
                   &
                   Phoebi
                
                 
                   comes
                   una
                   ,
                   &
                   Pieris
                   una
                   ,
                
                 
                   Pieridumque
                   Soror
                   ,
                
                 
                   Pieridumque
                   Parens
                   .
                
                 
                   Gratia
                   ,
                   Suada
                   ,
                   Lepos
                   ,
                
                 
                   Gravitas
                   ,
                   Constantia
                   ,
                   Candor
                   ,
                
                 
                   Relligio
                   ,
                   Pietas
                   ,
                
                 
                   &
                   Pudor
                   &
                   Probitas
                   ,
                
                 
                   Atque
                   Palestinae
                   ,
                
                 
                   &
                   Latiae
                   ,
                   Graiaeque
                   Camenae
                
                 
                   Clausit
                   olim
                   uno
                
                 
                   omnes
                   pectore
                   ,
                   nunc
                   tumulo
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Aliud
                 Epitaphium
                 Autore
                 Guilielmo
                 Charco
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Hic
                   Katharina
                   jacet
                
                 
                   de
                   stemmate
                   nobilitato
                
                 
                   Cociadum
                   ,
                   &
                   claro
                
                 
                   Kiligreio
                   nupta
                   marito
                   :
                
                 
                   Hoc
                   satis
                   est
                   ,
                   Hospes
                   :
                
                 
                   Rhodanus
                   nam
                   caetera
                   novit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Et
                   dives
                   Rhenus
                
                 
                   celebrat
                   ,
                   sic
                   fama
                   Sororem
                
                 
                   Musarum
                   ,
                   &
                   magnam
                
                 
                   magnae
                   Pietatis
                   Alumnam
                   .
                
              
               
                 Vnder
                 the
                 Communion
                 Table
                 ,
                 a
                 stone
                 ingraven
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 lyes
                 interred
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 Mr.
                 
                   John
                   FFoy
                
                 ,
                 
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Merchant-Taylor
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 1.
                 
                 Decemb
                 .
                 1625.
                 and
                 left
                 issue
                 4.
                 
                 Sonnes
                 ,
                 
                   (
                   viz.
                   )
                   John
                   ,
                   George
                   ,
                   Henry
                
                 and
                 Richard
                 :
                 Hee
                 lived
                 and
                 dyed
                 in
                 the
                 true
                 faith
                 of
                 Christ
                 Iesus
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 hath
                 amply
                 expressed
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 worthy
                 annuall
                 contribution
                 towards
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 West
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 side
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 one
                 great
                 Messuage
                 ,
                 sometime
                 called
                 
                   Ipres
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 of
                 William
                 of
                 Ipres
                 a
                 Flemming
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 builder
                 thereof
                 .
                 This
                 William
                 was
                 called
                 out
                 of
                 Flanders
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 a
                 number
                 of
                 Flemmings
                 to
                 the
                 aide
                 of
                 King
                 Stephen
                 ,
                 against
                 Maude
                 the
                 Empresse
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1138.
                 and
                 grew
                 in
                 favour
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 for
                 his
                 service
                 ,
                 so
                 farre
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 builded
                 this
                 house
                 neere
                 unto
                 Tower-Royall
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 which
                 Tower
                 it
                 seemeth
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 then
                 lodged
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 heart
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 more
                 safety
                 .
              
               
                 Robert
                 Earle
                 of
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 Brother
                 to
                 the
                 Empresse
                 ,
                 being
                 taken
                 ,
                 was
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 custody
                 of
                 this
                 William
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 kept
                 in
                 the
                 Castle
                 of
                 Rochester
                 ,
                 till
                 King
                 Stephen
                 was
                 also
                 taken
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 the
                 one
                 was
                 delivered
                 in
                 exchange
                 for
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 and
                 both
                 set
                 free
                 :
                 This
                 William
                 of
                 Ipres
                 gave
                 
                   Edredes
                   Hith
                
                 ,
                 now
                 called
                 
                   Queenes
                   Hith
                
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Prior
                 and
                 Canons
                 of
                 the
                 holy
                 Trinity
                 in
                 London
                 :
                 he
                 founded
                 the
                 Abbey
                 of
                 Borley
                 in
                 Kent
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 In
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 William
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 other
                 Flemmings
                 (
                 fearing
                 the
                 indignation
                 of
                 the
                 new
                 King
                 )
                 departed
                 the
                 Land
                 ,
                 but
                 it
                 seemeth
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 William
                 was
                 shortly
                 called
                 back
                 againe
                 ,
                 and
                 restored
                 both
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 favour
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 his
                 old
                 possessions
                 here
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 name
                 and
                 family
                 continued
                 long
                 after
                 in
                 this
                 Realme
                 ,
                 as
                 may
                 appeare
                 by
                 this
                 which
                 followeth
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1377.
                 the
                 51.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 the
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 minding
                 to
                 have
                 destroyed
                 Iohn
                 of
                 Gaunt
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Lancaster
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Henry
                   Percy
                
                 Marshall
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 causes
                 shewed
                 in
                 my
                 Annals
                 )
                 sought
                 up
                 and
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 could
                 not
                 finde
                 them
                 ,
                 for
                 they
                 were
                 that
                 day
                 to
                 dine
                 with
                 Iohn
                 of
                 Ipres
                 at
                 his
                 Inne
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Londoners
                 wist
                 not
                 of
                 ,
                 but
                 thought
                 the
                 Duke
                 and
                 Marshall
                 had
                 beene
                 at
                 the
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 poasted
                 thither
                 .
                 But
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Dukes
                 Knights
                 seeing
                 these
                 things
                 ,
                 came
                 in
                 great
                 haste
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 where
                 the
                 Duke
                 was
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 that
                 hee
                 had
                 knocked
                 ,
                 and
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 let
                 in
                 ,
                 he
                 said
                 to
                 Haveland
                 the
                 Porter
                 ,
                 If
                 thou
                 love
                 my
                 Lord
                 and
                 thy
                 life
                 ,
                 open
                 the
                 Gate
                 :
                 with
                 which
                 words
                 hee
                 gat
                 entry
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 great
                 feare
                 he
                 tels
                 the
                 Duke
                 ,
                 that
                 without
                 the
                 gate
                 were
                 infinite
                 numbers
                 of
                 armed
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 unlesse
                 he
                 tooke
                 great
                 heed
                 ,
                 that
                 day
                 would
                 bee
                 his
                 last
                 .
                 With
                 which
                 words
                 the
                 Duke
                 leapt
                 so
                 hastily
                 from
                 his
                 Oysters
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 hurt
                 both
                 his
                 legs
                 against
                 the
                 forme
                 :
                 VVine
                 was
                 offered
                 ,
                 but
                 hee
                 could
                 not
                 drinke
                 for
                 haste
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 fled
                 with
                 his
                 fellow
                 
                   Henry
                   Percy
                
                 out
                 at
                 a
                 backe
                 gate
                 ,
                 and
                 entring
                 upon
                 the
                 Thames
                 ,
                 never
                 stayed
                 rowing
                 ,
                 untill
                 they
                 came
                 to
                 a
                 house
                 neere
                 the
                 Manor
                 of
                 Kennington
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 the
                 Princesse
                 lay
                 ,
                 with
                 Richard
                 the
                 young
                 Prince
                 ;
                 before
                 whom
                 hee
                 made
                 his
                 complaint
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
               
                 On
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 ,
                 I
                 read
                 of
                 a
                 Messuage
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Ringed
                   hall
                
                 :
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 the
                 32.
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 gave
                 the
                 same
                 (
                 with
                 foure
                 Tenements
                 adjoyning
                 )
                 unto
                 
                   Morgan
                   Philip
                   ,
                   alias
                   Wolfe
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 St.
                 
                   Thomas
                   Apostles
                
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Over-against
                 
                   Ipres
                   Inne
                
                 in
                 
                   Knight-riders
                   street
                
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 corner
                 towards
                 Saint
                 Iames
                 at
                 
                   Garlicke
                   hith
                
                 ,
                 was
                 sometime
                 a
                 great
                 house
                 builded
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 and
                 called
                 
                   Ormond
                   place
                
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 it
                 sometime
                 belonged
                 to
                 the
                 Earles
                 of
                 Ormond
                 .
                 
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 in
                 the
                 fifth
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 gave
                 to
                 Elizabeth
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 the
                 Manor
                 of
                 Greenwitch
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Tower
                 and
                 Parke
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Kent
                 .
                 Hee
                 also
                 gave
                 this
                 Tenement
                 called
                 
                   Ormond
                   place
                
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 situate
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 St.
                 Trinity
                 in
                 
                   Knight-riders
                   street
                
                 in
                 London
                 .
                 This
                 house
                 is
                 now
                 lately
                 taken
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 divers
                 faire
                 Tenements
                 are
                 builded
                 there
                 ,
                 the
                 corner
                 house
                 whereof
                 is
                 a
                 Taverne
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 lower
                 downe
                 in
                 
                   Royall
                   street
                
                 ,
                 is
                 
                   Kerion
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 one
                 Kerion
                 sometime
                 dwelling
                 there
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 lane
                 bee
                 divers
                 faire
                 houses
                 for
                 Merchants
                 ;
                 and
                 amongst
                 others
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 the
                 Glasiers
                 Hall.
                 
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 South
                 corner
                 of
                 
                   Royall
                   street
                
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 the
                 faire
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martin
                 ,
                 called
                 in
                 the
                 Vintrie
                 ,
                 sometime
                 called
                 S.
                 
                   Martin
                   de
                   Beremand
                
                 Church
                 .
                 This
                 Church
                 was
                 new
                 buided
                 about
                 the
                 yeer
                 1399.
                 by
                 the
                 Executors
                 of
                 
                   Mathew
                   Columbars
                
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 stranger
                 borne
                 ,
                 a
                 Burdeaux
                 Merchant
                 of
                 Gascoine
                 and
                 French
                 Wines
                 :
                 His
                 Armes
                 yet
                 remaine
                 yet
                 in
                 the
                 East
                 Window
                 ;
                 and
                 is
                 a
                 Cheveron
                 ,
                 betweene
                 three
                 Columbins
                 .
                 There
                 lye
                 buried
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gisors
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1311.
                 
                 
                   Henry
                   Gisors
                
                 ,
                 his
                 sonne
                 ,
                 1343.
                 and
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gisors
                
                 ,
                 his
                 brother
                 ,
                 1350.
                 
                 He
                 gave
                 to
                 his
                 sonne
                 T.
                 his
                 great
                 Mansion
                 house
                 ,
                 
                 called
                 
                   Gisors
                   Hall
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 Mildred
                 in
                 Breadstreet
                 .
                 This
                 Thomas
                 had
                 issue
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 and
                 
                   Thomas
                   :
                   Iohn
                
                 made
                 a
                 Feoffement
                 ,
                 and
                 sold
                 
                   Gisors
                   hall
                
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 his
                 Lands
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1386.
                 
                 Thomas
                 deceased
                 1395.
                 
                 
                   Henry
                   Vennar
                   .
                   Bartholomew
                   de
                   la
                   Vauch
                   .
                   Thomas
                   Cornwallis
                   ,
                
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1384.
                 
                 
                   Iohn
                   Cornwallis
                
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 1436.
                 
                 
                   Iohn
                   Mustrell
                
                 ,
                 Vintner
                 1424.
                 
                 
                   William
                   Hodson
                   .
                   William
                   Castleton
                   .
                   Iohn
                   Gray
                   .
                   Robert
                   Dalusse
                   ,
                
                 Barber
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Epitaph
                 .
              
               
                 
                   As
                   flowers
                   in
                   field
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   thus
                   passeth
                   life
                   ,
                
                 
                   Naked
                   ,
                   then
                   clothed
                   ,
                
                 
                   feeble
                   in
                   the
                   end
                   .
                
                 
                   It
                   sheweth
                   by
                   
                     Robert
                     Dalusse
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   Alison
                   his
                   Wife
                   :
                
                 
                   Christ
                   them
                   save
                
                 
                   from
                   the
                   power
                   of
                   the
                   Fiend
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Petrus
                   de
                   la
                   Genebra
                   ,
                   
                   filius
                   &
                   heres
                   Ioannis
                   de
                   la
                   Genebra
                   ,
                   quondam
                   Burgensis
                   ,
                   &
                   Mercatoris
                   de
                   Civitate
                   Burdegali
                   .
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   27.
                   die
                   Martii
                   ,
                   An.
                   Domini
                   1439.
                   
                   Civis
                   animae
                   propitietur
                   Deus
                   .
                
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Willielmus
                   Stokesby
                   ,
                   
                   quondam
                   Civis
                   &
                   Vintener
                   London
                   ,
                   &
                   Iuliana
                   uxor
                   ejus
                   .
                   Qui
                   obbiit
                   25.
                   die
                   Decemb.
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1381.
                   
                   Cujus
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Thomas
                   Cornwaleis
                   ,
                   
                   quondam
                   Civis
                   London
                   .
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   quarto
                   die
                   Ianuarii
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   1384.
                   
                   Cujus
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   Honorabilis
                   viri
                   Radulphi
                   Astri
                   Militis
                   ,
                   
                   nuper
                   Maioris
                   ac
                   Aldermanni
                   &
                   Piscenarii
                   Civitatis
                   London
                   :
                   &
                   praecarissimarum
                   Dominae
                   Margeria
                   ,
                   ac
                   Margareta
                   uxorum
                   ejus
                   .
                   Qui
                   quidem
                   Radulphus
                   obiit
                   18.
                   die
                   Novembris
                   ,
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1494.
                   
                   Et
                   dicta
                   Domina
                   Margareta
                   obiit
                   die
                   Ac
                   praedicta
                   Margeria
                   ab
                   hoc
                   saeculo
                   migravit
                   10.
                   die
                   Martii
                   .
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1492.
                   
                   Cujus
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   Micolt
                   ,
                   
                   quondam
                   Civis
                   &
                   vinitarius
                   London
                   ,
                   &
                   Ioanna
                   uxor
                   ejus
                   ,
                   ac
                   pueri
                   eorundem
                   .
                   Qui
                   quidem
                   Iohannes
                   obiit
                   17.
                   die
                   Aprilis
                   ,
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1424.
                   
                   Quorum
                   animae
                   per
                   Dei
                   immensam
                   misericordiam
                   in
                   pace
                   perpetua
                   permaneant
                   ,
                   ac
                   requiem
                   possideant
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Es
                   testis
                   ,
                   Christe
                   ,
                
                 
                   quod
                   non
                   jacet
                   hic
                   lapis
                   iste
                   ,
                
                 
                   Corpus
                   ut
                   ornatur
                   ,
                
                 
                   sed
                   spiritus
                   ut
                   memoretur
                   .
                
                 
                   Hunc
                   tu
                   qui
                   tum
                   sis
                
                 
                   magnus
                   parvus
                   puer
                   ansis
                
                 
                   Pro
                   me
                   funde
                   preces
                   ,
                
                 
                   quod
                   sic
                   mihi
                   fit
                   veniae
                   spes
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Radulphus
                   Astry
                   ,
                   
                   Generos
                   .
                   unus
                   filiorum
                   Rad.
                   Astry
                   ,
                   Militis
                   ,
                   quondam
                   Maioris
                   Civitatis
                   London
                   .
                   Qui
                   quidem
                   Rad.
                   
                   filius
                   in
                   sua
                   florida
                   juventute
                   ,
                   ab
                   hoc
                   saeculo
                   migravit
                   ,
                   19.
                   die
                   mens
                   .
                   Septembris
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   ,
                   1501.
                   
                
                 
                   Henry
                   Gisors
                   gist
                   yci
                   ,
                   Dieu
                   de
                   sa
                   '
                   Ame
                   tien
                   pittie
                   ,
                   è
                   Iohn
                   le
                   filz
                   à
                   mercy
                   .
                   Qui
                   morust
                   le
                   veille
                   de
                   S.
                   Katharine
                   ,
                   En
                   l'
                   An
                   de
                   Grace
                   ,
                   1343.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Martis
                   Pascha
                   tenes
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   Edward
                   Rex
                   luce
                   tiburci
                
                 
                   Hunc
                   del
                   Foorll
                   .
                   Dominum
                   ,
                
                 
                   strage
                   ruisse
                   dolet
                   .
                
                 
                   Is
                   dabat
                   Gascon
                   ,
                
                 
                   Anglus
                   sum
                   corde
                   Ioannes
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   Campis
                   Barnet
                
                 
                   mortis
                   amara
                   tulit
                   .
                
                 
                   Bis
                   septingeno
                   ,
                
                 
                   decies
                   sept
                   .
                   &
                   simul
                   uno
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mane
                   resurgente
                
                 
                   obviat
                   iste
                   Iesu
                   .
                
                 
                   Anglicus
                   haec
                   relegens
                   ,
                
                 
                   miserere
                   tui
                   Peregrini
                   ,
                
                 
                   Et
                   pro
                   te
                   moriens
                   ,
                
                 
                   te
                   sciat
                   esse
                   pium
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Haec
                   petra
                   substrati
                
                 
                   Kirkman
                   tegit
                   ossa
                   Roberti
                   ,
                
                 
                   Qui
                   Rector
                   fuerat
                
                 
                   istius
                   Ecclesiae
                   .
                
                 
                   M.
                   D.
                   
                     deme
                     quater
                  
                
                 
                   septem
                   Christi
                   cadit
                   Anno
                   ,
                
                 
                   Aprilis
                   terna
                
                 
                   raptus
                   ab
                   orbe
                   die
                   .
                
                 
                   Artibus
                   ille
                   Magister
                
                 
                   erat
                   ,
                   Ecclesia
                   tandem
                   ,
                
                 
                   Tristia
                   post
                   fati
                
                 
                   gaudia
                   dentur
                   ei
                   .
                
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Ralph
                   Austrie
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Astry
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 new
                 roofed
                 this
                 Church
                 with
                 Timber
                 ,
                 covered
                 it
                 with
                 Lead
                 ,
                 and
                 beautifully
                 glased
                 it
                 .
                 Hee
                 deceased
                 1494.
                 and
                 was
                 there
                 buried
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 two
                 wives
                 .
                 
                   Ralph
                   Austrie
                
                 his
                 son
                 ,
                 Gent.
                 
                   William
                   Austrie
                
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 of
                 that
                 name
                 .
                 Bertrand
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   Grimond
                   Descure
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 a
                 Gascione
                 ,
                 and
                 Merchant
                 of
                 Wines
                 ,
                 1494.
                 
                 
                   Thomas
                   Batson
                   ,
                   Alice
                   Fowler
                
                 ,
                 daughter
                 and
                 heire
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Howton
                
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hulton
                   .
                   Iames
                   Bartlet
                
                 and
                 Alice
                 his
                 wife
                 .
                 
                   William
                   Fennor
                   ,
                   Roger
                   Cotton
                   ,
                   Robert
                   Stocker
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Pemberton
                   ,
                   Philip
                   de
                   Plasse
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Stapleton
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Mortimer
                   ,
                   William
                   Lee
                   ,
                   William
                   Hamsteed
                   ,
                   W.
                   Stokesbie
                   ,
                
                 and
                 
                   Gilbert
                   March
                
                 ,
                 had
                 Chantries
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Iames
                 ,
                 
                 called
                 at
                 
                   Garlicke
                   Hith
                
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Garlicke
                   hive
                
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 on
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 neere
                 to
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 Garlicke
                 was
                 usually
                 sold
                 .
                 This
                 is
                 a
                 proper
                 Church
                 ,
                 whereof
                 
                   Richard
                   Rothing
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1326.
                 is
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 new
                 builder
                 ,
                 and
                 lyeth
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 :
                 so
                 was
                 
                   Walter
                   Nele
                
                 ,
                 Blader
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1337.
                 
                 Iohn
                 of
                 Oxenford
                 ,
                 Vintner
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1341.
                 
                 I
                 read
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 Iohn
                 of
                 Oxenford
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 Priory
                 of
                 the
                 holy
                 Trinity
                 ,
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 two
                 Tosts
                 of
                 Land
                 ,
                 one
                 Mill
                 ,
                 fifty
                 Acres
                 of
                 Land
                 ,
                 two
                 Acres
                 of
                 Wood
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 ,
                 in
                 
                   Kentish
                   Towne
                
                 ,
                 in
                 value
                 twenty
                 shillings
                 and
                 three
                 pence
                 by
                 yeere
                 .
              
               
                 Richard
                 Goodcheape
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 de
                 Cressingham
                 ,
                 and
                 Iohn
                 Whitthorne
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   before
                   them
                
                 ,
                 Galfrid
                 Moncley
                 ,
                 1281.
                 
                   founded
                   a
                   Chantry
                   there
                
                 .
              
               
                 Monuments
                 remaining
                 there
                 :
                 
                   Robert
                   Gabeter
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Maior
                 of
                 Newcastle
                 upon
                 
                   Tine
                   ,
                   1310.
                
                 
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Gisors
                 ,
                 William
                 Tiligham
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Stanley
                 ,
                 L.
                 Strange
                 ,
                 
                   eldest
                   sonne
                   to
                   the
                   Earle
                   of
                
                 Darby
                 ,
                 1503.
                 
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Staham
                 .
                 Robert
                 de
                 Luton
                 ,
                 1361.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Richard
                   Lions
                
                 ,
                 a
                 famous
                 Merchant
                 of
                 VVines
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Lapidary
                 ,
                 sometime
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 beheaded
                 in
                 Cheape
                 by
                 
                   Wat
                   Tylar
                
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Rebels
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1381.
                 his
                 picture
                 on
                 his
                 Grave-stone
                 very
                 faire
                 and
                 large
                 ,
                 is
                 with
                 his
                 haire
                 rounded
                 by
                 his
                 eares
                 ,
                 and
                 curled
                 ,
                 a
                 little
                 beard
                 forked
                 ,
                 a
                 gowne
                 girt
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 downe
                 to
                 his
                 feet
                 ,
                 of
                 branched
                 Damaske
                 ,
                 wrought
                 with
                 the
                 likenesse
                 of
                 flowers
                 ,
                 a
                 large
                 Purse
                 on
                 his
                 right
                 side
                 ,
                 hanging
                 in
                 a
                 Belt
                 from
                 his
                 left
                 shoulder
                 ,
                 a
                 plain
                 Hood
                 about
                 his
                 neck
                 ,
                 covering
                 his
                 shoulders
                 ,
                 and
                 hanging
                 backe
                 behind
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wrotch
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1361.
                 deceased
                 1407.
                 
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Stonard
                 of
                 Oxfordshire
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Bromer
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 1474.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Lady
                 Stanley
                 ,
                 mother
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Strange
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Countesse
                 of
                 Huntington
                 ,
                 The
                 Lady
                 Herbert
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 George
                 Stanley
                 .
              
               
                 Gilbert
                 Bovet
                 ,
                 1398.
                 
              
               
               
                 A
                 Countesse
                 of
                 Worcester
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 her
                 children
                 .
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Venor
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1389.
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   More
                
                 ,
                 Vintner
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1395.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Chichley
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1421.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iames
                   Spencer
                
                 ,
                 Vintner
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1543.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Richard
                   Plat
                
                 ,
                 Brewer
                 ,
                 founded
                 a
                 free
                 Schoole
                 there
                 ,
                 1601.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Rogerus
                   Iones
                   ,
                   
                   Middletoni
                   ,
                   in
                   Comitatu
                   Lancastrensi
                   natus
                   ,
                   vix
                   puberta
                   egressus
                   ,
                   se
                   Londinum
                   contulit
                   ,
                   ubi
                   Civitate
                   donatus
                   ,
                   &
                   Artem
                   Tinctoriam
                   exercens
                   ,
                   Agnetem
                   ,
                   Thomae
                   Hacketti
                   filiam
                   ,
                   Matrimonio
                   sibi
                   junxit
                   .
                   Ex
                   qua
                   filios
                   novem
                   ,
                   quatuor
                   verò
                   filias
                   Suscepit
                   .
                   Quarum
                   una
                   Patre
                   adhuc
                   superstite
                   diem
                   obiit
                   .
                   hic
                   cum
                   varia
                   Civitatis
                   munia
                   laudabiliter
                   obiisset
                   ,
                   tandem
                   in
                   celebrem
                   supremi
                   ordinis
                   Senatum
                   ,
                   Aldermannorum
                   scilicet
                   ,
                   cooptatus
                   est
                   ;
                   Mox
                   Aeques
                   abillustrissimo
                   Rege
                   Iacobo
                   creatus
                   est
                   ,
                   &
                   paulo
                   post
                   Vicecomes
                   Civitatis
                   London
                   est
                   designatus
                   .
                   Quo
                   Magistratu
                   nondum
                   expleto
                   ,
                   non
                   sine
                   magno
                   bonorum
                   luctu
                   ,
                   vicesimo
                   quinto
                   die
                   mensis
                   Iulii
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     1605.
                  
                   piè
                   in
                   Domino
                   requiescit
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Richard
                     Plat
                  
                   Brewer
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   sometime
                   chosen
                   Sheriffe
                   of
                   London
                   .
                   The
                   Founder
                   of
                   a
                   free
                   School
                   ,
                   and
                   sixe
                   Almes-houses
                   ,
                   in
                   Aldenham
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Hertford
                   .
                   Hee
                   dyed
                   the
                   28.
                   of
                   November
                   ,
                   1600.
                   having
                   taken
                   to
                   wife
                   
                     Alice
                     Birtles
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   daughter
                   of
                   
                     John
                     Birtles
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   and
                   having
                   issue
                   foure
                   sons
                   and
                   one
                   daughter
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   
                     Edmund
                     Chapman
                  
                   ,
                   
                   clos'd
                   in
                   clay
                   ,
                
                 
                   undoubtedly
                   doth
                   rest
                   ,
                
                 
                   Who
                   to
                   his
                   Neighbours
                   (
                   while
                   he
                   liv'd
                   )
                
                 
                   the
                   fruits
                   of
                   love
                   exprest
                   :
                
                 
                   Fine
                   Pewes
                   within
                   this
                   Church
                   he
                   made
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   with
                   his
                   Armes
                   support
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Table
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Seats
                   in
                   Quire
                   ,
                
                 
                   hee
                   set
                   in
                   comely
                   sort
                   .
                
                 
                   To
                   Prisoners
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   Hospitals
                   ,
                
                 
                   hee
                   living
                   ,
                   was
                   a
                   friend
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   ever
                   sought
                   ,
                   the
                   innocent
                
                 
                   from
                   danger
                   to
                   defend
                   .
                
                 
                   Esquier-Ioyner
                   to
                   our
                   Queene
                   ,
                
                 
                   hee
                   in
                   his
                   life
                   time
                   was
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   Yeoman
                   of
                   her
                   Armory
                
                 
                   at
                   Greenwitch
                   ,
                   in
                   like
                   case
                   :
                
                 
                   VVherein
                   hee
                   like
                   a
                   servant
                   just
                   ,
                
                 
                   for
                   duty
                   duly
                   done
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vnto
                   himselfe
                   of
                   Prince
                   and
                   Peeres
                
                 
                   the
                   love
                   and
                   favour
                   wonne
                   .
                
                 
                   Threescore
                   seven
                   yeeres
                   hee
                   lived
                   here
                   ,
                
                 
                   in
                   worship
                   and
                   good
                   name
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   left
                   this
                   life
                   ,
                   to
                   live
                   with
                   Christ
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   his
                   eternall
                   fame
                   .
                
                 
                   His
                   Soule
                   ,
                   the
                   fourteenth
                   day
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                
                 
                   did
                   from
                   his
                   body
                   fleet
                   ,
                
                 
                   Which
                   he
                   with
                   cheerefull
                   voyce
                   did
                   yeeld
                
                 
                   to
                   Christ
                   his
                   Saviour
                   sweet
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   on
                   the
                   eighteenth
                   of
                   that
                   moneth
                   ,
                
                 
                   by
                   computation
                   just
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   thousand
                   five
                   hundred
                   eighty
                   eight
                   ,
                
                 
                   his
                   body
                   was
                   laid
                   in
                   dust
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   body
                   and
                   soule
                   at
                   last
                   ,
                   be
                   sure
                   ,
                
                 
                   through
                   Gods
                   abundant
                   grace
                   ,
                
                 
                   Shall
                   rise
                   ,
                   and
                   knit
                   againe
                   in
                   one
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   stand
                   before
                   his
                   face
                   :
                
                 
                   Where
                   ,
                   with
                   his
                   Saints
                   elect
                   (
                   we
                   hope
                   )
                
                 
                   hee
                   shall
                   receive
                   a
                   Crowne
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   live
                   for
                   ever
                   with
                   sweet
                   Christ
                   ,
                
                 
                   in
                   glory
                   and
                   renowne
                   .
                
                 
                   Thus
                   ,
                   friends
                   (
                   by
                   this
                   deare
                   friend
                   of
                   ours
                   )
                
                 
                   let
                   's
                   learne
                   to
                   live
                   and
                   dye
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   after
                   death
                   wee
                   may
                   have
                   〈◊〉
                
                 
                   above
                   the
                   starry
                   skie
                   .
                
              
               
                 And
                 thus
                 an
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Vintrie
                   Ward
                
                 ,
                 which
                 hath
                 an
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Deputy
                 ,
                 common
                 Counsellors
                 9.
                 
                 Constables
                 9.
                 
                 Scavengers
                 4.
                 
                 Ward-mote
                 inquest
                 14.
                 and
                 a
                 Beadle
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 taxed
                 to
                 the
                 Fifteene
                 ,
                 6.
                 pound
                 ,
                 13.
                 shillings
                 ,
                 4.
                 pence
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               CORDWAINER
               STREET
               VVard
               .
            
             
               THe
               next
               is
               
                 Cordwainer
                 street
              
               Ward
               ,
               
               taking
               that
               name
               of
               Cordwainers
               ,
               or
               Shoomakers
               ,
               Curriers
               ,
               and
               workers
               of
               Leather
               dwelling
               there
               :
               for
               it
               appeareth
               in
               the
               Records
               of
               Henry
               the
               6.
               the
               ninth
               of
               his
               reign
               ,
               that
               an
               order
               was
               taken
               then
               for
               Cordwainers
               and
               Curriers
               in
               
                 Corney
                 street
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Sopers
                 lane
              
               .
            
             
               This
               Ward
               beginneth
               in
               the
               East
               ,
               on
               the
               West
               side
               of
               VValbrooke
               ,
               and
               runneth
               West
               thorow
               
                 Budge
                 row
              
               ,
               
               (
               a
               street
               so
               called
               of
               Budge
               ,
               Furre
               ,
               and
               of
               Skinners
               dwelling
               there
               :
               )
               then
               up
               by
               Saint
               Anthonies
               Church
               ,
               thorow
               Atheling
               (
               or
               Noble-street
               )
               as
               Leyland
               termeth
               it
               ,
               
               commonly
               called
               VVathling-street
               ,
               to
               the
               Red
               Lion
               ,
               a
               place
               so
               called
               ,
               of
               a
               great
               Lion
               of
               Timber
               placed
               there
               ,
               at
               a
               gate
               entring
               a
               large
               Court
               ,
               wherein
               are
               divers
               faire
               and
               large
               shops
               ,
               well
               furnished
               with
               broad-cloathes
               ,
               and
               other
               Draperies
               of
               all
               sorts
               to
               bee
               sold
               :
               and
               this
               is
               the
               farthest
               West
               part
               of
               this
               Ward
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               South
               side
               of
               this
               street
               from
               
                 Budge
                 row
              
               ,
               lyeth
               a
               lane
               turning
               downe
               by
               the
               West
               gate
               of
               the
               
                 Tower
                 Royall
              
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               South
               end
               of
               the
               stone
               Wall
               beyond
               the
               said
               gate
               ,
               which
               is
               of
               this
               Ward
               ,
               and
               is
               accounted
               a
               part
               of
               the
               
                 Royall
                 street
              
               .
            
             
               Against
               this
               West
               gate
               of
               the
               
                 Tower
                 Royall
              
               ,
               is
               one
               other
               Lane
               ,
               that
               runneth
               West
               to
               
                 Cordwainer
                 street
              
               ,
               and
               this
               is
               called
               
                 Turnebase
                 lane
              
               :
               
               on
               the
               South
               side
               whereof
               is
               a
               piece
               of
               
                 Wring-wren
                 lane
              
               ,
               to
               the
               North-west
               corner
               of
               Saint
               Thomas
               Church
               the
               Apostle
               .
               Then
               againe
               out
               of
               the
               high
               street
               called
               Watheling
               ,
               is
               one
               other
               street
               which
               runneth
               thwart
               the
               same
               ,
               
               and
               this
               is
               
                 Cordwainer
                 street
              
               ,
               wherof
               the
               whole
               VVard
               taketh
               name
               .
            
             
               This
               street
               beginneth
               by
               West-Cheape
               ,
               and
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Bow
              
               Church
               is
               the
               head
               thereof
               on
               the
               VVest
               side
               ,
               and
               it
               runneth
               downe
               South
               ,
               
               thorow
               that
               part
               ,
               which
               of
               latter
               time
               was
               called
               
                 Hosier
                 lane
              
               ,
               now
               
                 Bow
                 lane
              
               ,
               and
               then
               by
               the
               west
               end
               of
               Aldermary
               Church
               ,
               to
               the
               new-builded
               houses
               ,
               in
               place
               of
               Ormond-House
               ,
               and
               so
               to
               Garlickehill
               or
               hith
               ,
               to
               S.
               Iames
               Church
               .
            
             
               The
               upper
               part
               of
               this
               street
               towards
               Cheape
               ,
               was
               called
               
                 Hosier
                 lane
              
               ,
               of
               Hosiers
               dwelling
               there
               in
               place
               of
               Shoomakers
               :
               but
               now
               those
               Hosiers
               beeing
               worne
               out
               by
               men
               of
               other
               trades
               ,
               (
               as
               the
               Hosiers
               had
               worne
               out
               the
               Shoomakers
               )
               the
               same
               is
               called
               
                 Bow
                 lane
              
               ,
               of
               Bow
               Church
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               west
               side
               of
               
                 Cordwainer
                 street
              
               ,
               is
               
                 Basing
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               right
               over
               against
               
                 Turnebase
                 lane
              
               .
               This
               
                 Basing
                 lane
              
               ,
               west
               ,
               to
               the
               backe
               gate
               of
               the
               Red
               Lion
               in
               
                 Wathling
                 street
              
               ,
               is
               of
               this
               
                 Cordwainer
                 street
              
               VVard
               .
            
             
               Now
               againe
               on
               the
               North
               side
               of
               this
               high
               street
               ,
               is
               
                 Budge
                 row
              
               :
               by
               the
               East
               end
               of
               Saint
               Anthonies
               Church
               ,
               have
               ye
               Saint
               
                 Sithes
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               so
               called
               of
               S.
               Sithes
               Church
               ,
               (
               which
               standeth
               against
               the
               North
               end
               of
               that
               Lane
               )
               and
               this
               is
               wholly
               of
               
                 Cordwainer
                 street
              
               VVard
               :
               also
               the
               South
               side
               of
               
                 Needlers
                 lane
              
               ,
               which
               reacheth
               from
               the
               North
               end
               of
               Saint
               
                 Sithes
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               west
               to
               
                 Sopers
                 lane
              
               :
               then
               west
               from
               S.
               Anthonies
               Church
               ,
               is
               the
               South
               end
               of
               
                 Sopers
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               which
               lane
               tooke
               that
               name
               ,
               not
               of
               Sope-making
               ,
               as
               some
               
               have
               supposed
               ,
               but
               of
               
                 Alen
                 le
                 Sopar
              
               ,
               in
               the
               ninth
               of
               Edward
               the
               second
               .
               I
               have
               not
               read
               of
               Sope-making
               in
               this
               Citie
               ,
               till
               within
               this
               hundred
               yeeres
               ,
               that
               
                 Iohn
                 Lambe
              
               ,
               dwelling
               in
               Grasse-street
               ,
               set
               up
               a
               boyling-house
               :
               for
               this
               Citie
               (
               in
               former
               time
               )
               was
               served
               of
               white
               Sope
               in
               hard
               cakes
               (
               called
               Castle
               Sope
               ,
               and
               other
               )
               from
               beyond
               the
               Seas
               ,
               
               and
               of
               gray
               Sope
               ,
               speckled
               with
               white
               ,
               very
               sweet
               and
               good
               ,
               from
               Bristow
               ,
               sold
               here
               for
               a
               penny
               the
               pound
               ,
               and
               never
               above
               penny
               farthing
               ,
               and
               blacke
               Sope
               for
               an
               halfe-penny
               the
               pound
               .
            
             
               Then
               in
               
                 Bow
                 lane
              
               (
               as
               they
               now
               call
               it
               )
               is
               
                 Goose
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               by
               Bow
               Church
               .
               
                 VVilliam
                 Essex
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               had
               tenements
               there
               ,
               in
               the
               26.
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               .
            
             
               Then
               from
               the
               South
               end
               of
               
                 Bow
                 lane
              
               ,
               up
               
                 VVathling
                 street
              
               ,
               till
               over
               against
               the
               
                 Red
                 Lion
              
               :
               And
               these
               be
               the
               bounds
               of
               
                 Cordwainer
                 street
              
               Ward
               .
            
             
               Touching
               Monuments
               therein
               :
               first
               ,
               you
               have
               the
               faire
               Parish
               Church
               of
               S.
               Anthonies
               in
               
                 Budge
                 row
              
               ,
               
               more
               vulgarly
               knowne
               by
               the
               name
               of
               Saint
               Antlins
               ,
               on
               the
               North
               side
               thereof
               .
               This
               Church
               was
               lately
               reedified
               by
               
                 Thomas
                 Knowles
              
               ,
               Grocer
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               and
               by
               
                 Thomas
                 Knowles
              
               ,
               his
               sonne
               ,
               both
               buried
               there
               ,
               with
               Epitaphs
               of
               the
               Father
               ,
               thus
               :
            
             
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 graven
              
               
                 under
                 this
                 stone
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Knowles
                 ,
              
               
                 both
                 flesh
                 and
                 bone
                 ,
              
               
                 Grocer
                 and
                 Alderman
              
               
                 yeeres
                 forty
                 ,
              
               
                 Sheriffe
                 ,
                 and
                 twice
              
               
                 Maior
                 truely
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 for
                 he
                 should
              
               
                 not
                 lye
                 alone
                 ,
              
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 with
                 him
              
               
                 his
                 good
                 wife
                 Joane
                 :
              
               
                 They
                 were
                 together
              
               
                 sixty
                 yeere
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 nineteene
                 children
              
               
                 they
                 had
                 in
                 feere
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Holland
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               was
               there
               buried
               ,
               1456.
               
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 VVindent
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               Alderman
               ,
               and
               Katharine
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Hind
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               1528.
               
               He
               was
               a
               Benefactor
               to
               this
               Church
               ,
               to
               Aldermarie
               Church
               ,
               and
               to
               Bow.
               
            
             
               
                 Hugh
                 Acton
              
               ,
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               buried
               1520.
               
               He
               gave
               36.
               pounds
               to
               the
               repairing
               of
               the
               Steeple
               of
               this
               Church
               .
            
             
               
                 Simon
                 Street
              
               ,
               Grocer
               ,
               lyeth
               in
               the
               Church
               wall
               toward
               the
               South
               :
               his
               Armes
               be
               three
               Colts
               ,
               and
               his
               Epitaph
               thus
               :
            
             
               
                 Such
                 as
                 I
                 am
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 such
                 shall
                 you
                 be
                 :
              
               
                 Grocer
                 of
                 London
              
               
                 sometime
                 was
                 I
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 Kings
                 Weigher
              
               
                 more
                 than
                 yeeres
                 twenty
                 :
              
               
                 Simon
                 Street
              
               
                 called
                 in
                 my
                 place
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 good
                 fellowship
              
               
                 faine
                 would
                 trace
                 :
              
               
                 Therefore
                 in
                 Heaven
                 ,
              
               
                 everlasting
                 life
              
               
                 Iesu
                 send
                 me
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 Agnes
                 my
                 wife
                 .
              
               
                 Kerlie
                 Merlie
                 ,
              
               
                 my
                 words
                 were
                 the
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 Deo
                 gratias
              
               
                 I
                 coupled
                 thereto
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 passed
                 to
                 God
              
               
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 grace
                 ,
              
               
                 A
                 thousand
              
               
                 foure
                 hundred
                 it
                 was
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Collet
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               a
               great
               Benefactor
               to
               this
               Church
               .
               The
               pictures
               of
               him
               ,
               his
               wife
               ,
               ten
               sonnes
               ,
               and
               ten
               daughters
               ,
               remain
               in
               the
               glasse-window
               ,
               on
               the
               North
               side
               of
               the
               Church
               :
               but
               the
               said
               
                 Henry
                 Collet
              
               was
               buried
               at
               
                 Stebunhith
                 .
                 Henry
                 Halton
              
               ,
               Grocer
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               deceased
               1415.
               
               
                 Thomas
                 Spight
              
               ,
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               1533.
               
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Grantham
              
               and
               
                 Nicholas
                 Bull
              
               had
               Chauntries
               there
               .
            
             
               Here
               lyeth
               
                 William
                 Dauntesey
              
               ,
               
               Mercer
               and
               Alderman
               of
               this
               Citie
               ,
               and
               Merchant
               of
               the
               Staple
               of
               Callis
               ;
               and
               Agnes
               his
               wife
               :
               the
               which
               William
               deceased
               the
               23.
               day
               of
               April
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               of
               our
               Lord
               God
               ,
               1543.
               
            
             
               
                 Vnto
                 Sir
                 Roger
              
               
                 Martin
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 A
                 Mercer
                 and
              
               
                 a
                 Merchant
                 late
                 ;
              
               
                 By
                 wisedome
                 ,
                 and
              
               
                 by
                 waies
                 upright
                 ,
              
               
               
                 That
                 so
                 both
                 wealth
              
               
                 and
                 worship
                 gate
                 .
              
               
                 Well
                 fam'd
                 ,
                 belov'd
              
               
                 of
                 each
                 estate
                 ,
              
               
                 Pleasant
                 and
                 sage
              
               
                 in
                 gravity
                 ,
              
               
                 Rose
                 by
                 degrees
              
               
                 in
                 dignity
                 .
              
               
                 First
                 Alderman
              
               
                 elected
                 here
                 ,
              
               
                 Then
                 Shrieve
                 ,
                 and
                 then
              
               
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 he
                 was
                 :
              
               
                 Pass'd
                 all
                 with
                 praise
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 faithfull
                 Feere
                 ,
              
               
                 Dame
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
              
               
                 erected
                 has
              
               
                 This
                 Monument
                 ,
              
               
                 in
                 mind
                 ,
                 that
                 as
              
               
                 With
                 him
                 a
                 while
              
               
                 in
                 Tombe
                 to
                 stay
                 ,
              
               
                 So
                 afterward
                 in
                 blisse
              
               
                 to
                 joy
                 alway
                 .
              
            
             
               Ex
               D.
               Elizabeth
               octo
               prolum
               Parens
               .
               Obiit
               in
               Christo
               ,
               die
               20.
               
               Decemb.
               An.
               Dō
               .
               1573.
               &
               regni
               Reg.
               Eliz.
               16.
               
            
             
               Here
               lyes
               the
               Lady
            
             
               Martin
               eke
               ,
            
             
               Of
               Grecia
               soyle
               ,
            
             
               and
               Castlynes
               race
               ,
            
             
               Both
               constant
               ,
               vertuous
               ,
            
             
               wise
               and
               meeke
               ,
            
             
               That
               shewed
               her selfe
            
             
               in
               any
               place
               .
            
             
               And
               God
               endued
               her
            
             
               so
               with
               grace
               ,
            
             
               That
               she
               both
               liv'd
            
             
               and
               dy'd
               with
               praise
               .
            
             
               Two
               husbands
               had
               she
            
             
               in
               her
               dayes
               ,
            
             
               Whose
               corps
               are
               both
            
             
               inclosed
               here
               ,
            
             
               Together
               with
            
             
               the
               foresaid
               Dame
               :
            
             
               Her
               love
               to
               them
            
             
               was
               aye
               so
               deare
               ,
            
             
               Her
               cost
               and
               charge
            
             
               sustain'd
               the
               same
               :
            
             
               These
               three
               ,
               their
               deeds
            
             
               will
               shew
               their
               fame
               :
            
             
               Who
               as
               she
               liv'd
               in
               amity
               ,
            
             
               So
               here
               she
               sleepes
               in
               unity
               .
            
             
               Domina
               Elizab.
               cum
               Maritis
               .
            
             
               Credimus
               quod
               Redemptor
               noster
               vivit
               ,
               &
               in
               novissimo
               die
               videbimus
               Deum
               Salvatorem
               nostrum
               ,
               
                 Iob
                 19.
              
               
            
             
               
                 And
                 Thomas
                 Knowles
              
               
                 is
                 placed
                 here
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Whose
                 bones
                 from
                 Bow
              
               
                 were
                 hither
                 borne
                 :
              
               
                 His
                 godly
                 life
              
               
                 did
                 well
                 appeare
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 helping
                 those
              
               
                 that
                 were
                 forlorne
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 vertue
                 did
              
               
                 him
                 so
                 adorne
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 he
                 beloved
              
               
                 was
                 of
                 all
                 :
              
               
                 Mercer
                 he
                 was
                 ,
              
               
                 when
                 death
                 did
                 call
                 ,
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 prime
                 of
                 yeeres
              
               
                 his
                 life
                 alway
                 :
              
               
                 Who
                 dying
                 like
              
               
                 a
                 worthy
                 wight
                 ,
              
               
                 Did
                 hope
                 in
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               
                 to
                 live
                 for
                 aye
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 wife
                 him
                 wailes
              
               
                 in
                 wofull
                 plight
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 for
                 meere
                 love
                 ,
              
               
                 him
                 here
                 she
                 pight
                 ,
              
               
                 With
                 her
                 second
                 Spouse
              
               
                 to
                 sleepe
                 in
                 peace
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 she
                 with
                 them
                 ,
              
               
                 when
                 life
                 shall
                 cease
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Ex
                 eadem
                 Domina
                 Elizab.
                 trium
                 prolum
                 parens
                 .
                 Qui
                 quidem
                 Thomas
                 obiit
                 11.
                 die
                 Iulii
                 ,
                 An.
                 à
                 Messia
                 nato
                 ,
                 1550.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Over
                   a
                   little
                   doore
                   in
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Quire
                   ,
                   
                   at
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   late
                   new
                   repairing
                   the
                   Church
                   ,
                   was
                   found
                   an
                   ancient
                   figure
                   of
                   a
                   man
                   ,
                   clothed
                   in
                   Scarlet
                   furred
                   ,
                   holding
                   open
                   his
                   hands
                   ,
                   as
                   in
                   admiration
                   ;
                   having
                   rings
                   on
                   the
                   thumbe
                   and
                   fingers
                   of
                   his
                   left
                   hand
                   ,
                   and
                   two
                   bookes
                   before
                   him
                   ,
                   one
                   closed
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   other
                   lying
                   open
                   ,
                   with
                   these
                   words
                   to
                   be
                   read
                   :
                
              
               
                 Recogitabo
                 tibi
                 omnes
                 annos
                 meos
                 in
                 amaritudine
                 animae
                 meae
                 .
                 
              
               
                 Mercy
                 and
                 Grace
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 for
                 ever
                 mercy
                 ,
                 sweet
                 Iesus
                 ,
                 
                   Ego
                   rogo
                
                 .
              
            
             
               Next
               on
               the
               South
               side
               of
               
                 Budge
                 row
              
               ,
               by
               the
               West
               corner
               thereof
               ,
               and
               on
               the
               East
               side
               of
               
                 Cordwainer
                 street
              
               ,
               is
               one
               other
               faire
               Church
               ,
               called
               
                 Aldermarie
                 Church
              
               ,
               because
               the
               same
               was
               very
               old
               ,
               and
               elder
               than
               any
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Mary
               in
               the
               Citie
               ,
               till
               of
               late
               yeeres
               the
               
               foundation
               of
               a
               very
               faire
               new
               Church
               was
               laid
               there
               by
               
                 Henry
                 Keble
              
               ,
               Grocer
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               who
               deceased
               1518.
               and
               was
               there
               buried
               in
               a
               vault
               by
               him
               prepared
               ,
               with
               a
               faire
               Monument
               raised
               over
               him
               on
               the
               North
               side
               of
               the
               Quire
               ,
               now
               destroyed
               and
               gone
               .
               He
               gave
               by
               his
               Testament
               1000.
               
                 l.
              
               toward
               the
               building
               up
               of
               that
               Church
               ;
               and
               yet
               was
               not
               permitted
               a
               resting
               place
               for
               his
               bones
               there
               .
               
                 Thomas
                 Romane
              
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1310.
               had
               a
               Chauntrie
               there
               .
               
                 Richard
                 Chawcer
              
               ,
               
               Vintner
               ,
               gave
               to
               that
               Church
               his
               tenement
               and
               Taverne
               ,
               with
               the
               appurtenances
               ,
               in
               the
               
                 Royall
                 street
              
               ,
               the
               corner
               of
               
                 Kirion
                 lane
              
               ,
               and
               was
               there
               buried
               ,
               1348.
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Briton
                 ,
                 Ralph
                 Holland
              
               ,
               Draper
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffs
               ,
               deceased
               ,
               1452.
               
               
                 William
                 Taylor
              
               ,
               Grocer
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               deceased
               ,
               1483.
               
               He
               discharged
               that
               Ward
               of
               Fifteenes
               to
               be
               paid
               by
               the
               poore
               .
               
                 Thomas
                 Hinde
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               buried
               in
               S.
               Anthonies
               ,
               gave
               10.
               
               Fodder
               of
               Lead
               to
               the
               covering
               of
               the
               middle
               I
               le
               of
               this
               
                 Aldermary
                 Church
                 .
                 Charles
                 Blount
              
               ,
               Lord
               Montjoy
               ,
               was
               buried
               there
               ,
               about
               the
               yeere
               1545.
               he
               made
               or
               glazed
               the
               East
               window
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               his
               Armes
               :
               his
               Epitaph
               made
               by
               him
               in
               his
               life
               time
               ,
               thus
               :
            
             
               
                 Willingly
                 have
                 I
                 sought
                 ;
              
               
                 and
                 willingly
                 have
                 I
                 found
              
               
                 The
                 fatall
                 end
                 that
                 wrought
              
               
                 thither
                 as
                 duty
                 bound
                 :
              
               
                 Discharged
                 I
                 am
                 of
                 that
                 I
                 ought
                 ,
              
               
                 to
                 my
                 Country
                 by
                 honest
                 wound
                 ,
              
               
                 My
                 soule
                 departed
                 Christ
                 hath
                 bought
                 :
              
               
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 man
                 ,
                 is
                 ground
                 .
              
            
             
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Laxton
              
               ,
               Grocer
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               deceased
               1556.
               and
               
                 Thomas
                 Lodge
              
               ,
               Grocer
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1583.
               were
               buried
               in
               the
               Vault
               of
               
                 Henry
                 Keble
              
               ,
               whose
               bones
               were
               unkindly
               cast
               out
               ,
               and
               his
               Monument
               pulled
               downe
               ,
               in
               place
               whereof
               Monuments
               are
               set
               up
               of
               the
               later
               buried
               .
               
                 William
                 Blount
              
               ,
               Lord
               Montjoy
               ,
               buried
               there
               ,
               1594.
               
            
             
               
                 Here
                 is
                 fixt
                 the
                 Epitaph
                 of
              
               
                 Sir
                 Henry
                 Kebyl
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
              
               
                 Who
                 was
                 sometime
                 of
                 London
                 Maior
                 ,
              
               
                 a
                 famous
                 worthy
                 wight
                 ,
              
               
                 Which
                 did
                 this
                 
                   Aldermary
                   Church
                
              
               
                 erect
                 and
                 set
                 upright
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Though
                 death
                 prevaile
                 with
                 mortal
                 wights
                 ;
                 
              
               
                 and
                 hasten
                 every
                 day
                 ,
              
               
                 Yet
                 vertue
                 over-lives
                 the
                 Grave
                 ,
              
               
                 her
                 fame
                 doth
                 not
                 decay
                 :
              
               
                 As
                 memories
                 doe
                 shew
                 reviv'd
                 ,
              
               
                 of
                 one
                 that
                 was
                 alive
                 ,
              
               
                 Who
                 being
                 dead
                 ,
                 of
                 vertuous
                 fame
                 ,
              
               
                 none
                 should
                 seeke
                 to
                 deprive
                 ;
              
               
                 Which
                 so
                 in
                 life
                 deserv'd
                 renowne
                 ,
              
               
                 for
                 facts
                 of
                 his
                 to
                 seee
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 may
                 encourage
                 other
                 now
                 ,
              
               
                 of
                 like
                 good
                 mind
                 to
                 be
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Keble
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Maior
              
               
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 here
                 he
                 sate
                 ,
              
               
                 Of
                 Grocers
                 worthy
                 Company
                 ,
              
               
                 the
                 chiefest
                 in
                 his
                 state
                 ,
              
               
                 Which
                 in
                 this
                 Citie
                 grew
                 to
                 wealth
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 unto
                 worship
                 came
                 ,
              
               
                 When
                 Henry
                 reign'd
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 the
                 seventh
              
               
                 of
                 that
                 redoubted
                 name
                 :
              
               
                 But
                 he
                 to
                 honour
                 did
                 atchieve
              
               
                 the
                 second
                 golden
                 yeere
              
               
                 Of
                 Henries
                 reigne
                 ,
                 so
                 call'd
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 made
                 his
                 fact
                 appeare
                 .
              
               
                 When
                 he
                 this
                 
                   Aldermanry
                   Church
                
              
               
                 'gan
                 build
                 with
                 great
                 expence
                 ,
              
               
                 Twice
                 thirty
                 yeeres
                 agon
                 ,
                 no
                 doubt
                 ,
              
               
                 counting
                 the
                 time
                 from
                 hence
                 :
              
               
                 Which
                 worke
                 began
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               
                 well
                 knowne
                 of
                 Christen
                 men
                 ,
              
               
                 One
                 thousand
                 and
                 five
                 hundred
                 just
                 ,
              
               
                 if
                 ye
                 will
                 adde
                 but
                 ten
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 lo
                 ,
                 when
                 man
                 purposeth
                 most
                 ,
              
               
                 God
                 doth
                 dispose
                 the
                 best
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 so
                 before
                 this
                 worke
                 was
                 done
                 ,
              
               
                 God
                 call'd
                 this
                 Knight
                 to
                 rest
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Church
                 as
                 then
                 not
                 fully
                 built
                 ;
              
               
                 he
                 dyed
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
              
               
                 When
                 
                   Ill
                   May
                   day
                
                 first
                 tooke
                 his
                 name
                 ,
              
               
                 which
                 is
                 downe
                 fixed
                 here
                 :
                 
              
               
                 Whose
                 workes
                 became
                 a
                 Sepulcher
                 ,
              
               
                 to
                 shrowd
                 him
                 in
                 that
                 case
                 :
              
               
                 God
                 tooke
                 his
                 soule
                 ,
                 but
                 corps
                 of
                 his
              
               
                 was
                 laid
                 about
                 this
                 place
                 .
              
               
                 Who
                 when
                 he
                 dyed
                 ,
                 of
                 this
                 his
                 worke
              
               
                 so
                 mindfull
                 still
                 he
                 was
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 he
                 bequeath'd
                 a
                 thousand
                 pounds
              
               
                 to
                 have
                 it
                 brought
                 to
                 passe
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 execution
                 of
                 whose
                 gift
                 ,
              
               
                 or
                 where
                 the
                 fault
                 should
                 be
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 worke
                 as
                 yet
                 unfinished
              
               
                 shall
                 shew
                 you
                 all
                 for
                 me
                 ▪
              
               
                 VVhich
                 Church
                 stands
                 there
                 ;
                 if
                 any
                 please
              
               
                 to
                 finish
                 up
                 the
                 same
                 ,
              
               
                 As
                 he
                 hath
                 well
                 begun
                 ,
                 no
                 doubt
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 to
                 his
                 endlesse
                 fame
                 ;
              
               
               
                 They
                 shall
                 not
                 onely
                 well
                 bestow
              
               
                 their
                 Talent
                 in
                 this
                 life
                 ,
              
               
                 But
                 after
                 death
                 ,
                 when
                 bones
                 be
                 rot
                 ,
              
               
                 their
                 fame
                 shall
                 be
                 most
                 rife
                 ;
              
               
                 With
                 thankfull
                 praise
                 and
                 good
                 report
              
               
                 of
                 our
                 Parochians
                 here
                 ,
              
               
                 Which
                 have
                 of
                 right
                 Sir
                 Henries
                 fame
                 ,
              
               
                 afresh
                 renewed
                 this
                 yeere
                 .
              
               
                 God
                 move
                 the
                 minds
                 of
                 wealthy
                 men
                 ,
              
               
                 their
                 workes
                 so
                 to
                 bestow
              
               
                 As
                 he
                 hath
                 done
                 ,
                 that
                 though
                 they
                 dye
                 ,
              
               
                 their
                 vertuous
                 fame
                 may
                 flow
                 .
              
               
                 Inclita
                 perpetuo
                 durabit
                 tempore
                 Virtus
                 ,
              
               
                 Et
                 floret
                 fato
                 non
                 violenda
                 truci
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Laxton
                
                 lyes
                 interr'd
              
               
                 Within
                 this
                 hollow
                 vault
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 That
                 by
                 good
                 life
                 had
                 happy
                 death
                 ,
              
               
                 the
                 end
                 for
                 which
                 he
                 sought
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 poore
                 and
                 rich
                 he
                 was
                 belov'd
                 ,
              
               
                 his
                 dealings
                 they
                 were
                 just
                 ,
              
               
                 God
                 hath
                 his
                 soule
                 ,
                 his
                 body
                 here
              
               
                 consumed
                 is
                 to
                 dust
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Here
                 lives
                 by
                 fame
                 ,
                 that
                 lately
                 died
                 ,
              
               
                 Sir
                 William
                 Laxtons
                 wife
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 ever
                 was
                 a
                 doer
                 of
                 good
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 liv'd
                 a
                 vertuous
                 life
                 :
              
               
                 A
                 mindfull
                 Matron
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 learned
                 sort
                 ,
              
               
                 A
                 true
                 and
                 faithfull
                 Citizen
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 dyed
                 with
                 good
                 report
                 .
              
            
             
               He
               dyed
               the
               29.
               day
               of
               July
               ,
               1556.
               
            
             
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 buried
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Lodge
                
                 ,
                 
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 Dame
                 Anne
                 his
                 wife
                 .
                 Hee
                 was
                 L.
                 Maior
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1563.
                 when
                 God
                 did
                 visit
                 this
                 Citie
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 plague
                 for
                 our
                 sinnes
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 we
                 are
                 sure
                 that
                 our
                 Redeemer
                 liveth
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 we
                 shall
                 rise
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 earth
                 in
                 the
                 latter
                 day
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                   Job
                   19.
                
                 
              
            
             
               At
               the
               upper
               end
               of
               
                 Hosier
                 lane
              
               ,
               toward
               West-Cheape
               ,
               is
               the
               faire
               Parish
               Church
               of
               S.
               
                 Mary
                 Bow.
              
               This
               Church
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               William
               the
               Conquerour
               ,
               being
               the
               first
               in
               this
               Citie
               builded
               on
               Arches
               of
               stone
               ,
               
               was
               therefore
               called
               new
               Mary
               Church
               ,
               of
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 de
                 Arcubus
              
               ,
               or
               
                 le
                 Bow
              
               ,
               in
               
                 West
                 Cheaping
              
               :
               As
               Stratford
               Bridge
               ,
               being
               the
               first
               builded
               (
               by
               Matilda
               ,
               the
               Queene
               ,
               wife
               to
               Henry
               the
               first
               )
               with
               Arches
               of
               stone
               ,
               was
               called
               
                 Stratford
                 le
                 Bow
              
               ,
               which
               names
               to
               the
               said
               Church
               and
               Bridge
               ,
               remaine
               till
               this
               day
               .
               The
               Court
               of
               the
               Arches
               is
               kept
               in
               this
               Church
               ,
               and
               taketh
               name
               of
               the
               place
               ,
               not
               the
               place
               of
               the
               Court
               ;
               but
               of
               what
               antiquity
               or
               continuation
               that
               Court
               hath
               there
               continued
               ,
               I
               cannot
               learne
               .
            
             
               This
               Church
               is
               of
               
                 Cordwainer
                 street
              
               Ward
               ,
               and
               for
               divers
               accidents
               hapning
               there
               ,
               hath
               bin
               made
               more
               famous
               than
               any
               other
               Parish
               Church
               of
               the
               whole
               Citie
               ,
               or
               Suburbs
               .
               First
               we
               read
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               1090.
               and
               the
               third
               of
               
                 William
                 Rufus
              
               ,
               by
               tempest
               of
               wind
               ,
               the
               roofe
               of
               the
               Church
               of
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Bow
              
               in
               Cheape
               was
               overturned
               ,
               
               wherewith
               some
               persons
               were
               slaine
               ,
               and
               foure
               of
               the
               rafters
               of
               sixe
               and
               twenty
               foot
               in
               length
               ,
               with
               such
               violence
               were
               pitched
               in
               the
               ground
               of
               the
               high
               street
               ,
               that
               scantly
               foure
               foot
               of
               them
               remained
               above
               ground
               ,
               which
               were
               faine
               to
               bee
               cut
               even
               with
               the
               ground
               ,
               because
               they
               could
               not
               be
               plucked
               out
               ;
               for
               the
               Citie
               of
               London
               was
               not
               then
               paved
               ,
               but
               a
               moorish
               ground
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1196.
               
               
                 William
                 Fitz
                 Osbert
              
               ,
               
               a
               seditious
               Traitor
               ,
               tooke
               the
               steeple
               of
               Bow
               ,
               and
               fortified
               it
               with
               munitions
               and
               victuals
               ;
               but
               it
               was
               assaulted
               ,
               and
               William
               with
               his
               complices
               ,
               were
               taken
               (
               though
               without
               blood-shed
               )
               for
               he
               was
               forced
               by
               fire
               and
               smoke
               to
               forsake
               the
               Church
               ,
               and
               then
               being
               by
               the
               Iudges
               condemned
               ,
               he
               was
               by
               the
               heels
               drawne
               to
               the
               Elmes
               in
               Smithfield
               ,
               
               and
               there
               hanged
               with
               nine
               of
               his
               fellowes
               ,
               where
               because
               his
               favoures
               came
               not
               to
               deliver
               him
               ,
               he
               forsooke
               Maries
               Son
               ,
               (
               as
               he
               termed
               Christ
               our
               Saviour
               )
               &
               called
               upon
               the
               Divell
               to
               help
               and
               deliver
               him
               .
               Such
               was
               the
               end
               of
               this
               deceiver
               ,
               a
               man
               of
               an
               evill
               life
               ,
               a
               secret
               murtherer
               ,
               a
               filthy
               fornicator
               ,
               a
               polluter
               of
               concubines
               ,
               and
               (
               amongst
               other
               his
               detestable
               facts
               )
               a
               false
               accuser
               of
               his
               elder
               brother
               ,
               who
               had
               (
               in
               his
               youth
               )
               brought
               him
               up
               in
               learning
               ,
               and
               done
               many
               things
               for
               his
               preferment
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1271.
               a
               great
               part
               of
               the
               Steeple
               of
               Bow
               fell
               downe
               ,
               
               and
               slew
               many
               people
               ,
               men
               and
               women
               .
               In
               the
               yeere
               1284.
               the
               thirteenth
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               
                 Laurence
                 Ducket
              
               ,
               Goldsmith
               ,
               having
               grievously
               wounded
               one
               
                 Ralph
                 Crepin
              
               in
               
                 West
                 Cheape
              
               ,
               fled
               into
               Bow
               Church
               ,
               into
               the
               which
               (
               in
               the
               night
               time
               )
               
               entred
               certaine
               evill
               persons
               ,
               friends
               unto
               the
               sayd
               Ralph
               ,
               and
               slew
               the
               sayd
               Laurence
               lying
               in
               the
               Steeple
               ,
               and
               then
               hanged
               him
               up
               ,
               placing
               him
               so
               by
               the
               window
               ,
               as
               if
               hee
               had
               hanged
               himselfe
               ,
               and
               so
               was
               it
               found
               by
               inquisition
               .
               For
               the
               which
               fact
               ,
               
                 Lawrence
                 Ducket
              
               being
               drawne
               by
               the
               feete
               ,
               was
               buried
               in
               a
               ditch
               without
               the
               City
               .
               But
               shortly
               after
               (
               by
               relation
               of
               a
               Boy
               ,
               who
               lay
               with
               the
               sayd
               Lawrence
               at
               the
               time
               of
               his
               death
               ,
               and
               had
               hid
               him
               there
               for
               feare
               )
               the
               truth
               of
               the
               matter
               was
               disclosed
               .
               For
               the
               which
               cause
               ,
               
                 Iordan
                 Good-cheape
                 ,
                 Ralph
                 Crepin
                 ,
                 Gilbert
                 Clarke
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Geffrey
                 Clarke
              
               were
               attainted
               ,
               and
               a
               certaine
               woman
               named
               Alice
               ,
               that
               was
               chiefe
               causer
               of
               the
               sayd
               mischiefe
               ,
               was
               burned
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               number
               of
               sixteene
               men
               were
               drawne
               and
               hanged
               ;
               besides
               others
               ,
               that
               being
               richer
               ,
               after
               long
               imprisonment
               ,
               were
               hanged
               by
               the
               purse
               .
            
             
               The
               Church
               was
               interdicted
               ,
               
               the
               doores
               and
               windowes
               were
               stopped
               up
               with
               Thornes
               :
               but
               Lawrence
               was
               taken
               up
               ,
               and
               honestly
               buried
               in
               the
               Church-yard
               .
            
             
               The
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Bow
              
               ,
               by
               meanes
               of
               incroachment
               ,
               and
               building
               of
               houses
               ,
               wanting
               roome
               in
               their
               Church-yard
               for
               buriall
               of
               the
               dead
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Rotham
              
               ,
               or
               Rodham
               ,
               Citizen
               and
               Taylor
               ,
               by
               his
               Testament
               dated
               the
               yeare
               1465.
               gave
               to
               the
               Parson
               and
               Church-wardens
               a
               certaine
               Garden
               in
               
                 Hosier
                 lane
              
               ,
               to
               be
               a
               Church-yard
               :
               which
               so
               continued
               neere
               a
               hundred
               yeares
               ,
               but
               now
               is
               builded
               on
               ,
               and
               is
               a
               private
               mans
               house
               .
               The
               old
               Steeple
               of
               this
               Church
               was
               by
               little
               and
               little
               re-edified
               ,
               and
               new
               builded
               up
               ,
               at
               the
               least
               so
               much
               as
               was
               fallen
               downe
               ;
               many
               men
               giving
               summes
               of
               money
               to
               the
               furtherance
               thereof
               :
               So
               that
               at
               length
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               in
               the
               yeare
               1469.
               it
               was
               ordained
               by
               a
               Common
               Councell
               ,
               
               that
               the
               
                 Bow
                 Bell
              
               should
               bee
               nightly
               rung
               at
               nine
               of
               the
               clocke
               .
            
             
               Shortly
               after
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Donne
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               by
               his
               Testament
               dated
               1472.
               according
               to
               the
               trust
               of
               
                 Reginald
                 Longdon
              
               ,
               gave
               to
               the
               Parson
               &
               Church-wardens
               of
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Bow
              
               ,
               two
               Tenements
               ,
               with
               the
               appurtenances
               ,
               since
               made
               into
               one
               ,
               in
               
                 Hosier
                 lane
              
               ,
               then
               so
               called
               ,
               to
               the
               maintenance
               of
               
                 Bow
                 Bell
              
               ,
               the
               same
               to
               bee
               rung
               as
               aforesayd
               ,
               and
               other
               things
               to
               bee
               observed
               ,
               as
               by
               the
               VVill
               appeareth
               .
            
             
               This
               Bel
               being
               usually
               rung
               somewhat
               late
               ,
               as
               seemed
               to
               the
               young
               men
               Prentises
               ,
               and
               other
               in
               Cheape
               ,
               they
               made
               and
               set
               up
               a
               time
               against
               the
               Clerke
               ,
               as
               followeth
               :
            
             
               
                 Clarke
                 of
                 the
                 Bow-Bell
              
               
                 with
                 the
                 yellow
                 lockes
                 ,
              
               
                 For
                 thy
                 late
                 ringing
                 ,
              
               
                 thy
                 head
                 shall
                 have
                 knockes
                 .
              
            
             
               Wherunto
               the
               Clerke
               replying
               ,
               wrote
               :
            
             
               
                 Children
                 of
                 Cheape
                 ,
              
               
                 hold
                 you
                 all
                 still
                 ,
              
               
                 For
                 you
                 shall
                 have
                 the
              
               
                 Bow-bell
                 rung
                 at
                 your
                 will.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Harding
              
               ,
               Goldsmith
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               1478.
               gave
               to
               the
               new
               worke
               of
               that
               Steeple
               forty
               pound
               .
               
                 Iohn
                 Haw
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               ten
               pound
               ,
               Doctor
               Allen
               ,
               foure
               pound
               ,
               
                 Thomas
                 Baldry
              
               foure
               pound
               ,
               and
               other
               gave
               other
               summes
               ,
               so
               that
               the
               sayd
               worke
               of
               the
               Steeple
               was
               finished
               in
               the
               yeere
               1512.
               
               The
               Arches
               or
               Bowes
               thereupon
               ,
               
               with
               the
               Lanthornes
               five
               in
               number
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               one
               at
               each
               corner
               ,
               and
               one
               on
               the
               top
               in
               the
               middle
               vpon
               the
               Arches
               ,
               were
               also
               afterward
               finished
               of
               stone
               ,
               brought
               from
               Cane
               in
               Normandy
               ,
               delivered
               at
               the
               
                 Customers
                 Key
              
               for
               foure
               shillings
               eight
               pence
               the
               Tunne
               .
               
                 William
                 Copland
              
               Taylor
               ,
               the
               Kings
               Merchant
               ,
               and
               
                 Andrew
                 Fuller
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               being
               Church-wardens
               1515.
               and
               1516.
               
               It
               is
               sayd
               that
               this
               Copland
               gave
               the
               great
               Bell
               ,
               which
               made
               the
               fifth
               in
               the
               ring
               ,
               to
               be
               rung
               nightly
               at
               nine
               of
               the
               clocke
               .
               This
               Bell
               was
               first
               rung
               (
               as
               a
               knell
               )
               at
               the
               buriall
               of
               the
               same
               Copland
               .
               It
               appeareth
               ,
               that
               the
               Lanthornes
               on
               the
               top
               of
               this
               Steeple
               ,
               were
               meant
               to
               have
               been
               glased
               ,
               and
               lights
               in
               them
               placed
               nightly
               in
               the
               winter
               ,
               whereby
               travellers
               to
               the
               City
               might
               have
               the
               better
               sight
               thereof
               ,
               and
               not
               to
               misse
               of
               their
               wayes
               .
            
             
               In
               this
               Parish
               also
               was
               a
               Grammar
               Schoole
               ,
               
               by
               commandement
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               ,
               which
               Schoole
               was
               (
               of
               old
               time
               )
               kept
               in
               an
               house
               for
               that
               purpose
               prepared
               in
               the
               Church-yard
               ;
               but
               that
               Schoole
               being
               decayed
               ,
               as
               others
               about
               this
               City
               ,
               the
               Schoole-house
               was
               let
               out
               for
               rent
               ,
               in
               the
               reign
               of
               Henry
               the
               
               eighth
               ,
               for
               foure
               shillings
               the
               yeare
               ,
               a
               Cellar
               for
               two
               shillings
               the
               yeere
               ,
               and
               two
               Vaults
               under
               the
               Church
               for
               fifteene
               shillings
               both
               .
               
            
             
               The
               Monuments
               in
               this
               Church
               bee
               these
               ,
               viz.
               of
               sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Coventry
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1425.
               
               
                 Nicholas
                 Alwine
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1499.
               
               
                 Robert
                 Harding
              
               ,
               Goldsmith
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1478.
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Locke
              
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1461.
               
               
                 Edward
                 Bankes
              
               ,
               Alderman
               ,
               Haberdasher
               ,
               1566.
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Ward
                 ,
                 William
                 Pierson
              
               ,
               Scriveuer
               ,
               and
               Attourney
               in
               the
               common
               place
               .
               In
               a
               proper
               Chappell
               on
               the
               South
               side
               the
               Church
               ,
               standeth
               a
               Tombe
               ,
               eleuate
               and
               arched
               :
               
                 Ade
                 de
                 Buke
              
               ,
               Hatter
               ,
               glased
               the
               Chappell
               ,
               and
               most
               part
               of
               the
               Church
               ,
               and
               was
               there
               buried
               .
            
             
               All
               other
               Monuments
               be
               defaced
               .
            
             
               Hauley
               and
               Sowtham
               had
               chauntries
               there
               .
            
             
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 
                   Richard
                   Lambert
                
                 ,
                 
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 late
                 Alderman
                 and
                 Sheriffe
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Merchant-Adventurer
                 ,
                 &
                 free
                 of
                 Muscovia
                 and
                 Russia
                 ,
                 who
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 Shrievalty
                 ,
                 the
                 fourth
                 day
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1567.
                   &c.
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   Magnificus
                   sed
                   justificus
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   miseris
                   sed
                   amicus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vir
                   speciosus
                   ,
                   vir
                
                 
                   generosus
                   ,
                   virque
                   pudicus
                   .
                
                 
                   Et
                   peramabilis
                   ,
                   &
                
                 
                   venerabilis
                   ,
                   atque
                   piarum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vis
                   ,
                   dux
                   ,
                   lex
                   ,
                   lampas
                   ,
                
                 
                   flos
                   Maior
                   Londoniarum
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   terrae
                   ventre
                   jacet
                
                 
                   hic
                   Iohn
                   rite
                   Coventre
                
                 
                   Dictus
                   ,
                   quem
                   necuit
                
                 
                   veluti
                   decuit
                   lue
                   plenus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Bis
                   septingenus
                
                 
                   tricenus
                   si
                   trahis
                   unum
                
                 
                   Martius
                   in
                   sole
                   ,
                
                 
                   triceno
                   si
                   trahis
                   unum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Virginis
                   à
                   partu
                   carnis
                
                 
                   modo
                   mortuus
                   artu
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vivus
                   erit
                   Coelis
                   tuba
                
                 
                   clanxerit
                   ut
                   Gabrielis
                   .
                   Amen
                   .
                
              
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Humphrey
                   Walcot
                
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 Walcot
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Salop
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Merchant-Adventurer
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 company
                 of
                 Grocers
                 in
                 this
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 He
                 died
                 the
                 28.
                 day
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 1616.
                 being
                 about
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 seventy
                 one
                 :
                 Leaving
                 behinde
                 him
                 his
                 wife
                 Alice
                 ,
                 the
                 daughter
                 of
                 
                   Richard
                   Halsy
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 :
                 and
                 by
                 her
                 he
                 had
                 ten
                 children
                 ,
                 five
                 sonnes
                 ,
                 and
                 five
                 daughters
                 ;
                 having
                 had
                 by
                 her
                 eight
                 more
                 ,
                 who
                 dyed
                 young
                 .
              
            
             
               Without
               the
               North
               side
               of
               this
               Church
               of
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Bow
              
               ,
               
               towards
               
                 West
                 Cheape
              
               ,
               standeth
               one
               faire
               building
               of
               stone
               ,
               called
               in
               Record
               Sidam
               ,
               a
               shed
               which
               gratly
               darkeneth
               the
               sayd
               Church
               :
               for
               by
               meanes
               thereof
               ,
               all
               the
               windowes
               and
               doores
               on
               that
               side
               are
               stopped
               up
               .
               King
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               upon
               occasion
               ,
               as
               shall
               be
               shewed
               in
               the
               VVard
               of
               Cheape
               ,
               caused
               this
               sild
               or
               shed
               to
               bee
               made
               ,
               and
               strongly
               to
               bee
               builded
               of
               stone
               for
               himselfe
               ,
               the
               Queene
               ,
               and
               other
               Estates
               to
               stand
               in
               ,
               there
               to
               behold
               the
               Iustings
               ,
               and
               other
               shewes
               at
               their
               pleasures
               .
               And
               this
               house
               (
               for
               a
               long
               time
               after
               )
               served
               to
               that
               use
               :
               namely
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               and
               Richard
               the
               second
               :
               but
               in
               the
               yeare
               1410.
               
               Henry
               the
               fourth
               ,
               in
               the
               twelfth
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               confirmed
               the
               sayd
               shed
               or
               building
               to
               
                 Stephen
                 Spilman
                 ,
                 William
                 Marchford
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Iohn
                 Wattle
              
               ,
               Mercers
               ,
               by
               the
               name
               of
               one
               new
               Sildam
               ,
               shed
               or
               building
               ,
               with
               shops
               ,
               cellars
               ,
               and
               edifices
               whatsoever
               apperataining
               ,
               called
               Crounsilde
               or
               Tamersilde
               ,
               
               situate
               in
               the
               Mercery
               in
               
                 West
                 Cheape
              
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 de
                 Arcubus
              
               in
               London
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Notwithstanding
               which
               grant
               ,
               the
               Kings
               of
               England
               ,
               and
               other
               great
               Estates
               ,
               as
               well
               of
               forraine
               Countries
               repairing
               to
               this
               Realme
               ,
               as
               inhabitants
               of
               the
               same
               ,
               have
               usually
               repaired
               to
               this
               place
               ,
               therein
               to
               behold
               the
               shewes
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               passing
               through
               
                 West
                 Cheape
              
               ;
               namely
               ,
               the
               great
               VVatches
               accustomed
               in
               the
               night
               ,
               on
               the
               Even
               of
               Saint
               
                 Iohn
                 Baptist
              
               ,
               and
               Saint
               Peter
               at
               Midsummer
               ,
               the
               examples
               whereof
               were
               over-long
               to
               recite
               :
               wherefore
               let
               it
               suffice
               briefly
               to
               touch
               one
               .
               
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1510.
               on
               Saint
               Iohns
               Even
               at
               night
               ,
               king
               Henry
               the
               eight
               came
               to
               this
               place
               ,
               then
               called
               the
               
                 Kings
                 head
                 in
                 Cheape
              
               ,
               in
               the
               livery
               of
               a
               Yeoman
               of
               the
               Guard
               ,
               with
               an
               Halberd
               on
               his
               shoulder
               ,
               and
               there
               beholding
               the
               VVatch
               ,
               departed
               privily
               ,
               when
               the
               
               VVatch
               was
               done
               ,
               and
               was
               not
               knowne
               to
               any
               but
               whom
               it
               pleased
               him
               .
               But
               on
               Saint
               Peters
               night
               next
               following
               ,
               he
               and
               the
               Queene
               came
               royally
               riding
               to
               the
               sayd
               place
               ,
               and
               there
               with
               their
               Nobles
               beheld
               the
               VVatch
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               and
               returned
               in
               the
               morning
               .
            
             
               This
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Mary
               ,
               with
               the
               sayd
               shed
               of
               stone
               ,
               all
               the
               housing
               in
               or
               about
               
                 Bow
                 Church-yard
              
               ,
               and
               without
               ,
               on
               that
               side
               the
               high
               streete
               of
               Cheape
               to
               the
               Standard
               ,
               be
               of
               
                 Corndwayner
                 street
                 Ward
              
               .
               These
               houses
               were
               (
               of
               old
               time
               )
               but
               sheds
               :
               for
               I
               reade
               of
               no
               housing
               otherwise
               on
               that
               side
               the
               streete
               ,
               but
               of
               divers
               sheds
               ,
               from
               
                 Sopers
                 lane
              
               to
               the
               Standard
               ,
               &c.
               
               Amongst
               other
               ,
               I
               reade
               of
               three
               shops
               or
               sheds
               by
               
                 Sopers
                 lane
              
               ,
               pertaining
               to
               the
               Prior
               of
               the
               holy
               Trinity
               within
               Aldgate
               :
               the
               one
               was
               let
               out
               for
               twenty
               eight
               shillings
               ,
               one
               other
               for
               twenty
               shillings
               ,
               and
               the
               third
               for
               twelve
               shillings
               by
               the
               yeere
               .
               Moreover
               ,
               that
               
                 Richard
                 Goodcheape
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               and
               Margery
               his
               wife
               ,
               sonne
               to
               
                 Iordan
                 Goodcheape
              
               ,
               did
               let
               to
               
                 Iohn
                 Dalinges
              
               the
               younger
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               their
               shed
               and
               chamber
               in
               
                 West
                 Cheape
              
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 de
                 Arches
              
               ,
               for
               three
               shillings
               foure
               pence
               by
               the
               yeare
               .
               Also
               the
               men
               of
               
                 Breadstreete
                 Ward
              
               contended
               with
               the
               men
               of
               
                 Cordwainer
                 streete
                 Ward
              
               ,
               for
               a
               sild
               or
               shed
               ,
               opposite
               to
               the
               Standard
               on
               the
               South
               side
               ,
               and
               it
               was
               found
               to
               bee
               of
               
                 Cordwainer
                 streete
                 Ward
                 ,
                 William
                 Waldrone
              
               being
               then
               Maior
               ,
               the
               1.
               of
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               .
            
             
               Thus
               much
               for
               
                 Cordwayner
                 streete
                 Ward
              
               :
               VVhich
               hath
               an
               Alderman
               ,
               his
               Deputy
               ,
               Common
               Counsellers
               eight
               ,
               Constables
               eight
               ,
               Scauengers
               eight
               ,
               VVardmote
               in
               quest
               men
               fourteene
               ,
               and
               a
               Beadle
               .
               It
               standeth
               taxed
               to
               the
               Fifteene
               in
               London
               ,
               at
               fifty
               two
               pounds
               sixteene
               shillings
               ,
               in
               the
               Exchequer
               at
               fifty
               two
               pounds
               sixe
               shillings
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               CHEAPE
               VVARD
               .
            
             
               NExt
               adjoyning
               is
               Cheape
               Ward
               ,
               
               taking
               name
               of
               the
               Market
               there
               kept
               ,
               called
               
                 West
                 Cheaping
              
               :
               which
               VVard
               ,
               as
               a
               river
               that
               hath
               3.
               heads
               ,
               and
               running
               along
               to
               the
               uttermost
               of
               his
               bounds
               ,
               issueth
               out
               on
               the
               sides
               into
               little
               streames
               :
               So
               this
               Ward
               ,
               beginning
               on
               the
               course
               of
               Walbrooke
               ,
               and
               is
               not
               the
               meanest
               of
               the
               Wards
               (
               if
               for
               no
               other
               cause
               ,
               yet
               because
               it
               is
               neerest
               to
               the
               heart
               of
               the
               City
               )
               hath
               his
               beginning
               on
               the
               East
               from
               three
               places
               ;
               
                 The
                 high
                 streete
                 of
                 the
                 Poultry
                 ,
                 The
                 lower
                 end
                 of
                 Buckles
                 bury
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 The
                 neather
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Venell
                 or
                 Entry
                 into
                 Scalding
                 Alley
              
               ;
               and
               so
               running
               along
               ,
               as
               farre
               as
               unto
               the
               North-east
               corner
               of
               
                 Bow
                 lane
              
               on
               the
               South
               side
               ,
               &
               from
               thence
               into
               
                 Bow
                 lane
              
               on
               the
               East
               side
               ,
               untill
               ye
               come
               to
               the
               channel
               over-against
               the
               cellar
               door
               under
               the
               Church
               ;
               and
               then
               ,
               on
               the
               North
               side
               of
               Cheape
               ,
               up
               to
               the
               Standard
               ,
               stretching
               it selfe
               into
               divers
               Lanes
               and
               Peeces
               on
               the
               right
               hand
               ,
               and
               on
               the
               left
               hand
               ,
               as
               it
               commeth
               along
               .
            
             
               First
               ,
               for
               the
               high
               streete
               of
               the
               Poultry
               (
               which
               is
               the
               maine
               body
               of
               this
               Ward
               :
               )
               On
               the
               South
               side
               thereof
               ,
               toward
               the
               East
               ,
               this
               Ward
               beginneth
               at
               the
               corner
               house
               ,
               now
               in
               the
               tenure
               of
               one
               
                 Robert
                 Knight
              
               ,
               in
               the
               way
               going
               downe
               to
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Wool-Church
              
               ,
               anciently
               knowne
               by
               the
               signe
               of
               the
               Lion
               :
               the
               out-most
               part
               of
               which
               house
               ,
               and
               of
               this
               Ward
               there
               (
               the
               house
               being
               divided
               )
               is
               at
               the
               crosse-channell
               over-against
               (
               or
               very
               neere
               )
               the
               great
               West
               doore
               of
               Wool-Church
               ,
               and
               so
               it
               goeth
               along
               on
               the
               South
               side
               of
               the
               Poultry
               to
               the
               great
               Conduit
               ,
               and
               so
               into
               
                 Bow
                 lane
              
               ,
               as
               is
               aforesaid
               .
            
             
               Secondly
               ,
               for
               
                 Buckles
                 bury
              
               ,
               this
               Ward
               beginneth
               there
               toward
               the
               lower
               end
               :
               On
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               at
               a
               Channell
               neere
               to
               the
               end
               of
               the
               house
               ,
               bearing
               the
               signe
               of
               the
               Christopher
               ,
               toward
               the
               East
               ,
               now
               in
               the
               tenure
               of
               one
               
                 Iohn
                 Hodges
              
               :
               On
               the
               South
               side
               ,
               it
               beginneth
               at
               the
               East
               end
               of
               the
               great
               new
               Frame
               of
               Building
               ,
               over-against
               the
               said
               Christopher
               ;
               which
               is
               the
               Tenement
               on
               the
               East
               side
               ,
               next
               to
               the
               blacke
               Bull
               ;
               and
               so
               it
               goeth
               into
               all
               the
               Barge
               .
               And
               then
               VVestward
               ,
               it
               goeth
               on
               both
               sides
               the
               way
               ,
               viz.
               on
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               to
               the
               great
               Conduit
               ,
               and
               so
               to
               
                 Bow
                 lane
              
               ,
               as
               is
               aforesayd
               ;
               and
               on
               the
               South
               side
               ,
               to
               the
               end
               of
               Saint
               
                 Sythes
                 lane
              
               .
               Then
               crossing
               over
               the
               Channell
               ,
               to
               S.
               
                 Bennet
                 Shorhogs
              
               Church
               ,
               it
               stretcheth
               all
               along
               through
               
                 Needlers
                 lane
              
               ,
               by
               St.
               Pancrates
               Church
               ,
               on
               the
               same
               side
               ,
               untill
               yee
               come
               to
               a
               great
               Gate
               ,
               which
               is
               in
               the
               nooke
               of
               a
               little
               passage
               or
               entry
               to
               the
               VVest
               ,
               and
               is
               the
               backe
               gate
               of
               a
               house
               ,
               standing
               in
               
                 Bow
                 lane
              
               ,
               sometime
               the
               dwelling
               house
               of
               Master
               Paruis
               .
               Then
               againe
               it
               stretcheth
               from
               the
               Chaine
               in
               the
               middest
               of
               
                 Sopers
                 lane
              
               (
               on
               both
               sides
               the
               Lane
               )
               upward
               toward
               the
               North
               ,
               into
               Cheape
               on
               the
               South
               side
               ,
               and
               so
               into
               
                 Bow
                 lane
              
               ,
               as
               is
               aforesayd
               .
            
             
               Thirdly
               ,
               for
               the
               last
               place
               of
               this
               VVards
               beginning
               :
               On
               the
               North
               side
               of
               the
               high
               streete
               ,
               neere
               unto
               the
               Stockes-Market
               ,
               is
               an
               Alley
               or
               Lane
               ,
               called
               
                 Scalding
                 Alley
              
               ,
               not
               erroneously
               (
               as
               some
               have
               published
               )
               but
               truely
               ,
               as
               neerest
               to
               the
               most
               ancient
               denomination
               thereof
               ;
               which
               was
               ,
               
                 Scalding-house
                 ,
                 alias
                 ,
                 Scalding-wike
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Scalding
                 lane
              
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               good
               records
               extant
               of
               two
               hundred
               yeeres
               continuance
               .
               VVithin
               the
               Venell
               or
               entry
               of
               this
               Lane
               or
               Alley
               ,
               neere
               unto
               the
               VVell
               ,
               that
               standeth
               in
               a
               corner
               to
               the
               VVest
               ,
               this
               VVard
               beginneth
               at
               the
               end
               of
               the
               stone
               wall
               ,
               wherein
               is
               the
               doore
               leading
               
               unto
               the
               Parsonage
               house
               and
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Mildred
               (
               of
               which
               ,
               more
               anon
               )
               and
               it
               runneth
               on
               that
               side
               the
               Channell
               along
               to
               the
               East
               corner
               of
               the
               said
               Church
               ,
               and
               from
               thence
               on
               the
               North
               side
               of
               the
               streete
               ,
               into
               the
               Compter
               ,
               and
               
                 Cony-hoope
                 lane
              
               ,
               and
               within
               
                 Cony-hoope
                 lane
              
               ,
               into
               all
               
                 Skinners
                 Alley
              
               ,
               and
               the
               Grocers
               Hall
               and
               Garden
               ;
               and
               then
               backe
               againe
               into
               the
               
                 Old
                 Iewry
              
               Lane
               ,
               on
               the
               West
               side
               as
               farre
               as
               Alderman
               Welds
               house
               ,
               and
               on
               the
               East
               side
               as
               farre
               as
               the
               dead
               stone
               Wall
               of
               the
               great
               house
               over-against
               it
               ,
               sometime
               Alderman
               Andersons
               house
               .
               Then
               to
               returne
               to
               the
               west
               end
               of
               
                 Old
                 Iewry
              
               againe
               ,
               this
               VVard
               stretcheth
               along
               on
               the
               North
               side
               by
               the
               Mercers
               Hall
               unto
               
                 Iron-mongers
                 lane
              
               ,
               (
               which
               all
               wholly
               on
               both
               sides
               is
               in
               this
               VVard
               )
               and
               so
               into
               
                 Catton
                 streete
              
               .
               In
               
                 Catton
                 streete
              
               this
               Ward
               entreth
               ,
               toward
               the
               East
               ,
               at
               a
               house
               anciently
               knowne
               by
               the
               signe
               of
               the
               Talbot
               ,
               on
               the
               South
               side
               ,
               now
               in
               the
               tenure
               of
               Master
               Packhurst
               ;
               and
               over-against
               it
               ,
               on
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               at
               a
               deepe
               Channell
               ,
               issuing
               out
               of
               a
               house
               ,
               and
               so
               goeth
               up
               to
               the
               west
               on
               both
               sides
               ,
               videlicet
               ,
               on
               the
               South
               side
               of
               the
               way
               ,
               beyond
               the
               end
               of
               Saint
               
                 Lawrence
                 lane
              
               ,
               untill
               ye
               come
               to
               that
               middle
               part
               of
               the
               Church
               wall
               ,
               which
               is
               beyond
               the
               Church
               Porch
               ;
               and
               on
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               from
               that
               corner
               of
               the
               Church
               wall
               ,
               it
               goeth
               on
               the
               East
               side
               of
               the
               Channell
               to
               the
               Church
               yard
               ;
               and
               from
               thence
               ,
               on
               both
               sides
               the
               way
               ,
               unto
               the
               outward
               gate
               leading
               unto
               Guild-hall
               yard
               ,
               and
               adioyning
               to
               the
               Taverne
               of
               the
               three
               Tunnes
               .
               Then
               againe
               to
               come
               into
               Cheape
               ,
               there
               ,
               on
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               is
               Saint
               
                 Lawrence
                 lane
              
               ,
               all
               which
               is
               wholly
               of
               this
               VVard
               ,
               and
               so
               is
               
                 Hony
                 lane
              
               above
               that
               ;
               and
               so
               it
               reacheth
               westward
               as
               farre
               as
               a
               shallow
               Channell
               ,
               close
               beyond
               the
               Standard
               .
               And
               thus
               stand
               the
               bounds
               of
               
                 Cheape
                 Ward
              
               .
            
             
               Now
               ,
               for
               Antiquities
               ,
               and
               things
               worthy
               of
               memory
               in
               
                 Cheape
                 Ward
              
               .
            
             
               First
               ,
               in
               the
               maine
               body
               of
               this
               VVard
               ,
               that
               is
               ,
               the
               Poultry
               ,
               standeth
               the
               proper
               little
               Church
               ,
               that
               beareth
               the
               name
               of
               Saint
               
                 Mildred
                 in
                 the
                 Poultry
              
               ,
               
               
                 the
                 Virgin
              
               ;
               which
               name
               was
               given
               surely
               for
               distinction
               ,
               not
               for
               superstition
               :
               For
               so
               was
               the
               custome
               of
               the
               Kingdome
               (
               and
               yet
               is
               )
               in
               building
               these
               thing
               for
               the
               service
               of
               God
               ,
               that
               the
               Founders
               called
               them
               by
               the
               name
               of
               some
               Apostle
               ,
               Saint
               ,
               Martyr
               ,
               or
               Confessor
               ,
               as
               best
               liked
               their
               owne
               conceit
               at
               the
               present
               time
               ,
               to
               distinguish
               them
               from
               others
               .
            
             
               VVho
               this
               Mildred
               was
               ;
               whether
               she
               was
               that
               eldest
               daughter
               of
               Merwaldus
               ,
               King
               of
               VVest
               -
               Mercians
               ,
               as
               some
               thinke
               ,
               or
               that
               shee
               was
               daughter
               of
               Ethelbert
               ,
               King
               of
               Kent
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Founders
               of
               Pauls
               Church
               ;
               I
               finde
               no
               Record
               to
               specifie
               ,
               neither
               is
               it
               much
               materiall
               :
               but
               it
               is
               probable
               ,
               that
               shee
               was
               some
               holy
               and
               devout
               Maide
               ,
               which
               the
               people
               of
               that
               age
               held
               to
               bee
               a
               Saint
               afterward
               in
               heaven
               .
            
             
               In
               what
               yeeres
               this
               Church
               was
               first
               erected
               ,
               or
               who
               was
               the
               first
               Founder
               of
               it
               ,
               we
               finde
               not
               :
               But
               it
               appeareth
               by
               some
               ancient
               Evidences
               of
               the
               sayd
               Church
               ,
               that
               from
               the
               beginning
               it
               had
               not
               so
               much
               spare
               ground
               about
               it
               ,
               as
               to
               make
               a
               Church
               yard
               of
               ;
               untill
               in
               the
               yeere
               of
               our
               Lord
               God
               1420.
               and
               the
               eighth
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               fifth
               ,
               
                 Thomas
                 Morsted
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               Chirurgeon
               to
               the
               Kings
               ,
               Henry
               the
               fourth
               ,
               Henry
               the
               fifth
               ,
               and
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               ,
               (
               and
               afterward
               ,
               
                 in
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1436.
              
               was
               Sheriffe
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               )
               gave
               unto
               the
               Church
               a
               parcell
               of
               ground
               ,
               
               lying
               betweene
               his
               dwelling
               house
               and
               the
               sayd
               Church
               (
               and
               adjoyning
               unto
               the
               sayd
               Church
               toward
               the
               North
               )
               to
               make
               a
               Church
               yard
               of
               ,
               for
               the
               buriall
               of
               their
               dead
               ;
               containing
               in
               length
               ,
               from
               the
               course
               of
               Walbrooke
               ,
               toward
               the
               west
               ,
               forty
               five
               foote
               ,
               and
               in
               breadth
               ,
               from
               the
               Church
               toward
               the
               North
               ,
               thirty
               five
               foote
               .
            
             
               Within
               short
               time
               after
               ,
               
               some
               body
               ,
               of
               religious
               and
               charitable
               disposition
               ,
               erected
               upon
               the
               sides
               of
               the
               sayd
               Church
               yard
               ,
               but
               upon
               Posts
               and
               Pillars
               ,
               with
               Cloysters
               underneath
               ,
               toward
               the
               west
               ,
               a
               Parsonage
               house
               ,
               or
               Mansion
               and
               free
               dwelling
               of
               the
               Ministers
               and
               Rectors
               of
               the
               sayd
               Church
               :
               and
               toward
               the
               East
               foure
               chambers
               ,
               then
               called
               the
               
                 Priests
                 Chambers
              
               ;
               now
               converted
               into
               a
               Tenement
               or
               dwelling
               house
               ,
               and
               demised
               for
               yeerly
               rent
               .
               But
               the
               Church
               yard
               is
               much
               abridged
               ,
               and
               
               of
               late
               foulely
               defaced
               ,
               and
               the
               lights
               of
               the
               said
               Parsonage
               hindered
               by
               additions
               of
               Peeces
               to
               the
               said
               ancient
               chambers
               ,
               which
               ought
               not
               to
               be
               .
            
             
               After
               some
               yeeres
               expired
               ,
               
               the
               Parson
               and
               Parishioners
               ,
               as
               it
               seemeth
               ,
               seeing
               the
               Church
               to
               bee
               very
               old
               ,
               purposed
               to
               take
               it
               downe
               ,
               and
               to
               build
               it
               new
               againe
               :
               Which
               they
               began
               to
               doe
               about
               the
               yeere
               of
               our
               Lord
               God
               ,
               1456.
               
               At
               what
               time
               
                 Robet
                 Snell
              
               and
               
                 Iohn
                 King
              
               were
               Church-wardens
               ,
               and
               continued
               in
               the
               office
               till
               the
               end
               of
               the
               yeere
               1467.
               
               Toward
               the
               which
               Building
               ,
               as
               it
               may
               appeare
               by
               their
               Accompts
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Saxton
              
               being
               Rector
               or
               Parson
               of
               the
               said
               Church
               ,
               gave
               thirty
               two
               pounds
               ;
               and
               afterward
               
                 Richard
                 Bowyer
              
               being
               Parson
               ,
               gave
               sixe
               pound
               and
               fifteene
               shillings
               .
            
             
               Of
               later
               dayes
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               
                 Anno
                 Domini
              
               1594.
               and
               35.
               of
               Queene
               Elizabeth
               ,
               of
               blessed
               memory
               ,
               this
               Church
               yard
               ,
               and
               all
               the
               Buildings
               thereon
               ,
               
               which
               had
               been
               thus
               long
               in
               the
               free
               possession
               of
               the
               Ministers
               and
               Parishioners
               of
               the
               said
               Church
               ,
               were
               ,
               through
               the
               information
               of
               an
               evill
               minded
               man
               ,
               then
               Tenent
               in
               the
               chambers
               ,
               sold
               for
               concealed
               land
               ;
               whereby
               the
               said
               Tenement
               ,
               Church
               yard
               ,
               and
               Cloysters
               ,
               were
               like
               to
               bee
               lost
               from
               the
               possession
               of
               the
               Church
               ,
               and
               the
               Ministers
               of
               the
               Church
               to
               bee
               charged
               with
               an
               yeerely
               rent
               of
               their
               Parsonage
               house
               for
               ever
               .
               But
               the
               Parson
               and
               Parishioners
               ,
               by
               a
               Iudiciall
               proceeding
               then
               in
               her
               Majesties
               Court
               of
               Exchequer
               ,
               cleared
               all
               the
               whole
               Soyle
               from
               that
               incombrance
               :
               the
               tryall
               whereof
               was
               held
               by
               
                 Nisi
                 prius
              
               in
               the
               Guild-hall
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               the
               Record
               is
               kept
               in
               Master
               Fanshawes
               Office
               for
               the
               Exchequer
               .
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Shore
              
               ,
               Draper
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               in
               the
               yeere
               1505.
               gave
               fifteene
               pounds
               to
               the
               making
               of
               a
               Porch
               to
               this
               Church
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               great
               East
               window
               of
               this
               Church
               are
               the
               Armes
               of
               divers
               Gentlemen
               ,
               as
               Benefactors
               :
               and
               namely
               ,
               the
               Armes
               of
               Lovell
               and
               Pury
               ,
               quartered
               ,
               and
               the
               Armes
               of
               
                 Richard
                 Keston
              
               ,
               single
               .
            
             
               All
               the
               rooffing
               of
               the
               Church
               is
               garnished
               with
               the
               Armes
               of
               one
               
                 Thomas
                 Ashehill
              
               ,
               who
               had
               lent
               a
               great
               summe
               of
               money
               toward
               the
               new
               building
               of
               the
               said
               Church
               ,
               and
               was
               one
               of
               the
               Church-wardens
               there
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1474.
               and
               lyeth
               buried
               there
               in
               the
               South
               Chappell
               :
               His
               Armes
               also
               are
               to
               be
               seene
               in
               the
               same
               Chappell
               ,
               in
               the
               window
               to
               the
               East
               .
            
             
               Besides
               this
               
                 Thomas
                 Ashehill
              
               are
               buried
               in
               this
               Church
               ,
               as
               by
               their
               Monuments
               appeare
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Saxton
              
               ,
               of
               whom
               we
               heard
               before
               ,
               with
               this
               Epitaph
               ;
            
             
               
                 Hanc
                 subter
                 speciem
              
               
                 corpus
                 jacet
                 eccè
                 Iohannis
                 ,
              
               
                 Saxton
                 qui
                 fuerat
              
               
                 vocitatus
                 ejus
                 in
                 Annis
                 :
              
               
                 Hunc
                 qui
                 plasmavit
              
               
                 de
                 terra
                 ,
                 suppeditavit
                 ,
              
               
                 Nunc
                 Pater
                 &
                 Flamen
              
               
                 sibi
                 dent
                 cum
                 Prole
                 locamen
                 ,
              
            
             
               
                 Qui
                 obiit
                 die
                 Mens
                 .
              
               
                 Anno
                 14
                 Cujus
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               Others
               buried
               here
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               Monuments
               .
            
             
               Iohn
               Hildie
               ,
               
                 Poulter
                 ,
                 1416.
              
               
               Iohn
               Kendall
               ,
               1468.
               
               Iohn
               Garland
               ,
               1476.
               
               Robert
               Bois
               ,
               1485.
               and
               Simon
               Lee
               ,
               Poulters
               ,
               1487.
               
               Thomas
               Lee
               ,
               of
               Essex
               ,
               Gentleman
               ,
               William
               Harlingridge
               ,
               Christopher
               Seliocke
               ,
               1494.
               
               Robert
               Draiton
               ,
               
                 Skinner
                 ,
                 1484.
              
               
               Iohn
               Christopherson
               
                 Doctor
                 of
                 Physicke
                 ,
                 1524
              
               William
               Turner
               ,
               
                 Skinner
                 ,
                 1536.
              
               
               Blase
               White
               ,
               Grocer
               ,
               1558.
               
               Thomas
               Hobson
               ,
               
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 1559.
              
               
               William
               Hobson
               ,
               
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 1581.
              
               
               Thomas
               Tusser
               ,
               1580.
               
                 with
                 this
                 Epitaph
              
               :
            
             
               
                 Here
                 Thomas
                 Tusser
                 ,
              
               
                 clad
                 in
                 earth
                 ,
                 doth
                 lie
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 sometime
                 made
              
               
                 the
                 points
                 of
                 Husbandrie
                 :
              
               
                 By
                 him
                 then
                 learne
                 thou
                 maist
                 ;
              
               
                 here
                 learne
                 we
                 must
                 ,
              
               
                 When
                 all
                 is
                 done
                 ,
                 we
                 sleepe
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 turne
                 to
                 dust
                 :
              
               
                 And
                 yet
                 ,
                 through
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               
                 to
                 Heaven
                 we
                 hope
                 to
                 goe
                 ;
              
               
                 Who
                 reades
                 his
                 bookes
                 ,
              
               
                 shall
                 finde
                 his
                 faith
                 was
                 so
                 .
              
            
             
               And
               last
               of
               all
               ,
               
                 Thomas
                 Iken
              
               ,
               Skinner
               ,
               with
               this
               Epitaph
               :
            
             
               
                 In
                 Hodnet
                 and
                 London
              
               
               
                 God
                 blessed
                 my
                 life
              
               
                 Till
                 forty
                 and
                 sixe
                 yeeres
                 ,
              
               
                 with
                 children
                 and
                 wife
                 :
              
               
                 And
                 God
                 will
                 raise
                 me
              
               
                 up
                 to
                 life
                 againe
                 ,
              
               
                 Therefore
                 have
                 I
                 thought
              
               
                 my
                 death
                 no
                 paine
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Iken
                 ,
                 qui
                 obiit
                 10.
                 die
                 Martii
                 ,
                 1590.
                 
              
               
                 And
                 there
                 also
                 lyeth
                 buried
                 Elizabeth
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 and
                 divers
                 of
                 their
                 children
                 :
                 where
                 ,
                 on
                 a
                 Pillar
                 in
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 toward
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 is
                 this
                 Monument
                 :
              
               
                 
                   In
                   this
                   Chancell
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Iken
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Skinner
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   borne
                   in
                   Hodnet
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Salope
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   to
                   wife
                   Elizabeth
                   the
                   daughter
                   of
                   
                     Roger
                     Smith
                  
                   of
                   Newport-Pagnell
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Buckingham
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   sixe
                   sonnes
                   and
                   eight
                   daughters
                   :
                   which
                   Thomas
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   tenth
                   day
                   of
                   March
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                   1590.
                   
                
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1594.
                 
                 
                   Thomas
                   Lane
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Serivener
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 last
                 Will
                 and
                 Testament
                 gave
                 his
                 small
                 Tenement
                 ,
                 over
                 against
                 
                   London
                   Wall
                
                 ,
                 neere
                 Bishopsgate
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 Church
                 towards
                 the
                 reparations
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 reliefe
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 yard
                 ,
                 remaine
                 two
                 Tombes
                 of
                 Marble
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 knowne
                 of
                 whom
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 than
                 by
                 tradition
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 said
                 they
                 were
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Muschampe
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   William
                   Brothurs
                
                 ,
                 about
                 1547
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Some
                 foure
                 houses
                 West
                 from
                 this
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Mildred
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 a
                 Prison-house
                 ,
                 pertaining
                 to
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 called
                 the
                 Counter
                 in
                 the
                 Poultry
                 .
                 This
                 hath
                 been
                 there
                 kept
                 and
                 continued
                 time
                 out
                 of
                 minde
                 ;
                 for
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 read
                 of
                 the
                 originall
                 thereof
                 .
                 West
                 from
                 this
                 Counter
                 ,
                 was
                 a
                 proper
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 called
                 of
                 
                   Corpus
                   Christi
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Saint
                 Mary
                 at
                 
                   Cony
                   hope
                   lane
                
                 end
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 Mildred
                 ,
                 founded
                 by
                 one
                 named
                 Ionnirunnes
                 ,
                 a
                 Citizen
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 raigne
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 Chappel
                 was
                 a
                 Guild
                 or
                 Fraternity
                 ,
                 that
                 might
                 dispend
                 in
                 Lands
                 better
                 than
                 twenty
                 pound
                 by
                 yeere
                 :
                 it
                 was
                 suppressed
                 by
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 and
                 purchased
                 by
                 one
                 
                   Thomas
                   Hobson
                
                 ,
                 Haberdasher
                 :
                 hee
                 turned
                 this
                 Chappell
                 into
                 a
                 faire
                 Ware-house
                 and
                 shops
                 towards
                 the
                 streete
                 ,
                 with
                 lodgings
                 over
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 
                   Cony
                   hope
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 of
                 a
                 signe
                 of
                 three
                 Conies
                 hanging
                 over
                 a
                 Poulters
                 stall
                 at
                 the
                 Lanes
                 end
                 .
                 Within
                 this
                 Lane
                 standeth
                 the
                 Grocers
                 Hall
                 ,
                 which
                 Company
                 ,
                 being
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 called
                 Pepperers
                 ,
                 were
                 first
                 incorporated
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Grocers
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1345.
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 they
                 elected
                 for
                 Custos
                 or
                 Gardian
                 of
                 their
                 Fraternity
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Richard
                   Oswin
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Laurence
                   Hallwell
                
                 ,
                 &
                 twenty
                 Brethren
                 were
                 then
                 taken
                 in
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 of
                 their
                 Society
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1411.
                 the
                 Custos
                 or
                 Gardian
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Brethren
                 of
                 this
                 Company
                 ,
                 purchased
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                   Robert
                   Fitzwaters
                
                 ,
                 one
                 plot
                 of
                 ground
                 with
                 the
                 building
                 thereupon
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Cony
                   hope
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 for
                 320.
                 
                 Markes
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 laid
                 the
                 foundation
                 of
                 their
                 new
                 common
                 Hall.
                 
              
               
                 About
                 the
                 yeere
                 1429.
                 the
                 Grocers
                 had
                 licence
                 to
                 purchase
                 500.
                 
                 Markes
                 land
                 :
                 since
                 the
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 neere
                 adjoyning
                 unto
                 the
                 Grocers
                 Hall
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Company
                 had
                 builded
                 seven
                 proper
                 houses
                 for
                 seven
                 aged
                 poore
                 Almes
                 people
                 .
                 
                 
                   Thomas
                   Knowles
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 gave
                 his
                 Tenement
                 in
                 Saint
                 Anthonies
                 Church
                 yard
                 to
                 the
                 Grocers
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 reliefe
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 Brethren
                 in
                 that
                 Company
                 .
                 Also
                 
                   Henry
                   Keble
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 seven
                 Almes
                 people
                 ,
                 sixe
                 pence
                 weekly
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 which
                 pension
                 is
                 now
                 increased
                 by
                 the
                 Masters
                 ,
                 to
                 some
                 of
                 them
                 two
                 shillings
                 a
                 peece
                 weekly
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 some
                 of
                 them
                 lesse
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 
                   Henry
                   Ady
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 1563.
                 gave
                 a
                 thousand
                 Marks
                 to
                 the
                 Grocers
                 to
                 purchase
                 lands
                 .
                 And
                 sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Pechy
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 Banneret
                 ,
                 free
                 of
                 that
                 Company
                 ,
                 gave
                 them
                 five
                 hundred
                 pound
                 to
                 certaine
                 uses
                 :
                 hee
                 builded
                 Almes-houses
                 at
                 Ludingstone
                 in
                 Kent
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 there
                 buried
                 .
              
               
                 West
                 from
                 this
                 
                   Cony
                   hope
                   lane
                
                 is
                 the
                 old
                 Iury
                 ,
                 whereof
                 some
                 portion
                 is
                 of
                 
                   Cheape
                   Ward
                
                 ,
                 as
                 afore
                 is
                 shewed
                 :
                 at
                 the
                 South
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Lane
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Mary
                   Cole-Church
                
                 ,
                 
                 named
                 of
                 one
                 Cole
                 that
                 builded
                 it
                 :
                 this
                 Church
                 is
                 builded
                 upon
                 a
                 vault
                 above
                 ground
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 men
                 are
                 forced
                 to
                 goe
                 to
                 ascend
                 up
                 therunto
                 by
                 certain
                 steps
                 .
                 I
                 find
                 no
                 Monuments
                 
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 more
                 ,
                 than
                 that
                 Henry
                 the
                 fourth
                 granted
                 licence
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Marshall
                
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 to
                 found
                 a
                 Brotherhood
                 of
                 Saint
                 Katharine
                 therein
                 ,
                 because
                 
                   Thomas
                   Becket
                
                 and
                 Saint
                 Edmond
                 the
                 Archbishop
                 were
                 baptized
                 there
                 .
                 More
                 I
                 reade
                 of
                 
                   Bordhangly
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 of
                 that
                 Parish
                 :
                 and
                 thus
                 much
                 for
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Poultry
                 .
                 The
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Poultry
                 ,
                 beginning
                 on
                 the
                 banke
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 brooke
                 ,
                 over-against
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Mildred
                 ,
                 passing
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 Conduit
                 ,
                 hath
                 divers
                 faire
                 houses
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 sometimes
                 inhabited
                 by
                 the
                 Poulters
                 ,
                 but
                 now
                 by
                 Grocers
                 ,
                 Haberdashers
                 ,
                 and
                 Vpholsters
                 .
              
               
                 Concerning
                 other
                 Antiquities
                 there
                 :
                 first
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 
                   Buckles
                   bury
                
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 a
                 Mannour
                 and
                 Tenements
                 pertaining
                 to
                 one
                 Buckle
                 ,
                 who
                 there
                 dwelled
                 ,
                 and
                 kept
                 his
                 Courts
                 .
                 This
                 Mannor
                 is
                 supposed
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 great
                 stone-building
                 ,
                 yet
                 in
                 part
                 remaining
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 streete
                 ,
                 which
                 of
                 late
                 time
                 hath
                 beene
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Barge
                
                 ,
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 signe
                 hanged
                 out
                 ,
                 neere
                 the
                 gate
                 thereof
                 .
                 This
                 Mannour
                 ,
                 or
                 great
                 House
                 ,
                 hath
                 of
                 long
                 time
                 beene
                 divided
                 and
                 letten
                 out
                 into
                 many
                 tenements
                 :
                 and
                 it
                 hath
                 beene
                 a
                 common
                 speech
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 when
                 Walbrooke
                 did
                 lye
                 open
                 ,
                 Barges
                 were
                 rowed
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Thames
                 ,
                 or
                 towed
                 up
                 so
                 farre
                 :
                 and
                 therefore
                 the
                 place
                 hath
                 ever
                 since
                 been
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Barge
                
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 street
                 ,
                 directly
                 over-gainst
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Buckles
                   burie
                
                 ,
                 was
                 one
                 ancient
                 and
                 strong
                 Tower
                 of
                 stone
                 the
                 which
                 Tower
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 eighteenth
                 of
                 his
                 reign
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 house
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Cornet
                   stoure
                
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 did
                 appoint
                 to
                 be
                 his
                 Exchange
                 of
                 money
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 bee
                 kept
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 29.
                 he
                 granted
                 it
                 to
                 
                   Frydus
                   Guynysane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Landus
                   Bardoile
                
                 ,
                 Merchants
                 of
                 Luke
                 ,
                 for
                 twenty
                 pound
                 the
                 yeere
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 32.
                 he
                 gave
                 the
                 same
                 Tower
                 to
                 his
                 Colledge
                 ,
                 or
                 free
                 Chappel
                 of
                 Saint
                 Stephen
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 
                   Cornet
                   stoure
                
                 at
                 
                   Buckles
                   bury
                
                 in
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Tower
                 ,
                 of
                 late
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 was
                 taken
                 downe
                 by
                 one
                 Buckle
                 ,
                 a
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 meaning
                 ,
                 in
                 place
                 thereof
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 set
                 up
                 and
                 builded
                 a
                 goodly
                 frame
                 of
                 Timber
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 said
                 Buckle
                 greedily
                 labouring
                 to
                 pull
                 downe
                 the
                 old
                 Tower
                 ,
                 a
                 part
                 thereof
                 fell
                 upon
                 him
                 ,
                 which
                 so
                 sore
                 bruised
                 him
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 life
                 was
                 thereby
                 shortened
                 :
                 and
                 another
                 that
                 married
                 his
                 widow
                 ,
                 set
                 up
                 the
                 new
                 prepared
                 frame
                 of
                 Timber
                 ,
                 and
                 finished
                 the
                 worke
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 whole
                 streete
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Buckles
                   burie
                
                 ,
                 on
                 both
                 the
                 sides
                 throughout
                 ,
                 is
                 possessed
                 of
                 Grocers
                 and
                 Apothecaries
                 .
                 Toward
                 the
                 west
                 end
                 thereof
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 ,
                 breaketh
                 out
                 one
                 other
                 short
                 Lane
                 ,
                 
                 called
                 in
                 Records
                 
                   Peneritch
                   street
                
                 ,
                 it
                 reacheth
                 but
                 to
                 Saint
                 
                   Sythes
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Saint
                 Sythes
                 Church
                 is
                 the
                 farthest
                 part
                 thereof
                 ;
                 for
                 by
                 the
                 west
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 ,
                 beginneth
                 
                   Needlers
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 which
                 reacheth
                 to
                 
                   Sopers
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 aforesaid
                 .
                 This
                 small
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 St.
                 Syth
                 ,
                 hath
                 also
                 an
                 addition
                 of
                 
                   Bennet
                   shorne
                
                 ,
                 (
                 or
                 Shrog
                 ,
                 or
                 Shorehog
                 )
                 for
                 by
                 all
                 these
                 names
                 have
                 I
                 read
                 it
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 ancientest
                 is
                 Shorne
                 :
                 wherefore
                 it
                 seemeth
                 to
                 take
                 that
                 name
                 of
                 one
                 
                   Benedict
                   Shorne
                
                 ,
                 sometime
                 a
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Stockefishmonger
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 a
                 new
                 builder
                 ,
                 repairer
                 ,
                 or
                 benefactor
                 thereof
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 :
                 so
                 that
                 Shorne
                 is
                 but
                 corruptly
                 called
                 Shrog
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 corruptly
                 Shorehog
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 lye
                 buried
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Froysh
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1394.
                 
                 
                   Iohn
                   Rochford
                   ,
                   Rob.
                   Rochford
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Hold
                   ,
                
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 
                   Hen.
                   Frowike
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1435.
                 
                 
                   Edw.
                   Warrington
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Morrice
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Huntley
                   ,
                   Richard
                   Lincolne
                   ,
                
                 Felmonger
                 ,
                 1548.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Ralph
                   Warren
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1553.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lion
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1554.
                 these
                 two
                 last
                 have
                 Monuments
                 ,
                 the
                 rest
                 are
                 all
                 defaced
                 .
                 
                   Edward
                   Hall
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 of
                 
                   Greyes
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 common
                 Sergeant
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 Vnder-Sheriffe
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 hee
                 wrote
                 the
                 large
                 Chronicles
                 from
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Grace
                   and
                   Religion
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   with
                   the
                   best
                   of
                   Nature
                   ,
                
                 
                   All
                   striving
                   to
                   excell
                   ,
                
                 
                   yet
                   all
                   agreeing
                
                 
                   To
                   make
                   one
                   absolute
                
                 
                   and
                   perfect
                   creature
                   :
                
                 
                   Would
                   any
                   see
                   a
                   sight
                   ,
                
                 
                   so
                   worth
                   the
                   seeing
                   ?
                
                 
                   He
                   comes
                   too
                   late
                   :
                
                 
                 
                   here
                   she
                   lyes
                   buried
                   ,
                
                 
                   With
                   whom
                   they
                   lately
                   liv'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   now
                   are
                   dead
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 Vault
                 there
                 by
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   Lieth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   Anne
                   〈◊〉
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Farrar
                  
                   ,
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   and
                   Merchant
                   Adventurer
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   daughter
                   of
                   
                     William
                     Shepheard
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Great
                   Rowlright
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Oxenford
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   .
                   She
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   12.
                   day
                   of
                   Iuly
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1613.
                  
                   being
                   then
                   about
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   21.
                   yeeres
                   .
                   To
                   whose
                   well-deserving
                   memory
                   ,
                   this
                   Monument
                   is
                   by
                   her
                   said
                   husband
                   erected
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   was
                   a
                   Bud
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   beginning
                   for
                   her
                   May
                   :
                
                 
                   Before
                   her
                   Flower
                   ,
                
                 
                   Death
                   tooke
                   her
                   hence
                   away
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   for
                   what
                   cause
                   ?
                
                 
                   That
                   friends
                   might
                   joy
                   the
                   more
                   ,
                
                 
                   Where
                   their
                   hope
                   is
                   ,
                
                 
                   she
                   flourisheth
                   now
                   before
                   .
                
                 
                   She
                   is
                   not
                   lost
                   ,
                
                 
                   but
                   in
                   those
                   joyes
                   remaine
                   ,
                
                 
                   Where
                   friends
                   may
                   see
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   joy
                   in
                   her
                   againe
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   the
                   right
                   Worshipfull
                   ,
                   
                   Sir
                   
                     Ralph
                     Warren
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Alderman
                   ,
                   and
                   twice
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   Mercer
                   ,
                   Merchant
                   of
                   the
                   Staple
                   at
                   Callis
                   ;
                   with
                   his
                   two
                   wives
                   ,
                   Dame
                   Christian
                   ,
                   and
                   Dame
                   Ioane
                   :
                   Which
                   said
                   Sir
                   Ralph
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   11.
                   day
                   of
                   Iuly
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1553.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                  
                   Katharine
                   Prettyman
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   a
                   Mayde
                   of
                   seventeene
                   yeeres
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   Suffolke
                   borne
                   ,
                   in
                   London
                   bred
                   ,
                
                 
                   as
                   by
                   her
                   death
                   appeares
                   .
                
                 
                   With
                   Natures
                   gifts
                   she
                   was
                   adorn'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   of
                   honest
                   birth
                   and
                   kin
                   ,
                
                 
                   Her
                   vertuous
                   minde
                   ,
                   with
                   modest
                   grace
                   ,
                
                 
                   did
                   love
                   of
                   many
                   win
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   when
                   she
                   should
                   with
                   honest
                   match
                
                 
                   have
                   liv'd
                   a
                   wedded
                   life
                   ,
                
                 
                   Stay
                   there
                   (
                   quoth
                   Iove
                   )
                   the
                   world
                   is
                   naught
                   ,
                
                 
                   for
                   she
                   shall
                   be
                   my
                   wife
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   Death
                   ,
                   since
                   thou
                   hast
                   done
                   thy
                   due
                   ,
                
                 
                   lay
                   nuptiall
                   rites
                   aside
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   follow
                   her
                   unto
                   the
                   grave
                   ,
                
                 
                   that
                   should
                   have
                   been
                   your
                   Bride
                   :
                
                 
                   Whose
                   honest
                   life
                   ,
                   and
                   faithfull
                   end
                   ,
                
                 
                   her
                   patience
                   therewithall
                   ,
                
                 
                   Doth
                   plainly
                   shew
                   ,
                   that
                   she
                   with
                   Christ
                
                 
                   now
                   lives
                   ,
                   and
                   ever
                   shall
                   .
                
              
               
                 She
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 the
                 11.
                 day
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 1594.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Quod
                   mihi
                   dilectissimus
                
                 
                   &
                   memorabile
                   pii
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   Donavit
                   ,
                   breviter
                
                 
                   abstulit
                   ecce
                   Deus
                   .
                
                 
                   Dulcis
                   Ioannes
                
                 
                   artorum
                   parvule-cultor
                
                 
                   Occidis
                   heu
                   pietas
                
                 
                   &
                   lachrymosa
                   dies
                   .
                
                 
                   Affer
                   opem
                   quicunque
                
                 
                   pores
                   medicabile
                   vultu
                   ,
                
                 
                   Et
                   aliud
                   dederis
                
                 
                   si
                   mihi
                   sancte
                   Deus
                   .
                
                 
                   Obijt
                   3.
                   die
                   Aprilis
                   ,
                   1592.
                   
                
              
               
                 Then
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 
                   Needlers
                   lane
                
                 have
                 yee
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Pancrate
                 ,
                 a
                 proper
                 small
                 Church
                 ,
                 but
                 divers
                 rich
                 Parishioners
                 therein
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 had
                 ,
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 ,
                 many
                 liberall
                 Benefactors
                 :
                 But
                 of
                 late
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 (
                 not
                 regarding
                 the
                 order
                 taken
                 by
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 )
                 the
                 least
                 Bell
                 in
                 their
                 Church
                 being
                 broken
                 ,
                 
                 have
                 rather
                 sold
                 the
                 same
                 for
                 halfe
                 the
                 value
                 ,
                 than
                 put
                 the
                 Parish
                 to
                 charge
                 with
                 new
                 casting
                 :
                 late
                 experience
                 hath
                 proved
                 this
                 to
                 bee
                 true
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 spoyle
                 of
                 Monuments
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 
                   In
                   this
                   Church
                   are
                   buried
                   Sir
                
                 Aker
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Aker
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Barnes
                 ,
                 
                   Mercer
                   ,
                   Maior
                   ,
                   1370.
                
                 
                 Iohn
                 Beston
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   his
                   wife
                
                 ,
                 Robert
                 Rayland
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Hamber
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Gage
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Rowley
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Lambe
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Hadley
                 ,
                 
                   Grocer
                   ,
                   Maior
                   ,
                   1379.
                
                 
                 Richard
                 Gardener
                 ,
                 
                   Mercer
                   ,
                   Maior
                   ,
                   1478.
                
                 
                 Iohn
                 Stockton
                 ,
                 
                   Mercer
                   ,
                   Maior
                   ,
                   1470.
                
                 
                 Iohn
                 Dane
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Parker
                 ,
                 Robert
                 Marshall
                 ,
                 
                   Alderman
                   ,
                   1439.
                
                 
                 Robert
                 Corcheford
                 ,
                 Robert
                 Hatfield
                 ,
                 and
                 Robert
                 Hatfield
                 ,
                 Nicholas
                 Wilfilde
                 ,
                 and
                 Thomas
                 
                   his
                   sonne
                   ,
                   the
                   Monuments
                   of
                   all
                   which
                   bee
                   defaced
                   and
                   gone
                   .
                
              
               
                 There
                 doe
                 remaine
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Robert
                   Burley
                   ,
                   1360.
                   
                   Richard
                   Wilson
                   ,
                   1525.
                   
                   Robert
                   Packenton
                   ,
                
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 slaine
                 with
                 a
                 Gunne
                 ,
                 shot
                 at
                 him
                 in
                 a
                 morning
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 going
                 to
                 morrow
                 Masse
                 from
                 his
                 house
                 in
                 Cheape
                 ,
                 to
                 Saint
                 Thomas
                 of
                 Acars
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1536.
                 
                 The
                 murderer
                 was
                 never
                 discovered
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 his
                 owne
                 confession
                 ,
                 made
                 when
                 hee
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Gallowes
                 at
                 Banbury
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 hanged
                 for
                 
                 Felony
                 .
                 
                   T.
                   Wardbury
                
                 ,
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 1545.
                 
                 
                   Iames
                   Huysh
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 1590.
                 
                 
                   Ambrose
                   Smith
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Hereunder
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   
                     Iames
                     Huysh
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Grocer
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   third
                   son
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Huysh
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Beuford
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Somerset
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   :
                   which
                   Iames
                   had
                   to
                   his
                   first
                   wife
                   ,
                   
                     Margaret
                     Bourchier
                  
                   ;
                   by
                   whom
                   hee
                   had
                   issue
                   eleven
                   children
                   :
                   And
                   to
                   his
                   second
                   wife
                   ,
                   
                     Mary
                     Moffet
                  
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   issue
                   ,
                   18.
                   children
                   .
                   He
                   dyed
                   the
                   20.
                   day
                   of
                   August
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1590.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Hac
                   defunctus
                   Huysh
                
                 
                   tenui
                   sub
                   mole
                   quiescit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nec
                   tamen
                   hac
                   totus
                
                 
                   mole
                   quiescit
                   Huysh
                   .
                
                 
                   Corpus
                   inest
                   Tumulo
                   ,
                
                 
                   colit
                   aurea
                   spiritus
                   astra
                   ,
                
                 
                   Scilicet
                   hunc
                   Coelum
                
                 
                   vendicat
                   ,
                   illud
                   humus
                   .
                
                 
                   Londinensis
                   erat
                   Civis
                
                 
                   dum
                   fata
                   sinebant
                   :
                
                 
                   Iam
                   cum
                   sydereo
                
                 
                   Millre
                   Miles
                   agit
                   .
                
                 
                   Bis
                   Thalami
                   sociam
                
                 
                   duxit
                   ,
                   prior
                   edidit
                   illi
                
                 
                   Vndenas
                   proles
                   ,
                
                 
                   altera
                   bisque
                   novem
                   .
                
                 
                   Munificam
                   persaepe
                
                 
                   manum
                   porrexit
                   egenis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Virtutum
                   fautor
                   ,
                
                 
                   Pieridumque
                   fuit
                   .
                
                 
                   Nil
                   opus
                   est
                   plures
                
                 
                   illi
                   contexere
                   laudes
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sufficit
                   in
                   Coelo
                   ▪
                
                 
                   jam
                   reperisse
                   locum
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Hoc
                   qualecunque
                   Monumentum
                   ,
                   Rowlandus
                   ,
                   dicti
                   Iacobi
                   haeres
                   ,
                   posuit
                   pietatis
                   ergo
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lies
                   a
                   Mary
                   ,
                
                 
                   mirror
                   of
                   her
                   sexe
                
                 
                   For
                   all
                   that
                   best
                   their
                
                 
                   soules
                   or
                   body
                   decks
                   .
                
                 
                   Faith
                   ,
                   forme
                   ,
                   or
                   fame
                   ,
                
                 
                   the
                   miracle
                   of
                   youth
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   zeale
                   and
                   knowledge
                
                 
                   of
                   the
                   sacred
                   truth
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   frequent
                   reading
                
                 
                   the
                   whole
                   holy
                   Writ
                   .
                
                 
                   For
                   fervent
                   prayer
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   for
                   practice
                   fit
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   meditations
                   ,
                
                 
                   full
                   of
                   use
                   and
                   art
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   humblenesse
                   ,
                
                 
                   in
                   habit
                   and
                   in
                   heart
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   pious
                   ,
                   prudent
                   ,
                
                 
                   peacefull
                   ,
                   praisefull
                   life
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   all
                   the
                   duties
                
                 
                   of
                   a
                   Christian
                   wife
                   ;
                
                 
                   For
                   patient
                   bearing
                
                 
                   seven
                   dead-bearing
                   throwes
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   one
                   alive
                   ,
                   which
                
                 
                   yet
                   dead
                   with
                   her
                   goes
                   .
                
                 
                   From
                   Travers
                   her
                   deare
                
                 
                   Spouse
                   ,
                   her
                   father
                   Hayes
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   ,
                   more
                   honoured
                
                 
                   in
                   her
                   vertuous
                   praise
                   .
                
              
               
                 Quam
                 piè
                 obiit
                 puerpera
                 die
                 octavo
                 Martii
                 ,
                 Anno
                 Aetatis
                 29.
                 
                 Anno
                 Salutis
                 1614.
                 
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 
                   Sopers
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 turning
                 up
                 to
                 Cheape
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 assent
                 of
                 
                   Stephen
                   Abunden
                
                 ,
                 
                 were
                 admitted
                 to
                 sell
                 all
                 such
                 Spices
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Wares
                 ,
                 as
                 Grocers
                 now
                 use
                 to
                 sell
                 ,
                 retaining
                 the
                 old
                 name
                 of
                 Pepperers
                 in
                 
                   Sopers
                   lane
                
                 ;
                 till
                 at
                 length
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 
                   Sopers
                   lane
                
                 was
                 inhabited
                 by
                 Cordwainers
                 and
                 Curriers
                 ,
                 after
                 that
                 the
                 Pepperers
                 or
                 Grocers
                 had
                 seated
                 themselves
                 in
                 a
                 more
                 open
                 streete
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 in
                 
                   Buckles
                   bury
                
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 yet
                 remaine
                 .
                 Thus
                 much
                 for
                 the
                 South
                 Wing
                 of
                 
                   Cheape
                   Ward
                
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Poultry
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 of
                 
                   Buckles
                   bury
                
                 ,
                 
                 beginneth
                 the
                 large
                 street
                 of
                 
                   West
                   Cheaping
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Market
                 place
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 which
                 street
                 stretcheth
                 West
                 ,
                 till
                 yee
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 little
                 Conduit
                 by
                 
                   Pauls
                   gate
                
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 all
                 of
                 
                   Cheape
                   Ward
                
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 East
                 part
                 of
                 this
                 streete
                 standeth
                 the
                 Great
                 Conduit
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 sweete
                 water
                 ,
                 conveyed
                 by
                 pipes
                 of
                 Lead
                 under
                 ground
                 from
                 Paddington
                 ,
                 for
                 service
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 castellated
                 with
                 stone
                 ,
                 and
                 cisterned
                 in
                 Lead
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1285.
                 and
                 again
                 new
                 builded
                 and
                 enlarged
                 by
                 
                   Thomas
                   Ilam
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1479.
                 
              
               
                 About
                 the
                 middest
                 of
                 this
                 street
                 is
                 the
                 Standard
                 in
                 Cheape
                 ;
                 of
                 what
                 antiquity
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 foundation
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 read
                 .
                 But
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 Patent
                 dated
                 at
                 Windsore
                 the
                 21.
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 which
                 
                 Patent
                 was
                 confirmed
                 by
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 1442.
                 granted
                 licence
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Knolles
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Chichle
                
                 ,
                 &
                 other
                 ,
                 executors
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wells
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sometime
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 goods
                 to
                 make
                 new
                 the
                 high-way
                 ,
                 which
                 leadeth
                 from
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 towards
                 the
                 Palace
                 of
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 before
                 and
                 nigh
                 the
                 Mannour
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 parcell
                 of
                 the
                 Duchy
                 of
                 Lancaster
                 ;
                 a
                 way
                 then
                 very
                 ruinous
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 pavement
                 broken
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 hurt
                 and
                 mischiefe
                 of
                 the
                 subjects
                 :
                 Which
                 old
                 pavement
                 ,
                 then
                 remaining
                 in
                 that
                 way
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 length
                 of
                 five
                 hundred
                 foote
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 breadth
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 before
                 and
                 nigh
                 the
                 site
                 of
                 the
                 Mannour
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 they
                 to
                 breake
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 stone
                 ,
                 gravell
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 stuffe
                 ,
                 one
                 other
                 good
                 &
                 sufficient
                 way
                 there
                 to
                 make
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 commodity
                 of
                 the
                 subjects
                 .
                 And
                 further
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 the
                 Standard
                 in
                 Cheape
                 ,
                 where
                 divers
                 executions
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 before-time
                 had
                 beene
                 performed
                 ,
                 which
                 Standard
                 at
                 that
                 present
                 was
                 very
                 ruinous
                 with
                 age
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 Conduit
                 should
                 bee
                 taken
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 another
                 competent
                 Standard
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 a
                 Conduit
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 of
                 new
                 ,
                 strongly
                 to
                 bee
                 builded
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 commodity
                 &
                 honour
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 goods
                 of
                 their
                 said
                 Testator
                 ,
                 without
                 interruption
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Of
                 executions
                 at
                 the
                 Standard
                 in
                 Cheape
                 ,
                 
                 we
                 reade
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 yeer
                 1293.
                 three
                 men
                 had
                 their
                 right
                 hands
                 smitten
                 off
                 there
                 ,
                 for
                 rescuing
                 of
                 a
                 prisoner
                 ,
                 arrested
                 by
                 an
                 Officer
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1326.
                 the
                 Burgesses
                 of
                 London
                 caused
                 
                   Walter
                   Stapleton
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Exceter
                 ,
                 Treasurer
                 to
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 beheaded
                 at
                 the
                 Standard
                 in
                 Cheap
                 (
                 but
                 this
                 was
                 by
                 Pauls
                 Gate
                 .
                 )
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1351.
                 the
                 26.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 two
                 Fishmongers
                 were
                 beheaded
                 at
                 the
                 Standard
                 in
                 Cheape
                 ,
                 but
                 I
                 reade
                 not
                 of
                 their
                 offence
                 .
                 1381.
                 
                 
                   Wat
                   Tyler
                
                 beheaded
                 
                   Richard
                   Lions
                
                 and
                 other
                 there
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1399.
                 
                 Henry
                 the
                 fourth
                 caused
                 the
                 Blank
                 Charters
                 ,
                 made
                 by
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 burnt
                 there
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1450.
                 
                 
                   Iacke
                   Cade
                
                 ,
                 Captain
                 of
                 the
                 Kentish
                 Rebels
                 ,
                 beheaded
                 the
                 Lord
                 Say
                 there
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1461.
                 
                 
                   Iohn
                   Davy
                
                 had
                 his
                 hand
                 stricken
                 off
                 there
                 ,
                 because
                 hee
                 had
                 stricken
                 a
                 man
                 before
                 the
                 Iudges
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Then
                 next
                 is
                 the
                 great
                 Crosse
                 in
                 
                   West
                   Cheape
                
                 :
                 
                 Which
                 Crosse
                 was
                 there
                 erected
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1290.
                 by
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 upon
                 occasion
                 thus
                 :
                 Queene
                 Elianor
                 his
                 wife
                 died
                 at
                 Hardeby
                 (
                 a
                 Towne
                 neere
                 unto
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Lincolne
                 )
                 her
                 body
                 was
                 brought
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 memory
                 of
                 her
                 ,
                 caused
                 in
                 every
                 place
                 where
                 her
                 body
                 rested
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 ,
                 a
                 stately
                 Crosse
                 of
                 stone
                 to
                 be
                 erected
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Queenes
                 Image
                 and
                 Armes
                 upon
                 it
                 ;
                 as
                 at
                 
                   Grantham
                   ,
                   Woborne
                   ,
                   Northhampton
                   ,
                   Stony-Stratford
                   ,
                   Dunstable
                   ,
                
                 S.
                 
                   Albones
                   ,
                   Waltham
                   ,
                   West
                   Cheape
                   ,
                
                 and
                 at
                 Charing
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 shee
                 was
                 conveyed
                 to
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 buried
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Crosse
                 in
                 
                   West
                   Cheap
                
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 like
                 to
                 those
                 other
                 which
                 remaine
                 till
                 this
                 day
                 ,
                 &
                 being
                 by
                 length
                 of
                 time
                 decaied
                 ;
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hatherley
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 procured
                 in
                 the
                 yeer
                 1441.
                 licence
                 of
                 K.
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 to
                 re-edifie
                 the
                 same
                 in
                 more
                 beautifull
                 manner
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 :
                 &
                 had
                 licence
                 also
                 to
                 take
                 up
                 200.
                 fodder
                 of
                 Lead
                 for
                 the
                 building
                 thereof
                 ,
                 of
                 certain
                 Conduits
                 ,
                 &
                 a
                 cōmon
                 Granary
                 .
                 This
                 Crosse
                 was
                 then
                 curiously
                 wrought
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 charges
                 of
                 divers
                 Citizens
                 :
                 
                   Ioh.
                   Fisher
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 gave
                 600.
                 
                 Marks
                 towards
                 it
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 was
                 begun
                 to
                 be
                 set
                 up
                 ,
                 1484.
                 and
                 finished
                 1486.
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 7.
                 
                 It
                 was
                 after
                 gilt
                 over
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1522.
                 against
                 the
                 comming
                 in
                 of
                 Charles
                 the
                 fifth
                 Emperour
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1553.
                 against
                 the
                 Coronation
                 of
                 Queene
                 Anne
                 ,
                 new
                 burnished
                 against
                 the
                 Coronation
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 and
                 againe
                 new
                 gilt
                 1554.
                 against
                 the
                 comming
                 in
                 of
                 King
                 Philip
                 :
                 since
                 the
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 said
                 Crosse
                 having
                 beene
                 presented
                 by
                 divers
                 Juries
                 (
                 or
                 Quests
                 of
                 Wardmote
                 )
                 to
                 stand
                 in
                 the
                 high-way
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 let
                 of
                 carriages
                 (
                 as
                 they
                 alledged
                 )
                 but
                 could
                 not
                 have
                 it
                 removed
                 ;
                 it
                 followed
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 yeer
                 1581.
                 the
                 twenty
                 one
                 of
                 June
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 ,
                 the
                 lowest
                 Images
                 round
                 about
                 the
                 said
                 Crosse
                 (
                 being
                 of
                 Christ
                 his
                 resurrection
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Virgin
                 Mary
                 ,
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 Confessor
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 like
                 )
                 were
                 broken
                 ,
                 and
                 defaced
                 .
                 Proclamation
                 was
                 made
                 ,
                 that
                 whoso
                 would
                 bewray
                 the
                 doers
                 ,
                 should
                 have
                 forty
                 Crownes
                 ;
                 but
                 nothing
                 came
                 to
                 light
                 :
                 the
                 Image
                 of
                 the
                 blessed
                 Virgin
                 ,
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 was
                 
                 robbed
                 of
                 her
                 Son
                 ,
                 &
                 her
                 armes
                 broken
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 shee
                 staid
                 him
                 on
                 her
                 knees
                 ,
                 her
                 whole
                 body
                 was
                 also
                 haled
                 with
                 ropes
                 ,
                 and
                 left
                 likely
                 to
                 fall
                 :
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1595.
                 was
                 again
                 fastened
                 &
                 repaired
                 ,
                 &
                 in
                 the
                 yeer
                 next
                 following
                 ,
                 a
                 new
                 mis-shapen
                 Son
                 ,
                 as
                 born
                 out
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 all
                 naked
                 ,
                 was
                 laid
                 in
                 her
                 armes
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 Images
                 remaining
                 broke
                 as
                 afore
                 .
                 But
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Crosse
                 ,
                 the
                 steppes
                 being
                 taken
                 thence
                 under
                 the
                 Image
                 of
                 Christs
                 resurrection
                 defaced
                 ,
                 was
                 then
                 set
                 up
                 a
                 curious
                 wrought
                 Tabernacle
                 of
                 gray
                 Marble
                 ,
                 
                 &
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 an
                 Alabaster
                 Image
                 of
                 Diana
                 ,
                 &
                 water
                 conveyed
                 from
                 the
                 Thames
                 ,
                 prilling
                 from
                 her
                 naked
                 breast
                 for
                 a
                 time
                 ,
                 but
                 now
                 decayed
                 .
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1599.
                 the
                 timber
                 of
                 the
                 Crosse
                 at
                 the
                 top
                 being
                 rotted
                 within
                 the
                 lead
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 arms
                 therof
                 bending
                 ,
                 were
                 feared
                 to
                 have
                 fallen
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 harming
                 of
                 som
                 people
                 ;
                 
                 &
                 therfore
                 the
                 whole
                 body
                 of
                 the
                 Crosse
                 was
                 scaffolded
                 about
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 top
                 thereof
                 taken
                 down
                 ,
                 meaning
                 in
                 place
                 therof
                 to
                 have
                 set
                 up
                 a
                 Pyramis
                 ;
                 but
                 some
                 of
                 her
                 Majesties
                 honourable
                 Counsellors
                 directed
                 their
                 letters
                 to
                 sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Mosley
                
                 ,
                 then
                 Maior
                 ,
                 by
                 her
                 Highnes
                 expresse
                 commandement
                 concerning
                 the
                 Crosse
                 ,
                 forthwith
                 to
                 be
                 repaired
                 ,
                 and
                 placed
                 again
                 as
                 it
                 formerly
                 stood
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Notwithstanding
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Cross
                 stood
                 headlesse
                 more
                 than
                 a
                 yeer
                 after
                 :
                 whereupon
                 the
                 said
                 Counsellors
                 in
                 greater
                 number
                 ,
                 meaning
                 not
                 any
                 longer
                 to
                 permit
                 the
                 continuance
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 contempt
                 ,
                 
                 wrote
                 to
                 
                   Wil.
                   Rider
                
                 ,
                 then
                 Maior
                 ,
                 requiring
                 him
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 her
                 Highnesse
                 said
                 former
                 direction
                 &
                 commandement
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 further
                 delay
                 ,
                 to
                 accomplish
                 the
                 same
                 her
                 Majesties
                 most
                 princely
                 care
                 therein
                 ,
                 respecting
                 especially
                 the
                 antiqity
                 &
                 continuance
                 of
                 that
                 Monument
                 ,
                 ancient
                 Ensigne
                 of
                 Christianity
                 ,
                 &c.
                 dated
                 the
                 24.
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 1600.
                 
                 After
                 this
                 a
                 crosse
                 of
                 timber
                 was
                 framed
                 ,
                 set
                 up
                 ,
                 covered
                 with
                 lead
                 ,
                 &
                 gilded
                 ,
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 the
                 Crosse
                 downward
                 cleansed
                 of
                 dust
                 ,
                 the
                 Scaffold
                 carried
                 thence
                 .
                 About
                 12.
                 nights
                 following
                 ,
                 the
                 Image
                 of
                 our
                 Lady
                 was
                 again
                 defaced
                 ,
                 by
                 plucking
                 off
                 her
                 crown
                 ,
                 &
                 almost
                 her
                 head
                 ,
                 taking
                 from
                 her
                 her
                 naked
                 childe
                 ,
                 and
                 stabbing
                 her
                 in
                 the
                 breast
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Thus
                 much
                 for
                 the
                 Crosse
                 in
                 
                   West
                   Cheape
                
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 at
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 
                   West
                   Cheape
                   streete
                
                 ,
                 was
                 sometime
                 a
                 Crosse
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Crosse
                   .
                   Ralph
                   Higden
                
                 in
                 his
                 Polycronicon
                 sait
                 ,
                 that
                 
                   Walter
                   Stapleton
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Exceter
                 ,
                 Treasurer
                 to
                 Edward
                 the
                 2.
                 was
                 by
                 the
                 Burgesses
                 of
                 London
                 beheaded
                 at
                 this
                 Crosse
                 ,
                 then
                 called
                 the
                 Standard
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 North
                 doore
                 of
                 S.
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 is
                 it
                 noted
                 in
                 other
                 writers
                 ,
                 that
                 then
                 lived
                 .
                 This
                 old
                 Crosse
                 stood
                 and
                 remained
                 at
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 called
                 S.
                 Michael
                 in
                 the
                 Corne
                 by
                 
                   Pauls
                   gate
                
                 ,
                 neer
                 to
                 the
                 North
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Old-Exchange
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 yeere
                 1390.
                 the
                 13.
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 2.
                 in
                 place
                 of
                 which
                 old
                 Crosse
                 then
                 taken
                 down
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Michael
                 was
                 enlarged
                 ,
                 &
                 also
                 a
                 faire
                 water-Conduit
                 builded
                 about
                 the
                 9.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 3.
                 divers
                 Iustings
                 were
                 made
                 in
                 this
                 streete
                 ,
                 
                 betwixt
                 
                   Sopers
                   lane
                
                 &
                 the
                 great
                 Crosse
                 ,
                 namely
                 ,
                 one
                 in
                 the
                 yeer
                 1331.
                 about
                 the
                 21.
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 finde
                 noted
                 by
                 divers
                 writers
                 of
                 that
                 time
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 (
                 say
                 they
                 )
                 in
                 a
                 streete
                 called
                 Cheap
                 ,
                 the
                 stone
                 pavement
                 being
                 couered
                 with
                 sand
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 horse
                 might
                 not
                 slide
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 strongly
                 set
                 their
                 feet
                 to
                 the
                 ground
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 held
                 a
                 Tournament
                 3.
                 daies
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 
                 valiant
                 men
                 of
                 the
                 Realme
                 ,
                 &
                 other
                 ,
                 some
                 strange
                 Knights
                 .
                 And
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 the
                 beholders
                 might
                 with
                 the
                 better
                 ease
                 see
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 woodden
                 Scaffold
                 erected
                 crosse
                 the
                 streete
                 ,
                 like
                 unto
                 a
                 Tower
                 ,
                 
                 wherein
                 Queen
                 Philip
                 ,
                 &
                 many
                 other
                 Ladies
                 ,
                 richly
                 attired
                 and
                 assembled
                 from
                 all
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Realme
                 ,
                 did
                 stand
                 to
                 behold
                 the
                 Justs
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 higher
                 frame
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 Ladies
                 were
                 placed
                 ,
                 brake
                 in
                 sunder
                 ,
                 wherby
                 they
                 were
                 (
                 with
                 some
                 shame
                 )
                 forced
                 to
                 fall
                 downe
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 whereof
                 the
                 Knights
                 and
                 such
                 as
                 were
                 underneath
                 were
                 grievously
                 hurt
                 :
                 wherefore
                 the
                 Queen
                 took
                 great
                 care
                 to
                 save
                 the
                 Carpenters
                 from
                 punishment
                 ,
                 and
                 through
                 her
                 praiers
                 (
                 which
                 she
                 made
                 upon
                 her
                 knees
                 )
                 pacified
                 the
                 King
                 &
                 Councell
                 ,
                 &
                 therby
                 purchased
                 great
                 love
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 .
                 
                 After
                 which
                 time
                 the
                 King
                 caused
                 a
                 Shed
                 to
                 bee
                 strongly
                 made
                 of
                 stone
                 for
                 himselfe
                 ,
                 the
                 Queen
                 ,
                 &
                 other
                 States
                 to
                 stand
                 on
                 ,
                 &
                 there
                 to
                 behold
                 the
                 Justings
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 shewes
                 at
                 their
                 pleasure
                 ,
                 by
                 
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Mary
                   Bow
                
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 shewed
                 in
                 
                   Cordwainer
                   streete
                   Ward
                
                 .
                 Thus
                 much
                 for
                 the
                 high
                 streete
                 of
                 Cheape
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 let
                 us
                 returne
                 to
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 
                   Cheape
                   Ward
                
                 :
                 
                 from
                 the
                 great
                 Conduit
                 west
                 be
                 many
                 faire
                 and
                 large
                 houses
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 possessed
                 of
                 Mercers
                 ,
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 corner
                 of
                 
                   Cordwainer
                   street
                
                 ,
                 corruptly
                 called
                 
                   Bow
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 which
                 houses
                 in
                 former
                 times
                 were
                 but
                 sheds
                 ,
                 or
                 shops
                 ,
                 with
                 sollors
                 over
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 of
                 late
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 remained
                 at
                 
                   Sopers
                   lane
                
                 end
                 ,
                 wherein
                 a
                 woman
                 sold
                 seeds
                 ,
                 roots
                 ,
                 and
                 herbes
                 :
                 but
                 those
                 sheds
                 or
                 shops
                 ,
                 by
                 incroachments
                 on
                 the
                 high
                 streete
                 ,
                 are
                 now
                 largely
                 builded
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 outward
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 upward
                 ,
                 some
                 three
                 ,
                 foure
                 ,
                 or
                 five
                 stories
                 high
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 of
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 
                   Cheape
                   street
                
                 and
                 Ward
                 ,
                 
                 beginning
                 at
                 the
                 great
                 Conduit
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 S.
                 
                   Mary
                   Cole
                   Church
                
                 ,
                 where
                 we
                 left
                 .
                 Next
                 thereunto
                 Westward
                 is
                 the
                 
                   Mercers
                   Chappell
                
                 ,
                 sometime
                 an
                 Hospitali
                 ,
                 intituled
                 of
                 S.
                 Thomas
                 of
                 Acon
                 ,
                 or
                 Acars
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 a
                 Master
                 and
                 Brethren
                 ,
                 
                   Militia
                   hospitalis
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 saith
                 the
                 Record
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 the
                 14.
                 yeere
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 founded
                 by
                 
                   Thomas
                   Fitztheobald
                   de
                   Heili
                
                 ,
                 &
                 Agnes
                 his
                 wife
                 .
                 Sister
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Becket
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 second
                 .
                 They
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 Master
                 and
                 Brethren
                 the
                 lands
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 ,
                 that
                 sometimes
                 were
                 
                   Gilbert
                   Beckets
                
                 ,
                 father
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 which
                 he
                 was
                 borne
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 Church
                 .
                 There
                 was
                 a
                 Charnell
                 and
                 a
                 Chappell
                 over
                 it
                 of
                 S.
                 Nicholas
                 &
                 S.
                 Stephen
                 .
                 This
                 Hospitall
                 was
                 valued
                 to
                 dispend
                 277.
                 pounds
                 ,
                 three
                 shillings
                 foure
                 pence
                 surrendred
                 the
                 30.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 the
                 21.
                 of
                 October
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 since
                 purchased
                 by
                 the
                 Mercers
                 ,
                 by
                 meanes
                 of
                 sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Gresham
                
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 againe
                 set
                 open
                 on
                 the
                 Eve
                 of
                 S.
                 Michael
                 ,
                 1541.
                 the
                 33.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 8.
                 
                 It
                 is
                 now
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Mercers
                   Chappell
                
                 ,
                 
                 therein
                 is
                 kept
                 a
                 free
                 Grammar
                 Schoole
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 had
                 bin
                 accustomed
                 ,
                 commanded
                 by
                 Parliament
                 .
                 Here
                 bee
                 many
                 Monuments
                 remaining
                 ,
                 but
                 more
                 have
                 been
                 defaced
                 :
                 
                   Iames
                   Butler
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Ormond
                 ,
                 and
                 Dame
                 Ioane
                 his
                 Countesse
                 ,
                 1428.
                 
                 
                   Iohn
                   Norton
                
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 
                   Stephen
                   Cavendish
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1362.
                 
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cavendish
                   ,
                   William
                   Cavendish
                   ,
                   Thomas
                   Ganon
                
                 called
                 Pike
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1410.
                 
                 Hungate
                 of
                 Yorkshire
                 ,
                 
                   Ambrose
                   Cresacre
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Chester
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Trusbut
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 1437.
                 
                 
                   Thomas
                   Norland
                
                 ,
                 Sheriffe
                 ,
                 1483.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Edmond
                   Sha
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1482.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Hill
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1485.
                 
                 
                   Thomas
                   Ilam
                
                 ,
                 Sheriffe
                 ,
                 1479.
                 
                 
                   Lancelot
                   Laken
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 
                   Ralph
                   Tilne
                
                 ,
                 Sheriffe
                 ,
                 1488.
                 
                 Garth
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Rich
                   ,
                   Thomas
                   Butler
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 
                   Ormond
                   ,
                   1515.
                
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   W.
                   Butler
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1515.
                 
                 
                   William
                   Browne
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1523.
                 
                 
                   Iohn
                   Locke
                   ,
                   1519.
                
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Baldry
                
                 ,
                 
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1523.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   W.
                   Locke
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 Sheriffe
                 ,
                 1548.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   I.
                   Allen
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1525.
                 deceased
                 1544.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Leigh
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1558.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Malory
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1564.
                 
                 
                   Humfrey
                   Baskervile
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 Sheriffe
                 ,
                 1561.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Bond
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1587
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Before
                 this
                 Hospitall
                 towards
                 the
                 street
                 ,
                 was
                 builded
                 a
                 faire
                 and
                 beautifull
                 Chappell
                 arched
                 over
                 with
                 stone
                 ,
                 and
                 thereupon
                 the
                 Mercers
                 Hall
                 ,
                 a
                 most
                 curious
                 peece
                 of
                 worke
                 :
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Allen
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 being
                 founder
                 of
                 that
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 was
                 there
                 buried
                 ,
                 but
                 since
                 his
                 Tombe
                 is
                 removed
                 thence
                 into
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 Church
                 ,
                 &
                 his
                 body-roome
                 divided
                 into
                 shops
                 ,
                 are
                 letten
                 out
                 for
                 rēt
                 .
                 These
                 Mercers
                 were
                 enabled
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 Company
                 ,
                 &
                 to
                 purchase
                 lands
                 to
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 20.
                 li.
                 the
                 yeer
                 ,
                 the
                 17.
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 2.
                 they
                 had
                 3.
                 messuages
                 &
                 shops
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 St.
                 
                   Martin
                   Oteswich
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Ward
                 of
                 Bishops-gate
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 sustentation
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 &
                 a
                 Chantry
                 ,
                 the
                 22.
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 .
                 Henry
                 the
                 fourth
                 in
                 the
                 12.
                 of
                 his
                 reign
                 ,
                 confirmed
                 to
                 
                   Stephen
                   Spilman
                   ,
                   W.
                   Marchford
                
                 ,
                 &
                 
                   Iohn
                   Whatile
                
                 ,
                 Mercers
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 one
                 new
                 Seldam
                 ,
                 shed
                 ,
                 or
                 building
                 ,
                 with
                 shops
                 ,
                 ce●lers
                 ,
                 and
                 edifices
                 whatsoever
                 appertaining
                 ,
                 called
                 Crownsilde
                 ,
                 situate
                 in
                 the
                 Mercery
                 in
                 
                   West
                   Cheape
                
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 St.
                 
                   Mary
                   de
                   Arcubus
                
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 &c.
                 to
                 be
                 holden
                 in
                 Burgage
                 ,
                 as
                 all
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 is
                 ,
                 &
                 which
                 were
                 worth
                 by
                 yeere
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 issues
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 true
                 value
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 7.
                 li.
                 13.
                 s.
                 4.
                 d.
                 as
                 was
                 found
                 by
                 inquisition
                 before
                 
                   Thomas
                   Knolles
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 Eschetor
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 .
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 3.
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 request
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Coventry
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Carpenter
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   William
                   Grove
                
                 ,
                 granted
                 to
                 the
                 Mercers
                 to
                 have
                 a
                 Chaplaine
                 ,
                 &
                 a
                 Brotherhood
                 ,
                 for
                 reliefe
                 of
                 such
                 of
                 
                 their
                 Company
                 ,
                 as
                 came
                 to
                 decay
                 by
                 misfortune
                 on
                 the
                 Sea.
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1536.
                 on
                 Saint
                 Peters
                 night
                 ,
                 King
                 Henrie
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 and
                 Queene
                 Iane
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 stood
                 in
                 this
                 Mercers
                 Hall
                 ,
                 then
                 new
                 builded
                 ,
                 and
                 beheld
                 the
                 marching
                 Watch
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 most
                 bravely
                 set
                 out
                 ,
                 sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Allen
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Councell
                 ,
                 being
                 Maior
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 beyond
                 the
                 
                   Mercers
                   Chappell
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 their
                 Hall
                 ,
                 is
                 
                   Ironmonger
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 Ironmongers
                 dwelling
                 there
                 ,
                 whereof
                 I
                 reade
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 In
                 this
                 Lane
                 is
                 the
                 small
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 St.
                 Martin
                 ,
                 
                 called
                 Pomary
                 ,
                 upon
                 what
                 occasion
                 I
                 certainly
                 know
                 not
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 supposed
                 to
                 be
                 of
                 Apples
                 growing
                 ,
                 where
                 now
                 houses
                 are
                 lately
                 builded
                 :
                 for
                 my selfe
                 have
                 seene
                 large
                 voide
                 places
                 .
                 Monuments
                 in
                 that
                 Church
                 none
                 to
                 be
                 accounted
                 of
                 .
              
               
                 Farther
                 west
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 St.
                 
                   Laurence
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 St.
                 Laurence
                 Church
                 ,
                 which
                 standeth
                 directly
                 over-against
                 the
                 north
                 end
                 thereof
                 .
                 Antiquities
                 in
                 this
                 Lane
                 I
                 find
                 none
                 other
                 ,
                 than
                 that
                 among
                 many
                 faire
                 houses
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 one
                 large
                 Inne
                 for
                 receit
                 of
                 Travellers
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Blossoms
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 corruptly
                 
                   Bosoms
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 to
                 signe
                 S.
                 Laurence
                 the
                 Deacon
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 border
                 of
                 Blossomes
                 or
                 Flowers
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 neere
                 to
                 the
                 Standard
                 in
                 Cheape
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 
                   Hony
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 not
                 of
                 sweetnesse
                 thereof
                 ,
                 being
                 very
                 narrow
                 ,
                 and
                 somewhat
                 dark
                 ,
                 but
                 rather
                 ,
                 of
                 often
                 washing
                 and
                 sweeping
                 ,
                 to
                 keep
                 it
                 cleane
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 Lane
                 is
                 the
                 small
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 called
                 Alhallowes
                 in
                 
                   Hony
                   lane
                
                 :
                 
                 There
                 bee
                 no
                 Monuments
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 worth
                 the
                 nothing
                 .
                 I
                 finde
                 ,
                 that
                 
                   Iohn
                   Norman
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1453.
                 was
                 buried
                 there
                 :
                 He
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 Drapers
                 his
                 Tenements
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 ,
                 they
                 to
                 allow
                 for
                 the
                 Beame
                 light
                 and
                 Lampe
                 ,
                 13.
                 shillings
                 4.
                 pence
                 yeerly
                 ,
                 from
                 this
                 Lane
                 to
                 the
                 Standard
                 .
                 And
                 thus
                 much
                 for
                 
                   Cheape
                   Ward
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 high
                 streete
                 of
                 Cheape
                 ;
                 for
                 it
                 stretcheth
                 no
                 farther
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 North
                 Wing
                 of
                 
                   Cheape
                   Ward
                
                 ,
                 
                 have
                 yee
                 Catte-streete
                 ,
                 corruptly
                 called
                 
                   Catteten
                   streete
                
                 ,
                 which
                 beginneth
                 at
                 the
                 North
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Ironmonger
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 runneth
                 to
                 the
                 west
                 end
                 of
                 St.
                 Laurence
                 Church
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 afore
                 shewed
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 streete
                 is
                 the
                 Guild-hall
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 Courts
                 for
                 the
                 City
                 be
                 kept
                 :
                 namely
                 ,
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 Court
                 of
                 Common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 court
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 &
                 his
                 Brethren
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 court
                 of
                 Hustings
                 ,
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 court
                 of
                 Orphanes
                 ,
                 5.
                 
                 The
                 2.
                 courts
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 6.
                 
                 The
                 court
                 of
                 the
                 Wardmote
                 ,
                 7.
                 
                 The
                 court
                 of
                 Hallmote
                 ,
                 8.
                 
                 The
                 court
                 of
                 Requests
                 ,
                 commonly
                 called
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 Conscience
                 ,
                 9.
                 
                 The
                 Chamberlaines
                 court
                 for
                 Prentises
                 ,
                 and
                 making
                 them
                 free
                 .
                 This
                 Guild-hall
                 ,
                 saith
                 
                   Robert
                   Fabian
                
                 ,
                 was
                 begun
                 to
                 be
                 builded
                 new
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1411.
                 the
                 twelfth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   Thomas
                   Knoles
                
                 ,
                 then
                 Maior
                 ,
                 &
                 his
                 Brethren
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 :
                 The
                 same
                 was
                 made
                 of
                 a
                 little
                 cottage
                 ,
                 a
                 large
                 and
                 great
                 house
                 ,
                 as
                 now
                 it
                 standeth
                 ;
                 towards
                 the
                 charges
                 whereof
                 ,
                 the
                 Companies
                 gave
                 large
                 benevolences
                 .
                 Also
                 offences
                 of
                 men
                 were
                 pardoned
                 for
                 summes
                 of
                 money
                 towards
                 this
                 Worke
                 ,
                 extraordinary
                 Fees
                 were
                 raised
                 ,
                 Fines
                 ,
                 Amercements
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 things
                 imployed
                 ,
                 during
                 7.
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 continuation
                 there
                 of
                 3.
                 yeers
                 more
                 ,
                 all
                 to
                 be
                 imployed
                 to
                 this
                 building
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 yeere
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Coventry
                
                 and
                 
                   Iohn
                   Carpentar
                
                 ,
                 Executors
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Whitington
                
                 ,
                 gave
                 towards
                 the
                 paving
                 of
                 this
                 great
                 Hall
                 twenty
                 pound
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 next
                 yeere
                 fifteene
                 pound
                 more
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Pavement
                 with
                 hard
                 stone
                 of
                 Purbecke
                 :
                 They
                 also
                 glased
                 some
                 Windowes
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Maiors
                 Court
                 ,
                 on
                 every
                 which
                 Window
                 ,
                 the
                 Armes
                 of
                 
                   Richard
                   Whitington
                
                 are
                 placed
                 .
                 The
                 foundation
                 of
                 the
                 Maiors
                 court
                 was
                 laid
                 in
                 the
                 third
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ;
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Porch
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Maiors
                 court
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 fourth
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 King.
                 Then
                 was
                 builded
                 the
                 Maiors
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Councell
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 roomes
                 above
                 the
                 staires
                 .
              
               
                 Having
                 here
                 so
                 just
                 occasion
                 ,
                 speaking
                 of
                 that
                 former
                 ancient
                 Councell
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 hath
                 continued
                 so
                 ever
                 since
                 ;
                 I
                 cannot
                 but
                 account
                 it
                 expedient
                 (
                 as
                 in
                 no
                 place
                 better
                 fitting
                 )
                 to
                 remember
                 the
                 faire
                 and
                 goodly
                 new
                 Councell
                 Chamber
                 ;
                 a
                 worthy
                 Act
                 and
                 Honour
                 ,
                 whereby
                 to
                 renowne
                 deservedly
                 the
                 City
                 for
                 ever
                 .
                 The
                 said
                 new
                 Councell
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 faire
                 Roome
                 over
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 appointed
                 for
                 a
                 Treasury
                 ,
                 wherein
                 to
                 preserve
                 the
                 Bookes
                 and
                 Records
                 
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Citie
                 ;
                 and
                 another
                 roome
                 also
                 underneath
                 the
                 said
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 reserved
                 for
                 necessary
                 use
                 and
                 imployment
                 ,
                 began
                 to
                 be
                 builded
                 the
                 first
                 weeke
                 after
                 Easter
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Maioralty
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Middleton
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 and
                 Alderman
                 ;
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 1614.
                 
                 It
                 was
                 fully
                 finished
                 shortly
                 after
                 
                   Michaeh●as
                   ,
                   1615.
                
                 at
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Maioralty
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Hayes
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 and
                 Alderman
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 his
                 brethren
                 ,
                 kept
                 their
                 first
                 Court
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 new
                 Councell
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 the
                 seventh
                 day
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 1615.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Iolles
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 and
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 being
                 then
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 :
                 By
                 whose
                 order
                 and
                 direction
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 building
                 was
                 performed
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 first
                 beginning
                 thereof
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 finall
                 finishing
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 amounting
                 to
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 1740.
                 pounds
                 :
                 than
                 which
                 ,
                 no
                 money
                 (
                 in
                 my
                 mind
                 )
                 could
                 be
                 better
                 bestowed
                 ,
                 nor
                 more
                 to
                 the
                 Cities
                 credit
                 and
                 renowne
                 .
              
               
                 Last
                 of
                 all
                 ,
                 a
                 stately
                 Porch
                 ,
                 entring
                 the
                 great
                 Hall
                 ,
                 was
                 erected
                 ,
                 the
                 front
                 thereof
                 towards
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 being
                 beautified
                 with
                 Images
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 is
                 shewed
                 by
                 these
                 verses
                 following
                 ,
                 made
                 about
                 some
                 thirty
                 yeeres
                 since
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   William
                   Elderton
                
                 ,
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 an
                 Atturney
                 in
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 Courts
                 there
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Though
                   most
                   the
                   Images
                
                 
                   be
                   pulled
                   downe
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   And
                   none
                   be
                   thought
                
                 
                   remaine
                   in
                   Towne
                   ,
                
                 
                   I
                   am
                   sure
                   there
                   be
                
                 
                   in
                   London
                   yet
                
                 
                   Seven
                   Images
                   ,
                   such
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   in
                   such
                   a
                   place
                   ,
                
                 
                   As
                   few
                   or
                   none
                   ,
                
                 
                   I
                   thinke
                   ,
                   will
                   hit
                   :
                
                 
                   Yet
                   every
                   day
                
                 
                   they
                   shew
                   their
                   face
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   thousands
                   see
                   them
                
                 
                   every
                   yeere
                   ,
                
                 
                   But
                   few
                   ,
                   I
                   thinke
                   ,
                
                 
                   can
                   tell
                   me
                   where
                   :
                
                 
                   Where
                   Iesu
                   Christ
                
                 
                   aloft
                   doth
                   stand
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   Law
                   and
                   Learning
                
                 
                   on
                   either
                   hand
                   ;
                
                 
                   Discipline
                   in
                
                 
                   the
                   Divels
                   necke
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   hard
                   by
                   her
                
                 
                   are
                   three
                   direct
                   ;
                
                 
                   There
                   Iustice
                   ,
                   Fortitude
                
                 
                   and
                   Temperance
                   stand
                   ,
                
                 
                   Where
                   finde
                   ye
                   the
                   like
                
                 
                   in
                   all
                   this
                   Land
                   ?
                
              
               
                 Divers
                 Aldermen
                 glazed
                 the
                 great
                 Hall
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Courts
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 their
                 Armes
                 in
                 each
                 window
                 .
                 
                   William
                   Hariot
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1481.
                 gave
                 forty
                 pound
                 to
                 the
                 making
                 of
                 two
                 Loovers
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Guild-hall
                 ,
                 and
                 toward
                 the
                 glazing
                 thereof
                 .
                 
                 The
                 Kitchens
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 houses
                 of
                 Office
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 this
                 Guild-hall
                 ,
                 were
                 builded
                 of
                 later
                 time
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1501.
                 by
                 procurement
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Sha
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 (
                 who
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 that
                 kept
                 his
                 Feast
                 there
                 )
                 towards
                 the
                 charges
                 of
                 which
                 worke
                 ,
                 the
                 Maior
                 had
                 of
                 the
                 Fellowships
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 (
                 by
                 their
                 owne
                 agreement
                 )
                 certaine
                 summes
                 of
                 money
                 ;
                 as
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Mercers
                 forty
                 pounds
                 ;
                 the
                 Grocers
                 ,
                 twenty
                 pounds
                 ;
                 the
                 Drapers
                 ,
                 thirty
                 pounds
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 Fellowships
                 thorow
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 of
                 power
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 Widdowes
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 wel-disposed
                 persons
                 ,
                 gave
                 certaine
                 summes
                 of
                 money
                 :
                 as
                 ,
                 the
                 Lady
                 Hill
                 ,
                 ten
                 pounds
                 ;
                 the
                 Ladie
                 Austrie
                 ,
                 ten
                 pounds
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 of
                 many
                 other
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 worke
                 was
                 finished
                 .
                 Since
                 the
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 Maiors
                 Feasts
                 have
                 beene
                 yeerely
                 kept
                 there
                 ,
                 which
                 before-time
                 had
                 beene
                 kept
                 in
                 the
                 Taylors
                 Hall
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Grocers
                 Hall.
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Alwin
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1499.
                 deceased
                 1505.
                 gave
                 by
                 his
                 Testament
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 hanging
                 of
                 Tapestrie
                 ,
                 to
                 serve
                 for
                 principall
                 dayes
                 in
                 the
                 Guild-hall
                 ,
                 73.
                 
                   l.
                
                 6.
                 
                   s.
                   8.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 How
                 this
                 gift
                 was
                 performed
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 heard
                 :
                 for
                 Executors
                 of
                 our
                 time
                 ,
                 having
                 no
                 conscience
                 ,
                 (
                 I
                 speake
                 of
                 my
                 own
                 knowledge
                 )
                 prove
                 more
                 Testaments
                 than
                 they
                 performe
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 for
                 the
                 Chappell
                 or
                 Colledge
                 of
                 our
                 Lady
                 
                   Mary
                   Magdalen
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 of
                 
                   All
                   Saints
                
                 by
                 the
                 Guild-Hall
                 ,
                 called
                 London
                 Colledge
                 :
                 I
                 read
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 was
                 builded
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1299.
                 and
                 that
                 
                   Peter
                   Fanelore
                   ,
                   Adam
                   Frauncis
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Henry
                   Frowicke
                
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 gave
                 one
                 Messuage
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 S.
                 Foster
                 ,
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Brampton
                   ,
                   Custos
                
                 
                 of
                 the
                 Chauntry
                 ,
                 by
                 them
                 founded
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 with
                 foure
                 Chaplains
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 house
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 S.
                 Giles
                 without
                 Creplegate
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 27.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 was
                 given
                 to
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 Moreover
                 I
                 finde
                 ,
                 that
                 Richard
                 the
                 2.
                 in
                 the
                 20.
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 granted
                 to
                 
                   Stephen
                   Spilman
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 licence
                 to
                 give
                 one
                 messuage
                 ,
                 three
                 shops
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 garden
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 ,
                 being
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Andrew
                   Hubberd
                
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Custos
                 and
                 Chaplaines
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 their
                 successors
                 ,
                 for
                 their
                 better
                 reliefe
                 and
                 maintenance
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 6.
                 in
                 the
                 eighth
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 gave
                 licence
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Barnard
                   ,
                   Custos
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Chaplains
                 ,
                 to
                 build
                 of
                 new
                 the
                 said
                 Chappell
                 or
                 Colledge
                 of
                 
                   Guild
                   Hall
                
                 :
                 
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 Henry
                 the
                 6.
                 in
                 the
                 27.
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 granted
                 to
                 the
                 Paris-Clerks
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 a
                 Guild
                 of
                 S.
                 Nicholas
                 ,
                 for
                 two
                 Chaplaines
                 ,
                 by
                 them
                 to
                 bee
                 kept
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Chappell
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Mary
                   Magdalen
                
                 ,
                 neere
                 unto
                 the
                 Guild-hall
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 keepe
                 7.
                 
                 Almes-people
                 .
                 
                   Henry
                   Barton
                
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 founded
                 a
                 Chaplaine
                 there
                 :
                 
                   Roger
                   Depham
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Langford
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 had
                 also
                 Chaplaines
                 there
                 .
                 This
                 Chappell
                 or
                 Colledge
                 had
                 a
                 Custos
                 ,
                 7.
                 
                 Chaplaines
                 ,
                 3.
                 
                 Clarkes
                 ,
                 and
                 4.
                 
                 Quiresters
                 .
              
               
                 Monuments
                 there
                 have
                 beene
                 sundry
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 the
                 Tombes
                 of
                 Marble
                 yet
                 remaining
                 ,
                 seven
                 in
                 number
                 ,
                 but
                 all
                 defaced
                 .
                 The
                 uppermost
                 in
                 the
                 Quire
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 thereof
                 ,
                 above
                 the
                 Revestrie
                 doore
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 Tombe
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Welles
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 1451.
                 
                 The
                 likenesse
                 of
                 Wels
                 are
                 graven
                 on
                 the
                 Tombe
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 Revestrie
                 doore
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 places
                 on
                 that
                 side
                 the
                 Quire.
                 Also
                 in
                 the
                 glasse
                 window
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 likenesse
                 of
                 Welles
                 ,
                 with
                 hands
                 elevated
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Wels
                 ,
                 holding
                 scrowles
                 ,
                 wherein
                 is
                 written
                 ,
                 Mercy
                 :
                 the
                 writing
                 in
                 the
                 East
                 window
                 (
                 being
                 broken
                 )
                 yet
                 remaineth
                 Welles
                 .
                 
                 I
                 found
                 his
                 Armes
                 also
                 in
                 the
                 South
                 glasse
                 window
                 :
                 all
                 which
                 doe
                 shew
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 and
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Quire
                 of
                 this
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Revestire
                 ,
                 were
                 by
                 him
                 both
                 builded
                 and
                 glazed
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Quire
                 ,
                 the
                 Tombe
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Knesworth
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 Maior
                 1505.
                 who
                 deceased
                 1505.
                 who
                 deceased
                 1515.
                 was
                 defaced
                 ,
                 and
                 within
                 these
                 44.
                 yeeres
                 againe
                 renewed
                 by
                 the
                 Fishmongers
                 .
                 Two
                 other
                 Tombes
                 lower
                 there
                 are
                 ,
                 the
                 one
                 of
                 a
                 Draper
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 of
                 a
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 their
                 names
                 not
                 knowne
                 :
                 
                   Richard
                   Stomin
                
                 is
                 written
                 in
                 the
                 window
                 by
                 the
                 Haberdasher
                 .
                 Vnder
                 flat
                 stones
                 doe
                 lye
                 divers
                 Custos
                 of
                 the
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 Chaplaines
                 and
                 Officers
                 to
                 the
                 Chamber
                 .
              
               
                 Amongst
                 others
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Clipstone
                
                 ,
                 Priest
                 ,
                 sometime
                 Custos
                 of
                 the
                 Library
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Guild-hall
                   ,
                   1457.
                
                 
                 Another
                 of
                 
                   E.
                   Alison
                
                 ,
                 Priest
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Custos
                 of
                 the
                 Library
                 ,
                 1510.
                 &c.
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Langley
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1576.
                 lyeth
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 vault
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Tombe
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Welles
                
                 before-named
                 .
                 This
                 Chappell
                 or
                 Colledge
                 ,
                 valued
                 to
                 dispend
                 12.
                 
                   l.
                
                 8.
                 
                   s.
                   9.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 by
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 was
                 surrendred
                 amongst
                 other
                 :
                 the
                 Chappell
                 remaineth
                 to
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Communalty
                 ,
                 wherein
                 they
                 have
                 service
                 weekely
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 at
                 the
                 election
                 of
                 the
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 Maiors
                 Feast
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Adjoyning
                 to
                 this
                 Chappell
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 sometime
                 a
                 faire
                 and
                 large
                 Library
                 ,
                 furnished
                 with
                 Bookes
                 ,
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 Guild-hall
                 and
                 Colledge
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 Bookes
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 said
                 )
                 were
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 6.
                 sent
                 for
                 by
                 Edward
                 Duke
                 of
                 Somerset
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Protector
                 ,
                 with
                 promise
                 to
                 be
                 restored
                 shortly
                 :
                 men
                 laded
                 from
                 thence
                 three
                 Carries
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 but
                 they
                 were
                 never
                 returned
                 .
                 This
                 Library
                 was
                 builded
                 by
                 the
                 Executors
                 of
                 
                   R.
                   VVhitington
                
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 
                   VV.
                   Bury
                
                 .
                 The
                 Armes
                 of
                 VVhitington
                 are
                 placed
                 on
                 the
                 one
                 side
                 in
                 the
                 stone-worke
                 :
                 and
                 two
                 letters
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 W.
                 and
                 B.
                 for
                 
                   William
                   Bury
                
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 :
                 it
                 is
                 now
                 losted
                 through
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 a
                 store-house
                 for
                 Clothes
                 .
              
               
                 South-west
                 from
                 this
                 Guild-hall
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 the
                 faire
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Laurence
                 ,
                 called
                 in
                 the
                 Iurie
                 ,
                 because
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 many
                 Iewes
                 inhabited
                 thereabout
                 .
                 This
                 Church
                 is
                 faire
                 and
                 large
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 some
                 Monuments
                 ,
                 as
                 shall
                 be
                 shewed
                 .
                 I
                 my selfe
                 ,
                 more
                 than
                 70.
                 yeeres
                 since
                 ,
                 have
                 seene
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 the
                 shanke
                 bone
                 of
                 a
                 man
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 taken
                 )
                 and
                 also
                 a
                 tooth
                 of
                 a
                 very
                 great
                 bignesse
                 ,
                 
                 hanged
                 up
                 ,
                 for
                 shew
                 ,
                 in
                 chaines
                 of
                 iron
                 ,
                 upon
                 a
                 
                 pillar
                 of
                 stone
                 ;
                 the
                 tooth
                 (
                 being
                 about
                 the
                 bignesse
                 of
                 a
                 mans
                 fist
                 )
                 is
                 long
                 since
                 conveyed
                 from
                 thence
                 :
                 the
                 thigh
                 or
                 shanke
                 bone
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 25.
                 inches
                 in
                 length
                 by
                 the
                 Rule
                 ,
                 remaineth
                 yet
                 fastned
                 to
                 a
                 post
                 of
                 timber
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 not
                 so
                 much
                 to
                 be
                 noted
                 for
                 the
                 length
                 ,
                 as
                 for
                 the
                 thicknes
                 ,
                 hardnesse
                 and
                 strength
                 thereof
                 ;
                 for
                 when
                 it
                 was
                 hanged
                 on
                 the
                 stone
                 pillar
                 ,
                 it
                 fretted
                 (
                 with
                 moving
                 )
                 the
                 said
                 pillar
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 not
                 it selfe
                 fretted
                 ,
                 nor
                 (
                 as
                 seemeth
                 )
                 is
                 not
                 yet
                 lightned
                 ,
                 by
                 remaining
                 dry
                 :
                 but
                 where
                 or
                 when
                 this
                 bone
                 was
                 first
                 found
                 or
                 discovered
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 heard
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 ,
                 rejecting
                 the
                 fables
                 of
                 some
                 late
                 Writers
                 ,
                 I
                 overpasse
                 them
                 .
                 
                   VValter
                   Blundell
                
                 had
                 a
                 Chauntry
                 there
                 ,
                 the
                 14.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 There
                 lye
                 buried
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Fortescue
                   ;
                   Katharine
                   Stoketon
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Stratton
                   ,
                   Philip
                   Albert
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Fleming
                   ,
                   Philip
                   Agmondesham
                   ,
                   William
                   Skywith
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Norlong
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Baker
                   ,
                   Thomas
                   Alleyne
                   ,
                   William
                   Barton
                   ,
                
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 1410.
                 
                 
                   William
                   Melrith
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1425.
                 
                 
                   Simon
                   Barlet
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 1428.
                 
                 
                   Walter
                   Chartsey
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1430.
                 
                 
                   Richard
                   Rich
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 the
                 Father
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Richard
                   Rich
                
                 his
                 sonne
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1442.
                 deceased
                 ,
                 1469.
                 with
                 this
                 Epitaph
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Respice
                   quod
                   opus
                   est
                
                 
                   Praesentis
                   temporis
                   aevum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Omne
                   quod
                   est
                   ,
                   mihil
                   est
                   ,
                
                 
                   Praeter
                   amare
                   Deum
                   .
                
              
               
                 This
                 Richard
                 was
                 Father
                 to
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 buried
                 in
                 S.
                 
                   Thomas
                   Acars
                
                 ,
                 which
                 Iohn
                 was
                 Father
                 to
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 Father
                 to
                 Richard
                 Lord
                 Rich
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 
                   Iohn
                   Pickering
                
                 ,
                 honourable
                 for
                 service
                 of
                 his
                 Prince
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 English
                 Merchants
                 beyond
                 the
                 Seas
                 ,
                 who
                 deceased
                 ,
                 1448.
                 
                 
                   Iohn
                   Atkenson
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 Dame
                 Mary
                 S.
                 
                   Maure
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Waltham
                   ,
                   Roger
                   Bonifant
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Chayhee
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Abbot
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Marshall
                   ,
                
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1493.
                 
                 
                   William
                   Purchat
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 1498.
                 
                 
                   Thomas
                   Burgoyne
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 1517.
                 
                 A
                 wife
                 to
                 a
                 Master
                 of
                 Defence
                 ,
                 servant
                 to
                 the
                 Princes
                 of
                 Wales
                 ,
                 Dutches
                 of
                 Cornewall
                 ,
                 and
                 Countesse
                 of
                 Chester
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Michel
                   Dormer
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1541.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Charsey
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1548.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Rowe
                
                 ,
                 Ironmonger
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1593.
                 
              
               
                 Samuel
                 Thornhill
                 ,
                 1597.
                 
              
               
                 Lo
                 here
                 the
                 Lady
                 
                   Margaret
                   North
                
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 in
                 Tombe
                 and
                 earth
                 doth
                 lye
                 ;
              
               
                 Of
                 husbands
                 foure
                 the
                 faithfull
                 Spouse
                 ,
              
               
                 whose
                 fame
                 shall
                 never
                 dye
                 .
              
               
                 One
                 
                   Andrew
                   Fraunces
                
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 ,
              
               
                 the
                 second
                 Robert
                 hight
                 ,
              
               
                 Sirnamed
                 Chartsey
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 :
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   David
                   Brooke
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Knight
                 ,
              
               
                 Was
                 third
                 .
                 But
                 he
                 that
                 passed
                 all
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 was
                 in
                 number
                 fourth
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 for
                 his
                 vertue
                 made
                 a
                 Lord
                 ,
              
               
                 was
                 call'd
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   North.
                
              
               
                 These
                 all
                 together
                 doe
                 I
                 wish
              
               
                 a
                 joyfull
                 rising
                 day
                 :
              
               
                 That
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 his
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               
                 All
                 honour
                 they
                 may
                 say
                 .
              
               
                 Obiit
                 2.
                 die
                 Iunii
                 ,
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1575.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Simon
                   Bennington
                   ,
                   Civis
                   &
                   Pannarius
                   London
                   ,
                   
                   Sustentatorum
                   istius
                   Capellae
                   ,
                   ac
                   unius
                   Capellani
                   ,
                   in
                   eadem
                   divina
                   quotidie
                   celebratis
                   .
                   Cujus
                   animae
                   Propitietur
                   Deus
                   .
                
                 
                   Hic
                   incineratur
                   corpus
                   quondam
                   Galfridi
                   Bullayne
                   ,
                   
                   Civis
                   ,
                   Merceri
                   ,
                   &
                   Maioris
                   London
                   ,
                   Qui
                   ab
                   hac
                   —
                   Ann.
                   Dom.
                   1463.
                   
                   Cujus
                   animae
                   pax
                   sit
                   perpetua
                   .
                   Amen
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 word
                 
                   (
                   Now
                   thus
                
                 )
                 32.
                 times
                 dispersed
                 in
                 Brasse
                 all
                 over
                 the
                 Grave-stone
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Thomas
                   Boleyne
                   ,
                   de
                   Comitatu
                   Norfolciae
                   ,
                   Armiger
                   :
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   ultimo
                   die
                   Mensis
                   Aprilis
                   ,
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1571.
                   
                   Cujus
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   Sir
                   
                     Richard
                     Gresham
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Knight
                   ,
                   sometimes
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   of
                   London
                   and
                   Audrey
                   his
                   first
                   wife
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   hee
                   had
                   issue
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Gresham
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Gresham
                  
                   ,
                   Knights
                   ,
                   William
                   and
                   Margaret
                   :
                   which
                   Sir
                   Richard
                   deceased
                   the
                   20.
                   day
                   of
                   February
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1548.
                  
                   
                   And
                   the
                   third
                   yeere
                   of
                   King
                   Edward
                   the
                   sixth
                   his
                   reigne
                   .
                   And
                   Adurey
                   deceased
                   the
                   28.
                   day
                   of
                   December
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1522.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Geffrey
                     Felding
                  
                   ,
                   
                   sometime
                   Maior
                   of
                   this
                   Citie
                   ,
                   and
                   Angell
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Thomas
                     ,
                     Richard
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   
                   Iohn
                   ,
                   
                     sonnes
                     of
                     the
                     said
                  
                   Geffrey
                   ,
                   Ann.
                   Dom.
                   1517.
                   
                
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   
                     Iohannes
                     Marshall
                  
                   ,
                   Civis
                   &
                   Mercerus
                   Civitatis
                   London
                   .
                   
                   Qui
                   quidem
                   Iohannes
                   obiit
                   4.
                   die
                   Januarii
                   ,
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1498.
                   
                   Et
                   Ioanna
                   Vxor
                   ejus
                   :
                   quae
                   quidem
                   Ioanna
                   obiit
                   18.
                   die
                   Decembris
                   ,
                   1484.
                   
                   Quorum
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   Hereunder
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   the
                   Lady
                   
                     Alice
                     Avenon
                  
                   ,
                   
                   being
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   daughters
                   and
                   heires
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Huchen
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Mercer
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   whose
                   last
                   husband
                   was
                   Sir
                   
                     Alexander
                     Avenon
                  
                   ,
                   Alderman
                   ,
                   and
                   late
                   L.
                   Maior
                   of
                   this
                   Citie
                   of
                   London
                   .
                   Her
                   second
                   husband
                   ,
                   was
                   
                     Iohn
                     Blundell
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   Mercer
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   she
                   had
                   issue
                   one
                   sonne
                   ,
                   named
                   Philip
                   ,
                   deceased
                   ,
                   and
                   eight
                   daughters
                   ,
                   whereof
                   five
                   lived
                   untill
                   they
                   were
                   married
                   ,
                   and
                   they
                   were
                   coheires
                   to
                   their
                   Father
                   ;
                   namely
                   ,
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   married
                   unto
                   
                     Edmond
                     Hogan
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   Mercer
                   ;
                   Mary
                   ,
                   unto
                   Sir
                   
                     Gerard
                     Crockar
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Oxfordshire
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ;
                   Theodora
                   ,
                   married
                   first
                   unto
                   
                     John
                     Denton
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Oxfordshire
                   ,
                   Gent.
                   and
                   after
                   unto
                   
                     Justinian
                     Champneis
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Kent
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ;
                   Anne
                   ,
                   married
                   to
                   
                     Thomas
                     Cordel
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   Mercer
                   ;
                   and
                   Susanna
                   ,
                   unto
                   
                     Richard
                     Freston
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   Gent.
                   The
                   which
                   
                     Alice
                     Blundel
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   her
                   widdowhood
                   ,
                   left
                   a
                   foundation
                   within
                   the
                   Mercers
                   Hall
                   in
                   London
                   ,
                   for
                   thirteen
                   penny
                   Ioaves
                   of
                   good
                   sweet
                   bread
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   given
                   (
                   in
                   her
                   name
                   )
                   among
                   thirteen
                   poore
                   folkes
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   of
                   Saint
                   Laurence
                   in
                   the
                   Old
                   Iewrie
                   ,
                   every
                   Sunday
                   at
                   Morning
                   Prayer
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   presence
                   of
                   the
                   worshipfull
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Parish
                   .
                   And
                   her
                   first
                   husband
                   was
                   
                     Hugh
                     Methwold
                  
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   Mercer
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   shee
                   had
                   issue
                   ,
                   William
                   ,
                   her
                   sonne
                   and
                   heyre
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   daughter
                   named
                   Anne
                   ,
                   deceased
                   .
                   The
                   which
                   Dame
                   Alice
                   departed
                   this
                   world
                   ,
                   the
                   21.
                   day
                   of
                   November
                   ,
                   
                     Ann.
                     Dom.
                     1574.
                  
                   unto
                   whom
                   God
                   send
                   (
                   through
                   Iesus
                   Christ
                   )
                   a
                   joyfull
                   resurrection
                   .
                   
                     Amen
                     .
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     ,
                     61.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Qualis
                 vita
                 ,
                 finis
                 ita
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Hereunder
                   resteth
                   ,
                   
                   in
                   assured
                   hope
                   of
                   the
                   resurrection
                   ,
                   the
                   bodies
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Fox
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Goldsmith
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   Johanna
                   his
                   wife
                   :
                   whose
                   lives
                   as
                   they
                   were
                   blamelesse
                   and
                   holy
                   ,
                   so
                   their
                   end
                   was
                   full
                   of
                   peace
                   .
                   The
                   said
                   John
                   was
                   the
                   Founder
                   of
                   the
                   free
                   Schoole
                   of
                   Deane
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Cumberl
                   .
                   besides
                   18.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   weekly
                   to
                   an
                   Almes-man
                   ,
                   belonging
                   to
                   the
                   Goldsmiths
                   Hall.
                   And
                   other
                   charitable
                   deeds
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   prisoners
                   ,
                   and
                   Hospitals
                   in
                   the
                   Citie
                   of
                   London
                   :
                   The
                   memory
                   of
                   whose
                   good
                   deeds
                   ,
                   God
                   grant
                   others
                   to
                   doe
                   the
                   like
                   .
                   The
                   said
                   John
                   ,
                   being
                   of
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   78.
                   fell
                   on
                   sleepe
                   the
                   8.
                   day
                   of
                   Iune
                   ,
                   1597.
                   
                   And
                   Iohanna
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   87.
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   9.
                   of
                   Februarie
                   ,
                   1600.
                   
                
              
               
                 Fiducia
                 Christianorum
                 ,
                 Resurrectio
                 Mortuorum
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 much
                 for
                 Cheape
                 Ward
                 ,
                 which
                 hath
                 an
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 his
                 Deputy
                 ;
                 Common
                 Counsellours
                 ,
                 11.
                 
                 Constables
                 ,
                 11.
                 
                 Scavengers
                 ,
                 9.
                 for
                 the
                 Wardmote
                 Inquest
                 ,
                 12.
                 and
                 a
                 Beadle
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 taxed
                 to
                 the
                 Fifteene
                 ,
                 at
                 72.
                 
                   l.
                
                 16.
                 s.
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 at
                 72.
                 
                   l.
                
                 11.
                 s.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
             
               COLEMAN
               STREET
               VVard
               .
            
             
               NExt
               to
               Cheape
               Ward
               ,
               on
               the
               North
               side
               thereof
               ,
               is
               
                 Coleman
                 street
              
               Ward
               ,
               and
               beginneth
               also
               in
               the
               East
               ,
               on
               the
               course
               of
               Walbrooke
               ,
               in
               Lothbury
               ,
               and
               runneth
               West
               ,
               (
               on
               the
               South
               side
               )
               to
               the
               end
               of
               
                 Ironmongers
                 lane
              
               ,
               and
               on
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               to
               the
               West
               corner
               of
               
                 Basings
                 Hall
                 street
              
               .
               On
               the
               South
               side
               of
               Lothbury
               ,
               is
               the
               street
               called
               the
               
                 Old
                 Iewrie
              
               ,
               the
               one
               halfe
               ,
               and
               better
               ,
               on
               both
               sides
               towards
               Cheape
               ,
               is
               of
               this
               Ward
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               North
               side
               lyeth
               
                 Coleman
                 street
              
               ,
               whereof
               the
               Ward
               taketh
               name
               ,
               wholly
               on
               both
               sides
               North
               to
               London
               wall
               ,
               and
               from
               that
               North
               end
               along
               by
               the
               Wall
               ,
               and
               Mooregate
               ,
               East
               ,
               to
               the
               course
               of
               Walbrooke
               .
               And
               againe
               ,
               from
               
                 Coleman
                 street
              
               ,
               West
               ,
               to
               the
               Iron
               grates
               :
               and
               these
               be
               the
               bounds
               of
               this
               Ward
               .
            
             
               Antiquities
               therein
               to
               be
               noted
               ,
               are
               these
               :
               
               First
               ,
               the
               street
               of
               
                 Lothbery
                 ,
                 Lathbery
              
               ,
               or
               Loadbery
               ,
               (
               for
               by
               all
               these
               names
               have
               I
               read
               it
               )
               tooke
               the
               name
               (
               as
               it
               seemeth
               )
               of
               a
               Bery
               ,
               or
               Court
               of
               old
               time
               there
               kept
               ,
               but
               by
               whom
               ,
               it
               is
               growne
               out
               of
               memorie
               .
               This
               street
               is
               possessed
               (
               for
               the
               most
               part
               )
               by
               Founders
               ,
               that
               cast
               Candlestickes
               ,
               Chafingdishes
               ,
               Spice
               Morters
               ,
               and
               such
               like
               Copper
               or
               Laten
               works
               ,
               and
               doe
               afterward
               turne
               them
               with
               the
               foot
               ,
               and
               not
               with
               the
               wheele
               ,
               to
               make
               them
               smooth
               and
               bright
               ,
               with
               turning
               and
               scratting
               ,
               (
               as
               some
               doe
               terme
               it
               )
               making
               a
               lothsome
               noise
               to
               the
               by-passers
               ,
               that
               have
               not
               beene
               used
               to
               the
               like
               ;
               and
               therefore
               by
               them
               disdainedly
               called
               Lothburie
               .
               On
               the
               South
               side
               of
               this
               street
               ,
               amongst
               the
               Founders
               ,
               be
               some
               faire
               houses
               and
               large
               ,
               for
               Merchants
               ;
               namely
               ,
               one
               that
               of
               old
               time
               was
               the
               Iewes
               Synagogue
               ,
               
               which
               was
               defaced
               by
               the
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               after
               that
               they
               had
               slaine
               700.
               
               Iewes
               ,
               and
               spoiled
               the
               residue
               of
               their
               goods
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1262.
               the
               47.
               of
               H.
               the
               3.
               
               And
               not
               long
               after
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1291.
               
               King
               Edward
               the
               first
               banished
               the
               remnant
               of
               the
               Iewes
               out
               of
               England
               ,
               as
               is
               afore
               shewed
               .
            
             
               The
               said
               Synagogue
               being
               so
               suppressed
               ,
               certaine
               Friers
               got
               possession
               thereof
               :
               For
               in
               the
               yeere
               1257.
               (
               saith
               
                 Mathew
                 Paris
              
               )
               there
               were
               seene
               in
               London
               a
               new
               order
               of
               Friers
               ,
               
               called
               
                 De
                 Poenitentia
                 Iesu
              
               ,
               or
               
                 Fratres
                 de
                 Sacca
              
               ,
               because
               they
               were
               apparelled
               in
               Sackcloth
               ,
               who
               had
               their
               house
               in
               London
               ,
               neere
               unto
               Aldersgate
               ,
               without
               the
               gate
               ,
               and
               had
               licence
               of
               Henry
               the
               third
               ,
               in
               the
               54.
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               to
               remove
               from
               thence
               to
               any
               other
               place
               :
               and
               in
               the
               56.
               hee
               gave
               unto
               them
               this
               Iewes
               Synagogue
               .
               After
               which
               time
               ,
               Eleanor
               the
               Queene
               ,
               wife
               to
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               tooke
               into
               her
               protection
               ,
               and
               warranted
               unto
               the
               Prior
               and
               brethren
               
                 De
                 poenitentia
                 Iesu
                 Christi
              
               of
               London
               ,
               the
               said
               land
               and
               building
               in
               
                 Cole-church
                 street
              
               ,
               
               in
               the
               parish
               of
               Saint
               Olave
               in
               the
               Iury
               ,
               &
               S.
               Margaret
               in
               Lothburie
               ,
               by
               her
               granted
               ,
               with
               consent
               of
               
                 Stephen
                 de
                 Fulborn
              
               ,
               Vnder-warden
               of
               the
               Bridge-house
               ,
               and
               other
               brethren
               of
               that
               house
               :
               for
               threescore
               Markes
               of
               Silver
               ,
               which
               they
               had
               received
               of
               the
               said
               Prior
               and
               brethren
               of
               repentance
               ,
               toward
               the
               building
               of
               the
               said
               Bridge
               .
               This
               order
               of
               Friers
               gathered
               many
               good
               scholars
               ,
               and
               multiplyed
               in
               number
               exceedingly
               ,
               untill
               the
               Councell
               at
               Lyons
               ,
               by
               the
               which
               it
               was
               decreed
               ,
               that
               (
               from
               that
               time
               forth
               )
               there
               should
               no
               more
               Orders
               of
               begging
               Friers
               be
               permitted
               ,
               but
               onely
               the
               foure
               Orders
               ;
               to
               wit
               ,
               the
               
               Dominicke
               or
               Preachers
               ,
               the
               Minorites
               or
               gray
               Friers
               ,
               the
               Carmelites
               or
               white
               Friers
               ,
               and
               the
               Augustines
               :
               and
               so
               from
               that
               time
               the
               begging
               Friers
               decreased
               and
               fell
               to
               nothing
               .
            
             
               Now
               it
               followed
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               1305.
               
               
                 Robert
                 Fitzwalter
              
               requested
               and
               obtained
               of
               the
               said
               King
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               
               that
               the
               same
               Friers
               of
               the
               Sacke
               ,
               might
               assigne
               to
               the
               said
               Robert
               their
               Chappell
               or
               Church
               ,
               of
               old
               time
               called
               the
               Synagogne
               of
               the
               Iewes
               ,
               neere
               adjoyning
               to
               the
               then
               mansion
               place
               of
               the
               same
               Robert
               ,
               which
               was
               in
               place
               where
               now
               standeth
               the
               Grocers
               Hall
               :
               and
               the
               said
               Synagogue
               was
               at
               the
               North
               corner
               of
               the
               
                 Old
                 Iewry
                 .
                 Robert
                 Large
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1439.
               kept
               his
               Maioraltie
               in
               this
               house
               ,
               and
               dwelled
               there
               untill
               his
               dying
               day
               .
            
             
               This
               house
               standeth
               and
               is
               of
               two
               Parishes
               ,
               as
               opening
               into
               Lothbury
               ,
               of
               Saint
               Margarets
               Parish
               ,
               and
               opening
               into
               the
               
                 Old
                 Iewry
              
               ,
               of
               Saint
               Olaves
               Parish
               .
               The
               said
               
                 Robert
                 Large
              
               gave
               liberally
               to
               both
               these
               Parishes
               ,
               but
               was
               buried
               at
               S.
               Olaves
               .
            
             
               
                 Hugh
                 Clopton
              
               ,
               
               Mercer
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1492.
               dwelled
               in
               this
               house
               ,
               and
               kept
               his
               Maioralty
               there
               .
               It
               is
               now
               a
               Taverne
               ,
               and
               hath
               to
               signe
               a
               Wind-mill
               .
            
             
               And
               thus
               much
               for
               this
               house
               ,
               sometime
               the
               Iewes
               Synagogue
               ,
               since
               ,
               an
               house
               of
               Friers
               ,
               then
               a
               Noble-mans
               house
               ,
               after
               that
               ,
               a
               Merchants
               house
               ,
               wherein
               Maioralties
               have
               beene
               kept
               ,
               and
               now
               a
               Wine-Taverne
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               the
               
                 Old
                 Iury
              
               ,
               
               a
               street
               so
               called
               of
               Iewes
               sometime
               dwelling
               there
               ,
               and
               neere
               adjoyning
               ,
               in
               the
               Parishes
               of
               S.
               Olave
               ,
               
               S.
               
                 Michael
                 Bassings
                 Hall.
              
               S.
               
                 Martin
                 Ironmonger
                 lane
              
               ,
               S.
               Laurence
               ,
               called
               the
               Iewrie
               ,
               and
               so
               West
               to
               
                 Woodstreete
                 .
                 William
              
               ,
               D.
               of
               Normandy
               ,
               first
               brought
               them
               from
               Rone
               to
               inhabit
               here
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Rufus
              
               favoured
               them
               so
               farre
               ,
               
               that
               he
               sware
               by
               Lukes
               face
               ,
               his
               common
               Oath
               ,
               if
               they
               could
               overcome
               the
               Christians
               ,
               hee
               would
               bee
               one
               of
               their
               Sect.
               
            
             
               Henry
               the
               second
               grievously
               punished
               them
               for
               corrupting
               his
               coyne
               .
               
            
             
               Richard
               the
               first
               forbade
               Iewes
               and
               women
               to
               be
               present
               at
               his
               Coronation
               ,
               
               for
               feare
               of
               inchantments
               :
               for
               breaking
               of
               which
               commandement
               ,
               many
               Iewes
               were
               slaine
               ,
               who
               being
               assembled
               ,
               to
               present
               the
               King
               with
               some
               gift
               ,
               one
               of
               them
               was
               stricken
               by
               a
               Christian
               ,
               which
               some
               unruly
               people
               perceiving
               ,
               fell
               upon
               them
               ,
               beat
               them
               to
               their
               houses
               ,
               and
               brent
               them
               therein
               ,
               or
               slew
               them
               at
               their
               comming
               out
               .
            
             
               Also
               the
               Iewes
               at
               
                 Norwich
                 ,
                 S.
                 Edmondsbury
                 ,
                 Lincolne
                 ,
                 Stanford
                 ,
              
               and
               Lyn
               ,
               were
               robbed
               and
               spoiled
               ;
               and
               at
               Yorke
               ,
               to
               the
               number
               of
               500.
               besides
               Women
               and
               children
               ,
               entred
               a
               Tower
               of
               the
               Castle
               ,
               proffered
               money
               to
               be
               in
               surety
               of
               their
               lives
               ,
               but
               the
               Christians
               would
               not
               take
               it
               :
               whereupon
               they
               cut
               the
               throats
               of
               their
               owne
               wives
               and
               children
               ,
               and
               cast
               them
               over
               the
               walles
               on
               the
               Christians
               heads
               ,
               and
               then
               entring
               the
               Kings
               lodging
               ,
               they
               burned
               both
               the
               house
               and
               themselves
               .
            
             
               King
               Iohn
               ,
               in
               the
               eleventh
               of
               his
               reign
               ,
               commanded
               all
               the
               Iewes
               ,
               
               both
               men
               and
               women
               ,
               to
               be
               imprisoned
               and
               grievously
               punished
               ,
               because
               hee
               would
               have
               all
               their
               money
               :
               some
               of
               them
               gave
               all
               they
               had
               ,
               and
               promised
               more
               ,
               to
               escape
               so
               many
               kinds
               of
               torments
               ;
               for
               every
               one
               of
               them
               had
               one
               of
               their
               eyes
               at
               the
               least
               plucked
               out
               .
               Amongst
               whom
               there
               was
               one
               ,
               which
               being
               tormented
               many
               wayes
               ,
               would
               not
               ransome
               himselfe
               ,
               till
               the
               King
               had
               caused
               (
               every
               day
               )
               one
               of
               his
               great
               teeth
               to
               be
               plucked
               out
               ,
               by
               the
               space
               of
               seven
               daies
               ,
               and
               then
               he
               gave
               the
               King
               tenne
               thousand
               Markes
               of
               silver
               ,
               to
               the
               end
               they
               should
               pull
               out
               no
               more
               :
               the
               said
               King
               at
               that
               time
               spoiled
               the
               Iewes
               of
               sixty
               six
               thousand
               markes
               .
            
             
               The
               17.
               of
               this
               King
               ,
               
               the
               Barons
               brake
               into
               the
               Iewes
               houses
               ,
               rifled
               their
               coffers
               ,
               and
               with
               the
               stone
               of
               their
               houses
               ,
               repaired
               the
               gates
               and
               wals
               of
               London
               .
            
             
               King
               Henry
               the
               third
               ,
               in
               the
               eleventh
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               
               granted
               to
               Semaine
               or
               Ballaster
               ,
               the
               house
               of
               
                 Benomye
                 Mittun
              
               the
               Jew
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               S.
               
                 Michael
                 Bassing-hanghe
              
               ,
               in
               which
               the
               said
               Benomye
               dwelt
               ,
               with
               the
               fourth
               part
               of
               all
               his
               Land
               in
               that
               Parish
               ,
               which
               
                 William
                 Elie
              
               held
               of
               the
               fee
               of
               
                 Hugh
                 Nevell
              
               ,
               and
               all
               the
               land
               in
               
                 Coleman
                 street
              
               ,
               belonging
               to
               the
               said
               Benomye
               ,
               and
               the
               fourth
               part
               of
               the
               land
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               S.
               Laurence
               ,
               which
               was
               the
               fee
               of
               
                 Thomas
                 Buckerell
              
               ,
               and
               were
               
               excheted
               to
               the
               King
               for
               the
               murther
               which
               the
               said
               Benomye
               committed
               in
               the
               Citie
               of
               London
               ,
               to
               hold
               to
               the
               said
               Semaine
               ,
               and
               his
               heires
               ,
               of
               the
               King
               ,
               praying
               at
               Easter
               a
               paire
               of
               gilt
               Spurres
               ,
               and
               to
               doe
               the
               service
               thereof
               due
               unto
               the
               Lords
               Court.
               
            
             
               In
               like
               manner
               ,
               and
               for
               like
               services
               ,
               the
               King
               granted
               to
               Guso
               for
               his
               homage
               ,
               the
               other
               part
               of
               the
               Lands
               of
               the
               said
               Benomye
               in
               S.
               Michaels
               Parish
               ,
               which
               Law
               the
               Painter
               held
               ,
               and
               was
               the
               Kings
               Exchete
               ;
               and
               the
               Lands
               of
               the
               said
               Benomye
               ,
               in
               the
               said
               Parish
               ,
               which
               
                 Walter
                 Turner
              
               held
               ,
               and
               15.
               foot
               of
               Land
               which
               
                 Hugh
                 Harman
              
               held
               ,
               with
               15.
               iron
               Ells
               of
               Land
               ,
               and
               an
               halfe
               ,
               in
               the
               front
               of
               
                 Ironmonger
                 lane
              
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               S.
               Martin
               ,
               which
               were
               the
               said
               Benomyes
               ,
               of
               the
               see
               of
               the
               Hospitall
               of
               S.
               Giles
               ,
               and
               which
               Adam
               the
               Smith
               held
               ,
               with
               2.
               stone
               houses
               ,
               which
               were
               Moses
               the
               Jew
               of
               Canturbury
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               S.
               Olave
               ,
               and
               which
               are
               of
               the
               fee
               of
               
                 Arnold
                 le
                 Reus
              
               ,
               and
               are
               the
               Kings
               Exchetes
               ,
               as
               aforesaid
               .
            
             
               The
               16.
               of
               the
               said
               Henry
               ,
               
               the
               Iewes
               in
               London
               builded
               a
               Synagogue
               ,
               but
               the
               King
               commanded
               it
               should
               be
               dedicated
               to
               our
               blessed
               Lady
               ,
               and
               after
               gave
               it
               to
               the
               Brethren
               of
               S.
               Anthonie
               of
               Vienna
               ,
               and
               so
               was
               it
               called
               S.
               Anthonies
               Hospitall
               .
            
             
               This
               King
               Henry
               founded
               a
               Church
               and
               house
               for
               converted
               Iewes
               ,
               
               in
               a
               new
               street
               by
               the
               Temple
               ,
               whereby
               it
               came
               to
               passe
               ,
               that
               (
               in
               short
               time
               )
               there
               was
               gathered
               a
               great
               number
               of
               Converts
               .
            
             
               The
               20.
               of
               this
               King
               Henry
               ,
               seven
               Iewes
               were
               brought
               from
               Norwich
               ,
               
               which
               had
               stolne
               a
               Christned
               child
               ,
               had
               circumcised
               ,
               and
               minded
               to
               have
               crucified
               him
               at
               Easter
               ,
               wherefore
               their
               bodies
               and
               goods
               were
               at
               the
               Kings
               pleasure
               .
               The
               26.
               the
               Iewes
               were
               constrained
               to
               pay
               to
               the
               King
               20000.
               
               Markes
               ,
               at
               two
               termes
               in
               the
               yeere
               ,
               or
               else
               to
               be
               kept
               in
               perpetuall
               prison
               .
            
             
               The
               35.
               he
               taketh
               inestimable
               sums
               of
               money
               of
               all
               rich
               men
               ;
               
               namely
               ,
               of
               Aaron
               ,
               a
               Iew
               borne
               at
               
                 Yorke
                 ,
                 14000.
              
               marks
               for
               himselfe
               ,
               and
               tenne
               thousand
               marks
               for
               the
               Queene
               ,
               and
               before
               ,
               he
               had
               taken
               of
               the
               same
               Iew
               as
               much
               ,
               as
               in
               all
               amounted
               to
               30000.
               markes
               of
               silver
               ,
               and
               two
               hundred
               markes
               of
               gold
               to
               the
               Queene
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               40.
               yeere
               were
               brought
               up
               to
               Westminster
               202.
               
               Iewes
               from
               Lincolne
               ,
               
               for
               crucifying
               a
               child
               ,
               named
               Hugh
               ,
               18.
               of
               them
               were
               hanged
               .
            
             
               The
               43.
               a
               Iew
               at
               Tewkesburie
               fell
               into
               a
               Privie
               on
               the
               Saturday
               ,
               and
               would
               not
               that
               day
               be
               taken
               out
               ,
               for
               reverence
               of
               his
               Sabbath
               ;
               wherfore
               
                 Richard
                 Clare
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Glocester
               ,
               kept
               him
               there
               till
               Munday
               ,
               that
               he
               was
               dead
               .
            
             
               The
               47.
               the
               Barons
               slew
               of
               the
               Iewes
               at
               London
               ,
               
               700.
               the
               rest
               were
               spoiled
               ,
               and
               their
               Synagogue
               defaced
               ,
               because
               one
               Iew
               would
               have
               forced
               a
               Christian
               to
               have
               paid
               more
               than
               2.
               s.
               for
               the
               lone
               of
               20.
               s.
               a
               weeke
               .
            
             
               The
               third
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               
               in
               a
               Parliament
               at
               London
               ,
               vsurie
               was
               forbidden
               to
               the
               Iewes
               :
               and
               that
               all
               Vsurers
               might
               be
               knowne
               ,
               the
               King
               commanded
               that
               every
               Vsurer
               should
               weare
               a
               Table
               on
               his
               brest
               ,
               the
               breath
               of
               a
               paveline
               ,
               or
               else
               to
               avoid
               the
               Realm
               .
            
             
               The
               sixth
               of
               the
               said
               King
               Edward
               ,
               a
               reformation
               was
               made
               for
               clipping
               of
               the
               Kings
               Coyne
               ;
               for
               which
               offence
               ,
               267.
               
               Iewes
               were
               drawne
               and
               hanged
               ;
               
               three
               were
               English
               Christians
               ,
               and
               other
               were
               English
               Iewes
               .
            
             
               The
               same
               yeere
               the
               Iewes
               crucified
               a
               childe
               at
               Northampton
               ,
               
               for
               the
               which
               fact
               ,
               many
               Iewes
               at
               London
               were
               drawn
               at
               horse
               tayles
               and
               hanged
               .
            
             
               The
               eleventh
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Perkham
              
               ,
               Archbishop
               of
               Canturburie
               ,
               commanded
               the
               Bishop
               of
               London
               to
               destroy
               all
               the
               Iewes
               Synagogues
               in
               his
               Dioces
               .
            
             
               The
               16.
               of
               the
               said
               Edward
               ,
               
               all
               the
               Iewes
               in
               England
               ,
               were
               (
               in
               one
               day
               )
               apprehended
               by
               precept
               from
               the
               King
               ,
               but
               they
               redeemed
               themselves
               for
               12.
               thousand
               pounds
               of
               silver
               ;
               notwithstanding
               in
               the
               19.
               of
               his
               reigne
               he
               banished
               them
               all
               out
               of
               England
               ,
               giving
               them
               onely
               to
               beare
               their
               charge
               till
               they
               were
               out
               of
               his
               Realme
               :
               the
               number
               of
               Iewes
               then
               expulsed
               ,
               were
               15060.
               persons
               .
               
               The
               King
               made
               a
               mighty
               masse
               of
               money
               of
               their
               houses
               ,
               which
               he
               sold
               ,
               and
               yet
               the
               Commons
               of
               England
               had
               granted
               ,
               and
               gave
               him
               a
               fifteenth
               of
               all
               their
               goods
               ,
               to
               banish
               them
               .
               And
               thus
               much
               for
               the
               Iewes
               .
            
             
             
               In
               this
               street
               called
               the
               
                 Old
                 Iewrie
              
               ,
               
               is
               a
               proper
               Parish
               Church
               of
               S.
               
                 Olave
                 Vpwell
              
               ,
               so
               called
               in
               Record
               ,
               1320.
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Brian
              
               ,
               Parson
               of
               Saint
               
                 Olave
                 Vpwell
              
               ,
               in
               the
               Iewry
               ,
               founded
               there
               a
               Chauntry
               ,
               and
               gave
               two
               messuages
               to
               that
               Parish
               ,
               
               the
               16.
               of
               Edward
               the
               second
               ,
               and
               was
               by
               the
               said
               King
               confirmed
               .
               In
               this
               Church
               ,
               to
               the
               commendation
               of
               the
               Parsons
               and
               Parishioners
               ,
               the
               Monuments
               of
               the
               dead
               remaine
               lesse
               defaced
               than
               in
               many
               other
               .
               First
               ,
               of
               
                 William
                 Dikman
                 ,
                 Fereno
              
               ,
               or
               Ironmonger
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               of
               
                 London
                 ,
                 1367.
                 
                 Robert
                 Havelocke
                 ,
              
               Ironmonger
               ,
               1390.
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Organ
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1385.
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Forrest
              
               ,
               Vicar
               of
               Saint
               Olaves
               ,
               and
               of
               Saint
               Stephen
               ,
               which
               at
               that
               time
               was
               as
               a
               Chappell
               annexed
               to
               S.
               
                 Olave
                 ,
                 1399.
                 
                 Henry
                 Friole
                 ,
              
               Taylor
               ,
               1400.
               
               
                 Thomas
                 Morsted
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               Chirurgian
               to
               Henry
               the
               fourth
               ,
               fifth
               ,
               and
               sixth
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1436.
               
            
             
               He
               builded
               a
               faire
               new
               I
               le
               ,
               to
               the
               inlargement
               of
               this
               Church
               ,
               on
               the
               north
               side
               therof
               ,
               wherein
               hee
               lyeth
               buried
               ,
               1450.
               
               
                 Adam
                 Breakspeare
              
               ,
               Chaplaine
               ,
               1411.
               
               
                 William
                 Kirkbie
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               1465.
               
               
                 Robert
                 Large
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1440.
               
               He
               gave
               to
               that
               Church
               200.
               
                 l'
                 .
                 Iohn
                 Belwin
              
               ,
               Founder
               ,
               1467.
               
               
                 Gabriel
                 Rave
              
               ,
               Fuller
               ,
               1511.
               
               Wentworth
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               1510.
               
               
                 Thomas
                 Michell
              
               ,
               Ironmonger
               ,
               1527.
               
               
                 Giles
                 Dewes
              
               ,
               servant
               to
               Henry
               the
               seventh
               ,
               and
               to
               Henry
               the
               eighth
               ,
               Clerke
               of
               their
               Libraries
               ,
               and
               Schoolemaster
               for
               the
               French
               tongue
               to
               Prince
               Arthur
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Lady
               
                 Mary
                 ,
                 1535.
                 
                 Edmond
                 Burlacy
                 ,
                 1583.
                 
                 Iohn
                 Brian
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 under
                 this
                 Tombe
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Richard
                   Chamberlaine
                
                 ,
                 Ironmonger
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 and
                 late
                 Sheriffe
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Merchant
                 Adventurer
                 ,
                 and
                 free
                 of
                 Russia
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 two
                 wives
                 ,
                 Anne
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 whom
                 he
                 had
                 issue
                 ,
                 8.
                 sonnes
                 and
                 5.
                 daughters
                 .
                 Of
                 Margaret
                 his
                 last
                 wife
                 no
                 issue
                 ,
                 which
                 Richard
                 dyed
                 the
                 19.
                 day
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1566.
                
                 
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 the
                 poore
                 he
                 was
                 liberall
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 gave
                 for
                 Gods
                 sake
                 ,
              
               
                 But
                 now
                 his
                 fame
                 is
                 plentifull
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 he
                 an
                 heavenly
                 Make
                 ,
              
               
                 He
                 was
                 like
                 one
                 of
                 us
                 ,
              
               
                 according
                 to
                 our
                 mould
                 ,
              
               
                 But
                 now
                 he
                 is
                 unlike
                 us
                 ,
              
               
                 in
                 heaven
                 where
                 he
                 would
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 time
                 was
                 short
                 ,
                 in
                 sicknes
                 rare
                 ,
              
               
                 as
                 to
                 all
                 is
                 knowne
                 :
              
               
                 But
                 now
                 his
                 time
                 shall
                 long
                 endure
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 never
                 be
                 cast
                 downe
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 requiescit
                 in
                 Gratia
                 &
                 misericordia
                 Dei
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Robertus
                   Large
                
                 ,
                 quondam
                 Mercerui
                 &
                 Maior
                 istius
                 Civitatis
                 .
                 Qui
                 obiit
                 24.
                 die
                 Aprilis
                 ,
                 1441.
                 
                 Et
                 Elizabeth
                 uxor
                 ejus
                 ,
                 ac
                 pueri
                 eorundem
                 .
                 Cujus
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Humfrido
                   Weld
                
                 militi
                 ,
                 &
                 nuper
                 Maiori
                 Civitatis
                 London
                 ,
                 vire
                 integerrimo
                 ,
                 sanctissimo
                 ,
                 summa
                 in
                 Deū
                 pietate
                 ,
                 in
                 homines
                 fide
                 ac
                 comitate
                 praedito
                 :
                 
                   Joanne
                   Weld
                
                 unicus
                 filius
                 &
                 haeres
                 ,
                 hoc
                 Monumentum
                 pietatis
                 ergo
                 moerens
                 posuit
                 .
              
               
                 Habuit
                 ex
                 Anna
                 uxore
                 ,
                 primâ
                 filiâ
                 Nicholai
                 wheler
                 Armigeri
                 ,
                 filios
                 duos
                 ,
                 Humfridum
                 ,
                 olim
                 defunctum
                 ,
                 &
                 Ioannem
                 Maritum
                 Franciscae
                 filiae
                 Gulielmi
                 Whitmore
                 Armig.
                 &
                 quinque
                 filias
                 ,
                 Ioannam
                 ,
                 nuptam
                 Roberte
                 Brooke
                 ,
                 de
                 Cockfield
                 ,
                 in
                 Com.
                 Suff.
                 militi
                 .
                 Annam
                 ,
                 nuptam
                 Ricardo
                 Corbet
                 ,
                 de
                 Stoke
                 super
                 Terne
                 ,
                 in
                 Com.
                 Salop.
                 Armigero
                 ,
                 Mariam
                 ,
                 Saram
                 &
                 Elizabetham
                 ,
                 olim
                 defunctas
                 .
                 Post
                 cujus
                 obitum
                 ,
                 duxit
                 uxorem
                 secundam
                 Mariam
                 ,
                 filiam
                 Stephani
                 Slani
                 Militis
                 ,
                 adhuc
                 superstitem
                 .
              
            
             
               Obiit
               29.
               die
               Novembris
               ,
               An.
               Dom.
               1610.
               
               Aetatis
               suae
               ,
               64.
               
            
             
               
                 Quem
                 tegit
                 hoc
                 marmor
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Quem
                 cassum
                 lumine
                 flemus
                 ,
              
               
                 Abstulit
                 una
                 dies
                 ,
              
               
                 Quantum
                 si
                 forte
                 requiris
                 ,
              
               
                 Weldus
                 erat
                 nomen
                 ,
              
               
                 Maior
                 celeberrimus
                 urbis
                 ;
              
               
                 Justitiae
                 splendor
                 ,
              
               
                 verae
                 pietatis
                 Imago
                 ,
              
               
                 Religionis
                 amans
                 ,
              
               
                 aevi
                 prudentia
                 nostri
                 ,
              
               
                 Mens
                 humilis
                 ,
                 purusque
              
               
                 animus
                 ,
                 patiensque
                 laborum
                 ,
              
               
                 Frons
                 hilaris
                 ,
                 faciles
              
               
                 aures
                 ,
                 pectusque
                 fidele
                 ,
              
               
                 Os
                 verax
                 ,
                 mites
              
               
                 oculi
                 ,
                 gravitate
                 refulgens
              
               
                 Vultus
                 ;
                 Cor
                 placidum
              
               
                 studiosis
                 ,
                 dextra
                 benigna
                 ,
              
               
                 Quos
                 non
                 instimulent
              
               
                 nobis
                 reticentibus
                 ipsi
                 ,
              
               
               
                 Incipient
                 scopuli
              
               
                 vivis
                 sermonibus
                 uti
                 ;
              
               
                 Iustè
                 Welde
                 minor
              
               
                 si
                 spes
                 ,
                 si
                 fama
                 fuisset
                 ,
              
               
                 De
                 te
                 Welde
                 minor
              
               
                 nostra
                 querela
                 foret
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Cambell
                 Eques
                 ,
                 
                 secundo
                 Regis
                 Iacobi
                 ,
                 Civis
                 London
                 ejusdem
                 Vrbis
                 patricius
                 &
                 Praetor
                 aequissimus
                 &
                 prudentissimus
                 :
                 domicilium
                 sibi
                 hoc
                 in
                 perpetuam
                 memoriam
                 dicatum
                 habet
                 :
                 feliciter
                 bis
                 nuptus
                 erat
                 ,
                 &
                 ex
                 1.
                 conjugio
                 filii
                 nati
                 sunt
                 6.
                 filiae
                 ,
                 7.
                 ex
                 inde
                 vero
                 nepotes
                 39.
                 quem
                 cives
                 privatim
                 &
                 publicè
                 ,
                 honorificè
                 omnes
                 colebant
                 .
                 Annos
                 autem
                 78.
                 cum
                 adimplesset
                 ,
                 suorum
                 &
                 omnium
                 honestorum
                 cum
                 luctu
                 ,
                 fato
                 concessit
                 ,
                 13.
                 die
                 Februarii
                 ,
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1613.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Transiit
                 ad
                 vivos
              
               
                 è
                 vivis
                 Pacis
                 alumnus
                 ,
              
               
                 Iustitiae
                 columen
                 ;
              
               
                 Qui
                 decus
                 inde
                 suum
              
               
                 Extulit
                 egregiè
                 :
              
               
                 Pietatem
                 caetera
                 praeter
              
               
                 Dilexit
                 :
                 cultus
                 ,
              
               
                 Religione
                 ,
                 side
                 .
              
               
                 Non
                 patrem
                 tantum
              
               
                 proles
                 ,
                 sine
                 murmure
                 luctus
              
               
                 Percipit
                 ;
                 at
                 vetuit
              
               
                 mors
                 superare
                 modum
                 :
              
               
                 Vulnus
                 opemque
                 ferens
                 ,
              
               
                 aequè
                 .
                 Quid
                 plangitis
                 ultra
                 ?
              
               
                 Angelus
                 en
                 factus
                 !
              
               
                 nec
                 minor
                 ante
                 fuit
                 .
              
               
                 Quae
                 potuit
                 cuiquam
                 ,
              
               
                 optari
                 Mors
                 ,
                 vitaque
                 honore
              
               
                 Fulta
                 :
                 &
                 amicitiis
              
               
                 inclita
                 ;
                 prole
                 ,
                 fide
                 .
              
               
                 Obtigit
                 haec
                 ,
                 Cambelle
                 ,
              
               
                 tibi
                 ,
                 utraque
                 scilicet
                 annis
              
               
                 Maturis
                 ,
                 meriti
              
               
                 &
                 plenus
                 amoris
                 obis
                 .
              
               
                 Digna
                 viro
                 tibi
                 vita
              
               
                 fuit
                 ,
                 qui
                 viveret
                 ultra
                 ,
              
               
                 Dignaque
                 mors
                 vitâ
              
               
                 sed
                 meliora
                 frui
                 .
              
               
                 Terminus
                 incertae
              
               
                 mors
                 vitae
                 ,
                 &
                 certa
                 salutis
              
               
                 Spes
                 promissa
                 rapit
                 ,
              
               
                 non
                 colit
                 ima
                 fides
                 .
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Memoriae
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Henrici
                   Anderson
                   ,
                   Equitis
                   Aurati
                   ,
                   Alderdermanni
                   Civitatis
                   London
                   ,
                   &
                   Elizabethae
                   uxoris
                   ejus
                   ,
                   filiae
                   Fran.
                   Bowyer
                   ,
                   Alderm
                   .
                   Lond.
                   Qui
                   8.
                   liberos
                   habuêre
                   ,
                   
                     viz.
                     2.
                  
                   filios
                   ,
                   Georg.
                   defunct
                   .
                   &
                   Rich.
                   qui
                   uxorem
                   duxit
                   Mariam
                   ,
                   fil
                   .
                   primogenit
                   .
                   Rob.
                   Spencer
                   ,
                   Dom.
                   Wormeleiton
                   .
                   Kath.
                   nuptam
                   Tho.
                   Derham
                   ,
                   de
                   West
                   Derham
                   ,
                   in
                   Com.
                   Norff.
                   Armig.
                   Elizab.
                   nupt
                   .
                   Tho.
                   Cowley
                   ,
                   Mercat
                   .
                   Lond.
                   Francise
                   .
                   nupt
                   .
                   Rob.
                   Nedeham
                   ,
                   de
                   Shaurigton
                   ,
                   in
                   Com.
                   Salop.
                   Armig.
                   Saram
                   &
                   Mariam
                   innupt
                   .
                   Qui
                   obiêre
                   :
                   Haec
                   Iul.
                   9.
                   1599.
                   
                   Ille
                   13.
                   
                   April
                   .
                   1605.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Pietatis
                 ergo
                 moerens
                 posuit
                 Rich.
                 Anderson
                 filius
                 haeres
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Edwinus
                   Smith
                   ,
                   
                   filius
                   Roberti
                   Smith
                   ,
                   Civis
                   &
                   Aromatarii
                   Londinensis
                   ,
                   apud
                   Cantabrigiensis
                   in
                   Artibus
                   Magister
                   ,
                   ibidemque
                   Collegii
                   Iesus
                   Socius
                   praedilectus
                   ,
                   propter
                   summam
                   ingenii
                   ubertatem
                   ,
                   memoriam
                   ,
                   noticiam
                   ,
                   pietatem
                   ,
                   modestamque
                   festivitatem
                   ,
                   omnibus
                   gratus
                   :
                   singulare
                   sui
                   generis
                   ornamentum
                   ,
                   &
                   par
                   decus
                   Collegii
                   (
                   non
                   dicam
                   Academiae
                   )
                   futurus
                   ,
                   diem
                   obiit
                   ,
                   horum
                   omnium
                   cum
                   incredibili
                   luctu
                   ,
                   nono
                   Calend
                   ,
                   Septembris
                   ,
                   qui
                   festus
                   D.
                   Bartholomaeo
                   fuit
                   .
                   Anno
                   salutis
                   ,
                   1598.
                   
                   Aetatis
                   suae
                   ,
                   23.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Ecclesiast
                 .
                 44.
                 ver
                 .
                 8.
                 
                 Reliquit
                 nomen
                 ,
                 narrantur
                 laudes
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 this
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Olave
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 North
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Iewrie
                
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 West
                 to
                 the
                 North
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Ironmonger
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 &
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 corner
                 into
                 
                   Ironmonger
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 almost
                 to
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Martin
                 ,
                 was
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 one
                 large
                 building
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 very
                 ancient
                 ,
                 made
                 in
                 place
                 of
                 Jewes
                 houses
                 ,
                 but
                 of
                 what
                 antiquity
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 whom
                 the
                 same
                 was
                 builded
                 ,
                 or
                 for
                 what
                 use
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 learned
                 ,
                 more
                 than
                 that
                 King
                 H.
                 the
                 6.
                 in
                 the
                 16.
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 gave
                 the
                 office
                 of
                 being
                 Porter
                 or
                 keeper
                 thereof
                 ,
                 
                 unto
                 
                   Iohn
                   Stent
                
                 ,
                 for
                 terme
                 of
                 his
                 life
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 his
                 
                   Principall
                   Palace
                
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Iewry
                
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 (
                 in
                 my
                 youth
                 )
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Wardrobe
                
                 :
                 but
                 of
                 later
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 outward
                 stone
                 wall
                 hath
                 been
                 by
                 little
                 and
                 little
                 taken
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 divers
                 faire
                 houses
                 builded
                 thereupon
                 ,
                 even
                 round
                 about
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 for
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 Lothburie
                 ,
                 beginning
                 againe
                 at
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 thereof
                 :
                 Vpon
                 the
                 Water-course
                 of
                 
                 Walbrooke
                 ,
                 have
                 yee
                 a
                 proper
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 called
                 S.
                 Margaret
                 ,
                 which
                 seemeth
                 to
                 be
                 newly
                 re-edified
                 and
                 builded
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1440.
                 
                 For
                 
                   Robert
                   Large
                
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 Quire
                 of
                 that
                 Church
                 one
                 hundred
                 shillings
                 ,
                 and
                 20.
                 pounds
                 for
                 Ornaments
                 ,
                 more
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 vaulting
                 over
                 the
                 water-course
                 of
                 Walbrooke
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 enlarging
                 therof
                 ,
                 two
                 hundred
                 Markes
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 be
                 Monuments
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Reginald
                   Coleman
                
                 ,
                 Sonne
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Coleman
                
                 ,
                 buried
                 there
                 ,
                 1483.
                 
                 This
                 said
                 
                   Robert
                   Coleman
                
                 may
                 bee
                 supposed
                 the
                 first
                 builder
                 or
                 owner
                 of
                 
                   Coleman
                   street
                
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 Saint
                 Stephens
                 Church
                 ,
                 then
                 builded
                 in
                 
                   Coleman
                   street
                
                 ,
                 was
                 but
                 a
                 Chappell
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Olave
                 in
                 the
                 Iewry
                 :
                 for
                 we
                 read
                 (
                 as
                 afore
                 )
                 that
                 
                   Iohn
                   Forrest
                
                 ,
                 Vicar
                 of
                 Saint
                 Olaves
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Chappell
                 annexed
                 of
                 S.
                 Stephen
                 ,
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1399.
                 
                 
                   Hugh
                   Clopton
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 deceased
                 ,
                 1496.
                 
                 
                   Anselme
                   Becket
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Iulian
                   ,
                   William
                   Ilford
                   ,
                
                 Chanteries
                 there
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Brian
                   Tuke
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Treasurer
                 of
                 the
                 Chamber
                 to
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 and
                 Dame
                 Grisilde
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 that
                 deceased
                 after
                 him
                 ,
                 were
                 there
                 buried
                 1536.
                 
                 
                   Iohn
                   Fetiplace
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 1464.
                 and
                 Ioan
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Hugh
                   Witch
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Witch
                
                 ,
                 intombed
                 there
                 ,
                 1466.
                 
                 He
                 gave
                 to
                 his
                 third
                 wife
                 three
                 thousand
                 pound
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 Maids
                 marriages
                 five
                 hundred
                 markes
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   Dame
                   
                     Grisilde
                     Tuke
                  
                   ,
                   late
                   wife
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Brian
                     Tuke
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Treasurer
                   of
                   the
                   Chamber
                   to
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   eighth
                   .
                   She
                   dyed
                   the
                   28.
                   day
                   of
                   December
                   ,
                   1538.
                   
                
                 
                   Vnder
                   this
                   stone
                   lyeth
                   
                     George
                     Beamon
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Clerke
                   ,
                   and
                   Doctor
                   in
                   Divinity
                   ,
                   who
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   29.
                   day
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1571.
                  
                   
                   A
                   man
                   mercifull
                   and
                   good
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   ,
                   and
                   borne
                   in
                   Kinnegall
                   in
                   Cumberland
                   :
                   whose
                   body
                   and
                   Soule
                   God
                   grant
                   a
                   joyfull
                   resurrection
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Se
                 piu
                 Si
                 puote
                 .
              
               
                 
                   No
                   wealth
                   ,
                   no
                   praise
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   no
                   bright
                   renowne
                   ,
                   no
                   skill
                   ,
                
                 
                   No
                   force
                   ,
                   no
                   fame
                   ,
                
                 
                   no
                   Princes
                   love
                   ,
                   no
                   toyle
                   ,
                
                 
                   Though
                   forraine
                   Lands
                
                 
                   by
                   travels
                   search
                   you
                   will
                   ,
                
                 
                   No
                   faithfull
                   service
                
                 
                   of
                   thy
                   Country
                   foyle
                   ,
                
                 
                   Can
                   life
                   prolong
                
                 
                   one
                   minute
                   of
                   an
                   houre
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   death
                   at
                   length
                
                 
                   will
                   execute
                   his
                   power
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Leigh
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   sundry
                   Countries
                   knowne
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   worthy
                   Knight
                   ,
                
                 
                   well
                   of
                   his
                   Prince
                   esteem'd
                   :
                
                 
                   By
                   seeing
                   much
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   great
                   experience
                   growne
                   :
                
                 
                   Though
                   safe
                   on
                   seas
                   ,
                
                 
                   though
                   sure
                   on
                   land
                   he
                   seem'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   Yet
                   here
                   he
                   lyes
                   ,
                
                 
                   too
                   soone
                   by
                   death
                   opprest
                   ,
                
                 
                   His
                   fame
                   yet
                   lives
                   ,
                
                 
                   his
                   soule
                   in
                   heaven
                   hath
                   rest
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   
                     Ioh.
                     Dimock
                  
                   ,
                   
                   sonne
                   to
                   
                     Iohn
                     Dimock
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   sometimes
                   Citizen
                   &
                   Draper
                   of
                   London
                   :
                   he
                   married
                   Anne
                   his
                   first
                   wife
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   one
                   son
                   :
                   which
                   Anne
                   dyed
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   Christ
                   ,
                   1558.
                   
                   After
                   whom
                   he
                   married
                   his
                   second
                   wife
                   Mary
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   a
                   daughter
                   .
                   He
                   served
                   the
                   Princes
                   of
                   famous
                   memory
                   ,
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   eighth
                   ,
                   and
                   King
                   Edward
                   the
                   sixth
                   .
                   For
                   his
                   faithfull
                   and
                   good
                   service
                   he
                   was
                   well
                   esteemed
                   ;
                   for
                   his
                   upright
                   dealing
                   he
                   was
                   well
                   beloved
                   of
                   his
                   equals
                   ;
                   for
                   his
                   benevolence
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   ,
                   hee
                   was
                   both
                   praised
                   and
                   prayed
                   for
                   .
                   Hee
                   lived
                   100.
                   yeeres
                   lacking
                   7.
                   very
                   commendably
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   14.
                   of
                   
                     Iuly
                     ,
                     1585.
                  
                   he
                   dyed
                   Christianly
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Christian
                     Towerson
                  
                   ,
                   
                   wife
                   of
                   
                     William
                     Towerson
                  
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   Merchant
                   ,
                   who
                   lived
                   together
                   21.
                   yeeres
                   and
                   6.
                   moneths
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   issue
                   10.
                   children
                   .
                   Leaving
                   behind
                   her
                   
                     Iohn
                     ,
                     William
                     ,
                     Robert
                     ,
                     Elizab.
                  
                   and
                   Mary
                   .
                   She
                   left
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   19.
                   day
                   of
                   February
                   ,
                   1611.
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   resteth
                   in
                   hope
                   of
                   a
                   ioyfull
                   resurrection
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Nicholas
                     Style
                  
                   ,
                   late
                   Alderman
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   borne
                   at
                   Langley
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Parish
                   of
                   Beckingham
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Kent
                   :
                   the
                   son
                   of
                   
                     Humfrey
                     Stile
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   Dame
                   Bridget
                   his
                   wife
                   .
                   He
                   married
                   Gertrude
                   ,
                   the
                   daughter
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Bright
                  
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   
                   Ironmonger
                   ,
                   with
                   whom
                   hee
                   lived
                   most
                   lovingly
                   and
                   faithfully
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   forty
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   her
                   had
                   three
                   sonnes
                   and
                   foure
                   daughters
                   ;
                   of
                   whom
                   remained
                   living
                   at
                   his
                   decease
                   ,
                   one
                   sonne
                   ,
                   Humfrey
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   daughter
                   ,
                   Mary
                   .
                   He
                   dyed
                   the
                   sixteenth
                   day
                   of
                   November
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1615.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                 have
                 ye
                 a
                 faire
                 Water-conduit
                 ,
                 builded
                 at
                 the
                 charges
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1546.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Martin
                   Bowes
                
                 being
                 Maior
                 ,
                 two
                 Fifteenes
                 were
                 levied
                 of
                 the
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 toward
                 the
                 charges
                 thereof
                 :
                 This
                 water
                 is
                 conveyed
                 (
                 in
                 great
                 abundance
                 )
                 from
                 divers
                 springs
                 ,
                 lying
                 betwixt
                 Hoxton
                 and
                 Iseldon
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 is
                 the
                 Founders
                 Hall
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 proper
                 house
                 :
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 the
                 South-west
                 corner
                 of
                 
                   Bassings
                   Hall
                   street
                
                 ,
                 have
                 ye
                 faire
                 and
                 large
                 houses
                 for
                 Merchants
                 ;
                 namely
                 ,
                 the
                 corner
                 house
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Bassings
                   Hall
                   street
                
                 ,
                 an
                 old
                 piece
                 of
                 worke
                 ,
                 builded
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 sometime
                 belonging
                 to
                 a
                 certaine
                 Iew
                 ,
                 named
                 Mansere
                 ,
                 the
                 sonne
                 of
                 Aron
                 ,
                 the
                 sonne
                 of
                 Coke
                 the
                 Iew
                 ,
                 the
                 seventh
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 :
                 since
                 ,
                 to
                 
                   Rahere
                   de
                   Sopars
                   lane
                
                 ;
                 then
                 ,
                 to
                 
                   Simon
                   Francis.
                   Thomas
                   Bradbery
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 kept
                 his
                 Maioralty
                 there
                 ,
                 
                 deceased
                 ,
                 1509.
                 
                 Part
                 of
                 this
                 house
                 hath
                 beene
                 lately
                 imployed
                 as
                 a
                 Market-house
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 sale
                 of
                 woollen
                 Bayes
                 ,
                 Watmoles
                 ,
                 Flanels
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 like
                 .
                 Alderman
                 Bennet
                 now
                 possesseth
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 this
                 North
                 side
                 ,
                 against
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Iurie
                
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 
                   Coleman
                   street
                
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 Coleman
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 builder
                 and
                 owner
                 thereof
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 of
                 Cole-church
                 ,
                 or
                 Coleman-church
                 ,
                 against
                 the
                 great
                 Conduit
                 in
                 Cheape
                 .
                 This
                 is
                 a
                 faire
                 and
                 large
                 street
                 ,
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 builded
                 with
                 divers
                 faire
                 houses
                 ,
                 besides
                 Alleys
                 ,
                 with
                 small
                 tenements
                 ,
                 in
                 great
                 number
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 street
                 ,
                 almost
                 at
                 the
                 North
                 end
                 thereof
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 the
                 Armourers
                 Hall
                 ,
                 which
                 Company
                 of
                 Armourers
                 were
                 made
                 a
                 Fraternity
                 or
                 Guild
                 of
                 S.
                 George
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Chantry
                 in
                 the
                 Chappell
                 of
                 S.
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 in
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 6.
                 
                 Also
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 side
                 is
                 
                   Kings
                   Alley
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 
                   Love
                   Lane
                
                 ,
                 both
                 containing
                 many
                 tenements
                 .
                 And
                 on
                 the
                 west
                 side
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 South
                 end
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Stephen
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 Monuments
                 are
                 defaced
                 :
                 Notwithstanding
                 ,
                 I
                 finde
                 ,
                 that
                 
                   William
                   Crayhag
                
                 founded
                 a
                 Chauntry
                 there
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reign
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 there
                 .
                 Also
                 
                   Iohn
                   Essex
                
                 ,
                 the
                 35.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 .
                 
                   Adam
                   Goodman
                
                 ,
                 the
                 37.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 .
                 
                   William
                   King
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 sometime
                 owne
                 of
                 
                   Kings
                   Alley
                
                 ,
                 the
                 18.
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 .
                 
                   Iohn
                   Sokeling
                
                 ,
                 the
                 tenth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 .
                 
                   Iohn
                   Arnold
                
                 ,
                 Leather-seller
                 ,
                 the
                 seventeenth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 .
                 
                   Thomas
                   Brudbery
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 .
                 His
                 Tombe
                 remaineth
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Quire.
                 
                   Richard
                   Hamney
                   ,
                   1418.
                   
                   Kirnigham
                   ,
                   1468.
                   
                
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Garme
                   ,
                   Richard
                   Colsel
                   ,
                   Edmond
                   Harbeke
                   ,
                
                 Currier
                 :
                 all
                 these
                 were
                 Benefactors
                 ,
                 and
                 buried
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   in
                   peace
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   the
                   Right
                   Worshipfull
                   ,
                   
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Glover
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   late
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Alderman
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   who
                   for
                   the
                   many
                   good
                   gifts
                   ,
                   both
                   in
                   sincere
                   Religion
                   ,
                   wisedome
                   ,
                   and
                   gravity
                   ,
                   wherewith
                   he
                   was
                   very
                   plentifully
                   graced
                   ,
                   was
                   elected
                   Sheriffe
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   served
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1601.
                  
                   
                   He
                   had
                   lived
                   in
                   good
                   name
                   and
                   fame
                   fifty
                   eight
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   and
                   very
                   blessedly
                   departed
                   this
                   transitory
                   life
                   ,
                   the
                   seventeenth
                   day
                   of
                   
                     Decemb.
                     1603.
                  
                   
                   Leaving
                   two
                   sonnes
                   ,
                   
                     (
                     viz.
                     )
                     Thomas
                  
                   and
                   William
                   ;
                   and
                   five
                   daughters
                   ,
                   
                     viz.
                     Anne
                  
                   ,
                   married
                   to
                   
                     Barne
                     Roberts
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Willesden
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Middlesex
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ;
                   
                     Susan
                     ,
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     Mary
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Alice
                   ,
                   behinde
                   him
                   ,
                   to
                   condole
                   the
                   want
                   of
                   so
                   kinde
                   and
                   loving
                   a
                   Father
                   .
                
                 
                   To
                   whose
                   dearest
                   Memorie
                   ,
                   the
                   Lady
                   
                     Anne
                     Glover
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   most
                   sorrowfull
                   Widdow
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Sir
                   William
                   ,
                   lamenting
                   his
                   death
                   ,
                   and
                   her
                   owne
                   unrecoverable
                   losse
                   ;
                   at
                   her
                   owne
                   charge
                   erected
                   this
                   Monument
                   ,
                   in
                   testification
                   both
                   of
                   her
                   love
                   and
                   duty
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Barne
                     Roberts
                  
                   ,
                   eldest
                   son
                   of
                   
                     Francis
                     Roberts
                  
                   of
                   Willesden
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Middlesex
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ;
                   who
                   tooke
                   to
                   wife
                   Anne
                   ,
                   eldest
                   daughter
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Glover
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   and
                   Alderman
                   of
                   Lond.
                   by
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   issue
                   ,
                   
                   three
                   sonnes
                   ,
                   and
                   five
                   daughters
                   .
                   The
                   said
                   
                     Barne
                     Roberts
                  
                   dyed
                   the
                   30.
                   day
                   of
                   Ianuary
                   ,
                   1610.
                   being
                   of
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   34.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   and
                   five
                   moneths
                   .
                   In
                   remembrance
                   of
                   whom
                   ,
                   his
                   said
                   wife
                   ,
                   (
                   of
                   her
                   very
                   kind
                   and
                   loving
                   affection
                   )
                   at
                   her
                   owne
                   proper
                   cost
                   and
                   charges
                   ,
                   hath
                   caused
                   this
                   Monument
                   to
                   be
                   made
                   and
                   erected
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1611.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   If
                   humane
                   worth
                
                 
                   could
                   have
                   preserv'd
                   him
                   still
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   He
                   had
                   beene
                   much
                
                 
                   too
                   strong
                   for
                   death
                   to
                   kill
                   .
                
                 
                   Yet
                   being
                   conquer'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   he
                   got
                   by
                   the
                   strife
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   better
                   being
                   ,
                
                 
                   in
                   a
                   better
                   life
                   :
                
                 
                   So
                   that
                   great
                   Victor
                
                 
                   over
                   Nature
                   ,
                   left
                   him
                
                 
                   More
                   happinesse
                   ten
                   fold
                
                 
                   than
                   he
                   bereft
                   him
                   .
                
                 
                   Gulielmo
                   Danieli
                   ,
                   Equiti
                   Aurato
                   ,
                   alteri
                   è
                   Iudicibus
                   cōmunium
                   Placitorum
                   ,
                   
                   qui
                   Maii
                   19.
                   
                   Annos
                   natus
                   septuaginta
                   tria
                   ,
                   An.
                   Do.
                   1610.
                   diem
                   ult
                   .
                   explevit
                   ,
                   devotū
                   Carmen
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Qui
                   Patriae
                   Leges
                
                 
                   aequo
                   moderamine
                   flexit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Et
                   Iudex
                   populo
                
                 
                   gratus
                   amansque
                   fuit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hoc
                   decorat
                   genio
                
                 
                   marmor
                   placidoque
                   pioque
                   ,
                
                 
                   Stabit
                   in
                   aeternum
                
                 
                   quod
                   bona
                   fama
                   tegit
                   .
                
                 
                   Gentem
                   si
                   quaeras
                   ?
                
                 
                   erat
                   ille
                   Checestriensis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Overtabelio
                
                 
                   nobilis
                   ortus
                   agro
                   .
                
                 
                   Vxores
                   binas
                   duxit
                   ,
                
                 
                   nec
                   pignora
                   desunt
                   ,
                
                 
                   Connubii
                   duplicis
                
                 
                   pulchra
                   ,
                   pudica
                   ,
                   pia
                   .
                
                 
                   Filius
                   egregii
                   nominis
                
                 
                   speciemque
                   parentis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Qui
                   celebrat
                   primi
                
                 
                   munus
                   amoris
                   erat
                   .
                
                 
                   Elizabetha
                   illi
                   soror
                   est
                   ,
                
                 
                   ab
                   utroque
                   parente
                
                 
                   Onsyloi
                   vivit
                
                 
                   quae
                   sociata
                   toro
                   .
                
                 
                   Conjugii
                   sed
                   Martha
                
                 
                   decus
                   non
                   sola
                   secundi
                   ,
                
                 
                   Coco
                   Equiti
                   nupta
                   est
                   ,
                
                 
                   nec
                   satiatur
                   Hymen
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nam
                   binas
                   expectat
                
                 
                   adhuc
                   sub
                   matre
                   sorores
                   ,
                
                 
                   Foelices
                   thalamos
                
                 
                   utraque
                   digna
                   manet
                   .
                
                 
                   Margareta
                   &
                   illis
                
                 
                   paulo
                   est
                   maturior
                   annis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nomine
                   Iudithae
                
                 
                   sit
                   tibi
                   nota
                   minor
                   .
                
                 
                   Sic
                   numero
                   florens
                
                 
                   natorum
                   ,
                   munere
                   Iudex
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ordine
                   Eques
                   obiit
                   ,
                
                 
                   plenus
                   honore
                   senex
                   .
                
              
               
                 Anna
                 defuncti
                 Iudicis
                 piissima
                 vidua
                 ,
                 in
                 perpetuum
                 amoris
                 memoriaeque
                 testimonium
                 ,
                 lugubre
                 hoc
                 Monumentum
                 extrui
                 fecit
                 .
              
               
                 
                   In
                   this
                   I
                   le
                   lye
                   the
                   bodies
                   of
                   
                     George
                     Golding
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   buried
                   the
                   27.
                   day
                   of
                   November
                   ,
                   1584.
                   and
                   of
                   
                     Anne
                     Bartelet
                  
                   ,
                   widdow
                   ,
                   buried
                   12.
                   day
                   of
                   Iune
                   ,
                   1596.
                   and
                   of
                   
                     Mary
                     Golding
                  
                   ,
                   widdow
                   ,
                   late
                   wife
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   George
                   ,
                   and
                   daughter
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Anne
                   ,
                   buried
                   the
                   29.
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                   1612.
                   by
                   her
                   said
                   husband
                   and
                   mother
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   her
                   owne
                   desire
                   .
                   She
                   lived
                   a
                   widdow
                   28.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   religiously
                   to
                   God
                   ,
                   hospitably
                   to
                   her
                   friends
                   ,
                   and
                   charitably
                   to
                   all
                   ,
                   especially
                   to
                   poore
                   widdowes
                   :
                   and
                   deceased
                   the
                   25.
                   day
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                   1612.
                   being
                   then
                   79.
                   yeeres
                   of
                   age
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   An
                   honest
                   heart
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   religiously
                   affected
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   zealous
                   soule
                   ,
                
                 
                   a
                   charitable
                   mind
                   ,
                
                 
                   True
                   dealing
                   conscience
                   ,
                
                 
                   all
                   untruth
                   rejected
                   ;
                
                 
                   All
                   these
                   in
                   one
                
                 
                   are
                   hard
                   and
                   far
                   to
                   find
                   :
                
                 
                   Yet
                   in
                   the
                   course
                   ,
                
                 
                   both
                   time
                   and
                   truth
                   have
                   tryed
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   youth
                   and
                   age
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Taylor
                  
                   liv'd
                   and
                   dyed
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   His
                   honest
                   heart
                   ,
                
                 
                   his
                   honest
                   friends
                   have
                   found
                   ;
                
                 
                   His
                   zeale
                   to
                   God
                   ,
                
                 
                   God
                   and
                   the
                   godly
                   know
                   ;
                
                 
                   His
                   charity
                   ,
                
                 
                   His
                   true
                   reliefe
                   may
                   sound
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   on
                   the
                   poore
                
                 
                   his
                   bounty
                   did
                   bestow
                   :
                
                 
                   His
                   heavenly
                   rest
                   ,
                
                 
                   upon
                   this
                   point
                   resolved
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   be
                   with
                   Christ
                   ,
                
                 
                   I
                   wish
                   to
                   be
                   dissolved
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 buried
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Taylor
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Haberdasher
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 married
                 Berseba
                 ,
                 daughter
                 of
                 
                   Edward
                   Hall
                
                 ,
                 late
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Haberdasher
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 deceased
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 by
                 her
                 only
                 one
                 daughter
                 ,
                 named
                 Elizabeth
                 ;
                 first
                 married
                 to
                 
                   Francis
                   Smith
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Mercer
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 deceased
                 ,
                 by
                 whom
                 she
                 had
                 one
                 son
                 ,
                 named
                 
                   Francis
                   Smith
                
                 ;
                 and
                 since
                 married
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Freake
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Serne
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Dorset
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 by
                 whom
                 she
                 hath
                 five
                 sons
                 and
                 daughters
                 ,
                 now
                 living
                 .
                 Hee
                 hath
                 given
                 by
                 his
                 Will
                 200.
                 pound
                 in
                 money
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 delivered
                 and
                 lent
                 to
                 young
                 men
                 of
                 the
                 Company
                 of
                 Haberdashers
                 ;
                 to
                 distribute
                 every
                 Sunday
                 (
                 weekly
                 ,
                 for
                 ever
                 )
                 two
                 shillings
                 in
                 bread
                 and
                 the
                 advantage
                 ,
                 to
                 poore
                 householders
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 .
                 And
                 also
                 twenty
                 pound
                 more
                 for
                 a
                 stocke
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 yeerly
                 imployed
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 in
                 buying
                 and
                 providing
                 of
                 Fuell
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 poore
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   blessed
                   token
                   of
                
                 
                   the
                   Daughters
                   love
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vnto
                   the
                   Fathers
                   kinde
                
                 
                   and
                   loving
                   care
                   ,
                
                 
                   May
                   to
                   the
                   world
                
                 
                   this
                   Monument
                   approve
                   ,
                
                 
                   How
                   blessed
                   Parents
                
                 
                   in
                   their
                   Children
                   are
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   blessed
                   God
                   ,
                   that
                
                 
                   so
                   his
                   love
                   expresseth
                   ,
                
                 
                   Who
                   thus
                   both
                   Parents
                
                 
                   and
                   the
                   Children
                   blesseth
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sepelitur
                   hic
                   cor
                   .
                   Philippi
                   Paskin
                   ,
                   
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   12.
                   
                   Calend.
                   Iunii
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                   1580.
                   
                   Anno
                   Aetat
                   .
                   52.
                   duos
                   post
                   se
                   reliquit
                   fil
                   .
                   Tho.
                   &
                   Ric.
                   &
                   unig
                   .
                   filiam
                   Ioannam
                   ex
                   chariss
                   .
                   sibi
                   Con.
                   Anna.
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   Dame
                   Iane
                   ,
                   
                   daughter
                   and
                   sole
                   heire
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     White
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   :
                   First
                   married
                   to
                   
                     Samuel
                     Thornehill
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Bromley
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Kent
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   she
                   had
                   issue
                   two
                   sonnes
                   ,
                   Timothy
                   and
                   Iohn
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   daughter
                   ,
                   named
                   Elizabeth
                   .
                   Shee
                   secondly
                   married
                   Sir
                   
                     Richard
                     Smith
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   son
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Smith
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Oestenhanger
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Kent
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   issue
                   by
                   him
                   but
                   one
                   daughter
                   ,
                   named
                   Mary
                   .
                   The
                   said
                   Dame
                   Iane
                   died
                   the
                   13.
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   1607.
                   being
                   about
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   33.
                   yeeres
                   .
                   In
                   whose
                   remembrance
                   ,
                   her
                   said
                   husband
                   caused
                   this
                   Monument
                   to
                   be
                   made
                   ,
                   1608.
                   
                
                 
                   Lady
                   Bradvery
                   gave
                   30.
                   
                     s.
                     per
                     annum
                  
                   in
                   Charcoales
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   for
                   ever
                   from
                   the
                   worshipfull
                   Company
                   of
                   Mercers
                   .
                
                 
                   On
                   the
                   Southside
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   is
                   a
                   faire
                   grave-stone
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Epitaph
                   in
                   brasse
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   Georgius
                   heu
                   quondam
                   jacet
                
                 
                   hic
                   Skeffingtonus
                   humatus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mercator
                   Stapulae
                
                 
                   clarus
                   in
                   urbe
                   fuit
                   .
                
                 
                   Quae
                   spes
                   divitiis
                
                 
                   bona
                   quam
                   fallacia
                   mundi
                   ,
                
                 
                   Quam
                   subito
                   pereunt
                
                 
                   quae
                   valuere
                   vide
                   ?
                
                 
                   Ast
                   qui
                   terram
                   olim
                
                 
                   vano
                   fragilem
                   pede
                   pressit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Aeterna
                   hic
                   petiit
                
                 
                   firmior
                   astra
                   fide
                   .
                
              
               
                 Obiit
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1581.
                 die
                 1.
                 
                 Iulii
                 .
                 A.
                 vero
                 aetatis
                 suae
                 43.
                 
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 lower
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 is
                 a
                 faire
                 grave-stone
                 with
                 this
                 Epitaph
                 in
                 brasse
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Our
                   life
                   is
                   all
                   but
                   death
                   ,
                
                 
                   time
                   that
                   insueth
                
                 
                   Is
                   but
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   time
                
                 
                   that
                   went
                   before
                   .
                
                 
                   Youth
                   is
                   the
                   death
                   of
                
                 
                   childhood
                   ,
                   age
                   of
                   youth
                   ,
                
                 
                   Die
                   once
                   to
                   God
                   ,
                   and
                
                 
                   then
                   thou
                   diest
                   no
                   more
                   .
                
                 
                   Agnes
                   the
                   wife
                   of
                
                 
                   Leonard
                   Darr
                   ,
                   
                     whose
                     sight
                  
                
                 
                   By
                   sicknesse
                   much
                   impair'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   in
                   heavenly
                   light
                
                 
                   Looke
                   ,
                   liv'd
                   ,
                   and
                   died
                   ,
                
                 
                   as
                   dimnesse
                   her
                   were
                   given
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   her
                   soules
                   eies
                   might
                
                 
                   better
                   looke
                   to
                   heaven
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Leonardus
                   Darr
                   nuper
                   Maior
                   ville
                   de
                   Totnes
                   ,
                   posuit
                   in
                   mortem
                   Agnetae
                   charissimae
                   conjugis
                   suae
                   .
                   Obiit
                   29.
                   
                   Ianuarii
                   1596.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     White
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Haberdasher
                   ,
                   1585.
                   gave
                   12.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   weekly
                   in
                   bread
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Man
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Merchant-taylor
                   ,
                   1585
                   ,
                   gave
                   the
                   remainder
                   of
                   a
                   
                   lease
                   of
                   yeeres
                   to
                   come
                   in
                   a
                   lease
                   of
                   Tenements
                   in
                   Swanne
                   alley
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Towne
                   of
                   Buckingham
                   ,
                   2.
                   
                     l.
                  
                   10.
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Stephen
                     Scudamore
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Vintner
                   ,
                   1585.
                   gave
                   weekly
                   12.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   in
                   bread
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Taylor
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Haberdasher
                   ,
                   gave
                   in
                   stocke
                   20.
                   
                     l.
                  
                   for
                   Billets
                   ,
                   Fagots
                   ,
                   or
                   Coales
                   ,
                   for
                   provision
                   for
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   for
                   ever
                   ;
                   and
                   2.
                   s.
                   weekly
                   in
                   bread
                   for
                   ever
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   householders
                   ,
                   1600.
                   
                
                 
                   Dame
                   
                     Anne
                     Glover
                  
                   gave
                   a
                   stocke
                   of
                   ten
                   pounds
                   for
                   provision
                   for
                   the
                   poor
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   for
                   wood
                   or
                   coale
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   1612.
                   
                
                 
                   Mistresse
                   Dane
                   ,
                   widow
                   ,
                   gave
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   10.
                   
                     s.
                     per
                     annum
                  
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   from
                   the
                   Company
                   of
                   Ironmongers
                   ,
                   1614.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Henry
                     Gibs
                  
                   ,
                   sometimes
                   servant
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Maurice
                     Abbot
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   and
                   Alderman
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   gave
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   50.
                   
                     l.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Dame
                   Daniel
                   ,
                   sometimes
                   wife
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Daniel
                  
                   ,
                   gave
                   a
                   stocke
                   for
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   30.
                   
                     l.
                  
                   1616.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Hugh
                     Cap
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Plasterer
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   gave
                   100.
                   
                     l.
                  
                   to
                   purchase
                   lands
                   for
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   1616.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Terry
                  
                   ,
                   stranger
                   ,
                   gave
                   in
                   stocke
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   10.
                   
                     l.
                  
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   1617.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Christopher
                     Ayer
                  
                   ,
                   Merchant
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   ,
                   and
                   Lether-seller
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   gave
                   240.
                   pounds
                   for
                   the
                   building
                   of
                   sixe
                   Almes-houses
                   ,
                   and
                   400.
                   pounds
                   to
                   purchase
                   lands
                   towards
                   the
                   maintenance
                   of
                   sixe
                   poore
                   couple
                   of
                   this
                   parish
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   1624.
                   
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Richard
                     Smith
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   gave
                   in
                   stock
                   for
                   provision
                   of
                   Sea-coales
                   for
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   one
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   every
                   yeere
                   to
                   bee
                   returned
                   for
                   the
                   use
                   of
                   the
                   poore
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   1627.
                   
                   And
                   another
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   afterward
                   for
                   reliefe
                   of
                   the
                   poore
                   also
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   obtained
                   these
                   instructions
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   helpe
                   and
                   assistance
                   of
                   my
                   loving
                   friend
                   and
                   brother
                   ,
                   
                     Thomas
                     Price
                  
                   ,
                   Parish
                   Clarke
                   there
                   .
                
              
               
                 This
                 Church
                 was
                 sometime
                 a
                 Synagogue
                 of
                 the
                 Iewes
                 ,
                 
                 then
                 a
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 then
                 a
                 Chappell
                 to
                 St.
                 Olaves
                 in
                 the
                 Iewry
                 ,
                 untill
                 the
                 seventh
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 then
                 incorporated
                 a
                 Parish
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 is
                 placed
                 a
                 Cocke
                 of
                 sweet
                 water
                 ,
                 
                 taken
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 maine
                 Pipe
                 that
                 goeth
                 into
                 Lothbery
                 .
                 Also
                 ,
                 in
                 
                   London
                   Wall
                
                 ,
                 
                 directly
                 against
                 the
                 North
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Coleman
                   streete
                
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 Conduit
                 of
                 water
                 ,
                 made
                 at
                 the
                 charges
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Exmew
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1517.
                 
              
               
                 And
                 let
                 here
                 be
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Ward
                 ,
                 which
                 hath
                 an
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 his
                 Deputy
                 ,
                 common
                 Counsellors
                 foure
                 ,
                 Constables
                 foure
                 ,
                 Scavengers
                 foure
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Wardmote
                 Inquest
                 thirteene
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Beadle
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 taxed
                 to
                 the
                 Fifteene
                 ,
                 fifteene
                 pound
                 ,
                 sixteene
                 shillings
                 ,
                 nine
                 pence
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               BASSINGS
               HALL
               VVARD
               .
            
             
               THe
               next
               adjoyning
               to
               
                 Coleman
                 streete
                 Ward
              
               ,
               
               on
               the
               West
               side
               thereof
               ,
               is
               
                 Bassings
                 Hall
                 Ward
              
               ,
               a
               small
               thing
               ,
               and
               consisteth
               of
               one
               streete
               ,
               called
               
                 Bassings
                 Hall
                 streete
              
               ,
               of
               
                 Bassings
                 Hall
              
               ,
               the
               most
               principall
               house
               ,
               whereof
               the
               Ward
               taketh
               name
               .
               It
               beginneth
               in
               the
               South
               ,
               by
               the
               late
               spoken
               Market
               house
               ,
               called
               the
               
                 Bay
                 Hall
              
               ,
               which
               is
               the
               last
               of
               
                 Coleman
                 streete
                 Ward
              
               .
               This
               streete
               runneth
               from
               thence
               North
               downe
               to
               
                 London
                 Wall
              
               ,
               and
               some
               little
               distance
               both
               East
               and
               West
               ,
               against
               the
               said
               Hall
               :
               And
               this
               is
               the
               bounds
               of
               
                 Bassings
                 Hall
                 Ward
              
               .
            
             
               Monuments
               on
               the
               East
               side
               thereof
               ,
               amongst
               divers
               faire
               houses
               for
               Merchants
               ,
               have
               ye
               three
               Hals
               of
               Companies
               ;
               
               namely
               ,
               the
               Masons
               Hall
               for
               the
               first
               ;
               but
               of
               what
               antiquity
               that
               Company
               is
               ,
               I
               have
               not
               read
               .
               The
               next
               is
               the
               Weavers
               Hall
               :
               
               which
               Company
               hath
               been
               of
               great
               antiquity
               in
               this
               City
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               a
               Charter
               of
               Henry
               the
               second
               ,
               in
               these
               words
               ;
               
                 Rex
                 omnibus
                 ad
                 quos
                 ,
                 &c.
              
               to
               be
               englished
               thus
               :
            
             
               Henry
               ,
               King
               of
               England
               ,
               Duke
               of
               Normandy
               ,
               
               and
               of
               Guian
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Anjou
               ,
               to
               the
               Bishop
               ,
               Iustices
               ,
               Sheriffes
               ,
               Barons
               ,
               Ministers
               ,
               and
               all
               his
               true
               Lieges
               of
               London
               ,
               sendeth
               greeting
               :
               Know
               ye
               ,
               that
               we
               have
               granted
               to
               the
               Weavers
               in
               London
               their
               Guild
               ,
               with
               all
               the
               Freedomes
               and
               Customes
               that
               they
               had
               in
               the
               time
               of
               King
               Henry
               my
               Grandfather
               :
               
               so
               that
               none
               but
               they
               intermit
               within
               the
               City
               of
               their
               Craft
               ,
               but
               he
               be
               of
               their
               Guild
               ;
               neither
               in
               Southwarke
               ,
               or
               other
               places
               pertaining
               to
               London
               ,
               otherwise
               than
               it
               was
               done
               in
               the
               time
               of
               King
               Henry
               my
               Grandfather
               .
               wherefore
               I
               will
               and
               straightly
               command
               ,
               that
               over
               all
               lawfully
               they
               may
               treat
               ,
               and
               have
               all
               aforesaid
               ,
               as
               well
               in
               peace
               ,
               free
               ,
               worshipfull
               ,
               and
               wholly
               ,
               as
               they
               had
               it
               ,
               freer
               ,
               better
               ,
               worshipfullier
               ,
               and
               whollier
               ,
               than
               in
               the
               time
               of
               King
               Henry
               my
               Grandfather
               .
               So
               that
               they
               yeeld
               yeerly
               to
               mee
               two
               Markes
               of
               Gold
               ,
               at
               the
               Eeast
               of
               Saint
               Michael
               .
               And
               I
               forbid
               ,
               that
               any
               man
               to
               them
               doe
               any
               unright
               ,
               or
               disease
               ,
               upon
               paine
               of
               ten
               pound
               .
               Witnesse
               Thomas
               of
               
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 Warwicke
                 fili
                 Gar
              
               ,
               Chamberlaine
               ,
               at
               Winchester
               .
            
             
               Also
               I
               reade
               ,
               
               that
               the
               same
               Henry
               the
               second
               ,
               in
               the
               31.
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               made
               a
               Confirmation
               to
               the
               Weavers
               ,
               that
               had
               a
               Guild
               of
               Fraternity
               in
               London
               ;
               wherein
               it
               appeareth
               ,
               that
               the
               said
               Weavers
               made
               woollen
               cloth
               ,
               and
               that
               they
               had
               the
               correction
               thereof
               .
               But
               amongst
               other
               Articles
               in
               that
               Patent
               ,
               it
               was
               decreed
               ,
               That
               if
               any
               man
               made
               cloth
               of
               Spanish
               wooll
               ,
               mixed
               with
               English
               wooll
               ,
               the
               Portgrave
               or
               principall
               Magistrate
               of
               London
               ought
               to
               burne
               it
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Moreover
               ,
               
               in
               the
               yeere
               1197.
               
               King
               Richard
               the
               first
               ,
               at
               the
               instance
               of
               Hubert
               ,
               Archbishop
               of
               Canterbury
               ,
               and
               Iusticiar
               of
               England
               ,
               ordained
               ,
               That
               the
               woollen
               clothes
               in
               every
               part
               of
               this
               Realme
               ,
               should
               be
               in
               breadth
               two
               yards
               within
               the
               Lists
               ,
               and
               as
               good
               in
               the
               middest
               as
               in
               the
               sides
               ,
               &c.
               
               King
               Henry
               the
               third
               granted
               to
               the
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               that
               they
               should
               not
               bee
               vexed
               for
               the
               Burels
               ,
               or
               Cloth-listed
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               constitution
               made
               for
               breadth
               of
               cloth
               the
               9.
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               &c.
               
               Richard
               the
               2.
               in
               the
               third
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               granted
               an
               order
               of
               agreement
               between
               the
               Weavers
               of
               
                 London
                 ,
                 Englishmen
              
               ,
               and
               Aliens
               or
               Strangers
               borne
               ,
               brought
               in
               by
               Edward
               the
               third
               .
            
             
               Lower
               downe
               ,
               
               is
               the
               Girdlers
               Hall
               :
               and
               this
               is
               all
               touching
               the
               East
               side
               of
               this
               Ward
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               VVest
               side
               ,
               
               almost
               at
               the
               
               South
               end
               thereof
               ,
               is
               
                 Bakewell
                 Hall
              
               ,
               corruptly
               called
               
                 Blackwell
                 Hall.
              
               Concerning
               the
               originall
               whereof
               ,
               I
               have
               heard
               divers
               opinions
               ,
               which
               I
               over-passe
               as
               fables
               ,
               without
               colour
               of
               truth
               :
               for
               though
               the
               same
               seemed
               a
               Building
               of
               great
               antiquity
               ,
               yet
               (
               in
               mine
               opinion
               )
               the
               foundation
               thereof
               was
               first
               laid
               since
               the
               Conquest
               of
               William
               ,
               Duke
               of
               Normandy
               :
               for
               the
               same
               was
               builded
               upon
               Vaults
               of
               stone
               ,
               which
               stone
               was
               brought
               from
               Cane
               in
               Normandy
               .
               The
               like
               of
               that
               of
               Pauls
               Church
               ,
               builded
               by
               Mauritius
               and
               his
               successors
               ,
               Bishops
               of
               London
               .
               But
               that
               this
               house
               hath
               beene
               a
               Temple
               ,
               or
               Iewish
               Synagogue
               (
               as
               some
               have
               fantasied
               )
               I
               allow
               not
               ,
               seeing
               that
               it
               had
               no
               such
               forme
               of
               roundnesse
               ,
               or
               other
               likenesse
               .
               Neither
               had
               it
               the
               forme
               of
               a
               Church
               ,
               for
               the
               assembly
               of
               Christians
               ,
               which
               are
               builded
               East
               and
               West
               :
               but
               contrariwise
               ,
               the
               same
               was
               builded
               North
               and
               South
               ,
               and
               in
               forme
               of
               a
               Noble
               mans
               house
               :
               and
               therefore
               the
               best
               opinion
               (
               in
               my
               judgement
               )
               is
               ,
               that
               it
               was
               (
               of
               old
               time
               )
               belonging
               to
               the
               Family
               of
               the
               Bassings
               ,
               which
               was
               in
               this
               Realme
               a
               name
               of
               great
               antiquity
               and
               renowne
               ,
               and
               that
               it
               bare
               also
               the
               name
               of
               that
               Family
               ,
               and
               was
               called
               therfore
               
                 Bassings
                 Haugh
              
               ,
               
               or
               Hall.
               Whereunto
               I
               am
               the
               rather
               induced
               ,
               for
               that
               the
               Armes
               of
               that
               Family
               were
               (
               of
               old
               time
               )
               so
               abundantly
               placed
               in
               sundry
               parts
               of
               that
               house
               ,
               
               even
               in
               the
               stone-worke
               ,
               but
               more
               especially
               on
               the
               wals
               of
               the
               Hall
               ,
               which
               carried
               a
               continuall
               painting
               of
               them
               on
               every
               side
               so
               close
               together
               ,
               as
               one
               Escocheon
               could
               bee
               placed
               by
               another
               ,
               which
               I
               my selfe
               have
               often
               seene
               and
               noted
               ,
               before
               the
               old
               Building
               was
               taken
               downe
               .
               These
               Arms
               were
               a
               Gerond
               of
               twelve
               points
               ,
               Gold
               and
               Azure
               .
               
               Of
               the
               Bassings
               therefore
               ,
               builders
               of
               this
               House
               ,
               and
               owners
               of
               the
               ground
               neere
               adjoyning
               ,
               that
               VVard
               taketh
               the
               name
               ;
               as
               
                 Coleman
                 streete
                 Ward
              
               of
               Coleman
               ,
               and
               
                 Faringdon
                 Ward
              
               of
               William
               and
               
                 Nicholas
                 Faringdon
              
               ,
               men
               that
               were
               principall
               owners
               of
               those
               places
               .
            
             
               And
               of
               old
               time
               the
               most
               Noble
               persons
               that
               inhabited
               this
               City
               ,
               were
               appointed
               to
               bee
               principall
               Magistrates
               thereas
               was
               
                 Godfrey
                 de
                 Magun
              
               (
               or
               Magnavilla
               )
               Portgrave
               or
               Sheriffe
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               William
               the
               Conquerour
               ,
               and
               of
               
                 William
                 Rufus
                 ;
                 Hugh
                 de
                 Buch
                 ,
              
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               first
               ;
               
                 Aubery
                 de
                 Vere
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Oxford
               .
               After
               him
               ,
               
                 Gilbert
                 Becket
              
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               King
               Stephen
               .
               After
               that
               ,
               
                 Godfrey
                 de
                 Magnavilla
              
               ,
               the
               sonne
               of
               William
               ,
               the
               sonne
               of
               
                 Godfrey
                 de
                 Magnavilla
              
               ,
               Earles
               of
               Essex
               ,
               were
               Portgraves
               or
               Sheriffes
               of
               London
               and
               Middlesex
               .
               In
               the
               reign
               of
               Henry
               the
               second
               ,
               
                 Peter
                 Fitzwalter
              
               :
               after
               him
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Fitznigel
              
               ,
               &c.
               
               So
               likewise
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               King
               Iohn
               ,
               the
               16.
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               a
               time
               of
               great
               troubles
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1214.
               
               
                 Salomon
                 Bassing
              
               ,
               
               and
               
                 Hugh
                 Bassing
              
               ,
               Barons
               of
               this
               Realme
               ,
               as
               may
               bee
               supposed
               ,
               were
               Sheriffes
               ;
               and
               that
               the
               said
               
                 Salomon
                 Bassing
              
               was
               Maior
               in
               the
               yeer
               1216.
               which
               was
               the
               first
               of
               Henry
               the
               third
               .
               Also
               
                 Adam
                 Bassing
              
               ,
               son
               to
               Salomon
               (
               as
               it
               seemeth
               )
               was
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1243.
               the
               28.
               of
               Henry
               the
               third
               .
            
             
               Vnto
               this
               
                 Adam
                 de
                 Bassing
              
               ,
               King
               Henry
               the
               third
               ,
               in
               the
               31.
               of
               his
               reign
               ,
               gave
               and
               confirmed
               certaine
               Messuages
               in
               Aldermanbury
               ,
               and
               in
               
                 Milke
                 streete
              
               (
               places
               not
               farre
               from
               
                 Bassings
                 Hall
              
               )
               and
               the
               advowson
               of
               the
               Church
               at
               
                 Bassings
                 Hall
              
               ,
               with
               sundry
               liberties
               and
               priviledges
               .
            
             
               This
               than
               was
               afterwards
               Maior
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1251.
               the
               36.
               of
               Henry
               the
               third
               .
               Moreover
               ,
               
                 Thomas
                 Bassing
              
               was
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1269.
               
               
                 Robert
                 Bassing
              
               ,
               Sheriffe
               ,
               1279.
               and
               
                 William
                 Bassing
              
               was
               Sheriffe
               ,
               1308
               ,
               &c.
               
               For
               more
               of
               the
               Bassings
               in
               this
               City
               I
               neede
               not
               note
               ,
               only
               I
               reade
               of
               this
               Family
               of
               Bassings
               in
               
                 Cambridge
                 shire
              
               ,
               called
               
                 Bassing
                 at
                 the
                 Bourne
              
               ,
               
               and
               more
               shortly
               ,
               Bassing-Bourne
               ,
               and
               gave
               Armes
               ,
               as
               is
               afore
               shewed
               ,
               &
               was
               painted
               about
               this
               old
               Hall.
               But
               this
               Family
               is
               worne
               out
               ,
               and
               hath
               left
               the
               name
               to
               the
               place
               where
               they
               dwelt
               .
               Thus
               much
               for
               this
               
                 Bassings
                 Hall.
              
               
            
             
               Now
               how
               
                 Bakewell
                 Hall
              
               tooke
               that
               name
               ,
               
               is
               another
               question
               :
               For
               which
               I
               reade
               ,
               that
               
                 Thomas
                 Bakewell
              
               dwelled
               in
               this
               house
               ,
               in
               the
               36.
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               and
               that
               in
               the
               20.
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               the
               said
               King
               ,
               for
               the
               summe
               of
               fifty
               pounds
               ,
               which
               the
               Maior
               and
               the
               Cōmonalty
               had
               payed
               into
               the
               Hanapar
               ,
               granted
               licence
               ,
               so
               much
               as
               was
               in
               him
               ,
               to
               
                 Iohn
                 Frosh
                 ,
                 William
                 Parker
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Stephen
                 Spilman
              
               (
               Citizens
               and
               Mercers
               )
               that
               they
               ,
               the
               said
               Messuage
               ,
               called
               
               
                 Bakewell
                 Hall
              
               ,
               and
               one
               Garden
               ,
               with
               the
               appurtenances
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               St.
               Michael
               of
               
                 Bassings
                 Haugh
              
               ,
               and
               of
               St.
               Laurence
               in
               the
               Iewry
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               one
               Messuage
               ,
               two
               Shops
               ,
               and
               one
               Garden
               ,
               in
               the
               said
               Parish
               of
               S.
               Michael
               ,
               which
               they
               held
               of
               the
               King
               in
               Burgage
               ,
               might
               give
               and
               assigne
               to
               the
               Maior
               and
               Commonalty
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               This
               
                 Bakewell
                 Hall
              
               thus
               established
               ,
               
               hath
               beene
               long
               since
               imployed
               ,
               as
               a
               weekly
               Market
               place
               for
               all
               sorts
               of
               woollen
               clothes
               ,
               broad
               and
               narrow
               ,
               brought
               from
               all
               parts
               of
               this
               Realme
               there
               to
               bee
               sold
               .
               In
               the
               21.
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               
                 Richard
                 Whitington
              
               ,
               Maior
               ;
               and
               in
               the
               22.
               
               
                 Drew
                 Barringtine
              
               being
               Maior
               ,
               it
               was
               decreed
               ,
               that
               no
               Forraine
               or
               Stranger
               should
               sell
               any
               woollen
               cloth
               ,
               but
               in
               the
               
                 Bakewell
                 Hall
              
               ,
               upon
               paine
               of
               forfeiture
               thereof
               .
            
             
               This
               house
               (
               of
               late
               yeeres
               )
               growing
               ruinous
               ,
               &
               in
               danger
               of
               falling
               ,
               
                 Richard
                 May
              
               ,
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               at
               his
               decease
               gave
               towards
               the
               new
               building
               of
               the
               outward
               part
               thereof
               ,
               300.
               pounds
               ,
               upon
               condition
               that
               the
               same
               should
               bee
               performed
               within
               3.
               yeeres
               after
               his
               decease
               .
               
               Whereupon
               the
               old
               
                 Bakewell
                 Hall
              
               was
               taken
               downe
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               moneth
               of
               February
               next
               following
               ,
               the
               foundation
               of
               a
               new
               ,
               strong
               ,
               and
               beautifull
               Store-house
               being
               laid
               ,
               the
               work
               thereof
               was
               so
               diligently
               applyed
               ,
               that
               within
               the
               space
               often
               moneths
               after
               ,
               to
               the
               charges
               of
               2500.
               pounds
               ,
               the
               same
               was
               finished
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1588.
               
            
             
               Next
               beyond
               this
               house
               ,
               are
               placed
               divers
               faire
               houses
               for
               Merchants
               ,
               and
               others
               ,
               till
               ye
               come
               to
               the
               backe
               gate
               of
               Guild-Hall
               ,
               which
               gate
               ,
               and
               part
               of
               the
               building
               within
               the
               same
               ,
               is
               of
               this
               Ward
               .
               Some
               small
               distance
               beyond
               this
               gate
               ,
               
               the
               Coopers
               have
               their
               common
               Hall.
               
            
             
               Then
               is
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Michael
               ,
               
               called
               St.
               Michael
               at
               
                 Bassings
                 Hall
              
               ,
               a
               proper
               Church
               ,
               lately
               re-edified
               or
               new
               builded
               :
               whereto
               
                 Iohn
                 Burton
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               and
               Agnes
               his
               wife
               ,
               were
               great
               Benefactors
               ;
               as
               appeareth
               by
               his
               mark
               ,
               placed
               throughout
               the
               whole
               Roofe
               of
               the
               Quire
               ,
               and
               middle
               I
               le
               of
               the
               Church
               .
               He
               deceased
               in
               the
               yeer
               1460.
               and
               was
               buried
               in
               the
               Quire
               ,
               with
               this
               Epitaph
               :
            
             
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Burton
                
                 lieth
                 under
                 here
                 ,
              
               
                 Sometimes
                 of
                 London
                 Citizen
                 &
                 Mercer
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 Jenet
                 his
                 wife
                 with
                 their
                 progenie
                 ,
              
               
                 Beene
                 turned
                 to
                 earth
                 ,
                 as
                 ye
                 may
                 see
                 .
              
               
                 Friends
                 free
                 ,
                 what
                 so
                 ye
                 be
                 ,
              
               
                 Pray
                 for
                 us
                 ,
                 we
                 you
                 pray
                 ;
              
               
                 As
                 you
                 see
                 us
                 in
                 this
                 degree
                 ,
              
               
                 So
                 shall
                 you
                 be
                 another
                 day
                 .
              
            
             
               Francis
               Cooke
               ,
               Iohn
               Martin
               ,
               Edward
               Bromflit
               ,
               
                 Esquire
                 of
              
               Warwickshire
               ,
               1460.
               
            
             
               Richard
               Barnes
               ,
               sir
               Roger
               Roe
               ,
               Roger
               Velden
               ,
               1479.
               
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iames
                 Yerforde
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               deceased
               1527.
               buried
               under
               a
               faire
               Tombe
               ,
               with
               his
               Lady
               ,
               in
               a
               speciall
               Chappell
               by
               him
               builded
               ,
               on
               the
               north
               side
               of
               the
               Quire.
               
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Gresham
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               deceased
               ,
               1554.
               
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Ailife
              
               ,
               Chirurgeon
               ,
               then
               a
               Grocer
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1548.
               
               
                 Nicholas
                 Bakhurst
              
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1577.
               
               Sir
               
                 Wolston
                 Dixi
              
               ,
               Skinner
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1585.
               
               And
               sir
               
                 Leonard
                 Hallyday
              
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1605.
               but
               no
               Monuments
               were
               made
               for
               them
               ,
               nor
               so
               much
               as
               any
               Grave-stone
               laid
               .
            
             
               
                 Hereunder
                 lieth
                 buried
                 the
                 bodies
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Yerforde
                
                 ,
                 
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 and
                 sometimes
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ;
                 and
                 of
                 Dame
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 his
                 wife
                 .
                 The
                 which
                 Sir
                 Iames
                 deceased
                 the
                 22.
                 day
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1527.
                
                 
                 And
                 the
                 said
                 Elizabeth
                 deceased
                 the
                 18.
                 day
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1548.
                
                 
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 Chirurgery
                 brought
                 up
                 in
                 youth
                 ,
              
               
                 a
                 Knight
                 here
                 lieth
                 dead
                 ;
                 
              
               
                 A
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 eke
                 a
                 Surgeon
                 such
                 ,
              
               
                 as
                 England
                 seld
                 hath
                 bred
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 which
                 so
                 soveraigne
                 gift
                 of
                 God
                 ,
              
               
                 wherein
                 he
                 did
                 excell
                 ,
              
               
                 King
                 
                   Henry
                   8.
                
                 call'd
                 him
                 to
                 Court
                 ,
              
               
                 who
                 lov'd
                 him
                 dearly
                 well
                 .
              
               
                 God
                 gave
                 the
                 gift
                 ,
                 the
                 king
                 gave
                 goods
                 ,
              
               
                 the
                 gift
                 of
                 God
                 t'
                 enhance
                 ;
              
               
                 Where
                 God
                 &
                 such
                 a
                 Prince
                 do
                 joyne
                 ,
              
               
                 such
                 man
                 hath
                 happy
                 chance
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 Edward
                 for
                 his
                 service
                 sake
                 ,
              
               
                 bade
                 him
                 rise
                 up
                 a
                 Knight
                 ;
              
               
                 A
                 name
                 of
                 praise
                 ,
                 and
                 ever
                 since
                 ,
              
               
                 he
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Ailife
                
                 hight
                 .
              
               
                 Right
                 Worshipful
                 ,
                 in
                 name
                 and
                 charge
                 ,
              
               
                 in
                 London
                 liv'd
                 he
                 than
                 ;
              
               
                 In
                 
                   Blackwell
                   Hall
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Merchant
                 chiefe
                 ,
              
               
               
                 first
                 Sheriffe
                 ,
                 then
                 Alderman
                 .
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Hospitals
                 bewaile
                 his
                 death
                 ,
              
               
                 the
                 Orphan
                 children
                 mone
                 ,
              
               
                 Their
                 chiefe
                 Erector
                 being
                 dead
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 Benefactor
                 gone
                 .
              
               
                 Dame
                 Isable
                 ,
                 who
                 liv'd
                 with
                 him
                 ,
              
               
                 his
                 faithfull
                 Wife
                 and
                 Make
                 ,
              
               
                 With
                 him
                 (
                 as
                 dearest
                 after
                 death
                 )
              
               
                 doth
                 not
                 her
                 Knight
                 forsake
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Knight
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 24.
                 of
                 October
              
               
                 yeelded
                 up
                 his
                 breath
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 she
                 soone
                 after
                 followed
                 ,
              
               
                 to
                 live
                 with
                 him
                 in
                 death
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 buried
                 under
                 this
                 Tombe
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gresham
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ;
                 sometime
                 Alderman
                 and
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ;
                 who
                 had
                 two
                 wives
                 ,
                 Dame
                 Mary
                 his
                 first
                 wife
                 ,
                 by
                 whom
                 bee
                 had
                 issue
                 five
                 sonnes
                 and
                 sixe
                 daughters
                 :
                 by
                 Dame
                 Katharine
                 ,
                 his
                 last
                 wife
                 ,
                 no
                 issue
                 .
                 Which
                 Sir
                 Iohn
                 deceased
                 the
                 23.
                 day
                 of
                 October
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   ,
                   1556.
                
                 
                 And
                 Dame
                 Mary
                 died
                 the
                 21.
                 day
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 1538.
                 
                 Dame
                 Katharine
                 died
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 His
                 jacet
                 Dom.
                 Richard.
                 Sarich
                 ,
                 
                 quondam
                 Rector
                 istius
                 Eccles
                 .
                 Qui
                 obiit
                 13.
                 
                 Novemb.
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1359.
                 
                 Cujus
                 animae
                 propitieture
                 Deus
                 .
              
            
             
               Thus
               have
               you
               noted
               one
               Parish
               Church
               of
               St.
               
                 Michael
                 Blackwell
                 Hall
              
               ,
               a
               Market
               place
               for
               woollen
               clothes
               ;
               the
               Masons
               Hall
               ,
               Weavers
               Hall
               ,
               Girdlers
               Hall
               ,
               and
               Coopers
               Hall.
               And
               thus
               I
               end
               this
               VVard
               ,
               which
               hath
               an
               Alderman
               ,
               his
               Deputy
               ,
               for
               Common
               Counsell
               foure
               ,
               Constables
               two
               ,
               Scavengers
               two
               ,
               for
               the
               VVardmote
               inquest
               seventeene
               ,
               and
               a
               Beadle
               .
               Jt
               is
               taxed
               to
               the
               Fifteene
               in
               London
               7.
               pounds
               ,
               and
               likewise
               in
               the
               Exchequer
               at
               7.
               pounds
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               CREPLEGATE
               VVARD
               .
            
             
               THe
               next
               Ward
               is
               called
               of
               Creplegate
               ,
               
               and
               consisteth
               of
               divers
               streets
               &
               lanes
               ,
               lying
               as
               well
               without
               the
               Gate
               and
               VVall
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               as
               within
               .
               First
               ,
               within
               the
               VVall
               on
               the
               East
               part
               thereof
               ,
               towards
               the
               North
               ,
               it
               runneth
               to
               the
               west
               side
               of
               
                 Bassings
                 Hall
              
               Ward
               :
               &
               towards
               the
               South
               ,
               it
               joyneth
               to
               the
               Ward
               of
               Cheap
               ,
               it
               beginneth
               at
               the
               west
               end
               of
               St.
               Laurence
               Church
               in
               the
               Iury
               ,
               on
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               and
               runneth
               west
               to
               a
               Pumpe
               ,
               where
               sometime
               was
               a
               Well
               with
               2.
               
               Buckets
               ,
               at
               the
               South
               corner
               of
               
                 Alderman
                 bury
                 street
              
               ,
               which
               streete
               runneth
               down
               North
               to
               
                 Gay-spur
                 lane
              
               ,
               &
               so
               to
               
                 London
                 Wall
              
               ,
               which
               street
               and
               lane
               are
               wholly
               (
               on
               both
               sides
               )
               of
               this
               Ward
               ,
               and
               so
               be
               some
               few
               houses
               (
               on
               both
               the
               sides
               )
               from
               
                 Gay-spur
                 lane
              
               ,
               by
               and
               against
               the
               Wall
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               East
               to
               the
               Grates
               ,
               made
               for
               the
               water-course
               of
               the
               channels
               ,
               and
               west
               to
               Creplegate
               .
            
             
               Now
               on
               the
               South
               side
               ,
               
               from
               over-against
               the
               west
               end
               of
               Saint
               Laurence
               Church
               to
               the
               Pumpe
               ,
               &
               then
               up
               Milk-street
               ,
               South
               unto
               Cheape
               ,
               which
               Milk-street
               is
               wholly
               (
               on
               both
               the
               sides
               )
               of
               Creplegate
               Ward
               ,
               as
               also
               without
               the
               South
               end
               of
               Milkstreet
               ,
               a
               part
               of
               
                 West
                 Cheape
              
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               from
               the
               Standard
               to
               the
               Crosse
               ,
               is
               all
               of
               Creplegate
               Ward
               .
               Then
               downe
               great
               Woodstreete
               ,
               which
               is
               wholly
               of
               this
               VVard
               on
               both
               the
               sides
               thereof
               ;
               so
               it
               little
               Woodstreete
               ,
               which
               runneth
               downe
               to
               Creplegate
               .
            
             
               Out
               of
               this
               Woodstreete
               be
               divers
               lanes
               ;
               namely
               ,
               on
               the
               East
               side
               is
               
                 Lad
                 lane
              
               ,
               which
               runneth
               East
               to
               Milkstreete
               corner
               ;
               downe
               lower
               in
               Woodstreete
               is
               
                 Love
                 lane
              
               ,
               which
               lyeth
               by
               the
               South
               side
               of
               S.
               Albans
               Church
               in
               Woodstreet
               ,
               and
               runneth
               down
               to
               the
               Conduit
               in
               
                 Aldermanbury
                 streete
              
               .
               Lower
               downe
               in
               Woodstreete
               ,
               is
               Addlestreete
               ,
               out
               of
               the
               which
               runneth
               
                 Philip
                 lane
              
               downe
               to
               London
               VVall.
               
               These
               be
               the
               Lanes
               on
               the
               East
               side
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               west
               side
               of
               Woodstreete
               ,
               is
               
                 Huggen
                 lane
              
               ,
               by
               the
               South
               side
               of
               S.
               Michaels
               Church
               ,
               and
               goeth
               thorow
               to
               
                 Gutherous
                 lane
              
               .
               Then
               lower
               is
               
                 Maiden
                 lane
              
               ,
               which
               runneth
               VVest
               to
               the
               North
               end
               of
               
                 Gutherons
                 lane
              
               ,
               and
               up
               the
               said
               Lane
               on
               the
               East
               side
               thereof
               ,
               till
               against
               
                 Kery
                 lane
              
               ,
               and
               backe
               againe
               :
               then
               the
               said
               
                 Maiden
                 Lane
              
               ,
               on
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               goeth
               up
               to
               
                 Staining
                 lane
              
               ,
               and
               up
               a
               part
               thereof
               on
               the
               East
               side
               ,
               to
               the
               farthest
               North
               part
               of
               Haberdashers
               Hall
               ;
               and
               backe
               againe
               to
               Woodstreete
               ,
               and
               there
               lower
               downe
               is
               Silverstreete
               ,
               which
               is
               of
               this
               VVard
               ,
               till
               yee
               come
               to
               the
               East
               end
               of
               St.
               Olaves
               Church
               on
               the
               South
               side
               ,
               and
               to
               
                 Monkes-well
                 streete
              
               on
               the
               North
               side
               ;
               then
               down
               the
               said
               
                 Monkes-well
                 streete
              
               on
               the
               East
               side
               thereof
               ,
               and
               so
               to
               Creplegate
               ,
               doe
               make
               the
               bounds
               of
               this
               VVard
               within
               the
               wals
               .
            
             
               Without
               
                 Creplegate
                 Forestreete
              
               runneth
               thwart
               before
               the
               Gate
               ,
               from
               against
               the
               North
               side
               of
               Saint
               Giles
               Church
               ,
               along
               to
               
                 More
                 lane
              
               end
               ,
               and
               to
               a
               Posterne
               lane
               end
               ,
               that
               runneth
               betwixt
               the
               Towne
               ditch
               on
               the
               South
               ,
               and
               certaine
               Gardens
               on
               the
               North
               ,
               almost
               to
               Moregate
               ;
               at
               the
               East
               end
               of
               which
               lane
               is
               a
               Pot-makers
               house
               ,
               which
               house
               ,
               with
               all
               other
               the
               Gardens
               ,
               Houses
               ,
               and
               Allies
               on
               that
               side
               to
               More-fields
               ,
               till
               yee
               come
               to
               a
               Bridge
               and
               Cow-house
               ,
               neere
               unto
               Fensbury
               Court
               ,
               is
               all
               of
               Creplegate
               VVard
               .
            
             
               Of
               these
               More-fields
               you
               have
               formerly
               read
               ,
               
               what
               a
               moorish
               rotten
               ground
               they
               were
               ,
               unpassable
               ,
               but
               for
               Cawswaies
               purposely
               made
               to
               that
               intent
               ;
               what
               they
               were
               also
               in
               our
               owne
               neerer
               times
               of
               memory
               ,
               even
               till
               Sir
               
                 Leonard
                 
                 Hallyday
              
               was
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               I
               am
               very
               well
               assured
               many
               doe
               perfectly
               remember
               :
               And
               what
               they
               are
               now
               at
               this
               instant
               ,
               by
               the
               honourable
               cost
               and
               care
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               and
               the
               industrious
               paines
               and
               diligence
               of
               that
               worthy
               Citizen
               ,
               Master
               Leate
               ,
               wee
               all
               (
               to
               our
               continuall
               comfort
               )
               doe
               evidently
               behold
               .
               M.
               
                 Iohn
                 Speed
              
               ,
               my
               especiall
               kinde
               friend
               ;
               acquainted
               me
               with
               the
               draught
               of
               a
               Mappe
               ,
               done
               after
               that
               true
               shape
               and
               modell
               ,
               as
               at
               the
               first
               (
               by
               the
               forenamed
               Gentleman
               )
               they
               were
               intended
               ,
               and
               laboured
               with
               the
               then
               Lord
               Maior
               ,
               and
               Court
               of
               Aldermen
               ,
               that
               the
               same
               might
               have
               bin
               accordingly
               effected
               .
               But
               how
               it
               was
               prevented
               ,
               I
               know
               not
               ,
               only
               I
               purposed
               to
               have
               beene
               at
               so
               much
               charge
               ,
               as
               to
               have
               had
               that
               Map
               (
               in
               some
               apt
               &
               convenient
               forme
               )
               printed
               in
               this
               booke
               :
               but
               that
               I
               could
               not
               attaine
               thereto
               ;
               being
               promised
               ,
               that
               at
               the
               next
               impression
               I
               shall
               have
               it
               .
            
             
               For
               the
               Walkes
               themselves
               ,
               and
               continuall
               care
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               to
               have
               them
               in
               that
               comely
               &
               worthy
               maner
               maintained
               :
               I
               am
               certainly
               perswaded
               ,
               that
               our
               thankfulnesse
               to
               God
               being
               first
               truely
               performed
               ,
               they
               are
               no
               meane
               cause
               of
               preserving
               health
               and
               wholesome
               ayre
               to
               the
               City
               ,
               and
               such
               an
               eternall
               honour
               thereto
               ,
               as
               no
               iniquity
               of
               time
               shall
               ever
               be
               able
               to
               deface
               .
            
             
               Then
               to
               turne
               backe
               againe
               through
               the
               said
               Posterne
               lane
               to
               
                 More
                 lane
              
               ,
               which
               
                 More
                 lane
              
               ,
               with
               all
               the
               Allies
               and
               buildings
               there
               ,
               is
               of
               this
               Ward
               .
               After
               that
               is
               Grubstreete
               ,
               more
               than
               halfe
               thereof
               to
               the
               streightning
               of
               the
               street
               ,
               next
               is
               White-crosse
               street
               ,
               up
               to
               the
               end
               of
               
                 Beech
                 lane
              
               ;
               and
               then
               Red-crosse
               street
               wholly
               ,
               with
               a
               part
               of
               
                 Golding
                 lane
              
               ,
               even
               to
               the
               Posts
               there
               placed
               ,
               as
               a
               bounder
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               
                 Beech
                 lane
              
               before
               spoken
               of
               ,
               the
               East
               side
               of
               the
               Red-crosse
               ,
               and
               the
               
                 Barbican
                 streete
              
               ,
               more
               than
               halfe
               thereof
               ,
               toward
               
                 Aldersgate
                 street
              
               ,
               and
               so
               have
               you
               all
               the
               bounds
               of
               Creplegate
               VVard
               without
               the
               wals
               .
            
             
               Now
               for
               Antiquities
               and
               Ornaments
               in
               this
               Ward
               ,
               to
               be
               noted
               :
               I
               finde
               ,
               first
               at
               the
               meeting
               of
               the
               corners
               of
               the
               
                 Old
                 Iury
              
               ,
               
               
                 Milkstreet
                 ,
                 Lad
                 lane
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Alderman
                 bury
              
               ,
               there
               was
               (
               of
               old
               time
               )
               a
               faire
               Well
               with
               two
               Buckets
               ,
               of
               late
               yeeres
               converted
               to
               a
               Pumpe
               .
               How
               
                 Alderman
                 bury
                 streete
              
               took
               that
               name
               ,
               many
               fables
               have
               been
               bruted
               ,
               all
               which
               I
               overpasse
               ,
               as
               not
               worthy
               the
               counting
               :
               but
               to
               bee
               short
               ,
               I
               say
               ,
               this
               streete
               tooke
               the
               name
               of
               
                 Aldermans
                 bury
              
               (
               which
               is
               to
               say
               ,
               a
               Court
               )
               there
               kept
               in
               their
               Bery
               ,
               or
               Court
               Hall
               ,
               now
               called
               the
               
                 Guild
                 Hall
              
               ,
               which
               Hall
               (
               of
               old
               time
               )
               stood
               on
               the
               East
               side
               of
               the
               same
               street
               ,
               not
               far
               from
               the
               West
               end
               of
               
                 Guild
                 Hall
              
               now
               used
               .
            
             
               Touching
               the
               Antiquity
               of
               this
               old
               
                 Aldermans
                 bury
              
               or
               Court
               ,
               I
               have
               not
               read
               other
               ,
               
               than
               that
               
                 Richard
                 Renery
              
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               first
               of
               Richard
               the
               first
               ,
               which
               was
               in
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               ,
               1189.
               gave
               to
               the
               Church
               or
               Saint
               Mary
               at
               Osney
               by
               Oxford
               ,
               certaine
               ground
               and
               rents
               in
               
                 Alderman
                 bury
              
               of
               London
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               the
               Register
               of
               that
               Church
               ,
               as
               is
               also
               entred
               into
               the
               Hoistings
               of
               the
               
                 Guild
                 Hall
              
               in
               London
               .
            
             
               This
               old
               Bery
               ,
               Court
               ,
               or
               Hall
               continued
               ,
               and
               the
               Courts
               of
               the
               Maior
               &
               Aldermen
               were
               continually
               holden
               there
               ,
               untill
               the
               new
               Bery
               ,
               Court
               ,
               or
               
                 Guild
                 hall
              
               that
               now
               is
               ,
               was
               builded
               &
               finished
               ,
               which
               Hall
               was
               first
               begun
               to
               be
               founded
               in
               the
               yeere
               1411.
               and
               was
               not
               fully
               finished
               in
               20.
               yeers
               after
               .
               I
               my self
               have
               seene
               the
               ruines
               of
               the
               old
               Court
               Hall
               ,
               in
               
                 Alderman-bury
                 streete
              
               ,
               which
               of
               late
               hath
               beene
               imployed
               as
               a
               Carpenters
               yard
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               In
               this
               
                 Alderman-bury
                 street
              
               be
               divers
               faire
               houses
               on
               both
               the
               sides
               ,
               meete
               for
               Merchants
               or
               men
               of
               worship
               ,
               &
               in
               the
               midst
               therof
               is
               a
               faire
               Conduit
               ,
               made
               at
               the
               charges
               of
               
                 W.
                 Eastfield
              
               ,
               sometime
               Maior
               ,
               who
               took
               order
               as
               well
               for
               water
               to
               be
               conveyed
               from
               Teyborne
               ,
               &
               for
               the
               building
               of
               this
               Conduit
               ,
               not
               far
               distant
               from
               his
               dwelling
               house
               ;
               as
               also
               for
               a
               Standard
               of
               sweet
               water
               to
               be
               erected
               in
               Fleetstreet
               ,
               all
               which
               was
               done
               by
               his
               Executors
               ,
               as
               elsewhere
               is
               shewed
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               S.
               
                 Mary
                 Aldermanbury
              
               ,
               
               a
               faire
               Church
               ,
               with
               a
               Church-yard
               &
               Cloister
               adjoyning
               ,
               in
               the
               which
               Cloister
               is
               hanged
               &
               fastned
               a
               shanke-bone
               of
               a
               man
               (
               as
               is
               said
               )
               very
               great
               ,
               
               and
               larger
               by
               3.
               inches
               &
               a
               halfe
               ,
               than
               that
               which
               hangeth
               in
               S.
               Laurence
               Church
               in
               the
               Iurie
               ;
               for
               it
               is
               in
               length
               28.
               inches
               and
               a
               halfe
               of
               assise
               ,
               but
               not
               so
               hard
               and
               steely
               ,
               like
               as
               the
               other
               ,
               for
               the
               same
               is
               light
               ,
               and
               somewhat
               pory
               
               and
               spongy
               .
               This
               bone
               is
               said
               to
               bee
               found
               amongst
               the
               bones
               of
               men
               removed
               from
               the
               Charnell
               house
               of
               Pauls
               ,
               or
               rather
               from
               the
               Cloyster
               of
               Pauls
               Church
               :
               of
               both
               which
               reports
               I
               doubt
               ,
               for
               that
               the
               late
               
                 Reyne
                 Wolfe
              
               ,
               
               Stationer
               (
               who
               payd
               for
               the
               carriage
               of
               those
               bones
               from
               the
               Charnell
               to
               the
               Morefields
               )
               told
               mee
               of
               some
               thousands
               of
               Carre
               loads
               and
               more
               to
               bee
               conveyed
               ,
               whereof
               he
               wondred
               ;
               but
               never
               told
               of
               any
               such
               bone
               in
               either
               place
               to
               bee
               found
               ,
               neither
               would
               the
               same
               have
               bin
               easily
               gotten
               from
               him
               ,
               if
               he
               had
               heard
               thereof
               ,
               except
               he
               had
               reserved
               the
               like
               for
               himself
               ,
               being
               the
               greatest
               preserver
               of
               antiquities
               in
               those
               parts
               for
               his
               time
               .
            
             
               True
               it
               is
               ,
               that
               this
               bone
               (
               from
               whence
               soever
               it
               came
               )
               being
               of
               a
               man
               ,
               as
               the
               forme
               sheweth
               )
               must
               needes
               bee
               monstrous
               ,
               and
               more
               than
               after
               the
               proportion
               of
               five
               shanke
               bones
               of
               any
               man
               now
               living
               amongst
               us
               .
               There
               lye
               buried
               in
               this
               Church
               
                 Simon
                 Winehcombe
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               1391.
               
               
                 Robert
                 Combarton
                 ,
                 1422.
                 
                 Iohn
                 Wheatly
                 ,
              
               Mercer
               ,
               1428.
               
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Estfild
              
               ,
               Knight
               of
               the
               Bath
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1438.
               a
               great
               Benefactor
               to
               that
               Church
               ,
               under
               a
               faire
               Monument
               :
               he
               also
               builded
               their
               steeple
               ,
               changed
               their
               old
               Bels
               into
               5.
               tuneable
               Bels
               ,
               and
               gave
               100.
               
                 l.
              
               to
               other
               workes
               of
               that
               Church
               .
            
             
               Moreover
               ,
               
               he
               caused
               the
               Conduit
               in
               Aldermanbury
               ,
               which
               he
               had
               begun
               ,
               to
               be
               performed
               at
               his
               charges
               ,
               and
               water
               to
               be
               conveyed
               by
               pipes
               of
               Lead
               ,
               from
               Teyborne
               to
               Fleetstreete
               ,
               as
               I
               have
               said
               .
               And
               also
               from
               
                 High
                 Bery
              
               ,
               to
               the
               parish
               of
               S.
               Giles
               without
               Creplegate
               ,
               where
               the
               Inhabitants
               of
               those
               parts
               incastellated
               the
               same
               in
               sufficient
               Cisternes
               .
               
                 Iohn
                 Middleton
              
               ,
               Mercer
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1472.
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Tomes
              
               ,
               Draper
               ,
               1486.
               
               
                 William
                 Bucke
              
               ,
               Taylor
               ,
               1501.
               
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Browne
              
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1507.
               
               Dame
               
                 Margaret
                 Ienings
              
               ,
               wife
               to
               
                 Stephen
                 Ienings
              
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1515.
               
               A
               Widow
               ,
               named
               Starkey
               ,
               sometime
               wife
               to
               
                 Mody
                 .
                 Ralph
                 Woodcocke
              
               ,
               Grocer
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1586.
               
               Dame
               
                 Mary
                 Gresham
              
               ,
               wife
               to
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Gresham
                 ,
                 1528.
                 
                 Thomas
                 Godfrey
                 ,
              
               Remembrancer
               of
               the
               Office
               of
               the
               First
               fruits
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Digges
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 sonne
                 and
                 heyre
                 of
                 
                   Leonard
                   Digges
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Wotton
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Kent
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 &
                 of
                 Bridget
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 daughter
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Wilford
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 which
                 Thomas
                 deceased
                 the
                 24.
                 day
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1595.
                
                 
              
               
                 Agnes
                 ,
                 
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Digges
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 daughter
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Sentleger
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Vrsula
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 daughter
                 of
                 
                   George
                   Nevil
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Aburgaveny
                 ,
                 by
                 whom
                 the
                 said
                 Thomas
                 had
                 issue
                 ,
                 Dudley
                 ,
                 his
                 sonne
                 and
                 heyre
                 ;
                 Leonard
                 ,
                 his
                 second
                 son
                 ;
                 Margaret
                 and
                 Vrsula
                 ,
                 now
                 living
                 ,
                 beside
                 VVilliam
                 and
                 Mary
                 ,
                 who
                 died
                 young
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Deo
                 Opt.
                 Max.
                 &
                 memoriae
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Hic
                   resurrectionem
                   mortuorum
                   expectat
                   
                     Thomas
                     Digsaeus
                  
                   ,
                   Armiger
                   ,
                   ex
                   Antiqua
                   Digsaeorum
                   in
                   Cantia
                   Familia
                   oriundus
                   ,
                   vir
                   fide
                   &
                   pietate
                   in
                   Deum
                   singulari
                   ,
                   rei
                   militaris
                   admodum
                   peritus
                   ,
                   optimarum
                   literarum
                   studiosus
                   ,
                   &
                   scientiis
                   Mathematicis
                   ad
                   miraculum
                   (
                   ut
                   ex
                   libris
                   editis
                   constat
                   )
                   eruditissimus
                   :
                   Quem
                   Deus
                   in
                   Coelestem
                   Patriam
                   ,
                   Anno
                   salutis
                   ,
                   1595.
                   evocavit
                   :
                   charissimo
                   Marito
                   Vxor
                   moestissima
                   posuit
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   in
                   an
                   assured
                   hope
                   to
                   rise
                   in
                   Christ
                   ,
                   
                     Thomas
                     Digges
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   sometime
                   Muster-Master
                   of
                   the
                   English
                   Army
                   in
                   the
                   Low-Countries
                   :
                   A
                   man
                   zealously
                   affected
                   to
                   true
                   Religion
                   ,
                   wise
                   ,
                   discreete
                   ,
                   courteous
                   ,
                   faithfull
                   to
                   his
                   friends
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   rare
                   knowledge
                   in
                   Geometry
                   ,
                   Astrologie
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   Mathematicall
                   sciences
                   :
                   who
                   finished
                   this
                   transitory
                   life
                   with
                   a
                   happy
                   end
                   ,
                   
                     in
                     Anno
                     1595.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 That
                 the
                 dead
                 might
                 live
                 ,
                 Christ
                 dyed
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   buried
                   ,
                   
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     Norreis
                  
                   ,
                   daughter
                   of
                   the
                   right
                   Honourable
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Norreis
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Norreis
                   of
                   Ricot
                   ,
                   who
                   deceased
                   the
                   18.
                   day
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                   1574.
                   
                
                 
                   Armig.
                   hic
                   Jon.
                   Constantinus
                   positus
                   ;
                   
                   genetrici
                   subjacet
                   ;
                   aeternè
                   laetenur
                   in
                   arce
                   polorum
                   .
                   Qui
                   Februo
                   cessit
                   .
                   Mil.
                   1.
                   
                   Cent.
                   quatuor
                   bis
                   &
                   octo
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   entombed
                   ,
                   
                   
                     Ralph
                     Woodcock
                  
                   ,
                   Grocer
                   and
                   Alderman
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   who
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   first
                   day
                   of
                   September
                   ,
                   1586.
                   aged
                   ,
                   67.
                   yeeres
                   .
                   Hee
                   had
                   foure
                   wives
                   ,
                   
                     Helen
                     Collier
                  
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   five
                   sonne
                   and
                   three
                   daughters
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   
                     Good
                     Bower
                  
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   ten
                   sons
                   and
                   five
                   daughters
                   .
                   
                     Elenor
                     Carew
                  
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   one
                   daughter
                   .
                   And
                   
                     Mary
                     Lovyson
                  
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   no
                   issue
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   
                   whose
                
                 
                   husband
                   Davy
                   hight
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lyeth
                   buried
                   here
                   till
                
                 
                   time
                   the
                   Trumpet
                   blow
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   sure
                   the
                   heavens
                
                 
                   possesse
                   her
                   sacred
                   spright
                   ,
                
                 
                   Her
                   vertuous
                   life
                   and
                
                 
                   godly
                   end
                   did
                   show
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   they
                   that
                   knew
                   her
                
                 
                   pathes
                   of
                   perfect
                   love
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   sundry
                   gifts
                   that
                
                 
                   garnished
                   her
                   life
                   ,
                
                 
                   Can
                   witnesse
                   well
                   ,
                   and
                
                 
                   by
                   her
                   end
                   approve
                   ,
                
                 
                   There
                   seldome
                   hath
                   been
                
                 
                   seene
                   a
                   better
                   wife
                   .
                
                 
                   Give
                   God
                   the
                   praise
                   for
                
                 
                   such
                   her
                   happy
                   race
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   pray
                   ,
                   that
                   we
                
                 
                   like
                   vertues
                   may
                   embrace
                   .
                
                 
                   She
                   died
                   the
                   12.
                   day
                   of
                   August
                   ,
                   1569.
                   
                
              
               
                 Beneath
                 this
                 Church
                 have
                 ye
                 
                   Gay-spur
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 runneth
                 down
                 to
                 London
                 Wall
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 is
                 afore
                 shewed
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 lane
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 North
                 end
                 thereof
                 ,
                 was
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 a
                 house
                 of
                 Nuns
                 ,
                 which
                 house
                 being
                 in
                 great
                 decay
                 ,
                 
                   Wil.
                   Elsing
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 1329.
                 the
                 3.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 3.
                 began
                 in
                 place
                 thereof
                 the
                 foundation
                 of
                 an
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 for
                 sustentation
                 of
                 100.
                 blind
                 men
                 .
                 Towards
                 the
                 erection
                 whereof
                 ,
                 he
                 gave
                 his
                 2.
                 houses
                 in
                 the
                 Parishes
                 of
                 S.
                 Alphage
                 ,
                 &
                 our
                 blessed
                 Lady
                 in
                 Aldermanbury
                 ,
                 neere
                 Creplegate
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 house
                 was
                 after
                 called
                 a
                 Priory
                 or
                 Hospital
                 of
                 S.
                 Mary
                 the
                 Virgin
                 ,
                 founded
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1332.
                 by
                 
                   W.
                   Elsing
                
                 ,
                 for
                 Canons
                 regular
                 :
                 the
                 which
                 W.
                 became
                 the
                 first
                 Prior
                 there
                 .
                 
                   Robert
                   Elsing
                
                 ,
                 son
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 W.
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 12.
                 
                   l.
                
                 by
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 finding
                 of
                 3.
                 
                 Priests
                 ,
                 he
                 also
                 gave
                 100.
                 s.
                 towards
                 the
                 inclosing
                 of
                 the
                 new
                 Church-yard
                 without
                 Ealdgate
                 :
                 
                 and
                 100.
                 s.
                 to
                 the
                 inclosing
                 of
                 the
                 new
                 Church-yard
                 without
                 Aldersgate
                 :
                 to
                 
                   Tho.
                   Elsing
                
                 his
                 son
                 ,
                 80.
                 
                   l.
                
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 his
                 goods
                 to
                 be
                 sold
                 ,
                 and
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 .
                 This
                 house
                 valued
                 ,
                 193.
                 
                   l.
                
                 15.
                 
                   s.
                   5.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 was
                 surrendred
                 the
                 eleventh
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 the
                 22.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 8.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 briefe
                 remembrance
                 of
                 SYON
                 Colledge
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 Alphage
                 .
              
               
                 IN
                 the
                 same
                 place
                 where
                 the
                 foresaid
                 Elsing
                 Spittle
                 and
                 Priory
                 were
                 formerly
                 situated
                 ;
                 
                 there
                 is
                 now
                 newly
                 erected
                 a
                 Colledge
                 for
                 the
                 Clergy
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 liberties
                 thereof
                 ,
                 called
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 
                   Syon
                   Colledge
                
                 :
                 And
                 Almes-houses
                 for
                 twenty
                 poore
                 people
                 ,
                 ten
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 ten
                 women
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 was
                 done
                 by
                 the
                 especiall
                 care
                 and
                 paines
                 of
                 M.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Simson
                
                 ,
                 Rector
                 of
                 S.
                 Olaves
                 Hartstreet
                 London
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Executors
                 of
                 the
                 last
                 Will
                 and
                 Testament
                 of
                 M.
                 
                   Thomas
                   White
                
                 ,
                 
                 Doctor
                 in
                 Divinity
                 ,
                 Vicar
                 of
                 S.
                 Dunstanes
                 in
                 the
                 west
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Canons
                 Residentiary
                 of
                 S.
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 London
                 :
                 which
                 forenamed
                 
                   Thomas
                   White
                
                 (
                 besides
                 sundry
                 sums
                 of
                 mony
                 ,
                 and
                 great
                 yeerly
                 〈…〉
                 by
                 him
                 to
                 pious
                 and
                 charitable
                 uses
                 in
                 divers
                 places
                 )
                 gave
                 3000.
                 
                   l.
                
                 to
                 purchase
                 and
                 build
                 the
                 foresaid
                 Colledge
                 for
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 Clergy
                 ,
                 and
                 Almes-houses
                 for
                 the
                 20.
                 poor
                 people
                 aforesaid
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 also
                 gave
                 unto
                 the
                 said
                 Colledge
                 and
                 Almes-houses
                 160.
                 
                   l.
                
                 
                   per
                   annum
                
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 
                 whereof
                 there
                 is
                 120.
                 
                   l.
                
                 yeerly
                 allowed
                 for
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 Almes-men
                 &
                 women
                 .
                 And
                 40.
                 
                   l.
                
                 yeerly
                 for
                 4.
                 dinners
                 for
                 the
                 Clergy
                 ,
                 who
                 are
                 to
                 have
                 4.
                 
                 Latine
                 Sermons
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 ;
                 one
                 every
                 quarter
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 these
                 daies
                 are
                 to
                 dine
                 together
                 in
                 the
                 Colledge
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 same
                 Colledge
                 the
                 aforenamed
                 
                   Iohn
                   Simson
                
                 did
                 in
                 his
                 life
                 time
                 at
                 his
                 owne
                 proper
                 costs
                 and
                 charges
                 build
                 a
                 very
                 faire
                 and
                 spacious
                 Library
                 ,
                 
                 containing
                 121.
                 foote
                 in
                 length
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 wals
                 ,
                 &
                 above
                 25.
                 foot
                 in
                 breadth
                 .
                 And
                 hath
                 furnished
                 it
                 with
                 wainscot
                 ,
                 stalls
                 ,
                 deskes
                 ,
                 seates
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 necessary
                 and
                 usefull
                 ornaments
                 befieting
                 the
                 place
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 likewise
                 at
                 his
                 cost
                 and
                 charges
                 erected
                 the
                 new
                 building
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 the
                 Library
                 ,
                 
                 all
                 along
                 the
                 Southside
                 of
                 the
                 Colledge
                 Court
                 ,
                 for
                 lodging
                 for
                 the
                 Governours
                 ,
                 or
                 others
                 at
                 their
                 appointment
                 .
              
               
                 to
                 this
                 Library
                 there
                 have
                 beene
                 already
                 divers
                 bountfull
                 and
                 well
                 disposed
                 Benefactors
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 have
                 given
                 large
                 summes
                 of
                 money
                 towards
                 the
                 furnishing
                 of
                 it
                 with
                 bookes
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 right
                 Honourable
                 Paul
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Viscount
                 Bayning
                 ,
                 gave
                 fifty
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 right
                 Honourable
                 Anne
                 ,
                 Vicountesse
                 Bayning
                 ,
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 gave
                 50.
                 
                   l.
                   
                
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Croke
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Iustices
                 of
                 his
                 Pleas
                 before
                 him
                 assigned
                 to
                 be
                 holden
                 ,
                 gave
                 100.
                 
                   l.
                   
                
              
               
                 Rebecca
                 ,
                 Lady
                 Rumney
                 ,
                 widow
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Rumney
                
                 ,
                 late
                 Alderman
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 gave
                 100.
                 
                   l.
                   
                
              
               
                 M.
                 
                   Thomas
                   Gonnell
                
                 ,
                 late
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Merchant-Adventurer
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 gave
                 by
                 his
                 Will
                 100.
                 
                   l.
                   
                
              
               
                 M.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Greenough
                
                 ,
                 late
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Woolman
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 gave
                 by
                 his
                 Will
                 fifty
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 M.
                 
                   Robert
                   Parkhurst
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Alderman
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 gave
                 fifty
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 Besides
                 divers
                 others
                 ;
                 whose
                 names
                 ,
                 legacies
                 ,
                 gifts
                 ,
                 and
                 bookes
                 bought
                 therewith
                 :
                 are
                 (
                 by
                 way
                 of
                 a
                 gratefull
                 memoriall
                 )
                 registred
                 in
                 a
                 faire
                 Booke
                 kept
                 in
                 the
                 Library
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Monuments
                   that
                   were
                   in
                   this
                   Church
                   defaced
                   ,
                
                 Thomas
                 Cheney
                 ,
                 
                   son
                   to
                
                 William
                 Cheney
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 and
                 William
                 Cheney
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Northampton
                 ,
                 
                   Draper
                   ,
                   Maior
                   ,
                   1381.
                
                 
                 Edmond
                 Hungerford
                 ,
                 Henrie
                 Frowike
                 ,
                 Ioane
                 ,
                 
                   daughter
                   to
                   Sir
                
                 William
                 Cheney
                 ,
                 
                   wife
                   to
                
                 William
                 Stokes
                 ,
                 Robert
                 Edarbroke
                 ,
                 
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   1460.
                   
                   Dame
                
                 Ioane
                 Ratcliffe
                 ,
                 William
                 Fowler
                 ,
                 William
                 Kingston
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 Swineley
                 ,
                 and
                 Helen
                 
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 
              
               
                 The
                 principall
                 I
                 le
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 was
                 pulled
                 downe
                 ,
                 &
                 a
                 frame
                 of
                 foure
                 houses
                 set
                 up
                 in
                 place
                 :
                 the
                 other
                 part
                 from
                 the
                 steeple
                 upward
                 ,
                 was
                 converted
                 into
                 a
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Alphage
                 ,
                 
                 &
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 which
                 stood
                 neere
                 unto
                 the
                 VVall
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 by
                 Creplegate
                 ,
                 was
                 pulled
                 downe
                 ,
                 the
                 plot
                 thereof
                 made
                 a
                 Carpenters
                 yard
                 ,
                 with
                 saw-pits
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Hospitall
                 it selfe
                 ,
                 the
                 Prior
                 ,
                 and
                 Canons
                 house
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 Lodgings
                 ,
                 were
                 made
                 a
                 dwelling
                 house
                 ,
                 the
                 Church-yard
                 is
                 a
                 Garden
                 plot
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 faire
                 Gallery
                 on
                 the
                 Cloyster
                 :
                 the
                 lodgings
                 for
                 the
                 poore
                 are
                 translated
                 into
                 stabling
                 for
                 horses
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1541.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Williams
                
                 ,
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Jewels
                 ,
                 dwelling
                 in
                 this
                 house
                 ,
                 on
                 Christmas
                 Even
                 at
                 night
                 ,
                 about
                 seven
                 of
                 the
                 clocke
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 great
                 fire
                 began
                 in
                 the
                 Gallery
                 thereof
                 ,
                 which
                 burned
                 so
                 sore
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 flame
                 firing
                 the
                 whole
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 consuming
                 it
                 ,
                 was
                 seene
                 all
                 the
                 City
                 over
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 hardly
                 quenched
                 ;
                 whereby
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Iewels
                 were
                 burned
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 imbeselled
                 (
                 as
                 was
                 said
                 .
                 )
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Rowland
                   Hayward
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 dwelled
                 in
                 this
                 Spittle
                 ,
                 &
                 was
                 buried
                 there
                 ,
                 1593.
                 
                 
                   Richard
                   Lee
                
                 ,
                 alias
                 ,
                 Clarenciaulx
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 Armes
                 ,
                 1597.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Rowland
                     Hayward
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Knight
                   ,
                   twice
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   living
                   an
                   Alderman
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   30.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   and
                   (
                   at
                   his
                   death
                   )
                   the
                   ancientest
                   Alderman
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   City
                   .
                   He
                   lived
                   beloved
                   of
                   all
                   good
                   men
                   ,
                   and
                   died
                   (
                   in
                   great
                   credit
                   and
                   reputation
                   )
                   the
                   fifth
                   day
                   of
                   December
                   ,
                   
                     Ann.
                     Dom.
                     1593.
                  
                   
                   And
                   the
                   36.
                   yeere
                   of
                   the
                   reigne
                   of
                   our
                   Soveraigne
                   Lady
                   Queene
                   Elizabeth
                   .
                   He
                   had
                   two
                   vertuous
                   wives
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   them
                   many
                   happy
                   children
                   .
                
                 
                   Ioane
                   ,
                   daughter
                   of
                   
                     William
                     Tillesworth
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   was
                   the
                   first
                   wife
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Rowland
                     Hayward
                  
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   issue
                   ,
                   3.
                   sons
                   and
                   5.
                   daughters
                   ,
                   which
                   3.
                   sons
                   ,
                   and
                   2.
                   of
                   the
                   daughters
                   died
                   in
                   their
                   infancy
                   .
                   The
                   eldest
                   of
                   the
                   surviving
                   daughters
                   ,
                   named
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   was
                   first
                   married
                   to
                   
                     Richard
                     VVaren
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   and
                   (
                   after
                   his
                   decease
                   )
                   to
                   
                     Thomas
                     Knevet
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   her
                   Majesties
                   Privie
                   Chamber
                   .
                   Susanna
                   ,
                   the
                   second
                   daughter
                   ,
                   was
                   married
                   to
                   
                     Henry
                     Townsend
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   .
                   Ioane
                   the
                   third
                   daughter
                   ,
                   was
                   married
                   to
                   
                     Iohn
                     Thinne
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   .
                
                 
                   Katharine
                   ,
                   the
                   second
                   wife
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Rowland
                     Hayward
                  
                   ,
                   was
                   daughter
                   to
                   
                     Thomas
                     Smith
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   hee
                   had
                   likewise
                   issue
                   three
                   sons
                   and
                   five
                   daughters
                   ,
                   whereof
                   one
                   sonne
                   and
                   one
                   daughter
                   died
                   infants
                   .
                   The
                   two
                   sons
                   and
                   foure
                   daughters
                   yet
                   living
                   ,
                   are
                   
                     George
                     ,
                     Iohn
                     ,
                     Alice
                     ,
                     Katharine
                     ,
                     Mary
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Anne
                   ,
                   all
                   young
                   ,
                   and
                   unmarried
                   at
                   their
                   fathers
                   death
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Decus
                 vitae
                 ,
                 est
                 honorata
                 Mors.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 Tombe
                 was
                 erected
                 by
                 the
                 appointment
                 of
                 
                   Edward
                   Pilsworth
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Cotton
                
                 ,
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 Executors
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 Rowland
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Here
                 lieth
                 buried
                 under
                 this
                 stone
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Robert
                   Hodgson
                
                 ,
                 
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Auditors
                 of
                 the
                 Queenes
                 Majesties
                 Court
                 of
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 who
                 died
                 the
                 26.
                 day
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1577.
                 
              
               
                 Now
                 to
                 returne
                 to
                 Milkestreet
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 milke
                 sold
                 there
                 ,
                 there
                 bee
                 many
                 faire
                 houses
                 for
                 wealthy
                 Merchants
                 and
                 other
                 :
                 among
                 the
                 which
                 I
                 reade
                 ,
                 that
                 
                   Gregory
                   Rokesley
                
                 ,
                 
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1275.
                 dwelled
                 in
                 this
                 Milkstreete
                 ,
                 in
                 an
                 house
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Priory
                 of
                 Lewes
                 in
                 Sussex
                 ,
                 whereof
                 he
                 was
                 Tenant
                 at
                 will
                 ,
                 paying
                 20.
                 s.
                 by
                 the
                 yeere
                 without
                 other
                 charge
                 :
                 such
                 were
                 the
                 rents
                 of
                 those
                 times
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 Milkestreete
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 a
                 small
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Mary
                   Magdalen
                
                 ,
                 which
                 hath
                 of
                 late
                 yeeres
                 been
                 repaired
                 :
                 
                   William
                   Browne
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1513.
                 gave
                 to
                 this
                 Church
                 forty
                 pounds
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 there
                 .
                 
                   Thomas
                   Exmew
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1528.
                 gave
                 forty
                 pounds
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 there
                 :
                 so
                 was
                 
                   Iohn
                   Milford
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1375.
                 
                 
                   Iohn
                   Olney
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1475.
                 
                 
                   Richard
                   Rawson
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1476.
                 
                 
                   Henry
                   Kelsey
                
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Browne
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1497.
                 
                 
                   Thomas
                   Muschampe
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1463.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Cantilow
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 1462.
                 
                 
                   Henry
                   Cantilow
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 Merchant
                 of
                 the
                 Staple
                 ,
                 who
                 builded
                 a
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 there
                 ,
                 1495.
                 
                 
                   Iohn
                   West
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 1517.
                 
                 
                   Iohn
                   Machel
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 1558.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Skinner
                
                 ,
                 Clothworker
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1596.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   the
                   corps
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Skinner
                  
                   ,
                   late
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Alderman
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   
                   borne
                   at
                   
                     Saffron
                     Walden
                  
                   in
                   Essex
                   ,
                   who
                   in
                   the
                   63.
                   yeere
                   of
                   his
                   age
                   ,
                   and
                   on
                   the
                   5.
                   day
                   of
                   December
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1596.
                  
                   being
                   then
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   ,
                   leaving
                   behind
                   him
                   three
                   sonnes
                   ,
                   
                     Iohn
                     ,
                     Thomas
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Richard
                   :
                   and
                   three
                   daughters
                   ,
                   
                     Aunc
                     ,
                     Iulian
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Elizabeth
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   interred
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   Mistresse
                   
                     Mary
                     Collet
                  
                   ,
                   wife
                   of
                   M.
                   
                     John
                     Collet
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Salter
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   who
                   deceased
                   the
                   22.
                   of
                   December
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1613.
                  
                   being
                   aged
                   35.
                   yeeres
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   This
                   Marble
                   witnesse
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   dew-dropt
                   with
                   the
                   eies
                
                 
                   Of
                   grived
                   Niobe
                   ,
                   ●els
                
                 
                   thee
                   ,
                   that
                   here
                   lies
                
                 
                   Her
                   second
                   husband
                   joy
                   ,
                
                 
                   her
                   first
                   content
                   ,
                
                 
                   Her
                   parents
                   comfort
                   ,
                
                 
                   her
                   friends
                   ornament
                   ,
                
                 
                   Her
                   neighbours
                   welcome
                   ,
                
                 
                   her
                   deare
                   kinreds
                   losse
                   ,
                
                 
                   Her
                   owne
                   health's
                   foe
                   ,
                
                 
                   deeming
                   all
                   pleasure
                   drosse
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   world
                   a
                   layle
                   ,
                   whence
                   ,
                
                 
                   through
                   much
                   paine
                   we
                   see
                
                 
                   Her
                   soule
                   at
                   length
                
                 
                   hath
                   purchast
                   liberty
                   ;
                
                 
                   And
                   soar'd
                   on
                   high
                   where
                
                 
                   here
                   Redeemer
                   lives
                   :
                
                 
                   Who
                   (
                   for
                   her
                   torment
                   )
                
                 
                   rest
                   and
                   glory
                   gives
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lie
                   the
                   bodies
                   of
                   
                     Gerard
                     Gore
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Citizen
                   ,
                   Merchant-Taylor
                   ,
                   and
                   Alderman
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   Helen
                   his
                   wife
                   :
                   who
                   lived
                   together
                   married
                   57.
                   yeeres
                   .
                   The
                   said
                   Gerard
                   died
                   the
                   11.
                   day
                   of
                   December
                   ,
                   1607.
                   in
                   the
                   91.
                   yeere
                   of
                   his
                   age
                   .
                   And
                   shee
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   13.
                   day
                   of
                   February
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   foresaid
                   yeere
                   ,
                   being
                   75.
                   yeeres
                   old
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Thom.
                     Henshawe
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Merchant-Taylor
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   to
                   wife
                   
                     Flower
                     Henshawe
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   issue
                   by
                   her
                   9.
                   sons
                   ,
                   and
                   4.
                   daughters
                   .
                   He
                   deceased
                   the
                   11.
                   day
                   of
                   Ianuary
                   ,
                   1611.
                   aged
                   ,
                   76.
                   yeeres
                   :
                   and
                   she
                   died
                   the
                   6.
                   of
                   March
                   ,
                   1615.
                   aged
                   ,
                   about
                   60.
                   yeeres
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   sir
                   
                     William
                     Stone
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Knight
                   ,
                   free
                   of
                   the
                   Clothworkers
                   and
                   Turkie
                   Companies
                   ,
                   sometime
                   Alderman
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   .
                   He
                   was
                   the
                   sonne
                   of
                   
                     Reynold
                     Stone
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Fishmonger
                   of
                   London
                   .
                   The
                   said
                   Sir
                   VVilliam
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   14.
                   of
                   September
                   ,
                   1609.
                   aged
                   ,
                   63.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     As
                     the
                     Earth
                     ,
                     the
                  
                   
                     Earth
                     doth
                     cover
                     ,
                  
                   
                     So
                     under
                     this
                     stone
                  
                   
                     lyes
                     another
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     William
                     Stone
                     ,
                  
                   
                     who
                     long
                     deceased
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Ere
                     the
                     worlds
                     love
                  
                   
                     him
                     released
                     ,
                  
                   
                   
                     So
                     much
                     it
                     lov'd
                     him
                     .
                  
                   
                     For
                     they
                     say
                     ,
                  
                   
                     He
                     answered
                     death
                  
                   
                     before
                     his
                     day
                     ,
                  
                   
                     But
                     't
                     is
                     not
                     so
                     :
                  
                   
                     for
                     he
                     was
                     sought
                  
                   
                     Of
                     one
                     that
                     both
                     him
                  
                   
                     made
                     and
                     bought
                     .
                  
                   
                     He
                     remain'd
                  
                   
                     the
                     great
                     Lords
                     treasure
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Who
                     called
                     for
                     him
                  
                   
                     at
                     his
                     pleasure
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     receiv'd
                     him
                     .
                  
                   
                     Yet
                     be'
                     it
                     said
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Earth
                     griev'd
                     that
                     heaven
                  
                   
                     so
                     soone
                     was
                     paid
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     likewise
                     lyes
                  
                   
                     inhumed
                     in
                     one
                     bed
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Dame
                     Barbara
                     ,
                  
                   
                     the
                     welbeloved
                     wife
                  
                   
                     Of
                     this
                     remembred
                     Knight
                     :
                  
                   
                     whose
                     soules
                     are
                     fled
                  
                   
                     From
                     this
                     dimme
                     Vale
                     ,
                  
                   
                     to
                     everlasting
                     life
                     .
                  
                   
                     Where
                     no
                     more
                     change
                     ,
                  
                   
                     nor
                     no
                     more
                     separation
                  
                   
                     Shall
                     make
                     them
                     flye
                  
                   
                     from
                     their
                     blest
                     habitation
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Grasse
                     of
                     levitie
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Span
                     in
                     brevity
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Flowers
                     felicity
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Fire
                     of
                     misery
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Winds
                     stability
                  
                   
                     Is
                     mortality
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Their
                     Riches
                     were
                  
                   
                     like
                     corne
                     lent
                     to
                     the
                     field
                     ,
                  
                   
                     What
                     it
                     receiv'd
                  
                   
                     it
                     manifold
                     did
                     yeeld
                     .
                  
                   
                     Their
                     bodies
                     have
                     a
                     grave
                  
                   
                     their
                     vertues
                     none
                     ,
                  
                   
                     But
                     shall
                     with
                     time
                     grow
                     greene
                     ,
                  
                   
                     when
                     they
                     are
                     gone
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Stone
                     walls
                     ,
                     brasse
                     Towers
                     ,
                  
                   
                     decay
                     as
                     flowers
                     :
                  
                   
                     One
                     gone
                     ,
                     their
                     good
                  
                   
                     is
                     ,
                     Lo
                     ,
                     here
                     they
                     stood
                     .
                  
                   
                     So
                     transitory
                  
                   
                     is
                     our
                     glory
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   This
                   Stone
                   ,
                   
                   this
                   Verse
                   ,
                
                 
                   two
                   Mountfords
                   doe
                   present
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   corps
                   of
                   one
                   ,
                
                 
                   the
                   others
                   Monument
                   :
                
                 
                   Two
                   lovely
                   brethren
                   ,
                
                 
                   by
                   their
                   vertues
                   knowne
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whom
                   Cambridge
                   ,
                   and
                
                 
                   
                     Kings
                     Colledge
                  
                   cal'd
                   their
                   owne
                   .
                
                 
                   Osbert
                   and
                   Richard
                   ,
                
                 
                   of
                   which
                   worthy
                   paire
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   first
                   imployed
                
                 
                   by
                   Sea
                   in
                   great
                   affaire
                   ,
                
                 
                   Made
                   Heaven
                   his
                   Haven
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   at
                   that
                   Port
                   ,
                   the
                   other
                
                 
                   (
                   By
                   land
                   )
                   did
                   overtake
                
                 
                   his
                   elder
                   Brother
                   .
                
                 
                   So
                   now
                   the
                   bones
                
                 
                   of
                   both
                   are
                   laid
                   asleepe
                   ,
                
                 
                   These
                   in
                   this
                   Church
                   ,
                
                 
                   those
                   in
                   the
                   
                     Easterne
                     Deepe
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   Till
                   all
                   the
                   dead
                
                 
                   shall
                   wake
                   from
                   Sea
                   and
                   Land
                   ,
                
                 
                   Before
                   the
                   Iudge
                
                 
                   of
                   quicke
                   and
                   dead
                   to
                   stand
                   .
                
                 
                   Amen
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   We
                   sonne-lesse
                   parents
                   ,
                
                 
                   yet
                   not
                   childlesse
                   left
                   ,
                
                 
                   Bewaile
                   (
                   as
                   men
                   )
                
                 
                   our
                   seed
                   untimely
                   reft
                   .
                
                 
                   As
                   Christians
                   ,
                   we
                   hope
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   joy
                   ,
                   and
                   say
                   ;
                
                 
                   Heaven
                   is
                   our
                   home
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   thither
                   ,
                   Death
                   the
                   way
                   .
                
                 
                   By
                   Sea
                   or
                   Land
                   ,
                
                 
                   it
                   skils
                   not
                   ,
                   so
                   we
                   minde
                
                 
                   The
                   Faithfull
                   Pilgrims
                
                 
                   narrow
                   path
                   to
                   finde
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Mort.
                     Osbert
                     ,
                     Mense
                     Decemb.
                     1614.
                     
                  
                   
                     Mort.
                     Richard
                     ,
                     Mense
                     Ian.
                     1615.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 Then
                 next
                 is
                 Woodstreet
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 what
                 reason
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 I
                 know
                 not
                 ;
                 true
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 according
                 to
                 a
                 Decree
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 the
                 houses
                 in
                 London
                 were
                 builded
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 for
                 defence
                 of
                 fire
                 ,
                 which
                 kind
                 of
                 building
                 was
                 used
                 for
                 two
                 hundred
                 yeeres
                 or
                 more
                 ;
                 but
                 of
                 later
                 time
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 winning
                 of
                 ground
                 ,
                 taken
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 houses
                 of
                 timber
                 were
                 set
                 up
                 in
                 place
                 .
                 It
                 seemeth
                 therefore
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 street
                 hath
                 beene
                 of
                 the
                 later
                 building
                 ,
                 all
                 of
                 timber
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 not
                 one
                 house
                 of
                 stone
                 hath
                 beene
                 knowne
                 there
                 )
                 and
                 therefore
                 called
                 Woodstreet
                 ;
                 otherwise
                 it
                 might
                 take
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 some
                 builder
                 or
                 owner
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Tho.
                   Wood
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 in
                 
                 the
                 yeere
                 1491.
                 dwelled
                 there
                 :
                 he
                 was
                 an
                 especiall
                 Benefactor
                 towards
                 the
                 building
                 of
                 S.
                 Peters
                 Church
                 at
                 Woodstreet
                 end
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 called
                 
                   Gold-smiths
                   〈◊〉
                
                 ,
                 garnished
                 with
                 the
                 likenesse
                 of
                 Wood-men
                 :
                 his
                 predecessors
                 might
                 be
                 the
                 first
                 builders
                 ,
                 owners
                 and
                 namers
                 of
                 this
                 street
                 ,
                 after
                 their
                 owne
                 name
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 street
                 is
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Prison
                 houses
                 ,
                 
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 called
                 the
                 Compter
                 in
                 Woodstreet
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 prepared
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 prison-house
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1555.
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 Eve
                 of
                 S.
                 Michael
                 the
                 Archangell
                 ,
                 the
                 prisoners
                 that
                 lay
                 in
                 the
                 Compter
                 in
                 Breadstreet
                 ,
                 were
                 removed
                 to
                 this
                 Compter
                 in
                 Woodstreet
                 .
                 Beneath
                 this
                 Compter
                 is
                 
                   Lad
                   Lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 
                   Ladle
                   Hall
                
                 ;
                 for
                 so
                 I
                 find
                 it
                 of
                 Record
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Michael
                   Woodstreet
                
                 ,
                 and
                 beneath
                 that
                 is
                 
                   Love
                   Lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 wantons
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 this
                 Lane
                 is
                 the
                 ancient
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Albans
                 .
                 
                 One
                 note
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 antiquity
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 name
                 :
                 by
                 which
                 it
                 was
                 at
                 first
                 dedicated
                 to
                 Saint
                 Albane
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 Martyr
                 of
                 England
                 .
                 Another
                 character
                 of
                 the
                 antiquity
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 seene
                 in
                 the
                 manner
                 of
                 the
                 turning
                 of
                 the
                 Arches
                 in
                 the
                 windowes
                 ,
                 and
                 heads
                 of
                 the
                 Pillars
                 .
                 A
                 third
                 note
                 appeares
                 in
                 the
                 Romane
                 bricks
                 ,
                 here
                 and
                 there
                 inlayed
                 amongst
                 the
                 stones
                 of
                 the
                 building
                 .
                 Very
                 probable
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 Church
                 is
                 at
                 least
                 of
                 as
                 ancient
                 a
                 standing
                 ,
                 as
                 King
                 Adelstane
                 the
                 Saxon
                 ,
                 who
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Tradition
                 sayes
                 ,
                 had
                 his
                 house
                 at
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 .
                 This
                 Kings
                 house
                 having
                 a
                 doore
                 also
                 into
                 Adel-street
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 Parish
                 ,
                 gave
                 name
                 ,
                 as
                 't
                 is
                 thought
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 said
                 Adel-street
                 :
                 which
                 in
                 all
                 Evidences
                 to
                 this
                 day
                 ,
                 is
                 written
                 King-Adelstreet
                 .
                 One
                 great
                 square
                 Tower
                 of
                 this
                 Kings
                 house
                 seemes
                 yet
                 remaining
                 :
                 to
                 be
                 seene
                 at
                 the
                 North
                 corner
                 of
                 
                   Love
                   Lane
                
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 come
                 from
                 Alderman-bury
                 :
                 which
                 Tower
                 is
                 of
                 the
                 very
                 same
                 stone
                 and
                 manner
                 of
                 building
                 with
                 S.
                 Albanes
                 Church
                 .
                 This
                 Church
                 ,
                 decayed
                 with
                 meere
                 age
                 ,
                 is
                 this
                 yeere
                 beginning
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 new
                 builded
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 hath
                 the
                 Monuments
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Rich.
                   Illingworth
                
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 
                   Thomas
                   Catworth
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1443.
                 
                 
                   Iohn
                   Woodcocke
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1405.
                 
                 
                   Iohn
                   Collet
                
                 and
                 Alice
                 his
                 wife
                 :
                 
                   Ralph
                   Thomas
                   ,
                   Ralph
                
                 and
                 Richard
                 ,
                 sonnes
                 of
                 
                   Ralph
                   Illingworth
                
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Illingworth
                
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 .
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Fitzwilliams
                   ;
                   Thomas
                   Halton
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1550.
                 
                 
                   Thomas
                   Ostrich
                
                 ,
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 1483.
                 
                 
                   Richard
                   Swetenham
                
                 Esquire
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   William
                   Dunthorne
                
                 ,
                 Town-Clerke
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Epitaph
                 :
              
               
                 
                   ●aelix
                   prima
                   dies
                
                 
                   postquam
                   mortalibus
                   aevi
                   ,
                
                 
                   Cesserit
                   ,
                   hic
                   morbus
                
                 
                   subit
                   ,
                   atq
                   ,
                   repentè
                   senectus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Tum
                   mors
                   qua
                   nostrum
                
                 
                   Dunthorn
                   cecidisse
                   Wile●mum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Haud
                   cuiquam
                   latuisse
                
                 
                   reor
                   ,
                   dignissimus
                   (
                   inquam
                   ,
                   )
                
                 
                   Artibus
                   hic
                   Doctor
                   ,
                
                 
                   necnon
                   celeberrimus
                   hujus
                
                 
                   Clericus
                   Vrbis
                   erat
                
                 
                   primus
                   ,
                   nullique
                   secundus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Moribus
                   ,
                   ingenio
                   ,
                
                 
                   studio
                   ,
                   nil
                   dixeris
                   illi
                   ,
                
                 
                   Quin
                   dederit
                   natura
                
                 
                   boni
                   ,
                   pius
                   ipse
                   modestus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Longanimus
                   ,
                   solis
                
                 
                   patiens
                   ,
                   super
                   omnia
                   gratus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Quique
                   sub
                   immensas
                
                 
                   curas
                   variosque
                   labores
                   ,
                
                 
                   Anxius
                   atteritur
                   vitae
                   ,
                
                 
                   dum
                   carpserit
                   auras
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hoc
                   tetro
                   in
                   tumulo
                   ,
                
                 
                   compostus
                   pace
                   quiescit
                   .
                
              
               
                 Simon
                 Morsted
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 Pikehurst
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Richard
                 Take
                 ,
                 Robert
                 Ashcombe
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 Lovet
                 ,
                 
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   Sheriffe
                   of
                
                 Northamptonshire
                 ,
                 1491.
                 
                 Iohn
                 Spoore
                 ,
                 1429.
                 
                 Katharine
                 ,
                 
                   daughter
                   to
                   Sir
                
                 The
                 Mirley
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 William
                 Linchlade
                 ,
                 
                   Mercer
                   ,
                   1392.
                
                 
                 Iohn
                 Penny
                 ,
                 
                   Mercer
                   ,
                   1450.
                
                 
                 Iohn
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 
                   Mercer
                   ,
                   1485.
                
                 
                 Christopher
                 Hawse
                 ,
                 
                   Mercer
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Sheriffes
                   ,
                   1503.
                   
                
                 William
                 Sharborough
                 ,
                 Vintner
                 ,
                 Simon
                 de
                 Berching
                 .
                 Sir
                 Iohn
                 Cheke
                 ,
                 
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Schoole-master
                   to
                   King
                
                 Edward
                 
                   the
                   6.
                   deceased
                   ,
                   1557.
                   doth
                   lye
                   here
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Hunc
                   posuit
                   Tumulum
                
                 
                   frater
                   ,
                   
                   superaddidit
                   illi
                
                 
                   Triste
                   Nepos
                   Carmen
                   ;
                
                 
                   dignus
                   utroque
                   fuit
                   .
                
                 
                   Cur
                   Tumulum
                   ?
                   justo
                
                 
                   ne
                   funus
                   honore
                   careret
                   .
                
                 
                   Cur
                   Carmen
                   ?
                   laudes
                
                 
                   ne
                   tegerentur
                   humo
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   Vita
                   pia
                   ,
                   &
                   foelix
                   mors
                   ,
                
                 
                   vitam
                   morte
                   prehendunt
                   ,
                
                 
                   Et
                   pensant-Coeli
                
                 
                   munere
                   ,
                   damna
                   soli
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   M.
                   
                     Albayne
                     Hill
                  
                   ,
                   Doctor
                   of
                   Physicke
                   ,
                   who
                   dyed
                   the
                   26.
                   day
                   of
                   December
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1559.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   also
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   Mistris
                   
                     Alice
                     Hill
                  
                   ,
                   
                   sometime
                   wife
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   M.
                   Dr.
                   Hill
                   :
                   who
                   dyed
                   the
                   last
                   day
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1508.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Ethelreda
                   White
                   ,
                   
                   quondam
                   uxor
                   Henrici
                   White
                   ,
                   Armigeri
                   ,
                   &
                   unius
                   filiarum
                   &
                   haeredum
                   Roberti
                   Frother
                   ,
                   Aldermanni
                   London
                   .
                   Quae
                   quidem
                   Ethelreda
                   obiit
                   in
                   vigilia
                   S.
                   Iohan.
                   Baptist
                   .
                   An.
                   Regis
                   Henrici
                   8.
                   26.
                   
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1534.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   13.
                   day
                   of
                   September
                   ,
                   
                   1557.
                   
                
                 
                   Doctrinae
                   tamen
                
                 
                   Chekus
                   uterque
                   Magister
                   ,
                
                 
                   Aurea
                   naturae
                
                 
                   sabrica
                   morre
                   jacer
                   .
                
                 
                   Non
                   erat
                   è
                   multis
                
                 
                   unus
                   ,
                   sed
                   praestitir
                   unus
                
                 
                   Omnibus
                   &
                   Patriae
                
                 
                   flos
                   erat
                   ille
                   suae
                   :
                
                 
                   Gemma
                   Britanna
                   fuit
                   ,
                
                 
                   tam
                   magnum
                   nulla
                   tulerunt
                
                 
                   Tempora
                   Thesaurum
                   ,
                
                 
                   tempora
                   nulla
                   ferent
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Hic
                     jacet
                     Benedictus
                     Trotter
                     ,
                     
                     nuper
                     Civis
                     ,
                     &
                     Grocerus
                     London
                     ,
                     Mercator
                     Stapulae
                     villae
                     Caliciae
                     .
                     Qui
                     obiit
                     ultimo
                     die
                     Mensis
                     Octobris
                     ,
                     1496.
                     
                     Cujus
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                   
                     Hic
                     jacet
                     Willielmus
                     Hinchlade
                     ,
                     
                     quondam
                     Civis
                     &
                     Mercerus
                     London
                     .
                     Qui
                     obiit
                     9.
                     die
                     Ianuarii
                     ,
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1392.
                     
                     Et
                     Alicia
                     uxor
                     ejus
                     .
                     Quorum
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Of
                   
                     William
                     Wilson
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Ioane
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   Alice
                   their
                   daughter
                   deare
                   ,
                
                 
                   These
                   lines
                   be
                   left
                   to
                   give
                   report
                   ,
                
                 
                   these
                   three
                   lye
                   buried
                   here
                   ;
                
                 
                   And
                   Alice
                   was
                   
                     Henry
                     Decons
                  
                   wife
                   ,
                
                 
                   which
                   Henry
                   lives
                   on
                   earth
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   is
                   the
                   Serjeant
                   Plummer
                   unto
                
                 
                   Queene
                   ELIZABETH
                   .
                
                 
                   With
                   whom
                   this
                   Alice
                   left
                   issue
                   here
                   ,
                
                 
                   her
                   vertuous
                   daughter
                   Iane
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   be
                   his
                   comfort
                   every
                   where
                   ,
                
                 
                   now
                   joyfull
                   Alice
                   is
                   gone
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   for
                   these
                   three
                   departed
                   soules
                   ,
                
                 
                   gone
                   up
                   to
                   joyfull
                   blisse
                   ;
                
                 
                   Th'
                   Almighty
                   praise
                   be
                   given
                   to
                   God
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   whom
                   the
                   glory
                   is
                   .
                
              
               
                 Alice
                 dyed
                 ,
                 the
                 eleventh
                 day
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 1572.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Ad
                   sacros
                   cineres
                   ,
                   
                   &
                   piam
                   memoriam
                   Alleni
                   Downer
                   ,
                   Civis
                   London
                   ,
                   è
                   libertate
                   Potifica
                   ,
                   &
                   aetate
                   &
                   officio
                   aliquando
                   senioris
                   ,
                   &
                   Mariae
                   Vxoris
                   Parentum
                   integritate
                   quadrata
                   ,
                   Thomas
                   Filius
                   unus
                   ,
                   &
                   uncus
                   superstes
                   ,
                   ultimum
                   hoc
                   pli
                   &
                   filialis
                   amoris
                   testamentum
                   assert
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Si
                   vere
                   dicunt
                
                 
                   monumenta
                   monentia
                   men●●●
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mille
                   mihi
                   monumenta
                
                 
                   pii
                   posuēre
                   parentes
                   .
                
                 
                   Ingratus
                   ne
                   sim
                
                 
                   monumento
                   hoc
                   miile
                   rependo
                   .
                
              
               
                 Vpon
                 the
                 Wall
                 by
                 the
                 North
                 doore
                 ,
                 a
                 faire
                 Monument
                 in
                 stone
                 ,
                 with
                 these
                 inscriptions
                 :
              
            
             
               
                 Misericordiam
                 Dei
                 per
                 Jesum
                 Christum
                 obtinuimus
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lye
                   the
                   bodies
                   of
                   Anne
                   ,
                   the
                   wife
                   of
                   
                     Laurence
                     Gibson
                  
                   ,
                   Gent.
                   and
                   of
                   their
                   three
                   sonnes
                   .
                   She
                   was
                   a
                   most
                   faithfull
                   and
                   loving
                   wife
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   right-religious
                   ,
                   wise
                   ,
                   vertuous
                   and
                   modest
                   woman
                   ,
                   and
                   adorned
                   with
                   many
                   other
                   such
                   excellent
                   and
                   commendable
                   gifts
                   and
                   qualities
                   ,
                   that
                   she
                   is
                   worthy
                   of
                   perpetuall
                   memory
                   .
                   She
                   was
                   of
                   the
                   ancient
                   Family
                   of
                   the
                   Bamfords
                   in
                   Lincolnshire
                   :
                   and
                   the
                   29.
                   day
                   of
                   December
                   ,
                   1611.
                   she
                   patiently
                   and
                   Christianly
                   ended
                   this
                   mortall
                   life
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Spe
                 resurgendi
                 ad
                 vitam
                 aeternam
                 requiescimus
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Hoc
                   moestissimus
                   ejus
                   maritus
                   ,
                   in
                   piam
                   memoriam
                   Vxoris
                   suae
                   ,
                   talis
                   ,
                   tamque
                   charissimae
                   construi
                   fecit
                   :
                   eundemque
                   hic
                   cum
                   illa
                   esse
                   sepulturum
                   sperat
                   &
                   exoptat
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 Christo
                 filii
                 sumus
                 Dei
                 ,
                 &
                 haeredes
                 aeternae
                 vicae
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Mentis
                   vis
                   magna
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     What
                     ,
                     is
                     she
                     dead
                     ?
                  
                   
                     doth
                     he
                     survive
                     ?
                  
                   
                     No
                     :
                     both
                     are
                     dead
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     both
                     alive
                     .
                  
                   
                   
                     She
                     lives
                     ,
                     hee
                     's
                     dead
                     ,
                  
                   
                     by
                     love
                     ,
                     though
                     grieving
                     ,
                  
                   
                     In
                     him
                     ,
                     for
                     her
                     ,
                  
                   
                     yet
                     dead
                     ,
                     yet
                     living
                     .
                  
                   
                     Both
                     dead
                     ,
                     and
                     living
                     ?
                  
                   
                     then
                     what
                     is
                     gone
                     ?
                  
                   
                     One
                     halfe
                     of
                     both
                     ,
                  
                   
                     not
                     any
                     one
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     One
                     mind
                     ,
                     one
                     Faith
                     ,
                  
                   
                     one
                     hope
                     ,
                     one
                     Grave
                     ,
                  
                   
                     In
                     life
                     ,
                     in
                     death
                     ,
                  
                   
                     they
                     had
                     ,
                     and
                     still
                     they
                     have
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Amor
                   conjugalis
                   aeternus
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Hic
                     jacet
                     in
                     requiem
                  
                   
                     
                       Woodcocke
                       Iohn
                    
                     ,
                     
                     vir
                     Generosus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Maior
                     Londiniae
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Mercerus
                     ,
                     valdè
                     morosus
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Hic
                     jacet
                     
                       Tom
                       Shot-hose
                    
                     ,
                  
                   
                     sine
                     Tombe
                     ,
                     sine
                     Sheets
                     ,
                     sine
                     Riches
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Qui
                     vixit
                     sine
                     Gowne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     sine
                     Cloake
                     ,
                     sine
                     Shirt
                     ,
                     sine
                     Breeches
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   Vestrie
                   South
                   Window
                   ,
                   there
                   is
                   the
                   figure
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Heritagh
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   a
                   red
                   Mantle
                   :
                   Right
                   before
                   him
                   in
                   another
                   pane
                   is
                   the
                   Mercers
                   Armes
                   ,
                   of
                   which
                   Company
                   (
                   it
                   seemes
                   )
                   he
                   was
                   free
                   .
                   This
                   man
                   was
                   the
                   builder
                   of
                   this
                   Vestry-house
                   .
                
                 
                   At
                   the
                   East
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   right
                   hand
                   ,
                   is
                   a
                   faire
                   Monument
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   inscription
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     To
                     the
                     sacred
                     Memory
                     of
                     
                       Thomas
                       Shelly
                    
                     ,
                     eldest
                     sonne
                     and
                     heire
                     of
                     
                       Henry
                       Shelly
                    
                     of
                     Patcham
                     in
                     the
                     Country
                     of
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     the
                     second
                     day
                     of
                     Decemb.
                     1620.
                     being
                     23.
                     yeeres
                     of
                     age
                     :
                     by
                     his
                     most
                     sorrowfull
                     wife
                     ,
                     
                       Mary
                       Shelly
                    
                     ,
                     eldest
                     daughter
                     of
                     
                       Thomas
                       Stephens
                    
                     of
                     the
                     middle
                     Temple
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     Atturney
                     Generall
                     to
                     Prince
                     Henry
                     .
                  
                   
                     If
                     Youth
                     ,
                     Religion
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vertue
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     rest
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Graces
                     that
                  
                   
                     in
                     fraile
                     Man
                     are
                     the
                     best
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Could
                     have
                     conser'd
                     long
                     life
                     ,
                  
                   
                     this
                     Funerall
                     Verse
                  
                   
                     Had
                     not
                     so
                     soone
                  
                   
                     beene
                     offered
                     at
                     thy
                     Herse
                  
                   
                     By
                     thy
                     sad
                     Widdow
                     :
                  
                   
                     whose
                     Fate
                     did
                     allow
                  
                   
                     Her
                     onely
                     three
                     weeks
                  
                   
                     happinesse
                     ,
                     to
                     know
                  
                   
                     How
                     good
                     thou
                     wert
                     :
                  
                   
                     and
                     what
                     remaines
                     of
                     life
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     her
                     yeelds
                     sorrow
                     :
                  
                   
                     she
                     was
                     once
                     a
                     wife
                  
                   
                     To
                     such
                     an
                     husband
                     ,
                  
                   
                     whose
                     like
                     't
                     were
                     in
                     vaine
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     flattery
                     to
                     her
                     griefe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     to
                     hope
                     againe
                     .
                  
                   
                     But
                     thou
                     wert
                     flesh
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     that
                     to
                     earth
                     must
                     turne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Thy
                     pure
                     soule
                     blest
                     ;
                  
                   
                     she
                     onely
                     left
                     to
                     mourne
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Adjoyning
                   to
                   this
                   on
                   the
                   right
                   hand
                   ,
                   is
                   a
                   faire
                   Marble
                   Monument
                   in
                   Ovall
                   :
                
              
            
             
               
                 Deo
                 Trino
                 &
                 Vno
                 opt
                 .
                 max.
                 sacrum
                 ,
                 ac
              
               
                 
                   Aeternae
                   Memoriae
                   ornatissimae
                   &
                   laudatissimae
                   feminae
                   ,
                   
                     Annae
                     Walleriae
                  
                   in
                   Icenis
                   oriundae
                   ,
                   unius
                   atque
                   unicae
                   parentum
                   prolis
                   ;
                   Ingenio
                   ,
                   Genio
                   &
                   Genere
                   conspicuae
                   :
                   Guilielmi
                   Waadi
                   ,
                   Regii
                   Consistorii
                   sanctiorisque
                   Concilii
                   Serenissimae
                   Heroinae
                   ,
                   Dominae
                   Elizabethae
                   ,
                   Angliae
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   Reginae
                   ,
                   à
                   secretis
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Conjugis
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   Quae
                   annos
                   enata
                   Xix.
                   in
                   puerperio
                   ,
                   10.
                   
                   Calendas
                   Septembris
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Salutis
                   Iesu
                   merito
                   restitutae
                   ,
                   
                     M.
                     D.XIC
                  
                   .
                   ex
                   hac
                   peritura
                   ad
                   perennam
                   vitam
                   emigravit
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Cui
              
               
                 Placidè
                 in
                 Christo
                 gentis
                 humanae
                 sospitatore
                 obdormienti
                 ,
                 hoc
                 mortale
                 immortalis
                 amoris
                 Monumentum
                 Conjux
                 moestissimus
                 posuit
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 wall
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 the
                 Vestry
                 ,
                 is
                 an
                 ancient
                 Monument
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 memory
                 of
                 
                   Christopher
                   Hawes
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 and
                 Alderman
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 dyed
                 the
                 25.
                 of
                 
                   October
                   ,
                   1508.
                
                 and
                 is
                 interred
                 in
                 a
                 Vault
                 under
                 the
                 foundation
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 
                   Adle
                   street
                
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 old
                 Evidences
                 written
                 King-Adel-street
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 called
                 from
                 King
                 
                   Adel
                   stane
                
                 the
                 Saxon.
                 At
                 this
                 present
                 it
                 is
                 replenished
                 with
                 faire
                 buildings
                 on
                 both
                 fides
                 :
                 
                 Amongst
                 which
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 sometime
                 the
                 Pinners
                 Hall
                 :
                 but
                 that
                 Company
                 being
                 decayed
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 now
                 the
                 Plaisterers
                 Hall.
                 
              
               
               
                 Not
                 farre
                 from
                 thence
                 is
                 the
                 Brewers
                 Hall
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 faire
                 house
                 :
                 which
                 Company
                 of
                 Brewers
                 was
                 incorporated
                 by
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 16.
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ;
                 confirmed
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Saint
                 Mary
                 and
                 Saint
                 Thomas
                 the
                 Martyr
                 ,
                 the
                 19.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 
                   Adle
                   street
                   ,
                   Little
                   Woodstreet
                
                 runneth
                 downe
                 to
                 Creplegate
                 :
                 and
                 somewhat
                 East
                 (
                 from
                 the
                 Sunne
                 Taverne
                 ,
                 against
                 the
                 wall
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 )
                 is
                 the
                 Curriers
                 Hall.
                 
                 
              
               
                 Now
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 Woodstreet
                 have
                 ye
                 
                   Huggen
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 one
                 Hugan
                 ,
                 that
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 dwelled
                 there
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 called
                 Hugan
                 in
                 the
                 Lane
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 read
                 in
                 the
                 34.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 .
                 This
                 Lane
                 runneth
                 downe
                 by
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 S.
                 Michaels
                 Church
                 in
                 Woodstreet
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 growing
                 very
                 narrow
                 by
                 meanes
                 of
                 late
                 encrochments
                 ,
                 to
                 
                   Guthurons
                   lane
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Michael
                 in
                 Woodstreet
                 is
                 a
                 proper
                 thing
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 lately
                 well
                 repaired
                 .
                 
                   Iohn
                   Iue
                
                 ,
                 Parson
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Forster
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Peter
                   Fikeldon
                
                 ,
                 Taylor
                 ,
                 gave
                 two
                 Messuages
                 and
                 Shops
                 ,
                 with
                 Sollars
                 ,
                 Cellars
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Edifices
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Parish
                 and
                 street
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 
                   Ladle
                   Lane
                
                 to
                 the
                 reparations
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 workes
                 of
                 charity
                 ,
                 the
                 16
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Monuments
                 here
                 ,
                 be
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Bambrough
                
                 ,
                 the
                 son
                 of
                 
                   Henry
                   Bambrough
                
                 of
                 
                   Shardborough
                   ,
                   1392.
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Turner
                
                 ,
                 Waxe-Chaundler
                 ,
                 1400.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Peke
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 1441.
                 
              
               
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Taverner
                
                 ,
                 Girdler
                 ,
                 1454.
                 
              
               
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Mancer
                
                 ,
                 Ironmonger
                 ,
                 1465.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Nash
                   ,
                   1466.
                
                 with
                 an
                 Epitaph
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Allen
                
                 ,
                 Timber-monger
                 ,
                 1441.
                 
              
               
                 Robert
                 Draper
                 ,
                 1500.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lambard
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 deceased
                 1554.
                 and
                 was
                 father
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Lambard
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 well
                 knowne
                 by
                 sundry
                 learned
                 Bookes
                 that
                 he
                 hath
                 published
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Medley
                 ,
                 
                   Chamberlaine
                   of
                
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Marsh
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 and
                 Common
                 Sergeant
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   
                     Ioh.
                     Blount
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Clothworker
                   of
                   Lond.
                   eldest
                   son
                   of
                   
                     W.
                     Blount
                  
                   of
                   Mauggareffield
                   ,
                   
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Glocest
                   .
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   to
                   wife
                   
                     Anne
                     Layton
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   issue
                   ,
                   six
                   sonnes
                   and
                   eight
                   daughters
                   ,
                   and
                   lived
                   together
                   man
                   and
                   wife
                   nine
                   and
                   twenty
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   in
                   worshipfull
                   and
                   good
                   reputation
                   ,
                   and
                   dyed
                   at
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   threescore
                   and
                   three
                   yeers
                   ,
                   the
                   first
                   day
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                   1599.
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Nicholas
                     Waren
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Grocer
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   borne
                   at
                   Whitby
                   in
                   Yorkshire
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   to
                   wife
                   
                     Margaret
                     Crome
                  
                   ,
                   who
                   lived
                   together
                   married
                   two
                   and
                   twenty
                   yeeres
                   and
                   eleven
                   moneths
                   .
                   He
                   dyed
                   in
                   joy
                   and
                   peace
                   of
                   a
                   faithfull
                   confession
                   ,
                   the
                   tenth
                   day
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                   1614.
                   being
                   about
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   two
                   and
                   fifty
                   yeeres
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 IOB
                 17.
                 
                 Vers
                 .
                 5.
                 
              
               
                 My
                 breath
                 is
                 corrupt
                 ,
                 my
                 dayes
                 are
                 cut
                 off
                 ,
                 the
                 Grave
                 for
                 me
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   body
                   of
                   
                     William
                     Harvie
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Grocer
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   Deputy
                   to
                   the
                   Alderman
                   of
                   this
                   Ward
                   of
                   Creplegate
                   within
                   ,
                   was
                   buried
                   the
                   twentieth
                   day
                   of
                   March
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1597.
                  
                   of
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   68.
                   yeeres
                   .
                   Maudlin
                   ,
                   his
                   first
                   wife
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   issue
                   ,
                   foure
                   sonnes
                   and
                   one
                   daughter
                   ,
                   was
                   buried
                   the
                   16.
                   day
                   of
                   November
                   ,
                   1581.
                   
                   Margaret
                   ,
                   his
                   second
                   wife
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   issue
                   ,
                   one
                   son
                   ,
                   was
                   buried
                   the
                   14.
                   of
                   Ianuary
                   ,
                   1593.
                   
                   Joane
                   ,
                   his
                   third
                   wife
                   ,
                   survived
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Robert
                     Harvie
                  
                   ,
                   
                   his
                   eldest
                   sonne
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Grocer
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   was
                   buried
                   in
                   his
                   Fathers
                   Grave
                   the
                   ninth
                   of
                   November
                   ,
                   1608.
                   out
                   of
                   his
                   house
                   in
                   the
                   
                     Old
                     Iewry
                  
                   ,
                   being
                   of
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   47.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   5.
                   moneths
                   ,
                   and
                   10.
                   dayes
                   ;
                   when
                   he
                   had
                   served
                   his
                   Prince
                   ,
                   Comptroller
                   of
                   the
                   Custome-house
                   ,
                   and
                   Warden
                   of
                   the
                   Grocers
                   .
                   Hee
                   had
                   to
                   wife
                   
                     Sara
                     Audley
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   whom
                   hee
                   had
                   issue
                   ,
                   three
                   sonnes
                   and
                   three
                   daughters
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 There
                 is
                 also
                 (
                 but
                 without
                 any
                 outward
                 Monument
                 )
                 the
                 head
                 of
                 Iames
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 fourth
                 King
                 of
                 Scots
                 of
                 that
                 name
                 ;
                 slaine
                 at
                 
                   Flodden
                   field
                
                 ,
                 and
                 buried
                 here
                 by
                 this
                 occasion
                 :
                 After
                 the
                 Battell
                 ,
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 being
                 found
                 ,
                 was
                 closed
                 in
                 Lead
                 ,
                 and
                 conveyed
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 the
                 Monastery
                 of
                 Sheyne
                 in
                 Surrey
                 ,
                 where
                 it
                 remained
                 for
                 a
                 time
                 ,
                 in
                 what
                 order
                 I
                 am
                 not
                 certaine
                 .
                 But
                 since
                 the
                 dissolution
                 of
                 that
                 house
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 
                   Henry
                   Gray
                
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Suffolke
                 ,
                 being
                 lodged
                 and
                 keeping
                 house
                 there
                 ;
                 I
                 have
                 beene
                 shewed
                 the
                 same
                 body
                 ,
                 so
                 lapped
                 in
                 Lead
                 ,
                 close
                 to
                 the
                 head
                 and
                 body
                 ,
                 throwne
                 into
                 a
                 waste
                 roome
                 amougst
                 the
                 old
                 Timber
                 ,
                 Lead
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 rubble
                 .
                 Since
                 the
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 workemen
                 there
                 (
                 for
                 their
                 foolish
                 pleasure
                 )
                 hewed
                 off
                 his
                 head
                 :
                 And
                 
                   Launcelot
                   Young
                
                 ,
                 Master
                 Glasier
                 to
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 feeling
                 a
                 sweet
                 savour
                 to
                 come
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 and
                 seeing
                 the
                 same
                 dryed
                 from
                 all
                 moysture
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 the
                 forme
                 remaining
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 haire
                 of
                 the
                 head
                 and
                 beard
                 red
                 ;
                 brought
                 it
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 to
                 his
                 house
                 in
                 Woodstreet
                 ,
                 where
                 (
                 for
                 a
                 time
                 )
                 he
                 kept
                 it
                 for
                 the
                 sweetnesse
                 :
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 end
                 ,
                 caused
                 the
                 Sexton
                 of
                 that
                 Church
                 to
                 burie
                 it
                 amongst
                 other
                 bones
                 ,
                 taken
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 Charnell
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 I
                 reade
                 in
                 divers
                 Records
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 a
                 house
                 in
                 Woodstreet
                 ,
                 then
                 called
                 
                   Blacke
                   Hall
                
                 ;
                 but
                 no
                 man
                 at
                 this
                 day
                 can
                 tell
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 Saint
                 Michaels
                 Church
                 ,
                 is
                 
                   Maiden
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 now
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 Ingenelane
                 ,
                 or
                 Inglane
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 Lane
                 the
                 Wax-Chandlers
                 have
                 their
                 Common
                 Hall
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 thereof
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 Haberdashers
                 have
                 their
                 like
                 Hall
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 ,
                 at
                 
                   Stayning
                   lane
                
                 end
                 .
                 This
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Haberdashers
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 Hurrers
                 ,
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 were
                 incorporated
                 a
                 Brotherhood
                 of
                 S.
                 Katharine
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 26.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 6.
                 and
                 so
                 confirmed
                 by
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 ,
                 the
                 17.
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ;
                 the
                 Cappers
                 and
                 Hat-merchants
                 ,
                 or
                 Hurrers
                 ,
                 being
                 one
                 Company
                 of
                 Haberdashers
                 .
              
               
                 Downe
                 lower
                 in
                 Woodstreet
                 is
                 
                   Silver
                   street
                
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 I
                 thinke
                 ,
                 of
                 Silver-smiths
                 dwelling
                 there
                 )
                 in
                 which
                 bee
                 divers
                 faire
                 houses
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 thereof
                 is
                 
                   Monkes-well
                   street
                
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 of
                 a
                 Well
                 at
                 the
                 North
                 end
                 thereof
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Garendon
                 had
                 an
                 house
                 or
                 Cell
                 ,
                 called
                 Saint
                 Iames
                 in
                 the
                 Wall
                 by
                 Creplegate
                 ,
                 and
                 certaine
                 Monkes
                 of
                 their
                 house
                 were
                 the
                 Chaplains
                 there
                 ;
                 wherefore
                 the
                 Well
                 (
                 belonging
                 to
                 that
                 Cell
                 or
                 Hermitage
                 )
                 was
                 called
                 Monkes-well
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 street
                 of
                 the
                 Well
                 ,
                 
                   Monkes-well
                   street
                
                 .
                 The
                 East
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 street
                 ,
                 down
                 against
                 London
                 wall
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 south
                 side
                 thereof
                 to
                 Creplegate
                 ,
                 bee
                 of
                 Creplegate
                 Ward
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 afore
                 shewed
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 street
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 the
                 corner
                 of
                 
                   Monks-well
                   street
                
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Bowyers
                 Hall.
                 
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 said
                 East
                 side
                 of
                 
                   Monks-well
                   street
                
                 ,
                 
                 be
                 proper
                 Almes-houses
                 ,
                 twelve
                 in
                 number
                 ,
                 founded
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Ambrose
                   Nicholas
                
                 ,
                 Salter
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1575.
                 wherein
                 be
                 placed
                 twelve
                 poore
                 and
                 aged
                 people
                 rent-free
                 ,
                 having
                 each
                 of
                 them
                 7.
                 pence
                 the
                 weeke
                 ,
                 and
                 once
                 the
                 yeere
                 each
                 of
                 them
                 five
                 sackes
                 of
                 Charcoales
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 quarter
                 of
                 an
                 hundred
                 of
                 Faggots
                 ,
                 of
                 his
                 gift
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 way
                 ,
                 turning
                 towards
                 Creplegate
                 ,
                 and
                 even
                 upon
                 ,
                 or
                 close
                 to
                 London
                 Wall
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 )
                 are
                 certaine
                 new-erected
                 Almes-houses
                 ,
                 six
                 in
                 number
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 gift
                 of
                 Mr.
                 
                   Robert
                   Rogers
                
                 ,
                 Leather-seller
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 good
                 maintenance
                 allowed
                 (
                 for
                 ever
                 )
                 to
                 such
                 people
                 as
                 are
                 appointed
                 to
                 dwell
                 in
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 ,
                 in
                 little
                 VVoodstreet
                 ,
                 
                 bee
                 seven
                 proper
                 Chambers
                 in
                 an
                 Alley
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 ,
                 founded
                 for
                 seven
                 poore
                 people
                 ,
                 therein
                 to
                 dwell
                 rent-free
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   Henry
                   Barton
                
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1516.
                 
              
               
                 Thus
                 much
                 for
                 the
                 Monuments
                 of
                 this
                 Ward
                 within
                 the
                 Walles
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 without
                 the
                 Posteme
                 of
                 Creplegate
                 ,
                 
                 first
                 is
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Giles
                 ,
                 a
                 very
                 faire
                 and
                 large
                 Church
                 ,
                 lately
                 repaired
                 ,
                 after
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 was
                 burned
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1545.
                 the
                 37.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ;
                 by
                 which
                 mischance
                 ,
                 the
                 Monuments
                 of
                 the
                 dead
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 are
                 very
                 few
                 .
                 Notwithstanding
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 read
                 of
                 these
                 following
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Alice
                   ,
                   William
                
                 and
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 wife
                 and
                 sons
                 to
                 
                   T.
                   Clarell
                
                 .
              
               
                 Agnes
                 ,
                 daughter
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Niter
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 .
              
               
                 William
                 Atwell
                 .
              
               
                 Felix
                 ,
                 daughter
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Gisors
                
                 ,
                 and
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Travars
                
                 .
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Mason
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Edmond
                 Wartar
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Ioan
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Chamberlaine
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 daughter
                 to
                 
                   Roger
                   Lewkner
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 William
                 Frier
                 .
              
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Hamberger
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Hugh
                 Moresbye
                 .
              
               
                 Gilbert
                 Prince
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 .
              
               
                 Oliver
                 Cherley
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wright
                
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Writhesley
                   ,
                   alias
                   Garter
                
                 ,
                 King
                 at
                 Armes
                 .
              
               
                 Ioan
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Writhesley
                
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Writhesley
                
                 .
              
               
                 Garter
                 ,
                 daughter
                 and
                 heire
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Hall
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Writhesley
                
                 the
                 yonger
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Writhesley
                
                 and
                 Eleanor
                 .
              
               
                 Eleanor
                 ,
                 second
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Writhesley
                
                 ,
                 daughter
                 and
                 heire
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Arnold
                
                 ,
                 sister
                 and
                 heire
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Arnold
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 her
                 sonne
                 and
                 heire
                 .
              
               
                 Margaret
                 ,
                 with
                 her
                 daughter
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Brigget
                 .
                 Thomas
                 Ruston
                 ,
                 Gent.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Talbot
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 and
                 Katharine
                 his
                 wife
                 .
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Warfle
                 ,
                 and
                 Isabel
                 
                   his
                   wife
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Lucie
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 1447.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Ralph
                   Rochford
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 1409.
                 
              
               
                 Edmond
                 Watar
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Barnes
                
                 ,
                 sister
                 and
                 heire
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Malgrave
                
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 of
                 Essex
                 .
              
               
                 Richard
                 Govere
                 ,
                 and
                 Iohn
                 Govere
                 ,
                 Esquires
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Grey
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 son
                 and
                 heire
                 to
                 
                   George
                   Grey
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 
                   Kent
                   ,
                   1562.
                
                 
              
               
                 Reginald
                 Grey
                 ,
                 
                   Earle
                   of
                
                 Kent
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Richard
                   Choppin
                
                 ,
                 Tallow-Chandler
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1530.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hamber
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 1573.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Busbie
                
                 ,
                 Cooper
                 ,
                 who
                 gave
                 the
                 Queenes
                 head
                 Taverne
                 to
                 the
                 reliefe
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 1575.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wheler
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 1575.
                 
              
               
                 Richard
                 Bolene
                 ,
                 1563.
                 
              
               
                 William
                 Bolene
                 ,
                 1575.
                 
              
               
                 
                   W.
                   Bolene
                
                 ,
                 Physician
                 ,
                 1587.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Crowley
                
                 ,
                 Vicar
                 there
                 ,
                 all
                 these
                 foure
                 under
                 one
                 old
                 stone
                 in
                 the
                 Quire.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 learned
                 
                   Iohn
                   Foxe
                
                 ,
                 Writer
                 of
                 the
                 Acts
                 and
                 Monuments
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Church
                 ,
                 1587.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 skilfull
                 
                   Robert
                   Glover
                   ,
                   alias
                   Somerset
                
                 ,
                 Herauld
                 ,
                 1588.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohannis
                   Hambei
                   ,
                   
                   Armigeri
                   ,
                   caro
                   hoc
                   in
                   Tumulo
                   repulverescet
                   ,
                   sicut
                   &
                   Ianae
                   charissimae
                   Conjugis
                   .
                   Qui
                   dum
                   vixit
                   ,
                   Edovardo
                   sexto
                   ,
                   Mariae
                   &
                   Elizabethae
                   Angliae
                   Regibus
                   ,
                   in
                   variis
                   calculorum
                   &
                   rationum
                   generibus
                   ,
                   tam
                   praestitorum
                   &
                   exterorum
                   ,
                   quam
                   decimarum
                   &
                   primitiarum
                   ratiocinator
                   dignissimus
                   extiterat
                   .
                   Obiit
                   autem
                   Iohannes
                   8.
                   
                   Calend.
                   Aprilis
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Salutis
                   à
                   Christo
                   ,
                   1573.
                   
                   Quem
                   Iana
                   secundo
                   post
                   Mense
                   insequuta
                   est
                   ,
                   16.
                   scilicet
                   Calend.
                   Iunii
                   .
                   Quorum
                   spiritus
                   ad
                   Coelum
                   reversi
                   reassumptionem
                   carnis
                   expectant
                   .
                
                 
                   Francisco
                   Borono
                   ,
                   Nobilissimi
                   Mediolanensi
                   ,
                   
                   &
                   Annae
                   Baptistae
                   Boroni
                   uxori
                   ,
                   necnon
                   &
                   filio
                   ;
                   Quorum
                   ossa
                   hoc
                   clauduntur
                   Tumulo
                   .
                   Idem
                   Baptista
                   Baronus
                   ,
                   Francisci
                   frater
                   ,
                   ac
                   Annae
                   maritus
                   ,
                   in
                   eorum
                   memoriam
                   hanc
                   posuit
                   scriptionem
                   .
                   Obiit
                   Franciscus
                   Londinensis
                   ,
                   16.
                   die
                   Aprilis
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   ,
                   M.D.XXXIII
                   .
                   Aetatis
                   suae
                   ,
                   XXXI
                   .
                   Anna
                   vero
                   &
                   filius
                   ,
                   ultimo
                   die
                   Octobris
                   ,
                   M.D.XLVI
                   .
                
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Henricus
                   Giffard
                   ,
                   filius
                   tertiogenitus
                   Iohannis
                   Giffard
                   ,
                   
                   nuper
                   de
                   North-hall
                   ,
                   in
                   Comitatu
                   Middless
                   .
                   Armigeri
                   .
                   Qui
                   cum
                   corporis
                   castitatem
                   quadraginta
                   trium
                   annorum
                   coelibatu
                   comprobasset
                   ,
                   Animam
                   Sponso
                   suo
                   Iesu
                   Christo
                   piam
                   sanctamque
                   tradidit
                   ,
                   15.
                   die
                   Iulii
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   ,
                   1602.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Christo
                 S.
                 S.
                 
              
               
                 Iohanni
                 Foxo
                 ,
                 
                 Ecclesiae
                 Anglicanae
                 Martyrologo
                 fidelissimo
                 ,
                 Antiquitatis
                 Historicae
                 Indagatori
                 sagacissimo
                 ,
                 Evangelicae
                 veritatis
                 propugnatori
                 acerrimo
                 ,
                 Thaumaturgo
                 admirabili
                 ;
                 Qui
                 Martyres
                 Marianos
                 ,
                 tanquam
                 Phoenices
                 ,
                 ex
                 cineribus
                 redivivos
                 praestitit
                 .
                 Patri
                 suo
                 omni
                 pietatis
                 officio
                 imprimis
                 colendo
                 ,
                 Samuel
                 Foxus
                 illius
                 primogenitus
                 ,
                 hoc
                 Monumentum
                 posuit
                 ,
                 non
                 sine
                 lachrymis
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Obiit
                 die
                 18.
                 
                 Mens
                 .
                 April
                 .
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1587.
                 jam
                 septuagenarius
                 .
                 Vita
                 vitae
                 mortalis
                 est
                 ,
                 Spes
                 vitae
                 immortalis
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Robert
                     Crowley
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Clerke
                   ,
                   late
                   Vicar
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ;
                   who
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   18.
                   day
                   of
                   Iune
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1588.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Sacra
                   sub
                   hoc
                   saxo
                
                 
                   tria
                   corpora
                   mista
                   quiescunt
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   Gulielmi
                   Bullen
                
                 
                   Medici
                   ,
                   Fratrisque
                   Richardi
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   Ac
                   Johannis
                   Foxi
                   :
                
                 
                   qui
                   tres
                   mihi
                   crede
                   fuerunt
                
                 
                   Doctrina
                   clari
                   ,
                
                 
                   rari
                   &
                   pietatis
                   alumni
                   .
                
                 
                   Gulielmus
                   Bullen
                
                 
                   Medicamina
                   semper
                   habebat
                   ,
                
                 
                   Aequè
                   pauperibus
                   danda
                   ,
                
                 
                   ac
                   locupletibus
                   aequè
                   .
                
                 
                   Sicque
                   Richardus
                   erat
                
                 
                   benefacere
                   &
                   ipse
                   paratus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Omnibus
                   ex
                   aequo
                
                 
                   quibus
                   ipse
                   prodesse
                   valebat
                   .
                
                 
                   At
                   Foxus
                   noster
                
                 
                   per
                   multas
                   hos
                   parasangas
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vita
                   praecurrit
                   ,
                
                 
                   studiisque
                   accedimus
                   omnes
                   .
                
                 
                   Extant
                   quae
                   scripsit
                
                 
                   tormenta
                   cruenta
                   piorum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Extant
                   perdoctè
                
                 
                   permulta
                   volumina
                   scripta
                   ,
                
                 
                   Quae
                   scripsit
                   Foxus
                   :
                
                 
                   nulli
                   fuit
                   ipse
                   secundus
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Obiit
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1587.
                 
                 April
                 .
                 16.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   
                     William
                     Bullen
                  
                   ,
                   
                   who
                   dyed
                   the
                   seventh
                   day
                   of
                   Ianuary
                   ,
                   1576.
                   
                
                 
                   Vnder
                   this
                   stone
                   sleepeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Richard
                     Bullen
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   faithfull
                   Servant
                   and
                   Preacher
                   of
                   Iesus
                   Christ
                   :
                   And
                   was
                   buried
                   the
                   sixteenth
                   day
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1563.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Richard
                     Westerne
                  
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   sonnes
                   of
                   
                     Richard
                     Westerne
                  
                   ,
                   
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   Grocer
                   ,
                   who
                   being
                   aged
                   25.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   deceased
                   the
                   15.
                   day
                   of
                   December
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1602.
                  
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Christus
                 mihi
                 vita
                 ,
                 Mors
                 mihi
                 lucrum
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Heere
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Grey
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Knight
                   ,
                   sonne
                   and
                   heire
                   to
                   George
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Grey
                   ,
                   of
                   Ruthen
                   ,
                   and
                   Earle
                   of
                   Kent
                   .
                   The
                   which
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Grey
                  
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   24.
                   day
                   of
                   September
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   Christ
                   ,
                   1562.
                   
                
                 
                   Anna
                   Thomae
                   Tumulo
                
                 
                   jacet
                   hoc
                   uxorcula
                   Strangae
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   Quae
                   quia
                   bella
                   fuit
                   ,
                
                 
                   placuitque
                   marita
                   marito
                   ,
                
                 
                   Marmore
                   sic
                   texit
                   ,
                
                 
                   dulci
                   devictus
                   amore
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Obiit
                 Anno
                 Salutis
                 ,
                 1573.
                 
                 Aetatis
                 suae
                 ,
                 19.
                 
                 Februarii
                 vicessimo
                 quarto
                 .
                 Tolerandum
                 ,
                 Sperandum
                 .
                 
              
               
                 
                   Roberto
                   Glovero
                   ,
                   alias
                   Somerset
                   ,
                   Feciali
                   celeberrimo
                   :
                   Heraldicae
                   Scientiae
                   ,
                   &
                   veritatis
                   antiquae
                   ,
                   vindici
                   acerrimo
                   :
                   summam
                   laudem
                   &
                   benevolentiam
                   ob
                   praeclarum
                   ingenium
                   ,
                   per
                   acre
                   judicium
                   ;
                   ex
                   multa
                   veterum
                   scriptorum
                   (
                   labore
                   indefesso
                   )
                   perscrutatione
                   ;
                   ob
                   morum
                   facilitatem
                   ,
                   vitaeque
                   innocuae
                   sanctimoniam
                   ,
                   apud
                   omnes
                   consecuto
                   ;
                   Avunculo
                   chariss
                   .
                   Thomas
                   Milles
                   Nepos
                   ,
                   amoris
                   hoc
                   Monumentum
                   moerens
                   posuit
                   .
                
                 
                   Robertus
                   iste
                   ,
                   natus
                   Ashsordiae
                   Cantii
                   emporio
                   ,
                   parentibus
                   ingenuis
                   ,
                   liberaliter
                   educatus
                   ,
                   in
                   multis
                   apprimè
                   versatus
                   ,
                   Heraldicae
                   unicè
                   peritissimus
                   evasit
                   .
                   Fratrem
                   unicum
                   Gulielmum
                   ex
                   Tho.
                   &
                   Mildreda
                   P.
                   P.
                   Sorores
                   autem
                   5.
                   habuit
                   .
                   ex
                   Elizabetha
                   Flower
                   Conjuge
                   ,
                   5.
                   tantum
                   ,
                   superstites
                   reliquit
                   liberos
                   ,
                   filios
                   scilicet
                   3.
                   filiasque
                   2.
                   
                   Tandem
                   cum
                   jam
                   Patriae
                   orbique
                   post
                   varia
                   exantlata
                   studia
                   acuminis
                   peritiae
                   ,
                   &
                   diligentiae
                   stupendae
                   gustum
                   insignem
                   praebere
                   ,
                   atque
                   Principi
                   Sereniss
                   .
                   suis
                   meritis
                   gratissimus
                   esse
                   ceperit
                   .
                   10.
                   
                   April
                   .
                   1518.
                   aetat
                   .
                   suae
                   45.
                   vitam
                   erumnosam
                   cum
                   morte
                   piè
                   &
                   placidè
                   ,
                   in
                   uno
                   Christo
                   commutavit
                   .
                   Idque
                   omnium
                   cum
                   doctissimorum
                   tum
                   optimorum
                   undique
                   pro
                   tanto
                   literar
                   .
                   pietatis
                   &
                   virtutis
                   alumno
                   dolore
                   ac
                   gemitu
                   utpote
                   ;
                   Quem
                   fata
                   tantum
                   terris
                   ostendisse
                   videantur
                   ,
                   nec
                   amplius
                   esse
                   sinant
                   .
                
              
               
                 R.
                 G.
                 moriens
                 ut
                 viverat
                 ,
                 vixit
                 ut
                 moriturus
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 North
                 I
                 le
                 of
                 the
                 Quire
                 ,
                 hangeth
                 vp
                 the
                 Ensignes
                 of
                 Armes
                 belonging
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Hawley
                   ,
                   alias
                   Clarentiaulx
                
                 ,
                 King
                 at
                 Armes
                 ,
                 buried
                 1573.
                 but
                 no
                 other
                 Monument
                 there
                 made
                 for
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     Roger
                     Mason
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Vintner
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   gave
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   the
                   freedome
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   200.
                   pounds
                   ,
                   wherewith
                   an
                   yeerely
                   rent
                   of
                   16.
                   pounds
                   or
                   thereabout
                   ,
                   is
                   purchased
                   for
                   ever
                   ;
                   to
                   be
                   bestowed
                   on
                   ten
                   Gownes
                   of
                   blacke
                   Cloth
                   lined
                   ,
                   to
                   bee
                   distributed
                   yeerely
                   upon
                   tenne
                   poore
                   men
                   of
                   the
                   freedome
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   upon
                   
                     All
                     Saints
                  
                   day
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   discretion
                   of
                   the
                   Vicar
                   ,
                   and
                   
                   Church-wardens
                   for
                   the
                   time
                   being
                   .
                   He
                   died
                   the
                   3.
                   day
                   of
                   Septemb.
                   1603.
                   
                   Aetat-suae
                   ,
                   37.
                   
                   Leaving
                   his
                   wife
                   Iane
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   three
                   sons
                   and
                   three
                   daughters
                   ;
                   whereof
                   one
                   onely
                   now
                   liveth
                   ,
                   named
                   Katharine
                   .
                   Which
                   Iane
                   truely
                   paid
                   the
                   above
                   mentioned
                   two
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   and
                   joyned
                   the
                   erection
                   of
                   this
                   Monument
                   ,
                   set
                   up
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1606.
                  
                   
                   May
                   the
                   8.
                   day
                   :
                   
                     Iohn
                     Buckeridge
                  
                   ,
                   Doctor
                   of
                   Divinity
                   ,
                   being
                   Vicar
                   ;
                   
                     Edward
                     Sikling
                     ,
                     Richard
                     May
                     ,
                     David
                     Iones
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   
                     Roger
                     Webbe
                  
                   ,
                   then
                   Churchwardens
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Day
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Vintner
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   the
                   sonne
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Day
                  
                   of
                   Boseham
                   ,
                   in
                   Sussex
                   ,
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   and
                   Elizabeth
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   gave
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   80.
                   pounds
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   payed
                   by
                   his
                   brother
                   
                     George
                     Day
                  
                   ,
                   wherewith
                   an
                   yeerely
                   rent
                   of
                   sixe
                   pounds
                   ,
                   or
                   thereabout
                   ,
                   is
                   purchased
                   for
                   ever
                   :
                   to
                   be
                   bestowed
                   on
                   twelve
                   Coats
                   of
                   greene
                   Cloth
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   distributed
                   yeerely
                   upon
                   twelve
                   poore
                   Orphans
                   ,
                   upon
                   
                     All
                     Saints
                  
                   day
                   ;
                   at
                   the
                   discretion
                   of
                   the
                   Vicar
                   and
                   Church-wardens
                   for
                   the
                   time
                   being
                   .
                   Hee
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   in
                   his
                   Parish
                   Church
                   of
                   S.
                   Michael
                   in
                   Cornhill
                   ,
                   and
                   dyed
                   the
                   22.
                   day
                   of
                   September
                   ,
                   1603.
                   
                   
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                  
                   ,
                   32.
                   
                   Set
                   up
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1606.
                  
                   
                   May
                   the
                   8.
                   day
                   :
                   
                     Iohn
                     Buckeridge
                  
                   ,
                   Doctor
                   of
                   Divinity
                   ,
                   being
                   Vicar
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   fore-remembred
                   Church-wardens
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Edward
                     Harvist
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Brewer
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   Aldermans
                   Deputy
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   His
                   Majesties
                   Gunners
                   ;
                   and
                   Anne
                   his
                   beloved
                   wife
                   .
                   They
                   were
                   both
                   very
                   charitable
                   persons
                   :
                   as
                   in
                   giving
                   Land
                   to
                   this
                   Parish
                   perpetually
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   reliefe
                   of
                   poore
                   Widdowes
                   ;
                   as
                   also
                   Land
                   to
                   the
                   Company
                   whereof
                   he
                   was
                   free
                   ,
                   for
                   mending
                   of
                   the
                   high
                   way
                   betweene
                   Edgeworth
                   and
                   Paddington
                   .
                   He
                   gave
                   great
                   Legacies
                   to
                   his
                   poore
                   kindred
                   ,
                   and
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   foureteenth
                   day
                   of
                   March
                   ,
                   1610.
                   
                   Shee
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   foure
                   and
                   twentieth
                   day
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1610.
                  
                   
                   Expecting
                   both
                   a
                   glorious
                   resurrection
                   in
                   Iesus
                   Christ
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 Remembrance
                 of
                 Tho.
                 Busbie
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Cooper
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1575.
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 the
                 11.
                 day
                 of
                 Iuly
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Busbie
                 ,
                 
                 willing
                 to
                 relieve
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
              
               
                 with
                 fire
                 and
                 with
                 bread
                 ,
              
               
                 Did
                 give
                 the
                 house
                 wherein
                 he
                 dwelt
                 ,
              
               
                 then
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Queenes
                   Head.
                
              
               
                 Foure
                 full
                 Loads
                 of
                 the
                 best
                 Charcoales
              
               
                 he
                 would
                 have
                 bought
                 each
                 yeere
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 forty
                 dozen
                 of
                 Wheaten
                 Bread
                 ,
              
               
                 for
                 poore
                 Householders
                 here
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 see
                 these
                 things
                 distributed
                 ,
              
               
                 this
                 Busbie
                 put
                 in
                 trust
              
               
                 The
                 Vicar
                 and
                 Church-wardens
                 ,
              
               
                 thinking
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 just
                 .
              
               
                 God
                 grant
                 that
                 poore
                 Householders
                 here
                 ,
              
               
                 may
                 thankfull
                 be
                 for
                 such
                 ;
              
               
                 So
                 God
                 will
                 move
                 the
                 minds
                 of
                 more
                 ,
              
               
                 to
                 doe
                 for
                 them
                 as
                 much
                 :
              
               
                 And
                 let
                 this
                 good
                 example
                 move
              
               
                 such
                 men
                 as
                 God
                 hath
                 blest
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 doe
                 the
                 like
                 ,
                 before
                 they
                 goe
              
               
                 with
                 Busbie
                 to
                 their
                 rest
                 .
              
               
                 Within
                 this
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 Busbies
                 bones
                 ,
              
               
                 in
                 dust
                 a
                 while
                 must
                 stay
                 ,
              
               
                 Till
                 he
                 that
                 made
                 them
                 ,
                 raise
                 them
                 up
                 ,
              
               
                 to
                 live
                 with
                 Christ
                 for
                 aye
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 Remembrance
                 of
                 Master
                 Richard
                 Roper
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 If
                 you
                 on
                 earth
                 that
                 live
                 ,
                 
                 did
                 know
              
               
                 what
                 rest
                 the
                 dead
                 possesse
                 ,
              
               
                 You
                 would
                 not
                 wish
                 to
                 wander
                 here
                 ,
              
               
                 in
                 Vale
                 of
                 wretchednesse
                 .
              
               
                 Good
                 Helen
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 me
                 that
                 was
                 ,
              
               
                 prepare
                 thy selfe
                 with
                 speed
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 thou
                 and
                 I
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 yong
                 Maid
                 ,
              
               
                 a
                 Plant
                 of
                 both
                 our
                 Seed
                 ,
              
               
                 May
                 rest
                 in
                 one
                 ,
                 and
                 rise
                 in
                 three
                 ,
              
               
                 by
                 power
                 of
                 Godheads
                 might
                 ,
              
               
                 When
                 we
                 with
                 Angels
                 shall
                 assemble
                 ,
              
               
                 to
                 everlasting
                 light
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     Richard
                     Roper
                  
                   lived
                   70.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   and
                   dyed
                   the
                   28.
                   day
                   of
                   Septemb.
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1578.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Helen
                     Roper
                  
                   lived
                   65.
                   yeeres
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Ioane
                     Roper
                  
                   lived
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   two
                   yeeres
                   .
                
                 
                   Within
                   this
                   I
                   le
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Charles
                     Langley
                  
                   ,
                   sometime
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   Ale-Brewer
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   buried
                   
                   the
                   eighth
                   day
                   of
                   Iune
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1602.
                  
                   
                   And
                   did
                   give
                   bountifully
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   If
                   Langleys
                   life
                   you
                   list
                   to
                   know
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   read
                   on
                   ,
                   and
                   take
                   a
                   view
                   ,
                
                 
                   Of
                   faith
                   and
                   hope
                   I
                   will
                   not
                   speake
                   ,
                
                 
                   his
                   workes
                   shall
                   shew
                   them
                   true
                   :
                
                 
                   Who
                   whilst
                   he
                   liv'd
                   ,
                   with
                   counsell
                   grave
                   ,
                
                 
                   the
                   better
                   sort
                   did
                   guide
                   ;
                
                 
                   A
                   stay
                   to
                   weake
                   ,
                   a
                   staffe
                   to
                   poore
                   ,
                
                 
                   without
                   back-bite
                   or
                   pride
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   when
                   he
                   dyed
                   ,
                   he
                   gave
                   his
                   Mite
                   ,
                
                 
                   all
                   that
                   did
                   him
                   befall
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   ever
                   (
                   once
                   a
                   yeere
                   )
                   to
                   cloath
                
                 
                   S.
                   Giles
                   his
                   poore
                   withall
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     All
                     Saints
                  
                   he
                   pointed
                   for
                   the
                   day
                   ,
                
                 
                   Gownes
                   twenty
                   ready
                   made
                   ,
                
                 
                   with
                   twenty
                   Shirts
                   ,
                   and
                   twenty
                   Smocks
                   ,
                
                 
                   as
                   they
                   may
                   best
                   be
                   had
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   Sermon
                   eke
                   he
                   hath
                   ordain'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   that
                   God
                   may
                   have
                   his
                   praise
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   other
                   might
                   be
                   won
                   thereby
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   follow
                   Langleys
                   wayes
                   .
                
                 
                   On
                   Vicar
                   and
                   Church-wardens
                   then
                   ,
                
                 
                   his
                   trust
                   he
                   hath
                   repos'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   As
                   they
                   will
                   answer
                   him
                   one
                   day
                   ,
                
                 
                   when
                   all
                   shall
                   be
                   disclos'd
                   .
                
                 
                   Thus
                   being
                   dead
                   ,
                   yet
                   still
                   he
                   lives
                   ,
                
                 
                   lives
                   ,
                   never
                   for
                   to
                   dye
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   Heavens
                   blisse
                   ,
                   in
                   Worlds
                   fame
                   ;
                
                 
                   and
                   so
                   I
                   trust
                   shall
                   I.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       Launcelot
                       Andrewes
                       ,
                       Vicar
                       .
                    
                     
                       Iohn
                       Taylor
                       ,
                       Wil.
                       Hewet
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Edw.
                       Sickling
                       ,
                       Rich.
                       May
                       ,
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Charities
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 Giles
                 without
                 Creplegate
                 .
              
               
                 Master
                 
                   Thomas
                   Busby
                
                 ,
                 
                 Cooper
                 ,
                 gave
                 forty
                 dozen
                 of
                 Wheaten
                 Bread
                 ,
                 and
                 foure
                 Loads
                 of
                 Charcoales
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 distributed
                 yeerely
                 for
                 ever
                 unto
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 ,
                 in
                 manner
                 following
                 :
                 The
                 weeke
                 before
                 Alhallontide
                 ,
                 one
                 load
                 of
                 Char-coales
                 ,
                 and
                 tenne
                 dozen
                 of
                 bread
                 ;
                 the
                 weeke
                 before
                 Christmas
                 ;
                 the
                 weeke
                 before
                 the
                 five
                 and
                 twentieth
                 day
                 of
                 January
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 weeke
                 before
                 Easter
                 ,
                 the
                 foresaid
                 proportion
                 of
                 bread
                 and
                 Coales
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 Blighton
                 ,
                 
                 Butcher
                 ,
                 gave
                 40.
                 dozen
                 of
                 wheaten
                 bread
                 ,
                 and
                 2.
                 load
                 of
                 Charcoales
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 distributed
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 proportion
                 .
              
               
                 Master
                 
                   Charles
                   Langley
                
                 ,
                 Brewer
                 ,
                 gave
                 twenty
                 Gownes
                 for
                 men
                 and
                 women
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 be
                 distributed
                 ,
                 and
                 twenty
                 shirts
                 for
                 twenty
                 other
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 twenty
                 smocks
                 for
                 twenty
                 other
                 women
                 yeerely
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Feast
                 of
                 
                   All
                   Saints
                
                 :
                 and
                 a
                 remainder
                 of
                 money
                 to
                 be
                 given
                 amongst
                 the
                 poore
                 people
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 ,
                 and
                 forty
                 shillings
                 also
                 that
                 day
                 allowed
                 for
                 a
                 Sermon
                 .
              
               
                 Master
                 
                   Roger
                   Mason
                
                 ,
                 Vintner
                 ,
                 gave
                 two
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 in
                 Money
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 the
                 which
                 summe
                 ,
                 tenne
                 Gownes
                 are
                 likewise
                 to
                 be
                 provided
                 for
                 tenne
                 poore
                 men
                 or
                 women
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 Feast
                 day
                 of
                 
                   All
                   Saints
                
                 ,
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 Master
                 
                   William
                   Day
                
                 ,
                 
                 Vintner
                 ,
                 gave
                 fourescore
                 pounds
                 :
                 with
                 the
                 which
                 sum
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 provided
                 twelve
                 Coates
                 ,
                 for
                 twelve
                 poore
                 mens
                 Children
                 ,
                 for
                 ever
                 yeerely
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 bee
                 distributed
                 at
                 the
                 said
                 Feast
                 of
                 
                   All
                   Saints
                
                 .
              
               
                 Mistris
                 
                   Anne
                   Harvist
                
                 gave
                 foure
                 tenements
                 in
                 
                   Monks-well
                   street
                
                 ,
                 
                 neere
                 Creplegate
                 ,
                 amounting
                 to
                 the
                 yeerely
                 rent
                 of
                 twenty
                 pounds
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 distributed
                 quarterly
                 to
                 twenty
                 poore
                 widdows
                 ,
                 to
                 each
                 of
                 them
                 5.
                 shillings
                 the
                 quarter
                 .
              
               
                 Master
                 
                   Robert
                   Smith
                
                 hath
                 given
                 foure
                 Bibles
                 in
                 Octavo
                 ,
                 
                 well
                 buffed
                 and
                 bossed
                 ,
                 to
                 foure
                 poore
                 mens
                 children
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 can
                 best
                 deserve
                 them
                 by
                 reading
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 distributed
                 yeerely
                 for
                 ever
                 at
                 Easter
                 .
                 And
                 also
                 two
                 and
                 fifty
                 dozen
                 of
                 Wheaten
                 bread
                 ,
                 every
                 weeke
                 one
                 dozen
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 Master
                 
                   Richard
                   Hanbury
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Master
                 
                   Richard
                   Budd
                
                 ,
                 have
                 given
                 six
                 new
                 Books
                 of
                 Common
                 Prayer
                 in
                 Quarto
                 ,
                 well
                 buffed
                 and
                 bossed
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 given
                 yeerely
                 for
                 ever
                 at
                 Easter
                 ,
                 to
                 sixe
                 poore
                 mens
                 children
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 can
                 best
                 deserve
                 them
                 by
                 reading
                 .
                 And
                 also
                 52.
                 dozen
                 of
                 wheaten
                 bread
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 given
                 every
                 week
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 Master
                 
                   Roger
                   Bellow
                
                 ,
                 
                 Brewer
                 ,
                 hath
                 given
                 the
                 Lease
                 of
                 an
                 house
                 in
                 Moore-lane
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 signe
                 of
                 the
                 Cocke
                 ,
                 the
                 yeerely
                 rent
                 whereof
                 is
                 twenty
                 pounds
                 .
                 Out
                 of
                 the
                 which
                 summe
                 ,
                 tenne
                 pounds
                 is
                 yeerely
                 to
                 be
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Feast
                 of
                 Christmas
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 remainder
                 (
                 except
                 twenty
                 shillings
                 ,
                 otherwise
                 by
                 his
                 will
                 disposed
                 )
                 is
                 yeerly
                 to
                 be
                 reserved
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 purchasing
                 of
                 some
                 parcell
                 of
                 Land
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 reliefe
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 The
                 circuit
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 S.
                 Giles
                 without
                 Creplegate
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 their
                 Perambulation
                 ,
                 first
                 strike
                 downe
                 the
                 Alley
                 (
                 which
                 hath
                 sometime
                 beene
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 Church-yard
                 )
                 close
                 by
                 S.
                 Giles
                 his
                 Well
                 ,
                 and
                 crossing
                 the
                 Towne-ditch
                 ,
                 keepe
                 along
                 by
                 the
                 Citie
                 Wall
                 ,
                 almost
                 to
                 Aldersgate
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 should
                 crosse
                 the
                 Ditch
                 againe
                 ,
                 and
                 take
                 in
                 certaine
                 Garden-houses
                 ,
                 which
                 stand
                 neere
                 the
                 Ditch
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 comming
                 downe
                 a
                 little
                 Garden
                 Alley
                 ,
                 (
                 through
                 which
                 sometime
                 hath
                 beene
                 a
                 way
                 into
                 
                   Aldersgate
                   street
                
                 )
                 returne
                 again
                 by
                 S.
                 Giles
                 his
                 Well
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 way
                 they
                 went
                 in
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 walking
                 up
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 
                   Red-crosse
                   street
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 Barbican
                 ,
                 till
                 they
                 come
                 toward
                 the
                 farther
                 end
                 thereof
                 ,
                 over
                 against
                 the
                 signe
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Bores
                   head
                
                 ,
                 they
                 set
                 up
                 their
                 marks
                 upon
                 a
                 great
                 Post
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 seemeth
                 set
                 there
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 purpose
                 )
                 where
                 they
                 should
                 crosse
                 over
                 to
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 ,
                 right
                 over
                 against
                 the
                 said
                 bound
                 ,
                 thorow
                 certaine
                 Garden
                 Alleys
                 ,
                 lying
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 Willoughby
                 House
                 :
                 but
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 some
                 contention
                 ,
                 that
                 course
                 is
                 of
                 late
                 denyed
                 them
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 they
                 passe
                 through
                 Barbican
                 ,
                 and
                 turne
                 up
                 
                   Goswell
                   street
                
                 ,
                 (
                 being
                 part
                 of
                 S.
                 Buttolphs
                 Parish
                 )
                 untill
                 they
                 come
                 a
                 little
                 beyond
                 the
                 Barres
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 enter
                 their
                 owne
                 bounds
                 againe
                 ,
                 and
                 setting
                 up
                 their
                 markes
                 ,
                 passe
                 along
                 the
                 right
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 high
                 way
                 ,
                 leading
                 to
                 Islington
                 ,
                 and
                 leaving
                 the
                 Mount
                 Mill
                 upon
                 their
                 right
                 hand
                 ,
                 they
                 proceed
                 on
                 ,
                 till
                 they
                 come
                 within
                 three
                 roddes
                 of
                 a
                 little
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 (
                 at
                 the
                 lower
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Close
                 next
                 unto
                 Islington
                 ,
                 over
                 which
                 lyeth
                 a
                 foot-path
                 toward
                 
                   Newington
                   Greene
                   ,
                
                 )
                 where
                 they
                 digge
                 a
                 way
                 over
                 the
                 Ditch
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 keepe
                 upon
                 the
                 top
                 of
                 the
                 Ditch
                 banke
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 breadth
                 of
                 the
                 lower
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Close
                 ;
                 where
                 they
                 turne
                 againe
                 South-east
                 ,
                 and
                 taking
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 Lay-stalles
                 ,
                 and
                 low
                 grounds
                 ,
                 where
                 bricke
                 hath
                 been
                 made
                 ,
                 strike
                 over
                 betweene
                 those
                 low
                 grounds
                 and
                 the
                 Brick-hils
                 ,
                 that
                 now
                 are
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 the
                 foot-path
                 ,
                 leading
                 from
                 the
                 Pest-house
                 to
                 Islington
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 leave
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 side
                 ;
                 in
                 the
                 South
                 end
                 of
                 which
                 Brick-hill
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 stone
                 set
                 ,
                 now
                 almost
                 digged
                 downe
                 :
                 From
                 the
                 which
                 stone
                 ,
                 they
                 come
                 straight
                 South
                 ,
                 till
                 they
                 come
                 over
                 a
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 laid
                 purposely
                 for
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 removed
                 ;
                 which
                 as
                 soone
                 as
                 they
                 have
                 past
                 ,
                 they
                 strike
                 downe
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Ditch
                 side
                 Eastward
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 farthest
                 Conduit
                 head
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 give
                 the
                 Children
                 Poynts
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 whence
                 they
                 keepe
                 a
                 straight
                 course
                 into
                 the
                 Kings
                 high
                 way
                 ,
                 to
                 
                   Dame
                   Anne
                   de
                   Clare
                
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 right
                 side
                 of
                 which
                 way
                 they
                 keepe
                 ,
                 till
                 they
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 Butts
                 ,
                 where
                 a
                 planck
                 is
                 purposely
                 laid
                 for
                 them
                 ,
                 over
                 which
                 they
                 passe
                 into
                 Holywell
                 Close
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 keepe
                 directly
                 to
                 the
                 farthest
                 of
                 the
                 sixe
                 Milles
                 ,
                 next
                 unto
                 Holywell
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 leave
                 on
                 their
                 left
                 hand
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 passing
                 over
                 the
                 high
                 way
                 ,
                 keepe
                 a
                 straight
                 course
                 over
                 the
                 Walks
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 farthest
                 Wall
                 ,
                 South
                 of
                 the
                 middle
                 Walke
                 ,
                 (
                 leaving
                 the
                 Butchers
                 Close
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 lower
                 Gardens
                 ,
                 some
                 three
                 Roddes
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 which
                 VVall
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 marke
                 or
                 Bound
                 :
                 From
                 thence
                 (
                 not
                 entring
                 the
                 lowest
                 Walke
                 at
                 all
                 )
                 they
                 turne
                 full
                 West
                 ,
                 over
                 the
                 high
                 way
                 leading
                 from
                 Moregate
                 ,
                 and
                 comming
                 into
                 little
                 Morefields
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 we
                 call
                 it
                 )
                 they
                 keepe
                 close
                 to
                 the
                 Pales
                 and
                 Tentors
                 (
                 for
                 they
                 have
                 not
                 passing
                 eight
                 or
                 ten
                 foot
                 of
                 ground
                 from
                 the
                 Pales
                 )
                 till
                 they
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 Posterne
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 set
                 up
                 their
                 mark
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 through
                 the
                 Posterne
                 they
                 make
                 their
                 returne
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 There
                 was
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 a
                 Fraternity
                 or
                 Brother-hood
                 of
                 our
                 blessed
                 Lady
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 
                   Corpus
                   Christi
                
                 and
                 S.
                 Giles
                 ,
                 founded
                 by
                 
                   Iohn
                   Belancer
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 the
                 35.
                 yeere
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 .
              
               
                 Some
                 small
                 distance
                 from
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 a
                 water-conduit
                 ,
                 brought
                 in
                 pipes
                 of
                 lead
                 from
                 Highbery
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   Iohn
                   Middleton
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Executors
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   East
                   field
                
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 his
                 goods
                 .
                 The
                 inhabitants
                 adjoyning
                 ,
                 castellated
                 it
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 coses
                 and
                 charges
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 148●
              
               
                 There
                 〈◊〉
                 also
                 a
                 Bosse
                 of
                 cleere
                 water
                 in
                 the
                 Wall
                 of
                 the
                 Church-yard
                 ,
                 
                 
                 made
                 at
                 the
                 charges
                 of
                 
                   Richard
                   Whitington
                
                 ,
                 sometimes
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 like
                 to
                 that
                 of
                 Belinsgate
                 .
                 Of
                 late
                 the
                 same
                 was
                 turned
                 into
                 an
                 evill
                 Pumpe
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 is
                 cleane
                 decayed
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 was
                 also
                 a
                 faire
                 Poole
                 of
                 cleere
                 water
                 ,
                 
                 neere
                 unto
                 the
                 Parsonage
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 west
                 side
                 thereof
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 filled
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 .
                 The
                 Spring
                 was
                 cooped
                 in
                 ,
                 and
                 arched
                 over
                 with
                 hard
                 stone
                 ,
                 and
                 staires
                 of
                 stone
                 to
                 goe
                 downe
                 to
                 the
                 Spring
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 banke
                 of
                 the
                 Towne
                 ditch
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 was
                 also
                 done
                 of
                 the
                 goods
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 Executors
                 of
                 
                   Richard
                   Whitington
                
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Whitecrosse-street
                 ,
                 
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 fifth
                 builded
                 one
                 faire
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 founded
                 there
                 a
                 Brotherhood
                 of
                 S.
                 Giles
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 kept
                 :
                 which
                 House
                 had
                 sometime
                 beene
                 an
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 the
                 French
                 Order
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Saint
                 Giles
                 without
                 Creplegate
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 ;
                 the
                 King
                 having
                 the
                 Jurisdiction
                 ,
                 and
                 pointing
                 a
                 Custos
                 thereof
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 precinct
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 Giles
                 ,
                 &c.
                 Patent
                 
                   Rich.
                   2.
                
                 the
                 15.
                 yeere
                 :
                 Which
                 Hospitall
                 being
                 suppressed
                 ,
                 the
                 Lands
                 were
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 Brotherhood
                 ,
                 for
                 reliefe
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 .
              
               
                 One
                 Alley
                 ,
                 of
                 divers
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 over
                 against
                 the
                 North
                 wall
                 of
                 S.
                 Giles
                 Church-yard
                 ,
                 was
                 appointed
                 to
                 bee
                 Almes-houses
                 for
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 wherein
                 they
                 dwelled
                 rent-free
                 ,
                 and
                 otherwise
                 were
                 relieved
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 said
                 Brotherhood
                 was
                 suppressed
                 by
                 Henry
                 the
                 8.
                 since
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gresham
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 purchased
                 the
                 Lands
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 part
                 thereof
                 to
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 a
                 Free
                 Schoole
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 founded
                 at
                 Holt
                 ,
                 a
                 Market
                 Towne
                 in
                 Norfolke
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 
                   Red
                   crosse
                   street
                
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 from
                 S.
                 Giles
                 Church-yard
                 ,
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Crosse
                 ,
                 be
                 many
                 faire
                 houses
                 builded
                 outward
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 divers
                 Alleys
                 ,
                 turning
                 into
                 a
                 large
                 plot
                 of
                 ground
                 ,
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Iewes
                   Garden
                
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 being
                 the
                 onely
                 place
                 appointed
                 them
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 wherein
                 to
                 bury
                 their
                 dead
                 ;
                 till
                 the
                 yeere
                 1177.
                 the
                 24.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 permitted
                 them
                 (
                 after
                 long
                 suit
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Parliament
                 at
                 Oxford
                 )
                 to
                 have
                 a
                 speciall
                 place
                 assigned
                 them
                 in
                 every
                 quarter
                 where
                 they
                 dwelled
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 plot
                 of
                 ground
                 remained
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Iewes
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 their
                 finall
                 banishment
                 out
                 of
                 England
                 and
                 is
                 now
                 turned
                 into
                 faire
                 Garden-plots
                 and
                 Summer-houses
                 for
                 pleasure
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 
                   Red-crosse
                   street
                
                 ,
                 be
                 also
                 divers
                 faire
                 houses
                 ,
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 Crosse
                 .
                 And
                 there
                 is
                 
                   Beech
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 peradventure
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 
                   Nicholas
                   de
                   la
                   Beech
                
                 ,
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 put
                 out
                 of
                 that
                 Office
                 in
                 the
                 13.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 .
                 This
                 Lane
                 stretcheth
                 from
                 
                   Red-crosse
                   street
                
                 ,
                 to
                 
                   White-crosse
                   street
                
                 ,
                 replenished
                 ,
                 not
                 with
                 Beech
                 trees
                 ,
                 but
                 with
                 beautifull
                 houses
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 bricke
                 and
                 timber
                 .
                 Amongst
                 the
                 which
                 ,
                 was
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 a
                 great
                 house
                 ,
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Ramsey
                 for
                 his
                 lodging
                 ,
                 
                 when
                 he
                 repaired
                 to
                 the
                 Citie
                 :
                 It
                 is
                 now
                 called
                 
                   Drewrie
                   House
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Drew
                   Drewrie
                
                 ,
                 a
                 worshipfull
                 owner
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 
                   Beech
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 towards
                 
                   White-crosse
                   street
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Drapers
                 of
                 London
                 have
                 lately
                 builded
                 8.
                 
                 Almes-houses
                 of
                 bricke
                 and
                 timber
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 eight
                 poore
                 Widdowes
                 of
                 their
                 owne
                 Company
                 ,
                 whom
                 they
                 have
                 placed
                 there
                 rent-free
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 gift
                 of
                 the
                 Lady
                 Askew
                 ,
                 Widdow
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Christopher
                   Askew
                
                 ,
                 sometime
                 Draper
                 ,
                 and
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1533.
                 
              
               
                 Then
                 in
                 
                   Golding
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Richard
                   Gallard
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Islington
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Painter-stainer
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 founded
                 13.
                 
                 Almes-houses
                 ,
                 for
                 so
                 many
                 poore
                 people
                 placed
                 in
                 them
                 rent-free
                 .
              
               
                 Hee
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Almes-houses
                 ,
                 2.
                 
                   d.
                
                 the
                 piece
                 weekly
                 ,
                 &
                 a
                 load
                 of
                 Charcoales
                 among
                 thē
                 yeerly
                 for
                 ever
                 ;
                 he
                 left
                 faire
                 Lands
                 about
                 Islington
                 ,
                 to
                 maintain
                 his
                 foundation
                 .
                 
                   T.
                   Hayes
                
                 ,
                 sometime
                 Chamberlaine
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 latter
                 time
                 of
                 H.
                 the
                 8.
                 married
                 Elizabeth
                 his
                 daughter
                 and
                 heire
                 ;
                 which
                 Hayes
                 and
                 Elizabeth
                 had
                 a
                 daughter
                 named
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 married
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Iron-monger
                
                 ,
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 who
                 now
                 hath
                 the
                 order
                 of
                 the
                 Almes-people
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 
                   Red-crosse
                   street
                
                 is
                 a
                 street
                 called
                 the
                 Barbican
                 ,
                 
                 because
                 sometime
                 there
                 stood
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 there
                 of
                 a
                 Burghkenning
                 ,
                 or
                 VVatch-tower
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 called
                 in
                 some
                 language
                 a
                 Barbican
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 Bikening
                 is
                 called
                 a
                 Beacon
                 .
                 This
                 Burgh-kenning
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 of
                 
                   Base
                   Court
                
                 ,
                 was
                 
                 given
                 by
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Vfford
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Suffolke
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 lately
                 pertaining
                 to
                 
                   Peregrine
                   Barty
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Willoughby
                 of
                 Ersby
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 this
                 ,
                 is
                 one
                 other
                 great
                 house
                 ,
                 
                 called
                 
                   Garter
                   Place
                
                 ,
                 sometime
                 builded
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Writhe
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Writhesley
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 
                   alias
                   ,
                   Garter
                
                 ,
                 principall
                 King
                 of
                 Armes
                 ,
                 second
                 son
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Writhe
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 
                   alias
                   Garter
                
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 Vncle
                 to
                 the
                 first
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Southampton
                 ,
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 ,
                 and
                 Chancelor
                 of
                 England
                 :
                 Hee
                 built
                 this
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 top
                 therof
                 a
                 Chappel
                 ,
                 which
                 hee
                 dedicated
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 
                   S.
                   Trinitatis
                   in
                   Alto.
                
                 Thus
                 much
                 for
                 that
                 part
                 of
                 Creplegate
                 Ward
                 without
                 the
                 VVall
                 ,
                 whereof
                 more
                 shall
                 be
                 spoken
                 in
                 the
                 Suburbe
                 of
                 that
                 part
                 .
                 This
                 VVard
                 hath
                 an
                 Alderman
                 &
                 his
                 Deputy
                 within
                 the
                 gate
                 .
                 Common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 8.
                 
                 Constables
                 ,
                 9.
                 
                 Scavengers
                 ,
                 12.
                 for
                 VVardmote
                 Inquest
                 ,
                 15.
                 and
                 a
                 Beadle
                 .
              
               
                 Without
                 the
                 gate
                 ,
                 it
                 hath
                 also
                 a
                 Deputy
                 ,
                 Common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 2.
                 
                 Constables
                 ,
                 4.
                 
                 Scavengers
                 ,
                 4.
                 
                 VVardmote
                 Inquest
                 ,
                 17.
                 and
                 a
                 Beadle
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 taxed
                 in
                 London
                 to
                 the
                 Fifteene
                 ,
                 at
                 40.
                 pounds
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               ALDERSGATE
               VVARD
               .
            
             
               THe
               next
               is
               Aldersgate
               Ward
               ,
               
               taking
               name
               of
               that
               North
               Gate
               of
               the
               City
               ;
               this
               Ward
               also
               consisteth
               of
               divers
               Streetes
               and
               Lanes
               ,
               lying
               as
               well
               within
               the
               Gate
               and
               Wall
               ,
               as
               without
               ;
               and
               first
               ,
               to
               speake
               of
               that
               part
               within
               the
               Gate
               ,
               thus
               it
               is
               .
               The
               East
               part
               thereof
               joyneth
               unto
               the
               West
               part
               of
               Creplegate
               Ward
               in
               
                 Engain
                 lane
              
               or
               
                 Maiden
                 lane
              
               .
               It
               beginneth
               on
               the
               North
               side
               of
               that
               Lane
               ,
               at
               
                 Staining
                 lane
              
               end
               ,
               and
               runneth
               up
               from
               the
               Haberdashers
               Hall
               ,
               to
               St.
               
                 Mary
                 Staining
              
               Church
               :
               and
               by
               the
               Church
               East
               winding
               almost
               to
               VVood-streete
               .
               
               And
               west
               through
               
                 Oate
                 lane
              
               ,
               and
               then
               by
               the
               South
               side
               of
               
                 Bacon
                 house
              
               in
               
                 Noble
                 streete
              
               ,
               
               backe
               againe
               by
               
                 Lilipot
                 lane
              
               ,
               which
               is
               also
               of
               that
               VVard
               to
               
                 Maiden
                 lane
              
               ,
               and
               so
               on
               that
               North
               side
               west
               to
               Saint
               
                 Iohn
                 Zacharies
              
               Church
               ,
               and
               to
               
                 Foster
                 lane
              
               .
            
             
               Now
               on
               the
               South
               side
               of
               Engaine
               or
               
                 Maiden
                 lane
              
               ,
               is
               the
               west
               side
               of
               
                 Gutherons
                 lane
              
               ,
               to
               
                 Kery
                 lane
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Kery
                 lane
              
               it selfe
               (
               which
               is
               of
               this
               Ward
               )
               and
               backe
               againe
               into
               
                 Engaine
                 lane
              
               ,
               by
               the
               North
               side
               of
               the
               Goldsmiths
               Hall
               ,
               to
               
                 Foster
                 lane
              
               ,
               almost
               wholly
               of
               this
               Ward
               ,
               which
               beginneth
               in
               the
               South
               toward
               Cheape
               ,
               on
               the
               East
               side
               ,
               by
               the
               North
               side
               of
               Saint
               Fosters
               Church
               ,
               &
               runneth
               downe
               North-west
               by
               the
               west
               end
               of
               
                 Engaine
                 lane
              
               by
               
                 Lilipot
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               and
               
                 Oate
                 lane
              
               ,
               to
               
                 Noble
                 streete
              
               ,
               and
               through
               that
               by
               
                 Shelly
                 house
              
               ,
               (
               of
               old
               time
               so
               called
               ,
               
               as
               belonging
               to
               the
               Shellies
               )
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Shelley
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               was
               owner
               thereof
               in
               the
               first
               of
               Henry
               the
               fourth
               .
               It
               is
               now
               called
               
                 Bacon
                 house
              
               ,
               because
               the
               same
               was
               new
               builded
               by
               Sir
               
                 Nicholas
                 Bacon
              
               ,
               Lord
               Keeper
               of
               the
               great
               Seale
               .
               Downe
               on
               that
               side
               by
               Serjeant
               Fleetwoods
               house
               ,
               Recorder
               of
               London
               ,
               who
               also
               new
               builded
               it
               to
               Saint
               Olaves
               Church
               in
               Silverstreete
               ,
               which
               is
               by
               the
               North-west
               end
               of
               this
               
                 Noble
                 streete
              
               .
            
             
               Then
               againe
               in
               
                 Foster
                 lane
              
               ,
               this
               Ward
               beginneth
               on
               the
               west
               side
               therof
               ,
               over-against
               the
               South-west
               corner
               of
               Saint
               Fosters
               Church
               ,
               and
               runneth
               downe
               by
               Saint
               Leonards
               Church
               ,
               by
               
                 Pope
                 lane
              
               end
               ,
               and
               by
               Saint
               
                 Annes
                 lane
              
               end
               ,
               which
               Lane
               is
               also
               of
               this
               Ward
               ,
               North
               to
               the
               stone
               wall
               ,
               by
               the
               wall
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               over-against
               
                 Bacon
                 house
              
               ,
               which
               stone
               wall
               ,
               and
               so
               downe
               North
               to
               Creplegate
               on
               that
               side
               ,
               is
               of
               Faringdon
               Ward
               .
            
             
               Then
               have
               yee
               the
               maine
               streete
               of
               this
               VVard
               ,
               
               which
               is
               called
               Saint
               
                 Martins
                 lane
              
               ,
               including
               Saint
               Martin
               on
               the
               East
               side
               thereof
               ,
               and
               so
               downe
               on
               both
               the
               sides
               to
               Aldersgate
               .
               And
               these
               be
               the
               bounds
               of
               this
               VVard
               within
               the
               wall
               and
               gate
               .
            
             
               Now
               ,
               before
               wee
               speake
               of
               that
               part
               of
               the
               wall
               without
               ,
               let
               us
               say
               somewhat
               of
               the
               Gate
               it selfe
               .
               Aldersgate
               being
               very
               old
               ,
               ruinous
               ,
               and
               in
               danger
               of
               some
               further
               decay
               ;
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               &
               his
               Brethren
               ,
               with
               the
               advice
               of
               the
               worthy
               Commoners
               ,
               determined
               to
               have
               it
               taken
               downe
               ,
               and
               builded
               again
               in
               beautifull
               manner
               .
               For
               the
               more
               hastening
               of
               which
               intention
               ,
               a
               worthy
               Citizen
               ,
               
               Master
               
                 VVilliam
                 Parker
              
               ,
               (
               of
               whose
               Christian
               and
               liberall
               charities
               ,
               wee
               have
               in
               briefe
               manner
               spoken
               before
               )
               out
               of
               his
               owne
               bountifull
               disposition
               ,
               gave
               the
               sum
               of
               three
               thousand
               pounds
               ,
               towards
               the
               furtherance
               of
               so
               good
               a
               worke
               ,
               in
               new
               re-edifying
               and
               building
               the
               Gate
               ,
               requiring
               &
               appointing
               (
               by
               his
               VVill
               )
               that
               it
               should
               bee
               new
               builded
               ,
               within
               the
               space
               of
               three
               yeeres
               after
               his
               decease
               .
               And
               the
               mony
               to
               bee
               payd
               (
               by
               his
               Executor
               )
               to
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               the
               Alder
               men
               his
               Brethren
               (
               for
               the
               time
               being
               )
               
               for
               the
               said
               use
               of
               new
               building
               the
               said
               Gate
               ,
               in
               manner
               and
               forme
               following
               .
            
             
               That
               is
               to
               say
               ,
               
               200.
               pounds
               thereof
               at
               the
               taking
               downe
               of
               the
               first
               Tile
               :
               Other
               200.
               
                 l.
              
               thereof
               ,
               at
               the
               laying
               of
               the
               first
               stone
               ,
               which
               was
               laid
               by
               the
               right
               Worshipfull
               ,
               
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Cravon
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               and
               Alderman
               of
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               on
               Munday
               ,
               the
               26.
               day
               of
               May
               ,
               1617.
               
               Other
               200.
               
                 l.
              
               thereof
               ,
               when
               the
               new
               building
               should
               bee
               a
               yard
               in
               height
               above
               the
               ground
               .
               Other
               200.
               
                 l.
              
               thereof
               ,
               when
               the
               new
               building
               should
               be
               arched
               over
               the
               Gate
               .
               And
               the
               other
               200.
               
                 l.
              
               in
               full
               payment
               ,
               when
               the
               said
               building
               shall
               be
               full
               finished
               .
               Master
               
                 Richard
                 Foxe
              
               ,
               Citizen
               and
               Clothworker
               of
               London
               (
               a
               most
               painfull
               and
               industrious
               Gentleman
               )
               having
               the
               oversight
               ,
               direction
               ,
               and
               ordering
               of
               the
               said
               building
               .
            
             
               VVithout
               the
               Gate
               ,
               
               the
               maine
               street
               called
               
                 Aldersgate
                 streete
              
               ,
               runneth
               up
               North
               on
               the
               East
               side
               ,
               to
               the
               west
               end
               of
               Hounds-ditch
               ,
               or
               
                 Barbican
                 streete
              
               :
               A
               part
               of
               which
               streete
               is
               also
               of
               this
               Ward
               .
               And
               on
               the
               west
               side
               to
               
                 Long
                 lane
              
               ,
               a
               part
               whereof
               is
               likewise
               of
               this
               VVard
               .
               Beyond
               the
               which
               Aldersgate
               ,
               is
               
                 Goswell
                 streete
              
               up
               to
               the
               Barres
               .
               
            
             
               And
               on
               the
               west
               side
               of
               
                 Aldersgate
                 streete
              
               ,
               by
               Saint
               Buttolphs
               Church
               ,
               is
               
                 Briton
                 streete
              
               ,
               
               which
               runneth
               west
               to
               a
               Pumpe
               ,
               and
               then
               North
               to
               the
               Gate
               ,
               which
               entreth
               the
               Church-yard
               ,
               sometime
               pertaining
               to
               the
               Priory
               of
               Saint
               Bartholomew
               on
               the
               East
               side
               :
               and
               on
               the
               west
               side
               towards
               Saint
               Bartholomewes
               Spittle
               ,
               to
               a
               paire
               of
               posts
               there
               fixed
               .
               And
               these
               bee
               the
               bounds
               of
               this
               Aldersgate
               VVard
               without
               .
            
             
               The
               Antiquities
               bee
               these
               :
               
               First
               ,
               in
               
                 Staining
                 lane
              
               ,
               of
               old
               time
               so
               called
               ,
               as
               may
               bee
               supposed
               ,
               of
               Painterstainers
               dwelling
               there
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               East
               side
               thereof
               ,
               adjoyning
               to
               the
               Haberdashers
               Hall
               ,
               
               be
               ten
               Almes-houses
               ,
               pertaining
               to
               the
               Haberdashers
               ,
               wherein
               bee
               placed
               ten
               Almes
               people
               of
               that
               Company
               ,
               every
               of
               them
               having
               eight
               pence
               the
               peece
               every
               Friday
               for
               ever
               ,
               by
               the
               gift
               of
               
                 Thomas
                 Huntlow
              
               ,
               Haberdasher
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               ,
               1539.
               
            
             
               More
               ,
               Sir
               
                 George
                 Barne
              
               gave
               them
               ten
               pounds
               by
               the
               yeere
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               the
               small
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Mary
               ,
               
               called
               Staining
               ,
               because
               it
               standeth
               at
               the
               North
               end
               of
               
                 Staining
                 lane
              
               .
               In
               the
               which
               Church
               ,
               being
               but
               newly
               builded
               ,
               there
               remaine
               no
               Monuments
               worth
               the
               noting
               ,
               but
               one
               lately
               erected
               .
            
             
               
                 Here
                 lieth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   George
                   Smithes
                
                 ,
                 
                 Goldsmith
                 and
                 Alderman
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 tooke
                 to
                 wife
                 ,
                 Sarah
                 ,
                 the
                 daughter
                 of
                 
                   Anthony
                   Wolhouse
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 ,
                 and
                 Haberdasher
                 of
                 London
                 :
                 by
                 whom
                 hee
                 had
                 issue
                 foure
                 sonnes
                 and
                 five
                 daughters
                 .
                 He
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 the
                 eleventh
                 day
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   ,
                   1615.
                
                 being
                 52.
                 yeeres
                 of
                 age
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 whose
                 memory
                 ,
                 Sarah
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 being
                 sole
                 Executrix
                 of
                 his
                 last
                 Will
                 and
                 Testament
                 ,
                 at
                 her
                 own
                 proper
                 cost
                 and
                 charges
                 ,
                 caused
                 this
                 Monument
                 to
                 be
                 erected
                 .
              
            
             
               Then
               is
               
                 Engaine
                 lane
              
               ,
               or
               
                 Maiden
                 lane
              
               ,
               and
               at
               the
               North-west
               corner
               thereof
               ,
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               
                 Iohn
                 Zacharie
              
               ,
               
               a
               faire
               Church
               ,
               with
               the
               Monuments
               well
               preserved
               ,
               of
               
                 Thomas
                 Lichfield
              
               ,
               who
               founded
               a
               Chauntry
               there
               ,
               in
               the
               foureteenth
               of
               Edward
               the
               second
               ,
               of
               Sir
               
                 Nicholas
                 Twiford
              
               ,
               Goldsmith
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1388.
               and
               Dame
               Margery
               his
               wife
               :
               of
               whose
               goods
               the
               Church
               was
               made
               and
               new
               builded
               ,
               with
               a
               Tombe
               for
               them
               ,
               and
               others
               of
               their
               race
               ,
               1390.
               
               
                 Drugo
                 Barentine
              
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1398.
               
               He
               gave
               faire
               lands
               to
               the
               Goldsmiths
               :
               he
               dwelled
               right
               against
               the
               Goldsmiths
               Hall.
               Betweene
               the
               which
               Hall
               and
               his
               dwelling
               house
               ,
               he
               builded
               a
               Gallory
               thwarting
               the
               streete
               ,
               whereby
               he
               might
               goe
               from
               the
               one
               to
               the
               other
               ,
               hee
               was
               buried
               in
               this
               Church
               ,
               and
               Christian
               his
               wife
               ,
               1427.
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Adis
              
               ,
               Goldsmith
               ,
               1400.
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               .
               
                 Iohn
                 Francis
              
               ,
               Goldsmith
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1400.
               and
               Elizabeth
               his
               wife
               ,
               1450.
               
               
                 I.
                 Sutton
              
               ,
               Goldsmith
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1413.
               
               
                 Bartholomew
                 Seman
              
               ,
               Gold-beater
               ,
               Master
               of
               the
               Kings
               Mints
               ,
               within
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               the
               Towne
               of
               
                 Calice
                 ,
                 1430.
                 
                 Iohn
                 Hewet
                 ,
              
               Esquire
               ,
               1500.
               
               
                 William
                 Breakespeare
              
               ,
               Goldsmith
               ,
               1461.
               
               
                 Christopher
                 Eliot
              
               ,
               Goldsmith
               ,
               1505.
               
               
                 Bartholomew
                 Reade
              
               ,
               Goldsmith
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               
               1502.
               was
               buried
               in
               the
               Charter-house
               ,
               and
               gave
               to
               this
               Parish
               100.
               
                 l.
              
               His
               wife
               was
               buried
               here
               with
               a
               faire
               Monument
               ,
               her
               picture
               in
               habit
               of
               a
               widow
               .
               
                 Thomas
                 Keyton
              
               ,
               Lorimar
               ,
               1522.
               
               
                 William
                 Potken
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               1537.
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Cornish
              
               with
               an
               Epitaph
               ,
               1470.
               
               
                 Robert
                 Fenrbuther
              
               ,
               Goldsmith
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               in
               the
               yeere
               ,
               1512.
               
            
             
               
                 Hereunder
                 lieth
                 buried
                 sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Twiford
                
                 ,
                 
                 Knight
                 ,
                 sometime
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 Dame
                 Margery
                 his
                 wife
                 ;
                 of
                 whose
                 goods
                 this
                 Church
                 was
                 made
                 a
                 Tombe
                 for
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 many
                 other
                 more
                 .
                 He
                 died
                 
                   in
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   ,
                   1390.
                
                 
              
               
                 Hic
                 jacet
                 Iohannes
                 Adys
                 ,
                 
                 Civis
                 ,
                 &
                 Aurifaber
                 London
                 ,
                 &
                 Margareta
                 uxor
                 ejus
                 ,
                 Obiit
                 ultimo
                 die
                 Februarii
                 ,
                 1461.
                 
                 Et
                 Margareta
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Here
                 lieth
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hewet
                
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 the
                 which
                 Iohn
                 deceased
                 the
                 first
                 day
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1510.
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 fifth
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Here
                 lieth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Sutton
                
                 ,
                 
                 Citizen
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 and
                 Alderman
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 died
                 the
                 6.
                 day
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 1450.
                 
              
               
                 Here
                 lieth
                 buried
                 before
                 this
                 place
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Strelley
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 who
                 deceased
                 the
                 ninth
                 day
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 1595.
                 being
                 about
                 86.
                 yeeres
                 of
                 age
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 lieth
                 buried
                 within
                 this
                 I
                 le
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 bodies
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Greenwood
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 ,
                 and
                 Painter-Stainer
                 of
                 Lond.
                 who
                 descended
                 of
                 a
                 younger
                 house
                 of
                 Greenwood
                 ,
                 of
                 Greenwoodley
                 in
                 Yorekshire
                 :
                 And
                 Elizabeth
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 by
                 whom
                 hee
                 had
                 many
                 children
                 ;
                 but
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 their
                 death
                 ,
                 left
                 onely
                 one
                 sonne
                 and
                 a
                 daughter
                 ,
                 Robert
                 ,
                 and
                 Ioane
                 ,
                 which
                 Robert
                 ,
                 after
                 many
                 yeeres
                 spent
                 in
                 this
                 Parish
                 ,
                 was
                 laid
                 by
                 his
                 father
                 and
                 mother
                 the
                 23.
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 1585.
                 
                 In
                 memory
                 of
                 whom
                 this
                 Monument
                 was
                 erected
                 by
                 his
                 sisters
                 sonne
                 ,
                 
                   Samuel
                   Thompson
                
                 ,
                 the
                 sixth
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   1602.
                
                 
              
               
                 Hic
                 jacet
                 Dominus
                 Thomas
                 Randolf
                 ,
                 
                 Capellanus
                 .
                 Qui
                 obiit
                 29.
                 die
                 Novembris
                 ,
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 ,
                 1459.
                 
                 Cujus
                 animae
                 propitietur
                 Deus
                 .
              
               
                 Hic
                 jacet
                 Ioannes
                 Frances
                 ,
                 
                 Civis
                 ,
                 &
                 Aurifaber
                 ,
                 &
                 quondam
                 Maior
                 London
                 .
                 Qui
                 obiit
                 13.
                 die
                 Decemb.
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1405.
                 
                 Cujus
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Hic
                 jacet
                 Elizabeth
                 ux
                 .
                 dict
                 .
                 Ioan.
                 Qui
                 obiit
                 11.
                 
                 Mensis
                 Octobris
                 ,
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1432.
                 
                 Cujus
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Hic
                 jacet
                 Drugo
                 Barantine
                 ,
                 
                 Civis
                 &
                 Aurifaber
                 ,
                 &
                 quondam
                 Maior
                 London
                 .
                 Qui
                 obiit
                 15.
                 die
                 Mensis
                 Decemb
                 .
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1415.
                 
                 Cujus
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Hic
                 jacet
                 Christiana
                 ,
                 ux
                 .
                 dict
                 .
                 Drugonis
                 .
                 Quae
                 obiit
                 11.
                 die
                 Mensis
                 Martii
                 ,
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1427.
                 
                 Cujus
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 Monument
                 is
                 erected
                 to
                 the
                 memory
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Pemberton
                
                 ,
                 
                 Knight
                 ,
                 who
                 being
                 Sheriffe
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 at
                 the
                 comming
                 in
                 of
                 King
                 IAMES
                 ,
                 entertained
                 neere
                 40.
                 
                 Earles
                 and
                 Barons
                 in
                 his
                 house
                 on
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 being
                 proclaimed
                 .
                 Afterwards
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   1612.
                
                 was
                 elected
                 Maior
                 of
                 this
                 most
                 honourable
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 Hee
                 erected
                 a
                 Free-schoole
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Ecleston
                 in
                 Lancashire
                 ,
                 sixteene
                 yeeres
                 before
                 his
                 death
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 fifty
                 pounds
                 by
                 the
                 yeere
                 to
                 the
                 maintaining
                 thereof
                 for
                 ever
                 .
                 Hee
                 gave
                 also
                 five
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 to
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 to
                 the
                 Company
                 of
                 Goldsmiths
                 ,
                 besides
                 many
                 liberall
                 gifts
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 his
                 Kinred
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 other
                 most
                 charitable
                 uses
                 :
                 He
                 died
                 the
                 eighth
                 day
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 1613.
                 aged
                 ,
                 68.
                 yeeres
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Marble
                 nor
                 Touch
                 ,
              
               
                 nor
                 Alabaster
                 can
              
               
                 Reveale
                 the
                 worth
                 of
              
               
                 the
                 long
                 buried
                 man
                 :
              
               
                 For
                 oft
                 (
                 we
                 see
                 )
                 mens
                 goods
                 ,
              
               
                 when
                 they
                 are
                 gone
                 ,
              
               
                 Doe
                 pious
                 deeds
                 ,
                 when
              
               
                 they
                 themselves
                 did
                 none
                 .
              
               
                 Mine
                 (
                 while
                 I
                 liv'd
                 )
                 no
              
               
                 goodnesse
                 did
                 expresse
                 ,
              
               
                 'T
                 is
                 not
                 Inscriptions
                 make
              
               
                 them
                 more
                 or
                 lesse
                 :
              
               
                 In
                 Christ
                 I
                 hope
                 to
                 rise
              
               
                 amongst
                 the
                 Iust
                 ,
              
               
                 Man
                 is
                 but
                 grasse
                 ,
                 all
                 must
              
               
                 to
                 Wormes
                 and
                 Dust
                 .
              
               
               
                 Vertue
                 and
                 Death
                 being
              
               
                 both
                 enamoured
              
               
                 On
                 worthy
                 PEMBERTON
                 ,
              
               
                 in
                 heate
                 of
                 Love
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 be
                 possest
                 of
              
               
                 that
                 each
                 coveted
                 ,
              
               
                 Thus
                 did
                 they
                 dialogue
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 thus
                 they
                 strove
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Vertue
                 .
              
               
                 WHat
                 Vertue
                 challengeth
                 ,
              
               
                 is
                 but
                 her
                 right
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Death
                 .
              
               
                 What
                 Death
                 layes
                 claime
                 to
                 ,
              
               
                 who
                 can
                 contradict
                 ?
              
            
             
               
                 Vert.
                 
              
               
                 Vertue
                 ,
                 whose
                 power
              
               
                 exceeds
                 all
                 other
                 might
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Dea.
                 
              
               
                 Where
                 's
                 Vertues
                 power
                 ,
              
               
                 when
                 Death
                 makes
                 all
                 submit
                 ?
              
            
             
               
                 Vert.
                 
              
               
                 I
                 gave
                 him
                 life
                 ;
              
               
                 and
                 therefore
                 he
                 is
                 mine
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Dea.
                 
              
               
                 That
                 life
                 he
                 held
              
               
                 no
                 longer
                 than
                 I
                 list
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Ver.
                 
              
               
                 J
                 made
                 him
                 more
                 than
              
               
                 mortall
                 ,
                 meere
                 Divine
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Dea.
                 
              
               
                 How
                 hapt
                 he
                 could
                 not
              
               
                 then
                 Deaths
                 stroke
                 resist
                 ?
              
            
             
               
                 Ver.
                 
              
               
                 Because
                 (
                 by
                 Nature
                 )
              
               
                 all
                 are
                 borne
                 to
                 dye
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Dea.
                 
              
               
                 Then
                 thine
                 owne
                 tongue
              
               
                 yeelds
                 Death
                 the
                 victory
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Ver.
                 
              
               
                 No
                 ,
                 Death
                 ,
                 thou
                 art
                 deceiv'd
                 ,
              
               
                 thy
                 envious
                 stroke
              
               
                 Hath
                 given
                 him
                 life
              
               
                 immortall
                 ,
                 '
                 gainst
                 thy
                 will
                 :
              
            
             
               
                 Dea.
                 
              
               
                 VVhat
                 life
                 can
                 be
                 ,
                 but
              
               
                 vanisheth
                 as
                 smoake
                 ?
              
            
             
               
                 Vert.
                 
              
               
                 A
                 life
                 that
                 all
                 thy
                 darts
              
               
                 can
                 never
                 kill
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Dea.
                 
              
               
                 Have
                 I
                 not
                 lockt
                 his
              
               
                 body
                 in
                 my
                 grave
                 ?
              
            
             
               
                 Vert.
                 
              
               
                 That
                 was
                 but
                 dust
                 ,
                 and
              
               
                 that
                 I
                 pray
                 thee
                 keepe
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Dea.
                 
              
               
                 That
                 is
                 as
                 much
              
               
                 as
                 I
                 desire
                 to
                 have
                 ,
              
               
                 His
                 comely
                 shape
                 in
              
               
                 my
                 eternall
                 sleepe
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Vert.
                 
              
               
                 But
                 wher
                 's
                 his
                 honourable
              
               
                 life
                 ,
                 renowne
                 ,
                 and
                 fame
                 ?
              
            
             
               
                 Dea.
                 
              
               
                 They
                 are
                 but
                 breath
                 ,
              
               
                 them
                 I
                 resigne
                 to
                 thee
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Ver.
                 
              
               
                 Them
                 I
                 most
                 covet
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Dea.
                 
              
               
                 I
                 preferre
                 my
                 claime
                 ,
              
               
                 His
                 body
                 mine
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Ver.
                 
              
               
                 Mine
                 his
                 Eternity
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 And
                 so
                 they
                 ceast
                 ,
              
               
                 Death
                 triumphs
                 o're
                 his
                 grave
                 ,
              
               
                 Vertue
                 o're
                 that
                 which
              
               
                 Death
                 can
                 never
                 have
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 And
                 as
                 faire
                 Trophees
                 ,
              
               
                 fit
                 to
                 beautifie
              
               
                 His
                 Hearse
                 ,
                 Vertue
                 hangs
              
               
                 up
                 these
                 Ornaments
                 :
              
               
                 His
                 Justice
                 ,
                 VVisedome
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 Integritie
                 ,
              
               
                 His
                 courage
                 ,
                 dreadlesse
              
               
                 of
                 what
                 are
                 events
                 ,
              
               
                 His
                 upright
                 soule
              
               
                 in
                 that
                 high
                 dignitie
                 ,
              
               
                 VVhich
                 London
                 gives
              
               
                 her
                 chiefest
                 Presidents
                 .
              
               
                 Free
                 from
                 compare
              
               
                 with
                 such
                 as
                 went
                 before
                 ,
              
               
                 Or
                 should
                 succeed
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 his
                 sole
                 desire
              
               
                 Truth
                 might
                 report
                 those
              
               
                 actions
                 lesse
                 or
                 more
                 ,
              
               
                 Which
                 honest
                 thoughts
              
               
                 did
                 in
                 his
                 heart
                 inspire
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 care
                 of
                 learning
              
               
                 and
                 his
                 liberall
                 minde
              
               
                 Vnto
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
              
               
                 love
                 to
                 his
                 Company
                 ,
              
               
                 Kinred
                 and
                 Friends
                 ,
                 to
              
               
                 whom
                 he
                 was
                 most
                 kinde
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 with
                 whom
                 he
                 dealt
              
               
                 truly
                 bounteously
                 :
              
               
                 These
                 graces
                 better
                 doe
              
               
                 become
                 his
                 Grave
                 ,
              
               
                 Than
                 wastfull
                 words
              
               
                 of
                 fruitlesse
                 flattery
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 their
                 due
                 merit
              
               
                 (
                 doubtlesse
                 )
                 he
                 shall
                 have
                 ,
              
               
                 Among
                 the
                 blessed
              
               
                 in
                 Eternity
                 .
              
               
                 VVhereto
                 faire
                 Vertue
                 now
              
               
                 hath
                 brought
                 her
                 son
                 ,
              
               
                 Worthily
                 honour'd
                 ,
              
               
                 Sir
                 Iames
                 Pemberton
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 A.
                 M.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               On
               the
               East
               side
               of
               this
               
                 Foster
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               at
               
                 Engaine
                 lane
              
               end
               ,
               is
               the
               Goldsmiths
               Hall
               ,
               a
               proper
               house
               ,
               but
               not
               large
               .
               And
               therefore
               to
               say
               that
               
                 Bartholomew
                 Read
              
               ,
               Goldsmith
               ,
               Maior
               in
               the
               yeere
               ,
               1502.
               kept
               such
               a
               feast
               in
               this
               Hall
               ,
               
               as
               some
               have
               fabuled
               ,
               is
               farre
               incredible
               ,
               and
               altogether
               unpossible
               ,
               considering
               the
               smalnesse
               of
               the
               Hall
               ,
               and
               number
               of
               the
               
               guests
               ,
               which
               as
               they
               say
               ,
               were
               more
               than
               100.
               persons
               of
               great
               estate
               .
               For
               the
               messes
               and
               dishes
               of
               meats
               to
               them
               served
               ,
               the
               paled
               Parke
               in
               the
               same
               Hall
               ,
               furnished
               with
               fruitfull
               trees
               ,
               beasts
               of
               Venery
               ,
               and
               other
               circumstances
               of
               that
               pretended
               feast
               well
               weighed
               ,
               Westminster
               Hall
               would
               hardly
               have
               sufficed
               ;
               and
               therefore
               I
               will
               over-passe
               it
               ,
               and
               note
               somewhat
               of
               principall
               Goldsmiths
               .
            
             
               First
               ,
               J
               reade
               ,
               that
               Leofstane
               ,
               Goldsmith
               ,
               was
               Provost
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               first
               .
               Also
               ,
               that
               
                 Henry
                 Fitz
                 Alewin
              
               ,
               
               
                 Fitz
                 Leafstane
              
               ,
               Goldsmith
               ,
               was
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               first
               of
               Richard
               the
               first
               .
               Also
               ,
               that
               
                 Gregory
                 Rocksly
              
               ,
               chiefe
               Say-master
               of
               all
               the
               Kings
               Mints
               within
               England
               (
               and
               therefore
               by
               my
               conjecture
               ,
               
               a
               Goldsmith
               )
               was
               Maior
               in
               the
               third
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               and
               continued
               Maior
               seven
               yeeres
               together
               .
               Then
               
                 William
                 Faringdon
              
               ,
               Goldsmith
               ,
               Alderman
               of
               Faringdon
               Ward
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1281.
               the
               ninth
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               who
               was
               a
               Goldsmith
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               in
               record
               ,
               and
               shall
               bee
               shewed
               in
               Faringdon
               Ward
               .
               Then
               
                 Nicholas
                 Faringdon
              
               his
               son
               ,
               Goldsmith
               ,
               Alderman
               of
               Faringdon
               Ward
               ,
               foure
               times
               Maior
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               second
               ,
               &c.
               
               For
               the
               rest
               of
               later
               time
               are
               more
               manifestly
               knowne
               ;
               and
               therefore
               I
               leave
               them
               :
               the
               men
               of
               this
               mystery
               were
               incorporated
               or
               confirmed
               in
               the
               sixteenth
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               .
            
             
               Then
               at
               the
               North
               end
               of
               
                 Noble
                 street
              
               is
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Olave
               in
               
                 Silver
                 streete
              
               ,
               
               a
               small
               thing
               ,
               and
               without
               any
               note-worthy
               Monuments
               ,
               but
               these
               following
               .
            
             
               
                 Here
                 under
                 this
                 stone
                 lieth
                 buried
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Darcy
                
                 ,
                 
                 second
                 son
                 to
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Darcy
                 of
                 Ehie
                 ,
                 who
                 died
                 
                   in
                   An.
                   1593.
                
                 aged
                 ,
                 33-yeeres
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 lieth
                 
                   Grisseild
                   Windsore
                
                 ,
                 
                 daughter
                 of
                 Henry
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Windsore
                 ,
                 and
                 Lady
                 Anne
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 daughter
                 and
                 heyre
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Rivet
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 who
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 the
                 seven
                 and
                 twentieth
                 day
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1600.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 Remembrance
                 of
                 Master
                 IOHN
                 BANESTER
                 ,
                 Chirurgeon
                 ,
                 and
                 Licentiate
                 in
                 Physicke
                 .
              
               
                 
                   GReat
                   men
                   that
                   ne're
                   did
                
                 
                   good
                   in
                   all
                   their
                   dayes
                   ,
                
                 
                   But
                   at
                   the
                   very
                   instant
                
                 
                   of
                   their
                   death
                   ,
                
                 
                   Finde
                   yet
                   no
                   meane
                
                 
                   commenders
                   of
                   their
                   praise
                   ,
                
                 
                   Although
                   it
                   lasts
                   no
                
                 
                   longer
                   than
                   a-breath
                   :
                
                 
                   Shall
                   then
                   good
                   men
                   ,
                
                 
                   though
                   lesser
                   in
                   degree
                   ,
                
                 
                   Finde
                   none
                   to
                   give
                
                 
                   them
                   right
                   and
                   equity
                   ?
                
              
               
                 
                   If
                   one
                   shall
                   say
                   ,
                   The
                   great
                
                 
                   mans
                   life
                   was
                   such
                   ,
                
                 
                   So
                   good
                   ,
                   so
                   full
                
                 
                   of
                   hospitality
                   :
                
                 
                   When
                   God
                   doth
                   know
                   ,
                
                 
                   he
                   ne're
                   did
                   halfe
                   so
                   much
                   ,
                
                 
                   Though
                   thus
                   he
                   must
                
                 
                   be
                   grac'd
                   with
                   flattery
                   .
                
                 
                   Shall
                   meane
                   men
                   ,
                   who
                
                 
                   such
                   workes
                   truly
                   did
                   ,
                
                 
                   Be
                   nothing
                   spoken
                   of
                   ?
                
                 
                   Oh
                   God
                   forbid
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Not
                   then
                   ,
                   as
                   equalling
                
                 
                   with
                   any
                   Great
                   ,
                
                 
                   My
                   fatherly
                   good
                
                 
                   friend
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Banester
                   :
                
                 
                   No
                   more
                   but
                   truth
                   of
                
                 
                   thee
                   let
                   me
                   repeate
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   Sonnes
                   Love-teares
                   ,
                
                 
                   thy
                   body
                   to
                   interre
                   .
                
                 
                   That
                   such
                   as
                   knew
                   thee
                
                 
                   better
                   same
                   than
                   I
                   :
                
                 
                   May
                   say
                   ,
                   Thy
                   vertues
                
                 
                   did
                   not
                   with
                   thee
                   dye
                   ,
                
              
               
                 
                   Thy
                   Skill
                   and
                   Practice
                   ,
                
                 
                   that
                   it selfe
                   commends
                   ,
                
                 
                   Some
                   of
                   the
                   best
                   have
                
                 
                   truely
                   found
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                
                 
                   Not
                   partially
                   employed
                
                 
                   to
                   wealthy
                   friends
                   ,
                
                 
                   But
                   even
                   the
                   poorest
                   wretch
                   ,
                
                 
                   the
                   sicke
                   and
                   lame
                
                 
                   Felt
                   of
                   the
                   best
                   .
                   Some
                
                 
                   difference
                   there
                   might
                   be
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   rich
                   payd
                   somewhat
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   poore
                   men
                   had
                   it
                   free
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Thy
                   care
                   and
                   cost
                   layd
                   out
                
                 
                   for
                   common
                   good
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   greater
                   measure
                
                 
                   than
                   came
                   in
                   againe
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   that
                   heavens
                   blessing
                
                 
                   with
                   thy
                   bounty
                   stood
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hardly
                   had
                   stretcht
                
                 
                   so
                   many
                   to
                   sustaine
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   it
                   is
                   true
                   :
                   The
                
                 
                   liberall
                   heart
                   God
                   loves
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   from
                   him
                   still
                   all
                
                 
                   cause
                   of
                   lacke
                   removes
                   ,
                
              
               
                 
                   Thy
                   weekly
                   charity
                
                 
                   given
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                
                 
                   In
                   Bread
                   ,
                   beside
                   ,
                   in
                
                 
                   money
                   from
                   thy
                   Purse
                   :
                
                 
                   Even
                   in
                   the
                   hardest
                   yeeres
                
                 
                   dealt
                   at
                   thy
                   doore
                   ,
                
                 
                   When
                   some
                   repin'd
                   that
                
                 
                   every
                   day
                   did
                   worse
                   ;
                
                 
                   Makes
                   poore
                   men
                   say
                   :
                
                 
                   Our
                   good
                   reliefe
                   is
                   gone
                   ,
                
                 
                   Let
                   them
                   goe
                   to
                   thy
                
                 
                   find-faults
                   and
                   have
                   none
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Poore
                   maymed
                   Souldiers
                   ,
                
                 
                   sore-sicke
                   hearted
                   men
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   under
                   miseries
                
                 
                   hard
                   Crouch
                   did
                   bow
                   ,
                
                 
                   Were
                   freely
                   cur'd
                   ,
                   me
                   thinkes
                
                 
                   they
                   cry
                   :
                   Lord
                   ,
                   when
                   ,
                
                 
                   Where
                   shall
                   we
                   finde
                
                 
                   our
                   good
                   Physician
                   now
                   ?
                
                 
                   I
                   doubt
                   not
                   ,
                   but
                   some
                
                 
                   others
                   will
                   as
                   much
                   :
                
                 
                   Yet
                   (
                   in
                   these
                   dayes
                   )
                   we
                
                 
                   finde
                   not
                   many
                   such
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sleepe
                   then
                   ,
                   thou
                   happy
                
                 
                   Soule
                   ,
                   in
                   endlesse
                   rest
                   ,
                
                 
                   All
                   good
                   mens
                   groanes
                
                 
                   be
                   powred
                   on
                   thy
                   grave
                   :
                
                 
                   Live
                   thou
                   in
                   Abrahams
                
                 
                   bosome
                   with
                   blest
                   ;
                
                 
                   Where
                   Faith
                   and
                   VVorkes
                
                 
                   due
                   recompence
                   shall
                   have
                   ,
                
                 
                   My
                   sight
                   growes
                   dimme
                   ,
                
                 
                   sighing
                   my
                   heart
                   makes
                   sore
                   :
                
                 
                   Teares
                   blot
                   my
                   paper
                   ,
                
                 
                   I
                   can
                   write
                   no
                   more
                   .
                
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 west
                 side
                 of
                 
                   Foster
                   lane
                
                 is
                 the
                 small
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Leonards
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 them
                 of
                 St.
                 
                   Martins
                   le
                   graund
                
                 .
                 A
                 number
                 of
                 Tenements
                 being
                 lately
                 builded
                 in
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 Collegiate
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martin
                 ,
                 that
                 Parish
                 is
                 mightily
                 increased
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 Church
                 remaine
                 these
                 Monuments
                 :
                 First
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 Church
                 is
                 graven
                 in
                 stone
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Broke
                   it
                   well
                
                 ,
                 an
                 especiall
                 re-edifier
                 or
                 new
                 builder
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 Quire
                 graven
                 in
                 brasse
                 ,
                 
                   Ro.
                   Purfet
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 1507.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Traps
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 1526.
                 with
                 this
                 Epitaph
                 :
              
               
                 
                   When
                   the
                   Bels
                   be
                   merrily
                   rung
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   the
                   Masse
                   devoutly
                   sung
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   the
                   meate
                   merrily
                   eaten
                   ,
                
                 
                   Then
                   shall
                   
                     Robert
                     Traps
                  
                   his
                   wife
                
                 
                   and
                   children
                   be
                   forgotten
                   .
                
                 
                   Sub
                   hoc
                   Marmore
                   requiescit
                   corpus
                   Humfred
                   .
                   Barret
                   ,
                   
                   filli
                   Iohannis
                   Barret
                   ,
                   Generosus
                   .
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   ,
                   An.
                   Domini
                   1501.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Live
                 to
                 Dye
                 .
              
               
                 
                   All
                   flesh
                   is
                   grasse
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   needs
                   must
                   fade
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   earth
                   againe
                   ,
                   whereof
                   it
                   was
                   made
                   .
                
                 
                   Felici
                   ,
                   piae
                   ,
                   &
                   munificentissimae
                   feminae
                   ,
                   
                   Iodocae
                   Franckland
                   viduatae
                   ,
                   siliae
                   Roberti
                   &
                   Ioannae
                   Trappes
                   Londinensium
                   :
                   Gratitudinis
                   hoc
                   officii
                   &
                   pietatis
                   Monumentum
                   adoptione
                   filii
                   Principalis
                   &
                   Scholares
                   Collegii
                   de
                   Brasennose
                   apud
                   Oxoniensee
                   exhibùûre
                   .
                
                 
                   Dilecti
                   cineres
                   ,
                   non
                   sic
                
                 
                   requiescitis
                   urna
                
                 
                   In
                   tenui
                   ,
                   ut
                   vobis
                   sola
                   haec
                
                 
                   monumenta
                   parantur
                   ,
                
                 
                   Quae
                   tandem
                   vel
                   sera
                
                 
                   dies
                   pessundare
                   possit
                   :
                
                 
                   Aenea
                   vos
                   monumenta
                   tegunt
                   ,
                
                 
                   vivumque
                   Trophaeum
                
                 
                   (
                   Aeternum
                   meruistis
                   enim
                
                 
                   vivumque
                   Trophaeum
                   )
                
                 
                   Vobis
                   vestra
                   dedit
                   Iodoca
                   ,
                
                 
                   perenniùs
                   aere
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nes
                   etenim
                   aeternumqne
                   omnes
                   ,
                
                 
                   quos
                   postera
                   nobis
                
                 
                   Secla
                   dabunt
                   vobis
                   sumus
                
                 
                   immortale
                   Sepulchrum
                   .
                
              
               
                 Then
                 in
                 
                   Pope
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 one
                 Pope
                 that
                 was
                 owner
                 thereof
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 
                 side
                 is
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Anne
                 in
                 the
                 willowes
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 I
                 know
                 not
                 upon
                 what
                 occasion
                 :
                 but
                 some
                 say
                 ,
                 of
                 willowes
                 growing
                 thereabouts
                 :
                 but
                 now
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 such
                 voide
                 place
                 for
                 willowes
                 to
                 grow
                 ,
                 more
                 than
                 the
                 Church-yard
                 ,
                 wherein
                 doe
                 grow
                 some
                 high
                 Ash
                 trees
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Church
                 by
                 causualty
                 of
                 fire
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1548.
                 was
                 burnt
                 ,
                 so
                 farre
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 combustible
                 ;
                 but
                 since
                 being
                 newly
                 repaired
                 ,
                 there
                 remaine
                 a
                 few
                 Monuments
                 of
                 antiquity
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Lekhimpton
                
                 ,
                 Clarke
                 of
                 the
                 Pipe
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 buried
                 there
                 ,
                 1499.
                 
                 
                   Ralph
                   Caldwell
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 of
                 
                   Greyes
                   Inne
                   ,
                   1527.
                   
                   Iohn
                   ,
                
                 Lord
                 
                   Sheffeld
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Herenden
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 1572.
                 
                 And
                 these
                 Verses
                 are
                 on
                 an
                 ancient
                 Table
                 ,
                 hanging
                 in
                 the
                 Quire.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Vt
                   tibi
                   praeceptis
                   mens
                
                 
                   conformetur
                   honestis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sex
                   animo
                   semper
                   ,
                
                 
                   sunt
                   repetenda
                   tuo
                   .
                
                 
                   Principio
                   Deus
                   est
                   ,
                   
                   noster
                
                 
                   servator
                   &
                   Author
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hostis
                   in
                   opposita
                
                 
                   stat
                   regione
                   Sathan
                   .
                   
                
                 
                   Tertia
                   res
                   praesens
                   est
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   vita
                   simillima
                   ventis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mors
                   sequitur
                   nobis
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   quae
                   prope
                   semper
                   adest
                   .
                
                 
                   Ordine
                   sunt
                   quinto
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   Coeli
                   palatia
                   summis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Tartara
                   sunt
                   sexto
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   constituenda
                   loco
                   .
                
                 
                   Haec
                   animo
                   tacitè
                   secum
                   ,
                
                 
                   qui
                   saepe
                   revolvit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Miror
                   in
                   hoc
                   vitij
                   ,
                
                 
                   siquid
                   inesse
                   potest
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Gualterus
                   Haddonus
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   
                     A
                     table
                     in
                     the
                     North
                     I
                     le
                     of
                     the
                     Chancell
                     .
                  
                   
                     Qu
                     os
                     an
                     guis
                     Tris
                     ti
                     deiro
                     c
                     um
                     vul
                     nere
                     stra
                     uit
                  
                   
                     h
                     os
                     san
                     guis
                     Chris
                     ti
                     mi
                     ro
                     T
                     um
                     mu
                     nere
                     la
                     uit
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Corda
                     ,
                     manus
                     ,
                     oculos
                     ,
                  
                   
                     aures
                     ,
                     animosque
                     levemus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Et
                     Domino
                     ,
                     voces
                     ,
                     sua
                     sunt
                     ,
                  
                   
                     &
                     ei
                     sua
                     demus
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Quos
                     amor
                     aeterno
                     vivos
                  
                   
                     in
                     foedere
                     junxit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Concordes
                     tumulo
                     mors
                  
                   
                     sic
                     conjunxit
                     in
                     uno
                     .
                  
                   
                     Non
                     sors
                     unanimes
                     ,
                     nec
                  
                   
                     mors
                     disjungit
                     amantes
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sed
                     post
                     fata
                     vides
                  
                   
                     inviolata
                     amant
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Edward
                     Herenden
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Mercer
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   Millescent
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   daughter
                   of
                   
                     Richard
                     Samond
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   
                     Ansley
                     Woodhouse
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Nottingham
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   :
                   who
                   had
                   issue
                   then
                   living
                   ,
                   
                     Edmund
                     ,
                     Henry
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Seymore
                   their
                   sonnes
                   ;
                   
                     Frances
                     ,
                     Martha
                     ,
                     Magdalene
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Judith
                   ,
                   their
                   daughters
                   :
                   which
                   
                     Edward
                     Herenden
                  
                   was
                   sonne
                   and
                   heyre
                   of
                   
                     Richard
                     Herenden
                  
                   of
                   West
                   Farleige
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Kent
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     1572.
                  
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Memorare
                 novissima
                 ,
                 &
                 in
                 aeternum
                 non
                 peccabis
                 .
                 Eccles
                 .
                 7.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   the
                   bodies
                   of
                   
                     Edmund
                     Herenden
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   sonne
                   and
                   heyre
                   of
                   
                     Edward
                     Herenden
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   whose
                   Monument
                   next
                   adjoyneth
                   .
                   Which
                   Edmund
                   had
                   to
                   his
                   first
                   wife
                   ,
                   Helen
                   ,
                   daughter
                   of
                   
                     William
                     Dunkeyn
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   ,
                   and
                   Merchant-Taylor
                   of
                   London
                   :
                   And
                   he
                   had
                   issue
                   by
                   her
                   nine
                   sonnes
                   ,
                   and
                   foure
                   daughters
                   .
                   Hee
                   had
                   to
                   his
                   second
                   wife
                   ,
                   Helen
                   ,
                   daughter
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Bird
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Draper
                   of
                   
                     London
                     .
                     Obiit
                     10.
                     die
                     Aprilis
                     ,
                     1590.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Here-under
                   this
                   stone
                   lieth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Stephen
                     Brakynbury
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Gent.
                   Vsher
                   to
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   8.
                   
                   Edward
                   the
                   6.
                   
                   Queene
                   Mary
                   ,
                   and
                   Queen
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   and
                   Ioan
                   his
                   wife
                   :
                   which
                   Stephen
                   died
                   the
                   2.
                   day
                   of
                   Febru
                   .
                   
                     An.
                     1563.
                  
                   
                   &
                   Ioane
                   died
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 Orate
                 devotè
                 pro
                 anima
                 Magistri
                 Ioannis
                 Pemberton
                 ,
                 
                 utriusque
                 Juris
                 Baccalaurii
                 ,
                 quond
                 .
                 Residentiar
                 .
                 Eccles
                 .
                 Cath.
                 de
                 Rippon
                 ,
                 Ebor.
                 Diocesis
                 ,
                 hujusque
                 alius
                 Eccles
                 .
                 Rectoris
                 .
                 Qui
                 obiit
                 12.
                 die
                 Septemb.
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1499.
                 
                 Cujus
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Gregory
                
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 ,
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1451.
                 was
                 there
                 buried
                 ,
                 and
                 founded
                 a
                 Chauntry
                 ,
                 but
                 no
                 Monument
                 of
                 him
                 remaineth
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 in
                 St.
                 
                   Martins
                   lane
                
                 was
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 a
                 faire
                 and
                 large
                 Colledge
                 ,
                 of
                 a
                 
                 Deane
                 and
                 secular
                 Canons
                 or
                 Priests
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 was
                 called
                 Saint
                 
                   Martins
                   le
                   graund
                
                 ,
                 founded
                 by
                 Ingelricus
                 ,
                 and
                 Edwardus
                 his
                 brother
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 1056.
                 and
                 confirmed
                 by
                 William
                 the
                 Conquerour
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 his
                 Charter
                 dated
                 1068.
                 
                 This
                 Colledge
                 claimed
                 great
                 priviledges
                 of
                 Sanctuary
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 in
                 a
                 booke
                 written
                 by
                 a
                 Notary
                 of
                 that
                 house
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1442.
                 the
                 nineteenth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 wherein
                 amongst
                 other
                 things
                 ,
                 is
                 set
                 downe
                 and
                 declared
                 ,
                 that
                 on
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 a
                 Souldier
                 ,
                 prisoner
                 in
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 as
                 hee
                 was
                 led
                 by
                 an
                 Officer
                 towards
                 the
                 
                   Guild
                   hall
                
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 there
                 came
                 out
                 of
                 
                   Panyer
                   Alley
                
                 five
                 of
                 his
                 fellowship
                 ,
                 and
                 tooke
                 him
                 from
                 the
                 Officer
                 ,
                 brought
                 him
                 into
                 Sanctuary
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 West
                 doore
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 tooke
                 grithe
                 of
                 that
                 place
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 
                   Philip
                   Malpas
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Robert
                   Marshall
                
                 ,
                 then
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 with
                 many
                 other
                 entred
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 forcibly
                 tooke
                 out
                 with
                 them
                 the
                 said
                 five
                 men
                 thither
                 fled
                 ;
                 led
                 them
                 fettred
                 to
                 the
                 Compter
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 chained
                 by
                 the
                 neckes
                 to
                 Newgate
                 :
                 of
                 which
                 violent
                 taking
                 ,
                 the
                 Deane
                 and
                 Chapter
                 in
                 large
                 manner
                 complained
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 required
                 him
                 as
                 their
                 Patron
                 ,
                 to
                 defend
                 their
                 priviledges
                 ,
                 like
                 as
                 his
                 Predecessors
                 had
                 done
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 All
                 which
                 complaint
                 and
                 sute
                 ,
                 the
                 Citizens
                 by
                 their
                 councell
                 ,
                 Markam
                 ,
                 Serjeant
                 at
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Carpenter
                
                 ,
                 
                 late
                 Common
                 Clarke
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 ,
                 learnedly
                 answered
                 ,
                 offering
                 to
                 prove
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 place
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martin
                 had
                 no
                 such
                 immunity
                 or
                 liberty
                 as
                 was
                 pretended
                 ;
                 namely
                 ,
                 Carpenter
                 offered
                 to
                 lose
                 his
                 live-lode
                 ,
                 if
                 that
                 Church
                 had
                 more
                 immunity
                 than
                 the
                 least
                 Church
                 in
                 London
                 :
                 notwithstanding
                 ,
                 after
                 long
                 debating
                 of
                 this
                 controversie
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 commandement
                 ,
                 and
                 assent
                 of
                 his
                 Councell
                 in
                 the
                 Starre-Chamber
                 ,
                 the
                 Chancellour
                 and
                 Treasurer
                 sent
                 a
                 Writ
                 unto
                 the
                 Sheriffs
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 charging
                 them
                 to
                 bring
                 the
                 said
                 five
                 persons
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 cause
                 of
                 their
                 taking
                 ,
                 and
                 withholding
                 afore
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 his
                 Chancery
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 Vigill
                 of
                 Allhallowes
                 .
                 On
                 which
                 day
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Recorder
                 and
                 Councell
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 brought
                 and
                 delivered
                 them
                 accordingly
                 ,
                 afore
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 ,
                 whereas
                 the
                 Chancelor
                 ,
                 after
                 hee
                 had
                 declared
                 the
                 Kings
                 commandement
                 ,
                 sent
                 them
                 to
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 abide
                 freely
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 a
                 place
                 having
                 franchises
                 ,
                 whiles
                 them
                 liked
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Thus
                 much
                 out
                 of
                 that
                 Booke
                 have
                 I
                 noted
                 concerning
                 the
                 Priviledge
                 of
                 that
                 place
                 ,
                 challenged
                 in
                 those
                 dayes
                 ;
                 since
                 the
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1457.
                 the
                 36.
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 an
                 Ordinance
                 was
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 his
                 Councell
                 ,
                 concerning
                 the
                 said
                 Sanctuary
                 men
                 in
                 S.
                 
                   Martins
                   le
                   graund
                
                 ,
                 whereof
                 the
                 Articles
                 are
                 set
                 downe
                 in
                 the
                 Booke
                 of
                 K.
                 within
                 the
                 Chamber
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Guild
                   hall
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 leafe
                 299.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Henricus
                 Dei
                 gratia
                 ,
                 Rex
                 Angliae
                 &
                 Franciae
                 ,
                 &
                 Dominus
                 Hyberniae
                 :
                 Omnibus
                 ad
                 quos
                 presentes
                 literae
                 perventium
                 ,
                 salutem
                 .
                 Inspeximus
                 tenorem
                 quondam
                 ordinationis
                 ,
                 concessionis
                 ,
                 &
                 stabilimenti
                 certorum
                 Articulorum
                 infra
                 Sanctuarin
                 liberae
                 Capellae
                 nostrae
                 ,
                 S.
                 Martini
                 infra
                 Civitatem
                 nostram
                 London
                 observandam
                 &
                 custodiendam
                 ,
                 coram
                 Nobis
                 &
                 Concilio
                 nostro
                 ,
                 5.
                 die
                 Februarii
                 ultimo
                 praeterito
                 ,
                 apud
                 Westmon
                 .
                 in
                 Camera
                 Stellata
                 ,
                 ordinatorum
                 &
                 stabilitorum
                 ,
                 Nobis
                 in
                 Cancellar
                 .
                 nostram
                 de
                 mandato
                 nostro
                 missum
                 factū
                 in
                 haec
                 verba
                 :
              
               
                 THe
                 fifth
                 of
                 Feverer
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 Reigne
                 of
                 our
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 ,
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 6.
                 thirty
                 fifth
                 :
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Sterred
                   Chamber
                
                 ,
                 our
                 said
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 ,
                 calling
                 to
                 his
                 high
                 remembrance
                 ,
                 the
                 good
                 and
                 blessed
                 entent
                 that
                 his
                 full
                 Noble
                 Pregenitours
                 have
                 at
                 all
                 times
                 had
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 honour
                 ,
                 worship
                 ,
                 conservation
                 and
                 we
                 le
                 of
                 the
                 Free
                 Chappell
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 our
                 said
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 is
                 founder
                 and
                 Patron
                 :
                 desiring
                 to
                 doe
                 all
                 that
                 may
                 serve
                 to
                 th'
                 ease
                 and
                 restful
                 roule
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 and
                 conservation
                 of
                 the
                 Sanctuary
                 ,
                 Immunity
                 ,
                 Privileges
                 and
                 Liberties
                 ,
                 as
                 appertaine
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Chappell
                 and
                 place
                 ,
                 willing
                 
                 that
                 hereafter
                 none
                 occasion
                 be
                 yeven
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 breach
                 or
                 hurting
                 of
                 them
                 .
                 
                 Remembring
                 also
                 the
                 great
                 complaints
                 ,
                 grudging
                 ,
                 and
                 displeasure
                 that
                 his
                 subjects
                 have
                 taken
                 ,
                 and
                 specially
                 the
                 Citizens
                 and
                 Commonalty
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 demeaning
                 of
                 misruled
                 persons
                 comming
                 and
                 abiding
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 place
                 ,
                 under
                 umbre
                 and
                 colour
                 of
                 the
                 Sanctuary
                 there
                 ,
                 the
                 which
                 have
                 at
                 divers
                 times
                 issued
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Sanctuary
                 ,
                 and
                 committed
                 many
                 ryots
                 ,
                 robberies
                 ,
                 man-slaughters
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 mischiefes
                 ;
                 where-through
                 the
                 said
                 Sanctuary
                 hath
                 be
                 greatly
                 dislaundered
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 over
                 that
                 )
                 great
                 inconvenience
                 like
                 to
                 ensue
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 great
                 deliberation
                 and
                 communication
                 had
                 as
                 well
                 with
                 Doctors
                 of
                 Divinity
                 ,
                 as
                 of
                 Law
                 Civill
                 and
                 Canonicall
                 ,
                 called
                 also
                 thereto
                 the
                 Iudges
                 of
                 this
                 our
                 Land
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 advices
                 had
                 in
                 that
                 behalfe
                 ,
                 other
                 men
                 also
                 of
                 great
                 wisedome
                 and
                 experience
                 for
                 the
                 weale
                 and
                 conservation
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Sanctuary
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 eschew
                 the
                 said
                 misgovernance
                 and
                 mischiefe
                 ,
                 called
                 also
                 before
                 our
                 said
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 and
                 his
                 Councell
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 Master
                 
                   Richard
                   Cawdre
                
                 ,
                 Deane
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 place
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 .
                 
                 Our
                 said
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 advice
                 of
                 his
                 Councell
                 above
                 said
                 )
                 Ordained
                 ,
                 granted
                 ,
                 and
                 established
                 certaine
                 Articles
                 under
                 written
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 kept
                 and
                 observed
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Sanctuary
                 ,
                 from
                 this
                 time
                 forth
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 interruption
                 of
                 them
                 .
                 VVilling
                 and
                 ordaining
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Deane
                 that
                 now
                 is
                 promit
                 by
                 his
                 oath
                 the
                 observance
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 that
                 hee
                 shall
                 bee
                 Deane
                 there
                 .
                 And
                 that
                 every
                 Deane
                 after
                 him
                 in
                 his
                 admission
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Deanary
                 ,
                 be
                 sworne
                 to
                 keepe
                 the
                 said
                 Articles
                 in
                 semblable
                 wise
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 them
                 to
                 bee
                 kept
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Sanctuary
                 :
                 the
                 which
                 Articles
                 beene
                 such
                 as
                 follow
                 :
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         1.
                         
                         First
                         ,
                         
                         That
                         every
                         person
                         fugitive
                         comming
                         unto
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         for
                         tuition
                         ,
                         and
                         challenge
                         to
                         enjoy
                         the
                         immunities
                         and
                         priviledges
                         thereof
                         ,
                         at
                         his
                         entree
                         ,
                         as
                         soone
                         as
                         hee
                         commodiously
                         and
                         reasonably
                         shall
                         now
                         present
                         himselfe
                         unto
                         the
                         said
                         Deane
                         ,
                         his
                         Commissarie
                         ,
                         or
                         Depute
                         in
                         that
                         behalfe
                         ,
                         and
                         before
                         him
                         declare
                         the
                         cause
                         of
                         the
                         feare
                         moving
                         him
                         to
                         come
                         to
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         ,
                         be
                         it
                         for
                         treason
                         ,
                         felony
                         ,
                         surmised
                         upon
                         him
                         ,
                         or
                         for
                         other
                         causes
                         ,
                         and
                         that
                         the
                         said
                         declaration
                         and
                         cause
                         bee
                         registred
                         in
                         the
                         common
                         Register
                         ,
                         ordained
                         therefore
                         in
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         name
                         of
                         the
                         said
                         fugitive
                         .
                      
                       
                         2.
                         
                         Item
                         ,
                         That
                         hee
                         at
                         his
                         first
                         entree
                         present
                         and
                         deliver
                         unto
                         the
                         said
                         Deane
                         ,
                         Commissary
                         ,
                         or
                         Depute
                         ,
                         all
                         manner
                         of
                         weapon
                         and
                         armour
                         that
                         hee
                         bringeth
                         with
                         him
                         as
                         well
                         invasive
                         as
                         defensive
                         ,
                         
                         and
                         that
                         he
                         be
                         not
                         suffered
                         to
                         weare
                         or
                         use
                         any
                         such
                         weapon
                         or
                         armour
                         ,
                         or
                         it
                         to
                         have
                         in
                         his
                         keeping
                         within
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         in
                         any
                         wise
                         ,
                         Except
                         a
                         reasonable
                         knife
                         ,
                         to
                         kerve
                         withall
                         his
                         meate
                         ,
                         and
                         that
                         the
                         said
                         knife
                         be
                         pointlesse
                         .
                      
                       
                         3.
                         
                         Item
                         ,
                         That
                         every
                         ervaunt
                         and
                         open
                         Theefe
                         ,
                         
                         Robber
                         ,
                         Murderer
                         ,
                         and
                         Felon
                         ,
                         notoriously
                         noised
                         by
                         the
                         common
                         fame
                         of
                         the
                         people
                         ,
                         or
                         if
                         the
                         said
                         Deane
                         ,
                         Commissary
                         ,
                         or
                         Depute
                         bee
                         credibly
                         informed
                         ,
                         or
                         due
                         proofe
                         bee
                         yoven
                         or
                         made
                         ,
                         that
                         hee
                         is
                         such
                         one
                         repairing
                         to
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         ,
                         to
                         the
                         intent
                         that
                         hee
                         shall
                         not
                         (
                         under
                         colour
                         of
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         )
                         intend
                         to
                         doe
                         further
                         mischiefe
                         ,
                         finde
                         sufficient
                         seurte
                         to
                         bee
                         made
                         unto
                         the
                         King
                         ,
                         as
                         well
                         by
                         his
                         owne
                         obligation
                         ,
                         as
                         by
                         the
                         obligations
                         of
                         other
                         ,
                         of
                         his
                         good
                         bearing
                         for
                         the
                         time
                         of
                         his
                         abode
                         (
                         within
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         ,
                         and
                         for
                         a
                         quarter
                         of
                         a
                         yeere
                         after
                         his
                         departing
                         out
                         of
                         the
                         same
                         .
                         And
                         that
                         hee
                         bee
                         kept
                         in
                         ward
                         into
                         the
                         time
                         hee
                         have
                         found
                         and
                         made
                         the
                         said
                         seurte
                         :
                         And
                         if
                         it
                         so
                         bee
                         ,
                         that
                         it
                         bee
                         complained
                         or
                         shewed
                         unto
                         the
                         Kings
                         Highnesse
                         ,
                         
                         that
                         the
                         said
                         seurte
                         bee
                         not
                         sufficient
                         ,
                         that
                         then
                         at
                         the
                         commandement
                         of
                         the
                         said
                         Councell
                         (
                         if
                         it
                         bee
                         thought
                         necessary
                         )
                         the
                         said
                         Deane
                         ,
                         Commissary
                         ,
                         or
                         Depute
                         shall
                         take
                         other
                         and
                         better
                         securte
                         ,
                         or
                         else
                         commit
                         them
                         to
                         ward
                         unto
                         the
                         time
                         better
                         securte
                         bee
                         sound
                         .
                         Foreseene
                         alway
                         that
                         if
                         the
                         said
                         fugitive
                         will
                         depart
                         out
                         of
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         ,
                         that
                         hee
                         may
                         so
                         doe
                         when
                         hee
                         will.
                         
                      
                       
                         4.
                         
                         Item
                         ,
                         That
                         all
                         the
                         out
                         gates
                         ,
                         as
                         well
                         posternes
                         ,
                         doores
                         ,
                         as
                         all
                         other
                         issues
                         
                         outward
                         whatsoever
                         they
                         be
                         of
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         ,
                         
                         bee
                         surely
                         closed
                         and
                         shut
                         nightly
                         at
                         nine
                         of
                         the
                         clocke
                         .
                         And
                         so
                         remaine
                         shut
                         from
                         the
                         same
                         houre
                         ,
                         unto
                         sixe
                         of
                         the
                         clocke
                         in
                         the
                         morning
                         ,
                         from
                         the
                         Feast
                         of
                         Alhallowes
                         ,
                         unto
                         the
                         Feast
                         of
                         Candlemasse
                         .
                         And
                         the
                         remanent
                         of
                         the
                         yeere
                         nightly
                         from
                         the
                         said
                         houre
                         of
                         nine
                         unto
                         foure
                         of
                         the
                         clocke
                         in
                         the
                         morning
                         ,
                         or
                         unto
                         the
                         time
                         that
                         the
                         first
                         Masse
                         beginneth
                         within
                         the
                         said
                         place
                         :
                         And
                         that
                         all
                         those
                         that
                         been
                         fled
                         to
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         for
                         treason
                         or
                         felony
                         ,
                         bee
                         within
                         the
                         closure
                         on
                         nights
                         time
                         .
                      
                       
                         5.
                         
                         Item
                         ,
                         
                         If
                         any
                         such
                         theefe
                         ,
                         murderer
                         ,
                         or
                         felon
                         resort
                         to
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         for
                         tuition
                         of
                         the
                         same
                         ,
                         with
                         any
                         manner
                         robbery
                         ,
                         or
                         stollen
                         goods
                         ,
                         if
                         the
                         party
                         robbed
                         make
                         fresh
                         sute
                         therefore
                         ,
                         and
                         prove
                         by
                         open
                         evidence
                         ,
                         that
                         the
                         same
                         felon
                         hath
                         brought
                         into
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         the
                         said
                         goods
                         so
                         stolne
                         thence
                         ,
                         the
                         said
                         Deane
                         ,
                         Commissary
                         ,
                         or
                         Depute
                         ,
                         shall
                         put
                         in
                         true
                         devoire
                         ,
                         withouten
                         any
                         dissimulation
                         ,
                         fraud
                         ,
                         or
                         malengyne
                         ,
                         to
                         make
                         full
                         restitution
                         unto
                         the
                         party
                         so
                         grieved
                         of
                         the
                         same
                         stolne
                         goods
                         ,
                         if
                         they
                         can
                         bee
                         had
                         .
                         And
                         semblably
                         ,
                         if
                         any
                         Fugitive
                         come
                         to
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         with
                         other
                         mens
                         goods
                         ,
                         merchandize
                         ,
                         or
                         things
                         ,
                         intending
                         there
                         to
                         live
                         with
                         the
                         same
                         :
                         And
                         the
                         owner
                         of
                         the
                         said
                         goods
                         ,
                         merchandize
                         ,
                         or
                         things
                         ,
                         make
                         proofe
                         that
                         they
                         bee
                         his
                         ,
                         and
                         verifie
                         that
                         they
                         bee
                         brought
                         into
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         ,
                         the
                         said
                         Deane
                         ,
                         Commissary
                         ,
                         or
                         Depute
                         shall
                         put
                         him
                         in
                         full
                         devoire
                         ,
                         to
                         make
                         restitution
                         ,
                         to
                         the
                         party
                         so
                         proving
                         ,
                         that
                         the
                         same
                         goods
                         ,
                         merchandizes
                         ,
                         or
                         things
                         were
                         his
                         .
                         And
                         no
                         Fugitive
                         ,
                         nor
                         none
                         dwelling
                         within
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         shall
                         receive
                         ,
                         conceale
                         ,
                         nor
                         buy
                         any
                         such
                         goods
                         ;
                         but
                         that
                         they
                         bee
                         brought
                         to
                         the
                         said
                         Deane
                         ,
                         Commissary
                         ,
                         
                         or
                         Depute
                         ,
                         to
                         the
                         intent
                         the
                         owners
                         may
                         have
                         the
                         sooner
                         knowledge
                         of
                         them
                         .
                         And
                         if
                         the
                         said
                         goods
                         so
                         stolne
                         and
                         brought
                         to
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         ,
                         be
                         concealed
                         from
                         the
                         said
                         Deane
                         ,
                         Commissary
                         ,
                         or
                         Depute
                         ,
                         and
                         bought
                         by
                         any
                         dwelling
                         in
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         :
                         that
                         then
                         the
                         ouyer
                         (
                         abiding
                         there
                         )
                         make
                         restitution
                         or
                         satisfaction
                         to
                         the
                         party
                         grieved
                         ,
                         proving
                         the
                         said
                         goods
                         so
                         stolne
                         to
                         bee
                         his
                         ,
                         and
                         so
                         sold
                         in
                         the
                         same
                         Sanctuary
                         .
                      
                       
                         6.
                         
                         Item
                         ,
                         
                         If
                         any
                         person
                         having
                         tuition
                         of
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         ,
                         from
                         thence
                         issue
                         out
                         by
                         day
                         or
                         by
                         night
                         ,
                         and
                         commit
                         or
                         doe
                         any
                         robbery
                         ,
                         murder
                         ,
                         treason
                         ,
                         felony
                         ,
                         or
                         battery
                         ,
                         without
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         .
                         And
                         thereupon
                         resort
                         againe
                         to
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         for
                         tuition
                         ;
                         the
                         said
                         Deane
                         ,
                         Commissary
                         ,
                         or
                         Depure
                         ,
                         shall
                         upon
                         credible
                         information
                         given
                         unto
                         him
                         of
                         the
                         said
                         robbery
                         ,
                         murder
                         ,
                         treason
                         ,
                         felony
                         ,
                         or
                         battery
                         so
                         done
                         (
                         withoutensorth
                         )
                         commit
                         the
                         same
                         misdoer
                         to
                         ward
                         ,
                         there
                         to
                         remaine
                         as
                         long
                         as
                         he
                         will
                         abide
                         in
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         .
                         And
                         if
                         so
                         bee
                         hee
                         will
                         depart
                         from
                         thence
                         ,
                         he
                         shall
                         depart
                         at
                         an
                         houre
                         to
                         be
                         assigned
                         unto
                         him
                         by
                         day
                         betwixt
                         sunne
                         and
                         sunne
                         .
                      
                       
                         7.
                         
                         Item
                         ,
                         
                         That
                         subtle
                         pickers
                         of
                         Lockes
                         ,
                         counterfeitours
                         of
                         Keyes
                         ,
                         contrivers
                         of
                         Sealx
                         ,
                         forgers
                         of
                         false
                         evidences
                         ,
                         workers
                         of
                         counterfeit
                         Chaines
                         ,
                         Beades
                         ,
                         Brouches
                         ,
                         Ouches
                         ,
                         Rings
                         ,
                         Cups
                         ,
                         Spoones
                         silvered
                         ,
                         and
                         plates
                         of
                         Copper
                         gilt
                         ,
                         uttered
                         for
                         Gold
                         ,
                         unto
                         the
                         common
                         hurt
                         of
                         the
                         people
                         ,
                         be
                         not
                         suffered
                         in
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         .
                         And
                         if
                         any
                         being
                         within
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         be
                         holden
                         suspect
                         of
                         the
                         things
                         abovesaid
                         ,
                         let
                         him
                         be
                         committed
                         to
                         ward
                         ,
                         till
                         he
                         find
                         sufficient
                         surety
                         ,
                         as
                         in
                         the
                         third
                         Article
                         abovesaid
                         .
                      
                       
                         8.
                         
                         Item
                         ,
                         
                         That
                         common
                         Putuers
                         ,
                         Strumpers
                         ,
                         and
                         Bawdes
                         be
                         not
                         supported
                         in
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         :
                         And
                         if
                         they
                         claime
                         the
                         tuition
                         of
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         ,
                         that
                         they
                         bee
                         set
                         in
                         open
                         ward
                         on
                         day
                         times
                         ,
                         till
                         shame
                         cause
                         them
                         to
                         depart
                         ,
                         or
                         to
                         amend
                         their
                         vicious
                         living
                         .
                      
                       
                         9.
                         
                         Item
                         ,
                         
                         That
                         deceitfull
                         games
                         ,
                         as
                         playes
                         at
                         hazzard
                         ,
                         the
                         Dice
                         ,
                         the
                         Guek
                         ,
                         the
                         Kayelles
                         ,
                         the
                         Cloysh
                         ,
                         and
                         other
                         such
                         unleefull
                         and
                         reprovable
                         games
                         bee
                         not
                         used
                         ,
                         supported
                         ,
                         nor
                         cherished
                         within
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         .
                      
                       
                         10.
                         
                         Item
                         ,
                         
                         That
                         all
                         Artificers
                         dwelling
                         within
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         (
                         as
                         well
                         Barbours
                         as
                         other
                         )
                         keepe
                         holy
                         the
                         Sundayes
                         and
                         other
                         great
                         Festivall
                         dayes
                         without
                         breach
                         ,
                         or
                         exercising
                         of
                         their
                         craft
                         ,
                         in
                         such
                         wise
                         as
                         done
                         the
                         Inhabitants
                         of
                         the
                         said
                         City
                         of
                         London
                         .
                         And
                         if
                         they
                         doe
                         the
                         contrary
                         ,
                         to
                         bee
                         committed
                         to
                         ward
                         ,
                         till
                         they
                         
                         finde
                         sufficient
                         surety
                         ,
                         as
                         in
                         the
                         third
                         Article
                         abovesaid
                         ,
                         to
                         use
                         their
                         crafts
                         in
                         manner
                         and
                         forme
                         as
                         doe
                         the
                         Inhabitants
                         of
                         the
                         said
                         City
                         ,
                         and
                         according
                         to
                         the
                         ordinances
                         of
                         the
                         same
                         City
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           11.
                           
                           Item
                        
                         ,
                         
                         That
                         every
                         person
                         comming
                         to
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         for
                         immunity
                         and
                         tuition
                         of
                         the
                         same
                         ,
                         that
                         hee
                         at
                         his
                         admission
                         to
                         the
                         said
                         Sanctuary
                         ,
                         bee
                         sworne
                         on
                         a
                         booke
                         ,
                         to
                         obey
                         ,
                         keepe
                         ,
                         and
                         observe
                         the
                         Articles
                         abovesaid
                         ,
                         and
                         every
                         each
                         of
                         them
                         with
                         their
                         pains
                         and
                         rules
                         appertaining
                         to
                         the
                         same
                         .
                         And
                         the
                         King
                         by
                         the
                         advice
                         abovesaid
                         would
                         ,
                         granted
                         and
                         ordained
                         ,
                         that
                         this
                         Act
                         be
                         exemplified
                         under
                         his
                         great
                         Seale
                         ,
                         and
                         be
                         enrolled
                         in
                         his
                         Chancellary
                         ,
                         to
                         the
                         intent
                         that
                         the
                         ordinance
                         abovesaid
                         remaine
                         of
                         Record
                         ,
                         and
                         that
                         his
                         subjects
                         may
                         have
                         knowledge
                         thereof
                         .
                      
                       
                         Nos
                         autem
                         tenore
                         praecedentium
                         ad
                         requisitinem
                         dilecti
                         &
                         fidelis
                         nostri
                         Galfridi
                         Baleyne
                         ,
                         Maioris
                         Civitatis
                         nostrae
                         London
                         ,
                         &
                         Aldemannorum
                         ejusdem
                         Civitatis
                         ,
                         duximus
                         exemplificandum
                         per
                         praesentes
                         :
                         In
                         cujus
                         rei
                         testimonium
                         has
                         literas
                         nostras
                         fieri
                         fecimus
                         Patentes
                         ,
                         Teste
                         meipso
                         apud
                         Westmon
                         .
                         24.
                         die
                         Novembris
                         ,
                         Anno
                         Regni
                         nostri
                         ,
                         36.
                         
                      
                       
                         
                           
                             Examinatur
                             per
                          
                           
                             
                               Clericos
                               .
                            
                             
                               Iohannem
                               Fankes
                               ,
                               &
                            
                             
                               Thomam
                               Ive
                               .
                            
                          
                        
                         By
                         the
                         meanes
                         and
                         friendly
                         helpe
                         of
                         Master
                         
                           William
                           Williams
                        
                         ,
                         clarke
                         of
                         the
                         Chamber
                         of
                         London
                         ,
                         I
                         prevailed
                         to
                         have
                         the
                         true
                         copy
                         of
                         the
                         said
                         Articles
                         :
                         and
                         therefore
                         in
                         this
                         manner
                         have
                         here
                         inserted
                         them
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 This
                 Colledge
                 was
                 surrendred
                 to
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 1548.
                 
                 And
                 the
                 same
                 yeere
                 ,
                 the
                 Colledge
                 Church
                 being
                 pulled
                 down
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 East
                 part
                 thereof
                 a
                 large
                 VVine-Taverne
                 was
                 builded
                 ;
                 and
                 withall
                 ,
                 downe
                 to
                 the
                 west
                 ,
                 and
                 throughout
                 the
                 whole
                 precinct
                 of
                 that
                 Colledge
                 ,
                 many
                 other
                 houses
                 were
                 builded
                 ,
                 and
                 highly
                 priced
                 ,
                 letten
                 to
                 strangers
                 ,
                 borne
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 such
                 as
                 there
                 claimed
                 benefit
                 of
                 priviledges
                 ,
                 granted
                 to
                 the
                 Canons
                 ,
                 serving
                 God
                 day
                 and
                 night
                 (
                 for
                 so
                 bee
                 the
                 words
                 in
                 the
                 Charter
                 of
                 William
                 the
                 Conqueror
                 )
                 which
                 may
                 hardly
                 be
                 wrested
                 to
                 artificers
                 ,
                 buyers
                 ,
                 and
                 sellers
                 ,
                 otherwise
                 than
                 is
                 mentioned
                 in
                 the
                 21.
                 of
                 S.
                 Matthewes
                 Gospel
                 .
                 
              
               
                 Lower
                 downe
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 west
                 side
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Martins
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 St.
                 Anne
                 ,
                 almost
                 by
                 Aldersgate
                 ,
                 is
                 one
                 great
                 house
                 ,
                 commonly
                 called
                 
                   Northumberland
                   house
                
                 :
                 it
                 belonged
                 to
                 
                   Henry
                   Percy
                
                 .
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 seventh
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 gave
                 this
                 house
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 tenements
                 thereunto
                 appertaining
                 ,
                 to
                 Queene
                 Iane
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 it
                 was
                 called
                 her
                 VVardrope
                 :
                 it
                 was
                 afterward
                 a
                 Printing-house
                 ;
                 but
                 now
                 a
                 Taverne
                 .
              
               
                 VVithout
                 Aldersgate
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 of
                 
                   Aldersgate
                   streete
                
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 the
                 Cooks
                 Hall
                 :
                 Which
                 Cookes
                 (
                 or
                 Pastelars
                 )
                 were
                 admitted
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 Company
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 have
                 a
                 Master
                 and
                 VVardens
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 two
                 and
                 twentienth
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 .
                 From
                 thence
                 ,
                 along
                 unto
                 Hounsditch
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Barbican
                   streete
                
                 ,
                 bee
                 many
                 faire
                 houses
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 west
                 side
                 also
                 be
                 the
                 like
                 faire
                 buildings
                 ,
                 till
                 yee
                 come
                 to
                 
                   Long
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 
                   Goswell
                   streete
                
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 
                   Britaine
                   streete
                
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 tooke
                 that
                 name
                 of
                 the
                 Dukes
                 of
                 Britaine
                 lodging
                 there
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 one
                 proper
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Buttolph
                 :
                 In
                 which
                 Church
                 was
                 sometime
                 a
                 Brotherhood
                 of
                 Saint
                 Fabian
                 and
                 Sebastian
                 ,
                 founded
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1377.
                 the
                 51.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 and
                 confirmed
                 by
                 Henry
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 sixth
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 .
                 Then
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 24.
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 the
                 Trinity
                 ,
                 gave
                 licence
                 to
                 Dame
                 
                   Ioane
                   Astley
                
                 ,
                 sometime
                 his
                 Nurse
                 ,
                 to
                 
                   R.
                   Cawood
                
                 and
                 
                   T.
                   Smith
                
                 ,
                 to
                 found
                 the
                 same
                 a
                 Fraternity
                 ,
                 perpetually
                 to
                 have
                 a
                 Master
                 and
                 two
                 Custos
                 ,
                 with
                 Brethren
                 and
                 Sisters
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 This
                 Brotherhood
                 was
                 indowed
                 with
                 Lands
                 ,
                 more
                 than
                 thirty
                 pounds
                 by
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 &
                 was
                 suppressed
                 by
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 lye
                 buried
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   de
                   Bath
                
                 ,
                 Weaver
                 ,
                 1390.
                 
              
               
                 Philip
                 at
                 Vine
                 ,
                 
                   Capper
                   ,
                   1396.
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   Benet
                   Gerard
                
                 ,
                 Brewer
                 ,
                 1403.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Bilsington
                
                 founded
                 a
                 Chauntry
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 to
                 that
                 Church
                 an
                 house
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 Helmet
                 upon
                 Cornhill
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Bradmote
                
                 ,
                 Chirurgeon
                 ,
                 Margaret
                 and
                 Katharine
                 his
                 wives
                 ,
                 1411.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Michael
                
                 Serjeant
                 at
                 Armes
                 ,
                 1415.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Allen
                   Bret
                
                 ,
                 Carpenter
                 ,
                 1425.
                 
              
               
               
                 Robert
                 Malton
                 ,
                 1426.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Trigilion
                
                 ,
                 Brewer
                 ,
                 1417.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Mason
                
                 ,
                 Brewer
                 ,
                 1431.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Rob.
                   Cawood
                
                 ,
                 Clerke
                 of
                 the
                 Pope
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 1466.
                 
              
               
                 Rich.
                 Emmesey
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Walpole
                 .
              
               
                 
                   I.
                   Hartshorne
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 servant
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 1400.
                 
                 And
                 other
                 of
                 that
                 Family
                 ,
                 great
                 Benefactors
                 to
                 that
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 
                   W.
                   Marrow
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 Katharine
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 were
                 buried
                 there
                 ,
                 about
                 1468.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Lady
                 
                   Anne
                   Packington
                
                 ,
                 widdow
                 ,
                 late
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Packington
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Chirographer
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 Common
                 Pleas
                 :
                 she
                 founded
                 Almes
                 houses
                 neere
                 unto
                 the
                 
                   white
                   Friers
                
                 Church
                 in
                 Fleetstreet
                 ,
                 the
                 Clothworkers
                 in
                 London
                 have
                 oversight
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lye
                   buried
                   the
                   bodies
                   of
                   
                     Richard
                     Downis
                  
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   Joane
                   his
                   wife
                   .
                   which
                   Richard
                   deceased
                   the
                   day
                   of
                   1500.
                   
                   And
                   the
                   said
                   Joane
                   dyed
                   the
                   13.
                   day
                   of
                   Ianuary
                   ,
                   1519.
                   
                
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Johannes
                   Rukeby
                   ,
                   
                   nuper
                   Civis
                   &
                   Atturnatus
                   London
                   ,
                   &
                   Elizabetha
                   uxor
                   ejus
                   .
                   Qui
                   quidem
                   Ioh.
                   obiit
                   1
                   die
                   Mensis
                   Septembris
                   ,
                   1427.
                   
                
              
               
                 The
                 Corps
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Milsam
                
                 lyeth
                 here
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Who
                 lived
                 fourescore
                 and
                 one
                 yeere
                 .
              
               
                 Free
                 of
                 the
                 Notaries
                 he
                 was
                 ,
              
               
                 a
                 friendly
                 Citizen
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 eke
                 a
                 long
                 time
                 in
                 Guild-Hall
                 ,
              
               
                 an
                 Atturney
                 hath
                 been
                 :
              
               
                 Who
                 willingly
                 this
                 mortall
                 life
              
               
                 did
                 yeeld
                 with
                 constant
                 mind
                 ,
              
               
                 Inperfect
                 hope
                 through
                 Christ
                 his
                 blood
                 ,
              
               
                 th'
                 immortall
                 life
                 to
                 find
                 :
              
               
                 And
                 now
                 is
                 gone
                 the
                 way
                 before
                 ,
              
               
                 that
                 we
                 also
                 must
                 wend
                 ;
              
               
                 For
                 Death
                 is
                 due
                 to
                 every
                 man
                 ,
              
               
                 by
                 it
                 all
                 things
                 must
                 end
                 .
              
               
                 Ianuary
                 the
                 18.
                 day
                 ,
                 1567.
                 
              
               
                 Out
                 of
                 this
                 life
                 he
                 tooke
                 the
                 way
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Domina
                   Margareta
                   &
                   Lichtervelde
                   filia
                   Iohannis
                   supremi
                   Flandriae
                   Praetoris
                   ,
                   
                   nuptum
                   primum
                   Nobili
                   viro
                   Johanni
                   Wits
                   ,
                   Topatchae
                   Bouchardiriae
                   ,
                   &
                   Franconatus
                   apud
                   Flandros
                   ,
                   Burghi
                   Magistro
                   :
                   Peperit
                   ei
                   Ferdinandum
                   ,
                   Jacobum
                   ,
                   &
                   Margaretam
                   ,
                   D.
                   Domino
                   Adolpho
                   à
                   Meetkerck
                   Equiti
                   Aurato
                   ,
                   &
                   summo
                   Flandriae
                   ,
                   ex
                   quo
                   Mater
                   facta
                   est
                   Edovardi
                   ,
                   Elizabethae
                   &
                   Salomes
                   .
                   Matrona
                   excellentissimo
                   ingenio
                   ,
                   ornatissimis
                   moribus
                   ,
                   insigni
                   pietate
                   ,
                   aliisque
                   summis
                   praedita
                   virtutibus
                   .
                   Marito
                   in
                   utraque
                   fortuna
                   assidua
                   comes
                   ,
                   Exiliiq
                   ,
                   postremi
                   fida
                   socia
                   .
                   Vixit
                   Ann.
                   45.
                   
                   Mens
                   .
                   7.
                   dies
                   14.
                   
                   Piè
                   in
                   Deo
                   obdormivit
                   ,
                   Idus
                   Novembris
                   ,
                   M.
                   D.XC.IIII
                   .
                   Londini
                   Anglorum
                   .
                   His
                   additus
                   est
                   tumulus
                   Nobilis
                   viri
                   Pauli
                   Knibbii
                   ,
                   i.
                   Ser.
                   Daniae
                   Regis
                   ,
                   Consiliarii
                   generei
                   supradicti
                   Adolphi
                   à
                   Meetkerck
                   ,
                   qui
                   dum
                   apud
                   Ser.
                   Aug.
                   Reginam
                   dicti
                   Regis
                   Legatum
                   agit
                   Lond.
                   Piè
                   defunct
                   .
                   est
                   ,
                   8.
                   
                   Id.
                   Octob.
                   M.D.XII
                   .
                
                 
                   Cinibus
                   hosce
                   suis
                
                 
                   posuit
                   Van
                   Heilus
                   honores
                
                 
                   Digna
                   horum
                   meritis
                
                 
                   alii
                   Monumenta
                   reponent
                   .
                
                 
                   Patience
                   Vaincra
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 DEO
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   resteth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     William
                     Purde
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   late
                   Clerke
                   of
                   the
                   Pipe
                   and
                   Privie
                   Seale
                   ,
                   which
                   payed
                   the
                   generall
                   tribute
                   of
                   Nature
                   ,
                   divided
                   from
                   the
                   mundane
                   vexations
                   by
                   natural
                   death
                   ,
                   the
                   15
                   day
                   of
                   August
                   ,
                   the
                   31.
                   yeere
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   reigne
                   of
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   eighth
                   .
                
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Petrus
                   Swift
                   ,
                   de
                   London
                   ,
                   
                   Generos
                   .
                   dum
                   vixit
                   Auditor
                   Eccles
                   .
                   Cathedrali
                   D.
                   Pauli
                   London
                   .
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   2.
                   die
                   Septemb.
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1562.
                   
                   Cujus
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Pars
                   Terrestris
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Joannis
                     Coston
                     ,
                     
                     Registrarii
                     sedis
                     Archiepiscopalis
                     Cantuar.
                     Principalis
                     ,
                     Almaeque
                     Curiae
                     Cant.
                     de
                     Arcubus
                     Lond.
                     Procuratorum
                     generalium
                     unius
                     .
                     Sexaginta
                     annos
                     cum
                     multa
                     pietate
                     &
                     probitate
                     sub
                     Polo
                     praetergressus
                     ,
                     3.
                     
                     Iulii
                     ,
                     1614.
                     animam
                     efflavit
                     .
                     Relictis
                     Simone
                     &
                     Anna
                     ,
                     flio
                     &
                     filia
                     unicis
                     in
                     sacros
                     cineres
                     redact
                     .
                     sub
                     pedibus
                     diem
                     novum
                     expectat
                     .
                  
                   
                     Heere
                     lyeth
                     
                       Robert
                       Greene
                    
                     ,
                     Gentleman
                     ,
                     who
                     departed
                     this
                     world
                     on
                     Thursday
                     ,
                     the
                     twelfth
                     of
                     November
                     ,
                     and
                     was
                     buried
                     
                     in
                     this
                     Church
                     ,
                     upon
                     Saturday
                     ,
                     the
                     foureteenth
                     day
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     Moneth
                     ,
                     1590.
                     
                  
                   
                     Here
                     under
                     this
                     Tombe
                     lyeth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     Dame
                     
                       Anne
                       Packington
                    
                     ,
                     
                     widdow
                     ,
                     late
                     wife
                     of
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Packington
                    
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     late
                     Chirographer
                     in
                     the
                     Court
                     of
                     Common
                     Pleas
                     :
                     which
                     Dame
                     Anne
                     deceased
                     the
                     22.
                     day
                     of
                     August
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     yeere
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     God
                     ,
                     1563.
                     
                  
                   
                     Iohannes
                     Sotherton
                     ,
                     
                     Baro
                     Scaccarii
                     ,
                     sincera
                     fretus
                     in
                     Deum
                     pietate
                     ,
                     studiosa
                     in
                     Principem
                     fidelitate
                     ,
                     spectata
                     in
                     omnes
                     humanitate
                     &
                     benevolentia
                     ,
                     annum
                     aetatis
                     ingress
                     .
                     octogesimum
                     ,
                     placidè
                     in
                     Christo
                     obdormivit
                     ,
                     26.
                     
                     Octob.
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1605.
                     &
                     una
                     cum
                     duabus
                     conjugibus
                     ,
                     Francisca
                     &
                     Maria
                     castiss
                     .
                     feminis
                     hic
                     sepultus
                     .
                  
                   
                     Francisca
                     ,
                     filia
                     &
                     haeres
                     de
                     Iohannes
                     Smith
                     de
                     Cromer
                     ,
                     Norff.
                     Per
                     quam
                     habuit
                     unum
                     filium
                     Christopherum
                     ,
                     obiit
                     Octob.
                     1563.
                     
                  
                   
                     Maria
                     ,
                     filia
                     Edovardi
                     Woton
                     ,
                     Medicinae
                     Doctoris
                     ,
                     per
                     quam
                     habuit
                     alterum
                     filium
                     Iohannem
                     ,
                     &
                     unicam
                     filiam
                     Mariam
                     .
                     Obiit
                     10.
                     
                     Iunii
                     .
                  
                   
                     Iohan.
                     primogenitus
                     Franciscae
                     ,
                     unigenitus
                     Mariae
                     privignus
                     ,
                     non
                     ingratus
                     Christopherus
                     Sotherton
                     posuit
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1604.
                   
                   Martii
                   31.
                   
                   Obiit
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Michael
                     Crud
                     ,
                     
                     Divini
                     Verbi
                     Concionator
                     ,
                     atque
                     hujus
                     Ecclesiae
                     Past
                     or
                     fidelis
                     ,
                     post
                     vitam
                     piè
                     gestam
                     ,
                     tam
                     in
                     partibus
                     transmarinis
                     ,
                     quam
                     in
                     natali
                     solo
                     ,
                     in
                     Anno
                     aetatis
                     suae
                     quinquagesimo
                     ,
                     pacificè
                     dormivit
                     in
                     Christo
                     ,
                     atque
                     juxta
                     tumulatur
                     impensis
                     Margaretae
                     ejus
                     relictae
                     ,
                     quae
                     hoc
                     fieri
                     in
                     foelicem
                     Marici
                     memoriam
                     curavit
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   D.
                   O.
                   M.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Gulielmo
                     Mill
                     ,
                     
                     Armigero
                     ,
                     fide
                     ,
                     charitate
                     ,
                     &
                     in
                     arduis
                     constantia
                     celeberrimo
                     ,
                     Marito
                     charissimo
                     conjunx
                     amantissima
                     ,
                     in
                     honoris
                     perpetui
                     tesseram
                     Monumentum
                     hoc
                     lugubre
                     moerens
                     posuit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Gulielmus
                     iste
                     Croydoniae
                     (
                     Surriae
                     Comitatus
                     emporio
                     )
                     natus
                     ,
                     Gulielmi
                     Mill
                     ,
                     &
                     Hawisiae
                     Harwell
                     secundo
                     genitus
                     ,
                     ex
                     antiqua
                     Millorum
                     de
                     Horscombe
                     (
                     Agri
                     Governiensis
                     )
                     familia
                     oriundus
                     ,
                     liberaliter
                     educatus
                     ,
                     Graiensis
                     Hospitii
                     Alumnus
                     ,
                     in
                     literis
                     foeliciter
                     versatus
                     ,
                     Consilii
                     Sanctioris
                     in
                     Camera
                     quam
                     Stellatam
                     dictitant
                     amanuensis
                     prius
                     per
                     annos
                     quinquaginta
                     ,
                     deinde
                     Clericus
                     ,
                     &
                     Actuarius
                     summus
                     ,
                     viginti
                     plus
                     minus
                     ibidem
                     suis
                     meritis
                     evasit
                     .
                     Fratres
                     duos
                     Nicholaum
                     &
                     Iohannem
                     innuptos
                     ,
                     Elizabetham
                     ,
                     Franciscam
                     ,
                     Milicentam
                     ,
                     Margaretam
                     atque
                     Annam
                     ,
                     uterinas
                     ,
                     &
                     Margaretam
                     sororem
                     habuit
                     .
                     Margaretam
                     ,
                     Thomae
                     Greeke
                     ,
                     Fisci
                     Regii
                     Baronis
                     ,
                     filiam
                     ,
                     (
                     Gulielmi
                     Butleri
                     viduam
                     )
                     in
                     uxorē
                     grandaevus
                     duxit
                     .
                     Tandem
                     Londini
                     in
                     Carthusianis
                     16.
                     die
                     Iulii
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Verbi
                     incarnati
                     ,
                     1608.
                     
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     71.
                     (
                     nulla
                     suscepta
                     prole
                     )
                     vitam
                     erumnosam
                     ut
                     Christo
                     viveret
                     ,
                     piè
                     sed
                     placidè
                     commutavit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Non
                     temerè
                     sepimur
                     ,
                  
                   
                     nec
                     nos
                     Fortuna
                     gubernat
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sed
                     Deus
                     es
                     vitae
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Dux
                     es
                     &
                     ipse
                     via
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Fraternae
                   Pietatis
                   Symbolum
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohannis
                     Mill
                     ,
                     
                     Gulielmi
                     Patris
                     Armigeri
                     ,
                     de
                     Croydon
                     ,
                     filius
                     secundò
                     genitus
                     ,
                     vita
                     integerrima
                     defunctus
                     hic
                     coelebs
                     requiescit
                     ,
                     corpore
                     autem
                     sub
                     Marmore
                     istic
                     pulverescente
                     ;
                     Animus
                     in
                     Coelis
                     secundam
                     per
                     Christum
                     Iesum
                     ,
                     repurgatae
                     carnis
                     assumptionem
                     expectat
                     .
                     Obiit
                     27.
                     die
                     Mensis
                     Augusti
                     ,
                     An.
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1595.
                     
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     57.
                     
                     Gulielmo
                     Fratre
                     primaevo
                     atque
                     unico
                     (
                     sanctioris
                     in
                     Camera
                     Stellata
                     Consilii
                     Clerico
                     )
                     superstite
                     .
                  
                   
                     What
                     Epitaph
                  
                   
                     shall
                     we
                     afford
                     this
                     Shrine
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Words
                     cannot-grace
                  
                   
                     this
                     Pyramid
                     of
                     thine
                     :
                     
                  
                   
                     Thy
                     sweet
                     perfections
                     ,
                  
                   
                     all
                     summ'd
                     up
                     ,
                     were
                     such
                     ,
                  
                   
                     As
                     Heavens
                     (
                     I
                     thinke
                     )
                  
                   
                     for
                     faith
                     did
                     thinke
                     too
                     much
                     .
                  
                   
                     Religious
                     zeale
                  
                   
                     did
                     thy
                     pure
                     heart
                     command
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Pitty
                     thine
                     eye
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     Charity
                     thy
                     hand
                     :
                  
                   
                     These
                     Graces
                     ,
                     joyn'd
                  
                   
                     with
                     more
                     of
                     like
                     degree
                     ,
                  
                   
                   
                     Make
                     each
                     mans
                     word
                  
                   
                     an
                     Epitaph
                     for
                     thee
                     .
                  
                   
                     Calme
                     was
                     thy
                     death
                     ,
                  
                   
                     well-ordered
                     was
                     thy
                     life
                     ,
                  
                   
                     A
                     carefull
                     Mother
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     a
                     loving
                     wife
                     .
                  
                   
                     Aske
                     any
                     ,
                     how
                  
                   
                     these
                     Vertues
                     in
                     thee
                     grew
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Thou
                     wast
                     a
                     Spencer
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     a
                     Mountague
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Katharina
                   Mountague
                   obiit
                   7.
                   die
                   Decembris
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   ,
                   1612.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Mortua
                     Tamworthi
                  
                   
                     spectas
                     Monumenta
                     viator
                     ?
                     
                  
                   
                     Quin
                     potius
                     vivus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     disce
                     quis
                     ille
                     fuit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Si
                     proavos
                     quaeras
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Generoso
                     sanguine
                     ductus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vsque
                     per
                     innumeros
                  
                   
                     invenietur
                     Avos
                     .
                  
                   
                     Si
                     mores
                     ,
                     dicam
                     mores
                     ?
                  
                   
                     nec
                     amantior
                     aequi
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nec
                     Patriae
                     quisquam
                     ,
                  
                   
                     nec
                     probitatis
                     erat
                     .
                  
                   
                     Si
                     quae
                     conditio
                     ,
                  
                   
                     (
                     si
                     quid
                     sit
                     laudis
                     in
                     illa
                     )
                  
                   
                     Vita
                     sub
                     illustri
                  
                   
                     Principe
                     clara
                     fuit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Et
                     si
                     Principibus
                  
                   
                     laus
                     est
                     placuisse
                     probatis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Laudibus
                     haec
                     pars
                     est
                  
                   
                     annumeranda
                     suis
                     .
                  
                   
                     Iam
                     volucris
                     sua
                     Iustra
                  
                   
                     novem
                     transegerat
                     aetas
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Quum
                     Mors
                     hunc
                     saeva
                  
                   
                     falce
                     cruenta
                     metat
                     .
                  
                   
                     Haec
                     satis
                     hospes
                     ,
                     abi
                     ,
                  
                   
                     nec
                     vivere
                     differ
                     in
                     horas
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Quae
                     sua
                     pars
                     hodie
                     ,
                  
                   
                     cras
                     tua
                     forsan
                     erit
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Obiit
                   19.
                   die
                   Aprilis
                   ,
                   1569.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Iohanni
                     Morlcio
                     Armigero
                     ,
                     
                     &
                     Elizabethae
                     Wotton
                     Conjugi
                     ,
                     parentibus
                     charissimis
                     ,
                     Iohannes
                     Morleius
                     de
                     Halnaker
                     ,
                     in
                     Comitatu
                     Sussexiae
                     ,
                     Miles
                     ,
                     &
                     Edwardus
                     filii
                     ,
                     pietatis
                     &
                     memoriae
                     ergô
                     hoc
                     posuerunt
                     .
                  
                   
                     Vixerunt
                     Conjuges
                     annos
                     16.
                     
                     Ille
                     obiit
                     die
                     20.
                     
                     Novembris
                     ,
                     1587.
                     
                     Illa
                     die
                     7.
                     
                     Novembris
                     ,
                     1603.
                     
                     Tres
                     filios
                     totidemque
                     filias
                     superstites
                     reliquerunt
                     :
                     Iohannem
                     ,
                     Edwardum
                     ,
                     Willielmum
                     Mariam
                     ,
                     Elizabetham
                     ,
                     &
                     Magdalenam
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hereunder
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     in
                     the
                     mercy
                     of
                     God
                     ,
                     
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Thomas
                       Goodwin
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     who
                     married
                     Anne
                     the
                     daughter
                     of
                     
                       Thomas
                       Peacocke
                    
                     ,
                     by
                     whom
                     hee
                     had
                     issue
                     ,
                     one
                     daughter
                     ,
                     named
                     Anne
                     .
                     which
                     Thomas
                     deceased
                     the
                     27.
                     day
                     of
                     ianuary
                     ,
                     
                       An.
                       Dom.
                       1565.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     Hoc
                     latet
                     in
                     Tumulo
                  
                   
                     praestanti
                     corpore
                     Nympha
                  
                   
                     Margareta
                     quidem
                  
                   
                     repsque
                     parente
                     sata
                     .
                     
                  
                   
                     Censor
                     erat
                     genitor
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sponsus
                     venerabilis
                     extat
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Woodhouse
                     ;
                     bis
                     decies
                  
                   
                     quinaque
                     arista
                     tulit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Siste
                     pedes
                     igitur
                  
                   
                     sternis
                     qui
                     busta
                     prophanus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nam
                     Christi
                     cupiens
                     ,
                  
                   
                     sic
                     bonitatis
                     erat
                     .
                  
                   
                     Vixit
                     &
                     illa
                     piè
                     ,
                  
                   
                     moriens
                     &
                     sancta
                     vocatur
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Exemplo
                     simili
                  
                   
                     vivere
                     disce
                     piè
                     .
                  
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     Frances
                     ,
                     
                     late
                     wife
                     of
                     
                       Iohn
                       Sotherton
                    
                     ,
                     forraine
                     Apposer
                     of
                     the
                     Queenes
                     Majesties
                     Exchequer
                     ;
                     who
                     departed
                     this
                     present
                     life
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     true
                     faith
                     of
                     Christ
                     ,
                     the
                     20.
                     of
                     Octob.
                     1563.
                     
                  
                   
                     Barbara
                     Bradburii
                  
                   
                     simul
                     &
                     Marianna
                     Someri
                     ,
                     
                  
                   
                     Progenies
                     pariter
                  
                   
                     Tumulo
                     conduntur
                     in
                     isto
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vtraque
                     Conjugio
                  
                   
                     Thomae
                     conjuncta
                     Pagetto
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vna
                     virum
                     moriens
                  
                   
                     septena
                     in
                     prole
                     reliquit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Altera
                     fuit
                     sterilis
                  
                   
                     parili
                     quoque
                     tempore
                     conjux
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Ambarum
                     pia
                     vita
                     fuit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     pia
                     morsque
                     secuta
                     est
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Primae
                   24.
                   
                   Februarii
                   ,
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1583.
                   
                
                 
                   Alterae
                   Decembris
                   ultimo
                   ,
                   Anno
                   ,
                   1598.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Heere
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Thomas
                       Greeke
                    
                     ,
                     
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Barons
                     of
                     the
                     Queens
                     Majesties
                     Court
                     of
                     Exchequer
                     ;
                     who
                     dyed
                     the
                     18.
                     day
                     of
                     November
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     20.
                     yeere
                     of
                     the
                     reigne
                     of
                     our
                     Soveraigne
                     Lady
                     ,
                     Queene
                     Elizabeth
                     .
                     Hee
                     lived
                     63.
                     yeeres
                     .
                  
                   
                     Here
                     under
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Thomas
                       Neale
                    
                     ,
                     
                     the
                     sonne
                     of
                     
                       Francis
                       Neale
                    
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     one
                     of
                     her
                     Majesties
                     Auditors
                     
                     of
                     the
                     Exchequer
                     ;
                     who
                     deceased
                     the
                     8.
                     day
                     of
                     December
                     ,
                     1597.
                     
                     
                       Aetatis
                       suae
                       ,
                       99.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     Anne
                     ,
                     
                     daughter
                     of
                     
                       John
                       Branche
                    
                     ,
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Draper
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     by
                     Ioane
                     his
                     wife
                     ,
                     daughter
                     and
                     heire
                     of
                     
                       Iohn
                       Wilkinson
                    
                     ,
                     sometime
                     Alderman
                     of
                     this
                     Citie
                     .
                     She
                     was
                     married
                     first
                     to
                     
                       Robert
                       Dunne
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     (
                     after
                     his
                     death
                     )
                     to
                     
                       Richard
                       Stoneley
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     .
                     By
                     Dunne
                     she
                     had
                     three
                     sonnes
                     ;
                     Sir
                     
                       Daniel
                       Dunne
                    
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     and
                     Doctor
                     of
                     Law
                     ,
                     her
                     eldest
                     ;
                     
                       Samuel
                       Dunne
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     
                       William
                       Dunne
                    
                     ,
                     the
                     yongest
                     ,
                     Doctor
                     of
                     Physicke
                     .
                     And
                     by
                     Stoneley
                     she
                     had
                     divers
                     children
                     ,
                     whereof
                     two
                     lived
                     to
                     be
                     married
                     ,
                     Dorothie
                     ,
                     to
                     
                       William
                       Dantrey
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     
                       Sussex
                       ;
                       Anne
                    
                     ,
                     to
                     
                       William
                       Higham
                    
                     of
                     Essex
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     .
                     Her
                     life
                     was
                     vertuous
                     and
                     godly
                     ,
                     and
                     so
                     dyed
                     the
                     eleventh
                     day
                     of
                     Ianuary
                     ,
                     
                       An.
                       Dom.
                       1611.
                    
                     being
                     of
                     the
                     age
                     of
                     fourescore
                     and
                     six
                     yeers
                     ,
                     having
                     seene
                     her
                     childrens
                     children
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     fourth
                     generation
                     :
                     and
                     lyes
                     here
                     buried
                     betweene
                     her
                     husbands
                     ,
                     and
                     among
                     some
                     other
                     of
                     her
                     children
                     ,
                     according
                     to
                     her
                     desire
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hic
                     jacet
                     Susanna
                     ,
                     
                     Andreae
                     Lionis
                     Patria
                     Garnseyensis
                     ,
                     unica
                     filia
                     ,
                     uxor
                     Roberti
                     Creswell
                     ,
                     alias
                     Blew-mantle
                     ,
                     Prosecutoris
                     ad
                     Arma
                     Serenissimae
                     Elizabethae
                     ,
                     Angliae
                     Reginae
                     .
                  
                   
                     Quae
                     modo
                     fida
                     Deo
                     ,
                  
                   
                     quae
                     vixit
                     chara
                     marito
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Non
                     invita
                     animam
                  
                   
                     Christo
                     moribunda
                     reliquit
                     .
                  
                   
                     —
                     23.
                     
                     Decemb.
                     Anno
                  
                   
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1590.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   And
                   thus
                   and
                   end
                   of
                   this
                   Ward
                   ,
                   which
                   hath
                   an
                   Alderman
                   ,
                   his
                   Deputy
                   ;
                   Common
                   Counsellors
                   ,
                   five
                   ;
                   Constables
                   ,
                   eight
                   ;
                   Scavengers
                   ,
                   nine
                   ;
                   for
                   the
                   Wardmote
                   inquest
                   ,
                   fourereene
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Beadle
                   .
                   It
                   is
                   taxed
                   to
                   the
                   Fifteene
                   in
                   London
                   ,
                   seven
                   pounds
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   Exchequer
                   ,
                   six
                   pounds
                   ,
                   nineteene
                   shillings
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
             
               FARINGDON
               VVARD
               Infra
               ,
               or
               within
               .
            
             
               ON
               the
               South
               side
               of
               Aldersgate
               Ward
               ,
               
               lyeth
               Faringdon
               Ward
               ,
               called
               infra
               ,
               or
               within
               ,
               for
               a
               difference
               from
               another
               ward
               of
               that
               name
               ,
               which
               lyeth
               without
               the
               wals
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               
               and
               is
               therefore
               called
               
                 Faringdon
                 extra
              
               .
               These
               two
               Wards
               (
               of
               old
               time
               )
               were
               but
               one
               ,
               and
               had
               also
               but
               one
               Alderman
               ,
               till
               the
               17.
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               at
               which
               time
               ,
               the
               said
               Ward
               (
               for
               the
               greatnesse
               thereof
               )
               was
               divided
               into
               twaine
               ,
               and
               by
               Parliament
               ordered
               to
               have
               two
               Aldermen
               ,
               and
               so
               it
               continueth
               till
               this
               day
               .
               The
               whole
               great
               Ward
               of
               Faringdon
               ,
               both
               infra
               and
               extra
               ,
               
               took
               name
               of
               
                 W.
                 Farendon
              
               ,
               Goldsmith
               ,
               Alderman
               of
               that
               Ward
               ,
               and
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1281.
               the
               9.
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               :
               He
               purchased
               the
               Aldermanrie
               of
               this
               Ward
               ,
               as
               by
               the
               abstract
               of
               Deeds
               which
               I
               have
               read
               thereof
               ,
               may
               appeare
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 de
                 Arderne
              
               ,
               
               sonne
               and
               heire
               to
               Sir
               
                 Ralph
                 Arderne
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               granted
               to
               
                 Ralph
                 le
                 Feure
              
               ,
               Citizen
               of
               London
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               in
               the
               yeere
               1277.
               all
               the
               Aldermanrie
               ,
               with
               the
               appurtenances
               ,
               within
               the
               Citie
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               the
               Suburbs
               of
               the
               same
               ,
               betweene
               Ludgate
               and
               New-gate
               ,
               and
               also
               without
               the
               same
               Gates
               :
               which
               Aldermanrie
               ,
               
                 Ankerinus
                 de
                 Averne
              
               held
               during
               his
               life
               ,
               by
               the
               Grant
               of
               the
               said
               
                 Thomas
                 de
                 Arderne
              
               ,
               to
               have
               and
               to
               hold
               to
               the
               said
               Ralph
               ,
               and
               to
               his
               heires
               ,
               freely
               without
               all
               challenge
               ,
               yeelding
               therefore
               yeerely
               to
               the
               said
               Thomas
               and
               his
               heires
               ,
               one
               Clove
               or
               Slip
               of
               Gilli
               flowers
               ,
               at
               the
               Feast
               of
               Easter
               ,
               for
               all
               secular
               service
               and
               customes
               ,
               with
               warrantie
               unto
               the
               said
               
                 Ralphle
                 Feure
              
               ,
               and
               his
               heires
               ,
               against
               all
               people
               ,
               Christians
               and
               Iewes
               ,
               in
               consideration
               of
               twenty
               Markes
               ,
               which
               the
               said
               
                 Ralph
                 de
                 Feure
              
               did
               give
               before-hand
               ,
               in
               name
               of
               a
               Gersum
               ,
               or
               Fine
               ,
               to
               the
               said
               Thomas
               ,
               &c.
               Dated
               the
               fifth
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               .
               Witnesse
               ,
               
                 G.
                 de
                 Rokesley
              
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               
                 R.
                 Arrar
              
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Shriffes
               .
               
                 H.
                 Wales
                 ,
                 P.
                 le
                 Taylor
                 ,
                 T.
                 de
                 Basing
                 ,
                 I.
                 Horne
                 ,
                 N.
                 Blackthorn
                 ,
              
               Aldermen
               of
               London
               .
            
             
               After
               this
               ,
               
               
                 Iohn
                 le
                 Feure
              
               ,
               sonne
               and
               heyre
               to
               the
               said
               
                 Ralph
                 le
                 Feure
              
               ,
               granted
               to
               
                 William
                 Farendon
              
               ,
               
               Citizen
               and
               Goldsmith
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               to
               his
               heyres
               ,
               the
               said
               Aldermanry
               ,
               with
               the
               appurtenances
               ,
               for
               the
               service
               thereunto
               belonging
               ,
               in
               the
               seventh
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               ,
               1279.
               
               
               This
               Aldermanry
               descended
               to
               
                 Nicholas
                 Farendon
              
               ,
               sonne
               to
               the
               said
               William
               ,
               and
               to
               his
               heyres
               :
               which
               
                 Nicholas
                 Farendon
              
               ,
               also
               a
               Goldsmith
               ,
               was
               foure
               times
               Maior
               ,
               and
               lived
               many
               yeeres
               after
               ;
               for
               I
               have
               read
               divers
               Deeds
               ,
               whereunto
               he
               was
               a
               witnesse
               ,
               dated
               the
               yeere
               1360.
               
               He
               made
               his
               Testament
               ,
               1361.
               
               which
               was
               fifty
               three
               yeeres
               after
               his
               first
               being
               Maior
               ,
               and
               was
               buried
               in
               Saint
               Peters
               Church
               in
               Cheape
               .
               So
               this
               Ward
               continued
               under
               the
               governement
               of
               
                 William
                 Farendon
              
               the
               father
               ,
               and
               Nicholas
               his
               sonne
               ,
               by
               the
               space
               of
               fourescore
               and
               two
               yeeres
               ,
               and
               retaineth
               their
               name
               untill
               this
               present
               day
               .
            
             
               VVhereas
               Master
               Stowe
               saith
               ,
               
               That
               
                 Thomas
                 de
                 Arderne
              
               ,
               sonne
               and
               heire
               to
               Sir
               
                 Ralph
                 Arderne
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               granted
               to
               
                 Ralph
                 le
                 Feure
              
               ,
               Citizen
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               of
               the
               same
               Citie
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1277.
               all
               the
               Aldermanrie
               ,
               with
               the
               appurtenances
               within
               the
               Citie
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               Suburbs
               of
               the
               same
               ,
               betweene
               Ludgate
               and
               Newgate
               ,
               and
               
               also
               without
               the
               same
               gates
               .
               Which
               Aldermanrie
               ,
               
                 Ankerinus
                 de
                 Averne
              
               held
               ,
               during
               his
               life
               ,
               by
               the
               Grant
               of
               
                 Thomas
                 de
                 Arderne
              
               ,
               to
               have
               and
               to
               hold
               to
               the
               said
               Ralph
               ,
               and
               to
               his
               heires
               ,
               freely
               without
               all
               challenge
               ,
               yeelding
               therfore
               yeerely
               to
               the
               said
               Thomas
               and
               his
               heires
               ,
               one
               Clove
               or
               Slip
               of
               Gilliflowers
               ,
               at
               the
               Feast
               of
               Easter
               ,
               for
               all
               secular
               service
               and
               customes
               ,
               with
               warrantie
               to
               the
               said
               
                 Ralph
                 le
                 Feure
              
               ,
               and
               his
               heires
               against
               all
               people
               ,
               Christians
               and
               Iewes
               ,
               in
               consideration
               of
               20.
               marks
               ,
               which
               the
               said
               
                 Ralph
                 de
                 Feure
              
               did
               give
               beforehand
               in
               name
               of
               a
               Gersum
               or
               Fine
               ,
               to
               the
               said
               Thomas
               ,
               &c.
               Dated
               the
               fifth
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               .
               VVitnesse
               ,
               
                 G.
                 de
                 Rokesley
              
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               
                 R.
                 Arrar
              
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               
                 H.
                 Wales
                 ,
                 P.
                 le
                 Taylor
                 ,
                 T.
                 de
                 Basing
                 ,
                 I.
                 Horne
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 N.
                 Blackthorn
              
               ,
               Aldermen
               .
            
             
               I
               finde
               (
               to
               the
               contrary
               )
               by
               an
               especiall
               Deed
               (
               yet
               to
               be
               seene
               )
               delivered
               me
               by
               that
               worthy
               favourer
               of
               Antiquities
               ,
               
               Master
               
                 Iohn
                 Williams
              
               ,
               Goldsmith
               ,
               all
               the
               former
               Deed
               ,
               verbatim
               ,
               to
               bee
               granted
               by
               
                 William
                 de
                 Farndon
              
               ,
               Citizen
               and
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               (
               of
               whom
               the
               VVard
               ,
               both
               within
               and
               without
               the
               Gates
               fore-named
               ,
               being
               then
               but
               one
               ,
               and
               governed
               by
               one
               Alderman
               onely
               ,
               tooke
               name
               )
               to
               Nicholas
               ,
               the
               sonne
               of
               
                 Ralph
                 de
                 Feure
              
               ,
               Citizen
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               very
               same
               manner
               and
               forme
               as
               hath
               beene
               recited
               ,
               for
               a
               Clove
               or
               Slip
               of
               Gilliflowers
               ,
               twenty
               pounds
               ,
               and
               not
               Markes
               ,
               given
               for
               a
               Gersum
               ,
               or
               Fine
               ,
               and
               the
               very
               same
               warrantie
               or
               defence
               against
               all
               people
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               
                 To
                 which
                 Deed
                 ,
                 sealed
                 with
                 his
                 own
                 Seale
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 calleth
                 it
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 very
                 same
                 of
                 the
                 Goldsmiths
                 Armes
                 ,
                 yet
                 engraved
                 about
                 in
                 this
                 manner
                 :
              
               Sigilli
               Willi.
               de
               Farndon
               ;
               
                 he
                 nameth
                 as
                 witnesses
              
               ,
               Domino
               Ioh.
               le
               Bretonn
               ,
               Milite
               ,
               tune
               Custode
               London
               ,
               Elia
               Russel
               ,
               and
               Henry
               le
               Bole
               ,
               tunc
               Vicecom
               .
               London
               ;
               Steph.
               Assewy
               ,
               Ioh.
               de
               Bachkewelle
               ,
               Roberts
               de
               Basing
               ,
               Will.
               de
               Bettune
               ,
               Rad.
               le
               Blund
               ,
               Walt.
               de
               Finchingfeld
               ,
               Ioh.
               de
               Blund
               ,
               Thoma
               de
               Estanes
               ,
               Richardo
               Assewy
               ,
               &
               multis
               aliis
               .
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Reg.
                 Ed.
                 fil
                 .
                 R.
                 Hen.
                 xxj
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 VVard
                 of
                 Faringdon
                 within
                 the
                 wals
                 ,
                 is
                 bounded
                 thus
                 :
                 Beginning
                 in
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 great
                 Crosse
                 in
                 VVest
                 Cheape
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 it
                 runneth
                 VVest
                 ,
                 On
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Peter
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 at
                 the
                 South-west
                 corner
                 of
                 Woodstreet
                 ,
                 unto
                 
                   Guthurons
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 downe
                 that
                 Lane
                 ,
                 to
                 
                   Hugon
                   lane
                
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 
                   Kery
                   lane
                
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 againe
                 into
                 Cheape
                 and
                 to
                 
                   Foster
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 downe
                 that
                 Lane
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 Saint
                 Fosters
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 west
                 ,
                 till
                 over
                 against
                 the
                 South-west
                 corner
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 ,
                 downe
                 
                   Foster
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Noble
                   street
                
                 ,
                 is
                 all
                 of
                 
                   Aldersgate
                   street
                
                 Ward
                 ,
                 till
                 ye
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 stone
                 wall
                 in
                 the
                 west
                 side
                 of
                 
                   Noble
                   street
                
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 afore
                 shewed
                 .
                 Which
                 said
                 wall
                 ,
                 down
                 to
                 
                   Nevils
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Windsore
                   House
                
                 ,
                 and
                 downe
                 
                   Monkes-well
                   street
                
                 ,
                 on
                 that
                 west
                 side
                 ,
                 then
                 by
                 London
                 wall
                 ,
                 to
                 Creplegate
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 west
                 side
                 of
                 that
                 same
                 Gate
                 ,
                 is
                 all
                 of
                 Faringdon
                 VVard
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 backe
                 againe
                 into
                 Cheape
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 
                   Foster
                   lane
                
                 end
                 to
                 Saint
                 
                   Martins
                   lane
                
                 end
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 through
                 S.
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Shambles
                
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   Pentecost
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Butchers
                   Alley
                
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 
                   Stinking
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 through
                 
                   Newgate
                   Market
                
                 to
                 Newgate
                 :
                 All
                 which
                 is
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 Faringdon
                 VVard
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 from
                 against
                 the
                 said
                 great
                 Crosse
                 in
                 Cheape
                 ,
                 west
                 to
                 
                   Fridaies
                   street
                
                 ,
                 and
                 downe
                 that
                 streete
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 ,
                 till
                 over
                 against
                 the
                 Northeast
                 corner
                 of
                 Saint
                 Matthews
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 west
                 side
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 South
                 corner
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 againe
                 along
                 Cheape
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Exchange
                
                 ,
                 and
                 downe
                 that
                 Lane
                 ,
                 (
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Augustine
                 ,
                 which
                 Church
                 and
                 one
                 house
                 next
                 adjoyning
                 in
                 
                   Watheling
                   street
                
                 ,
                 be
                 of
                 this
                 Ward
                 ;
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 west
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 Lane
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 East
                 Arch
                 or
                 Gate
                 by
                 S.
                 Augustines
                 Church
                 ,
                 which
                 entreth
                 the
                 South
                 Church-yard
                 of
                 Saint
                 Pauls
                 ,
                 which
                 Arch
                 or
                 Gate
                 was
                 builded
                 by
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Farendon
                
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeer
                 1361.
                 and
                 within
                 that
                 Gate
                 on
                 the
                 said
                 north
                 side
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Gate
                 that
                 entreth
                 the
                 north
                 Church-yard
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 north
                 Church-yard
                 is
                 of
                 this
                 Faringdon
                 ward
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 againe
                 into
                 Cheape
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 the
                 North
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Exchange
                
                 ,
                 west
                 by
                 the
                 north
                 gate
                 of
                 Pauls
                 Church-yard
                 
                 up
                 
                   Pater
                   noster
                   Row
                
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 two
                 lanes
                 out
                 of
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 signe
                 of
                 the
                 Golden
                 Lyon
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 some
                 twelve
                 houses
                 short
                 of
                 
                   Ave
                   Mary
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 which
                 lane
                 is
                 of
                 this
                 Ward
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 at
                 the
                 South
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Ave
                   Mary
                   Lane
                
                 ,
                 is
                 
                   Creed
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 wherof
                 is
                 also
                 of
                 this
                 Ward
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 betwixt
                 the
                 South
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Ave
                   Mary
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 North
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Creed
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 cōming
                 out
                 of
                 Pauls
                 Church-yard
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 high
                 street
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Bowyer
                   Row
                
                 ,
                 to
                 Ludgate
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 which
                 way
                 to
                 Ludgate
                 is
                 of
                 this
                 Ward
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 north
                 side
                 whereof
                 is
                 S.
                 Martins
                 Church
                 :
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 a
                 turning
                 into
                 the
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 to
                 turne
                 up
                 againe
                 to
                 the
                 north
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Ave
                   Marie
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 short
                 lane
                 ,
                 which
                 runneth
                 West
                 some
                 small
                 distance
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 there
                 closed
                 up
                 with
                 a
                 gate
                 into
                 a
                 great
                 house
                 :
                 and
                 this
                 is
                 called
                 
                   Amen
                   lane
                
                 .
                 
              
               
                 Then
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 
                   Pater
                   noster
                   Row
                
                 ,
                 beginning
                 at
                 the
                 Conduit
                 over
                 against
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Exchange
                   lane
                
                 end
                 ,
                 and
                 going
                 west
                 by
                 Saint
                 Michaels
                 Church
                 :
                 at
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 which
                 Church
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 small
                 passage
                 thorow
                 toward
                 the
                 north
                 .
                 And
                 beyond
                 this
                 Church
                 some
                 small
                 distance
                 ,
                 is
                 another
                 passage
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 called
                 
                   Panier
                   Alley
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 commeth
                 out
                 against
                 S.
                 Martins
                 lane
                 end
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 further
                 West
                 in
                 
                   Pater
                   noster
                   Row
                
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 
                   Ivie
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 which
                 runneth
                 North
                 to
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Shambles
                
                 :
                 and
                 then
                 West
                 
                   Pater
                   noster
                   Row
                
                 ,
                 till
                 over
                 against
                 the
                 
                   Golden
                   Lion
                
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Ward
                 endeth
                 for
                 that
                 street
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 about
                 some
                 dozen
                 houses
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 of
                 
                   Baynards
                   Castle
                
                 VVard
                 ,
                 to
                 
                   Warwicke
                   lane
                
                 end
                 :
                 which
                 
                   Warwicke
                   lane
                
                 stretcheth
                 North
                 to
                 the
                 high
                 street
                 of
                 
                   Newgate
                   Market
                
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 
                   Warwick
                   lane
                
                 is
                 of
                 this
                 Foringdon
                 VVard
                 :
                 For
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 of
                 
                   Warwicke
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Ave
                   Mary
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 
                   Creed
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 west
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Pater
                   noster
                   Row
                
                 ,
                 are
                 all
                 of
                 
                   Baynards
                   Castle
                
                 VVard
                 .
              
               
                 Yet
                 to
                 begin
                 againe
                 at
                 the
                 said
                 Conduit
                 by
                 the
                 old
                 Exchange
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 thereof
                 is
                 a
                 large
                 street
                 ,
                 that
                 runneth
                 up
                 to
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 aforesaid
                 .
                 The
                 first
                 part
                 ,
                 or
                 South-west
                 side
                 thereof
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Conduit
                 to
                 the
                 Shambles
                 ,
                 is
                 called
                 
                   Bladder
                   street
                
                 .
                 
                 Then
                 on
                 the
                 backe
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Shambles
                 bee
                 divers
                 slaughter-houses
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 like
                 ,
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 Shambles
                 :
                 and
                 this
                 is
                 called
                 
                   Mount
                   Godard
                   street
                
                 .
                 
                 Then
                 is
                 the
                 Shambles
                 it selfe
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 
                   Newgate
                   Market
                
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 the
                 whole
                 street
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 up
                 to
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 is
                 of
                 this
                 VVard
                 :
                 and
                 thus
                 it
                 is
                 wholy
                 bounded
                 .
              
               
                 Monuments
                 in
                 this
                 VVard
                 be
                 these
                 :
                 First
                 ,
                 the
                 great
                 Crosse
                 in
                 
                   West
                   Cheape
                   street
                
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 VVard
                 of
                 Faringdon
                 ,
                 the
                 which
                 Crosse
                 was
                 first
                 erected
                 in
                 that
                 place
                 by
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 as
                 before
                 is
                 shewed
                 in
                 
                   West
                   Cheape
                   street
                
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 South-west
                 corner
                 of
                 Woodstreet
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Peter
                 the
                 Apostle
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Crosse
                 ,
                 a
                 proper
                 Church
                 ,
                 lately
                 new
                 builded
                 .
                 
                   Iohn
                   Sha
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 deceased
                 1503.
                 appointed
                 by
                 his
                 Testament
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 and
                 Steeple
                 to
                 be
                 new
                 builded
                 of
                 his
                 goods
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 flat
                 roofe
                 .
                 Notwithstanding
                 ,
                 
                   Tho.
                   Wood
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1491.
                 is
                 accounted
                 a
                 principall
                 benefactor
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 roofe
                 of
                 the
                 middle
                 I
                 le
                 is
                 supported
                 by
                 Images
                 of
                 VVoodmen
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 finde
                 to
                 have
                 beene
                 buried
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Farendon
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Richard
                   Hadley
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 1592.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Palmer
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 1500.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Wil.
                   Rous
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 Sheriffe
                 ,
                 1429.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Atkins
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 1400.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Butler
                
                 ,
                 Sheriffe
                 ,
                 1420.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Henry
                   Warley
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 1524.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Mund
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 deceased
                 ,
                 1537.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Augustine
                   Hinde
                
                 ,
                 Clothworker
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1550.
                 whose
                 Monument
                 doth
                 yet
                 remaine
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 inscription
                 here-under
                 ,
                 &c.
                 the
                 other
                 being
                 gone
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Alexander
                   Avenon
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1579.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Here-under
                   this
                   Stone
                   lieth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Augustine
                     Hinde
                  
                   ,
                   Clothworker
                   ,
                   Alderman
                   ,
                   and
                   late
                   Sheriffe
                   of
                   London
                   :
                   who
                   deceased
                   the
                   tenth
                   day
                   of
                   August
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1554.
                  
                   
                   Here
                   also
                   lieth
                   Dame
                   Elizabeth
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   hee
                   had
                   issue
                   foure
                   sons
                   and
                   two
                   daughters
                   :
                   which
                   Dame
                   Elizabeth
                   deceased
                   the
                   12.
                   day
                   of
                   Iuly
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1569.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   God
                   grant
                   us
                   all
                   such
                   race
                   to
                   run
                   :
                
                 
                   To
                   end
                   in
                   Christ
                   as
                   they
                   have
                   done
                   .
                
              
               
               
                 The
                 long
                 Shop
                 or
                 Shed
                 ,
                 incroching
                 on
                 the
                 high
                 street
                 before
                 this
                 Church
                 wall
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 licensed
                 to
                 bee
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1401.
                 yeelding
                 to
                 the
                 Chamber
                 of
                 
                   London
                   ,
                   30.
                   s.
                   4.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 yeerely
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 .
                 Also
                 the
                 same
                 Shop
                 was
                 letten
                 by
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 for
                 three
                 pounds
                 at
                 the
                 most
                 ,
                 many
                 yeeres
                 since
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 
                   Guthuruns
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 Guthurun
                 ,
                 sometime
                 owner
                 thereoof
                 :
                 the
                 inhabitāts
                 of
                 this
                 lane
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 were
                 Goldbeaters
                 .
                 as
                 doth
                 appeare
                 by
                 Records
                 in
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 Easterling
                 money
                 was
                 appointed
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 of
                 fine
                 silver
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 men
                 made
                 into
                 foyle
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 commonly
                 called
                 silver
                 of
                 
                   Guthuruns
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 &c.
                 
                 The
                 Imbroiderers
                 Hall
                 is
                 in
                 this
                 Lane.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Trowstone
                
                 Imbroiderer
                 ,
                 then
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 Sheriffe
                 ,
                 deceased
                 1519.
                 gave
                 40.
                 
                   l.
                
                 towards
                 the
                 purchase
                 of
                 this
                 Hall.
                 
                 
                   Hugon
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 
                   Kery
                   lane
                
                 (
                 called
                 of
                 one
                 Kery
                 )
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 in
                 the
                 high
                 street
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 North
                 side
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 the
                 Sadlers
                 Hall
                 :
                 and
                 then
                 
                   Foster
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 of
                 Saint
                 Fosters
                 ,
                 a
                 faire
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                 lately
                 new
                 builded
                 .
                 
                   Henry
                   Coote
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 deceased
                 ,
                 1509.
                 builded
                 S.
                 Dunstanes
                 Chappell
                 there
                 .
                 
                   Iohn
                   Throwstone
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 building
                 thereof
                 100.
                 pounds
                 by
                 his
                 Testament
                 .
                 
                   Iohn
                   Browne
                
                 ,
                 Sergeant-Painter
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 deceased
                 1532.
                 was
                 a
                 great
                 Benefactor
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 there
                 buried
                 .
                 
                   William
                   Trist
                
                 ,
                 Selerar
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 1425.
                 
                 
                   Iohn
                   Standelfe
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmiths
                 ,
                 lye
                 buried
                 there
                 .
                 
                   Richard
                   Galder
                   ,
                   1544.
                   
                   Agnes
                   ,
                
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Milborne
                
                 ,
                 Chamberlaine
                 of
                 
                   London
                   ,
                   1500.
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Dominus
                   Thomas
                   Baby
                   ,
                   
                   quondam
                   Capellanus
                   Aurifabrorum
                   London
                   .
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   3.
                   die
                   Mens
                   .
                   Novemb.
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1452.
                   
                   Cujus
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     John
                     Lonyson
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   Master
                   of
                   the
                   Mint
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Goldsmith
                   of
                   London
                   :
                   who
                   most
                   joyfully
                   changed
                   this
                   miserable
                   and
                   wearisome
                   life
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   felicity
                   and
                   happinesse
                   of
                   Gods
                   Kingdome
                   ,
                   in
                   good
                   Religion
                   and
                   godly
                   charitie
                   ,
                   in
                   true
                   feare
                   and
                   stedfast
                   faith
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   full
                   perswasion
                   of
                   remission
                   in
                   the
                   blood
                   of
                   Iesus
                   Christ
                   ,
                   the
                   one
                   and
                   twentieth
                   day
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1583.
                  
                   being
                   about
                   the
                   59.
                   yeere
                   of
                   his
                   age
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   interred
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Christopher
                     Wase
                  
                   ,
                   
                   late
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Godsmith
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   aged
                   66.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   and
                   dyed
                   the
                   22.
                   of
                   September
                   ,
                   1605.
                   who
                   had
                   to
                   wife
                   Anne
                   the
                   daughter
                   of
                   
                     William
                     Prettyman
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   by
                   her
                   three
                   sonnes
                   and
                   three
                   daughters
                   .
                
                 
                   Reader
                   ,
                   stay
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   thou
                   shalt
                   know
                
                 
                   What
                   he
                   was
                
                 
                   that
                   here
                   doth
                   sleepe
                   :
                
                 
                   Lodg'd
                   amidst
                
                 
                   the
                   stones
                   below
                   ,
                
                 
                   Stones
                   that
                   oft
                
                 
                   are
                   seene
                   to
                   weepe
                   .
                
                 
                   Gentile
                   was
                   his
                
                 
                   birth
                   and
                   breed
                   ,
                
                 
                   His
                   carriage
                   gentle
                   ,
                
                 
                   much
                   contenting
                   :
                
                 
                   His
                   word
                   accorded
                
                 
                   with
                   his
                   deed
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sweet
                   his
                   nature
                   ,
                
                 
                   soone
                   relenting
                   .
                
                 
                   From
                   above
                
                 
                   he
                   seem'd
                   protected
                   ,
                
                 
                   Father
                   dead
                
                 
                   before
                   his
                   birth
                   ,
                
                 
                   An
                   Orphane
                   ,
                   onely
                
                 
                   but
                   neglected
                   ,
                
                 
                   Yet
                   his
                   branches
                
                 
                   spread
                   on
                   earth
                   ,
                
                 
                   Earth
                   ,
                   that
                   must
                
                 
                   his
                   bones
                   containe
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sleeping
                   till
                   Christs
                
                 
                   Trumpe
                   shall
                   wake
                   them
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ioyning
                   them
                
                 
                   to
                   soule
                   againe
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   to
                   blisse
                
                 
                   eternall
                   take
                   them
                   .
                
                 
                   It
                   is
                   not
                   this
                   rude
                
                 
                   and
                   little
                   heape
                   of
                   stones
                   ,
                
                 
                   Can
                   hold
                   the
                   fame
                   ,
                
                 
                   although't
                   containes
                   the
                   bones
                   .
                
                 
                   Light
                   be
                   the
                   earth
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   hallowed
                   for
                   thy
                   sake
                   ,
                
                 
                   Resting
                   in
                   peace
                   ,
                
                 
                   peace
                   that
                   so
                   oft
                   didst
                   make
                   .
                
                 
                   Vnder
                   the
                   Stone
                   right
                   against
                   this
                   Monument
                   ,
                   
                   lye
                   buried
                   the
                   bodies
                   of
                   
                     Robert
                     Marsh
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Grocer
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   Florence
                   his
                   first
                   wife
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   he
                   
                   had
                   issue
                   seven
                   Sonnes
                   .
                   By
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   his
                   second
                   wife
                   ,
                   (
                   left
                   living
                   )
                   he
                   had
                   issue
                   three
                   sonnes
                   and
                   a
                   daughter
                   .
                   He
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   7.
                   day
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1602.
                  
                   after
                   he
                   had
                   lived
                   65.
                   yeeres
                   and
                   three
                   dayes
                   .
                
                 
                   Here-under
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   Mistris
                   
                     Martha
                     Prescot
                  
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   wife
                   of
                   
                     Alexander
                     Prescot
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Alderman
                   of
                   London
                   :
                   whose
                   soule
                   the
                   Lord
                   tooke
                   to
                   his
                   mercy
                   the
                   26.
                   day
                   of
                   Novemb.
                   1616.
                   when
                   she
                   had
                   lived
                   a
                   married
                   wife
                   just
                   23.
                   yeeres
                   that
                   day
                   ,
                   and
                   40.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   2.
                   moneths
                   ,
                   3.
                   weekes
                   ,
                   and
                   odde
                   dayes
                   ,
                   from
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   her
                   birth
                   .
                   She
                   had
                   issue
                   by
                   her
                   said
                   Husband
                   ,
                   6.
                   
                   Sonnes
                   ,
                   and
                   5.
                   daughters
                   ,
                   and
                   her
                   yongest
                   of
                   all
                   ,
                   being
                   a
                   daughter
                   ,
                   named
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   lyeth
                   hereunder
                   interred
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Grave
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   same
                   day
                   of
                   buriall
                   with
                   her
                   said
                   mother
                   .
                
                 
                   Lord
                   ,
                   
                   of
                   thine
                   infinite
                
                 
                   grave
                   and
                   pitie
                   ,
                
                 
                   Have
                   mercy
                   on
                   me
                
                 
                   Agnes
                   ,
                   sometime
                   the
                   wife
                
                 
                   Of
                   William
                   Milborne
                   ,
                
                 
                   Chamberlaine
                   of
                   this
                   Citie
                   ,
                
                 
                   Which
                   tooke
                   my
                   passage
                
                 
                   fro
                   this
                   wretched
                   life
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   yeere
                   of
                   Grace
                   ,
                
                 
                   one
                   thousand
                   ,
                   one
                   hundred
                   and
                   five
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   twelfth
                   day
                   of
                   Iuly
                   ,
                
                 
                   no
                   longer
                   was
                   my
                   space
                   ,
                
                 
                   It
                   pleased
                   then
                   my
                   Lord
                
                 
                   to
                   call
                   me
                   to
                   his
                   grace
                   .
                
                 
                   Now
                   ye
                   that
                   are
                   living
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   see
                   this
                   picture
                   ,
                
                 
                   Pray
                   for
                   me
                   here
                
                 
                   while
                   ye
                   have
                   time
                   and
                   space
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   God
                   of
                   his
                   goodnesse
                
                 
                   would
                   me
                   assure
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   his
                   everlasting
                   mansion
                
                 
                   to
                   have
                   a
                   place
                   .
                
              
               
                 Then
                 downe
                 
                   Foster
                   Lane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Noble
                   street
                
                 ,
                 both
                 of
                 
                   Aldersgate
                   street
                
                 Ward
                 ,
                 till
                 ye
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 stone
                 wall
                 ,
                 which
                 incloseth
                 a
                 Garden-plot
                 before
                 the
                 wall
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 
                   Noble
                   street
                
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 of
                 this
                 Faringdon
                 Ward
                 .
                 This
                 Garden-plot
                 ,
                 containing
                 95.
                 
                 Elles
                 in
                 length
                 ,
                 9.
                 
                 Elles
                 and
                 an
                 half
                 in
                 bredth
                 ,
                 was
                 by
                 
                   Adam
                   de
                   Burie
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 and
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 letten
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   de
                   Nevell
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Raby
                   ,
                   Radulph
                
                 and
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 his
                 sonnes
                 ,
                 for
                 threescore
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 paying
                 6.
                 
                   s.
                   8.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 the
                 yeere
                 .
                 Dated
                 the
                 48.
                 of
                 
                   Edw.
                   3.
                
                 having
                 in
                 a
                 seale
                 pendant
                 on
                 the
                 one
                 side
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 figure
                 of
                 a
                 walled
                 Citie
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 S.
                 Paul
                 ,
                 a
                 Sword
                 in
                 his
                 right
                 hand
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 left
                 a
                 Banner
                 ;
                 3.
                 
                 Leopards
                 ,
                 about
                 that
                 Seale
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 side
                 written
                 ,
                 
                   Sigillum
                   Baronium
                   Londoniarum
                
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 ,
                 the
                 like
                 figure
                 of
                 a
                 Citie
                 ,
                 a
                 Bishop
                 sitting
                 on
                 an
                 Arch
                 ,
                 the
                 inscription
                 ,
                 
                   Me
                   :
                   quae
                   :
                   ●e
                   :
                   peperi
                   :
                   ne
                   :
                   Cesses
                   :
                   Thoma
                   :
                   tueri
                   .
                
              
               
                 Thus
                 much
                 for
                 the
                 Barons
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 their
                 common
                 seale
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 North
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Garden-plot
                 ,
                 is
                 one
                 great
                 house
                 builded
                 of
                 stone
                 and
                 timber
                 ,
                 now
                 called
                 the
                 Lord
                 Winsors
                 house
                 ,
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Nevels
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 19.
                 of
                 
                   Rich.
                   2.
                
                 it
                 was
                 found
                 by
                 inquisition
                 of
                 a
                 Iurie
                 ,
                 that
                 
                   Elizabeth
                   Nevell
                
                 dyed
                 ,
                 seized
                 of
                 a
                 great
                 Messuage
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 S.
                 Olave
                 in
                 
                   Monkes-well
                   street
                
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 holden
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 free
                 Burgage
                 ,
                 which
                 shee
                 held
                 of
                 the
                 gift
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Nevell
                
                 of
                 Raby
                 ,
                 her
                 husband
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 
                   Iohn
                   Latimer
                
                 was
                 next
                 sonne
                 and
                 heire
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Elizabeth
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 West
                 side
                 is
                 the
                 Barber
                 Chirurgeons
                 Hall.
                 
                 This
                 Company
                 was
                 incorporated
                 by
                 meanes
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Morestede
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 
                   London
                   ,
                   1436.
                
                 
                 Chirurgeon
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 
                   England
                   ,
                   Henry
                
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 fifth
                 ,
                 and
                 sixth
                 .
                 He
                 deceased
                 1450.
                 
                 Then
                 
                   Iaques
                   Fries
                
                 ,
                 Physician
                 to
                 Edw.
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   William
                   Hobbs
                
                 ,
                 Physician
                 and
                 Chirurgeon
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 Kings
                 body
                 ,
                 continuing
                 the
                 suit
                 the
                 ful
                 time
                 of
                 twenty
                 yeers
                 ,
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 and
                 Richard
                 Duke
                 of
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 became
                 Founders
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Corporation
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 Cosme
                 and
                 Damiane
                 .
                 The
                 first
                 assembling
                 of
                 that
                 Mysterie
                 was
                 by
                 
                   Roger
                   Strippe
                   ,
                   William
                   Hobbs
                   ,
                   Thomas
                   Goddard
                   ,
                
                 and
                 
                   Richard
                   Kent
                
                 ,
                 since
                 the
                 which
                 time
                 they
                 builded
                 their
                 Hall
                 in
                 that
                 street
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 North
                 corner
                 of
                 this
                 street
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 side
                 ,
                 was
                 sometime
                 an
                 Hermitage
                 or
                 Chappell
                 of
                 Saint
                 Iames
                 ,
                 called
                 in
                 the
                 wall
                 ,
                 neere
                 Creplegate
                 :
                 it
                 belonged
                 to
                 the
                 Abbey
                 and
                 Covent
                 of
                 Garadon
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 a
                 Record
                 ,
                 the
                 seven
                 and
                 twentieth
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 :
                 And
                 also
                 the
                 16.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 
                 
                   William
                   de
                   Lions
                
                 was
                 Hermit
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Abbot
                 &
                 Covent
                 of
                 Garadon
                 found
                 two
                 Chaplaines
                 ,
                 Cestercian
                 Monkes
                 of
                 their
                 house
                 :
                 in
                 this
                 Hermitage
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 for
                 
                   Aymor
                   de
                   Valence
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Pembrooke
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Mary
                   de
                   Saint
                   Paul
                
                 ,
                 his
                 Countesse
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 these
                 Monkes
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 a
                 Well
                 pertaining
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 street
                 tooke
                 that
                 name
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 called
                 
                   Monkes-well
                   street
                
                 .
                 This
                 Hermitage
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 ,
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Edw.
                 the
                 6.
                 purchased
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   W.
                   Lambe
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Cloth-worker
                 of
                 London
                 :
                 Hee
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1577.
                 and
                 then
                 gave
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 Cloth-workers
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 fifty
                 pounds
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 intent
                 they
                 shall
                 hire
                 a
                 Minister
                 to
                 say
                 divine
                 Service
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 Againe
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 high
                 street
                 of
                 Cheape
                 ,
                 from
                 
                   Foster
                   Lane
                
                 end
                 to
                 S.
                 Martins
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 that
                 Lane
                 to
                 the
                 Shambles
                 or
                 Flesh-market
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 whereof
                 is
                 
                   Pentecost
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 containing
                 divers
                 slaughter-houses
                 for
                 the
                 Butchers
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 was
                 there
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 a
                 proper
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Nicholas
                 ,
                 
                 whereof
                 the
                 said
                 Flesh-market
                 tooke
                 the
                 name
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 called
                 S.
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Shambles
                
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Church
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Tenements
                 and
                 Ornaments
                 ,
                 was
                 by
                 Henry
                 the
                 eight
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Communalty
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 the
                 new
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 then
                 to
                 be
                 erected
                 in
                 the
                 late
                 dissolved
                 Church
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Gray
                   Friers
                
                 :
                 so
                 was
                 this
                 Church
                 dissolved
                 and
                 pulled
                 downe
                 :
                 in
                 place
                 whereof
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Church-yard
                 ,
                 many
                 faire
                 houses
                 are
                 now
                 builded
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 Court
                 with
                 a
                 Well
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 middest
                 whereof
                 the
                 Church
                 stood
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 
                   Stinking
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 formerly
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Chick
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Gray
                   Friers
                
                 Church
                 :
                 it
                 is
                 now
                 kept
                 clean
                 and
                 free
                 from
                 annoyance
                 ,
                 and
                 called
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 
                   Butchers-Hall
                   Lane
                
                 ;
                 and
                 there
                 is
                 the
                 Butchers
                 Hall.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 motion
                 was
                 made
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 Butcher
                 should
                 kill
                 any
                 flesh
                 within
                 London
                 ,
                 but
                 at
                 Knightsbridge
                 ,
                 or
                 such
                 like
                 distant
                 place
                 from
                 the
                 wals
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 the
                 late
                 dissolved
                 Church
                 of
                 
                   Gray
                   Friers
                
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 originall
                 whereof
                 was
                 thus
                 :
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1224.
                 being
                 the
                 8.
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 
                 there
                 came
                 out
                 of
                 Italy
                 nine
                 Friers
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 the
                 Franciscans
                 ,
                 or
                 Frier
                 Minors
                 ,
                 five
                 whereof
                 were
                 Priests
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 foure
                 Lay-men
                 .
                 The
                 Priests
                 placed
                 themselves
                 at
                 Canturbury
                 in
                 Kent
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 other
                 foure
                 came
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 lodged
                 (
                 for
                 some
                 short
                 while
                 )
                 among
                 the
                 preaching
                 Friers
                 ,
                 who
                 lived
                 then
                 in
                 Oldborne
                 .
                 Afterward
                 ,
                 they
                 obtained
                 to
                 be
                 placed
                 in
                 
                   Cornehill
                   ,
                   London
                
                 ,
                 in
                 an
                 house
                 belonging
                 to
                 one
                 
                   Iohn
                   Travars
                
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 then
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 yeere
                 1224.
                 
                 In
                 which
                 house
                 they
                 made
                 themselves
                 Celles
                 ,
                 and
                 inhabited
                 there
                 for
                 a
                 certaine
                 time
                 ;
                 till
                 their
                 number
                 so
                 increased
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Citizens
                 devotion
                 grew
                 to
                 be
                 so
                 great
                 ,
                 that
                 (
                 within
                 few
                 yeeres
                 after
                 )
                 they
                 were
                 thence
                 removed
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 meanes
                 of
                 one
                 
                   Iohn
                   Ewin
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 who
                 purchased
                 a
                 void
                 plot
                 of
                 ground
                 ,
                 neere
                 to
                 Saint
                 Nicholas
                 Shambles
                 ,
                 where
                 to
                 erect
                 an
                 House
                 for
                 the
                 said
                 Friers
                 .
              
               
                 Divers
                 Citizens
                 seemed
                 herein
                 to
                 joyne
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Iohn
                   Ewin
                
                 ,
                 and
                 erected
                 there
                 very
                 beautifull
                 buildings
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 ground
                 so
                 formerly
                 purchased
                 by
                 
                   Iohn
                   Ewin
                
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 great
                 part
                 builded
                 at
                 his
                 owne
                 charge
                 ,
                 which
                 hee
                 appropriated
                 to
                 the
                 Communalty
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 entred
                 into
                 the
                 same
                 Order
                 of
                 Friers
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 Lay
                 Brother
                 .
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Ioyner
                
                 ,
                 
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1239.
                 builded
                 them
                 a
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 which
                 cost
                 him
                 two
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 Sterling
                 ,
                 which
                 Chappell
                 made
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 now
                 standeth
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Henry
                   Walleis
                
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 was
                 likewise
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 builded
                 them
                 a
                 body
                 of
                 a
                 Church
                 ,
                 which
                 afterward
                 was
                 pulled
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 as
                 now
                 it
                 is
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Walter
                   Porter
                
                 ,
                 
                 Alderman
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 builded
                 a
                 Chapter-house
                 for
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 divers
                 vessels
                 of
                 Brasse
                 for
                 the
                 Kitchin
                 service
                 ;
                 building
                 places
                 also
                 for
                 sicke
                 persons
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Offices
                 beside
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Felcham
                
                 builded
                 the
                 Vestry
                 house
                 .
                 
              
               
                 
                   Gregory
                   Rokesley
                
                 ,
                 
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 builded
                 their
                 Dorters
                 and
                 Chambers
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 Beds
                 to
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 M.
                 Bartholomew
                 of
                 the
                 Castel
                 ,
                 
                 builded
                 a
                 faire
                 house
                 or
                 Refectory
                 for
                 them
                 .
              
               
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Peter
                   de
                   Helyland
                
                 builded
                 the
                 Infirmitory
                 ,
                 and
                 divers
                 places
                 for
                 diseased
                 persons
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Bevis
                   Bond
                
                 ,
                 Herald
                 ,
                 and
                 King
                 at
                 Armes
                 ,
                 builded
                 the
                 studies
                 .
              
               
                 Margaret
                 ,
                 Queene
                 ,
                 second
                 wife
                 to
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 began
                 the
                 Quire
                 of
                 their
                 new
                 Church
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1306.
                 to
                 the
                 building
                 whereof
                 ,
                 in
                 her
                 life
                 time
                 she
                 gave
                 2000.
                 marks
                 ,
                 and
                 100.
                 markes
                 by
                 her
                 Testament
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Britaine
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 builded
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 charges
                 of
                 300.
                 pounds
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 many
                 rich
                 Iewels
                 and
                 ornaments
                 to
                 be
                 used
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 Mary
                 ,
                 Countesse
                 of
                 Pembrooke
                 70.
                 
                   l.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Gilbart
                   de
                   Clare
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 and
                 bestowed
                 20.
                 great
                 beames
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 Forrest
                 of
                 Tunbridge
                 ,
                 20.
                 
                   l.
                
                 starlings
                 .
              
               
                 Lady
                 
                   Helianor
                   le
                   Spencer
                
                 ,
                 Lady
                 
                   Elizabeth
                   de
                   Burgh
                
                 ,
                 Sister
                 to
                 
                   Gilbert
                   de
                   Clare
                
                 ,
                 gave
                 summes
                 of
                 money
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 did
                 divers
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 as
                 
                   Arnold
                   de
                   Tolinea
                
                 ,
                 one
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Picae
                   Lisle
                
                 ,
                 who
                 became
                 a
                 Frier
                 there
                 ,
                 300.
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Bartholomew
                   de
                   Almaine
                
                 ,
                 50.
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Also
                   Philippe
                
                 ,
                 Queene
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 gave
                 62.
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 Isabel
                 ,
                 Queene
                 ,
                 Mother
                 to
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 gave
                 threescore
                 and
                 tenne
                 pounds
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 the
                 worke
                 was
                 done
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 21.
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 1537.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 Church
                 ,
                 thus
                 furnished
                 with
                 windowes
                 ,
                 made
                 at
                 the
                 charges
                 of
                 divers
                 persons
                 ;
                 the
                 Lady
                 
                   Margaret
                   Segrave
                
                 ,
                 Countesse
                 of
                 Norfolke
                 ,
                 bare
                 the
                 charges
                 of
                 making
                 the
                 Stalles
                 in
                 the
                 Quire
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 350.
                 markes
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1380.
                 
                 
                   Richard
                   Whitington
                
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1429.
                 founded
                 the
                 Library
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 in
                 length
                 ,
                 one
                 hundred
                 twenty
                 and
                 nine
                 foot
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 breadth
                 ,
                 thirty
                 one
                 ;
                 all
                 seeled
                 with
                 Wainscot
                 ,
                 having
                 28.
                 
                 Desks
                 ,
                 and
                 eight
                 double
                 Settles
                 of
                 Wainscot
                 .
                 Which
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 next
                 yeere
                 following
                 )
                 was
                 altogether
                 finished
                 in
                 building
                 ,
                 and
                 within
                 three
                 yeeres
                 after
                 ,
                 furnished
                 with
                 Bookes
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 charges
                 of
                 five
                 hundred
                 fifty
                 six
                 pounds
                 ,
                 tenne
                 shillings
                 ,
                 whereof
                 
                   Richard
                   Whitington
                
                 bare
                 400.
                 pounds
                 ,
                 the
                 rest
                 was
                 borne
                 by
                 Doctor
                 
                   Thomas
                   Winchelsey
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Frier
                 there
                 :
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 writing
                 out
                 of
                 
                   D.
                   Nicholas
                   de
                   Lira
                
                 his
                 Workes
                 ,
                 in
                 two
                 Volumes
                 to
                 be
                 chained
                 there
                 ,
                 100.
                 
                 Markes
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 ●eeling
                 of
                 the
                 Quire
                 at
                 divers
                 mens
                 charges
                 ,
                 200.
                 markes
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 painting
                 at
                 50.
                 markes
                 :
                 their
                 Conduit
                 head
                 and
                 water-course
                 was
                 given
                 them
                 by
                 
                   William
                   Tayler
                
                 ,
                 Taylor
                 to
                 
                   Hen.
                   3.
                
                 
              
               
                 This
                 whole
                 Church
                 contained
                 in
                 length
                 300.
                 foot
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 the
                 feet
                 of
                 S.
                 Paul
                 ,
                 in
                 breadth
                 eighty
                 nine
                 foot
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 heighth
                 from
                 the
                 ground
                 to
                 the
                 roofe
                 ,
                 64.
                 foot
                 ,
                 and
                 2.
                 inches
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 It
                 was
                 consecrated
                 ,
                 1325.
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 generall
                 suppression
                 ,
                 was
                 valued
                 at
                 32.
                 pound
                 ,
                 19.
                 shillings
                 ,
                 surrendred
                 the
                 12.
                 of
                 
                   November
                   ,
                   1533.
                
                 the
                 30.
                 of
                 
                   Hen.
                   8.
                
                 the
                 ornaments
                 and
                 goods
                 being
                 taken
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 use
                 :
                 the
                 Church
                 was
                 shut
                 up
                 for
                 a
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 used
                 as
                 a
                 Store-house
                 of
                 goods
                 taken
                 prizes
                 from
                 the
                 French
                 :
                 But
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1546.
                 on
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 againe
                 set
                 open
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 which
                 day
                 preached
                 at
                 Pauls
                 Crosse
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Rochester
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 declared
                 the
                 Kings
                 gift
                 thereof
                 to
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 relieving
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 which
                 gift
                 was
                 by
                 Patents
                 .
              
               
                 S.
                 Bartholomews
                 Spittle
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 lately
                 valued
                 at
                 305.
                 pounds
                 ,
                 
                 6.
                 shillings
                 ,
                 7.
                 
                 Pence
                 ,
                 and
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 of
                 the
                 Gray
                 Friers
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 two
                 Parish
                 Churches
                 ,
                 the
                 one
                 of
                 Saint
                 Nicholas
                 in
                 the
                 Shambles
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 of
                 Saint
                 Ewins
                 in
                 
                   Newgate
                   Market
                
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 one
                 Parish
                 Church
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Friers
                 Church
                 .
                 In
                 Lands
                 he
                 gave
                 for
                 maintenance
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 ,
                 with
                 divine
                 service
                 ,
                 reparations
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 500.
                 markes
                 by
                 yeere
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 13.
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 38.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 8.
                 an
                 agreement
                 was
                 made
                 betwixt
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 the
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 Communalty
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 dated
                 the
                 27.
                 of
                 December
                 :
                 by
                 which
                 the
                 said
                 gift
                 of
                 the
                 Gray
                 Friers
                 Church
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Edifices
                 and
                 ground
                 ,
                 the
                 Fratrie
                 ,
                 the
                 Library
                 ,
                 the
                 Dortar
                 ,
                 and
                 Chapter-house
                 ,
                 the
                 great
                 Cloistrie
                 and
                 the
                 lesser
                 ;
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 Gardens
                 and
                 vacant
                 grounds
                 ,
                 Lead
                 ,
                 Stone
                 ,
                 Iron
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 The
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 Saint
                 Bartholomew
                 in
                 West
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 the
                 Lead
                 ,
                 Bels
                 ,
                 and
                 Ornaments
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Messuages
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 and
                 appurtenances
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 Parishes
                 of
                 S.
                 Nicholas
                 and
                 of
                 S.
                 Ewin
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 much
                 of
                 S.
                 Pulchers
                 Parish
                 as
                 is
                 within
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 were
                 made
                 one
                 Parish
                 Church
                 in
                 the
                 Gray
                 Friers
                 Church
                 ,
                 ●
                 and
                 called
                 
                   Christs
                   Church
                
                 ,
                 founded
                 by
                 King
                 H.
                 the
                 8.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Vicar
                 of
                 
                   Christs
                   Church
                
                 was
                 to
                 have
                 26.
                 
                   l.
                
                 13.
                 s.
                 4.
                 pence
                 the
                 yeere
                 .
                 The
                 Vicar
                 of
                 S.
                 Bartholomew
                 13.
                 
                   l.
                
                 6.
                 s.
                 8.
                 pence
                 .
                 The
                 Visiter
                 of
                 Newgate
                 (
                 being
                 a
                 Priest
                 )
                 ten
                 pounds
                 .
                 And
                 other
                 5.
                 
                 Priests
                 in
                 
                   Christs
                   Church
                
                 ,
                 all
                 to
                 be
                 helping
                 in
                 divine
                 Service
                 ,
                 ministring
                 the
                 Sacraments
                 and
                 Sacramentals
                 ,
                 the
                 five
                 Priests
                 to
                 have
                 8.
                 pounds
                 the
                 piece
                 .
                 Two
                 Clerks
                 ,
                 6.
                 pounds
                 to
                 each
                 .
                 A
                 Sexton
                 ,
                 4.
                 pounds
                 .
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 he
                 gave
                 them
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 Bethlem
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Laver
                 of
                 Brasse
                 in
                 the
                 Cloister
                 ,
                 by
                 estimation
                 eighteene
                 foot
                 in
                 length
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 foot
                 and
                 an
                 halfe
                 in
                 depth
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 water-course
                 of
                 Lead
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Frier-house
                 belonging
                 ,
                 containing
                 by
                 estimation
                 in
                 length
                 ,
                 18.
                 
                 Acres
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1552.
                 began
                 the
                 repairing
                 of
                 the
                 Gray
                 Friers
                 House
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 the
                 poore
                 fatherlesse
                 children
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 moneth
                 of
                 November
                 the
                 children
                 were
                 taken
                 into
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 almost
                 400.
                 
                 On
                 Christmas
                 day
                 in
                 the
                 afternoone
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 rode
                 to
                 Pauls
                 ,
                 the
                 children
                 of
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
                 stood
                 ,
                 from
                 Saint
                 
                   Laurence
                   lane
                
                 end
                 in
                 Cheape
                 ,
                 towards
                 Pauls
                 ,
                 all
                 in
                 one
                 Livery
                 of
                 Russet
                 Cotton
                 ,
                 three
                 hundred
                 and
                 forty
                 in
                 number
                 ;
                 and
                 at
                 Easter
                 next
                 they
                 were
                 in
                 Blue
                 at
                 the
                 Spittle
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 have
                 continued
                 ever
                 since
                 .
              
               
                 What
                 further
                 I
                 have
                 read
                 and
                 understood
                 ,
                 concerning
                 the
                 first
                 begining
                 and
                 erection
                 of
                 this
                 famous
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 followeth
                 ,
                 
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 originall
                 Copie
                 ,
                 set
                 downe
                 by
                 M.
                 
                   Richard
                   Grafton
                
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 Doctor
                 Ridley
                 ,
                 
                 then
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 came
                 and
                 preached
                 before
                 the
                 Kings
                 Majestie
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
                 In
                 which
                 Sermon
                 ,
                 he
                 made
                 a
                 fruitfull
                 and
                 godly
                 Exhortation
                 to
                 the
                 rich
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 mercifull
                 unto
                 the
                 poore
                 :
                 and
                 also
                 to
                 move
                 such
                 as
                 were
                 in
                 authority
                 ,
                 to
                 travaile
                 by
                 some
                 charitable
                 way
                 and
                 meanes
                 ,
                 to
                 comfort
                 and
                 relieve
                 them
                 .
                 Wherupon
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Majestie
                 (
                 being
                 a
                 Prince
                 of
                 such
                 towardnesse
                 and
                 vertue
                 for
                 his
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 as
                 England
                 before
                 never
                 brought
                 forth
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 also
                 so
                 well
                 retained
                 and
                 brought
                 vp
                 in
                 all
                 godly
                 knowledge
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 by
                 his
                 deare
                 Vncle
                 the
                 late
                 *
                 Protector
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 by
                 his
                 vertuous
                 and
                 learned
                 Schoolmasters
                 )
                 was
                 so
                 carefull
                 of
                 the
                 good
                 governement
                 of
                 the
                 Realme
                 ,
                 and
                 chiefely
                 to
                 doe
                 and
                 prefer
                 such
                 things
                 as
                 most
                 especially
                 touched
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 Almighty
                 God.
                 And
                 understanding
                 ,
                 that
                 a
                 great
                 number
                 of
                 poore
                 people
                 did
                 swarme
                 in
                 this
                 Realme
                 ,
                 and
                 chiefly
                 in
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 no
                 good
                 order
                 was
                 taken
                 for
                 them
                 ,
                 did
                 suddenly
                 (
                 and
                 of
                 himselfe
                 )
                 send
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Bishop
                 ,
                 as
                 soone
                 as
                 his
                 Sermon
                 was
                 ended
                 ,
                 willing
                 him
                 not
                 to
                 depart
                 ,
                 untill
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 spoken
                 with
                 him
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 that
                 I
                 now
                 write
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 very
                 report
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Bishop
                 Ridley
                 ,
                 who
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 command
                 )
                 gave
                 his
                 attendance
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 soone
                 as
                 the
                 Kings
                 Majestie
                 was
                 at
                 leasure
                 he
                 called
                 for
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 caused
                 him
                 to
                 come
                 unto
                 him
                 in
                 a
                 great
                 Gallery
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 where
                 (
                 to
                 his
                 knowledge
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 likewise
                 told
                 him
                 so
                 )
                 there
                 was
                 present
                 no
                 more
                 persons
                 than
                 they
                 two
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 made
                 him
                 sit
                 downe
                 in
                 one
                 Chayre
                 ,
                 and
                 hee
                 himselfe
                 in
                 another
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 seemed
                 )
                 were
                 before
                 the
                 comming
                 of
                 the
                 Bishop
                 there
                 purposely
                 set
                 ,
                 and
                 caused
                 the
                 Bishop
                 ,
                 maugre
                 his
                 teeth
                 )
                 to
                 be
                 covered
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 entred
                 communication
                 with
                 him
                 in
                 this
                 manner
                 :
              
               
                 First
                 ,
                 giving
                 him
                 hearty
                 thankes
                 for
                 his
                 Sermon
                 and
                 good
                 Exhortation
                 :
                 hee
                 therein
                 rehearsed
                 such
                 speciall
                 things
                 as
                 he
                 had
                 noted
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 so
                 many
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Bishop
                 said
                 :
              
               
                 Truely
                 ,
                 truely
                 
                   (
                   for
                   that
                   commonly
                   was
                   his
                   Oath
                   )
                
                 I
                 could
                 never
                 have
                 thought
                 that
                 excellency
                 to
                 have
                 beene
                 in
                 his
                 Grace
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 I
                 beheld
                 ,
                 and
                 heard
                 it
                 in
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 last
                 the
                 Kings
                 Majesty
                 much
                 commended
                 him
                 for
                 his
                 Exhortation
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 reliefe
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 my
                 Lord
                 
                   (
                   quoth
                   he
                
                 )
                 you
                 willed
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 in
                 authority
                 to
                 bee
                 carefull
                 thereof
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 to
                 devise
                 some
                 good
                 order
                 for
                 their
                 reliefe
                 :
                 Wherein
                 ,
                 I
                 thinke
                 you
                 meane
                 mee
                 ,
                 for
                 I
                 am
                 in
                 highest
                 place
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 am
                 the
                 first
                 that
                 must
                 make
                 answer
                 unto
                 God
                 for
                 my
                 negligence
                 ,
                 if
                 I
                 should
                 not
                 bee
                 carefull
                 therein
                 ,
                 knowing
                 it
                 to
                 bee
                 the
                 expresse
                 Commandement
                 of
                 Almighty
                 God
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 compassion
                 of
                 his
                 poore
                 and
                 needy
                 
                 members
                 ,
                 for
                 whom
                 wee
                 must
                 make
                 an
                 account
                 unto
                 him
                 .
                 And
                 truly
                 ,
                 my
                 Lord
                 ,
                 I
                 am
                 (
                 before
                 all
                 things
                 else
                 )
                 most
                 willing
                 to
                 travaile
                 that
                 way
                 ,
                 and
                 I
                 doubting
                 nothing
                 of
                 your
                 long
                 and
                 approved
                 wisedome
                 and
                 learning
                 ,
                 who
                 having
                 such
                 good
                 zeale
                 ,
                 as
                 wisheth
                 helpe
                 unto
                 them
                 ;
                 but
                 also
                 that
                 you
                 have
                 had
                 some
                 conference
                 with
                 others
                 ,
                 what
                 waies
                 are
                 best
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 therein
                 ,
                 the
                 which
                 I
                 am
                 desirous
                 to
                 understand
                 :
                 and
                 therefore
                 I
                 pray
                 you
                 to
                 say
                 your
                 minde
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Bishop
                 thinking
                 least
                 of
                 that
                 matter
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 amazed
                 ,
                 to
                 heare
                 the
                 wisedome
                 &
                 earnest
                 zeale
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 was
                 (
                 as
                 hee
                 said
                 himselfe
                 )
                 so
                 astonied
                 ,
                 that
                 hee
                 could
                 not
                 well
                 tell
                 what
                 to
                 say
                 .
                 But
                 ,
                 after
                 some
                 pause
                 ,
                 said
                 ,
                 That
                 hee
                 thought
                 (
                 at
                 this
                 present
                 )
                 for
                 some
                 entrance
                 to
                 bee
                 had
                 ,
                 it
                 were
                 good
                 to
                 practise
                 with
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 because
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 there
                 are
                 very
                 great
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Citizens
                 also
                 are
                 many
                 and
                 wise
                 ;
                 and
                 hee
                 doubted
                 not
                 but
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 also
                 both
                 pitifull
                 and
                 mercifull
                 ;
                 as
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 his
                 Brethren
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 the
                 Worshipfull
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 .
                 And
                 that
                 if
                 it
                 would
                 please
                 the
                 Kings
                 Majesty
                 to
                 direct
                 his
                 gracious
                 Letters
                 unto
                 the
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 willing
                 him
                 to
                 call
                 unto
                 him
                 such
                 assistants
                 as
                 hee
                 should
                 thinke
                 meete
                 ,
                 to
                 consult
                 of
                 this
                 matter
                 ,
                 for
                 some
                 order
                 to
                 bee
                 taken
                 therein
                 ;
                 hee
                 doubted
                 not
                 but
                 good
                 would
                 follow
                 thereon
                 .
                 And
                 hee
                 himselfe
                 promised
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 be
                 one
                 himselfe
                 that
                 should
                 earnestly
                 travaile
                 therein
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 (
                 forth-with
                 )
                 not
                 onely
                 granted
                 his
                 Letter
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 made
                 the
                 Bishop
                 tarry
                 untill
                 the
                 same
                 was
                 written
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 hand
                 and
                 Signet
                 set
                 thereto
                 :
                 And
                 commanded
                 the
                 Bishop
                 not
                 onely
                 to
                 deliver
                 the
                 said
                 Letter
                 himselfe
                 ;
                 but
                 also
                 to
                 signifie
                 unto
                 the
                 Maior
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 the
                 Kings
                 especiall
                 request
                 and
                 expresse
                 commandement
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Maior
                 should
                 therein
                 travell
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 soone
                 as
                 he
                 might
                 conveniently
                 ,
                 give
                 him
                 knowledge
                 how
                 far
                 he
                 had
                 proceeded
                 therein
                 .
                 The
                 Bishop
                 was
                 so
                 joyous
                 of
                 the
                 having
                 of
                 this
                 Letter
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 now
                 hee
                 had
                 an
                 occasion
                 to
                 travell
                 in
                 so
                 good
                 a
                 matter
                 ,
                 wherein
                 hee
                 was
                 marvellous
                 zealous
                 ,
                 that
                 nothing
                 could
                 have
                 more
                 pleased
                 and
                 delighted
                 him
                 :
                 wherefore
                 the
                 same
                 night
                 hee
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 the
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Dobbs
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 delivered
                 the
                 Kings
                 Letter
                 ,
                 and
                 shewed
                 his
                 message
                 with
                 effect
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 not
                 only
                 joyously
                 received
                 this
                 Letter
                 :
                 
                 but
                 with
                 all
                 speede
                 agreed
                 to
                 set
                 forward
                 the
                 matter
                 ;
                 for
                 he
                 also
                 favoured
                 it
                 very
                 much
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 ,
                 being
                 Munday
                 ,
                 hee
                 desired
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 to
                 dine
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 against
                 that
                 time
                 the
                 Maior
                 promised
                 to
                 send
                 for
                 such
                 men
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 thought
                 meetest
                 to
                 talke
                 of
                 this
                 matter
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 he
                 did
                 .
                 He
                 sent
                 first
                 for
                 2.
                 
                 Aldermen
                 and
                 6.
                 
                 Commoners
                 ,
                 and
                 afterward
                 more
                 were
                 appointed
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 24.
                 
                 In
                 the
                 end
                 ,
                 after
                 sundry
                 meetings
                 (
                 for
                 by
                 the
                 meanes
                 and
                 good
                 diligence
                 of
                 the
                 Bishop
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 well
                 followed
                 )
                 they
                 agreed
                 upon
                 a
                 Booke
                 that
                 they
                 had
                 devised
                 ,
                 wherein
                 first
                 they
                 considered
                 on
                 nine
                 speciall
                 kindes
                 and
                 sorts
                 of
                 poore
                 people
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 those
                 they
                 brought
                 into
                 these
                 three
                 Degrees
                 :
                 
                   
                     Three
                     degrees
                     of
                     Poore
                     .
                  
                   
                     1.
                     
                     The
                     poore
                     by
                     impotency
                     .
                  
                   
                     2.
                     
                     Poore
                     by
                     casualty
                     .
                  
                   
                     3.
                     
                     Thriftlesse
                     poore
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 Poore
                 by
                 Impotency
                 are
                 also
                 divided
                 into
                 three
                 kindes
                 ;
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 :
                 
                   
                     1.
                     
                     The
                     fatherlesse
                     poore
                     mans
                     childe
                     .
                  
                   
                     2.
                     
                     The
                     aged
                     ,
                     blinde
                     ,
                     and
                     lame
                     .
                  
                   
                     3.
                     
                     The
                     diseased
                     person
                     by
                     Leprosie
                     ,
                     Dropsie
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 Poore
                 by
                 Casualty
                 are
                 likewise
                 of
                 three
                 kindes
                 ;
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 :
                 
                   
                     1.
                     
                     The
                     wounded
                     Souldier
                     .
                  
                   
                     2.
                     
                     The
                     decayed
                     Hous-holder
                     .
                  
                   
                     3.
                     
                     The
                     visited
                     with
                     any
                     grievous
                     disease
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 Thristlesse
                 Poore
                 are
                 3.
                 kindes
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 ;
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 :
                 
                   
                     1.
                     
                     The
                     Riotour
                     ,
                     that
                     consumeth
                     all
                     .
                  
                   
                     2.
                     
                     The
                     Vagabond
                     ,
                     that
                     will
                     abide
                     in
                     no
                     place
                     .
                  
                   
                     3.
                     
                     The
                     Idle
                     person
                     ,
                     as
                     Strumpets
                     and
                     others
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 For
                 these
                 sorts
                 of
                 Poore
                 ,
                 
                 three
                 severall
                 houses
                 were
                 provided
                 :
                 First
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Innocent
                 and
                 Fatherlesse
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 
                 Beggars
                 childe
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 (
                 indeed
                 )
                 the
                 seed
                 and
                 breeder
                 of
                 beggary
                 ,
                 they
                 provided
                 the
                 house
                 that
                 was
                 the
                 late
                 Gray
                 Friers
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 called
                 it
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 where
                 poore
                 children
                 are
                 trained
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 knowledge
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 vertuous
                 exercises
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 overthrow
                 of
                 beggary
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 second
                 degree
                 was
                 provided
                 the
                 Hospitals
                 of
                 Saint
                 Thomas
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Saint
                 Bartholomew
                 in
                 VVest
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 where
                 are
                 continually
                 (
                 at
                 least
                 )
                 200.
                 diseased
                 persons
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 not
                 only
                 there
                 lodged
                 and
                 cured
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 sed
                 and
                 nourished
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 third
                 degree
                 they
                 provided
                 Bridewell
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 the
                 vagabond
                 and
                 idle
                 Strumpet
                 is
                 chastifed
                 ,
                 and
                 compelled
                 to
                 labour
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 overthrow
                 of
                 the
                 vicious
                 life
                 of
                 idlenesse
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 provided
                 also
                 for
                 the
                 honest
                 decayed
                 House-holder
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 he
                 should
                 be
                 relieved
                 at
                 home
                 at
                 his
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 where
                 hee
                 dwelled
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 weekly
                 reliefe
                 and
                 pension
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 they
                 provided
                 for
                 the
                 Lazer
                 ,
                 to
                 keepe
                 him
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 from
                 clapping
                 of
                 dishes
                 and
                 ringing
                 of
                 Bels
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 trouble
                 of
                 the
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 to
                 the
                 dangerous
                 infection
                 of
                 maney
                 ;
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 be
                 relieved
                 at
                 home
                 at
                 their
                 houses
                 ,
                 by
                 severall
                 pensions
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 after
                 this
                 good
                 order
                 taken
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Citizens
                 (
                 by
                 such
                 meanes
                 as
                 were
                 devised
                 )
                 willing
                 to
                 further
                 the
                 same
                 :
                 the
                 report
                 thereof
                 was
                 made
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Grace
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 advancement
                 thereof
                 )
                 was
                 not
                 only
                 willing
                 to
                 grant
                 such
                 as
                 should
                 be
                 Overseers
                 and
                 Governours
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 houses
                 ,
                 a
                 Corporation
                 and
                 authority
                 for
                 the
                 government
                 of
                 them
                 :
                 but
                 also
                 required
                 ,
                 that
                 hee
                 might
                 bee
                 accounted
                 as
                 the
                 chiefe
                 Founder
                 and
                 Patron
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 for
                 the
                 furtherance
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 worke
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 continuall
                 maintenance
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 hee
                 of
                 his
                 me●●
                 mercy
                 and
                 goodnesse
                 granted
                 ,
                 that
                 whereas
                 (
                 before
                 )
                 certaine
                 land●
                 were
                 given
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 maintaining
                 of
                 the
                 ho●●
                 of
                 the
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 founded
                 by
                 King
                 〈…〉
                 ●●eventh
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 loding
                 of
                 〈…〉
                 and
                 Strangers
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 〈◊〉
                 now
                 made
                 but
                 a
                 loding
                 for
                 Loy●●re●
                 ,
                 Vagabonds
                 ,
                 and
                 Strumpets
                 ,
                 that
                 lay
                 all
                 day
                 in
                 the
                 fields
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 night
                 were
                 harboured
                 there
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 which
                 was
                 rather
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 beggary
                 ,
                 than
                 any
                 reliefe
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 :
                 gave
                 the
                 same
                 lands
                 ,
                 being
                 first
                 surrendred
                 by
                 the
                 Master
                 and
                 Fellowes
                 there
                 (
                 which
                 lands
                 were
                 of
                 the
                 yeerly
                 value
                 of
                 600.
                 pounds
                 )
                 unto
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 the
                 foundation
                 aforesaid
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 for
                 a
                 further
                 reliefe
                 ,
                 a
                 Petition
                 being
                 made
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 licence
                 to
                 take
                 in
                 Mortmaine
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 without
                 licence
                 ,
                 lands
                 to
                 a
                 certaine
                 yeerly
                 value
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 space
                 left
                 in
                 the
                 Patent
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 Grace
                 to
                 put
                 in
                 what
                 summe
                 it
                 would
                 please
                 him
                 :
                 Hee
                 looking
                 on
                 the
                 voide
                 place
                 ,
                 called
                 for
                 pen
                 and
                 inke
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 his
                 own
                 hand
                 wrote
                 this
                 summe
                 ,
                 in
                 these
                 words
                 ,
                 4000.
                 
                 
                   Markes
                   by
                   the
                   yeere
                
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 said
                 in
                 the
                 hearing
                 of
                 his
                 Councell
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Lord
                   ,
                   I
                   yeeld
                   thee
                   most
                   hearty
                   thankes
                   ,
                   that
                   thouhast
                   given
                   me
                   life
                   thus
                   long
                   ,
                   to
                   finish
                   this
                   worke
                   to
                   the
                   glory
                   of
                   thy
                   Name
                   .
                
                 After
                 which
                 foundation
                 established
                 ,
                 he
                 lived
                 not
                 above
                 two
                 dayes
                 :
                 whose
                 life
                 would
                 have
                 been
                 wished
                 equall
                 to
                 the
                 Patriarkes
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 had
                 pleased
                 GOD
                 so
                 to
                 have
                 prolonged
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 example
                 of
                 the
                 charitable
                 act
                 of
                 this
                 vertuous
                 young
                 King
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   W.
                   Chester
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 Alderman
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Io.
                   Calthrop
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Draper
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 City
                 ,
                 at
                 their
                 owne
                 proper
                 costs
                 and
                 charges
                 ,
                 made
                 the
                 bricke
                 wals
                 and
                 way
                 on
                 the
                 backe
                 side
                 ,
                 which
                 leadeth
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 new
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 Saint
                 Bartholomew
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 covered
                 and
                 vaulted
                 the
                 Town-ditch
                 ,
                 from
                 Aldersgate
                 to
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 before
                 )
                 was
                 very
                 noysome
                 ,
                 and
                 contagious
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Hospitall
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Hospitall
                 being
                 thus
                 erected
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 put
                 into
                 good
                 order
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 one
                 
                   Richard
                   Castell
                
                 ,
                 alias
                 Casteller
                 ,
                 Shoomaker
                 ,
                 dwelling
                 in
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 a
                 man
                 of
                 great
                 travaile
                 and
                 labour
                 in
                 his
                 faculty
                 with
                 his
                 owne
                 hands
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 a
                 one
                 as
                 was
                 named
                 ,
                 
                   The
                   Cocke
                   of
                   Westminster
                
                 ,
                 because
                 both
                 Winter
                 and
                 Summer
                 hee
                 was
                 at
                 his
                 worke
                 before
                 foure
                 of
                 the
                 clocke
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 .
                 This
                 man
                 thus
                 truely
                 and
                 painfully
                 labouring
                 for
                 his
                 living
                 ,
                 God
                 blessed
                 and
                 increased
                 his
                 labours
                 so
                 abundantly
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 purchased
                 
                 lands
                 and
                 tenements
                 in
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 yeerly
                 value
                 of
                 forty
                 and
                 foure
                 pounds
                 .
                 And
                 having
                 no
                 childe
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 consent
                 of
                 his
                 wife
                 (
                 who
                 survived
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 a
                 vertuous
                 good
                 woman
                 )
                 gave
                 the
                 same
                 lands
                 wholly
                 to
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 reliefe
                 of
                 the
                 Innocent
                 and
                 Fatherlesse
                 Children
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 succour
                 of
                 the
                 miserable
                 ,
                 sore
                 and
                 sicke
                 ,
                 harboured
                 in
                 the
                 other
                 Hospitals
                 about
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Saint
                 Bartholomews
                 Hospitall
                 is
                 incorporated
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 the
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Communalty
                 ,
                 and
                 Citizens
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Governours
                 of
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 for
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Little
                   Saint
                   Bartholomews
                
                 ,
                 neere
                 to
                 West
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Foundation
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 8.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Christs
                   Hospitall
                
                 ,
                 
                 Bridewell
                 ,
                 and
                 Saint
                 Thomas
                 the
                 Apostle
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 are
                 incorporated
                 by
                 the
                 names
                 of
                 the
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Commonalty
                 ,
                 and
                 Citizens
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Governours
                 of
                 the
                 Possessions
                 ,
                 Revenues
                 ,
                 and
                 Goods
                 of
                 the
                 Hospitals
                 of
                 Edward
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Christ
                   ,
                   Bridewell
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Saint
                 Thomas
                 the
                 Apostle
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 defaced
                 Monuments
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 were
                 these
                 :
                 
                 First
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Quire
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Lady
                 Margaret
                 ,
                 daughter
                 to
                 Philip
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 and
                 wife
                 to
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 Foundress
                 of
                 this
                 new
                 Church
                 ,
                 1317.
                 
              
               
                 Of
                 Isabel
                 ,
                 
                 Queene
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 daughter
                 to
                 Philip
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 
                   France
                   ,
                   1358.
                
                 
              
               
                 Ioane
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 Queene
                 of
                 Scots
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   David
                   Bruise
                
                 ,
                 daughter
                 to
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 dyed
                 in
                 Hartford
                 Castle
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 by
                 Isabel
                 her
                 mother
                 ,
                 1362.
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Fitzwaren
                
                 ,
                 Baron
                 ,
                 and
                 Isabel
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 sometime
                 Queene
                 of
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Man.
                 
              
               
                 Isabel
                 ,
                 daughter
                 to
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 wedded
                 to
                 Lord
                 Couse
                 ,
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 after
                 created
                 Earle
                 of
                 Bedford
                 .
              
               
                 Eleanor
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Britaine
                 .
              
               
                 Beatrix
                 ,
                 Duchesse
                 of
                 Britaine
                 ,
                 daughter
                 to
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Lisle
                
                 ,
                 Baron
                 ,
                 the
                 Lady
                 Lisle
                 ,
                 &
                 
                   Margaret
                   de
                   Rivers
                
                 ,
                 Countesse
                 of
                 Devon
                 ,
                 all
                 under
                 one
                 Stone
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Roger
                   Mortimer
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 beheaded
                 ,
                 1329.
                 
              
               
                 Patar
                 ,
                 
                   Bishop
                   of
                
                 Carbon
                 in
                 Hungary
                 ,
                 1331.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Gregory
                   Rocksley
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1282.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Devereux
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 1385.
                 
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Hastings
                 ,
                 
                   Earle
                   of
                
                 Pembroke
                 ,
                 1389.
                 
              
               
                 Margaret
                 ,
                 daughter
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Brotharton
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 Marshall
                 ,
                 shee
                 was
                 Duchesse
                 of
                 Northfolke
                 ,
                 and
                 Countesse
                 Marshall
                 ,
                 and
                 Lady
                 
                   Segrave
                   ,
                   1389.
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   Richard
                   Havering
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 1388.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Trisilian
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Chiefe
                 Justice
                 ,
                 1308.
                 
              
               
                 Geffrey
                 Lucy
                 ,
                 
                   son
                   to
                
                 Geffrey
                 Lucy
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Aubry
                 ,
                 
                   son
                   to
                
                 Iohn
                 
                   Maior
                   of
                
                 Norwich
                 ,
                 1361.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Philpot
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lady
                 
                   Lane
                   Stamford
                
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 1384.
                 
              
               
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Burbon
                 ,
                 and
                 Angue
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 
                   Claremond
                   ,
                   Mountpencier
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Baron
                 Beangen
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 taken
                 prisoner
                 at
                 Agencourt
                 ,
                 kept
                 prisoner
                 eighteene
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 and
                 deceased
                 1433.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Chalons
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 1439.
                 
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Chalons
                 .
              
               
                 Margaret
                 ,
                 daughter
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Philpot
                
                 ,
                 first
                 married
                 to
                 
                   T.
                   Santlor
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 ,
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Neyband
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Brembar
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 buried
                 1386.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Elizabeth
                   Nevil
                
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 son
                 and
                 heyre
                 to
                 Ralph
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Westmerland
                 ,
                 &
                 mother
                 to
                 Ralph
                 Earle
                 of
                 Westmerland
                 ,
                 and
                 daughter
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Holland
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 
                   Kent
                   ,
                   1423.
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   Edward
                   Burnel
                
                 ,
                 son
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Burnel
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Alhallowes
                 Chappell
                 ;
                 
                   Iames
                   Fines
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 
                   Say
                   ,
                   1450.
                
                 and
                 Helenor
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 1452.
                 
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Smith
                 ,
                 
                   Bishop
                   of
                
                 Landaffe
                 ,
                 1478.
                 
              
               
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 Baron
                 Hilton
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 Baron
                 Clinton
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Richard
                   Hastings
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Willoughby
                 and
                 Wells
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Burder
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 beheaded
                 ,
                 1477.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Lisle
                
                 ,
                 sonne
                 and
                 heyre
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Lisle
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 our
                 Lady
                 Chappell
                 :
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gisors
                
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 .
              
               
                 Humfrey
                 Stafford
                 ,
                 
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   of
                
                 Worcestershire
                 ,
                 1486.
                 
              
               
                 Robert
                 Bartram
                 ,
                 
                   Baron
                   of
                
                 Bothell
                 .
              
               
                 Ralph
                 Barons
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
               
                 William
                 Apleton
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 Reynold
                 de
                 Cambrey
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Beaumond
                
                 ,
                 sonne
                 and
                 heyre
                 to
                 Henry
                 Lord
                 Beaumond
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Butler
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 Adam
                 de
                 Howton
                 ,
                 
                   Knight
                   ,
                   1417.
                
                 
              
               
                 Bartholomew
                 Caster
                 ,
                 
                   Knight
                   of
                
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Reinfredo
                   Arundel
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 1460.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Covil
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 1422.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 Apostles
                 Chappell
                 ;
                 
                   Walter
                   Blunt
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 ,
                 and
                 Lord
                 Mountjoy
                 ,
                 Treasure
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 sonne
                 and
                 heyre
                 to
                 
                   T.
                   Blunt
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 ,
                 Treasurer
                 of
                 
                   Normandy
                   ,
                   1474.
                
                 
              
               
                 E.
                 Blunt
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Mountjoy
                 ,
                 1475.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Alice
                   Blunt
                   ,
                   Mountjoy
                
                 ,
                 sometime
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   Wil.
                   Browne
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 daughter
                 to
                 
                   H.
                   Kebel
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1521.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Anne
                   Blunt
                
                 ,
                 daughter
                 to
                 
                   I.
                   Blunt
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 
                   Mountjoy
                   ,
                   1480.
                
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Allen
                   Cheiny
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   T.
                   Greene
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Blunt
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 son
                 and
                 heire
                 to
                 
                   Walter
                   Blunt
                
                 ,
                 Captaine
                 of
                 
                   Gwynes
                   ,
                   1492.
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   Elizabeth
                   Blunt
                
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Curson
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 1494.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Bartholomew
                   Burwash
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Iohn
                   Burwash
                
                 ,
                 his
                 son
                 ,
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Blunt
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Mountjoy
                 ,
                 
                   Captaine
                   of
                
                 Gwynes
                 and
                 Hames
                 ,
                 1485.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Dinham
                
                 ,
                 Baron
                 ,
                 sometime
                 Treasurer
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 knight
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 ,
                 1501.
                 
              
               
                 Eleanor
                 ,
                 Duchesse
                 of
                 
                   Buckingham
                   ,
                   1530.
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Blunt
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 ,
                 1531.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Rowl
                   .
                   Blunt
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 1509.
                 
              
               
                 Robert
                 Bradbury
                 ,
                 1489.
                 
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Clifton
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 Francis
                 Chape
                 .
              
               
                 Two
                 sonnes
                 of
                 Allayne
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Cheiny
                 ,
                 and
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 sonne
                 and
                 heyre
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 Lord
                 
                   Allayne
                   Cheiny
                
                 ;
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Robsart
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 ,
                 1450.
                 
              
               
                 Allayne
                 Cheiny
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Malory
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 ,
                 1470.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Yong
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Justice
                 of
                 the
                 Bench
                 ,
                 1476.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Baldwin
                
                 ,
                 Fellow
                 of
                 
                   Grayes
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Common
                 Serjeant
                 of
                 
                   London
                   ,
                   1469.
                
                 
              
               
                 Walter
                 Wrotsley
                 ,
                 
                   knight
                   ,
                   of
                
                 Warwickshire
                 ,
                 1473.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Stephen
                   Iennings
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1523.
                 
              
               
                 Thomas
                 a
                 Par
                 ,
                 and
                 Iohn
                 Wiltwater
                 ,
                 
                   slaine
                   at
                
                 Barnet
                 
                   field
                   ,
                   1471.
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Poynes
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 1512.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Elkenton
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 ,
                 1460.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Water
                
                 ,
                 alias
                 Yorke
                 ,
                 Herald
                 ,
                 1520.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   More
                
                 ,
                 alias
                 Nory
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 Arms
                 ,
                 1491.
                 
              
               
                 
                   George
                   Hopton
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 ,
                 1489.
                 
              
               
                 Betweene
                 the
                 Quire
                 and
                 the
                 Altar
                 ,
                 
                   Ralph
                   Spiganel
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Moyle
                 ,
                 
                   Gentleman
                   of
                
                 Grayes
                 Inne
                 ,
                 1495.
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Huddy
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 ,
                 1501.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Cobham
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Baron
                 of
                 Kent
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Mortaine
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Deyncort
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Norbery
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 high
                 Treasurer
                 of
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Henry
                   Norbery
                
                 his
                 son
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Southlee
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 Tho.
                 Sakvile
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Tho.
                   Lucy
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 ,
                 1525.
                 
              
               
                 Robert
                 de
                 la
                 Rivar
                 ,
                 
                   son
                   to
                
                 Mauricius
                 de
                 la
                 Rivar
                 ,
                 
                   Lord
                   of
                
                 Tormerton
                 ,
                 1457.
                 
              
               
                 Io.
                 Malmaynas
                 ,
                 
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   and
                
                 Tho.
                 Malmaynas
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Hugh
                   Acton
                
                 ,
                 Taylor
                 ,
                 1530.
                 
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Malmaynas
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Hugh
                   Parsal
                
                 knight
                 ,
                 1490.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Alexander
                   Kirketon
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ;
                 
                   William
                   Paulet
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Somersetshire
                   ,
                   1482.
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Moyle
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 1530.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Peter
                   Champion
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 1511.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Io.
                   Hart
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 1449.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Alice
                   Lat.
                   Hungerford
                
                 ,
                 hanged
                 at
                 Tyborne
                 for
                 murdering
                 her
                 husband
                 ,
                 1523.
                 
              
               
                 Edward
                 Hall
                 ,
                 
                   Gentleman
                   of
                
                 Grayes
                 Iune
                 ,
                 1470.
                 
              
               
                 Ri.
                 Churchyard
                 ,
                 
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   Fellow
                   of
                
                 Grayes
                 Inne
                 ,
                 1498.
                 
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Bramre
                 ,
                 
                   Gentleman
                   of
                
                 Grayes
                 Inne
                 ,
                 1498.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Mortimer
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 ,
                 beheaded
                 ,
                 1423.
                 
              
               
                 Henry
                 Frowike
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 .
              
               
                 Reynold
                 Frowike
                 .
              
               
                 Philip
                 Pats
                 ,
                 1518.
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Porter
                
                 ,
                 Serjeant
                 at
                 Armes
                 ,
                 1515.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Tho.
                   Grantham
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 1511.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Edmond
                   Rotheley
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 1470.
                 
              
               
                 Henry
                 Roston
                 ,
                 
                   Gentleman
                   of
                
                 Grayes
                 Inne
                 ,
                 1485.
                 
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Mountgomery
                 ,
                 
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   
                   sonne
                   to
                
                 Io.
                 Mountgomery
                 of
                 Northamptonshire
                 ,
                 1485.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Bartholomew
                   Emfield
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 Barnard
                 S.
                 Peter
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 Ralph
                 Sandwich
                 ,
                 knight
                 ,
                 Custos
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Andrew
                   Sakevile
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Treszawall
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 and
                 Taylor
                 of
                 
                   London
                   ,
                   1520.
                
                 
              
               
                 All
                 these
                 ,
                 and
                 five
                 times
                 so
                 many
                 more
                 have
                 beene
                 buried
                 there
                 ,
                 whose
                 Monuments
                 are
                 wholly
                 defaced
                 :
                 for
                 there
                 were
                 nine
                 Tombes
                 of
                 Alabaster
                 and
                 Marble
                 ,
                 invironed
                 with
                 strikes
                 of
                 Iron
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Quire
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 Tombe
                 in
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 also
                 coped
                 with
                 Iron
                 ,
                 all
                 pulled
                 downe
                 ,
                 besides
                 sevenscore
                 Grave-stones
                 of
                 Marble
                 ,
                 all
                 sold
                 for
                 fifty
                 pounds
                 ,
                 or
                 thereabouts
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Martin
                   Bowes
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 and
                 Alderman
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 of
                 late
                 time
                 buried
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 
                   These
                   two
                   ,
                   
                   Sir
                   
                     Christopher
                     Edmonds
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   ,
                   Dame
                   Dorothy
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   lived
                   together
                   44.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   in
                   perfect
                   love
                   and
                   society
                   :
                   both
                   servants
                   to
                   one
                   Prince
                   ;
                   and
                   in
                   great
                   credit
                   both
                   in
                   the
                   Court
                   and
                   Country
                   where
                   they
                   lived
                   ,
                   both
                   for
                   their
                   Religion
                   ,
                   fidelity
                   to
                   their
                   Soveraigne
                   ,
                   and
                   liberality
                   to
                   the
                   Poore
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   is
                   the
                   Monument
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Christopher
                     Edmonds
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   a
                   domesticall
                   servant
                   to
                   the
                   most
                   sacred
                   Queene
                   ELIZABETH
                   ,
                   both
                   before
                   her
                   Coronation
                   ,
                   and
                   after
                   ,
                   so
                   long
                   as
                   he
                   lived
                   .
                   He
                   was
                   of
                   great
                   credit
                   and
                   estimation
                   in
                   his
                   Country
                   ,
                   for
                   his
                   integrity
                   of
                   life
                   ,
                   uprightnesse
                   in
                   justice
                   ,
                   and
                   hospitality
                   ,
                   and
                   gave
                   to
                   this
                   Hospitall
                   of
                   Christs
                   Church
                   three
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   towards
                   the
                   maintenance
                   of
                   the
                   poore
                   children
                   .
                   Hee
                   lived
                   seventy
                   and
                   two
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   and
                   died
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1596.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   This
                   is
                   the
                   interrement
                   of
                   Dame
                   
                     Dorothy
                     Edmonds
                  
                   ,
                   wife
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Sir
                   Christopher
                   ,
                   and
                   daughter
                   to
                   
                     Christopher
                     Litcot
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ;
                   who
                   also
                   served
                   the
                   most
                   gracious
                   Mayden-Queene
                   ,
                   ELIZABETH
                   ,
                   being
                   (
                   ever
                   since
                   her
                   Coronation
                   ,
                   and
                   before
                   )
                   of
                   her
                   most
                   Honourable
                   Privy
                   Chamber
                   :
                   who
                   joyned
                   with
                   the
                   said
                   Sir
                   Christopher
                   ,
                   her
                   husband
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   gift
                   of
                   three
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   to
                   this
                   Hospitall
                   ,
                   being
                   a
                   Legacie
                   (
                   onely
                   spoken
                   of
                   by
                   him
                   )
                   and
                   performed
                   by
                   her
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Times
                 Triumph
                 on
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 Master
                 Robert
                 Rogers
                 ,
                 who
                 deceased
                 Anno.
                 1601.
                 in
                 the
                 manner
                 of
                 a
                 Dialogue
                 ,
                 between
                 Time
                 ,
                 Death
                 ,
                 and
                 Rogers
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Death
                   .
                
                 
                   STand
                   fairely
                   encountred
                   both
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   Grave
                   ,
                   Soveraigne
                   Time
                   ;
                
                 
                   Borne
                   of
                   Eternity
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ages
                   Father
                   :
                
                 
                   Prince
                   of
                   all
                   Power
                   ;
                   all
                
                 
                   Powers
                   on
                   earth
                   are
                   thine
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   doest
                   my
                   Ruines
                
                 
                   truest
                   Records
                   gather
                   ;
                
                 
                   Lend
                   thy
                   consent
                   ,
                   thy
                
                 
                   helping
                   hand
                   to
                   mine
                   ;
                
                 
                   And
                   Death
                   will
                   make
                   Times
                
                 
                   Soveraignty
                   as
                   great
                
                 
                   As
                   the
                   three
                   Sisters
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ladies
                   of
                   sterne
                   Fate
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Time.
                   
                
                 
                   Impartiall
                   Death
                   ,
                   Honours
                
                 
                   respectlesse
                   foe
                   ,
                
                 
                   Grim
                   ,
                   meager
                   Caytife
                   ,
                
                 
                   wherefore
                   doest
                   thou
                   come
                   ?
                
                 
                   Must
                   Vertues
                   children
                
                 
                   to
                   the
                   slaughter
                   goe
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   thy
                   bloud-yawning
                
                 
                   Cell
                   to
                   fill
                   a
                   roome
                   ?
                
                 
                   Can
                   none
                   but
                   they
                   ,
                   quench
                
                 
                   thy
                   bloudy
                   thirst
                   ?
                   Death
                   .
                   No
                   ;
                
                 
                   Rogers
                   I
                   come
                   for
                   :
                   Time
                   ,
                
                 
                   thou
                   canst
                   not
                   save
                   him
                   ,
                
                 
                   This
                   Dart
                   must
                   strike
                   him
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   grim
                   Death
                   will
                   have
                   him
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Rogers
                   .
                
                 
                   Death
                   ,
                   welcome
                   ;
                   all
                   by
                   thee
                
                 
                   (
                   I
                   know
                   )
                   must
                   end
                   ;
                
                 
                   Nor
                   doe
                   I
                   care
                   for
                
                 
                   for
                   longer
                   life
                   than
                   this
                   ;
                
                 
                   I
                   thanke
                   thee
                   ,
                   thou
                   hast
                   stai'd
                
                 
                   so
                   long
                   ;
                   (
                   kinde
                   friend
                   .
                   )
                
                 
                   Sweere
                   Time
                   ,
                   be
                   patient
                   ,
                
                 
                   pardon
                   mine
                   amisse
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   I
                   have
                   time
                   mis-spent
                   ;
                
                 
                   alas
                   ,
                   we
                   all
                   offend
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   ,
                   said
                   I
                   ?
                   yes
                   ,
                   't
                   is
                
                 
                   certaine
                   ,
                   sure
                   I
                   have
                   ;
                
                 
                   For
                   which
                   offence
                   (
                   deare
                
                 
                 
                   Time
                   )
                   I
                   pardon
                   crave
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Time.
                   
                
                 
                   Death
                   ,
                   grant
                   me
                   this
                   (
                   sweet
                   )
                
                 
                   doe
                   not
                   kill
                   him
                
                 
                   Till
                   I
                   returne
                   but
                
                 
                   from
                   the
                   Destinies
                   .
                
                 
                   Dea.
                   I
                   cannot
                   stay
                   a
                   moment
                   .
                
                 
                   Reg.
                   Oh
                   will
                   him
                
                 
                   (
                   Grave
                   Time
                   )
                   to
                   strike
                   me
                   then
                   :
                
                 
                   I
                   Death
                   despise
                   .
                
                 
                   Dea.
                   There
                   lye
                   thou
                   dead
                   .
                
                 
                   Time.
                   Thou
                   canst
                   not
                   spill
                   him
                   :
                
                 
                   Time
                   shall
                   erect
                   a
                   Trophee
                
                 
                   of
                   such
                   fame
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   while
                   Time
                   lives
                   ,
                
                 
                   dye
                   shall
                   not
                   Rogers
                   name
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   TIMES
                   Epitaph
                   .
                
                 
                   Give
                   me
                   an
                   Adamantine
                   Pen
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   Leafe
                   of
                   Brasse
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   character
                   his
                   name
                   ,
                
                 
                   whose
                   like
                   nere
                   was
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   single
                   life
                   he
                   led
                   ,
                
                 
                   loving
                   to
                   all
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   poore
                   mans
                   succour
                   ,
                
                 
                   the
                   reliefe
                   of
                   thrall
                   :
                
                 
                   Vertues
                   example
                   ,
                   guide
                
                 
                   to
                   eternall
                   life
                   ;
                
                 
                   In
                   carriage
                   courteous
                   ,
                
                 
                   all
                   devoid
                   of
                   strife
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   he
                   interred
                   ,
                
                 
                   Rogers
                   his
                   name
                   ,
                
                 
                   Times
                   onely
                   Sonne
                   ,
                
                 
                   eternized
                   by
                   Fame
                   .
                
                 
                   Ougly
                   Detraction
                   ,
                   flye
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   blacke
                   Oblivion
                   ,
                   hence
                   ;
                
                 
                   Whil'st
                   Rogers
                   dust
                   lyes
                   here
                   ,
                
                 
                   Time
                   will
                   his
                   fame
                   commence
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Behold
                 the
                 Workes
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 
                 done
                 by
                 his
                 Servant
                 ,
                 Dame
                 MARY
                 RAMSEY
                 .
              
               
                 SHe
                 hath
                 given
                 a
                 yeerly
                 maintenance
                 for
                 two
                 Fellowes
                 ,
                 and
                 foure
                 Schoolers
                 in
                 Cambridge
                 .
              
               
                 More
                 ,
                 two
                 Livings
                 of
                 good
                 value
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 shall
                 become
                 fit
                 to
                 supply
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 More
                 ,
                 towards
                 certaine
                 Sermons
                 to
                 be
                 preached
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 yeerly
                 .
              
               
                 More
                 ,
                 in
                 
                   Christs
                   Hospitall
                
                 a
                 free
                 Writing-Schoole
                 for
                 poore
                 mens
                 children
                 .
              
               
                 More
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Country
                 a
                 free
                 Grammar-Schoole
                 for
                 the
                 poorer
                 sort
                 .
              
               
                 
                   All
                   which
                   severall
                   gifts
                   before
                   remembred
                   ,
                   are
                   to
                   continue
                   yeerly
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                
                 
                   Forma
                   ,
                   Decus
                   ,
                   Mores
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sapientia
                   ,
                   Res
                   &
                   Honores
                   ,
                
                 
                   Morte
                   ruunt
                   subita
                   ;
                
                 
                   vivit
                   post
                   funera
                   Fama
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 godly
                 Workes
                 done
                 by
                 this
                 good
                 Lady
                 .
              
               
                 SHe
                 hath
                 given
                 a
                 worthy
                 maintenance
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
                 .
                 
              
               
                 More
                 ,
                 a
                 bountifull
                 gift
                 for
                 the
                 healing
                 of
                 poore
                 wounded
                 Souldiers
                 .
              
               
                 More
                 ,
                 a
                 liberall
                 maintenance
                 for
                 ten
                 poore
                 maimed
                 Souldiers
                 .
              
               
                 More
                 ,
                 a
                 liberall
                 maintenance
                 for
                 ten
                 poore
                 aged
                 Widowes
                 .
              
               
                 More
                 ,
                 a
                 bountifull
                 gift
                 to
                 release
                 poore
                 men
                 out
                 of
                 prison
                 .
              
               
                 More
                 ,
                 a
                 bountifull
                 gift
                 to
                 relieve
                 poore
                 men
                 in
                 prison
                 .
              
               
                 More
                 ,
                 a
                 yeerly
                 Stipend
                 to
                 poore
                 Maides
                 Marriages
                 .
              
               
                 More
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 reliefe
                 of
                 the
                 Poore
                 of
                 foure
                 severall
                 Parishes
                 .
              
               
                 
                   All
                   which
                   severall
                   gifts
                   are
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                
                 
                   Her
                   faith
                   hath
                   wrought
                   ,
                   her
                   Tree
                   was
                   not
                   barren
                   .
                   And
                   yet
                   an
                   unprofitable
                   Servant
                   .
                   1596.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     Gamaliel
                     Pye
                  
                   ,
                   
                   under
                   this
                   Stone
                
                 
                   doth
                   lye
                   in
                   peace
                   and
                   rest
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whose
                   service
                   to
                   his
                   Prince
                   and
                   Realm
                   ,
                
                 
                   well
                   knowne
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   least
                   :
                
                 
                   At
                   
                     Bullen
                     ,
                     Muttrel
                  
                   ,
                   &
                   each
                   place
                   else
                   ,
                
                 
                   where
                   then
                   the
                   King
                   had
                   warres
                   ,
                
                 
                   Not
                   any
                   one
                   that
                   serv'd
                   in
                   Campe
                   ,
                
                 
                   lesse
                   feared
                   wounds
                   and
                   scarres
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   age
                   he
                   liv'd
                   in
                   peace
                   and
                   love
                   ,
                
                 
                   abhorring
                   worlds
                   inconstancy
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   chosen
                   was
                   eleven
                   times
                
                 
                   the
                   Warden
                   of
                   his
                   Company
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   poore
                   ,
                   sicke
                   ,
                   lame
                   ,
                   abroad
                   ,
                   at
                
                 
                   home
                   ,
                   his
                   bounty
                   ever
                   felt
                   ,
                
                 
                   But
                   chiefly
                   his
                   owne
                   Parishioners
                   ,
                
                 
                   where
                   threescore
                   yeers
                   he
                   dwelt
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   held
                   disdaine
                   to
                   brawle
                   ,
                   or
                   seeke
                
                 
                 
                   what
                   others
                   had
                   to
                   doe
                   ;
                
                 
                   And
                   with
                   his
                   wife
                   he
                   liv'd
                
                 
                   full
                   forty
                   yeeres
                   and
                   two
                   ,
                
                 
                   He
                   liv'd
                   devout
                   ,
                   and
                   dy'd
                   devout
                   ,
                
                 
                   the
                   chiefest
                   way
                   to
                   Heaven
                   ;
                
                 
                   The
                   complete
                   date
                   of
                   this
                   his
                   life
                   ,
                
                 
                   was
                   fourescore
                   yeers
                   and
                   seven
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Mole
                   sub
                   hac
                   ,
                   si
                   fortè
                   roges
                
                 
                   quis
                   (
                   Candide
                   Lector
                   )
                
                 
                   Vel
                   qualis
                   recubat
                   ?
                
                 
                   Gamaliel
                   Pius
                   est
                   .
                
                 
                   Vita
                   pium
                   ,
                   nomenque
                   pium
                   ,
                
                 
                   mors
                   sancta
                   piumque
                
                 
                   Exhibet
                   ,
                   &
                   vita
                   est
                   ,
                
                 
                   nomine
                   ,
                   morte
                   Pius
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   S.
                   Memoriae
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Gualtero
                     Haddono
                     ,
                     
                     Equestri
                     loco
                     nato
                     Iurisconsulto
                     ,
                     Oratori
                     ,
                     Poetae
                     celeberrimo
                     ,
                     Graecae
                     ,
                     Latinaeque
                     eloquentiae
                     sui
                     temporis
                     facilè
                     principi
                     ,
                     sapientia
                     &
                     sanctitate
                     vitae
                     ,
                     in
                     id
                     evecto
                     ,
                     ut
                     Reginae
                     Elizabethae
                     à
                     supplicum
                     libellis
                     Magister
                     esset
                     :
                     Destinareturque
                     majoribus
                     nisi
                     fato
                     immaturius
                     cessisset
                     :
                     Interim
                     in
                     omni
                     gradu
                     viro
                     longè
                     eminentissimo
                     ,
                     Coniugi
                     suo
                     optimo
                     meritissimoque
                     Anna
                     Suttona
                     ,
                     uxor
                     eius
                     2.
                     flens
                     ,
                     moerens
                     desiderii
                     sui
                     signum
                     posuit
                     .
                     Obiit
                     Anno
                     Salut
                     .
                     hum
                     .
                     1572.
                     
                     Aetatis
                     56.
                     
                  
                   
                     Within
                     this
                     Grave
                     enclosed
                     here
                     ,
                  
                   
                     
                       Anne
                       Beaumont
                    
                     now
                     doth
                     rest
                     ,
                     
                  
                   
                     A
                     loving
                     and
                     a
                     faithfull
                     wife
                     ,
                  
                   
                     with
                     many
                     children
                     blest
                     .
                  
                   
                     She
                     served
                     God
                     with
                     zeale
                     of
                     truth
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     learn'd
                     to
                     flye
                     from
                     sinne
                     ;
                  
                   
                     And
                     as
                     she
                     learn'd
                     his
                     holy
                     will
                     ,
                  
                   
                     so
                     liv'd
                     and
                     dy'd
                     therein
                     .
                  
                   
                     A
                     friend
                     to
                     such
                     as
                     vertue
                     sought
                     ,
                  
                   
                     a
                     foe
                     unto
                     no
                     wight
                     ;
                  
                   
                     A
                     helpe
                     to
                     those
                     that
                     feared
                     God
                     ,
                  
                   
                     with
                     all
                     her
                     power
                     and
                     might
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     poore
                     shall
                     oft
                     bewaile
                     her
                     want
                     ,
                  
                   
                     by
                     whom
                     they
                     found
                     reliefe
                     ;
                  
                   
                     VVhose
                     minde
                     with
                     earnest
                     care
                     was
                     bent
                     ,
                  
                   
                     to
                     ease
                     them
                     of
                     their
                     griefe
                     .
                  
                   
                     Thus
                     happy
                     she
                     ,
                     that
                     now
                     is
                     gone
                  
                   
                     from
                     hence
                     ,
                     reward
                     to
                     finde
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Vnhappy
                     yet
                     for
                     such
                     her
                     friends
                     ,
                  
                   
                     as
                     she
                     hath
                     left
                     behinde
                     :
                  
                   
                     But
                     thrice
                     unhappy
                     for
                     his
                     losse
                     ,
                  
                   
                     that
                     doth
                     her
                     praise
                     rehearse
                     ;
                  
                   
                     A
                     wofull
                     praise
                     unto
                     her
                     Sonne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     who
                     wrote
                     this
                     dolefull
                     Verse
                     .
                  
                   
                     Anne
                     ,
                     wife
                     unto
                     
                       Nicholas
                       Beaumont
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Coleoverton
                     ,
                     in
                     Leicesteshire
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     and
                     daughter
                     unto
                     
                       VVilliam
                       Saunders
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Welforde
                     ,
                     in
                     Northhamptonshire
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     and
                     halfe
                     sister
                     unto
                     
                       Walter
                       Haddon
                    
                     ,
                     Master
                     of
                     the
                     Requests
                     ,
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     the
                     7.
                     day
                     of
                     September
                     ,
                     
                       An.
                       Dom.
                       1581.
                    
                     leaving
                     behinde
                     her
                     sixe
                     children
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hic
                     jacent
                     corpora
                     Wil.
                     Drewe
                     ,
                     Armig
                     .
                     fil
                     .
                     Joh.
                     Drewe
                     ,
                     de
                     Ken
                     ,
                     in
                     Com.
                     Devon.
                     
                     Armig.
                     &
                     Eliz.
                     ux
                     .
                     ejus
                     .
                     fil
                     .
                     &
                     haered
                     .
                     Wil.
                     Cecil
                     .
                     ac
                     consang
                     .
                     &
                     haered
                     .
                     Tho.
                     Cecil
                     .
                     Armig.
                     Quae
                     quidem
                     Elizab.
                     obiit
                     10.
                     die
                     Novemb.
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1586.
                     
                     Et
                     praedict
                     .
                     Wil.
                     Drewe
                     obiit
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                   
                     We
                     dye
                     to
                     live
                     ,
                     that
                     liv'd
                     to
                     dye
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Through
                     Jesus
                     Christ
                     ,
                     and
                     so
                     did
                     I
                     :
                  
                   
                     Which
                     Christ
                     ,
                     as
                     I
                     have
                     loved
                     best
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Among
                     his
                     Saints
                     I
                     trust
                     to
                     rest
                     .
                  
                   
                     Vnder
                     this
                     Stone
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Robert
                       Smith
                    
                     ,
                     
                     Gentleman
                     :
                     who
                     had
                     to
                     his
                     first
                     wife
                     ,
                     
                       Elizabeth
                       Reycroft
                    
                     ,
                     by
                     whom
                     hee
                     had
                     issue
                     three
                     daughters
                     ,
                     viz.
                     
                       Margaret
                       ,
                       Iulian
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Ioane
                     .
                     And
                     he
                     had
                     to
                     his
                     second
                     wife
                     ,
                     
                       Margaret
                       Larkin
                    
                     ,
                     by
                     whom
                     hee
                     had
                     no
                     issue
                     .
                     The
                     which
                     Robert
                     dyed
                     the
                     eighth
                     day
                     of
                     December
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Domini
                       1581.
                    
                     whose
                     soule
                     resteth
                     with
                     God.
                     
                  
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     Margaret
                     ,
                     
                     the
                     wife
                     of
                     
                       Lawrence
                       Hussie
                    
                     ,
                     Doctor
                     of
                     Law
                     ,
                     and
                     daughter
                     of
                     sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       White
                    
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     for
                     her
                     vertuous
                     life
                     ,
                     worthy
                     of
                     memory
                     :
                     who
                     dyed
                     the
                     third
                     day
                     of
                     August
                     ,
                     1569.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   D.
                   Opt.
                   Max.
                   Laus
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Gulielmo
                     Herberto
                     ,
                     naturali
                     F.
                     Georgii
                     Herberti
                     de
                     Swansey
                     ,
                     
                     Militis
                     ,
                     Ioannes
                     eiusdem
                     Georgii
                     ex
                     filio
                     Nepos
                     ,
                     ac
                     Sereniss
                     .
                     Elizabethae
                     Angliae
                     Reginae
                     à
                     supp
                     .
                     libellis
                     .
                     H.
                     S.
                     moesto
                     animo
                     P.
                     K.
                     Ianuar.
                     1590.
                     
                  
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Iohn
                       Tredwey
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Easton
                     ,
                     
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Northampton
                     ,
                     Gentleman
                     ;
                     who
                     dyed
                     the
                     10.
                     day
                     of
                     May
                     ,
                     
                       An.
                       Dom.
                       1610.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     Rodolpho
                     Waddingtono
                     ,
                     huius
                     scholae
                     per
                     annos
                     48.
                     
                     Moderatori
                     digniss
                     .
                     
                     Qui
                     postquam
                     una
                     cum
                     uxore
                     sine
                     prole
                     ,
                     
                     anno
                     47.
                     suavissimè
                     degisset
                     ,
                     An.
                     aetatis
                     84.
                     
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1614.
                     
                     Aug.
                     24.
                     in
                     Domino
                     placidè
                     obdormivit
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Ioanna
                   uxor
                   ejus
                   moestiss
                   .
                   posuit
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Hic
                     Waddingtonus
                     tenui
                  
                   
                     requiescit
                     in
                     urna
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nestor
                     verè
                     annis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     &
                     gravitate
                     Cato
                     .
                  
                   
                     Tullius
                     eloquio
                     ,
                     Damon
                  
                   
                     sincerus
                     amico
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Et
                     par
                     praeceptis
                  
                   
                     (
                     Quintiliane
                     )
                     tibi
                     .
                  
                   
                     Dulcis
                     ,
                     amoenus
                     ,
                     amans
                     ,
                  
                   
                     cultis
                     ,
                     praestante
                     ,
                     probata
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vir
                     ,
                     Vates
                     ,
                     Coniux
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Moribus
                     ,
                     Arte
                     ,
                     Fide.
                  
                   
                     Tales
                     secla
                     puto
                     paucos
                  
                   
                     antiqua
                     dedissnet
                     :
                  
                   
                     Postera
                     non
                     multos
                  
                   
                     secla
                     datura
                     pares
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vita
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Angligenae
                     hunc
                     peperit
                  
                   
                     Londinum
                     gloria
                     gentis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Aetona
                     huic
                     Artis
                  
                   
                     semina
                     prima
                     dedit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Granta
                     tulit
                     segetem
                  
                   
                     fructumque
                     tumescere
                     fecit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Londini
                     Messes
                  
                   
                     Orphana
                     turba
                     tulit
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   From
                   this
                   Church
                   ,
                   West
                   to
                   Newgate
                   ,
                   is
                   of
                   this
                   Ward
                   .
                
                 
                   Now
                   for
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   this
                   Ward
                   ,
                   beginning
                   again
                   at
                   the
                   Crosse
                   in
                   Cheap
                   ,
                   from
                   thence
                   to
                   
                     Friday
                     street
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   downe
                   that
                   street
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   VVest
                   side
                   ,
                   till
                   over-against
                   the
                   North-west
                   corner
                   of
                   Saint
                   Matthewes
                   Church
                   .
                   
                   And
                   on
                   the
                   VVest
                   side
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   South
                   corner
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Church
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   wholly
                   in
                   the
                   VVard
                   of
                   Faringdon
                   .
                   This
                   Church
                   hath
                   these
                   few
                   Monuments
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Pole
                  
                   ,
                   Goldsmith
                   ,
                   1395.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Rob
                     Iohnson
                  
                   ,
                   Goldsmith
                   ,
                   Alderman
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Twiselton
                  
                   ,
                   Goldsmith
                   ,
                   Alderman
                   ,
                   1525.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Ralph
                     Allen
                  
                   ,
                   Grocer
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Sheriffes
                   ,
                   deceased
                   1546.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Anthony
                     Gamage
                  
                   ,
                   Ironmonger
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Sheriffes
                   ,
                   deceased
                   1579.
                   
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Mabbe
                   ,
                   
                     Chamberlaine
                     of
                  
                   London
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Allen
                     at
                     Condit
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Thomas
                     Warlingworth
                  
                   founded
                   a
                   Chauntry
                   there
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Nicholas
                     Twiford
                  
                   ,
                   Goldsmith
                   ,
                   Maior
                   ,
                   gave
                   to
                   that
                   Church
                   an
                   House
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   appurtenances
                   ,
                   called
                   the
                   Griffon
                   on
                   the
                   Hope
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   street
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Anthony
                     Cage
                     entombed
                  
                   
                     here
                     ,
                     
                     doth
                     rest
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Whose
                     wisedome
                     still
                  
                   
                     prevail'd
                     the
                     Common-weale
                     :
                  
                   
                     A
                     man
                     with
                     Gods
                     good
                  
                   
                     gifts
                     so
                     amply
                     blest
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     few
                     ,
                     or
                     none
                     ,
                  
                   
                     his
                     doings
                     may
                     impleale
                     .
                  
                   
                     A
                     man
                     unto
                     the
                     widow
                  
                   
                     and
                     the
                     poore
                     ,
                  
                   
                     A
                     comfort
                     and
                  
                   
                     a
                     succour
                     evermore
                     .
                  
                   
                     Three
                     wives
                     he
                     had
                     ,
                  
                   
                     of
                     credit
                     and
                     of
                     fame
                     :
                  
                   
                     The
                     first
                     of
                     them
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     that
                     hight
                     ;
                  
                   
                     VVho
                     buried
                     here
                     ,
                     brought
                  
                   
                     to
                     this
                     Cage
                     by
                     name
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Seventeene
                     young
                     Plants
                     ,
                  
                   
                     to
                     give
                     his
                     Table
                     light
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     second
                     wife
                     (
                     for
                     her
                  
                   
                     part
                     )
                     brought
                     him
                     none
                     ;
                  
                   
                     The
                     third
                     and
                     last
                     ,
                  
                   
                     no
                     more
                     but
                     only
                     one
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   He
                   deceased
                   the
                   24.
                   day
                   of
                   Iune
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   ,
                   1583.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     In
                     the
                     midst
                     of
                     this
                     Quire
                     lyeth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Gaius
                       Newman
                    
                     ,
                     
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Goldsmith
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     of
                     the
                     age
                     of
                     66.
                     yeers
                     .
                     Hee
                     had
                     issue
                     by
                     his
                     wife
                     Anne
                     ,
                     the
                     daughter
                     of
                     
                       Nicholas
                       Cullum
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     Merchant-Taylor
                     ,
                     7.
                     sonnes
                     and
                     5.
                     daughters
                     ,
                     
                       Gabriel
                       ,
                       Gaius
                       ,
                       Robert
                       ,
                       Nicholas
                       ,
                       Francis
                       ,
                       Thomas
                       ,
                    
                     and
                     
                       Hugh
                       ;
                       Elizabeth
                       ,
                       Mary
                       ,
                       Anne
                       ,
                       Sarah
                       ,
                    
                     and
                     Iudith
                     .
                     He
                     deceased
                     the
                     third
                     day
                     of
                     March
                     ,
                     1613.
                     
                  
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Iohn
                       Perte
                    
                     ,
                     
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Fishmonger
                     of
                     London
                     ;
                     who
                     tooke
                     to
                     wife
                     
                       Elizabeth
                       Eyre
                    
                     ,
                     the
                     daughter
                     of
                     
                       Henry
                       Eyre
                    
                     ,
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Skinner
                     of
                     Lond.
                     by
                     whom
                     he
                     had
                     issue
                     one
                     only
                     daughter
                     ,
                     named
                     Mary
                     .
                     The
                     said
                     Iohn
                     deceased
                     the
                     tenth
                     day
                     of
                     October
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Domini
                       1604.
                    
                     being
                     aged
                     51.
                     yeeres
                     .
                  
                   
                     As
                     Man
                     liveth
                     ,
                     
                     so
                     he
                     dyeth
                     ;
                  
                   
                     As
                     Tree
                     falleth
                     ,
                     so
                     it
                     lyeth
                     :
                  
                   
                   
                     
                       Anne
                       Middleton
                    
                     ,
                     thy
                     life
                     well
                     past
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Doth
                     argue
                     restfull
                     blisse
                     at
                     last
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Obiit
                     Anno
                     à
                     partu
                     Virginis
                     Mariae
                     ,
                     1596.
                     
                     Mens
                     .
                     Ianuar.
                     die
                     11.
                     
                  
                   
                     Anno
                     Reg.
                     Reginae
                     Elizabethae
                     ,
                     39.
                     
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     ,
                     54.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   From
                   this
                   
                     Friday
                     streete
                  
                   ;
                   
                   West
                   to
                   the
                   
                     Old
                     Exchange
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   streete
                   so
                   called
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   Exchange
                   there
                   kept
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   for
                   the
                   receit
                   of
                   Bullion
                   ,
                   to
                   bee
                   coyned
                   .
                   For
                   Henry
                   the
                   third
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   sixth
                   yeere
                   of
                   his
                   reigne
                   ,
                   wrote
                   to
                   the
                   Scabines
                   and
                   men
                   of
                   Ipre
                   ,
                   that
                   hee
                   and
                   his
                   Councell
                   had
                   given
                   prohibition
                   ,
                   that
                   none
                   ,
                   Englishmen
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   ,
                   should
                   make
                   change
                   of
                   Plate
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   Masse
                   of
                   Silver
                   ,
                   but
                   only
                   in
                   his
                   Exchange
                   at
                   London
                   ,
                   or
                   at
                   
                     Canturbury
                     .
                     Andrew
                     Bukerell
                  
                   then
                   had
                   to
                   farme
                   the
                   Exchange
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   Maior
                   of
                   London
                   in
                   the
                   reigne
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   third
                   .
                   
                     Iohn
                     Somercote
                  
                   had
                   the
                   keeping
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   Exchange
                   over
                   all
                   England
                   .
                   In
                   the
                   eighth
                   of
                   Edward
                   the
                   first
                   ,
                   
                     Gregory
                     Rocksly
                  
                   was
                   keeper
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Exchange
                   for
                   the
                   King.
                   In
                   the
                   fifth
                   of
                   Edward
                   the
                   second
                   ,
                   
                     William
                     Hausted
                  
                   was
                   keeper
                   thereof
                   .
                   And
                   in
                   the
                   18.
                   
                   
                     Roger
                     de
                     Frowicke
                  
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   These
                   received
                   the
                   old
                   Stamps
                   ,
                   or
                   Coyning-Irons
                   ,
                   from
                   time
                   to
                   time
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   same
                   were
                   worne
                   ,
                   &
                   delivered
                   new
                   to
                   all
                   the
                   Mints
                   in
                   England
                   ,
                   as
                   more
                   at
                   large
                   in
                   another
                   place
                   I
                   have
                   noted
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   streete
                   beginneth
                   by
                   
                     West
                     Cheape
                  
                   in
                   the
                   North
                   ,
                   and
                   runneth
                   downe
                   South
                   to
                   
                     Knight-Rider
                     streete
                  
                   ;
                   that
                   part
                   thereof
                   which
                   is
                   called
                   
                     Old
                     Fish-streete
                  
                   :
                   But
                   the
                   very
                   Housing
                   and
                   Office
                   of
                   the
                   Exchange
                   &
                   coynage
                   ,
                   was
                   about
                   the
                   midst
                   thereof
                   ,
                   South
                   from
                   the
                   East
                   gate
                   that
                   entreth
                   Pauls
                   Church-yard
                   ,
                   and
                   on
                   the
                   VVest
                   side
                   ,
                   in
                   
                     Baynards
                     Castle
                     Ward
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   On
                   the
                   East
                   side
                   of
                   this
                   Lane
                   ,
                   betwixt
                   
                     West
                     Cheape
                  
                   and
                   the
                   Church
                   of
                   St.
                   
                     Augustine
                     ,
                     Henry
                     Walleis
                  
                   ,
                   Maior
                   ,
                   (
                   by
                   licence
                   of
                   Edward
                   the
                   first
                   )
                   builded
                   one
                   row
                   of
                   houses
                   ,
                   the
                   profits
                   rising
                   of
                   them
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   imploied
                   on
                   London
                   Bridge
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Parish
                   Church
                   of
                   St.
                   Augustine
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   one
                   house
                   next
                   adjoyning
                   ,
                   in
                   
                     Watheling
                     streete
                  
                   ,
                   is
                   of
                   this
                   Ward
                   called
                   Faringdon
                   .
                   This
                   is
                   a
                   faire
                   Church
                   ,
                   and
                   lately
                   well
                   repaired
                   ,
                   wherein
                   be
                   Monuments
                   remaining
                   ,
                   of
                   
                     H.
                     Reade
                  
                   ,
                   Armourer
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Sheriffes
                   ,
                   1450.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Robert
                       Bellesdon
                    
                     ,
                     Haberdasher
                     ,
                     Maior
                     ,
                     1491.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     Townley
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Wil.
                       Dere
                    
                     ,
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Sheriffes
                     ,
                     1450.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Robert
                       Raven
                    
                     ,
                     Haberdasher
                     ,
                     1500.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Thomas
                       Apleyard
                    
                     ,
                     Gentleman
                     ,
                     1515.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Moncaster
                    
                     ,
                     Merchant-Tailor
                     ,
                     1524.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Wil.
                       Holt
                    
                     ,
                     Merchant-Taylor
                     ,
                     1544.
                     
                  
                   
                     Hic
                     jacet
                     Magister
                     Robertus
                     Bursted
                     ,
                     Baccalaurius
                     Iuris
                     civilis
                     ,
                     
                     &
                     hujus
                     Ecclesiae
                     quondam
                     Rector
                     .
                     Qui
                     obiit
                     16.
                     die
                     mens
                     .
                     Augusti
                     ,
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1417.
                     
                     Cujus
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                   
                     Hic
                     jacet
                     Magister
                     Iohannes
                     Battaill
                     ,
                     quondam
                     Rector
                     huius
                     Ecclesiae
                     .
                     
                     Qui
                     obiit
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1426.
                     sexto
                     die
                     Mensis
                     Augusti
                     ,
                     Cuius
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                   
                     Ecce
                     ut
                     defuncti
                  
                   
                     cineres
                     mirere
                     beates
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Ecce
                     in
                     tantillo
                  
                   
                     temporis
                     quantus
                     honor
                     .
                  
                   
                     Dudum
                     vita
                     mihi
                     fuerat
                     ,
                  
                   
                     quae
                     patria
                     mundus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sed
                     mihi
                     jam
                     Coelum
                  
                   
                     Patria
                     ,
                     vita
                     Deus
                     .
                  
                   
                     Dudum
                     mortis
                     eram
                  
                   
                     peccato
                     victima
                     ,
                     sed
                     jam
                  
                   
                     Iustiae
                     Christo
                     victima
                     ;
                  
                   
                     quantus
                     honor
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Hic
                     requiescit
                     in
                     pace
                     corpus
                     Roberti
                     Brett
                     ,
                     
                     Civis
                     &
                     Mercatoris-Scissoris
                     London
                     ,
                     filii
                     &
                     haeredis
                     Roberti
                     Brett
                     ,
                     de
                     Whitstanton
                     ,
                     in
                     Com.
                     Somerset
                     ,
                     Armig.
                     Qui
                     uxorem
                     duxit
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     filiam
                     Reginaldi
                     Highgati
                     ,
                     Armig.
                     Ex
                     ea
                     genuit
                     11.
                     filios
                     ,
                     &
                     3.
                     filias
                     ,
                     è
                     quibus
                     4.
                     filii
                     &
                     1.
                     silia
                     superstites
                     sunt
                     .
                     Idem
                     Robertus
                     &
                     Elizabetha
                     in
                     sancto
                     conjugii
                     statu
                     31.
                     
                     An.
                     vixerunt
                     .
                     Et
                     obiit
                     9.
                     
                     Aprilis
                     ,
                     An.
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1586.
                     
                     Aetatis
                     63.
                     
                  
                   
                     Hunc
                     Tumulum
                     propriis
                     sumptibus
                     fieri
                     fecit
                     Elizabeth
                     uxor
                     ejus
                     ,
                     10.
                     die
                     Septemb.
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1596.
                     
                     Cum
                     jam
                     post
                     obitum
                     marti
                     praedicti
                     ,
                     decem
                     annos
                     viduam
                     vixisset
                     ,
                     atque
                     hic
                     etiam
                     sepeliri
                     decrevit
                     ,
                     quando
                     .
                     cunque
                     Deo
                     placuerit
                     ex
                     hac
                     naturali
                     vita
                     tollere
                     .
                  
                   
                     Here
                     resteth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Edward
                       VViat
                    
                     ,
                     
                     late
                     of
                     Tillingham
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Essex
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     who
                     deceased
                     the
                     24.
                     of
                     August
                     1571.
                     
                     He
                     had
                     one
                     onely
                     wife
                     ,
                     Mary
                     ,
                     the
                     daughter
                     of
                     Sir
                     
                       VVilliam
                       Waldegrave
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Smalbridge
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     
                     County
                     of
                     Suffolke
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     by
                     whom
                     hee
                     had
                     issue
                     three
                     sonnes
                     and
                     foure
                     daughters
                     ;
                     but
                     all
                     his
                     said
                     children
                     dyed
                     young
                     ,
                     except
                     one
                     sonne
                     ,
                     named
                     Edward
                     ,
                     whom
                     hee
                     left
                     behinde
                     him
                     alive
                     ,
                     about
                     the
                     age
                     of
                     eleven
                     yeeres
                     .
                     His
                     said
                     wife
                     ,
                     his
                     Executrix
                     ,
                     caused
                     this
                     Monument
                     to
                     be
                     made
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hic
                     jacet
                     Richardus
                     Warner
                     ,
                     dum
                     vixit
                     ,
                     Cives
                     Civitatis
                     London
                     ,
                     ac
                     quondam
                     Magister
                     Fraternitatis
                     Sancti
                     Joannis
                     Baptistae
                     ,
                     Scissor
                     ,
                     in
                     Civit.
                     praedict
                     .
                     &
                     Margareta
                     uxor
                     ejus
                     .
                     Qui
                     quidem
                     Richardus
                     obiit
                     18.
                     die
                     Mens
                     .
                     Januarii
                     ,
                     
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1476.
                     
                  
                   
                     Here
                     lieth
                     
                       Richard
                       Coxe
                    
                     ,
                     sometime
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Skinner
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     which
                     deceased
                     the
                     eight
                     day
                     of
                     March
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Domini
                       ,
                       1467.
                    
                     
                     And
                     Agnes
                     his
                     wife
                     ;
                     the
                     which
                     deceased
                     the
                     13.
                     day
                     of
                     April
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                       1472.
                    
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Then
                   in
                   the
                   North
                   Church-yard
                   of
                   Pauls
                   ,
                   
                   in
                   the
                   which
                   standeth
                   the
                   Cathedrall
                   Church
                   ,
                   first
                   founded
                   by
                   Ethelbert
                   King
                   of
                   Kent
                   ,
                   about
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   Christ
                   ,
                   610.
                   
                   He
                   gave
                   thereto
                   lands
                   ,
                   as
                   appeareth
                   :
                   Aethelbertus
                   ,
                   
                     Rex
                     ,
                     Deo
                     inspirante
                     ,
                     pro
                     animae
                     suae
                     remedio
                     ,
                     dedit
                     Episcopo
                  
                   Melito
                   
                     terram
                     quae
                     appell●tur
                  
                   Tillingeham
                   ,
                   
                     ad
                     Monasterii
                     sui
                     solatium
                     ,
                     scilicet
                     ,
                  
                   
                   S.
                   Pauli
                   :
                   
                     &
                     ego
                     Rex
                  
                   Aethelbertus
                   
                     ita
                     firmiter
                     concedo
                     tibi
                     praesuli
                  
                   Melito
                   
                     potestatem
                     ejus
                     habendi
                     &
                     possidendi
                     ,
                     ut
                     in
                     perpetuum
                     in
                     Monasterii
                     utilitate
                     permaneat
                     ;
                     &c.
                     
                     Athelstan
                     ,
                     Edgar
                     ,
                     Edward
                  
                   the
                   Confessor
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   also
                   ,
                   gave
                   lands
                   thereunto
                   .
                   William
                   the
                   Conquerour
                   gave
                   to
                   the
                   Church
                   of
                   Saint
                   Paul
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   Mauricius
                   ,
                   then
                   Bishop
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   successors
                   ,
                   the
                   Castle
                   of
                   Stortford
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   appurtenances
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   He
                   also
                   confirmed
                   the
                   gifts
                   of
                   his
                   Predecessors
                   ,
                   in
                   these
                   words
                   :
                   
                     Omne
                     1.
                     
                     Rex
                     Angl.
                     Clamo
                     quietas
                     in
                     perpetuum
                     ,
                     24.
                     
                     Hidas
                     quas
                     Rex
                  
                   Aethelbert
                   
                     dedit
                     S.
                  
                   Paulo
                   
                     juxta
                     murum
                  
                   London
                   ,
                   &c.
                   The
                   Charter
                   of
                   King
                   William
                   the
                   Conquerour
                   ,
                   exemplified
                   in
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   Englished
                   thus
                   :
                
                 
                   William
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   grace
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   Englishmen
                   ,
                   to
                   all
                   his
                   wel
                   beloved
                   French
                   and
                   English
                   people
                   ,
                   greeting
                   .
                   Know
                   yee
                   ,
                   that
                   I
                   doe
                   give
                   unto
                   God
                   and
                   the
                   Church
                   of
                   Saint
                   Paul
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   the
                   Rectors
                   and
                   Servitors
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   in
                   all
                   their
                   Lands
                   which
                   the
                   Church
                   hath
                   ,
                   or
                   shall
                   have
                   ,
                   within
                   Borough
                   ,
                   and
                   without
                   ,
                   Sack
                   and
                   Sock
                   ,
                   Thole
                   and
                   The
                   ,
                   Infangtheefe
                   ,
                   and
                   Grithbriche
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   free
                   ,
                   Ships
                   by
                   Sea
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   Land
                   ,
                   on
                   Tide
                   ,
                   and
                   off
                   Tide
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   the
                   Rights
                   that
                   into
                   them
                   Christendome
                   by
                   rad
                   and
                   more
                   speake
                   ,
                   and
                   on
                   Buright
                   hamed
                   ,
                   and
                   on
                   Buright
                   worke
                   ,
                   afore
                   all
                   the
                   Bishoprickes
                   in
                   mine
                   Land
                   ,
                   and
                   on
                   each
                   other
                   mans
                   Land.
                   For
                   I
                   will
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Church
                   in
                   all
                   things
                   be
                   as
                   free
                   ,
                   as
                   I
                   would
                   my
                   Soule
                   to
                   bee
                   in
                   the
                   day
                   of
                   Iudgement
                   .
                   Witnesses
                   ,
                   Osmond
                   our
                   Chancellour
                   ,
                   Lanfrank
                   the
                   Archbishop
                   of
                   Canturbury
                   ,
                   and
                   T.
                   Archbishop
                   of
                   
                     Yorke
                     ,
                     Roger
                  
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   
                     Shrewsbury
                     ,
                     Alane
                  
                   the
                   County
                   ,
                   Geffrey
                   de
                   
                     Magna
                     villa
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Ralph
                     Peverel
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   yeere
                   1087.
                   this
                   Church
                   of
                   S.
                   Paul
                   was
                   burnt
                   with
                   fire
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   therewith
                   the
                   most
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   Citie
                   :
                   which
                   fire
                   began
                   at
                   the
                   entrie
                   of
                   the
                   West
                   gate
                   ,
                   and
                   consumed
                   the
                   East
                   gate
                   .
                   Mauricius
                   ,
                   
                   then
                   Bishop
                   ,
                   began
                   therefore
                   the
                   foundation
                   of
                   a
                   new
                   Church
                   of
                   S.
                   Paul
                   ;
                   a
                   worke
                   ,
                   that
                   men
                   (
                   of
                   that
                   time
                   )
                   judged
                   would
                   never
                   have
                   beene
                   finished
                   ,
                   it
                   was
                   to
                   them
                   so
                   wonderfull
                   ,
                   for
                   length
                   and
                   breadth
                   ;
                   and
                   also
                   the
                   same
                   was
                   builded
                   upon
                   Arches
                   (
                   or
                   Vaults
                   )
                   of
                   stone
                   ,
                   for
                   defence
                   of
                   fire
                   ;
                   which
                   was
                   a
                   manner
                   of
                   worke
                   (
                   before
                   that
                   time
                   )
                   unknowne
                   to
                   the
                   people
                   of
                   this
                   Nation
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   brought
                   in
                   by
                   the
                   French
                   :
                   
                   and
                   the
                   stone
                   was
                   fetcht
                   from
                   Cane
                   in
                   Normandy
                   .
                   This
                   Mauricius
                   deceased
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   ,
                   1107.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Richard
                     Beaumor
                  
                   succeeded
                   him
                   in
                   the
                   Bishopricke
                   ,
                   who
                   did
                   wonderfully
                   increase
                   the
                   said
                   Church
                   ,
                   purchasing
                   (
                   of
                   his
                   own
                   cost
                   )
                   the
                   large
                   Streets
                   &
                   Lanes
                   about
                   it
                   ,
                   wherein
                   were
                   wont
                   to
                   dwell
                   many
                   Law-people
                   ;
                   which
                   ground
                   hee
                   began
                   to
                   compasse
                   about
                   with
                   a
                   strong
                   wall
                   of
                   stone
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   gates
                   .
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   first
                   gave
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Richard
                   so
                   much
                   of
                   the
                   Mote
                   (
                   or
                   Wall
                   )
                   of
                   the
                   Castle
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   Thames
                   side
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   South
                   ,
                   as
                   should
                   bee
                   needfull
                   to
                   make
                   the
                   said
                   Wall
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   much
                   as
                   should
                   suffice
                   to
                   make
                   a
                   Wall
                   without
                   the
                   way
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   It
                   should
                   seeme
                   ,
                   that
                   this
                   Richard
                   inclosed
                   but
                   two
                   sides
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Church
                   or
                   Cemitory
                   of
                   Saint
                   Paul
                   ,
                   to
                   wit
                   ,
                   the
                   South
                   and
                   North
                   side
                   :
                   for
                   King
                   Edw.
                   the
                   second
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   10.
                   of
                   his
                   reigne
                   ,
                   granted
                   ,
                   
                   that
                   the
                   said
                   Church-yard
                   should
                   bee
                   inclosed
                   with
                   a
                   wall
                   ,
                   where
                   it
                   wanted
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   Murthers
                   and
                   Robberies
                   that
                   were
                   there
                   committed
                   .
                   
                   But
                   the
                   Citizens
                   then
                   claimed
                   the
                   East
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   Church-yard
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   the
                   place
                   of
                   assembly
                   to
                   their
                   Folke-motes
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   the
                   great
                   Steeple
                   ,
                   there
                   situate
                   ,
                   was
                   to
                   that
                   use
                   ,
                   their
                   common
                   Bell
                   ,
                   which
                   being
                   there
                   rung
                   ,
                   all
                   the
                   Inhabitants
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   might
                   heare
                   and
                   come
                   together
                   .
                   They
                   also
                   claimed
                   the
                   West
                   side
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   might
                   there
                   assemble
                   themselves
                   together
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Lord
                   of
                   Baynards
                   Castle
                   ,
                   for
                   view
                   of
                   their
                   Armour
                   ,
                   in
                   defence
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   .
                   This
                   matter
                   was
                   in
                   the
                   Tower
                   of
                   London
                   referred
                   to
                   
                     Harvius
                     de
                     Stanton
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   fellow
                   Iustices
                   Itenerantes
                   :
                   but
                   I
                   finde
                   not
                   the
                   decision
                   or
                   judgement
                   of
                   that
                   controversie
                   .
                
                 
                   True
                   it
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   Edward
                   the
                   third
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   17.
                   of
                   his
                   reigne
                   ,
                   gave
                   commandement
                   for
                   the
                   finishing
                   of
                   that
                   VVall
                   :
                   which
                   was
                   then
                   performed
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   this
                   day
                   it
                   continueth
                   ;
                   although
                   now
                   on
                   both
                   the
                   sides
                   (
                   to
                   wit
                   ,
                   within
                   and
                   without
                   )
                   it
                   be
                   hidden
                   with
                   dwelling
                   houses
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Richard
                     Beaumor
                  
                   deceased
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1127.
                   and
                   his
                   successors
                   (
                   in
                   processe
                   of
                   time
                   )
                   performed
                   the
                   worke
                   begun
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Steeple
                   of
                   this
                   Church
                   was
                   builded
                   and
                   finished
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1222.
                   
                   
                   The
                   Crosse
                   on
                   the
                   said
                   Steeple
                   fell
                   downe
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   new
                   was
                   set
                   up
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1314.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   new
                   worke
                   of
                   Pauls
                   (
                   so
                   called
                   )
                   at
                   the
                   East
                   end
                   above
                   the
                   Quire
                   ,
                   
                   was
                   begun
                   in
                   the
                   yeer
                   1251.
                   
                   
                     Henry
                     Lacy
                  
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Lincolne
                   ,
                   Constable
                   of
                   Chester
                   ,
                   and
                   Custos
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   in
                   his
                   time
                   was
                   a
                   great
                   Benefactor
                   to
                   this
                   worke
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   there
                   buried
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1310.
                   
                   Also
                   
                     Ralph
                     Baldocke
                  
                   ,
                   Bishop
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   in
                   his
                   life
                   time
                   gave
                   200.
                   
                   Markes
                   to
                   the
                   building
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   new
                   worke
                   ,
                   and
                   left
                   much
                   by
                   his
                   Testament
                   towards
                   the
                   finishing
                   thereof
                   :
                   hee
                   deceased
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1313.
                   and
                   was
                   buried
                   in
                   the
                   Lady
                   Chappell
                   .
                   Also
                   the
                   new
                   worke
                   of
                   Pauls
                   ,
                   to
                   wit
                   ,
                   the
                   crosse
                   Iles
                   ,
                   were
                   begun
                   to
                   be
                   new
                   builded
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1256.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   first
                   of
                   February
                   ,
                   
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1444.
                   about
                   two
                   of
                   the
                   clocke
                   in
                   the
                   afternoone
                   ,
                   the
                   Steeple
                   of
                   Pauls
                   was
                   fired
                   by
                   Lightning
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   midst
                   of
                   the
                   Shaft
                   or
                   Spire
                   ,
                   both
                   on
                   the
                   West
                   side
                   ,
                   and
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   :
                   but
                   by
                   labour
                   of
                   many
                   well
                   disposed
                   people
                   ,
                   the
                   same
                   (
                   to
                   appearance
                   )
                   quenched
                   with
                   Vineger
                   ;
                   so
                   that
                   all
                   men
                   withdrew
                   themselves
                   to
                   their
                   houses
                   ,
                   praysing
                   God.
                   But
                   between
                   8.
                   and
                   9.
                   of
                   the
                   clocke
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   night
                   ,
                   the
                   fire
                   burst
                   out
                   againe
                   more
                   fervently
                   than
                   before
                   ,
                   and
                   did
                   much
                   hurt
                   to
                   the
                   Lead
                   and
                   Timber
                   ,
                   till
                   by
                   the
                   great
                   labour
                   of
                   the
                   Maior
                   and
                   people
                   that
                   came
                   thither
                   ,
                   it
                   was
                   throughly
                   quenched
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Steeple
                   was
                   repaired
                   in
                   the
                   yeer
                   1462.
                   and
                   the
                   Weather-cocke
                   againe
                   erected
                   :
                   
                   
                     Robert
                     Godwin
                  
                   winding
                   it
                   up
                   ,
                   the
                   rope
                   brake
                   ,
                   and
                   hee
                   was
                   destroyed
                   on
                   the
                   Pinacles
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Cocke
                   was
                   sore
                   brused
                   .
                   But
                   Burchwood
                   (
                   the
                   Kings
                   Plummer
                   )
                   set
                   it
                   up
                   againe
                   .
                   
                   Since
                   the
                   which
                   time
                   ,
                   needing
                   reparation
                   ,
                   it
                   was
                   both
                   taken
                   down
                   ,
                   and
                   set
                   up
                   in
                   the
                   yeer
                   1553.
                   
                   At
                   which
                   time
                   it
                   was
                   found
                   to
                   bee
                   of
                   Copper
                   ,
                   gilt
                   over
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   length
                   ,
                   from
                   the
                   bill
                   to
                   the
                   taile
                   ,
                   being
                   4.
                   foote
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   breadth
                   over
                   the
                   wings
                   3.
                   foot
                   and
                   a
                   halfe
                   ,
                   it
                   weighed
                   40.
                   
                     l.
                  
                   the
                   Crosse
                   ,
                   from
                   the
                   Bole
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   Eagle
                   (
                   or
                   Cock
                   )
                   was
                   15.
                   foote
                   and
                   6.
                   inches
                   of
                   assise
                   ;
                   the
                   length
                   thereof
                   ,
                   overthwart
                   ,
                   was
                   5.
                   foot
                   and
                   10.
                   inches
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   compasse
                   of
                   the
                   Bole
                   was
                   9.
                   foot
                   and
                   1.
                   inch
                   .
                   The
                   inner
                   body
                   of
                   this
                   Crosse
                   was
                   Oake
                   ,
                   the
                   next
                   cover
                   was
                   Lead
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   outermost
                   was
                   of
                   Copper
                   ,
                   red
                   varnished
                   .
                   The
                   Bole
                   and
                   Eagle
                   ,
                   or
                   Cocke
                   ,
                   were
                   of
                   Copper
                   ,
                   and
                   gilt
                   also
                   .
                   
                   The
                   height
                   of
                   the
                   Steeple
                   was
                   520.
                   foot
                   ,
                   whereof
                   the
                   stone-worke
                   was
                   260.
                   foot
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Spire
                   was
                   likewise
                   260.
                   foote
                   .
                   
                   The
                   length
                   of
                   the
                   whole
                   Church
                   ,
                   is
                   240.
                   
                   Taylors
                   yards
                   ,
                   which
                   make
                   720.
                   foot
                   .
                   The
                   breadth
                   thereof
                   is
                   130.
                   foot
                   :
                   And
                   the
                   height
                   of
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   that
                   Churc
                   ,
                   is
                   150.
                   foot
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Church
                   hath
                   a
                   Bishop
                   ,
                   
                   a
                   Deane
                   ,
                   a
                   Presentor
                   ,
                   Chancellour
                   ,
                   Treasurer
                   ,
                   and
                   five
                   Archdeacons
                   ,
                   to
                   wit
                   ,
                   of
                   
                     London
                     ,
                     Middlesex
                     ,
                     Essex
                     ,
                     Colchester
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Saint
                   Albans
                   :
                   It
                   hath
                   Prebendaries
                   thirty
                   ,
                   Canons
                   twelve
                   ,
                   Vicars
                   Corall
                   sixe
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   Colledge
                   of
                   
                     Petty
                     Canons
                  
                   there
                   ,
                   
                   was
                   founded
                   by
                   King
                   Richard
                   the
                   second
                   ,
                   in
                   honour
                   of
                   Queene
                   Anne
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   her
                   Progenitors
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   seventeenth
                   of
                   his
                   reigne
                   .
                   Their
                   Hall
                   and
                   Lands
                   was
                   then
                   given
                   unto
                   them
                   ,
                   as
                   appeareth
                   by
                   the
                   Patent
                   ,
                   Master
                   
                     Robert
                     Dokesworth
                  
                   then
                   being
                   Master
                   thereof
                   .
                   
                   In
                   the
                   yeere
                   1408.
                   the
                   
                     Petty
                     Canons
                  
                   then
                   building
                   their
                   Colledge
                   ,
                   the
                   Maior
                   and
                   Communalty
                   granted
                   them
                   their
                   Water-courses
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   easements
                   .
                
                 
                   There
                   was
                   also
                   one
                   great
                   Cloyster
                   ,
                   
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   of
                   this
                   Church
                   ,
                   invironing
                   a
                   plot
                   of
                   ground
                   ,
                   of
                   old
                   time
                   called
                   
                     Pardon
                     Church-yard
                  
                   ;
                   whereof
                   
                     Thomas
                     More
                  
                   ,
                   Deane
                   of
                   Pauls
                   ,
                   was
                   eyther
                   the
                   first
                   Builder
                   ,
                   or
                   a
                   most
                   especiall
                   Benefactor
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   buried
                   there
                   .
                
                 
                   About
                   this
                   Cloyster
                   ,
                   was
                   artificially
                   and
                   richly
                   painted
                   the
                   Dance
                   of
                   Machabray
                   ,
                   
                   or
                   Dance
                   of
                   Death
                   ,
                   commonly
                   called
                   the
                   
                     Dance
                     of
                     Pauls
                  
                   ;
                   the
                   like
                   whereof
                   was
                   painted
                   about
                   S.
                   Innocents
                   Cloyster
                   at
                   Paris
                   in
                   France
                   :
                   the
                   Meeters
                   or
                   Poesie
                   of
                   this
                   Dance
                   were
                   translated
                   out
                   of
                   French
                   into
                   English
                   by
                   
                     Iohn
                     Lidgate
                  
                   ,
                   Monke
                   of
                   Bury
                   ,
                   the
                   Picture
                   of
                   Death
                   leading
                   all
                   estates
                   ;
                   at
                   the
                   dispence
                   of
                   
                     Ienken
                     Carpenter
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   reigne
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   sixth
                   .
                   In
                   this
                   Cloyster
                   were
                   buried
                   many
                   persons
                   ,
                   some
                   of
                   Worship
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   of
                   Honour
                   :
                   The
                   Monuments
                   of
                   whom
                   ,
                   in
                   number
                   and
                   curious
                   workmanship
                   ,
                   passed
                   all
                   other
                   that
                   were
                   in
                   that
                   Church
                   .
                
                 
                   Over
                   the
                   East
                   Quadrant
                   of
                   this
                   Cloyster
                   ,
                   
                   was
                   a
                   faire
                   Library
                   ,
                   builded
                   at
                   the
                   costs
                   and
                   charges
                   of
                   
                     Walter
                     Sherington
                  
                   ,
                   Chancellour
                   of
                   the
                   Duchy
                   of
                   Lancaster
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   reigne
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   sixth
                   :
                   which
                   hath
                   beene
                   well
                   furnished
                   with
                   faire
                   written
                   bookes
                   in
                   Vellam
                   ;
                   but
                   few
                   of
                   them
                   now
                   doe
                   remaine
                   there
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   midst
                   of
                   this
                   
                     Pardon
                     Church-yard
                  
                   ,
                   
                   was
                   also
                   a
                   faire
                   Chappell
                   ,
                   first
                   founded
                   by
                   
                     Gilbert
                     Becket
                  
                   ,
                   Portgrave
                   ,
                   and
                   principall
                   Magistrate
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   reigne
                   of
                   King
                   Stephen
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   there
                   buried
                   .
                   
                     Thomas
                     More
                  
                   ,
                   Deane
                   of
                   Pauls
                   ,
                   before
                   named
                   ,
                   re-edified
                   or
                   new
                   builded
                   this
                   Chappell
                   ,
                   and
                   founded
                   three
                   Chaplaines
                   there
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   reigne
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   fifth
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   yeere
                   1549.
                   on
                   the
                   tenth
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                   the
                   said
                   Chappell
                   ,
                   by
                   commandement
                   of
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Somerset
                   ,
                   was
                   begun
                   to
                   bee
                   pulled
                   downe
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   whole
                   Cloystrie
                   ,
                   the
                   Dance
                   of
                   Death
                   ,
                   the
                   Tombes
                   and
                   Monuments
                   :
                   so
                   that
                   nothing
                   thereof
                   was
                   left
                   ,
                   but
                   the
                   bare
                   Plot
                   of
                   ground
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   since
                   converted
                   into
                   a
                   Garden
                   for
                   the
                   Petty
                   Canons
                   .
                
                 
                   There
                   was
                   also
                   a
                   Chappell
                   at
                   the
                   North
                   doore
                   of
                   Pauls
                   ,
                   
                   founded
                   by
                   the
                   same
                   
                     Walter
                     Sherington
                  
                   ,
                   by
                   licence
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   sixth
                   ,
                   for
                   two
                   ,
                   three
                   ,
                   or
                   foure
                   Chaplaines
                   ,
                   indowed
                   with
                   40.
                   l.
                   by
                   the
                   yeere
                   .
                   This
                   Chappell
                   also
                   was
                   pulled
                   down
                   in
                   the
                   reigne
                   of
                   Edw.
                   the
                   sixth
                   ,
                   &
                   in
                   place
                   thereof
                   a
                   faire
                   house
                   builded
                   .
                
                 
                   There
                   was
                   furthermore
                   a
                   faire
                   Chappell
                   of
                   the
                   holy
                   Ghost
                   in
                   Pauls
                   Church
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   ,
                   founded
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1400.
                   by
                   
                     Roger
                     Holmes
                  
                   ,
                   Chancelor
                   and
                   Prebendary
                   of
                   Pauls
                   ,
                   for
                   
                     Adam
                     Bery
                  
                   ,
                   Alderman
                   and
                   Maior
                   of
                   
                     London
                     ,
                     1364.
                     
                     Iohn
                     Wingham
                  
                   and
                   others
                   ,
                   for
                   seven
                   Chaplaines
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   called
                   Holmes
                   his
                   Colledge
                   .
                   Their
                   common
                   Hall
                   was
                   in
                   Pauls
                   Church-yard
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   ,
                   neere
                   unto
                   a
                   Carpenters
                   yard
                   .
                   This
                   Colledge
                   was
                   with
                   others
                   suppressed
                   in
                   the
                   reigne
                   of
                   Edward
                   the
                   sixth
                   .
                   Then
                   under
                   the
                   Quire
                   of
                   Pauls
                   is
                   a
                   large
                   Chappell
                   ,
                   first
                   dedicated
                   to
                   the
                   name
                   of
                   IESV
                   ,
                   
                   founded
                   ,
                   or
                   rather
                   confirmed
                   the
                   37.
                   of
                   Hen.
                   the
                   6.
                   as
                   appeareth
                   by
                   his
                   Patent
                   therof
                   ,
                   dated
                   at
                   Crowdowne
                   to
                   this
                   effect
                   :
                
                 
                   Many
                   Liege-men
                   and
                   Christian
                   people
                   ,
                   having
                   begun
                   a
                   Fraternity
                   and
                   Guila
                   to
                   the
                   honour
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   glorious
                   name
                   of
                   Iesu
                   Christ
                   our
                   Saviour
                   ,
                   in
                   a
                   place
                   called
                   the
                   Crowds
                   of
                   the
                   Cathedrall
                   Church
                   of
                   Pauls
                   in
                   London
                   ,
                   which
                   hath
                   continued
                   long
                   time
                   peaceably
                   ,
                   till
                   now
                   of
                   late
                   :
                   whereupon
                   they
                   have
                   made
                   request
                   ,
                   and
                   we
                   have
                   taken
                   upon
                   us
                   the
                   name
                   and
                   charge
                   of
                   the
                   foundation
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   laud
                   of
                   Almighty
                   God
                   ,
                   the
                   Father
                   ,
                   the
                   Son
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   holy
                   Ghost
                   ,
                   and
                   especially
                   to
                   the
                   honour
                   of
                   Iesu
                   ,
                   in
                   whose
                   honour
                   the
                   Fraternity
                   was
                   begun
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   King
                   ordained
                   
                     William
                     Say
                  
                   ,
                   then
                   Deane
                   of
                   Pauls
                   ,
                   to
                   bee
                   the
                   Rector
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Richard
                     Ford
                  
                   (
                   a
                   Remembrancer
                   in
                   the
                   Exchequer
                   )
                   and
                   
                     Henry
                     Bennis
                  
                   (
                   Clarke
                   of
                   his
                   Privie
                   Seale
                   )
                   the
                   Gardians
                   of
                   these
                   Brothers
                   &
                   Sisters
                   ;
                   they
                   and
                   their
                   successors
                   to
                   have
                   a
                   common
                   seale
                   ,
                   licence
                   to
                   purchase
                   lands
                   or
                   tenements
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   value
                   of
                   40.
                   l.
                   by
                   the
                   yeere
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   This
                   foundation
                   was
                   confirmed
                   by
                   Henry
                   the
                   seventh
                   ,
                   the
                   22.
                   of
                   his
                   reigne
                   ,
                   to
                   Doctor
                   Collet
                   ,
                   then
                   Deane
                   of
                   Pauls
                   ,
                   Rector
                   there
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   And
                   by
                   Henry
                   the
                   8.
                   the
                   27.
                   of
                   his
                   reigne
                   ,
                   to
                   
                     Richard
                     Pace
                  
                   ,
                   then
                   Deane
                   of
                   Pauls
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   At
                   the
                   West
                   end
                   of
                   this
                   
                     Iesus
                     Chappell
                  
                   ,
                   under
                   the
                   Quire
                   of
                   Pauls
                   ,
                   also
                   was
                   
                   and
                   is
                   a
                   Parish
                   Church
                   of
                   S.
                   Faith
                   ,
                   
                   commonly
                   called
                   Saint
                   Faith
                   under
                   Pauls
                   ,
                   which
                   served
                   (
                   as
                   still
                   it
                   doth
                   )
                   for
                   the
                   Stationers
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   dwelling
                   in
                   Pauls
                   Church-yard
                   ,
                   
                     Pater
                     noster
                     Row
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   places
                   neere
                   adjoyning
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   said
                   Chappell
                   of
                   Iesus
                   ,
                   being
                   suppressed
                   in
                   the
                   reigne
                   of
                   Edward
                   the
                   6.
                   the
                   Parishioners
                   of
                   S.
                   Faiths
                   Church
                   were
                   removed
                   into
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   as
                   to
                   a
                   place
                   more
                   sufficient
                   for
                   largenesse
                   and
                   lightsomnesse
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1551.
                   and
                   so
                   it
                   remaineth
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Monuments
                   there
                   are
                   these
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     buried
                     is
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     
                  
                   
                     of
                     honour
                     worthy
                     Dame
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Her
                     Husband
                     erst
                     Lord
                     Shandoys
                     was
                     ,
                  
                   
                     her
                     Sonne
                     hath
                     now
                     like
                     name
                     :
                  
                   
                     Her
                     Father
                     was
                     of
                     Wilton
                     Lord
                     ,
                  
                   
                     a
                     Gray
                     of
                     puissant
                     fame
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Her
                     Brother
                     left
                     with
                     us
                     behinde
                     ,
                  
                   
                     now
                     Lord
                     is
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     .
                  
                   
                     Her
                     vertuous
                     life
                     yet
                     still
                     doth
                     live
                     ,
                  
                   
                     her
                     honour
                     shall
                     remaine
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Her
                     corps
                     ,
                     though
                     it
                     be
                     growne
                     to
                     dust
                     ,
                  
                   
                     her
                     Soule
                     the
                     heavens
                     containe
                     ,
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Quae
                   obiit
                   29.
                   die
                   Decembris
                   ,
                   Ann.
                   Dom.
                   1559.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Lo
                     ,
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Mond
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     by
                     birth
                     ,
                  
                   
                     doth
                     under
                     buried
                     lye
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     shew
                     ,
                     that
                     men
                     (
                     by
                     Natures
                     Law
                     )
                  
                   
                     are
                     borne
                     to
                     live
                     and
                     dye
                     :
                  
                   
                     In
                     Shropshire
                     at
                     the
                     Mindtowne
                     borne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     the
                     time
                     we
                     here
                     prefixe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     dyed
                     the
                     seventh
                     of
                     February
                     ,
                  
                   
                     in
                     Anno
                     ,
                     
                       seventy
                       sixe
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     Threescore
                     and
                     seven
                     yeeres
                     he
                     saw
                     ,
                  
                   
                     though
                     body
                     lye
                     in
                     Tombe
                     :
                  
                   
                     His
                     soule
                     (
                     immortall
                     )
                     lives
                     in
                     heaven
                     ,
                  
                   
                     by
                     Gods
                     eternall
                     doome
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Natus
                   octavo
                   Mensis
                   Julii
                   ,
                   1510.
                   
                   Obiit
                   septimo
                   Februarii
                   ,
                   1576.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     under
                     this
                     stone
                     resteth
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     mercy
                     of
                     God
                     ,
                     
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     M.
                     
                       Thomas
                       Dockwray
                    
                     ,
                     Notary
                     ,
                     late
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Proctors
                     of
                     the
                     Arches
                     ,
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Stationer
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     and
                     Anne
                     his
                     wife
                     .
                     The
                     which
                     Thomas
                     deceased
                     the
                     23.
                     day
                     of
                     Iune
                     ,
                     
                       An.
                       Dom.
                       1559.
                    
                     &c.
                     
                  
                   
                     Cur
                     Sacerdos
                     eram
                     ,
                  
                   
                     jam
                     factus
                     vile
                     cadaver
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Et
                     cito
                     pulvis
                     erit
                     :
                     
                  
                   
                     Quaeso
                     memento
                     mei
                     .
                  
                   
                     Siste
                     gradum
                     qui
                     me
                  
                   
                     teris
                     hic
                     ,
                     &
                     funde
                     precatus
                  
                   
                     Me
                     Deus
                     ut
                     levet
                     hinc
                     ,
                  
                   
                     ducat
                     ad
                     usque
                     Polum
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Babham
                   ,
                   and
                   Alice
                   Butcon
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1577.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Lo
                     here
                     the
                     certaine
                     end
                  
                   
                     of
                     every
                     mortall
                     one
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Behold
                     ,
                     alive
                     to
                     day
                     ,
                  
                   
                     to
                     morrow
                     dead
                     and
                     gone
                     .
                  
                   
                     Live
                     well
                     ,
                     so
                     endlesse
                     life
                  
                   
                     (
                     by
                     death
                     )
                     you
                     shall
                     obtaine
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nought
                     lose
                     the
                     good
                     by
                     death
                     ,
                  
                   
                     since
                     life
                     thereby
                     they
                     gaine
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Dum
                     mihi
                     persuasi
                  
                   
                     me
                     quaesivique
                     
                     salutem
                     ,
                  
                   
                     En
                     morior
                     dixit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     nam
                     Deus
                     esse
                     diem
                     :
                  
                   
                     Non
                     equidem
                     invideo
                     ,
                  
                   
                     peccati
                     debita
                     merces
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Cum
                     sit
                     mors
                     nostri
                     ,
                  
                   
                     cum
                     reus
                     omnis
                     homo
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Cumque
                     operum
                     requires
                     ,
                  
                   
                     &
                     sit
                     mihi
                     vita
                     perennis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     In
                     Christo
                     morior
                     ,
                  
                   
                     mors
                     mihi
                     gratus
                     adest
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Quem
                     mors
                     sic
                     raputi
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Cujus
                     sunt
                     ista
                     sepulchra
                  
                   
                     Si
                     quaeras
                     ,
                     subsunt
                  
                   
                     quae
                     tibi
                     cuncta
                     notant
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Lodovicus
                     Nicols
                     ,
                     Civis
                     London
                     ,
                     fililius
                     tertius
                     Thomae
                     Nicols
                     ,
                     Northhamptoniensis
                     hic
                     sepelitur
                     .
                     Obiit
                     22.
                     
                     Aprilis
                     ,
                     1592.
                     
                     Anno
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     ,
                     28.
                     
                  
                   
                     Ad
                     vocem
                     Tubae
                     resurgent
                     mortui
                     .
                  
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       George
                       Whitgift
                    
                     ,
                     
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     naturall
                     brothers
                     of
                     
                       Iohn
                       Whitgift
                    
                     ,
                     late
                     Lord
                     Archbishop
                     of
                     Canturbury
                     :
                     which
                     George
                     deceased
                     the
                     19.
                     day
                     of
                     
                       April
                       ,
                       An.
                       Dom.
                       1611.
                    
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Lambe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     so
                     sometime
                     was
                     my
                     name
                     ,
                     
                  
                   
                     Whiles
                     I
                     alive
                  
                   
                     did
                     run
                     my
                     mortall
                     race
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Serving
                     a
                     Prince
                  
                   
                     of
                     most
                     immortall
                     fame
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Henry
                     the
                     eighth
                     ,
                  
                   
                     who
                     of
                     his
                     Princely
                     grace
                     ,
                  
                   
                   
                     In
                     his
                     Chappell
                  
                   
                     allowed
                     me
                     a
                     place
                     .
                  
                   
                     By
                     whose
                     favour
                     ,
                  
                   
                     from
                     Gentleman
                     t'Esquire
                     ,
                  
                   
                     I
                     was
                     prefer'd
                     ,
                  
                   
                     with
                     worship
                     for
                     my
                     hire
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     With
                     wives
                     three
                  
                   
                     I
                     joyned
                     wedlocke
                     band
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Which
                     (
                     all
                     alive
                     )
                  
                   
                     true
                     lovers
                     were
                     to
                     me
                     :
                  
                   
                     Ioane
                     ,
                     Alice
                     and
                     Ioane
                     ,
                  
                   
                     for
                     so
                     they
                     came
                     to
                     hand
                     ,
                  
                   
                     VVhat
                     needeth
                     praise
                     ,
                  
                   
                     regarding
                     their
                     degrees
                     ?
                  
                   
                     In
                     wively
                     truth
                  
                   
                     none
                     stedfast
                     more
                     could
                     be
                     .
                  
                   
                     VVho
                     though
                     in
                     earth
                  
                   
                     death's
                     force
                     did
                     once
                     dissever
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Heaven
                     yet
                     (
                     I
                     trust
                     )
                  
                   
                     shall
                     joyne
                     us
                     all
                     together
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     O
                     Lambe
                     of
                     God
                     ,
                  
                   
                     which
                     sinne
                     didst
                     take
                     away
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     (
                     as
                     a
                     Lambe
                     )
                  
                   
                     wast
                     offered
                     up
                     for
                     sinne
                     ;
                  
                   
                     VVhere
                     I
                     (
                     poore
                     Lambe
                     )
                  
                   
                     went
                     from
                     thy
                     flocke
                     astray
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Yet
                     thou
                     (
                     good
                     Lord
                     )
                  
                   
                     vouchfafe
                     thy
                     Lambe
                     to
                     winne
                  
                   
                     Home
                     to
                     thy
                     Fold
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     hold
                     thy
                     Lambe
                     therein
                     ?
                  
                   
                     That
                     at
                     the
                     Day
                     ,
                     when
                  
                   
                     Lambes
                     and
                     Goats
                     shall
                     sever
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Of
                     thy
                     choice
                     Lambes
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Lambe
                     may
                     be
                     one
                     for
                     ever
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Vnder
                     which
                     remembrance
                     there
                     are
                     two
                     Verses
                     more
                     added
                     ,
                     
                     containing
                     both
                     a
                     petition
                     ,
                     and
                     an
                     injunction
                     of
                     duety
                     to
                     the
                     poore
                     ,
                     who
                     weekely
                     receive
                     their
                     allowance
                     ,
                     at
                     the
                     hands
                     or
                     appointment
                     of
                     the
                     Worshipfull
                     Company
                     of
                     Sationers
                     :
                     To
                     whom
                     he
                     bearing
                     great
                     affection
                     ,
                     and
                     having
                     also
                     no
                     small
                     affiance
                     in
                     them
                     ,
                     made
                     them
                     his
                     disposers
                     and
                     Stewards
                     in
                     that
                     behalfe
                     .
                     The
                     Verses
                     are
                     these
                     :
                  
                   
                     I
                     pray
                     you
                     all
                  
                   
                     that
                     receive
                     bread
                     and
                     pence
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     say
                     the
                     Lords
                     Prayer
                  
                   
                     before
                     you
                     goe
                     hence
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   As
                   for
                   the
                   Verses
                   engraven
                   upon
                   the
                   upper
                   stone
                   of
                   the
                   Tombe
                   ,
                   they
                   are
                   these
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     As
                     I
                     was
                     ,
                     so
                     are
                     ye
                     ,
                  
                   
                     As
                     I
                     am
                     ,
                     you
                     shall
                     be
                     .
                  
                   
                     That
                     I
                     had
                     ,
                     that
                     I
                     gave
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     I
                     gave
                     ,
                     that
                     I
                     have
                     .
                  
                   
                     Thus
                     I
                     end
                     all
                     my
                     cost
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     I
                     left
                     ,
                     that
                     I
                     lost
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Then
                   was
                   there
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   of
                   this
                   Church-yard
                   ,
                   
                   a
                   large
                   Charnell-house
                   for
                   the
                   bones
                   of
                   the
                   dead
                   ,
                   and
                   over
                   it
                   a
                   Chappell
                   of
                   an
                   old
                   foundation
                   ,
                   such
                   as
                   followeth
                   :
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   yeere
                   1282.
                   the
                   10.
                   of
                   Edward
                   the
                   first
                   ,
                   it
                   was
                   agreed
                   ,
                   that
                   
                     Henry
                     Walleis
                  
                   ,
                   Maior
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Citizens
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   cause
                   of
                   shops
                   by
                   them
                   builded
                   ,
                   without
                   the
                   wall
                   of
                   the
                   Church-yard
                   ,
                   should
                   assigne
                   to
                   God
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   the
                   Church
                   of
                   S.
                   Paul
                   ,
                   tenne
                   Markes
                   of
                   rent
                   by
                   the
                   yeere
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   towards
                   the
                   new
                   building
                   of
                   a
                   Chappell
                   of
                   the
                   blessed
                   Virgin
                   Mary
                   ,
                   and
                   also
                   to
                   assigne
                   five
                   Markes
                   of
                   yeerely
                   rent
                   to
                   a
                   Chaplaine
                   to
                   celebrate
                   there
                   .
                
                 
                   Moreover
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1430.
                   the
                   8.
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   sixth
                   ,
                   licence
                   was
                   granted
                   to
                   
                     Ienken
                     Carpenter
                  
                   (
                   Executor
                   to
                   
                     Richard
                     Whitington
                  
                   )
                   to
                   establish
                   upon
                   the
                   said
                   Charnell
                   ,
                   a
                   Chaplaine
                   ,
                   to
                   have
                   eight
                   Markes
                   by
                   the
                   yeere
                   .
                   Then
                   was
                   also
                   in
                   this
                   Chappell
                   two
                   Brotherhoods
                   .
                   
                     Robert
                     Barton
                     ,
                     Henry
                     Barton
                  
                   ,
                   Maior
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Thomas
                     Mirfin
                  
                   ,
                   Maior
                   ,
                   all
                   Skinners
                   ,
                   were
                   intombed
                   ,
                   with
                   their
                   Images
                   of
                   Alabaster
                   over
                   them
                   ,
                   grated
                   or
                   cooped
                   about
                   with
                   iron
                   ,
                   before
                   the
                   said
                   Chappell
                   ;
                   all
                   which
                   was
                   pulled
                   down
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1549.
                   
                   The
                   bones
                   of
                   the
                   dead
                   ,
                   couched
                   up
                   in
                   a
                   Charnell
                   ,
                   under
                   the
                   Chappell
                   ,
                   were
                   conveyed
                   from
                   thence
                   into
                   Finsbury
                   field
                   ,
                   (
                   by
                   report
                   of
                   him
                   who
                   paid
                   for
                   the
                   carriage
                   )
                   amounting
                   to
                   more
                   than
                   one
                   thousand
                   Cart
                   loads
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   there
                   laid
                   on
                   a
                   moorish
                   ground
                   ,
                   in
                   short
                   space
                   after
                   raised
                   by
                   soylage
                   of
                   the
                   Citie
                   upon
                   them
                   ,
                   to
                   beare
                   three
                   Milles.
                   The
                   Chappell
                   and
                   Charnell
                   were
                   converted
                   into
                   dwelling
                   houses
                   ,
                   ware-houses
                   ,
                   and
                   Sheds
                   before
                   them
                   ,
                   for
                   Stationers
                   in
                   place
                   of
                   the
                   Tombes
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   East
                   part
                   of
                   this
                   Church-yard
                   standeth
                   Pauls
                   Schoole
                   ,
                   
                   lately
                   new
                   builded
                   ,
                   and
                   endowed
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1512.
                   by
                   
                     Iohn
                     Collet
                  
                   ,
                   Doctor
                   of
                   Divinity
                   ,
                   and
                   Deane
                   of
                   Pauls
                   ,
                   for
                   153.
                   poore
                   
                   mens
                   children
                   to
                   be
                   taught
                   free
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Schoole
                   ,
                   for
                   which
                   he
                   appointed
                   a
                   Master
                   ,
                   a
                   Surmaster
                   or
                   Vsher
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Chaplaine
                   ,
                   with
                   large
                   stipends
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   committing
                   the
                   oversight
                   thereof
                   to
                   the
                   Masters
                   ,
                   Wardens
                   and
                   Assistants
                   of
                   the
                   Mercers
                   in
                   London
                   ,
                   because
                   hee
                   was
                   sonne
                   to
                   
                     Henry
                     Collet
                  
                   ,
                   Mercer
                   ,
                   sometime
                   Maior
                   .
                   He
                   left
                   to
                   these
                   Mercers
                   Lands
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   yeerely
                   value
                   of
                   120.
                   
                     l.
                  
                   or
                   better
                   .
                
                 
                   Neere
                   unto
                   this
                   Schoole
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   thereof
                   ,
                   
                   was
                   (
                   of
                   old
                   time
                   )
                   a
                   great
                   and
                   high
                   Clochier
                   ,
                   or
                   Bell-house
                   ,
                   foure
                   square
                   ,
                   builded
                   of
                   stone
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   a
                   most
                   strong
                   frame
                   of
                   timber
                   ,
                   with
                   foure
                   Bels
                   ,
                   the
                   greatest
                   that
                   I
                   have
                   heard
                   ;
                   these
                   were
                   called
                   Iesus
                   Bels
                   ,
                   and
                   belonged
                   to
                   Iesus
                   Chappell
                   ,
                   but
                   I
                   know
                   not
                   by
                   whose
                   gift
                   .
                   The
                   same
                   had
                   a
                   great
                   spire
                   of
                   timber
                   ,
                   covered
                   with
                   Lead
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Image
                   of
                   Saint
                   Paul
                   on
                   the
                   top
                   ,
                   but
                   was
                   pulled
                   downe
                   by
                   Sir
                   
                     Miles
                     Partridge
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   reigne
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   eighth
                   .
                   The
                   common
                   speech
                   then
                   was
                   ,
                   that
                   hee
                   did
                   set
                   one
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   upon
                   a
                   cast
                   at
                   Dice
                   against
                   it
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   wonne
                   the
                   said
                   Clochier
                   &
                   Bels
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   :
                   and
                   then
                   causing
                   the
                   Bels
                   to
                   be
                   broken
                   as
                   they
                   hung
                   ,
                   the
                   rest
                   was
                   pulled
                   downe
                   .
                   This
                   man
                   was
                   afterward
                   executed
                   on
                   the
                   Tower
                   hill
                   ,
                   for
                   matters
                   concerning
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Summerset
                   ,
                   the
                   fifth
                   of
                   Edward
                   the
                   sixth
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   place
                   of
                   this
                   Clochier
                   ,
                   of
                   old
                   time
                   ,
                   the
                   common
                   Bell
                   of
                   the
                   Citie
                   was
                   used
                   to
                   be
                   rung
                   ,
                   
                   for
                   the
                   assembly
                   of
                   the
                   Citizens
                   to
                   their
                   Folke-motes
                   ,
                   as
                   I
                   have
                   before
                   shewed
                   .
                
                 
                   About
                   the
                   middest
                   of
                   this
                   Church-yard
                   ,
                   
                   is
                   a
                   Pulpit-crosse
                   of
                   timber
                   ,
                   mounted
                   upon
                   steps
                   of
                   stone
                   ,
                   and
                   covered
                   with
                   Lead
                   ,
                   in
                   which
                   are
                   Sermons
                   preached
                   by
                   learned
                   Divines
                   ,
                   every
                   Sunday
                   in
                   the
                   fore-noone
                   .
                   The
                   very
                   antiquity
                   of
                   which
                   Crosse
                   is
                   to
                   me
                   unknowne
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   read
                   ,
                   that
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1259.
                   
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   third
                   commanded
                   a
                   generall
                   Assembly
                   to
                   be
                   made
                   at
                   this
                   Crosse
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   in
                   proper
                   person
                   commanded
                   the
                   Maior
                   ,
                   that
                   on
                   the
                   next
                   day
                   following
                   ,
                   he
                   should
                   cause
                   to
                   be
                   sworne
                   before
                   the
                   Aldermen
                   ,
                   every
                   Stripling
                   ,
                   of
                   12.
                   yeeres
                   of
                   age
                   ,
                   or
                   upward
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   true
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   and
                   his
                   heires
                   ,
                   Kings
                   of
                   England
                   .
                
                 
                   Also
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1262.
                   the
                   same
                   King
                   caused
                   to
                   be
                   read
                   at
                   Pauls
                   Crosse
                   ,
                   a
                   Bull
                   ,
                   obtained
                   from
                   Pope
                   Vrban
                   the
                   fourth
                   ,
                   as
                   an
                   absolution
                   for
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   for
                   all
                   that
                   were
                   sworne
                   to
                   maintaine
                   the
                   Articles
                   made
                   in
                   Parliament
                   at
                   Oxford
                   .
                
                 
                   Also
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1299.
                   the
                   Deane
                   of
                   Pauls
                   accursed
                   ,
                   at
                   Pauls
                   Crosse
                   ,
                   all
                   those
                   which
                   had
                   searched
                   in
                   the
                   Church
                   of
                   S.
                   Martin
                   in
                   the
                   field
                   ,
                   for
                   an
                   hoord
                   of
                   gold
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   This
                   Pulpit-crosse
                   was
                   by
                   tempest
                   of
                   lightning
                   and
                   thunder
                   ,
                   defaced
                   .
                   
                     Thomas
                     Kempe
                  
                   ,
                   Bishop
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   new
                   builded
                   it
                   ,
                   in
                   forme
                   as
                   it
                   now
                   standeth
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   yeere
                   1561.
                   the
                   fourth
                   of
                   Iune
                   ,
                   betwixt
                   the
                   houres
                   of
                   three
                   and
                   foure
                   of
                   the
                   clocke
                   in
                   the
                   afternoon
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   great
                   spire
                   of
                   the
                   steeple
                   of
                   S.
                   Pauls
                   Church
                   ,
                   was
                   fired
                   by
                   lightning
                   ,
                   which
                   brake
                   forth
                   (
                   as
                   it
                   seemed
                   )
                   two
                   or
                   three
                   yards
                   beneath
                   the
                   foot
                   of
                   the
                   Crosse
                   ,
                   and
                   from
                   thence
                   it
                   burnt
                   downeward
                   the
                   spire
                   to
                   the
                   battlements
                   ,
                   stone-worke
                   ,
                   and
                   Bels
                   ,
                   so
                   furiously
                   ,
                   that
                   within
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   4
                   ▪
                   houres
                   ,
                   the
                   same
                   steeple
                   ,
                   with
                   all
                   the
                   roofes
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   ,
                   were
                   consumed
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   great
                   sorrow
                   and
                   perpetuall
                   remembrance
                   of
                   the
                   beholders
                   .
                   After
                   this
                   mischance
                   ,
                   the
                   Queenes
                   Majestie
                   directed
                   her
                   Letters
                   to
                   the
                   Maior
                   ,
                   
                   willing
                   him
                   to
                   take
                   order
                   for
                   speedy
                   repairing
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   :
                   And
                   she
                   ,
                   of
                   her
                   gracious
                   disposition
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   furtherance
                   thereof
                   ,
                   did
                   presently
                   give
                   and
                   deliver
                   in
                   gold
                   ,
                   
                   one
                   thousand
                   Markes
                   ;
                   with
                   a
                   warrant
                   for
                   a
                   thousand
                   Loads
                   of
                   Timber
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   taken
                   out
                   of
                   her
                   Woods
                   ,
                   or
                   else-where
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Citizens
                   also
                   gave
                   first
                   a
                   great
                   benevolence
                   ,
                   and
                   after
                   that
                   three
                   Fifteenes
                   to
                   be
                   speedily
                   paid
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Clergie
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   within
                   the
                   Province
                   of
                   Canturbury
                   ,
                   
                   granted
                   the
                   fortieth
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   value
                   of
                   their
                   Benefices
                   ,
                   charged
                   with
                   first
                   fruits
                   ;
                   the
                   thirtieth
                   part
                   of
                   such
                   as
                   were
                   not
                   so
                   charged
                   ;
                   but
                   the
                   Clergie
                   of
                   London
                   Dioces
                   ,
                   granted
                   the
                   thirtieth
                   part
                   of
                   all
                   that
                   payed
                   first
                   fruits
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   twentieth
                   part
                   of
                   such
                   as
                   had
                   paid
                   their
                   fruits
                   .
                
                 
                   Six
                   Citizens
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   two
                   Petie
                   Canons
                   of
                   Pauls
                   Church
                   ,
                   had
                   charge
                   to
                   further
                   and
                   oversee
                   the
                   worke
                   ,
                   wherin
                   such
                   expedition
                   was
                   used
                   ,
                   that
                   within
                   one
                   Moneth
                   next
                   following
                   the
                   burning
                   thereof
                   ,
                   the
                   Church
                   was
                   covered
                   
                   with
                   boords
                   and
                   lead
                   ,
                   in
                   manner
                   of
                   a
                   false
                   roofe
                   against
                   the
                   weather
                   ,
                   and
                   before
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   yeere
                   ,
                   all
                   the
                   said
                   Iles
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   were
                   framed
                   out
                   of
                   new
                   timber
                   ,
                   covered
                   with
                   lead
                   ,
                   and
                   fully
                   finised
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   same
                   yeere
                   also
                   ,
                   the
                   great
                   roofes
                   of
                   the
                   West
                   and
                   East
                   ends
                   were
                   framed
                   out
                   of
                   great
                   timber
                   in
                   Yorkshire
                   ,
                   brought
                   thence
                   to
                   London
                   by
                   Sea
                   ,
                   and
                   set
                   up
                   ,
                   and
                   covered
                   with
                   lead
                   ,
                   the
                   North
                   and
                   South
                   ends
                   were
                   framed
                   of
                   timber
                   ,
                   and
                   covered
                   with
                   lead
                   ,
                   before
                   
                     April
                     ,
                     1566.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Concerning
                   the
                   Steeple
                   ,
                   divers
                   models
                   were
                   devised
                   and
                   made
                   ,
                   but
                   little
                   else
                   was
                   done
                   ,
                   through
                   whose
                   default
                   God
                   knoweth
                   :
                   it
                   was
                   said
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   money
                   appointed
                   for
                   the
                   new
                   building
                   of
                   the
                   Steeple
                   ,
                   was
                   collected
                   .
                
                 
                   Monuments
                   in
                   this
                   Church
                   ,
                   be
                   these
                   :
                
                 
                   First
                   ,
                   
                   as
                   I
                   read
                   of
                   Erkenwalde
                   ,
                   Bishop
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   buried
                   in
                   the
                   old
                   Church
                   ,
                   about
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   Christ
                   ,
                   700.
                   whose
                   body
                   was
                   translated
                   into
                   the
                   new
                   work
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1140.
                   being
                   richly
                   shrined
                   ,
                   above
                   the
                   Quire
                   ,
                   behinde
                   the
                   high
                   Altar
                   .
                
                 
                   Sebba
                   ,
                   or
                   Seba
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   the
                   East
                   Saxons
                   ,
                   was
                   first
                   buried
                   in
                   the
                   old
                   Church
                   ,
                   afterward
                   removed
                   into
                   the
                   new
                   ,
                   and
                   laid
                   in
                   a
                   coffin
                   of
                   stone
                   ,
                   or
                   gray
                   Marble
                   ,
                   having
                   this
                   Inscription
                   hanging
                   by
                   it
                   :
                
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Sebba
                   ,
                   
                   Rex
                   orientalium
                   Saxonū
                   ,
                   qui
                   conversus
                   fuit
                   ad
                   fidem
                   per
                   Erkenwaldum
                   ,
                   Londonens
                   .
                   Episcopum
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Christi
                   ,
                   677.
                   
                   Vir
                   multum
                   Deo
                   devotus
                   ,
                   actibus
                   religiosis
                   ,
                   crebris
                   precibus
                   ,
                   &
                   piis
                   Eleemosynarum
                   fructibus
                   plurimum
                   intentus
                   ,
                   vitam
                   privatam
                   &
                   Monasticam
                   cunctis
                   Regni
                   divitiis
                   &
                   honoribus
                   praeferens
                   .
                   Qui
                   cum
                   regnasset
                   Ann.
                   30.
                   habitum
                   Religiosum
                   accepit
                   ,
                   per
                   benedictionem
                   Waltheri
                   Londinensis
                   Antistitis
                   ,
                   qui
                   praefato
                   Erkenwaldo
                   successit
                   .
                   De
                   quo
                   Venerabilis
                   Beda
                   ,
                   in
                   Historia
                   Gentis
                   Anglorum
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   Ethelred
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   the
                   West
                   Saxons
                   ,
                   was
                   like
                   wise
                   buried
                   in
                   the
                   old
                   Church
                   ,
                   and
                   after
                   removed
                   ,
                   lying
                   next
                   unto
                   King
                   Sebba
                   ,
                   and
                   this
                   Inscription
                   fastned
                   by
                   him
                   :
                
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Ethelredus
                   ,
                   Anglorum
                   Rex
                   ,
                   filius
                   Edgari
                   Regis
                   ,
                   
                   cui
                   in
                   die
                   consecrationis
                   hic
                   post
                   impositam
                   Coronam
                   ,
                   
                   fertur
                   S.
                   Dunstanus
                   Cantuar.
                   Archiepiscopus
                   dira
                   praedixisse
                   his
                   verbis
                   :
                   Quoniam
                   aspirasti
                   ad
                   Regnum
                   per
                   mortem
                   fratris
                   tui
                   ,
                   in
                   cujus
                   sanguine
                   conspiraverunt
                   Angli
                   ,
                   cum
                   ignominiosa
                   Matre
                   tui
                   :
                   Non
                   deficiet
                   Gladius
                   de
                   domo
                   tua
                   ,
                   saeviens
                   in
                   te
                   omnibus
                   vitae
                   tuae
                   ,
                   interficiens
                   de
                   semine
                   tuo
                   ,
                   quousque
                   Regnum
                   tuum
                   transferatur
                   in
                   Regnum
                   alienum
                   ,
                   cujus
                   ritum
                   &
                   linguam
                   ,
                   gens
                   cui
                   praesides
                   non
                   novit
                   ;
                   nec
                   expiabitur
                   ,
                   nisi
                   longa
                   vindicta
                   peccatum
                   tuum
                   ,
                   &
                   peccatum
                   Matris
                   tuae
                   ,
                   &
                   peccata
                   virorum
                   ,
                   qui
                   interfuêre
                   consilio
                   illius
                   nequam
                   .
                   Quae
                   sicut
                   à
                   viro
                   sancto
                   praedicta
                   erant
                   ,
                   evenerunt
                   :
                   Nam
                   Ethelredus
                   variis
                   praeliis
                   per
                   Suanū
                   Danorum
                   Regem
                   ,
                   filiumque
                   suum
                   Canutū
                   fatigatus
                   &
                   fugatus
                   ,
                   ac
                   tandem
                   Londini
                   arcta
                   obsidione
                   conclusus
                   ,
                   miserè
                   diem
                   obiit
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Dominicae
                   Incarnationis
                   ,
                   1017.
                   postquam
                   Annis
                   36.
                   in
                   magna
                   tribulatione
                   regnasset
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Norman
                  
                   ,
                   Bishop
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   reignes
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   ,
                   
                     Edward
                     the
                     Confessor
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     William
                     the
                     Conqueror
                  
                   ,
                   deceased
                   
                     Anno
                     1070.
                  
                   and
                   was
                   after
                   newly
                   buried
                   in
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Epitaph
                   or
                   Memory
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Gulielmo
                     ,
                     viro
                     sapientia
                     &
                     vitae
                     sanctitate
                     claro
                     ,
                     
                     qui
                     primùm
                     Edwardo
                     Regi
                     &
                     Confessori
                     familiaris
                     ,
                     nuper
                     in
                     Episcopum
                     Londinensem
                     erectus
                     ;
                     nec
                     multò
                     pòst
                     apud
                     invictissimum
                     Principem
                     Guilielmū
                     Angliae
                     Regem
                     ejus
                     nominis
                     primum
                     :
                     Ob
                     prudentiam
                     ,
                     fidemque
                     singularem
                     ,
                     in
                     Concilium
                     adhibitus
                     ;
                     Amplissima
                     tunc
                     urbi
                     celeberrimae
                     privilegia
                     ab
                     eodem
                     impetravit
                     :
                     Senatus
                     populusque
                     Londinensis
                     bene
                     merenti
                     posuit
                     .
                     Sedit
                     Episcopus
                     Annos
                     20.
                     
                     Decessit
                     Anno
                     à
                     Christo
                     nato
                     ,
                     1070.
                     
                  
                   
                     Haec
                     tibi
                     (
                     clare
                     Pater
                     )
                  
                   
                     posuerunt
                     Marmora
                     Cives
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Praemia
                     non
                     meritis
                  
                   
                     aequiparanda
                     tuis
                     .
                  
                   
                     Namque
                     sibi
                     populus
                  
                   
                     te
                     Londoniensis
                     amicum
                  
                   
                     Sensit
                     ,
                     &
                     huic
                     urbi
                  
                   
                     non
                     leve
                     praesidium
                     .
                  
                   
                     Reddita
                     libertas
                     duce
                  
                   
                     te
                     ,
                     donataque
                     multis
                     :
                  
                   
                   
                     Te
                     duce
                     ,
                     res
                     fuerat
                  
                   
                     publica
                     muneribus
                     .
                  
                   
                     Divitias
                     ,
                     genus
                     ,
                     &
                     formam
                  
                   
                     brevis
                     opprimat
                     hora
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Haec
                     tua
                     sed
                     pietas
                  
                   
                     &
                     benefacta
                     manent
                     .
                  
                   
                     To
                     Wiliam
                     ,
                     a
                     man
                     famous
                     in
                     wisedome
                     and
                     holinesse
                     of
                     life
                     ,
                     who
                     first
                     with
                     S.
                     Edward
                     the
                     King
                     and
                     Confessor
                     being
                     familiar
                     ,
                     of
                     late
                     preferred
                     to
                     be
                     Bishop
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     and
                     not
                     long
                     after
                     (
                     for
                     his
                     prudencie
                     and
                     sincere
                     fidelity
                     )
                     admitted
                     to
                     be
                     of
                     Councell
                     with
                     the
                     most
                     victorious
                     Prince
                     ,
                     William
                     ,
                     King
                     of
                     England
                     ,
                     of
                     that
                     name
                     the
                     first
                     ,
                     who
                     obtained
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     ,
                     great
                     and
                     large
                     priviledges
                     to
                     this
                     famous
                     Citie
                     .
                     The
                     Senate
                     and
                     Citizens
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     to
                     him
                     ,
                     having
                     well
                     deserved
                     ,
                     have
                     made
                     this
                     .
                     Hee
                     continued
                     Bishop
                     twenty
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     and
                     dyed
                     in
                     the
                     yeere
                     after
                     Christs
                     Nativity
                     ,
                     1070.
                     
                  
                   
                     These
                     Marble
                     Monuments
                     to
                     thee
                  
                   
                     thy
                     Citizens
                     assigne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Rewards
                     (
                     O
                     Father
                     )
                     far
                     unfit
                  
                   
                     to
                     those
                     deserts
                     of
                     thine
                     .
                  
                   
                     Thee
                     unto
                     them
                     a
                     faithfull
                     friend
                  
                   
                     thy
                     London
                     people
                     found
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     to
                     this
                     Towne
                     ,
                     of
                     no
                     small
                     weight
                     ,
                  
                   
                     a
                     stay
                     both
                     sure
                     and
                     sound
                     .
                  
                   
                     Their
                     Liberties
                     restor'd
                     to
                     them
                     ,
                  
                   
                     by
                     meanes
                     of
                     thee
                     have
                     beene
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Their
                     Publike
                     weale
                     by
                     meanes
                     of
                     thee
                     ,
                  
                   
                     large
                     gifts
                     have
                     felt
                     and
                     found
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Riches
                     ,
                     Stocke
                     ,
                     and
                     beauty
                     brave
                     ,
                  
                   
                     one
                     houre
                     hath
                     them
                     supprest
                     :
                  
                   
                     Yet
                     these
                     thy
                     vertues
                     and
                     good
                     deeds
                     ,
                  
                   
                     with
                     us
                     (
                     for
                     ever
                     )
                     rest
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   the
                   Aldermen
                   his
                   brethren
                   ,
                   upon
                   those
                   solemne
                   dayes
                   of
                   their
                   resort
                   to
                   Pauls
                   ,
                   have
                   long
                   time
                   used
                   to
                   walke
                   to
                   the
                   Grave-stone
                   ,
                   where
                   this
                   Bishop
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   ,
                   in
                   remembrance
                   of
                   their
                   former
                   priviledges
                   by
                   him
                   obtained
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   now
                   of
                   late
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   there
                   is
                   an
                   Inscription
                   fastned
                   to
                   that
                   Pillar
                   which
                   is
                   next
                   his
                   Grave
                   ;
                   
                   termed
                   ,
                   
                     The
                     revivali
                     of
                     a
                     most
                     worthy
                     Prela●es
                     remembrance
                     :
                  
                   There
                   erected
                   at
                   the
                   sole
                   cost
                   and
                   charges
                   of
                   the
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   and
                   worthily
                   affected
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Edward
                     Barkham
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   of
                   the
                   Citie
                   of
                   
                     London
                     ,
                     Anno
                     1622.
                  
                   speaking
                   thus
                   to
                   the
                   walkers
                   in
                   Pauls
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Walkers
                     ,
                  
                   
                     whosoere
                     ye
                     be
                     ,
                     
                  
                   
                     If
                     it
                     prove
                  
                   
                     you
                     chance
                     to
                     see
                  
                   
                     Vpon
                     a
                     solemne
                  
                   
                     Scarlet
                     day
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     Citie-Senate
                  
                   
                     passe
                     this
                     way
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Their
                     gratefull
                     Memory
                  
                   
                     for
                     to
                     show
                  
                   
                     Which
                     they
                     the
                  
                   
                     reverend
                     ashes
                     owe
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Bishop
                     Norman
                     ,
                  
                   
                     here
                     inhum'd
                     ,
                  
                   
                     By
                     whom
                     this
                     Citie
                  
                   
                     hath
                     assum'd
                  
                   
                     Large
                     proviledges
                     :
                  
                   
                     Those
                     obtain'd
                  
                   
                     By
                     him
                     ,
                     when
                  
                   
                     Conquerour
                     William
                     raign'd
                     :
                  
                   
                     This
                     being
                     by
                     thankfull
                  
                   
                     Barkham's
                     minde
                     renu'd
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Call
                     it
                     The
                     Monument
                  
                   
                     of
                     Gratitude
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Magister
                   Fulco
                   Lovell
                   ,
                   
                   quondam
                   Archidiaconus
                   Colcestriae
                   .
                   Floruit
                   sub
                   Henrico
                   3.
                   
                   Rege
                   .
                
                 
                   Hic
                   requiescit
                   in
                   Domino
                   Rogerus
                   cognonomento
                   Niger
                   ,
                   
                   quondam
                   Canonicus
                   hujus
                   Ecclesiae
                   S.
                   Pauli
                   :
                   Ac
                   deinde
                   in
                   Londinens
                   .
                   Episcopum
                   consecratus
                   Anno
                   Salutis
                   ,
                   1228.
                   vir
                   in
                   literatura
                   profundus
                   ,
                   moribus
                   honestus
                   ac
                   per
                   omnia
                   laudabilis
                   ,
                   Christianae
                   Religionis
                   amator
                   ,
                   ac
                   defensor
                   strenuus
                   .
                   Qui
                   cum
                   pastorale
                   Officium
                   vigilanter
                   &
                   studiosè
                   rexisset
                   Annis
                   14.
                   diem
                   suum
                   clausit
                   extremum
                   ,
                   apud
                   Manerium
                   suum
                   de
                   Stebunheath
                   ,
                   3.
                   
                   Calend.
                   Octob.
                   An.
                   Christi
                   ,
                   1241.
                   
                   Regnante
                   Rege
                   Henrico
                   3.
                   
                
                 
                   Contigit
                   his
                   diebus
                   ,
                   dum
                   Episcopus
                   iste
                   Rogerus
                   in
                   hac
                   Ecclesia
                   ante
                   majus
                   Altare
                   staret
                   infulatus
                   ad
                   celebrandum
                   divina
                   ,
                   quod
                   tanta
                   in
                   aëre
                   facta
                   est
                   nubium
                   densitas
                   ,
                   ut
                   vix
                   alterum
                   discernere
                   possit
                   ,
                   quam
                   confestim
                   secuta
                   est
                   tonitrui
                   horribilis
                   concussio
                   ,
                   cum
                   tanta
                   fulminis
                   coruscatione
                   ,
                   ac
                   faetore
                   intolerabili
                   ,
                   ut
                   omnes
                   qui
                   aderunt
                   rapidè
                   fugientes
                   ,
                   nihil
                   verius
                   quàm
                   mortem
                   expectarent
                   .
                   Solus
                   Episcopus
                   cum
                   uno
                   Diacono
                   remansit
                   intrepidus
                   .
                   Aëre
                   tandem
                   purgato
                   ,
                   Episcopus
                   residuum
                   rei
                   divinae
                   explevit
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Epitaphium
                   ejus
                   super
                   Tumulo
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Ecclesiae
                     quondam
                  
                   
                     Praesul
                     praesentis
                     ,
                     in
                     Anno
                  
                   
                     M.
                     bis
                     C.
                     quater
                     X.
                  
                   
                     jacet
                     hic
                     Rogerus
                     humatus
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hujus
                     erat
                     manibus
                  
                   
                     Domino
                     locus
                     iste
                     dicatus
                     :
                  
                   
                     Christe
                     suis
                     precibus
                  
                   
                     veniam
                     des
                     ,
                     tolle
                     reatus
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hic
                     infra
                     jacet
                     corpus
                     Magistri
                     Thomae
                     de
                     Evre
                     ,
                     
                     Legum
                     Doctoris
                     ,
                     istius
                     Ecclesiae
                     S.
                     Pauli
                     quondam
                     Decani
                     ,
                     qui
                     die
                     nono
                     Mensis
                     Octobris
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Domino
                     Millesimo
                     ,
                     quadringentesimo
                     ,
                     &
                     sui
                     Decanatus
                     Anno
                     12.
                     diem
                     suum
                     clausit
                     extremum
                     .
                     Cuius
                     animae
                     propitietur
                     Deus
                     ,
                     Amen
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hic
                     in
                     Domino
                     obdormivit
                     Iohannes
                     Gandavensis
                     ,
                     
                     vulgò
                     de
                     Gaunt
                     ,
                     à
                     Gandavo
                     Plandriae
                     urbe
                     loco
                     natali
                     ,
                     ita
                     denominatus
                     ,
                     Edwardi
                     3.
                     
                     Regis
                     Angliae
                     filius
                     ,
                     à
                     patre
                     Comitis
                     Richmondiae
                     titulo
                     ornatus
                     .
                     Tres
                     sibi
                     uxores
                     in
                     Matrimonio
                     daxit
                     :
                     Primam
                     ,
                     Blancham
                     ,
                     filiam
                     &
                     haeredem
                     Henrici
                     ,
                     Ducis
                     Lancastriae
                     ,
                     per
                     quem
                     amplissimam
                     adiit
                     haereditatem
                     :
                     Nec
                     solum
                     Dux
                     Lancastriae
                     ,
                     sed
                     etiam
                     Leicestriae
                     ,
                     Lincolniae
                     ,
                     &
                     Derbiae
                     Comes
                     effectus
                     :
                     E●cuius
                     sobole
                     Imperatores
                     ,
                     Reges
                     ,
                     Principes
                     ,
                     &
                     Proceres
                     propagati
                     sunt
                     plurini
                     .
                     Alteram
                     habuit
                     uxorem
                     Constantiam
                     (
                     quae
                     hic
                     contumelatur
                     )
                     filiam
                     &
                     haeredem
                     Petri
                     ,
                     Regis
                     Castiliae
                     &
                     Legionis
                     ,
                     cuius
                     iure
                     optimo
                     titulo
                     Regis
                     Castiliae
                     &
                     Legionis
                     usus
                     est
                     .
                     Haec
                     unicam
                     illi
                     peperit
                     filiam
                     Katharinam
                     ,
                     ex
                     qua
                     ab
                     Henrico
                     Reges
                     Hispaniae
                     sunt
                     propagati
                     .
                     Tertiam
                     vero
                     uxorem
                     duxit
                     Katharinā
                     ,
                     ex
                     Equestri
                     Familia
                     ,
                     &
                     eximia
                     pulchritudine
                     foeminam
                     ,
                     ex
                     qua
                     numerosam
                     suscepit
                     prolem
                     :
                     unde
                     genus
                     ex
                     Matre
                     duxit
                     Henricus
                     7.
                     
                     Rex
                     Angliae
                     prudentissimus
                     ,
                     cuius
                     foe
                     licissimo
                     coniugio
                     cum
                     Edwardi
                     4.
                     filia
                     ,
                     è
                     stirpe
                     Eboracensi
                     ,
                     Regiae
                     illae
                     Lancastriensium
                     &
                     Eboracensium
                     Familiae
                     ,
                     ad
                     exoptatissimam
                     Angliae
                     pacem
                     coaluerunt
                     .
                  
                   
                     Illustrissimus
                     hic
                     Princeps
                     ,
                     cognomento
                     Plantagenet
                     ,
                     Rex
                     Castiliae
                     &
                     Legionis
                     ,
                     Dux
                     Lancastriae
                     ,
                     Comes
                     Richmondiae
                     ,
                     Leicestriae
                     ,
                     Lincolniae
                     &
                     Derbiae
                     ,
                     Locumtenens
                     Aquitaniae
                     ,
                     Magnus
                     Senescallus
                     Angliae
                     ,
                     Obiit
                     Anno
                     22.
                     
                     Regni
                     Regis
                     Richardi
                     2.
                     
                     Annoque
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1399.
                     
                  
                   
                     Hic
                     requiescit
                     Simon
                     Burley
                     ,
                     
                     Banerettus
                     ,
                     Quinque
                     Portuum
                     Praefectus
                     ,
                     Ordinis
                     Garterii
                     Miles
                     ,
                     &
                     Richardo
                     2.
                     
                     Consiliarius
                     longè
                     charissimus
                     .
                     Connubio
                     sibi
                     coniunctas
                     habuit
                     ex
                     amplissimis
                     Familiis
                     duas
                     uxores
                     :
                     alteram
                     Staffordiae
                     ,
                     alteram
                     Baronis
                     de
                     Roos
                     filiam
                     .
                     Ver●
                     difficilimo
                     illo
                     tempore
                     ,
                     cum
                     inter
                     Angliae
                     proceres
                     omnia
                     sub
                     iuvene
                     Principe
                     simultatibus
                     agitarentur
                     ,
                     in
                     tantū
                     nōnullorū
                     odium
                     incurrit
                     ,
                     ut
                     Parliamentaria
                     authoritate
                     capite
                     plect●●etur
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1388.
                     
                     Posteri
                     autem
                     eadem
                     postea
                     authoritate
                     sub
                     Rege
                     Henrico
                     quarto
                     sunt
                     restituti
                     .
                     Obiit
                     Anno
                     Salutis
                     ,
                     1398.
                     
                  
                   
                     Per
                     versus
                     patet
                     hos
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Anglorum
                     qui
                     jacet
                     hic
                     flos
                     ,
                     
                  
                   
                     Legum
                     qui
                     tuta
                  
                   
                     dictavit
                     vera
                     statuta
                     :
                  
                   
                     Ex
                     Hengham
                     dictus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Radulphus
                     vir
                     benedictus
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Anno
                   1308.
                   
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   North
                   Walke
                   ,
                   against
                   the
                   Quire
                   ,
                   lye
                   all
                   these
                   buried
                   :
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Poultney
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   ,
                   Draper
                   ,
                   and
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1348.
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   in
                   a
                   faire
                   Chappell
                   ,
                   builded
                   by
                   himselfe
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   of
                   Pauls
                   Quire
                   ,
                   wherein
                   he
                   founded
                   3.
                   
                   Chaplaines
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Hamond
                     Chickwell
                  
                   ,
                   six
                   times
                   L.
                   Maior
                   of
                   
                     London
                     ,
                     1328.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Henry
                     Guildford
                  
                   ,
                   Clarke
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   Altar
                   of
                   the
                   Apostles
                   ,
                   1313.
                   
                
                 
                   Richard
                   Newport
                   ,
                   
                     Bishop
                     of
                  
                   London
                   ,
                   1318.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Chatesleshunt
                  
                   ,
                   Canon
                   in
                   the
                   New
                   Worke
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   a
                   Chauntrie
                   there
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Nicholas
                     Wokendon
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   Altar
                   of
                   S.
                   Thomas
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   new
                   Worke
                   ,
                   1323.
                   
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Cheshul
                   ,
                   
                     Bishop
                     of
                  
                   London
                   ,
                   1279.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Robert
                     Monden
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Iohn
                     Monden
                  
                   ,
                   his
                   brother
                   ,
                   both
                   Canons
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   New
                   Worke
                   ,
                   1332.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Richard
                     de
                     Plesseys
                  
                   lyeth
                   in
                   the
                   North
                   Walke
                   ,
                   just
                   before
                   S.
                   Georges
                   Chappel
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     1361.
                  
                   
                
                 
                 
                   
                     William
                     Melford
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Richard
                     de
                     Placito
                  
                   ,
                   both
                   Archdeacons
                   of
                   
                     Colchester
                     ,
                     1345.
                  
                   lye
                   buried
                   before
                   Saint
                   Thomas
                   Chappell
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Adam
                     de
                     Burie
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   of
                   London
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1364.
                   lyes
                   buried
                   in
                   a
                   Chappell
                   of
                   S.
                   
                     Mary
                     Magdalen
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   Holy
                   Ghost
                   ,
                   called
                   
                     Holmes
                     Colledge
                  
                   ,
                   because
                   
                     Roger
                     Holmes
                  
                   ,
                   Chancellour
                   and
                   Prebend
                   of
                   Pauls
                   ,
                   was
                   there
                   buried
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1400.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   Dutchesse
                   of
                   Bedford
                   ,
                   Sister
                   to
                   Philip
                   ,
                   Duke
                   of
                   
                     Burgundy
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1433.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Robert
                   Fitz-Hugh
                   ,
                   
                   
                     Bishop
                     of
                  
                   London
                   ,
                   Anno
                   ,
                   1435.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Perpetuae
                   pietati
                   Sacrum
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Guil.
                     Herberto
                     ,
                     Pembrochiae
                     Comiti
                     ,
                     Equiti
                     Aurato
                     ,
                     
                     praenobilis
                     ordinis
                     Anglici
                     .
                     Hen.
                     8.
                     à
                     Cubiculis
                     :
                     Edwardi
                     6.
                     R.
                     Equitum
                     Magistro
                     :
                     Walliae
                     Praesidi
                     :
                     Tumultu
                     Occidentali
                     cum
                     Russello
                     &
                     Grayo
                     Baronibus
                     paribus
                     auspiciis
                     summae
                     rerum
                     praeposito
                     :
                     Maria
                     Reginae
                     contra
                     perduelles
                     ac
                     expeditione
                     ad
                     Augustam
                     Veromanduorum
                     bis
                     totius
                     exercitus
                     duci
                     :
                     bis
                     summo
                     in
                     agro
                     Caletum
                     limitum
                     Praefecto
                     :
                     Elizabethae
                     Reginae
                     Officiorum
                     seu
                     magno
                     Regiae
                     Magistro
                     .
                     Pariter
                     &
                     Dominae
                     Annae
                     ex
                     vetustae
                     Parorum
                     gente
                     oriundae
                     ,
                     Sorori
                     Katharinae
                     Reginae
                     ,
                     Hen.
                     8.
                     
                     R.
                     sexto
                     matrimonio
                     conjunctae
                     ,
                     ac
                     Marchionis
                     Northhamptionii
                     ,
                     prudentissimae
                     Feminae
                     ,
                     pietatis
                     ,
                     religionis
                     ,
                     probitatis
                     ,
                     omnisque
                     Avitae
                     virtutis
                     retinentissimae
                     fidis
                     Comitis
                     conjugi
                     .
                     Secunda
                     conjuge
                     superstite
                     ,
                     Georgio
                     Salopiae
                     Comite
                     genita
                     ,
                     insigni
                     praeter
                     antiquum
                     Nobilitatis
                     Decus
                     ,
                     uirtute
                     femina
                     .
                  
                   
                     Liberis
                     relictis
                     ex
                     prima
                     
                       
                         Henrico
                         Pembr
                      
                       
                         Comiti
                         .
                      
                       
                         Edwardo
                         Equiti
                         Aurato
                         .
                      
                       
                         Domina
                         Anna
                         ,
                         Bar.
                         
                      
                       
                         Talbot
                         nupta
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     Henr.
                     F.
                     ac
                     Comes
                     P.
                     P.
                     Chatis
                     .
                     sibi
                     ac
                     suis
                     P.
                     
                  
                   
                     Obiit
                     
                       
                         Aetatis
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Salutis
                         ,
                         
                           
                             Anno
                             
                               
                                 63.
                                 
                              
                               
                                 1569.
                                 
                              
                            
                          
                        
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     Si
                     quis
                     erat
                     prude●s
                  
                   
                     unquam
                     fidusque
                     Senator
                     ,
                     
                  
                   
                     Si
                     quis
                     erat
                     Patriae
                  
                   
                     charus
                     amansque
                     suae
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Si
                     quis
                     ad
                     externas
                  
                   
                     Legatus
                     idoneus
                     oras
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Si
                     cui
                     justitiae
                  
                   
                     cura
                     bonique
                     suit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Is
                     Masonus
                     erat
                     ,
                  
                   
                     sit
                     tota
                     Britannia
                     testis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Testis
                     amor
                     Procerum
                     ,
                  
                   
                     sit
                     populique
                     favor
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Tempore
                     quinque
                     suo
                     ,
                  
                   
                     reguantes
                     ordine
                     vidit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Ho●●●
                     à
                     Consiliis
                  
                   
                     quacuor
                     ille
                     fuit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Tres
                     &
                     sex
                     decies
                  
                   
                     vixit
                     non
                     amplius
                     annos
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Hic
                     tegitur
                     corpus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     spiritus
                     astra
                     tenet
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hunc
                     Tumulum
                     Conjux
                  
                   
                     posuit
                     dilecta
                     marito
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Quemque
                     viro
                     posuit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     destinat
                     ipsa
                     sibi
                     .
                  
                   
                     Triste
                     Nepos
                     Carmen
                     ,
                  
                   
                     quem
                     fecit
                     adoptio
                     natum
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Tum
                     Patris
                     inscripsit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     tum
                     Patrui
                     Tumulo
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Obiit
                   Anno
                   ,
                   1566.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Alexandro
                     Nowello
                     ,
                     
                     Lancastriensi
                     ,
                     prisca
                     Nowellorum
                     gente
                     oriundo
                     ,
                     Theologiae
                     Doctori
                     ,
                     Aedis
                     S.
                     Pauli
                     Decano
                     ,
                     ad
                     exemplum
                     hospitali
                     ,
                     Rob.
                     Nowelli
                     ,
                     cujus
                     hic
                     cum
                     suis
                     miscentur
                     cineres
                     ,
                     Fratri
                     ,
                     &
                     opum
                     quae
                     sibi
                     jure
                     testamentario
                     cesserunt
                     ,
                     diribitori
                     pientissimo
                     .
                     Marianis
                     temporibus
                     propter
                     Christum
                     exulanti
                     :
                     Reducum●
                     .
                     verae
                     Religionis
                     ,
                     contra
                     Angliae
                     Papistas
                     duobus
                     Libris
                     assertori
                     primae
                     &
                     ultimae
                     quadragesimalis
                     Concionis
                     per
                     an
                     .
                     30.
                     p.
                     m.
                     continuos
                     ad
                     S.
                     Elizabetham
                     ,
                     summa
                     libertate
                     Praeconi
                     ;
                     Scholae
                     Middletonianae
                     Patrono
                     ;
                     Coll.
                     Aenei
                     Nasi
                     Oxonii
                     ,
                     ubi
                     ab
                     anno
                     aetatis
                     13.
                     
                     Annos
                     13.
                     studuit
                     ,
                     13.
                     studiosis
                     &
                     200.
                     
                     Libris
                     annuis
                     opera
                     ,
                     &
                     impensis
                     suis
                     ampliati
                     :
                     Praesidi
                     Scholae
                     Paulinae
                     plurimorum
                     bonorum
                     auctori
                     :
                     Pietatis
                     frequentissimis
                     Concionibus
                     &
                     triplici
                     Catechismo
                     propagatori
                     :
                     qui
                     publicum
                     se
                     in
                     utriusque
                     Academiae
                     ,
                     &
                     Ecclesiarum
                     exterarum
                     testimonium
                     ,
                     atque
                     aeternorum
                     Principum
                     Edwardi
                     6.
                     
                     &
                     Elizabethae
                     judicum
                     procerumque
                     provocavit
                     :
                     Pauperum
                     (
                     Literatorum
                     
                     praecipuè
                     )
                     nutritori
                     :
                     afflictorum
                     morbis
                     corporis
                     vel
                     animi
                     consolatori
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hoc
                     Sepulchrum
                     ob
                     munificentiam
                     &
                     merita
                     erga
                     Remp.
                     &
                     optimum
                     statum
                     Ecclesiae
                     suae
                     ab
                     eo
                     pervigili
                     administrat
                     .
                     redditum
                     ,
                     Exec.
                     O.
                     D.
                     S.
                     M.
                     Posuit
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Quam
                     speciosa
                     Vestigia
                  
                   
                     Evangelizantium
                     pacem
                     !
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Exul
                     quae
                     amisit
                  
                   
                     primaevo
                     flore
                     Nowellus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Foenore
                     centena
                  
                   
                     repperit
                     aucta
                     redux
                  
                   
                     Dat
                     Christus
                     ,
                     reddit
                  
                   
                     danti
                     longaevus
                     honores
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Reddenti
                     aeternos
                  
                   
                     gratia
                     dantis
                     habet
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Praeco
                     ,
                     Auctor
                     ,
                     Condus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Christo
                     ,
                     Colit
                     ,
                     Ampliat
                     ,
                     ornat
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Voce
                     ,
                     Libris
                     ,
                     Opibus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sabbatha
                     ,
                     Templa
                     ,
                     Schola
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Dans
                     ,
                     meditans
                     ,
                     orans
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Christi
                     expiravit
                     in
                     ulnis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sic
                     oritur
                     ,
                     floret
                     ,
                  
                   
                     demoriturque
                     Deo.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Sedit
                     
                       B.
                       R.
                       P.
                    
                     &
                     Ecclesiae
                     
                       P.
                       M.
                       42.
                    
                     
                     Nonagenarius
                     ,
                     cum
                     nec
                     animi
                     nec
                     corporis
                     occuli
                     caligarent
                     .
                     Obiit
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1601.
                     
                     Feb.
                     13.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Virtuti
                   &
                   Honori
                   Sacrum
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Franciscus
                     Walsinghamus
                     ,
                     
                     ortus
                     Familia
                     multis
                     seculis
                     illustri
                     ,
                     claritatem
                     generis
                     Nobilitate
                     ,
                     ingenii
                     praestantibusque
                     animi
                     dotibus
                     superavit
                     .
                     Puer
                     ,
                     ingenuè
                     domi
                     educatus
                     ,
                     generosis
                     moribus
                     artibusque
                     optimis
                     animum
                     excoluit
                     .
                     Adolescens
                     ,
                     peregrinatus
                     in
                     exteras
                     Regiones
                     ,
                     earum
                     Instituta
                     ,
                     Linguas
                     ,
                     Policiam
                     ,
                     ad
                     civilem
                     scientiam
                     reique
                     publicae
                     usum
                     didicit
                     .
                     Iuvenis
                     ,
                     exilium
                     Maria
                     regnante
                     subiit
                     voluntarium
                     Religionis
                     ergo
                     .
                     Serenissimae
                     Reginae
                     Elizabethae
                     ,
                     matura
                     jam
                     aetate
                     ,
                     Orator
                     fuit
                     apud
                     Gallum
                     ,
                     turbulentissimo
                     tempore
                     ,
                     annis
                     cōpluribus
                     :
                     rursum
                     bis
                     in
                     Galliā
                     ,
                     semel
                     in
                     Scotiam
                     ,
                     semel
                     in
                     Belgiam
                     ,
                     super
                     gravissimis
                     Principis
                     negotiis
                     Legatione
                     functus
                     est
                     :
                     eique
                     annis
                     sedecim
                     ab
                     intimis
                     Conciliis
                     &
                     secretis
                     fuit
                     ,
                     ac
                     triennium
                     Cantellarius
                     Ducatus
                     Lancastriae
                     .
                     Quibus
                     in
                     muneribus
                     tanta
                     cum
                     prudentia
                     ,
                     abstinentia
                     ,
                     munificentia
                     ,
                     moderatione
                     ,
                     pietate
                     ,
                     industria
                     &
                     sollicitudine
                     versatus
                     est
                     ;
                     ut
                     à
                     multis
                     periculis
                     Patriam
                     liberarit
                     ,
                     servarit
                     Rempublicam
                     ,
                     conformarit
                     pacem
                     ,
                     juvare
                     cunctos
                     studuerit
                     ,
                     imprimis
                     quos
                     doctrina
                     aut
                     bellica
                     virtus
                     commendarit
                     ,
                     seipsum
                     denique
                     neglexerit
                     ,
                     quo
                     prodisset
                     aliis
                     ,
                     eosque
                     valetudinis
                     &
                     facultatum
                     suarum
                     dispendio
                     sublevaret
                     .
                  
                   
                     In
                     Matrimonio
                     habuit
                     lectissimā
                     feminam
                     Vrsulam
                     ,
                     è
                     stirpe
                     S.
                     Barborum
                     ,
                     antiquae
                     Nobilivatis
                     :
                     E
                     quq
                     unicam
                     filiam
                     suscepit
                     ,
                     Franciscam
                     ,
                     
                       Philippo
                       Sydneio
                    
                     primùm
                     nuptam
                     :
                     deinde
                     honoratissimo
                     Comiti
                     Essexiae
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Obiit
                   Apr.
                   6.
                   1590.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Shall
                     Honour
                     ,
                     
                     Fame
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     Titles
                     of
                     renowne
                  
                   
                     In
                     clods
                     of
                     clay
                  
                   
                     be
                     thus
                     inclosed
                     still
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Rather
                     will
                     I
                     ,
                  
                   
                     though
                     wiser
                     wits
                     may
                     frowne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     For
                     to
                     inlarge
                     his
                     fame
                     ,
                  
                   
                     extend
                     my
                     skill
                     .
                  
                   
                     Right
                     gentle
                     Reader
                     ,
                  
                   
                     be
                     it
                     knowne
                     to
                     thee
                     ,
                  
                   
                     A
                     famous
                     Knight
                  
                   
                     doth
                     here
                     interred
                     lye
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Noble
                     by
                     birth
                     ,
                  
                   
                     renown'd
                     for
                     policie
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Confounding
                     foes
                     ,
                  
                   
                     which
                     wrought
                     our
                     jeopardy
                     .
                  
                   
                     In
                     forraine
                     Countries
                  
                   
                     their
                     intents
                     he
                     knew
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Such
                     was
                     his
                     zeale
                  
                   
                     to
                     doe
                     his
                     Countrie
                     good
                     ,
                  
                   
                     When
                     dangers
                     would
                  
                   
                     by
                     enemies
                     ensue
                     ,
                  
                   
                     As
                     well
                     as
                     they
                     themselves
                  
                   
                     he
                     understood
                     .
                  
                   
                     Lanch
                     forth
                     ye
                     Muses
                  
                   
                     into
                     streames
                     of
                     praise
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sing
                     and
                     sound
                     forth
                  
                   
                     praise-worthy
                     harmony
                     ;
                  
                   
                     In
                     England
                     Death
                  
                   
                     cut
                     off
                     his
                     dismall
                     dayes
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Not
                     wrong'd
                     by
                     death
                     ,
                  
                   
                     but
                     by
                     false
                     trechery
                     .
                  
                   
                     Grudge
                     not
                     at
                     this
                  
                   
                     unperfect
                     Epitaph
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Herein
                     I
                     have
                  
                   
                     exprest
                     my
                     simple
                     skill
                     ,
                  
                   
                     As
                     the
                     first
                     fruits
                  
                   
                     proceeding
                     from
                     a
                     graffe
                     ,
                  
                   
                   
                     Make
                     then
                     a
                     better
                  
                   
                     whosoever
                     will.
                  
                   
                     Disce
                     quid
                     es
                     ,
                     quid
                     eris
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Memor
                     esto
                     quod
                     morieris
                  
                   
                     E.
                     W.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     England
                     ,
                     
                     Netherland
                     ,
                     the
                  
                   
                     Heavens
                     and
                     the
                     Arts
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     Souldiers
                     and
                     the
                  
                   
                     World
                     have
                     made
                     sixe
                     parts
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Noble
                     Sidney
                     ,
                  
                   
                     for
                     none
                     will
                     suppose
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     a
                     small
                     heape
                     of
                  
                   
                     stones
                     can
                     Sidney
                     inclose
                     .
                  
                   
                     His
                     body
                     hath
                     England
                     ,
                  
                   
                     for
                     she
                     it
                     bred
                     .
                  
                   
                     Netherland
                     his
                     bloud
                     ,
                  
                   
                     in
                     her
                     defence
                     shed
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Heavens
                     have
                     his
                     Soule
                     ,
                  
                   
                     the
                     Arts
                     have
                     his
                     Fame
                     ;
                  
                   
                     All
                     Souldiers
                     the
                     griefe
                     :
                  
                   
                     the
                     VVorld
                     his
                     good
                     Name
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Robertus
                   Benn
                   ,
                   de
                   Newport
                   Cranley
                   ,
                   in
                   Comitatu
                   Surrey
                   ,
                   Generosus
                   .
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   decimo
                   die
                   mensis
                   Februarii
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Verbi
                   Incarnati
                   ,
                   1606.
                   
                   Cum
                   ante
                   annos
                   triginta
                   ,
                   in
                   vigore
                   scilicet
                   aetatis
                   suae
                   ,
                   mortis
                   non
                   immemor
                   ,
                   Sepulturae
                   sibi
                   locum
                   in
                   hac
                   Ecclesia
                   à
                   Decano
                   &
                   Capitulo
                   impetraverat
                   .
                   hanc
                   novissimam
                   &
                   ultimam
                   suam
                   voluntatem
                   ,
                   Elizabetha
                   Benn
                   ,
                   dilecta
                   Conjux
                   ejus
                   executa
                   est
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Veniet
                   iterum
                   qui
                   me
                   in
                   lucem
                   reponet
                   dies
                   .
                
                 
                   Ioannes
                   Wolleius
                   ,
                   Eques
                   Auratus
                   ,
                   Reginae
                   Elizabethae
                   à
                   Secretioribus
                   Conciliis
                   ,
                   Secretarius
                   Linguae
                   Latinae
                   ,
                   Cancellarius
                   Ordinis
                   Periscelidis
                   :
                   Doctrina
                   ,
                   Pietate
                   ,
                   Fide
                   ,
                   Gravitate
                   clarissimus
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Obiit
                   Anno
                   1595.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Wolleii
                     ,
                     
                     clarum
                     nomen
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Natusqüe
                     Paterque
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Ambo
                     Equites
                     ,
                     Natus
                  
                   
                     Franciscus
                     Patre
                     Ioanne
                     :
                  
                   
                     Clarus
                     ,
                     ut
                     haeredem
                  
                   
                     virtutis
                     ,
                     amoris
                     ,
                     honoris
                  
                   
                     Praestaret
                     ,
                     Monumenta
                     sibi
                  
                   
                     haec
                     ,
                     &
                     utrique
                     Parenti
                  
                   
                     Constituit
                     ,
                     generis
                     ,
                     qui
                  
                   
                     nominis
                     ,
                     unicus
                     haeres
                     :
                  
                   
                     Tam
                     citò
                     claros
                     est
                  
                   
                     defecisse
                     dolendum
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Ille
                     Pater
                     ,
                     lumen
                  
                   
                     literarum
                     Nobile
                     ,
                     sydus
                  
                   
                     Oxoniae
                     ,
                     ex
                     meritis
                  
                   
                     Reginae
                     accitus
                     Elizae
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vt
                     qui
                     à
                     Secretis
                     cum
                  
                   
                     scriberat
                     illa
                     Latinè
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Atque
                     à
                     Conciliis
                     cum
                  
                   
                     consultaret
                     in
                     Aula
                     ,
                  
                   
                     At
                     Periscelidis
                     qui
                  
                   
                     Cancellarius
                     esset
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Tantum
                     illo
                     ingenio
                     voluir
                     ,
                  
                   
                     tantum
                     instat
                     in
                     illo
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Non
                     minùs
                     omnimoda
                  
                   
                     virtute
                     illa
                     inclyta
                     Mater
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nobilibus
                     Patre
                     &
                     Fratre
                  
                   
                     illustrissima
                     Moris
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Clara
                     domo
                     per
                     se
                     :
                  
                   
                     sed
                     Elizam
                     ascivit
                     Eliza
                  
                   
                     Clarior
                     ut
                     fieret
                  
                   
                     Wolleio
                     ornata
                     marito
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Quo
                     viduata
                     ,
                     viro
                     ,
                     quo
                  
                   
                     non
                     praeclarior
                     alter
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nubat
                     Egertono
                     ,
                     repetat
                  
                   
                     sed
                     mortuae
                     primum
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Franciscus
                     tandem
                     ,
                     at
                     nimium
                  
                   
                     citò
                     ,
                     utrumque
                     sequutus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Hic
                     jacet
                     ante
                     pedes
                  
                   
                     Eques
                     Illustrissimus
                     ,
                     illis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Haec
                     poni
                     jussit
                     ,
                     seque
                  
                   
                     &
                     tria
                     nomina
                     poni
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sic
                     voluit
                     ,
                     placuit
                     Superis
                  
                   
                     pia
                     grata
                     voluntas
                     .
                  
                   
                     Discite
                     mortales
                     ,
                     memores
                  
                   
                     sic
                     esse
                     Parentum
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Discite
                     qui
                     legitis
                     ,
                     sic
                     ,
                  
                   
                     sic
                     petit
                     aethera
                     virtus
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Inclyta
                     Ioannes
                  
                   
                     Londini
                     gloria
                     gentis
                     ,
                     
                  
                   
                     Is
                     tibi
                     qui
                     Quondam
                  
                   
                     Paule
                     Decanus
                     erat
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Qui
                     toties
                     magno
                  
                   
                     resonabat
                     pectore
                     Christum
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Doctor
                     &
                     interpres
                  
                   
                     fidus
                     Evangelii
                     :
                  
                   
                     Qui
                     mores
                     hominum
                  
                   
                     multum
                     sermone
                     diserta
                  
                   
                     Formârat
                     ,
                     vitae
                  
                   
                     sed
                     probitate
                     magis
                     .
                  
                   
                     Quique
                     Scholam
                     struxit
                  
                   
                     celebrem
                     cognomine
                     Iesu
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Hac
                     dormit
                     tectus
                  
                   
                     membra
                     Coletus
                     humo
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Floruit
                   sub
                   Henrico
                   7.
                   
                   &
                   Henrico
                   8.
                   
                   Reg.
                   Obiit
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   ,
                   1519.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Disce
                     mori
                     mundo
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vivere
                     disce
                     Deo.
                     
                  
                   
                     This
                     Epitaph
                     was
                     made
                     by
                     
                       William
                       Lily
                    
                     ,
                     the
                     first
                     Schoolemaster
                     of
                     Pauls
                     Schoole
                     :
                     which
                     was
                     founded
                     by
                     
                       Iohn
                       Colet
                    
                     ,
                     Doctor
                     in
                     Divinity
                     ,
                     and
                     Deane
                     of
                     Pauls
                     :
                     sonne
                     to
                     Sir
                     
                       Henry
                       Colet
                    
                     ,
                     Mercer
                     ,
                     twice
                     Lord
                     Maior
                     of
                     London
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Memoriae
                   S.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Gulielmo
                     Hewit
                     ,
                     
                     Armigero
                  
                   
                     Roberti
                     Hewit
                  
                   
                     A.
                     Killamarch
                     ,
                     in
                     Agro
                     .
                     Derbiensi
                  
                   
                     Filio
                     ,
                     secundo
                     genito
                     .
                  
                   
                     Qui
                     mortuo
                     Fratre
                     ,
                     Natu
                     majore
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Paternam
                     crevit
                     haereditatem
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Posterisque
                     transmittit
                     :
                  
                   
                     Nobilem
                     Mercaturam
                     exercuit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Vita
                     integerrima
                     fuit
                     ,
                     &
                     moribus
                     suavissimis
                     .
                     Bonarum
                     literarum
                     studia
                     promovit
                     .
                     Egenorum
                     proventus
                     largiter
                     auxit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Liberalitate
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Charitate
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Insignis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nec
                     minor
                     Pietate
                     .
                  
                   
                     Religionem
                     ,
                     cum
                     Ministris
                     sacris
                     ,
                     &
                  
                   
                     coluit
                     &
                     fovit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Ita
                     per
                     omnia
                     se
                     ubique
                     gessit
                     ,
                     ut
                  
                   
                     Probitatis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Comitatis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Candoris
                  
                   
                     Vivum
                     exemplar
                     .
                  
                   
                     Christum
                     Redemptorem
                     cogitans
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vitam
                     ante
                     mortem
                     consummaverit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Filios
                     genuit
                     quatuor
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Ioannem
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Salomonem
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Thomam
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Gulielmum
                     :
                  
                   
                     Et
                     Filias
                     duas
                     .
                  
                   
                     Mariam
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Elizabetham
                     .
                  
                   
                     Annum
                     LXXVII
                     .
                     agens
                     ,
                  
                   
                     XII
                     .
                     Iun.
                     CIO
                     .
                     D.
                     XCIX
                     .
                     
                       ad
                       patriam
                    
                  
                   
                     coelestem
                     evocatus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Magnum
                     sui
                     desiderium
                     reliquit
                  
                   
                     Posteris
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Qui
                     hoc
                     piè
                     ac
                     moeven
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   M.
                   S.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Gulielmus
                     Cokainus
                     Eques
                     Auratus
                     ,
                     
                     Civis
                     &
                     Senator
                     Bondinensis
                     ,
                     septemque
                     ab
                     hinc
                     annis
                     Vrbis
                     Praefectus
                     :
                     Antiquâ
                     Cokainorum
                     Derbiensium
                     Familiâ
                     oriundus
                     .
                     Qui
                     bono
                     publico
                     vixit
                     ,
                     &
                     damno
                     publico
                     decessit
                     ,
                     &
                     gaudio
                     publico
                     ,
                     Regem
                     Iacobum
                     ,
                     ad
                     decorem
                     hujus
                     domus
                     Dei
                     senescentis
                     jam
                     &
                     corrugatae
                     restituendum
                     ,
                     solenniter
                     huc
                     venientem
                     consulatu
                     suo
                     ,
                     magnificè
                     excepit
                     :
                     Idcirco
                     in
                     Templo
                     publico
                     ,
                     ad
                     aeternam
                     rei
                     memoriam
                  
                   
                     Hîc
                     situs
                     est
                     .
                  
                   
                     At
                     verò
                     &
                     Famae
                     celebritas
                     ,
                     quae
                     viget
                     in
                     ore
                     Hominum
                     ,
                     &
                     gloria
                     Beatitudinis
                     ,
                     quam
                     migrando
                     adeptus
                     est
                     ,
                     &
                     splendor
                     Sobolis
                     ,
                     quam
                     numerosam
                     genuit
                     ,
                     atque
                     nobilèm
                     reliquit
                     ,
                     junctim
                     efficiunt
                     omnia
                     ,
                     ne
                     dicatur
                  
                   
                     Hîc
                     situs
                     est
                     .
                  
                   
                     Vnà
                     cum
                     illo
                     ,
                     tot
                     homines
                     mortui
                     ,
                     quot
                     in
                     illo
                     defunctae
                     sunt
                     virtutes
                     ;
                     simulque
                     &
                     acies
                     ingenii
                     ,
                     &
                     popularis
                     eloquii
                     suada
                     ,
                     &
                     morum
                     gravitas
                     ,
                     &
                     probitas
                     vitae
                     ,
                     &
                     candor
                     mentis
                     ,
                     &
                     animi
                     constantia
                     ,
                     &
                     prudentia
                     singularis
                     ,
                     &
                     veri
                     Senatoris
                     insignia
                  
                   
                     Hîc
                     sepulta
                     sunt
                     .
                  
                   
                     Jam
                     tuum
                     est
                     Lector
                     ,
                     felicitatis
                     ad
                     culmen
                     anhelare
                     per
                     ista
                     vestigia
                     laudis
                     ,
                     &
                     venerandi
                     imitatione
                     exempli
                     curare
                     ,
                     ne
                     unquam
                     virtutis
                     sic
                     semina
                     ,
                     intereant
                     ,
                     ut
                     dicatur
                  
                   
                     Hîc
                     sepulta
                     sunt
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Obiit
                   20.
                   
                   Octob.
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1626.
                   
                   Et
                   Aetatis
                   suae
                   66.
                   
                
                 
                   Hic
                   Nicolaum
                   me
                
                 
                   Baconem
                   conditum
                
                 
                   Existima
                   illum
                   ,
                   
                   tam
                
                 
                   diu
                   Britannici
                
                 
                   Regni
                   secundum
                
                 
                   Columen
                   ,
                   exitium
                   Malis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Bonis
                   Asylum
                   ,
                   coeca
                
                 
                   quem
                   non
                   extulit
                
                 
                   Ad
                   hunc
                   honorem
                   sors
                   ,
                
                 
                   sed
                   equitas
                   ,
                   fides
                   ,
                
                 
                   Doctrina
                   ,
                   Pietas
                   ,
                
                 
                   unica
                   &
                   Prudentia
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   Neu
                   morte
                   reptum
                   crede
                   :
                
                 
                   qui
                   unica
                   brevi
                
                 
                   Vita
                   perennes
                
                 
                   emeruit
                   duas
                   ,
                   agit
                
                 
                   Vitam
                   secundam
                
                 
                   coelites
                   inter
                   animos
                   ,
                
                 
                   Fama
                   implet
                   orbem
                   ,
                
                 
                   vita
                   quae
                   illi
                   tertia
                   est
                   .
                
                 
                   Hac
                   positum
                   in
                   Ara
                   est
                
                 
                   corpus
                   ,
                   olim
                   animi
                   domus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ara
                   dicata
                
                 
                   sempiternae
                   memoriae
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sacrum
                   Memoriae
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     D.
                     Chr.
                     Hattoni
                     ,
                     
                     Guil.
                     Fil.
                     Io.
                     Nepo
                     .
                     Antiquiss
                     .
                     Hattonorum
                     Gente
                     oriundi
                     .
                     Regiae
                     Majestatis
                     D.
                     Elizabethae
                     ex
                     Nobilibus
                     Stipatoribus
                     :
                     L.
                     Vici
                     :
                     Sacratioris
                     Camerae
                     Generosorū
                     unius
                     ,
                     Praetorianorum
                     Militum
                     Ducis
                     :
                     Regii
                     Pro-Camerarii
                     :
                     Sanctioris
                     Concilii
                     Senatoris
                     ,
                     Summi
                     Angliae
                     ac
                     Oxon.
                     Acad.
                     Cancellarii
                     :
                     Ordinis
                     Nobiliss
                     .
                     San-Georgiani
                     de
                     Periscellide
                     Equitis
                     .
                  
                   
                     Maximo
                     Principis
                     omnium
                     que
                     bonorum
                     moerore
                     (
                     cum
                     51.
                     
                     Annos
                     coelebs
                     vixisset
                     )
                     20.
                     
                     Novemb.
                     Anno
                     1591.
                     in
                     Aedibus
                     suis
                     Holburnae
                     piè
                     fato
                     functi
                     .
                  
                   
                     Guil.
                     Hattonus
                     ,
                     Eques
                     Auratus
                     ,
                     ejus
                     ex
                     Sorore
                     ,
                     Nepos
                     ,
                     adoptione
                     Filius
                     ,
                     ac
                     haeres
                     moestissimus
                     ,
                     Pietatis
                     ergô
                     posuit
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Quae
                     vero
                     ,
                     
                     quae
                     digna
                  
                   
                     tuis
                     virtutibus
                     (
                     Heros
                     )
                  
                   
                     Constituent
                     Monumenta
                  
                   
                     tui
                     ?
                     Si
                     qualia
                     debet
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Posteritas
                     ,
                     si
                     quanta
                  
                   
                     tibi
                     prudentia
                     justi
                  
                   
                     Quantus
                     amor
                     ,
                     si
                     quanta
                  
                   
                     fuit
                     facundia
                     Linguae
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Et
                     docus
                     &
                     pulchro
                  
                   
                     veniens
                     in
                     corpore
                     virtus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Illaque
                     munificae
                  
                   
                     semper
                     tibi
                     copia
                     dextrae
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Denique
                     quanta
                     fuit
                  
                   
                     magna
                     tibi
                     gratia
                     quondam
                  
                   
                     Principis
                     ,
                     Eque
                     tuis
                  
                   
                     quae
                     creverat
                     inclyta
                     factis
                     .
                  
                   
                     Gloria
                     tanta
                     tibi
                  
                   
                     statuant
                     Monumenta
                     Nepotes
                     .
                  
                   
                     Ipsa
                     tuos
                     caperet
                  
                   
                     vix
                     tota
                     Britanuia
                     Manes
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Stay
                     ,
                     
                     and
                     behold
                     the
                     mirror
                  
                   
                     of
                     a
                     dead
                     mans
                     house
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Whose
                     lively
                     person
                     would
                  
                   
                     have
                     made
                     thee
                     stay
                     and
                     wonder
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Looke
                     ,
                     and
                     withall
                     learne
                     to
                     know
                  
                   
                     how
                     to
                     live
                     and
                     dye
                     renowned
                     ;
                  
                   
                     For
                     never
                     can
                     cleane
                     life
                  
                   
                     and
                     famous
                     Herses
                     sunder
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Hatton
                     lyes
                     here
                     ,
                  
                   
                     whose
                     name
                     
                       Hugh
                       Lupus
                    
                     gave
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Lupus
                     the
                     Silices
                     ,
                  
                   
                     sonne
                     of
                     William
                     Conqueror
                     ,
                  
                   
                     For
                     Nigel
                     ,
                     his
                     cleere
                     servants
                     sake
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Worship
                     and
                     Laud
                     :
                  
                   
                     Lo
                     ,
                     there
                     the
                     Spring
                     ;
                     looke
                     here
                  
                   
                     the
                     Honor
                     of
                     his
                     Ancestrie
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     When
                     Nature
                     moulded
                     him
                     ,
                  
                   
                     her
                     thoughts
                     were
                     most
                     on
                     Mars
                     ;
                  
                   
                     And
                     all
                     the
                     Heavens
                     to
                     make
                  
                   
                     him
                     goodly
                     ,
                     were
                     agreeing
                     :
                  
                   
                     Thence
                     was
                     he
                     valiant
                     ,
                     active
                     ,
                  
                   
                     strong
                     ,
                     and
                     passing
                     comely
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     God
                     did
                     grace
                     his
                     minde
                  
                   
                     and
                     spirit
                     with
                     gifts
                     excelling
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Nature
                     commends
                     her
                  
                   
                     workmanship
                     to
                     Fortunes
                     charge
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Fortune
                     presents
                     him
                     to
                  
                   
                     the
                     Court
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     the
                     Queene
                     :
                  
                   
                     Queene
                     Eliz.
                     (
                     O
                     Gods
                  
                   
                     deare
                     Handmaid
                     )
                     his
                     most
                     Miracle
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Now
                     hearken
                     ,
                     Reader
                     ,
                  
                   
                     rarity
                     not
                     heard
                     nor
                     seene
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     This
                     blessed
                     Queene
                     ,
                     Mirror
                  
                   
                     of
                     all
                     that
                     Albion
                     rul'd
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Gave
                     favour
                     to
                     his
                     faith
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     precepts
                     to
                     his
                     hopefull
                     time
                     ;
                  
                   
                     First
                     ,
                     
                     train'd
                     him
                     in
                     the
                     stately
                  
                   
                     band
                     of
                     Pentioners
                     :
                  
                   
                     Behold
                     ,
                     how
                     humble
                     hearts
                  
                   
                     make
                     easie
                     steps
                     to
                     climbe
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     High
                     carriage
                     ,
                     honest
                     life
                     ,
                  
                   
                     heart
                     ever
                     loyall
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Diligence
                     ,
                     delight
                     in
                     duty
                     ,
                  
                   
                     God
                     doth
                     reward
                     :
                  
                   
                     So
                     did
                     this
                     worthy
                     Queene
                     ,
                  
                   
                     in
                     her
                     just
                     thoughts
                     of
                     him
                     ,
                     
                  
                   
                     And
                     (
                     for
                     her
                     safety
                     )
                     made
                  
                   
                     him
                     Captaine
                     of
                     her
                     Guard.
                  
                   
                   
                     Now
                     doth
                     she
                     prune
                     this
                     Vine
                     ,
                     
                  
                   
                     and
                     from
                     her
                     sacred
                     brest
                  
                   
                     Lessons
                     his
                     life
                     ,
                     makes
                     wise
                  
                   
                     his
                     heart
                     for
                     her
                     great
                     Councels
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     so
                     Vice-Chamberlaine
                     ;
                  
                   
                     where
                     forreine
                     Princes
                     eyes
                  
                   
                     Might
                     well
                     admire
                     her
                     choice
                     ,
                  
                   
                     wherein
                     she
                     most
                     excels
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     So
                     sweetly
                     tempred
                     was
                  
                   
                     his
                     soule
                     with
                     vertuous
                     Balme
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Religious
                     ,
                     
                     just
                     to
                     God
                  
                   
                     and
                     Caesar
                     in
                     each
                     thing
                     ;
                  
                   
                     That
                     he
                     aspired
                     to
                  
                   
                     the
                     highest
                     Subjects
                     Seat
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Lord
                     Chancelor
                     (
                     measure
                  
                   
                     and
                     conscience
                     of
                     an
                     holy
                     King.
                     )
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Robe
                     ,
                     Coller
                     ,
                     Garter
                     ,
                  
                   
                     dead
                     Figures
                     of
                     great
                     Honor
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Almes-deeds
                     ,
                     with
                     faith
                     ,
                  
                   
                     honest
                     in
                     word
                     ,
                     franke
                     in
                     dispence
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     poore's
                     friend
                     ,
                     not
                     popular
                     ,
                  
                   
                     the
                     Churches
                     Pillar
                     ;
                  
                   
                     This
                     Tombe
                     shewes
                     the
                     one
                     ,
                  
                   
                     the
                     Heavens
                     shrine
                     all
                     the
                     other
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Franciscus
                   Florus
                   ad
                   memoriam
                   Heri
                   sui
                   defuncti
                   luctusque
                   sui
                   solatium
                   posuit
                   .
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   ,
                   1593.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Heneage
                     ,
                     Eques
                     Auratus
                     ,
                     ex
                     antiqua
                     Heneagiorum
                     Familia
                     ,
                     
                     in
                     Comitatu
                     Lincolniensi
                     oriundus
                     ;
                     Ingenii
                     splendore
                     ,
                     morum
                     ,
                     elegantia
                     ,
                     orationis
                     facultate
                     ,
                     &
                     optimis
                     studiis
                     ornatissimus
                     ,
                     Camerae
                     Regiae
                     Thesaurarius
                     ,
                     Pro-Camerarius
                     ,
                     Ducatus
                     Lancastriae
                     Cancellarius
                     ,
                     &
                     ab
                     intimis
                     Conciliis
                     Elizabethae
                     Reginae
                     ,
                     cui
                     privatae
                     &
                     principi
                     ,
                     fide
                     &
                     fama
                     integra
                     maximis
                     negotiis
                     spectatus
                     ,
                     summa
                     cum
                     gratia
                     ,
                     Annis
                     38.
                     inservivit
                     :
                     Hic
                     secundum
                     Christi
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Adventum
                   in
                   pace
                   expectat
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Vna
                     cum
                     Anna
                     ,
                     uxore
                     charissima
                     ,
                     filia
                     Nicolai
                     Points
                     ,
                     Equitis
                     Aurati
                     ,
                     ex
                     Joanna
                     ,
                     filia
                     Thomae
                     Baronis
                     Berkley
                     ,
                     femina
                     lectissima
                     ,
                     sanctissimis
                     moribus
                     ,
                     &
                     à
                     teneris
                     ad
                     mortem
                     usque
                     Elizabethae
                     Reginae
                     praedilecta
                     Famula
                     .
                     Que
                     illi
                     unicum
                     filiolum
                     infantia
                     praereptum
                     ,
                     &
                     unica
                     enixa
                     filiam
                     ,
                     Haeredem
                     Elizabetham
                     ,
                     Moylo
                     Finch
                     ,
                     Equiti
                     Aurato
                     ,
                     enuptam
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Obiit
                   ille
                   17.
                   
                   Octob.
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1594.
                   
                
                 
                   Praeivit
                   illa
                   Novemb.
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1592.
                   
                
                 
                   Optimis
                   &
                   charissimis
                   parentibus
                   ,
                   Elizabethae
                   Finch
                   moestissima
                   hoc
                   posuit
                   .
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Elmar
                   ,
                   
                   
                     Bishop
                     of
                  
                   London
                   ,
                   buried
                   in
                   Anno
                   ,
                   1594.
                   
                
                 
                   Richard
                   Fletcher
                   ,
                   
                     Bishop
                     of
                  
                   London
                   ,
                   buried
                   in
                   Anno
                   ,
                   1596.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     These
                     are
                     the
                     glories
                  
                   
                     of
                     a
                     worthy
                     praise
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Which
                     (
                     Noble
                     Baskervile
                     )
                  
                   
                     here
                     now
                     are
                     read
                     ,
                  
                   
                     In
                     honour
                     of
                     thy
                     life
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     latter
                     dayes
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     number
                     thee
                  
                   
                     among
                     the
                     blessed
                     dead
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     A
                     pure
                     regard
                  
                   
                     to
                     thy
                     Immortall
                     part
                     ,
                  
                   
                     A
                     spotlesse
                     Minde
                     ,
                  
                   
                     a
                     Body
                     prone
                     to
                     paine
                     ,
                  
                   
                     A
                     giving
                     Hand
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     an
                     un-vanquisht
                     Heart
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     all
                     these
                     Vertues
                  
                   
                     void
                     of
                     all
                     disdaine
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     all
                     these
                     Vertues
                  
                   
                     yet
                     not
                     so
                     unknowne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     But
                     Netherlands
                     ,
                     Seas
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Indiaes
                     ,
                     Spaine
                     ,
                     and
                     France
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Can
                     witnesse
                     that
                     these
                  
                   
                     Honors
                     were
                     thine
                     owne
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Which
                     they
                     reserve
                     ,
                  
                   
                     thy
                     merit
                     to
                     advance
                     :
                  
                   
                     That
                     Valour
                     should
                     not
                  
                   
                     perish
                     void
                     of
                     Fame
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nor
                     Noble
                     Deeds
                     ,
                  
                   
                     but
                     leave
                     a
                     
                       Noble
                       Name
                    
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Eustacius
                     de
                     Fauconbridge
                     ,
                     Regis
                     Iusticiarius
                     ,
                     
                     una
                     atque
                     altera
                     Legatione
                     perfunctus
                     in
                     Gallia
                     ,
                     sub
                     Ioanne
                     &
                     Henrico
                     3.
                     
                     Regibus
                     :
                     Quibus
                     ab
                     intimis
                     Conciliis
                     ,
                     &
                     supremus
                     Angliae
                     Thesaurarius
                     fuit
                     :
                     Post
                     Concessionem
                     Guil.
                     de
                     Sancta
                     Maria
                     huius
                     Ecclesiae
                     Antistitis
                     ,
                     Electus
                     est
                     in
                     Episcopum
                     Londinensem
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Verbi
                     Incarnati
                     ,
                     1221.
                     
                     Consecratus
                     à
                     Benedicto
                     ,
                     Roffensi
                     Episcopo
                     ,
                     cum
                     jam
                     obesset
                     Archiepiscopus
                     Cantuariensis
                     .
                     Quumque
                     sedisset
                     Annos
                     7.
                     
                     Menses
                     6.
                     obiit
                     diem
                     pridiè
                     Cal.
                     Novemb
                     .
                     Anno
                     Salutis
                     ,
                     1228.
                     
                  
                   
                   
                     Henricus
                     de
                     Wengham
                     ,
                     
                     Regi
                     Henrico
                     3.
                     à
                     sacris
                     ,
                     &
                     Cancellarius
                     ,
                     Decanus
                     de
                     Totenhale
                     ,
                     &
                     S.
                     Martini
                     London
                     ,
                     Camerarius
                     Gasconiae
                     ;
                     Vir
                     (
                     ut
                     inquit
                     Florilogus
                     )
                     curialis
                     ,
                     discretus
                     ,
                     &
                     circumspectus
                     .
                     
                     Electus
                     Anno
                     Christi
                     1259.
                     
                     Wintoniensis
                     Episcopus
                     ,
                     consentire
                     noluit
                     .
                     Tandem
                     ,
                     post
                     mortem
                     Fulconis
                     Basset
                     ,
                     hujus
                     Ecclesiae
                     Pontificis
                     ,
                     eodem
                     anno
                     in
                     Episc
                     .
                     Londin
                     .
                     consecratus
                     fuit
                     ,
                     sed
                     vix
                     tribus
                     annis
                     sedit
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Obiit
                   Anno
                   Salutis
                   126●
                   .
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Hoc
                     in
                     loco
                     requiescit
                     in
                     Domino
                     Erkenwaldus
                     3.
                     post
                     Anglo-Saxonum
                     in
                     Britannia
                     ingressum
                     Episcopus
                     Londinensis
                     .
                     
                     Cujus
                     in
                     Episcopatu
                     &
                     ante
                     Episcopatum
                     vita
                     &
                     conversatio
                     fuit
                     sanctissima
                     ;
                     
                     ex
                     Nobili
                     Prosopia
                     oriundus
                     .
                     Offae
                     ,
                     Orientalium
                     Saxonum
                     Regis
                     erat
                     filius
                     ,
                     ad
                     fidem
                     Christianam
                     à
                     Mellito
                     primo
                     London
                     .
                     Episcopo
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     642.
                     conversus
                     .
                  
                   
                     Is
                     priusquam
                     Episcopus
                     factus
                     esset
                     ,
                     dua
                     praeclara
                     construxit
                     Monasteria
                     sumptibus
                     suis
                     ,
                     de
                     bonis
                     quae
                     jure
                     haereditario
                     sibi
                     obvenerunt
                     :
                     unum
                     sibi
                     in
                     finibus
                     Australium
                     Saxonum
                     loco
                     ,
                     qui
                     Certesey
                     vocatur
                     :
                     Alterum
                     Edelburgae
                     Sorori
                     suae
                     feminae
                     laudatiffimae
                     ,
                     ad
                     Berching
                     in
                     ditione
                     Orientalium
                     Saxonum
                     .
                  
                   
                     In
                     Episcopatum
                     vero
                     Anno
                     Salutis
                     ,
                     675.
                     à
                     Theodoro
                     ,
                     Dorobernensium
                     sive
                     Cantuariae
                     Archiepiscualia
                     sacratus
                     est
                     .
                     Sebbam
                     ,
                     Orientalium
                     Saxonum
                     Regem
                     ad
                     Christi
                     fidem
                     convertit
                     ,
                     &
                     salutari
                     Baptismatis
                     unda
                     suis
                     manibus
                     perfudit
                     ,
                     qui
                     statim
                     mundo
                     renuncians
                     ,
                     
                     se
                     totum
                     Deo
                     addixit
                     ,
                     &
                     in
                     hac
                     ipsa
                     Ecclesia
                     Archa
                     Marmorea
                     (
                     quae
                     ad
                     nostra
                     usque
                     tempora
                     permanet
                     )
                     sepultus
                     est
                     .
                     Idem
                     Erkenwaldus
                     celeberrimum
                     hoc
                     S.
                     Pauli
                     Templum
                     novis
                     aedificiis
                     auxit
                     ,
                     proventubus
                     locupletavit
                     ,
                     &
                     eidem
                     immunitates
                     nonnullas
                     à
                     Regibus
                     impetravit
                     .
                     Tandem
                     ,
                     circiter
                     Annum
                     Domini
                     683.
                     spiritum
                     Deo
                     reddidit
                     ,
                     postquam
                     Annis
                     11.
                     in
                     Pontificatu
                     sedisset
                     ,
                     &
                     magnifico
                     Sepulchro
                     hic
                     conditus
                     est
                     .
                     quod
                     nostra
                     memoria
                     circiter
                     Annum
                     Domini
                     1533.
                     hoc
                     loco
                     visebatur
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Michael
                   Norborow
                   ,
                   
                   
                     Bishop
                     of
                  
                   London
                   ,
                   1361.
                   
                
                 
                   Robert
                   Brewer
                   ,
                   
                     Deane
                     of
                  
                   Pauls
                   ,
                   1366.
                   
                
                 
                   Adam
                   de
                   Bury
                   ,
                   
                     Lord
                     Maior
                     of
                  
                   London
                   ,
                   1390.
                   
                
                 
                   Ralph
                   Baldocke
                   ,
                   
                   
                     Bishop
                     of
                  
                   London
                   ,
                   1313.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Robert
                     Breybrooke
                  
                   ,
                   Canon
                   of
                   Lichfield
                   ,
                   Bishop
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   &
                   made
                   Lord
                   Chancellour
                   in
                   the
                   sixth
                   yeere
                   of
                   King
                   Richard
                   the
                   second
                   .
                   
                   Hee
                   sate
                   Bishop
                   20.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   and
                   deceased
                   
                     in
                     Anno
                     1404.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Stokesley
                   ,
                   
                     Bishop
                     of
                  
                   London
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1539.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Henry
                     Lacy
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Earle
                   of
                   Lincolne
                   ,
                   had
                   a
                   faire
                   Monument
                   erected
                   for
                   him
                   with
                   his
                   picture
                   in
                   Armour
                   ,
                   lying
                   on
                   it
                   crosse-legged
                   (
                   like
                   a
                   Knight
                   Templer
                   )
                   as
                   one
                   that
                   professed
                   his
                   uttermost
                   indeavour
                   ,
                   for
                   defence
                   of
                   the
                   holy
                   Land
                   against
                   the
                   Infidels
                   .
                   He
                   was
                   buried
                   
                     in
                     Anno
                     1310.
                  
                   and
                   his
                   Monument
                   is
                   greatly
                   defaced
                   .
                
                 
                   Some
                   have
                   noted
                   that
                   in
                   digging
                   the
                   foundation
                   of
                   this
                   new
                   worke
                   ,
                   
                   namely
                   ,
                   of
                   a
                   Chappel
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   Pauls
                   Church
                   ,
                   there
                   were
                   found
                   more
                   than
                   an
                   hundred
                   scalpes
                   of
                   Oxen
                   or
                   Kine
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   one
                   thousand
                   three
                   hundred
                   and
                   sixteene
                   ,
                   which
                   thing
                   (
                   say
                   they
                   )
                   confirmed
                   greatly
                   the
                   opinion
                   of
                   those
                   ,
                   which
                   have
                   reported
                   ,
                   that
                   (
                   of
                   old
                   time
                   )
                   there
                   had
                   been
                   a
                   Temple
                   of
                   Iupiter
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   there
                   was
                   daily
                   sacrifice
                   of
                   beasts
                   .
                
                 
                   Othersome
                   both
                   wise
                   and
                   learned
                   ,
                   have
                   thought
                   the
                   Buckes
                   head
                   borne
                   before
                   the
                   Procession
                   of
                   Pauls
                   ,
                   on
                   Saint
                   Pauls
                   day
                   ,
                   to
                   signifie
                   the
                   like
                   .
                   But
                   true
                   it
                   is
                   ,
                   I
                   have
                   read
                   an
                   ancient
                   Deed
                   to
                   this
                   effect
                   :
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Baud
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   the
                   third
                   of
                   Edward
                   the
                   first
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1274.
                   on
                   Candlemas
                   day
                   ,
                   granted
                   to
                   
                     Harvy
                     de
                     Borham
                  
                   ,
                   Deane
                   of
                   Pauls
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   the
                   Chapter
                   there
                   ,
                   that
                   in
                   consideration
                   of
                   twenty
                   two
                   Acres
                   of
                   ground
                   or
                   land
                   ,
                   by
                   them
                   granted
                   within
                   their
                   Mannor
                   of
                   Westley
                   in
                   Essex
                   ,
                   to
                   bee
                   inclosed
                   into
                   his
                   Parke
                   of
                   Curingham
                   ;
                   hee
                   would
                   (
                   for
                   ever
                   )
                   upon
                   the
                   Feast
                   day
                   of
                   the
                   Conversion
                   of
                   Paul
                   in
                   VVinter
                   give
                   unto
                   them
                   a
                   good
                   Doe
                   ,
                   seasonable
                   and
                   sweete
                   ,
                   and
                   upon
                   the
                   Feast
                   of
                   the
                   Commemoration
                   
                   of
                   Saint
                   Paul
                   in
                   Summer
                   ,
                   
                   a
                   good
                   Buck
                   ,
                   and
                   offer
                   the
                   same
                   at
                   the
                   high
                   Altar
                   ,
                   the
                   same
                   to
                   bee
                   spent
                   amongst
                   the
                   Canons
                   residents
                   :
                   the
                   Doe
                   to
                   bee
                   brought
                   by
                   one
                   man
                   at
                   the
                   houre
                   of
                   Procession
                   ,
                   and
                   thorow
                   the
                   Procession
                   to
                   the
                   high
                   Altar
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   bringer
                   to
                   have
                   nothing
                   :
                   the
                   Bucke
                   to
                   be
                   brought
                   by
                   all
                   his
                   meyney
                   in
                   like
                   manner
                   ,
                   and
                   they
                   to
                   have
                   payd
                   unto
                   them
                   by
                   the
                   Chamberlaine
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   twelve
                   pence
                   onely
                   ,
                   and
                   no
                   more
                   to
                   be
                   required
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Grant
                   hee
                   made
                   ,
                   and
                   for
                   performance
                   ,
                   bound
                   the
                   Lands
                   of
                   him
                   and
                   his
                   heyres
                   to
                   bee
                   distrained
                   on
                   :
                   and
                   if
                   the
                   Lands
                   should
                   bee
                   evicted
                   ,
                   that
                   yet
                   he
                   and
                   his
                   heires
                   should
                   accomplish
                   the
                   gift
                   .
                   Witnesses
                   ,
                   
                     Richard
                     Tilbery
                     ,
                     William
                     de
                     Wockendon
                     ,
                     Richard
                     de
                     Harlowe
                     ,
                  
                   Knights
                   ,
                   Peter
                   of
                   
                     Stanford
                     ,
                     Thomas
                  
                   of
                   Waldon
                   ,
                   and
                   some
                   others
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Walter
                     Baude
                  
                   ,
                   sonne
                   to
                   William
                   ,
                   confirmed
                   this
                   gift
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   thirtieth
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   King
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   witnesses
                   thereunto
                   ,
                   were
                   
                     Nicholas
                     de
                     Wockendon
                     ,
                     Rich.
                     de
                     Rokeley
                     ,
                     Thomas
                     de
                     Mandevile
                     ,
                     Iohn
                     de
                     Rochford
                     ,
                  
                   Knights
                   ,
                   
                     Richard
                     de
                     Broniford
                     ,
                     William
                     de
                     Markes
                     ,
                     William
                     de
                     Fulham
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   other
                   .
                   Thus
                   much
                   for
                   the
                   Grant.
                   
                
                 
                   Now
                   ,
                   what
                   I
                   have
                   heard
                   by
                   report
                   ,
                   and
                   have
                   partly
                   seene
                   ,
                   it
                   followeth
                   :
                
                 
                   On
                   the
                   Feast
                   day
                   of
                   the
                   Commemoration
                   of
                   Saint
                   Paul
                   ,
                   the
                   Bucke
                   being
                   brought
                   up
                   to
                   the
                   steps
                   of
                   the
                   high
                   Altar
                   in
                   Pauls
                   Church
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   houre
                   of
                   Procession
                   ,
                   the
                   Deane
                   and
                   Chapter
                   being
                   apparelled
                   in
                   Coapes
                   and
                   Vestments
                   ,
                   with
                   Garlands
                   of
                   Roses
                   on
                   their
                   heads
                   ,
                   they
                   sent
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   the
                   Bucke
                   to
                   baking
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   the
                   head
                   fixed
                   on
                   a
                   Pole
                   ,
                   borne
                   before
                   the
                   Crosse
                   in
                   their
                   Procession
                   ,
                   untill
                   they
                   issued
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   VVest
                   doore
                   ;
                   where
                   the
                   Keeper
                   that
                   brought
                   it
                   ,
                   blowed
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   the
                   Bucke
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   the
                   Horners
                   that
                   were
                   about
                   the
                   City
                   ,
                   presently
                   answered
                   him
                   in
                   like
                   manner
                   :
                   For
                   the
                   which
                   paines
                   ,
                   they
                   had
                   each
                   man
                   of
                   the
                   Dean
                   and
                   Chapter
                   ,
                   foure
                   pence
                   in
                   mony
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   Dinner
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Keeper
                   that
                   brought
                   it
                   ,
                   was
                   allowed
                   ,
                   during
                   his
                   abode
                   there
                   (
                   fore
                   that
                   service
                   )
                   Meate
                   ,
                   Drinke
                   ,
                   and
                   Lodging
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   Deane
                   and
                   Chapters
                   ,
                   charges
                   ,
                   and
                   five
                   shillings
                   in
                   money
                   at
                   his
                   going
                   away
                   ,
                   together
                   with
                   a
                   Loafe
                   of
                   bread
                   ,
                   having
                   the
                   picture
                   of
                   Saint
                   Paul
                   upon
                   it
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   There
                   was
                   belonging
                   to
                   the
                   Church
                   of
                   Saint
                   Paul
                   ,
                   for
                   both
                   the
                   dayes
                   ,
                   two
                   speciall
                   sutes
                   of
                   Vestments
                   ,
                   the
                   one
                   embroidered
                   with
                   Buckes
                   ,
                   the
                   other
                   with
                   Does
                   ,
                   both
                   given
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Bauds
                   (
                   as
                   I
                   have
                   heard
                   .
                   )
                   Thus
                   much
                   for
                   that
                   matter
                   .
                
                 
                   Now
                   to
                   the
                   residue
                   of
                   the
                   Monuments
                   which
                   are
                   beneath
                   the
                   staires
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   sides
                   and
                   body
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Beauchamp
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Constable
                   of
                   Dover
                   ,
                   Warden
                   of
                   the
                   Cinque
                   Ports
                   ,
                   Knight
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   ,
                   the
                   sonne
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Guy
                     Beauchamp
                  
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Warwicke
                   ,
                   and
                   brother
                   to
                   Thomas
                   Earle
                   of
                   Warwicke
                   ,
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   in
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   ,
                   1358.
                   within
                   a
                   proper
                   Chappell
                   purposely
                   made
                   for
                   him
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   deceased
                   Nobleman
                   (
                   by
                   ignorant
                   people
                   )
                   hath
                   been
                   erroneously
                   mistermed
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   said
                   to
                   bee
                   Duke
                   Humfrey
                   ,
                   the
                   good
                   Duke
                   of
                   Glocester
                   :
                   who
                   lyeth
                   honourably
                   buried
                   at
                   Saint
                   Albans
                   ,
                   in
                   Hartfordshire
                   ,
                   twenty
                   miles
                   from
                   London
                   .
                   In
                   idle
                   and
                   frivolous
                   opinion
                   of
                   whom
                   ,
                   some
                   men
                   (
                   of
                   late
                   times
                   )
                   have
                   made
                   a
                   solemne
                   meeting
                   at
                   his
                   Tombe
                   ,
                   upon
                   Saint
                   Andrewes
                   day
                   in
                   the
                   morning
                   (
                   before
                   Christmasse
                   )
                   and
                   concluded
                   on
                   a
                   breakfast
                   or
                   dinner
                   ,
                   as
                   assuring
                   themselves
                   to
                   be
                   servants
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   hold
                   diversity
                   of
                   offices
                   under
                   the
                   good
                   Duke
                   Humfrey
                   .
                
                 
                   Likewise
                   on
                   May-day
                   ,
                   Tankard-bearers
                   ,
                   Watermen
                   ,
                   and
                   some
                   other
                   of
                   like
                   quality
                   beside
                   ,
                   would
                   use
                   to
                   come
                   to
                   the
                   same
                   Tombe
                   early
                   in
                   the
                   morning
                   ,
                   and
                   (
                   according
                   as
                   the
                   other
                   )
                   have
                   delivered
                   serviceable
                   presentation
                   at
                   the
                   same
                   Monument
                   ,
                   by
                   strewing
                   herbes
                   ,
                   and
                   sprinkling
                   faire
                   water
                   on
                   it
                   ,
                   as
                   in
                   the
                   duty
                   of
                   servants
                   ,
                   and
                   according
                   to
                   their
                   degrees
                   and
                   charges
                   in
                   Office.
                   But
                   as
                   Master
                   Stowe
                   hath
                   discreetly
                   advised
                   such
                   as
                   are
                   so
                   merrily
                   disposed
                   ,
                   or
                   simply
                   professe
                   themselves
                   to
                   serve
                   Duke
                   Humfrey
                   in
                   Pauls
                   :
                   
                   if
                   punishment
                   of
                   losing
                   their
                   dinners
                   daily
                   there
                   ,
                   bee
                   not
                   sufficient
                   for
                   them
                   ;
                   they
                   should
                   be
                   sent
                   to
                   St.
                   Albans
                   ,
                   to
                   answer
                   there
                   for
                   their
                   disobedience
                   ,
                   and
                   long
                   absence
                   from
                   their
                   so
                   highly
                   well-deserving
                   Lord
                   
                   and
                   Master
                   ,
                   because
                   in
                   their
                   merry
                   disposition
                   they
                   please
                   so
                   to
                   call
                   him
                   .
                
                 
                   Margaret
                   ,
                   Countesse
                   of
                   Shrewsbury
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Crowdes
                   ,
                   or
                   
                     Iesus
                     Chappell
                  
                   ,
                   as
                   appeareth
                   by
                   an
                   Inscription
                   on
                   a
                   Pillar
                   there
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   before
                   the
                   Image
                   of
                   IESVS
                   ,
                   lyeth
                   the
                   Worshipfull
                   and
                   right
                   Noble
                   Lady
                   Margaret
                   ,
                   
                   Countesse
                   of
                   Shrewsbury
                   ,
                   late
                   wife
                   of
                   the
                   true
                   and
                   victorious
                   Knight
                   ,
                   and
                   redoubtable
                   Warriour
                   ,
                   
                     1.
                     
                     Talbot
                  
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Shrewsbury
                   ;
                   which
                   Worshipfull
                   man
                   dyed
                   in
                   Guien
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   right
                   of
                   this
                   Land.
                   Shee
                   was
                   the
                   first
                   daughter
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   heyres
                   of
                   the
                   right
                   famous
                   and
                   renowned
                   Knight
                   ,
                   
                     Richard
                     Beauchamp
                  
                   ,
                   late
                   Earle
                   of
                   Warwicke
                   (
                   which
                   dyed
                   in
                   Roane
                   )
                   and
                   of
                   Dame
                   Elizabeth
                   his
                   wife
                   ;
                   the
                   which
                   Elizabeth
                   was
                   daughter
                   and
                   heyre
                   to
                   Thomas
                   ,
                   late
                   Lord
                   Berkly
                   ,
                   on
                   his
                   side
                   ,
                   and
                   on
                   her
                   mothers
                   side
                   ,
                   Lady
                   Lisle
                   ,
                   and
                   Tyes
                   .
                   Which
                   Countesse
                   passed
                   from
                   this
                   world
                   the
                   fourteenth
                   day
                   of
                   Iune
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   1468.
                   
                   On
                   whose
                   soule
                   IESVS
                   have
                   mercy
                   ,
                   Amen
                   .
                
                 
                   Wenlocke
                   ,
                   by
                   his
                   last
                   Will
                   ,
                   dated
                   1477.
                   appointed
                   ,
                   that
                   there
                   should
                   be
                   dispended
                   upon
                   a
                   Monument
                   ,
                   over
                   the
                   Lady
                   of
                   Shrewsbury
                   ,
                   where
                   shee
                   is
                   buried
                   ,
                   afore
                   Iesus
                   ,
                   one
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   .
                   He
                   left
                   Sir
                   
                     Humfrey
                     Talbot
                  
                   his
                   Supervisor
                   .
                   This
                   Sir
                   
                     Humfrey
                     Talbot
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Marshall
                   of
                   the
                   Towne
                   of
                   Callis
                   ,
                   made
                   his
                   Will
                   the
                   yeere
                   1492.
                   
                   Hee
                   was
                   the
                   younger
                   sonne
                   of
                   Iohn
                   Earle
                   of
                   Shrewsbury
                   ,
                   and
                   Margaret
                   his
                   wife
                   .
                   He
                   appointed
                   a
                   Stone
                   to
                   be
                   put
                   in
                   a
                   Pillar
                   ,
                   before
                   the
                   grave
                   of
                   his
                   Lady
                   Mother
                   in
                   Pauls
                   ,
                   of
                   his
                   Portraiture
                   and
                   Armes
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Will
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     VVenlock
                  
                   :
                   But
                   for
                   want
                   of
                   roome
                   and
                   lightsomenesse
                   in
                   that
                   place
                   ,
                   it
                   was
                   concluded
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Image
                   of
                   Jesus
                   should
                   be
                   curiously
                   painted
                   on
                   the
                   wall
                   in
                   Pauls
                   Church
                   ,
                   over
                   the
                   doore
                   that
                   entreth
                   into
                   the
                   said
                   Chappell
                   of
                   Iesus
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Portraiture
                   also
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Lady
                   Margaret
                   ,
                   Countesse
                   of
                   Shrewsbury
                   ,
                   kneeling
                   in
                   her
                   mantle
                   of
                   Armes
                   ,
                   with
                   other
                   of
                   her
                   Progeny
                   ;
                   all
                   which
                   was
                   so
                   performed
                   ,
                   and
                   remaineth
                   till
                   this
                   day
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   Chappell
                   of
                   Jesus
                   ,
                   
                     Thomas
                     Dowroy
                     ,
                     William
                     Lambe
                     ,
                     1578.
                  
                   and
                   many
                   other
                   have
                   beene
                   interred
                   .
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   of
                   London
                   under
                   the
                   North
                   Roode
                   ,
                   1266.
                   
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lovell
                   ,
                   Clarke
                   .
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Romane
                   .
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   of
                   Saint
                   Olave
                   .
                
                 
                   Walter
                   Bloxley
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Allen
                     Boxhul
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   ,
                   Constable
                   of
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   Custos
                   of
                   the
                   Forrest
                   and
                   Parke
                   of
                   Clarendon
                   ,
                   the
                   Forrest
                   of
                   
                     Brokholt
                     ,
                     Grovell
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Melchet
                   ,
                   buried
                   beside
                   S.
                   Erkenwalds
                   Shrine
                   .
                
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Dominus
                   Richardus
                   de
                   Piriton
                   ,
                   
                   quondam
                   Archidiaconus
                   Colcestriae
                   ,
                   Canonicus
                   &
                   Stagiar
                   ,
                   hujus
                   Ecclesiae
                   .
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   26.
                   die
                   Augusti
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   ,
                   1387.
                   
                   Cujus
                   animae
                   propitietur
                   Deus
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Nevil
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Lord
                   
                     Latymer
                     ,
                     in
                     Anno
                     1542.
                  
                   whose
                   widow
                   was
                   the
                   last
                   wife
                   unto
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   eighth
                   ,
                   lyeth
                   there
                   interred
                   ;
                   but
                   his
                   Tombe
                   is
                   very
                   much
                   wronged
                   and
                   defaced
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Lynacrus
                     ,
                     
                     Regis
                     Henrici
                     8.
                     
                     Medicus
                     ,
                     Vir
                     &
                     Graecè
                     &
                     Latinè
                     atque
                     in
                     re
                     Medica
                     longè
                     eruditissimus
                     .
                     Multos
                     aetate
                     sua
                     languentes
                     ,
                     &
                     qui
                     jam
                     animam
                     desponderant
                     ,
                     vitae
                     restituit
                     :
                     Multa
                     Galeni
                     opera
                     Latina
                     lingua
                     mira
                     &
                     singulari
                     facundia
                     vertit
                     .
                     Egregium
                     opus
                     de
                     emendata
                     structura
                     Latini
                     sermonis
                     ,
                     amicorum
                     rogatu
                     ,
                     paulò
                     ante
                     mortem
                     edidit
                     .
                     Medicinae
                     studiosis
                     Oxoniae
                     publicas
                     lectiones
                     duas
                     ,
                     Cantabrigiae
                     unam
                     in
                     perpetuum
                     stabilivit
                     .
                     In
                     hac
                     Vrbe
                     Collegium
                     Medicorum
                     fieri
                     sua
                     industria
                     curavit
                     ,
                     cujus
                     &
                     Praesidens
                     proximus
                     electus
                     est
                     :
                     Fraudes
                     dolosque
                     mirè
                     perosus
                     ,
                     fidus
                     amicis
                     ,
                     omnibus
                     ordinibus
                     juxta
                     charus
                     :
                     Aliquot
                     annis
                     antequam
                     obierit
                     Presbyter
                     factus
                     .
                     Plenus
                     annis
                     ,
                     ex
                     hac
                     vita
                     migravit
                     multùm
                     desideratus
                     ,
                     Ann.
                     Domini
                     1524.
                     die
                     7.
                     
                     Octob.
                     
                  
                   
                     Vivat
                     post
                     Funera
                     Virtus
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Thomae
                 Lynacro
                 clarissimo
                 Medico
                 ,
                 Ioannes
                 Caius
                 posuit
                 ,
                 Anno
                 1557.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Memoriae
                   Sacrum
                   .
                
                 
                   Edwardo
                   Stanhopo
                   ,
                   Michaelis
                   Stanhopiex
                   
                   ordine
                   Equestri
                   filio
                   ,
                   
                   Equiti
                   Aurato
                   ,
                   Legum
                   Doctori
                   ,
                   Episcopi
                   L●ndinensis
                   Cancellario
                   ,
                   Archiepiscopi
                   Cantuariensis
                   Vicario
                   Generali
                   ,
                   in
                   publicis
                   Ecclesiae
                   &
                   Reipublicae
                   negotiis
                   versatissimo
                   .
                   Qui
                   certa
                   spe
                   in
                   Christo
                   resurgendi
                   ,
                   piè
                   placideque
                   animam
                   Deo
                   reddidit
                   ,
                   die
                   16.
                   
                   Martii
                   ,
                   1608.
                   
                
                 
                   Ioannes
                   ,
                   Baro
                   Stanhopus
                   de
                   Harington
                   ,
                   &
                   Michael
                   Stanhopus
                   ,
                   Eques
                   Auratus
                   ,
                   fratres
                   moestissimi
                   ,
                   Officiosae
                   Pietatis
                   ergo
                   P.
                   P.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Kempe
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Bishop
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   in
                   a
                   proper
                   Chappell
                   ,
                   termed
                   of
                   the
                   Trinity
                   ,
                   lyeth
                   there
                   buried
                   
                     in
                     Anno
                     1489.
                  
                   
                   As
                   appeareth
                   not
                   onely
                   by
                   his
                   name
                   and
                   Armes
                   thereon
                   in
                   divers
                   places
                   ;
                   but
                   likewise
                   by
                   this
                   ensuing
                   inscription
                   ,
                   engraven
                   on
                   a
                   Plate
                   ,
                   and
                   fixed
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Chappell
                   .
                
                 
                   Infra
                   Capellam
                   istam
                   requiescit
                   corpus
                   D.
                   Thomae
                   Kemp
                   ,
                   quondam
                   Episcopi
                   London
                   ,
                   fundatoris
                   eiusdem
                   ,
                   &
                   unius
                   Cantariae
                   perpetuae
                   in
                   eadem
                   .
                   Qui
                   multa
                   bona
                   tempore
                   vitae
                   suae
                   Ecclesiae
                   Sancti
                   Pauli
                   dedit
                   ,
                   &
                   stetit
                   39.
                   
                   Annis
                   ,
                   84.
                   diebus
                   Episcopus
                   London
                   .
                   Ac
                   obiit
                   28.
                   die
                   mensis
                   Martii
                   ,
                   An.
                   Domini
                   1489.
                   
                   Cujus
                   animae
                   propitietur
                   Deus
                   .
                   Amen
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Richard
                     Vaughan
                  
                   ,
                   
                   likewise
                   Bishop
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   Chappell
                   ,
                   1607.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Richard
                     Fitz-Iames
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Bishop
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   under
                   a
                   faire
                   Tombe
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   Saint
                   Pauls
                   Chappell
                   ,
                   builded
                   of
                   Timber
                   ,
                   with
                   stayres
                   mounting
                   up
                   thereto
                   ,
                   over
                   his
                   Tombe
                   of
                   gray
                   Marble
                   ,
                   in
                   
                     Anno
                     1521.
                  
                   
                   But
                   this
                   Chappell
                   was
                   burned
                   by
                   fire
                   falling
                   from
                   the
                   steeple
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   Tombe
                   taken
                   thence
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Gulielmo
                     Lilio
                     ,
                     
                     Pauliae
                     Scholae
                     olim
                     Praeceptori
                     Primario
                     ,
                     &
                     Agnetae
                     Conjugi
                     ,
                     in
                     sacratissimo
                     hujus
                     Templi
                     Coemiterio
                     hinc
                     à
                     tergo
                     nunc
                     destructo
                     consepultis
                     :
                     Georgius
                     Lilius
                     ,
                     hujus
                     Ecclesiae
                     Canonicus
                     ,
                     parentum
                     memoriae
                     piè
                     consulens
                     ,
                     Tabellam
                     hanc
                     ab
                     amicis
                     conservatam
                     ,
                     hic
                     reponendam
                     curavit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Obiit
                     ille
                     G.
                     L.
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1522.
                     
                     Calend.
                     Mart.
                     Vixit
                     An.
                     54.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Memoriae
                   Sacrum
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Ravis
                     ,
                     
                     claris
                     natalibus
                     Mauldenae
                     in
                     Suthreia
                     natus
                     ,
                     Regius
                     Alumnus
                     in
                     Schola
                     VVestmonasteriensi
                     educatus
                     ,
                     in
                     Academiam
                     Oxoniensem
                     adscitus
                     ,
                     omnes
                     Academicos
                     honores
                     consequutus
                     ,
                     &
                     Margistratibus
                     perfunctus
                     ,
                     Decanus
                     Ecclesiae
                     Christi
                     ibidem
                     constitutus
                     ,
                     &
                     bis
                     Academiae
                     Pro-Cancellarius
                     .
                     Vnde
                     ob
                     doctrinam
                     ,
                     gravitatem
                     ,
                     &
                     spectatam
                     prudentiam
                     ,
                     à
                     Rege
                     Iacobo
                     ,
                     primùm
                     ad
                     Episcopatum
                     Glocestrensem
                     provectus
                     ,
                     deinde
                     ad
                     Londinensem
                     translatus
                     ,
                     &
                     demum
                     à
                     Christo
                     ,
                     dum
                     Ecclesiae
                     ,
                     Patriae
                     ,
                     &
                     Principi
                     vigilaret
                     ,
                     in
                     Coelestem
                     Patriam
                     evocatus
                     ,
                     placidè
                     pieque
                     emigravit
                     ,
                     &
                     quod
                     mortale
                     fuit
                     ,
                     certa
                     spe
                     resurgendi
                     hic
                     deposuit
                     ,
                     die
                     14.
                     
                     Decembris
                     ,
                     An.
                     Salutis
                     1609.
                     
                  
                   
                     Gulielmus
                     Harington
                     ,
                     
                     Iurisconsultus
                     ,
                     Protonotarius
                     Apostolicus
                     ,
                     D.
                     Pauli
                     Canonicus
                     ,
                     ex
                     illis
                     quos
                     Residentiarios
                     dicunt
                     :
                     Patria
                     Eboracensis
                     natus
                     ,
                     in
                     pago
                     qui
                     Estryngton
                     vocitatur
                     ,
                     Patre
                     Gulielmo
                     Haringtono
                     ,
                     viro
                     claro
                     ,
                     genere
                     orto
                     in
                     pago
                     Commerlandiae
                     non
                     ignobili
                     ,
                     qui
                     Neubyging
                     nuncupatur
                     ;
                     &
                     Matre
                     Ioanna
                     ,
                     Filia
                     Gulielmi
                     Haskae
                     ,
                     aliter
                     Balivi
                     dicti
                     ,
                     viri
                     Generosi
                     in
                     eodem
                     pago
                     Estryngton
                     nata
                     :
                     memor
                     exitus
                     vitae
                     ,
                     qui
                     omnibus
                     horis
                     impendet
                     ,
                     hoc
                     sibi
                     Sepulchrum
                     posuit
                     .
                     Anno
                     Salutis
                     humanae
                     ,
                     1523.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sixe
                     Lines
                     this
                     Image
                  
                   
                     shall
                     delineate
                     ,
                     
                  
                   
                     Hight
                     Croft
                     ,
                     high-borne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     in
                     spirit
                     and
                     vertue
                     high
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Approv'd
                     ,
                     belov'd
                     ,
                     a
                     Knight
                     ,
                  
                   
                     stout
                     Mars
                     his
                     mate
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Loves
                     fire
                     ,
                     Warres
                     flame
                     ,
                  
                   
                     in
                     Heart
                     ,
                     Head
                     ,
                     Hand
                     ,
                     and
                     Eie
                     :
                  
                   
                     Which
                     flame
                     ,
                     Warres
                     Comet
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Grace
                     now
                     so
                     resignes
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     fixt
                     in
                     Heaven
                     ,
                     in
                  
                   
                     Heaven
                     and
                     Earth
                     it
                     shines
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Prosopopeia
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Wombe
                     and
                     Tombe
                  
                   
                     in
                     Name
                     be
                     not
                     so
                     neere
                     ,
                  
                   
                     As
                     Life
                     to
                     Death
                     ,
                  
                   
                   
                     and
                     Birth
                     is
                     to
                     the
                     Beere
                     .
                  
                   
                     Oh!
                     then
                     how
                     soone
                     to
                     Beere
                  
                   
                     are
                     Captaines
                     brought
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     now
                     doe
                     live
                     ,
                     and
                     dye
                  
                   
                     now
                     with
                     a
                     thought
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Then
                     ,
                     Captaines
                     ,
                     stay
                     and
                  
                   
                     reade
                     ,
                     still
                     thinke
                     on
                     me
                     ,
                  
                   
                     For
                     ,
                     with
                     a
                     thought
                     ,
                  
                   
                     what
                     I
                     am
                     ,
                     you
                     may
                     be
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     As
                     Mars
                     neere
                     Mors
                     doth
                     sound
                     ,
                  
                   
                     So
                     Mors
                     neere
                     Mars
                     is
                     found
                     .
                  
                   
                     1.
                     
                     Da.
                     
                       of
                       H.
                    
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Hoc
                     Saxo
                     tegitur
                     corpus
                     Thomae
                     Creke
                     ,
                     
                     L.
                     Doctoris
                     ,
                     &
                     Almae
                     Curiae
                     Cantuar.
                     de
                     Arcubus
                     Londini
                     Advocatorum
                     unius
                     ,
                     viri
                     utriusque
                     Iuris
                     tam
                     Canonici
                     quàm
                     Civilis
                     scientia
                     non
                     modo
                     peritissimi
                     ,
                     sed
                     &
                     eorundem
                     usu
                     &
                     praxi
                     longo
                     tempore
                     exercitatissimi
                     .
                     Cujus
                     in
                     Clientem
                     causas
                     defendendo
                     ,
                     industria
                     quanta
                     fuit
                     ,
                     quanta
                     integritas
                     ,
                     quanta
                     fides
                     ,
                     quanta
                     denique
                     si
                     quid
                     contra
                     votum
                     ,
                     &
                     (
                     ut
                     sibi
                     videbatur
                     )
                     aequitatem
                     ,
                     accidebat
                     solicitudo
                     ,
                     &
                     ii
                     qui
                     ejus
                     usi
                     sunt
                     patrocinio
                     optimè
                     praedicare
                     possunt
                     ,
                     &
                     celebris
                     illius
                     famae
                     memoria
                     nunquam
                     moritura
                     verissimè
                     praedicavit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Honestè
                     vixit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Neminem
                     laesit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Suum
                     cuique
                     tribuit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hic
                     requiescit
                     in
                     Domino
                     Gulielmus
                     Dethick
                     ,
                     
                     Eques
                     Auratus
                     ,
                     filius
                     &
                     haeres
                     Gilberti
                     Dethick
                     ,
                     Equitis
                     Aurati
                     .
                     Qui
                     ambo
                     fuerunt
                     Garterii
                     Principales
                     Reges
                     Armorum
                     Angliae
                     .
                     Cor.
                     hic
                     An.
                     1584.
                     
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     48.
                     
                     Ille
                     Anno
                     1612.
                     
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     70.
                     in
                     Domino
                     obdormierunt
                     ,
                     expectantes
                     resurrectionem
                     per
                     Jesum
                     Christum
                     Salvatorem
                     nostrum
                     .
                  
                   
                     Domina
                     Thomasina
                     sup
                     .
                     40.
                     
                     Annos
                     uxor
                     praedict
                     .
                     Williel
                     .
                     &
                     filii
                     Georgius
                     ,
                     Gilbertus
                     &
                     Henricus
                     pietatis
                     ergo
                     posuerunt
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hic
                     jacet
                     Robertus
                     Hare
                     ,
                     
                     quondam
                     Cler.
                     Thesaur
                     .
                     &
                     Scriptor
                     Rotulorum
                     de
                     Recept
                     .
                     &
                     exitu
                     Thesaur
                     .
                     Scaccarii
                     .
                     Qui
                     obiit
                     senex
                     die
                     2.
                     
                     Novemb.
                     An.
                     1611.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Now
                   ,
                   to
                   close
                   up
                   all
                   these
                   Memories
                   ,
                   concerning
                   this
                   Cathedrall
                   Church
                   of
                   Saint
                   
                     Pauls
                     ,
                     London
                  
                   ,
                   we
                   may
                   not
                   be
                   unmindfull
                   of
                   a
                   very
                   bountifull
                   Benevolence
                   given
                   thereto
                   ,
                   by
                   Master
                   
                     William
                     Parker
                  
                   ,
                   whose
                   worthy
                   gifts
                   deserve
                   Volumes
                   of
                   Remembrance
                   .
                   
                   By
                   his
                   last
                   Will
                   and
                   Testament
                   he
                   hath
                   given
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   five
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   bee
                   imployed
                   in
                   the
                   repairing
                   of
                   the
                   VVindowes
                   of
                   Pauls
                   Church
                   ,
                   from
                   the
                   upper
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   Staires
                   ,
                   from
                   the
                   first
                   entring
                   of
                   the
                   Quire
                   ,
                   unto
                   the
                   upper
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   :
                   By
                   the
                   order
                   and
                   direction
                   of
                   the
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   the
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Right
                   VVorshipfull
                   the
                   Aldermen
                   ,
                   his
                   Brethren
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   time
                   being
                   .
                   So
                   are
                   the
                   expresse
                   words
                   ,
                   set
                   downe
                   in
                   the
                   Codecill
                   annexed
                   to
                   his
                   Will.
                   
                
                 
                   Without
                   the
                   North
                   gate
                   of
                   Pauls
                   Church
                   ,
                   
                   from
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Old
                     Exchange
                  
                   ,
                   VVest
                   up
                   
                     Pater
                     noster
                     Rowe
                  
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   two
                   Lanes
                   out
                   of
                   Pauls
                   Church
                   ,
                   the
                   first
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Crosse
                   Isle
                   of
                   Pauls
                   ,
                   the
                   other
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   ,
                   about
                   the
                   midst
                   thereof
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   VVest
                   to
                   the
                   golden
                   Lyon
                   ,
                   bee
                   all
                   of
                   this
                   Ward
                   ,
                   as
                   is
                   aforesaid
                   .
                   The
                   houses
                   in
                   this
                   Streete
                   ,
                   from
                   the
                   first
                   North
                   Gate
                   of
                   Pauls
                   Church-yard
                   ,
                   unto
                   the
                   next
                   Gate
                   ,
                   were
                   first
                   builded
                   without
                   the
                   Wall
                   of
                   the
                   Church-yard
                   ,
                   by
                   
                     Henry
                     Walleis
                  
                   ,
                   Maior
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1282.
                   
                   The
                   Rents
                   of
                   those
                   houses
                   goe
                   to
                   the
                   maintenance
                   of
                   London
                   Bridge
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Streete
                   is
                   now
                   called
                   
                     Pater
                     noster
                     Rowe
                  
                   ,
                   because
                   of
                   Stationers
                   or
                   Text-writers
                   ,
                   that
                   dwelled
                   there
                   ,
                   who
                   wrote
                   and
                   sold
                   all
                   sorts
                   of
                   Bookes
                   then
                   in
                   use
                   ,
                   namely
                   ,
                   
                     A.
                     B.
                     C.
                  
                   with
                   the
                   
                     Pater
                     noster
                     ,
                     Ave
                     ,
                     Creed
                     ,
                  
                   Graces
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   There
                   dwelled
                   also
                   Turners
                   of
                   Beads
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   they
                   were
                   called
                   
                     Pater
                     noster
                  
                   makers
                   ,
                   as
                   I
                   read
                   in
                   a
                   Record
                   of
                   one
                   
                     Robert
                     Nikke
                     ,
                     Pater
                     noster
                  
                   maker
                   ,
                   and
                   Citizen
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   reigne
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   fourth
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   of
                   other
                   .
                
                 
                   At
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   this
                   
                     Pater
                     noster
                     Rowe
                  
                   ,
                   
                   is
                   
                     Ave
                     Mary
                     lane
                  
                   ,
                   so
                   called
                   upon
                   the
                   like
                   occasion
                   ,
                   of
                   Text-writers
                   and
                   Bead-makers
                   then
                   dwelling
                   there
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   that
                   Lane
                   is
                   likewise
                   
                     Creed
                     lane
                  
                   ,
                   
                   late
                   so
                   called
                   ,
                   but
                   sometime
                   
                     Spurrier
                     Rowe
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Spurriers
                   dwelling
                   there
                   .
                   
                   And
                   
                     Amen
                     lane
                  
                   is
                   added
                   thereunto
                   ,
                   betwixt
                   the
                   South
                   end
                   of
                   
                   
                     Warwicke
                     lane
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   North
                   end
                   of
                   
                     Ave
                     Mary
                     lane
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   At
                   the
                   North
                   end
                   of
                   
                     Ave
                     Mary
                     lane
                  
                   ,
                   
                   is
                   one
                   great
                   House
                   ,
                   builded
                   of
                   stone
                   and
                   timber
                   ,
                   of
                   old
                   time
                   pertaining
                   to
                   Iohn
                   Duke
                   of
                   Britaine
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Richmond
                   ,
                   as
                   appeareth
                   by
                   the
                   Records
                   of
                   Edward
                   the
                   second
                   .
                   Since
                   that
                   ,
                   it
                   was
                   called
                   
                     Pembrookes
                     Inne
                  
                   ,
                   neere
                   unto
                   Ludgate
                   ,
                   as
                   belonging
                   to
                   the
                   Earles
                   of
                   Pembrooke
                   in
                   the
                   times
                   of
                   Richard
                   the
                   second
                   ,
                   the
                   18.
                   yeere
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   sixth
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   14.
                   yeere
                   .
                   It
                   was
                   after
                   called
                   Aburgaveny
                   house
                   ,
                   and
                   belonged
                   to
                   Henry
                   late
                   Lord
                   of
                   Aburgaveny
                   .
                   But
                   the
                   VVorshipfull
                   Company
                   of
                   Stationers
                   have
                   (
                   since
                   then
                   )
                   purchased
                   it
                   ,
                   and
                   made
                   it
                   the
                   Hall
                   for
                   the
                   meeting
                   of
                   their
                   Society
                   ,
                   converting
                   the
                   stone-work
                   into
                   a
                   new
                   faire
                   Frame
                   of
                   timber
                   ,
                   and
                   applying
                   it
                   to
                   such
                   serviceable
                   use
                   ,
                   as
                   themselves
                   have
                   thought
                   convenient
                   .
                
                 
                   Betwixt
                   the
                   South
                   end
                   of
                   
                     Ave
                     Mary
                     lane
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   North
                   end
                   of
                   
                     Creede
                     lane
                  
                   ,
                   is
                   the
                   comming
                   out
                   of
                   Pauls
                   Church-yard
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   East
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   high
                   streete
                   on
                   the
                   West
                   ,
                   towards
                   Ludgate
                   ,
                   and
                   this
                   was
                   called
                   
                     Bowyer
                     Rowe
                  
                   ,
                   
                   of
                   Bowyers
                   dwelling
                   there
                   in
                   old
                   time
                   ,
                   now
                   worne
                   out
                   by
                   Mercers
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   this
                   Streete
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   ,
                   is
                   the
                   Parish
                   Church
                   of
                   Saint
                   Martin
                   ,
                   a
                   proper
                   Church
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   lately
                   new
                   builded
                   :
                   for
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1437.
                   
                   
                     Iohn
                     Michael
                  
                   ,
                   Maior
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Communalty
                   ,
                   granted
                   to
                   
                     William
                     Downe
                  
                   ,
                   Parson
                   of
                   S.
                   Martins
                   at
                   Ludgate
                   ,
                   a
                   parcell
                   of
                   ground
                   ,
                   containing
                   in
                   length
                   28.
                   foote
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   breadth
                   24.
                   foote
                   ,
                   to
                   set
                   and
                   build
                   their
                   steeple
                   upon
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   Monuments
                   here
                   have
                   been
                   of
                   
                     William
                     Seven-oake
                  
                   ,
                   Maior
                   ,
                   1418.
                   
                
                 
                   Henry
                   Belwase
                   ,
                   and
                   Iohn
                   Gest
                   ,
                   1458.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Taverner
                  
                   ,
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   1466.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Barton
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   1439.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Stephen
                     Peacocke
                  
                   ,
                   Maior
                   ,
                   1533.
                   
                
                 
                   Sir
                   Roger
                   Cholmley
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Gulielmo
                     Huseo
                     Coelebi
                     ,
                     
                     Almae
                     Curiae
                     Cantuariensis
                     Registro
                     ,
                     literarum
                     scientia
                     ,
                     vitae
                     probitate
                     ,
                     morumque
                     urbanitate
                     claro
                     ,
                     notis
                     E.
                     amicis
                     omnibus
                     dilecto
                     .
                     Antonius
                     &
                     Katharina
                     conjuges
                     ,
                     Chari
                     parentes
                     orbati
                     filio
                     Monumentum
                     hoc
                     dolentes
                     posuerunt
                     .
                     Obiit
                     quinto
                     Kalendas
                     Novembris
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1559.
                     vixit
                     annos
                     28.
                     menses
                     3.
                     dies
                     7.
                     
                  
                   
                     Obdormiat
                     in
                     Domino
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hic
                     situs
                     est
                     Antonius
                     Huse
                     ,
                     Armiger
                     ,
                     Londini
                     natus
                     ,
                     Archiepiscopi
                     Cantuariensis
                     ,
                     atque
                     Capitulis
                     de
                     Pauli
                     Londinen
                     .
                     Registrarius
                     primarius
                     .
                     Qui
                     aliquot
                     annos
                     Judicis
                     causarum
                     Maritimarum
                     officio
                     integrè
                     functus
                     ,
                     ac
                     etiam
                     in
                     Magistratorum
                     Curiae
                     Cancellariae
                     concessum
                     cooptatus
                     ,
                     vergente
                     demum
                     aetate
                     ad
                     Praefectum
                     Collegiorum
                     Mercatorum
                     Angliae
                     ,
                     tam
                     apud
                     Belgas
                     ,
                     quàm
                     apud
                     Moscovitas
                     ,
                     &
                     Rhutenos
                     commercia
                     exercentium
                     accitus
                     ,
                     lingua
                     facundus
                     ,
                     memoria
                     tenax
                     ,
                     ingenio
                     ,
                     prudentia
                     ,
                     doctrinaque
                     pollens
                     ,
                     morum
                     comitate
                     &
                     probitate
                     gratiosus
                     ,
                     Laurentio
                     ,
                     Gulielmo
                     ,
                     Gilberto
                     ,
                     &
                     Vrsula
                     liberis
                     ,
                     ex
                     Katharina
                     conjuge
                     procreatis
                     non
                     infelix
                     ,
                     sexagesimo
                     tertio
                     aetatis
                     Anno
                     è
                     vita
                     excessit
                     ,
                     Kalendis
                     Junii
                     ,
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1560.
                     
                  
                   
                     Here
                     lye
                     the
                     bodies
                     of
                     
                       Florens
                       Caldwell
                    
                     ,
                     
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Haberdasher
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     and
                     Aldermans
                     Deputy
                     of
                     the
                     Ward
                     of
                     Faringdon
                     without
                     :
                     And
                     
                       Mary
                       Wilde
                    
                     ,
                     his
                     first
                     wife
                     ;
                     by
                     whom
                     hee
                     had
                     issue
                     one
                     daughter
                     ,
                     named
                     Mary
                     ,
                     married
                     to
                     
                       Thomas
                       Gourney
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     .
                     And
                     
                       Sibill
                       Greene
                    
                     ,
                     his
                     second
                     wife
                     .
                     which
                     Florens
                     deceased
                     the
                     〈◊〉
                     and
                     Mary
                     his
                     wife
                     the
                     19.
                     day
                     of
                     Iune
                     ,
                     
                       An.
                       Dom.
                       1590.
                       &c.
                    
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Earth
                     goes
                     to
                  
                   
                     Earth
                     treads
                     on
                  
                   
                     Earth
                     as
                     to
                  
                   
                     Earth
                     shall
                     to
                     
                       
                         Earth
                         
                           
                             As
                             Mold
                             to
                             Mold
                             ,
                          
                           
                             Glittering
                             in
                             Gold
                             ,
                          
                           
                             Return
                             nère
                             should
                             ,
                          
                           
                             Goe
                             ere
                             he
                             would
                             .
                          
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Earth
                     upon
                  
                   
                     Earth
                     goes
                     to
                  
                   
                     Earth
                     though
                     on
                  
                   
                     Earth
                     shall
                     from
                     
                       
                         Earth
                         
                           
                             Consider
                             may
                             ,
                          
                           
                             Naked
                             away
                             ,
                          
                           
                             Be
                             stout
                             and
                             gay
                             ,
                          
                           
                             Passe
                             poore
                             away
                             .
                          
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Be
                     mercifull
                     and
                     charitable
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Relieve
                     the
                     poore
                     as
                     thou
                     art
                     able
                     ,
                  
                   
                     A
                     Shrowd
                     to
                     thy
                     grave
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Is
                     all
                     thou
                     shalt
                     have
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Thomas
                       Cooke
                    
                     ,
                     
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Haberdasher
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     of
                     little
                     Wolton
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Lancaster
                     ,
                     had
                     to
                     wife
                     
                       Ioyce
                       Hanbury
                    
                     ,
                     with
                     whom
                     hee
                     lived
                     
                     thirty
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     and
                     had
                     issue
                     one
                     sonne
                     ,
                     and
                     three
                     daughters
                     ;
                     whereof
                     two
                     
                       (
                       viz.
                       Elizabeth
                    
                     ,
                     wife
                     to
                     
                       Iohn
                       Bourman
                    
                     ,
                     Mercer
                     ,
                     and
                     Mary
                     ,
                     wife
                     to
                     
                       Thomas
                       Bayly
                    
                     ,
                     Skinner
                     )
                     be
                     yet
                     living
                     .
                     Hee
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     the
                     17.
                     day
                     of
                     April
                     ,
                     1608.
                     in
                     the
                     55.
                     yeere
                     of
                     his
                     age
                     .
                     Shee
                     (
                     his
                     said
                     wife
                     ,
                     sole
                     Executrix
                     of
                     his
                     last
                     Will
                     and
                     Testament
                     )
                     yet
                     surviving
                     (
                     to
                     the
                     memorie
                     of
                     her
                     deare
                     husband
                     )
                     erected
                     this
                     Monument
                     ,
                     1612.
                     
                  
                   
                     To
                     God
                     ,
                     his
                     Country
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     the
                     Poore
                     ,
                     he
                     had
                  
                   
                     A
                     zealous
                     soule
                     ,
                     true
                     heart
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     liberall
                     minde
                     :
                  
                   
                     His
                     wife
                     ,
                     his
                     children
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     his
                     kindred
                     sad
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Lacke
                     of
                     his
                     love
                     ,
                     his
                     care
                  
                   
                     and
                     kindnesse
                     finde
                     :
                  
                   
                     Yet
                     is
                     their
                     sorrow
                     swaged
                     ,
                  
                   
                     with
                     the
                     thought
                     ,
                  
                   
                     He
                     hath
                     attain'd
                     the
                  
                   
                     Happinesse
                     he
                     sought
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Dies
                   mortis
                   ,
                   aeternae
                   vitae
                   natalis
                   est
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     To
                     the
                     Memory
                     of
                     
                       William
                       Yeardley
                    
                     ,
                     Gentleman
                     ,
                     and
                     Elizabeth
                     his
                     wife
                     ,
                     sometime
                     of
                     this
                     Parish
                     .
                     He
                     died
                     the
                     28.
                     day
                     of
                     October
                     ,
                     1523.
                     
                     She
                     died
                     the
                     20.
                     day
                     of
                     Iuly
                     ,
                     1593.
                     
                  
                   
                     William
                     Yeardley
                     ,
                     
                     and
                  
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     his
                     wife
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Who
                     lived
                     on
                     earth
                  
                   
                     free
                     from
                     strife
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Not
                     farre
                     from
                     this
                     ,
                  
                   
                     in
                     earth
                     doth
                     lye
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     shew
                     ,
                     that
                     all
                  
                   
                     that
                     live
                     ,
                     must
                     dye
                     :
                  
                   
                     Where
                     they
                     doe
                  
                   
                     quietly
                     expect
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     rise
                     againe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     as
                     Gods
                     elect
                     ,
                  
                   
                     They
                     left
                     foure
                  
                   
                     daughters
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     sonne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Who
                     left
                     them
                     this
                     ,
                  
                   
                     when
                     they
                     were
                     gone
                     .
                  
                   
                     Iaspero
                     Cholmley
                     ,
                     
                     Armig.
                     Wigorniensi
                     ,
                     Clerico
                     Recognitionum
                     capiendi
                     ,
                     sive
                     recognosc
                     .
                     Virtute
                     cujusdam
                     statuti
                     fact
                     .
                     &
                     ordinati
                     23.
                     
                     Hen.
                     8.
                     pro
                     debit
                     .
                     recuperan
                     .
                     Iusticiario
                     Pa.
                     &
                     Quor
                     .
                     Dom.
                     Reginae
                     in
                     Com.
                     Middl.
                     Patri
                     suo
                     chariss
                     .
                     &
                     amantiss
                     .
                     Ioannes
                     Cholmley
                     ,
                     hoc
                     Monu
                     .
                     dolens
                     posuit
                     ,
                     decem
                     liberos
                     ex
                     Margareta
                     sua
                     unica
                     conjuge
                     procreatos
                     ,
                     viz.
                     Ioannem
                     ,
                     Thomam
                     ,
                     Gulielmum
                     ,
                     Hugonem
                     ,
                     Franciscum
                     ,
                     Mariam
                     ,
                     Iulianam
                     ,
                     Margaretam
                     ,
                     Annam
                     &
                     Ianam
                     tempore
                     mortis
                     superstites
                     reliquit
                     .
                     Obiit
                     ultimo
                     die
                     Octob.
                     Anno
                     a●tatis
                     suae
                     48.
                     
                     &
                     Salutis
                     nostrae
                     1586.
                     
                  
                   
                     Here
                     lieth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Thomas
                       Antrobus
                    
                     ,
                     
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     who
                     deceased
                     the
                     first
                     day
                     of
                     May
                     ,
                     1611.
                     
                     Having
                     issue
                     by
                     Elizabeth
                     his
                     late
                     wife
                     (
                     the
                     daughter
                     of
                     
                       Ralph
                       Woodcocke
                    
                     ,
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Alderman
                     of
                     London
                     )
                     three
                     sonnes
                     and
                     two
                     daughters
                     ,
                     
                       viz.
                       Thomas
                       ,
                       John
                       ,
                       Richard
                       ,
                       Elizabeth
                       ,
                    
                     and
                     Margaret
                     .
                  
                   
                     Here-under
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     
                       Amy
                       Edlyn
                    
                     ,
                     
                     and
                     her
                     sonne
                     with
                     her
                     ,
                     the
                     daughter
                     of
                     
                       Richard
                       Edlyn
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Woodhau●e
                     ,
                     in
                     Middlesex
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     wife
                     of
                     
                       Robert
                       Gomersall
                    
                     ,
                     Citizen
                     &
                     Ironmonger
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     who
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     the
                     2.
                     day
                     of
                     September
                     ,
                     1586.
                     and
                     left
                     behinde
                     her
                     one
                     sonne
                     and
                     one
                     daughter
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   On
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   this
                   Streete
                   ,
                   
                   is
                   the
                   turning
                   into
                   the
                   
                     Black
                     Friers
                  
                   :
                   which
                   Order
                   (
                   sometime
                   )
                   had
                   their
                   houses
                   in
                   Old-borne
                   ,
                   where
                   they
                   remained
                   for
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   five
                   and
                   fifty
                   yeeres
                   ;
                   and
                   then
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1276.
                   
                   
                     Gregory
                     Rocksley
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Maior
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Barons
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   granted
                   and
                   gave
                   to
                   
                     Robert
                     Kilwarby
                  
                   ,
                   Archbishop
                   of
                   Canturbury
                   ,
                   two
                   Lanes
                   or
                   Wayes
                   next
                   the
                   Streete
                   of
                   
                     Baynards
                     Castle
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   also
                   the
                   Tower
                   of
                   Mountfitchit
                   to
                   bee
                   destroyed
                   ;
                   in
                   place
                   of
                   which
                   ,
                   the
                   said
                   Robert
                   builded
                   the
                   late
                   new
                   Church
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Blacke
                     Friers
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   placed
                   them
                   therein
                   .
                   King
                   Edward
                   the
                   first
                   and
                   Eleanor
                   his
                   wife
                   were
                   great
                   benefactors
                   thereunto
                   .
                   This
                   was
                   a
                   large
                   Church
                   ,
                   and
                   richly
                   furnished
                   with
                   Ornaments
                   :
                   wherein
                   divers
                   Parliaments
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   great
                   meetings
                   have
                   beene
                   holden
                   :
                   Namely
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1450.
                   the
                   28.
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   sixth
                   ,
                   a
                   Parliament
                   was
                   begun
                   at
                   Westminster
                   ,
                   and
                   adjourned
                   to
                   the
                   
                     Blacke
                     Friers
                  
                   in
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   from
                   thence
                   to
                   Leycester
                   .
                   In
                   the
                   yeere
                   1522.
                   the
                   Emperour
                   Charles
                   the
                   fifth
                   was
                   lodged
                   there
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   yeere
                   1524.
                   the
                   fifteenth
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                   a
                   Parliament
                   was
                   begun
                   at
                   the
                   
                   
                     Blacke
                     Friers
                  
                   ,
                   wherein
                   was
                   demanded
                   a
                   Subsidy
                   of
                   800000.
                   pounds
                   ,
                   to
                   bee
                   raised
                   of
                   goods
                   and
                   lands
                   ,
                   4.
                   s.
                   in
                   every
                   pound
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   end
                   was
                   granted
                   2.
                   s.
                   of
                   the
                   pound
                   ,
                   of
                   their
                   goods
                   and
                   lands
                   ,
                   that
                   were
                   worth
                   20.
                   pounds
                   ,
                   or
                   might
                   dispend
                   20.
                   
                     l.
                  
                   by
                   the
                   yeere
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   upward
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   payed
                   in
                   two
                   yeeres
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Parliament
                   was
                   adjourned
                   to
                   Westminster
                   ,
                   
                   amongst
                   the
                   blacke
                   Monks
                   ,
                   and
                   ended
                   in
                   the
                   Kings
                   Palace
                   there
                   the
                   14.
                   of
                   August
                   ,
                   at
                   nine
                   of
                   the
                   clocke
                   in
                   the
                   night
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   therefore
                   called
                   the
                   
                     Blacke
                     Parliament
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   yeer
                   1529.
                   
                   Cardinall
                   Campeius
                   the
                   Legate
                   ,
                   with
                   Cardinall
                   Woolsey
                   ,
                   sate
                   at
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Blacke
                     Friers
                  
                   ,
                   where
                   before
                   them
                   ,
                   as
                   Legates
                   and
                   Iudges
                   ,
                   was
                   brought
                   in
                   question
                   the
                   Kings
                   marriage
                   with
                   Queene
                   Katharine
                   ,
                   as
                   to
                   be
                   unlawfull
                   ,
                   before
                   whom
                   the
                   King
                   and
                   Queen
                   were
                   cited
                   and
                   summoned
                   to
                   appeare
                   ,
                   &c.
                   whereof
                   reade
                   more
                   at
                   large
                   in
                   my
                   Annals
                   ,
                   as
                   I
                   have
                   touched
                   it
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   same
                   yeere
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   moneth
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   began
                   a
                   Parliament
                   in
                   the
                   
                     Blacke
                     Friers
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   which
                   Cardinall
                   Woolsey
                   was
                   condemned
                   in
                   the
                   Premunire
                   :
                   this
                   house
                   valued
                   at
                   104.
                   
                     l.
                  
                   15.
                   s.
                   5.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   was
                   surrendred
                   the
                   12.
                   of
                   November
                   ,
                   the
                   30.
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   eighth
                   .
                
                 
                   There
                   were
                   buried
                   in
                   the
                   ancient
                   Church
                   ,
                   Margaret
                   ,
                   Queene
                   of
                   Scots
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Hubert
                     de
                     Brugh
                  
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Kent
                   ,
                   translated
                   from
                   their
                   old
                   Church
                   ,
                   by
                   
                     Old
                     Bourne
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Robert
                   de
                   Attabeto
                   ,
                   
                     Earle
                     of
                  
                   Bellimon
                   .
                
                 
                   Dame
                   Isabel
                   ,
                   wife
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Roger
                     Bygot
                  
                   ,
                   Earle
                   Marshall
                   .
                
                 
                   William
                   and
                   
                     Iame
                     Huse
                  
                   ,
                   children
                   to
                   Dame
                   Illis
                   ,
                   Countesse
                   of
                   Arundell
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   them
                   lieth
                   Dame
                   Illis
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   the
                   Earle
                   Warren
                   ,
                   and
                   after
                   Countesse
                   of
                   Arundell
                   .
                
                 
                   Dame
                   Ide
                   ,
                   wife
                   to
                   Sir
                   Walter
                   daughter
                   to
                   the
                   Lord
                   Ferrers
                   of
                   Chartley
                   .
                
                 
                   Richard
                   de
                   Brewes
                   .
                
                 
                   Richard
                   Strange
                   ,
                   
                     son
                     to
                  
                   Robert
                   Strange
                   .
                
                 
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Bartholomew
                     Badlesmere
                  
                   ,
                   wife
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Behan
                  
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Northampton
                   .
                
                 
                   Marsh
                   ,
                   The
                   Earles
                   of
                   March
                   and
                   Hereford
                   ,
                   and
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   Countesse
                   of
                   Arundell
                   .
                
                 
                   Dame
                   Ioan
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   S.
                   
                     Io.
                     Carne
                  
                   ,
                   first
                   wife
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Gwide
                     Brian
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Hugh
                     Clare
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   1295.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   heart
                   of
                   Queene
                   Heleanor
                   the
                   Foundresse
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   heart
                   of
                   Alfence
                   her
                   son
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   hearts
                   of
                   Iohn
                   and
                   Margaret
                   ,
                   children
                   to
                   
                     William
                     Valence
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Thorpe
                  
                   ,
                   Iustice
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Lord
                   Lioth
                   ,
                   of
                   Ireland
                   .
                
                 
                   Maude
                   ,
                   wife
                   to
                   
                     Geffrey
                     Say
                  
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   the
                   Earle
                   of
                   Warwicke
                   .
                
                 
                   Dame
                   Sible
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   
                     Wil.
                     Pattehulle
                  
                   ,
                   wife
                   to
                   
                     Roger
                     Beauchampe
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   her
                   Sir
                   Richard
                   or
                   
                     Roger
                     Beauchampe
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Lord
                   S.
                   Amand
                   ,
                   and
                   Dame
                   Elizabeth
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Lancaster
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Stephen
                     Collington
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Peter
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Countesse
                   of
                   Huntington
                   .
                
                 
                   Duchesse
                   of
                   
                     Exceter
                     ,
                     1425.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Sir
                   Iohn
                   Cornwall
                   .
                
                 
                   Lord
                   Fanhope
                   died
                   at
                   Ampthill
                   in
                   Bedfordshire
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   buried
                   here
                   ,
                   1443.
                   
                
                 
                   Sir
                   Iohn
                   Triptofte
                   .
                
                 
                   Earle
                   of
                   Worcester
                   ,
                   beheaded
                   ,
                   1470.
                   and
                   by
                   him
                   in
                   his
                   Chappell
                   ,
                   
                     Iames
                     Turchet
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Lord
                   Audley
                   ,
                   beheaded
                   ,
                   1497.
                   
                
                 
                   William
                   Paston
                   ,
                   and
                   Anne
                   ,
                   
                     daughter
                     to
                  
                   Edmond
                   Lancaster
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Lord
                   Beaumond
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Edmond
                     Cornewall
                  
                   ,
                   Baron
                   of
                   Burford
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Lady
                   Nevil
                   ,
                   wedded
                   to
                   the
                   Lord
                   Dowglas
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   the
                   duke
                   of
                   Exceter
                
                 
                   Richard
                   Scrope
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   .
                
                 
                   Dame
                   Katharine
                   Vaux
                   ,
                   alias
                   Cobham
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Browne
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Dame
                   Elizabeth
                   his
                   wife
                   .
                
                 
                   Iane
                   Powell
                   .
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Swinforth
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Mawsley
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   1432.
                   
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   de
                   la
                   Bere
                   ,
                   Nicholas
                   Eare
                   ,
                   Geffrey
                   Spring
                   ,
                   William
                   Clifford
                   ,
                   Esquires
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Brandon
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   ,
                   1509.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Stalworth
                  
                   ,
                   Merchant-Taylor
                   ,
                   1518.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Courtney
                  
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Devonshire
                   ,
                   nominate
                   ,
                   but
                   not
                   created
                   ,
                   the
                   third
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   eighth
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   
                
                 
                   There
                   is
                   a
                   Parish
                   of
                   St.
                   Anne
                   ,
                   within
                   the
                   Precinct
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Blacke
                     Friers
                  
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   pulled
                   downe
                   with
                   the
                   Friers
                   Church
                   ,
                   by
                   sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Corden
                  
                   :
                   but
                   in
                   the
                   
                   reigne
                   of
                   Queene
                   Mary
                   ,
                   hee
                   being
                   forced
                   to
                   finde
                   a
                   Church
                   to
                   the
                   Inhabitants
                   ,
                   allowed
                   them
                   a
                   lodging
                   Chamber
                   above
                   a
                   staire
                   ,
                   which
                   since
                   that
                   time
                   ,
                   to
                   wit
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1597.
                   fell
                   downe
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   againe
                   (
                   by
                   collection
                   therefore
                   made
                   )
                   new
                   builded
                   and
                   enlarged
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   yeere
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   dedicated
                   on
                   the
                   eleventh
                   of
                   December
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   I
                   thought
                   good
                   to
                   insert
                   the
                   Copy
                   of
                   an
                   ancient
                   Record
                   ,
                   concerning
                   the
                   Priviledges
                   and
                   Liberties
                   (
                   in
                   elder
                   times
                   )
                   granted
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Blacke
                     Friers
                  
                   ,
                   which
                   happened
                   to
                   my
                   hands
                   by
                   friendly
                   information
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   originall
                   thereof
                   brought
                   mee
                   ,
                   as
                   here
                   Verbatim
                   it
                   followeth
                   :
                
              
            
             
               
                 Notes
                 and
                 Articles
                 for
                 maintenance
                 of
                 the
                 ancient
                 Liberties
                 and
                 Priviledges
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 dissolved
                 Black
                 Friers
                 ,
                 neere
                 Ludgate
                 in
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 FIrst
                 ,
                 it
                 appeareth
                 ,
                 that
                 on
                 the
                 25.
                 day
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 
                 1484.
                 
                 
                   Iohn
                   Alforde
                
                 ,
                 Shoomaker
                 ,
                 dwelling
                 within
                 the
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 was
                 apprehended
                 and
                 put
                 to
                 death
                 at
                 Tyborne
                 for
                 Felony
                 ,
                 
                   Thomas
                   Newland
                
                 ,
                 alias
                 Norland
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   William
                   Martin
                
                 then
                 being
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 sought
                 to
                 have
                 had
                 the
                 goods
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Felon
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Prior
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 withstood
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 possessed
                 the
                 same
                 goods
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 S.
                 Iohns
                 ,
                 of
                 whom
                 the
                 same
                 Friers
                 was
                 then
                 holden
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 Item
                 ,
                 
                 The
                 Lord
                 of
                 St.
                 Iohns
                 hath
                 usually
                 made
                 the
                 Bridge
                 at
                 the
                 Thames
                 ,
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Friers
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Item
                 ,
                 
                 The
                 Prior
                 and
                 Covent
                 were
                 incorporated
                 by
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 K.
                 Hen.
                 the
                 6.
                 whereby
                 they
                 might
                 prescribe
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 alwaies
                 use
                 &
                 keep
                 the
                 Liberty
                 inviolately
                 ,
                 and
                 cleerly
                 exempted
                 from
                 the
                 Citizens
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 Item
                 ,
                 
                 The
                 Precinct
                 hath
                 alwaies
                 bin
                 of
                 such
                 liberties
                 ,
                 as
                 that
                 no
                 man
                 hath
                 bin
                 arrested
                 within
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 by
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 Officers
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 any
                 Officers
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 hath
                 taken
                 upon
                 him
                 to
                 execute
                 within
                 the
                 foure
                 Gates
                 ,
                 hee
                 was
                 rescued
                 by
                 the
                 Friers
                 and
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 Antiquitie
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 Item
                 ,
                 
                 At
                 all
                 times
                 there
                 hath
                 dwelt
                 within
                 the
                 Precinct
                 divers
                 and
                 many
                 persons
                 not
                 free
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 they
                 have
                 used
                 their
                 occupations
                 there
                 ,
                 without
                 controulement
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 and
                 Citizens
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 Item
                 ,
                 
                 Alwaies
                 at
                 sundry
                 times
                 (
                 of
                 long
                 continuance
                 )
                 divers
                 and
                 many
                 Carpenters
                 ,
                 Masons
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 like
                 ,
                 have
                 bin
                 sent
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Countrey
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 wrought
                 within
                 the
                 Precinct
                 aforesaid
                 ;
                 which
                 is
                 not
                 sufferable
                 within
                 the
                 Liberties
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 by
                 their
                 owne
                 customes
                 and
                 ordinances
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 Item
                 ,
                 
                 Vpon
                 the
                 view
                 of
                 any
                 person
                 slaine
                 ,
                 the
                 Coroner
                 of
                 the
                 Verge
                 did
                 alwaies
                 make
                 enquiry
                 thereof
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 Deodand
                 is
                 due
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 Saint
                 Iohns
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 ;
                 but
                 now
                 to
                 the
                 Queenes
                 Highnesse
                 due
                 by
                 law
                 ,
                 equity
                 ,
                 and
                 good
                 conscience
                 ,
                 whose
                 right
                 and
                 lawfull
                 title
                 the
                 owners
                 and
                 inhabitants
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 exempted
                 place
                 and
                 Precinct
                 ,
                 doe
                 seeke
                 with
                 their
                 bodies
                 &
                 goods
                 to
                 defend
                 and
                 maintaine
                 against
                 all
                 pretended
                 title
                 and
                 claime
                 of
                 the
                 Citizens
                 .
                 Notwithstanding
                 divers
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Precinct
                 &
                 Liberty
                 have
                 bin
                 greatly
                 vexed
                 and
                 troubled
                 with
                 often
                 imprisonments
                 within
                 the
                 Compters
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 Item
                 ,
                 
                 The
                 inhabitants
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Precinct
                 were
                 never
                 charged
                 to
                 watch
                 or
                 ward
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 be
                 within
                 the
                 compasse
                 of
                 any
                 imposition
                 ;
                 such
                 as
                 the
                 Citizens
                 are
                 used
                 and
                 accustomed
                 unto
                 by
                 their
                 lawes
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 Item
                 ,
                 In
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 K.
                 Edw.
                 the
                 6.
                 sir
                 
                   Andrew
                   Iude
                
                 then
                 being
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 Riot
                 committed
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 one
                 Master
                 Lucas
                 ,
                 by
                 one
                 Crouchman
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 persons
                 with
                 him
                 .
                 The
                 force
                 whereof
                 was
                 soone
                 overswayed
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Saunders
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Ierningham
                
                 ,
                 Knights
                 ,
                 Master
                 
                   William
                   Moore
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 Gentlemen
                 inhabiting
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Friers
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 parties
                 by
                 pursuit
                 were
                 twice
                 endighted
                 in
                 the
                 Marshalsea
                 court
                 holden
                 in
                 Southwark
                 :
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Hare
                
                 then
                 being
                 Steward
                 ,
                 and
                 sitting
                 at
                 the
                 doing
                 thereof
                 .
                 After
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Crouchman
                 (
                 with
                 other
                 Confederates
                 with
                 him
                 )
                 sought
                 to
                 endight
                 the
                 said
                 Gentleman
                 by
                 an
                 especiall
                 Sessions
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 .
                 For
                 
                 stay
                 whereof
                 the
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Privie
                 Councell
                 ,
                 understanding
                 the
                 lewd
                 practices
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Crouchman
                 and
                 other
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 had
                 nothing
                 to
                 doe
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Precinct
                 ;
                 
                 wrote
                 their
                 letters
                 unto
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 
                   Andrew
                   Iude
                
                 ,
                 then
                 Maior
                 ,
                 willing
                 him
                 not
                 to
                 disturbe
                 the
                 said
                 Gentlemen
                 for
                 the
                 said
                 fact
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 infringing
                 of
                 the
                 Liberties
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Friers
                 :
                 The
                 said
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Saunders
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Master
                 
                   William
                   Moore
                
                 being
                 bearers
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Letters
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ;
                 who
                 upon
                 deliberation
                 ,
                 made
                 answer
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 bearers
                 by
                 word
                 of
                 mouth
                 ,
                 That
                 forasmuch
                 as
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 complaint
                 made
                 to
                 him
                 of
                 a
                 Riot
                 committed
                 within
                 the
                 City
                 ;
                 hee
                 must
                 needes
                 (
                 within
                 one
                 moneth
                 after
                 )
                 enquire
                 by
                 Sessions
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 said
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 prejudiciall
                 unto
                 them
                 ,
                 being
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Jurisdiction
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 :
                 for
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 should
                 be
                 
                   Non
                   coram
                   Iudice
                
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 they
                 discharged
                 of
                 the
                 perill
                 of
                 the
                 Statute
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 they
                 proceeded
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 Letters
                 notwithstanding
                 :
                 Whereupon
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 and
                 Master
                 
                   William
                   Moore
                
                 ,
                 making
                 report
                 of
                 their
                 successe
                 with
                 the
                 Maior
                 to
                 the
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 Councell
                 ;
                 they
                 wrote
                 e●tsoones
                 other
                 Letters
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Maior
                 ,
                 but
                 of
                 such
                 force
                 touching
                 the
                 premisses
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 also
                 carried
                 and
                 delivered
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 Thomas
                 and
                 Master
                 Moore
                 :
                 Whereupon
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Maior
                 stayed
                 from
                 any
                 further
                 proceeding
                 therein
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 Item
                 ,
                 In
                 Queen
                 Mary
                 her
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 Councell
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 put
                 a
                 Bill
                 into
                 the
                 Parliament
                 house
                 ,
                 
                 seeking
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 have
                 the
                 Liberties
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Friers
                 ,
                 which
                 Bill
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 their
                 surmises
                 ,
                 were
                 so
                 utterly
                 rejected
                 ,
                 that
                 their
                 Bill
                 never
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 question
                 ,
                 but
                 was
                 so
                 suppressed
                 ,
                 by
                 argument
                 openly
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 house
                 .
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 Item
                 ,
                 The
                 Liberties
                 granted
                 to
                 Master
                 Cawarden
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 the
                 goods
                 of
                 Felons
                 therein
                 not
                 granted
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 due
                 to
                 the
                 Queenes
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 whose
                 right
                 and
                 title
                 the
                 City
                 hath
                 not
                 had
                 ,
                 nor
                 can
                 bee
                 suffered
                 to
                 enjoy
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 seeking
                 ;
                 by
                 the
                 onely
                 resistance
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 owners
                 and
                 inhabitants
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Liberty
                 and
                 Precinct
                 ,
                 clearly
                 exempted
                 from
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 by
                 metes
                 and
                 bounds
                 on
                 every
                 side
                 .
              
               
                 12.
                 
                 Item
                 ,
                 The
                 said
                 Precinct
                 hath
                 alwayes
                 been
                 shut
                 up
                 and
                 kept
                 by
                 Wals
                 and
                 Gates
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 as
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 egresse
                 that
                 way
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 licence
                 of
                 the
                 Porters
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 maintained
                 and
                 placed
                 by
                 the
                 owners
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Friers
                 ,
                 and
                 Liberties
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 by
                 especiall
                 and
                 generall
                 words
                 ,
                 granted
                 by
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 under
                 the
                 great
                 Seale
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 to
                 divers
                 owners
                 and
                 Free-holders
                 there
                 of
                 the
                 Queenes
                 Majesty
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 especiall
                 above
                 all
                 other
                 ,
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cawarden
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 deceased
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 dated
                 the
                 12.
                 day
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 fourth
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 ;
                 in
                 as
                 large
                 ,
                 ample
                 and
                 full
                 manner
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 as
                 many
                 pithy
                 and
                 effectuall
                 words
                 ,
                 as
                 ever
                 was
                 read
                 or
                 seene
                 in
                 any
                 Patent
                 ,
                 made
                 for
                 grant
                 of
                 Liberties
                 of
                 any
                 place
                 exempted
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 Patent
                 more
                 largely
                 appeareth
                 :
                 The
                 true
                 copy
                 whereof
                 is
                 annexed
                 to
                 these
                 Articles
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 delivery
                 of
                 Master
                 Moore
                 ,
                 true
                 owner
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 liberties
                 .
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 Item
                 ,
                 That
                 
                   Iames
                   Norrice
                
                 ,
                 Curate
                 of
                 S.
                 Peters
                 in
                 Cornehill
                 ,
                 being
                 sometime
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Friers
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Brethren
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Black
                   Friers
                
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 neere
                 Ludgate
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 saith
                 and
                 affirmeth
                 ,
                 That
                 one
                 
                   Robert
                   Struddell
                
                 ,
                 late
                 Prior
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Friers
                 ,
                 was
                 by
                 order
                 of
                 Law
                 constrained
                 to
                 pave
                 the
                 high
                 street
                 adjoyning
                 round
                 about
                 the
                 channell
                 wals
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Flower-de-Lize
                 towards
                 the
                 hill
                 at
                 
                   Creed
                   lane
                
                 end
                 .
                 And
                 a
                 Cage
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 standing
                 on
                 that
                 side
                 the
                 street
                 ,
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 the
                 foresaid
                 wall
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 Andrew
                 ,
                 which
                 Cage
                 was
                 plucked
                 down
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Prior
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 since
                 set
                 up
                 again
                 ;
                 the
                 Prior
                 aforesaid
                 saying
                 ;
                 Seeing
                 they
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 cause
                 mee
                 to
                 pave
                 all
                 this
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 street
                 next
                 my
                 wall
                 ,
                 they
                 shall
                 have
                 no
                 Cage
                 of
                 others
                 standing
                 on
                 my
                 ground
                 ,
                 against
                 mine
                 owne
                 wall
                 :
                 And
                 so
                 the
                 City
                 never
                 builded
                 Cage
                 on
                 that
                 side
                 after
                 .
              
               
                 14.
                 
                 Item
                 ,
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Master
                 Norrioe
                 saith
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Liberties
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Priors
                 dayes
                 were
                 such
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 nor
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 did
                 arrest
                 any
                 man
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Liberty
                 for
                 any
                 thing
                 ,
                 as
                 free
                 ,
                 as
                 hee
                 well
                 remembreth
                 in
                 all
                 his
                 time
                 .
              
               
               
                 15.
                 
                 Item
                 ,
                 
                 Hee
                 remembreth
                 ,
                 that
                 foure
                 Gates
                 were
                 shut
                 in
                 during
                 the
                 Friers
                 time
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 commandement
                 of
                 the
                 Prior.
                 And
                 one
                 Father
                 Seagar
                 ,
                 being
                 then
                 Porter
                 ,
                 appointed
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 late
                 Prior
                 ,
                 
                   Robert
                   Struddell
                
                 ,
                 with
                 others
                 after
                 him
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 appointment
                 of
                 other
                 Priors
                 then
                 succeeding
                 :
                 And
                 not
                 by
                 the
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 nor
                 any
                 other
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 saying
                 of
                 Thomas
                 Vlverston
                 ,
                 alias
                 Wolverston
                 ,
                 of
                 Garlicke
                 Hithe
                 ,
                 Officer
                 to
                 the
                 Vintners
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 sometime
                 a
                 Frier
                 of
                 the
                 Blacke
                 Friers
                 :
                 Taken
                 before
                 mee
                 Sir
                 Thomas
                 Saunders
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 the
                 30.
                 day
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 ,
                 1562.
                 
              
               
                 16.
                 
                 ITem
                 ,
                 He
                 saith
                 ,
                 he
                 hath
                 heard
                 say
                 many
                 times
                 among
                 the
                 Friers
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 Master
                 Peacocke
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Predecessours
                 ,
                 had
                 never
                 doore
                 into
                 the
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 house
                 ;
                 but
                 by
                 fine
                 and
                 agreement
                 ,
                 made
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 with
                 the
                 Prior
                 of
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 ,
                 long
                 before
                 his
                 time
                 of
                 remembrance
                 .
              
               
                 17.
                 
                 Item
                 ,
                 He
                 saith
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Porters
                 of
                 the
                 Friers
                 alwayes
                 kept
                 their
                 foure
                 Gates
                 (
                 time
                 out
                 of
                 minde
                 )
                 by
                 the
                 appointment
                 of
                 the
                 Prior
                 and
                 Covent
                 ,
                 
                 cleere
                 exempted
                 from
                 the
                 City
                 .
                 And
                 when
                 the
                 Porters
                 perceived
                 any
                 suspected
                 persons
                 or
                 malefactors
                 within
                 the
                 limits
                 of
                 the
                 Friers
                 ;
                 they
                 declared
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 Prior
                 ,
                 who
                 forthwith
                 commanded
                 them
                 ,
                 to
                 take
                 the
                 ayde
                 of
                 the
                 honest
                 Inhabitants
                 within
                 the
                 Friers
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 search
                 and
                 watch
                 for
                 the
                 apprehension
                 of
                 such
                 lewd
                 persons
                 :
                 which
                 so
                 found
                 ,
                 were
                 alwayes
                 examined
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Kingston
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 good
                 men
                 there
                 inhabiting
                 within
                 the
                 Friers
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Porters
                 desire
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 otherwise
                 .
              
               
                 18.
                 
                 Item
                 ,
                 
                 Hee
                 never
                 heard
                 ,
                 nor
                 did
                 know
                 in
                 all
                 his
                 time
                 ,
                 any
                 search
                 or
                 watch
                 to
                 bee
                 made
                 within
                 the
                 Precinct
                 of
                 the
                 Friers
                 ,
                 by
                 any
                 Watchman
                 or
                 Constable
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 who
                 could
                 never
                 come
                 within
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 Friers
                 Gates
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 the
                 Porters
                 licence
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Friers
                 .
              
               
                 19.
                 
                 Item
                 ,
                 
                 He
                 saith
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Prior
                 and
                 Covent
                 did
                 once
                 pave
                 the
                 Streetes
                 (
                 by
                 his
                 time
                 )
                 from
                 the
                 Friers
                 Turne-gate
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 Flower-de-Lize
                 ,
                 along
                 by
                 the
                 VVall
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Channell
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Streete
                 .
                 But
                 as
                 for
                 pulling
                 downe
                 of
                 any
                 Cage
                 ,
                 he
                 doth
                 not
                 well
                 remember
                 .
              
               
                 20.
                 
                 Item
                 ,
                 
                 He
                 saith
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 Vagabond
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 Drunkard
                 ,
                 or
                 misordered
                 person
                 ,
                 were
                 taken
                 culpable
                 within
                 the
                 Precinct
                 of
                 the
                 Friers
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 alwayes
                 punished
                 in
                 the
                 Friers
                 Stockes
                 against
                 the
                 Church
                 doore
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Priors
                 commandement
                 ;
                 and
                 not
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maiors
                 ,
                 or
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 21.
                 
                 Item
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Portenary
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 inhabiting
                 within
                 the
                 late
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 ,
                 neere
                 Ludgate
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 about
                 30.
                 yeeres
                 past
                 ,
                 doth
                 well
                 remember
                 ,
                 That
                 after
                 the
                 suppression
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 would
                 have
                 entred
                 into
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 ,
                 and
                 claimed
                 the
                 Liberties
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 which
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Cobham
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Zanche
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cheyney
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Kingston
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Francis
                   Brian
                
                 ,
                 Knights
                 ,
                 with
                 many
                 other
                 VVorshipfull
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 then
                 being
                 Inhabitants
                 within
                 the
                 Liberties
                 and
                 Precinct
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 late
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 ,
                 denied
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Citizens
                 entrance
                 ,
                 and
                 would
                 not
                 permit
                 nor
                 suffer
                 them
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 to
                 enter
                 within
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 And
                 shortly
                 after
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Francis
                   Brian
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cheyney
                
                 ,
                 moved
                 the
                 Kings
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 then
                 being
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ;
                 how
                 the
                 said
                 Maior
                 and
                 Citizens
                 would
                 have
                 entred
                 into
                 the
                 said
                 Friers
                 .
                 And
                 then
                 the
                 Kings
                 Majesty
                 said
                 unto
                 them
                 these
                 words
                 following
                 :
                 Are
                 not
                 Wee
                 as
                 able
                 to
                 keepe
                 our
                 Priviledges
                 and
                 Liberties
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Friers
                 did
                 keepe
                 their
                 Priviledges
                 alwayes
                 before
                 time
                 ,
                 free
                 from
                 the
                 City
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 ,
                 they
                 all
                 (
                 by
                 one
                 consent
                 and
                 agreement
                 )
                 sent
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 word
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Majesty
                 his
                 answer
                 and
                 pleasure
                 therein
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 were
                 satisfied
                 ,
                 and
                 would
                 no
                 further
                 proceed
                 upon
                 the
                 Kings
                 right
                 and
                 title
                 of
                 Liberties
                 ;
                 as
                 then
                 they
                 promised
                 and
                 affirmed
                 by
                 the
                 mouth
                 of
                 the
                 Recorder
                 ,
                 being
                 sent
                 by
                 the
                 Maior
                 to
                 the
                 Worshipfull
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Friers
                 .
                 
                 And
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Portenary
                
                 further
                 saith
                 ,
                 That
                 after
                 the
                 said
                 Friers
                 were
                 supprest
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Cromwell
                 ,
                 Vicar
                 Generall
                 ,
                 caused
                 to
                 bee
                 delivered
                 unto
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Portenary
                
                 ,
                 the
                 keyes
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 said
                 Friers
                 ,
                 safely
                 to
                 keepe
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 provide
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Liberty
                 should
                 bee
                 in
                 safety
                 and
                 safegard
                 .
                 The
                 which
                 keyes
                 were
                 afterward
                 delivered
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Portenary
                
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 Doctor
                 Layton
                 ,
                 and
                 Doctor
                 Wendie
                 ,
                 they
                 being
                 Visitors
                 there
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 which
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Portenary
                
                 had
                 a
                 certaine
                 reward
                 payed
                 unto
                 him
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 North
                 ,
                 then
                 being
                 Chancellour
                 of
                 the
                 Augmentation
                 Court.
                 All
                 which
                 matter
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Portenary
                
                 will
                 depose
                 to
                 bee
                 most
                 certaine
                 and
                 true
                 ,
                 as
                 hee
                 will
                 answer
                 at
                 the
                 dreadfull
                 day
                 of
                 Iudgement
                 upon
                 his
                 soule
                 .
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 Bee
                 it
                 in
                 remembrance
                 perpetuall
                 for
                 infallible
                 truth
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 one
                 
                   Alexander
                   Avenon
                
                 ,
                 being
                 Sheriffe
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 other
                 ,
                 being
                 Alderman
                 of
                 the
                 VVard
                 of
                 
                   Faringdon
                   infra
                
                 ,
                 came
                 and
                 entred
                 very
                 stoutly
                 into
                 the
                 Liberty
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 neere
                 Ludgate
                 ,
                 the
                 fifteenth
                 day
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 1562.
                 to
                 carry
                 away
                 all
                 the
                 Hosiers
                 and
                 Taylors
                 ,
                 to
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 Guild-Hall
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Queenes
                 new
                 Proclamation
                 .
                 Which
                 Hosiers
                 and
                 Taylors
                 denied
                 to
                 goe
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 Sheriffe
                 ,
                 affirming
                 and
                 saying
                 ,
                 That
                 they
                 had
                 put
                 in
                 Bonds
                 (
                 before
                 their
                 comming
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Cobham
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Saunders
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 two
                 of
                 the
                 Queenes
                 Iustices
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Liberty
                 (
                 being
                 within
                 the
                 Verge
                 ,
                 and
                 exempted
                 from
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 )
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Queenes
                 Proclamation
                 .
                 And
                 thereupon
                 ,
                 one
                 
                   Iohn
                   Bradford
                
                 ,
                 being
                 Constable
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 exempted
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 within
                 the
                 Liberty
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Queenes
                 Verge
                 ;
                 caused
                 the
                 foure
                 Porters
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Friers
                 ,
                 to
                 shut
                 all
                 the
                 Gates
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 perceived
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Sheriffe
                 and
                 Alderman
                 ;
                 the
                 said
                 Sheriffe
                 commanded
                 the
                 Gates
                 to
                 bee
                 opened
                 ;
                 whereunto
                 the
                 said
                 Constable
                 of
                 the
                 Friers
                 said
                 ,
                 That
                 they
                 should
                 not
                 be
                 opened
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 Iustices
                 pleasures
                 of
                 the
                 Friers
                 were
                 knowne
                 .
                 And
                 then
                 the
                 Sheriffe
                 of
                 London
                 said
                 ,
                 That
                 hee
                 was
                 of
                 greater
                 authority
                 than
                 the
                 Iustices
                 were
                 .
                 The
                 Constable
                 affirming
                 him
                 so
                 to
                 bee
                 within
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 within
                 the
                 Precinct
                 of
                 the
                 Liberty
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Black
                   Friers
                
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 Constable
                 said
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 greater
                 power
                 &
                 authority
                 there
                 than
                 the
                 Sheriffe
                 had
                 .
                 Which
                 being
                 heard
                 ,
                 and
                 scant
                 well
                 digested
                 by
                 them
                 ;
                 fearing
                 further
                 inconvenience
                 to
                 arise
                 thereupon
                 (
                 as
                 by
                 sudden
                 changing
                 of
                 the
                 grieved
                 countenance
                 was
                 plainly
                 declared
                 )
                 the
                 said
                 Sheriffe
                 and
                 Alderman
                 (
                 with
                 gentle
                 language
                 )
                 desired
                 the
                 Constable
                 to
                 open
                 the
                 Gates
                 quietly
                 ,
                 and
                 suffer
                 them
                 to
                 passe
                 thence
                 .
                 VVhich
                 hee
                 did
                 at
                 their
                 gentle
                 request
                 and
                 entreaty
                 :
                 And
                 so
                 they
                 departed
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Liberty
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Porters
                 commandement
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 Porters
                 for
                 opening
                 the
                 Gates
                 money
                 .
              
               
                 People
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 well
                 Strangers
                 as
                 other
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 open
                 high
                 Streete
                 )
                 marvelling
                 and
                 wondering
                 at
                 the
                 said
                 Sheriffes
                 and
                 Aldermans
                 inclosure
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Friers
                 Gates
                 :
                 On
                 the
                 morrow
                 after
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 sixteenth
                 day
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 1562.
                 one
                 Hardford
                 being
                 Constable
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 Parish
                 within
                 Ludgate
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 high
                 Streete
                 there
                 ,
                 tooke
                 one
                 Tretheru
                 ,
                 a
                 Hosier
                 and
                 Taylor
                 ,
                 dwelling
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Friers
                 ,
                 and
                 carried
                 him
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 Who
                 by
                 and
                 by
                 (
                 without
                 delay
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 further
                 speech
                 )
                 commanded
                 the
                 said
                 Gilbert
                 to
                 the
                 Counter
                 in
                 London
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Saunders
                
                 ,
                 as
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Iustices
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Liberty
                 ,
                 went
                 to
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Arundell
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Steward
                 to
                 the
                 Queenes
                 most
                 honourable
                 Houshold
                 ,
                 declaring
                 the
                 whole
                 circumstance
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Sheriffe
                 and
                 Aldermans
                 enterprise
                 .
                 And
                 obtained
                 a
                 token
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 no
                 further
                 to
                 enter
                 the
                 said
                 Liberty
                 within
                 the
                 Verge
                 ;
                 untill
                 by
                 Law
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Privie
                 Councels
                 judgement
                 ,
                 the
                 question
                 moved
                 were
                 determined
                 ,
                 concerning
                 the
                 infringing
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 ancient
                 Liberty
                 .
                 All
                 this
                 was
                 spoken
                 in
                 the
                 presence
                 of
                 
                   Peter
                   Baugh
                   ,
                   Lewes
                   Rawbone
                
                 ,
                 and
                 divers
                 other
                 Strangers
                 .
                 In
                 witnesse
                 and
                 probatior
                 whereof
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 Thomas
                 hath
                 subscribed
                 his
                 name
                 ,
                 with
                 divers
                 other
                 here-under
                 written
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 present
                 .
              
               
               
                 23.
                 
                 Be
                 it
                 had
                 in
                 perpetuall
                 memory
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 a
                 continuall
                 perfect
                 declaration
                 of
                 the
                 truth
                 ,
                 whereunto
                 all
                 matters
                 of
                 variance
                 and
                 controversie
                 should
                 be
                 referred
                 and
                 advanced
                 ;
                 and
                 not
                 the
                 sparkes
                 of
                 troth
                 to
                 be
                 hidden
                 (
                 as
                 a
                 Candle
                 ,
                 bearing
                 perfect
                 light
                 ,
                 under
                 a
                 Bushell
                 )
                 and
                 so
                 washed
                 away
                 in
                 the
                 flowing
                 waters
                 of
                 unmindfull
                 oblivion
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 amongst
                 all
                 good
                 Christian
                 men
                 )
                 is
                 at
                 all
                 times
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 all
                 ages
                 to
                 be
                 rejected
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 imbraced
                 ;
                 but
                 rather
                 to
                 be
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 bottome
                 of
                 the
                 earth
                 ,
                 never
                 to
                 rise
                 againe
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 consideration
                 whereof
                 ,
                 by
                 these
                 presents
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 for
                 an
                 infallible
                 truth
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 holden
                 with
                 all
                 men
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 heare
                 or
                 see
                 this
                 present
                 writing
                 :
                 That
                 
                   Robert
                   Flower
                
                 ,
                 Taylor
                 and
                 Hosier
                 ,
                 dwelling
                 within
                 the
                 Precinct
                 and
                 liberties
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 ,
                 neere
                 Ludgate
                 in
                 London
                 ;
                 was
                 by
                 order
                 and
                 commandement
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 Bench
                 or
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 committed
                 into
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Compters
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 the
                 20.
                 day
                 of
                 
                   May
                   ,
                   1502.
                
                 
                 For
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 
                   Robert
                   Flower
                
                 refused
                 to
                 be
                 bound
                 (
                 acording
                 to
                 order
                 taken
                 )
                 from
                 the
                 making
                 of
                 monstrous
                 great
                 Hosen
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Queens
                 gracious
                 Proclamation
                 in
                 that
                 behalfe
                 :
                 Because
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Robert
                   Flower
                
                 had
                 (
                 amongst
                 other
                 persons
                 )
                 put
                 in
                 Bonds
                 before
                 the
                 Honorable
                 Warden
                 of
                 the
                 Five
                 Ports
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Saunders
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Justices
                 within
                 the
                 Liberty
                 of
                 the
                 Queenes
                 Verge
                 .
                 After
                 which
                 reveiled
                 and
                 knowne
                 to
                 the
                 Honourable
                 Earle
                 of
                 Arundell
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Steward
                 of
                 the
                 Queenes
                 most
                 Honourable
                 Houshold
                 ,
                 who
                 caused
                 the
                 Knight
                 Marshall
                 to
                 goe
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 requiring
                 the
                 deliverance
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 prisoner
                 .
                 The
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 (
                 being
                 sickly
                 )
                 made
                 answer
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 knew
                 nothing
                 thereof
                 ;
                 but
                 desired
                 him
                 to
                 speake
                 with
                 Master
                 Recorder
                 :
                 who
                 made
                 answer
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 imprisonment
                 was
                 done
                 by
                 the
                 whole
                 Bench
                 of
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 (
                 as
                 one
                 particular
                 person
                 )
                 could
                 not
                 deliver
                 the
                 prisoner
                 ,
                 untill
                 the
                 next
                 Court
                 day
                 ,
                 which
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 till
                 two
                 dayes
                 after
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 charges
                 and
                 hinderance
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 prisoner
                 .
              
               
                 Whereupon
                 the
                 Lord
                 Steward
                 sent
                 for
                 Master
                 Cholmeley
                 ,
                 he
                 being
                 then
                 Recorder
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 commanded
                 him
                 to
                 deliver
                 the
                 prisoner
                 ;
                 or
                 else
                 he
                 would
                 imprison
                 the
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Recorder
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 fattest
                 Alderman
                 in
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 which
                 hee
                 could
                 get
                 within
                 the
                 Verge
                 :
                 And
                 declared
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Queenes
                 Liberties
                 and
                 Franchises
                 should
                 not
                 bee
                 overcome
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Bench
                 of
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 so
                 long
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 Officer
                 :
                 with
                 many
                 other
                 words
                 against
                 the
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 too
                 long
                 to
                 write
                 .
                 Adding
                 further
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Maior
                 did
                 not
                 meddle
                 with
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 ,
                 being
                 within
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 parcel
                 of
                 Westminster
                 Deanry
                 ;
                 much
                 lesse
                 should
                 he
                 meddle
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 liberty
                 of
                 the
                 Friers
                 ,
                 bounded
                 out
                 by
                 walls
                 and
                 gates
                 from
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 being
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 within
                 the
                 Citie
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 commanded
                 the
                 Recorder
                 to
                 send
                 home
                 the
                 prisoner
                 into
                 the
                 liberty
                 presently
                 :
                 which
                 was
                 so
                 done
                 accordingly
                 :
                 Promising
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 the
                 L.
                 Maior
                 could
                 declare
                 or
                 shew
                 any
                 good
                 Title
                 ,
                 whereby
                 to
                 breake
                 the
                 Liberty
                 ,
                 the
                 Queenes
                 learned
                 Councell
                 should
                 answer
                 him
                 and
                 them
                 therein
                 .
                 And
                 then
                 the
                 Recorder
                 said
                 ,
                 he
                 never
                 heard
                 before
                 that
                 time
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Lord
                 Steward
                 did
                 claime
                 the
                 precinct
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Black
                   Friers
                
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 within
                 the
                 liberty
                 of
                 the
                 Queenes
                 Verge
                 :
                 Out
                 of
                 which
                 Jurisdiction
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 is
                 exempted
                 by
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 32.
                 
                 
                   Hen.
                   8.
                   
                   Cap.
                
                 2.
                 
                 Vnder
                 colour
                 of
                 which
                 Statute
                 ,
                 the
                 Maior
                 would
                 bring
                 the
                 said
                 Friers
                 to
                 be
                 in
                 London
                 ;
                 which
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 Friers
                 time
                 was
                 freely
                 exempted
                 .
              
               
                 All
                 the
                 which
                 matter
                 was
                 debated
                 in
                 the
                 presence
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Saunders
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ;
                 Master
                 
                   Robert
                   Hopton
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Knight
                 Marshals
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Bromeley
                 ,
                 under
                 Steward
                 of
                 the
                 Marshalsea
                 ,
                 the
                 day
                 and
                 yeere
                 above-written
                 .
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 Item
                 ,
                 
                 That
                 in
                 Queene
                 Maries
                 time
                 ,
                 or
                 King
                 Edwards
                 time
                 ,
                 her
                 Brother
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 man
                 slaine
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 precinct
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 goods
                 of
                 him
                 that
                 was
                 supposed
                 to
                 doe
                 the
                 deed
                 ,
                 were
                 stayed
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Friers
                 ,
                 and
                 an
                 Inventory
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 next
                 Justice
                 of
                 Peace
                 within
                 the
                 Verge
                 ,
                 
                   Roger
                   Cholmeley
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 commandement
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cheney
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ;
                 and
                 afterward
                 one
                 Master
                 Garrard
                 and
                 the
                 Recorder
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 came
                 unto
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cheney's
                
                 
                 house
                 within
                 the
                 same
                 precinct
                 ,
                 and
                 would
                 have
                 made
                 an
                 Inventory
                 of
                 the
                 goods
                 of
                 the
                 partie
                 offender
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 now
                 deceased
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cheyney
                
                 would
                 not
                 permit
                 nor
                 suffer
                 them
                 so
                 to
                 doe
                 ;
                 for
                 that
                 hee
                 had
                 made
                 stay
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 goods
                 for
                 the
                 Queene
                 before
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 were
                 lawfully
                 found
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 partie
                 had
                 slaine
                 the
                 man
                 dead
                 .
                 Which
                 afterward
                 was
                 otherwise
                 found
                 by
                 a
                 Quest
                 of
                 twelve
                 men
                 ,
                 sitting
                 
                   super
                   visum
                   corporis
                
                 of
                 the
                 dead
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Coroner
                 of
                 the
                 Verge
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Liberty
                 :
                 where
                 the
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 and
                 Bench
                 of
                 Aldermen
                 have
                 not
                 to
                 doe
                 ,
                 nor
                 intermit
                 with
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 therein
                 :
                 Because
                 the
                 whole
                 Friers
                 liberties
                 ,
                 and
                 franchises
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 were
                 freely
                 given
                 unto
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 by
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 :
                 whereby
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 Bench
                 of
                 Aldermen
                 are
                 cleerely
                 barred
                 and
                 secluded
                 from
                 the
                 Friers
                 Liberties
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 inhabitants
                 thereof
                 franchised
                 ,
                 and
                 cleane
                 exempted
                 from
                 all
                 the
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 impositions
                 or
                 other
                 taxations
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 true
                 Copie
                 of
                 the
                 Vicar
                 of
                 Bromleys
                 Letter
                 in
                 Kent
                 ,
                 sent
                 to
                 Master
                 Thomas
                 Walsingham
                 of
                 Scadborough
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 County
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 :
                 who
                 sent
                 the
                 same
                 Letter
                 to
                 Sir
                 Tho.
                 Saunders
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 he
                 being
                 also
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Queenes
                 Iustices
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Countie
                 ;
                 to
                 examine
                 the
                 severall
                 particulars
                 therein
                 ,
                 concerning
                 the
                 libertie
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Friers
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 RIght
                 Worshipfull
                 ;
                 you
                 shal
                 understand
                 that
                 I
                 have
                 received
                 your
                 kinde
                 Letter
                 ;
                 according
                 whereunto
                 ,
                 
                 these
                 are
                 to
                 satisfie
                 your
                 minde
                 ;
                 That
                 I
                 was
                 dwelling
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 foure
                 or
                 five
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 thither
                 from
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 where
                 I
                 had
                 beene
                 a
                 Student
                 of
                 Divinity
                 .
                 I
                 was
                 also
                 Curate
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 within
                 the
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 ,
                 called
                 Saint
                 Agnes
                 .
                 Wee
                 had
                 within
                 us
                 a
                 Porter
                 ,
                 who
                 did
                 shut
                 all
                 the
                 Gates
                 every
                 night
                 ;
                 at
                 nine
                 of
                 the
                 clocke
                 in
                 the
                 Winter
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 ten
                 of
                 the
                 clocke
                 in
                 the
                 Summer
                 .
                 No
                 Sheriffe
                 ,
                 Bailiffe
                 or
                 Constable
                 ,
                 nor
                 yet
                 the
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 tooke
                 interest
                 there
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 ,
                 nor
                 forreine
                 porters
                 had
                 to
                 doe
                 within
                 our
                 Priviledge
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 Friers
                 did
                 pave
                 both
                 within
                 the
                 Turn-gate
                 and
                 without
                 ,
                 unto
                 Saint
                 Andrews
                 Church
                 ,
                 downe
                 by
                 the
                 great
                 Garden
                 wall
                 :
                 And
                 without
                 the
                 Turne-gate
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 Cage
                 ,
                 pulled
                 downe
                 by
                 my
                 time
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 set
                 up
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 The
                 inhabitants
                 within
                 the
                 Friers
                 never
                 watched
                 ,
                 neither
                 the
                 Constable
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 Parish
                 warned
                 any
                 watch
                 there
                 ,
                 neither
                 came
                 within
                 the
                 Gates
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 houre
                 appointed
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 .
                 The
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 London
                 had
                 no
                 Felons
                 goods
                 there
                 ,
                 neither
                 did
                 arrest
                 any
                 person
                 within
                 the
                 Precinct
                 of
                 the
                 house
                 .
                 As
                 for
                 Bakers
                 and
                 Brewers
                 that
                 belonged
                 to
                 the
                 house
                 ,
                 they
                 be
                 dead
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 is
                 one
                 
                   Iames
                   Norrice
                
                 ,
                 
                 Curate
                 ,
                 alive
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 brought
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 dwelling
                 at
                 Saint
                 Michaels
                 in
                 Cornehill
                 ,
                 he
                 can
                 give
                 you
                 further
                 instructions
                 :
                 whether
                 there
                 be
                 any
                 more
                 living
                 ,
                 I
                 know
                 not
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 fatall
                 VESPER
                 ,
                 or
                 dismall
                 EVENSONG
                 ,
                 happening
                 at
                 the
                 Blacke
                 Friers
                 on
                 Sunday
                 in
                 the
                 afternoone
                 ,
                 it
                 being
                 the
                 26.
                 day
                 of
                 October
                 .
                 1623.
                 
              
               
                 THere
                 were
                 upon
                 that
                 day
                 ,
                 being
                 dedicated
                 to
                 the
                 service
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 assembled
                 together
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Black
                   Friers
                
                 neere
                 the
                 French
                 Embassadours
                 house
                 in
                 ordinary
                 ,
                 above
                 three
                 hundred
                 persons
                 of
                 sundry
                 Nations
                 ,
                 as
                 English
                 ,
                 Scottish
                 ,
                 Welch
                 ,
                 and
                 Irish
                 ,
                 to
                 heare
                 a
                 Sermon
                 ,
                 &
                 after
                 that
                 to
                 celebrate
                 Evensong
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Rites
                 and
                 Ceremonies
                 of
                 the
                 Romish
                 Church
                 .
                 Of
                 which
                 number
                 it
                 is
                 certainly
                 knowne
                 and
                 confidently
                 reported
                 ,
                 that
                 about
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 threescore
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 had
                 that
                 morning
                 both
                 confessed
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 received
                 the
                 Sacrament
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 order
                 of
                 the
                 Romish
                 Church
                 .
                 Hee
                 that
                 was
                 to
                 supply
                 that
                 exercise
                 for
                 the
                 present
                 ,
                 was
                 Father
                 Drury
                 ,
                 a
                 Iesuite
                 by
                 profession
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 birth
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 being
                 extracted
                 
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 the
                 Norfolcian
                 Druries
                 ,
                 and
                 sonne
                 unto
                 Doctor
                 Drury
                 ,
                 late
                 professor
                 of
                 the
                 Civill
                 Law
                 ,
                 and
                 practiser
                 thereof
                 in
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 the
                 Arches
                 here
                 in
                 London
                 .
                 Hee
                 was
                 by
                 those
                 of
                 the
                 Romish
                 religion
                 reputed
                 to
                 bee
                 a
                 man
                 of
                 great
                 learning
                 ,
                 as
                 having
                 studied
                 many
                 yeeres
                 beyond
                 the
                 Sea
                 ,
                 with
                 much
                 approbation
                 and
                 allowance
                 of
                 his
                 Superiours
                 .
                 And
                 although
                 he
                 were
                 opposite
                 in
                 point
                 of
                 faith
                 and
                 beliefe
                 unto
                 the
                 Religion
                 now
                 professed
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 yet
                 was
                 he
                 held
                 by
                 the
                 generality
                 of
                 our
                 Nation
                 ,
                 both
                 Protestants
                 and
                 Papists
                 ,
                 who
                 knew
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 could
                 make
                 a
                 true
                 estimate
                 of
                 his
                 vertues
                 and
                 vices
                 by
                 the
                 outward
                 circumstance
                 and
                 appearance
                 of
                 his
                 actions
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 a
                 man
                 of
                 a
                 good
                 moralllife
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 a
                 plausible
                 and
                 laudable
                 conversation
                 .
                 So
                 that
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 these
                 indowments
                 ,
                 there
                 could
                 nothing
                 have
                 been
                 desired
                 more
                 by
                 us
                 of
                 the
                 Reformed
                 Church
                 ,
                 than
                 that
                 hee
                 had
                 not
                 beene
                 a
                 Papist
                 ,
                 but
                 a
                 member
                 of
                 our
                 Church
                 ,
                 Religion
                 ,
                 and
                 Profession
                 .
                 All
                 the
                 day
                 before
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 last
                 that
                 ever
                 his
                 eyes
                 beheld
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 observed
                 to
                 be
                 wondrous
                 sad
                 and
                 pensive
                 ,
                 contrary
                 unto
                 his
                 wonted
                 humour
                 and
                 disposition
                 ,
                 hee
                 being
                 a
                 man
                 of
                 a
                 free
                 ,
                 merry
                 and
                 affable
                 conversation
                 ,
                 as
                 though
                 that
                 some
                 spirit
                 of
                 prediction
                 had
                 foretold
                 him
                 of
                 that
                 fatall
                 disaster
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 at
                 hand
                 .
                 Thus
                 wee
                 reade
                 of
                 Caesar
                 ,
                 that
                 hee
                 was
                 possessed
                 with
                 a
                 strange
                 and
                 unwonted
                 sadnesse
                 that
                 morning
                 when
                 hee
                 entred
                 into
                 the
                 Senate
                 house
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 stabbed
                 to
                 death
                 by
                 the
                 Senators
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 was
                 that
                 Assassine
                 Cass●●
                 much
                 perplexed
                 and
                 troubled
                 in
                 minde
                 before
                 that
                 mortall
                 and
                 bloudy
                 battell
                 of
                 Pharsalia
                 .
                 By
                 meanes
                 of
                 which
                 affection
                 ,
                 Father
                 Drurie
                 finding
                 an
                 indisposition
                 in
                 himselfe
                 ,
                 hee
                 would
                 (
                 if
                 with
                 his
                 reputation
                 hee
                 could
                 )
                 have
                 made
                 a
                 retraction
                 of
                 his
                 promise
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 demurre
                 of
                 the
                 intended
                 exercise
                 .
                 But
                 being
                 prest
                 on
                 by
                 divers
                 of
                 his
                 friends
                 ,
                 who
                 told
                 him
                 that
                 the
                 Audience
                 was
                 great
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 expectation
                 farre
                 greater
                 ,
                 hee
                 did
                 then
                 againe
                 resolve
                 to
                 goe
                 forward
                 with
                 the
                 enterprise
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 place
                 wherein
                 this
                 Congregation
                 was
                 assembled
                 ,
                 was
                 not
                 the
                 French
                 Ambassadours
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 according
                 as
                 the
                 first
                 report
                 went
                 currant
                 ;
                 for
                 that
                 was
                 reserved
                 for
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 himselfe
                 and
                 his
                 family
                 ,
                 to
                 celebrate
                 their
                 Even-song
                 after
                 their
                 owne
                 manner
                 and
                 custome
                 ,
                 but
                 it
                 was
                 a
                 Chamber
                 neere
                 unto
                 the
                 gate
                 ,
                 some
                 three
                 stories
                 high
                 ,
                 being
                 some
                 threescore
                 foot
                 long
                 ,
                 and
                 twenty
                 foot
                 broad
                 ,
                 or
                 thereabouts
                 .
                 The
                 wals
                 were
                 not
                 made
                 of
                 Lome
                 ,
                 composed
                 of
                 Laths
                 and
                 Rafters
                 ,
                 and
                 covered
                 over
                 with
                 Clay
                 and
                 Lime
                 ,
                 as
                 some
                 at
                 first
                 reported
                 :
                 but
                 were
                 of
                 Brick
                 and
                 Stone
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 held
                 by
                 all
                 Architects
                 to
                 bee
                 the
                 strongest
                 and
                 the
                 surest
                 building
                 .
                 But
                 howsoever
                 ,
                 a
                 Gentlewoman
                 of
                 a
                 noble
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 a
                 quicke
                 and
                 judicious
                 spirit
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 then
                 present
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 taken
                 a
                 curious
                 view
                 of
                 the
                 pressing
                 multitude
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 at
                 length
                 their
                 owne
                 oppression
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 unfitnesse
                 and
                 uncapacity
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 besides
                 ,
                 told
                 him
                 ,
                 That
                 shee
                 thought
                 it
                 would
                 prove
                 an
                 action
                 full
                 of
                 danger
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 should
                 offer
                 to
                 preach
                 in
                 that
                 place
                 respectively
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 premises
                 .
                 But
                 he
                 being
                 led
                 on
                 by
                 a
                 divine
                 and
                 fatall
                 necessity
                 ,
                 which
                 blinds
                 the
                 judgement
                 of
                 the
                 wise
                 men
                 of
                 this
                 world
                 ,
                 he
                 told
                 her
                 that
                 he
                 did
                 meane
                 as
                 then
                 to
                 preach
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 goe
                 forward
                 with
                 the
                 greatest
                 expedition
                 he
                 could
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 intended
                 Sermon
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 accomplishment
                 of
                 which
                 designe
                 ,
                 the
                 Father
                 predicant
                 being
                 clad
                 in
                 those
                 robes
                 and
                 ornaments
                 which
                 are
                 used
                 by
                 those
                 of
                 his
                 Order
                 ,
                 being
                 a
                 Iesuit
                 ,
                 having
                 a
                 Surplice
                 girt
                 about
                 his
                 middle
                 with
                 a
                 linnen
                 girdle
                 ,
                 a
                 red
                 Cap
                 with
                 a
                 white
                 one
                 underneath
                 ,
                 turned
                 up
                 about
                 the
                 brimmes
                 of
                 his
                 Cap
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 other
                 accoutrements
                 belonging
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Ignatian
                 Orders
                 have
                 imposed
                 upon
                 them
                 :
                 and
                 being
                 placed
                 in
                 a
                 Chaire
                 about
                 the
                 middest
                 of
                 the
                 roome
                 ,
                 which
                 Chaire
                 was
                 raised
                 up
                 something
                 higher
                 than
                 the
                 ordinary
                 levell
                 of
                 the
                 floore
                 :
                 hee
                 crossing
                 himselfe
                 with
                 the
                 signe
                 of
                 the
                 Crosse
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 ended
                 some
                 private
                 prayers
                 ,
                 accommodated
                 himselfe
                 to
                 his
                 Text
                 ,
                 between
                 three
                 and
                 foure
                 of
                 the
                 clocke
                 in
                 the
                 afternoone
                 of
                 the
                 foresaid
                 Sunday
                 .
                 The
                 words
                 of
                 the
                 Text
                 were
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Gospel
                 appointed
                 for
                 the
                 present
                 day
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 order
                 and
                 instruction
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 Rome
                 ,
                 being
                 their
                 fifth
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 which
                 
                 account
                 is
                 thought
                 to
                 bee
                 the
                 truest
                 by
                 the
                 Romane
                 Catholikes
                 ,
                 and
                 begins
                 ten
                 dayes
                 before
                 that
                 of
                 England
                 .
                 The
                 Gospel
                 was
                 written
                 in
                 the
                 eighteenth
                 Chapter
                 of
                 St.
                 Matthewes
                 Gospel
                 ,
                 and
                 delivered
                 unto
                 us
                 by
                 the
                 holy
                 Spirit
                 ,
                 in
                 these
                 words
                 :
                 
                   Therefore
                   is
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   of
                   Heaven
                   likened
                   unto
                   a
                   certaine
                   man
                   that
                   was
                   a
                   King
                   ,
                   which
                   would
                   take
                   account
                   of
                   his
                   servants
                   .
                   And
                   when
                   hee
                   had
                   begun
                   to
                   reckon
                   ,
                   one
                   was
                   brought
                   unto
                   him
                   which
                   ought
                   him
                   ten
                   thousand
                   Talents
                   .
                   But
                   forasmuch
                   as
                   hee
                   was
                   not
                   able
                   to
                   pay
                   ,
                   his
                   Lord
                   commanded
                   him
                   to
                   be
                   sold
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   wife
                   and
                   children
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   that
                   he
                   had
                   ,
                   and
                   payment
                   to
                   be
                   made
                   .
                   The
                   servant
                   fell
                   downe
                   and
                   besought
                   him
                   ,
                   saying
                   :
                   Sir
                   ,
                   have
                   patience
                   with
                   mee
                   and
                   I
                   will
                   pay
                   thee
                   all
                   .
                   Then
                   had
                   the
                   Lord
                   pity
                   of
                   that
                   servant
                   ,
                   and
                   loosed
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   forgave
                   him
                   the
                   debt
                   .
                   So
                   the
                   same
                   servant
                   went
                   out
                   ,
                   and
                   found
                   one
                   of
                   his
                   fellowes
                   which
                   ought
                   him
                   an
                   hundred
                   pence
                   :
                   And
                   he
                   laid
                   hands
                   on
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   tooke
                   him
                   by
                   the
                   throat
                   ,
                   saying
                   :
                   Pay
                   that
                   thou
                   owest
                   .
                   And
                   his
                   fellow
                   fell
                   downe
                   and
                   besought
                   him
                   ,
                   saying
                   :
                   Have
                   patience
                   with
                   mee
                   and
                   I
                   will
                   pay
                   thee
                   all
                   .
                   And
                   he
                   would
                   not
                   ,
                   but
                   he
                   went
                   out
                   and
                   cast
                   him
                   into
                   prison
                   ,
                   till
                   hee
                   should
                   pay
                   the
                   debt
                   .
                   So
                   when
                   his
                   fellowes
                   went
                   and
                   saw
                   what
                   was
                   done
                   ,
                   they
                   were
                   very
                   sorry
                   ,
                   and
                   came
                   and
                   told
                   their
                   Master
                   all
                   that
                   happened
                   .
                   Then
                   his
                   Lord
                   called
                   him
                   and
                   sayd
                   unto
                   him
                   :
                   O
                   thou
                   ungracious
                   servant
                   ,
                   I
                   forgave
                   thee
                   all
                   that
                   debt
                   thou
                   desiredst
                   mee
                   ,
                   shouldest
                   not
                   thou
                   also
                   have
                   had
                   compassion
                   on
                   thy
                   fellow
                   ,
                   even
                   as
                   I
                   had
                   pity
                   on
                   thee
                   ,
                   &
                   c
                   ?
                
              
               
                 The
                 words
                 which
                 he
                 insisted
                 especially
                 upon
                 ,
                 were
                 these
                 :
                 *
                 
                   O
                   thou
                   ungracious
                   servant
                   ,
                   I
                   forgave
                   thee
                   all
                   the
                   debt
                   thou
                   oughtest
                   mee
                   ,
                   shouldest
                   not
                   thou
                   also
                   have
                   had
                   compassion
                   on
                   thy
                   fellow
                   ,
                   even
                   as
                   I
                   had
                   pity
                   on
                   thee
                   ?
                
                 Vpon
                 which
                 subject
                 discoursing
                 with
                 much
                 vehemency
                 ,
                 and
                 implying
                 out
                 of
                 it
                 the
                 infinite
                 mercy
                 and
                 goodnesse
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 whereby
                 he
                 doth
                 not
                 onely
                 give
                 us
                 all
                 that
                 wee
                 have
                 ,
                 but
                 forgives
                 us
                 all
                 our
                 trespasses
                 and
                 offences
                 ,
                 bee
                 they
                 never
                 so
                 deeply
                 stayned
                 with
                 the
                 scarlet
                 dye
                 and
                 tincture
                 of
                 our
                 guiltinesse
                 :
                 which
                 mercifull
                 act
                 of
                 God
                 is
                 paraboliz'd
                 unto
                 us
                 by
                 a
                 certain
                 man
                 that
                 was
                 a
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 tooke
                 account
                 of
                 his
                 servants
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 much
                 intreaty
                 and
                 submission
                 ,
                 forgave
                 one
                 ten
                 thousand
                 Talents
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 ought
                 him
                 .
                 And
                 also
                 dilating
                 by
                 way
                 of
                 blame
                 and
                 reprehension
                 of
                 the
                 ungratefull
                 and
                 unrelenting
                 heart
                 of
                 man
                 ,
                 who
                 doth
                 not
                 forgive
                 trespasses
                 as
                 God
                 doth
                 forgive
                 him
                 ;
                 but
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 swelling
                 and
                 malignant
                 humour
                 ,
                 writes
                 benefits
                 in
                 the
                 sand
                 ,
                 and
                 injuries
                 in
                 marble
                 ,
                 which
                 uncharitablenesse
                 of
                 theirs
                 is
                 intimated
                 in
                 the
                 Parable
                 by
                 the
                 ungracious
                 servant
                 ,
                 who
                 would
                 not
                 forgive
                 his
                 fellow
                 a
                 small
                 debt
                 ,
                 although
                 his
                 Master
                 had
                 forgiven
                 him
                 one
                 of
                 a
                 farre
                 greater
                 value
                 .
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 application
                 of
                 these
                 words
                 ,
                 hee
                 did
                 inveigh
                 with
                 much
                 bitternesse
                 ,
                 as
                 some
                 give
                 out
                 (
                 but
                 I
                 know
                 not
                 how
                 truly
                 )
                 against
                 the
                 manners
                 and
                 doctrine
                 of
                 the
                 Protestants
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 having
                 proceeded
                 thus
                 farre
                 ,
                 loe
                 what
                 a
                 sudden
                 and
                 unexpected
                 accident
                 fell
                 out
                 .
                 The
                 Sermon
                 inclining
                 towards
                 the
                 middest
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 day
                 declining
                 towards
                 an
                 end
                 ,
                 it
                 being
                 almost
                 foure
                 of
                 the
                 clocke
                 in
                 the
                 afternoone
                 ,
                 the
                 multitude
                 and
                 crowde
                 of
                 the
                 assembly
                 breaking
                 downe
                 with
                 their
                 over-bearing
                 weight
                 the
                 beames
                 and
                 side-timbers
                 wherewith
                 this
                 roome
                 was
                 supported
                 ,
                 they
                 fell
                 downe
                 into
                 the
                 next
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 the
                 floore
                 whereof
                 being
                 broken
                 downe
                 also
                 with
                 the
                 descending
                 weight
                 of
                 them
                 and
                 the
                 ruines
                 ,
                 they
                 fell
                 at
                 last
                 upon
                 the
                 lowest
                 Chamber
                 of
                 the
                 edifice
                 ,
                 where
                 some
                 of
                 them
                 perished
                 ,
                 some
                 were
                 hurted
                 and
                 maymed
                 ,
                 othersome
                 were
                 free
                 from
                 all
                 hurt
                 and
                 danger
                 except
                 of
                 that
                 which
                 the
                 present
                 fright
                 and
                 terror
                 did
                 impose
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 were
                 they
                 especially
                 who
                 fell
                 not
                 at
                 all
                 ,
                 but
                 remained
                 in
                 one
                 angle
                 or
                 corner
                 of
                 the
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 free
                 from
                 falling
                 .
                 Which
                 persons
                 beeing
                 thought
                 to
                 be
                 betweene
                 twenty
                 and
                 thirty
                 in
                 number
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 heard
                 by
                 one
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 perplexed
                 and
                 frighted
                 thus
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 ,
                 by
                 consideration
                 of
                 that
                 most
                 fearefull
                 danger
                 ,
                 whereinto
                 they
                 had
                 seene
                 their
                 fellowes
                 and
                 brethren
                 to
                 fall
                 ,
                 who
                 did
                 lift
                 up
                 their
                 hands
                 for
                 helpe
                 ,
                 and
                 beat
                 their
                 breasts
                 for
                 life
                 ,
                 whereof
                 they
                 then
                 were
                 spectators
                 ;
                 and
                 being
                 doubtfull
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 be
                 Actors
                 with
                 them
                 presently
                 in
                 that
                 Scene
                 of
                 their
                 calamity
                 ;
                 the
                 place
                 being
                 weake
                 ,
                 tottering
                 and
                 unassured
                 ,
                 for
                 this
                 cause
                 feare
                 and
                 necessity
                 
                 giving
                 motion
                 and
                 strength
                 unto
                 their
                 armes
                 ,
                 they
                 opened
                 with
                 their
                 Knives
                 a
                 Lome
                 wall
                 ,
                 which
                 parted
                 that
                 roome
                 and
                 a
                 Chamber
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Ambassadours
                 Lodging
                 .
                 By
                 which
                 meanes
                 ,
                 after
                 much
                 difficulty
                 and
                 labour
                 ,
                 they
                 got
                 their
                 passage
                 ,
                 and
                 live
                 as
                 yet
                 to
                 glorifie
                 God
                 for
                 their
                 deliverance
                 .
              
               
                 Presently
                 upon
                 the
                 report
                 of
                 the
                 fall
                 and
                 cry
                 ,
                 divers
                 persons
                 of
                 all
                 sorts
                 resorted
                 unto
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 some
                 out
                 of
                 charity
                 ,
                 to
                 helpe
                 those
                 that
                 were
                 thus
                 distressed
                 ;
                 for
                 which
                 cause
                 they
                 brought
                 Spades
                 ,
                 Pickaxes
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 instruments
                 fit
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 ;
                 others
                 out
                 of
                 meere
                 curiosity
                 came
                 thither
                 ,
                 to
                 see
                 this
                 wonderfull
                 event
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 object
                 so
                 full
                 of
                 admiration
                 .
                 Where
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 guards
                 were
                 set
                 upon
                 all
                 the
                 Advenues
                 and
                 passages
                 leading
                 into
                 the
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 into
                 the
                 Ambassadours
                 house
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 direction
                 and
                 command
                 of
                 Sergeant
                 Finch
                 ,
                 Recorder
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 exceeding
                 carefull
                 that
                 my
                 Lord
                 Ambassadour
                 and
                 his
                 servants
                 should
                 not
                 suffer
                 any
                 detriment
                 in
                 their
                 goods
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 being
                 jealous
                 in
                 this
                 point
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 ,
                 his
                 owne
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Cities
                 honour
                 :
                 and
                 matters
                 being
                 thus
                 disposed
                 for
                 the
                 safety
                 and
                 assurance
                 of
                 the
                 strangers
                 ,
                 after
                 they
                 had
                 broken
                 downe
                 a
                 wall
                 ,
                 and
                 opened
                 some
                 doores
                 ,
                 they
                 fell
                 to
                 worke
                 upon
                 the
                 ruines
                 it selfe
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 possible
                 diligence
                 and
                 dexterity
                 :
                 where
                 at
                 the
                 opening
                 of
                 every
                 boord
                 ,
                 planke
                 ,
                 and
                 peece
                 of
                 Timber
                 ,
                 there
                 were
                 objects
                 which
                 presented
                 themselves
                 full
                 of
                 horrour
                 and
                 confusion
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 you
                 might
                 have
                 seene
                 a
                 man
                 shaking
                 of
                 his
                 legges
                 ,
                 and
                 striving
                 for
                 life
                 :
                 There
                 you
                 might
                 have
                 seene
                 another
                 ,
                 putting
                 forth
                 his
                 bloudy
                 hands
                 ,
                 and
                 crying
                 for
                 helpe
                 :
                 Here
                 you
                 might
                 have
                 seene
                 one
                 like
                 some
                 spectre
                 ,
                 thrusting
                 out
                 his
                 head
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 grave
                 :
                 There
                 you
                 might
                 have
                 seene
                 his
                 fellow
                 halfe
                 dead
                 and
                 halfe
                 living
                 ,
                 intomb'd
                 in
                 that
                 grave
                 which
                 he
                 was
                 not
                 long
                 to
                 keepe
                 .
                 Here
                 you
                 might
                 have
                 seene
                 the
                 living
                 thus
                 pressed
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 mourning
                 for
                 the
                 dead
                 ;
                 and
                 there
                 the
                 dead
                 senselesse
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 imbracing
                 of
                 the
                 living
                 .
                 So
                 that
                 since
                 the
                 
                   Sicilian
                   Vespers
                
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 never
                 an
                 Evensong
                 more
                 dolorous
                 vnto
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 nor
                 more
                 lamentable
                 unto
                 the
                 Scots
                 and
                 English
                 .
                 The
                 Count
                 of
                 Tillier
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 Ambassadour
                 here
                 in
                 ordinary
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 which
                 place
                 hee
                 hath
                 executed
                 with
                 great
                 dignity
                 and
                 authority
                 for
                 many
                 yeeres
                 together
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 generall
                 liking
                 and
                 applause
                 of
                 both
                 Nations
                 ,
                 although
                 he
                 was
                 fortunate
                 in
                 this
                 ,
                 that
                 not
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 retinue
                 perished
                 ,
                 was
                 much
                 agreeved
                 with
                 this
                 unluckie
                 accident
                 ,
                 with
                 whom
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Delegates
                 did
                 condole
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 mutuall
                 reference
                 feeling
                 that
                 griefe
                 ,
                 which
                 fellow-feeling
                 had
                 made
                 their
                 owne
                 .
              
               
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 reported
                 by
                 one
                 who
                 had
                 good
                 intelligence
                 in
                 Elie
                 house
                 ,
                 that
                 
                   Don
                   Carlos
                   Colom's
                
                 Steward
                 should
                 say
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 Master
                 would
                 not
                 for
                 a
                 million
                 of
                 gold
                 ,
                 this
                 accident
                 should
                 have
                 falne
                 out
                 in
                 his
                 or
                 Exeter
                 house
                 .
                 A
                 report
                 like
                 enough
                 to
                 be
                 beleeved
                 of
                 those
                 ,
                 who
                 know
                 how
                 strangely
                 zealous
                 this
                 Nation
                 is
                 in
                 their
                 Religion
                 ,
                 and
                 how
                 jealous
                 they
                 are
                 besides
                 of
                 their
                 owne
                 ,
                 their
                 Kings
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 their
                 Countries
                 honour
                 .
              
               
                 Neither
                 were
                 the
                 sorrows
                 meaner
                 amongst
                 the
                 naturals
                 of
                 this
                 Kingdome
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 inhabitants
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 So
                 that
                 here
                 some
                 men
                 lost
                 their
                 wives
                 ,
                 women
                 their
                 husbands
                 ,
                 parents
                 their
                 children
                 ,
                 children
                 their
                 parents
                 ,
                 masters
                 their
                 servants
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 friend
                 lamented
                 the
                 losse
                 of
                 another
                 .
                 So
                 that
                 Rachel
                 was
                 weeping
                 for
                 her
                 children
                 because
                 they
                 were
                 not
                 .
                 Iob
                 was
                 lamenting
                 for
                 his
                 sonnes
                 and
                 daughters
                 ,
                 because
                 they
                 were
                 slaine
                 together
                 by
                 the
                 downefall
                 of
                 an
                 house
                 ,
                 whilest
                 they
                 were
                 eating
                 of
                 their
                 last
                 banquet
                 .
                 Insomuch
                 that
                 the
                 streets
                 did
                 eccho
                 with
                 their
                 dolorous
                 moanes
                 ,
                 the
                 wals
                 and
                 houses
                 did
                 resound
                 with
                 their
                 cries
                 and
                 lamentations
                 .
                 The
                 subsequent
                 night
                 was
                 so
                 full
                 of
                 horrour
                 unto
                 many
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 bee
                 truely
                 said
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 said
                 of
                 another
                 dismall
                 night
                 in
                 the
                 like
                 kind
                 :
                 
                   
                     Quis
                     cladem
                     illius
                     noct
                     is
                     ,
                  
                   
                     quis
                     funera
                     fando
                  
                   
                     Explicit
                     ?
                     aut
                     potis
                     est
                  
                   
                     lachrymis
                     aequare
                     dolorem
                     ?
                  
                
              
               
                 When
                 the
                 bodies
                 were
                 drawn
                 forth
                 of
                 those
                 heapes
                 of
                 earth
                 and
                 timber
                 ,
                 which
                 taske
                 of
                 charity
                 they
                 were
                 accomplishing
                 
                 all
                 that
                 night
                 ,
                 and
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 following
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 found
                 to
                 be
                 95.
                 persons
                 ,
                 or
                 therabout
                 ,
                 of
                 divers
                 cōditions
                 ,
                 besides
                 those
                 who
                 were
                 bruised
                 ,
                 maim'd
                 or
                 wounded
                 .
                 Amongst
                 whom
                 were
                 divers
                 persons
                 of
                 worth
                 and
                 qualitie
                 :
                 as
                 Father
                 Drurie
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 the
                 Preacher
                 ;
                 Father
                 Redyate
                 ,
                 in
                 whose
                 lodging
                 this
                 calamity
                 befell
                 ;
                 the
                 Lady
                 Web
                 ,
                 descended
                 of
                 the
                 Family
                 of
                 the
                 Treshams
                 ,
                 and
                 sister
                 unto
                 my
                 La.
                 Morley
                 ,
                 &
                 my
                 La.
                 Sturton
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 moe
                 besides
                 of
                 that
                 weaker
                 sexe
                 ,
                 who
                 then
                 and
                 there
                 were
                 assembled
                 at
                 their
                 accustomed
                 devotions
                 .
                 Yet
                 were
                 there
                 many
                 who
                 were
                 in
                 that
                 unfortunate
                 downefall
                 ,
                 which
                 escaped
                 the
                 danger
                 strangely
                 and
                 wonderfully
                 .
                 Amongst
                 whom
                 was
                 Mistris
                 
                   Lucie
                   Penruddocke
                
                 ,
                 extracted
                 from
                 a
                 worthy
                 and
                 Noble
                 Family
                 ,
                 who
                 fell
                 betweene
                 the
                 Lady
                 Webbe
                 and
                 her
                 owne
                 maid-servant
                 ,
                 both
                 of
                 which
                 perished
                 ,
                 yet
                 she
                 was
                 preserved
                 alive
                 ,
                 by
                 meanes
                 of
                 a
                 Chaire
                 which
                 fell
                 hollow
                 upon
                 her
                 ,
                 and
                 sheltered
                 her
                 from
                 further
                 danger
                 .
                 So
                 was
                 yong
                 Mistris
                 Webbe
                 ,
                 daughter
                 to
                 my
                 Lady
                 Webbe
                 ,
                 who
                 fell
                 neere
                 unto
                 her
                 mother
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Elenor
                   Sanders
                
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 covered
                 ,
                 with
                 many
                 others
                 ,
                 whose
                 lives
                 were
                 saved
                 within
                 the
                 heapes
                 of
                 these
                 blood-guilty
                 ruines
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 was
                 also
                 a
                 Minister
                 ,
                 whose
                 name
                 I
                 cannot
                 learne
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 although
                 he
                 survives
                 this
                 misfortune
                 ,
                 it
                 must
                 be
                 buried
                 as
                 yet
                 in
                 silence
                 ,
                 who
                 being
                 present
                 at
                 the
                 Sermon
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 invited
                 by
                 some
                 Romish
                 Catholike
                 to
                 that
                 exercise
                 ;
                 who
                 also
                 gave
                 him
                 the
                 conduct
                 unto
                 the
                 place
                 ;
                 hee
                 fell
                 with
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 multitude
                 assembled
                 there
                 together
                 ;
                 and
                 being
                 covered
                 with
                 the
                 rubbish
                 ,
                 boords
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 timbers
                 ,
                 which
                 fell
                 upon
                 him
                 from
                 the
                 higher
                 roomes
                 ,
                 and
                 prest
                 with
                 the
                 weight
                 of
                 divers
                 persons
                 besides
                 ,
                 whereof
                 some
                 were
                 dead
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 were
                 living
                 :
                 being
                 in
                 this
                 agonie
                 ,
                 which
                 his
                 present
                 paine
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 feare
                 of
                 death
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 judgement
                 even
                 hanging
                 over
                 his
                 head
                 ,
                 did
                 impose
                 (
                 and
                 that
                 not
                 without
                 just
                 cause
                 )
                 upon
                 him
                 ;
                 being
                 (
                 I
                 say
                 )
                 thus
                 distressed
                 ,
                 and
                 striving
                 under
                 those
                 heaps
                 &
                 ruines
                 for
                 life
                 ,
                 the
                 hope
                 whereof
                 ,
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 premised
                 impediments
                 ,
                 had
                 almost
                 forsaken
                 him
                 ;
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 French
                 Ambassadours
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 hearing
                 the
                 noise
                 and
                 report
                 of
                 this
                 great
                 and
                 dismal
                 fall
                 ,
                 suddenly
                 (
                 as
                 hee
                 could
                 )
                 opened
                 a
                 doore
                 ,
                 which
                 gave
                 entrance
                 into
                 that
                 chamber
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 floore
                 whereof
                 ,
                 the
                 heapes
                 and
                 ruines
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 oppressed
                 multitude
                 ,
                 as
                 then
                 lay
                 .
                 Who
                 perceiving
                 light
                 by
                 the
                 doore
                 then
                 opened
                 ,
                 the
                 place
                 before
                 being
                 covered
                 over
                 with
                 darknesse
                 ,
                 he
                 strove
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 strength
                 and
                 agilicy
                 he
                 could
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 him
                 was
                 not
                 meane
                 ,
                 he
                 being
                 a
                 man
                 of
                 a
                 very
                 strong
                 and
                 able
                 body
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 last
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 losse
                 of
                 his
                 cloke
                 and
                 renting
                 of
                 his
                 clothes
                 ,
                 hee
                 recovered
                 himselfe
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 further
                 hurt
                 .
                 Which
                 the
                 Gentleman
                 perceiving
                 ,
                 came
                 and
                 demanded
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 whether
                 or
                 no
                 hee
                 were
                 hurt
                 ,
                 or
                 that
                 he
                 stood
                 in
                 need
                 of
                 any
                 thing
                 that
                 might
                 doe
                 him
                 service
                 ,
                 or
                 procure
                 him
                 comfort
                 .
                 But
                 he
                 being
                 almost
                 exanimated
                 and
                 astonisht
                 ,
                 could
                 not
                 at
                 first
                 apprehend
                 those
                 courteous
                 proffers
                 which
                 were
                 tendred
                 unto
                 him
                 by
                 this
                 stranger
                 ,
                 who
                 presently
                 went
                 and
                 brought
                 him
                 into
                 a
                 Chamber
                 ;
                 where
                 after
                 he
                 had
                 sate
                 a
                 while
                 ,
                 and
                 refreshed
                 himselfe
                 with
                 wine
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 brought
                 unto
                 him
                 ;
                 and
                 having
                 thus
                 recovered
                 his
                 strength
                 and
                 spirits
                 ,
                 hee
                 returned
                 to
                 the
                 foresaid
                 place
                 againe
                 ,
                 and
                 used
                 his
                 best
                 endevours
                 for
                 the
                 releeving
                 of
                 others
                 from
                 that
                 calamity
                 ,
                 whereof
                 but
                 even
                 now
                 he
                 was
                 a
                 fellow-sufferer
                 .
                 His
                 man
                 who
                 attended
                 on
                 him
                 ,
                 was
                 recovered
                 amongst
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 hee
                 being
                 something
                 bruised
                 and
                 hurt
                 in
                 the
                 arme
                 .
              
               
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 yong
                 girle
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 ten
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 supposed
                 ,
                 (
                 when
                 this
                 Minister
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 charitable
                 and
                 commiserating
                 disposition
                 ,
                 was
                 labouring
                 for
                 the
                 safety
                 and
                 preservation
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 whose
                 necessities
                 did
                 then
                 require
                 it
                 )
                 came
                 crying
                 unto
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 said
                 ,
                 O
                 my
                 Mother
                 ,
                 O
                 my
                 Sister
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 downe
                 under
                 the
                 timber
                 and
                 rubbish
                 .
                 But
                 he
                 wisht
                 her
                 to
                 be
                 patient
                 for
                 a
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 Gods
                 grace
                 they
                 should
                 get
                 forth
                 quickly
                 .
                 Vpon
                 which
                 speech
                 the
                 child
                 replyed
                 presently
                 ,
                 that
                 howsoever
                 this
                 accident
                 would
                 prove
                 a
                 great
                 scandall
                 to
                 their
                 Religion
                 .
                 A
                 speech
                 which
                 is
                 worth
                 admiration
                 in
                 all
                 men
                 ,
                 as
                 this
                 Relator
                 did
                 truely
                 admire
                 it
                 ,
                 that
                 a
                 childe
                 of
                 so
                 tender
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 wherein
                 amongst
                 the
                 most
                 towardliest
                 ,
                 
                 there
                 is
                 scarce
                 ability
                 to
                 discerne
                 betweene
                 good
                 and
                 evill
                 ,
                 should
                 next
                 unto
                 that
                 griefe
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 danger
                 of
                 her
                 mother
                 and
                 sister
                 did
                 inflict
                 upon
                 her
                 ,
                 lament
                 for
                 nothing
                 more
                 than
                 for
                 the
                 scandall
                 which
                 their
                 cause
                 was
                 like
                 to
                 suffer
                 by
                 the
                 disaster
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 reported
                 also
                 that
                 many
                 more
                 were
                 drawne
                 out
                 alive
                 the
                 next
                 morning
                 :
                 but
                 I
                 will
                 not
                 stand
                 too
                 much
                 upon
                 the
                 justification
                 of
                 this
                 report
                 ,
                 lest
                 I
                 should
                 seeme
                 to
                 bee
                 too
                 credulous
                 of
                 those
                 things
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 rules
                 of
                 reason
                 and
                 nature
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 day
                 following
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 Munday
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Eve
                 of
                 Simon
                 and
                 Iude
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 great
                 care
                 had
                 for
                 viewing
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 buriall
                 of
                 the
                 dead
                 .
                 For
                 this
                 cause
                 the
                 Recorder
                 and
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 about
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 clocke
                 in
                 the
                 afternoone
                 ,
                 met
                 at
                 the
                 French
                 Ambassadors
                 house
                 ,
                 having
                 first
                 shut
                 up
                 Ludgate
                 ,
                 to
                 prevent
                 the
                 throng
                 and
                 resort
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 exceeding
                 great
                 and
                 turbulent
                 in
                 those
                 places
                 :
                 and
                 then
                 having
                 doubled
                 their
                 guards
                 upon
                 every
                 Port
                 and
                 passage
                 ,
                 and
                 given
                 expresse
                 charge
                 unto
                 the
                 warders
                 ,
                 upon
                 paine
                 of
                 their
                 displeasure
                 and
                 punishment
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 man
                 should
                 enter
                 in
                 without
                 theirs
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Coroners
                 Warrant
                 ,
                 they
                 fell
                 at
                 length
                 to
                 consult
                 about
                 the
                 businesse
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 mature
                 consideration
                 ,
                 concluded
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 dolefull
                 accident
                 fell
                 out
                 ,
                 not
                 by
                 any
                 indirect
                 practise
                 or
                 conspiracie
                 (
                 as
                 was
                 by
                 some
                 maliciously
                 reported
                 )
                 but
                 that
                 those
                 fourescore
                 and
                 odde
                 persons
                 fell
                 by
                 meanes
                 of
                 their
                 owne
                 weight
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 weaknesse
                 of
                 those
                 timbers
                 which
                 did
                 support
                 the
                 Chamber
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Iurie
                 having
                 thus
                 brought
                 in
                 their
                 verdict
                 ,
                 they
                 disposed
                 presently
                 for
                 the
                 buriall
                 of
                 the
                 dead
                 ,
                 some
                 of
                 whom
                 were
                 carried
                 by
                 their
                 friends
                 unto
                 Churches
                 ,
                 farre
                 remote
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 receive
                 their
                 due
                 obsequies
                 ;
                 others
                 were
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 place
                 ,
                 &
                 those
                 were
                 of
                 the
                 meanest
                 ranke
                 ,
                 whereof
                 some
                 twenty
                 ,
                 or
                 thereabout
                 ,
                 were
                 laid
                 in
                 one
                 Sepulcher
                 ,
                 having
                 a
                 common
                 grave
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 had
                 a
                 common
                 death
                 and
                 downefall
                 .
                 The
                 conjectures
                 concerning
                 this
                 event
                 were
                 divers
                 :
                 For
                 some
                 gave
                 out
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 the
                 just
                 punishment
                 and
                 vengeance
                 of
                 God
                 inflicted
                 upon
                 thē
                 for
                 their
                 Idolatry
                 .
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 there
                 were
                 divers
                 doubting
                 spirits
                 amongst
                 the
                 Romane
                 Catholikes
                 ,
                 who
                 thought
                 that
                 this
                 was
                 some
                 conspiracie
                 of
                 the
                 Protestants
                 .
                 But
                 if
                 the
                 building
                 had
                 beene
                 demolished
                 and
                 overthrown
                 by
                 their
                 indirect
                 &
                 treacherous
                 means
                 ,
                 it
                 must
                 have
                 been
                 done
                 either
                 by
                 blowing
                 it
                 up
                 with
                 Gunpowder
                 ,
                 by
                 sapping
                 away
                 the
                 earth
                 from
                 the
                 foundation
                 ,
                 by
                 undermining
                 it
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 cutting
                 off
                 ,
                 or
                 taking
                 away
                 those
                 supporters
                 and
                 pillars
                 ,
                 upon
                 whom
                 the
                 frame
                 and
                 machine
                 of
                 the
                 building
                 was
                 grounded
                 .
                 All
                 which
                 were
                 found
                 to
                 bee
                 false
                 ,
                 upon
                 most
                 diligent
                 search
                 and
                 inquirie
                 made
                 in
                 that
                 behalfe
                 .
                 But
                 that
                 which
                 carried
                 apparent
                 appearance
                 of
                 truth
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 which
                 the
                 Protestants
                 and
                 Papists
                 did
                 allow
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 of
                 the
                 more
                 milder
                 ,
                 temperate
                 ,
                 and
                 sounder
                 judgement
                 ,
                 was
                 thus
                 :
                 That
                 this
                 disaster
                 hapned
                 not
                 by
                 means
                 of
                 any
                 divine
                 miracle
                 ,
                 or
                 humane
                 malice
                 ;
                 but
                 by
                 the
                 defect
                 and
                 weaknes
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 into
                 which
                 such
                 a
                 multitude
                 were
                 crowded
                 and
                 assembled
                 together
                 ,
                 the
                 judgement
                 of
                 God
                 concurring
                 therewithall
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Society
                 of
                 the
                 Jesuites
                 did
                 suffer
                 much
                 ,
                 in
                 losing
                 the
                 persons
                 of
                 Father
                 Drurie
                 and
                 Father
                 Redyate
                 .
                 And
                 divers
                 persons
                 of
                 both
                 Religions
                 ,
                 but
                 especially
                 the
                 Priests
                 ,
                 who
                 are
                 men
                 of
                 as
                 great
                 care
                 and
                 vigilancie
                 ,
                 but
                 of
                 a
                 farre
                 greater
                 moderation
                 ,
                 did
                 taxe
                 and
                 blame
                 them
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 they
                 brought
                 their
                 flocke
                 into
                 a
                 place
                 of
                 no
                 greater
                 safety
                 or
                 assurance
                 ;
                 and
                 besides
                 ,
                 because
                 their
                 conventicle
                 and
                 meeting
                 was
                 so
                 publike
                 ,
                 there
                 being
                 divers
                 Protestants
                 assembled
                 at
                 it
                 ,
                 some
                 of
                 whom
                 were
                 reported
                 to
                 have
                 a
                 share
                 in
                 this
                 calamity
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 times
                 as
                 yet
                 not
                 serving
                 for
                 such
                 assemblies
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 pardon
                 being
                 not
                 yet
                 published
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 granted
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 say
                 to
                 all
                 the
                 Romane
                 Catholikes
                 of
                 these
                 Kingdomes
                 .
                 But
                 whatsoever
                 thou
                 be
                 ,
                 Protestant
                 or
                 Papist
                 ,
                 that
                 doth
                 see
                 this
                 mournfull
                 object
                 ,
                 judge
                 not
                 ,
                 lest
                 thou
                 bee
                 judged
                 .
                 Neither
                 thinke
                 thou
                 ,
                 that
                 those
                 18.
                 men
                 ,
                 upon
                 whom
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 Silom
                 fell
                 ,
                 or
                 those
                 persons
                 whose
                 blood
                 Pilate
                 mingled
                 with
                 their
                 sacrifice
                 ,
                 were
                 more
                 grievous
                 sinners
                 than
                 all
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 children
                 of
                 Israel
                 ;
                 or
                 that
                 these
                 who
                 perished
                 thus
                 together
                 ,
                 were
                 more
                 notorious
                 offenders
                 than
                 all
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 their
                 brethren
                 and
                 Religion
                 :
                 for
                 assure
                 thy
                 
                 selfe
                 ,
                 that
                 except
                 thou
                 repent
                 ,
                 thou
                 also
                 shalt
                 perish
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 repentance
                 of
                 thine
                 must
                 not
                 be
                 
                   propter
                   scandalum
                   mundi
                
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 scandall
                 and
                 offence
                 of
                 the
                 world
                 ,
                 for
                 so
                 did
                 Saul
                 repent
                 ,
                 when
                 out
                 of
                 a
                 foolish
                 and
                 State-spoiling
                 pitie
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 spared
                 Agag
                 the
                 cursed
                 Tirant
                 of
                 Amalecke
                 ;
                 and
                 but
                 of
                 a
                 faire
                 yet
                 foule
                 pretence
                 ,
                 had
                 spared
                 the
                 fairest
                 of
                 the
                 Cattell
                 for
                 sacrifice
                 :
                 for
                 being
                 rebuked
                 by
                 the
                 Prophet
                 Samuel
                 ,
                 he
                 doth
                 repent
                 ,
                 and
                 desires
                 him
                 to
                 honour
                 him
                 in
                 the
                 sight
                 of
                 the
                 Elders
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 turne
                 unto
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 would
                 turne
                 unto
                 the
                 Lord
                 his
                 God.
                 Neither
                 must
                 it
                 be
                 
                   propter
                   poenam
                   peccati
                
                 ,
                 for
                 their
                 punishment
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 due
                 unto
                 sinne
                 ;
                 for
                 so
                 did
                 Ahab
                 repent
                 ,
                 when
                 hee
                 was
                 reprooved
                 by
                 Elias
                 for
                 killing
                 of
                 Naboth
                 ,
                 and
                 detaining
                 of
                 his
                 Vineyard
                 ,
                 he
                 rent
                 his
                 clothes
                 ,
                 and
                 girded
                 himselfe
                 in
                 sack-cloath
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Text
                 hath
                 it
                 :
                 But
                 after
                 that
                 the
                 fright
                 and
                 terrour
                 of
                 Gods
                 must
                 terrible
                 sentence
                 was
                 worne
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 minde
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 custome
                 of
                 sinne
                 began
                 to
                 prevaile
                 againe
                 ,
                 he
                 sold
                 himselfe
                 to
                 commit
                 such
                 abominations
                 ,
                 the
                 like
                 whereof
                 were
                 never
                 committed
                 in
                 Israel
                 .
                 But
                 our
                 repentance
                 must
                 be
                 
                   propter
                   reatum
                   peccati
                
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 guilt
                 of
                 sinne
                 ,
                 as
                 sinne
                 is
                 a
                 breach
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 transgression
                 of
                 Gods
                 Commandement
                 .
                 
                   Quae
                   sic
                   dolet
                   commissa
                   ,
                   ut
                   non
                   doleat
                   committenda
                   :
                
                 Which
                 repentance
                 doth
                 grieve
                 for
                 sinnes
                 committed
                 ,
                 as
                 though
                 it
                 meant
                 to
                 commit
                 no
                 more
                 ;
                 and
                 mourne
                 for
                 offences
                 past
                 ,
                 as
                 though
                 it
                 did
                 meane
                 to
                 passe
                 over
                 no
                 more
                 .
              
               
                 We
                 must
                 take
                 Repentance
                 as
                 Iob
                 did
                 ,
                 in
                 dust
                 and
                 ashes
                 .
                 Being
                 dust
                 ,
                 we
                 must
                 take
                 it
                 in
                 dust
                 ;
                 and
                 being
                 ashes
                 ,
                 we
                 must
                 take
                 it
                 in
                 ashes
                 .
                 Our
                 transgressions
                 in
                 this
                 Kingdome
                 and
                 in
                 this
                 Citie
                 have
                 beene
                 most
                 grievous
                 ,
                 therefore
                 our
                 contrition
                 should
                 bee
                 eminent
                 and
                 exemplar
                 .
                 Our
                 pride
                 hath
                 made
                 us
                 ,
                 with
                 Lucifer
                 ,
                 to
                 
                   superbire
                   &
                   superire
                
                 ,
                 to
                 looke
                 over
                 our selves
                 ,
                 not
                 into
                 our selves
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 esteeme
                 our selves
                 like
                 unto
                 God
                 ,
                 when
                 we
                 are
                 scarce
                 men
                 .
              
               
                 Neither
                 is
                 this
                 pride
                 
                   simplex
                   peccatum
                
                 ,
                 a
                 single
                 and
                 simple
                 sinne
                 ,
                 but
                 it
                 drawes
                 after
                 it
                 excesse
                 and
                 riot
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 cart-rope
                 :
                 unto
                 which
                 luxurie
                 of
                 ours
                 ,
                 neither
                 Persian
                 nor
                 Romane
                 were
                 equall
                 .
                 After
                 which
                 follow
                 fornications
                 and
                 adulteries
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 so
                 frequent
                 in
                 this
                 place
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 vaine
                 may
                 we
                 speake
                 of
                 the
                 Bordellas
                 of
                 Rome
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Stewes
                 of
                 Venice
                 ,
                 since
                 the
                 Suburbs
                 of
                 this
                 sinfull
                 Citie
                 ,
                 are
                 as
                 bad
                 as
                 the
                 Suburraes
                 of
                 Rome
                 or
                 Venice
                 .
              
               
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 our
                 drunkennesse
                 is
                 such
                 ,
                 that
                 although
                 our
                 eyes
                 looke
                 red
                 ,
                 and
                 our
                 hearts
                 are
                 as
                 fat
                 as
                 brawn
                 with
                 drinking
                 of
                 Wine
                 ,
                 yet
                 ,
                 we
                 rise
                 up
                 early
                 to
                 drinke
                 strong
                 drinke
                 :
                 which
                 when
                 it
                 hath
                 inflamed
                 our
                 blood
                 and
                 spirits
                 ,
                 we
                 are
                 ready
                 ,
                 with
                 Lot
                 ,
                 to
                 fall
                 into
                 all
                 pollution
                 and
                 uncleannesse
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 last
                 of
                 all
                 ,
                 wee
                 are
                 so
                 uncharitable
                 ,
                 so
                 stony-hearted
                 and
                 close-fisted
                 ,
                 that
                 wee
                 may
                 bee
                 fitly
                 compared
                 unto
                 lumps
                 of
                 clay
                 ,
                 tempered
                 with
                 blood
                 ,
                 although
                 we
                 are
                 statues
                 of
                 flint
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 blood
                 or
                 life
                 of
                 charity
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 this
                 cause
                 ,
                 repent
                 ,
                 
                   ô
                   England
                
                 ,
                 repent
                 ,
                 ô
                 London
                 ;
                 repent
                 Protestants
                 ,
                 repent
                 Papists
                 ,
                 for
                 your
                 transgressions
                 and
                 offences
                 :
                 repent
                 ,
                 repent
                 ;
                 for
                 by
                 these
                 wonderfull
                 signes
                 and
                 tokens
                 ,
                 it
                 doth
                 appeare
                 most
                 cleerely
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Kingdome
                 of
                 Heaven
                 is
                 at
                 hand
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 Note
                 of
                 such
                 persons
                 as
                 were
                 slaine
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 fall
                 of
                 the
                 Roome
                 wherein
                 they
                 were
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Blacke
                 Friers
                 ,
                 at
                 Father
                 Druries
                 Sermon
                 ,
                 Octob.
                 the
                 26.
                 1623.
                 
              
               
                 MAster
                 Drurie
                 the
                 Priest
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 Redyate
                 the
                 Priest
                 .
              
               
                 Lady
                 Webbe
                 .
              
               
                 Lady
                 Blackstones
                 Daughter
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Webbe
                
                 ,
                 her
                 man.
                 
              
               
                 William
                 Robinson
                 ,
                 Taylor
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Smith
                
                 ,
                 Master
                 Hicks
                 man
                 the
                 Apothecarie
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 Davisons
                 Daughter
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Anthony
                   Hall
                
                 his
                 man.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Anne
                   Hobdin
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mary
                   Hobdin
                   ,
                   
                     
                       lodging
                       in
                       Mr.
                       Davisons
                       house
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Galloway
                 ,
                 Vintner
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Mr.
                   Peirson
                   ,
                
                 
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                
                 
                   two
                   sonnes
                   
                     
                       In
                       Robin-hood
                       Court
                       in
                       Shoo-lane
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
               
                 Mistris
                 Vudall
                 .
              
               
                 Abigal
                 her
                 maid
                 .
              
               
                 Two
                 more
                 in
                 her
                 house
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Netlan
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Taylor
                 .
              
               
                 Nathaniel
                 Coales
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Halifaxe
                 .
              
               
                 Mistris
                 Rugbie
                 in
                 Holborne
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Worrals
                
                 sonne
                 in
                 Holborne
                 .
              
               
                 Master
                 Becket
                 ,
                 a
                 Cornish
                 man.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Mersit
                
                 ,
                 his
                 wife
                 and
                 his
                 sonne
                 and
                 maid
                 ,
                 in
                 Mountague
                 Close
                 .
              
               
                 Mistris
                 Summel
                 ,
                 and
                 Mary
                 her
                 Maid
                 ,
                 in
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Andrew
                   whites
                
                 daughter
                 in
                 Holborn
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 Staker
                 ,
                 Taylor
                 in
                 Salisbury
                 court
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Elizab.
                   Sommers
                
                 ,
                 in
                 Grayes
                 Inne
                 lane
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 Westwood
                 .
              
               
                 Iudeth
                 Bellowes
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 man
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Lues
                   Pembertons
                
                 .
              
               
                 Elizabeth
                 Moore
                 ,
                 widdow
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Iames.
                 
              
               
                 Morris
                 Beucresse
                 ,
                 Apothecarie
                 .
              
               
                 Davie
                 Vaughan
                 .
              
               
                 Anne
                 Field
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 Ployden
                 .
              
               
                 Robert
                 Heifime
                 .
              
               
                 One
                 Medalfe
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 Maufield
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 Simons
                 .
              
               
                 Dorothy
                 Simons
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Simons
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Boy
                 .
              
               
                 Robert
                 Pauerkes
                 .
              
               
                 Anne
                 Davison
                 .
              
               
                 Anthony
                 Hall.
                 
              
               
                 Mistris
                 Morton
                 and
                 her
                 Maid
                 .
              
               
                 Francis
                 Downes
                 .
              
               
                 Edmond
                 Shey
                 .
              
               
                 I●sua
                 Perry
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Tullye
                 .
              
               
                 Robert
                 Drury
                 .
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Draper
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Staiggs
                 .
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Elis.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Michael
                   Butler
                
                 in
                 Woodstreet
                 .
              
               
                 Edmund
                 Rivals
                 .
              
               
                 Edmund
                 Welsh
                 .
              
               
                 Bartholomew
                 Bauin
                 .
              
               
                 Davie
                 ,
                 an
                 Irishman
                 .
              
               
                 Richard
                 Price
                 .
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Wood.
                 
              
               
                 Christopher
                 Hobbs
                 .
              
               
                 Elizabeth
                 Astime
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Butler
                 .
              
               
                 Clarentia
                 ,
                 a
                 Maid
                 .
              
               
                 Iane
                 Turner
                 .
              
               
                 Mistris
                 Milbourne
                 .
              
               
                 Frithwith
                 Anne
                 .
              
               
                 Mistris
                 Elton
                 .
              
               
                 Mistris
                 Walsteed
                 .
              
               
                 Margaret
                 Barrom
                 .
              
               
                 Henry
                 Becket
                 .
              
               
                 Sarah
                 Watsonne
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Bethoms
                 .
              
               
                 Master
                 Harris
                 .
              
               
                 Mistris
                 Tompson
                 .
              
               
                 Richard
                 Fitguift
                 .
              
               
                 George
                 Ceaustour
                 .
              
               
                 Master
                 Grimes
                 .
              
               
                 
                   One
                   Barbaret
                   ,
                
                 
                   One
                   Hucble
                   ,
                
                 
                   VValter
                   Ward
                   ,
                
                 
                   Rigaret
                   .
                   
                     
                       enquired
                       for
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Brabant
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Painter
                 in
                 Little
                 Brittaine
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 man-servant
                 of
                 Master
                 Buckets
                 ,
                 a
                 Painter
                 in
                 Aldersgate
                 street
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 to
                 turne
                 againe
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 ,
                 through
                 
                   Bowyer
                   Row
                   ,
                   Ave
                   Mary
                   lane
                   ,
                
                 and
                 
                   Pater
                   noster
                   Row
                
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Michael
                   ad
                   Bladum
                
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 the
                 Corne
                 ,
                 (
                 corruptly
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Querne
                 )
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 because
                 in
                 place
                 thereof
                 ,
                 was
                 sometime
                 a
                 Corne-Market
                 ,
                 
                 stretching
                 up
                 West
                 to
                 the
                 Shambles
                 .
                 It
                 seemeth
                 that
                 this
                 Church
                 was
                 new
                 builded
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 .
                 
                 
                   Thomas
                   Newton
                
                 ,
                 first
                 Parson
                 there
                 ,
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 Quire
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1461.
                 
                 At
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 stood
                 a
                 Crosse
                 ,
                 
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Crosse
                
                 in
                 
                   VVest
                   Cheape
                
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 taken
                 downe
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1390.
                 since
                 the
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Parish
                 Church
                 was
                 also
                 taken
                 downe
                 ;
                 but
                 new
                 builded
                 and
                 enlarged
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1430.
                 the
                 eighth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 
                   6.
                   
                   VVilliam
                   Eastfield
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Communalty
                 ,
                 granted
                 of
                 the
                 common
                 ground
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 three
                 foot
                 and
                 an
                 halfe
                 in
                 breadth
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 part
                 ,
                 and
                 foure
                 foot
                 in
                 breadth
                 toward
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 inlarging
                 thereof
                 .
                 This
                 is
                 now
                 a
                 proper
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 the
                 Monuments
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Newton
                
                 ,
                 first
                 Parson
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Roger
                   VVoodcocke
                
                 ,
                 Harter
                 ,
                 1475.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Russell
                
                 ,
                 Brewer
                 ,
                 1473.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hulton
                
                 ,
                 Stationer
                 ,
                 1475.
                 
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Oxney
                 .
                 Roger
                 North
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Merchant
                   ,
                   Haberdasher
                   ,
                   1509.
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Leyland
                
                 ,
                 the
                 famous
                 Antiquary
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Henry
                   Prannell
                
                 ,
                 Vintner
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1558.
                 
              
               
               
                 
                   Wil.
                   Elkin
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffs
                 ,
                 1586.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Bankes
                
                 ,
                 Barber-Chir●rgeon
                 ,
                 1598.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Henry
                     Prannell
                  
                   ,
                   
                   late
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Alderman
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   free
                   of
                   the
                   Vintners
                   ,
                   who
                   deceased
                   the
                   22.
                   day
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   
                     Ann.
                     Dom.
                     1589.
                     
                     Anno
                     aetatis
                     suae
                     ,
                     58.
                     
                  
                   He
                   had
                   to
                   wife
                   Anne
                   ,
                   the
                   daughter
                   of
                   
                     Edmond
                     Baxtar
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   issue
                   by
                   her
                   ,
                   three
                   sonnes
                   and
                   one
                   daughter
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     William
                     Elkin
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Mercer
                   ,
                   late
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Alderman
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   who
                   deceased
                   the
                   last
                   day
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   1593.
                   
                   
                     Anno
                     aetatis
                     suae
                     ,
                     70.
                  
                   who
                   tooke
                   to
                   wife
                   
                     Alice
                     Robinson
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   Daughter
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Wilkes
                  
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   issue
                   one
                   daughter
                   ,
                   named
                   Vrsula
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Bankes
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Barber
                   Chirurgeon
                   ,
                   Deputie
                   of
                   this
                   Ward
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   to
                   wife
                   
                     Joan
                     Laurence
                  
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   issue
                   seven
                   sonnes
                   and
                   ten
                   daughters
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Mundham
                
                 had
                 a
                 Chauntry
                 there
                 in
                 the
                 fourth
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 in
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 Crosse
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 now
                 a
                 water-Conduit
                 placed
                 ;
                 
                   William
                   Eastfield
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 the
                 ninth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 request
                 of
                 divers
                 Common-Councels
                 ,
                 granted
                 it
                 to
                 be
                 :
                 whereupon
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 19.
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Henry
                 ,
                 1000.
                 
                 Markes
                 was
                 granted
                 by
                 a
                 Common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 workes
                 of
                 this
                 Conduit
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 reparations
                 of
                 other
                 :
                 this
                 is
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Little
                   Conduit
                
                 in
                 
                   West
                   Cheap
                
                 ,
                 by
                 Pauls
                 gate
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 a
                 small
                 passage
                 for
                 people
                 on
                 foot
                 thorow
                 the
                 same
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 West
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 ,
                 some
                 distance
                 ,
                 is
                 another
                 passage
                 out
                 of
                 
                   Pater
                   noster
                   row
                
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 called
                 (
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 signe
                 )
                 
                   Panyer
                   Alley
                
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 commeth
                 out
                 into
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 over
                 against
                 Saint
                 
                   Martins
                   Lane.
                
                 
              
               
                 Next
                 is
                 
                   Ivie
                   Lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 Ivie
                 growing
                 on
                 the
                 walls
                 of
                 the
                 Prebends
                 houses
                 ,
                 but
                 now
                 the
                 Lane
                 is
                 replenished
                 on
                 both
                 the
                 sides
                 with
                 faire
                 houses
                 ,
                 and
                 divers
                 Offices
                 have
                 beene
                 there
                 kept
                 ,
                 by
                 Registers
                 ,
                 namely
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 
                   Prerogative
                   Court
                
                 of
                 the
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canturbury
                 ,
                 the
                 Probate
                 of
                 Wils
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 now
                 removed
                 into
                 
                   Warwicke
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 for
                 the
                 Lord
                 Treasurers
                 Remembrance
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 Lane
                 runneth
                 North
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 Saint
                 Nicholas
                 Shambles
                 .
                 Of
                 old
                 time
                 there
                 was
                 one
                 great
                 house
                 ,
                 sometimes
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Earles
                 of
                 Britaine
                 ,
                 since
                 that
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Lovels
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 called
                 
                   Lovels
                   Inne
                
                 :
                 
                 for
                 Matild
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lovell
                
                 ,
                 held
                 it
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 
                   Eldenese
                   Lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 stretcheth
                 North
                 to
                 the
                 high
                 street
                 of
                 
                   Newgate
                   Market
                
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 is
                 now
                 called
                 
                   Warwick
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 of
                 an
                 ancient
                 house
                 there
                 builded
                 by
                 an
                 Earle
                 of
                 Warwicke
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 since
                 called
                 
                   Warwicke
                   Inne
                
                 .
                 
                 It
                 is
                 in
                 Record
                 called
                 a
                 Messuage
                 in
                 
                   Eldenese
                   Lane
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 S.
                 Sepulchre
                 ,
                 the
                 28.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 .
                 Cicilie
                 ,
                 Duchesse
                 of
                 Warwicke
                 ,
                 possessed
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 againe
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Conduit
                 by
                 Pauls
                 gate
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 is
                 a
                 large
                 street
                 ,
                 running
                 West
                 to
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 part
                 whereof
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Conduit
                 to
                 the
                 Shambles
                 ,
                 (
                 of
                 selling
                 Bladders
                 there
                 )
                 called
                 
                   Bladder
                   street
                
                 .
                 
                 Then
                 behind
                 the
                 Butchers
                 shops
                 bee
                 now
                 divers
                 slaughter-houses
                 inward
                 ,
                 and
                 Tipling-houses
                 outward
                 .
                 
                 This
                 is
                 called
                 
                   Mount-goddard
                   street
                
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Tippling-houses
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Goddards
                 mounting
                 from
                 the
                 Tappe
                 to
                 the
                 Table
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Table
                 to
                 the
                 mouth
                 ,
                 and
                 sometimes
                 over
                 the
                 head
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 street
                 goeth
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 North
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Ivie
                   lane
                
                 .
                 Before
                 this
                 
                   Mount-goddard
                   street
                
                 ,
                 Stall-Boords
                 were
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 set
                 up
                 by
                 the
                 Butchers
                 ,
                 to
                 shew
                 and
                 to
                 sell
                 their
                 Flesh
                 meat
                 upon
                 ;
                 over
                 the
                 which
                 Stall-Boords
                 ,
                 they
                 first
                 builded
                 sheds
                 ,
                 to
                 keepe
                 off
                 the
                 weather
                 :
                 but
                 since
                 that
                 (
                 incroching
                 by
                 little
                 and
                 little
                 )
                 they
                 have
                 made
                 their
                 Stall-boords
                 and
                 Sheds
                 ,
                 faire
                 houses
                 ,
                 meet
                 for
                 the
                 principall
                 Shambles
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 is
                 
                   Newgate
                   market
                
                 ,
                 
                 first
                 of
                 Corne
                 and
                 Meale
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 of
                 other
                 Victuals
                 ,
                 which
                 stretcheth
                 almost
                 to
                 
                   Eldenese
                   lane
                
                 .
                 A
                 faire
                 new
                 and
                 strong
                 Frame
                 of
                 Timber
                 ,
                 covered
                 with
                 Lead
                 ,
                 was
                 therefore
                 set
                 up
                 at
                 the
                 charges
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 neere
                 to
                 the
                 West
                 corner
                 of
                 S.
                 Nicholas
                 Shambles
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Meale
                 to
                 bee
                 weighed
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gresham
                
                 being
                 then
                 Maior
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 this
                 side
                 the
                 north
                 corner
                 of
                 
                   Eldenese
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 stood
                 sometime
                 a
                 proper
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Ewine
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 is
                 before
                 said
                 ,
                 given
                 by
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 towards
                 the
                 erecting
                 of
                 
                   Christs
                   Church
                
                 :
                 It
                 was
                 taken
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 place
                 thereof
                 ,
                 a
                 faire
                 strong
                 frame
                 of
                 Timber
                 erected
                 ,
                 wherein
                 dwell
                 men
                 of
                 divers
                 Trades
                 .
                 And
                 from
                 this
                 frame
                 ,
                 to
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 is
                 all
                 of
                 this
                 Ward
                 :
                 and
                 so
                 an
                 end
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 hath
                 an
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 his
                 Deputy
                 ,
                 Common
                 Counsell
                 ,
                 twelve
                 ;
                 Constables
                 ,
                 seventeene
                 ;
                 Scavengers
                 ,
                 eighteen
                 ;
                 Wardmote
                 Inquest
                 ,
                 eighteene
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Beadle
                 :
                 and
                 is
                 taxed
                 to
                 the
                 Fifteene
                 ,
                 fifty
                 pounds
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               BREADSTREET
               VVARD
               .
            
             
               
                 BReadstreet
                 ward
              
               beginneth
               in
               the
               high
               street
               of
               
                 West
                 Cheape
              
               ,
               
               to
               wit
               ,
               on
               the
               South
               side
               ,
               from
               the
               Standard
               to
               the
               great
               Crosse
               .
               Then
               is
               also
               a
               part
               of
               
                 Watheling
                 street
              
               of
               this
               Ward
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               from
               over
               against
               the
               
                 Red
                 Lion
              
               ,
               on
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               up
               almost
               to
               Pauls
               gate
               ;
               for
               it
               lacketh
               but
               one
               house
               of
               Saint
               Augustines
               Church
               .
               And
               on
               the
               South
               side
               ,
               from
               the
               
                 Red
                 Lion
              
               Gate
               to
               the
               
                 Old
                 Exchange
              
               ;
               and
               downe
               the
               same
               Exchange
               ,
               on
               the
               East
               side
               ,
               by
               the
               West
               end
               of
               
                 Maiden
                 Lane
              
               ,
               or
               
                 Distar
                 lane
              
               ,
               to
               
                 Knight-Riders
                 street
              
               ,
               or
               ,
               as
               they
               call
               that
               part
               thereof
               ,
               
                 Old
                 Fish-street
              
               .
               And
               all
               the
               North
               side
               of
               the
               said
               
                 Old
                 Fish-street
              
               ,
               to
               the
               South
               end
               of
               Breadstreet
               ,
               and
               by
               that
               ,
               still
               in
               
                 Knight-Riders
                 street
              
               ,
               till
               over
               against
               the
               Trinitie
               Church
               ,
               and
               
                 Trinitie
                 Lane.
              
               
            
             
               Then
               is
               Breadstreet
               it selfe
               ,
               
               so
               called
               ,
               of
               Bread
               in
               old
               time
               there
               sold
               :
               for
               it
               appeareth
               by
               Records
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               1302.
               which
               was
               the
               30.
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               the
               Bakers
               of
               London
               were
               bounden
               to
               sell
               no
               bread
               in
               their
               shops
               or
               houses
               ,
               but
               in
               the
               Market
               ;
               and
               that
               they
               should
               have
               foure
               Hall-motes
               in
               the
               yeere
               ,
               at
               foure
               severall
               termes
               ,
               to
               determine
               of
               enormities
               belonging
               to
               the
               said
               Company
               .
            
             
               This
               street
               ,
               giving
               the
               name
               to
               the
               whole
               Ward
               ,
               beginneth
               in
               
                 West
                 Cheape
              
               ,
               almost
               by
               the
               Standard
               ,
               and
               runneth
               downe
               South
               ,
               through
               or
               thwart
               
                 Watheling
                 street
              
               ,
               to
               
                 Knight-Riders
                 street
              
               aforesaid
               ,
               where
               it
               endeth
               .
               This
               Breadstreet
               is
               wholly
               on
               both
               sides
               of
               this
               Ward
               .
               Out
               of
               the
               which
               street
               ,
               on
               the
               East
               side
               ,
               is
               
                 Basing
                 lane
              
               ,
               a
               piece
               whereof
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               to
               and
               over
               against
               the
               backe
               gate
               of
               the
               
                 Red
                 Lion
              
               in
               
                 Watheling
                 street
              
               ,
               is
               of
               this
               Breadstreet
               Ward
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               
                 Friday
                 street
              
               ,
               
               beginning
               also
               in
               
                 West
                 Cheape
              
               ,
               and
               runneth
               downe
               South
               through
               
                 Watheling
                 street
              
               ,
               to
               
                 Knight
                 Riders
                 street
              
               ,
               or
               
                 Old
                 Fish-street
              
               .
               This
               
                 Friday
                 street
              
               is
               of
               Breadstreet
               Ward
               ,
               on
               the
               East
               side
               ,
               from
               over
               against
               the
               North-east
               corner
               of
               Saint
               Matthewes
               Church
               ,
               and
               on
               the
               West
               side
               ,
               from
               the
               South
               corner
               of
               the
               said
               Church
               ,
               downe
               as
               aforesaid
               .
            
             
               In
               this
               
                 Friday
                 street
              
               ,
               on
               the
               West
               side
               thereof
               ,
               is
               a
               Lane
               ,
               commonly
               called
               
                 Mayden
                 Lane
              
               ,
               or
               
                 Distaffe
                 Lane
              
               ,
               corruptly
               for
               
                 Distar
                 Lane
              
               ,
               which
               runneth
               West
               into
               the
               
                 Old
                 Exchange
              
               :
               and
               in
               this
               Lane
               is
               also
               one
               other
               lane
               ,
               on
               the
               South
               side
               thereof
               ,
               likewise
               called
               
                 Distar
                 Lane
              
               ,
               which
               runneth
               downe
               to
               
                 Knight-Riders
                 street
              
               ,
               or
               
                 Old
                 Fishe-street
              
               :
               And
               so
               bee
               the
               bounds
               of
               this
               whole
               Ward
               .
            
             
               Monuments
               to
               be
               noted
               here
               :
               first
               at
               Breadstreet
               corner
               ,
               the
               North-east
               end
               1595.
               of
               
                 Thomas
                 Tomlinson
              
               ,
               causing
               in
               the
               high
               street
               of
               Cheape
               a
               Vault
               to
               bee
               digged
               and
               made
               ,
               there
               was
               founde
               at
               fifteene
               foot
               deepe
               ,
               
               a
               faire
               pavement
               ,
               like
               unto
               that
               above
               ground
               ;
               and
               at
               the
               further
               end
               ,
               at
               the
               Chanell
               ,
               was
               found
               a
               Tree
               ,
               sawed
               into
               five
               steppes
               ,
               which
               was
               to
               steppe
               over
               some
               Brooke
               ,
               running
               out
               of
               the
               West
               ,
               towards
               Walbrooke
               :
               and
               upon
               the
               edge
               of
               the
               said
               Brooke
               ,
               as
               it
               seemeth
               ,
               there
               were
               found
               lying
               along
               ,
               the
               bodies
               of
               two
               great
               Trees
               ,
               the
               ends
               whereof
               were
               then
               sawed
               off
               ,
               and
               firme
               Timber
               ,
               as
               at
               the
               first
               when
               they
               fell
               ;
               part
               of
               the
               said
               Trees
               remaine
               yet
               in
               the
               ground
               undigged
               .
               It
               was
               all
               forced
               ground
               ,
               untill
               they
               went
               past
               the
               Trees
               aforesaid
               ,
               which
               was
               about
               seventeene
               foot
               deepe
               ,
               or
               better
               ;
               thus
               much
               hath
               the
               ground
               of
               this
               Citie
               (
               in
               that
               place
               )
               beene
               raised
               from
               the
               maine
               .
            
             
             
               Next
               to
               be
               noted
               ,
               the
               most
               beautifull
               Frame
               of
               faire
               houses
               and
               shops
               ,
               
               that
               be
               within
               the
               Wals
               of
               London
               ,
               or
               elsewhere
               in
               England
               ,
               commonly
               called
               
                 Goldsmiths
                 Rowe
              
               ,
               betwixt
               Breadstreete
               end
               and
               the
               Crosse
               in
               Cheape
               ,
               but
               is
               within
               this
               
                 Breadstreete
                 Ward
              
               ;
               the
               same
               was
               builded
               by
               
                 Thomas
                 Wood
              
               ,
               Goldsmith
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1491.
               
               It
               containeth
               in
               number
               ten
               faire
               dwelling
               houses
               ,
               and
               foureteene
               shops
               ,
               all
               in
               one
               Frame
               ,
               uniformely
               builded
               foure
               stories
               high
               ,
               beautified
               towards
               the
               streete
               with
               the
               Goldsmiths
               Armes
               ,
               and
               the
               likenesse
               of
               Wood-men
               ,
               in
               memory
               of
               his
               name
               ,
               riding
               on
               monstrous
               Beasts
               ;
               all
               which
               is
               cast
               in
               Lead
               ,
               richly
               painted
               over
               ,
               and
               gilt
               :
               these
               hee
               gave
               to
               the
               Goldsmiths
               ,
               with
               stockes
               of
               money
               to
               bee
               lent
               to
               young
               men
               ,
               having
               those
               shops
               ,
               &c.
               
               This
               said
               Front
               was
               againe
               new
               painted
               and
               gilt
               over
               in
               the
               yeere
               1594.
               
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Martin
              
               being
               then
               Maior
               ,
               and
               keeping
               his
               Maioralty
               in
               one
               of
               them
               ;
               serving
               out
               the
               time
               of
               
                 Cutbert
                 Buckle
              
               ,
               from
               the
               second
               of
               Iuly
               ,
               till
               the
               28.
               of
               October
               .
            
             
               Then
               for
               
                 Watheling
                 streete
              
               ,
               
               which
               Leyland
               calleth
               Atheling
               or
               
                 Noble
                 street
              
               :
               but
               since
               hee
               sheweth
               no
               reason
               why
               ,
               I
               rather
               take
               it
               to
               be
               so
               named
               ,
               of
               the
               great
               high-way
               of
               the
               same
               calling
               .
               True
               it
               is
               ,
               that
               at
               this
               present
               the
               inhabitants
               thereof
               are
               wealthy
               Drapers
               ,
               retaylers
               of
               Woollen
               Clothes
               ,
               both
               Broad
               and
               Narrow
               ,
               of
               all
               sorts
               ,
               more
               than
               in
               any
               one
               street
               of
               this
               City
               .
            
             
               Of
               the
               
                 Old
                 Exchange
              
               ,
               
               I
               have
               noted
               in
               
                 Faringdon
                 Ward
              
               :
               VVherefore
               I
               passe
               downe
               to
               
                 Knight-Riders
                 street
              
               ,
               whereof
               I
               have
               also
               spoken
               in
               
                 Cordwainer
                 streete
                 Ward
              
               .
               But
               in
               this
               part
               of
               the
               said
               
                 Knight-Riders
                 street
              
               ,
               is
               a
               Fish-Market
               kept
               ,
               and
               therefore
               called
               
                 Old
                 Fishstreet
              
               ,
               for
               a
               difference
               from
               
                 New
                 Fishstreet
              
               .
            
             
               In
               this
               
                 Old
                 Fishstreet
              
               is
               one
               Rowe
               of
               small
               houses
               ,
               
               placed
               along
               in
               the
               middest
               of
               
                 Knight-Riders
                 street
              
               ,
               which
               Rowe
               is
               also
               of
               
                 Breadstreet
                 Ward
              
               .
               These
               houses
               ,
               now
               possessed
               by
               Fishmongers
               ,
               were
               at
               the
               first
               but
               moveable
               Boords
               (
               or
               Stals
               )
               set
               out
               on
               Market
               daies
               ,
               to
               shew
               their
               Fish
               ,
               there
               to
               bee
               sold
               :
               but
               procuring
               licence
               to
               set
               up
               Sheds
               ,
               they
               grew
               to
               Shops
               ,
               and
               by
               little
               and
               little
               ,
               to
               tall
               Houses
               ,
               of
               three
               or
               foure
               stories
               in
               height
               ,
               and
               now
               is
               called
               
                 Fishstreete
                 .
                 Walcer
                 Turke
              
               ,
               Fishmonger
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1349.
               had
               two
               Shops
               in
               
                 Old
                 Fishstreet
              
               ,
               over-against
               Saint
               Nicholas
               Church
               ,
               the
               one
               rented
               five
               shillings
               the
               yeere
               ,
               the
               other
               foure
               shillings
               .
            
             
               Breadstreet
               ,
               
               so
               called
               of
               Bread
               sold
               there
               (
               as
               I
               said
               )
               is
               now
               wholly
               inhabited
               by
               rich
               Merchants
               ,
               and
               divers
               faire
               Innes
               be
               there
               ,
               for
               good
               receit
               of
               Carriers
               ,
               and
               other
               Travellers
               to
               the
               City
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               East
               side
               of
               this
               street
               ,
               
               at
               the
               corner
               of
               
                 Watheling
                 street
              
               ,
               is
               the
               proper
               Church
               of
               Alhallowes
               in
               Breadstreete
               ,
               wherein
               are
               the
               Monuments
               of
               
                 Iames
                 Thame
              
               ,
               Goldsmith
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Walpole
              
               ,
               Goldsmith
               ,
               1349.
               
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Beaumont
              
               ,
               Alderman
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1442.
               
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Basset
              
               ,
               Salter
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1476.
               
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Chaury
              
               ,
               Salter
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1509.
               
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Pargitar
              
               ,
               Salter
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1530.
               
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Sucley
              
               ,
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1541.
               
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Reade
              
               ,
               Alderman
               ,
               that
               served
               and
               was
               taken
               prisoner
               in
               
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 1542.
              
               
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 House
              
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1589.
               
            
             
               William
               Albany
               ,
               Richard
               May
               ,
               and
               Roger
               Abdy
               ,
               Merchant-Taylors
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 jacent
                 Thomas
                 Beaumond
                 ,
                 
                 Civis
                 ,
                 Salter
                 ,
                 &
                 quondam
                 Vicecomes
                 Civitatis
                 London
                 ,
                 Alicia
                 ,
                 &
                 Alicia
                 uxores
                 ejus
                 .
                 Qui
                 quidem
                 Thomus
                 obiit
                 14.
                 die
                 mensis
                 Augusti
                 ,
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 ,
                 1457.
                 
                 Quorum
                 animabus
                 propetietur
                 Deus
                 .
                 Es
                 testis
                 Christe
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Corporis
                 ut
                 Christi
              
               
                 festum
                 possit
                 venerari
                 ,
              
               
                 Hic
                 magis
                 instituit
              
               
                 Salter
                 iter
                 Beaumond
                 .
              
               
                 Cui
                 Deus
                 uxoribus
              
               
                 binis
                 Coeleste
                 solamen
                 ,
              
               
                 Detque
                 suis
                 pueris
                 :
                 
              
               
                 Sit
                 benedictus
                 .
                 Amen
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 lieth
                 buried
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Albany
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 ,
                 and
                 Merchant-Taylor
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 two
                 wives
                 ,
                 Thomasine
                 ,
                 by
                 whom
                 hee
                 had
                 issue
                 five
                 
                 sonnes
                 ,
                 and
                 foure
                 daughters
                 ,
                 who
                 deceased
                 the
                 15.
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 1565.
                 
                 And
                 Ioane
                 ,
                 who
                 dyed
                 without
                 issue
                 ,
                 the
                 7.
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 1579.
                 
                 And
                 the
                 said
                 William
                 yeelded
                 his
                 soule
                 to
                 the
                 Almighty
                 the
                 18.
                 day
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 1589.
                 being
                 of
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 82.
                 yeeres
                 :
                 so
                 rest
                 they
                 all
                 here
                 in
                 the
                 assured
                 hope
                 of
                 a
                 blessed
                 resurrection
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Respice
                 &
                 prospice
                 finem
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   
                     Henry
                     Suckley
                  
                   ,
                   late
                   Sheriffe
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   ,
                   and
                   Merchant-Taylor
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   which
                   Henry
                   deceased
                   the
                   one
                   and
                   twentieth
                   day
                   of
                   Iuly
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1564.
                  
                   
                   And
                   his
                   foure
                   wives
                   ,
                   
                     Anne
                     Boughton
                     ,
                     Elizabeth
                     English
                     ,
                     Alice
                     Fletcher
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   
                     Agnes
                     Cachemaide
                  
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   
                     Robert
                     Mellishe
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Merchant-Taylor
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   which
                   deceased
                   the
                   thirtieth
                   day
                   of
                   March
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     1562.
                  
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Robert
                     Hulson
                  
                   lyeth
                   here
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   In
                   his
                   time
                   well
                   knowne
                   to
                   all
                   ;
                
                 
                   He
                   lived
                   well
                   ,
                   and
                   died
                   so
                   ,
                
                 
                   When
                   God
                   from
                   hence
                   did
                   him
                   call
                   .
                
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 three
                 and
                 twentieth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 the
                 seventeenth
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 two
                 Priests
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 fell
                 at
                 variance
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 one
                 drew
                 bloud
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 :
                 Wherefore
                 the
                 same
                 Church
                 was
                 suspended
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 no
                 Service
                 sung
                 or
                 said
                 therein
                 for
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 one
                 moneth
                 after
                 ;
                 the
                 Priests
                 were
                 committed
                 to
                 prison
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 fifteenth
                 of
                 October
                 ,
                 being
                 injoyned
                 penance
                 ,
                 went
                 before
                 a
                 generall
                 Procession
                 ,
                 bare-headed
                 ,
                 bare-footed
                 ,
                 and
                 bare-legged
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 Children
                 ,
                 with
                 Beades
                 and
                 Bookes
                 in
                 their
                 hands
                 ,
                 from
                 Pauls
                 ,
                 through
                 
                   Cheap
                   ,
                   Cornhill
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 More
                 to
                 bee
                 noted
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 had
                 sometime
                 a
                 faire
                 spired
                 Steeple
                 of
                 stone
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1559.
                 the
                 fifth
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 about
                 mid-day
                 ,
                 fell
                 a
                 great
                 Tempest
                 of
                 Lightning
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 terrible
                 clap
                 of
                 Thunder
                 ,
                 which
                 struck
                 the
                 said
                 spire
                 about
                 9.
                 or
                 10.
                 foot
                 beneath
                 the
                 top
                 ;
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 which
                 place
                 fell
                 a
                 stone
                 ,
                 that
                 slew
                 a
                 Dogge
                 ,
                 and
                 overthrew
                 a
                 man
                 that
                 was
                 playing
                 with
                 the
                 Dogge
                 .
                 The
                 same
                 Spire
                 ,
                 being
                 but
                 little
                 damnified
                 thereby
                 ,
                 was
                 shortly
                 after
                 taken
                 downe
                 ,
                 for
                 sparing
                 the
                 charges
                 of
                 reparation
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 same
                 side
                 is
                 Salters
                 Hall
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 sixe
                 Almes-houses
                 in
                 number
                 ,
                 builded
                 for
                 poore
                 decayed
                 Brethren
                 of
                 that
                 Company
                 .
                 This
                 Hall
                 was
                 burned
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1539.
                 and
                 againe
                 re-edified
                 .
              
               
                 Lower
                 downe
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 side
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 St.
                 Mildred
                 the
                 Virgin.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Monuments
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 be
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Trenchaunt
                 ,
                 of
                 Saint
                 Albans
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 supposed
                 to
                 be
                 either
                 the
                 new
                 builder
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 or
                 best
                 Benefactor
                 to
                 the
                 Workes
                 thereof
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1300.
                 and
                 certaine
                 Cornish
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 1312.
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Palmer
                
                 ,
                 Blader
                 ,
                 a
                 great
                 Benefactor
                 also
                 ,
                 1356.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Chadworth
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1401.
                 who
                 gave
                 the
                 Parsonage
                 house
                 ,
                 a
                 Revestry
                 ,
                 and
                 Church-yard
                 to
                 that
                 Parish
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1428.
                 notwithstanding
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 is
                 pulled
                 downe
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Stephen
                   Budge
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ;
                 his
                 Armes
                 be
                 three
                 Water-Budges
                 ,
                 1419.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Henry
                   Budge
                
                 founded
                 a
                 Chauntry
                 there
                 ,
                 1419.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Roger
                   Forde
                
                 ,
                 Vintner
                 ,
                 1440.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Barnwell
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1424.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hawlen
                
                 ,
                 Clarke
                 ,
                 Parson
                 of
                 that
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 built
                 the
                 Parsonage
                 house
                 newly
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 same
                 had
                 beene
                 burned
                 to
                 the
                 ground
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Parson
                 and
                 his
                 man
                 also
                 ,
                 burned
                 in
                 that
                 fire
                 ,
                 1485.
                 
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Parnell
                 ,
                 1510.
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Hurstwaight
                
                 ,
                 Pewterer
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 1526.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Christopher
                   Turner
                
                 ,
                 Chirurgeon
                 to
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 1530.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Ralph
                   Simonds
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1527.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Langham
                
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 Poore
                 of
                 that
                 Parish
                 4.
                 
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 1575.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Hall
                
                 ,
                 Salter
                 ,
                 1582.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Collins
                
                 ,
                 Salter
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Ambrose
                   Nicholas
                
                 ,
                 Salter
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1575.
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Chadworths
                
                 Vault
                 .
              
               
                 
                 
                   An
                   Obite
                   consecrated
                   to
                   the
                   happy
                   Memoriall
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     JOHN
                     CHADWORTH
                  
                   ,
                   
                   or
                   SHADWORTH
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   sometime
                   Mercer
                   ,
                   and
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   ;
                   who
                   gave
                   a
                   Vestry
                   to
                   this
                   Church
                   ,
                   an
                   house
                   for
                   the
                   Pastor
                   to
                   dwell
                   in
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Church-yard
                   to
                   the
                   Parishioners
                   ,
                   wherein
                   to
                   bury
                   their
                   dead
                   .
                   He
                   deceased
                   the
                   7.
                   day
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1401.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   a
                   man
                   ,
                   
                   that
                
                 
                   Faith
                   and
                   Works
                   did
                   even
                
                 
                   (
                   Like
                   fiery
                   Chariots
                   )
                
                 
                   mount
                   him
                   up
                   to
                   Heaven
                   :
                
                 
                   He
                   did
                   adorne
                   this
                   Church
                   .
                
                 
                   When
                   words
                   were
                   weake
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   men
                   forget
                   ,
                   the
                
                 
                   living
                   Stones
                   will
                   speake
                   ,
                
                 
                   He
                   left
                   us
                   Land
                   :
                   This
                
                 
                   little
                   Earth
                   him
                   keepes
                   ,
                
                 
                   These
                   balcke
                   words
                   Mourners
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   the
                   Marble
                   weepes
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Copynger
                  
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   which
                   deceased
                   the
                   14.
                   day
                   of
                   November
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   God
                   ,
                   1513.
                   
                   On
                   whose
                   soule
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   buried
                   
                     Thomas
                     Clivelod
                  
                   ,
                   
                   of
                   Warmoster
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   VViltshire
                   ,
                   Clothier
                   ;
                   who
                   deceased
                   the
                   24.
                   day
                   of
                   Iune
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1558.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   Sir
                   
                     Cuthbert
                     Barne
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Knight
                   ,
                   who
                   deceased
                   the
                   16.
                   day
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   God
                   ,
                   1521.
                   
                   On
                   whose
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   
                     Roger
                     Forde
                  
                   ,
                   Vintner
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   with
                   Ioane
                   and
                   Margaret
                   his
                   wives
                   .
                   The
                   which
                   Joane
                   deceased
                   the
                   eighth
                   day
                   of
                   August
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1467.
                  
                   
                   And
                   Margaret
                   deceased
                   the
                   eleventh
                   day
                   of
                   Iune
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     .
                     1492.
                  
                   
                   And
                   the
                   foresaid
                   Roger
                   deceased
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   lye
                   buried
                   the
                   bodies
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Ireland
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Salter
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   Elizabeth
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   who
                   were
                   married
                   together
                   about
                   nine
                   and
                   forty
                   or
                   fiftie
                   yeeres
                   :
                   And
                   hee
                   had
                   issue
                   by
                   her
                   sixe
                   sonnes
                   and
                   sixe
                   daughters
                   ,
                   and
                   hee
                   lived
                   in
                   this
                   Parish
                   sixty
                   yeeres
                   .
                   He
                   was
                   Deputie
                   of
                   this
                   VVard
                   fifteene
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   the
                   first
                   Master
                   of
                   the
                   Company
                   of
                   Salters
                   .
                   She
                   deceased
                   the
                   second
                   day
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                   1613.
                   being
                   of
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   seventy
                   and
                   five
                   yeeres
                   .
                   And
                   hee
                   deceased
                   the
                   five
                   and
                   twentieth
                   day
                   of
                   Iune
                   ,
                   being
                   aged
                   83.
                   yeeres
                   .
                
                 
                   So
                   rest
                   they
                   both
                   here
                   in
                   the
                   bed
                   of
                   death
                   ,
                   in
                   hope
                   of
                   a
                   joyfull
                   resurrection
                   .
                
                 
                   Respice
                   &
                   prospice
                   finem
                   .
                
              
               
                 Out
                 of
                 this
                 Breadstreet
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 side
                 ,
                 is
                 
                   Basing
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 a
                 part
                 whereof
                 (
                 as
                 is
                 afore
                 shewed
                 )
                 is
                 of
                 this
                 VVard
                 ,
                 but
                 how
                 it
                 tooke
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Basing
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 read
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 twentieth
                 yeere
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 was
                 called
                 the
                 Bakehouse
                 ,
                 whether
                 meant
                 for
                 the
                 Kings
                 Bakehouse
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 Bakers
                 dwelling
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 baking
                 Bread
                 to
                 serve
                 the
                 Market
                 in
                 Breadstreet
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Bread
                 was
                 sold
                 ,
                 I
                 know
                 not
                 :
                 but
                 sure
                 I
                 am
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 read
                 of
                 Basing
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 Gerrard
                 the
                 Gyant
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 any
                 thing
                 there
                 to
                 doe
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 Lane
                 is
                 one
                 great
                 house
                 ,
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 builded
                 upon
                 arched
                 Vaults
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 arched
                 Gates
                 of
                 stone
                 brought
                 from
                 Cane
                 in
                 Normandie
                 .
                 The
                 same
                 is
                 now
                 a
                 common
                 Ostrey
                 for
                 receit
                 of
                 Travellers
                 ,
                 commonly
                 and
                 corruptly
                 called
                 
                   Gerards
                   Hall
                
                 ,
                 of
                 a
                 Gyant
                 said
                 to
                 have
                 dwelled
                 there
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 high
                 rooffed
                 Hall
                 of
                 this
                 house
                 sometime
                 stood
                 a
                 large
                 Firre-Pole
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 reached
                 to
                 the
                 roofe
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 staves
                 that
                 Gerard
                 the
                 Gyant
                 used
                 in
                 the
                 warres
                 to
                 runne
                 withall
                 .
                 There
                 stood
                 also
                 a
                 Ladder
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 length
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 as
                 they
                 said
                 )
                 served
                 to
                 ascend
                 to
                 the
                 top
                 of
                 the
                 staffe
                 .
                 Of
                 later
                 yeers
                 this
                 Hall
                 is
                 altred
                 in
                 building
                 ,
                 and
                 divers
                 roomes
                 are
                 made
                 in
                 it
                 .
                 Notwithstanding
                 ,
                 the
                 Pole
                 is
                 removed
                 to
                 one
                 corner
                 of
                 the
                 Hall
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Ladder
                 hanged
                 broken
                 ,
                 upon
                 a
                 wall
                 in
                 the
                 yard
                 .
                 The
                 Hosteler
                 of
                 that
                 house
                 said
                 to
                 mee
                 ,
                 the
                 Pole
                 lacked
                 halfe
                 a
                 foote
                 of
                 forty
                 in
                 length
                 .
                 I
                 measured
                 the
                 compasse
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 found
                 it
                 fifteene
                 inches
                 .
                 Reason
                 of
                 the
                 Pole
                 could
                 the
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Hostery
                 give
                 me
                 none
                 ,
                 but
                 ●ade
                 mee
                 reade
                 the
                 great
                 Chronicles
                 ;
                 for
                 there
                 he
                 heard
                 of
                 it
                 .
                 Which
                 answer
                 
                 seemed
                 to
                 me
                 insufficient
                 :
                 for
                 he
                 meant
                 the
                 description
                 of
                 Britaine
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 drawne
                 out
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Leyland
                
                 his
                 Commentaries
                 ,
                 (
                 borrowed
                 of
                 my selfe
                 )
                 and
                 placed
                 before
                 
                   Reyne
                   Wolfes
                
                 Chronicle
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 labours
                 of
                 another
                 (
                 who
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 confesse
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 never
                 travelled
                 further
                 than
                 from
                 London
                 to
                 the
                 Vniversity
                 of
                 Oxford
                 )
                 hee
                 writing
                 a
                 Chapter
                 of
                 Gyants
                 or
                 monstrous
                 men
                 ,
                 hath
                 set
                 down
                 more
                 matter
                 than
                 troth
                 ,
                 as
                 partly
                 (
                 against
                 my
                 will
                 )
                 I
                 am
                 enforced
                 here
                 to
                 touch
                 .
                 
                   R.
                   G.
                
                 in
                 his
                 briefe
                 Collection
                 of
                 Histories
                 (
                 as
                 he
                 termeth
                 it
                 )
                 hath
                 these
                 words
                 :
              
               
                 I
                 the
                 writer
                 hereof
                 ,
                 did
                 see
                 the
                 tenth
                 day
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 1504.
                 and
                 had
                 the
                 same
                 in
                 my
                 hand
                 ,
                 the
                 tooth
                 of
                 a
                 man
                 ,
                 which
                 weighed
                 ten
                 ounces
                 of
                 Troy
                 weight
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 scull
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 man
                 is
                 extant
                 and
                 to
                 bee
                 seene
                 ,
                 which
                 will
                 hold
                 five
                 peckes
                 of
                 wheate
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 shin-bone
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 man
                 ,
                 is
                 sixe
                 foote
                 in
                 length
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 a
                 marvellous
                 greatnesse
                 :
                 
                   this
                   saw
                
                 R.
                 G.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 errour
                 thereof
                 is
                 thus
                 :
                 
                 he
                 affirmeth
                 a
                 stone
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 tooth
                 of
                 a
                 man
                 ,
                 which
                 stone
                 (
                 so
                 proved
                 )
                 having
                 no
                 shape
                 of
                 a
                 tooth
                 ,
                 had
                 neither
                 scull
                 nor
                 shin-bone
                 .
                 Notwithstanding
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 added
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 description
                 ,
                 that
                 by
                 conjecturall
                 symetry
                 of
                 those
                 parts
                 ,
                 the
                 body
                 to
                 be
                 twenty
                 and
                 eight
                 foote
                 long
                 or
                 more
                 .
                 From
                 this
                 he
                 goeth
                 to
                 another
                 like
                 matter
                 ,
                 of
                 a
                 man
                 with
                 a
                 mouth
                 sixteene
                 foote
                 wide
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 Gerard
                 the
                 Gyant
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 staffe
                 .
                 But
                 to
                 leave
                 these
                 fables
                 ,
                 and
                 returne
                 where
                 I
                 left
                 ,
                 I
                 will
                 note
                 what
                 my selfe
                 hath
                 observed
                 concerning
                 that
                 house
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 reade
                 ,
                 that
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gisors
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1245.
                 was
                 owner
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gisors
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 Constable
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 1311.
                 and
                 divers
                 others
                 of
                 that
                 name
                 and
                 family
                 ,
                 since
                 that
                 time
                 owed
                 it
                 .
                 
                   William
                   Gisors
                
                 was
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1329.
                 
                 More
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gisors
                
                 had
                 issue
                 ,
                 Henry
                 and
                 Iohn
                 :
                 which
                 Iohn
                 had
                 issue
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 :
                 Which
                 Thomas
                 deceasing
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1350.
                 left
                 unto
                 his
                 sonne
                 Thomas
                 his
                 messuage
                 ,
                 
                 called
                 
                   Gisors
                   Hall
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 Mildred
                 in
                 
                   Breadstreet
                   :
                   Iohn
                   Gisors
                
                 made
                 a
                 Feoffment
                 thereof
                 1386.
                 &c.
                 
                 So
                 it
                 appeareth
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 
                   Gisors
                   Hall
                
                 of
                 late
                 time
                 (
                 by
                 corruption
                 ,
                 hath
                 been
                 called
                 
                   Gerards
                   Hall
                
                 ,
                 for
                 
                   Gisors
                   Hall
                
                 ,
                 as
                 
                   Bosomes
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 for
                 
                   Blossoms
                   Iune
                   ,
                   Bevis
                   Markes
                
                 ,
                 for
                 
                   Buries
                   Markes
                   ,
                   Marke
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 for
                 
                   Mart
                   lane
                   ,
                   Billiter
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 for
                 
                   Belzetters
                   lane
                   ,
                   Gutter
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 for
                 
                   Guthuruns
                   lane
                   ,
                   Cry
                   Church
                
                 ,
                 for
                 
                   Christs
                   Church
                
                 ,
                 Saint
                 Michael
                 in
                 the
                 Querne
                 ,
                 for
                 Saint
                 Mihel
                 at
                 Corne
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 others
                 .
                 Out
                 of
                 this
                 
                   Gisors
                   Hall
                
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 building
                 thereof
                 ,
                 were
                 made
                 divers
                 arched
                 doores
                 yet
                 to
                 be
                 seen
                 ,
                 which
                 seem
                 not
                 sufficient
                 for
                 any
                 great
                 Monster
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 than
                 men
                 of
                 common
                 stature
                 to
                 passe
                 thorow
                 .
                 The
                 Pole
                 in
                 the
                 Hall
                 might
                 bee
                 used
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 (
                 as
                 then
                 the
                 custome
                 was
                 in
                 every
                 Parish
                 )
                 to
                 bee
                 set
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 Summer
                 a
                 May-Pole
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 principall
                 house
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 or
                 Streete
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 to
                 stand
                 in
                 the
                 Hall
                 before
                 the
                 Scrine
                 ,
                 decked
                 with
                 Holme
                 and
                 Ivie
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Feast
                 of
                 Christmas
                 .
                 The
                 Ladder
                 served
                 for
                 the
                 decking
                 of
                 the
                 May-Pole
                 ,
                 and
                 Roofe
                 of
                 the
                 Hall.
                 Thus
                 much
                 for
                 
                   Gisors
                   Hall
                
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 that
                 side
                 of
                 Breadstreet
                 may
                 suffice
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 Breadstreet
                 ,
                 amongst
                 divers
                 faire
                 and
                 large
                 houses
                 for
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 and
                 faire
                 Innes
                 for
                 passengers
                 ,
                 had
                 yee
                 one
                 Prison-house
                 ,
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 Compter
                 in
                 Breadstreet
                 :
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1555.
                 the
                 Prisoners
                 were
                 removed
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 one
                 other
                 new
                 Compter
                 in
                 Woodstreet
                 ,
                 provided
                 by
                 the
                 Cities
                 purchase
                 ,
                 and
                 builded
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 :
                 the
                 cause
                 of
                 which
                 remove
                 was
                 this
                 :
                 
                   Richard
                   Husband
                
                 ,
                 Pastelar
                 ,
                 keeper
                 of
                 this
                 Compter
                 in
                 Breadstreete
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 a
                 wilfull
                 and
                 head-strong
                 man
                 ,
                 dealt
                 (
                 for
                 his
                 owne
                 advantage
                 )
                 hard
                 with
                 the
                 prisoners
                 under
                 his
                 change
                 ,
                 having
                 also
                 servants
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 himselfe
                 liked
                 best
                 for
                 their
                 bad
                 usage
                 ,
                 and
                 would
                 not
                 for
                 any
                 complaint
                 bee
                 reformed
                 :
                 whereupon
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1550.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Rowland
                   Hill
                
                 being
                 Maior
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 assent
                 of
                 a
                 Court
                 of
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 Goale
                 of
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 cruell
                 handling
                 of
                 his
                 prisoners
                 :
                 and
                 it
                 was
                 commanded
                 to
                 the
                 Keeper
                 ,
                 to
                 set
                 those
                 Irons
                 on
                 his
                 legges
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 called
                 the
                 Widowes
                 almes
                 .
                 These
                 he
                 ware
                 from
                 Thursday
                 ,
                 till
                 Sunday
                 in
                 the
                 afternoon
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 by
                 a
                 Court
                 of
                 Aldermen
                 released
                 on
                 the
                 Tuesday
                 ,
                 was
                 bound
                 in
                 an
                 hundred
                 Markes
                 ,
                 to
                 observe
                 from
                 thenceforth
                 an
                 Act
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Common
                 
                 Councell
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 ordering
                 of
                 prisoners
                 in
                 the
                 Compters
                 :
                 all
                 which
                 notwithstanding
                 ,
                 hee
                 continued
                 as
                 afore
                 ,
                 whereof
                 my selfe
                 am
                 partly
                 a
                 witnesse
                 :
                 For
                 being
                 on
                 a
                 Iurie
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 enquire
                 against
                 a
                 Sessions
                 of
                 Goale
                 delivery
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1552.
                 wee
                 found
                 the
                 prisoners
                 hardly
                 dealt
                 withall
                 for
                 their
                 achates
                 and
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 that
                 Theeves
                 and
                 Strumpets
                 were
                 there
                 lodged
                 for
                 foure
                 pence
                 the
                 night
                 ,
                 whereby
                 they
                 might
                 be
                 safe
                 from
                 searches
                 that
                 were
                 made
                 abroad
                 :
                 
                 for
                 the
                 which
                 enormities
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 not
                 needfull
                 to
                 be
                 recited
                 ,
                 hee
                 was
                 indighted
                 at
                 that
                 Session
                 ,
                 but
                 did
                 rubbe
                 it
                 out
                 ,
                 and
                 could
                 not
                 bee
                 reformed
                 ,
                 till
                 this
                 remove
                 of
                 the
                 prisoners
                 :
                 for
                 the
                 house
                 in
                 Breadstreete
                 was
                 his
                 owne
                 by
                 lease
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 he
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 put
                 from
                 it
                 .
                 Note
                 that
                 Iaylors
                 ,
                 buying
                 their
                 offices
                 ,
                 will
                 deale
                 hardly
                 with
                 pitifull
                 prisoners
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 in
                 
                   Friday
                   street
                
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 Fishmongers
                 dwelling
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 serving
                 Fridayes
                 Market
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 is
                 a
                 small
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                 commonly
                 called
                 Saint
                 
                   Iohn
                   Evangelist
                
                 .
                 The
                 Monuments
                 therein
                 ,
                 be
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Dogget
                
                 ,
                 Merchant-Taylor
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1509.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Christopher
                   Askew
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1533.
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   de
                   Avinger
                
                 ,
                 Farrier
                 ,
                 was
                 buried
                 there
                 in
                 the
                 34.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 lower
                 downe
                 is
                 one
                 other
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Margaret
                   Moyses
                
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 called
                 (
                 as
                 seemeth
                 )
                 of
                 one
                 Moyses
                 ,
                 that
                 was
                 founder
                 or
                 new
                 builder
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Monuments
                 there
                 ,
                 be
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Dobbes
                
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1551.
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Dane
                
                 ,
                 Ironmonger
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1569.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Allot
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1591.
                 
              
               
                 There
                 was
                 of
                 elder
                 time
                 buried
                 ,
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Stanes
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Bray
                
                 ,
                 they
                 founded
                 Chauntries
                 there
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Beati
                 mortui
                 qui
                 in
                 Domino
                 moriuntur
                 .
                 APOC.
                 14.
                 
              
               
                 
                   To
                   
                     William
                     Dane
                  
                   that
                   sometime
                   was
                
                 
                   An
                   Ironmonger
                   ;
                   
                   where
                   ,
                   each
                   Degree
                
                 
                   He
                   worthily
                   (
                   with
                   praise
                   )
                   did
                   passe
                   .
                
                 
                   By
                   wisedome
                   ,
                   truth
                   ,
                   and
                   heed
                   ,
                   was
                   he
                
                 
                   Advanc'd
                   an
                   Alderman
                   to
                   be
                   :
                
                 
                   Then
                   ,
                   Sheriffe
                   ;
                   that
                   ,
                   he
                   with
                   justice
                   prest
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   cost
                   ,
                   performed
                   with
                   the
                   best
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   Almes
                   franke
                   ,
                   of
                   Conscience
                   cleare
                   ;
                
                 
                   In
                   grace
                   with
                   Prince
                   ,
                   to
                   People
                   glad
                   :
                
                 
                   His
                   vertuous
                   wife
                   ,
                   his
                   faithfull
                   Phèere
                   ,
                
                 
                   Margaret
                   ,
                   this
                   Monument
                   hath
                   made
                   :
                
                 
                   Meaning
                   (
                   through
                   God
                   )
                   that
                   as
                   shee
                   had
                
                 
                   With
                   him
                   (
                   in
                   house
                   )
                   long
                   lived
                   well
                   ;
                
                 
                   Even
                   so
                   in
                   Tombes
                   blisse
                   to
                   dwell
                   .
                
                 
                   Obierunt
                   in
                   Christo
                   .
                
                 
                   Ille
                   ,
                   Sabat
                   .
                   5.
                   
                   Septemb.
                   1573.
                   
                   Aetatis
                   56.
                   
                
                 
                   Haec
                   vero
                   18.
                   
                   Novemb.
                   An.
                   1579.
                   
                
                 
                   April
                   .
                   5.
                   
                   An.
                   Domini
                   ,
                   1593.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   Monument
                   of
                   the
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Allot
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Knight
                   ,
                   late
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   Maior
                   of
                   the
                   Staple
                   of
                   England
                   ;
                   who
                   deceased
                   the
                   seventeenth
                   day
                   of
                   September
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     1591.
                  
                   in
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   his
                   Maioralty
                   .
                   
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     66.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Alice
                     Daniel
                  
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   wife
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Daniel
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   and
                   mother
                   of
                   
                     Gerard
                     Daniel
                  
                   ,
                   Fishmonger
                   .
                   Which
                   Alice
                   deceased
                   the
                   thirteenth
                   day
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     1481.
                  
                   
                   On
                   whose
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Ever
                 doe
                 well
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 
                   Friday
                   street
                
                 is
                 
                   Mayden
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 named
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 Signe
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Distaffe
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 for
                 
                   Distar
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 reade
                 in
                 Record
                 of
                 a
                 Brew-house
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 Lambe
                 in
                 
                   Distar
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 the
                 sixteenth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 
                   Distar
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 thereof
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Cordwayners
                 or
                 Shoomakers
                 Hall
                 ;
                 which
                 Company
                 were
                 made
                 a
                 Brotherhood
                 or
                 Fraternity
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 eleventh
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 fourth
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 these
                 Cordwayners
                 I
                 reade
                 ,
                 that
                 since
                 the
                 fifth
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 (
                 when
                 he
                 tooke
                 to
                 wife
                 Anne
                 ,
                 daughter
                 to
                 Wenceslaus
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 Bohemia
                 )
                 by
                 her
                 example
                 the
                 English
                 people
                 had
                 used
                 piked
                 Shooes
                 ,
                 
                 tyed
                 to
                 their
                 knees
                 with
                 Silken
                 Laces
                 ,
                 or
                 Chaines
                 of
                 Silver
                 and
                 Gilt
                 :
                 Wherfore
                 in
                 the
                 fourth
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 it
                 was
                 ordained
                 and
                 proclaimed
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 Beakes
                 of
                 Shin
                 and
                 Bootes
                 should
                 not
                 passe
                 the
                 length
                 of
                 two
                 inches
                 ,
                 
                 upon
                 paine
                 of
                 cursing
                 by
                 the
                 Clergie
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 Parliament
                 to
                 pay
                 20.
                 s.
                 for
                 every
                 paire
                 .
                 And
                 every
                 Cordwayner
                 that
                 shod
                 any
                 man
                 or
                 woman
                 on
                 the
                 Sunday
                 ,
                 to
                 pay
                 30.
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 
                   Distar
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 is
                 also
                 one
                 other
                 Lane
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Distar
                   lane
                
                 ;
                 which
                 runneth
                 downe
                 to
                 
                   Knight-Riders
                   street
                
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Old
                   Fishstreet
                
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 this
                 is
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Breadstreete
                   Ward
                
                 :
                 Which
                 hath
                 and
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 his
                 Deputy
                 ,
                 Common
                 Councell
                 ten
                 ,
                 Constables
                 ten
                 ,
                 Scavengers
                 eight
                 ,
                 Wardmote
                 Inquest
                 thirteene
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Beadle
                 .
                 It
                 standeth
                 taxed
                 to
                 the
                 Fifteene
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 at
                 seven
                 and
                 thirty
                 pounds
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 at
                 sixe
                 &
                 thirty
                 pounds
                 ,
                 eighteene
                 shillings
                 ,
                 two
                 pence
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               QVEENE
               HITH
               VVARD
               .
            
             
               NExt
               unto
               Breadstreete
               VVard
               on
               the
               South
               side
               thereof
               ,
               
               is
               
                 Queene
                 Hith
              
               Ward
               ,
               so
               called
               of
               a
               Water-gate
               ,
               or
               Harborow
               for
               Boates
               ,
               Lighters
               ,
               and
               Barges
               ,
               and
               was
               (
               of
               old
               time
               )
               for
               Ships
               ,
               at
               what
               time
               ,
               the
               Timber
               Bridge
               of
               London
               was
               drawne
               up
               ,
               for
               the
               passage
               of
               them
               to
               the
               said
               Hith
               ,
               as
               to
               a
               principall
               stand
               for
               landing
               and
               unlading
               against
               the
               middest
               and
               heart
               of
               the
               City
               .
               This
               VVard
               beginneth
               in
               the
               East
               ,
               
               in
               
                 Knight-Riders
                 street
              
               ,
               on
               the
               South
               side
               thereof
               ,
               at
               the
               East
               end
               of
               the
               Parish
               Church
               called
               the
               
                 Holy
                 Trinity
              
               ,
               and
               runneth
               VVest
               on
               the
               South
               side
               ,
               to
               a
               Lane
               called
               
                 Lambart
                 hill
              
               ,
               which
               is
               the
               length
               of
               the
               VVard
               in
               
                 Knight-Riders
                 street
              
               .
               Out
               of
               the
               which
               street
               are
               divers
               Lanes
               ,
               running
               South
               to
               
                 Thames
                 street
              
               ,
               and
               are
               of
               this
               VVard
               .
               The
               first
               is
               
                 Trinity
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               which
               runneth
               downe
               by
               the
               VVest
               end
               of
               Trinitie
               Church
               .
               Then
               is
               
                 Spuren
                 lane
              
               ,
               or
               
                 Spooners
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               now
               called
               
                 Huggen
                 lane
              
               .
               Then
               
                 Breadstreet
                 hill
              
               .
               Then
               St.
               
                 Mary
                 Mounthaunt
              
               :
               out
               of
               the
               which
               Lane
               ,
               on
               the
               East
               side
               thereof
               ,
               is
               one
               other
               Lane
               ,
               turning
               East
               through
               S.
               
                 Nicholas
                 Olaves
              
               Church-yard
               ,
               to
               
                 Breadstreet
                 hill
              
               .
               This
               Lane
               is
               called
               
                 Finimore
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               or
               
                 Five
                 foot
                 lane
              
               ,
               because
               it
               is
               but
               five
               foot
               in
               breadth
               at
               the
               VVest
               end
               .
               In
               the
               middest
               of
               this
               Lane
               ,
               runneth
               downe
               one
               other
               Lane
               broader
               ,
               South
               to
               
                 Thames
                 street
              
               ,
               I
               think
               the
               same
               to
               be
               called
               
                 Desborne
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               for
               I
               reade
               of
               such
               a
               Lane
               to
               have
               beene
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               S.
               
                 Mary
                 Summerset
              
               ,
               in
               the
               22.
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               where
               there
               is
               said
               to
               lye
               betweene
               the
               Tenement
               of
               
                 Edward
                 de
                 Mountacute
              
               Knight
               ,
               on
               the
               East
               part
               ,
               and
               the
               Tenement
               sometime
               pertaining
               to
               
                 William
                 Gladwine
              
               ,
               on
               the
               VVest
               ,
               one
               plot
               of
               ground
               ,
               containing
               in
               length
               towards
               
                 Thames
                 street
              
               twenty
               five
               foot
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Last
               of
               all
               ,
               
               have
               you
               
                 Lambart
                 hill
              
               ,
               so
               called
               of
               one
               Lambart
               owner
               thereof
               :
               and
               this
               is
               the
               farthest
               VVest
               part
               of
               this
               VVard
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               comming
               downe
               from
               
                 Knight-Riders
                 street
              
               ,
               the
               East
               side
               of
               
                 Lambart
                 hill
              
               is
               wholly
               of
               this
               Ward
               :
               and
               the
               VVest
               side
               from
               the
               North
               end
               of
               the
               Black-smiths
               Hall
               (
               which
               is
               about
               the
               middest
               of
               this
               Lane
               )
               unto
               
                 Thames
                 street
              
               .
               Then
               part
               of
               
                 Thames
                 street
              
               is
               of
               this
               VVard
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               from
               a
               Cooks
               house
               called
               the
               signe
               of
               King
               David
               ,
               three
               houses
               west
               from
               the
               
                 Old
                 Swanne
              
               Brewhouse
               in
               the
               East
               ,
               unto
               Huntington
               house
               ,
               over-against
               Saint
               Peters
               Church
               in
               the
               West
               ,
               neere
               unto
               Pauls
               Wharse
               :
               And
               on
               the
               Lane
               side
               ,
               from
               a
               Cookes
               house
               called
               the
               
                 Blue
                 Boore
              
               ,
               to
               the
               West
               end
               of
               Saint
               Peters
               Church
               ,
               and
               up
               Saint
               
                 Peters
                 hill
              
               ,
               two
               houses
               North
               above
               the
               said
               Church
               .
               And
               these
               bee
               the
               bounds
               of
               this
               VVard
               :
               in
               which
               are
               Parish
               Churches
               seven
               ,
               Hals
               of
               Companies
               two
               ,
               and
               other
               Ornaments
               ,
               as
               shall
               be
               shewed
               .
            
             
               First
               ,
               
               in
               
                 Knight-Riders
                 streete
              
               is
               the
               small
               Parish
               Church
               of
               the
               
                 Holy
                 Trinity
              
               ,
               lately
               very
               old
               ,
               &
               in
               danger
               of
               down
               falling
               :
               collections
               were
               made
               for
               the
               repairing
               thereof
               ,
               but
               they
               would
               not
               stretch
               so
               farre
               ,
               untill
               a
               generall
               meanes
               was
               made
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               a
               publike
               notice
               therof
               declared
               in
               the
               said
               Church
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Brian
              
               ,
               Alderman
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               fifth
               ,
               was
               a
               great
               benefactor
               :
               
                 Iohn
                 Chamber
              
               had
               a
               Chauntry
               there
               .
               
                 Thomas
                 Rishby
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               Alice
               his
               wife
               buried
               within
               the
               Chancell
               .
               
                 Iohn
                 Mirfin
              
               ,
               Auditor
               of
               the
               Exchequer
               ,
               1471.
               
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Fowlar
              
               of
               Riches
               in
               
                 Oxfordshire
                 ,
                 1528.
                 
                 George
                 Cope
                 ,
              
               second
               sonne
               to
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Cope
              
               of
               Copes-Ashby
               ,
               
               in
               
                 Northamptonshire
                 ,
                 1572.
              
               
            
             
               Towards
               the
               West
               end
               of
               
                 Knight-Riders
                 street
              
               ,
               
               is
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               
                 Nicholas
                 Cold
                 Abbey
              
               ,
               a
               proper
               Church
               ,
               somewhat
               ancient
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               the
               waies
               raised
               thereabout
               ,
               so
               that
               men
               are
               forced
               to
               descend
               into
               the
               body
               of
               the
               Church
               .
               It
               hath
               been
               called
               of
               many
               
                 Colden
                 Abbey
              
               ,
               of
               some
               
                 Cold
                 Abbey
              
               ,
               or
               
                 Cold
                 Bey
              
               ,
               and
               so
               have
               the
               most
               ancient
               writings
               ,
               as
               standing
               in
               a
               cold
               place
               ,
               as
               
                 Cold
                 Harbor
              
               ,
               and
               such
               like
               .
               The
               Steeple
               or
               tall
               Tower
               of
               this
               Church
               ,
               with
               the
               South
               Isle
               ,
               hath
               bin
               of
               later
               building
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               the
               first
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               when
               it
               was
               meant
               that
               the
               whole
               old
               Church
               should
               have
               been
               new
               builded
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               the
               Arching
               begunne
               on
               the
               East
               side
               the
               Steeple
               ,
               under
               the
               which
               ,
               in
               the
               stone
               worke
               ,
               the
               Armes
               of
               one
               Buckland
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               his
               wife
               ,
               daughter
               to
               Beaupere
               ,
               are
               cut
               in
               stone
               ,
               and
               also
               are
               in
               the
               Glasse
               windowes
               ;
               whereby
               it
               appeareth
               ,
               he
               was
               the
               builder
               of
               the
               Steeple
               ,
               and
               repairer
               of
               the
               residue
               .
               The
               sixe
               and
               twentieth
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               
                 Andrew
                 Aubery
              
               being
               Maior
               ,
               
                 Thomas
                 Frere
              
               ,
               Fishmonger
               ,
               gave
               one
               peece
               of
               ground
               to
               the
               said
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Nicholas
               ,
               containing
               fourescore
               and
               sixe
               foot
               in
               length
               ,
               and
               three
               and
               forty
               foot
               at
               one
               end
               ,
               and
               foure
               and
               thirty
               at
               another
               ,
               in
               breadth
               for
               a
               Cemitory
               or
               Church-yard
               .
               The
               twentieth
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               ;
               
                 Thomas
                 Barnard
              
               ,
               Castle
               Clerke
               .
               
                 Iohn
                 Sonderash
              
               ,
               Clerke
               ,
               and
               
                 Iohn
                 Nouncy
              
               ,
               gave
               to
               the
               Parson
               and
               Church-wardens
               of
               the
               said
               Church
               and
               their
               successors
               ,
               one
               Messuage
               and
               one
               Shop
               ,
               with
               the
               appurtenances
               in
               
                 Distaffe
                 lane
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Old
                 Fishstreet
              
               ,
               for
               the
               reparation
               of
               the
               body
               of
               the
               late
               Church
               ,
               the
               Belfrey
               or
               Steeple
               ,
               and
               Ornaments
               .
            
             
               Buried
               in
               this
               Church
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Calfe
              
               ,
               and
               
                 William
                 Cogeshall
                 ,
                 1426.
              
               
            
             
               
                 Walter
                 Turke
              
               ,
               Fishmonger
               ,
               Maior
               ,
               1349.
               
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Esgastone
              
               ,
               Fishmonger
               ,
               1330.
               
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Wolberge
              
               ,
               Fishmonger
               ,
               1407.
               
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Padington
              
               ,
               Fishmong
               .
               1485.
               
            
             
               Robert
               Hary
               Fishmonger
               .
            
             
               Iohn
               Suring
               ,
               1490.
               
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Darlington
              
               ,
               Fishmonger
               ,
               1557.
               
            
             
               
                 Rich.
                 Lacy
              
               ,
               Parion
               ,
               under
               a
               faire
               tombe
               on
               the
               North
               side
               of
               the
               Quire
               ,
               1491.
               
            
             
               Richard
               Bradburge
               ,
               1497.
               
            
             
               William
               Clarke
               ,
               1501.
               
            
             
               Iames
               Pitman
               ,
               1507.
               
            
             
               Richard
               Farneford
               ,
               1525.
               
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Nicholas
              
               ,
               Fishmonger
               ,
               1527.
               
            
             
               
                 William
                 Brade
              
               ,
               Fishmonger
               ,
               1528.
               
            
             
               
                 The
                 14.
                 day
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1601.
                 
              
               
                 Leonard
                 Smith
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 ended
                 his
                 dayes
                 ,
              
               
                 He
                 feared
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 walkt
                 in
                 his
                 wayes
                 :
              
               
                 His
                 body
                 here
              
               
                 in
                 earth
                 doth
                 rest
                 ,
              
               
                 His
                 Soule
                 with
                 Christ
              
               
                 in
                 heaven
                 is
                 blest
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 lye
                 buried
                 the
                 bodies
                 of
                 
                   Dorothy
                   Halye
                
                 ,
                 
                 late
                 wife
                 of
                 
                   Robert
                   Halye
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Ipswitch
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Suffolke
                 ,
                 Merchant
                 :
                 And
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Wymer
                
                 ,
                 son
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Wymer
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Mary
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 daughter
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 and
                 Dorothy
                 ,
                 which
                 William
                 the
                 son
                 deceased
                 the
                 19.
                 day
                 of
                 August
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Dorothy
                 the
                 20.
                 day
                 of
                 September
                 next
                 following
                 ,
                 
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1601.
                
                 
              
               
                 Hic
                 jacet
                 Magister
                 Wil.
                 Sandhill
                 ,
                 
                 Canonicus
                 Eccle.
                 —
                 magni
                 London
                 .
                 Et
                 huius
                 Ecclesiae
                 quondam
                 Rector
                 ;
                 Qui
                 obiit
                 26.
                 die
                 Mens
                 .
                 Augusti
                 .
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1445.
                 
                 Cuius
                 animae
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Hic
                 jacet
                 in
                 cossa
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Putredo
                 mortis
                 &
                 ossa
                 ,
              
               
                 Cum
                 mulieris
                 quie
              
               
                 in
                 coelis
                 vivit
                 amoenè
                 ,
              
               
                 Vt
                 puto
                 per
                 vitam
              
               
                 morum
                 signis
                 redimitam
                 ,
              
               
                 Anno
                 Millino
              
               
                 qt
                 .
                 i.
                 C.
                 X.
                 quae
                 seno
              
               
                 Bissque
                 die
                 deno
              
               
                 cum
                 perit
                 en
                 Elena
                 ,
              
               
                 Cum
                 quarto
                 pleno
                 ,
              
               
                 requiem
                 tenet
                 hic
                 in
                 ceno
                 ,
              
               
                 Quo
                 cuius
                 Iane
              
               
                 consternis
                 corpus
                 inane
                 .
              
            
             
               On
               the
               North
               side
               of
               this
               Church
               ,
               
               in
               the
               wall
               thereof
               ,
               was
               of
               late
               builded
               a
               covenient
               Cesterne
               of
               Stone
               &
               Lead
               for
               receit
               of
               Thames
               water
               ,
               conveighed
               in
               pipes
               of
               Lead
               to
               that
               place
               ,
               for
               the
               ease
               &
               commodity
               of
               the
               Fishmongers
               ;
               
               and
               other
               inhabitants
               in
               and
               about
               
                 Old
                 Fishstreate
                 .
                 Barnard
                 Randolph
              
               ,
               Common
               Sergeant
               of
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               did
               (
               in
               his
               life
               time
               )
               deliver
               to
               the
               Company
               of
               Fishmongers
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               nine
               hundred
               pounds
               ,
               to
               be
               imployed
               towards
               the
               conducting
               of
               the
               said
               Thames
               water
               ,
               and
               cesterning
               the
               same
               ,
               &c.
               In
               the
               Parishes
               of
               St.
               
                 Mary
                 Magdalen
              
               ,
               and
               Saint
               
                 Nicholas
                 Cold
                 Abbey
              
               ,
               neere
               unto
               Fishstreet
               ,
               seven
               hundred
               pounds
               ,
               and
               other
               two
               hundred
               pounds
               to
               charitable
               deedes
               .
               Hee
               deceased
               1583.
               and
               shortly
               after
               ,
               this
               Conduit
               with
               the
               other
               was
               made
               and
               finished
               .
            
             
               In
               
                 Trinity
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               on
               the
               VVest
               side
               thereof
               is
               the
               Painter-stainers
               Hall
               ;
               for
               so
               of
               old
               time
               were
               they
               called
               :
               but
               now
               that
               workmanship
               of
               staining
               is
               departed
               out
               of
               use
               in
               England
               .
            
             
               Lower
               downe
               in
               
                 Trinity
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               on
               the
               East
               side
               thereof
               ,
               was
               sometime
               a
               great
               Messuage
               ,
               pertaining
               unto
               Iohn
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Cornwall
               ,
               in
               the
               14.
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               .
            
             
               On
               
                 Breadstreet
                 hill
              
               ,
               downe
               to
               the
               Thames
               ,
               on
               both
               sides
               ,
               bee
               divers
               faire
               houses
               ,
               inhabited
               by
               Fishmongers
               ,
               Cheefemongers
               ,
               and
               Merchants
               of
               divers
               Trades
               .
               On
               the
               VVest
               side
               whereof
               is
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               
                 Nicholas
                 Olave
              
               ,
               
               a
               convenient
               Church
               ,
               having
               the
               Monuments
               of
               
                 W.
                 Newport
              
               ,
               Fishmonger
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1375.
               
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Welles
              
               ,
               Parson
               ,
               1391.
               
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Sturges
              
               ,
               Fishmonger
               ,
               1470.
               
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Dewen
              
               ,
               Ironmonger
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ,
               1537.
               who
               gave
               his
               Messuage
               (
               with
               the
               appurtenances
               )
               wherein
               he
               dwelt
               ,
               with
               14.
               
               Tenements
               in
               the
               said
               Parish
               of
               S.
               Nicholas
               ,
               to
               be
               had
               ,
               after
               the
               decease
               of
               Agnes
               his
               wife
               ,
               to
               the
               Ironmongers
               ,
               and
               they
               to
               give
               stipends
               ,
               appointed
               to
               Almes-men
               ,
               in
               five
               houses
               by
               them
               builded
               in
               the
               Church-yard
               of
               that
               Parish
               ;
               but
               now
               they
               are
               converted
               into
               foure
               .
               More
               to
               poore
               Scholars
               in
               Oxford
               and
               Cambridge
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Blitheman
               ,
               an
               excellent
               Organist
               of
               the
               Queenes
               Chappell
               lyeth
               buried
               there
               ,
               with
               an
               Epitaph
               ,
               1591.
               
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 jacet
                 Richardus
                 Sturges
                 ,
                 
                 Civis
                 &
                 Piscenarius
                 London
                 ,
                 &
                 Katharina
                 uxor
                 ejus
                 .
                 Qui
                 quidem
                 Rich.
                 obiit
                 3.
                 die
                 mensis
                 Iulii
                 ,
                 Anno.
                 Dom.
                 1479.
                 
                 Et
                 praedicta
                 Katharina
                 obiit
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Hic
                 jacet
                 Dominus
                 Henricus
                 Welleus
                 ,
                 
                 quondam
                 Rector
                 istius
                 Ecclesiae
                 .
                 Qui
                 obiit
                 4.
                 die
                 Maii
                 ,
                 An.
                 Domini
                 1391.
                 
                 Cujus
                 animae
                 .
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Here
                 Blitheman
                 lias
                 ,
                 a
                 worthy
                 wight
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 who
                 feared
                 God
                 above
                 ,
              
               
                 A
                 friend
                 to
                 all
                 ,
                 a
                 foe
                 to
                 none
                 ,
              
               
                 whom
                 rich
                 and
                 poore
                 did
                 love
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 Princes
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
              
               
                 unto
                 his
                 dying
                 day
                 ;
              
               
                 Whom
                 all
                 tooke
                 great
                 delighe
                 to
                 heare
              
               
                 him
                 on
                 the
                 Organs
                 play
                 .
              
               
                 Whose
                 passing
                 skill
                 in
                 Mustokes
                 Art
                 ,
              
               
                 a
                 Scholar
                 left
                 behinde
                 ;
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Bull
                
                 (
                 by
                 name
                 )
                 his
                 Master
                 veine
              
               
                 expressing
                 in
                 each
                 kinde
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 nothing
                 here
                 continues
                 long
                 ;
              
               
                 nor
                 resting
                 place
                 can
                 have
                 ;
              
               
                 His
                 soule
                 departed
                 hence
                 to
                 Heaven
                 ,
              
               
                 his
                 body
                 here
                 in
                 Grave
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 He
                 died
                 on
                 Whitsunday
                 ,
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 1591.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   ,
                   before
                   this
                   place
                   ,
                   
                   lieth
                   buried
                   the
                   bodie
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Widnell
                  
                   ;
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Merchant-Taylor
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   sometime
                   Master
                   of
                   that
                   Company
                   ,
                   and
                   Deputy
                   of
                   this
                   ward
                   ;
                   who
                   deceased
                   the
                   15.
                   day
                   of
                   February
                   ,
                   1601.
                   being
                   of
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   70.
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   lie
                   the
                   bodies
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Lewen
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Ironmonger
                   ,
                   and
                   sometime
                   Alderman
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   Agnes
                   his
                   wife
                   .
                   Which
                   Thomas
                   deceased
                   the
                   29.
                   day
                   of
                   Iune
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     1555.
                  
                   
                   And
                   the
                   said
                   Agnes
                   deceased
                   the
                   26.
                   day
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1562.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 The
                 next
                 is
                 
                   Old
                   Fishstreet
                   hill
                
                 ,
                 a
                 passage
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 also
                 runneth
                 down
                 to
                 
                   Thames
                   street
                
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 Lane
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 thereof
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 one
                 end
                 of
                 Finimbre
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Five
                   foot
                   lane
                
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 west
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 
                   Old
                   Fishstreet
                   hill
                
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Herefords
                 Inne
                 ,
                 or
                 Lodging
                 ;
                 an
                 ancient
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 large
                 Roomes
                 ,
                 builded
                 of
                 Stone
                 and
                 Tiber
                 ,
                 which
                 sometime
                 belonged
                 to
                 the
                 Mounthaunts
                 in
                 
                   Norfolke
                   .
                   Radulphius
                   de
                   Maydenstone
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Hereford
                 ,
                 about
                 1234.
                 bought
                 it
                 of
                 the
                 Mounthaunts
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 Bishops
                 of
                 Hereford
                 ,
                 his
                 successors
                 ;
                 Charles
                 ,
                 both
                 Bishop
                 of
                 
                 Hereford
                 ,
                 and
                 Chancellour
                 of
                 the
                 Marches
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1517.
                 repaired
                 it
                 :
                 Since
                 the
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 is
                 greatly
                 ruinated
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 now
                 divided
                 into
                 many
                 small
                 Tenements
                 :
                 the
                 Hall
                 and
                 principall
                 roomes
                 ,
                 are
                 an
                 house
                 to
                 make
                 Suger-loaves
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Next
                 adjoyning
                 is
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Mary
                   de
                   Monte
                   alto
                
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 Mounthaunt
                 ,
                 this
                 is
                 a
                 very
                 small
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 builded
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 a
                 Chappell
                 for
                 the
                 said
                 house
                 of
                 the
                 Mounthaunts
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 Tenements
                 thereunto
                 belonging
                 .
                 The
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Hereford
                 is
                 Patron
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 Monuments
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Glocester
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 1345.
                 who
                 gave
                 Salt-wharfe
                 ,
                 for
                 two
                 Chauntries
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Skip
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 
                   Hereford
                   ,
                   1539.
                
                 sate
                 12.
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 dyed
                 at
                 London
                 in
                 time
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 was
                 sometime
                 a
                 faire
                 house
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Mary
                   Mounthaunt
                
                 ,
                 belonging
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Belkenape
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Iustices
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 the
                 said
                 Belkenape
                 being
                 banished
                 this
                 Realme
                 ,
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 twelfth
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 gave
                 it
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Wickham
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Winchester
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 
                   Old
                   Fishstreet
                   hill
                
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 one
                 great
                 house
                 ,
                 now
                 letten
                 out
                 for
                 rent
                 ,
                 which
                 house
                 sometime
                 was
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Hals
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 Company
                 of
                 Fishmongers
                 ,
                 
                 at
                 such
                 time
                 as
                 they
                 had
                 sixe
                 Hall-motes
                 or
                 meeting
                 places
                 :
                 namely
                 ,
                 twaine
                 in
                 Bridgestreet
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   New
                   Fishstreet
                
                 ,
                 
                 twaine
                 in
                 
                   Old
                   Fish-street
                
                 ,
                 whereof
                 this
                 was
                 one
                 ,
                 and
                 twaine
                 in
                 
                   Stockfishmonger
                   Rowe
                
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Thames
                   street
                
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 a
                 Record
                 the
                 22.
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 West-ward
                 ,
                 is
                 one
                 other
                 Lane
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Lambard
                   hill
                
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 whereof
                 is
                 wholly
                 of
                 this
                 Ward
                 ,
                 and
                 but
                 halfe
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 North
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Black-smiths
                 Hall.
                 
                 
              
               
                 Then
                 in
                 
                   Thames
                   street
                
                 ,
                 of
                 this
                 Ward
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 over-against
                 the
                 
                   Queenes
                   Hith
                
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 the
                 parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Michael
                 ,
                 a
                 convenient
                 Church
                 ,
                 but
                 all
                 the
                 Monuments
                 therein
                 are
                 defaced
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 finde
                 that
                 
                   Stephen
                   Spilman
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 of
                 that
                 Family
                 in
                 Norfolke
                 ,
                 sometime
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 Chamberlaine
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 then
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 and
                 Alder-man
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1404.
                 deceasing
                 without
                 issue
                 ,
                 gave
                 his
                 Lands
                 to
                 his
                 Family
                 the
                 Spilmans
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 goods
                 to
                 the
                 making
                 or
                 repairing
                 of
                 Bridges
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 like
                 godly
                 uses
                 :
                 and
                 amongst
                 others
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 hee
                 founded
                 a
                 Chauntry
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 Quire.
                 
              
               
                 Also
                 
                   Richard
                   Marlow
                
                 ,
                 Ironmonger
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 1409.
                 gave
                 twenty
                 pounds
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 that
                 Ward
                 ,
                 and
                 ten
                 Marks
                 to
                 the
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Richard
                   Gray
                
                 ,
                 
                 Ironmonger
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1515.
                 gave
                 40.
                 l'
                 .
                 to
                 that
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 there
                 buried
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 that
                 Church
                 ,
                 goeth
                 up
                 a
                 Lane
                 ,
                 called
                 Pyellane
                 .
                 
                 On
                 the
                 same
                 North
                 side
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 South
                 end
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Mary
                   Mounthaunt
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Mary
                   Summerset
                
                 ,
                 over-against
                 the
                 Broken
                 Wharfe
                 :
                 it
                 is
                 a
                 proper
                 Church
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Monuments
                 are
                 all
                 defaced
                 ,
                 except
                 a
                 Grave-stone
                 lately
                 there
                 layed
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 inscription
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   Master
                   
                     Richard
                     Randall
                  
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   
                   who
                   had
                   issue
                   by
                   Margaret
                   his
                   first
                   wife
                   foure
                   sons
                   and
                   seven
                   daughters
                   ,
                   one
                   only
                   daughter
                   surviving
                   ,
                   named
                   
                     Ioyce
                     .
                     He
                  
                   was
                   by
                   freedome
                   a
                   Pewterer
                   ,
                   by
                   trade
                   a
                   Brewer
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Governours
                   of
                   Christs
                   Hospitall
                   .
                   Hee
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   7.
                   day
                   of
                   Iune
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Domini
                     1616.
                  
                   being
                   aged
                   75.
                   yeeres
                   .
                
                 
                   No
                   cause
                   to
                   mourne
                   ,
                
                 
                   though
                   here
                   he
                   lye
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   gave
                   to
                   many
                
                 
                   cause
                   to
                   cry
                   .
                
                 
                   For
                   though
                   his
                   body
                
                 
                   turne
                   to
                   dust
                   ,
                
                 
                   His
                   Soule
                   doth
                   live
                
                 
                   among
                   the
                   just
                   .
                
              
               
                 I
                 thinke
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 bee
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 called
                 
                   Summers
                   Hith
                
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 some
                 mans
                 name
                 ,
                 that
                 was
                 owner
                 of
                 the
                 ground
                 neere
                 adjoyning
                 ,
                 as
                 
                   Edreds
                   Hith
                
                 was
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 Edred
                 ,
                 owner
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 since
                 called
                 
                   Queene
                   Hith
                
                 ,
                 as
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 Queene
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 a
                 small
                 Parish
                 Churcch
                 of
                 St.
                 Peter
                 ;
                 
                 called
                 Parva
                 ,
                 or
                 little
                 ,
                 neere
                 unto
                 
                   Pauls
                   Wharfe
                
                 :
                 In
                 this
                 Church
                 no
                 Monuments
                 doe
                 remaine
                 .
              
               
               
                 At
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 thereof
                 is
                 a
                 Lane
                 ,
                 called
                 St.
                 
                   Peters
                   Hill
                
                 :
                 but
                 two
                 houses
                 up
                 that
                 Lane
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 ,
                 is
                 of
                 this
                 Ward
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 is
                 of
                 
                   Castle
                   Baynard
                
                 VVard
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 
                   Thames
                   streete
                
                 ,
                 beginning
                 againe
                 in
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 among
                 the
                 Cookes
                 ;
                 the
                 first
                 in
                 this
                 VVard
                 is
                 the
                 signe
                 of
                 David
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 
                   Townes-end
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 turning
                 down
                 to
                 the
                 Thames
                 .
                 
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 
                   Queene
                   Hith
                
                 ,
                 a
                 large
                 Receptacle
                 for
                 Ships
                 ,
                 
                 Lighters
                 ,
                 Barges
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 other
                 Vessels
                 .
                 Touching
                 the
                 Antiquity
                 and
                 use
                 of
                 this
                 Gate
                 and
                 Hith
                 ,
                 first
                 I
                 finde
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 belonged
                 to
                 one
                 named
                 Edred
                 ,
                 &
                 was
                 then
                 called
                 
                   Edreds
                   Hith
                
                 :
                 which
                 since
                 falling
                 to
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 King
                 Stephen
                 ,
                 
                 it
                 was
                 by
                 his
                 Charter
                 confirmed
                 to
                 
                   William
                   de
                   Ypre
                
                 :
                 the
                 Farme
                 thereof
                 in
                 Fee
                 and
                 in
                 Heritage
                 .
                 
                   William
                   de
                   Ypre
                
                 gave
                 it
                 unto
                 the
                 Prior
                 and
                 Covent
                 of
                 the
                 Holy
                 Trinity
                 within
                 Ealdgate
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 this
                 Charter
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 Theobald
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 grace
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canturbury
                 ,
                 Primate
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 Legate
                 Apostolike
                 to
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 all
                 faithfull
                 people
                 ,
                 Clerkes
                 and
                 Lay-men
                 ,
                 
                   William
                   de
                   Ypre
                
                 sendeth
                 greeting
                 :
                 Know
                 ye
                 me
                 to
                 have
                 given
                 and
                 granted
                 to
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 the
                 Holy
                 Trinity
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Prior
                 and
                 Canons
                 there
                 ,
                 serving
                 God
                 ,
                 in
                 perpetuall
                 Almes
                 ,
                 
                   Edreds
                   Hith
                
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 ,
                 with
                 such
                 devotion
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 shall
                 send
                 every
                 yeere
                 twenty
                 pounds
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 Saint
                 Katharines
                 ,
                 which
                 Hospitall
                 they
                 have
                 in
                 their
                 hands
                 ,
                 and
                 an
                 hundred
                 shillings
                 to
                 the
                 Monkes
                 of
                 Bermondsey
                 ,
                 and
                 threescore
                 shillings
                 to
                 the
                 Brethren
                 of
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 Saint
                 Giles
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 which
                 remaineth
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Prior
                 and
                 Canons
                 shall
                 enjoy
                 to
                 themselves
                 .
                 Witnesses
                 ,
                 
                   Richard
                   de
                   Luce
                   ,
                   Ralph
                   Bigot
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 This
                 
                   Edreds
                   Hith
                
                 ,
                 
                 after
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Grants
                 ,
                 came
                 again
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 hands
                 ,
                 by
                 what
                 meanes
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 read
                 :
                 but
                 it
                 pertained
                 unto
                 the
                 Queene
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 was
                 called
                 
                   Ripa
                   Reginae
                
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Queens
                   Banke
                
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Queenes
                   Hith
                
                 ,
                 and
                 great
                 profit
                 thereof
                 was
                 made
                 to
                 her
                 use
                 ,
                 as
                 may
                 appeare
                 by
                 this
                 which
                 followeth
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 ninth
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 commanded
                 the
                 Constables
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 arrest
                 the
                 ships
                 of
                 the
                 Cinque-Ports
                 on
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 &
                 to
                 compell
                 them
                 to
                 bring
                 their
                 Corne
                 to
                 no
                 other
                 place
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Queenes
                   Hith
                
                 only
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 eleventh
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 he
                 charged
                 the
                 said
                 Constable
                 ,
                 to
                 distraine
                 all
                 Fish
                 offered
                 to
                 be
                 sold
                 in
                 any
                 place
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 but
                 at
                 the
                 
                   Queenes
                   Hith
                
                 .
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 28.
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 an
                 Inquisition
                 was
                 made
                 before
                 William
                 of
                 Yorke
                 ,
                 the
                 Provost
                 of
                 
                   Beverley
                   ,
                   Henry
                
                 of
                 Bath
                 ,
                 and
                 Hierome
                 of
                 Caxton
                 ,
                 Justices
                 Itinerantes
                 ,
                 sitting
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 touching
                 the
                 Customes
                 of
                 
                   Queene
                   Hith
                
                 ,
                 observed
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 last
                 before
                 the
                 warres
                 betweene
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 his
                 father
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Barons
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 old
                 customes
                 of
                 other
                 times
                 ,
                 and
                 what
                 customes
                 had
                 beene
                 changed
                 ,
                 at
                 what
                 time
                 the
                 taxe
                 and
                 payment
                 of
                 all
                 things
                 comming
                 thither
                 ,
                 and
                 betweene
                 Woorepath
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Anede
                   Hith
                
                 ,
                 were
                 found
                 and
                 seized
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 old
                 order
                 ,
                 aswell
                 Corne
                 and
                 Fish
                 ,
                 as
                 of
                 other
                 things
                 .
                 
                 All
                 which
                 customes
                 were
                 as
                 well
                 to
                 be
                 observed
                 in
                 the
                 part
                 of
                 Downegate
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 
                   Queene
                   Hith
                
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Kings
                 use
                 .
                 When
                 also
                 it
                 was
                 found
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Corne
                 arriving
                 betweene
                 the
                 gate
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Guild
                   Hall
                
                 of
                 the
                 Merchants
                 of
                 Colleyne
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Soke
                 of
                 the
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canturbury
                 (
                 for
                 he
                 had
                 a
                 house
                 neere
                 unto
                 the
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 )
                 was
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 measured
                 by
                 any
                 other
                 quarter
                 ,
                 
                 than
                 by
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Queenes
                   Soke
                
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 this
                 ,
                 the
                 Bailiffes
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Hith
                 complained
                 ,
                 that
                 since
                 the
                 said
                 Recognition
                 ,
                 foureteene
                 forraine
                 Ships
                 ,
                 laden
                 with
                 Fish
                 ,
                 arrived
                 at
                 Belinsgate
                 ,
                 which
                 Ships
                 should
                 have
                 arrived
                 at
                 the
                 said
                 Hith
                 :
                 And
                 therefore
                 it
                 was
                 ordered
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 any
                 forraigne
                 Ship
                 laden
                 with
                 Fish
                 ,
                 should
                 in
                 forme
                 aforesaid
                 arive
                 else-where
                 than
                 at
                 this
                 Hith
                 ,
                 it
                 should
                 be
                 at
                 the
                 Kings
                 pleasure
                 to
                 amerce
                 them
                 at
                 40.
                 s.
                 Notwithstanding
                 ,
                 the
                 Ships
                 of
                 the
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 were
                 at
                 liberty
                 ,
                 to
                 arrive
                 where
                 the
                 owners
                 would
                 appoint
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 this
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 said
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 confirmed
                 the
                 Grant
                 of
                 Richard
                 Earle
                 of
                 Cornewall
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Farme
                 of
                 
                   Queene
                   Hith
                
                 ,
                 unto
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gisors
                
                 ,
                 then
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 Communalty
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 successors
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 this
                 his
                 Charter
                 appeareth
                 .
              
               
               
                 Henry
                 by
                 the
                 grace
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Guien
                 ,
                 and
                 Earle
                 of
                 Anjou
                 ,
                 to
                 all
                 Archbishops
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Be
                 it
                 knowne
                 ,
                 that
                 Wee
                 have
                 seene
                 the
                 Covenant
                 betweene
                 our
                 Brother
                 Richard
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Cornwall
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 one
                 party
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Communalty
                 of
                 London
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 party
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 in
                 this
                 sort
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 thirtieth
                 yeere
                 of
                 Henry
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 sonne
                 of
                 King
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Feast
                 of
                 the
                 Translation
                 of
                 S.
                 Edward
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 this
                 Covenant
                 was
                 made
                 betweene
                 the
                 Honourable
                 Lord
                 Richard
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Cornwall
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gisors
                
                 ,
                 then
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Commons
                 thereof
                 ,
                 concerning
                 certaine
                 exactions
                 and
                 demands
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Queene
                   Hith
                
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 The
                 said
                 Earle
                 granted
                 for
                 himselfe
                 and
                 his
                 heyres
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 Maiors
                 ensuing
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Commons
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 should
                 have
                 and
                 hold
                 the
                 
                   Queene
                   Hith
                
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Liberties
                 ,
                 Customes
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 appurtenances
                 ,
                 repaying
                 yeerly
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Earle
                 ,
                 his
                 heires
                 and
                 assignes
                 ,
                 fifty
                 pounds
                 ,
                 at
                 Clarken-well
                 ,
                 at
                 two
                 severall
                 termes
                 ;
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 the
                 Sunday
                 after
                 Easter
                 25.
                 pounds
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 Michaelmas
                 25.
                 pounds
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 more
                 surety
                 hereof
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Earle
                 hath
                 set
                 thereunto
                 his
                 Seale
                 ,
                 and
                 left
                 it
                 with
                 the
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Communalty
                 have
                 set
                 to
                 their
                 Seale
                 ,
                 and
                 left
                 it
                 with
                 the
                 Earle
                 .
                 Wherefore
                 We
                 confirme
                 and
                 establish
                 the
                 said
                 Covenant
                 ,
                 for
                 Vs
                 and
                 for
                 our
                 heires
                 .
                 Witnesses
                 ,
                 
                   Ralph
                   Fitz-Nichol
                   ,
                   Richard
                   Gray
                   ,
                   Iohn
                
                 and
                 
                   Will.
                   Brithem
                   ,
                   Paulin
                   Painter
                   ,
                   Ralph
                   Wancia
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Cumband
                   ,
                
                 and
                 other
                 :
                 At
                 Windsor
                 ,
                 the
                 26.
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 the
                 31.
                 of
                 our
                 reigne
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 this
                 
                   Queene
                   Hith
                
                 was
                 then
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 hath
                 continued
                 ever
                 since
                 ;
                 the
                 profits
                 whereof
                 are
                 sore
                 diminished
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 (
                 as
                 writeth
                 
                   Robert
                   Fabian
                
                 )
                 it
                 was
                 worth
                 (
                 in
                 his
                 time
                 )
                 little
                 above
                 20.
                 
                 Markes
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 15.
                 pounds
                 one
                 yeere
                 with
                 another
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 ,
                 for
                 Customes
                 of
                 this
                 
                   Queene
                   Hith
                
                 :
                 
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1302.
                 the
                 thirtieth
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 〈◊〉
                 was
                 found
                 by
                 the
                 oath
                 of
                 divers
                 men
                 ,
                 that
                 Bakers
                 ,
                 Brewers
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 buying
                 their
                 Corne
                 at
                 
                   Queen
                   Hith
                
                 ,
                 should
                 pay
                 for
                 Measuring
                 ,
                 Portage
                 ,
                 and
                 Carriage
                 ,
                 for
                 every
                 Quarter
                 of
                 Corne
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 
                   West
                   Cheape
                
                 ,
                 to
                 S.
                 Anthonies
                 Church
                 ,
                 to
                 
                   Horse-shoo
                   Bridge
                
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 
                   Woolsey
                   street
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 
                   Alhallowes
                   the
                   lesse
                
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 like
                 distances
                 ,
                 one
                 
                   ob
                   .
                   q.
                
                 to
                 Fleetstreet
                 ,
                 to
                 
                   Newgate
                   ,
                   Creplegate
                
                 ,
                 to
                 
                   Birchovers
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 to
                 East-Cheape
                 ,
                 and
                 Billinsgate
                 ,
                 
                 one
                 penny
                 .
                 Also
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Measurer
                 (
                 or
                 the
                 Meater
                 )
                 ought
                 to
                 have
                 eight
                 chiefe
                 Master
                 Porters
                 ,
                 every
                 Master
                 to
                 have
                 three
                 Porters
                 under
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 to
                 finde
                 one
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 seven
                 Sackes
                 ,
                 and
                 hee
                 that
                 so
                 did
                 not
                 ,
                 to
                 loose
                 his
                 Office.
                 This
                 Hith
                 was
                 then
                 so
                 frequented
                 with
                 Vessels
                 ,
                 bringing
                 thither
                 Corne
                 (
                 besides
                 Fish
                 ,
                 Salt
                 ,
                 Fuell
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Merchandizes
                 )
                 that
                 all
                 these
                 men
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 the
                 Meater
                 ,
                 and
                 Porters
                 ,
                 thirty
                 seven
                 in
                 number
                 ,
                 for
                 all
                 their
                 charge
                 of
                 Horses
                 and
                 Sackes
                 ,
                 and
                 small
                 stipend
                 ,
                 lived
                 well
                 of
                 their
                 labours
                 :
                 but
                 now
                 the
                 Bakers
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 travell
                 into
                 the
                 Countries
                 ,
                 and
                 buy
                 their
                 Corne
                 of
                 the
                 Farmers
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 Farmers
                 price
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 gave
                 to
                 Margaret
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   Peter
                   de
                   Gavestone
                
                 ,
                 forty
                 three
                 pounds
                 ,
                 twelve
                 shillings
                 ,
                 nine
                 pence
                 halfe
                 penny
                 farthing
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Rent
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 received
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Queenes
                   Hith
                
                 .
                 Certaine
                 impositions
                 were
                 set
                 upon
                 Ships
                 and
                 other
                 Vessels
                 comming
                 thither
                 ,
                 as
                 upon
                 Corne
                 ,
                 Salt
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 things
                 ,
                 toward
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 cleansing
                 Roomeland
                 there
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 41.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 third
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 the
                 Market
                 at
                 
                   Queene
                   Hith
                
                 being
                 hindered
                 by
                 the
                 slacknesse
                 of
                 drawing
                 up
                 London
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 ordained
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 Vessels
                 ,
                 Ships
                 ,
                 or
                 Boates
                 ,
                 great
                 or
                 small
                 ,
                 resorting
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 with
                 victuall
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 sold
                 by
                 retaile
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 if
                 there
                 came
                 but
                 one
                 Vessell
                 at
                 a
                 time
                 ,
                 were
                 it
                 Salt
                 ,
                 Wheate
                 ,
                 Rie
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 Corne
                 from
                 beyond
                 the
                 Seas
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 Graines
                 ,
                 Garlicke
                 ,
                 Onions
                 ,
                 Herrings
                 ,
                 Sprats
                 ,
                 Eeles
                 ,
                 Whiting
                 ,
                 Plaice
                 ,
                 Cods
                 ,
                 Mackarell
                 ,
                 &c.
                 then
                 that
                 one
                 Vessell
                 should
                 come
                 to
                 
                   Queene
                   Hith
                
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 to
                 make
                 sale
                 .
                 But
                 if
                 two
                 Vessels
                 came
                 ,
                 the
                 one
                 should
                 come
                 to
                 
                   Queene
                   Hith
                
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 to
                 Billinsgate
                 :
                 
                 if
                 three
                 ,
                 two
                 of
                 them
                 should
                 come
                 to
                 
                   Queene
                   Hith
                
                 ,
                 the
                 third
                 to
                 Billinsgate
                 ,
                 &c.
                 alwaies
                 the
                 more
                 to
                 
                   Queene
                   Hith
                
                 .
                 If
                 the
                 Vessell
                 being
                 great
                 ,
                 comming
                 with
                 Salt
                 from
                 the
                 Bay
                 ,
                 and
                 could
                 not
                 come
                 to
                 these
                 Keyes
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 
                 same
                 to
                 be
                 conveied
                 by
                 Lighters
                 ,
                 as
                 before
                 is
                 meant
                 .
              
               
                 One
                 large
                 house
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 stowage
                 of
                 Corne
                 ,
                 craned
                 out
                 of
                 Lighters
                 and
                 Barges
                 ,
                 is
                 there
                 lately
                 builded
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lion
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 Maior
                 1554.
                 by
                 his
                 Testament
                 gave
                 100.
                 l'
                 .
                 towards
                 it
                 :
                 But
                 since
                 it
                 hath
                 beene
                 increased
                 and
                 made
                 larger
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 charges
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1565.
                 
              
               
                 Against
                 this
                 
                   Queenes
                   Hith
                
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 of
                 late
                 yeeres
                 was
                 placed
                 a
                 Corne-Mill
                 ,
                 
                 upon
                 ,
                 or
                 betwixt
                 two
                 Barges
                 or
                 Lighters
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 ground
                 Corne
                 ,
                 as
                 Water-Mills
                 in
                 other
                 places
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 wonder
                 of
                 many
                 ,
                 that
                 had
                 not
                 seene
                 the
                 like
                 .
                 But
                 this
                 lasted
                 not
                 long
                 without
                 decay
                 :
                 such
                 as
                 caused
                 the
                 same
                 Barges
                 and
                 Mill
                 to
                 be
                 removed
                 and
                 taken
                 asunder
                 ,
                 are
                 soone
                 forgotten
                 .
                 I
                 read
                 of
                 the
                 like
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 in
                 former
                 time
                 ,
                 as
                 thus
                 :
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1525.
                 the
                 16.
                 of
                 
                   Henry
                   the
                   8.
                
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Bayly
                
                 being
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Cooke
                
                 of
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Communalty
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 theirs
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 one
                 great
                 Barge
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 which
                 two
                 great
                 Corne-mills
                 were
                 made
                 and
                 placed
                 ;
                 
                 which
                 Barge
                 and
                 Mills
                 were
                 set
                 in
                 and
                 upon
                 the
                 streame
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 jurisdiction
                 and
                 libertie
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 And
                 also
                 he
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 Citie
                 all
                 such
                 Timber
                 ,
                 Boords
                 ,
                 Stones
                 ,
                 Iron
                 ,
                 &c.
                 provided
                 for
                 making
                 ,
                 mending
                 ,
                 and
                 repairing
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Barge
                 and
                 Mils
                 :
                 in
                 reward
                 whereof
                 ,
                 the
                 Maior
                 gave
                 him
                 50.
                 l'
                 .
                 presently
                 ,
                 and
                 50.
                 l'
                 .
                 yeerely
                 ,
                 during
                 his
                 life
                 :
                 and
                 if
                 the
                 said
                 Cooke
                 deceased
                 before
                 Ioane
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 then
                 shee
                 to
                 have
                 forty
                 Markes
                 the
                 yeere
                 during
                 her
                 life
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 this
                 
                   Queene
                   Hith
                
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 thereof
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 
                   Salt
                   Wharfe
                
                 ,
                 named
                 of
                 Salt
                 taken
                 up
                 ,
                 measured
                 ,
                 and
                 sold
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 next
                 is
                 
                   Strew
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 a
                 Stew
                 ,
                 or
                 Hot-house
                 there
                 kept
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 that
                 is
                 
                   Timber
                   Hith
                
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 
                   Timber
                   street
                
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 of
                 Timber
                 ,
                 or
                 Boords
                 ,
                 there
                 taken
                 up
                 and
                 wharfed
                 :
                 It
                 is
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Mary
                   Sonners-Hith
                
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 read
                 in
                 the
                 56.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 ninth
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 
                   Brookes
                   Wharfe
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 
                   Broken
                   Wharfe
                
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 Water-gate
                 or
                 Key
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 of
                 being
                 broken
                 ,
                 and
                 falne
                 downe
                 into
                 the
                 Thames
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 this
                 
                   Broken
                   Wharfe
                
                 remaineth
                 one
                 large
                 old
                 building
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 arched
                 Gates
                 ;
                 which
                 Message
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 find
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 the
                 43.
                 yeere
                 ,
                 pertained
                 unto
                 
                   Hugh
                   de
                   Bygot
                
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 11.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Brothertun
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Brother
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Norfolke
                 ,
                 Marshall
                 of
                 England
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 11.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 6.
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Mowbray
                
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Norfolke
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Within
                 the
                 Gate
                 of
                 this
                 House
                 (
                 now
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 )
                 is
                 lately
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1594.
                 and
                 1595.
                 builded
                 one
                 large
                 house
                 ,
                 of
                 great
                 height
                 ,
                 called
                 an
                 Engine
                 ,
                 made
                 by
                 
                   Bevis
                   Bulmar
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 conveying
                 and
                 forcing
                 of
                 Thames
                 water
                 ,
                 to
                 serve
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 and
                 West
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 .
                 The
                 ancient
                 great
                 Hall
                 of
                 this
                 Messuage
                 is
                 yet
                 standing
                 ,
                 and
                 pertaining
                 to
                 a
                 great
                 Brew-house
                 for
                 Beere
                 .
              
               
                 West
                 from
                 this
                 is
                 
                   Trigge
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 going
                 downe
                 to
                 the
                 Thames
                 .
                 Next
                 is
                 called
                 
                   Bosse
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 a
                 Bosse
                 of
                 water
                 ,
                 like
                 unto
                 that
                 of
                 Belinsgate
                 ,
                 there
                 placed
                 by
                 the
                 Executors
                 of
                 
                   Richard
                   Whitington
                
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 one
                 great
                 Messuage
                 ,
                 sometime
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Abbots
                 of
                 Chartsey
                 in
                 Surrey
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 their
                 Inne
                 ,
                 wherin
                 they
                 were
                 lodged
                 when
                 they
                 repaired
                 to
                 the
                 Citie
                 :
                 it
                 is
                 now
                 called
                 Sandie
                 house
                 ,
                 by
                 what
                 reason
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 heard
                 :
                 I
                 thinke
                 the
                 Lord
                 Sands
                 hath
                 been
                 lodged
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 this
                 is
                 an
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 
                   Queen
                   Hith
                
                 Ward
                 ;
                 which
                 hath
                 an
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Deputy
                 ;
                 Common-Counsell
                 ,
                 sixe
                 ;
                 Constables
                 ,
                 nine
                 ;
                 Scavengers
                 ,
                 eight
                 ;
                 Ward-mote
                 Inquest
                 ,
                 thirteene
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Beadle
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 taxed
                 to
                 the
                 Fifteene
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 twenty
                 pounds
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 at
                 nineteene
                 pounds
                 ,
                 sixteene
                 shillings
                 ,
                 two
                 pence
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               CASTLE
               BAYNARD
               VVard
               .
            
             
               THen
               next
               is
               
                 Castle
                 Baynard
              
               Ward
               ,
               
               so
               named
               of
               an
               old
               Castle
               there
               .
               This
               Ward
               beginneth
               in
               the
               East
               ,
               on
               the
               Thames
               side
               ,
               at
               an
               House
               called
               
                 Huntington
                 House
              
               ,
               and
               runneth
               West
               by
               
                 Pauls
                 Wharfe
              
               ,
               by
               
                 Baynards
                 Castle
                 ,
                 Puddle
                 Wharfe
              
               ,
               and
               by
               the
               South
               side
               of
               
                 Blacke
                 Friers
              
               .
               Then
               turning
               by
               the
               East
               wall
               of
               the
               said
               Friers
               ,
               to
               the
               South-west
               end
               of
               
                 Creed
                 lane
              
               .
               Then
               on
               the
               North
               side
               of
               
                 Thames
                 street
              
               ,
               over
               against
               
                 Huntington
                 House
              
               ,
               by
               Saint
               Peters
               Church
               and
               lane
               ,
               called
               
                 Peter
                 Hill
              
               ,
               along
               till
               over
               against
               
                 Puddle
                 Wharfe
              
               ;
               and
               then
               North
               up
               by
               the
               great
               Wardrobe
               ,
               to
               the
               West
               end
               of
               
                 Carter
                 lane
              
               .
               Then
               up
               
                 Creed
                 lane
                 ,
                 Ave
                 Mary
                 lane
                 ,
              
               and
               a
               piece
               of
               
                 Pater
                 noster
                 Row
              
               ,
               to
               the
               signe
               of
               the
               
                 Golden
                 Lion
              
               ,
               and
               backe
               againe
               up
               
                 Warwicke
                 lane
              
               ,
               all
               the
               East
               side
               thereof
               ,
               to
               the
               signe
               of
               the
               Crowne
               by
               
                 Newgate
                 Market
              
               :
               and
               this
               is
               the
               farthest
               North
               part
               of
               this
               Ward
               .
            
             
               Then
               out
               of
               
                 Thames
                 street
              
               bee
               Lanes
               ascending
               North
               to
               
                 Knight-riders
                 street
              
               :
               The
               first
               is
               
                 Peter
                 Hill
                 Lane
              
               ,
               all
               of
               that
               Ward
               ,
               (
               two
               houses
               excepted
               ,
               adjoyning
               to
               S.
               Peters
               Church
               .
               )
               The
               next
               is
               
                 Pauls
                 Wharfe
                 Hill
              
               ,
               which
               thwarting
               
                 Knight-riders
                 street
              
               and
               
                 Carter
                 lane
              
               ,
               goeth
               up
               to
               the
               South
               Chain
               of
               
                 Pauls
                 Church-yard
              
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               
                 Adle
                 street
              
               ,
               
               over
               against
               the
               West
               part
               of
               
                 Baynards
                 Castle
              
               ,
               going
               up
               by
               the
               West
               end
               of
               
                 Knight-riders
                 street
              
               ,
               and
               to
               
                 Carter
                 lane
              
               .
            
             
               Thus
               much
               for
               Lanes
               out
               of
               
                 Thames
                 street
              
               .
               The
               one
               halfe
               of
               the
               West
               side
               of
               
                 Lambard
                 Hill
                 lane
              
               being
               of
               this
               ward
               ,
               at
               the
               North-west
               end
               thereof
               ,
               on
               the
               South
               side
               ,
               and
               at
               the
               West
               end
               of
               S.
               
                 Mary
                 Magdalens
              
               Church
               :
               on
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               beginneth
               
                 Knight-riders
                 street
              
               to
               be
               of
               this
               Ward
               ,
               and
               runneth
               West
               ,
               on
               both
               sides
               ,
               to
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               S.
               Andrew
               by
               the
               Wardrobe
               .
            
             
               Then
               at
               the
               said
               East
               end
               of
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Magdalens
              
               Church
               ,
               goeth
               up
               the
               
                 Old
                 Exchange
              
               ,
               all
               the
               West
               side
               whereof
               ,
               up
               to
               the
               South-east
               gate
               of
               Pauls
               Churchyard
               ,
               and
               by
               S.
               Austens
               Church
               ,
               is
               of
               this
               Ward
               .
            
             
               About
               the
               midst
               of
               this
               
                 Old
                 Exchange
              
               ,
               on
               the
               West
               side
               thereof
               ,
               is
               
                 Carter
                 lane
              
               ,
               which
               runneth
               West
               ,
               to
               the
               East
               entry
               of
               the
               
                 Black
                 Friers
              
               ,
               and
               the
               South
               end
               of
               
                 Creed
                 lane
              
               ;
               out
               of
               the
               which
               
                 Carter
                 lane
              
               descendeth
               a
               Lane
               ,
               
               called
               
                 Do
                 little
                 lane
              
               ,
               and
               commeth
               into
               
                 Knight-riders
                 street
              
               ,
               by
               the
               Bores-bead
               Taverne
               :
               and
               more
               West
               is
               
                 Sermon
                 lane
              
               ,
               by
               an
               Inne
               called
               the
               Powle-head
               .
               Then
               out
               of
               
                 Carter
                 lane
              
               ,
               on
               the
               North
               side
               thereof
               ,
               the
               South
               Chaine
               of
               Pauls
               Church-yard
               ,
               and
               the
               Church-yard
               it selfe
               ,
               on
               that
               South
               side
               of
               Pauls
               Church
               ,
               and
               the
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Gregorie
               ,
               the
               Bishops
               Palace
               ,
               and
               the
               Deanes
               lodging
               ,
               bee
               all
               of
               this
               VVard
               :
               and
               such
               be
               the
               bounds
               thereof
               .
            
             
               The
               Ornaments
               in
               this
               VVard
               ,
               be
               ,
               Parish
               Churches
               ,
               foure
               ;
               of
               old
               time
               ,
               a
               Castle
               ;
               divers
               Noble-mens
               houses
               ;
               Halls
               of
               Companies
               ,
               twaine
               ;
               and
               such
               others
               ,
               as
               shall
               be
               shewed
               .
            
             
               In
               
                 Thames
                 streete
              
               ,
               at
               the
               South-east
               end
               ,
               is
               an
               ancient
               Messuage
               ,
               of
               old
               time
               called
               
                 Beaumonts
                 Inne
              
               ,
               
               as
               belonging
               to
               that
               Family
               of
               Noble-men
               of
               this
               Realme
               ,
               in
               the
               fourth
               of
               Edward
               the
               3.
               
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               ,
               in
               the
               fifth
               of
               his
               
               reigne
               ,
               gave
               it
               to
               W.
               Hastings
               ,
               Lord
               Chamberlaine
               ,
               Master
               of
               his
               Mints
               .
               It
               is
               now
               called
               
                 Huntington
                 house
              
               ,
               as
               belonging
               to
               the
               Earles
               of
               Huntington
               .
            
             
               Next
               is
               
                 Pauls
                 Wharfe
              
               ,
               
               a
               large
               landing-place
               ,
               with
               a
               common
               Stayre
               upon
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               at
               the
               end
               of
               a
               Street
               called
               
                 Pauls
                 Wharfe
                 Hill
              
               ,
               which
               runneth
               downe
               from
               
                 Pauls
                 Chaine
              
               .
            
             
               Next
               is
               a
               great
               Messuage
               ,
               called
               
                 Scroopes
                 Inne
              
               ,
               
               sometimes
               belonging
               to
               the
               Scroopes
               ,
               in
               the
               31.
               of
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               one
               other
               great
               Messuage
               ,
               sometime
               belonging
               to
               the
               Abbey
               of
               Fiscampe
               ,
               beyond
               the
               Sea
               :
               and
               by
               reason
               of
               the
               Warres
               ,
               it
               comming
               to
               the
               hands
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               the
               same
               was
               given
               to
               Sir
               
                 Simon
                 Burley
              
               ,
               Knight
               of
               the
               Garter
               ,
               and
               therefore
               called
               
                 Burley
                 house
              
               in
               
                 Thames
                 street
              
               ,
               
               betweene
               
                 Baynards
                 Castle
              
               &
               
                 Pauls
                 Wharfe
              
               .
            
             
               Then
               have
               you
               
                 Baynards
                 Castle
              
               ,
               
               wherof
               this
               whole
               Ward
               taketh
               name
               .
               This
               Castle
               banketh
               on
               the
               River
               Thames
               ,
               and
               was
               called
               
                 Baynards
                 Castle
              
               ,
               of
               Baynard
               ,
               a
               Nobleman
               ,
               that
               came
               in
               with
               William
               the
               Conquerour
               :
               Of
               the
               which
               Castle
               ,
               and
               of
               Baynard
               himselfe
               ,
               I
               have
               spoken
               in
               another
               place
               .
            
             
               There
               was
               also
               another
               Tower
               by
               
                 Baynards
                 Castle
              
               ,
               builded
               by
               King
               Edward
               the
               second
               ,
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               in
               the
               second
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               gave
               it
               to
               William
               Duke
               of
               Hamelake
               ,
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Yorke
               ,
               and
               his
               heires
               ,
               for
               one
               Rose
               yeerely
               to
               be
               paid
               for
               all
               service
               .
               The
               same
               Place
               (
               as
               seemeth
               to
               me
               )
               was
               since
               called
               
                 Legates
                 Inne
              
               ,
               
               in
               the
               seventh
               of
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               ,
               where
               bee
               now
               divers
               VVood-wharfes
               in
               place
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               there
               a
               great
               Brew-house
               ,
               and
               
                 Puddle
                 Wharfe
              
               ,
               
               a
               VVater-gate
               into
               the
               Thames
               ,
               where
               Horses
               use
               to
               be
               watered
               ,
               and
               therefore
               being
               filled
               with
               their
               trampling
               ,
               and
               made
               puddle-like
               ,
               as
               also
               of
               one
               Puddle
               dwelling
               there
               ,
               it
               is
               called
               
                 Puddle
                 Wharfe
              
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               there
               a
               Lane
               betweene
               the
               
                 Blacke
                 Friers
              
               and
               the
               Thames
               ,
               called
               in
               the
               26.
               of
               Edward
               the
               3.
               
               
                 Castle
                 lane
              
               .
            
             
               In
               this
               Lane
               also
               ,
               is
               one
               great
               Messuage
               ,
               of
               old
               time
               belonging
               to
               the
               Priorie
               of
               Okeborne
               in
               Wiltshire
               ,
               
               and
               was
               the
               Priors
               lodging
               when
               hee
               repaired
               to
               London
               .
               This
               Prior
               being
               of
               the
               French
               Order
               ,
               was
               suppressed
               by
               Henry
               the
               5.
               and
               with
               other
               Lands
               and
               Tenements
               pertaining
               to
               the
               said
               Priorie
               ,
               was
               by
               Henry
               the
               6.
               given
               to
               his
               Colledge
               in
               Cambridge
               ,
               called
               now
               the
               
                 Kings
                 Colledge
              
               .
            
             
               About
               this
               
                 Castle
                 Lane
              
               was
               sometime
               a
               Mill
               or
               Mils
               ,
               
               belonging
               to
               the
               Templers
               of
               the
               New
               Temple
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               of
               Record
               :
               for
               King
               Iohn
               ,
               in
               the
               first
               yeere
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               granted
               a
               place
               in
               the
               Fleet
               ,
               neere
               unto
               
                 Baynards
                 Castle
              
               ,
               to
               make
               a
               Mill
               ,
               and
               the
               whole
               course
               of
               water
               of
               the
               Fleet
               ,
               to
               serve
               the
               said
               Mill.
               
            
             
               I
               read
               also
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               1274.
               the
               second
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               
                 Rich.
                 Raison
              
               and
               Atheline
               his
               wife
               ,
               did
               give
               to
               
                 Nicho.
                 de
                 Musely
              
               ,
               Clerke
               ,
               ten
               shillings
               of
               yeerely
               free
               and
               quiet
               rent
               ,
               out
               of
               all
               his
               tenements
               ,
               with
               the
               houses
               thereupon
               built
               ,
               and
               their
               appurtenances
               ,
               which
               they
               had
               of
               the
               demise
               of
               the
               Master
               and
               Brethren
               of
               Knights
               Templars
               in
               England
               ,
               next
               unto
               their
               Mill
               of
               Fleet
               ,
               over
               against
               the
               houses
               of
               
                 Laurence
                 de
                 Brooke
              
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Saint
               Andrew
               ,
               next
               to
               
                 Baynards
                 Castle
              
               :
               which
               tenements
               lye
               betweene
               the
               way
               leading
               to
               the
               said
               Mill
               on
               the
               VVest
               part
               .
               Also
               in
               the
               Rights
               belonging
               to
               
                 Robert
                 Fitzwater
              
               ,
               
               and
               to
               his
               heires
               ,
               in
               the
               Citie
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               time
               of
               peace
               ,
               it
               was
               declared
               in
               the
               yeere
               1303.
               that
               the
               said
               
                 Robert
                 ,
                 Castillon
              
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               Banner-bearer
               ,
               had
               a
               Soke
               (
               or
               VVard
               )
               in
               the
               Citie
               ,
               that
               was
               by
               the
               wall
               of
               S.
               Paul
               ,
               as
               men
               goe
               downe
               the
               street
               before
               the
               Brewhouse
               of
               S.
               Paul
               ,
               unto
               the
               Thames
               ,
               and
               so
               to
               the
               side
               of
               the
               Mill
               ,
               which
               is
               in
               the
               water
               that
               commeth
               downe
               from
               
                 Fleet
                 bridge
              
               ,
               and
               goeth
               by
               London
               walls
               ,
               betwixt
               the
               Friers
               Preachers
               Church
               and
               Ludgate
               ;
               and
               so
               that
               Ward
               turned
               backe
               by
               the
               House
               of
               the
               said
               Friers
               ,
               unto
               the
               said
               common
               wall
               of
               the
               said
               Chanonrie
               of
               S.
               Paul
               :
               that
               is
               all
               of
               the
               Parish
               of
               S.
               Andrew
               ;
               which
               is
               the
               gift
               of
               his
               Ancestors
               by
               Seniority
               ,
               as
               more
               I
               have
               shewed
               in
               the
               Castles
               .
            
             
               Now
               here
               is
               to
               bee
               noted
               ,
               that
               the
               VVall
               of
               London
               ,
               at
               that
               time
               ,
               went
               straight
               South
               from
               Ludgate
               ,
               downe
               to
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               :
               But
               for
               building
               of
               the
               
                 Blacke
                 Friers
              
               Church
               ,
               the
               said
               VVall
               in
               that
               place
               was
               by
               commandement
               taken
               downe
               ,
               and
               a
               new
               VVall
               made
               ,
               straight
               VVest
               from
               Ludgate
               to
               
                 Fleet
                 bridge
              
               ,
               and
               then
               by
               the
               
               water
               of
               Fleet
               ,
               to
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1307.
               the
               35.
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               in
               a
               Parliament
               at
               
                 Carlile
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Lacie
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Lincolne
               ,
               complained
               of
               annoyances
               done
               to
               the
               water
               of
               the
               Fleet
               ;
               
               whereupon
               it
               was
               granted
               ,
               that
               the
               said
               Mill
               should
               bee
               removed
               and
               destroyed
               .
            
             
               This
               Ward
               ascendeth
               up
               by
               the
               East
               wall
               of
               the
               
                 Blacke
                 Friers
              
               ,
               to
               the
               Southwest
               end
               of
               
                 Creed
                 lane
              
               ,
               where
               it
               endeth
               on
               that
               side
               .
            
             
               Then
               to
               begin
               againe
               on
               the
               North
               side
               of
               
                 Thames
                 street
              
               ,
               over
               against
               
                 Huntington
                 house
              
               ,
               by
               Saint
               Peters
               Church
               and
               lane
               ,
               called
               
                 Peter
                 Hill
              
               ,
               and
               so
               to
               S.
               
                 Bennet
                 Hude
              
               (
               or
               Hith
               )
               over
               against
               
                 Pauls
                 Wharfe
              
               ,
               
               is
               a
               proper
               Parish
               Church
               ,
               which
               hath
               the
               Monuments
               of
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Cheyny
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               ,
               1442.
               buried
               there
               .
            
             
               Doctor
               Chadwell
               ,
               Physician
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Gilbert
                 Dethicke
              
               ,
               alias
               Garter
               ,
               King
               at
               Armes
               .
            
             
               
                 Mariae
                 Martin
                 ,
                 
                 Iohannis
                 Roissei
                 filiae
                 ,
                 lectissimae
                 feminae
                 ,
                 uxori
                 optimè
                 meritae
                 4.
                 liberorum
                 incolumium
                 Matri
                 ,
                 ex
                 longa
                 infirmitate
                 ,
                 quam
                 ex
                 puerperio
                 contraxit
                 ,
                 defunctae
                 ad
                 perpetuam
                 federis
                 nostri
                 conjugalis
                 memoriam
                 ,
                 simul
                 ut
                 fidei
                 ,
                 pietatis
                 ,
                 &
                 in
                 omni
                 vita
                 probitatis
                 ejus
                 aliquod
                 Monumentū
                 extaret
                 :
                 Thomas
                 Martinus
                 Jurisconsultus
                 moestissimus
                 Conjunx
                 posui
                 .
              
               
                 Obiit
                 Calendas
                 Maii
                 ,
                 1565.
                 
              
               
                 Vixit
                 Annos
                 32.
                 
              
               
                 
                   David
                   Smith
                
                 ,
                 
                 Embroyderer
                 to
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 &c.
                 deceased
                 the
                 tenth
                 day
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 1587.
                 aged
                 63.
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 and
                 lyeth
                 here-under
                 buried
                 :
                 whose
                 honest
                 ,
                 vertuous
                 ,
                 and
                 compassionate
                 care
                 for
                 the
                 needy
                 ,
                 both
                 in
                 soule
                 and
                 body
                 ,
                 is
                 expressed
                 by
                 his
                 benevolence
                 that
                 way
                 extended
                 ,
                 like
                 a
                 good
                 Steward
                 ,
                 making
                 others
                 partakers
                 of
                 his
                 well-imployed
                 Talent
                 .
                 Who
                 had
                 to
                 wife
                 Katharine
                 ,
                 (
                 by
                 whom
                 he
                 had
                 eight
                 sonnes
                 and
                 eight
                 daughters
                 )
                 at
                 whose
                 proper
                 charges
                 (
                 in
                 memory
                 of
                 her
                 said
                 loving
                 husband
                 )
                 is
                 erected
                 this
                 Monument
                 ,
                 the
                 25.
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 in
                 
                   An.
                   1596.
                
                 
                 Who
                 living
                 his
                 faithfull
                 Widdow
                 till
                 the
                 fourth
                 day
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 1607.
                 aged
                 78.
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 lyeth
                 also
                 hereunder
                 buried
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Tombe
                 of
                 Master
                 
                   James
                   Austen
                
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 good
                 Benefactor
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 ,
                 who
                 dyed
                 
                   Anno
                   1602.
                
                 and
                 of
                 Joyce
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 William
                 their
                 onely
                 sonne
                 :
                 which
                 Ioyce
                 married
                 after
                 with
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Clarke
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Barons
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Majesties
                 Court
                 of
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 who
                 caused
                 this
                 Tomb
                 to
                 be
                 erected
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Ellis
                   Hilton
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 who
                 deceased
                 the
                 12.
                 day
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1528.
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Hic
                 sepultus
                 Griffinus
                 LLoyd
                 ,
                 Legum
                 Doctor
                 ,
                 
                 Qui
                 obiit
                 in
                 Christo
                 ,
                 Novemb
                 .
                 26.
                 
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1586.
                 
              
               
                 Hic
                 discas
                 morti
              
               
                 dominari
                 ,
                 spernere
                 fatum
                 .
              
               
                 Diram
                 morborum
              
               
                 vim
                 superare
                 mori
                 .
              
               
                 Nam
                 jacet
                 hic
                 legum
              
               
                 Doctor
                 virtutibus
                 olim
              
               
                 Insignis
                 ,
                 verae
              
               
                 Relligionis
                 amans
                 .
              
               
                 Qui
                 moriens
                 docuit
              
               
                 vivos
                 benè
                 vivere
                 ,
                 vivus
                 ,
              
               
                 Afflictos
                 docuit
              
               
                 pro
                 pietate
                 mori
                 .
              
               
                 Divitias
                 justus
              
               
                 cumulavit
                 ,
                 dives
                 amavit
              
               
                 Iustitiam
                 ,
                 voluit
              
               
                 sic
                 memor
                 esse
                 boni
                 .
              
               
                 Divitias
                 moriens
              
               
                 Musis
                 donavit
                 ,
                 ut
                 illos
              
               
                 Qui
                 Musas
                 colerent
              
               
                 emoriendo
                 juvat
                 .
              
               
                 Sic
                 vivus
                 moriensque
              
               
                 fuit
                 propensus
                 ad
                 omne
              
               
                 Legis
                 opus
                 ,
                 voluit
              
               
                 tam
                 memor
                 esse
                 Dei.
              
               
                 Relligio
                 vigilem
                 ,
              
               
                 Lex
                 lumen
                 ,
                 Cambria
                 patrem
                 ,
              
               
                 Oxonia
                 eximium
              
               
                 perdidit
                 alma
                 decus
                 .
              
               
                 Cum
                 fera
                 mors
                 illum
              
               
                 violento
                 perdidit
                 ictu
                 ,
              
               
                 Quem
                 nollet
                 virtus
              
               
                 inclita
                 posse
                 mori
                 .
              
               
                 Postquam
                 per
                 denos
              
               
                 professor
                 Regius
                 annos
              
               
                 Vixerat
                 ,
                 hoc
                 gelido
              
               
                 condidit
                 ossa
                 thoro
                 .
              
               
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 buried
                 the
                 bodies
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Par
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Mary
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 married
                 together
                 34.
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 issue
                 one
                 onely
                 daughter
                 betweene
                 them
                 ,
                 named
                 Anne
                 ,
                 who
                 after
                 married
                 
                   Thomas
                   Gough
                
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Inner
                 Temple
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 fruitfully
                 borne
                 him
                 sixe
                 sons
                 and
                 one
                 daughter
                 :
                 which
                 said
                 Mr.
                 Par
                 was
                 Embroyderer
                 to
                 our
                 late
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 Majestie
                 that
                 now
                 is
                 ,
                 25.
                 yeeres
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 a
                 man
                 of
                 good
                 respect
                 in
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 liberall
                 to
                 the
                 Company
                 whereof
                 hee
                 was
                 free
                 ,
                 a
                 good
                 benefactor
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 ,
                 and
                 bountifull
                 to
                 all
                 men
                 .
                 He
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 the
                 17.
                 day
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 1607.
                 being
                 aged
                 72.
                 yeeres
                 and
                 Mary
                 his
                 wife
                 dyed
                 a
                 yeere
                 and
                 an
                 halfe
                 before
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Tombe
                 was
                 erected
                 and
                 made
                 by
                 
                   Thomas
                   Gough
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Anne
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 appointed
                 by
                 the
                 last
                 Will
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Par
                
                 ,
                 who
                 made
                 the
                 said
                 Anne
                 his
                 full
                 Executrix
                 :
                 And
                 it
                 was
                 finished
                 the
                 29.
                 day
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 1611.
                 
              
            
             
               West
               from
               this
               Church
               ,
               by
               the
               South
               end
               of
               
                 Adle
                 street
              
               ,
               almost
               against
               
                 Puddle
                 Wharfe
              
               ,
               there
               is
               one
               ancient
               building
               of
               stone
               and
               timber
               ,
               builded
               by
               the
               Lords
               of
               Barkley
               ,
               
               and
               therefore
               called
               
                 Barkleys
                 Inne
              
               .
               This
               house
               is
               now
               all
               in
               ruine
               ,
               and
               letten
               out
               in
               severall
               tenements
               ,
               yet
               the
               Armes
               of
               the
               Lord
               Barkley
               remaine
               in
               the
               stone-worke
               of
               an
               arched
               gate
               ,
               and
               is
               betweene
               a
               Cheveron
               ,
               Crosses
               ten
               ,
               three
               ,
               three
               ,
               and
               foure
               .
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Beauchampe
              
               ,
               
               Earle
               of
               Warwicke
               ,
               was
               lodged
               in
               this
               house
               ,
               then
               called
               
                 Barkleys
                 Inne
              
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               S.
               Andrew
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               6.
               
               Then
               turning
               up
               towards
               the
               North
               ,
               is
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               S.
               Andrew
               in
               the
               Wardrobe
               ,
               a
               proper
               Church
               ,
               but
               few
               Monuments
               hath
               it
               .
               
                 Iohn
                 Parnt
              
               founded
               a
               Chauntry
               there
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 jacet
                 Ioannes
                 Ley
                 ,
                 
                 Armig.
                 de
                 Comitatu
                 Wiltz
                 .
                 Qui
                 obiit
                 7.
                 die
                 Iunii
                 ,
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1604.
                 
                 Aetat
                 .
                 suae
                 54.
                 
              
               
                 Hic
                 jacet
                 Ioannes
                 Barnard
                 ,
                 nuper
                 Civis
                 &
                 Sciffor
                 Lond.
                 ac
                 Aelinora
                 &
                 Alicia
                 ,
                 
                 uxores
                 ejus
                 .
                 Qui
                 quidem
                 Ioannes
                 obiit
                 21.
                 die
                 Novemb.
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1503.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 29.
                 day
                 of
                 October
                 ,
                 
                 
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1573.
                
                 deceased
                 Thomasine
                 ,
                 the
                 wife
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Butler
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Bewsen
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 
                   Lancaster
                   ,
                   Esquire
                
                 ,
                 and
                 lyeth
                 buried
                 before
                 this
                 Pillar
                 .
              
               
                 Via
                 omnis
                 carnis
                 :
                 hodie
                 mihi
                 ,
                 cras
                 tibi
                 .
              
               
                 Marmoreum
                 decus
              
               
                 hoc
                 consortis
                 munere
                 grato
                 ,
              
               
                 Non
                 vita
                 verum
              
               
                 nomine
                 ,
                 Longus
                 habet
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 
                   Henry
                   Long
                
                 of
                 Shingay
                 ,
                 
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 sonne
                 and
                 heire
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Long
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 of
                 the
                 Privie
                 Chamber
                 to
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 the
                 third
                 son
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Long
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 of
                 Wiltshire
                 :
                 who
                 married
                 Dorothie
                 ,
                 the
                 daughter
                 of
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Clarke
                
                 of
                 Weston
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Elizabeth
                   Ramsey
                
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 sole
                 heire
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Ramsey
                
                 of
                 Hicham
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 her
                 Father
                 :
                 By
                 whom
                 he
                 had
                 issue
                 one
                 sonne
                 and
                 three
                 daughters
                 :
                 Hee
                 dyed
                 the
                 15.
                 day
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1573.
                
                 leaving
                 alive
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 death
                 ,
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 his
                 sole
                 daughter
                 and
                 heire
                 .
              
               
                 Dorothea
                 uxor
                 ,
                 conjugis
                 amore
                 posuit
                 .
              
               
                 Nomine
                 Longus
                 ,
                 vita
              
               
                 brevis
                 ,
                 inclitus
                 ortu
                 ,
              
               
                 Ingenio
                 praestans
                 ,
              
               
                 &
                 pietatis
                 amans
                 .
              
               
                 Nere
                 to
                 this
                 place
                 lyeth
                 interred
                 the
                 corps
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Nicholson
                
                 ,
                 sometime
                 of
                 Walton
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Buck
                 ,
                 Gent.
                 and
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Draper
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 He
                 had
                 to
                 wife
                 Ioane
                 ,
                 the
                 eldest
                 daughter
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 heires
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Company
                
                 ,
                 Gent.
                 By
                 whom
                 he
                 had
                 issue
                 (
                 among
                 divers
                 other
                 )
                 these
                 which
                 survived
                 ,
                 namely
                 ,
                 Helen
                 ,
                 first
                 the
                 wife
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Minor
                
                 ,
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 and
                 afterward
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Branch
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 
                   London
                   ,
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1580.
                
                 
                 And
                 Beniamin
                 ,
                 who
                 deceased
                 at
                 Bramley
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Surrey
                 ,
                 where
                 hee
                 hath
                 also
                 left
                 issue
                 2.
                 sonnes
                 ,
                 Robert
                 and
                 George
                 .
                 The
                 said
                 
                   William
                   Nicholson
                
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 in
                 September
                 ,
                 
                   An.
                   Do.
                   1531.
                
                 
                 Being
                 a
                 benefactor
                 to
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 other
                 charitable
                 uses
                 :
                 whose
                 soule
                 (
                 we
                 doubt
                 not
                 )
                 resteth
                 with
                 the
                 Lord.
                 
              
               
               
                 Qui
                 genere
                 atque
                 opibus
              
               
                 quondam
                 florebat
                 honestis
                 ,
              
               
                 Nicholson
                 ,
                 jacet
                 hac
              
               
                 parvus
                 in
                 aede
                 civis
                 .
              
               
                 Quod
                 mortale
                 fuit
              
               
                 fluxit
                 :
                 sed
                 fama
                 perennis
              
               
                 Mensque
                 manet
                 ;
                 nihil
              
               
                 hic
                 funera
                 juris
                 habent
                 .
              
               
                 Spiritus
                 in
                 Coelis
              
               
                 divino
                 splendet
                 honore
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 terris
                 memori
              
               
                 nomen
                 amore
                 viget
                 .
              
            
             
               Then
               is
               the
               Kings
               great
               Wardrobe
               .
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Beauchamp
              
               ,
               Knight
               of
               the
               Garter
               ,
               Constable
               of
               Dover
               ,
               Warden
               of
               the
               
                 Cinque
                 Ports
              
               ,
               (
               sonne
               to
               
                 Guido
                 de
                 Beauchampe
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Warwicke
               )
               builded
               this
               house
               ,
               was
               lodged
               there
               ,
               deceased
               in
               the
               yeere
               1359.
               and
               was
               buried
               on
               the
               South
               side
               of
               the
               middle
               I
               le
               of
               Pauls
               Church
               .
               His
               Executors
               sold
               the
               house
               to
               King
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               unto
               whom
               the
               Parson
               of
               S.
               Andrews
               complaining
               ,
               that
               the
               said
               Beauchampe
               had
               pulled
               downe
               divers
               houses
               ,
               in
               their
               places
               to
               build
               the
               same
               house
               ,
               whereby
               he
               was
               hindred
               of
               his
               accustomed
               Tithes
               paid
               by
               the
               Tenants
               of
               old
               time
               ;
               granted
               him
               40.
               s.
               by
               the
               yeere
               out
               of
               that
               house
               for
               ever
               .
               King
               Richard
               the
               third
               was
               lodged
               there
               in
               the
               second
               of
               his
               reign
               .
            
             
               In
               this
               house
               of
               late
               yeeres
               was
               lodged
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Fortescue
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               Master
               of
               the
               Wardrobe
               ,
               Chancellour
               and
               under-Treasurer
               of
               the
               Exchequer
               ,
               and
               one
               of
               her
               Majesties
               most
               Honourable
               Privie
               Councell
               .
               The
               secret
               Letters
               and
               writings
               ,
               touching
               the
               estate
               of
               the
               Realme
               ,
               were
               wont
               to
               be
               inrolled
               in
               the
               Kings
               Wardrobe
               ,
               and
               not
               in
               the
               Chancerie
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               the
               Records
               .
               
                 Claus
                 .
                 18.
                 
                 E.
                 4.
                 1.
                 
                 Memb.
                 13.
                 
                 Claus
                 .
                 33.
                 
                 E.
                 1.
                 
                 Memb.
                 3.
                 
                 Et
                 liberat
                 .
                 1.
                 
                 E.
                 2.
                 
                 Memb.
                 4.
              
               &c.
               
            
             
               From
               this
               Wardrobe
               ,
               by
               the
               West
               end
               of
               
                 Carter
                 lane
              
               ,
               then
               up
               
                 Creed
                 lane
                 ,
                 Ave
                 Mary
                 lane
                 ,
              
               and
               a
               piece
               of
               
                 Pater
                 noster
                 row
              
               ,
               up
               
                 Warwicke
                 lane
              
               ,
               all
               the
               East
               side
               ,
               to
               the
               Brewhome
               called
               the
               Crowne
               ,
               as
               I
               said
               ,
               is
               of
               this
               Ward
               .
            
             
               Touching
               Lanes
               ascending
               out
               of
               
                 Thames
                 street
              
               ,
               
               to
               
                 Knight-riders
                 street
              
               ,
               the
               first
               is
               
                 Peters
                 Hill
              
               ,
               
               wherein
               I
               finde
               no
               matter
               of
               note
               ,
               more
               than
               certaine
               Almes-houses
               ,
               lately
               founded
               on
               the
               West
               side
               thereof
               ,
               by
               
                 Dauid
                 Smith
              
               Embroyderer
               ,
               for
               sixe
               poore
               widdowes
               ,
               whereof
               each
               to
               have
               20.
               s.
               by
               the
               yeere
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               East
               side
               of
               this
               lane
               standeth
               a
               large
               house
               ,
               of
               ancient
               building
               ,
               sometime
               belonging
               to
               the
               Abbot
               of
               S.
               Mary
               in
               York
               ,
               and
               was
               his
               abiding
               house
               when
               he
               came
               to
               
                 London
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 Randolph
              
               Esquire
               hath
               lately
               augmented
               and
               repaired
               it
               .
            
             
               At
               the
               upper
               end
               of
               this
               Lane
               ,
               towards
               the
               North
               ,
               the
               corner
               houses
               there
               ,
               be
               called
               
                 Peter
                 Key
              
               ,
               
               but
               the
               reason
               thereof
               I
               have
               not
               heard
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               
                 Pauls
                 Wharfe
                 Hill
              
               ,
               
               on
               the
               East
               side
               whereof
               is
               Wood-mongers
               Hall.
               
            
             
               And
               next
               adjoyning
               is
               
                 Darby
                 House
              
               ,
               
               sometime
               belonging
               to
               the
               Stanleys
               ,
               for
               
                 Thomas
                 Stanley
              
               ,
               first
               Earle
               of
               Darby
               ,
               of
               that
               name
               ,
               who
               married
               the
               Lady
               Margaret
               ,
               Countesse
               of
               Richmond
               ,
               mother
               to
               Henry
               the
               seventh
               ,
               in
               his
               time
               builded
               it
               .
            
             
               Queene
               Mary
               gave
               it
               to
               
                 Gilbert
                 Dethicke
              
               ,
               then
               Garter
               ,
               Principall
               King
               of
               Armes
               of
               
                 Englishmen
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 Hauley
                 Clarentieux
              
               ,
               King
               of
               Armes
               of
               the
               South
               parts
               ,
               
                 William
                 Harvy
              
               ,
               alias
               Norroy
               ,
               King
               of
               Armes
               of
               the
               North
               parts
               ,
               and
               the
               other
               Heralds
               and
               Pursevants
               of
               Armes
               and
               to
               their
               successors
               ,
               all
               the
               Capitall
               messuage
               or
               house
               ,
               
               called
               
                 Darby
                 house
              
               ,
               with
               the
               appurtenances
               ,
               situate
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Saint
               Bennet
               ,
               and
               Saint
               Peter
               ,
               and
               then
               being
               in
               the
               tenure
               of
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Sackvile
              
               ,
               
               Knight
               ,
               and
               lately
               parcell
               of
               the
               Lands
               of
               Edward
               Earle
               of
               Darby
               ,
               &c.
               to
               the
               end
               that
               the
               said
               Kings
               of
               Armes
               ,
               Heraults
               ,
               and
               Pursevaunts
               of
               Armes
               ,
               and
               their
               successors
               might
               (
               at
               their
               liking
               )
               dwell
               together
               ,
               and
               at
               meet
               times
               to
               congregate
               ,
               speak
               ,
               conferre
               ,
               and
               agree
               among
               themselves
               ,
               for
               the
               good
               government
               of
               their
               faculty
               ,
               and
               their
               Records
               might
               bee
               more
               safely
               kept
               ,
               &c.
               Dated
               the
               eighteenth
               day
               of
               Iuly
               1555.
               
               Philip
               and
               Marie
               the
               first
               and
               third
               yeere
               .
            
             
               Then
               higher
               up
               ,
               
               neere
               the
               South
               Chaine
               of
               Pauls
               Church-yard
               ,
               is
               the
               Powle
               head
               Taverne
               ,
               which
               house
               with
               the
               appurtenances
               ,
               was
               (
               of
               old
               time
               )
               called
               
                 Pauls
                 Brewhouse
              
               ,
               for
               that
               the
               same
               was
               so
               imployed
               ,
               but
               being
               since
               left
               off
               ,
               and
               letten
               out
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               VVest
               side
               of
               this
               streete
               is
               
               one
               other
               great
               house
               builded
               of
               stone
               ,
               which
               belongeth
               to
               Pauls
               Church
               ,
               and
               was
               sometime
               letten
               to
               the
               Blunts
               ,
               Lord
               Mountjoy
               ;
               but
               of
               later
               time
               to
               a
               Colledge
               in
               Cambridge
               ,
               and
               from
               them
               to
               the
               Doctors
               of
               the
               Civill
               Law
               and
               Arches
               ,
               who
               keep
               a
               Commons
               there
               ,
               and
               many
               of
               them
               being
               there
               lodged
               ,
               it
               is
               called
               the
               
                 Doctors
                 Commons
              
               .
               
               Above
               this
               ,
               on
               the
               same
               side
               ,
               was
               one
               other
               great
               building
               over-against
               
                 Pauls
                 Brewhouse
              
               ,
               and
               this
               was
               called
               
                 Pauls
                 Bakehouse
              
               ,
               
               and
               was
               imployed
               in
               baking
               of
               Bread
               for
               the
               Church
               of
               Pauls
               .
            
             
               In
               
                 Addle
                 street
              
               or
               Lane
               I
               find
               no
               Monuments
               .
               
            
             
               In
               
                 Lambart
                 hill
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               on
               the
               West
               side
               thereof
               ,
               
               is
               the
               Blacksmiths
               Hall
               ,
               and
               adjoyning
               to
               the
               North
               side
               thereof
               have
               ye
               one
               plot
               of
               ground
               ,
               inclosed
               with
               a
               Bricke
               wall
               for
               a
               Church-yard
               ,
               
               or
               b●rying
               plot
               ,
               for
               the
               dead
               of
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Magdalens
              
               by
               
                 Old
                 Fishstreet
              
               ,
               which
               was
               given
               to
               that
               use
               by
               
                 Iohn
                 Iwarby
              
               ,
               an
               Officer
               in
               the
               receit
               of
               the
               Exchequer
               ,
               in
               the
               sixe
               and
               twentieth
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               Patent
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Iwarby
              
               ,
               &c.
               gave
               a
               peece
               of
               Land
               lying
               voide
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Magdalen
              
               ,
               nigh
               to
               
                 Old
                 Fishstreet
              
               ,
               betweene
               the
               Tenement
               of
               
                 John
                 Phipot
              
               on
               the
               South
               ,
               and
               the
               Tenement
               of
               
                 Bartholomew
                 Burwash
              
               on
               the
               West
               ,
               and
               the
               Tenement
               per●aining
               to
               the
               Covent
               of
               the
               Holy
               VVell
               on
               the
               North
               ,
               and
               the
               way
               upon
               
                 Lambarts
                 Hill
              
               ,
               on
               the
               East
               ,
               for
               a
               Church-yard
               to
               the
               Parson
               and
               Church-wardens
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Over-against
               the
               North-west
               end
               of
               this
               
                 Lambart
                 hill
                 lane
              
               in
               
                 Knight-riders
                 street
              
               ,
               
               is
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               St.
               
                 Mary
                 Magdalen
              
               ,
               a
               small
               Church
               ,
               having
               but
               few
               Monuments
               .
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Woodroffe
              
               ,
               Merchant-Taylor
               ,
               1519.
               
            
             
               
                 Barnard
                 Randalph
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               1583.
               
            
             
               
                 Ioannes
                 Sugar
                 ,
                 
                 Civis
                 &
                 Piscenarius
                 London
                 :
                 Qui
                 obiit
                 29.
                 die
                 D●cemb
                 .
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1455.
                 
                 &
                 Margareta
                 uxor
                 ejus
                 ,
                 quae
                 obiit
                 13.
                 die
                 Novemb.
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1485.
                 
                 Quorum
                 animarum
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Here
                 lieth
                 buried
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Barnard
                   Randolph
                
                 ,
                 
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 while
                 hee
                 lived
                 ,
                 Commons
                 Sergeant
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 He
                 died
                 the
                 seventh
                 day
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1583.
                
                 
                 And
                 of
                 his
                 liberality
                 hath
                 been
                 beneficiall
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 as
                 formerly
                 hath
                 been
                 declared
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 lieth
                 buried
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Herbert
                   Randolph
                
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 Wardis
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Sussex
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Cousin
                 and
                 next
                 heire
                 to
                 
                   Barnard
                   Randolph
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 He
                 tooke
                 to
                 wife
                 Judith
                 ,
                 the
                 eldest
                 daughter
                 of
                 
                   Anthony
                   Shirley
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Freston
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 County
                 of
                 Sussex
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 and
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 (
                 without
                 issue
                 )
                 on
                 the
                 9.
                 day
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 1604.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 Obitum
                 lectissimae
                 feminae
                 Margaretae
                 Serle
                 ,
                 
                 nuper
                 uxoris
                 Alexandri
                 Serle
                 ,
                 Reg.
                 Majest
                 .
                 Procuratoris
                 ,
                 &c.
                 Quae
                 obiit
                 8.
                 die
                 Mens
                 .
                 Martii
                 ,
                 Anno
                 Salutis
                 humanae
                 (
                 qua
                 nunc
                 beatissima
                 fruitur
                 )
                 iuxta
                 stilum
                 Angliae
                 ,
                 1605.
                 
              
               
                 Virgo
                 decem
                 &
                 septem
                 vixi
              
               
                 intaminata
                 per
                 annos
                 ,
              
               
                 Deme
                 duos
                 totidem
              
               
                 tum
                 pia
                 nuptafui
                 .
              
               
                 Funera
                 gnatorum
                 vidi
              
               
                 lugubria
                 quinque
                 ,
              
               
                 Deque
                 nevem
                 ,
                 reliqui
              
               
                 his
                 duo
                 ,
                 nostra
                 vident
                 .
              
               
                 Casta
                 domi
                 vixi
                 ,
                 invigilans
              
               
                 prolique
                 larique
                 ,
              
               
                 Sara
                 viro
                 ,
                 mundo
              
               
                 Martha
                 ,
                 Maria
                 Deo.
                 
              
               
                 Memoriae
                 Sacrum
                 .
              
               
                 Selectissimae
                 feminae
                 Ioannae
                 ,
                 
                 uxoris
                 Gilberti
                 Dethick
                 ,
                 sil
                 .
                 2.
                 
                 Domini
                 Gulielmi
                 Dethick
                 ,
                 M
                 t
                 is
                 filiae
                 Alexandri
                 Serle
                 ,
                 Regiae
                 Maiestatis
                 Procuratoris
                 Gen
                 ti
                 ,
                 &
                 Margaretae
                 uxoris
                 suae
                 .
                 Quae
                 quidem
                 Ioanna
                 10.
                 
                 Martii
                 ,
                 An.
                 1607
                 stilo
                 Angliae
                 ,
                 sub
                 certa
                 spe
                 venturae
                 in
                 Christo
                 Resurrectionis
                 ,
                 Spiritum
                 Deo
                 ,
                 corpus
                 terrae
                 commendavit
                 .
              
               
                 Vt
                 semel
                 partu
                 geminas
                 eodem
                 ,
              
               
                 Tristis
                 ,
                 enixa
                 est
                 tacitas
                 ,
                 sorores
                 ,
              
               
                 Lang●ido
                 tandem
                 pi●cidè
                 quievit
                 .
              
               
                 Quindecem
                 virge
                 pia
                 vixit
                 annos
                 ,
              
               
                 Quindecem
                 menses
                 pia
                 nupta
                 facis
              
               
                 Tum
                 piè
                 cedens
                 ,
                 pia
                 mens
                 fit
                 alti
                 ,
              
               
                 Tabida
                 Incola
                 Coeli
              
               
                 Virgo
                 dum
                 ,
                 spes
                 haec
                 &
                 amorparentum
                 ,
              
               
               
                 Nupta
                 dum
                 ,
                 lux
                 haec
                 &
                 honor
                 mariti
                 ,
              
               
                 Vxor
                 &
                 virgo
                 ,
                 decor
                 haec
                 ,
                 propinquis
                 ,
              
               
                 Et
                 decus
                 omnes
                 .
              
               
                 
                   George
                   Coleman
                
                 ,
                 
                 Gent.
                 a
                 free-man
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 was
                 born
                 in
                 Richmonsh●re
                 ,
                 and
                 afterward
                 inhabited
                 at
                 Callis
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 surprize
                 thereof
                 by
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1558.
                
                 where
                 he
                 lost
                 all
                 his
                 lands
                 and
                 substance
                 ;
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 95.
                 yeers
                 he
                 died
                 ,
                 the
                 16.
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 1600.
                 and
                 lyeth
                 interred
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Communion
                 Table
                 .
                 By
                 him
                 is
                 buried
                 Alice
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 the
                 onely
                 daughter
                 of
                 
                   George
                   Gainsford
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 a
                 younger
                 sonne
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gainsford
                
                 of
                 Crohurst
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Surrey
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 brother
                 to
                 the
                 last
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gainsford
                
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 place
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
                 Which
                 
                   Alice
                   was
                
                 sole
                 heire
                 to
                 her
                 Mother
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 daughter
                 and
                 coheire
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Alphew
                
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Boare
                   Place
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Kent
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Shee
                 dyed
                 the
                 fourth
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 ,
                 1581.
                 
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 the
                 Porch
                 thereof
                 ,
                 is
                 placed
                 a
                 Conduit
                 or
                 Cesterne
                 of
                 Lead
                 ,
                 castellated
                 with
                 Stone
                 ,
                 for
                 receit
                 of
                 Thames
                 water
                 ,
                 conveyed
                 at
                 the
                 charges
                 of
                 the
                 forenamed
                 
                   Barnard
                   Randolph
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Mary
                   Magdalens
                
                 Church
                 ,
                 runneth
                 up
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Exchange
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Carter
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 South-east
                 gate
                 or
                 Chaine
                 of
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 yard
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 before
                 shewed
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 this
                 part
                 was
                 the
                 Exchange
                 kept
                 ,
                 and
                 Bullion
                 was
                 received
                 for
                 coynage
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 noted
                 in
                 Faringdon
                 Ward
                 within
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Mary
                   Magdalen
                
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 
                   Knight-riders
                   street
                
                 ,
                 up
                 to
                 
                   Carter
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 be
                 two
                 small
                 Lanes
                 :
                 the
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 called
                 
                   Do
                   little
                   Lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 a
                 place
                 not
                 inhabited
                 by
                 Artificers
                 ,
                 or
                 open
                 Shop-keepers
                 ,
                 but
                 serving
                 for
                 a
                 neere
                 passage
                 from
                 
                   Knight-riders
                   street
                
                 ,
                 to
                 
                   Carter
                   lane
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 other
                 ,
                 corruptly
                 called
                 
                   Sermon
                   Lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 
                   Sheremoniers
                   Lane.
                
                 For
                 I
                 find
                 it
                 by
                 that
                 name
                 recorded
                 in
                 the
                 foureteenth
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 :
                 And
                 in
                 that
                 Lane
                 ,
                 a
                 place
                 to
                 be
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Blacke
                   Loft
                
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 or
                 melting
                 Silver
                 ,
                 )
                 with
                 foure
                 Shops
                 adjoyning
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 may
                 therefore
                 bee
                 well
                 supposed
                 ,
                 that
                 lane
                 to
                 take
                 name
                 of
                 Sheremoniers
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 cut
                 and
                 rounded
                 the
                 Pla●es
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 coyned
                 or
                 stamped
                 into
                 Estarsing
                 pence
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 Coyning
                 was
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Exchange
                
                 ,
                 neere
                 unto
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Sheremoniers
                   lane
                
                 .
                 Also
                 I
                 finde
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 thirteenth
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 
                   VVilliam
                   de
                   la
                   Pole
                
                 had
                 an
                 House
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 
                   Knight-riders
                   street
                
                 is
                 the
                 Colledge
                 of
                 Physicians
                 ,
                 
                 wherein
                 was
                 founded
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1582.
                 a
                 publike
                 Lecture
                 in
                 Surgerie
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 be
                 read
                 twice
                 every
                 weeke
                 ,
                 &c.
                 as
                 is
                 shewed
                 else-where
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 South
                 Church-yard
                 of
                 Pauls
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 and
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 :
                 In
                 the
                 which
                 West
                 end
                 ,
                 be
                 three
                 stately
                 Gates
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 entries
                 ,
                 curiously
                 wrought
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 namely
                 the
                 middle
                 Gate
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 midst
                 whereof
                 is
                 placed
                 a
                 massie
                 pillar
                 of
                 Brasse
                 ,
                 whereunto
                 the
                 Leaves
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 great
                 Gate
                 are
                 closed
                 ,
                 and
                 fastened
                 with
                 Lockes
                 ,
                 Bolts
                 ,
                 and
                 Barres
                 of
                 Iron
                 :
                 All
                 which
                 notwithstanding
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 24.
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1565.
                 by
                 a
                 Tempest
                 of
                 Wind
                 then
                 rising
                 from
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 
                 these
                 Gates
                 were
                 blowne
                 open
                 ,
                 the
                 Barres
                 ,
                 Bolts
                 ,
                 and
                 Lockes
                 broken
                 in
                 sunder
                 ,
                 or
                 greatly
                 bended
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 fifth
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1589.
                 by
                 a
                 like
                 tempest
                 of
                 Wind
                 ,
                 then
                 in
                 the
                 South-west
                 ,
                 the
                 lesser
                 West
                 Gate
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 ,
                 next
                 to
                 the
                 Bishops
                 Palace
                 ,
                 was
                 broken
                 ,
                 both
                 Bolts
                 ,
                 Barres
                 ,
                 and
                 Lockes
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 was
                 blowne
                 over
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 either
                 corner
                 of
                 this
                 West
                 end
                 ,
                 is
                 also
                 of
                 ancient
                 building
                 ,
                 a
                 strong
                 Tower
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 made
                 for
                 Bell-Towers
                 :
                 the
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 next
                 to
                 the
                 Palace
                 is
                 at
                 this
                 present
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Palace
                 ;
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 is
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Lollards
                   Tower
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 hath
                 beene
                 used
                 as
                 the
                 Bishops
                 Prison
                 ,
                 for
                 such
                 as
                 were
                 detected
                 for
                 Opinions
                 in
                 Religion
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 faith
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 last
                 prisoner
                 which
                 I
                 have
                 knowne
                 committed
                 thereto
                 ,
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1573.
                 one
                 
                   Peter
                   Burcher
                
                 ,
                 
                 Gent.
                 of
                 the
                 middle
                 Temple
                 ,
                 for
                 having
                 desperately
                 wounded
                 ,
                 and
                 minding
                 to
                 have
                 
                 murdered
                 a
                 serviceable
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 named
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hawkins
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 high
                 street
                 ,
                 neere
                 unto
                 the
                 Strand
                 ,
                 who
                 being
                 taken
                 and
                 examined
                 ,
                 was
                 found
                 to
                 hold
                 certain
                 Opinions
                 erroneous
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 committed
                 thither
                 ,
                 and
                 convicted
                 :
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 end
                 ,
                 by
                 perswasion
                 ,
                 he
                 promised
                 to
                 abjure
                 his
                 Heresies
                 ;
                 and
                 was
                 ,
                 by
                 commandement
                 of
                 the
                 Councell
                 ,
                 removed
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 &c.
                 where
                 he
                 committed
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 my
                 Annales
                 I
                 have
                 expressed
                 .
              
               
                 Adjoyning
                 to
                 this
                 
                   Lowlards
                   Tower
                
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Gregory
                 ,
                 appointed
                 to
                 the
                 Pettie
                 Chanons
                 of
                 Pauls
                 .
              
               
                 Monuments
                 of
                 note
                 ,
                 these
                 I
                 find
                 there
                 :
                 
                   
                     Alcia
                     Barwis
                     ,
                     
                     Relicta
                     Iohannis
                     Barwis
                     ,
                     Civis
                     ac
                     Minutarii
                     Londinensis
                     ,
                     posuit
                     defuncto
                     .
                  
                   
                     Debita
                     peccati
                  
                   
                     solvens
                     terrestria
                     linquo
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Visurus
                     patriam
                  
                   
                     quam
                     mihi
                     Christe
                     dabis
                     .
                  
                   
                     Da
                     patriam
                     ,
                     Rex
                     Christe
                  
                   
                     Iesu
                     ,
                     spes
                     unica
                     vitae
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Da
                     feuti
                     veniam
                  
                   
                     Rex
                     bone
                     Christe
                     Iesu
                     .
                  
                   
                     Virtus
                     post
                     Fata
                     .
                  
                   
                     Thomas
                     Redman
                     ,
                     
                     Almae
                     Curiae
                     Cantuar.
                     de
                     Arcubus
                     London
                     Procuratorum
                     generalium
                     unus
                     ,
                     qui
                     officium
                     Registrariatus
                     principalis
                     Sedis
                     Archiepiscopalis
                     Cantuar
                     .
                     per
                     nonnullos
                     Annos
                     laudabiliter
                     exercuit
                     ,
                     hic
                     inhumatur
                     .
                     In
                     uxorem
                     duxit
                     Annam
                     Miliner
                     ,
                     quacum
                     piè
                     &
                     amantissimè
                     vixit
                     .
                     Ex
                     ea
                     unam
                     sibi
                     filiam
                     nomine
                     Elizabetham
                     procreavit
                     :
                     mortem
                     obiit
                     12.
                     die
                     Novemb.
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1601.
                     
                  
                   
                     Aluredus
                     Copeley
                     ,
                     
                     de
                     Botley
                     ,
                     in
                     Com.
                     Ebor.
                     Armig.
                     quondam
                     Socius
                     Lincolniensis
                     Hospitii
                     ,
                     Obiit
                     5.
                     die
                     Feb.
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1598.
                     &
                     aetatis
                     suae
                     ,
                     37.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Memoriae
                 Sacrum
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Sanctissimae
                   &
                   chariffimae
                   Conjugi
                   ,
                   
                   Alisonae
                   Heriot
                   ,
                   Iacobi
                   Primrosii
                   ,
                   Regiae
                   Majestatis
                   in
                   sanctiori
                   Concilio
                   Regni
                   Scotiae
                   amanuensis
                   filiae
                   ,
                   feminae
                   omnibus
                   tum
                   animi
                   tum
                   corporis
                   dotibus
                   ,
                   ac
                   pio
                   cultu
                   instructissimae
                   ;
                   Moestissimus
                   ipsius
                   Maritus
                   ,
                   Georgius
                   Heriot
                   ,
                   Armiger
                   ,
                   Regis
                   ,
                   Reginae
                   ,
                   Principum
                   Henrici
                   &
                   Caroli
                   Gemmarius
                   ,
                   bene
                   merenti
                   ,
                   non
                   sine
                   lachrymis
                   hoc
                   Monumentum
                   piè
                   posuit
                   .
                
                 
                   Obiit
                   Mensis
                   Aprilis
                   ,
                   die
                   16.
                   
                   Anno
                   Salut
                   .
                   M.
                   D.
                   C.
                   XII
                   .
                   aetatis
                   20.
                   in
                   ipso
                   flore
                   juventae
                   ,
                   &
                   mihi
                   parentibus
                   amicis
                   tristissimum
                   sui
                   desiderium
                   reliquit
                   .
                
                 
                   Hic
                   Alisis
                   Primrosa
                
                 
                   jacet
                   crudo
                   obruta
                   fato
                   ▪
                
                 
                   Intempestivas
                
                 
                   ut
                   Rosa
                   passa
                   manus
                   .
                
                 
                   Nondum
                   bis
                   denos
                
                 
                   annorum
                   impleverat
                   orbes
                   ,
                
                 
                   Pulchra
                   ,
                   pudica
                   ,
                
                 
                   Patris
                   delicium
                   atque
                   viri
                   :
                
                 
                   Quum
                   gravida
                   ,
                   heu
                   nunquam
                
                 
                   Mater
                   ,
                   discessit
                   in
                   inde
                
                 
                   Cura
                   dolorque
                   Patri
                   ,
                
                 
                   cura
                   dolorq
                   viro
                   :
                
                 
                   Non
                   sublata
                   tamen
                   ,
                
                 
                   tantum
                   translata
                   recessit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nunc
                   Rosa
                   prima
                   Poli
                
                 
                   quae
                   fuit
                   ante
                   Soli.
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   
                     Martha
                     Forthe
                  
                   ,
                   
                   sometime
                   wife
                   to
                   
                     Robert
                     Forthe
                  
                   ,
                   Doctor
                   of
                   Law
                   ,
                   with
                   whom
                   she
                   lived
                   very
                   comfortably
                   in
                   true
                   marriage
                   ,
                   a
                   most
                   faithfull
                   and
                   loving
                   wife
                   ,
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   24.
                   yeeres
                   and
                   5.
                   moneths
                   .
                   She
                   lived
                   vertuously
                   and
                   modestly
                   ,
                   and
                   beloved
                   of
                   all
                   that
                   did
                   know
                   her
                   ,
                   and
                   dyed
                   in
                   sound
                   faith
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   feare
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   the
                   26.
                   day
                   of
                   November
                   ,
                   
                     Ann.
                     Dom.
                     1589.
                  
                   in
                   the
                   45.
                   yeere
                   of
                   her
                   age
                   ,
                   in
                   constant
                   hope
                   of
                   a
                   joyfull
                   resurrection
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   elect
                   children
                   of
                   Almightie
                   God.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Memoriae
                 Sacrum
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Edwardo
                   Baker
                   ,
                   
                   Armig.
                   Regiae
                   Majestatis
                   ad
                   causas
                   Ecclesiasticas
                   Registrario
                   principali
                   ,
                   viro
                   eximia
                   eruditione
                   ,
                   prudentia
                   singulari
                   ,
                   moribus
                   probatissimis
                   ,
                   &
                   in
                   publicis
                   negotiis
                   plurimum
                   versato
                   .
                   Qui
                   longo
                   morbo
                   intabescens
                   ,
                   certa
                   spe
                   in
                   Christo
                   resurgendi
                   ,
                   piè
                   placideque
                   animam
                   Deo
                   reddidit
                   ,
                   die
                   26.
                   
                   Maii
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   ,
                   M.
                   D.
                   C.
                   II.
                   
                
                 
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   intombed
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   Mary
                   ,
                   
                   late
                   wife
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Sandys
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   and
                   onely
                   daughter
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Stephen
                     Thornehurst
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   and
                   Dame
                   Sybill
                   his
                   wife
                   :
                   Whose
                   soule
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   unto
                   Christ
                   ,
                   the
                   last
                   day
                   of
                   Iuly
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Redemption
                   ,
                   1598.
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   one
                   and
                   twentieth
                   yeere
                   of
                   her
                   age
                   .
                   In
                   remembrance
                   of
                   whose
                   piety
                   and
                   singular
                   vertues
                   ,
                   the
                   eternall
                   love
                   of
                   her
                   Husband
                   hath
                   caused
                   this
                   Monument
                   to
                   be
                   erected
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   Heaven
                   her
                   soule
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   me
                   her
                   love
                   ,
                
                 
                   her
                   body
                   resteth
                   here
                   ,
                
                 
                   Which
                   is
                   to
                   God
                   ,
                
                 
                   Was
                   to
                   the
                   World
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   me
                   her
                   Husband
                   ,
                   deare
                   .
                
                 
                   Here-under
                   resteth
                   
                     Arthur
                     Medlycote
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Merchant-Taylor
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   sonne
                   of
                   
                     Richard
                     Medlycote
                  
                   of
                   Shrewsbury
                   ,
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   with
                   Elizabeth
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   daughter
                   of
                   
                     John
                     Philips
                  
                   .
                   The
                   said
                   Arthur
                   ,
                   in
                   assured
                   hope
                   to
                   be
                   with
                   Christ
                   ,
                   ended
                   this
                   transitory
                   life
                   the
                   seven
                   and
                   twentieth
                   day
                   of
                   Iuly
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1605.
                  
                   
                   And
                   the
                   said
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   the
                   eighteenth
                   day
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   1605.
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   Dorothie
                   ,
                   
                   Daughter
                   of
                   
                     John
                     Theobald
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   elder
                   ,
                   of
                   Shepie
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Kent
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   .
                   She
                   first
                   married
                   
                     John
                     Crooke
                  
                   ,
                   Doctor
                   of
                   Law
                   ;
                   by
                   whom
                   ,
                   shee
                   had
                   onely
                   Dorothie
                   ,
                   first
                   wife
                   to
                   
                     Robert
                     Honywood
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   .
                   Secondly
                   ,
                   to
                   
                     Ralph
                     Allen
                  
                   ,
                   Alderman
                   of
                   London
                   .
                   Thirdly
                   ,
                   to
                   that
                   most
                   Reverend
                   ,
                   excellent
                   ,
                   and
                   lea●ed
                   Iudge
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Roger
                     Manwood
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Lord
                   chiefe
                   Baron
                   of
                   the
                   Exchequer
                   ;
                   by
                   whom
                   she
                   had
                   issue
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   and
                   Thomas
                   ,
                   who
                   dyed
                   young
                   .
                   Marg●rie
                   ,
                   the
                   first
                   wife
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     John
                     Lewson
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ;
                   and
                   Anne
                   ,
                   first
                   wife
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Percivall
                     Hart
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   and
                   Sir
                   
                     Peter
                     Manwood
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   of
                   the
                   Bath
                   .
                
                 
                   Shee
                   dyed
                   the
                   fourteenth
                   day
                   of
                   September
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1575.
                  
                   
                   To
                   whose
                   reverend
                   Memory
                   ,
                   the
                   said
                   Sir
                   
                     Peter
                     Manwood
                  
                   hath
                   dutifully
                   erected
                   this
                   Monument
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1606.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Gulielmi
                   Coci
                   hoc
                   Tumulo
                
                 
                   parvo
                   ossa
                   quiescunt
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   Illius
                   ast
                   virtus
                
                 
                   non
                   ita
                   parva
                   cubit
                   :
                
                 
                   Plura
                   nam
                   ut
                   omittam
                   ,
                
                 
                   Civili
                   Iure
                   secundus
                
                 
                   Nulli
                   ,
                   nec
                   vera
                
                 
                   dexteritate
                   fuit
                   .
                
                 
                   Cui
                   pia
                   ,
                   ne
                   merito
                
                 
                   careat
                   post
                   funera
                   virtus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hoc
                   uxor
                   Maria
                
                 
                   nobile
                   struxit
                   opus
                   .
                
                 
                   Moritur
                   25.
                   
                   Augusti
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   1558.
                   
                   &
                   Mariae
                   Reginae
                   ,
                   6.
                   
                
                 
                   12.
                   
                   Septemb.
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1587.
                   obiit
                   .
                
                 
                   Ioanna
                   ,
                   
                   filia
                   Nich.
                   Wallron
                   ,
                   relicta
                   Thomae
                   Yale
                   ,
                   Legū
                   Doctoris
                   ,
                   Cancellarius
                   Archiepiscopalis
                   Sedis
                   Catuarien
                   .
                   &
                   sepelitur
                   sub
                   spe
                   suturae
                   Resurrectionis
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 rest
                 of
                 that
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 Saint
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Chapter-house
                 ,
                 (
                 a
                 beautifull
                 piece
                 of
                 VVorke
                 ,
                 builded
                 about
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 )
                 is
                 now
                 defaced
                 ,
                 by
                 meanes
                 of
                 Licences
                 granted
                 to
                 Cutlers
                 ,
                 Budget-makers
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 ,
                 first
                 to
                 build
                 low
                 Sheds
                 ,
                 but
                 now
                 high
                 houses
                 ,
                 which
                 doe
                 hide
                 that
                 beautifull
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 save
                 onely
                 the
                 toppe
                 and
                 South
                 gate
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 North-west
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 Church-yard
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Bishops
                 Palace
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 large
                 thing
                 for
                 Receit
                 ,
                 wherein
                 divers
                 Kings
                 have
                 beene
                 lodged
                 ,
                 and
                 great
                 House-hold
                 hath
                 beene
                 kept
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 the
                 great
                 Hall
                 ,
                 which
                 of
                 late
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 since
                 the
                 rebatement
                 of
                 Bishops
                 Livings
                 ,
                 hath
                 not
                 beene
                 furnished
                 with
                 House-hold
                 Meynie
                 and
                 Guests
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 meant
                 by
                 the
                 builders
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 used
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Deanes
                 Lodging
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 ,
                 directly
                 against
                 the
                 Palace
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 faire
                 old
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 divers
                 large
                 Houses
                 are
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 side
                 builded
                 ,
                 which
                 yet
                 remaine
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 were
                 the
                 Lodgings
                 of
                 Prebendaries
                 and
                 Residenciaries
                 ,
                 which
                 kept
                 great
                 House-holds
                 ,
                 and
                 liberall
                 Hospitalitie
                 ;
                 but
                 now
                 either
                 decayed
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 converted
                 .
              
               
               
                 Then
                 was
                 there
                 the
                 Stationers
                 Hall
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 side
                 ,
                 lately
                 builded
                 for
                 them
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 Peter
                 Colledge
                 :
                 Where
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 one
                 thousand
                 ,
                 five
                 hundred
                 ,
                 forty
                 ,
                 and
                 nine
                 ,
                 the
                 fourth
                 day
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 six
                 men
                 were
                 slaine
                 by
                 the
                 fall
                 of
                 Earth
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 digging
                 for
                 a
                 Well
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 let
                 this
                 bee
                 an
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Baynards
                   Castle
                
                 Ward
                 :
                 which
                 hath
                 an
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 his
                 Deputy
                 ;
                 Common
                 Counsell
                 ,
                 nine
                 ;
                 Constable
                 ,
                 tenne
                 ;
                 Scavengers
                 ,
                 seven
                 ;
                 Wardmote
                 Inquest
                 ,
                 foureteene
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Beadle
                 :
                 And
                 to
                 the
                 Fifteene
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 taxed
                 at
                 twelve
                 pounds
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 eleven
                 pounds
                 ,
                 thirteene
                 shillings
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               THE
               WARD
               OF
               FARINGDON
               Extra
               ,
               or
               without
               .
            
             
               THE
               farthest
               West
               Ward
               of
               this
               Citie
               ,
               
               being
               the
               25.
               
               Ward
               of
               London
               ,
               but
               without
               the
               walls
               ,
               is
               called
               
                 Faringdon
                 without
              
               ,
               and
               was
               of
               old
               time
               part
               of
               the
               other
               
                 Faringdon
                 within
              
               ,
               untill
               the
               17.
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               that
               it
               was
               divided
               ,
               and
               made
               twaine
               ,
               by
               the
               names
               of
               
                 Faringdon
                 infra
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Faringdon
                 extra
              
               ,
               as
               is
               afore
               shewed
               .
            
             
               The
               bounds
               of
               which
               Ward
               ,
               without
               Newgate
               and
               Ludgate
               ,
               are
               these
               :
            
             
               First
               ,
               on
               the
               East
               part
               thereof
               ,
               is
               the
               whole
               Precinct
               of
               the
               late
               Priory
               of
               S.
               Bartholomew
               ,
               and
               a
               part
               of
               
                 Long
                 lane
              
               ,
               on
               the
               North
               ,
               towards
               
                 Aldersgate
                 street
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Ducke
                 lane
              
               ,
               with
               the
               Hospitall
               of
               S.
               Bartholomew
               on
               the
               West
               ,
               and
               all
               Smithfield
               ,
               to
               the
               Barres
               in
               Saint
               
                 Iohn
                 street
              
               .
            
             
               Then
               out
               of
               
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 Chicken
                 lane
              
               ,
               toward
               Turne-Mill
               Brooke
               ,
               and
               over
               that
               Brooke
               ,
               by
               a
               Bridge
               of
               Timber
               ,
               into
               the
               Field
               :
               then
               backe
               againe
               by
               the
               Pennes
               (
               or
               Folds
               )
               in
               Smithfield
               ,
               by
               Smithfield
               Pond
               ,
               to
               
                 Cow
                 lane
              
               ,
               which
               turneth
               toward
               Oldbourne
               ;
               and
               then
               
                 Hosiar
                 lane
              
               ,
               out
               of
               Smithfield
               also
               toward
               Oldborne
               ,
               till
               it
               meet
               with
               a
               part
               of
               
                 Cow
                 lane
              
               .
            
             
               Then
               
                 Cocke
                 lane
              
               ,
               out
               of
               Smithfield
               ,
               over
               against
               
                 Pye
                 corner
              
               :
               then
               also
               is
               
                 Gilt-spurre
                 street
              
               ,
               out
               of
               Smithfield
               to
               Newgate
               :
               then
               from
               Newgate
               West
               by
               Saint
               Sepulchres
               Church
               ,
               to
               
                 Turne-againe
                 lane
              
               ,
               to
               Oldbourne
               Conduit
               ,
               on
               
                 Snor
                 Hill
              
               ,
               to
               Oldbourne
               Bridge
               ,
               up
               
                 Oldbourne
                 Hill
              
               ,
               to
               the
               Barres
               ,
               on
               both
               sides
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               right
               hand
               ,
               or
               North
               side
               ,
               at
               the
               bottome
               of
               
                 Oldbourne
                 Hill
              
               ,
               
               is
               
                 Gold
                 lane
              
               ,
               sometime
               a
               filthy
               passage
               into
               the
               Fields
               ,
               now
               both
               sides
               builded
               with
               small
               Tenements
               .
            
             
               Then
               higher
               is
               
                 Lither
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               turning
               also
               to
               the
               Field
               ,
               lately
               replenished
               with
               houses
               builded
               ,
               and
               so
               to
               the
               Barres
               .
            
             
               Now
               ,
               on
               the
               left
               hand
               or
               South
               side
               from
               Newgate
               ,
               lyeth
               a
               street
               called
               the
               
                 Old
                 Bayly
              
               ,
               or
               Court
               of
               the
               Chamberlaine
               of
               this
               Citie
               :
               this
               stretcheth
               down
               by
               the
               Wall
               of
               the
               Citie
               ,
               unto
               Ludgate
               .
               On
               the
               West
               side
               of
               which
               street
               ,
               breaketh
               out
               one
               other
               Lane
               ,
               called
               Saint
               
                 Georges
                 Lane
              
               ,
               till
               yee
               come
               unto
               the
               South
               end
               of
               
                 Sea-coale
                 Lane
              
               ;
               and
               then
               ,
               turning
               towards
               Flect-street
               ,
               it
               is
               called
               
                 Fleet
                 lane
              
               .
            
             
               Then
               next
               out
               of
               the
               high
               street
               ,
               from
               Newgate
               ,
               turning
               downe
               South
               ,
               
               is
               called
               the
               
                 Little
                 Bayly
              
               ,
               and
               runneth
               downe
               to
               the
               East
               of
               S.
               
                 Georges
                 lane
              
               .
               
            
             
               Then
               is
               
                 Sea-coale
                 lane
              
               ,
               which
               turneth
               downe
               into
               
                 Flect
                 lane
              
               .
            
             
               Neere
               unto
               this
               
                 Sea-coale
                 lane
              
               ,
               in
               the
               turning
               towards
               Oldbourne
               Conduit
               ,
               is
               another
               lane
               ,
               
               called
               in
               record
               
                 Winde-againe
                 lane
              
               ,
               it
               turneth
               downe
               to
               Turnmill
               Brooke
               ,
               and
               from
               thence
               backe
               againe
               ,
               for
               there
               is
               no
               way
               over
               .
            
             
               Then
               beyond
               Oldbourne
               Bridge
               ,
               
               to
               
                 Shoo
                 lane
              
               ,
               which
               runneth
               out
               of
               Oldborne
               unto
               the
               Conduit
               in
               Fleetstreet
               .
            
             
               Then
               also
               is
               
                 Fewtars
                 lane
              
               ,
               which
               likewise
               stretcheth
               South
               into
               
                 Fleet
                 street
              
               ,
               
               by
               the
               East
               end
               of
               S.
               Dunstanes
               Church
               :
               And
               from
               this
               Lane
               to
               the
               Barres
               ,
               bee
               the
               bounds
               without
               Newgate
               .
            
             
               Now
               ,
               without
               Ludgate
               ,
               this
               VVard
               runneth
               up
               from
               the
               said
               gate
               to
               
                 Temple
                 
                 barre
              
               ,
               and
               hath
               on
               the
               right
               hand
               ,
               or
               North
               side
               ,
               the
               South
               end
               of
               the
               
                 Old
                 Bayly
              
               :
               then
               downe
               
                 Ludgate
                 hill
              
               ,
               to
               the
               
                 Fleet
                 lane
              
               over
               
                 Feeet
                 bridge
              
               ,
               and
               by
               
                 Shoo
                 lane
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Fewtars
                 lane
              
               ,
               and
               so
               to
               
                 New
                 street
              
               (
               or
               
                 Chancery
                 lane
              
               )
               and
               up
               that
               Lane
               ,
               to
               the
               House
               of
               the
               Rolles
               ,
               which
               House
               is
               also
               of
               this
               Ward
               ;
               and
               on
               the
               other
               side
               ,
               to
               a
               Lane
               over-against
               the
               Rolles
               ,
               which
               entreth
               
                 Ficquets
                 field
              
               .
            
             
               Then
               ,
               
               hard
               by
               the
               Barre
               ,
               is
               one
               other
               Lane
               ,
               called
               
                 Shire
                 lane
              
               ,
               because
               it
               divideth
               the
               City
               from
               the
               Shire
               ,
               and
               this
               turneth
               into
               
                 Ficquets
                 field
              
               .
            
             
               From
               Ludgate
               againe
               ,
               on
               the
               left
               hand
               ,
               or
               South
               side
               ,
               to
               
                 Fleet
                 bridge
              
               ,
               to
               
                 Bridge
                 lane
              
               ,
               which
               runneth
               South
               by
               Bridewell
               ;
               then
               to
               
                 Water
                 lane
              
               ,
               which
               runneth
               downe
               to
               the
               Thames
               .
            
             
               Then
               by
               the
               
                 White
                 Friers
              
               ,
               and
               by
               the
               Temple
               ,
               evern
               to
               the
               Barre
               aforesaid
               ,
               bee
               the
               bounds
               of
               this
               
                 Faringdon
                 Ward
                 without
              
               .
            
             
               Touching
               Ornaments
               and
               Antiquities
               in
               this
               VVard
               ,
               first
               ,
               betwixt
               the
               said
               Newgate
               ,
               and
               the
               Parish
               of
               Saint
               Sepulchers
               ,
               is
               a
               way
               towards
               Smithfield
               ,
               called
               
                 Gilt
                 Spurre
              
               ,
               
               or
               
                 Knight-Riders
                 streete
              
               ,
               of
               the
               Knights
               and
               other
               riding
               that
               way
               into
               Smithfield
               ,
               replenished
               with
               building
               on
               both
               sides
               up
               to
               
                 Pie
                 corner
              
               ,
               a
               place
               so
               called
               of
               such
               a
               signe
               ,
               sometimes
               a
               faire
               Inne
               for
               receit
               of
               Travellers
               ;
               but
               now
               divided
               into
               Tenements
               ,
               and
               over-against
               the
               said
               
                 Pie
                 corner
              
               ,
               lyeth
               
                 Cocke
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               which
               runneth
               downe
               to
               
                 Oldbourne
                 Conduit
              
               .
            
             
               Beyond
               this
               
                 Pie
                 corner
              
               ,
               
               lyeth
               VVest
               Smithfield
               ,
               compassed
               about
               with
               buildings
               ,
               as
               first
               on
               the
               South
               side
               ,
               following
               the
               right
               hand
               ,
               standeth
               the
               large
               Hospitall
               of
               Saint
               Bartholomew
               ,
               
               founded
               by
               Rahere
               ,
               the
               first
               Prior
               of
               St.
               Bartholomewes
               ,
               thereto
               neere
               adjoyning
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1102.
               
            
             
               Alfune
               ,
               
               that
               had
               not
               long
               before
               builded
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Giles
               without
               Creplegate
               ,
               became
               the
               first
               Hospitelar
               ,
               or
               Protector
               for
               the
               poore
               of
               this
               house
               ,
               and
               went
               himselfe
               daily
               to
               the
               Shambles
               and
               other
               Markets
               ,
               where
               he
               begged
               the
               charity
               of
               devout
               people
               for
               their
               reliefe
               ,
               promising
               to
               the
               liberall
               givers
               (
               and
               that
               by
               alledging
               testimonies
               of
               the
               holy
               Scripture
               )
               reward
               at
               the
               hands
               of
               God.
               Henry
               the
               third
               granted
               to
               Katharine
               ,
               late
               wife
               to
               
                 William
                 Hardell
              
               ,
               twenty
               foote
               of
               Land
               in
               length
               and
               breadth
               in
               Smithfield
               ,
               next
               to
               the
               Chappell
               of
               Saint
               Bartholomew
               ,
               to
               build
               her
               a
               Recluse
               or
               Ankorage
               ,
               
               commanding
               the
               Maior
               and
               Sheriffes
               of
               London
               ,
               to
               assigne
               the
               said
               twenty
               foot
               to
               the
               said
               Katharine
               ,
               Charta
               11.
               of
               Henry
               the
               third
               .
               The
               foundation
               of
               this
               Hospitall
               for
               the
               poore
               and
               diseased
               ,
               and
               their
               speciall
               sstentation
               ,
               was
               confirmed
               by
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               the
               26.
               of
               his
               reigne
               .
               It
               was
               governed
               by
               a
               Master
               ,
               and
               eight
               Brethren
               being
               Priests
               ,
               for
               the
               Church
               ;
               and
               foure
               Sisters
               ,
               to
               see
               the
               poore
               served
               .
            
             
               The
               Executors
               of
               
                 Richard
                 Whitington
              
               ,
               sometime
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               of
               his
               goods
               repaired
               this
               Hospitall
               ,
               about
               the
               yeere
               1423.
               
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Wakering
              
               ,
               Priest
               .
               Master
               of
               this
               House
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1463.
               amongst
               other
               Bookes
               ,
               gave
               to
               their
               common
               Library
               the
               fairest
               Bible
               that
               I
               have
               seene
               ,
               written
               in
               large
               Vellam
               ,
               by
               a
               Brother
               of
               that
               House
               ,
               named
               
                 Iohn
                 Coke
              
               ,
               at
               the
               age
               of
               68.
               yeeres
               ,
               when
               hee
               had
               beene
               Priest
               43.
               yeeres
               .
               Since
               the
               spoile
               of
               that
               Library
               ,
               I
               have
               seene
               this
               Booke
               in
               the
               custody
               of
               my
               Worshipfull
               friend
               ,
               Master
               
                 Walter
                 Cope
              
               .
            
             
               Monuments
               in
               this
               Church
               of
               the
               dead
               ,
               Benefactors
               thereunto
               ,
               be
               these
               :
            
             
               Elizabeth
               ,
               wife
               to
               
                 Adam
                 Hone
              
               ,
               Gentleman
               .
            
             
               Bartholomew
               Bildington
               .
            
             
               Iane
               ,
               
                 wife
                 to
              
               Iohn
               Cooke
               .
            
             
               Dame
               Alice
               ,
               
                 wife
                 to
                 Sir
              
               Rich.
               Isham
               .
            
             
               Alice
               ,
               
                 wife
                 to
              
               Nicholas
               Bayly
               .
            
             
               Iohn
               woodhouse
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Palmar
                 ,
                 Gentleman
              
               .
            
             
               Idona
               ,
               wife
               to
               
                 Iohn
                 Walden
              
               ,
               lying
               by
               her
               husband
               on
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               late
               new
               builded
               ,
               1424.
               
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Malifant
              
               ,
               or
               Nanfant
               ,
               Baron
               of
               Winnow
               ,
               Lord
               Saint-George
               ,
               in
               Glamorgan
               ,
               and
               Lord
               Ockeneton
               and
               Pile
               ,
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Pembroke
               ,
               1438.
               
            
             
               Dame
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               ,
               daughter
               to
               
                 Thomas
                 Astley
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               with
               Edmond
               and
               Henry
               his
               children
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Markeby
              
               ,
               Gentleman
               ,
               1438.
               
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Shepley
              
               ,
               and
               Alice
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Savill
              
               ,
               Sergeant
               at
               Armes
               .
            
             
               
                 Edward
                 Beastby
              
               ,
               Gentleman
               ,
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
             
               
                 Walter
                 Ingham
              
               ,
               and
               Eleanor
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
               Robert
               Warnar
               ,
               and
               Alice
               ,
               Lady
               Carne
               .
            
             
               Robert
               Caldset
               ,
               Iohan
               and
               Agnes
               
                 his
                 wives
              
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Danvars
              
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Agnes
               his
               wife
               ,
               daughter
               to
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Delabar
              
               .
            
             
               William
               Brookes
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Shirley
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               ,
               having
               their
               Pictures
               of
               Brasse
               ,
               in
               the
               habit
               of
               Pilgrims
               ,
               on
               a
               faire
               flat
               Stone
               ,
               with
               an
               Epitaph
               thus
               :
            
             
               
                 Behold
                 ,
                 how
                 ended
                 is
              
               
                 our
                 poore
                 Pilgrimage
                 ,
              
               
                 Of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Shirley
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
              
               
                 with
                 Margaret
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 twelve
                 children
                 had
              
               
                 together
                 in
                 marriage
                 ,
              
               
                 Eight
                 sonnes
                 ,
                 and
                 foure
              
               
                 daughters
                 ,
                 withouten
                 strife
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 in
                 honour
                 ,
                 nurture
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 labour
                 ,
                 flowed
                 in
                 fame
                 :
              
               
                 His
                 pen
                 reporteth
              
               
                 his
                 lives
                 Occupation
                 ,
              
               
                 Since
                 Pier
                 his
                 life
                 time
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Shirley
                
                 by
                 name
                 ,
              
               
                 Of
                 his
                 degree
                 ,
                 that
              
               
                 was
                 in
                 Brutes
                 Albion
                 ;
              
               
                 That
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 Grace
              
               
                 deceased
                 from
                 hen
                 ,
              
               
                 Foureteene
                 hundred
                 Winters
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 sixe
                 and
                 fifty
                 ;
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 his
                 age
                 ,
              
               
                 fourescore
                 and
                 ten
                 ,
              
               
                 Of
                 October
                 moneth
                 ,
              
               
                 the
                 day
                 one
                 and
                 twenty
                 .
              
            
             
               This
               Gentleman
               ,
               a
               great
               Traveller
               in
               divers
               Countries
               ,
               amongst
               other
               his
               Labours
               ,
               painfully
               collected
               the
               Works
               of
               
                 Geffrey
                 Chawcer
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Lidgate
              
               ,
               and
               other
               learned
               VVriters
               ;
               which
               Workes
               he
               wrote
               in
               sundry
               Volumes
               ,
               to
               remain
               for
               posterity
               :
               I
               have
               seene
               them
               ,
               and
               partly
               doe
               professe
               them
               .
            
             
               Iane
               ,
               Lady
               Clinton
               ,
               gave
               ten
               pounds
               to
               the
               poore
               of
               this
               House
               ,
               and
               was
               there
               buried
               ,
               1458.
               
            
             
               Agnes
               ,
               daughter
               to
               Sir
               
                 VVilliam
                 Saint-George
              
               .
            
             
               Iohn
               Rogerbrooke
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               Richard
               Sturgeon
               .
            
             
               Thomas
               Burgan
               ,
               Gentleman
               .
            
             
               Elizabeth
               ,
               wife
               to
               
                 Henry
                 Skinard
              
               ,
               daughter
               to
               Chincroft
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Mackley
              
               ,
               Gentleman
               ,
               and
               Alice
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Fitzwater
              
               ,
               Gentleman
               ,
               1466.
               
               
                 
                   Here
                   
                     Robert
                     Balthorp
                  
                   lies
                   intomb'd
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   to
                   Elizabeth
                   our
                   Queene
                   ,
                
                 
                   Who
                   Sergeant
                   of
                   the
                   Chirurgeons
                   sworne
                   ,
                
                 
                   neere
                   thirty
                   yeeres
                   hath
                   beene
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   died
                   at
                   sixty
                   nine
                   of
                   yeeres
                   ,
                
                 
                   December
                   ninth
                   the
                   day
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   yeere
                   of
                   Grace
                   eight
                   hundred
                   twice
                   ,
                
                 
                   deducting
                   nine
                   away
                   .
                
                 
                   Let
                   here
                   his
                   rotten
                   bones
                   repose
                   ,
                
                 
                   till
                   Angels
                   Trumpet
                   sound
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   warne
                   the
                   world
                   of
                   present
                   change
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   raise
                   the
                   dead
                   from
                   ground
                   .
                
                 
                   Vivit
                   post
                   funera
                   Virtus
                   .
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Bodleius
                   ,
                   
                   Eques
                   Auratus
                   ,
                   fecit
                   Annae
                   Conjugi
                   piissimae
                   ,
                   atque
                   omnibus
                   exemplis
                   bene
                   de
                   se
                   meritae
                   ,
                   cum
                   qua
                   dulciter
                   vixit
                   Annos
                   24.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     vir
                     honoratus
                  
                   
                     jacet
                     his
                     Nedham
                     tumulatus
                     ,
                     
                  
                   
                     Qui
                     prudens
                     ,
                     gratus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     justus
                     fuit
                     &
                     moderatus
                     .
                  
                   
                     Fratribus
                     ille
                     suis
                  
                   
                     fuerat
                     prae
                     quatuor
                     Annis
                  
                   
                     Quem
                     mors
                     crudelis
                  
                   
                     29
                     .
                     q
                     ;
                     Decembris
                  
                   
                     M.
                     C.
                     quater
                     Domini
                  
                   
                     septem
                     simul
                     X.
                     numerandi
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Cujus
                     spiritui
                  
                   
                     sint
                     Coeli
                     gardia
                     regni
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     foureteenth
                     yeere
                  
                   
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     seventy
                     ,
                     
                  
                   
                     Passed
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Knight
                    
                  
                   
                     to
                     God
                     Almighty
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     15.
                     day
                     of
                     Iuly
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Master
                     of
                     this
                     place
                     :
                  
                   
                     Iesus
                     for
                     his
                     mercy
                  
                   
                     receive
                     him
                     into
                     grace
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Dominus
                   Ioannes
                   Byry
                   ,
                   
                   quondam
                   Magister
                   istius
                   Hospitall
                   .
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   28.
                   die
                   Septemb.
                   An.
                   Domini
                   ,
                   1417.
                   
                   Cujus
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   Ecce
                   sub
                   hoc
                   Tumulo
                
                 
                   Gulielmus
                   conditur
                   Honus
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   Vir
                   justus
                   ,
                   verbis
                
                 
                   integer
                   ,
                   atque
                   Deum
                
                 
                   Corde
                   timens
                   .
                   Qui
                   cum
                
                 
                 
                   Guilda
                   sit
                   functus
                   in
                   Aula
                   ,
                
                 
                   Cumque
                   palam
                   in
                   Templo
                
                 
                   bis
                   legerat
                   Anglica
                   jura
                   ,
                
                 
                   Cunctorum
                   sanè
                
                 
                   non
                   sine
                   laude
                   virum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mors
                   hominem
                   accersens
                
                 
                   supremum
                   (
                   dixit
                   )
                   adi●o
                   .
                
                 
                   Sic
                   moritur
                   ,
                   corpus
                   terrae
                   ,
                
                 
                   vermique
                   relinquens
                   ,
                
                 
                   Scandit
                   at
                   excelsis
                
                 
                   sidera
                   mente
                   poli
                   .
                
                 
                   Hoc
                   posuit
                   Conjunx
                
                 
                   dilecta
                   Iocosa
                   Sepulchrum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Dicta
                   locosa
                   licet
                
                 
                   plena
                   dolore
                   tamen
                   .
                
                 
                   Sub
                   praesenti
                   marmore
                   requiescunt
                   corpora
                   Walter
                   Ingham
                   Generosi
                   ,
                   
                   ac
                   Aelianorae
                   consortis
                   suae
                   .
                   Qui
                   quidem
                   Walterus
                   ingressus
                   est
                   viam
                   universae
                   carnis
                   7.
                   die
                   Mensis
                   Martii
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   1464.
                   
                   Et
                   praedicta
                   Aelianora
                   ,
                   uxor
                   sua
                   terrenae
                   mortis
                   deg●stavic
                   pecula
                   15.
                   die
                   Septemb.
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1466.
                   
                   Quorum
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Hic
                     vir
                     pacificus
                  
                   
                     Shipley
                     Richardus
                     humatur
                     ,
                     
                  
                   
                     Verus
                     Catholicus
                     domus
                  
                   
                     haec
                     hoc
                     testificatur
                     .
                  
                   
                     Esurientes
                     ac
                     sitientes
                  
                   
                     namque
                     fovebat
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Pace
                     fruentes
                     ,
                     justa
                  
                   
                     petentes
                     corde
                     gerebat
                     .
                  
                   
                     C.
                     quater
                     &
                     Mille
                     ,
                  
                   
                     X.
                     &
                     M.
                     V.
                     cadit
                     ille
                  
                   
                     Luce
                     Maii
                     deca
                     ter
                  
                   
                     que
                     monas
                     fit
                     humus
                     sibi
                     mater
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Co●lux
                     postque
                     sua
                  
                   
                     finivit
                     Alicia
                     flamen
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Q●os
                     manus
                     tua
                     salvet
                  
                   
                     precor
                     O
                     Deus
                     .
                     Amen
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Hic
                     vir
                     Catholicus
                     bonus
                  
                   
                     ecce
                     Richardus
                     humatur
                  
                   
                     Sturgeon
                     pacificus
                     ,
                     
                     quem
                  
                   
                     mors
                     rapuisse
                     probatur
                     .
                  
                   
                     Armi
                     ger
                     hic
                     Regis
                     fuit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     &
                     vir
                     Nobilitatis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Mandatum
                     legis
                     servans
                     ,
                  
                   
                     celsis
                     probitatis
                     .
                  
                   
                     Annis
                     trigenis
                     fit
                  
                   
                     Clericus
                     ipse
                     Coronae
                  
                   
                     Et
                     quivis
                     plenè
                     hunc
                  
                   
                     cape
                     Christe
                     bone
                     .
                  
                   
                     Mille
                     ,
                     quater
                     contum
                  
                   
                     semel
                     L.
                     sex
                     tempore
                     Christi
                     .
                  
                   
                     Dat
                     fundamentum
                  
                   
                     quindena
                     Martius
                     isti
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vxor
                     eius
                     quem
                     bona
                  
                   
                     iungitur
                     ecce
                     Ioanna
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vt
                     capiant
                     dona
                  
                   
                     Coelorum
                     Iesus
                     Hosanna
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     now
                     dead
                     ,
                     
                  
                   
                     which
                     late
                     was
                     quick
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     comely
                     Corps
                  
                   
                     of
                     Anne
                     Westwick
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Who
                     died
                     in
                  
                   
                     Child-bed
                     ,
                     of
                     her
                     first
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vpon
                     the
                     fifth
                  
                   
                     day
                     of
                     August
                     :
                  
                   
                     Whose
                     soule
                     (
                     doubtlesse
                     )
                  
                   
                     is
                     long
                     ere
                     this
                     ,
                  
                   
                     In
                     Heaven
                     with
                     Christ
                     ,
                  
                   
                     in
                     joy
                     and
                     blisse
                     ;
                  
                   
                     But
                     yet
                     ,
                     for
                     order
                  
                   
                     of
                     Charity
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vpon
                     her
                     soule
                     say
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Jesu
                     have
                     mercy
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   ,
                   1556.
                   
                
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Dominus
                   Richardus
                   Lye
                   ,
                   
                   quondam
                   Abbas
                   Salopiae
                   ,
                   qui
                   sua
                   industria
                   ,
                   sumptibus
                   magnis
                   &
                   suis
                   laboribus
                   (
                   Deo
                   suadente
                   )
                   recuperavit
                   libertates
                   suae
                   Ecclesiae
                   Salopiae
                   praedict
                   .
                   &
                   postea
                   obiit
                   die
                   Martii
                   ,
                   tempore
                   Parliamenti
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   1512.
                   
                   Cuius
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
            
             
               This
               Hospitall
               was
               valued
               at
               the
               suppression
               ,
               
               in
               the
               yeere
               1539.
               the
               31.
               of
               Henry
               the
               eighth
               ,
               to
               five
               and
               thirty
               pounds
               ,
               sixe
               shillings
               ,
               seven
               pence
               ,
               yeerly
               .
               The
               Church
               remaineth
               a
               Parish
               Church
               to
               the
               Tenents
               dwelling
               in
               the
               Precinct
               of
               the
               Hospitall
               :
               But
               in
               the
               yeere
               1546.
               on
               the
               thirteenth
               of
               Ianuary
               ,
               the
               Bishop
               of
               Rochester
               ,
               preaching
               at
               
                 Pauls
                 Crosse
              
               ,
               declared
               the
               gift
               of
               the
               said
               King
               to
               the
               Citizens
               ,
               for
               relieving
               of
               the
               Poore
               ,
               which
               contained
               the
               Church
               of
               the
               
                 Gray
                 Friers
              
               ,
               the
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Bartholomew
               ,
               with
               the
               Hospitall
               ,
               the
               Messuages
               ,
               and
               appurtenances
               in
               
                 Gilt
                 Spurre
              
               ,
               alias
               
                 Knight
                 Riders
                 street
                 ,
                 Briton
                 street
                 ,
                 Peter
                 Kay
                 ,
              
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Magdalen
              
               ,
               in
               
                 Old
                 Fish
                 street
              
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               St.
               
                 Benet
                 Huda
                 ,
                 Lymehurst
              
               ,
               or
               Limehost
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Stebunbeth
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Then
               also
               were
               Orders
               devised
               for
               
               reliefe
               of
               the
               Poore
               :
               the
               inhabitants
               were
               all
               called
               to
               their
               Parish
               Churches
               ;
               where
               ,
               by
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Dobbes
              
               ,
               then
               Maior
               ,
               their
               severall
               Aldermen
               ,
               or
               other
               grave
               Citizens
               ,
               they
               were
               by
               eloquent
               Orations
               perswaded
               ,
               how
               great
               and
               how
               many
               commodities
               would
               ensue
               unto
               them
               and
               their
               City
               ,
               if
               the
               poore
               of
               divers
               sorts
               ,
               which
               they
               named
               ,
               were
               taken
               from
               out
               their
               Streets
               ,
               Lanes
               ,
               and
               Allies
               ,
               and
               were
               bestowed
               and
               provided
               for
               in
               Hospitals
               abroad
               ,
               &c.
               
               Therefore
               was
               every
               man
               moved
               ,
               liberally
               to
               grant
               (
               what
               they
               would
               impart
               )
               towards
               the
               preparing
               and
               furnishing
               of
               such
               Hospitals
               ,
               and
               also
               ,
               what
               they
               would
               contribute
               weekly
               towards
               their
               maintenance
               for
               a
               time
               ,
               which
               (
               they
               said
               )
               should
               not
               bee
               past
               one
               yeere
               ,
               or
               twaine
               ,
               untill
               they
               were
               better
               furnished
               of
               Endowment
               .
               To
               make
               short
               ,
               every
               man
               granted
               liberally
               ,
               according
               to
               his
               ability
               :
               Books
               were
               drawne
               of
               the
               Reliefe
               in
               every
               VVard
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               towards
               the
               new
               Hospitals
               ,
               and
               were
               delivered
               by
               the
               Maior
               to
               the
               Kings
               Commissioners
               ,
               on
               the
               seventeenth
               of
               February
               ;
               and
               order
               was
               taken
               therein
               ,
               so
               as
               the
               sixe
               and
               twentieth
               of
               Iuly
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1552.
               the
               repairing
               of
               the
               
                 Gray
                 Friers
              
               house
               ,
               for
               poore
               fatherlesse
               children
               ,
               was
               taken
               in
               hand
               ;
               and
               also
               ,
               in
               the
               later
               end
               of
               the
               same
               moneth
               ,
               began
               the
               repairing
               of
               this
               Hospitall
               of
               Saint
               Bartholomew
               ,
               and
               was
               of
               new
               endowed
               ,
               and
               furnished
               at
               the
               charges
               of
               the
               Citizens
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               East
               side
               of
               this
               Hospitall
               lyeth
               
                 Ducke
                 lane
              
               ,
               which
               runneth
               out
               of
               Smithfield
               South
               ,
               to
               the
               North
               end
               of
               
                 Little
                 Britaine
              
               street
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               East
               side
               of
               this
               
                 Ducke
                 lane
              
               ,
               
               and
               also
               of
               Smithfield
               ,
               lieth
               the
               late
               dissolved
               Priory
               of
               St.
               Bartholomew
               ,
               founded
               also
               by
               Rahere
               ,
               a
               pleasant
               witted
               Gentleman
               ;
               and
               therefore
               in
               his
               time
               called
               the
               Kings
               Minstrell
               ,
               about
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               ,
               1102.
               
               He
               founded
               it
               in
               a
               part
               of
               the
               oft
               before
               named
               Moorish
               ground
               ,
               which
               was
               therefore
               a
               common
               Lay-stall
               o●●ll
               filth
               ,
               that
               was
               to
               be
               voided
               out
               of
               the
               City
               .
               He
               placed
               Canons
               there
               ;
               himselfe
               became
               their
               first
               Prior
               ,
               &
               so
               continued
               till
               his
               dying
               day
               ,
               and
               was
               there
               buried
               in
               a
               faire
               Monument
               ,
               of
               late
               renewed
               by
               Prior
               Bolton
               .
            
             
               Amongst
               other
               memorable
               matters
               touching
               this
               Priory
               ,
               one
               is
               of
               an
               Archbishops
               Visitation
               ,
               which
               
                 Matthew
                 Paris
              
               hath
               thus
               :
            
             
               
                 Boniface
                 (
                 saith
                 hee
              
               )
               Archbishop
               of
               Canturbury
               ,
               
               in
               his
               Visitation
               came
               to
               this
               Priory
               ;
               where
               ,
               being
               received
               with
               Procession
               in
               the
               most
               solemne
               wise
               ,
               he
               said
               ,
               That
               hee
               passed
               not
               upon
               the
               honour
               ,
               but
               came
               to
               visit
               them
               ;
               to
               whom
               the
               Canons
               answered
               ,
               That
               they
               having
               a
               learned
               Bishop
               ,
               ought
               not
               ,
               in
               contempt
               of
               him
               ,
               to
               be
               visited
               by
               any
               other
               :
               which
               answer
               so
               much
               offended
               the
               Archbishop
               ,
               that
               hee
               forthwith
               fell
               on
               the
               Sub-Prior
               ,
               and
               smote
               him
               on
               the
               face
               ,
               saying
               ;
               
               Indeed
               ,
               indeed
               ,
               doth
               it
               became
               you
               English
               Traytors
               so
               to
               answer
               mee
               ?
               Thus
               raging
               ,
               with
               oathes
               not
               to
               bee
               recited
               ,
               hee
               rent
               in
               peeces
               the
               rich
               Cope
               of
               the
               Sub-Prior
               ,
               
               and
               trode
               it
               under
               his
               feete
               ,
               and
               thrust
               him
               against
               a
               Pillar
               of
               the
               Chancell
               with
               such
               violence
               ,
               that
               hee
               had
               almost
               killed
               him
               .
               But
               the
               Canons
               seeing
               their
               Sub-Prior
               thus
               almost
               slaine
               ,
               came
               and
               plucked
               off
               the
               Archbishop
               with
               such
               force
               ,
               that
               they
               overthrew
               him
               backwards
               ;
               whereby
               they
               might
               see
               ,
               
               that
               he
               was
               armed
               ,
               and
               prepared
               to
               fight
               .
               The
               Archbishops
               men
               seeing
               their
               Master
               downe
               ,
               being
               all
               strangers
               ,
               and
               their
               Masters
               Countrimen
               borne
               at
               Province
               ,
               
               fell
               upon
               the
               Canons
               ,
               beat
               them
               ,
               tare
               them
               ,
               and
               trode
               them
               under
               foot
               .
               At
               length
               ,
               the
               Canons
               getting
               away
               as
               well
               as
               they
               could
               ,
               ran
               bloudy
               ,
               miry
               ,
               rent
               and
               torne
               to
               the
               Bishop
               of
               London
               to
               complaine
               ,
               who
               bade
               them
               goe
               to
               the
               King
               at
               Westminster
               ,
               and
               tell
               him
               thereof
               :
               whereupon
               foure
               of
               them
               went
               thither
               ,
               
               the
               rest
               were
               not
               able
               ,
               they
               were
               so
               sore
               hurt
               .
               But
               when
               they
               came
               to
               Westminster
               ,
               the
               King
               would
               neither
               heare
               nor
               see
               them
               ;
               so
               they
               returned
               without
               redresse
               .
               
               In
               the
               meane
               season
               the
               City
               was
               in
               an
               uproare
               ,
               and
               ready
               to
               have
               rung
               the
               common
               Bell
               ,
               and
               to
               have
               hewed
               the
               Archbishop
               into
               small
               peeces
               ,
               who
               was
               secretly
               crept
               to
               Lambhith
               ,
               where
               they
               sought
               him
               ,
               and
               not
               knowing
               him
               by
               sight
               ,
               said
               to
               themselves
               ;
               where
               is
               this
               Ruffian
               ,
               that
               cruell
               smiter
               ?
               Hee
               is
               no
               winner
               of
               soules
               ,
               but
               an
               exactor
               of
               money
               ,
               whom
               neither
               God
               ,
               nor
               any
               lawfull
               or
               free
               election
               did
               bring
               to
               this
               promotion
               :
               but
               the
               King
               did
               unlawfully
               intrude
               him
               ,
               being
               unlearned
               ,
               a
               stranger
               borne
               ,
               and
               having
               a
               wife
               ,
               &c.
               
               But
               the
               Archbishop
               conveighed
               himselfe
               over
               ,
               and
               went
               to
               the
               King
               with
               a
               great
               
               complaint
               against
               the
               Canons
               ,
               whereas
               himselfe
               was
               guilty
               .
               
                 This
                 Priory
                 of
                 Saint
              
               Bartholomew
               
                 was
                 againe
                 new
                 builded
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1410.
                 
              
            
             
               Bolton
               was
               the
               last
               Prior
               of
               this
               house
               ,
               
               a
               great
               builder
               there
               :
               for
               hee
               repaired
               the
               Priory
               Church
               ,
               with
               the
               Parish
               Church
               adjoyning
               ,
               the
               offices
               and
               lodgings
               to
               the
               said
               Priory
               belonging
               and
               neere
               adjoyning
               :
               
               he
               builded
               of
               new
               the
               Mannor
               of
               Canonbury
               at
               Islington
               ,
               which
               belonged
               to
               the
               Canons
               of
               this
               house
               ,
               and
               is
               situate
               in
               a
               low
               ground
               ,
               somewhat
               North
               from
               the
               Parish
               Church
               there
               .
               But
               he
               builded
               no
               house
               at
               Harrow
               on
               the
               hill
               ,
               
               as
               
                 Edward
                 Hall
              
               hath
               written
               ,
               following
               a
               fable
               then
               on
               foote
               .
            
             
               The
               people
               
                 (
                 saith
                 hee
              
               )
               being
               feared
               by
               Prognostications
               ,
               which
               declared
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               ,
               1524.
               there
               should
               bee
               such
               Ecli●ses
               in
               watry
               signes
               ,
               and
               such
               conjunctions
               ,
               that
               by
               waters
               and
               flouds
               many
               people
               should
               perish
               :
               people
               victualled
               themselues
               ,
               and
               went
               to
               high
               grounds
               for
               feare
               of
               drowning
               ,
               and
               especially
               one
               Bolton
               ,
               which
               was
               Prior
               of
               Saint
               Bartholomewes
               in
               Smithfield
               ,
               builded
               him
               an
               house
               upon
               Harrow
               on
               the
               hill
               ,
               onely
               for
               feare
               of
               this
               floud
               :
               thither
               he
               went
               and
               made
               provision
               of
               all
               things
               necessary
               within
               him
               ,
               for
               the
               space
               of
               two
               moneths
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               But
               this
               was
               not
               so
               indeed
               ,
               as
               I
               have
               been
               credibly
               informed
               :
               true
               it
               is
               ,
               that
               this
               Bolton
               was
               also
               Parson
               of
               Harrow
               ,
               and
               therefore
               bestowed
               some
               small
               reparations
               on
               the
               Parsonage
               house
               ,
               and
               builded
               nothing
               there
               more
               than
               a
               Dovehouse
               ,
               to
               serve
               him
               when
               hee
               had
               forgone
               his
               Priory
               .
            
             
               To
               this
               Priory
               King
               Henry
               the
               second
               granted
               the
               priviledge
               of
               a
               Faire
               to
               bee
               kept
               yeerly
               at
               Bartholomewtide
               ,
               
               for
               three
               daies
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               the
               Eve
               ,
               the
               Day
               ,
               
               and
               the
               next
               morrow
               ,
               to
               the
               which
               the
               Clothiers
               of
               England
               ,
               and
               Drapers
               of
               London
               repaired
               ,
               and
               had
               their
               Boothes
               and
               standings
               within
               the
               Church-yard
               of
               this
               Priory
               ,
               closed
               in
               with
               VVals
               and
               Gates
               locked
               every
               night
               ,
               and
               watched
               for
               safety
               of
               mens
               goods
               and
               wares
               ;
               a
               Court
               of
               Piepowders
               was
               daily
               during
               the
               Faire
               holden
               ,
               for
               debts
               and
               contracts
               .
               
               But
               notwithstanding
               all
               Proclamations
               of
               the
               Prince
               ,
               and
               also
               the
               Act
               of
               Parliament
               ,
               in
               place
               of
               Booths
               within
               this
               Church-yard
               (
               only
               letten
               out
               in
               the
               Faire
               time
               ,
               and
               closed
               up
               all
               the
               yeere
               after
               )
               bee
               many
               large
               houses
               builded
               ,
               and
               the
               North
               VVall
               towards
               
                 Long
                 lane
              
               ,
               taken
               downe
               ,
               a
               number
               of
               Tenements
               are
               there
               erected
               ,
               for
               such
               as
               will
               give
               great
               rents
               .
            
             
               Monuments
               of
               the
               dead
               in
               this
               Priory
               ,
               these
               are
               ,
               of
               Rahere
               ,
               the
               first
               founder
               .
            
             
               Roger
               VValden
               ,
               
                 Bishop
                 of
              
               London
               ,
               1406.
               
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Warton
              
               ,
               Gentleman
               ,
               and
               Elizabeth
               his
               wife
               ,
               daughter
               to
               
                 William
                 Scot
              
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               Iohn
               Louth
               ,
               Gentleman
               .
            
             
               Robert
               Shikeld
               ,
               Gentleman
               .
            
             
               Sir
               Bacon
               ,
               Knight
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Ludlow
              
               ,
               and
               Alice
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
               
                 W.
                 Thirlewall
              
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Lancaster
              
               ,
               Herald
               at
               Armes
               .
            
             
               Thomas
               Torald
               .
            
             
               Iohn
               Royston
               .
            
             
               Iohn
               Watford
               .
            
             
               Iohn
               Carleton
               .
            
             
               Robert
               ,
               son
               to
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Willowby
              
               .
            
             
               Gilbert
               Halstocke
               .
            
             
               Eleanor
               ,
               wife
               to
               Sir
               
                 Hugh
                 Fen
              
               ,
               mother
               to
               Margaret
               ,
               Lady
               Aburgaveny
               .
            
             
               William
               Essex
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Vancke
              
               ,
               Baron
               of
               the
               Exchequer
               ,
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               ,
               daughter
               to
               
                 William
                 de
                 la
                 River
              
               .
            
             
               Iohn
               Winderhall
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Duram
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               Elizabeth
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
               Iohn
               Malwine
               .
            
             
               Alice
               ,
               wife
               to
               Balstred
               ,
               daughter
               to
               Kniffe
               .
            
             
               William
               Scarlet
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               Iohn
               Golding
               .
            
             
               
                 Hugh
                 Walter
              
               ,
               Gentleman
               ,
               and
               the
               late
               Sir
               
                 Walter
                 Mildmay
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               Chancellor
               of
               the
               Exchequer
               .
            
             
               
                 Vana
                 salus
                 hominis
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Memor
                   esto
                   ,
                   
                   quoniam
                   mors
                   non
                   tardat
                   ,
                   &
                   restamentum
                   inferorum
                   ,
                   quia
                   demonstratum
                   est
                   tibi
                   :
                   testamentum
                   enim
                   hujus
                   mundi
                   morte
                   morieris
                   .
                
                 
                   Omnia
                   suo
                   proveniunt
                   tempore
                   atque
                   transeunt
                   .
                   Ante
                   mortem
                   ,
                   ne
                   laudes
                   hominem
                   quenquam
                   ,
                   quoniam
                   in
                   filiis
                   suis
                   agnoscitur
                   vir
                   .
                
                 
                   Percinalus
                   Samlpace
                   ,
                   Armiger
                   ,
                   obiit
                   
                   secundo
                   die
                   Februarii
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                   1568.
                   
                   R.
                   Elizabetha
                   regnante
                   :
                   Cujus
                   quidem
                   corpus
                   juxta
                   hunc
                   Tumulum
                   humatum
                   existit
                   .
                   Agnes
                   uxor
                   ejus
                   ,
                   &
                   filia
                   Ioannis
                   Tebowld
                   ,
                   Armigeri
                   ,
                   obiit
                   3.
                   die
                   Septemb.
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1588.
                   
                   R.
                   Elizabetha
                   regnante
                   .
                
                 
                   Liberi
                   inter
                   eos
                   Michael
                   &
                   Thomas
                   ,
                   adhuc
                   viventes
                   ,
                   qui
                   in
                   religiosa
                   memoria
                   optimorum
                   parentum
                   ,
                   hoc
                   monumentum
                   posuerunt
                   .
                
                 
                   Behold
                   your selves
                   by
                   us
                   ,
                
                 
                   such
                   once
                   were
                   we
                   as
                   you
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   you
                   in
                   time
                   shall
                   be
                
                 
                   even
                   dust
                   as
                   we
                   are
                   now
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Mors
                 nobis
                 lucrum
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Gualterus
                   Mildmay
                   ,
                   
                   miles
                   ,
                   &
                   Maria
                   uxor
                   ejus
                   .
                   Ipse
                   obiit
                   ultimo
                   die
                   Maii
                   ,
                   1589.
                   
                   Ipsa
                   16.
                   die
                   Martii
                   1576.
                   
                   Reliquerunt
                   duos
                   filios
                   ,
                   &
                   tres
                   filias
                   .
                   Fundavit
                   Collegium
                   Emanuelis
                   Cantabridgiae
                   ,
                   moritur
                   Cancellarius
                   &
                   Sub-thesaurarius
                   Scaccarii
                   ,
                   &
                   Regiae
                   Majestati
                   à
                   Consiliis
                   .
                
              
               
                 This
                 Pric●y
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 late
                 surrender
                 ,
                 the
                 30.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 was
                 valued
                 at
                 653.
                 
                   l.
                
                 15.
                 s.
                 by
                 the
                 yeere
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Church
                 having
                 in
                 the
                 Bell-Tower
                 sixe
                 bels
                 in
                 a
                 tune
                 ,
                 those
                 bels
                 were
                 sold
                 to
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 Sepulchres
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 the
                 Church
                 being
                 pulled
                 downe
                 to
                 the
                 Quire
                 ,
                 the
                 Quire
                 was
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 order
                 annexed
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 enlarging
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 Parish
                 Church
                 there
                 to
                 adjoyning
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 was
                 used
                 till
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Queene
                 Mary
                 ,
                 who
                 gave
                 the
                 remnant
                 of
                 the
                 Priory
                 Church
                 to
                 the
                 Friers
                 preachers
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 used
                 as
                 their
                 Coventuall
                 Church
                 ,
                 untill
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 our
                 Soveraigne
                 Lady
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 :
                 then
                 those
                 Friers
                 were
                 put
                 out
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 old
                 parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 was
                 wholly
                 as
                 it
                 stood
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 last
                 yeere
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 given
                 by
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 to
                 remaine
                 for
                 ever
                 a
                 parish
                 Church
                 to
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 within
                 the
                 Close
                 ,
                 called
                 great
                 Saint
                 Bartholomewes
                 .
                 Since
                 the
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 old
                 parish
                 Church
                 is
                 pulled
                 downe
                 ,
                 except
                 the
                 Steeple
                 of
                 rotten
                 Timber
                 ,
                 ready
                 to
                 fall
                 of
                 it selfe
                 .
                 I
                 have
                 oft
                 heard
                 it
                 reported
                 ,
                 that
                 a
                 new
                 Steeple
                 should
                 bee
                 builded
                 with
                 the
                 Stone
                 ,
                 Lead
                 and
                 Timber
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 but
                 no
                 such
                 thing
                 was
                 performed
                 .
                 The
                 parish
                 have
                 lately
                 repaired
                 the
                 old
                 woodden
                 Steeple
                 ,
                 to
                 serve
                 their
                 turne
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 Priory
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Lane
                 truly
                 called
                 Long
                 ,
                 which
                 reacheth
                 from
                 Smithfield
                 to
                 
                   Aldersgate
                   street
                
                 .
                 This
                 Lane
                 is
                 now
                 lately
                 builded
                 on
                 both
                 the
                 sides
                 with
                 Tenements
                 for
                 Brokers
                 ,
                 Tiplers
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 like
                 :
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 Smithfield
                 from
                 
                   Long
                   lane
                
                 end
                 to
                 the
                 Barres
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 inclosed
                 with
                 Innes
                 ,
                 Brew-houses
                 ,
                 and
                 large
                 Tenements
                 ;
                 on
                 the
                 VVest
                 side
                 is
                 
                   Chicken
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 downe
                 to
                 Cowbridge
                 .
                 
                 Then
                 be
                 the
                 pens
                 or
                 folds
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 sheepe
                 there
                 parted
                 ,
                 and
                 penned
                 up
                 to
                 be
                 sold
                 on
                 the
                 Market
                 dayes
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 Smithfield
                 Pond
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 of
                 (
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 in
                 Records
                 was
                 called
                 Horse-Poole
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 men
                 watered
                 Horses
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 a
                 great
                 water
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 sixth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 fifth
                 ,
                 a
                 new
                 building
                 was
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 VVest
                 part
                 of
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 the
                 said
                 Poole
                 and
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 the
                 Wels
                 ,
                 or
                 Turnemill-brooke
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 place
                 then
                 called
                 the
                 Elmes
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 that
                 there
                 grew
                 many
                 Elme
                 trees
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 had
                 been
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 execution
                 for
                 Offenders
                 :
                 since
                 the
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 building
                 there
                 hath
                 been
                 so
                 increased
                 ,
                 that
                 now
                 remaineth
                 not
                 one
                 tree
                 growing
                 .
              
               
                 Amongst
                 these
                 new
                 buildings
                 is
                 
                   Cowbridge
                   street
                
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Cow
                   lane
                
                 ;
                 which
                 turneth
                 toward
                 Oldbourne
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 Lane
                 the
                 Prior
                 of
                 Semperingham
                 had
                 his
                 Inne
                 ,
                 or
                 London
                 lodging
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 rest
                 of
                 that
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 Smithfield
                 hath
                 divers
                 faire
                 Innes
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 comely
                 buildings
                 ,
                 
                 up
                 to
                 
                   Hosier
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 which
                 also
                 turneth
                 downe
                 to
                 Oldbourne
                 ,
                 till
                 it
                 meet
                 with
                 
                   Cowbridge
                   street
                
                 .
                 From
                 this
                 Lane
                 to
                 
                   Cocke
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 over-against
                 Pie-corner
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 thus
                 much
                 for
                 incroachments
                 and
                 inclosure
                 of
                 this
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 whereby
                 remaineth
                 but
                 a
                 small
                 portion
                 for
                 the
                 old
                 uses
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 for
                 markets
                 of
                 horses
                 ,
                 and
                 cattell
                 ,
                 neither
                 for
                 Military
                 exercises
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 Iustings
                 ,
                 Turnings
                 ,
                 and
                 great
                 Triumphs
                 ,
                 which
                 have
                 beene
                 there
                 performed
                 before
                 the
                 Princes
                 and
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 both
                 of
                 this
                 Realme
                 and
                 sorraine
                 Countries
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 example
                 to
                 note
                 :
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 
                 1357.
                 the
                 31.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 
                 great
                 and
                 royall
                 Iusts
                 were
                 then
                 holden
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 there
                 being
                 present
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 
                   England
                   ,
                   France
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 with
                 many
                 other
                 Nobles
                 ,
                 and
                 great
                 Estates
                 of
                 divers
                 lands
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1362.
                 the
                 36.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 3.
                 on
                 the
                 first
                 five
                 daies
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 were
                 Iusts
                 holden
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Queene
                 being
                 present
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Chivalry
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 other
                 Nations
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 which
                 came
                 
                   Spaniards
                   ,
                   Cyprians
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Armenians
                 ,
                 Knightly
                 requesting
                 ayde
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 against
                 the
                 Pagans
                 that
                 invaded
                 their
                 confines
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 48.
                 of
                 Edw.
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 Dame
                 
                   Alice
                   Perrers
                
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 Pierce
                 (
                 the
                 kings
                 Concubine
                 )
                 as
                 Lady
                 of
                 the
                 Sunne
                 ,
                 rode
                 from
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 through
                 Cheape
                 ,
                 accompanied
                 of
                 many
                 Lords
                 and
                 Ladies
                 ,
                 every
                 Lady
                 leading
                 a
                 Lord
                 by
                 his
                 horse
                 bridle
                 ,
                 till
                 they
                 came
                 into
                 West
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 began
                 a
                 great
                 Just
                 ,
                 which
                 endured
                 seven
                 daies
                 after
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 the
                 9.
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 2.
                 was
                 the
                 like
                 great
                 riding
                 from
                 the
                 Tower
                 to
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 Lord
                 led
                 a
                 Ladies
                 horse
                 bridle
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 morrow
                 began
                 the
                 Iusts
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 which
                 lasted
                 two
                 dayes
                 :
                 there
                 bare
                 them
                 well
                 ,
                 Henry
                 of
                 Darby
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Lancasters
                 sonne
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Beaumont
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Simon
                   Burley
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Paris
                   Countney
                
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 14.
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 after
                 Froisard
                 ,
                 royall
                 Iusts
                 and
                 Turnements
                 were
                 proclaimed
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 to
                 begin
                 on
                 Sunday
                 next
                 after
                 the
                 feast
                 of
                 Saint
                 Michael
                 ;
                 many
                 strangers
                 came
                 forth
                 of
                 other
                 countries
                 :
                 namely
                 ,
                 Valariam
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 S.
                 Paul
                 ,
                 that
                 had
                 married
                 king
                 Richards
                 sister
                 ,
                 the
                 Lady
                 
                   Maud
                   Courtney
                
                 ,
                 and
                 William
                 the
                 young
                 Earle
                 of
                 Ostarvant
                 ,
                 son
                 to
                 Albret
                 of
                 Baviere
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Holland
                 and
                 Henault
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 day
                 appointed
                 ,
                 
                 there
                 issued
                 forth
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 third
                 houre
                 of
                 the
                 day
                 60.
                 
                 Coursers
                 ,
                 apparrelled
                 for
                 the
                 Iusts
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 every
                 one
                 an
                 Esquire
                 of
                 honour
                 riding
                 a
                 soft
                 pace
                 :
                 then
                 came
                 forth
                 60.
                 
                 Ladies
                 of
                 honour
                 mounted
                 upon
                 Palfraies
                 ,
                 riding
                 on
                 the
                 one
                 side
                 richly
                 apparrelled
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 Lady
                 led
                 a
                 Knight
                 with
                 a
                 chain
                 of
                 gold
                 ,
                 those
                 Knights
                 being
                 on
                 the
                 Kings
                 party
                 ,
                 had
                 their
                 armour
                 &
                 apparell
                 garnished
                 with
                 white
                 Harts
                 ,
                 and
                 crownes
                 of
                 gold
                 about
                 the
                 Harts
                 neckes
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 they
                 came
                 riding
                 through
                 the
                 streets
                 of
                 London
                 to
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 number
                 of
                 Trumpets
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 instruments
                 of
                 Musicke
                 before
                 them
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 and
                 Queene
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 lodged
                 in
                 the
                 Bishops
                 Palace
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 were
                 come
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 with
                 many
                 great
                 Estates
                 ,
                 and
                 placed
                 in
                 chambers
                 to
                 see
                 the
                 Iusts
                 :
                 the
                 Ladies
                 that
                 led
                 the
                 knights
                 ,
                 were
                 taken
                 downe
                 from
                 their
                 Palfraies
                 ,
                 and
                 went
                 up
                 to
                 chambers
                 prepared
                 for
                 them
                 .
                 Then
                 alighted
                 the
                 Esquires
                 of
                 Honour
                 from
                 their
                 Coursers
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 knights
                 in
                 good
                 order
                 mounted
                 upon
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 after
                 their
                 Helmets
                 were
                 set
                 on
                 their
                 heads
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 ready
                 in
                 all
                 points
                 ,
                 Proclamation
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Heralds
                 ,
                 the
                 Iusts
                 began
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 commendable
                 courses
                 were
                 runne
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 pleasure
                 of
                 the
                 beholders
                 :
                 this
                 Iusts
                 continued
                 many
                 dayes
                 with
                 great
                 feasting
                 ,
                 as
                 ye
                 may
                 reade
                 in
                 Froisard
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1393.
                 the
                 17.
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 2.
                 certaine
                 Lords
                 of
                 Scotland
                 came
                 into
                 England
                 to
                 get
                 worship
                 ,
                 by
                 force
                 of
                 Armes
                 ,
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Marre
                 challenged
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Notingham
                 ,
                 to
                 Iust
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 they
                 rode
                 together
                 certaine
                 courses
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 the
                 full
                 challenge
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Marre
                 was
                 cast
                 both
                 horse
                 and
                 man
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 of
                 his
                 ribbes
                 broken
                 with
                 the
                 fall
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 conveighed
                 out
                 of
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 towards
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 but
                 dyed
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 at
                 Yorke
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Wil.
                   Darell
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Banner-bearer
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 challenged
                 Sir
                 
                   Percy
                   Courtney
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Banner-bearer
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 when
                 they
                 had
                 runne
                 certaine
                 courses
                 ,
                 gave
                 over
                 without
                 conclusion
                 of
                 victory
                 .
                 Then
                 Cookborne
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 challenged
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Hawberke
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 ,
                 and
                 rode
                 five
                 courses
                 ,
                 but
                 Cookborne
                 was
                 borne
                 over
                 horse
                 and
                 man
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1409.
                 the
                 tenth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 a
                 great
                 Play
                 was
                 played
                 at
                 
                   Skinners
                   Well
                
                 ,
                 which
                 lasted
                 eight
                 dayes
                 ,
                 where
                 were
                 to
                 see
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Nobles
                 and
                 Gentles
                 in
                 England
                 :
                 and
                 forthwith
                 began
                 a
                 royall
                 Justing
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 between
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Somerset
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Seneshall
                 of
                 Henalt
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Io.
                 Cornwall
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Arundell
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 sonne
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Cheyney
                
                 ,
                 against
                 
                 certaine
                 French
                 men
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 same
                 yeere
                 a
                 battell
                 was
                 fought
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 between
                 two
                 Esquires
                 ,
                 the
                 one
                 called
                 
                   Glaucester
                   Appellant
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 
                   Arthure
                   Defendant
                
                 ,
                 they
                 fought
                 valiantly
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 King
                 tooke
                 up
                 the
                 quarrell
                 into
                 his
                 hands
                 ,
                 and
                 pardoned
                 them
                 both
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1430.
                 the
                 eighth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 the
                 fourteenth
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 a
                 battell
                 was
                 done
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 Lists
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 between
                 two
                 men
                 of
                 Feversham
                 in
                 
                   Kent
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Vpton
                
                 ,
                 Notary
                 ,
                 Appellant
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Iohn
                   Downe
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 
                   Defendant
                   :
                   Iohn
                   Vpton
                
                 put
                 upon
                 
                   Iohn
                   Downe
                
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 and
                 his
                 Compiers
                 should
                 imagine
                 the
                 Kings
                 death
                 upon
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 his
                 Coronation
                 .
                 When
                 these
                 had
                 fought
                 long
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 took
                 up
                 the
                 matter
                 ,
                 &
                 forgave
                 both
                 the
                 parties
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1442.
                 the
                 20.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 the
                 30.
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 a
                 Challenge
                 was
                 done
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 Lists
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 there
                 being
                 Sir
                 
                   Philip
                   la
                   Beaufe
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Aragon
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 an
                 Esquire
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 house
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Iohn
                   Ansley
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Anstley
                 ;
                 they
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 field
                 all
                 armed
                 ,
                 the
                 Knight
                 with
                 his
                 sword
                 drawne
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Esquire
                 with
                 his
                 Speare
                 ,
                 which
                 Speare
                 hee
                 cast
                 against
                 the
                 Knight
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Knight
                 avoided
                 it
                 with
                 his
                 sword
                 ,
                 and
                 cast
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 ground
                 .
                 then
                 the
                 Esquire
                 tooke
                 his
                 Axe
                 ,
                 and
                 smote
                 many
                 blowes
                 on
                 the
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 him
                 let
                 fall
                 his
                 Axe
                 ,
                 and
                 brake
                 up
                 his
                 Vmber
                 three
                 times
                 ,
                 &
                 would
                 have
                 smit
                 him
                 on
                 the
                 face
                 with
                 his
                 dagger
                 ,
                 for
                 to
                 have
                 slaine
                 him
                 ;
                 but
                 then
                 the
                 King
                 cried
                 hold
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 they
                 were
                 parted
                 :
                 the
                 King
                 made
                 
                   Iohn
                   Ansley
                
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Knight
                 of
                 Aragon
                 offered
                 his
                 Harnesse
                 at
                 Windsor
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeer
                 1446.
                 the
                 24.
                 of
                 Hen.
                 the
                 6.
                 
                 
                   Iohn
                   David
                
                 appeached
                 his
                 Master
                 
                   William
                   Cater
                
                 of
                 treason
                 :
                 
                 and
                 a
                 day
                 being
                 assigned
                 them
                 to
                 fight
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 the
                 Master
                 being
                 well
                 beloved
                 ,
                 was
                 so
                 cherished
                 by
                 his
                 friends
                 ,
                 and
                 plied
                 with
                 wine
                 ,
                 that
                 being
                 therewith
                 overcome
                 ,
                 was
                 also
                 unluckily
                 slaine
                 by
                 his
                 servant
                 .
                 But
                 that
                 false
                 servant
                 (
                 for
                 he
                 falsly
                 accused
                 his
                 Master
                 )
                 lived
                 not
                 long
                 unpunished
                 ;
                 for
                 he
                 was
                 after
                 hanged
                 at
                 Teyborn
                 for
                 felony
                 .
              
               
                 Let
                 all
                 such
                 false
                 accusers
                 note
                 this
                 for
                 example
                 ,
                 and
                 looke
                 for
                 no
                 better
                 end
                 ,
                 without
                 speedy
                 repentance
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 same
                 yeere
                 ,
                 
                   Thomas
                   Fiiz-Thomas
                
                 ,
                 Prior
                 of
                 Kilmaine
                 ,
                 appeached
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Butler
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Ormond
                 ,
                 of
                 treasons
                 :
                 which
                 had
                 a
                 day
                 assigned
                 them
                 to
                 fight
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 the
                 Lists
                 were
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 field
                 prepared
                 :
                 but
                 when
                 it
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 point
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 commanded
                 they
                 should
                 not
                 fight
                 ,
                 and
                 tooke
                 the
                 quarrell
                 into
                 his
                 hands
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1467.
                 the
                 seventh
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 the
                 Bastard
                 of
                 Burgoigne
                 challenged
                 the
                 Lord
                 Scales
                 ,
                 brother
                 to
                 the
                 Queene
                 ,
                 to
                 fight
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 both
                 on
                 horse-back
                 and
                 on
                 foot
                 :
                 the
                 King
                 therefore
                 caused
                 Lists
                 to
                 bee
                 prepared
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 the
                 length
                 of
                 120.
                 
                 Taylors
                 yards
                 ,
                 and
                 ten
                 foote
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 breadth
                 80.
                 yards
                 ,
                 and
                 20.
                 foot
                 ,
                 double
                 barred
                 ,
                 five
                 foot
                 betweene
                 the
                 barres
                 ,
                 the
                 timber
                 worke
                 whereof
                 cost
                 200.
                 
                 Marks
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 faire
                 and
                 costly
                 Galleries
                 prepared
                 for
                 the
                 Ladies
                 and
                 other
                 :
                 at
                 the
                 which
                 Martiall
                 enterprise
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Nobility
                 were
                 present
                 .
                 The
                 first
                 day
                 they
                 ranne
                 together
                 with
                 Speares
                 ,
                 and
                 departed
                 with
                 equall
                 honour
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 next
                 day
                 they
                 turneyed
                 on
                 horsebacke
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Scales
                 horse
                 having
                 on
                 his
                 Chafron
                 a
                 long
                 speare
                 pike
                 of
                 steele
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 the
                 two
                 Champions
                 coaped
                 together
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 horse
                 thrust
                 his
                 pike
                 into
                 the
                 nostrils
                 of
                 the
                 Bastards
                 horse
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 for
                 very
                 paine
                 ,
                 he
                 mounted
                 so
                 high
                 that
                 he
                 fell
                 on
                 the
                 one
                 side
                 with
                 his
                 Master
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Scales
                 rode
                 about
                 him
                 with
                 his
                 sword
                 drawne
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 King
                 commanded
                 the
                 Marshall
                 to
                 helpe
                 up
                 the
                 Bastard
                 ,
                 who
                 said
                 ;
                 I
                 cannot
                 hold
                 by
                 the
                 clouds
                 ;
                 for
                 though
                 my
                 horse
                 faile
                 me
                 ,
                 I
                 will
                 not
                 faile
                 an
                 incounter
                 companion
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 King
                 would
                 not
                 suffer
                 them
                 to
                 doe
                 any
                 more
                 that
                 day
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 next
                 morrow
                 they
                 came
                 into
                 the
                 Lists
                 on
                 foot
                 ,
                 with
                 two
                 Pole-Axes
                 ,
                 and
                 fought
                 valiantly
                 ,
                 but
                 at
                 the
                 last
                 the
                 point
                 of
                 the
                 Pole-Axe
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Scales
                 entred
                 into
                 the
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Bastards
                 Helm
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 force
                 might
                 have
                 placed
                 him
                 on
                 his
                 knees
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 King
                 cast
                 downe
                 his
                 warder
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Marshall
                 severed
                 them
                 .
                 The
                 Bastard
                 required
                 that
                 hee
                 might
                 performe
                 his
                 enterprise
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 King
                 gave
                 Judgement
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Bastard
                 relinguished
                 his
                 challenge
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 And
                 this
                 may
                 suffice
                 for
                 Iusts
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 yet
                 we
                 may
                 not
                 part
                 with
                 Smithfield
                 
                 so
                 :
                 
                 for
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 hath
                 beene
                 a
                 place
                 for
                 such
                 honourable
                 Iusts
                 and
                 Triumphs
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 it
                 was
                 a
                 soft
                 ground
                 ,
                 and
                 unpaved
                 :
                 so
                 was
                 it
                 a
                 Market
                 place
                 for
                 Cattell
                 ,
                 Hay
                 ,
                 Straw
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 necessary
                 provisions
                 ,
                 and
                 likewise
                 (
                 once
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 )
                 at
                 Bartholomewtide
                 a
                 generall
                 Faire
                 ,
                 commonly
                 called
                 
                   Bartholomew
                   Faire
                
                 ,
                 hath
                 usually
                 beene
                 kept
                 in
                 that
                 place
                 .
                 But
                 in
                 regard
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 continually
                 subject
                 to
                 the
                 iniquity
                 of
                 weather
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 a
                 place
                 of
                 such
                 goodly
                 extendure
                 ,
                 deserved
                 to
                 be
                 much
                 better
                 respected
                 ;
                 it
                 pleased
                 the
                 Kings
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 advice
                 of
                 his
                 honourable
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 Councell
                 ,
                 to
                 w●ite
                 graciously
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 his
                 Brethren
                 ,
                 that
                 Smithfield
                 might
                 be
                 sufficiently
                 paved
                 ,
                 which
                 would
                 bee
                 the
                 onely
                 meanes
                 ,
                 whereby
                 to
                 have
                 it
                 kept
                 in
                 far
                 cleaner
                 condition
                 .
                 And
                 as
                 no
                 motion
                 (
                 to
                 any
                 good
                 end
                 and
                 intent
                 )
                 can
                 be
                 made
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 but
                 they
                 as
                 gladly
                 embrace
                 and
                 willingly
                 pursue
                 it
                 :
                 even
                 so
                 this
                 honourable
                 motion
                 found
                 as
                 acceptable
                 entertainment
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 was
                 very
                 speedily
                 proceeded
                 withall
                 .
                 Some
                 voluntary
                 contribution
                 in
                 the
                 severall
                 Parishes
                 (
                 what
                 each
                 man
                 willingly
                 would
                 give
                 )
                 was
                 bestowed
                 on
                 the
                 worke
                 ;
                 but
                 (
                 indeed
                 )
                 hardly
                 deserving
                 any
                 report
                 .
                 Notwithstanding
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 fourth
                 day
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 
                   in
                   An.
                   1614.
                
                 the
                 City
                 began
                 the
                 intended
                 labour
                 ,
                 and
                 before
                 Bartholomewtide
                 then
                 next
                 ensuing
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 credit
                 and
                 honour
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 
                 it
                 was
                 fully
                 finished
                 ,
                 and
                 Bartholomew
                 Faire
                 there
                 kept
                 ,
                 without
                 breaking
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 paved
                 ground
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Boothes
                 discreetly
                 ordered
                 ,
                 to
                 stand
                 fast
                 upon
                 the
                 pavement
                 .
                 The
                 Citizens
                 charge
                 thereof
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 been
                 credibly
                 told
                 by
                 Master
                 
                   Arthur
                   Strangwaies
                
                 )
                 amounting
                 well
                 neere
                 to
                 sixteene
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 to
                 returne
                 through
                 
                   Gilt-spurre
                   street
                
                 by
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 where
                 I
                 first
                 began
                 ,
                 there
                 standeth
                 the
                 faire
                 parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 called
                 S.
                 Sepulchers
                 in
                 the
                 Bayly
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 
                   Chamberlaine
                   gate
                
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 faire
                 Church-yard
                 ,
                 though
                 not
                 so
                 large
                 as
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 is
                 letten
                 out
                 for
                 buildings
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Garden
                 plot
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Church
                 was
                 newly
                 re-edified
                 or
                 builded
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 reigne
                 ,
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Pophames
                 was
                 a
                 great
                 builder
                 there
                 :
                 
                 namely
                 ,
                 of
                 one
                 faire
                 Chappell
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Quire
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 his
                 Armes
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Monuments
                 in
                 the
                 Glasse
                 windowes
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 the
                 faire
                 Porch
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Church
                 towards
                 the
                 South
                 :
                 
                 his
                 Image
                 faire
                 graven
                 in
                 stone
                 ,
                 was
                 fixed
                 over
                 the
                 said
                 Porch
                 ,
                 but
                 defaced
                 and
                 beaten
                 downe
                 ,
                 his
                 titles
                 were
                 these
                 ,
                 by
                 offices
                 :
                 Chancellour
                 of
                 Normandy
                 ,
                 Captaine
                 of
                 
                   Vernoyle
                   ,
                   Pearch
                   ,
                   Susan
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Bayon
                 ,
                 and
                 Treasurer
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Houshold
                 ;
                 hee
                 dyed
                 rich
                 ,
                 leaving
                 great
                 treasure
                 of
                 strange
                 coynes
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 Charter-house
                 Church
                 ,
                 by
                 West
                 Smithfield
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 Nobilitating
                 of
                 these
                 Pophames
                 ,
                 was
                 by
                 Matilda
                 the
                 Empresse
                 ,
                 daughter
                 to
                 Henry
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 Henry
                 her
                 son
                 :
                 one
                 Popham
                 ,
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 of
                 very
                 faire
                 lands
                 in
                 
                   Southampton
                   shire
                
                 ,
                 dyed
                 without
                 issue
                 Male
                 ,
                 about
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 and
                 leaving
                 foure
                 daughters
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 married
                 to
                 
                   Fostar
                   ,
                   Barentine
                   ,
                   Wodham
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Hamden
                   .
                   Popham
                
                 Deane
                 (
                 distant
                 three
                 miles
                 from
                 Clarendon
                 ,
                 and
                 three
                 miles
                 from
                 Mortisham
                 )
                 was
                 sometime
                 the
                 chiefe
                 Lordship
                 or
                 Mannour
                 house
                 of
                 those
                 Pophames
                 .
              
               
                 
                   There
                   lie
                   buried
                   in
                   this
                   Church
                   ,
                
                 William
                 Andrew
                 ,
                 Stephen
                 Clamparde
                 ,
                 Laurence
                 Warcam
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Dagworth
                 ,
                 William
                 Porter
                 ,
                 Robert
                 Scarlet
                 ,
                 Esquires
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here-under
                   lieth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   the
                   vertuous
                   Lady
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   Lady
                   
                     Elenor
                     Sentleger
                  
                   ,
                   wife
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Anthony
                     Sentleger
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Master
                   of
                   the
                   Rolles
                   of
                   the
                   Chancery
                   of
                   the
                   Realme
                   of
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   her
                   Majesties
                   Privie
                   Councell
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Realme
                   ;
                   the
                   daughter
                   of
                   
                     Richard
                     Markham
                  
                   of
                   Seggebrooke
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Lincolne
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   deceased
                   ;
                   who
                   died
                   the
                   second
                   day
                   of
                   February
                   ,
                   1598.
                   being
                   of
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   52.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   and
                   Moneths
                   odde
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   Dame
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     Langton
                  
                   ,
                   
                   late
                   wife
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Langton
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Baron
                   of
                   Newton
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Countie
                   of
                   Lancaster
                   :
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   daughters
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Edward
                     Stanley
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Mounteagle
                   ,
                   which
                   deceased
                   the
                   17.
                   day
                   of
                   Iune
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1533.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Richard
                     
                     Snelling
                  
                   of
                   
                     West
                     Greensted
                  
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Sussex
                   ,
                   
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   who
                   died
                   the
                   25.
                   day
                   of
                   August
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1611.
                  
                   
                   He
                   married
                   
                     Margery
                     May
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   eldest
                   daughter
                   of
                   
                     George
                     May
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   :
                   By
                   whom
                   hee
                   had
                   issue
                   2.
                   sons
                   and
                   3.
                   daughters
                   ;
                   which
                   said
                   Margery
                   was
                   living
                   
                     in
                     An.
                     1612.
                  
                   and
                   caused
                   this
                   Monument
                   to
                   bee
                   laid
                   ,
                   desiring
                   to
                   be
                   interred
                   here-under
                   .
                
                 
                   Elionora
                   praehonorabilis
                   viri
                   ,
                   Iohannis
                   Fortescue
                   ,
                   
                   Equitis
                   Aurati
                   ,
                   Ducatus
                   Lancastriae
                   Cancellarii
                   ,
                   à
                   sanctioribus
                   Regiae
                   Majestatis
                   Conciliis
                   ,
                   filia
                   Edvardi
                   Hubbard
                   Armig.
                   defuncti
                   ,
                   aliquando
                   Conjux
                   perquam
                   dilecta
                   ,
                   sub
                   hoc
                   Marmore
                   jacet
                   sepulta
                   .
                   Vixit
                   annos
                   36.
                   piè
                   ,
                   justè
                   ,
                   sobriè
                   ,
                   quoad
                   Deum
                   ,
                   mundum
                   ,
                   seipsam
                   ,
                   gestos
                   in
                   fide
                   ,
                   pace
                   ,
                   spe
                   Christi
                   ,
                   conscientiae
                   ,
                   gloriae
                   .
                   Obiit
                   10.
                   die
                   Mensis
                   Iulii
                   ,
                   An.
                   Regni
                   Regis
                   Jacobi
                   ,
                   Angliae
                   ,
                   &c.
                   3.
                   
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   1605.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Qualis
                 vita
                 ,
                 finis
                 ita
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here-under
                   lyes
                   the
                
                 
                   wonder
                   of
                   her
                   kinde
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   Quintessence
                
                 
                   of
                   Nature
                   and
                   of
                   Grace
                   ,
                
                 
                   Wit
                   ,
                   Beauty
                   ,
                   Bounty
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   (
                   in
                   Noble
                   race
                
                 
                   The
                   rarest
                   Iewell
                   )
                
                 
                   a
                   right
                   humble
                   minde
                   ;
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyes
                   her
                   body
                   ,
                
                 
                   but
                   her
                   soule
                   refin'd
                
                 
                   Above
                   th'
                   Empyreall
                   ,
                
                 
                   hath
                   imperiall
                   place
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   blisse
                   so
                   boundlesse
                   ,
                
                 
                   as
                   no
                   words
                   embrace
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nor
                   Art
                   can
                   seigne
                   ,
                
                 
                   nor
                   mortall
                   heart
                   can
                   find
                   .
                
                 
                   Her
                   fame
                   remaines
                   a
                
                 
                   Monument
                   of
                   honour
                   ,
                
                 
                   Built
                   by
                   her
                   vertue
                
                 
                   gilt
                   with
                   purest
                   gold
                   ,
                
                 
                   With
                   Lilly-flowers
                   and
                
                 
                   Roses
                   strewed
                   upon
                   her
                   ,
                
                 
                   Her
                   Epitaph
                
                 
                   Vrania
                   thus
                   enrol'd
                   :
                
                 
                   Milde
                   childe
                   ,
                   chaste
                   mayden
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   religious
                   wife
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   Even
                   crownes
                   the
                   day
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Ioane
                     Essex
                  
                   death
                   her
                   life
                   .
                
                 
                   Piè
                   obiit
                   die
                   Martis
                   Martii
                   15.
                   
                   Ann.
                   aetat
                   .
                   suae
                   26.
                   
                   Salutis
                   nostrae
                   ,
                   1607.
                   
                
                 
                   A
                   Dorcas
                   milde
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   a
                   Mary
                   full
                   of
                   grace
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   Virgin
                   chaste
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   of
                   rare
                   education
                   ,
                
                 
                   Entombed
                   lyeth
                   here
                
                 
                   underneath
                   this
                   place
                   .
                
                 
                   Whose
                   life
                   and
                   name
                
                 
                   deserved
                   commendation
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   in
                   the
                   blooming
                
                 
                   Month
                   of
                   pleasant
                   May
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vntimely
                   Death
                   hath
                
                 
                   stolne
                   her
                   life
                   away
                   .
                
                 
                   Yet
                   spight
                   of
                   Death
                   ,
                
                 
                   her
                   vertue
                   still
                   remaineth
                   ;
                
                 
                   And
                   in
                   the
                   heaven
                
                 
                   a
                   better
                   life
                   she
                   gaineth
                   :
                
                 
                   Vpon
                   whose
                   Tombe
                
                 
                   I
                   consecrate
                   this
                   Verse
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   stead
                   of
                   flowers
                   .
                
                 
                   to
                   decke
                   her
                   Funerall
                   Hearse
                   .
                
                 
                   Nemo
                   ante
                   obitum
                   foelix
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 Ioannem
                 Brewster
                 Armigerum
                 ,
                 in
                 obitum
                 D.
                 Elizabethae
                 Deane
                 ,
                 uxoris
                 ejus
                 .
                 Obiit
                 24.
                 die
                 Octob.
                 1609.
                 
              
               
                 
                   MAde
                   generous
                   by
                   birth
                
                 
                   and
                   kept
                   that
                   fount
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   From
                   times
                   pollution
                   ,
                
                 
                   striving
                   still
                   to
                   rise
                   ,
                
                 
                   Above
                   the
                   earth
                   ,
                   high
                
                 
                   in
                   the
                   worlds
                   account
                
                 
                   For
                   outward
                   and
                
                 
                   in-bred
                   courtesies
                   .
                
                 
                   Her
                   actions
                   ,
                   almes
                   ,
                   her
                   life
                   ,
                
                 
                   faith
                   ,
                   hope
                   ,
                   and
                   love
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   suffering
                   spirit
                   ,
                
                 
                   rendring
                   right
                   for
                   wrong
                   :
                
                 
                   Her
                   heart
                   a
                   Spheare
                   ,
                   where
                
                 
                   all
                   good
                   thoughts
                   did
                   move
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whose
                   influence
                   was
                
                 
                   dispersed
                   by
                   the
                   tongne
                   .
                
                 
                   Religion
                   was
                   her
                   Compasse
                   ,
                
                 
                   Truth
                   her
                   Starre
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   sundry
                   Seas
                
                 
                   of
                   worlds
                   prosperity
                   .
                
                 
                   Wealth
                   her
                   bad
                   angell
                   ,
                
                 
                   flesh
                   and
                   bloud
                   her
                   warre
                   ,
                
                 
                   Yet
                   wisedome
                   made
                
                 
                   this
                   discord
                   Harmony
                   .
                
                 
                   Then
                   Marble
                   keepe
                
                 
                   to
                   all
                   posterity
                
                 
                   Her
                   lives
                   deare
                   memory
                   ,
                
                 
                   upon
                   whose
                   urne
                
                 
                 
                   And
                   to
                   her
                   obsequies
                
                 
                   (
                   O
                   ,
                   obsequiously
                   )
                
                 
                   In
                   loves
                   sweet
                   Odours
                
                 
                   hearts
                   shall
                   ever
                   burne
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   let
                   each
                   Christian
                
                 
                   heart
                   joyne
                   with
                   my
                   pen
                   ,
                
                 
                   T'
                   imbalme
                   her
                   vertues
                
                 
                   in
                   the
                   hearts
                   of
                   men
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Thou
                   bed
                   of
                   rest
                   ,
                
                 
                   reserve
                   for
                   him
                   a
                   roome
                   ,
                
                 
                   Who
                   lives
                   a
                   man
                   divorc't
                
                 
                   from
                   his
                   deare
                   wife
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   as
                   they
                   were
                   one
                   heart
                   ,
                
                 
                   so
                   this
                   one
                   Tombe
                
                 
                   May
                   hold
                   them
                   neere
                
                 
                   in
                   death
                   ,
                   as
                   linckt
                   in
                   life
                   .
                
                 
                   Shee
                   's
                   gone
                   before
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   after
                   comes
                   her
                   head
                   ;
                
                 
                   To
                   sleepe
                   with
                   her
                
                 
                   among
                   the
                   blessed
                   dead
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   is
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Henry
                     Cotton
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   eldest
                   son
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Cotton
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Connington
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Huntingdon
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   by
                   
                     Dorothy
                     Tamworth
                  
                   ,
                   his
                   second
                   wife
                   .
                   Hee
                   living
                   honestly
                   ,
                   died
                   the
                   11.
                   day
                   of
                   Iune
                   ,
                   1614.
                   
                   And
                   made
                   his
                   Elcecutors
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Edward
                     Montagu
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   of
                   the
                   Bath
                   ,
                   married
                   to
                   Frances
                   his
                   second
                   sister
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     William
                     Mulsho
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   married
                   to
                   Rebecca
                   his
                   third
                   sister
                   ;
                   who
                   in
                   requitall
                   of
                   his
                   kindnesse
                   to
                   them
                   ,
                   erected
                   this
                   remembrance
                   for
                   him
                   .
                
                 
                   Barckly
                   sublatus
                   ,
                   jacet
                   hic
                
                 
                   sub
                   marmore
                   stratus
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   Qui
                   pueros
                   docuit
                   multos
                
                 
                   veluti
                   bene
                   sciunt
                   .
                
                 
                   Quem
                   rapuit
                   Dominus
                   ,
                
                 
                   sed
                   vivit
                   spiritus
                   ejus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Inter
                   seculas
                   quo
                   '
                   obierunt
                
                 
                   qui
                   bene
                   formas
                
                 
                   Annis
                   millenis
                
                 
                   quingentenis
                   simul
                   oct●
                   ,
                
                 
                   Quod
                   Domini
                   migrat
                
                 
                   qui
                   non
                   cursum
                   sibi
                   pigrat
                   .
                
                 
                   Mense
                   Decembre
                   fero
                
                 
                   de
                   quo
                   non
                   plus
                   majus
                   edo
                
                 
                   Binas
                   uxores
                   habuit
                
                 
                   senas
                   quoque
                   proies
                   .
                
                 
                   Quarum
                   tres
                   nati
                   ,
                
                 
                   natae
                   tres
                   atque
                   fuere
                   ,
                
                 
                   Quos
                   nece
                   truncavit
                
                 
                   Christus
                   quicunque
                   creavit
                   .
                
              
               
                 Next
                 to
                 this
                 Church
                 is
                 a
                 faire
                 and
                 large
                 Inne
                 for
                 receit
                 of
                 Travellers
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 to
                 signe
                 the
                 
                   Sarasens
                   head
                
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 lyeth
                 a
                 streete
                 from
                 Newgate
                 West
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Turne-againe
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 winding
                 North
                 to
                 
                   Oldbourne
                   Conduit
                
                 .
                 
                 This
                 Conduit
                 by
                 
                   Oldbourne
                   Crosse
                
                 was
                 first
                 builded
                 1498.
                 
                 Thomasin
                 ,
                 widow
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Percival
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 second
                 making
                 thereof
                 20.
                 
                 Markes
                 ,
                 
                   Richard
                   Shore
                
                 ten
                 pounds
                 ,
                 
                   Thomas
                   Knesworth
                
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 also
                 did
                 give
                 towards
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 of
                 late
                 ,
                 a
                 new
                 Conduit
                 was
                 there
                 builded
                 in
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 ,
                 namely
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1577.
                 by
                 
                   William
                   Lambe
                
                 ,
                 sometime
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 of
                 the
                 Chappell
                 to
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 and
                 afterward
                 a
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Clothworker
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 the
                 water
                 thereof
                 he
                 caused
                 to
                 bee
                 conveighed
                 in
                 Lead
                 ,
                 from
                 divers
                 Springs
                 to
                 one
                 head
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Conduit
                 ,
                 and
                 waste
                 of
                 one
                 Cocke
                 at
                 
                   Oldbourne
                   bridge
                
                 ,
                 more
                 than
                 2000.
                 yards
                 in
                 length
                 ,
                 all
                 which
                 was
                 by
                 him
                 performed
                 at
                 his
                 owne
                 charges
                 ,
                 amounting
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 1500.
                 
                   l.
                   
                
              
               
                 From
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 Conduit
                 is
                 the
                 high
                 way
                 ,
                 there
                 called
                 
                   Snor
                   hill
                
                 ,
                 stretching
                 out
                 by
                 
                   Oldbourne
                   bridge
                
                 over
                 the
                 oft
                 named
                 water
                 of
                 
                   Turnmill
                   Brook
                
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 up
                 to
                 
                   Oldbourne
                   hill
                
                 ,
                 all
                 replenished
                 with
                 faire
                 building
                 .
              
               
                 Without
                 
                   Oldbourne
                   bridge
                
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 ,
                 is
                 
                   Gold
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 before
                 shewed
                 :
                 up
                 higher
                 on
                 the
                 hill
                 be
                 certain
                 Innes
                 ,
                 &
                 other
                 faire
                 buildings
                 ,
                 amongst
                 the
                 which
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 was
                 a
                 Messuage
                 called
                 
                   Scroopes
                   Inne
                
                 ;
                 
                 for
                 so
                 I
                 finde
                 the
                 same
                 recorded
                 in
                 the
                 37.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 6.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 house
                 was
                 sometime
                 letten
                 out
                 to
                 Sergeants
                 at
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 found
                 by
                 Inquisition
                 taken
                 in
                 the
                 Guild-hall
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 before
                 
                   William
                   Purchase
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 Escheator
                 for
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 14.
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 Iohn
                 Lord
                 Scroope
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 dyed
                 deceased
                 in
                 his
                 demesne
                 of
                 fee
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 feoffement
                 of
                 
                   Guy
                   Fairfaix
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Iustices
                 ,
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 9.
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 King
                 ,
                 unto
                 an
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Io.
                   Scroop
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Scroope
                 of
                 Bolton
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Robert
                   Wingfield
                
                 ,
                 of
                 one
                 house
                 or
                 tenement
                 late
                 called
                 
                   Sergeants
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 situate
                 against
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 St.
                 Andrew
                 in
                 Oldbourne
                 in
              
               
               
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 with
                 two
                 Gardens
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 Messuages
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 Tenement
                 belonging
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 to
                 hold
                 in
                 burgage
                 ,
                 valued
                 by
                 the
                 yeere
                 in
                 all
                 reprises
                 10.
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 
                   Elies
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 belonging
                 and
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 Bishops
                 of
                 
                   Ely.
                   William
                   de
                   Luda
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Ely
                 ,
                 deceased
                 1297.
                 and
                 gave
                 this
                 house
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 his
                 Mannour
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 in
                 Oldbourne
                 ,
                 to
                 his
                 successors
                 ,
                 with
                 condition
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 next
                 successour
                 should
                 pay
                 a
                 thousand
                 Markes
                 towards
                 the
                 finding
                 of
                 three
                 Chaplains
                 in
                 the
                 Chappell
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 More
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hotham
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Ely
                 ,
                 did
                 give
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 sixe
                 Messuages
                 ,
                 two
                 Cellars
                 ,
                 and
                 forty
                 Acres
                 of
                 land
                 in
                 the
                 Suburbs
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 Andrew
                 in
                 Oldbourne
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Prior
                 and
                 Covent
                 of
                 Ely
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 Patent
                 the
                 ninth
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 :
                 this
                 man
                 was
                 Bisop
                 of
                 
                   Ely
                   20.
                
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 and
                 deceased
                 1336.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Arundell
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Ely
                 ,
                 beautifully
                 builded
                 of
                 new
                 his
                 Palace
                 at
                 Ely
                 ,
                 and
                 likewise
                 his
                 Mannours
                 in
                 divers
                 places
                 ,
                 especially
                 this
                 in
                 Oldbourne
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 did
                 not
                 only
                 repaire
                 ,
                 but
                 rather
                 new
                 builded
                 ,
                 and
                 augmented
                 it
                 with
                 a
                 large
                 Port
                 ,
                 Gate-house
                 ,
                 or
                 Front
                 towards
                 the
                 street
                 ,
                 or
                 high-way
                 :
                 his
                 Armes
                 are
                 yet
                 to
                 bee
                 discerned
                 in
                 the
                 stone
                 worke
                 thereof
                 :
                 he
                 fate
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Ely
                 fourteene
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 translated
                 to
                 Yorke
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 house
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 large
                 and
                 commodious
                 roomes
                 thereof
                 ,
                 divers
                 great
                 and
                 solemne
                 feasts
                 have
                 bin
                 kept
                 ,
                 especially
                 by
                 the
                 Sergeants
                 at
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
                 whereof
                 twaine
                 are
                 to
                 bee
                 noted
                 for
                 posterity
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 in
                 the
                 yeer
                 1464.
                 the
                 fourth
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 Michaelmas
                 Terme
                 ,
                 the
                 Sergeants
                 at
                 Law
                 held
                 their
                 feast
                 in
                 this
                 house
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 which
                 amongst
                 other
                 Estates
                 ,
                 
                   Matthew
                   Philip
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 &
                 Commons
                 of
                 divers
                 crafts
                 being
                 invited
                 ,
                 did
                 repaire
                 :
                 but
                 when
                 the
                 Maior
                 looked
                 to
                 keep
                 the
                 State
                 in
                 the
                 Hall
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 had
                 been
                 used
                 in
                 all
                 places
                 within
                 the
                 City
                 and
                 Liberties
                 (
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 presence
                 )
                 the
                 Lord
                 Gray
                 of
                 Ruthen
                 ,
                 then
                 Lord
                 Treasurer
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 unwitting
                 the
                 Sergeants
                 ,
                 and
                 against
                 their
                 wils
                 (
                 as
                 they
                 said
                 )
                 was
                 first
                 placed
                 :
                 whereupon
                 the
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 and
                 Commons
                 departed
                 home
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Maior
                 made
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 to
                 dine
                 with
                 him
                 :
                 howbeit
                 ,
                 hee
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Citizens
                 were
                 wonderfully
                 displeased
                 ,
                 that
                 hee
                 was
                 so
                 dealt
                 with
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 new
                 Sergeants
                 and
                 others
                 were
                 right
                 sorry
                 therefore
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 rather
                 than
                 much
                 good
                 (
                 as
                 they
                 said
                 )
                 it
                 had
                 not
                 so
                 happened
                 .
              
               
                 One
                 other
                 feast
                 was
                 likewise
                 there
                 kept
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1531.
                 the
                 23.
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 .
                 The
                 Sergeants
                 then
                 made
                 were
                 in
                 number
                 eleven
                 :
                 namely
                 ,
                 
                   Thomas
                   Audeley
                   ,
                   Walter
                   Luke
                   ,
                   1.
                   
                   Bawldwine
                   ,
                   1.
                   
                   Hinde
                   ,
                   Christopher
                   Ienny
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Dowsell
                   ,
                   Edward
                   Mervine
                   ,
                   Edmond
                   Knightley
                   ,
                   Roger
                   Chomley
                   ,
                   Edward
                   Montague
                   ,
                
                 and
                 
                   Robert
                   Yorke
                
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 also
                 held
                 their
                 feast
                 in
                 this
                 Ely
                 house
                 for
                 five
                 dayes
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 Friday
                 the
                 tenth
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 Saterday
                 ,
                 Sunday
                 ,
                 Munday
                 ,
                 and
                 Tuesday
                 .
                 On
                 Munday
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 their
                 principall
                 day
                 )
                 King
                 Henry
                 and
                 Queene
                 Katharine
                 dined
                 there
                 (
                 but
                 in
                 two
                 chambers
                 )
                 and
                 the
                 forraine
                 Ambassadors
                 in
                 a
                 third
                 chamber
                 .
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 Hall
                 at
                 the
                 high
                 table
                 ,
                 sate
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Lambard
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 the
                 Iudges
                 ,
                 the
                 Barons
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 with
                 certaine
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 :
                 At
                 the
                 board
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 sate
                 the
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Rowles
                 ,
                 the
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Chancery
                 ,
                 and
                 worshipfull
                 Citizens
                 :
                 On
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Hall
                 certaine
                 Aldermen
                 began
                 the
                 board
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 followed
                 Merchants
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 :
                 In
                 the
                 Cloystry
                 ,
                 Chappell
                 and
                 Gallery
                 ,
                 Knights
                 ,
                 Esquires
                 ,
                 and
                 Gentlemen
                 were
                 placed
                 :
                 In
                 the
                 Hals
                 the
                 Crafts
                 of
                 London
                 :
                 the
                 Sergeants
                 of
                 Law
                 and
                 their
                 Wives
                 kept
                 in
                 their
                 owne
                 chambers
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 were
                 tedious
                 to
                 set
                 downe
                 the
                 preparation
                 of
                 fish
                 ,
                 fles
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 victuals
                 spent
                 in
                 this
                 feast
                 ,
                 and
                 would
                 seeme
                 almost
                 incredible
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 as
                 to
                 mee
                 it
                 seemeth
                 )
                 wanted
                 little
                 of
                 a
                 feast
                 at
                 a
                 Coronation
                 :
                 Neverthelesse
                 a
                 little
                 I
                 will
                 touch
                 ,
                 for
                 declaration
                 of
                 the
                 change
                 of
                 prices
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 were
                 brought
                 to
                 the
                 slaughter
                 house
                 foure
                 and
                 twenty
                 great
                 Beefes
                 ,
                 at
                 26.
                 
                   s.
                   8.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 the
                 peece
                 from
                 the
                 Shambles
                 ,
                 one
                 carkasse
                 of
                 an
                 Oxe
                 ,
                 at
                 24.
                 s.
                 an
                 hundred
                 
                 fat
                 Muttons
                 ,
                 2.
                 
                   s.
                   10.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 the
                 peece
                 ,
                 fifty
                 one
                 great
                 Veales
                 ,
                 at
                 4.
                 
                   s.
                   8.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 the
                 peece
                 ,
                 thirty
                 foure
                 Porkes
                 ,
                 3.
                 
                   s.
                   8.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 the
                 peece
                 ,
                 ninety
                 one
                 Pigs
                 ,
                 6
                 
                   d.
                
                 the
                 peece
                 ,
                 Capons
                 of
                 Grece
                 of
                 one
                 Poulter
                 (
                 for
                 they
                 had
                 three
                 )
                 ten
                 dozens
                 ,
                 at
                 twenty
                 pence
                 the
                 peece
                 :
                 Capons
                 of
                 Kent
                 ,
                 nine
                 dozen
                 and
                 sixe
                 ,
                 at
                 twelve
                 pence
                 the
                 peece
                 :
                 Capons
                 course
                 nineteene
                 dozen
                 ,
                 at
                 sixe
                 pence
                 the
                 peece
                 .
                 Cocks
                 of
                 grose
                 ,
                 seven
                 dozen
                 and
                 nine
                 ,
                 at
                 eight
                 pence
                 the
                 peece
                 :
                 Cockes
                 course
                 ,
                 fourteen
                 dozen
                 and
                 eight
                 ,
                 at
                 three
                 pence
                 the
                 peece
                 :
                 Pullets
                 the
                 best
                 ,
                 2.
                 
                   d.
                   ob
                
                 .
                 other
                 Pulle●s
                 ,
                 two
                 pence
                 :
                 Pigeons
                 ,
                 thirty
                 seven
                 dozen
                 ,
                 at
                 ten
                 pence
                 the
                 dozen
                 :
                 Swans
                 ,
                 foureteene
                 dozen
                 :
                 Larkes
                 ,
                 340.
                 dozen
                 ,
                 at
                 five
                 pence
                 the
                 dozen
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 
                   Edward
                   Nevill
                
                 was
                 Seneshall
                 or
                 Steward
                 ,
                 
                   Thomas
                   Ratcliffe
                
                 Controwier
                 ,
                 
                   Thomas
                   Wildon
                
                 Clerke
                 of
                 the
                 Kitchin.
                 
              
               
                 Next
                 ,
                 
                 beyond
                 this
                 Mannour
                 of
                 Ely
                 house
                 ,
                 is
                 
                   Lither
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 turning
                 into
                 the
                 field
                 .
                 Then
                 is
                 
                   Furnivals
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 now
                 an
                 Inne
                 of
                 Chancery
                 ,
                 but
                 sometime
                 belongging
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Furnival
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 Thomasin
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 in
                 Oldbourne
                 two
                 Messuages
                 ,
                 and
                 13.
                 
                 Shops
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 Record
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 in
                 the
                 sixth
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 
                   Bathes
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 now
                 called
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Bathe
                   Place
                
                 ,
                 of
                 late
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 )
                 new
                 builded
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 the
                 Barres
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 againe
                 from
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 or
                 South
                 side
                 ,
                 lyeth
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Bayly
                
                 ,
                 which
                 runneth
                 down
                 by
                 the
                 wall
                 upon
                 the
                 ditch
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Hounds
                   Ditch
                
                 to
                 Ludgate
                 :
                 
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 read
                 how
                 this
                 street
                 tooke
                 that
                 name
                 ,
                 but
                 it
                 is
                 like
                 to
                 have
                 risen
                 of
                 some
                 Court
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 there
                 kept
                 :
                 and
                 I
                 finde
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1356.
                 the
                 34.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 the
                 tenement
                 and
                 ground
                 upon
                 
                   Hounds
                   Ditch
                
                 ,
                 betweene
                 Ludgate
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 and
                 Newgate
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 was
                 appointed
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Cambridge
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 
                 Chamberlaine
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 whereby
                 it
                 seemeth
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Chamberlaines
                 of
                 London
                 have
                 there
                 kept
                 their
                 Courts
                 ,
                 as
                 now
                 they
                 doe
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Guild
                   hall
                
                 ,
                 and
                 till
                 this
                 day
                 ,
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Justices
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 kept
                 their
                 Sessions
                 in
                 a
                 part
                 thereof
                 ,
                 now
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Sessions
                   hall
                
                 ,
                 
                 both
                 for
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 Shire
                 of
                 Middlesex
                 .
                 Over-against
                 the
                 which
                 house
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 ,
                 turneth
                 downe
                 Saint
                 
                   Georges
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 towards
                 
                   Ficet
                   lane
                
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 St.
                 
                   Georges
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 thereof
                 ,
                 remaineth
                 yet
                 an
                 old
                 wall
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 inclosing
                 a
                 peece
                 of
                 ground
                 up
                 
                   Seacole
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 wherein
                 (
                 by
                 report
                 )
                 sometime
                 stood
                 an
                 Inne
                 of
                 Chancery
                 :
                 which
                 house
                 being
                 greatly
                 decayed
                 ,
                 and
                 standing
                 remote
                 from
                 other
                 houses
                 of
                 that
                 profession
                 ,
                 the
                 Company
                 removed
                 to
                 a
                 common
                 Hostery
                 ,
                 called
                 of
                 the
                 signe
                 ,
                 our
                 
                   Lady
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 not
                 farre
                 from
                 
                   Clements
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 procured
                 from
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Fineox
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 chiefe
                 Iustice
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Bench
                 ,
                 and
                 since
                 have
                 held
                 it
                 of
                 the
                 Owners
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 the
                 
                   New
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 paying
                 therefore
                 sixe
                 pounds
                 rent
                 by
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 renants
                 at
                 their
                 owne
                 will
                 :
                 for
                 more
                 (
                 as
                 is
                 said
                 )
                 cannot
                 be
                 gotten
                 of
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 much
                 lesse
                 will
                 they
                 be
                 put
                 from
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 Beneath
                 this
                 Saint
                 
                   Georges
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Lane
                 called
                 
                   Fleet
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 winding
                 South
                 by
                 the
                 prison
                 of
                 the
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 into
                 Fleetstreet
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   Fleet
                   Bridge
                
                 .
              
               
                 Lower
                 down
                 into
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Bayly
                
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 at
                 this
                 present
                 a
                 Standard
                 of
                 Timber
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Cocke
                 ,
                 or
                 Cockes
                 ,
                 delivering
                 faire
                 Spring
                 water
                 to
                 the
                 inhabitants
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 the
                 waste
                 of
                 the
                 water
                 ,
                 serving
                 the
                 Prisoners
                 in
                 Ludgate
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 high
                 street
                 turneth
                 downe
                 a
                 Lane
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Little
                   Bayly
                
                 ,
                 which
                 runneth
                 down
                 to
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Georges
                   lane
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 next
                 is
                 
                   Sea-coale
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 I
                 thinke
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Lime
                   burners
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 of
                 burning
                 Lime
                 there
                 with
                 Sea-coale
                 .
                 For
                 I
                 reade
                 in
                 Record
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 Lane
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 bin
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 Sepuld●re
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 yet
                 remaineth
                 in
                 this
                 Lane
                 an
                 Alley
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Lime-burners
                   Alley
                
                 .
              
               
                 Neere
                 unto
                 this
                 
                   Sea-coale
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 turning
                 towards
                 
                   Oldbourne
                   Conduit
                
                 ,
                 is
                 
                   Turnë-againe
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 rather
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 a
                 Record
                 of
                 the
                 fifth
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 
                   Wind-againe
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 it
                 goeth
                 downe
                 VVest
                 to
                 
                   Fleet
                   Dike
                
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 ,
                 men
                 must
                 turne
                 againe
                 the
                 same
                 way
                 they
                 came
                 ;
                 for
                 there
                 it
                 is
                 stopped
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 the
                 high
                 street
                 turneth
                 downe
                 
                   Snor
                   hill
                
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 
                   Oldbourne
                   Conduit
                
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 
                   Oldbourne
                   Bridge
                
                 ;
                 beyond
                 the
                 which
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 ,
                 is
                 
                   Shooe
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 which
                 men
                 passe
                 from
                 Oldbourne
                 
                 to
                 Fleetstreet
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Conduit
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 
                   Shooe
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 ,
                 is
                 one
                 old
                 House
                 ,
                 
                 called
                 
                   Oldbourne
                   Hall
                
                 ;
                 it
                 is
                 now
                 letten
                 out
                 into
                 divers
                 Tenements
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 very
                 corner
                 ,
                 standeth
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 St.
                 Andrew
                 ;
                 
                 in
                 the
                 which
                 Church
                 ,
                 or
                 neere
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 was
                 sometime
                 kept
                 a
                 Grammar
                 Schoole
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 appeareth
                 in
                 another
                 place
                 by
                 a
                 Patent
                 ,
                 made
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 shewed
                 )
                 for
                 the
                 erection
                 of
                 Schooles
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 be
                 Monuments
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 of
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Wriothesley
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Southampton
                 ,
                 buried
                 1550.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Ralph
                   Rokeby
                
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Lincolnes
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Master
                 of
                 Saint
                 Katharines
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Masters
                 of
                 Requests
                 to
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 who
                 deceased
                 the
                 14.
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 1596.
                 
              
               
                 He
                 gave
                 by
                 his
                 Testament
                 to
                 
                   Christs
                   Hospitall
                
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 an
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 Colledge
                 of
                 the
                 Poore
                 of
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 in
                 East
                 Greenwitch
                 ,
                 an
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 poore
                 Scholars
                 in
                 Cambridge
                 ,
                 an
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 poore
                 Scholars
                 in
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 an
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 Prisoners
                 in
                 the
                 two
                 Compters
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 two
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 prisoners
                 in
                 the
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 an
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 prisoners
                 in
                 Ludgate
                 ,
                 an
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 prisoners
                 in
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 an
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 prisoners
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Kings
                   Bench
                
                 ,
                 an
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 prisoners
                 in
                 the
                 Marshalsey
                 ,
                 an
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 prisoners
                 in
                 the
                 
                   White
                   Lion
                
                 ,
                 twenty
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 S.
                 Katharines
                 ,
                 twenty
                 pounds
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 every
                 Brother
                 and
                 Sister
                 there
                 ,
                 forty
                 shillings
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Wil.
                   Sydnam
                
                 founded
                 a
                 chauntry
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 was
                 also
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 read
                 in
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 fifth
                 )
                 an
                 Hospitall
                 for
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 was
                 a
                 Cell
                 to
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 Cluny
                 in
                 France
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 therefore
                 suppressed
                 among
                 the
                 Priories
                 Aliens
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 resteth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Margery
                   Parkinson
                
                 ,
                 late
                 wife
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Parkinson
                
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Chester
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 the
                 daughter
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Dimmocke
                
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 City
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 who
                 died
                 in
                 the
                 faith
                 of
                 Christ
                 on
                 the
                 fourth
                 day
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   1610.
                
                 
                 She
                 left
                 behinde
                 unto
                 her
                 said
                 husband
                 these
                 children
                 at
                 her
                 death
                 ,
                 
                   Gerrard
                   ,
                   VVilliam
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   ,
                   Edward
                   ,
                
                 and
                 
                   Katharine
                   Parkinson
                
                 ;
                 which
                 Gerraid
                 died
                 at
                 Brazen-nose
                 Colledge
                 in
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 the
                 4.
                 day
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   1611.
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Parkinson
                  
                   ,
                   her
                   sorrowfull
                   husband
                   ,
                   caused
                   this
                   Monument
                   to
                   be
                   here
                   erected
                   ,
                   for
                   a
                   memoriall
                   of
                   her
                   vertue
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   their
                   mutuall
                   love
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   buried
                   
                     William
                     Tipper
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Esquire
                   of
                   the
                   body
                   to
                   our
                   Soveraign
                   Lord
                   King
                   Iames
                   ,
                   who
                   departed
                   this
                   world
                   the
                   first
                   day
                   of
                   September
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Domini
                     1613.
                  
                   being
                   aged
                   71.
                   yeeres
                   .
                   Hec
                   was
                   the
                   sonne
                   of
                   
                     Henry
                     Tipper
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Grocer
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   Helen
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   daughter
                   of
                   
                     Randall
                     Dodd
                  
                   of
                   Cheshire
                   .
                   This
                   
                     VVilliam
                     Tipper
                  
                   married
                   Mary
                   ,
                   daughter
                   of
                   
                     Io.
                     Clarke
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   Goldsmith
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   issue
                   
                     Robert
                     Tipper
                  
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Memoriae
                 Sacrum
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     Michael
                     Lewes
                  
                   ,
                   
                   of
                   Collyweston
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Northampton
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   zealous
                   in
                   Gods
                   truth
                   ,
                   and
                   vertuous
                   in
                   conversation
                   ,
                   did
                   learnedly
                   reade
                   in
                   the
                   Common
                   Law
                   of
                   
                     Grayes
                     Inne
                     ,
                     Anno
                     1584.
                  
                   
                   Aetatis
                   
                     suae
                     45.
                  
                   whose
                   body
                   lieth
                   here
                   buried
                   ,
                   but
                   his
                   soule
                   is
                   with
                   Christ
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   right
                   hand
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   expecting
                   the
                   glorious
                   resurrection
                   of
                   the
                   faithfull
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Vincemus
                 mundi
                 Praelia
                 pace
                 Dei.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Reginaldus
                   Biens
                   ,
                   ortu
                   clarus
                   ,
                   
                   virtue
                   Militari
                   clarior
                   ,
                   terris
                   multùm
                   jactatus
                   &
                   undis
                   :
                   huic
                   tandem
                   libens
                   ,
                   ac
                   laetus
                   appulit
                   portui
                   .
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1611.
                   
                   Aetatis
                   49.
                   
                
                 
                   En
                   fuit
                   ,
                   en
                   non
                   est
                   hic
                
                 
                   qui
                   sepelitur
                   in
                   umbris
                   ;
                
                 
                   En
                   fuit
                   ,
                   en
                   non
                   est
                
                 
                   umbra
                   ,
                   cadaver
                   ,
                   homo
                   .
                
                 
                   Vixit
                   sua
                   tempora
                   nosque
                   sequemur
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   Monumentum
                   Roberti
                   Coke
                   de
                   Milleham
                   in
                   Comitatu
                   Norfolciae
                   Armig.
                   
                   Illustrissimi
                   Hospitii
                   Lincolniensis
                   quondam
                   Socii
                   Primarii
                   .
                
                 
                   Qui
                   ex
                   Winefrida
                   uxore
                   sua
                   ,
                   Gulimi
                   Knightly
                   filia
                   ,
                   hos
                   suscepit
                   liberos
                   :
                
                 
                   Edwardum
                   Coke
                   ,
                   filium
                   ,
                   Majestatis
                
                 
                   Regiae
                   Attornatum
                   Generalem
                   .
                
                 
                   Winefridam
                   ,
                   Miloni
                   Mingay
                   ,
                   Generos
                   .
                
                 
                   Dorotheam
                   ,
                   Gulielmo
                   Francklyn
                   ,
                   Generos
                   .
                
                 
                   Elizabetham
                   ,
                   Richardo
                   Osborne
                   ,
                   Generos
                   .
                
                 
                   Vrsulam
                   ,
                   Georgio
                   Ledys
                   ,
                   Generos
                   .
                
                 
                   Annam
                   ,
                   Francisco
                   Stubbe
                   ,
                   Generos
                   .
                
                 
                   Margaretam
                   ,
                   Roberto
                   Barker
                   ,
                   Armig.
                
                 
                   Ethelredam
                   ,
                   Nicholae
                   Bohun
                   ,
                   Armig.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Obiit
                   in
                   Hospitio
                
                 
                   praedicto
                   15.
                   die
                
                 
                   Novemb.
                   An.
                   
                   
                     
                       Domini
                       ,
                       1561.
                       
                    
                     
                       Elizab.
                       4.
                       
                    
                     
                       Aetat
                       .
                       suae
                       48.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Ioannes
                 Corbettus
                 ,
                 à
                 Chri.
                 bene
                 mot
                 .
              
               
                 Hic
                 jacet
                 spe
                 novissimae
                 tubae
                 Jo.
                 Corb.
                 
                 Armig.
                 fil
                 .
                 Milonis
                 Corbetti
                 ,
                 Militis
                 ,
                 natus
                 quintus
                 mortuus
                 2.
                 unus
                 Clericorum
                 Serenissimi
                 Iacobi
                 à
                 secretioribus
                 Conciliis
                 .
                 Occubuit
                 9.
                 
                 Decembris
                 ,
                 1611.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Si
                   totus
                   parvam
                
                 
                   promeretur
                   frater
                   in
                   urnam
                
                 
                   Flerem
                   ,
                   sed
                   pars
                   est
                
                 
                   vilior
                   ista
                   sui
                
                 
                   Quam
                   Tumulo
                   clausam
                   ,
                
                 
                   pars
                   altera
                   vidit
                   Olympo
                
                 
                   Redditam
                   ,
                   ut
                   invidiam
                
                 
                   semodo
                   flere
                   velim
                   .
                
              
               
                 Elizabethae
                 Ferreriae
                 unicae
                 filiol
                 .
                 Ioan.
                 
                 Ferrerius
                 Galvidamus
                 Carnutensis
                 ,
                 &
                 Francisca
                 Iuberta
                 ,
                 moesti
                 .
                 par
                 .
                 P.
                 P.
                 Anno
                 CIC.
                 IC
                 .
                 LXX
                 .
                 Octavo
                 Kalend.
                 Sextil
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 lie
                 the
                 bodies
                 of
                 
                   Richard
                   Aldworth
                
                 ,
                 
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 and
                 Elizabeth
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 issue
                 sixe
                 sonnes
                 and
                 three
                 daughters
                 :
                 which
                 Elizabeth
                 deceased
                 the
                 24.
                 day
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 1603.
                 
                 And
                 the
                 said
                 Richard
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 My
                 Turtle
                 gone
                 ,
              
               
                 all
                 joy
                 is
                 gone
                 from
                 me
                 ,
              
               
                 I
                 le
                 mourne
                 awhile
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 after
                 flee
                 :
              
               
                 For
                 Time
                 brings
              
               
                 youthfull
                 Youths
                 to
                 Age
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 Age
                 brings
              
               
                 Death
                 ,
                 our
                 Heritage
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 lived
                 married
                 together
                 foure
              
               
                 and
                 forty
                 yeeres
                 .
              
               
                 Their
                 race
                 is
                 runne
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 Heaven
                 is
                 wonne
                 .
              
               
                 Non
                 illo
                 melior
                 quisquam
                 ,
              
               
                 nec
                 amantior
                 aequi
                 .
              
               
                 Radulpho
                 Rokeby
                 ,
                 
                 à
                 Marthamla
                 (
                 Oppido
                 Richmondiensis
                 agri
                 )
                 oriundo
                 ,
                 Lincolniensis
                 Hospitii
                 Socio
                 Primario
                 .
                 Xenodochii
                 diuae
                 Catharinae
                 prope
                 Arcem
                 Londinensem
                 Magitro
                 ;
                 Augustissimaeque
                 Anglorum
                 Reginae
                 Elizabethae
                 à
                 libellis
                 supplicibus
                 ,
                 non
                 minus
                 domi
                 ac
                 foris
                 ,
                 quam
                 pace
                 bellóque
                 de
                 Principe
                 ,
                 ac
                 patria
                 benè
                 merito
                 .
                 Caelibi
                 septuagenario
                 ,
                 fatisquea
                 demum
                 14.
                 
                 Iunii
                 .
                 Anno
                 post
                 natum
                 Messiam
                 ,
                 1596.
                 feliciter
                 functo
                 :
                 Heredes
                 in
                 Testamento
                 scripti
                 piae
                 grataeque
                 memoriae
                 gratia
                 posuerunt
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Henry
                   Topham
                
                 ,
                 
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Readers
                 of
                 
                   Grayes
                   Inne
                
                 :
                 who
                 dyed
                 the
                 first
                 day
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1612.
                
                 
              
               
                 Hic
                 jacet
                 corpus
                 Saintmontis
                 Welles
                 ,
                 Generos
                 .
                 de
                 
                   Grayes
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 qui
                 coelebs
                 obiit
                 18.
                 
                 Februarii
                 ,
                 1612.
                 
              
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Thorney
                
                 ,
                 
                 late
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Barber-Chirurgion
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 dyed
                 the
                 4.
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 1614.
                 and
                 lived
                 71.
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 being
                 twice
                 Master
                 of
                 his
                 Company
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Common
                 Councell
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 :
                 who
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 of
                 St.
                 
                   Andrew
                   ,
                   10.
                
                 pounds
                 to
                 be
                 distributed
                 on
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 his
                 funerall
                 ,
                 and
                 ten
                 pounds
                 a
                 yeere
                 afterward
                 to
                 ten
                 poore
                 Pentioners
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 for
                 ever
                 .
                 And
                 twenty
                 shillings
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 people
                 of
                 Acton
                 for
                 ever
                 ;
                 who
                 dyed
                 without
                 issue
                 of
                 his
                 body
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 
                   Peter
                   Thorney
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Barber-Chirurgion
                 of
                 London
                 (
                 his
                 brothers
                 sonne
                 )
                 his
                 heire
                 and
                 sole
                 Executor
                 :
                 who
                 kneeleth
                 with
                 him
                 in
                 this
                 module
                 ,
                 being
                 finished
                 and
                 set
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 month
                 of
                 
                 December
                 ,
                 
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1614.
                
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 onely
                 cost
                 and
                 charges
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Peter
                   Thorney
                
                 ,
                 in
                 memory
                 of
                 so
                 worthy
                 a
                 member
                 ,
                 who
                 lived
                 in
                 good
                 credit
                 ,
                 name
                 and
                 fame
                 all
                 the
                 dayes
                 of
                 his
                 life
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 many
                 good
                 offices
                 ,
                 and
                 memorable
                 acts
                 in
                 this
                 Parish
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     George
                     Harison
                  
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   
                   lyeth
                   here
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   Elizabeth
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                
                 
                   Which
                   in
                   this
                   Parish
                   many
                   a
                   yeere
                
                 
                   did
                   live
                   a
                   gracious
                   life
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   he
                   at
                   her
                   departure
                   gave
                
                 
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   Parishes
                   twaine
                   ,
                
                 
                   Saint
                   Giles
                   in
                   the
                   Field
                   ,
                   and
                   this
                   ,
                
                 
                   Annuity
                   to
                   remaine
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   six
                   and
                   forty
                   yeeres
                   to
                   come
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   give
                   the
                   poorest
                   soules
                   ,
                
                 
                   One
                   yeere
                   six
                   and
                   twenty
                   Gownes
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   two
                   good
                   loads
                   of
                   Coales
                   .
                
                 
                   Next
                   yeere
                   as
                   many
                   shirts
                   and
                   smocks
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   as
                   many
                   Coales
                   agen
                   ,
                
                 
                   Till
                   six
                   and
                   forty
                   yeeres
                   run
                   out
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   women
                   and
                   to
                   men
                   .
                
                 
                   To
                   Prisoners
                   and
                   to
                   many
                   more
                
                 
                   great
                   gifts
                   she
                   gave
                   beside
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   in
                   the
                   faith
                   of
                   Iesus
                   Christ
                   ,
                
                 
                   they
                   both
                   assured
                   dy'd
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Quid
                 superbis
                 terra
                 &
                 cinis
                 ?
              
               
                 
                   Huc
                   oculos
                   ,
                   Lector
                   ,
                
                 
                   versa
                   ,
                   de
                   corpore
                   caeso
                
                 
                   I
                   am
                   cineres
                   praeter
                
                 
                   quod
                   superest
                   ,
                   nihil
                   est
                   .
                
                 
                   Crede
                   mihi
                   de
                   quo
                
                 
                   laetaris
                   corpore
                   ,
                   digent
                   ,
                
                 
                   Iam
                   cineres
                   praeter
                
                 
                   quod
                   superest
                   ,
                   nihil
                   est
                   .
                
                 
                   Georgio
                   Egeock
                   ,
                   de
                   Salford
                   prioris
                   in
                   agro
                   varvicensi
                   ,
                   
                   Armigero
                   ,
                   viro
                   omni
                   virtutum
                   genere
                   instructo
                   :
                   integerrimae
                   fidei
                   cum
                   erga
                   Deum
                   tum
                   erga
                   homines
                   ,
                   illaesae
                   probitatis
                   ,
                   illibati
                   nominis
                   ,
                   de
                   Patria
                   ,
                   Conjuge
                   ,
                   amiciss
                   .
                   omnibus
                   optimè
                   merito
                   .
                   Dorothea
                   (
                   origine
                   S.
                   Iohn
                   )
                   relicta
                   moestissimi
                   officii
                   &
                   desiderii
                   ,
                   conjugalis
                   triste
                   argumentum
                   ,
                   adjumentum
                   memoriae
                   ,
                   Monumentum
                   posteris
                   &
                   nonnullum
                   moeroris
                   ac
                   viduitatis
                   lenamentum
                   posuit
                   .
                
                 
                   Obdormivit
                   in
                   Domino
                   fideliter
                   ac
                   feliciter
                   An.
                   Salutis
                   hum
                   .
                   1601.
                   
                   Eliz.
                   Reg.
                   43.
                   
                   Aetatis
                   suae
                   circa
                   40.
                   nexus
                   Conjug
                   .
                   11.
                   
                   Mens
                   .
                   Martii
                   19.
                   die
                   Veneris
                   ,
                   1606.
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   rest
                   the
                   bodies
                   of
                   
                     Francis
                     Ienner
                  
                   ,
                   sometime
                   of
                   little
                   Walsingham
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Norfolke
                   ,
                   
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   and
                   sometime
                   Fellow
                   of
                   
                     Grayes
                     Inne
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Margaret
                   his
                   wife
                   (
                   daughter
                   to
                   
                     William
                     Hamon
                  
                   of
                   Acris
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Kent
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   )
                   who
                   had
                   issue
                   one
                   onely
                   daughter
                   and
                   Heire
                   ,
                   named
                   
                     Frances
                     Ienner
                  
                   ,
                   yet
                   living
                   .
                   The
                   said
                   Margaret
                   deceased
                   in
                   October
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     1603.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 From
                 this
                 Church
                 to
                 Saint
                 Andrew
                 up
                 
                   Oldbourne
                   Hill
                
                 ,
                 be
                 divers
                 faire
                 builded
                 houses
                 ,
                 amongst
                 the
                 which
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 ,
                 there
                 standeth
                 three
                 Innes
                 of
                 Chauncery
                 ,
                 
                 whereof
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 adioyning
                 unto
                 
                   Crookehorne
                   Alley
                
                 ,
                 is
                 called
                 
                   Thavies
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 and
                 standeth
                 opposite
                 to
                 Ely
                 House
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 
                   Fewter
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 stretcheth
                 South
                 into
                 Fleetstreet
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 Saint
                 Dunstanes
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 Fewters
                 (
                 or
                 idle
                 people
                 )
                 lying
                 there
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 a
                 way
                 leading
                 to
                 Gardens
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 same
                 is
                 now
                 oflater
                 yeeres
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 builded
                 thorow
                 with
                 many
                 faire
                 houses
                 .
              
               
                 Beyond
                 this
                 
                   Fewters
                   lane
                
                 is
                 
                   Barnards
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 
                 alias
                 
                   Mackworths
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 of
                 the
                 Chancery
                 ,
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Deane
                 and
                 Chapter
                 of
                 Lincolne
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 saith
                 the
                 Record
                 of
                 Hen.
                 the
                 6.
                 the
                 32.
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 founded
                 by
                 Inquisition
                 in
                 the
                 Guild-hall
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 before
                 
                   I.
                   Norman
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Exchetre
                 .
                 The
                 Iury
                 said
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 not
                 hurtfull
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 licence
                 
                   Thomas
                   Atkins
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Executors
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Mackworth
                
                 ,
                 Deane
                 of
                 Lincolne
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 one
                 Messuage
                 in
                 Oldbourne
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Mackworths
                   Inne
                
                 (
                 but
                 now
                 commonly
                 knowne
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 
                   Barnards
                   Inne
                
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 Deane
                 and
                 Chapter
                 of
                 Lincolne
                 ,
                 to
                 finde
                 one
                 sufficient
                 Chaplaine
                 ,
                 to
                 celebrate
                 divine
                 Service
                 in
                 the
                 Chappell
                 of
                 S.
                 George
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Cathedrall
                 Church
                 of
                 Lincolne
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Iohn
                 is
                 buried
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 and
                 to
                 hold
                 the
                 said
                 messuage
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Deane
                 and
                 Chapter
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 their
                 successors
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 in
                 part
                 of
                 satisfaction
                 of
                 twenty
                 pound
                 Lands
                 and
                 Rents
                 ,
                 which
                 Edward
                 
                 the
                 third
                 licenced
                 the
                 said
                 Deane
                 and
                 Chapter
                 to
                 purchase
                 to
                 their
                 owne
                 use
                 ,
                 either
                 of
                 their
                 owne
                 fee
                 ,
                 or
                 tenure
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 any
                 other
                 ,
                 so
                 the
                 Lands
                 were
                 not
                 holden
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 
                   in
                   Capite
                
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 
                   Staple
                   Inne
                
                 also
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 Chancery
                 but
                 whereof
                 so
                 named
                 ,
                 I
                 am
                 ignorant
                 ;
                 the
                 same
                 of
                 late
                 is
                 (
                 for
                 a
                 great
                 part
                 therof
                 )
                 faire
                 builded
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 a
                 little
                 augmented
                 :
                 And
                 then
                 at
                 the
                 Barres
                 endeth
                 this
                 Ward
                 without
                 Newgate
                 .
              
               
                 Without
                 Ludgate
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 or
                 North
                 side
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 Gate
                 ,
                 lyeth
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Bayly
                
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 said
                 :
                 Then
                 the
                 high
                 street
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Ludgate
                   Hill
                
                 ,
                 downe
                 to
                 
                   Fleet
                   lane
                
                 ;
                 
                 in
                 which
                 lane
                 standeth
                 the
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 a
                 Prison-house
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 the
                 Fleet
                 or
                 Water
                 running
                 by
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 sometime
                 flowing
                 about
                 it
                 ,
                 but
                 now
                 vaulted
                 over
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 read
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 Richard
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 yeere
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 confirmed
                 to
                 Osbere
                 (
                 brother
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Longshampe
                
                 ,
                 Chancelor
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 elect
                 of
                 Ely
                 )
                 and
                 to
                 his
                 heires
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 the
                 custody
                 of
                 his
                 House
                 ,
                 or
                 Palace
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 keeping
                 of
                 his
                 Gaole
                 of
                 the
                 Fleet
                 at
                 London
                 .
                 Also
                 King
                 Iohn
                 by
                 his
                 Patent
                 dated
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 Arch-deacon
                 of
                 Welles
                 ,
                 the
                 custody
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Kings
                 House
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 his
                 Gaole
                 of
                 the
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 VVardship
                 of
                 the
                 daughter
                 and
                 heire
                 of
                 
                   Ro.
                   Leveland
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 
                   Fleet
                   bridge
                
                 ,
                 pitched
                 over
                 the
                 said
                 Water
                 ,
                 whereof
                 I
                 have
                 spoken
                 in
                 another
                 place
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 also
                 ,
                 
                 against
                 the
                 South
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Shoo
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 standeth
                 a
                 faire
                 Water-Conduit
                 ;
                 whereof
                 
                   William
                   Eastfield
                
                 ,
                 sometime
                 Maior
                 ,
                 was
                 Founder
                 :
                 For
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Communalty
                 of
                 London
                 being
                 possessed
                 of
                 a
                 Conduit
                 Head
                 ,
                 with
                 divers
                 Springs
                 of
                 water
                 gathered
                 thereinto
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Padington
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 water
                 conveyed
                 from
                 thence
                 by
                 Pipes
                 of
                 Lead
                 towards
                 London
                 unto
                 Teyborne
                 ,
                 where
                 it
                 had
                 layne
                 by
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 sixe
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 ;
                 the
                 Executors
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Eastfield
                
                 obtained
                 licence
                 of
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Communalty
                 ,
                 for
                 them
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1453.
                 with
                 the
                 goods
                 of
                 Sir
                 William
                 ,
                 to
                 convey
                 the
                 said
                 waters
                 ,
                 first
                 ,
                 in
                 Pipes
                 of
                 Lead
                 ,
                 into
                 a
                 Pipe
                 begun
                 to
                 be
                 laid
                 besides
                 the
                 great
                 Conduit
                 Head
                 at
                 Maribone
                 ,
                 which
                 stretcheth
                 from
                 thence
                 unto
                 a
                 Separall
                 ,
                 late
                 before
                 made
                 against
                 the
                 Chappell
                 of
                 Rounsevall
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   Charing
                   Crosse
                
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 further
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 convey
                 the
                 said
                 water
                 into
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 to
                 make
                 Receit
                 or
                 Receits
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 Common-weale
                 of
                 the
                 Communalty
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 the
                 poore
                 to
                 drinke
                 ,
                 the
                 rich
                 to
                 dresse
                 their
                 meats
                 :
                 which
                 water
                 was
                 by
                 them
                 brought
                 thus
                 into
                 Fleetstreet
                 ,
                 to
                 a
                 Standard
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 made
                 and
                 finished
                 1471.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 inhabitants
                 of
                 Fleetstreet
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1478.
                 obtained
                 licence
                 of
                 the
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 and
                 Communalty
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 (
                 at
                 their
                 owne
                 charges
                 )
                 two
                 Cesternes
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 one
                 to
                 bee
                 set
                 at
                 the
                 said
                 Standard
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 at
                 
                   Fleet
                   bridge
                
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 receit
                 of
                 the
                 waste
                 water
                 .
                 This
                 Cesterne
                 at
                 the
                 Standard
                 they
                 builded
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 a
                 faire
                 Tower
                 of
                 Stone
                 ,
                 garnished
                 with
                 Images
                 of
                 Saint
                 Christopher
                 on
                 the
                 top
                 ,
                 and
                 Angels
                 round
                 about
                 ,
                 lower
                 downe
                 ,
                 with
                 sweet
                 sounding
                 Bells
                 before
                 them
                 ,
                 whereupon
                 ,
                 by
                 an
                 Engine
                 placed
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 they
                 divers
                 houres
                 of
                 the
                 day
                 and
                 night
                 ,
                 chymed
                 such
                 an
                 Hymne
                 as
                 was
                 appointed
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Conduit
                 ,
                 or
                 Standard
                 ,
                 was
                 againe
                 new
                 builded
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 larger
                 Cesterne
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 charges
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1582.
                 
              
               
                 From
                 this
                 Conduit
                 ,
                 
                 up
                 to
                 
                   Fewters
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 further
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Dunstane
                 ,
                 called
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 difference
                 from
                 St.
                 Dunstan
                 in
                 the
                 East
                 )
                 where
                 lyeth
                 buried
                 
                   T.
                   Duke
                
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 ,
                 in
                 Saint
                 Katharines
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 by
                 him
                 builded
                 ,
                 1421.
                 
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Coningston
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Knape
                
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 ,
                 founded
                 Chantries
                 there
                 .
                 
                   Ralph
                   Bane
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Coventry
                 and
                 
                   Lichfield
                   ,
                   1559.
                
                 and
                 other
                 ,
                 lye
                 there
                 buried
                 .
              
               
                 
                   O
                   bone
                   Protector
                   animae
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   miserere
                   Iohannis
                
                 
                   Hor
                   sepoole
                   ,
                   qui
                   Rector
                
                 
                   Auerham
                   fuit
                   ejus
                   in
                   annis
                   .
                
                 
                   Cancellariae
                   fuerat
                
                 
                   vivendo
                   Magister
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sis
                   sibi
                   fons
                   veniae
                
                 
                   cujus
                   fuit
                   ipse
                   Magister
                   .
                
                 
                   Morte
                   die
                   decimo
                   nono
                
                 
                   Iu●ii
                   ruit
                   anne
                   ,
                
                 
                   M.
                   C.
                   quater
                   nono
                
                 
                   seciato
                   bis
                   sibi
                   de●e
                   ,
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Richardus
                   Nordon
                   ,
                   
                   Civis
                   &
                   Scissor
                   ,
                   ac
                   quondam
                   Vicecomes
                   Londini
                   ,
                   &
                   Ioanna
                   uxor
                   ejus
                   :
                   Qui
                   quidem
                   Richardus
                   obiit
                   23.
                   die
                   Martii
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   1460.
                   
                   Ac
                   etiam
                   dicta
                   Ioanna
                   obiit
                   21.
                   die
                   Novembris
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1459.
                   
                
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Gulielmus
                   Chapman
                   ,
                   nuper
                   Civis
                   &
                   Scissor
                   ,
                   
                   ac
                   Vicecomes
                   Civitatis
                   London
                   ,
                   &
                   Alicia
                   uxor
                   ejus
                   .
                   Qui
                   Guliel
                   .
                   pro
                   uno
                   Capellano
                   hic
                   perpetuò
                   celebraturo
                   ,
                   ac
                   pro
                   uno
                   Cereo
                   coram
                   venerabili
                   Sacramento
                   ad
                   summum
                   Altare
                   hujus
                   Ecclesiae
                   continuè
                   ardente
                   ,
                   neonon
                   prosuo
                   Anniversario
                   in
                   perpetuum
                   fiendo
                   feliciter
                   ordinavit
                   .
                   Et
                   idem
                   Guliel
                   .
                   obiit
                   primo
                   die
                   Mensis
                   Iulii
                   ,
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1446.
                   
                
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Rogerus
                   Horton
                   ,
                   
                   quondam
                   unus
                   Justiciariorum
                   de
                   Banco
                   Domini
                   Regis
                   .
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   ultimo
                   die
                   Aprilis
                   ,
                   An.
                   1423.
                   
                   Cujus
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   Iesu
                   animae
                   famuli
                   tui
                   Laurentii
                   Bartlot
                   nuper
                   Registrarii
                   Episcop
                   .
                   
                   Lincoln
                   .
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   die
                   Octobris
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1470.
                   
                   Dona
                   requiem
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   Quisquis
                   ades
                   vultumque
                   vides
                   ,
                
                 
                   sta
                   ,
                   perlege
                   ,
                   plora
                   ,
                
                 
                   Iudicii
                   memor
                   esto
                   mei
                   ,
                
                 
                   tua
                   nam
                   venit
                   hora.
                
                 
                   Sum
                   quod
                   eris
                   ,
                   fueramque
                
                 
                   quod
                   es
                   ,
                   tua
                   posteriora
                
                 
                   Commemorans
                   ,
                   miseris
                   miserans
                   ,
                
                 
                   pro
                   me
                   precor
                   ora
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   
                     Edward
                     Cordell
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Squire
                   ,
                   lyes
                   ;
                
                 
                   who
                   when
                   hee
                   life
                   possest
                   ,
                
                 
                   Had
                   place
                   among
                   the
                   learn'd
                   and
                   wife
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   credit
                   with
                   the
                   best
                   .
                
                 
                   Abigail
                   Heningham
                   ,
                   
                     his
                     wife
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   this
                   Monument
                   prepared
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   love
                   to
                   him
                   ,
                   who
                   in
                   his
                   life
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   love
                   her
                   well
                   declared
                   .
                
                 
                   God
                   hath
                   his
                   soule
                   ,
                   this
                   Earth
                   his
                   Earth
                   ,
                
                 
                   her
                   heart
                   his
                   love
                   shall
                   keepes
                   ;
                
                 
                   The
                   ods
                   'twixt
                   you
                   and
                   him
                   ,
                   is
                   breath
                   ;
                
                 
                   which
                   gone
                   ,
                   all
                   flesh
                   thus
                   sleepes
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   obitum
                   Thomae
                   Valentis
                   ,
                   Lincolniensis
                   Hospitii
                   Socii
                   .
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   23.
                   die
                   Decemb.
                   Anno
                   1601.
                   
                   Aetatis
                   78.
                   
                
                 
                   Hoc
                   Tumulo
                   Thomae
                
                 
                   requiescunt
                   ossa
                   Valentis
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   Et
                   parvum
                   corpus
                
                 
                   parvula
                   terra
                   tegit
                   :
                
                 
                   Sed
                   mens
                   ,
                   quae
                   melior
                   pars
                   est
                   ,
                
                 
                   expresque
                   Sepulchri
                   ,
                
                 
                   Infima
                   despiciens
                
                 
                   sidera
                   celsa
                   colit
                   .
                
                 
                   Here-under
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Powle
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   Clerke
                   of
                   the
                   Crowne
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   sixe
                   Clerkes
                   of
                   the
                   High
                   court
                   of
                   Chancery
                   ,
                   Controller
                   of
                   the
                   Hamper
                   ,
                   Clerke
                   of
                   the
                   Forrest
                   of
                   Waltham
                   ,
                   and
                   High
                   Steward
                   to
                   the
                   late
                   Queene
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   of
                   all
                   her
                   Mannors
                   within
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Essex
                   .
                   Hee
                   had
                   by
                   his
                   wife
                   
                     Iane
                     Tate
                  
                   (
                   descended
                   from
                   the
                   Line
                   of
                   honourable
                   Ances●ors
                   )
                   five
                   sonnes
                   and
                   one
                   daughter
                   ;
                   who
                   likewise
                   is
                   here
                   with
                   him
                   buried
                   .
                   Both
                   lived
                   in
                   the
                   feare
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   and
                   dyed
                   in
                   his
                   favour
                   :
                   Shee
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   57.
                   yeere
                   of
                   her
                   age
                   ,
                   the
                   24.
                   day
                   of
                   November
                   ,
                   1577.
                   
                   And
                   hee
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   88.
                   yeere
                   of
                   his
                   age
                   ,
                   the
                   26.
                   day
                   of
                   Iune
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     1601.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Stephen
                     Powle
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   their
                   onely
                   surviving
                   sonne
                   ,
                   and
                   successor
                   to
                   his
                   father
                   in
                   the
                   Office
                   of
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   sixe
                   Clerks
                   of
                   the
                   Chancery
                   ;
                   in
                   dutifull
                   pietie
                   ,
                   consecrated
                   to
                   lasting
                   memory
                   this
                   holy
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   Corpus
                   foetidum
                
                 
                   carcer
                   ,
                   Mors
                   libertas
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vita
                   mare
                   procellosum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sepulchrum
                   perortus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mundus
                   vaga
                   peregrinatio
                   ,
                
                 
                   Coelum
                   Patria
                   .
                
                 
                   Disce
                   ergo
                   mori
                   ,
                
                 
                   dedisce
                   vivere
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   God
                   is
                   onely
                
                 
                   my
                   Trust
                   :
                   
                     
                       God
                       is
                       my
                       Defender
                       .
                       
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   My
                   friend
                   ,
                   whoso
                   this
                   place
                   of
                   mine
                
                 
                   thou
                   be
                   that
                   shalt
                   behold
                   ,
                
                 
                   With
                   petience
                   pawse
                   ,
                   and
                   heare
                   a
                   friend
                
                 
                   his
                   minde
                   to
                   thee
                   unfold
                   ,
                
                 
                   Seeke
                   not
                   with
                   heapes
                   of
                   worldly
                   toyes
                
                 
                   to
                   furnish
                   thy
                   delight
                   ;
                
                 
                   Nor
                   let
                   him
                   fancy
                   high
                   degree
                   ,
                
                 
                   that
                   hopes
                   to
                   live
                   aright
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   thou
                   have
                   wealth
                   supply
                   their
                   want
                
                 
                 
                   that
                   languish
                   and
                   decay
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   linger
                   not
                   thy
                   good
                   intent
                   ,
                
                 
                   untill
                   the
                   later
                   day
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   poverty
                   oppresse
                   thy
                   minde
                   ,
                
                 
                   let
                   patience
                   be
                   thy
                   guide
                   ;
                
                 
                   Let
                   rigour
                   faile
                   to
                   false
                   thy
                   faith
                   ,
                
                 
                   what
                   hap
                   so
                   thee
                   betide
                   :
                
                 
                   For
                   ,
                   as
                   from
                   death
                   no
                   way
                   there
                   is
                   ,
                
                 
                   whereby
                   thee
                   to
                   defend
                   ;
                
                 
                   So
                   ,
                   happy
                   may
                   no
                   creature
                   be
                   ,
                
                 
                   before
                   his
                   finall
                   end
                   .
                
                 
                   Wherefore
                   ,
                   of
                   God
                   his
                   mercy
                   crave
                   ,
                
                 
                   who
                   hath
                   of
                   mercy
                   sto●e
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   unto
                   him
                   commend
                   my
                   soule
                   :
                
                 
                   (
                   my
                   friend
                   )
                   I
                   crave
                   no
                   more
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   before
                   ,
                   
                   lieth
                   buried
                   in
                   the
                   Vault
                   ,
                   
                     Robert
                     Witchcotte
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   
                     Lyons
                     Inne
                  
                   ,
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   the
                   sonne
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Witchcotte
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   who
                   deceased
                   the
                   9.
                   day
                   of
                   August
                   ,
                   
                     in
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1557.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Roger
                     Cholmeley
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Knight
                   for
                   the
                   body
                   to
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   eighth
                   :
                   which
                   Sir
                   Roger
                   deceased
                   the
                   28.
                   day
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1538.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Ranulphus
                   Cholmeley
                   clara
                
                 
                   hîc
                   cum
                   conjuge
                   dormit
                   .
                   
                
                 
                   Binaque
                   Connubii
                
                 
                   corpora
                   juncta
                   fide
                   ,
                
                 
                   Haec
                   brevis
                   urna
                   tenet
                
                 
                   veros
                   disjungere
                   amantes
                
                 
                   Nec
                   potuit
                   mortis
                
                 
                   vis
                   truculenta
                   nimis
                   .
                
                 
                   Justitia
                   in
                   signis
                
                 
                   nulli
                   pietate
                   secundus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ranulphus
                   clara
                
                 
                   stirpe
                   creatus
                   erat
                   .
                
                 
                   Non
                   deerant
                   Artes
                
                 
                   Generoso
                   pectore
                   dignae
                   ,
                
                 
                   Doctus
                   &
                   Anglorum
                
                 
                   Iure
                   peritus
                   erat
                   .
                
                 
                   Ille
                   Recordator
                   Londini
                
                 
                   huic
                   extitit
                   urbis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Et
                   miseris
                   semper
                
                 
                   mite
                   levamen
                   erat
                   .
                
                 
                   Hujus
                   acerba
                   viri
                
                 
                   Londinum
                   funera
                   deflet
                   ,
                
                 
                   Dicens
                   ,
                   justitiae
                
                 
                   vive
                   perennis
                   honor
                   .
                
                 
                   Obiit
                   25.
                   die
                   Aprilis
                   ,
                
                 
                   An.
                   1563.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Mors
                 mihi
                 lucrum
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Neere
                   to
                   this
                   place
                   lieth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Elizab.
                     North
                  
                   ,
                   
                   wife
                   to
                   
                     Roger
                     North
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   daughters
                   and
                   coheires
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Gilbert
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   of
                   great
                   Finborow
                   ,
                   in
                   Suffolke
                   .
                   Shee
                   had
                   issue
                   ,
                   two
                   sonnes
                   and
                   one
                   daughter
                   ,
                   
                     Henry
                     North
                     ,
                     Dudley
                     North
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Mary
                     North.
                  
                   On
                   the
                   29.
                   of
                   November
                   
                     in
                     Anno
                     1612.
                  
                   (
                   she
                   being
                   about
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   22.
                   yeers
                   )
                   ended
                   this
                   life
                   :
                   Leaving
                   behind
                   her
                   many
                   of
                   the
                   gravest
                   ,
                   that
                   may
                   justly
                   imitate
                   her
                   vertues
                   and
                   godly
                   course
                   of
                   life
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 1556.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   humatus
                   Williel
                   .
                   
                   Portman
                   ,
                   Miles
                   ,
                   Serviens
                   inclitissimae
                   Principis
                   H.
                   8.
                   ad
                   Legem
                   ,
                   &
                   illo
                   tempore
                   unus
                   Iustic
                   .
                   suorum
                   ad
                   placitum
                   coram
                   ipso
                   Rege
                   tenend
                   .
                   ac
                   postea
                   temp
                   .
                   illustriss
                   .
                   Principum
                   ,
                   Phil.
                   &
                   Mariae
                   Regis
                   &
                   Reginae
                   Angliae
                   Capitalis
                   iusticiarius
                   hujus
                   Regni
                   Angliae
                   ,
                   eoque
                   officio
                   summa
                   aequitate
                   ita
                   perfunctus
                   erat
                   ,
                   ut
                   in
                   Deum
                   in
                   primis
                   sanctus
                   &
                   pius
                   ,
                   in
                   Patriam
                   ac
                   Principem
                   fidus
                   &
                   morigerus
                   ,
                   in
                   omnes
                   denique
                   semper
                   aequabil
                   .
                   fuit
                   &
                   perseveravit
                   .
                   Ab
                   hac
                   autem
                   luce
                   in
                   coelestem
                   Praetorum
                   coetum
                   5.
                   die
                   Februarii
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Regni
                   praefat
                   .
                   Regis
                   &
                   Reginae
                   3.
                   
                   &
                   4.
                   emigravit
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   
                     Thomas
                     Browke
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Merchant-Taylor
                   of
                   Lond.
                   and
                   somtime
                   Master
                   of
                   his
                   Company
                   ,
                   and
                   Alice
                   his
                   wife
                   :
                   which
                   Thomas
                   deceased
                   the
                   first
                   day
                   of
                   November
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1546.
                  
                   
                   And
                   the
                   said
                   Alice
                   deceased
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   Gerardi
                   Legh
                   ,
                   Generosi
                   ,
                   &
                   clari
                   viri
                   interioris
                   Templi
                   Socii
                   Tumulus
                   .
                   Civis
                   &
                   Hospes
                   Interloquutores
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   C.
                   Hospes
                   fiste
                   pedem
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   Tumulum
                   nec
                   temne
                   ,
                   Gerardus
                
                 
                   Legh
                   jacet
                   hac
                   humili
                
                 
                   contumulatus
                   humo
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   H.
                   Vnde
                   genus
                   duxit
                   ?
                
                 
                   C.
                   Generoso
                   è
                   sanguine
                   natum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Antiquae
                   stirpis
                
                 
                   en
                   Monumenta
                   docent
                   .
                
                 
                   Nec
                   Generosus
                   erat
                   vir
                
                 
                   sola
                   ex
                   parre
                   caduca
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sed
                   virtute
                   magis
                   ,
                
                 
                   mens
                   Generosa
                   fuit
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Religio
                   summa
                   splendebat
                
                 
                   mentis
                   in
                   arce
                   ,
                
                 
                   Et
                   sedes
                   Verae
                
                 
                   pectus
                   amicitiae
                   .
                
                 
                   Ingenio
                   ac
                   raro
                   morum
                
                 
                   candore
                   refulcit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mens
                   violare
                   fidem
                
                 
                   credidit
                   esse
                   nefas
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   H.
                   Quod
                   studium
                   vivo
                   placuit
                   ?
                
                 
                   C.
                   Scrutare
                   solebat
                
                 
                   Vivens
                   clarorum
                
                 
                   magna
                   Trophaea
                   virûm
                   .
                
                 
                   Abdita
                   naturae
                   &
                
                 
                   rerum
                   cognoscere
                   vires
                
                 
                   Occultas
                   ,
                   vivo
                
                 
                   maxima
                   cura
                   fuit
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   H.
                   Talibus
                   imbutum
                   studiis
                
                 
                   reor
                   esse
                   beatum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sed
                   lethi
                   causam
                
                 
                   tu
                   mihi
                   quaeso
                   refer
                   ?
                
              
               
                 
                   C.
                   Vrbe
                   ista
                   passim
                   dum
                
                 
                   faevit
                   lucida
                   pestis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Occldit
                   heu
                   relo
                
                 
                   pestis
                   acuta
                   tuo
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   H.
                   O
                   durum
                   fatum
                   !
                   sed
                
                 
                   sculptum
                   cur
                   stat
                   in
                   urna
                
                 
                   Numen
                   Amicitiae
                
                 
                   Civis
                   amice
                   refer
                   ?
                
              
               
                 
                   C.
                   Numen
                   Amicitiae
                   quo
                   magni
                
                 
                   haec
                   machina
                   Mundi
                
                 
                   Constat
                   ,
                   divina
                
                 
                   quae
                   fabricata
                   manu
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hujus
                   acerba
                   viri
                
                 
                   deplorat
                   funera
                   ,
                   dicens
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vives
                   ,
                   O
                   verae
                
                 
                   cultor
                   Amicitiae
                   ,
                
                 
                   Donec
                   summa
                   dies
                
                 
                   nostros
                   dissolverit
                   artus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Corruat
                   &
                   summa
                
                 
                   mundus
                   ab
                   arce
                   poli
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   H.
                   Mercurius
                   nitidis
                
                 
                   cur
                   star
                   caducifer
                   alis
                
                 
                   Hic
                   〈◊〉
                   lug●t
                   magnus
                
                 
                   sunera
                   &
                   ista
                   Deus
                   ?
                
              
               
                 
                   C.
                   Nuncius
                   ille
                   Deúm
                   plangens
                
                 
                   sua
                   pectora
                   palma
                   ,
                
                 
                   Inc●●ans
                   Parcas
                
                 
                   talia
                   verba
                   re●ert
                   :
                
                 
                   Crudeles
                   Parcae
                
                 
                   nostrum
                   rapuistis
                   Alumnum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Artibus
                   ornatum
                   ,
                
                 
                   muneribusque
                   meis
                
                 
                   In
                   terris
                   ,
                   cujus
                   docti
                
                 
                   Monumenta
                   laboris
                
                 
                   Extant
                   ,
                   &
                   nullo
                
                 
                   sunt
                   peritura
                   die
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Obiit
                   An.
                   1563.
                   
                
                 
                   Octob.
                   13.
                   
                   
                     
                       Ardum
                       vitis
                       non
                       deserit
                       ulmum
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   memoriall
                   of
                   
                     William
                     Crowche
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Mercer
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Common
                   Councell
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   ;
                   
                   who
                   gave
                   by
                   his
                   VVill
                   ten
                   shillings
                   a
                   yeere
                   for
                   a
                   Sermon
                   on
                   his
                   Funerall
                   day
                   ,
                   and
                   forty
                   shillings
                   yeerly
                   for
                   a
                   Dinner
                   to
                   be
                   made
                   on
                   that
                   day
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   Common
                   Councell
                   ,
                   the
                   Church-wardens
                   ,
                   and
                   twelve
                   free-men
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   election
                   of
                   his
                   Executors
                   .
                   And
                   he
                   also
                   gave
                   ten
                   pounds
                   a
                   yeere
                   for
                   ever
                   to
                   be
                   distributed
                   yeerly
                   among
                   sixe
                   and
                   thirty
                   poore
                   people
                   of
                   honest
                   life
                   ,
                   dwelling
                   in
                   this
                   Parish
                   .
                   Hee
                   was
                   buried
                   neere
                   to
                   this
                   place
                   the
                   sixteenth
                   day
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     1606.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Loe
                   ,
                   thus
                   he
                   dyed
                   ,
                   for
                
                 
                   vaine
                   and
                   fraile
                   is
                   flesh
                   ;
                
                 
                   Yet
                   lives
                   his
                   sould
                   (
                   by
                   faith
                   )
                
                 
                   in
                   endlesse
                   blisse
                   ,
                
                 
                   By
                   faith
                   in
                   Christ
                   ;
                   whose
                
                 
                   grace
                   was
                   so
                   enlarged
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   by
                   his
                   blond
                   ,
                   mans
                
                 
                   sinne
                   he
                   hath
                   discharged
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   
                     George
                     Harington
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Salby
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   
                   who
                   died
                   the
                   ninth
                   day
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   1556.
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   
                     Laurence
                     Dalton
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   late
                   Norroy
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   Armes
                   ;
                   who
                   deceased
                   on
                   Saturday
                   the
                   thirteenth
                   of
                   December
                   ,
                   1561.
                   
                   And
                   Dorothy
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   
                     Richard
                     Breame
                  
                   ,
                   late
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Henry
                     Leigh
                  
                   ,
                   
                   sometime
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Draper
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   a
                   man
                   borne
                   of
                   a
                   good
                   Family
                   ,
                   whose
                   life
                   and
                   conversation
                   was
                   pleasing
                   to
                   God
                   and
                   man
                   ,
                   departed
                   out
                   of
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   ninth
                   day
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1568.
                  
                   
                   And
                   lieth
                   buried
                   in
                   the
                   Church-yard
                   by
                   his
                   two
                   wives
                   ,
                   Isabel
                   and
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   both
                   very
                   vertuous
                   ,
                   good
                   to
                   their
                   neighbours
                   ,
                   and
                   therefore
                   right
                   heartily
                   beloved
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   buried
                   Colborne
                   ,
                   
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   late
                   Yorke
                   ,
                   Herald
                   of
                   Armes
                   :
                   who
                   deceased
                   on
                   Saturday
                   ,
                   the
                   thirteenth
                   of
                   September
                   ,
                   1567.
                   and
                   was
                   buried
                   on
                   Munday
                   ,
                   the
                   15.
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   moneth
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Memoriae
                 Sacrum
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Cutbertus
                   Fethestone
                   ,
                   
                   Generos
                   .
                   nuper
                   Optiarius
                   &
                   Proclamator
                   Dom.
                   Regis
                   ,
                   in
                   Curia
                   ipsius
                   Regis
                   coram
                   ipso
                   Rege
                   ubicunque
                   fuerat
                   in
                   Anglia
                   .
                
                 
                   Functus
                   est
                   hoc
                   munere
                   ,
                   Ann.
                   35.
                   
                
                 
                   Obiit
                   10.
                   
                   Decembris
                   ,
                   1615.
                   
                
                 
                   Aetatis
                   78.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Quem
                 saepe
                 transcit
                 casus
                 ,
                 aliquando
                 invent
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 beyond
                 this
                 Church
                 is
                 
                   Cliffords
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 
                 sometimes
                 belonging
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Clifford
                
                 ,
                 by
                 gift
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 in
                 these
                 words
                 :
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 granteth
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Clifford
                
                 that
                 messuage
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 next
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Dunstane
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Suburbs
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 which
                 messuage
                 was
                 sometime
                 
                   Malculines
                   de
                   Herley
                
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 Edw.
                 the
                 1.
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 certaine
                 debts
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 said
                 Malculine
                 was
                 bound
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 death
                 to
                 our
                 said
                 Father
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 time
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 Escheator
                 on
                 this
                 side
                 Trent
                 :
                 which
                 house
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 did
                 hold
                 at
                 our
                 pleasure
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 now
                 in
                 our
                 possession
                 ,
                 Patent
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 this
                 
                   Robert
                   Clifford
                   ,
                   Isabel
                
                 his
                 wife
                 let
                 the
                 same
                 Messuage
                 to
                 Students
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 Record
                 following
                 may
                 appeare
                 :
              
               
                 Isabel
                 ,
                 quae
                 fuit
                 uxor
                 Roberti
                 Clifford
                 ,
                 Messuagium
                 unipartium
                 ,
                 quod
                 Robertus
                 Clifford
                 habuit
                 in
                 Parochia
                 S.
                 Dunstani
                 ,
                 West
                 .
                 in
                 Suburbio
                 Londini
                 ,
                 &c.
                 tenuit
                 ,
                 &
                 illud
                 dimisit
                 post
                 mortem
                 dict
                 .
                 Roberti
                 Apprenticiis
                 de
                 Banco
                 ,
                 pro
                 10.
                 
                   l.
                
                 Annuatim
                 ,
                 &c.
                 Anno
                 18.
                 
                 Edvardi
                 tertii
                 ,
                 inquisitis
                 post
                 mortem
                 Roberti
                 Clifford
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 house
                 hath
                 since
                 fallen
                 into
                 the
                 Kings
                 hands
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 heard
                 ,
                 but
                 returned
                 againe
                 to
                 the
                 Cliffords
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 now
                 letten
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Students
                 for
                 foure
                 pounds
                 by
                 the
                 yeere
                 .
              
               
                 Somewhat
                 beyond
                 this
                 
                   Cliffords
                   Inne
                
                 is
                 the
                 South
                 end
                 of
                 
                   New
                   street
                
                 (
                 or
                 
                   Chancelar
                   lane
                
                 )
                 on
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 ,
                 
                 whereof
                 is
                 
                   Sergeants
                   Inne
                
                 called
                 ,
                 in
                 
                   Chancery
                   lane
                
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 then
                 next
                 was
                 sometime
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 the
                 Converted
                 Iewes
                 ,
                 
                 founded
                 by
                 K.
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 in
                 place
                 of
                 a
                 Iewes
                 house
                 to
                 him
                 forfeited
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1233.
                 and
                 the
                 17.
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 who
                 builded
                 there
                 for
                 them
                 a
                 faire
                 Church
                 ,
                 now
                 used
                 ,
                 and
                 called
                 the
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 custody
                 of
                 Rolles
                 and
                 Records
                 of
                 Chancery
                 .
                 It
                 standeth
                 not
                 far
                 from
                 the
                 
                   old
                   Temple
                
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 mid-way
                 between
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Temple
                
                 and
                 the
                 New
                 :
                 in
                 the
                 which
                 house
                 ,
                 all
                 such
                 Iewes
                 and
                 Infidels
                 as
                 were
                 converted
                 to
                 the
                 Christian
                 Faith
                 ,
                 were
                 ordained
                 and
                 appointed
                 (
                 under
                 an
                 honest
                 rule
                 of
                 life
                 )
                 sufficient
                 maintenance
                 ;
                 whereby
                 it
                 came
                 to
                 passe
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 short
                 time
                 there
                 were
                 gathered
                 a
                 great
                 number
                 of
                 Converts
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 baptized
                 ,
                 instructed
                 in
                 the
                 Doctrine
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 lived
                 under
                 a
                 learned
                 Christian
                 ,
                 appointed
                 to
                 governe
                 them
                 .
                 Since
                 the
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1290.
                 all
                 the
                 Iewes
                 in
                 England
                 were
                 banished
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Realme
                 ,
                 wherby
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 Converts
                 in
                 this
                 place
                 was
                 decayed
                 :
                 and
                 therefore
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1377.
                 this
                 House
                 was
                 annexed
                 by
                 Patent
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Burstall
                
                 ,
                 Clerke
                 ,
                 
                   Custos
                   Rotulorum
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Keeper
                 of
                 the
                 Rolles
                 of
                 the
                 Chancery
                 ,
                 by
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 fifty
                 one
                 yeere
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ;
                 and
                 this
                 first
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Rolles
                 was
                 sworn
                 in
                 Westminster
                 Hall
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Table
                 of
                 Marble
                 stone
                 :
                 since
                 the
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 that
                 House
                 hath
                 been
                 commonly
                 called
                 the
                 Rolles
                 in
                 
                   Chancery
                   lane
                
                 .
                 Notwithstanding
                 ,
                 such
                 of
                 the
                 Iewes
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 other
                 Insidels
                 ,
                 as
                 have
                 in
                 this
                 Realme
                 beene
                 converted
                 to
                 Christianity
                 ,
                 and
                 baptized
                 ,
                 have
                 beene
                 relieved
                 there
                 :
                 for
                 I
                 finde
                 in
                 Record
                 ,
                 that
                 one
                 
                   William
                   Piers
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Jew
                 ,
                 that
                 became
                 a
                 Christian
                 ,
                 was
                 baptized
                 in
                 the
                 fifth
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 two
                 pence
                 the
                 day
                 allowed
                 him
                 ,
                 during
                 his
                 life
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 ,
                 
                 sometime
                 was
                 an
                 house
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 Prior
                 of
                 Necton
                 Parke
                 ,
                 a
                 house
                 of
                 Canons
                 in
                 Lincolnshire
                 :
                 this
                 was
                 commonly
                 called
                 
                   Hereflete
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 a
                 Brewhouse
                 ,
                 but
                 now
                 faire
                 builded
                 for
                 the
                 sixe
                 Clerkes
                 of
                 the
                 Chancery
                 ,
                 and
                 standeth
                 over-against
                 the
                 said
                 house
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 Rolles
                 ,
                 and
                 neere
                 unto
                 the
                 Lane
                 which
                 now
                 entreth
                 
                   Fickets
                   Croft
                
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 
                   Fickets
                   field
                
                 .
                 Then
                 is
                 
                   Shere
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 opening
                 also
                 into
                 
                 
                   Fickets
                   field
                
                 ,
                 hard
                 by
                 the
                 Barres
                 .
                 On
                 this
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 Fleetstreet
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeer
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 1595.
                 
                 I
                 observed
                 ,
                 that
                 when
                 the
                 Labourers
                 had
                 broken
                 up
                 the
                 pavement
                 from
                 against
                 
                   Chancery
                   lanes
                
                 end
                 ,
                 up
                 towards
                 Saint
                 Dunstans
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 digged
                 foure
                 foot
                 deep
                 ,
                 they
                 found
                 one
                 other
                 pavement
                 of
                 hard
                 stone
                 ,
                 more
                 sufficient
                 than
                 the
                 first
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 harder
                 to
                 bee
                 broken
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 which
                 they
                 found
                 in
                 the
                 made
                 ground
                 piles
                 of
                 Timber
                 ,
                 driven
                 very
                 thicke
                 ,
                 and
                 almost
                 close
                 together
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 being
                 as
                 blacke
                 as
                 pitch
                 or
                 coale
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 rotten
                 as
                 earth
                 ,
                 which
                 proveth
                 that
                 the
                 ground
                 there
                 (
                 as
                 sundry
                 other
                 places
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 )
                 have
                 been
                 a
                 Marish
                 or
                 full
                 of
                 Springs
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 from
                 Ludgate
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 wall
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 bee
                 faire
                 builded
                 houses
                 to
                 
                   Fleet
                   bridge
                
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 the
                 which
                 bridge
                 ,
                 a
                 Cesterne
                 for
                 receit
                 of
                 Spring
                 water
                 was
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 men
                 of
                 Fleet-street
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 water-course
                 is
                 decayed
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 restored
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 
                   Bride
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 therein
                 Bridewell
                 ,
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 the
                 Kings
                 house
                 :
                 for
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 this
                 Realem
                 have
                 beene
                 there
                 lodged
                 ,
                 and
                 till
                 the
                 ninth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 the
                 Courts
                 were
                 kept
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 house
                 wheresoever
                 hee
                 was
                 lodged
                 ,
                 as
                 may
                 appeare
                 by
                 ancient
                 Records
                 ,
                 where
                 of
                 I
                 have
                 seene
                 many
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 example
                 have
                 set
                 forth
                 one
                 in
                 the
                 Chapter
                 or
                 Towers
                 and
                 Castles
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 builded
                 there
                 a
                 stately
                 and
                 beautiful
                 house
                 of
                 new
                 ,
                 for
                 receit
                 of
                 the
                 Emperour
                 Charles
                 the
                 fifth
                 ,
                 who
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 Christ
                 1522.
                 was
                 lodged
                 himselfe
                 at
                 the
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 ;
                 but
                 his
                 Nobles
                 in
                 this
                 new
                 builded
                 Bridewell
                 ,
                 a
                 Gallery
                 being
                 made
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 house
                 over
                 the
                 water
                 ,
                 and
                 thorow
                 the
                 wall
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 into
                 the
                 Emperours
                 lodging
                 at
                 the
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 ,
                 King
                 Henry
                 himselfe
                 oftentimes
                 lodged
                 there
                 also
                 ,
                 as
                 namely
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1525.
                 a
                 Parliament
                 being
                 then
                 holden
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                
                 ,
                 hee
                 created
                 States
                 of
                 Nobility
                 there
                 ;
                 to
                 wit
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Henry
                   Fitz
                   Roy
                
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 child
                 (
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 by
                 
                   Elizabeth
                   Blunt
                
                 )
                 to
                 bee
                 Earle
                 of
                 Nottingham
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 &
                 of
                 Somerset
                 ,
                 Lievtenant
                 Generall
                 from
                 Trent
                 northward
                 ,
                 Warden
                 of
                 the
                 east
                 middle
                 ,
                 and
                 west
                 Marches
                 for
                 anenst
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Henry
                   Courtney
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Devonshire
                 ,
                 Cousin-German
                 to
                 the
                 king
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 Marquesse
                 of
                 Excester
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Henry
                   Brandon
                
                 ,
                 a
                 childe
                 of
                 two
                 yeers
                 old
                 ,
                 son
                 to
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Suffolke
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 Earle
                 of
                 Lincolne
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Manners
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Rosse
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 Earle
                 of
                 Rutland
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Clifford
                
                 to
                 be
                 Earle
                 of
                 Cumberland
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Ratcliffe
                
                 to
                 bee
                 Vicount
                 Fitzwater
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Boloine
                
                 ,
                 Treasurer
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Houshold
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 Vicount
                 Rochford
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1528.
                 
                 Cardinall
                 Campeius
                 was
                 brought
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 presence
                 ,
                 being
                 then
                 at
                 Bridewell
                 ,
                 whither
                 hee
                 had
                 called
                 all
                 his
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 Judges
                 and
                 Councellers
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 And
                 there
                 the
                 eighth
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 great
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 he
                 made
                 unto
                 them
                 an
                 Oration
                 touching
                 his
                 marriage
                 with
                 Queene
                 Katharine
                 ,
                 as
                 ye
                 may
                 reade
                 in
                 
                   Edward
                   Hall.
                
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1529.
                 the
                 same
                 K.
                 Henry
                 and
                 Queene
                 Katharine
                 were
                 lodged
                 there
                 ,
                 whilest
                 the
                 question
                 of
                 their
                 marriage
                 was
                 argued
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Blacke
                   Friers
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 
              
               
                 But
                 now
                 you
                 shall
                 heare
                 how
                 this
                 house
                 became
                 a
                 house
                 of
                 correction
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1553.
                 the
                 seventh
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 tenth
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Barne
                
                 ,
                 being
                 Maior
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 was
                 sent
                 for
                 to
                 the
                 Court
                 at
                 
                   White
                   Hall
                
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 the
                 King
                 gave
                 unto
                 him
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Communalty
                 and
                 Citizens
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 Work-house
                 for
                 the
                 poore
                 and
                 idle
                 persons
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 his
                 house
                 of
                 Bridewell
                 ,
                 and
                 seven
                 hundred
                 Markes
                 land
                 ,
                 late
                 of
                 the
                 possessions
                 of
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 the
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Bedding
                 and
                 other
                 furniture
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 the
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Worke-house
                 of
                 Bridewell
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 Saint
                 Thomas
                 in
                 South-warke
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 gift
                 King
                 Edward
                 confirmed
                 by
                 his
                 Charter
                 ,
                 dated
                 the
                 26.
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 next
                 following
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1555.
                 in
                 the
                 moneth
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Gerard
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 entred
                 Bridewell
                 ,
                 and
                 tooke
                 possession
                 thereof
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 gift
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 Edward
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 being
                 confirmed
                 by
                 Queene
                 Mary
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Bishop
                 of
                 S.
                 Davids
                 had
                 his
                 Inne
                 
                 over-against
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 Bridewell
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 said
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Bridges
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 Bride
                 ,
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 a
                 small
                 thing
                 ,
                 which
                 now
                 remaineth
                 to
                 bee
                 the
                 Quire
                 ,
                 but
                 since
                 increased
                 with
                 a
                 large
                 Body
                 ,
                 and
                 side
                 Iles
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 charges
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Venor
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Warden
                 of
                 the
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1480.
                 all
                 which
                 he
                 caused
                 to
                 be
                 brought
                 about
                 in
                 the
                 stone
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 figure
                 of
                 a
                 Vine
                 ,
                 with
                 Grapes
                 and
                 Leaves
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 The
                 partition
                 betwixt
                 the
                 old
                 VVorke
                 and
                 the
                 new
                 ,
                 somtime
                 prepared
                 as
                 a
                 Screne
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 set
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 Hall
                 of
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Somersets
                 house
                 at
                 Strand
                 ,
                 was
                 bought
                 for
                 eightscore
                 pounds
                 ,
                 and
                 set
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1557.
                 
                 One
                 wilfull
                 body
                 began
                 to
                 spoyle
                 and
                 breake
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1596.
                 but
                 was
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 high
                 Commissioners
                 )
                 forced
                 to
                 make
                 it
                 up
                 againe
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 it
                 resteth
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Vlsthorpe
                 ,
                 William
                 Evesham
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Wigan
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   other
                   founded
                   Chauntries
                   there
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   
                     Edward
                     Trussell
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Clothworker
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   son
                   of
                   
                     Avery
                     Trussell
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Bilseley
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Warwicke
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   with
                   Anne
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   daughter
                   of
                   
                     Iames
                     Philpot.
                  
                   which
                   Anne
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   
                     An.
                     Dō
                     .
                     1586.
                  
                   
                   And
                   hee
                   having
                   lived
                   38.
                   yeeres
                   in
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   departed
                   in
                   the
                   Lord
                   the
                   nineteenth
                   day
                   of
                   Iune
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1613.
                  
                   
                   Aetatis
                   67.
                   
                
                 
                   He
                   left
                   behind
                   three
                   sons
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Anne
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   daughter
                   by
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   his
                   second
                   wife
                   .
                   
                     Iacobus
                     ,
                     filius
                     natu
                     maximus
                     pietatis
                     ergo
                     posuit
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   
                     Iames
                     Kinnon
                  
                   ,
                   
                   a
                   Gent.
                   of
                   Lentilo
                   in
                   Monmouthshire
                   ,
                   a
                   Citizen
                   ,
                   and
                   Cannoniere
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Souldier
                   .
                   He
                   dyed
                   aged
                   67.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   over-heating
                   his
                   bloud
                   in
                   preparing
                   of
                   40.
                   
                   Chambers
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   entertainment
                   of
                   the
                   Prince
                   in
                   the
                   Artillery
                   Garden
                   ;
                   to
                   the
                   which
                   Society
                   he
                   gave
                   40.
                   
                   Chambers
                   ,
                   and
                   five
                   Markes
                   in
                   mony
                   .
                   To
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   hee
                   gave
                   10.
                   
                     l.
                  
                   
                     per
                     annum
                  
                   for
                   one
                   and
                   twenty
                   yeers
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   Lentilo
                   the
                   like
                   summe
                   ,
                   and
                   five
                   pounds
                   present
                   .
                   He
                   had
                   one
                   wife
                   and
                   one
                   sonne
                   .
                   
                     Obiit
                     19.
                     die
                     Decemb.
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1615.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   It
                   ever
                   was
                   his
                   wish
                
                 
                   to
                   dye
                   in
                   Field
                   ,
                
                 
                   Or
                   else
                   at
                   Sea.
                   Fates
                
                 
                   halfe
                   his
                   wish
                   did
                   yeeld
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   Prince
                   and
                   Army
                
                 
                   stood
                   about
                   him
                   round
                   :
                
                 
                   Yet
                   age
                   (
                   o're-wearied
                   )
                
                 
                   tooke
                   the
                   mortall
                   wound
                   .
                
                 
                   Arts
                   Mathematicke
                
                 
                   he
                   both
                   lov'd
                   and
                   knew
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   which
                   his
                   skill
                   increast
                   ,
                
                 
                   as
                   his
                   yeeres
                   grew
                   .
                
                 
                   Wales
                   gave
                   him
                   breath
                   ,
                
                 
                   faire
                   was
                   his
                   birth
                   and
                   name
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   though
                   death
                   stole
                
                 
                   his
                   life
                   ,
                   he
                   left
                   him
                   fame
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 next
                 is
                 
                   Salisbury
                   Court
                
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 place
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 it
                 belonged
                 to
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Salisbury
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 their
                 Inne
                 or
                 London
                 house
                 ,
                 at
                 such
                 time
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 summoned
                 to
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 or
                 came
                 for
                 other
                 businesse
                 .
                 It
                 hath
                 of
                 late
                 time
                 been
                 the
                 dwelling
                 ,
                 first
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Sackvile
                
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Sackvile
                
                 his
                 sonne
                 ,
                 ●aron
                 of
                 Buckhurst
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Treasurer
                 ,
                 who
                 very
                 greatly
                 enlarged
                 it
                 with
                 stately
                 buildings
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 
                   Water
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 running
                 downe
                 by
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 a
                 house
                 ,
                 
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Hanging
                   Sword
                
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Thames
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 was
                 the
                 
                   White
                   Friers
                
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                 called
                 
                   Fratres
                   beatae
                   Mariae
                   de
                   monte
                   Carmeli
                   ,
                
                 
                 first
                 founded
                 (
                 saith
                 
                   Iohn
                   Bale
                
                 ,
                 by
                 sir
                 
                   Kich
                   .
                   Gray
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 ,
                 Ancester
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Gray
                 of
                 Codnor
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1241.
                 
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 Prior
                 and
                 Brethren
                 of
                 that
                 house
                 ,
                 a
                 plot
                 of
                 ground
                 in
                 Fleetstreet
                 ,
                 whereupon
                 to
                 build
                 their
                 house
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 since
                 re-edified
                 or
                 new
                 builded
                 by
                 
                   Hugh
                   Courtney
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Devonshire
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1350.
                 the
                 24
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lufken
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Communalty
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 granted
                 a
                 Lane
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Crockers
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 reaching
                 from
                 Fleetstreet
                 to
                 the
                 Thames
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 build
                 in
                 the
                 VVest
                 end
                 of
                 that
                 Church
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Knoles
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 was
                 a
                 great
                 builder
                 there
                 also
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 fourth
                 :
                 hee
                 deceased
                 at
                 his
                 Mannour
                 of
                 
                   Scone
                   Thorpe
                
                 ,
                 in
                 Norfolke
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1407.
                 and
                 was
                 brought
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 honourably
                 buried
                 by
                 the
                 Lady
              
               
               
                 Constance
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 
                   White
                   Friers
                
                 Church
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 newly
                 builded
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Marshall
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Hereford
                 ,
                 builded
                 the
                 Quire
                 ,
                 Presbytery
                 steeple
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 other
                 parts
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 there
                 buried
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1420.
                 
              
               
                 There
                 were
                 buried
                 also
                 in
                 the
                 new
                 Quire
                 ,
                 sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Mowbray
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 
                   Nottingham
                   ,
                   1398.
                
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 Edward
                 Courteny
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Hugh
                   Mongomery
                
                 ,
                 and
                 sir
                 Iohn
                 his
                 brother
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Wolle
                 ,
                 
                   son
                   to
                   sir
                
                 Iohn
                 VVolle
                 .
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Bayholt
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 Countesse
                 of
                 Athole
                 .
              
               
                 Dame
                 Iohan
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Say
                
                 of
                 Alden
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Pence
                   Castle
                
                 ,
                 Baron
                 .
              
               
                 I.
                 Lord
                 Gray
                 ,
                 
                   sonne
                   to
                
                 Reginald
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Gray
                 of
                 VVilton
                 ,
                 1418.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Ludlow
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Derois
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 Richard
                 Gray
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Ashley
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 Robert
                 Bristow
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Perry
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Robert
                 Tempest
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 William
                 Call.
                 
              
               
                 William
                 Neddow
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 old
                 Quire
                 were
                 buried
                 Dame
                 Margaret
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Elianor
                 Gristles
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Browne
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 ,
                 and
                 Iohn
                 his
                 sonne
                 and
                 heire
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 Simon
                 de
                 Berford
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 Peter
                 VVigus
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Robert
                 Matthew
                 .
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Skargell
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Norice
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Geffrey
                   Roose
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 Matthew
                 Hadocke
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 William
                 Clarell
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Aprichard
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 William
                 Wentworth
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Thomas
                 VVicham
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 Terwit
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Stephen
                   Popham
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 Bastard
                 de
                 Scales
                 .
              
               
                 Henry
                 Blunt
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Elizabeth
                 Blunt.
                 
              
               
                 Io.
                 Swan
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Alice
                   Foster
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 heires
                 of
                 sir
                 
                   Stephen
                   Popham
                
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Brocket
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Drayton
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 son
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Chanlowes
                
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 daughter
                 Katharine
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Salvin
                 ,
                 VVilliam
                 Hompton
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Bampton
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Winter
                 ,
                 Edmond
                 Oldhall
                 ,
                 Wil.
                 Appleyard
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 Dabby
                 ,
                 Esquires
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Hugh
                   Courtney
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Drury
                 ,
                 
                   son
                   to
                
                 Robert
                 Drury
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Elizabeth
                   Gemersey
                
                 ,
                 Gentle
                 woman
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Townsend
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Greene
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 VVilliam
                 Scot
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Federinghey
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Fulforde
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Edward
                 Eldsmere
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 .
              
               
                 William
                 Hart
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 .
              
               
                 Dame
                 
                   Mary
                   Senclare
                
                 ,
                 daughter
                 to
                 sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Talbot
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 Ancher
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Moris
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 ,
                 and
                 Dame
                 Christian
                 his
                 wife
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 Peter
                 de
                 Mota
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 Richard
                 Hewton
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Heron
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 Richard
                 Eton
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Hugh
                 Stapleton
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 .
              
               
                 William
                 Copley
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Ralph
                   Saintowen
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Hugh
                   Bromeflete
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 .
              
               
                 Lord
                 Vessey
                 ,
                 principall
                 Founder
                 of
                 that
                 order
                 ,
                 the
                 6.
                 of
                 Edw.
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 house
                 was
                 valued
                 at
                 26.
                 pounds
                 ,
                 seven
                 shillings
                 ,
                 and
                 three
                 pence
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 surrendred
                 the
                 tenth
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 the
                 30.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 place
                 of
                 this
                 Friers
                 Church
                 ,
                 bee
                 now
                 many
                 faire
                 houses
                 builded
                 ,
                 lodgings
                 for
                 Noblemen
                 and
                 other
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 the
                 
                   Sergeants
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 divers
                 Iudges
                 and
                 Sergeants
                 at
                 the
                 Law
                 keepe
                 a
                 Commons
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 lodged
                 there
                 in
                 Terme
                 time
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 the
                 
                   New
                   Temple
                
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 Templers
                 before
                 the
                 building
                 of
                 this
                 house
                 ,
                 had
                 their
                 Temple
                 in
                 Oldbourne
                 .
                 This
                 house
                 was
                 founded
                 by
                 the
                 knights
                 Templers
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 was
                 dedicated
                 to
                 God
                 and
                 our
                 blessed
                 Lady
                 ,
                 by
                 Heraclius
                 ,
                 Patriarke
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 holy
                 Resurrection
                 in
                 Ierusalem
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 1185.
                 
              
               
                 These
                 knights
                 Templers
                 tooke
                 their
                 beginning
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1118.
                 in
                 maner
                 following
                 :
                 
                 Certaine
                 Noblemen
                 ,
                 horse-men
                 ,
                 religiously
                 bent
                 ,
                 bound
                 by
                 
                 vow
                 themselves
                 in
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 the
                 Patriarke
                 of
                 Ierusalem
                 ,
                 to
                 serve
                 Christ
                 after
                 the
                 manner
                 of
                 Regular
                 Canons
                 ,
                 in
                 chastity
                 and
                 obedience
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 renounce
                 their
                 owne
                 proper
                 wils
                 for
                 ever
                 :
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 which
                 order
                 were
                 
                   Hugh
                   Paganus
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Geffrey
                   de
                   S.
                   Andromare
                
                 .
                 And
                 wheras
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 they
                 had
                 no
                 certaine
                 habitation
                 ,
                 Baldwin
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 Ierusalem
                 ,
                 granted
                 unto
                 them
                 a
                 dwelling
                 place
                 in
                 his
                 Palace
                 by
                 the
                 Temple
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Cannons
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Temple
                 ,
                 gave
                 them
                 the
                 street
                 ,
                 thereby
                 to
                 build
                 therein
                 their
                 houses
                 of
                 office
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Patriarke
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 the
                 Nobles
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Prelates
                 ,
                 gave
                 unto
                 them
                 certaine
                 revenues
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 Lordships
                 .
              
               
                 Their
                 first
                 profession
                 was
                 for
                 safegard
                 of
                 the
                 Pilgrimes
                 ,
                 
                 comming
                 to
                 visit
                 the
                 Sepulchre
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 keepe
                 the
                 high
                 waies
                 against
                 the
                 lying
                 in
                 wait
                 of
                 theeves
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 About
                 ten
                 yeeres
                 after
                 ,
                 they
                 had
                 a
                 rule
                 appointed
                 unto
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 white
                 Habite
                 ,
                 by
                 Honorius
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 then
                 Pope
                 ;
                 and
                 whereas
                 they
                 had
                 but
                 nine
                 in
                 number
                 ,
                 they
                 began
                 to
                 increase
                 greatly
                 .
                 Afterward
                 in
                 Pope
                 Eugenius
                 time
                 ,
                 they
                 bare
                 crosse
                 of
                 red
                 cloth
                 on
                 their
                 uppermost
                 garments
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 knowne
                 from
                 others
                 :
                 and
                 in
                 short
                 time
                 ,
                 because
                 they
                 had
                 their
                 first
                 mansion
                 hard
                 by
                 the
                 Temple
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 in
                 Ierusalem
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 called
                 
                   Knights
                   of
                   the
                   Temple
                
                 .
              
               
                 Many
                 Noblemen
                 in
                 all
                 parts
                 of
                 Christendome
                 ,
                 became
                 Brethren
                 of
                 this
                 order
                 ,
                 and
                 builded
                 for
                 themselves
                 Temples
                 in
                 every
                 City
                 or
                 great
                 Towne
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 but
                 this
                 at
                 London
                 was
                 their
                 chefe
                 house
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 builded
                 after
                 the
                 forme
                 of
                 the
                 Temple
                 neere
                 to
                 the
                 Sepulchre
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 at
                 Ierusalem
                 .
                 They
                 had
                 also
                 other
                 Temples
                 in
                 
                   Cambridge
                   ,
                   Bristow
                   ,
                   Canturbury
                   ,
                   Dover
                   ,
                   Warwicke
                   .
                
                 This
                 Temple
                 in
                 London
                 was
                 often
                 made
                 a
                 Store-house
                 of
                 mens
                 Treasure
                 ,
                 I
                 meane
                 such
                 as
                 feared
                 the
                 spoyle
                 there
                 of
                 in
                 other
                 places
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Mathew
                   Paris
                
                 noteth
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1232.
                 
                 
                   Hubert
                   de
                   Burgh
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Kent
                 ,
                 being
                 Prisoner
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 enformed
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 much
                 treasure
                 laid
                 up
                 in
                 this
                 
                   New
                   Temple
                
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 custody
                 of
                 the
                 Templers
                 :
                 whereupon
                 hee
                 sent
                 for
                 the
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Temple
                 ,
                 and
                 examined
                 him
                 straightly
                 ,
                 who
                 confessed
                 ,
                 that
                 money
                 being
                 delivered
                 unto
                 him
                 and
                 his
                 Brethren
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 kept
                 ,
                 hee
                 knew
                 not
                 how
                 much
                 there
                 was
                 of
                 it
                 :
                 The
                 King
                 demanded
                 to
                 have
                 the
                 same
                 delivered
                 :
                 but
                 it
                 was
                 answered
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 money
                 being
                 cōmitted
                 unto
                 their
                 trust
                 ,
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 delivered
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 licence
                 of
                 him
                 that
                 committed
                 it
                 to
                 Ecclesiasticall
                 protection
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 the
                 King
                 sent
                 his
                 Treasurer
                 and
                 Iusticier
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 unto
                 Hubert
                 ,
                 to
                 require
                 him
                 to
                 resigne
                 the
                 mony
                 wholly
                 into
                 his
                 hands
                 :
                 who
                 answered
                 that
                 hee
                 would
                 gladly
                 submit
                 himselfe
                 and
                 all
                 his
                 unto
                 the
                 Kings
                 pleasure
                 ,
                 and
                 thereupon
                 desired
                 the
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Temple
                 (
                 in
                 his
                 behalfe
                 )
                 to
                 present
                 all
                 the
                 Keyes
                 unto
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 doe
                 his
                 pleasure
                 with
                 the
                 goods
                 which
                 hee
                 had
                 committed
                 unto
                 them
                 .
                 Then
                 the
                 King
                 commanded
                 the
                 money
                 to
                 bee
                 faithfully
                 told
                 ,
                 and
                 laid
                 up
                 in
                 his
                 Treasure
                 by
                 Inventory
                 ,
                 wherein
                 was
                 found
                 (
                 besides
                 ready
                 money
                 )
                 vessels
                 of
                 Gold
                 ,
                 and
                 Silver
                 unpraiseable
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 precious
                 Stones
                 ,
                 which
                 would
                 make
                 all
                 men
                 wonder
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 knew
                 the
                 worth
                 of
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Temple
                 was
                 againe
                 dedicated
                 1240.
                 belike
                 also
                 newly
                 re-edified
                 then
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 Templers
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 were
                 in
                 so
                 great
                 glory
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 entertained
                 the
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 forraine
                 Ambassadours
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Prince
                 himselfe
                 very
                 often
                 ,
                 
                 insomuch
                 that
                 
                   Mathew
                   Paris
                
                 cryeth
                 out
                 on
                 them
                 for
                 their
                 pride
                 ,
                 who
                 being
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 so
                 poore
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 had
                 but
                 one
                 horse
                 to
                 serve
                 two
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 in
                 token
                 whereof
                 they
                 gave
                 in
                 their
                 Seale
                 ,
                 two
                 men
                 riding
                 on
                 one
                 horse
                 ;
                 
                 yet
                 suddenly
                 they
                 waxed
                 so
                 insolent
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 disdained
                 other
                 orders
                 ,
                 and
                 sorted
                 themselves
                 with
                 Noblemen
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1283.
                 taking
                 with
                 him
                 
                   Robert
                   Waleran
                
                 and
                 other
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Temple
                 ,
                 where
                 calling
                 for
                 the
                 keeper
                 of
                 the
                 Treasure-house
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 he
                 meant
                 to
                 see
                 his
                 Mothers
                 Iewels
                 ,
                 that
                 were
                 laid
                 up
                 there
                 to
                 bee
                 safely
                 kept
                 ,
                 hee
                 entred
                 into
                 the
                 house
                 ,
                 breaking
                 the
                 Coffers
                 of
                 certaine
                 persons
                 ,
                 that
                 had
                 likewise
                 brought
                 their
                 mony
                 thither
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 tooke
                 away
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 1000.
                 
                   l.
                   
                
              
               
                 Many
                 Parliaments
                 and
                 great
                 Councels
                 have
                 been
                 there
                 kept
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 may
                 appeare
                 by
                 our
                 Histories
                 .
              
               
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1308.
                 all
                 the
                 Templers
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 in
                 other
                 parts
                 of
                 Christendome
                 ,
                 were
                 apprehended
                 and
                 committed
                 to
                 divers
                 prisons
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 1310.
                 a
                 Provinciall
                 Councell
                 was
                 holden
                 at
                 London
                 against
                 the
                 Templers
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 upon
                 heresie
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Articles
                 whereof
                 they
                 were
                 accused
                 ,
                 but
                 denyed
                 all
                 except
                 one
                 or
                 two
                 of
                 them
                 :
                 Notwithstanding
                 ,
                 they
                 all
                 did
                 confesse
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 purge
                 themselves
                 fully
                 ,
                 as
                 faultlesse
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 they
                 were
                 condemned
                 to
                 perpetuall
                 penance
                 ,
                 in
                 severall
                 Monasteries
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 behaved
                 themselves
                 modestly
                 .
              
               
                 Philip
                 ,
                 
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 procured
                 their
                 over-throw
                 through-out
                 the
                 whole
                 world
                 ,
                 and
                 caused
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 condemned
                 by
                 a
                 generall
                 Councell
                 to
                 his
                 advantage
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 he
                 thought
                 ,
                 for
                 hee
                 beleeved
                 to
                 have
                 had
                 all
                 their
                 Lands
                 in
                 France
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 seizing
                 the
                 same
                 in
                 his
                 hands
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 read
                 )
                 caused
                 the
                 Templers
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 54.
                 or
                 after
                 Fabian
                 ,
                 threescore
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 burnt
                 at
                 Paris
                 .
              
               
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1313.
                 gave
                 unto
                 
                   Aimer
                   de
                   la
                   Valence
                
                 Earle
                 of
                 Pembrooke
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 whole
                 place
                 and
                 houses
                 called
                 the
                 
                   New
                   Temple
                
                 at
                 London
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 ground
                 called
                 
                   Fiquetes
                   Croft
                
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Tenements
                 and
                 Rents
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 that
                 belonged
                 to
                 the
                 Templers
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 Suburbs
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 
                   Aimer
                   de
                   Valence
                
                 (
                 saith
                 some
                 )
                 
                   Hugh
                   Spencer
                
                 (
                 usurping
                 the
                 same
                 )
                 held
                 it
                 during
                 his
                 life
                 .
                 By
                 whose
                 death
                 it
                 fell
                 againe
                 to
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 meane
                 time
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 1234.
                 by
                 a
                 Councell
                 holden
                 at
                 Vienna
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Lands
                 of
                 the
                 Templers
                 (
                 lest
                 the
                 same
                 should
                 bee
                 put
                 to
                 prophane
                 uses
                 )
                 were
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Knights
                   Hospitalers
                
                 of
                 the
                 order
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Iohn
                   Baptist
                
                 ,
                 
                 called
                 S.
                 Iohn
                 of
                 Ierusalem
                 ,
                 which
                 Knights
                 had
                 put
                 the
                 Turkes
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 I
                 le
                 of
                 Rhodes
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 wan
                 upon
                 the
                 said
                 Turke
                 dayly
                 for
                 a
                 long
                 time
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 said
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 therefore
                 granted
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Knights
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 possessed
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 eighteenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Kings
                 reigne
                 ,
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 repaire
                 the
                 Bridge
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Temple
                 .
                 These
                 Knights
                 had
                 their
                 head
                 house
                 for
                 England
                 by
                 
                   West
                   Smithfield
                
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 granted
                 (
                 for
                 a
                 certaine
                 rent
                 of
                 tenne
                 pounds
                 by
                 the
                 yeere
                 )
                 the
                 said
                 Temple
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 thereunto
                 adjoyning
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Students
                 of
                 the
                 Common
                 Lawes
                 of
                 England
                 :
                 in
                 whose
                 possession
                 the
                 same
                 hath
                 ever
                 sithence
                 remained
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 now
                 divided
                 into
                 two
                 houses
                 of
                 severall
                 Students
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Innes
                 of
                 Court
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Inner
                   Temple
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 
                   Middle
                   Temple
                
                 ;
                 who
                 kept
                 two
                 severall
                 Halls
                 .
                 But
                 they
                 resort
                 all
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Temple
                 Church
                 :
                 in
                 the
                 round
                 Walke
                 whereof
                 (
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 West
                 part
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 Quire
                 )
                 there
                 remaine
                 Monuments
                 of
                 Noblemen
                 buried
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 eleven
                 :
                 eight
                 of
                 them
                 are
                 Images
                 of
                 Armed
                 Knights
                 ;
                 five
                 lying
                 crosse-legged
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 men
                 vowed
                 to
                 the
                 Holy
                 Land
                 ,
                 against
                 the
                 Infidels
                 and
                 unbeleeving
                 Iewes
                 ;
                 the
                 other
                 three
                 straight-legged
                 :
                 The
                 rest
                 are
                 coaped
                 stones
                 ,
                 all
                 of
                 gray
                 Marble
                 .
                 The
                 first
                 of
                 the
                 crosse-legged
                 ,
                 was
                 
                   W.
                   Marshall
                
                 the
                 elder
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Pembrooke
                 ,
                 who
                 dyed
                 1219.
                 
                 
                   Wil.
                   Marshall
                
                 ,
                 his
                 sonne
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Pembrooke
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 second
                 ;
                 he
                 dyed
                 1231.
                 
                 And
                 
                   Gilbert
                   Marshall
                
                 ,
                 his
                 brother
                 Earle
                 of
                 Pembrooke
                 ,
                 slaine
                 in
                 a
                 Turnament
                 at
                 Hartford
                 ,
                 besides
                 Ware
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1241.
                 
              
               
                 After
                 this
                 ,
                 
                   Robert
                   Rose
                
                 ,
                 otherwise
                 called
                 Fursan
                 ,
                 being
                 made
                 a
                 Templer
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1245.
                 dyed
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 there
                 .
                 And
                 these
                 are
                 all
                 that
                 I
                 can
                 remember
                 to
                 have
                 read
                 of
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Hare
                
                 ,
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Rolles
                 ,
                 was
                 buried
                 there
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1557.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1381.
                 the
                 Rebels
                 of
                 Essex
                 and
                 of
                 Kent
                 destroyed
                 and
                 plucked
                 downe
                 the
                 Houses
                 and
                 Lodgings
                 of
                 this
                 Temple
                 ,
                 
                 tooke
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 the
                 Bookes
                 and
                 Records
                 that
                 were
                 in
                 Hutches
                 of
                 the
                 Apprentices
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
                 carried
                 them
                 into
                 the
                 streets
                 ,
                 and
                 burnt
                 them
                 :
                 
                 the
                 house
                 they
                 spoyled
                 and
                 burnt
                 for
                 wrath
                 that
                 they
                 bare
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Hales
                
                 Lord
                 Prior
                 of
                 Saint
                 Iohns
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 .
                 But
                 it
                 was
                 since
                 againe
                 at
                 divers
                 times
                 repayred
                 ;
                 namely
                 the
                 Gate-house
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Middle
                   Temple
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 8.
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Amias
                   Paulet
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 upon
                 occasion
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 in
                 my
                 Annals
                 I
                 have
                 shewed
                 .
                 The
                 great
                 Hall
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Middle
                   Temple
                
                 was
                 newly
                 builded
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1572.
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Queen
                 Elizabeth
                 .
              
               
               
                 This
                 Temple
                 Church
                 had
                 a
                 Master
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 foure
                 stipendary
                 Priests
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Clerke
                 :
                 These
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 ministration
                 of
                 divine
                 Service
                 there
                 ,
                 have
                 stipends
                 allowed
                 unto
                 them
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 possessions
                 and
                 Revenues
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 Hospitall
                 and
                 House
                 of
                 S.
                 Iohns
                 of
                 Ierusalem
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 had
                 beene
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 thus
                 much
                 for
                 the
                 said
                 
                   New
                   Temple
                
                 ,
                 the
                 farthest
                 West
                 part
                 of
                 this
                 Ward
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 of
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Liberties
                 thereof
                 :
                 which
                 Ward
                 hath
                 an
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Deputies
                 three
                 .
                 In
                 S.
                 Sepulchres
                 Parish
                 ,
                 common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 six
                 ;
                 Constables
                 ,
                 foure
                 ;
                 Scavengers
                 ,
                 4.
                 
                 Wardmote
                 Inquest
                 ,
                 twelve
                 .
                 In
                 S.
                 Bridgets
                 Parish
                 ,
                 common
                 Councellors
                 ,
                 8.
                 
                 Constables
                 ,
                 eight
                 ;
                 Scavengers
                 ,
                 eight
                 ;
                 Wardmote
                 Inquest
                 ,
                 twenty
                 .
                 In
                 S.
                 Andrews
                 ,
                 common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 two
                 ;
                 Constables
                 ,
                 two
                 ;
                 Scavengers
                 ,
                 three
                 ,
                 Wardmote
                 Inquest
                 ,
                 twelve
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 taxed
                 to
                 the
                 Fifteene
                 at
                 35.
                 pounds
                 ,
                 one
                 shilling
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               BRIDGE
               WARD
               WITHOVT
               ,
               The
               26.
               in
               number
               ,
               consisting
               of
               the
               Borough
               of
               Southwarke
               ,
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Surrey
               .
            
             
               HAving
               treated
               of
               Wards
               in
               London
               ,
               
               on
               the
               North
               side
               the
               Thames
               (
               in
               number
               five
               and
               twenty
               )
               I
               am
               now
               to
               crosse
               over
               the
               said
               River
               ,
               into
               the
               Borough
               of
               Southwarke
               ,
               which
               is
               also
               a
               Ward
               of
               London
               without
               the
               walls
               ,
               on
               the
               South
               side
               thereof
               ,
               as
               is
               Portsoken
               on
               the
               East
               ,
               and
               
                 Faringdon
                 extra
              
               on
               the
               West
               .
            
             
               But
               before
               I
               come
               to
               the
               particular
               description
               of
               this
               Ward
               ,
               it
               will
               not
               be
               impertinent
               to
               declare
               ,
               
               when
               ,
               and
               by
               what
               meanes
               the
               Borough
               of
               South●●rk
               now
               called
               
                 Bridge
                 Ward
                 without
              
               ,
               was
               made
               one
               of
               the
               six
               and
               twenty
               Wards
               ,
               belonging
               to
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ;
               which
               was
               in
               this
               manner
               :
            
             
               After
               the
               dissolution
               of
               the
               Monasteries
               ,
               
               Abbeys
               ,
               Priories
               ,
               and
               other
               religious
               Houses
               ,
               in
               this
               Realme
               of
               England
               :
               The
               Maior
               ,
               Communalty
               ,
               and
               Citizens
               of
               this
               City
               of
               London
               taking
               into
               their
               considerations
               ,
               how
               commodious
               and
               convenient
               it
               would
               be
               unto
               the
               City
               ,
               to
               have
               the
               Borough
               of
               Southwarke
               annexed
               thereunto
               ,
               and
               that
               the
               same
               Borough
               was
               in
               the
               Kings
               hands
               wholly
               ;
               they
               became
               humble
               suiters
               unto
               King
               Henry
               eighth
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Lords
               of
               his
               Highnesse
               Privie
               Councell
               ,
               for
               the
               obtaining
               of
               the
               same
               .
               Which
               suit
               not
               being
               granted
               unto
               them
               ;
               after
               the
               decease
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               eighth
               ,
               they
               renewed
               their
               suit
               unto
               his
               Sonne
               and
               next
               successor
               ,
               King
               Edward
               the
               sixth
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Lords
               of
               his
               Privie
               Councell
               for
               the
               obtaining
               of
               the
               same
               Borough
               .
            
             
               At
               the
               length
               ,
               after
               long
               suit
               ,
               and
               much
               labour
               ,
               it
               pleased
               King
               Edward
               the
               sixth
               ,
               by
               his
               Letters
               Patents
               ,
               sealed
               with
               the
               great
               Seale
               of
               England
               ,
               bearing
               date
               at
               Westminster
               the
               three
               and
               twentieth
               day
               April
               ,
               in
               the
               fourth
               yeere
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               as
               well
               in
               consideration
               of
               the
               summe
               of
               sixe
               hundred
               forty
               seven
               pounds
               ,
               two
               shillings
               ,
               and
               a
               penny
               ,
               of
               lawfull
               money
               of
               England
               ,
               paid
               to
               his
               Highnesse
               use
               ,
               by
               the
               Maior
               ,
               Communalty
               ,
               and
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               as
               for
               divers
               other
               considerations
               him
               thereunto
               moving
               ;
               To
               give
               and
               grant
               unto
               the
               said
               Maior
               and
               Communalty
               ,
               and
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               divers
               Messuages
               ,
               lands
               &
               Tenements
               ,
               lying
               in
               or
               neere
               the
               said
               Borough
               of
               Southwark
               ,
               in
               the
               said
               Letters
               Patents
               particularly
               expressed
               ,
               which
               were
               sometimes
               the
               Lands
               of
               Charles
               ,
               then
               late
               Duke
               of
               Suffolke
               ,
               and
               of
               whom
               King
               Henry
               the
               eighth
               did
               buy
               and
               purchase
               the
               same
               .
            
             
               But
               there
               was
               excepted
               out
               of
               the
               said
               Grant
               ,
               
               and
               reserved
               unto
               the
               said
               King
               Edward
               the
               sixth
               ,
               his
               Heires
               and
               successors
               ,
               all
               that
               his
               Capitall
               Messuage
               ,
               or
               Mansion
               House
               ,
               called
               
                 Southwarke
                 Place
              
               ,
               late
               of
               the
               said
               Duke
               of
               Suffolke
               ,
               and
               all
               Gardens
               and
               Land
               to
               the
               same
               adjoyning
               :
               And
               all
               that
               his
               Parke
               in
               Southwarke
               :
               And
               all
               that
               his
               Messuage
               ,
               and
               all
               Edifices
               and
               ground
               ,
               called
               the
               Antilope
               there
               .
            
             
               And
               the
               said
               King
               Edward
               the
               sixth
               did
               by
               his
               said
               Letters
               Patents
               give
               and
               grant
               to
               the
               said
               Maior
               ,
               Communalty
               ,
               and
               Citizens
               ,
               and
               their
               successors
               ,
               all
               that
               his
               Lordship
               and
               Mannor
               of
               Southwarke
               ,
               with
               all
               and
               singular
               the
               Rights
               ,
               Members
               ,
               and
               appurtenances
               thereof
               ,
               in
               the
               said
               County
               of
               Surrey
               ,
               then
               late
               belonging
               to
               the
               late
               Monastery
               of
               Bermondsey
               ,
               
               in
               the
               same
               County
               :
               And
               also
               all
               that
               his
               Mannor
               and
               Borough
               of
               Southwarke
               ,
               with
               all
               and
               singular
               the
               Rights
               ,
               Members
               ,
               and
               appurtenances
               thereof
               ,
               in
               the
               said
               County
               of
               Surrey
               ,
               then
               late
               parcell
               of
               the
               Possessions
               of
               the
               Archbishop
               and
               Archbishoprickes
               of
               Canturbury
               ,
               Together
               with
               divers
               yeerly
               rents
               ,
               issuing
               out
               of
               divers
               Messuages
               or
               Tenements
               ,
               in
               the
               said
               Letters
               Patents
               particularly
               expressed
               .
            
             
               And
               also
               the
               said
               King
               Edward
               the
               sixth
               ,
               by
               his
               said
               Letters
               Patents
               ,
               as
               well
               for
               the
               above-mentioned
               considerations
               ,
               as
               also
               for
               the
               summe
               of
               five
               hundred
               Markes
               ,
               paid
               to
               his
               use
               ,
               by
               the
               said
               Maior
               ,
               Communalty
               ,
               and
               Citizens
               of
               the
               said
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               did
               give
               and
               grant
               to
               the
               said
               Maior
               ,
               Communalty
               ,
               and
               Citizens
               of
               the
               said
               City
               ,
               and
               to
               their
               successors
               ,
               in
               and
               through
               the
               whole
               Borough
               and
               Towne
               of
               Southwarke
               ,
               and
               in
               and
               through
               the
               whole
               Parish
               of
               ▪
               Saint
               Saviors
               ,
               Saint
               Olaves
               ,
               and
               Saint
               George
               in
               Southwarke
               ,
               and
               in
               and
               through
               the
               whole
               Parish
               ,
               then
               late
               called
               Saint
               Thomas
               Hospitall
               ,
               and
               then
               called
               the
               Kings
               Hospitall
               in
               Southwark
               ,
               
               and
               elsewhere
               whersoever
               ,
               in
               the
               Town
               and
               Borough
               of
               Southwarke
               ,
               and
               in
               
                 Kentish
                 street
              
               and
               
                 Blackman
                 street
              
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Newington
               ,
               All
               Wayffes
               ,
               Estrays
               ,
               Treasure-trove
               ,
               Goods
               and
               Chattels
               of
               Traytors
               ,
               Felo●s
               ,
               Fugitives
               ,
               Out-lawes
               ,
               Condemned
               persons
               ,
               Convict
               persons
               ,
               and
               Felons
               defamed
               ,
               and
               of
               such
               as
               bee
               put
               in
               Exigent
               of
               Outlawry
               ,
               Felons
               of
               themselves
               ,
               and
               Deodands
               ,
               and
               of
               such
               as
               refuse
               the
               Lawes
               of
               the
               Land
               :
               And
               all
               Goods
               disclaimed
               ,
               found
               ,
               or
               being
               within
               the
               said
               Borough
               ,
               Towne
               ,
               Parishes
               and
               Precincts
               :
               And
               all
               mannor
               of
               Escheats
               and
               Forfeitures
               .
            
             
               And
               that
               the
               said
               Maior
               ,
               Communalty
               ,
               
               and
               Citizens
               ,
               by
               themselves
               ,
               or
               their
               Deputy
               ,
               or
               Officer
               or
               Officers
               ,
               should
               have
               in
               the
               Towne
               ,
               Borough
               ,
               Parishes
               ,
               and
               Precincts
               aforesaid
               ,
               the
               Taste
               and
               Assize
               of
               Bread
               ,
               Wine
               ,
               Ale
               ,
               and
               Beere
               ,
               and
               of
               all
               other
               Victuals
               ,
               and
               things
               whatsoever
               ,
               sold
               in
               the
               same
               Towne
               .
               And
               whatsoever
               should
               or
               might
               appertaine
               to
               the
               Office
               of
               the
               Clarke
               of
               the
               Market
               of
               his
               Majesties
               House-hold
               .
               And
               the
               correction
               and
               punishment
               of
               all
               persons
               there
               selling
               Bread
               ,
               Wine
               ,
               Beere
               ,
               and
               Ale
               ,
               and
               other
               Victuals
               ;
               and
               of
               others
               there
               inhabiting
               ,
               or
               using
               any
               Arts
               whatsoever
               .
               And
               all
               Forfeitures
               ,
               Fines
               ,
               and
               Amerciaments
               ,
               to
               be
               forfeited
               to
               the
               King
               ,
               or
               his
               Heires
               or
               Successors
               .
               And
               that
               they
               should
               have
               the
               execution
               of
               the
               Kings
               Writs
               ,
               and
               of
               all
               other
               Writs
               ,
               Commandements
               ,
               Precepts
               ,
               Extracts
               ,
               and
               Warrants
               ,
               with
               the
               returnes
               thereof
               ,
               by
               such
               their
               Minister
               or
               Deputy
               as
               they
               should
               chuse
               .
            
             
               And
               that
               they
               should
               have
               ,
               
               keepe
               ,
               and
               hold
               there
               ,
               every
               yeere
               ,
               yeerely
               ,
               one
               Faire
               ,
               to
               endure
               for
               three
               dayes
               ,
               viz.
               the
               seventh
               ,
               eighth
               ,
               and
               ninth
               daies
               of
               September
               .
               And
               that
               during
               the
               said
               three
               dayes
               ,
               they
               should
               hold
               there
               by
               their
               Minister
               or
               Deputy
               ,
               from
               day
               to
               day
               ,
               from
               houre
               to
               houre
               ,
               and
               from
               time
               to
               time
               ,
               all
               Actions
               ,
               Plaints
               ,
               and
               Pleas
               of
               the
               Court
               of
               Pipowder
               ,
               with
               al
               Summons
               ,
               Attachments
               ,
               Arrests
               ,
               Issues
               ,
               Fines
               ,
               Redemptions
               ,
               Commodities
               ,
               and
               other
               Rights
               whatsoever
               ,
               to
               the
               Court
               of
               Pipowder
               by
               any
               meanes
               belonging
               .
               And
               also
               ,
               that
               they
               should
               have
               throughout
               the
               whole
               Precinct
               aforesaid
               ,
               View
               of
               Franke-pledge
               ,
               with
               all
               Sommons
               ,
               Attachments
               ,
               Arrests
               ,
               Issues
               ,
               Amerciaments
               ,
               Fines
               ,
               Redemptions
               ,
               Profits
               ,
               Commodities
               ,
               and
               other
               things
               ,
               which
               thereof
               to
               the
               King
               ,
               his
               Heires
               ,
               or
               Successors
               ,
               should
               appertaine
               .
            
             
               And
               also
               ,
               that
               the
               said
               Maior
               ,
               Communalty
               ,
               and
               Citizens
               ,
               and
               their
               successors
               ,
               by
               themselves
               ,
               or
               by
               their
               Officers
               or
               Deputies
               ,
               may
               take
               and
               arrest
               in
               the
               Borough
               ,
               Towne
               ,
               Parish
               ,
               and
               Precincts
               aforesaid
               ,
               
               all
               Theeves
               ,
               Felons
               ,
               and
               other
               Malefactors
               ,
               and
               may
               carry
               them
               to
               the
               Gaole
               of
               Newgate
               .
               And
               that
               the
               said
               Maior
               ,
               Communalty
               ,
               and
               Citizens
               ,
               and
               their
               successors
               ,
               should
               for
               ever
               have
               in
               the
               said
               Borough
               ,
               Town
               parishes
               ,
               and
               Precincts
               ,
               all
               such
               Liberties
               ,
               priviledges
               ,
               Franchises
               ,
               Discharges
               ,
               and
               Customes
               ,
               which
               the
               King
               or
               his
               Heires
               should
               have
               had
               ,
               if
               the
               said
               Borough
               had
               remained
               in
               the
               Kings
               hands
               .
            
             
               And
               also
               he
               granted
               to
               the
               said
               Maior
               ,
               Communalty
               ,
               and
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               to
               their
               successors
               ,
               that
               they
               should
               for
               ever
               hold
               and
               keepe
               ,
               all
               
               manner
               of
               Pleas
               ,
               
               Actions
               ,
               Plaints
               ,
               and
               personall
               Suites
               ,
               and
               all
               manner
               of
               causes
               ,
               Matters
               ,
               Contracts
               ,
               and
               Demands
               whatsoever
               ,
               happening
               in
               the
               Precincts
               aforesaid
               ,
               before
               the
               Maior
               and
               Aldermen
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               before
               the
               Sheriffes
               of
               London
               ,
               for
               the
               time
               being
               ,
               or
               any
               of
               them
               ,
               in
               the
               
                 Guild
                 hall
              
               and
               Hustings
               of
               the
               said
               City
               :
               and
               the
               like
               Actions
               ,
               Bills
               ,
               Plaints
               ,
               Proces
               ,
               Arrests
               ,
               Iudgements
               ,
               Executions
               ,
               and
               other
               things
               whatsoever
               ,
               and
               the
               same
               dayes
               and
               times
               ,
               and
               in
               such
               like
               maner
               ,
               as
               the
               like
               Pleas
               happening
               in
               the
               said
               City
               ,
               before
               the
               Maior
               ,
               Aldermen
               and
               Sheriffes
               ,
               or
               any
               of
               them
               ,
               in
               the
               said
               Courts
               ,
               or
               any
               of
               them
               ,
               time
               out
               of
               minde
               ,
               have
               been
               taken
               ,
               holden
               ,
               prosecuted
               ,
               or
               executed
               .
               And
               that
               the
               Serjeants
               at
               Mace
               ,
               and
               other
               Officers
               of
               London
               ,
               using
               to
               serve
               Proces
               ,
               might
               from
               thenceforth
               ,
               for
               ever
               ,
               serve
               and
               execute
               all
               manner
               of
               Proces
               in
               the
               said
               Borough
               ,
               Towne
               ,
               Parishes
               and
               Precincts
               ,
               concerning
               such
               Pleas
               and
               executions
               of
               the
               same
               ,
               as
               time
               out
               of
               mind
               hath
               been
               used
               in
               the
               City
               of
               London
               .
            
             
               And
               that
               the
               Inhabitants
               of
               the
               same
               Borough
               ,
               
               Parishes
               ,
               and
               Precincts
               ,
               for
               Causes
               and
               Matters
               there
               growing
               ,
               may
               implead
               or
               bee
               impleaded
               in
               the
               said
               City
               ,
               in
               forme
               aforesaid
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               said
               Courts
               .
               And
               that
               if
               the
               Iuries
               impanelled
               ,
               and
               so
               moved
               to
               try
               such
               Issues
               ,
               shall
               not
               appeare
               before
               the
               said
               Maior
               and
               Aldermen
               ,
               or
               Sheriffes
               ,
               in
               the
               said
               Courts
               in
               London
               ,
               they
               shall
               bee
               amerced
               in
               like
               manner
               ,
               and
               forfeit
               such
               Issues
               ,
               as
               Iuries
               in
               London
               ,
               making
               default
               of
               appearance
               ,
               have
               used
               to
               forfeit
               .
               And
               that
               the
               Issues
               so
               forfeited
               ,
               shall
               bee
               to
               the
               use
               of
               the
               Maior
               ,
               Communalty
               ,
               and
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               their
               successors
               for
               ever
               .
               And
               also
               ,
               that
               the
               said
               Maior
               and
               Communalty
               ,
               and
               Citizens
               ,
               and
               their
               successors
               for
               ever
               ,
               should
               have
               the
               Cognizance
               of
               all
               manner
               of
               Pleas
               ,
               Plaints
               ,
               and
               personall
               Actions
               ,
               out
               of
               all
               the
               Kings
               Courts
               ,
               before
               the
               King
               ,
               or
               before
               any
               of
               his
               Iustices
               ,
               for
               any
               thing
               happening
               in
               the
               said
               Borough
               ,
               or
               Precincts
               ,
               
               before
               the
               said
               Maior
               and
               Aldermen
               ,
               and
               Sheriffs
               ,
               or
               any
               of
               them
               ,
               in
               the
               Courts
               of
               the
               said
               City
               .
               And
               that
               the
               Issues
               taken
               upon
               the
               said
               suits
               ,
               shall
               be
               tryed
               in
               the
               said
               Courts
               ,
               before
               the
               Maior
               and
               Aldermen
               and
               Sheriffes
               ,
               by
               men
               of
               the
               said
               Borough
               ,
               as
               Issues
               in
               London
               are
               tryed
               .
            
             
               And
               that
               the
               said
               Maior
               ,
               
               Communalty
               ,
               and
               Citizens
               ,
               and
               their
               successors
               ,
               should
               for
               ever
               chuse
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               Law
               ,
               every
               yeere
               ,
               or
               as
               often
               as
               they
               should
               thinke
               meet
               ,
               two
               Coroners
               in
               the
               said
               Borough
               :
               And
               that
               the
               said
               Coroners
               ,
               and
               either
               of
               them
               so
               chosen
               ,
               should
               in
               the
               Precincts
               aforesaid
               ,
               have
               and
               use
               like
               authority
               ,
               as
               any
               Coroners
               in
               England
               ought
               to
               have
               and
               execute
               :
               and
               that
               no
               other
               of
               the
               Kings
               Coroners
               should
               in
               any
               wise
               presume
               to
               execute
               any
               thing
               belonging
               to
               the
               Office
               of
               a
               Coroner
               ,
               
               in
               the
               Precincts
               aforesaid
               .
            
             
               And
               that
               the
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               for
               the
               time
               being
               ,
               should
               be
               Escheator
               in
               the
               Precincts
               aforesaid
               ,
               and
               have
               power
               to
               direct
               Precepts
               to
               the
               Sheriffe
               of
               the
               County
               of
               Surrey
               for
               the
               time
               being
               ,
               and
               to
               do
               all
               other
               things
               ,
               which
               to
               the
               Office
               of
               Escheator
               in
               any
               of
               the
               Counties
               of
               England
               appertaineth
               :
               and
               that
               no
               other
               Escheator
               shall
               enter
               there
               ,
               or
               intermeddle
               with
               any
               thing
               belonging
               to
               the
               Office
               of
               Escheator
               :
               and
               that
               the
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               for
               the
               time
               being
               ,
               shall
               be
               the
               Kings
               Clarke
               of
               the
               Market
               within
               the
               Precincts
               aforesaid
               ,
               and
               may
               doe
               all
               things
               there
               appertaining
               to
               the
               Office
               of
               Clarke
               of
               the
               Market
               ,
               and
               that
               the
               Clarke
               of
               the
               Market
               of
               the
               Kings
               Household
               shall
               not
               there
               intermeddle
               with
               any
               thing
               .
            
             
               And
               that
               the
               said
               Maior
               ,
               Communalty
               ,
               and
               Citizens
               ,
               and
               their
               successors
               for
               ever
               ,
               should
               have
               ,
               hold
               ,
               use
               ,
               and
               enjoy
               ,
               in
               the
               Precincts
               aforesaid
               ,
               as
               well
               all
               the
               Liberties
               and
               Franchises
               aforesaid
               ,
               as
               the
               Toll
               ,
               Tallage
               ,
               Picage
               ,
               and
               all
               other
               the
               said
               Kings
               Iurisdictions
               ,
               
               Franchises
               ,
               and
               Priviledges
               ,
               which
               any
               Archbishop
               of
               
                 Canturbury
                 ,
                 Charles
              
               D.
               of
               Suffolke
               ,
               or
               any
               the
               M.
               Brother
               and
               Sisters
               of
               the
               then
               late
               Hospitall
               of
               St.
               Thomas
               in
               Southwarke
               ,
               or
               any
               Abbot
               of
               the
               then
               late
               Monastery
               of
               S.
               Saviors
               of
               Bermondsey
               ,
               neere
               Southwarke
               ;
               or
               any
               Prior
               or
               Covent
               of
               the
               then
               late
               Priory
               of
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Overy
              
               ,
               or
               any
               of
               them
               ever
               had
               ,
               then
               had
               ,
               or
               ought
               to
               have
               had
               in
               the
               premises
               ,
               in
               any
               of
               the
               places
               aforesaid
               ;
               or
               which
               the
               said
               King
               Edward
               the
               sixth
               then
               lately
               held
               and
               enjoyed
               ,
               
               or
               ought
               to
               have
               had
               &
               enjoy
               ,
               &
               in
               as
               ample
               manner
               as
               King
               Henry
               the
               8.
               had
               and
               enjoyed
               ,
               or
               ought
               to
               have
               had
               ,
               and
               enjoy
               the
               same
               :
               So
               that
               none
               of
               the
               Kings
               Sheriffes
               ,
               or
               any
               other
               of
               his
               Officers
               should
               intermeddle
               in
               any
               thing
               in
               the
               said
               Borough
               and
               Precincts
               aforesaid
               .
            
             
               And
               the
               said
               King
               Edward
               the
               sixt
               did
               by
               his
               said
               Letters
               Patents
               further
               grant
               ,
               
               that
               all
               the
               Inhabitants
               of
               the
               said
               Precincts
               should
               be
               within
               the
               ordinance
               ,
               governance
               and
               correction
               of
               the
               Maior
               and
               Officers
               of
               London
               and
               their
               Deputies
               ,
               as
               the
               Citizens
               and
               Inhabitants
               of
               London
               ought
               to
               be
               ;
               by
               reason
               of
               any
               Charter
               formerly
               granted
               by
               any
               of
               the
               said
               Kings
               Progenitors
               ,
               to
               the
               Maior
               ,
               Communalty
               and
               Citizens
               of
               London
               .
               And
               that
               the
               said
               Maior
               ,
               Communalty
               and
               Citizens
               ,
               and
               their
               Successors
               for
               ever
               should
               haue
               ,
               enjoy
               ,
               and
               use
               such
               Lawes
               ,
               Iurisdictions
               ,
               Liberties
               ,
               Franchises
               and
               Priviledges
               whatsoever
               in
               the
               Borough
               ,
               and
               Precincts
               aforesaid
               ,
               as
               fully
               and
               freely
               as
               they
               then
               used
               ,
               or
               ought
               to
               have
               used
               and
               enjoyed
               the
               same
               in
               London
               ,
               by
               vertue
               of
               any
               grant
               to
               them
               made
               by
               any
               of
               the
               said
               Kings
               Progenitors
               .
            
             
               And
               that
               the
               Maior
               of
               London
               for
               the
               time
               being
               ,
               and
               the
               Recorder
               of
               London
               for
               the
               time
               being
               ,
               after
               they
               have
               borne
               the
               Office
               of
               Maioraltie
               of
               London
               ,
               should
               be
               Iustices
               of
               the
               Kings
               Peace
               in
               Southwarke
               ,
               and
               the
               Precincts
               aforesaid
               ,
               so
               long
               as
               they
               should
               stand
               Aldermen
               of
               the
               said
               Citty
               ,
               
               and
               should
               in
               the
               said
               Borough
               and
               Precincts
               aforesaid
               doe
               and
               execute
               all
               things
               which
               other
               Iustices
               of
               the
               Peace
               might
               doe
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Surrey
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               Lawes
               and
               Statutes
               of
               England
               .
            
             
               And
               also
               ,
               that
               the
               said
               Maior
               ,
               Communaltie
               &
               Citizens
               ,
               &
               their
               Successors
               should
               have
               every
               weeke
               ,
               on
               Munday
               ,
               Wednesday
               ,
               Friday
               and
               Satterday
               in
               the
               said
               Borough
               and
               Towne
               of
               Southwarke
               ,
               
               one
               Market
               or
               Markets
               there
               to
               bee
               kept
               ,
               and
               all
               things
               to
               Markets
               appertaining
               :
               All
               which
               Mannor
               ,
               Lands
               ,
               Tenements
               ,
               Rents
               ,
               Liberties
               ,
               Priviledges
               ,
               Franchises
               ,
               and
               other
               the
               premises
               granted
               by
               the
               said
               Letters
               Patents
               ,
               did
               extend
               to
               the
               cleere
               yeerely
               value
               of
               35.
               li.
               14.
               s.
               4.
               d.
               And
               were
               granted
               to
               bee
               holden
               to
               the
               said
               Maior
               ,
               Communalty
               and
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               their
               Successors
               for
               ever
               ,
               of
               the
               said
               King
               ,
               his
               Heires
               and
               Successors
               ,
               as
               of
               his
               Mannor
               of
               East
               Greenwitch
               ,
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Kent
               ,
               by
               Fealty
               onely
               in
               Free
               Socage
               (
               and
               not
               in
               Capite
               )
               for
               all
               manner
               of
               services
               and
               demands
               whatsoever
               .
            
             
               But
               there
               was
               excepted
               and
               reserved
               out
               of
               the
               said
               Grant
               ,
               
               to
               the
               said
               King
               Edward
               the
               sixt
               ,
               his
               Heires
               and
               Successors
               ,
               all
               his
               Rights
               ,
               Iurisdictions
               ,
               Liberties
               &
               Franchises
               whatsoever
               ,
               within
               the
               Walke
               ,
               Circuit
               ,
               and
               Precinct
               of
               his
               Capitall
               Messuage
               ,
               Gardens
               ,
               and
               Parke
               in
               Southwarke
               ,
               and
               in
               all
               Gardens
               ,
               Curtilages
               ,
               and
               Lands
               ,
               to
               the
               said
               Mansion
               House
               ,
               Gardens
               ,
               and
               Parke
               belonging
               .
            
             
               Also
               ,
               there
               was
               excepted
               and
               reserved
               out
               of
               the
               said
               Graunt
               ,
               the
               House
               ,
               Messuage
               ,
               or
               Lodging
               there
               ,
               called
               the
               
                 Kings
                 Bench
              
               ,
               and
               the
               Gardens
               to
               the
               same
               belonging
               ,
               so
               long
               as
               it
               should
               be
               used
               as
               a
               Prison
               for
               Prisoners
               ,
               as
               it
               was
               then
               used
               .
            
             
               Also
               ,
               there
               was
               excepted
               and
               reserved
               out
               of
               the
               said
               Graunt
               ,
               the
               House
               ,
               Messuage
               ,
               or
               Lodging
               there
               ,
               called
               the
               Marshalsey
               ,
               and
               the
               Gardens
               to
               the
               same
               belonging
               ,
               so
               long
               as
               it
               should
               be
               used
               as
               a
               Prison
               for
               Prisoners
               ,
               as
               it
               was
               then
               used
               .
            
             
               Also
               it
               was
               provided
               ,
               that
               the
               said
               Letters
               Patents
               should
               not
               be
               prejudiciall
               to
               the
               Offices
               of
               the
               Great
               Master
               or
               Steward
               of
               the
               Kings
               Household
               ,
               within
               the
               Borough
               and
               Precincts
               aforesaid
               ,
               to
               be
               executed
               while
               the
               same
               Borough
               and
               Precincts
               should
               be
               within
               the
               Verge
               :
               Nor
               to
               
                 Ioh.
                 Gates
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Gentlemen
               of
               the
               Kings
               Privie
               Chamber
               ,
               concerning
               any
               Lands
               ,
               Tenements
               ,
               Offices
               ,
               Profits
               ,
               Franchises
               ,
               or
               Liberties
               to
               him
               granted
               during
               his
               life
               ,
               by
               the
               said
               King
               Edward
               the
               sixth
               ,
               or
               by
               his
               Father
               King
               Henry
               the
               eight
               .
            
             
               About
               the
               space
               of
               a
               moneth
               after
               the
               said
               Borough
               of
               Southwarke
               was
               so
               granted
               by
               King
               Edward
               the
               sixt
               to
               the
               Maior
               ,
               Communaltie
               ,
               and
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               that
               they
               by
               force
               of
               the
               said
               Letters
               Patents
               stood
               charged
               with
               the
               Ordering
               ,
               Survev
               ,
               and
               Government
               
               of
               the
               same
               Borough
               ,
               and
               of
               al
               the
               Kings
               subjects
               inhabiting
               therein
               ,
               
               and
               repayring
               thither
               :
               At
               a
               Court
               holden
               before
               Sir
               
                 Rowland
                 Hill
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               then
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               the
               Aldermen
               of
               the
               same
               Citie
               ,
               in
               the
               Guild-Hall
               of
               London
               ,
               on
               Tuesday
               the
               eight
               and
               twentieth
               of
               May
               ,
               in
               the
               said
               fourth
               yeere
               of
               the
               raigne
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               sixth
               ,
               the
               said
               Towne
               or
               Borough
               was
               named
               and
               called
               the
               Ward
               of
               
                 Bridge
                 Ward
                 without
              
               .
               
               And
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Ayliffe
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               Citizen
               and
               Barber-Surgeon
               of
               London
               ,
               was
               then
               also
               named
               ,
               elected
               ,
               and
               chosen
               by
               the
               same
               Court
               ,
               to
               be
               Alderman
               of
               the
               same
               Ward
               ,
               albeit
               that
               before
               that
               time
               there
               neyther
               was
               any
               such
               Ward
               nor
               Alderman
               .
            
             
               And
               it
               was
               then
               also
               ordered
               ,
               That
               the
               said
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Ayliffe
              
               ,
               by
               that
               name
               of
               Alderman
               of
               
                 Bridge
                 Ward
                 without
              
               ,
               and
               all
               other
               that
               from
               thenceforth
               should
               be
               Alderman
               of
               the
               same
               Ward
               ,
               should
               have
               the
               Rule
               ,
               Survey
               ,
               and
               Government
               ,
               not
               onely
               of
               the
               Inhabitants
               of
               the
               said
               Towne
               &
               Borough
               of
               Southwarke
               ,
               and
               other
               the
               Kings
               people
               repayring
               to
               the
               same
               ,
               but
               also
               of
               all
               the
               Liberties
               ,
               Franchises
               ,
               and
               Priviledges
               within
               the
               said
               Towne
               and
               Borough
               ,
               then
               formerly
               granted
               by
               the
               King
               and
               his
               Progenitors
               to
               the
               said
               Maior
               ,
               Communaltie
               ,
               and
               Citizens
               of
               London
               .
               
               And
               for
               the
               due
               execution
               of
               which
               Office
               ,
               the
               said
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Ayliffe
              
               was
               then
               presently
               sworne
               and
               admitted
               .
            
             
               Not
               long
               after
               ,
               videlicet
               ,
               at
               a
               Court
               of
               Common
               Councell
               ,
               holden
               in
               the
               Guild-Hall
               of
               London
               ,
               on
               the
               last
               day
               of
               Iuly
               ,
               in
               the
               said
               fourth
               yeere
               of
               the
               raigne
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               sixth
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               time
               of
               the
               Maioraltie
               of
               the
               said
               Sir
               
                 Rowland
                 Hill
              
               ,
               it
               was
               enacted
               ,
               That
               besides
               the
               then
               ancient
               accustomed
               number
               of
               five
               and
               twentie
               Aldermen
               ,
               there
               should
               be
               one
               Alderman
               more
               elected
               ,
               to
               have
               the
               Rule
               ,
               Charge
               ,
               and
               Governance
               of
               the
               said
               Borough
               and
               Towne
               .
               And
               that
               foure
               discreet
               persons
               ,
               or
               more
               ,
               being
               Freemen
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               dwelling
               within
               the
               said
               Cittie
               ,
               or
               the
               Borough
               of
               Southwarke
               ,
               or
               in
               other
               the
               Liberties
               of
               the
               said
               Citie
               ,
               sould
               from
               thenceforth
               ,
               as
               often
               as
               the
               case
               should
               require
               ,
               be
               from
               time
               to
               time
               nominated
               ,
               appointed
               ,
               and
               chosen
               by
               the
               Inhabitants
               of
               the
               said
               Borough
               for
               the
               time
               being
               ,
               before
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               for
               the
               time
               being
               ,
               sitting
               in
               the
               said
               Borough
               for
               that
               purpose
               ,
               in
               such
               sort
               and
               order
               ,
               as
               the
               Aldermen
               of
               London
               were
               in
               those
               dayes
               commonly
               elected
               .
            
             
               And
               that
               the
               said
               Lord
               Maior
               for
               the
               time
               being
               should
               (
               at
               the
               next
               Court
               of
               Aldermen
               to
               be
               holden
               at
               the
               Guild-Hall
               of
               the
               said
               Citie
               ,
               next
               after
               such
               election
               )
               present
               the
               names
               and
               surnames
               of
               all
               such
               persons
               as
               so
               should
               be
               named
               before
               him
               ,
               and
               put
               in
               the
               said
               election
               .
               
               And
               that
               the
               said
               Lord
               Maior
               &
               Aldermen
               for
               the
               time
               being
               ,
               should
               of
               those
               foure
               persons
               ,
               or
               mo
               ,
               so
               presented
               ,
               elect
               and
               chuse
               one
               ,
               by
               way
               of
               Scrutinie
               ,
               to
               be
               an
               Alderman
               of
               the
               said
               Citie
               ,
               and
               to
               have
               the
               peculiar
               Ordering
               ,
               Rule
               and
               Governance
               of
               the
               said
               Borough
               and
               Towne
               of
               Southwarke
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               Inhabitants
               thereof
               ,
               and
               of
               all
               other
               the
               Kings
               liege
               people
               ,
               repayring
               to
               the
               same
               .
            
             
               And
               that
               the
               said
               Alderman
               so
               especially
               elect
               and
               chosen
               ,
               and
               from
               time
               to
               time
               ,
               as
               the
               cause
               sould
               require
               thenceforth
               ,
               to
               be
               elect
               and
               chosen
               for
               the
               Survey
               and
               Government
               of
               the
               said
               Borough
               ,
               and
               the
               Inhabitants
               and
               other
               remayning
               in
               and
               to
               the
               same
               ,
               should
               alwayes
               be
               named
               and
               called
               the
               Alderman
               of
               
                 Bridge
                 Ward
                 without
              
               ,
               
               and
               by
               none
               other
               Name
               ,
               for
               or
               concerning
               that
               Office
               ,
               or
               Roome
               ,
               and
               should
               have
               the
               Cure
               and
               Charge
               of
               the
               good
               Ordering
               and
               Government
               of
               the
               said
               Borough
               and
               Towne
               of
               Southwarke
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               Inhabitants
               and
               People
               of
               and
               in
               the
               same
               ,
               and
               of
               none
               other
               Place
               within
               the
               said
               Citie
               ,
               by
               reason
               or
               colour
               of
               the
               said
               Roome
               ,
               as
               long
               as
               he
               should
               remaine
               and
               stand
               Alderman
               of
               the
               said
               Ward
               ,
               but
               as
               the
               residue
               of
               the
               said
               Aldermen
               of
               the
               said
               Citie
               be
               commonly
               charged
               :
               And
               therein
               to
               doe
               and
               use
               himselfe
               ,
               as
               other
               Aldermen
               within
               the
               Liberties
               of
               the
               said
               Citie
               were
               accustomed
               and
               used
               to
               doe
               ,
               in
               as
               much
               as
               the
               Lawes
               and
               Statutes
               of
               this
               Realme
               would
               permit
               and
               suffer
               .
            
             
               Yet
               neverthelesse
               it
               was
               prouided
               ,
               &
               by
               the
               said
               Cōmon
               Councell
               further
               ordained
               and
               enacted
               ,
               That
               the
               said
               Sir
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Ayliffe
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               should
               then
               be
               Alderman
               of
               the
               said
               Ward
               :
               And
               that
               as
               well
               the
               same
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Ayliffe
              
               ,
               as
               also
               all
               and
               every
               person
               and
               persons
               ,
               that
               thenceforth
               should
               fortune
               to
               be
               Alderman
               of
               the
               same
               Ward
               ,
               should
               have
               and
               enjoy
               like
               prerogative
               ,
               liberty
               ,
               and
               benefit
               ,
               to
               change
               and
               remove
               from
               the
               same
               Ward
               ,
               
               and
               to
               accept
               and
               take
               at
               his
               and
               their
               free
               will
               and
               pleasure
               any
               such
               other
               Ward
               or
               Wards
               within
               the
               said
               City
               ,
               as
               it
               should
               fortune
               him
               ,
               or
               them
               ,
               or
               any
               of
               them
               ,
               to
               be
               thenceforth
               duely
               elect
               and
               chosen
               unto
               by
               the
               Inhabitants
               of
               the
               same
               other
               VVard
               ,
               or
               VVards
               ,
               or
               any
               of
               them
               in
               like
               manner
               and
               forme
               ,
               as
               the
               other
               Aldermen
               of
               the
               said
               City
               lawfully
               might
               ,
               and
               commonly
               use
               to
               doe
               :
               Any
               thing
               in
               the
               said
               recited
               Act
               to
               the
               contrary
               in
               any
               wise
               notwithstanding
               .
            
             
               Neverthelesse
               ,
               at
               a
               Court
               of
               Aldermen
               holden
               on
               Tuesday
               ,
               the
               second
               of
               September
               ,
               in
               the
               said
               fourth
               yeere
               of
               the
               reigne
               of
               king
               Edward
               the
               sixth
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               time
               of
               the
               Maioralty
               of
               the
               said
               Sir
               
                 Rowland
                 Hill
              
               ,
               it
               was
               ordered
               ,
               That
               the
               Aldermen
               of
               
                 Bridge
                 Ward
                 without
              
               ,
               for
               the
               time
               being
               ,
               
               should
               stand
               and
               remaine
               Alderman
               of
               the
               same
               VVard
               three
               whole
               yeeres
               next
               after
               his
               election
               ,
               before
               hee
               should
               bee
               permitted
               to
               bee
               removed
               to
               the
               governance
               of
               any
               other
               VVard
               :
               Notwithstanding
               any
               former
               Law
               ,
               Vsage
               ,
               or
               Custome
               .
            
             
               But
               afterwards
               it
               seemeth
               ,
               upon
               better
               advice
               ,
               that
               another
               order
               should
               be
               taken
               in
               the
               election
               of
               the
               Alderman
               of
               the
               same
               Ward
               :
               For
               at
               a
               Common
               Councell
               holden
               in
               the
               Guild-Hall
               in
               London
               ,
               on
               the
               16.
               day
               of
               Iune
               ,
               in
               the
               fourth
               and
               fifth
               yeeres
               of
               King
               Philip
               and
               Queene
               Mary
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               time
               of
               the
               Maioralty
               of
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Curtis
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               the
               said
               former
               Act
               ,
               made
               on
               the
               last
               day
               of
               Iuly
               ,
               in
               the
               fourth
               yeere
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               sixth
               ,
               for
               so
               much
               thereof
               as
               did
               concerne
               the
               forme
               and
               order
               of
               the
               election
               of
               the
               Alderman
               of
               the
               said
               VVard
               of
               
                 Bridge
                 Ward
                 without
              
               ,
               
               was
               utterly
               repealed
               .
               And
               then
               it
               was
               enacted
               ,
               That
               from
               thenceforth
               the
               Alderman
               of
               the
               same
               Ward
               should
               alwaies
               ,
               at
               the
               time
               of
               vacation
               ,
               or
               lack
               of
               an
               Alderman
               thereof
               ,
               be
               elected
               and
               chosen
               by
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               and
               Aldermen
               of
               London
               ,
               for
               the
               time
               being
               ,
               at
               a
               full
               Court
               of
               Aldermen
               ,
               by
               them
               to
               be
               holden
               in
               the
               Inner
               Chamber
               of
               the
               Guild-Hall
               of
               the
               same
               City
               in
               this
               manner
               ,
               viz.
               That
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               and
               Aldermen
               should
               at
               their
               said
               full
               Court
               ,
               amongst
               themselves
               ,
               nominate
               foure
               discreet
               and
               meet
               Citizens
               ,
               being
               Freemen
               of
               London
               ,
               either
               resiant
               within
               the
               said
               Borough
               ,
               or
               in
               London
               ,
               or
               the
               Liberties
               thereof
               ,
               to
               be
               put
               in
               election
               of
               Alderman
               of
               that
               Ward
               .
               And
               of
               the
               said
               foure
               persons
               so
               nominated
               ,
               the
               said
               Lord
               Maior
               and
               Aldermen
               should
               by
               Scrutiny
               ,
               according
               to
               their
               accustomed
               manner
               ,
               elect
               one
               to
               bee
               Alderman
               of
               the
               same
               VVard
               :
               VVhich
               Alderman
               ,
               so
               by
               them
               elected
               and
               sworne
               ,
               should
               use
               and
               behave
               himselfe
               in
               all
               things
               ,
               as
               by
               the
               residue
               of
               the
               former
               Act
               of
               Common
               Councell
               ,
               made
               the
               last
               day
               of
               Iuly
               ,
               in
               the
               fourth
               yeere
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               sixth
               was
               ordained
               and
               appointed
               .
            
             
               Thus
               having
               declared
               ,
               by
               what
               means
               and
               at
               what
               time
               the
               said
               Borough
               of
               Southwarke
               was
               made
               and
               named
               one
               of
               the
               sixe
               and
               twenty
               VVards
               ,
               now
               belonging
               to
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ;
               I
               intend
               to
               proceed
               to
               the
               description
               of
               the
               severall
               particular
               places
               of
               the
               same
               VVard
               ,
               and
               likewise
               of
               such
               Monuments
               of
               Antiquity
               ,
               as
               are
               to
               bee
               found
               therein
               .
            
             
               This
               Borough
               being
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Surrey
               ,
               consisteth
               of
               divers
               streetes
               ,
               waies
               ,
               and
               winding
               lanes
               ,
               all
               full
               of
               buildings
               inhabited
               :
               and
               first
               ,
               to
               begin
               at
               the
               West
               part
               thereof
               ,
               over-against
               the
               West
               Suburbe
               of
               the
               City
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               banke
               of
               the
               River
               Thames
               ,
               there
               is
               now
               a
               continuall
               building
               of
               Thenements
               ,
               about
               halfe
               a
               mile
               in
               length
               to
               the
               Bridge
               .
            
             
               Then
               South
               a
               continuall
               street
               called
               
                 Long
                 Southwarke
              
               ,
               builded
               on
               both
               sides
               with
               divers
               Lanes
               and
               Allies
               up
               to
               St.
               Georges
               Church
               ,
               and
               beyond
               it
               thorow
               
                 Blackman
                 street
              
               ,
               towards
               Newtowne
               (
               or
               Newington
               )
               the
               liberties
               of
               which
               Borough
               extend
               almost
               to
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Newtowne
               aforesaid
               ,
               distant
               one
               mile
               from
               
                 London
                 bridge
              
               ,
               and
               also
               Southwest
               a
               continuall
               building
               ,
               almost
               to
               Lambith
               ,
               more
               than
               one
               mile
               from
               the
               said
               Bridge
               .
            
             
             
               Then
               from
               the
               Bridge
               along
               by
               the
               Thames
               Eastward
               ,
               
               is
               S.
               
                 Olaves
                 street
              
               ,
               having
               continuall
               building
               on
               both
               the
               sides
               ,
               with
               lanes
               and
               Alleyes
               up
               to
               
                 Battle
                 bridge
              
               ,
               to
               Horse-downe
               ,
               and
               towards
               Rother-hith
               :
               also
               some
               good
               halfe
               mile
               in
               length
               from
               
                 London
                 bridge
              
               .
            
             
               So
               that
               I
               account
               the
               whole
               continuall
               buildings
               on
               the
               Banke
               of
               the
               said
               River
               ,
               from
               the
               West
               towards
               the
               East
               ,
               to
               be
               more
               than
               a
               large
               mile
               in
               length
               .
            
             
               Then
               have
               yee
               from
               the
               entring
               towards
               the
               said
               Horsedowne
               ,
               one
               other
               continuall
               street
               ,
               called
               
                 Barmondes
                 eye
                 strees
              
               ,
               which
               stretcheth
               South
               ,
               likewise
               furnished
               with
               buildings
               on
               both
               sides
               ,
               almost
               halfe
               a
               mile
               in
               length
               ,
               up
               to
               the
               late
               dissolved
               Monastery
               of
               S.
               Saviour
               ,
               called
               Bermondsey
               .
            
             
               And
               from
               thence
               is
               one
               long
               lane
               (
               so
               called
               of
               the
               length
               )
               turning
               West
               to
               Saint
               Georges
               Church
               afore-named
               .
               Out
               of
               the
               which
               lane
               mentioned
               
                 Long
                 lane
              
               ,
               breaketh
               one
               other
               street
               towards
               the
               South
               and
               by
               East
               ,
               and
               this
               is
               called
               
                 Kentish
                 street
              
               ,
               for
               that
               it
               is
               the
               way
               leading
               into
               that
               Country
               :
               and
               so
               have
               you
               the
               bounds
               of
               this
               Borough
               .
            
             
               The
               Antiquities
               most
               notable
               in
               this
               Borough
               are
               these
               :
               first
               ,
               for
               Ecclesiasticall
               ,
               there
               was
               Bermondsey
               ,
               an
               Abbey
               of
               blacke
               Monkes
               ,
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Overies
              
               ,
               a
               Priory
               of
               Canons
               Regular
               ,
               Saint
               Thomas
               a
               Colledge
               or
               Hospitall
               for
               the
               poore
               ,
               and
               the
               Loke
               ,
               a
               Lazar-house
               in
               
                 Kent
                 street
              
               .
               Parish
               Churches
               there
               have
               been
               sixe
               ,
               whereof
               five
               doe
               remaine
               ,
               
                 (
                 viz.
              
               )
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Magdalen
              
               ,
               in
               the
               Priory
               of
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Overy
              
               :
               now
               the
               same
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Overy
              
               is
               the
               Parish
               Church
               for
               the
               said
               
                 Mary
                 Magdalen
              
               ,
               and
               for
               Saint
               Margaret
               on
               the
               Hill
               ,
               and
               is
               called
               St.
               Saviour
               .
            
             
               Saint
               Margaret
               on
               the
               Hill
               being
               put
               downe
               ,
               is
               now
               a
               Court
               for
               Iustice
               .
               S.
               Thomas
               in
               the
               Hospitall
               serveth
               for
               a
               Parish
               Church
               ,
               as
               afore
               ,
               Saint
               George
               a
               Parish
               Church
               ,
               as
               before
               it
               did
               :
               So
               doth
               Saint
               Olave
               ,
               and
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Magdalen
              
               ,
               by
               the
               Abby
               of
               Bermondsey
               .
            
             
               There
               be
               also
               these
               five
               Prisons
               ,
               or
               Gaoles
               .
            
             
               The
               Clinke
               ,
               on
               the
               Banke
               .
            
             
               The
               Compter
               ,
               in
               the
               late
               Parish
               ▪
            
             
               Church
               of
               S.
               Margaret
               .
            
             
               The
               Marshalsey
               .
            
             
               The
               Kings
               Bench.
               
            
             
               
                 And
                 the
              
               White
               Lion
               ;
               
                 all
                 in
              
               Long
               Southwarke
               .
            
             
               
                 Houses
                 most
                 notable
                 ,
                 be
                 these
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Winchesters
                 House
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Rochesters
                 House
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Duke
                 of
                 Suffolkes
                 .
                 House
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Southwarke
                   Place
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Tabard
                 ,
                 an
                 Hostery
                 ,
                 or
                 Inne
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Hyde
                 his
                 House
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Prior
                 of
                 Lewis
                 his
                 House
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 Abbot
                 of
                 S.
                 Augustine
                 his
                 house
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Bridge-house
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Battaile
                 his
                 House
                 .
              
               
                 Battaile-Bridge
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Stewes
                 on
                 the
                 Banke
                 of
                 Thames
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 the
                 Beare-Gardens
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 to
                 returne
                 to
                 the
                 West
                 Banke
                 :
                 
                 there
                 were
                 two
                 Beare-Gardens
                 ,
                 the
                 Old
                 and
                 New
                 ,
                 Places
                 wherein
                 were
                 kept
                 Beares
                 ,
                 Buls
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Beasts
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 bayted
                 :
                 As
                 also
                 Mastives
                 ,
                 in
                 severall
                 kenels
                 ,
                 nourished
                 to
                 baite
                 them
                 .
                 These
                 Beares
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Beasts
                 are
                 there
                 baited
                 in
                 plots
                 of
                 ground
                 ,
                 scaffolded
                 about
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 beholders
                 to
                 stand
                 safe
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 ,
                 on
                 this
                 Banke
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 sometime
                 the
                 Bordello
                 or
                 Stewes
                 ,
                 a
                 place
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 of
                 certaine
                 Stew-houses
                 priviledged
                 there
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 the
                 repaire
                 of
                 incontinent
                 men
                 to
                 the
                 like
                 women
                 ;
                 of
                 the
                 which
                 Priviledge
                 I
                 have
                 read
                 thus
                 :
              
               
                 In
                 a
                 Parliament
                 holden
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 the
                 eighth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 ordained
                 by
                 the
                 Commons
                 ,
                 and
                 confirmed
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Lords
                 ,
                 That
                 divers
                 Constitutions
                 for
                 ever
                 should
                 be
                 kept
                 within
                 that
                 Lordship
                 ,
                 or
                 Franchise
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 old
                 Customes
                 ,
                 that
                 had
                 beene
                 there
                 used
                 time
                 time
                 of
                 minde
                 :
                 Amongst
                 the
                 which
                 ,
                 these
                 following
                 were
                 some
                 :
                 videlicet
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 no
                 Stew-holder
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 should
                 let
                 or
                 stay
                 any
                 single
                 woman
                 to
                 goe
                 and
                 come
                 freely
                 at
                 all
                 times
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 listed
                 .
              
               
                 No
                 Stew-holder
                 to
                 keepe
                 any
                 woman
                 to
                 boord
                 ,
                 but
                 she
                 to
                 boord
                 abroad
                 at
                 her
                 pleasure
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 take
                 no
                 more
                 for
                 the
                 womans
                 chamber
                 in
                 the
                 Weeke
                 ,
                 than
                 foureteene
                 pence
                 .
              
               
               
                 Not
                 to
                 keepe
                 open
                 his
                 doores
                 upon
                 the
                 Holy-dayes
                 .
              
               
                 Not
                 to
                 keepe
                 any
                 single
                 woman
                 in
                 his
                 house
                 on
                 the
                 Holy-dayes
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Bayliffe
                 to
                 see
                 them
                 voyded
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Lordship
                 .
              
               
                 No
                 single
                 woman
                 to
                 bee
                 kept
                 against
                 her
                 will
                 ,
                 that
                 would
                 leave
                 her
                 sinne
                 .
              
               
                 No
                 Stew-holder
                 receive
                 any
                 woman
                 of
                 Religion
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 mans
                 wife
                 .
              
               
                 No
                 single
                 woman
                 to
                 take
                 mony
                 to
                 lye
                 with
                 any
                 man
                 ,
                 except
                 she
                 lye
                 with
                 him
                 all
                 night
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 morrow
                 .
              
               
                 No
                 man
                 to
                 be
                 drawne
                 or
                 enticed
                 into
                 any
                 Stew-house
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Constables
                 ,
                 Bayliffe
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 every
                 weeke
                 to
                 search
                 every
                 Stew-house
                 .
              
               
                 No
                 Stew-holder
                 to
                 keepe
                 any
                 woman
                 ,
                 that
                 hath
                 the
                 perillous
                 infirmity
                 of
                 Burning
                 ;
                 nor
                 to
                 sell
                 Bread
                 ,
                 Ale
                 ,
                 Flesh
                 ,
                 Fish
                 ,
                 Wood
                 ,
                 Coale
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 Victuals
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 These
                 and
                 many
                 more
                 Orders
                 were
                 to
                 bee
                 observed
                 ,
                 upon
                 great
                 paine
                 and
                 punishment
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 have
                 also
                 seene
                 divers
                 Patents
                 of
                 confirmation
                 ,
                 
                 namely
                 ,
                 one
                 dated
                 1345.
                 the
                 ninetenth
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 .
                 
                 Also
                 I
                 finde
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 fourth
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 these
                 Stew-houses
                 belonging
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Walworth
                
                 ,
                 then
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 were
                 farmed
                 by
                 Froes
                 of
                 Flaunders
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 spoyled
                 by
                 
                   Walter
                   Tylar
                
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Rebels
                 of
                 Kent
                 :
                 notwithstanding
                 ,
                 I
                 finde
                 that
                 ordinances
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 houses
                 ,
                 were
                 againe
                 confirmed
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 continued
                 as
                 before
                 .
                 
                 Also
                 
                   Robert
                   Fabian
                
                 writeth
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1506.
                 the
                 one
                 and
                 twentieth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 said
                 Stew-houses
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 were
                 (
                 for
                 a
                 season
                 )
                 inhabited
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 doores
                 closed
                 up
                 :
                 but
                 it
                 was
                 not
                 long
                 (
                 saith
                 he
                 )
                 ere
                 the
                 houses
                 there
                 were
                 set
                 open
                 againe
                 ,
                 so
                 many
                 as
                 were
                 permitted
                 ,
                 for
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 said
                 )
                 whereas
                 before
                 were
                 eighteen
                 houses
                 ,
                 from
                 thenceforth
                 were
                 appointed
                 to
                 be
                 used
                 but
                 twelve
                 onely
                 .
                 These
                 allowed
                 Stew-houses
                 had
                 signes
                 on
                 their
                 fronts
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 Thames
                 ,
                 not
                 hanged
                 out
                 ,
                 but
                 painted
                 on
                 the
                 wals
                 as
                 a
                 Boares
                 head
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Crosse
                 keyes
                 ,
                 the
                 Gunne
                 ,
                 the
                 Castle
                 ,
                 the
                 Crane
                 ,
                 the
                 Cardinals
                 Hat
                 ,
                 the
                 Bell
                 ,
                 the
                 Swanne
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 I
                 have
                 heard
                 ancient
                 men
                 of
                 good
                 credit
                 report
                 ,
                 that
                 these
                 single
                 women
                 were
                 forbidden
                 the
                 rights
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 long
                 as
                 they
                 continued
                 that
                 sinnefull
                 life
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 excluded
                 from
                 Christian
                 buriall
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 were
                 not
                 reconciled
                 before
                 their
                 death
                 .
                 And
                 therfore
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 plot
                 of
                 ground
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Single
                   womens
                   Churchyard
                
                 ,
                 appointed
                 for
                 them
                 ,
                 far
                 from
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 a
                 thousand
                 five
                 hundred
                 forty
                 sixe
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 seven
                 and
                 thirtieth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 this
                 row
                 of
                 Stewes
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 was
                 put
                 downe
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 commandement
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 proclaimed
                 by
                 sound
                 of
                 Trumpet
                 no
                 more
                 to
                 be
                 priviledged
                 ,
                 and
                 used
                 as
                 a
                 common
                 Brothel
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 inhabitants
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 keepe
                 good
                 and
                 honest
                 rule
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 other
                 places
                 of
                 this
                 Realm
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Then
                 next
                 is
                 the
                 Clinke
                 ,
                 a
                 Gaole
                 or
                 Prison
                 for
                 the
                 Trespassers
                 in
                 those
                 parts
                 ;
                 namely
                 ,
                 in
                 old
                 time
                 for
                 such
                 as
                 should
                 brabble
                 ,
                 fray
                 ,
                 or
                 breake
                 the
                 peace
                 on
                 the
                 said
                 Banke
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 the
                 Brothell
                 houses
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 by
                 the
                 inhabitants
                 thereabout
                 apprehended
                 and
                 committed
                 to
                 this
                 Gaole
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 straightly
                 imprisoned
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 is
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Winchesters
                 house
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 lodging
                 when
                 he
                 commeth
                 to
                 this
                 City
                 :
                 which
                 house
                 was
                 first
                 builded
                 by
                 
                   William
                   Gifford
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 one
                 thousand
                 ,
                 one
                 hundred
                 and
                 seven
                 ,
                 the
                 seventh
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 upon
                 a
                 plot
                 of
                 ground
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 Prior
                 of
                 Bermondsey
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 a
                 Writ
                 directed
                 unto
                 the
                 Barons
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1366.
                 the
                 one
                 and
                 fortieth
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 (
                 the
                 Bishops
                 Sea
                 being
                 void
                 )
                 for
                 8.
                 pounds
                 due
                 to
                 the
                 Monkes
                 of
                 Bermondsey
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Winchesters
                 lodging
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 .
                 This
                 is
                 a
                 very
                 faire
                 house
                 wel
                 repayred
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 a
                 large
                 Wharfe
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 landing
                 place
                 called
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Winchesters
                 staires
                 .
              
               
                 Adjoyning
                 to
                 this
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 thereof
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Rochesters
                 Inne
                 or
                 lodging
                 ,
                 by
                 whom
                 first
                 erected
                 I
                 doe
                 not
                 now
                 remember
                 me
                 to
                 have
                 read
                 ,
                 but
                 well
                 I
                 wot
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 of
                 long
                 time
                 hath
                 not
                 beene
                 frequented
                 by
                 any
                 Bishop
                 ,
                 and
                 lyeth
                 ruinous
                 for
                 lacke
                 of
                 reparations
                 .
                 The
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Naverley
                 had
                 a
                 house
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 East
                 from
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Winchesters
                 house
                 ,
                 directly
                 over-against
                 it
                 standeth
                 
                 a
                 faire
                 Church
                 ,
                 called
                 S.
                 Mary
                 over
                 the
                 Rie
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 Overy
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 over
                 the
                 water
                 .
                 This
                 Church
                 ,
                 or
                 some
                 other
                 in
                 place
                 thereof
                 ,
                 was
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 long
                 before
                 the
                 Conquest
                 )
                 an
                 house
                 of
                 Sisters
                 ,
                 founded
                 by
                 a
                 Maiden
                 ,
                 named
                 Mary
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 which
                 house
                 and
                 Sisters
                 she
                 left
                 (
                 as
                 was
                 left
                 to
                 her
                 by
                 her
                 Parents
                 )
                 the
                 over-sight
                 and
                 profits
                 of
                 a
                 Crosse
                 Ferrie
                 ,
                 or
                 traverse
                 Ferry
                 over
                 the
                 Thames
                 ,
                 there
                 kept
                 before
                 that
                 any
                 Bridge
                 was
                 builded
                 .
                 This
                 house
                 of
                 Sisters
                 was
                 after
                 by
                 Swithen
                 a
                 noble
                 Lady
                 ,
                 converted
                 unto
                 a
                 Colledge
                 of
                 Priests
                 ,
                 who
                 in
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 Ferrie
                 ,
                 builded
                 a
                 Bridge
                 of
                 Timber
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 kept
                 the
                 same
                 in
                 good
                 reparations
                 ;
                 but
                 lastly
                 the
                 same
                 Bridge
                 was
                 builded
                 of
                 Stone
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1106.
                 was
                 this
                 Church
                 againe
                 founded
                 for
                 Canons
                 Regular
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   William
                   Pont
                   de
                   le
                   Arch
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   William
                   Dauncy
                
                 ,
                 Knights
                 Normans
                 .
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Gifford
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 was
                 a
                 good
                 Benefactor
                 also
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 hee
                 (
                 as
                 some
                 have
                 noted
                 )
                 builded
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 that
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 one
                 thousand
                 ,
                 one
                 hundred
                 and
                 sixe
                 ,
                 the
                 seventh
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 first
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Canons
                 first
                 entred
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 ,
                 then
                 Algodus
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 Prior.
                 
              
               
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 Charter
                 gave
                 them
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Margaret
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 Stephen
                 confirmeth
                 the
                 gift
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 gave
                 the
                 Stone
                 House
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 
                   William
                   de
                   Ponte
                   le
                   Arche
                
                 ,
                 by
                 Downgate
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Priory
                 was
                 burned
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1207.
                 wherefore
                 the
                 Canons
                 did
                 found
                 an
                 Hospitall
                 neere
                 unto
                 their
                 Priory
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 celebrated
                 untill
                 the
                 Priory
                 was
                 repayred
                 :
                 which
                 Hospitall
                 was
                 after
                 (
                 by
                 consent
                 of
                 
                   Peter
                   de
                   la
                   Roch
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Winchester
                 )
                 removed
                 into
                 the
                 land
                 of
                 Anicins
                 ,
                 Archdeacon
                 of
                 Surrey
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1228.
                 a
                 place
                 where
                 the
                 water
                 was
                 more
                 plentifull
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 ayre
                 more
                 wholsome
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 was
                 dedicated
                 to
                 S.
                 Thomas
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 
                   Peter
                   de
                   Rupibus
                
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   de
                   la
                   Roch
                
                 ,
                 founded
                 a
                 large
                 Chappell
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Mary
                   Magdalen
                
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 of
                 St.
                 
                   Mary
                   Overy
                
                 ,
                 which
                 chappell
                 was
                 afterward
                 appointed
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 for
                 the
                 inhabitants
                 neere
                 adjoyning
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Church
                 was
                 again
                 newly
                 builded
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 and
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 fourth
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gower
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 a
                 famous
                 Poet
                 ,
                 was
                 then
                 an
                 especialll
                 Benefactor
                 to
                 that
                 worke
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 was
                 there
                 buried
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Chappell
                 of
                 Saint
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 founded
                 a
                 Chantry
                 ,
                 hee
                 lyeth
                 under
                 a
                 Tombe
                 of
                 Stone
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Image
                 also
                 of
                 Stone
                 over
                 him
                 .
                 The
                 haire
                 of
                 his
                 head
                 aburne
                 ,
                 long
                 to
                 his
                 shoulders
                 ,
                 but
                 curling
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 small
                 forked
                 beard
                 ;
                 on
                 his
                 head
                 a
                 Chaplet
                 ,
                 like
                 a
                 coronet
                 of
                 foure
                 Roses
                 ,
                 an
                 habite
                 of
                 Purple
                 ,
                 damasked
                 downe
                 to
                 his
                 seet
                 ,
                 a
                 Collar
                 of
                 Esses
                 of
                 gold
                 about
                 his
                 necke
                 ,
                 under
                 his
                 feet
                 the
                 likenesse
                 of
                 three
                 Bookes
                 ,
                 which
                 hee
                 compiled
                 .
                 The
                 first
                 ,
                 named
                 
                   Speculum
                   Meditantis
                
                 ,
                 written
                 in
                 French
                 :
                 The
                 second
                 ,
                 
                   Vox
                   Clamantis
                
                 ,
                 penned
                 in
                 Latine
                 :
                 The
                 third
                 ,
                 
                   Confessi●
                   Amantis
                
                 ,
                 written
                 in
                 English
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 last
                 is
                 printed
                 .
                 
                   Vox
                   Clamantis
                
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 
                   Cronica
                   Tripartita
                
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 both
                 in
                 Latine
                 and
                 French
                 ,
                 never
                 printed
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 and
                 doe
                 poffesse
                 ,
                 but
                 
                   Speculum
                   Meditantis
                
                 ,
                 I
                 never
                 saw
                 ,
                 though
                 heard
                 thereof
                 to
                 bee
                 in
                 Kent
                 ;
                 Beside
                 on
                 the
                 wall
                 where
                 he
                 lyeth
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 painted
                 3.
                 
                 Virgins
                 crowned
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 which
                 was
                 named
                 Charity
                 ,
                 holding
                 this
                 divice
                 :
              
               
                 
                   En
                   toy
                   qui
                   es
                   Fitz
                   de
                   Dieu
                   le
                   Pere
                   ,
                
                 
                   Savue
                   soit
                   ,
                   qui
                   gist
                   sours
                   cest
                   Pierre
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 second
                 writing
                 Mercy
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 device
                 .
              
               
                 
                   O
                   bone
                   lesu
                   fait
                   ta
                   mercy
                   ,
                
                 
                   Al'ame
                   ,
                   dont
                   le
                   corps
                   gift
                   icy
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 third
                 writing
                 Pitty
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 device
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Pour
                   ta
                   pite
                   Iesu
                   regar'de
                   ,
                
                 
                   Et
                   met
                   cest
                   a
                   me
                   en
                   savue
                   garde
                   .
                
              
               
                 His
                 Armes
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 Field
                 Argent
                 ,
                 on
                 a
                 Cheveron
                 Azure
                 ,
                 three
                 Leopards
                 heads
                 Gold
                 ,
                 their
                 tongues
                 Gules
                 ,
                 two
                 Angels
                 Supporters
                 ;
                 on
                 the
                 Crest
                 a
                 Talbot
                 .
                 His
                 Epitaph
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   Armigeri
                   Scutum
                   nihil
                
                 
                   a
                   modo
                   fert
                   sibi
                   tutum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Reddidit
                   immolutum
                   morti
                
                 
                   generale
                   tributum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Spiritus
                   exutum
                
                 
                   se
                   gaudeat
                   esse
                   solutum
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   Est
                   ubi
                   virtutum
                
                 
                   Regnum
                   siue
                   labe
                   statutum
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 roofe
                 of
                 the
                 middle
                 waste
                 I
                 le
                 sell
                 downe
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1469.
                 
                 This
                 Priory
                 was
                 surrendered
                 to
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 the
                 one
                 and
                 thirtieth
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 the
                 seven
                 and
                 twentieth
                 of
                 October
                 ,
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 Christ
                 1539.
                 valued
                 at
                 sixe
                 hundred
                 ,
                 twenty
                 foure
                 pounds
                 ,
                 six
                 shillings
                 ,
                 sixe
                 pence
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 yeere
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 Christmas
                 next
                 following
                 ,
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Priory
                 was
                 purchased
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 the
                 inhabitants
                 of
                 the
                 Borough
                 .
                 
                 Doctor
                 
                   Stephen
                   Gardener
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 putting
                 to
                 his
                 helping
                 hand
                 ,
                 they
                 made
                 thereof
                 a
                 Parish
                 Church
                 for
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Mary
                   Magdalen
                
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Quire
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 Saint
                 Margaret
                 on
                 the
                 hill
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 made
                 one
                 Parish
                 of
                 S.
                 Saviour
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 be
                 Monuments
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 of
                 
                   Robert
                   Liliard
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Hilliard
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Margaret
                 ,
                 Daughter
                 to
                 the
                 Lady
                 Audley
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Audley
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Grevill
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 and
                 Margaret
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 heires
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Spershut
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Dame
                 Katharine
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Stoke
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 .
              
               
                 Robert
                 Merfin
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 William
                 Vndall
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Lord
                 Ospay
                 Ferar.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Brewes
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Browne
                 .
              
               
                 Lady
                 Brandon
                 ,
                 Wife
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Brandon
                
                 .
              
               
                 William
                 Lord
                 Scales
                 .
              
               
                 William
                 Earle
                 Warren
                 .
              
               
                 Dame
                 Maude
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Peach
                   .
                   Lewknor
                
                 .
              
               
                 Dame
                 
                   Margaret
                   Elrington
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 heires
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Elrington
                
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Bowden
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Robert
                 Saint
                 Magil
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Standhurst
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Gower
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Duncell
                
                 ,
                 Merchant-Taylor
                 ,
                 1516.
                 
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Sturton
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Robert
                 Rouse
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Tong
                
                 ,
                 first
                 Norroy
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 Clarenciaulx
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 Armes
                 .
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Wickham
                
                 ,
                 translated
                 from
                 the
                 Sea
                 of
                 Lincolne
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Bishopricke
                 of
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 moneth
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 1595.
                 deceased
                 the
                 11.
                 day
                 of
                 Iune
                 next
                 following
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 here
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cure
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Sadler
                 to
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 Queene
                 Mary
                 and
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 deceased
                 the
                 24.
                 day
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 1598.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Ioannes
                   Gower
                   ,
                   
                   Armiger
                   ,
                   Anglorum
                   Poeta
                   celeberrimus
                   ,
                   ac
                   huic
                   sacro
                   Aedificio
                   benefactor
                   insignis
                   ,
                   vixit
                   temporibus
                   Ed.
                   3.
                   
                   &
                   Rich.
                   3.
                   
                
                 
                   Noviter
                   constructum
                   impensis
                   Parochiae
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1615.
                  
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Epics●ion
                 Thomae
                 Cure
                 ,
                 Southwarchiensis
                 Armigeri
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Elizabetha
                   tibi
                   Princeps
                
                 
                   servivit
                   Equorum
                
                 
                   A
                   sellis
                   Curus
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   quem
                   lapis
                   iste
                   regit
                   .
                
                 
                   Servivit
                   Edvardo
                   Regi
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mariaeque
                   Sorori
                   ,
                
                 
                   Principibus
                   magna
                
                 
                   est
                   laus
                   placuisse
                   tribus
                   .
                
                 
                   Convixit
                   cunctis
                   charus
                
                 
                   Respublica
                   Curae
                
                 
                   Semper
                   erat
                   Curo
                   ,
                
                 
                   commoda
                   plebis
                   erant
                   :
                
                 
                   Dum
                   vixit
                   tribui
                
                 
                   senibus
                   curavit
                   alendis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nummorum
                   in
                   sumptus
                
                 
                   annua
                   dona
                   domos
                   .
                
                 
                   Obiit
                   24.
                   die
                   Maii
                   ,
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1588.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 An
                 Epitaph
                 upon
                 John
                 Trehearne
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 Porter
                 to
                 King
                 James
                 the
                 first
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Had
                   Kings
                   a
                   power
                
                 
                   to
                   lend
                   their
                   Subjects
                   breath
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   ●rehearne
                   ,
                   thou
                   shouldst
                
                 
                   not
                   be
                   cast
                   downe
                   by
                   death
                   :
                
                 
                   Thy
                   Royall
                   Master
                   still
                
                 
                   would
                   keepe
                   thee
                   then
                   ;
                
                 
                   But
                   length
                   of
                   dayes
                
                 
                   are
                   beyond
                   reach
                   of
                   men
                   .
                
                 
                   Nor
                   wealth
                   ,
                   nor
                   strength
                   ,
                
                 
                   nor
                   great
                   mens
                   love
                   can
                   ease
                
                 
                   The
                   wound
                   Deaths
                   Arrowes
                   make
                   ,
                
                 
                   for
                   thou
                   hast
                   these
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   thy
                   Kings
                   Court
                
                 
                   good
                   place
                   to
                   thee
                   is
                   given
                   :
                
                 
                   Whence
                   thou
                   shalt
                   goe
                
                 
                   to
                   the
                   Kings
                   Court
                   of
                   Heaven
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   
                     Peter
                     Humble
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   dedicates
                   this
                   Monument
                   to
                   the
                   pious
                   memory
                   of
                   
                     Richard
                     Humble
                  
                   ,
                   Alderman
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   Margaret
                   his
                   first
                   wife
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   
                     Iohn
                     Pierson
                  
                   of
                   Nathing
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Essex
                   ,
                   Gentleman
                   .
                   By
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   issue
                   two
                   sonnes
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   ,
                   who
                   died
                   young
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   above-named
                   Peter
                   ,
                   now
                   living
                   .
                   Also
                   foure
                   daughter
                   ,
                   
                     Katharine
                     ,
                     Weltham
                     ,
                     Margaret
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   who
                   survived
                   the
                   other
                   three
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   interred
                   the
                   same
                   day
                   with
                   her
                   Father
                   ,
                   being
                   the
                   30.
                   of
                   April
                   1616.
                   
                   Richard
                   left
                   Isabel
                   his
                   second
                   wife
                   ,
                   widow
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   the
                   daughter
                   of
                   
                     Robert
                     Kitchinman
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Hemsley
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Yorke
                   ,
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   bequeathing
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   five
                   pounds
                   ,
                   foure
                   shillings
                   yeerly
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   a
                   Tenement
                   adjoyning
                   to
                   the
                   Southside
                   of
                   the
                   three
                   Crownes
                   gate
                   in
                   Southwarke
                   .
                
                 
                   Gulielmus
                   Wickham
                   ,
                   
                   translat
                   .
                   à
                   sede
                   Lincoln
                   .
                   &
                   Mense
                   Martii
                   ,
                   1595.
                   existen
                   Episcopus
                   Winton
                   .
                   Obiit
                   11.
                   
                   Iunii
                   ,
                   prox
                   .
                   sequent
                   .
                   Reliquit
                   uxorem
                   laudatiff
                   .
                   quae
                   sepelit
                   in
                   Awkenbery
                   ,
                   Com.
                   Hunt.
                   
                
                 
                   Doctrina
                   Antistes
                   praestans
                
                 
                   &
                   moribus
                   aequis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Eloquio
                   &
                   pietate
                   gravis
                   ,
                
                 
                   mensaque
                   manuque
                   .
                
                 
                   Non
                   parcus
                   ,
                   justi
                   neglectus
                
                 
                   honore
                   sepulchri
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   .
                   O
                   seculum
                
                 
                   insipiens
                   ,
                   verum
                   aequior
                   illi
                   ,
                
                 
                   Dum
                   moritur
                   ,
                   Deus
                   Aligeros
                
                 
                   dat
                   cernere
                   ,
                   missos
                   ,
                
                 
                   Qui
                   migrantem
                   animam
                
                 
                   Coeli
                   ad
                   sublimina
                   ferrent
                   .
                
                 
                   F.
                   M.
                   posuit
                   10.
                   
                   Iunii
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   1600.
                   
                
              
               
                 The
                 Monument
                 of
                 Bishop
                 Andrewes
                 is
                 in
                 a
                 Chappell
                 at
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 body
                 lyeth
                 within
                 the
                 Monument
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Lector
                   ,
                
                 
                   Si
                   Christianus
                   es
                   ,
                   siste
                   :
                
                 
                   Morae
                   pretium
                   erit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Non
                   nescire
                   te
                   ,
                   qui
                   vir
                   hîc
                   situs
                   sit
                   :
                
                 
                   Ejusdem
                   tecum
                   Catholicae
                   Ecclesiae
                   membru
                   ,
                   Sub
                   eadem
                   felicis
                   Resurrectionis
                   spe
                   ,
                   Eandem
                   D.
                   Iesu
                   praestolans
                   Epiphaniam
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sacratiss
                   .
                   Antistes
                   
                     Lancelotus
                     Andrews
                  
                   ,
                   Londini
                   oriundus
                   ,
                   educatus
                   Cantabrigiae
                   ,
                   Aulae
                   Pembroch
                   .
                   Alumnor
                   .
                   Socior
                   .
                   Praefector
                   .
                   Vnus
                   ,
                   &
                   nemini
                   secundus
                   :
                
                 
                   Linguarum
                   ,
                   Artium
                   ,
                   Scientiarum
                   ,
                   Humanorum
                   ,
                   Divinorum
                   ,
                   Omnium
                
                 
                   Infinitus
                   Thesaurus
                   ,
                   Stupendum
                   Oraculū
                   :
                
                 
                   Orthodoxae
                   Christi
                   Ecclesiae
                   ,
                
                 
                   Dictis
                   ,
                   scriptis
                   ,
                   precibus
                   ,
                   Exemplo
                
                 
                   Incomparabile
                   propugnaculum
                   :
                
                 
                   Reginae
                   Elizabethae
                   à
                   sacris
                   ,
                
                 
                   D.
                   Pauli
                   London
                   .
                   Residentiarius
                   ,
                
                 
                   D.
                   Petri
                   Westmonast
                   .
                   Decanus
                   :
                
                 
                   Episcopus
                   Cicestrensis
                   ,
                   Eliensis
                   ,
                   Wintoniensis
                   ,
                   Regique
                   Iacobo
                   tum
                   ab
                   Eleemosynis
                   ,
                   Tum
                   ab
                   utriusque
                   Regni
                   Consiliis
                   ,
                   Decanus
                   denique
                   Secelli
                   Regii
                   :
                
                 
                   Idem
                   ex
                
                 
                   Indefessa
                   opera
                   in
                   studiis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Summa
                   sapientia
                   in
                   rebus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Assidua
                   pietate
                   in
                   Deum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Profusa
                   largitate
                   in
                   Egenos
                   ,
                
                 
                   Rara
                   amoenitate
                   in
                   suos
                   ,
                
                 
                   Spectata
                   probitate
                   in
                   omnes
                   ,
                
                 
                   Aeternum
                   admirandus
                   .
                
                 
                   Annorum
                   pariter
                   &
                   publicae
                   famae
                   satur
                   ,
                   Sed
                   bonorū
                   passim
                   omnium
                   cum
                   luctu
                   denatus
                   ,
                   Coelebs
                   hinc
                   migravit
                   ad
                   aureolam
                   coelestem
                   ,
                
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Regis
                 Caroli
                 11o.
                 Aetatis
                 S.
                 LXXIo.
                 Christi
                 MDCXXVIo.
              
               
                 Tantum
                 est
                 (
                 Lector
                 )
                 quod
                 te
                 moerentes
                 posteri
                 Nunc
                 volebant
                 ,
                 atque
                 vt
                 voto
                 tuo
                 valeas
                 ,
                 dicto
                 Sit
                 Deo
                 gloria
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 is
                 a
                 Monument
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Bingham
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Sadler
                 to
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 and
                 King
                 Iames.
                 Who
                 was
                 a
                 worthy
                 benefactor
                 to
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 Free-Schoole
                 there
                 :
                 who
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 1625.
                 
              
               
                 There
                 is
                 a
                 Monument
                 for
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Emerson
                
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 the
                 27.
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1575.
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 his
                 age
                 92.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Arvum
                 hoc
                 Sepulchrale
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Exuviarum
                   opt
                   .
                   matris
                   Iocosae
                   dominae
                   Clerke
                   .
                   Sui
                   ipsius
                   lectissimaeque
                   uxoris
                   consitioni
                   destinatum
                   ,
                   Gulielmus
                   Augustinus
                   Armiger
                   vivus
                   sacravit
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Anna
              
               
                 Conjux
                 charissima
                 primo
                 .
                 inseritur
                 .
              
               
                 Quae
                 post
                 decimū
                 partum
                 
                   (
                   An
                   MDCXXIII
                
                 .
                 Ian.
                 XXI
                 .
                 Marito
                 ,
                 ac
                 liberis
                 quinque
                 superstitibus
                 )
                 Tricenaria
                 valedicens
                 :
              
               
                 In
                 restorescendi
                 dic
                 &
                 spem
                 ;
                 Hac
                 terra
                 tegitur
                 .
              
               
                 Sequimur
                 caeteri
                 :
                 Sati
                 corruptibiles
                 ,
              
               
                 Suscitandi
                 incorruptibiles
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Monument
                 with
                 this
                 inscription
                 standeth
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Quire.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Monumentum
                 viri
                 justi
                 .
              
               
                 
                   In
                   memory
                   of
                   Iohn
                   Symons
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   White-Baker
                   of
                   London
                   ;
                   who
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   10.
                   of
                   August
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   1625.
                   and
                   was
                   a
                   good
                   Benefactor
                   unto
                   this
                   Parish
                   :
                   who
                   gave
                   unto
                   the
                   poore
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   eight
                   pounds
                   
                     Per
                     Annum
                  
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   distributed
                   on
                   the
                   Feast
                   day
                   of
                   St.
                   Thomas
                   before
                   Christmas
                   .
                   And
                   unto
                   Saint
                   Georges
                   Parish
                   in
                   Southwarke
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   ten
                   pounds
                   
                     per
                     Annum
                  
                   ,
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                   And
                   unto
                   the
                   Parish
                   of
                   Saint
                   
                     Mary
                     Newington
                  
                   in
                   Surrey
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   five
                   pounds
                   
                     per
                     Annum
                  
                   ,
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                   These
                   summes
                   to
                   come
                   unto
                   the
                   said
                   Parish
                   ,
                   after
                   the
                   decease
                   of
                   his
                   father
                   
                     Samuel
                     Symons
                  
                   ,
                   who
                   yet
                   liveth
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1631.
                   
                
              
               
                 The
                 Monument
                 standeth
                 in
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Epitaph
                 :
                 
                   
                     His
                     flesh
                     interr'd
                     here
                  
                   
                     once
                     contain'd
                     a
                     spirit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Who
                     (
                     by
                     Gods
                     mercy
                  
                   
                     and
                     his
                     Saviours
                     merit
                     )
                  
                   
                     Departed
                     in
                     that
                     constant
                  
                   
                     hope
                     of
                     trust
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     reigne
                     eternally
                  
                   
                     amongst
                     the
                     just
                     :
                  
                   
                     To
                     live
                     and
                     dye
                     well
                  
                   
                     was
                     his
                     whole
                     endeavor
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     in
                     (
                     assurance
                     )
                     dyed
                  
                   
                     to
                     live
                     for
                     ever
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 by
                 the
                 Quire
                 there
                 standeth
                 the
                 Monument
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Austin
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 very
                 faire
                 and
                 beautifull
                 ;
                 the
                 invention
                 thus
                 :
              
               
                 Over
                 the
                 head
                 of
                 the
                 Angell
                 is
                 a
                 Sunne
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 it
                 written
                 
                   Sol
                   Iustitiae
                
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 standeth
                 an
                 Angell
                 upon
                 a
                 Rocke
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Sickle
                 in
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 erected
                 towards
                 heaven
                 ,
                 with
                 these
                 words
                 written
                 on
                 the
                 Rocke
                 :
                 
                   Petra
                   erat
                   Christus
                
                 ;
                 and
                 under
                 the
                 Rocke
                 is
                 a
                 field
                 of
                 ripe
                 wheate
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 it
                 written
                 :
                 
                   Si
                   non
                   moriatur
                   ,
                   non
                   reviviscit
                   .
                
                 And
                 under
                 that
                 these
                 words
                 :
                 
                   Nos
                   sevit
                   ,
                   fovit
                   ,
                   lavit
                   ,
                   cogit
                   ,
                   renovabit
                   .
                
              
               
                 Vpon
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 of
                 this
                 Angell
                 are
                 written
                 these
                 words
                 :
                 
                   Vos
                   estis
                   Dei.
                
                 And
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 this
                 :
                 Agricultura
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 each
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 Angell
                 sitteth
                 two
                 other
                 Angels
                 ,
                 leaning
                 on
                 their
                 armes
                 ;
                 the
                 one
                 with
                 a
                 Forke
                 ,
                 and
                 under
                 written
                 Messores
                 .
                 The
                 other
                 with
                 a
                 Rack
                 ,
                 and
                 under
                 written
                 :
                 Congregabunt
                 .
              
               
                 Vnder
                 all
                 this
                 is
                 the
                 forme
                 of
                 a
                 winnowing
                 Fanne
                 ,
                 and
                 words
                 written
                 in
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Lady
                 Clarke
                 ,
                 mother
                 to
                 Master
                 
                   William
                   Austin
                
                 ,
                 gave
                 a
                 very
                 faire
                 Communion
                 Table
                 railed
                 about
                 ,
                 where
                 60.
                 may
                 kneele
                 to
                 receive
                 the
                 Sacrament
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 faire
                 Carpet
                 for
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 railes
                 hung
                 about
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 embroidered
                 .
              
               
                 Master
                 
                   William
                   Austin
                
                 gave
                 a
                 faire
                 Silver
                 Chalice
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Dish
                 for
                 the
                 Bread
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 almost
                 forty
                 pounds
                 .
                 And
                 his
                 wife
                 that
                 now
                 is
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 the
                 Relict
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Bingham
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 gave
                 two
                 very
                 faire
                 Silver
                 Flagons
                 of
                 the
                 like
                 value
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Ex
                 Registro
                 Curiae
                 Praerogativae
                 Cant.
                 extracto
                 .
                 
                 Master
                 Sampsons
                 Will.
                 
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 I
                 give
                 and
                 bequeath
                 these
                 Annuities
                 ensuing
                 to
                 be
                 issuing
                 out
                 of
                 certaine
                 Tenements
                 of
                 mine
                 ,
                 viz.
                 twenty
                 shillings
                 yeerly
                 for
                 ever
                 to
                 the
                 Master
                 and
                 Society
                 of
                 Peter
                 house
                 in
                 Cambridge
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 the
                 Library
                 there
                 :
                 and
                 twenty
                 shillings
                 yeerly
                 for
                 ever
                 to
                 the
                 Church-wardens
                 of
                 Saint
                 Olaves
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 .
                 And
                 ten
                 shilligs
                 yeerly
                 for
                 ever
                 to
                 the
                 Church-wardens
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 St.
                 Saviours
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 poore
                 in
                 the
                 precinct
                 of
                 old
                 Parish
                 Garden
                 ,
              
               
                 Master
                 Smith
                 hath
                 given
                 unto
                 the
                 said
                 Parish
                 of
                 S.
                 Saviours
                 the
                 summe
                 
                 of
                 twenty
                 eight
                 pounds
                 
                   per
                   Annum
                
                 ,
                 for
                 ever
                 unto
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 .
              
               
                 Master
                 
                   Randall
                   Carter
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Tallow
                 Chandler
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 hath
                 given
                 seven
                 pounds
                 
                   per
                   Annum
                
                 ,
                 for
                 ever
                 unto
                 a
                 poore
                 Scholar
                 that
                 shall
                 bee
                 elected
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Free
                 Schoole
                 to
                 either
                 of
                 the
                 Vniversities
                 ;
                 and
                 this
                 seven
                 pounds
                 he
                 is
                 to
                 enjoy
                 for
                 sixe
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 time
                 expired
                 to
                 another
                 :
                 and
                 so
                 forward
                 .
              
               
                 Master
                 
                   Edward
                   Hulit
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 hath
                 given
                 forty
                 pounds
                 
                   per
                   Annum
                
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Parish
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 received
                 out
                 of
                 certaine
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 situate
                 in
                 the
                 Borough
                 of
                 Southwarke
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Hugh
                   Brooker
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 hath
                 given
                 unto
                 the
                 Free
                 Schoole
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 five
                 pounds
                 
                   per
                   Annum
                
                 ,
                 for
                 ever
                 .
                 And
                 likewise
                 unto
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Parish
                 five
                 pounds
                 
                   per
                   Annum
                
                 ,
                 for
                 ever
                 :
                 and
                 lyeth
                 buried
                 in
                 Saint
                 Saviours
                 Church
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 I
                 le
                 by
                 the
                 Quire.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Marshall
                
                 gave
                 an
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 for
                 ever
                 to
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 for
                 to
                 clothe
                 sixe
                 poore
                 boyes
                 every
                 Christmasse
                 ,
                 who
                 dyed
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1625.
                 
              
               
                 Now
                 passing
                 through
                 Saint
                 
                   Mary
                   Overies
                
                 Close
                 (
                 in
                 possession
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mountacute
                 )
                 and
                 
                   Pepper
                   Alley
                
                 ,
                 
                 into
                 Long
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 thereof
                 ,
                 the
                 Market
                 hill
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Leather
                 is
                 fold
                 ,
                 there
                 stood
                 the
                 late
                 named
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Margaret
                 ,
                 
                 given
                 to
                 Saint
                 
                   Mary
                   Overies
                
                 by
                 Henry
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 put
                 downe
                 and
                 joyned
                 with
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Mary
                   Magdalen
                
                 ,
                 and
                 united
                 to
                 the
                 late
                 dissolved
                 Priory
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Mary
                   Overy
                
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 part
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 St.
                 Margaret
                 is
                 now
                 a
                 Court
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 Assises
                 and
                 Sessions
                 bee
                 kept
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 Admiralty
                 is
                 also
                 there
                 kept
                 .
                 One
                 other
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Church
                 is
                 now
                 a
                 Prison
                 ,
                 
                 called
                 the
                 Compter
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Farther
                 up
                 on
                 that
                 side
                 ,
                 almost
                 directly
                 over-against
                 St.
                 Georges
                 Church
                 ,
                 was
                 sometime
                 a
                 large
                 and
                 most
                 sumptuous
                 house
                 ,
                 builded
                 by
                 
                   Charles
                   Brandon
                
                 ,
                 late
                 Duke
                 of
                 Suffolke
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 called
                 
                   Suffolke
                   house
                
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 comming
                 afterwards
                 into
                 the
                 Kings
                 hands
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 was
                 called
                 
                   Southwarke
                   Place
                
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Mint
                 of
                 Coynage
                 was
                 there
                 kept
                 for
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 place
                 came
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 from
                 
                   Hampton
                   Court
                
                 ,
                 and
                 dined
                 in
                 it
                 .
                 He
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 made
                 
                   Iohn
                   Yorke
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 rode
                 through
                 the
                 City
                 to
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 Queene
                 Mary
                 gave
                 this
                 house
                 to
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Heth
                
                 ,
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Yorke
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 his
                 successors
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 their
                 Inne
                 or
                 lodging
                 for
                 their
                 repaire
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 recompence
                 of
                 
                   York
                   house
                
                 ,
                 neere
                 to
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 which
                 King
                 Henry
                 her
                 father
                 had
                 taken
                 from
                 Cardinall
                 Woolsey
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 the
                 Sea
                 of
                 Yorke
                 .
              
               
                 Archbishop
                 Heth
                 sold
                 the
                 same
                 house
                 to
                 a
                 Merchant
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 that
                 pulled
                 it
                 downe
                 ,
                 sold
                 the
                 Lead
                 ,
                 Stone
                 ,
                 Iron
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 in
                 place
                 thereof
                 builded
                 many
                 small
                 Cottages
                 of
                 great
                 rents
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 increasing
                 of
                 beggars
                 in
                 that
                 Borough
                 .
                 The
                 Archbishop
                 bought
                 
                   Norwich
                   House
                
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Suffolke
                   Place
                
                 ,
                 neere
                 unto
                 Charing-Crosse
                 ,
                 because
                 it
                 was
                 neere
                 unto
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 and
                 left
                 it
                 to
                 his
                 succssors
                 .
                 Now
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 ,
                 to
                 returne
                 backe
                 again
                 towards
                 the
                 Bridge
                 .
                 Over-against
                 this
                 
                   Suffolke
                   Place
                
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 George
                 ,
                 
                 sometime
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 Priory
                 of
                 Bermondsey
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 gift
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Arderne
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Thomas
                 his
                 son
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1122.
                 
              
               
                 There
                 lye
                 buried
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 
                   William
                   Kirton
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 wives
                 ,
                 1464.
                 
              
               
                 Loe
                 ,
                 
                 Master
                 
                   William
                   Evans
                
                 he
              
               
                 whose
                 body
                 lieth
                 here
                 ,
              
               
                 Bequeathed
                 hath
                 by
                 his
                 last
                 will
                 ,
              
               
                 for
                 ever
                 by
                 the
                 yeere
              
               
                 Ten
                 pounds
                 ,
                 eight
                 shillings
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
              
               
                 which
                 is
                 a
                 blessed
                 stay
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 must
                 be
                 given
                 them
                 in
                 bread
                 ,
              
               
                 on
                 every
                 Sabbath
                 day
                 .
              
               
                 One
                 halfe
                 to
                 Crekederus
                 poore
                 ,
              
               
                 his
                 native
                 soile
                 so
                 deare
                 :
              
               
                 The
                 other
                 moity
                 to
                 the
                 poore
              
               
                 of
                 this
                 our
                 Parish
                 here
                 .
              
               
                 See
                 now
                 all
                 ye
                 that
                 love
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
              
               
                 how
                 God
                 did
                 guide
                 his
                 wayes
                 ,
              
               
                 Ten
                 score
                 and
                 eight
                 are
                 serv'd
                 with
                 bread
              
               
                 in
                 two
                 and
                 fifty
                 daies
                 ,
              
               
               
                 More
                 than
                 many
                 would
                 have
                 done
                 ,
              
               
                 to
                 yeelded
                 any
                 share
                 .
              
               
                 Praise
                 God
                 ,
                 ye
                 poore
                 ,
                 who
                 gave
                 to
                 him
              
               
                 so
                 provident
                 a
                 care
                 .
              
               
                 
                   He
                   was
                   free
                   of
                   the
                   right
                   Worshipfull
                   Company
                   of
                   the
                   Merchant-Taylors
                   ,
                   and
                   deceased
                   the
                   nine
                   and
                   twentieth
                   of
                   Iuly
                   1590.
                   in
                   the
                   two
                   and
                   thirtieth
                   yeer
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   prosperous
                   reigne
                   of
                   our
                   Soveraigne
                   Lady
                   Queene
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     .
                     Aetatis
                     67.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 Behold
                 ,
                 
                 Iames
                 Savage
                 graciously
              
               
                 hath
                 done
                 a
                 godly
                 deed
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 ,
              
               
                 for
                 to
                 relieve
                 their
                 need
                 ,
              
               
                 Five
                 pounds
                 a
                 yeere
                 for
                 evermore
                 ,
              
               
                 by
                 will
                 he
                 hath
                 bequeath'd
                 ,
              
               
                 Which
                 must
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Angell
                 rents
                 ,
              
               
                 quarterly
                 be
                 receiv'd
                 ,
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 Church-wardens
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
              
               
                 whom
                 he
                 hath
                 put
                 in
                 trust
                 ,
              
               
                 As
                 Fathers
                 in
                 the
                 poores
                 behalfe
                 ,
              
               
                 to
                 be
                 upright
                 and
                 just
                 .
              
               
                 Which
                 men
                 I
                 doubt
                 not
                 but
                 our
                 God
                 ,
              
               
                 who
                 seeth
                 all
                 things
                 ,
                 shall
                 finde
              
               
                 True
                 in
                 dispersing
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
              
               
                 according
                 to
                 his
                 minde
                 .
              
               
                 Ye
                 poore
                 ,
                 thanke
                 Christ
                 for
                 Savage
                 still
                 ,
              
               
                 extoil
                 Gods
                 name
                 with
                 praise
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 he
                 to
                 follow
                 his
                 good
                 art
                 ,
              
               
                 in
                 time
                 may
                 many
                 raise
                 .
              
               
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 1588.
                 
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 the
                 
                   White
                   Lion
                
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 Gaole
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 was
                 a
                 common
                 Hostery
                 for
                 the
                 receit
                 of
                 Travellers
                 by
                 that
                 signe
                 .
                 This
                 house
                 was
                 first
                 used
                 as
                 a
                 Gaole
                 within
                 this
                 threescore
                 yeeres
                 last
                 ,
                 since
                 the
                 which
                 time
                 the
                 Prisoners
                 were
                 once
                 removed
                 thence
                 to
                 an
                 house
                 in
                 Newtowne
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 remained
                 for
                 a
                 short
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 returned
                 backe
                 againe
                 to
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 
                   White
                   Lion
                
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 remaine
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 appointed
                 Gaole
                 for
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Surrey
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Gaole
                 or
                 Prison
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Kings
                   Bench
                
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 of
                 what
                 antiquity
                 the
                 same
                 is
                 ,
                 I
                 know
                 not
                 .
                 For
                 I
                 have
                 read
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Courts
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Kings
                   Bench
                
                 and
                 Chancery
                 ,
                 have
                 oft
                 times
                 been
                 removed
                 from
                 London
                 to
                 other
                 places
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 hath
                 likewise
                 the
                 other
                 Gaoles
                 that
                 serve
                 those
                 Courts
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1304.
                 
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 commanded
                 the
                 Courts
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Kings
                   Bench
                
                 and
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 remained
                 seven
                 yeeres
                 at
                 Yorke
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 removed
                 to
                 their
                 old
                 places
                 at
                 London
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1387.
                 the
                 eleventh
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 
                   Robert
                   Trisilian
                
                 chiefe
                 Iustice
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 Coventry
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 there
                 sate
                 by
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 a
                 moneth
                 ,
                 as
                 Iustice
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Kings
                   Benche
                
                 ,
                 and
                 caused
                 to
                 be
                 indited
                 in
                 that
                 Court
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 2000.
                 persons
                 of
                 that
                 Country
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 It
                 seemeth
                 therefore
                 ,
                 that
                 for
                 that
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 Prison
                 or
                 Gaole
                 of
                 that
                 Court
                 was
                 not
                 far
                 off
                 .
                 Also
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1392.
                 the
                 sixteenth
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Richard
                 ,
                 the
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Yorke
                 being
                 Lord
                 Chancellor
                 ,
                 for
                 good
                 will
                 that
                 he
                 bare
                 to
                 his
                 City
                 ,
                 caused
                 the
                 
                   Kings
                   Bench
                
                 and
                 Chancery
                 to
                 bee
                 removed
                 from
                 London
                 to
                 Yorke
                 ,
                 but
                 ere
                 long
                 they
                 were
                 returned
                 to
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 the
                 Marshalsey
                 another
                 Gaole
                 or
                 Prison
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 as
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 Marshals
                 of
                 England
                 .
                 Of
                 what
                 continuance
                 kept
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 learned
                 :
                 but
                 like
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 hath
                 been
                 removeable
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 pleasure
                 of
                 the
                 Marshals
                 .
                 For
                 I
                 finde
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1376.
                 the
                 50.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 
                   Henry
                   Percy
                
                 (
                 being
                 Marshall
                 )
                 kept
                 his
                 prisoners
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 where
                 having
                 committed
                 one
                 
                   Iohn
                   Prendargest
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Norwich
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 liberties
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 the
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 by
                 perswasion
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Fitzwalter
                 ,
                 their
                 Standard-bearer
                 ,
                 tooke
                 armour
                 ,
                 and
                 ranne
                 with
                 great
                 rage
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Marshals
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 brake
                 up
                 the
                 gates
                 ,
                 brought
                 out
                 the
                 prisoner
                 ,
                 and
                 conveighed
                 him
                 away
                 ,
                 minding
                 to
                 have
                 burnt
                 the
                 stockes
                 in
                 the
                 middest
                 of
                 their
                 City
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 first
                 sought
                 for
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Percy
                
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 punished
                 him
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 noted
                 in
                 my
                 Annals
                 .
              
               
                 More
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 Feast
                 of
                 Easter
                 next
                 following
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Duke
                 of
                 Lancaster
                 ,
                 having
                 caused
                 all
                 the
                 whole
                 Navie
                 of
                 England
                 to
                 be
                 gathered
                 together
                 at
                 London
                 ,
                 it
                 chanced
                 a
                 certaine
                 Esquire
                 to
                 kill
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Mariners
                 ,
                 which
                 act
                 the
                 other
                 Mariners
                 taking
                 in
                 ill
                 part
                 ,
                 they
                 brought
                 their
                 suit
                 into
                 the
                 Kings
                 Court
                 of
                 the
                 Marshalsey
                 ,
                 which
                 then
                 as
                 chanced
                 (
                 saith
                 mine
                 Author
                 )
                 was
                 kept
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 :
                 but
                 when
                 they
                 perceived
                 that
                 Court
                 to
                 
                 be
                 so
                 favourable
                 to
                 the
                 murderer
                 ;
                 and
                 further
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Kings
                 Warrant
                 was
                 also
                 gotten
                 for
                 his
                 pardon
                 ;
                 they
                 in
                 great
                 ●ury
                 ranne
                 to
                 the
                 house
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 murderer
                 was
                 imprisoned
                 ,
                 
                 brake
                 into
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 forth
                 the
                 prisoner
                 with
                 his
                 Gives
                 on
                 his
                 legges
                 ,
                 they
                 thrust
                 a
                 kni●e
                 to
                 his
                 heart
                 ,
                 and
                 sticked
                 him
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 hee
                 had
                 beene
                 a
                 Hogge
                 :
                 after
                 this
                 they
                 tyed
                 a
                 rope
                 to
                 his
                 Gives
                 ,
                 and
                 drew
                 him
                 to
                 the
                 Gallowes
                 ,
                 where
                 when
                 they
                 had
                 hanged
                 him
                 ,
                 as
                 though
                 they
                 had
                 done
                 a
                 great
                 act
                 ,
                 they
                 caused
                 the
                 Trumpets
                 to
                 bee
                 sounded
                 before
                 them
                 to
                 their
                 ships
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 in
                 great
                 triumph
                 they
                 spent
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 day
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 the
                 Rebels
                 of
                 Kent
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1381.
                 brake
                 downe
                 the
                 houses
                 of
                 the
                 Marshalsey
                 and
                 
                   Kings
                   Bench
                
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 tooke
                 from
                 thence
                 the
                 prisoners
                 ,
                 brake
                 downe
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Immorth
                
                 ,
                 then
                 Marshall
                 of
                 the
                 Marshalsey
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Kings
                   Bench
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 After
                 this
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1387.
                 the
                 eleventh
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 the
                 morrow
                 after
                 
                   Bartholomew
                   day
                
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 kept
                 a
                 great
                 Councell
                 in
                 the
                 Castle
                 of
                 Nottingham
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Marshalsey
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 then
                 kept
                 at
                 Lughborow
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 sixe
                 daies
                 or
                 more
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1443.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Walter
                   Many
                
                 ,
                 was
                 Marshall
                 of
                 the
                 Marshalsey
                 ,
                 the
                 two
                 and
                 twentieth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 .
                 
                   William
                   Brandon
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 was
                 Marshall
                 in
                 the
                 eighth
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1504.
                 the
                 prisoners
                 of
                 the
                 Marshalsey
                 then
                 in
                 Southwark
                 brake
                 out
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 being
                 taken
                 were
                 executed
                 ,
                 especially
                 such
                 as
                 had
                 beene
                 committed
                 for
                 Felony
                 or
                 Treason
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 thence
                 towards
                 
                   London
                   bridge
                
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 side
                 ,
                 bee
                 many
                 faire
                 Innes
                 ,
                 for
                 receit
                 of
                 travellers
                 ,
                 by
                 these
                 signes
                 ,
                 the
                 Spurre
                 ,
                 Christopher
                 ,
                 Bull
                 ,
                 Queens
                 head
                 ,
                 
                 Tabard
                 ,
                 George
                 ,
                 Hart
                 ,
                 Kings
                 head
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Amongst
                 the
                 which
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 ancient
                 is
                 the
                 Tabard
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 the
                 signe
                 ,
                 which
                 as
                 wee
                 now
                 terme
                 it
                 ,
                 is
                 of
                 a
                 lacket
                 or
                 sleevelesse
                 coate
                 ,
                 whole
                 before
                 ,
                 open
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 square
                 collar
                 ,
                 winged
                 at
                 the
                 shoulders
                 :
                 a
                 stately
                 garment
                 ,
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 commonly
                 worne
                 of
                 Noblemen
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 both
                 at
                 home
                 and
                 abroad
                 in
                 the
                 wars
                 ;
                 but
                 then
                 (
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 warres
                 )
                 their
                 Armes
                 embroidered
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 depict
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 every
                 man
                 by
                 his
                 Coate
                 of
                 Armes
                 might
                 bee
                 knowne
                 from
                 others
                 :
                 But
                 now
                 these
                 Tabards
                 are
                 onely
                 worne
                 by
                 the
                 Heralds
                 ,
                 and
                 bee
                 called
                 their
                 Coates
                 of
                 Armes
                 in
                 Service
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 Inne
                 of
                 the
                 Tabard
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Geffrey
                   Chaucer
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 famous
                 Poet
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 in
                 commendation
                 thereof
                 ,
                 writeth
                 thus
                 :
              
               
                 It
                 befell
                 in
                 that
                 season
                 ,
                 on
                 a
                 day
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Tabert
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 ●ay
                 ,
              
               
                 Ready
                 to
                 wend
                 on
                 my
                 Pilgrimage
              
               
                 To
                 Canturbury
                 ,
                 with
                 full
                 devout
                 courage
                 ;
              
               
                 That
                 night
                 was
                 comen
                 into
                 the
                 Hostery
              
               
                 Well
                 nine
                 and
                 twenty
                 in
                 a
                 company
                 ,
              
               
                 Of
                 sundry
                 folke
                 ,
                 by
                 adventure
                 yfall
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 fellowship
                 and
                 Pilgrims
                 were
                 they
                 all
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 toward
                 Canturbury
                 woulden
                 ride
                 :
              
               
                 The
                 Stables
                 and
                 Chambers
                 werenwide
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 well
                 we
                 were
                 eased
                 at
                 the
                 best
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Within
                 this
                 Inne
                 was
                 also
                 the
                 Lodging
                 of
                 the
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Hide
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Winchester
                 )
                 a
                 faire
                 house
                 for
                 him
                 and
                 his
                 Traine
                 ,
                 
                 when
                 hee
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 to
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 And
                 then
                 
                   Theeves
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 St.
                 Thomas
                 Hospitall
                 .
                 The
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 St.
                 Thomas
                 first
                 founded
                 by
                 Richard
                 ,
                 Prior
                 of
                 Bermendsey
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Sellerers
                 ground
                 ,
                 against
                 the
                 wall
                 of
                 the
                 Monastery
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1213.
                 
                 Hee
                 named
                 it
                 the
                 Almery
                 ,
                 or
                 House
                 of
                 Almes
                 ,
                 for
                 Converts
                 and
                 poore
                 Children
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 which
                 ground
                 the
                 Prior
                 ordained
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 A●moner
                 should
                 pay
                 ten
                 shillings
                 foure
                 pence
                 yeerly
                 to
                 the
                 Sellerer
                 at
                 Michaelmas
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 
                   Peter
                   de
                   Rupibus
                
                 ,
                 
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1215.
                 founded
                 the
                 same
                 againe
                 more
                 fully
                 for
                 Canons
                 Regular
                 ,
                 in
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 Hospitall
                 :
                 He
                 increased
                 the
                 rent
                 thereof
                 to
                 three
                 hundred
                 forty
                 foure
                 pounds
                 by
                 the
                 yeere
                 .
                 Thus
                 was
                 this
                 Hospitall
                 holden
                 of
                 the
                 Prior
                 and
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Bermondsey
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 yeere
                 1428.
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 a
                 composition
                 was
                 made
                 between
                 
                   Thomas
                   Thetford
                
                 ,
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Bermondsey
                 ,
                 &
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Buckland
                
                 ,
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 Saint
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 for
                 all
                 the
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 holden
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Abbot
                 and
                 Covent
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 or
                 elsewhere
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 old
                 rent
                 to
                 bee
                 paid
                 unto
                 the
                 said
                 Abbot
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 bee
                 the
                 Monuments
                 in
                 this
                 
                 Hospitall
                 Church
                 ,
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Chamber
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
              
               
                 William
                 Fines
                 ,
              
               
                 Lord
                 Say
                 ,
              
               
                 Richard
                 Chaucer
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Gloucester
                 ,
                 Adam
                 Atwood
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Ward
                 ,
                 Michael
                 Cambridge
                 ,
                 William
                 West
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Golding
                 ,
                 Esquires
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Benham
                 ,
                 George
                 Kirkes
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 Knighton
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 Baker
                 ,
                 Gentlemen
                 .
              
               
                 Robert
                 ,
                 Sonne
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Fleming
                
                 .
              
               
                 Agnes
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Walter
                   Dennis
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Daughter
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 heires
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Danver
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Evarey
                
                 ,
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 Hospitall
                 was
                 by
                 the
                 Visitors
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1538.
                 valued
                 at
                 266.
                 
                   l.
                
                 17.
                 
                   s.
                   6.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 and
                 was
                 surrendred
                 to
                 Henry
                 the
                 8.
                 in
                 the
                 30.
                 of
                 his
                 raigne
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1552.
                 the
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 having
                 purchased
                 the
                 voyd
                 suppressed
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 Saint
                 Thomas
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Month
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 bebegan
                 the
                 reparations
                 therof
                 ,
                 for
                 poore
                 ,
                 impotent
                 ,
                 lame
                 ,
                 and
                 diseased
                 people
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 Moneth
                 of
                 November
                 next
                 following
                 ,
                 the
                 sicke
                 and
                 poore
                 people
                 were
                 taken
                 in
                 .
                 
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1553.
                 on
                 the
                 10.
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixt
                 in
                 the
                 seventh
                 of
                 his
                 raigne
                 ,
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Communaltie
                 ,
                 and
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 a
                 workehouse
                 for
                 the
                 poore
                 and
                 idle
                 persons
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 his
                 house
                 of
                 Bridewell
                 ,
                 and
                 seven
                 hundred
                 Marks
                 Lands
                 of
                 the
                 Savoy
                 Rents
                 ,
                 which
                 Hospitall
                 he
                 had
                 suppressed
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 beds
                 ,
                 bedding
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 furniture
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 workehouse
                 of
                 Bridewell
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 this
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 Saint
                 Thomas
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 .
                 This
                 gift
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 confirmed
                 by
                 his
                 Charter
                 ,
                 dated
                 the
                 26.
                 of
                 June
                 next
                 following
                 ,
                 and
                 willed
                 it
                 to
                 be
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Kings
                   Hospitall
                   in
                   Southwarke
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Church
                 of
                 this
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 which
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 served
                 for
                 the
                 Tenements
                 neere
                 adjoyning
                 and
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 remaineth
                 as
                 a
                 Parish
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 now
                 to
                 come
                 to
                 S.
                 
                   Olaves
                   street
                
                 :
                 
                 on
                 the
                 banke
                 of
                 the
                 river
                 of
                 Thames
                 is
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Olave
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 faire
                 and
                 meetely
                 large
                 Church
                 ,
                 but
                 a
                 far
                 larger
                 Parish
                 ,
                 especially
                 of
                 Aliens
                 or
                 strangers
                 ,
                 and
                 poore
                 people
                 ;
                 in
                 which
                 Church
                 ,
                 there
                 lyeth
                 intombed
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Bur●ettur
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 1466.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   th'
                   earthly
                   pare
                
                 
                   of
                   William
                   Benson
                   lyes
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   Whom
                   Robert
                   Benson
                
                 
                   
                     had
                     by
                  
                   Mary
                   Lyle
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Heavenly
                   mounted
                   is
                
                 
                   above
                   the
                   Skies
                
                 
                   With
                   wings
                   of
                   Faith
                   ,
                
                 
                   dissolv'd
                   but
                   for
                   a
                   while
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   Linnen
                   which
                   he
                   sold
                
                 
                   was
                   nere
                   so
                   white
                   ,
                
                 
                   As
                   is
                   the
                   Robe
                
                 
                   wherein
                   the
                   Soule
                   is
                   dight
                   :
                
                 
                   Yes
                   Thomas
                   mourns
                   in
                   blacke
                   ,
                
                 
                   his
                   onely
                   Sonne
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   Richard
                   (
                   of
                   whole
                   blood
                   )
                
                 
                   his
                   eldest
                   Brother
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   Londons
                   reverend
                   Bishop
                
                 
                   this
                   hath
                   done
                   ,
                
                 
                   Which
                   was
                   by
                   Ravis
                
                 
                   borne
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Mother
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   William
                   Lyle
                   ,
                
                 
                   first
                   cousin
                   to
                   them
                   all
                   ,
                
                 
                   Long
                   live
                   his
                   Verse
                   ,
                
                 
                   penn'd
                   this
                   Memoriall
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   departed
                   in
                   the
                   56.
                
                 
                   yeere
                   of
                   his
                   age
                   .
                
                 
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1603.
                   
                
                 
                   Februar
                   .
                   1579.
                   
                
                 
                   To
                   you
                   that
                   live
                   possest
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   great
                   troubles
                   do
                   befall
                   ,
                
                 
                   Where
                   we
                   that
                   sleep
                   by
                   death
                   ,
                
                 
                   do
                   feele
                   no
                   harme
                   at
                   all
                   :
                
                 
                   An
                   honest
                   life
                   doth
                   bring
                   ,
                
                 
                   a
                   joyfull
                   death
                   at
                   last
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   life
                   againe
                   begins
                   ,
                
                 
                   when
                   death
                   is
                   over-past
                   .
                
                 
                   Death
                   is
                   the
                   path
                   to
                   life
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   way
                   to
                   endlesse
                   wealth
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   doore
                   whereby
                   we
                   passe
                
                 
                   to
                   everlasting
                   health
                   .
                
                 
                   These
                   threescore
                   yeere
                   and
                   six
                
                 
                   have
                   passed
                   here
                   my
                   life
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   thirty
                   seven
                   yeeres
                   thereof
                   ,
                
                 
                   thou
                   Helen
                   wert
                   my
                   wife
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   Citizen
                   also
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   of
                   the
                   Cutler
                   's
                   free
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   Warden
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                
                 
                   so
                   worthy
                   thought
                   to
                   be
                   .
                
                 
                   My
                   loving
                   wife
                   farewell
                   ,
                
                 
                   God
                   guide
                   thee
                   with
                   his
                   grace
                   .
                
                 
                   Prepare
                   thy selfe
                   to
                   come
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   I
                   will
                   give
                   thee
                   place
                   :
                
                 
                 
                   Acquaintance
                   all
                   farewell
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   be
                   assur'd
                   of
                   this
                   ,
                
                 
                   You
                   shall
                   be
                   brought
                   to
                   dust
                   ,
                
                 
                   as
                   
                     Thomas
                     Malledge
                  
                   is
                   .
                
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   corpus
                   Ioannis
                   Thomas
                   ,
                   
                   nuper
                   Civis
                   &
                   Groceri
                   Civitatis
                   London
                   .
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   die
                   Mercurii
                   ,
                   vid.
                   23.
                   
                   Augusti
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   1564.
                   
                   Hic
                   tres
                   uxores
                   habuit
                   ,
                   vid.
                   Christianam
                   ,
                   Matildam
                   ,
                   &
                   Ioannam
                   .
                   Ex
                   Christiana
                   suscepit
                   hos
                   liberos
                   ,
                   Rogerum
                   ,
                   Ioannem
                   ,
                   seu
                   willielmum
                   ,
                   Ioannem
                   inter
                   Richardum
                   ,
                   Lambertum
                   ,
                   Henricum
                   ,
                   Beatricem
                   ,
                   &
                   Petrum
                   .
                   Ex
                   Matilda
                   ,
                   Aliciam
                   ,
                   Agnetem
                   ,
                   &
                   Susannam
                   .
                   Ex
                   Ioanna
                   ,
                   Thomam
                   ,
                   Martham
                   ,
                   Margaretam
                   ,
                   Annam
                   ,
                   Richardum
                   &
                   Saram
                   .
                
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   corpus
                   Richardi
                   Philip
                   ,
                   
                   Civis
                   &
                   Groceri
                   London
                   .
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   10.
                   die
                   Mensis
                   Aprilis
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   1412.
                   
                   &
                   Isabella
                   uxor
                   ejus
                   :
                   Quae
                   obiit
                   ,
                   &c.
                   Quorum
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   resteth
                   ,
                   
                   in
                   the
                   mercie
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Eston
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   late
                   Iustice
                   of
                   the
                   Peace
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   Southwarke
                   Steward
                   ,
                   leaving
                   behind
                   him
                   Margaret
                   his
                   wife
                   .
                   Which
                   
                     Iohn
                     died
                     the
                     eight
                     day
                     of
                     May
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     1565.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   How
                   rich
                   be
                   they
                   certaine
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   Heavenly
                   Kingdome
                   gaine
                   ?
                
                 
                   No
                   tongue
                   can
                   well
                   expresse
                
                 
                   Their
                   joyes
                   ,
                   that
                   be
                   endlesse
                   .
                
                 
                   Hic
                   jacent
                   Robertus
                   Faireford
                   ,
                   
                   quondam
                   Serviens
                   excellentiss
                   .
                   Principis
                   Henrici
                   Reg.
                   Angliae
                   Quarti
                   ,
                   ac
                   nuper
                   Coronator
                   Curiae
                   Marescalciae
                   Hospitii
                   Metuendissimorum
                   Princip
                   .
                   Henrici
                   Regis
                   Angliae
                   Quinti
                   ,
                   &
                   Henrici
                   Sexti
                   .
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   21.
                   die
                   Augusti
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   ,
                   1456.
                   &c.
                   
                   Et
                   Agnet
                   .
                   ux
                   .
                   —
                   Quae
                   obiit
                   —
                
              
               
                 Over-against
                 this
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 the
                 street
                 ,
                 was
                 sometime
                 one
                 great
                 House
                 ,
                 builded
                 of
                 Stone
                 ,
                 with
                 arched
                 Gates
                 ,
                 which
                 pertained
                 to
                 the
                 Prior
                 of
                 Lewis
                 in
                 Sussex
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 his
                 Lodging
                 when
                 hee
                 came
                 to
                 London
                 :
                 It
                 is
                 now
                 a
                 common
                 Hostery
                 for
                 Travellers
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 to
                 Signe
                 ,
                 the
                 Walnut-tree
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 East
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Olave
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 Key
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1330.
                 by
                 the
                 licence
                 of
                 
                   Simon
                   Swanlond
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 builded
                 by
                 Isabell
                 ,
                 widow
                 to
                 
                   Hamond
                   Goodcheape
                
                 .
                 And
                 next
                 thereunto
                 was
                 then
                 a
                 great
                 house
                 of
                 stone
                 and
                 timber
                 ,
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Abbot
                 of
                 S.
                 Augustin
                 ,
                 
                 without
                 the
                 wals
                 of
                 Canturbury
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 an
                 ancient
                 piece
                 of
                 work
                 ,
                 &
                 seemeth
                 to
                 be
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 builded
                 houses
                 on
                 that
                 side
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 
                 over-against
                 the
                 City
                 :
                 It
                 was
                 called
                 the
                 Abbots
                 Inne
                 of
                 Saint
                 Augustine
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 sometime
                 holden
                 of
                 the
                 Earles
                 of
                 Warren
                 and
                 Surrey
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 a
                 deede
                 ,
                 made
                 1281.
                 which
                 I
                 have
                 read
                 ,
                 and
                 may
                 bee
                 Englished
                 thus
                 :
              
               
                 To
                 all
                 to
                 whom
                 this
                 present
                 writing
                 shall
                 come
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 Earle
                 Warren
                 ,
                 sendeth
                 greeting
                 .
                 Know
                 ye
                 ,
                 that
                 we
                 have
                 altogether
                 remised
                 and
                 quite
                 claimed
                 for
                 us
                 and
                 our
                 heires
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 to
                 Nicholas
                 ,
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Saint
                 Augustines
                 of
                 Canturbury
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Covent
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 successors
                 ,
                 suit
                 to
                 our
                 Court
                 of
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 owe
                 unto
                 us
                 ,
                 for
                 all
                 that
                 Messuage
                 and
                 houses
                 thereon
                 builded
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 their
                 appurtenances
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 have
                 of
                 our
                 fee
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 situate
                 upon
                 the
                 Thames
                 ,
                 betweene
                 the
                 Bridgehouse
                 ,
                 and
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Olave
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 said
                 Messuage
                 with
                 the
                 buildings
                 thereon
                 builded
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 their
                 appurtenances
                 to
                 them
                 and
                 their
                 successors
                 ,
                 we
                 have
                 granted
                 in
                 perpetuall
                 Almes
                 to
                 hold
                 of
                 us
                 ,
                 and
                 our
                 heires
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 :
                 saving
                 the
                 service
                 due
                 to
                 any
                 other
                 persons
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 such
                 be
                 ,
                 then
                 to
                 us
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 this
                 remit
                 and
                 grant
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Abbot
                 and
                 Covent
                 have
                 given
                 unto
                 us
                 five
                 shillings
                 of
                 rent
                 yeerely
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 received
                 us
                 and
                 our
                 heires
                 in
                 all
                 Benefices
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 in
                 their
                 Church
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 sute
                 of
                 Court
                 one
                 
                   William
                   Craspeis
                
                 was
                 bound
                 to
                 doe
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Earle
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 said
                 Messuage
                 :
                 and
                 heretofore
                 to
                 acquit
                 in
                 all
                 things
                 ,
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Augustine
                 ,
                 against
                 the
                 said
                 Earle
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 house
                 of
                 late
                 time
                 belonged
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Anthony
                   Sentleger
                
                 ,
                 
                 then
                 to
                 
                   Warham
                   Sentleger
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 And
                 now
                 is
                 called
                 
                   Sentleger
                   house
                
                 ,
                 but
                 divided
                 into
                 sundry
                 Tenements
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 is
                 the
                 Bridgehouse
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 a
                 store-house
                 ,
                 for
                 Stone
                 ,
                 Timber
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 whatsouer
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 building
                 or
                 repairing
                 of
                 
                   London
                   bridge
                
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 house
                 seemeth
                 to
                 have
                 taken
                 beginning
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 first
                 founding
                 of
                 the
                 Bridge
                 ;
                 either
                 of
                 stone
                 or
                 timber
                 :
                 it
                 is
                 a
                 large
                 plot
                 of
                 ground
                 on
                 the
                 banke
                 of
                 the
                 river
                 Thames
                 ,
                 containing
                 divers
                 large
                 buildings
                 ,
                 for
                 stowage
                 of
                 things
                 necessary
                 ,
                 towards
                 reparation
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Bridge
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 are
                 also
                 divers
                 Garners
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 laying
                 up
                 of
                 Wheate
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Grayners
                 for
                 service
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 as
                 need
                 requireth
                 .
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 there
                 bee
                 certaine
                 Ovens
                 builded
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 number
                 ten
                 :
                 of
                 which
                 sixe
                 bee
                 very
                 large
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 foure
                 being
                 but
                 halfe
                 so
                 bigge
                 .
                 These
                 were
                 purposely
                 made
                 to
                 bake
                 out
                 the
                 bread-corne
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Grayners
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 best
                 advantage
                 ,
                 for
                 reliefe
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 when
                 neede
                 should
                 require
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   I.
                   Throstone
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 sometime
                 an
                 Imbroderer
                 ,
                 then
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 1516.
                 gave
                 (
                 by
                 his
                 Testament
                 )
                 towards
                 the
                 making
                 of
                 these
                 Ovens
                 two
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 ,
                 which
                 thing
                 was
                 performed
                 by
                 his
                 Executors
                 :
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Munday
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 then
                 being
                 Maior
                 .
                 
                 There
                 was
                 of
                 late
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 enlarging
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Bridge-house
                 ,
                 taken
                 in
                 an
                 old
                 Brew-house
                 ,
                 called
                 Goldings
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 Citie
                 by
                 
                   George
                   Monox
                
                 ,
                 sometime
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 place
                 thereof
                 ,
                 is
                 now
                 a
                 faire
                 brew-house
                 builded
                 ,
                 for
                 service
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 with
                 Beere
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 the
                 Abbot
                 of
                 
                   Battailes
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Bridge-house
                 and
                 
                   Battaile
                   bridge
                
                 ,
                 likewise
                 on
                 the
                 banke
                 of
                 the
                 river
                 of
                 Thames
                 ;
                 the
                 walkes
                 and
                 gardens
                 thereunto
                 appertaining
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 way
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 gate
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 house
                 ,
                 was
                 called
                 the
                 Maze
                 :
                 there
                 is
                 now
                 an
                 Inne
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Flower
                   de
                   luce
                
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 the
                 signe
                 is
                 three
                 
                   Flower
                   de
                   luces
                
                 .
                 Much
                 other
                 buildings
                 of
                 smal
                 tenements
                 are
                 thereon
                 builded
                 replenished
                 with
                 strangers
                 and
                 other
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 poore
                 people
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 
                   Battaile
                   bridge
                
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 
                   Battaile
                   Abbey
                
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 it
                 standeth
                 on
                 the
                 ground
                 ,
                 and
                 over
                 a
                 water-course
                 (
                 flowing
                 out
                 of
                 Thames
                 )
                 pertaining
                 to
                 that
                 Abbey
                 ,
                 &
                 was
                 therfore
                 both
                 builded
                 and
                 repaired
                 by
                 the
                 Abbots
                 of
                 that
                 house
                 as
                 being
                 hard
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 the
                 Abbots
                 lodging
                 .
              
               
                 Beyond
                 this
                 Bridge
                 is
                 
                   Bermondsey
                   streete
                
                 ,
                 
                 turning
                 South
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 South
                 end
                 whereof
                 was
                 sometime
                 a
                 Priory
                 or
                 Abbey
                 ,
                 of
                 S.
                 Sauioyr
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Bermonds
                   eye
                
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 founded
                 by
                 
                   Ailewin
                   Childe
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Citizen
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1081.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Peter
                   ,
                   Richard
                   ,
                   Obstert
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Vmbalde
                 ,
                 Monkes
                 
                   de
                   Charitate
                
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 Bermondsey
                 ,
                 the
                 yeere
                 1089.
                 and
                 Peter
                 was
                 made
                 first
                 Prior
                 there
                 ,
                 by
                 appointment
                 of
                 the
                 Prior
                 of
                 the
                 house
                 ,
                 called
                 Charitie
                 in
                 France
                 :
                 by
                 which
                 meanes
                 this
                 Priory
                 of
                 Bermondsey
                 (
                 being
                 a
                 Cell
                 to
                 that
                 in
                 France
                 )
                 was
                 accounted
                 a
                 Priory
                 of
                 Aliens
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1094.
                 deceased
                 
                   Ailewin
                   Childe
                
                 ,
                 founder
                 of
                 this
                 house
                 .
                 Then
                 
                   William
                   Rufus
                
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 Monks
                 ,
                 his
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Bermondsey
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 ,
                 and
                 builded
                 for
                 them
                 there
                 a
                 new
                 great
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Blewit
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Lincolne
                 (
                 King
                 Williams
                 Chancelor
                 )
                 gave
                 them
                 the
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Charleton
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 .
                 Also
                 
                   Geffrey
                   Martell
                
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 grant
                 of
                 
                   Geffrey
                   Magnaville
                
                 ,
                 gave
                 them
                 the
                 Land
                 of
                 Halingbury
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 tithe
                 of
                 Alferton
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 More
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 Thomas
                 of
                 
                   Arderne
                   1122.
                
                 and
                 Thomas
                 his
                 Son
                 ,
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 Monkes
                 of
                 
                   Bermonds
                   Eye
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 George
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1165.
                 
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 second
                 confirmed
                 to
                 them
                 the
                 Hide
                 or
                 territorie
                 of
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 
                   Laygham
                   ,
                   Waddam
                
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 land
                 of
                 Coleman
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 one
                 thousand
                 ,
                 three
                 hundred
                 ,
                 seventy
                 one
                 ,
                 the
                 Priories
                 of
                 Aliens
                 (
                 throughout
                 England
                 )
                 being
                 seized
                 into
                 the
                 Kings
                 hands
                 ,
                 
                   Richard
                   Denten
                
                 an
                 Englishman
                 ,
                 was
                 made
                 Prior
                 of
                 Bermondsey
                 :
                 to
                 whom
                 was
                 committed
                 the
                 custody
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Priory
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 letters
                 patents
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 saving
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 the
                 advowsons
                 of
                 Churches
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeare
                 1380.
                 the
                 fourth
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 this
                 Priory
                 was
                 made
                 a
                 Denizen
                 (
                 or
                 free
                 English
                 )
                 for
                 the
                 fine
                 of
                 200.
                 
                 Markes
                 ,
                 payd
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 Hanaper
                 in
                 the
                 Chancery
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 yeare
                 1399.
                 
                 Attelborough
                 ,
                 Prior
                 of
                 Bermondsey
                 ,
                 was
                 made
                 the
                 first
                 Abbot
                 of
                 that
                 house
                 ,
                 by
                 Pope
                 Boniface
                 the
                 ninth
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 suit
                 of
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 .
              
               
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1417.
                 
                 
                   Thomas
                   Thetford
                
                 ,
                 
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Bermondsey
                 ,
                 held
                 a
                 Plea
                 in
                 Chauncery
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Mannors
                 of
                 
                   Preston
                   ,
                   Bermondsey
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Stone
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Summerset
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 which
                 sute
                 the
                 Abbot
                 prevailed
                 ,
                 and
                 recovered
                 against
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1539.
                 this
                 Abbey
                 was
                 valued
                 to
                 dispend
                 by
                 the
                 yeere
                 474.
                 
                   l.
                
                 14.
                 
                   s.
                   4.
                   d.
                   ob
                
                 .
                 and
                 was
                 surrendred
                 to
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 the
                 31.
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 :
                 the
                 Abbey
                 Church
                 was
                 then
                 pulled
                 downe
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Pope
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 place
                 thereof
                 ,
                 a
                 goodly
                 house
                 builded
                 of
                 stone
                 and
                 timber
                 ,
                 since
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 Earles
                 of
                 Sussex
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 are
                 buried
                 in
                 that
                 Church
                 
                   Loufstone
                   Provost
                
                 ,
                 
                 Shrive
                 or
                 Domesman
                 of
                 
                   London
                   ,
                   1115.
                
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Bowes
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 Dame
                 Elizabeth
                 his
                 wife
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Pikeworth
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 Dame
                 Anne
                 Audley
                 .
              
               
                 George
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Audley
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Winkefield
                 ;
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Blonket
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 Dame
                 Bridget
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   Wil.
                   Trussell
                
                 .
              
               
                 Holgrave
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Next
                 unto
                 this
                 Abbey
                 Church
                 standeth
                 a
                 proper
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Mary
                   Magdalen
                
                 ,
                 
                 builded
                 by
                 the
                 Priors
                 of
                 Bermondsey
                 ,
                 serving
                 for
                 resort
                 of
                 the
                 inhabitants
                 (
                 tenants
                 to
                 the
                 Prior
                 or
                 Abbots
                 neere
                 adjoyning
                 )
                 there
                 to
                 have
                 their
                 divine
                 Service
                 :
                 this
                 Church
                 remaineth
                 and
                 serveth
                 as
                 afore
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 called
                 a
                 Parish
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 in
                 Kentstreet
                 is
                 a
                 Lazar
                 house
                 for
                 Leprous
                 people
                 ,
                 
                 called
                 the
                 Loke
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 :
                 the
                 foundation
                 whereof
                 I
                 finde
                 not
                 .
                 Now
                 having
                 touched
                 divers
                 principall
                 parts
                 of
                 this
                 Borough
                 ,
                 I
                 am
                 to
                 speak
                 somewhat
                 of
                 government
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 end
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Borough
                 at
                 a
                 Subsidy
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 yeeldeth
                 about
                 1000.
                 
                 Markes
                 ,
                 or
                 800.
                 
                   l.
                
                 which
                 is
                 more
                 than
                 any
                 one
                 City
                 in
                 England
                 payeth
                 ,
                 except
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 
                 And
                 also
                 the
                 Muster
                 of
                 men
                 in
                 this
                 Borough
                 doth
                 like
                 wise
                 in
                 number
                 surpasse
                 all
                 other
                 Cities
                 ,
                 except
                 London
                 .
                 And
                 thus
                 much
                 for
                 the
                 Borough
                 of
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 26.
                 
                 Wards
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 which
                 hath
                 an
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 Deputies
                 three
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Bayliffe
                 .
                 Common
                 Councell
                 none
                 .
                 Constables
                 16.
                 
                 Scavengers
                 6.
                 
                 Wardmote
                 Inquest
                 20.
                 
                 And
                 is
                 taxed
                 to
                 the
                 Fifteene
                 ,
                 at
                 17.
                 pounds
                 ,
                 17.
                 shillings
                 ,
                 8.
                 pence
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               THE
               SVBVRBS
               WITHOVT
               THE
               Wals
               of
               the
               said
               City
               ,
               briefly
               touched
               .
               As
               also
               ,
               without
               the
               Liberties
               ,
               more
               at
               large
               described
               .
            
             
               HAving
               spoken
               of
               this
               Citie
               ,
               the
               originall
               ,
               and
               increase
               by
               degrees
               :
               The
               wals
               ,
               gates
               ,
               ditch
               ,
               castles
               ,
               towers
               ,
               bridges
               ,
               schooles
               and
               houses
               of
               learning
               :
               Of
               the
               orders
               and
               customes
               ,
               sports
               and
               pastimes
               :
               Of
               the
               honour
               of
               Citizens
               and
               worthinesse
               of
               men
               :
               And
               last
               of
               all
               ,
               how
               the
               same
               City
               is
               divided
               into
               parts
               and
               Wards
               :
               And
               how
               the
               same
               are
               bounded
               .
               And
               what
               Monuments
               of
               Antiquity
               ,
               or
               Ornaments
               of
               building
               be
               in
               every
               of
               them
               ,
               as
               also
               in
               the
               Borough
               of
               Southwarke
               :
               I
               am
               next
               to
               speake
               briefly
               of
               the
               Suburbs
               ,
               as
               well
               without
               the
               Gates
               and
               Wals
               ,
               as
               without
               the
               Liberties
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               Monuments
               in
               them
               .
            
             
               
                 Concerning
                 the
                 estate
                 of
                 the
                 Suburbs
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
              
               Henry
               
                 the
                 second
              
               ,
               Fitz-Stephen
               
                 hath
                 these
                 words
              
               :
               
               Vpwards
               on
               the
               West
               
                 (
                 saith
                 hee
              
               )
               is
               the
               Kings
               Palace
               ,
               which
               is
               an
               incomparable
               building
               ,
               rising
               with
               a
               Vawmure
               and
               Bulwarke
               ,
               aloft
               upon
               the
               River
               ,
               two
               miles
               from
               the
               Wall
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               but
               yet
               conjoyned
               with
               a
               continuall
               Suburbe
               .
               On
               all
               sides
               ,
               without
               the
               houses
               of
               the
               Suburbs
               ,
               are
               the
               Citizens
               Gardens
               and
               Orchards
               ,
               planted
               with
               Trees
               ,
               both
               large
               ,
               sightly
               ,
               and
               adjoyning
               together
               .
               On
               the
               North
               side
               are
               Pastures
               and
               plaine
               Medowes
               ,
               with
               Brookes
               running
               thorow
               them
               ,
               turning
               Water-mils
               ,
               with
               a
               pleasant
               noise
               .
               Not
               farre
               off
               is
               a
               great
               Fortest
               ,
               a
               well
               woodded
               Chase
               ,
               having
               good
               Covert
               for
               Harts
               ,
               Buches
               ,
               Does
               ,
               Bores
               ,
               and
               wilde
               Buls
               .
               The
               Corn●
               fields
               are
               not
               of
               a
               hungry
               sandy
               mould
               ;
               but
               as
               the
               fruitfull
               fields
               of
               Asia
               ,
               yeelding
               plentifull
               increase
               ,
               and
               filling
               the
               Barnes
               with
               Corne.
               There
               are
               neere
               London
               ,
               on
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               especiall
               Wels
               in
               the
               Suburbs
               ,
               sweete
               ,
               wholesome
               ,
               and
               cleare
               .
               
               Amongst
               which
               ,
               
                 Holywell
                 ,
                 Clarkenwell
              
               ,
               and
               Saint
               
                 Clements
                 well
              
               are
               most
               famous
               ,
               and
               most
               frequented
               by
               Scholars
               and
               Youths
               of
               the
               City
               in
               Summer
               evenings
               ,
               when
               they
               walke
               forth
               to
               take
               the
               ayre
               .
            
             
               Thus
               far
               out
               of
               Fitz-Stephen
               ,
               for
               the
               Suburbs
               of
               that
               time
               .
            
             
               The
               second
               of
               Henry
               the
               third
               ,
               
               the
               Forrest
               of
               Middlesex
               ,
               and
               the
               Warren
               of
               Stanes
               were
               disaforested
               :
               since
               the
               which
               time
               ,
               the
               Suburbs
               about
               London
               have
               bin
               also
               mightily
               increased
               with
               buildings
               :
               for
               first
               ,
               to
               begin
               the
               East
               ,
               by
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               ,
               is
               the
               Hospitall
               of
               S.
               Katharine
               ,
               founded
               by
               Matilde
               ,
               the
               Queen
               ,
               wife
               to
               King
               Stephen
               ,
               as
               is
               afore
               shewed
               in
               
                 Portsoken
                 Ward
              
               .
            
             
               From
               this
               Precinct
               of
               S.
               Katharine
               ,
               
               to
               Wapping
               in
               the
               East
               ,
               the
               usuall
               place
               of
               execution
               for
               hanging
               of
               Pirats
               and
               Sea-Rovers
               ,
               at
               the
               low
               water
               marke
               ,
               there
               to
               remaine
               till
               three
               tides
               had
               overflowed
               them
               ,
               was
               never
               a
               house
               standing
               within
               these
               50.
               yeeres
               :
               but
               since
               (
               the
               Gallowes
               being
               after
               removed
               farther
               off
               )
               a
               continuall
               streete
               ,
               or
               filthy
               straight
               passage
               ,
               with
               Alleyes
               of
               small
               Tenements
               or
               Cottages
               is
               builded
               ,
               inhabited
               by
               Saylors
               and
               Victuallers
               ,
               along
               by
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               almost
               to
               Radcliffe
               ,
               a
               good
               mile
               from
               the
               Tower.
               
            
             
               The
               new
               Chappell
               in
               Wapping
               Hambler
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Whitechappell
               ,
               was
               
               builded
               in
               the
               yeere
               1617.
               the
               charge
               being
               about
               1600.
               
                 l.
              
               was
               gathered
               some
               part
               of
               it
               of
               the
               severall
               Inhabitants
               in
               the
               same
               Hamblet
               ;
               the
               rest
               (
               being
               the
               greater
               part
               )
               was
               gathered
               by
               Letters
               Patents
               for
               collections
               in
               severall
               Counties
               :
               the
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               being
               worthy
               Benefactors
               toward
               it
               ,
               procured
               by
               the
               principall
               care
               of
               Master
               
                 Rowland
                 Catmore
                 ,
                 Robert
                 Bourne
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Robert
                 Mott
              
               ,
               and
               others
               of
               the
               same
               Parish
               :
               Master
               
                 Richard
                 Sedgwicke
              
               being
               the
               first
               Minister
               in
               that
               Chappell
               ,
               and
               so
               continueth
               to
               this
               yeere
               1631.
               
            
             
               
                 Written
                 upon
                 a
                 high
                 beame
                 in
                 the
                 middest
                 of
                 the
                 Chappell
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Chappell
                 was
                 dedicated
                 to
                 Almightie
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 consecrated
                 to
                 the
                 honour
                 and
                 glory
                 of
                 his
                 great
                 and
                 wonderfull
                 Name
                 ,
                 the
                 seventh
                 day
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 1617.
                 by
                 the
                 right
                 reverend
                 father
                 in
                 God
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   King
                
                 ,
                 then
                 Lord
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 faire
                 Gallery
                 built
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 with
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 benevolence
                 that
                 was
                 given
                 for
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 Chappell
                 by
                 the
                 Mariners
                 that
                 went
                 to
                 the
                 East
                 
                   Indies
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1616.
                
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Royall
                   Iames
                
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 command
                 of
                 Captaine
                 
                   Martin
                   Pringe
                
                 ,
                 procured
                 by
                 the
                 care
                 of
                 Master
                 
                   Rowland
                   Catmore
                
                 ,
                 then
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 ship
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 at
                 the
                 building
                 ,
                 hereof
                 Warden
                 of
                 the
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 1622.
                 
              
               
                 Master
                 
                   Richard
                   Gardner
                
                 being
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 of
                 building
                 of
                 the
                 Chappe
                 ,
                 Rector
                 of
                 Whitechappell
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 to
                 continued
                 47.
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 being
                 77.
                 yeeres
                 of
                 age
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 found
                 in
                 a
                 glasse
                 window
                 made
                 at
                 his
                 owne
                 charge
                 at
                 the
                 upper
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Richardus
                 Gardenerus
                 Whitechappell
                 〈◊〉
                 1617.
                 
                 An.
                 Resident
                 .
                 suae
                 47.
                 
                 Aetatissaae
                 77.
                 1617.
                 
              
               
                 A
                 weekly
                 Lecture
                 maintained
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Chappell
                 by
                 Master
                 who
                 hath
                 given
                 ten
                 pounds
                 yeerly
                 for
                 ever
                 toward
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 Friday
                 the
                 24.
                 of
                 Iuly
                 1629.
                 
                 King
                 Charles
                 having
                 hunted
                 a
                 Stragge
                 or
                 Hart
                 from
                 wansted
                 in
                 Essex
                 ,
                 kild
                 him
                 in
                 
                   Nightingale
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Hamblee
                 of
                 Wapping
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 garden
                 belonging
                 to
                 one
                 who
                 had
                 some
                 damage
                 among
                 his
                 herbes
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 the
                 multitude
                 of
                 people
                 there
                 assembled
                 suddenly
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 Hamlet
                 of
                 VVapping
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 VVhitechappell
                 ,
                 was
                 builded
                 
                   in
                   Anno
                   1626.
                
                 a
                 large
                 house
                 of
                 timber
                 by
                 Master
                 
                   William
                   Turner
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 Master
                 
                   George
                   Lowe
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Thomas
                   Iones
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 making
                 of
                 Allome
                 ,
                 which
                 grew
                 to
                 such
                 an
                 inconvenience
                 through
                 the
                 annoyance
                 that
                 was
                 with
                 ●oyling
                 of
                 Vrine
                 and
                 other
                 materials
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 ill
                 savour
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 excrement
                 of
                 it
                 being
                 found
                 to
                 be
                 annoyance
                 to
                 the
                 river
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 that
                 upon
                 the
                 complaint
                 of
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Councell
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 proceeded
                 withall
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 :
              
               
                 The
                 sixteenth
                 of
                 Iuly
                 1627.
                 being
                 Munday
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 tide
                 being
                 neere
                 a
                 low
                 water
                 ,
                 about
                 eight
                 of
                 the
                 cloke
                 in
                 the
                 evening
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 Lighter
                 of
                 Allome
                 grease
                 lying
                 in
                 the
                 Hermitage
                 Docke
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 taken
                 out
                 of
                 a
                 ship
                 ,
                 lying
                 there
                 overthwart
                 the
                 mouth
                 of
                 the
                 Docke
                 .
                 And
                 upon
                 the
                 emptying
                 of
                 the
                 water
                 (
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Lighter
                 )
                 which
                 issued
                 from
                 the
                 grease
                 ,
                 there
                 did
                 arise
                 a
                 most
                 noysome
                 stinking
                 scum
                 of
                 a
                 frothy
                 substance
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 spread
                 all
                 about
                 the
                 mouth
                 of
                 the
                 Docke
                 ,
                 and
                 run
                 downe
                 into
                 the
                 Thames
                 :
                 and
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 Vessell
                 caused
                 to
                 be
                 filled
                 with
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 did
                 so
                 stinke
                 ,
                 that
                 wee
                 were
                 not
                 able
                 to
                 endure
                 the
                 sent
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 insomuch
                 that
                 endangered
                 all
                 the
                 Wels
                 and
                 Ponds
                 thereabouts
                 :
                 This
                 was
                 seene
                 and
                 done
                 in
                 the
                 presence
                 of
                 these
                 under
                 written
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Master
                   
                     Cornelius
                     Godfrey
                  
                   ,
                   Merchant
                   .
                
                 
                   M.
                   George
                   Freeman
                   .
                
                 
                   M.
                   Ioseph
                   Iaques
                   .
                
                 
                   M.
                   Leonard
                   Leonard
                   .
                
                 
                   M.
                   Michael
                   Leech
                   .
                
                 
                   M.
                   Fulke
                   Wormleighton
                   ,
                
                 
                   M.
                   Iohn
                   Byrkes
                   .
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Pope
                   .
                
                 
                   Henry
                   Chandler
                   .
                   
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Davies
                   .
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Knight
                   .
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Iones
                   .
                
                 
                   Augustine
                   Cope
                   .
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Powell
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   Nicholas
                   Bugden
                   .
                
                 
                   Tobias
                   Greene.
                   
                
                 
                   George
                   Raymond
                   .
                
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Cooke
                   .
                
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Curteis
                   .
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Cope
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 the
                 right
                 worshipfull
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Iustices
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 for
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Meddlesex
                 ,
                 and
                 Commissioners
                 for
                 annoyances
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 all
                 other
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Officiars
                 ,
                 whom
                 in
                 this
                 case
                 it
                 shall
                 concerne
                 .
              
               
                 WEe
                 his
                 Majesties
                 loving
                 Subjects
                 inhabiting
                 within
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Whitechappell
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 and
                 St.
                 Buttolphs
                 without
                 
                   Ealdgate
                   London
                
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Hamblets
                 of
                 
                   Stepney
                   ,
                   VVapping
                   ,
                   East
                   Smithfield
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Saint
                 Katharines
                 neere
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 finding
                 and
                 being
                 continually
                 choaked
                 and
                 poysoned
                 up
                 with
                 the
                 daily
                 and
                 continuall
                 stinke
                 and
                 most
                 noysome
                 infectious
                 smell
                 that
                 is
                 lately
                 begun
                 amongst
                 us
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 worke-house
                 for
                 making
                 of
                 Allome
                 (
                 as
                 is
                 reported
                 )
                 by
                 Master
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Turner
                
                 ,
                 Master
                 
                   George
                   Lowe
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Master
                 
                   Thomas
                   Iones
                
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 erected
                 at
                 the
                 VVest
                 end
                 of
                 Wapping
                 ;
                 adjoyning
                 upon
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 &
                 neere
                 unto
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Store-house
                 on
                 Tower
                 hill
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 provision
                 for
                 his
                 Highnesse
                 shipping
                 is
                 daily
                 provided
                 ,
                 doe
                 humbly
                 shew
                 ,
                 that
                 wee
                 findo
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 noysome
                 smell
                 that
                 commeth
                 of
                 the
                 making
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Allome
                 (
                 which
                 we
                 suppose
                 to
                 be
                 Vrine
                 and
                 such
                 other
                 infectious
                 materials
                 )
                 being
                 long
                 kept
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 boyled
                 for
                 the
                 use
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 doe
                 breed
                 and
                 make
                 such
                 an
                 infectious
                 and
                 most
                 noysome
                 smell
                 amongst
                 us
                 ,
                 that
                 wee
                 are
                 not
                 able
                 to
                 live
                 in
                 our
                 houses
                 ,
                 nor
                 to
                 keepe
                 our
                 families
                 at
                 worke
                 about
                 us
                 ,
                 the
                 detestable
                 stinke
                 thereof
                 is
                 so
                 infectious
                 and
                 intolerable
                 now
                 this
                 Winter
                 time
                 (
                 much
                 more
                 will
                 it
                 be
                 in
                 the
                 heate
                 of
                 Summer
                 :
                 )
                 So
                 that
                 if
                 speedy
                 redresse
                 thereof
                 bee
                 not
                 had
                 ,
                 we
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 able
                 to
                 continue
                 our
                 habirations
                 there
                 ,
                 wherein
                 wee
                 have
                 long
                 time
                 lived
                 .
                 And
                 it
                 is
                 generally
                 thought
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 a
                 decay
                 &
                 dangerous
                 infection
                 to
                 all
                 inhabitants
                 both
                 on
                 this
                 side
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 the
                 water
                 ,
                 within
                 two
                 miles
                 compasse
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 it
                 standeth
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 stinke
                 thereof
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 wind
                 standeth
                 )
                 is
                 further
                 smelled
                 ,
                 both
                 by
                 land
                 and
                 water
                 :
                 and
                 daily
                 complaint
                 made
                 thereof
                 .
                 And
                 now
                 there
                 is
                 begun
                 but
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 Furnaces
                 ,
                 but
                 shortly
                 there
                 wil
                 be
                 many
                 more
                 Furnaces
                 made
                 there
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 further
                 great
                 damage
                 and
                 annoyance
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 which
                 wee
                 humbly
                 referre
                 to
                 your
                 Worships
                 grave
                 consideration
                 ,
                 humbly
                 desiring
                 your
                 speedy
                 aide
                 and
                 reformation
                 herein
                 ,
                 otherwise
                 we
                 shall
                 be
                 compelled
                 to
                 leave
                 our
                 houses
                 &
                 dwellings
                 to
                 our
                 utter
                 undoings
                 :
                 for
                 the
                 noysome
                 smell
                 is
                 so
                 dangerous
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 man
                 will
                 dwell
                 thereabouts
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 might
                 have
                 his
                 house
                 rent-free
                 :
                 And
                 wee
                 as
                 bound
                 ,
                 shall
                 daily
                 pray
                 for
                 your
                 Worships
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Richard
                   Maine
                   .
                
                 
                   Fulke
                   Wormleighton
                   .
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Clarke
                   .
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Champion
                   .
                
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Mott.
                   
                
                 
                   Iames
                   Ruddam
                   .
                
                 
                   Iames
                   Coulyn
                   .
                
                 
                   Andrew
                   Fursland
                   .
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Parsons
                   .
                
                 
                   Henry
                   Munter
                   .
                
                 
                   Henry
                   Bludder
                   .
                
                 
                   George
                   Preston
                   .
                
                 
                   Peter
                   Leover
                   .
                
                 
                   William
                   Winson
                   Hoof●
                   .
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Harrington
                   .
                
                 
                   Romboult
                   Iacobson
                   .
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wessels
                   .
                
                 
                   Richard
                   Rolfe
                   .
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   VVeekes
                   .
                
                 
                   Richard
                   Pountis
                   .
                
                 
                   Ienkin
                   Ellis
                   .
                
                 
                   Robert
                   Haddocke
                   .
                
                 
                   Richard
                   Studder
                   .
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Vandeford
                   .
                
                 
                   Robert
                   Thomas
                   .
                
                 
                   Austin
                   Reinolds
                   .
                
                 
                   Ieffrey
                   Farmer
                   .
                
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Parsons
                   .
                
                 
                   Reinold
                   Thompson
                   .
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Greene.
                   
                
                 
                   William
                   Plasse
                   .
                
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Popular
                   .
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   VVarton
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   VVilliam
                   Peacocke
                   .
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Broocker
                   .
                
                 
                   Matthew
                   Fallen
                   .
                
                 
                   George
                   Flood
                   .
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Gray
                   .
                
                 
                   William
                   VVelch
                   .
                
                 
                   Cornelius
                   Godfrey
                   .
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cobb
                   .
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Dearsley
                   .
                
                 
                   Ioseph
                   Iaques
                   .
                
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Rayniborowe
                   .
                
                 
                   Peter
                   March.
                   
                
                 
                   Richard
                   Cooper
                   .
                
                 
                   Arion
                   Williams
                   .
                
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Foxe
                   .
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Note
                   .
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   VVhite
                   .
                
                 
                   William
                   Speering
                   .
                
                 
                   Michael
                   Vngle
                   .
                
                 
                   Richard
                   Cray
                   .
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Bercher
                   .
                
                 
                   Osmond
                   Colchester
                   .
                
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Webbe
                   .
                
                 
                   William
                   Bundrocke
                   .
                
                 
                   William
                   Evans
                   .
                
                 
                   Michael
                   Leech
                   .
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Cope
                   .
                
                 
                   Tobias
                   Greene.
                   
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Birke
                   .
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Harris
                   .
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Teabye
                   .
                
                 
                   Robert
                   Merret
                   .
                
                 
                   William
                   Clarke
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 the
                 Kings
                 most
                 excellent
                 Maiesty
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 humble
                 Petition
                 of
                 your
                 Majesties
                 Liege-people
                 and
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 being
                 in
                 number
                 many
                 thousands
                 ,
                 inhabiting
                 within
                 one
                 mile
                 compasse
                 of
                 your
                 Majesties
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 within
                 Middlesex
                 and
                 Surrey
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Borough
                 of
                 Southwarke
                 .
              
               
                 Most
                 humbly
                 sheweth
                 ,
              
               
                 THat
                 whereas
                 of
                 late
                 divers
                 Roomes
                 have
                 beene
                 newly
                 erected
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 St.
                 
                   Mary
                   Matfellon
                
                 ,
                 commonly
                 called
                 
                   White
                   chappell
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Turner
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 
                   George
                   Lowe
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Thomas
                   Iones
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 neere
                 unto
                 many
                 great
                 Brewhouses
                 ,
                 which
                 breweth
                 Beere
                 for
                 the
                 use
                 and
                 service
                 of
                 your
                 Majesties
                 Navie
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 divers
                 within
                 London
                 and
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 which
                 said
                 Roomes
                 have
                 been
                 ever
                 since
                 their
                 first
                 erection
                 imployed
                 for
                 boyling
                 of
                 Vrine
                 for
                 making
                 of
                 Allome
                 ,
                 which
                 hath
                 and
                 doth
                 daily
                 cast
                 so
                 noysome
                 a
                 savour
                 and
                 evill
                 ayre
                 to
                 all
                 the
                 parts
                 thereabouts
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 all
                 passengers
                 that
                 way
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 are
                 in
                 no
                 sort
                 able
                 to
                 endure
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 nor
                 their
                 dwelling
                 houses
                 by
                 reason
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 hath
                 already
                 cast
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 into
                 extremity
                 of
                 great
                 sicknesses
                 and
                 diseases
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 evill
                 and
                 unwholesome
                 savour
                 ,
                 of
                 late
                 many
                 Fishes
                 in
                 the
                 Thames
                 there
                 neere
                 unto
                 ,
                 have
                 beene
                 found
                 ready
                 to
                 die
                 ,
                 and
                 dead
                 ,
                 supposed
                 to
                 be
                 poysoned
                 by
                 some
                 ill
                 substance
                 issuing
                 into
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 :
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 thereabouts
                 are
                 much
                 annoyed
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 pasture
                 ground
                 lying
                 neere
                 thereabouts
                 is
                 tainted
                 and
                 spoiled
                 in
                 such
                 manner
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Cattell
                 doe
                 refuse
                 to
                 feed
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 And
                 they
                 further
                 humbly
                 shew
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 having
                 preferred
                 their
                 grievances
                 unto
                 your
                 Majesties
                 Commissioners
                 of
                 annoyances
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 caused
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 bee
                 presented
                 unto
                 them
                 by
                 Indictment
                 ,
                 by
                 severall
                 Iurors
                 ,
                 sworne
                 upon
                 oath
                 before
                 your
                 Majesties
                 Iustices
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 in
                 their
                 generall
                 Sessions
                 for
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 upon
                 due
                 proofe
                 and
                 the
                 testimony
                 of
                 witnesses
                 there
                 also
                 sworne
                 and
                 examined
                 ,
                 upon
                 which
                 Evidences
                 the
                 said
                 Iurors
                 have
                 given
                 up
                 severall
                 verdicts
                 ,
                 and
                 presented
                 upon
                 their
                 oathes
                 the
                 same
                 annoyance
                 to
                 be
                 exceeding
                 great
                 and
                 intolerable
                 to
                 all
                 inhabitants
                 dwelling
                 thereabouts
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 all
                 other
                 passengers
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 or
                 upon
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 :
                 Yet
                 your
                 Petitioners
                 having
                 no
                 redresse
                 thereby
                 ,
                 are
                 compelled
                 by
                 extreme
                 necessity
                 to
                 complaine
                 unto
                 your
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 much
                 griefe
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 all
                 humility
                 beseech
                 your
                 Majesty
                 to
                 take
                 to
                 consideration
                 the
                 speedy
                 redresse
                 in
                 that
                 behalfe
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 annoyance
                 being
                 so
                 great
                 and
                 unsavoury
                 ,
                 that
                 otherwise
                 your
                 poore
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 being
                 many
                 thousands
              
               
               
                 in
                 number
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 compelled
                 to
                 forsake
                 their
                 houses
                 ,
                 and
                 abandon
                 their
                 dwellings
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 losse
                 of
                 their
                 trades
                 and
                 lives
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 utter
                 undoing
                 of
                 them
                 and
                 their
                 families
                 :
                 Wherefore
                 they
              
               
                 
                   Most
                   humbly
                   beseech
                   your
                   Majesty
                   to
                   cōmit
                   the
                   examination
                   thereof
                   unto
                   the
                   right
                   Honourable
                   Thomas
                   Earle
                   of
                   Cleveland
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Allen
                     Apsley
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Lievtenant
                   of
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Spiller
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   
                     Thomas
                     Sanderson
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     George
                     Long
                  
                   ,
                   Esquires
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   three
                   or
                   two
                   of
                   them
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   others
                   ,
                   being
                   Justices
                   and
                   Commissioners
                   of
                   annoyances
                   within
                   the
                   said
                   County
                   of
                   Middlesex
                   ,
                   who
                   by
                   your
                   Majesties
                   gracious
                   reference
                   being
                   thereunto
                   required
                   ,
                   may
                   examine
                   and
                   heare
                   the
                   Allegations
                   on
                   all
                   parts
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   upon
                   the
                   Certificate
                   of
                   their
                   opinions
                   therein
                   ,
                   your
                   Majesty
                   will
                   bee
                   pleased
                   to
                   vouchsafe
                   your
                   poore
                   Subjects
                   such
                   reliefe
                   as
                   the
                   case
                   requireth
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   the
                   Petitioners
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   their
                   bounden
                   duties
                   and
                   legiance
                   ,
                   shall
                   daily
                   pray
                   for
                   your
                   Majesties
                   long
                   and
                   prosperous
                   reigne
                   over
                   us
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 At
                 White-Hall
                 the
                 25.
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 1627.
                 
                 Present
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   Lord
                   Keeper
                   .
                
                 
                   Lord
                   Treasurer
                   .
                
                 
                   Earle
                   of
                   Dorset
                   .
                
                 
                   Earle
                   of
                   Bridgewater
                   .
                
                 
                   Master
                   Secretary
                   Cooke
                   .
                
                 
                   M.
                   of
                   the
                   Rolles
                   .
                
                 
                   M.
                   Chancelor
                   of
                   the
                   Duchy
                   .
                
              
               
                 WHereas
                 upon
                 a
                 complaint
                 formerly
                 made
                 by
                 divers
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 behalfe
                 of
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 the
                 Parishes
                 of
                 St.
                 
                   Buttolphs
                   Ealdgate
                
                 ,
                 and
                 divers
                 other
                 Parishes
                 thereabouts
                 ,
                 concerning
                 a
                 great
                 annoyance
                 unto
                 the
                 said
                 Inhabitants
                 ,
                 caused
                 by
                 certaine
                 Allome
                 workes
                 ,
                 erected
                 thereabouts
                 by
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Farmers
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 works
                 :
                 It
                 was
                 by
                 an
                 order
                 of
                 the
                 twentieth
                 of
                 this
                 present
                 moneth
                 ordered
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 President
                 of
                 the
                 Colledge
                 of
                 Physicians
                 ,
                 accompanied
                 with
                 sixe
                 other
                 Doctors
                 of
                 Physicke
                 of
                 that
                 Society
                 ,
                 as
                 likewise
                 ,
                 that
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 should
                 upon
                 view
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 workes
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 observations
                 by
                 them
                 made
                 as
                 fals
                 within
                 their
                 experience
                 ,
                 returne
                 Certificate
                 to
                 the
                 Boord
                 ,
                 of
                 their
                 opinions
                 touching
                 the
                 same
                 :
                 Forasmuch
                 as
                 those
                 whose
                 names
                 are
                 here
                 under-written
                 ,
                 did
                 this
                 day
                 accordingly
                 make
                 their
                 Certificate
                 in
                 writing
                 to
                 the
                 Boord
                 ,
                 as
                 followeth
                 ;
                 
                   In
                   haec
                   verba
                
                 :
                 May
                 it
                 please
                 your
                 Lordships
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 an
                 order
                 of
                 this
                 Honourable
                 Boord
                 of
                 the
                 twentieth
                 of
                 Iuly
                 last
                 ;
                 Wee
                 have
                 viewed
                 and
                 observed
                 the
                 Allome
                 works
                 at
                 Saint
                 Katharines
                 ,
                 and
                 considered
                 the
                 materials
                 therein
                 used
                 and
                 imployed
                 .
                 And
                 thereupon
                 doe
                 humbly
                 certifie
                 unto
                 your
                 Lordships
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 of
                 opinion
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 workes
                 standing
                 in
                 that
                 place
                 ,
                 must
                 necessarily
                 breed
                 great
                 annoyances
                 both
                 to
                 the
                 neere
                 Inhabitants
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 spreading
                 vapours
                 from
                 thence
                 issuing
                 to
                 many
                 places
                 more
                 remote
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 all
                 such
                 passengers
                 as
                 either
                 by
                 land
                 or
                 by
                 water
                 have
                 occasion
                 to
                 frequent
                 those
                 parts
                 ,
                 not
                 onely
                 by
                 their
                 continuall
                 noysome
                 savours
                 to
                 make
                 all
                 their
                 habitations
                 grievous
                 and
                 unpleasant
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 by
                 their
                 putrid
                 quality
                 to
                 endanger
                 their
                 healths
                 :
                 And
                 so
                 we
                 humbly
                 rest
                 at
                 your
                 Lordships
                 commands
                 ,
                 Iuly
                 the
                 24.
                 
                 
                   An.
                   1627.
                
                 
                 Signed
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Argent
                
                 ,
                 Pref.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gifford
                   ,
                   William
                   Harvey
                   ,
                   William
                   Clement
                   ,
                   Robert
                   Fludd
                   ,
                   Samuel
                   Baskernite
                   ,
                   Ottnell
                   Moverell
                   ,
                
                 and
                 by
                 
                   Hugh
                   Hamersley
                
                 .
                 Their
                 Lordships
                 upon
                 consideration
                 had
                 thereof
                 ,
                 did
                 resolve
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Allome
                 works
                 in
                 and
                 about
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 were
                 fit
                 to
                 bee
                 supprest
                 .
                 Neverthelesse
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 a
                 Petition
                 was
                 now
                 presented
                 to
                 the
                 Boord
                 by
                 the
                 Farmers
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Allome
                 workes
                 ,
                 shewing
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 not
                 possible
                 for
                 them
                 to
                 erect
                 and
                 finish
                 any
                 new
                 workes
                 in
                 the
                 Country
                 before
                 our
                 
                   Lady
                   day
                
                 next
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 if
                 they
                 should
                 be
                 restrained
                 from
                 working
                 here
                 in
                 the
                 meane
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 Kingdome
                 would
                 be
                 unserved
                 of
                 Allome
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 
                 there
                 is
                 great
                 use
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 likewise
                 disabled
                 to
                 pay
                 his
                 Maiesties
                 rent
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 besought
                 the
                 Boord
                 that
                 they
                 might
                 have
                 leave
                 to
                 proceed
                 in
                 their
                 making
                 of
                 Allome
                 here
                 untill
                 our
                 Lady
                 day
                 next
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 thereupon
                 thought
                 fit
                 &
                 ordered
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 be
                 at
                 liberty
                 to
                 make
                 Allome
                 in
                 those
                 places
                 where
                 their
                 works
                 are
                 already
                 erected
                 untill
                 our
                 Lady
                 day
                 next
                 only
                 and
                 no
                 longer
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 meane
                 time
                 they
                 presume
                 not
                 to
                 erect
                 any
                 other
                 works
                 in
                 any
                 places
                 in
                 or
                 about
                 this
                 cittie
                 ;
                 Provided
                 neverthelesse
                 that
                 they
                 suffer
                 not
                 the
                 dreggs
                 and
                 excrement
                 proceeding
                 from
                 the
                 boyling
                 and
                 making
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Allom
                 to
                 be
                 cast
                 or
                 fall
                 into
                 any
                 places
                 leading
                 into
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 they
                 cause
                 the
                 same
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 to
                 be
                 either
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 time
                 in
                 the
                 grounds
                 where
                 their
                 works
                 now
                 are
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 to
                 be
                 carried
                 and
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 time
                 in
                 some
                 other
                 convenient
                 place
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 same
                 may
                 breed
                 no
                 infection
                 or
                 annoyance
                 to
                 any
                 his
                 Majesties
                 subjects
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 At
                 White
                 Hall
                 the
                 12.
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 Anno
                 1627.
                 
                 Present
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   Lord
                   President
                   .
                
                 
                   Earle
                   of
                   Holland
                   .
                
                 
                   Earle
                   of
                   Kellie
                   .
                
                 
                   Master
                   Secretarie
                   Cooke
                   .
                
                 
                   Master
                   Chanch
                   .
                   of
                   the
                   Exchequer
                   .
                
                 
                   Chanc.
                   of
                   the
                   Duchie
                   .
                
              
               
                 WHereas
                 an
                 humble
                 Petitiō
                 was
                 this
                 day
                 exhibited
                 to
                 the
                 boord
                 in
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 the
                 inhabitants
                 of
                 the
                 Parishes
                 of
                 S.
                 Buttolphs
                 neere
                 Ealdgate
                 ,
                 S.
                 
                   Katharine
                   ,
                   White-Chappell
                   ,
                   Stepney
                   ,
                   Reddriffe
                   ,
                
                 S.
                 Olaves
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 adjacent
                 and
                 neere
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 Shewing
                 that
                 whereas
                 it
                 had
                 pleased
                 the
                 boord
                 (
                 on
                 the
                 27.
                 of
                 Iuly
                 last
                 ,
                 after
                 divers
                 hearings
                 and
                 reports
                 made
                 by
                 six
                 Doctors
                 of
                 the
                 Colledge
                 of
                 Physitions
                 of
                 London
                 )
                 to
                 order
                 that
                 the
                 Farmer
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Allome
                 works
                 (
                 who
                 had
                 transported
                 themselves
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Northerne
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdome
                 neere
                 unto
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Royall
                 chamber
                 and
                 Citty
                 of
                 London
                 )
                 should
                 not
                 presume
                 to
                 erect
                 any
                 other
                 worke
                 in
                 or
                 about
                 ,
                 nor
                 suffer
                 the
                 dreggs
                 or
                 excrement
                 of
                 the
                 boiling
                 of
                 Allom
                 to
                 be
                 cast
                 or
                 fall
                 into
                 the
                 river
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 but
                 bury
                 the
                 same
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 time
                 in
                 some
                 convenient
                 place
                 where
                 it
                 might
                 not
                 breed
                 any
                 infection
                 or
                 annoyance
                 ,
                 yet
                 neverthelesse
                 that
                 sithence
                 the
                 making
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 order
                 ,
                 and
                 especially
                 on
                 the
                 16.
                 of
                 August
                 last
                 the
                 said
                 Farmers
                 ,
                 their
                 deputies
                 or
                 assignes
                 ,
                 have
                 in
                 contempt
                 of
                 the
                 order
                 ,
                 powred
                 or
                 caused
                 the
                 said
                 filth
                 ,
                 dreggs
                 or
                 excremēts
                 to
                 fall
                 into
                 the
                 Ponds
                 or
                 ditches
                 leading
                 to
                 the
                 Thames
                 ,
                 wherby
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Petitioners
                 have
                 found
                 their
                 wells
                 of
                 water
                 appointed
                 for
                 brewing
                 so
                 tainted
                 with
                 the
                 tast
                 &
                 savour
                 of
                 Allom
                 excremēt
                 ,
                 as
                 that
                 within
                 a
                 very
                 short
                 space
                 the
                 Fish
                 have
                 been
                 poisoned
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 water
                 altogether
                 unwholesome
                 ,
                 for
                 brewing
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 use
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 certificate
                 under
                 divers
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Petitioners
                 hands
                 the
                 chiefe
                 officers
                 and
                 inhabitants
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 appeared
                 ,
                 and
                 therfore
                 humbly
                 prayed
                 redresse
                 of
                 the
                 growing
                 mischiefe
                 and
                 dangerous
                 contagion
                 proceeding
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 Allom
                 works
                 ,
                 seconded
                 with
                 a
                 presumptuous
                 cōtempt
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 order
                 of
                 the
                 Boord
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 that
                 by
                 a
                 sudden
                 reformation
                 the
                 Petitioners
                 may
                 enjoy
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 the
                 aire
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 be
                 suffocated
                 with
                 the
                 horrid
                 and
                 putrid
                 savours
                 occasioned
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Allom
                 works
                 .
                 The
                 Boord
                 taking
                 this
                 complaint
                 into
                 their
                 due
                 and
                 serious
                 consideration
                 and
                 finding
                 that
                 the
                 former
                 order
                 of
                 the
                 boord
                 was
                 not
                 observed
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 before
                 mentioned
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 annoyance
                 caused
                 hereby
                 ,
                 extendeth
                 it selfe
                 to
                 the
                 extreme
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Citty
                 ,
                 and
                 even
                 so
                 farre
                 as
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Court
                 when
                 the
                 wind
                 sitteth
                 that
                 way
                 (
                 which
                 cannot
                 but
                 be
                 of
                 dangerous
                 consequence
                 by
                 corrupting
                 of
                 both
                 the
                 aire
                 and
                 the
                 water
                 ,
                 whereof
                 beere
                 is
                 made
                 for
                 his
                 Majesties
                 service
                 &
                 otherwise
                 :
                 )
                 thought
                 fit
                 and
                 ordered
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Allom
                 workes
                 :
                 should
                 be
                 presently
                 suppressed
                 from
                 working
                 ,
                 and
                 utterly
                 removed
                 by
                 the
                 Farmers
                 or
                 others
                 whom
                 it
                 may
                 concerne
                 within
                 a
                 convenient
                 time
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 the
                 former
                 order
                 (
                 which
                 on
                 their
                 parts
                 have
                 not
                 been
                 observed
                 )
                 and
                 that
                 some
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Messengers
                 of
                 
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Chamber
                 shal
                 be
                 sent
                 with
                 a
                 transcript
                 of
                 this
                 their
                 Lordships
                 order
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Farmers
                 or
                 deputies
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 worke
                 ,
                 and
                 see
                 the
                 same
                 duely
                 executed
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 performance
                 thereof
                 to
                 give
                 accompt
                 to
                 their
                 Lordships
                 within
                 ten
                 or
                 twelve
                 dayes
                 after
                 the
                 date
                 hereof
                 .
                 And
                 of
                 this
                 their
                 Lordships
                 order
                 as
                 well
                 the
                 said
                 Farmers
                 &
                 the
                 Messenger
                 ,
                 as
                 others
                 whom
                 it
                 may
                 concerne
                 ,
                 are
                 to
                 take
                 notice
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 regulate
                 themselves
                 accordingly
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 will
                 answere
                 the
                 contrary
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 the
                 right
                 Honorable
                 Lords
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 most
                 Honorable
                 Privie
                 Councell
                 :
              
               
                 The
                 humble
                 petition
                 of
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 S.
                 Buttolphs
                 Ealdgate
                 ,
                 S.
                 Katharines
                 ,
                 White-Chappell
                 ,
                 Stepney
                 ,
                 Redriffe
                 ,
                 S.
                 Olaves
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 adjacent
                 and
                 neere
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 WHereas
                 it
                 pleased
                 this
                 honorable
                 Boord
                 the
                 27.
                 of
                 Iuly
                 last
                 ,
                 after
                 divers
                 hearings
                 and
                 a
                 report
                 made
                 by
                 six
                 Doctors
                 being
                 of
                 the
                 Colledge
                 of
                 Physitians
                 London
                 ,
                 to
                 order
                 that
                 the
                 Farmers
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Allom
                 workes
                 (
                 who
                 had
                 transplanted
                 themselves
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 North
                 parts
                 neere
                 unto
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Royall
                 Chamber
                 and
                 Citty
                 of
                 London
                 )
                 should
                 not
                 presume
                 to
                 erect
                 any
                 other
                 works
                 in
                 or
                 about
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 nor
                 suffer
                 the
                 dreggs
                 or
                 excrement
                 proceeding
                 of
                 the
                 boiling
                 of
                 Allom
                 to
                 be
                 cast
                 or
                 fall
                 into
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 bury
                 the
                 same
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 time
                 where
                 it
                 might
                 not
                 breed
                 any
                 infection
                 or
                 annoyance
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 so
                 it
                 is
                 right
                 Honourable
                 ,
                 that
                 divers
                 times
                 sithence
                 the
                 order
                 of
                 this
                 honorable
                 Boord
                 ,
                 but
                 especially
                 upon
                 the
                 16.
                 of
                 this
                 instant
                 August
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Farmers
                 ,
                 their
                 deputy
                 or
                 assignes
                 ,
                 have
                 in
                 Contempt
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 order
                 ,
                 powred
                 or
                 caused
                 the
                 said
                 filth
                 ,
                 dreggs
                 or
                 excrement
                 to
                 fall
                 into
                 the
                 Ponds
                 or
                 ditches
                 leading
                 to
                 the
                 Thames
                 ,
                 whereby
                 some
                 of
                 your
                 Petitioners
                 have
                 found
                 their
                 wells
                 of
                 water
                 appointed
                 for
                 brewing
                 so
                 tainted
                 and
                 grownered
                 with
                 the
                 tast
                 and
                 savour
                 of
                 Allom
                 excrement
                 ,
                 as
                 that
                 within
                 three
                 houres
                 after
                 about
                 40.
                 
                 Fishes
                 were
                 apparently
                 found
                 poisoned
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 annexed
                 Certificate
                 appeareth
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 redresse
                 of
                 which
                 growing
                 mischiefe
                 and
                 dangerous
                 Contagion
                 ,
                 seconded
                 with
                 a
                 presumptuous
                 Contempt
                 of
                 your
                 honourable
                 order
                 ,
                 as
                 formerly
                 the
                 Petitioners
                 flye
                 to
                 this
                 honourable
                 Boord
                 ,
                 beseeching
                 a
                 sodaine
                 reformation
                 :
                 To
                 the
                 end
                 that
                 your
                 petitioners
                 may
                 enjoy
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 the
                 aire
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 be
                 suffocated
                 with
                 the
                 horrid
                 and
                 putrid
                 savours
                 proceeding
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 Allome
                 works
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 the
                 petitioners
                 shal
                 be
                 (
                 as
                 ever
                 )
                 bound
                 to
                 pray
                 for
                 your
                 honours
                 ,
                 1627.
                 
              
               
                 Wee
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Subject●
                 whose
                 Names
                 are
                 subscribed
                 doe
                 for
                 a
                 truth
                 certifie
                 and
                 wil
                 be
                 ready
                 to
                 depose
                 ,
                 that
                 sithence
                 the
                 25.
                 day
                 of
                 Iuly
                 last
                 ,
                 the
                 Allome
                 farmers
                 or
                 their
                 assignes
                 ,
                 have
                 erected
                 new
                 erections
                 at
                 or
                 neere
                 Wapping
                 ,
                 where
                 there
                 Allome
                 works
                 are
                 :
                 And
                 that
                 upon
                 the
                 16.
                 day
                 of
                 this
                 instant
                 moneth
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 by
                 meanes
                 of
                 the
                 excrement
                 or
                 filth
                 falling
                 or
                 being
                 cast
                 and
                 washed
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Allome
                 works
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 flowing
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 was
                 carried
                 into
                 wells
                 belonging
                 to
                 Brewers
                 thereabouts
                 ;
                 and
                 where
                 divers
                 poore
                 people
                 for
                 their
                 meanes
                 ,
                 doe
                 resort
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 doe
                 carry
                 water
                 to
                 divers
                 houses
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 dresse
                 their
                 meate
                 and
                 diet
                 for
                 their
                 families
                 :
                 As
                 by
                 example
                 ,
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 into
                 one
                 well
                 or
                 pond
                 of
                 one
                 
                   Ioseph
                   Iaques
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Brewer
                 neere
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 where
                 Ecles
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 fishes
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 40.
                 and
                 upwards
                 ,
                 which
                 within
                 three
                 houres
                 after
                 ,
                 therein
                 were
                 suffocated
                 and
                 poisoned
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 presence
                 of
                 these
                 certificats
                 .
              
               
                 Witnesse
                 our
                 hands
                 hereunto
                 put
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 1627.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 At
                 White
                 Hall
                 the
                 12.
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 Anno
                 1627.
                 
              
               
                 
                   President
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lord
                   Keeper
                   .
                
                 
                   Lord
                   Treasurer
                   .
                
                 
                   Lord
                   President
                   .
                
                 
                   Lord
                   Admirall
                   .
                
                 
                   Earle
                   of
                   Suff.
                   
                
                 
                   Earle
                   of
                   Dorset
                   .
                
                 
                   Earle
                   of
                   Salisbury
                   .
                
                 
                   Earle
                   of
                   Exeter
                   .
                
                 
                   Earle
                   of
                   Bridgwater
                   .
                
                 
                   Earle
                   of
                   Carlile
                   .
                
                 
                   Earle
                   of
                   Holland
                   .
                
                 
                   Earle
                   of
                   Banbury
                   .
                
                 
                   Lord
                   Vis
                   .
                   Grandison
                   .
                
                 
                   Lord
                   Bishop
                   of
                   Duresme
                   .
                
                 
                   Lord
                   Bishop
                   of
                   
                     Bath
                     and
                     Wells
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Master
                   Treasurer
                   .
                
                 
                   Master
                   Comptroller
                   .
                
                 
                   Master
                   of
                   the
                   Wards
                   .
                
                 
                   Master
                   Secretary
                   Coke
                   .
                
                 
                   Master
                   Chanc.
                   of
                   the
                   Exchequer
                   .
                
                 
                   Master
                   Chanc.
                   of
                   the
                   Dutchy
                   .
                
              
               
                 VVHereas
                 by
                 an
                 Order
                 of
                 this
                 Boord
                 ,
                 made
                 in
                 Iuly
                 last
                 ,
                 for
                 reasons
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 order
                 mentioned
                 ,
                 the
                 Allome
                 works
                 were
                 suffered
                 to
                 be
                 in
                 those
                 places
                 neere
                 London
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 then
                 erected
                 ,
                 untill
                 our
                 Lady
                 day
                 next
                 only
                 and
                 no
                 longer
                 .
                 And
                 afterwards
                 the
                 12.
                 of
                 September
                 last
                 for
                 contempts
                 ,
                 in
                 not
                 pursuing
                 the
                 said
                 order
                 of
                 the
                 25.
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 prevention
                 of
                 growing
                 mischiefe
                 that
                 might
                 come
                 by
                 sufferance
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Allome
                 works
                 ;
                 it
                 was
                 ordered
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Allome
                 works
                 should
                 be
                 presently
                 suppressed
                 ,
                 &
                 removed
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 not
                 as
                 yet
                 done
                 ,
                 although
                 the
                 Farmers
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 works
                 have
                 sought
                 out
                 other
                 places
                 ,
                 whither
                 to
                 remove
                 the
                 said
                 works
                 .
                 Now
                 the
                 Boord
                 upon
                 the
                 petition
                 of
                 the
                 Company
                 of
                 Diers
                 ,
                 being
                 informed
                 that
                 in
                 these
                 times
                 of
                 warrs
                 ,
                 and
                 danger
                 ,
                 the
                 Dyers
                 and
                 other
                 Artificers
                 using
                 Allome
                 cannot
                 be
                 furnished
                 with
                 that
                 commodity
                 ,
                 from
                 any
                 other
                 persons
                 ,
                 or
                 places
                 ,
                 but
                 onely
                 from
                 the
                 Farmers
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Magazines
                 .
                 And
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 artificers
                 ,
                 for
                 want
                 thereof
                 shall
                 be
                 forced
                 to
                 give
                 over
                 their
                 Trades
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 dammage
                 of
                 the
                 Commonweale
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 said
                 Farmers
                 informing
                 that
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 some
                 Shipwracks
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 danger
                 of
                 passages
                 from
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 North
                 hither
                 ,
                 they
                 have
                 failed
                 ,
                 nor
                 cannot
                 bring
                 their
                 Alloms
                 hither
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 wont
                 .
                 In
                 consideration
                 of
                 all
                 which
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 that
                 their
                 Lordships
                 doe
                 conceive
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 works
                 will
                 be
                 lesse
                 offensive
                 to
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 dwelling
                 in
                 those
                 parts
                 in
                 this
                 winter
                 season
                 ,
                 the
                 Boord
                 hath
                 thought
                 fit
                 and
                 ordered
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Farmers
                 ,
                 their
                 Deputies
                 ,
                 and
                 Assignes
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 permitted
                 ,
                 untill
                 our
                 Lady
                 day
                 next
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 permission
                 given
                 by
                 the
                 former
                 order
                 of
                 the
                 25.
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 to
                 convert
                 the
                 Materialls
                 now
                 upon
                 their
                 hands
                 into
                 Allome
                 ,
                 at
                 their
                 house
                 in
                 S.
                 Katharines
                 ,
                 erected
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 sell
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 subjects
                 :
                 And
                 presently
                 upon
                 our
                 Lady
                 day
                 next
                 to
                 remove
                 the
                 said
                 works
                 to
                 some
                 other
                 place
                 more
                 remote
                 from
                 the
                 Citty
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Suburbs
                 thereof
                 .
                 And
                 it
                 is
                 ordered
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 meane
                 while
                 the
                 said
                 Farmers
                 ,
                 their
                 Deputies
                 and
                 Assignes
                 ,
                 or
                 some
                 of
                 them
                 shall
                 seeke
                 ,
                 and
                 find
                 out
                 some
                 convenient
                 place
                 for
                 their
                 said
                 works
                 ,
                 &
                 signifie
                 unto
                 the
                 Boord
                 of
                 what
                 place
                 they
                 have
                 made
                 choice
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 they
                 may
                 have
                 their
                 Lordships
                 allowance
                 and
                 approbation
                 ,
                 for
                 their
                 Settlement
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 whereof
                 all
                 persons
                 whom
                 it
                 may
                 concerne
                 ,
                 are
                 to
                 take
                 knowledge
                 ,
                 and
                 accordingly
                 to
                 governe
                 themselves
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 and
                 every
                 of
                 them
                 will
                 answere
                 the
                 contrary
                 at
                 their
                 perills
                 .
                 Provided
                 always
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 is
                 hereby
                 willed
                 and
                 commanded
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 things
                 else
                 required
                 and
                 set
                 downe
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Farmers
                 ,
                 in
                 either
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Orders
                 ,
                 before
                 mentioned
                 ,
                 concerning
                 the
                 excrement
                 of
                 the
                 Allome
                 ,
                 &
                 otherwise
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 be
                 duly
                 observed
                 and
                 performed
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Farmers
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Allome
                 works
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 North
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 lieth
                 East-Smithfield
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Hogs
                   streete
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 
                   Tower
                   hill
                
                 ,
                 and
                 East
                 from
                 them
                 both
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 new
                 Abbey
                 called
                 Grace
                 ,
                 founded
                 by
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 .
                 From
                 thence
                 Radeliffe
                 ,
                 up
                 
                   East
                   Smithfield
                
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   Nightingall
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 runneth
                 South
                 to
                 the
                 Hermitage
                 ,
                 a
                 Brew-house
                 
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 an
                 Hermite
                 sometime
                 being
                 there
                 ,
                 )
                 
                 beyond
                 this
                 lane
                 to
                 the
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Bramley
                 (
                 called
                 in
                 Record
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 
                   Villa
                   East
                   Smithfield
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Villa
                   de
                   Bramley
                
                 )
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Shadwell
                 ,
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Deane
                 of
                 Pauls
                 ,
                 there
                 hath
                 been
                 of
                 late
                 ,
                 in
                 place
                 of
                 Elme
                 trees
                 ,
                 many
                 small
                 Tenements
                 raised
                 ,
                 towards
                 Radcliffe
                 :
                 And
                 Radcliffe
                 it self
                 hath
                 been
                 also
                 encreased
                 in
                 building
                 Eastward
                 (
                 in
                 place
                 where
                 I
                 have
                 knowne
                 a
                 large
                 high-way
                 ,
                 with
                 faire
                 Elme
                 trees
                 on
                 both
                 the
                 sides
                 )
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 hath
                 now
                 taken
                 hold
                 of
                 Lime-Hurst
                 ,
                 
                 Lime-Host
                 ,
                 corruptly
                 called
                 Limehouse
                 ,
                 sometime
                 distant
                 a
                 mile
                 from
                 Radcliffe
                 .
              
               
                 Having
                 said
                 thus
                 much
                 for
                 building
                 ,
                 at
                 
                   Wapping
                   ,
                   East
                   Smithfield
                   ,
                   Bramley
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Shadwell
                 ,
                 all
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 high-way
                 to
                 Radcliffe
                 ;
                 now
                 one
                 note
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 also
                 ,
                 concerning
                 Pyrates
                 :
                 I
                 reade
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1440.
                 in
                 the
                 Lent
                 season
                 ,
                 certaine
                 persons
                 ,
                 with
                 sixe
                 shippes
                 brought
                 from
                 beyond
                 the
                 Seas
                 fish
                 ,
                 to
                 victuall
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 ;
                 which
                 fish
                 when
                 they
                 had
                 delivered
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 returning
                 homeward
                 ,
                 a
                 number
                 of
                 Sea-theeves
                 in
                 a
                 Barge
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 came
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 were
                 asleepe
                 in
                 their
                 Vessels
                 ,
                 riding
                 at
                 anchor
                 on
                 the
                 River
                 Thames
                 ,
                 and
                 slew
                 them
                 ,
                 cut
                 their
                 throats
                 ,
                 east
                 them
                 over-boord
                 ,
                 tooke
                 their
                 money
                 ,
                 and
                 drowned
                 their
                 ships
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 no
                 man
                 should
                 espy
                 or
                 accuse
                 them
                 .
                 Two
                 of
                 these
                 theeves
                 were
                 after
                 taken
                 and
                 hanged
                 in
                 chaines
                 upon
                 a
                 gallowes
                 set
                 upon
                 a
                 raised
                 Hill
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 purpose
                 made
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 field
                 beyond
                 
                   East
                   Smithfield
                
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 they
                 might
                 be
                 seene
                 farre
                 into
                 the
                 River
                 Thames
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 building
                 at
                 Radcliffe
                 in
                 my
                 youth
                 (
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 forgotten
                 )
                 was
                 a
                 faire
                 Free
                 Schoole
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Almes-houses
                 ,
                 founded
                 by
                 
                   Avice
                   Gibson
                
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   Nich.
                   Gibson
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 as
                 before
                 I
                 have
                 noted
                 .
                 But
                 of
                 late
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 Ship-wrights
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 )
                 other
                 Marine
                 men
                 ,
                 have
                 builded
                 many
                 large
                 and
                 strong
                 houses
                 for
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 smaller
                 for
                 Smylers
                 ,
                 from
                 thence
                 almost
                 to
                 Poplar
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 
                   Blacke
                   well
                
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 for
                 
                   Tower
                   hill
                
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 plaine
                 there
                 is
                 likewise
                 greatly
                 diminished
                 by
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 for
                 building
                 of
                 small
                 tenements
                 :
                 from
                 thence
                 towards
                 Ealdgate
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 Minories
                 ,
                 whereof
                 I
                 have
                 spoken
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 Ealdgate
                 East
                 againe
                 lieth
                 a
                 large
                 street
                 ,
                 replenished
                 with
                 buildings
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Buttolph
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 other
                 building
                 to
                 Hoglane
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 barres
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 ,
                 
                 without
                 the
                 Barres
                 ,
                 both
                 the
                 sides
                 of
                 the
                 Street
                 be
                 pestered
                 with
                 Cottages
                 and
                 Allies
                 ,
                 even
                 up
                 to
                 
                   White
                   Chappell
                
                 Church
                 ;
                 and
                 almost
                 halfe
                 a
                 mile
                 beyond
                 it
                 ,
                 into
                 the
                 common
                 field
                 :
                 all
                 which
                 ought
                 to
                 lye
                 open
                 and
                 free
                 for
                 all
                 men
                 .
                 But
                 this
                 common
                 field
                 (
                 I
                 say
                 )
                 being
                 sometime
                 the
                 beauty
                 of
                 this
                 Citie
                 on
                 that
                 part
                 ,
                 is
                 so
                 incroched
                 upon
                 ,
                 by
                 building
                 of
                 filthie
                 Cottages
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 other
                 Purprestures
                 ,
                 Inclosures
                 ,
                 and
                 Laystalls
                 ,
                 that
                 (
                 notwithstanding
                 all
                 Proclamations
                 and
                 Acts
                 of
                 Parliament
                 made
                 to
                 the
                 contrarie
                 )
                 in
                 some
                 places
                 it
                 scarce
                 remaineth
                 a
                 sufficient
                 high-way
                 for
                 the
                 meeting
                 of
                 Cariages
                 and
                 Droves
                 of
                 Cattell
                 ,
                 much
                 lesse
                 is
                 there
                 any
                 faire
                 ,
                 pleasant
                 ,
                 or
                 wholesome
                 way
                 ,
                 for
                 people
                 to
                 walke
                 on
                 foot
                 :
                 which
                 is
                 no
                 small
                 blemish
                 to
                 so
                 famous
                 a
                 Citie
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 so
                 unsavourie
                 and
                 unseemely
                 an
                 entrie
                 or
                 passage
                 thereunto
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 of
                 
                   White
                   Chappell
                
                 Church
                 somewhat
                 
                 and
                 then
                 back
                 againe
                 to
                 Ealdgate
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Church
                 is
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 a
                 Chappell
                 of
                 ease
                 to
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Stebunhith
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Parson
                 of
                 Stebunhith
                 hath
                 the
                 Gift
                 thereof
                 :
                 which
                 being
                 first
                 dedicated
                 to
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Blessed
                 Virgin
                 ,
                 is
                 now
                 called
                 Saint
                 
                   Mary
                   Matfellon
                
                 ,
                 
                 About
                 the
                 yeere
                 1428.
                 in
                 the
                 sixt
                 of
                 King
                 henry
                 the
                 sixt
                 ,
                 a
                 devout
                 widow
                 of
                 that
                 Parish
                 had
                 long
                 time
                 cherished
                 and
                 brought
                 up
                 ,
                 of
                 Almes
                 ,
                 a
                 certaine
                 Frenchman
                 ,
                 or
                 Briton
                 borne
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 most
                 unkindly
                 and
                 cruelly
                 in
                 a
                 night
                 murthered
                 the
                 said
                 widow
                 sleeping
                 in
                 her
                 bed
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 fled
                 with
                 such
                 Iewels
                 and
                 other
                 stuffe
                 of
                 hers
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 might
                 carsie
                 .
                 But
                 he
                 was
                 so
                 freshly
                 pursved
                 ;
                 that
                 (
                 for
                 feare
                 )
                 he
                 tooke
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 George
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 and
                 challenged
                 Priviledge
                 of
                 Sanctuarie
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 abjured
                 the
                 Kings
                 Land.
                 Then
                 the
                 Constables
                 (
                 having
                 charge
                 of
                 him
                 )
                 brought
                 him
                 into
                 London
                 ,
                 intending
                 to
                 have
                 conveyed
                 him
                 Eastward
                 :
                 but
                 so
                 soone
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 come
                 into
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 where
                 before
                 he
                 had
                 committed
                 the
                 Murther
                 ;
                 the
                 
                 wives
                 cast
                 upon
                 him
                 so
                 must
                 filth
                 and
                 ordure
                 of
                 the
                 streete
                 ,
                 that
                 (
                 notwithstanding
                 the
                 best
                 resistance
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Constables
                 )
                 they
                 slew
                 him
                 out
                 of
                 hand
                 :
                 And
                 for
                 this
                 feat
                 it
                 hath
                 beene
                 said
                 ,
                 that
                 Parish
                 to
                 have
                 purchased
                 that
                 name
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Mary
                   Matfellon
                
                 ;
                 but
                 I
                 finde
                 in
                 Record
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 be
                 called
                 
                   Villa
                   beatae
                   Mariae
                   de
                   Matfellon
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 21.
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 .
              
               
                 More
                 ,
                 we
                 reade
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1336.
                 the
                 10.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Alba
                 ,
                 Cardinall
                 and
                 Parson
                 of
                 Stebunhith
                 ,
                 Procurator
                 generall
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 presented
                 a
                 Clerke
                 to
                 be
                 Parson
                 in
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 blessed
                 Mary
                 ,
                 called
                 Matfellon
                 ,
                 without
                 Ealdgate
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Now
                 againe
                 from
                 Ealdgate
                 Northwest
                 to
                 Bishopsgate
                 ,
                 
                 lyeth
                 Hounds-ditch
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 Bishopsgate
                 .
              
               
                 North
                 and
                 by
                 East
                 from
                 Bishopsgate
                 ,
                 lyeth
                 a
                 large
                 street
                 ,
                 or
                 high-way
                 ,
                 having
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 thereof
                 ,
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Buttolph
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 S.
                 Mary
                 of
                 Bethelem
                 ,
                 founded
                 by
                 a
                 Citizen
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 before
                 is
                 shewed
                 ,
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 Barres
                 ,
                 
                 without
                 the
                 which
                 ,
                 is
                 
                   Norton
                   fall
                   gate
                
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 libertie
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Deane
                 of
                 Pauls
                 .
                 Thence
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 late
                 dissolved
                 Priorie
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Baptist
                
                 ,
                 called
                 Holywell
                 ,
                 a
                 House
                 of
                 Nunnes
                 ,
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 founded
                 by
                 a
                 Bishop
                 of
                 
                   London
                   .
                   Stephen
                   Gravesend
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1318.
                 was
                 a
                 Benefactor
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 reedified
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Lovel
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 ,
                 who
                 builded
                 much
                 there
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reignes
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 eight
                 .
                 Hee
                 endowed
                 this
                 House
                 with
                 faire
                 Lands
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 there
                 buried
                 in
                 a
                 large
                 Chappell
                 by
                 him
                 builded
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 .
                 This
                 Priorie
                 was
                 ualued
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 suppression
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 of
                 Lands
                 two
                 hundred
                 ninetie
                 three
                 pound
                 by
                 yeere
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 surrendred
                 1539.
                 the
                 one
                 &
                 thirtieth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 eight
                 .
                 The
                 Church
                 thereof
                 being
                 pulled
                 downe
                 ,
                 many
                 houses
                 have
                 beene
                 build●d
                 for
                 the
                 Lodgings
                 of
                 Noblemen
                 ,
                 of
                 Strangers
                 borne
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 Holywell
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 high
                 Street
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 continuall
                 building
                 of
                 Tenements
                 to
                 
                   Sewers
                   ditch
                
                 ,
                 having
                 one
                 small
                 side
                 of
                 a
                 field
                 already
                 made
                 a
                 Garden
                 Plot.
                 Ouer-against
                 the
                 North
                 corner
                 of
                 this
                 Field
                 ,
                 betweene
                 it
                 &
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Leonara
                 in
                 Shore-ditch
                 ,
                 
                 sometime
                 stood
                 a
                 Crosse
                 ,
                 now
                 a
                 Smiths
                 Forge
                 ,
                 dividing
                 three
                 Waies
                 :
                 Forthright
                 the
                 high-way
                 is
                 builded
                 upon
                 either
                 side
                 ,
                 more
                 than
                 a
                 good
                 flight
                 shoot
                 towards
                 
                   Kings
                   land
                   ,
                   Newington
                   ,
                   Totenham
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 is
                 Ealdestreet
                 ,
                 which
                 reacheth
                 West
                 to
                 a
                 stone
                 Crosse
                 ,
                 over-against
                 the
                 North
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Golding
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Goswell
                   street
                
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 of
                 this
                 Ealdestreet
                 not
                 farre
                 from
                 Shores-ditch
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 thereof
                 is
                 Hoxton
                 ,
                 a
                 large
                 street
                 with
                 houses
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 a
                 Prebend
                 belonging
                 to
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 but
                 of
                 Shores-ditch
                 Parish
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 beyond
                 Shores-ditch
                 Church
                 ,
                 toward
                 Hackney
                 ,
                 are
                 some
                 late
                 builded
                 houses
                 upon
                 the
                 common
                 soile
                 ,
                 for
                 it
                 was
                 Lay-stall
                 ,
                 but
                 those
                 houses
                 belong
                 to
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Stebunhith
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 high-way
                 ,
                 from
                 Bishopsgate
                 and
                 Hounds-ditch
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 the
                 Dolphin
                 ,
                 a
                 common
                 Inne
                 for
                 receipt
                 of
                 Travellers
                 ,
                 then
                 a
                 house
                 builded
                 by
                 the
                 L.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Powlet
                
                 ,
                 afterward
                 called
                 Fishers-Folly
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Berwardes
                   Lane
                
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 continuall
                 building
                 of
                 small
                 cottages
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 called
                 Saint
                 
                   Mary
                   Spittle
                
                 ,
                 hard
                 within
                 the
                 Barres
                 ,
                 whereof
                 I
                 have
                 spoken
                 in
                 Bishopsgate
                 Ward
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 the
                 which
                 Bars
                 towards
                 Shores-ditch
                 on
                 that
                 side
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 all
                 along
                 ,
                 a
                 continuall
                 building
                 of
                 small
                 and
                 base
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 lately
                 erected
                 .
              
               
                 Amongst
                 the
                 which
                 (
                 I
                 meane
                 of
                 the
                 ancient'st
                 building
                 )
                 was
                 one
                 row
                 of
                 proper
                 small
                 houses
                 ,
                 with
                 Gardens
                 for
                 poore
                 decayed
                 people
                 ,
                 there
                 placed
                 by
                 the
                 Prior
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Hospitall
                 :
                 
                 every
                 one
                 Tenant
                 whereof
                 payd
                 one
                 pennie
                 rent
                 by
                 the
                 yeere
                 at
                 Christmas
                 ,
                 and
                 dined
                 with
                 the
                 Prior
                 on
                 Christmas
                 day
                 .
                 But
                 after
                 the
                 suppression
                 of
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 these
                 houses
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 reparations
                 in
                 few
                 yeers
                 were
                 so
                 decayed
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 called
                 
                   Rotten
                   Rowe
                
                 ,
                 
                 &
                 the
                 poor
                 worne
                 out
                 (
                 for
                 there
                 came
                 no
                 new
                 in
                 their
                 place
                 )
                 the
                 houses
                 (
                 for
                 a
                 smal
                 portion
                 of
                 money
                 )
                 were
                 sold
                 from
                 Goddard
                 to
                 Russell
                 a
                 Draper
                 ,
                 who
                 new
                 builded
                 them
                 ,
                 &
                 let
                 them
                 out
                 for
                 rent
                 enough
                 ,
                 taking
                 also
                 large
                 Fines
                 of
                 the
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 neere
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 the
                 houses
                 cost
                 him
                 purchase
                 and
                 building
                 :
                 
                 for
                 he
                 made
                 his
                 bargaines
                 so
                 hardly
                 with
                 all
                 men
                 ,
                 that
                 both
                 Carpenter
                 ,
                 Bricke-layer
                 ,
                 &
                 Plaisterer
                 ,
                 were
                 by
                 that
                 Worke
                 undone
                 .
                 And
                 yet
                 in
                 honour
                 of
                 his
                 name
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 now
                 called
                 
                   Russels
                   Row.
                
                 
              
               
                 Now
                 for
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Leonards
                 in
                 Shoresditch
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Arch-deacon
                 of
                 London
                 is
                 alwayes
                 Parson
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Cure
                 is
                 served
                 by
                 a
                 Vicar
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 Church
                 have
                 been
                 divers
                 honourable
                 persons
                 buried
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 Monuments
                 yet
                 remaining
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Elrington
                
                 ,
                 with
                 Margaret
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 daughter
                 &
                 heire
                 to
                 Thomas
                 Lord
                 Itchingham
                 ,
                 widow
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Blount
                
                 ,
                 sonne
                 &
                 heire
                 to
                 
                   Walter
                   Blount
                
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 Lord
                 Mountjoy
                 :
                 which
                 Margaret
                 died
                 ,
                 1481.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Orate
                   pro
                   animabus
                   Humfredi
                   Starky
                   ,
                   Militis
                   ,
                   
                   nuper
                   Capitalis
                   Baronius
                   de
                   Scaccario
                   Domini
                   Regis
                   Hen.
                   7.
                   
                   &
                   Isabella
                   uxoris
                   ejus
                   ,
                   &
                   omnium
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   This
                   Monument
                   is
                   erected
                   in
                   memorie
                   ,
                   that
                   within
                   this
                   Church
                   doe
                   lye
                   buried
                   the
                   bodies
                   of
                   the
                   right
                   Honourable
                   &
                   Noble
                   Ladies
                   ,
                   
                   Lady
                   
                     Katharine
                     Stafford
                  
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   Edward
                   Duke
                   of
                   Buckinghā
                   ,
                   &
                   wife
                   to
                   Ralph
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Westmerland
                   ,
                   who
                   dyed
                   1553.
                   
                   Lady
                   Elianor
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Paston
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   and
                   wife
                   to
                   the
                   right
                   honourable
                   Lord
                   Thomas
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Rutland
                   ,
                   buried
                   1551.
                   
                   Lady
                   
                     Margaret
                     Nevell
                  
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   Ralph
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Westmerland
                   ,
                   &
                   wife
                   to
                   Henry
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Rutland
                   ,
                   who
                   died
                   1560.
                   
                   And
                   the
                   Lady
                   
                     Katharine
                     Nevell
                  
                   ,
                   wife
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     John
                     Constable
                  
                   of
                   Holdernes
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   and
                   daughter
                   to
                   Henry
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Westmerland
                   .
                   And
                   Lady
                   
                     Anne
                     Manners
                  
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   Thomas
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Rutland
                   :
                   which
                   Katharine
                   died
                   the
                   seven
                   and
                   twentieth
                   day
                   of
                   March
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     1591.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   And
                   that
                   here
                   doe
                   lye
                   also
                   the
                   bodies
                   of
                   two
                   right
                   worthie
                   Gentlemen
                   ,
                   honourably
                   descended
                   ;
                   namely
                   ,
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Manners
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Oliver
                     Manners
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   Brethren
                   ,
                   being
                   the
                   fourth
                   &
                   fifth
                   sonnes
                   of
                   the
                   aforesaid
                   Thomas
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Rutland
                   .
                   The
                   first
                   died
                   about
                   his
                   age
                   of
                   50.
                   in
                   Iune
                   ,
                   1591.
                   after
                   many
                   valiant
                   Services
                   performed
                   by
                   him
                   for
                   his
                   Prince
                   and
                   Countrey
                   ,
                   both
                   in
                   Ireland
                   and
                   in
                   Scotland
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   was
                   Knighted
                   ;
                   and
                   witnessed
                   by
                   sundrie
                   great
                   wounds
                   he
                   therein
                   received
                   .
                   The
                   second
                   died
                   in
                   his
                   younger
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   1563.
                   about
                   his
                   age
                   of
                   twentie
                   ,
                   yet
                   not
                   before
                   good
                   proofe
                   made
                   of
                   his
                   valour
                   and
                   forwardnesse
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Service
                   of
                   New-haven
                   ,
                   against
                   the
                   French
                   ;
                   where
                   hee
                   tooke
                   the
                   sicknesse
                   ,
                   whereof
                   hee
                   died
                   shortly
                   after
                   ,
                   in
                   Shores-ditch
                   .
                
                 
                   Founded
                   by
                   the
                   Lady
                   
                     Adeline
                     Neuell
                  
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   direction
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Lady
                   
                     Katharine
                     Constable
                  
                   ,
                   deceased
                   ,
                   her
                   Sister
                   ,
                   in
                   February
                   ,
                   1591.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Theodosia
                
                 
                   Vavasour
                   .
                   
                     
                       Oleum
                       effusum
                       nomen
                       tuum
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Ideo
                       Adolescentulae
                       dilexerunt
                       te
                       .
                       
                         Cant.
                         1.
                      
                       
                    
                     
                       Fallax
                       est
                       gratia
                       ,
                       &
                       vana
                       pul
                       .
                    
                     
                       chritudo
                       :
                       mulier
                       timens
                       Deum
                       ,
                       ipsa
                       laudabitur
                       .
                       
                         Pro.
                         11.
                      
                       
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Hac
                   tuleris
                   quicunque
                   gradum
                   sta
                   ,
                   perlege
                   ,
                   plora
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hic
                   decor
                   ,
                   
                   hic
                   pietas
                   ,
                   Nobilitasque
                   jacet
                   .
                
                 
                   Virgo
                   annis
                   animisque
                   Dei
                   (
                   Theodosia
                   )
                   donum
                
                 
                   Qua
                   meritis
                   certat
                   fama
                   ,
                   decore
                   pudor
                   .
                
                 
                   Sed
                   famam
                   meritis
                   superavit
                   ,
                   moribus
                   annos
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ingenio
                   sexum
                   ,
                   Religione
                   genus
                   .
                
                 
                   Quam
                   neque
                   Nobilitas
                   tumidam
                   ,
                   nec
                   forma
                   procacem
                   ▪
                
                 
                   Fecerat
                   ,
                   una
                   humilis
                   ,
                   clara
                   ,
                   pudica
                   ,
                   decens
                   .
                
                 
                   Flos
                   aevi
                   ,
                   florem
                   dixi
                   ?
                   dixi
                   ergo
                   dolorem
                
                 
                   Vt
                   matura
                   brevi
                   est
                   ,
                   heu
                   ita
                   rapta
                   brevi
                   est
                   .
                
                 
                   Rapta
                   sed
                   Aethereis
                   Rosa
                   transplantanda
                   viretis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Laeta
                   ubi
                   perpetui
                   tempora
                   veris
                   aget
                   .
                
                 
                   Inter
                   &
                   aeternas
                   Agni
                   comes
                   Agna
                   choreas
                
                 
                   Ignotum
                   casto
                   succinet
                   ore
                   melos
                   .
                
                 
                   Candida
                   virginei
                   tumulo
                   date
                   Lilia
                   coetus
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Virginis
                     O
                     partus
                     ,
                     virginis
                     esto
                     memor
                     .
                  
                   Ereptam
                   Domino
                   sociat
                   lux
                   ultima
                   faelix
                   .
                   O
                   faelix
                   virgo
                   quod
                   cupit
                   usque
                   tenet
                   .
                
              
               
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 1616.
                 
                 Martii
                 17.
                 
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     
                     the
                     wife
                     of
                     the
                     late
                     Reverend
                     Father
                     in
                     God
                     ,
                     
                       Iohn
                       Skory
                    
                     ,
                     late
                     Bishop
                     of
                     Hereford
                     .
                     The
                     said
                     Reverend
                     Father
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     reigne
                     of
                     King
                     Edward
                     the
                     sixt
                     ,
                     was
                     Bishop
                     of
                     Rochester
                     ,
                     &
                     translated
                     from
                     thēce
                     to
                     Chichester
                     .
                     Hee
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     at
                     Whitborne
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Countie
                     of
                     Hereford
                     ,
                     the
                     26.
                     day
                     of
                     Iune
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Domini
                       1585.
                    
                     
                     And
                     the
                     said
                     Elizabeth
                     deceased
                     in
                     Holywell
                     ,
                     in
                     this
                     Parish
                     ,
                     the
                     8.
                     day
                     of
                     March
                     ,
                     1592.
                     
                     
                     Beati
                     mortui
                     qui
                     Domino
                     moriuntur
                     .
                  
                   
                     Her
                     Corps
                     heere
                     lyes
                     in
                     Chest
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Her
                     Soule
                     in
                     Heaven
                     now
                     lives
                     ;
                  
                   
                     And
                     she
                     enjoyes
                     that
                     Rest
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Which
                     God
                     to
                     his
                     Saints
                     gives
                     :
                  
                   
                     For
                     in
                     Christ
                     did
                     she
                     trust
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     he
                     will
                     her
                     restore
                  
                   
                     Againe
                     out
                     of
                     the
                     dust
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     live
                     for
                     evermore
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 Heere
                 lyeth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Seymer
                
                 ,
                 
                 Knight
                 ,
                 late
                 Alderman
                 and
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 Dame
                 Mary
                 his
                 wife
                 .
                 The
                 which
                 Sir
                 Thomas
                 deceased
                 the
                 eleventh
                 day
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   1532.
                
                 
              
               
                 Heere-under
                 lye
                 the
                 ashes
                 and
                 the
                 bones
              
               
                 Of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Leigh
                
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 good
                 and
                 learned
                 Knight
                 ;
              
               
                 Whose
                 hastie
                 death
                 (
                 alas
                 )
                 the
                 godly
                 still
                 bemones
                 ,
              
               
                 Though
                 his
                 soule
                 alwayes
                 rejoyce
                 in
                 Gods
                 sight
                 .
              
               
                 Great
                 was
                 his
                 wisedome
                 ,
                 and
                 greater
                 was
                 his
                 wit
                 ,
              
               
                 His
                 visage
                 comely
                 ,
                 with
                 no
                 sad
                 change
                 dismayed
                 :
              
               
                 A
                 man
                 in
                 all
                 affaires
                 ,
                 a
                 King
                 to
                 serve
                 most
                 fit
                 ,
              
               
                 Had
                 not
                 death
                 so
                 soone
                 his
                 mortall
                 life
                 betrayed
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 He
                 died
                 the
                 25.
                 day
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 ,
                 1545.
                 
              
               
                 A
                 table
                 made
                 at
                 the
                 costs
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 
                   Henry
                   Hodge
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Brewer
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 containing
                 the
                 names
                 of
                 the
                 Benefactours
                 to
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 S.
                 Leonards
                 in
                 Shore-ditch
                 .
                 Which
                 table
                 hangeth
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 Chancell
                 neere
                 the
                 Communion
                 table
                 ;
                 set
                 up
                 there
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   1623.
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Thornton
                
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 Tailour
                 ,
                 gave
                 the
                 Vestry
                 house
                 with
                 a
                 roome
                 under
                 for
                 the
                 Minister
                 to
                 dwell
                 in
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 renement
                 by
                 〈◊〉
                 to
                 this
                 parish
                 for
                 ever
                 :
                 He
                 likewise
                 〈◊〉
                 the
                 Gallery
                 at
                 the
                 comming
                 in
                 〈◊〉
                 the
                 great
                 doore
                 in
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 〈◊〉
                 the
                 ●●ricke
                 wall
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 〈◊〉
                 Church-yard
                 at
                 his
                 owne
                 charge
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   1581.
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Fuller
                
                 of
                 Bishops-●●ll
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 gave
                 a
                 summe
                 of
                 money
                 for
                 the
                 building
                 of
                 12.
                 
                 Almes-houses
                 ,
                 for
                 12.
                 poore
                 widdowes
                 of
                 this
                 parish
                 ;
                 which
                 poore
                 women
                 doe
                 receive
                 during
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 the
                 Lady
                 his
                 late
                 wife
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 wife
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Mansfield
                
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 8.
                 
                   l.
                
                 
                   per
                   annum
                
                 .
                 And
                 after
                 the
                 Ladies
                 decease
                 there
                 is
                 to
                 come
                 50.
                 
                   l.
                
                 
                   per
                   annum
                
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 poore
                 almes
                 women
                 for
                 ever
                 .
                 The
                 Lady
                 being
                 dead
                 they
                 doe
                 now
                 receive
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Peake
                
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 gave
                 to
                 be
                 dealt
                 in
                 bread
                 unto
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 weekely
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 2.
                 s'
                 .
                 on
                 every
                 Sunday
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Brainforth
                
                 ,
                 of
                 this
                 parish
                 Gentleman
                 gave
                 yeerely
                 8.
                 
                   l.
                
                 for
                 ever
                 unto
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 ,
                 viz.
                 upon
                 every
                 S.
                 Thomas
                 day
                 before
                 Christmas
                 to
                 60.
                 poore
                 persons
                 3.
                 
                   l.
                
                 and
                 upon
                 every
                 
                   Good
                   Friday
                
                 unto
                 30.
                 poore
                 persons
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 50.
                 s'
                 .
                 and
                 upon
                 every
                 Sunday
                 for
                 ever
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 12.
                 d'
                 .
                 in
                 bread
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 .
                 This
                 money
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 paid
                 accordingly
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 S.
                 Thomas
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 for
                 ever
                 .
                 He
                 hath
                 also
                 given
                 a
                 greene
                 Carpet
                 of
                 broad
                 cloth
                 for
                 the
                 Communion
                 table
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Russell
                
                 of
                 London
                 Draper
                 ,
                 hath
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 12.
                 d'
                 .
                 weekely
                 to
                 be
                 distributed
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 paid
                 by
                 the
                 companie
                 of
                 the
                 Drapers
                 in
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 
                   George
                   Clarke
                
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Vintner
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 gave
                 unto
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 100.
                 marks
                 in
                 money
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Simon
                   Burton
                   of
                   London
                
                 Wax-chandler
                 ,
                 gave
                 to
                 30.
                 poore
                 widdowes
                 of
                 this
                 parish
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 30.
                 groats
                 yeerely
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 distributed
                 every
                 S.
                 Thomas
                 day
                 .
              
               
                 
                   George
                   Palin
                
                 of
                 London
                 Girdler
                 ,
                 hath
                 given
                 10.
                 
                   l.
                
                 in
                 money
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 this
                 parish
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Spence
                
                 of
                 London
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 gave
                 50.
                 s'
                 .
                 a
                 yeere
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 paid
                 by
                 the
                 company
                 of
                 Fishmongers
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Scriven
                
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 hath
                 given
                 10.
                 
                   l.
                
                 in
                 money
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Rogers
                
                 of
                 London
                 Leather
                 seller
                 ,
                 gave
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 30.
                 pound
                 in
                 money
                 
                 for
                 a
                 stocke
                 for
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 this
                 parish
                 to
                 buy
                 sea-coles
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 laid
                 out
                 at
                 best
                 time
                 for
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 poore
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 reserving
                 the
                 stocke
                 whole
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Steven
                   〈◊〉
                
                 of
                 London
                 Vintner
                 ,
                 gave
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 26.
                 every
                 yeere
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 given
                 in
                 sagots
                 to
                 the
                 poor
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 about
                 Michaelmasse
                 .
                 This
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 paid
                 by
                 the
                 company
                 of
                 Vintners
                 in
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Eomans
                
                 ,
                 alias
                 Tice
                 of
                 this
                 parish
                 tuftafata-weaver
                 ,
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 poor
                 of
                 this
                 parish
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 10.
                 
                   l.
                
                 in
                 money
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 distributed
                 to
                 the
                 12.
                 poor
                 Almes
                 women
                 in
                 one
                 chaldron
                 of
                 sea-coles
                 yeerely
                 for
                 ever
                 among
                 thē
                 .
                 Cicely
                 ,
                 late
                 wife
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Iohn
                   Eomans
                
                 ,
                 &
                 after
                 wife
                 to
                 Master
                 
                   Iohn
                   Heath
                
                 ,
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 20.
                 pound
                 in
                 money
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 stock
                 to
                 buy
                 sea-coles
                 for
                 the
                 poor
                 of
                 this
                 parish
                 for
                 ever
                 .
                 Likewise
                 she
                 gave
                 20.
                 pound
                 to
                 buy
                 a
                 flagon
                 of
                 silver
                 for
                 wine
                 for
                 the
                 Communion
                 .
                 Likewise
                 she
                 gave
                 20.
                 pound
                 in
                 money
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 two
                 sermons
                 yeerely
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 viz.
                 one
                 vpon
                 the
                 
                   Lady
                   day
                
                 ,
                 in
                 harvest
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 upon
                 the
                 
                   Lady
                   day
                
                 ,
                 in
                 Lent.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Anne
                   Smith
                
                 widdow
                 late
                 wife
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Nisam
                
                 deceased
                 ,
                 gave
                 weekly
                 to
                 be
                 dealt
                 in
                 bread
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 this
                 parish
                 upon
                 every
                 Sunday
                 2.
                 s'
                 .
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 paid
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 company
                 of
                 Drapers
                 in
                 London
                 .
                 Likewise
                 she
                 gave
                 a
                 pulpit
                 cloth
                 and
                 cushion
                 to
                 this
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Nicolas
                   Wilkinson
                
                 ,
                 alias
                 Tooly
                 ,
                 Gentlemen
                 deceased
                 ,
                 late
                 of
                 this
                 parish
                 ,
                 gave
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 80.
                 pound
                 in
                 money
                 ,
                 to
                 remaine
                 a
                 stocke
                 that
                 upon
                 every
                 Sunday
                 after
                 morning
                 praier
                 ,
                 there
                 should
                 be
                 distributed
                 to
                 32.
                 poore
                 people
                 32.
                 wheaten
                 loaves
                 for
                 ever
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 Vicar
                 ,
                 Church-wardens
                 and
                 Vestry-men
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 provident
                 care
                 ,
                 have
                 made
                 a
                 purchase
                 of
                 a
                 rent-charge
                 yeerely
                 ,
                 issuing
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 George
                 in
                 
                   Holywell
                   streete
                
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 true
                 performance
                 thereof
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 Besides
                 these
                 benefactours
                 in
                 the
                 table
                 ,
                 since
                 we
                 have
                 had
                 these
                 M.
                 
                   Zachary
                   Elmer
                
                 ,
                 Officiall
                 to
                 the
                 Archdeacon
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 his
                 brother
                 M.
                 
                   Edmond
                   Elmer
                
                 ,
                 gave
                 a
                 flagon
                 of
                 silver
                 for
                 the
                 wine
                 in
                 the
                 communion
                 ;
                 And
                 
                   William
                   Badger
                
                 gardiner
                 in
                 Shore-ditch
                 gave
                 another
                 ;
                 And
                 a
                 parishioner
                 unknowne
                 gave
                 also
                 another
                 ,
                 every
                 one
                 cost
                 20.
                 
                   l.
                
                 a
                 peece
                 .
                 Also
                 
                   Iohn
                   Leavis
                
                 Weaver
                 ,
                 gave
                 a
                 chalice
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 communion
                 wine
                 is
                 delivered
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   Isabell
                   Iackson
                
                 widdow
                 ,
                 late
                 wise
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Iackson
                
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 living
                 in
                 this
                 parish
                 ,
                 gave
                 a
                 plate
                 of
                 silver
                 to
                 cary
                 the
                 bread
                 in
                 the
                 communion
                 .
                 
                   William
                   Wood
                
                 Gardiner
                 in
                 this
                 parish
                 ,
                 gave
                 a
                 chalice
                 to
                 the
                 communion
                 table
                 and
                 foure
                 pewter
                 flaggons
                 for
                 the
                 wine
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Ioane
                   Smales
                
                 widdow
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 &
                 formerly
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Cooke
                
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 ,
                 gave
                 allowance
                 for
                 4.
                 sermons
                 every
                 yeere
                 on
                 foure
                 Holy
                 dayes
                 :
                 Namely
                 ,
                 the
                 feast
                 day
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Baptist
                
                 ,
                 S.
                 Michael
                 ,
                 S.
                 Stephen
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 
                   Purification
                   of
                   the
                   Virgin
                   Mary
                
                 ;
                 and
                 she
                 bequeathed
                 also
                 40.
                 
                   l.
                
                 yeerly
                 to
                 be
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 our
                 Parish
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 a
                 gallery
                 was
                 made
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 of
                 well
                 disposed
                 parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1617.
                 
                 
                   William
                   Badger
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Iohn
                   Clarke
                
                 ,
                 being
                 Church-wardens
                 .
                 And
                 another
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 part
                 by
                 
                   Iames
                   Slade
                
                 ,
                 Captaine
                 &
                 servant
                 to
                 the
                 East
                 Indian
                 company
                 ,
                 was
                 set
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1630.
                 
                 And
                 a
                 long
                 seate
                 betweene
                 ,
                 reaching
                 from
                 one
                 galto
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 catechising
                 of
                 youth
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 pulpit
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 order
                 then
                 given
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Squire
                
                 being
                 Vicar
                 ,
                 
                   Thomas
                   Crowther
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Henry
                   Empson
                
                 ,
                 Church-wardens
                 .
                 Vnder
                 this
                 gallery
                 is
                 set
                 ,
                 
                   Not
                   every
                   one
                   that
                   saith
                   unto
                   me
                   Lord
                   ,
                   Lord
                   ,
                   shall
                   enter
                   into
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   of
                   Heaven
                   ,
                   but
                   he
                   that
                   doth
                   the
                   will
                   of
                   my
                   Father
                   which
                   is
                   in
                   Heaven
                   ,
                
                 Matth.
                 7.
                 24.
                 
              
               
                 He
                 loveth
                 our
                 nation
                 and
                 hath
                 built
                 us
                 a
                 Synagogue
                 ,
                 
                   Luc.
                   7.
                   5.
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   Virgo
                   annis
                   animisque
                   Dei
                   (
                   
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                  
                   )
                   donum
                   ,
                   Aethereis
                   rosa
                   transplantanda
                   viretis
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 Tombe
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 chancell
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iane
                   the
                   wife
                   of
                   
                     Ralfe
                     Hansby
                  
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   
                     William
                     Vavasour
                  
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   Grandchild
                   to
                   
                     Thomas
                     Manners
                  
                   Knight
                   ,
                   died
                   the
                   22.
                   day
                   of
                   Iuly
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   1617.
                   and
                   of
                   her
                   age
                   the
                   23.
                   
                   To
                   whose
                   blessed
                   memory
                   her
                   her
                   deare
                   husband
                   hath
                   dedicated
                   this
                   sad
                   monument
                   to
                   signifie
                   that
                   with
                   her
                   his
                   joy
                   lies
                   here
                   interred
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   Si
                   genus
                   &
                   virtus
                   ,
                   &
                   moribus
                   aucta
                   figura
                
                 
                   Pulchra
                   bonis
                   ,
                   pietas
                   si
                   quid
                   honoris
                   habent
                   ;
                
                 
                   Hunc
                   Ianae
                   tumulum
                   spectans
                   venerare
                   Viator
                   ,
                
                 
                   Cum
                   qua
                   tot
                   bona
                   tam
                   bella
                   sepulta
                   jacent
                   .
                
                 
                   Nec
                   minor
                   his
                   aderat
                   victrix
                   patientia
                   victae
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nec
                   spolium
                   mortis
                   sed
                   pudor
                   illa
                   fuit
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   birth
                   ,
                   if
                   vertue
                   ,
                
                 
                   if
                   faire
                   feature
                   deckt
                
                 
                   With
                   gifts
                   of
                   minde
                   ,
                
                 
                   if
                   piety
                   breeds
                   respect
                   ;
                
                 
                   Her
                   tombe
                   then
                   view
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     and
                     grace
                  
                   kinde
                   Passenger
                   ,
                
                 
                   With
                   whom
                   so
                   many
                   graces
                
                 
                   buried
                   were
                   :
                
                 
                   Conquered
                   ,
                   By
                   patience
                
                 
                   yet
                   she
                   overcame
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nor
                   was
                   her
                   youth
                   deaths
                
                 
                   triumph
                   but
                   his
                   shame
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   middle
                   chancell
                   this
                   inscription
                   in
                   brasse
                   is
                   placed
                   upon
                   a
                   grave
                   stone
                   .
                
                 
                   Georgius
                   Gips
                   ,
                   Generosus
                   ,
                   fide
                   subjectus
                   ,
                   spe
                   erectus
                   ,
                   charitate
                   Deo
                   unitus
                   ,
                   vitam
                   mortalem
                   mutavit
                   pro
                   immortali
                   ,
                   12.
                   
                   Iulii
                   1611.
                   
                   Quatuor
                   genuit
                   filios
                   ,
                   filiasque
                   undecim
                   .
                   Quorum
                   Richardus
                   ,
                   Georgius
                   ,
                   Thomas
                   ,
                   Anna
                   ,
                   Maria
                   ,
                   &
                   Martha
                   ,
                   Patris
                   clauserunt
                   ,
                   reliquorum
                   ipse
                   clausit
                   lumina
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   little
                   below
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   chancell
                   is
                   set
                   upon
                   a
                   grave
                   stone
                   .
                
                 
                   May
                   22.
                   1618.
                   
                   
                     Richard
                     Leigh
                  
                   ,
                   Merchant
                   and
                   Citizen
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   placed
                   this
                   stone
                   in
                   memoriall
                   of
                   his
                   deare
                   wife
                   
                     Anne
                     Leigh
                  
                   ;
                   Who
                   lyeth
                   heere
                   interred
                   by
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Richard
                     Brattuph
                  
                   her
                   first
                   husband
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   her
                   3.
                   children
                   ,
                   
                     Richard
                     ,
                     Sara
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Iohn
                   ,
                   which
                   she
                   bare
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Richard
                     Brattuph
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   some
                   ,
                   sad
                   sicknesse
                   paine
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   paine
                   impatience
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   thee
                   a
                   patient
                
                 
                   penitence
                   it
                   wrought
                   ,
                
                 
                   Thy
                   sicknesse
                   joy
                   ,
                
                 
                   thy
                   tribulation
                   hope
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   bodies
                   death
                   gave
                   life
                
                 
                   unto
                   thy
                   soule
                   .
                
                 
                   Thus
                   for
                   his
                   lambes
                
                 
                   the
                   Lord
                   can
                   hony
                   draw
                   ,
                
                 
                   From
                   th'all
                   devouring
                
                 
                   cruell
                   lions
                   jaw
                   .
                
                 
                   Vbi
                   tua
                   ,
                   O
                   mors
                   ,
                   victoria
                   ?
                
                 
                   Vbi
                   tuus
                   ,
                   O
                   sepulchra
                   ,
                   tumulus
                   ?
                
                 
                   And
                   over
                   against
                   this
                   tombe
                   in
                   the
                   wall
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   chancell
                   in
                   a
                   monument
                   of
                   brasse
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   
                     Katharine
                     Liveley
                  
                   ,
                   wife
                   of
                   
                     Edward
                     Liveley
                  
                   Gentlemen
                   ,
                   and
                   daughter
                   of
                   
                     Henry
                     Hodge
                  
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Brewer
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   Ioice
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   who
                   after
                   she
                   had
                   runne
                   a
                   vertuous
                   and
                   religious
                   course
                   of
                   life
                   21.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   finished
                   the
                   same
                   the
                   15.
                   day
                   of
                   Iuly
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                  
                   ,
                   1623.
                   
                   Proverbs
                   10.
                   7.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   memory
                   of
                   the
                   just
                   is
                   blessed
                   .
                
              
               
                 Furthermore
                 ,
                 (
                 of
                 late
                 time
                 )
                 one
                 Vicar
                 there
                 ,
                 for
                 covetousnesse
                 of
                 the
                 Brasse
                 ,
                 which
                 hee
                 converted
                 into
                 coyned
                 Silver
                 ,
                 plucked
                 up
                 many
                 Plates
                 fixed
                 on
                 the
                 Graves
                 ,
                 and
                 left
                 no
                 memorie
                 of
                 such
                 as
                 had
                 beene
                 buried
                 under
                 them
                 .
                 A
                 great
                 injurie
                 both
                 to
                 the
                 living
                 and
                 the
                 dead
                 ,
                 forbidden
                 by
                 publike
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 our
                 Soveraigne
                 Lady
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 forborne
                 by
                 many
                 ,
                 that
                 either
                 of
                 a
                 preposterous
                 zeale
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 a
                 greedie
                 minde
                 ,
                 spare
                 not
                 to
                 satisfie
                 themselves
                 by
                 so
                 wicked
                 a
                 meanes
                 .
              
               
                 One
                 note
                 of
                 Shores-ditch
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 an
                 end
                 of
                 that
                 Suburbe
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 reade
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1440.
                 the
                 eighteenth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixt
                 ,
                 a
                 Fuller
                 of
                 Shores-ditch
                 appeached
                 of
                 Treason
                 many
                 worthie
                 Esquires
                 and
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 Kent
                 :
                 but
                 he
                 being
                 proved
                 false
                 ,
                 was
                 attainted
                 ,
                 condemned
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 judgement
                 to
                 be
                 drawne
                 ,
                 hanged
                 ,
                 and
                 quartered
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 done
                 ,
                 his
                 head
                 set
                 on
                 
                   London
                   Bridge
                
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Quarters
                 on
                 the
                 Gates
                 .
                 This
                 Iustice
                 was
                 done
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 sixteenth
                 of
                 Deuteronomie
                 ,
                 
                 
                   The
                   Iudges
                   shall
                   make
                   diligent
                   inquisition
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   and
                   if
                   the
                   witnesse
                   be
                   found
                   false
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   have
                   given
                   false
                   witnesse
                   against
                   his
                   brother
                   ,
                   then
                   shall
                   they
                   doe
                   unto
                   him
                   ,
                   as
                   he
                   had
                   thought
                   to
                   doe
                   unto
                   his
                   brother
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 I
                 reade
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Shores-ditch
                   Place
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Hackney
                 :
                 
                 But
                 how
                 it
                 tooke
                 that
                 name
                 ,
                 I
                 know
                 not
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 I
                 will
                 turne
                 backe
                 from
                 
                   Shores-ditch
                   Crosse
                
                 to
                 
                   Bethelem
                   Crosse
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 so
                 passe
                 through
                 that
                 Hospitall
                 into
                 the
                 Moore-field
                 ,
                 which
                 lyeth
                 without
                 the
                 Posterne
                 called
                 Moore-gate
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Field
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 was
                 called
                 the
                 Moore
                 ;
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 the
                 Charter
                 of
                 William
                 the
                 Conquerour
                 to
                 the
                 Colledge
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martin
                 ,
                 declaring
                 a
                 running
                 Water
                 to
                 passe
                 into
                 the
                 Citie
                 from
                 the
                 same
                 Moore
                 .
                 Also
                 Fitz-Stephen
                 writeth
                 of
                 this
                 Moore
                 ,
                 saying
                 thus
                 :
                 
                   When
                   the
                   great
                   Fenne
                   ,
                   or
                   Moore
                   ,
                   which
                   watereth
                   the
                   Walls
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   ,
                   is
                   frozen
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 This
                 Fenne
                 ,
                 or
                 Moore-field
                 ,
                 stretching
                 from
                 the
                 Wall
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 Bishops-gate
                 and
                 the
                 Posterne
                 called
                 Cripplegate
                 ,
                 to
                 Finsbery
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 Holywell
                 ,
                 
                 continued
                 a
                 waste
                 and
                 unprofitable
                 ground
                 a
                 long
                 time
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 was
                 all
                 letten
                 for
                 foure
                 markes
                 the
                 yeare
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 raigne
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 .
                 But
                 in
                 the
                 yeare
                 1415.
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 fifth
                 ,
                 
                   Thomas
                   Fawconer
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 shewed
                 ,
                 caused
                 the
                 wall
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 to
                 bee
                 broken
                 toward
                 the
                 said
                 Moore
                 ,
                 and
                 builded
                 the
                 Posterne
                 called
                 Mooregate
                 ,
                 for
                 ease
                 of
                 the
                 Citizens
                 to
                 walke
                 that
                 way
                 upon
                 Causies
                 towards
                 Iseldon
                 and
                 Hoxton
                 .
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 hee
                 caused
                 the
                 Ditches
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 the
                 Ditches
                 from
                 
                   Shores
                   ditch
                
                 to
                 
                   Deepe
                   ditch
                
                 ,
                 by
                 Bethelem
                 into
                 the
                 
                   Moore
                   ditch
                
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 newly
                 cast
                 and
                 cleansed
                 ,
                 by
                 meanes
                 whereof
                 the
                 said
                 Fenne
                 or
                 Moore
                 was
                 greatly
                 dreined
                 or
                 dryed
                 .
                 But
                 shortly
                 after
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 in
                 1477.
                 
                 
                   Ralph
                   Ioceline
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 for
                 repairing
                 of
                 the
                 Wall
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 caused
                 the
                 said
                 Moore
                 to
                 be
                 searched
                 for
                 Clay
                 &
                 Bricke
                 to
                 be
                 burnt
                 there
                 ,
                 &c.
                 by
                 which
                 meanes
                 this
                 field
                 was
                 made
                 the
                 worse
                 for
                 a
                 long
                 time
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1498.
                 all
                 the
                 Gardens
                 which
                 had
                 continued
                 time
                 out
                 of
                 mind
                 ,
                 
                 without
                 Mooregate
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 about
                 and
                 beyong
                 the
                 Lordship
                 of
                 Finsbury
                 ,
                 were
                 destroyed
                 ;
                 And
                 of
                 them
                 was
                 made
                 a
                 plaine
                 field
                 for
                 Archers
                 to
                 shoote
                 in
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1512.
                 
                 
                   Roger
                   Atchley
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 caused
                 divers
                 dikes
                 to
                 be
                 cast
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 to
                 drein
                 the
                 waters
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Moorefields
                 ,
                 with
                 Bridges
                 arched
                 over
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 grounds
                 about
                 to
                 be
                 leveled
                 ,
                 whereby
                 the
                 said
                 field
                 was
                 made
                 somewhat
                 more
                 commodious
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 yet
                 it
                 stood
                 full
                 of
                 noisome
                 waters
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1527.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Seyuor
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 caused
                 divers
                 Sluces
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 to
                 convey
                 the
                 said
                 waters
                 over
                 the
                 Towne
                 Ditch
                 ,
                 into
                 the
                 course
                 of
                 Walbrooke
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 into
                 the
                 Thames
                 :
                 and
                 by
                 these
                 degrees
                 was
                 this
                 Fenne
                 or
                 Moore
                 at
                 length
                 made
                 maine
                 and
                 hard
                 ground
                 ,
                 which
                 before
                 being
                 overgrowne
                 with
                 Flagges
                 ,
                 Sedges
                 and
                 Rushes
                 ,
                 served
                 to
                 no
                 use
                 ,
                 Since
                 the
                 which
                 time
                 also
                 ,
                 the
                 farther
                 grounds
                 beyond
                 
                   Finsbury
                   Court
                
                 ,
                 
                 have
                 beene
                 so
                 everheightned
                 with
                 Laystalls
                 of
                 dung
                 ,
                 that
                 now
                 divers
                 Wind-mills
                 are
                 thereon
                 set
                 ,
                 the
                 Ditches
                 be
                 filled
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Bridges
                 ouer-whelmed
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 now
                 concerning
                 the
                 inclosures
                 of
                 common
                 grounds
                 about
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 whereof
                 I
                 mind
                 not
                 much
                 to
                 argue
                 ;
                 
                   Edward
                   Hall
                
                 setteth
                 downe
                 a
                 note
                 of
                 his
                 time
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 fift
                 or
                 rather
                 6.
                 of
                 H.
                 the
                 8.
                 
              
               
                 Before
                 this
                 time
                 
                   (
                   saith
                   he
                
                 )
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 the
                 Townes
                 about
                 London
                 ,
                 as
                 
                   Iseldone
                   ,
                   Hoxton
                   ,
                   Shores-ditch
                
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 had
                 so
                 inclosed
                 the
                 cōmon
                 fields
                 with
                 hedges
                 ,
                 and
                 ditches
                 ,
                 that
                 neither
                 the
                 young
                 men
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 might
                 shoot
                 ,
                 nor
                 the
                 ancient
                 persons
                 walke
                 for
                 their
                 pleasures
                 in
                 those
                 fields
                 ;
                 but
                 that
                 either
                 their
                 bowes
                 and
                 arrowes
                 were
                 taken
                 away
                 or
                 broken
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 honest
                 persons
                 arrested
                 or
                 indighted
                 ,
                 saying
                 :
                 That
                 no
                 Londoner
                 ought
                 to
                 goe
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 High-wayes
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 saying
                 so
                 grieved
                 the
                 Londoners
                 ,
                 that
                 suddainly
                 this
                 yeere
                 ,
                 a
                 great
                 number
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 assembled
                 themselves
                 in
                 a
                 morning
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Turner
                 in
                 a
                 fooles
                 coate
                 came
                 crying
                 thorow
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 shovels
                 and
                 spades
                 ,
                 shovels
                 and
                 spades
                 .
                 So
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 followed
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 wonder
                 to
                 behold
                 ;
                 and
                 (
                 within
                 a
                 short
                 space
                 )
                 all
                 the
                 hedges
                 about
                 the
                 City
                 were
                 cast
                 downe
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 ditches
                 filled
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 thing
                 made
                 plaine
                 ;
                 such
                 was
                 the
                 diligence
                 of
                 those
                 worke-men
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Kings
                 Councell
                 hearing
                 of
                 this
                 assembly
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Gray
                   Fryers
                
                 ,
                 and
                 sent
                 for
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Councell
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 to
                 know
                 the
                 cause
                 ,
                 who
                 declared
                 to
                 them
                 the
                 injurie
                 &
                 annoying
                 done
                 to
                 the
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 &
                 to
                 their
                 Liberties
                 ,
                 which
                 though
                 they
                 would
                 not
                 seeke
                 disorderly
                 to
                 redresse
                 ,
                 yet
                 the
                 Communalty
                 and
                 young
                 persons
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 stayed
                 thus
                 to
                 remedy
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 When
                 the
                 Kings
                 Councell
                 
                 had
                 heard
                 their
                 answere
                 ,
                 they
                 dissimuled
                 the
                 matter
                 ,
                 and
                 commanded
                 the
                 Maior
                 to
                 see
                 that
                 no
                 other
                 thing
                 were
                 attempted
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 forth-with
                 call
                 home
                 the
                 younger
                 sort
                 :
                 who
                 having
                 speedily
                 atchieved
                 their
                 desire
                 ,
                 returned
                 home
                 before
                 the
                 Kings
                 Councell
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Maior
                 departed
                 without
                 more
                 harme
                 :
                 after
                 which
                 time
                 (
                 sayth
                 Hall
                 )
                 those
                 fields
                 were
                 never
                 hedged
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 afterward
                 wee
                 saw
                 the
                 thing
                 in
                 worse
                 case
                 than
                 ever
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 meanes
                 of
                 inclosure
                 for
                 Gardens
                 ,
                 wherein
                 are
                 builded
                 many
                 faire
                 Summer
                 houses
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 in
                 other
                 places
                 of
                 the
                 suburbes
                 ,
                 some
                 of
                 them
                 like
                 Midsummer
                 Pageants
                 ,
                 with
                 Towers
                 ,
                 Turrets
                 ,
                 and
                 Chimney
                 tops
                 ,
                 not
                 so
                 much
                 for
                 use
                 or
                 profit
                 ,
                 as
                 for
                 shew
                 and
                 pleasure
                 ,
                 and
                 bewraying
                 the
                 vanity
                 of
                 mens
                 mindes
                 ,
                 much
                 unlike
                 to
                 the
                 disposition
                 of
                 the
                 ancient
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 who
                 delighted
                 in
                 the
                 building
                 of
                 Hospitals
                 ,
                 and
                 Almes-houses
                 for
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 and
                 therein
                 both
                 imployed
                 their
                 wits
                 ,
                 and
                 spent
                 their
                 wealths
                 in
                 preferment
                 of
                 the
                 common
                 commoditie
                 of
                 this
                 our
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 now
                 to
                 come
                 backe
                 againe
                 to
                 Moregate
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 West
                 through
                 a
                 narrow
                 passage
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 Posterne
                 ,
                 because
                 it
                 hath
                 at
                 either
                 end
                 a
                 doore
                 to
                 shut
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 season
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 the
                 More-ditch
                 inclosed
                 with
                 Brick
                 for
                 Tenteryardes
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Gardens
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Morefield
                 ,
                 to
                 Morelane
                 :
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Suburbe
                 without
                 Cripplegate
                 ,
                 without
                 this
                 posterne
                 called
                 Cripplegate
                 ,
                 also
                 lay
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 More
                 ,
                 even
                 to
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Wels
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 an
                 other
                 place
                 I
                 have
                 shewed
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 houses
                 were
                 there
                 builded
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 raigne
                 of
                 William
                 the
                 Conqueror
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Sonne
                 
                   William
                   Rufus
                
                 ,
                 about
                 which
                 times
                 ,
                 some
                 few
                 houses
                 were
                 there
                 builded
                 along
                 East
                 and
                 West
                 ,
                 thwart
                 before
                 the
                 said
                 Gate
                 .
                 One
                 Alfune
                 builded
                 for
                 the
                 inhabitants
                 a
                 Parish
                 Church
                 which
                 is
                 of
                 S.
                 Giles
                 ,
                 somewhat
                 West
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 Gate
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 is
                 now
                 on
                 the
                 banke
                 of
                 the
                 Towne
                 ditch
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 was
                 there
                 a
                 street
                 since
                 called
                 Forestreet
                 ,
                 as
                 standing
                 before
                 the
                 Gate
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Alfune
                 in
                 the
                 raigne
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 became
                 the
                 first
                 Hospiteler
                 of
                 Saint
                 Bartholomewes
                 Hospitall
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 another
                 place
                 I
                 have
                 noted
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Giles
                 ,
                 being
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 a
                 small
                 thing
                 ,
                 stood
                 in
                 place
                 where
                 now
                 standeth
                 the
                 Vicarage
                 house
                 ,
                 but
                 hath
                 beene
                 since
                 (
                 at
                 divers
                 times
                 )
                 much
                 enlarged
                 ,
                 according
                 as
                 the
                 Parish
                 hath
                 increased
                 ,
                 &
                 was
                 at
                 the
                 length
                 newly
                 builded
                 in
                 place
                 where
                 now
                 it
                 standeth
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 same
                 new
                 Church
                 being
                 large
                 ,
                 strongly
                 builded
                 ,
                 &
                 richly
                 furnished
                 with
                 Ornamēts
                 ,
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1545.
                 by
                 casualty
                 of
                 fire
                 sore
                 burnt
                 and
                 consumed
                 :
                 not
                 withstanding
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 againe
                 (
                 within
                 short
                 space
                 of
                 time
                 )
                 repaired
                 as
                 now
                 it
                 sheweth
                 .
              
               
                 Some
                 little
                 distance
                 from
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 standeth
                 a
                 faire
                 Conduit
                 castellated
                 in
                 Forestreet
                 .
                 Then
                 had
                 yee
                 a
                 Bosse
                 of
                 sweet
                 water
                 in
                 the
                 wall
                 of
                 the
                 Church-yard
                 ,
                 lately
                 made
                 a
                 Pumpe
                 ,
                 but
                 already
                 decayed
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 had
                 yee
                 a
                 faire
                 Poole
                 of
                 sweet
                 water
                 neare
                 to
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Giles
                 ,
                 wherein
                 Anne
                 of
                 Lodbery
                 was
                 drowned
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 before
                 declared
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 Forestreet
                 is
                 
                   More
                   lane
                
                 :
                 
                 then
                 next
                 is
                 
                   Grub
                   street
                
                 ,
                 of
                 late
                 yeares
                 inhabited
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 )
                 by
                 Bowyers
                 ,
                 Fletchers
                 ,
                 Bow-string
                 makers
                 and
                 such
                 like
                 ,
                 now
                 little
                 occupied
                 ;
                 Archery
                 giving
                 place
                 to
                 a
                 number
                 of
                 bowling
                 Allies
                 ,
                 and
                 Dicing
                 houses
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 all
                 places
                 are
                 increased
                 ,
                 and
                 too
                 much
                 frequented
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 street
                 stretcheth
                 North
                 
                   Everades
                   Well
                   street
                
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 thwarteth
                 it
                 to
                 
                   White
                   Crosse
                   street
                
                 :
                 the
                 next
                 from
                 Forestreet
                 North
                 is
                 
                   White
                   Crosse
                   street
                
                 ,
                 likewise
                 extending
                 it selfe
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Everades
                   Well
                   street
                
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 the
                 end
                 there
                 of
                 to
                 Ealdestreet
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 Forestreet
                 lyeth
                 
                   Red
                   Crosse
                   street
                
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 which
                 Crosse
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 East
                 lyeth
                 
                   Beech
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 reacheth
                 to
                 the
                 
                   White
                   Crosse
                   street
                
                 .
                 From
                 
                   Red
                   Crosse
                
                 North
                 lyeth
                 
                   Golding
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 which
                 stretcheth
                 up
                 to
                 a
                 Crosse
                 in
                 
                   Ealde
                   street
                
                 ,
                 which
                 
                   Golding
                   lane
                
                 (
                 on
                 both
                 the
                 sides
                 )
                 is
                 replenished
                 with
                 many
                 Tenements
                 of
                 poore
                 people
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 ,
                 and
                 West
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Red
                   Crosse
                
                 lyeth
                 a
                 street
                 ,
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 called
                 Hounds-ditch
                 ,
                 &
                 of
                 later
                 time
                 named
                 Barbican
                 ,
                 of
                 such
                 cause
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 before
                 noted
                 .
                 And
                 thus
                 have
                 you
                 all
                 the
                 Suburbe
                 without
                 Cripplegate
                 ,
                 being
                 almost
                 
                 altogether
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 Giles
                 ,
                 which
                 hath
                 more
                 than
                 1800.
                 
                 Housholders
                 ,
                 and
                 above
                 4000.
                 
                 Communicants
                 .
              
               
                 Without
                 Aldersgate
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Buttolph
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 which
                 Church
                 lyeth
                 a
                 way
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Little
                   Britaine
                   street
                
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 Priory
                 of
                 Saint
                 Bartholomew
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 high-way
                 without
                 Aldersgate
                 ,
                 runneth
                 straight
                 North
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 gate
                 unto
                 Hounsditch
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Barbican
                   streete
                
                 on
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Long
                   lane
                
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 ,
                 which
                 runneth
                 into
                 Smithfield
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 from
                 the
                 farther
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Aldersgate
                   street
                
                 ,
                 straight
                 North
                 to
                 the
                 Barre
                 ,
                 is
                 called
                 
                   Goswell
                   street
                
                 ,
                 replenished
                 with
                 small
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 Cottages
                 ,
                 and
                 Allies
                 ,
                 Gardens
                 ,
                 Banqueting
                 houses
                 and
                 bowling
                 places
                 .
              
               
                 Beyond
                 these
                 Barres
                 ,
                 leaving
                 the
                 Charter-house
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 way
                 ,
                 stretcheth
                 up
                 towards
                 Iseldon
                 ,
                 &
                 on
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 or
                 East
                 side
                 (
                 at
                 a
                 red
                 Crosse
                 )
                 turneth
                 into
                 Ealde-street
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 the
                 old
                 high-way
                 from
                 
                   Aldersgate
                   streete
                
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 North-east
                 parts
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 before
                 Bishopsgate
                 was
                 builded
                 ,
                 which
                 streete
                 runneth
                 East
                 to
                 a
                 Smiths
                 Forge
                 ,
                 sometime
                 a
                 Crosse
                 before
                 Shores-ditch
                 Church
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 the
                 Passengers
                 &
                 Carriages
                 were
                 to
                 turne
                 North
                 to
                 
                   Kings-land
                   ,
                   Totenham
                   ,
                   Waltham
                   ,
                   Ware
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 There
                 was
                 sometime
                 in
                 this
                 Suburbe
                 without
                 Aldersgate
                 ,
                 
                 an
                 Hospitall
                 for
                 the
                 poore
                 ;
                 but
                 an
                 Alien
                 of
                 Cluny
                 ,
                 a
                 French
                 order
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 suppressed
                 by
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 fift
                 ,
                 who
                 gave
                 the
                 house
                 with
                 lands
                 and
                 goods
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 Buttolph
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Brother-hood
                 of
                 the
                 Trinity
                 was
                 there
                 founded
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 afterward
                 suppressed
                 by
                 Henry
                 the
                 8.
                 or
                 Edward
                 the
                 6.
                 
              
               
                 There
                 is
                 (
                 at
                 the
                 farthest
                 North
                 corner
                 of
                 this
                 Suburbe
                 )
                 a
                 Wind-mill
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 sometime
                 by
                 a
                 tempest
                 of
                 wind
                 overthrowne
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 place
                 thereof
                 a
                 Chappell
                 was
                 builded
                 by
                 Queene
                 Katharine
                 
                 (
                 first
                 wife
                 to
                 Henry
                 the
                 eight
                 )
                 who
                 named
                 it
                 the
                 Mount
                 of
                 Calvary
                 because
                 it
                 was
                 of
                 Christs
                 Passion
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Henry
                   8.
                
                 pulled
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Windmill
                 newly
                 see
                 up
                 as
                 afore
                 .
              
               
                 Without
                 Newgate
                 li●●h
                 the
                 West
                 and
                 by
                 North
                 Suburb
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 or
                 North
                 side
                 whereof
                 (
                 betwixt
                 the
                 said
                 gate
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 S.
                 Sepulchre
                 )
                 turneth
                 away
                 towards
                 West
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 called
                 ,
                 
                   Giltspurre
                   street
                
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Knight
                   riders
                   street
                
                 ;
                 then
                 is
                 Smithfield
                 it selfe
                 ,
                 compassed
                 about
                 with
                 buildings
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 before
                 declared
                 in
                 Faringdon
                 Ward
                 without
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 without
                 the
                 Bars
                 of
                 West
                 
                   Smith
                   field
                
                 ,
                 
                 lieth
                 a
                 large
                 street
                 or
                 way
                 ,
                 called
                 of
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 S.
                 Iohn
                 there
                 S.
                 Iohns
                 street
                 ,
                 &
                 stretcheth
                 toward
                 Is●ldō
                 :
                 On
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 whereof
                 stood
                 the
                 late
                 dissolved
                 Monastery
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 Charter-house
                 ,
                 founded
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Walter
                   Manny
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 a
                 stranger
                 borne
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Towne
                 of
                 Manny
                 in
                 the
                 Diocesse
                 of
                 Cambrey
                 ,
                 beyond
                 the
                 Seas
                 ,
                 who
                 for
                 service
                 done
                 to
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 was
                 made
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 house
                 he
                 founded
                 upon
                 this
                 occasion
                 :
                 
                 A
                 great
                 Pestilence
                 entring
                 this
                 Iland
                 ,
                 began
                 first
                 in
                 Dorsetshire
                 ,
                 then
                 proceeded
                 into
                 
                   Devonshire
                   ,
                   Somersetshire
                   ,
                   Glocestershire
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Oxfordshire
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 length
                 came
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 overspread
                 all
                 England
                 ,
                 so
                 wasting
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 that
                 scarce
                 the
                 tenth
                 person
                 of
                 all
                 sorts
                 was
                 left
                 alive
                 ,
                 and
                 Church-yards
                 were
                 not
                 sufficient
                 to
                 receive
                 the
                 dead
                 ,
                 but
                 men
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 chuse
                 out
                 certaine
                 fields
                 for
                 burials
                 :
                 whereupon
                 
                   Ralph
                   Stratford
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1348.
                 bought
                 a
                 piece
                 of
                 ground
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   No
                   mans
                   land
                
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 he
                 inclosed
                 with
                 a
                 wall
                 of
                 Bricke
                 ,
                 and
                 dedicated
                 for
                 buriall
                 of
                 the
                 dead
                 ,
                 builded
                 thereupon
                 a
                 proper
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 now
                 enlarged
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 made
                 a
                 dwelling
                 house
                 :
                 and
                 this
                 burying
                 plot
                 is
                 become
                 a
                 faire
                 Garden
                 ,
                 retaining
                 the
                 old
                 name
                 of
                 
                   Pardon
                   Church-yard
                
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1349.
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 
                   Walter
                   Manny
                
                 ,
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 danger
                 that
                 might
                 befall
                 in
                 this
                 time
                 of
                 so
                 great
                 a
                 plague
                 and
                 infection
                 ,
                 purchased
                 13.
                 
                 Acres
                 and
                 a
                 Rod
                 of
                 ground
                 ,
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Nomans
                   land
                
                 ,
                 and
                 lying
                 in
                 a
                 place
                 called
                 
                   Spittle
                   Croft
                
                 ,
                 because
                 it
                 belonged
                 to
                 Saint
                 
                   Bartholomews
                   Hospitall
                
                 ,
                 since
                 that
                 called
                 the
                 
                   New
                   Church
                   Haw
                
                 ,
                 and
                 caused
                 it
                 to
                 bee
                 consecrated
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 burials
                 .
              
               
               
                 In
                 this
                 plot
                 of
                 ground
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 (
                 in
                 that
                 yeere
                 )
                 more
                 than
                 50000.
                 persons
                 buried
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 read
                 in
                 the
                 Charters
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 I
                 have
                 seene
                 and
                 read
                 an
                 Inscription
                 fixed
                 on
                 a
                 stone
                 Crosse
                 ,
                 sometime
                 standing
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Church-yard
                 and
                 having
                 these
                 words
                 :
              
               
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 ,
                 1349.
                 
                 Regnante
                 magna
                 pestilentia
                 ,
                 consecratum
                 fuit
                 hoc
                 Coemiterium
                 ,
                 in
                 quo
                 &
                 infra
                 septa
                 praesentis
                 Monasterii
                 ,
                 sepulta
                 fuerunt
                 mortuorum
                 corpora
                 ,
                 plusquam
                 quinquaginta
                 millia
                 ,
                 praeter
                 alia
                 multa
                 abhinc
                 usque
                 ad
                 praesens
                 ,
                 quorum
                 animabus
                 propitietur
                 Deus
                 ,
                 Amen
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 consideration
                 of
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 Christian
                 people
                 here
                 buried
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 
                   Walter
                   Manny
                
                 caused
                 first
                 a
                 Chappell
                 to
                 be
                 builded
                 ,
                 where
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 twenty
                 three
                 yeares
                 )
                 offerings
                 were
                 made
                 :
                 and
                 it
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 noted
                 ,
                 that
                 above
                 100000.
                 bodies
                 of
                 Christian
                 people
                 had
                 in
                 that
                 Church-yard
                 beene
                 buried
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 said
                 Knight
                 had
                 purchased
                 that
                 place
                 for
                 the
                 buriall
                 of
                 poore
                 people
                 ,
                 
                 Travailers
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 that
                 were
                 diseased
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 remaine
                 for
                 ever
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 ,
                 an
                 order
                 was
                 taken
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 avoyding
                 of
                 contention
                 betweene
                 the
                 Parsons
                 of
                 Churches
                 and
                 that
                 house
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 bodies
                 should
                 bee
                 had
                 unto
                 the
                 Church
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 or
                 dyed
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 the
                 funerall
                 service
                 done
                 ,
                 had
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 where
                 they
                 should
                 be
                 buried
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 the
                 yeere
                 1371.
                 he
                 caused
                 there
                 to
                 bee
                 founded
                 an
                 house
                 of
                 Carthusian
                 Monkes
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 willed
                 to
                 be
                 called
                 the
                 Salutation
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Monkes
                 should
                 be
                 called
                 Prior
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 gave
                 them
                 the
                 sayd
                 place
                 of
                 13.
                 
                 Acres
                 and
                 a
                 Rod
                 of
                 land
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Chappel
                 ,
                 and
                 houses
                 there
                 builded
                 for
                 their
                 habitation
                 .
                 He
                 also
                 gave
                 them
                 the
                 three
                 Acres
                 of
                 land
                 ,
                 lying
                 without
                 the
                 wals
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 part
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 the
                 lands
                 of
                 the
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 lands
                 of
                 the
                 Prior
                 of
                 Saint
                 Iohn
                 ;
                 which
                 three
                 Acres
                 being
                 purchased
                 ,
                 inclosed
                 ,
                 and
                 dedicated
                 by
                 
                   Ralph
                   Stratford
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 is
                 aforeshewed
                 ,
                 remained
                 till
                 our
                 time
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 
                   Pardon
                   Church-yard
                
                 ,
                 &
                 served
                 for
                 burying
                 of
                 such
                 as
                 desperately
                 ended
                 their
                 lives
                 ,
                 or
                 were
                 executed
                 for
                 Felonies
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 fetched
                 thither
                 usually
                 in
                 a
                 close
                 cart
                 ,
                 bayled
                 over
                 and
                 covered
                 with
                 blacke
                 ,
                 having
                 a
                 plaine
                 white
                 crosse
                 thwarting
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 fore-end
                 a
                 S.
                 Iohns
                 Crosse
                 without
                 ,
                 and
                 within
                 a
                 Bell
                 ringing
                 by
                 shaking
                 of
                 the
                 Cart
                 ,
                 wherby
                 the
                 same
                 might
                 be
                 heard
                 when
                 it
                 passed
                 ,
                 &
                 this
                 was
                 called
                 the
                 Fryery
                 Cart
                 ,
                 which
                 belonged
                 to
                 S.
                 Iohns
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 the
                 priviledge
                 of
                 Sanctuary
                 .
              
               
                 
                   In
                   this
                
                 Charter-house
                 
                   were
                   the
                   Monuments
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Sir
                
                 Walter
                 Manny
                 ,
                 and
                 Margaret
                 
                   his
                   wife
                
                 ,
                 Marmaduke
                 Lumley
                 ,
                 Laurence
                 Bromley
                 ,
                 
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Sir
                
                 Edward
                 Hederset
                 ,
                 
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Sir
                
                 William
                 Manny
                 ,
                 
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Dame
                
                 Iohan
                 Borough
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Dore
                 ,
                 want
                 Water
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Robert
                 Olney
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Katharine
                 ,
                 
                   daughter
                   Sir
                
                 William
                 Babington
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Blanch
                 ,
                 
                   daughter
                   to
                
                 Hugh
                 Waterton
                 ,
                 Katharine
                 ,
                 
                   wife
                   to
                
                 Iohn
                 at
                 Poot
                 ,
                 
                   daughter
                   and
                   heire
                   to
                
                 Richard
                 Lacie
                 ,
                 William
                 Rawlin
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Iohn
                 Lenthaine
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   Dame
                
                 Margaret
                 
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                
                 Iohn
                 Fray
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Peake
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 William
                 Baron
                 ,
                 and
                 William
                 Baron
                 ,
                 
                   Esquires
                   ,
                   Sir
                
                 Thomas
                 Thawites
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Philip
                 Morgan
                 ,
                 
                   Bishop
                   of
                
                 Ely
                 ,
                 1434.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 Cloystrie
                 ,
                 
                   Bartholomew
                   Rede
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 buried
                 1505.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Popham
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 
              
               
                 This
                 Monastery
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 suppression
                 in
                 the
                 29.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 8.
                 was
                 valued
                 at
                 642.
                 
                   l.
                
                 4.
                 
                   d.
                
                 halfe
                 penny
                 yeerely
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 now
                 I
                 find
                 fit
                 time
                 ,
                 to
                 commend
                 to
                 all
                 succeeding
                 posterity
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 duely
                 deserved
                 praises
                 of
                 that
                 truely
                 worthy
                 (
                 &
                 never
                 to
                 be
                 forgotten
                 )
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 Master
                 
                   Thomas
                   Sutton
                
                 ,
                 the
                 right
                 Phoenix
                 of
                 Charity
                 in
                 our
                 times
                 .
                 This
                 late
                 dissolved
                 Charter-house
                 ,
                 by
                 West
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 belonging
                 then
                 to
                 the
                 Right
                 Honorable
                 Thomas
                 Earle
                 of
                 Suffolke
                 ,
                 after
                 Lord
                 Treasurer
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 is
                 sufficiently
                 knowne
                 to
                 bee
                 a
                 very
                 large
                 and
                 goodly
                 Mansion
                 ,
                 beautified
                 with
                 spacious
                 Gardens
                 ,
                 Walkes
                 ,
                 Orchards
                 and
                 other
                 pleasures
                 ,
                 
                 enriched
                 with
                 divers
                 dependencies
                 of
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 therto
                 belonging
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 aptly
                 seated
                 for
                 wholesome
                 ayre
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 other
                 commodities
                 .
                 All
                 which
                 commodiousnesse
                 of
                 situation
                 ,
                 and
                 largenesse
                 of
                 circuit
                 ,
                 gave
                 occasion
                 to
                 this
                 well-minded
                 Gentleman
                 Master
                 Sutton
                 ,
                 to
                 affect
                 that
                 house
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 onely
                 place
                 ,
                 whereon
                 to
                 
                 build
                 the
                 foundation
                 of
                 his
                 Religious
                 purpose
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 among
                 other
                 his
                 Christian
                 determinations
                 ,
                 hee
                 had
                 formerly
                 intended
                 to
                 build
                 an
                 house
                 at
                 
                   Hallingbury
                   Bouchers
                
                 in
                 Essex
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 an
                 Hospitall
                 for
                 such
                 poore
                 men
                 and
                 Children
                 as
                 he
                 himselfe
                 (
                 in
                 his
                 life
                 time
                 ,
                 or
                 future
                 Governors
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 bee
                 deputed
                 )
                 should
                 thinke
                 fit
                 to
                 bee
                 lodged
                 and
                 relieved
                 there
                 :
                 Also
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 Schoole-master
                 and
                 Vsher
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 teach
                 Children
                 to
                 reade
                 and
                 write
                 ,
                 and
                 instruct
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 Latine
                 and
                 Greeke
                 Grammar
                 :
                 with
                 a
                 Learned
                 Divine
                 likewise
                 to
                 preach
                 the
                 Word
                 of
                 God
                 to
                 them
                 all
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Master
                 beside
                 ,
                 to
                 governe
                 all
                 those
                 people
                 belonging
                 to
                 that
                 house
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 blessed
                 end
                 and
                 purpose
                 ,
                 
                 hee
                 had
                 procured
                 (
                 by
                 earnest
                 suit
                 )
                 power
                 by
                 an
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 to
                 build
                 such
                 an
                 Hospitall
                 in
                 the
                 Towne
                 of
                 
                   Hallingbury
                   Bouchers
                
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 should
                 be
                 named
                 ,
                 
                   The
                   Hospitall
                   of
                   King
                   Iames
                
                 ,
                 founded
                 in
                 Hallingbury
                 in
                 the
                 Countie
                 of
                 Essex
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 humble
                 Petition
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 onely
                 costs
                 and
                 charges
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Sutton
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 :
                 Appointing
                 also
                 such
                 Honourable
                 ,
                 Reverend
                 and
                 Worthy
                 persons
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 were
                 nominated
                 and
                 appointed
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 the
                 first
                 and
                 instant
                 Governors
                 of
                 the
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Possessions
                 ,
                 Goods
                 and
                 Reveneues
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Hospitall
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 afterward
                 ,
                 upon
                 more
                 grounded
                 deliberation
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 finding
                 this
                 goodly
                 house
                 of
                 the
                 Charter-house
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 much
                 more
                 convenient
                 for
                 the
                 purpose
                 ,
                 than
                 that
                 to
                 be
                 builded
                 at
                 Hallingbury
                 could
                 be
                 :
                 hee
                 became
                 an
                 earnest
                 suiter
                 to
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Suffolke
                 ,
                 to
                 purchase
                 that
                 house
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 acquianting
                 his
                 Honor
                 with
                 the
                 alteration
                 of
                 his
                 minde
                 concerning
                 Hallingbury
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 earnest
                 desire
                 to
                 make
                 the
                 Charter-house
                 his
                 Hospitall
                 .
                 The
                 Earle
                 being
                 honourably
                 enclined
                 to
                 so
                 godly
                 a
                 motion
                 ,
                 the
                 matter
                 sustained
                 the
                 lesse
                 debating
                 between
                 them
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 price
                 being
                 concluded
                 on
                 ,
                 the
                 bargaine
                 and
                 sale
                 was
                 assured
                 .
                 The
                 summe
                 disbursed
                 for
                 this
                 purpose
                 ,
                 amounted
                 to
                 13000
                 ,
                 
                   l.
                
                 which
                 was
                 paid
                 downe
                 in
                 hand
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 ensealing
                 of
                 the
                 Conveyance
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 he
                 became
                 suiter
                 againe
                 to
                 his
                 Majestie
                 ,
                 to
                 performe
                 all
                 that
                 at
                 the
                 Charter-house
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 formerly
                 intended
                 at
                 Hallingbury
                 :
                 whereto
                 the
                 King
                 readily
                 yeelded
                 ,
                 being
                 graciously
                 affected
                 to
                 so
                 charitable
                 a
                 Worke
                 ,
                 and
                 granted
                 his
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 effect
                 .
                 
                 And
                 the
                 right
                 Reverend
                 Father
                 in
                 God
                 ,
                 George
                 ,
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 
                   Canturburie
                   ,
                   Thomas
                
                 Lord
                 Ellesmere
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Chancelor
                 of
                 
                   England
                   ;
                   Robert
                
                 Lord
                 high
                 Treasurer
                 of
                 
                   England
                   ;
                   Iohn
                
                 the
                 elect
                 Bishop
                 of
                 
                   London
                   ;
                   Lancelot
                
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Ely
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Coke
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 chiefe
                 Iustice
                 of
                 the
                 Common
                 Pleas
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Foster
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Iustices
                 of
                 the
                 Common
                 Pleas
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Hobard
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 and
                 Baronet
                 ,
                 Attourney
                 generall
                 ;
                 
                   Iohn
                   Overall
                
                 ,
                 Deane
                 of
                 Pauls
                 in
                 
                   London
                   ;
                   George
                   Mountaine
                
                 ,
                 Deane
                 of
                 
                   Westminster
                   ;
                   Henry
                   Thursby
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Masters
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Chancerie
                   ;
                   Geffrey
                   Nightingale
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ;
                 
                   Richard
                   Sutton
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ;
                 
                   Iohn
                   Law
                   Gentleman
                   ;
                   Thomas
                   Browne
                   ,
                
                 Gentleman
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 founded
                 in
                 the
                 Charter-house
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 Country
                 of
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 humble
                 petition
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 onely
                 costs
                 and
                 charges
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Sutton
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 were
                 elected
                 ,
                 nominated
                 and
                 ordained
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 most
                 excellent
                 Majestie
                 in
                 his
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 granted
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 the
                 first
                 Governors
                 of
                 the
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Possessions
                 ,
                 Revenues
                 and
                 goods
                 of
                 the
                 fore-said
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 and
                 continuall
                 maintenance
                 thereof
                 in
                 forme
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 All
                 his
                 Mannors
                 and
                 Lordships
                 of
                 Southminster
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Norton
                   ,
                   Little
                   Hallingbury
                
                 ,
                 alias
                 
                   Hallingbury
                   Bouchers
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Much-Stanbridge
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Essex
                 .
              
               
                 All
                 those
                 his
                 Mannors
                 and
                 Lordships
                 of
                 Bastingthorpe
                 ,
                 alias
                 ,
                 Bustingthorpe
                 and
                 Dunnesby
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Lincolne
                 .
              
               
                 All
                 those
                 his
                 Mannors
                 and
                 Lordships
                 of
                 Salthorp
                 ,
                 
                 alias
                 ,
                 Saltrop
                 ,
                 alias
                 ,
                 
                   Haltrop
                   ,
                   Ch●lton
                
                 and
                 Blackgrove
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Wilts
                 .
                 
                 And
                 also
                 all
                 those
                 his
                 Lands
                 &
                 pasture-grounds
                 ,
                 called
                 Black-grove
                 ,
                 
                 contayning
                 by
                 estimation
                 200.
                 
                 Acres
                 of
                 pasture
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 in
                 Balckgrove
                 and
                 Wroughton
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 County
                 of
                 Wilts
                 .
                 
                 And
                 also
                 in
                 that
                 his
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Missenden
                 ,
                 otherwise
                 called
                 the
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Missunden
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parishes
                 of
                 
                   Wroughton
                   ,
                   Lydierde
                
                 
                 and
                 Tregose
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 County
                 .
              
               
                 All
                 that
                 his
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Elcombe
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Parke
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Elcombe
                   Parke
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 County
                 .
              
               
                 All
                 that
                 his
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Watelescote
                 ,
                 alias
                 Wiglescete
                 ,
                 alias
                 Wigleskete
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 County
                 of
                 Wilts
                 .
              
               
                 All
                 that
                 his
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Westcote
                 ,
                 alias
                 ,
                 Westcete
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 County
                 of
                 Wilts
                 .
                 And
                 also
                 all
                 those
                 his
                 Lands
                 and
                 Pastures
                 ,
                 containing
                 by
                 estimation
                 100.
                 
                 Acres
                 of
                 Land
                 ,
                 and
                 60.
                 
                 Acres
                 of
                 pasture
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 in
                 Wiglescote
                 and
                 Wroughton
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 County
                 of
                 Wilts
                 .
                 And
                 all
                 that
                 his
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Vffcote
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 .
                 And
                 also
                 those
                 his
                 two
                 Messuages
                 ,
                 and
                 1000.
                 
                 Acres
                 of
                 Land
                 ,
                 2000.
                 
                 Acres
                 of
                 Pasture
                 ,
                 300.
                 
                 Acres
                 of
                 Meddowe
                 ,
                 and
                 300.
                 
                 Acres
                 of
                 Wood
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 ,
                 in
                 Brodehinton
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 County
                 of
                 Wilts
                 .
              
               
                 All
                 those
                 the
                 Mannors
                 &
                 Lordships
                 of
                 Camps
                 ,
                 alias
                 ,
                 
                   Campes
                   Castell
                
                 ,
                 otherwise
                 called
                 
                   Castle
                   Campes
                
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 situate
                 ,
                 lying
                 ,
                 being
                 ,
                 and
                 extending
                 in
                 the
                 Counties
                 of
                 Cambridge
                 and
                 Essex
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 or
                 elsewhere
                 within
                 the
                 Realme
                 of
                 England
                 .
                 His
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Balsham
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Cambridge
                 .
                 And
                 all
                 his
                 Messuages
                 and
                 Lands
                 which
                 are
                 in
                 the
                 Parishes
                 of
                 Hackney
                 &
                 Totenham
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 .
                 
                 And
                 all
                 and
                 singuler
                 the
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 Lordships
                 ,
                 Messuages
                 ,
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 Reversions
                 ,
                 Services
                 ,
                 Meddowes
                 ,
                 Pastures
                 ,
                 Woods
                 ,
                 Advowsons
                 ,
                 Patronages
                 of
                 Churches
                 ,
                 and
                 Hereditaments
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Thomas
                   Sutton
                
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 situate
                 ,
                 lying
                 or
                 being
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 County
                 of
                 
                   Essex
                   ,
                   Lincolne
                   ,
                   Wilts
                   ,
                   Cambridge
                
                 and
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 any
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 and
                 every
                 of
                 their
                 rights
                 ,
                 members
                 and
                 appurtenances
                 whatsoever
                 .
              
               
                 Except
                 all
                 his
                 Mannors
                 or
                 Lordships
                 of
                 Littlebury
                 and
                 Haddestocke
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 their
                 appurtenances
                 in
                 the
                 Countie
                 of
                 Essex
                 .
              
               
                 Beside
                 all
                 this
                 bountie
                 of
                 his
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 
                 behold
                 what
                 Legacies
                 he
                 hath
                 given
                 to
                 charitable
                 uses
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 poore
                 people
                 in
                 Barwicke
                 ,
                 100.
                 
                 Markes
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 Stoke-Newington
                 .
                 10.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 poor
                 Fishermen
                 of
                 the
                 Towne
                 of
                 Oastend
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Low-Countries
                   .
                   100.
                   li.
                
                 
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 mending
                 of
                 the
                 High-wayes
                 betweene
                 Islington
                 and
                 Newington
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 40.
                 
                 Markes
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 mending
                 of
                 the
                 High-wayes
                 betweene
                 Ashden
                 and
                 Walden
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Walden
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Countie
                 of
                 Essex
                 ,
                 100.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 mending
                 of
                 the
                 High-wayes
                 ,
                 betweene
                 great
                 Lynton
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Countie
                 of
                 Cambridge
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Towne
                 of
                 
                   Wolden
                   ,
                   60.
                   li.
                   13.
                   s.
                   4.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 Towards
                 the
                 mending
                 of
                 
                   Horseth
                   lane
                
                 .
                 60.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 mending
                 of
                 the
                 Bridges
                 and
                 ordinary
                 High-wayes
                 ,
                 betweene
                 Southminster
                 and
                 Malden
                 in
                 
                   Essex
                   ,
                   100.
                   li.
                
                 
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 Chamber
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 1000.
                 li.
                 to
                 be
                 yeerely
                 lent
                 to
                 ten
                 young
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 not
                 having
                 any
                 great
                 stockes
                 of
                 their
                 owne
                 .
                 And
                 those
                 tenne
                 men
                 to
                 be
                 appointed
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Deane
                 of
                 Pauls
                 :
                 They
                 are
                 not
                 to
                 pay
                 any
                 use
                 for
                 the
                 money
                 ,
                 nor
                 any
                 to
                 enjoy
                 it
                 above
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 one
                 yeere
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 poore
                 people
                 of
                 Hadstocke
                 ,
                 
                 20.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 Littlebury
                 and
                 Balsham
                 ,
                 40.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 Parson
                 and
                 Church-wardens
                 of
                 Balsham
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 buying
                 a
                 Bell
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 hanged
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 Steeple
                 ,
                 to
                 amend
                 the
                 Ring
                 there
                 ,
                 20.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 
                   Southminster
                   ,
                   20.
                   li.
                
                 
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 
                   Little
                   Hallenbury
                
                 ,
                 20.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 
                   Dunsby
                   Com.
                   Lincoln
                
                 .
                 20.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 poore
                 prisoners
                 in
                 the
                 prisons
                 of
                 Ludgate
                 ,
                 
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 the
                 two
                 Compters
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings-Bench
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 
                   Marshalsey
                   ,
                   200.
                   li.
                
                 to
                 be
                 paid
                 and
                 divided
                 among
                 the
                 same
                 Prisoners
                 by
                 even
                 and
                 equall
                 portions
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 Master
                 ,
                 
                 Fellowes
                 and
                 Schollers
                 of
                 the
                 Corporation
                 of
                 Iesus
                 Colledge
                 in
                 Cambridge
                 ,
                 500.
                 
                 Markes
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 Master
                 ,
                 Fellowes
                 and
                 Schollers
                 of
                 the
                 Corporation
                 of
                 Magdalen
                 Colledge
                 in
                 
                   Cambridge
                   ,
                   500.
                   li.
                
                 
              
               
                 Towards
                 the
                 building
                 of
                 his
                 intended
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 
                 Chappell
                 and
                 Schoole-house
                 five
                 thousand
                 pounds
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 lived
                 not
                 to
                 
                 see
                 it
                 performed
                 in
                 his
                 life
                 time
                 .
                 Beside
                 ,
                 hee
                 hath
                 given
                 into
                 the
                 Treasury
                 or
                 Store-house
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 intended
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 to
                 begin
                 their
                 stocke
                 with
                 ,
                 &
                 to
                 defend
                 the
                 rights
                 of
                 the
                 house
                 1000.
                 l.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 Feoffees
                 ,
                 put
                 in
                 trust
                 about
                 his
                 intended
                 Hospital
                 ,
                 26.
                 l.
                 13.
                 
                   s.
                   4.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 Poore
                 of
                 Beverley
                 ,
                 a
                 Close
                 in
                 Cottingham
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 Poore
                 of
                 Lincolne
                 ,
                 a
                 remainder
                 of
                 yeeres
                 in
                 the
                 Rectory
                 of
                 
                   Glentham
                   ,
                   Com.
                   Lincolne
                
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 Master
                 Hutton
                 ,
                 Vicar
                 of
                 Littlebury
                 ,
                 20.
                 l.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 Poore
                 of
                 
                   Camps
                   Castell
                   ,
                   10.
                   l.
                
                 
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 Poore
                 of
                 
                   Elcombe
                   ,
                   10.
                   l.
                
                 
              
               
                 To
                 M.
                 Floud
                 ,
                 Parson
                 of
                 Newington
                 ,
                 13.
                 
                   l.
                   6.
                   s.
                   8.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 Poore
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Hackney
                 .
                 10.
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Hospitall
                 consisting
                 of
                 a
                 Master
                 ,
                 Governor
                 ,
                 a
                 Preacher
                 ,
                 a
                 Free-Schoole
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Master
                 and
                 Vsher
                 ,
                 80.
                 poore
                 people
                 ,
                 and
                 40.
                 
                 Schollers
                 ,
                 maintained
                 with
                 sufficient
                 cloathing
                 ,
                 meat
                 ,
                 drinke
                 ,
                 lodging
                 and
                 wages
                 :
                 
                 beside
                 Officers
                 and
                 ministers
                 to
                 attend
                 on
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 number
                 to
                 increase
                 ,
                 according
                 as
                 the
                 Revenues
                 upon
                 the
                 expiration
                 of
                 the
                 Leases
                 is
                 increased
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 famous
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 the
                 Lands
                 layd
                 unto
                 it
                 ,
                 the
                 purchase
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 stocke
                 layd
                 in
                 ,
                 &
                 allowance
                 towards
                 the
                 building
                 :
                 Also
                 ,
                 the
                 remainder
                 of
                 his
                 goods
                 unbequeathed
                 ,
                 his
                 large
                 gifts
                 and
                 Legacies
                 to
                 divers
                 Honourable
                 and
                 worthy
                 friends
                 ,
                 beside
                 ,
                 great
                 store
                 of
                 farre
                 more
                 inferiour
                 account
                 ,
                 
                 surpassing
                 my
                 capacity
                 to
                 number
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 residue
                 of
                 20000.
                 pound
                 left
                 to
                 the
                 discretion
                 of
                 his
                 Executors
                 ,
                 may
                 well
                 and
                 worthily
                 be
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 very
                 greatest
                 and
                 most
                 bountifull
                 gift
                 ,
                 that
                 ever
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 was
                 given
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 no
                 Abbey
                 (
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 foundation
                 thereof
                 )
                 excepted
                 ,
                 or
                 therewith
                 to
                 be
                 compared
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 gift
                 of
                 one
                 man
                 onely
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 alas
                 ,
                 
                 what
                 perpetuity
                 is
                 there
                 to
                 be
                 expected
                 in
                 this
                 life
                 ,
                 where
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 other
                 certainty
                 than
                 of
                 change
                 ?
                 While
                 all
                 eyes
                 stand
                 gazing
                 on
                 this
                 hopefull
                 intention
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 eare
                 listening
                 to
                 heare
                 when
                 it
                 would
                 come
                 to
                 effect
                 :
                 that
                 enemy
                 to
                 infinite
                 good
                 and
                 godly
                 purposes
                 ,
                 Death
                 ,
                 takes
                 away
                 the
                 worthy
                 Master-workeman
                 ,
                 yet
                 ,
                 not
                 unprovided
                 ,
                 as
                 too
                 many
                 are
                 ;
                 for
                 hee
                 had
                 his
                 needfull
                 occasions
                 ,
                 befitting
                 provision
                 for
                 so
                 long
                 a
                 journey
                 ,
                 readily
                 sealed
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 peace
                 of
                 a
                 good
                 Conscience
                 ,
                 &
                 that
                 which
                 the
                 tyrant
                 Death
                 had
                 bereft
                 him
                 of
                 ,
                 he
                 left
                 to
                 the
                 performance
                 of
                 his
                 faithful
                 Executors
                 ,
                 Master
                 
                   Richard
                   Sutton
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Master
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lawe
                
                 ,
                 men
                 of
                 religious
                 and
                 upright
                 soules
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 God
                 be
                 thanked
                 )
                 the
                 worke
                 is
                 accomplished
                 .
                 And
                 on
                 the
                 Munday
                 after
                 Michaelmas
                 day
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 third
                 day
                 of
                 October
                 ,
                 
                   An.
                   Dom.
                
                 1614.
                 the
                 Captaines
                 &
                 Gentlemen
                 entred
                 into
                 their
                 famous
                 prepared
                 Hospital
                 ;
                 to
                 the
                 glory
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 honour
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 most
                 Royall
                 Majestie
                 ,
                 credit
                 of
                 the
                 Governors
                 ,
                 comfort
                 of
                 them
                 appointed
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 joy
                 of
                 all
                 good
                 minds
                 to
                 behold
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 ,
                 though
                 no
                 tongue
                 or
                 penne
                 can
                 either
                 so
                 amply
                 expresse
                 ,
                 or
                 sufficiently
                 set
                 downe
                 the
                 great
                 deserts
                 of
                 this
                 so
                 good
                 and
                 worthy
                 a
                 man
                 :
                 yet
                 death
                 having
                 given
                 a
                 period
                 to
                 his
                 life
                 ,
                 and
                 layd
                 him
                 in
                 a
                 goodly
                 Tombe
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Chappell
                 of
                 his
                 owne
                 Hospitall
                 ;
                 there
                 we
                 must
                 now
                 leave
                 him
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 thereon
                 engraven
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Sacred
                 to
                 the
                 Glory
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 in
                 gratefull
                 memory
                 of
                 Thomas
                 Sutton
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
              
               
                 
                   HEere
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Sutton
                  
                   ,
                   
                   late
                   of
                   
                     Castell
                     Camps
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Cambridge
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   :
                   at
                   whose
                   onely
                   costs
                   and
                   charges
                   this
                   Hospital
                   was
                   founded
                   ,
                   and
                   endued
                   with
                   large
                   possessions
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   reliefe
                   of
                   poore
                   men
                   and
                   children
                   .
                   Hee
                   was
                   a
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   borne
                   at
                   Knayth
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Lincolne
                   ,
                   of
                   worthy
                   and
                   honest
                   parentage
                   .
                   He
                   lived
                   to
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   79.
                   yeers
                   ,
                   and
                   deceased
                   the
                   12.
                   day
                   of
                   December
                   ,
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1611.
                   
                
              
               
                 Master
                 Hutton
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 Master
                 of
                 this
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 minde
                 of
                 M.
                 Sutton
                 .
              
               
                 M.
                 Pearne
                 was
                 the
                 second
                 .
              
               
                 M.
                 Hooker
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 who
                 dyed
                 there
                 in
                 his
                 Mastership
                 ,
                 and
                 lyeth
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 Chappell
                 .
              
               
                 M.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lawe
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 M.
                 Suttons
                 Executors
                 ,
                 lyeth
                 also
                 there
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 a
                 Monument
                 or
                 remembrance
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 fixed
                 in
                 the
                 East
                 wall
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Chappell
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 An
                 Epitaph
                 written
                 by
                 a
                 Friend
                 to
                 Goodnesse
                 .
              
               
                 
                   WHen
                   bad
                   men
                   dye
                   ,
                   the
                   memory
                
                 
                   remaines
                
                 
                   Of
                   their
                   corruptions
                   and
                   ungodly
                
                 
                   wayes
                   :
                   
                
                 
                   As
                   merit
                   to
                   their
                   mis-applyed
                
                 
                   paines
                   ,
                
                 
                   Out
                   of
                   ill
                   actions
                   forming
                   as
                   ill
                
                 
                   prayse
                   .
                
                 
                   For
                   Vertue
                   wounded
                   by
                   their
                   deepe
                
                 
                   disgrace
                   ,
                
                 
                   Leav's
                   Shame
                   to
                   their
                   Posterity
                   and
                
                 
                   Race
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   When
                   good
                   men
                   dye
                   ,
                   the
                   memory
                   remaines
                
                 
                   Of
                   their
                   true
                   Vertue
                   ,
                   and
                   most
                
                 
                   Christian
                   wayes
                   ;
                
                 
                   As
                   a
                   due
                   guerdon
                   to
                   their
                   godly
                
                 
                   paines
                   ,
                
                 
                   Out
                   of
                   good
                   actions
                   forming
                   as
                   good
                
                 
                   praise
                   :
                
                 
                   For
                   Vertue
                   cherished
                   by
                   their
                   deeds
                
                 
                   of
                   grace
                   ,
                
                 
                   Leaves
                   Fame
                   to
                   their
                   posterity
                   and
                
                 
                   Race
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Among
                   those
                   good
                   (
                   if
                   goodnesse
                   may
                
                 
                   be
                   said
                
                 
                   To
                   be
                   among
                   the
                   seede
                   of
                   mortall
                
                 
                   men
                   )
                
                 
                   In
                   upright
                   ballance
                   of
                   true
                   merit
                
                 
                   weigh'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   Needs
                   must
                   we
                   reckon
                   famous
                   Sutton
                
                 
                   then
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   whom
                   ,
                   as
                   in
                   a
                   mirror
                   doth
                   appeare
                   .
                
                 
                   That
                   faith
                   with
                   works
                   did
                   shine
                   in
                
                 
                   him
                   most
                   cleere
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   And
                   let
                   us
                   not
                   ,
                   as
                   is
                   a
                   common
                
                 
                   use
                   ,
                
                 
                   Measure
                   him
                   by
                   a
                   many
                   other
                
                 
                   more
                   ;
                
                 
                   In
                   death
                   ,
                   to
                   cover
                   their
                   bad
                   lifes
                
                 
                   abuse
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   lanch
                   out
                   then
                   some
                   bounty
                   of
                
                 
                   their
                   store
                   .
                
                 
                   No
                   ,
                   Sutton
                   was
                   none
                   such
                   ,
                   his
                   Hospitall
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   much
                   more
                   else
                   beside
                   ,
                   speakes
                
                 
                   him
                   to
                   all
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   as
                   God
                   blest
                   him
                   with
                   abundant
                
                 
                   wealth
                   ,
                
                 
                   Like
                   to
                   a
                   carefull
                   Steward
                   he
                   imploy'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   it
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   ordered
                   all
                   things
                   in
                   his
                   best
                
                 
                   of
                   health
                   ,
                
                 
                   As
                   glad
                   to
                   leave
                   it
                   ,
                   as
                   when
                   he
                   enjoyed
                
                 
                   it
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   being
                   prepared
                   every
                   houre
                
                 
                   to
                   dye
                   ,
                
                 
                   Disposed
                   all
                   his
                   gifts
                   most
                   Christianly
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   Abrahams
                   bosome
                   sleeps
                   he
                   with
                
                 
                   the
                   blest
                   ,
                
                 
                   His
                   workes
                   ,
                   they
                   follow
                   him
                   ,
                   his
                
                 
                   worth
                   survives
                   ,
                
                 
                   Good
                   Angels
                   guide
                   him
                   to
                   eternall
                
                 
                   rest
                   ,
                
                 
                   Where
                   is
                   no
                   date
                   of
                   time
                   ,
                   for
                   yeeres
                
                 
                   or
                   lives
                   .
                
                 
                   You
                   that
                   are
                   rich
                   ,
                   doe
                   you
                   as
                   he
                   hath
                
                 
                   done
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   so
                   assure
                   the
                   Crowne
                   that
                   hee
                
                 
                   hath
                   won
                   .
                
              
            
             
               FINIS
               .
            
          
           
             
               
                 A
                 little
                 without
                 the
                 Barres
                 of
                 West
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 
                   Charterhouse
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 it
                 leadeth
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 plot
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 dissolved
                 Monastery
                 ,
                 in
                 place
                 wherof
                 ,
                 first
                 the
                 Lord
                 North
                 ,
                 but
                 since
                 ,
                 
                   Thomas
                   Howard
                
                 ,
                 late
                 Duke
                 of
                 Norfolke
                 ,
                 have
                 made
                 large
                 and
                 sumptuous
                 buildings
                 ,
                 both
                 for
                 lodging
                 and
                 pleasure
                 .
                 
                 At
                 the
                 gate
                 of
                 this
                 Charter-house
                 is
                 a
                 faire
                 water-conduit
                 ,
                 with
                 two
                 Cockes
                 ,
                 serving
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 neighbours
                 to
                 their
                 great
                 commodity
                 .
              
               
                 Saint
                 
                   Iohns
                   street
                
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 entring
                 this
                 lane
                 ,
                 is
                 also
                 (
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 )
                 replenished
                 with
                 buildings
                 ,
                 up
                 to
                 
                   Clarken
                   well
                
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 of
                 which
                 street
                 ,
                 lyeth
                 a
                 lane
                 called
                 
                   Cow
                   Crosse
                
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 a
                 Crosse
                 sometime
                 standing
                 there
                 ,
                 which
                 lane
                 turneth
                 downe
                 to
                 another
                 lane
                 called
                 
                   Turne-Mill
                   streete
                
                 ,
                 which
                 stretcheth
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 
                   Clarken
                   well
                
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 called
                 
                   Turne-Mill
                   streete
                
                 ,
                 for
                 such
                 cause
                 as
                 is
                 afore
                 declared
                 .
              
               
                 One
                 other
                 lane
                 there
                 is
                 ,
                 called
                 Saint
                 
                   Peters
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 which
                 turneth
                 from
                 Saint
                 
                   Iohns
                   street
                
                 to
                 Cow-Crosse
                 .
              
               
               
                 On
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 also
                 stood
                 the
                 late
                 dissolved
                 Priory
                 of
                 Saint
                 Iohn
                 of
                 Ierusalem
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 
                 founded
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 Christ
                 1100.
                 by
                 
                   Iorden
                   Briset
                
                 ,
                 Baron
                 ,
                 &
                 Muriel
                 his
                 wife
                 neere
                 unto
                 
                   Clarkes
                   well
                
                 ,
                 besides
                 West
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 which
                 Briset
                 ,
                 having
                 first
                 founded
                 the
                 the
                 Priory
                 of
                 Nunnes
                 at
                 
                   Clarkes
                   Well
                
                 ,
                 bought
                 of
                 them
                 ten
                 Acres
                 of
                 Land
                 ,
                 giving
                 them
                 in
                 exchange
                 ten
                 Acres
                 of
                 Land
                 in
                 his
                 Lordship
                 of
                 
                   Welling
                   Hall
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Kent
                 .
                 Saint
                 Iohns
                 Church
                 was
                 dedicated
                 by
                 Heraclius
                 ,
                 Patriarke
                 of
                 the
                 holy
                 Resurrection
                 of
                 Christ
                 at
                 Ierusalem
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeare
                 1185.
                 &
                 was
                 the
                 chiefe
                 seat
                 in
                 England
                 of
                 the
                 Religious
                 Knights
                 of
                 S.
                 Iohn
                 of
                 Ierusalem
                 .
                 Whose
                 profession
                 was
                 (
                 besides
                 their
                 dayly
                 service
                 of
                 God
                 )
                 to
                 defend
                 Christians
                 against
                 Pagans
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 fight
                 for
                 the
                 Church
                 ;
                 using
                 for
                 their
                 habite
                 a
                 blacke
                 upper
                 garment
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 white
                 Crosse
                 on
                 the
                 forepart
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 their
                 good
                 service
                 was
                 so
                 highly
                 esteemed
                 ,
                 that
                 when
                 the
                 order
                 of
                 Templers
                 was
                 dissolved
                 ,
                 their
                 Lands
                 and
                 possessions
                 were
                 (
                 by
                 Parliament
                 )
                 granted
                 unto
                 these
                 ,
                 who
                 after
                 the
                 losse
                 of
                 Ierusalem
                 ,
                 recovered
                 the
                 I
                 le
                 of
                 Rhodes
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Turke
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 placed
                 themselves
                 ,
                 being
                 called
                 thereof
                 (
                 for
                 many
                 yeeres
                 )
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Rhodes
                 ,
                 but
                 after
                 the
                 losse
                 thereof
                 1523.
                 removed
                 to
                 the
                 I
                 le
                 of
                 Malta
                 ,
                 manfully
                 opposing
                 themselves
                 against
                 the
                 Turkish
                 invasions
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Rebels
                 of
                 Essex
                 and
                 of
                 Kent
                 1381.
                 set
                 fire
                 on
                 this
                 house
                 ,
                 causing
                 it
                 to
                 burne
                 by
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 7.
                 dayes
                 together
                 ,
                 not
                 suffering
                 any
                 to
                 quenchit
                 :
                 since
                 the
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 Princes
                 of
                 that
                 house
                 have
                 new
                 builded
                 both
                 church
                 &
                 houses
                 thereunto
                 appertaining
                 ,
                 which
                 Church
                 was
                 finished
                 by
                 
                   Thomas
                   Docwray
                
                 ,
                 late
                 Lord
                 Prior
                 there
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1504.
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 the
                 inscription
                 over
                 the
                 Gate-house
                 ,
                 yet
                 remaining
                 .
                 This
                 house
                 at
                 the
                 suppression
                 in
                 the
                 32.
                 of
                 Hen.
                 the
                 8.
                 was
                 valued
                 to
                 dispend
                 in
                 lands
                 3385.
                 
                   l.
                   19.
                   s.
                   8.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 yeerely
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   W.
                   Weston
                
                 being
                 then
                 Lord
                 Prior
                 ,
                 died
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 7.
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 on
                 which
                 the
                 house
                 was
                 suppressed
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 great
                 yeerely
                 pensions
                 being
                 granted
                 to
                 the
                 Knights
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 namely
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Prior
                 ,
                 during
                 his
                 life
                 1000.
                 l.
                 but
                 he
                 never
                 received
                 penny
                 :
                 The
                 King
                 tooke
                 into
                 his
                 hands
                 all
                 the
                 lands
                 that
                 belonged
                 to
                 that
                 house
                 ,
                 &
                 to
                 that
                 order
                 wheresoever
                 in
                 England
                 and
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 augmentation
                 of
                 his
                 Crowne
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Priory
                 ,
                 Church
                 and
                 house
                 of
                 S.
                 Iohn
                 was
                 preserved
                 from
                 spoyle
                 or
                 downe
                 pulling
                 ,
                 so
                 long
                 as
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eight
                 reaigned
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 imployed
                 as
                 a
                 Store-house
                 for
                 the
                 Kings
                 Toyles
                 and
                 Tents
                 for
                 Hunting
                 ,
                 &
                 for
                 the
                 wars
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 But
                 in
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 the
                 Church
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 the
                 body
                 and
                 side
                 Iles
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 great
                 Bell-tower
                 ,
                 (
                 a
                 most
                 curious
                 piece
                 of
                 workemanship
                 ,
                 graven
                 ,
                 gilt
                 ,
                 and
                 inameled
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 beautifying
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 passing
                 all
                 other
                 that
                 I
                 have
                 seene
                 )
                 was
                 undermined
                 and
                 blowne
                 up
                 with
                 Gun-powder
                 ,
                 the
                 stone
                 thereof
                 was
                 imployed
                 in
                 building
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Protectors
                 house
                 at
                 the
                 Strand
                 .
                 That
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Quire
                 which
                 remaineth
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 side
                 Chappels
                 ,
                 was
                 by
                 Cardinall
                 Poole
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 raigne
                 of
                 Queene
                 Mary
                 )
                 closed
                 up
                 at
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 ,
                 and
                 otherwise
                 repaired
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Tresham
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 was
                 then
                 made
                 Lord
                 Prior
                 there
                 ,
                 with
                 restitution
                 of
                 some
                 Lands
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 same
                 was
                 againe
                 suppressed
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 yeere
                 of
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 .
              
               
                 
                   There
                   was
                   buried
                   in
                   this
                   Church
                   ,
                   Brethren
                   of
                   that
                   house
                   ,
                   and
                   Knights
                   of
                   that
                   order
                   ,
                
                 Iohn
                 Botell
                 ,
                 William
                 Bagecore
                 ,
                 Richard
                 Barrow
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Vauclay
                 ;
                 Thomas
                 Launcelin
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Mallory
                 ,
                 William
                 Turney
                 ,
                 William
                 Hulles
                 ,
                 Hils
                 or
                 Hayles
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Wesion
                 ,
                 Redington
                 ,
                 William
                 Longstrother
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 Longstrother
                 ,
                 William
                 Tong
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Wakeline
                 .
                 
                   Then
                   of
                   other
                
                 ;
                 Thomas
                 Thornburgh
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 William
                 West
                 ,
                 Gent.
                 Iohn
                 Fulling
                 ,
                 &
                 Adam
                 Gill
                 ,
                 
                   Esquires
                   ,
                   Sir
                
                 Iohn
                 Mortimor
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   Dame
                
                 Eleaner
                 
                   his
                   wife
                
                 ,
                 Nicholas
                 Silverston
                 ,
                 William
                 Plompton
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Margaret
                 Tong
                 ,
                 and
                 Isabell
                 Tong
                 ,
                 Walter
                 Bellingham
                 ,
                 alias
                 ,
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 
                   K.
                   of
                   Armes
                   of
                
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 Bedle
                 ,
                 Gent.
                 Katharine
                 
                   daughter
                   of
                
                 William
                 Plompton
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Richard
                 Turpin
                 ,
                 Gent.
                 Ione
                 
                   wife
                   to
                
                 Alexander
                 Dikes
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Bottell
                 and
                 Richard
                 Bottle
                 ,
                 Esquires
                 ,
                 Rowland
                 Darcy
                 ,
                 Richard
                 Sutton
                 ,
                 Gent.
                 Richard
                 Bottill
                 ,
                 
                   Gent.
                   Sir
                
                 W.
                 Harpden
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Robert
                 Kingston
                 ,
                 
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   and
                
                 Margery
                 
                   his
                   wife
                
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Roch
                 ,
                 Richard
                 Cednor
                 ,
                 Gent.
                 Simon
                 Mallory
                 ,
                 
                 1442.
                 
                 William
                 Mallory
                 ,
                 Robert
                 Longstrother
                 ,
                 Ralph
                 Astely
                 ,
                 William
                 Marshall
                 ,
                 Robert
                 Savage
                 ,
                 Robert
                 Gondall
                 ,
                 
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   &
                
                 Margery
                 
                   his
                   wife
                
                 ,
                 William
                 Babthorpe
                 ,
                 
                   Baron
                   of
                   the
                   Exchequer
                
                 1442.
                 
              
               
                 North
                 from
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 S.
                 Iohns
                 was
                 the
                 Priory
                 of
                 ClarkenWell
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 
                   Clarkes
                   well
                
                 adjoyning
                 ,
                 which
                 Priory
                 was
                 also
                 founded
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1100.
                 by
                 
                   Iorden
                   Briset
                
                 ,
                 Baron
                 ,
                 the
                 sonne
                 of
                 Ralph
                 ,
                 the
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Brian
                   Briset
                
                 :
                 who
                 gave
                 to
                 Robert
                 a
                 Priest
                 ,
                 foureteen
                 Acres
                 of
                 land
                 ,
                 lying
                 in
                 the
                 field
                 next
                 adjoining
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Clarkes
                   VVell
                
                 ,
                 thereupon
                 to
                 build
                 an
                 house
                 of
                 Religious
                 persons
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 founded
                 to
                 the
                 honor
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Assumption
                 of
                 our
                 Lady
                 ,
                 and
                 placed
                 therein
                 blacke
                 Nuns
                 .
                 This
                 
                   Iorden
                   Briset
                
                 ,
                 gave
                 also
                 to
                 that
                 house
                 one
                 piece
                 of
                 ground
                 ,
                 thereby
                 to
                 build
                 a
                 Windmill
                 upon
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Hee
                 and
                 Muriell
                 his
                 wife
                 were
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 Chapter-house
                 there
                 .
                 More
                 buried
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   VVikes
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 and
                 Isabel
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 Dame
                 
                   Agnes
                   Clifford
                   ,
                   Ralph
                   Thimbleby
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Dame
                 Iahan
                 ,
                 Baronnesse
                 of
                 Greystocke
                 ,
                 Dame
                 Iahan
                 Lady
                 Ferrar.
                 
              
               
                 And
                 of
                 later
                 time
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                   Constantius
                   Bennet
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Greeke
                 borne
                 ,
                 he
                 gave
                 two
                 houses
                 ,
                 the
                 one
                 in
                 Saint
                 Iohns
                 street
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 in
                 
                   Turnemill
                   street
                
                 ,
                 the
                 rents
                 of
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 distributed
                 in
                 Coales
                 every
                 yeere
                 against
                 Christmas
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 that
                 Parish
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Heereunder
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   
                     Francis
                     White
                  
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   14.
                   
                   Sonne
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     White
                  
                   of
                   Southwerborne
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   deceased
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   Lady
                   Anne
                   his
                   wife
                   :
                   who
                   dyed
                   at
                   his
                   age
                   of
                   sixteene
                   ,
                   the
                   last
                   day
                   of
                   February
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                  
                   ,
                   1566.
                   he
                   being
                   their
                   nineteenth
                   Childe
                   .
                
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Isabella
                   Sackuill
                   ,
                   
                   quae
                   fuit
                   Priorissa
                   nuper
                   Prioratus
                   de
                   Clarkenwell
                   ,
                   tempore
                   dissolutionis
                   ejusdem
                   Prioratus
                   ,
                   quae
                   fuit
                   21.
                   
                   Octobris
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   ,
                   Millesimo
                   Quingentesimo
                   Septuagesimo
                   ,
                   &
                   An.
                   Reg.
                   Elizab.
                   Dei
                   gratia
                   ,
                   &c.
                   duodecimo
                   .
                
                 
                   Vnder
                   this
                   Stone
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   the
                   good
                   ,
                   
                   charitable
                   ,
                   and
                   vertuous
                   Gentlewoman
                   ,
                   Mistris
                   
                     Anne
                     Blunt
                  
                   ,
                   daughter
                   unto
                   
                     Walter
                     Blunt
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Blunt
                   Hall
                   in
                   the
                   Country
                   of
                   Stafford
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   and
                   Sister
                   unto
                   the
                   right
                   VVorshipfull
                   ,
                   the
                   Lady
                   Paulet
                   ,
                   deceased
                   and
                   to
                   the
                   Lady
                   Sidenham
                   ,
                   now
                   living
                   .
                   VVhich
                   Anne
                   died
                   the
                   24.
                   day
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Domini
                  
                   ,
                   1504.
                   
                
                 
                   Contegit
                   hoc
                   marmor
                   Doctorem
                   nomine
                   Bellum
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   Qui
                   bene
                   tum
                   rexit
                   Praesulis
                   officiū
                   .
                
                 
                   Moribus
                   ,
                   ingenio
                   ,
                   vitae
                   pietate
                   vigebat
                   ,
                
                 
                   Laudatus
                   cunctis
                   ,
                   cultus
                   &
                   eloquio
                   .
                
                 
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   ,
                   1556.
                   die
                   August
                   .
                   11.
                   
                
              
               
                 There
                 is
                 an
                 ancient
                 Marble
                 Tombe
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 wall
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 the
                 figure
                 of
                 a
                 dead
                 man
                 by
                 in
                 his
                 shrowd
                 :
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 plates
                 are
                 stolen
                 away
                 ,
                 only
                 one
                 piece
                 remaining
                 ,
                 containing
                 these
                 words
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Hospitalitate
                   inclytus
                   ,
                   genere
                   praeclarus
                   :
                
                 
                   There
                   an
                   Armes
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hanc
                   urna
                   officii
                   causu
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   the
                   Lady
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     Ascough
                  
                   ,
                   
                   sometime
                   the
                   wife
                   of
                   
                     William
                     Dallyson
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Iustices
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   Bench
                   :
                   And
                   afterward
                   wife
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Francis
                     Ascough
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   .
                   The
                   which
                   Lady
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   6.
                   day
                   of
                   December
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1570.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   And
                   here
                   also
                   lyeth
                   
                     William
                     Dallison
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   eldest
                   son
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   William
                   and
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   which
                   William
                   the
                   Sonne
                   deceased
                   the
                   9.
                   day
                   of
                   November
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                  
                   ,
                   1585.
                   
                
                 
                   Heere
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Francis
                     Butler
                  
                   ,
                   
                   fourth
                   Sonne
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Butler
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   
                     Hatfield
                     Woodhall
                  
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Kent
                   ,
                   Knight
                   .
                   
                     Obiit
                     4.
                     
                     Martii
                  
                   ,
                   1615.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   Lady
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     Barckley
                  
                   of
                   the
                   Queenes
                   Majesties
                   Bed-Chamber
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   second
                   wife
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Maurice
                     Barckley
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   deceased
                   (
                   Standard-bearer
                   to
                   her
                   Majestie
                   ,
                   to
                   her
                   Father
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   her
                   Brother
                   )
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   in
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   the
                   16.
                   day
                   of
                   Iune
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                  
                   1585.
                   (
                   being
                   52.
                   yeeres
                   old
                   )
                   in
                   the
                   faith
                   of
                   Iesus
                   Christ
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   buried
                   in
                   the
                   floore
                   under
                   this
                   Tombe
                   .
                   This
                   Lady
                   was
                   the
                   daughter
                   of
                   
                     Anthony
                     Sonds
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   .
                   She
                   had
                   children
                   ,
                   two
                   sonnes
                   and
                   one
                   daughter
                   ,
                   
                     Robert
                     ,
                     Margaret
                  
                   and
                   Iohn
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   
                     Rogero
                     Wood
                  
                   Armigero
                   ,
                   
                   Servienti
                   ad
                   Arma
                   ,
                   tam
                   Serenissimo
                   Regi
                   ,
                   quam
                   honoratissimo
                   conventui
                   Parliamenti
                   .
                   Rosa
                   Conjunx
                   hoc
                   posuit
                   amoris
                   pii
                   ,
                   momoriae
                   perpetuae
                   ,
                   observantiae
                   debitae
                   ,
                   Sacrum
                   Monumentum
                   .
                
                 
                   Qui
                   legis
                   ,
                   qui
                   luges
                   ,
                
                 
                   Rogerum
                   Wood
                
                 
                   Ne
                   perisse
                   putes
                   ,
                
                 
                   superesse
                   scias
                   ,
                
                 
                   Extinctus
                   extat
                   ,
                
                 
                   peremptus
                   perennis
                   est
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vivit
                   in
                   suorum
                
                 
                   desideriis
                   ,
                   in
                   bonorum
                
                 
                   Praeconiis
                   ,
                
                 
                   in
                   Coelrum
                   gaudiis
                   .
                
                 
                   Obiit
                   18.
                   
                   Martii
                   ,
                   1609.
                   
                
                 
                   Aetatis
                   suae
                   46.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Palmer
                  
                   of
                   Clarkenwell
                   ,
                   
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   was
                   buried
                   here
                   the
                   18.
                   day
                   of
                   February
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                  
                   1585.
                   
                   He
                   married
                   Panclin
                   ,
                   the
                   daughter
                   of
                   
                     Anthony
                     Sondes
                  
                   of
                   Kent
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   :
                   she
                   was
                   also
                   buried
                   in
                   this
                   Chancell
                   :
                   By
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   issue
                   
                     Anthony
                     Palmer
                     ,
                     Elizabeth
                     Cheiney
                     ,
                     Iane
                     Thursby
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   
                     Mary
                     Palmer
                     .
                     Iane
                     Thursby
                  
                   had
                   also
                   one
                   of
                   her
                   daughters
                   here
                   buried
                   ,
                   named
                   Elizabeth
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 obitum
                 Generosissimae
                 ,
                 charissimaeque
                 Elizabethae
                 Croftes
                 ,
                 nuper
                 uxoris
                 Caroli
                 Croftes
                 ,
                 Armigeri
                 :
                 Christoph
                 .
                 Brooke
                 devotissimus
                 ,
                 hoc
                 memoriae
                 pignus
                 posuit
                 .
                 Obiit
                 
                   20.
                   
                   Decemb.
                   1597.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   GEntle
                   beholder
                   of
                   these
                   dolefull
                
                 
                   lines
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   With
                   carefull
                   mutes
                   and
                   mournfull
                
                 
                   accents
                   sounding
                   ,
                
                 
                   Resolve
                   to
                   teares
                   ,
                   viewing
                   these
                   sad
                
                 
                   designes
                
                 
                   Of
                   driery
                   sorrow
                   ,
                   and
                   hearts
                   deepest
                
                 
                   wounding
                   .
                
                 
                   Consuming
                   Time
                   ,
                   abridging
                   worlds
                
                 
                   desire
                   ,
                
                 
                   Insulting
                   death
                   ,
                   feareful
                   ,
                   prodigious
                   ,
                
                 
                   strange
                   ,
                
                 
                   Eclipsing
                   ,
                   waxing
                   heat
                   of
                   Natures
                
                 
                   fire
                   ,
                
                 
                   With
                   wayning
                   forc'd
                   ,
                   and
                   necessarie
                
                 
                   change
                   :
                
                 
                   Since
                   you
                   have
                   done
                   your
                   worst
                   to
                
                 
                   date
                   her
                   dayes
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whilome
                   the
                   worlds
                   ,
                   now
                   heavens
                
                 
                   gratious
                   ghest
                   :
                
                 
                   I
                   ,
                   this
                   sad
                   memory
                   of
                   her
                   liues
                
                 
                   praise
                
                 
                   Presume
                   to
                   write
                   ,
                   in
                   skilfull
                   Arts
                
                 
                   the
                   least
                   .
                
                 
                   She
                   was
                   descended
                   of
                   right
                   gentle
                
                 
                   blood
                   ,
                
                 
                   Kinde
                   ,
                   courteous
                   ,
                   affable
                   and
                   milde
                
                 
                   by
                   nature
                   ,
                
                 
                   Modest
                   her
                   thoughts
                   ,
                   her
                   disposition
                
                 
                   good
                   ,
                
                 
                   Her
                   mind
                   Exchequers
                   store
                   to
                   everie
                
                 
                   creature
                   ,
                
                 
                   Her
                   Conscience
                   spotles
                   ,
                   her
                   Religion
                
                 
                   pure
                   ,
                
                 
                   Her
                   life
                   sincere
                   ,
                   her
                   studie
                   contemplation
                   :
                
                 
                   Her
                   hope
                   was
                   heaven
                   ,
                   with
                   life
                
                 
                   aye
                   to
                   endure
                   ,
                
                 
                   Her
                   faith
                   was
                   constant
                   in
                   her
                   soules
                
                 
                   salvation
                   .
                
                 
                   Her
                   vertuous
                   care
                   her
                   children
                   to
                
                 
                   direct
                   ,
                
                 
                   Conform'd
                   to
                   reason
                   in
                   her
                   husbands
                
                 
                   will
                   :
                
                 
                   Her
                   bounty
                   to
                   her
                   servants
                   ,
                   friends
                
                 
                   respect
                   ,
                
                 
                   Desire
                   to
                   helpe
                   ,
                   and
                   wish
                   no
                   neighbour
                
                 
                   ill
                   .
                
                 
                   Thrice
                   happy
                   then
                   (
                   breath-lesse
                   )
                   in
                
                 
                   Tombe
                   that
                   lyest
                   :
                
                 
                   Earth
                   hath
                   but
                   earth
                   ,
                   thy
                   better
                
                 
                   part
                   survives
                   :
                
                 
                   From
                   worldly
                   warfare
                   ,
                   summon'd
                
                 
                   to
                   the
                   highest
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whose
                   death
                   from
                   life
                   ,
                   a
                   second
                   life
                
                 
                   derives
                   .
                
                 
                   Death
                   life
                   confirmes
                   ,
                   Heaven
                   earth
                
                 
                   unites
                   in
                   one
                   :
                
                 
                   Her
                   life
                   in
                   death
                   ,
                   and
                   blisse
                   when
                
                 
                   world
                   is
                   done
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Bedingfield
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   second
                   sonne
                   unto
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Beding
                     field
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   late
                   of
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Norf.
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   privy
                   Councell
                   to
                   Queene
                   Mary
                   .
                   Also
                   this
                   
                     Thomas
                     Bedingfield
                  
                   ,
                   was
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   honorable
                   band
                   of
                   Gentlemen
                   Pensioners
                   unto
                   the
                   late
                   famous
                   Queene
                   Eli.
                   &
                   Master
                   of
                   the
                   Tents
                   &
                   Pavilions
                   
                   unto
                   the
                   most
                   mighty
                   King
                   IAMES
                   ,
                   Monarch
                   of
                   Great
                   Britaine
                   .
                   He
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   11.
                   day
                   of
                   
                     August
                     ,
                     An.
                     Dom.
                  
                   1613.
                   
                
                 
                   This
                   Monument
                   was
                   made
                   and
                   placed
                   here
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   cost
                   and
                   charges
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Skillicorne
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   being
                   his
                   Executor
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Herne
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Master
                 of
                 defence
                 ,
                 and
                 yeoman
                 of
                 the
                 Guard
                 ,
                 1580.
                 gave
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 to
                 the
                 Clothworkers
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 they
                 to
                 pay
                 yeerely
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 14.
                 pound
                 to
                 the
                 Church
                 wardens
                 of
                 
                   Clarken
                   Well
                
                 ,
                 and
                 14.
                 l.
                 on
                 the
                 Churchwardens
                 of
                 S.
                 Sepulchres
                 ,
                 towards
                 reparation
                 of
                 these
                 Churches
                 ,
                 and
                 reliefe
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 men
                 .
                 More
                 hee
                 gave
                 after
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 one
                 man
                 ,
                 then
                 living
                 ,
                 8.
                 l.
                 the
                 yeare
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 mending
                 of
                 High-wayes
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Sackeford
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Masters
                 of
                 Requests
                 ,
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 that
                 Parish
                 40.
                 s.
                 the
                 yeere
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 Almes-house
                 at
                 Woodbridge
                 in
                 Suffolke
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 is
                 buried
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Henry
                   Stoke
                
                 ,
                 Gardener
                 ,
                 buried
                 there
                 ,
                 gave
                 20.
                 s.
                 the
                 yeere
                 for
                 ever
                 towards
                 reparation
                 of
                 that
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Priory
                 was
                 valued
                 to
                 dispend
                 262.
                 
                   l.
                   9.
                   s.
                
                 by
                 yeere
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 surrendred
                 the
                 30.
                 of
                 H.
                 the
                 8.
                 
                 Many
                 faire
                 houses
                 are
                 now
                 builded
                 about
                 the
                 Priorie
                 ,
                 namely
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 high-way
                 towards
                 Iseldon
                 .
              
               
                 So
                 much
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 which
                 remaineth
                 :
                 for
                 one
                 great
                 I
                 le
                 thereof
                 ,
                 which
                 fell
                 downe
                 ,
                 serveth
                 now
                 as
                 a
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Iames
                 ,
                 not
                 onely
                 for
                 the
                 Tenements
                 and
                 neere
                 Inhabitants
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 (
                 as
                 is
                 aforesaid
                 )
                 for
                 all
                 up
                 to
                 
                   Highgate
                   ,
                   Moswell
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 
              
               
                 Neere
                 unto
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 besides
                 
                   Clarkes
                   Well
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 were
                 divers
                 other
                 Wels
                 ,
                 namely
                 ,
                 
                   Skinners
                   Well
                   ,
                   Fags
                   Well
                   ,
                   Tode
                   Well
                   ,
                   Loders
                   Well
                   ,
                   Rede
                   Well
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 now
                 damned
                 up
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 to
                 returne
                 to
                 
                   Giltspurre
                   streete
                
                 ,
                 where
                 I
                 first
                 began
                 with
                 this
                 Suburb
                 ,
                 there
                 standeth
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Sepulchre
                 in
                 the
                 Bayly
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 before
                 shewed
                 ,
                 from
                 this
                 streete
                 to
                 
                   Turneagaine
                   lane
                
                 by
                 
                   Hosier
                   lane
                   ,
                   Cow
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Oldboorne
                 Conduit
                 ,
                 downe
                 
                   Snore
                   hill
                
                 ,
                 to
                 
                   Oldboorne
                   bridge
                
                 ,
                 and
                 up
                 Oldboorne
                 hill
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   Gold
                   lane
                
                 on
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Lither
                   lane
                
                 beyond
                 it
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Barres
                 ;
                 beyond
                 the
                 which
                 Barres
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 side
                 is
                 
                   Port
                   Poole
                
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 
                   Grayes
                   Inne
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 the
                 Inne
                 of
                 Court
                 ,
                 named
                 
                   Grayes
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 a
                 goodly
                 house
                 there
                 situate
                 :
                 by
                 whom
                 builded
                 or
                 first
                 begun
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 yet
                 learned
                 ,
                 but
                 it
                 seemeth
                 to
                 be
                 since
                 Edward
                 the
                 3.
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 a
                 Prebend
                 to
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 in
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 lane
                 is
                 furnished
                 with
                 faire
                 buildings
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 tenements
                 on
                 both
                 the
                 sides
                 ,
                 leading
                 to
                 the
                 fields
                 towards
                 Highgate
                 and
                 Hamsted
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 high
                 street
                 have
                 ye
                 many
                 faire
                 houses
                 builded
                 ,
                 and
                 lodgings
                 for
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 Innes
                 for
                 Travellers
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 like
                 ,
                 up
                 almost
                 (
                 for
                 it
                 lacketh
                 but
                 little
                 )
                 to
                 S.
                 Giles
                 in
                 the
                 fields
                 :
                 amongst
                 the
                 which
                 buildings
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 being
                 very
                 new
                 ,
                 one
                 passeth
                 the
                 rest
                 in
                 largenesse
                 of
                 roomes
                 ,
                 lately
                 builded
                 by
                 a
                 Widow
                 ,
                 
                 sometime
                 wife
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Alington
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 which
                 
                   Rich.
                   Alington
                
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 yeare
                 1561.
                 
                 And
                 thus
                 much
                 for
                 that
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 Oldboorne
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 from
                 Newgate
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 or
                 South
                 side
                 ,
                 
                 lyeth
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Bayly
                
                 ,
                 &
                 so
                 downe
                 by
                 
                   Seacoale
                   lane
                
                 end
                 to
                 
                   Oldboorne
                   bridge
                
                 ,
                 up
                 
                   Oldboorne
                   hill
                
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   Shoo
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Fewters
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Barres
                 .
              
               
                 Beyond
                 the
                 Barres
                 had
                 ye
                 (
                 in
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 a
                 Temple
                 ,
                 
                 builded
                 by
                 the
                 Templers
                 ,
                 whose
                 order
                 first
                 began
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 Christ
                 1118.
                 the
                 19.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 first
                 .
                 This
                 Temple
                 was
                 left
                 ,
                 and
                 fell
                 to
                 rune
                 since
                 the
                 yeere
                 1184.
                 when
                 the
                 Templers
                 had
                 builded
                 them
                 a
                 new
                 Temple
                 in
                 Fleetstreet
                 ,
                 neere
                 to
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 .
                 A
                 great
                 part
                 of
                 this
                 old
                 Temple
                 was
                 pulled
                 downe
                 but
                 of
                 late
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1595.
                 
              
               
                 Adjoyning
                 to
                 this
                 old
                 Temple
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 sometime
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 
                   Lincolnes
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 wherein
                 he
                 lodged
                 when
                 he
                 repaired
                 to
                 this
                 City
                 .
                 
                   Robert
                   de
                   Curars
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 L.
                 builded
                 it
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1147.
                 
                 
                   I.
                   Russel
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Lincolne
                 ,
                 Chancelor
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 raigne
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 was
                 lodged
                 there
                 .
                 It
                 hath
                 of
                 late
                 yeeres
                 belonged
                 to
                 the
                 Earles
                 of
                 South-hampton
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 therefore
                 called
                 
                   South-hampton
                   house
                   .
                   Agaster
                   Roper
                
                 hath
                 of
                 late
                 builded
                 much
                 there
                 ,
                 by
                 means
                 whereof
                 ,
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 ruines
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 Temple
                 was
                 seene
                 to
                 remaine
                 ,
                 builded
                 of
                 Cane
                 stone
                 ,
                 round
                 in
                 forme
                 as
                 the
                 New
                 Temple
                 by
                 
                 
                   Temple
                   Barre
                
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Temples
                 in
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 Beyond
                 this
                 old
                 Temple
                 and
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Lincolnes
                 house
                 ,
                 is
                 New-streete
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 in
                 the
                 raigne
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 
                 when
                 he
                 (
                 of
                 a
                 Iewes
                 house
                 )
                 founded
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 Converts
                 betwixt
                 the
                 old
                 Temple
                 and
                 the
                 new
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 same
                 streete
                 hath
                 since
                 been
                 called
                 
                   Chancery
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 reason
                 that
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 annexed
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 Converts
                 by
                 Patent
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 office
                 of
                 
                   Custos
                   Rotulorum
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Rolles
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 15.
                 of
                 his
                 raigne
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 streete
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 faire
                 building
                 to
                 be
                 noted
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Cursitors
                   Office
                
                 ,
                 builded
                 with
                 divers
                 faire
                 lodgings
                 for
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 all
                 of
                 Bricke
                 and
                 Timber
                 ,
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicolas
                   Bacon
                
                 ,
                 late
                 Lord
                 Keeper
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 Seale
                 .
              
               
                 Neere
                 unto
                 this
                 
                   Cursitors
                   Office
                
                 ,
                 be
                 divers
                 faire
                 houses
                 and
                 large
                 Gardens
                 ,
                 builded
                 and
                 made
                 in
                 a
                 ground
                 ,
                 sometime
                 belonging
                 to
                 one
                 great
                 house
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 the
                 street
                 ,
                 there
                 made
                 by
                 
                   Ralph
                   Nevill
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Chichester
                 .
                 This
                 ground
                 he
                 had
                 by
                 the
                 gift
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 granted
                 to
                 Ralph
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Chichester
                 ,
                 Chauncelor
                 ,
                 that
                 place
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Garden
                 which
                 
                   Iohn
                   ●erlirum
                
                 forfeited
                 in
                 that
                 street
                 ,
                 called
                 Newstreet
                 ,
                 over-against
                 the
                 land
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Bishop
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 streete
                 ,
                 which
                 place
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Garden
                 and
                 appurtenance
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 Kings
                 Exchete
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 libertie
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 acknowledged
                 before
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 Court
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 last
                 Pleas
                 of
                 the
                 Crowne
                 of
                 that
                 City
                 ,
                 Cart.
                 11.
                 
                 H.
                 3.
                 
              
               
                 Then
                 was
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 Converts
                 ,
                 wherein
                 now
                 the
                 Rolles
                 of
                 Chancery
                 be
                 kept
                 .
                 Then
                 the
                 
                   Serieants
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 Newstreete
                 ,
                 
                 towards
                 the
                 North
                 end
                 thereof
                 ,
                 was
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 house
                 of
                 the
                 preaching
                 Friers
                 :
                 the
                 which
                 house
                 I
                 find
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 Christ
                 1221.
                 the
                 Fryers
                 Preachers
                 ,
                 13.
                 in
                 number
                 ,
                 came
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 to
                 their
                 Prior
                 one
                 named
                 
                   Gilbert
                   de
                   Fraxineto
                
                 ,
                 in
                 company
                 of
                 
                   Peter
                   de
                   la
                   Roch
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 Canturburie
                 ,
                 where
                 presenting
                 themselves
                 before
                 the
                 Archbishop
                 Steven
                 ,
                 he
                 commanded
                 the
                 said
                 Prior
                 to
                 preach
                 ,
                 whose
                 Sermon
                 he
                 liked
                 so
                 well
                 ,
                 that
                 ever
                 after
                 hee
                 loved
                 that
                 Order
                 .
                 These
                 Fryers
                 came
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 their
                 first
                 house
                 without
                 the
                 Wall
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 by
                 Oldboorne
                 ,
                 neere
                 unto
                 the
                 old
                 Temple
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Hubert
                   de
                   Burgo
                
                 ,
                 
                 Earle
                 of
                 Kent
                 ,
                 was
                 a
                 great
                 benefactor
                 unto
                 these
                 Fryers
                 ,
                 and
                 deceasing
                 at
                 his
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Bansted
                 in
                 Surrey
                 ,
                 or
                 after
                 some
                 writers
                 ,
                 at
                 his
                 Castell
                 of
                 Barkamsted
                 in
                 Hartfordshire
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1242.
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 their
                 Church
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 which
                 Church
                 he
                 had
                 given
                 his
                 place
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 said
                 Fryers
                 afterward
                 sold
                 to
                 
                   Walter
                   Gray
                
                 ,
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Yorke
                 ,
                 and
                 hee
                 left
                 it
                 to
                 his
                 successors
                 in
                 that
                 Sea
                 ,
                 for
                 ever
                 to
                 be
                 their
                 house
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 should
                 repaire
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 And
                 therfore
                 the
                 same
                 was
                 called
                 Yorke-place
                 ,
                 which
                 name
                 so
                 continued
                 ,
                 untill
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1529.
                 that
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eight
                 tooke
                 it
                 from
                 
                   Thomas
                   Woolsey
                
                 ,
                 Cardinall
                 and
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Yorke
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 gave
                 it
                 to
                 name
                 ,
                 White-Hall
                 .
              
               
                 Margaret
                 ,
                 Sister
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Scots
                 ,
                 Widdow
                 to
                 Geffrey
                 ,
                 Earle
                 Marshall
                 ,
                 deceased
                 1244.
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1250.
                 the
                 Fryers
                 of
                 this
                 Order
                 of
                 Preachers
                 ,
                 thorough
                 Christendome
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 Ierusalem
                 ,
                 were
                 by
                 a
                 Convocation
                 assembled
                 together
                 ,
                 at
                 this
                 their
                 house
                 by
                 Old-boorne
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 entreat
                 of
                 their
                 estate
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 400.
                 having
                 meate
                 and
                 drinke
                 found
                 them
                 of
                 Almes
                 ,
                 because
                 they
                 had
                 no
                 possessions
                 of
                 their
                 owne
                 .
                 The
                 first
                 day
                 the
                 King
                 came
                 to
                 their
                 Chapter
                 ,
                 found
                 them
                 meate
                 and
                 drinke
                 ,
                 and
                 dined
                 with
                 them
                 .
                 Another
                 day
                 the
                 Queene
                 found
                 them
                 meat
                 and
                 drinke
                 :
                 afterward
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Albons
                   ,
                   Waltham
                
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1276.
                 
                 
                   Gregory
                   Rokesley
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Barons
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 granted
                 and
                 gave
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Kilwarby
                
                 ,
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canturburie
                 ,
                 two
                 lanes
                 or
                 wayes
                 next
                 the
                 street
                 of
                 
                   Baynards
                   Castell
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 Mountfichet
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 destroyed
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 which
                 place
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 builded
                 the
                 late
                 new
                 Church
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Stones
                 that
                 were
                 left
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Tower.
                 And
                 thus
                 the
                 Black-Fryers
                 left
                 their
                 Church
                 and
                 house
                 by
                 Oldboorne
                 ,
                 and
                 departed
                 to
                 their
                 new
                 .
                 
                 This
                 old
                 Frier-house
                 ,
                 
                   (
                   juxta
                   Holboorn
                
                 saith
                 the
                 Patent
                 )
                 was
                 by
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 in
                 the
                 sixteenth
                 of
                 his
                 raigne
                 ,
                 given
                 to
                 
                   Henry
                   Lacy
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Lincolne
                 .
                 Next
                 to
                 this
                 house
                 of
                 Fryers
                 ,
                 was
                 one
                 other
                 great
                 House
                 ,
                 sometime
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Chichester
                 ,
                 whereof
                 
                   Mathew
                   Paris
                
                 writeth
                 thus
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Ralph
                   de
                   nova
                   villa
                
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 Nevill
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Chichester
                 ,
                 and
                 Chancelor
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 sometime
                 builded
                 a
                 noble
                 house
                 ,
                 even
                 from
                 the
                 ground
                 ,
                 not
                 farre
                 from
                 the
                 New
                 Temple
                 and
                 house
                 of
                 Converts
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 which
                 place
                 he
                 deceased
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1244.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 place
                 after
                 the
                 decease
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Bishop
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 Blacke-Fryers
                 before
                 spoken
                 of
                 ,
                 
                   Henry
                   Lacy
                
                 Earle
                 of
                 Lincolne
                 ,
                 Constable
                 of
                 Chester
                 ,
                 and
                 Custos
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 builded
                 his
                 Inne
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 was
                 lodged
                 there
                 :
                 hee
                 deceased
                 in
                 this
                 house
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1310.
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 new
                 worke
                 (
                 whereunto
                 he
                 had
                 been
                 a
                 great
                 benefactor
                 )
                 of
                 Saint
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 our
                 Lady
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 and
                 Saint
                 Dunstanes
                 Chappell
                 .
                 This
                 
                   Lincolnes
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 sometime
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 Bishops
                 of
                 Chichester
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 great
                 house
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 now
                 an
                 Inne
                 of
                 Court
                 ,
                 retaining
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 
                   Lincolnes
                   Inne
                
                 ,
                 as
                 afore
                 ,
                 but
                 now
                 lately
                 encreased
                 with
                 faire
                 buildings
                 ,
                 and
                 replenished
                 with
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 studious
                 in
                 the
                 Common
                 Lawes
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 raigne
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 eight
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Lovell
                
                 was
                 a
                 great
                 builder
                 there
                 ,
                 especially
                 he
                 builded
                 the
                 Gate-house
                 and
                 forefront
                 towards
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 placing
                 theron
                 aswell
                 the
                 Lacies
                 Armes
                 ,
                 as
                 his
                 owne
                 .
                 He
                 caused
                 the
                 Lacies
                 Armes
                 to
                 be
                 cast
                 and
                 wrought
                 in
                 Lead
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 Lover
                 of
                 the
                 Hall
                 of
                 that
                 house
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 3.
                 
                 Escutcheons
                 a
                 Lyon
                 Rampant
                 for
                 Lacie
                 ,
                 7.
                 
                 Mascules
                 voyded
                 for
                 Quincie
                 ,
                 and
                 3.
                 
                 Wheat
                 sheaves
                 for
                 Chester
                 .
                 This
                 Lover
                 being
                 of
                 late
                 repayred
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Escutcheons
                 were
                 left
                 out
                 .
                 The
                 rest
                 of
                 that
                 side
                 ,
                 even
                 to
                 Fleetstreet
                 ,
                 is
                 replenishd
                 with
                 faire
                 buildings
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 the
                 high
                 
                   Oldborne
                   streete
                
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 North
                 end
                 of
                 New-streete
                 stretcheth
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 (
                 in
                 building
                 lately
                 framed
                 )
                 up
                 to
                 S.
                 Giles
                 in
                 the
                 field
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 was
                 an
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 founded
                 by
                 Matilda
                 the
                 Queene
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 Henry
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 1117.
                 
                 This
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 saith
                 the
                 Record
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 the
                 nineteenth
                 yeere
                 ,
                 was
                 founded
                 without
                 the
                 Barre
                 ,
                 
                   Veteris
                   Templi
                   London
                   &
                   Conversorum
                
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Hospitall
                 was
                 founded
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 Cell
                 to
                 
                   Burton
                   Lagar
                
                 of
                 Ierusalem
                 ,
                 as
                 may
                 appeare
                 by
                 a
                 deede
                 dated
                 the
                 foure
                 and
                 twentieth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 in
                 these
                 words
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Norton
                
                 ,
                 
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Master
                 of
                 
                   Burton
                   Lagar
                
                 of
                 Ierusalem
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Brethren
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 place
                 ,
                 keepers
                 of
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 Saint
                 Giles
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 Barres
                 of
                 the
                 Old
                 Temple
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 have
                 sold
                 to
                 
                   Geffrey
                   Kent
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Draper
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 a
                 messuage
                 or
                 house
                 ,
                 with
                 two
                 sollars
                 above
                 edified
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 
                   Alhallowes
                   Hony
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 in
                 West
                 Cheape
                 ,
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 the
                 West
                 part
                 of
                 a
                 Tenement
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 Goate
                 on
                 the
                 Hope
                 ,
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 Drapers
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 for
                 31.
                 
                   l.
                   
                
              
               
                 At
                 this
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 conveyed
                 from
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 towards
                 Teyborne
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 be
                 executed
                 for
                 Treasons
                 ,
                 Felonies
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 trespasses
                 ,
                 were
                 presented
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 Bowle
                 of
                 Ale
                 ,
                 thereof
                 to
                 drinke
                 at
                 their
                 pleasure
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 be
                 their
                 last
                 refreshing
                 in
                 this
                 life
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 without
                 Ludgate
                 ,
                 
                 lyeth
                 the
                 South
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Baily
                
                 ,
                 then
                 downe
                 
                   Ludgate
                   hill
                
                 by
                 
                   Fleet
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 over
                 
                   Fleet
                   bridge
                
                 ,
                 up
                 
                   Fleet
                   street
                
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   Shoo
                   lane
                   ,
                   Fewters
                   lane
                   ,
                   Newstreet
                   ,
                
                 or
                 
                   Chancerie
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 
                   Shire
                   lane
                
                 by
                 the
                 Barre
                 on
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 .
                 And
                 from
                 Ludgate
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 or
                 South
                 side
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   Bridge-lane
                   ,
                   Water-lane
                   ,
                   Crokers-lane
                   Serjeants
                   Inne
                   ,
                
                 and
                 the
                 
                   New
                   Temple
                
                 by
                 the
                 Barre
                 ,
                 all
                 which
                 is
                 of
                 
                   Faringdon
                   Ward
                
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 aforesaid
                 shewed
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               LIBERTIES
               OF
               THE
               DVTCHIE
               OF
               LANCASTER
               .
            
             
               NExt
               without
               the
               Barre
               the
               
                 New
                 Temple
              
               ,
               
               and
               Liberties
               of
               the
               Citie
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               Suburbs
               ,
               is
               a
               Liberty
               pertaining
               to
               the
               Dutchie
               of
               Lancaster
               ,
               which
               beginneth
               in
               the
               East
               ,
               on
               the
               South
               side
               or
               left
               hand
               by
               the
               River
               Thames
               ,
               and
               stretcheth
               West
               to
               Ivie-bridge
               ,
               where
               it
               endeth
               .
               And
               againe
               ,
               on
               the
               North
               side
               or
               right
               hand
               ,
               some
               small
               distance
               without
               Temple-barre
               in
               the
               high
               street
               ,
               from
               a
               payre
               of
               Stocks
               there
               standing
               ,
               stretcheth
               one
               large
               middle
               row
               or
               troope
               of
               small
               Tenements
               ,
               partly
               opening
               to
               the
               South
               ,
               partly
               towards
               the
               North
               ,
               up
               West
               to
               a
               Stone
               Crosse
               ,
               now
               headlesse
               ,
               over-against
               the
               Strand
               ,
               and
               this
               is
               the
               bounds
               of
               that
               Libertie
               ;
               which
               sometime
               belonged
               to
               
                 Brian
                 Lisle
              
               ,
               since
               to
               Peter
               of
               Savoy
               ,
               and
               then
               to
               the
               house
               of
               Lancaster
               ,
               
               as
               shall
               be
               shewed
               .
            
             
               Henry
               the
               third
               ,
               
               in
               the
               30.
               yeere
               of
               his
               raigne
               ,
               did
               grant
               to
               his
               Vncle
               ,
               Peter
               of
               Savoy
               ,
               all
               those
               houses
               upon
               the
               Thames
               ,
               which
               sometimes
               pertained
               to
               
                 Brain
                 de
                 Insula
              
               ,
               or
               Lisle
               ,
               without
               the
               Walls
               of
               his
               Citie
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               way
               or
               street
               called
               the
               Strand
               ,
               to
               hold
               to
               him
               and
               to
               his
               heires
               ,
               yeelding
               yeerely
               in
               the
               Exchequer
               ,
               at
               the
               feast
               of
               Saint
               Michael
               th'
               Archangell
               ,
               three
               barbed
               Arrowes
               for
               all
               services
               .
               Dated
               at
               Reding
               ,
               &c.
               
               This
               Peter
               of
               Savoy
               ,
               builded
               the
               Savoy
               .
            
             
               But
               first
               amongst
               other
               buildings
               ,
               
               memorable
               for
               greatnesse
               on
               the
               River
               of
               
                 Thames
                 ,
                 Excester
                 house
              
               ,
               so
               called
               ,
               for
               that
               the
               same
               belonged
               to
               the
               Bishops
               of
               Excester
               ,
               and
               was
               their
               Inne
               or
               London
               lodging
               .
               Who
               was
               first
               builder
               thereof
               ,
               I
               have
               not
               read
               ;
               but
               that
               
                 Walter
                 Stapleton
              
               ,
               was
               a
               great
               builder
               there
               ,
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               second
               is
               manifest
               :
               for
               the
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               when
               they
               had
               beheaded
               him
               in
               Cheape
               ,
               neere
               unto
               the
               Cathedrall
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Paul
               ,
               they
               buried
               him
               in
               a
               heape
               of
               Sand
               or
               rubbiso
               ,
               
               in
               his
               owne
               house
               without
               
                 Temple
                 barre
              
               ,
               where
               hee
               had
               made
               great
               building
               .
               
                 Edmond
                 Lacy
              
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               Excester
               ,
               builded
               the
               great
               Hall
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               ,
               &c.
               
               The
               same
               hath
               since
               been
               called
               Paget
               house
               ,
               because
               William
               Lord
               Paget
               enlarged
               and
               possessed
               it
               .
               Then
               Leicester
               house
               ,
               because
               
                 Robert
                 Dudley
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Leicester
               ,
               of
               late
               new
               builded
               there
               and
               then
               Essex
               house
               ,
               of
               the
               Earle
               of
               Essex
               lodging
               there
               .
            
             
               Then
               West
               ,
               
               was
               a
               Chappell
               dedicated
               to
               the
               Holy
               Ghost
               ,
               called
               
                 S.
                 Spirit
              
               ,
               upon
               what
               occasion
               founded
               I
               have
               not
               read
               .
            
             
               Next
               is
               
                 Milford
                 lane
              
               downe
               to
               the
               Thames
               :
               
               but
               why
               so
               called
               ,
               I
               have
               not
               read
               as
               yet
               .
            
             
               Then
               was
               the
               Bishop
               of
               
                 Bathes
                 Inne
              
               ,
               
               lately
               new
               builded
               (
               for
               a
               great
               part
               thereof
               )
               by
               the
               Lord
               
                 Thomas
                 Seamer
              
               ,
               Admirall
               ,
               which
               house
               came
               sithence
               to
               be
               possessed
               by
               the
               Earle
               of
               Arundell
               ,
               and
               thereof
               called
               
                 Arundell
                 house
              
               .
            
             
               Next
               beyond
               the
               which
               ,
               on
               the
               street
               side
               ,
               was
               sometime
               a
               faire
               Cemitorie
               ,
               or
               Church-yard
               ,
               
               and
               in
               the
               same
               a
               Parish
               Church
               ,
               called
               of
               the
               Nativitie
               of
               our
               Lady
               ,
               and
               the
               Innocents
               of
               the
               Strand
               ;
               and
               of
               some
               ,
               by
               meane
               of
               a
               Brotherhood
               kept
               there
               ,
               called
               of
               S.
               Vrsula
               at
               the
               Strand
               .
            
             
               And
               neere
               adjoyning
               to
               the
               said
               Church
               ,
               
               betwixt
               it
               and
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               was
               an
               Inne
               of
               Chancery
               ,
               commonly
               called
               
                 Chesters
                 Inne
              
               ,
               (
               because
               it
               belonged
               to
               the
               Bishop
               of
               
                 Chester
                 ,
              
               )
               by
               
               others
               named
               of
               the
               situation
               ,
               
                 Strand
                 Inne
              
               .
            
             
               Then
               was
               there
               an
               house
               belonging
               to
               the
               Bishop
               of
               Landaffe
               :
               
               for
               I
               find
               in
               Record
               ,
               the
               4.
               of
               Edward
               the
               second
               ,
               that
               a
               vacant
               place
               ,
               lying
               neere
               the
               Church
               of
               our
               Lady
               at
               Strand
               ,
               the
               said
               Bishop
               procured
               it
               of
               Thomas
               Earle
               of
               Lancaster
               ,
               for
               the
               enlarging
               of
               this
               house
               .
            
             
               Then
               had
               yee
               in
               the
               high
               street
               a
               faire
               bridge
               ,
               
               called
               
                 Strand
                 Bridge
              
               ,
               and
               under
               it
               a
               lane
               or
               way
               ,
               downe
               to
               the
               landing
               place
               on
               the
               banke
               of
               Thames
               .
            
             
               Then
               was
               the
               Bishop
               of
               Chester
               (
               commonly
               called
               of
               Lichfield
               and
               Coventrie
               )
               his
               Inne
               ,
               
               or
               London
               lodging
               ,
               this
               house
               was
               first
               builded
               by
               
                 Walter
                 Langton
              
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               Chester
               ,
               Treasurer
               of
               England
               ,
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               .
            
             
               And
               next
               unto
               it
               adjoyning
               ,
               was
               the
               Bishop
               of
               
                 VVorcesters
                 Inne
              
               :
               all
               which
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               the
               Parish
               of
               Saint
               Mary
               at
               
                 Strand
                 ,
                 Strand
                 Inne
                 ,
                 Strand
                 Bridge
                 ,
              
               with
               the
               lane
               under
               it
               ,
               the
               Bishop
               of
               
                 Chesters
                 Inne
              
               ,
               the
               Bishop
               of
               
                 VVorcesters
                 Inne
              
               ,
               with
               all
               the
               Tenements
               adjoining
               ,
               were
               by
               commandement
               of
               Edward
               ,
               Duke
               of
               Sommerset
               ,
               Vncle
               to
               Edward
               the
               sixth
               ,
               and
               Lord
               Protector
               ,
               pulled
               downe
               ,
               &
               made
               levell
               ground
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1549.
               
               In
               place
               wherof
               ,
               
               he
               builded
               that
               large
               and
               goodly
               house
               ,
               now
               called
               
                 Sommerset
                 house
              
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               high
               street
               neere
               unto
               the
               Strand
               ,
               
               sometime
               stood
               a
               Crosse
               of
               Stone
               ,
               against
               the
               Bishop
               of
               Coventrie
               or
               Chester
               his
               house
               ,
               whereof
               I
               read
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               1294.
               and
               divers
               other
               times
               ,
               the
               Iustices
               Itinerants
               sate
               without
               London
               ,
               at
               the
               Stone
               Crosse
               over-against
               the
               Bishop
               of
               
                 Coventries
                 house
              
               ,
               and
               sometime
               they
               sate
               in
               the
               Bishops
               house
               ,
               which
               was
               hard
               by
               the
               Strand
               ,
               as
               is
               aforesaid
               .
            
             
               Then
               next
               is
               the
               Savoy
               ,
               
               so
               called
               of
               Peter
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Savoy
               and
               Richmond
               ,
               Son
               to
               Thomas
               Earle
               of
               Savoy
               ,
               Brother
               to
               Boniface
               ,
               Archbishop
               of
               Canturbury
               ,
               and
               Vncle
               unto
               Heleanor
               ,
               wife
               to
               King
               Henry
               the
               third
               .
            
             
               Hee
               first
               builded
               this
               house
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1245.
               
               And
               heere
               is
               occasion
               offered
               me
               ,
               for
               satisfying
               of
               some
               deniers
               thereof
               ,
               to
               prove
               that
               this
               Peter
               of
               Savoy
               was
               also
               Earle
               of
               Savoy
               .
               Wherefore
               ,
               out
               of
               a
               Booke
               of
               the
               Genealogies
               of
               all
               the
               whole
               house
               of
               Savoy
               ,
               compiled
               by
               
                 Phillebert
                 Pingonio
              
               ,
               Baron
               of
               Guzani
               ,
               remaining
               in
               the
               hands
               of
               
                 William
                 Smith
              
               ,
               alias
               ,
               
                 Rouge
                 dragon
              
               ,
               Officer
               of
               Armes
               ,
               I
               have
               gathered
               this
               .
            
             
               Thomas
               ,
               
               Earle
               of
               Savoy
               ,
               had
               issue
               by
               Beatrix
               ,
               daughter
               to
               Aimon
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Geneva
               ,
               9.
               
               Sonnes
               ,
               and
               3.
               
               Daughters
               :
               Amadis
               his
               first
               Sonne
               ,
               succeeded
               Earle
               of
               Savoy
               in
               the
               yeere
               1253.
               
               Peter
               his
               second
               Sonne
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Savoy
               and
               of
               Richmond
               ,
               in
               1298.
               
               Philip
               his
               third
               Sonne
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Savoy
               and
               
                 Burgundy
                 ,
                 1284.
                 
                 Thomas
              
               the
               fourth
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Flaunders
               ,
               and
               Prince
               of
               
                 Piemont
                 .
                 Boniface
              
               the
               eighth
               Archbishop
               of
               Canturbury
               .
               
               Beatrix
               his
               Daughter
               ,
               married
               to
               
                 Reymond
                 Beringarius
              
               of
               Aragon
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Province
               and
               Narbone
               ,
               had
               issue
               ,
               and
               was
               Mother
               to
               five
               Queenes
               .
               The
               first
               ,
               Margaret
               ,
               wife
               to
               Lewis
               King
               of
               France
               ;
               the
               second
               ,
               Eleanor
               ,
               wife
               to
               Henry
               the
               third
               ,
               King
               of
               England
               ;
               the
               third
               ,
               Sanctia
               ,
               wife
               to
               Richard
               ,
               King
               of
               Romans
               ;
               the
               fourth
               ,
               Beatrix
               ,
               wife
               to
               Charles
               ,
               King
               of
               Naples
               ;
               the
               fift
               ,
               Iohanna
               ,
               wife
               to
               Philip
               King
               of
               Navarre
               .
            
             
               To
               returne
               againe
               to
               the
               house
               of
               Savoy
               :
               
               Queene
               Eleanor
               ,
               wife
               to
               King
               Henry
               the
               third
               ,
               purchased
               this
               place
               afterwards
               of
               the
               Fraternity
               or
               Brethren
               of
               Mountjoy
               ,
               unto
               whom
               Peter
               of
               Savoy
               (
               as
               it
               seemeth
               )
               had
               given
               it
               ,
               
               for
               her
               sonne
               Edmond
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Lancaster
               ,
               as
               Master
               Camden
               hath
               noted
               out
               of
               a
               Register
               booke
               of
               the
               Dukes
               of
               
                 Lancaster
                 .
                 Henry
              
               Duke
               of
               Lancaster
               repaired
               ,
               or
               rather
               new
               builded
               it
               ,
               with
               the
               charges
               of
               52000.
               
               Markes
               ,
               which
               money
               he
               had
               gathered
               together
               at
               the
               Towne
               of
               Bridgerike
               .
            
             
               Iohn
               the
               French
               King
               was
               lodged
               there
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               ,
               1357.
               and
               also
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1363.
               for
               it
               was
               (
               at
               that
               time
               )
               the
               fairest
               Mannor
               in
               England
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               ,
               
               1381.
               the
               Rebels
               of
               Kent
               and
               Essex
               burnt
               this
               house
               ,
               unto
               the
               which
               there
               was
               none
               in
               the
               Realme
               to
               be
               compared
               in
               beauty
               and
               starelinesse
               ,
               (
               saith
               mine
               Author
               .
               )
               They
               set
               fire
               on
               it
               round
               about
               ,
               and
               made
               proclamation
               ,
               that
               none
               ,
               on
               paine
               to
               lose
               his
               head
               ,
               should
               convert
               to
               his
               own
               use
               any
               thing
               that
               there
               was
               ;
               but
               that
               they
               should
               breake
               such
               plate
               and
               vessell
               of
               Gold
               &
               
               Silver
               ,
               as
               was
               found
               in
               that
               house
               ,
               (
               which
               was
               in
               great
               plenty
               )
               into
               small
               peeces
               ,
               and
               threw
               the
               same
               into
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               .
               Precious
               Stones
               they
               should
               bruise
               in
               mortars
               ,
               
               that
               the
               same
               might
               be
               to
               no
               use
               ,
               and
               so
               it
               was
               done
               by
               them
               :
               One
               of
               their
               companions
               they
               burned
               in
               the
               fire
               ,
               because
               hee
               minded
               to
               have
               reserved
               one
               goodly
               peece
               of
               Plate
               .
            
             
               They
               found
               there
               certaine
               barrels
               of
               Gun-powder
               ,
               
               which
               they
               thought
               had
               been
               Gold
               or
               Silver
               ,
               &
               throwing
               them
               into
               the
               fire
               ,
               more
               suddenly
               than
               they
               thought
               ,
               the
               Hall
               was
               blowne
               up
               ,
               the
               houses
               destroyed
               ,
               and
               themselves
               very
               hardly
               escaped
               away
               .
            
             
               This
               house
               being
               thus
               defaced
               ,
               and
               almost
               overthrowne
               by
               these
               Rebels
               ,
               for
               malice
               they
               bare
               to
               Iohn
               of
               Gaunt
               ,
               Duke
               of
               Lancaster
               ,
               
               of
               later
               time
               came
               to
               the
               Kings
               hands
               ,
               and
               was
               againe
               raised
               and
               beautifully
               builded
               ,
               for
               an
               Hospital
               of
               S.
               
                 Iohn
                 Baptist
              
               ,
               by
               King
               Henry
               the
               seventh
               ,
               about
               the
               yeere
               1509.
               
               For
               the
               which
               Hospitall
               ,
               retaining
               still
               the
               old
               name
               of
               Savoy
               ,
               he
               purchased
               Lands
               ,
               to
               be
               imployed
               upon
               the
               releeving
               of
               an
               hundred
               poore
               people
               .
               This
               Hospitall
               being
               valued
               to
               dispend
               529.
               pound
               ,
               fifteene
               shillings
               ,
               &c.
               by
               yeere
               ,
               was
               suppressed
               the
               tenth
               of
               Iune
               ,
               the
               seventh
               of
               Edward
               the
               sixt
               :
               the
               beds
               ,
               bedding
               ,
               and
               other
               furniture
               belonging
               thereunto
               ,
               with
               seven
               hundred
               Markes
               of
               the
               said
               lands
               by
               yeere
               ,
               he
               gave
               to
               the
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               with
               his
               house
               of
               Bridewell
               ,
               to
               the
               furnishing
               thereof
               ,
               to
               bee
               a
               Worke-house
               for
               the
               poore
               and
               idle
               persons
               ,
               
               &
               towards
               the
               furnishing
               of
               the
               Hospitall
               of
               Saint
               Thomas
               in
               Southwarke
               ,
               lately
               suppressed
               .
            
             
               This
               Hospitall
               of
               Savoy
               was
               againe
               new
               founded
               ,
               
               erected
               ,
               corporated
               and
               endowed
               with
               Lands
               by
               Queene
               Mary
               ,
               the
               third
               of
               November
               :
               In
               the
               fourth
               of
               her
               raigne
               ,
               one
               Iackson
               tooke
               possession
               ,
               and
               was
               made
               Master
               thereof
               in
               the
               same
               Moneth
               of
               November
               .
               The
               Ladies
               of
               the
               Court
               ,
               and
               Maidens
               of
               Honor
               (
               a
               thing
               not
               to
               be
               forgotten
               )
               stored
               the
               same
               of
               new
               with
               beddes
               ,
               bedding
               ,
               and
               other
               furniture
               ,
               in
               very
               ample
               manner
               ,
               &c.
               and
               it
               was
               by
               Patent
               so
               confirmed
               at
               Westminster
               ,
               the
               9.
               of
               May
               ,
               the
               4.
               and
               5.
               of
               Philip
               and
               Mary
               .
            
             
               The
               Chappell
               of
               this
               Hospitall
               serveth
               now
               as
               a
               Parish
               Church
               to
               the
               Tenements
               thereof
               neere
               adjoyning
               ,
               
               and
               others
               .
            
             
               The
               next
               was
               sometime
               the
               Bishop
               of
               
                 Carliles
                 Inne
              
               ,
               which
               now
               belongeth
               to
               the
               Earle
               of
               Bedford
               ,
               &
               is
               called
               Russell
               or
               
                 Bedford
                 house
              
               .
               It
               stretcheth
               from
               the
               Hospitall
               of
               Savoy
               ,
               
               West
               to
               
                 Ivie
                 Bridge
              
               ;
               where
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Cecill
              
               ,
               principall
               Secretarie
               to
               Queen
               Elizabeth
               ,
               did
               then
               raise
               a
               large
               and
               stately
               house
               of
               Bricke
               and
               Timber
               ,
               as
               also
               levelled
               and
               paved
               the
               high-way
               neere
               adjoyning
               ,
               to
               the
               great
               beautifying
               of
               that
               street
               ,
               and
               commodity
               of
               passengers
               .
               Richard
               the
               2.
               in
               the
               8.
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               granted
               licence
               to
               pave
               with
               stone
               the
               high-way
               ,
               called
               
                 Strand
                 street
              
               ,
               from
               
                 Temple
                 Barre
              
               to
               the
               Savoy
               ,
               and
               Tole
               to
               bee
               taken
               towards
               the
               charges
               :
               and
               againe
               the
               like
               was
               granted
               in
               the
               42.
               of
               Henry
               the
               6.
               
            
             
               
                 Ivie
                 Bridge
              
               in
               the
               high
               street
               ,
               which
               had
               a
               way
               under
               it
               ,
               leading
               downe
               to
               the
               Thames
               ,
               the
               like
               as
               sometime
               had
               the
               
                 Strand
                 bridge
              
               ,
               is
               now
               taken
               downe
               ,
               but
               the
               lane
               remaineth
               as
               afore
               ,
               or
               better
               ,
               and
               parteth
               the
               Liberty
               of
               the
               Dutchie
               ,
               and
               the
               Citie
               of
               Westminster
               on
               that
               South
               side
               .
            
             
               Now
               to
               begin
               againe
               at
               
                 Temple
                 Barre
              
               over-against
               it
               .
               In
               the
               high
               street
               ,
               as
               is
               afore
               shewed
               ,
               is
               one
               large
               Middle
               Rowe
               of
               houses
               and
               small
               Tenements
               builded
               ,
               partly
               opening
               to
               the
               South
               ,
               partlie
               towards
               the
               North.
               Amongst
               the
               which
               standeth
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               S.
               
                 Clement
                 Danes
              
               ,
               
               so
               called
               ,
               because
               Harolde
               a
               Danish
               King
               ,
               and
               other
               Danes
               were
               buried
               there
               .
            
             
               This
               Harolde
               ,
               whom
               King
               Canutus
               had
               by
               a
               concubine
               ,
               reigned
               3.
               yeeres
               ,
               and
               was
               buried
               at
               Westminster
               ,
               but
               afterward
               ,
               Hardicanutus
               ,
               the
               lawfull
               sonne
               of
               Canutus
               ,
               in
               revenge
               of
               a
               displeasure
               done
               to
               his
               mother
               ,
               by
               expelling
               her
               out
               of
               the
               Realme
               ,
               and
               the
               murder
               of
               his
               brother
               Alured
               ,
               
               commanded
               the
               body
               of
               Harolde
               to
               be
               digged
               out
               of
               the
               earth
               ,
               and
               to
               bee
               throwne
               into
               the
               Thames
               ,
               where
               it
               was
               by
               a
               Fisherman
               taken
               up
               and
               buried
               in
               this
               Church-yard
               .
               But
               out
               of
               a
               faire
               Leager
               Booke
               ,
               sometime
               belonging
               to
               the
               Abbey
               of
               Chartsey
               ,
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Surrey
               is
               noted
               ,
               as
               in
               
                 Francis
                 thin
              
               ,
               after
               this
               sort
               :
            
             
             
               In
               the
               reigne
               of
               King
               Ethelred
               ,
               the
               Monasterie
               of
               Chartsey
               was
               destroyed
               ,
               90.
               
               Monks
               of
               that
               house
               were
               slaine
               by
               the
               Danes
               ,
               whose
               bodies
               were
               buried
               in
               a
               place
               neere
               to
               the
               old
               Monasterie
               .
               
               
                 William
                 Malmesburie
                 saith
              
               :
               They
               burnt
               the
               Church
               ,
               together
               with
               the
               Monks
               and
               Abbot
               ;
               but
               the
               Danes
               continuing
               in
               their
               furie
               (
               throughout
               the
               whole
               lana
               )
               desirous
               ,
               at
               the
               length
               ,
               to
               returne
               home
               into
               Denmarke
               ,
               were
               (
               by
               the
               just
               judgement
               of
               God
               )
               all
               slaine
               at
               London
               ,
               in
               a
               place
               which
               is
               called
               the
               Church
               of
               the
               Danes
               .
            
             
               This
               said
               middle
               rowe
               of
               houses
               ,
               stretching
               West
               to
               a
               Stone
               Crosse
               now
               headlesse
               ,
               
               by
               or
               against
               the
               Strand
               ,
               including
               the
               said
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Clement
               ,
               is
               also
               wholly
               of
               the
               liberty
               and
               Dutchy
               of
               Lancaster
               .
            
             
               Thus
               much
               for
               the
               bounds
               and
               antiquities
               of
               this
               libertie
               ,
               wherein
               I
               have
               noted
               Parish
               Churches
               twaine
               ,
               sometime
               3.
               houses
               of
               name
               6.
               to
               wit
               ,
               the
               Savoy
               ,
               or
               
                 Lancaster
                 house
              
               ,
               now
               an
               Hospitall
               ,
               
                 Sommerset
                 house
                 ,
                 Essex
                 house
                 ,
                 Arundell
                 house
                 ,
                 Bedford
              
               or
               
                 Russell
                 house
              
               ,
               and
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Cecils
              
               house
               ;
               besides
               of
               
                 Chesters
                 Inne
              
               ,
               or
               
                 Strand
                 Inne
              
               ,
               sometime
               an
               Inne
               of
               Chancery
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               This
               liberty
               is
               governed
               by
               the
               Chancelor
               of
               that
               Dutchy
               at
               this
               present
               ,
               
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Deckam
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               and
               one
               of
               his
               Majesties
               most
               honorable
               Privy
               Councellors
               .
               There
               is
               under
               him
               a
               Steward
               ,
               that
               keepeth
               Court
               and
               Leete
               for
               the
               King
               ,
               he
               giveth
               the
               charge
               ,
               and
               taketh
               the
               oathes
               of
               every
               under
               Officer
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               there
               4.
               
               Burgesses
               ,
               and
               4.
               
               Assistants
               to
               take
               up
               controversies
               ,
               a
               Bayliffe
               ,
               which
               hath
               two
               or
               three
               under-Bailiffes
               ,
               that
               make
               arrests
               within
               that
               libertie
               ,
               foure
               Constables
               ,
               foure
               Wardens
               ,
               that
               keepe
               the
               lands
               and
               Stocke
               for
               the
               poore
               ,
               foure
               Wardens
               for
               high-wayes
               ,
               a
               Iury
               or
               Inquest
               of
               14.
               or
               16.
               to
               present
               defaults
               ,
               foure
               Alecunners
               ,
               which
               looke
               to
               the
               Affise
               of
               weights
               and
               measures
               ,
               &c.
               foure
               Scavengers
               and
               a
               Beadle
               ,
               and
               their
               common
               Prison
               is
               Newgate
               .
            
             
               There
               is
               in
               this
               liberty
               50.
               men
               ,
               which
               are
               alwaies
               to
               bee
               at
               an
               houres
               warning
               ,
               with
               all
               necessarie
               furniture
               ,
               to
               serve
               the
               King
               ,
               as
               occasion
               shall
               require
               .
               Their
               charge
               at
               a
               Fifteene
               is
               13.
               
                 s.
                 4.
                 
                   d.
                
              
               Thus
               much
               for
               the
               Suburbe
               in
               the
               libertie
               of
               the
               Dutchie
               of
               Lancaster
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               THE
               CITIE
               OF
               VVESTMINSTER
               ,
               VVith
               the
               Antiquities
               ,
               Bounds
               ,
               and
               Liberties
               thereof
               .
            
             
               NOw
               touching
               the
               Citie
               of
               Westminster
               ,
               I
               will
               begin
               at
               
                 Temple
                 Barre
              
               ,
               on
               the
               right
               hand
               or
               North
               side
               ,
               and
               so
               passe
               up
               West
               ,
               through
               a
               backe
               lane
               or
               street
               ,
               wherein
               doe
               stand
               three
               Innes
               of
               Chancery
               :
               
               the
               first
               called
               
                 Clements
                 Inne
              
               ,
               
               because
               it
               standeth
               neere
               to
               S.
               Clements
               Church
               ,
               but
               neerer
               to
               the
               faire
               fountaine
               ,
               called
               
                 Clements
                 Well
              
               .
               The
               second
               ,
               
               
                 New
                 Inne
              
               ,
               so
               called
               as
               latelier
               made
               of
               a
               common
               Hostery
               ,
               and
               the
               signe
               of
               our
               Lady
               ,
               an
               Inne
               of
               Chancery
               for
               Students
               then
               the
               other
               ;
               namely
               ,
               about
               the
               beginning
               of
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               seventh
               ,
               and
               not
               so
               ancient
               as
               some
               have
               supposed
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               at
               the
               pulling
               downe
               of
               
                 Strand
                 Inne
              
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               sixt
               ,
               for
               I
               read
               ,
               that
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 More
              
               ,
               somtime
               Lord
               Chancellor
               ,
               was
               Student
               in
               this
               
                 New
                 Inne
              
               ,
               and
               went
               from
               thence
               to
               
                 Lincolnes
                 Inne
              
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               The
               third
               is
               
                 Lyons
                 Inne
              
               ,
               
               and
               Inne
               of
               Chancery
               also
               .
               This
               street
               stretcheth
               up
               unto
               
                 Drury
                 lane
              
               ,
               so
               called
               ,
               for
               that
               there
               is
               a
               house
               belonging
               to
               the
               Family
               of
               the
               Druries
               .
               This
               lane
               turneth
               North
               toward
               S.
               Giles
               in
               the
               field
               .
               From
               the
               South
               end
               of
               this
               lane
               in
               the
               high-street
               ,
               are
               divers
               faire
               buildings
               ,
               Hosteries
               ,
               &
               houses
               for
               Gentlemen
               ,
               and
               men
               of
               honor
               ,
               amongst
               the
               which
               
                 Cecil
                 house
              
               is
               one
               ,
               
               which
               sometime
               belonged
               to
               the
               Parson
               of
               Saint
               Martins
               in
               the
               field
               ,
               and
               by
               composition
               came
               to
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Palmer
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               sixt
               ,
               who
               began
               to
               build
               the
               same
               of
               bricke
               ,
               and
               Timber
               ,
               very
               large
               and
               spacious
               .
               But
               of
               later
               time
               ,
               it
               hath
               bin
               farre
               more
               beautifully
               increased
               by
               the
               late
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Cecill
              
               ,
               Baron
               of
               Burghley
               ,
               Lord
               Treasurer
               ,
               and
               great
               Counsellor
               of
               the
               Estate
               .
            
             
               From
               thence
               is
               now
               a
               continuall
               new
               building
               of
               divers
               faire
               houses
               ,
               even
               up
               to
               the
               Earle
               of
               
                 Bedfords
                 house
              
               ,
               
               lately
               builded
               nigh
               to
               
                 Ivie
                 bridge
              
               ,
               and
               so
               on
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               to
               a
               lane
               that
               turneth
               to
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Martins
               in
               the
               field
               ,
               
               in
               the
               liberty
               of
               Westminster
               .
               Then
               had
               yee
               one
               house
               ,
               wherein
               sometime
               were
               distraught
               and
               lunatike
               people
               ,
               of
               what
               antiquity
               founded
               ,
               or
               by
               whom
               I
               have
               not
               read
               ,
               neither
               of
               the
               suppression
               :
               but
               it
               was
               said
               ,
               that
               sometime
               a
               King
               of
               England
               ,
               
               not
               liking
               such
               a
               kind
               of
               people
               to
               remaine
               so
               neere
               his
               Palace
               ,
               caused
               them
               to
               be
               removed
               farther
               off
               ,
               to
               Bethlem
               without
               
                 Bishops
                 gate
              
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               to
               that
               Hospitall
               the
               said
               house
               by
               
                 Charing
                 Crosse
              
               doth
               yet
               remaine
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               the
               Mewse
               ,
               
               so
               called
               of
               the
               Kings
               Faulcons
               there
               kept
               by
               the
               Kings
               Faulconer
               ,
               which
               of
               old
               time
               was
               an
               office
               of
               great
               account
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               a
               Record
               of
               Richard
               the
               2.
               in
               the
               first
               yeere
               of
               his
               raigne
               .
               Sir
               
                 Simon
                 Burley
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               was
               made
               Constable
               for
               the
               Castles
               of
               
                 Windsore
                 ,
                 Wigmore
              
               ,
               and
               Gilford
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               Mannor
               of
               Kenington
               ,
               
               and
               also
               Master
               of
               the
               Kings
               Faulcons
               at
               the
               Mewse
               ,
               neere
               unto
               
                 Charing
                 crosse
              
               by
               Westminster
               :
               but
               in
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               1534.
               the
               28.
               of
               Henry
               the
               8.
               the
               King
               having
               faire
               stabling
               at
               Lomsbury
               (
               a
               Mannor
               in
               the
               farthest
               west
               part
               of
               Oldboorne
               )
               the
               same
               was
               fired
               and
               burnt
               ,
               with
               many
               great
               horses
               ,
               and
               great
               store
               of
               Hay
               .
               After
               which
               time
               the
               forenamed
               house
               ,
               called
               the
               Mewse
               by
               
                 Charing
                 crosse
              
               ,
               was
               new
               builded
               ▪
               and
               prepared
               for
               stabling
               of
               
               the
               Kings
               horses
               ,
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               sixt
               and
               Queene
               Mary
               ,
               and
               so
               remaineth
               to
               that
               use
               :
               and
               this
               is
               the
               farthest
               building
               West
               on
               the
               North
               side
               of
               that
               high
               streete
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               South
               side
               of
               the
               which
               streete
               ,
               
               in
               the
               liberties
               of
               Westminster
               (
               beginning
               at
               
                 Ivie
                 bridge
              
               )
               first
               is
               
                 Durham
                 house
              
               ,
               builded
               by
               
                 Thomas
                 Hatfield
              
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               Durham
               ,
               who
               was
               made
               Bishop
               of
               that
               Sea
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1545.
               and
               late
               Bishop
               there
               36.
               yeeres
               .
            
             
               Amongst
               matters
               memorable
               concerning
               this
               house
               ,
               
               this
               is
               one
               :
               In
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               1340.
               the
               32.
               of
               Henry
               the
               8.
               on
               May
               day
               ,
               a
               great
               and
               triumphant
               Iusting
               was
               holden
               at
               Westminster
               ,
               which
               had
               been
               formerly
               proclaimed
               in
               
                 France
                 ,
                 Flanders
                 ,
                 Scotland
              
               and
               Spaine
               ,
               for
               all
               commers
               that
               would
               undertake
               the
               Challengers
               of
               England
               ,
               which
               were
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 dudley
              
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Seymer
              
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Poynings
              
               ,
               and
               Sir
               
                 George
                 Carew
              
               ,
               Knights
               ,
               and
               
                 Anthony
                 Kingston
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Richard
                 Cromwel
              
               ,
               Esquires
               .
               All
               which
               came
               into
               the
               Lists
               that
               day
               richly
               apparelled
               ,
               and
               their
               horses
               trapped
               all
               in
               white
               velvet
               ;
               there
               came
               against
               them
               the
               said
               day
               46.
               
               Defendants
               ,
               or
               Vndertakers
               ,
               viz.
               the
               Earle
               of
               Surrey
               formost
               ,
               Lord
               
                 William
                 Howard
              
               ,
               Lord
               Clinton
               ,
               and
               Lord
               Cromwell
               ,
               sonne
               and
               heire
               to
               
                 Thomas
                 Cromwell
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Essex
               ,
               and
               Chamberlaine
               of
               England
               ,
               with
               other
               ;
               and
               that
               day
               ,
               after
               the
               Iusts
               were
               performed
               ,
               the
               Challengers
               rode
               unto
               this
               
                 Durham
                 house
              
               ,
               where
               they
               kept
               open
               household
               ,
               and
               feasted
               the
               King
               ,
               and
               Queene
               ,
               with
               her
               Ladies
               and
               all
               the
               Court.
               
            
             
               The
               2.
               day
               
                 Anthony
                 Kingston
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Richard
                 Cromwel
              
               were
               made
               Knights
               there
               .
            
             
               The
               third
               day
               of
               May
               ,
               the
               said
               Challengers
               did
               Tourney
               on
               horseback
               with
               swords
               ,
               &
               against
               them
               49.
               
               Defendants
               :
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Dudley
              
               and
               the
               Earle
               of
               Surrey
               running
               first
               ,
               which
               at
               the
               first
               course
               lost
               their
               Gauntlets
               ,
               and
               that
               day
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Cromwell
              
               overthrew
               Master
               Palmer
               and
               his
               horse
               in
               the
               field
               ,
               to
               the
               great
               honour
               of
               the
               Challengers
               .
            
             
               The
               fifth
               of
               May
               ,
               the
               Challengers
               fought
               on
               foote
               at
               the
               Barriers
               ,
               and
               against
               thē
               came
               50.
               
               Defendants
               ,
               which
               fought
               valiantly
               :
               but
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Cromwell
              
               overthrew
               that
               day
               at
               the
               Barriers
               ,
               Master
               Culpepper
               in
               the
               field
               ;
               and
               the
               6.
               day
               the
               Challengers
               brake
               up
               their
               household
               .
            
             
               In
               this
               time
               of
               their
               house-keeping
               ,
               
               they
               had
               not
               only
               feasted
               the
               King
               ,
               Queen
               ,
               Ladies
               and
               all
               the
               Court
               ,
               as
               is
               afore
               shewed
               :
               but
               also
               they
               cheered
               all
               the
               Knights
               &
               Burgesses
               of
               the
               common
               house
               in
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               &
               entertained
               the
               Maior
               of
               London
               ,
               with
               the
               Aldermen
               and
               their
               wives
               at
               a
               dinner
               ,
               &c.
               
               The
               King
               gave
               to
               every
               of
               the
               said
               Challengers
               ,
               and
               their
               heires
               for
               ever
               ,
               in
               reward
               of
               their
               valiant
               activity
               100.
               marks
               ,
               and
               a
               house
               to
               dwell
               in
               of
               yeerely
               〈◊〉
               ,
               out
               of
               the
               lands
               pertaining
               to
               the
               Hospitall
               of
               S.
               Iohn
               of
               Ierusalem
               .
            
             
               Now
               to
               speake
               somwhat
               of
               later
               time
               :
               
               concerning
               this
               
                 Durham
                 house
              
               ,
               it
               was
               wel
               knowne
               and
               observed
               ,
               for
               how
               many
               yeers
               ,
               I
               know
               not
               ,
               that
               the
               outward
               ●art
               belonging
               thereto
               ,
               and
               standing
               North
               from
               the
               houses
               ,
               was
               but
               a
               low
               row
               of
               Stables
               ,
               old
               ,
               ruinous
               ,
               ready
               to
               fall
               ,
               and
               very
               unsightly
               ,
               in
               so
               publike
               a
               passage
               to
               the
               Court
               &
               to
               Westminster
               .
               Vpon
               which
               consideration
               ,
               or
               some
               more
               especiall
               respect
               in
               the
               mind
               of
               the
               right
               honorable
               ,
               Robert
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Salisbury
               ,
               Lord
               high
               Treasurer
               of
               England
               :
               it
               pleased
               him
               to
               take
               such
               order
               in
               the
               matter
               ,
               that
               (
               at
               his
               owne
               costs
               and
               charges
               )
               that
               deformed
               row
               of
               Stabling
               was
               quite
               altered
               ,
               by
               the
               erection
               of
               a
               very
               goodly
               &
               beautifull
               building
               in
               stead
               therof
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               very
               same
               place
               .
               
               Some
               shape
               of
               the
               modelling
               ,
               though
               not
               in
               all
               respects
               alike
               ,
               was
               after
               the
               fashion
               of
               the
               
                 Royall
                 Exchange
              
               in
               London
               ,
               with
               Sellers
               underneath
               ,
               a
               walke
               fairely
               paved
               above
               it
               ,
               &
               Rowes
               of
               Shops
               above
               ,
               as
               also
               one
               beneath
               answerable
               in
               manner
               to
               the
               other
               and
               intended
               for
               the
               like
               trades
               and
               mysteries
               .
            
             
               This
               worke
               was
               not
               long
               in
               taking
               down
               ,
               
               nor
               in
               the
               erection
               againe
               ;
               for
               the
               first
               Stone
               was
               laid
               on
               the
               10.
               day
               of
               Iune
               ,
               1608.
               and
               also
               was
               fully
               finished
               in
               the
               next
               ensuing
               November
               after
               .
               Also
               on
               Tuesday
               ,
               being
               the
               10.
               day
               of
               April
               following
               ,
               divers
               of
               the
               upper
               shops
               were
               adorned
               in
               rich
               and
               beautifull
               manner
               ,
               with
               wares
               most
               curious
               to
               please
               the
               eye
               ;
               so
               ordered
               against
               his
               Majesties
               comming
               thither
               ,
               to
               give
               a
               name
               to
               so
               good
               a
               building
               .
               On
               the
               day
               
               following
               ,
               
               it
               pleased
               his
               highnesse
               ,
               with
               the
               Queene
               ,
               Prince
               ,
               the
               Duke
               of
               Yorke
               ,
               &
               the
               Lady
               Elizabeth
               ,
               to
               come
               thither
               ,
               attended
               on
               by
               many
               great
               Lords
               ,
               and
               choise
               Ladies
               .
               Concerning
               their
               entertainment
               there
               ,
               though
               I
               was
               no
               eye-witnesse
               thereof
               ;
               yet
               I
               knew
               the
               ingenuity
               and
               mind
               of
               the
               Nobleman
               to
               be
               such
               ,
               as
               nothing
               should
               want
               to
               welcome
               so
               great
               an
               expectation
               .
               And
               therfore
               ,
               what
               variety
               of
               devices
               ,
               pleasing
               speeches
               ,
               rich
               gifts
               and
               presents
               as
               then
               flew
               bountifully
               abroad
               ,
               I
               will
               rather
               referre
               to
               your
               imagination
               ,
               than
               any
               way
               come
               short
               of
               ,
               by
               an
               imperfect
               narration
               .
               Only
               this
               I
               adde
               ,
               that
               it
               then
               pleased
               his
               most
               excellent
               Majestie
               ,
               because
               the
               worke
               wanted
               a
               name
               before
               ,
               to
               entitle
               it
               
                 Britaines
                 Bursse
              
               or
               Busse
               .
            
             
               Next
               beyond
               this
               Durham
               house
               ,
               
               is
               another
               great
               house
               ,
               sometime
               belonging
               to
               the
               Bishop
               of
               Norwich
               ,
               and
               was
               his
               London
               lodging
               ,
               which
               now
               pertaineth
               to
               the
               Arch-bishop
               of
               Yorke
               ,
               by
               this
               occasion
               :
               In
               the
               yeere
               1529.
               when
               Cardinall
               Wolsey
               ,
               Archbishop
               of
               Yorke
               ,
               was
               indited
               in
               the
               Premunire
               ,
               wherby
               King
               Henry
               the
               8.
               was
               entitled
               to
               his
               goods
               and
               possessions
               :
               hee
               also
               seazed
               into
               his
               hands
               the
               said
               Arch-bishops
               house
               ,
               commonly
               called
               
                 Yorke
                 Place
              
               ,
               and
               changed
               the
               name
               thereof
               into
               
                 White
                 Hall
              
               :
               wherby
               ,
               the
               Arch-bishops
               of
               Yorke
               being
               dispossed
               ,
               and
               having
               no
               house
               of
               repaire
               about
               London
               ,
               Queene
               Mary
               gave
               unto
               
                 Nicolas
                 Heth
              
               ,
               then
               Arch-Bishop
               of
               Yorke
               ,
               and
               to
               his
               successors
               ,
               Suffolke
               house
               in
               Southwarke
               ,
               lately
               builded
               by
               
                 Charles
                 Brandon
              
               ,
               Duke
               of
               Suffolke
               ,
               as
               I
               have
               shewed
               elsewhere
               .
            
             
               This
               house
               the
               said
               Arch-bishop
               sold
               ,
               and
               bought
               the
               aforesaid
               house
               ,
               of
               old
               time
               belonging
               to
               the
               Bishops
               of
               Norwich
               ,
               which
               (
               of
               the
               last
               purchase
               )
               is
               now
               called
               
                 Yorke
                 house
              
               ;
               the
               L.
               Chancelors
               or
               L.
               Keepers
               of
               the
               great
               Seale
               of
               England
               ,
               have
               been
               lately
               there
               lodged
               .
            
             
               Then
               was
               there
               an
               Hospitall
               of
               S.
               
                 Mary
                 Rouncivall
              
               ,
               
               by
               
                 Charing
                 Crosse
              
               (
               a
               Cell
               to
               the
               Priory
               and
               Covent
               of
               Rouncivall
               in
               Navar
               ,
               in
               Pampelone
               Dioces
               )
               where
               a
               Fraternity
               was
               foūded
               in
               the
               fifteenth
               of
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               ,
               
               but
               now
               the
               same
               is
               suppressed
               ,
               and
               turned
               into
               Tenements
               .
            
             
               Neere
               unto
               this
               Hospitall
               was
               an
               Hermitage
               ,
               
               with
               a
               chappell
               of
               S.
               Katharine
               ,
               overagainst
               
                 Charing
                 Crosse
              
               ,
               which
               Crosse
               builded
               of
               stone
               ,
               was
               of
               old
               time
               a
               faire
               piece
               of
               work
               ,
               there
               made
               by
               commandment
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               in
               the
               21.
               yeere
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               in
               memory
               of
               Eleanor
               his
               deceased
               Queene
               ,
               as
               is
               before
               declared
               .
            
             
               West
               from
               this
               Crosse
               ,
               
               stood
               sometime
               an
               Hospitall
               of
               S.
               Iames
               ,
               consisting
               of
               two
               hides
               of
               land
               ,
               with
               the
               appurtenances
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               S.
               Margaret
               in
               Westminster
               ,
               and
               founded
               by
               the
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               before
               the
               time
               of
               any
               mans
               memorie
               ,
               for
               14.
               
               Sisters
               ,
               Maydens
               ,
               that
               were
               leprous
               ,
               living
               chastly
               and
               honestly
               in
               divine
               Service
               .
            
             
               Afterwards
               ,
               divers
               Citizens
               of
               London
               gave
               56.
               
                 l.
              
               rent
               thereunto
               ,
               and
               then
               were
               adjoined
               8.
               
               Brethren
               to
               minister
               divine
               Service
               there
               .
            
             
               After
               this
               also
               ,
               sundry
               devout
               men
               of
               London
               gave
               to
               this
               Hospitall
               ,
               foure
               Hides
               of
               land
               in
               the
               field
               of
               Westminster
               ;
               and
               in
               
                 Hendon
                 ,
                 Calcote
              
               ,
               &
               Hamsted
               ,
               eight
               Acres
               of
               land
               and
               Wood
               ,
               &c.
               
               King
               Edward
               the
               first
               confirmed
               those
               gifts
               ,
               and
               granted
               a
               Faire
               to
               be
               kept
               on
               the
               Eve
               of
               S.
               Iames
               ,
               
               the
               day
               ,
               the
               morrow
               ,
               &
               foure
               dayes
               following
               ,
               in
               the
               eighteenth
               of
               his
               reigne
               .
            
             
               This
               Hospitall
               was
               surrendred
               to
               Henry
               the
               8.
               the
               23.
               of
               his
               reigne
               :
               the
               Sisters
               being
               compounded
               with
               ,
               were
               allowed
               Pensions
               for
               terme
               of
               their
               lives
               ,
               and
               the
               King
               builded
               there
               a
               goodly
               Mannor
               ,
               annexing
               thereunto
               a
               Park
               ,
               closed
               about
               with
               a
               wall
               of
               brick
               ,
               
               now
               called
               S.
               Iames
               Parke
               ,
               serving
               indifferently
               to
               the
               said
               Mannor
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Mannor
               or
               Palace
               of
               
                 VVhite
                 Hall.
              
               
            
             
               South
               from
               
                 Charing
                 Crosse
              
               ,
               on
               the
               right
               hand
               ,
               are
               divers
               faire
               houses
               ,
               lately
               builded
               before
               the
               Parke
               :
               
               then
               a
               large
               Tilt-yard
               for
               Noble-men
               and
               other
               ,
               to
               exercise
               themselves
               in
               Iusting
               ,
               Turneying
               ,
               and
               fighting
               at
               Barriers
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               left
               hand
               from
               
                 Charing
                 Crosse
              
               ,
               be
               also
               divers
               faire
               tenements
               lately
               builded
               ,
               till
               ye
               come
               to
               a
               large
               plot
               of
               ground
               inclosed
               with
               bricke
               ,
               and
               is
               called
               Scotland
               ,
               
               where
               great
               buildings
               have
               bin
               for
               receipt
               of
               the
               Kings
               of
               Scotland
               ,
               and
               other
               estates
               of
               that
               Countrey
               .
               For
               ,
               Margaret
               Q.
               of
               Scots
               ,
               and
               Sister
               to
               King
               Henry
               the
               8.
               had
               her
               abiding
               there
               ,
               when
               she
               came
               into
               England
               ,
               after
               the
               death
               of
               her
               husband
               ,
               as
               the
               K.
               of
               Scotland
               hand
               in
               
               former
               times
               ,
               when
               they
               came
               to
               the
               Parliament
               of
               England
               .
            
             
               Then
               is
               the
               said
               
                 White
                 Hall
              
               ,
               
               sometime
               belonging
               to
               
                 Hubert
                 de
                 Burgh
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Kent
               ,
               and
               Iusticier
               of
               England
               ,
               who
               gave
               it
               to
               the
               blacke
               Fryers
               in
               Oldboorne
               ,
               as
               I
               have
               before
               noted
               ,
               King
               Henry
               the
               8.
               ordained
               it
               to
               be
               called
               an
               Honor
               ,
               and
               builded
               there
               a
               sumptuous
               Gallerie
               ,
               and
               a
               beautifull
               Gatehouse
               ,
               thwart
               the
               high
               street
               ,
               to
               S.
               Iames
               Parke
               .
               &c.
               
            
             
               In
               this
               Gallerie
               ,
               the
               Princes
               ,
               with
               their
               Nobilitie
               ,
               use
               to
               stand
               ,
               or
               sit
               ,
               and
               at
               Windowes
               to
               behold
               all
               triumphant
               Iustings
               ,
               and
               other
               Militarie
               Exercises
               .
            
             
               Beyond
               this
               Gallerie
               ,
               on
               the
               left
               hand
               is
               the
               Garden
               or
               Orchard
               belonging
               to
               the
               said
               
                 White
                 Hall.
              
               
            
             
               On
               the
               right
               hand
               be
               divers
               faire
               Tennis
               Courts
               ,
               
               Bowling
               Alleyes
               ,
               and
               a
               Cocke-pit
               ,
               all
               built
               by
               King
               Henry
               the
               eight
               :
               and
               then
               one
               other
               arched
               Gate
               ,
               with
               a
               way
               over
               it
               ,
               thwarting
               the
               street
               ,
               frō
               the
               Kings
               Gardens
               to
               the
               said
               Parke
               .
            
             
               From
               this
               Gate
               ,
               up
               
                 Kings
                 street
              
               ,
               
               to
               a
               Bridge
               over
               Longditch
               (
               so
               called
               ,
               
               for
               that
               the
               same
               almost
               insulateth
               the
               City
               of
               Westminster
               )
               neere
               which
               Bridge
               ,
               is
               a
               way
               leading
               to
               
                 Canon
                 Row
              
               ,
               so
               called
               ,
               for
               that
               the
               same
               belonged
               to
               the
               Deane
               &
               Canons
               of
               S.
               Stephens
               Chappell
               ,
               who
               were
               there
               lodged
               ,
               as
               now
               divers
               Noblemen
               and
               Gentlemen
               be
               :
               whereof
               ,
               one
               is
               belonging
               to
               Sir
               
                 Edw.
                 Hobbey
              
               ,
               one
               other
               to
               
                 Ioh.
                 Thin
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               once
               stately
               builded
               by
               
                 Anne
                 Stanhop
              
               ,
               Dutchesse
               of
               Somerset
               ,
               Mother
               to
               the
               Earle
               of
               Hart-ford
               ,
               who
               now
               enjoyeth
               that
               House
               .
               Next
               ,
               a
               stately
               House
               ,
               then
               in
               building
               by
               William
               Earle
               of
               Darby
               ;
               over-against
               the
               which
               ,
               is
               a
               faire
               House
               ,
               builded
               by
               
                 Henry
                 Clinton
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Lincolne
               .
            
             
               From
               this
               way
               ,
               up
               to
               the
               Wooll-Staple
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               high
               Tower
               ,
               or
               Gate
               ,
               which
               entreth
               the
               Palace
               Court
               ,
               all
               is
               replenished
               with
               Buildings
               and
               Inhabitants
               .
            
             
               Touching
               this
               Wooll-Staple
               ,
               
               I
               reade
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               the
               Staple
               being
               at
               Westminster
               ,
               the
               Parishioners
               of
               S.
               Margaret
               ,
               and
               Merchants
               of
               the
               Staple
               ,
               builded
               of
               new
               the
               said
               Church
               ,
               the
               great
               Chancell
               excepted
               ,
               which
               was
               lately
               before
               new
               builded
               by
               the
               Abbot
               of
               Westminster
               .
               
            
             
               Moreover
               ,
               
               that
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               in
               the
               17.
               of
               his
               raigne
               ,
               decreed
               ,
               that
               no
               Silver
               be
               carried
               out
               of
               the
               Realme
               ,
               on
               paine
               of
               death
               :
               And
               that
               whosoever
               transported
               Wooll
               ,
               should
               bring
               over
               ,
               for
               every
               Sacke
               ,
               foure
               Nobles
               of
               Silver
               Bullion
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               25.
               of
               his
               raigne
               ,
               
               he
               appointed
               the
               Staple
               of
               Wooll
               to
               be
               kept
               onely
               at
               Canturbury
               ,
               for
               the
               honour
               of
               S.
               Thomas
               .
               But
               in
               the
               27.
               of
               the
               same
               King
               Edward
               ,
               the
               Staple
               of
               Wooll
               ,
               before
               kept
               at
               Bruges
               in
               Flanders
               ,
               was
               ordained
               (
               by
               Parliament
               )
               to
               be
               kept
               in
               divers
               places
               of
               
                 England
                 ,
                 Wales
              
               ,
               and
               Ireland
               ;
               as
               at
               
                 New-Castle
                 ,
                 Yorke
                 ,
                 Lincolne
                 ,
                 Canturburie
                 ,
                 Norwich
                 ,
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 Chichester
                 ,
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 Excester
                 ,
                 Bristow
                 ,
                 Caermarden
                 ,
                 &c.
              
               to
               the
               great
               benefit
               of
               the
               King
               ,
               and
               losse
               unto
               strangers
               &
               Merchants
               .
               For
               there
               grew
               unto
               the
               King
               by
               this
               meanes
               (
               as
               it
               was
               said
               )
               the
               summe
               of
               a
               thousand
               ,
               an
               hundred
               &
               two
               pounds
               by
               the
               yeere
               ,
               more
               than
               any
               his
               predecessors
               before
               had
               received
               :
               The
               Staple
               at
               Westminster
               ,
               at
               that
               time
               ,
               began
               on
               the
               next
               morrow
               after
               the
               feast
               of
               S.
               
                 Peter
                 ad
                 Vincula
              
               .
            
             
               The
               next
               yeere
               was
               granted
               to
               the
               King
               by
               Parliament
               ,
               
               towards
               the
               recoverie
               of
               his
               Title
               in
               France
               ,
               50.
               shillings
               of
               every
               Sacke
               of
               Wooll
               ,
               transported
               over
               Seas
               ,
               for
               the
               space
               of
               six
               yeere
               next
               ensuing
               :
               by
               meanes
               whereof
               ,
               the
               King
               might
               dispend
               dayly
               ,
               during
               those
               yeeres
               ,
               more
               than
               a
               thousand
               Markes
               starling
               :
               For
               by
               the
               common
               opinion
               ,
               there
               were
               more
               than
               an
               hundred
               thousand
               Sacks
               of
               Wooll
               yeerely
               transported
               into
               forraine
               Lands
               ;
               so
               that
               during
               six
               yeeres
               ,
               the
               said
               grant
               extended
               to
               fifteen
               hundred
               thousand
               pound
               starling
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               37.
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               
               it
               was
               granted
               unto
               him
               for
               two
               yeers
               ,
               to
               take
               sixe
               and
               twentie
               shillings
               eight
               pence
               upon
               every
               Sack
               of
               Wooll
               transported
               :
               and
               the
               same
               yeere
               ,
               the
               Staple
               of
               Wooll
               (
               notwithstanding
               the
               Kings
               Oath
               ,
               and
               other
               great
               Estates
               )
               was
               ordained
               to
               be
               kept
               at
               Callis
               ,
               and
               sixe
               and
               twenty
               Merchāts
               ,
               the
               best
               &
               wealthiest
               of
               all
               England
               ,
               to
               be
               Farmers
               there
               ,
               both
               of
               the
               Town
               &
               Staple
               ,
               for
               three
               yeeres
               ,
               every
               Merchant
               to
               have
               sixe
               men
               of
               Armes
               ,
               and
               foure
               Archers
               ,
               at
               the
               Kings
               cost
               .
               He
               ordained
               there
               also
               two
               Maiors
               ,
               one
               for
               the
               Towne
               ,
               and
               one
               for
               the
               Staple
               ,
               and
               he
               took
               for
               
                 Mala
                 capta
              
               ,
               commonly
               called
               Maltorth
               ,
               20.
               shillings
               .
               
               and
               of
               the
               said
               Merchants
               ;
               Guardians
               of
               the
               Towne
               ,
               fortie
               pence
               upon
               every
               Sacke
               of
               Wooll
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               44.
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               
                 Quinborough
                 ,
                 Kingston
              
               upon
               Hull
               ,
               and
               Boston
               ,
               were
               made
               Staples
               of
               Wooll
               :
               which
               matter
               so
               much
               offended
               some
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               fifty
               of
               his
               raigne
               ,
               in
               a
               Parliament
               at
               London
               ,
               it
               was
               complained
               ,
               that
               the
               Staple
               of
               Wooll
               was
               so
               removed
               from
               Callis
               ,
               to
               divers
               Townes
               in
               England
               ,
               
               contrarie
               to
               the
               Statute
               ,
               appointing
               ,
               that
               Citizens
               and
               Merchants
               should
               keepe
               it
               there
               ,
               and
               that
               the
               King
               might
               have
               the
               Profits
               and
               Customes
               ,
               with
               the
               exchāge
               of
               Gold
               &
               Silver
               that
               was
               there
               made
               ,
               by
               all
               the
               Merchants
               in
               Christendome
               (
               esteemed
               to
               amount
               to
               eight
               thousand
               pound
               by
               yeere
               )
               the
               exchange
               onely
               :
               And
               the
               Citizens
               and
               Merchants
               so
               ordered
               the
               matter
               ,
               that
               the
               King
               spent
               nothing
               upon
               Souldiers
               ;
               neither
               upon
               defence
               of
               the
               Towne
               against
               the
               Enemies
               ,
               whereas
               now
               he
               spent
               eight
               thousand
               pound
               by
               yeere
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               fifty
               one
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               
               when
               the
               Staple
               was
               setled
               at
               Callis
               ,
               the
               Major
               of
               the
               Staple
               did
               furnish
               the
               Captaine
               of
               the
               Towne
               ,
               upon
               any
               Rode
               ,
               with
               an
               hundred
               Bill-men
               ,
               two
               hundred
               Arcers
               ,
               of
               Merchants
               and
               their
               servants
               ,
               without
               any
               wages
               .
               
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               1388.
               the
               twelfth
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               
               in
               a
               Parliament
               at
               Cambridge
               ,
               it
               was
               ordained
               ,
               that
               the
               Staple
               of
               Woolls
               should
               be
               brought
               from
               Middleborough
               in
               Holland
               to
               Callis
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               foureteenth
               of
               his
               raigne
               ,
               there
               was
               granted
               fortie
               shillings
               upon
               euery
               Sacke
               of
               Wooll
               :
               and
               in
               the
               one
               and
               twentieth
               ,
               was
               granted
               fiftie
               shillings
               upon
               every
               Sacke
               transported
               by
               English-men
               ,
               and
               three
               pounds
               by
               Strangers
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               It
               seemeth
               ,
               
               that
               the
               Merchants
               of
               this
               Staple
               be
               the
               most
               ancient
               Merchants
               of
               this
               Realme
               ,
               and
               that
               all
               commodities
               of
               the
               Realme
               are
               Staple
               Merchandizes
               by
               Law
               and
               Charter
               ,
               as
               Woolls
               ,
               Leather
               ,
               Wooll-fells
               ,
               Lead
               ,
               Tynne
               ,
               Cloth
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               King
               Henry
               the
               sixt
               had
               six
               Wooll-houses
               within
               the
               Staple
               at
               Westminster
               :
               those
               he
               granted
               to
               the
               Deane
               and
               Canons
               of
               S.
               Stephen
               at
               Westminster
               ,
               &
               cōfirmed
               it
               the
               21.
               of
               his
               raigne
               .
               Thus
               much
               for
               the
               Staple
               have
               I
               shortly
               noted
               .
               
            
             
               And
               now
               to
               passe
               to
               the
               famous
               Monasterie
               of
               Westminster
               at
               the
               very
               entrance
               of
               the
               Close
               thereof
               ,
               is
               a
               lane
               that
               leadeth
               toward
               the
               West
               ,
               called
               
                 Theeving
                 lane
              
               ,
               for
               that
               theeves
               were
               led
               that
               way
               to
               the
               Gatehouse
               ,
               while
               the
               Sanctuary
               continued
               in
               force
               .
               
            
             
               This
               Monasterie
               was
               founded
               and
               builded
               by
               Sebert
               ,
               King
               of
               the
               East
               Saxons
               ,
               upon
               the
               perswasion
               of
               Ethelbert
               King
               of
               Kent
               ,
               who
               having
               imbraced
               Christianity
               ,
               and
               being
               baptized
               by
               Melitus
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               London
               ,
               immediately
               (
               to
               shew
               himselfe
               a
               Christian
               indeede
               )
               built
               a
               Church
               to
               the
               honor
               of
               God
               and
               Saint
               Peter
               ,
               on
               the
               West
               side
               of
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               a
               place
               (
               which
               because
               it
               was
               over-grown
               with
               thornes
               ,
               and
               environed
               with
               water
               )
               the
               Saxons
               called
               Thorney
               ,
               and
               now
               of
               the
               Monasterie
               and
               West
               situation
               thereof
               ,
               is
               called
               Westminster
               .
               What
               further
               I
               reade
               ,
               concerning
               the
               first
               foundation
               of
               this
               Church
               ,
               followeth
               in
               this
               manner
               :
            
             
               When
               the
               Church
               of
               God
               first
               began
               to
               grow
               in
               Great
               Brittaine
               ,
               
               at
               such
               time
               (
               saith
               Sulcardus
               )
               as
               
                 Antoninus
                 Pius
              
               ,
               
               was
               Emperour
               of
               Rome
               ,
               the
               Temple
               of
               Apollo
               ,
               which
               was
               then
               seated
               on
               the
               West
               side
               of
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               where
               now
               Westminster
               standeth
               ,
               fell
               downe
               by
               the
               violence
               of
               an
               Earthquake
               .
               Of
               the
               ruines
               wherof
               ,
               Lucius
               (
               who
               was
               King
               of
               the
               Britaines
               ,
               and
               reigned
               heere
               by
               permission
               of
               the
               Romans
               )
               built
               a
               small
               Church
               to
               the
               honor
               of
               Christ
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               of
               our
               Lord
               170.
               which
               afterward
               was
               utterly
               defaced
               ,
               when
               the
               heat
               of
               persecution
               (
               under
               Dioclesian
               )
               wasted
               Britaine
               .
            
             
               This
               place
               afterward
               (
               for
               a
               long
               time
               )
               lay
               altogether
               neglected
               ,
               
               and
               not
               regarded
               ,
               but
               became
               all
               overgrowne
               with
               thornes
               and
               bushes
               :
               in
               so
               much
               as
               the
               English
               Saxons
               named
               it
               Thornez
               or
               Thorney
               ;
               untill
               Sebert
               King
               of
               the
               East
               Saxons
               (
               or
               of
               Essex
               and
               Middlesex
               )
               who
               was
               the
               first
               that
               subscribed
               to
               the
               worship
               of
               Christ
               ,
               built
               in
               that
               place
               a
               Monasterie
               to
               Christ
               and
               Saint
               Peter
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               605.
               whereupon
               ,
               partly
               from
               the
               situation
               to
               the
               West
               ,
               and
               partly
               ,
               from
               the
               Monasterie
               or
               Minster
               ,
               it
               began
               to
               take
               the
               name
               of
               Westminster
               :
               But
               afterward
               when
               this
               Monasterie
               
               was
               destroyed
               in
               the
               furious
               warres
               of
               the
               Danes
               ,
               
               Dunstane
               ,
               Archbishop
               of
               Canturbury
               (
               by
               the
               favor
               of
               King
               Edgar
               )
               repaired
               it
               ,
               and
               granted
               ,
               and
               gave
               it
               to
               a
               small
               company
               of
               Monks
               .
            
             
               Afterward
               King
               Edward
               ,
               surnamed
               the
               Confessor
               ,
               
               with
               the
               Tenthes
               of
               all
               his
               revenewes
               ,
               built
               it
               a-new
               ,
               to
               be
               a
               place
               for
               his
               own
               Sepulcher
               ,
               and
               a
               Monasterie
               for
               the
               Monks
               of
               S.
               Bennets
               order
               ,
               and
               endowed
               it
               with
               revenewes
               lying
               (
               here
               and
               there
               )
               in
               all
               places
               of
               England
               ,
               and
               it
               is
               an
               ancient
               Fabricke
               &
               very
               stately
               .
               Since
               which
               time
               this
               Monastarie
               hath
               bin
               (
               and
               yet
               is
               )
               very
               famous
               ,
               for
               the
               consecration
               and
               Coronation
               of
               the
               King
               of
               England
               ,
               and
               the
               buriall
               of
               many
               of
               them
               and
               other
               great
               Personages
               ,
               and
               for
               the
               custodie
               of
               the
               Regalia
               for
               the
               Coronation
               .
            
             
               But
               160.
               yeeres
               after
               ,
               
               King
               Henry
               the
               third
               pulled
               downe
               that
               ancient
               Fabrick
               of
               King
               Edward
               ,
               and
               (
               with
               50.
               yeeres
               worke
               )
               built
               a
               Church
               of
               a
               most
               goodly
               frame
               ,
               with
               a
               multitude
               of
               Marble
               pillars
               ,
               set
               in
               comely
               order
               :
               wherof
               he
               himselfe
               layed
               the
               first
               stone
               ,
               and
               covered
               the
               roofe
               with
               Lead
               ,
               in
               An.
               1220.
               which
               Church
               (
               afterward
               )
               the
               Abbots
               did
               much
               inlarge
               to
               the
               Westward
               :
               
               And
               K.
               Henry
               the
               7.
               in
               the
               yeere
               1502.
               bestowed
               14000.
               pounds
               on
               the
               East
               side
               ,
               where
               he
               built
               a
               Chappell
               of
               admirable
               beauty
               (
               which
               Leland
               calls
               the
               Miracle
               of
               the
               World
               :
               for
               any
               man
               that
               sees
               it
               ,
               may
               well
               say
               ,
               that
               all
               elegancy
               of
               worship
               &
               matter
               ,
               is
               couched
               in
               it
               )
               to
               be
               a
               place
               of
               Sepulture
               for
               himselfe
               ,
               and
               all
               his
               posterity
               :
               wherein
               (
               at
               this
               day
               )
               is
               to
               be
               seene
               his
               owne
               Tombe
               ,
               most
               gorgeous
               and
               great
               ,
               made
               all
               of
               solid
               Brasse
               .
            
             
               Afterward
               ,
               
               when
               the
               Monkes
               were
               expelled
               by
               K.
               Henry
               the
               eight
               ,
               it
               was
               eftsoones
               converted
               to
               divers
               governements
               .
               First
               ,
               
               it
               had
               a
               Deane
               and
               Prebendaries
               :
               Anon
               after
               ,
               a
               Bishop
               ,
               and
               that
               onely
               one
               ,
               named
               
                 Thomas
                 Thurlbey
              
               ,
               in
               Anno
               1541.
               when
               the
               revenues
               of
               the
               Church
               were
               abridged
               ,
               he
               departed
               ,
               and
               left
               it
               to
               be
               governed
               by
               a
               Deane
               .
            
             
               Within
               short
               time
               after
               ,
               
               Queen
               Mary
               brought
               in
               the
               Monks
               againe
               ,
               with
               their
               Abbat
               ,
               who
               not
               long
               after
               ,
               being
               expulsed
               by
               Act
               of
               Parliament
               ,
               Queene
               Elizabeth
               (
               of
               blessed
               memory
               )
               converted
               it
               unto
               a
               Collegiate
               Church
               ,
               or
               rather
               a
               Nurserie
               for
               the
               Church
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1560.
               
               For
               there
               she
               ordained
               (
               to
               the
               glorie
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               the
               propagation
               of
               true
               Religion
               and
               good
               Literature
               )
               a
               Deane
               ,
               twelve
               Prebendaries
               ,
               an
               upper
               Master
               ,
               and
               an
               Vsher
               for
               the
               Schoole
               ,
               forty
               Schollers
               ,
               tearmed
               the
               Queenes
               or
               Kings
               Schollers
               ;
               who
               (
               at
               their
               due
               times
               )
               are
               preferred
               to
               both
               the
               Vniversities
               :
               besides
               Ministers
               ,
               Singers
               ,
               and
               Organists
               ,
               tenne
               Quiristers
               ,
               and
               twelve
               poore
               Souldiers
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               The
               first
               Deane
               then
               of
               that
               Foundation
               ,
               
               was
               Master
               
                 William
                 Bill
              
               ;
               who
               being
               taken
               away
               within
               two
               yeeres
               ,
               had
               for
               his
               successor
               ,
               Master
               
                 Gabriel
                 Goodman
              
               ,
               Doctor
               of
               Divinitie
               :
               who
               ,
               when
               he
               had
               governed
               this
               Collegiate
               Church
               (
               with
               great
               commendation
               )
               the
               space
               of
               forty
               yeeres
               ,
               died
               in
               the
               yeere
               of
               our
               Lord
               God
               ,
               160●
               .
               And
               then
               Master
               
                 Lancelot
                 Andrewes
              
               ,
               Doctor
               also
               in
               Divinitie
               ,
               succeeded
               him
               :
               next
               ,
               Doctor
               Neale
               ;
               and
               after
               him
               ,
               Doctor
               Mountaine
               .
            
             
               Sebert
               was
               buried
               in
               this
               Church
               ,
               with
               his
               wife
               Athelgoda
               ;
               whose
               bodies
               ,
               many
               yeeres
               after
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               (
               saith
               Walsingham
               )
               were
               translated
               from
               the
               old
               Church
               to
               the
               new
               ,
               
               and
               there
               interred
               .
            
             
               Edgar
               ,
               King
               of
               the
               West
               -
               Saxons
               ,
               repaired
               this
               Monasterie
               about
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               ,
               958.
               
               Edward
               ,
               the
               Confessor
               builded
               it
               of
               new
               ;
               whereupon
               
                 T.
                 Clifford
              
               writeth
               thus
               :
               
            
             
               Without
               the
               Walls
               of
               London
               (
               saith
               he
               )
               upon
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               there
               was
               in
               times
               passed
               a
               little
               Monasterie
               ,
               builded
               to
               the
               honour
               of
               God
               and
               S.
               Peter
               ,
               with
               a
               few
               Benedictine
               Monks
               in
               it
               ,
               under
               an
               Abbot
               ,
               serving
               Christ
               :
               very
               poor
               they
               were
               ,
               &
               little
               was
               given
               them
               for
               their
               reliefe
               .
               Heere
               the
               King
               intended
               (
               for
               that
               it
               was
               neere
               to
               the
               famous
               Citie
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               that
               brought
               in
               all
               kind
               of
               Merchandizes
               from
               all
               parts
               of
               the
               world
               )
               to
               make
               his
               Sepulcher
               :
               He
               commanded
               therefore
               ,
               that
               of
               the
               tenthes
               of
               all
               his
               Rents
               ,
               the
               Worke
               should
               be
               begun
               ,
               in
               such
               sort
               ,
               as
               should
               become
               the
               Prince
               of
               the
               Apostles
               .
            
             
               At
               this
               his
               commandement
               ,
               the
               Worke
               was
               nobly
               begun
               ,
               even
               from
               the
               foundation
               ,
               and
               happily
               proceeded
               ,
               till
               the
               same
               was
               finished
               :
               The
               charges
               bestowed
               ,
               or
               to
               be
               bestowed
               are
               not
               regarded
               .
               He
               grāted
               to
               this
               Church
               great
               priviledges
               ,
               
               above
               all
               the
               Churches
               in
               this
               Land
               ,
               as
               partly
               appeareth
               by
               this
               his
               Charter
               .
            
             
               
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
              
               &c.
               
            
             
               Edward
               ,
               King
               ,
               greetes
               William
               Bishop
               ,
               and
               Leosstane
               and
               Aeliffe
               Portreeves
               ,
               and
               all
               my
               Burgesses
               of
               London
               ,
               friendly
               :
               and
               I
               tell
               you
               ,
               that
               I
               have
               this
               given
               and
               granted
               to
               Christ
               and
               S.
               Peter
               ,
               the
               holy
               Apostle
               at
               Westminster
               ,
               full
               freedome
               over
               all
               the
               land
               that
               belongeth
               to
               that
               holy
               place
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               He
               also
               caused
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Margaret
               to
               bee
               newly
               builded
               ,
               
               without
               the
               Abbey
               Church
               of
               Westminster
               ,
               for
               the
               ease
               and
               commoditie
               of
               the
               Monkes
               ,
               because
               (
               before
               that
               time
               )
               the
               Parish
               Church
               stood
               within
               the
               old
               Abbey
               Church
               in
               the
               South
               I
               le
               ,
               somewhat
               to
               their
               annoyance
               .
            
             
               King
               Henry
               the
               third
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               ,
               1220.
               and
               in
               the
               fift
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               began
               the
               new
               worke
               of
               our
               Ladies
               Chappell
               ,
               whereof
               he
               laid
               the
               first
               stone
               in
               the
               foundation
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               yeere
               1245.
               the
               wals
               and
               steeple
               of
               the
               old
               Church
               (
               builded
               by
               King
               Edward
               )
               were
               taken
               down
               ,
               &
               inlarging
               the
               same
               Church
               ,
               caused
               them
               to
               bee
               made
               more
               comely
               .
               For
               the
               furtherance
               whereof
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1246.
               the
               same
               King
               (
               devising
               how
               to
               extort
               money
               from
               the
               Citizens
               of
               London
               towards
               the
               charges
               )
               appointed
               a
               Mart
               to
               bee
               kept
               at
               Westminster
               ,
               
               the
               same
               to
               last
               fifteene
               dayes
               ,
               
               and
               in
               the
               meane
               space
               all
               trade
               of
               Merchandize
               to
               cease
               in
               the
               Citie
               ,
               which
               thing
               the
               Citizens
               were
               faine
               to
               redeeme
               with
               two
               thousand
               pound
               of
               silver
               .
            
             
               The
               worke
               of
               this
               Church
               ,
               with
               the
               houses
               of
               office
               ,
               was
               finished
               to
               the
               end
               of
               the
               Quire
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1285.
               the
               14.
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               .
            
             
               All
               which
               labour
               of
               66.
               yeeres
               ,
               
               was
               in
               the
               yeer
               1299.
               defaced
               by
               a
               fire
               ,
               kindled
               in
               the
               lesser
               Hall
               of
               the
               Kings
               Palace
               ,
               at
               Westminster
               ,
               the
               same
               with
               many
               other
               houses
               adjoyning
               ,
               and
               with
               the
               Queenes
               Chamber
               were
               all
               consumed
               ,
               the
               flame
               thereof
               also
               (
               being
               driven
               with
               the
               wind
               )
               fired
               the
               Monastery
               ,
               which
               was
               also
               consumed
               with
               the
               Palace
               consumed
               .
            
             
               Then
               was
               the
               Monastery
               againe
               repaired
               by
               the
               Abbots
               of
               that
               Church
               ,
               King
               Edward
               the
               first
               and
               his
               successours
               ,
               putting
               to
               their
               helping
               hands
               .
            
             
               Edward
               the
               second
               appropriated
               unto
               this
               Church
               ,
               the
               Patronages
               of
               the
               Churches
               of
               Kelueden
               and
               Sabritswarth
               in
               Essex
               ,
               in
               the
               Diocesse
               of
               London
               .
            
             
               
                 Simon
                 Langham
              
               Abbot
               (
               having
               beene
               a
               great
               builder
               there
               in
               the
               yeere
               1362.
               gave
               foure
               hundred
               pound
               to
               the
               building
               of
               the
               body
               of
               the
               Church
               :
               but
               (
               amongst
               others
               )
               Abbot
               Islip
               was
               (
               in
               his
               time
               )
               a
               great
               builder
               there
               ,
               as
               may
               appeare
               in
               the
               stone
               worke
               ,
               and
               glasse-windowes
               of
               the
               Church
               .
               Since
               whose
               decease
               ,
               that
               worke
               hath
               stayed
               as
               hee
               left
               it
               ,
               unperfected
               ,
               the
               Church
               and
               Steeple
               being
               all
               of
               one
               height
               .
            
             
               King
               Henry
               the
               seventh
               ,
               
               about
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               1502.
               caused
               the
               Chappell
               of
               our
               Lady
               builded
               by
               Henry
               the
               third
               ,
               with
               a
               Taverne
               also
               called
               the
               
                 White
                 Rose
              
               neere
               adjoyning
               ,
               to
               bee
               taken
               downe
               :
               in
               which
               plot
               of
               ground
               on
               the
               24.
               of
               Ianuary
               ,
               the
               first
               stone
               of
               the
               new
               Chappell
               ,
               was
               layd
               by
               the
               hands
               of
               Abbot
               Islip
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Reginald
                 Bray
              
               ,
               knight
               of
               the
               Garter
               ,
               Doctor
               Barnes
               ,
               Master
               of
               the
               Rolles
               ,
               Doctor
               Wall
               ,
               Chaplen
               to
               the
               King
               ,
               Master
               
                 Hugh
                 Aldham
              
               ,
               Chaplen
               to
               the
               Countesse
               of
               Darby
               and
               Richmond
               (
               the
               Kings
               Mother
               )
               Sir
               
                 Edward
                 Stanhop
              
               ,
               knight
               ,
               and
               divers
               other
               :
               upon
               the
               which
               stone
               was
               engraven
               the
               same
               day
               and
               yeere
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               The
               charges
               in
               building
               this
               Chappell
               amounted
               to
               the
               summe
               of
               14000.
               pound
               .
               The
               stone
               for
               this
               worke
               (
               as
               I
               have
               beene
               informed
               )
               was
               brought
               from
               Huddlestone
               Quarry
               in
               Yorkeshire
               .
            
             
               The
               Altar
               and
               Sepulchre
               of
               the
               same
               King
               Henry
               the
               seventh
               ,
               wherein
               his
               body
               resteth
               in
               this
               his
               new
               Chappel
               ,
               was
               made
               and
               finished
               in
               the
               yeere
               1519.
               by
               one
               Peter
               a
               Painter
               of
               Florence
               :
               for
               which
               hee
               received
               1000.
               pound
               sterling
               ,
               for
               the
               whole
               stuffe
               and
               workemanship
               ,
               at
               the
               hands
               of
               the
               Kings
               executors
               
               
               
               
               
               Richard
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 Richard
              
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               
                 London
                 ,
                 Thomas
              
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               
                 Durham
                 ,
                 Iohn
              
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               
                 Rochester
                 ,
                 Thomas
              
               ,
               Duke
               of
               Norfolke
               ,
               Treasurer
               of
               
                 England
                 ,
                 Charles
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Worcester
               ,
               the
               Kings
               Chamberlaine
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Fineaux
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               chiefe
               Iustice
               of
               the
               Kings
               Bench
               ,
               
                 Robert
                 Reade
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               chiefe
               Iustice
               of
               the
               Common
               pleas
               .
            
             
               This
               Monasterie
               being
               valued
               to
               dispended
               by
               the
               yeere
               3470.
               pounds
               ,
               
               &c.
               was
               surrendred
               to
               Henry
               the
               eight
               in
               the
               yeere
               1539.
               
               Benson
               then
               Abbot
               ,
               was
               made
               the
               first
               Deane
               :
               and
               not
               long
               after
               ,
               it
               was
               advanced
               to
               a
               Bishops
               Sea
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1541.
               
               
                 Thomas
                 Thurleby
              
               ,
               being
               both
               the
               first
               &
               last
               Bishop
               there
               ,
               who
               ,
               when
               he
               had
               impoverished
               the
               Church
               ,
               was
               translated
               to
               Norwich
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1550.
               the
               fourth
               of
               Edward
               the
               sixt
               ,
               and
               from
               thence
               to
               Ely
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1554.
               the
               second
               of
               Queene
               
                 Mary
                 .
                 Richard
                 Cox
              
               ,
               Doctor
               in
               Divinity
               (
               late
               Schoole-master
               to
               King
               Edward
               the
               6.
               )
               was
               made
               Deane
               of
               Westminster
               ,
               whom
               Queene
               Mary
               put
               out
               ,
               and
               made
               Doctor
               Weston
               Deane
               ,
               untill
               the
               yeere
               1556.
               and
               then
               he
               being
               removed
               from
               thence
               on
               the
               21.
               of
               November
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Feckenham
              
               (
               late
               Deane
               of
               Pauls
               )
               was
               made
               Abbot
               of
               Westminster
               ,
               and
               tooke
               possession
               of
               the
               same
               ,
               being
               installed
               ,
               and
               14.
               
               Monks
               more
               received
               the
               habite
               with
               him
               that
               day
               ,
               of
               the
               order
               of
               S.
               Benedict
               :
               but
               the
               said
               
                 Iohn
                 Feckenham
              
               ,
               with
               his
               Monkes
               ,
               enjoyed
               not
               that
               place
               fully
               three
               yeers
               :
               for
               in
               the
               yeere
               1559.
               in
               the
               Moneth
               of
               Iuly
               ,
               they
               were
               all
               put
               out
               ,
               and
               Queene
               Elizabeth
               made
               the
               said
               Monasterie
               a
               Colledge
               ,
               instituting
               there
               a
               Deane
               ,
               twelve
               Prebends
               ,
               a
               Schoolemaster
               ,
               and
               Vsher
               ,
               40.
               
               Schollers
               called
               commonly
               the
               Q
               Schollers
               ,
               12.
               
               Almes
               men
               ,
               and
               so
               it
               was
               called
               the
               Collegiat
               Church
               of
               Westminster
               ,
               
               founded
               by
               Queene
               Elizabeth
               ,
               who
               placed
               Doctor
               Bill
               ,
               first
               Deane
               of
               that
               new
               erection
               ,
               after
               whom
               succeeded
               Doctor
               
                 Gabriel
                 Goodman
              
               ,
               who
               governed
               that
               Church
               fortie
               yeeres
               ,
               and
               after
               him
               Doctor
               
                 L.
                 Andrewes
              
               .
            
             
               Kings
               and
               Queenes
               crowned
               in
               this
               Church
               .
               
               William
               ,
               surnamed
               Conqueror
               ,
               and
               Matilda
               his
               wife
               ,
               were
               the
               first
               ,
               and
               since
               them
               all
               other
               Kings
               and
               Queenes
               of
               this
               Realme
               ,
               have
               been
               there
               crowned
               .
            
             
               Kings
               and
               Queenes
               buried
               in
               this
               Church
               in
               order
               following
               ,
               are
               these
               :
               
                 
                   Sebert
                   of
                   the
                   East
                   Saxons
                   ,
                   and
                   Middle
                   Saxons
                   ,
                   
                   that
                   is
                   ,
                   Essex
                   and
                   Middlesex
                   ,
                   King
                   ,
                   the
                   Sonne
                   of
                   Sledde
                   ,
                   by
                   Ricula
                   ,
                   Sister
                   to
                   Ethelbert
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   Kent
                   ,
                   first
                   King
                   of
                   the
                   East
                   Saxons
                   :
                   by
                   the
                   perswasions
                   of
                   Ethelbert
                   ,
                   received
                   and
                   embraced
                   the
                   Christian
                   faith
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Church
                   of
                   Westminster
                   ,
                   which
                   then
                   was
                   tearmed
                   Thorney
                   ;
                   erected
                   to
                   blessed
                   Saint
                   Peter
                   ,
                   wherein
                   ,
                   with
                   his
                   wife
                   Athelgoda
                   he
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   .
                   Hee
                   dyed
                   the
                   last
                   day
                   of
                   Iuly
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Redemption
                   ,
                   616.
                   
                   And
                   691.
                   yeeres
                   after
                   ,
                   to
                   wit
                   ,
                   1307.
                   
                   The
                   Monks
                   of
                   Westminster
                   translated
                   his
                   body
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   old
                   Church
                   into
                   the
                   new
                   Kings
                   Chappell
                   ,
                   and
                   placed
                   it
                   therein
                   a
                   Sepulcher
                   of
                   Stone
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   South
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   Lords
                   Table
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Epitaph
                   :
                
                 
                   Labilitas
                   ,
                   brevitas
                
                 
                   mundanae
                   prosperitatis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Coelica
                   ,
                   praemia
                   ,
                   gloria
                   ,
                
                 
                   gaudia
                   danda
                   beatis
                
                 
                   Sebertum
                   ceytum
                
                 
                   jure
                   dedêre
                   satis
                   .
                
                 
                   Hic
                   Rex
                   Christicola
                
                 
                   verax
                   fuit
                   hac
                   regione
                   ,
                
                 
                   Qui
                   nunc
                   coecolica
                
                 
                   gaudet
                   mercede
                   coronae
                   :
                
                 
                   Rex
                   humilis
                   ,
                   docilis
                   ,
                
                 
                   scius
                   ,
                   &
                   pius
                   ,
                   inclytus
                   iste
                
                 
                   Sollicitè
                   ,
                   nitidè
                   ,
                   tacitè
                   ,
                
                 
                   placidè
                   (
                   bone
                   Christe
                   )
                
                 
                   Vult
                   servire
                   tibi
                
                 
                   perficiendo
                   sibi
                   .
                
                 
                   Ornat
                   mores
                   ,
                   spernit
                
                 
                   flores
                   ,
                   lucis
                   avarae
                
                 
                   Gliscens
                   multum
                   ,
                   Christi
                
                 
                   cultum
                   laetificare
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ecclesiam
                   nimiam
                   nimio
                
                 
                   studio
                   sabricavit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Haec
                   illaesa
                   manus
                
                 
                   quae
                   fundamenta
                   locavit
                   .
                
                 
                   Hic
                   sepringentis
                   annis
                
                 
                   terra
                   cumulatus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Christi
                   clementis
                
                 
                   instinctibus
                   inde
                   levatus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Isto
                   sub
                   lapide
                
                 
                   nunc
                   jacet
                   ipse
                   ,
                   vide
                   .
                
                 
                   Atque
                   domum
                   Christo
                   ,
                
                 
                   quia
                   mundo
                   fecit
                   in
                   isto
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nunc
                   pro
                   mercede
                   coeli
                
                 
                 
                   requiescit
                   in
                   aede
                   .
                
                 
                   Respice
                   mortalis
                   ,
                
                 
                   promisso
                   sit
                   tibi
                   talis
                   :
                
                 
                   Accipies
                   si
                   des
                   ,
                
                 
                   nil
                   capies
                   nisi
                   des
                   ;
                
                 
                   Es
                   Christo
                   qualis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Christus
                   erit
                   tibi
                   talis
                   .
                
                 
                   Dapsilis
                   esto
                   sibi
                   ,
                
                 
                   largus
                   eritque
                   tibi
                   .
                
                 
                   Effectus
                   non
                   affectus
                   ,
                
                 
                   si
                   reddere
                   possis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Debet
                   censeri
                   ;
                
                 
                   si
                   nihil
                   reddere
                   possis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Tunc
                   bonus
                   affectus
                
                 
                   pro
                   facto
                   debet
                   haberi
                   .
                
                 
                   Sicut
                   de
                   lignis
                   per
                   aquam
                
                 
                   depellitur
                   ignis
                   ;
                
                 
                   Sic
                   mala
                   commissa
                
                 
                   fiunt
                   donando
                   remissa
                   .
                
                 
                   Reddet
                   ad
                   usuram
                   quod
                   quis
                
                 
                   dat
                   nomine
                   Christi
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nam
                   vitam
                   puram
                
                 
                   pro
                   parvo
                   dat
                   Deus
                   isti
                   .
                
              
            
             
               The
               fore-named
               King
               Sebert
               died
               the
               last
               day
               of
               Iuly
               ,
               
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 ,
                 619.
              
               
               Whose
               wife
               ,
               named
               Aetheloda
               ,
               closed
               up
               her
               latest
               day
               of
               life
               before
               the
               said
               
                 Sebert
                 .
                 viz.
              
               the
               13.
               day
               of
               September
               ,
               
                 Anno
                 Domini
              
               ,
               615.
               
               And
               with
               her
               husband
               Sebert
               (
               as
               already
               wee
               have
               said
               )
               lyeth
               in
               this
               Church
               ,
               which
               himself
               founded
               ,
               in
               a
               Tombe
               of
               Lead
               honourably
               buried
               .
            
             
               Vpon
               the
               wall
               by
               this
               Tombe
               ,
               are
               these
               Verses
               painted
               :
               
                 
                   Hic
                   Rex
                   Seberte
                   plausus
                   ,
                
                 
                   mihi
                   condita
                   per
                   te
                
                 
                   Haec
                   loca
                   lustravi
                   ,
                
                 
                   demùm
                   lustrando
                   dicavi
                   .
                
                 
                   Edward
                   ,
                   
                   King
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   for
                   his
                   singular
                   piety
                   numbred
                   among
                   the
                   Confessors
                   ,
                   was
                   the
                   Sonne
                   of
                   King
                   Aetheldred
                   .
                   The
                   annuall
                   pension
                   of
                   foure
                   thousand
                   pound
                   ,
                   called
                   Dangelt
                   ,
                   hee
                   remitted
                   to
                   the
                   English
                   Legates
                   (
                   as
                   
                     Matth.
                     West
                  
                   .
                   writeth
                   )
                   He
                   sent
                   to
                   Rome
                   to
                   Pope
                   Damasus
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   absolved
                   of
                   a
                   Vow
                   which
                   hee
                   had
                   promised
                   by
                   a
                   journey
                   to
                   Rome
                   ,
                   if
                   he
                   obtained
                   his
                   Paternall
                   Kingdome
                   .
                   which
                   Pope
                   absolving
                   his
                   said
                   Vow
                   ,
                   wrote
                   backe
                   unto
                   him
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   Expences
                   prepared
                   for
                   his
                   travaile
                   ,
                   hee
                   should
                   bestow
                   upon
                   the
                   poore
                   ;
                   and
                   a
                   Monasterie
                   (
                   in
                   the
                   honour
                   of
                   Saint
                   Peter
                   )
                   hee
                   should
                   either
                   newly
                   build
                   ,
                   or
                   repaire
                   some
                   old
                   one
                   .
                   The
                   Legates
                   being
                   returned
                   ,
                   Vlfinus
                   ,
                   sometime
                   a
                   Monke
                   ,
                   perswading
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   the
                   Councell
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   approving
                   ,
                   hee
                   repaired
                   Westminster
                   againe
                   .
                   He
                   died
                   Anno
                   1066.
                   and
                   there
                   lyeth
                   honourably
                   interred
                   in
                   a
                   Marble
                   Tombe
                   ,
                   checquered
                   with
                   varietie
                   of
                   beautifull
                   colours
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   middest
                   of
                   the
                   Chappell
                   ,
                   with
                   these
                   Verses
                   :
                
                 
                   Omnibus
                   insignis
                   virtutum
                
                 
                   laudibus
                   haeres
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sanctus
                   Edwardus
                   Confessor
                   ,
                
                 
                   Rex
                   venerandus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Quinto
                   die
                   Iani
                   moriens
                
                 
                   Iuper
                   aethera
                   scandit
                   .
                
                 
                   Sursum
                   Corda
                   .
                
                 
                   Obiit
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                   1065.
                   
                
                 
                   Editha
                   ,
                   
                   Queene
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   to
                   Goodwine
                   Earle
                   of
                   Kent
                   ,
                   and
                   wife
                   to
                   S.
                   Edward
                   ,
                   King
                   and
                   Confesser
                   ,
                   a
                   woman
                   of
                   singular
                   pietie
                   and
                   modestie
                   ,
                   Edward
                   her
                   husband
                   (
                   as
                   
                     Matthew
                     Westm
                  
                   .
                   avoucheth
                   )
                   did
                   not
                   move
                   this
                   Edith
                   by
                   marriage
                   rites
                   ,
                   to
                   know
                   the
                   manners
                   of
                   men
                   ,
                   but
                   whether
                   in
                   hatred
                   to
                   her
                   father
                   ,
                   or
                   love
                   to
                   Chastitie
                   hee
                   did
                   it
                   ,
                   it
                   remaineth
                   uncertaine
                   .
                   Some
                   doe
                   affirme
                   ,
                   that
                   this
                   holy
                   King
                   was
                   not
                   willing
                   to
                   beget
                   any
                   heires
                   ,
                   that
                   should
                   succeed
                   him
                   out
                   of
                   a
                   treacherous
                   race
                   .
                
                 
                   Matilda
                   ,
                   
                   Queene
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   to
                   Malcolme
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   Scots
                   ,
                   and
                   wife
                   to
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   first
                   ,
                   brought
                   unto
                   him
                   children
                   ,
                   
                     William
                     ,
                     Richard
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Mary
                   ,
                   which
                   perished
                   by
                   shipwracke
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Maude
                     Empresse
                  
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   wife
                   to
                   Henry
                   the
                   fift
                   ,
                   
                     Caesar
                     Augustus
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Mother
                   to
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   second
                   .
                   This
                   Queene
                   (
                   as
                   
                     Wil.
                     Malmesbury
                  
                   avoweth
                   )
                   every
                   day
                   in
                   the
                   Lent
                   time
                   went
                   to
                   Westminster
                   ,
                   bare-foot
                   and
                   bare-legd
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   wearing
                   a
                   garment
                   of
                   haire
                   .
                   She
                   died
                   1118.
                   and
                   lieth
                   without
                   any
                   Tombe
                   .
                
                 
                   Henry
                   the
                   third
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   &c.
                   Sonne
                   of
                   King
                   Iohn
                   ,
                   by
                   Isabell
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   to
                   the
                   Earle
                   of
                   Angolesme
                   ,
                   a
                   very
                   pious
                   Prince
                   ,
                   and
                   most
                   hightly
                   commended
                   for
                   his
                   vertues
                   .
                   In
                   An.
                   1220.
                   hee
                   
                   began
                   the
                   new
                   worke
                   of
                   the
                   Chappell
                   of
                   our
                   blessed
                   Lady
                   at
                   Westminster
                   ,
                   and
                   himselfe
                   layd
                   the
                   first
                   Stone
                   .
                   And
                   in
                   An.
                   1245.
                   after
                   ,
                   the
                   Conventuall
                   Church
                   of
                   B.
                   Peter
                   the
                   greater
                   ,
                   he
                   pulled
                   down
                   ,
                   and
                   new
                   builded
                   it
                   ,
                   and
                   on
                   the
                   day
                   of
                   the
                   Apostles
                   Peter
                   and
                   Paul
                   ,
                   he
                   caused
                   it
                   to
                   be
                   fully
                   and
                   decently
                   built
                   and
                   enlarged
                   .
                   He
                   gave
                   also
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Church
                   very
                   Royall
                   gifts
                   ,
                   of
                   Copes
                   ,
                   Iewels
                   and
                   rich
                   vessels
                   ,
                   that
                   it
                   might
                   equall
                   in
                   riches
                   all
                   the
                   Cisalpine
                   Churches
                   .
                   Hee
                   died
                   ,
                   An.
                   1273.
                   11.
                   
                   Kalend
                   .
                   Decem.
                   when
                   he
                   had
                   reigned
                   fifty
                   sixe
                   yeares
                   ,
                   and
                   eighteene
                   dayes
                   :
                   upon
                   his
                   Tombe
                   are
                   these
                   verses
                   ,
                
                 
                   Tertius
                   Henricus
                   jacet
                
                 
                   hic
                   ,
                   pietatis
                   amicus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ecclesiam
                   stravit
                   istam
                   ,
                
                 
                   quam
                   post
                   renovavit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Reddet
                   ei
                   munus
                   qui
                   regnat
                
                 
                   trinus
                   &
                   unus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Tertius
                   Henricus
                
                 
                   est
                   Templi
                   conditor
                   hujus
                   .
                
                 
                   Dulce
                   Bellum
                
                 
                   inexpertis
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Friend
                   of
                   pitie
                
                 
                   and
                   Almes-deed
                   ,
                
                 
                   Henry
                   the
                   third
                   ,
                
                 
                   whilome
                   of
                   England
                   King
                   ,
                
                 
                   Who
                   this
                   Church
                   brake
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   after
                   his
                   meed
                   ,
                
                 
                   Againe
                   renewed
                
                 
                   into
                   this
                   faire
                   building
                   ;
                
                 
                   Now
                   resteth
                   here
                
                 
                   which
                   did
                   so
                   great
                   a
                   thing
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   yeelded
                   his
                   meed
                
                 
                   that
                   Lord
                   of
                   Deity
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   as
                   one
                   Godreignes
                
                 
                   in
                   Persons
                   three
                   .
                
                 
                   Edward
                   the
                   first
                   ,
                   
                   King
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   Duke
                   of
                   Normandy
                   ,
                   and
                   Aquitaine
                   ,
                   Lord
                   of
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   Sonne
                   to
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   third
                   ,
                   by
                   Eleanor
                   daughter
                   to
                   the
                   Earle
                   of
                   Provence
                   .
                   Hee
                   tooke
                   to
                   wife
                   Eleanor
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   Ferdinand
                   the
                   third
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   Castile
                   ,
                   and
                   Lyons
                   .
                   He
                   warred
                   with
                   the
                   Scots
                   ,
                   won
                   Barwicke
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   Hee
                   dyed
                   in
                   Anno
                   1308.
                   and
                   hath
                   this
                   Epitaph
                   on
                   his
                   Tomb.
                   
                
                 
                   Mors
                   est
                   moesta
                   nimis
                   ,
                
                 
                   magnos
                   quae
                   jungit
                   in
                   imis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Maxima
                   mors
                   minimis
                   ,
                
                 
                   conjungens
                   ultima
                   primis
                   :
                
                 
                   Nullus
                   in
                   Orbe
                   fuit
                   homo
                   vivens
                   ,
                
                 
                   nec
                   valet
                   esse
                   ,
                
                 
                   Qui
                   non
                   morte
                   ruit
                   ;
                
                 
                   est
                   hinc
                   exire
                   necesse
                   .
                
                 
                   Nobilis
                   &
                   fortis
                   ,
                
                 
                   tibi
                   tu
                   confidere
                   noli
                   ,
                
                 
                   Omnia
                   sunt
                   mortis
                   ,
                
                 
                   sibi
                   subdit
                   singula
                   soli
                   .
                
                 
                   De
                   mundi
                   medio
                
                 
                   magnum
                   mors
                   impia
                   movit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Anglia
                   prae
                   tedio
                   satis
                
                 
                   anxia
                   plangere
                   novit
                   :
                
                 
                   Corruit
                   Edwardus
                   vario
                
                 
                   veneratus
                   honore
                   ,
                
                 
                   Rex
                   nuper
                   ut
                   Nardus
                
                 
                   fragrans
                   virtutis
                   odore
                   ,
                
                 
                   Corde
                   Leopardus
                   ,
                
                 
                   invictus
                   &
                   absque
                   pavore
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ad
                   rixam
                   tardus
                   ,
                
                 
                   discretus
                   &
                   eucharis
                   ore
                   ,
                
                 
                   Viribus
                   Armorum
                
                 
                   quasi
                   Gigas
                   ardua
                   gessit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Colla
                   superborum
                   Prudens
                
                 
                   per
                   praelia
                   pressit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Inter
                   Flandrenses
                   fortuna
                
                 
                   sibi
                   bene
                   favit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vt
                   quoque
                   Wallenses
                
                 
                   &
                   Scotos
                   suppeditavit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Rex
                   bonus
                   absque
                   pari
                   strenuè
                
                 
                   sua
                   regna
                   regebat
                   :
                
                 
                   Quod
                   na
                   tura
                   dare
                   potuit
                
                 
                   bonitatis
                   habebat
                   ,
                
                 
                   Actio
                   justitiae
                   ,
                   pax
                   regni
                   ,
                
                 
                   sanctio
                   legis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Et
                   fuga
                   nequitiae
                   premunt
                
                 
                   praecordia
                   Regis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Gloria
                   tota
                   ruit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Rege
                   capit
                   haec
                   modo
                   fossa
                   ,
                
                 
                   Rex
                   quandoque
                   fuit
                   ,
                
                 
                   nunc
                   nil
                   nisi
                   pulvis
                   &
                   ossa
                   :
                
                 
                   Filius
                   ipse
                   Dei
                   quem
                   corde
                
                 
                   colebat
                   ,
                   &
                   ore
                   ,
                
                 
                   Gaudia
                   fecit
                   ei
                   nullo
                
                 
                   permista
                   dolore
                   .
                
                 
                   Dum
                   vixit
                   Rex
                   &
                   valuit
                   sua
                
                 
                   magna
                   potestas
                   ,
                
                 
                   Fraus
                   latuit
                   ,
                   Pax
                   magna
                   fuit
                   ,
                
                 
                   regnavit
                   Honestas
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Edwardus
                 primus
                 Scotorum
                 malleus
                 hic
                 est
                 .
                 Pactum
                 serva
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                   Death
                   is
                   too
                   dolefull
                   ,
                
                 
                   which
                   doth
                   joyne
                
                 
                   The
                   highest
                   estate
                
                 
                   full
                   low
                   ;
                
                 
                   Which
                   coupleth
                
                 
                   greatest
                   things
                   with
                   least
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   last
                
                 
                   with
                   first
                   also
                   .
                
                 
                   No
                   man
                   hath
                   bin
                
                 
                   in
                   world
                   alive
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nor
                   any
                
                 
                   may
                   there
                   be
                   ;
                
                 
                   Which
                   can
                   escape
                
                 
                   the
                   dint
                   of
                   Death
                   ,
                
                 
                   Needs
                   hence
                
                 
                   depart
                   must
                   we
                   .
                
                 
                   O
                   Noble
                
                 
                   and
                   victorious
                   man
                   ,
                
                 
                   Trust
                   not
                
                 
                   unto
                   thy
                   strengh
                   ;
                
                 
                   For
                   all
                   are
                   subject
                
                 
                   unto
                   Death
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   all
                
                 
                   must
                   hence
                   at
                   length
                   .
                
                 
                   Most
                   cruell
                   Fate
                
                 
                   from
                   worldly
                   Stage
                
                 
                   Hath
                   wrest
                
                 
                   a
                   worthy
                   wight
                   ;
                
                 
                   For
                   whom
                   all
                   England
                
                 
                   mourned
                   lowd
                   .
                
                 
                   To
                   see
                
                 
                   his
                   dolefull
                   plight
                   .
                
                 
                   Edward
                   is
                   dead
                   ,
                
                 
                   which
                   was
                   adorn'd
                
                 
                   With
                   divers
                
                 
                   graces
                   here
                   :
                
                 
                   A
                   King
                   ,
                   or
                   fragrant
                
                 
                   Nardus
                   hight
                
                 
                   A
                   gracious
                
                 
                   Princely
                   Peere
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   heart
                   the
                   which
                
                 
                   was
                   Leopard
                   like
                   ,
                
                 
                   Right
                   puissant
                   ,
                
                 
                   voyd
                   of
                   feare
                   .
                
                 
                   Most
                   slow
                   to
                   strife
                   ,
                
                 
                   discreet
                   and
                   wise
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   gracious
                
                 
                   every
                   where
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   Armes
                   ,
                   a
                   Gyant
                
                 
                   fierce
                   and
                   fell
                   ,
                
                 
                   Attempting
                
                 
                   famous
                   facts
                   :
                
                 
                   Most
                   prudent
                   ,
                
                 
                   did
                   subdue
                   the
                   proud
                
                 
                   By
                   feate
                
                 
                   of
                   Martiall
                   acts
                   :
                
                 
                   In
                   Flanders
                   ,
                
                 
                   Fortune
                   gave
                   to
                   him
                   ,
                
                 
                   By
                   lot
                   ,
                   right
                
                 
                   good
                   successe
                   :
                
                 
                   In
                   Wales
                   he
                   wanne
                   ;
                
                 
                   the
                   Scottish
                   rout
                
                 
                   With
                   Armes
                
                 
                   he
                   did
                   suppresse
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   King
                
                 
                   without
                   his
                   like
                   alive
                
                 
                   Did
                   firmely
                   guide
                
                 
                   his
                   Land
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   what
                   good
                
                 
                   nature
                   could
                   conceive
                   ,
                
                 
                   He
                   had
                   it
                   plight
                
                 
                   at
                   hand
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   was
                   in
                   Justice
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   in
                   Peace
                
                 
                   Excelling
                   :
                
                 
                   Laws
                   tooke
                   place
                   ,
                
                 
                   Desire
                   to
                   chase
                
                 
                   all
                   wicked
                   workes
                   ,
                
                 
                   Did
                   hold
                   this
                   Kings
                
                 
                   good
                   Grace
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   now
                   doth
                   lye
                
                 
                   entombed
                   here
                   ,
                
                 
                   Which
                   furthered
                
                 
                   each
                   good
                   thing
                   :
                
                 
                   Now
                   ,
                   nought
                   he
                   is
                
                 
                   but
                   dust
                   and
                   bones
                   ,
                
                 
                   Which
                   was
                
                 
                   a
                   worthy
                   King.
                
                 
                   The
                   very
                   SONNE
                   of
                   GOD
                   ,
                
                 
                   whom
                   erst
                
                 
                   This
                   King
                   did
                   love
                
                 
                   right
                   deere
                   :
                
                 
                   Hath
                   given
                   to
                   him
                
                 
                   immortall
                   blisse
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   his
                   good
                
                 
                   living
                   here
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Otherwise
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Whil'st
                   liv'd
                   this
                   King
                   ,
                
                 
                   by
                   him
                   all
                   things
                
                 
                   Were
                   in
                   most
                
                 
                   goodly
                   plight
                   :
                
                 
                   Fraud
                   lay
                   hid
                   ,
                
                 
                   great
                   Peace
                   was
                   kept
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   Honestie
                
                 
                   had
                   might
                   .
                   
                
                 
                   Eleanor
                   ,
                   Queene
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   first
                   wife
                   of
                   Edward
                   the
                   first
                   ,
                   the
                   onely
                   daughter
                   to
                   Ferdinand
                   the
                   third
                   ,
                   K.
                   of
                   Castile
                   and
                   Lyons
                   ,
                   by
                   Ioane
                   his
                   second
                   wife
                   ,
                   
                   Heire
                   to
                   Guydo
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Ponthieu
                   .
                   This
                   Earledome
                   of
                   Ponthieu
                   ,
                   by
                   right
                   ,
                   became
                   devolved
                   to
                   the
                   Kings
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   mother
                   to
                   Edward
                   the
                   second
                   ,
                   Shee
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1298.
                  
                   and
                   lyeth
                   at
                   the
                   feete
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   third
                   ,
                   in
                   a
                   Marble
                   Tombe
                   ,
                   having
                   these
                   Verse
                   :
                
                 
                   Nobilis
                   Hispani
                   jacet
                
                 
                   hic
                   soror
                   inclyta
                   Regis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Eximii
                   consors
                
                 
                   Eleanora
                   thori
                   ,
                
                 
                   Edwardi
                   primi
                   Wallorum
                
                 
                   Principis
                   uxor
                   ,
                
                 
                   Cui
                   Pater
                   Henricus
                   tertius
                
                 
                   Anglus
                   erat
                   .
                
                 
                   Hanc
                   ille
                   uxorem
                   gnato
                   petit
                   :
                
                 
                   omnie
                   Princeps
                
                 
                   Legati
                   munus
                
                 
                   suscepit
                   ipse
                   bono
                   .
                
                 
                   Alfonso
                   fratri
                   placuit
                
                 
                   felix
                   Hymenaeus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Germanam
                   Edwardo
                
                 
                   nec
                   sine
                   dote
                   dedit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Dos
                   praeclara
                   fuit
                   ,
                
                 
                   nec
                   tali
                   indigna
                   marito
                   ,
                
                 
                   Pontino
                   Princeps
                
                 
                   munere
                   dives
                   erat
                   .
                
                 
                   Femina
                   consilio
                   prudens
                   ,
                
                 
                   pia
                   ,
                   prole
                   beata
                   ,
                
                 
                   Auxit
                   amicitiis
                   ,
                
                 
                   auxit
                   honore
                   virum
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Disce
                 mori
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Eleanor
                
                 
                   is
                   here
                   interr'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   worthy
                
                 
                   Noble
                   Dame
                   :
                
                 
                   Sister
                   unto
                
                 
                   the
                   Spanish
                   King
                   ,
                
                 
                   Of
                   Royall
                   bloud
                
                 
                   and
                   fame
                   .
                
                 
                   King
                   Edwards
                   wife
                   ,
                
                 
                   first
                   of
                   that
                   name
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   Prince
                   of
                   Wales
                
                 
                   by
                   right
                   ;
                
                 
                   Whose
                   father
                   Henry
                   ,
                
                 
                   just
                   the
                   third
                   ,
                
                 
                   Was
                   sure
                
                 
                   an
                   English
                   Wight
                   ;
                
                 
                   Who
                   crav'd
                   her
                   wife
                
                 
                   unto
                   his
                   Sonne
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   Prince
                   himselfe
                
                 
                   did
                   goe
                
                 
                   On
                   that
                   embassage
                
                 
                   luckily
                   ,
                
                 
                   As
                   chiefe
                
                 
                   with
                   many
                   moe
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   knot
                
                 
                   of
                   linked
                   marriage
                   ,
                
                 
                   Her
                   brother
                
                 
                   Alphonse
                   lik'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   so'tweene
                   Sister
                
                 
                   and
                   this
                   Prince
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   marriage
                
                 
                   up
                   was
                   strik'd
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   Dowry
                   rich
                
                 
                   and
                   Royall
                   was
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   such
                   a
                   Prince
                
                 
                   most
                   meet
                   ;
                
                 
                   For
                   Pontine
                   was
                
                 
                   the
                   marriage
                   gift
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   Dowrie
                   rich
                
                 
                   and
                   great
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   Woman
                   both
                
                 
                   in
                   Counsell
                   wise
                   ,
                
                 
                   Religious
                   ,
                   fruitfull
                   ,
                
                 
                   meeke
                   :
                
                 
                   Who
                   did
                   increase
                
                 
                   her
                   husbands
                   friends
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   larg'd
                
                 
                   his
                   honour
                   eke
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Learne
                 to
                 Dye
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Edward
                   the
                   third
                   ,
                   
                   King
                   of
                   
                     England
                     ,
                     &c.
                  
                   Sonne
                   to
                   Edward
                   the
                   second
                   ,
                   by
                   Isabell
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   Philip
                   the
                   faire
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   ,
                   a
                   most
                   Martiall
                   man.
                   When
                   the
                   brother
                   by
                   her
                   Mother
                   dyed
                   ,
                   no
                   Heires
                   Males
                   being
                   left
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   French
                   pretended
                   their
                   Salique
                   Law
                   ,
                   which
                   admitted
                   much
                   lesse
                   the
                   Female
                   Issue
                   to
                   succeed
                   :
                   He
                   denounced
                   warre
                   against
                   them
                   ,
                   which
                   very
                   sharpely
                   hee
                   pursued
                   .
                   Callis
                   hee
                   conquered
                   ,
                   recovering
                   Aquitaine
                   and
                   Normandy
                   by
                   his
                   forces
                   .
                   Iohn
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   ,
                   and
                   David
                   King
                   of
                   Scots
                   hee
                   tooke
                   in
                   warre
                   ,
                   and
                   kept
                   them
                   prisoners
                   .
                   The
                   Armes
                   the
                   Title
                   of
                   France
                   hee
                   added
                   to
                   his
                   owne
                   :
                   and
                   when
                   (
                   like
                   a
                   Triumphant
                   Monarch
                   )
                   hee
                   had
                   reigned
                   fifty
                   yeares
                   ,
                   hee
                   yeelded
                   to
                   the
                   stroke
                   of
                   Death
                   in
                   Ann.
                   1377.
                   
                   And
                   these
                   verses
                   are
                   annexed
                   by
                   the
                   Tombe
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   Hic
                   decus
                   Anglorum
                   ,
                
                 
                   flos
                   praeteritorum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Forma
                   futurorum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Rex
                   clemens
                   ,
                   pax
                   populorum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Tertius
                   Edwardus
                   :
                
                 
                   regni
                   complens
                   Iubilaeum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Invictus
                   Pardus
                   ,
                
                 
                   pollens
                   bellis
                   Machabeus
                   ;
                
                 
                   Prosperè
                   dum
                   vixit
                
                 
                   regnum
                   pietate
                   revixit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Armipotens
                   rexit
                   :
                
                 
                   jam
                   Coelo
                   Coelice
                   Rex
                   sit
                   .
                
                 
                   Tertius
                   Edwardus
                
                 
                   fama
                   super
                   aethera
                   notus
                   .
                
                 
                   Pugna
                   pro
                   Patria
                   .
                
              
               
                 In
                 every
                 part
                 of
                 this
                 Tombe
                 ,
                 
                 are
                 all
                 the
                 Sonnes
                 and
                 Daughters
                 of
                 this
                 Kings
                 expressed
                 in
                 solid
                 Brasse
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 right
                 side
                 ,
                 Edward
                 Prince
                 of
                 
                   Wales
                   ;
                   Ioane
                
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 given
                 in
                 marriage
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Spaine
                   ;
                   Lionel
                
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 
                   Clarence
                   ;
                   Edmund
                
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 
                   Yorke
                   ;
                   Mary
                
                 ,
                 Duchesse
                 of
                 Britaine
                 ;
                 and
                 William
                 of
                 Hatfield
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 left
                 side
                 ,
                 Isabell
                 ,
                 Lady
                 of
                 
                   Coucy
                   ;
                   William
                
                 of
                 
                   Windsor
                   ;
                   Iohn
                
                 Duke
                 of
                 
                   Lancaster
                   ;
                   Blanch
                
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 
                   London
                   ;
                   Margaret
                
                 Countesse
                 of
                 Pembrooke
                 ;
                 and
                 Thomas
                 Duke
                 of
                 Glecester
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   English
                   Kings
                
                 
                   here
                   lyes
                   the
                   beautifull
                   flower
                   ,
                
                 
                   Of
                   all
                   before
                   passed
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   a
                   mirror
                   to
                   them
                   shall
                   shew
                   ;
                
                 
                   A
                   mercifull
                   King
                   ,
                
                 
                   of
                   peace
                   conservatour
                   ;
                
                 
                   The
                   third
                   Edward
                   ,
                
                 
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   whom
                   may
                   rue
                
                 
                   All
                   English
                   men
                   ;
                
                 
                   for
                   he
                   by
                   Knighthood
                   due
                
                 
                   Was
                   Libard
                   invict
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   by
                   feat
                   Martiall
                   :
                
                 
                   To
                   worthy
                   Macabe
                
                 
                   in
                   vertue
                   perregall
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 Sword
                 ,
                 which
                 this
                 most
                 Potent
                 and
                 warrelike
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 used
                 in
                 warre
                 ,
                 is
                 to
                 bee
                 seene
                 by
                 his
                 Tombe
                 ,
                 weighing
                 eighteene
                 pound
                 ,
                 and
                 seven
                 foote
                 in
                 length
                 .
              
               
                 Philip
                 ,
                 
                 Queene
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 wife
                 to
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 daughter
                 to
                 William
                 of
                 Bavaria
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Henault
                 ,
                 a
                 woman
                 of
                 singular
                 Piety
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Mother
                 of
                 most
                 Noble
                 Children
                 ,
                 dyed
                 
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   ,
                   1369.
                
                 
                 And
                 lyeth
                 at
                 the
                 feet
                 of
                 Edward
                 her
                 husband
                 ,
                 and
                 these
                 Verses
                 annexed
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Gulielmi
                   Hannonis
                
                 
                   soboles
                   posterma
                   Philippa
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hic
                   Roseo
                   quondam
                
                 
                   pulchra
                   decore
                   jacet
                   .
                
                 
                   Tertius
                   Edwardus
                
                 
                   Rex
                   ista
                   conjuge
                   laetus
                
                 
                   Materno
                   suasu
                
                 
                   Nobiliumque
                   fuit
                   :
                
                 
                   Frater
                   Iohannes
                
                 
                   Comes
                   Mavortius
                   Heros
                   ,
                
                 
                   Huic
                   illam
                   voluit
                
                 
                   consociare
                   viro.
                
                 
                   Haec
                   junxit
                   Flandors
                
                 
                   conjunctio
                   sanguinis
                   Anglis
                   :
                
                 
                   In
                   Francos
                   venit
                   hinc
                
                 
                   Gallica
                   dira
                   leus
                   .
                
                 
                   Dotibus
                   haec
                   raris
                   viguit
                
                 
                   Regina
                   Philippa
                   ,
                
                 
                   Forma
                   praestanti
                   ,
                
                 
                   Religione
                   ,
                   Fide.
                
                 
                   Foecunda
                   nata
                
                 
                   est
                   proles
                   numerosa
                   parenti
                   ,
                
                 
                   Insignes
                   peperit
                
                 
                   magnanimosque
                   Duces
                   ,
                
                 
                   Oxonii
                   posuit
                
                 
                   studiosis
                   optima
                   Nutrix
                
                 
                   Regineas
                   aedes
                   ,
                
                 
                   Palladiamque
                   Scholam
                   .
                
                 
                   Conjux
                   Edwardi
                
                 
                   jacet
                   Regina
                   Philippa
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Disce
                 Vivere
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Faire
                   Philip
                   ,
                
                 
                   William
                   Henaults
                   child
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   youngest
                
                 
                   daughter
                   deere
                   ;
                
                 
                   Of
                   Roseate
                   hue
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   beautie
                   bright
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   Tombe
                   lyes
                
                 
                   hilled
                   heere
                   .
                
                 
                   Edward
                   the
                   third
                   ,
                
                 
                   through
                   Mothers
                   will
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   Nobles
                
                 
                   good
                   consent
                   ,
                
                 
                   Tooke
                   her
                   to
                   wife
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   joyfully
                
                 
                 
                   With
                   her
                   his
                   time
                
                 
                   he
                   spent
                   .
                
                 
                   His
                   Brother
                   Iohn
                   ,
                
                 
                   a
                   Martiall
                   man
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   eke
                   a
                
                 
                   valiant
                   Knight
                   ,
                
                 
                   Did
                   linke
                   this
                   woman
                
                 
                   to
                   this
                   King
                
                 
                   In
                   bonds
                   of
                
                 
                   Marriage
                   rite
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Match
                   and
                   Mariage
                
                 
                   thus
                   in
                   bloud
                   ,
                
                 
                   Did
                   binde
                
                 
                   the
                   Flemings
                   sure
                
                 
                   To
                   Englishmen
                   ,
                
                 
                   by
                   which
                   they
                   did
                
                 
                   The
                   Frenchmens
                
                 
                   wracke
                   procure
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Philip
                   flowr'd
                
                 
                   in
                   gifts
                   full
                   rare
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   treasures
                
                 
                   of
                   the
                   mind
                   ;
                
                 
                   In
                   Beautie
                   bright
                   ,
                
                 
                   Religion
                   ,
                   Faith
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   all
                   and
                   each
                
                 
                   most
                   kind
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   fruitfull
                   Mother
                   ,
                
                 
                   Philip
                   was
                
                 
                   Full
                   many
                   a
                   Sonne
                
                 
                   shee
                   bred
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   brought
                   forth
                   many
                
                 
                   a
                   worthy
                   knight
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hardy
                   ,
                   and
                   full
                
                 
                   of
                   dread
                   :
                
                 
                   A
                   carefull
                   Nurse
                
                 
                   to
                   Students
                   all
                   ;
                
                 
                   At
                   Oxford
                
                 
                   shee
                   did
                   found
                
                 
                   Queenes
                   Colledge
                   ;
                   she
                   ,
                
                 
                   Dame
                   Pallas
                   Schoole
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   did
                   her
                
                 
                   fame
                   resound
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Learne
                 to
                 live
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 this
                 Tombe
                 are
                 round
                 placed
                 the
                 Images
                 of
                 these
                 Princes
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 their
                 Armes
                 to
                 expresse
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 an
                 old
                 Manuscript
                 Booke
                 they
                 were
                 found
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 feet
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Navarre
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Bohemia
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Sicily
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Spaine
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 head
                 ,
                 Willia
                 Earle
                 of
                 Henault
                 ,
                 father
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Queene
                 ;
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 
                   France
                   ;
                   Edward
                
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 her
                 Husband
                 ,
                 Lodowicke
                 ,
                 the
                 Emperor
                 ;
                 and
                 Edward
                 ,
                 Prince
                 of
                 Wales
                 ,
                 her
                 first
                 begotten
                 Sonne
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 left
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Tombe
                 ,
                 Ione
                 ,
                 Queene
                 of
                 
                   Scotland
                   ,
                   Iohn
                
                 of
                 Eltham
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 
                   Cornewall
                   ;
                   Ione
                
                 ,
                 Princesse
                 of
                 
                   Wales
                   ;
                   Lionel
                
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 
                   Clarence
                   ;
                   Isabel
                
                 ,
                 Countesse
                 of
                 
                   Bedford
                   ;
                   Iohn
                
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 
                   Lancaster
                   ;
                   Ione
                
                 ,
                 Duchasse
                 of
                 
                   Clarence
                   ;
                   Edmurd
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 
                   Cambridge
                   ;
                   Ione
                
                 ,
                 Duchesse
                 of
                 
                   Lancaster
                   ,
                   Thomas
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Buckingham
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 right
                 side
                 ,
                 the
                 Empresse
                 ,
                 mother
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Queene
                 ;
                 her
                 Brother
                 also
                 ,
                 Marcus
                 Duke
                 of
                 
                   Gelderland
                   ,
                   Eleanora
                
                 ,
                 Duchesse
                 of
                 
                   Gelderland
                   ;
                   Iohn
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 
                   Henault
                   ;
                   Mary
                
                 Duchesse
                 of
                 
                   Britaine
                   ,
                   Lodowicke
                
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Bavaria
                 ;
                 the
                 Countesse
                 of
                 
                   Prembrooke
                   ;
                   Chorles
                
                 ,
                 Sonne
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Brabant
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Henry
                   the
                   fifth
                   ,
                   
                   King
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   Sonne
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   fourth
                   ,
                   vanquished
                   the
                   French
                   in
                   many
                   battels
                   ,
                   and
                   at
                   length
                   was
                   created
                   Regent
                   of
                   France
                   .
                   He
                   tooke
                   to
                   wife
                   Katharine
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   Charles
                   the
                   sixth
                   .
                   He
                   dyed
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                  
                   1422.
                   
                   And
                   these
                   verses
                   are
                   fixed
                   there
                   in
                   memory
                   of
                   him
                   .
                
                 
                   Gallorum
                   mastix
                   jacet
                
                 
                   hic
                   Henricus
                   in
                   urna
                   .
                
                 
                   Domat
                   omnia
                   Virtus
                
                 
                   Pulchrum
                   virumque
                   suum
                
                 
                   sociat
                   tandem
                   Katharina
                   .
                
                 
                   O
                   mercifull
                   God
                   ,
                
                 
                   what
                   a
                   Prince
                   was
                   this
                   ,
                
                 
                   Which
                   his
                   short
                   time
                
                 
                   in
                   martiall
                   Acts
                   spent
                
                 
                   In
                   honour
                   of
                   conquest
                   ,
                
                 
                   that
                   wonder
                   to
                   me
                   it
                   is
                   ,
                
                 
                   How
                   he
                   might
                   compasse
                
                 
                   such
                   deeds
                   excellent
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   yet
                   for
                   that
                
                 
                   his
                   minde
                   nothing
                   deten●t
                   ,
                
                 
                   All
                   ghostly
                   counsell
                
                 
                   for
                   his
                   Soule
                   to
                   provide
                   ,
                
                 
                   Out
                   of
                   this
                   world
                   ,
                
                 
                   ere
                   he
                   fatally
                   should
                   slide
                   .
                
                 
                   So
                   though
                   I
                   had
                   Tully
                
                 
                   his
                   eloquence
                   ,
                
                 
                   Or
                   of
                   Seneca
                
                 
                   the
                   grave
                   moralitie
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   Or
                   of
                   Salmon
                
                 
                   the
                   perfect
                   Sapience
                   ,
                
                 
                   Or
                   the
                   sweet
                   Ditties
                
                 
                   of
                   Dame
                   Calliope
                   ;
                
                 
                   Yet
                   might
                   I
                   not
                
                 
                   in
                   Prose
                   or
                   other
                   dittie
                   ,
                
                 
                   Accordingly
                   advance
                
                 
                   this
                   Prince
                   his
                   fame
                   ,
                
                 
                   Or
                   with
                   due
                   honour
                
                 
                   to
                   enhaunce
                   the
                   same
                   .
                
                 
                   Considering
                   his
                   acts
                   ,
                
                 
                   whereof
                   parcell
                   appeare
                
                 
                   In
                   this
                   rude
                   worke
                   ,
                
                 
                   with
                   many
                   more
                   left
                   out
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   time
                   also
                   was
                
                 
                   lesse
                   than
                   ten
                   yeare
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   he
                   so
                   shortly
                
                 
                   brought
                   all
                   things
                   about
                   ,
                
                 
                   By
                   Divine
                   grace
                
                 
                   furthered
                   no
                   doubt
                   :
                
                 
                   That
                   mighty
                   Lord
                   he
                   holpe
                
                 
                   his
                   ghostly
                   Knight
                   ;
                
                 
                   With
                   grace
                   and
                   honour
                
                 
                   to
                   passe
                   this
                   worlds
                   fight
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   to
                   have
                   reward
                
                 
                   double
                   and
                   condigne
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   first
                   for
                   Martiall
                   acts
                
                 
                   by
                   him
                   done
                   .
                
                 
                   To
                   be
                   advanc'd
                   amongst
                
                 
                   the
                   worthies
                   nine
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   for
                   his
                   vertue
                   us'd
                
                 
                   by
                   him
                   eftsoone
                   ,
                
                 
                   With
                   many
                   good
                   deeds
                
                 
                   which
                   he
                   on
                   earth
                   had
                   done
                   .
                
                 
                   Above
                   the
                   Hierarchies
                   ,
                
                 
                   he
                   is
                   (
                   I
                   trust
                   )
                   now
                   stall'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   was
                   in
                   earth
                
                 
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   Kings
                   call'd
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     katharine
                     Valois
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Daughter
                   to
                   Charles
                   the
                   sixth
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   ,
                   and
                   wife
                   to
                   Henry
                   the
                   fifth
                   ,
                   who
                   (
                   hee
                   being
                   dead
                   )
                   tooke
                   in
                   marriage
                   
                     Owen
                     Teudor
                  
                   ,
                   borne
                   in
                   Wales
                   ,
                   his
                   race
                   descending
                   from
                   King
                   Cadwallader
                   .
                   Of
                   her
                   he
                   begot
                   Edmund
                   Earle
                   of
                   
                     Richmund
                     ,
                     Iasper
                  
                   ,
                   Duke
                   of
                   Bedford
                   ,
                   and
                   another
                   that
                   tooke
                   on
                   him
                   a
                   Monasticall
                   habite
                   at
                   Westminster
                   .
                   She
                   dyed
                   in
                   
                     An.
                     1437.
                  
                   and
                   was
                   buried
                   by
                   K.
                   Henry
                   5.
                   
                
                 
                   Hic
                   Katharina
                
                 
                   jacet
                   ,
                   Francorum
                   filia
                   Regis
                
                 
                   Haeres
                   &
                   Regni
                
                 
                   (
                   Carole
                   Sexte
                   )
                   tui
                   ,
                
                 
                   Henrici
                   Quinti
                   thalamo
                
                 
                   bis
                   laeta
                   jugali
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nam
                   sic
                   vir
                   duplici
                
                 
                   clarus
                   honore
                   fuit
                   :
                
                 
                   Iure
                   suo
                   Anglorum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Katharinae
                   jure
                   triumphans
                
                 
                   Francorum
                   obtinuit
                   jus
                   ,
                
                 
                   decus
                   imperii
                   .
                
                 
                   Grata
                   venit
                   laetis
                
                 
                   felix
                   Regina
                   Britannis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Perque
                   dies
                   celebrant
                
                 
                   quatuor
                   ore
                   Deum
                   .
                
                 
                   Edidit
                   Henricum
                   gemibunda
                
                 
                   puerpera
                   Regem
                   ,
                
                 
                   Cujus
                   in
                   imperio
                
                 
                   Francus
                   &
                   Anglus
                   erat
                   ,
                
                 
                   Non
                   sibi
                   nec
                   Regno
                
                 
                   felici
                   sidere
                   natum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sed
                   patri
                   &
                   matri
                
                 
                   Religione
                   parem
                   .
                
                 
                   Post
                   ex
                   Owneo
                   Tiddero
                
                 
                   tertia
                   proles
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nobilis
                   Edmundus
                   te
                
                 
                   Katharina
                   beat
                   :
                
                 
                   Septimus
                   Henricus
                
                 
                   quo
                   non
                   praestantior
                   alter
                   ,
                
                 
                   Filius
                   Edmundi
                   ,
                
                 
                   Gemma
                   Britanna
                   fuit
                   :
                
                 
                   Felix
                   uxor
                   ergo
                   ,
                   mater
                   ,
                
                 
                   ter
                   filia
                   felix
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ast
                   Avia
                   haec
                   felix
                
                 
                   terque
                   quaeterque
                   fuit
                   .
                
                 
                   Otium
                   fuge
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lyes
                   Queene
                   Katharine
                
                 
                   clos'd
                   in
                   grave
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   French
                   Kings
                
                 
                   Daughter
                   faire
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   of
                   thy
                   Kingdome
                
                 
                   
                     (
                     Charles
                  
                   the
                   sixth
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   true
                
                 
                   undoubted
                   Heire
                   .
                
                 
                   Twice
                   joyfull
                   wife
                
                 
                   in
                   marriage
                   matcht
                
                 
                   To
                   Henry
                   fifth
                
                 
                   by
                   name
                   :
                
                 
                   Because
                   ,
                   through
                   her
                   ,
                
                 
                   hee
                   nobled
                   was
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   shin'd
                
                 
                   in
                   double
                   Fame
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   King
                   of
                   England
                
                 
                   by
                   descent
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   by
                   Queene
                
                 
                   Katharins
                   right
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   Realme
                   of
                   France
                
                 
                   he
                   did
                   enjoy
                   ,
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Triumphant
                   King
                
                 
                   of
                   might
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   happy
                   Queene
                
                 
                   to
                   English-men
                   ,
                
                 
                   Shee
                   came
                   right
                
                 
                   gratefull
                   here
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   foure
                   dayes
                   space
                
                 
                   they
                   honoured
                   God
                   ,
                
                 
                   With
                   mouth
                
                 
                   and
                   reverend
                   feare
                   .
                
                 
                   Henry
                   the
                   sixth
                
                 
                   this
                   Queene
                   brought
                   forth
                
                 
                   In
                   painefull
                
                 
                   labour
                   plight
                   :
                
                 
                   In
                   whose
                   Empire
                
                 
                   a
                   French-man
                   was
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   eke
                   an
                
                 
                   English
                   wight
                   .
                
                 
                   Vnder
                   no
                   lucky
                
                 
                   Planet
                   borne
                
                 
                   Vnto
                   himselfe
                
                 
                   nor
                   Throne
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   equall
                
                 
                   with
                   his
                   Parents
                   both
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   pure
                
                 
                   Religion
                   .
                
                 
                   Of
                   Owen
                   Tedder
                
                 
                   after
                   this
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   next
                   Sonne
                
                 
                   Edmund
                   was
                   ,
                
                 
                   O
                   Katharine
                   ,
                
                 
                   a
                   renowned
                   Prince
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   did
                
                 
                   in
                   glory
                   passe
                   .
                
                 
                   Henry
                   the
                   seventh
                   ,
                
                 
                   a
                   Britaine
                   Pearle
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   Gemme
                   of
                
                 
                   Englands
                   joy
                   :
                
                 
                   A
                   peerelesse
                   Prince
                
                 
                   was
                   Edmunds
                   Sonne
                
                 
                   A
                   good
                   and
                
                 
                   gratious
                   Roy
                   :
                
                 
                   Therefore
                   a
                   happy
                   wife
                
                 
                   this
                   was
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   happy
                
                 
                   mother
                   pure
                   :
                
                 
                   Thrice
                   happy
                   Child
                   ,
                
                 
                   but
                   Grandame
                   she
                   ,
                
                 
                   More
                   than
                   thrice
                
                 
                   happy
                   sure
                   .
                   
                
              
               
                 RICHARD
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 of
                 England
                 and
                 France
                 King
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 Sonne
                 to
                 Edward
                 Prince
                 of
                 Wales
                 ,
                 by
                 Ioane
                 Daughter
                 to
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Kent
                 .
                 Hee
                 made
                 new
                 the
                 hall
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 and
                 when
                 hee
                 had
                 reigned
                 22.
                 years
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   dom
                
                 .
                 1399.
                 he
                 was
                 bereaved
                 of
                 his
                 kingdome
                 ,
                 by
                 Henry
                 of
                 Lancaster
                 (
                 and
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 )
                 murdered
                 ,
                 and
                 buried
                 at
                 Langley
                 among
                 the
                 Dominicans
                 .
                 Afterward
                 ,
                 An.
                 1414.
                 (
                 as
                 
                   Thomas
                   Walsingham
                
                 saith
                 )
                 his
                 body
                 was
                 brought
                 to
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 and
                 layd
                 in
                 a
                 Royal
                 Tombe
                 ,
                 builded
                 of
                 gilded
                 brasse
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 great
                 charges
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 fift
                 ,
                 with
                 theseverses
                 added
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Prudens
                   &
                   mundus
                
                 
                   Richardus
                   ,
                   jure
                   Secundus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Per
                   Fatum
                   victus
                   ,
                
                 
                   jacet
                   his
                   sub
                   marmore
                   pictus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Verax
                   sermone
                
                 
                   fuit
                   &
                   plenus
                   ratione
                   :
                
                 
                   Corpore
                   procerus
                   ,
                
                 
                   animo
                   prudens
                   ut
                   Homerus
                   :
                
                 
                   Ecclesiae
                   favit
                   ,
                
                 
                   elatos
                   suppeditavit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Quemvis
                   prostravit
                
                 
                   regalia
                   qui
                   violavit
                   .
                
                 
                   Obruit
                   haereticos
                   ,
                
                 
                   &
                   eorum
                   stravit
                   amicos
                   :
                
                 
                   o
                   clemens
                   Christe
                   ,
                
                 
                   tibi
                   devotus
                   fuit
                   iste
                   ,
                
                 
                   Votis
                   Baptistae
                
                 
                   salves
                   quem
                   protulit
                   iste
                   .
                
                 
                   His
                   jacet
                   immiti
                   consumptus
                
                 
                   morte
                   Richardus
                   .
                
                 
                   Fuisse
                   Felicem
                
                 
                   miserrimum
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Perfect
                   and
                   prrudent
                   Richard
                   ,
                
                 
                   by
                   right
                   the
                   second
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vanquished
                   by
                   Fortune
                   ,
                
                 
                   Iyes
                   here
                   now
                   graven
                   in
                   stone
                   :
                
                 
                   True
                   of
                   his
                   word
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   thereto
                   well
                   resound
                   ,
                
                 
                   Seemely
                   in
                   person
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   like
                   to
                   Homer
                   ,
                   as
                   one
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   worldly
                   prudence
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   ever
                   the
                   Church
                   in
                   one
                
                 
                   Vpheld
                   and
                   favoured
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   casting
                   the
                   proud
                   to
                   ground
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   all
                   that
                   would
                
                 
                   his
                   royall
                   estate
                   confound
                   .
                
              
               
                 Anne
                 ,
                 
                 Queene
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 first
                 wife
                 to
                 Richard
                 the
                 Second
                 ,
                 Daughter
                 to
                 Wenceslaus
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 Bohemia
                 ,
                 and
                 Emperor
                 of
                 the
                 Germanes
                 ,
                 dyed
                 in
                 Anno
                 1394.
                 and
                 at
                 Westminster
                 is
                 buricd
                 ,
                 having
                 this
                 Epitaph
                 .
              
               
                 
                 
                   Sub
                   petralata
                   nunc
                   Anna
                
                 
                   jacet
                   tumulata
                   ,
                
                 
                   Dum
                   vixit
                   mundo
                
                 
                   Richardo
                   nupta
                   secundo
                   ,
                
                 
                   Christo
                   devota
                
                 
                   fuit
                   haec
                   ,
                   facilis
                   bene
                   nota
                   ,
                
                 
                   Pauperibus
                   prona
                
                 
                   semper
                   sua
                   reddere
                   dona
                   .
                
                 
                   Iurgia
                   sedavit
                   ,
                
                 
                   &
                   praegnantes
                   relevavit
                   .
                
                 
                   Corpore
                   formosa
                   ,
                
                 
                   vultu
                   miti
                   speciosa
                   ,
                
                 
                   Praebens
                   solamen
                   ,
                
                 
                   viduis
                   ,
                   aegris
                   medicamen
                   .
                
                 
                   Anno
                   milleno
                   ,
                
                 
                   ter
                   centum
                   quarto
                   nonageno
                   ,
                
                 
                   Iulii
                   septeno
                
                 
                   mensis
                   migravit
                   amoeno
                   .
                
                 
                   Hoc
                   jacet
                   Anna
                
                 
                   loco
                   Britonum
                   redimita
                   corona
                   ,
                
                 
                   Cui
                   vir
                   Richardus
                
                 
                   jure
                   secundus
                   erat
                   :
                
                 
                   Cui
                   pater
                   illustris
                   ,
                
                 
                   gnata
                   ,
                   generó
                   que
                   superbus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Romaeter
                   felix
                   ,
                
                 
                   induperator
                   erat
                   .
                
                 
                   Winceslaus
                   illam
                   magna
                
                 
                   comitante
                   caterva
                   ,
                
                 
                   Londinum
                   misit
                   laetus
                
                 
                   euānsque
                   pater
                   :
                
                 
                   Cujus
                   in
                   adventu
                   ludi
                   ,
                
                 
                   spectacula
                   fiunt
                   ,
                
                 
                   Regali
                   pompa
                
                 
                   regia
                   virgo
                   venit
                   .
                
                 
                   Sed
                   bona
                   sunt
                   hominum
                
                 
                   tenni
                   pendentia
                   filo
                
                 
                   Reges
                   ,
                   Reginas
                   mors
                   capit
                   ,
                
                 
                   omne
                   rapit
                   .
                
                 
                   Haec
                   Regina
                   fuit
                
                 
                   magna
                   de
                   stripe
                   Quiritum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Omnibus
                   illa
                   fuit
                   femina
                
                 
                   chara
                   viris
                   .
                
                 
                   Larga
                   ,
                   coloratis
                   virtutum
                
                 
                   splendida
                   gemmis
                   :
                
                 
                   Nunquam
                   laeta
                   parens
                   ,
                
                 
                   nam
                   sine
                   prole
                   jacet
                   .
                
                 
                   Forma
                   fragilis
                   .
                
                 
                   Queene
                   Anne
                   ,
                
                 
                   Richard
                   the
                   Seconds
                   wife
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lyeth
                   buried
                
                 
                   in
                   this
                   place
                   :
                
                 
                   Adorned
                   with
                
                 
                   the
                   Britaines
                   Crowne
                   ,
                
                 
                   With
                   whom
                   shee
                
                 
                   found
                   much
                   grace
                   .
                
                 
                   Whose
                   Noble
                   Sire
                   ,
                
                 
                   of
                   Daughter
                   proud
                   ,
                
                 
                   Of
                   Sonne
                   in
                   Law
                   ,
                
                 
                   full
                   glad
                   :
                
                 
                   Of
                   Rome
                   ,
                   thrice
                   happy
                
                 
                   Emperour
                   was
                
                 
                   And
                   that
                   large
                
                 
                   Empire
                   had
                   .
                
                 
                   Winceslaus
                   so
                   call'd
                
                 
                   by
                   name
                   ,
                
                 
                   Who
                   thus
                
                 
                   in
                   joyfull
                   plight
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sent
                   her
                   to
                   London
                   ,
                
                 
                   guarded
                   well
                   ,
                
                 
                   With
                   valiant
                   men
                
                 
                   of
                   might
                   .
                
                 
                   Against
                   whose
                   comming
                
                 
                   Playes
                   were
                   made
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   sights
                   and
                   shewes
                
                 
                   were
                   seene
                   :
                
                 
                   With
                   Princely
                   pompe
                
                 
                   to
                   gratifie
                
                 
                   This
                   Noble
                
                 
                   Virgin
                   Queene
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   all
                   mens
                   treasures
                
                 
                   last
                   not
                   long
                   ,
                
                 
                   They
                   hang
                
                 
                   but
                   on
                   a
                   twine
                
                 
                   Or
                   slender
                   threed
                   :
                
                 
                   Death
                   ,
                   Kings
                   and
                   Queenes
                
                 
                   Doth
                   all
                   catch
                
                 
                   up
                   in
                   fine
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Queene
                
                 
                   was
                   of
                   the
                   Royall
                   race
                
                 
                   Of
                   Romans
                
                 
                   by
                   descent
                   :
                
                 
                   Of
                   all
                   belov'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   most
                   deare
                   to
                   most
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   honour
                
                 
                   relucent
                   .
                
                 
                   Full
                   liberall
                
                 
                   and
                   bountifull
                   ,
                
                 
                   Adorn'd
                   with
                
                 
                   vertues
                   rare
                   :
                
                 
                   No
                   child
                   shee
                   had
                   ,
                
                 
                   but
                   issuelesse
                   ,
                
                 
                   She
                   lyes
                
                 
                   without
                   such
                   care
                   .
                
                 
                   Margaret
                   ,
                   
                   daughter
                   and
                   fifth
                   child
                   to
                   Edward
                   the
                   fourth
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   and
                   France
                   ,
                   and
                   Lord
                   of
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   and
                   Lady
                   Elizabeth
                   his
                   royall
                   Queene
                   and
                   wife
                   ,
                   was
                   borne
                   the
                   19.
                   day
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                  
                   1472.
                   and
                   dyed
                   the
                   11.
                   day
                   of
                   December
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   Nobibitas
                   &
                   forma
                   ,
                
                 
                   decorque
                   ,
                   tenella
                   juventus
                
                 
                   In
                   simul
                   hîc
                   ista
                
                 
                   mortis
                   sunt
                   condita
                   cistâ
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vt
                   genus
                   &
                   nomen
                   ,
                   sexum
                   ,
                
                 
                   tempus
                   quoque
                   mortis
                
                 
                   Noscas
                   ,
                   cuncta
                   tibi
                
                 
                   manefestat
                   margo
                   sepulchri
                   .
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   of
                   Woodstocke
                   ,
                   
                   Duke
                   of
                   Glocester
                   ,
                   sixth
                   Sonne
                   to
                   King
                   Edward
                   the
                   third
                   ,
                   a
                   man
                   of
                   great
                   Nobility
                   and
                   authority
                   ;
                   whom
                   King
                   Richard
                   the
                   second
                   ,
                   his
                   Nephew
                   ,
                   suddenly
                   and
                   forcibly
                   tooke
                   and
                   sent
                   to
                   Callis
                   ,
                   where
                   endighted
                   upon
                   a
                   capitall
                   cause
                   ,
                   hee
                   was
                   beheaded
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                  
                   1397.
                   
                
                 
                   Ecce
                   ,
                   nunc
                   in
                   pulvere
                   dormio
                   .
                
                 
                   Henry
                   ,
                   
                   sonne
                   to
                   Richard
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   the
                   Romans
                   ,
                   and
                   Earle
                   of
                   Cornewall
                   ,
                   returning
                   from
                   the
                   
                     Holy
                     Land
                  
                   ,
                   while
                   he
                   was
                   hearing
                   Masse
                   at
                   Viterbium
                   in
                   Italy
                   ,
                   by
                   Simon
                   and
                   Guydo
                   ,
                   sonnes
                   to
                   
                     Simon
                     Mountfort
                  
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Leicester
                   :
                   He
                   was
                   slaine
                   in
                   Anno
                   1269.
                   
                   His
                   body
                   lyes
                   buried
                   in
                   the
                   Monasterie
                   of
                   
                     Hailes
                     :
                     Math.
                     Westmonast
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   
                   daughter
                   to
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   seventh
                   ,
                   is
                   buried
                   in
                   a
                   Tombe
                   of
                   blacke
                   Marble
                   ,
                   having
                   also
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   Elizabetha
                   ,
                   illustrissimi
                   Regis
                   Angliae
                   ,
                   Franciae
                   ,
                   &
                   Hiberniae
                   ,
                   Henrici
                   Septimi
                   ,
                   &
                   Dominae
                   Elizabethae
                   Reginae
                   serenissimae
                   confortis
                   suae
                   filia
                   &
                   secunda
                   proles
                   ,
                   quae
                   nata
                   fuit
                   secundo
                   die
                   mensis
                   Iulii
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                  
                   1492.
                   &
                   obiit
                   decimo
                   quarto
                   die
                   mensis
                   Novembris
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                  
                   1495.
                   
                   Cujus
                   animae
                   propitietur
                   Deus
                   .
                
                 
                   Hîc
                   post
                   fata
                   jacet
                
                 
                   proles
                   Regalis
                   in
                   isto
                
                 
                   Sarcophago
                   ,
                   juvenis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nobilis
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                
                 
                   Princeps
                   illustris
                   ,
                
                 
                   Henr.
                   Sept.
                   filia
                   Regis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Qui
                   bini
                   Regni
                   florida
                
                 
                   Sceptra
                   tenet
                   .
                
                 
                   Atropos
                   hanc
                   rapuit
                
                 
                   saevissima
                   nunci
                   a
                   mortis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sit
                   super
                   in
                   Coelo
                
                 
                   vita
                   perennis
                   ei
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Chaire
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 
                   King
                   Edward
                   the
                   first
                   ,
                   having
                   subdued
                   the
                   Scots
                   in
                   An.
                   1297.
                   triumphantly
                   returned
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Scepter
                   and
                   Crowne
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   of
                   Scots
                   ,
                   as
                   also
                   the
                   Chaire
                   ,
                   wherein
                   those
                   Kings
                   used
                   to
                   be
                   crowned
                   ,
                   
                   bringing
                   it
                   into
                   the
                   Church
                   of
                   Westminster
                   :
                   which
                   Chaire
                   as
                   yet
                   remaineth
                   in
                   the
                   Royall
                   Chappell
                   ,
                   with
                   Iacobs
                   Stone
                   ,
                   as
                   they
                   callit
                   ,
                   placed
                   in
                   it
                   .
                
                 
                   Siquid
                   habent
                   veri
                
                 
                   vel
                   Chronica
                   cana
                   fidusve
                   ,
                
                 
                   Clauditur
                   hac
                   cathedra
                
                 
                   nobilis
                   ecce
                   lapis
                   .
                
                 
                   Ad
                   caput
                   eximius
                   Iacob
                
                 
                   cuondam
                   Patriarcha
                   ,
                
                 
                   Quem
                   posuit
                   cernens
                
                 
                   numina
                   mira
                   poli
                   ;
                
                 
                   Quem
                   tulit
                   ex
                   Scotis
                   spolium
                
                 
                   quasi
                   victor
                   honoris
                   ,
                
                 
                   Edwardus
                   primus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mars
                   velut
                   armipotens
                   ,
                
                 
                   Scotorum
                   domitor
                   ,
                
                 
                   noster
                   validissimus
                   Hector
                   ,
                
                 
                   Anglorum
                   decus
                   ,
                
                 
                   &
                   gloria
                   Militiae
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 great
                 and
                 Kingly
                 Chappell
                 of
                 King
                 HENRY
                 the
                 seventh
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Henry
                   the
                   seventh
                   ,
                   
                   King
                   of
                   
                     England
                     ,
                     France
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Lord
                   of
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   the
                   first
                   begotten
                   Sonne
                   of
                   Edmund
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Richmund
                   ,
                   by
                   Margaret
                   ,
                   daughter
                   and
                   heire
                   to
                   Iohn
                   ,
                   Duke
                   of
                   Somerset
                   :
                   When
                   hee
                   had
                   justly
                   deprived
                   (
                   both
                   of
                   Crowne
                   and
                   life
                   )
                   Richard
                   the
                   third
                   at
                   Bosworth
                   :
                   Hee
                   was
                   enstalled
                   in
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   in
                   An.
                   1485.
                   and
                   before
                   hee
                   was
                   23.
                   yeeres
                   aged
                   ,
                   hee
                   qualified
                   the
                   loud
                   and
                   grievous
                   garboyles
                   ,
                   betweene
                   the
                   Families
                   of
                   Lancaster
                   and
                   Yorke
                   ,
                   resting
                   in
                   the
                   Lord
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1509.
                   
                   And
                   in
                   this
                   magnificent
                   Chappell
                   ,
                   which
                   hee
                   himselfe
                   builded
                   ,
                   with
                   Elizabeth
                   his
                   Queene
                   and
                   wife
                   :
                   Hee
                   lyeth
                   in
                   a
                   most
                   glorious
                   Tombe
                   of
                   solid
                   Brasse
                   ,
                   compossed
                   about
                   with
                   these
                   verses
                   :
                
                 
                   Septimus
                   Henricus
                
                 
                   Tumulo
                   requiescit
                   in
                   isto
                   ,
                
                 
                   Qui
                   Regum
                   splendor
                   ,
                
                 
                   lumen
                   &
                   orbis
                   erat
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   Rex
                   vigil
                   ,
                   &
                   sapiens
                   ,
                   comis
                   ,
                
                 
                   virtutis
                   amator
                   ,
                
                 
                   Egregius
                   formae
                   ,
                
                 
                   strenous
                   atque
                   potens
                   .
                
                 
                   Qui
                   peperit
                   pacem
                   regno
                   ,
                
                 
                   qui
                   bella
                   peregit
                
                 
                   Plurima
                   ,
                   qui
                   victor
                
                 
                   semper
                   ab
                   hoste
                   redit
                   .
                
                 
                   Qui
                   naras
                   binis
                   conjunxit
                
                 
                   Regibus
                   ambas
                   ,
                
                 
                   Regibus
                   &
                   cunctis
                
                 
                   foedere
                   junctus
                   erat
                   .
                
                 
                   Qui
                   sacrum
                   hoc
                   struxit
                   Templum
                   ,
                
                 
                   statuitque
                   sepulchrum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Pro
                   se
                   ,
                   próque
                   sua
                
                 
                   conjuge
                   ,
                   prole
                   ,
                   domo
                   .
                
                 
                   Lustra
                   decem
                   ,
                   atque
                   annos
                   tres
                
                 
                   plus
                   compleverat
                   annis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nam
                   tribus
                   octenis
                
                 
                   Regia
                   Sceptra
                   tulit
                   .
                
                 
                   Quindecies
                   Domini
                
                 
                   centenus
                   fluxerat
                   annus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Currebat
                   nonus
                   ,
                
                 
                   cùm
                   venit
                   atra
                   dies
                   .
                
                 
                   Septim●●termensis
                
                 
                   lux
                   t●
                   cot●
                   .
                   fulgebat
                   Aprilis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Cum
                   claūlit
                   summum
                
                 
                   tanta
                   corona
                   diem
                   .
                
                 
                   Nulla
                   dedêre
                   prius
                
                 
                   tantum
                   tibi
                   saecula
                   Regem
                
                 
                   Anglia
                   ,
                   vix
                   similem
                
                 
                   posteriora
                   dabunt
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 On
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Queenes
                 Image
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Regina
                   Elizabetha
                   ,
                   
                   Edwardi
                   Quarti
                   quondam
                   Regis
                   filia
                   ;
                   Edwardi
                   Quinti
                   Regis
                   quondam
                   nominati
                   Soror
                   ;
                   Henrici
                   Septimi
                   olim
                   Regis
                   Conjux
                   ;
                   atque
                   Henrici
                   octavi
                   Regis
                   mater
                   inclyta
                   .
                   Obiit
                   autem
                   suum
                   diem
                   in
                   Turre
                   Londoniarum
                   die
                   11.
                   
                   Feb.
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   ,
                   1502.
                   37.
                   
                   Annorum
                   aetate
                   functa
                   .
                
                 
                   Edward
                   the
                   sixt
                   ,
                   
                   King
                   of
                   
                     England
                     ,
                     France
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   Sonne
                   to
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   eight
                   by
                   
                     Iane
                     Seymour
                  
                   ,
                   was
                   crowned
                   King
                   the
                   28.
                   day
                   of
                   Ianuary
                   ,
                   1546.
                   
                   Hee
                   dyed
                   (
                   over-soone
                   )
                   in
                   his
                   younger
                   yeeres
                   the
                   6.
                   day
                   of
                   Iuly
                   ,
                   1553.
                   and
                   lyeth
                   under
                   the
                   Brasse
                   richly
                   gilded
                   Altar
                   ,
                   most
                   curiously
                   wrought
                   with
                   good
                   workemanship
                   .
                
                 
                   Mary
                   ,
                   Queen
                   of
                   
                     England
                     ,
                     France
                  
                   and
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   
                   Daughter
                   to
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   eighth
                   ,
                   by
                   Katharine
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   to
                   Ferdinand
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   Spaine
                   ,
                   suceeded
                   her
                   Brother
                   Edward
                   ,
                   An.
                   1553.
                   
                   The
                   Romish
                   Religion
                   ,
                   which
                   her
                   Father
                   and
                   Brother
                   had
                   expelled
                   ,
                   she
                   againe
                   restored
                   ,
                   marrying
                   with
                   Philip
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   Spaine
                   :
                   And
                   died
                   when
                   she
                   had
                   reigned
                   5.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   1558.
                   
                
                 
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   
                   Queen
                   of
                   
                     England
                     ,
                     France
                  
                   and
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   to
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   eight
                   ,
                   by
                   his
                   second
                   wife
                   
                     Anne
                     Bullen
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Sister
                   to
                   Mary
                   ;
                   succeeded
                   her
                   in
                   Anno
                   1558.
                   
                   She
                   was
                   a
                   most
                   potent
                   Princesse
                   ,
                   and
                   (
                   for
                   all
                   vertues
                   )
                   to
                   bee
                   compared
                   with
                   the
                   greatest
                   Kings
                   or
                   Queenes
                   whatsoever
                   .
                   Having
                   reigned
                   44.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   foure
                   Moneths
                   ,
                   and
                   eight
                   dayes
                   in
                   highest
                   glory
                   (
                   to
                   forraigne
                   admiration
                   ,
                   and
                   love
                   of
                   her
                   owne
                   people
                   ,
                   England
                   ,
                   acknowledging
                   her
                   rather
                   a
                   Mother
                   than
                   a
                   commander
                   )
                   she
                   yeelded
                   her
                   Soule
                   to
                   Christ
                   both
                   piously
                   and
                   contentedly
                   ,
                   the
                   24.
                   day
                   of
                   March
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   .
                   1602.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Memoriae
                 Sacrum
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Religione
                   ad
                   primaeuam
                   sinceritatem
                   restaurata
                   ,
                   
                   
                     Pace
                     fundata
                  
                   ,
                   Moneta
                   ad
                   justum
                   volorem
                   reducta
                   ,
                   Rebellione
                   domestica
                   vindicata
                   ,
                   Gallia
                   malis
                   intestinis
                   praecipiti
                   sublevata
                   ,
                   Belgio
                   sustentato
                   ,
                   Hispanica
                   classe
                   profligata
                   ,
                   Hibernia
                   pulsis
                   Hispanis
                   ,
                   &
                   Rebellibus
                   ad
                   deditionem
                   coactis
                   pacata
                   ,
                   Redditibus
                   utriusque
                   Academiae
                   lege
                   annonaria
                   plurimum
                   adauctib
                   .
                   Tota
                   denique
                   Anglia
                   Ditata
                   ,
                   Prudentissimèque
                   annos
                   XLV
                   .
                   administrata
                   ;
                   Elizabetha
                   Regina
                   victrix
                   ,
                   triumphatrix
                   ,
                   pietatis
                   studiosissima
                   ,
                   felicissima
                   ,
                   placida
                   morte
                   septuagenaria
                   soluta
                   ,
                   mortales
                   reliquias
                   dum
                   Christo
                   jubente
                   resurgant
                   immortales
                   ,
                   in
                   hac
                   Ecclesia
                   celeberrima
                   ab
                   ipsa
                   conservata
                   ,
                   &
                   denuò
                   fundata
                   ,
                   deposuio
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Obiit
                 24.
                 
                 Martii
                 ,
                 Anno
                 salutis
                 ,
                 MDCII
                 .
                 Regni
                 XLV
                 .
                 Aetatis
                 LXX
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Vpon
                   the
                   remove
                   of
                   her
                   body
                   from
                   Richmond
                   (
                   where
                   she
                   dyed
                   )
                   to
                   
                     White
                     Hall
                  
                   ,
                   by
                   water
                   ,
                   these
                   lines
                   were
                   written
                   .
                
              
               
               
                 
                   The
                   Queene
                   was
                   brought
                
                 
                   by
                   water
                   to
                   
                     White
                     Hall
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   At
                   every
                   stroke
                
                 
                   the
                   Oares
                   teares
                   let
                   fall
                   .
                
                 
                   More
                   clung
                   about
                   the
                   Barge
                   ,
                
                 
                   Bish
                   under
                   water
                
                 
                   Wept
                   out
                   their
                   eyes
                   of
                   Pearle
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   swom
                   blind
                   after
                   :
                
                 
                   I
                   thinke
                   the
                   Barge-men
                
                 
                   might
                   with
                   easier
                   thighes
                   ,
                
                 
                   Have
                   row'd
                   her
                   thither
                
                 
                   in
                   her
                   peoples
                   eyes
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   howsoever
                   ,
                   thus
                   much
                
                 
                   my
                   thoughts
                   have
                   scann'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sh
                   'ad
                   come
                   by
                   water
                   ,
                
                 
                   had
                   she
                   come
                   by
                   land
                   .
                
                 
                   Sophia
                   ,
                   
                   daughter
                   to
                   IAMES
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   great
                   Britaine
                   ,
                   borne
                   at
                   Greenwich
                   ,
                   the
                   22.
                   day
                   of
                   Iune
                   ,
                   1606.
                   the
                   3.
                   day
                   after
                   ended
                   her
                   life
                   ,
                   and
                   is
                   buried
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Chappell
                   ,
                   where
                   the
                   Queenes
                   ,
                   Mary
                   and
                   Elizabeth
                   do
                   rest
                   in
                   the
                   Lord.
                   
                
                 
                   Margaret
                   ,
                   
                   Countesse
                   of
                   Richmond
                   and
                   Darby
                   ,
                   daughter
                   ,
                   and
                   only
                   Heyre
                   to
                   Iohn
                   ,
                   Duke
                   of
                   Somerset
                   ,
                   by
                   Margaret
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   the
                   Lord
                   Bellocampe
                   ,
                   or
                   Beauchampe
                   of
                   Powicke
                   :
                   first
                   married
                   to
                   Edmund
                   the
                   Son
                   of
                   
                     Owen
                     Tedder
                  
                   ,
                   who
                   begate
                   Henry
                   the
                   7.
                   
                   King
                   of
                   England
                   ;
                   and
                   afterward
                   ,
                   to
                   
                     Thomas
                     Stanley
                  
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Darby
                   :
                   Two
                   Colledges
                   (
                   namely
                   ,
                   of
                   Christ
                   ,
                   and
                   Saint
                   
                     Iohn
                     Baptist
                  
                   )
                   she
                   erected
                   for
                   Students
                   in
                   Cambridge
                   .
                   She
                   instituted
                   also
                   two
                   divinity
                   Lectures
                   ,
                   one
                   at
                   Cambridge
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   other
                   at
                   
                     Oxford
                     ,
                     &c.
                  
                   
                   This
                   Epitaph
                   was
                   made
                   for
                   her
                   .
                
                 
                   Aspirate
                   meis
                   Elegis
                
                 
                   pia
                   turma
                   sororum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Et
                   Margaretam
                
                 
                   collacrimate
                   piam
                   .
                
                 
                   Haec
                   sub
                   mole
                   latet
                   Regis
                
                 
                   celeberrima
                   mater
                
                 
                   Henrici
                   magni
                   ,
                
                 
                   quem
                   locus
                   iste
                   fovet
                   ,
                
                 
                   Quem
                   locus
                   iste
                   sacer
                   celebri
                
                 
                   celebrat
                   Polyandro
                   ,
                
                 
                   Illius
                   ingenitrix
                
                 
                   hac
                   tumulatur
                   humo
                   .
                
                 
                   Cui
                   cedat
                   Tanaquil
                
                 
                   (
                   Titus
                   hanc
                   super
                   astra
                   reportet
                   )
                
                 
                   Cedat
                   Penelope
                
                 
                   charus
                   Vlyssis
                   amor
                   ;
                
                 
                   Haec
                   Abigail
                   ,
                   velut
                   Hester
                
                 
                   erat
                   pietate
                   secunda
                   ,
                
                 
                   En
                   tres
                   jam
                   proceres
                
                 
                   nobilitate
                   pares
                   :
                
                 
                   Pro
                   Domina
                   precor
                   implora
                   ,
                
                 
                   pro
                   Principe
                   tanta
                
                 
                   Flecte
                   Deum
                   precibus
                
                 
                   qui
                   legis
                   hos
                   aspices
                   .
                
                 
                   Plura
                   referre
                   piget
                   ,
                
                 
                   calamus
                   corpore
                   rigescit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Dormit
                   Moecenas
                   ,
                
                 
                   negligitur
                   probitas
                   :
                
                 
                   Nec
                   juvat
                   aut
                   modicum
                
                 
                   prodest
                   nunc
                   ultima
                   versu
                
                 
                   Fata
                   recensere
                
                 
                   (
                   mortua
                   mors
                   reor
                   est
                   )
                
                 
                   Quaeris
                   quid
                   decus
                   est
                   ?
                
                 
                   decus
                   est
                   modo
                   dicier
                   hircus
                   :
                
                 
                   Cedit
                   honos
                   hirco
                   ,
                
                 
                   cedit
                   honorque
                   capro
                   .
                
                 
                   Falleris
                   ipse
                   Charon
                   ,
                
                 
                   iterum
                   surrexit
                   Abyron
                   ,
                
                 
                   Et
                   Stygios
                   remos
                
                 
                   despicit
                   ille
                   tuos
                   .
                   〈◊〉
                
                 
                   Vivitur
                   ex
                   voto
                   ,
                
                 
                   mentis
                   praecordia
                   tangunt
                
                 
                   Nulla
                   sepulchra
                   Ducum
                   ,
                
                 
                   nec
                   monumenta
                   patrum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Non
                   Regum
                   ,
                   non
                   ulla
                
                 
                   hominum
                   labentia
                   fato
                
                 
                   Tempora
                   ,
                   nec
                   toties
                
                 
                   mortua
                   turba
                   ruens
                   .
                
                 
                   Hinc
                   statuo
                   certè
                
                 
                   periturae
                   parcere
                   chartae
                   ,
                
                 
                   Seu
                   Iuvenalis
                   ovat
                
                 
                   eximius
                   Satyrus
                   .
                
                 
                   Margaret
                   ,
                   
                   Countesse
                   ,
                   of
                   Levenox
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   
                     Archibald
                     Dowglasse
                  
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Angus
                   ,
                   by
                   Margaret
                   ,
                   Queen
                   Dowager
                   of
                   Scotland
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   Henry
                   the
                   seventh
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   England
                   ;
                   wife
                   also
                   to
                   
                     Mathew
                     Stuart
                  
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Levenox
                   ,
                   to
                   whom
                   she
                   brought
                   Henry
                   ,
                   Lord
                   of
                   Darnly
                   ,
                   father
                   to
                   Iames
                   the
                   sixth
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   
                     Scotland
                     ,
                     Charles
                  
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Levenox
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   children
                   that
                   died
                   in
                   their
                   younger
                   yeers
                   .
                   Shee
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   10.
                   day
                   of
                   March
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                  
                   ,
                   1577.
                   and
                   hath
                   this
                   Epitaph
                   :
                
                 
                   Heere
                   lyeth
                   the
                   Noble
                   Lady
                   Margaret
                   ,
                   Countesse
                   of
                   Levenox
                   ,
                   daughter
                   and
                   sole
                   heire
                   of
                   Archibald
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Angus
                   ,
                   
                   by
                   Margaret
                   Queene
                   of
                   Scots
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   that
                   was
                   eldest
                   daughter
                   to
                   K.
                   Henry
                   the
                   7.
                   who
                   bare
                   unto
                   Mathew
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Levenox
                   her
                   husband
                   ,
                   foure
                   sons
                   ,
                   and
                   foure
                   daughters
                   .
                   This
                   Lady
                   had
                   to
                   her
                   great
                   Grandfather
                   ,
                   King
                   Edward
                   the
                   fourth
                   ;
                   to
                   her
                   Grandfather
                   ,
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   seventh
                   ;
                   to
                   her
                   Vncle
                   ,
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   eight
                   ;
                   to
                   her
                   Cousin
                   Germane
                   ,
                   King
                   Edward
                   the
                   sixt
                   ,
                   to
                   her
                   Brother
                   King
                   Iames
                   ,
                   of
                   Scotland
                   the
                   fifth
                   ,
                   to
                   her
                   Sonne
                   ,
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   first
                   ;
                   and
                   to
                   her
                   Grandchild
                   ,
                   King
                   Iames
                   the
                   sixth
                   .
                
                 
                   Having
                   to
                   her
                   great
                   Grandmother
                   ,
                   and
                   Grandmother
                   ,
                   two
                   Queens
                   ,
                   both
                   named
                   Elizabeth
                   ;
                   to
                   her
                   Mother
                   ,
                   Margaret
                   Queene
                   of
                   Scots
                   ;
                   to
                   her
                   Aunt
                   ,
                   Mary
                   ,
                   the
                   French
                   Queene
                   ;
                   to
                   her
                   Cousins
                   Germanes
                   ,
                   Mary
                   and
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   Queenes
                   of
                   England
                   ;
                   to
                   her
                   Niece
                   and
                   Daughter
                   in
                   law
                   ,
                   Mary
                   ,
                   Queene
                   of
                   Scots
                   .
                
                 
                   Henry
                   ,
                   second
                   sonne
                   to
                   this
                   Lady
                   ,
                   was
                   King
                   of
                   Scots
                   ,
                   and
                   father
                   to
                   Iames
                   the
                   sixth
                   ,
                   now
                   King.
                   This
                   Henry
                   was
                   murdered
                   at
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   21.
                   yeeres
                   :
                   Charles
                   her
                   youngest
                   Sonne
                   ,
                   was
                   Earle
                   of
                   Levenox
                   ,
                   father
                   to
                   the
                   Lady
                   Arbella
                   ,
                   hee
                   dyed
                   at
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   21.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   and
                   is
                   here
                   entombed
                   .
                
                 
                   Charles
                   his
                   Sonne
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   Earle
                   of
                   Levenox
                   ,
                   who
                   tooke
                   in
                   marriage
                   the
                   daughter
                   of
                   
                     William
                     Cavendish
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   Arbella
                   to
                   his
                   onely
                   daughter
                   ,
                   dyed
                   in
                   Anno
                   1576.
                   
                
                 
                   Henry
                   ,
                   
                   first
                   Sonne
                   to
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   8.
                   by
                   Queene
                   Katharine
                   of
                   Spaine
                   ,
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   at
                   the
                   doore
                   of
                   the
                   Royall
                   Chappell
                   .
                
                 
                   Queene
                   Anne
                   ,
                   
                   wife
                   to
                   King
                   Richard
                   the
                   third
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   
                     Richard
                     Nevil
                  
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Warwicke
                   ,
                   dyed
                   in
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1484.
                  
                   not
                   without
                   suspicion
                   of
                   poysoning
                   .
                
                 
                   Anne
                   of
                   Cleve
                   ,
                   
                   Sister
                   to
                   William
                   ,
                   Duke
                   of
                   Cleve
                   ,
                   and
                   Gulich
                   ,
                   whom
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   eighth
                   repudiated
                   ,
                   when
                   he
                   tooke
                   to
                   wife
                   
                     Katharine
                     Howard
                  
                   ,
                   died
                   in
                   Anno
                   1557.
                   and
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   at
                   the
                   head
                   of
                   King
                   Sebert
                   .
                
                 
                   Anne
                   of
                   Somerset
                   ,
                   wife
                   to
                   the
                   most
                   Noble
                   Prince
                   Edward
                   ,
                   Duke
                   of
                   Somerset
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   daughter
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Edward
                     Stanhop
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   by
                   his
                   wife
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   
                     Fulke
                     Bourchier
                  
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Fitzwaren
                   ,
                   died
                   the
                   16.
                   of
                   the
                   Calends
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1580.
                   &c.
                   with
                   this
                   inscription
                   on
                   her
                   Tombe
                   :
                
                 
                   Heere
                   lyeth
                   intombed
                   the
                   Noble
                   Duchesse
                   of
                   Somerset
                   ,
                   
                   Anne
                   ,
                   Spouse
                   unto
                   that
                   renowned
                   Prince
                   Edward
                   ,
                   Duke
                   of
                   Somerset
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Hertford
                   ,
                   Vicount
                   Beauchamp
                   ,
                   and
                   Baron
                   Seymour
                   ,
                   Companion
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   famous
                   Knightly
                   Order
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   ,
                   vncle
                   to
                   King
                   Edward
                   the
                   sixth
                   ,
                   Governour
                   of
                   his
                   Royall
                   Person
                   ,
                   and
                   most
                   worthy
                   Protector
                   of
                   all
                   his
                   Realmes
                   ,
                   Dominions
                   ,
                   and
                   Subjects
                   ;
                   Lieutenant
                   Generall
                   of
                   all
                   his
                   Armies
                   ,
                   Treasurer
                   and
                   Earle
                   Marshall
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   Governour
                   and
                   Captaine
                   of
                   the
                   Isles
                   of
                   Garnesey
                   &
                   Iersey
                   .
                   Vnder
                   whose
                   prosperous
                   Conduct
                   ,
                   glorious
                   Victorie
                   hath
                   beene
                   so
                   often
                   and
                   so
                   fortunately
                   obtained
                   at
                   
                     Edenborough
                     ,
                     Leith
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Muscleborough
                   field
                   .
                
              
               
                 A
                 Princesse
                 descended
                 of
                 Noble
                 Linage
                 ,
                 being
                 daughter
                 to
                 the
                 worthie
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Stanhop
                
                 ,
                 by
                 Elizabeth
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 that
                 was
                 daughter
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Foulke
                   Bourchier
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Fitzwaren
                 ,
                 from
                 whom
                 our
                 Moderne
                 Earles
                 of
                 Bathe
                 are
                 sprung
                 .
                 Sonne
                 hee
                 was
                 to
                 William
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Fitzwaren
                 ,
                 that
                 was
                 Brother
                 to
                 Henry
                 Earle
                 of
                 Essex
                 ,
                 and
                 Iohn
                 Lord
                 Berners
                 ,
                 whom
                 William
                 their
                 Sire
                 (
                 sometime
                 Earle
                 of
                 Ewe
                 in
                 Normandie
                 )
                 begate
                 on
                 Anne
                 ,
                 the
                 sole
                 heire
                 of
                 Thomas
                 of
                 Woodstocke
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 younger
                 Sonne
                 to
                 the
                 mightie
                 Prince
                 ,
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 his
                 Wife
                 Eleanora
                 ,
                 coheire
                 unto
                 the
                 tenth
                 
                   Humphrey
                   de
                   Bohun
                
                 ,
                 that
                 was
                 Earle
                 of
                 
                   Hereford
                   ,
                   Essex
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Northampton
                 ,
                 High
                 Constable
                 of
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 Many
                 children
                 bare
                 this
                 Lady
                 unto
                 her
                 Lord
                 of
                 either
                 sort
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 Edward
                 Earle
                 of
                 
                   Hertford
                   ,
                   Henry
                
                 ,
                 and
                 younger
                 
                   Edward
                   ;
                   Anne
                
                 ,
                 Countesse
                 of
                 
                   Warwicke
                   ,
                   Margaret
                   ,
                   Iane
                   ,
                   Mary
                   ,
                   Katharine
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Elizabeth
                 :
                 And
                 with
                 firme
                 faith
                 in
                 Christ
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 a
                 most
                 mild
                 manner
                 ,
                 rendred
                 she
                 this
                 life
                 at
                 90.
                 yeeres
                 of
                 age
                 ,
                 on
                 Easter
                 day
                 ,
                 the
                 16.
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 Anno
                 ,
                 1587.
                 
              
               
               
                 The
                 Earle
                 of
                 
                   Hertford
                   ,
                   Edward
                
                 ,
                 her
                 eldest
                 sonne
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 dolefull
                 dutie
                 carefull
                 and
                 diligent
                 ,
                 doth
                 consecrate
                 this
                 Monument
                 to
                 his
                 deare
                 Parent
                 :
                 not
                 for
                 her
                 Honour
                 ,
                 wherewith
                 (
                 living
                 )
                 she
                 did
                 abound
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 departed
                 ,
                 flourisheth
                 ;
                 but
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 dutifull
                 love
                 he
                 beareth
                 her
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 his
                 last
                 testification
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Lady
                   Wenefrid
                   ,
                   
                   Marchionesse
                   of
                   Winchester
                   ,
                   sprung
                   of
                   the
                   worthy
                   Family
                   of
                   Bruges
                   ,
                   who
                   first
                   married
                   with
                   
                     Richard
                     Sacvile
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   and
                   Chancellor
                   of
                   the
                   Exchequer
                   :
                   by
                   her
                   he
                   had
                   Thomas
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Buckhurst
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Lady
                   Dacres
                   of
                   the
                   South
                   ,
                   beside
                   other
                   children
                   .
                   Afterward
                   ,
                   she
                   married
                   with
                   
                     Iohn
                     Powlet
                  
                   ,
                   Marquesse
                   of
                   Winchester
                   ,
                   and
                   at
                   length
                   ,
                   well
                   in
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Widdow
                   ,
                   died
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                  
                   ,
                   1586.
                   
                
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   in
                   tumulo
                
                 
                   clarissima
                   femina
                   ,
                   primùm
                
                 
                   Fortunata
                   bonis
                
                 
                   clarisque
                   Parentibus
                   :
                   illi
                
                 
                   Sollicitè
                   aetatem
                
                 
                   tenerae
                   flexêre
                   puellae
                
                 
                   Ad
                   studium
                   verae
                   virtutis
                   ,
                
                 
                   &
                   optima
                   facta
                   ,
                
                 
                   Externo
                   addentes
                
                 
                   internum
                   lumen
                   honori
                   ,
                
                 
                   Pòst
                   adolescentis
                
                 
                   feliciter
                   extitit
                   aetas
                   :
                
                 
                   Cum
                   matura
                   ,
                   viro
                
                 
                   veteri
                   de
                   stemmate
                   nupsit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Qui
                   genus
                   à
                   proavis
                
                 
                   longè
                   ante
                   Trophaea
                   Guilielmi
                
                 
                   Normanasque
                   acies
                   ,
                
                 
                   patria
                   de
                   gente
                   trahebat
                   :
                
                 
                   Quocum
                   jucundè
                
                 
                   transegit
                   tempora
                   vitae
                   ,
                
                 
                   Donec
                   mors
                   illum
                   rapuit
                   :
                
                 
                   post
                   fata
                   mariti
                
                 
                   Moesta
                   diu
                   vitam
                
                 
                   tenebris
                   luctuque
                   trahebat
                   .
                
                 
                   Sed
                   melior
                   tandem
                
                 
                   viduam
                   fortuna
                   revisit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nobilitate
                   potens
                   ubi
                
                 
                   Marchio
                   amabilis
                   illam
                
                 
                   Connubio
                   accepit
                   firmo
                
                 
                   propriaroque
                   dicavit
                   :
                
                 
                   At
                   nunc
                   ter
                   felix
                
                 
                   transcendit
                   spiritus
                   astra
                   ,
                
                 
                   Cumque
                   suo
                   regnat
                   ,
                   coluit
                
                 
                   quem
                   ante
                   omnia
                   ,
                   Christo
                   .
                
                 
                   Anne
                   ,
                   
                   Countesse
                   of
                   Oxenford
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   to
                   
                     William
                     Cecill
                  
                   ,
                   Baron
                   of
                   Bourghley
                   ,
                   with
                   Mildred
                   her
                   Mother
                   ,
                   in
                   one
                   Sepulcher
                   ,
                   with
                   Magnificent
                   Collumnes
                   of
                   Porphyrie
                   and
                   let
                   Stone
                   ,
                   24.
                   foot
                   in
                   height
                   ,
                   lie
                   buried
                   together
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   said
                   Baron
                   of
                   Bourghley
                   caused
                   to
                   be
                   there
                   erected
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     Cecill
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Daughter
                   of
                   
                     William
                     Brooke
                  
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Cobham
                   ,
                   the
                   wife
                   dearely
                   affected
                   of
                   
                     Robert
                     Cecill
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Privie
                   Councell
                   to
                   the
                   illustrious
                   Queene
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   upon
                   her
                   Tombe
                   hath
                   these
                   Dialogue
                   Verses
                   :
                   1591.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Vxor.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Regina
                     a
                     Cameris
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Baronis
                     filia
                     ,
                     chari
                  
                   
                     Fida
                     Equitis
                     conjux
                  
                   
                     Elizabetha
                     fui
                     :
                  
                   
                     Vnus
                     amor
                     nobis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     una
                     indivulsa
                     voluntas
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Cor
                     unum
                     ,
                     una
                     fides
                  
                   
                     inviolata
                     fuit
                     :
                  
                   
                     Ille
                     mei
                     si
                     quando
                     potest
                  
                   
                     deponere
                     curam
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Ille
                     potest
                     animae
                  
                   
                     non
                     memor
                     esse
                     suae
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Maritus
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Si
                     lachrimis
                     constaret
                     amor
                  
                   
                     (
                     charissima
                     conjux
                     )
                  
                   
                     Prosequere
                     lachrimis
                  
                   
                     funera
                     saepe
                     tua
                     .
                  
                   
                     Nam
                     mihi
                     quàm
                     fueris
                     redamata
                     ,
                  
                   
                     tuum
                     pia
                     sponsa
                  
                   
                     Testatur
                     meritum
                     ,
                  
                   
                     conscius
                     ipse
                     mihi
                     :
                  
                   
                     Sed
                     nec
                     amor
                     patitur
                  
                   
                     socia
                     regnante
                     dolere
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Et
                     Christi
                     major
                  
                   
                     te
                     sibi
                     strinxit
                     amor
                     .
                  
                   
                     Ergo
                     tuo
                     dilecta
                  
                   
                     bono
                     cum
                     pace
                     fruare
                     :
                  
                   
                     Spero
                     mihi
                     tecum
                  
                   
                     portio
                     pacis
                     erit
                     .
                  
                   
                     A
                     Brooke
                     by
                     name
                     ,
                  
                   
                     the
                     Baron
                     Cobhams
                     child
                     ,
                  
                   
                     A
                     Newton
                     was
                     she
                  
                   
                     by
                     her
                     Mothers
                     side
                     :
                  
                   
                     Cecill
                     her
                     husband
                  
                   
                     this
                     for
                     her
                     did
                     build
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     prove
                     his
                     love
                  
                   
                   
                     did
                     after
                     death
                     abide
                     :
                  
                   
                     Which
                     tels
                     unto
                     the
                     world
                  
                   
                     that
                     after
                     come
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     worlds
                     conceit
                  
                   
                     whilst
                     heere
                     she
                     held
                     a
                     roome
                     :
                  
                   
                     How
                     nature
                     made
                     her
                     wise
                  
                   
                     and
                     well
                     beseeming
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Wit
                     and
                     condition
                     ,
                  
                   
                     silent
                     ,
                     true
                     and
                     chaste
                     :
                  
                   
                     Her
                     vertues
                     rare
                  
                   
                     wan
                     her
                     much
                     esteeming
                     ,
                  
                   
                     In
                     Court
                     with
                     Soveraigne
                  
                   
                     still
                     with
                     favour
                     grac'd
                     .
                  
                   
                     Earth
                     could
                     not
                     yeeld
                  
                   
                     more
                     pleasing
                     earthly
                     blisse
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Blest
                     with
                     two
                     Babes
                     ,
                  
                   
                     the
                     third
                     brought
                     her
                     to
                     this
                     .
                  
                   
                     William
                     of
                     Windsore
                     ,
                     
                     Sonne
                     of
                     King
                     Edward
                     the
                     third
                     ,
                     so
                     called
                     ,
                     because
                     he
                     was
                     borne
                     at
                     Windsore
                     with
                     his
                     Sister
                     ,
                     named
                     Blanch
                     of
                     the
                     Tower
                     ,
                     because
                     in
                     the
                     Tower
                     of
                     London
                     her
                     Mother
                     was
                     delivered
                     of
                     her
                     ,
                     lye
                     both
                     together
                     under
                     a
                     Marble
                     Tombe
                     .
                  
                   
                     Iohn
                     of
                     Eltham
                     ,
                     
                     Earle
                     of
                     Cornewall
                     ,
                     second
                     Sonne
                     to
                     King
                     Edward
                     the
                     second
                     ,
                     by
                     Isabel
                     ,
                     daughter
                     to
                     
                       Philip
                       le
                       Bel
                    
                     ,
                     King
                     of
                     France
                     :
                     his
                     Tombe
                     of
                     Alabaster
                     is
                     on
                     the
                     left
                     hand
                     the
                     dore
                     ,
                     without
                     any
                     inscription
                     .
                  
                   
                     Frances
                     ,
                     
                     Dutchesse
                     of
                     Suffolke
                     ,
                     daughter
                     to
                     
                       Charles
                       Brandon
                    
                     ,
                     Duke
                     of
                     Suffolke
                     ,
                     and
                     Mary
                     ,
                     Queene
                     of
                     France
                     ,
                     daughter
                     to
                     King
                     Henry
                     the
                     seventh
                     .
                     She
                     was
                     first
                     married
                     to
                     
                       Henry
                       Gray
                    
                     ,
                     Marquesse
                     Dorset
                     ,
                     who
                     was
                     created
                     Duke
                     of
                     Suffolke
                     by
                     King
                     Edward
                     the
                     sixth
                     :
                     And
                     after
                     to
                     
                       Adrian
                       Stokes
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     who
                     raised
                     this
                     Alabaster
                     Monument
                     to
                     her
                     living
                     remembrance
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Anno.
                   1563.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Nil
                     decus
                     aut
                     splendor
                     ,
                  
                   
                     nil
                     regia
                     nomina
                     prosunt
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Splendida
                     divitiis
                  
                   
                     nil
                     juvat
                     ampla
                     domus
                     .
                  
                   
                     Omnia
                     fluxerunt
                     ,
                  
                   
                     virtutis
                     sola
                     remansit
                  
                   
                     Gloria
                     ,
                     Tartareis
                  
                   
                     non
                     abolenda
                     rogis
                     :
                  
                   
                     Nupta
                     Duci
                     priùs
                     est
                     ,
                  
                   
                     
                       uxor
                       pòst
                    
                     Armigeri
                     Stokes
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Funere
                     nunc
                     valeas
                  
                   
                     consociata
                     Deo.
                     
                  
                   
                     The
                     noble
                     Lady
                     
                       Iane
                       Seimour
                    
                     ,
                     
                     daughter
                     to
                     the
                     renowned
                     Prince
                     Edward
                     ,
                     Duke
                     of
                     Sommerset
                     ,
                     Earle
                     of
                     Hertford
                     ,
                     Vicount
                     Beauchamp
                     ,
                     Baron
                     Seymour
                     ;
                     And
                     to
                     the
                     right
                     noble
                     Lady
                     Anne
                     ,
                     Duchesse
                     of
                     Sommerset
                     his
                     wife
                     ,
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     in
                     her
                     Virginitie
                     ,
                     at
                     the
                     age
                     of
                     19.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     the
                     19.
                     of
                     March
                     ,
                     Anno.
                     1560.
                     in
                     the
                     second
                     yeere
                     of
                     the
                     most
                     happy
                     reigne
                     of
                     Queene
                     Elizabeth-Edward
                     ,
                     Earle
                     of
                     Hertford
                     ,
                     and
                     Baron
                     Beauchampe
                     ,
                     her
                     deare
                     brother
                     ,
                     caused
                     this
                     Monument
                     to
                     be
                     made
                     in
                     her
                     memorie
                     :
                  
                   
                     Ingenio
                     praestans
                     ,
                  
                   
                     &
                     vultu
                     Iana
                     decore
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nobilis
                     arte
                     fuit
                  
                   
                     vocis
                     ,
                     &
                     arte
                     manus
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hinc
                     Venus
                     &
                     Pallas
                  
                   
                     certant
                     utra
                     debet
                     babere
                     :
                  
                   
                     Vult
                     Venus
                     esse
                     suam
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Pallas
                     &
                     esse
                     suam
                     :
                  
                   
                     Mors
                     vero
                     in
                     virgineo
                  
                   
                     figens
                     in
                     pectore
                     telum
                     :
                  
                   
                     Neutrius
                     (
                     inquit
                     )
                     erït
                     ,
                  
                   
                     sed
                     mihi
                     praeda
                     jacet
                     .
                  
                   
                     Corpore
                     Iana
                     jacet
                     ,
                  
                   
                     tellurem
                     terra
                     subibit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sed
                     pius
                     in
                     Coeli
                  
                   
                     spiritus
                     arce
                     sedet
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Right
                     Honourable
                     Lady
                     
                       Katharine
                       Knowles
                    
                     ,
                     
                     chiefe
                     Lady
                     of
                     the
                     Queenes
                     Majesties
                     Bed-chamber
                     ,
                     and
                     wife
                     to
                     Sir
                     
                       Francis
                       Knowles
                    
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     Treasurer
                     of
                     her
                     Highnesse
                     houshold
                     ,
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     the
                     15.
                     day
                     of
                     Ianuary
                     ,
                     1568.
                     at
                     Hampton
                     Court
                     ,
                     and
                     was
                     honorably
                     buried
                     in
                     the
                     floore
                     of
                     this
                     Chappell
                     .
                     This
                     Lady
                     Knowles
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Lord
                     Hunsdon
                     her
                     brother
                     ,
                     were
                     the
                     children
                     of
                     
                       William
                       Carey
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     &
                     of
                     the
                     Lady
                     Mary
                     his
                     wife
                     ,
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Daughters
                     and
                     heires
                     of
                     
                       Thomas
                       Bullen
                    
                     ,
                     Earle
                     of
                     Wiltshire
                     and
                     Ormond
                     :
                     which
                     Lady
                     Mary
                     was
                     Sister
                     to
                     Anne
                     ,
                     Queen
                     of
                     England
                     ,
                     wife
                     to
                     King
                     ,
                     Henry
                     the
                     eight
                     ,
                     Father
                     and
                     Mother
                     to
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     Queene
                     of
                     England
                     .
                  
                   
                     Quae
                     Francisce
                     fuit
                     tibi
                  
                   
                     conjux
                     en
                     Katharina
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Mortua
                     sub
                     gelido
                  
                   
                     marmore
                     Knolle
                     jacet
                     .
                  
                   
                     Excidet
                     ex
                     animo
                     tibi
                     mortua
                     ,
                  
                   
                   
                     sat
                     scio
                     nunquam
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Viva
                     tibi
                     vivo
                  
                   
                     semper
                     amata
                     fuit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Illa
                     tibi
                     proles
                     sex
                  
                   
                     &
                     bis
                     quinque
                     Marito
                  
                   
                     Protulit
                     ,
                     aequalis
                  
                   
                     foemina
                     masque
                     fuit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Haec
                     tecum
                     multos
                  
                   
                     utinam
                     vixisset
                     in
                     annos
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Et
                     tua
                     nunc
                     conjux
                  
                   
                     facta
                     fuisset
                     anus
                     :
                  
                   
                     Noluit
                     at
                     Deus
                     ,
                     hoc
                     voluit
                  
                   
                     sed
                     sponsa
                     maritum
                  
                   
                     In
                     Coelis
                     maneas
                     ,
                  
                   
                     ô
                     Katharina
                     ,
                     tuum
                     .
                  
                   
                     Heere
                     lyeth
                     entombed
                     the
                     noble
                     Frances
                     ,
                     
                     Countesse
                     of
                     Hertford
                     ,
                     deare
                     spouse
                     unto
                     the
                     noble
                     Edward
                     ,
                     Earle
                     of
                     Hertford
                     ,
                     and
                     Baron
                     Beauchampe
                     ,
                     Sonne
                     of
                     the
                     renowned
                     Prince
                     Edward
                     ,
                     Duke
                     of
                     Sommerset
                     ,
                     Earle
                     of
                     Hertford
                     ,
                     Vicount
                     Beauchampe
                     ,
                     and
                     Baron
                     Seymour
                     .
                     A
                     Lady
                     descended
                     of
                     right
                     noble
                     linage
                     ,
                     being
                     daughter
                     of
                     the
                     noble
                     Lord
                     William
                     ,
                     Baron
                     Howard
                     of
                     Effingham
                     ,
                     companion
                     of
                     the
                     most
                     famous
                     order
                     of
                     the
                     Garter
                     ,
                     High
                     Admirall
                     to
                     Queene
                     Mary
                     ,
                     and
                     Lord
                     Chamberlaine
                     of
                     the
                     houshold
                     ,
                     and
                     Lord
                     Privie
                     Seale
                     to
                     Queene
                     Elizabeth
                     .
                     Sonne
                     was
                     hee
                     to
                     the
                     right
                     noble
                     Prince
                     Thomas
                     ,
                     Duke
                     of
                     Norfolke
                     ,
                     and
                     Earle
                     of
                     Surrey
                     ,
                     Earle
                     Marshall
                     of
                     England
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                   
                     This
                     Lady
                     ,
                     highly
                     Renowned
                     for
                     her
                     many
                     vertuous
                     gifts
                     and
                     graces
                     both
                     of
                     mind
                     and
                     body
                     ,
                     greatly
                     favoured
                     by
                     her
                     gracious
                     Soveraigne
                     ,
                     and
                     dearely
                     beloved
                     of
                     her
                     Lord
                     ,
                     after
                     long
                     sickenes
                     ,
                     in
                     firme
                     faith
                     in
                     Christ
                     ,
                     and
                     constant
                     patience
                     ,
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     at
                     44.
                     yeeres
                     of
                     age
                     ,
                     the
                     24.
                     day
                     of
                     May
                     ,
                     An.
                     1598.
                     in
                     the
                     40.
                     yeere
                     of
                     the
                     most
                     happy
                     reigne
                     of
                     our
                     most
                     gracious
                     Soveraigne
                     Lady
                     Queene
                     Elizabeth
                     .
                  
                   
                     To
                     whose
                     memory
                     ,
                     the
                     said
                     Earle
                     her
                     loving
                     Lord
                     and
                     husband
                     ,
                     much
                     lamenting
                     her
                     death
                     ,
                     in
                     testification
                     of
                     his
                     great
                     love
                     towards
                     her
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     his
                     carefull
                     diligence
                     in
                     this
                     dolefull
                     dutie
                     ,
                     doth
                     consecrate
                     this
                     Monument
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Foy
                     Pour
                  
                   
                     Devoir
                     .
                     
                       
                         Desir
                         N'a
                      
                       
                         Repos
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Heere
                     lyeth
                     the
                     most
                     honorable
                     Lady
                     Frances
                     ,
                     
                     sometimes
                     Countesse
                     of
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     daughter
                     to
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Sidney
                    
                     of
                     Pensehurst
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     wife
                     and
                     Widdow
                     to
                     that
                     most
                     noble
                     ,
                     most
                     wise
                     ,
                     and
                     most
                     Martiall
                     Gent.
                     
                       Thomas
                       Ratcliffe
                    
                     ,
                     Earle
                     of
                     Sussex
                     .
                     A
                     woman
                     while
                     she
                     lived
                     ,
                     adorned
                     with
                     many
                     and
                     most
                     rare
                     gifts
                     ,
                     both
                     of
                     mind
                     and
                     body
                     ;
                     towards
                     God
                     truely
                     and
                     zealously
                     religious
                     ,
                     to
                     her
                     friends
                     and
                     kinsfolkes
                     most
                     liberall
                     ;
                     to
                     the
                     poore
                     prisoners
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     Ministers
                     of
                     the
                     Word
                     of
                     God
                     alwayes
                     most
                     charitable
                     .
                     By
                     her
                     last
                     will
                     and
                     Testament
                     ,
                     shee
                     instituted
                     a
                     Divinitie
                     Lecture
                     ,
                     to
                     bee
                     read
                     in
                     this
                     Collegiate
                     Church
                     .
                     And
                     by
                     the
                     same
                     her
                     testament
                     ,
                     gave
                     also
                     5000.
                     pound
                     ,
                     towards
                     the
                     building
                     of
                     a
                     new
                     Colledge
                     in
                     the
                     Vniversitie
                     of
                     Cambridge
                     ,
                     with
                     sufficient
                     yeerely
                     revenue
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     continuall
                     maintenance
                     of
                     one
                     Master
                     ,
                     tenne
                     Fellowes
                     ,
                     and
                     20.
                     
                     Schollers
                     ,
                     either
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     Colledge
                     ,
                     or
                     else
                     in
                     another
                     house
                     in
                     the
                     said
                     Vniversitie
                     already
                     builded
                     ,
                     commonly
                     called
                     
                       Clare
                       Hall.
                    
                     She
                     lived
                     58.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     and
                     died
                     the
                     ninth
                     of
                     March
                     ,
                     and
                     was
                     buried
                     the
                     15.
                     day
                     of
                     April
                     ,
                     1589.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Misericordia
                   &
                   Charitate
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Beati
                     mortui
                     qui
                     Domino
                     moriuntur
                     .
                  
                   
                     Omnia
                     plena
                     malis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     fert
                     Deus
                     unus
                     opem
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Veni
                     Domine
                     Iesu
                     ,
                     veni
                     cite
                     .
                  
                   
                     Pietate
                     &
                     Prudentia
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Fide
                   conjugali
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Henry
                       Carey
                    
                     ,
                     
                     Baron
                     of
                     Hunsdon
                     ,
                     Lord
                     Chamberlaine
                     of
                     the
                     houshold
                     to
                     Q.
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     and
                     allied
                     to
                     her
                     in
                     blood
                     ,
                     Lord
                     Governor
                     ,
                     or
                     Commander
                     of
                     the
                     Towne
                     of
                     Barwicke
                     ,
                     Knight
                     of
                     the
                     noble
                     Order
                     of
                     the
                     Garter
                     ,
                     and
                     one
                     of
                     her
                     Majesties
                     most
                     Honorable
                     Privie
                     Councell
                     ,
                     died
                     in
                     Anno
                     ,
                     1596.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Sepulturae
                   familiae
                   de
                   Hunsdon
                   Consecratum
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     In
                     Domine
                     hîc
                     obdormit
                     Henricus
                     Carey
                     ,
                     Baro
                     de
                     Hunsdon
                     ,
                     villae
                     Berwici
                     limitisque
                     tam
                     orientalis
                     quàm
                     medii
                     versus
                     
                     Scotiam
                     olim
                     Praefectus
                     :
                     Pentionarorum
                     Generosorum
                     Capitaneus
                     ;
                     Forestarum
                     cis
                     Trentam
                     Iusticiarius
                     summus
                     ;
                     Garteriani
                     ordinis
                     Eques
                     Auratus
                     ;
                     Dominae
                     Reginae
                     Camerarius
                     ;
                     a
                     sacris
                     Consiliis
                     ,
                     eidemque
                     consobrinus
                     .
                     Vnà
                     cum
                     illo
                     conditur
                     uxor
                     charissima
                     ,
                     filia
                     Thomae
                     Morgan
                     Equitis
                     aurati
                     ,
                     quae
                     plures
                     illi
                     liberos
                     peperit
                     ,
                     è
                     quibus
                     sunt
                     superstites
                     ,
                     Georgius
                     ,
                     Iohannes
                     ,
                     Edmundus
                     ,
                     Robertus
                     ,
                     equites
                     aurati
                     :
                     Catharina
                     ,
                     Comitissa
                     Nottinghamiae
                     ,
                     Philadelphe
                     ,
                     Baronissa
                     Scroope
                     ,
                     &
                     Margareta
                     ,
                     Domina
                     Hoby
                     .
                     Obiit
                     23.
                     
                     Iulii
                     ,
                     1596.
                     
                     Aetatis
                     LXXI
                     .
                     Patri
                     optimo
                     Georgius
                     Carey
                     filius
                     ,
                     Baro
                     de
                     Hunsdon
                     ,
                     ordinis
                     Garterii
                     Socius
                     ,
                     Vectae
                     Insulae
                     Praefectus
                     ,
                     Reginae
                     Elizabethae
                     Camerarius
                     ,
                     &
                     à
                     sacris
                     consiliis
                     :
                     Maritoque
                     charissimo
                     Anna
                     uxor
                     ,
                     honoris
                     &
                     memoriae
                     ergô
                     sibique
                     &
                     suis
                     mortalitatis
                     memores
                     posuerunt
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 Australi
                 plaga
                 Ecclesiae
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Galfridus
                   Chaucer
                   ,
                   
                   Poëta
                   celeberrimus
                   ,
                   qui
                   primus
                   Anglicam
                   Poësin
                   ita
                   illustravit
                   ,
                   ut
                   Anglicus
                   Homerus
                   habeatur
                   .
                   Obiit
                   1400.
                   
                   Anno
                   vero
                   1555.
                   
                   Nicholaus
                   Brigham
                   ,
                   Musarum
                   nomine
                   hujus
                   ossa
                   transtulit
                   ,
                   &
                   illi
                   novum
                   tumulum
                   ex
                   marmore
                   ,
                   his
                   versibus
                   inscriptis
                   posuit
                   :
                
                 
                   Qui
                   fuit
                   Anglorum
                   Vates
                
                 
                   ter
                   maximus
                   olim
                   ,
                
                 
                   Galfridus
                   Chaucer
                   ,
                
                 
                   conditur
                   hoc
                   tumulo
                   .
                
                 
                   Annum
                   si
                   quaeras
                   Domini
                   ,
                
                 
                   si
                   tempora
                   mortis
                   ;
                
                 
                   Ecce
                   notae
                   subsunt
                   ,
                
                 
                   quae
                   tibi
                   cuncta
                   notant
                   .
                
                 
                   25.
                   
                   Octobris
                   ,
                   1400.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Aerumnarum
                 requies
                 ,
                 Mors.
                 
              
               
                 
                   N.
                   Brigham
                   hos
                   fecit
                
                 
                   Musarum
                   nomine
                   sumptus
                   .
                
                 
                   Si
                   rogitas
                   quis
                   fueram
                   ,
                
                 
                   forsan
                   te
                   fama
                   docebit
                   :
                
                 
                   Quod
                   si
                   fama
                   neget
                   ,
                
                 
                   mundi
                   quia
                   gloria
                   transit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Haec
                   Monumenta
                   lege
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 works
                 of
                 this
                 famous
                 Poet
                 
                   Geffrey
                   Chaucer
                
                 ,
                 were
                 partly
                 published
                 in
                 Print
                 by
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Caxton
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 that
                 first
                 brought
                 the
                 incomparable
                 Art
                 of
                 Printing
                 into
                 England
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 King
                 ,
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixt
                 :
                 Afterward
                 ,
                 increased
                 by
                 Master
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Thinne
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eight
                 .
                 Since
                 then
                 ,
                 corrected
                 and
                 twice
                 encreased
                 through
                 mine
                 own
                 painefull
                 labours
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1561.
                 
                 And
                 againe
                 ,
                 beautified
                 with
                 divers
                 ample
                 notes
                 ,
                 by
                 mee
                 collected
                 out
                 of
                 sundry
                 Records
                 and
                 Monuments
                 ,
                 which
                 I
                 delivered
                 to
                 my
                 loving
                 and
                 learned
                 friend
                 ,
                 Master
                 
                   Thomas
                   Speight
                
                 .
                 And
                 he
                 (
                 having
                 drawne
                 them
                 into
                 a
                 good
                 forme
                 and
                 methode
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 ,
                 explained
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 and
                 obscure
                 words
                 )
                 published
                 the
                 same
                 worke
                 againe
                 ,
                 in
                 Anno
                 ,
                 1597.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Edmundus
                   Spencer
                   ,
                   
                   Londinensis
                   ,
                   Anglicorum
                   Poetarum
                   nostri
                   saeculi
                   facilè
                   Princeps
                   ,
                   quod
                   ejus
                   Poemata
                   ,
                   faventibus
                   Musis
                   ,
                   &
                   victuro
                   genio
                   conscripta
                   comprobant
                   .
                   Obiit
                   immatura
                   morte
                   ,
                   Anno
                   salutis
                   ,
                   1598.
                   &
                   prope
                   Galfridum
                   Chaucerum
                   conditur
                   ,
                   qui
                   felicissimè
                   poesin
                   Anglicis
                   literis
                   primus
                   illustravit
                   .
                   In
                   quem
                   haec
                   scripta
                   sunt
                   Epitaphia
                   .
                
                 
                   Hic
                   prope
                   Chaucerum
                
                 
                   situs
                   est
                   Spenserius
                   ,
                   illi
                
                 
                   Proximus
                   ingenio
                   ,
                
                 
                   proximus
                   ut
                   tumulo
                   .
                
                 
                   Hic
                   prope
                   Chaucerum
                
                 
                   Spensere
                   Poeta
                   poetam
                
                 
                   Conderis
                   ,
                   &
                   versu
                   ,
                
                 
                   quàm
                   tumulo
                   proprior
                   ,
                
                 
                   Anglica
                   te
                   vivo
                   vixit
                   ,
                
                 
                   plausitque
                   Poesis
                   ;
                
                 
                   Nunc
                   moritura
                   timet
                   ,
                
                 
                   te
                   moriente
                   ,
                   mori
                   .
                
                 
                   Mary
                   ,
                   
                   Queene
                   of
                   Scots
                   ,
                   and
                   Dowager
                   of
                   France
                   ,
                   her
                   body
                   was
                   translated
                   from
                   Peterborough
                   to
                   Westminster
                   ,
                   and
                   on
                   her
                   Tombe
                   are
                   these
                   inscriptions
                   :
                
              
            
             
               
                 D.
                 O.
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Mariae
                   Stuartae
                   ,
                   Scotorum
                   Reginae
                   ,
                   Franciae
                   Dotariae
                   ,
                   Iacobi
                   V.
                   Scotorum
                   Regis
                   Filiae
                   ,
                   &
                   haeredis
                   unicae
                   Henrici
                   VII
                   .
                   Ang.
                   Regis
                   ex
                   Margareta
                   majori
                   natu
                   filia
                   (
                   Iacobo
                   IIII.
                   Regi
                   Scotorum
                   matrimonio
                   copulata
                   )
                   proneptis
                   ,
                   Edwardi
                   IIII.
                   Angliae
                   Regis
                   ex
                   Elizabetha
                   filiarum
                   natu
                   maxima
                   abneptis
                   ,
                   Francisci
                   II.
                   
                
                 
                 
                   Gallorum
                   Regis
                   conjugis
                   ,
                   Cornae
                   Angliae
                   ,
                   dum
                   vixit
                   ,
                   certae
                   &
                   indubitatae
                   haeredis
                   ,
                   &
                   Iacobi
                   Magnae
                   Britanniae
                   Monarchae
                   potentissimi
                   Matris
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Stripe
                   verè
                   regia
                   &
                   antiquissima
                   prognata
                   erat
                   ,
                   maximis
                   totius
                   Europe
                   Principibus
                   agnatione
                   &
                   cognatione
                   conjuncta
                   ,
                   &
                   exquisitissimis
                   animi
                   &
                   corporis
                   dotibus
                   &
                   ornamentis
                   cumulatissima
                   .
                   Verùm
                   ut
                   sunt
                   variae
                   rerum
                   humanarum
                   vices
                   ,
                   postquam
                   annos
                   plus
                   minus
                   viginti
                   in
                   custodia
                   detenta
                   ,
                   fortiter
                   &
                   strenuè
                   (
                   sed
                   frustrà
                   cum
                   malevolorum
                   obtrectationibus
                   ,
                   timidorum
                   suspicionibus
                   ▪
                   &
                   inimicorum
                   capitalium
                   insidiis
                   conflictata
                   esset
                   ,
                   tandem
                   inaudito
                   &
                   infesto
                   Regibus
                   exemplo
                   securi
                   percutitur
                   .
                
                 
                   Et
                   contempto
                   mundo
                   ,
                   devicta
                   morte
                   ,
                   lassato
                   carnifice
                   ,
                   Christo
                   Servatori
                   animae
                   salutem
                   ,
                   Iacobo
                   filio
                   spem
                   regni
                   &
                   posteritatis
                   ,
                   &
                   universis
                   caedis
                   infaustae
                   spectatoribus
                   exemplum
                   patientiae
                   cōmendans
                   ,
                   piè
                   ,
                   &
                   intrepidè
                   cervicem
                   Regiam
                   securi
                   maledictae
                   subjecit
                   ,
                   &
                   vitae
                   caducae
                   sortem
                   cum
                   coelestis
                   regni
                   perennitate
                   commutavit
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Vlt.
                 Idus
                 Februaril
                 .
                 Anno
                 Christi
                 ,
                 MDLXXXVII
                 .
                 Aetatis
                 ,
                 XXXXVI
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Obruta
                   frugifero
                   sensim
                
                 
                   sic
                   cespice
                   surgunt
                
                 
                   Semnia
                   ,
                   per
                   multos
                
                 
                   quae
                   latuere
                   dies
                   .
                
                 
                   Sanguine
                   sancivit
                   foedus
                
                 
                   cum
                   plebe
                   Iehova
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sanguine
                   placabant
                
                 
                   numina
                   sancta
                   patres
                   :
                
                 
                   Sanguine
                   conspersi
                
                 
                   quos
                   praeterit
                   ira
                   Penates
                   ;
                
                 
                   Sanguine
                   signata
                   est
                
                 
                   quae
                   modò
                   credit
                   humus
                   .
                
                 
                   Parce
                   Deus
                   ,
                   satis
                   est
                   ,
                
                 
                   infandos
                   siste
                   dolores
                   ,
                
                 
                   Inter
                   funestos
                
                 
                   pervolet
                   illa
                   dies
                   .
                
                 
                   Sit
                   Reges
                   mactare
                   nefas
                   ,
                
                 
                   ut
                   sanguine
                   posthac
                
                 
                   Purpureo
                   nunquam
                
                 
                   terra
                   Britanna
                   fluat
                   .
                
                 
                   Exemplum
                   pereat
                
                 
                   caesae
                   cum
                   vulnere
                   Christae
                   ;
                
                 
                   Inque
                   malum
                   praeceps
                
                 
                   author
                   &
                   actor
                   eat
                   .
                
                 
                   Si
                   meliore
                   sui
                
                 
                   post
                   mortem
                   parte
                   triumphet
                   ,
                
                 
                   Carnifices
                   sileant
                   ,
                
                 
                   tormina
                   ,
                   claustra
                   ,
                   cruces
                   .
                
                 
                   Quem
                   dederant
                   cursum
                
                 
                   superi
                   Regina
                   peregit
                   :
                
                 
                   Tempora
                   laeta
                   Deus
                   ,
                
                 
                   tempora
                   dura
                   dedit
                   .
                
                 
                   Edidit
                   eximium
                
                 
                   fato
                   properante
                   Iacobum
                   ;
                
                 
                   Quem
                   Pallas
                   ,
                   Musae
                   ,
                
                 
                   Delia
                   fata
                   colunt
                   .
                
                 
                   Magna
                   viro
                   ,
                   major
                   natu
                   ,
                
                 
                   sed
                   maxima
                   partu
                   ,
                
                 
                   Conditur
                   hic
                   regum
                
                 
                   filia
                   ,
                   sponsa
                   ,
                   parens
                   .
                
                 
                   Det
                   Deus
                   ut
                   nati
                
                 
                   &
                   qui
                   nascentur
                   ab
                   illa
                
                 
                   Aeternos
                   videant
                
                 
                   hinc
                   sine
                   nube
                   dies
                   .
                
              
               
                 Although
                 that
                 famous
                 and
                 worthie
                 HENRY
                 ,
                 
                 eldest
                 Sonne
                 to
                 our
                 deare
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 King
                 IAMES
                 ,
                 hath
                 (
                 as
                 yet
                 )
                 no
                 Tombe
                 or
                 Monument
                 made
                 for
                 him
                 there
                 in
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 but
                 liveth
                 still
                 in
                 the
                 love
                 and
                 memory
                 of
                 all
                 true
                 English
                 hearts
                 :
                 yet
                 this
                 excellent
                 Epitaph
                 was
                 purposely
                 made
                 for
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Reader
                   ,
                   wonder
                
                 
                   thinke
                   it
                   none
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   heare
                   me
                   sp●ake
                   ,
                
                 
                   that
                   am
                   a
                   Stone
                   .
                
                 
                   Heere
                   is
                   shrin'd
                
                 
                   Celestiall
                   dust
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   I
                   keepe
                   it
                
                 
                   but
                   in
                   trust
                   ;
                
                 
                   Should
                   I
                   not
                
                 
                   my
                   Treasure
                   tell
                   ,
                
                 
                   VVonder
                   then
                   thou
                
                 
                   might'st
                   as
                   well
                   ,
                
                 
                   How
                   this
                   stone
                
                 
                   could
                   chuse
                   but
                   breake
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   it
                   had
                   not
                
                 
                   learn'd
                   to
                   speake
                   .
                
                 
                   Hence
                   amaz'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   aske
                   not
                   me
                   ,
                
                 
                   VVhos
                   's
                   these
                
                 
                   Sacred
                   Ashes
                   be
                   .
                
                 
                   Purposely
                
                 
                   it
                   is
                   conceal'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   ,
                   if
                   that
                
                 
                   should
                   be
                   reveal'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   All
                   that
                   reade
                   ,
                
                 
                   would
                   by
                   and
                   by
                
                 
                   Melt
                   themselves
                
                 
                   to
                   teares
                   and
                   dye
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Another
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Within
                   this
                   Marble
                   Casket
                   lyes
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   matchlesse
                   Iewell
                   of
                   rich
                   price
                   ,
                
                 
                   Which
                   Nature
                   (
                   in
                   the
                   worlds
                   disdaine
                   )
                
                 
                   But
                   shew'd
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   shut
                   up
                   againe
                   .
                
              
               
                 This
                 Church
                 hath
                 had
                 great
                 priviledge
                 of
                 Sanctuarie
                 within
                 the
                 precinct
                 thereof
                 ;
                 
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 Church-yard
                 and
                 Close
                 ,
                 &c.
                 from
                 whence
                 it
                 hath
                 not
                 beene
                 lawfull
                 for
                 any
                 Prince
                 or
                 other
                 ,
                 to
                 take
                 any
                 person
                 that
                 fled
                 thither
                 for
                 any
                 cause
                 .
                 Which
                 priviledge
                 was
                 first
                 granted
                 by
                 Sebert
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 the
                 East
                 Saxons
                 ;
                 since
                 increased
                 by
                 Edgar
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 the
                 West
                 Saxons
                 ;
                 renewed
                 and
                 confirmed
                 by
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 Confessor
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 this
                 his
                 Charter
                 following
                 :
              
               
                 Edward
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 grace
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 Englishmen
                 :
                 I
                 make
                 it
                 to
                 bee
                 knowne
                 to
                 all
                 generations
                 of
                 the
                 world
                 after
                 me
                 ,
                 that
                 by
                 especiall
                 commandement
                 of
                 our
                 holy
                 Father
                 Pope
                 Leo
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 renewed
                 ,
                 and
                 honoured
                 the
                 holy
                 Church
                 of
                 the
                 blessed
                 Apostle
                 ,
                 Saint
                 Peter
                 of
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 and
                 I
                 order
                 and
                 establish
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 that
                 what
                 person
                 ,
                 of
                 what
                 condition
                 or
                 estate
                 soever
                 he
                 be
                 ,
                 from
                 whencesoever
                 he
                 come
                 ,
                 or
                 for
                 what
                 offence
                 or
                 cause
                 it
                 bee
                 ,
                 either
                 for
                 his
                 refuge
                 into
                 the
                 said
                 holy
                 place
                 ,
                 he
                 be
                 assured
                 of
                 his
                 life
                 ,
                 liberty
                 and
                 limbs
                 .
                 And
                 over
                 this
                 ,
                 I
                 forbid
                 (
                 under
                 the
                 paine
                 of
                 everlasting
                 damnation
                 )
                 that
                 no
                 Minister
                 of
                 mine
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 my
                 Successors
                 ,
                 intermeddle
                 them
                 with
                 any
                 the
                 goods
                 ,
                 lands
                 or
                 possessions
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 persons
                 ,
                 taking
                 the
                 said
                 Sanctuary
                 :
                 for
                 I
                 have
                 taken
                 their
                 goods
                 and
                 livelode
                 into
                 my
                 speciall
                 protection
                 ;
                 and
                 therfore
                 I
                 grant
                 to
                 every
                 each
                 of
                 thē
                 (
                 in
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 my
                 terrestriall
                 power
                 may
                 suffice
                 )
                 all
                 manner
                 freedome
                 of
                 joyous
                 liberty
                 ,
                 &
                 whosoever
                 presumes
                 or
                 doth
                 contrary
                 to
                 this
                 my
                 grant
                 ;
                 I
                 will
                 he
                 lose
                 his
                 name
                 ,
                 worship
                 ,
                 dignity
                 and
                 power
                 ,
                 &
                 that
                 with
                 the
                 great
                 traytor
                 Iudas
                 ,
                 that
                 betrayed
                 our
                 Saviour
                 ,
                 he
                 be
                 in
                 the
                 everlasting
                 fire
                 of
                 hell
                 .
                 And
                 I
                 will
                 and
                 ordaine
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 my
                 grant
                 endure
                 as
                 long
                 ,
                 as
                 there
                 remayneth
                 in
                 England
                 either
                 love
                 or
                 dread
                 of
                 Christian
                 name
                 .
              
               
                 More
                 of
                 this
                 Sanctuary
                 ye
                 may
                 read
                 in
                 our
                 Histories
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 in
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 the
                 32.
                 yeere
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Margaret
                 ,
                 
                 sometime
                 within
                 the
                 Abbey
                 ,
                 was
                 by
                 Edward
                 the
                 Confessor
                 removed
                 ,
                 and
                 builded
                 without
                 ,
                 for
                 ease
                 of
                 the
                 Monks
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Church
                 continued
                 till
                 the
                 dayes
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 at
                 what
                 time
                 the
                 Merchants
                 of
                 the
                 Staple
                 ,
                 and
                 Parishioners
                 of
                 Westminster
                 builded
                 it
                 all
                 of
                 new
                 ,
                 the
                 great
                 Chancell
                 excepted
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 builded
                 by
                 the
                 Abbots
                 of
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 remaineth
                 now
                 a
                 faire
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                 though
                 sometime
                 in
                 danger
                 of
                 downe
                 pulling
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 South
                 I
                 le
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 faire
                 Marble
                 Monument
                 of
                 Dame
                 
                   Mary
                   Billing
                
                 ,
                 the
                 heyre
                 of
                 
                   Robert
                   Nesenham
                
                 of
                 Conington
                 ,
                 in
                 Huntington
                 shire
                 ,
                 first
                 married
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Coton
                
                 ,
                 to
                 whose
                 Issue
                 her
                 inheritance
                 alone
                 descended
                 ,
                 remaining
                 with
                 
                   Robert
                   Cot●o
                
                 at
                 this
                 day
                 ,
                 heyre
                 of
                 her
                 &
                 her
                 first
                 husbands
                 family
                 .
                 Her
                 second
                 husband
                 was
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Billing
                
                 ,
                 Chiefe
                 Iustice
                 of
                 England
                 ;
                 and
                 her
                 last
                 ,
                 whom
                 likewise
                 she
                 buried
                 ,
                 was
                 
                   Thomas
                   Lacy
                
                 ,
                 erecting
                 this
                 Monument
                 to
                 the
                 memorie
                 of
                 her
                 three
                 husbands
                 ,
                 with
                 whose
                 Armes
                 shee
                 hath
                 garnished
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 her
                 owne
                 buriall
                 ,
                 wherein
                 she
                 was
                 interred
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1499.
                 
              
               
                 Next
                 to
                 this
                 famous
                 Monastery
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Kings
                 principall
                 Palace
                 ,
                 of
                 what
                 Antiquity
                 it
                 is
                 uncertaine
                 :
                 but
                 Edward
                 the
                 Confessor
                 held
                 his
                 Court
                 there
                 ,
                 as
                 may
                 appeare
                 by
                 the
                 testimonie
                 of
                 sundry
                 ;
                 and
                 namely
                 ,
                 of
                 Ingulphus
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 before
                 told
                 you
                 .
                 The
                 said
                 King
                 had
                 his
                 Palace
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 remained
                 there
                 :
                 where
                 hee
                 also
                 ended
                 his
                 life
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 Monastery
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 builded
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 doubted
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 K.
                 William
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 crowned
                 there
                 ,
                 so
                 he
                 builded
                 much
                 at
                 this
                 Palace
                 ,
                 for
                 he
                 found
                 it
                 farre
                 inferiour
                 to
                 the
                 building
                 of
                 Princely
                 Palaces
                 in
                 France
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 it
                 is
                 manifest
                 by
                 the
                 testimonie
                 of
                 many
                 Authors
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 
                   William
                   Rufus
                
                 ,
                 builded
                 the
                 great
                 Hall
                 there
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 
                 1097.
                 
                 Amongst
                 others
                 ,
                 Roger
                 of
                 Windover
                 and
                 
                   Mathew
                   Paris
                
                 ,
                 doe
                 write
                 ,
                 that
                 K.
                 VVilliam
                 (
                 being
                 returned
                 out
                 of
                 Normandy
                 into
                 England
                 )
                 kept
                 his
                 feast
                 of
                 Whitsontide
                 very
                 royally
                 at
                 Westminster
                 in
                 the
                 new
                 hall
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 lately
                 builded
                 ,
                 the
                 length
                 whereof
                 (
                 say
                 some
                 )
                 was
                 270.
                 foote
                 ,
                 and
                 seventy
                 foure
                 foot
                 in
                 bredth
                 .
                 And
                 when
                 he
                 heard
                 men
                 say
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 Hall
                 was
                 too
                 great
                 ,
                 hee
                 
                 answered
                 and
                 said
                 :
                 
                 
                   This
                   Hall
                   is
                   not
                   bigge
                   enough
                   by
                   the
                   one
                   halfe
                   ,
                   and
                   is
                   but
                   a
                   Bedde-chamber
                   ,
                   in
                   comparison
                   of
                   that
                   I
                   meane
                   to
                   make
                   .
                
              
               
                 A
                 diligent
                 searcher
                 (
                 saith
                 
                   Mathew
                   Paris
                
                 )
                 might
                 find
                 out
                 the
                 foundation
                 of
                 the
                 Hall
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 supposed
                 to
                 have
                 builded
                 ,
                 stretching
                 from
                 the
                 river
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 common
                 high
                 way
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Palace
                 was
                 repaired
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 
                 1163.
                 by
                 
                   Thomas
                   Becket
                
                 ,
                 
                 Chancellor
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 with
                 exceeding
                 great
                 celerity
                 and
                 speed
                 ,
                 which
                 before
                 was
                 ready
                 to
                 have
                 fallen
                 downe
                 .
                 This
                 hath
                 been
                 the
                 pricipall
                 seate
                 and
                 Palace
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 since
                 the
                 Conquest
                 :
                 for
                 here
                 have
                 they
                 in
                 the
                 great
                 Hall
                 kept
                 their
                 Feasts
                 ,
                 of
                 Coronation
                 especially
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 solemne
                 Feasts
                 as
                 at
                 Christmas
                 and
                 such
                 like
                 most
                 commonly
                 .
                 For
                 proofe
                 whereof
                 ,
                 I
                 find
                 recorded
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1236.
                 and
                 the
                 twentieth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 29.
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 
                   William
                   de
                   Haverhull
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Treasurer
                 ,
                 was
                 commanded
                 ,
                 that
                 upon
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Circumcision
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 he
                 should
                 cause
                 6000.
                 poore
                 people
                 to
                 be
                 fed
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 state
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Queene
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 children
                 .
                 The
                 weake
                 and
                 aged
                 to
                 bee
                 placed
                 in
                 the
                 great
                 Hall
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 lesser
                 those
                 were
                 more
                 strong
                 and
                 in
                 reasonable
                 plight
                 :
                 In
                 the
                 Kings
                 Chamber
                 the
                 children
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Queeues
                 :
                 and
                 when
                 the
                 King
                 knew
                 the
                 charge
                 ,
                 hee
                 gladly
                 allowed
                 it
                 in
                 the
                 accounts
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1238.
                 the
                 same
                 King
                 Henry
                 kept
                 his
                 Feast
                 of
                 Christmas
                 at
                 Westminster
                 in
                 the
                 great
                 Hall
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 did
                 hee
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1241.
                 where
                 he
                 placed
                 the
                 Legate
                 in
                 the
                 most
                 honorable
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 table
                 ;
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 middest
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Noblemen
                 tooke
                 in
                 evill
                 part
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 sate
                 on
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Archbishop
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 all
                 the
                 Prelates
                 and
                 Nobles
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 estates
                 :
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 himselfe
                 did
                 set
                 the
                 guests
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 yeere
                 1242.
                 hee
                 likewise
                 kept
                 his
                 Christmas
                 in
                 the
                 Hall
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Also
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1243.
                 
                 Richard
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Cornewall
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 brother
                 ,
                 married
                 Cincia
                 ,
                 daughter
                 to
                 Beatrice
                 ,
                 Countesse
                 of
                 Provence
                 ,
                 &
                 kept
                 his
                 marriage
                 Feast
                 in
                 the
                 great
                 Hall
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 with
                 great
                 royalty
                 and
                 company
                 of
                 Noble
                 men
                 :
                 in
                 so
                 much
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 were
                 told
                 
                   (
                   triginta
                   millia
                
                 )
                 30000.
                 dishes
                 of
                 meats
                 at
                 that
                 dinner
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1256.
                 
                 King
                 Henry
                 sate
                 in
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 of
                 this
                 Hall
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 there
                 set
                 downe
                 order
                 for
                 the
                 appearance
                 of
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 and
                 bringing
                 in
                 of
                 their
                 accounts
                 :
                 there
                 was
                 5.
                 
                 Marks
                 set
                 on
                 every
                 Sheriffes
                 head
                 for
                 a
                 fine
                 ,
                 because
                 they
                 had
                 not
                 distrained
                 every
                 person
                 ,
                 that
                 might
                 dispend
                 15.
                 
                   l.
                
                 land
                 by
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 to
                 receive
                 the
                 order
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 ,
                 according
                 as
                 the
                 same
                 Sheriffes
                 were
                 commanded
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 ,
                 the
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Aldermen
                 and
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 being
                 accused
                 of
                 oppression
                 &
                 wrongs
                 done
                 by
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 submitting
                 themselves
                 in
                 this
                 place
                 before
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 sitting
                 then
                 in
                 judgment
                 upon
                 that
                 matter
                 ;
                 they
                 were
                 condemned
                 to
                 pay
                 their
                 fines
                 for
                 their
                 offences
                 committed
                 ,
                 and
                 further
                 ,
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 discharged
                 of
                 assise
                 and
                 ward
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeeres
                 1268.
                 and
                 1269.
                 the
                 same
                 King
                 kept
                 his
                 Christmas
                 Feasts
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 as
                 before
                 :
                 and
                 also
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 yeere
                 1269.
                 he
                 translated
                 (
                 with
                 great
                 solemnitie
                 )
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 Confessor
                 ,
                 
                 into
                 a
                 new
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 back
                 of
                 the
                 high
                 Altar
                 :
                 which
                 Chappell
                 he
                 had
                 prepared
                 of
                 a
                 marvailous
                 workemanship
                 ,
                 bestowing
                 a
                 new
                 Tombe
                 or
                 Shrine
                 of
                 gold
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 on
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 his
                 translation
                 ,
                 he
                 kept
                 a
                 Royall
                 Feast
                 in
                 the
                 great
                 Hall
                 of
                 the
                 Palace
                 :
                 Thus
                 much
                 for
                 the
                 Feasts
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 in
                 this
                 Hall.
                 
              
               
                 We
                 read
                 also
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1236.
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 overflowing
                 the
                 bankes
                 ,
                 caused
                 the
                 Marshes
                 about
                 Woolwitch
                 to
                 bee
                 all
                 on
                 a
                 Sea
                 ,
                 wherein
                 Boats
                 and
                 other
                 Vessels
                 were
                 carried
                 with
                 the
                 streame
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 besides
                 cattell
                 ,
                 the
                 greatest
                 number
                 of
                 men
                 ,
                 women
                 &
                 children
                 ,
                 Inhabitants
                 there
                 ,
                 were
                 drowned
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 great
                 Palace
                 of
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 
                 men
                 did
                 row
                 with
                 Wherries
                 in
                 the
                 middest
                 of
                 the
                 Hall
                 ,
                 being
                 forced
                 to
                 ride
                 to
                 their
                 chambers
                 .
              
               
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1242.
                 the
                 Thames
                 overflowing
                 the
                 bankes
                 about
                 Lambith
                 ,
                 drowned
                 houses
                 and
                 fields
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 6.
                 miles
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 great
                 Hall
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 men
                 tooke
                 their
                 horses
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 water
                 ran
                 over
                 all
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Palace
                 was
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1299.
                 
                 the
                 27.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 )
                 burnt
                 by
                 a
                 vehement
                 fire
                 ,
                 
                 kindled
                 in
                 the
                 lesser
                 Hall
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 house
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 with
                 many
                 other
                 houses
                 adjoining
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 Queenes
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 were
                 consumed
                 ,
                 but
                 after
                 that
                 repaired
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1313.
                 the
                 31.
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Kings
                 treasurie
                 at
                 Westminster
                 was
                 robbed
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 which
                 Walter
                 ,
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 with
                 49.
                 of
                 his
                 Brethren
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 32.
                 other
                 were
                 throwne
                 into
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 indighted
                 of
                 the
                 robbery
                 of
                 an
                 hundred
                 thousand
                 pound
                 :
                 but
                 they
                 affirming
                 themselves
                 to
                 be
                 cleare
                 of
                 the
                 fact
                 ,
                 and
                 desiring
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 speedy
                 justice
                 ,
                 a
                 Commission
                 was
                 directed
                 for
                 inquiry
                 of
                 the
                 truth
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 were
                 freed
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1316.
                 
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 did
                 solemnize
                 his
                 Feast
                 of
                 Pentecost
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 great
                 Hall
                 ,
                 where
                 sitting
                 Royally
                 at
                 the
                 table
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Peeres
                 about
                 him
                 ,
                 there
                 entred
                 a
                 woman
                 adorned
                 like
                 a
                 Minstrell
                 ,
                 sitting
                 on
                 a
                 great
                 horse
                 ,
                 trapped
                 as
                 Minstrels
                 then
                 used
                 ,
                 who
                 rode
                 round
                 about
                 the
                 tables
                 ,
                 shewing
                 pastime
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 length
                 came
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 table
                 ,
                 and
                 layd
                 before
                 him
                 a
                 Letter
                 ,
                 and
                 forthwith
                 turning
                 her
                 horse
                 ,
                 saluted
                 every
                 one
                 ,
                 and
                 departed
                 .
                 The
                 Letter
                 being
                 opened
                 ,
                 had
                 these
                 contents
                 .
              
               
                 Our
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 hath
                 nothing
                 courteously
                 respected
                 his
                 Knights
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 his
                 Fathers
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 in
                 his
                 owne
                 have
                 put
                 forth
                 their
                 persons
                 to
                 divers
                 perils
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 utterly
                 lost
                 ,
                 or
                 greatly
                 diminished
                 their
                 substance
                 ,
                 for
                 honor
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 hath
                 inriched
                 abundantly
                 such
                 as
                 have
                 not
                 borne
                 the
                 weight
                 (
                 as
                 yet
                 )
                 of
                 the
                 businesse
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 great
                 Hall
                 was
                 begunne
                 to
                 be
                 repaired
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1397.
                 by
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 caused
                 the
                 wals
                 ,
                 windowes
                 and
                 roofe
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 new
                 made
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 stately
                 porch
                 ,
                 and
                 divers
                 lodgings
                 of
                 a
                 marvailous
                 worke
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 great
                 costs
                 .
                 All
                 which
                 hee
                 levied
                 of
                 Strangers
                 banished
                 ,
                 or
                 flying
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 Countries
                 ,
                 who
                 obtained
                 licence
                 to
                 remaine
                 in
                 this
                 Land
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 Charters
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 purchased
                 with
                 great
                 summes
                 of
                 money
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Boterell
                
                 being
                 then
                 Clarke
                 of
                 the
                 works
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Hall
                 being
                 finished
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1399.
                 the
                 same
                 King
                 kept
                 a
                 most
                 royall
                 Christmas
                 there
                 ,
                 with
                 daily
                 Iustings
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 runnings
                 at
                 Tilt
                 ,
                 whereunto
                 resorted
                 such
                 a
                 number
                 of
                 people
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 every
                 day
                 spent
                 twenty
                 eight
                 ,
                 or
                 twenty
                 sixe
                 Oxen
                 ,
                 and
                 three
                 hundred
                 sheepe
                 ,
                 beside
                 fowle
                 without
                 number
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 caused
                 a
                 Gowne
                 for
                 himselfe
                 to
                 bee
                 made
                 of
                 Gold
                 ,
                 
                 garnished
                 with
                 Pearle
                 and
                 precious
                 Stones
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 three
                 thousand
                 Markes
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 garded
                 by
                 Cheshire-men
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 about
                 him
                 commonly
                 thirteene
                 Bishops
                 ,
                 besides
                 Barons
                 ,
                 Knights
                 ,
                 Esquires
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 more
                 than
                 needed
                 :
                 in
                 so
                 much
                 ,
                 that
                 to
                 the
                 household
                 came
                 every
                 day
                 to
                 meate
                 ,
                 ten
                 thousand
                 people
                 ;
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 the
                 messes
                 told
                 out
                 from
                 the
                 Kitchin
                 to
                 three
                 hundred
                 Servitors
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 was
                 this
                 great
                 Hall
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 oftentimes
                 furnished
                 with
                 ghests
                 ,
                 not
                 onely
                 in
                 this
                 Kings
                 time
                 (
                 a
                 prodigall
                 Prince
                 )
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 other
                 also
                 ,
                 both
                 before
                 and
                 since
                 ,
                 though
                 not
                 so
                 usaully
                 noted
                 .
                 For
                 when
                 it
                 is
                 said
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 held
                 his
                 Feast
                 of
                 Christmas
                 ,
                 or
                 such
                 a
                 Feast
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ;
                 it
                 may
                 well
                 bee
                 supposed
                 to
                 bee
                 kept
                 in
                 this
                 great
                 Hall
                 ,
                 as
                 most
                 sufficient
                 to
                 such
                 a
                 purpose
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 find
                 noted
                 by
                 
                   Robert
                   Fabian
                
                 (
                 sometime
                 an
                 Alderman
                 of
                 London
                 )
                 that
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 ninth
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 holding
                 his
                 Royall
                 Feast
                 of
                 Christmas
                 at
                 Westminster
                 )
                 on
                 the
                 twelfth
                 day
                 ,
                 feasted
                 
                   Ralph
                   Austry
                
                 ,
                 then
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 brethren
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 Commoners
                 in
                 great
                 number
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 dinner
                 ,
                 dubbed
                 the
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 caused
                 him
                 with
                 his
                 brethren
                 ,
                 to
                 stay
                 and
                 behold
                 the
                 disguisings
                 and
                 other
                 disports
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 following
                 shewed
                 in
                 the
                 great
                 Hall
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 richly
                 hanged
                 with
                 Atras
                 ,
                 and
                 staged
                 about
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 .
                 Which
                 disports
                 being
                 ended
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 the
                 Queene
                 ,
                 the
                 Ambassadors
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Estates
                 ,
                 being
                 set
                 at
                 a
                 table
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 60.
                 
                 Knights
                 and
                 Esquires
                 served
                 60.
                 dishes
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 Messe
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 many
                 to
                 the
                 Queenes
                 (
                 neigher
                 flesh
                 nor
                 fish
                 )
                 &
                 served
                 the
                 Maior
                 with
                 24.
                 dishes
                 to
                 his
                 Messe
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 manner
                 ,
                 with
                 sundry
                 wines
                 in
                 most
                 plenteous
                 wife
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 finally
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Queene
                 being
                 conveyed
                 with
                 great
                 lights
                 into
                 
                 the
                 Palace
                 ;
                 the
                 Maior
                 with
                 his
                 Company
                 in
                 Barges
                 ,
                 returned
                 and
                 came
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 by
                 breake
                 of
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 .
                 Thus
                 much
                 for
                 building
                 of
                 this
                 great
                 Hall
                 ,
                 and
                 feasting
                 therein
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 moreover
                 appeareth
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 many
                 Parliaments
                 have
                 been
                 kept
                 there
                 :
                 for
                 I
                 find
                 noted
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1397.
                 the
                 great
                 Hall
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 being
                 out
                 of
                 reparations
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 ,
                 new
                 builded
                 by
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 (
                 as
                 is
                 afore
                 shewed
                 )
                 the
                 same
                 Richard
                 in
                 the
                 meane
                 time
                 having
                 occasion
                 to
                 hold
                 a
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 caused
                 (
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 )
                 a
                 large
                 house
                 to
                 be
                 builded
                 in
                 the
                 middest
                 of
                 the
                 Palace
                 Court
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 the
                 clocke-Tower
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 gate
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 great
                 Hall.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 house
                 was
                 very
                 large
                 and
                 long
                 ,
                 made
                 of
                 Timber
                 ,
                 covered
                 with
                 Tyle
                 ,
                 open
                 on
                 both
                 the
                 sides
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 both
                 the
                 ends
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 men
                 might
                 see
                 and
                 heare
                 what
                 was
                 both
                 said
                 and
                 done
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Kings
                 Archers
                 (
                 in
                 number
                 4000.
                 
                 Cheshire
                 men
                 )
                 compassed
                 the
                 house
                 about
                 with
                 their
                 bowes
                 bent
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Arrowes
                 nocked
                 in
                 their
                 hands
                 ,
                 alwayes
                 ready
                 to
                 shoote
                 :
                 they
                 had
                 Bouch
                 of
                 Court
                 (
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 meate
                 and
                 drinke
                 )
                 and
                 great
                 wages
                 ,
                 of
                 six
                 pence
                 by
                 the
                 day
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 old
                 great
                 Hall
                 being
                 new
                 builded
                 ,
                 Parliaments
                 were
                 againe
                 there
                 kept
                 as
                 before
                 :
                 namely
                 ,
                 one
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1399.
                 for
                 the
                 deposing
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 .
                 A
                 great
                 part
                 of
                 this
                 Palace
                 at
                 Westminster
                 was
                 once
                 againe
                 burnt
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1512.
                 the
                 fourth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 eight
                 ;
                 since
                 the
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 it
                 hath
                 not
                 beene
                 reedified
                 :
                 onely
                 the
                 great
                 Hall
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 offices
                 neere
                 adjoining
                 ,
                 are
                 kept
                 in
                 good
                 reparations
                 ,
                 and
                 serveth
                 as
                 afore
                 ,
                 for
                 Feasts
                 at
                 Coronations
                 ,
                 Arraignements
                 of
                 great
                 persons
                 charged
                 with
                 treasons
                 ,
                 keeping
                 of
                 the
                 Courts
                 of
                 Iustice
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 But
                 the
                 Princes
                 have
                 beene
                 lodged
                 in
                 other
                 places
                 about
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 as
                 at
                 Baynards-Castell
                 ,
                 at
                 Bridewell
                 ,
                 and
                 White-hall
                 ,
                 sometime
                 called
                 
                   Yorke
                   place
                
                 ,
                 and
                 sometime
                 at
                 S.
                 Iames.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 great
                 Hall
                 hath
                 beene
                 the
                 usuall
                 place
                 of
                 pleadings
                 ,
                 and
                 ministration
                 of
                 Iustice
                 ,
                 whereof
                 some
                 what
                 shortly
                 I
                 will
                 note
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 times
                 past
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Courts
                 &
                 Benches
                 followed
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 wheresoever
                 hee
                 went
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 since
                 the
                 Conquest
                 ,
                 as
                 before
                 ,
                 which
                 thing
                 at
                 length
                 being
                 thought
                 cumbersome
                 ,
                 painefull
                 ,
                 and
                 chargeable
                 to
                 the
                 people
                 ;
                 it
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1224.
                 the
                 9.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 agreed
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 should
                 be
                 a
                 standing
                 place
                 appointed
                 ,
                 where
                 matters
                 should
                 be
                 heard
                 and
                 judged
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 great
                 Hall
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
                 
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 Hall
                 he
                 ordained
                 three
                 judgement
                 seates
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 entry
                 on
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 ,
                 the
                 Common
                 Pleas
                 ,
                 where
                 civill
                 matters
                 are
                 to
                 bee
                 pleaded
                 ,
                 specially
                 such
                 as
                 touch
                 Lands
                 or
                 contracts
                 .
                 At
                 the
                 upper
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Hall
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 ,
                 or
                 South
                 East
                 corner
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Kings
                   Bench
                
                 ,
                 where
                 Pleas
                 of
                 the
                 Crowne
                 have
                 their
                 hearing
                 :
                 
                 And
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 or
                 Southwest
                 corner
                 ,
                 sitteth
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chancellor
                 ,
                 accompanied
                 with
                 the
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Rolls
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 men
                 ,
                 learned
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 in
                 the
                 Civill
                 law
                 ,
                 and
                 called
                 Masters
                 of
                 the
                 Chancery
                 ,
                 which
                 have
                 the
                 Kings
                 fee.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 times
                 of
                 pleading
                 in
                 these
                 Courts
                 are
                 foure
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 called
                 Tearmes
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 is
                 
                   Hilarie
                   Tearme
                
                 ,
                 which
                 beginneth
                 the
                 three
                 and
                 twentieth
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 not
                 Sunday
                 ,
                 and
                 endeth
                 the
                 twelfth
                 of
                 February
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 second
                 is
                 
                   Easter
                   Tearme
                
                 ,
                 and
                 beginneth
                 seventeene
                 dayes
                 after
                 Easter-day
                 ,
                 and
                 endeth
                 foure
                 dayes
                 after
                 Ascension
                 day
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 third
                 Tearme
                 beginneth
                 six
                 or
                 seven
                 dayes
                 after
                 Trinitie
                 Sunday
                 ,
                 and
                 endeth
                 the
                 Wednesday
                 fortnight
                 after
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 fourth
                 is
                 
                   Michaelmas
                   Tearme
                
                 ,
                 which
                 beginneth
                 the
                 ninth
                 of
                 October
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 not
                 Sunday
                 ,
                 and
                 endeth
                 the
                 28.
                 of
                 November
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 heere
                 is
                 to
                 bee
                 noted
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 this
                 Realme
                 have
                 used
                 sometimes
                 to
                 sit
                 in
                 person
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Kings
                   Bench
                
                 :
                 namely
                 ,
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1462.
                 in
                 
                   Michaelmas
                   Tearme
                
                 ,
                 sate
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Kings
                   Bench
                
                 three
                 dayes
                 together
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 open
                 Court
                 ,
                 to
                 understand
                 how
                 his
                 lawes
                 were
                 ministred
                 and
                 executed
                 .
              
               
                 Within
                 the
                 Port
                 ,
                 or
                 entry
                 into
                 the
                 Hall
                 ,
                 on
                 either
                 side
                 are
                 ascendings
                 up
                 into
                 large
                 Chambers
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 Hall
                 adjoining
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 wherein
                 certaine
                 Courts
                 be
                 kept
                 ,
                 
                 namely
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 a
                 
                 place
                 of
                 account
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 revenewes
                 of
                 the
                 Crowne
                 :
                 the
                 hearers
                 of
                 the
                 account
                 have
                 Auditors
                 under
                 them
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 which
                 are
                 the
                 chiefe
                 for
                 accounts
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 are
                 called
                 Barons
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 whereof
                 one
                 is
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Chiefe
                   Baron
                
                 .
                 The
                 greatest
                 officer
                 of
                 all
                 ,
                 is
                 called
                 the
                 High
                 Treasurer
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 Court
                 be
                 heard
                 those
                 that
                 are
                 delators
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 informers
                 ,
                 in
                 popular
                 and
                 penall
                 actions
                 ,
                 having
                 thereby
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 profit
                 by
                 the
                 law
                 assigned
                 unto
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 Court
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 question
                 bee
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 determined
                 after
                 the
                 order
                 of
                 the
                 Common
                 Law
                 of
                 England
                 by
                 twelve
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 Subsidies
                 ,
                 Taxes
                 and
                 Customes
                 ,
                 by
                 account
                 :
                 for
                 in
                 this
                 office
                 ,
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 the
                 Shire
                 doe
                 attend
                 upon
                 the
                 execution
                 of
                 the
                 commandements
                 of
                 the
                 Iudges
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Earle
                 should
                 do
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 were
                 not
                 attending
                 upon
                 the
                 Prince
                 in
                 the
                 warres
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 about
                 him
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 the
                 Chiefe
                 Office
                 of
                 the
                 Earle
                 was
                 ,
                 to
                 see
                 the
                 Kings
                 Iustice
                 to
                 have
                 course
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 bee
                 well
                 executed
                 in
                 the
                 Shire
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Princes
                 Revenewes
                 to
                 bee
                 well
                 answered
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 into
                 the
                 Treasurie
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 any
                 Fines
                 or
                 Amerciaments
                 bee
                 extracted
                 out
                 of
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Courts
                 upon
                 any
                 man
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 Arrerages
                 of
                 accounts
                 of
                 such
                 things
                 as
                 is
                 of
                 Customes
                 ,
                 Taxes
                 ,
                 and
                 Subsidies
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 such
                 like
                 occasions
                 ;
                 the
                 same
                 the
                 Sheriffe
                 of
                 the
                 Shire
                 doth
                 gather
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 answerable
                 therefore
                 in
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 for
                 other
                 ordinary
                 Rents
                 of
                 Patrimoniall
                 Lands
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 commonly
                 of
                 Taxes
                 ,
                 Customes
                 and
                 Subsidies
                 ,
                 there
                 be
                 particular
                 Receivers
                 and
                 Collectors
                 ,
                 which
                 doe
                 answere
                 it
                 into
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Court
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 hath
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 I
                 thinke
                 ,
                 since
                 the
                 Conquest
                 ,
                 beene
                 kept
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 ,
                 sometimes
                 remooved
                 thence
                 by
                 commandement
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 restored
                 againe
                 ;
                 as
                 namely
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 one
                 thousand
                 two
                 hundred
                 and
                 nine
                 ,
                 King
                 Iohn
                 commanded
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 to
                 bee
                 remooved
                 from
                 West-minster
                 to
                 Northhampton
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 above
                 the
                 staire
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Dutchie
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 
                 wherein
                 is
                 kept
                 the
                 Court
                 for
                 the
                 Dutchie
                 of
                 Lancaster
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 Chancellor
                 of
                 that
                 Dutchie
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 ther
                 Officers
                 under
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 there
                 in
                 another
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Office
                 of
                 the
                 receits
                 of
                 the
                 Queenes
                 Revenewes
                 for
                 the
                 Crowne
                 .
                 
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 there
                 also
                 the
                 Starre-Chamber
                 ,
                 where
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Tearme
                 time
                 ,
                 every
                 weeke
                 once
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 commonly
                 on
                 Fridaies
                 and
                 Wednesdaies
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 after
                 the
                 Tearme
                 endeth
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chancellor
                 and
                 the
                 Lords
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 of
                 the
                 Privie-Councell
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 chiefe
                 Iustices
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 from
                 Nine
                 of
                 the
                 Clocke
                 ,
                 till
                 it
                 bee
                 Eleven
                 ,
                 doe
                 sit
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 place
                 is
                 called
                 the
                 Starre-Chamber
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 Roofe
                 thereof
                 is
                 decked
                 with
                 the
                 likenesse
                 of
                 Starres
                 gilt
                 :
                 there
                 be
                 plaints
                 heard
                 ,
                 of
                 Ryots
                 ,
                 Rowts
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 misdemeanours
                 ,
                 which
                 if
                 they
                 be
                 found
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 Councell
                 ,
                 the
                 party
                 offender
                 shall
                 be
                 censured
                 by
                 these
                 persons
                 ,
                 which
                 speake
                 one
                 after
                 another
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 shall
                 bee
                 both
                 fined
                 and
                 commanded
                 to
                 prison
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 at
                 the
                 upper
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 Hall
                 by
                 the
                 
                   Kings
                   Bench
                
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 a
                 going
                 up
                 to
                 a
                 great
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 White-Hall
                 ,
                 
                 wherein
                 is
                 now
                 kept
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 Wards
                 and
                 Liveries
                 ,
                 and
                 adjoining
                 thereunto
                 is
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 Requests
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 S.
                 Stephens
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 founded
                 by
                 King
                 Stephen
                 ,
                 King
                 Iohn
                 in
                 the
                 seventh
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 granted
                 to
                 
                   Baldwinus
                   de
                   London
                
                 ,
                 Clarke
                 of
                 his
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 the
                 Chappleship
                 of
                 Saint
                 Stephens
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 Chappell
                 was
                 againe
                 since
                 (
                 of
                 a
                 farre
                 more
                 curious
                 workemanship
                 )
                 new
                 builded
                 by
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1347.
                 for
                 thirty
                 eight
                 persons
                 in
                 that
                 Church
                 to
                 serve
                 God
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 a
                 Deane
                 ,
                 twelve
                 secular
                 Canons
                 ,
                 thirteene
                 Vicars
                 ,
                 foure
                 Clarks
                 ,
                 sixe
                 Chorists
                 ,
                 two
                 Servitors
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 a
                 Verger
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 keeper
                 of
                 the
                 Chappell
                 .
                 He
                 builded
                 it
                 for
                 them
                 from
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 receit
                 ,
                 along
                 nigh
                 to
                 the
                 Thames
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 same
                 Palace
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 inhabite
                 :
                 and
                 since
                 that
                 ,
                 there
                 were
                 also
                 buildings
                 for
                 them
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Clock-house
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Wool-staple
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 Wey-house
                 .
              
               
                 Hee
                 also
                 builded
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 this
                 Chappell
                 (
                 though
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Palace
                 Court
                 )
                 some
                 distance
                 West
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 little
                 Sanctuarie
                 ,
                 a
                 strong
                 Clochard
                 of
                 Stone
                 and
                 Timber
                 ,
                 covered
                 with
                 Lead
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 placed
                 therein
                 three
                 great
                 Bels
                 ,
                 since
                 usually
                 rung
                 at
                 Coronations
                 ,
                 Triumphs
                 ,
                 Funerals
                 of
                 Princes
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Obits
                 .
                 Of
                 those
                 Bels
                 men
                 fabuled
                 ,
                 that
                 their
                 ringing
                 sowred
                 all
                 the
                 drinke
                 in
                 the
                 Towne
                 .
                 More
                 ,
                 that
                 about
                 the
                 biggest
                 Bell
                 was
                 written
                 :
              
               
                 
                   King
                   Edward
                   made
                   mee
                
                 
                   thirtie
                   thousand
                   and
                   three
                   ,
                
                 
                   Take
                   me
                   downe
                   and
                   weigh
                   mee
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   more
                   shall
                   ye
                   find
                   mee
                   .
                
              
               
                 But
                 these
                 Bels
                 being
                 taken
                 down
                 indeed
                 ,
                 were
                 found
                 all
                 three
                 not
                 to
                 weigh
                 twenty
                 thousand
                 .
              
               
                 True
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 Roane
                 ,
                 in
                 Normandy
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 one
                 great
                 Bell
                 ,
                 that
                 hath
                 such
                 an
                 Inscription
                 as
                 followeth
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Ie
                   suis
                   George
                   d'Ambois
                   ,
                
                 
                   Qui
                   trente
                   cinq
                   mille
                   pois
                   :
                
                 
                   Mes
                   lui
                   me
                   pesera
                   ,
                
                 
                   Trente
                   six
                   mill
                   me
                   trovera
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   am
                   George
                   of
                   Ambois
                   ,
                
                 
                   Thirtie
                   five
                   thousand
                   in
                   pois
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   he
                   that
                   shall
                   weigh
                   me
                   ,
                
                 
                   Thirtie
                   six
                   thousand
                   shall
                   find
                   me
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 said
                 King
                 Edward
                 endowed
                 this
                 Chappell
                 with
                 lands
                 to
                 the
                 yearly
                 value
                 of
                 five
                 hundred
                 pound
                 .
                 Doctor
                 
                   Iohn
                   Chambers
                
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Kings
                 Physitian
                 ,
                 the
                 last
                 Deane
                 of
                 this
                 Colledge
                 ,
                 builded
                 thereunto
                 a
                 Cloyster
                 ,
                 of
                 curious
                 workemanship
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 charges
                 of
                 eleven
                 thousand
                 Markes
                 .
                 This
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 or
                 Colledge
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 suppression
                 ,
                 was
                 valued
                 to
                 dispend
                 in
                 lands
                 by
                 the
                 yeere
                 one
                 thousand
                 eighty
                 five
                 pound
                 ,
                 ten
                 shillings
                 five
                 pence
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 was
                 surrendred
                 to
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 :
                 since
                 the
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 Chappell
                 hath
                 served
                 as
                 a
                 Parliament
                 House
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 this
                 Chappell
                 of
                 S.
                 Stephen
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 sometime
                 one
                 other
                 smaler
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 called
                 our
                 Lady
                 of
                 the
                 Piew
                 ;
                 to
                 the
                 which
                 Lady
                 ,
                 great
                 Offerings
                 were
                 used
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 :
                 Amongst
                 other
                 things
                 I
                 have
                 read
                 ,
                 that
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 overthrow
                 of
                 
                   Wat
                   Tilar
                
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 the
                 Rebels
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 fourth
                 of
                 his
                 raigne
                 ,
                 went
                 to
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 giving
                 thankes
                 to
                 God
                 for
                 his
                 victory
                 ,
                 made
                 his
                 Offering
                 in
                 this
                 Chappell
                 .
                 But
                 as
                 divers
                 have
                 noted
                 ,
                 namely
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Pigot
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeare
                 1252.
                 on
                 the
                 seventeenth
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 by
                 negligence
                 of
                 a
                 Scholler
                 ,
                 appointed
                 by
                 his
                 Schoolemaster
                 to
                 put
                 forth
                 the
                 Lights
                 of
                 this
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 the
                 Image
                 of
                 our
                 Lady
                 richly
                 decked
                 with
                 Iewels
                 ,
                 precious
                 Stones
                 ,
                 Pearles
                 ,
                 and
                 Rings
                 ,
                 more
                 than
                 any
                 Ieweller
                 could
                 judge
                 the
                 price
                 ,
                 for
                 so
                 saith
                 mine
                 author
                 ;
                 was
                 with
                 all
                 this
                 Apparell
                 ,
                 Ornaments
                 ,
                 and
                 Chappell
                 it selfe
                 ,
                 burnt
                 :
                 but
                 since
                 againe
                 reedified
                 by
                 Anthony
                 ,
                 Earle
                 Rivers
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Scales
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 ,
                 Vncle
                 and
                 Governor
                 to
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Wales
                 ,
                 that
                 should
                 have
                 beene
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 fifth
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 said
                 Palace
                 ,
                 
                 before
                 the
                 entry
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 hath
                 a
                 large
                 Court
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 a
                 Tower
                 of
                 Stone
                 ,
                 containing
                 a
                 Clocke
                 ,
                 which
                 striketh
                 every
                 houre
                 on
                 a
                 great
                 Bell
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 heard
                 into
                 the
                 Hall
                 in
                 sitting
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Courts
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 :
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 Clocke
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 calme
                 ,
                 will
                 bee
                 heard
                 into
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 gave
                 the
                 keeping
                 of
                 this
                 Clock
                 with
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 Clock-house
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 ,
                 unto
                 
                   William
                   Walsby
                
                 ,
                 Deane
                 of
                 Saint
                 Stephens
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 wages
                 of
                 sixe
                 pence
                 the
                 day
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 Exchequer
                 .
                 By
                 this
                 Tower
                 standeth
                 a
                 fountaine
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 at
                 Coronations
                 ,
                 and
                 great
                 Triumphs
                 is
                 made
                 to
                 runne
                 with
                 Wine
                 out
                 of
                 divers
                 spouts
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 Court
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 an
                 Arched
                 Gate
                 to
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 faire
                 Bridge
                 and
                 landing
                 place
                 for
                 all
                 men
                 that
                 have
                 occasion
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 South
                 end
                 of
                 Saint
                 Stephens
                 Alley
                 ,
                 or
                 Canon-Row
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 a
                 way
                 into
                 the
                 old
                 Wooll
                 staple
                 :
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 is
                 a
                 very
                 faire
                 Gate
                 ,
                 begun
                 by
                 Richard
                 the
                 3.
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1484.
                 and
                 was
                 by
                 him
                 builded
                 a
                 great
                 height
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 many
                 faire
                 lodgings
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 but
                 left
                 unfinished
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 called
                 the
                 high
                 Tower
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 much
                 for
                 the
                 Monasterie
                 and
                 Palace
                 may
                 suffice
                 .
                 And
                 now
                 will
                 I
                 speake
                 of
                 the
                 Gate-house
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Totehill-streete
                 ,
                 stretching
                 from
                 the
                 West
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Close
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Gate-house
                 is
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 two
                 
                 Gates
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 one
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Colledge
                 Court
                 toward
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 whereof
                 was
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Londons
                 Prison
                 ,
                 for
                 Clerkes
                 convict
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 Gate
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 the
                 first
                 ;
                 but
                 towards
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 Gaole
                 or
                 Prison
                 for
                 offenders
                 thither
                 committed
                 .
                 
                   Walter
                   Warfield
                
                 ,
                 Celerer
                 to
                 the
                 Monasterie
                 ,
                 caused
                 both
                 these
                 Gates
                 (
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 )
                 to
                 be
                 builded
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 Gate
                 ,
                 
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 ,
                 founded
                 an
                 Almes-house
                 for
                 thirteene
                 poore
                 men
                 :
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 to
                 bee
                 a
                 Priest
                 ,
                 aged
                 five
                 and
                 forty
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 a
                 good
                 Grammarian
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 twelve
                 to
                 bee
                 aged
                 fiftie
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 without
                 wives
                 ,
                 every
                 Saturday
                 the
                 Priest
                 to
                 receive
                 of
                 the
                 Abbot
                 ,
                 or
                 Prior
                 ,
                 foure
                 pence
                 by
                 the
                 day
                 ,
                 and
                 each
                 other
                 two
                 pence
                 halfe
                 penny
                 by
                 the
                 day
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 for
                 their
                 sustenance
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 yeere
                 to
                 each
                 one
                 a
                 Gowne
                 and
                 a
                 Hood
                 ready
                 made
                 .
                 And
                 to
                 three
                 women
                 that
                 dressed
                 their
                 meat
                 ,
                 and
                 kept
                 them
                 in
                 their
                 sicknesse
                 ,
                 each
                 to
                 have
                 every
                 Saturday
                 sixteene
                 pence
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 yeere
                 a
                 Gowne
                 ready
                 made
                 .
                 More
                 to
                 the
                 thirteene
                 poore
                 men
                 yeerely
                 fourescore
                 quarters
                 of
                 Coales
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 thousand
                 of
                 good
                 Fagots
                 to
                 their
                 use
                 :
                 In
                 the
                 Hall
                 and
                 Kitchin
                 of
                 their
                 Mansion
                 ,
                 a
                 discreet
                 Monke
                 to
                 bee
                 over-seer
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 hee
                 to
                 have
                 forty
                 shillings
                 by
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 herunto
                 was
                 every
                 Abbot
                 and
                 Prior
                 sworne
                 .
              
               
                 Neere
                 unto
                 this
                 house
                 Westward
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 an
                 old
                 Chappell
                 of
                 Saint
                 Anne
                 ,
                 over
                 against
                 the
                 which
                 ,
                 the
                 Lady
                 Margaret
                 ,
                 Mother
                 to
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 erected
                 an
                 Almes-house
                 for
                 poore
                 women
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 is
                 now
                 turned
                 into
                 lodgings
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 singing
                 men
                 of
                 the
                 Colledge
                 :
                 the
                 place
                 wherein
                 this
                 Chappell
                 and
                 Almes-house
                 standeth
                 ,
                 was
                 called
                 the
                 Eleemosinary
                 or
                 Almory
                 ,
                 
                 now
                 corruptly
                 the
                 Ambry
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 the
                 Almes
                 of
                 the
                 Abbey
                 were
                 there
                 distributed
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 .
                 And
                 therein
                 
                   I
                   slip
                
                 ,
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 
                 erected
                 the
                 first
                 Presse
                 of
                 Book
                 Printing
                 that
                 ever
                 was
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 1471.
                 
                 
                   W.
                   Caxton
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 brought
                 it
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 that
                 practised
                 it
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Abbey
                 ;
                 after
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 like
                 was
                 practised
                 in
                 the
                 Abbeys
                 of
                 S.
                 Augustin
                 at
                 Cant.
                 S.
                 Albans
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 other
                 Monasteries
                 .
                 From
                 the
                 West
                 gate
                 runneth
                 along
                 
                   Totehill
                   street
                
                 ,
                 wherein
                 is
                 a
                 house
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Gray
                 of
                 Wilton
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 entry
                 into
                 
                   Totehill
                   field
                   ,
                   Stourton
                   house
                
                 ,
                 which
                 Giles
                 ,
                 the
                 last
                 Lord
                 Dacre
                 of
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 
                 purchased
                 and
                 built
                 new
                 ,
                 whose
                 Lady
                 and
                 wife
                 Anne
                 sister
                 to
                 T.
                 the
                 Lord
                 Backhurst
                 ,
                 left
                 money
                 to
                 her
                 Executors
                 ,
                 to
                 build
                 an
                 Hospitall
                 for
                 twenty
                 poore
                 women
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 many
                 children
                 to
                 be
                 brought
                 up
                 under
                 them
                 ,
                 for
                 whose
                 maintenance
                 shee
                 assigned
                 lands
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 one
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 by
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 which
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 her
                 Executours
                 have
                 since
                 begunne
                 in
                 the
                 field
                 adjoyning
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 the
                 entry
                 into
                 
                   Totehill
                   field
                
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 streete
                 is
                 called
                 
                   Pettie
                   France
                
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 S.
                 
                   Hermits
                   hill
                
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 thereof
                 ,
                 
                   Cornelius
                   van
                   Dun
                
                 (
                 a
                 Brabander
                 borne
                 ,
                 Yeoman
                 of
                 the
                 Guard
                 to
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 
                 Queene
                 Mary
                 ,
                 and
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 )
                 built
                 twenty
                 Houses
                 ,
                 for
                 poore
                 women
                 to
                 dwell
                 rent-free
                 :
                 
                 And
                 neere
                 hereunto
                 was
                 a
                 Chappell
                 of
                 
                   Mary
                   Magdalen
                
                 ,
                 now
                 wholly
                 ruinated
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeare
                 of
                 Christ
                 1256.
                 the
                 40.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Iohn
                   Mansell
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Counsellor
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Priest
                 ,
                 did
                 invite
                 to
                 a
                 stately
                 Dinner
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 and
                 Queenes
                 of
                 England
                 and
                 
                   Scotland
                   ,
                   Edward
                
                 the
                 Kings
                 sonne
                 ,
                 Earles
                 ,
                 Barons
                 and
                 Knights
                 ,
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 Divers
                 Citizens
                 :
                 whereby
                 his
                 guests
                 did
                 grow
                 to
                 such
                 a
                 number
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 house
                 at
                 Totehill
                 could
                 not
                 receive
                 them
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 that
                 hee
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 set
                 up
                 Tents
                 and
                 Pavillions
                 ,
                 to
                 receive
                 his
                 guests
                 ;
                 whereof
                 there
                 was
                 such
                 a
                 multitude
                 ,
                 that
                 seven
                 hundred
                 Messe
                 of
                 Meat
                 did
                 not
                 serve
                 for
                 the
                 first
                 Dinner
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Citie
                 of
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 Civill
                 Government
                 ,
                 is
                 divided
                 into
                 twelve
                 severall
                 Wards
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 which
                 ,
                 the
                 Deane
                 of
                 the
                 Collegiate
                 Church
                 of
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 high
                 Steward
                 ,
                 doe
                 elect
                 twelve
                 Burgesses
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 
                 many
                 Assistants
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 one
                 Burgesse
                 and
                 one
                 Assistant
                 for
                 every
                 Ward
                 :
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 which
                 twelve
                 Burgesses
                 ,
                 two
                 are
                 nominated
                 yeerely
                 ,
                 upon
                 Thursday
                 in
                 Easter
                 weeke
                 ;
                 for
                 chiefe
                 Burgesses
                 ,
                 to
                 continue
                 for
                 one
                 yeere
                 next
                 following
                 ,
                 who
                 have
                 authority
                 given
                 them
                 by
                 the
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 27.
                 
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 to
                 heare
                 ,
                 examine
                 ,
                 determine
                 ,
                 and
                 punish
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Lawes
                 of
                 the
                 Realme
                 ,
                 and
                 lawfull
                 Customes
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 matters
                 of
                 Incontinencie
                 ,
                 common
                 Scolds
                 ,
                 Inmates
                 ,
                 and
                 common
                 Annoyances
                 ,
                 and
                 likewise
                 to
                 commit
                 such
                 persons
                 as
                 shall
                 offend
                 against
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 thereof
                 to
                 give
                 knowledge
                 within
                 foure
                 and
                 twenty
                 houres
                 ,
                 to
                 some
                 Iustice
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Middlesex
                 .
              
            
             
          
           
             
             
               Not
               farre
               from
               Westminster
               ,
               by
               the
               River
               ,
               there
               is
               erected
               a
               goodly
               Building
               ,
               not
               yet
               finished
               ,
               for
               Students
               in
               Divinity
               commonly
               knowne
               by
               the
               name
               of
               Chelsey
               Colledge
               ,
               whereof
               I
               thought
               fit
               to
               make
               mention
               ,
               because
               I
               finde
               an
               Act
               of
               Parliament
               made
               in
               the
               seventh
               yeere
               of
               King
               ,
               Iames
               ,
               in
               the
               behalfe
               of
               the
               same
               Colledge
               ,
               as
               also
               a
               Declaration
               published
               by
               Authority
               in
               the
               yeere
               1616.
               containing
               the
               Reasons
               that
               moved
               his
               Majesty
               and
               the
               State
               to
               erect
               the
               same
               which
               here
               followeth
               .
            
             
               WHereas
               his
               Majesty
               ,
               of
               his
               most
               Royall
               and
               zealous
               care
               for
               the
               defence
               of
               true
               Religion
               now
               established
               within
               this
               Realme
               of
               England
               ,
               
               and
               for
               the
               refuting
               or
               Errors
               and
               Heresies
               repugnant
               unto
               the
               same
               ,
               hath
               been
               graciously
               pleased
               ,
               by
               his
               Letters
               Patents
               under
               the
               great
               Seale
               of
               England
               ,
               to
               found
               a
               Colledge
               at
               Chelsey
               ,
               neere
               London
               ,
               and
               therein
               to
               place
               certaine
               learned
               Divines
               ,
               and
               to
               incorporate
               the
               same
               by
               the
               name
               of
               the
               Provost
               and
               Fellowes
               of
               the
               Colledge
               of
               King
               Iames
               in
               Chelsey
               ,
               
               neere
               London
               ,
               of
               the
               foundation
               of
               the
               same
               Iames
               King
               of
               England
               ,
               and
               hath
               of
               his
               most
               gracious
               bounty
               and
               goodnesse
               ,
               not
               onely
               endowed
               the
               same
               with
               certaine
               Lands
               ,
               Priviledges
               ,
               and
               Immunities
               ,
               but
               hath
               also
               for
               their
               further
               maintenance
               and
               sustentation
               ,
               given
               unto
               them
               a
               capacity
               and
               ability
               to
               receive
               and
               take
               from
               his
               Majesty
               ,
               or
               any
               of
               his
               loving
               Subjects
               ,
               
               any
               Lands
               ,
               Tenements
               ,
               Hereditaments
               ,
               Gifts
               ,
               Benefits
               ,
               and
               Profits
               whatsoever
               ,
               not
               exceeding
               in
               the
               whole
               the
               yeerely
               value
               〈◊〉
               three
               thousand
               pounds
               ,
               as
               in
               and
               by
               〈…〉
               Letters
               Patents
               doth
               more
               at
               large
               appeare
               .
               And
               whereas
               also
               it
               is
               manifest
               and
               evident
               ,
               that
               the
               bringing
               in
               of
               fresh
               streames
               of
               running
               water
               into
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               is
               very
               convenient
               ,
               necessary
               ,
               and
               profitable
               ,
               as
               well
               for
               the
               private
               use
               of
               such
               as
               shall
               rent
               the
               same
               ,
               as
               a
               helpe
               for
               cleansing
               the
               said
               City
               in
               the
               time
               of
               sicknesse
               ,
               and
               preserving
               the
               same
               against
               all
               sodaine
               adventures
               of
               fire
               :
               It
               is
               therefore
               enacted
               ,
               &c.
               that
               it
               shall
               and
               may
               be
               lawfull
               to
               the
               said
               Provost
               and
               Fellowes
               ,
               their
               Successors
               ,
               Deputies
               ,
               and
               Assignes
               ,
               at
               all
               and
               every
               such
               place
               and
               places
               in
               the
               open
               Fields
               or
               Marshes
               lying
               betweene
               the
               Bridge
               called
               Lock-Bridge
               ,
               in
               or
               neere
               the
               Parish
               or
               Hackney
               ,
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Middlesix
               ,
               and
               the
               Bridge
               called
               Bow-Bridge
               ,
               at
               Stratfort-Bow
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Stepney
               ,
               in
               the
               said
               County
               ,
               
               (
               As
               by
               the
               said
               Provost
               and
               Fellowes
               ,
               their
               Successors
               ,
               Deputies
               or
               Assignes
               ,
               by
               and
               with
               the
               consent
               and
               allowance
               of
               the
               occupiers
               and
               owners
               of
               the
               soile
               in
               the
               said
               place
               or
               places
               ,
               and
               in
               default
               of
               such
               assent
               and
               allowance
               ,
               by
               such
               composition
               first
               to
               be
               made
               with
               the
               said
               occupiers
               and
               owners
               of
               the
               said
               soile
               ,
               as
               by
               the
               Commissioners
               ,
               by
               vertue
               of
               this
               Act
               
               to
               be
               in
               this
               behalfe
               appointed
               ,
               shall
               be
               thought
               fit
               and
               convenient
               )
               to
               dig
               or
               cut
               from
               and
               out
               of
               the
               maine
               River
               of
               Lee
               ,
               on
               that
               side
               or
               banke
               of
               the
               same
               River
               which
               is
               next
               unto
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               
               a
               ditch
               or
               trench
               not
               exceeding
               in
               breadth
               ten
               foot
               ,
               or
               to
               scoure
               ,
               cleanse
               ,
               or
               enlarge
               unto
               the
               breadth
               aforesaid
               ,
               any
               old
               ditch
               or
               trench
               there
               already
               made
               :
               and
               the
               same
               ditch
               or
               trench
               either
               old
               or
               new
               ,
               so
               to
               be
               made
               or
               to
               be
               cleansed
               ,
               to
               convey
               by
               and
               thorow
               the
               said
               Fields
               and
               Marshes
               ,
               in
               all
               places
               convenient
               ,
               in
               such
               sort
               as
               the
               same
               may
               againe
               bee
               returned
               ,
               and
               made
               to
               open
               it selfe
               into
               the
               maine
               River
               ,
               within
               some
               such
               convenient
               distance
               from
               the
               mouth
               thereof
               ,
               as
               to
               the
               said
               Commissioners
               shall
               (
               for
               the
               intents
               and
               purposes
               hereafter
               expressed
               )
               be
               thought
               fit
               :
               Vpon
               which
               ditch
               or
               trench
               ,
               or
               places
               neere
               adjoyning
               thereunto
               ,
               it
               shall
               and
               may
               be
               lawfull
               to
               the
               said
               Provost
               and
               Fellowes
               ,
               their
               Successors
               ,
               Deputies
               ,
               or
               Assignes
               ,
               to
               erect
               or
               cause
               to
               bee
               erected
               ,
               certaine
               Engines
               ,
               
               Waterworkes
               ,
               or
               Waterwheeles
               ,
               as
               also
               houses
               or
               couerings
               requisite
               for
               the
               same
               ,
               where
               by
               the
               assent
               of
               the
               said
               Commissioners
               ,
               the
               same
               shall
               be
               agreed
               upon
               ,
               to
               be
               no
               let
               or
               hinderance
               to
               the
               ordinary
               passage
               of
               Barges
               ,
               Boats
               ,
               or
               other
               such
               Vessels
               upon
               the
               said
               River
               of
               Lee
               ,
               and
               by
               and
               through
               the
               sayd
               ditch
               or
               trench
               ,
               to
               carry
               and
               convey
               so
               much
               of
               the
               water
               of
               the
               said
               maine
               River
               ,
               as
               by
               the
               said
               Provost
               and
               Fellowes
               ,
               their
               Successors
               ,
               Deputies
               ,
               or
               Assignes
               ,
               shall
               bee
               thought
               requisite
               and
               necessary
               to
               bee
               used
               for
               the
               working
               or
               motion
               of
               the
               said
               Engines
               or
               Waterwheeles
               ,
               and
               shall
               also
               by
               the
               said
               Commissioners
               be
               thought
               to
               be
               no
               prejudice
               or
               hinderance
               to
               the
               ordinary
               passage
               of
               Barges
               ,
               Boats
               ,
               or
               such
               other
               Vessels
               upon
               the
               same
               River
               .
               And
               that
               it
               shall
               and
               may
               bee
               lawfull
               to
               and
               for
               the
               said
               Provost
               and
               Fellowes
               ,
               their
               Successors
               ,
               Deputies
               ,
               and
               Assignes
               (
               in
               all
               places
               apt
               and
               conuenient
               ,
               within
               a
               convenient
               distance
               of
               the
               said
               Engines
               or
               Waterworkes
               )
               to
               dig
               for
               the
               taking
               and
               further
               opening
               of
               Springs
               of
               fresh
               water
               there
               found
               ,
               
               or
               to
               bee
               found
               on
               the
               West
               side
               of
               the
               said
               River
               next
               unto
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               the
               water
               of
               the
               said
               Springs
               to
               carry
               and
               convey
               by
               and
               through
               certaine
               little
               Gutters
               or
               Trenches
               ,
               or
               Pots
               or
               Pipes
               under
               the
               ground
               ,
               into
               one
               Pit
               ,
               Pond
               ,
               or
               head
               of
               convenient
               largenesse
               ,
               to
               bee
               made
               by
               the
               said
               Provost
               and
               Fellowes
               ,
               their
               Successors
               ,
               Deputies
               ,
               or
               Assignes
               ,
               in
               some
               places
               apt
               for
               the
               same
               .
               And
               that
               it
               shall
               and
               may
               bee
               lawfull
               to
               and
               for
               the
               said
               Provost
               and
               Fellowes
               ,
               their
               Successors
               ,
               Deputies
               ,
               and
               Assignes
               ,
               having
               by
               Art
               and
               sleight
               of
               Engines
               and
               Waterworkes
               ,
               or
               by
               any
               other
               meanes
               or
               devise
               raised
               the
               water
               of
               the
               said
               Springs
               ,
               and
               so
               much
               of
               the
               water
               there
               running
               in
               the
               said
               Ditch
               or
               Trench
               as
               shall
               be
               thought
               necessary
               ,
               to
               such
               height
               ,
               and
               into
               such
               place
               ,
               Pond
               ,
               Head
               ,
               or
               recept
               ,
               (
               as
               to
               them
               shall
               seeme
               in
               that
               behalfe
               requisite
               )
               to
               convey
               and
               carry
               the
               same
               in
               close
               Pipes
               under
               the
               ground
               from
               the
               said
               Waterworkes
               ,
               
               and
               the
               said
               other
               places
               of
               receipt
               ,
               unto
               the
               City
               of
               London
               and
               the
               Suburbes
               thereof
               ,
               for
               the
               perpetuall
               maintenance
               and
               sustentation
               of
               the
               said
               Provost
               and
               Fellowes
               ,
               and
               their
               successors
               by
               the
               rent
               to
               be
               made
               of
               the
               said
               waters
               conveyed
               as
               aforesaid
               .
               And
               that
               for
               the
               convenience
               of
               the
               said
               water
               ,
               it
               shall
               and
               may
               be
               lawfull
               to
               and
               for
               the
               said
               Provost
               and
               Fellowes
               ,
               their
               Successors
               ,
               Deputies
               and
               Assignes
               ,
               (
               in
               all
               places
               convenient
               betweene
               the
               said
               Waterworkes
               and
               the
               said
               City
               of
               London
               )
               to
               digge
               ,
               
               cut
               ,
               and
               open
               the
               ground
               ,
               to
               such
               depth
               and
               breadth
               as
               shall
               be
               convenient
               for
               the
               laying
               in
               of
               the
               said
               Pipes
               or
               Pots
               ,
               thorow
               which
               the
               said
               water
               shall
               passe
               ,
               and
               for
               making
               little
               Conduit
               heads
               for
               vents
               unto
               the
               same
               ,
               for
               the
               better
               passage
               of
               the
               said
               waters
               ,
               and
               the
               same
               ground
               so
               opened
               for
               the
               purpose
               aforesaid
               ,
               (
               after
               the
               said
               Pipes
               or
               Pots
               are
               layed
               in
               and
               placed
               )
               the
               said
               Provost
               and
               Fellowes
               ,
               their
               Successors
               ,
               Deputies
               and
               Assignes
               ,
               shall
               with
               Turfe
               ,
               Earth
               ,
               Gravell
               ,
               and
               other
               materials
               ,
               againe
               fill
               up
               and
               cover
               .
               And
               be
               it
               ,
               &c.
               that
               it
               shall
               and
               may
               be
               lawfull
               to
               and
               for
               the
               said
               Provost
               and
               Fellowes
               ,
               their
               Successors
               ,
               Deputies
               ,
               and
               Assignes
               ,
               from
               time
               to
               time
               ,
               and
               at
               all
               times
               convenient
               ,
               with
               their
               men
               ,
               
               horses
               ,
               carts
               ,
               or
               other
               carriages
               ,
               to
               have
               free
               entry
               and
               passage
               ,
               by
               ,
               over
               ,
               and
               through
               any
               ground
               or
               land
               ,
               in
               places
               ,
               and
               at
               times
               meet
               and
               convenient
               ,
               for
               the
               doing
               and
               performing
               of
               any
               thing
               requisite
               ,
               
               for
               the
               making
               of
               the
               said
               severall
               passages
               of
               waters
               ,
               or
               for
               the
               doing
               of
               any
               other
               act
               or
               thing
               concerning
               the
               same
               ,
               authorized
               by
               this
               Act
               ,
               as
               also
               for
               the
               continuall
               preservation
               and
               reparation
               of
               the
               said
               workes
               ,
               as
               often
               as
               need
               shall
               require
               .
               And
               be
               it
               ,
               &c.
               that
               the
               Lord
               Chancellour
               ,
               or
               Lord
               Keeper
               of
               the
               great
               Seale
               of
               England
               for
               the
               time
               being
               ,
               by
               Commission
               under
               the
               great
               Seale
               of
               England
               ,
               at
               the
               request
               and
               charges
               of
               the
               said
               Provost
               and
               Fellowes
               ,
               their
               Successors
               ,
               Substitutes
               and
               Deputies
               ,
               or
               upon
               the
               complaint
               or
               petition
               of
               any
               person
               or
               persons
               whom
               it
               may
               concerne
               ,
               shall
               nominate
               ,
               appoint
               ,
               and
               authorize
               by
               Commission
               or
               Commissions
               ,
               under
               the
               great
               Seale
               of
               England
               ,
               seven
               discreet
               and
               sufficient
               persons
               ,
               whereof
               two
               shall
               bee
               lustices
               of
               Peace
               of
               the
               County
               of
               Middlesex
               ,
               and
               two
               of
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               three
               others
               at
               the
               choyce
               and
               appointment
               of
               the
               said
               Lord
               Chancellour
               or
               Lord
               Keeper
               ,
               every
               of
               the
               said
               persons
               having
               Lands
               and
               Tenements
               ,
               of
               the
               cleere
               yeerely
               value
               of
               xl
               .
               li.
               at
               the
               least
               ,
               which
               said
               seven
               persons
               ,
               or
               any
               foure
               ,
               or
               more
               of
               them
               ,
               
               shall
               have
               power
               to
               order
               and
               set
               downe
               what
               rate
               or
               rates
               ,
               summe
               or
               summes
               of
               money
               shall
               be
               payed
               by
               the
               said
               Provost
               and
               Fellowes
               ,
               as
               well
               for
               satisfaction
               and
               recompence
               of
               damages
               ,
               in
               making
               the
               fore-recited
               workes
               ,
               or
               any
               thing
               belonging
               to
               the
               same
               ,
               as
               also
               for
               any
               manner
               of
               damages
               to
               be
               sustained
               ,
               in
               the
               mending
               or
               reparation
               thereof
               ,
               from
               time
               to
               time
               ,
               or
               any
               other
               costs
               or
               charges
               sustained
               by
               reason
               of
               the
               same
               ,
               to
               the
               Lords
               ,
               owners
               ,
               and
               occupiers
               of
               the
               ground
               and
               soile
               ,
               or
               to
               others
               interessed
               in
               the
               said
               River
               or
               Waters
               ,
               for
               which
               ,
               composition
               is
               to
               be
               made
               by
               the
               intent
               of
               this
               Act
               ,
               if
               the
               parties
               cannot
               of
               themselves
               agree
               ,
               and
               in
               what
               manner
               the
               same
               shall
               bee
               paid
               .
               
               And
               that
               for
               the
               recovery
               of
               such
               money
               ,
               as
               shall
               bee
               so
               ordered
               and
               set
               downe
               by
               the
               said
               Commissioners
               ,
               or
               any
               foure
               ,
               or
               more
               of
               them
               ,
               the
               party
               or
               parties
               to
               whom
               the
               same
               money
               shall
               be
               due
               and
               payable
               ,
               by
               the
               true
               intent
               of
               the
               said
               Order
               ,
               shall
               or
               may
               recover
               the
               same
               ,
               together
               with
               the
               reasonable
               costs
               and
               dammages
               for
               the
               forbearance
               thereof
               ,
               against
               the
               said
               Provost
               and
               Fellowes
               ,
               by
               action
               of
               Debt
               ,
               Bill
               ,
               or
               Plaint
               ,
               in
               any
               his
               Majesties
               Courts
               at
               Westminster
               ,
               wherein
               no
               Essoine
               or
               Protection
               shall
               be
               allowed
               .
               
               Provided
               alwayes
               ,
               and
               it
               is
               further
               enacted
               ,
               &c.
               that
               the
               said
               water
               shall
               not
               bee
               conveyed
               thorow
               the
               House
               ,
               Garden
               ,
               or
               Orchard
               of
               any
               person
               or
               persons
               ,
               or
               thorow
               any
               part
               thereof
               ,
               or
               thorow
               any
               Corne-fields
               ,
               while
               the
               Corne
               is
               growing
               or
               standing
               in
               the
               same
               ,
               without
               the
               consent
               first
               had
               of
               the
               owners
               and
               occupiers
               of
               the
               said
               Houses
               ,
               Gardens
               ,
               Orchards
               ,
               and
               Corne-fields
               .
               
                 Anno
                 7.
                 
                 Iac.
                 cap.
              
               9.
               
            
             
               
               
                 A
                 briefe
                 Declaration
                 of
                 the
                 reasons
                 that
                 moved
                 his
                 MAIESTIE
                 and
                 the
                 STATE
                 to
                 erect
                 a
                 Colledge
                 of
                 Divines
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Learned
                 men
                 ,
                 at
                 CHELSEY
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Copy
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Letters
                 in
                 favouring
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 and
                 an
                 addition
                 of
                 some
                 Motives
                 forcible
                 to
                 excite
                 good
                 Christians
                 zeale
                 to
                 a
                 voluntary
                 and
                 liberall
                 contribution
                 .
              
               
                 VNderstanding
                 by
                 experience
                 ,
                 that
                 want
                 of
                 information
                 hath
                 much
                 hindred
                 mens
                 devotion
                 in
                 contributing
                 toward
                 the
                 erection
                 and
                 dotation
                 of
                 Chelsey
                 Colledge
                 ,
                 we
                 have
                 thought
                 it
                 very
                 fit
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Letters
                 ,
                 seconded
                 by
                 my
                 Lord
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 to
                 declare
                 the
                 reasons
                 that
                 caused
                 this
                 worke
                 to
                 bee
                 undertaken
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 adde
                 such
                 Motives
                 ,
                 as
                 wee
                 have
                 supposed
                 may
                 be
                 most
                 effectuall
                 to
                 give
                 satisfaction
                 to
                 his
                 Majesties
                 desire
                 ,
                 and
                 perfection
                 to
                 this
                 honourable
                 designe
                 .
              
               
                 First
                 it
                 was
                 considered
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Popes
                 Agents
                 travelled
                 Sea
                 and
                 Land
                 ,
                 wrote
                 bookes
                 in
                 favour
                 of
                 their
                 faction
                 ,
                 devised
                 lies
                 and
                 slanders
                 ,
                 to
                 bring
                 Religion
                 and
                 the
                 Professors
                 thereof
                 into
                 hatred
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 sparing
                 any
                 standing
                 in
                 their
                 way
                 ,
                 by
                 falshood
                 and
                 trechery
                 oppugned
                 Kings
                 and
                 Princes
                 ,
                 that
                 could
                 not
                 endure
                 the
                 Popes
                 tyrannicall
                 government
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 this
                 end
                 ,
                 men
                 of
                 ready
                 wits
                 ,
                 good
                 speech
                 ,
                 long
                 experience
                 ,
                 and
                 competent
                 learning
                 ,
                 have
                 beene
                 maintained
                 in
                 Colledges
                 ,
                 furnished
                 with
                 Bookes
                 ,
                 holpen
                 with
                 Counsell
                 and
                 directions
                 ,
                 bound
                 with
                 Lawes
                 and
                 Oathes
                 ,
                 to
                 uphold
                 the
                 Papall
                 Hierarchie
                 and
                 Heresie
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 moveth
                 much
                 ,
                 encouraged
                 with
                 great
                 promises
                 and
                 large
                 rewards
                 .
              
               
                 Whereunto
                 albeit
                 private
                 men
                 piously
                 affected
                 have
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 opposed
                 themselves
                 ,
                 yet
                 because
                 they
                 wanted
                 encouragement
                 to
                 undertake
                 so
                 great
                 a
                 labour
                 ,
                 counsell
                 of
                 their
                 Ancients
                 to
                 direct
                 them
                 ,
                 Bookes
                 and
                 Libraries
                 to
                 instruct
                 them
                 ,
                 formes
                 of
                 proceeding
                 to
                 keepe
                 them
                 in
                 compasse
                 ,
                 and
                 rewards
                 to
                 maintaine
                 them
                 ,
                 those
                 excepted
                 that
                 are
                 due
                 for
                 Ecclesiasticall
                 cures
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 further
                 advised
                 ,
                 that
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 sufficient
                 defence
                 for
                 the
                 truth
                 of
                 Religion
                 ,
                 and
                 honour
                 of
                 the
                 State
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 strong
                 and
                 continuall
                 opposition
                 against
                 the
                 continued
                 lies
                 ,
                 slanders
                 ,
                 errors
                 ,
                 heresies
                 ,
                 sects
                 ,
                 idolatries
                 ,
                 and
                 blasphemies
                 of
                 our
                 Adversaries
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 necessary
                 to
                 unite
                 our
                 forces
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 appoint
                 speciall
                 men
                 ,
                 that
                 without
                 other
                 distraction
                 might
                 attend
                 the
                 cause
                 of
                 Religion
                 and
                 the
                 State
                 ,
                 being
                 furnished
                 with
                 Directions
                 ,
                 Instructions
                 ,
                 Counsell
                 ,
                 Bookes
                 ,
                 Presses
                 ,
                 competent
                 maintenance
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 necessaries
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 then
                 was
                 the
                 reason
                 why
                 this
                 Colledge
                 by
                 his
                 Majesty
                 and
                 the
                 State
                 was
                 first
                 designed
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 corporation
                 granted
                 with
                 large
                 privileges
                 ,
                 viz.
                 That
                 a
                 select
                 number
                 of
                 Divines
                 and
                 others
                 should
                 bee
                 gathered
                 together
                 into
                 one
                 body
                 ,
                 and
                 united
                 with
                 one
                 forme
                 of
                 Lawes
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 maintained
                 ,
                 who
                 being
                 furnished
                 with
                 Bookes
                 ,
                 and
                 directed
                 by
                 men
                 of
                 experience
                 and
                 action
                 ,
                 might
                 alwaies
                 bee
                 ready
                 to
                 maintaine
                 
                 our
                 Christian
                 faith
                 ,
                 to
                 answer
                 the
                 Adversaries
                 Calumniations
                 as
                 well
                 against
                 Religion
                 as
                 the
                 State
                 ,
                 to
                 defend
                 the
                 Majesty
                 of
                 Kings
                 and
                 Princes
                 ,
                 against
                 the
                 vsurpation
                 of
                 Popes
                 ,
                 the
                 liberty
                 of
                 Christians
                 ,
                 against
                 the
                 yoke
                 of
                 Superstition
                 ,
                 to
                 supply
                 the
                 defect
                 of
                 teaching
                 where
                 Appropriations
                 have
                 devoured
                 the
                 Ministery
                 ,
                 by
                 teaching
                 and
                 conference
                 to
                 convince
                 the
                 obstinate
                 Papists
                 and
                 Atheist
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 all
                 lawfull
                 meanes
                 to
                 maintaine
                 truth
                 ,
                 and
                 discover
                 falshood
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 is
                 the
                 Colledge
                 commended
                 by
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 intended
                 by
                 the
                 State
                 ,
                 and
                 easily
                 to
                 bee
                 perfected
                 if
                 it
                 please
                 all
                 true
                 Christians
                 to
                 further
                 it
                 with
                 their
                 helpe
                 and
                 favour
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 some
                 proportion
                 of
                 their
                 means
                 .
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Letters
                 directed
                 to
                 my
                 Lord
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 follow
                 in
                 these
                 words
                 :
              
            
             
               
                 Right
                 trusty
                 and
                 well-beloved
                 Councellour
                 ,
                 we
                 greet
                 you
                 well
                 .
              
               
                 WHereas
                 the
                 enemies
                 of
                 the
                 Gospell
                 have
                 ever
                 beene
                 forward
                 to
                 write
                 ,
                 and
                 publish
                 bookes
                 for
                 confirming
                 of
                 erronious
                 doctrine
                 ,
                 and
                 impugning
                 the
                 truth
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 of
                 late
                 seeme
                 more
                 carefull
                 then
                 before
                 to
                 send
                 daily
                 into
                 our
                 Realmes
                 such
                 their
                 writings
                 ,
                 whereby
                 our
                 loving
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 though
                 otherwise
                 well
                 disposed
                 might
                 be
                 seduced
                 ,
                 unlesse
                 some
                 remedy
                 thereof
                 should
                 bee
                 provided
                 .
                 We
                 by
                 the
                 advise
                 of
                 our
                 Councell
                 ,
                 have
                 lately
                 granted
                 a
                 corporation
                 ,
                 and
                 given
                 our
                 allowance
                 for
                 erecting
                 a
                 Colledge
                 at
                 Chelsey
                 ,
                 for
                 learned
                 Divines
                 to
                 be
                 imployed
                 to
                 write
                 as
                 occasion
                 shall
                 require
                 for
                 maintaining
                 the
                 Religion
                 professed
                 in
                 our
                 Kingdomes
                 ,
                 and
                 confuting
                 the
                 impugners
                 thereof
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 Doctor
                 Suteliffe
                 designed
                 Provost
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Colledge
                 ,
                 hath
                 now
                 humbly
                 signified
                 unto
                 us
                 ,
                 that
                 vpon
                 divers
                 promises
                 of
                 helpe
                 and
                 assistance
                 towards
                 the
                 erecting
                 and
                 endowing
                 the
                 said
                 Colledge
                 ,
                 he
                 hath
                 at
                 his
                 owne
                 charge
                 begunne
                 ,
                 and
                 well
                 proceeded
                 in
                 the
                 building
                 ,
                 as
                 doth
                 sufficiently
                 appeare
                 by
                 a
                 good
                 part
                 thereof
                 already
                 set
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 appointed
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 We
                 therefore
                 being
                 willing
                 to
                 favour
                 and
                 further
                 so
                 religious
                 a
                 worke
                 ,
                 will
                 and
                 require
                 you
                 to
                 write
                 your
                 Letters
                 to
                 the
                 Bishops
                 of
                 your
                 Province
                 ,
                 signifying
                 unto
                 them
                 in
                 our
                 Name
                 ,
                 that
                 our
                 pleasure
                 is
                 ,
                 they
                 deale
                 with
                 the
                 Clergie
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 of
                 their
                 Diocesse
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 their
                 charitable
                 benevolence
                 for
                 the
                 perfecting
                 of
                 this
                 good
                 work
                 so
                 well
                 begunne
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 performance
                 of
                 our
                 desire
                 ,
                 wee
                 have
                 given
                 order
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Provost
                 and
                 his
                 Associates
                 to
                 attend
                 you
                 and
                 others
                 unto
                 whom
                 it
                 may
                 appertaine
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 certifie
                 us
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 of
                 their
                 proceding
                 .
                 
                   Therford
                   the
                   5.
                   of
                   May
                
                 1616.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 These
                 Letters
                 my
                 Lord
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 sendeth
                 abroad
                 to
                 the
                 Bishops
                 of
                 his
                 Province
                 ,
                 and
                 secondeth
                 them
                 in
                 these
                 termes
                 :
              
               
                 NOw
                 because
                 it
                 is
                 so
                 pious
                 and
                 religious
                 a
                 worke
                 ,
                 conducing
                 both
                 to
                 Gods
                 glory
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 saving
                 of
                 many
                 a
                 soule
                 within
                 this
                 Kingdome
                 ,
                 I
                 cannot
                 but
                 wish
                 that
                 all
                 devout
                 and
                 well
                 affected
                 persons
                 should
                 by
                 your selfe
                 and
                 the
                 Preachers
                 in
                 your
                 Diocesse
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 publikely
                 as
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 be
                 excited
                 to
                 contribute
                 in
                 some
                 measure
                 to
                 so
                 holy
                 an
                 intendment
                 now
                 will
                 beganne
                 .
                 And
                 although
                 these
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 motions
                 have
                 beene
                 frequent
                 in
                 these
                 latter
                 times
                 ,
                 yet
                 let
                 not
                 those
                 whom
                 God
                 hath
                 blessed
                 with
                 any
                 wealth
                 bee
                 weary
                 of
                 well-doing
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 not
                 be
                 said
                 that
                 the
                 idolatrous
                 and
                 superstitious
                 Papists
                 bee
                 more
                 forward
                 to
                 advance
                 their
                 falshoods
                 ,
                 then
                 we
                 are
                 to
                 maintaine
                 Gods
                 Truth
                 .
                 Whatsoever
                 is
                 collected
                 ,
                 I
                 pray
                 you
                 Lordship
                 may
                 be
                 carefully
                 brought
                 unto
                 me
                 ;
                 partly
                 that
                 it
                 passe
                 not
                 thorow
                 any
                 difrauding
                 hand
                 ,
                 and
                 partly
                 that
                 his
                 Majesty
                 may
                 bee
                 acquainted
                 what
                 is
                 done
                 in
                 this
                 behalfe
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Your
                   Lordships
                   very
                   loving
                   Brother
                   G.
                   Canterb.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 like
                 Letters
                 are
                 written
                 to
                 my
                 Lord
                 Chancellour
                 ,
                 and
                 my
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 these
                 Letters
                 it
                 may
                 appeare
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 Colledge
                 is
                 not
                 an
                 idle
                 project
                 of
                 any
                 private
                 man
                 ,
                 but
                 a
                 pious
                 worke
                 projected
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 &
                 State
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 all
                 that
                 professe
                 Religion
                 ,
                 and
                 desire
                 the
                 continuance
                 and
                 advancement
                 thereof
                 ,
                 yea
                 ,
                 all
                 that
                 honour
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 wish
                 the
                 prosperity
                 of
                 the
                 State
                 ,
                 and
                 desire
                 the
                 increase
                 of
                 learning
                 ,
                 have
                 interest
                 therein
                 ,
                 and
                 I
                 hope
                 shall
                 receive
                 contentment
                 ,
                 and
                 good
                 satisfaction
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
               
                 Being
                 then
                 a
                 worke
                 of
                 piety
                 for
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 true
                 Religion
                 ,
                 who
                 can
                 be
                 accounted
                 truly
                 pious
                 and
                 religious
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 yeeld
                 no
                 helpe
                 to
                 advance
                 it
                 ?
                 being
                 a
                 project
                 to
                 maintaine
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 the
                 State
                 ,
                 what
                 good
                 Subject
                 will
                 not
                 contribute
                 to
                 set
                 forward
                 this
                 project
                 ?
                 but
                 to
                 touch
                 onely
                 the
                 point
                 of
                 Gods
                 honour
                 ,
                 let
                 us
                 remember
                 the
                 words
                 of
                 the
                 Wise
                 man
                 ,
                 
                   Prov.
                   3.
                   
                   Honour
                   the
                   Lord
                   with
                   thy
                   substance
                   .
                
                 Let
                 us
                 also
                 consider
                 what
                 the
                 Lord
                 himselfe
                 saith
                 ,
                 1
                 
                   Sam.
                   2.
                   
                   Them
                   that
                   honour
                   me
                   ,
                   I
                   will
                   honour
                   ;
                   and
                   they
                   that
                   despise
                   mee
                   ,
                   shall
                   be
                   despised
                   .
                
                 Now
                 who
                 can
                 say
                 ,
                 hee
                 honoureth
                 God
                 that
                 suffereth
                 him
                 by
                 idolatry
                 ,
                 superstition
                 ,
                 and
                 blasphemy
                 to
                 be
                 dishonoured
                 ,
                 and
                 will
                 give
                 nothing
                 to
                 suppresse
                 Baals
                 Priests
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 content
                 that
                 the
                 Pope
                 be
                 worshipped
                 like
                 the
                 Idoll
                 Bell
                 ?
                 can
                 Gods
                 honour
                 stand
                 with
                 the
                 superstition
                 ,
                 heresie
                 ,
                 idolatry
                 ,
                 and
                 blasphemy
                 of
                 Papists
                 ,
                 prophannesse
                 of
                 Atheists
                 ,
                 fanaticall
                 doctrine
                 of
                 Schismatickes
                 ,
                 and
                 idle
                 Novelists
                 ?
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 not
                 sufficient
                 for
                 true
                 Christians
                 to
                 professe
                 true
                 Religion
                 ,
                 but
                 they
                 must
                 with
                 zeale
                 maintaine
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 heart
                 abhorre
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 hand
                 suppresse
                 idolatry
                 and
                 superstition
                 ,
                 
                   Who
                   will
                   rise
                   up
                   with
                   me
                   against
                   the
                   wicked
                   ,
                
                 saith
                 the
                 Prophet
                 ,
                 Psal
                 .
                 94.
                 
                 And
                 Psal
                 .
                 139.
                 he
                 saith
                 ,
                 
                   Hee
                   hated
                   those
                   that
                   hated
                   the
                   Lord
                   with
                   an
                   unfained
                   hatred
                   .
                
                 The
                 Law
                 Deut.
                 13.
                 is
                 direct
                 against
                 such
                 as
                 intice
                 us
                 to
                 serve
                 other
                 gods
                 ,
                 our
                 eye
                 may
                 not
                 pity
                 them
                 ,
                 nor
                 may
                 we
                 shew
                 mercy
                 unto
                 them
                 ,
                 no
                 although
                 they
                 bee
                 our
                 brothers
                 ,
                 or
                 our
                 wives
                 that
                 lie
                 in
                 our
                 bosome
                 .
              
               
                 
                   An
                   odious
                   thing
                   also
                   it
                   is
                   ,
                   either
                   to
                   suffer
                   truth
                   to
                   bee
                   suppressed
                   ,
                   or
                   lies
                   to
                   be
                   received
                   .
                   Saint
                
                 Augustine
                 in
                 Epist
                 .
                 ad
                 Casulanum
                 ,
                 
                   saith
                   ,
                   It
                   is
                   a
                   fault
                   to
                   hide
                   truth
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   as
                   to
                   tell
                   lies
                
                 ;
                 Vterque
                 reus
                 est
                 ,
                 &
                 qui
                 veritatem
                 occultat
                 ,
                 &
                 qui
                 mendacium
                 dicit
                 .
                 Chrysostome
                 Homil.
                 25.
                 in
                 Math.
                 
                   doth
                   charge
                   him
                   to
                   be
                   a
                   Traytor
                   unto
                   Truth
                   ,
                   that
                   dare
                   not
                   boldly
                   utter
                   it
                   or
                   defend
                   it
                
                 ;
                 Non
                 ille
                 solum
                 est
                 proditor
                 veritatis
                 qui
                 veritatem
                 transgrediens
                 pro
                 veritate
                 mendacium
                 loquitur
                 ,
                 sed
                 etiam
                 qui
                 non
                 liberè
                 veritatem
                 pronuntiat
                 quam
                 pronuntiare
                 tenetur
                 ,
                 aut
                 non
                 liberè
                 veritatem
                 defendit
                 quam
                 liberè
                 defendere
                 convenit
                 .
              
               
                 Some
                 suppose
                 that
                 Christianity
                 and
                 Popery
                 may
                 stand
                 together
                 ,
                 and
                 themselves
                 as
                 Newters
                 stand
                 betweene
                 both
                 ,
                 or
                 as
                 Mediators
                 would
                 reconcile
                 both
                 .
                 But
                 can
                 Christ
                 bee
                 reconciled
                 to
                 Anti-christ
                 ?
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 concord
                 betwixt
                 Christ
                 and
                 Belial
                 ,
                 saith
                 the
                 Apostle
                 ,
                 2
                 
                   Cor.
                   6.
                   
                   Elias
                
                 told
                 us
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 halting
                 betweene
                 two
                 Religions
                 :
                 no
                 man
                 that
                 honoureth
                 any
                 Creature
                 can
                 say
                 he
                 truly
                 honoureth
                 God
                 ,
                 for
                 God
                 giveth
                 not
                 his
                 honour
                 to
                 Creatures
                 ,
                 
                   As●
                   1
                   King.
                
                 15.
                 was
                 a
                 good
                 King
                 ,
                 yet
                 it
                 is
                 imputed
                 to
                 him
                 that
                 hee
                 tooke
                 not
                 downe
                 the
                 high
                 places
                 .
                 The
                 Bishop
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 
                   Pergamus
                   ,
                   Apocal.
                
                 2.
                 is
                 reproved
                 for
                 suffering
                 them
                 that
                 taught
                 the
                 doctrine
                 of
                 Balaam
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Thyatira
                 ,
                 for
                 permitting
                 Iesabel
                 to
                 teach
                 and
                 deceive
                 the
                 people
                 ;
                 and
                 shall
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 England
                 any
                 longer
                 suffer
                 the
                 Romish
                 Balamites
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 false
                 Priests
                 of
                 Baal
                 maintained
                 by
                 the
                 Romish
                 Iesabel
                 and
                 her
                 Consorts
                 to
                 seduce
                 Gods
                 people
                 ?
                 The
                 false
                 Priests
                 of
                 Bel
                 used
                 all
                 art
                 and
                 cunning
                 practices
                 to
                 deceive
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 will
                 not
                 suffer
                 any
                 Religion
                 but
                 that
                 of
                 their
                 god
                 Bel
                 ,
                 the
                 Pope
                 ;
                 and
                 shall
                 not
                 true
                 Christians
                 use
                 equall
                 diligence
                 to
                 maintaine
                 truth
                 ,
                 and
                 suppresse
                 Popery
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 idolatrous
                 and
                 false
                 Religion
                 ?
                 
                   Ingemui
                   fateor
                
                 (
                 saith
                 
                   Hierome
                   )
                   minus
                   nobis
                   inesse
                   voluntatis
                   ad
                   propugnandam
                   veritasem
                   ,
                   quam
                   inest
                   illis
                   cupiditatis
                   ad
                   inculcandum
                   mendacium
                   :
                
                 I
                 sighed
                 (
                 saith
                 he
                 )
                 seeing
                 lesse
                 desire
                 in
                 us
                 to
                 defend
                 truth
                 ,
                 then
                 in
                 our
                 adversaries
                 to
                 maintaine
                 lies
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Colledge
                 then
                 being
                 erected
                 for
                 maintenance
                 of
                 truth
                 and
                 Gods
                 true
                 service
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 resoiute
                 opposition
                 against
                 errors
                 and
                 false
                 worship
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 it
                 cannot
                 but
                 please
                 God
                 and
                 content
                 godly
                 men
                 .
                 The
                 same
                 will
                 also
                 bee
                 a
                 meanes
                 to
                 increase
                 learning
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 supply
                 the
                 defects
                 of
                 places
                 haunted
                 with
                 the
                 spirits
                 of
                 Antichrist
                 ,
                 the
                 Jesuits
                 ,
                 and
                 Masse-priests
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 cannot
                 chuse
                 but
                 be
                 well
                 approved
                 of
                 all
                 ,
                 that
                 either
                 desire
                 a
                 learned
                 Ministery
                 ,
                 or
                 love
                 learning
                 .
                 Finally
                 ,
                 seeing
                 the
                 Church
                 hath
                 received
                 no
                 greater
                 dishonour
                 by
                 any
                 ,
                 then
                 by
                 unsufficient
                 and
                 unlearned
                 Churchmen
                 ,
                 I
                 hope
                 this
                 may
                 bee
                 a
                 meanes
                 to
                 recover
                 some
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 lost
                 honour
                 .
              
               
               
                 Wherefore
                 ,
                 whether
                 we
                 regard
                 the
                 service
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 honour
                 we
                 owe
                 to
                 our
                 King
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 love
                 wee
                 beare
                 to
                 our
                 Country
                 and
                 the
                 State
                 ,
                 let
                 us
                 not
                 shew
                 our selves
                 sparing
                 or
                 backward
                 in
                 yeelding
                 our
                 ayd
                 to
                 set
                 forward
                 a
                 worke
                 so
                 religious
                 and
                 profitable
                 for
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 so
                 honourable
                 for
                 the
                 State
                 ,
                 so
                 necessary
                 in
                 regard
                 of
                 the
                 malice
                 of
                 our
                 adversaries
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 defects
                 and
                 discouragement
                 of
                 our
                 owne
                 forces
                 .
                 Other
                 collections
                 have
                 beene
                 either
                 for
                 private
                 persons
                 or
                 strangers
                 ,
                 or
                 places
                 remote
                 ,
                 or
                 matters
                 concerning
                 some
                 particular
                 occasions
                 .
                 This
                 concerneth
                 a
                 generall
                 good
                 ,
                 and
                 toucheth
                 every
                 man
                 both
                 in
                 conscience
                 and
                 honour
                 .
                 Heretofore
                 wee
                 have
                 endevoured
                 to
                 maintaine
                 Religion
                 ,
                 and
                 favour
                 others
                 abroad
                 ,
                 let
                 us
                 not
                 therefore
                 neglect
                 our selves
                 ,
                 and
                 our
                 owne
                 honour
                 ,
                 profit
                 ,
                 and
                 necessary
                 service
                 at
                 home
                 .
                 Neither
                 let
                 any
                 man
                 thinke
                 it
                 strange
                 ,
                 that
                 a
                 worke
                 of
                 such
                 greatnesse
                 should
                 be
                 advanced
                 by
                 this
                 weake
                 meanes
                 ,
                 or
                 that
                 a
                 project
                 so
                 necessary
                 should
                 proceed
                 so
                 slowly
                 .
                 Almighty
                 God
                 ,
                 albeit
                 all-sufficient
                 ,
                 yet
                 would
                 have
                 his
                 owne
                 Tabernable
                 built
                 by
                 the
                 voluntary
                 offerings
                 of
                 his
                 people
                 .
                 Speake
                 ,
                 saith
                 God
                 to
                 
                   Moyses
                   ,
                   Exod.
                   25.
                   to
                   the
                   children
                   of
                   Israel
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   receive
                   an
                   offering
                   for
                   me
                   of
                   every
                   man
                   whose
                   heart
                   giveth
                   it
                   freely
                   .
                
                 And
                 Exod.
                 36.
                 it
                 followeth
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   they
                   brought
                   still
                   unto
                   Moyses
                   free
                   gifts
                   every
                   morning
                   ,
                   and
                   they
                   ceased
                   not
                   untill
                   they
                   were
                   stayed
                   from
                   offering
                   .
                
                 King
                 Solomon
                 likewise
                 was
                 greatly
                 holpen
                 in
                 the
                 building
                 of
                 the
                 Temple
                 by
                 the
                 contribution
                 of
                 his
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 the
                 words
                 of
                 Scriptures
                 ,
                 1
                 King.
                 9.
                 19.
                 further
                 ,
                 by
                 voluntary
                 offerings
                 and
                 contributions
                 ,
                 the
                 Temple
                 was
                 repaired
                 by
                 
                   Ioash
                   ,
                   2
                   King.
                
                 12.
                 and
                 by
                 
                   Iosiah
                   ,
                   2
                   Chron.
                   34.
                
                 and
                 this
                 hath
                 beene
                 the
                 use
                 and
                 practice
                 of
                 ancient
                 times
                 in
                 building
                 ,
                 and
                 endowing
                 most
                 famous
                 Churches
                 ,
                 Colledges
                 ,
                 Schooles
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Monuments
                 of
                 Religion
                 and
                 Learning
                 ,
                 both
                 in
                 our
                 owne
                 and
                 other
                 Countries
                 .
                 Our
                 Adversaries
                 by
                 this
                 course
                 have
                 had
                 meanes
                 to
                 build
                 many
                 Monasteries
                 and
                 Colledges
                 ,
                 and
                 Schooles
                 for
                 Jesuites
                 and
                 Friers
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 propugnacles
                 of
                 Superstition
                 ,
                 Heresie
                 ,
                 Idolatry
                 ,
                 and
                 Antichrists
                 tyranny
                 ,
                 to
                 uphold
                 and
                 make
                 good
                 their
                 owne
                 corruptions
                 in
                 Religion
                 ,
                 and
                 usurpations
                 upon
                 the
                 Magistrates
                 government
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 Christian
                 mans
                 liberty
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 have
                 they
                 done
                 not
                 onely
                 in
                 Europe
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 in
                 the
                 Indies
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 one
                 in
                 every
                 Kingdome
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 State
                 divers
                 ,
                 and
                 almost
                 in
                 every
                 great
                 City
                 one
                 .
                 And
                 shall
                 not
                 this
                 flourishing
                 Kingdome
                 build
                 and
                 endow
                 one
                 Colledge
                 for
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 Gods
                 true
                 service
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 State
                 ?
                 It
                 were
                 a
                 dishonour
                 to
                 our
                 Nation
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 whole
                 Church
                 and
                 State
                 to
                 thinke
                 contrary
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 worke
                 we
                 confesse
                 hath
                 hitherto
                 proceeded
                 slowly
                 :
                 And
                 no
                 marvell
                 ,
                 seeing
                 great
                 workes
                 are
                 not
                 easily
                 atchieved
                 .
                 Noes
                 Arke
                 ,
                 Gods
                 Tabernacle
                 and
                 Temple
                 ,
                 and
                 famous
                 Schooles
                 and
                 Colledges
                 ,
                 albeit
                 founded
                 by
                 Kings
                 and
                 great
                 men
                 ,
                 were
                 long
                 in
                 building
                 ,
                 and
                 doe
                 we
                 wonder
                 that
                 this
                 College
                 is
                 not
                 yet
                 finished
                 ?
                 further
                 it
                 pleased
                 God
                 to
                 deprive
                 us
                 of
                 Prince
                 Henry
                 our
                 principall
                 hope
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 chiefe
                 Author
                 of
                 this
                 designe
                 .
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 who
                 knoweth
                 whether
                 God
                 hath
                 appointed
                 these
                 weake
                 meanes
                 to
                 set
                 forward
                 a
                 great
                 worke
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 power
                 in
                 our
                 weaknes
                 might
                 have
                 the
                 whole
                 glory
                 ?
              
               
                 Let
                 us
                 therefore
                 ,
                 good
                 Country-men
                 and
                 Christians
                 ,
                 hearken
                 willingly
                 to
                 his
                 Majesties
                 motion
                 ,
                 and
                 readily
                 follow
                 his
                 example
                 .
                 Let
                 it
                 appeare
                 by
                 our
                 bounty
                 how
                 zealous
                 wee
                 are
                 to
                 maintaine
                 his
                 everlasting
                 Truth
                 ,
                 and
                 root
                 out
                 error
                 and
                 idolatry
                 .
                 Let
                 us
                 by
                 effects
                 declare
                 how
                 studious
                 we
                 are
                 to
                 doe
                 good
                 workes
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 advance
                 our
                 Countries
                 honour
                 .
                 They
                 that
                 have
                 much
                 may
                 give
                 of
                 their
                 abundance
                 :
                 the
                 rest
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 measure
                 of
                 their
                 meanes
                 .
                 God
                 as
                 well
                 accepteth
                 the
                 Widowes
                 mite
                 ,
                 and
                 poore
                 mans
                 good
                 will
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 rich
                 mans
                 treasure
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 wee
                 honour
                 God
                 with
                 our
                 substance
                 ,
                 he
                 will
                 honour
                 us
                 and
                 encrease
                 our
                 substance
                 .
                 If
                 we
                 build
                 a
                 house
                 for
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 his
                 truth
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 continue
                 to
                 our
                 posterity
                 ,
                 God
                 will
                 uphold
                 our
                 houses
                 ,
                 restore
                 to
                 us
                 ,
                 and
                 double
                 it
                 to
                 our
                 posterity
                 .
                 Abraham
                 by
                 offering
                 his
                 〈◊〉
                 ,
                 was
                 made
                 a
                 father
                 of
                 many
                 sonnes
                 ,
                 yea
                 of
                 Nations
                 .
                 And
                 Salomon
                 that
                 shewed
                 his
                 Royall
                 
                 magnificence
                 in
                 building
                 God
                 a
                 Temple
                 ,
                 in
                 honour
                 and
                 riches
                 passed
                 all
                 other
                 Kings
                 .
                 How
                 then
                 can
                 wee
                 excuse
                 our selves
                 ,
                 if
                 wee
                 deny
                 God
                 a
                 small
                 offring
                 ,
                 that
                 daily
                 offereth
                 to
                 us
                 many
                 graces
                 ,
                 and
                 giveth
                 us
                 all
                 the
                 good
                 things
                 we
                 possesse
                 .
                 Our
                 soules
                 and
                 bodies
                 are
                 a
                 sacrifice
                 due
                 to
                 him
                 :
                 and
                 therefore
                 no
                 Christian
                 may
                 deny
                 to
                 him
                 an
                 offring
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 wordly
                 goods
                 ,
                 if
                 Gods
                 service
                 require
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 for
                 those
                 that
                 draw
                 backe
                 in
                 this
                 service
                 ,
                 and
                 refuse
                 to
                 concurre
                 in
                 promoting
                 Gods
                 honour
                 ,
                 let
                 them
                 marke
                 the
                 words
                 of
                 our
                 Saviour
                 ,
                 
                   Matth.
                   12.
                   
                   He
                   that
                   is
                   not
                   with
                   me
                   is
                   against
                   me
                   .
                
                 And
                 the
                 curse
                 of
                 the
                 Angell
                 upon
                 the
                 people
                 of
                 
                   Meros
                   ,
                   Iudg.
                   5.
                   
                   Curse
                   ye
                   Meros
                   ,
                
                 saith
                 the
                 Angell
                 ,
                 
                   for
                   they
                   came
                   not
                   up
                   to
                   helpe
                   the
                   Lord.
                   
                
              
               
                 But
                 we
                 hope
                 we
                 shall
                 not
                 need
                 many
                 words
                 to
                 move
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 already
                 are
                 so
                 well
                 perswaded
                 ,
                 nor
                 to
                 perswade
                 men
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 Religion
                 and
                 devotion
                 are
                 so
                 forward
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 the
                 duty
                 of
                 good
                 Christians
                 to
                 advance
                 Gods
                 honour
                 ,
                 and
                 represse
                 Superstition
                 ,
                 Heresie
                 ,
                 Idolatry
                 ,
                 Blasphemy
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 the
                 office
                 of
                 good
                 subjects
                 to
                 defend
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 the
                 State
                 ,
                 against
                 the
                 sycophancies
                 of
                 English
                 Fugitives
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 secret
                 practices
                 of
                 fortaine
                 enemies
                 their
                 adherents
                 .
                 The
                 adversaries
                 using
                 all
                 their
                 skill
                 ,
                 and
                 joyning
                 their
                 forces
                 against
                 Religion
                 and
                 the
                 State
                 ,
                 it
                 behoveth
                 us
                 likewise
                 to
                 unite
                 our
                 forces
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 joyne
                 in
                 consultation
                 how
                 to
                 resist
                 them
                 .
                 This
                 common
                 businesse
                 requireth
                 common
                 helpe
                 ,
                 the
                 practices
                 of
                 the
                 Adversaries
                 provoke
                 us
                 to
                 use
                 speed
                 ,
                 the
                 quality
                 of
                 the
                 worke
                 being
                 for
                 defence
                 of
                 Religion
                 and
                 the
                 State
                 ,
                 will
                 move
                 any
                 whose
                 heart
                 is
                 not
                 hardened
                 ,
                 cheerefully
                 to
                 give
                 .
                 Whosoever
                 shall
                 willingly
                 give
                 ,
                 shall
                 receive
                 of
                 God
                 a
                 full
                 reward
                 in
                 this
                 life
                 ,
                 and
                 when
                 they
                 dye
                 ,
                 their
                 workes
                 shall
                 follow
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 whatsoever
                 they
                 have
                 given
                 to
                 God
                 on
                 earth
                 ,
                 they
                 shall
                 assuredly
                 finde
                 in
                 Heaven
                 .
              
               
                 Wherefore
                 recommending
                 the
                 Colledge
                 of
                 Chelsey
                 to
                 every
                 religious
                 Christians
                 devout
                 thoughts
                 ,
                 we
                 cease
                 further
                 to
                 presse
                 them
                 .
                 Only
                 for
                 satisfaction
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 desire
                 to
                 know
                 why
                 this
                 Colledge
                 is
                 erected
                 at
                 Chelsey
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 in
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Vniversities
                 ,
                 this
                 we
                 thought
                 fit
                 to
                 adde
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 place
                 was
                 thought
                 most
                 fit
                 to
                 receive
                 directions
                 from
                 our
                 Superious
                 ,
                 to
                 consult
                 with
                 men
                 of
                 best
                 experience
                 ,
                 to
                 obtaine
                 intelligence
                 from
                 forraigne
                 parts
                 ,
                 to
                 print
                 Bookes
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 disperse
                 them
                 ;
                 And
                 lastly
                 ,
                 to
                 obtaine
                 the
                 favour
                 of
                 the
                 State
                 and
                 City
                 .
                 Further
                 hereby
                 ,
                 as
                 all
                 emulation
                 may
                 bee
                 avoyded
                 ,
                 so
                 the
                 helpe
                 of
                 both
                 Vniversities
                 may
                 as
                 well
                 be
                 had
                 by
                 entercourse
                 of
                 our
                 Agents
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 the
                 Colledge
                 stood
                 in
                 either
                 of
                 the
                 Vniversities
                 .
                 Thus
                 all
                 things
                 now
                 stand
                 .
                 God
                 blesse
                 the
                 proceeding
                 of
                 this
                 worke
                 ,
                 and
                 give
                 honour
                 to
                 his
                 owne
                 name
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 happy
                 issue
                 to
                 this
                 holy
                 designe
                 .
                 Amen
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               GOVERNORS
               OF
               THE
               CITIE
               OF
               LONDON
               .
               And
               first
               of
               Ecclesiasticall
               Bishops
               ;
               and
               other
               Ministers
               there
               .
            
             
               HAving
               thus
               runne
               through
               the
               description
               of
               these
               Cities
               of
               London
               and
               West-minster
               ,
               aswell
               in
               their
               originall
               foundations
               ,
               as
               in
               their
               increases
               of
               buildings
               and
               ornaments
               ,
               together
               with
               such
               incidents
               of
               sundry
               sorts
               ,
               as
               are
               before
               ,
               both
               generally
               and
               particularly
               discoursed
               .
               It
               remaineth
               that
               somewhat
               bee
               noted
               by
               mee
               ,
               touching
               the
               Policie
               and
               Government
               ,
               both
               Ecclesiasticall
               and
               Civill
               ,
               of
               London
               ,
               
               as
               I
               have
               already
               done
               for
               West-minster
               ,
               the
               order
               whereof
               is
               appointed
               by
               the
               late
               Statute
               ,
               even
               as
               that
               of
               London
               is
               maintained
               by
               the
               Customes
               thereof
               ,
               most
               laudably
               used
               before
               all
               the
               time
               of
               memory
               .
            
             
               And
               first
               to
               begin
               with
               the
               Ecclesiasticall
               Iurisdiction
               .
               
               I
               read
               ,
               that
               the
               Christian
               Faith
               was
               first
               preached
               in
               this
               Iland
               (
               then
               called
               Britaine
               )
               by
               Ioseph
               of
               Arimathea
               ,
               and
               his
               brethren
               ,
               Disciples
               of
               Christ
               ,
               in
               the
               time
               of
               Arviragus
               ,
               then
               Governor
               heere
               ,
               
               under
               the
               Romane
               Emperour
               .
               
               After
               which
               time
               ,
               Lucius
               ,
               King
               of
               the
               Britaines
               ,
               sent
               his
               Ambassadors
               ,
               Elvanus
               and
               Meduvanus
               ,
               two
               men
               learned
               in
               the
               Scriptures
               ,
               with
               Letters
               to
               Eleutherius
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               Rome
               ,
               desiring
               him
               to
               send
               some
               devout
               and
               Learned
               men
               ,
               by
               whose
               instruction
               ,
               hee
               and
               his
               people
               might
               hee
               taught
               the
               Faith
               and
               Religion
               of
               Christ
               .
               Eleutherius
               baptized
               those
               Messengers
               ,
               making
               Elvanus
               a
               Bishop
               ,
               and
               Meduvanus
               a
               Teacher
               ,
               and
               sent
               over
               with
               them
               into
               Britaine
               ,
               two
               other
               famous
               Clerks
               ,
               Faganus
               and
               Deruvianus
               ,
               by
               whose
               diligence
               ,
               Lucius
               and
               his
               people
               of
               Britaine
               ,
               were
               instructed
               in
               the
               Faith
               of
               Christ
               ,
               and
               baptized
               ,
               the
               Temples
               of
               Idols
               were
               converted
               into
               Cathedrall
               Churches
               ,
               &
               Bishops
               were
               placed
               ,
               where
               Flamines
               before
               had
               bin
               :
               at
               
                 London
                 ,
                 Yorke
              
               and
               Carleon
               upon
               Vske
               ,
               were
               placed
               Archbishops
               ,
               saith
               some
               .
               The
               said
               Epistle
               (
               to
               us
               sent
               by
               Eleutherius
               )
               to
               King
               Lucius
               ,
               
               for
               the
               establishing
               of
               the
               faith
               ,
               yee
               may
               read
               in
               my
               Annales
               ,
               Summaries
               and
               Chronicles
               ,
               truely
               translated
               and
               set
               downe
               ,
               as
               mine
               Author
               hath
               i●
               ,
               for
               some
               have
               curtalled
               and
               corrupted
               it
               ,
               and
               then
               fathered
               it
               ,
               upon
               Reverend
               Bede
               ,
               
               who
               never
               wrote
               word
               thereof
               ,
               or
               otherwise
               to
               that
               effect
               ,
               more
               than
               this
               as
               followeth
               :
            
             
               In
               the
               yeere
               156.
               
               
                 Marcus
                 Aurelius
                 Verus
              
               ,
               the
               14.
               
               Emperor
               after
               Augustus
               ,
               governed
               the
               Empire
               ,
               with
               his
               brother
               
                 Aurelius
                 Cōmodus
              
               .
               In
               whose
               time
               ,
               Eleutherius
               ,
               a
               Holy
               man
               ,
               being
               Pope
               of
               the
               Church
               of
               
                 Rome
                 ,
                 Lucius
              
               King
               of
               Britaines
               wrote
               unto
               him
               ,
               desiring
               that
               by
               his
               commandement
               ,
               he
               might
               bee
               made
               a
               Christian
               :
               which
               his
               request
               was
               granted
               him
               ;
               whereby
               the
               Britaines
               receiving
               then
               the
               Faith
               ,
               kept
               it
               sound
               and
               undefiled
               in
               rest
               and
               peace
               ,
               untill
               Dioclesian
               the
               Emperours
               time
               .
            
             
               Thus
               far
               Bede
               ,
               which
               may
               suffice
               to
               prove
               the
               Christian
               Faith
               then
               to
               bee
               received
               here
               .
               And
               now
               of
               the
               London
               Bishops
               ,
               according
               as
               I
               find
               them
               registred
               .
            
             
               There
               remaineth
               in
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Peter
               upon
               Cornehill
               in
               London
               ,
               
               a
               table
               wherein
               is
               written
               that
               Lucius
               
               founded
               the
               same
               Church
               to
               bee
               an
               Archbishops
               See
               ,
               and
               Metropolitane
               &
               chiefe
               Church
               of
               his
               Kingdome
               ,
               and
               that
               it
               so
               endured
               the
               space
               of
               foure
               hundred
               yeeres
               ,
               untill
               the
               comming
               of
               Augustine
               the
               Monke
               ,
               and
               others
               from
               Rome
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               the
               Saxons
               .
            
             
               The
               Archbishops
               names
               I
               find
               only
               to
               bee
               set
               downe
               by
               Ioceline
               of
               Furnes
               ,
               
               in
               his
               booke
               of
               Brittish
               Bishops
               ,
               and
               not
               else
               where
               .
               Theanus
               (
               saith
               hee
               )
               was
               the
               first
               Archbishop
               of
               London
               in
               the
               time
               of
               Lucius
               ,
               who
               builded
               the
               said
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Peter
               ,
               in
               a
               place
               called
               Cornehill
               in
               London
               ,
               by
               the
               ayd
               of
               Ciran
               ,
               chiefe
               Butler
               to
               King
               Lucius
               .
            
             
               2
               Elvanus
               was
               the
               second
               ,
               &
               hee
               builded
               a
               Library
               to
               the
               same
               Church
               adjoyning
               ,
               and
               converted
               many
               of
               the
               Druides
               (
               learned
               men
               in
               the
               Pagan
               law
               )
               to
               the
               Christian
               Faith.
               
            
             
               3
               Cadar
               was
               the
               third
               :
               then
               followed
               ,
            
             
               4
               Obinus
               .
            
             
               5
               Conan
               .
            
             
               6
               Paludius
               .
            
             
               7
               Stephen
               .
            
             
               8
               Iltute
               .
            
             
               9
               Dedwin
               ,
               or
               Theodwin
               .
            
             
               10
               Theodred
               .
            
             
               11
               Hillary
               .
            
             
               12
               Restitutus
               .
            
             
               13
               Guidelium
               ,
               or
               Guiteline
               .
            
             
               14
               Fastidius
               .
            
             
               15
               Vodimus
               ,
               slaine
               by
               the
               Saxons
               .
            
             
               16
               Theonw
               ,
               the
               sixteenth
               ,
               fled
               with
               the
               Brittaines
               into
               Wales
               ,
               
               about
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               ,
               587.
               
               Thus
               much
               out
               of
               Ioceline
               of
               the
               Archbishops
               :
               the
               credit
               whereof
               I
               leave
               to
               the
               judgement
               of
               the
               learned
               .
               For
               ,
               I
               reade
               of
               a
               Bishop
               of
               London
               (
               heere
               also
               named
               )
               in
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               326.
               to
               be
               present
               at
               the
               second
               Councell
               ,
               holden
               at
               Arles
               ,
               in
               the
               time
               of
               Constantine
               the
               great
               ,
               who
               subscribed
               thereunto
               in
               these
               words
               :
            
             
               
                 Ex
                 Provincia
                 Britanniae
                 Civitate
                 Londinensi
                 Restitutus
                 Episcopus
                 ,
              
               as
               plainely
               appeareth
               in
               the
               first
               Tome
               of
               the
               Councels
               .
               Hee
               writeth
               not
               himselfe
               Archbishop
               ,
               and
               therfore
               maketh
               the
               matter
               of
               Archbishops
               doubtfull
               ,
               or
               rather
               overthroweth
               that
               opinion
               .
            
             
               The
               Saxons
               being
               Pagans
               ,
               having
               chased
               the
               Britaines
               with
               the
               Christian
               Preachers
               into
               the
               Mountaines
               of
               Wales
               and
               Cornewall
               ,
               and
               having
               divided
               this
               Kingdome
               of
               the
               Britaine
               's
               amongst
               thēselves
               ;
               at
               the
               length
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               596.
               
               Pope
               Gregory
               ,
               moved
               of
               a
               godly
               instinction
               (
               saith
               Bede
               )
               in
               the
               147.
               yeere
               ,
               after
               the
               Angles
               or
               Saxons
               in
               Britaine
               ,
               sent
               
                 Augustine
                 ,
                 Melitus
                 ,
                 Iustus
              
               and
               Iohn
               ,
               with
               other
               Monkes
               ,
               to
               preach
               the
               Gospell
               to
               the
               said
               Nation
               of
               the
               Angles
               .
            
             
               These
               landed
               in
               the
               I
               le
               of
               Thanet
               ,
               and
               were
               first
               received
               by
               Ethelbert
               ,
               King
               of
               Kent
               ,
               whom
               they
               converted
               to
               the
               faith
               of
               Christ
               ,
               with
               divers
               other
               of
               his
               people
               ,
               in
               the
               34.
               yeere
               of
               his
               reigne
               ,
               which
               Ethelbert
               gave
               unto
               Augustine
               the
               City
               of
               Canturbury
               .
            
             
               The
               Metropolitane
               See
               being
               established
               at
               Canturbury
               ,
               these
               that
               follow
               ,
               were
               successively
               Bishops
               of
               London
               ,
               to
               this
               present
               time
               .
            
             
               This
               Augustine
               in
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               604.
               consecrated
               Melitus
               and
               Iustus
               Bishops
               ,
               appointing
               Melitus
               to
               preach
               unto
               the
               East
               Saxons
               ,
               whose
               chiefe
               Citie
               was
               London
               :
               and
               their
               King
               Sebert
               ,
               Nephew
               to
               Ethelbert
               ,
               by
               preaching
               of
               Melitus
               ,
               received
               the
               Word
               of
               Life
               .
            
             
               And
               then
               Ethelbert
               ,
               King
               of
               Kent
               ,
               builded
               in
               the
               Citie
               of
               London
               Saint
               Pauls
               Church
               ,
               
               wherein
               Melitus
               began
               to
               be
               Bishop
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               619.
               and
               sate
               five
               yeeres
               .
               Ethelbert
               by
               his
               Charter
               gave
               Lands
               to
               this
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Paul
               :
               
               so
               did
               other
               Kings
               after
               him
               .
            
             
               King
               Sebert
               ,
               through
               the
               good
               life
               ,
               and
               like
               preaching
               of
               Melitus
               ,
               having
               received
               Baptisme
               ,
               to
               shew
               himselfe
               a
               Christian
               ,
               builded
               a
               Church
               to
               the
               honor
               of
               God
               and
               S.
               Peter
               ,
               on
               the
               West
               side
               of
               London
               ,
               which
               Church
               is
               called
               Westminster
               :
               but
               the
               successors
               of
               Sebert
               ,
               being
               Pagans
               ,
               expelled
               Melitus
               out
               of
               their
               Kingdomes
               .
            
             
               Iustus
               the
               second
               ,
               
               Bishop
               for
               a
               time
               ,
               and
               then
               Melitus
               againe
               :
               after
               whose
               decease
               ,
               the
               seate
               was
               void
               for
               a
               time
               .
               At
               length
               Sigebert
               ,
               Sonne
               to
               Sigebert
               ,
               brother
               to
               Sebert
               ,
               ruled
               in
               Essex
               :
               hee
               became
               a
               Christian
               ,
               and
               tooke
               to
               him
               a
               holy
               man
               ,
               named
               C●dda
               ,
               or
               Chadda
               ,
               who
               wan
               many
               by
               preaching
               and
               good
               life
               ,
               to
               the
               Christian
               Religion
               .
            
             
               Ceadda
               ,
               
               or
               Chadda
               ,
               was
               (
               by
               Finan
               )
               consecrated
               Bishop
               of
               the
               East
               Saxons
               ,
               and
               he
               ordred
               Priests
               and
               Deacons
               in
               all
               the
               parts
               of
               Essex
               ,
               
               but
               especially
               at
               Ithancaster
               ,
               
               and
               Tilberie
               .
            
             
             
               This
               City
               of
               Ithancaster
               (
               saith
               
                 Ralph
                 Cogshall
              
               )
               stood
               on
               the
               banke
               of
               the
               River
               Pante
               ,
               that
               runneth
               by
               Maldun
               in
               the
               hundred
               of
               Danesey
               ;
               but
               now
               is
               drowned
               in
               Pante
               ,
               so
               that
               nothing
               remaineth
               ,
               but
               the
               ruine
               of
               the
               Citie
               in
               the
               River
               .
               Tilberie
               (
               both
               the
               West
               and
               East
               )
               standeth
               on
               the
               Thames
               side
               ,
               nigh
               over
               against
               Gravesend
               .
            
             
               Wina
               ,
               
               expelled
               from
               the
               Church
               of
               Winchester
               by
               Cenewalche
               the
               King
               ,
               was
               adopted
               to
               be
               the
               fourth
               Bishop
               of
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Wolferus
               ,
               King
               of
               Mercia
               ,
               and
               sate
               nine
               yeeres
               .
            
             
               Erkenwald
               ,
               
               borne
               in
               the
               Castell
               or
               Towne
               of
               Stallingborough
               in
               Lindsey
               ,
               first
               Abbot
               of
               Crotesey
               ,
               
               was
               by
               Theodore
               ,
               Archbishop
               of
               Canturbury
               ,
               appointed
               to
               be
               Bishop
               of
               the
               East
               Saxons
               ,
               in
               the
               Citie
               of
               London
               .
               This
               Erkenwald
               in
               the
               yeer
               of
               Christ
               ,
               677.
               before
               he
               was
               made
               Bishop
               ,
               had
               builded
               two
               Monasteries
               ,
               one
               for
               himselfe
               ,
               being
               a
               Monke
               in
               the
               Isle
               of
               Crote
               in
               Surrey
               ,
               by
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               and
               another
               for
               his
               Sister
               Edilburga
               ,
               being
               a
               Nun
               ,
               in
               a
               certaine
               place
               called
               Berching
               in
               Essex
               :
               he
               deceased
               at
               Berching
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               ,
               697.
               and
               was
               then
               buried
               in
               Pauls
               Church
               ,
               and
               translated
               into
               the
               new
               Church
               of
               S.
               Paul
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               ,
               one
               thousand
               ,
               one
               hundred
               forty
               eight
               .
            
             
               Waldhere
               ,
               
               or
               Walthere
               ,
               was
               Bishop
               of
               London
               :
               
               Sebba
               ,
               King
               of
               the
               east
               Saxons
               ,
               at
               his
               hands
               received
               the
               habite
               of
               Monke
               :
               for
               at
               that
               time
               there
               were
               Monks
               in
               Pauls
               Church
               ,
               as
               writeth
               
                 Radulphus
                 Dedicato
              
               ,
               and
               others
               .
               To
               this
               Bishop
               he
               brought
               a
               great
               summe
               of
               money
               ,
               to
               be
               bestowed
               and
               given
               to
               the
               poore
               ,
               reserving
               nothing
               to
               himselfe
               ;
               but
               rather
               desired
               to
               remaine
               poore
               in
               goods
               ,
               as
               in
               Spirit
               ,
               for
               the
               Kingdome
               of
               Heaven
               .
               When
               he
               had
               reigned
               thirty
               yeeres
               ,
               hee
               deceased
               at
               Pauls
               ,
               and
               was
               there
               buried
               ,
               and
               lieth
               now
               in
               a
               Coffin
               of
               Stone
               ,
               on
               the
               North
               side
               of
               the
               Isle
               next
               the
               Quire.
               
            
             
               Ingwaldus
               ,
               
               Bishop
               of
               London
               ,
               was
               at
               the
               consecration
               of
               Tatwine
               ,
               Archbishop
               of
               Canturbury
               ;
               hee
               confirmed
               the
               foundation
               of
               Crowland
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               ,
               seven
               hundred
               and
               sixteene
               ,
               (
               saith
               Ingulfus
               )
               and
               deceased
               in
               the
               yeere
               744.
               as
               saith
               Hoveden
               .
            
             
               
                 746
                 Engulfe
                 ,
                 called
                 also
                 Egwolfe
                 ,
                 or
                 Egnaldus
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 754
                 Wighead
                 ,
                 or
                 Wigherus
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 761
                 Eadbrightus
                 ,
                 or
                 Edbrithe
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 768
                 Eadgar
                 ,
                 or
                 Eadgarus
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 773
                 Kenewalth
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 784
                 Eadbaldus
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 795
                 Hedbert
                 ,
                 or
                 Hethobert
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 deceased
                 802.
                 saith
                 Hoveden
                 .
              
               
                 813
                 Osmund
                 ,
                 or
                 Oswin
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 hee
                 was
                 witnesse
                 to
                 a
                 Charter
                 made
                 to
                 Crowland
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 833.
                 saith
                 Engulfus
                 .
              
               
                 835
                 Ethelmothe
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 838
                 Ceolbert
                 ,
                 or
                 Celbertus
                 ,
                 B.
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 841
                 Renulfe
                 ,
                 or
                 Ceorulfe
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 850
                 Swithulfus
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 he
                 likewise
                 was
                 witnesse
                 to
                 a
                 Charter
                 of
                 Crowland
                 ,
                 851.
                 
              
               
                 860
                 Edstanus
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 witnesse
                 to
                 a
                 Charter
                 of
                 Crowland
                 ,
                 860.
                 
              
               
                 870
                 Wulfius
                 ,
                 or
                 Wolfius
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 878
                 Ethelwardus
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 886
                 Elstanus
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 died
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 900.
                 saith
                 Asser
                 ,
                 &
                 all
                 these
                 ,
                 saith
                 the
                 Author
                 of
                 
                   Flores
                   Historiarum
                
                 ,
                 were
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 old
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Paul
                 ,
                 but
                 there
                 remaineth
                 now
                 no
                 memorie
                 of
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 900
                 Theodricus
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 :
                 this
                 man
                 confirmed
                 King
                 Edreds
                 Charter
                 ,
                 made
                 to
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 947.
                 whereby
                 it
                 seemeth
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 of
                 a
                 later
                 time
                 than
                 he
                 is
                 heere
                 placed
                 .
              
               
                 922
                 Wulstanus
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 941
                 Brithelme
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 958
                 Dunstanus
                 ,
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Glastenburie
                 :
                 then
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Worchester
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 time
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 afterward
                 translated
                 to
                 Canturbury
                 ,
                 960.
                 
              
               
                 960
                 Ealfstanus
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 :
                 the
                 28.
                 in
                 number
                 .
              
               
                 981
                 Edgare
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 he
                 confirmed
                 the
                 grants
                 made
                 to
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 Crowland
                 ,
                 966.
                 and
                 againe
                 to
                 Crowland
                 ,
                 970.
                 the
                 Charter
                 of
                 Etheldred
                 ,
                 concerning
                 
                   Vlfrunhampton
                   ,
                   996.
                
                 
              
               
                 1004
                 Elphinus
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 1010
                 Alwinus
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 1012
                 Alfhune
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 :
                 he
                 was
                 sent
                 into
                 Normandy
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1013.
                 saith
                 Asser
                 .
              
            
             
             
               
                 1044.
                 
                 Robert
                 ,
                 a
                 Monke
                 of
                 Gemerisius
                 in
                 Normandy
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 7.
                 yeers
                 .
                 afterward
                 translated
                 from
                 London
                 to
                 Canturbury
                 .
              
               
                 1050
                 Spe●gasius
                 elected
                 ,
                 but
                 rejected
                 by
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 1051
                 William
                 ,
                 a
                 Norman
                 ,
                 Chaplain
                 to
                 Edward
                 the
                 Confessor
                 ,
                 was
                 made
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 1051.
                 fare
                 17.
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 and
                 deceased
                 1070.
                 
                 He
                 obtained
                 of
                 William
                 the
                 Conqueror
                 ,
                 the
                 Charter
                 of
                 Liberties
                 for
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 set
                 downe
                 in
                 my
                 Summary
                 ,
                 and
                 appeareth
                 by
                 his
                 Epitaph
                 in
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 1070
                 
                   Hugh
                   de
                   Orwell
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Orivall
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 :
                 he
                 died
                 of
                 a
                 Leprosie
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 had
                 sitten
                 fifteene
                 yeeres
                 .
              
               
                 1085
                 Mauricius
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 whose
                 time
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1089.
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Paul
                 was
                 burnt
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 he
                 laid
                 the
                 foundation
                 of
                 a
                 new
                 large
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 sitten
                 22.
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 hee
                 deceased
                 ,
                 1107.
                 saith
                 
                   Mathew
                   Paris
                
                 .
              
               
                 1108
                 
                   Richard
                   Beame
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Beamor
                 ,
                 called
                 by
                 some
                 
                   Richard
                   Bearvis
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 did
                 wonderfully
                 increase
                 the
                 worke
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 begun
                 ,
                 purchasing
                 the
                 streets
                 and
                 lanes
                 (
                 adjoining
                 )
                 of
                 his
                 owne
                 money
                 :
                 and
                 he
                 founded
                 the
                 Monastery
                 of
                 S.
                 Osyth
                 in
                 Essex
                 ,
                 he
                 sate
                 Bishop
                 19.
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 and
                 deceased
                 1127.
                 
              
               
                 1127
                 
                   Gilbertus
                   Vniversalis
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Canon
                 of
                 Lyons
                 ,
                 elected
                 by
                 Henry
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 he
                 deceased
                 1141.
                 when
                 he
                 had
                 sitten
                 fourteene
                 yeeres
                 .
              
               
                 1142
                 
                   Robertus
                   de
                   Sigillo
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Monke
                 of
                 Reading
                 ,
                 whom
                 Maud
                 the
                 Empresse
                 made
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 sate
                 eleven
                 yeeres
                 .
                 
                   Geffrey
                   de
                   Magnavile
                
                 tooke
                 him
                 prisoner
                 at
                 Fulham
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 deceased
                 1152.
                 
              
               
                 1153
                 
                   Richard
                   Beames
                
                 ,
                 Archdeacon
                 of
                 Essex
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ten
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 who
                 deceased
                 1162.
                 
              
               
                 1163
                 
                   Gilbert
                   Foliot
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Hereford
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 translated
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 sate
                 three
                 and
                 twenty
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 and
                 deceased
                 ,
                 1186.
                 
              
               
                 1189
                 
                   Richard
                   Fitz
                   Neale
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Treasurer
                 ,
                 Archdeacon
                 of
                 Essex
                 ,
                 elected
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 at
                 Pipwell
                 ,
                 1189.
                 
                 Hee
                 sate
                 nine
                 yeeres
                 and
                 deceased
                 ,
                 1198.
                 
                 This
                 man
                 also
                 tooke
                 great
                 paines
                 about
                 the
                 building
                 of
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 raised
                 many
                 other
                 goodly
                 buildings
                 in
                 his
                 Diocesse
                 .
              
               
                 1199
                 
                   William
                   S.
                   Mary
                   Church
                
                 ,
                 commonly
                 called
                 ,
                 
                   William
                   de
                   Sancta
                   Maria
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Norman
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 three
                 Bishops
                 ,
                 that
                 by
                 the
                 Popes
                 commandement
                 executed
                 his
                 interdiction
                 or
                 curse
                 upon
                 the
                 whole
                 Realme
                 of
                 England
                 ;
                 but
                 hee
                 was
                 forced
                 (
                 with
                 the
                 other
                 Bishops
                 )
                 to
                 flie
                 the
                 Realme
                 in
                 1208.
                 &
                 his
                 Castell
                 at
                 Stratford
                 in
                 Essex
                 was
                 by
                 commandement
                 of
                 K.
                 Iohn
                 overthrowne
                 ,
                 1210.
                 
                 This
                 William
                 ,
                 in
                 cōpany
                 of
                 the
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canturbury
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Ely
                 ,
                 went
                 to
                 Rome
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 complained
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 1212.
                 and
                 returned
                 ,
                 so
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1215.
                 
                 King
                 Iohn
                 in
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Paul
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 this
                 William
                 ,
                 tooke
                 upon
                 him
                 the
                 Crosse
                 for
                 the
                 Holy
                 Land.
                 He
                 resigned
                 his
                 Bishopricke
                 of
                 his
                 owne
                 voluntary
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1221.
                 saith
                 Cogshall
                 .
              
               
                 1221
                 
                   Eustachius
                   de
                   Faulconbridge
                
                 ,
                 Treasurer
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 (
                 saith
                 
                   Mathew
                   Paris
                
                 )
                 Chancelor
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 (
                 saith
                 Textor
                 ,
                 and
                 Cogshall
                 )
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 1223.
                 
                 Whilst
                 at
                 Chelmesford
                 he
                 was
                 giving
                 holy
                 Orders
                 ,
                 a
                 great
                 tempest
                 of
                 wind
                 and
                 raine
                 annoyed
                 so
                 many
                 as
                 came
                 thither
                 ,
                 whereof
                 it
                 was
                 gathered
                 ,
                 how
                 highly
                 God
                 was
                 displeased
                 with
                 such
                 as
                 came
                 to
                 receive
                 Orders
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 ,
                 they
                 might
                 live
                 a
                 more
                 easie
                 life
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Stipend
                 appointed
                 to
                 the
                 Church-men
                 ,
                 giving
                 themselves
                 to
                 banketting
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 with
                 uncleane
                 and
                 filthy
                 bodies
                 ,
                 (
                 but
                 more
                 uncleane
                 soules
                 )
                 persume
                 to
                 minister
                 unto
                 God
                 ,
                 the
                 Author
                 of
                 purity
                 and
                 cleanesse
                 .
                 
                   Falcatius
                   de
                   Brent
                
                 was
                 delivered
                 to
                 his
                 custody
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1224.
                 
                 This
                 Eustachius
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1228.
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 ,
                 without
                 or
                 above
                 the
                 Quire.
                 
              
               
                 1229
                 
                   Rogerus
                   Niger
                
                 ,
                 Archdeacon
                 of
                 Colchester
                 ,
                 made
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1230.
                 (
                 saith
                 
                   Mathew
                   Paris
                
                 )
                 upon
                 the
                 feast
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Conversion
                 of
                 S.
                 Paul
                 ,
                 whē
                 he
                 was
                 at
                 Masse
                 in
                 the
                 Cathedrall
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Paul
                 ,
                 a
                 great
                 multitude
                 of
                 people
                 being
                 there
                 present
                 
                 suddenly
                 the
                 weather
                 waxed
                 dark
                 ,
                 so
                 as
                 one
                 could
                 scantly
                 see
                 another
                 ,
                 and
                 an
                 horrible
                 thunderclap
                 lighted
                 on
                 the
                 church
                 ,
                 which
                 so
                 shook
                 it
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 like
                 to
                 hay●fallen
                 .
                 And
                 there
                 withall
                 out
                 of
                 a
                 〈◊〉
                 croud
                 proceeded
                 a
                 flash
                 of
                 lightning
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 the
                 Church
                 seemed
                 to
                 bee
                 on
                 fire
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 such
                 a
                 strench
                 ensued
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 men
                 though
                 they
                 should
                 have
                 dyed
                 :
                 thousands
                 of
                 men
                 and
                 women
                 ran
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 astonied
                 ,
                 fell
                 upon
                 the
                 ground
                 ,
                 voyd
                 of
                 all
                 sense
                 and
                 understanding
                 .
              
            
             
               None
               of
               all
               the
               multitude
               traied
               in
               the
               Church
               ,
               save
               the
               Bishop
               and
               one
               Deacon
               ,
               which
               stood
               still
               before
               the
               high
               Altar
               ,
               awaiting
               the
               will
               of
               God
               :
               when
               the
               Aire
               was
               cleansed
               ,
               the
               multitude
               returned
               into
               the
               Church
               ,
               and
               the
               Bishop
               ended
               the
               Service
               .
               
            
             
               This
               
                 Reger
                 Niger
              
               is
               commended
               to
               have
               been
               a
               man
               of
               worthy
               life
               ,
               excellently
               well
               learned
               ,
               a
               notable
               Preacher
               ,
               pleasant
               in
               talke
               ,
               midle
               of
               countenance
               ,
               &
               liberall
               at
               his
               Table
               .
               He
               admonished
               the
               Vsurers
               of
               his
               time
               ,
               to
               leave
               such
               enormities
               ,
               as
               they
               rendred
               the
               salvation
               of
               their
               soules
               ,
               and
               to
               doe
               penance
               for
               that
               they
               had
               committed
               :
               but
               when
               he
               saw
               they
               laughed
               him
               to
               scorne
               ,
               and
               also
               threatned
               him
               ,
               the
               Bishop
               generally
               excommunicated
               and
               accursed
               all
               such
               ,
               &
               commanded
               strictly
               that
               such
               Vsurers
               should
               depart
               further
               from
               the
               Citie
               of
               London
               ,
               which
               hitherto
               had
               beene
               ignorant
               of
               such
               mischiefe
               and
               wickednesse
               ,
               lest
               his
               Dioces
               should
               be
               infected
               therewithall
               .
               He
               fell
               sicke
               ,
               and
               dyed
               at
               his
               Mannor
               of
               
                 Bishops
                 Hall
              
               ,
               in
               the
               Lordship
               and
               Parish
               of
               Stebunheth
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               1241.
               and
               was
               buried
               in
               Pauls
               Church
               ,
               on
               the
               North
               side
               of
               the
               Presbytery
               ,
               in
               a
               faire
               Tombe
               coped
               ,
               of
               gray
               Marble
               .
            
             
               
                 1241
                 
                   Fulco
                   Bosset
                
                 ,
                 Deane
                 of
                 Yorke
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 
                   Gilbert
                   Basset
                
                 ,
                 possessed
                 his
                 lands
                 ,
                 &
                 was
                 then
                 made
                 B.
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 deceased
                 on
                 the
                 21.
                 day
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1259.
                 as
                 saith
                 
                   Iohn
                   Tex●or
                
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 1259
                 〈◊〉
                 
                   de
                   Wingham
                
                 ,
                 Chancelor
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 made
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1262.
                 saith
                 Textor
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 without
                 ,
                 or
                 above
                 the
                 Quire
                 ,
                 〈◊〉
                 Marble
                 Monument
                 ,
                 close
                 at
                 the
                 head
                 of
                 Faulconbridge
                 .
              
               
                 1262
                 
                   Richard
                   Taloot
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 straightwayes
                 after
                 his
                 consecration
                 deceased
                 ,
                 saith
                 Eversden
                 .
              
               
                 1262
                 
                   Henry
                   Sandwich
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1273.
                 as
                 the
                 same
                 Author
                 affirmeth
                 .
              
               
                 12●3
                 
                   Iohn
                   de
                   Chishull
                
                 ,
                 Deane
                 of
                 Pauls
                 ,
                 Treasurer
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 &
                 Keeper
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 Seale
                 ,
                 was
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1279.
                 saith
                 Eversden
                 .
              
               
                 1280
                 
                   Ful●o
                   Loved
                
                 ,
                 Archdeacon
                 of
                 Colchoster
                 ,
                 elected
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 but
                 refused
                 the
                 place
                 .
              
               
                 1280
                 
                   Richard
                   de
                   Grave●send
                
                 ,
                 Archdeacon
                 of
                 Northampton
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 It
                 appeareth
                 by
                 the
                 Charter
                 warren
                 granted
                 to
                 this
                 Bishop
                 ,
                 that
                 (
                 in
                 his
                 time
                 )
                 there
                 were
                 two
                 Woods
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Stebunheth
                 ,
                 pertaining
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Bishop
                 :
                 I
                 have
                 (
                 since
                 I
                 kept
                 house
                 for
                 my selfe
                 )
                 knowne
                 the
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 by
                 
                   Bishops
                   Hall
                
                 ,
                 but
                 now
                 they
                 are
                 both
                 made
                 plaine
                 of
                 wood
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 discerned
                 from
                 other
                 grounds
                 .
                 Some
                 have
                 fabuled
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 
                   Richard
                   Gravesend
                
                 ,
                 
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1392.
                 the
                 16.
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 purchased
                 the
                 Charter
                 of
                 liberties
                 to
                 this
                 City
                 ;
                 which
                 thing
                 hath
                 no
                 possibility
                 of
                 truth
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 proved
                 ,
                 for
                 he
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 2303.
                 almost
                 ninety
                 yeeres
                 before
                 that
                 time
                 .
              
               
                 1307
                 
                   Ralph
                   de
                   Baldocke
                
                 ,
                 Deane
                 of
                 Pauls
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 consecrated
                 at
                 Lyons
                 by
                 Peter
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Alba
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1307.
                 
                 He
                 was
                 a
                 great
                 furtherer
                 of
                 the
                 new
                 worke
                 of
                 Pauls
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 ,
                 called
                 our
                 Lady
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 adjoyning
                 :
                 this
                 Ralph
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1313.
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Lady
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 under
                 a
                 flat
                 stone
                 .
              
               
                 1313
                 
                   Gilbert
                   Segrave
                
                 was
                 consecrated
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 &
                 sate
                 three
                 yeers
                 .
              
               
                 1317
                 
                   Richard
                   Newport
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 sate
                 two
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 1318
                 
                   Stephen
                   Gravesend
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 sate
                 twentie
                 yeeres
                 .
              
               
                 1338
                 
                   Richard
                   Bintworth
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Wentworth
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 Chancelor
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 deceased
                 the
                 yeere
                 1339.
                 
              
               
                 1339
                 
                   Ralph
                   Stratford
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 :
                 he
                 purchased
                 the
                 piece
                 of
                 ground
                 
                 called
                 
                   No
                   mans
                   land
                
                 ,
                 beside
                 ,
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 and
                 dedicated
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 buriall
                 ,
                 as
                 before
                 hath
                 appeared
                 :
                 hee
                 was
                 borne
                 at
                 Stratford
                 upon
                 Avon
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 builded
                 a
                 Chappell
                 to
                 S.
                 Thomas
                 there
                 :
                 he
                 sate
                 14.
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 and
                 deceased
                 at
                 Stebunhith
                 .
              
               
                 1354
                 
                   Michael
                   Northbroke
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1361.
                 saith
                 Merimouth
                 ,
                 sate
                 7.
                 yeeres
                 .
              
               
                 1362
                 
                   Simon
                   Sudbery
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 sate
                 13.
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 translated
                 to
                 be
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canturbury
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1375.
                 
              
               
                 1375
                 
                   William
                   Conrtney
                
                 ,
                 translated
                 from
                 Hereford
                 to
                 the
                 Bishopricke
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 translated
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 the
                 Archbishopricke
                 of
                 Canturbury
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1381.
                 
              
               
                 1381
                 
                   Robert
                   Breybrooke
                
                 ,
                 Canon
                 of
                 Lichfield
                 ,
                 bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 made
                 Chancellour
                 in
                 the
                 6.
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 sate
                 Bishop
                 20.
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 and
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1404.
                 he
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Lady
                 Chappell
                 at
                 Pauls
                 .
              
               
                 1405
                 
                   Roger
                   Walden
                
                 ,
                 Treasurer
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canturbury
                 ,
                 was
                 deposed
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 made
                 bishop
                 of
                 London
                 :
                 he
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1406.
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 ,
                 by
                 Alhallowes
                 Altar
                 .
              
               
                 1406
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Bubwith
                
                 ,
                 bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Treasurer
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 translated
                 to
                 Salisbury
                 ,
                 &
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 Bathe
                 ,
                 and
                 lyeth
                 buried
                 at
                 Wells
                 .
              
               
                 1407
                 
                   Richard
                   Clifford
                
                 ,
                 removed
                 from
                 Worcester
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 deceased
                 1422.
                 as
                 saith
                 
                   Thomas
                   Walsingham
                
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 Pauls
                 .
              
               
                 1422
                 
                   Iohn
                   Kempe
                
                 ,
                 Fellow
                 of
                 Martin
                 Colledge
                 in
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 was
                 made
                 bishop
                 of
                 Rochester
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 removed
                 to
                 Chichester
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 to
                 London
                 :
                 hee
                 was
                 made
                 the
                 Kings
                 Chancellor
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1425.
                 the
                 fourth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 &
                 was
                 removed
                 from
                 London
                 to
                 Yorke
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 ●26
                 .
                 He
                 sate
                 Archbishop
                 there
                 25.
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 translated
                 to
                 Canturbury
                 ;
                 he
                 was
                 afterwards
                 made
                 Cardinall
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1452.
                 
                 In
                 the
                 bishop
                 of
                 Londons
                 house
                 at
                 Fulham
                 he
                 received
                 the
                 Crosse
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 the
                 Pall
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Kempe
                
                 bishop
                 of
                 London
                 :
                 he
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 yere
                 1454.
                 
              
               
                 1426
                 
                   William
                   Gray
                
                 ,
                 Deane
                 of
                 Yorke
                 ,
                 consecrated
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 founded
                 a
                 Colledge
                 at
                 Thele
                 in
                 Hartfordshire
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 Master
                 and
                 foure
                 Canons
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 it
                 a
                 Cell
                 to
                 Elsing
                 Spittle
                 in
                 London
                 .
                 It
                 had
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 been
                 a
                 Colledge
                 decayed
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 newly
                 founded
                 :
                 hee
                 was
                 translated
                 to
                 Lincolne
                 1431.
                 
              
               
                 1432
                 
                   Robery
                   Fitz-Hugh
                
                 ,
                 Archdeacon
                 of
                 Northampton
                 ,
                 consecrated
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 sate
                 5.
                 yeeres
                 ;
                 he
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1435.
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Quire
                 of
                 Pauls
                 .
              
               
                 1435
                 
                   Robert
                   Gilbert
                
                 ,
                 Doctor
                 of
                 Divinity
                 ,
                 Deane
                 of
                 Yorke
                 ,
                 consecrated
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 sate
                 twelve
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 deceased
                 1448.
                 
              
               
                 1449
                 
                   Thomas
                   Kempe
                
                 ,
                 Archdeacon
                 of
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 consecrated
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 at
                 
                   Yorke
                   house
                
                 ,
                 (
                 now
                 
                   White
                   Hall
                
                 )
                 by
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 his
                 Vncle
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Kempe
                
                 ,
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Yorke
                 ,
                 the
                 eighth
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 1449.
                 
                 Hee
                 founded
                 a
                 Chappell
                 of
                 the
                 Trinity
                 in
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 Saint
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 ;
                 he
                 sate
                 Bishop
                 of
                 
                   London
                   39.
                
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 and
                 48.
                 dayes
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 deceasing
                 in
                 the
                 yere
                 1489.
                 was
                 there
                 buried
                 .
              
               
                 1489
                 
                   Iohn
                   Marshall
                
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1493.
                 
              
               
                 1493
                 
                   Richard
                   Hill
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 deceased
                 1495.
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 S.
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 1496
                 
                   Thomas
                   Savage
                
                 ,
                 first
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Rochester
                 ,
                 then
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 5.
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 was
                 translated
                 to
                 Yorke
                 1510.
                 where
                 he
                 sate
                 Archbishop
                 7.
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 there
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1507.
                 
              
               
                 1502
                 
                   William
                   Warkham
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 made
                 Keeper
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 Seale
                 ,
                 sate
                 two
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 was
                 translated
                 to
                 Canturbury
                 .
              
               
                 1504
                 
                   William
                   Barnes
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 sate
                 10.
                 
                 Moneths
                 and
                 11.
                 dayes
                 ,
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1505.
                 
              
               
                 2505
                 
                   Richard
                   Fitz-Iames
                
                 ,
                 Fellow
                 of
                 Martin
                 Colledge
                 in
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 6.
                 was
                 made
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Rochester
                 ,
                 after
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Chichester
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 :
                 he
                 deceased
                 1521.
                 and
                 lyeth
                 buryed
                 hard
                 beneath
                 the
                 North
                 west
                 pillar
                 of
                 the
                 Steeple
                 in
                 Pauls
                 ,
                 under
                 a
                 faire
                 Tombe
                 of
                 Marble
                 ,
                 over
                 the
                 which
                 was
                 builded
                 a
                 faire
                 Chappell
                 of
                 Timber
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 stayres
                 mounting
                 thereunto
                 :
                 this
                 Chappell
                 was
                 burned
                 with
                 fire
                 from
                 the
                 Steeple
                 1561.
                 and
                 the
                 Tombe
                 was
                 taken
                 downe
                 .
              
               
                 1521
                 
                   Cuthbert
                   Tunstall
                
                 ,
                 Doctor
                 of
                 Law
                 ,
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Rowies
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Privy
                 Seale
                 ,
                 and
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 was
                 thence
                 translated
                 to
                 the
                 Bishopricke
                 of
                 Durham
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1529.
                 
              
               
                 1529
                 
                   Iohn
                   Stokesley
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 sate
                 13.
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1539.
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 Lady
                 Chappell
                 in
                 Pauls
                 .
              
               
                 1539
                 
                   Edmund
                   Bonner
                
                 ,
                 Doctor
                 of
                 the
                 Civill
                 Law
                 ,
                 Archdeacon
                 of
                 Leicester
                 ,
                 then
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Hereford
                 ,
                 was
                 elected
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1539.
                 whilest
                 he
                 was
                 beyond
                 the
                 Seas
                 ,
                 Ambassador
                 for
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 September
                 1549.
                 hee
                 preached
                 at
                 Pauls
                 Crosse
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 which
                 Sermon
                 ,
                 hee
                 was
                 charged
                 before
                 the
                 Councell
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 by
                 
                   William
                   Latimer
                
                 ,
                 Parson
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Lawrence
                   Poultney
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hooper
                
                 ,
                 sometime
                 a
                 white
                 Monke
                 :
                 and
                 being
                 convented
                 before
                 certaine
                 Commissioners
                 at
                 Lambith
                 ,
                 was
                 for
                 his
                 disobedience
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 order
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 20.
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Moneth
                 ,
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 Marshalsey
                 ,
                 and
                 deprived
                 from
                 his
                 Bishopricke
                 .
              
               
                 1550
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Ridley
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Rochester
                 ,
                 elected
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 was
                 installed
                 in
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 on
                 the
                 twelfth
                 of
                 April
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 man
                 by
                 his
                 deed
                 dated
                 the
                 12.
                 day
                 after
                 Christmas
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 4.
                 yeere
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 the
                 Mannors
                 of
                 Branketry
                 and
                 Southminster
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Patronage
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 Cogshall
                 in
                 Essex
                 ,
                 the
                 Mannors
                 of
                 Stebunheth
                 ,
                 and
                 Hackney
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Marsh
                 of
                 Stebunheth
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 singular
                 Messuages
                 ,
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 belonging
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 the
                 Advowson
                 of
                 the
                 Vicarage
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Cogshall
                 in
                 Essex
                 aforesaid
                 :
                 which
                 grant
                 was
                 confirmed
                 by
                 the
                 Deane
                 and
                 Chapter
                 of
                 
                   Pauls
                   ,
                   Stebunheth
                
                 and
                 Hackney
                 ,
                 as
                 only
                 pertained
                 to
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 said
                 King
                 Edward
                 by
                 his
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 ,
                 dated
                 the
                 sixteenth
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 fourth
                 yeere
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 granted
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Tho.
                   Wentworth
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Chamberlaine
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 houshold
                 ,
                 for
                 and
                 in
                 consideration
                 of
                 his
                 good
                 and
                 faithfull
                 service
                 before
                 done
                 ,
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 received
                 gift
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 the
                 Lordships
                 of
                 Stebunheth
                 and
                 Hackney
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 members
                 and
                 appurtenances
                 thereto
                 belonging
                 in
                 
                   Stebunheth
                   ,
                   Hackney
                   way
                   ,
                   Shorditch
                   ,
                   Holiwell
                   street
                   ,
                   White
                   Chappell
                   ,
                   Stratford
                   at
                   Bowe
                   ,
                   Poplar
                   ,
                   North-street
                   ,
                   Li●ehouse
                   ,
                   Ratcliffe
                   ,
                   Cleve
                   street
                   ,
                   Brocke
                   street
                   ,
                   Mile
                   end
                   ,
                   Bleten
                   Hall
                   greene
                   ,
                   Old
                   Foord
                   ,
                   Westheth
                   ,
                   Kingsland
                   ,
                   Shakelwel
                   ,
                   Newington
                   street
                   ,
                
                 alias
                 
                   Hackney
                   street
                   ,
                   Clopton
                   ,
                   Church
                   street
                   ,
                   Well
                   street
                   ,
                   Humbarton
                   ,
                   Grove
                   street
                   ,
                   Gunston
                   street
                   ,
                
                 alias
                 ,
                 
                   More
                   streete
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Marsh
                 of
                 Stebunheth
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Hackney
                 was
                 valued
                 at
                 41.
                 
                   l.
                
                 9.
                 
                   s.
                   4.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 by
                 yeere
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Stebunheth
                 at
                 140.
                 
                   l.
                   8.
                   s.
                
                 11.
                 
                   d.
                   ob
                
                 .
                 by
                 yeere
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 holden
                 in
                 chiefe
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 service
                 of
                 the
                 twentith
                 part
                 of
                 a
                 Kinghts
                 fee.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 Bishop
                 ,
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Ridley
                
                 ,
                 for
                 preaching
                 a
                 Sermon
                 at
                 Pauls
                 Crosse
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 16.
                 of
                 Iuly
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1553.
                 was
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 where
                 hee
                 remained
                 prisoner
                 till
                 the
                 10.
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1554.
                 and
                 was
                 thence
                 sent
                 to
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 dispute
                 with
                 the
                 Divines
                 and
                 learned
                 men
                 of
                 the
                 contrary
                 opinion
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 16.
                 of
                 October
                 1555.
                 he
                 was
                 burned
                 at
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 for
                 opinion
                 against
                 the
                 Romish
                 order
                 of
                 Sacraments
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 1553
                 
                   Edmund
                   Bonner
                
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 being
                 released
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Marshalsey
                 ,
                 was
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 Bishopricke
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 by
                 Queene
                 Mary
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 fifth
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1553.
                 and
                 againe
                 deposed
                 by
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Moneth
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 Anno
                 1559.
                 and
                 was
                 eftsoones
                 ,
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Marshalsey
                 ,
                 where
                 hee
                 dyed
                 on
                 the
                 5.
                 of
                 Septembr
                 1569.
                 and
                 was
                 at
                 midnight
                 buried
                 amongst
                 other
                 prisoners
                 in
                 St.
                 Georges
                 Church-yard
                 .
              
               
                 1559
                 
                   Edmund
                   Grindull
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 being
                 consecrated
                 the
                 21.
                 of
                 December
                 1559.
                 was
                 translated
                 to
                 York
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1570.
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 removed
                 to
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1575.
                 he
                 dyed
                 blind
                 1583.
                 on
                 the
                 6.
                 
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 at
                 Crodowne
                 in
                 Surrey
                 .
              
               
                 1570
                 
                   Edwine
                   Sandys
                
                 ,
                 being
                 translated
                 from
                 Worcester
                 to
                 the
                 Bishopricke
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1570.
                 was
                 thence
                 translated
                 to
                 Yorke
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1576.
                 and
                 dyed
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1588.
                 
              
               
                 1576
                 
                   Iohn
                   Elmere
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 deceased
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1594.
                 on
                 the
                 3.
                 of
                 Iune
                 at
                 Fulham
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 ,
                 before
                 Saint
                 Thomas
                 Chappell
                 .
              
               
                 1594
                 
                   Richard
                   Fletcher
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Worcester
                 ,
                 was
                 on
                 the
                 30.
                 of
                 December
                 in
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 elected
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 deceased
                 on
                 the
                 15.
                 of
                 Iune
                 1596.
                 he
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 without
                 any
                 solemne
                 funerall
                 .
              
               
                 1597
                 
                   Richard
                   Bancroft
                
                 ,
                 Doctor
                 of
                 Divinity
                 ,
                 brought
                 up
                 first
                 in
                 
                   Christs
                   Colledge
                
                 ,
                 and
                 afterward
                 in
                 
                   Iesus
                   Colledge
                
                 in
                 Cambridge
                 ,
                 was
                 consecrated
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 at
                 Lambith
                 ,
                 on
                 Sunday
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 8.
                 day
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 1597.
                 and
                 translated
                 to
                 Canterbury
                 in
                 December
                 1604.
                 
              
               
                 1604
                 
                   Richard
                   Vaughan
                
                 ,
                 Doctor
                 of
                 Divinity
                 ,
                 &
                 Bishop
                 first
                 of
                 Bangor
                 ,
                 next
                 of
                 Chester
                 ,
                 was
                 translated
                 to
                 London
                 in
                 Ianuary
                 1604.
                 and
                 dyed
                 in
                 March
                 1607.
                 
              
               
                 1607
                 
                   Thomas
                   Ravis
                
                 ,
                 Doctor
                 of
                 Divinity
                 ,
                 and
                 Deane
                 of
                 
                   Christs
                   Church
                
                 in
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 was
                 first
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 removed
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 the
                 19.
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 1607.
                 and
                 dyed
                 the
                 14.
                 of
                 December
                 1609.
                 
              
               
                 1609
                 
                   George
                   Abbot
                
                 ,
                 Doctor
                 of
                 Divinity
                 ,
                 having
                 beene
                 little
                 above
                 one
                 moneth
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Coventry
                 and
                 Lichfield
                 ,
                 was
                 called
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 1609.
                 and
                 removed
                 to
                 Canterbury
                 in
                 Anno
                 1611.
                 
              
               
                 1611
                 
                   Iohn
                   King
                
                 ,
                 Doctor
                 of
                 Divinity
                 ,
                 and
                 Deane
                 of
                 
                   Christs
                   Church
                
                 in
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 brought
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 Archdeaeon
                 of
                 Nottingham
                 ,
                 was
                 consecrated
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 the
                 eighth
                 day
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 1611.
                 and
                 worthily
                 remained
                 long
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 dignity
                 .
                 His
                 Grandfather
                 was
                 Brother
                 unto
                 
                   Robert
                   King
                
                 ,
                 sometime
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Oxford
                 .
              
               
                 
                   George
                   Mountaine
                
                 ,
                 Doctor
                 of
                 Divinity
                 ,
                 Lecturer
                 in
                 
                   Greshams
                   Colledge
                
                 ,
                 afterward
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 &
                 Deane
                 of
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 then
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Lincolne
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 removed
                 to
                 bee
                 Lord
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 Almoner
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 last
                 of
                 all
                 removed
                 againe
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 Lord
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Yorke
                 .
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Laud
                
                 ,
                 Doctor
                 in
                 Divinity
                 ,
                 President
                 of
                 St.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Baptists
                
                 Colledge
                 in
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 Deane
                 of
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 next
                 Bishop
                 of
                 St.
                 Davids
                 ,
                 next
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Bath
                 and
                 Welles
                 ,
                 next
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 Deane
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Chappell
                 Royall
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 Highnesse
                 most
                 Honourable
                 Privy
                 Councell
                 .
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Iuxon
                
                 ,
                 Doctor
                 in
                 Divinity
                 ,
                 President
                 of
                 St.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Baptists
                
                 Colledge
                 in
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 Deane
                 of
                 Worcester
                 ,
                 next
                 Clarke
                 of
                 the
                 Closset
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 next
                 Bishop
                 elect
                 of
                 Hereford
                 ,
                 next
                 Deane
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Chappell
                 Royall
                 ,
                 and
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
            
             
               Thus
               much
               for
               the
               succession
               of
               the
               Bishops
               of
               London
               ,
               whose
               Dioces
               containeth
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               the
               whole
               Shires
               of
               Middlesex
               and
               Essex
               ,
               and
               a
               part
               of
               Hartfordshire
               .
            
             
               These
               Bishops
               have
               for
               Assistants
               in
               the
               Cathedrall
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Paul
               ,
               a
               Deane
               ,
               a
               Chaunter
               ,
               a
               Chancelor
               ,
               a
               Treasurer
               ,
               five
               Archdeacons
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               
                 London
                 ,
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 Essex
                 ,
                 Colchester
                 ,
              
               and
               S.
               Albans
               ,
               and
               30.
               
               Prebendaries
               .
            
             
               There
               appertaineth
               also
               to
               the
               said
               Church
               for
               furniture
               of
               the
               Quire
               in
               Divine
               Service
               ,
               and
               administration
               of
               the
               Sacraments
               ,
               a
               Colledge
               of
               12.
               
               Pety
               Canons
               ,
               sixe
               Vicars
               ,
               Chorall
               ,
               and
               Queristers
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               This
               Dioces
               is
               divided
               into
               Parishes
               ,
               every
               Parish
               having
               his
               Parson
               ,
               or
               Vicar
               at
               the
               least
               ,
               learned
               men
               for
               the
               most
               part
               ,
               and
               sufficient
               Preachers
               to
               instruct
               the
               people
               .
            
             
               There
               were
               in
               this
               City
               ,
               and
               within
               the
               Suburbs
               thereof
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               second
               (
               as
               writeth
               Fitz-Stephens
               )
               thirteene
               great
               Conventuall
               Churches
               ,
               besides
               the
               lesser
               sort
               ,
               called
               Parish
               Churches
               ,
               to
               the
               number
               of
               126.
               all
               which
               Conventuall
               Churches
               ,
               and
               some
               others
               since
               that
               time
               founded
               ,
               are
               now
               suppressed
               and
               gone
               ,
               except
               the
               Cathedrall
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Paul
               in
               London
               ,
               and
               the
               Colledge
               of
               Saint
               Peter
               at
               Westminster
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               THE
               TEMPORALL
               GOVERNMENT
               OF
               THIS
               CITY
               ,
               SOMEWHAT
               Discoursed
               in
               briefe
               manner
               .
            
             
               THIS
               City
               of
               London
               being
               under
               the
               government
               of
               the
               Britaines
               ,
               
               Romans
               ,
               and
               Saxons
               ,
               the
               most
               ancient
               and
               famous
               City
               of
               the
               whole
               Realme
               ,
               
               was
               at
               length
               destroyed
               by
               the
               Danes
               ,
               and
               left
               desolate
               ,
               as
               may
               appeare
               by
               our
               Histories
               .
               But
               Aelfred
               King
               of
               the
               West
               Saxons
               ,
               having
               brought
               this
               whole
               Realme
               (
               from
               many
               parts
               )
               into
               one
               Monarchie
               ,
               honorably
               repaired
               this
               City
               ,
               and
               made
               it
               againe
               habitable
               ,
               and
               then
               committed
               the
               custody
               thereof
               to
               his
               Sonne
               in
               law
               Adhered
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Mercia
               .
               After
               whose
               decease
               ,
               the
               Citie
               ,
               with
               all
               other
               possessions
               pertaining
               to
               the
               said
               Earle
               ,
               returned
               to
               King
               Edward
               ,
               sirnamed
               the
               Elder
               ,
               &c.
               
               And
               so
               remained
               in
               the
               Kings
               hands
               ,
               being
               governed
               under
               him
               by
               Portgraves
               (
               or
               Portreves
               )
               which
               name
               is
               compounded
               of
               the
               two
               Saxon
               words
               ,
               
               Porte
               and
               Gerefe
               or
               Reve-Porte
               betokeneth
               a
               Towne
               ,
               and
               Gerefe
               signifieth
               a
               Gardian
               ,
               Ruler
               or
               Keeper
               of
               the
               Towne
               .
            
             
               These
               Governors
               of
               old
               time
               (
               saith
               
                 Robert
                 Fabian
              
               )
               with
               the
               lawes
               and
               customes
               then
               used
               within
               this
               Citie
               ,
               
               were
               registred
               in
               a
               Booke
               ,
               called
               the
               Doomes-day
               Booke
               ,
               written
               in
               the
               Saxon
               Tongue
               :
               but
               of
               later
               dayes
               ,
               when
               the
               lawes
               and
               customes
               were
               changed
               ,
               and
               for
               that
               also
               the
               said
               Booke
               was
               of
               a
               small
               hand
               ,
               sore
               defaced
               ,
               and
               hard
               to
               be
               read
               or
               understood
               ;
               it
               was
               lesse
               set
               by
               ,
               so
               that
               it
               was
               imbezeled
               and
               lost
               .
               
               
                 Thus
                 farre
              
               Fabian
               .
            
             
               Notwithstanding
               ,
               I
               have
               found
               by
               search
               of
               divers
               old
               Registers
               and
               other
               Records
               abroad
               ;
               namely
               ,
               in
               a
               Booke
               sometime
               appertaining
               to
               the
               Monastery
               of
               Saint
               Albans
               ,
               of
               the
               Portgraves
               ,
               and
               other
               Governours
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               First
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               last
               ,
               
               before
               the
               conquest
               ,
               Wolfegare
               was
               Portgrave
               ,
               as
               may
               appeare
               by
               the
               Charter
               of
               the
               same
               King
               ,
               in
               these
               words
               :
            
             
               Edward
               ,
               
                 King
                 ,
                 greeteth
                 Alfward
                 Bishop
                 ,
                 and
                 Wolfgar
                 my
                 Portgrave
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Burgesses
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               And
               afterward
               ,
               that
               in
               another
               Charter
               ,
               King
               Edward
               greeteth
               William
               ,
               Bishop
               ,
               and
               Swetman
               my
               Portgrave
               .
               And
               after
               that
               ,
               in
               another
               Charter
               to
               the
               Abbey
               of
               Chertsey
               :
               To
               William
               ,
               Bishop
               ,
               and
               Leofstane
               and
               Alffy
               Portgraves
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               reigne
               of
               William
               Conqueror
               ,
               William
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               London
               ,
               procured
               of
               the
               said
               Conqueror
               his
               Charter
               of
               Liberties
               ,
               to
               the
               same
               William
               ,
               Bishop
               ,
               &
               Godfrey
               ,
               Portgrave
               ,
               in
               the
               Saxon
               tongue
               ,
               and
               turned
               into
               English
               ,
               thus
               :
            
             
               William
               ,
               
               King
               ,
               greeteth
               William
               ,
               Bishop
               ,
               and
               Godfrey
               ,
               Portgrave
               ,
               and
               all
               the
               Burgesses
               within
               
                 London
                 ,
                 French
              
               ,
               and
               English
               :
               And
               I
               grant
               that
               they
               be
               all
               their
               law
               worth
               ,
               that
               they
               were
               in
               Edward
               dayes
               the
               King.
               And
               I
               will
               that
               each
               child
               bee
               his
               Fathers
               heire
               .
               And
               I
               will
               not
               suffer
               that
               any
               man
               doe
               you
               wrong
               :
               and
               God
               you
               keepe
               .
            
             
               And
               then
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               the
               said
               Conquerour
               ,
               and
               of
               
                 William
                 Rufus
                 ,
                 Godfrey
                 de
                 Magnavile
              
               was
               Portgrave
               ,
               (
               or
               Sheriffe
               )
               as
               may
               appeare
               by
               their
               Charters
               ,
               
               and
               
                 Richard
                 de
                 Par
              
               was
               Provost
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               reigne
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               first
               ,
               
                 Hugh
                 Buche
              
               was
               Portgrave
               ,
               and
               Leofstanus
               ,
               Goldsmith
               ,
               Provost
               ,
               buried
               at
               Bermondsey
               .
            
             
               After
               them
               ,
               
                 Aubery
                 de
                 Vere
              
               was
               Portgrave
               
               and
               
                 Robert
                 Bar
                 Querel
              
               ,
               Provost
               .
               This
               
                 Aubery
                 de
                 Vere
              
               was
               slaine
               in
               the
               reigne
               of
               King
               Stephen
               .
               
               It
               is
               to
               bee
               noted
               also
               ,
               that
               King
               Henry
               the
               first
               granted
               to
               the
               Citizens
               of
               London
               ,
               the
               Shirifwicke
               thereof
               ,
               and
               of
               Middlesex
               ,
               as
               in
               another
               place
               is
               shewed
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               reigne
               of
               King
               Stephen
               ,
               
               
                 Gilbert
                 Becket
              
               was
               Portgrave
               ,
               and
               
                 Andrew
                 Buchevet
              
               ,
               Provost
               .
            
             
               After
               him
               ,
               
                 Godfrey
                 Magnavile
              
               ,
               the
               Sonne
               of
               VVilliam
               ,
               the
               Sonne
               of
               
                 Godfrey
                 Magnavile
              
               ,
               by
               the
               gift
               of
               Maud
               the
               Empresse
               ,
               was
               Portgrave
               or
               Sheriffe
               of
               London
               and
               Middlesex
               ,
               for
               the
               yeerely
               farme
               of
               three
               hundred
               pound
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               the
               Charter
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               time
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               second
               ,
               
                 Peter
                 Fitz
                 Walter
              
               was
               Portgrave
               ;
               after
               him
               
                 Iohn
                 Fitz
                 Nigel
              
               was
               Portgrave
               ,
               after
               him
               ,
               
                 Ernulfus
                 Buchel
              
               became
               Portgrave
               ;
               and
               after
               him
               
                 VVilliam
                 Fitz
                 Isable
              
               .
            
             
               These
               Portgraves
               are
               also
               in
               divers
               Records
               called
               ,
               
               Vicecomites
               ,
               Vicounties
               ,
               or
               Sheriffes
               ,
               as
               being
               under
               an
               Earle
               ;
               for
               that
               they
               then
               ,
               as
               since
               ,
               used
               that
               office
               as
               the
               Sheriffes
               of
               London
               doe
               till
               this
               day
               .
               Some
               Authors
               do
               call
               them
               
                 Doomes-men
                 ,
                 Eldermen
              
               ,
               or
               Iudges
               of
               the
               Kings
               Court.
               
            
             
               
                 VVilliam
                 Fitz
                 Stephen
              
               ,
               noting
               the
               estate
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               &
               Government
               thereof
               in
               his
               time
               ,
               under
               the
               reigne
               of
               King
               Stephen
               ,
               and
               of
               Henry
               the
               second
               ,
               hath
               these
               words
               :
            
             
               This
               Citie
               
                 (
                 faith
                 he
              
               )
               even
               as
               Rome
               ,
               is
               divided
               into
               VVards
               ,
               it
               hath
               yeerely
               Sheriffes
               in
               stead
               of
               Consuls
               ,
               it
               hath
               the
               dignity
               of
               Senators
               and
               Aldermen
               ,
               it
               hath
               Vnder-officers
               ,
               and
               according
               to
               the
               qualitie
               of
               Lawes
               ,
               it
               hath
               severall
               Courts
               ,
               and
               generall
               Assemblies
               upon
               appointed
               dayes
               .
            
             
               Thus
               much
               for
               the
               antiquity
               of
               Sheriffes
               ,
               and
               also
               of
               Aldermen
               in
               severall
               Wards
               of
               this
               Citie
               may
               suffice
               :
               and
               now
               for
               the
               name
               of
               Bayliffes
               ,
               and
               after
               that
               ,
               of
               Maiors
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               first
               yeere
               of
               King
               Richard
               the
               first
               ,
               
               the
               Citizens
               of
               London
               obtained
               to
               bee
               governed
               by
               two
               Bailiffes
               ,
               which
               Bailiffes
               are
               in
               divers
               ancient
               dceds
               called
               Sheriffes
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               speech
               of
               the
               Law
               ,
               which
               called
               the
               Shire
               Balliva
               ,
               for
               that
               they
               (
               like
               as
               the
               Portgraves
               )
               used
               the
               same
               office
               of
               Shrivewicke
               ,
               for
               the
               which
               the
               City
               paid
               to
               fee-farme
               ,
               300.
               
                 l.
              
               yeerely
               as
               before
               ,
               since
               the
               reigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               first
               ,
               which
               also
               is
               yet
               paid
               by
               the
               City
               into
               the
               Exchequer
               untill
               this
               day
               .
            
             
               They
               also
               obtained
               to
               have
               a
               Maior
               ,
               to
               bee
               their
               principall
               Governour
               and
               Lieutenant
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               as
               of
               the
               Kings
               Chamber
               .
            
             
               
                 1189
                 The
                 names
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 Bailiffes
                 or
                 Officers
                 ,
                 entring
                 into
                 their
                 office
                 at
                 the
                 Feast
                 of
                 S.
                 Michael
                 the
                 Archangell
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 Christ
                 1189.
                 were
                 named
                 
                   Henry
                   Cornehill
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Richard
                   Reynere
                
                 ,
                 Bailiffes
                 or
                 Sheriffes
                 .
                 Their
                 first
                 Maior
                 was
                 
                   Henry
                   Fitz-Alwin
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 appointed
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 continued
                 Maior
                 from
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 untill
                 the
                 15.
                 of
                 King
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 24.
                 yeeres
                 and
                 somewhat
                 more
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 1190
                 The
                 second
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 Sheriffes
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Herlion
                 ,
              
               
                 Roger
                 Duke
                 :
                 
              
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Fitz-Alwin
                 .
                 
              
               
                 1191
                 The
                 third
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
              
               
                 VVilliam
                 Haverell
                 ,
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Buckmote
                 :
              
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Fitz-Alwin
                 .
              
               
                 1192
                 The
                 fourth
                 ,
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Duke
                 ,
              
               
                 Peter
                 Newelye
                 :
              
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Fitz-Alwin
                 .
              
               
                 1193
                 The
                 fifth
                 ,
              
               
                 Roger
                 Duke
                 ,
              
               
                 Richard
                 Fitz-Alwin
                 .
              
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Fitz-Alwin
                 .
              
               
                 1194
                 The
                 sixth
                 ,
              
               
               
                 VVilliam
                 Fitz-Isabel
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 VVilliam
                 Fitz-Arnold
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheiffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Fitz
                 Alwin
                 .
              
               
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1195
                 
                   The
                   seventh
                
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Besaunt
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Ioke
                 de
                 Iosue
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Maior
                     ,
                     Henry
                     Fitz-Alwin
                     .
                  
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1196
                     
                       The
                       eighth
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Gerard
                 de
                 Antiloche
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Durant
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Fitz-Alwin
                 .
              
               
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1197
                 
                   The
                   ninth
                
              
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Blunt
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Ducket
                 :
                 —
              
               
                 Sheriffes
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Fitz-Alwin
                 .
              
               
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1198
                 
                   The
                   tenth
                
              
            
             
               
                 Constantine
                 Fitz-Arnold
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 le
                 Beau
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Fitz-Alwin
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 Iohn
                 began
                 his
                 reigne
                 the
                 sixth
                 of
                 April
                 1199.
                 
              
               
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1199
                 The
                 first
                 of
                 King
                 Iohn
                 ,
              
            
             
               
                 Arnold
                 Fitz-Arnold
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Fitz
                 Bartholomew
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Fitz-Alwin
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 Iohn
                 granted
                 the
                 Sheriffe-wicke
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Citizens
                 thereof
                 ,
                 as
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 first
                 before
                 had
                 done
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 300.
                 
                   l.
                
                 yeerely
                 .
                 Also
                 he
                 gave
                 them
                 authority
                 to
                 chuse
                 and
                 deprive
                 their
                 Sheriffs
                 at
                 their
                 pleasure
                 .
              
               
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1200
                 
                   The
                   second
                
              
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Dorset
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iames
                 Bartholemew
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Fitz-Alwin
                 .
              
               
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1201
                 
                   The
                   third
                
              
            
             
               
                 VValter
                 Fitz-Alice
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Simon
                 de
                 Aldermanbury
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Alwin
                 .
              
               
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1202
                 
                   The
                   fourth
                
              
            
             
               
                 Norman
                 Blondel
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 de
                 Ely
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Fitz-Alwin
                 .
              
               
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1203
                 
                   The
                   fifth
                
              
            
             
               
                 VValter
                 Browne
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 VV.
                 Chamberlaine
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Fitz-Alwin
                 .
              
               
                 
                   VValter
                   Brune
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Rosia
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 founded
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 Saint
                 Mary
                 without
                 Bishopsgate
                 ,
                 commonly
                 called
                 ,
                 Saint
                 Mary
                 Spittle
                 .
              
               
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1204
                 
                   The
                   sixth
                
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Haverel
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Hamond
                 Brond
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 Henry
                 Fitz-Alwin
                 .
              
               
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1205
                 
                   The
                   seventh
                
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 VValgrave
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 de
                 VVinchester
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Fitz-Alwin
                 .
              
               
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1206
                 
                   The
                   eighth
                
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Holyland
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Edmund
                 Fitz-Gerard
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Fitz-Alwin
                 .
              
               
               
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1207
                 
                   The
                   ninth
                
              
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 VVinchester
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Edmund
                 Hard
                 Le
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Firz-Alwin
                 .
              
               
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1208
                 
                   The
                   tenth
                
              
            
             
               
                 Peter
                 Duke
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Neale
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Fitz-Alwin
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 by
                 his
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 granted
                 to
                 the
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 liberty
                 and
                 authority
                 ,
                 yeerely
                 to
                 chuse
                 themselves
                 a
                 Maior
                 .
              
               
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1209
                 
                   The
                   eleventh
                
              
            
             
               
                 Peter
                 le
                 Iosue
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Blound
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Fitz-Alwin
                 .
              
               
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1210
                 
                   The
                   twelfth
                
              
            
             
               
                 Adam
                 VVhitley
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Stephen
                 le
                 Grasse
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     ,
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Fitz-Alwin
                 .
              
               
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1211.
                 
                 
                   The
                   thirteenth
                
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Fitz-Peter
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Garland
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Fitz-Alwin
                 .
              
               
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1212
                 
                   The
                   foureteenth
                
              
            
             
               
                 Randolph
                 Eyland
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Constantine
                 Iosue
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Fitz-Alwin
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 
                   Henry
                   Fitz-Alwin
                
                 deceased
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Mary
                   Bothaw
                
                 ,
                 neere
                 to
                 
                   London
                   Stone
                
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 dwelt
                 .
              
               
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1213.
                 
                   the
                   fifteenth
                
              
            
             
               
                 Martin
                 Fitz-Alice
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Peter
                 Bate
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Roger
                 Fitz-Alwin
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 yeere
                 the
                 Ditch
                 about
                 London
                 was
                 begun
                 to
                 bee
                 made
                 ,
                 of
                 204.
                 foote
                 broad
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Londoners
                 .
              
               
                 1214
                 The
                 sixteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Salomon
                 Basing
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Hugh
                 Basing
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Serle
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 .
              
               
                 Roger
                 Fitz-Alwin
                 ,
                 saith
                 Grafton
                 .
              
               
                 1215
                 The
                 seventeenth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Travers
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Andrew
                 Newland
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 VVilliam
                 Hardel
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 began
                 his
                 reigne
                 the
                 19.
                 of
                 October
                 ,
                 1216.
                 
              
               
                 1216
                 The
                 first
              
            
             
               
                 Benet
                 Seinturer
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Bluntivers
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iames
                   Alderman
                
                 for
                 part
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 
                   Salomon
                   Basing
                
                 for
                 part
                 .
              
               
                 1217
                 The
                 second
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Boker●
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Ralph
                 Holyland
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Serle
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
              
               
                 Robert
                 Serle
                 ,
                 saith
                 Grafton
                 .
              
               
                 1218
                 The
                 third
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Wayle
                 ,
                 or
                 Veil
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 le
                 Spicer
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Robert
                   Serle
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Forest
                 of
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Warren
                 of
                 Stanes
                 ,
                 were
                 this
                 yeere
                 disaforested
                 .
              
               
                 1219
                 The
                 fourth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Wimbledon
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Wayle
                 ,
                 or
                 Veil
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Robert
                   Serle
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 .
              
               
                 1220
                 The
                 fifth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Renger
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Veil
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Robert
                   Serle
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 .
              
               
                 1221
                 The
                 sixth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Renger
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Lambart
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Robert
                   Serle
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 .
              
               
                 1222
                 The
                 seventh
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Renger
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Lambart
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Robert
                   Serle
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Constantine
                   Fitz-Arnulph
                
                 raysed
                 great
                 troubles
                 in
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 hanged
                 with
                 his
                 Nephew
                 and
                 other
                 .
              
               
                 1223
                 The
                 eighth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Travars
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Andrew
                 Bokerel
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Richard
                 Renger
                 .
              
               
                 1224
                 The
                 ninth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Travars
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Andrew
                 Bokerel
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Richard
                 Renger
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 granted
                 to
                 the
                 Comminaltie
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 a
                 common
                 Scale
                 .
              
               
                 1225
                 The
                 tenth
              
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Duke
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Martin
                 Fitz-William
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Richard
                 Renger
                 .
              
               
                 1226
                 The
                 eleventh
              
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Duke
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Martin
                 Fitz
                 William
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Richard
                 Renger
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 yeere
                 the
                 King
                 confirmed
                 to
                 the
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 free
                 Warren
                 ,
                 or
                 libertie
                 to
                 hunt
                 a
                 certaine
                 circuite
                 about
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Warren
                 of
                 
                   Stanes
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 
                 And
                 also
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 should
                 passe
                 tol-free
                 throughout
                 all
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Keddles
                 ,
                 or
                 Weres
                 in
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 and
                 Midway
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 plucked
                 up
                 and
                 destroyed
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 &c.
                 Patent
                 11.
                 
                 Henry
                 3.
                 
              
               
                 1227
                 The
                 twelfth
              
            
             
               
                 Stephen
                 Bokerel
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Henry
                 Cecham
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Roger
                 Duke
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 liberties
                 and
                 Franchises
                 of
                 London
                 were
                 ratified
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 granted
                 ,
                 that
                 either
                 Sheriffe
                 should
                 have
                 two
                 Clerkes
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 Serjeants
                 :
                 also
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Citizens
                 should
                 have
                 a
                 common
                 Seale
                 .
              
               
                 1228
                 The
                 thirteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Stephen
                 Bokerel
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Henry
                 Cocham
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Roger
                 Duke
                 .
              
               
                 1229
                 The
                 foureteenth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Fitz
                 Iohn
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Roger
                 Duke
                 .
              
               
                 1230
                 The
                 fifteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 VValter
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 de
                 VVoborne
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Roger
                 Duke
                 .
              
               
                 1231
                 The
                 sixteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Michael
                 of
                 S.
                 Helen
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 VValter
                 de
                 Enfield
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Andrew
                   Bokerel
                
                 ,
                 Pepperer
                 .
              
               
                 1232
                 The
                 seventeenth
              
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 de
                 Edmonton
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Gerard
                 Bat
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Andrew
                   Bokerel
                
                 ,
                 Pepperer
                 .
              
               
                 1233
                 The
                 eighteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Simon
                 Fitz
                 Mary
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Roger
                 Blunt
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Andrew
                   Bokerel
                
                 ,
                 Pepperer
                 .
              
               
                 1234
                 The
                 nineteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Ralph
                 Ashwy
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Norman
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Andrew
                   Bokerel
                
                 ,
                 Pepperer
                 .
              
               
                 1235
                 The
                 twentith
              
            
             
               
                 Gerard
                 Bat
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 or
                 Robert
                 Hardle
                 :
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Andrew
                   Bokerel
                
                 ,
                 Pepperer
                 .
              
               
                 1236
                 The
                 one
                 and
                 twentith
              
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Cobham
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iordan
                 of
                 Coventry
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Andrew
                   Bokerel
                
                 ,
                 Pepperer
                 .
              
               
                 1237
                 The
                 two
                 and
                 twentith
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Toloson
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Gervais
                 the
                 Cordwainer
                 :
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Andrew
                   Bokerel
                
                 ,
                 Pepperer
                 .
              
               
                 1238
                 The
                 three
                 and
                 twentith
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Codra●
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 VVilhall
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Richard
                 Renger
                 .
              
               
                 1239
                 The
                 foure
                 and
                 twentith
              
            
             
               
                 Reymond
                 Bongy
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Ralph
                 Ashwy
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 VVilliam
                 Ioyner
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Ioyner
                
                 ,
                 builded
                 the
                 Quire
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Gray
                   Friers
                
                 Church
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 became
                 a
                 Lay
                 brother
                 of
                 that
                 house
                 .
              
               
                 1240
                 The
                 five
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Gisors
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Michael
                 Tony
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Gerard
                 Bat.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 yeere
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 London
                 were
                 chosen
                 ,
                 and
                 changed
                 yeerely
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 order
                 lasted
                 not
                 long
                 .
                 
                   Gerard
                   Bat
                
                 was
                 againe
                 elected
                 Maior
                 for
                 that
                 yeere
                 to
                 come
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 King
                 would
                 not
                 admit
                 him
                 ,
                 being
                 charged
                 with
                 taking
                 money
                 of
                 the
                 Victuallers
                 in
                 the
                 precedent
                 yeere
                 .
              
               
                 1241
                 The
                 six
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Duresme
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Voyle
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Reymond
                 Bongey
                 .
              
               
                 1242
                 The
                 seven
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Fitz-Iohn
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Ralph
                 Ashwy
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Reymond
                 Bongey
                 .
              
               
                 1243
                 The
                 eight
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Hugh
                 Blunt
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Adam
                 Basing
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Ralph
                 Ashwy
                 .
              
               
                 1244
                 The
                 nine
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Ralph
                 Foster
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Bat
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Michael
                 Tony.
                 
              
               
                 1245
                 The
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 of
                 Cornehil
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Adam
                 of
                 Bewley
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gisors
                
                 Pepperer
                 .
              
               
               
                 1246
                 The
                 one
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Simon
                 Fitz-Mary
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Lawrence
                 Frowicke
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Gisors
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Simon
                   Fitz-Mary
                
                 ,
                 founded
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 Mary
                 ,
                 called
                 Bethelem
                 without
                 
                   Bishopsgate
                   .
                   Queene
                   Hith
                
                 was
                 now
                 let
                 to
                 farme
                 to
                 the
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 1247
                 The
                 two
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Voyle
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Bat
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Peter
                 Fitz-Alwin
                 .
              
               
                 1248
                 The
                 three
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Fitz
                 Iosue
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Geffrey
                 VVinchester
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Michael
                 Tony.
                 
              
               
                 1249
                 The
                 foure
                 and
                 thirtie
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Hardell
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Tolason
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Roger
                 Fitz-Roger
                 .
              
               
                 1250
                 The
                 five
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Humfrey
                 Bat
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 VVilliam
                 Fitz-Richard
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gisors
                
                 ,
                 Pepperer
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 now
                 granted
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Maior
                 should
                 be
                 presented
                 to
                 the
                 Barons
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 should
                 admit
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 1251
                 The
                 six
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Lawrence
                 Frowicke
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Bat
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Adam
                 Basing
                 .
              
               
                 1252
                 The
                 seven
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 VVilliam
                 Durham
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 VVimborne
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Tolason
                 ,
                 Draper
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Liberties
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 were
                 seized
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Maior
                 charged
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 looked
                 not
                 to
                 the
                 Assise
                 of
                 bread
                 .
              
               
                 1253
                 The
                 eighth
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Northampton
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Picard
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Richard
                   Hardell
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 .
              
               
                 1254
                 The
                 nine
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Ralph
                 Ashwy
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 of
                 Limon
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Richard
                   Hardell
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 .
              
               
                 1255
                 The
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 Stephen
                 Doe
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Henry
                 Walmond
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Richard
                   Hardell
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Maior
                 ,
                 divers
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 London
                 were
                 deprived
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 placed
                 in
                 their
                 roomes
                 .
              
               
                 1256
                 The
                 one
                 and
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 Michael
                 Bockerell
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 the
                 Minor
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Richard
                 Hardell
                 ,
                 Draper
                 .
              
               
                 1257
                 The
                 two
                 and
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Otwel
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Ashwy
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Richard
                   Hardell
                
                 ;
                 Draper
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 caused
                 the
                 walles
                 of
                 this
                 Citie
                 to
                 bee
                 repaired
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 with
                 Bulwarkes
                 .
              
               
                 1258
                 The
                 three
                 and
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Cornhill
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Adrian
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Richard
                 Hardell
                 ,
                 Draper
                 .
              
               
                 1259
                 The
                 foure
                 and
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Adrian
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Cornhill
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gisors
                
                 ,
                 Pepperer
                 .
              
               
                 1260
                 The
                 five
                 and
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 Adam
                 Browning
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Henry
                 Coventrie
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 William
                 Fitz-Richard
                 .
              
               
                 1261
                 The
                 six
                 and
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Northhampton
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Picard
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 William
                 Fitz-Richard
                 .
              
               
                 1262
                 The
                 seven
                 and
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Tailor
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Walbrooke
                 :
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 Fitz-Richard
                 .
              
               
                 1263
                 The
                 eight
                 and
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 de
                 Mountpiter
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Osbert
                 de
                 Suffolke
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 Fitz-Richard
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 fortified
                 the
                 Citie
                 with
                 iron
                 Chaines
                 ,
                 drawn
                 rhwart
                 over
                 their
                 streets
                 .
              
               
                 1264
                 The
                 nine
                 and
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 Gregory
                 Rockesley
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 de
                 De●ford
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 Fitz-Thomas
                 Fitz-Richard
                 .
              
               
               
                 1265
                 The
                 fiftieth
              
            
             
               
                 Edward
                 Blund
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Peter
                 Anger
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 Fitz-Thomas
                 Fitz-Richard
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Chaines
                 and
                 Posts
                 in
                 London
                 were
                 plucked
                 up
                 ,
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 principall
                 Citizens
                 committed
                 to
                 Ward
                 ,
                 and
                 Otho
                 Constable
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 was
                 made
                 Custos
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 1266
                 The
                 one
                 and
                 fiftieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Hind
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Walraven
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 William
                 Richards
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Earle
                 of
                 Gloucester
                 entred
                 the
                 Citie
                 with
                 an
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 therein
                 builded
                 Bulwarkes
                 ,
                 cast
                 Trenches
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 1267
                 The
                 two
                 and
                 fiftieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Adrian
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Lucas
                 de
                 Batencourt
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Custos
                 ,
                 Alen
                 de
                 la
                 Souch
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 
                   Alen
                   de
                   la
                   Souch
                
                 ,
                 being
                 a
                 Baron
                 of
                 this
                 Realme
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 chiefe
                 Iustice
                 ,
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1270.
                 slaine
                 in
                 Westminster
                 Hall
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   Iohn
                   warren
                
                 Earle
                 of
                 Surrey
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Fitz-Th●obald
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Agnes
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 this
                 yeere
                 founded
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 Saint
                 Thomas
                 of
                 Acon
                 in
                 Westcheape
                 .
              
               
                 1268
                 The
                 three
                 and
                 fiftieth
                 ▪
              
            
             
               
                 Walter
                 Harvy
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Dur●sme
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 T.
                 Wimborn
                 ;
                 
                   Custos
                   ,
                   Sir
                
                 Stephen
                 Edward
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 variance
                 fell
                 in
                 London
                 betweene
                 the
                 Goldsmiths
                 and
                 the
                 Taylors
                 ,
                 wherthrough
                 many
                 men
                 were
                 slaine
                 .
              
               
                 1269
                 The
                 foure
                 and
                 fiftieth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Basing
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Cornehill
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 
                   Hugh
                   Fitz-Ottonis
                
                 ,
                 Custos
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 Constable
                 of
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 1270
                 The
                 five
                 and
                 fiftieth
              
            
             
               
                 Walter
                 Potter
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Philip
                 Tailor
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Adrian
                
                 Vintner
                 .
              
               
                 1271
                 The
                 six
                 and
                 fiftieth
              
            
             
               
                 Gregory
                 Rokesly
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Henry
                 Walleys
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Adrian
                
                 Vintner
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 steeple
                 of
                 Bow
                 Church
                 in
                 Cheape
                 fell
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 slew
                 many
                 people
                 .
              
               
               
                 1272
                 The
                 seven
                 and
                 fiftieth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Paris
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 de
                 Wodeley
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Walter
                   Harvy
                
                 ,
                 Custos
                 ,
                 
                   H.
                   Frowike
                
                 ,
                 Pepperer
                 ,
                 for
                 part
                 that
                 yeere
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 beganne
                 his
                 reigne
                 the
                 sixteenth
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 1272.
                 
              
               
                 1273
                 The
                 first
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Horne
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Walter
                 Potter
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Walter
                   Harvy
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 1274
                 The
                 second
              
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Henry
                 Coventry
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Walleis
                 .
              
               
                 1275
                 The
                 third
              
            
             
               
                 Lucas
                 Ba●encourte
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Henry
                 Frowicke
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Gregory
                   Rokesley
                
                 ;
                 chiefe
                 Say-master
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Kings
                 Mints
                 throughout
                 all
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 keeper
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Exchange
                 at
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 1276
                 The
                 fourth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Horne
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Ralph
                 Blunt
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Gregory
                 Rokesley
                 .
              
               
                 1277
                 The
                 fifth
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 de
                 Arar
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Ralph
                 L.
                 Fewre
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Gregory
                 Rokesley
                 .
              
               
                 1278
                 The
                 sixth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Adrian
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Walter
                 Langley
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Gregory
                 Rokesley
                 .
              
               
                 1279
                 The
                 seventh
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Basing
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 le
                 Meyre
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Gregory
                 Rokesley
                 .
              
               
                 1280
                 The
                 eighth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Fox
                 ,
                 or
                 Box
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Ralph
                 Delamere
                 ,
                 or
                 Moore
                 :
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Gregory
                 Rokesley
                 .
              
               
                 1281
                 The
                 ninth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Farendon
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Winchester
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Gregory
                 Rakesley
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 
                   William
                   Farendon
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 was
                 Father
                 to
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Farendon
                
                 :
                 Of
                 these
                 two
                 Faringden
                 Ward
                 tooke
                 that
                 name
                 .
              
               
                 1282
                 The
                 tenth
              
            
             
               
                 W.
                 le
                 Meyre
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Chigwel
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Walleis
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 
                   Henry
                   Walleis
                
                 builded
                 the
                 Tun
                 upon
                 Cornehill
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 a
                 Prison
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Stockes
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 Market-house
                 .
              
               
                 1283
                 The
                 eleventh
              
            
             
               
                 Ralph
                 Blunt
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Ankerin
                 de
                 Betavil
                 ,
                 or
                 Hawkin
                 Betuell
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Walleis
                 .
              
               
                 1284.
                 
                 The
                 twelfth
              
            
             
               
                 Iordan
                 Goodcheape
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Martin
                 Box
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Walleis
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Lawrence
                   Ducket
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 murdered
                 in
                 Bow-Church
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 murtherers
                 hanged
                 .
              
               
                 1285
                 The
                 thirteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Stephen
                 Cornehill
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Roberts
                 Rokesley
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Gregory
                 Rokesley
                 ;
              
               
                 
                 Custos
                 ,
                 Ralph
                 Sandwitch
                 ,
                 and
                 Iohn
                 Briton
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 ordained
                 ,
                 that
                 Millers
                 should
                 have
                 but
                 one
                 halfe-penny
                 for
                 a
                 quarter
                 of
                 Wheat
                 grinding
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 great
                 water
                 Conduit
                 in
                 Cheape
                 was
                 now
                 begun
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 .
              
               
                 1286
                 The
                 foureteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Walter
                 Blunt
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Wade
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Custos
                 ,
                 Ralph
                 Sandwitch
                 .
              
               
                 Wheate
                 was
                 now
                 sold
                 at
                 London
                 for
                 sixteene
                 pence
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 twelve
                 pence
                 the
                 quarter
                 .
              
               
                 1287
                 The
                 fifteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Crosse
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Walter
                 Hawteyne
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Custos
                 ,
                 Ralph
                 Sandwitch
                 .
              
               
                 1288
                 The
                 sixteenth
              
            
             
               
                 W.
                 Hereford
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Stanes
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Custos
                 ,
                 Ralph
                 Sandwitch
                 .
              
               
                 1289
                 The
                 seventeenth
              
            
             
               
                 W.
                 Betaine
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 of
                 Canturbury
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Custos
                 ,
                 Ralph
                 Sandwitch
                 ,
                 Ralph
                 Barnavars
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   Sir
                
                 Iohn
                 Briton
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 yeere
                 a
                 Subsidie
                 was
                 granted
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 reparations
                 of
                 London-bridge
                 .
              
               
                 1290
                 The
                 eighteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Fulke
                 of
                 S.
                 Edmond
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Salomon
                 Langford
                 ,
                 or
                 Le
                 Setel
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Custos
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Briton
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 1291
                 The
                 nineteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Romain
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 W.
                 de
                 Leyre
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   Custos
                   ,
                   Sir
                
                 Iohn
                 Briton
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Ralph
                 Sandwitch
                 .
              
               
                 1292
                 The
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Ralph
                 blunt
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Hamond
                 Box
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Custos
                 ,
                 Ralph
                 Sandwitch
                 .
              
               
                 1293
                 The
                 one
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Bell
                 ,
                 or
                 Bole
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Elias
                 Russell
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Custos
                 ,
                 Ralph
                 Sandwitch
                 .
              
               
                 Three
                 men
                 had
                 their
                 right
                 hands
                 cut
                 off
                 at
                 the
                 Standard
                 in
                 Cheape
                 ,
                 for
                 re●cuing
                 of
                 a
                 prisoner
                 ,
                 arrested
                 by
                 a
                 Sergeant
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 1294
                 The
                 two
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Rokesley
                
                 the
                 yonger
                 ,
              
               
                 Martin
                 Aubery
                 ,
                 or
                 Amersbery
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Custos
                 ,
                 Ralph
                 Sandwitch
                 .
              
               
                 1295
                 The
                 three
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Box
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Gloucester
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Custos
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Ralph
                   Sandwitch
                
                 .
              
               
               
                 1296
                 The
                 foure
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 〈◊〉
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 〈…〉
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Custos
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Briton
                
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 yeere
                 all
                 the
                 Liberties
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 were
                 restored
                 ,
                 the
                 Mairalty
                 excepted
                 .
              
               
                 1297
                 The
                 five
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 of
                 Suffolke
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 ●●dam
                 of
                 Falham
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Custos
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Briton
                
                 .
              
               
                 1298
                 The
                 six
                 and
                 twentith
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Re●●a●●
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 ●ely
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Walleis
                 .
              
               
                 Certaine
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 brake
                 up
                 the
                 Tunne
                 upon
                 Cornehill
                 ,
                 and
                 tooke
                 out
                 prisoners
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 which
                 they
                 were
                 grievously
                 punished
                 .
              
               
                 1299
                 The
                 seven
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Armenter
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Henry
                 ●ingene
                 ,
                 or
                 Fingrith
                 :
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Elias
                 Russell
                 .
              
               
                 1300
                 The
                 eighth
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Lucas
                 de
                 Havering
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Champnes
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Elias
                 Russell
                 .
              
               
                 1301
                 The
                 nine
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Callor
                 ,
                 or
                 Callet
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Peter
                 de
                 Besenho
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Custos
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Blunt
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 1302
                 The
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Hugh
                 Pourte
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Simon
                 Paris
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Custos
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Blunt.
                
                 
              
               
                 1303
                 The
                 one
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 W.
                 Combmartin
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 de
                 Burford
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Custos
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Blunt.
                
                 
              
               
                 1304
                 The
                 two
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Paris
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 de
                 Lincolne
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Custos
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Blunt.
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   Geffrey
                   Hertel●pole
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 was
                 elected
                 to
                 bee
                 Recorder
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 tooke
                 his
                 oath
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 appointed
                 to
                 weare
                 his
                 apparell
                 as
                 an
                 Alderman
                 .
              
               
                 1305
                 The
                 three
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Cawson
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Reginald
                 Thunderley
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Custos
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Blunt.
                
                 
              
               
                 1306
                 The
                 foure
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Geffrey
                 at
                 the
                 Conduit
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Simon
                 Billet
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Custos
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Blunt.
                
                 
              
               
                 Seacoale
                 was
                 forbidden
                 to
                 bee
                 burned
                 in
                 
                   London
                   ,
                   Southwarke
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 began
                 his
                 reigne
                 the
                 seventh
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 Anno
                 ,
                 1307.
                 
              
               
                 1307
                 The
                 first
              
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Pigot
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Nigellus
                 Drury
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Custos
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Blunt.
                
                 
              
               
                 1308
                 The
                 second
                 ▪
              
            
             
               
                 W.
                 Basing
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iames
                 Butt●ler
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Faringdon
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 .
              
               
               
                 1309
                 The
                 third
              
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 le
                 Palmer
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iames
                 of
                 S.
                 Edmond
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 Romaine
                 .
              
               
                 1310
                 The
                 fourth
              
            
             
               
                 Simon
                 Cooper
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Peter
                 Blackney
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Richard
                   Reffam
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 commanded
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 communaltie
                 to
                 make
                 the
                 Wall
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 from
                 Ludgate
                 to
                 Fleetbridge
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 the
                 Thames
                 .
              
               
                 1311
                 The
                 fifth
              
            
             
               
                 Simon
                 Metwod
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Wilford
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gisors
                
                 ,
                 Pepperer
                 .
              
               
                 Order
                 was
                 taken
                 that
                 Merchant-strangers
                 should
                 sell
                 their
                 wares
                 within
                 forty
                 dayes
                 after
                 their
                 arrivall
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 be
                 forfeited
                 .
              
               
                 1312
                 The
                 sixth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Lambin
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Adam
                 Lutkin
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gisors
                
                 ,
                 Pepperer
                 .
              
               
                 1313
                 The
                 seventh
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Gurden
                 ,
                 or
                 Burdeint
                 ,
              
               
                 Hugh
                 Garton
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Faringdon
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 .
              
               
                 Prices
                 set
                 on
                 victuals
                 :
                 a
                 fat
                 stalled
                 Oxe
                 ,
                 24.
                 shillings
                 ,
                 a
                 fat
                 Mutton
                 ,
                 20.
                 pence
                 ,
                 a
                 fat
                 Goose
                 ,
                 two
                 pence
                 halfe
                 penny
                 ,
                 a
                 fat
                 Capon
                 ,
                 two
                 pence
                 ;
                 a
                 fat
                 Hen
                 ,
                 one
                 penny
                 ;
                 two
                 Chickens
                 ,
                 one
                 penny
                 ;
                 three
                 Pigeons
                 ,
                 one
                 penny
                 ;
                 24.
                 egges
                 one
                 penny
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 1314
                 The
                 eighth
              
            
             
               
                 Stephen
                 Abingdon
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Hamond
                 Chickwell
                 ,
                 or
                 Chigwell
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gisors
                
                 ,
                 Pepperer
                 .
              
               
                 Famine
                 and
                 mortality
                 of
                 people
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 quicke
                 might
                 unneath
                 bury
                 the
                 dead
                 ,
                 horse
                 flesh
                 ,
                 and
                 dogs
                 flesh
                 was
                 good
                 meate
                 .
              
               
                 1315
                 The
                 ninth
              
            
             
               
                 Hamond
                 Goodchape
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Bodeleigh
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Stephen
                 de
                 Abingdon
                 .
              
               
                 1316
                 The
                 tenth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Caston
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Ralph
                 Balancer
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Wingrave
                 .
              
               
                 An
                 earely
                 Harvest
                 :
                 a
                 Bushell
                 of
                 Wheate
                 that
                 had
                 beene
                 sold
                 for
                 tenne
                 shillings
                 ,
                 was
                 now
                 sold
                 for
                 tenne
                 pence
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 1317
                 The
                 eleventh
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Prior
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 W.
                 Furneux
                 ,
                 or
                 Furneis
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Wingrave
                 .
              
               
               
                 Such
                 a
                 murren
                 of
                 Kin●
                 ,
                 that
                 Dogs
                 and
                 Ravens
                 that
                 sed
                 on
                 them
                 were
                 poisoned
                 .
              
               
                 1318
                 The
                 twelfth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Pointell
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Dalling
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Wingrave
                 .
              
               
                 1319
                 The
                 thirteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Simon
                 de
                 Abingdon
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 I.
                 Preston
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Hamond
                   Chickwell
                
                 ,
                 Pepperer
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gisors
                
                 ,
                 late
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 other
                 Citizens
                 fled
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 for
                 things
                 layd
                 to
                 their
                 charge
                 .
              
               
                 1320
                 The
                 foureteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Renauld
                 at
                 the
                 Conduit
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 W.
                 Prodham
                 ,
                 or
                 Produn
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Farengdon
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 .
              
               
                 1321
                 The
                 fifteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Constantine
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 de
                 Hackney
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Hamond
                   Chickwell
                
                 ,
                 Pepperer
                 .
              
               
                 1222
                 The
                 sixteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Grantham
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 de
                 Ely
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Hamond
                   Chickwell
                
                 ,
                 Pepperer
                 .
              
               
                 Fish
                 and
                 Flesh
                 market
                 established
                 at
                 the
                 Stockes
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 midst
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 .
              
               
                 1323
                 The
                 seventeenth
              
            
             
               
                 Adam
                 of
                 Salisbury
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 of
                 Oxford
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Farengdon
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 this
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Farengdon
                
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Farengdon
                
                 his
                 father
                 ,
                 read
                 more
                 in
                 Farengdon
                 Ward
                 .
              
               
                 1324
                 The
                 eighteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Benet
                 of
                 Fulham
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Cawson
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Hamond
                   Chickwell
                
                 ,
                 Pepperer
                 .
              
               
                 1325
                 The
                 nineteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Gilbert
                 Mordon
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Causton
                 ,
                 or
                 Cotton
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Hamond
                   Chickwell
                
                 ,
                 Pepperer
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 tooke
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Excester
                 ,
                 and
                 cut
                 off
                 his
                 head
                 at
                 the
                 Standard
                 in
                 Cheape
                 .
              
               
                 1326
                 The
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Rothing
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Roger
                 Chaunteclere
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Richard
                   Britaine
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 
                   Richard
                   Rothing
                
                 is
                 said
                 to
                 new
                 build
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Iames
                 at
                 Garlicke-Hith
                 .
              
               
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 began
                 his
                 reigne
                 the
                 25.
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 Anno
                 ,
                 1326.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 King
                 Edward
                 granted
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Maior
                 should
                 be
                 Iustice
                 for
                 the
                 Gaole
                 delivery
                 at
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 should
                 not
                 be
                 constrained
                 to
                 go
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 to
                 any
                 Warre
                 .
                 More
                 hee
                 granted
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Liberties
                 &
                 Franchises
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 should
                 not
                 ,
                 after
                 this
                 time
                 (
                 for
                 any
                 cause
                 )
                 bee
                 taken
                 into
                 the
                 Kings
                 hands
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 More
                 he
                 granted
                 by
                 his
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 ,
                 dated
                 the
                 sixth
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 Escheter
                 should
                 bee
                 in
                 the
                 Citie
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Maior
                 for
                 his
                 time
                 only
                 .
              
               
                 1327
                 The
                 first
              
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Darcy
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Hawton
                 ,
                 or
                 Haughton
                 :
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Hamond
                   Chickwell
                
                 ,
                 Pepperer
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 This
                 yeere
                 the
                 Walls
                 of
                 London
                 were
                 ●●payred
                 .
              
               
                 1328
                 The
                 second
              
            
             
               
                 Simon
                 Frances
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Henry
                 Combmartin
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Grantham
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 .
              
               
                 1329
                 The
                 third
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Lazar
                 ,
              
               
                 William
                 Gisors
                 :
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Richard
                 Swandland
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 yeere
                 the
                 King
                 kept
                 a
                 great
                 Iousting
                 in
                 Cheape
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 Sopars-lane
                 and
                 the
                 great
                 Crosse
                 .
              
               
                 1330
                 The
                 fourth
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 of
                 Elie
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Whorwode
                 :
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Pountney
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Pultney
                 ,
                 Draper
                 .
              
               
                 1331
                 The
                 fifth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Mocking
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Andrew
                 Aubery
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Pultney
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 .
              
               
                 1332
                 The
                 sixth
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Pike
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Husband
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Iohn
                 Preston
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
              
               
                 This
                 yeere
                 was
                 founded
                 Elsing
                 Spittle
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   W.
                   Elsing
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 that
                 became
                 first
                 Prior
                 of
                 that
                 Hospitall
                 .
              
               
                 1333
                 The
                 seventh
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Hamond
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Hansard
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Puleney
                
                 ,
                 Drapes
                 .
              
               
                 1334
                 The
                 eighth
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Kingstone
                 ,
                 or
                 Kington
                 ,
              
               
                 Walter
                 Turke
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Reginald
                 at
                 the
                 Conduit
                 ,
                 Vintner
                 .
              
               
                 1335
                 The
                 ninth
              
            
             
               
                 Walter
                 Mordon
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Vpton
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Wotton
                   ,
                   Reignold
                
                 at
                 the
                 Conduit
                 ,
                 saith
                 Grafton
                 .
              
               
               
                 1330
                 The
                 tenth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Clarke
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 W.
                 Curtes
                 :
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Pultney
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Pultney
                
                 founded
                 a
                 Colledge
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Lawrence
                   Pountney
                
                 ,
                 by
                 Candlewicke
                 streete
                 .
              
               
                 1337
                 The
                 eleventh
              
            
             
               
                 Walter
                 Neale
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Crane
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Darcy
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Walter
                   Neale
                
                 ,
                 Bladesmith
                 ,
                 gave
                 lands
                 to
                 the
                 repairing
                 of
                 the
                 high-wayes
                 about
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 1338
                 The
                 twelfth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 de
                 Pomfret
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Hugh
                 Marbeler
                 ,
                 or
                 Marberoll
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Darcy
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 granted
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Sergeants
                 of
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 should
                 beare
                 Maces
                 of
                 Silver
                 and
                 gilt
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Kings
                 Armes
                 engraven
                 on
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 1339
                 The
                 thirteenth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Thorney
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Roger
                 Frosham
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Andrew
                 Aubery
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
              
               
                 1340
                 The
                 foureteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Adam
                 Lucas
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Bartlemew
                 Moris
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Andrew
                   Aubery
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 .
              
               
                 1341
                 The
                 fifteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 de
                 Barking
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 de
                 Rokesley
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 of
                 Oxenford
                 ,
                 Vintner
                 .
              
               
                 1342
                 The
                 sixteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Loufkin
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Killingbery
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Simon
                   Francis
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 price
                 of
                 Gascoyn
                 Wines
                 at
                 London
                 ,
                 fourepence
                 ,
                 and
                 Renish
                 Wine
                 six
                 pence
                 the
                 Galon
                 .
              
               
                 1343
                 The
                 seventeenth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Steward
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Aylesham
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 H●mond
                 .
              
               
                 1344
                 The
                 eighteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Geffrey
                 Witchingham
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Leg
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Hamond
                 .
              
               
               
                 1345
                 The
                 ninteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Edmund
                 Hemenhall
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 of
                 Gloucester
                 :
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Richard
                 Leget
                 ,
                 Richard
                 Lazar
                 faith
                 Grofton
                 .
              
               
                 1346
                 The
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Croyden
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Clopton
                 :
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Geffrey
                 Witchingham
                 .
              
               
                 1347
                 The
                 one
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Adam
                 Brapson
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Fas
                 ,
                 or
                 Bas
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Thomas
                   Leggy
                
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 Edward
                 now
                 won
                 Callis
                 from
                 the
                 French.
                 
              
               
                 1348
                 The
                 two
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Picard
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Simon
                 Dolseby
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Loufkin
                
                 Fishmonger
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 great
                 Pest
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Walter
                   Manny
                
                 ,
                 knight
                 ,
                 now
                 founded
                 the
                 Charter-house
                 by
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 a
                 buriall
                 for
                 the
                 dead
                 .
              
               
                 1349
                 The
                 three
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Adam
                 of
                 Bury
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Ralph
                 of
                 Lynne
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Walter
                   Turke
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 .
              
               
                 1350
                 The
                 foure
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Notte
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 of
                 Worcester
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Richard
                 Killingbury
                 .
              
               
                 1351
                 The
                 five
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Wroth
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Gilbert
                 of
                 Stenineshorp
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Andrew
                 Aubery
                 .
              
               
                 1352
                 The
                 six
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Peache
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Stotley
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Adam
                   Francis
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Maior
                 procured
                 an
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 knowne
                 whore
                 should
                 weare
                 any
                 hood
                 ,
                 or
                 attire
                 on
                 her
                 head
                 ,
                 except
                 reyed
                 ,
                 or
                 striped
                 cloth
                 of
                 divers
                 colours
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 1353
                 The
                 seven
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Wolde
                 ,
                 or
                 Wilde
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Little
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Adam
                   Francis
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 
                   Adam
                   Francis
                
                 was
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Founders
                 of
                 the
                 Colledge
                 in
                 Guild-Hal
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                   H.
                   Prowicke
                
                 was
                 the
                 other
                 .
              
               
                 1354
                 The
                 eight
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Notingham
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Smelt
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Thomas
                   Leggy
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Legget
                 Skinner
                 .
              
               
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 London
                 were
                 used
                 to
                 be
                 changed
                 yeerely
                 ,
                 but
                 now
                 it
                 was
                 ordained
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 not
                 be
                 removed
                 ,
                 without
                 some
                 speciall
                 cause
                 .
              
               
                 1355
                 The
                 nine
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Walter
                 ,
                 or
                 Thomas
                 〈◊〉
                 ,
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Brandon
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Simon
                   Francis
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 .
              
               
                 1356
                 The
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Notingham
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Dolssel
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Henry
                   Picard
                
                 ,
                 Vintner
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 
                   Henry
                   Picard
                
                 feasted
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   France
                   ,
                   Cypres
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Scots
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 great
                 Estates
                 ,
                 all
                 in
                 one
                 day
                 .
              
               
                 1357
                 The
                 one
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Stephen
                 Candish
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Bartholmew
                 Prostling
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Stody
                
                 ,
                 Vintner
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 
                   Iohn
                   Stody
                
                 gave
                 tenements
                 to
                 the
                 Vintners
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 for
                 reliefe
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 that
                 Company
                 .
              
               
                 1358
                 The
                 two
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Barnes
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 B●●is
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Loufkin
                
                 ,
                 Stockfishmonger
                 .
              
               
                 1359
                 The
                 three
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
               
                 Simon
                 of
                 Benington
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 of
                 Chichester
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Simou
                   Dolseby
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 .
              
               
               
                 1360
                 The
                 foure
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Dennis
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Walter
                 Berny
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wroth
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 .
              
               
                 1361
                 The
                 five
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Holbech
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iames
                 Tame
                 :
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Peche
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 .
              
               
                 1362
                 The
                 six
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 of
                 S.
                 Albones
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iames
                 Andrew
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Stephen
                   Candish
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 .
              
               
                 1363
                 The
                 seven
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 of
                 Croyen
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Hiltoft
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Not
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 .
              
               
                 1364
                 The
                 three
                 and
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 de
                 Metford
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Simon
                 de
                 Mordon
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Adam
                 of
                 Bury
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 .
              
               
                 1365
                 The
                 nine
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Bukylsworth
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 or
                 Thomas
                 Ireland
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Loufkin
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 and
                 Adam
                 of
                 Bury
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 .
              
               
                 1366
                 The
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Ward
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 of
                 Lee
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 the
                 Lee.
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Loufkin
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 
                   Iohn
                   Loufkin
                
                 builded
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Michael
                 in
                 Crooked-lane
                 .
              
               
                 1367
                 The
                 one
                 and
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Turngold
                 ,
                 or
                 Torgold
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Dickeman
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iames
                   Andrew
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 .
              
               
                 1368
                 The
                 two
                 and
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Girdeler
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Adam
                 Wimondham
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 
                   Simon
                   Mordon
                
                 ,
                 Stockfishmonger
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 yeere
                 Wheat
                 was
                 sold
                 for
                 two
                 shillings
                 six
                 pence
                 the
                 bushell
                 .
              
               
                 1369
                 The
                 three
                 and
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Piel
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Hugh
                 Holdich
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Chichester
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 .
              
               
                 1370
                 The
                 foure
                 and
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Walworth
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Gayton
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Barnes
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 .
              
               
                 1371
                 The
                 five
                 and
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 Adam
                 Staple
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Hatfield
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Barnes
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 
                   Iohn
                   Barnes
                
                 gave
                 a
                 chest
                 with
                 three
                 locks
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 thousand
                 Markes
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 lent
                 to
                 poore
                 men
                 .
              
               
                 1372
                 The
                 six
                 and
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Philpot
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Brembar
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Piel
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 .
              
               
                 1373
                 The
                 seven
                 and
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Aubery
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Fished
                 :
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Adam
                 of
                 Bury
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 .
              
               
                 1374
                 The
                 eight
                 and
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Lions
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Woodhouse
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   William
                   Walworth
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 .
              
               
                 1375
                 The
                 nine
                 and
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Hadley
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Newport
                 :
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Ward
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 .
              
               
                 1376
                 The
                 fiftieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Northampton
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Laund
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Adam
                   Staple
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Londoners
                 meant
                 to
                 have
                 slaine
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 
                   Lancaster
                   :
                   Adam
                   Staple
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ,
                 put
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Brembar
                
                 elected
                 .
                 Also
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 were
                 deposed
                 and
                 other
                 set
                 in
                 their
                 places
                 .
              
               
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 began
                 his
                 reigne
                 the
                 one
                 and
                 twentieth
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1377.
                 
              
               
                 1377
                 The
                 first
              
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Twiford
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Andrew
                 Pikeman
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Brembar
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Philpot
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Citizen
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 sent
                 Ships
                 to
                 the
                 Sea
                 and
                 scoured
                 it
                 of
                 Pirats
                 ,
                 taking
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 prisoners
                 .
              
               
                 1378
                 The
                 second
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Boseham
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Cornwalis
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Philpot
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 
                   Iohn
                   Philpot
                
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 lands
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 finding
                 of
                 thirteen
                 poore
                 people
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 1379
                 The
                 third
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Helisdon
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Barrat
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hadley
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 .
              
               
                 1380
                 The
                 fourth
              
            
             
               
                 Walter
                 Doget
                 ,
                 or
                 Docket
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Knighthode
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   William
                   Walworth
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 
                   William
                   walworth
                
                 arrested
                 
                   Wat
                   Tiler
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Rebell
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 yeere
                 was
                 Knighted
                 .
                 Hee
                 increased
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Michael
                 in
                 Crooked-lane
                 ,
                 and
                 founded
                 there
                 a
                 Colledge
                 .
                 Other
                 Aldermen
                 were
                 also
                 then
                 Knighted
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 for
                 their
                 service
                 in
                 the
                 field
                 .
              
               
                 1381
                 The
                 fifth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Rota
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Hynde
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Northampton
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 .
              
               
                 1382
                 The
                 sixth
              
            
             
               
                 Adam
                 Bamme
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Sely
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Northampton
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 Skinner
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 find
                 in
                 some
                 Record
                 .
              
               
                 1383
                 The
                 seventh
              
            
             
               
                 Simon
                 Winchcombe
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 More
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Brembar
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Northampton
                
                 ,
                 late
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 was
                 committed
                 to
                 perpetuall
                 prison
                 and
                 his
                 goods
                 confiscated
                 .
              
               
                 1384
                 The
                 eighth
              
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Exton
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 French
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Brembar
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 Knighted
                 with
                 
                   William
                   Walworth
                
                 .
              
               
                 1385
                 The
                 ninth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Organ
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Churchman
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Brembar
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 foresaid
                 
                   Iohn
                   Churchman
                
                 now
                 builded
                 the
                 Custome-house
                 ,
                 neere
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 many
                 other
                 workes
                 for
                 the
                 commodity
                 of
                 this
                 Citie
                 .
              
               
                 1386
                 The
                 tenth
              
            
             
               
                 W.
                 Stondon
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 W.
                 More
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Exton
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 yeere
                 the
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 fearing
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 pulled
                 downe
                 houses
                 neere
                 about
                 their
                 Citie
                 ,
                 repaired
                 their
                 Wals
                 ,
                 and
                 cleansed
                 their
                 ditches
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 1387
                 The
                 eleventh
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Venor
                 ,
                 or
                 Vinor
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Hugh
                 Falstalfe
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Exton
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Brembar
                
                 ,
                 late
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 was
                 this
                 yeere
                 beheaded
                 .
              
               
                 1388
                 The
                 twelfth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Austen
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Adam
                 Carlehul
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Twiford
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 Knighted
                 with
                 
                   William
                   Walworth
                
                 .
              
               
                 1389
                 The
                 thirteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Walcot
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Love
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Vinor
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Venour
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 .
              
               
                 1390
                 The
                 fourteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Francis
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Vivent
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Adam
                   Bamme
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 
                   Adam
                   Bamme
                
                 provided
                 from
                 beyond
                 the
                 Seas
                 ,
                 Corne
                 in
                 great
                 abundance
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 City
                 was
                 well
                 able
                 to
                 serve
                 the
                 Countrey
                 .
              
               
                 1391
                 The
                 fifteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Shadworth
                 ,
                 or
                 Chadworth
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Henry
                 Vamere
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hind
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Maior
                 was
                 ,
                 for
                 displeasure
                 taken
                 ,
                 sent
                 to
                 Windsor
                 Castle
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 made
                 a
                 Custos
                 or
                 Warden
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 1392
                 The
                 sixteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Gilbert
                 Mafield
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Newington
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   William
                   Stondon
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 .
              
               
                 1393
                 The
                 seventeenth
              
            
             
               
                 Drew
                 Barentin
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Whitington
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hardley
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 .
              
               
                 Faringdon
                 Ward
                 was
                 now
                 by
                 Parliament
                 appointed
                 to
                 bee
                 divided
                 into
                 two
                 Wards
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 
                   infra
                   ,
                   &
                   extra
                
                 .
              
               
                 1394
                 The
                 eighteenth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Bramston
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Knoles
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Froyshe
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 .
              
               
                 1395
                 The
                 nineteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Ellis
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Sevenoke
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   More
                
                 ,
                 Vintner
                 .
              
               
                 1396
                 The
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Wilford
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Parker
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Adam
                   Browne
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 .
              
               
                 1397
                 The
                 one
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Woodcocke
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Ascham
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Whitington
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 .
              
               
                 1398
                 The
                 two
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Wade
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Warnar
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Drew
                   Barentin
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 fourth
                 began
                 his
                 reigne
                 the
                 twentie
                 ninth
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1399.
                 
              
               
                 1399
                 The
                 first
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Waldern
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Hende
                 or
                 Hide
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Knoles
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 .
              
               
                 1400
                 The
                 second
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Wakel
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Ebot
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Francis
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 .
              
               
                 1401
                 The
                 third
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Venor
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Fremingham
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 
                   Maior
                   ,
                   Sir
                
                 Iohn
                 Shadworth
                 ,
                 or
                 Chadworth
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Conduit
                 upon
                 Cornehill
                 was
                 this
                 yeere
                 made
                 ,
                 being
                 before
                 an
                 old
                 prison
                 house
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 Tunne
                 .
              
               
                 1403
                 The
                 fourth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Marlow
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Chicheley
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Walcote
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 .
              
               
                 1403
                 The
                 fifth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Falconer
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Poole
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Ascham
                
                 ,
                 Fish-monger
                 ,
              
               
                 1404
                 The
                 sixth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Louth
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Stephen
                 Spilman
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hind
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hynd
                
                 was
                 a
                 new
                 builder
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 Swithen
                 ,
                 by
                 London-Stone
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 1405
                 The
                 seventh
              
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Barton
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Cromer
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Woodcocke
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Maior
                 caused
                 all
                 the
                 Weres
                 in
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 from
                 Stanes
                 to
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Medwey
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 destroyed
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Trinkes
                 to
                 be
                 burned
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 1406
                 The
                 eighth
              
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Wotton
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Geffrey
                 Brooke
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Whitington
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 yeere
                 a
                 great
                 Pestilence
                 in
                 London
                 tooke
                 away
                 more
                 than
                 30000.
                 people
                 .
              
               
                 1407
                 The
                 ninth
              
               
                 Henry
                 Pontfract
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Henry
                 Halton
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Stondon
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 .
              
               
                 1408
                 The
                 tenth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Ducke
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Norton
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Drew
                   Barentine
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 
                   Drew
                   Barentine
                
                 builded
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 Goldsmiths
                 Hall
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 them
                 lands
                 .
              
               
                 1409
                 The
                 eleveth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Law
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Chichley
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Richard
                   Marlow
                
                 ,
                 Ironmonger
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 great
                 play
                 at
                 Skinners
                 well
                 ,
                 which
                 lasted
                 eight
                 dayes
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 of
                 matter
                 from
                 the
                 creation
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 :
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 great
                 Estates
                 of
                 England
                 were
                 there
                 to
                 behold
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 1410
                 The
                 twelfth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Penne
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Pike
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Knowles
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 
                   Thomas
                   Knowles
                
                 began
                 a
                 new
                 to
                 build
                 the
                 Guild-Hall
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 1411
                 The
                 thirteeth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Rainwell
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Cotton
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Chichley
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 .
              
               
                 1412
                 The
                 foureteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Ralph
                 Lovenham
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Sevenoke
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   William
                   Waldren
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 .
              
               
               
                 Henry
                 the
                 fifth
                 beganne
                 his
                 reigne
                 the
                 twentieth
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 the
                 yeere
                 1412.
                 
              
               
                 1413
                 The
                 first
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Sutton
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Michaell
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Cromar
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Oldcastle
                
                 assembled
                 a
                 great
                 power
                 in
                 Fickets
                 field
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 which
                 power
                 was
                 overcome
                 and
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 his
                 power
                 .
              
               
                 1414
                 The
                 second
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Michaell
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Alen
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Falconer
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Maior
                 caused
                 the
                 Posterne
                 called
                 Moregate
                 to
                 be
                 builded
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 lent
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 10000.
                 markes
                 upon
                 Iewels
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 1415
                 The
                 third
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Cambridge
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Allen
                 Everard
                 ,
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Wotton
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 .
              
               
                 1416
                 The
                 fourth
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Whitigton
                 ,
                 or
                 Widington
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Coventrie
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Barton
                
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 
                   Henry
                   Barton
                
                 ordained
                 Lanthornes
                 with
                 Lights
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 hanged
                 out
                 on
                 the
                 Winter
                 evenings
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 Hallontide
                 and
                 Candlemasse
                 .
              
               
                 1417
                 The
                 fifth
              
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Read
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Gedney
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Marlow
                
                 ,
                 Ironmonger
                 .
              
               
                 1418
                 The
                 sixth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Brian
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Ralph
                 Barton
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Paruesse
                 :
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 VVilliam
                 Sevenoke
                 .
              
               
               
                 This
                 
                   Willam
                   Sevenoke
                
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Rumsched
                
                 of
                 Sevenoke
                 in
                 Kent
                 ,
                 was
                 by
                 his
                 Father
                 bound
                 an
                 apprentice
                 with
                 
                   Hugh
                   de
                   Bois
                
                 a
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Ferrer
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 tearme
                 of
                 yeares
                 ,
                 which
                 being
                 expired
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1394.
                 the
                 eighteenth
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hadley
                
                 being
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Stephen
                   Spilman
                
                 ,
                 Chamberlaine
                 of
                 the
                 Guild-Hall
                 :
                 hee
                 alledged
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 master
                 had
                 used
                 the
                 trade
                 or
                 mystery
                 of
                 a
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 of
                 a
                 Ferrer
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 required
                 to
                 bee
                 made
                 free
                 of
                 the
                 Grocers
                 Company
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 granted
                 .
                 This
                 
                   William
                   Sevenoke
                
                 ,
                 founded
                 in
                 the
                 towne
                 of
                 Sevenoke
                 in
                 Kent
                 ,
                 a
                 free
                 .
                 Schoole
                 ,
                 and
                 Almes-houses
                 for
                 the
                 poore
                 .
              
               
                 1419
                 The
                 seventh
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Whitington
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Butler
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Whitington
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Maior
                 founded
                 Whitington
                 Colledge
                 .
              
               
                 1420
                 The
                 eighth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Butler
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Welles
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   William
                   Cambridge
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 .
              
               
                 1421
                 The
                 ninth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Gosseline
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Weston
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Chichley
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Maior
                 gave
                 one
                 plot
                 of
                 ground
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 to
                 build
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Stephen
                 upon
                 Walbrooke
                 .
              
               
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 began
                 his
                 reigne
                 the
                 one
                 and
                 thirtieth
                 day
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1422.
                 
              
               
                 1422
                 The
                 first
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Eastfield
                 ,
                 
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Tatarsal
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Walderne
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Geffrey
                   Walderne
                
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Walderne
                 in
                 Sussex
                 .
              
               
                 1423
                 The
                 second
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Iames
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Watford
                 ,
                 or
                 Wind-ford
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 William
                 Cromar
                 ,
                 
                   Draper
                   ,
                   sonne
                   of
                
                 Iohn
                 Cromar
                 of
                 Aldernham
                 in
                 Hertford-shire
                 .
              
               
                 1424
                 The
                 third
              
            
             
               
                 Simon
                 Seman
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Bywater
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Michell
                
                 ,
                 Stockfishmon●●●●ne
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Michell
                
                 of
                 Ekelingham
                 in
                 Suffolke
                 .
              
               
               
                 1425
                 The
                 fourth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Milred
                 ,
                 or
                 Milreth
                 ,
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Brokle
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Coventrie
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ;
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Coventrie
                
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Coventrie
                 in
                 Warwick-shire
                 .
              
               
                 1426
                 The
                 fifth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Arnold
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Higham
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Rainewell
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Robert
                   Rainewell
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 ,
                 and
                 Haberdasher
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 1427
                 The
                 sixth
              
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Frowick
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Otely
                 .
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gedney
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Gedney
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Saint
                 Edes
                 ,
                 in
                 Cambridge-shire
                 .
              
               
                 1428
                 The
                 seventh
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Duffhouse
                 ,
                 or
                 Defe-house
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Abbot
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Barton
                
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Henry
                   Barton
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Myldenhall
                 in
                 Suffolke
                 .
              
               
                 1429
                 The
                 eighth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Russe
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Ralph
                 Holland
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   East-field
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   William
                   East
                   field
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Tickel
                 in
                 
                   Yorkeshire
                   .
                   Ralph
                   Holland
                
                 the
                 Sheriffe
                 gave
                 to
                 impotent
                 poor
                 on
                 hundred
                 and
                 twenty
                 pounds
                 ,
                 to
                 prisoners
                 fourescore
                 pounds
                 ,
                 to
                 hospitals
                 fortie
                 pounds
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 1430
                 The
                 ninth
              
            
             
               
                 Walter
                 Chertsey
                 ,
                 
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Large
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Wotton
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Wotton
                
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 .
                 
                   Walter
                   Chertsey
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 one
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 ,
                 beside
                 twentie
                 pounds
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Hospitals
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 1431
                 The
                 tenth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Aderley
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Stephen
                 Browne
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   de
                   Welles
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   de
                   Welles
                
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Norwich
                 .
                 This
                 
                   Iohn
                   de
                   Welles
                
                 was
                 a
                 great
                 benefactor
                 towards
                 the
                 new
                 building
                 of
                 the
                 Chappell
                 〈◊〉
                 the
                 Guild-hall
                 :
                 besides
                 he
                 builded
                 the
                 South
                 I
                 le
                 of
                 the
                 Quire
                 
                 at
                 Saint
                 Antlins
                 Church
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 his
                 picture
                 ,
                 (
                 strangely
                 there
                 found
                 )
                 his
                 Motto
                 and
                 Armes
                 doth
                 yet
                 plainely
                 appeare
                 .
              
               
                 1432
                 The
                 eleventh
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Olney
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Paddesley
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Parveis
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Parveis
                
                 of
                 Ersgeston
                 in
                 Barkesh●●e
                 .
              
               
                 1433
                 The
                 twelfth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Chalton
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 King
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 
                   Maior
                   ,
                   Sir
                
                 Iohn
                 Brokle
                 ,
                 
                   Draper
                   .
                   sonne
                   to
                
                 William
                 Brokle
                 ,
                 of
                 Newport
                 Pannel
                 in
                 Buckinghamshire
                 .
              
               
                 1434
                 The
                 thirteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Barnewell
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Simon
                 Eyre
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Roger
                   Oteley
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Oteley
                
                 of
                 Vfford
                 in
                 Suffolke
                 .
              
               
                 1435
                 The
                 fourteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Catworth
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Clopton
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Frowicke
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Henry
                   Frowicke
                
                 of
                 Middlesex
                 .
              
               
                 1436
                 The
                 fifteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Morsted
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Gregorie
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 againe
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Michell
                
                 ,
                 Stock-fishmonger
                 .
              
               
                 1437
                 The
                 sixteenth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Hales
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Chapman
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 againe
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Easfield
                
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 made
                 a
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 Ba●h
                 .
              
               
                 1438
                 The
                 seventeenth
              
            
             
               
                 Hugh
                 Dyker
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 ●owe
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Stephen
                   Brown
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 son
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Browne
                
                 of
                 Newcastle
                 upon
                 Time.
                 Wheat
                 was
                 then
                 sold
                 for
                 three
                 shillings
                 the
                 Bushell
                 ;
                 but
                 this
                 Maior
                 sent
                 into
                 Prusia
                 ,
                 and
                 caused
                 to
                 bee
                 brought
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 certaine
                 Ships
                 laden
                 with
                 Rie
                 ,
                 which
                 caused
                 great
                 reliefe
                 in
                 so
                 extreame
                 a
                 necessity
                 .
              
               
                 1439
                 The
                 eighteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Philip
                 Malpas
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Marshall
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Robert
                   Large
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Large
                
                 ,
                 Borne
                 in
                 
                   London
                   .
                   Philip
                   Malpas
                
                 ,
                 at
                 his
                 decease
                 ,
                 gave
                 one
                 hundred
                 and
                 twentie
                 pounds
                 to
                 poore
                 Prisoners
                 :
                 and
                 every
                 yeere
                 ,
                 for
                 five
                 yeere
                 ,
                 foure
                 hundred
                 and
                 three
                 shirts
                 and
                 smockes
                 ,
                 
                 fortie
                 paire
                 of
                 sheets
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 hundred
                 and
                 fiftie
                 gownes
                 of
                 good
                 frize
                 ,
                 to
                 poore
                 people
                 .
                 To
                 poore
                 maids
                 marriages
                 ,
                 one
                 hundred
                 markes
                 .
                 To
                 repairing
                 high
                 wayes
                 ,
                 one
                 hundred
                 markes
                 :
                 And
                 to
                 five
                 hundred
                 poore
                 people
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 every
                 one
                 six
                 shillings
                 eight
                 pence
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 1440
                 The
                 nineteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Sutton
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Welinhale
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Paddesley
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Simon
                   Paddesley
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Bury
                 Saint
                 Edmond
                 in
                 Suffolke
                 .
              
               
                 1441
                 The
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Combis
                 ,
                 or
                 Combes
                 ,
              
               
                 Richard
                 Rich
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Robert
                 Clopton
                 ,
                 
                   Draper
                   ,
                   sonne
                   of
                
                 Thomas
                 Clopton
                 ,
                 of
                 Clopton
                 in
                 Cambridge
                 shire
                 .
              
               
                 1442
                 The
                 one
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Beaumont
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Nordon
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Alderley
                
                 ,
                 Ironmonger
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Aderley
                
                 or
                 Hatherley
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Bristoll
                 .
              
               
                 1443
                 The
                 two
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Wyfold
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Norman
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Thomas
                   Catworth
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Catworth
                
                 of
                 Rushton
                 in
                 Northumberland
                 .
              
               
                 1444
                 The
                 three
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Stephen
                 Foster
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Hugh
                 Witch
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 againe
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Frowicke
                
                 ,
                 son
                 to
                 
                   Henry
                   Frowicke
                
                 of
                 Totenham
                 in
                 
                   Middlesex
                   Gounty
                
                 .
              
               
                 1445
                 The
                 foure
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Darby
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Godfrey
                 Fielding
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Simon
                   Eyre
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Eyre
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Brandon
                 in
                 Suffol●e
                 .
                 This
                 
                   Simon
                   Eyre
                
                 builded
                 〈◊〉
                 Hall
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 Common
                 Carner
                 for
                 the
                 Citie
                 .
              
               
                 1446
                 The
                 five
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Horne
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Godfrey
                 Bullen
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Olney
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Olney
                
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Coventrie
                 .
              
               
                 1447
                 The
                 six
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Abraham
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Scot
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 againe
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gedney
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 .
              
               
                 1448
                 The
                 seven
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Cotlow
                 ,
                 or
                 Catlow
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Marrow
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 againe
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Stephen
                   Browne
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 .
              
               
                 1449
                 The
                 eight
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Hulin
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Canning
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 〈…〉
                 sonne
                 to
                 Thomas
                 〈…〉
                 in
                 Redfordshire
                 .
              
               
                 1450
                 The
                 nine
                 and
                 twentieth
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 〈◊〉
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Deare
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Wilford
                
                 ,
                 but
                 more
                 truely
                 Wyfold
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Wyfold
                
                 of
                 Hertley
                 in
                 Barkeshire
                 .
              
               
                 1451
                 The
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Mathew
                 Philip
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Christopher
                 Wharton
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Gregory
                
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Roger
                   Gregory
                
                 of
                 Milden-hall
                 in
                 Suffolke
                 .
              
               
                 1452
                 The
                 one
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Zee
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Alley
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Geffrey
                   Fielding
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Fielding
                
                 of
                 Litterworth
                 in
                 Leicestershire
                 .
                 This
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 was
                 made
                 of
                 the
                 Councell
                 to
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 and
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 .
              
               
                 1453
                 The
                 two
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Walden
                 ,
                 or
                 Waldron
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Cooke
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Norman
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 son
                 to
                 
                   Io.
                   Norman
                
                 of
                 Banbury
                 in
                 Oxfordshire
                 .
                 This
                 
                   I.
                   Norman
                
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 Maior
                 that
                 was
                 rowed
                 by
                 water
                 to
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 to
                 take
                 his
                 Oath
                 :
                 he
                 caused
                 a
                 Barge
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 at
                 his
                 owne
                 charge
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 Company
                 had
                 severall
                 Barges
                 ,
                 well
                 decked
                 &
                 trimmed
                 ,
                 to
                 passe
                 along
                 with
                 him
                 .
                 For
                 joy
                 whereof
                 ,
                 the
                 Watermen
                 made
                 a
                 Song
                 in
                 his
                 prayse
                 beginning
                 .
              
               
                 Row
                 thy
                 Boate
                 ,
                 Norman
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 1454
                 The
                 three
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Field
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Taylor
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Stephen
                   Foster
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Robert
                   Foster
                
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Stock-fishmonger
                 .
                 This
                 man
                 enlarged
                 Ludgate
                 ,
                 for
                 ease
                 of
                 the
                 prisoners
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 1455
                 The
                 foure
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Yong
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Oldgrave
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 
                   Maior
                   ,
                   Sir
                
                 William
                 Marrow
                 ,
                 
                   Mercer
                   ,
                   sonne
                   to
                
                 Stephen
                 Marrow
                 ,
                 of
                 Stebunheath
                 ,
                 in
                 Middlesex
                 .
              
               
                 1456
                 The
                 five
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Styward
                 .
                 —
              
               
                 Ralph
                 Verney
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Canning
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Canning
                
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Bristoll
                 .
              
               
                 1457
                 The
                 six
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Edwards
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Reyner
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 ,
                 Godfrey
                 Bullen
                 ,
                 
                   sonne
                   to
                
                 Geffrey
                 Bullen
                 of
                 Salle
                 in
                 Norfolke
                 .
              
               
                 1458
                 The
                 seven
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Ralph
                 Ioceline
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Medham
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Scot
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Scot
                
                 of
                 Dorney
                 in
                 Buckinghamshire
                 .
              
               
                 1459
                 The
                 eight
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Plummer
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Stocker
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Hulin
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Hulin
                
                 of
                 Fulham
                 in
                 Middlesex
                 .
              
               
                 1460
                 The
                 nine
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Fleming
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Lambert
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Leo
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Simon
                   Lee
                
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 Worcester
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 began
                 his
                 reigne
                 the
                 fourth
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1460.
                 after
                 the
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 1461
                 The
                 first
              
            
             
               
                 George
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Locke
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Hugh
                   Witch
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 son
                 of
                 
                   Richard
                   Witch
                
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Wice
                   Malbano
                
                 in
                 Cheshire
                 .
              
               
                 1462
                 The
                 second
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Hampton
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Bartholomew
                 Iames
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cooke
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 son
                 of
                 
                   Robert
                   Cooke
                
                 of
                 Lavenham
                 in
                 Suffolke
                 .
                 This
                 Maior
                 was
                 made
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 Bath
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 had
                 great
                 troubles
                 after
                 .
              
               
                 1463
                 The
                 third
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Basset
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Muschamp
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Mathew
                   Philip
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Arnold
                   Philip
                
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 Norwich
                 .
              
               
                 1464
                 The
                 fourth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Tate
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Stone
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Ralph
                   Ioceline
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Geffrey
                   Ioceline
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Sabridgeworth
                 in
                 Hertfordshire
                 .
              
               
                 1465
                 The
                 fifth
              
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Weaver
                 ,
                 
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Constantine
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Ralph
                   Varney
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 son
                 to
                 
                   Ralph
                   Varney
                
                 ,
                 borne
                 in
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 1466
                 The
                 sixth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Browne
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Henry
                 Brice
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Darby
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Yong
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Young
                
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Bristoll
                 .
                 This
                 Maior
                 was
                 made
                 Knight
                 in
                 the
                 field
                 :
                 and
                 this
                 yeere
                 began
                 the
                 troubles
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cooke
                
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 other
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 may
                 read
                 more
                 at
                 large
                 in
                 my
                 Summarie
                 .
              
               
                 1467
                 The
                 seventh
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Stalbrooke
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Humfrey
                 Hoyford
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Oldgrave
                
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 ;
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Oldgrave
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Knottysford
                 in
                 Cheshire
                 .
              
               
                 1468
                 The
                 eighth
              
            
             
               
                 Simon
                 Smith
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Harriot
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Taylor
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Taylor
                
                 of
                 Ecclestone
                 in
                 Staffordshire
                 .
              
               
                 1469
                 The
                 nint
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Gardner
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Drope
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   a
                   Lee
                
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   a
                   Lee
                
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Worcester
                 .
                 This
                 yeere
                 ,
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 being
                 delivered
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 brethren
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 they
                 deliverd
                 ,
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixt
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 kept
                 there
                 Prisoner
                 .
              
               
                 1470
                 The
                 tenth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Crosby
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Ward
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Stockton
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Stockton
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Bratoft
                 in
                 
                   Lincolneshire
                   .
                   Thomas
                   Nevil
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Bastard
                 Falconbridge
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 riotous
                 company
                 ,
                 
                 did
                 this
                 yeere
                 set
                 upon
                 this
                 Citie
                 ,
                 at
                 
                   Aldgate
                   ,
                   Bishops-gate
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 And
                 twelve
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Recorder
                 were
                 Knighted
                 in
                 the
                 field
                 ,
                 by
                 Edw.
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Stockton
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 ;
                 
                   Ralph
                   Veruey
                
                 ,
                 late
                 Maior
                 ;
                 
                   Iohn
                   Yong
                
                 ,
                 late
                 Maior
                 ;
                 
                   William
                   Taylor
                
                 ,
                 late
                 Maior
                 ;
                 
                   Richard
                   a
                   Lee
                
                 ,
                 late
                 Maior
                 ;
                 
                   Mathew
                   Philips
                
                 ,
                 
                 late
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   George
                   Ireland
                   ;
                   William
                   Stocker
                   ;
                   William
                   Hampton
                   ;
                   Thomas
                   Stalbrooke
                   ;
                   Iohn
                   Crosby
                   ;
                   Bartholomew
                   Iames
                
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   Thomas
                   Vrswike
                
                 ,
                 Recorder
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 1471
                 The
                 eleventh
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Alen
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Shelley
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Edwards
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Edwards
                
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Hoton
                 in
                 Essex
                 .
                 The
                 water-Conduit
                 in
                 Aldermanbury
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Standard
                 in
                 Fleetstreete
                 were
                 this
                 yeere
                 finished
                 .
              
               
                 1472
                 The
                 twelfth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Browne
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Bledlow
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Hampton
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hampton
                
                 of
                 Minchen-hampton
                 in
                 Glocestershire
                 .
                 
                 This
                 Maior
                 punished
                 Strumpets
                 ,
                 and
                 caused
                 stockes
                 to
                 be
                 set
                 up
                 in
                 every
                 Ward
                 ,
                 to
                 punish
                 Vagabonds
                 .
              
               
                 1473
                 The
                 thirteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 William
                 Stocker
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Belisdon
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Tate
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Tate
                
                 ,
                 
                 borne
                 in
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 This
                 yeere
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 London
                 were
                 appointed
                 (
                 each
                 of
                 them
                 )
                 to
                 have
                 sixteene
                 Serjeants
                 ,
                 &
                 every
                 Serjeant
                 to
                 have
                 his
                 Yeoman
                 .
                 Also
                 six
                 Clerkes
                 ,
                 a
                 Secondary
                 ,
                 a
                 Clerke
                 of
                 the
                 Papers
                 ,
                 and
                 foure
                 other
                 Clerkes
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 Vndersheriffes
                 Clerkes
                 .
              
               
                 1474
                 The
                 fourteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Edmond
                 Shaa
                 ,
                 or
                 Shawe
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Hill
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Drope
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Drope
                
                 of
                 Saint
                 Edes
                 in
                 Huntingdonshire
                 .
                 
              
               
                 1475
                 The
                 fifteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Hugh
                 Brice
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Colwich
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Basset
                
                 ,
                 Salter
                 ,
                 son
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Basset
                
                 of
                 Billerykey
                 in
                 Essex
                 .
              
               
                 1476
                 The
                 sixteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Rawson
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Horne
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 againe
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Ralph
                   Ioceline
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 Bath
                 ,
                 by
                 whose
                 diligence
                 the
                 wals
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 were
                 repaired
                 .
              
               
                 1477
                 The
                 seventeenth
              
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Collet
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Stocker
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Humfrey
                   Heyford
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Roger
                   Heyford
                
                 of
                 
                   Stratford
                   Bowe
                
                 neere
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 1478
                 The
                 eighteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Harding
                 ,
                 
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Bifield
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Richard
                   Gardener
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gardener
                
                 of
                 Exning
                 in
                 Suffolke
                 .
              
               
                 1479
                 The
                 nineteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Ilam
                 ,
                 
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Ward
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Bartholomew
                   Iames
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Edward
                   Iames
                
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Vpholder
                 .
              
               
                 1480
                 The
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 or
                 William
                 Daniel
                 ,
              
               
                 William
                 Bacon
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Browne
                
                 ,
                 otherwise
                 called
                 
                   Iohn
                   de
                   Werks
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Browne
                
                 of
                 Okeham
                 in
                 Rutland-shire
                 .
              
               
                 1481
                 The
                 one
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Ta●e
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Chawrey
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Wiking
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Heriot
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Harriot
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Heriot
                
                 late
                 of
                 Segrave
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Leicester
                 .
              
               
                 1482
                 The
                 two
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 White
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Mathew
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Edmond
                   Shaa
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Shaw
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Shaa
                
                 ,
                 late
                 of
                 Donkenfield
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Chester
                 .
                 This
                 Sir
                 
                   Edmond
                   Shaa
                
                 ,
                 caused
                 the
                 Posterne
                 called
                 Creplegate
                 to
                 bee
                 newly
                 builded
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 fift
                 began
                 his
                 reigne
                 the
                 ninth
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1483.
                 
              
               
                 Richard
                 the
                 third
                 began
                 his
                 reigne
                 the
                 two
                 and
                 twentieth
                 of
                 Iune
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1483.
                 
              
               
                 1483
                 The
                 first
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Newland
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Martia
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Billesdon
                
                 ,
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Alexander
                   Billesdon
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Queeningborough
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Leicester
                 .
              
               
                 1484
                 The
                 second
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Chester
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Britaine
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Ralph
                 Astrie
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffs
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Hill
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 :
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Stocker
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Iohn
                   Ward
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 .
                 
                   Thomas
                   Hill
                
                 was
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Hill
                
                 of
                 Hilston
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 
                   Kent
                   .
                   William
                   Stoker
                
                 was
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Stocker
                
                 of
                 Eaton
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Bedford
                 :
                 and
                 
                   Iohn
                   Ward
                
                 was
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Ward
                
                 of
                 Howdon
                 in
                 the
                 Countie
                 of
                 
                   Yorke
                   .
                   Thomas
                   Hill
                
                 appointed
                 by
                 his
                 Testament
                 ,
                 the
                 water
                 Conduit
                 in
                 Grasse-street
                 to
                 be
                 builded
                 this
                 yeere
                 .
              
               
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 began
                 his
                 reigne
                 the
                 two
                 and
                 twentieth
                 of
                 August
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1485.
                 
              
               
                 1485
                 The
                 first
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Tate
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Swan
                 ,
                 or
                 Swans
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Hugh
                   Brice
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Brice
                
                 of
                 Dublin
                 in
                 Ireland
                 .
                 This
                 
                   Hugh
                   Brice
                
                 was
                 keeper
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Mints
                 at
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 1486
                 The
                 second
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Percivol
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Hugh
                 Clopton
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Collet
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 son
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Collet
                
                 of
                 Wendover
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Buckingham
                 .
                 This
                 yeere
                 the
                 Crosse
                 in
                 West
                 Cheape
                 was
                 new
                 builded
                 in
                 beautifull
                 manner
                 .
              
               
                 1487
                 The
                 third
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Fenkel
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Remington
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Florne
                
                 ,
                 Saiter
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Horne
                
                 of
                 Snaysewell
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Cambridge
                 .
                 This
                 William
                 was
                 made
                 Knight
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 field
                 ,
                 by
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 repairing
                 of
                 high
                 wayes
                 betwixt
                 London
                 and
                 Cambridge
                 ,
                 five
                 hundred
                 Markes
                 ,
                 and
                 bountifully
                 to
                 the
                 Preachers
                 at
                 Pauls
                 Crosse
                 .
              
               
                 1488
                 The
                 fourth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Isaac
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Ralph
                 Tinley
                 or
                 Tilney
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Tate
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Tate
                
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 Coventr●y
                 .
              
               
                 1489
                 The
                 fifth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Capell
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Brooke
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   White
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 Williamwhite
                 of
                 Tickhill
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Yorke
                 .
              
               
                 1490
                 The
                 sixth
              
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Cote
                 ,
                 or
                 Coote
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Revell
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Hugh
                 Pemberton
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Iohn
                   Mathew
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 being
                 first
                 a
                 Linnen
                 Draper
                 ,
                 and
                 translated
                 to
                 the
                 Mercers
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Mathew
                
                 of
                 Sherington
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Buckingham
                 ,
              
               
               
                 1491
                 The
                 seventh
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Wood
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 VVilliam
                 Browne
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Hugh
                   Clopton
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Clopton
                
                 of
                 Stratford
                 upon
                 Avon
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Warwicke
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 said
                 Hugh
                 builded
                 the
                 goodly
                 stone
                 Bridge
                 .
              
               
                 1492
                 The
                 eighth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Purchase
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Welbeck
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Martin
                
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Walter
                   Martin
                
                 of
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Hertford
                 .
                 This
                 yeere
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 ryot
                 made
                 upon
                 the
                 Easterlings
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Mercers
                 servants
                 and
                 others
                 .
                 d
                 others
                 .
              
               
                 1493
                 The
                 ninth
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Fabian
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Winger
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Ralph
                   Ostrich
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Astrie
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Geffrey
                   Ostrich
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Astrie
                 ,
                 of
                 Hitchin
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 
                   Hertford
                   .
                   Robert
                   Fabian
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 made
                 Fabians
                 Chronicle
                 ,
                 a
                 very
                 painefull
                 labour
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 honour
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 whole
                 Realme
                 .
              
               
                 1494
                 The
                 tenth
              
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Alwin
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Warner
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Chawrie
                
                 ,
                 Salter
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Chawrie
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Westram
                 in
                 Kent
                 .
              
               
                 1495
                 The
                 eleventh
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Kneesworth
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Henry
                 Sommer
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 againe
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Collet
                
                 Mercer
                 .
                 This
                 yeere
                 was
                 much
                 trouble
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 entercourse
                 betweene
                 England
                 and
                 Flanders
                 .
              
               
                 1496
                 The
                 twelfth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Shaa
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Haddon
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Tate
                
                 the
                 yonger
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Tate
                
                 of
                 Coventrie
                 ,
                 and
                 brother
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Tate
                
                 ,
                 Maior
                 before
                 named
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 made
                 this
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Robert
                   Shifield
                
                 ,
                 Recorder
                 ,
                 and
                 both
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 Knights
                 ,
                 for
                 their
                 service
                 against
                 the
                 Rebels
                 at
                 
                   Blacke-Heath
                   Field
                
                 .
              
               
               
                 1497
                 The
                 thirteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Barthelomew
                 Rede
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Windew
                 or
                 Windout
                 :
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 
                   William
                   Purchase
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 son
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Purchase
                
                 of
                 Gamelinghey
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Cambridge
                 .
                 This
                 yeere
                 all
                 the
                 Gardens
                 in
                 More-fields
                 were
                 destroyed
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 plaine
                 ground
                 .
              
               
                 1498
                 The
                 fourteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Bradbury
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Stephen
                 〈◊〉
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Percivall
                
                 ,
                 Merchant-Taylor
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Roger
                   Percivall
                   of
                   London
                
                 .
              
               
                 1499
                 The
                 fifteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Iames
                 Wilford
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 or
                 Richard
                 Brond
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Aldwine
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Aldwine
                
                 of
                 Spalding
                 in
                 Lincolneshire
                 .
                 Hee
                 gave
                 twelve
                 pence
                 a
                 peece
                 to
                 three
                 thousand
                 poore
                 people
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 to
                 as
                 many
                 more
                 in
                 and
                 about
                 Spalding
                 .
              
               
                 1500
                 The
                 sixteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Hawes
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Steed
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   William
                   Rennington
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Rennington
                
                 of
                 Bostone
                 in
                 Lincolneshire
                 .
              
               
                 1501
                 The
                 seventeenth
              
            
             
               
                 Lawrence
                 Aylmer
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Henry
                 Hede
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Shaa
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 son
                 to
                 
                   I.
                   Shaa
                
                 of
                 Rochford
                 in
                 Essex
                 .
                 This
                 Maior
                 was
                 made
                 Knight
                 in
                 the
                 field
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 caused
                 his
                 Brethren
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 to
                 ride
                 from
                 the
                 Guild-hall
                 to
                 the
                 waters
                 side
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 tooke
                 Barge
                 to
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 sworne
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 Councell
                 .
                 Hee
                 first
                 kept
                 Court
                 in
                 his
                 owne
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 called
                 and
                 redressed
                 all
                 matters
                 comming
                 before
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 1502
                 The
                 eighteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Kebble
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Nives
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 
                 
                   Maior
                   ,
                   Sir
                
                 Bartholomew
                 Rede
                 ,
                 
                   Goldsmith
                   ,
                   sonne
                   to
                
                 Robert
                 Rede
                 of
                 Crowmer
                 in
                 Norfolke
                 .
                 Thomas
                 Granger
                 .
              
               
                 1503
                 The
                 nineteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Christopher
                 Hawes
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Wats
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Capell
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Capell
                
                 of
                 Stoke-Neyland
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Suffolke
                 .
                 This
                 Maior
                 first
                 caused
                 Cages
                 to
                 be
                 set
                 up
                 in
                 every
                 Ward
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 punishment
                 of
                 Rogues
                 and
                 Vagabonds
                 .
              
               
                 1504
                 The
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Acheley
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Browne
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Winger
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Winger
                
                 of
                 Leicester
                 .
              
               
                 1505
                 The
                 one
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Shoare
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Roger
                 Grove
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Kneisworth
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Kneisworth
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Kneisworth
                 in
                 Cambridgeshire
                 .
                 This
                 
                   Thomas
                   Kneisworth
                
                 appointed
                 the
                 water-Conduit
                 at
                 Bishops-gate
                 to
                 be
                 builded
                 .
              
               
                 1506
                 The
                 two
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Copinger
                 ,
                 
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Iohnson
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Fitz-Williams
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Haddon
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Haddon
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Mercer
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 1507
                 The
                 three
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Butler
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Kerkby
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Browne
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 son
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Browne
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Mercer
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 for
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 yeere
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   Lawrence
                   Aylmer
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   
                   Aylmer
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Ellesnam
                 in
                 Essex
                 for
                 the
                 other
                 part
                 .
              
               
                 1508
                 The
                 foure
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Exmewe
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Smith
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Stephen
                   Iennings
                
                 ,
                 Merchant-Taylor
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Iennings
                
                 of
                 Woolnerhampton
                 ,
                 in
                 Staffordshire
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 builded
                 a
                 Free-School
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 still
                 worthily
                 maintained
                 by
                 the
                 Company
                 of
                 Merchant-Taylors
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 began
                 his
                 reigne
                 the
                 two
                 and
                 twentieth
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1509.
                 
              
               
                 1509
                 The
                 first
              
            
             
               
                 George
                 Monox
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Doget
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                   Thomas
                   Bradbury
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Bradbury
                
                 of
                 Branghin
                 in
                 Hertfordshire
                 ,
                 for
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Capell
                
                 for
                 the
                 rest
                 .
              
               
                 1510
                 The
                 second
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Milborne
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Rest
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Kebble
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   George
                   Kebble
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Grocer
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 He
                 new
                 builded
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Aldermary
                 by
                 Watling-streete
                 .
              
               
                 1511
                 The
                 third
              
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Shelton
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Mirsine
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Roger
                   Acheley
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 son
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Acheley
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Stanwardine
                 in
                 Shropshire
                 .
                 
                 This
                 
                   Roger
                   Acheley
                
                 provided
                 Corne
                 for
                 service
                 of
                 this
                 Citie
                 in
                 great
                 plenty
                 ,
                 and
                 caused
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 be
                 stowed
                 up
                 in
                 
                   Leaden
                   Hall
                
                 ,
                 being
                 called
                 the
                 Common
                 Garner
                 .
              
               
                 1512
                 The
                 fourth
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Holdernes
                 ,
                 or
                 Aldernes
                 ;
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Fenrother
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Copinger
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Walter
                   Copinger
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Buckfeill
                 in
                 Suffolke
                 for
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 
                 yeere
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Haddon
                
                 for
                 the
                 rest
                 .
              
               
                 1513
                 The
                 fifth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Dawes
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Bruges
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Roger
                 Basford
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Browne
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Browne
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Mercer
                 of
                 
                   London
                   .
                   Iohn
                   Tate
                
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 this
                 yeere
                 builded
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Anthonies
                 Hospitall
                 in
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 1514
                 The
                 sixth
              
            
             
               
                 Iames
                 Yarford
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Mundy
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Monox
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 borne
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 but
                 his
                 fathers
                 name
                 not
                 remembred
                 .
              
               
                 1515
                 The
                 seventh
              
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Warley
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Grey
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Baily
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Butler
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Butler
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Bindenham
                 in
                 Bedfordshire
                 .
              
               
                 1516
                 The
                 eighth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Seymer
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 or
                 Richard
                 Thurstone
                 :
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Rest
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Rest
                
                 of
                 Peterborough
                 in
                 Northhamptonshire
                 .
              
               
                 1517
                 The
                 ninth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Baldrie
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Ralph
                 ,
                 or
                 Richard
                 Simons
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Exmewe
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Exmewe
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Ruthin
                 in
                 Flintshire
                 .
              
               
                 1518
                 The
                 tenth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Allen
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iames
                 Spencer
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Mirfine
                
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   George
                   Mirfine
                
                 of
                 Ely
                 in
                 Cambridgeshire
                 .
              
               
               
                 1519
                 The
                 eleventh
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Wilkinson
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Partrich
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Yardford
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Yardford
                
                 of
                 Kidwelley
                 in
                 Wales
                 .
                 From
                 this
                 time
                 onward
                 ,
                 the
                 Maiors
                 of
                 London
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 )
                 were
                 Knighted
                 by
                 courtesie
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 otherwise
                 .
              
               
                 1520
                 The
                 twelfth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Skevington
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Kyme
                 ,
                 alias
                 Keble
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Brug
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Bruges
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Brug
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Bruges
                 ,
                 of
                 Dymmocke
                 in
                 Glocestershire
                 .
              
               
                 1521
                 The
                 thirteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Breton
                 ,
                 or
                 Britaine
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Pargitor
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Milborne
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Milborne
                
                 of
                 
                   Long
                   Melford
                
                 in
                 Suffolke
                 .
              
               
                 1522
                 The
                 fourteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Rudstone
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Champneis
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Mundy
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Mundy
                
                 of
                 Wycombe
                 in
                 Buckinghamshire
                 .
              
               
                 1523
                 The
                 fifteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Michaell
                 English
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Iennings
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Baldrie
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Baldrie
                
                 of
                 
                   S●ow
                   market
                
                 in
                 Suffol●●
                 .
              
               
                 1524
                 The
                 sixteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Ralph
                 Dodmere
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Roche
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Ba●ly
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Baily
                
                 of
                 Thacksted
                 in
                 Essex
                 .
              
               
                 1525
                 The
                 seventeenth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Caunton
                 ,
                 or
                 Calton
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Christopher
                 Askew
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Allen
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Allen
                
                 of
                 Thacksted
                 in
                 Essex
                 .
              
               
                 1526
                 The
                 eighteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Stephen
                 Peacocke
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Lambert
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Seymer
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Seymer
                
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Seymer
                
                 of
                 Walden
                 in
                 Essex
                 .
              
               
                 1527
                 The
                 nineteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Hardy
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Holleis
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Spencer
                
                 ,
                 Vintner
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Spencer
                
                 of
                 Congleton
                 in
                 Cheshire
                 .
              
               
                 1528
                 The
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Ralph
                 Warren
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Long
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Rudstone
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Rudstone
                
                 of
                 〈◊〉
                 Yorkeshire
                 .
              
               
                 1529
                 The
                 one
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Michaell
                 Dermer
                 —
              
               
                 Walter
                 Champion
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Ralph
                   Dodmer
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Henry
                   Dodmer
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Pickering-Leigh
                 in
                 Yorkeshire
                 .
                 This
                 yeere
                 it
                 was
                 decreed
                 that
                 no
                 man
                 should
                 be
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 more
                 than
                 one
                 yeere
                 .
              
               
                 1530
                 The
                 two
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Dauntesey
                 ,
                 or
                 Dancy
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Champion
                 :
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Pargitor
                
                 ,
                 Salter
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Pargitor
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Chippingnorton
                 in
                 Oxfordshire
                 .
              
               
                 1531
                 The
                 three
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Gresham
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Edward
                 Altham
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Lambert
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Edward
                   Lambert
                
                 of
                 Wilton
                 in
                 Wiltshire
                 .
              
               
                 1532
                 The
                 foure
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Reynolds
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Martin
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Pinchon
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Priest
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Stephen
                   Peacock
                
                 ,
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Stephen
                   Peacock
                
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Dublin
                 in
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 1533
                 The
                 five
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Forman
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Kitson
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Christopher
                   Askew
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Askew
                
                 of
                 Edmonton
                 in
                 Middlesex
                 .
              
               
                 1534
                 The
                 six
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Leveson
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Denham
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Champneis
                
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Champneis
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Chew
                 in
                 Sommersetshire
                 .
              
               
                 1535
                 The
                 seven
                 and
                 twentieth
              
               
                 Humfrey
                 Monmouth
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Cotes
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Allen
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 a
                 Privie
                 Counsellor
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 great
                 wisedome
                 .
                 The
                 forenamed
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 Monmouth
                 and
                 Cotes
                 ,
                 did
                 put
                 away
                 twelve
                 Sergeants
                 &
                 twelve
                 Yeomen
                 ;
                 but
                 by
                 a
                 Court
                 of
                 Cōmon
                 Councell
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 enforced
                 to
                 take
                 them
                 againe
                 .
              
               
                 1536
                 The
                 eight
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 ,
                 or
                 Richard
                 Paget
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Bowyer
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Ralph
                   Warren
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Warren
                
                 Fuller
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Warren
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Fering
                 in
                 Essex
                 .
              
               
                 1537
                 The
                 nine
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Gresham
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Lewin
                 :
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Gresham
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gresham
                
                 of
                 Holt
                 ,
                 in
                 Norfolke
                 .
              
               
                 1538
                 The
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Wilkinson
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Gibson
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Forman
                
                 ,
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 son
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Forman
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Gainsborough
                 in
                 Lincolneshire
                 .
              
               
                 1539
                 The
                 one
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Ferrer
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Huntlow
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Holleis
                
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Holleis
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Baker
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 1540
                 The
                 two
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
               
                 William
                 Laxstone
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Martin
                 Bowes
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   R●che
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Roche
                
                 of
                 Wixley
                 in
                 Yorkeshire
                 .
              
               
                 1541
                 The
                 three
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Rowland
                 Hill
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Henry
                 Suckley
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Michael
                   Dormer
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Geffrey
                   Dormer
                
                 of
                 Tame
                 in
                 Oxfordshire
                 .
              
               
                 1542
                 The
                 foure
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Hobberthorne
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Henry
                 Amcoates
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Iohn
                   Cotes
                
                 ,
                 Salter
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cotes
                
                 of
                 Bearton
                 in
                 Buckinghamshire
                 .
              
               
                 1543
                 The
                 five
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Tholouse
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Dobbes
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Bowyer
                
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Bowyer
                
                 of
                 Harston
                 in
                 Cambridgeshire
                 for
                 one
                 part
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Ralph
                   Warren
                
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 rest
                 .
              
               
                 1544
                 The
                 six
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Wilford
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Andrew
                 Iud
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Laxton
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Laxton
                
                 of
                 Yongdell
                 in
                 Northamptonshire
                 .
              
               
                 1545
                 The
                 seven
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 George
                 Barne
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Ralph
                 Allen
                 ,
                 or
                 Alley
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Martin
                   Bowes
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Bowes
                
                 ,
                 an
                 Inhabitant
                 of
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 Yorke
                 for
                 many
                 yeeres
                 .
              
               
                 1546
                 The
                 eight
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Iarveis
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Curteis
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Hobberthorne
                
                 ,
                 Merchant-Taylor
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Christopher
                   Hobberthorne
                
                 of
                 Waddingworth
                 in
                 Lincolneshire
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 EDVVARD
                 the
                 sixth
                 began
                 his
                 reigne
                 the
                 eight
                 and
                 twentieth
                 day
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1546.
                 
              
               
                 1547
                 The
                 first
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 White
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Chertsey
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gresham
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gresham
                
                 of
                 Holt
                 in
                 Norfolke
                 ,
                 and
                 Brother
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Gresham
                
                 ,
                 formerly
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 .
              
               
                 1548
                 The
                 second
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Lock
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Sir
                 Iohn
                 Ayleph
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Henry
                   Amcoates
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Amcoats
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Astrap
                 in
                 Lincolnshire
                 .
              
               
                 1549
                 The
                 third
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Yorke
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Turke
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Rowland
                   Hill
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Hill
                
                 of
                 Hodnet
                 in
                 Shropshire
                 .
              
               
                 1550
                 The
                 fourth
              
            
             
               
                 Augustine
                 Hind
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Lion
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   andrew
                   Iud
                
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Iud
                
                 of
                 Tonebridge
                 in
                 Kent
                 .
              
               
                 1551
                 The
                 fifth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Lambert
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Cowper
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Dobbes
                
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Dobbes
                
                 of
                 Baitby
                 in
                 Yorkeshire
                 .
              
               
                 1552
                 The
                 sixth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Garret
                 ,
                 or
                 Gerrard
                 ,
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Mainard
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Barne
                
                 ,
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   George
                   Barne
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Haberdasher
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Queene
                 Marie
                 began
                 her
                 reigne
                 the
                 sixth
                 day
                 of
                 Iuly
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1553.
                 
              
               
                 1553
                 The
                 first
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Offley
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Hewet
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   White
                
                 ,
                 Merchant-Taylor
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   White
                
                 of
                 Rickmansworth
                 in
                 Hertfordshire
                 .
                 
                 This
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   White
                
                 founded
                 Saint
                 
                   Iohn
                   Baptists
                
                 Colledge
                 in
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 two
                 thousand
                 pound
                 to
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 Bristol
                 to
                 purchase
                 one
                 hundred
                 and
                 twentie
                 pound
                 land
                 yeerely
                 .
              
               
                 1554
                 The
                 second
              
            
             
               
                 David
                 Woodroffe
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Chester
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lyon
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Lyon
                
                 of
                 Peryfare
                 in
                 Middlesex
                 .
              
               
                 1555
                 The
                 third
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Lee
                 ,
                 or
                 Leigh
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Machel
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Garret
                
                 or
                 Garrard
                 ,
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Garret
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Grocer
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Garret
                
                 of
                 Seddingbourne
                 in
                 Kent
                 .
              
               
                 1556
                 The
                 fourth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Harper
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 White
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Offley
                
                 ,
                 Merchant-Taylor
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Offley
                
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Chester
                 .
              
               
                 1557
                 The
                 fifth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Mallory
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iames
                 Altham
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Curteis
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Curteis
                
                 of
                 Enfield
                 in
                 Middlese●
                 .
                 Hee
                 was
                 free
                 of
                 the
                 Pewterers
                 ,
                 and
                 translated
                 to
                 the
                 Fishmongers
                 .
              
               
                 1558
                 The
                 sixth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Halsey
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Champion
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Lee
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Leigh
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Roger
                   Lee
                
                 of
                 Willington
                 in
                 Shropshire
                 .
              
               
                 Queene
                 ELIZABETH
                 began
                 her
                 reigne
                 ,
                 the
                 seventeenth
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1558.
                 
              
               
                 1559
                 The
                 first
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Lodge
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Roger
                 Martin
                 :
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   H●wet
                
                 ,
                 Cloth-worker
                 ,
                 
                 worker
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Edmund
                   Hewet
                
                 of
                 Wales
                 in
                 Yorkeshire
                 .
              
               
                 1560
                 The
                 second
              
            
             
               
                 Christopher
                 Draper
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Rowe
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Chester
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   John
                   Chester
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Draper
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 This
                 yeere
                 the
                 Merchant-Taylors
                 founded
                 their
                 notable
                 Free-Schoole
                 for
                 poore
                 mens
                 children
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 1561
                 The
                 third
              
            
             
               
                 Alexander
                 Avenon
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Humfrey
                 Baskervile
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Harper
                
                 ,
                 Merchant-Taylor
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Harper
                
                 of
                 the
                 Towne
                 of
                 Bedford
                 .
              
               
                 1562
                 The
                 fourth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Allen
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Chamberlaine
                 ,
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Lodge
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Lodge
                
                 of
                 Cresset
                 in
                 Shropshire
                 .
              
               
                 1563
                 The
                 fifth
              
            
             
               
                 Edward
                 Bankes
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Rowland
                 Heyward
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   White
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   White
                
                 of
                 Farneham
                 in
                 Surrey
                 .
              
               
                 1564
                 The
                 sixth
              
            
             
               
                 Edward
                 Iackman
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Lionel
                 Ducket
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Mallory
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Anthony
                   Mallory
                
                 of
                 Papworthamus
                 in
                 Cambridgeshire
                 .
              
               
                 1565
                 The
                 seventh
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Rivers
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iames
                 Hawes
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Champion
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Champion
                
                 of
                 Godilming
                 in
                 Surrey
                 .
              
            
             
             
               
                 1566
                 The
                 eighth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Lambert
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Ambrose
                 Nicholas
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Langley
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Christopher
                   Draper
                
                 ,
                 Ironmonger
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Draper
                
                 of
                 
                   Melton
                   Mowbray
                
                 in
                 Leicestershire
                 .
              
               
                 1567
                 The
                 ninth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Ramsey
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Bond
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Roger
                   Martin
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 son
                 to
                 
                   Lawrence
                   Martin
                
                 of
                 Melford
                 in
                 Suffolke
                 .
              
               
                 1568
                 The
                 tenth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Oleph
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Harding
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iames
                 Bacon
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Rowe
                
                 ,
                 Merchant-Taylor
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Rowe
                
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Merchant-Taylor
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Reynald
                   Rowe
                
                 of
                 Lee
                 in
                 Kent
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 yeere
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Row
                
                 enclosed
                 a
                 piece
                 of
                 ground
                 by
                 Moore-fields
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Bricke
                 wall
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 place
                 for
                 buriall
                 of
                 the
                 dead
                 ,
                 to
                 such
                 Parishes
                 in
                 London
                 as
                 wanted
                 Churchyards
                 .
              
               
                 1569
                 The
                 eleventh
              
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Beecher
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Dane
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Alexander
                   Avenon
                
                 ,
                 Ironmonger
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Avenon
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Avenand
                 of
                 Kings-Norton
                 in
                 Worcestershire
                 .
              
               
                 1570
                 The
                 twelfth
              
            
             
               
                 Francis
                 Barneham
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Boxe
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Rowland
                   Heyward
                
                 Clothworker
                 ,
                 son
                 to
                 
                   George
                   Heyward
                
                 of
                 
                   Bridge
                   north
                
                 in
                 Shropshire
                 .
              
               
                 1571
                 The
                 thirteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Milles
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Branche
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Allen
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Allen
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Pasteller
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Allen
                
                 of
                 Stondon
                 in
                 Hertfordshire
                 .
              
               
                 1572
                 The
                 fourteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Pipe
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Woodroffe
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Lionell
                   Ducket
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 .
              
               
                 1573
                 The
                 fifteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Iames
                 Harvey
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Tho.
                 Pulloccell
                 or
                 Pullison
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Rivers
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Rivers
                
                 of
                 pensehurst
                 in
                 Kent
                 .
              
               
                 1574
                 The
                 sixteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Blancke
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Anthony
                 Gamage
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Hawes
                
                 ,
                 Clothworker
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Hawes
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Merchant
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 son
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hawes
                
                 of
                 Stoke-Newington
                 in
                 Middlesex
                 .
              
               
                 1575
                 The
                 seventeenth
              
            
             
               
                 Edward
                 Osborne
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Wolstane
                 Dixie
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Ambrose
                   Nicholas
                
                 ,
                 Salter
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Nicholas
                
                 of
                 Nedingworth
                 in
                 Huntingdonshire
                 .
              
               
                 1576
                 The
                 eighteenth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Kempton
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 George
                 Barne
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Langley
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Langley
                
                 of
                 Althrope
                 in
                 Lincolneshire
                 .
              
               
                 1577
                 The
                 nineteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Backhouse
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Francis
                 Bowyer
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Ramsey
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Ramsey
                
                 of
                 Flenbridge
                 in
                 Kent
                 .
              
            
             
             
               
                 1578
                 The
                 fourteenth
              
            
             
               
                 George
                 Bond
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Star●le
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Pipe
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 son
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Pipe
                
                 of
                 Woolverhampton
                 ,
                 in
                 Staffordshire
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 was
                 free
                 of
                 the
                 Leathersellers
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 them
                 translated
                 to
                 the
                 Drapers
                 .
              
               
                 1579
                 The
                 one
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Martin
                 Calthrope
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Hart
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Woodroffe
                
                 ,
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   David
                   Woodroffe
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Haberdasher
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Woodroffe
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Woodrove
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Vscombe
                 ,
                 in
                 Devonshire
                 .
              
               
                 1580
                 The
                 two
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Ralph
                 Woodcocke
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 John
                 Allot
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Branche
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Branche
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Draper
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Branche
                
                 of
                 Laynham
                 in
                 Suffolke
                 .
              
               
                 1581
                 The
                 three
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Martin
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Webbe
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Harvey
                
                 ,
                 Irohmonger
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Harvey
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Cotwalton
                 in
                 Staffordshire
                 .
              
               
                 1582
                 The
                 foure
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Rowe
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Haydon
                 ,
                 deceased
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Cuthbert
                 Buckle
                 succeeded
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Blanke
                
                 ,
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Blanke
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Haberdasher
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Blanke
                
                 of
                 Gilford
                 in
                 Surrey
                 .
              
               
                 1583
                 The
                 five
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Masham
                 ,
                 —
                 
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Spencer
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Osborne
                
                 ,
                 Clothworker
              
            
             
               
               
                 worker
                 ,
                 son
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Osborne
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Ashford
                 in
                 Kent
                 .
              
               
                 1584
                 The
                 six
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Stephen
                 Slany
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Henry
                 Billingsley
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Pulloccill
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Pullyson
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Pulloccill
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Footescray
                 in
                 Kent
                 .
              
               
                 1585
                 The
                 seven
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Anthony
                 Ratcliffe
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Henry
                 Pranell
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Wolstane
                   Dixie
                
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Dixie
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Catworth
                 in
                 Huntingdonshire
                 .
              
               
                 1586
                 The
                 eight
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 House
                 ,
                 
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Elkin
                 :
                 
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Barne
                
                 ,
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Barne
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 ,
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 and
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ;
                 who
                 was
                 son
                 also
                 to
                 
                   George
                   Barne
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Haberdasher
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 1587
                 The
                 nine
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Skinner
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Catcher
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Bond
                
                 ,
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Bond
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Trull
                 in
                 Sommersetshire
                 .
              
               
                 1588
                 The
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Hugh
                 Offley
                 ,
                 
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Saltonstall
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Martin
                   Calthrop
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Martin
                   Calthrop
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Draper
                 of
                 London
                 :
                 He
                 served
                 one
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Martin
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 .
              
               
                 1589
                 The
                 one
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Gurney
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Stephen
                 Some
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hart
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 
                 to
                 
                   Ralph
                   Hart
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Sproston-Court
                 in
                 Yorkshire
                 .
              
               
                 1590
                 The
                 two
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Mosley
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Brooke
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Allot
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Allot
                
                 of
                 Limbergh
                 in
                 Lincolnshire
                 :
                 He
                 served
                 one
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Rowland
                   Heyward
                
                 the
                 other
                 .
              
               
                 1591
                 The
                 three
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Rider
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Benet
                 ,
                 or
                 Benedict
                 Barnham
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Webbe
                
                 ,
                 Salter
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Webbe
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Reading
                 in
                 Barkshire
                 .
              
               
                 1592
                 The
                 foure
                 and
                 thirtieth
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Taylor
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Rowe
                
                 ,
                 Ironmonger
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Rowe
                
                 of
                 Penschurst
                 in
                 Kent
                 .
              
               
                 1593
                 The
                 five
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Paul
                 Banning
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Peter
                 Haughton
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Cuthbert
                   Buckle
                
                 ,
                 Vintner
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Christopher
                   Buckle
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Bourgh
                 ,
                 in
                 Westmerland
                 :
                 Hee
                 served
                 one
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Martin
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 ;
                 which
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Martin
                
                 was
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Martin
                
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Saffron
                   Walden
                
                 in
                 Essex
                 .
              
               
                 1594
                 The
                 six
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Lee
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Bennet
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Spencer
                
                 ,
                 Clothworker
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Spencer
                
                 of
                 Waldingfield
                 in
                 Suffolke
                 .
              
               
                 1595
                 The
                 seven
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Lowe
                 ,
                 
                 —
              
               
                 Leonard
                 Hallyday
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Stephen
                   Slany
                
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Slany
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Mitton
                 ,
                 in
                 Staffordshire
                 .
              
               
               
                 1596
                 The
                 eight
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Wats
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Godard
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 ,
                 
                   Thomas
                   Skinner
                
                 ,
                 Clothworker
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Skinner
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Walden
                 in
                 Essex
                 .
                 Hee
                 served
                 the
                 one
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Billingsley
                
                 ,
                 Haberdasher
                 the
                 other
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Billingsley
                
                 was
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Roger
                   Billingsley
                
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 in
                 Kent
                 .
              
               
                 1597
                 The
                 nine
                 and
                 thirtieth
              
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Row
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 More
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Saltonstall
                
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Gilbert
                   Saltonstall
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Hallyfax
                 in
                 Yorkshire
                 .
              
               
                 1598
                 The
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 Edward
                 Holmedon
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Hampson
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Stephen
                   Some
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Some
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Bradley
                 in
                 Suffolke
                 .
              
               
                 Hee
                 was
                 free
                 of
                 the
                 Girdlers
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 them
                 translated
                 to
                 the
                 Grocers
                 .
              
               
                 1599
                 The
                 one
                 and
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 Humphrey
                 Welde
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Roger
                 Clerke
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Mosley
                
                 ,
                 
                 Clothworker
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Edward
                   Mosley
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Hough
                 in
                 Lancashire
                 .
              
               
                 1600
                 The
                 two
                 and
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Smith
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Cambell
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Craven
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Rider
                
                 ,
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Rider
                
                 of
                 Mucklestone
                 in
                 Staffordshire
                 .
              
               
                 1601
                 The
                 three
                 and
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Anderson
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Glover
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Garret
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Garrard
                 ,
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 son
                 to
                 Sir
                 ,
                 
                   William
                   Garret
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Garrard
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Haberdasher
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 son
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Garret
                
                 or
                 Garrard
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Grocer
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Garret
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Garrard
                 ,
                 of
                 Seddingborne
                 ,
                 in
                 Kent
                 .
              
               
                 1602
                 The
                 foure
                 and
                 fortieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iames
                 Pemberton
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Swinnerton
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Lee
                
                 ,
                 Merchant-Ta●ler
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Humphrey
                   Lee
                
                 of
                 Bridge-North
                 in
                 Shropshire
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 IAMES
                 began
                 his
                 reigne
                 the
                 foure
                 and
                 twentieth
                 of
                 March
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1602.
                 
              
               
                 1603
                 The
                 first
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 William
                 Rumney
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Sir
                 Thomas
                 Middleton
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Bennet
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Bennet
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Willingford
                 in
                 Barkeshire
                 .
              
               
                 1604
                 The
                 second
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Hayes
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Roger
                   Iones
                
                 Knight
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Low
                
                 ,
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Simon
                   Low
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Merchant-Tayler
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Ralph
                   Low
                
                 ,
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 1605
                 The
                 third
              
            
             
               
                 Clement
                 Scudamor
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Folles
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Leonard
                   Hollyday
                
                 ,
                 Marchant-Tayler
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Hollyday
                
                 of
                 Redborough
                 in
                 Glocestershire
                 .
              
               
                 1606
                 The
                 fourth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Walthall
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Lemon
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wats
                
                 ,
                 Clothworker
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Wats
                
                 of
                 Buntingford
                 in
                 Hertfordshire
                 .
              
               
               
                 1607
                 The
                 fifth
              
            
             
               
                 Geffrey
                 Elwes
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Style
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Rowe
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Rowe
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Merchant-Tayler
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 1608
                 The
                 sixth
              
            
             
               
                 George
                 Bolles
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Farrington
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Humfrey
                   Weld
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Weld
                
                 of
                 Eaton
                 in
                 Cheshire
                 .
              
               
                 1609
                 The
                 seventh
              
            
             
               
                 Sebastian
                 Harvey
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 William
                 Cockaine
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cambell
                
                 ,
                 Jronmonger
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Cambell
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Fulsam
                 in
                 Norfolke
                 .
              
               
                 1610
                 The
                 eighth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Pyat
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Francis
                 Iones
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Cravon
                
                 ,
                 Merchant-Tayler
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Craven
                
                 of
                 Appletreewick
                 in
                 Yorkeshire
                 .
              
               
                 1611
                 The
                 ninth
              
            
             
               
                 Edward
                 Barkham
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 George
                 Smithes
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Pemberton
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iames
                   Premberton
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Ecclestone
                 in
                 Lancashire
                 .
              
               
                 1612
                 The
                 tenth
              
            
             
               
                 Edward
                 Rotherham
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Alexander
                 Prescot
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Swinnerton
                
                 ,
                 Merchant-Tayler
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Swinnerton
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Merchant-Tayler
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Swinnerton
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Oswestrey
                 in
                 Shropshire
                 .
              
               
               
                 1613
                 The
                 eleventh
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Bennet
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Henry
                 Iaye
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Middleton
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Middleton
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Denbigh
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Denbigh
                 .
              
               
                 1614
                 The
                 twelfth
              
            
             
               
                 Peter
                 Proby
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Martin
                 Lumley
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Hayes
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Hayes
                
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 1615
                 The
                 thirteenth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Goare
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Goare
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Iolles
                
                 Draper
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Ielles
                
                 of
                 Stratford-Bow
                 in
                 Middlesex
                 .
                 
              
               
                 1616
                 The
                 fourteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Allen
                 Cotten
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Cuthbert
                 Hacket
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Leman
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Leman
                
                 of
                 Gillingham
                 in
                 Norfolke
                 .
              
               
                 1617
                 The
                 fifteenth
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Hollyday
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Iohnson
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 the
                 right
                 Honorable
                 ,
                 
                   George
                   Bolles
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Bolles
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Newbold
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Leicester
                 .
              
               
                 1618
                 The
                 sixteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Hearne
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Hugh
                 Hamersley
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Sebastian
                   Harvey
                
                 ,
                 Iro●
                 monger
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 sonne
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   H●●vey
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Harvey
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Cot●ton
                 in
                 Staffordshire
                 .
              
               
               
                 1619
                 The
                 seventeenth
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Deane
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iames
                 Cambell
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Cockaine
                
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   William
                   Cockaine
                
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Roger
                   Cockaine
                
                 of
                 Baddesley
                 in
                 Warwickeshire
                 .
              
               
                 1620
                 The
                 eighteenth
              
            
             
               
                 Edward
                 Allen
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Ducie
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Francis
                   Iones
                
                 ,
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 the
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Iones
                
                 of
                 Claverley
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Saloppe
                 .
              
               
                 1621
                 The
                 ninteenth
              
            
             
               
                 George
                 Whitmore
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Rainton
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Barkham
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 〈…〉
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Edward
                   Barkham
                
                 ,
                 〈…〉
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 〈…〉
              
               
                 1622
                 The
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Hodges
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Humfrey
                 Hanford
                 Knight
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Peter
                   Proby
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 commonly
                 in
                 the
                 Countrey
                 called
                 
                   Peter
                   ap-Robin
                
                 ,
                 his
                 fathers
                 name
                 is
                 not
                 recorded
                 ,
                 but
                 is
                 sayd
                 to
                 be
                 borne
                 neere
                 Whitchurch
                 in
                 Shropshire
                 .
              
               
                 1623
                 The
                 one
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Ralph
                 Freeman
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Moulson
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Martin
                   Lumley
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 the
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Iames
                   Lumley
                
                 ,
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 1624
                 The
                 two
                 and
                 twentieth
              
            
             
               
                 Rowland
                 Heilin
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Parkhurst
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Goare
                
                 ,
                 Merchant-Taylor
                 ,
                 hee
                 was
                 the
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Gerrard
                   Goare
                
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 the
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Goare
                
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
               
                 King
                 Charles
                 began
                 his
                 reigne
                 the
                 seven
                 and
                 twentieth
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1625.
                 
              
               
                 1625
                 The
                 first
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Westwray
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Ellis
                 Crispe
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Poole
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Christopher
                 Cletherowe
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Allen
                   Cotton
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 hee
                 was
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Ralph
                   Cotton
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Whitchurch
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Salop.
                 
              
               
                 1626
                 The
                 second
              
            
             
               
                 Edward
                 Bromfield
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Fenne
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Cuthbert
                   Aket
                
                 ,
                 alias
                 Hacket
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 hee
                 was
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Aket
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Hacket
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 the
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Aket
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Hacket
                 ,
                 of
                 Dertford
                 in
                 Kent
                 .
              
               
                 1627
                 The
                 third
              
            
             
               
                 Maurice
                 Abbot
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Henry
                 Garway
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Hugh
                   Hammersley
                
                 ,
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 
                 he
                 was
                 the
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Hugh
                   Hammersley
                
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 the
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Richard
                   Hammersley
                
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Towne
                 and
                 County
                 of
                 Stafford
                 .
              
               
                 1628
                 The
                 fourth
              
            
             
               
                 Rowland
                 Backhouse
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Acton
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 and
                 Baronet
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Deane
                   ,
                   Skinner
                
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   George
                   Deane
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Muchdunmowe
                 in
                 Essex
                 .
              
               
                 1629
                 The
                 fifth
              
            
             
               
                 Humfrey
                 Smith
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Edmund
                 Wright
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Cambell
                
                 ,
                 Ironmonger
                 ,
                 hee
                 was
                 the
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cambell
                
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Robert
                   Cambel
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Fulsam
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Norfolke
                 .
              
               
               
                 1630
                 The
                 sixth
              
            
             
               
                 Arthur
                 Abdy
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Robert
                 Cambell
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Ducy
                
                 ,
                 Merchant-Taylor
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 the
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Henry
                   Ducy
                
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 1631
                 The
                 seventh
              
            
             
               
                 Samuel
                 Cranmer
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Henry
                 Prat
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Whitmore
                
                 ,
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 hee
                 was
                 the
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Whitmore
                
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 son
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Whitmore
                
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Charely
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Salop.
                 
              
               
                 1632
                 The
                 eighth
              
            
             
               
                 Hugh
                 Perry
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Henry
                 Andrewes
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Raynton
                
                 ,
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 the
                 son
                 of
                 
                   Robert
                   Raynton
                
                 of
                 Highinton
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Lincolne
                 .
              
               
                 1633
                 The
                 ninth
              
            
             
               
                 Gilbert
                 Harrison
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 Richard
                 Gurney
                 :
                 —
                 
                   
                     Sheriffes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Maior
                 ,
                 the
                 right
                 Honourable
                 ,
                 
                   Ralph
                   Freeman
                
                 ,
                 Clothworker
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Freeman
                
                 of
                 the
                 Towne
                 and
                 County
                 of
                 Northampton
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Thus
                 much
                 for
                 the
                 chiefe
                 and
                 principall
                 Governours
                 of
                 this
                 famous
                 City
                 ;
                 of
                 whose
                 publike
                 Government
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 assistance
                 of
                 other
                 inferiour
                 Officers
                 ,
                 their
                 charges
                 for
                 preserving
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 service
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 and
                 Honour
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 much
                 might
                 have
                 beene
                 said
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 be
                 hereafter
                 discoursed
                 more
                 at
                 large
                 ,
                 when
                 I
                 have
                 more
                 spacious
                 ground
                 to
                 walke
                 in
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 helpes
                 (
                 thereto
                 belonging
                 )
                 can
                 more
                 conveniently
                 be
                 had
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               OF
               THE
               TWELVE
               HONOVRABLE
               COMPANIES
               OF
               THIS
               ANCIENT
               AND
               Famous
               Citie
               ;
               out
               of
               which
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               is
               to
               be
               chosen
               yeerely
               ,
               because
               those
               of
               inferiour
               rancke
               ,
               are
               not
               capable
               of
               such
               dignitie
               .
               MERCERS
               .
            
             
               
               THe
               Mercers
               were
               enabled
               to
               be
               a
               Company
               ,
               and
               to
               purchase
               Lands
               ,
               to
               the
               value
               of
               twenty
               pounds
               by
               the
               yeere
               ,
               the
               seventeenth
               yeare
               of
               King
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
              
               1393.
               
            
             
               
               
                 GROCERS
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     GOD
                     GRANT
                     GRACE
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 Company
                 of
                 Grocers
                 ,
                 in
                 elder
                 times
                 called
                 Pepperers
                 :
                 were
                 first
                 incorporated
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Grocers
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 twentieth
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1345.
                 
                 The
                 Armes
                 antient
                 ,
                 and
                 supporters
                 granted
                 by
                 
                   Thomas
                   Benote
                   ,
                   Clarencieux
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eight
                 ,
                 Helme
                 and
                 Crest
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   William
                   Harvey
                   ,
                   Clarencieux
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1562.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 DRAPERS
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     VNTO
                     GOD
                     ONLY
                     BE
                     HONER
                     &
                     GLORY
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 Drapers
                 were
                 incorporated
                 in
                 the
                 seventeenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixt
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1430.
                 
                 The
                 Armes
                 first
                 granted
                 by
                 Garter
                 King
                 of
                 Armes
                 :
                 Crest
                 and
                 Supporters
                 by
                 
                   William
                   Harvy
                   ,
                   Clarencieux
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1561.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 FISHMONGERS
              
               
                 
                   
                     AL
                     WORSHIP
                     BE
                     TO
                     GOD
                     ONLY
                  
                
              
               
                 THe
                 Fishmongers
                 were
                 (
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 )
                 two
                 Companies
                 ,
                 namely
                 ,
                 Stockfishmongers
                 ,
                 and
                 Saltfishmongers
                 ;
                 which
                 Saltfishmongers
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Reigne
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                   1509.
                
                 did
                 beare
                 their
                 Armes
                 as
                 here
                 is
                 set
                 downe
                 .
                 But
                 lastly
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 28.
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 King
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1536.
                 the
                 said
                 Companies
                 were
                 vnited
                 in
                 one
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 their
                 Armes
                 more
                 fully
                 granted
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 GOLDSMITHS
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     TO
                     GOD
                     ONLY
                     .
                     BE
                     ALL
                     GLORY
                  
                
              
               
                 THe
                 Goldsmiths
                 ,
                 were
                 incorporated
                 and
                 confirmed
                 in
                 the
                 sixteenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 the
                 Crest
                 and
                 Supporters
                 were
                 granted
                 by
                 
                   Robert
                   Cooke
                   ,
                   Clarencieux
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                   1571.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 SKINNERS
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     TO
                     GOD
                     ONLY
                     .
                     BE
                     ALL
                     GLORY
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 Skinners
                 were
                 incorporated
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1327.
                 
                 And
                 made
                 a
                 Brotherhood
                 in
                 the
                 eighteenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 .
                 The
                 Crest
                 and
                 Supporters
                 were
                 granted
                 by
                 
                   William
                   Haruy
                
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 free
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Company
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1561.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 MERCHANT-TAILORS
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     CONCORDIA
                     PARVA
                     RES
                     CRESCVNT
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 THe
                 first
                 Patent
                 of
                 these
                 Armes
                 ,
                 were
                 granted
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Holne
                
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Clarencieux
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 Armes
                 to
                 the
                 Company
                 of
                 Tailors
                 and
                 
                   Linnen
                   Armourers
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 one
                 and
                 twentieth
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1480.
                 
                 And
                 since
                 then
                 incorporated
                 by
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Merchant-Tailors
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 seventeenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1501.
                 
                 The
                 Crest
                 and
                 Supporters
                 being
                 granted
                 by
                 
                   Robert
                   Cooke
                   ,
                   Clarencieux
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1585.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 HABERDASHERS
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     SERVE
                     AND
                     OBEY
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 Haberdashers
                 ,
                 or
                 Hurrers
                 ,
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 so
                 called
                 )
                 were
                 incorporated
                 a
                 Brotherhood
                 of
                 Saint
                 Katharine
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 six
                 and
                 twentieth
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom
                   ▪
                
                 1447.
                 
                 And
                 they
                 were
                 confirmed
                 in
                 the
                 seventeenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 ,
                 and
                 named
                 Merchant-Haberdashers
                 .
                 The
                 Crest
                 and
                 Supportters
                 were
                 granted
                 by
                 
                   Robert
                   Cooke
                   ,
                   Clarencioux
                
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 Armes
                 .
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1571.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 SALTERS
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     SAL
                     SAPIT
                     OMNIA
                  
                
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Salters
                 had
                 their
                 Armes
                 first
                 granted
                 to
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 two
                 and
                 twentieth
                 yeare
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eight
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1530.
                 by
                 
                   Thomas
                   Benolt
                   ,
                   Clarencieux
                
                 .
                 The
                 Crest
                 and
                 Supporters
                 by
                 
                   Robert
                   Cooke
                   ,
                   Clarencieux
                
                 In
                 the
                 nine
                 and
                 twentieth
                 yeere
                 of
                 Queene
                 
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1587.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 IRONMONGERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Ironmongers
                 were
                 incorporated
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 third
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1462.
                 
                 And
                 their
                 Armes
                 first
                 granted
                 by
                 Lancaster
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 Armes
                 ,
                 Marshall
                 to
                 Clarencieux
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 Armes
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1455.
                 
                 And
                 the
                 foure
                 and
                 thirtieth
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 VINTONNERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Vintonners
                 were
                 incorporated
                 in
                 the
                 Reigne
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Wine-Tonners
                 ,
                 and
                 confirmed
                 in
                 the
                 fifteenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixt
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1436.
                 
                 The
                 Armes
                 first
                 granted
                 by
                 Clarencieux
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 sixth
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixt
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1427.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 CLOTHWORKERS
              
               
                 
                   
                     MY
                     TRVST
                     IS
                     IN
                     GOD
                     ALONE
                  
                
              
               
                 THe
                 Clothworkers
                 had
                 their
                 Armes
                 first
                 granted
                 by
                 
                   Thomas
                   Benolt
                   ,
                   Clarencieux
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 two
                 and
                 twentieth
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1530.
                 
                 The
                 Crest
                 and
                 Supporters
                 granted
                 by
                 
                   Robert
                   Cooke
                   ,
                   Clarencieux
                
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 Armes
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1587.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
             
               NOW
               FOLLOW
               THE
               COMPANIES
               OF
               Merchants
               ,
               and
               their
               seuerall
               Armes
               ,
               so
               many
               as
               I
               could
               attaine
               vnto
               .
            
             
               
                 MERCHANTS
                 Of
                 the
                 Staple
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     GOD
                     BE
                     OVR
                     FRIEND
                  
                
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 called
                 of
                 the
                 Staple
                 ,
                 incorporated
                 by
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 :
                 in
                 whose
                 time
                 they
                 had
                 their
                 Staple
                 of
                 Wools
                 at
                 Callis
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Merchants
                 Adventures
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     GOD
                     BE
                     OVR
                     FRIEND
                  
                
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Merchants
                   Adventures
                
                 ,
                 were
                 incorporated
                 by
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 :
                 And
                 had
                 their
                 Priviledges
                 confirmed
                 and
                 enlarged
                 by
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Merchants
                 of
                 Russia
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     GOD
                     BE
                     OVR
                     GOOD
                     GVIDE
                  
                
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 Merchants
                 of
                 Russia
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 incorporated
                 by
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 :
                 and
                 againe
                 confirmed
                 and
                 augmented
                 by
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Merchants
                 of
                 Elbing
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 Merchants
                 of
                 Elbing
                 ,
                 they
                 became
                 incorporated
                 by
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Merchants
                 of
                 Levant
                 ,
                 or
                 Turkie
                 Merchants
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 
                   Merchants
                   of
                   Levant
                
                 ,
                 or
                 (
                 more
                 commonly
                 )
                 termed
                 
                   Turkie
                   Merchants
                
                 ,
                 being
                 first
                 incorporated
                 by
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 were
                 afterward
                 confirmed
                 and
                 enlarged
                 by
                 our
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 King
                 Iames.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 Merchants
                 of
                 Spaine
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 Merchants
                 of
                 Spaine
                 ,
                 or
                 more
                 usually
                 called
                 
                   Spanish
                   Merchants
                
                 ,
                 were
                 incorporated
                 by
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Merchants
                 of
                 East-India
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     DEVS-INDICAT
                  
                   
                     DEO
                     DVCENTE
                     ,
                     NIL
                     NOCET
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Merchants
                   of
                   East-India
                
                 ,
                 were
                 incorporated
                 by
                 Queene
                 
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1600.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 New
                 French
                 Merchants
                 Adventurers
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     REDDITE
                     CVIQVE
                     SVVM
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 A
                 New
                 Company
                 of
                 Merchant
                 Adventures
                 ,
                 but
                 of
                 their
                 incorporating
                 I
                 am
                 able
                 to
                 say
                 nothing
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 Coat
                 and
                 Crest
                 of
                 their
                 Armes
                 were
                 given
                 and
                 granted
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Seger
                   ,
                   Garter
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Master
                 
                   William
                   Camden
                   ,
                   Clarencieux
                
                 ,
                 Kings
                 of
                 Armes
                 ,
                 the
                 thirteenth
                 day
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 14.
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 1616.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 The
                 Company
                 of
                 French
                 Merchants
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 now
                 called
                 of
                 
                   French
                   Merchants
                
                 :
                 of
                 their
                 creating
                 ,
                 incorporating
                 ,
                 and
                 Patents
                 granting
                 ,
                 no
                 intelligence
                 hath
                 beene
                 given
                 me
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 I
                 am
                 the
                 lesse
                 able
                 to
                 speake
                 of
                 them
                 :
                 onely
                 I
                 heare
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 Company
                 of
                 worthy
                 Gentlemen
                 ;
                 and
                 let
                 that
                 honest
                 title
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 suffice
                 them
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Merchants
                 of
                 Virginia
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     EN
                     DAY
                     VIRGINIA
                     QVINTAM
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Merchants
                   of
                   Virginia
                   ,
                   Bermudas
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Summer-I●ands
                 ,
                 for
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 heare
                 )
                 all
                 these
                 additions
                 are
                 given
                 them
                 .
                 I
                 know
                 not
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 their
                 incorporating
                 ,
                 neither
                 by
                 whom
                 their
                 Armes
                 ,
                 Supporters
                 ,
                 and
                 Crest
                 were
                 granted
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 am
                 compelled
                 to
                 leaue
                 them
                 abruptly
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               THE
               OTHER
               COMPANIES
               following
               the
               Twelve
               .
            
             
               
                 DYERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 KIng
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixt
                 ,
                 late
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 of
                 famous
                 memory
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 Highnesse
                 Letters-Patents
                 ,
                 or
                 Charter
                 of
                 Incorporation
                 ,
                 bearing
                 date
                 the
                 sixteenth
                 day
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 nine
                 and
                 fortieth
                 yeere
                 from
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 his
                 Reigne
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 redemption
                 of
                 his
                 Royall
                 power
                 ,
                 did
                 incorporate
                 the
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Dyers
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 they
                 have
                 ever
                 since
                 continued
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 BREWERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Charter
                 of
                 the
                 Brewers
                 was
                 granted
                 by
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Letters-Patents
                 dated
                 at
                 Windsor
                 ,
                 the
                 two
                 and
                 twentieth
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 sixth
                 yeere
                 of
                 his
                 Reigne
                 .
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 reconfirmed
                 at
                 Greenewich
                 ,
                 Iuly
                 the
                 13.
                 and
                 second
                 yeere
                 of
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 of
                 blessed
                 memory
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 LETHER
                 SELLERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Lethersellers
                 being
                 formerly
                 a
                 Society
                 ,
                 or
                 Brotherhood
                 of
                 long
                 time
                 ,
                 became
                 incorporated
                 in
                 the
                 sixth
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 and
                 when
                 Whittington
                 was
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 PEWTERERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Pewterers
                 were
                 a
                 Company
                 ,
                 or
                 Meeting
                 of
                 friendly
                 and
                 neighbourly
                 men
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 thirteenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 this
                 King
                 became
                 incorporated
                 ,
                 Ianuary
                 the
                 20.
                 
                 And
                 from
                 this
                 King
                 they
                 have
                 beene
                 still
                 confirmed
                 by
                 all
                 Princes
                 since
                 :
                 lastly
                 ,
                 by
                 King
                 Iames.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Barbers-Chirurgions
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Barbers-Chirurgions
                 ,
                 being
                 a
                 Company
                 of
                 no
                 meane
                 credit
                 and
                 estate
                 ,
                 became
                 a
                 Brotherhood
                 and
                 Fellowship
                 ,
                 incorporated
                 by
                 the
                 Charter
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 ;
                 afterward
                 by
                 the
                 Henries
                 ,
                 the
                 seventh
                 and
                 eighth
                 ,
                 Philip
                 and
                 Mary
                 ,
                 and
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 :
                 last
                 of
                 all
                 they
                 were
                 againe
                 confirmed
                 by
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 additions
                 also
                 :
                 and
                 all
                 those
                 former
                 Charters
                 have
                 bin
                 reconfirmed
                 (
                 with
                 larger
                 additions
                 )
                 by
                 our
                 most
                 gracious
                 King
                 Charles
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 ARMOVRERS
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Society
                 or
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Armourers
                 ,
                 have
                 beene
                 a
                 Brotherhood
                 of
                 ancient
                 continuance
                 ,
                 and
                 became
                 incorporated
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 :
                 the
                 King
                 being
                 pleased
                 to
                 stile
                 himselfe
                 a
                 Brother
                 of
                 their
                 Society
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 WHITE-BAKERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 White-Bakers
                 are
                 of
                 great
                 Antiquity
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 their
                 Records
                 ,
                 and
                 divers
                 other
                 things
                 of
                 Antiquity
                 ,
                 extant
                 in
                 their
                 common
                 Hall.
                 They
                 were
                 a
                 Company
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 yeere
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 a
                 new
                 Charter
                 granted
                 unto
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 yeere
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 ;
                 the
                 which
                 Charter
                 was
                 confirmed
                 unto
                 them
                 by
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 Queene
                 Mary
                 ,
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 and
                 King
                 Iames.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 VVax-Chandlers
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 Wax-Chandlers
                 ,
                 having
                 beene
                 a
                 Brotherhood
                 of
                 very
                 ancient
                 standing
                 ,
                 and
                 much
                 used
                 in
                 the
                 times
                 of
                 superstition
                 ,
                 became
                 yet
                 to
                 be
                 incorporated
                 in
                 Anno
                 ,
                 1484.
                 it
                 being
                 the
                 second
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 third
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Tallovv-Chandlers
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 company
                 of
                 the
                 Tallow-Chandlers
                 ,
                 were
                 a
                 Society
                 of
                 great
                 antiquity
                 ,
                 living
                 in
                 good
                 formality
                 among
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 loving
                 agreement
                 with
                 themselves
                 :
                 they
                 became
                 to
                 be
                 incorporated
                 in
                 the
                 second
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 him
                 successively
                 to
                 King
                 Iames.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 CVTLERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 COncerning
                 this
                 Company
                 of
                 Cutlers
                 ,
                 I
                 finde
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 of
                 great
                 antiquity
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 incorporated
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Reigne
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 fifth
                 ,
                 and
                 afterward
                 confirmed
                 by
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 King
                 Philip
                 and
                 Queene
                 Mary
                 ,
                 famous
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ;
                 and
                 King
                 Iames
                 in
                 his
                 fifth
                 yeere
                 ,
                 the
                 eighth
                 day
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 fully
                 confirmed
                 all
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 GIRDLERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 I
                 Finde
                 the
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Girdlers
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 much
                 behind-hand
                 (
                 with
                 others
                 )
                 for
                 eminency
                 and
                 antiquity
                 ,
                 because
                 they
                 have
                 held
                 good
                 correspondency
                 with
                 the
                 world
                 and
                 with
                 themselves
                 :
                 they
                 became
                 to
                 bee
                 incorporated
                 the
                 sixth
                 day
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 seven
                 and
                 twentieth
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 Reigne
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 BVTCHERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Butchers
                 were
                 incorporated
                 by
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 under
                 his
                 Letters-Patents
                 ,
                 bearing
                 date
                 the
                 sixteenth
                 day
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 third
                 yeere
                 of
                 his
                 Reigne
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Scotland
                 the
                 nine
                 and
                 twentieth
                 :
                 they
                 were
                 incorporated
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Master
                 ,
                 Wardens
                 ,
                 and
                 Comminalty
                 of
                 the
                 Art
                 or
                 mystery
                 of
                 Butchers
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 the
                 Fraternity
                 being
                 very
                 ancient
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 SADLERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 Sadlers
                 questionlesse
                 declare
                 themselves
                 to
                 be
                 of
                 great
                 antiquity
                 ,
                 as
                 shewing
                 their
                 beginning
                 in
                 the
                 times
                 of
                 these
                 Kings
                 following
                 :
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 Rich.
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 Henry
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 Edw.
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 Edw.
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 Henry
                 the
                 fifth
                 ,
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 Edw.
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 rich
                 .
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 ,
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 Edw.
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 and
                 since
                 the
                 first
                 King
                 above
                 named
                 ,
                 the
                 Craft
                 of
                 the
                 Sadlers
                 hath
                 given
                 Livery
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 have
                 continued
                 in
                 their
                 Livery
                 by
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 300
                 yeeres
                 and
                 more
                 .
                 What
                 all
                 the
                 precedent
                 Princes
                 gave
                 and
                 granted
                 ,
                 King
                 Iames
                 confirmed
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 CARPENTERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Carpenters
                 ,
                 being
                 a
                 Society
                 of
                 ancient
                 standing
                 ,
                 were
                 incorporated
                 by
                 Letters-Patents
                 ,
                 bearing
                 date
                 the
                 seventh
                 day
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 seventeenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 Reigne
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 ;
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Master
                 ,
                 Wardens
                 ,
                 and
                 Comminalty
                 of
                 the
                 mystery
                 of
                 Freemen
                 of
                 the
                 Carpentry
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 CORDWAINERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 Shoomakers
                 or
                 Cordwainers
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 stile
                 themselves
                 ,
                 have
                 beene
                 of
                 long
                 continuance
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 first
                 incorporated
                 in
                 the
                 seventeenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ;
                 being
                 afterward
                 confirmed
                 by
                 Philip
                 and
                 Queene
                 Mary
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 fourth
                 and
                 fifth
                 yeeres
                 of
                 their
                 Reigne
                 :
                 then
                 againe
                 re-confirmed
                 by
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 fourth
                 yeere
                 of
                 her
                 Reigne
                 :
                 and
                 lastly
                 ,
                 by
                 King
                 Iames.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 PAINTERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Painters
                 ,
                 having
                 the
                 addition
                 of
                 Painters-Stainers
                 ,
                 for
                 their
                 skill
                 and
                 cunning
                 in
                 divers
                 mysterious
                 workes
                 ,
                 have
                 beene
                 a
                 Society
                 of
                 great
                 antiquity
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 incorporated
                 in
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1580.
                 it
                 being
                 the
                 three
                 and
                 twentieth
                 yeere
                 of
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 CVRRIERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 Curryers
                 ,
                 a
                 Company
                 of
                 long
                 continuance
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 good
                 community
                 amongst
                 themselves
                 ,
                 became
                 incorporated
                 in
                 the
                 third
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 the
                 twelfth
                 day
                 of
                 Iune
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 MASONS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 Masons
                 ,
                 being
                 otherwise
                 termed
                 Free-Masons
                 ,
                 of
                 ancient
                 standing
                 and
                 good
                 reckoning
                 ,
                 by
                 meanes
                 of
                 affable
                 and
                 kinde
                 meetings
                 divers
                 times
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 a
                 loving
                 Brotherhood
                 should
                 use
                 to
                 doe
                 ,
                 did
                 frequent
                 this
                 mutuall
                 assembly
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 twelfth
                 yeere
                 of
                 his
                 most
                 gracious
                 Reigne
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 PLVMBERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 Plumbers
                 ,
                 of
                 large
                 and
                 very
                 memorable
                 antiquity
                 ,
                 remaining
                 a
                 Fellowship
                 or
                 Brotherhood
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Plumbers
                 .
                 At
                 length
                 they
                 attained
                 to
                 be
                 incorporated
                 by
                 Letters-Patents
                 ,
                 the
                 eleventh
                 or
                 twelfth
                 day
                 of
                 Aprill
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 ninth
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 IAMES
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Scotland
                 the
                 foure
                 and
                 fortieth
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 INHOLDERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Inholders
                 ,
                 having
                 beene
                 a
                 Community
                 or
                 Society
                 of
                 honest
                 friendly
                 men
                 ,
                 by
                 their
                 often
                 meeting
                 and
                 conversing
                 together
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 those
                 dayes
                 it
                 was
                 a
                 matter
                 much
                 observed
                 :
                 became
                 to
                 be
                 incorporated
                 in
                 the
                 sixth
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 renued
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 FOVNDERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 Founders
                 ,
                 no
                 doubt
                 of
                 antiquity
                 and
                 long
                 continuance
                 in
                 Brotherhood
                 and
                 Fellowship
                 together
                 ,
                 were
                 incorporated
                 the
                 eighteenth
                 day
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 twelfth
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 Reigne
                 of
                 King
                 IAMES
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 EMBROIDERERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Embroiderers
                 can
                 make
                 appeare
                 by
                 their
                 worthy
                 and
                 famous
                 pieces
                 of
                 Art
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 have
                 beene
                 of
                 ancient
                 use
                 and
                 eminence
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 seene
                 in
                 divers
                 places
                 at
                 this
                 day
                 :
                 but
                 for
                 the
                 matter
                 of
                 their
                 incorporating
                 ,
                 it
                 hath
                 relation
                 to
                 the
                 fourth
                 yeere
                 of
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 POVLTERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Poulters
                 were
                 incorporated
                 in
                 the
                 nineteenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 ,
                 the
                 three
                 and
                 twentieth
                 day
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 and
                 renued
                 againe
                 in
                 the
                 thirtieth
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 Reigne
                 of
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 February
                 the
                 two
                 and
                 twentieth
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 COOKES
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Cookes
                 ,
                 having
                 beene
                 a
                 Fellowship
                 or
                 Brotherhood
                 of
                 antiquity
                 ,
                 became
                 to
                 be
                 incorporated
                 in
                 the
                 twelfth
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 Reigne
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 the
                 eleventh
                 day
                 of
                 Iuly
                 :
                 re-confirmed
                 againe
                 by
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 :
                 and
                 afterward
                 by
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 thirteenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 his
                 Reigne
                 ,
                 May
                 the
                 nineteenth
                 day
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 COOPERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Coopers
                 ,
                 became
                 to
                 bee
                 incorporated
                 in
                 the
                 sixteenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 Reigne
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Master
                 ,
                 Wardens
                 ,
                 or
                 Keepers
                 of
                 the
                 Comminalty
                 of
                 the
                 Freemen
                 of
                 the
                 mystery
                 of
                 Coopers
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Suburbes
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 City
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Brick-layers
                 and
                 Tylers
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 Tylers
                 and
                 Brick-layers
                 ,
                 or
                 Brick-layers
                 and
                 Tylers
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 their
                 antiquity
                 ,
                 were
                 first
                 incorporated
                 in
                 the
                 tenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 Reigne
                 of
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 and
                 confirmed
                 againe
                 in
                 the
                 second
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 Reigne
                 of
                 King
                 Iames.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 BOWYERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 Bowyers
                 ,
                 in
                 regard
                 that
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 long
                 Bow
                 hath
                 added
                 no
                 meane
                 honour
                 to
                 this
                 Realme
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 making
                 it
                 famous
                 in
                 farre
                 remote
                 nations
                 :
                 they
                 may
                 well
                 stand
                 on
                 a
                 great
                 priviledge
                 of
                 antiquity
                 ,
                 yet
                 their
                 incorporating
                 speakes
                 but
                 of
                 the
                 one
                 and
                 twentieth
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 Reigne
                 of
                 King
                 Iames.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 FLETCHERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 ALthough
                 there
                 is
                 small
                 reason
                 of
                 sundering
                 Bowes
                 from
                 Arrowes
                 ,
                 or
                 Arrowes
                 from
                 Bowes
                 ,
                 yet
                 because
                 they
                 have
                 divided
                 themselves
                 into
                 two
                 severall
                 Companies
                 ,
                 let
                 the
                 fault
                 be
                 on
                 their
                 owne
                 heads
                 :
                 for
                 as
                 I
                 finde
                 them
                 ,
                 so
                 I
                 leave
                 them
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 BLACK-SMITHES
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 Smithes
                 ,
                 or
                 Black-Smithes
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 title
                 you
                 please
                 to
                 tearme
                 them
                 ,
                 being
                 a
                 very
                 ancient
                 Brotherhood
                 or
                 Fraternity
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 were
                 first
                 incorporated
                 by
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 twentieth
                 yeere
                 of
                 her
                 Reigne
                 ,
                 their
                 Charter
                 bearing
                 ●ate
                 the
                 fifteenth
                 of
                 Aprill
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Afterward
                 it
                 was
                 reconfirmed
                 by
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 second
                 yeere
                 of
                 his
                 Reigne
                 ,
                 the
                 one
                 and
                 twentieth
                 day
                 of
                 March.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 IOYNERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Ioyners
                 ,
                 called
                 also
                 Ioyners
                 and
                 Seelers
                 ,
                 of
                 ancient
                 standing
                 ,
                 and
                 reputed
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 loving
                 Society
                 ,
                 were
                 incorporated
                 by
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 thirteenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 her
                 Reigne
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 PLAISTERERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Plaisterers
                 ,
                 of
                 larger
                 antiquity
                 then
                 leasure
                 will
                 admit
                 to
                 be
                 delivered
                 ,
                 of
                 good
                 and
                 mutuall
                 agreement
                 among
                 themselves
                 ,
                 like
                 affable
                 and
                 loving
                 Brethren
                 ,
                 were
                 incorporated
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 sevent
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 WEAVERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 Weavers
                 (
                 not
                 meaning
                 them
                 which
                 are
                 now
                 called
                 Silke-Weavers
                 )
                 were
                 of
                 very
                 ancient
                 note
                 indeed
                 ;
                 as
                 having
                 three
                 severall
                 Societies
                 of
                 themselves
                 ,
                 the
                 Woollen-Cloth-Weavers
                 ,
                 the
                 Arras-Weavers
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Linnen-Weavers
                 :
                 all
                 which
                 I
                 referre
                 to
                 a
                 further
                 relation
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 FRVITERERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Fruiterers
                 ,
                 being
                 a
                 very
                 ancient
                 Brotherhood
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 long
                 continuance
                 ,
                 became
                 to
                 be
                 first
                 incorporated
                 in
                 the
                 third
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 Reigne
                 of
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 SCRIVENERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Scriveners
                 ,
                 an
                 ancient
                 and
                 long
                 continued
                 Society
                 ,
                 were
                 incorporated
                 the
                 eight
                 and
                 twentieth
                 day
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 fourteenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 Reigne
                 of
                 our
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 ,
                 King
                 Iames.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Bottle-makers
                 and
                 Horners
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 AS
                 for
                 Bottle-makers
                 and
                 Horne-makers
                 ,
                 the
                 precedent
                 times
                 have
                 remembred
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 of
                 Antiquity
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 distinct
                 Companies
                 combined
                 in
                 one
                 :
                 But
                 I
                 finde
                 no
                 Record
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 incorporated
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 STATIONERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Stationers
                 ,
                 of
                 great
                 antiquity
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 famous
                 Art
                 of
                 Printing
                 was
                 invented
                 or
                 brought
                 hither
                 ,
                 as
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 )
                 their
                 then
                 dwelling
                 in
                 
                   Pater-noster
                   Row
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 adjoyning
                 parts
                 can
                 testifie
                 .
                 Their
                 Charter
                 of
                 incorporation
                 was
                 granted
                 the
                 fourth
                 day
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 third
                 and
                 fourth
                 yeeres
                 of
                 King
                 Philip
                 and
                 Queene
                 Mary
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 MARBLERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 called
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Marblers
                 ,
                 for
                 their
                 excellent
                 knowledge
                 and
                 skill
                 in
                 the
                 Art
                 of
                 Insulpting
                 personages
                 for
                 Tombes
                 ,
                 Grave-stones
                 ,
                 and
                 Monuments
                 in
                 Churches
                 ,
                 and
                 elsewhere
                 in
                 Religious
                 places
                 :
                 their
                 antiquity
                 and
                 what
                 respect
                 they
                 have
                 carried
                 ,
                 is
                 unknowne
                 to
                 me
                 ;
                 nor
                 can
                 I
                 finde
                 them
                 to
                 bee
                 incorporated
                 ,
                 but
                 hold
                 some
                 friendship
                 with
                 the
                 Masons
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 thought
                 to
                 be
                 esteemed
                 among
                 them
                 in
                 Fellowship
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 WOOLL-PACKERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 Wooll-packers
                 I
                 know
                 not
                 what
                 to
                 say
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 because
                 it
                 seemes
                 that
                 there
                 were
                 such
                 men
                 in
                 the
                 Haunse
                 dayes
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Wooll-Staple
                 flourished
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 our
                 Wooll-Merchants
                 had
                 their
                 eminency
                 .
                 Further
                 ,
                 I
                 cannot
                 speake
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 but
                 leave
                 them
                 and
                 their
                 Armes
                 to
                 your
                 consideration
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 FARRIERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Farriers
                 .
                 My
                 relation
                 concerning
                 them
                 ,
                 must
                 needs
                 be
                 answerable
                 to
                 their
                 owne
                 allegation
                 .
                 
                   Henry
                   de
                   Ferraris
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Ferrers
                 ,
                 a
                 Norman
                 borne
                 ,
                 came
                 over
                 with
                 William
                 the
                 Conquerour
                 ,
                 who
                 gave
                 vnto
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Henry
                   de
                   Ferraris
                
                 (
                 as
                 being
                 his
                 Farrier
                 ,
                 or
                 Master
                 of
                 his
                 horse
                 )
                 the
                 Honor
                 of
                 Tutbury
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Stafford
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 Honor
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 Ferrars
                 in
                 England
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 PAVIOVRS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Paviours
                 ,
                 no
                 doubt
                 have
                 beene
                 a
                 Company
                 of
                 antiquity
                 ,
                 and
                 maintained
                 a
                 Community
                 or
                 Brotherhood
                 among
                 themselves
                 ;
                 but
                 for
                 incorporation
                 ,
                 no
                 Record
                 doth
                 testifie
                 it
                 to
                 me
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 I
                 have
                 the
                 lesse
                 to
                 say
                 of
                 them
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 LORINORS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Lorinors
                 ,
                 or
                 Lorimers
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 please
                 to
                 accept
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 received
                 a
                 note
                 from
                 themselves
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 second
                 day
                 of
                 October
                 ,
                 and
                 fourth
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 ,
                 the
                 Wardens
                 of
                 the
                 Art
                 of
                 Lorimers
                 came
                 into
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Chamber
                 of
                 Guild-hall
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 before
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Horne
                
                 Knight
                 ,
                 then
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 preferring
                 then
                 and
                 there
                 a
                 Bill
                 or
                 Supplication
                 to
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 is
                 all
                 that
                 I
                 can
                 finde
                 remembred
                 of
                 them
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 BROWN-BAKERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Brown-Bakers
                 ,
                 a
                 Society
                 of
                 long
                 standing
                 and
                 continuance
                 ,
                 prevailed
                 to
                 have
                 their
                 incorporating
                 granted
                 the
                 ninth
                 day
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 nineteenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 Reigne
                 of
                 our
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 King
                 Iames.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 WOOD-MONGERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Wood-mongers
                 ,
                 being
                 a
                 very
                 ancient
                 Fellowship
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 good
                 and
                 amiable
                 agreement
                 together
                 for
                 long
                 time
                 ,
                 became
                 to
                 be
                 incorporated
                 the
                 nine
                 and
                 twentieth
                 day
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 third
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 Reigne
                 of
                 our
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 King
                 Iames.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 VPHOLSTERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Vpholsters
                 ,
                 or
                 Vpholders
                 ,
                 were
                 in
                 elder
                 times
                 of
                 good
                 reckoning
                 and
                 esteeme
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 a
                 Brotherhood
                 or
                 Fellowship
                 among
                 themselves
                 ,
                 but
                 concerning
                 their
                 incorporating
                 I
                 finde
                 it
                 not
                 recorded
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 TVRNERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Turners
                 had
                 long
                 continued
                 a
                 loving
                 Fellowship
                 or
                 Brotherhood
                 among
                 themselves
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 good
                 president
                 and
                 example
                 of
                 others
                 :
                 they
                 became
                 incorporated
                 in
                 the
                 second
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Iames.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 GLASIERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 called
                 of
                 the
                 Glasiers
                 ,
                 have
                 beene
                 a
                 Society
                 of
                 ancient
                 memory
                 ,
                 and
                 maintained
                 a
                 league
                 of
                 Brotherly
                 affection
                 together
                 ;
                 but
                 because
                 I
                 am
                 able
                 to
                 say
                 nothing
                 of
                 their
                 incorporating
                 ,
                 I
                 am
                 the
                 more
                 willing
                 to
                 passe
                 them
                 over
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 CLEARKES
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Clearkes
                 ,
                 commonly
                 tearmed
                 Parish-Clearkes
                 ,
                 I
                 finde
                 to
                 bee
                 very
                 ancient
                 in
                 continuance
                 ,
                 and
                 stand
                 registred
                 in
                 the
                 Bookes
                 of
                 Guild-hall
                 ;
                 they
                 became
                 first
                 to
                 bee
                 incorporated
                 in
                 the
                 seventeenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 and
                 followed
                 on
                 still
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 Princes
                 Reignes
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 ninth
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 King
                 Iames.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 WATERMEN
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Watermen
                 ,
                 that
                 have
                 their
                 maintenance
                 by
                 rowing
                 in
                 Boats
                 on
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 being
                 a
                 Brotherhood
                 under
                 the
                 power
                 and
                 command
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 I
                 leave
                 them
                 for
                 this
                 time
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 APOTHECARIES
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Apothecaries
                 ,
                 that
                 have
                 divided
                 themselves
                 from
                 the
                 Ancient
                 Society
                 of
                 Grocers
                 ,
                 grew
                 so
                 highly
                 favoured
                 by
                 our
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 ,
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 that
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 heard
                 )
                 he
                 called
                 them
                 his
                 Company
                 ;
                 and
                 granted
                 them
                 order
                 for
                 incorporation
                 the
                 sixth
                 day
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 fifteenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 his
                 Highnesse
                 Reigne
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 SILKE-THROVVERS
                 .
              
               
                 
              
               
                 THis
                 Company
                 of
                 Silke-throwers
                 ,
                 having
                 gained
                 their
                 Trade
                 of
                 Silke-throwing
                 from
                 the
                 Strangers
                 ,
                 since
                 
                   Anno
                   quinto
                
                 of
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 Free
                 men
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 were
                 made
                 a
                 Fellowship
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 4.
                 
                   die
                   Iunii
                   ,
                   Anno
                
                 19.
                 of
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Francis
                   Iones
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 being
                 then
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 .
                 And
                 23.
                 
                   die
                   Aprilis
                   Anne
                   quinte
                   Caroli
                   Regis
                   ,
                
                 they
                 were
                 incorporated
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 the
                 Master
                 ,
                 Wardens
                 ,
                 Assistants
                 and
                 Commonalty
                 of
                 the
                 Trade
                 ,
                 Art
                 ,
                 or
                 Mystery
                 of
                 Silke-throwers
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 LONDON
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     DOMINE
                     DIRIGE
                     NOS
                  
                
              
               
                 THus
                 our
                 most
                 Noble
                 ,
                 Ancient
                 ,
                 and
                 famous
                 Mother
                 ,
                 LONDON
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 Queene
                 or
                 Empresse
                 of
                 all
                 Cities
                 in
                 this
                 West
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 )
                 having
                 ,
                 like
                 an
                 
                   Amazonian
                   Virago
                
                 ,
                 led
                 forth
                 her
                 warlike
                 City-Sonnes
                 into
                 their
                 Fields
                 of
                 Honour
                 ,
                 without
                 her
                 Walls
                 ,
                 to
                 take
                 an
                 ample
                 view
                 of
                 her
                 Armes
                 ,
                 Furniture
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 warlike
                 Embellishments
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 beseemed
                 their
                 worth
                 ,
                 and
                 her
                 dignity
                 ;
                 like
                 a
                 valiant
                 Captaine
                 ,
                 that
                 takes
                 it
                 to
                 be
                 his
                 honour
                 ,
                 of
                 abiding
                 last
                 in
                 the
                 field
                 ,
                 and
                 marshalling
                 them
                 home
                 before
                 her
                 into
                 her
                 walled
                 City
                 ,
                 followes
                 after
                 them
                 her selfe
                 ,
                 in
                 her
                 owne
                 Armes
                 and
                 brave
                 Accoutrements
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               The
               names
               of
               the
               Wards
               ,
               and
               their
               Aldermen
               ,
               as
               they
               now
               are
               .
            
             
               THere
               are
               in
               this
               City
               (
               according
               to
               the
               number
               of
               the
               Wards
               )
               six
               and
               twenty
               Aldermen
               :
               wherof
               ,
               yeerely
               on
               the
               Feast
               of
               Saint
               Michael
               the
               Arch-angell
               ,
               one
               of
               those
               Aldermen
               is
               elected
               to
               bee
               Maior
               for
               the
               yeere
               following
               :
               He
               is
               to
               begin
               and
               take
               place
               on
               the
               eight
               and
               twentieth
               day
               of
               October
               then
               next
               following
               .
               The
               other
               Aldermen
               his
               Brethren
               are
               to
               him
               Assistants
               in
               Councels
               and
               Courts
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               As
               the
               Wards
               are
               formerly
               set
               downe
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               order
               of
               their
               beginning
               Eastward
               :
               so
               I
               thought
               it
               fet
               to
               set
               downe
               those
               Aldermens
               names
               that
               have
               the
               instant
               government
               and
               direction
               of
               them
               :
               wherein
               let
               no
               exception
               be
               taken
               ,
               although
               Aldermen
               (
               not
               knighted
               )
               are
               named
               as
               their
               Wards
               successively
               follow
               ,
               because
               this
               observation
               is
               done
               but
               onely
               for
               orders
               sake
               .
            
             
               
                 Wards
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 of
                 VValbrooke
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       WARDS
                       .
                    
                     
                       ALDERMEN
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       1
                       Portsoken
                       .
                    
                     
                       Alderman
                       Parkhurst
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       2
                       Aldgate
                       .
                    
                     
                       Alderman
                       Rainton
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       3
                       Tower-streete
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sir
                       Hugh
                       Hammersley
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       4
                       Limestreet
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sir
                       Iames
                       Cambell
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       5
                       Bishopsgate
                       .
                    
                     
                       Alderman
                       Bacchus
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       6
                       Broadstreet
                       .
                    
                     
                       Alderman
                       Moulson
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       7
                       Cornehill
                       .
                    
                     
                       Alderman
                       Freeman
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       8
                       Langborne
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sir
                       George
                       Whitmore
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       9
                       Billingsgate
                       .
                    
                     
                       Alderman
                       Cletherow
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       10
                       Bridge
                       within
                       .
                    
                     
                       Alderman
                       Poole
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       11
                       Candlewickstreet
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sir
                       Richard
                       Deane
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       12
                       Walbrooke
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sir
                       Iohn
                       Goare
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       13
                       Downegate
                       .
                    
                     
                       Alderman
                       Bromfield
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                       14
                       Vintry
                       .
                    
                     
                       Alderman
                       Garaway
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       15
                       Cordwainerstreet
                       .
                    
                     
                       Alderman
                       Wright
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       16
                       Cheape
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sir
                       Edward
                       Barkham
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       17
                       Colemanstreet
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sir
                       Maurice
                       Abbot
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       18
                       Basing-Hall
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sir
                       Robert
                       Ducie
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       19
                       Creplegate
                       .
                    
                     
                       Alderman
                       Cranmer
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       20
                       Aldersgate
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sir
                       William
                       Acton
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       21
                       Faringdon
                       within
                       .
                    
                     
                       Alderman
                       Smith
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       22
                       Breadstreet
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sir
                       Martin
                       Lumley
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       23
                       Queene
                       Hithe
                       .
                    
                     
                       Alderman
                       Perry
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       24
                       Castle
                       Baynard
                       .
                    
                     
                       Alderman
                       Venne
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       25
                       Faringdon
                       without
                       .
                    
                     
                       Alderman
                       Cambell
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       26
                       Bridge
                       without
                       .
                    
                     
                       Alderman
                       Abdy
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Thus
                   these
                   Wards
                   have
                   (
                   from
                   time
                   to
                   time
                   )
                   held
                   ,
                   and
                   still
                   doe
                   their
                   severall
                   Aldermen
                   ,
                   till
                   either
                   death
                   ,
                   or
                   occasion
                   of
                   remove
                   ,
                   do
                   make
                   an
                   alteration
                   of
                   them
                   in
                   their
                   Aldermen
                   .
                   As
                   for
                   an
                   example
                   ,
                   since
                   the
                   last
                   Impression
                   of
                   this
                   Booke
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   within
                   the
                   compasse
                   of
                   fifteene
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   of
                   all
                   the
                   Aldermen
                   that
                   then
                   were
                   living
                   ,
                   there
                   remaine
                   no
                   more
                   then
                   three
                   at
                   this
                   instant
                   .
                
              
               
                 MOre
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 Recorder
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 a
                 grave
                 and
                 learned
                 Lawyer
                 ,
                 skilfull
                 in
                 the
                 Customes
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 also
                 assistant
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 :
                 hee
                 taketh
                 place
                 in
                 Councels
                 and
                 in
                 Courts
                 before
                 any
                 man
                 that
                 hath
                 not
                 beene
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 learnedly
                 delivereth
                 the
                 Sentence
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 Court.
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 London
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 )
                 chosen
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Comminalty
                 ,
                 Commoners
                 ,
                 and
                 oftentimes
                 never
                 came
                 to
                 bee
                 Aldermen
                 ;
                 as
                 many
                 Aldermen
                 were
                 never
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 advanced
                 to
                 be
                 Maiors
                 .
                 But
                 of
                 later
                 time
                 ,
                 (
                 by
                 occasion
                 )
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 have
                 beene
                 made
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 before
                 ,
                 or
                 presently
                 after
                 their
                 Election
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Faringdon
                
                 was
                 never
                 Sheriffe
                 ,
                 yet
                 foure
                 times
                 Maior
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 of
                 other
                 ;
                 which
                 reprooveth
                 a
                 by-word
                 ,
                 
                   Such
                   a
                   one
                   will
                   be
                   Maior
                   ,
                   before
                   he
                   be
                   Sheriffe
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 These
                 Gentlemen
                 beare
                 Offices
                 of
                 especiall
                 respect
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 MAster
                 Chamberlain
                 of
                 London
                 ,
              
               
                 Master
                 Common
                 Sergeant
                 .
              
               
                 Master
                 Town-Clarke
                 ,
                 or
                 Common
                 Clarke
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Coroner
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Officers
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maiors
                 house
                 ,
                 according
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 first
                 published
                 by
                 Master
                 STOWE
                 .
              
               
                 
                   SWord-bearer
                   .
                
                 
                   Common
                   Hunt.
                   
                
                 
                   Common
                   Crier
                   .
                
                 
                   Water-Bayliffe
                   .
                   
                     
                       Esquires
                       4.
                       
                    
                  
                
                 
                   Coroner
                   of
                   London
                   .
                
                 
                   Sergeant
                   Carvers
                   .
                   3.
                   
                
                 
                   Sergeants
                   of
                   the
                   Chamber
                   .
                   3.
                   
                
                 
                   Sergeant
                   of
                   the
                   Chanell
                   .
                
                 
                   Yeoman
                   of
                   the
                   Chanell
                   .
                
                 
                   Yeomen
                   of
                   the
                   water
                   side
                   .
                   4.
                   
                
                 
                   Vnder-Water-Bayliffe
                   .
                
                 
                   Yeomen
                   of
                   the
                   Chamber
                   .
                   2.
                   
                
                 
                   Meale-weighers
                   .
                   3.
                   
                
                 
                   Yeomen
                   of
                   the
                   Wood-wharfes
                   .
                   2.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   Sword-bearers
                   man.
                   
                
                 
                   Common
                   Hunts
                   men
                   .
                   2.
                   
                
                 
                   Common
                   Criers
                   man.
                   
                
                 
                   Water-Bayliffes
                   men
                   .
                   2.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   Carvers
                   man.
                   
                   
                     
                       Gentlemens
                    
                     
                       men
                       ,
                    
                     
                       seven
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Whereof
                 nine
                 of
                 these
                 have
                 Liveries
                 of
                 the
                 L.
                 Maior
                 ,
                 viz.
                 The
                 Sword-bearer
                 and
                 his
                 man
                 ,
                 the
                 three
                 Carvers
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 foure
                 Yeomen
                 of
                 the
                 Water-side
                 .
                 All
                 the
                 rest
                 have
                 their
                 Liveries
                 from
                 the
                 Chamber
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 farre
                 after
                 my
                 notes
                 delivered
                 by
                 an
                 Officer
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maiors
                 house
                 ,
                 but
                 unperfect
                 :
                 for
                 I
                 remember
                 a
                 Crowner
                 ,
                 an
                 Vnder-Chamberlaine
                 ,
                 and
                 foure
                 Clarkes
                 of
                 the
                 Maiors
                 Court
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 According
                 to
                 a
                 TABLE
                 hanging
                 in
                 the
                 ancient
                 Councell
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 dayes
                 of
                 waiting
                 .
              
               
                 MAster
                 Sword-bearer
                 ,
                 to
                 waite
                 dayly
                 .
              
               
                 Master
                 Common
                 Hunt
                 ,
                 to
                 wait
                 Mundaies
                 ,
                 Wednesdays
                 ,
                 Frydayes
                 and
                 Saturdayes
                 .
              
               
                 Master
                 Common
                 Crier
                 ,
                 to
                 wait
                 Tuesdayes
                 ,
                 Thursdayes
                 ,
                 Frydayes
                 ,
                 and
                 Saturdayes
                 .
              
               
                 Master
                 Water-Bayliffe
                 ,
                 to
                 wait
                 Mundayes
                 ,
                 Tuesdayes
                 ,
                 Wednesdayes
                 and
                 Thursdayes
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 three
                 Sergeant
                 Carvers
                 ,
                 to
                 wait
                 weekly
                 ,
                 all
                 excuses
                 set
                 apart
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 three
                 Sergeants
                 of
                 the
                 Chamber
                 likewise
                 ,
                 to
                 wait
                 weekely
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 excuse
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Sergeant
                 of
                 the
                 Chanell
                 ,
                 to
                 wait
                 dayly
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 two
                 Yeomen
                 of
                 the
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 to
                 wait
                 dayly
                 at
                 dinner
                 ,
                 to
                 Vsher
                 the
                 Hall.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 foure
                 Yeomen
                 of
                 the
                 Waters
                 side
                 ,
                 two
                 of
                 them
                 to
                 wait
                 weekely
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 absent
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Yeomen
                 of
                 the
                 Chanell
                 ,
                 to
                 wait
                 dayly
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Vnder-Water-Bayliffe
                 ,
                 to
                 wait
                 on
                 Holydayes
                 and
                 Court
                 dayes
                 ,
                 if
                 hee
                 goe
                 not
                 up
                 the
                 River
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 six
                 young
                 men
                 ,
                 to
                 wait
                 dayly
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 three
                 Meale-Weighers
                 ,
                 to
                 wait
                 on
                 Holydayes
                 ,
                 and
                 Court
                 dayes
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 two
                 Yeomen
                 of
                 the
                 Wood-Wharfe
                 ,
                 to
                 wait
                 on
                 generall
                 dayes
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Forraigne-Taker
                 ,
                 to
                 wait
                 likewise
                 on
                 generall
                 dayes
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 their
                 Officers
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1471.
                 were
                 appointed
                 each
                 of
                 them
                 to
                 have
                 sixteene
                 Sergeants
                 ,
                 
                 every
                 Sergeant
                 to
                 have
                 his
                 Yeoman
                 .
                 And
                 six
                 Clarkes
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 a
                 Secondary
                 ,
                 a
                 Clarke
                 of
                 the
                 Papers
                 ,
                 and
                 foure
                 other
                 Clarkes
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 Vnder-Sheriffes
                 Clarkes
                 ,
                 their
                 Stewards
                 ,
                 Butlers
                 ,
                 Porters
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 in
                 houshold
                 many
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Of
               the
               Maiors
               and
               Sheriffes
               Liveries
               somewhat
               .
            
             
               TO
               follow
               president
               of
               former
               time
               ,
               the
               Clarks
               of
               Companies
               were
               to
               enquire
               for
               them
               of
               their
               Companies
               ,
               that
               would
               have
               the
               Maiors
               Livery
               ,
               their
               money
               (
               as
               a
               benevolence
               given
               )
               which
               must
               be
               twenty
               shillings
               at
               the
               least
               put
               in
               a
               purse
               ,
               with
               their
               names
               that
               gave
               it
               ,
               and
               the
               Wardens
               to
               deliver
               it
               to
               the
               Maior
               by
               the
               first
               of
               December
               .
               For
               the
               which
               ,
               every
               man
               had
               then
               sent
               him
               foure
               yards
               of
               broad
               Cloth
               ,
               rowed
               or
               striped
               thwart
               with
               a
               different
               colour
               ,
               to
               make
               him
               a
               Gowne
               ,
               and
               these
               were
               called
               Rey
               Gownes
               ,
               which
               was
               then
               the
               Livery
               of
               the
               Maior
               ,
               and
               also
               of
               the
               Sheriffes
               ;
               but
               each
               differing
               from
               others
               in
               the
               colours
               .
            
             
               Of
               older
               times
               I
               read
               ,
               that
               the
               Officers
               of
               this
               City
               ware
               Gownes
               of
               party
               colours
               ,
               as
               the
               right
               side
               of
               one
               colour
               ,
               and
               the
               left
               side
               of
               another
               :
               as
               for
               example
               ;
               I
               reade
               in
               Bookes
               of
               accounts
               in
               the
               Guild-Hall
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               nineteenth
               yeere
               of
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               ,
               there
               was
               bought
               for
               an
               Officers
               Gown
               two
               yards
               of
               Cloth
               ,
               coloured
               Mustard-villars
               (
               a
               colour
               now
               out
               of
               use
               )
               and
               two
               yards
               of
               Cloth
               coloured
               blue
               ,
               price
               two
               shillings
               the
               yard
               ,
               in
               all
               eight
               shillings
               .
               More
               ,
               payed
               to
               
                 Iohn
                 Pope
              
               ,
               Draper
               ,
               for
               two
               Gowne
               clothes
               ,
               eight
               yards
               of
               two
               colours
               
                 eux
                 ambo
                 deux
                 de
                 Rouge
              
               (
               or
               red
               )
               
                 Medley
                 Brune
              
               and
               Porre
               (
               or
               Purple
               )
               colour
               ,
               price
               ,
               the
               yard
               two
               shillings
               .
               These
               Gownes
               were
               for
               
                 Piers
                 Rider
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Iohn
                 Buckles
              
               ,
               Clarkes
               of
               the
               Chamber
               .
            
             
               More
               ,
               I
               reade
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               1516.
               in
               the
               7.
               of
               Henry
               the
               8.
               it
               was
               agreed
               by
               a
               Common
               Councell
               in
               the
               Guild-Hall
               ,
               that
               the
               Sheriffes
               of
               London
               should
               (
               as
               they
               had
               beene
               accustomed
               )
               give
               yeerely
               Reyed
               Gownes
               to
               the
               Recorder
               ,
               Chamberlaine
               ,
               Common
               Sergeant
               ,
               and
               Common
               Clarke
               ,
               the
               Sword-bearer
               ,
               Common
               Hunt
               ,
               Water-Bayly
               ,
               Common
               Cryer
               ,
               like
               as
               to
               their
               owne
               Officers
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               1525.
               
               More
               ,
               in
               the
               sixteenth
               of
               Henry
               the
               eighth
               ,
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Bayly
              
               then
               being
               Maior
               ,
               made
               a
               request
               ,
               for
               that
               clothes
               of
               Ray
               (
               as
               hee
               alleaged
               )
               were
               evill
               wrought
               ,
               his
               Officers
               might
               bee
               permitted
               (
               contrary
               to
               custome
               )
               for
               that
               yeere
               to
               weare
               Gownes
               of
               one
               colour
               ,
               to
               the
               which
               (
               in
               a
               common
               Councell
               )
               one
               answered
               and
               said
               ,
               Yea
               ,
               it
               might
               be
               permitted
               :
               and
               no
               man
               said
               nay
               ,
               and
               so
               it
               passed
               .
               Thus
               much
               for
               party-coloured
               ,
               and
               Ray
               Gownes
               have
               I
               read
               .
               But
               for
               benevolence
               to
               the
               Maior
               ,
               I
               finde
               that
               of
               later
               time
               ,
               each
               man
               giving
               forty
               shillings
               towards
               his
               charges
               ,
               received
               foure
               yards
               of
               broad
               Cloth
               to
               make
               him
               a
               Gowne
               :
               for
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 White
              
               performed
               it
               in
               the
               first
               yeere
               of
               Queene
               Mary
               ,
               but
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Lodge
              
               gave
               (
               in
               stead
               of
               foure
               yards
               of
               broad
               Cloth
               )
               three
               yards
               of
               Satten
               to
               make
               them
               Dubblets
               ,
               and
               since
               that
               ,
               the
               three
               yards
               of
               Satten
               is
               now
               turned
               into
               a
               silver
               Spoone
               ,
               and
               so
               it
               hath
               held
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               order
               observed
               by
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               ,
               the
               Aldermen
               ,
               and
               Sheriffes
               for
               their
               meetings
               ,
               and
               wearing
               of
               their
               Apparell
               throughout
               the
               whole
               yeere
               .
            
             
               
                 Vpon
                 Midsummer
                 day
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 election
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 LONDON
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 (
                 with
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 )
                 meet
                 at
                 the
                 Guild-Hall
                 ,
                 
                 at
                 eight
                 of
                 the
                 clocke
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 ,
                 apparelled
                 in
                 their
                 violet
                 coloured
                 Gownes
                 lined
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Cloakes
                 of
                 Scarlet
                 lined
                 ,
                 but
                 without
                 their
                 horses
                 .
              
               
               
                 And
                 when
                 they
                 have
                 beene
                 together
                 in
                 the
                 Councell
                 Chamber
                 a
                 certaine
                 time
                 ,
                 concerning
                 the
                 nomination
                 of
                 certaine
                 persons
                 to
                 bee
                 elected
                 :
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 come
                 forth
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 on
                 their
                 Cloakes
                 in
                 the
                 Orphanes
                 Court
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 goe
                 downe
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 the
                 Hustings
                 Court
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 being
                 set
                 ,
                 Master
                 Recorder
                 ariseth
                 ,
                 and
                 standing
                 forth
                 before
                 the
                 Bench
                 and
                 Companies
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 cause
                 there
                 assembled
                 ;
                 having
                 done
                 his
                 obeisance
                 first
                 to
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 to
                 them
                 all
                 :
                 he
                 declareth
                 unto
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 reason
                 why
                 they
                 are
                 thus
                 there
                 assembled
                 together
                 :
                 Shewing
                 unto
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 for
                 the
                 election
                 of
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffs
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Sheriffe
                 of
                 Middlesex
                 for
                 the
                 yeere
                 next
                 ensuing
                 :
                 As
                 also
                 the
                 confirmation
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 Sheriffe
                 ,
                 nominated
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 according
                 to
                 his
                 prerogative
                 .
                 Then
                 afterward
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 choice
                 and
                 election
                 of
                 Master
                 Chamberlaine
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 other
                 Officers
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 first
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 go
                 up
                 into
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maiors
                 Court
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 there
                 remaine
                 ,
                 untill
                 the
                 Sheriffe
                 be
                 named
                 and
                 chosen
                 ,
                 the
                 doore
                 being
                 fast
                 shut
                 to
                 them
                 all
                 the
                 while
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 Master
                 Chamberlaine
                 ,
                 Master
                 Common
                 Sergeant
                 ,
                 Master
                 Towne-Clarke
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Councellors
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Officers
                 ,
                 continue
                 still
                 in
                 the
                 Hustings
                 Court
                 ,
                 to
                 take
                 and
                 receive
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 that
                 shall
                 seeme
                 (
                 by
                 their
                 judgements
                 )
                 freely
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 consent
                 to
                 be
                 nominated
                 and
                 elected
                 ,
                 and
                 justly
                 tryed
                 out
                 ,
                 not
                 only
                 by
                 voyce
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 by
                 hands
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 Sheriffe
                 for
                 the
                 yeere
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 the
                 Commons
                 goe
                 to
                 the
                 election
                 of
                 Master
                 Chamberlaine
                 ;
                 
                 the
                 two
                 Bridge-Masters
                 ;
                 the
                 Auditors
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 and
                 Bridge-house
                 accounts
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Surveyors
                 for
                 Beere
                 and
                 Ale
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 accustomed
                 manner
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 done
                 ,
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 Master
                 Chamberlaine
                 ,
                 Master
                 Common
                 Sergeant
                 ,
                 Master
                 Towne-Clarke
                 ,
                 the
                 Councellors
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 two
                 Secondaries
                 of
                 the
                 Compters
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Wardens
                 of
                 the
                 head
                 or
                 chiefe
                 Companies
                 (
                 Master
                 Common
                 Cryer
                 going
                 before
                 them
                 ,
                 bearing
                 his
                 Mace
                 )
                 thus
                 they
                 carry
                 up
                 the
                 report
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 concerning
                 what
                 they
                 have
                 done
                 in
                 their
                 election
                 .
              
               
                 Which
                 report
                 being
                 received
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 came
                 down
                 againe
                 to
                 the
                 Hustings
                 Court.
                 
                 And
                 there
                 being
                 in
                 order
                 set
                 and
                 placed
                 ,
                 Master
                 Recorder
                 standeth
                 up
                 againe
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 did
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 maketh
                 rehearsall
                 of
                 the
                 names
                 of
                 those
                 persons
                 ,
                 whom
                 they
                 have
                 nominated
                 and
                 chosen
                 .
                 Then
                 hee
                 demandeth
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 whether
                 it
                 bee
                 their
                 free
                 election
                 ,
                 yea
                 or
                 no
                 ?
                 Which
                 they
                 confirming
                 to
                 be
                 their
                 free
                 choice
                 ,
                 Master
                 Recorder
                 giueth
                 them
                 thankes
                 :
                 And
                 so
                 they
                 arise
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 depart
                 thence
                 home
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 On
                 BARTHOLOMEVV
                 Eve
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Fayre
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Aldermen
                 meete
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 at
                 the
                 Guild-hall
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 
                 at
                 two
                 of
                 the
                 clocke
                 after
                 dinner
                 ,
                 having
                 on
                 their
                 violet
                 Gownes
                 lined
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 horses
                 ,
                 but
                 without
                 their
                 cloakes
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 they
                 heare
                 Evening
                 Prayer
                 .
                 Which
                 being
                 done
                 ,
                 they
                 mount
                 on
                 their
                 horses
                 ,
                 and
                 riding
                 to
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 passe
                 forth
                 of
                 the
                 Gate
                 .
                 
                 Then
                 entring
                 into
                 the
                 Cloth-Fayre
                 ,
                 there
                 they
                 make
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 which
                 Proclamation
                 being
                 ended
                 ,
                 they
                 ride
                 thorow
                 the
                 Cloth-Fayre
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 returne
                 backe
                 againe
                 thorow
                 the
                 Church-yard
                 of
                 great
                 Saint
                 Bartholomewes
                 to
                 Aldersgate
                 :
                 And
                 then
                 ride
                 home
                 againe
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maiors
                 House
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 On
                 BARTHOLOMEVV
                 day
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Wrastling
                 .
              
               
                 SO
                 many
                 Aldermen
                 as
                 doe
                 dine
                 with
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 are
                 apparelled
                 in
                 their
                 Scarlet
                 Gownes
                 lined
                 ;
                 and
                 after
                 dinner
                 ,
                 their
                 horses
                 are
                 brought
                 to
                 them
                 where
                 they
                 dined
                 .
                 And
                 those
                 Aldermen
                 which
                 dine
                 with
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 ride
                 with
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maiors
                 house
                 for
                 accompanying
                 him
                 to
                 the
                 Wrastling
                 .
                 When
                 as
                 the
                 Wrastling
                 is
                 
                 done
                 ,
                 they
                 mount
                 their
                 horses
                 ,
                 and
                 ride
                 backe
                 againe
                 thorow
                 the
                 Fayre
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 in
                 at
                 Aldersgate
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 home
                 againe
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maiors
                 house
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 next
                 day
                 (
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 not
                 Sunday
                 )
                 is
                 appointed
                 for
                 the
                 Shooting
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 service
                 performed
                 as
                 upon
                 Bartholomew
                 day
                 :
                 but
                 if
                 it
                 bee
                 Sunday
                 ,
                 the
                 Sabbath
                 day
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 referred
                 to
                 the
                 Munday
                 then
                 following
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 For
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 our
                 LADY
                 Fayre
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ride
                 to
                 S.
                 Magnus
                 Church
                 in
                 their
                 Scarlet
                 Gownes
                 lined
                 ,
                 
                 without
                 their
                 cloaks
                 ,
                 after
                 dinner
                 at
                 two
                 of
                 the
                 clocke
                 ;
                 and
                 there
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 meet
                 the
                 L.
                 Maior
                 :
                 when
                 evening
                 Prayer
                 is
                 ended
                 ,
                 they
                 ride
                 thorow
                 the
                 Faire
                 ,
                 till
                 they
                 come
                 unto
                 St.
                 Grorges
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 ride
                 further
                 to
                 Newington
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 St.
                 Thomas
                 of
                 Waterings
                 to
                 the
                 Stones
                 that
                 point
                 out
                 the
                 Liberties
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 (
                 if
                 it
                 bee
                 so
                 their
                 pleasures
                 )
                 and
                 they
                 then
                 returne
                 backe
                 againe
                 unto
                 the
                 Bridge-house
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 refresh
                 themselves
                 with
                 a
                 Banquet
                 .
                 Then
                 returning
                 over
                 the
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 take
                 their
                 leave
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 depart
                 the
                 next
                 way
                 every
                 one
                 unto
                 his
                 own
                 house
                 .
                 After
                 all
                 this
                 is
                 done
                 ,
                 &
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 brought
                 home
                 :
                 his
                 Officers
                 have
                 a
                 supper
                 provided
                 for
                 them
                 by
                 the
                 Bridge-Masters
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 For
                 swearing
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 upon
                 Michaelmas
                 Eve.
                 
              
               
                 WHat
                 day
                 soever
                 it
                 falleth
                 on
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 as
                 are
                 bidden
                 to
                 dinner
                 at
                 either
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 houses
                 ,
                 come
                 thither
                 first
                 to
                 breakefast
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 to
                 drinke
                 ,
                 at
                 eight
                 of
                 the
                 clocke
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 ,
                 in
                 their
                 violet
                 coloured
                 Gownes
                 furred
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 violet
                 cloaks
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 brought
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 without
                 their
                 horses
                 .
                 But
                 if
                 the
                 Sheriffe
                 bee
                 an
                 Alderman
                 ;
                 then
                 they
                 must
                 put
                 on
                 their
                 Cloakes
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Sheriffe
                 likewise
                 his
                 Cloake
                 :
                 
                 and
                 so
                 hee
                 goes
                 on
                 to
                 the
                 Guild-Hall
                 ,
                 betweene
                 two
                 Aldermen
                 wearing
                 their
                 gray
                 Cloakes
                 .
                 But
                 if
                 the
                 Sheriffe
                 be
                 no
                 Alderman
                 :
                 then
                 hee
                 is
                 to
                 come
                 thither
                 betweene
                 two
                 of
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 without
                 Cloakes
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Sheriffe
                 wearing
                 his
                 Livery
                 Gowne
                 and
                 Hood
                 .
                 After
                 he
                 is
                 sworne
                 ,
                 then
                 he
                 is
                 to
                 put
                 on
                 his
                 violet
                 Gown
                 and
                 Cloak
                 and
                 his
                 Chaine
                 thereon
                 .
                 All
                 which
                 being
                 done
                 ,
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 are
                 to
                 bring
                 him
                 home
                 to
                 his
                 dwelling
                 place
                 to
                 dinner
                 ,
                 wearing
                 their
                 cloakes
                 :
                 and
                 after
                 dinner
                 ,
                 they
                 may
                 take
                 their
                 pleasure
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Vpon
                 Michaelmas
                 day
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 election
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 .
              
               
                 ALL
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 meet
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 
                 at
                 eight
                 of
                 the
                 clocke
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 at
                 the
                 Guild-Hall
                 ,
                 wearing
                 their
                 Scarlet
                 Gownes
                 and
                 Cloakes
                 furred
                 ,
                 riding
                 on
                 their
                 horses
                 .
                 And
                 after
                 they
                 have
                 beene
                 a
                 certaine
                 time
                 together
                 in
                 the
                 Councell
                 Chamber
                 ;
                 they
                 come
                 forth
                 into
                 the
                 Orphans
                 Court
                 ,
                 where
                 putting
                 on
                 their
                 Cloakes
                 ,
                 they
                 goe
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 the
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 heare
                 Service
                 and
                 a
                 Sermon
                 :
                 where
                 also
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 (
                 with
                 certaine
                 Aldermen
                 )
                 receive
                 the
                 Communion
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 that
                 the
                 Communion
                 is
                 ended
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 have
                 delivered
                 their
                 Offrings
                 ,
                 
                 they
                 returne
                 backe
                 into
                 the
                 Councell
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 and
                 pausing
                 there
                 a
                 while
                 ,
                 they
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 where
                 the
                 court
                 of
                 Hustings
                 is
                 kept
                 .
                 Being
                 there
                 set
                 in
                 〈…〉
                 Recorder
                 ariseth
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 making
                 his
                 obeisance
                 first
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 〈…〉
                 after
                 to
                 the
                 Commons
                 ,
                 he
                 〈◊〉
                 unto
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 manner
                 〈…〉
                 custome
                 is
                 well
                 knowne
                 〈…〉
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 reason
                 of
                 their
                 〈…〉
                 and
                 thus
                 meeting
                 together
                 of
                 〈…〉
                 Companies
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 election
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 for
                 the
                 yeere
                 ensuing
                 :
                 
                 declaring
                 unto
                 them
                 divers
                 grants
                 from
                 the
                 Kings
                 ●rogenitors
                 ,
                 for
                 this
                 their
                 election
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 .
                 That
                 done
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 goe
                 up
                 again
                 
                 into
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maiors
                 Court
                 :
                 and
                 there
                 remain
                 (
                 the
                 doors
                 fast
                 shut
                 unto
                 them
                 )
                 untill
                 the
                 election
                 shall
                 be
                 brought
                 unto
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 standeth
                 up
                 Master
                 Common
                 Sergeant
                 ,
                 having
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 standing
                 on
                 either
                 side
                 of
                 him
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 Master
                 Chamberlaine
                 ,
                 Master
                 Towne-Clarke
                 ,
                 the
                 two
                 Secondaries
                 of
                 the
                 Compters
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Councellors
                 of
                 the
                 Citty
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Hustings
                 Court
                 before
                 the
                 Commons
                 .
                 At
                 that
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Common
                 Sergeant
                 maketh
                 a
                 briefe
                 rehearsall
                 of
                 those
                 former
                 presidents
                 which
                 Master
                 Recorder
                 had
                 before
                 delivered
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 saying
                 ;
                 There
                 remained
                 no
                 more
                 now
                 for
                 him
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 but
                 onely
                 to
                 put
                 them
                 in
                 remembrance
                 in
                 what
                 order
                 and
                 sort
                 they
                 should
                 carry
                 themselves
                 in
                 their
                 election
                 .
                 
                 As
                 namely
                 ,
                 how
                 they
                 are
                 to
                 nominate
                 and
                 chuse
                 two
                 :
                 of
                 the
                 which
                 two
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 must
                 confirm
                 one
                 .
                 Those
                 two
                 being
                 nominated
                 ,
                 elected
                 and
                 chosen
                 ;
                 Master
                 Common
                 Sergeant
                 ,
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 (
                 with
                 the
                 rest
                 before-named
                 )
                 and
                 certain
                 of
                 the
                 prime
                 Wardens
                 of
                 the
                 chiefe
                 Companies
                 ,
                 go
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 present
                 the
                 names
                 of
                 those
                 two
                 men
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Commons
                 have
                 nominated
                 in
                 their
                 election
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 proceed
                 by
                 Scrutiny
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 elect
                 one
                 of
                 those
                 two
                 persons
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 said
                 Commons
                 had
                 before
                 nominated
                 .
                 Then
                 commeth
                 downe
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 againe
                 to
                 the
                 Hustings
                 Court
                 ,
                 and
                 hee
                 (
                 whom
                 they
                 have
                 chosen
                 )
                 goeth
                 on
                 his
                 left
                 hand
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 sit
                 downe
                 againe
                 in
                 order
                 .
                 But
                 hee
                 who
                 is
                 chosen
                 ,
                 sitteth
                 next
                 unto
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 on
                 his
                 left
                 hand
                 .
                 Then
                 standeth
                 up
                 Master
                 Recorder
                 ,
                 and
                 readeth
                 unto
                 them
                 the
                 names
                 of
                 such
                 persons
                 whom
                 they
                 have
                 nominated
                 and
                 chosen
                 .
                 Of
                 which
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 have
                 admitted
                 one
                 ,
                 whose
                 name
                 is
                 N.
                 demanding
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 whether
                 it
                 be
                 their
                 free
                 election
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 no.
                 Then
                 the
                 Commons
                 affirming
                 it
                 to
                 bee
                 their
                 free
                 choice
                 :
                 the
                 Sword-bearer
                 steppeth
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 taketh
                 off
                 his
                 Tippet
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 hath
                 for
                 his
                 labour
                 ,
                 and
                 putteth
                 on
                 his
                 Chaine
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 Maior
                 so
                 lately
                 elected
                 ,
                 standing
                 upon
                 the
                 Hustings
                 Court
                 ,
                 
                 given
                 them
                 thankes
                 ,
                 &c.
                 which
                 being
                 done
                 ,
                 the
                 old
                 Maior
                 doth
                 likewise
                 give
                 them
                 thankes
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Then
                 they
                 arise
                 up
                 ,
                 putting
                 off
                 their
                 cloakes
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 hath
                 the
                 Lord
                 Elect
                 riding
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 eldest
                 Sheriffes
                 to
                 dinner
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 For
                 presenting
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 Elect
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chancellor
                 ,
                 or
                 Keeper
                 .
              
               
                 THen
                 after
                 dinner
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Lord
                 Elect
                 goeth
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chancellor
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 be
                 at
                 home
                 at
                 his
                 place
                 or
                 neere
                 unto
                 it
                 ,
                 attended
                 with
                 five
                 or
                 sixe
                 of
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 and
                 Master
                 Recorder
                 also
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 they
                 wearing
                 their
                 violet
                 Gownes
                 ,
                 passing
                 either
                 by
                 land
                 or
                 by
                 water
                 ,
                 according
                 as
                 fitteth
                 with
                 conueniencie
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chancellors
                 dwelling
                 place
                 .
                 The
                 Common
                 Hunt
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 extraordinary
                 Officers
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 that
                 be
                 at
                 liberty
                 ,
                 doe
                 also
                 attend
                 on
                 him
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 morrow
                 after
                 Michaelmas
                 day
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 new
                 Sheriffes
                 going
                 to
                 Westminster
                 to
                 bee
                 sworne
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 ALL
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 are
                 to
                 meet
                 at
                 the
                 two
                 new
                 Sheriffes
                 houses
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 at
                 eight
                 of
                 the
                 clocke
                 ,
                 
                 wearing
                 their
                 violet
                 Gownes
                 furred
                 ,
                 without
                 their
                 cloakes
                 ,
                 yet
                 having
                 their
                 horses
                 there
                 ready
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Master
                 Recorder
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 two
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 must
                 weare
                 their
                 Scarlet
                 Gownes
                 furred
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 cloakes
                 carried
                 with
                 them
                 to
                 Westminster
                 .
                 First
                 ,
                 they
                 ride
                 to
                 them
                 Guild-Hall
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 the
                 Vinetree
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 taking
                 Barge
                 ,
                 land
                 at
                 Westminster-Bridge
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Hall
                 they
                 put
                 on
                 their
                 cloakes
                 ;
                 
                 then
                 goe
                 they
                 up
                 into
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 two
                 new
                 Sheriffs
                 be
                 presented
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 old
                 sworne
                 to
                 their
                 account
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 they
                 put
                 off
                 their
                 cloakes
                 ,
                 and
                 take
                 Barge
                 ,
                 landing
                 againe
                 at
                 the
                 Vine-tree
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 mount
                 their
                 horses
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 rideth
                 to
                 the
                 eldest
                 
                 Sheriffes
                 to
                 dinner
                 ;
                 Master
                 Recorder
                 &
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 riding
                 next
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 .
                 The
                 two
                 Sheriffes
                 carrying
                 two
                 white
                 rods
                 in
                 their
                 hands
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Hench-men
                 going
                 after
                 them
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 ancient
                 Order
                 for
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 Simon
                 and
                 Iude.
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 old
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 is
                 to
                 have
                 so
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 are
                 appointed
                 to
                 dine
                 with
                 him
                 that
                 day
                 ,
                 come
                 to
                 his
                 house
                 by
                 eight
                 of
                 the
                 clock
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 ,
                 wearing
                 their
                 violet
                 Gownes
                 furred
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 violet
                 cloakes
                 furred
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 horses
                 attending
                 .
                 Then
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 come
                 to
                 fetch
                 him
                 and
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 Guild-Hall
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 abide
                 in
                 the
                 Councell
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 untill
                 the
                 comming
                 of
                 the
                 new
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Companies
                 of
                 either
                 the
                 Lords
                 old
                 and
                 new
                 going
                 before
                 them
                 .
                 After
                 they
                 haue
                 continued
                 in
                 the
                 Councell
                 Chamber
                 a
                 certaine
                 space
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 they
                 come
                 forth
                 into
                 the
                 Orphanes
                 Court
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 put
                 on
                 their
                 furred
                 cloakes
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 goe
                 downe
                 to
                 the
                 Hustings
                 Court
                 ,
                 where
                 being
                 set
                 in
                 order
                 ,
                 the
                 common
                 Cryer
                 maketh
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 commanding
                 every
                 man
                 to
                 keep
                 silence
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 Master
                 Towne-Clarke
                 giveth
                 the
                 new
                 elected
                 Lord
                 his
                 Oath
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 when
                 he
                 hath
                 taken
                 ,
                 the
                 old
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ariseth
                 ,
                 and
                 giveth
                 the
                 new
                 Lord
                 his
                 place
                 ,
                 the
                 old
                 Lord
                 sitting
                 downe
                 where
                 the
                 new
                 Lord
                 was
                 placed
                 .
                 Then
                 Master
                 Chamberlaine
                 first
                 delivereth
                 to
                 him
                 the
                 Scepter
                 ,
                 next
                 the
                 Keyes
                 of
                 the
                 common
                 Seale
                 ;
                 and
                 lastly
                 ,
                 the
                 Seale
                 of
                 the
                 office
                 of
                 the
                 Maioralty
                 .
                 Afterward
                 ,
                 Master
                 Sword-bearer
                 giveth
                 him
                 the
                 Sword.
                 And
                 then
                 they
                 arise
                 ,
                 put
                 off
                 their
                 Cloakes
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 old
                 Lord
                 rideth
                 home
                 with
                 the
                 new
                 Lord
                 to
                 his
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 leaveth
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 as
                 dine
                 with
                 him
                 .
                 The
                 old
                 Lord
                 (
                 with
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 )
                 ride
                 home
                 to
                 his
                 house
                 ,
                 the
                 Sword
                 being
                 carried
                 before
                 him
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 after
                 dinner
                 ,
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 depart
                 home
                 at
                 their
                 pleasure
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 On
                 the
                 morrow
                 after
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 Simon
                 and
                 Iude
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 new
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 his
                 going
                 to
                 take
                 his
                 Oath
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 ALL
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 and
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 meet
                 at
                 the
                 new
                 Lords
                 house
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 eight
                 a
                 clocke
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 ,
                 
                 wearing
                 their
                 Scarlet
                 Gowns
                 furred
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Cloakes
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Horses
                 there
                 attending
                 on
                 them
                 ;
                 from
                 thence
                 they
                 ride
                 to
                 the
                 Guild-Hall
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Batchelers
                 and
                 Livery
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 Gentlemen
                 Vshers
                 of
                 the
                 new
                 Lords
                 Company
                 ,
                 going
                 in
                 decent
                 order
                 before
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 before
                 this
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 old
                 Lord
                 rideth
                 alone
                 from
                 his
                 owne
                 place
                 to
                 the
                 Guild-Hall
                 ,
                 having
                 no
                 Officers
                 to
                 wait
                 upon
                 him
                 ,
                 except
                 the
                 Common
                 Hunt
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 Vsher
                 going
                 before
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 Officers
                 that
                 are
                 at
                 liberty
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 Common
                 Hunts
                 man
                 (
                 with
                 his
                 owne
                 men
                 following
                 him
                 )
                 and
                 so
                 he
                 tarrieth
                 at
                 the
                 Hall.
                 
              
               
                 And
                 after
                 they
                 be
                 all
                 come
                 together
                 ,
                 they
                 mount
                 on
                 their
                 horses
                 ,
                 riding
                 on
                 to
                 the
                 Vine-tree
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 take
                 Barge
                 to
                 Westminster
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 where
                 when
                 they
                 are
                 landed
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 put
                 on
                 their
                 Cloakes
                 within
                 the
                 Palace
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 goe
                 round
                 about
                 the
                 Hall
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 performe
                 many
                 courtefies
                 ,
                 going
                 vp
                 afterward
                 into
                 the
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 Chamber
                 to
                 be
                 sworne
                 .
                 When
                 the
                 Oath
                 is
                 taken
                 in
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 they
                 returne
                 downe
                 againe
                 ,
                 and
                 goe
                 first
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 Bench
                 ,
                 then
                 to
                 the
                 Common-Pleas
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 putting
                 off
                 their
                 Cloakes
                 ,
                 walke
                 about
                 the
                 Kings
                 Tombes
                 in
                 Westminster
                 Abbey
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 returne
                 to
                 take
                 Barge
                 againe
                 .
              
               
                 Being
                 landed
                 at
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 all
                 the
                 severall
                 Companies
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 honoured
                 him
                 in
                 their
                 Barges
                 to
                 Westminster
                 and
                 backe
                 againe
                 ,
                 doe
                 likewise
                 performe
                 their
                 attending
                 service
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 (
                 with
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 )
                 ride
                 on
                 to
                 the
                 Guild-Hall
                 to
                 dinner
                 .
                 Full
                 well
                 may
                 this
                 be
                 called
                 a
                 Feast
                 ,
                 and
                 ranked
                 next
                 in
                 Honour
                 to
                 Saint
                 Georges
                 Feast
                 :
                 For
                 the
                 Honourable
                 Lords
                 of
                 his
                 Highnesse
                 Privie
                 Councell
                 ,
                 other
                 Lords
                 ,
                 Barons
                 ,
                 
                 Iudges
                 ,
                 Ladies
                 ,
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 and
                 Gentlewomen
                 ,
                 with
                 forraigne
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Strangers
                 ,
                 dine
                 there
                 as
                 invited
                 Guests
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 it
                 is
                 desertfully
                 termed
                 ,
                 
                 
                   The
                   Lord
                   Maiors
                   Feast
                
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 their
                 comming
                 into
                 the
                 Hall
                 ,
                 the
                 new
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 with
                 two
                 of
                 the
                 ancientest
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 
                 Master
                 Recorder
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 goe
                 vp
                 to
                 the
                 Lords
                 Table
                 to
                 bid
                 them
                 welcome
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 doe
                 the
                 like
                 to
                 all
                 the
                 other
                 guests
                 ,
                 Lords
                 ,
                 Ladies
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 .
                 From
                 thence
                 they
                 goe
                 to
                 the
                 Lady
                 Maioresse
                 her
                 Table
                 ,
                 the
                 Gentlewomens
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Iudges
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 the
                 said
                 new
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 (
                 and
                 they
                 with
                 him
                 )
                 goe
                 into
                 the
                 Chamberlaines
                 Office
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 dineth
                 .
                 Concerning
                 the
                 old
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 so
                 soone
                 as
                 they
                 come
                 into
                 the
                 Hall
                 ,
                 hee
                 goeth
                 vp
                 to
                 the
                 high
                 Table
                 in
                 the
                 Hustings
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 keepeth
                 the
                 State
                 for
                 that
                 Feast
                 .
                 When
                 the
                 Hall
                 is
                 served
                 with
                 the
                 seconds
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 new
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 goeth
                 with
                 Master
                 Recorder
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 Aldermen
                 that
                 dined
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 to
                 bid
                 the
                 old
                 Lord
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Companies
                 or
                 Guests
                 in
                 the
                 Hall
                 welcome
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 after
                 dinner
                 he
                 rideth
                 with
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 to
                 Pauls
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Companies
                 waiting
                 ,
                 and
                 standing
                 in
                 their
                 due
                 places
                 for
                 his
                 comming
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 For
                 going
                 to
                 PAVLS
                 on
                 All-Saints
                 day
                 ,
                 Christmas
                 day
                 ,
                 Twelfe
                 day
                 ,
                 and
                 Candlemas
                 day
                 .
              
               
                 ALL
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 and
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maiors
                 house
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 their
                 Scarlet
                 Gownes
                 furred
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Cloakes
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 their
                 Horses
                 brought
                 thither
                 with
                 them
                 .
                 From
                 thence
                 they
                 ride
                 to
                 the
                 Guild-Hall
                 ,
                 the
                 Company
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 band
                 of
                 Batchelers
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 Gentlemen
                 Vshers
                 walking
                 orderly
                 before
                 him
                 ;
                 and
                 there
                 they
                 heare
                 Evening
                 Prayer
                 .
                 When
                 Prayer
                 is
                 ended
                 ,
                 then
                 they
                 ride
                 thence
                 to
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 ,
                 where
                 both
                 the
                 new
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 the
                 old
                 put
                 on
                 their
                 Cloakes
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 goe
                 vp
                 into
                 the
                 Quire
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 sit
                 to
                 heare
                 the
                 Sermon
                 .
                 Which
                 being
                 done
                 ,
                 the●
                 〈◊〉
                 about
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 〈…〉
                 Cloakes
                 where
                 they
                 did
                 put
                 them
                 on
                 .
                 Then
                 they
                 mount
                 on
                 their
                 Horses
                 againe
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Companies
                 and
                 Batchelours
                 bring
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 home
                 to
                 his
                 house
                 :
                 where
                 they
                 have
                 Spice-bread
                 and
                 Hypocrasse
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 take
                 leave
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 .
                 Here
                 is
                 further
                 to
                 be
                 vnderstood
                 ,
                 that
                 All-Saints
                 day
                 is
                 the
                 last
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 Lords
                 riding
                 with
                 the
                 new
                 in
                 this
                 manner
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 On
                 Saint
                 Thomas
                 day
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 every
                 Alderman
                 likewise
                 ,
                 is
                 to
                 sit
                 in
                 the
                 Ward
                 belonging
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 about
                 such
                 businesse
                 as
                 is
                 then
                 necessarily
                 required
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 .
                 Each
                 of
                 them
                 is
                 to
                 weare
                 his
                 Violet
                 Gowne
                 and
                 Cloake
                 furred
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 For
                 the
                 CHRISTMAS
                 Holydayes
                 .
              
               
                 FOr
                 the
                 Christmas
                 holydayes
                 ,
                 
                 vntill
                 Twelfe
                 day
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 go
                 abroad
                 to
                 any
                 publike
                 meeting
                 ,
                 they
                 are
                 to
                 weare
                 Scarlet
                 .
                 But
                 on
                 the
                 working
                 dayes
                 ,
                 within
                 compasse
                 of
                 the
                 Twelve
                 dayes
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 goe
                 to
                 the
                 Guild-Hall
                 ,
                 Markets
                 ,
                 or
                 Streets
                 ,
                 then
                 he
                 and
                 they
                 weare
                 blacke
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 On
                 INNOCENTS
                 day
                 .
              
               
                 VPon
                 Innocents
                 day
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 dine
                 at
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maiors
                 and
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 wearing
                 Scarlet
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 Ladies
                 weare
                 blacke
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 For
                 Munday
                 after
                 Twelfe
                 day
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 meet
                 at
                 the
                 Guild-Hall
                 by
                 eight
                 of
                 the
                 clocke
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 ,
                 
                 wearing
                 their
                 furred
                 Scarlet
                 Gownes
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 furred
                 Cloakes
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 using
                 no
                 Horses
                 .
                 Then
                 and
                 there
                 they
                 receive
                 of
                 their
                 severall
                 Wards
                 ,
                 their
                 sealed
                 Indentures
                 of
                 the
                 Wardmote
                 Enquests
                 :
                 And
                 take
                 the
                 Oathes
                 of
                 the
                 Constables
                 and
                 Scavengers
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 For
                 GOOD-FRYDAY
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 meet
                 at
                 Pauls
                 Crosse
                 at
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 clocke
                 in
                 the
                 afternoone
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 heare
                 the
                 Sermon
                 for
                 that
                 day
                 appointed
                 :
                 they
                 then
                 wearing
                 their
                 Pewke
                 Gownes
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 their
                 Chaines
                 and
                 Tippets
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 For
                 Munday
                 and
                 Tuesday
                 in
                 Easter
                 weeke
                 .
              
               
                 ALL
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 and
                 Sheriffs
                 come
                 unto
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maiors
                 dwelling
                 house
                 ,
                 
                 before
                 eight
                 of
                 the
                 clock
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 ,
                 to
                 breakfast
                 ,
                 wearing
                 their
                 Scarlet
                 Gownes
                 furred
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 cloakes
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 their
                 horses
                 attending
                 .
                 When
                 breakefast
                 is
                 ended
                 ,
                 
                 they
                 mount
                 on
                 their
                 horses
                 ,
                 and
                 ride
                 to
                 the
                 Spittle
                 ,
                 the
                 Sword
                 and
                 Mace
                 borne
                 before
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 .
                 Being
                 come
                 thither
                 ,
                 there
                 they
                 put
                 on
                 their
                 Cloakes
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 sit
                 downe
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 heare
                 the
                 Sermon
                 .
                 Which
                 being
                 done
                 ,
                 they
                 ride
                 thence
                 homeward
                 in
                 due
                 order
                 ,
                 till
                 they
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 Pumpe
                 within
                 Bishopsgate
                 ;
                 and
                 there
                 ,
                 so
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 as
                 doe
                 dine
                 with
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 take
                 their
                 leave
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 go
                 home
                 with
                 him
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 For
                 Wednesday
                 in
                 Easter
                 weeke
                 .
              
               
                 LIke
                 as
                 before
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 two
                 dayes
                 :
                 
                 onely
                 reserved
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 must
                 then
                 weare
                 their
                 violet
                 Gownes
                 ,
                 and
                 sutable
                 Cloakes
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 Ladies
                 (
                 on
                 the
                 two
                 former
                 daies
                 )
                 wearing
                 their
                 Scarlet
                 ,
                 on
                 this
                 day
                 are
                 attired
                 in
                 blacke
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 For
                 Lowe
                 Sunday
                 .
              
               
                 ALL
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 meete
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 at
                 Pauls
                 Schoole
                 ,
                 
                 wearing
                 their
                 Scarlet
                 Gownes
                 furred
                 (
                 yet
                 without
                 their
                 Cloakes
                 or
                 horses
                 )
                 and
                 there
                 stay
                 to
                 heare
                 the
                 Sermon
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 For
                 Whitsunday
                 .
              
               
                 VPon
                 Whitsunday
                 ,
                 
                 all
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 use
                 to
                 meet
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 at
                 the
                 new
                 Church-yard
                 by
                 Moore-fields
                 :
                 wearing
                 their
                 Scarlet
                 Gownes
                 lined
                 ,
                 without
                 Cloakes
                 ,
                 to
                 heare
                 the
                 Sermon
                 there
                 appointed
                 for
                 that
                 day
                 ,
                 which
                 being
                 ended
                 ,
                 they
                 depart
                 thence
                 againe
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 For
                 Munday
                 and
                 Tuesday
                 in
                 Whitsun
                 weeke
                 .
              
               
                 ALL
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 are
                 to
                 meete
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 the
                 Sheriffs
                 at
                 Pauls
                 ;
                 
                 wearing
                 their
                 Scarlet
                 Gownes
                 ,
                 without
                 Cloakes
                 ,
                 to
                 heare
                 the
                 Sermon
                 at
                 the
                 Crosse
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 For
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maiors
                 Knighthood
                 .
              
               
                 ALL
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 doe
                 meet
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 
                 either
                 at
                 the
                 three
                 Cranes
                 (
                 if
                 the
                 King
                 then
                 bee
                 at
                 Westminster
                 )
                 or
                 at
                 Saint
                 Mary
                 Hill
                 (
                 if
                 the
                 King
                 be
                 then
                 at
                 Greenewitch
                 )
                 by
                 seven
                 of
                 the
                 clocke
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 ;
                 wearing
                 their
                 Scarlet
                 Gownes
                 ;
                 and
                 their
                 Cloakes
                 carryed
                 with
                 them
                 .
                 After
                 morning
                 Prayer
                 is
                 ended
                 ,
                 they
                 take
                 Barge
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 his
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 they
                 give
                 attendance
                 ,
                 untill
                 that
                 the
                 Ceremony
                 bee
                 finished
                 :
                 and
                 then
                 returne
                 home
                 with
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 to
                 dinner
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               For
               going
               to
               Pauls
               the
               first
               Sunday
               of
               every
               Terme
               .
            
             
               ALL
               the
               Aldermen
               doe
               meet
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               and
               the
               Sheriffes
               at
               Pauls
               ,
               
               wearing
               their
               Scarlet
               Gownes
               ,
               either
               furred
               or
               lined
               ,
               according
               as
               the
               time
               of
               the
               yeere
               requireth
               :
               but
               without
               Cloakes
               or
               Horses
               ,
               when
               the
               Terme
               beginneth
               .
            
          
           
             
               For
               Election
               of
               Knights
               and
               Burgesses
               of
               the
               Parliament
               .
            
             
               ALL
               the
               Aldermen
               doe
               meet
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               and
               the
               Sheriffes
               at
               Guild-Hall
               ,
               
               by
               nine
               of
               the
               clocke
               in
               the
               morning
               ,
               wearing
               their
               Violet
               Gownes
               and
               their
               Cloakes
               ,
               either
               furred
               or
               lined
               ,
               according
               as
               the
               time
               of
               the
               yeere
               requireth
               when
               they
               are
               to
               be
               chosen
               ,
               and
               they
               sit
               in
               the
               Hustings
               Court
               ,
               vntill
               the
               Commons
               doe
               make
               choice
               of
               them
               .
               The
               order
               hath
               beene
               observed
               ,
               that
               they
               chuse
               Master
               Recorder
               for
               one
               of
               their
               Knights
               ,
               and
               one
               Gray
               Cloake
               for
               the
               other
               ,
               and
               two
               Commoners
               for
               the
               Burgesses
               :
               which
               being
               done
               ,
               they
               depart
               thence
               .
            
          
           
             
               For
               the
               LORDS
               of
               the
               Councell
               ,
               when
               they
               come
               about
               the
               Subsidies
               .
            
             
               WHen
               the
               Lords
               and
               Commissioners
               come
               downe
               for
               assesment
               of
               the
               Subsidies
               ,
               
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               and
               the
               Aldermen
               doe
               weare
               their
               blacke
               Gownes
               ,
               as
               they
               use
               at
               other
               times
               .
               And
               the
               Commissioners
               are
               to
               be
               warned
               by
               the
               Officers
               ,
               which
               doe
               belong
               to
               both
               the
               Sheriffes
               .
            
          
           
             
               For
               Election
               of
               Master
               Chamberlaine
               ,
               and
               the
               Bridge-Masters
               ,
               if
               any
               of
               them
               depart
               within
               the
               yeere
               .
            
             
               THe
               Lord
               Maior
               and
               the
               Aldermen
               ,
               
               wearing
               their
               violet
               Gowns
               without
               their
               Cloakes
               ,
               being
               seated
               in
               the
               Hustings
               Court
               ,
               doe
               there
               continue
               their
               sitting
               ,
               and
               not
               remove
               thence
               ,
               untill
               such
               time
               as
               the
               Election
               bee
               made
               .
            
          
           
             
               At
               such
               time
               as
               a
               King
               is
               to
               bee
               Crowned
               .
            
             
               ALL
               the
               Aldermen
               doe
               meet
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               and
               the
               Sheriffes
               at
               the
               three
               Cranes
               in
               the
               Vinetree
               ,
               
               according
               to
               the
               houre
               of
               their
               summons
               appointed
               .
               The
               Lord
               Maior
               (
               for
               that
               time
               of
               service
               &
               attendance
               )
               weareth
               a
               Crimosin
               Velvet
               Gowne
               ,
               a
               Coller
               of
               Esses
               and
               Scepter
               ,
               but
               no
               Cloake
               .
               The
               Aldermen
               weare
               their
               Scarlet
               Gownes
               ,
               and
               their
               Cloaks
               carried
               with
               them
               ,
               either
               furred
               or
               lined
               ,
               according
               as
               the
               season
               of
               the
               yeere
               requireth
               .
               There
               taking
               Barge
               ,
               they
               land
               at
               Westminster
               ,
               and
               there
               they
               give
               attendance
               in
               the
               Exchequer
               Chamber
               (
               being
               served
               with
               Cakes
               and
               Wine
               )
               vntill
               they
               be
               called
               by
               the
               Heraulds
               :
               and
               then
               they
               put
               on
               their
               Cloakes
               .
            
          
           
             
               At
               what
               times
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               weareth
               his
               Cloake
               .
            
             
               FRom
               Michaelmas
               to
               Whitsontide
               ,
               
               Violet
               furred
               :
               and
               from
               Whitsontide
               to
               Michaelmas
               ,
               Scarlet
               lined
               .
            
             
               The
               Lord
               Maior
               ,
               and
               those
               Knights
               that
               have
               borne
               the
               office
               of
               the
               Maioralty
               ,
               
               ought
               to
               have
               their
               Cloakes
               furred
               with
               Gray
               Amis
               .
               And
               those
               Aldermen
               that
               have
               not
               beene
               Maiors
               ,
               are
               to
               have
               their
               Cloakes
               furred
               with
               Calabre
               .
            
             
               And
               likewise
               ,
               
               such
               as
               have
               been
               Maiors
               ,
               are
               to
               have
               their
               Cloaks
               lined
               with
               changeable
               Taffata
               :
               and
               the
               rest
               are
               to
               have
               their
               Cloakes
               lined
               with
               greene
               Taffata
               .
            
          
           
             
               For
               the
               first
               day
               of
               every
               Quarter
               Sessions
               .
            
             
               THe
               first
               day
               of
               every
               Quarter
               Sessions
               (
               in
               the
               forenoone
               only
               )
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               and
               the
               Sheriffes
               weare
               their
               violet
               Gownes
               and
               Cloakes
               furred
               .
               But
               at
               Midsummer
               Quarter
               Sessions
               ,
               the
               first
               day
               ,
               they
               weare
               Violet
               Gownes
               and
               Scarlet
               Cloakes
               :
               and
               on
               the
               other
               dayes
               Black.
               
            
          
           
             
               For
               the
               buriall
               of
               Aldermen
               .
            
             
               THe
               Aldermen
               are
               to
               weare
               their
               Violet
               Gownes
               ,
               
               except
               such
               as
               have
               (
               of
               their
               friends
               allowance
               )
               blacke
               Gownes
               ,
               or
               mourning
               .
               When
               an
               Alderman
               dieth
               ,
               Master
               Sword-bearer
               is
               to
               have
               a
               blacke
               Gowne
               ,
               or
               three
               and
               thirty
               shillings
               and
               foure
               pence
               in
               money
               .
               And
               if
               the
               Alderman
               deceased
               doe
               give
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               mourning
               ,
               then
               Master
               Sword-bearer
               is
               to
               have
               mourning
               also
               ,
               or
               forty
               shillings
               in
               money
               ,
               as
               the
               value
               thereof
               ,
               and
               so
               to
               carry
               the
               Sword
               in
               blacke
               before
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               .
            
             
               Master
               Chamberlaine
               is
               not
               to
               weare
               his
               Tipper
               ,
               but
               when
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               or
               Aldermen
               doe
               weare
               their
               Scarlet
               or
               Violet
               .
            
          
           
             
               At
               the
               Nomination
               of
               an
               Alderman
               .
            
             
               FOr
               the
               Nomination
               of
               an
               Alderman
               ,
               
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               weareth
               his
               black
               Gowne
               ,
               and
               violet
               Cloake
               ,
               and
               both
               the
               Sheriffes
               their
               blacke
               Gownes
               .
            
          
           
             
               For
               the
               Orphanes
               Court.
               
            
             
               THe
               Lord
               Maior
               and
               the
               Aldermen
               doe
               meet
               at
               the
               Guild-Hall
               ,
               
               wearing
               their
               Violet
               Gownes
               without
               Cloakes
               :
               but
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               ought
               to
               weare
               his
               Cloake
               .
               The
               Common
               Cryer
               is
               the
               Warner
               of
               this
               Court.
               
            
             
               
                 Orders
                 taken
                 and
                 enacted
                 for
                 Orphans
                 and
                 their
                 Portions
                 .
                 Anno
                 1580.
                 
              
               
                 AD
                 Commune
                 Concilium
                 ,
                 tentum
                 in
                 Guildhaldia
                 Civitatis
                 Londini
                 ,
                 xiij
                 .
                 die
                 Octob.
                 Anno
                 Regni
                 Edvardi
                 sexti
                 ,
                 Dei
                 gratia
                 Angliae
                 ,
                 Franciae
                 ,
                 &
                 Hiberniae
                 Regis
                 ,
                 fidei
                 defensoris
                 ,
                 &
                 in
                 terra
                 Ecclesiae
                 Anglicanae
                 ,
                 &
                 Hibernicae
                 supremi
                 capitis
                 ,
                 quinto
                 :
                 coram
                 Andrea
                 Iudde
                 Milite
                 ,
                 tunc
                 Maiore
                 ,
                 &
                 Aldermannis
                 Civitatis
                 illius
                 ,
                 ordinata
                 sunt
                 inter
                 alia
                 ,
                 inactitata
                 ,
                 concessa
                 &
                 stabilita
                 ,
                 omnia
                 &
                 singula
                 subsequentia
                 .
              
               
                 FOr
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 is
                 of
                 late
                 yeeres
                 sore
                 decayed
                 ,
                 and
                 dayly
                 is
                 like
                 to
                 decay
                 more
                 and
                 more
                 :
                 A
                 great
                 cause
                 and
                 occasion
                 wherof
                 ,
                 among
                 other
                 ,
                 hath
                 beene
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 freemens
                 children
                 (
                 Orphans
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 )
                 sometimes
                 in
                 the
                 lives
                 of
                 their
                 Parents
                 ,
                 and
                 sometimes
                 after
                 their
                 deceases
                 ,
                 being
                 left
                 wealthy
                 and
                 rich
                 ,
                 doe
                 bestow
                 themselves
                 in
                 ungodly
                 Marriages
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 in
                 their
                 young
                 age
                 ,
                 at
                 their
                 owne
                 wills
                 and
                 pleasures
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 consent
                 ,
                 and
                 against
                 the
                 mindes
                 of
                 their
                 friends
                 ,
                 saying
                 and
                 affirming
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Law
                 and
                 Custome
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 giveth
                 unto
                 them
                 their
                 portions
                 ,
                 whether
                 they
                 marry
                 by
                 the
                 assent
                 of
                 their
                 friends
                 or
                 not
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 doe
                 dayly
                 cast
                 away
                 and
                 undoe
                 themselves
                 ,
                 in
                 trust
                 to
                 have
                 their
                 said
                 Portions
                 ,
                 
                 whether
                 their
                 parents
                 or
                 friends
                 will
                 or
                 will
                 not
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 thereby
                 doe
                 they
                 bestow
                 themselves
                 upon
                 simple
                 and
                 light
                 persons
                 ,
                 having
                 neither
                 cunning
                 ,
                 knowledge
                 ,
                 substance
                 ,
                 nor
                 good
                 or
                 honest
                 conditions
                 .
                 By
                 reason
                 whereof
                 ,
                 such
                 Orphans
                 ,
                 inordinately
                 ,
                 and
                 insolently
                 ,
                 doe
                 spend
                 and
                 consume
                 their
                 patrimony
                 and
                 portions
                 in
                 short
                 time
                 ,
                 not
                 onely
                 to
                 the
                 undoing
                 of
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 ignomy
                 and
                 shame
                 of
                 their
                 friends
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 slander
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 (
                 who
                 been
                 reputed
                 and
                 taken
                 as
                 Fathers
                 and
                 Protectors
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Orphanes
                 )
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 losse
                 and
                 hindrance
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 for
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 have
                 by
                 their
                 lawes
                 ,
                 and
                 customes
                 ,
                 power
                 and
                 authority
                 to
                 make
                 lawes
                 and
                 ordinances
                 ,
                 by
                 their
                 Common
                 Councel
                 ,
                 for
                 redresse
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 :
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 therefore
                 now
                 (
                 to
                 the
                 intent
                 to
                 reduce
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 a
                 more
                 godly
                 ,
                 more
                 profitable
                 and
                 decent
                 order
                 and
                 conformity
                 )
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 &
                 Comminalty
                 ,
                 and
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 present
                 Common
                 Councell
                 assembled
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 authority
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 enacted
                 ,
                 ordained
                 ,
                 authorized
                 ,
                 and
                 established
                 for
                 a
                 law
                 perpetually
                 to
                 bee
                 observed
                 and
                 kept
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 :
                 That
                 if
                 any
                 Orphane
                 ,
                 or
                 child
                 of
                 any
                 free
                 man
                 or
                 free
                 woman
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 doe
                 offend
                 in
                 any
                 the
                 things
                 hereafter
                 expressed
                 ,
                 and
                 bee
                 thereof
                 lawfully
                 convicted
                 ,
                 afore
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 or
                 else
                 where
                 ,
                 that
                 then
                 they
                 and
                 every
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 shall
                 to
                 all
                 entents
                 ,
                 purposes
                 ,
                 constructions
                 and
                 meanings
                 ,
                 be
                 unabled
                 and
                 barred
                 to
                 demand
                 and
                 claime
                 their
                 portion
                 or
                 portions
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 shall
                 lose
                 and
                 forgoe
                 and
                 bee
                 barred
                 for
                 euer
                 ,
                 of
                 all
                 and
                 every
                 his
                 ,
                 her
                 or
                 their
                 part
                 or
                 parts
                 ,
                 and
                 portions
                 to
                 him
                 or
                 them
                 belonging
                 ,
                 by
                 and
                 after
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 said
                 father
                 or
                 mother
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 goods
                 and
                 cattals
                 ,
                 of
                 every
                 such
                 father
                 and
                 mother
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 any
                 law
                 ,
                 custome
                 ,
                 ordinance
                 ,
                 usage
                 ,
                 franches
                 ,
                 priviledge
                 ,
                 act
                 of
                 Common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 thing
                 ,
                 heretofore
                 had
                 or
                 used
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 :
                 The
                 same
                 Law
                 ,
                 Custome
                 ,
                 Ordinance
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 thing
                 whatsoe're
                 ,
                 heretofore
                 had
                 ,
                 made
                 ,
                 ordained
                 ,
                 allowed
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 in
                 ure
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 contrary
                 in
                 any
                 wise
                 notwithstanding
                 .
                 That
                 is
                 to
                 wit
                 :
                 First
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 man-child
                 ,
                 or
                 woman-child
                 ,
                 shall
                 maliciously
                 goe
                 about
                 or
                 attempt
                 to
                 doe
                 ,
                 or
                 cause
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 ,
                 any
                 bodily
                 harme
                 ,
                 death
                 ,
                 or
                 destruction
                 to
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 Father
                 or
                 Mother
                 :
                 Or
                 if
                 any
                 man-child
                 doe
                 hereafter
                 marry
                 or
                 contract
                 marriage
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 his
                 father
                 or
                 mother
                 (
                 by
                 whom
                 he
                 will
                 claime
                 any
                 portion
                 )
                 under
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 one
                 and
                 twenty
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 consent
                 of
                 his
                 said
                 Father
                 ,
                 or
                 Mother
                 ,
                 by
                 whom
                 he
                 will
                 claime
                 any
                 portion
                 :
                 Or
                 if
                 any
                 woman-child
                 doe
                 hereafter
                 marry
                 or
                 contract
                 marriage
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 her
                 father
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 parent
                 ,
                 by
                 whom
                 she
                 shall
                 claime
                 any
                 portion
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 eighteene
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 consent
                 of
                 her
                 father
                 ,
                 or
                 such
                 other
                 parent
                 by
                 whom
                 shee
                 shall
                 or
                 may
                 claime
                 any
                 portion
                 :
                 Or
                 if
                 any
                 man-child
                 be
                 a
                 Theefe
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 Fellon
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 common
                 whore-hanter
                 ;
                 a
                 common
                 Diser
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 common
                 player
                 at
                 unlawfull
                 games
                 notoriously
                 known
                 :
                 Or
                 if
                 any
                 woman-child
                 shal
                 hereafter
                 commit
                 any
                 whoredome
                 ,
                 or
                 bee
                 a
                 common
                 Picker
                 ,
                 that
                 then
                 every
                 of
                 the
                 persons
                 so
                 offending
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 barred
                 and
                 excluded
                 to
                 have
                 ,
                 or
                 demand
                 any
                 portion
                 .
              
               
                 Provided
                 alwaies
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 shall
                 bee
                 lawfull
                 for
                 the
                 father
                 ,
                 or
                 mother
                 of
                 any
                 such
                 child
                 ,
                 or
                 children
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 and
                 bequeath
                 in
                 Legacy
                 ,
                 to
                 such
                 child
                 or
                 children
                 ,
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 the
                 portion
                 of
                 such
                 childe
                 so
                 offending
                 shall
                 amount
                 unto
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 custome
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 &
                 then
                 such
                 child
                 therby
                 to
                 be
                 enabled
                 to
                 have
                 and
                 demand
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 as
                 portion
                 ,
                 this
                 Act
                 notwithstanding
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 Legacy
                 bee
                 contained
                 in
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 restament
                 in
                 writing
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 otherwise
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 that
                 then
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thenceforth
                 his
                 said
                 child
                 or
                 children
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 admitted
                 and
                 restored
                 to
                 claime
                 such
                 legacy
                 ,
                 or
                 legacies
                 ,
                 in
                 such
                 sort
                 ,
                 manner
                 and
                 forme
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 there
                 had
                 beene
                 never
                 any
                 such
                 offence
                 done
                 ,
                 or
                 committed
                 by
                 any
                 such
                 childe
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 further
                 ordained
                 ,
                 enacted
                 ,
                 authorized
                 and
                 established
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 authority
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 any
                 woman-child
                 ,
                 being
                 an
                 Orphane
                 ,
                 and
                 under
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 one
                 and
                 twenty
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 at
                 any
                 
                 time
                 hereafter
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 her
                 Father
                 ,
                 doe
                 ensure
                 or
                 contract
                 her selfe
                 in
                 marriage
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Ecclesiasticall
                 lawes
                 of
                 this
                 Realme
                 ,
                 doe
                 perfitly
                 solemnize
                 or
                 consummate
                 Marriage
                 ,
                 with
                 any
                 free
                 man
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 the
                 consent
                 and
                 agreement
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 this
                 said
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ,
                 not
                 obtained
                 and
                 had
                 ,
                 that
                 then
                 for
                 every
                 such
                 default
                 and
                 offence
                 committed
                 or
                 done
                 by
                 any
                 Orphane
                 ,
                 or
                 Orphanes
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 being
                 confessed
                 ,
                 or
                 sufficiently
                 proved
                 by
                 two
                 witnesses
                 ;
                 or
                 otherwise
                 before
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 this
                 said
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ,
                 at
                 and
                 in
                 a
                 Court
                 of
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 she
                 or
                 they
                 that
                 so
                 happen
                 to
                 behave
                 her
                 or
                 themselves
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 shall
                 forfeit
                 ,
                 forgoe
                 and
                 lose
                 two
                 pence
                 of
                 and
                 for
                 every
                 pound
                 ,
                 so
                 due
                 or
                 to
                 bee
                 due
                 unto
                 her
                 ,
                 or
                 them
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 any
                 such
                 Orphanage
                 ,
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 twelve
                 pence
                 of
                 every
                 pound
                 ,
                 to
                 goe
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 be
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 Chamber
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 ancient
                 custome
                 before
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 in
                 such
                 case
                 used
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 if
                 the
                 said
                 contract
                 or
                 marriage
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Orphane
                 or
                 Orphanes
                 ,
                 bee
                 made
                 with
                 any
                 forreine
                 ,
                 not
                 being
                 free
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 any
                 such
                 contract
                 or
                 marriage
                 made
                 ,
                 that
                 then
                 the
                 said
                 Orphan
                 or
                 Orphans
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 of
                 them
                 shall
                 forfeit
                 and
                 lose
                 three
                 shillings
                 of
                 every
                 pound
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 be
                 due
                 unto
                 her
                 or
                 them
                 ,
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 any
                 Orphanage
                 or
                 custome
                 had
                 and
                 used
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 one
                 shilling
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 three
                 shillings
                 of
                 every
                 pound
                 ,
                 to
                 goe
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 be
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 Chamber
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 in
                 such
                 manner
                 and
                 forme
                 as
                 is
                 aforesaid
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 the
                 other
                 two
                 shillings
                 so
                 forfeited
                 of
                 every
                 pound
                 ,
                 to
                 goe
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 such
                 other
                 Orphane
                 ,
                 or
                 Orphanes
                 ,
                 as
                 then
                 shall
                 remaine
                 unmarried
                 .
                 Or
                 else
                 for
                 default
                 of
                 such
                 Orphans
                 ,
                 or
                 Orphan
                 ,
                 to
                 remaine
                 to
                 the
                 next
                 of
                 the
                 kindred
                 of
                 the
                 Orphane
                 so
                 offending
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 ,
                 be
                 it
                 further
                 ordained
                 ,
                 enacted
                 ,
                 and
                 established
                 by
                 authority
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 for
                 ,
                 &
                 in
                 eschewing
                 of
                 divers
                 variances
                 ,
                 contentions
                 ,
                 and
                 suits
                 ,
                 that
                 daily
                 heretofore
                 have
                 ,
                 and
                 hereafter
                 may
                 ensue
                 :
                 that
                 if
                 any
                 free
                 mans
                 child
                 ,
                 man
                 or
                 woman
                 fortune
                 to
                 bee
                 married
                 hereafter
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 ,
                 or
                 their
                 father
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 consent
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 fully
                 advanced
                 of
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 his
                 ,
                 or
                 her
                 full
                 part
                 ,
                 or
                 portion
                 of
                 his
                 or
                 her
                 said
                 Fathers
                 goods
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 shall
                 be
                 worth
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 decease
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 ancient
                 lawes
                 and
                 customes
                 of
                 this
                 said
                 City
                 :
                 that
                 then
                 every
                 such
                 free
                 mans
                 child
                 ,
                 so
                 being
                 married
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 ,
                 or
                 her
                 Father
                 ,
                 shall
                 bee
                 to
                 all
                 intents
                 and
                 purposes
                 ,
                 disabled
                 to
                 demand
                 any
                 further
                 part
                 or
                 portion
                 of
                 his
                 or
                 her
                 fathers
                 goods
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 decease
                 of
                 his
                 ,
                 or
                 her
                 father
                 ,
                 but
                 shall
                 be
                 adjudged
                 ,
                 reputed
                 ,
                 and
                 taken
                 to
                 be
                 fully
                 advanced
                 ,
                 according
                 as
                 the
                 law
                 and
                 custome
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 hath
                 beene
                 long
                 time
                 out
                 of
                 minde
                 ,
                 except
                 his
                 or
                 her
                 said
                 father
                 doe
                 mention
                 certainely
                 in
                 his
                 last
                 Will
                 or
                 Testament
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 other
                 writing
                 signed
                 with
                 his
                 owne
                 proper
                 name
                 ,
                 or
                 marke
                 the
                 certainety
                 of
                 the
                 summe
                 or
                 summes
                 of
                 money
                 ,
                 goods
                 and
                 cattels
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 them
                 that
                 the
                 Father
                 gave
                 ,
                 payed
                 or
                 departed
                 withall
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 assured
                 ,
                 or
                 hereafter
                 shall
                 give
                 ,
                 pay
                 ,
                 depart
                 withall
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 make
                 assurance
                 of
                 unto
                 him
                 ,
                 or
                 her
                 ,
                 before
                 ,
                 at
                 or
                 after
                 the
                 marriage
                 of
                 him
                 or
                 her
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 in
                 his
                 life
                 time
                 ,
                 for
                 and
                 towards
                 their
                 advancements
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 his
                 ,
                 or
                 her
                 part
                 ,
                 or
                 portion
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 then
                 every
                 such
                 Orphane
                 ,
                 or
                 child
                 ,
                 which
                 after
                 the
                 decease
                 of
                 his
                 or
                 her
                 said
                 father
                 ,
                 can
                 bring
                 forth
                 the
                 said
                 Testament
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 writing
                 signed
                 or
                 marked
                 with
                 the
                 fathers
                 hand
                 or
                 mark
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 certainety
                 of
                 such
                 money
                 ,
                 goods
                 ,
                 or
                 cattels
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 have
                 or
                 shall
                 have
                 received
                 of
                 their
                 said
                 Father
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 Father
                 ,
                 assured
                 by
                 especialty
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 shall
                 have
                 asmuch
                 of
                 the
                 ready
                 money
                 ,
                 goods
                 ,
                 cattels
                 ,
                 and
                 debts
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Father
                 ,
                 as
                 (
                 with
                 that
                 which
                 he
                 or
                 they
                 shall
                 have
                 received
                 towards
                 their
                 advancements
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 their
                 said
                 Father
                 )
                 shall
                 make
                 up
                 a
                 full
                 childs
                 part
                 ,
                 of
                 his
                 goods
                 and
                 cattels
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 shall
                 bee
                 worth
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 decease
                 .
                 The
                 same
                 to
                 be
                 demanded
                 ,
                 asked
                 ,
                 and
                 claimed
                 ,
                 or
                 sued
                 for
                 against
                 the
                 executor
                 ,
                 or
                 executors
                 ,
                 administrator
                 ,
                 or
                 administrators
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 goods
                 ,
                 and
                 cattels
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Father
                 ,
                 by
                 bill
                 Originall
                 ,
                 to
                 
                 be
                 commenced
                 to
                 our
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 the
                 Kings
                 Court
                 ,
                 holden
                 in
                 the
                 vtter
                 Chamber
                 of
                 the
                 Guild-Hall
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 said
                 L.
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 City
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ,
                 any
                 Law
                 or
                 Custome
                 heretofore
                 made
                 or
                 used
                 to
                 the
                 contrary
                 notwithstanding
                 .
                 In
                 which
                 action
                 ,
                 no
                 wager
                 of
                 Law
                 ,
                 or
                 Essoine
                 ,
                 shall
                 bee
                 admitted
                 or
                 allowed
                 .
              
               
                 Provided
                 alway
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 is
                 further
                 enacted
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 any
                 freee
                 mans
                 sonne
                 ,
                 being
                 of
                 full
                 age
                 (
                 which
                 shall
                 hereafter
                 be
                 married
                 with
                 the
                 consent
                 of
                 his
                 Father
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 person
                 ,
                 being
                 of
                 full
                 age
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 hereafter
                 marry
                 any
                 free
                 mans
                 daughter
                 )
                 doe
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Espousals
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 time
                 after
                 ,
                 confesse
                 themselves
                 by
                 writing
                 fully
                 satisfied
                 ,
                 of
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 portion
                 ,
                 or
                 doe
                 otherwise
                 acquit
                 and
                 discharge
                 the
                 Father
                 of
                 such
                 free
                 mans
                 sonnes
                 or
                 daughters
                 ,
                 of
                 all
                 their
                 part
                 and
                 portion
                 due
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 be
                 due
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Law
                 and
                 Custome
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ;
                 that
                 then
                 every
                 such
                 person
                 ,
                 so
                 confessing
                 ,
                 acquitting
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 discharging
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 reputed
                 and
                 taken
                 as
                 fully
                 advanced
                 of
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 whole
                 part
                 or
                 portion
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 enabled
                 to
                 demand
                 any
                 further
                 or
                 greater
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 substance
                 ,
                 goods
                 ,
                 and
                 cattels
                 of
                 his
                 or
                 her
                 Father
                 :
                 this
                 Law
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 Law
                 or
                 Custome
                 heretofore
                 had
                 ,
                 made
                 ,
                 or
                 used
                 to
                 the
                 contrary
                 notwithstanding
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 further
                 ,
                 for
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 thought
                 very
                 prejudiciall
                 and
                 hurtfull
                 to
                 the
                 fatherlesse
                 children
                 &
                 Orphans
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 mother
                 ,
                 or
                 mother
                 in
                 Law
                 ,
                 being
                 Executrix
                 of
                 the
                 last
                 Will
                 and
                 Testament
                 of
                 her
                 late
                 husband
                 ,
                 by
                 whom
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 whose
                 death
                 ,
                 the
                 Orphanes
                 are
                 intituled
                 to
                 an
                 Orphanage
                 ,
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 laudable
                 Customes
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 )
                 doe
                 divers
                 times
                 marry
                 ,
                 or
                 contract
                 Matrimony
                 ,
                 some
                 with
                 Forriners
                 ,
                 and
                 persons
                 unknowne
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 with
                 Free
                 men
                 ,
                 or
                 ever
                 a
                 just
                 Inventory
                 of
                 the
                 Goods
                 ,
                 Cattels
                 ,
                 Plate
                 ,
                 Iewels
                 ,
                 ready
                 Money
                 of
                 the
                 Testators
                 ,
                 be
                 by
                 them
                 brought
                 in
                 :
                 By
                 reason
                 wherof
                 ,
                 many
                 times
                 they
                 (
                 either
                 for
                 feare
                 or
                 affection
                 of
                 their
                 husbands
                 ,
                 or
                 for
                 some
                 other
                 sinister
                 cause
                 )
                 doe
                 bring
                 in
                 very
                 suspicious
                 Inventories
                 ,
                 omitting
                 therein
                 either
                 ready
                 Money
                 ,
                 Plate
                 ,
                 Iewels
                 ,
                 or
                 Debts
                 ,
                 or
                 some
                 other
                 thing
                 or
                 things
                 ,
                 whereby
                 some
                 benefit
                 should
                 redound
                 to
                 the
                 fatherlesse
                 children
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 losse
                 and
                 hinderance
                 of
                 the
                 Orphanes
                 ,
                 and
                 sometimes
                 slander
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 their
                 great
                 care
                 and
                 travaile
                 that
                 they
                 take
                 for
                 the
                 good
                 ordering
                 ,
                 and
                 true
                 answering
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Orphanes
                 :
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 therefore
                 ,
                 by
                 like
                 authority
                 ,
                 ordained
                 ,
                 established
                 ,
                 and
                 enacted
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 after
                 the
                 first
                 day
                 of
                 November
                 next
                 ensuing
                 ,
                 any
                 Widow
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 ,
                 or
                 shall
                 be
                 made
                 Executrix
                 of
                 the
                 Testament
                 &
                 last
                 Will
                 of
                 her
                 late
                 Husband
                 (
                 being
                 a
                 free
                 man
                 )
                 or
                 shall
                 take
                 upon
                 her
                 the
                 administration
                 of
                 the
                 Goods
                 and
                 Cattels
                 of
                 her
                 late
                 Husband
                 (
                 being
                 a
                 free
                 man
                 )
                 doe
                 not
                 upon
                 her
                 Oath
                 bring
                 in
                 and
                 exhibit
                 ,
                 or
                 cause
                 to
                 be
                 brought
                 in
                 and
                 exhibited
                 before
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 this
                 said
                 City
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ,
                 at
                 and
                 in
                 a
                 Court
                 of
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 a
                 just
                 and
                 perfect
                 Inventory
                 (
                 to
                 their
                 knowledge
                 )
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Goods
                 ,
                 Cattels
                 ,
                 Plate
                 ,
                 and
                 Jewels
                 ,
                 ready
                 Money
                 ,
                 and
                 Debts
                 ,
                 as
                 were
                 her
                 said
                 Husbands
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 death
                 ,
                 appraysed
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Law
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 before
                 she
                 do
                 ensure
                 her selfe
                 in
                 marriage
                 ,
                 or
                 contract
                 marriage
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Lawes
                 of
                 the
                 Realme
                 ,
                 doe
                 perfectly
                 solemnize
                 or
                 consummate
                 marriage
                 with
                 any
                 person
                 before
                 such
                 time
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 that
                 then
                 every
                 person
                 so
                 offending
                 ,
                 shall
                 forfait
                 and
                 lose
                 eight
                 shillings
                 of
                 every
                 pound
                 ,
                 of
                 her
                 Portion
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 goods
                 of
                 her
                 late
                 Husband
                 ,
                 due
                 to
                 her
                 by
                 the
                 laudable
                 Custome
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 goe
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 such
                 Orphane
                 ,
                 or
                 Orphanes
                 ,
                 as
                 then
                 shall
                 bee
                 intituled
                 to
                 have
                 or
                 demand
                 any
                 Orphanage
                 or
                 Portion
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 his
                 or
                 her
                 late
                 Father
                 ▪
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 be
                 demanded
                 ,
                 asked
                 ,
                 claimed
                 ,
                 or
                 sued
                 for
                 ,
                 against
                 such
                 Executrix
                 ,
                 or
                 Administratrix
                 ,
                 by
                 Bill
                 originall
                 of
                 debt
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 commenced
                 in
                 our
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 the
                 Kings
                 Court
                 ,
                 holden
                 in
                 the
                 vtter
                 Chamber
                 of
                 the
                 Guild-Hall
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 City
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ,
                 any
                 Law
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 In
                 which
                 action
                 no
                 wager
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
            
             
               
                 For
                 the
                 election
                 of
                 Governours
                 at
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 FOr
                 the
                 election
                 of
                 Governours
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 severall
                 Hospitals
                 :
                 
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 do
                 weare
                 their
                 blacke
                 Gownes
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 Note
                 of
                 Observation
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 foure
                 Pleaders
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Chamberlaine
                 ,
                 Towne-Clarke
                 ,
                 Common
                 Sergeant
                 ,
                 two
                 Judges
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 Court
                 ,
                 the
                 Secondaries
                 ,
                 the
                 Vnder-Chamberlaine
                 ,
                 and
                 Bridge-masters
                 ,
                 are
                 to
                 attend
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 at
                 his
                 house
                 ,
                 before
                 his
                 going
                 abroad
                 on
                 all
                 Festivall
                 times
                 ,
                 and
                 generall
                 dayes
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Courts
                 of
                 Aldermen
                 .
              
               
                 COurts
                 of
                 Aldermen
                 in
                 ordinary
                 ,
                 
                 are
                 kept
                 at
                 the
                 Guild-Hall
                 ,
                 every
                 Tuesday
                 and
                 Thursday
                 thorow
                 the
                 whole
                 yeere
                 ;
                 except
                 Holydayes
                 ,
                 the
                 moneth
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 untill
                 Bartholomew
                 day
                 bee
                 past
                 ,
                 the
                 weeke
                 before
                 Christmas
                 ,
                 Shrove-Tuesday
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 weeke
                 before
                 Easter
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Lavves
                 of
                 the
                 Market
                 .
              
               
                 FIrst
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 Markets
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 no
                 Victuall
                 shall
                 bee
                 sold
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 the
                 price
                 set
                 by
                 the
                 Maior
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 2
                 No
                 man
                 shall
                 forestall
                 any
                 Victuall
                 comming
                 to
                 the
                 Market
                 ,
                 as
                 for
                 to
                 buy
                 in
                 any
                 Inne
                 or
                 other
                 privy
                 place
                 ,
                 or
                 yet
                 comming
                 to
                 the
                 Market
                 ,
                 whether
                 it
                 be
                 found
                 in
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 the
                 buyer
                 or
                 of
                 the
                 seller
                 ,
                 under
                 paine
                 of
                 forfeiture
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 :
                 and
                 no
                 Inne-holder
                 shall
                 suffer
                 nothing
                 to
                 bee
                 sold
                 in
                 his
                 house
                 ,
                 vpon
                 paine
                 of
                 forfeiture
                 of
                 forty
                 shillings
                 .
              
               
                 3
                 No
                 man
                 shall
                 regrate
                 any
                 Victuall
                 which
                 is
                 in
                 the
                 Market
                 ,
                 or
                 buy
                 any
                 Victuall
                 to
                 ingrate
                 in
                 the
                 Market
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Commons
                 can
                 or
                 may
                 have
                 any
                 part
                 of
                 such
                 Victuall
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 especiall
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 be
                 knowne
                 for
                 Hucksters
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 people
                 ,
                 occupying
                 their
                 living
                 by
                 such
                 Victuall
                 as
                 they
                 would
                 so
                 ingrosse
                 ,
                 under
                 paine
                 of
                 forfeiture
                 of
                 such
                 Victuall
                 so
                 regrated
                 :
                 Provided
                 alwayes
                 ,
                 that
                 any
                 Steward
                 for
                 any
                 noble
                 Feast
                 ,
                 may
                 buy
                 or
                 ingrate
                 such
                 Victuall
                 as
                 is
                 convenient
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 Feast
                 .
              
               
                 4
                 No
                 Butter
                 shall
                 be
                 sold
                 ,
                 but
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 waight
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 yeere
                 allowed
                 .
              
               
                 5
                 No
                 Poulters
                 shall
                 deceiveably
                 occupy
                 the
                 Market
                 ,
                 to
                 sell
                 any
                 stale
                 Victuall
                 ,
                 or
                 such
                 as
                 bee
                 Poulters
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 for
                 to
                 stand
                 in
                 strange
                 cloathing
                 so
                 to
                 doe
                 ,
                 under
                 paine
                 of
                 forty
                 shillings
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 forfeiture
                 of
                 such
                 Victuall
                 ,
                 forty
                 shillings
                 .
              
               
                 6
                 No
                 Hucksters
                 shall
                 stand
                 or
                 sit
                 in
                 the
                 Market
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 lower
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 ends
                 of
                 the
                 Market
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 intent
                 they
                 may
                 be
                 perfectly
                 knowne
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Stranger-market-people
                 have
                 the
                 preeminence
                 of
                 the
                 Market
                 ,
                 under
                 paine
                 of
                 three
                 shillings
                 foure
                 pence
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Hucksters
                 disobey
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 7
                 No
                 unwholsome
                 or
                 stale
                 Victuall
                 shall
                 be
                 sold
                 under
                 paine
                 of
                 xi
                 .
                 s.
                 and
                 forfeiture
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Victuall
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               THE
               STATVTES
               OF
               THE
               STREETS
               OF
               THIS
               CITY
               ,
               against
               Annoiances
               .
            
             
               FIrst
               ,
               no
               man
               shall
               sweepe
               the
               filth
               of
               the
               Street
               into
               the
               Chancell
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               in
               the
               time
               of
               any
               raine
               ,
               or
               at
               any
               other
               time
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               six
               shillings
               eight
               pence
               .
            
             
               2
               No
               man
               shall
               cast
               ,
               or
               lay
               in
               the
               Streets
               ,
               Dogs
               ,
               Cats
               ,
               or
               other
               Carren
               ,
               or
               any
               noysome
               thing
               contagious
               of
               Aire
               .
               Nor
               no
               Inholder
               shall
               lay
               out
               dung
               out
               of
               his
               house
               ,
               but
               if
               the
               Cart
               bee
               ready
               to
               carry
               the
               same
               away
               incontinently
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               forty
               shillings
               .
            
             
               3
               No
               Brewer
               shall
               cast
               wilfully
               dregs
               or
               drosse
               of
               Ale
               or
               Beere
               into
               the
               Chanell
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               two
               shillings
               .
            
             
               4
               No
               man
               shall
               encumber
               the
               streets
               with
               Timber
               ,
               Stones
               ,
               Carts
               ,
               or
               such
               like
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               forfeiture
               of
               the
               same
               thing
               that
               so
               encumbreth
               the
               streets
               ,
               which
               is
               twenty
               shillings
               fine
               ,
               if
               hee
               remove
               it
               not
               at
               the
               warning
               of
               the
               Sergeant
               of
               the
               Market
               .
            
             
               5
               Euery
               builder
               of
               houses
               ought
               to
               come
               to
               the
               Maior
               ,
               Aldermen
               ,
               and
               Chamberlaine
               ,
               for
               a
               speciall
               licence
               for
               hourd
               of
               ,
               by
               him
               to
               bee
               made
               in
               the
               high
               Street
               ,
               and
               no
               builder
               to
               encumber
               the
               Streets
               with
               any
               manner
               of
               thing
               ,
               taking
               downe
               for
               the
               preparing
               of
               his
               new
               building
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               forty
               shillings
               ,
               except
               hee
               make
               a
               hourd
               of
               forty
               shillings
               .
            
             
               6
               No
               man
               shall
               set
               any
               Carts
               in
               the
               Streets
               by
               night
               time
               ,
               under
               the
               paine
               of
               twelve
               pence
               ,
               and
               recompence
               to
               such
               persons
               as
               shall
               bee
               hurt
               thereby
               ,
               if
               any
               such
               be
               ,
               twelve
               pence
               .
            
             
               7
               No
               Budge-man
               shall
               leade
               but
               two
               horse●
               ,
               and
               hee
               shall
               not
               let
               them
               goe
               vnled
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               two
               shillings
               .
            
             
               8
               No
               man
               shall
               ride
               ,
               or
               drive
               his
               Car
               or
               Cart
               atrot
               in
               the
               Street
               ,
               but
               patiently
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               two
               shillings
               .
            
             
               9
               No
               man
               shall
               gallop
               his
               horse
               in
               the
               Street
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               two
               shillings
               .
            
             
               10
               No
               man
               shall
               shoot
               in
               the
               Street
               ,
               for
               Wager
               or
               otherwise
               ,
               under
               like
               paine
               of
               two
               shillings
               .
            
             
               11
               No
               man
               shall
               bowle
               ,
               or
               cash
               any
               stone
               in
               the
               Street
               ,
               for
               wager
               ,
               or
               gaine
               ,
               or
               such
               like
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               two
               shillings
               .
            
             
               12
               No
               man
               shall
               dig
               any
               hole
               in
               the
               
               Street
               for
               any
               matter
               ,
               except
               hee
               stop
               it
               up
               againe
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               two
               shillings
               ,
               and
               recompence
               to
               any
               person
               hurt
               thereby
               ,
               two
               shillings
               .
            
             
               13
               No
               man
               shall
               bury
               any
               dung
               ,
               or
               goung
               ,
               within
               the
               Liberties
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               forty
               shillings
               .
            
             
               14
               No
               Goungfermour
               shall
               carry
               any
               Ordure
               till
               after
               nine
               of
               the
               Clocke
               in
               the
               night
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               thirteene
               shillings
               foure
               pence
               .
            
             
               15
               No
               Goungfermour
               shall
               spill
               any
               Ordure
               in
               the
               Street
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               thirteene
               shillings
               foure
               pence
               .
            
             
               16
               No
               man
               shall
               bait
               Bull
               ,
               Beare
               ,
               or
               Horse
               in
               the
               open
               street
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               twenty
               shillings
               .
            
             
               17
               No
               man
               shall
               have
               any
               Kine
               ,
               Goats
               ,
               Hogs
               ,
               Pigs
               ,
               Hens
               ,
               Cocks
               ,
               Capons
               ,
               or
               Ducks
               in
               the
               open
               Street
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               forfeiture
               of
               the
               same
               .
            
             
               18
               No
               man
               shall
               maintaine
               any
               biting
               Curs
               ,
               or
               mad
               Dogs
               ,
               in
               the
               streets
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               two
               shillings
               ,
               and
               recompence
               unto
               every
               party
               hurt
               therewith
               ,
               two
               shillings
               .
            
             
               19
               No
               Carts
               that
               shall
               be
               shod
               with
               Spig-naile
               ,
               that
               shall
               come
               upon
               the
               streets
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               three
               shillings
               foure
               pence
               .
            
             
               20
               No
               Carts
               using
               daily
               carriage
               within
               this
               City
               ,
               nor
               Car
               shall
               have
               Wheeles
               shod
               with
               any
               Iron
               ,
               but
               bare
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               six
               shillings
               .
            
             
               21
               No
               man
               shall
               burne
               any
               Straw
               ,
               Rushes
               ,
               or
               other
               thing
               ,
               Linnen
               or
               Wollen
               in
               the
               streets
               ,
               by
               night
               or
               by
               day
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               three
               shillings
               foure
               pence
               .
            
             
               22
               No
               man
               shall
               blow
               any
               Horne
               in
               the
               night
               within
               this
               City
               ,
               or
               Whistle
               after
               the
               houre
               of
               nine
               of
               the
               clocke
               in
               the
               night
               ,
               under
               pain
               of
               imprisonment
               .
            
             
               23
               No
               man
               shall
               use
               to
               goe
               with
               Vizards
               ,
               or
               disguised
               by
               night
               ,
               under
               like
               paine
               of
               imprisonment
               .
            
             
               24
               That
               Night-walkers
               ,
               and
               Eves-droppers
               endure
               like
               punishment
               .
            
             
               25
               No
               Hammer-man
               ,
               as
               a
               Smith
               ,
               a
               Pewterer
               ,
               a
               Founder
               ,
               and
               all
               Artificers
               ,
               making
               great
               sound
               ,
               shall
               not
               worke
               after
               the
               houre
               of
               nine
               in
               the
               night
               ,
               nor
               afore
               the
               houre
               of
               foure
               in
               the
               morning
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               three
               shil
               .
               foure
               pence
               .
            
             
               26
               No
               man
               shall
               cast
               into
               the
               Ditches
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               or
               the
               Sewers
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               without
               the
               walls
               ,
               or
               into
               the
               walls
               ,
               Grates
               ,
               or
               Gullets
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               any
               manner
               of
               Carren
               ,
               stinking
               Flesh
               ,
               rotten
               Fish
               ,
               or
               any
               Rubbish
               ,
               Dung
               ,
               Sand
               ,
               Gravell
               ,
               Weeds
               ,
               Stones
               ,
               or
               any
               other
               thing
               to
               stop
               the
               course
               of
               the
               same
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               cleansing
               them
               at
               his
               own
               cost
               and
               charge
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               imprisonment
               .
            
             
               27
               No
               man
               shall
               make
               any
               Widrawtes
               in
               any
               of
               the
               Towne-Ditches
               ,
               or
               the
               Towne-Gullets
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               twenty
               shillings
               .
            
             
               28
               No
               man
               shall
               build
               nigh
               the
               Walls
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               without
               licence
               of
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               ,
               Aldermen
               ,
               &
               Chamberlaine
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               throwing
               down
               the
               same
               ,
               and
               no
               licence
               may
               be
               granted
               ,
               except
               that
               the
               Chamberlain
               freely
               at
               all
               times
               have
               convenient
               and
               needfull
               ingresse
               ,
               and
               entry
               ,
               going
               out
               ,
               and
               cleare
               recourse
               .
            
             
               29
               No
               man
               shall
               goe
               in
               the
               streets
               by
               night
               or
               by
               day
               with
               Bow
               bent
               ,
               or
               Arrowes
               under
               his
               Girdle
               ,
               nor
               with
               Sword
               unscabberd
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               imprisonment
               ;
               or
               with
               Hand-Gun
               ,
               having
               therewith
               Powder
               and
               Match
               ,
               except
               it
               bee
               in
               an
               usuall
               May-game
               or
               Sight
               .
            
             
               30
               No
               man
               shall
               after
               the
               houre
               of
               nine
               at
               the
               Night
               ,
               keep
               any
               rule
               whereby
               any
               such
               sudden
               out-cry
               be
               made
               in
               the
               still
               of
               the
               night
               ,
               as
               making
               any
               Affray
               ,
               or
               beating
               his
               Wife
               ,
               or
               Servant
               ,
               or
               Singing
               ,
               or
               Reve●ing
               in
               his
               house
               ,
               to
               the
               disturbance
               of
               his
               neighbors
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               3.
               shil
               .
               4.
               pence
               .
            
             
               31
               No
               man
               shall
               make
               any
               Affray
               ,
               
               upon
               any
               Officer
               ,
               which
               with
               good
               demeanour
               doth
               his
               message
               by
               commandement
               of
               my
               Lord
               Maior
               ,
               or
               any
               Alderman
               ,
               or
               M.
               Sheriffes
               ,
               or
               M.
               Chamberlaine
               ,
               or
               misbehave
               himselfe
               in
               any
               rayling
               upon
               any
               Judge
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               or
               their
               Officers
               ,
               which
               by
               commandement
               are
               sent
               to
               bring
               any
               breaker
               of
               this
               Law
               and
               Custome
               to
               Ward
               ,
               or
               to
               distresse
               ,
               or
               such
               like
               ,
               upon
               paine
               of
               Imprisonment
               of
               forty
               dayes
               ,
               and
               forfeiture
               of
               the
               double
               penalty
               :
               for
               the
               offences
               asseasing
               ,
               railing
               upon
               any
               Alderman
               ,
               or
               Maior
               in
               his
               office
               ,
               is
               judgement
               of
               the
               Pillory
               :
               railing
               upon
               Master
               Chamberlaine
               in
               his
               office
               ,
               forty
               dayes
               imprisonment
               :
               beating
               ,
               threatning
               ,
               and
               railing
               of
               an
               Officer
               ,
               is
               imprisonment
               ,
               after
               as
               the
               trespasse
               is
               .
            
             
               32
               Memorandum
               ,
               That
               every
               offence
               found
               in
               this
               City
               ,
               it
               is
               accustomed
               that
               the
               Officer
               ,
               a
               Free
               man
               ,
               finding
               it
               ,
               which
               is
               called
               
                 primus
                 Inventor
              
               ,
               hath
               halfe
               the
               penalty
               by
               the
               grace
               of
               the
               Court.
               
            
             
               33
               Also
               ,
               every
               Free
               man
               may
               finde
               any
               offence
               ,
               but
               hee
               hath
               no
               power
               to
               bring
               the
               party
               before
               any
               Judge
               of
               this
               City
               without
               an
               Officer
               ,
               except
               the
               party
               will
               come
               to
               his
               answer
               by
               free
               will.
               
            
             
               34
               No
               man
               hath
               power
               to
               Arrest
               ,
               Attach
               ,
               or
               make
               distresse
               of
               any
               goods
               forfeitable
               ,
               or
               offences
               ,
               except
               the
               Constable
               or
               Sergeant
               of
               the
               Mace.
               
            
             
               35
               No
               Butcher
               ,
               or
               his
               servant
               shall
               not
               use
               to
               drive
               any
               Oxe
               or
               Oxen
               ,
               atrot
               in
               the
               streets
               ,
               but
               peaceably
               :
               and
               ifan
               Oxe
               happen
               to
               be
               let
               goe
               when
               he
               is
               prepared
               to
               slaughter
               ,
               the
               Butcher
               shall
               forfeit
               two
               shil
               .
               besides
               recompence
               ,
               if
               any
               person
               be
               hurt
               thereby
               .
            
             
               36
               No
               Butcher
               shall
               scald
               Hogs
               ,
               but
               in
               the
               common
               scalding
               house
               ,
               upon
               paine
               of
               six
               shillings
               eight
               pence
               .
            
             
               37
               No
               Butcher
               shall
               sell
               any
               Measell
               Hog
               ,
               or
               unwholsome
               flesh
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               ten
               pounds
               .
            
             
               38
               No
               Butcher
               shall
               sell
               any
               old
               stale
               Victuall
               :
               that
               is
               to
               say
               ,
               above
               the
               slaughter
               of
               three
               dayes
               in
               the
               Winter
               ,
               and
               two
               in
               the
               Summer
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               ten
               pounds
               .
            
             
               39
               None
               unreasonable
               Victuall
               for
               all
               manner
               of
               Victuals
               .
            
             
               40
               No
               Victualer
               of
               this
               City
               shall
               give
               any
               rude
               or
               unsetting
               language
               ,
               or
               make
               any
               clamour
               upon
               any
               man
               or
               woman
               in
               the
               open
               Market
               ,
               for
               cheapning
               of
               Victuall
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               three
               shillings
               foure
               pence
               .
            
             
               41
               No
               Butcher
               shall
               cast
               the
               inwards
               of
               Beasts
               into
               the
               streets
               ,
               cleaves
               of
               Beasts
               feet
               ,
               Bones
               ,
               Hornes
               of
               Sheepe
               ,
               or
               other
               such
               like
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               two
               shillings
               .
            
             
               42
               The
               Pudding-cart
               of
               the
               Shambles
               shall
               not
               go
               afore
               the
               houre
               of
               nine
               in
               the
               night
               ,
               or
               after
               the
               houre
               of
               five
               in
               the
               morning
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               six
               shillings
               eight
               pence
               .
            
             
               43
               No
               man
               shall
               cast
               any
               Vrineboles
               ,
               or
               Ordure-boles
               into
               the
               streets
               by
               day
               or
               night
               ,
               afore
               the
               houre
               of
               nine
               in
               the
               night
               :
               And
               also
               hee
               shall
               not
               cast
               it
               out
               ,
               but
               bring
               it
               downe
               ,
               and
               lay
               it
               in
               the
               Chanell
               ,
               under
               the
               paine
               of
               three
               shillings
               foure
               pence
               .
               And
               if
               he
               doe
               cast
               it
               upon
               any
               persons
               head
               ,
               the
               party
               to
               have
               a
               lawfull
               recompence
               ,
               if
               he
               have
               hurt
               thereby
               .
            
             
               44
               No
               man
               shall
               hurt
               ,
               cut
               ,
               or
               destroy
               any
               Pipes
               ,
               Sesperals
               ,
               or
               Windvents
               pertaining
               to
               the
               Conduit
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               imprisonment
               ,
               and
               making
               satisfaction
               ,
               though
               hee
               doth
               it
               out
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               if
               hee
               may
               bee
               taken
               within
               the
               City
               .
            
             
               45
               No
               man
               within
               this
               City
               may
               make
               any
               Quill
               ,
               and
               breake
               any
               Pipe
               of
               the
               Conduit
               ,
               comming
               thorow
               his
               house
               ,
               or
               nigh
               his
               ground
               ,
               under
               paine
               of
               the
               Pillory
               ,
               or
               take
               any
               water
               privily
               unto
               his
               house
               .
            
             
               46
               Casting
               any
               corrupt
               thing
               ,
               appoysoning
               the
               water
               ,
               is
               Lourgulary
               and
               Felony
               .
            
             
             
               47
               Whosoever
               destroy
               or
               perish
               any
               Cocks
               of
               the
               Conduit
               ,
               must
               have
               imprisonment
               ,
               and
               make
               satisfaction
               .
            
             
               
                 Old
                 Lawes
                 and
                 Customes
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 48
                 NO
                 man
                 shall
                 set
                 up
                 shop
                 ,
                 or
                 occupy
                 as
                 a
                 Free-man
                 ,
                 afore
                 he
                 be
                 sworne
                 in
                 the
                 Chamber
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 admitted
                 by
                 the
                 Chamberlaine
                 ,
                 under
                 paine
                 of
                 ▪
              
               
                 49
                 No
                 man
                 shall
                 set
                 over
                 his
                 Apprentice
                 to
                 any
                 other
                 person
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 license
                 of
                 Master
                 Chamberlaine
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 to
                 be
                 set
                 over
                 ,
                 under
                 paine
                 of
                 ▪
              
               
                 50
                 No
                 man
                 which
                 is
                 a
                 Forraine
                 ,
                 shall
                 not
                 buy
                 nor
                 sell
                 within
                 the
                 liberties
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 with
                 another
                 Forraine
                 ,
                 under
                 paine
                 of
                 forfeiture
                 of
                 the
                 goods
                 so
                 forraine
                 bought
                 and
                 sold
                 .
              
               
                 51
                 No
                 Free-man
                 shall
                 be
                 disobedient
                 for
                 to
                 come
                 at
                 Master
                 Chamberlaines
                 commandement
                 ,
                 to
                 any
                 summons
                 to
                 him
                 given
                 by
                 any
                 officer
                 of
                 the
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 under
                 paine
                 of
                 imprisonment
                 .
              
               
                 52
                 Master
                 Chamberlaine
                 hath
                 power
                 to
                 send
                 a
                 free
                 man
                 to
                 Ward
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 he
                 incontinently
                 after
                 send
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 the
                 cause
                 why
                 that
                 he
                 is
                 punished
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 release
                 him
                 not
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 the
                 Chamberlaines
                 assent
                 :
                 and
                 if
                 he
                 be
                 a
                 great
                 Commoner
                 ,
                 and
                 disobeying
                 to
                 the
                 Chamberlaine
                 ,
                 Master
                 Chamberlaine
                 may
                 referre
                 it
                 to
                 a
                 Court
                 of
                 Aldermen
                 .
              
               
                 Master
                 Chamberlaine
                 hath
                 authority
                 for
                 to
                 send
                 or
                 command
                 any
                 Apoprentice
                 to
                 the
                 Counter
                 for
                 their
                 offences
                 :
                 and
                 if
                 their
                 offences
                 bee
                 great
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 defiling
                 their
                 Masters
                 houses
                 by
                 vicious
                 living
                 ,
                 or
                 offending
                 his
                 Master
                 by
                 theft
                 ,
                 or
                 disslander
                 ,
                 or
                 such
                 like
                 ,
                 then
                 to
                 command
                 him
                 to
                 Newgate
                 .
              
               
                 Apprentice
                 Enrolled
                 ,
                 his
                 Master
                 payeth
                 two
                 shillings
                 six
                 pence
                 .
              
               
                 Apprentice
                 set
                 over
                 ,
                 hee
                 that
                 receiveth
                 ,
                 two
                 shillings
                 .
              
               
                 Apprentice
                 made
                 Free
                 ,
                 hee
                 payeth
                 foure
                 shillings
                 .
              
               
                 Apprentice
                 never
                 Enrolled
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 free
                 ,
                 his
                 Master
                 payeth
                 thirteene
                 shillings
                 two
                 pence
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 man
                 made
                 Free
                 by
                 his
                 Fathers
                 Copy
                 ,
                 payeth
                 eighteene
                 pence
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Proclamation
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Maioralty
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Michael
                   Dormer
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 An
                 Act
                 of
                 Common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 Even
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Michael
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Regis
                   Henrici
                   Octavi
                   xxxj
                   .
                
                 That
                 no
                 person
                 should
                 lay
                 any
                 Wares
                 in
                 the
                 Street
                 ,
                 or
                 beyond
                 the
                 edge
                 of
                 their
                 Stall
                 ,
                 upon
                 paine
                 of
                 forfeiture
                 the
                 first
                 time
                 six
                 shillings
                 eight
                 pence
                 :
                 the
                 second
                 time
                 thirteene
                 shillings
                 foure
                 pence
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 third
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 Ware
                 so
                 laid
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               AN
               ACT
               FOR
               THE
               REFORMATION
               OF
               DIVERS
               ABVSES
               VSED
               IN
               the
               Wardmote
               Inquest
               :
               Together
               with
               the
               Articles
               of
               the
               charge
               of
               the
               said
               Inquest
               .
            
             
               By
               the
               Maior
               .
               To
               the
               Alderman
               of
               the
               Ward
               .
            
             
               
                 Wardmote
                 Inquest
                 for
                 a
                 yeere
                 .
              
               
                 WEE
                 charge
                 and
                 command
                 you
                 ,
                 that
                 upon
                 Saint
                 Thomas
                 day
                 the
                 Apostle
                 next
                 comming
                 ,
                 you
                 doe
                 hold
                 your
                 Wardmote
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 you
                 have
                 afore
                 us
                 at
                 our
                 generall
                 Court
                 of
                 Aldermen
                 to
                 be
                 holden
                 in
                 the
                 Guild-Hall
                 ,
                 the
                 Munday
                 next
                 after
                 the
                 Feast
                 of
                 the
                 Epiphany
                 next
                 comming
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 defaults
                 that
                 shall
                 bee
                 presented
                 afore
                 you
                 by
                 Inquest
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Wardmote
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Inquest
                 shall
                 have
                 full
                 power
                 and
                 authority
                 by
                 one
                 whole
                 yeere
                 ,
                 to
                 enquire
                 and
                 present
                 all
                 such
                 defaults
                 as
                 shall
                 be
                 found
                 within
                 your
                 said
                 Ward
                 ,
                 as
                 oftentimes
                 as
                 shal
                 be
                 thought
                 to
                 you
                 expedient
                 and
                 needfull
                 ,
                 which
                 we
                 will
                 ,
                 shall
                 bee
                 once
                 every
                 moneth
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Inquest
                 dying
                 .
              
               
                 AND
                 if
                 it
                 happen
                 any
                 of
                 your
                 said
                 Inquest
                 to
                 dye
                 ,
                 or
                 depart
                 out
                 of
                 your
                 said
                 Ward
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 yeere
                 ,
                 that
                 then
                 in
                 place
                 of
                 him
                 or
                 them
                 so
                 dying
                 ,
                 or
                 departing
                 out
                 of
                 your
                 said
                 Ward
                 ,
                 you
                 cause
                 to
                 be
                 chosen
                 one
                 able
                 person
                 to
                 inquire
                 and
                 present
                 with
                 the
                 other
                 in
                 manner
                 and
                 forme
                 aforesaid
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Non
                 appearance
                 .
              
               
                 AND
                 that
                 at
                 the
                 said
                 generall
                 Court
                 ,
                 you
                 give
                 afore
                 us
                 the
                 names
                 and
                 sur-names
                 of
                 al
                 them
                 of
                 your
                 said
                 Ward
                 ,
                 that
                 come
                 not
                 to
                 your
                 said
                 Wardmote
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 be
                 duely
                 warned
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 due
                 redresse
                 and
                 punishment
                 of
                 them
                 may
                 bee
                 had
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 case
                 shall
                 require
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Law.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Watch
                 ,
                 Light
                 ,
                 Vizard
                 .
              
               
                 AND
                 that
                 ye
                 doe
                 provide
                 ,
                 that
                 at
                 all
                 times
                 convenient
                 ,
                 covenable
                 Watch
                 bee
                 kept
                 :
                 and
                 that
                 Lanthornes
                 with
                 light
                 by
                 Nightertaile
                 in
                 old
                 manner
                 accustomed
                 ,
                 be
                 hanged
                 forth
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 no
                 man
                 goe
                 by
                 nightertaile
                 
                 without
                 light
                 ,
                 nor
                 with
                 Vizard
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 perill
                 that
                 belongeth
                 thereto
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Common
                 Councell
                 .
              
               
                 AND
                 also
                 that
                 you
                 doe
                 cause
                 to
                 be
                 chosen
                 men
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 sufficient
                 ,
                 honest
                 ,
                 and
                 discreet
                 men
                 of
                 your
                 said
                 Ward
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 for
                 your
                 said
                 Ward
                 of
                 the
                 Common
                 Councell
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 for
                 the
                 yeere
                 ensuing
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 custome
                 in
                 that
                 behalfe
                 yeerely
                 used
                 .
                 And
                 also
                 that
                 you
                 doe
                 cause
                 the
                 said
                 men
                 so
                 to
                 be
                 chosen
                 to
                 be
                 of
                 the
                 Common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 sworn
                 before
                 you
                 and
                 in
                 your
                 presence
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 oath
                 for
                 them
                 used
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 accustomed
                 ,
                 the
                 Tenor
                 of
                 which
                 oath
                 hereafter
                 ensueth
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               The
               Oath
               .
            
             
               YE
               shall
               sweare
               ,
               that
               ye
               shal
               bee
               true
               to
               our
               Soveraigne
               Lord
               the
               King
               that
               now
               is
               ,
               and
               to
               his
               heires
               and
               successors
               Kings
               of
               England
               ,
               and
               readily
               yee
               shall
               come
               when
               ye
               be
               summonned
               to
               the
               Common
               Councell
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               but
               if
               yee
               be
               reasonably
               excused
               ,
               and
               good
               and
               true
               counsell
               ye
               shall
               give
               in
               all
               things
               ,
               touching
               the
               Common-wealth
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               after
               your
               wit
               and
               cunning
               :
               and
               that
               for
               favour
               of
               any
               person
               ye
               shall
               maintaine
               no
               singular
               profit
               against
               the
               common
               profit
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               and
               after
               that
               you
               be
               come
               to
               the
               Common
               Councell
               ,
               you
               shall
               not
               from
               thence
               depart
               ,
               untill
               the
               Common
               Councell
               be
               ended
               ,
               without
               reasonable
               cause
               ,
               or
               else
               by
               the
               Lord
               Maiors
               License
               .
               And
               also
               any
               secret
               things
               that
               be
               spoken
               on
               said
               in
               the
               Common
               Councell
               ,
               which
               ought
               to
               be
               kept
               secret
               ,
               in
               no
               wise
               you
               shall
               disclose
               ,
               as
               God
               you
               helpe
               .
            
             
               
                 Constables
                 ,
                 Scavengers
                 ,
                 Beadle
                 ,
                 Raker
                 .
              
               
                 AND
                 that
                 also
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Wardmote
                 you
                 cause
                 to
                 be
                 chosen
                 certaine
                 other
                 honest
                 persons
                 to
                 bee
                 Constables
                 ,
                 and
                 Scavengers
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 common
                 Beadle
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Raker
                 to
                 make
                 cleane
                 the
                 streets
                 and
                 lanes
                 of
                 all
                 your
                 said
                 Ward
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 custome
                 yeerly
                 used
                 in
                 that
                 behalfe
                 ,
                 which
                 Constables
                 have
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 have
                 full
                 power
                 and
                 authority
                 to
                 distraine
                 for
                 the
                 ●a●●ary
                 and
                 quarterage
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Beadle
                 and
                 Raker
                 ,
                 as
                 oftentimes
                 as
                 it
                 shall
                 bee
                 behinde
                 unpaid
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Roll
                 of
                 names
                 .
              
               
                 ALso
                 ,
                 that
                 you
                 keepe
                 a
                 Roll
                 of
                 the
                 names
                 ,
                 sur-names
                 ,
                 dwelling
                 places
                 ,
                 professions
                 and
                 trades
                 of
                 all
                 persons
                 dwelling
                 within
                 your
                 Ward
                 and
                 within
                 what
                 Constables
                 precinct
                 they
                 dwell
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 place
                 is
                 to
                 bee
                 specially
                 noted
                 by
                 the
                 street
                 ,
                 lane
                 ,
                 alley
                 ,
                 or
                 signe
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Constable
                 .
                 Roll.
                 
              
               
                 ALso
                 that
                 you
                 cause
                 every
                 Constable
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 ,
                 to
                 certifie
                 unto
                 you
                 ,
                 the
                 name
                 ,
                 surname
                 ,
                 dwelling
                 place
                 ,
                 profession
                 ,
                 and
                 trade
                 of
                 every
                 person
                 ,
                 who
                 shall
                 newly
                 come
                 to
                 dwell
                 within
                 his
                 Precinct
                 ,
                 whereby
                 you
                 may
                 make
                 and
                 keepe
                 your
                 Roll
                 perfect
                 :
                 and
                 that
                 you
                 cause
                 every
                 Constable
                 for
                 his
                 Precinct
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 to
                 make
                 and
                 keepe
                 a
                 perfect
                 Roll
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Inholder
                 ,
                 Lodger
                 ,
                 Sojourner
                 .
              
               
                 ALso
                 that
                 you
                 give
                 speciall
                 charge
                 that
                 every
                 Inholder
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 person
                 within
                 your
                 Ward
                 ,
                 who
                 shall
                 receive
                 any
                 person
                 to
                 lodge
                 or
                 sojourne
                 in
                 his
                 house
                 above
                 two
                 dayes
                 ,
                 shall
                 before
                 the
                 third
                 day
                 after
                 his
                 comming
                 
                 thither
                 ,
                 give
                 knowledge
                 to
                 the
                 Constable
                 of
                 the
                 Precinct
                 where
                 hee
                 shall
                 be
                 so
                 received
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 name
                 ,
                 surname
                 ,
                 dwelling
                 place
                 ,
                 profession
                 ,
                 and
                 trade
                 of
                 life
                 ,
                 or
                 place
                 of
                 service
                 of
                 such
                 person
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 what
                 cause
                 hee
                 shall
                 come
                 to
                 reside
                 there
                 :
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Constable
                 give
                 present
                 notice
                 thereof
                 to
                 you
                 :
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Inholder
                 lodge
                 no
                 suspected
                 person
                 ,
                 or
                 men
                 or
                 women
                 of
                 evill
                 name
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Search
                 .
                 New
                 commers
                 .
              
               
                 ALso
                 that
                 you
                 cause
                 every
                 Constable
                 within
                 his
                 Precinct
                 ,
                 once
                 every
                 moneth
                 at
                 the
                 farthest
                 ,
                 and
                 oftner
                 ,
                 if
                 need
                 require
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 diligent
                 search
                 and
                 inquiry
                 ,
                 what
                 persons
                 bee
                 newly
                 come
                 into
                 his
                 Precinct
                 to
                 dwell
                 ,
                 sojourne
                 ,
                 or
                 lodge
                 :
                 and
                 that
                 you
                 give
                 speciall
                 charge
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 Inholder
                 or
                 other
                 person
                 shall
                 resist
                 or
                 deny
                 any
                 Constable
                 ,
                 in
                 making
                 such
                 search
                 or
                 inquiry
                 ,
                 but
                 shall
                 doe
                 his
                 best
                 endeavour
                 to
                 aide
                 and
                 assist
                 him
                 therein
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Franke
                 pledge
                 .
              
               
                 ANd
                 for
                 that
                 of
                 late
                 there
                 is
                 more
                 resort
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 persons
                 evill
                 affected
                 in
                 Religion
                 ,
                 and
                 otherwise
                 than
                 in
                 former
                 times
                 have
                 bin
                 :
                 You
                 shall
                 diligently
                 inquire
                 if
                 any
                 man
                 bee
                 received
                 to
                 dwell
                 or
                 abide
                 within
                 your
                 Ward
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 not
                 put
                 under
                 frank
                 pledge
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 by
                 the
                 custome
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 whether
                 any
                 person
                 hath
                 continued
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Ward
                 by
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 one
                 yeere
                 ,
                 being
                 above
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 twelve
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 sworne
                 to
                 bee
                 faithfull
                 and
                 loyall
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 in
                 such
                 sort
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 Law
                 and
                 custome
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 he
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Beadle
                 .
              
               
                 TO
                 all
                 these
                 purposes
                 the
                 Beadle
                 of
                 every
                 Ward
                 shall
                 employ
                 his
                 diligence
                 ,
                 and
                 give
                 his
                 best
                 furtherance
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Fire
                 .
              
               
                 ALso
                 that
                 you
                 have
                 speciall
                 regard
                 that
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 ,
                 there
                 be
                 convenient
                 provisiō
                 for
                 Hooks
                 ,
                 Ladders
                 ,
                 and
                 Buckets
                 ,
                 in
                 meet
                 places
                 within
                 the
                 severall
                 Parishes
                 of
                 your
                 Ward
                 ,
                 for
                 avoiding
                 the
                 perill
                 of
                 fire
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Streets
                 .
              
               
                 ALso
                 that
                 the
                 Streets
                 and
                 lanes
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 be
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 kept
                 clean
                 before
                 every
                 Church
                 ,
                 house
                 ,
                 shop
                 ,
                 ware-house
                 ,
                 doore
                 ,
                 dead
                 wall
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 all
                 other
                 common
                 passages
                 and
                 streets
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Ward
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Hucksters
                 of
                 Ale
                 and
                 Beere
                 .
              
               
                 AND
                 where
                 by
                 divers
                 acts
                 of
                 Common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 afore
                 time
                 made
                 and
                 established
                 for
                 the
                 Common-weale
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 amongst
                 other
                 things
                 it
                 is
                 ordained
                 and
                 enacted
                 ,
                 as
                 hereafter
                 ensueth
                 :
              
               
                 Also
                 it
                 is
                 ordained
                 and
                 enacted
                 ,
                 That
                 from
                 henceforth
                 no
                 Huckster
                 of
                 Ale
                 or
                 Beere
                 ,
                 be
                 within
                 any
                 Ward
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 but
                 honest
                 persons
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 good
                 name
                 and
                 fame
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 taken
                 and
                 admitted
                 by
                 the
                 Alderman
                 of
                 the
                 Ward
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 Hucksters
                 doe
                 find
                 sufficient
                 surety
                 afore
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 of
                 good
                 guiding
                 and
                 rule
                 :
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 Hucksters
                 shall
                 keepe
                 no
                 bawdry
                 ,
                 nor
                 suffer
                 no
                 letchery
                 ,
                 dice-playing
                 ,
                 carding
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 unlawfull
                 games
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 ,
                 exercised
                 ,
                 or
                 used
                 within
                 their
                 houses
                 :
                 and
                 to
                 shut
                 in
                 their
                 doores
                 at
                 nine
                 of
                 the
                 clocke
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 from
                 Michaelmas
                 to
                 Easter
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 Easter
                 to
                 Michaelmas
                 ,
                 at
                 tenne
                 of
                 the
                 clocke
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 that
                 houre
                 sell
                 none
                 Ale
                 or
                 Beere
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 any
                 Huckster
                 of
                 Beere
                 or
                 Ale
                 ,
                 after
                 this
                 act
                 published
                 and
                 proclaimed
                 ,
                 sell
                 any
                 Ale
                 or
                 Beere
                 within
                 any
                 Ward
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 bee
                 not
                 admitted
                 by
                 the
                 Alderman
                 of
                 the
                 
                 same
                 Ward
                 so
                 to
                 doe
                 ,
                 or
                 finde
                 not
                 sufficient
                 surety
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 above
                 rehearsed
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 Huckster
                 to
                 have
                 imprisonment
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 fine
                 and
                 ransome
                 for
                 his
                 contempt
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 discretion
                 of
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 :
                 and
                 also
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Hucksters
                 suffer
                 no
                 manner
                 of
                 common
                 eating
                 and
                 drinking
                 within
                 their
                 Cellars
                 or
                 Vaults
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 ordinance
                 thereof
                 ordained
                 and
                 provided
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 act
                 more
                 plainely
                 appeareth
                 at
                 large
                 :
                 wee
                 charge
                 you
                 that
                 you
                 doe
                 put
                 the
                 same
                 in
                 due
                 execution
                 accordingly
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Measures
                   sealed
                   .
                
                 
                   AND
                   also
                   that
                   ye
                   see
                   all
                   Tiplers
                   and
                   other
                   sellers
                   of
                   Ale
                   or
                   Beere
                   as
                   well
                   of
                   privy
                   Osteries
                   ,
                   as
                   Brewers
                   and
                   Inholders
                   within
                   your
                   Ward
                   ,
                   not
                   selling
                   by
                   lawfull
                   measures
                   sealed
                   and
                   marked
                   with
                   the
                   letter
                   C.
                   crowned
                   ,
                   according
                   as
                   in
                   that
                   behalfe
                   it
                   is
                   ordained
                   and
                   purveighed
                   ,
                   bee
                   presented
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   names
                   in
                   your
                   said
                   Indentures
                   bee
                   expressed
                   ,
                   with
                   their
                   defaults
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   the
                   Chamberlain
                   may
                   be
                   lawfully
                   answer'd
                   of
                   their
                   amersements
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Stranger
                   borne
                   .
                
                 
                   ANd
                   also
                   that
                   you
                   suffer
                   no
                   stranger
                   borne
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Realme
                   ,
                   to
                   bee
                   of
                   the
                   Common
                   Councell
                   ,
                   nor
                   to
                   exercise
                   or
                   use
                   any
                   other
                   Office
                   within
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   nor
                   receive
                   or
                   accept
                   any
                   person
                   into
                   your
                   Watch
                   ,
                   privie
                   or
                   open
                   ,
                   but
                   Englishmen
                   borne
                   :
                   and
                   if
                   any
                   stranger
                   borne
                   out
                   of
                   this
                   Realme
                   ,
                   made
                   Denizen
                   by
                   the
                   Kings
                   Letters
                   Patents
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   other
                   after
                   his
                   course
                   and
                   lot
                   be
                   appointed
                   to
                   any
                   watch
                   ,
                   that
                   then
                   ye
                   command
                   and
                   compell
                   him
                   or
                   them
                   to
                   find
                   in
                   his
                   stead
                   and
                   place
                   one
                   Englishman
                   to
                   supply
                   the
                   same
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Billets
                   and
                   fire-wood
                   .
                
                 
                   AND
                   also
                   that
                   you
                   cause
                   an
                   abstract
                   of
                   the
                   Assize
                   appointed
                   by
                   act
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   for
                   Billers
                   and
                   other
                   fire-wood
                   ,
                   to
                   bee
                   faire
                   written
                   in
                   Parchment
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   bee
                   fixed
                   or
                   hanged
                   up
                   in
                   a
                   Table
                   in
                   some
                   fit
                   and
                   convenient
                   place
                   in
                   every
                   Parish
                   within
                   your
                   Ward
                   ,
                   where
                   the
                   common
                   people
                   may
                   best
                   see
                   the
                   same
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Streets
                   .
                   Paine
                   40.
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   AND
                   furthermore
                   we
                   charge
                   and
                   command
                   you
                   ,
                   that
                   you
                   cause
                   such
                   provision
                   to
                   be
                   had
                   in
                   your
                   said
                   Ward
                   ,
                   that
                   all
                   the
                   streets
                   and
                   lanes
                   within
                   the
                   same
                   Ward
                   be
                   from
                   time
                   to
                   time
                   cleansed
                   and
                   clearely
                   voided
                   of
                   ordure
                   ,
                   dung
                   ,
                   mire
                   ,
                   rubbish
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   filthy
                   things
                   whatsoever
                   they
                   be
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   anoyance
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   Majesties
                   subjects
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Vagarants
                   .
                
                 
                   AND
                   also
                   that
                   at
                   all
                   times
                   ,
                   as
                   you
                   shall
                   thinke
                   necessary
                   ,
                   you
                   doe
                   cause
                   search
                   to
                   bee
                   made
                   within
                   your
                   said
                   Ward
                   ,
                   for
                   all
                   vagarant
                   Beggers
                   ,
                   suspicious
                   and
                   idle
                   people
                   ,
                   and
                   such
                   as
                   cannot
                   shew
                   how
                   to
                   live
                   ,
                   and
                   such
                   as
                   shall
                   bee
                   found
                   within
                   your
                   said
                   Ward
                   ,
                   that
                   you
                   cause
                   to
                   be
                   punished
                   and
                   dealt
                   with
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   law
                   and
                   the
                   statute
                   in
                   such
                   case
                   ordained
                   and
                   provided
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Iury-men
                   .
                
                 
                   AND
                   also
                   wee
                   will
                   and
                   charge
                   you
                   the
                   said
                   Alderman
                   ,
                   that
                   your selfe
                   certifie
                   and
                   present
                   before
                   us
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   same
                   generall
                   Court
                   to
                   be
                   holden
                   the
                   foresaid
                   munday
                   next
                   after
                   the
                   Feast
                   of
                   Epiphany
                   ,
                   all
                   the
                   names
                   and
                   sur-names
                   truely
                   written
                   of
                   such
                   persons
                   within
                   your
                   said
                   Ward
                   ,
                   as
                   bee
                   able
                   to
                   passe
                   in
                   a
                   grand
                   Iury
                   by
                   themselves
                   :
                   and
                   also
                   all
                   the
                   names
                   and
                   sur-names
                   truly
                   written
                   of
                   such
                   persons
                   ,
                   being
                   and
                   dwelling
                   within
                   your
                   said
                   Ward
                   ,
                   as
                   be
                   able
                   to
                   passe
                   in
                   a
                   petty
                   Iury
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   able
                   to
                   passe
                   in
                   a
                   grand
                   Iury
                   by
                   themselves
                   ,
                   that
                   is
                   to
                   say
                   ,
                   every
                   grand
                   Iury
                   man
                   to
                   be
                   worth
                   in
                   goods
                   an
                   hundred
                   Markes
                   ,
                   and
                   every
                   petty
                   Jury
                   man
                   forty
                   Markes
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   an
                   Act
                   in
                   
                   that
                   case
                   made
                   and
                   provided
                   :
                   and
                   the
                   same
                   you
                   shall
                   indorce
                   on
                   the
                   backeside
                   of
                   your
                   Indenture
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Harlots
                   .
                
                 
                   ITem
                   ,
                   for
                   divers
                   reasonable
                   and
                   urgent
                   considerations
                   ,
                   vs
                   especially
                   moving
                   ,
                   wee
                   straightly
                   charge
                   and
                   command
                   you
                   on
                   the
                   King
                   our
                   Soveraigne
                   Lords
                   behalfe
                   ,
                   that
                   you
                   diligently
                   provide
                   and
                   foresee
                   ,
                   that
                   no
                   manner
                   of
                   person
                   or
                   persons
                   within
                   your
                   said
                   Ward
                   ,
                   of
                   what
                   condition
                   or
                   degree
                   soever
                   he
                   or
                   they
                   be
                   of
                   ,
                   keeping
                   any
                   Taverne
                   or
                   Ale-house
                   ,
                   Ale-seller
                   or
                   victualling
                   house
                   ,
                   or
                   place
                   of
                   common
                   resort
                   to
                   eate
                   and
                   drinke
                   in
                   ,
                   within
                   the
                   same
                   Ward
                   ,
                   permit
                   or
                   suffer
                   at
                   any
                   time
                   hereafter
                   ,
                   any
                   common
                   women
                   of
                   their
                   bodies
                   ,
                   or
                   Harlors
                   to
                   resort
                   and
                   come
                   into
                   their
                   said
                   house
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   the
                   places
                   aforesaid
                   to
                   eat
                   or
                   drinke
                   ,
                   or
                   otherwise
                   to
                   bee
                   conversant
                   or
                   abide
                   ,
                   or
                   thither
                   to
                   haunt
                   or
                   frequent
                   ,
                   upon
                   paine
                   of
                   imprisonment
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   of
                   the
                   occupier
                   and
                   keeper
                   of
                   every
                   such
                   house
                   or
                   houses
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   other
                   the
                   places
                   afore
                   remembred
                   ,
                   as
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   common
                   women
                   or
                   Harlots
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Articles
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   that
                   you
                   doe
                   give
                   in
                   charge
                   to
                   the
                   Wardmote
                   Inquest
                   of
                   your
                   Ward
                   ,
                   all
                   the
                   Articles
                   delivered
                   to
                   you
                   herewith
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 An
                 Act
                 for
                 the
                 Reformation
                 of
                 divers
                 abuses
                 ,
                 used
                 in
                 the
                 Wardmote
                 Inquest
                 .
              
               
                 Commons
                 ,
                 Dinners
                 ,
                 Banquetings
                 .
              
               
                 ITEM
                 ,
                 Where
                 the
                 Wardmote
                 Inquests
                 within
                 the
                 severall
                 Wards
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 Honesty
                 ,
                 Vertue
                 ,
                 &
                 good
                 Living
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 abolishment
                 ,
                 exiling
                 ,
                 and
                 suppressing
                 of
                 all
                 kinde
                 of
                 Vice
                 ,
                 evill
                 Rule
                 ,
                 and
                 Iniquity
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 ancient
                 laudable
                 Lawes
                 and
                 Customs
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 are
                 yeerely
                 severally
                 charged
                 and
                 sworne
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 S.
                 Thomas
                 the
                 Apostle
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Wards
                 ,
                 chiefely
                 and
                 principally
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 and
                 intent
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 with
                 all
                 diligence
                 should
                 truly
                 and
                 duly
                 inquire
                 and
                 present
                 all
                 such
                 Enormities
                 ,
                 Nusances
                 ,
                 Misorder
                 ,
                 and
                 Offences
                 ,
                 as
                 are
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 one
                 whole
                 yeere
                 then
                 next
                 ensuing
                 ,
                 shal
                 be
                 severally
                 used
                 ,
                 committed
                 ,
                 or
                 done
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Wards
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 day
                 yeerely
                 to
                 make
                 their
                 said
                 Presentments
                 ,
                 untill
                 the
                 Munday
                 next
                 after
                 the
                 Feast
                 of
                 the
                 Epiphany
                 :
                 The
                 said
                 Inquests
                 heretofore
                 little
                 or
                 nothing
                 at
                 all
                 regarding
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 very
                 manifest
                 and
                 not
                 unknown
                 ,
                 the
                 more
                 is
                 the
                 pity
                 )
                 their
                 said
                 Oathes
                 ,
                 or
                 yet
                 the
                 great
                 commodities
                 ,
                 Vtility
                 ,
                 Quietnesse
                 ,
                 Honour
                 ,
                 and
                 Worship
                 ,
                 that
                 might
                 or
                 should
                 grow
                 and
                 insue
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 inhabitants
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 through
                 their
                 good
                 ,
                 industrious
                 ,
                 and
                 indifferent
                 proceedings
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 advancement
                 of
                 Vertue
                 ,
                 and
                 repressing
                 of
                 Vices
                 ,
                 have
                 drawne
                 it
                 in
                 a
                 manner
                 into
                 a
                 very
                 ordinary
                 course
                 and
                 common
                 Custome
                 ,
                 to
                 consume
                 and
                 spend
                 a
                 great
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 said
                 time
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 have
                 yerely
                 given
                 unto
                 them
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 receive
                 their
                 said
                 charge
                 ;
                 partly
                 in
                 setting
                 up
                 among
                 themselves
                 a
                 certaine
                 Commons
                 ,
                 and
                 making
                 and
                 
                 keeping
                 many
                 costly
                 and
                 sumptuous
                 Dinners
                 ,
                 Suppers
                 ,
                 and
                 Banquets
                 ,
                 inviting
                 and
                 calling
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 at
                 sundry
                 times
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 manner
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 severall
                 Wards
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 no
                 little
                 charges
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Inhabitants
                 ,
                 and
                 partly
                 in
                 passing
                 and
                 occupying
                 much
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 in
                 playing
                 at
                 Dice
                 ,
                 Tables
                 ,
                 Cards
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 other
                 unlawfull
                 Games
                 both
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 costs
                 ,
                 charges
                 ,
                 and
                 expences
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Inquests
                 (
                 whereof
                 the
                 greater
                 part
                 most
                 commonly
                 are
                 but
                 poore
                 men
                 )
                 and
                 also
                 to
                 the
                 very
                 lewd
                 ,
                 pernitious
                 ,
                 and
                 evill
                 example
                 of
                 all
                 such
                 as
                 have
                 any
                 accesse
                 or
                 recourse
                 unto
                 the
                 same
                 Inquests
                 .
                 And
                 where
                 also
                 the
                 said
                 Inquests
                 have
                 of
                 late
                 usurped
                 to
                 dispense
                 with
                 such
                 persons
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 by
                 their
                 search
                 ,
                 and
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 have
                 founden
                 to
                 offend
                 and
                 transgresse
                 the
                 Lawes
                 ,
                 in
                 using
                 and
                 occupying
                 of
                 unlawfull
                 Weights
                 and
                 Measures
                 ,
                 taking
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Offenders
                 certaine
                 Fines
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 said
                 )
                 the
                 said
                 Inquests
                 have
                 commonly
                 used
                 to
                 imploy
                 toward
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 their
                 said
                 Feasting
                 and
                 Banqueting
                 ,
                 directly
                 against
                 the
                 due
                 order
                 of
                 our
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 the
                 Kings
                 Lawes
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 publike
                 wealth
                 of
                 all
                 his
                 Highnesse
                 Subiects
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 much
                 to
                 the
                 reproch
                 and
                 dishonour
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 remedy
                 and
                 Reformation
                 thereof
                 ,
                 be
                 it
                 Ordained
                 Enacted
                 ,
                 &
                 Established
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 and
                 Commons
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 present
                 Common
                 Councell
                 assembled
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 authority
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 That
                 all
                 and
                 every
                 the
                 Wardmote
                 Inquests
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 from
                 henceforth
                 to
                 be
                 yeerely
                 charged
                 &
                 sworne
                 within
                 the
                 severall
                 Wards
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 afore
                 rehearsed
                 ,
                 shall
                 at
                 all
                 times
                 and
                 places
                 meet
                 and
                 convenient
                 for
                 the
                 due
                 execution
                 of
                 their
                 said
                 charge
                 ,
                 meet
                 and
                 assemble
                 themselves
                 together
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 they
                 and
                 every
                 of
                 them
                 after
                 their
                 said
                 meetings
                 ,
                 inquisition
                 ,
                 and
                 treating
                 of
                 their
                 said
                 necessary
                 matters
                 ,
                 shall
                 goe
                 home
                 to
                 their
                 owne
                 severall
                 houses
                 to
                 Breakefast
                 ,
                 Dinner
                 ,
                 and
                 Supper
                 ,
                 during
                 all
                 the
                 said
                 accustomed
                 time
                 of
                 their
                 charge
                 and
                 Session
                 abovesaid
                 :
                 And
                 that
                 none
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Inquests
                 shal
                 from
                 henceforward
                 set
                 up
                 any
                 manner
                 of
                 Commons
                 ,
                 or
                 keepe
                 or
                 maintaine
                 any
                 manner
                 of
                 Dinners
                 ,
                 Suppers
                 ,
                 or
                 Banquets
                 among
                 themselves
                 ,
                 or
                 use
                 at
                 their
                 said
                 Assemblies
                 and
                 Sessions
                 ,
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 Games
                 above
                 mentioned
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 whatsoever
                 unlawfull
                 Games
                 or
                 Playes
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 giving
                 up
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Presentments
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 above
                 remembred
                 .
                 Or
                 shall
                 take
                 or
                 receive
                 any
                 maner
                 of
                 Fine
                 or
                 Fines
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 concealement
                 and
                 discharging
                 of
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 Offences
                 afore
                 recited
                 :
                 but
                 truly
                 present
                 the
                 same
                 Offences
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 Oaths
                 ,
                 upon
                 paine
                 of
                 imprisonment
                 by
                 the
                 discretion
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 .
              
               
                 
                 
                   Fire
                   and
                   Candle
                   ,
                   &c.
                   Recreation
                   .
                
                 
                   PRovided
                   alway
                   ,
                   and
                   bee
                   it
                   enacted
                   by
                   the
                   Authority
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   That
                   it
                   shall
                   bee
                   lawfull
                   for
                   all
                   the
                   every
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Inquests
                   ,
                   to
                   take
                   and
                   receive
                   towards
                   the
                   charges
                   of
                   their
                   Fire
                   and
                   Candles
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   necessaries
                   during
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   their
                   said
                   Session
                   ,
                   all
                   and
                   every
                   such
                   summes
                   of
                   money
                   ,
                   as
                   any
                   honest
                   person
                   or
                   persons
                   of
                   their
                   free
                   will
                   and
                   benevolent
                   minde
                   ,
                   will
                   give
                   or
                   offer
                   unto
                   them
                   :
                   and
                   when
                   they
                   have
                   made
                   their
                   said
                   Presentments
                   ,
                   to
                   goe
                   and
                   assemble
                   themselves
                   together
                   for
                   their
                   Recreation
                   and
                   solace
                   ,
                   where
                   they
                   shall
                   thinke
                   it
                   good
                   :
                   and
                   there
                   not
                   onely
                   to
                   bestow
                   and
                   spend
                   the
                   twenty
                   shillings
                   ,
                   which
                   every
                   Alderman
                   within
                   his
                   Ward
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   a
                   certaine
                   order
                   lately
                   taken
                   ,
                   shall
                   yeerely
                   give
                   unto
                   them
                   at
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   the
                   delivery
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Presentments
                   ,
                   towards
                   their
                   said
                   charges
                   in
                   this
                   behalfe
                   ,
                   but
                   also
                   the
                   residue
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   money
                   received
                   and
                   gathered
                   ,
                   as
                   it
                   is
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   benevolence
                   of
                   their
                   said
                   loving
                   friends
                   ,
                   if
                   any
                   such
                   residue
                   shall
                   fortune
                   to
                   remaine
                   .
                   Any
                   Clause
                   or
                   Article
                   in
                   this
                   present
                   Act
                   contained
                   to
                   the
                   contrary
                   notwithstanding
                   .
                
                 
                   Not
                   fayling
                   hereof
                   ,
                   as
                   ye
                   tender
                   the
                   Common
                   weale
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   and
                   advancement
                   of
                   good
                   Iustice
                   ,
                   and
                   as
                   ye
                   will
                   answer
                   for
                   the
                   contrary
                   at
                   your
                   vttermost
                   perill
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Articles
                 of
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Wardmote
                 Inquest
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Peace
                   .
                
                 
                   YEE
                   shall
                   sweare
                   ,
                   that
                   yee
                   shall
                   truly
                   enquire
                   if
                   the
                   Peace
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   our
                   Soveraigne
                   Lord
                   bee
                   not
                   kept
                   as
                   it
                   ought
                   to
                   be
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   whose
                   default
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   whom
                   it
                   is
                   broken
                   or
                   disturbed
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Franke
                   pledge
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   man
                   be
                   received
                   within
                   this
                   Ward
                   ,
                   but
                   if
                   he
                   be
                   under
                   Free
                   pledge
                   ,
                   that
                   is
                   to
                   say
                   ,
                   bee
                   sworn
                   after
                   the
                   Alderman
                   at
                   his
                   Court
                   ,
                   or
                   else
                   afore
                   the
                   said
                   Alderman
                   ,
                   between
                   this
                   &
                   the
                   Munday
                   next
                   after
                   the
                   Feast
                   of
                   the
                   Epiphany
                   next
                   comming
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Outlawes
                   ,
                   Traitors
                   ,
                   Fellons
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   there
                   dwell
                   any
                   man
                   within
                   the
                   Ward
                   ,
                   that
                   is
                   outlawed
                   or
                   indited
                   of
                   Treason
                   or
                   Fellony
                   ,
                   or
                   bee
                   any
                   receiver
                   of
                   Traitors
                   or
                   Fellons
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Thames
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   yee
                   shall
                   enquire
                   ,
                   and
                   truly
                   present
                   all
                   the
                   offences
                   and
                   defaults
                   done
                   by
                   any
                   person
                   or
                   persons
                   within
                   the
                   River
                   of
                   Thames
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   intent
                   and
                   purport
                   of
                   an
                   Act
                   made
                   by
                   our
                   late
                   Lord
                   King
                   Edward
                   the
                   sixth
                   ,
                   in
                   his
                   high
                   Court
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   and
                   also
                   of
                   divers
                   other
                   things
                   ordained
                   by
                   Act
                   of
                   Common
                   Councell
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   redresse
                   and
                   amendment
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   River
                   ,
                   which
                   as
                   now
                   is
                   in
                   great
                   decay
                   and
                   ruine
                   ,
                   and
                   will
                   bee
                   in
                   short
                   time
                   past
                   all
                   
                   remedy
                   ,
                   if
                   high
                   and
                   substantiall
                   provision
                   and
                   great
                   helpe
                   be
                   not
                   had
                   with
                   all
                   speed
                   and
                   diligence
                   possible
                   :
                   as
                   more
                   plainely
                   appeareth
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   Act
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   said
                   Act
                   of
                   Common
                   Councell
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Congregations
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   maner
                   of
                   person
                   make
                   Congregation
                   ,
                   or
                   be
                   receiver
                   or
                   gatherer
                   of
                   evill
                   companies
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Riotor
                   ,
                   Barrator
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   man
                   be
                   a
                   common
                   Riotor
                   ,
                   or
                   a
                   Barrator
                   ,
                   walking
                   by
                   nightertaile
                   without
                   light
                   ,
                   against
                   the
                   rule
                   &
                   custome
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Peace
                   ,
                   hue
                   and
                   cry
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   there
                   be
                   any
                   man
                   within
                   this
                   Ward
                   ,
                   that
                   will
                   not
                   helpe
                   ,
                   aide
                   ,
                   nor
                   succour
                   the
                   Constables
                   ,
                   Beadle
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   ministers
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   in
                   keeping
                   of
                   the
                   peace
                   ,
                   and
                   arrest
                   the
                   evill
                   doers
                   with
                   rearing
                   of
                   hue
                   and
                   cry
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Hucksters
                   ,
                   receivers
                   of
                   Apprentices
                   Artificers
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   there
                   be
                   any
                   Huckster
                   of
                   Ale
                   and
                   Beere
                   ,
                   that
                   commonly
                   useth
                   to
                   receive
                   any
                   Apprentices
                   ,
                   servants
                   ,
                   Artificers
                   or
                   Labourers
                   ,
                   that
                   commonly
                   use
                   to
                   play
                   at
                   the
                   Dice
                   ,
                   Cards
                   ,
                   or
                   Tables
                   ,
                   contrary
                   to
                   the
                   form
                   of
                   the
                   statute
                   in
                   that
                   case
                   ordained
                   and
                   provided
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Inholder
                   ,
                   Taverner
                   ,
                   Victualer
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   there
                   bee
                   any
                   Inholder
                   ,
                   Taverner
                   ,
                   Brewer
                   ,
                   Huckster
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   Victualer
                   ,
                   that
                   hold
                   open
                   their
                   houses
                   after
                   the
                   houre
                   limited
                   by
                   the
                   Maior
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Curfue
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   Parish
                   Clarke
                   doe
                   ring
                   the
                   Bell
                   ,
                   called
                   the
                   Curfue
                   Bell
                   ,
                   after
                   Curfue
                   rungen
                   at
                   the
                   Churches
                   of
                   Bow
                   ,
                   Barking
                   Chruch
                   ,
                   and
                   Saint
                   Giles
                   without
                   Creplegate
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Bawds
                   ,
                   maintainers
                   of
                   quarrels
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   yee
                   shall
                   enquire
                   if
                   any
                   Putour
                   ,
                   that
                   is
                   to
                   say
                   ,
                   man-Bawd
                   ,
                   or
                   woman-Bawd
                   ,
                   common
                   hazerdours
                   ,
                   contectour
                   ,
                   maintainer
                   of
                   quarrels
                   ,
                   champartours
                   ,
                   or
                   embracers
                   of
                   Inquests
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   common
                   mis-doers
                   bee
                   dwelling
                   within
                   this
                   Ward
                   ,
                   and
                   present
                   their
                   names
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Strumpet
                   ,
                   Adulterer
                   ,
                   Witch
                   ,
                   Scold
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   Baud
                   ,
                   common
                   strumpet
                   ,
                   common
                   Adulterer
                   ,
                   Witch
                   or
                   common
                   Scold
                   bee
                   dwelling
                   within
                   this
                   Ward
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Hot-house
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   there
                   be
                   any
                   house
                   ,
                   wherein
                   is
                   kept
                   and
                   holden
                   any
                   hot-house
                   ,
                   or
                   sweating-house
                   ,
                   for
                   ease
                   and
                   health
                   of
                   men
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   which
                   be
                   resorting
                   or
                   conversant
                   any
                   strumpets
                   ,
                   or
                   women
                   of
                   evill
                   name
                   or
                   fame
                   ,
                   or
                   if
                   there
                   be
                   any
                   hot-house
                   or
                   sweating
                   ordained
                   for
                   women
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   which
                   is
                   any
                   common
                   recourse
                   of
                   young
                   men
                   ,
                   or
                   of
                   other
                   persons
                   of
                   evill
                   fame
                   and
                   suspect
                   conditions
                   .
                
                 
                   Also
                   ,
                   if
                   there
                   bee
                   any
                   such
                   persons
                   that
                   keepe
                   or
                   hold
                   any
                   such
                   hot-houses
                   ,
                   either
                   for
                   men
                   or
                   women
                   ,
                   and
                   have
                   found
                   no
                   surety
                   to
                   the
                   Chamberlaine
                   for
                   their
                   good
                   and
                   honest
                   behaviour
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Lawes
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   and
                   lodge
                   any
                   manner
                   of
                   person
                   by
                   night
                   ,
                   contrary
                   to
                   the
                   ordinance
                   therof
                   made
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   which
                   he
                   or
                   they
                   shall
                   forfeit
                   
                   twenty
                   pounds
                   to
                   the
                   Chamber
                   ,
                   if
                   they
                   doe
                   the
                   contrary
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Thames
                   ,
                   ditches
                   ,
                   streets
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   manner
                   of
                   person
                   cast
                   or
                   lay
                   dung
                   ,
                   ordure
                   ,
                   rubbish
                   ,
                   seacole
                   dust
                   ,
                   rushes
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   other
                   thing
                   noyant
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   River
                   of
                   
                     Thames
                     ,
                     Walbrooke
                     ,
                     Fleet
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   ditches
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   or
                   in
                   the
                   open
                   streets
                   ,
                   waies
                   ,
                   or
                   lanes
                   within
                   this
                   City
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Chanell
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   person
                   after
                   a
                   great
                   rain
                   falleth
                   ,
                   or
                   at
                   any
                   other
                   time
                   sweepe
                   any
                   dung
                   ,
                   ordure
                   ,
                   rubbish
                   ,
                   rushes
                   ,
                   Seacole
                   dust
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   other
                   thing
                   noyant
                   ,
                   downe
                   into
                   the
                   chanell
                   of
                   any
                   street
                   or
                   lane
                   ,
                   whereby
                   the
                   common
                   course
                   there
                   is
                   let
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   same
                   things
                   noyant
                   driven
                   downe
                   into
                   the
                   said
                   water
                   of
                   Thames
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Hogs
                   ,
                   Kine
                   ,
                   Oxen
                   ,
                   Ducks
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   manner
                   of
                   person
                   nourish
                   Hogs
                   ,
                   Oxen
                   ,
                   Kine
                   ,
                   Ducks
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   beasts
                   within
                   this
                   Ward
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   grievance
                   and
                   disease
                   of
                   their
                   Neighbours
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Vsury
                   .
                
                 
                   ALSO
                   if
                   any
                   Vsurers
                   or
                   false
                   chevesancers
                   be
                   dwelling
                   within
                   this
                   Ward
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Persons
                   indited
                   in
                   one
                   Ward
                   ,
                   flying
                   into
                   another
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   where
                   afore
                   this
                   time
                   it
                   is
                   ordained
                   and
                   enacted
                   as
                   hereafter
                   followeth
                   .
                   Item
                   ,
                   for
                   to
                   eschew
                   the
                   evils
                   of
                   misgoverned
                   persons
                   that
                   daily
                   when
                   they
                   be
                   indited
                   in
                   one
                   Ward
                   ,
                   flye
                   into
                   another
                   :
                   It
                   is
                   ordained
                   by
                   the
                   Maior
                   and
                   Aldermen
                   ,
                   that
                   as
                   soone
                   as
                   a
                   man
                   or
                   woman
                   suspect
                   ,
                   first
                   doe
                   come
                   to
                   dwell
                   within
                   any
                   house
                   ,
                   in
                   any
                   Ward
                   within
                   the
                   City
                   ,
                   the
                   Constables
                   ,
                   Beadles
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   Officers
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   shall
                   bee
                   charged
                   by
                   their
                   Oathes
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   generall
                   Court
                   ,
                   to
                   enquire
                   and
                   espy
                   from
                   whence
                   they
                   come
                   .
                   And
                   if
                   they
                   finde
                   by
                   their
                   owne
                   confession
                   ,
                   or
                   by
                   the
                   record
                   of
                   any
                   of
                   the
                   Bookes
                   of
                   any
                   Alderman
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   be
                   indited
                   or
                   cast
                   of
                   evill
                   and
                   noyous
                   life
                   ,
                   and
                   will
                   not
                   finde
                   surety
                   for
                   their
                   good
                   abearing
                   and
                   honest
                   governance
                   to
                   the
                   Alderman
                   for
                   the
                   time
                   being
                   ,
                   that
                   then
                   they
                   shall
                   not
                   dwell
                   there
                   from
                   thenceforth
                   ,
                   but
                   shall
                   bee
                   warned
                   to
                   avoid
                   within
                   three
                   or
                   foure
                   dayes
                   ,
                   or
                   more
                   or
                   lesse
                   ,
                   after
                   ,
                   as
                   it
                   shall
                   bee
                   seene
                   to
                   the
                   Alderman
                   of
                   the
                   Ward
                   for
                   the
                   time
                   being
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   the
                   Landlord
                   that
                   letteth
                   the
                   house
                   ,
                   or
                   his
                   attourney
                   ,
                   shall
                   bee
                   also
                   warned
                   to
                   make
                   them
                   to
                   avoid
                   out
                   of
                   his
                   house
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   within
                   the
                   said
                   time
                   limited
                   by
                   the
                   Alderman
                   :
                   and
                   if
                   they
                   bee
                   found
                   there
                   after
                   the
                   time
                   ,
                   that
                   then
                   not
                   onely
                   the
                   said
                   dishonest
                   persons
                   shal
                   have
                   imprisonmēt
                   of
                   their
                   bodies
                   after
                   the
                   discretion
                   of
                   the
                   Maior
                   and
                   Aldermen
                   ,
                   but
                   also
                   the
                   said
                   Landlords
                   ,
                   letters
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   houses
                   ,
                   shall
                   forfeit
                   to
                   the
                   Guild-hall
                   ,
                   as
                   much
                   as
                   they
                   should
                   have
                   had
                   for
                   letting
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   house
                   ,
                   or
                   should
                   be
                   paid
                   by
                   the
                   yeere
                   ,
                   if
                   the
                   said
                   persons
                   or
                   others
                   had
                   dwelled
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   house
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Colouring
                   forraine
                   goods
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   Freeman
                   against
                   his
                   Oath
                   made
                   ,
                   conceale
                   ,
                   cover
                   ,
                   or
                   colour
                   the
                   goods
                   of
                   Forrains
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   which
                   the
                   King
                   may
                   in
                   any
                   wise
                   lose
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   franchises
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   bee
                   imblemished
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Forraine
                   buying
                   and
                   selling
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   Forraine
                   buy
                   and
                   sell
                   with
                   any
                   other
                   Forraine
                   within
                   this
                   City
                   or
                   the
                   Suburbs
                   thereof
                   any
                   goods
                   or
                   Merchandises
                   ,
                   the
                   same
                   
                   goods
                   or
                   Merchandises
                   bee
                   forthwith
                   forfeit
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   use
                   of
                   the
                   Comminalty
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Freemen
                   not
                   resident
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   every
                   Freeman
                   ,
                   which
                   receiveth
                   or
                   taketh
                   the
                   benefit
                   ,
                   and
                   enjoyeth
                   the
                   franchises
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   bee
                   continually
                   dwelling
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   ,
                   and
                   hath
                   not
                   ,
                   nor
                   will
                   not
                   (
                   after
                   his
                   oath
                   made
                   )
                   bee
                   at
                   scot
                   and
                   lot
                   ,
                   nor
                   partner
                   to
                   the
                   charges
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   worship
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   City
                   ,
                   when
                   hee
                   is
                   duely
                   required
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Orphans
                   ,
                   Wards
                   ,
                   Marriages
                   .
                
                 
                   ALSO
                   if
                   any
                   man
                   conceale
                   the
                   goods
                   of
                   Orphanes
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   of
                   whom
                   the
                   Ward
                   and
                   marriage
                   of
                   right
                   belongeth
                   to
                   the
                   Maior
                   and
                   Aldermen
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Officers
                   .
                
                 
                   AND
                   if
                   any
                   Officer
                   by
                   colour
                   of
                   his
                   Office
                   ,
                   doe
                   extortion
                   unto
                   any
                   man
                   ,
                   or
                   bee
                   maintainer
                   of
                   quarrels
                   against
                   right
                   ,
                   or
                   take
                   carriage
                   ,
                   or
                   arrest
                   victuall
                   unduely
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Boatman
                   ,
                   Ferriour
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   Boatman
                   or
                   Ferriour
                   be
                   dwelling
                   in
                   the
                   Ward
                   ,
                   that
                   taketh
                   more
                   for
                   Boatmanage
                   or
                   ferriage
                   ,
                   than
                   is
                   ordained
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Purprestures
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   man
                   make
                   Purprestures
                   ,
                   that
                   is
                   to
                   say
                   ,
                   encroach
                   ,
                   or
                   take
                   of
                   the
                   common
                   ground
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   by
                   land
                   or
                   by
                   water
                   ,
                   as
                   in
                   walls
                   ,
                   pales
                   ,
                   stoopes
                   ,
                   grieces
                   ,
                   or
                   doores
                   ,
                   or
                   cellers
                   ,
                   or
                   in
                   any
                   other
                   like
                   within
                   the
                   Ward
                   ;
                   or
                   if
                   any
                   porch
                   ,
                   pent-house
                   ,
                   or
                   jetty
                   bee
                   too
                   low
                   ,
                   in
                   letting
                   of
                   men
                   that
                   ride
                   beside
                   ,
                   or
                   carts
                   that
                   goe
                   thereforth
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Pent-houses
                   ,
                   Ietties
                   ,
                   Stalls
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   ALso
                   that
                   Pentises
                   and
                   Ietties
                   be
                   at
                   the
                   least
                   the
                   height
                   of
                   nine
                   foot
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   the
                   stalls
                   bee
                   not
                   but
                   of
                   two
                   foot
                   and
                   a
                   halfe
                   in
                   breadth
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   be
                   flexible
                   or
                   moveable
                   ,
                   that
                   is
                   to
                   say
                   ,
                   to
                   hang
                   by
                   Iemewes
                   or
                   garners
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   they
                   may
                   bee
                   taken
                   up
                   and
                   let
                   downe
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Way
                   ,
                   Watercourse
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   common
                   way
                   or
                   common
                   course
                   of
                   water
                   be
                   foreclosed
                   or
                   letted
                   ,
                   that
                   it
                   may
                   not
                   have
                   his
                   course
                   as
                   it
                   was
                   wont
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   noyance
                   of
                   the
                   Ward
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   whom
                   it
                   is
                   done
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Pavements
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   pavement
                   bee
                   defective
                   ,
                   or
                   too
                   high
                   in
                   one
                   place
                   ,
                   and
                   too
                   low
                   in
                   another
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   disturbance
                   of
                   riders
                   and
                   goers
                   therby
                   ,
                   and
                   carts
                   that
                   goe
                   thereupon
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Regrators
                   ,
                   Forestallers
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   Regrator
                   or
                   Forestaller
                   of
                   victuall
                   ,
                   or
                   of
                   any
                   other
                   Merchandizes
                   which
                   should
                   come
                   to
                   this
                   City
                   to
                   be
                   sold
                   ,
                   bee
                   dwelling
                   in
                   this
                   Ward
                   :
                   a
                   Regrator
                   is
                   as
                   much
                   to
                   lay
                   ,
                   as
                   hee
                   that
                   buyeth
                   up
                   all
                   the
                   victual
                   ,
                   or
                   Merchandizes
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   most
                   part
                   thereof
                   ,
                   when
                   it
                   is
                   come
                   to
                   the
                   City
                   or
                   the
                   Suburbs
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   at
                   a
                   low
                   price
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   afterwards
                   selleth
                   it
                   at
                   his
                   owne
                   pleasure
                   ,
                   at
                   a
                   high
                   and
                   excessive
                   price
                   :
                   a
                   Forestaller
                   is
                   he
                   that
                   goeth
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   ,
                   and
                   meeteth
                   with
                   the
                   victual
                   or
                   Merchandize
                   by
                   the
                   way
                   ,
                   comming
                   unto
                   the
                   City
                   to
                   be
                   sold
                   ,
                   and
                   there
                   buyeth
                   it
                   ,
                   both
                   these
                   bee
                   called
                   in
                   the
                   
                   Law
                   ,
                   
                     Inimici
                     publici
                     patriae
                  
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   to
                   say
                   ,
                   open
                   enemies
                   to
                   a
                   Country
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Price
                   of
                   victuall
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   Butcher
                   ,
                   Fishmonger
                   ,
                   Poulter
                   ,
                   Vintner
                   ,
                   Hostler
                   ,
                   Cook
                   ,
                   or
                   seller
                   of
                   Victuall
                   ,
                   doe
                   sell
                   Victuall
                   at
                   unreasonable
                   prices
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Hay
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   Hostler
                   sell
                   Hay
                   ,
                   Oats
                   or
                   Provender
                   at
                   excessive
                   prices
                   ,
                   taking
                   greater
                   gain
                   therby
                   then
                   is
                   reasonable
                   and
                   lawfull
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Victuall
                   unwholsome
                   .
                   Price
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   Victualer
                   sell
                   any
                   Victuals
                   not
                   covenable
                   ,
                   or
                   unwholsome
                   for
                   mans
                   body
                   ,
                   or
                   else
                   dearer
                   than
                   is
                   proclaimed
                   by
                   the
                   Maior
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Measures
                   unsealed
                   .
                
                 
                   YE
                   shall
                   diligently
                   make
                   search
                   and
                   inquiry
                   ,
                   whether
                   there
                   bee
                   any
                   Vintner
                   ,
                   Inholder
                   ,
                   Alehouse-keeper
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   other
                   person
                   or
                   persons
                   whatsoever
                   within
                   your
                   Ward
                   ,
                   that
                   doe
                   use
                   or
                   keepe
                   in
                   his
                   or
                   their
                   house
                   or
                   houses
                   ,
                   any
                   Cans
                   ,
                   Stone
                   pots
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   measures
                   which
                   be
                   unsealed
                   ,
                   &
                   by
                   Law
                   not
                   allowed
                   to
                   sell
                   Beere
                   or
                   Ale
                   thereby
                   ,
                   and
                   whether
                   they
                   doe
                   sell
                   any
                   of
                   their
                   best
                   Beere
                   and
                   Ale
                   above
                   a
                   penny
                   the
                   quart
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   small
                   Ale
                   or
                   Beere
                   above
                   a
                   halfe
                   penny
                   the
                   quart
                   ,
                   &
                   whether
                   any
                   of
                   them
                   doe
                   sell
                   by
                   any
                   measure
                   not
                   sealed
                   .
                   If
                   there
                   bee
                   any
                   such
                   ,
                   you
                   shall
                   seize
                   them
                   ,
                   and
                   send
                   them
                   to
                   the
                   Guild-Hall
                   to
                   the
                   Chamberlaines
                   Office
                   ,
                   &
                   present
                   their
                   names
                   and
                   faults
                   by
                   Indenture
                   ,
                   so
                   oft
                   as
                   there
                   shall
                   be
                   any
                   occasion
                   so
                   to
                   doe
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Weights
                   and
                   Measures
                   .
                
                 
                   YE
                   shall
                   also
                   make
                   search
                   in
                   the
                   Shops
                   and
                   Houses
                   of
                   all
                   the
                   Chandlers
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   all
                   others
                   which
                   sell
                   by
                   Weight
                   or
                   Measure
                   ,
                   dwelling
                   within
                   your
                   Ward
                   ,
                   and
                   see
                   that
                   their
                   Scales
                   bee
                   not
                   one
                   heavier
                   then
                   another
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   their
                   Measures
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   Bushels
                   as
                   lesser
                   Measures
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   those
                   that
                   sell
                   Sea-coales
                   by
                   (
                   which
                   ought
                   to
                   bee
                   heaped
                   )
                   that
                   they
                   bee
                   in
                   bredth
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   new
                   Standard
                   ,
                   sealed
                   as
                   all
                   others
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   all
                   Yards
                   and
                   Ells
                   be
                   their
                   just
                   lengths
                   &
                   sealed
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   poore
                   and
                   other
                   his
                   Majesties
                   subjects
                   be
                   not
                   deceived
                   .
                   And
                   further
                   ,
                   if
                   any
                   doe
                   buy
                   by
                   one
                   Weight
                   or
                   Measure
                   ,
                   and
                   sell
                   by
                   others
                   :
                   and
                   if
                   in
                   your
                   search
                   you
                   finde
                   any
                   false
                   Weights
                   ,
                   Measures
                   ,
                   or
                   Scales
                   ,
                   ye
                   shall
                   seize
                   them
                   and
                   send
                   them
                   unto
                   the
                   Guild-Hall
                   to
                   the
                   Chamberlaine
                   :
                   and
                   you
                   shall
                   also
                   doe
                   the
                   like
                   ,
                   if
                   you
                   shall
                   finde
                   any
                   that
                   doe
                   sell
                   any
                   thing
                   by
                   Venice
                   Weights
                   ,
                   contrary
                   to
                   the
                   Law
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Proclamations
                   ,
                   present
                   their
                   names
                   and
                   faults
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Inholder
                   ,
                   Browne-Baker
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   Inholder
                   bake
                   any
                   Bread
                   to
                   sell
                   within
                   his
                   house
                   :
                   and
                   if
                   any
                   Baker
                   of
                   sowre
                   Bread
                   bake
                   white
                   Bread
                   to
                   sell
                   ,
                   or
                   marke
                   not
                   his
                   Bread
                   ,
                   or
                   else
                   take
                   more
                   for
                   the
                   baking
                   then
                   three
                   pence
                   for
                   a
                   Bushell
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   House
                   ,
                   Tyle
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   yee
                   shall
                   enquire
                   ,
                   if
                   any
                   house
                   bee
                   covered
                   otherwise
                   ,
                   then
                   with
                   Tile
                   ,
                   Stone
                   ,
                   Lead
                   ,
                   for
                   perill
                   of
                   fire
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Leper
                   ,
                   Begger
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   Leper
                   ,
                   Faitour
                   ,
                   or
                   mighty
                   Begger
                   bee
                   dwelling
                   within
                   this
                   Ward
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Bakers
                   ,
                   Brewers
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   Baker
                   or
                   Brewer
                   bake
                   or
                   brew
                   with
                   Straw
                   ,
                   of
                   any
                   other
                   thing
                   which
                   is
                   perillous
                   for
                   fire
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Painted
                 Vizage
                 .
              
               
                 ALso
                 if
                 any
                 man
                 goe
                 with
                 painted
                 Vizage
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Candle-light
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   there
                   be
                   any
                   man
                   that
                   hangeth
                   not
                   out
                   a
                   Lanthorne
                   with
                   a
                   Candle
                   therein
                   burning
                   after
                   the
                   Vsage
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   commandement
                   thereupon
                   given
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Tall-wood
                   ,
                   Billets
                   ,
                   Faggots
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   person
                   bring
                   or
                   cause
                   to
                   be
                   brought
                   to
                   this
                   City
                   or
                   the
                   Liberties
                   thereof
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   sold
                   ,
                   or
                   sell
                   ,
                   offer
                   or
                   put
                   to
                   sale
                   ,
                   any
                   Tall-wood
                   ,
                   Billets
                   ,
                   Faggots
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   fire-wood
                   ,
                   not
                   being
                   of
                   the
                   full
                   assize
                   which
                   the
                   same
                   ought
                   to
                   hold
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Wood
                   ,
                   Country
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   Free
                   man
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   use
                   to
                   resort
                   into
                   the
                   Countries
                   neere
                   to
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   and
                   there
                   to
                   ingrosse
                   and
                   buy
                   up
                   much
                   Billet
                   ,
                   Tallwood
                   ,
                   Faggot
                   ,
                   Tofard
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   Fire-wood
                   ,
                   and
                   convey
                   the
                   same
                   by
                   water
                   unto
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   and
                   there
                   lay
                   it
                   upon
                   their
                   Wharfes
                   and
                   other
                   places
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   keepe
                   it
                   till
                   they
                   may
                   sell
                   it
                   at
                   high
                   and
                   excessive
                   prices
                   at
                   their
                   owne
                   wills
                   .
                
                 
                   Also
                   if
                   any
                   Wood-monger
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   other
                   ,
                   sell
                   any
                   Billets
                   or
                   other
                   Fire-wood
                   above
                   the
                   price
                   set
                   by
                   the
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Cheese
                   ,
                   Butter
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   Citizen
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   by
                   himselfe
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   other
                   person
                   for
                   him
                   or
                   to
                   his
                   use
                   ,
                   use
                   to
                   resort
                   into
                   the
                   Country
                   ,
                   and
                   there
                   buy
                   and
                   ingrosse
                   great
                   quantitie
                   of
                   Cheese
                   and
                   Butter
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   barrelled
                   as
                   otherwise
                   ,
                   and
                   after
                   conveigh
                   it
                   by
                   water
                   or
                   otherwise
                   to
                   this
                   City
                   to
                   be
                   sold
                   at
                   deare
                   and
                   excessive
                   prices
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Freemen
                   to
                   shew
                   their
                   Copies
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   forasmuch
                   as
                   it
                   is
                   thought
                   that
                   divers
                   and
                   many
                   persons
                   dwelling
                   within
                   the
                   Liberties
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   dayly
                   occupy
                   as
                   Freemen
                   ,
                   whereas
                   indeed
                   they
                   bee
                   none
                   ,
                   nor
                   never
                   were
                   admitted
                   into
                   the
                   Liberties
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   ye
                   shall
                   therefore
                   require
                   every
                   such
                   person
                   dwelling
                   within
                   this
                   Ward
                   ,
                   whom
                   ye
                   shall
                   suspect
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   to
                   shew
                   you
                   the
                   Copy
                   of
                   his
                   Freedome
                   ,
                   under
                   the
                   Seale
                   of
                   the
                   Office
                   of
                   the
                   Chamberlaine
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   City
                   ;
                   and
                   such
                   as
                   yee
                   shall
                   finde
                   without
                   their
                   Copies
                   ,
                   or
                   deny
                   to
                   shew
                   their
                   Copies
                   ,
                   ye
                   shall
                   write
                   and
                   present
                   their
                   names
                   in
                   your
                   Indentures
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Melting
                   Tallow
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   you
                   shall
                   inquire
                   and
                   truly
                   present
                   all
                   such
                   persons
                   as
                   use
                   melting
                   of
                   Tallow
                   ,
                   contrary
                   to
                   an
                   Act
                   of
                   Common
                   Councell
                   in
                   that
                   case
                   made
                   and
                   provided
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Fire-Presses
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   you
                   shall
                   truly
                   present
                   all
                   persons
                   which
                   have
                   or
                   use
                   any
                   Fire-Presses
                   within
                   the
                   said
                   City
                   or
                   Liberties
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   for
                   pressing
                   or
                   dressing
                   of
                   Nether-stockes
                   ,
                   Wollen-clothes
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   things
                   .
                
                 
                   Also
                   you
                   shall
                   enquire
                   of
                   all
                   Armorers
                   〈◊〉
                   other
                   Artificers
                   ,
                   〈◊〉
                   to
                   work
                   〈◊〉
                   which
                   have
                   or
                   〈◊〉
                   Reardor●●
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   other
                   places
                   dangerous
                   or
                   peri●●ous
                   for
                   fire
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Appraysers
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   have
                   appraised
                   any
                   goods
                   of
                   any
                   Free-man
                   deceased
                   ,
                   leaving
                   behind
                   him
                   any
                   Orphan
                   
                   or
                   Orphanes
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Appraisers
                   not
                   sworne
                   before
                   the
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   or
                   the
                   Alderman
                   of
                   the
                   Ward
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Beames
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   Free-man
                   buy
                   any
                   Wares
                   or
                   Merchandizes
                   unweighed
                   ,
                   which
                   ought
                   to
                   bee
                   weighed
                   at
                   the
                   Kings
                   Beame
                   ,
                   of
                   any
                   stranger
                   or
                   forreigne
                   free
                   of
                   the
                   Liberties
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   contrary
                   to
                   the
                   Act
                   of
                   Common
                   Councell
                   in
                   that
                   case
                   made
                   and
                   provided
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Clothes
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   buy
                   or
                   sell
                   any
                   Cloth
                   or
                   Clothes
                   in
                   the
                   house
                   ,
                   shop
                   ,
                   ware-house
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   place
                   of
                   any
                   Cloth-worker
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   person
                   against
                   any
                   Ordinance
                   or
                   Custome
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   or
                   if
                   any
                   Cloth-worker
                   or
                   other
                   doe
                   receive
                   or
                   harbour
                   any
                   Clothes
                   ,
                   before
                   the
                   same
                   be
                   brought
                   to
                   Blackwell-Hall
                   ,
                   contrary
                   to
                   the
                   ordinance
                   made
                   in
                   that
                   behalfe
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Carmen
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   Carman
                   take
                   any
                   money
                   for
                   carriage
                   of
                   any
                   Goods
                   ,
                   Wares
                   ,
                   and
                   Merchandizes
                   ,
                   above
                   the
                   rates
                   ordained
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Buildings
                   ,
                   divided
                   Houses
                   ,
                   Inmates
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   make
                   or
                   cause
                   to
                   bee
                   made
                   any
                   new
                   Building
                   or
                   Buildings
                   ,
                   or
                   divide
                   or
                   cause
                   to
                   bee
                   divided
                   any
                   House
                   or
                   Houses
                   ,
                   or
                   receive
                   any
                   Inmate
                   or
                   Inmates
                   contrary
                   to
                   the
                   Kings
                   Majesties
                   Proclamation
                   ,
                   or
                   contrary
                   to
                   Law
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   Statute
                   of
                   this
                   Realme
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Hawkers
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   bee
                   dwelling
                   within
                   this
                   Ward
                   ,
                   which
                   doe
                   offer
                   or
                   put
                   to
                   sale
                   any
                   Wares
                   or
                   Merchandizes
                   in
                   the
                   open
                   Streets
                   or
                   Lane
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   or
                   goe
                   from
                   house
                   to
                   house
                   to
                   sell
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   commonly
                   called
                   Hawkers
                   ,
                   contrary
                   to
                   an
                   Act
                   made
                   in
                   that
                   behalfe
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Freedome
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   have
                   covenously
                   ,
                   fraudently
                   ,
                   or
                   unduly
                   obtained
                   the
                   freedome
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Collectors
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   Collector
                   of
                   Fifteenes
                   or
                   other
                   duties
                   for
                   the
                   publike
                   service
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   or
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   doe
                   retaine
                   in
                   his
                   hands
                   any
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   money
                   collected
                   to
                   his
                   owne
                   use
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Women
                   receivers
                   of
                   Servants
                   .
                
                 
                   YE
                   shall
                   also
                   enquire
                   if
                   there
                   bee
                   dwelling
                   within
                   your
                   Ward
                   any
                   Woman-broker
                   ,
                   such
                   as
                   refort
                   unto
                   mens
                   houses
                   ,
                   demanding
                   of
                   their
                   Maid-servants
                   if
                   they
                   doe
                   like
                   of
                   their
                   services
                   :
                   if
                   not
                   ,
                   then
                   they
                   will
                   tell
                   them
                   they
                   will
                   helpe
                   them
                   to
                   a
                   better
                   service
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   allure
                   them
                   to
                   come
                   from
                   their
                   Masters
                   to
                   their
                   houses
                   ,
                   where
                   they
                   abide
                   as
                   Boorders
                   untill
                   they
                   bee
                   provided
                   for
                   .
                   In
                   which
                   time
                   it
                   falleth
                   out
                   ,
                   that
                   by
                   lewd
                   young
                   men
                   that
                   resort
                   to
                   those
                   houses
                   ,
                   they
                   be
                   oftentimes
                   made
                   Harlots
                   to
                   their
                   undoing
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   great
                   hurt
                   of
                   the
                   Common-wealth
                   :
                   wherefore
                   if
                   any
                   such
                   be
                   ,
                   you
                   shall
                   present
                   them
                   ,
                   that
                   order
                   may
                   be
                   taken
                   for
                   reformation
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Privies
                   .
                
                 
                   ALso
                   if
                   any
                   have
                   or
                   use
                   any
                   common
                   Privie
                   ,
                   having
                   issue
                   into
                   any
                   common
                   Sewer
                   of
                   the
                   Citie
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Vagabonds
                 .
              
               
                 ALso
                 if
                 any
                 Constable
                 ,
                 Beadle
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 Officer
                 ,
                 be
                 negligent
                 or
                 remisse
                 in
                 discharging
                 his
                 duty
                 touching
                 the
                 execution
                 of
                 the
                 Statute
                 made
                 for
                 punishment
                 of
                 Rogues
                 ,
                 Vagabonds
                 ,
                 and
                 sturdy
                 Beggers
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 and
                 wherein
                 the
                 default
                 is
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Poore
                 .
              
               
                 ALso
                 if
                 any
                 to
                 whom
                 the
                 execution
                 of
                 the
                 Statute
                 made
                 for
                 reliefe
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 doth
                 appertaine
                 ,
                 be
                 remisse
                 in
                 discharging
                 his
                 duty
                 touching
                 the
                 execution
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Statute
                 ,
                 and
                 wherein
                 the
                 default
                 is
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Legacies
                 .
              
               
                 ALso
                 if
                 any
                 Executor
                 or
                 other
                 person
                 retaine
                 in
                 his
                 hands
                 any
                 Legacy
                 ,
                 summe
                 of
                 money
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 thing
                 given
                 to
                 any
                 charitable
                 use
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Drunkard
                 ,
                 Whoremonger
                 ,
                 Sabbath-breaker
                 ,
                 Iesuite
                 ,
                 Seminary
                 Priest
                 ,
                 Secular
                 Priest
                 ,
                 popish
                 Recusant
                 ,
                 Coozeners
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 YEE
                 shall
                 inquire
                 whether
                 there
                 be
                 within
                 your
                 Ward
                 any
                 common
                 Drunkard
                 ,
                 Whoremonger
                 ,
                 Blasphemer
                 of
                 Gods
                 holy
                 Name
                 ,
                 Prophaner
                 of
                 the
                 Sabbath
                 ,
                 Iesuite
                 ,
                 Seminary
                 or
                 Secular
                 Priest
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 Receiver
                 ,
                 Releever
                 ,
                 or
                 Maintainer
                 of
                 any
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 Popish
                 Recusant
                 ,
                 Coozener
                 ,
                 or
                 swaggering
                 idle
                 Companion
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 cannot
                 give
                 account
                 how
                 they
                 live
                 ;
                 if
                 there
                 bee
                 any
                 such
                 ,
                 you
                 shall
                 present
                 them
                 and
                 the
                 names
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 lodge
                 them
                 or
                 aid
                 them
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Masse
                 .
              
               
                 YEE
                 shall
                 also
                 enquire
                 ,
                 whether
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 doe
                 or
                 shall
                 say
                 or
                 sing
                 Masse
                 within
                 your
                 Ward
                 ,
                 or
                 bee
                 persent
                 at
                 any
                 Masse
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Roman
                 Catholike
                 Religion
                 .
              
               
                 ALso
                 if
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 within
                 your
                 Ward
                 being
                 evill
                 affected
                 ,
                 doe
                 or
                 shall
                 extoll
                 the
                 Roman
                 Catholike
                 Religion
                 above
                 the
                 Religion
                 professed
                 and
                 established
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 Majesties
                 authority
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 or
                 doe
                 or
                 shall
                 deprave
                 the
                 Religion
                 now
                 professed
                 in
                 this
                 Realme
                 by
                 authority
                 as
                 above
                 ,
                 which
                 may
                 breed
                 discord
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 dissension
                 in
                 the
                 Common-wealth
                 ,
                 ye
                 shall
                 carefully
                 present
                 the
                 same
                 persons
                 and
                 their
                 offences
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Stable-Dung
                 .
              
               
                 ALso
                 if
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 that
                 keepeth
                 Horses
                 in
                 their
                 houses
                 ,
                 doe
                 lay
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 Stable
                 dung
                 ,
                 or
                 such
                 kinde
                 of
                 stinking
                 filth
                 in
                 any
                 Streets
                 or
                 Lanes
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 annoyance
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 passing
                 that
                 way
                 ,
                 and
                 doe
                 not
                 leade
                 his
                 Dung-Cart
                 to
                 his
                 Stable
                 doore
                 as
                 he
                 ought
                 to
                 doe
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Assembly
                 monthly
                 .
              
               
                 YOu
                 shall
                 assemble
                 your selves
                 once
                 every
                 moneth
                 ,
                 or
                 oftner
                 if
                 need
                 require
                 ,
                 so
                 long
                 as
                 you
                 shall
                 continue
                 of
                 this
                 Inquest
                 ,
                 and
                 present
                 the
                 defaults
                 which
                 you
                 shall
                 finde
                 to
                 bee
                 committed
                 concerning
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 Articles
                 of
                 your
                 charge
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 due
                 remedy
                 may
                 bee
                 speedily
                 supplied
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 offenders
                 punished
                 as
                 occasion
                 shall
                 require
                 .
              
            
             
               Here
               end
               the
               Articles
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               AN
               ACT
               OF
               PARLIAMENT
               FOR
               THE
               PRESERVATION
               OF
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               made
               in
               the
               27.
               yeere
               of
               the
               raigne
               of
               our
               most
               dread
               Soveraigne
               Lord
               ,
               King
               HENRY
               the
               eighth
               .
            
             
               WHere
               before
               this
               time
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               among
               all
               other
               Rivers
               within
               this
               Realme
               ,
               hath
               beene
               accepted
               and
               taken
               ,
               and
               as
               it
               is
               indeed
               most
               commodious
               and
               profitable
               unto
               all
               the
               Kings
               liege
               people
               :
               and
               chiefly
               of
               all
               other
               frequented
               and
               used
               ,
               and
               as
               well
               by
               the
               Kings
               Highnesse
               ,
               his
               Estates
               ,
               and
               Nobles
               ,
               Merchants
               ,
               and
               other
               repairing
               to
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               other
               places
               ,
               Shires
               and
               Counties
               adjoyning
               to
               the
               same
               :
               which
               River
               of
               Thames
               is
               ,
               and
               hath
               been
               most
               meet
               and
               convenient
               of
               all
               other
               ,
               for
               the
               safegard
               and
               ordering
               of
               the
               Kings
               Navy
               ,
               conveighance
               of
               Merchandizes
               ,
               and
               other
               necessaries
               ,
               to
               ,
               and
               for
               the
               Kings
               most
               Honourable
               houshold
               ,
               and
               otherwise
               ,
               to
               the
               great
               relief
               and
               comfort
               of
               all
               persons
               within
               this
               Realme
               ,
               till
               now
               of
               late
               divers
               evil-disposed
               persons
               ,
               partly
               by
               misordering
               of
               the
               said
               River
               ,
               by
               casting
               in
               of
               dung
               and
               other
               filth
               ,
               laid
               nigh
               to
               the
               bankes
               of
               the
               said
               River
               ,
               digging
               &
               undermining
               of
               the
               said
               banks
               and
               walls
               next
               adjoyning
               to
               the
               same
               River
               ,
               carrying
               and
               conveighing
               away
               of
               way-shides
               ,
               shore-piles
               ,
               boords
               ,
               timber-worke
               ,
               ballast
               for
               ships
               ,
               and
               other
               things
               from
               the
               said
               bankes
               and
               walles
               in
               sundry
               places
               :
               by
               reason
               whereof
               ,
               great
               shelfs
               and
               risings
               haue
               of
               late
               beene
               made
               and
               growne
               in
               the
               farway
               of
               the
               said
               Riuer
               ,
               and
               such
               grounds
               as
               lye
               within
               the
               levell
               of
               the
               said
               water
               marke
               ,
               by
               occasion
               thereof
               haue
               bin
               surrounded
               and
               ouerflowne
               by
               rage
               of
               the
               said
               water
               ,
               and
               many
               great
               breaches
               haue
               ensued
               and
               followed
               thereupon
               ,
               and
               daily
               are
               like
               to
               doe
               ,
               and
               the
               said
               River
               of
               Thames
               to
               be
               utterly
               destroyed
               for
               euer
               ,
               if
               conuenient
               and
               speedy
               remedy
               bee
               not
               sooner
               provided
               in
               that
               behalfe
               .
            
             
               For
               reformation
               whereof
               ,
               be
               it
               enacted
               ,
               established
               ,
               and
               ordained
               by
               the
               King
               ,
               our
               Soueraigne
               Lord
               ,
               and
               by
               the
               assent
               of
               the
               Lords
               spirituall
               and
               temporall
               ,
               and
               the
               Commons
               in
               this
               present
               Parliament
               assembled
               ,
               and
               by
               the
               authority
               of
               the
               same
               ,
               That
               if
               any
               person
               or
               persons
               hereafter
               ,
               doe
               or
               procure
               any
               thing
               to
               be
               done
               in
               the
               annoying
               of
               the
               streame
               of
               the
               said
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               making
               of
               shelfs
               by
               
               any
               manner
               of
               meanes
               ,
               by
               mining
               ,
               digging
               ,
               casting
               of
               dung
               ,
               or
               rubbish
               ;
               or
               other
               thing
               in
               the
               same
               Riuer
               ,
               or
               take
               ,
               plucke
               ,
               or
               conueigh
               away
               any
               boords
               ,
               stakes
               ,
               piles
               ,
               Timberworke
               ,
               or
               other
               thing
               from
               the
               said
               bankes
               or
               walls
               ,
               except
               it
               bee
               to
               amend
               ,
               and
               the
               same
               to
               repaire
               againe
               ,
               or
               dig
               or
               undermine
               any
               bankes
               or
               walls
               on
               the
               water
               side
               of
               Thames
               aforesaid
               ,
               to
               the
               hurt
               ,
               impairing
               or
               dammage
               of
               any
               the
               said
               walls
               and
               bankes
               ,
               then
               the
               same
               person
               or
               persons
               ,
               and
               euery
               of
               them
               ,
               shall
               forfeit
               and
               pay
               for
               euery
               time
               so
               offending
               ,
               one
               hundred
               shillings
               :
               the
               one
               moity
               thereof
               to
               be
               to
               the
               King
               our
               Soueraigne
               Lord
               ,
               and
               the
               other
               moity
               thereof
               to
               the
               Maior
               and
               Comminalty
               of
               London
               for
               the
               time
               being
               ,
               the
               same
               to
               be
               recouered
               and
               obtained
               by
               the
               Maior
               and
               Comminalty
               of
               London
               ,
               by
               Bill
               or
               plaint
               ,
               writ
               of
               debt
               or
               information
               seuerally
               against
               euery
               offender
               in
               any
               of
               the
               Kings
               Courts
               ,
               in
               which
               actions
               and
               suits
               ,
               or
               any
               of
               them
               ,
               the
               party
               defendant
               shall
               not
               be
               essoined
               or
               wage
               his
               law
               ,
               or
               any
               protection
               to
               be
               allowed
               in
               the
               same
               .
            
             
               And
               it
               is
               further
               enacted
               by
               the
               authority
               aforesaid
               ,
               that
               if
               complaint
               shal
               happen
               to
               be
               made
               to
               the
               Lord
               Chancellor
               of
               England
               ,
               Lord
               Treasurer
               ,
               Lord
               President
               of
               the
               Kings
               Councell
               ,
               Lord
               Priuie
               Seale
               ,
               or
               to
               any
               of
               them
               by
               any
               person
               or
               persons
               or
               body
               politick
               ,
               that
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Spert
              
               Knight
               ,
               now
               hauing
               the
               Office
               and
               ordering
               ,
               of
               ,
               and
               for
               ballasting
               of
               Ships
               ,
               or
               any
               other
               that
               hereafter
               shall
               haue
               the
               Office
               and
               order
               of
               ballasting
               of
               Ships
               ,
               doe
               take
               any
               ballast
               for
               Ships
               neere
               the
               said
               Riuer
               of
               Thames
               ,
               and
               do
               not
               take
               for
               parcell
               of
               the
               said
               ballasting
               ,
               the
               grauel
               and
               sand
               of
               the
               shelfs
               betweene
               Greenhyth
               and
               Richmond
               within
               the
               said
               Riuer
               of
               Thames
               ,
               or
               in
               any
               place
               or
               places
               ,
               that
               is
               or
               shall
               bee
               unto
               the
               dammage
               or
               annoyance
               of
               the
               said
               Riuer
               of
               Thames
               ,
               or
               in
               any
               part
               thereof
               ,
               that
               then
               upon
               euery
               such
               complaint
               ,
               the
               said
               Lord
               Chancelor
               ,
               Lord
               Treasurer
               ,
               Lord
               President
               of
               the
               Kings
               most
               honourable
               Councell
               ,
               Lord
               Priuie
               seale
               ,
               and
               euery
               of
               them
               ,
               calling
               both
               the
               chiefe
               Iustices
               of
               either
               bench
               ,
               or
               one
               of
               them
               ,
               shall
               haue
               power
               and
               authority
               from
               time
               to
               time
               ,
               to
               heare
               and
               finally
               determine
               euery
               such
               complaint
               by
               their
               discretion
               ,
               and
               to
               put
               such
               order
               therein
               ,
               for
               the
               taking
               of
               ballast
               for
               ships
               upon
               euery
               such
               complaint
               ,
               as
               by
               their
               discretions
               shall
               seeme
               most
               conuenient
               for
               the
               preseruation
               of
               the
               said
               Riuer
               of
               Thames
               ,
               and
               the
               parties
               offending
               such
               order
               ,
               shall
               suffer
               imprisonment
               ,
               and
               make
               no
               lesse
               fine
               than
               5.
               pound
               to
               the
               Kings
               use
               for
               euery
               time
               offending
               or
               breaking
               the
               same
               .
            
             
               Prouided
               alwaies
               ,
               and
               be
               it
               enacted
               ,
               that
               it
               shall
               be
               lawfull
               to
               euery
               person
               and
               persons
               ,
               to
               dig
               ,
               carry
               ,
               and
               take
               away
               sand
               ,
               grauell
               or
               other
               rubbish
               ,
               earth
               ,
               or
               thing
               lying
               or
               being
               in
               ,
               or
               upon
               any
               shelfe
               or
               shelfs
               within
               the
               said
               Riuer
               of
               Thames
               ,
               without
               let
               or
               interruption
               of
               any
               person
               or
               persons
               ,
               or
               paying
               any
               thing
               for
               the
               same
               ,
               any
               thing
               contained
               in
               this
               present
               Act
               to
               the
               contrary
               notwithstanding
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               AN
               ACT
               OF
               COMMON
               COVNCELL
               ,
               CONCERNING
               the
               Conservation
               and
               Cleansing
               of
               the
               River
               of
               THAMES
               ,
               made
               the
               28.
               of
               September
               ,
               in
               the
               thirtieth
               yeere
               of
               the
               Reigne
               of
               our
               Soveraigne
               Lord
               King
               Henry
               the
               8.
               
            
             
               WHere
               by
               the
               Statute
               made
               in
               the
               27.
               yeere
               of
               the
               Reigne
               of
               our
               Soveraigne
               LORD
               ,
               King
               HENRY
               the
               eighth
               ,
               among
               other
               ,
               for
               reformation
               of
               the
               mis-ordering
               of
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               by
               casting
               in
               dung
               and
               other
               filth
               ,
               many
               great
               shelves
               and
               other
               risings
               have
               beene
               of
               late
               growne
               and
               made
               within
               the
               same
               River
               :
               By
               reason
               whereof
               many
               great
               Breaches
               have
               ensued
               by
               occasion
               thereof
               ,
               which
               of
               like
               shall
               be
               the
               occasion
               of
               the
               utter
               destruction
               of
               the
               said
               River
               ,
               unlesse
               that
               the
               same
               Law
               bee
               put
               in
               due
               execution
               according
               to
               the
               true
               intent
               and
               meaning
               thereof
               .
            
             
               Wherefore
               for
               a
               further
               reformation
               of
               the
               same
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               intent
               that
               the
               said
               good
               and
               wholsome
               Statute
               may
               bee
               put
               in
               more
               execution
               ,
               and
               better
               knowledge
               of
               the
               people
               :
               It
               is
               enacted
               by
               the
               authority
               of
               this
               Common
               Councell
               ,
               that
               Proclamation
               may
               be
               made
               within
               this
               said
               City
               ,
               and
               the
               same
               to
               be
               put
               in
               writing
               ,
               and
               Tables
               thereof
               made
               and
               set
               up
               in
               divers
               places
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               that
               it
               shall
               be
               lawfull
               to
               every
               person
               or
               persons
               ,
               to
               dig
               ,
               carry
               away
               ,
               and
               take
               away
               Sand
               ,
               Gravell
               ,
               or
               any
               Rubbish
               ,
               Earth
               ,
               or
               any
               thing
               lying
               or
               being
               in
               any
               Shelfe
               or
               Shelves
               within
               the
               said
               River
               of
               Thames
               ,
               without
               let
               or
               interruption
               of
               any
               person
               or
               persons
               ,
               and
               without
               any
               thing
               paying
               for
               the
               same
               ,
               and
               after
               that
               to
               sell
               the
               same
               away
               ,
               or
               otherwise
               occupy
               or
               dispose
               the
               said
               Gravell
               ,
               Sand
               ,
               or
               other
               thing
               at
               their
               free
               liberty
               and
               pleasure
               .
               And
               that
               all
               Paviours
               ,
               Brick-layers
               ,
               Tilers
               ,
               Masons
               ,
               and
               all
               other
               that
               shall
               occupy
               Sand
               or
               Gravell
               ,
               shall
               endevour
               themselves
               with
               all
               their
               diligence
               ,
               to
               occupy
               the
               said
               Sand
               or
               Gravell
               ,
               and
               none
               other
               ,
               paying
               for
               the
               same
               reasonably
               ,
               as
               they
               should
               &
               ought
               to
               pay
               for
               other
               Sand
               or
               Gravell
               digged
               out
               of
               other
               mens
               grounds
               about
               the
               said
               City
               ,
               which
               after
               is
               filled
               againe
               with
               much
               filthy
               things
               ,
               to
               the
               great
               
               infection
               of
               the
               inhabitants
               of
               the
               said
               City
               ,
               and
               all
               other
               repairing
               unto
               the
               same
               .
               And
               that
               further
               ,
               humble
               suit
               may
               bee
               made
               to
               the
               Kings
               Highnesse
               ,
               that
               all
               persons
               having
               lands
               or
               tenements
               along
               the
               said
               River
               side
               ,
               upon
               certaine
               paine
               by
               his
               Highnesse
               ,
               and
               the
               Lords
               of
               his
               Honourable
               Councell
               to
               bee
               limited
               ,
               shall
               well
               and
               sufficiently
               repaire
               and
               maintaine
               all
               the
               Walls
               and
               Bankes
               adioyning
               unto
               their
               said
               Lands
               ,
               that
               so
               the
               Water
               may
               not
               ,
               nor
               shal
               break
               in
               upon
               the
               same
               :
               and
               the
               same
               to
               bee
               continued
               till
               the
               time
               that
               the
               said
               noble
               River
               be
               brought
               againe
               to
               his
               old
               course
               and
               former
               estate
               .
               And
               that
               strong
               grates
               of
               iron
               along
               the
               said
               water
               side
               ,
               and
               also
               by
               the
               street
               side
               ,
               where
               any
               Water-course
               is
               had
               into
               the
               said
               Thames
               be
               made
               by
               the
               inhabitants
               of
               every
               Ward
               so
               along
               the
               said
               Water
               ,
               as
               of
               old
               time
               hath
               beene
               accustomed
               .
               And
               that
               every
               grate
               be
               in
               height
               foure
               and
               twenty
               inches
               at
               the
               least
               ,
               or
               more
               ,
               as
               the
               place
               shall
               neede
               ,
               and
               in
               breadth
               one
               from
               another
               one
               inch
               ;
               and
               the
               same
               to
               bee
               done
               with
               all
               expedition
               and
               speed
               .
               And
               if
               the
               occupiers
               of
               the
               said
               Lands
               and
               Tenements
               make
               default
               contrary
               to
               the
               Ordinance
               aforesaid
               :
               or
               else
               if
               any
               person
               or
               persons
               in
               great
               Raines
               and
               other
               times
               ,
               sweepe
               their
               Soylage
               ,
               or
               filth
               of
               their
               houses
               into
               the
               Chanell
               ,
               and
               the
               same
               after
               is
               conveyed
               into
               the
               Thames
               ,
               every
               person
               so
               offending
               ,
               shall
               forfeit
               for
               every
               such
               default
               twenty
               pence
               ,
               and
               that
               upon
               complaint
               to
               bee
               made
               to
               any
               Constable
               ,
               next
               adioyning
               to
               the
               said
               place
               where
               any
               such
               default
               shall
               bee
               found
               ,
               it
               shall
               be
               lawfull
               for
               the
               said
               Constable
               ,
               or
               his
               sufficient
               Deputy
               for
               the
               time
               being
               ,
               from
               time
               to
               time
               to
               distraine
               for
               the
               same
               offence
               :
               and
               to
               retaine
               the
               same
               irreplegiable
               ,
               and
               like
               Law
               to
               be
               observed
               and
               kept
               .
               And
               like
               penalty
               to
               bee
               paid
               for
               every
               person
               that
               burnes
               Rushes
               and
               Straw
               in
               their
               houses
               ,
               or
               wash
               in
               the
               common
               streets
               or
               lanes
               ,
               and
               to
               bee
               recoverd
               as
               aforesaid
               ,
               and
               the
               one
               moity
               thereof
               to
               be
               to
               the
               Maior
               and
               Comminalty
               ,
               and
               the
               other
               moity
               to
               bee
               divided
               betweene
               the
               said
               Constable
               that
               taketh
               paine
               ,
               and
               the
               party
               finder
               of
               the
               said
               default
               .
               And
               if
               the
               Constable
               or
               his
               Deputy
               ,
               refuse
               to
               doe
               his
               duty
               according
               to
               the
               true
               meaning
               of
               this
               Act
               ,
               that
               then
               the
               Constable
               or
               his
               Deputy
               ,
               which
               shal
               so
               refuse
               to
               do
               his
               duty
               as
               aforesaid
               ,
               shall
               forfeit
               and
               pay
               for
               every
               time
               so
               offending
               ,
               three
               shillings
               foure
               pence
               .
               And
               the
               same
               penalty
               of
               the
               said
               Constable
               to
               be
               recovered
               and
               obtained
               by
               distresse
               irreplegiable
               ,
               to
               bee
               taken
               by
               any
               of
               the
               Officers
               of
               the
               Chamber
               of
               London
               ,
               to
               the
               use
               of
               the
               Maior
               and
               Comminalty
               of
               London
               .
            
             
               And
               further
               ,
               that
               no
               person
               or
               persons
               having
               any
               Wharfe
               or
               House
               by
               the
               said
               Water
               side
               ,
               make
               not
               their
               Lay-stalls
               nigh
               to
               the
               River
               aforesaid
               ,
               except
               onely
               the
               common
               Lay-stalls
               ,
               where
               the
               common
               Rakers
               of
               
               this
               City
               use
               to
               repose
               ,
               and
               lay
               all
               their
               soylage
               ,
               to
               bee
               carried
               a
               way
               by
               them
               with
               their
               Dung-boats
               .
               And
               that
               the
               said
               Rakers
               shall
               lay
               their
               said
               Dung
               ,
               carried
               in
               their
               Dung-boats
               ,
               to
               such
               convenient
               place
               or
               places
               as
               shall
               bee
               appointed
               by
               the
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               LONDON
               ,
               for
               the
               time
               being
               ,
               with
               the
               advice
               of
               his
               brethren
               ,
               the
               Aldermen
               of
               the
               same
               ,
               and
               to
               no
               other
               place
               or
               places
               ,
               upon
               paine
               to
               forfeit
               for
               every
               such
               default
               five
               pounds
               ,
               to
               bee
               recovered
               in
               any
               of
               the
               Kings
               Courts
               within
               the
               City
               of
               LONDON
               ,
               by
               Bill
               ,
               Plaint
               ,
               moity
               of
               Debt
               ,
               or
               information
               by
               any
               person
               that
               will
               or
               shall
               pursue
               for
               the
               same
               :
               the
               one
               moity
               thereof
               to
               bee
               unto
               the
               Maior
               and
               Comminalty
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               the
               other
               moity
               to
               him
               or
               them
               that
               will
               or
               shall
               pursue
               for
               the
               same
               ;
               in
               which
               actions
               or
               suits
               ,
               no
               wager
               of
               Law
               nor
               essoigne
               shall
               be
               allowed
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Oath
                 of
                 the
                 Constables
                 within
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 LONDON
                 .
              
               
                 YE
                 shall
                 sweare
                 ,
                 that
                 ye
                 keep
                 the
                 Peace
                 of
                 our
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 well
                 and
                 lawfully
                 after
                 your
                 power
                 .
                 And
                 yee
                 shall
                 arrest
                 all
                 them
                 that
                 make
                 ,
                 contect
                 ,
                 Riot
                 ,
                 Debate
                 ,
                 or
                 afray
                 ,
                 in
                 breaking
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 leade
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 house
                 or
                 Compter
                 of
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 ye
                 bee
                 withstood
                 by
                 strength
                 of
                 misdoers
                 ,
                 ye
                 shall
                 reare
                 on
                 them
                 an
                 Out-cry
                 ,
                 and
                 pursue
                 them
                 from
                 street
                 to
                 street
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 Ward
                 to
                 Ward
                 ,
                 till
                 they
                 be
                 arrested
                 :
                 and
                 ye
                 shall
                 search
                 at
                 all
                 times
                 ,
                 when
                 ye
                 bee
                 required
                 by
                 the
                 Scavengers
                 or
                 Beadles
                 ,
                 the
                 common
                 noysance
                 of
                 your
                 Ward
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 Beadle
                 and
                 Raker
                 yee
                 shall
                 helpe
                 to
                 reare
                 ,
                 and
                 gather
                 their
                 Sallary
                 and
                 Quarter
                 age
                 ,
                 if
                 yee
                 bee
                 thereunto
                 by
                 them
                 required
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 any
                 thing
                 bee
                 done
                 within
                 your
                 Ward
                 against
                 the
                 Ordinance
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 such
                 defaults
                 as
                 ye
                 shall
                 find
                 there
                 done
                 ,
                 ye
                 shall
                 them
                 present
                 to
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Ministers
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 :
                 and
                 if
                 ye
                 bee
                 letted
                 by
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 that
                 yee
                 may
                 not
                 duly
                 doe
                 your
                 office
                 ,
                 yee
                 shall
                 certifie
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Councell
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 name
                 or
                 names
                 of
                 him
                 or
                 them
                 that
                 so
                 let
                 〈◊〉
                 .
              
               
                 Yee
                 shall
                 also
                 sweare
                 ,
                 that
                 during
                 the
                 time
                 that
                 yee
                 shall
                 stand
                 in
                 the
                 Office
                 ,
                 and
                 occupy
                 the
                 roome
                 of
                 a
                 Constable
                 ,
                 yee
                 shall
                 ,
                 once
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 every
                 moneth
                 ,
                 certifie
                 and
                 shew
                 to
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Clarkes
                 of
                 the
                 Maiors
                 Court
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Court
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 the
                 names
                 as
                 surnames
                 of
                 all
                 Free-men
                 ,
                 which
                 yee
                 shall
                 know
                 to
                 bee
                 deceased
                 within
                 the
                 moneth
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 wherein
                 yee
                 bee
                 inhabited
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 names
                 and
                 surnames
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Children
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Freemen
                 so
                 deceased
                 ,
                 being
                 Orphanes
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 .
                 And
                 thus
                 ye
                 shall
                 not
                 leave
                 to
                 doe
                 ,
                 as
                 God
                 you
                 helpe
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 God
                 save
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 The
                 Oath
                 of
                 the
                 Scavengers
                 .
              
               
                 YEE
                 shall
                 sweare
                 ,
                 that
                 yee
                 shall
                 diligently
                 oversee
                 that
                 the
                 Pavements
                 within
                 your
                 Ward
                 ,
                 bee
                 well
                 and
                 sufficiently
                 repaired
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 made
                 too
                 high
                 in
                 noysance
                 of
                 your
                 Neighbours
                 :
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Wayes
                 ,
                 Streets
                 ,
                 and
                 Lanes
                 bee
                 cleansed
                 of
                 Dung
                 and
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 fil●b
                 for
                 the
                 honesty
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 .
                 And
                 that
                 all
                 the
                 Chimnies
                 ,
                 Furnaces
                 ,
                 and
                 Reredoes
                 be
                 of
                 stone
                 sufficiently
                 and
                 defensively
                 made
                 against
                 perill
                 of
                 fire
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 yee
                 finde
                 any
                 the
                 contrary
                 ,
                 ye
                 shall
                 shew
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 Alderman
                 of
                 the
                 Ward
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Alderman
                 may
                 ordaine
                 for
                 the
                 amendment
                 thereof
                 .
                 And
                 thus
                 yee
                 shall
                 doe
                 ,
                 as
                 God
                 you
                 helpe
                 .
              
               
                 God
                 save
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Instructions
                 for
                 the
                 Apprentices
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 LONDON
                 .
              
               
                 YOV
                 shall
                 constantly
                 and
                 devoutly
                 ,
                 on
                 your
                 knees
                 every
                 day
                 ,
                 serve
                 God
                 Morning
                 and
                 Evening
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 conscience
                 in
                 the
                 due
                 hearing
                 of
                 the
                 Word
                 preached
                 ,
                 and
                 endevour
                 the
                 right
                 practice
                 thereof
                 in
                 your
                 life
                 and
                 conversation
                 :
                 You
                 shall
                 doe
                 diligent
                 and
                 faithfull
                 service
                 to
                 your
                 Master
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 your
                 Apprentiship
                 ,
                 &
                 deale
                 truly
                 in
                 what
                 you
                 shall
                 be
                 trusted
                 :
                 You
                 shall
                 often
                 reade
                 over
                 the
                 Coveants
                 of
                 your
                 Indenture
                 ,
                 and
                 see
                 and
                 endevour
                 your selfe
                 to
                 performe
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 the
                 vttermost
                 of
                 your
                 power
                 :
                 You
                 shall
                 auoid
                 all
                 evill
                 Company
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 occasions
                 which
                 may
                 tend
                 ,
                 or
                 draw
                 you
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 speedy
                 returne
                 when
                 you
                 shall
                 be
                 sent
                 of
                 your
                 Masters
                 or
                 Mistresse
                 errands
                 :
                 You
                 shall
                 avoid
                 idlenesse
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 ever
                 imployed
                 either
                 for
                 Gods
                 service
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 your
                 Masters
                 businesse
                 :
                 You
                 shall
                 be
                 of
                 faire
                 ,
                 gentle
                 ,
                 and
                 lowly
                 speech
                 and
                 behaviour
                 to
                 all
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 especially
                 to
                 all
                 your
                 Governours
                 .
                 And
                 according
                 to
                 your
                 carriage
                 ,
                 expect
                 your
                 reward
                 ,
                 for
                 good
                 or
                 ill
                 ,
                 from
                 God
                 and
                 your
                 friends
                 .
              
               
                 God
                 save
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 The
                 Oath
                 of
                 every
                 Free-man
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 of
                 LONDON
                 .
              
               
                 YEE
                 shall
                 sweare
                 ,
                 that
                 yee
                 shall
                 be
                 good
                 and
                 true
                 to
                 our
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 ,
                 King
                 
                   CHARLES
                   ,
                   and
                
                 to
                 the
                 Heires
                 of
                 our
                 said
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 the
                 King.
                 Obeysant
                 and
                 obedient
                 yee
                 shall
                 bee
                 to
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Ministers
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 the
                 Franchises
                 and
                 Customes
                 thereof
                 yee
                 shall
                 maintaine
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 City
                 keep
                 harmlesse
                 in
                 that
                 which
                 in
                 you
                 is
                 .
                 Yee
                 shall
                 bee
                 contributory
                 to
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 charges
                 within
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 as
                 Summons
                 ,
                 Watches
                 ,
                 Contributions
                 ,
                 Taxes
                 ,
                 Tallages
                 ,
                 Lot
                 and
                 Scot
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 all
                 other
                 charges
                 ,
                 bearing
                 your
                 part
                 as
                 a
                 freeman
                 ought
                 to
                 doe
                 .
                 Yee
                 shall
                 colour
                 no
                 Forraines
                 goods
                 ,
                 under
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 your
                 name
                 ,
                 whereby
                 the
                 King
                 or
                 this
                 City
                 might
                 or
                 may
                 lose
                 their
                 Customes
                 or
                 Advantages
                 .
                 Yee
                 shall
                 know
                 no
                 Forraigne
                 to
                 buy
                 or
                 sell
                 any
                 Merchandize
                 with
                 any
                 other
                 Forraigne
                 within
                 this
                 City
                 or
                 Franchise
                 thereof
                 ,
                 but
                 yee
                 shall
                 warne
                 the
                 Chamberlaine
                 thereof
                 ,
                 or
                 some
                 Minister
                 of
                 the
                 Chamber
                 .
                 Yee
                 shall
                 implead
                 or
                 sue
                 no
                 Freeman
                 out
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 whiles
                 ye
                 may
                 have
                 right
                 and
                 Law
                 within
                 the
                 same
                 City
                 .
                 Ye
                 shall
                 take
                 none
                 Apprentice
                 ,
                 but
                 if
                 hee
                 be
                 free
                 borne
                 (
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 )
                 no
                 bond-mans
                 Sonne
                 ,
                 nor
                 the
                 Sonne
                 of
                 any
                 Alien
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 no
                 lesse
                 tearme
                 then
                 for
                 seven
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 without
                 fraud
                 or
                 deceit
                 :
                 and
                 within
                 the
                 first
                 yeere
                 yee
                 shall
                 cause
                 him
                 to
                 be
                 enrolled
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 pay
                 such
                 Fine
                 as
                 shall
                 bee
                 reasonably
                 imposed
                 upon
                 you
                 for
                 omitting
                 the
                 same
                 :
                 and
                 after
                 his
                 tearmes
                 end
                 ,
                 within
                 convenient
                 time
                 (
                 being
                 required
                 )
                 ye
                 shall
                 make
                 him
                 free
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 if
                 hee
                 have
                 well
                 and
                 truly
                 served
                 you
                 .
                 Yee
                 shall
                 also
                 keepe
                 the
                 Kings
                 Peace
                 in
                 your
                 owne
                 person
                 .
                 Ye
                 shall
                 know
                 no
                 Gatherings
                 ,
                 Conventicles
                 ,
                 or
                 Conspiracies
                 made
                 against
                 the
                 Kings
                 Peace
                 ,
                 but
                 ye
                 shall
                 warne
                 the
                 Maior
                 thereof
                 ,
                 or
                 let
                 it
                 to
                 your
                 power
                 .
                 All
                 these
                 points
                 and
                 Articles
                 ye
                 shall
                 well
                 and
                 truly
                 keepe
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Lawes
                 and
                 Customes
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 to
                 your
                 power
                 .
                 So
                 God
                 you
                 helpe
                 .
              
               
                 God
                 save
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 Commune
                 Concilium
                 tentum
                 die
                 Veneris
                 primo
                 die
                 Iunii
                 ,
                 An.
                 Regni
                 Regis
                 Henrici
                 octavi
                 ,
                 &c.
                 decimo
                 octavo
                 ,
                 in
                 praesentia
                 Iohannis
                 Allen
                 Maioris
                 ,
                 Gulielmi
                 Butler
                 Militis
                 ,
                 Iohannis
                 Milbourne
                 Militis
                 ,
                 Iohannis
                 Mundi
                 Militis
                 ,
                 Thomae
                 Baldri
                 Militis
                 ,
                 Gulielmi
                 Bayly
                 Militis
                 ,
                 Thomae
                 Semer
                 Militis
                 ,
                 Iacobi
                 Spencer
                 Militis
                 ,
                 Iohannis
                 Rudstone
                 ,
                 Radulphi
                 Dodmer
                 ,
                 Iohannis
                 Browne
                 ,
                 Nicholai
                 Lambert
                 ,
                 Stephani
                 Peacocke
                 ,
                 Iohannis
                 Harding
                 ,
                 Nicho.
                 Iennings
                 ,
                 Hen.
                 Dacres
                 ,
                 Iohan.
                 Canulen
                 ,
                 &
                 Christopheri
                 Askew
                 ,
                 viz.
                 
              
               
                 AT
                 this
                 Common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 agreed
                 ,
                 granted
                 ,
                 ordained
                 ,
                 &
                 enacted
                 ,
                 That
                 if
                 hereafter
                 any
                 Free
                 man
                 or
                 Free
                 woman
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 take
                 any
                 Apprentice
                 ,
                 and
                 within
                 the
                 terme
                 of
                 seven
                 yeeres
                 suffer
                 the
                 same
                 Apprentice
                 to
                 goe
                 at
                 his
                 large
                 liberty
                 and
                 pleasure
                 :
                 and
                 within
                 ,
                 or
                 after
                 the
                 said
                 terme
                 ,
                 agree
                 with
                 his
                 said
                 Apprentice
                 for
                 a
                 certaine
                 summe
                 of
                 money
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 for
                 his
                 said
                 service
                 ,
                 and
                 within
                 or
                 after
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 tearme
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Free
                 man
                 present
                 the
                 said
                 Apprentice
                 to
                 the
                 Chamberlaine
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 good
                 deliberation
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 his
                 Oath
                 made
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 City
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 Free
                 man
                 or
                 Free
                 woman
                 assureth
                 and
                 affirmeth
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Chamberlain
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Apprentice
                 hath
                 fully
                 served
                 his
                 said
                 tearme
                 as
                 Apprentice
                 :
                 Or
                 if
                 any
                 Free
                 man
                 or
                 Free
                 woman
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 take
                 any
                 apprentice
                 ,
                 which
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 taking
                 hath
                 any
                 Wife
                 :
                 Or
                 if
                 any
                 Free
                 man
                 or
                 Free
                 woman
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 give
                 any
                 wages
                 to
                 his
                 or
                 her
                 Apprentice
                 ,
                 or
                 suffer
                 the
                 said
                 Apprentices
                 to
                 take
                 any
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 owne
                 getting
                 or
                 gaines
                 :
                 Or
                 if
                 any
                 Free
                 man
                 or
                 Free
                 woman
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 hereafter
                 colour
                 any
                 Forraines
                 goods
                 ,
                 or
                 from
                 henceforth
                 buy
                 or
                 sell
                 for
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 or
                 with
                 or
                 to
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 being
                 Forraine
                 ,
                 or
                 Forrainers
                 ,
                 Clothes
                 ,
                 Silks
                 ,
                 Wine
                 ,
                 Oyles
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 goods
                 or
                 merchandize
                 whatsoever
                 they
                 bee
                 ;
                 whether
                 hee
                 take
                 any
                 thing
                 or
                 things
                 for
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 wages
                 or
                 labour
                 ,
                 or
                 not
                 :
                 Or
                 if
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 being
                 free
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 by
                 any
                 colour
                 or
                 deceitfull
                 meanes
                 from
                 henceforth
                 ,
                 doe
                 buy
                 ,
                 sell
                 ,
                 or
                 receive
                 of
                 any
                 Apprentice
                 within
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 any
                 Money
                 ,
                 Goods
                 ,
                 Merchandize
                 ,
                 or
                 Wares
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 assent
                 or
                 licence
                 of
                 his
                 Master
                 or
                 Mistresse
                 :
                 &
                 upon
                 examination
                 duly
                 proved
                 before
                 the
                 Chamberlaine
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 same
                 reported
                 by
                 the
                 mouth
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Chamberlaine
                 at
                 a
                 Court
                 to
                 bee
                 holden
                 by
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 City
                 in
                 their
                 Councel
                 Chamber
                 :
                 That
                 as
                 well
                 the
                 said
                 Master
                 as
                 the
                 said
                 Apprentice
                 ,
                 shall
                 for
                 evermore
                 bee
                 dis-franchised
                 .
              
               
                 God
                 save
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
             
               A
               DISCOVRSE
               OF
               THE
               NAMES
               AND
               FIRST
               CAVSES
               OF
               THE
               INSTITVTION
               of
               Cities
               and
               peopled
               Townes
               :
               And
               of
               the
               commodities
               that
               doe
               grow
               by
               the
               same
               :
               and
               namely
               ,
               of
               the
               City
               of
               LONDON
               .
               Written
               by
               way
               of
               an
               Apology
               (
               or
               defence
               )
               against
               the
               opinion
               of
               some
               men
               ,
               which
               thinke
               that
               the
               greatnesse
               of
               that
               City
               standeth
               not
               with
               the
               profit
               and
               security
               of
               this
               Realme
               .
            
             
               CIties
               and
               well
               peopled
               places
               be
               called
               Oppida
               in
               Latine
               ,
               either
               
                 ab
                 ope
                 danda
              
               ,
               or
               
                 ab
                 opibus
              
               ,
               or
               
                 ab
                 opponendo
                 se
                 hostibus
              
               .
               They
               bee
               named
               also
               
                 Civitates
                 a
                 coëundo
              
               ,
               and
               
                 (
                 urbes
              
               )
               either
               of
               the
               word
               urbare
               ,
               because
               the
               first
               inclosure
               of
               them
               was
               described
               with
               the
               draught
               of
               a
               Plow
               ,
               or
               else
               
                 ab
                 orbe
              
               ,
               for
               the
               round
               compasse
               that
               they
               at
               the
               first
               had
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               Greek
               a
               City
               is
               tearmed
               
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
              
               ,
               either
               of
               the
               word
               
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
              
               ,
               multus
               ,
               or
               of
               
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
              
               ,
               
                 id
                 est
                 ,
                 habitare
                 ,
                 alere
                 ,
                 gubernare
                 .
              
            
             
               In
               the
               Saxon
               (
               or
               old
               English
               )
               sometimes
               Tun
               ,
               which
               we
               now
               call
               Towne
               ,
               derived
               of
               the
               word
               Tynan
               ,
               to
               enclose
               or
               tyne
               ,
               as
               some
               yet
               speake
               .
               But
               for
               as
               much
               as
               that
               word
               was
               proper
               to
               every
               Village
               ,
               and
               inclosed
               dwelling
               ,
               therefore
               our
               Ancestors
               called
               their
               walled
               Townes
               ,
               Bu●h
               or
               Bi●i●
               ,
               and
               we
               now
               Bury
               and
               Borow
               ,
               of
               the
               Greeke
               word
               
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
              
               ,
               (
               as
               I
               thinke
               )
               which
               signifieth
               a
               Tower
               or
               a
               high
               building
               .
            
             
               The
               walls
               of
               these
               Townes
               had
               their
               name
               of
               vallum
               ,
               because
               at
               the
               first
               they
               were
               but
               of
               that
               earth
               which
               was
               cast
               out
               of
               the
               trench
               ,
               or
               ditch
               wherewith
               they
               were
               environed
               .
            
             
               
                 But
                 afterward
                 ,
                 being
                 made
                 of
                 matter
                 more
                 fit
                 for
                 defence
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 named
              
               A
               muniendo
               maenia
               .
               
                 By
                 the
                 Etymologie
                 of
                 these
                 names
                 it
                 may
                 appeare
                 ,
                 that
                 Common
                 Weales
                 ,
                 Cities
                 and
                 Townes
                 were
                 at
                 first
                 invented
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 that
                 men
                 might
                 lead
                 a
                 civill
                 life
                 amongst
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 saved
                 harmelesse
                 against
                 their
                 enemies
                 :
                 Whereupon
              
               Plato
               saith
               ,
               Civitates
               ab
               initio
               utilitatis
               causa
               constitutae
               sunt
               .
               Aristotle
               ,
               1.
               
               Politicorum
               2.
               saith
               ,
               Civitas
               à
               natura
               profecta
               est
               :
               homo
               enim
               animal
               aptum
               est
               ad
               coetus
               ,
               &
               proinde
               civitatis
               origo
               ad
               vivendum
               ,
               institutio
               ad
               bene
               vivendum
               refertur
               .
               And
               Cicero
               ,
               lib.
               primo
               de
               inventione
               ,
               
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 saith
              
               ,
               Fuit
               quoddam
               tempus
               cùm
               in
               agris
               homines
               passim
               bestiarum
               more
               vagabantur
               ,
               &c.
               quo
               quidem
               tempore
               ,
               quidam
               (
               magnus
               viz.
               vir
               &
               sapiens
               )
               dispersos
               homines
               in
               agris
               ,
               &
               tectis
               silvestribus
               abditos
               ,
               ratione
               quadam
               compulit
               in
               unum
               locum
               ,
               atque
               eos
               in
               unamquamque
               rem
               induxit
               utilem
               &
               honestam
               .
               Vrbibus
               vero
               constitutis
               fidem
               colere
               ,
               &
               justitiam
               retinere
               discebant
               ,
               &
               aliis
               parere
               sua
               voluntate
               consuescebant
               ,
               &c.
               
                 The
                 same
                 man
                 discourseth
                 notably
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 effect
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 Oration
              
               Pro
               Sestio
               ,
               
                 a
                 little
                 after
                 the
                 middest
                 thereof
                 ,
                 shewing
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 men
                 dispersed
                 ,
              
               vis
               ,
               
                 beareth
                 all
                 the
                 sway
                 :
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 civill
                 life
                 and
                 society
                 ,
              
               ars
               ,
               
                 is
                 
                 better
                 maintained
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 This
                 thing
                 well
                 saw
                 King
              
               William
               
                 the
                 Conqueror
                 ,
                 who
                 in
                 his
                 lawes
                 ,
                 folio
                 125.
                 saith
                 ,
              
               Burgi
               &
               Civitates
               fundata
               ,
               &
               edificata
               sunt
               ,
               ad
               tuitionem
               gentium
               &
               populorum
               Regni
               ,
               &
               idcirco
               observari
               debent
               cum
               omni
               libertate
               ,
               integritate
               &
               ratione
               .
               
                 And
                 his
                 Predecessors
                 ,
                 King
              
               Ethelstane
               ,
               
                 and
                 King
              
               Canutus
               
                 in
                 their
                 Lawes
                 ,
                 fol.
                 62.
                 and
                 106.
                 had
                 commanded
                 thus
                 :
              
               Oppida
               instaurantur
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Seeing
               therefore
               that
               as
               
                 Cicero
                 ,
                 2.
                 officior
              
               .
               saith
               ,
               
                 Proxime
                 &
                 secundum
                 Deos
                 ,
                 homines
                 hominibus
                 maxime
                 utiles
                 esse
                 possunt
                 .
              
               And
               that
               men
               are
               congregated
               into
               Cities
               and
               Common-wealths
               ,
               for
               honesty
               and
               utilities
               sake
               ,
               these
               shortly
               be
               the
               commodities
               that
               doe
               come
               by
               Cities
               ,
               Cōminalties
               ,
               and
               Corporations
               .
               First
               ,
               men
               by
               this
               neerenesse
               of
               conversation
               ,
               are
               withdrawne
               from
               barbarous
               ferity
               and
               force
               ,
               to
               a
               certaine
               mildnesse
               of
               manners
               and
               to
               humanity
               and
               justice
               :
               whereby
               they
               are
               contented
               to
               give
               and
               take
               right
               ,
               to
               and
               from
               their
               equals
               and
               inferiors
               ,
               and
               to
               heare
               and
               obey
               their
               heads
               and
               superiors
               .
               Also
               the
               Doctrine
               of
               God
               is
               more
               fitly
               delivered
               ,
               and
               the
               discipline
               thereof
               more
               aptly
               to
               be
               executed
               ,
               in
               peopled
               Towns
               than
               abroad
               ,
               by
               reason
               of
               the
               facility
               of
               common
               and
               often
               assembling
               .
               And
               consequently
               ,
               such
               inhabitants
               bee
               better
               managed
               in
               order
               ,
               and
               better
               instructed
               in
               wisedome
               :
               whereof
               it
               came
               to
               passe
               that
               at
               the
               first
               ,
               they
               that
               excelled
               others
               this
               way
               ,
               were
               called
               Astuti
               ,
               of
               the
               Greeke
               word
               
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
              
               ,
               which
               signifieth
               a
               City
               ,
               although
               the
               terme
               bee
               now
               declined
               to
               the
               worst
               part
               ,
               and
               doe
               betoken
               evill
               ,
               even
               as
               
                 Tyrannus
                 Sophista
              
               ,
               and
               some
               such
               other
               originally
               good
               words
               are
               fallen
               :
               And
               hereof
               also
               good
               behavior
               is
               yet
               called
               Vrbanitas
               ,
               because
               it
               is
               rather
               found
               in
               Cities
               ,
               than
               elsewhere
               .
               In
               some
               ,
               by
               often
               hearing
               ,
               men
               be
               better
               perswaded
               in
               Religion
               ,
               and
               for
               that
               they
               live
               in
               the
               eye
               of
               others
               ,
               they
               bee
               by
               example
               the
               more
               easily
               trained
               to
               justice
               ,
               and
               by
               shamefastnesse
               restrained
               from
               injury
               .
            
             
               And
               whereas
               Commonwealths
               and
               Kingdomes
               cannot
               have
               ,
               next
               after
               God
               ,
               any
               surer
               foundation
               ,
               than
               the
               love
               and
               good
               will
               of
               one
               man
               towards
               another
               ,
               that
               also
               is
               closely
               bred
               and
               maintained
               in
               Cities
               ,
               where
               men
               by
               mutuall
               society
               and
               companying
               together
               ,
               doe
               grow
               to
               alliances
               ,
               Comminalties
               and
               Corporations
               .
            
             
               The
               liberall
               sciences
               and
               learnings
               of
               all
               sorts
               ,
               which
               bee
               
                 Iumina
                 reipublicae
              
               ,
               doe
               flourish
               onely
               in
               peopled
               Townes
               ,
               without
               the
               which
               a
               Realme
               is
               in
               no
               better
               case
               than
               a
               man
               that
               lacketh
               both
               his
               eyes
               .
            
             
               Manual
               Arts
               or
               handy
               crafts
               ,
               as
               they
               have
               for
               the
               most
               part
               been
               invented
               in
               Townes
               and
               Cities
               ,
               so
               they
               cannot
               any
               where
               else
               bee
               either
               maintained
               or
               amended
               .
               The
               like
               is
               to
               bee
               said
               of
               Merchandize
               ,
               under
               which
               name
               I
               comprehend
               all
               manner
               of
               buying
               ,
               selling
               ,
               bartering
               ,
               exchanging
               ,
               communicating
               of
               things
               that
               men
               need
               to
               and
               fro
               .
               Wealth
               and
               riches
               ,
               which
               are
               truely
               called
               ,
               
                 Subsidia
                 belli
                 ,
                 &
                 ornamenta
                 pacis
                 ,
              
               are
               increased
               chifely
               in
               Townes
               and
               Cities
               ,
               both
               to
               the
               Prince
               and
               people
               .
            
             
               The
               necessity
               of
               the
               poore
               and
               needy
               is
               in
               such
               places
               both
               sooner
               to
               be
               espied
               ,
               and
               hath
               meanes
               to
               be
               more
               charitably
               relieved
               .
            
             
               The
               places
               themselves
               be
               surer
               refuges
               ,
               in
               all
               extremities
               of
               forrain
               invasion
               ,
               and
               the
               inhabitants
               be
               a
               ready
               hand
               and
               strength
               of
               men
               with
               munition
               to
               oppresse
               intestine
               sedition
               .
            
             
               Moreover
               ,
               for
               as
               much
               as
               the
               force
               of
               the
               warres
               of
               our
               time
               consisteth
               chiefly
               in
               shot
               ,
               all
               other
               Souldiers
               being
               either
               horse-men
               or
               footmen
               ,
               armed
               on
               land
               ,
               or
               Mariners
               at
               the
               Sea
               :
               It
               seemeth
               to
               me
               ,
               that
               Citizens
               and
               Townesmen
               be
               as
               fit
               to
               bee
               imploied
               in
               any
               of
               these
               services
               ,
               that
               on
               horse
               backe
               onely
               excepted
               ,
               as
               the
               inhabitants
               that
               bee
               drawne
               out
               of
               the
               Country
               .
            
             
               Furthermore
               ,
               even
               as
               these
               societies
               and
               assemblies
               of
               men
               in
               Cities
               and
               great
               Townes
               ,
               are
               a
               continuall
               bridle
               against
               tyranny
               ,
               which
               was
               the
               cause
               that
               
                 Tarquin
                 ,
                 Nero
                 ,
                 Di●nisius
              
               ,
               and
               such
               others
               have
               alwaies
               sought
               to
               weaken
               them
               .
               So
               ,
               being
               well
               tempered
               ,
               they
               are
               a
               strong
               fort
               and
               Bulwarke
               not
               only
               in
               the
               Aristocritie
               ,
               but
               also
               in
               the
               Lawfull
               Kingdome
               or
               just
               royalty
               .
            
             
               At
               once
               propagation
               of
               the
               Religiō
               ,
               the
               execution
               of
               good
               policy
               ,
               the
               exercise
               of
               charity
               ,
               and
               the
               defence
               of
               the
               countrey
               ,
               
               is
               best
               performed
               by
               Townes
               and
               Citties
               :
               and
               this
               civill
               life
               approacheth
               neerest
               to
               the
               shape
               of
               that
               mysticall
               body
               whereof
               Christ
               is
               the
               head
               ,
               and
               men
               be
               the
               members
               :
               whereupon
               both
               at
               the
               first
               ,
               that
               man
               of
               God
               Moses
               ,
               in
               the
               common
               wealth
               of
               the
               Israelites
               ,
               and
               the
               Governours
               of
               all
               Countries
               in
               all
               ages
               sithence
               ,
               have
               continually
               maintained
               the
               same
               .
               And
               to
               change
               it
               ,
               were
               nothing
               else
               but
               to
               Metamorphose
               the
               world
               ,
               and
               to
               make
               wilde
               beasts
               of
               reasonable
               men
               .
               To
               stand
               longer
               upon
               this
               ,
               it
               were
               
                 in
                 re
                 non
                 dubia
                 ,
                 uti
                 oratione
                 non
                 necessaria
              
               ;
               and
               therefore
               I
               will
               come
               to
               London
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Singularities
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 LONDON
                 .
              
               
                 WHatsoever
                 is
                 said
                 of
                 Cities
                 generally
                 ,
                 maketh
                 also
                 for
                 LONDON
                 specially
                 :
                 Howbei
                 t
                 these
                 things
                 are
                 particularly
                 for
                 our
                 purpose
                 to
                 bee
                 considered
                 in
                 it
                 .
                 The
                 situation
                 ;
                 the
                 former
                 estimation
                 that
                 it
                 hath
                 had
                 ;
                 the
                 service
                 that
                 it
                 hath
                 done
                 ;
                 the
                 present
                 estate
                 and
                 government
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 benefits
                 as
                 doe
                 grow
                 to
                 the
                 Realme
                 by
                 the
                 maintenance
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Realme
                 hath
                 onely
                 three
                 principall
                 Rivers
                 ,
                 whereon
                 a
                 Royall
                 City
                 may
                 well
                 bee
                 situated
                 :
                 Trent
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 Severne
                 in
                 the
                 South-West
                 ,
                 and
                 Thames
                 in
                 the
                 South-East
                 :
                 of
                 the
                 which
                 ,
                 Thames
                 ,
                 both
                 for
                 the
                 strait
                 course
                 in
                 length
                 ,
                 reacheth
                 furthest
                 into
                 the
                 belly
                 of
                 the
                 land
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 breadth
                 and
                 stilnesse
                 of
                 the
                 water
                 ,
                 is
                 most
                 navigable
                 up
                 and
                 downe
                 the
                 streame
                 :
                 by
                 reason
                 whereof
                 ,
                 London
                 standing
                 almost
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 that
                 course
                 ,
                 is
                 more
                 commodiously
                 served
                 with
                 provision
                 of
                 necessaries
                 ,
                 then
                 any
                 Towne
                 standing
                 upon
                 the
                 other
                 two
                 Rivers
                 can
                 be
                 ,
                 and
                 doth
                 also
                 more
                 easily
                 communicate
                 to
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Realme
                 ,
                 the
                 commodities
                 of
                 her
                 owne
                 entercourse
                 and
                 trafficke
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 River
                 openeth
                 indifferently
                 upon
                 France
                 and
                 Flanders
                 ,
                 our
                 mightiest
                 neighbours
                 ,
                 to
                 whose
                 doings
                 we
                 ought
                 to
                 have
                 a
                 bent
                 eye
                 and
                 speciall
                 regard
                 :
                 and
                 this
                 City
                 standeth
                 thereon
                 in
                 such
                 convenient
                 distance
                 from
                 the
                 Sea
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 not
                 onely
                 neere
                 enough
                 for
                 intelligence
                 of
                 the
                 affaires
                 of
                 those
                 Princes
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 resistance
                 of
                 their
                 attempts
                 :
                 but
                 also
                 sufficiently
                 removed
                 from
                 the
                 feare
                 of
                 any
                 sudden
                 dangers
                 that
                 may
                 be
                 offered
                 by
                 them
                 :
                 whereas
                 for
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 this
                 Realme
                 to
                 dwell
                 upon
                 Trent
                 ,
                 were
                 to
                 turne
                 his
                 backe
                 ,
                 or
                 blind
                 side
                 ,
                 to
                 his
                 most
                 dangerous
                 borderers
                 :
                 and
                 for
                 him
                 to
                 rest
                 and
                 dwell
                 upon
                 Severne
                 ,
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 shut
                 up
                 in
                 a
                 cumbersome
                 corner
                 ,
                 which
                 openeth
                 but
                 upon
                 Ireland
                 only
                 ,
                 a
                 place
                 of
                 much
                 lesse
                 importance
                 .
              
               
                 Neither
                 could
                 London
                 be
                 pitched
                 so
                 commodiously
                 upon
                 any
                 other
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 as
                 where
                 it
                 now
                 standeth
                 .
                 For
                 if
                 it
                 were
                 removed
                 more
                 to
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 it
                 should
                 lose
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 the
                 ebbing
                 and
                 flowing
                 :
                 and
                 if
                 it
                 were
                 seated
                 more
                 towards
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 it
                 should
                 bee
                 neerer
                 to
                 danger
                 of
                 the
                 enemy
                 ,
                 and
                 further
                 both
                 from
                 the
                 good
                 Ayre
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 doing
                 good
                 to
                 the
                 inner
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Realme
                 :
                 neither
                 may
                 I
                 omit
                 ,
                 that
                 none
                 other
                 place
                 is
                 so
                 plentifully
                 watered
                 with
                 springs
                 ,
                 as
                 London
                 is
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 whereas
                 amongst
                 other
                 things
                 ,
                 Corne
                 and
                 Cattell
                 ,
                 Hay
                 and
                 Fuell
                 bee
                 of
                 great
                 necessity
                 :
                 of
                 the
                 which
                 ,
                 Cattell
                 may
                 bee
                 driven
                 from
                 afarre
                 ,
                 and
                 Corne
                 may
                 easily
                 be
                 transported
                 .
                 But
                 Hay
                 and
                 Fuell
                 ,
                 being
                 of
                 greater
                 bulke
                 and
                 burthen
                 ,
                 must
                 be
                 had
                 at
                 hand
                 :
                 only
                 London
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 this
                 situation
                 and
                 River
                 ,
                 may
                 bee
                 sufficiently
                 served
                 therewith
                 .
                 In
                 which
                 respect
                 and
                 Alderman
                 of
                 London
                 reasonably
                 (
                 as
                 mee
                 thought
                 )
                 affirmed
                 ,
                 that
                 although
                 London
                 received
                 great
                 nourishment
                 by
                 the
                 residence
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 the
                 repaire
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 Courts
                 of
                 Iustice
                 ,
                 yet
                 it
                 stood
                 principally
                 by
                 the
                 advantage
                 of
                 the
                 situation
                 upon
                 the
                 River
                 :
                 for
                 when
                 as
                 on
                 a
                 time
                 it
                 was
                 told
                 him
                 by
                 a
                 Courtier
                 ,
                 that
                 Queene
                 Mary
                 ,
                 in
                 her
                 displeasure
                 against
                 London
                 ,
                 had
                 appointed
                 to
                 remove
                 with
                 the
                 Parliament
                 and
                 Terme
                 to
                 Oxford
                 ;
                 this
                 plaine
                 man
                 demanded
                 ,
                 Whether
                 shee
                 meant
                 
                 also
                 to
                 divert
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 from
                 London
                 ,
                 or
                 no
                 ?
                 And
                 when
                 the
                 Gentleman
                 had
                 answered
                 ,
                 No
                 ;
                 Then
                 quoth
                 the
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 by
                 Gods
                 grace
                 we
                 shall
                 doe
                 well
                 enough
                 at
                 London
                 ,
                 whatsoever
                 become
                 of
                 the
                 Terme
                 and
                 Parliament
                 .
                 I
                 my selfe
                 being
                 then
                 a
                 young
                 Scholler
                 at
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 did
                 see
                 great
                 preparation
                 made
                 towards
                 that
                 Tearme
                 and
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 doe
                 well
                 remember
                 that
                 the
                 common
                 opinion
                 and
                 voyce
                 was
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 not
                 holden
                 there
                 ,
                 because
                 provision
                 of
                 Hay
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 made
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 Country
                 to
                 serve
                 for
                 ten
                 whole
                 dayes
                 together
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 is
                 that
                 quarter
                 plentifully
                 stored
                 with
                 Hay
                 for
                 the
                 proportion
                 of
                 the
                 shire
                 it selfe
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 proofe
                 of
                 the
                 ancient
                 estimation
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 I
                 will
                 not
                 use
                 the
                 authority
                 of
                 the
                 British
                 Historie
                 ,
                 nor
                 of
                 such
                 as
                 follow
                 it
                 (
                 although
                 some
                 hold
                 it
                 credible
                 enough
                 that
                 London
                 was
                 first
                 
                   Trinobantum
                   civitas
                
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Troia
                   nova
                
                 ,
                 that
                 famous
                 City
                 in
                 our
                 Histories
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 
                   Luds
                   Towne
                
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 corruption
                 London
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 report
                 )
                 because
                 they
                 be
                 not
                 of
                 sufficient
                 force
                 to
                 draw
                 the
                 gain-sayers
                 .
                 Neither
                 will
                 I
                 stand
                 much
                 upon
                 that
                 honourable
                 Testimony
                 which
                 
                   Gervas
                   .
                   Tilberiens
                
                 .
                 giveth
                 to
                 London
                 in
                 his
                 booke
                 
                   De
                   otiis
                   Imperialibus
                
                 ,
                 saying
                 thus
                 ,
                 concerning
                 the
                 blessing
                 of
                 God
                 towards
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Vrbe
                 London
                 ,
                 exceptione
                 habet
                 divulgatum
                 id
                 per
                 omnes
                 aequè
                 gentes
                 Lucani
                 Proverbium
                 .
              
               
                 Invida
                 fatorum
                 series
                 summisque
                 negatum
                 Stare
                 diu
                 :
              
               
                 Name
                 ea
                 annis
                 354.
                 ante
                 Romam
                 condita
                 ,
                 nunquam
                 amisit
                 principatum
                 ,
                 nec
                 bello
                 consumpta
                 est
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 I
                 will
                 rather
                 use
                 the
                 credit
                 of
                 one
                 or
                 two
                 ancient
                 forrain
                 Writers
                 ,
                 &
                 then
                 descend
                 to
                 latter
                 Histories
                 .
                 
                   Cornel.
                   Tacitus
                   ,
                   lib.
                   4.
                   
                   Annal.
                
                 saith
                 ,
                 
                   Londinum
                   copia
                   negociatorum
                   ,
                   &
                   comeatu
                   maximè
                   celebris
                
                 ;
                 and
                 Herodian
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 Severus
                 the
                 Emperour
                 ,
                 saith
                 ,
                 
                   Londinum
                   urbs
                   magna
                   &
                   opulenta
                   ;
                   Beda
                   lib.
                   Ecclesiastic
                   .
                   10.
                   chap.
                
                 29.
                 sheweth
                 that
                 Pope
                 Gregory
                 appointed
                 two
                 Archbishops
                 Sees
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 the
                 one
                 at
                 London
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 at
                 Yorke
                 .
                 King
                 Ethelstane
                 in
                 his
                 Lawes
                 appointing
                 how
                 many
                 Mint-Masters
                 should
                 be
                 in
                 each
                 City
                 ,
                 allotteth
                 eight
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 so
                 many
                 to
                 any
                 other
                 City
                 .
                 The
                 Penner
                 of
                 those
                 Lawes
                 that
                 are
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 by
                 Edward
                 the
                 Confessor
                 ,
                 and
                 confirmed
                 by
                 William
                 the
                 Conquerour
                 ,
                 saith
                 ,
                 
                   London
                   est
                   caput
                   Regni
                   ,
                   &
                   Legum
                   .
                
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 third
                 Chapter
                 of
                 his
                 Lawes
                 ,
                 commandeth
                 that
                 no
                 Citizen
                 of
                 London
                 should
                 bee
                 amerced
                 above
                 an
                 hundred
                 shillings
                 for
                 any
                 pecuniary
                 paine
                 .
                 The
                 great
                 Chapter
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 that
                 Helena
                 ,
                 for
                 which
                 there
                 was
                 so
                 long
                 and
                 so
                 great
                 warre
                 and
                 contention
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 ninth
                 Chapter
                 saith
                 ,
                 
                   Civitas
                   London
                   habeat
                   omnes
                   suas
                   Libertates
                   antiquas
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 About
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 King
                 
                   Iohn
                   ,
                   London
                
                 was
                 reputed
                 ,
                 
                   Regni
                   firmata
                   Columna
                
                 ,
                 as
                 
                   Alex.
                   Necham
                
                 writeth
                 :
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Raigne
                 of
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 called
                 
                   Camera
                   Regis
                
                 ,
                 as
                 
                   Thomas
                   Walsingham
                
                 reporteth
                 .
                 I
                 passe
                 over
                 the
                 recitall
                 of
                 the
                 Saxon
                 Charter
                 of
                 King
                 William
                 the
                 Conquerour
                 ;
                 or
                 the
                 Latine
                 Charters
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 first
                 and
                 second
                 ;
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 first
                 ;
                 of
                 Iohn
                 ;
                 and
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 ;
                 all
                 which
                 gave
                 unto
                 the
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 great
                 Priviledges
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 who
                 reciting
                 all
                 the
                 grants
                 of
                 his
                 Predecessors
                 ,
                 not
                 onely
                 confirmed
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 increased
                 the
                 same
                 :
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 latter
                 Kings
                 ,
                 who
                 have
                 likewise
                 added
                 many
                 things
                 thereunto
                 .
                 Onely
                 I
                 wish
                 to
                 bee
                 noted
                 by
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 during
                 all
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 all
                 those
                 wife
                 and
                 politike
                 Princes
                 have
                 thought
                 it
                 fit
                 ,
                 not
                 onely
                 to
                 maintaine
                 London
                 in
                 such
                 plight
                 as
                 they
                 found
                 it
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 to
                 adorne
                 ,
                 increase
                 ,
                 and
                 amplifie
                 it
                 with
                 singular
                 tokens
                 of
                 their
                 liberall
                 favour
                 and
                 good
                 liking
                 .
                 And
                 whether
                 there
                 bee
                 not
                 now
                 the
                 same
                 or
                 greater
                 causes
                 to
                 draw
                 the
                 like
                 or
                 better
                 estimation
                 and
                 cherishing
                 ,
                 let
                 any
                 man
                 be
                 judge
                 ,
                 that
                 will
                 take
                 the
                 paines
                 to
                 compare
                 the
                 present
                 estate
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 yet
                 still
                 growing
                 to
                 better
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 former
                 condition
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 were
                 too
                 much
                 to
                 recite
                 particularly
                 the
                 Martiall
                 services
                 that
                 this
                 City
                 hath
                 done
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 :
                 neither
                 doe
                 I
                 thinke
                 that
                 they
                 be
                 all
                 committed
                 to
                 writing
                 ;
                 only
                 for
                 a
                 taste
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 ,
                 I
                 will
                 note
                 these
                 few
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 Almost
                 threescore
                 yeeres
                 before
                 the
                 Conquest
                 ,
                 a
                 huge
                 Army
                 of
                 the
                 Danes
                 ,
                 (
                 where
                 of
                 King
                 Sweyne
                 was
                 the
                 Leader
                 )
                 besieged
                 King
                 Etheldred
                 in
                 London
                 (
                 then
                 
                 the
                 which
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 story
                 saith
                 ,
                 then
                 hee
                 had
                 none
                 other
                 refuge
                 )
                 but
                 they
                 were
                 manfully
                 repulsed
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 great
                 number
                 of
                 them
                 slaine
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 this
                 Sweyne
                 ,
                 his
                 sonne
                 Canutus
                 (
                 afterward
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 )
                 besieged
                 London
                 ,
                 both
                 by
                 land
                 and
                 by
                 water
                 :
                 but
                 after
                 much
                 labour
                 ,
                 finding
                 it
                 impregnable
                 ,
                 he
                 departed
                 :
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 yeere
                 repairing
                 his
                 forces
                 ,
                 hee
                 girded
                 it
                 with
                 a
                 new
                 siege
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 which
                 the
                 Citizens
                 so
                 defended
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 offended
                 him
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 end
                 he
                 went
                 away
                 with
                 shame
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 dissnsion
                 that
                 arose
                 between
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 Confessor
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Father
                 in
                 law
                 Earle
                 Goodwin
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 mightiest
                 subject
                 within
                 this
                 Land
                 that
                 ever
                 I
                 have
                 read
                 of
                 )
                 The
                 Earle
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 Army
                 came
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 ,
                 for
                 all
                 that
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 countenance
                 of
                 the
                 Citizens
                 resisted
                 ,
                 till
                 such
                 time
                 as
                 the
                 Nobility
                 made
                 reconciliation
                 betweene
                 them
                 .
                 About
                 seventy
                 yeeres
                 after
                 the
                 Conquest
                 ,
                 Maude
                 the
                 Empresse
                 made
                 warre
                 upon
                 King
                 Stephen
                 for
                 the
                 right
                 of
                 the
                 Crowne
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 taken
                 his
                 person
                 prisoner
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 the
                 strength
                 and
                 assistance
                 of
                 the
                 Londoners
                 and
                 Kentishmen
                 ,
                 Maude
                 was
                 put
                 to
                 flight
                 at
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 and
                 her
                 Brother
                 Robert
                 then
                 Earle
                 of
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 was
                 taken
                 in
                 exchange
                 ,
                 for
                 whom
                 King
                 Stephen
                 was
                 delivered
                 ;
                 I
                 dispute
                 not
                 whose
                 right
                 was
                 better
                 ,
                 but
                 I
                 avouch
                 the
                 service
                 ,
                 seeing
                 Stephen
                 was
                 in
                 possession
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 History
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Walworth
                
                 the
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 is
                 well
                 knowne
                 ,
                 by
                 whose
                 manhood
                 and
                 policy
                 ,
                 the
                 person
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 was
                 rescued
                 ,
                 the
                 City
                 saved
                 ,
                 
                   Wat
                   Tyler
                
                 killed
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 his
                 stragglers
                 discomfited
                 ,
                 in
                 reward
                 of
                 which
                 service
                 ,
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 other
                 Aldermen
                 were
                 Knighted
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iacke
                   Cade
                
                 also
                 having
                 discomfited
                 the
                 Kings
                 Army
                 ,
                 that
                 was
                 sent
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 London
                 and
                 was
                 there
                 manfully
                 and
                 with
                 long
                 fight
                 resisted
                 ,
                 until
                 that
                 by
                 the
                 good
                 policy
                 of
                 the
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 his
                 Company
                 was
                 dispersed
                 .
              
               
                 Finally
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 tenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 raign
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 many
                 dayes
                 before
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 
                   Tho.
                   Nevill
                
                 ,
                 commonly
                 called
                 the
                 Bastard
                 of
                 Fauconbridge
                 ,
                 armed
                 a
                 great
                 Company
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 denied
                 passage
                 thorow
                 London
                 ,
                 hee
                 assaulted
                 it
                 on
                 divers
                 parts
                 :
                 but
                 hee
                 was
                 repulsed
                 by
                 the
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 and
                 chased
                 as
                 farre
                 as
                 Stratford
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 losse
                 of
                 a
                 great
                 many
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 much
                 of
                 certaine
                 their
                 principall
                 ,
                 and
                 personall
                 services
                 ,
                 in
                 warre
                 only
                 :
                 for
                 it
                 were
                 infinite
                 to
                 repeat
                 the
                 particular
                 aides
                 of
                 men
                 and
                 money
                 which
                 London
                 hath
                 ministred
                 :
                 and
                 I
                 had
                 rather
                 to
                 leave
                 it
                 to
                 be
                 conjectured
                 at
                 ,
                 by
                 comparison
                 to
                 bee
                 made
                 betweene
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Cities
                 ,
                 whereof
                 I
                 will
                 give
                 you
                 this
                 one
                 note
                 for
                 an
                 example
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 twelfth
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 raigne
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 ordered
                 by
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 that
                 every
                 City
                 of
                 the
                 Realme
                 should
                 make
                 out
                 Souldiers
                 against
                 the
                 Scots
                 :
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 London
                 was
                 appointed
                 to
                 send
                 two
                 hundred
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 being
                 then
                 one
                 of
                 our
                 best
                 Cities
                 ,
                 forty
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 more
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 proportion
                 of
                 five
                 to
                 one
                 ,
                 is
                 now
                 in
                 our
                 age
                 encreased
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 five
                 to
                 one
                 ,
                 both
                 in
                 Souldiers
                 and
                 subsidy
                 .
                 As
                 for
                 the
                 other
                 services
                 that
                 London
                 hath
                 done
                 in
                 times
                 of
                 peace
                 ,
                 they
                 are
                 to
                 bee
                 measured
                 by
                 consideration
                 of
                 the
                 commodities
                 ,
                 whereof
                 I
                 will
                 speake
                 anon
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 meane
                 season
                 let
                 the
                 estate
                 and
                 government
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 be
                 considred
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 appeare
                 that
                 it
                 standeth
                 well
                 with
                 the
                 policy
                 of
                 the
                 Realme
                 .
              
               
                 Caesar
                 in
                 his
                 Commentaries
                 is
                 witnesse
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 his
                 time
                 the
                 Cities
                 of
                 Britaine
                 had
                 large
                 Teritories
                 annexed
                 unto
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 severall
                 estates
                 of
                 themselves
                 ,
                 governed
                 by
                 particular
                 Kings
                 or
                 Potentates
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 Italy
                 and
                 Germany
                 yet
                 be
                 :
                 and
                 that
                 Mandubratius
                 was
                 King
                 of
                 the
                 Trinobants
                 ,
                 whose
                 chiefe
                 City
                 London
                 is
                 taken
                 to
                 have
                 beene
                 .
                 And
                 I
                 finde
                 not
                 that
                 this
                 government
                 was
                 altered
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 Caesar
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 successors
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 that
                 the
                 Country
                 became
                 to
                 bee
                 tributary
                 unto
                 them
                 :
                 but
                 that
                 it
                 continued
                 ,
                 untill
                 at
                 length
                 the
                 Britaines
                 themselves
                 reduced
                 all
                 their
                 peoples
                 into
                 one
                 Monarchy
                 ,
                 howbeit
                 that
                 lasted
                 not
                 any
                 long
                 season
                 :
                 for
                 upon
                 Vortiger
                 their
                 King
                 ,
                 came
                 the
                 Saxons
                 our
                 Ancestors
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 drave
                 the
                 Britains
                 into
                 
                   Wales
                   ,
                   Cornwall
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Britain
                 in
                 France
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 processe
                 of
                 warre
                 divided
                 
                 the
                 Country
                 amongst
                 themselves
                 into
                 an
                 Eptarchy
                 ,
                 or
                 seven
                 Kingdomes
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 which
                 one
                 was
                 called
                 the
                 Kingdome
                 of
                 the
                 East
                 Saxons
                 ,
                 which
                 having
                 in
                 manner
                 the
                 same
                 limits
                 that
                 the
                 Bishopricke
                 of
                 London
                 now
                 enjoyeth
                 ,
                 contained
                 
                   Essex
                   ,
                   Middlesex
                
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 Hertfordshire
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 included
                 London
                 .
                 Againe
                 it
                 appeareth
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 course
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 about
                 1800.
                 yeeres
                 after
                 Christ
                 ,
                 Egbert
                 (
                 then
                 King
                 of
                 the
                 West
                 Saxons
                 )
                 
                   Vt
                   pisces
                   saepe
                   minutos
                   magnus
                   comest
                   ,
                
                 overcame
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 ,
                 and
                 once
                 more
                 erected
                 a
                 Monarchy
                 ,
                 the
                 which
                 till
                 the
                 comming
                 in
                 of
                 the
                 Normanes
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 even
                 hitherto
                 hath
                 continued
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 I
                 doubt
                 not
                 (
                 whatsoever
                 London
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 Caesar
                 )
                 but
                 that
                 under
                 the
                 Eptarchy
                 and
                 Monarchy
                 it
                 hath
                 been
                 a
                 subject
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 free
                 City
                 ,
                 though
                 happily
                 endowed
                 with
                 some
                 large
                 priviledges
                 :
                 for
                 King
                 William
                 the
                 Conquerour
                 found
                 a
                 Portreeve
                 there
                 ,
                 whose
                 name
                 was
                 Godfrey
                 (
                 by
                 which
                 name
                 hee
                 greeteth
                 him
                 in
                 his
                 Saxon
                 Chre
                 )
                 and
                 his
                 office
                 was
                 none
                 other
                 than
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 a
                 Bayliffe
                 ,
                 or
                 Reeve
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 selfe-same
                 name
                 continuing
                 yet
                 in
                 Gravesend
                 ,
                 and
                 certaine
                 other
                 places
                 may
                 well
                 appeare
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 Frenchmen
                 using
                 their
                 owne
                 language
                 ,
                 called
                 him
                 sometime
                 a
                 Provost
                 ,
                 and
                 sometime
                 a
                 Bayliffe
                 ;
                 whatsoever
                 his
                 name
                 and
                 Office
                 were
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 
                   Perpetuus
                   Magistratus
                
                 ,
                 given
                 by
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 chosen
                 by
                 the
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 seemeth
                 ,
                 for
                 what
                 time
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 first
                 needed
                 mony
                 towards
                 his
                 expedition
                 in
                 the
                 Holy
                 Land
                 ,
                 they
                 first
                 purchased
                 of
                 him
                 the
                 liberty
                 to
                 choose
                 yeerely
                 from
                 amongst
                 themselves
                 two
                 Bailiffes
                 :
                 and
                 King
                 Iohn
                 his
                 successor
                 ,
                 at
                 their
                 like
                 suit
                 changed
                 their
                 Bayliffes
                 into
                 a
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 Sheriffes
                 .
                 To
                 these
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 added
                 Aldermen
                 ;
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 elegible
                 yeerely
                 ,
                 but
                 afterward
                 by
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 made
                 perpetuall
                 Magistrates
                 ,
                 and
                 Justices
                 of
                 the
                 peace
                 within
                 their
                 Wards
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 plight
                 of
                 governement
                 it
                 presently
                 standeth
                 .
                 This
                 shortly
                 as
                 I
                 could
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Historicall
                 and
                 outward
                 estate
                 of
                 London
                 :
                 now
                 come
                 I
                 to
                 the
                 inward
                 pith
                 and
                 substance
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 estate
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 examined
                 by
                 the
                 quantity
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 qualitie
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 quantity
                 therefore
                 consisteth
                 in
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 the
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 very
                 great
                 ,
                 and
                 farre
                 exceedeth
                 proportion
                 of
                 Hippodamus
                 ,
                 which
                 appointed
                 10000.
                 and
                 of
                 others
                 which
                 haue
                 set
                 downe
                 other
                 numbers
                 ,
                 as
                 meete
                 stints
                 in
                 their
                 opinions
                 to
                 be
                 well
                 gouerned
                 ;
                 but
                 yet
                 seeing
                 both
                 reason
                 and
                 experience
                 have
                 f●eed
                 us
                 from
                 the
                 law
                 of
                 any
                 definite
                 number
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 other
                 things
                 be
                 observed
                 ,
                 let
                 that
                 be
                 admitted
                 :
                 neither
                 is
                 London
                 ,
                 I
                 feare
                 mee
                 ,
                 so
                 great
                 as
                 populous
                 :
                 for
                 well
                 saith
                 one
                 ,
                 
                   Non
                   idem
                   est
                   magna
                   Civitas
                   &
                   frequens
                   ,
                   magna
                   est
                   enim
                   quae
                   multos
                   habet
                   qui
                   arma
                   ferre
                   possunt
                   :
                
                 Whatsoever
                 the
                 number
                 bee
                 ,
                 it
                 breedeth
                 no
                 feare
                 of
                 sedition
                 :
                 for
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 the
                 same
                 consisteth
                 not
                 in
                 the
                 extremes
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 a
                 very
                 mediocrity
                 of
                 wealth
                 and
                 riches
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 shall
                 better
                 appeare
                 anon
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 the
                 causes
                 of
                 English
                 Rebellions
                 bee
                 searched
                 out
                 ,
                 they
                 shall
                 bee
                 found
                 in
                 effect
                 to
                 bee
                 these
                 twaine
                 ,
                 Ambition
                 and
                 Covetousnesse
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 the
                 first
                 raigneth
                 in
                 the
                 minds
                 of
                 high
                 and
                 noble
                 personages
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 such
                 others
                 ,
                 as
                 seeke
                 tobee
                 gracious
                 and
                 popular
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 robbed
                 the
                 hearts
                 of
                 the
                 multitude
                 ,
                 whereas
                 in
                 London
                 if
                 any
                 where
                 in
                 the
                 world
                 ,
                 
                   Honos
                   verè
                   onus
                   est
                
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 man
                 rather
                 shunneth
                 than
                 seeketh
                 the
                 Maiorality
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 best
                 marke
                 amongst
                 them
                 ,
                 neither
                 hath
                 there
                 been
                 any
                 strong
                 faction
                 ,
                 nor
                 any
                 man
                 more
                 popular
                 than
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 for
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 the
                 government
                 is
                 by
                 a
                 Patern
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 ,
                 and
                 alwaies
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 how
                 often
                 soever
                 they
                 change
                 their
                 Magistrate
                 .
                 Covetousnesse
                 ,
                 that
                 other
                 Syre
                 of
                 sedition
                 ,
                 possesseth
                 the
                 miserable
                 and
                 needy
                 sort
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 as
                 bee
                 naughtypackes
                 ,
                 unthrifts
                 ,
                 which
                 although
                 it
                 cannot
                 be
                 chosen
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 in
                 a
                 frequent
                 City
                 as
                 London
                 is
                 ,
                 there
                 shall
                 be
                 found
                 many
                 ,
                 yet
                 beare
                 they
                 not
                 any
                 great
                 sway
                 seeing
                 the
                 multitude
                 and
                 most
                 part
                 there
                 is
                 of
                 a
                 competent
                 wealth
                 ,
                 and
                 earnestly
                 bent
                 to
                 honest
                 labour
                 .
                 I
                 confesse
                 that
                 London
                 is
                 a
                 mighty
                 arme
                 and
                 instrument
                 to
                 bring
                 any
                 great
                 desire
                 to
                 effect
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 won
                 to
                 a
                 mans
                 devotion
                 :
                 whereof
                 also
                 there
                 want
                 not
                 examples
                 in
                 the
                 English
                 Historie
                 .
                 But
                 for
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 the
                 same
                 is
                 by
                 the
                 like
                 
                 reason
                 serviceable
                 and
                 meet
                 to
                 impeach
                 any
                 disloyall
                 attempt
                 ,
                 let
                 it
                 rather
                 bee
                 well
                 governed
                 then
                 evill
                 liked
                 therefore
                 ;
                 for
                 it
                 shall
                 appeare
                 anon
                 ,
                 that
                 as
                 London
                 hath
                 adhered
                 to
                 some
                 rebellions
                 ,
                 so
                 hath
                 it
                 resisted
                 many
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 never
                 the
                 Author
                 of
                 any
                 one
                 .
                 The
                 quality
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 consisteth
                 either
                 in
                 the
                 Law
                 and
                 government
                 thereof
                 :
                 or
                 in
                 the
                 degrees
                 and
                 condition
                 of
                 the
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 their
                 strength
                 and
                 riches
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 besides
                 the
                 purpose
                 to
                 dispute
                 ,
                 whether
                 the
                 estate
                 of
                 the
                 government
                 here
                 be
                 a
                 Democratie
                 ,
                 or
                 Aristocratie
                 ,
                 for
                 whatsoever
                 it
                 bee
                 ,
                 being
                 considered
                 in
                 it selfe
                 ,
                 certaine
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 Realme
                 ,
                 London
                 is
                 but
                 a
                 Citizen
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 City
                 ;
                 a
                 subject
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 free
                 estate
                 ;
                 an
                 obedienciary
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 place
                 endowed
                 with
                 any
                 distinct
                 or
                 absolute
                 power
                 :
                 for
                 it
                 is
                 governed
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 Law
                 that
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Realme
                 is
                 ,
                 both
                 in
                 causes
                 Criminall
                 and
                 Civill
                 ,
                 a
                 few
                 customes
                 onely
                 excepted
                 ,
                 which
                 also
                 are
                 to
                 bee
                 adjudged
                 ,
                 or
                 forjudged
                 by
                 the
                 common
                 Law.
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 assembly
                 of
                 the
                 estates
                 of
                 our
                 Realme
                 (
                 which
                 we
                 call
                 Parliament
                 )
                 they
                 are
                 but
                 a
                 member
                 of
                 the
                 Comminalty
                 ,
                 and
                 send
                 two
                 Burgesses
                 for
                 their
                 City
                 ,
                 as
                 every
                 poore
                 Borough
                 doth
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 Knights
                 for
                 their
                 County
                 ,
                 as
                 every
                 other
                 Shire
                 doth
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 as
                 straightly
                 bound
                 by
                 such
                 Lawes
                 ,
                 as
                 any
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Realme
                 is
                 :
                 for
                 if
                 contribution
                 in
                 subsidy
                 of
                 money
                 to
                 the
                 Prince
                 be
                 decreed
                 ,
                 the
                 Londoners
                 have
                 none
                 exemption
                 ,
                 no
                 not
                 so
                 much
                 as
                 to
                 assesse
                 themselves
                 :
                 for
                 the
                 Prince
                 doth
                 appoint
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 Souldiers
                 must
                 be
                 mustered
                 ,
                 Londoners
                 have
                 no
                 Law
                 to
                 keepe
                 themselves
                 at
                 home
                 ;
                 if
                 provision
                 for
                 the
                 Princes
                 houshold
                 be
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 ,
                 their
                 goods
                 are
                 not
                 priviledged
                 .
                 In
                 summe
                 therefore
                 ,
                 the
                 government
                 of
                 London
                 differeth
                 not
                 in
                 substance
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 ceremony
                 from
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Realme
                 ,
                 as
                 namely
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 names
                 and
                 choice
                 of
                 their
                 Officers
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 their
                 Guildes
                 and
                 Fraternities
                 ,
                 established
                 for
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 Handicrafts
                 and
                 Labourers
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 equity
                 and
                 good
                 order
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 kept
                 in
                 buying
                 and
                 selling
                 .
                 And
                 yet
                 in
                 these
                 also
                 are
                 they
                 to
                 bee
                 controlled
                 by
                 the
                 generall
                 Law
                 :
                 for
                 by
                 the
                 Statutes
                 of
                 28.
                 
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 chap.
                 10.
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 
                   chap.
                   15.
                
                 the
                 points
                 of
                 their
                 misgovernment
                 are
                 inquirable
                 by
                 the
                 inhabitants
                 of
                 the
                 forren
                 Shires
                 adjoyning
                 ,
                 and
                 punishable
                 by
                 such
                 Iusticiars
                 as
                 the
                 Prince
                 shall
                 thereunto
                 depute
                 :
                 to
                 conclude
                 therefore
                 ,
                 the
                 estate
                 of
                 London
                 for
                 government
                 ,
                 is
                 so
                 agreeable
                 a
                 Symphony
                 with
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 feare
                 of
                 dangerous
                 discord
                 to
                 ensue
                 thereby
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 multitude
                 (
                 or
                 whole
                 body
                 )
                 of
                 this
                 populous
                 City
                 is
                 two
                 wayes
                 to
                 bee
                 considered
                 ,
                 generally
                 ,
                 &
                 specially
                 :
                 generally
                 ,
                 they
                 bee
                 naturall
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Commons
                 of
                 this
                 Realme
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 by
                 birth
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 a
                 mixture
                 of
                 all
                 Countries
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 by
                 blood
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 Yeomen
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 basest
                 sort
                 without
                 distinction
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 profession
                 busie
                 Bees
                 ,
                 and
                 travellers
                 for
                 their
                 living
                 in
                 the
                 hive
                 of
                 this
                 Common-wealth
                 ;
                 but
                 specially
                 considered
                 ,
                 they
                 consist
                 of
                 these
                 three
                 parts
                 ,
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 Handicrafts-men
                 ,
                 and
                 Labourers
                 .
                 Merchandise
                 is
                 also
                 divided
                 into
                 these
                 three
                 sorts
                 ;
                 Navigation
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 which
                 ,
                 Merchandizes
                 are
                 brought
                 ,
                 and
                 carried
                 in
                 and
                 out
                 over
                 the
                 Seas
                 :
                 Invection
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 which
                 ,
                 commodities
                 are
                 gathered
                 into
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 dispersed
                 from
                 thence
                 into
                 the
                 Country
                 by
                 land
                 :
                 and
                 Negotiation
                 ,
                 which
                 I
                 may
                 call
                 the
                 keeping
                 of
                 a
                 retayling
                 or
                 standing
                 Shop
                 .
                 In
                 common
                 speech
                 ,
                 they
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 sort
                 bee
                 called
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 and
                 both
                 the
                 other
                 Retaylers
                 .
                 Handicrafts-men
                 bee
                 those
                 which
                 doe
                 exercise
                 such
                 Arts
                 as
                 require
                 both
                 labour
                 and
                 cunning
                 ,
                 as
                 Goldsmithes
                 ,
                 Taylors
                 ,
                 and
                 Haberdashers
                 ,
                 Skinners
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Labourers
                 and
                 Hirelings
                 ,
                 I
                 call
                 those
                 
                   Quorum
                   operae
                   non
                   artes
                   emuntur
                
                 ,
                 as
                 Tully
                 saith
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 sort
                 bee
                 Porters
                 ,
                 Carmen
                 ,
                 Watermen
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Againe
                 ,
                 these
                 three
                 sorts
                 may
                 be
                 considered
                 ,
                 either
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 their
                 wealth
                 ,
                 or
                 number
                 :
                 in
                 wealth
                 ,
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 chiefe
                 Retaylers
                 have
                 the
                 first
                 place
                 :
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 Retaylers
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 Artificers
                 ,
                 the
                 second
                 or
                 meane
                 place
                 :
                 and
                 Hirelings
                 ,
                 the
                 lowest
                 roome
                 :
                 But
                 in
                 number
                 ,
                 they
                 of
                 the
                 middle
                 place
                 bee
                 first
                 ,
                 and
                 doe
                 farre
                 exceed
                 both
                 the
                 rest
                 :
                 Hirelings
                 be
                 next
                 ,
                 and
                 Merchants
                 bee
                 the
                 last
                 .
                 Now
                 out
                 of
                 this
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 estate
                 
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 persons
                 of
                 the
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 is
                 so
                 friendly
                 interlaced
                 ,
                 and
                 knit
                 in
                 league
                 with
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Realme
                 ,
                 not
                 onely
                 at
                 their
                 beginning
                 by
                 birth
                 and
                 blood
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 shewed
                 )
                 but
                 also
                 very
                 commonly
                 at
                 their
                 ending
                 by
                 life
                 and
                 conversation
                 (
                 for
                 that
                 Merchants
                 &
                 rich
                 men
                 being
                 satisfied
                 with
                 gaine
                 ,
                 doe
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 )
                 marry
                 their
                 children
                 into
                 the
                 Countrey
                 ,
                 and
                 convey
                 themselves
                 after
                 Ciceroes
                 counsell
                 ,
                 
                   Veluti-ex
                   pontu
                   in
                   agros
                   &
                   possessiones
                   :
                
                 I
                 doe
                 referre
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 is
                 not
                 onely
                 no
                 danger
                 towards
                 the
                 common
                 quiet
                 thereby
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 great
                 occasion
                 and
                 cause
                 of
                 good
                 love
                 and
                 amity
                 .
                 Out
                 of
                 this
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 be
                 generally
                 bent
                 to
                 travell
                 ,
                 and
                 doe
                 flie
                 poverty
                 ,
                 
                   Per
                   mare
                   ,
                   per
                   saxa
                   ,
                   per
                   ignes
                   ,
                
                 as
                 the
                 Poet
                 saith
                 ▪
                 I
                 draw
                 hope
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 shall
                 escape
                 the
                 note
                 of
                 many
                 vices
                 ,
                 which
                 idle
                 people
                 doe
                 fall
                 into
                 .
                 And
                 out
                 of
                 this
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 be
                 a
                 great
                 multitude
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 yet
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 them
                 bee
                 neither
                 too
                 rich
                 nor
                 too
                 poore
                 ,
                 but
                 doe
                 live
                 in
                 the
                 mediocritie
                 :
                 I
                 conclude
                 with
                 Aristotle
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Prince
                 needeth
                 not
                 to
                 feare
                 sedition
                 by
                 them
                 ,
                 for
                 thus
                 saith
                 he
                 ,
                 
                   Magnae
                   vrbes
                   ,
                   magis
                   sunt
                   à
                   seditione
                   liberae
                   ,
                   quod
                   in
                   eis
                   dominetur
                   mediocritas
                   ,
                   nam
                   in
                   parvis
                   nihil
                   medium
                   est
                   ,
                   sunt
                   enim
                   omnes
                   vel
                   pauperes
                   vel
                   opulenti
                   .
                
                 I
                 am
                 now
                 to
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 strength
                 and
                 power
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 which
                 consisteth
                 partly
                 in
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 the
                 Citizens
                 themselves
                 ,
                 whereof
                 I
                 have
                 spoken
                 before
                 ,
                 partly
                 in
                 their
                 riches
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 their
                 warlike
                 furniture
                 :
                 for
                 as
                 touching
                 the
                 strength
                 of
                 the
                 peece
                 it selfe
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 apparent
                 to
                 the
                 eye
                 ,
                 and
                 therfore
                 is
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 treated
                 of
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 wealth
                 and
                 warlike
                 furniture
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 is
                 either
                 publike
                 or
                 private
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 doubt
                 the
                 common
                 treasure
                 cannot
                 be
                 much
                 there
                 ,
                 seeing
                 that
                 the
                 revenue
                 which
                 they
                 have
                 ,
                 hardly
                 sufficeth
                 to
                 maintaine
                 their
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 and
                 Conduits
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 pay
                 their
                 officers
                 and
                 servants
                 .
                 Their
                 Toll
                 doth
                 not
                 any
                 more
                 then
                 pay
                 their
                 Fee-Farme
                 that
                 they
                 pay
                 to
                 the
                 Prince
                 .
                 Their
                 Issues
                 for
                 default
                 of
                 appearances
                 bee
                 never
                 levied
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 profits
                 of
                 their
                 Courts
                 of
                 Iustice
                 doe
                 goe
                 to
                 particular
                 mens
                 hands
                 .
                 Arguments
                 hereof
                 bee
                 these
                 two
                 ,
                 one
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 can
                 doe
                 nothing
                 of
                 extraordinary
                 charge
                 ,
                 without
                 a
                 generall
                 contribution
                 :
                 another
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 have
                 suffered
                 such
                 as
                 have
                 borne
                 the
                 chiefe
                 office
                 amongst
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 become
                 Bankrupt
                 ,
                 to
                 depart
                 the
                 City
                 without
                 reliefe
                 ,
                 which
                 I
                 thinke
                 they
                 neither
                 would
                 nor
                 could
                 have
                 done
                 ,
                 it
                 the
                 common
                 Treasure
                 had
                 sufficed
                 to
                 cover
                 their
                 shame
                 ;
                 hereof
                 therefore
                 we
                 need
                 not
                 bee
                 afraid
                 .
                 The
                 publike
                 Armour
                 and
                 munition
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 remaineth
                 in
                 the
                 Halls
                 of
                 the
                 Companies
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 doth
                 thorow
                 out
                 the
                 whole
                 Realme
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 great
                 part
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 Churches
                 ;
                 neither
                 is
                 that
                 kept
                 together
                 ,
                 but
                 onely
                 for
                 obedience
                 to
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
                 which
                 commandeth
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 if
                 that
                 threaten
                 danger
                 to
                 the
                 State
                 ,
                 it
                 may
                 by
                 another
                 law
                 bee
                 taken
                 from
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 committed
                 to
                 a
                 more
                 safe
                 Armory
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 private
                 riches
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 resteth
                 chiefly
                 in
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 the
                 Merchants
                 &
                 Retaylers
                 ;
                 for
                 Artificers
                 have
                 not
                 much
                 to
                 spare
                 ;
                 and
                 Labourers
                 had
                 need
                 that
                 it
                 were
                 given
                 unto
                 them
                 .
                 Now
                 ,
                 how
                 necessary
                 and
                 serviceable
                 the
                 estate
                 of
                 Merchandise
                 is
                 to
                 this
                 Realme
                 ,
                 it
                 may
                 partly
                 appeare
                 by
                 the
                 practice
                 of
                 that
                 peaceable
                 ,
                 politike
                 ,
                 and
                 rich
                 Prince
                 ,
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 ,
                 of
                 whom
                 Polidore
                 (
                 writing
                 his
                 life
                 )
                 saith
                 thus
                 ,
                 
                   Mercatores
                   Ille
                   saepenumero
                   pecunia
                   multa
                   data
                   gratuite
                   ●uvabat
                   ,
                   ut
                   mercatura
                   ars
                   una
                   omnium
                   cunctis
                   aequè
                   mortalibus
                   tum
                   commoda
                   ,
                   tum
                   necessariae
                   ,
                   in
                   suo
                   Regno
                   copiosior
                   esset
                   .
                
                 But
                 chiefly
                 by
                 the
                 inestimable
                 cōmodities
                 that
                 grow
                 thereby
                 :
                 for
                 who
                 knoweth
                 not
                 that
                 we
                 have
                 extreme
                 need
                 of
                 many
                 things
                 ,
                 whereof
                 forraine
                 Countries
                 have
                 great
                 store
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 we
                 may
                 spare
                 many
                 things
                 whereof
                 they
                 have
                 need
                 ?
                 or
                 who
                 is
                 ignorant
                 of
                 this
                 ,
                 that
                 we
                 have
                 no
                 Mines
                 of
                 Silver
                 or
                 Gold
                 within
                 our
                 Realme
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 increase
                 of
                 our
                 Coine
                 and
                 Bulloine
                 commeth
                 from
                 elsewhere
                 ,
                 &
                 yet
                 neverthelesse
                 ,
                 we
                 be
                 both
                 fed
                 ,
                 clad
                 ,
                 and
                 otherwise
                 served
                 with
                 forraine
                 commodities
                 &
                 delights
                 ,
                 as
                 plentifull
                 as
                 with
                 our
                 domesticall
                 ?
                 which
                 thing
                 commeth
                 to
                 passe
                 by
                 the
                 meanes
                 of
                 Merchandise
                 onely
                 ,
                 which
                 importeth
                 necessaries
                 from
                 other
                 countries
                 ,
                 and
                 exporteth
                 the
                 superfluities
                 of
                 our
                 owne
                 .
                 For
                 seeing
                 we
                 have
                 no
                 way
                 to
                 increase
                 our
                 Treasure
                 ,
                 by
                 Mines
                 of
                 Gold
                 or
                 Silver
                 at
                 home
                 ,
                 and
                 can
                 have
                 nothing
                 without
                 Money
                 or
                 Ware
                 from
                 
                 other
                 Countries
                 abroad
                 ,
                 it
                 followeth
                 necessarily
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 we
                 follow
                 the
                 Counsell
                 of
                 that
                 good
                 old
                 Husband
                 
                   Marcus
                   Cato
                
                 ,
                 saying
                 ,
                 
                   Oportet
                   patremfamilias
                   vendacem
                   esse
                   ,
                   non
                   emacem
                   ,
                
                 and
                 doe
                 carry
                 more
                 commodities
                 in
                 value
                 over
                 the
                 Seas
                 ,
                 than
                 we
                 bring
                 hither
                 from
                 thence
                 :
                 that
                 then
                 the
                 Realme
                 shall
                 receive
                 that
                 overplus
                 in
                 mony
                 :
                 but
                 if
                 we
                 bring
                 from
                 beyond
                 the
                 Seas
                 Merchandize
                 of
                 more
                 value
                 ,
                 than
                 that
                 which
                 we
                 doe
                 send
                 over
                 may
                 countervaile
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 Realme
                 payeth
                 for
                 that
                 overplus
                 in
                 ready
                 mony
                 ,
                 and
                 consequently
                 is
                 a
                 loser
                 by
                 that
                 ill
                 husbandry
                 :
                 and
                 therefore
                 in
                 this
                 part
                 great
                 and
                 heedfull
                 regard
                 must
                 be
                 had
                 ,
                 that
                 Symmetria
                 and
                 due
                 proportion
                 bee
                 kept
                 ,
                 lest
                 otherwise
                 either
                 the
                 Realme
                 bee
                 defrauded
                 of
                 her
                 treasure
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Subjects
                 corrupted
                 in
                 vanity
                 ,
                 by
                 excessive
                 importation
                 of
                 superfluous
                 and
                 needlesse
                 Merchandize
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 that
                 we
                 feele
                 penurie
                 ,
                 even
                 in
                 our
                 greatest
                 plenty
                 and
                 store
                 ,
                 by
                 immoderate
                 exportation
                 of
                 our
                 owne
                 needfull
                 commodities
                 .
                 Other
                 the
                 benefits
                 that
                 Merchandize
                 bringeth
                 ,
                 shall
                 hereafter
                 appeare
                 in
                 the
                 generall
                 recitall
                 of
                 the
                 commodities
                 that
                 come
                 by
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 it
                 resteth
                 that
                 I
                 speake
                 a
                 word
                 of
                 Retaylors
                 ,
                 and
                 finally
                 shew
                 that
                 much
                 good
                 groweth
                 by
                 them
                 both
                 .
                 The
                 chiefe
                 part
                 of
                 Retayling
                 ,
                 is
                 but
                 a
                 hand-maid
                 to
                 Merchandize
                 ,
                 dispersing
                 by
                 piece-meale
                 that
                 which
                 the
                 Merchant
                 bringeth
                 in
                 grosse
                 :
                 of
                 which
                 trade
                 be
                 Mercers
                 ,
                 Grocers
                 ,
                 Vinteners
                 ,
                 Haberdashers
                 ,
                 Ironmongers
                 ,
                 Millayners
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 such
                 as
                 ●ell
                 wares
                 growing
                 or
                 made
                 beyond
                 the
                 Seas
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 so
                 long
                 as
                 Merchandize
                 it selfe
                 shall
                 be
                 profitable
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 proportion
                 kept
                 ,
                 as
                 neither
                 we
                 lose
                 our
                 treasure
                 thereby
                 ,
                 nor
                 be
                 cloyed
                 with
                 unnecessary
                 forraine
                 wares
                 ,
                 this
                 kind
                 of
                 Retayiing
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 retained
                 also
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 ,
                 that
                 Merchants
                 and
                 Retaylors
                 of
                 London
                 be
                 very
                 rich
                 and
                 great
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 so
                 farre
                 from
                 any
                 harme
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 a
                 thing
                 both
                 praise-worthy
                 and
                 profitable
                 :
                 for
                 Mercatura
                 (
                 saith
                 
                   Cicero
                   )
                   si
                   tenuis
                   est
                   ,
                   sordida
                   putanda
                   est
                   ,
                   sin
                   magna
                   est
                   &
                   copiosa
                   ,
                   non
                   est
                   vituperanda
                   .
                
                 And
                 truely
                 Merchants
                 and
                 Retaylers
                 doe
                 not
                 altogether
                 
                   intus
                   Canere
                
                 ,
                 and
                 profit
                 themselves
                 only
                 :
                 for
                 the
                 Prince
                 and
                 Realme
                 both
                 are
                 inriched
                 by
                 their
                 riches
                 :
                 the
                 Realme
                 winneth
                 treasure
                 ,
                 if
                 their
                 Trade
                 bee
                 so
                 moderated
                 by
                 authority
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 breake
                 not
                 proportion
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 besides
                 beare
                 a
                 good
                 fleece
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Prince
                 may
                 sheare
                 when
                 he
                 seeth
                 good
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 here
                 before
                 I
                 conclude
                 this
                 part
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 shortly
                 to
                 answer
                 the
                 accusation
                 of
                 those
                 men
                 ,
                 which
                 charge
                 London
                 with
                 the
                 losse
                 and
                 decay
                 of
                 many
                 (
                 or
                 most
                 )
                 of
                 the
                 ancient
                 Cities
                 ,
                 corporate
                 Townes
                 and
                 Markets
                 within
                 this
                 Realme
                 ,
                 by
                 drawing
                 from
                 them
                 to
                 her selfe
                 alone
                 ,
                 say
                 they
                 ,
                 both
                 all
                 trade
                 of
                 trafficke
                 by
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Retayling
                 of
                 Wares
                 ,
                 and
                 exercise
                 of
                 Manuali
                 Arts
                 also
                 .
                 Touching
                 Navigation
                 ,
                 which
                 I
                 must
                 confesse
                 ,
                 is
                 apparantly
                 decayed
                 in
                 many
                 port
                 Townes
                 ,
                 and
                 flourisheth
                 onely
                 or
                 chiefly
                 at
                 London
                 ,
                 I
                 impute
                 that
                 partly
                 to
                 the
                 fall
                 of
                 the
                 Staple
                 ,
                 the
                 which
                 being
                 long
                 since
                 a
                 great
                 Trade
                 ,
                 and
                 bestowed
                 sometimes
                 at
                 one
                 Town
                 ,
                 and
                 sometimes
                 at
                 another
                 within
                 the
                 Realme
                 ,
                 did
                 much
                 enrich
                 the
                 place
                 where
                 it
                 was
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 now
                 not
                 onely
                 diminished
                 in
                 force
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 translated
                 over
                 the
                 Seas
                 ,
                 cannot
                 but
                 bring
                 some
                 decay
                 with
                 it
                 ,
                 partly
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 impayring
                 of
                 Havens
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 many
                 places
                 have
                 impoverisht
                 those
                 Towns
                 ,
                 whose
                 estate
                 doth
                 ebbe
                 and
                 flow
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 partly
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 dissolution
                 of
                 Religious
                 houses
                 ,
                 by
                 whose
                 wealth
                 and
                 haunt
                 ,
                 many
                 of
                 those
                 places
                 were
                 chiefly
                 fed
                 and
                 nourished
                 .
                 I
                 meane
                 not
                 to
                 rehearse
                 particular
                 examples
                 of
                 euery
                 sort
                 :
                 for
                 the
                 thing
                 it selfe
                 speaketh
                 ,
                 and
                 I
                 haste
                 to
                 an
                 end
                 .
                 As
                 for
                 Retaylors
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 Handicrafts-men
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 no
                 marvell
                 if
                 they
                 abandon
                 Countrey
                 Townes
                 ,
                 and
                 resort
                 to
                 London
                 :
                 for
                 not
                 onely
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 now
                 adayes
                 much
                 greater
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 gallant
                 than
                 in
                 former
                 times
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 was
                 wont
                 to
                 bee
                 contented
                 to
                 remaine
                 with
                 a
                 small
                 company
                 ,
                 sometimes
                 at
                 an
                 Abbey
                 or
                 Priory
                 ,
                 sometimes
                 at
                 a
                 Bishops
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 sometimes
                 at
                 some
                 meane
                 Mannor
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 owne
                 ,
                 is
                 now
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 either
                 abiding
                 at
                 London
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 so
                 neer
                 unto
                 it
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 provision
                 of
                 things
                 most
                 fit
                 for
                 it
                 ,
                 may
                 easily
                 bee
                 setched
                 from
                 thence
                 :
                 but
                 also
                 by
                 occasion
                 therof
                 ,
                 the
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 all
                 shires
                 doe
                 flye
                 ,
                 and
                 flocke
                 to
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 the
                 yonger
                 sort
                 of
                 them
                 to
                 see
                 and
                 shew
                 vanity
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 
                 elder
                 to
                 save
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 hospitality
                 ,
                 and
                 house-keeping
                 .
                 For
                 hereby
                 it
                 commeth
                 to
                 passe
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Gentlemen
                 being
                 either
                 for
                 a
                 good
                 portion
                 of
                 the
                 yeere
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Countrey
                 ,
                 or
                 playing
                 the
                 Farmers
                 ,
                 Grasiers
                 ,
                 Brewers
                 ,
                 or
                 such
                 like
                 ,
                 more
                 than
                 Gentlemen
                 were
                 wont
                 to
                 doe
                 within
                 the
                 Country
                 ,
                 Retaylers
                 and
                 Artificers
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 of
                 such
                 things
                 as
                 pertaine
                 to
                 the
                 backe
                 or
                 belly
                 ,
                 doe
                 leave
                 the
                 Country
                 Townes
                 ,
                 where
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 vent
                 ,
                 and
                 doe
                 flie
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 be
                 sure
                 to
                 finde
                 ready
                 and
                 quicke
                 Market
                 .
                 And
                 yet
                 I
                 wish
                 that
                 even
                 as
                 many
                 Townes
                 in
                 the
                 Low-Countries
                 of
                 King
                 Philips
                 doe
                 stand
                 some
                 by
                 one
                 handy
                 Art
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 by
                 another
                 :
                 so
                 also
                 that
                 it
                 might
                 bee
                 provided
                 here
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 making
                 of
                 some
                 things
                 ,
                 might
                 (
                 by
                 discreet
                 dispensation
                 )
                 be
                 allotted
                 to
                 some
                 speciall
                 Townes
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 ,
                 that
                 although
                 the
                 daintinesse
                 of
                 men
                 cannot
                 be
                 restrained
                 ,
                 which
                 will
                 needs
                 seeke
                 those
                 things
                 at
                 London
                 ,
                 yet
                 other
                 places
                 also
                 might
                 bee
                 relieved
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 by
                 the
                 Workemanshippe
                 of
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 much
                 then
                 of
                 the
                 estate
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 government
                 thereof
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 condition
                 of
                 the
                 Cittizens
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 their
                 power
                 and
                 riches
                 .
                 Now
                 follow
                 the
                 enumeration
                 of
                 such
                 benefits
                 ,
                 as
                 redound
                 to
                 the
                 Prince
                 and
                 this
                 Realme
                 by
                 this
                 City
                 :
                 In
                 which
                 doing
                 ,
                 I
                 professe
                 not
                 to
                 rehearse
                 all
                 ,
                 but
                 onely
                 to
                 recite
                 and
                 run
                 over
                 the
                 chiefe
                 and
                 principall
                 of
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 Besides
                 the
                 commodities
                 of
                 the
                 furtherance
                 of
                 Religion
                 ,
                 and
                 Justice
                 :
                 The
                 propagation
                 of
                 Learning
                 :
                 The
                 maintenance
                 of
                 Arts
                 :
                 The
                 increase
                 of
                 riches
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 defence
                 of
                 Countries
                 (
                 all
                 which
                 are
                 before
                 shewed
                 to
                 grow
                 generally
                 by
                 Cities
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 common
                 to
                 London
                 with
                 them
                 )
                 London
                 bringeth
                 singularly
                 these
                 good
                 things
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 advantage
                 of
                 the
                 situation
                 ,
                 it
                 disperseth
                 forrain
                 Wares
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 stomack
                 doth
                 meat
                 )
                 to
                 all
                 the
                 members
                 most
                 commodiously
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 and
                 great
                 Trade
                 of
                 Merchandize
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 the
                 chiefe
                 maker
                 of
                 Mariners
                 ,
                 and
                 Nurse
                 of
                 our
                 Navy
                 and
                 Ships
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 as
                 men
                 know
                 )
                 bee
                 the
                 woodden
                 walls
                 for
                 defence
                 of
                 our
                 Realme
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 maintaineth
                 in
                 flourishing
                 estate
                 ,
                 the
                 Countries
                 of
                 
                   Norfolk
                   ,
                   Suffolke
                   ,
                   Essex
                   ,
                   Kent
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Sussex
                 ,
                 which
                 as
                 they
                 lye
                 in
                 the
                 face
                 of
                 our
                 most
                 puissant
                 neighbor
                 ,
                 so
                 ought
                 they
                 above
                 others
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 conserved
                 in
                 the
                 greatest
                 strength
                 and
                 riches
                 :
                 and
                 these
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 well
                 knowne
                 ,
                 stand
                 not
                 so
                 much
                 by
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 their
                 owne
                 soile
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 neighbourhood
                 and
                 neerenesse
                 which
                 they
                 have
                 to
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 relieveth
                 plentifully
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 good
                 policy
                 ,
                 not
                 onely
                 her
                 owne
                 poore
                 people
                 ,
                 a
                 thing
                 which
                 scarcely
                 any
                 other
                 Town
                 or
                 Shire
                 doth
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 the
                 poore
                 that
                 from
                 each
                 quarter
                 of
                 the
                 Realme
                 doe
                 flocke
                 unto
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 imparteth
                 liberally
                 to
                 the
                 necessity
                 of
                 the
                 Vniversities
                 besides
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 an
                 ornament
                 to
                 the
                 Realme
                 by
                 the
                 beauty
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 terror
                 to
                 other
                 Countries
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 wealth
                 and
                 frequency
                 .
                 It
                 spreadeth
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 our
                 Country
                 farre
                 abroad
                 by
                 her
                 long
                 Navigations
                 ,
                 and
                 maketh
                 our
                 power
                 feared
                 ,
                 even
                 of
                 barbarous
                 Princes
                 .
                 It
                 onely
                 is
                 stored
                 with
                 rich
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 which
                 sort
                 onely
                 is
                 tolerable
                 :
                 for
                 beggerly
                 Merchants
                 doe
                 bite
                 too
                 neere
                 ,
                 and
                 will
                 doe
                 more
                 harme
                 than
                 good
                 to
                 the
                 Realme
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 onely
                 of
                 any
                 place
                 in
                 this
                 Realme
                 ,
                 is
                 able
                 to
                 furnish
                 the
                 sudden
                 necessity
                 with
                 a
                 strong
                 Army
                 .
                 It
                 availeth
                 the
                 Prince
                 in
                 Tronage
                 ,
                 Poundage
                 and
                 other
                 his
                 customes
                 ,
                 much
                 more
                 than
                 all
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Realme
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 yeeldeth
                 a
                 greater
                 Subsidy
                 than
                 any
                 one
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 I
                 mean
                 not
                 for
                 the
                 proportion
                 of
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 the
                 goods
                 onely
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 for
                 the
                 faithfull
                 service
                 there
                 used
                 ,
                 in
                 making
                 the
                 assesse
                 ;
                 for
                 no
                 where
                 else
                 bee
                 men
                 taxed
                 so
                 neere
                 to
                 their
                 just
                 value
                 as
                 in
                 London
                 :
                 yea
                 many
                 are
                 found
                 there
                 ,
                 that
                 for
                 their
                 countenance
                 and
                 credit
                 sake
                 ,
                 refuse
                 not
                 to
                 bee
                 rated
                 above
                 their
                 ability
                 ,
                 which
                 thing
                 never
                 hapneth
                 abroad
                 in
                 the
                 country
                 .
                 I
                 omit
                 that
                 in
                 ancient
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 London
                 and
                 other
                 Cities
                 ,
                 were
                 accustomably
                 taxed
                 after
                 the
                 tenth
                 of
                 their
                 goods
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Country
                 was
                 assessed
                 at
                 the
                 fifteenth
                 ,
                 and
                 rated
                 at
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Country
                 was
                 set
                 at
                 the
                 twelfth
                 :
                 for
                 that
                 were
                 to
                 awake
                 a
                 sleeping
                 dog
                 ,
                 and
                 I
                 should
                 be
                 thought
                 
                   dicenda
                   ,
                   tacenda
                   ,
                   locutus
                
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Poet
                 said
                 .
              
               
               
                 It
                 onely
                 doth
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 able
                 to
                 make
                 the
                 Prince
                 a
                 ready
                 prest
                 or
                 loane
                 of
                 mony
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 onely
                 is
                 found
                 fit
                 and
                 able
                 to
                 entertaine
                 strangers
                 honourably
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 receive
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 the
                 Realme
                 worthily
                 .
              
               
                 Almighty
                 God
                 
                   (
                   qui
                   nisi
                   custodiat
                   Civitatem
                   ,
                   frustrà
                   vigilat
                   custos
                   )
                
                 grant
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 Majesty
                 evermore
                 rightly
                 esteeme
                 and
                 rule
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 He
                 give
                 grace
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Citizens
                 may
                 answer
                 duty
                 ,
                 aswell
                 towards
                 God
                 and
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 as
                 towards
                 this
                 whole
                 Realme
                 and
                 Country
                 ,
                 Amen
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 An
                 Appendix
                 containing
                 the
                 examination
                 of
                 such
                 causes
                 ,
                 as
                 have
                 heretofore
                 moved
                 the
                 Princes
                 ,
                 either
                 to
                 fine
                 and
                 ransome
                 the
                 Citizens
                 of
                 LONDON
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 seize
                 the
                 Liberties
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 it selfe
                 .
              
               
                 THese
                 all
                 may
                 be
                 reduced
                 to
                 these
                 few
                 heads
                 :
                 for
                 either
                 the
                 Citizens
                 have
                 adhered
                 in
                 aid
                 or
                 armes
                 ,
                 to
                 such
                 as
                 have
                 warred
                 upon
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 or
                 they
                 have
                 made
                 tumult
                 ,
                 and
                 broken
                 the
                 common
                 peace
                 at
                 home
                 :
                 or
                 they
                 have
                 misbehaved
                 themselves
                 in
                 point
                 of
                 government
                 and
                 justice
                 :
                 or
                 finally
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 speak
                 the
                 plaine
                 truth
                 ,
                 the
                 Princes
                 have
                 taken
                 hold
                 of
                 small
                 matters
                 ,
                 and
                 coyned
                 good
                 summes
                 of
                 money
                 out
                 of
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 first
                 head
                 I
                 will
                 referre
                 whatsoever
                 they
                 have
                 done
                 ,
                 either
                 in
                 those
                 warres
                 that
                 happened
                 betweene
                 King
                 Stephen
                 and
                 Maud
                 the
                 Empresse
                 ,
                 being
                 competitors
                 of
                 the
                 Crown
                 :
                 or
                 between
                 King
                 Iohn
                 and
                 his
                 Nobles
                 assisting
                 Lewes
                 the
                 French
                 Kings
                 sonne
                 when
                 hee
                 invaded
                 the
                 Realme
                 :
                 for
                 it
                 is
                 apparent
                 by
                 all
                 Histories
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Londoners
                 were
                 not
                 the
                 movers
                 of
                 these
                 wars
                 ,
                 but
                 were
                 onely
                 used
                 as
                 instruments
                 to
                 maintaine
                 them
                 .
                 The
                 like
                 is
                 to
                 bee
                 said
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 offences
                 that
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 whose
                 whole
                 raigne
                 was
                 a
                 continuall
                 warfare
                 ,
                 conceived
                 against
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 concerning
                 the
                 bearing
                 of
                 Armour
                 against
                 him
                 :
                 for
                 the
                 first
                 part
                 of
                 his
                 reign
                 was
                 spent
                 in
                 the
                 continuation
                 of
                 those
                 warres
                 that
                 his
                 Father
                 had
                 begun
                 with
                 Lewes
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 his
                 life
                 hee
                 bestowed
                 in
                 that
                 contention
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 commonly
                 called
                 The
                 Barons
                 wars
                 .
                 In
                 which
                 Tragedy
                 London
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 had
                 now
                 and
                 then
                 a
                 part
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 many
                 a
                 snub
                 at
                 the
                 Kings
                 hand
                 for
                 it
                 .
                 But
                 in
                 the
                 end
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 had
                 triumphed
                 over
                 
                   Simon
                   Mountford
                
                 at
                 Evesham
                 ,
                 London
                 felt
                 it
                 most
                 tragicall
                 :
                 for
                 then
                 he
                 both
                 seized
                 their
                 Liberties
                 ,
                 and
                 sucked
                 themselves
                 dry
                 :
                 and
                 yet
                 
                   Edictum
                   Kenelworth
                
                 ,
                 made
                 shortly
                 after
                 ,
                 hath
                 an
                 honourable
                 testimony
                 for
                 London
                 ,
                 saying
                 ,
                 
                   Te
                   London
                   laudamus
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 
                 As
                 for
                 the
                 other
                 offences
                 that
                 he
                 tooke
                 against
                 the
                 Londoners
                 ,
                 they
                 pertaine
                 to
                 the
                 other
                 parts
                 of
                 my
                 division
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 after
                 this
                 ,
                 against
                 whom
                 the
                 Londoners
                 did
                 put
                 on
                 armes
                 ,
                 followeth
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 who
                 in
                 the
                 end
                 was
                 deprived
                 of
                 his
                 Kingdome
                 ,
                 not
                 by
                 their
                 meanes
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 a
                 generall
                 defection
                 ,
                 both
                 of
                 his
                 owne
                 wife
                 and
                 sonne
                 ,
                 and
                 almost
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 Nobility
                 and
                 Realme
                 besides
                 .
                 In
                 which
                 trouble
                 ,
                 that
                 furious
                 assault
                 &
                 slaughter
                 ,
                 committed
                 by
                 them
                 upon
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Excester
                 ,
                 then
                 Treasurer
                 of
                 the
                 Realme
                 ,
                 is
                 to
                 bee
                 imputed
                 ,
                 partly
                 to
                 the
                 sway
                 of
                 the
                 time
                 wherewith
                 they
                 were
                 carried
                 ,
                 and
                 partly
                 to
                 a
                 private
                 displeasure
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 to
                 the
                 Bishop
                 .
              
               
                 Finally
                 ,
                 commeth
                 to
                 hand
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 :
                 for
                 these
                 three
                 onely
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 Catalogue
                 of
                 our
                 Kings
                 ,
                 have
                 beene
                 heavy
                 Lords
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 also
                 had
                 much
                 contention
                 with
                 his
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 end
                 deposed
                 .
                 But
                 whatsoever
                 countenance
                 and
                 aide
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 brought
                 to
                 the
                 warres
                 and
                 uprores
                 of
                 that
                 time
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 notoriously
                 true
                 ,
                 that
                 London
                 never
                 led
                 the
                 Dance
                 ,
                 but
                 ever
                 followed
                 the
                 Pipe
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 .
                 To
                 cloze
                 up
                 this
                 first
                 part
                 therefore
                 I
                 affirme
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 troublesome
                 actions
                 during
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 these
                 three
                 Kings
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 in
                 all
                 that
                 
                 heaving
                 in
                 ,
                 and
                 hurling
                 out
                 ,
                 that
                 afterward
                 happened
                 betweene
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 and
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 was
                 many
                 times
                 a
                 friend
                 and
                 fautor
                 ,
                 but
                 never
                 the
                 first
                 motive
                 or
                 author
                 of
                 any
                 intestine
                 warre
                 or
                 sedition
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 second
                 roome
                 I
                 place
                 a
                 couple
                 of
                 tumultuous
                 affraies
                 ,
                 that
                 chanced
                 in
                 the
                 daies
                 of
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 first
                 :
                 The
                 one
                 upon
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 his
                 Coronation
                 against
                 the
                 Jewes
                 ,
                 which
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 owne
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 would
                 needs
                 enter
                 the
                 Church
                 to
                 see
                 him
                 sacred
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 therefore
                 ctuelly
                 handled
                 by
                 the
                 common
                 people
                 .
                 The
                 other
                 was
                 caused
                 by
                 William
                 with
                 the
                 long
                 beard
                 ,
                 who
                 after
                 that
                 hee
                 had
                 inflamed
                 the
                 poore
                 people
                 against
                 the
                 richer
                 sort
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 called
                 to
                 answer
                 for
                 his
                 fault
                 ,
                 took
                 Bow
                 Church
                 for
                 Sanctuary
                 ,
                 and
                 kept
                 it
                 Castle-like
                 ,
                 till
                 he
                 was
                 fired
                 out
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 is
                 a
                 place
                 also
                 for
                 the
                 stoning
                 to
                 death
                 of
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 servant
                 to
                 the
                 halfe
                 Brother
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 before
                 provoked
                 the
                 Citizens
                 to
                 fury
                 ,
                 by
                 wounding
                 divers
                 of
                 them
                 without
                 any
                 cause
                 1257.
                 for
                 the
                 riotous
                 fray
                 between
                 the
                 servants
                 of
                 the
                 Goldsmiths
                 and
                 the
                 Taylors
                 ,
                 1268.
                 for
                 the
                 hurly
                 burly
                 and
                 bloodshed
                 between
                 the
                 Londoners
                 and
                 the
                 men
                 of
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 moved
                 by
                 the
                 Youngmen
                 upon
                 an
                 occasion
                 of
                 a
                 wrestling
                 on
                 Saint
                 Iames
                 day
                 ,
                 1221.
                 and
                 made
                 worse
                 by
                 one
                 Constantine
                 an
                 ancient
                 Citizen
                 :
                 for
                 the
                 brawle
                 and
                 businesse
                 that
                 arose
                 about
                 a
                 Bakers
                 loafe
                 at
                 Salisbury
                 place
                 1391.
                 for
                 the
                 which
                 and
                 some
                 other
                 misdemeanors
                 ,
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 was
                 so
                 incensed
                 by
                 evill
                 counsell
                 against
                 the
                 Londoners
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 determined
                 to
                 destroy
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 raze
                 their
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 fight
                 that
                 was
                 betweene
                 the
                 Citizens
                 and
                 Sanctuary
                 men
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 1454.
                 under
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 .
                 And
                 finally
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 misrule
                 on
                 evill
                 May
                 day
                 1519.
                 and
                 for
                 such
                 other
                 like
                 if
                 there
                 have
                 beene
                 any
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 third
                 head
                 may
                 bee
                 referred
                 the
                 seizer
                 of
                 their
                 liberties
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 false
                 judgement
                 given
                 against
                 a
                 poore
                 widdow
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Margaret
                   Viel
                
                 ,
                 1246.
                 
                 The
                 two
                 severall
                 seizers
                 in
                 one
                 yeere
                 1258.
                 for
                 false
                 packing
                 in
                 collections
                 of
                 money
                 and
                 other
                 enormities
                 :
                 And
                 finally
                 ,
                 the
                 seizer
                 made
                 by
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 for
                 taking
                 of
                 bribes
                 of
                 the
                 Bakers
                 1285.
                 
                 But
                 all
                 this
                 security
                 in
                 seizing
                 and
                 resuming
                 of
                 the
                 liberties
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 in
                 old
                 time
                 the
                 onely
                 ordinary
                 punishment
                 was
                 at
                 length
                 mitigated
                 by
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 and
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 in
                 their
                 statutes
                 before
                 remembred
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 last-place
                 it
                 and
                 those
                 offences
                 ,
                 which
                 I
                 repute
                 rather
                 taken
                 than
                 given
                 ,
                 and
                 doe
                 fall
                 within
                 the
                 measure
                 of
                 the
                 Adage
                 ,
                 
                   Vt
                   canē
                   caedas
                   ,
                   citò
                   invenias
                   baculum
                   :
                
                 for
                 King
                 Iohn
                 in
                 the
                 tenth
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 deposed
                 the
                 Bailiffes
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 because
                 they
                 had
                 bought
                 up
                 the
                 wheate
                 in
                 the
                 Market
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 not
                 to
                 serve
                 his
                 Purveyors
                 .
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 his
                 sonne
                 compelled
                 the
                 Londoners
                 to
                 pay
                 him
                 5000.
                 pound
                 ,
                 because
                 they
                 had
                 lent
                 to
                 Lewes
                 the
                 French
                 the
                 like
                 summe
                 ,
                 of
                 a
                 good
                 mind
                 to
                 dispatch
                 him
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 City
                 and
                 the
                 Realme
                 ,
                 at
                 such
                 time
                 as
                 the
                 Protectour
                 and
                 the
                 whole
                 Nobility
                 fell
                 to
                 composition
                 with
                 him
                 for
                 his
                 departure
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 same
                 King
                 fined
                 them
                 at
                 three
                 thousand
                 markes
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 escape
                 of
                 a
                 prisoner
                 out
                 of
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 of
                 whom
                 they
                 took
                 no
                 charge
                 :
                 for
                 he
                 was
                 a
                 Clarke
                 ,
                 prisoner
                 to
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 custody
                 of
                 his
                 owne
                 servants
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 for
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 onely
                 borrowed
                 of
                 the
                 Londoners
                 to
                 serve
                 that
                 turne
                 .
                 Hitherto
                 of
                 these
                 things
                 to
                 this
                 end
                 ,
                 that
                 whatsoever
                 misdemeanor
                 shall
                 bee
                 objected
                 out
                 of
                 History
                 against
                 London
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 may
                 herein
                 appeare
                 ,
                 both
                 in
                 his
                 true
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 proper
                 colour
                 .
              
               
            
          
           
             
               The
               Author
               to
               the
               Reader
               .
            
             
               BEcause
               amongst
               other
               mine
               Authors
               I
               have
               oftentimes
               alleaged
               Fitz-Stephens
               ,
               as
               one
               more
               choice
               then
               other
               ,
               namely
               ,
               for
               the
               ancient
               estate
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               more
               then
               foure
               hundred
               yeeres
               since
               :
               and
               also
               the
               said
               Author
               being
               rare
               ,
               I
               have
               in
               this
               place
               thought
               good
               by
               impression
               to
               impart
               the
               same
               to
               my
               loving
               friends
               ,
               the
               learned
               Antiquaries
               ,
               as
               the
               Author
               wrote
               it
               in
               the
               Latine
               tongue
               .
               And
               first
               to
               note
               in
               effect
               ,
               what
               Master
               Bale
               in
               commendation
               of
               the
               said
               Author
               writeth
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Stephanides
              
               ,
               or
               Fitz-Stephen
               ,
               a
               Monke
               of
               Canterbury
               ,
               borne
               of
               worshipfull
               Parents
               in
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               well
               brought
               up
               at
               the
               first
               under
               good
               Masters
               ,
               did
               more
               and
               more
               increase
               in
               honest
               condicions
               and
               learning
               :
               for
               ever
               in
               his
               young
               yeeres
               there
               appeared
               in
               him
               a
               certaine
               light
               of
               a
               Gentleman-like
               disposition
               ,
               which
               promised
               many
               good
               things
               ,
               afterward
               by
               him
               performed
               .
               Such
               time
               as
               others
               spent
               in
               brawles
               and
               idle
               talke
               ,
               hee
               imployed
               in
               wholsome
               exercises
               for
               the
               honour
               of
               his
               Country
               ,
               following
               therein
               the
               example
               of
               Plato
               :
               and
               was
               very
               studious
               both
               in
               humanity
               and
               divinity
               .
            
             
               The
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               his
               birth
               place
               ,
               the
               most
               Noble
               of
               all
               other
               Cities
               of
               this
               Land
               ,
               and
               the
               Princes
               Seate
               ,
               situated
               in
               the
               South
               part
               of
               this
               Iland
               ,
               hee
               loved
               above
               all
               the
               other
               ,
               so
               that
               at
               length
               he
               wrote
               most
               elegantly
               in
               Latine
               of
               the
               site
               ,
               and
               rites
               of
               the
               same
               .
               Leland
               in
               divers
               of
               his
               Bookes
               commendeth
               him
               for
               an
               excellent
               Writer
               .
               He
               lived
               in
               the
               Raigne
               of
               King
               Stephen
               ,
               wrote
               in
               the
               Raigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               second
               ,
               and
               deceased
               in
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               ,
               1191.
               in
               the
               Raigne
               of
               Richard
               the
               first
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               DESCRIPTIO
               NOBILILISSIMAE
               Civitatis
               LONDONIAE
               .
            
             
               
                 De
                 Situ
                 ejusdem
                 .
              
               
                 INter
                 nobiles
                 Vrbes
                 orbis
                 ,
                 quas
                 fama
                 celebrat
                 ,
                 civitas
                 Londonia
                 ,
                 Regni
                 Anglorum
                 sedes
                 una
                 est
                 ,
                 quae
                 famam
                 sui
                 latiùs
                 diffundit
                 ,
                 opes
                 &
                 merces
                 longiùs
                 transmittit
                 ,
                 caput
                 altiùs
                 extollit
                 .
                 Foelix
                 est
                 aëris
                 salubritate
                 ,
                 Christiana
                 Religione
                 ,
                 firmitate
                 munitionum
                 ,
                 natura
                 situs
                 ,
                 honore
                 civium
                 ,
                 pudicitia
                 matronali
                 ,
                 ludis
                 etiam
                 ,
                 quàm
                 iucunda
                 ,
                 &
                 Nobilium
                 faecunda
                 virorum
                 :
                 quae
                 singula
                 semotim
                 libet
                 inspicere
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 De
                 Clementia
                 aëris
                 .
              
               
                 IBi
                 siquidem
                 emollit
                 animos
                 hominum
                 clementia
                 Coeli
                 ,
                 non
                 ut
                 sint
                 in
                 venerem
                 putres
                 ,
                 ut
                 ne
                 feri
                 sint
                 &
                 bestiales
                 ,
                 potius
                 benigni
                 &
                 liberales
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 De
                 Religione
                 .
              
               
                 ESt
                 ibi
                 in
                 Ecclesia
                 beati
                 Pauli
                 Episcopalis
                 sedes
                 ,
                 quondam
                 fuit
                 Metropolitana
                 ,
                 &
                 adhuc
                 futura
                 creditur
                 ,
                 si
                 remeaverint
                 cives
                 in
                 Insulam
                 :
                 nisi
                 forte
                 Beati
                 Thomae
                 Martyris
                 titulus
                 Archiepiscopalis
                 ,
                 &
                 praesentia
                 corporalis
                 ,
                 dignitatem
                 illam
                 Cantuariae
                 (
                 ubi
                 nunc
                 est
                 )
                 conservet
                 perpetuam
                 .
                 Sed
                 cum
                 utramque
                 urbium
                 harum
                 Sanctus
                 Thomas
                 illustraverit
                 ,
                 Londoniam
                 ortu
                 ,
                 Cantuariam
                 occasu
                 :
                 ipsius
                 sancti
                 intuitu
                 ,
                 cum
                 iustitiae
                 accessu
                 ,
                 habet
                 altera
                 adversus
                 alteram
                 ,
                 quod
                 amplius
                 alleget
                 .
                 Sunt
                 etiam
                 (
                 quod
                 ad
                 Christianae
                 fidei
                 cultum
                 pertinet
                 )
                 tum
                 in
                 Londonia
                 ,
                 tum
                 in
                 suburbano
                 ,
                 13.
                 maiores
                 Ecclesiae
                 conventuum
                 ,
                 praeter
                 minores
                 parochianas
                 ,
                 126.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 De
                 Firmitate
                 Vrbis
                 .
              
               
                 HAbet
                 ab
                 Oriente
                 arcem
                 Palatinam
                 ,
                 maximam
                 &
                 fortissimam
                 ,
                 cuius
                 &
                 area
                 ,
                 &
                 muri
                 à
                 fundamento
                 profundissimo
                 exurgunt
                 :
                 cemento
                 cum
                 sanguine
                 animalium
                 temperato
                 .
                 Ab
                 occidente
                 duo
                 castella
                 munitissima
                 :
                 muro
                 urbis
                 alto
                 &
                 magno
                 ,
                 duplatis
                 Heptapylae
                 portis
                 intercontinuante
                 ,
                 turrito
                 ab
                 Aquilone
                 per
                 intercapedines
                 ,
                 Similiterque
                 ab
                 Austro
                 Londonia
                 murata
                 &
                 turrita
                 fuit
                 :
                 sed
                 fluvius
                 maximus
                 piscosus
                 Thamensis
                 ,
                 mari
                 influo
                 refluoque
                 qui
                 illac
                 allabitur
                 ,
                 maenia
                 illa
                 tractu
                 temporis
                 alluit
                 ,
                 labefactavit
                 ,
                 deieci●
                 .
                 Item
                 sursùm
                 ab
                 occidente
                 Palatium
                 Regium
                 eminet
                 super
                 fluvium
                 eundem
                 ,
                 aedificium
                 incomparabile
                 ,
                 cum
                 autemurali
                 ,
                 &
                 propugnaculis
                 ,
                 duobus
                 millibus
                 ab
                 urbe
                 ;
                 suburbano
                 frequenti
                 continuante
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 De
                 Hortis
                 .
              
               
                 VNdique
                 extra
                 domos
                 suburbanorum
                 Horti
                 civium
                 arboribus
                 consiti
                 ,
                 spatiosi
                 ,
                 &
                 speciosi
                 ,
                 contigui
                 habentur
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 De
                 Pascuis
                 &
                 Sationalibus
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 à
                 Borea
                 suno
                 agri
                 paseui
                 ,
                 &
                 pratorum
                 grata
                 planities
                 ,
                 aquis
                 fluvialibus
                 interfluis
                 :
                 ad
                 quas
                 molinorum
                 versatiles
                 rotae
                 citantur
                 cum
                 murmure
                 iocoso
                 .
                 Proximè
                 patet
                 foresta
                 ingens
                 ,
                 salcus
                 nemorosi
                 ferarum
                 ,
                 latebrae
                 cervorum
                 ,
                 damarum
                 ,
                 aprorum
                 ,
                 &
                 taurorum
                 sylvestrium
                 :
                 Agri
                 urbis
                 sationales
                 non
                 sunt
                 teiunae
                 glareae
                 ,
                 sed
                 pingues
                 Asiae
                 campi
                 qui
                 faciunt
                 laetas
                 segetes
                 ,
                 &
                 suorum
                 cultorum
                 repleant
                 horrea
                 cerealis
                 ingere
                 culmi
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 De
                 Fontibus
                 .
              
               
                 SVnt
                 &
                 circa
                 Londoniam
                 ab
                 Aquilone
                 suburbani
                 fontes
                 praecipui
                 aqua
                 dulci
                 ,
                 salubri
                 ,
                 perspicua
                 ,
                 &
                 per
                 claros
                 rivo
                 trepidante
                 lapilles
                 .
                 Inter
                 quos
                 Fons
                 Sacer
                 ,
                 Fons
                 Clericorum
                 ,
                 Fons
                 Sancti
                 Clementis
                 nominatiores
                 habentur
                 ,
                 &
                 adeuntur
                 celebriori
                 accessu
                 ,
                 &
                 maiori
                 frequentia
                 scholarum
                 &
                 vrbanae
                 iuventutis
                 in
                 scrotinis
                 aestivis
                 ad
                 auram
                 exeuniis
                 .
                 Vrbs
                 sanè
                 bona
                 ,
                 cùm
                 bonum
                 habeat
                 Dominum
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 De
                 honore
                 Civium
                 .
              
               
                 VRbs
                 ista
                 viris
                 est
                 honoratae
                 ,
                 armis
                 decorata
                 ,
                 multo
                 habitatore
                 populosae
                 ,
                 ut
                 tempore
                 bellicae
                 cladis
                 sub
                 rege
                 Stephano
                 bello
                 apti
                 ,
                 ex
                 ea
                 exeuntes
                 ostentatui
                 ,
                 haberentur
                 20000.
                 armatorum
                 equitum
                 ,
                 60.
                 mille
                 peditum
                 aestimarentur
                 .
                 Cives
                 Londoniae
                 ubicunque
                 locorum
                 prae
                 omnibus
                 aliis
                 civibus
                 ornatu
                 morum
                 ,
                 vestium
                 &
                 mensae
                 ,
                 locutione
                 ,
                 spectabiles
                 &
                 noti
                 habentur
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 De
                 Matronis
                 .
              
               
                 Vrbis
                 Matronae
                 ipsae
                 Sabinae
                 sunt
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 De
                 Scholis
                 .
              
               
                 IN
                 Londonia
                 tres
                 principales
                 ecclesiae
                 Scholas
                 celebres
                 habent
                 de
                 privilegio
                 &
                 antiquae
                 dignitate
                 .
                 Plerunque
                 tamen
                 favore
                 personae
                 al●●●us
                 ,
                 vel
                 aliquorum
                 doctorum
                 ,
                 qui
                 secundum
                 Philosophiam
                 noti
                 &
                 praeclari
                 habentur
                 ,
                 &
                 aliae
                 ibi
                 sunt
                 Scholae
                 de
                 gratia
                 &
                 permissione
                 .
                 Diebus
                 festis
                 ad
                 ecclesias
                 festivas
                 magistri
                 coventus
                 celebrantur
                 .
                 Disputant
                 scholares
                 ,
                 quidam
                 demonstrativè
                 ,
                 Dialecticè
                 alii
                 :
                 alii
                 recitant
                 enthymematae
                 :
                 hi
                 meliùs
                 perfectis
                 utuntur
                 Syllogismis
                 .
                 Quidam
                 ad
                 estemationem
                 exercentur
                 disputatione
                 ,
                 quae
                 est
                 inter
                 colluctantes
                 .
                 Alii
                 ad
                 veritatem
                 ,
                 ea
                 quae
                 est
                 perfectionis
                 gratia
                 :
                 sophisiae
                 simulatores
                 agmine
                 &
                 inundatione
                 verborum
                 beati
                 iudicantur
                 .
                 Alii
                 paralogizantur
                 :
                 Oratores
                 aliqui
                 quandoque
                 orationibus
                 Rhetoricis
                 aliquid
                 dicunt
                 apposiiè
                 ad
                 persuadendum
                 ,
                 curantes
                 artis
                 praecepta
                 servare
                 ,
                 &
                 ex
                 contingentibus
                 nihil
                 omittere
                 .
                 Fueri
                 diversarum
                 scholarum
                 versibus
                 inter
                 se
                 conrixantur
                 :
                 &
                 de
                 principiis
                 artis
                 Grammaticae
                 ,
                 regulis
                 praeteritorum
                 vel
                 futurorum
                 contendunt
                 :
                 Sunt
                 alii
                 qui
                 epigriimatibus
                 ,
                 rithmis
                 &
                 metris
                 utuntur
                 ,
                 vetere
                 illa
                 triviali
                 dicacitate
                 ,
                 licentia
                 Fescennina
                 socios
                 suppressis
                 nominibus
                 liberiùs
                 lacerant
                 ,
                 Laedorias
                 inculantur
                 &
                 scommata
                 ,
                 salibus
                 Socraticis
                 sociorum
                 ,
                 vel
                 fortè
                 maiorum
                 vitia
                 tangunt
                 ,
                 vel
                 mordacius
                 dente
                 rodunt
                 Theonino
                 .
                 Auditores
                 muliùm
                 ,
                 ridere
                 parali
                 ingemidant
                 tremulos
                 naso
                 crispante
                 cachinnos
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 De
                 dispositione
                 Vrbis
                 .
              
               
                 SIngulorum
                 officiorum
                 exercitores
                 ,
                 singularum
                 rerum
                 venditores
                 ,
                 singularism
                 operarum
                 suarum
                 locatores
                 ,
                 quotidiano
                 mane
                 per
                 s
                 .
                 sunt
                 locis
                 distincti
                 omnes
                 ,
                 ut
                 officiis
                 .
                 Praetereà
                 est
                 in
                 Londonia
                 supra
                 ripam
                 fluminis
                 inter
                 vina
                 in
                 navibus
                 ,
                 &
                 cellis
                 vinariis
                 venalia
                 ,
                 publica
                 coquina
                 :
                 ibi
                 quotidiè
                 pro
                 tempore
                 est
                 invenire
                 cibaria
                 fercula
                 ,
                 assa
                 ,
                 frixa
                 ,
                 elixa
                 ,
                 pisces
                 ,
                 pisciculos
                 ,
                 carnes
                 grossiores
                 pauperibus
                 ,
                 delicatiores
                 divitibus
                 ,
                 venationum
                 ,
                 avium
                 ,
                 avicularum
                 .
                 Si
                 subitò
                 veniant
                 ad
                 aliquem
                 civium
                 amici
                 fatigati
                 ex
                 itinere
                 ,
                 nec
                 libeat
                 ieiunis
                 expectare
                 ,
                 ut
                 novi
                 cibi
                 emantur
                 ,
                 cequantur
                 ,
                 dant
                 famuli
                 manibus
                 limphas
                 panesque
                 ,
                 interim
                 adripam
                 curritur
                 ,
                 ibi
                 presso
                 sunt
                 omnia
                 desiderabilia
                 .
                 Quantal
                 bet
                 militum
                 vel
                 perigrinorum
                 infinitas
                 intrat
                 urbem
                 ,
                 qualibet
                 dici
                 vel
                 noctis
                 hora
                 ,
                 vel
                 ab
                 urbe
                 extitura
                 ,
                 ne
                 vel
                 hi
                 nimium
                 ieiunent
                 ,
                 vel
                 alii
                 impransi
                 exeant
                 ,
                 illuc
                 si
                 placeat
                 divertunt
                 ,
                 &
                 se
                 promodo
                 suo
                 singuli
                 reficiunt
                 :
                 qui
                 se
                 curare
                 volunt
                 molliter
                 ,
                 accipenserem
                 vel
                 aliam
                 avem
                 
                 vel
                 attagen
                 Ionicum
                 non
                 quaerant
                 ,
                 appositis
                 quae
                 ibi
                 inveniuntur
                 deliciis
                 :
                 Haec
                 equidem
                 publica
                 ,
                 coquina
                 est
                 &
                 civitati
                 plurimum
                 expediens
                 ,
                 &
                 ad
                 Civitatem
                 pertinens
                 :
                 Hinc
                 est
                 quod
                 legitur
                 in
                 Georgia
                 Platonis
                 ,
                 juxtae
                 medicinam
                 esse
                 coquorum
                 officium
                 ,
                 simulantium
                 &
                 adulationem
                 quartae
                 particulae
                 civilitatis
                 .
                 Est
                 ibi
                 extra
                 unam
                 portarum
                 statim
                 in
                 suburbio
                 quidam
                 planus
                 campus
                 re
                 &
                 nomine
                 .
                 Omni
                 sexta
                 feria
                 ,
                 nisi
                 sit
                 major
                 festivitas
                 prae
                 ceptae
                 solemnitatis
                 ,
                 est
                 ihi
                 celebre
                 spectaculorum
                 nobilium
                 equorum
                 venalium
                 .
                 Spectaturi
                 vel
                 empturi
                 veniunt
                 ,
                 qui
                 in
                 urbe
                 adsunt
                 ,
                 comites
                 ,
                 harones
                 ,
                 milites
                 ,
                 cives
                 plurimi
                 .
                 Iuvat
                 videre
                 gradarios
                 
                   succussatura
                   nitente
                
                 suaviter
                 ambulantes
                 :
                 pedibus
                 later
                 aliter
                 simul
                 erectis
                 ,
                 quasi
                 à
                 subalternis
                 ,
                 &
                 demissis
                 :
                 Hinc
                 equos
                 ,
                 qui
                 armigeris
                 magis
                 conveniunt
                 ,
                 durius
                 incedentes
                 ,
                 sed
                 expeditè
                 tamen
                 ,
                 qui
                 quasi
                 à
                 contra
                 dictoribus
                 pedes
                 simul
                 elevant
                 &
                 deponunt
                 :
                 Hinc
                 nobiles
                 pullos
                 juniores
                 ,
                 qui
                 nondum
                 fraeno
                 bene
                 assueti
                 ,
                 altius
                 incedunt
                 ,
                 &
                 mollia
                 crura
                 reponunt
                 :
                 Hinc
                 summarios
                 membris
                 validis
                 &
                 vegetis
                 .
                 Hinc
                 dextrarios
                 precioses
                 ,
                 elegantis
                 formae
                 ,
                 staturae
                 honestae
                 ,
                 micantes
                 auribus
                 ,
                 cervicibus
                 arduis
                 ,
                 clunibus
                 obesis
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 horum
                 incessu
                 spectant
                 emptores
                 ,
                 primo
                 passum
                 suaviorem
                 ,
                 postea
                 motum
                 citatiorem
                 ,
                 qui
                 est
                 quasi
                 à
                 contrariis
                 pedibus
                 anterioribus
                 simul
                 solo
                 amotis
                 &
                 admotis
                 ,
                 &
                 posterioribus
                 similiter
                 .
                 Cum
                 talium
                 soni
                 pedum
                 cursus
                 imminet
                 ,
                 &
                 aliorum
                 fortè
                 qui
                 similiter
                 sunt
                 in
                 genere
                 suo
                 ad
                 vecturam
                 validi
                 ,
                 ad
                 cursuram
                 vegeti
                 :
                 clamor
                 attollitur
                 ,
                 vulgares
                 equos
                 in
                 partem
                 ire
                 praecipitur
                 :
                 Sessores
                 alipidum
                 pueri
                 tres
                 simul
                 ,
                 aliquando
                 bini
                 ex
                 condicto
                 &
                 bini
                 certamini
                 sepraeparant
                 docti
                 equis
                 imperitare
                 ,
                 indomitorum
                 lupatis
                 temperant
                 fraen●s
                 ora
                 :
                 hoc
                 maximè
                 praecavent
                 ,
                 ne
                 alteralteri
                 concursum
                 praeripiat
                 .
                 Et
                 qui
                 similiter
                 pro
                 modo
                 suo
                 ad
                 certamen
                 cursus
                 illius
                 attollunt
                 ;
                 tremunt
                 artus
                 ,
                 morae
                 impatientes
                 ,
                 stare
                 loco
                 nesciunt
                 ,
                 facto
                 signo
                 membra
                 extendunt
                 ,
                 cursum
                 rapiunt
                 ,
                 agilitate
                 pervicaci
                 feruntur
                 :
                 certant
                 c●ssores
                 laudis
                 amore
                 ,
                 spe
                 victoriae
                 ,
                 equis
                 admissis
                 subdere
                 calcaria
                 ,
                 &
                 nec
                 minus
                 urgere
                 eos
                 virgis
                 &
                 ciere
                 clamoribus
                 .
                 Putares
                 omnia
                 in
                 motu
                 esse
                 ,
                 secundum
                 Heraclitum
                 ,
                 &
                 falsam
                 omnino
                 Zenonis
                 sententiam
                 ,
                 dicentis
                 ,
                 quoniam
                 ,
                 non
                 continget
                 moveri
                 ,
                 neque
                 stadium
                 pertransire
                 .
                 Parte
                 alia
                 stant
                 serosim
                 rusticorum
                 peculia
                 ,
                 agrorum
                 instrumenta
                 ,
                 sues
                 longis
                 lateribus
                 ,
                 vaccae
                 distentis
                 vberibus
                 ,
                 corpora
                 magna
                 boum
                 ,
                 lanigerumque
                 pecus
                 :
                 stant
                 ibi
                 aptae
                 aratris
                 ,
                 trahis
                 &
                 bigis
                 equae
                 :
                 quarundam
                 ventres
                 foetibus
                 tument
                 :
                 alias
                 editi
                 foetus
                 obeunt
                 pulli
                 lasciviores
                 ,
                 sequela
                 inseparabilis
                 .
              
               
                 Ad
                 hanc
                 urbē
                 ex
                 omni
                 natione
                 quae
                 sub
                 coelo
                 est
                 ,
                 navalia
                 gaudent
                 institores
                 habere
                 commercia
                 .
                 Aurum
                 mittit
                 Arabs
                 ,
                 species
                 &
                 thura
                 Sabaeus
                 ,
                 Arma
                 Scythes
                 ,
                 oleum
                 palmarum
                 divite
                 silva
                 .
                 Pingue
                 solum
                 Babylon
                 ,
                 Nilus
                 lapides
                 preciosos
                 .
                 Seres
                 purpureas
                 vestes
                 .
                 Norwegi
                 ,
                 Russi
                 ,
                 varium
                 ,
                 grisium
                 ,
                 sabelinas
                 :
                 Galli
                 sua
                 vina
                 .
                 Vrbe
                 Roma
                 secundum
                 Chronicorum
                 fidem
                 satis
                 antiquior
                 est
                 .
                 Ab
                 eisdem
                 quippe
                 patribus
                 Trojanis
                 haec
                 prius
                 à
                 Bruto
                 condita
                 est
                 ,
                 quàm
                 a
                 Remo
                 &
                 Romulo
                 .
                 Vnde
                 &
                 adhuc
                 antiquis
                 eisdem
                 utuntur
                 legibus
                 communibus
                 institutis
                 .
                 Haec
                 similiter
                 illi
                 regionibus
                 est
                 distincta
                 :
                 habet
                 annuos
                 pro
                 consulibus
                 vicecomites
                 :
                 habet
                 senatoriam
                 dignitatem
                 &
                 magistratus
                 minores
                 :
                 Eluviones
                 &
                 aquaeductus
                 in
                 vicis
                 :
                 Ad
                 genera
                 causarum
                 deliberativae
                 ,
                 demonstrativae
                 ,
                 judicialis
                 loca
                 sua
                 ,
                 fora
                 singula
                 :
                 habet
                 sua
                 diebus
                 statutis
                 comitia
                 .
                 Non
                 puto
                 urbem
                 esse
                 ,
                 in
                 qua
                 sint
                 probabiliores
                 consuetudines
                 ,
                 in
                 ecclesiis
                 visitandis
                 ,
                 ordinatis
                 Dei
                 honorandis
                 ,
                 festis
                 feriandis
                 ,
                 eleemosynis
                 dandis
                 ,
                 in
                 hospitibus
                 suscipiendis
                 ,
                 in
                 desponsationibus
                 firmandis
                 ,
                 matrimoniis
                 contrahendis
                 ,
                 nuptiis
                 celebrandis
                 ,
                 conviviis
                 ornandis
                 ,
                 conivis
                 hilarandis
                 ,
                 etiam
                 in
                 exequiis
                 curandis
                 &
                 cadaveribus
                 humandis
                 .
                 Solae
                 pestes
                 Londini
                 sunt
                 ,
                 immoderata
                 stultorum
                 potatio
                 ,
                 &
                 frequens
                 incendium
                 .
                 Ad
                 haec
                 omnes
                 ferè
                 Episcopi
                 ,
                 Abbates
                 ,
                 &
                 Magnates
                 Angliae
                 ,
                 quasicives
                 &
                 municipes
                 sunt
                 urbis
                 Londoniae
                 :
                 sui
                 ibi
                 habentes
                 aedifi●ia
                 praeclara
                 ,
                 vbi
                 se
                 recipiunt
                 ,
                 ubi
                 divites
                 impensas
                 faciunt
                 ,
                 ad
                 consilia
                 ,
                 ad
                 conventus
                 celebres
                 in
                 urbem
                 evocati
                 ,
                 a
                 Domino
                 rege
                 ,
                 vel
                 Metropolitano
                 suo
                 ,
                 seu
                 propiis
                 tracti
                 negotiis
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 De
                 Ludis
                 .
              
               
                 AMplius
                 &
                 ad
                 ludos
                 urbis
                 veniamus
                 ,
                 quoniam
                 non
                 expedit
                 utilem
                 tantum
                 &
                 seriam
                 urbem
                 esse
                 ,
                 nisi
                 dulcis
                 etiam
                 sit
                 ,
                 &
                 iucunda
                 .
                 Vnde
                 &
                 in
                 sigillis
                 summorum
                 Pontificum
                 ,
                 usque
                 ad
                 tempor
                 a
                 
                   Leonis
                   Papae
                
                 ,
                 ex
                 altera
                 parte
                 Bullae
                 ,
                 sculpto
                 per
                 impressionem
                 piscatore
                 Petro
                 ,
                 &
                 
                 supra
                 eum
                 clave
                 quasimanu
                 Dei
                 de
                 coelis
                 ei
                 porrecta
                 &
                 circa
                 eum
                 versu
                 ,
              
               
                 Tu
                 pro
                 me
                 navem
                 liquisti
                 ,
                 suscipe
                 clavem
                 .
              
               
                 Ex
                 altera
                 parte
                 impressa
                 erat
                 urbs
                 ,
                 &
                 Scriptura
                 ista
                 ,
                 
                   Aurea
                   Roma
                
                 .
                 Item
                 ad
                 laudem
                 
                   Caesaris
                   Augusti
                
                 ,
                 &
                 Romae
                 dictum
                 est
                 :
              
               
                 Nocte
                 pluit
                 tota
                 ,
                 redueunt
                 spectacula
                 mane
                 ,
              
               
                 Divisum
                 imperium
                 cum
                 Iove
                 Caesar
                 habes
                 .
              
               
                 Londonia
                 pro
                 spectaculis
                 theatralibus
                 ,
                 pro
                 ludis
                 scenicis
                 ,
                 ludos
                 habet
                 sanctiores
                 ,
                 repraesentationes
                 miraculorum
                 ,
                 quae
                 sancti
                 Confessores
                 operati
                 sunt
                 ,
                 sea
                 repraesentationes
                 passionum
                 ,
                 quibus
                 claruit
                 constantia
                 Martyrum
                 .
                 Praeterea
                 quotannis
                 die
                 ,
                 quae
                 dicitur
                 Carnivale
                 ,
                 ut
                 à
                 puerorum
                 ludis
                 incipiamus
                 (
                 omnes
                 enim
                 pueri
                 fuimus
                 )
                 scholarum
                 singuli
                 pueri
                 suos
                 apportans
                 magistro
                 suo
                 gallos
                 gallinaceos
                 pugnatores
                 ,
                 &
                 totum
                 illud
                 antemeridianum
                 datur
                 ludo
                 puerorum
                 vacantium
                 ,
                 spectare
                 in
                 scholis
                 suorum
                 pugnas
                 gallorum
                 .
                 Post
                 Prandium
                 exit
                 in
                 campos
                 omnis
                 iuventus
                 vrbis
                 ad
                 lusum
                 pilae
                 celebrem
                 .
                 Singulorum
                 stud●orum
                 scholares
                 suam
                 habent
                 pilam
                 :
                 singulorum
                 officiorum
                 urbis
                 exercitores
                 suam
                 singuli
                 pilam
                 in
                 manibus
                 .
                 Majores
                 natu
                 patres
                 &
                 divites
                 urbis
                 ,
                 in
                 equis
                 spectatum
                 veniunt
                 certamina
                 juniorum
                 ,
                 &
                 modo
                 suo
                 inveniuntur
                 cum
                 juvenibus
                 ,
                 &
                 excitari
                 videtur
                 in
                 eis
                 motus
                 caloris
                 naturalis
                 ,
                 contemplatione
                 tanti
                 motus
                 &
                 participatione
                 gaudiorum
                 adolescentiae
                 liberioris
                 .
                 Singulis
                 diebus
                 dominicis
                 in
                 Quadragesima
                 post
                 prandia
                 ,
                 exit
                 in
                 campos
                 juvenum
                 recens
                 examen
                 in
                 equis
                 bellicosis
                 :
                 in
                 equis
                 certamine
                 primis
                 :
                 quorum
                 quisque
                 aptus
                 &
                 in
                 gyros
                 currere
                 doctus
                 equus
                 .
                 Erumpunt
                 à
                 portis
                 catervatim
                 filii
                 civium
                 laici
                 ,
                 instructi
                 lanceis
                 &
                 scutis
                 militaribus
                 ,
                 juniores
                 hastalibus
                 ferro
                 dempto
                 praefurcatis
                 ,
                 simulachra
                 belli
                 cient
                 &
                 agonisticam
                 exercent
                 militarem
                 .
                 Adveniunt
                 &
                 plurimi
                 Aulici
                 ,
                 Rege
                 in
                 vicino
                 posito
                 ,
                 &
                 de
                 familiis
                 Consulum
                 &
                 Baronum
                 ephebi
                 :
                 nondum
                 cingulo
                 donati
                 militiae
                 gratia
                 concertandi
                 .
                 Accendit
                 singulos
                 spes
                 victoriae
                 :
                 equi
                 feri
                 adhinniunt
                 ,
                 tremunt
                 artus
                 ,
                 fraenos
                 mandunt
                 ,
                 impatientes
                 morae
                 stare
                 loco
                 nesciunt
                 .
                 Cum
                 tandem
                 ,
                 Sonipedum
                 rapit
                 ungula
                 cursum
                 ,
                 sessores
                 adolescentes
                 divisis
                 agminibus
                 ,
                 hi
                 praecedentibus
                 instant
                 ,
                 nec
                 assequuntur
                 hi
                 socios
                 dejiciunt
                 &
                 praetervolant
                 .
                 In
                 feriis
                 Paschalibus
                 ludunt
                 quasi
                 praelia
                 navalia
                 :
                 in
                 arbore
                 ●iquidem
                 mediamna
                 scuto
                 fortior
                 innexo
                 ,
                 navicula
                 remo
                 &
                 raptu
                 fluminis
                 cita
                 ,
                 in
                 prora
                 stantem
                 habet
                 juvenem
                 ,
                 scutum
                 illud
                 lancea
                 percussurum
                 :
                 qui
                 si
                 scuto
                 illi
                 Linceamillidens
                 frangat
                 eam
                 ,
                 &
                 immotus
                 persistat
                 ,
                 habet
                 propositum
                 ,
                 voti
                 compos
                 est
                 :
                 si
                 vero
                 lancea
                 integra
                 fortiter
                 percusserit
                 ,
                 in
                 profluentem
                 amnem
                 dijicitur
                 :
                 Navis
                 motu
                 suo
                 acta
                 praeterit
                 .
                 Sunt
                 tamen
                 hinc
                 inde
                 secus
                 scutum
                 duae
                 naves
                 stationariae
                 ,
                 &
                 in
                 eis
                 juvenes
                 plurimi
                 ,
                 ut
                 eripiant
                 percussorem
                 flumine
                 abscorptum
                 cum
                 primo
                 emersus
                 comparet
                 ,
                 vel
                 summa
                 rursus
                 cum
                 bullit
                 in
                 unda
                 .
                 Supra
                 pontem
                 &
                 in
                 solariis
                 suprae
                 fluvium
                 ,
                 sunt
                 qui
                 talia
                 spectent
                 ,
                 multum
                 rideri
                 parati
                 .
                 In
                 festis
                 tota
                 aestate
                 juvenes
                 ludentes
                 exercentur
                 ,
                 in
                 saliendo
                 in
                 arcu
                 ,
                 in
                 lucta
                 ,
                 jactu
                 lapidum
                 ,
                 amentatis
                 missilibus
                 ultra
                 metam
                 expediendis
                 ,
                 parmis
                 duellionum
                 .
                 Puellarum
                 Cytherae●
                 ducit
                 choros
                 ,
                 &
                 pede
                 libero
                 pulsatur
                 tellus
                 ,
                 usque
                 imminente
                 Luna
                 .
                 In
                 hyeme
                 singulis
                 fere
                 festis
                 ante
                 prandium
                 ,
                 vel
                 apri
                 Spumantes
                 pugnant
                 pro
                 capitibus
                 ,
                 &
                 verres
                 falmineis
                 accincti
                 dentibus
                 addendi
                 Succidiae
                 ,
                 vel
                 pingues
                 tauri
                 Cornupetae
                 ,
                 seu
                 ursi
                 immanes
                 cum
                 objectis
                 depugnant
                 canibus
                 .
                 Cùm
                 est
                 congelata
                 palus
                 illa
                 magna
                 quae
                 maenia
                 urbis
                 aquilonalia
                 alluit
                 ,
                 exeunt
                 lusum
                 super
                 glaciem
                 densae
                 juvenum
                 turmae
                 :
                 Hi
                 ex
                 cursu
                 motu
                 captato
                 citatiore
                 ,
                 distantia
                 pedum
                 posita
                 ,
                 magnum
                 spatium
                 latere
                 altero
                 praetenso
                 perlabuntur
                 .
                 Alii
                 qu●si
                 magnos
                 lapides
                 molares
                 de
                 glacie
                 sedes
                 sibi
                 taciunt
                 :
                 sessorem
                 unum
                 trabunt
                 plurimi
                 p●aecurrentes
                 ,
                 manibus
                 se
                 tenentes
                 :
                 in
                 tanta
                 citatione
                 motus
                 aliquando
                 pedibus
                 lapsi
                 cadunt
                 omnes
                 proni
                 .
                 Sunt
                 alii
                 super
                 glaciem
                 ludere
                 doctiores
                 ,
                 singuli
                 pedibus
                 suis
                 aptantes
                 ,
                 &
                 sub
                 talaribus
                 suis
                 alligantes
                 ossa
                 ,
                 tibias
                 scilicet
                 animalium
                 ,
                 &
                 palos
                 ferro
                 acuto
                 superposito
                 tenentes
                 in
                 manibus
                 ,
                 quos
                 aliquando
                 glaciei
                 allidunt
                 :
                 tanta
                 rapacitate
                 feruntur
                 ,
                 quanta
                 avis
                 volans
                 ,
                 vel
                 pilum
                 balistae
                 .
                 Interdum
                 autem
                 permagna
                 procul
                 distantia
                 ex
                 condicto
                 ,
                 duo
                 aliqui
                 ita
                 ab
                 oppositis
                 veniunt
                 ,
                 concurritur
                 :
                 palos
                 erigunt
                 ,
                 se
                 invicem
                 percutiunt
                 :
                 vel
                 alter
                 ,
                 vel
                 ambo
                 cadunt
                 ,
                 non
                 sine
                 laesione
                 corporali
                 ,
                 cùm
                 post
                 casum
                 etiam
                 vi
                 motus
                 feruntur
                 ab
                 invicem
                 procul
                 :
                 &
                 qua
                 parte
                 glacies
                 caput
                 tangit
                 ,
                 totum
                 radit
                 ,
                 totum
                 decorticat
                 .
                 Plerumque
                 tibia
                 cadentis
                 ,
                 vel
                 brachium
                 ,
                 si
                 super
                 illud
                 
                 ceciderit
                 ,
                 confringitur
                 .
                 Sed
                 aetas
                 avida
                 gloriae
                 ,
                 juventus
                 cupida
                 victoriae
                 ,
                 ut
                 in
                 veris
                 praeliis
                 fortius
                 se
                 habeant
                 ,
                 ita
                 in
                 simulatis
                 exercentur
                 .
                 Plurimi
                 civium
                 delectantur
                 ,
                 ludentes
                 in
                 avibus
                 coeli
                 ,
                 Nisis
                 ,
                 accipitribus
                 ,
                 &
                 hujusmodi
                 ,
                 &
                 in
                 canibus
                 milit
                 antibus
                 in
                 silvis
                 .
                 Habentque
                 cives
                 suum
                 jus
                 venandi
                 ,
                 in
                 Middlesexia
                 ,
                 Hertfordscira
                 ,
                 &
                 to
                 a
                 Chiltra
                 ,
                 &
                 in
                 Cantia
                 usque
                 ad
                 aquam
                 Graiae
                 .
                 Lundonienses
                 tunc
                 Trinovantes
                 dicti
                 ,
                 
                   Caium
                   Iulium
                   Caesarem
                
                 ,
                 qui
                 nullas
                 nisi
                 sanguine
                 fuso
                 vias
                 habere
                 gaudebat
                 ,
                 repulerunt
                 .
                 Vnde
                 Lucanus
                 ,
              
               
                 Territa
                 quaesitis
                 ostendit
                 terga
                 Britannis
                 .
              
               
                 Civitas
                 Londonia
                 reperit
                 aliquos
                 ,
                 qui
                 regna
                 plurima
                 ,
                 &
                 Romanum
                 sibi
                 subdiderunt
                 imperium
                 :
                 &
                 plurimos
                 alios
                 ,
                 quos
                 mundi
                 Dominos
                 virtus
                 euixit
                 ad
                 Deos
                 ,
                 ut
                 fuerat
                 in
                 Apollinis
                 oraculo
                 Bruto
                 promissum
                 :
              
               
                 Brute
                 sub
                 occasu
                 solis
                 ,
                 trans
                 Gallica
                 Regna
                 ,
              
               
                 Insula
                 in
                 Oceano
                 est
                 undique
                 clausa
                 mari
                 :
              
               
                 Hanc
                 pete
                 :
                 namque
                 tibi
                 sedes
                 erit
                 illa
                 pe●ernis
                 ,
              
               
                 Haec
                 fiet
                 natis
                 altera
                 Troja
                 tuis
                 .
              
               
                 Hic
                 de
                 stripe
                 tua
                 reges
                 nascentur
                 ,
                 &
                 ipsis
              
               
                 Totius
                 terrae
                 subditus
                 orbis
                 erit
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 temporibus
                 Christianis
                 nobil●m
                 illum
                 edidit
                 imperatorem
                 Constantinum
                 ,
                 qui
                 urbem
                 Romam
                 ,
                 &
                 imperialia
                 insignia
                 omnia
                 Deo
                 donavit
                 ,
                 &
                 beato
                 Petro
                 &
                 Silvestro
                 Papae
                 ,
                 cui
                 &
                 stratoris
                 exhibuit
                 officium
                 ,
                 &
                 se
                 non
                 amplius
                 Imperatorem
                 ,
                 sed
                 Sanctae
                 Ecclesiae
                 Romanae
                 defensorem
                 gavisus
                 est
                 vocari
                 :
                 &
                 ne
                 pax
                 Domini
                 Papae
                 occasione
                 praesentiae
                 ejus
                 secularis
                 strepitus
                 tumultu
                 concuteretur
                 ,
                 ipse
                 ab
                 urbe
                 Domino
                 Papae
                 collata
                 discessit
                 ,
                 &
                 sibi
                 civitatem
                 Bizantium
                 edificavit
                 .
                 Lundonia
                 &
                 modernis
                 temporibus
                 ,
                 reges
                 illustres
                 magnificosque
                 peperit
                 .
                 Imperatricem
                 
                   Matildem
                   ,
                   Henricum
                
                 regem
                 tertium
                 ,
                 &
                 beatum
                 Thomam
                 Archiepiscopum
                 Christi
                 Martyrem
                 gloriosum
                 ,
                 quali
                 non
                 candidiorem
                 tulit
                 ,
                 nec
                 quo
                 fuerit
                 devinctior
                 alter
                 omnibus
                 bonis
                 totius
                 orbis
                 Latini
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               A
               DESCRIPTION
               OF
               THE
               MOST
               HONOVRABLE
               CITY
               OF
               LONDON
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Situation
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 AMong
                 the
                 Noble
                 Cities
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 honoured
                 by
                 fame
                 ,
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 LONDON
                 is
                 one
                 ,
                 the
                 chiefe
                 Seate
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdome
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 whose
                 renowne
                 is
                 spred
                 abroad
                 farre
                 and
                 neere
                 ,
                 but
                 transporteth
                 her
                 wares
                 and
                 commodities
                 much
                 further
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 advanceth
                 her
                 greatnesse
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 happy
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 Aires
                 wholsomnesse
                 ,
                 by
                 Christian
                 Religion
                 ,
                 her
                 munition
                 also
                 and
                 strength
                 ,
                 the
                 nature
                 of
                 the
                 situation
                 ,
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 the
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 the
                 chastity
                 of
                 grave
                 Matrones
                 .
                 Very
                 pleasant
                 also
                 with
                 sports
                 and
                 pastimes
                 ,
                 and
                 replenished
                 with
                 Honourable
                 Personages
                 .
                 All
                 which
                 I
                 thinke
                 meet
                 severally
                 to
                 consider
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 temperatenesse
                 of
                 the
                 Aire
                 .
              
               
                 IN
                 this
                 place
                 ,
                 the
                 calmnesse
                 of
                 the
                 Aire
                 doth
                 mollifie
                 mens
                 minds
                 ,
                 not
                 corrupting
                 them
                 with
                 venereall
                 lusts
                 ,
                 but
                 preserving
                 them
                 from
                 savage
                 and
                 rude
                 behaviour
                 ,
                 and
                 seasons
                 their
                 inclinations
                 with
                 a
                 more
                 ingenious
                 temper
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 Religion
                 .
              
               
                 THere
                 is
                 in
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Paula
                 Bishops
                 See
                 :
                 It
                 was
                 formerly
                 Metropolitane
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 thought
                 ,
                 shall
                 recover
                 the
                 said
                 dignity
                 againe
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Citizens
                 shall
                 returne
                 backe
                 into
                 the
                 Iland
                 ,
                 except
                 perhaps
                 the
                 Archepiscopall
                 title
                 of
                 Saint
                 Thomas
                 the
                 Martyr
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 bodily
                 presence
                 ,
                 doe
                 perpetuate
                 this
                 honour
                 to
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 where
                 now
                 his
                 Reliques
                 are
                 .
                 But
                 seeing
                 Saint
                 Thomas
                 hath
                 graced
                 both
                 these
                 Cities
                 ,
                 namely
                 ,
                 London
                 with
                 his
                 birth
                 ,
                 and
                 Canterbury
                 with
                 his
                 death
                 ;
                 one
                 place
                 may
                 alleage
                 much
                 against
                 the
                 other
                 for
                 the
                 beholding
                 of
                 that
                 Saint
                 ,
                 and
                 further
                 additions
                 to
                 their
                 holinesse
                 .
                 Now
                 ,
                 concerning
                 the
                 worship
                 of
                 God
                 in
                 the
                 Christian
                 faith
                 :
                 There
                 are
                 in
                 London
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Suburbs
                 13.
                 
                 Churches
                 belonging
                 to
                 Covents
                 ,
                 besides
                 126.
                 lesser
                 Parish
                 Churches
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 the
                 strength
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 IT
                 hath
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 part
                 a
                 Tower
                 Palatine
                 large
                 and
                 strong
                 ,
                 whose
                 Court
                 and
                 Walls
                 are
                 secured
                 with
                 a
                 very
                 deepe
                 foundation
                 ,
                 the
                 morter
                 is
                 
                 tempered
                 with
                 the
                 blood
                 of
                 beasts
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 are
                 two
                 Castles
                 well
                 fenced
                 .
                 The
                 Wall
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 is
                 high
                 and
                 spacious
                 ,
                 with
                 seven
                 gates
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 made
                 double
                 every
                 way
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 distinguished
                 with
                 Turrets
                 .
                 Likewise
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 ,
                 London
                 hath
                 beene
                 inclosed
                 with
                 Walls
                 and
                 Towers
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 large
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 being
                 well
                 stored
                 with
                 Fish
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 Tide
                 ebbes
                 and
                 flowes
                 ,
                 by
                 continuance
                 of
                 time
                 hath
                 washed
                 and
                 worne
                 away
                 those
                 walls
                 .
                 Further
                 ,
                 above
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 part
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Palace
                 is
                 eminently
                 seated
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 River
                 ,
                 an
                 incomparable
                 building
                 ,
                 having
                 a
                 Wall
                 before
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 Bullwarks
                 ;
                 it
                 is
                 two
                 miles
                 from
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 continuall
                 Subvrbs
                 doth
                 lye
                 betweene
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Gardens
                 .
              
               
                 NEere
                 to
                 the
                 houses
                 of
                 the
                 Sub-vrbs
                 ,
                 the
                 Citizens
                 have
                 Gardens
                 and
                 Orchards
                 planted
                 with
                 trees
                 ,
                 large
                 ,
                 beautifull
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 joyning
                 to
                 another
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 Pasture
                 and
                 Tillage
                 .
              
               
                 ON
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 are
                 Fields
                 for
                 Pasture
                 ,
                 and
                 open
                 Meadowes
                 ,
                 very
                 pleasant
                 ,
                 into
                 which
                 the
                 River-waters
                 doe
                 flow
                 ,
                 and
                 Mills
                 are
                 turned
                 about
                 with
                 a
                 delightfull
                 noise
                 .
                 Next
                 ,
                 lieth
                 a
                 great
                 Forest
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 are
                 wooddy
                 places
                 ,
                 and
                 Beasts
                 for
                 game
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 Coverts
                 whereof
                 doe
                 lurke
                 the
                 Stag
                 ,
                 the
                 Bucke
                 ,
                 the
                 wilde
                 Bore
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Bull.
                 The
                 arable
                 Lands
                 are
                 no
                 hungry
                 pieces
                 of
                 gravell
                 ground
                 ,
                 but
                 like
                 the
                 rich
                 fields
                 of
                 Asia
                 ,
                 which
                 bring
                 plentifull
                 Corne
                 ,
                 and
                 fill
                 the
                 Barnes
                 of
                 the
                 owners
                 with
                 a
                 dainty
                 crop
                 of
                 the
                 fruits
                 of
                 Ceres
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 their
                 Wells
                 .
              
               
                 THere
                 are
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 part
                 of
                 London
                 principall
                 Fountaines
                 of
                 water
                 ,
                 sweet
                 ,
                 wholsome
                 ,
                 and
                 cleare
                 ,
                 streaming
                 forth
                 among
                 the
                 glistering
                 pebble
                 stones
                 :
                 In
                 this
                 number
                 Holy-well
                 ,
                 Clerken-well
                 ,
                 and
                 Saint
                 Clements
                 well
                 ,
                 are
                 of
                 most
                 note
                 and
                 frequented
                 above
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 when
                 Schollers
                 and
                 the
                 youth
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 take
                 the
                 Aire
                 abroad
                 in
                 the
                 Summer
                 evenings
                 .
                 Certainly
                 the
                 City
                 is
                 good
                 ,
                 seeing
                 it
                 hath
                 a
                 good
                 Lord.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Citizens
                 honour
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 Honour
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 consists
                 in
                 proper
                 Men
                 ,
                 brave
                 Armour
                 ,
                 and
                 multitude
                 of
                 Inhabitants
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 fatall
                 warres
                 under
                 King
                 Steven
                 ,
                 there
                 went
                 out
                 to
                 a
                 Master
                 ,
                 men
                 fit
                 for
                 warre
                 ,
                 esteemed
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 20000.
                 horsemen
                 armed
                 ,
                 and
                 60000.
                 footmen
                 .
                 The
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 are
                 knowne
                 in
                 all
                 places
                 ,
                 and
                 respected
                 above
                 all
                 others
                 ,
                 by
                 their
                 civill
                 Demeanour
                 ,
                 their
                 good
                 Apparell
                 ,
                 their
                 Table
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Discourse
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 their
                 Matrones
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 Matrones
                 here
                 may
                 be
                 paralleld
                 with
                 the
                 Sabine
                 women
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 their
                 Schooles
                 .
              
               
                 IN
                 London
                 three
                 famous
                 Schooles
                 are
                 kept
                 at
                 three
                 principall
                 Churches
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 retaine
                 by
                 priviledge
                 and
                 ancient
                 dignity
                 .
                 Notwithstanding
                 by
                 favour
                 of
                 some
                 persons
                 ,
                 or
                 Teachers
                 ,
                 who
                 are
                 knowne
                 and
                 well
                 reputed
                 for
                 their
                 Philosophie
                 ;
                 there
                 are
                 other
                 Schooles
                 upon
                 good
                 will
                 and
                 sufferance
                 .
                 Vpon
                 the
                 Holydayes
                 ,
                 assemblies
                 flocke
                 together
                 about
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Master
                 hath
                 his
                 abode
                 .
                 There
                 the
                 Schollers
                 dispute
                 ;
                 some
                 use
                 demonstrations
                 ,
                 others
                 topicall
                 and
                 probable
                 arguments
                 :
                 Some
                 practise
                 Enthimems
                 ,
                 others
                 are
                 better
                 at
                 perfect
                 Syllogismes
                 :
                 Some
                 for
                 a
                 shew
                 dispute
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 exercising
                 themselves
                 ,
                 &
                 strive
                 like
                 adversaries
                 :
                 Others
                 for
                 truth
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 grace
                 of
                 perfection
                 .
                 The
                 dissembling
                 Sophisters
                 turne
                 Verbalists
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 are
                 magnified
                 when
                 they
                 overflow
                 in
                 speech
                 ;
                 some
                 also
                 are
                 intrapt
                 with
                 deceitfull
                 arguments
                 .
                 Sometime
                 certaine
                 Oratours
                 ,
                 with
                 Rhotoricall
                 Orations
                 ,
                 speake
                 handsomly
                 to
                 perswade
                 ,
                 being
                 carefull
                 to
                 observe
                 the
                 precepts
                 of
                 Art
                 ,
                 who
                 omit
                 no
                 matter
                 contingent
                 .
                 The
                 Boyes
                 of
                 divers
                 Schooles
                 wrangle
                 together
                 in
                 versifying
                 ,
                 and
                 canvase
                 the
                 principles
                 of
                 Grammar
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 rules
                 of
                 the
                 Preterperfect
                 and
                 Future
                 Tenses
                 .
                 Someafter
                 an
                 old
                 custome
                 of
                 prating
                 ,
                 vse
                 Rimes
                 &
                 Epigram
                 :
                 these
                 can
                 freely
                 quip
                 their
                 fellowes
                 ,
                 suppressing
                 their
                 names
                 with
                 a
                 festinine
                 and
                 railing
                 liberty
                 :
                 these
                 cast
                 out
                 most
                 abusive
                 jests
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 Socraticall
                 witnesses
                 either
                 they
                 give
                 a
                 touch
                 at
                 the
                 vices
                 of
                 Superiours
                 ,
                 or
                 fall
                 upon
                 them
                 with
                 a
                 Satyricall
                 bitternesse
                 .
                 The
                 hearers
                 prepare
                 for
                 laughter
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 themselves
                 merry
                 in
                 the
                 meane
                 time
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 How
                 the
                 Affaires
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 are
                 disposed
                 .
              
               
                 SEverall
                 Craftmen
                 ,
                 and
                 sellers
                 of
                 Wares
                 ,
                 and
                 Workemen
                 for
                 hire
                 ,
                 all
                 are
                 distinguished
                 every
                 morning
                 by
                 themselves
                 ,
                 both
                 in
                 their
                 places
                 and
                 imploiments
                 .
                 Besides
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 in
                 London
                 upon
                 the
                 Rivers
                 banke
                 ,
                 a
                 publike
                 place
                 of
                 Cookery
                 ,
                 betweene
                 the
                 Ships
                 laden
                 with
                 Wine
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Wines
                 laid
                 up
                 in
                 Cellers
                 to
                 bee
                 sold
                 :
                 there
                 ye
                 may
                 call
                 for
                 any
                 dish
                 of
                 meat
                 ,
                 rost
                 ,
                 fried
                 ,
                 or
                 sodden
                 ,
                 Fish
                 both
                 small
                 and
                 great
                 ,
                 ordinary
                 flesh
                 for
                 the
                 poorer
                 sort
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 dainty
                 for
                 the
                 rich
                 ,
                 as
                 Venison
                 and
                 Fowle
                 .
                 If
                 friends
                 come
                 upon
                 a
                 sudden
                 ,
                 wearied
                 with
                 travell
                 ,
                 to
                 a
                 Citizens
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 be
                 loth
                 to
                 wait
                 for
                 curious
                 preparations
                 ,
                 and
                 dressings
                 of
                 fresh
                 meat
                 ,
                 the
                 servants
                 give
                 them
                 Water
                 to
                 wash
                 ,
                 and
                 Bread
                 to
                 stay
                 their
                 stomacke
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 meane
                 time
                 goe
                 to
                 the
                 water
                 side
                 ,
                 where
                 all
                 things
                 are
                 at
                 hand
                 answerable
                 to
                 their
                 desire
                 .
                 Whatsoever
                 multitude
                 ,
                 either
                 of
                 Souldiers
                 or
                 other
                 strangers
                 ,
                 enter
                 into
                 the
                 City
                 at
                 any
                 houre
                 ,
                 day
                 or
                 night
                 ,
                 or
                 elle
                 are
                 about
                 to
                 depart
                 ,
                 they
                 may
                 turne
                 in
                 ,
                 bait
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 refresh
                 themselves
                 to
                 their
                 content
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 avoid
                 long
                 fasting
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 goe
                 away
                 without
                 their
                 dinner
                 .
                 If
                 any
                 desire
                 to
                 fit
                 their
                 dainty
                 tooth
                 ,
                 they
                 need
                 not
                 to
                 long
                 for
                 the
                 Accipenser
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 Bird
                 ;
                 no
                 not
                 the
                 rare
                 Godwit
                 of
                 I●nia
                 .
                 This
                 publike
                 victualing
                 place
                 is
                 very
                 convenient
                 ,
                 and
                 belongs
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 .
                 Hereupon
                 we
                 reade
                 in
                 
                   Platoes
                   Gorgias
                
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 office
                 of
                 Cookes
                 is
                 neere
                 to
                 Physicke
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 ●latrery
                 of
                 dissemblers
                 is
                 the
                 fourth
                 part
                 of
                 civility
                 .
                 Without
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 gates
                 is
                 a
                 certaine
                 field
                 ,
                 plaine
                 both
                 in
                 name
                 and
                 situation
                 .
                 Every
                 Fryday
                 ,
                 except
                 some
                 Festivall
                 come
                 in
                 the
                 way
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 great
                 market
                 of
                 horses
                 :
                 some
                 come
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 to
                 buy
                 or
                 looke
                 on
                 ,
                 Earles
                 ,
                 Barons
                 ,
                 Knights
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 Citizens
                 resort
                 thither
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 a
                 pleasant
                 sight
                 there
                 to
                 behold
                 the
                 Nags
                 to
                 jog
                 on
                 with
                 an
                 ambling
                 pace
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 feet
                 on
                 either
                 side
                 up
                 and
                 downe
                 together
                 by
                 turnes
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 cro●●ing
                 horses
                 which
                 are
                 more
                 convenient
                 for
                 men
                 that
                 beare
                 armes
                 ;
                 these
                 although
                 they
                 set
                 a
                 little
                 harder
                 ,
                 goe
                 away
                 readily
                 ,
                 and
                 lite
                 up
                 and
                 set
                 downe
                 together
                 the
                 contrary
                 feet
                 on
                 either
                 side
                 .
                 Here
                 are
                 also
                 young
                 Colts
                 of
                 a
                 good
                 breed
                 ,
                 that
                 have
                 not
                 beene
                 well
                 accustomed
                 to
                 the
                 bridle
                 ;
                 these
                 fling
                 about
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 mounting
                 bravely
                 ,
                 shew
                 their
                 mettle
                 .
                 Here
                 are
                 principall
                 horses
                 ,
                 strong
                 and
                 well-limmed
                 .
                 Here
                 also
                 are
                 brest
                 horses
                 ,
                 fit
                 to
                 bee
                 joyned
                 by
                 couples
                 ,
                 very
                 faire
                 and
                 handsome
                 ,
                 and
                 sleeke
                 about
                 the
                 eares
                 ,
                 carrying
                 their
                 necks
                 aloft
                 ,
                 being
                 well
                 flesht
                 ,
                 and
                 round
                 about
                 the
                 buttocks
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 buyers
                 at
                 first
                 looke
                 at
                 their
                 soft
                 and
                 slow
                 pace
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 cause
                 them
                 to
                 put
                 on
                 with
                 more
                 speed
                 ,
                 and
                 behold
                 them
                 in
                 their
                 gallop
                 .
                 When
                 these
                 Coursers
                 are
                 ready
                 to
                 runne
                 their
                 race
                 ,
                 and
                 perhaps
                 some
                 others
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 their
                 kinde
                 are
                 both
                 good
                 for
                 carriage
                 and
                 strong
                 for
                 travaile
                 :
                 The
                 people
                 give
                 a
                 shout
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 common
                 Hackneys
                 are
                 commanded
                 to
                 go
                 aside
                 The
                 boyes
                 that
                 ride
                 ,
                 make
                 matches
                 among
                 themselves
                 ,
                 two
                 and
                 two
                 together
                 ,
                 being
                 expert
                 in
                 governing
                 their
                 horses
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 rule
                 and
                 curbe
                 with
                 a
                 sharpe
                 bridle
                 ,
                 labouring
                 by
                 all
                 meanes
                 that
                 one
                 get
                 not
                 before
                 the
                 other
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 very
                 beasts
                 ,
                 after
                 their
                 fashion
                 ,
                 doe
                 not
                 cease
                 to
                 strive
                 ,
                 while
                 their
                 joynts
                 tremble
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 impatient
                 of
                 delay
                 ,
                 endure
                 not
                 standing
                 still
                 in
                 a
                 place
                 .
                 When
                 the
                 token
                 is
                 given
                 ,
                 they
                 stretch
                 out
                 their
                 bodies
                 and
                 runne
                 speedily
                 away
                 ,
                 the
                 Riders
                 spurring
                 them
                 on
                 for
                 the
                 love
                 of
                 praise
                 ,
                 or
                 hope
                 of
                 victory
                 .
                 You
                 would
                 thinke
                 every
                 thing
                 were
                 in
                 motion
                 with
                 Heraclitus
                 ,
                 and
                 Zenoes
                 opinion
                 to
                 bee
                 false
                 ,
                 saying
                 that
                 nothing
                 moves
                 from
                 place
                 to
                 place
                 .
                 In
                 another
                 part
                 stand
                 the
                 country
                 people
                 with
                 Cattell
                 ,
                 and
                 commodities
                 of
                 the
                 field
                 ,
                 large
                 Swine
                 ,
                 and
                 Kine
                 with
                 their
                 Vdders
                 strutting
                 out
                 ,
                 faire
                 bodied
                 Oxen
                 and
                 Sheepe
                 .
                 There
                 are
                 also
                 Cart-horses
                 fit
                 for
                 the
                 Dray
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Plough
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 Mares
                 big
                 with
                 Foale
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 others
                 that
                 have
                 their
                 wanton
                 Colts
                 following
                 them
                 close
                 at
                 their
                 side
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 City
                 Merchants
                 bring
                 in
                 Wares
                 frō
                 every
                 Nation
                 under
                 heaven
                 :
                 The
                 Arabian
                 sends
                 his
                 Gold
                 ;
                 the
                 Sabean
                 his
                 Frankincense
                 &
                 other
                 Drugs
                 ;
                 the
                 Scythian
                 his
                 provision
                 frō
                 the
                 plentifull
                 wood
                 of
                 Date
                 trees
                 ;
                 Babylon
                 bestowes
                 the
                 fruits
                 of
                 a
                 fertile
                 soile
                 ;
                 and
                 Nylus
                 his
                 precious
                 stones
                 ;
                 the
                 Seres
                 send
                 Purple
                 garments
                 ;
                 they
                 of
                 Norway
                 and
                 Russia
                 ,
                 Trowts
                 ,
                 Furs
                 ,
                 and
                 Sables
                 .
                 According
                 to
                 the
                 report
                 of
                 Chronicles
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 more
                 ancient
                 then
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Rome
                 :
                 for
                 both
                 being
                 descended
                 from
                 the
                 same
                 Trojan
                 stocke
                 ,
                 Brute
                 builded
                 this
                 ,
                 before
                 Remus
                 and
                 Romulus
                 the
                 other
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 it
                 comes
                 to
                 passe
                 ,
                 that
                 their
                 ancient
                 Lawes
                 doe
                 so
                 agree
                 :
                 For
                 this
                 our
                 City
                 is
                 distinguished
                 by
                 Wards
                 and
                 severall
                 limits
                 ;
                 it
                 hath
                 Sheriffes
                 every
                 yeere
                 ,
                 answerable
                 to
                 their
                 Consuls
                 ;
                 it
                 hath
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 enjoying
                 the
                 dignity
                 of
                 Senators
                 ,
                 besides
                 inferiour
                 Magistrates
                 ;
                 it
                 hath
                 also
                 Conduits
                 and
                 conveyances
                 for
                 water
                 in
                 the
                 streets
                 .
                 Concerning
                 causes
                 in
                 question
                 ;
                 there
                 are
                 severall
                 places
                 and
                 Courts
                 for
                 matters
                 Deliberative
                 ,
                 Demonstrative
                 ,
                 and
                 Judiciall
                 :
                 upon
                 set
                 dayes
                 also
                 they
                 have
                 their
                 Common
                 Councell
                 and
                 great
                 Assemblies
                 .
                 I
                 thinke
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 City
                 that
                 hath
                 more
                 approved
                 Customes
                 ,
                 for
                 frequenting
                 the
                 Churches
                 ,
                 for
                 honouring
                 Gods
                 Ordinances
                 observing
                 of
                 Holy-dayes
                 ,
                 giving
                 Almes
                 ,
                 entertaining
                 Strangers
                 ,
                 confirmation
                 of
                 Contracts
                 ,
                 making
                 up
                 and
                 celebrating
                 of
                 Marriages
                 ,
                 setting
                 out
                 of
                 Feasts
                 ,
                 welcomming
                 the
                 Guests
                 ;
                 and
                 moreover
                 ,
                 in
                 funerall
                 rites
                 ,
                 and
                 burying
                 of
                 the
                 dead
                 .
                 The
                 only
                 plagues
                 of
                 London
                 are
                 immoderate
                 drinking
                 of
                 idle
                 fellowes
                 ,
                 and
                 often
                 fires
                 .
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 almost
                 all
                 Bishops
                 ,
                 Abbots
                 ,
                 and
                 Noble
                 men
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 are
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 ,
                 Citizens
                 and
                 Free-men
                 of
                 London
                 ;
                 there
                 they
                 have
                 faire
                 dwellings
                 ,
                 and
                 thither
                 they
                 doe
                 often
                 resort
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 called
                 into
                 the
                 City
                 to
                 Consultations
                 and
                 solemne
                 meetings
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 or
                 their
                 Metropolitane
                 ,
                 or
                 drawne
                 by
                 the
                 peoples
                 affaires
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 Exercise
                 and
                 Pastimes
                 .
              
               
                 LEt
                 us
                 also
                 come
                 at
                 last
                 to
                 their
                 Sports
                 and
                 Exercises
                 ;
                 for
                 it
                 is
                 expedient
                 that
                 a
                 City
                 bee
                 not
                 onely
                 commodious
                 for
                 gaine
                 ,
                 and
                 serious
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 pleasant
                 and
                 delightfull
                 .
                 Therefore
                 to
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 Pope
                 Leo
                 ,
                 the
                 Popes
                 gave
                 in
                 their
                 Seales
                 ,
                 on
                 one
                 side
                 of
                 their
                 Bull
                 ,
                 Saint
                 Peter
                 like
                 a
                 Fisherman
                 ,
                 and
                 over
                 him
                 a
                 Key
                 reached
                 forth
                 to
                 him
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 from
                 Heaven
                 by
                 the
                 hand
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 verse
                 about
                 it
                 :
                 
                   
                     For
                     me
                     thy
                     Ship
                  
                   
                     thou
                     didst
                     forsake
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Therefore
                     the
                     Key
                  
                   
                     of
                     Heaven
                     take
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 other
                 part
                 was
                 stamped
                 a
                 City
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 ,
                 
                   Golden
                   Rome
                
                 .
                 Also
                 this
                 was
                 written
                 to
                 the
                 praise
                 of
                 Caesar
              
               
                 Augustus
                 ,
                 and
                 Rome
                 :
              
               
                 All
                 night
                 the
                 Sky
                 distils
              
               
                 downe
                 watry
                 showeres
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 morning
                 cleeres
                 againe
              
               
                 to
                 shew
                 the
                 play
                 .
              
               
                 Great
                 Iove
                 and
                 Caesar
              
               
                 have
                 their
                 severall
                 houres
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 in
                 this
                 Vniverse
              
               
                 by
                 turnes
                 beare
                 sway
                 .
              
               
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 stead
                 of
                 common
                 Enterludes
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Theatre
                 ,
                 hath
                 plaies
                 of
                 a
                 more
                 holy
                 subject
                 ,
                 representations
                 of
                 those
                 miracles
                 which
                 the
                 holy
                 Confessors
                 wrought
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 the
                 sufferings
                 wherein
                 the
                 glorious
                 constancy
                 of
                 Martyrs
                 did
                 appeare
                 .
                 Besides
                 that
                 ,
                 wee
                 may
                 beginne
                 with
                 the
                 Schooles
                 of
                 youth
                 ,
                 seeing
                 once
                 wee
                 were
                 all
                 children
                 ;
                 Yeerely
                 at
                 Shrovetide
                 the
                 Boyes
                 of
                 every
                 Schoole
                 bring
                 fighting
                 Cocks
                 
                 to
                 their
                 Masters
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 forenoone
                 is
                 spent
                 at
                 Schoole
                 ,
                 to
                 see
                 these
                 Cockes
                 fight
                 together
                 .
                 After
                 dinner
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 youth
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 goeth
                 to
                 play
                 at
                 the
                 Ball
                 in
                 the
                 fields
                 ,
                 the
                 Schollers
                 of
                 every
                 Schoole
                 have
                 their
                 Balls
                 .
                 The
                 teachers
                 also
                 that
                 traine
                 up
                 others
                 in
                 seats
                 and
                 exercises
                 ,
                 have
                 every
                 one
                 their
                 Ball
                 in
                 their
                 hands
                 .
                 The
                 ancient
                 and
                 wealthy
                 Citizens
                 come
                 on
                 horsebacke
                 to
                 see
                 these
                 yongsters
                 contending
                 at
                 their
                 sport
                 ,
                 with
                 whom
                 in
                 a
                 manner
                 they
                 participate
                 by
                 motion
                 ,
                 stirring
                 their
                 owne
                 naturall
                 heat
                 in
                 the
                 view
                 of
                 youth
                 ,
                 with
                 whose
                 mirth
                 and
                 liberty
                 they
                 seeme
                 to
                 communicate
                 .
                 Every
                 Sunday
                 in
                 Lent
                 ,
                 after
                 dinner
                 ,
                 a
                 company
                 of
                 young
                 men
                 ride
                 out
                 into
                 the
                 fields
                 on
                 horses
                 which
                 are
                 fit
                 for
                 warre
                 ,
                 and
                 principall
                 runners
                 :
                 every
                 horse
                 among
                 them
                 is
                 taught
                 to
                 run
                 his
                 rounds
                 .
                 The
                 Citizens
                 sonnes
                 issue
                 out
                 thorow
                 the
                 gates
                 by
                 troupes
                 ,
                 furnished
                 with
                 Lances
                 and
                 warlike
                 Shields
                 :
                 the
                 yonger
                 sort
                 have
                 their
                 Pikes
                 not
                 headed
                 with
                 yron
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 make
                 a
                 representation
                 of
                 battell
                 :
                 There
                 resort
                 to
                 this
                 exercise
                 many
                 Courtiers
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 King
                 lies
                 neere-hand
                 ,
                 and
                 young
                 striplings
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 families
                 of
                 Barons
                 and
                 great
                 persons
                 ,
                 which
                 have
                 not
                 yet
                 attained
                 to
                 the
                 warlike
                 Girdle
                 ,
                 doe
                 traine
                 and
                 skirmish
                 .
                 Hope
                 of
                 victory
                 inflames
                 every
                 one
                 :
                 the
                 neighing
                 and
                 fierce
                 horses
                 bestir
                 their
                 joynts
                 ,
                 and
                 chew
                 their
                 bridles
                 ,
                 and
                 cannot
                 indure
                 to
                 stand
                 still
                 ;
                 at
                 last
                 they
                 beginne
                 their
                 race
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 the
                 yong
                 men
                 divide
                 their
                 troupes
                 ;
                 some
                 labour
                 to
                 outstrip
                 their
                 leaders
                 ,
                 and
                 cannot
                 reach
                 them
                 ;
                 others
                 fling
                 downe
                 their
                 fellowes
                 ,
                 and
                 get
                 beyond
                 them
                 .
                 In
                 Easter
                 Holy-dayes
                 they
                 counterfeit
                 a
                 Sea-sight
                 :
                 a
                 Pole
                 is
                 set
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Target
                 well
                 fastened
                 thereon
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 yong
                 man
                 stands
                 in
                 a
                 Boat
                 which
                 is
                 rowed
                 with
                 Oares
                 ,
                 and
                 driven
                 on
                 with
                 the
                 tide
                 ,
                 who
                 with
                 his
                 Speare
                 hits
                 the
                 Target
                 in
                 his
                 passage
                 ;
                 with
                 which
                 blow
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 breake
                 the
                 Speare
                 ,
                 and
                 stand
                 vpright
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 hee
                 hold
                 footing
                 ,
                 hee
                 hath
                 his
                 desire
                 :
                 but
                 if
                 his
                 Speare
                 continue
                 unbroken
                 by
                 the
                 blow
                 ,
                 hee
                 is
                 tumbled
                 into
                 the
                 water
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Boat
                 passeth
                 cleere
                 away
                 :
                 but
                 on
                 either
                 side
                 this
                 Target
                 ,
                 two
                 Ships
                 stand
                 in
                 Ward
                 ,
                 with
                 many
                 yong
                 men
                 ready
                 to
                 tak
                 him
                 up
                 after
                 he
                 is
                 sunke
                 :
                 assoone
                 as
                 he
                 appeareth
                 againe
                 on
                 the
                 top
                 of
                 the
                 water
                 ;
                 the
                 spectators
                 stand
                 upon
                 the
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 convenient
                 places
                 about
                 the
                 River
                 to
                 behold
                 these
                 things
                 ,
                 being
                 prepared
                 for
                 laughter
                 .
                 Vpon
                 the
                 Holy-dayes
                 ,
                 the
                 youth
                 is
                 exercised
                 all
                 Summer
                 ,
                 in
                 Leaping
                 ,
                 Shooting
                 ,
                 Wrestling
                 ,
                 casting
                 of
                 Stones
                 ,
                 and
                 throwing
                 of
                 Javelins
                 fitted
                 with
                 loopes
                 for
                 the
                 purpose
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 strive
                 to
                 fling
                 beyond
                 the
                 marke
                 ;
                 they
                 also
                 use
                 Bucklers
                 ,
                 like
                 fighting
                 men
                 .
                 As
                 for
                 the
                 Maidens
                 ,
                 they
                 have
                 their
                 exercise
                 of
                 Dancing
                 .
                 In
                 Winter
                 ,
                 almost
                 every
                 Holy-day
                 before
                 dinner
                 ,
                 the
                 foaming
                 Bores
                 fight
                 for
                 their
                 heads
                 ,
                 and
                 prepare
                 with
                 deadly
                 Tushes
                 to
                 bee
                 made
                 Bacon
                 ;
                 or
                 else
                 some
                 lusty
                 Bulls
                 ,
                 or
                 huge
                 Beares
                 ,
                 are
                 baited
                 with
                 Dogs
                 .
                 When
                 that
                 great
                 Moorish
                 Lake
                 at
                 the
                 North
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 wall
                 is
                 frozen
                 over
                 ,
                 great
                 companies
                 of
                 young
                 men
                 goe
                 to
                 sport
                 upon
                 th
                 yee
                 ,
                 then
                 fetching
                 a
                 runne
                 ,
                 and
                 setting
                 their
                 feet
                 at
                 a
                 distance
                 ,
                 and
                 placing
                 their
                 bodies
                 sidewise
                 ,
                 they
                 slide
                 a
                 great
                 way
                 .
                 Others
                 take
                 heapes
                 of
                 yee
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 it
                 were
                 great
                 Mil-stones
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 seats
                 :
                 many
                 going
                 before
                 ,
                 draw
                 him
                 that
                 sits
                 thereon
                 ,
                 holding
                 one
                 another
                 by
                 the
                 hand
                 ;
                 in
                 going
                 so
                 fast
                 ,
                 sometime
                 they
                 all
                 fall
                 downe
                 together
                 :
                 some
                 are
                 better
                 practised
                 to
                 the
                 yee
                 ,
                 and
                 binde
                 to
                 their
                 shooes
                 ,
                 Bones
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 legs
                 of
                 some
                 beasts
                 ,
                 and
                 hold
                 Stakes
                 in
                 their
                 hands
                 ,
                 headed
                 with
                 sharpe
                 yron
                 ,
                 which
                 sometimes
                 they
                 strike
                 against
                 the
                 yee
                 ;
                 and
                 these
                 men
                 goe
                 on
                 with
                 such
                 speed
                 ,
                 as
                 doth
                 a
                 Bird
                 in
                 the
                 Aire
                 ,
                 or
                 Darts
                 shot
                 from
                 some
                 warlike
                 Engine
                 :
                 sometime
                 two
                 men
                 set
                 themselves
                 at
                 a
                 distance
                 ,
                 and
                 runne
                 one
                 against
                 another
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 at
                 tilt
                 ,
                 with
                 these
                 Stakes
                 ,
                 wherewith
                 one
                 or
                 both
                 parties
                 are
                 throwne
                 downe
                 ,
                 not
                 without
                 some
                 hurt
                 to
                 their
                 bodies
                 ;
                 and
                 after
                 their
                 fall
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 violent
                 motion
                 ,
                 are
                 carried
                 a
                 good
                 distance
                 one
                 from
                 another
                 :
                 and
                 wheresoever
                 the
                 yee
                 doth
                 touch
                 their
                 head
                 ,
                 it
                 rubs
                 off
                 the
                 skin
                 and
                 bruiseth
                 it
                 :
                 and
                 if
                 one
                 fall
                 upon
                 his
                 leg
                 or
                 his
                 arme
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 usually
                 broken
                 :
                 But
                 young
                 men
                 being
                 greedy
                 of
                 honour
                 ,
                 and
                 desirous
                 of
                 victory
                 ,
                 doe
                 thus
                 exercise
                 themselves
                 
                 in
                 counterfeit
                 battels
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 may
                 beare
                 the
                 brunt
                 more
                 strongly
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 come
                 to
                 it
                 in
                 good
                 earnest
                 .
                 Many
                 Citizens
                 take
                 delight
                 in
                 Birds
                 ,
                 as
                 Spar-hawkes
                 ,
                 Gosse-hawkes
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 like
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 Dogs
                 to
                 hunt
                 in
                 the
                 wooddy
                 ground
                 .
                 The
                 Citizens
                 have
                 authority
                 to
                 hunt
                 in
                 
                   Middlesex
                   ,
                   Hertfordshire
                
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Chilterns
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 Kent
                 ,
                 as
                 farre
                 as
                 Gray-water
                 .
                 The
                 Londoners
                 ,
                 once
                 called
                 Trinovants
                 ,
                 repulsed
                 
                   C.
                   Iulius
                   Caesar
                
                 ,
                 who
                 commonly
                 paved
                 his
                 way
                 with
                 blood
                 :
                 whereupon
                 Lucan
                 ;
              
               
                 
                   He
                   was
                   afraid
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   foil'd
                   by
                   Britons
                   hand
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   first
                   presumed
                
                 
                   to
                   invade
                   their
                   land
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 can
                 bring
                 out
                 some
                 who
                 subdued
                 many
                 Kingdomes
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Empire
                 of
                 Rome
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 others
                 who
                 (
                 being
                 great
                 Lords
                 heires
                 )
                 were
                 deified
                 in
                 another
                 world
                 :
                 as
                 Apolloes
                 Oracle
                 did
                 promise
                 Brute
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Brute
                   ,
                   thou
                   shalt
                   finde
                
                 
                   an
                   Iland
                   in
                   the
                   West
                   ,
                
                 
                   Beyond
                   the
                   Gaules
                   ,
                
                 
                   environ'd
                   with
                   the
                   maine
                   ;
                
                 
                   Direct
                   thy
                   journey
                
                 
                   thither
                   for
                   thy
                   rest
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   there
                   a
                   second
                   Troy
                
                 
                   shall
                   rise
                   againe
                   .
                
                 
                   Kings
                   from
                   thy
                   Hieres
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   Conquerours
                   shall
                   spring
                   .
                
                 
                   Who
                   will
                   the
                   world
                
                 
                   into
                   subjection
                   bring
                   .
                
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 times
                 of
                 Christianity
                 ,
                 it
                 brought
                 forth
                 the
                 Noble
                 Emperour
                 Constantine
                 ,
                 who
                 gave
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Rome
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Imperiall
                 Armes
                 to
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 Saint
                 Peter
                 ,
                 and
                 Silvester
                 the
                 Pope
                 ,
                 whose
                 Stirrop
                 hee
                 refused
                 not
                 to
                 hold
                 ,
                 and
                 pleased
                 rather
                 to
                 be
                 called
                 ,
                 Defendour
                 of
                 the
                 holy
                 Romane
                 Church
                 ,
                 than
                 Emperour
                 any
                 more
                 .
                 And
                 lest
                 the
                 peace
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 the
                 Pope
                 should
                 suffer
                 any
                 disturbance
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 noise
                 of
                 secular
                 affaires
                 ,
                 he
                 left
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 bestowed
                 it
                 on
                 the
                 Pope
                 ,
                 and
                 founded
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Constantinople
                 for
                 his
                 owne
                 habitation
                 .
                 London
                 also
                 in
                 these
                 latter
                 times
                 hath
                 brought
                 forth
                 famous
                 and
                 magnificent
                 Governours
                 ;
                 Maud
                 the
                 Empresse
                 ,
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 Thomas
                 the
                 Archbishop
                 ,
                 a
                 glorious
                 Martyr
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 then
                 whom
                 no
                 man
                 was
                 more
                 innocent
                 ,
                 or
                 more
                 devoted
                 to
                 the
                 generall
                 good
                 of
                 the
                 Latine
                 world
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               AN
               ABSTRACT
               OR
               BRIEFE
               RELATION
               OF
               THE
               TVVO
               MANNORS
               OR
               Lordships
               of
               Stebunheath
               ,
               alias
               ,
               Stepney
               ;
               and
               Hackney
               ,
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Middlesex
               ;
               with
               the
               free
               customes
               ,
               benefits
               ,
               and
               priviledges
               to
               them
               belonging
               ;
               and
               how
               they
               are
               holden
               by
               the
               Copy-hold
               Tenants
               ,
               of
               the
               right
               Honourable
               ,
               Thomas
               Lord
               Wentworth
               :
               with
               some
               other
               especiall
               and
               remarkeable
               notes
               ,
               both
               of
               reverend
               Antiquity
               ,
               and
               moderne
               memory
               .
            
             
               
                 Concerning
                 the
                 Indenture
                 of
                 Covenants
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 WHereas
                 (
                 of
                 late
                 )
                 differences
                 have
                 arisen
                 betweene
                 the
                 right
                 Honorable
                 Thomas
                 L.
                 Wentworth
                 ,
                 
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Mannors
                 of
                 Stepney
                 and
                 Hackney
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Lordships
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenants
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 for
                 and
                 concerning
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 customes
                 ,
                 benefits
                 ,
                 and
                 priviledges
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Tenants
                 :
                 It
                 hath
                 now
                 pleased
                 the
                 said
                 Thomas
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 ,
                 in
                 consideration
                 of
                 three
                 thousand
                 pounds
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 lawfull
                 money
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 thirtieth
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 Reigne
                 of
                 our
                 late
                 Soveraigne
                 Lady
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Copy-holders
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 right
                 Honourable
                 Henry
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 (
                 his
                 Lordships
                 Father
                 )
                 then
                 satisfied
                 and
                 paid
                 :
                 As
                 also
                 of
                 other
                 three
                 thousand
                 and
                 5.
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 more
                 ,
                 to
                 him
                 the
                 said
                 Thomas
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 now
                 paid
                 ,
                 by
                 Indenture
                 bearing
                 date
                 the
                 20.
                 day
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 15.
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 Reigne
                 of
                 our
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 King
                 Iames
                 of
                 
                   England
                   ,
                   France
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Scotland
                 the
                 50.
                 made
                 betweene
                 him
                 the
                 said
                 Thomas
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 ,
                 
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 on
                 the
                 one
                 part
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Iolles
                
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 Alderman
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 divers
                 other
                 of
                 the
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenants
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 (
                 whose
                 names
                 are
                 particularly
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Indenture
                 recited
                 )
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 part
                 :
                 for
                 the
                 appeasing
                 and
                 finall
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 differences
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 prevention
                 of
                 the
                 like
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 which
                 (
                 in
                 time
                 to
                 come
                 )
                 might
                 happen
                 ,
                 arise
                 or
                 grow
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 his
                 heires
                 or
                 assignes
                 ,
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 their
                 heires
                 or
                 assignes
                 ,
                 to
                 covenant
                 ,
                 grant
                 ,
                 conclude
                 ,
                 and
                 fully
                 agree
                 to
                 the
                 effect
                 following
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 :
              
               
                 Imprimis
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Thomas
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 is
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 untill
                 a
                 perfect
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 shall
                 bee
                 had
                 and
                 made
                 ,
                 whereby
                 all
                 the
                 liberties
                 ,
                 priviledges
                 ,
                 benefits
                 ,
                 customes
                 ,
                 immunities
                 ,
                 discharges
                 ,
                 additions
                 ,
                 alterations
                 ,
                 enlargements
                 ,
                 matters
                 and
                 things
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Scedules
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Indenture
                 annexed
                 ,
                 mentioned
                 ;
                 shall
                 be
                 for
                 ever
                 confirmed
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 and
                 continue
                 seized
                 of
                 a
                 good
                 ,
                 absolute
                 and
                 indefeazeable
                 estate
                 of
                 Inheritance
                 in
                 fee-simple
                 to
                 him
                 and
                 his
                 
                 heires
                 for
                 ever
                 in
                 possession
                 ,
                 of
                 ,
                 &
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 and
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Copy-hold
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 and
                 Hereditaments
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenants
                 before
                 mentioned
                 ,
                 parties
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Indenture
                 .
                 And
                 that
                 hee
                 now
                 hath
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 then
                 shall
                 have
                 full
                 power
                 and
                 lawfull
                 authority
                 ,
                 to
                 ratifie
                 ,
                 confirme
                 ,
                 establish
                 and
                 make
                 good
                 ,
                 all
                 and
                 singuler
                 the
                 covenants
                 ,
                 articles
                 ,
                 alterations
                 ,
                 enlargements
                 ,
                 free-customes
                 ,
                 immunities
                 ,
                 discharges
                 and
                 agreements
                 contained
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Indenture
                 and
                 Scedules
                 ,
                 or
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenants
                 respectively
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 their
                 severall
                 and
                 respective
                 heires
                 and
                 assignes
                 ,
                 of
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 severall
                 and
                 respective
                 Messuages
                 ,
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 and
                 Hereditaments
                 ,
                 whereof
                 they
                 are
                 seized
                 of
                 any
                 estate
                 by
                 Copy
                 of
                 Court-Roule
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Thomas
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 ,
                 
                 his
                 heires
                 ,
                 assignes
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 shall
                 for
                 ever
                 hereafter
                 observe
                 ,
                 performe
                 ,
                 fulfill
                 ,
                 allow
                 ,
                 ratifie
                 ,
                 make
                 good
                 and
                 keepe
                 all
                 the
                 said
                 Articles
                 ,
                 certainty
                 of
                 fines
                 ,
                 usages
                 ,
                 customes
                 ,
                 priviledges
                 ,
                 benefits
                 ,
                 immunities
                 ,
                 discharges
                 ,
                 compositions
                 and
                 agreements
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Indenture
                 and
                 Scedules
                 contained
                 :
                 And
                 shall
                 not
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 hereafter
                 leavy
                 ,
                 take
                 ,
                 require
                 ,
                 or
                 demand
                 any
                 other
                 fines
                 ,
                 suites
                 ,
                 customes
                 ,
                 workes
                 or
                 services
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 any
                 other
                 manner
                 ,
                 than
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Scedules
                 are
                 specified
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 rents
                 which
                 for
                 the
                 said
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 two
                 yeeres
                 now
                 last
                 past
                 ,
                 have
                 beene
                 yeelded
                 and
                 paid
                 by
                 the
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenants
                 thereof
                 .
                 And
                 also
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 their
                 heires
                 and
                 assignes
                 ,
                 shall
                 for
                 ever
                 hereafter
                 peaceably
                 and
                 quietly
                 have
                 ,
                 hold
                 ,
                 maintaine
                 ,
                 and
                 enjoy
                 their
                 severall
                 and
                 respective
                 Copy-holds
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 appurtenances
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 severall
                 grants
                 thereof
                 to
                 them
                 made
                 ;
                 and
                 under
                 the
                 severall
                 rents
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 respectively
                 ,
                 now
                 due
                 and
                 payable
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 true
                 meaning
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Indenture
                 and
                 Scedules
                 ,
                 without
                 let
                 ,
                 suit
                 ,
                 or
                 hindrance
                 ,
                 interruption
                 ,
                 alteration
                 ,
                 question
                 ,
                 or
                 contradiction
                 whatsoever
                 of
                 him
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 ,
                 his
                 heires
                 or
                 assignes
                 ,
                 or
                 under
                 any
                 other
                 claiming
                 any
                 estate
                 ,
                 right
                 ,
                 title
                 ,
                 use
                 ,
                 interest
                 ,
                 office
                 ,
                 profit
                 ,
                 charge
                 ,
                 or
                 demand
                 ,
                 under
                 his
                 Lordship
                 ,
                 his
                 heires
                 or
                 assignes
                 ,
                 or
                 under
                 the
                 said
                 Henry
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 deceased
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Thomas
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 ,
                 
                 his
                 heires
                 or
                 assignes
                 hath
                 not
                 ,
                 nor
                 hereafter
                 shall
                 grant
                 or
                 conuey
                 ,
                 severed
                 from
                 the
                 Mannor
                 thereof
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 is
                 now
                 holden
                 ;
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 Messuages
                 ,
                 Cottages
                 ,
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 or
                 Hereditaments
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Copy-holders
                 ,
                 for
                 any
                 other
                 estate
                 or
                 terme
                 ,
                 other
                 than
                 by
                 Copy
                 of
                 Court-Roule
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 custome
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 except
                 the
                 free-hold
                 to
                 bee
                 severed
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 desire
                 of
                 such
                 person
                 ,
                 as
                 then
                 shall
                 bee
                 Copy-holder
                 thereof
                 respectively
                 :
                 And
                 that
                 the
                 certainty
                 of
                 sines
                 ,
                 free
                 customes
                 ,
                 immunities
                 ,
                 liberties
                 ,
                 priviledges
                 ,
                 articles
                 ,
                 discharges
                 ,
                 and
                 agreements
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Scedules
                 contained
                 ,
                 for
                 and
                 concerning
                 the
                 severall
                 Messuages
                 ,
                 Cottages
                 ,
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 and
                 Hereditaments
                 ,
                 whereof
                 the
                 said
                 parties
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Indenture
                 are
                 Copy-holders
                 ;
                 shall
                 (
                 for
                 ever
                 )
                 be
                 ,
                 and
                 bee
                 had
                 ,
                 used
                 ,
                 accounted
                 ,
                 adjudged
                 ,
                 taken
                 and
                 enjoyed
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 true
                 customes
                 ,
                 usuages
                 ,
                 priviledges
                 ,
                 immunities
                 ,
                 discharges
                 ,
                 and
                 liberties
                 ,
                 of
                 and
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 and
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 violated
                 ,
                 altered
                 ,
                 changed
                 ,
                 or
                 denied
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 or
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 now
                 or
                 hereafter
                 ,
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 or
                 times
                 in
                 any
                 wise
                 being
                 .
                 
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 that
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 ratifying
                 ,
                 establishing
                 ,
                 confirming
                 ,
                 strengthening
                 ;
                 perfecting
                 ,
                 and
                 making
                 good
                 of
                 all
                 and
                 singuler
                 the
                 said
                 Articles
                 ,
                 covenants
                 ,
                 agreements
                 ,
                 certainty
                 of
                 fines
                 ,
                 usuages
                 ,
                 customes
                 ,
                 enlargements
                 ,
                 and
                 alterations
                 of
                 usuages
                 and
                 customes
                 ,
                 compositions
                 ,
                 liberties
                 ,
                 priviledges
                 ,
                 freedomes
                 ,
                 immunities
                 ,
                 discharges
                 ,
                 matters
                 and
                 things
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Indenture
                 and
                 Scedules
                 contained
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 setting
                 forth
                 of
                 what
                 estate
                 the
                 said
                 Thomas
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 is
                 now
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 shall
                 be
                 seized
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 and
                 premisses
                 ,
                 upon
                 a
                 Bill
                 of
                 complaint
                 against
                 his
                 Lordship
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Court
                 of
                 Chancery
                 to
                 be
                 exhibited
                 :
                 his
                 Lordship
                 will
                 appeare
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 such
                 answer
                 ,
                 and
                 further
                 such
                 proceedings
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 thereupon
                 a
                 perfect
                 decree
                 (
                 with
                 the
                 free
                 consent
                 and
                 agreement
                 of
                 his
                 Lordship
                 )
                 may
                 bee
                 had
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 enrouled
                 against
                 his
                 Lordship
                 ,
                 his
                 heires
                 and
                 assignes
                 .
                 By
                 which
                 the
                 said
                 Articles
                 ,
                 covenants
                 ,
                 agreements
                 ,
                 certainty
                 of
                 fines
                 ,
                 usuages
                 and
                 customes
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 compositions
                 ,
                 liberties
                 ,
                 priviledges
                 ,
                 freedomes
                 ,
                 immunities
                 ,
                 discharges
                 ,
                 matters
                 and
                 things
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Indenture
                 and
                 Scedules
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 of
                 them
                 contained
                 ;
                 shall
                 bee
                 decreed
                 ,
                 ratified
                 ,
                 established
                 and
                 made
                 good
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 in
                 ure
                 ,
                 used
                 and
                 enjoyed
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 he
                 the
                 said
                 Thomas
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 ,
                 
                 his
                 heires
                 and
                 assignes
                 ,
                 at
                 his
                 and
                 their
                 own
                 proper
                 costs
                 and
                 charges
                 ,
                 will
                 procure
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 Session
                 of
                 the
                 next
                 Parliament
                 of
                 our
                 Soveraine
                 Lord
                 the
                 Kings
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 his
                 heires
                 or
                 successors
                 ,
                 one
                 Statute
                 or
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 by
                 force
                 whereof
                 the
                 said
                 Articles
                 ,
                 covenants
                 ,
                 agreements
                 ,
                 certainty
                 of
                 fines
                 ,
                 usuages
                 ,
                 customes
                 ,
                 compositions
                 ,
                 enlargements
                 ,
                 and
                 alterations
                 of
                 usuages
                 ,
                 customes
                 ,
                 compositions
                 ,
                 liberties
                 ,
                 priviledges
                 ,
                 benefits
                 ,
                 freedomes
                 ,
                 immunities
                 ,
                 discharges
                 ,
                 matters
                 and
                 things
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Indenture
                 and
                 Scedules
                 ,
                 or
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 expressed
                 ;
                 shall
                 be
                 established
                 ,
                 ratified
                 ,
                 enacted
                 and
                 confirmed
                 to
                 be
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 continue
                 for
                 ever
                 of
                 force
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 put
                 in
                 ure
                 and
                 used
                 for
                 ever
                 hereafter
                 ,
                 in
                 such
                 state
                 ,
                 manner
                 and
                 forme
                 ,
                 quality
                 ,
                 condition
                 and
                 degree
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 same
                 are
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Indenture
                 or
                 Scedules
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 of
                 them
                 expressed
                 ,
                 for
                 and
                 concerning
                 the
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Hereditaments
                 ,
                 wherof
                 they
                 now
                 are
                 Copy-holders
                 ,
                 or
                 reputed
                 Copy-holders
                 .
                 Towards
                 the
                 charges
                 of
                 procuring
                 of
                 which
                 the
                 said
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Tenants
                 are
                 to
                 pay
                 unto
                 the
                 said
                 Thomas
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 ,
                 his
                 heires
                 or
                 executors
                 ,
                 within
                 one
                 moneth
                 next
                 after
                 the
                 obtaining
                 and
                 passing
                 thereof
                 ,
                 the
                 sum
                 of
                 twenty
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 he
                 the
                 said
                 Thomas
                 L.
                 Wentworth
                 ,
                 
                 his
                 heires
                 and
                 assignes
                 ,
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 within
                 five
                 yeeres
                 next
                 ensuing
                 the
                 date
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Indenture
                 ,
                 before
                 such
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 had
                 and
                 obtained
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 costs
                 in
                 the
                 law
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 or
                 some
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 upon
                 request
                 made
                 unto
                 him
                 the
                 said
                 Thomas
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 ,
                 his
                 heires
                 or
                 assignes
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Iolles
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 and
                 Alderman
                 of
                 
                   London
                   ,
                   William
                   Gough
                   ,
                   Edmund
                   Barber
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Eglesfield
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   Isaack
                   Cotton
                   ,
                   Thomas
                   Best
                   ,
                   Richard
                   Hoskins
                   ,
                   George
                   Saris
                   ,
                   Henry
                   Dethicke
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Howland
                   ,
                   Thomas
                   Yardly
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Lowden
                   ,
                   Richard
                   Cheyney
                   ,
                   Gresham
                   Hoogan
                   ,
                   William
                   Palmer
                   ,
                   Nicholas
                   Dickens
                   ,
                   Nicholas
                   Diggins
                   ,
                   Peter
                   Summer
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Bennet
                   ,
                   Richard
                   Edwards
                   ,
                   Michael
                   Bonner
                   ,
                
                 &
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Hollam
                
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 ten
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 ten
                 of
                 the
                 Heires
                 or
                 Assigues
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 shall
                 and
                 will
                 make
                 ,
                 doe
                 ,
                 acknowledge
                 ,
                 execute
                 and
                 suffer
                 all
                 and
                 every
                 such
                 further
                 acts
                 ,
                 deeds
                 and
                 assurances
                 ,
                 for
                 better
                 setling
                 ,
                 assuring
                 and
                 confirming
                 of
                 the
                 usuages
                 ,
                 customes
                 ,
                 benefits
                 ,
                 liberties
                 ,
                 priviledges
                 ,
                 immunities
                 ,
                 discharges
                 ,
                 certainty
                 of
                 fines
                 ,
                 compositions
                 ,
                 agreements
                 ,
                 matters
                 and
                 things
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Indenture
                 and
                 Scedules
                 contained
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 them
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 ten
                 of
                 them
                 shal
                 be
                 reasonably
                 devised
                 ,
                 advised
                 and
                 required
                 .
                 That
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 
                 their
                 heires
                 and
                 assignes
                 ,
                 shall
                 and
                 may
                 freely
                 hereafter
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 ,
                 grant
                 ,
                 lease
                 or
                 demise
                 by
                 deed
                 or
                 otherwise
                 (
                 without
                 licence
                 or
                 Copy
                 of
                 Court
                 Roule
                 )
                 such
                 or
                 so
                 much
                 of
                 their
                 said
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 and
                 Hereditaments
                 ,
                 to
                 such
                 person
                 and
                 persons
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 such
                 tearme
                 and
                 estate
                 ,
                 not
                 exceeding
                 one
                 and
                 thirty
                 yeeres
                 and
                 foure
                 moneths
                 ,
                 in
                 possession
                 from
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 making
                 of
                 any
                 such
                 grant
                 or
                 demise
                 ;
                 as
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 of
                 them
                 respectively
                 ,
                 shall
                 bee
                 thought
                 fit
                 or
                 necessary
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 forfeit
                 of
                 estate
                 ,
                 seizure
                 ,
                 claime
                 ,
                 disturbance
                 ,
                 deniall
                 or
                 impeachment
                 of
                 his
                 Lordship
                 ,
                 his
                 heires
                 or
                 assignes
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 of
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 Officers
                 .
                 So
                 alwaies
                 ,
                 that
                 such
                 grant
                 ,
                 lease
                 and
                 leases
                 so
                 to
                 bee
                 made
                 ,
                 be
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 or
                 second
                 generall
                 Court
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 Mannor
                 whereof
                 ,
                 the
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 so
                 happening
                 to
                 be
                 granted
                 ,
                 leased
                 or
                 demised
                 are
                 parcell
                 )
                 to
                 be
                 holden
                 next
                 after
                 the
                 making
                 thereof
                 ,
                 be
                 published
                 in
                 open
                 Court
                 of
                 that
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 homage
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 remembrance
                 thereof
                 to
                 bee
                 required
                 to
                 bee
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 Roules
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Court
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 date
                 ,
                 tearme
                 and
                 quantity
                 of
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Cottages
                 ,
                 or
                 Tenements
                 
                 so
                 granted
                 ,
                 leased
                 or
                 demised
                 .
                 Which
                 remembrance
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Thomas
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 convenanteth
                 and
                 granteth
                 for
                 him
                 ,
                 his
                 heires
                 and
                 assignes
                 ;
                 to
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Iolles
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 tender
                 of
                 a
                 certainty
                 thereof
                 in
                 writing
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Steward
                 ,
                 or
                 Deputy
                 Steward
                 that
                 Mannour
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 then
                 being
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 sixe
                 pence
                 in
                 money
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 entring
                 thereof
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 in
                 the
                 Court
                 Roules
                 of
                 that
                 Mannor
                 duely
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 convenient
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 delay
                 enrolled
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 note
                 thereof
                 delivered
                 by
                 the
                 Steward
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 Deputy
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 party
                 so
                 leasing
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 for
                 him
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 other
                 consideration
                 ,
                 see
                 or
                 reward
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 given
                 or
                 paid
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 whereas
                 the
                 said
                 Thomas
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 his
                 Highnesse
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 under
                 the
                 great
                 Seale
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 dated
                 the
                 nineteenth
                 day
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 thirteenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 reign
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 forty
                 eighth
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 Hath
                 obtained
                 license
                 to
                 grant
                 to
                 such
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 liege
                 people
                 as
                 he
                 shall
                 thinke
                 fit
                 ,
                 Messuages
                 ,
                 Cottages
                 ,
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 and
                 Hereditaments
                 ,
                 parcell
                 ,
                 or
                 reputed
                 parcell
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 :
                 To
                 hold
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 their
                 heires
                 and
                 assignes
                 (
                 in
                 free
                 and
                 common
                 Socage
                 )
                 respectively
                 ,
                 of
                 his
                 said
                 Mannors
                 of
                 Stepney
                 and
                 Hackney
                 ,
                 by
                 such
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 rents
                 and
                 services
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 profits
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 conveyances
                 thereof
                 shall
                 be
                 expressed
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 to
                 hold
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 Capite
                 ,
                 nor
                 of
                 any
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Honours
                 ,
                 or
                 Mannors
                 in
                 Knights
                 service
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 more
                 at
                 large
                 may
                 appeare
                 .
                 
                 Now
                 if
                 the
                 said
                 Thomas
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 shall
                 not
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 Session
                 of
                 the
                 next
                 Parliament
                 procure
                 such
                 an
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 good
                 and
                 effectuall
                 in
                 law
                 for
                 the
                 purposes
                 aforesaid
                 :
                 Then
                 his
                 Lordship
                 will
                 at
                 all
                 times
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 first
                 Session
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 next
                 Paliament
                 ,
                 upon
                 reasonable
                 requests
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 costs
                 of
                 the
                 Tenants
                 (
                 whom
                 it
                 shall
                 concerne
                 )
                 their
                 heires
                 or
                 assignes
                 ,
                 make
                 ,
                 doe
                 and
                 execute
                 such
                 reasonable
                 acts
                 ,
                 devices
                 ,
                 and
                 assurances
                 in
                 Law
                 ;
                 whereby
                 the
                 said
                 Copy-holders
                 ,
                 their
                 heires
                 or
                 assignes
                 respectively
                 ,
                 shall
                 hold
                 and
                 enjoy
                 their
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 of
                 their
                 said
                 Copy-holds
                 ,
                 Messuages
                 ,
                 Houses
                 ,
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Cottages
                 and
                 Hereditaments
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 like
                 wayes
                 ,
                 easements
                 ,
                 commons
                 and
                 commodities
                 ,
                 as
                 are
                 thereto
                 now
                 belonging
                 ,
                 or
                 now
                 therewith
                 used
                 or
                 enjoyed
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 free-hold
                 and
                 inheritance
                 thereof
                 respectively
                 to
                 them
                 and
                 to
                 their
                 respective
                 heires
                 and
                 assignes
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 holden
                 of
                 such
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 whereof
                 the
                 same
                 is
                 now
                 holden
                 in
                 free
                 and
                 common
                 Socage
                 ,
                 for
                 and
                 under
                 the
                 severall
                 &
                 respective
                 yeerely
                 rents
                 for
                 all
                 services
                 and
                 demands
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 or
                 any
                 of
                 them
                 doe
                 now
                 severally
                 and
                 respectively
                 pay
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 them
                 ,
                 or
                 their
                 Councel
                 learned
                 ,
                 shall
                 bee
                 reasonably
                 devised
                 and
                 required
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 the
                 said
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 
                 their
                 heires
                 and
                 assignes
                 respectively
                 ,
                 shall
                 and
                 may
                 for
                 ever
                 hereafter
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 let
                 ,
                 impediment
                 ,
                 interruption
                 ,
                 deniall
                 or
                 contradiction
                 of
                 his
                 Lordship
                 ,
                 his
                 heires
                 or
                 assignes
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 claiming
                 under
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 
                   Henry
                   Wentworth
                
                 deceased
                 ,
                 not
                 onely
                 during
                 the
                 time
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 Copy-holders
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 afterwards
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 have
                 obtained
                 the
                 free-hold
                 and
                 inheritance
                 of
                 their
                 severall
                 and
                 respective
                 Copy-holds
                 ;
                 peaceably
                 hold
                 and
                 enjoy
                 such
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 Commons
                 of
                 pasture
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 such
                 manner
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 Commons
                 ,
                 wastes
                 and
                 common
                 able
                 places
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 or
                 any
                 of
                 them
                 hertofore
                 have
                 had
                 ,
                 used
                 ,
                 held
                 ,
                 taken
                 ,
                 or
                 enjoyed
                 ,
                 or
                 might
                 lawfully
                 have
                 taken
                 or
                 enjoyed
                 .
                 Neverthelesse
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 agreed
                 ,
                 that
                 neither
                 the
                 said
                 Indenture
                 and
                 Scedules
                 ,
                 nor
                 any
                 covenant
                 therein
                 contained
                 ,
                 
                 shall
                 in
                 any
                 wise
                 extend
                 or
                 enure
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 benefit
                 or
                 advantage
                 of
                 any
                 other
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenants
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 other
                 than
                 the
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 named
                 parties
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Indentures
                 ,
                 their
                 heires
                 and
                 assignes
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 for
                 such
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 Cottages
                 ,
                 and
                 Hereditaments
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 onely
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 or
                 any
                 of
                 them
                 now
                 hold
                 ,
                 or
                 claime
                 to
                 hold
                 ,
                 by
                 Copy
                 of
                 Court-Roule
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Indenture
                 (
                 whereunto
                 relation
                 be
                 had
                 )
                 more
                 plainly
                 and
                 at
                 large
                 appeareth
                 .
              
               
               
                 Memorandum
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Indenture
                 of
                 the
                 twentieth
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 a
                 duplicity
                 thereof
                 ,
                 were
                 acknowledged
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Thomas
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 the
                 21.
                 day
                 of
                 Iuly
                 1617.
                 before
                 Sir
                 
                   Mathew
                   Carew
                
                 Knight
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 bee
                 enrolled
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 enrolled
                 in
                 the
                 Chancery
                 accordingly
                 .
                 The
                 one
                 part
                 of
                 which
                 Indentures
                 ,
                 is
                 left
                 in
                 the
                 custody
                 of
                 the
                 Company
                 of
                 Goldsmiths
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 in
                 the
                 custody
                 of
                 the
                 Brethren
                 of
                 the
                 Trinity
                 house
                 at
                 Radcliffe
                 :
                 In
                 trust
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 named
                 parties
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Indentures
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 ninth
                 day
                 of
                 Iuly
                 1617.
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 fifteenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Reigne
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 said
                 Thomas
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 acknowledged
                 a
                 statute
                 of
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 twelve
                 thousand
                 pounds
                 of
                 lawfull
                 money
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 unto
                 
                   Alexander
                   Prescot
                
                 and
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gore
                
                 ,
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 
                   London
                   ,
                   Thomas
                   Iones
                
                 common
                 Serjeant
                 of
                 
                   London
                   ,
                   Francis
                   Fulner
                
                 and
                 
                   George
                   Whitmore
                
                 Esquires
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Robert
                   Mildmay
                
                 Grocer
                 ;
                 In
                 trust
                 for
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 Copy-holders
                 named
                 in
                 the
                 Indentures
                 ,
                 and
                 thereof
                 is
                 a
                 defeasance
                 by
                 Indenture
                 ,
                 dated
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 to
                 this
                 effect
                 
                   (
                   viz.
                
                 )
                 That
                 if
                 the
                 said
                 Thomas
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 doe
                 performe
                 the
                 covenants
                 and
                 agreements
                 ,
                 
                 contained
                 in
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Indenture
                 of
                 the
                 twentieth
                 of
                 Iune
                 :
                 Then
                 the
                 same
                 Statute
                 to
                 bee
                 void
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Conusees
                 shall
                 deliver
                 up
                 the
                 same
                 Statute
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Thomas
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 ,
                 his
                 heires
                 ,
                 executors
                 ,
                 administrators
                 or
                 assignes
                 ,
                 so
                 soone
                 as
                 the
                 said
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 shall
                 be
                 procured
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 intent
                 and
                 true
                 meaning
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 recited
                 Indenture
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 end
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Statute
                 and
                 defeasance
                 are
                 left
                 in
                 the
                 Chamber
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 bee
                 kept
                 in
                 such
                 sort
                 ,
                 as
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Conusees
                 may
                 have
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 bee
                 delivered
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 Covenant
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 Chamberlain
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 hath
                 charged
                 himselfe
                 with
                 the
                 receit
                 thereof
                 ,
                 by
                 order
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 1617.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Leman
                
                 being
                 then
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 Master
                 
                   Cornelius
                   Fish
                
                 Chamberlaine
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Trinity
                 Tearme
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 fifteenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Reigne
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 a
                 Bill
                 of
                 complaint
                 was
                 by
                 the
                 Copy-holders
                 ,
                 named
                 parties
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Indenture
                 of
                 the
                 twentieth
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 exhibited
                 against
                 the
                 said
                 Thomas
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 in
                 his
                 Majesties
                 high
                 Court
                 of
                 Chancery
                 ;
                 whereto
                 the
                 said
                 Thomas
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 did
                 appeare
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 his
                 answer
                 confessed
                 the
                 contents
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Bill
                 to
                 bee
                 true
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 ,
                 a
                 perfect
                 Decree
                 (
                 with
                 the
                 free
                 consent
                 and
                 agreement
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Thomas
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 ,
                 
                 bearing
                 date
                 the
                 two
                 and
                 twentieth
                 day
                 of
                 July
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 fifteenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 Reigne
                 of
                 our
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 King
                 Iames
                 )
                 was
                 obtained
                 .
                 And
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 free
                 customes
                 ,
                 orders
                 ,
                 immunities
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 all
                 and
                 whatsoever
                 contained
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Indenture
                 of
                 the
                 twntieth
                 of
                 June
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Scedules
                 unto
                 the
                 same
                 Indenture
                 annexed
                 ,
                 are
                 for
                 ever
                 established
                 and
                 confirmed
                 .
                 The
                 said
                 Decree
                 is
                 likewise
                 there
                 enrolled
                 .
                 The
                 true
                 Copy
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Scedules
                 followeth
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               The
               Scedules
               ,
               containing
               the
               free
               Customes
               ,
               Orders
               ,
               Immunities
               ,
               Discharges
               ,
               Benefits
               ,
               and
               Priviledges
               of
               the
               Mannors
               of
               Stepney
               ,
               alias
               ,
               Stebunheath
               and
               Hackney
               ,
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Middlesex
               :
               Agreed
               vnto
               ,
               approved
               ,
               allowed
               ,
               and
               ratified
               ,
               as
               well
               by
               the
               Right
               Honourable
               ,
               Thomas
               ,
               Lord
               Wentworth
               ,
               Lord
               of
               the
               said
               Mannors
               ;
               as
               also
               by
               his
               Lordships
               Copy-hold
               ,
               or
               Customary
               Tenants
               ,
               or
               reputed
               Copy-hold
               ,
               or
               Customary
               Tenants
               of
               the
               said
               Mannors
               ,
               or
               of
               either
               of
               them
               ,
               named
               parties
               to
               the
               said
               Indenture
               ,
               where
               vnto
               those
               Scedules
               are
               annexed
               .
               By
               which
               ,
               all
               and
               every
               the
               same
               Copy-holders
               or
               Customary
               Tenants
               ,
               their
               ,
               and
               every
               of
               their
               Heires
               and
               Assignes
               ,
               are
               to
               hold
               ,
               vse
               ,
               and
               enjoy
               ,
               inherit
               ,
               alien
               ,
               demise
               ,
               or
               dispose
               all
               and
               every
               ,
               or
               any
               the
               said
               Lands
               ,
               Messuages
               ,
               Tenements
               ,
               Cottages
               ,
               and
               Hereditaments
               ,
               which
               they
               ,
               every
               ,
               or
               any
               of
               them
               respectively
               doe
               hold
               ,
               claime
               ,
               or
               enjoy
               ,
               byforce
               ,
               or
               pretext
               of
               any
               grant
               heretofore
               made
               by
               the
               Copy
               of
               Court
               Roll
               of
               the
               said
               Mannors
               ,
               or
               either
               of
               them
               ,
               the
               day
               of
               the
               date
               of
               the
               said
               Indentures
               :
               That
               is
               to
               say
               ,
               the
               twentieth
               day
               of
               Iune
               ,
               in
               the
               yeeres
               of
               the
               Raigne
               of
               our
               Soveraigne
               Lord
               IAMES
               ,
               by
               the
               grace
               of
               God
               of
               England
               ,
               France
               ,
               and
               Ireland
               King
               ,
               Defender
               of
               the
               Faith
               ,
               &c.
               the
               fifteenth
               ,
               and
               of
               Scotland
               the
               fiftieth
               .
            
             
               
                 These
                 Copy-holds
                 are
                 of
                 inheritance
                 ,
                 held
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 by
                 the
                 Rod
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 custome
                 .
              
               
                 IMprimis
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Customs
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 and
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Copy-hold
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 &
                 Hereditaments
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 particular
                 persons
                 (
                 named
                 parties
                 to
                 the
                 Indentures
                 ,
                 whereunto
                 these
                 Scedules
                 are
                 annexed
                 )
                 doe
                 hold
                 or
                 enjoy
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 time
                 whereof
                 the
                 contrary
                 hath
                 not
                 beene
                 within
                 the
                 memory
                 of
                 man
                 )
                 have
                 been
                 Copy-hold
                 and
                 customary
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 and
                 Hereditaments
                 of
                 inheritance
                 ,
                 demised
                 and
                 demiseable
                 by
                 Copy
                 of
                 Court
                 Roll
                 of
                 the
                 Mannors
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 or
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 respectively
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Customes
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 whereof
                 the
                 same
                 are
                 holden
                 .
                 And
                 all
                 Copies
                 of
                 Court
                 Rolls
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 and
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 by
                 all
                 the
                 time
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 and
                 Hereditaments
                 ,
                 have
                 beene
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 ,
                 to
                 hold
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 by
                 the
                 Rod
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Custome
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 whereof
                 the
                 same
                 is
                 holden
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 
                 Rents
                 and
                 services
                 therefore
                 due
                 and
                 accustomed
                 .
                 And
                 all
                 the
                 said
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 and
                 Hereditaments
                 have
                 beene
                 passed
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 to
                 passe
                 and
                 goe
                 from
                 such
                 persons
                 ,
                 as
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 contents
                 of
                 these
                 Scedules
                 )
                 have
                 power
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 are
                 enabled
                 to
                 make
                 Surrenders
                 to
                 any
                 other
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 by
                 way
                 of
                 Surrender
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 made
                 to
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 the
                 acceptance
                 of
                 the
                 Steward
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 Deputy
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ,
                 in
                 Court
                 or
                 out
                 of
                 Court
                 ;
                 or
                 by
                 the
                 acceptance
                 of
                 the
                 Reeve
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 whereof
                 the
                 same
                 are
                 holden
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 his
                 Deputy
                 within
                 the
                 same
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 or
                 elsewhere
                 ,
                 in
                 presence
                 of
                 sixe
                 Customary
                 Tenants
                 ;
                 or
                 by
                 any
                 Headborough
                 of
                 some
                 Township
                 or
                 Hamlet
                 within
                 that
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 in
                 presence
                 of
                 sixe
                 customary
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 in
                 or
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Mannors
                 .
                 Which
                 Surrender
                 or
                 Surrenders
                 have
                 beene
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 ,
                 and
                 may
                 bee
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Heires
                 for
                 ever
                 in
                 Fee-taile
                 ,
                 or
                 for
                 life
                 or
                 lives
                 ,
                 with
                 Remainders
                 or
                 without
                 Remainders
                 ,
                 as
                 Lands
                 may
                 be
                 assured
                 by
                 the
                 course
                 of
                 the
                 common
                 Lawes
                 of
                 this
                 Realme
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 last
                 Will
                 and
                 Testament
                 of
                 the
                 Surrenderers
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 any
                 other
                 persons
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 intent
                 and
                 limitation
                 of
                 such
                 last
                 Will
                 and
                 Testament
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Quit-rents
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 paid
                 yeerely
                 at
                 Michaelmas
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 the
                 Rents
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 both
                 Free-holders
                 and
                 Copy-holders
                 ,
                 which
                 hold
                 any
                 Messuages
                 ,
                 Cottages
                 ,
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 or
                 Hereditaments
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 are
                 yeerely
                 payable
                 only
                 at
                 the
                 Feast
                 of
                 Saint
                 Michael
                 the
                 Arch-Angell
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 and
                 his
                 Heires
                 :
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 be
                 collected
                 by
                 the
                 Reeves
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 (
                 severally
                 and
                 respectively
                 to
                 be
                 yeerely
                 chosen
                 ,
                 as
                 hereafter
                 is
                 expressed
                 )
                 or
                 their
                 Deputies
                 .
                 And
                 all
                 and
                 every
                 the
                 said
                 customary
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 to
                 pay
                 the
                 severall
                 yeerely
                 Rents
                 ,
                 now
                 yeerely
                 due
                 &
                 payable
                 for
                 their
                 severall
                 Copy-holds
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Copy-holds
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 which
                 any
                 intire
                 Quit-rent
                 is
                 now
                 paid
                 ,
                 shall
                 hereafter
                 come
                 into
                 severall
                 hands
                 ,
                 the
                 Rent
                 thereof
                 shall
                 then
                 bee
                 apportioned
                 by
                 the
                 Homage
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 whereof
                 the
                 same
                 are
                 holden
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 much
                 only
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 Homage
                 shall
                 bee
                 appointed
                 to
                 be
                 paid
                 
                   (
                   pro
                   rata
                
                 )
                 shall
                 be
                 paid
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 At
                 what
                 Courts
                 Tenants
                 are
                 bound
                 to
                 appeare
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 all
                 and
                 every
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenant
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 which
                 now
                 be
                 ,
                 or
                 hereafter
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 shall
                 bee
                 ,
                 ought
                 to
                 appeare
                 yeerely
                 at
                 two
                 severall
                 generall
                 Courts
                 holden
                 for
                 the
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 whereof
                 his
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 are
                 holden
                 ,
                 upon
                 warning
                 ,
                 as
                 hereafter
                 followeth
                 .
                 And
                 also
                 so
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 at
                 all
                 other
                 set
                 or
                 appointed
                 Courts
                 ,
                 set
                 ,
                 appointed
                 ,
                 and
                 kept
                 for
                 the
                 said
                 Mannor
                 whereof
                 their
                 Lands
                 are
                 holden
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 eighteene
                 ,
                 as
                 shall
                 be
                 (
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 )
                 especially
                 warned
                 thereunto
                 by
                 the
                 Reeve
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 sufficient
                 Deputy
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 said
                 Tenants
                 shall
                 doe
                 their
                 suits
                 and
                 services
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 tenures
                 ;
                 except
                 they
                 bee
                 essoined
                 ,
                 licensed
                 ,
                 or
                 have
                 some
                 other
                 lawfull
                 excuse
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 paine
                 hereafter
                 following
                 .
                 
                 Which
                 two
                 generall
                 Courts
                 have
                 beene
                 commonly
                 kept
                 (
                 and
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 kept
                 yeerely
                 )
                 the
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 on
                 Tuesday
                 ,
                 the
                 ninth
                 day
                 after
                 Easter
                 day
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 Feast
                 of
                 Saint
                 Andrew
                 the
                 Apostle
                 ,
                 upon
                 reasonable
                 warning
                 :
                 That
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Churches
                 and
                 Chappels
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 openly
                 upon
                 the
                 Sunday
                 sevennight
                 ,
                 or
                 Sunday
                 fortnight
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 such
                 Courts
                 to
                 be
                 holden
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Tenants
                 failing
                 to
                 appeare
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 essoined
                 ,
                 or
                 reasonable
                 excuse
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 amended
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 Copy-hold
                 ,
                 or
                 Customary
                 Tenants
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 doe
                 or
                 shall
                 make
                 default
                 of
                 their
                 appearance
                 
                 at
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 two
                 generall
                 Ceuris
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 their
                 suits
                 shall
                 bee
                 due
                 ;
                 Or
                 if
                 such
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 as
                 shall
                 be
                 especially
                 and
                 lawfully
                 warned
                 to
                 appeare
                 at
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Courts
                 (
                 in
                 forme
                 aforesaid
                 )
                 yeerely
                 to
                 be
                 holden
                 ,
                 doe
                 make
                 default
                 (
                 to
                 which
                 the
                 said
                 suit
                 is
                 or
                 shall
                 bee
                 due
                 )
                 and
                 warning
                 openly
                 given
                 (
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 )
                 of
                 the
                 day
                 and
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 holding
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 general
                 Courts
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 speciall
                 and
                 lawfull
                 warning
                 to
                 be
                 given
                 for
                 the
                 said
                 set
                 or
                 purchased
                 Courts
                 :
                 That
                 then
                 they
                 that
                 shall
                 so
                 make
                 default
                 (
                 except
                 they
                 be
                 essoined
                 ,
                 or
                 have
                 some
                 other
                 lawfull
                 or
                 reasonable
                 excuse
                 )
                 shall
                 be
                 amerced
                 by
                 the
                 Homage
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Court
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 bee
                 taxed
                 and
                 afferred
                 by
                 two
                 Afferrors
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Court
                 :
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 by
                 two
                 Tenants
                 of
                 the
                 Homage
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ,
                 hath
                 alwayes
                 vsed
                 to
                 chuse
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 chuse
                 one
                 for
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 residue
                 of
                 the
                 Homage
                 have
                 chosen
                 ,
                 and
                 hereafter
                 shall
                 chuse
                 the
                 other
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 What
                 the
                 Tenants
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 allowed
                 at
                 set
                 Courts
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 Tenant
                 bee
                 summoned
                 to
                 appeare
                 at
                 any
                 set
                 Court
                 ,
                 or
                 Courts
                 to
                 bee
                 holden
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 any
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 doth
                 appeare
                 upon
                 the
                 said
                 summons
                 ,
                 he
                 ought
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 to
                 have
                 for
                 his
                 paines
                 foure
                 pence
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 dinner
                 ,
                 or
                 eight
                 pence
                 and
                 no
                 dinner
                 ;
                 which
                 ought
                 and
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 paid
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 custome
                 )
                 by
                 such
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 who
                 shall
                 bee
                 the
                 cause
                 that
                 any
                 such
                 Tenants
                 doe
                 appeare
                 for
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 matter
                 :
                 So
                 it
                 bee
                 not
                 any
                 matter
                 or
                 cause
                 that
                 concerneth
                 an
                 enquiry
                 or
                 presentment
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 ,
                 only
                 for
                 the
                 Lord
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ,
                 his
                 Heiros
                 and
                 Assignes
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 like
                 allowance
                 for
                 view
                 ,
                 partitions
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 summons
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 the
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenants
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 ought
                 to
                 have
                 every
                 of
                 them
                 like
                 allowance
                 ,
                 upon
                 every
                 view
                 by
                 them
                 to
                 bee
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 every
                 partition
                 by
                 them
                 to
                 bee
                 made
                 ,
                 or
                 upon
                 other
                 summon
                 to
                 appeare
                 betwixt
                 Tenant
                 and
                 Tenant
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 be
                 appointed
                 thereunto
                 by
                 precept
                 from
                 the
                 Steward
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 his
                 sufficient
                 Deputy
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 How
                 Tenants
                 way
                 be
                 righted
                 against
                 Encroachments
                 ,
                 Annoyances
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Homage
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 any
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 may
                 appoint
                 six
                 or
                 seven
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 upon
                 any
                 complaint
                 to
                 them
                 made
                 ,
                 by
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 being
                 Tenants
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 in
                 open
                 Court
                 :
                 that
                 hee
                 or
                 they
                 bee
                 wronged
                 by
                 any
                 Incroachment
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 Annoyance
                 to
                 their
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 which
                 Tenants
                 shall
                 (
                 after
                 the
                 said
                 Court
                 )
                 view
                 the
                 same
                 Incroachment
                 ,
                 Annoyance
                 ,
                 and
                 Impediment
                 ,
                 or
                 place
                 whereof
                 any
                 such
                 complaint
                 shall
                 be
                 made
                 .
                 And
                 thereupon
                 ,
                 to
                 present
                 or
                 notifie
                 the
                 same
                 by
                 a
                 day
                 to
                 the
                 Steward
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 the
                 Homage
                 at
                 the
                 next
                 generall
                 Court
                 ;
                 that
                 there
                 may
                 be
                 set
                 a
                 paine
                 or
                 amerciament
                 ,
                 or
                 both
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Homage
                 at
                 the
                 said
                 next
                 Court
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 quality
                 of
                 the
                 offence
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Homage
                 at
                 every
                 generall
                 Court
                 ,
                 is
                 to
                 present
                 deceased
                 Tenants
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 the
                 Homage
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 are
                 to
                 make
                 presentment
                 at
                 every
                 generall
                 Court
                 to
                 be
                 holden
                 for
                 the
                 said
                 Manors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Customary
                 or
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 shall
                 know
                 shall
                 be
                 deceased
                 after
                 the
                 Court
                 then
                 last
                 past
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 before
                 the
                 said
                 Court
                 ,
                 whose
                 deaths
                 were
                 not
                 then
                 found
                 and
                 presented
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 held
                 any
                 Copy-hold
                 ,
                 or
                 Customary
                 ,
                 or
                 reputed
                 Copy-hold
                 or
                 Customary
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 .
                 And
                 also
                 (
                 as
                 neere
                 as
                 they
                 can
                 )
                 present
                 what
                 Lands
                 every
                 of
                 them
                 died
                 seized
                 of
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 what
                 estate
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 when
                 he
                 died
                 ,
                 and
                 who
                 is
                 the
                 next
                 Heire
                 or
                 Heires
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 so
                 dying
                 seized
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 what
                 age
                 or
                 ages
                 the
                 said
                 Heire
                 or
                 Heires
                 shall
                 then
                 be
                 of
                 ,
                 as
                 neere
                 as
                 they
                 can
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Also
                 they
                 must
                 present
                 the
                 deaths
                 of
                 Free-holders
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 the
                 Homage
                 likewise
                 ought
                 to
                 present
                 the
                 deaths
                 of
                 the
                 Free-holders
                 ,
                 and
                 when
                 they
                 dyed
                 ,
                 and
                 who
                 be
                 their
                 next
                 heire
                 or
                 heires
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 ages
                 of
                 their
                 heires
                 ,
                 which
                 held
                 any
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 nature
                 of
                 their
                 tenures
                 ,
                 so
                 neer
                 as
                 they
                 can
                 :
                 To
                 the
                 intent
                 the
                 Lord
                 may
                 have
                 his
                 reliefe
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 but
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 one
                 yeeres
                 quit-rent
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Tenements
                 holden
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 by
                 Socage
                 tenure
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 What
                 shall
                 bee
                 done
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 next
                 heire
                 bee
                 not
                 knowne
                 .
              
               
                 IF
                 the
                 Homage
                 at
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Courts
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 shall
                 not
                 know
                 who
                 is
                 next
                 heire
                 or
                 heires
                 to
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 customary
                 Tenants
                 so
                 dying
                 seized
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 shall
                 make
                 their
                 presentments
                 ;
                 that
                 then
                 they
                 shall
                 make
                 their
                 presentment
                 so
                 accordingly
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 upon
                 the
                 said
                 presentment
                 at
                 the
                 next
                 generall
                 Court
                 then
                 after
                 ,
                 the
                 Steward
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 Deputy
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 presentment
                 shall
                 so
                 bee
                 made
                 ,
                 shall
                 cause
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 to
                 bee
                 made
                 in
                 open
                 Court
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 intent
                 every
                 such
                 heire
                 or
                 heires
                 may
                 have
                 knowledge
                 to
                 come
                 ,
                 and
                 take
                 up
                 the
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 of
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 Ancestours
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 the
                 Steward
                 or
                 his
                 Deputy
                 shall
                 cause
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 ,
                 
                 from
                 generall
                 Court
                 to
                 generall
                 Court
                 ,
                 untill
                 three
                 open
                 and
                 publike
                 Proclamations
                 be
                 made
                 in
                 full
                 Court
                 ,
                 at
                 three
                 generall
                 Courts
                 :
                 which
                 generall
                 Courts
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 custome
                 )
                 are
                 used
                 to
                 be
                 holden
                 commonly
                 one
                 halfe
                 yeere
                 after
                 another
                 ,
                 or
                 thereabout
                 :
                 So
                 that
                 from
                 the
                 presentment
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 homage
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 dying
                 seized
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 last
                 Tenant
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 last
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 fully
                 two
                 yeeres
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 if
                 there
                 shall
                 come
                 no
                 heire
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 nor
                 any
                 for
                 him
                 or
                 them
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 next
                 after
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 whereat
                 the
                 last
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 three
                 Proclamations
                 shall
                 bee
                 made
                 ,
                 to
                 male
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 claime
                 ,
                 and
                 prove
                 himselfe
                 ,
                 or
                 themselves
                 to
                 the
                 Homage
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 in
                 such
                 sort
                 as
                 they
                 or
                 the
                 greater
                 part
                 of
                 them
                 shall
                 allow
                 of
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 next
                 heire
                 or
                 heires
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 blood
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Tenant
                 deceased
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 have
                 title
                 to
                 the
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 nor
                 to
                 shew
                 and
                 prove
                 ,
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 or
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 next
                 heire
                 or
                 heires
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 blood
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Tenant
                 deceased
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 next
                 heire
                 or
                 heires
                 expectant
                 ,
                 upon
                 any
                 estate
                 determined
                 :
                 Then
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 whereof
                 the
                 same
                 Land
                 is
                 holden
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ;
                 shall
                 and
                 may
                 after
                 the
                 next
                 Court
                 ,
                 next
                 after
                 the
                 said
                 three
                 Proclamations
                 so
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 ,
                 seize
                 the
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 the
                 said
                 persons
                 so
                 dying
                 seized
                 ,
                 whose
                 next
                 heire
                 or
                 heires
                 ,
                 or
                 such
                 as
                 shall
                 have
                 title
                 thereunto
                 cannot
                 bee
                 found
                 ,
                 or
                 shall
                 not
                 come
                 and
                 make
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 claime
                 and
                 proofe
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 same
                 L.
                 then
                 to
                 take
                 the
                 issues
                 and
                 profits
                 thereof
                 to
                 his
                 owne
                 use
                 ,
                 
                 untill
                 such
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 come
                 ,
                 that
                 shall
                 prove
                 him
                 or
                 them
                 next
                 heire
                 or
                 heires
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 so
                 dying
                 seized
                 .
                 
                 And
                 if
                 none
                 shall
                 come
                 in
                 within
                 three
                 yeeres
                 next
                 after
                 the
                 third
                 and
                 last
                 Proclamation
                 made
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 that
                 shall
                 and
                 can
                 convey
                 and
                 prove
                 him
                 or
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 next
                 heire
                 or
                 heires
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 blood
                 ,
                 or
                 shew
                 or
                 prove
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 or
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 next
                 heire
                 or
                 heires
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 have
                 title
                 as
                 next
                 in
                 Remainder
                 or
                 or
                 Reversion
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ;
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 be
                 forfeited
                 ,
                 or
                 shall
                 escheat
                 unto
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannor
                 or
                 Mannors
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 .
              
               
                 Except
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 if
                 the
                 said
                 Land
                 and
                 Tenements
                 shall
                 or
                 ought
                 immediately
                 to
                 descend
                 ,
                 remaine
                 ,
                 revert
                 ,
                 come
                 to
                 any
                 woman
                 Covert
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 Infant
                 within
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 one
                 and
                 twenty
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 being
                 in
                 prison
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 any
                 
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 not
                 of
                 
                   Sanae
                   memoriae
                
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 that
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 within
                 the
                 Realme
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 last
                 Tenant
                 dying
                 so
                 seized
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 second
                 or
                 third
                 Proclamation
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 ,
                 in
                 every
                 such
                 case
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 )
                 shall
                 have
                 but
                 the
                 profits
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 untill
                 such
                 persons
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 ,
                 her
                 or
                 their
                 heire
                 or
                 heires
                 shall
                 come
                 and
                 make
                 their
                 claime
                 :
                 So
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 claime
                 be
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 woman
                 ,
                 or
                 her
                 heires
                 ,
                 
                 within
                 five
                 yeeres
                 next
                 after
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 her
                 said
                 husband
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 her
                 husband
                 and
                 her selfe
                 during
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 her
                 Coverture
                 :
                 And
                 by
                 such
                 person
                 being
                 within
                 age
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 heires
                 ,
                 before
                 he
                 shall
                 or
                 should
                 accomplish
                 his
                 full
                 age
                 of
                 one
                 and
                 twenty
                 yeeres
                 :
                 And
                 by
                 the
                 person
                 of
                 
                   Non
                   sanae
                   memoriae
                
                 ,
                 within
                 five
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 next
                 after
                 he
                 shall
                 recover
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 of
                 
                   Sanae
                   memoriae
                
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 heire
                 of
                 such
                 person
                 of
                 
                   Non
                   sanae
                   memoriae
                
                 ,
                 within
                 five
                 yeeres
                 next
                 after
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 his
                 said
                 Ancestor
                 ,
                 or
                 before
                 :
                 And
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 person
                 that
                 shall
                 so
                 be
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Realme
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 heires
                 ,
                 within
                 five
                 yeeres
                 after
                 he
                 shall
                 returne
                 ;
                 or
                 if
                 he
                 shall
                 not
                 returne
                 ,
                 within
                 five
                 yeeres
                 after
                 his
                 death
                 :
                 And
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 in
                 prison
                 ,
                 within
                 one
                 whole
                 yeere
                 next
                 after
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 enlargement
                 from
                 such
                 imprisonment
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 No
                 dower
                 for
                 women
                 ,
                 nor
                 courtesie
                 of
                 England
                 for
                 men
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 women
                 ought
                 not
                 to
                 have
                 dowers
                 of
                 any
                 customary
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 within
                 the
                 Mannors
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 nor
                 any
                 of
                 them
                 :
                 Nor
                 men
                 to
                 have
                 any
                 estate
                 as
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 courtesie
                 of
                 England
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Estates
                 of
                 inheritance
                 shall
                 descend
                 according
                 to
                 Gavelkind
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 shall
                 bee
                 seized
                 of
                 any
                 customary
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 holden
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 of
                 an
                 estate
                 of
                 Inheritance
                 and
                 shall
                 have
                 two
                 sonnes
                 ,
                 or
                 three
                 sonnes
                 ,
                 or
                 more
                 :
                 Or
                 having
                 no
                 sonnes
                 ,
                 shall
                 have
                 divers
                 daughters
                 :
                 Or
                 having
                 neither
                 sonnes
                 nor
                 daughters
                 ,
                 shall
                 have
                 divers
                 Collaterall
                 heires
                 in
                 one
                 neernesse
                 of
                 blood
                 ;
                 or
                 that
                 are
                 to
                 make
                 their
                 resort
                 ,
                 from
                 those
                 that
                 were
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 neerenesse
                 of
                 blood
                 to
                 the
                 Tenant
                 dying
                 :
                 They
                 shall
                 bee
                 all
                 co-heires
                 to
                 their
                 said
                 Father
                 ,
                 Mother
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 Ancestor
                 ,
                 touching
                 the
                 said
                 customary
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 custome
                 of
                 Gavelkind
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Touching
                 descents
                 where
                 the
                 Tenant
                 left
                 issue
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 man
                 or
                 woman
                 die
                 seized
                 (
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 )
                 of
                 any
                 customary
                 lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 of
                 any
                 state
                 of
                 Inheritance
                 ,
                 holden
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 any
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 have
                 issue
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 sonnes
                 ,
                 or
                 more
                 ,
                 whereof
                 one
                 or
                 two
                 or
                 more
                 of
                 them
                 shall
                 be
                 married
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 issue
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 their
                 Father
                 or
                 mother
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 dye
                 before
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 Father
                 or
                 Mother
                 :
                 Or
                 having
                 no
                 sons
                 ,
                 shall
                 have
                 divers
                 daughters
                 ,
                 whereof
                 one
                 or
                 more
                 shall
                 be
                 married
                 and
                 have
                 issue
                 ,
                 and
                 dye
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 the
                 Father
                 or
                 Mother
                 :
                 that
                 then
                 the
                 said
                 issue
                 shall
                 inherit
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 co-heire
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 sonne
                 or
                 sonnes
                 ,
                 daughter
                 or
                 daughters
                 that
                 shall
                 survive
                 his
                 ,
                 her
                 ,
                 or
                 their
                 said
                 Father
                 or
                 Mother
                 ,
                 that
                 so
                 shall
                 dye
                 seized
                 as
                 is
                 aforesaid
                 ;
                 whether
                 the
                 said
                 issue
                 bee
                 male
                 or
                 female
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 custome
                 of
                 Gavelkind
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 How
                 Lands
                 shall
                 descend
                 to
                 those
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 blood
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Tenant
                 left
                 no
                 issue
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 dye
                 seized
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 leave
                 behind
                 him
                 neither
                 son
                 nor
                 daughter
                 ;
                 then
                 the
                 next
                 of
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 kinne
                 (
                 being
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 blood
                 )
                 shall
                 be
                 heire
                 or
                 heires
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 so
                 dying
                 seized
                 :
                 That
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 his
                 ,
                 her
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 their
                 brother
                 or
                 brothers
                 ,
                 brother
                 or
                 brothers
                 children
                 ,
                 or
                 childrens
                 children
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 custome
                 of
                 Gavelkind
                 :
                 &
                 so
                 forth
                 ,
                 as
                 long
                 as
                 any
                 of
                 that
                 issue
                 shall
                 be
                 alive
                 ,
                 being
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 blood
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 default
                 of
                 such
                 issue
                 ,
                 the
                 sisters
                 and
                 sisters
                 children
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 custome
                 of
                 Gavelkind
                 :
                 and
                 so
                 forth
                 so
                 long
                 as
                 any
                 issue
                 shall
                 be
                 alive
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 blood
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 lacke
                 of
                 such
                 issue
                 ;
                 the
                 Vncles
                 and
                 their
                 issues
                 ,
                 being
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 blood
                 ,
                 so
                 long
                 as
                 any
                 issue
                 shall
                 be
                 living
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 default
                 of
                 such
                 issue
                 ;
                 the
                 Aunts
                 and
                 their
                 children
                 ,
                 so
                 long
                 as
                 any
                 shall
                 be
                 living
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 blood
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 lacke
                 of
                 such
                 issue
                 ,
                 the
                 next
                 of
                 kin
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 blood
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 custome
                 of
                 Gavelkind
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Males
                 and
                 Females
                 of
                 one
                 wombe
                 ,
                 cannot
                 joyne
                 to
                 be
                 co-heires
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 person
                 so
                 dying
                 seized
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 without
                 issue
                 of
                 his
                 body
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 divers
                 Brothers
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 blood
                 ,
                 whereof
                 the
                 one
                 or
                 some
                 of
                 them
                 shall
                 have
                 beene
                 married
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 have
                 issue
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 issue
                 had
                 ,
                 shall
                 dye
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 said
                 Brother
                 dying
                 seized
                 ,
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ;
                 that
                 then
                 the
                 issues
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Brother
                 or
                 Brothers
                 ,
                 so
                 dying
                 before
                 him
                 that
                 died
                 seized
                 ,
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 shall
                 joyne
                 and
                 bee
                 co-heire
                 with
                 his
                 Brother
                 or
                 Brothers
                 ,
                 that
                 surviveth
                 the
                 Brother
                 that
                 so
                 dyed
                 seized
                 ,
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 whether
                 the
                 said
                 issue
                 bee
                 males
                 or
                 females
                 .
                 But
                 males
                 and
                 females
                 of
                 one
                 belly
                 or
                 womb
                 ,
                 canot
                 joyn
                 to
                 be
                 co-heires
                 together
                 :
                 So
                 that
                 the
                 course
                 of
                 descents
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 observed
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 custome
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 custome
                 and
                 nature
                 of
                 Lands
                 in
                 Gavelkinde
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Touching
                 Descents
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 likewise
                 shall
                 the
                 issue
                 of
                 the
                 daughter
                 ,
                 that
                 shall
                 dye
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 the
                 Father
                 or
                 Mother
                 ,
                 bee
                 co-heire
                 with
                 the
                 Aunt
                 that
                 liveth
                 ,
                 being
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 blood
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Descents
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 likewise
                 shall
                 the
                 Vncles
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Vncles
                 Brothers
                 children
                 (
                 being
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 blood
                 )
                 be
                 co-heires
                 together
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Descents
                 .
                 
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 likewise
                 shall
                 the
                 Aunts
                 ,
                 &
                 the
                 Aunts
                 Sisters
                 children
                 joyne
                 and
                 be
                 co-heires
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 forth
                 of
                 all
                 other
                 further
                 degrees
                 ,
                 of
                 all
                 Collaterall
                 heires
                 ,
                 being
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 blood
                 ,
                 which
                 may
                 convey
                 themselves
                 to
                 be
                 any
                 Cousins
                 ,
                 and
                 heires
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 blood
                 to
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 dying
                 seized
                 of
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 customary
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 custome
                 of
                 Gavelkind
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 How
                 Copy-holders
                 of
                 inheritance
                 may
                 surrender
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 custome
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 severall
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 every
                 Copy-holder
                 of
                 inheritance
                 in
                 fee-simple
                 ,
                 may
                 surrender
                 his
                 said
                 Copy-hold
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 part
                 or
                 parcell
                 therof
                 unto
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 his
                 and
                 their
                 heires
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 heires
                 of
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 bodies
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 otherwise
                 in
                 taile
                 ,
                 or
                 for
                 life
                 or
                 lives
                 ,
                 or
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 heires
                 :
                 To
                 the
                 intent
                 the
                 said
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenant
                 may
                 declare
                 his
                 last
                 Will
                 and
                 Testament
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 to
                 any
                 other
                 use
                 or
                 uses
                 ,
                 unlesse
                 it
                 be
                 to
                 any
                 corporation
                 or
                 corporations
                 ,
                 or
                 bodies
                 politicke
                 or
                 corporate
                 .
                 And
                 every
                 Copy-holder
                 in
                 taile
                 ,
                 or
                 for
                 life
                 ,
                 lives
                 or
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 may
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 customes
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 and
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 )
                 surrender
                 their
                 Copy-hold
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 or
                 Hereditaments
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 part
                 thereof
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 nature
                 of
                 their
                 estates
                 :
                 so
                 the
                 same
                 Surrender
                 be
                 made
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 custome
                 concerning
                 Surrenders
                 ,
                 as
                 afore
                 in
                 these
                 presents
                 is
                 
                 specified
                 ,
                 or
                 hereafter
                 ensueth
                 .
                 And
                 all
                 the
                 same
                 persons
                 ,
                 to
                 whose
                 use
                 every
                 Surrender
                 shall
                 bee
                 made
                 ,
                 are
                 to
                 have
                 their
                 Copies
                 made
                 to
                 hold
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 by
                 the
                 Rod
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 custome
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 whereof
                 they
                 have
                 beene
                 holden
                 by
                 the
                 Rents
                 and
                 services
                 therefore
                 due
                 and
                 accustomed
                 .
                 Vpon
                 every
                 of
                 which
                 Surrender
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Fine
                 and
                 Fines
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 hereafter
                 expressed
                 ,
                 is
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 custome
                 to
                 bee
                 paid
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 entred
                 into
                 the
                 severall
                 Copies
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Margents
                 of
                 them
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Surrenders
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Headborough
                 or
                 Reeve
                 ,
                 inpresence
                 of
                 sixe
                 Tenants
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 custome
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ;
                 every
                 Surrender
                 taken
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 by
                 the
                 Headborough
                 or
                 Reeve
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 Deputy
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 presence
                 of
                 sixe
                 Customary
                 Tenants
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 the
                 said
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 surrendered
                 shall
                 be
                 parcell
                 ,
                 witnessing
                 the
                 same
                 Surrender
                 of
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 of
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 customary
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 holden
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 .
                 And
                 being
                 of
                 the
                 full
                 age
                 of
                 one
                 and
                 twenty
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 or
                 upwards
                 (
                 except
                 women
                 Covert-baron
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 not
                 of
                 perfect
                 minde
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ;
                 are
                 ,
                 and
                 ought
                 to
                 bee
                 as
                 good
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 it
                 were
                 taken
                 in
                 open
                 Court
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Steward
                 of
                 the
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 such
                 Surrender
                 bee
                 by
                 the
                 Homage
                 presented
                 ,
                 as
                 hereafter
                 followeth
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Surrender
                 of
                 women
                 Covert-Baron
                 ,
                 in
                 extremity
                 of
                 sicknesse
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 the
                 Surrender
                 by
                 a
                 woman
                 Covert-baron
                 ,
                 being
                 of
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 one
                 and
                 twenty
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 made
                 together
                 with
                 her
                 husband
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 or
                 Hereditaments
                 ,
                 whereof
                 she
                 is
                 seized
                 or
                 estated
                 ;
                 is
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 bee
                 a
                 good
                 Surrender
                 of
                 her
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 and
                 Hereditaments
                 ,
                 whereof
                 she
                 is
                 seized
                 and
                 estated
                 :
                 and
                 shall
                 bee
                 a
                 good
                 Surrender
                 of
                 her
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 and
                 Hereditaments
                 ,
                 holden
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 :
                 the
                 same
                 Surrender
                 being
                 made
                 in
                 her
                 extremity
                 of
                 sicknesse
                 ,
                 or
                 likelihood
                 of
                 death
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 acceptance
                 of
                 the
                 Reeve
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 whereof
                 the
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 so
                 surrendered
                 ,
                 are
                 parcell
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Deputy
                 ,
                 or
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 presence
                 of
                 sixe
                 customary
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 the
                 acceptance
                 of
                 the
                 Headborough
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 presence
                 of
                 sixe
                 customary
                 Tenants
                 .
                 
                 But
                 if
                 any
                 such
                 woman
                 Covert-baron
                 ,
                 so
                 surrendering
                 ,
                 doe
                 after
                 that
                 recover
                 her
                 health
                 ,
                 and
                 doe
                 not
                 at
                 the
                 next
                 generall
                 Court
                 then
                 following
                 ratifie
                 and
                 confirme
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 Steward
                 or
                 his
                 Deputy
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 presence
                 of
                 the
                 Homage
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 same
                 Surrender
                 is
                 and
                 shall
                 be
                 void
                 .
                 
                 And
                 all
                 other
                 Surrenders
                 made
                 by
                 any
                 woman
                 Covert-baron
                 ,
                 except
                 before
                 the
                 Steward
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 Deputy
                 ,
                 where
                 she
                 shal
                 be
                 solely
                 examined
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 extremity
                 of
                 sicknesse
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 are
                 and
                 shall
                 be
                 void
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 All
                 Surrenders
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Reeve
                 or
                 Headborough
                 ,
                 must
                 be
                 presented
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 or
                 second
                 next
                 generall
                 Court.
                 
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 all
                 Surrenders
                 taken
                 of
                 women
                 ,
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 men
                 by
                 the
                 Reeve
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 Deputy
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 a
                 Headborow
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 presence
                 of
                 six
                 Customary
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ;
                 shall
                 be
                 ,
                 and
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Homage
                 presented
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 or
                 second
                 next
                 generall
                 Court
                 ,
                 holden
                 for
                 the
                 Mannor
                 whereof
                 the
                 same
                 is
                 holden
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 taking
                 thereof
                 ;
                 or
                 within
                 one
                 yeere
                 and
                 a
                 day
                 next
                 after
                 the
                 taking
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Surrender
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 such
                 generall
                 Court
                 bee
                 holden
                 within
                 a
                 yeere
                 and
                 a
                 day
                 next
                 after
                 the
                 same
                 Surrender
                 so
                 taken
                 .
                 Or
                 else
                 if
                 no
                 such
                 generall
                 Court
                 bee
                 holden
                 within
                 a
                 yeere
                 and
                 a
                 day
                 ;
                 then
                 to
                 be
                 by
                 the
                 Homage
                 presented
                 at
                 the
                 next
                 generall
                 Court
                 to
                 be
                 holden
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 next
                 after
                 the
                 same
                 yeere
                 and
                 day
                 ;
                 
                 is
                 and
                 shall
                 be
                 a
                 good
                 Surrender
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 the
                 same
                 had
                 beene
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Steward
                 or
                 his
                 Deputy
                 of
                 that
                 Mannor
                 ;
                 or
                 woman
                 examined
                 ,
                 as
                 foresaid
                 ,
                 in
                 open
                 Court
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 .
                 All
                 Surrenders
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Reeve
                 or
                 his
                 Deputy
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 a
                 Headborough
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 presence
                 of
                 six
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 presented
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Homage
                 in
                 manner
                 and
                 forme
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 
                 are
                 and
                 shall
                 be
                 void
                 .
                 But
                 when
                 any
                 Surrender
                 shall
                 be
                 made
                 by
                 any
                 person
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 his
                 or
                 her
                 last
                 Will
                 and
                 Testament
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 intent
                 that
                 hee
                 or
                 shee
                 may
                 thereby
                 ,
                 or
                 thereupon
                 ,
                 make
                 and
                 declare
                 his
                 or
                 her
                 last
                 Will
                 and
                 Testament
                 :
                 that
                 Surrender
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 presented
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 or
                 second
                 Court
                 generall
                 of
                 that
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 hapning
                 next
                 after
                 the
                 decease
                 of
                 the
                 party
                 so
                 surrendring
                 perfectly
                 knowne
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 before
                 .
                 But
                 if
                 the
                 same
                 be
                 not
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 or
                 second
                 Court
                 (
                 next
                 after
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 party
                 )
                 presented
                 ;
                 or
                 if
                 the
                 same
                 party
                 hath
                 before
                 (
                 in
                 his
                 life
                 time
                 )
                 made
                 any
                 other
                 Surrender
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 bee
                 presented
                 :
                 Then
                 the
                 said
                 Surrender
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 such
                 last
                 Will
                 and
                 Testament
                 ,
                 is
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 be
                 void
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Homage
                 must
                 write
                 Billa
                 Vera
                 upon
                 their
                 Presentments
                 and
                 good
                 Surrenders
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 the
                 Homage
                 must
                 write
                 
                   Billa
                   Vera
                
                 ,
                 upon
                 every
                 Surrender
                 by
                 them
                 presented
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 finde
                 the
                 same
                 Surrenders
                 agreeable
                 to
                 the
                 custome
                 .
                 And
                 also
                 upon
                 every
                 other
                 of
                 their
                 Presentments
                 ,
                 shall
                 make
                 
                   Billa
                   Vera
                
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 be
                 agreeable
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 custome
                 .
                 Or
                 else
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 said
                 Homage
                 receive
                 any
                 Surrender
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 Bills
                 to
                 them
                 exhibited
                 ,
                 which
                 be
                 doubtfull
                 or
                 repugnant
                 to
                 the
                 custome
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 whereof
                 the
                 Land
                 is
                 holden
                 ,
                 upon
                 euery
                 such
                 Surrender
                 or
                 Bill
                 ,
                 Ignoramus
                 shall
                 be
                 made
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 like
                 Superscription
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 intent
                 it
                 may
                 bee
                 knowne
                 to
                 bee
                 doubtfull
                 or
                 naught
                 :
                 or
                 else
                 returne
                 the
                 same
                 naughty
                 Surrenders
                 or
                 Bills
                 backe
                 againe
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 parties
                 that
                 exhibited
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 What
                 Women
                 Covert-baron
                 may
                 doe
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 every
                 Woman
                 being
                 Covert-baron
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 one
                 and
                 twenty
                 yeres
                 or
                 upwards
                 ,
                 having
                 any
                 customary
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 to
                 her
                 or
                 her
                 Heires
                 ,
                 for
                 life
                 ,
                 lives
                 ,
                 or
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 and
                 holden
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ;
                 may
                 together
                 with
                 her
                 Husband
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Steward
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 sufficient
                 Deputy
                 )
                 surrender
                 all
                 her
                 said
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 Interest
                 ,
                 and
                 terme
                 of
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 her
                 said
                 Husband
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 any
                 other
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 at
                 their
                 will
                 and
                 pleasure
                 ;
                 
                 so
                 as
                 she
                 be
                 solely
                 and
                 secretly
                 examined
                 before
                 the
                 Steward
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 sufficient
                 Deputy
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Surrenders
                 taken
                 out
                 of
                 Court
                 by
                 the
                 Steward
                 or
                 his
                 Deputy
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 all
                 Surrenders
                 taken
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 by
                 the
                 Steward
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 any
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 sufficient
                 Deputy
                 ,
                 of
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 being
                 of
                 the
                 full
                 age
                 of
                 one
                 and
                 twenty
                 yeeres
                 or
                 more
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 
                   Sanae
                   memoriae
                
                 ,
                 of
                 any
                 of
                 their
                 customary
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 holden
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 be
                 good
                 by
                 the
                 customes
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 ought
                 to
                 bee
                 published
                 and
                 notified
                 to
                 the
                 Homage
                 at
                 the
                 next
                 generall
                 Court
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 those
                 Surrenders
                 are
                 also
                 void
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Fines
                 are
                 certaine
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 arbitrary
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Fines
                 upon
                 admittances
                 for
                 any
                 the
                 now
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 or
                 Hereditaments
                 ,
                 of
                 all
                 and
                 every
                 the
                 persons
                 ,
                 named
                 parties
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Indenture
                 ,
                 holden
                 by
                 Copy
                 of
                 Court
                 Roll
                 ,
                 are
                 and
                 ought
                 to
                 bee
                 certaine
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 arbitrary
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 the
                 will
                 of
                 the
                 Lord.
                 And
                 the
                 Lord
                 or
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 ought
                 to
                 have
                 and
                 take
                 Fines
                 upon
                 admittances
                 ,
                 as
                 hereafter
                 followeth
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 other
                 ,
                 or
                 greater
                 :
                 That
                 is
                 
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 admission
                 of
                 the
                 Heire
                 or
                 Heires
                 after
                 a
                 descent
                 ,
                 for
                 every
                 Acre
                 of
                 land
                 (
                 of
                 what
                 nature
                 and
                 kind
                 soever
                 )
                 sixteen
                 pence
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 after
                 that
                 rate
                 ,
                 for
                 greater
                 or
                 lesser
                 quantities
                 of
                 land
                 .
                 
                 And
                 upon
                 admission
                 of
                 one
                 person
                 only
                 ,
                 after
                 any
                 Surrender
                 ,
                 the
                 like
                 summe
                 of
                 sixteene
                 pence
                 for
                 every
                 Acre
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 after
                 that
                 rate
                 ,
                 for
                 every
                 greater
                 or
                 lesser
                 quantity
                 of
                 land
                 .
                 But
                 if
                 more
                 then
                 one
                 person
                 bee
                 admitted
                 after
                 or
                 upon
                 any
                 Surrender
                 :
                 
                 then
                 every
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 persons
                 are
                 to
                 pay
                 halfe
                 so
                 much
                 as
                 one
                 person
                 ought
                 to
                 pay
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 more
                 .
                 Likewise
                 upon
                 admission
                 of
                 the
                 Heires
                 of
                 Heire
                 ,
                 after
                 a
                 descent
                 for
                 every
                 messuage
                 Customary
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Courts
                 ,
                 Yards
                 ,
                 Easements
                 ,
                 Orchards
                 ,
                 and
                 Gardens
                 thereunto
                 belonging
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 Fine
                 ,
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 thirteene
                 shillings
                 foure
                 pence
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 more
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 a
                 dwelling
                 house
                 ,
                 called
                 a
                 Tenement
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Courts
                 ,
                 Yards
                 ,
                 Orchards
                 ,
                 Easements
                 ,
                 and
                 Gardens
                 thereunto
                 belonging
                 ,
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 ten
                 shillings
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 more
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 a
                 Cottage
                 ,
                 used
                 for
                 a
                 dwelling
                 ,
                 with
                 Easements
                 and
                 Gardens
                 thereunto
                 belonging
                 ,
                 or
                 without
                 Garden
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 demised
                 for
                 more
                 then
                 three
                 pounds
                 by
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 twenty
                 pence
                 .
                 
                 But
                 for
                 a
                 building
                 ,
                 not
                 used
                 for
                 a
                 dwelling
                 house
                 ,
                 so
                 much
                 onely
                 as
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 quantity
                 of
                 the
                 land
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 rate
                 of
                 sixteene
                 pence
                 the
                 Acre
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 greater
                 Cottages
                 used
                 for
                 dwelling
                 ,
                 &
                 which
                 shal
                 be
                 let
                 for
                 above
                 three
                 pounds
                 by
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Courts
                 ,
                 Yards
                 ,
                 Orchards
                 ,
                 and
                 Easements
                 thereunto
                 belonging
                 ,
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 ten
                 shillings
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 like
                 is
                 of
                 Messuages
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 and
                 Cottages
                 hereafter
                 to
                 bee
                 built
                 .
                 And
                 upon
                 or
                 after
                 any
                 Surrender
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 admission
                 ,
                 the
                 like
                 Fines
                 are
                 to
                 bee
                 paid
                 for
                 one
                 person
                 .
                 
                 But
                 if
                 any
                 Surrender
                 be
                 made
                 by
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 to
                 a
                 man
                 and
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 then
                 a
                 whole
                 Fine
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 paid
                 for
                 the
                 Husband
                 ,
                 and
                 halfe
                 a
                 Fine
                 is
                 to
                 bee
                 paid
                 for
                 the
                 wife
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 more
                 persons
                 bee
                 admitted
                 upon
                 one
                 Surrender
                 ;
                 then
                 every
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 persons
                 are
                 to
                 pay
                 for
                 Fine
                 ,
                 halfe
                 so
                 much
                 as
                 one
                 person
                 ought
                 to
                 pay
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 more
                 .
              
               
                 All
                 Acres
                 are
                 to
                 bee
                 accounted
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Statute
                 or
                 Ordinance
                 ,
                 
                   De
                   terris
                   mensurandis
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Orchards
                 and
                 Gardens
                 not
                 belonging
                 to
                 such
                 Messuages
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 or
                 Cottages
                 are
                 to
                 pay
                 as
                 Lands
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 quantity
                 thereof
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 rate
                 aforesaid
                 .
                 And
                 parts
                 of
                 Messuages
                 ,
                 parts
                 of
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 and
                 parts
                 of
                 Cottages
                 ,
                 are
                 to
                 pay
                 for
                 Fines
                 respectively
                 (
                 in
                 regard
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 )
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 rate
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 .
                 
                 And
                 all
                 Fines
                 paid
                 ,
                 are
                 to
                 bee
                 set
                 downe
                 and
                 expressed
                 in
                 the
                 Copy
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 Roll
                 therof
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 the
                 margent
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Copy
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 any
                 question
                 or
                 doubt
                 shall
                 hereafter
                 arise
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 discerning
                 and
                 true
                 estimation
                 what
                 ,
                 or
                 which
                 be
                 ,
                 or
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 accounted
                 a
                 Messuage
                 ;
                 and
                 what
                 ,
                 or
                 which
                 ,
                 a
                 dwelling
                 house
                 ,
                 called
                 a
                 Tenement
                 ;
                 and
                 what
                 ,
                 or
                 which
                 ,
                 a
                 Cottage
                 :
                 the
                 same
                 is
                 to
                 bee
                 referred
                 to
                 the
                 Homage
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 at
                 the
                 next
                 generall
                 Court
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 bee
                 tried
                 ,
                 ordered
                 ,
                 determined
                 ,
                 and
                 presented
                 ,
                 and
                 according
                 to
                 such
                 presentments
                 ,
                 Fines
                 are
                 to
                 bee
                 paid
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 If
                 the
                 Lord
                 refuse
                 to
                 admit
                 ,
                 then
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Lord
                 or
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 Steward
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 )
                 shall
                 refuse
                 to
                 admit
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 or
                 to
                 whose
                 use
                 such
                 Surrender
                 (
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 precedent
                 Article
                 is
                 expressed
                 )
                 shall
                 bee
                 made
                 ,
                 or
                 shall
                 refuse
                 to
                 admit
                 such
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Copy-hold
                 ,
                 or
                 Customary
                 ,
                 or
                 reputed
                 Copy-hold
                 ,
                 or
                 Customary
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 or
                 Hereditaments
                 shall
                 descend
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 custome
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 and
                 true
                 meaning
                 of
                 these
                 Scedules
                 :
                 then
                 the
                 person
                 so
                 not
                 admitted
                 ,
                 paying
                 or
                 tendering
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 or
                 his
                 Reeve
                 ,
                 Fine
                 or
                 Fines
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 true
                 meaning
                 of
                 these
                 Scedules
                 )
                 shal
                 and
                 may
                 into
                 such
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 or
                 Hereditaments
                 ,
                 so
                 surrendered
                 or
                 descended
                 ,
                 respectively
                 enter
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 quietly
                 have
                 ,
                 hold
                 ,
                 and
                 enjoy
                 as
                 freely
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 such
                 sort
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 hee
                 or
                 they
                 had
                 
                 beene
                 thereunto
                 lawfully
                 admitted
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 otherwise
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Surrender
                 to
                 make
                 the
                 Wife
                 a
                 Ioynture
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 man
                 make
                 a
                 Surrender
                 ,
                 onely
                 to
                 the
                 intent
                 to
                 make
                 his
                 wife
                 a
                 Jointure
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 assure
                 it
                 to
                 his
                 wife
                 for
                 tearme
                 of
                 her
                 life
                 ,
                 or
                 during
                 her
                 widow-hood
                 ,
                 not
                 alterning
                 the
                 estate
                 of
                 the
                 inheritance
                 ;
                 then
                 for
                 the
                 fine
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 admittance
                 thereupon
                 ;
                 there
                 shall
                 bee
                 paid
                 but
                 halfe
                 a
                 fine
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 things
                 so
                 surrendred
                 :
                 That
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 halfe
                 so
                 much
                 as
                 one
                 person
                 should
                 pay
                 upon
                 admittance
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 true
                 meaning
                 of
                 these
                 Scedules
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 like
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 used
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Husband
                 ,
                 and
                 Wife
                 make
                 a
                 Surrender
                 of
                 the
                 Lands
                 of
                 the
                 Wife
                 ;
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 onely
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 an
                 estate
                 thereof
                 to
                 the
                 Husband
                 ioyntly
                 with
                 his
                 Wife
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 the
                 Husband
                 for
                 terme
                 of
                 his
                 life
                 in
                 possession
                 or
                 remainder
                 .
                 And
                 likewise
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 custom
                 )
                 for
                 every
                 Tenant
                 that
                 shall
                 not
                 bee
                 admitted
                 in
                 Reversion
                 or
                 Remainder
                 expectant
                 ,
                 
                 upon
                 the
                 estate
                 of
                 any
                 particular
                 Tenant
                 for
                 life
                 ,
                 in
                 taile
                 or
                 for
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 granted
                 by
                 the
                 Copy
                 ;
                 the
                 same
                 is
                 but
                 halfe
                 so
                 much
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 upon
                 other
                 admittances
                 ,
                 upon
                 alienations
                 ,
                 surrenders
                 ,
                 or
                 dying
                 seized
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Duties
                 to
                 the
                 Homage
                 and
                 Tenants
                 for
                 Bills
                 and
                 Surrenders
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 every
                 person
                 that
                 exhibiteth
                 or
                 delivereth
                 any
                 Surrender
                 ,
                 or
                 Bill
                 to
                 the
                 Homage
                 ,
                 ought
                 to
                 give
                 and
                 pay
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 Homage
                 ,
                 for
                 every
                 such
                 surrender
                 or
                 Bill
                 ,
                 foure
                 pence
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 sixe
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 the
                 Headborought
                 or
                 Reeve
                 (
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 at
                 the
                 taking
                 of
                 any
                 Surrenders
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 )
                 ought
                 to
                 have
                 foure
                 pence
                 apiece
                 of
                 the
                 parties
                 that
                 make
                 the
                 Surrender
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 same
                 Surrender
                 be
                 taken
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 in
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 .
                 But
                 if
                 they
                 goe
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 taking
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 then
                 to
                 have
                 eight
                 pence
                 apiece
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 charges
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 shall
                 goe
                 further
                 off
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 party
                 that
                 procureth
                 the
                 said
                 Surrender
                 ,
                 ought
                 to
                 give
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Tenants
                 foure
                 pence
                 ,
                 beside
                 the
                 said
                 sees
                 ;
                 which
                 foure
                 pence
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 delivered
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 Surrender
                 ;
                 or
                 else
                 he
                 that
                 bringeth
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Surrender
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 said
                 foure
                 pence
                 shall
                 pay
                 it
                 of
                 his
                 owne
                 〈◊〉
                 to
                 the
                 Homage
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Though
                 an
                 heire
                 be
                 admitted
                 ,
                 yet
                 upon
                 a
                 new
                 claime
                 ,
                 the
                 Homage
                 shall
                 enquire
                 ,
                 &c.
                 for
                 a
                 Co-heire
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 chance
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 any
                 Copy-holder
                 ,
                 or
                 customary
                 Tenant
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 is
                 an
                 heire
                 or
                 heires
                 found
                 ,
                 and
                 presented
                 by
                 the
                 Homage
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 ,
                 is
                 or
                 are
                 admitted
                 to
                 the
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Copy-holder
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 no
                 other
                 heires
                 shall
                 be
                 knowne
                 .
                 And
                 after
                 it
                 shall
                 chance
                 that
                 one
                 or
                 other
                 commeth
                 ,
                 and
                 claimeth
                 to
                 be
                 Co-heire
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 Heire
                 that
                 is
                 admitted
                 ;
                 then
                 the
                 Homage
                 ought
                 thereof
                 to
                 enquire
                 ;
                 and
                 if
                 they
                 finde
                 his
                 claime
                 true
                 ,
                 they
                 ought
                 to
                 present
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 And
                 then
                 he
                 or
                 they
                 so
                 claiming
                 ,
                 shall
                 bee
                 likewise
                 admitted
                 ,
                 and
                 pay
                 his
                 fine
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 his
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 premisses
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 the
                 former
                 admission
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Where
                 Tenants
                 are
                 admitted
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 that
                 another
                 claimeth
                 the
                 whole
                 :
                 the
                 Homage
                 is
                 not
                 bound
                 to
                 enquire
                 ,
                 but
                 he
                 is
                 driven
                 to
                 his
                 suit
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 man
                 bee
                 admitted
                 to
                 any
                 possession
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 any
                 Reversion
                 or
                 Remainder
                 of
                 any
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 whether
                 they
                 bee
                 to
                 him
                 descended
                 as
                 shall
                 be
                 supposed
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 him
                 surrendred
                 by
                 any
                 other
                 person
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 that
                 commeth
                 another
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 who
                 pretendeth
                 a
                 title
                 to
                 the
                 whole
                 premisses
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 part
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 desireth
                 that
                 the
                 Homage
                 may
                 enquire
                 thereof
                 :
                 In
                 this
                 case
                 the
                 said
                 Homage
                 is
                 not
                 bound
                 thereof
                 to
                 enquire
                 :
                 but
                 he
                 or
                 they
                 are
                 driven
                 to
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 suit
                 or
                 plaint
                 ,
                 whether
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 title
                 
                 be
                 right
                 or
                 wrong
                 :
                 Except
                 in
                 such
                 case
                 ,
                 where
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 shall
                 claim
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 next
                 precedent
                 Article
                 .
                 And
                 yet
                 if
                 any
                 shall
                 require
                 the
                 homage
                 ,
                 to
                 finde
                 whether
                 hee
                 or
                 they
                 were
                 the
                 son
                 or
                 daughter
                 ,
                 or
                 sonnes
                 or
                 daughters
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 one
                 or
                 no
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 homage
                 knowing
                 ,
                 or
                 well
                 enformed
                 of
                 the
                 truth
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 or
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 the
                 sonne
                 ,
                 or
                 sonnes
                 or
                 daughters
                 of
                 him
                 or
                 her
                 ,
                 that
                 dyed
                 seized
                 of
                 the
                 Lands
                 then
                 in
                 question
                 The
                 Homage
                 ought
                 therein
                 to
                 present
                 the
                 truth
                 :
                 
                 But
                 not
                 to
                 present
                 ,
                 whether
                 he
                 or
                 they
                 ought
                 to
                 have
                 the
                 premisses
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 part
                 thereof
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 which
                 another
                 person
                 is
                 already
                 presented
                 .
                 But
                 in
                 such
                 case
                 ,
                 he
                 or
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 driven
                 to
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 suit
                 or
                 plaint
                 ,
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ;
                 for
                 recovery
                 of
                 their
                 said
                 right
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 right
                 they
                 have
                 .
                 Except
                 in
                 such
                 case
                 ,
                 where
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 shall
                 claime
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 next
                 precedent
                 Article
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 How
                 Lands
                 descended
                 are
                 to
                 bee
                 taken
                 up
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 every
                 person
                 ,
                 being
                 a
                 Ccustomary
                 Tenant
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ;
                 the
                 next
                 heire
                 or
                 heires
                 ought
                 to
                 come
                 and
                 take
                 up
                 the
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 whereof
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 Ancestors
                 so
                 shall
                 dye
                 seized
                 ,
                 of
                 what
                 age
                 soever
                 he
                 bee
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 he
                 or
                 they
                 be
                 of
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 foureteene
                 yeeres
                 or
                 upwards
                 ;
                 
                 hee
                 is
                 to
                 bee
                 admitted
                 in
                 his
                 owne
                 person
                 ,
                 within
                 a
                 convenient
                 time
                 after
                 he
                 or
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 presented
                 .
                 Or
                 else
                 if
                 he
                 or
                 they
                 bee
                 under
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 foureteene
                 yeeres
                 ;
                 then
                 to
                 come
                 and
                 take
                 it
                 up
                 by
                 his
                 Gardian
                 ,
                 
                 untill
                 hee
                 bee
                 of
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 foureteene
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 pay
                 for
                 his
                 fine
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 rates
                 expressed
                 in
                 these
                 Scedules
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Gardian
                 to
                 pay
                 but
                 three
                 shillings
                 and
                 foure
                 pence
                 at
                 the
                 most
                 for
                 his
                 fine
                 for
                 the
                 Gardianship
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 lesse
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Steward
                 or
                 his
                 Deputy
                 shall
                 thinke
                 fit
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 Lands
                 descended
                 from
                 the
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Father
                 ;
                 the
                 next
                 Cousien
                 of
                 the
                 part
                 on
                 the
                 Mother
                 ,
                 not
                 able
                 to
                 inherit
                 those
                 Lands
                 ,
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 Gardian
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 the
                 Lands
                 came
                 from
                 the
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Mother
                 ;
                 
                 then
                 the
                 like
                 Cousien
                 of
                 the
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Father
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 Gardian
                 ,
                 if
                 that
                 person
                 will
                 accept
                 thereof
                 .
                 
                 And
                 upon
                 their
                 refusall
                 ,
                 or
                 not
                 praying
                 to
                 be
                 admitted
                 Gardian
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 or
                 second
                 Court
                 after
                 that
                 Infant
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 admitted
                 ;
                 then
                 may
                 the
                 Steward
                 admit
                 any
                 other
                 of
                 the
                 kindred
                 of
                 the
                 Infant
                 (
                 to
                 whom
                 his
                 Lands
                 cannot
                 descend
                 )
                 to
                 bee
                 Gardian
                 .
                 
                 And
                 if
                 none
                 of
                 the
                 kindred
                 will
                 accept
                 of
                 the
                 Gardianship
                 ;
                 then
                 may
                 another
                 bee
                 admitted
                 .
                 And
                 every
                 Gardian
                 shall
                 account
                 to
                 the
                 heire
                 of
                 the
                 profits
                 ,
                 and
                 repaire
                 the
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenements
                 of
                 him
                 whose
                 Gardian
                 he
                 is
                 :
                 And
                 upon
                 admittance
                 shall
                 be
                 bound
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 condition
                 for
                 performance
                 thereof
                 ,
                 in
                 such
                 summe
                 as
                 the
                 Homage
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Court
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 greater
                 part
                 thereof
                 shall
                 like
                 of
                 .
                 And
                 of
                 the
                 Lands
                 of
                 every
                 Infant
                 under
                 foureteene
                 yeeres
                 of
                 age
                 ,
                 that
                 shall
                 bee
                 a
                 purchaser
                 ;
                 a
                 Gardian
                 shall
                 be
                 admitted
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 so
                 demeane
                 himselfe
                 in
                 such
                 manner
                 ,
                 as
                 for
                 the
                 Gardian
                 of
                 an
                 Infant
                 (
                 having
                 Lands
                 by
                 descent
                 )
                 is
                 limited
                 and
                 appointed
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 They
                 to
                 whose
                 use
                 Lands
                 are
                 surrendred
                 ,
                 ought
                 within
                 three
                 yeeres
                 after
                 the
                 presentment
                 take
                 them
                 up
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 every
                 person
                 ,
                 to
                 whose
                 use
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Lands
                 ot
                 Tenements
                 shal
                 be
                 surrendred
                 ,
                 ought
                 to
                 come
                 within
                 three
                 yeeres
                 after
                 the
                 same
                 bee
                 presented
                 ,
                 and
                 take
                 up
                 the
                 same
                 by
                 himselfe
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 be
                 of
                 age
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 bee
                 admitted
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 pay
                 his
                 fine
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 by
                 his
                 Gardian
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 aforesaid
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Lord
                 may
                 distrain
                 for
                 the
                 Fines
                 ;
                 or
                 by
                 default
                 of
                 distresse
                 ,
                 seize
                 the
                 Lands
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Heires
                 ,
                 Alienees
                 or
                 Gardians
                 ,
                 doe
                 not
                 pay
                 their
                 fines
                 within
                 one
                 moneth
                 after
                 the
                 same
                 fines
                 bee
                 extracted
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 extracts
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 Reeve
                 or
                 his
                 Deputy
                 for
                 the
                 gathering
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 them
                 or
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 demanded
                 ;
                 then
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 lawfull
                 for
                 the
                 Lord
                 or
                 
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannor
                 or
                 Mannors
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 Officers
                 to
                 distraine
                 ,
                 and
                 avow
                 as
                 for
                 rents
                 :
                 And
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 distresse
                 ,
                 to
                 seize
                 the
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 which
                 the
                 said
                 Fine
                 or
                 Fines
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 paid
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 enjoy
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 owne
                 use
                 ,
                 untill
                 he
                 or
                 they
                 shall
                 bee
                 fully
                 satisfied
                 ,
                 and
                 paid
                 the
                 said
                 Fine
                 or
                 Fines
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 paid
                 by
                 him
                 or
                 them
                 that
                 so
                 ought
                 to
                 pay
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 like
                 he
                 may
                 doe
                 for
                 non
                 payment
                 of
                 the
                 Quit-rent
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 Customary
                 or
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenant
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 shall
                 not
                 pay
                 his
                 Rents
                 for
                 his
                 Copy-hold
                 ,
                 for
                 which
                 the
                 same
                 is
                 due
                 ,
                 and
                 demanded
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Reeve
                 or
                 his
                 Deputy
                 ,
                 then
                 it
                 shall
                 bee
                 lawfull
                 for
                 the
                 Lord
                 or
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannor
                 or
                 Mannors
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 Officers
                 to
                 distraine
                 and
                 avow
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 sufficient
                 distresse
                 ,
                 to
                 seize
                 the
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 which
                 the
                 same
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 paid
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 take
                 and
                 enjoy
                 the
                 Rents
                 ,
                 Issues
                 ,
                 and
                 profits
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 owne
                 use
                 ,
                 untill
                 hee
                 or
                 they
                 shall
                 bee
                 fully
                 satisfied
                 and
                 paid
                 the
                 same
                 Rents
                 by
                 him
                 or
                 them
                 that
                 so
                 ought
                 to
                 pay
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Who
                 shall
                 be
                 the
                 Gardian
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 that
                 when
                 any
                 Tenant
                 dieth
                 seized
                 leaving
                 his
                 Heire
                 under
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 fourteene
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 the
                 next
                 of
                 the
                 kin
                 (
                 to
                 whom
                 the
                 said
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 cannot
                 descend
                 )
                 shall
                 have
                 ,
                 if
                 hee
                 shall
                 require
                 it
                 ,
                 the
                 custody
                 of
                 the
                 Heire
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 his
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 committed
                 unto
                 him
                 for
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 Heire
                 ,
                 untill
                 he
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 fourteene
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 is
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 hee
                 to
                 chuse
                 his
                 owne
                 Gardian
                 ,
                 And
                 the
                 former
                 Gardian
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 after
                 (
                 upon
                 reasonable
                 request
                 )
                 to
                 yeeld
                 account
                 to
                 the
                 Heire
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 profits
                 of
                 his
                 Lands
                 received
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Tenants
                 may
                 let
                 Leases
                 for
                 31.
                 yeeres
                 and
                 foure
                 moneths
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Licence
                 or
                 Fine
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 bee
                 disposed
                 to
                 let
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 customary
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 to
                 any
                 other
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 their
                 Executors
                 and
                 Assignes
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 terme
                 of
                 one
                 and
                 thirty
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 or
                 lesse
                 ;
                 the
                 same
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 have
                 and
                 shall
                 have
                 full
                 power
                 and
                 authority
                 ,
                 to
                 set
                 or
                 let
                 to
                 farme
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 Copy-hold
                 Lands
                 ,
                 or
                 Tenements
                 to
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 their
                 Heires
                 ,
                 Executors
                 ,
                 and
                 Assignes
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 terme
                 of
                 one
                 and
                 thirty
                 yeeres
                 and
                 foure
                 moneths
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 lesse
                 ,
                 in
                 possession
                 from
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 making
                 thereof
                 in
                 writing
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Licence
                 to
                 him
                 or
                 them
                 to
                 bee
                 granted
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 paying
                 Fine
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 or
                 incurring
                 any
                 forfeiture
                 or
                 seizure
                 of
                 or
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 :
                 So
                 as
                 the
                 same
                 Lease
                 doe
                 not
                 exceed
                 one
                 and
                 thirty
                 yeeres
                 and
                 foure
                 moneths
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 making
                 thereof
                 .
                 
                 But
                 such
                 Lease
                 is
                 and
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 presented
                 to
                 the
                 Homage
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 whereof
                 the
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 so
                 leased
                 are
                 held
                 ,
                 within
                 one
                 yeere
                 after
                 the
                 making
                 thereof
                 :
                 or
                 else
                 the
                 same
                 Lease
                 so
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 presented
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 shall
                 bee
                 void
                 and
                 of
                 none
                 effect
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Either
                 Mannor
                 is
                 vpon
                 every
                 change
                 of
                 Lord
                 ,
                 to
                 pay
                 five
                 pounds
                 for
                 Recognition
                 money
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 the
                 custome
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 is
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 every
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 change
                 of
                 every
                 Lord
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 next
                 Court
                 after
                 the
                 first
                 entry
                 ,
                 
                   bona
                   fide
                
                 ,
                 ten
                 pounds
                 of
                 lawfull
                 money
                 of
                 England
                 ;
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 each
                 Mannor
                 five
                 pounds
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 recognition
                 and
                 acknowledgeing
                 the
                 services
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 levied
                 and
                 collected
                 by
                 the
                 Reeve
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ;
                 amongst
                 all
                 the
                 said
                 Copy-holders
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 respectively
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 rates
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 taxed
                 at
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Homage
                 at
                 
                 the
                 next
                 Court
                 to
                 bee
                 holden
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 comming
                 of
                 the
                 new
                 Lord.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 How
                 the
                 Reeve
                 of
                 either
                 Mannor
                 is
                 to
                 bee
                 chosen
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 the
                 homage
                 of
                 every
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ought
                 yeerely
                 (
                 at
                 the
                 generall
                 Court
                 to
                 be
                 holden
                 next
                 after
                 Michaelmas
                 )
                 to
                 elect
                 &
                 chuse
                 severall
                 Reeves
                 for
                 every
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ;
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 to
                 elect
                 and
                 chuse
                 two
                 Customary
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 either
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 persons
                 named
                 parties
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 presents
                 ,
                 their
                 Heires
                 or
                 Assignes
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 others
                 not
                 named
                 ,
                 to
                 beare
                 the
                 Office
                 of
                 the
                 Reeve
                 for
                 each
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 :
                 namely
                 ,
                 he
                 that
                 was
                 before
                 in
                 election
                 (
                 if
                 he
                 bee
                 alive
                 )
                 and
                 one
                 other
                 :
                 or
                 if
                 he
                 be
                 dead
                 ,
                 two
                 other
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 intent
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 Steward
                 ,
                 may
                 appoint
                 the
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 so
                 elected
                 for
                 one
                 whole
                 yeere
                 ;
                 
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 one
                 to
                 serve
                 for
                 each
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ;
                 so
                 he
                 be
                 appointed
                 within
                 that
                 Mannor
                 of
                 which
                 he
                 is
                 a
                 Tenant
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 which
                 he
                 shal
                 be
                 so
                 chosen
                 .
                 Which
                 Reeve
                 being
                 so
                 appointed
                 ,
                 ought
                 to
                 take
                 upon
                 him
                 the
                 said
                 Office
                 for
                 one
                 whole
                 yeere
                 then
                 next
                 ensuing
                 ,
                 to
                 execute
                 the
                 same
                 by
                 himselfe
                 or
                 his
                 Deputy
                 ,
                 for
                 whom
                 hee
                 shall
                 answer
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 subject
                 to
                 account
                 and
                 answer
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 presents
                 is
                 set
                 downe
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 if
                 a
                 Copy-holder
                 shall
                 bee
                 duly
                 chosen
                 ,
                 and
                 appointed
                 by
                 the
                 Homage
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 the
                 Lords
                 Reeve
                 ,
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 his
                 turne
                 )
                 presented
                 by
                 the
                 Homage
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 refuse
                 to
                 serve
                 the
                 said
                 Office
                 by
                 himselfe
                 or
                 his
                 Deputy
                 :
                 
                 then
                 every
                 such
                 person
                 so
                 refusing
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Hackney
                 ,
                 shall
                 pay
                 for
                 a
                 Fine
                 ,
                 sixe
                 pounds
                 thirteene
                 shillings
                 and
                 fourepence
                 .
                 And
                 every
                 such
                 person
                 so
                 refusing
                 ,
                 
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Stebunheath
                 or
                 Stepney
                 ,
                 shall
                 pay
                 for
                 a
                 Fine
                 ,
                 ten
                 pounds
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 
                 whereof
                 his
                 Lands
                 are
                 holden
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 Homage
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Mannor
                 shall
                 bee
                 charged
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 to
                 chuse
                 another
                 Reeve
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 him
                 that
                 shall
                 so
                 refuse
                 ,
                 untill
                 such
                 time
                 as
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 Mannor
                 )
                 one
                 be
                 chosen
                 that
                 shall
                 and
                 will
                 serve
                 the
                 said
                 Office.
                 And
                 every
                 Copy-holder
                 that
                 shall
                 bee
                 chosen
                 and
                 appointed
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Office
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 refuse
                 to
                 serve
                 the
                 same
                 Office
                 ,
                 shall
                 pay
                 the
                 Fine
                 aforesaid
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 that
                 Mannor
                 for
                 his
                 refusall
                 .
                 
                 The
                 one
                 halfe
                 of
                 all
                 which
                 Fines
                 or
                 Fine
                 ,
                 of
                 Tenant
                 or
                 Tenants
                 so
                 refusing
                 to
                 accept
                 and
                 execute
                 the
                 said
                 Office
                 of
                 Reeveship
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 true
                 meaning
                 of
                 these
                 Scedules
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 or
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 of
                 whom
                 such
                 Tenant
                 or
                 Tenants
                 so
                 refusing
                 shall
                 hold
                 ,
                 ought
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 allow
                 unto
                 such
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 chosen
                 and
                 appointed
                 to
                 bee
                 Reeve
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ;
                 And
                 shall
                 and
                 will
                 ,
                 next
                 after
                 the
                 refusall
                 of
                 any
                 one
                 or
                 more
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Tenants
                 so
                 chosen
                 ,
                 accept
                 and
                 serve
                 the
                 said
                 Office
                 ;
                 the
                 moity
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Fine
                 or
                 Fines
                 ,
                 respectively
                 to
                 bee
                 by
                 him
                 defaulked
                 and
                 retained
                 in
                 his
                 account
                 .
                 
                 And
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 that
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 Reeves
                 account
                 (
                 whensoever
                 hee
                 shall
                 account
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 )
                 to
                 be
                 duly
                 and
                 justly
                 allowed
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 what
                 cases
                 the
                 Lord
                 may
                 seize
                 the
                 Reeves
                 Lands
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 Copy-holder
                 ,
                 that
                 shall
                 accept
                 ,
                 and
                 execute
                 the
                 said
                 Office
                 of
                 Reeve
                 ,
                 shall
                 refuse
                 to
                 satisfie
                 and
                 pay
                 unto
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 the
                 yeerely
                 quit-rents
                 and
                 fines
                 for
                 admittances
                 upon
                 Alienations
                 or
                 Descents
                 ,
                 wherewith
                 such
                 Reeve
                 shall
                 or
                 may
                 bee
                 lawfully
                 charged
                 ,
                 by
                 and
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 true
                 meaning
                 of
                 these
                 presents
                 ;
                 or
                 shall
                 refuse
                 to
                 account
                 with
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 within
                 two
                 moneths
                 next
                 yeerely
                 after
                 Michaelmas
                 ,
                 having
                 had
                 the
                 Rentall
                 and
                 Estracts
                 of
                 Fines
                 upon
                 admittances
                 ,
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 yeere
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 two
                 moneths
                 :
                 Every
                 such
                 Reeves
                 Lands
                 &
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 that
                 shal
                 so
                 refuse
                 to
                 account
                 ,
                 and
                 pay
                 the
                 said
                 Rents
                 and
                 Fines
                 which
                 he
                 shall
                 or
                 may
                 have
                 collected
                 ,
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 shall
                 bee
                 seized
                 into
                 the
                 Lords
                 hands
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 shall
                 and
                 may
                 take
                 to
                 his
                 owne
                 use
                 the
                 
                 issues
                 and
                 profits
                 of
                 his
                 said
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 untill
                 he
                 shall
                 pay
                 unto
                 the
                 Lord
                 the
                 Rents
                 and
                 Fines
                 aforesaid
                 :
                 And
                 untill
                 hee
                 hath
                 also
                 satisfied
                 and
                 paid
                 for
                 his
                 said
                 offence
                 
                   (
                   viz.
                
                 )
                 being
                 Reeve
                 of
                 Hackney
                 ,
                 
                 six
                 pounds
                 thirteene
                 shillings
                 foure
                 pence
                 :
                 And
                 being
                 Reeve
                 of
                 Stepney
                 ,
                 ten
                 pounds
                 .
                 Neverthelesse
                 ,
                 the
                 Reeve
                 ought
                 not
                 ,
                 nor
                 shall
                 be
                 charged
                 or
                 chargeable
                 to
                 answer
                 any
                 Quit-rents
                 ,
                 contained
                 in
                 any
                 Rentall
                 or
                 Estracts
                 ,
                 
                 unlesse
                 it
                 appeare
                 unto
                 him
                 by
                 the
                 Rentall
                 of
                 the
                 former
                 Reeve
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 bee
                 made
                 knowne
                 unto
                 him
                 by
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 Officers
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 the
                 Tenant
                 ,
                 or
                 where
                 the
                 Land
                 lyeth
                 ;
                 for
                 and
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 which
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 Quit-rents
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 paid
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 No
                 Reeves
                 within
                 this
                 composition
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 charged
                 with
                 the
                 Leet
                 ,
                 or
                 Court
                 Baron
                 ,
                 otherwise
                 then
                 in
                 Article
                 45.
                 
                 Nor
                 provide
                 for
                 any
                 dinners
                 ,
                 except
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 no
                 Copy-holder
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 being
                 named
                 parties
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Indenture
                 ,
                 nor
                 their
                 Heires
                 or
                 Assignes
                 ,
                 ought
                 or
                 shall
                 (
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 )
                 bee
                 charged
                 to
                 collect
                 or
                 gather
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 Amerciaments
                 ,
                 Fines
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 Issues
                 or
                 Profits
                 of
                 the
                 Courts-Leets
                 ,
                 or
                 Courts-Baron
                 ,
                 holden
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Manors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 otherwise
                 then
                 in
                 the
                 last
                 precedent
                 Article
                 is
                 mentioned
                 :
                 nor
                 to
                 provide
                 or
                 allow
                 for
                 any
                 Dinners
                 ,
                 either
                 on
                 the
                 day
                 or
                 daies
                 the
                 Court-Leet
                 shall
                 be
                 holden
                 upon
                 ,
                 or
                 on
                 the
                 day
                 or
                 dayes
                 of
                 the
                 two
                 generall
                 Courts
                 :
                 but
                 are
                 and
                 shall
                 bee
                 thereof
                 for
                 ever
                 freed
                 and
                 discharged
                 ;
                 except
                 that
                 such
                 Tenant
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 Heires
                 ,
                 shall
                 hereafter
                 purchase
                 or
                 have
                 other
                 customary
                 Lands
                 then
                 those
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 persons
                 ,
                 named
                 parties
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Indenture
                 ,
                 or
                 some
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 the
                 said
                 persons
                 doe
                 now
                 hold
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 worth
                 to
                 be
                 sold
                 (
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 )
                 two
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 of
                 lawfull
                 money
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 or
                 shall
                 bee
                 of
                 the
                 cleere
                 yeerely
                 value
                 of
                 twenty
                 pounds
                 of
                 like
                 money
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 What
                 Tenants
                 may
                 be
                 chosen
                 Reeves
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Customary
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 named
                 parties
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Indenture
                 ,
                 whose
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 and
                 Hereditaments
                 ,
                 holden
                 by
                 Copy
                 of
                 Court-Roll
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 are
                 worth
                 sixteene
                 pounds
                 of
                 like
                 money
                 ,
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 yeere
                 to
                 be
                 let
                 ,
                 or
                 two
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 to
                 be
                 sold
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 estimation
                 and
                 presentment
                 of
                 the
                 Homage
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 shall
                 beare
                 the
                 Office
                 of
                 Reeve
                 ,
                 of
                 and
                 for
                 such
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 wherof
                 hee
                 shall
                 bee
                 a
                 Tenant
                 by
                 Copy
                 of
                 Court-Roll
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 which
                 he
                 shall
                 bee
                 chosen
                 and
                 appointed
                 Reeve
                 ,
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 when
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 time
                 and
                 course
                 doth
                 come
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 What
                 allowances
                 the
                 Reeve
                 is
                 to
                 have
                 of
                 the
                 Lord.
                 
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 every
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Reeves
                 ,
                 is
                 to
                 bee
                 allowed
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 or
                 Lord
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 executing
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Office
                 for
                 one
                 yeere
                 ,
                 as
                 followeth
                 ,
                 viz.
                 The
                 Reeve
                 of
                 Stebunheath
                 ,
                 three
                 pounds
                 sixe
                 shillings
                 and
                 eight
                 pence
                 :
                 and
                 sixe
                 shillings
                 eight
                 pence
                 more
                 ,
                 for
                 and
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 an
                 allowance
                 of
                 a
                 Coat-cloth
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Reeve
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 Reeve
                 of
                 Hackney
                 ,
                 fifty
                 three
                 shillings
                 and
                 foure
                 pence
                 :
                 and
                 sixe
                 shillings
                 eight
                 pence
                 more
                 ,
                 for
                 and
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 an
                 allowance
                 of
                 a
                 Coat-cloth
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 Reeve
                 :
                 And
                 all
                 other
                 commodities
                 due
                 and
                 incident
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Office
                 ,
                 for
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 or
                 used
                 heretofore
                 to
                 be
                 paid
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Reeve
                 ,
                 by
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 Tenants
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 respectively
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Reeve
                 to
                 deliver
                 the
                 Rentall
                 to
                 his
                 Successour
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 the
                 Reeves
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 shall
                 at
                 the
                 next
                 generall
                 Court
                 ,
                 after
                 his
                 yeere
                 of
                 service
                 expired
                 ,
                 deliver
                 the
                 Rentall
                 by
                 which
                 he
                 made
                 his
                 account
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Reeve
                 that
                 shall
                 next
                 succeed
                 him
                 ,
                 
                 upon
                 paine
                 to
                 be
                 amerced
                 ,
                 or
                 fined
                 by
                 the
                 Homage
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 shall
                 not
                 so
                 doe
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 What
                 the
                 Copy-holders
                 may
                 freely
                 doe
                 without
                 forfeiture
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Customary
                 Tenants
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 &
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 thē
                 ,
                 may
                 break
                 and
                 dig
                 their
                 Copy-hold
                 
                 grounds
                 ,
                 holden
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 at
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 will
                 &
                 pleasure
                 ;
                 and
                 fell
                 ,
                 and
                 cut
                 down
                 their
                 timber
                 and
                 woods
                 growing
                 ,
                 or
                 that
                 shall
                 grow
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 and
                 convert
                 it
                 to
                 their
                 best
                 use
                 and
                 profit
                 :
                 and
                 may
                 also
                 suffer
                 their
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenements
                 and
                 houses
                 to
                 decay
                 ,
                 without
                 incurring
                 any
                 seizure
                 or
                 forfeiture
                 of
                 their
                 estates
                 therefore
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 paine
                 :
                 and
                 may
                 take
                 and
                 pull
                 downe
                 their
                 said
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 and
                 erect
                 or
                 set
                 them
                 up
                 againe
                 ,
                 either
                 where
                 they
                 stood
                 before
                 ,
                 or
                 upon
                 any
                 other
                 Lands
                 ,
                 holden
                 by
                 Copy
                 of
                 Court-Roll
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 .
                 
                 But
                 they
                 may
                 not
                 ,
                 or
                 shall
                 not
                 take
                 or
                 pull
                 them
                 downe
                 ,
                 to
                 set
                 them
                 (
                 or
                 any
                 part
                 of
                 them
                 )
                 upon
                 their
                 owne
                 Free-holds
                 ,
                 or
                 upon
                 the
                 Free-holds
                 of
                 any
                 other
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Copy-holders
                 may
                 lop
                 Trees
                 growing
                 upon
                 the
                 waste
                 before
                 their
                 houses
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 every
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Copy-holders
                 ,
                 or
                 reputed
                 Copy-holders
                 ,
                 named
                 parties
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Indenture
                 ,
                 may
                 lop
                 and
                 shred
                 all
                 such
                 Trees
                 as
                 grow
                 before
                 their
                 houses
                 or
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 waste
                 ground
                 ,
                 and
                 convert
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 their
                 owne
                 use
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 offence
                 ,
                 so
                 the
                 said
                 Trees
                 stand
                 for
                 the
                 defence
                 of
                 their
                 Houses
                 ,
                 Yards
                 ,
                 or
                 Gardens
                 :
                 
                 And
                 also
                 they
                 may
                 dig
                 Gravell
                 ,
                 Sand
                 ,
                 Clay
                 ,
                 and
                 Lome
                 upon
                 the
                 said
                 waste
                 grounds
                 ,
                 to
                 build
                 or
                 repaire
                 any
                 of
                 their
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenements
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 without
                 any
                 licence
                 ;
                 so
                 alwaies
                 ,
                 as
                 every
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Copy-holders
                 doe
                 fill
                 up
                 so
                 much
                 as
                 shall
                 bee
                 digged
                 by
                 him
                 or
                 them
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Letting
                 of
                 Lands
                 for
                 more
                 then
                 31.
                 yeeres
                 and
                 foure
                 moneths
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 forfeiture
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 being
                 Tenant
                 Customary
                 ,
                 shall
                 (
                 without
                 Licence
                 by
                 Indenture
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 writing
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 )
                 let
                 his
                 said
                 Customary
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 for
                 more
                 then
                 one
                 and
                 thirty
                 yeeres
                 and
                 foure
                 moneths
                 ,
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 a
                 forfeiture
                 of
                 his
                 estate
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 custome
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 being
                 found
                 and
                 presented
                 by
                 the
                 Homage
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 otherwise
                 lawfully
                 and
                 sufficiently
                 proved
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 For
                 what
                 offences
                 these
                 Copy-holders
                 may
                 forfeit
                 their
                 estates
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 for
                 Treason
                 or
                 Felony
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 that
                 shall
                 bee
                 committed
                 by
                 any
                 Copy-holder
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 any
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 for
                 which
                 hee
                 shall
                 be
                 lawfully
                 attainted
                 ,
                 he
                 shall
                 forfeit
                 his
                 Copy-hold
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannor
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 all
                 other
                 offence
                 or
                 offences
                 ,
                 act
                 or
                 acts
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 for
                 which
                 a
                 Free-holder
                 ought
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 common
                 Lawes
                 of
                 the
                 Land
                 )
                 to
                 forfeit
                 his
                 Free-hold
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 :
                 There
                 a
                 Copy-holder
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 shall
                 forfeit
                 as
                 a
                 Free-holder
                 ought
                 to
                 forfeit
                 in
                 like
                 case
                 his
                 Free-hold
                 .
                 
                 But
                 if
                 a
                 Copy-holder
                 be
                 out-lawed
                 for
                 any
                 cause
                 ,
                 saving
                 Felony
                 or
                 Treason
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 shall
                 not
                 have
                 the
                 issues
                 or
                 profits
                 of
                 his
                 Lands
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 a
                 Copy-holder
                 make
                 a
                 Feoffement
                 of
                 his
                 Copy-hold
                 ,
                 Gift
                 in
                 taile
                 ,
                 or
                 Lease
                 for
                 life
                 or
                 lives
                 ,
                 by
                 deed
                 ,
                 or
                 without
                 deed
                 ,
                 by
                 livery
                 and
                 seizin
                 thereupon
                 :
                 or
                 shall
                 suffer
                 a
                 recovery
                 at
                 the
                 Common
                 Law
                 ,
                 levy
                 a
                 Fine
                 ,
                 or
                 wilfully
                 refuse
                 or
                 deny
                 to
                 pay
                 ,
                 doe
                 or
                 performe
                 his
                 Rents
                 ,
                 Fines
                 ,
                 Suits
                 ,
                 Customes
                 and
                 Services
                 ,
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 due
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 or
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 for
                 the
                 said
                 Copy-holds
                 :
                 
                 The
                 same
                 wilfull
                 refusall
                 being
                 presented
                 to
                 the
                 Homage
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 oathes
                 of
                 three
                 Customary
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Reeve
                 or
                 his
                 Deputy
                 (
                 the
                 said
                 Tenants
                 or
                 Reeve
                 ,
                 nor
                 his
                 Deputy
                 ,
                 being
                 none
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 servants
                 )
                 and
                 being
                 found
                 and
                 presented
                 by
                 the
                 Homage
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 shall
                 be
                 holden
                 and
                 reputed
                 a
                 forfeiture
                 of
                 his
                 estate
                 ,
                 whatsoever
                 hee
                 shall
                 have
                 by
                 Copy
                 of
                 Court-Roll
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 any
                 such
                 act
                 committed
                 or
                 done
                 ;
                 in
                 so
                 much
                 of
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 Copy-hold
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 shall
                 have
                 committed
                 any
                 such
                 act
                 :
                 and
                 only
                 for
                 so
                 much
                 of
                 his
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 which
                 the
                 said
                 Quit-rent
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 duties
                 is
                 demanded
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 be
                 due
                 ,
                 and
                 wilfully
                 denied
                 
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Tenant
                 or
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 .
                 Or
                 if
                 any
                 Copy-holder
                 shall
                 in
                 the
                 Lords
                 Court
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 elsewhere
                 in
                 any
                 court
                 of
                 Record
                 ,
                 disclaime
                 to
                 hold
                 his
                 said
                 Copy-hold
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 whereof
                 his
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 are
                 holden
                 ;
                 or
                 shall
                 (
                 by
                 pleading
                 in
                 the
                 Lords
                 Court
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 Court
                 of
                 Record
                 )
                 wilfully
                 claime
                 their
                 Copy-holds
                 to
                 bee
                 Free-holds
                 ;
                 
                 or
                 willingly
                 and
                 wittingly
                 plead
                 in
                 any
                 Reall
                 action
                 at
                 the
                 Common
                 law
                 in
                 chiefe
                 as
                 a
                 Free-hold
                 Tenant
                 ;
                 or
                 shall
                 willingly
                 and
                 wittingly
                 doe
                 any
                 other
                 act
                 ,
                 or
                 things
                 ,
                 in
                 or
                 concerning
                 his
                 now
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 a
                 disseisin
                 or
                 dis-inheritance
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 or
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 their
                 heires
                 or
                 assignes
                 (
                 other
                 than
                 such
                 acts
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 these
                 Articles
                 are
                 especially
                 mentioned
                 ,
                 (
                 or
                 dispensed
                 withall
                 )
                 that
                 then
                 hee
                 shall
                 forfeit
                 his
                 and
                 their
                 estate
                 ,
                 of
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 so
                 disclaimed
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 holden
                 or
                 claimed
                 to
                 be
                 free-hold
                 ;
                 or
                 for
                 which
                 he
                 shall
                 plead
                 in
                 chiefe
                 ,
                 or
                 do
                 any
                 such
                 other
                 act
                 or
                 thing
                 as
                 is
                 aforesaid
                 .
                 
                 Finally
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 shall
                 have
                 all
                 such
                 other
                 Forfeitures
                 ,
                 Issues
                 ,
                 Profits
                 ,
                 and
                 Advantages
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Copy-holds
                 ,
                 as
                 shall
                 grow
                 due
                 to
                 him
                 by
                 any
                 Statute
                 Lawes
                 of
                 this
                 Realme
                 ,
                 being
                 not
                 against
                 and
                 contrary
                 to
                 these
                 Articles
                 and
                 Customes
                 here
                 expressely
                 set
                 downe
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Act
                 or
                 Neglect
                 of
                 Tenant
                 for
                 lives
                 or
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 shall
                 not
                 prejudice
                 those
                 in
                 remainder
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 having
                 any
                 estate
                 of
                 any
                 Copy-hold
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 holden
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 for
                 terme
                 of
                 life
                 or
                 lives
                 ,
                 or
                 for
                 terme
                 of
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 or
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 right
                 of
                 their
                 wives
                 )
                 of
                 any
                 estate
                 ,
                 although
                 he
                 ,
                 she
                 ,
                 or
                 they
                 ,
                 shall
                 doe
                 or
                 suffer
                 ,
                 or
                 neglect
                 to
                 doe
                 any
                 act
                 or
                 acts
                 during
                 the
                 time
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 in
                 or
                 upon
                 the
                 said
                 Copy-hold
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 which
                 may
                 or
                 shall
                 be
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 custome
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 .
                 The
                 same
                 act
                 or
                 acts
                 so
                 being
                 done
                 ,
                 shall
                 not
                 prejudice
                 or
                 bee
                 hurtfull
                 unto
                 the
                 next
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 to
                 whom
                 the
                 said
                 Customary
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 should
                 or
                 ought
                 to
                 remaine
                 ,
                 revert
                 ,
                 or
                 come
                 ,
                 
                 nor
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Wife
                 or
                 her
                 Heires
                 ,
                 not
                 being
                 party
                 in
                 Court
                 ,
                 or
                 consenting
                 in
                 Court
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 act
                 or
                 forfeiture
                 .
                 Nor
                 that
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 shall
                 take
                 any
                 longer
                 Advantage
                 ,
                 Issues
                 ,
                 or
                 Profits
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Copy-hold
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 then
                 during
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 such
                 estates
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 party
                 committing
                 ,
                 doing
                 ,
                 or
                 assenting
                 to
                 such
                 act
                 or
                 acts
                 .
                 So
                 that
                 after
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 decease
                 ,
                 or
                 estates
                 determined
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 shall
                 remaine
                 ,
                 revert
                 ,
                 or
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 next
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 such
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 to
                 whom
                 the
                 same
                 should
                 have
                 come
                 or
                 remained
                 ,
                 or
                 goe
                 or
                 revert
                 immediatly
                 after
                 such
                 estate
                 or
                 estates
                 ended
                 or
                 determined
                 ;
                 as
                 though
                 there
                 had
                 bin
                 no
                 such
                 act
                 or
                 acts
                 done
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 tenor
                 or
                 true
                 meaning
                 of
                 these
                 presents
                 ,
                 by
                 any
                 such
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Private
                 Acts
                 of
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 hurt
                 not
                 the
                 customes
                 of
                 the
                 rest
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 the
                 particular
                 or
                 private
                 act
                 or
                 acts
                 of
                 any
                 customary
                 Tenant
                 or
                 Tenants
                 of
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 happen
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 by
                 ,
                 or
                 betweene
                 them
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 or
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 Reeve
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 Articles
                 and
                 true
                 meaning
                 of
                 these
                 presents
                 ,
                 neither
                 doth
                 nor
                 shall
                 extend
                 to
                 be
                 construed
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 breach
                 of
                 the
                 ancient
                 customes
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 hurt
                 or
                 prejudice
                 of
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Customary
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 but
                 of
                 themselves
                 only
                 ,
                 doing
                 the
                 said
                 particular
                 act
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Tenant
                 for
                 life
                 or
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 making
                 waste
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 fined
                 by
                 the
                 Homage
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 any
                 Tenant
                 for
                 terme
                 of
                 life
                 ,
                 or
                 lives
                 onely
                 ,
                 or
                 for
                 terme
                 of
                 yeeres
                 of
                 Customary
                 Lands
                 ,
                 shall
                 make
                 any
                 waste
                 ,
                 then
                 he
                 shall
                 bee
                 fined
                 by
                 the
                 Homage
                 ;
                 the
                 third
                 part
                 of
                 which
                 Fine
                 shall
                 bee
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 two
                 parts
                 shall
                 come
                 to
                 him
                 in
                 the
                 reversion
                 or
                 remainder
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Copy-hold
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 The
                 Lord
                 may
                 distraine
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 seize
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 for
                 non
                 payment
                 of
                 Amerciaments
                 ,
                 may
                 distraine
                 his
                 said
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 parties
                 to
                 these
                 presents
                 ,
                 and
                 avow
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 as
                 for
                 Rents
                 :
                 But
                 hee
                 cannot
                 seize
                 any
                 of
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 Customary
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 parties
                 to
                 these
                 Presents
                 ,
                 for
                 non
                 payment
                 thereof
                 ,
                 vntill
                 hee
                 bee
                 payed
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 How
                 partition
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 betweene
                 Co-heires
                 ,
                 Ioynt-Tenants
                 ,
                 or
                 Tenants
                 in
                 common
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 admission
                 of
                 any
                 Coheires
                 ,
                 Ioynt-Tenants
                 ,
                 or
                 Tenants
                 in
                 common
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 cannot
                 agree
                 to
                 occupy
                 their
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 make
                 partition
                 among
                 themselves
                 :
                 then
                 hee
                 or
                 they
                 that
                 bee
                 grieved
                 ,
                 may
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 custome
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 )
                 have
                 a
                 Precept
                 from
                 the
                 Steward
                 ,
                 directed
                 to
                 seven
                 Customary
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 or
                 more
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 within
                 which
                 the
                 said
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 doe
                 lye
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 shall
                 make
                 partition
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 returne
                 to
                 the
                 Steward
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 againe
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 enrolled
                 in
                 the
                 Court
                 Rolls
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 whereof
                 the
                 said
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 bee
                 holden
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 the
                 said
                 Heires
                 shall
                 goe
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Steward
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 within
                 which
                 the
                 said
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 shall
                 lye
                 :
                 and
                 then
                 elect
                 and
                 chuse
                 their
                 parts
                 in
                 forme
                 following
                 :
              
               
                 That
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 
                 The
                 youngest
                 Sonne
                 to
                 chuse
                 first
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 hee
                 that
                 is
                 next
                 to
                 the
                 youngest
                 to
                 chuse
                 next
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 after
                 that
                 rate
                 unto
                 the
                 eldest
                 (
                 how
                 many
                 soever
                 )
                 which
                 eldest
                 shall
                 chuse
                 last
                 .
                 And
                 likewise
                 the
                 same
                 order
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 observed
                 amongst
                 daughters
                 ,
                 if
                 there
                 bee
                 no
                 sonnes
                 ,
                 and
                 amongst
                 all
                 other
                 degrees
                 of
                 Heires
                 ,
                 touching
                 the
                 Customary
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 holden
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 .
                 And
                 upon
                 every
                 such
                 partition
                 ,
                 
                 they
                 shall
                 pay
                 for
                 a
                 Fine
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 two
                 shillings
                 and
                 six
                 pence
                 ,
                 or
                 lesse
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 discretion
                 of
                 the
                 Steward
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 quantity
                 of
                 the
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 so
                 parted
                 betweene
                 Tenants
                 in
                 common
                 and
                 Ioynt-Tenants
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 like
                 Fine
                 the
                 said
                 division
                 to
                 bee
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 without
                 election
                 of
                 the
                 parties
                 themselves
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 casting
                 of
                 Lots
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 cannot
                 otherwise
                 agree
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Copy-holders
                 shall
                 pay
                 but
                 a
                 penny
                 for
                 poundage
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 Customary
                 or
                 Free
                 Tenants
                 Cattell
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Cattell
                 of
                 their
                 Farmers
                 ,
                 bee
                 brought
                 to
                 the
                 Lords
                 Pound
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Tenant
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 Farmer
                 shall
                 pay
                 for
                 all
                 his
                 Cattell
                 (
                 if
                 they
                 bee
                 a
                 hundred
                 heads
                 ,
                 or
                 upward
                 or
                 under
                 )
                 for
                 the
                 poundage
                 therof
                 ,
                 but
                 one
                 penny
                 .
                 And
                 hee
                 that
                 is
                 no
                 Tenant
                 ,
                 shall
                 pay
                 for
                 every
                 distresse
                 of
                 Cattell
                 so
                 pounded
                 ,
                 foure
                 pence
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Cattell
                 impounded
                 to
                 be
                 delivered
                 by
                 two
                 Copy-holders
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 Cattell
                 be
                 impounded
                 within
                 the
                 Lords
                 Pound
                 ,
                 by
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 being
                 a
                 Customary
                 Tenant
                 or
                 Tenants
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 for
                 any
                 trespasse
                 committed
                 or
                 done
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 upon
                 their
                 Copy-holds
                 :
                 that
                 all
                 such
                 Cattell
                 being
                 so
                 impounded
                 ,
                 may
                 by
                 two
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Customary
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 of
                 such
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 said
                 trespasse
                 shall
                 be
                 committed
                 ,
                 which
                 will
                 answer
                 for
                 such
                 damages
                 and
                 costs
                 as
                 shall
                 bee
                 recovered
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Court
                 ,
                 against
                 the
                 owners
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Cattell
                 for
                 the
                 said
                 trespasse
                 ,
                 bee
                 delivered
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Pound
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 owner
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Cattell
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 custome
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 No
                 Suits
                 for
                 title
                 of
                 Copy-holds
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 Court
                 ,
                 without
                 licence
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 no
                 Customary
                 Tenant
                 shall
                 sue
                 ,
                 vexe
                 ,
                 or
                 trouble
                 any
                 other
                 Customary
                 Tenant
                 ,
                 for
                 any
                 title
                 of
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 lying
                 and
                 being
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 being
                 Copy-hold
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 Court
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 speciall
                 Licence
                 first
                 had
                 and
                 obtained
                 of
                 the
                 L.
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 his
                 Steward
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ;
                 if
                 any
                 person
                 do
                 the
                 contrary
                 ,
                 he
                 shall
                 have
                 his
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 seized
                 into
                 the
                 Lords
                 
                 hands
                 ,
                 untill
                 he
                 pay
                 a
                 Fine
                 to
                 the
                 L.
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 offence
                 ,
                 viz.
                 such
                 Fine
                 as
                 shall
                 be
                 ceassed
                 by
                 the
                 Homage
                 at
                 the
                 next
                 generall
                 Court
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannor
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Cattell
                 offending
                 ,
                 shall
                 bee
                 driven
                 to
                 the
                 Lords
                 Pound
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 Customary
                 Tenants
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 for
                 any
                 offence
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 by
                 any
                 mans
                 Cattell
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 shal
                 drive
                 the
                 same
                 Cattell
                 to
                 any
                 forraigne
                 Pounds
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 the
                 Lords
                 Pounds
                 ,
                 being
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 :
                 if
                 any
                 man
                 doe
                 the
                 contrary
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 amerced
                 at
                 the
                 next
                 generall
                 Court
                 by
                 the
                 Homage
                 .
                 So
                 alwaies
                 as
                 there
                 be
                 a
                 sufficient
                 Pound
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 there
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 How
                 Stakes
                 ,
                 Markes
                 ,
                 and
                 Meares
                 ,
                 betweene
                 Tenant
                 and
                 Tenant
                 ought
                 to
                 bee
                 set
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 Tenant
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 person
                 shall
                 set
                 any
                 Stake
                 ,
                 Marke
                 ,
                 or
                 Meare
                 ,
                 betweene
                 Tenant
                 and
                 Tenant
                 ,
                 or
                 betweene
                 Tenant
                 and
                 any
                 other
                 person
                 that
                 lieth
                 next
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 parties
                 doe
                 thereunto
                 agree
                 ,
                 unlesse
                 an
                 order
                 be
                 appointed
                 by
                 the
                 Homage
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 bee
                 first
                 viewed
                 by
                 twelve
                 Tenants
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Stake
                 or
                 Meare
                 is
                 to
                 bee
                 set
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 to
                 set
                 the
                 Stake
                 or
                 Meare
                 (
                 indifferently
                 )
                 betweene
                 both
                 the
                 said
                 parties
                 ,
                 &
                 so
                 to
                 continue
                 it
                 ,
                 upon
                 paine
                 of
                 amercement
                 by
                 the
                 Homage
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Drivers
                 of
                 Commons
                 ,
                 when
                 to
                 be
                 chosen
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 the
                 Homage
                 doe
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 yerely
                 use
                 at
                 the
                 next
                 general
                 Court
                 ,
                 holden
                 upon
                 the
                 Tuesday
                 ,
                 the
                 ninth
                 day
                 next
                 after
                 Easter
                 day
                 ,
                 to
                 elect
                 and
                 chuse
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Hamlets
                 within
                 every
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 certaine
                 customary
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 Drivers
                 and
                 Viewers
                 of
                 the
                 Wasts
                 and
                 Commons
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 for
                 one
                 whole
                 yeere
                 .
                 Which
                 Tenants
                 so
                 elected
                 ,
                 have
                 authority
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 custome
                 )
                 to
                 drive
                 the
                 Commons
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 when
                 they
                 finde
                 it
                 surcharged
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 impound
                 the
                 Cattell
                 by
                 them
                 so
                 taken
                 :
                 and
                 no
                 other
                 to
                 drive
                 the
                 said
                 Common
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 persons
                 that
                 were
                 so
                 chosen
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 How
                 surcharging
                 the
                 Commons
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 remedied
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 If
                 by
                 their
                 driving
                 ,
                 the
                 surcharging
                 cannot
                 be
                 remedied
                 ,
                 then
                 they
                 ought
                 to
                 informe
                 the
                 Homage
                 therof
                 at
                 the
                 next
                 Court
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 may
                 amerce
                 the
                 offenders
                 ,
                 whether
                 the
                 offenders
                 be
                 Tenants
                 or
                 no
                 Tenants
                 .
                 And
                 also
                 to
                 put
                 a
                 〈◊〉
                 amerciament
                 upō
                 their
                 heads
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 shall
                 not
                 likewise
                 offend
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Drivers
                 shall
                 account
                 to
                 the
                 Homage
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 said
                 Drivers
                 receive
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 poundages
                 ,
                 any
                 more
                 mony
                 then
                 they
                 spend
                 in
                 travaile
                 ,
                 the
                 rest
                 shal
                 be
                 imployed
                 to
                 the
                 scowring
                 of
                 the
                 common
                 Sewers
                 ,
                 which
                 bee
                 upon
                 the
                 said
                 waste
                 ground
                 and
                 Commons
                 ,
                 and
                 laying
                 of
                 Bridges
                 over
                 the
                 said
                 common
                 Sewers
                 ;
                 and
                 shall
                 make
                 their
                 account
                 (
                 in
                 that
                 behalfe
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 Homage
                 at
                 the
                 generall
                 Court
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 yeere
                 (
                 for
                 which
                 they
                 were
                 chosen
                 )
                 shall
                 expire
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Homage
                 may
                 make
                 by-Lawes
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 binde
                 the
                 Tenants
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 the
                 Copy-hold
                 and
                 customary
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 may
                 make
                 by-lawes
                 at
                 their
                 generall
                 Courts
                 ,
                 when
                 need
                 shall
                 require
                 ,
                 which
                 custome
                 shall
                 be
                 so
                 continued
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 said
                 by-lawes
                 so
                 by
                 them
                 made
                 ,
                 shall
                 binde
                 all
                 the
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenants
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 :
                 so
                 the
                 same
                 be
                 not
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 true
                 meaning
                 of
                 these
                 Articles
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Recoveries
                 may
                 be
                 suffered
                 to
                 barre
                 Entailes
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 custome
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 Tenants
                 in
                 taile
                 of
                 customary
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 may
                 suffer
                 common
                 recoveries
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 severall
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 with
                 single
                 or
                 double
                 vouchers
                 ;
                 or
                 (
                 by
                 agreement
                 )
                 forfeit
                 the
                 said
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 into
                 the
                 Lords
                 hands
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 cutting
                 off
                 the
                 estate
                 taile
                 :
                 which
                 custome
                 (
                 by
                 these
                 Articles
                 )
                 shall
                 have
                 still
                 continuance
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 recoveries
                 and
                 forfeitures
                 ,
                 are
                 and
                 shall
                 be
                 good
                 to
                 barre
                 the
                 said
                 Entaile
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Tenants
                 not
                 appearing
                 a●
                 set
                 Courts
                 ,
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 amerced
                 above
                 4.
                 pence
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 whensoever
                 there
                 shall
                 be
                 any
                 Court
                 ,
                 or
                 Courts
                 Baron
                 (
                 or
                 other
                 then
                 the
                 said
                 two
                 generall
                 Courts
                 )
                 kept
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ;
                 no
                 Copy-holder
                 ought
                 or
                 shall
                 be
                 amerced
                 above
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 foure
                 pence
                 ,
                 for
                 any
                 default
                 of
                 his
                 appearance
                 at
                 any
                 the
                 same
                 Court
                 or
                 Courts
                 ,
                 except
                 the
                 said
                 two
                 generall
                 Courts
                 :
                 Neither
                 shall
                 incurre
                 any
                 forfeiture
                 ,
                 or
                 seizure
                 of
                 his
                 Copy-hold
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 damage
                 for
                 any
                 such
                 default
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 said
                 amerciament
                 to
                 be
                 taxed
                 by
                 the
                 Assurers
                 Tenants
                 of
                 that
                 Court.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Stewards
                 Fees.
                 
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 the
                 Steward
                 or
                 his
                 Deputy
                 is
                 to
                 have
                 such
                 Fees
                 and
                 allowances
                 ,
                 as
                 hereafter
                 is
                 expressed
                 ,
                 viz.
                 for
                 every
                 Surrender
                 taken
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 five
                 shillings
                 ,
                 and
                 nothing
                 for
                 any
                 Surrender
                 taken
                 in
                 Court.
                 For
                 every
                 woman
                 covert-Baron
                 ,
                 that
                 shall
                 be
                 examined
                 ,
                 sixe
                 shillings
                 eight
                 pence
                 ;
                 for
                 every
                 admittance
                 of
                 every
                 person
                 ,
                 two
                 shillings
                 ;
                 for
                 entring
                 every
                 Surrender
                 ,
                 and
                 making
                 the
                 Copy
                 of
                 Court
                 Roll
                 thereupon
                 ,
                 sixe
                 shillings
                 eight
                 pence
                 ;
                 for
                 every
                 Precept
                 for
                 a
                 view
                 of
                 partition
                 ,
                 and
                 entring
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 returne
                 thereof
                 upon
                 the
                 Court
                 Roll
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Copy
                 thereof
                 ,
                 two
                 shillings
                 six
                 pence
                 ;
                 and
                 if
                 it
                 exceed
                 two
                 sheets
                 of
                 paper
                 ,
                 then
                 for
                 every
                 sheet
                 over
                 and
                 above
                 two
                 sheets
                 ,
                 twelve
                 pence
                 more
                 .
                 For
                 searching
                 the
                 Court
                 Rols
                 for
                 every
                 yeere
                 ,
                 foure
                 pence
                 .
                 For
                 every
                 purchased
                 Court
                 ,
                 thirteene
                 shillings
                 foure
                 pence
                 .
                 For
                 entring
                 a
                 note
                 of
                 a
                 Leafe
                 ,
                 granted
                 of
                 any
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 containing
                 the
                 date
                 ,
                 quantity
                 of
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 and
                 certainty
                 of
                 terme
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 whom
                 the
                 same
                 shal
                 be
                 granted
                 ,
                 &
                 for
                 a
                 note
                 thereof
                 to
                 the
                 party
                 ,
                 sixe
                 pence
                 .
                 For
                 these
                 things
                 before
                 expressed
                 ,
                 the
                 Steward
                 shall
                 have
                 only
                 such
                 Fees
                 as
                 before
                 is
                 declared
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 all
                 other
                 things
                 ,
                 he
                 shall
                 have
                 as
                 formerly
                 hath
                 anciently
                 bin
                 used
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 more
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Buildings
                 to
                 bee
                 erected
                 ,
                 shall
                 pay
                 Fines
                 ,
                 as
                 those
                 already
                 built
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 all
                 Messuages
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 and
                 Cottages
                 ,
                 that
                 shall
                 hereafter
                 bee
                 built
                 upon
                 any
                 the
                 copy-hold
                 Lands
                 ,
                 wherof
                 the
                 customes
                 are
                 hereby
                 meant
                 to
                 be
                 declared
                 ;
                 shall
                 be
                 held
                 and
                 enjoyed
                 by
                 the
                 Copy-hold
                 Tenants
                 thereof
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 same
                 Customes
                 and
                 Articles
                 herein
                 declared
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Lands
                 whereon
                 they
                 shall
                 bee
                 built
                 are
                 holden
                 and
                 enjoyed
                 ;
                 but
                 shall
                 pay
                 such
                 Fines
                 therefore
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 before
                 expressed
                 or
                 declared
                 for
                 Messuages
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 and
                 Cottages
                 ,
                 that
                 shall
                 be
                 new
                 built
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Lord
                 shall
                 not
                 sever
                 from
                 the
                 Mannor
                 any
                 of
                 these
                 Copy-holders
                 ,
                 to
                 any
                 persons
                 in
                 Fee-simple
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 estate
                 of
                 Free-hold
                 .
              
               
                 ITem
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 their
                 Heires
                 or
                 Assignes
                 ,
                 shall
                 not
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 hereafter
                 grant
                 ,
                 or
                 convey
                 (
                 severed
                 from
                 the
                 Manor
                 wherof
                 the
                 same
                 is
                 now
                 holden
                 ,
                 or
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 holden
                 ,
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 Messuages
                 ,
                 Cottages
                 ,
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 or
                 Hereditaments
                 ,
                 whereof
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 persons
                 ,
                 named
                 parties
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Indenture
                 hereunto
                 annexed
                 ,
                 is
                 now
                 copy-holder
                 or
                 customary
                 Tenant
                 ,
                 to
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 in
                 Fee-simple
                 ,
                 Fee-taile
                 ,
                 or
                 for
                 terme
                 of
                 life
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 estate
                 of
                 Free-hold
                 ,
                 or
                 for
                 any
                 estate
                 or
                 terme
                 ,
                 otherby
                 Copy
                 of
                 Court
                 Roll
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 customes
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 and
                 true
                 meaning
                 of
                 these
                 presents
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Indenture
                 whereunto
                 the
                 same
                 are
                 annexed
                 ;
                 except
                 the
                 Free-hold
                 to
                 be
                 granted
                 or
                 severed
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 petition
                 and
                 desire
                 of
                 such
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 as
                 then
                 shall
                 be
                 Copy-holder
                 thereof
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 true
                 meaning
                 of
                 these
                 presents
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 if
                 the
                 Lord
                 hath
                 granted
                 away
                 the
                 Free-hold
                 of
                 any
                 the
                 Copy-hold
                 Lands
                 or
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 
                 whereof
                 the
                 Custome
                 is
                 hereby
                 meant
                 to
                 bee
                 declared
                 :
                 he
                 shall
                 get
                 and
                 take
                 the
                 same
                 backe
                 againe
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 shall
                 (
                 notwithstanding
                 such
                 grant
                 or
                 alienation
                 )
                 be
                 annexed
                 to
                 the
                 Mannor
                 whereof
                 it
                 was
                 ,
                 or
                 is
                 held
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 be
                 held
                 and
                 enioyed
                 by
                 the
                 Tenant
                 ,
                 his
                 Heires
                 and
                 Assignes
                 thereof
                 ,
                 by
                 Copy
                 of
                 Court
                 Roll
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Rents
                 ,
                 Services
                 ,
                 and
                 Customes
                 in
                 these
                 Articles
                 expressed
                 ,
                 &
                 not
                 otherwise
                 :
                 and
                 also
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Lord
                 shall
                 admit
                 by
                 his
                 Steward
                 or
                 his
                 Deputy
                 ,
                 all
                 such
                 Tenant
                 &
                 Tenants
                 that
                 ought
                 of
                 right
                 to
                 be
                 admitted
                 upon
                 the
                 presentment
                 of
                 the
                 Homage
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               HERE
               FOLLOVVETH
               THE
               COPY
               OF
               THE
               CHARTER
               OF
               London
               ,
               of
               the
               first
               grant
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               confirmation
               of
               divers
               Kings
               after
               .
            
             
               HEnricus
               Dei
               gratia
               Rex
               Anglie
               ,
               Dominus
               Hibernie
               ,
               Dux
               Normandie
               &
               Aquitanie
               com
               .
               anegëarchîepiscopis
               Episcopis
               ,
               &c.
               
               Salutem
               .
               Sciatis
               nos
               concescisse
               &
               hac
               presenti
               carta
               mea
               confirmasse
               Baronibut
               nostric
               de
               Civitate
               nostra
               London
               quod
               eligant
               sibi
               Mayer
               dese
               ipsis
               singulic
               annis
               qui
               nobis
               sit
               fidelis
               discretus
               &
               idoneus
               ad
               Regimen
               Civitatis
               .
               Ita
               quod
               electus
               fuerit
               nobis
               vel
               justiciis
               nostris
               si
               presenter
               nō
               faimus
               presentetur
               &
               nobis
               juret
               fidelitatem
               .
               &
               liceat
               omnes
               ipsum
               in
               fine
               anni
               ammovere
               &
               aliqui
               subtinere
               si
               voluerint
               vel
               eundem
               retinere
               .
               Ita
               tn̄
               quod
               nobis
               ostendatur
               idem
               vel
               Iustice
               nostris
               si
               presenter
               non
               fuerimus
               .
            
             
               Concessimus
               &
               eisdem
               baronibus
               nostris
               &
               hac
               carta
               nostra
               confirmavimus
               quod
               habeant
               bene
               &
               in
               pace
               libere
               &
               quiete
               &
               integre
               omnes
               libertatès
               suas
               quibus
               hactenus
               ubi
               sunt
               tam
               in
               Civitate
               London
               quam
               extra
               &
               tam
               in
               aequis
               quam
               in
               terris
               &
               omnibus
               aliis
               locis
               salva
               nobis
               camberlengeria
               nostra
               .
               Quare
               volimus
               &
               firmiter
               recipimus
               quod
               praedicti
               Barones
               nostre
               Civitatis
               London
               eligant
               sibi
               singulis
               annis
               de
               seipsis
               predeō
               mō
               .
               Et
               quod
               habeant
               omnes
               predictas
               libertates
               bn̄
               &
               in
               pace
               integre
               &
               plenarie
               cū
               omnibus
               ad
               hujus
               libertatis
               pertin̄
               .
               Secundum
               cartam
               domini
               patris
               nostri
               Iohannis
               illustris
               Rex
               Anglorum
               quam
               Inspeximus
               raecionabiliter
               testamur
               .
               Testis
               dominus
               Episcopus
               London
               Episcop
               .
               &c.
               Apud
               Westm
               .
               18.
               die
               mensis
               Februarii
               .
               Anno
               Regni
               nostri
               11.
               
            
             
               
                 A
                 Statute
                 for
                 the
                 Hustings
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 Saint
                 Edward
                 to
                 be
                 holden
                 in
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 SIcut
                 continetur
                 in
                 lege
                 Sancti
                 Edwardi
                 Capitulo
                 46.
                 quod
                 debet
                 in
                 London
                 quae
                 caput
                 Regni
                 est
                 &
                 legum
                 &
                 semper
                 curia
                 domini
                 Regis
                 singulis
                 Septim
                 .
                 die
                 Lune
                 Hastings
                 sedere
                 et
                 tenere
                 fundata
                 enim
                 erat
                 olim
                 &
                 edi
                 ficata
                 ad
                 instar
                 magne
                 troie
                 &
                 ad
                 modum
                 &
                 in
                 memoria
                 in
                 se
                 continet
                 in
                 quae
                 fuit
                 super
                 fuit
                 ardua
                 compota
                 &
                 ambigua
                 p●cta
                 corone
                 &
                 cor
                 .
                 domini
                 regis
                 tocius
                 regni
                 pred
                 .
                 quia
                 usus
                 &
                 consuetudines
                 suas
                 una
                 semper
                 inviolabilitate
                 conservat
                 ubique
                 ubicunque
                 ipse
                 Rex
                 fuerit
                 sive
                 in
                 expeditione
                 sive
                 alibi
                 propter
                 fatigaciones
                 gencium
                 &
                 populorii
                 regni
                 juxta
                 veteres
                 consuetudines
                 bonorum
                 prim
                 .
                 &
                 predecessorum
                 &
                 omnium
                 principium
                 &
                 procerum
                 &
                 sapientum
                 seniorum
                 tocius
                 regni
                 predict
                 .
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Charter
                 of
                 London
                 grant
                 by
                 William
                 Conquerour
                 and
                 of
                 his
                 Sonne
                 .
              
               
                 WIllm̄
                 .
                 kyng
                 greit
                 William
                 bysshop
                 and
                 Godfregis
                 porterē
                 and
                 eall
                 the
                 borough
                 waren
                 byndē
                 London
                 
                 franchisce
                 &
                 engliste
                 &
                 ichkyd
                 eth
                 that
                 Ick
                 yill
                 the
                 grete
                 bē
                 ealbra
                 yeara
                 laga
                 yee
                 die
                 ye
                 gret
                 yer
                 an
                 en
                 Edwardis
                 dage
                 kinge
                 end
                 ick
                 yill
                 yet
                 sulke
                 childe
                 be
                 his
                 fader
                 yrfnū
                 achter
                 his
                 fader
                 dage
                 &
                 ick
                 nel
                 geyolyan
                 that
                 enynge
                 man
                 ethe
                 doīg
                 yrang
                 bede
                 god
                 ye
                 be
                 helde
                 .
              
               
                 Hoc
                 est
                 trāscriptū
                 carte
                 regis
                 Willē
                 cōquestorē
                 frē
                 ciuibus
                 loudō
                 que
                 ad
                 modum
                 p̄scriptū
                 in
                 vera
                 lingua
                 Saxonica
                 in
                 angliā
                 mirabiliter
                 cōuertā
                 ad
                 modernā
                 scripturam
                 que
                 totaliter
                 nunc
                 scribitur
                 videl
                 .
                 An.
                 dom
                 .
                 M.
                 iii.
                 C.
                 xiiii
                 .
                 &
                 nota
                 quod
                 ista
                 littera
                 .
                 y.
                 ī
                 antiqua
                 li
                 tera
                 ●onitur
                 pro.
                 w.
                 &
                 ista
                 littera
                 .
                 y.
                 pr●●d
                 liquid
                 computatur
                 i.
                 y.
                 
              
               
                 WIlliam
                 kynge
                 grete
                 William
                 bisshop
                 and
                 godfrey
                 porters
                 and
                 al
                 the
                 burgeis
                 within
                 London
                 French
                 and
                 English
                 .
                 and
                 I
                 graunte
                 yow
                 that
                 I
                 wyll
                 that
                 yee
                 be
                 all
                 your
                 lawe
                 worth
                 that
                 ye
                 were
                 in
                 Edwardis
                 dayes
                 the
                 kyng
                 ¶
                 And
                 I
                 wyl
                 that
                 ich
                 childe
                 be
                 his
                 faders
                 eyer
                 and
                 I
                 nyl
                 suffur
                 .
                 that
                 ony
                 man
                 you
                 any
                 wrongys
                 beed
                 .
                 and
                 god
                 you
                 kepe
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Hoc
                 est
                 transcriptum
                 in
                 latinum
                 .
              
               
                 WIllm
                 .
                 rex
                 salutat
                 Willm
                 .
                 episcopum
                 &
                 godfridū
                 portegrinum
                 &
                 omnem
                 bovighwr
                 .
                 infra
                 london
                 francisces
                 &
                 anglices
                 amicabiliter
                 .
                 Ego
                 vobis
                 facio
                 quod
                 ●go
                 volo
                 quod
                 vos
                 sitis
                 omni
                 lege
                 illa
                 digni
                 qua
                 fuistis
                 diebus
                 Edwardi
                 regis
                 .
                 Et
                 volo
                 quod
                 omnis
                 puaer
                 sit
                 patris
                 sui
                 heres
                 post
                 diem
                 svi
                 patris
                 .
                 Et
                 ego
                 nolo
                 pati
                 quod
                 aliquit
                 homo
                 aliquam
                 injuriam
                 vobis
                 inferat
                 .
                 Deus
                 vos
                 salvet
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Ordinance
                 for
                 the
                 Assise
                 and
                 Weight
                 of
                 Bread
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   price
                   of
                   a
                   quarter
                   Wheate
                   .
                   iii.
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   THe
                   ferthing
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   xv
                   .
                   vuncis
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   xvii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   di
                   .
                   &
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whet
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxxv
                   .
                   vuncis
                   &
                   a
                   peny
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whet
                   loof
                   poise
                   lii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   di
                   .
                   &
                   peny
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whet
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   Cv
                   vuncis
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   &
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whet
                   loof
                   of
                   al
                   graynes
                   poise
                   lxx
                   vuncis
                   &
                   ii
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   iii.
                   s.
                   vi
                   .
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   ferthing
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   xix
                   .
                   vuncis
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   &
                   quat
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whit
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   xvi
                   .
                   vuncis
                   &
                   half
                   peny
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whit
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxxii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   id
                   .
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xlviii
                   vuncis
                   ii
                   .
                   
                     d.
                  
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whet
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xcvi
                   .
                   vuncis
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   a
                   
                     q
                  
                   &
                   ii
                   
                     d.
                  
                   weight
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   lxiiii
                   .
                   vunics
                   &
                   iii.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   whete
                   at
                   iiii
                   .
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   xii
                   vuncis
                   
                     q
                  
                   iii
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whit
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   xiiii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   iii.
                   
                     q
                  
                   .
                   i.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whit
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxix
                   .
                   vunces
                   di
                   .
                   ii
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xliiii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   &
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   i.
                   
                     d
                  
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   lxxxviiii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   iii.
                   
                     q
                  
                   .
                   i.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   lix
                   .
                   vuncis
                   &
                   a
                   
                     q
                  
                   i.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                
              
               
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   iiij
                   .
                   s.
                   vj.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnel
                   poise
                   .
                   xj
                   .
                   vuncis
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   &
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   xiij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   di
                   .
                   and
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyte
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxvij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   and
                   halfe
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   and
                   a
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   lxxxij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   and
                   halfe
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   lv
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   v.
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   x.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   xij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   &
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxv
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   &
                   half
                   
                     q
                  
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxxviij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   &
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   lxxvij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                  
                   di
                   .
                   &
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   lj
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   &
                   ob
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   v.
                   s.
                   vj.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   ix
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   〈◊〉
                   vunc
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   xij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxiiij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   .
                   &
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxxvj
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   &
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   lxxij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   xlviij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   &
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   vj.
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   ix
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   xj
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   halfpeny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxxiiij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   &
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   wheat
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   lxviij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   &
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   lxv
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                  
                   weight
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   vj.
                   s.
                   vj.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   viij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   &
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyte
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   x.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   &
                   〈◊〉
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyte
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxj
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   &
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxxij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   &
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   lxiiij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   &
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   xliij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   vij
                   .
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   vij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                  
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   x.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   and
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxj
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   ob
                   .
                   weight
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxx
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   &
                   ob
                   .
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   lxj
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   half
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   xlj
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   vij
                   .
                   s.
                   vj.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   vij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   di
                   .
                   &
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   ix
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ob
                   .
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xix
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   &
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   where
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxix
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ij
                   
                     d.
                  
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   where
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   lviij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   .
                   poise
                   .
                   xxxix
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   &
                   ob
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   viij
                   .
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   vj.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   ix
                   .
                   vuncis
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                  
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xviij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxviij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   i.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   lvj
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   &
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   i.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loofe
                   poise
                   .
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   xxxvij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   viij
                   .
                   s.
                   vj.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   vj.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   &
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   viij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xvij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxvj
                   .
                   vuncis
                   ,
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   liij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ●
                   .
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   xxxv
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   ob
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   ix
                   .
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   vj.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   cocket
                   poise
                   .
                   viij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                  
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xvij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   halfe
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxv
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   lj
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   &
                   half
                   quar
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   xxxiiij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   &
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   ix
                   .
                   s.
                   vj.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnel
                   poise
                   .
                   v.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iii.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ʒ
                   .
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   viii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xvi
                   .
                   vuncis
                   ,
                   ʒ
                   .
                   &
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxiiii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iii.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ii
                   .
                   
                     d.
                  
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   where
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xlix
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   ʒ
                   .
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ii
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   .
                   poise
                   .
                   xxxiii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   &
                   ob
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   x.
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   v.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   ʒ
                   .
                   &
                   ii
                   .
                   
                     d.
                  
                   in
                   weight
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   viii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xvi
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxiiii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xlviii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   xxxii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   v.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   .
                   &
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                   weight
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   vij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   &
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xv
                   .
                   vuncis
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ʒ
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxiij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   half
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   j
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loofe
                   poise
                   .
                   xlvj
                   .
                   vuncis
                   &
                   t.
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   xxx
                   .
                   vuncis
                   iii.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ob
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   xj
                   .
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   vj.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                   weyght
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   vij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   &
                   ʒ
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xiiij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iii.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   x
                   j.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxij
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ʒ
                   i.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loofe
                   poise
                   .
                   xxij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   11.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   xxix
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   what
                   at
                   xj
                   .
                   s.
                   vj.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   sinmnell
                   poise
                   .
                   iiij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   vii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xiii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   ʒ
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxj
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iiij
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xliij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   ʒ
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   grynis
                   poise
                   .
                   xxix
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   xij
                   .
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   iiij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   half
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   vij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xiiii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   i.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxj
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xlii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   ʒ
                   &
                   half
                   
                     q
                  
                   .
                   i.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   xxviii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   ii
                   .
                   
                     d.
                  
                   weyghr
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   xij
                   .
                   s.
                   vj.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   iiij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   vj.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   i.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xiij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   halfe
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xx
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xl
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ʒ
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   xxvij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   xiij
                   .
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   iiii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   di
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                  
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   vi
                   .
                   vuncis
                   ʒ
                   &
                   
                     d.
                  
                   
                     q
                  
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xiii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   ,
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   &
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xix
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iii.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ʒ
                   .
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxxix
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iii.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   i
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   .
                   poise
                   .
                   xxvi
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   i.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
              
               
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   xiij
                   .
                   s.
                   vj.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   iiii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   i.
                   d.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   vj.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ʒ
                   j.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iii.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ʒ
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xix
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ʒ
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxxvj
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ij
                   .
                   i.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   .
                   poise
                   .
                   xxv
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iii.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ii
                   .
                   i.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   xiiij
                   .
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   iij.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   vj.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   &
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xiij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iii.
                   ʒ
                   &
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xviij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iii.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ʒ
                   &
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxxvij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iii
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   &
                   i.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   xxv
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   xiiij
                   .
                   s.
                   vj.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   iij.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   vj.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   &
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   &
                   i.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xviij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ʒ
                   i.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxxvi
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iii.
                   
                     q
                  
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   xxiiii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   ii
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   xv
                   .
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   iij.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   ii
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   vi
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   in
                   weyght
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xviij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxxvi
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   xxiiij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   xv
                   .
                   s.
                   vj.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   iij.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   v.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ii
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xj
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   &
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   halfe
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xvij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxxv
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   .
                   &
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   xxiii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   xvj
                   .
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   iii.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   &
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   v.
                   vun
                   .
                   &
                   half
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   .
                   ob
                   .
                   iii.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   
                     q
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xi
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   ii
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xvii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   i.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxxiiii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   i.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   .
                   poise
                   .
                   xxii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   i.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
              
               
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   xvj
                   .
                   s.
                   vj.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnel
                   poise
                   .
                   iij.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   half
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   i.
                   d.
                   
                     q
                  
                   .
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   coket
                   v.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   ʒ
                   &
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                  
                   qua
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyte
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xj
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   half
                   
                     q
                  
                   .
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xvj
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxxiij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   half
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   xxij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ʒ
                   i.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   xvij
                   .
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   iij.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                  
                   wyght
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   v.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   half
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xj
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xvj
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   half
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxiij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   xxij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   xvij
                   .
                   s.
                   vj.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   ii
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   ii●
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ʒ
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                  
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   v.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   x.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   &
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xvj
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ob
                   .
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxxij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   &
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   xxj
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   half
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   xviij
                   .
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   ij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   v.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ob
                   .
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   x.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   half
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xv
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                  
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   wheat
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxxj
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   xxj
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   xviij
                   .
                   s.
                   vj.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   ij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   quar
                   .
                   ob
                   .
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyte
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   v.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   quar
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyte
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   x.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   quar
                   .
                   &
                   di
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xv
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   di
                   .
                   &
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxxj
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   xx
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iij.
                   quarter
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   xix
                   .
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   ij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   quar
                   .
                   &
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whyt
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   v.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whyt
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   x.
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   &
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xv
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   &
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxx
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   xx
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   quar
                   .
                   &
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
              
               
               
                 
                   The
                   price
                   of
                   a
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   xix
                   .
                   s.
                   vi
                   .
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   ij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   ʒ
                   &
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                  
                   weyght
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whit
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   v.
                   vuncis
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whit
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   x.
                   vuncis
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xv
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whet
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxx
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   xx
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   quarter
                   Wheat
                   at
                   xx
                   .
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   simnell
                   poise
                   .
                   ij
                   vuncis
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   a
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     q
                  
                   whit
                   loof
                   coket
                   poise
                   .
                   iiij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   iii.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ʒ
                   ob
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whit
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   ix
                   .
                   vunces
                   .
                   iij.
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   j.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xiiij
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   &
                   di
                   .
                   
                     q
                  
                   ter
                   .
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                  
                   
                     q
                     
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   peny
                   whete
                   loof
                   poise
                   .
                   xxix
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   quart
                   .
                   ʒ
                   ij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   ob
                   .
                   loof
                   of
                   all
                   graynis
                   poise
                   .
                   xix
                   .
                   vuncis
                   .
                   ʒ
                   &
                   di
                   
                     q
                  
                   .
                   ob
                   .
                
              
               
                 ¶
                 Item
                 ,
                 the
                 half
                 peny
                 loof
                 whyt
                 of
                 Stratford
                 must
                 wey
                 ij
                 .
                 vuncis
                 more
                 than
                 the
                 half
                 peny
                 whyt
                 loof
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 ¶
                 Item
                 ,
                 the
                 half
                 peny
                 whete
                 loof
                 of
                 Stratford
                 must
                 wey
                 iij.
                 vuncis
                 more
                 than
                 the
                 half
                 peny
                 whete
                 loof
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 ¶
                 Item
                 ,
                 the
                 peny
                 whete
                 loof
                 of
                 Stratford
                 must
                 weye
                 vj.
                 vuncis
                 more
                 than
                 the
                 peny
                 whete
                 loof
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 ¶
                 Item
                 ,
                 iij.
                 half
                 peny
                 whyt
                 loofes
                 of
                 Stratford
                 must
                 weye
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 the
                 peny
                 whete
                 loof
                 .
              
               
                 ¶
                 Item
                 ,
                 the
                 loof
                 of
                 all
                 graynes
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 the
                 whete
                 loof
                 must
                 weye
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 the
                 peny
                 whete
                 loof
                 and
                 the
                 halfe
                 peny
                 whyt
                 loof
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               The
               Copy
               of
               the
               Bull
               for
               the
               Offerings
               to
               the
               Curates
               of
               the
               Parishes
               of
               the
               City
               of
               LONDON
               in
               Latine
               and
               English
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               composition
               of
               the
               same
               .
               Chap.
               LXXXVI
               .
            
             
               NIcholaus
               Episcopus
               servus
               servorum
               Dei
               ad
               perpetuam
               rei
               memoriam
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               
                 The
                 Copy
                 of
                 the
                 Bull
                 of
                 Pope
                 Nicholas
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 matter
                 .
              
               
                 OVr
                 holy
                 fader
                 pope
                 Nicolas
                 ,
                 for
                 perpetuall
                 memori
                 wylleth
                 to
                 sequester
                 &
                 avoyed
                 all
                 doughtis
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 whiche
                 stryues
                 dyscordes
                 and
                 grete
                 loffys
                 that
                 is
                 feryd
                 to
                 happen
                 to
                 Curatis
                 and
                 their
                 Perysshens
                 ,
                 lest
                 that
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 not
                 remedyid
                 ,
                 grete
                 hurt
                 might
                 happen
                 bothe
                 to
                 the
                 curatis
                 and
                 perysshens
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 in
                 things
                 temporall
                 as
                 spyrituall
                 .
                 So
                 it
                 is
                 that
                 now
                 of
                 late
                 ,
                 after
                 that
                 the
                 right
                 honourable
                 Thomas
                 Archibishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 had
                 shewed
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 found
                 as
                 he
                 Rode
                 in
                 his
                 visitation
                 ,
                 that
                 one
                 Roger
                 ,
                 byishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 had
                 made
                 a
                 constytucyon
                 upon
                 offryngis
                 on
                 hooly
                 dayes
                 and
                 solemp
                 and
                 doble
                 festis
                 ,
                 and
                 namely
                 of
                 the
                 appl'es
                 whoo
                 's
                 vygyls
                 ben
                 fasted
                 by
                 the
                 inhabitants
                 of
                 houses
                 ,
                 hostryes
                 ,
                 and
                 shops
                 howsoever
                 they
                 be
                 occupyed
                 within
                 the
                 cite
                 of
                 london
                 :
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 inhabitants
                 and
                 every
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 occupyenge
                 the
                 sayd
                 houses
                 ,
                 hostryes
                 ,
                 or
                 shoppis
                 ,
                 and
                 pay
                 for
                 the
                 yerly
                 rent
                 of
                 them
                 ten
                 s.
                 shall
                 offer
                 a
                 
                   q
                
                 And
                 yf
                 his
                 rente
                 be
                 twenty
                 
                   s.
                   ob
                
                 .
                 and
                 so
                 upward
                 as
                 it
                 hath
                 ben
                 used
                 to
                 bee
                 payd
                 by
                 the
                 sayd
                 peryshes
                 tyme
                 out
                 of
                 mynde
                 of
                 man.
                 And
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 constytucyon
                 was
                 good
                 and
                 laufull
                 ,
                 it
                 appereth
                 by
                 that
                 ,
                 that
                 divers
                 of
                 the
                 predecessours
                 of
                 Archbisshops
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ;
                 by
                 theyr
                 Letters
                 patents
                 ,
                 hath
                 it
                 confirmed
                 and
                 approuyd
                 ,
                 and
                 whan
                 some
                 evyll
                 dysposed
                 of
                 the
                 perysshens
                 wolde
                 labour
                 and
                 study
                 to
                 construe
                 this
                 constytucyon
                 to
                 other
                 sensys
                 than
                 it
                 was
                 made
                 for
                 :
                 They
                 made
                 explanacions
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 and
                 ordained
                 that
                 the
                 Mayre
                 and
                 Aldyrmen
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Cite
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 inhabytants
                 that
                 wolde
                 bee
                 rebell
                 therto
                 ,
                 sholde
                 stonde
                 a
                 cursyd
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 dede
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 other
                 things
                 than
                 expressed
                 ,
                 ordayned
                 our
                 holy
                 fader
                 and
                 predecessour
                 Innocentius
                 vii
                 .
                 ratefyenge
                 and
                 confermynge
                 the
                 letters
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Thomas
                 Archbysshop
                 ,
                 addinge
                 and
                 amendynge
                 defaultys
                 if
                 ony
                 were
                 ,
                 as
                 more
                 plainely
                 apperyth
                 by
                 the
                 lytters
                 of
                 the
                 foresaide
                 Innocent
                 ,
                 wherin
                 be
                 contayned
                 the
                 lytters
                 of
                 the
                 forsaid
                 Thomas
                 .
                 And
                 after
                 as
                 it
                 hath
                 been
                 shewed
                 vs
                 of
                 diuers
                 credible
                 persones
                 that
                 thought
                 the
                 Mayre
                 ,
                 Sherefs
                 ,
                 Aldyrmen
                 ,
                 the
                 Citezens
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 inhabytantes
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 more
                 part
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 olde
                 and
                 laudable
                 custume
                 in
                 their
                 offryngys
                 on
                 Sondayes
                 and
                 other
                 folempne
                 and
                 double
                 festys
                 of
                 the
                 Appostles
                 ,
                 namely
                 whose
                 euyns
                 be
                 fastyd
                 yet
                 within
                 foure
                 yeres
                 or
                 there
                 aboute
                 ,
                 Diuers
                 hauyng
                 litell
                 regard
                 to
                 the
                 well
                 of
                 their
                 soules
                 ,
                 and
                 vnkinde
                 to
                 their
                 moder
                 the
                 holy
                 Chyrche
                 ,
                 couetinge
                 be
                 litell
                 and
                 litell
                 to
                 minishe
                 and
                 
                 take
                 away
                 the
                 foresayd
                 offryngys
                 :
                 (
                 The
                 which
                 yf
                 they
                 were
                 deuoute
                 ,
                 they
                 sholde
                 encrease
                 and
                 freely
                 giue
                 )
                 refuse
                 to
                 offyre
                 but
                 onely
                 on
                 Sondayes
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 solempne
                 festys
                 of
                 the
                 Appostles
                 ,
                 whoo
                 's
                 Euens
                 been
                 fastyd
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 as
                 for
                 other
                 solempne
                 dayes
                 ,
                 whiche
                 be
                 many
                 ;
                 they
                 sayd
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 not
                 expressed
                 in
                 the
                 lytters
                 of
                 Roger
                 Bysshop
                 ,
                 nor
                 in
                 they
                 said
                 constitucyon
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 ought
                 to
                 offyre
                 on
                 them
                 :
                 nother
                 in
                 the
                 lytters
                 of
                 Innocent
                 ,
                 nor
                 Thomas
                 Bysshop
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 parsight
                 sense
                 ;
                 wherefore
                 they
                 thought
                 the
                 were
                 but
                 voyde
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 also
                 where
                 we
                 vnderstonde
                 that
                 iii.
                 sentensys
                 have
                 been
                 giuen
                 agaynst
                 one
                 Robert
                 Wryght
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 one
                 in
                 this
                 partyes
                 ,
                 &
                 in
                 the
                 court
                 of
                 Rome
                 ;
                 for
                 as
                 moche
                 as
                 refused
                 to
                 offer
                 accordinge
                 to
                 the
                 rate
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ;
                 as
                 on
                 Sondayes
                 ,
                 festis
                 of
                 the
                 Appostles
                 ,
                 whos
                 vygyls
                 ben
                 fastyd
                 :
                 but
                 as
                 for
                 thes
                 thre
                 Natiuities
                 ,
                 of
                 Saint
                 Stephen
                 ,
                 Saint
                 Iohan
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Innocentis
                 ,
                 he
                 vrterly
                 refused
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 many
                 dayes
                 in
                 Ester
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 many
                 dayes
                 in
                 Witsontide
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Circumcision
                 ,
                 Epiphanye
                 ,
                 and
                 Ascencion
                 of
                 our
                 Lorde
                 ,
                 and
                 Corpus
                 Christy
                 ,
                 and
                 foure
                 vygyles
                 of
                 our
                 Lady
                 ,
                 Philip
                 and
                 Iacob
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 translacion
                 of
                 Saint
                 Edmonde
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 for
                 as
                 moche
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 painfull
                 to
                 all
                 Curatys
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 sholde
                 sue
                 for
                 euery
                 particular
                 cause
                 ,
                 if
                 their
                 parisshens
                 wolde
                 bee
                 frowarde
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 we
                 understonde
                 that
                 our
                 welbelouyd
                 Herry
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 wolde
                 that
                 all
                 stryfs
                 and
                 dewte
                 touchinge
                 the
                 said
                 offryngys
                 sholde
                 be
                 auoyded
                 .
                 We
                 will
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 our
                 poure
                 Appostolick
                 conforme
                 the
                 lytters
                 of
                 the
                 foresaide
                 Innocent
                 predecessour
                 ,
                 and
                 Thomas
                 Archbishop
                 ,
                 contayninge
                 the
                 constiucyon
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 to
                 bee
                 observed
                 and
                 kepte
                 for
                 euer
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 ouer
                 that
                 by
                 this
                 presentys
                 ,
                 We
                 will
                 and
                 ordaine
                 that
                 all
                 inhabitantys
                 houses
                 ,
                 hostryes
                 ,
                 shoppys
                 ;
                 foure
                 yeres
                 paste
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 aftyr
                 this
                 shall
                 inhabit
                 ,
                 paye
                 their
                 offryngys
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 rate
                 aforesaid
                 in
                 the
                 thre
                 Natiuites
                 of
                 Saint
                 Stephen
                 ,
                 Saint
                 Iohan
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Innocentis
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 many
                 daies
                 in
                 Ester
                 and
                 Witsontide
                 ,
                 Circumcision
                 ,
                 Epiphanye
                 ,
                 and
                 Ascencion
                 of
                 our
                 Lorde
                 ,
                 Corpus
                 Christi
                 ,
                 foure
                 of
                 our
                 Lady
                 ,
                 and
                 Philip
                 and
                 Iacob
                 ,
                 and
                 euery
                 dedicacion
                 daye
                 ,
                 and
                 euery
                 Sonday
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 festys
                 of
                 the
                 Appostles
                 whoo
                 's
                 vygyls
                 ben
                 fasyd
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 double
                 and
                 solempne
                 festys
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 more
                 plainely
                 apperyth
                 in
                 the
                 lytters
                 of
                 Innocent
                 and
                 Thomas
                 archbisshops
                 aforesaide
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 all
                 dayes
                 they
                 have
                 vsed
                 to
                 offere
                 foure
                 yeres
                 passe
                 to
                 the
                 parishe
                 Chyrche
                 .
                 Within
                 the
                 bondys
                 whereof
                 the
                 foresaid
                 houses
                 ,
                 hostrys
                 or
                 shoppes
                 ben
                 sette
                 vpon
                 the
                 paine
                 of
                 excommunicacion
                 ,
                 contained
                 in
                 the
                 lytters
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 archbisshop
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 which
                 the
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 asso●●d
                 ,
                 out
                 if
                 hee
                 satyfie
                 the
                 said
                 offrings
                 ,
                 or
                 elles
                 friendly
                 agree
                 with
                 his
                 Curat
                 ,
                 but
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 in
                 the
                 point
                 of
                 dethe
                 .
                 So
                 that
                 if
                 it
                 hapned
                 him
                 to
                 live
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 eyers
                 make
                 dew
                 satisfaction
                 .
                 And
                 also
                 we
                 giue
                 power
                 to
                 the
                 Ordinarijs
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Chyrches
                 where
                 such
                 offryngys
                 be
                 not
                 paid
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 may
                 without
                 citacion
                 summarily
                 enquere
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 offryngys
                 ;
                 and
                 if
                 the
                 finde
                 that
                 be
                 vnpaide
                 ,
                 to
                 accurse
                 the
                 offenders
                 ,
                 and
                 them
                 to
                 punish
                 according
                 to
                 this
                 ordinance
                 ;
                 ony
                 maner
                 Bulle
                 graunted
                 writing
                 generall
                 or
                 speciall
                 ;
                 now
                 knowen
                 or
                 herafter
                 to
                 bee
                 knowen
                 ;
                 not
                 with
                 standinge
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Letters
                 of
                 Innocent
                 Bishop
                 .
              
               
                 THerfore
                 for
                 the
                 parte
                 ,
                 the
                 Curatys
                 of
                 the
                 cite
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 a
                 peticion
                 was
                 made
                 to
                 vs
                 ,
                 that
                 a
                 constituction
                 the
                 which
                 was
                 made
                 by
                 one
                 Roger
                 Bisshop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 well
                 both
                 of
                 the
                 parisshens
                 and
                 the
                 Curatys
                 ,
                 the
                 whiche
                 was
                 vsed
                 the
                 time
                 out
                 of
                 minde
                 ,
                 yet
                 some
                 vsed
                 to
                 constrew
                 the
                 said
                 constitucion
                 otherwise
                 than
                 it
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 after
                 their
                 forward
                 mind
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 which
                 constitucion
                 the
                 saide
                 Thomas
                 Archbisshop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 ony
                 his
                 predcessours
                 hath
                 approued
                 and
                 confirmed
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 constitucion
                 by
                 vs
                 sholde
                 be
                 confirmed
                 .
                 I
                 inclined
                 by
                 their
                 peticion
                 ,
                 conferme
                 all
                 the
                 said
                 constitucion
                 by
                 the
                 autorite
                 appostolik
                 ;
                 and
                 fulfille
                 all
                 defautis
                 ,
                 if
                 
                 ony
                 by
                 the
                 tenor
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 letters
                 followeth
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 Primate
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Mayer
                 ,
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 and
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 greetings
                 .
              
               
                 ALmighty
                 God
                 to
                 whom
                 belongeth
                 therto
                 and
                 all
                 that
                 is
                 therin
                 ,
                 commaundithe
                 that
                 tenthis
                 sholde
                 be
                 giuen
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 wolde
                 be
                 honoured
                 spiritually
                 with
                 offrings
                 ;
                 and
                 therfore
                 the
                 reuernde
                 fader
                 ,
                 Roger
                 Nyger
                 ,
                 late
                 Bisshop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 made
                 a
                 constitucion
                 ,
                 as
                 we
                 finde
                 in
                 our
                 vistacion
                 ,
                 upon
                 offring
                 on
                 Sondaies
                 and
                 solempne
                 and
                 doubly
                 festis
                 ,
                 and
                 nambly
                 of
                 the
                 Appostils
                 ,
                 whoe
                 's
                 vigils
                 ben
                 fastid
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 inhabitantis
                 of
                 houses
                 ,
                 hostries
                 ,
                 and
                 Shoppis
                 within
                 the
                 Cite
                 of
                 London
                 :
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 and
                 euery
                 inhabitantes
                 houses
                 ,
                 hostries
                 or
                 Shoppes
                 ;
                 for
                 an
                 house
                 ,
                 hostrie
                 ,
                 or
                 shoppes
                 ,
                 whoo
                 's
                 pension
                 is
                 x.
                 s.
                 by
                 yere
                 ,
                 a
                 ferthing
                 :
                 and
                 so
                 forth
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 assende
                 to
                 xl
                 .
                 s.
                 a
                 peny
                 .
                 Some
                 yet
                 hauing
                 littell
                 regarde
                 to
                 their
                 soules
                 ,
                 construed
                 that
                 if
                 the
                 said
                 pension
                 neuer
                 so
                 moch
                 excedid
                 xl
                 .
                 s.
                 that
                 hee
                 shall
                 pay
                 but
                 one
                 peny
                 .
                 We
                 therfore
                 willing
                 that
                 all
                 alteracion
                 as
                 touching
                 that
                 sholde
                 be
                 remoued
                 ,
                 will
                 by
                 the
                 autorite
                 of
                 this
                 letters
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 the
                 said
                 pension
                 excede
                 xl
                 .
                 s.
                 by
                 x.
                 s.
                 that
                 he
                 shall
                 pay
                 one
                 peny
                 ferthing
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 euery
                 x.
                 s.
                 a
                 stending
                 
                   q̄ter
                   .
                
                 and
                 for
                 as
                 moche
                 as
                 we
                 will
                 not
                 hereafter
                 onely
                 forward
                 exposicion
                 of
                 this
                 confirmation
                 to
                 be
                 had
                 ,
                 we
                 will
                 that
                 all
                 the
                 that
                 hereafter
                 will
                 not
                 obey
                 and
                 follow
                 this
                 our
                 exposicion
                 ,
                 stonde
                 acursed
                 by
                 the
                 gret
                 sentence
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 dede
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 as
                 moche
                 as
                 no
                 man
                 shall
                 excuse
                 himselfe
                 by
                 cause
                 of
                 ingnorunce
                 ,
                 wee
                 will
                 and
                 ordaine
                 that
                 all
                 Curatis
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Cite
                 iiij
                 .
                 times
                 in
                 the
                 yere
                 in
                 the
                 Masse
                 time
                 ,
                 publisshe
                 and
                 expowne
                 :
                 and
                 moreouer
                 ,
                 wee
                 ordaine
                 and
                 giue
                 power
                 to
                 all
                 Persones
                 and
                 Vicars
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Cite
                 ,
                 to
                 cite
                 all
                 the
                 offenders
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 constitucion
                 to
                 apere
                 before
                 vs
                 or
                 our
                 officiall
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 to
                 obbey
                 the
                 law
                 as
                 reson
                 will
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 whiche
                 officiall
                 by
                 this
                 presentis
                 we
                 giue
                 our
                 power
                 ,
                 in
                 witnesse
                 wherof
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Let
                 no
                 man
                 therfore
                 offende
                 this
                 ordinaunce
                 ,
                 for
                 if
                 he
                 doe
                 it
                 ,
                 he
                 shall
                 ronne
                 in
                 the
                 indignacion
                 of
                 God
                 and
                 his
                 holy
                 Appostolis
                 ,
                 Peter
                 and
                 Powle
                 .
                 Giuen
                 at
                 Rome
                 at
                 Saint
                 Peters
                 ,
                 the
                 xvj
                 .
                 kalendas
                 of
                 May.
                 Maister
                 William
                 Freston
                 officiall
                 to
                 the
                 Deane
                 of
                 Powles
                 ,
                 after
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 by
                 grete
                 deliberacion
                 examined
                 a
                 cause
                 of
                 witholding
                 of
                 thentis
                 .
                 By
                 me
                 Robert
                 Wright
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 parisshe
                 of
                 Saint
                 Edmond
                 in
                 Lumberstret
                 in
                 the
                 solempne
                 and
                 double
                 festis
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 festis
                 of
                 Saint
                 Stheuen
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 and
                 Innocents
                 ,
                 after
                 Christmes
                 ,
                 Circumcision
                 ,
                 Epiphanie
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 iij.
                 holy
                 daies
                 in
                 Estirweke
                 ,
                 iij.
                 holy
                 daies
                 in
                 Witsoweke
                 ,
                 Corpus
                 Christi
                 ,
                 ascencion
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 Phelip
                 and
                 Iacob
                 ,
                 and
                 v.
                 sestis
                 of
                 our
                 Lady
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 dedicacion
                 day
                 by
                 his
                 sentence
                 condempned
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 Wright
                 ,
                 the
                 which
                 appealed
                 to
                 Rome
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 same
                 sentence
                 in
                 all
                 thing
                 was
                 affirmed
                 by
                 one
                 William
                 of
                 Fundera
                 ,
                 Bisshop
                 of
                 Olern
                 ,
                 and
                 Commissary
                 to
                 the
                 Pope
                 ;
                 saue
                 that
                 hee
                 sholde
                 haue
                 said
                 in
                 three
                 festis
                 of
                 our
                 Lady
                 and
                 not
                 in
                 fiue
                 ,
                 and
                 therin
                 the
                 sentence
                 was
                 reuersed
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 that
                 cause
                 the
                 said
                 Robert
                 was
                 not
                 condempned
                 in
                 the
                 expensis
                 .
                 And
                 after
                 the
                 same
                 Robert
                 appellyde
                 to
                 the
                 Pope
                 himselfe
                 ,
                 the
                 which
                 affirmed
                 in
                 euery
                 thing
                 the
                 sentence
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 William
                 de
                 Fundera
                 ,
                 and
                 condempned
                 the
                 defendant
                 in
                 expencis
                 in
                 the
                 last
                 apppelle
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 composition
                 of
                 all
                 Offrings
                 within
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 Suburbs
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 FIrst
                 ,
                 that
                 every
                 persone
                 dweller
                 and
                 inhabitant
                 in
                 ony
                 houses
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 or
                 suburbis
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 hired
                 and
                 occupied
                 as
                 for
                 the
                 full
                 rente
                 and
                 pension
                 of
                 x.
                 s.
                 yerely
                 ,
                 shall
                 offer
                 to
                 God
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 Chyrche
                 ,
                 in
                 whoo
                 's
                 parisshe
                 suche
                 place
                 standeth
                 ,
                 one
                 
                   q
                
                 euery
                 day
                 in
                 the
                 festis
                 that
                 following
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 in
                 euery
                 Sonday
                 in
                 the
                 yere
                 ,
                 Christmas
                 day
                 ,
                 Circumcision
                 ,
                 Ephiphanie
                 ,
                 Purificacion
                 of
                 our
                 Lady
                 ,
                 Mathei
                 Appostle
                 ,
                 Annunciacion
                 of
                 our
                 Lady
                 ,
                 the
                 Assencion
                 of
                 our
                 Lorde
                 ,
                 Corpus
                 Christi
                 ,
                 Saint
                 Mathewe
                 Appostle
                 ,
                 
                 Simon
                 and
                 Iude
                 ,
                 Alhalowen
                 ,
                 Andrew
                 Appostle
                 ,
                 Concepcion
                 of
                 our
                 Lady
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 Appostle
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Baptist
                 ,
                 Peter
                 and
                 Powle
                 ,
                 Iames
                 Appostle
                 ,
                 Bartilmew
                 Appostle
                 ,
                 Assumpcion
                 and
                 Natiuity
                 of
                 our
                 Lady
                 ,
                 Dedication
                 day
                 ,
                 whiche
                 from
                 the
                 day
                 forward
                 shall
                 be
                 through
                 all
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 paris
                 Chirches
                 in
                 London
                 that
                 be
                 halowid
                 the
                 iij.
                 day
                 of
                 Octobre
                 ,
                 also
                 one
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 principall
                 festis
                 of
                 the
                 Patron
                 of
                 euery
                 Chirch
                 through
                 London
                 ,
                 the
                 suburbis
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 yerely
                 without
                 contradiction
                 ,
                 and
                 if
                 such
                 inhabited
                 houses
                 be
                 leten
                 for
                 xx
                 .
                 s.
                 ob
                 .
                 and
                 if
                 for
                 xxx
                 .
                 s.
                 ob
                 .
                 
                   q
                
                 .
                 and
                 if
                 for
                 xl
                 .
                 s.
                 i.
                 
                   d.
                
                 and
                 if
                 for
                 l.
                 s.
                 i.
                 
                   
                     d.
                  
                   q.
                
                 and
                 so
                 euery
                 assending
                 and
                 dissending
                 by
                 x.
                 s.
                 into
                 what
                 summe
                 that
                 euer
                 it
                 bee
                 ,
                 shall
                 alwaie
                 offer
                 ferthing
                 after
                 the
                 rate
                 of
                 x.
                 s.
                 in
                 the
                 festis
                 abouesaid
                 ;
                 and
                 if
                 such
                 dwellings
                 ,
                 occupied
                 and
                 inhabited
                 houses
                 be
                 not
                 leten
                 ,
                 but
                 perauenter
                 that
                 owner
                 that
                 dwelle
                 therin
                 ,
                 or
                 frely
                 let
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 occupied
                 as
                 for
                 a
                 dwellingis
                 ,
                 that
                 than
                 the
                 offringis
                 shal
                 be
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 leten
                 before
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 after
                 a
                 common
                 value
                 ;
                 and
                 dowt
                 thereof
                 ,
                 that
                 rent
                 to
                 be
                 extemyd
                 by
                 the
                 Chirch
                 wardeins
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ;
                 and
                 if
                 a
                 man
                 dwell
                 and
                 inhabite
                 diuers
                 places
                 &
                 houses
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Cite
                 ,
                 in
                 one
                 or
                 diuers
                 parisshes
                 ,
                 he
                 than
                 shall
                 after
                 the
                 rate
                 &
                 daies
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 offer
                 euery
                 house
                 to
                 the
                 Chirch
                 in
                 whoo
                 's
                 paris
                 the
                 stonde
                 ,
                 prouided
                 alway
                 that
                 when
                 ii
                 .
                 of
                 the
                 festis
                 aforesaid
                 fall
                 vpon
                 one
                 day
                 ,
                 than
                 the
                 offring
                 shal
                 be
                 for
                 one
                 day
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 where
                 ony
                 dwelled
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Cite
                 ,
                 inhabited
                 or
                 occupied
                 a
                 dwelling
                 place
                 an
                 howse
                 ,
                 vnder
                 the
                 price
                 ,
                 rent
                 ,
                 or
                 pension
                 of
                 vj.
                 s.
                 viij
                 .
                 d.
                 that
                 than
                 he
                 shal
                 be
                 bound
                 to
                 offer
                 iiij
                 .
                 daies
                 in
                 the
                 yere
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 iiij
                 .
                 principall
                 festis
                 of
                 the
                 Chirch
                 there
                 as
                 he
                 is
                 parishen
                 ,
                 of
                 and
                 if
                 such
                 pension
                 or
                 rente
                 extende
                 to
                 the
                 full
                 summe
                 of
                 vj.
                 s.
                 viij
                 .
                 d.
                 or
                 aboue
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 fully
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 x.
                 s.
                 that
                 than
                 them
                 inhabitant
                 for
                 euery
                 s.
                 shall
                 pay
                 to
                 the
                 Chirch
                 j.
                 d.
                 ob
                 .
                 onis
                 in
                 the
                 yere
                 .
                 Prouided
                 alway
                 that
                 if
                 the
                 said
                 dweller
                 come
                 before
                 his
                 Curate
                 ,
                 and
                 say
                 vpon
                 his
                 faith
                 and
                 trouthe
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 may
                 not
                 pay
                 his
                 said
                 money
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 ordinaunce
                 aforesaid
                 beneth
                 x.
                 s.
                 that
                 then
                 the
                 said
                 Curate
                 shall
                 holden
                 him
                 content
                 with
                 such
                 as
                 he
                 will
                 giue
                 him
                 ,
                 aught
                 or
                 naught
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 dweller
                 thereupon
                 shall
                 be
                 quite
                 .
                 Also
                 and
                 the
                 pension
                 of
                 rent
                 of
                 such
                 inhabitant
                 houses
                 ,
                 extend
                 aboue
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 x.
                 s.
                 and
                 not
                 fully
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 xxx
                 .
                 s.
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 any
                 summe
                 being
                 betweene
                 x.
                 and
                 x.
                 than
                 the
                 Inhabitant
                 shall
                 pay
                 ones
                 a
                 yere
                 to
                 the
                 Curate
                 for
                 euery
                 s.
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 summe
                 being
                 betweene
                 x.
                 and
                 x.
                 j.
                 d.
                 ob
                 .
                 yerely
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 where
                 as
                 a
                 dwelling
                 house
                 is
                 hired
                 of
                 gret
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 leten
                 out
                 by
                 parties
                 to
                 sondry
                 folkes
                 ,
                 that
                 than
                 the
                 hirer
                 in
                 grete
                 ,
                 if
                 that
                 he
                 dwelle
                 in
                 the
                 principall
                 parte
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 house
                 ,
                 shall
                 offer
                 to
                 God
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 Chirch
                 in
                 the
                 daies
                 aforsaid
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 rent
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 holy
                 rent
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 said
                 house
                 bee
                 inhabited
                 and
                 occupied
                 ,
                 as
                 dwelling
                 places
                 ,
                 and
                 ellis
                 after
                 the
                 rule
                 that
                 followeth
                 :
                 and
                 if
                 the
                 said
                 hirer
                 in
                 gret
                 dwelle
                 not
                 in
                 ony
                 parte
                 therof
                 ,
                 but
                 lete
                 it
                 out
                 againe
                 ,
                 that
                 then
                 hee
                 that
                 dwelleth
                 in
                 the
                 principall
                 parte
                 shall
                 offer
                 all
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 remenunt
                 iiij
                 .
                 d.
                 by
                 yere
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 all
                 tho
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Cite
                 or
                 suburbis
                 ,
                 or
                 that
                 occupied
                 houses
                 not
                 inhabited
                 ,
                 as
                 Shoppis
                 ,
                 Celars
                 ,
                 Shaddis
                 ,
                 Ware
                 houses
                 ,
                 Stables
                 ,
                 Wharfes
                 ,
                 Kranes
                 ,
                 Timbre
                 hawes
                 ,
                 Teinter
                 places
                 for
                 Fullers
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 places
                 ,
                 Gardeins
                 ,
                 shall
                 ones
                 in
                 the
                 yere
                 for
                 euery
                 pounde
                 that
                 they
                 be
                 leten
                 fore
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 be
                 hired
                 ,
                 or
                 after
                 a
                 common
                 value
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 be
                 not
                 hired
                 ,
                 giue
                 vnto
                 the
                 Curate
                 of
                 the
                 Chirch
                 there
                 as
                 such
                 houses
                 bin
                 ,
                 vj.
                 d.
                 without
                 ony
                 other
                 offrings
                 for
                 the
                 said
                 houses
                 ,
                 affendingis
                 and
                 diffendingis
                 after
                 the
                 rate
                 of
                 vj.
                 d.
                 of
                 the
                 pounde
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 x.
                 s.
                 iij.
                 d.
                 and
                 so
                 after
                 the
                 rate
                 affendingis
                 and
                 deffendingis
                 ,
                 without
                 more
                 charge
                 of
                 offring
                 for
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 apprentices
                 ,
                 seruants
                 ,
                 and
                 hired
                 men
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Cite
                 ,
                 not
                 shargede
                 with
                 such
                 rent
                 and
                 housings
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 houselder
                 at
                 Ester
                 or
                 about
                 Ester
                 ,
                 shall
                 iiij
                 .
                 times
                 in
                 the
                 yere
                 ,
                 at
                 iiij
                 .
                 principall
                 festis
                 offer
                 to
                 God
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 Chirch
                 .
                 Also
                 as
                 for
                 personall
                 tythes
                 ,
                 the
                 parisshens
                 by
                 this
                 ordinance
                 shall
                 neither
                 be
                 charged
                 nor
                 dissharged
                 ,
                 sauing
                 that
                 hereafter
                 shall
                 no
                 Curat
                 vex
                 ,
                 trouble
                 ,
                 sue
                 ,
                 ordaine
                 Sacraments
                 or
                 Seruice
                 for
                 no
                 payment
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 but
                 leue
                 them
                 to
                 good
                 deuocion
                 ,
                 and
                 conscience
                 of
                 the
                 parisshens
                 .
              
               
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 all
                 offryngs
                 vndone
                 before
                 this
                 day
                 ,
                 or
                 ony
                 other
                 attempted
                 contrary
                 beside
                 ,
                 or
                 against
                 this
                 present
                 Wryting
                 ,
                 by
                 ony
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 shall
                 stonde
                 quite
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 be
                 remembred
                 as
                 vnto
                 ony
                 suit
                 or
                 stryf
                 ,
                 but
                 all
                 such
                 things
                 before
                 this
                 day
                 done
                 ,
                 shall
                 cleane
                 be
                 remet
                 ,
                 and
                 forgiuen
                 on
                 boothe
                 perties
                 .
              
               
                 BE
                 it
                 in
                 mynde
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 bonde
                 and
                 arbitrement
                 is
                 made
                 the
                 xvii
                 .
                 day
                 of
                 Decembre
                 ,
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 incarnacion
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 M.
                 iiij
                 .
                 C.
                 L.
                 vij
                 .
                 by
                 Maister
                 Laurence
                 Bothe
                 ,
                 Maister
                 William
                 Radclyf
                 ,
                 Master
                 Lucas
                 Lancok
                 ,
                 Maister
                 Iohn
                 Aleyn
                 ,
                 Master
                 Iohn
                 Lyleford
                 ,
                 Geffrey
                 Felding
                 ,
                 William
                 Taylor
                 ,
                 Master
                 Robert
                 Kent
                 ,
                 arbitratour
                 ,
                 chosen
                 vpon
                 the
                 Premisse
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 tenor
                 of
                 the
                 compremisse
                 thereupon
                 made
                 openly
                 made
                 it
                 may
                 appeare
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 this
                 Chapter
                 is
                 shewed
                 the
                 Patrones
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Benefices
                 in
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 ANne
                 on
                 the
                 Towrehill
                 ,
                 and
                 Abbey
                 of
                 white
                 Monkes
                 .
              
               
                 Anne
                 within
                 Aldrichgate
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patron
                 Deane
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martyn
                 the
                 graunde
                 .
                 The
                 desine
                 .
              
               
                 Augustin
                 in
                 Bradstretward
                 ,
                 the
                 Priour
                 of
                 friers
                 August
                 .
              
               
                 Anthonius
                 in
                 Bradstretward
                 ,
                 a
                 College
                 ,
                 the
                 Kinge
                 Patron
                 .
              
               
                 Augustin
                 by
                 London
                 wall
                 ,
                 Priour
                 of
                 Crichirche
                 in
                 London
                 Patron
                 .
              
               
                 Augustin
                 in
                 Watlingstrete
                 by
                 Poules
                 gate
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 .
              
               
                 Antelyne
                 in
                 bogerowe
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 Deane
                 and
                 Chapitur
                 of
                 Poules
                 .
                 The
                 decins
                 xx
                 .
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Albon
                 in
                 Woodstret
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Provost
                 of
                 Eaton
                 Patron
                 ,
                 Decins
                 xx
                 .
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Alphey
                 within
                 Criplegate
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 Deane
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martin
                 the
                 graunte
                 .
                 The
                 sine
                 .
              
               
                 Alborought
                 without
                 Bishopsgate
                 .
              
               
                 Alhalwyn
                 in
                 Bredstrete
                 ,
                 diocis
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 Bisshop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 .
              
               
                 Alhalwin
                 Lumberstret
                 ,
                 diocis
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 Priour
                 of
                 Crichirch
                 in
                 Canterbury
                 .
                 The
                 desine
                 .
              
               
                 Alhalwin
                 by
                 London
                 wall
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 Priour
                 of
                 Crichirche
                 in
                 London
                 .
                 The
                 desine
                 .
              
               
                 Alhalwin
                 the
                 more
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 the
                 Kinge
                 Patrone
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xiii
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Alhalwin
                 the
                 lesse
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 the
                 Master
                 of
                 Laurence
                 Pulteney
                 .
                 The
                 sine
                 .
              
               
                 Alhalwin
                 Brekinge
                 Chirche
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patron
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Breking
                 .
                 The
                 desine
                 x.
                 s.
                 viii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Alhalwin
                 Staynings
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 Patron
                 the
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Tourhill
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xvii
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Alhalwin
                 in
                 Honilane
                 London
                 ,
                 Patron
                 the
                 Wardeins
                 of
                 Grocers
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xvii
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Andrew
                 in
                 Cornehill
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Parone
                 Bisshop
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xvii
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Andrew
                 Hubert
                 in
                 Eastchepe
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Erle
                 of
                 Shrewisbury
                 Patrone
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xvii
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Andrew
                 at
                 Baynard
                 Castle
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 The
                 desine
                 xx
                 .
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Andrew
                 in
                 Holborne
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Bermonsey
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xiii
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 BOtulfe
                 by
                 Billings
                 gate
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patron
                 Deane
                 and
                 Chapitur
                 of
                 Poules
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 x.
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Botulfe
                 without
                 Algate
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 the
                 Priour
                 of
                 Crichirche
                 in
                 London
                 .
                 The
                 dicis
                 .
              
               
                 Botulfe
                 without
                 Bishoppisgate
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patron
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xvii
                 .
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Botulfe
                 without
                 Aldrichgate
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patron
                 Deane
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 graunt
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 .
              
               
                 Benet
                 at
                 Greshirche
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 Patrone
                 Deane
                 and
                 Chapiter
                 of
                 Pouls
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xxiiii
                 .
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Benet
                 at
                 Poules
                 wharf
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Deane
                 and
                 Chapiter
                 of
                 Poules
                 Patrone
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xvii
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Benet
                 Sherehog
                 ,
                 called
                 Saint
                 Sithes
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 Priour
                 of
                 Saint
                 Mary
                 onirthere
                 .
                 Decis
                 xx
                 .
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Benet
                 Fynke
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 the
                 Master
                 of
                 Saint
                 Anthony
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xvii
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Bride
                 in
                 Fleetstreet
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrons
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 the
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Westminster
                 .
                 Decis
                 xx
                 .
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Barthilmew
                 the
                 little
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 the
                 Abbot
                 on
                 the
                 Towre-hill
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xvii
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Barthilmew
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 Prioury
                 ,
                 Temperalties
                 lxxxx
                 .
                 li.
                 xiiii
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 Desine
                 viii
                 .
                 li.
                 xvii
                 .
                 s.
                 
                   q.
                   
                
              
               
                 Barthilmew
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 spytell
                 ,
                 a
                 Master
                 and
                 a
                 Colege
                 .
              
               
                 CLement
                 beside
                 Estchep
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Westminster
                 .
                 Decis
                 xx
                 .
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Clement
                 without
                 Temple
                 barre
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patron
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Excester
                 .
                 Decis
                 .
              
               
                 Clare
                 Systers
                 ,
                 Minores
                 without
                 Algate
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 suburbs
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Christofer
                 by
                 the
                 Stokkys
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xxix
                 .
                 s.
                 viii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Dominick
                 Frier
                 Pryechers
                 of
                 London
                 at
                 Ludgate
              
               
                 Dunstan
                 in
                 the
                 Est
                 ,
                 diocis
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 Prior
                 of
                 Crichirche
                 in
                 Canterbury
                 .
                 The
                 Decis
                 .
              
               
                 Dunstan
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 the
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Alnewik
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xx
                 .
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Deonise
                 in
                 Fanchirche
                 stret
                 ,
                 diocis
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Priour
                 of
                 Crichirche
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 .
                 Decis
                 .
              
               
                 EEdmond
                 without
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 called
                 Saint
                 Sepulcre
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patron
                 Priour
                 of
                 Saint
                 Barthilmewes
                 .
                 Decis
                 x.
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Edmond
                 in
                 Lombardys
                 strete
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patron
                 Priour
                 of
                 Chrichirche
                 in
                 London
                 .
                 Decis
                 xx
                 .
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Ethelborugh
                 within
                 Bisshopsgate
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patron
                 Priouresse
                 of
                 Saint
                 Helyne
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 .
              
               
                 FAith
                 within
                 Powles
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrons
                 Deane
                 and
                 Chapiter
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xx
                 .
                 s.
                 Foster
                 in
                 Fosterlane
                 ,
                 diocis
                 Cant.
                 Patron
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 .
              
               
                 Fraunces
                 within
                 Newgate
                 Freers
                 .
              
               
                 GRegory
                 by
                 Powles
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 apropred
                 to
                 the
                 pety
                 Chanons
                 of
                 Poules
                 .
                 The
                 decins
                 xx
                 .
                 s.
                 Giles
                 without
                 Crepilgate
                 .
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrons
                 Deane
                 and
                 Chapiter
                 of
                 Powles
                 .
                 The
                 decins
                 xx
                 .
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 George
                 in
                 Pudding
                 lane
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patron
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Bermonsey
                 .
                 The
                 decins
                 .
              
               
                 George
                 in
                 Southwerke
                 ,
                 diocis
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 Patron
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Bermonsey
                 .
                 The
                 desine
                 .
              
               
                 Gilis
                 ,
                 an
                 Hospitall
                 beyonde
                 Holborne
                 .
              
               
                 HEleyne
                 ,
                 Prioury
                 of
                 Nunnes
                 within
                 Bishopsgate
                 .
                 The
                 decin
                 xvii
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Heleyne
                 paryschyrche
                 within
                 Bisshopsgate
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 the
                 Prioures
                 of
                 Saint
                 Heleyn
                 Parson
                 .
              
               
                 Heleyne
                 beside
                 Martlane
                 ,
                 a
                 Prioury
                 of
                 crossed
                 Freers
                 .
              
               
                 IOhns
                 ,
                 an
                 Hospitall
                 beside
                 west
                 Smithfield
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Zachary
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrons
                 Deane
                 and
                 Chapiter
                 of
                 Poules
                 .
                 The
                 decin
                 xx
                 .
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Euangelist
                 in
                 Fryday
                 stret
                 ,
                 diocis
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 Priour
                 of
                 Crichirche
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 .
              
               
                 Iohns
                 in
                 Walbroke
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 Prioures
                 of
                 Saint
                 Helene
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 x.
                 s.
                 viii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Iames
                 at
                 Garlykhith
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patron
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Westminster
                 .
                 The
                 decins
                 ix
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Iames
                 an
                 Hermitage
                 within
                 Crepilgate
                 .
              
               
                 Iames
                 an
                 Hospitale
                 beside
                 Charing-crosse
                 .
              
               
                 Iames
                 parish
                 Chirche
                 within
                 the
                 Prioury
                 of
                 Halywell
                 .
              
               
                 Iohns
                 of
                 Halywell
                 without
                 Bishopsgate
                 ,
                 a
                 Pryoures
                 of
                 Nonnes
                 .
              
               
               
                 KAterine
                 on
                 the
                 Towrehill
                 ,
                 Maister
                 and
                 Colege
                 ,
                 the
                 Kinge
                 Patrone
                 .
              
               
                 Katerine
                 Chapell
                 beside
                 Charing-crosse
                 ,
                 an
                 Hermitage
                 .
              
               
                 Katerine
                 Chirch
                 within
                 Algate
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 Priour
                 of
                 Crichirch
                 in
                 London
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 .
              
               
                 Katerine
                 Colman
                 within
                 Algate
                 .
              
               
                 LEonard
                 in
                 Estchep
                 ,
                 diocis
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 the
                 Priour
                 of
                 Crichirche
                 in
                 Canterbury
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 .
              
               
                 Leonard
                 in
                 Fosterlane
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 Deane
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 graunt
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xvii
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Leonard
                 in
                 Shordich
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Archdeken
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 .
              
               
                 Laurence
                 Pultendy
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 Duke
                 of
                 Suffolke
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xx
                 .
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Laurence
                 in
                 the
                 Iury
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patron
                 Bayly
                 Colege
                 of
                 Oxford
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 .
              
               
                 MAry
                 at
                 Bowe
                 ,
                 diocis
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 Patron
                 Bisshop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 .
                 Decis
                 .
              
               
                 Mary
                 Aldirmary
                 Chirch
                 in
                 Watlingstrete
                 ,
                 diocis
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 Bisshop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 .
                 The
                 decins
                 .
              
               
                 Mary
                 Bothhawe
                 by
                 the
                 Erber
                 ,
                 diocis
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 Priour
                 of
                 Crichirch
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 .
                 The
                 decins
                 .
              
               
                 Mary
                 Colchirche
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 Maister
                 of
                 Saint
                 Thomas
                 of
                 Acres
                 .
                 The
                 decins
                 .
              
               
                 Mary
                 Staininglane
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 Prioures
                 of
                 Clerkenwell
                 .
              
               
                 Mary
                 in
                 Aldermanbury
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patron
                 Priour
                 of
                 Elsinge
                 spitell
                 .
                 Decis
                 xvii
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Mary
                 Wolnothe
                 in
                 Lumbardstrete
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 Priours
                 of
                 S.
                 Heleyn
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xxiiii
                 .
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Mary
                 Abchirche
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patron
                 Maister
                 of
                 Saint
                 Laurence
                 Pulteney
                 .
                 The
                 decins
                 v.
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Mary
                 Wulchirche
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 the
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Saint
                 Iohns
                 Colchester
                 Patron
                 .
                 The
                 decins
                 xxiiii
                 .
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Mary
                 Foundchirche
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Priour
                 of
                 Crichirche
                 Patrone
                 in
                 London
                 .
                 The
                 decins
                 xvii
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Mary
                 Somerset
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patron
                 Deane
                 and
                 Chapiter
                 of
                 Poules
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 .
              
               
                 Mary
                 on
                 the
                 Hill
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patron
                 Page
                 of
                 Dortford
                 in
                 Kent
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 .
                 The
                 decins
                 xxiiii
                 .
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Mary
                 at
                 Ax
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patron
                 Prioures
                 of
                 Saint
                 Helyns
                 .
                 Dec.
                 
              
               
                 Mary
                 Mounthawe
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patron
                 the
                 Bisshop
                 of
                 Herford
                 .
                 The
                 dec
                 .
              
               
                 Mary
                 Matfelow
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patron
                 Bisshop
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 .
              
               
                 Mary
                 at
                 the
                 Stronde
                 crosse
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patron
                 Bisshop
                 of
                 Wurceter
                 .
                 The
                 deocis
                 .
              
               
                 Mary
                 in
                 Fletstrete
                 ,
                 a
                 priory
                 of
                 white
                 Freers
                 .
              
               
                 Mary
                 Chapell
                 by
                 Berking
                 chirche
                 .
              
               
                 Mary
                 de
                 grace
                 ,
                 an
                 Abbey
                 of
                 Monkes
                 by
                 the
                 Towre
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Mary
                 Priory
                 of
                 Elsingspitell
                 within
                 Crepelgate
                 .
              
               
                 Mary
                 the
                 newe
                 Hospitall
                 without
                 Bisshopsgate
                 .
              
               
                 Mary
                 salutacion
                 Chartyrhous
                 ,
                 by
                 West
                 Smitfelde
                 in
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Mary
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 Bedleem
                 without
                 Bisshopsgate
                 .
              
               
                 Mary
                 ouer
                 the
                 ree
                 in
                 Southwerke
                 ,
                 a
                 Priory
                 of
                 Chanons
                 .
              
               
                 Mary
                 ,
                 called
                 S.
                 Mary
                 Spitell
                 ,
                 without
                 Bisshopsgate
                 .
              
               
                 Mary
                 Magdalenen
                 in
                 Milkstreete
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 Deane
                 and
                 Chapiter
                 of
                 Poules
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xx
                 .
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Mary
                 Magdalenen
                 in
                 old
                 Fishstrete
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 Deane
                 and
                 Chapiter
                 of
                 Poules
                 .
                 Dec.
                 xiii
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Mary
                 Magdalenen
                 by
                 Bermonsey
                 ,
                 diocis
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 Patron
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Bermonsey
                 .
              
               
                 Mary
                 Magdalenen
                 by
                 Saint
                 Mary
                 ouer
                 the
                 Ree
                 ,
                 diocis
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 the
                 Prior
                 of
                 Saint
                 Mary
                 ouer
                 the
                 Ree
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 .
              
               
                 Mary
                 Magdalenen
                 at
                 Tuthill
                 ,
                 called
                 Lawlesse
                 .
              
               
                 Martin
                 Otyrwich
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrons
                 Wardens
                 of
                 Taylours
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xvii
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Martin
                 Pomers
                 in
                 Irmonger
                 lane
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patron
                 Priour
                 of
                 Saint
                 Bartilmews
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xvii
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Martin
                 in
                 the
                 Vintre
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patron
                 the
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Glouceter
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xxvi
                 .
                 s.
                 viii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
               
                 Martyn
                 by
                 Ludgat
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patron
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Westminster
                 .
                 Decis
                 xxvi
                 .
                 s.
                 viii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Martyn
                 Orgar
                 in
                 Candilwykstrete
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 ,
                 Patron
                 Deane
                 and
                 Chapiter
                 of
                 Powles
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xvii
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Martyn
                 in
                 the
                 felde
                 beside
                 Charing-crosse
                 .
              
               
                 Magnes
                 by
                 london
                 bridge
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 ,
                 patron
                 the
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Westminster
                 and
                 Bermonsey
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xxv
                 .
                 s.
                 viii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Mathew
                 in
                 Frydaystrete
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 ,
                 patron
                 the
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Westminster
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xx
                 .
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Margret
                 in
                 Lothbury
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 ,
                 patrones
                 Abbeys
                 of
                 Berkinge
                 in
                 Essex
                 .
                 The
                 dec
                 .
              
               
                 Margret
                 in
                 Brydgstrete
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 ,
                 patrone
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Winchester
                 .
                 The
                 dec
                 .
              
               
                 Margret
                 Moyses
                 in
                 Friday
                 strete
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 ,
                 the
                 Kinge
                 patrone
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xxvi
                 .
                 s.
                 viii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Margret
                 patens
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 ,
                 patrone
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 london
                 .
                 The
                 dec
                 .
              
               
                 Margret
                 in
                 Southwerk
                 ,
                 diocis
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 patron
                 the
                 priour
                 of
                 Saint
                 Mary
                 ouer
                 the
                 ree
                 .
                 The
                 desine
                 .
              
               
                 Margret
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 Mildredys
                 in
                 bredstrete
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 ,
                 patrone
                 the
                 priour
                 of
                 Saint
                 Mary
                 ouer
                 the
                 ree
                 .
                 The
                 decins
                 xvii
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Mildrede
                 in
                 the
                 pultry
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 ,
                 patrone
                 priour
                 of
                 Saint
                 Mary
                 ouer
                 the
                 Ree
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xvii
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Mihell
                 in
                 Cornehyll
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 ,
                 patrone
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Eyuesham
                 .
                 The
                 decins
                 liii
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Michell
                 in
                 Bassingys
                 hawe
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 ,
                 patrone
                 Deane
                 and
                 Chapytur
                 of
                 powles
                 .
                 The
                 decins
                 xiii
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Mighell
                 by
                 Quenehyth
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 ,
                 patrone
                 Deane
                 and
                 Chapitur
                 of
                 powles
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xx
                 .
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Michell
                 Querene
                 by
                 powles
                 gate
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 ,
                 partone
                 Deane
                 and
                 Chapitur
                 of
                 powles
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 .
              
               
                 Michell
                 in
                 Woodstrete
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 .
              
               
                 Michell
                 in
                 Crokedlane
                 ,
                 diocis
                 Canter
                 .
                 patrone
                 bysshop
                 of
                 Canter
                 .
                 Decins
                 .
              
               
                 Michell
                 pater
                 noster
                 Whittyngton
                 College
                 ,
                 diocis
                 Canter
                 .
                 patrones
                 Wardens
                 of
                 Mercers
                 .
                 The
                 decins
                 .
              
               
                 NIcholas
                 Colde
                 Abbey
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 .
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Oluf
                 in
                 bredstrete
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 ,
                 patrone
                 Deane
                 and
                 Chapitur
                 of
                 powles
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xvii
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Acon
                 by
                 Lumbardstrete
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 ,
                 patrone
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Malmesbury
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xx
                 .
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 in
                 Fleshhamels
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 ,
                 patrons
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 the
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Westminster
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xl
                 .
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 OLuf
                 in
                 Silverstrete
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 .
              
               
                 Oluf
                 in
                 the
                 Olde
                 Iury
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 ,
                 patrone
                 priour
                 of
                 bottle
                 in
                 suffolke
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 .
                 x.
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Oluf
                 by
                 the
                 crossed
                 Fryers
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 ,
                 patrone
                 Cely
                 in
                 Martlane
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xx
                 .
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Oluf
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 diocis
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 patron
                 priour
                 of
                 Lews
                 in
                 Southsex
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 .
              
               
                 Owyn
                 within
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 ,
                 patrone
                 lord
                 of
                 Saint
                 Iones
                 Ierl
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 .
              
               
                 Powles
                 the
                 Cathedrall
                 Chyrche
                 of
                 london
                 ,
                 Deane
                 and
                 Residences
                 .
              
               
                 Peter
                 in
                 Cornehill
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 ,
                 Patrons
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 london
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xxvi
                 .
                 s.
                 viii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Peter
                 in
                 West
                 Chepe
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 Patrone
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Saint
                 Albons
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xx
                 .
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Peter
                 the
                 Poore
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 .
              
               
                 Peter
                 the
                 lytell
                 at
                 Powles
                 wharfe
                 diocis
                 london
                 ,
                 Patrons
                 Deane
                 and
                 Chapitur
                 of
                 Powlis
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xvii
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Pancrasse
                 in
                 Nedeler
                 lane
                 ,
                 diocis
                 Canter
                 .
                 Patrone
                 bisshop
                 of
                 Canter
                 .
                 decis
                 Pancrasse
                 in
                 the
                 felde
                 .
              
               
                 Peter
                 within
                 the
                 Towr
                 of
                 london
                 .
              
               
                 Peter
                 of
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 Abbey
                 of
                 blacke
                 Monkys
                 .
              
               
                 STephan
                 in
                 Walbrok
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 ,
                 Mayster
                 Lee
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Parishe
                 Patrone
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xiii
                 .
                 s.
                 iiii
                 .
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 Stephan
                 in
                 Colmanstret
                 ,
                 diocis
                 london
                 ,
                 Patron
                 Priour
                 of
                 botle
                 in
                 Sulfelde
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 x.
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Stephan
                 a
                 College
                 and
                 the
                 Kings
                 
                 Chapell
                 at
                 Westmonster
                 .
              
               
                 Stephan
                 in
                 Candilwikstrete
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 Priour
                 of
                 Cottington
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xx
                 .
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Saluator
                 of
                 Bermonsey
                 ,
                 an
                 Abbey
                 of
                 blacke
                 Monkes
                 .
              
               
                 TRinite
                 called
                 Crichirch
                 ,
                 within
                 Algate
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 a
                 Priory
                 .
              
               
                 Trinite
                 in
                 Knight
                 riders
                 strete
                 ,
                 diocis
                 London
                 ,
                 Patrone
                 Deane
                 and
                 Chapitur
                 of
                 Powles
                 .
                 The
                 decis
                 xx
                 .
                 s.
                 
              
               
                 Thomas
                 of
                 Acres
                 ,
                 a
                 College
                 in
                 west
                 chepe
                 .
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Appostell
                 ,
                 parish
                 Chirch
                 in
                 the
                 Ryall
                 .
              
               
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 a
                 Spitall
                 in
                 Southwerke
                 .
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Martyr
                 ,
                 a
                 Chapell
                 on
                 London
                 bridge
                 .
              
               
                 Corpus
                 Cristi
                 Chapell
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Pultry
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Corpus
                 Cristi
                 Chapell
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 College
                 of
                 Saint
                 Laurence
                 Pulteney
                 .
              
               
                 Trinite
                 Chapell
                 vpon
                 the
                 Charnehill
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Chirch
                 hawe
                 of
                 Saint
                 Michell
                 in
                 Crokedlane
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Chapell
                 vpon
                 the
                 Charnehill
                 in
                 the
                 Chirch
                 hawe
                 of
                 Saint
                 Powles
                 in
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Chapell
                 of
                 Saint
                 Thomas
                 in
                 pardon
                 Chirch
                 haw
                 ,
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Chapell
                 vpon
                 the
                 Charnell
                 in
                 the
                 Chirche
                 hawe
                 of
                 Saint
                 Dunstan
                 in
                 the
                 Este
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Chapell
                 of
                 the
                 Guilde
                 hall
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 called
                 Saint
                 Nichans
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Chapell
                 vpon
                 the
                 Charnell
                 ,
                 at
                 Mary
                 Spitall
                 without
                 Bisshopsgate
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 litell
                 Chapell
                 of
                 Bedlem
                 without
                 Bisshopsgate
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 litell
                 Chapell
                 vpon
                 the
                 Charnell
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Chirch
                 hawe
                 of
                 Saint
                 Thomas
                 in
                 Southwerke
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Chapell
                 in
                 the
                 Chirche
                 hawe
                 at
                 Chartirhous
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 frary
                 Chapell
                 beside
                 Saint
                 Iohns
                 Ierusalem
                 ,
                 called
                 Vrsula
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Chapell
                 without
                 Temple
                 bare
                 ,
                 called
                 Saint
                 Spirite
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Chap.
                 of
                 our
                 Lady
                 at
                 Rounceuale
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Chapell
                 within
                 Barthelmew
                 Spitell
                 .
              
            
          
        
      
       
         
           
             
             
             
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               WORTHY
               THINGS
               ,
               which
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               have
               had
               their
               due
               place
               and
               honour
               in
               this
               Worke
               ,
               if
               promising
               friends
               had
               kept
               their
               words
               .
            
             
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               they
               failing
               ,
               and
               part
               of
               them
               comming
               to
               my
               hands
               by
               other
               good
               meanes
               ,
               they
               are
               here
               inserted
               ,
               to
               accompany
               my
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               foure
               miles
               about
               London
               .
            
             
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               of
               Gods-Gift
               ,
               at
               Dulwich
               ,
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Surry
               :
               founded
               ,
               raised
               ,
               and
               builded
               ,
               at
               the
               cost
               and
               charges
               of
               Master
               EDWARD
               ALLEYNE
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               in
               Anno
               Dom.
               1614.
               
            
             
               THe
               thirteenth
               day
               of
               September
               ,
               
               being
               Munday
               ,
               Anno
               1619.
               the
               Colledge
               of
               Gods-gift
               in
               Dulwich
               ,
               consisting
               of
               one
               Master
               ,
               one
               Warden
               ,
               and
               foure
               Fellowes
               ;
               three
               of
               which
               are
               persons
               Ecclesiasticall
               ,
               and
               the
               fourth
               a
               skilfull
               Organist
               .
               Moreover
               ,
               twelve
               aged
               poore
               people
               ,
               and
               twelve
               poore
               children
               ;
               Master
               
                 Edward
                 Aileyne
              
               ,
               publikely
               and
               audibly
               ,
               in
               the
               Chappell
               of
               the
               said
               College
               ,
               did
               reade
               and
               publish
               one
               Writing
               Quadrupartite
               in
               Parchment
               ,
               bearing
               date
               the
               day
               and
               yeere
               forementioned
               .
               Whereby
               he
               did
               make
               ,
               create
               ,
               erect
               ,
               found
               ,
               and
               establish
               the
               said
               Colledge
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               power
               and
               liberty
               given
               him
               by
               his
               Majesties
               Letters
               Patents
               ,
               under
               his
               great
               Seale
               ,
               bearing
               date
               at
               Westminster
               the
               21.
               of
               Iune
               ,
               in
               the
               yeere
               abovesaid
               .
               When
               he
               had
               read
               and
               published
               the
               said
               Writing
               ,
               he
               subscribed
               it
               with
               his
               name
               ,
               and
               then
               fixed
               his
               Scale
               to
               every
               part
               of
               the
               Quadrupartite
               writing
               ,
               in
               the
               presence
               and
               hearing
               of
               these
               witnesses
               :
            
             
               Frances
               Lord
               Verulam
               ,
               Lord
               Chancellour
               of
               England
               ,
               and
               one
               of
               his
               Majesties
               Privy
               Councell
               .
            
             
               Thomas
               Earle
               of
               Arundell
               ,
               Knight
               of
               the
               Garter
               ,
               Earle
               Marshall
               of
               England
               ,
               and
               one
               of
               his
               Majesties
               Privy
               Councell
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Edward
                 Cecill
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               alias
               Generall
               Cecill
               ,
               second
               Sonne
               to
               
                 Thomas
                 Excester
              
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Howland
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               and
               high
               Sheriffe
               of
               the
               Counties
               of
               Sussex
               and
               Surry
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Edmund
                 Bowyer
              
               of
               Cammerwell
               ,
               Knight
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Tho.
                 Grymes
              
               of
               Peckham
               ,
               Knight
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Bodly
              
               of
               Stretham
               ,
               Knight
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Tonstal
              
               of
               Cashaulten
               ,
               Knight
               .
            
             
               And
               divers
               other
               persons
               of
               great
               and
               worthy
               respect
               .
               
               The
               foure
               Quadrupartite
               Writings
               forenamed
               ,
               were
               ordered
               to
               foure
               severall
               Parishes
               .
            
             
               
                 viz.
                 
                 
                   
                     Saint
                     Betolphs
                     without
                     Bishopsgate
                     .
                  
                   
                     Saint
                     Giles
                     without
                     Cripplegate
                     .
                  
                   
                     Saint
                     Saviours
                     in
                     Southwarke
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     the
                     Parish
                     of
                     Cammerwell
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 briefe
                 recitall
                 of
                 the
                 particulars
                 .
              
               
                 Recitall
                 of
                 King
                 Iames
                 his
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 .
              
               
                 Recitall
                 of
                 the
                 Founders
                 deed
                 Quadrupartite
                 .
              
               
                 Ordination
                 of
                 the
                 Master
                 ,
                 Warden
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Ordination
                 of
                 the
                 assistant
                 members
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Master
                 and
                 Warden
                 to
                 bee
                 unmarried
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Master
                 and
                 Warden
                 to
                 bee
                 one
                 and
                 twenty
                 yeeres
                 of
                 age
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 what
                 degrees
                 the
                 Fellowes
                 ought
                 to
                 bee
                 .
              
               
               
                 Of
                 what
                 condition
                 the
                 poore
                 Brothers
                 and
                 Sisters
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 what
                 condition
                 the
                 poore
                 Schollers
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 what
                 Parishes
                 ought
                 the
                 Assistants
                 to
                 be
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 what
                 Parishes
                 the
                 poore
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 ,
                 and
                 members
                 of
                 the
                 Colledge
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 forme
                 of
                 their
                 election
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Warden
                 to
                 supply
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Masters
                 place
                 is
                 void
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 election
                 of
                 the
                 Warden
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Warden
                 to
                 be
                 bound
                 by
                 Recognizance
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Warden
                 to
                 provide
                 a
                 dinner
                 at
                 his
                 election
                 of
                 his
                 owne
                 charges
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 manner
                 of
                 investing
                 the
                 Fellowes
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 manner
                 of
                 electing
                 the
                 Schollers
                 .
              
               
                 Election
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 Cammerwell
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Master
                 and
                 Wardens
                 Oath
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Fellowes
                 Oath
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 poore
                 Brothers
                 &
                 Sisters
                 Oath
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Assistants
                 Oath
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 pronunciation
                 of
                 admission
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Masters
                 Office.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Wardens
                 Office.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Fellowes
                 Office.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 poore
                 Brothers
                 &
                 Sisters
                 Office
              
               
                 The
                 Matron
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 Schollers
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Porters
                 Office.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Office
                 of
                 the
                 thirty
                 members
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 Residency
                 .
              
               
                 Orders
                 for
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 goods
              
               
                 Of
                 obedience
                 .
              
               
                 Orders
                 for
                 the
                 Chappell
                 and
                 buriall
                 .
              
               
                 Orders
                 for
                 the
                 Schoole
                 and
                 Schollers
                 ,
                 and
                 placing
                 of
                 poore
                 Schollers
                 forth
                 .
              
               
                 Order
                 of
                 Diet.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Schollers
                 Surplices
                 and
                 Coats
                 .
              
               
                 Time
                 for
                 viewing
                 Expences
                 .
              
               
                 Publike
                 Audit
                 ,
                 and
                 private
                 sitting
                 dayes
                 .
              
               
                 Audit
                 and
                 Treasure
                 Chamber
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 Lodgings
                 .
              
               
                 Orders
                 for
                 the
                 Lands
                 and
                 Woods
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Master
                 and
                 Warden
                 allowed
                 diet
                 for
                 one
                 man
                 apiece
                 ;
                 and
                 what
                 Servants
                 for
                 the
                 Colledge
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 wages
                 .
              
               
                 Disposition
                 and
                 division
                 of
                 the
                 Revenues
                 .
              
               
                 Disposition
                 of
                 the
                 Rent
                 of
                 the
                 blue
                 house
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 poore
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 out
                 of
                 any
                 other
                 Parish
                 or
                 County
                 ,
                 in
                 case
                 none
                 be
                 found
                 capable
                 in
                 the
                 Parishes
                 prescribed
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 disposition
                 of
                 forfeitures
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Statutes
                 to
                 be
                 read
                 over
                 foure
                 severall
                 times
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 disposition
                 of
                 certaine
                 Tenements
                 in
                 Saint
                 Saviours
                 Parish
                 ,
                 and
                 Southwarke
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               A
               briefe
               Remembrance
               of
               such
               Noble
               and
               Charitable
               deeds
               ,
               as
               have
               beene
               done
               by
               the
               late
               Right
               Honourable
               ,
               Baptist
               Lord
               Hicks
               ,
               Viscount
               Campden
               ,
               as
               well
               in
               his
               life
               as
               at
               his
               death
               :
               Recorded
               to
               the
               glory
               of
               God
               ,
               his
               owne
               honour
               ,
               and
               good
               example
               of
               others
               .
            
             
               
                 Good
                 deeds
                 done
                 to
                 the
                 Towne
                 of
                 Campden
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Gloucester
                 .
              
               
                 HE
                 built
                 an
                 Almes-house
                 or
                 Hospitall
                 for
                 sixe
                 poore
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 sixe
                 poore
                 women
                 ,
                 which
                 cost
                 1000.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 Since
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 foundation
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Almes-house
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 1612.
                 he
                 hath
                 allowed
                 the
                 said
                 twelve
                 poore
                 people
                 weekely
                 maintenance
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 1300.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 And
                 at
                 his
                 death
                 ,
                 he
                 hath
                 settled
                 140.
                 li.
                 
                   per
                   annum
                
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 ever
                 )
                 upon
                 the
                 said
                 Almes-house
                 ,
                 allowing
                 to
                 each
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 poore
                 Pentioners
                 three
                 shillings
                 foure
                 pence
                 weekely
                 ;
                 and
                 yeerely
                 ,
                 a
                 Gowne
                 ,
                 a
                 Hat
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Tunne
                 of
                 Coales
                 .
              
               
                 Hee
                 built
                 a
                 commodious
                 Market-house
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Towne
                 ,
                 which
                 cost
                 90.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 By
                 his
                 last
                 Will
                 ,
                 he
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 
                 Towne
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 setting
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 to
                 worke
                 ,
                 a
                 Stocke
                 of
                 500.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 
                   To
                   the
                   Church
                   of
                   Campden
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   gave
                   a
                   Bell
                   which
                   cost
                   threescore
                   and
                   sixe
                   pounds
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   caused
                   a
                   Pulpit
                   to
                   be
                   made
                   ,
                   and
                   gave
                   a
                   Cloth
                   and
                   Cushion
                   thereto
                   ,
                   which
                   cost
                   two
                   and
                   twenty
                   pounds
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   built
                   a
                   Gallery
                   there
                   ,
                   which
                   cost
                   eight
                   pounds
                   .
                
                 
                   Hee
                   made
                   a
                   Window
                   ,
                   which
                   cost
                   thirteene
                   pounds
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   gave
                   a
                   brasse
                   Faulcon
                   ,
                   which
                   cost
                   sixe
                   and
                   twenty
                   pounds
                   .
                
                 
                   Hee
                   gave
                   two
                   Communion
                   Cups
                   ,
                   which
                   cost
                   one
                   and
                   twenty
                   pounds
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   built
                   the
                   Roofe
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   and
                   new
                   leaded
                   it
                   ,
                   which
                   cost
                   200.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   He
                   repaired
                   the
                   Chappell
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Chauncell
                   ,
                   supplied
                   and
                   new
                   cast
                   the
                   Leads
                   ,
                   which
                   cost
                   20.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   He
                   round
                   walled
                   the
                   Church-yard
                   ,
                   which
                   cost
                   150.
                   li.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Within
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Middlesex
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   built
                   a
                   Sessions
                   house
                   for
                   the
                   Iustices
                   of
                   Middlesex
                   ,
                   to
                   keepe
                   their
                   Sessions
                   in
                   ,
                   which
                   cost
                   600.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   He
                   repaired
                   and
                   adorned
                   the
                   Chappell
                   of
                   Hampsted
                   ,
                   which
                   cost
                   threescore
                   and
                   sixteene
                   pounds
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   caused
                   a
                   Window
                   to
                   be
                   set
                   up
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   of
                   Kensington
                   ,
                   and
                   beautified
                   it
                   ,
                   which
                   cost
                   30.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   He
                   hath
                   given
                   by
                   his
                   last
                   Will
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Towne
                   of
                   Kensington
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   imployed
                   for
                   the
                   benefit
                   of
                   the
                   poore
                   ,
                   the
                   sum
                   of
                   200.
                   li.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   .
                
                 
                   Hee
                   hath
                   given
                   by
                   his
                   last
                   Will
                   to
                   Saint
                   Bartholmewes
                   Hospitall
                   ,
                   100.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   To
                   Christs
                   Church
                   Hospitall
                   ,
                   50.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   To
                   Newgate
                   ,
                   Ludgate
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   two
                   other
                   prisons
                   of
                   the
                   Counters
                   ,
                   40.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   He
                   erected
                   a
                   Window
                   in
                   Saint
                   Laurence
                   Church
                   in
                   the
                   
                     Old
                     Iewry
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   gaue
                   a
                   Pulpit
                   Cloth
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Cushion
                   also
                   ,
                   which
                   cost
                   30.
                   li.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Impropriations
                 purchased
                 ,
                 and
                 bestowed
                 upon
                 the
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 One
                 in
                 Pembrokeshire
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 Towne
                 of
                 Tewkesbury
                 in
                 Gloucestershire
                 ;
                 whereof
                 one
                 moity
                 goeth
                 to
                 the
                 Preacher
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 moity
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 which
                 cost
                 460.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 Another
                 in
                 Northumberland
                 ;
                 whereof
                 one
                 moity
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 given
                 towards
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 an
                 able
                 Preacher
                 in
                 Hampsted
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 moity
                 to
                 Saint
                 Pauls
                 Schoole
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 certaine
                 Schollers
                 in
                 Trinitie
                 Colledge
                 in
                 Cambridge
                 ,
                 which
                 cost
                 760.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 One
                 in
                 the
                 Bishopricke
                 of
                 Durham
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 bestowed
                 on
                 such
                 Churches
                 as
                 shall
                 have
                 most
                 need
                 thereof
                 ;
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 disposition
                 of
                 the
                 Supervisers
                 ,
                 which
                 cost
                 366.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 Another
                 in
                 Dorsetshire
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 bestowed
                 in
                 the
                 like
                 manner
                 ,
                 which
                 cost
                 760.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 Certaine
                 Chauntry
                 Lands
                 also
                 in
                 Lincolneshiere
                 ,
                 which
                 cost
                 240.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 He
                 hath
                 also
                 given
                 to
                 two
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 chosen
                 out
                 of
                 Iesus
                 Colledge
                 in
                 Oxenford
                 ,
                 to
                 serve
                 in
                 their
                 severall
                 places
                 ,
                 40.
                 li.
                 each
                 man
                 
                   per
                   annum
                
                 ,
                 which
                 cost
                 80.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 He
                 hath
                 bequeathed
                 Legacies
                 to
                 severall
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 140.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 Hee
                 hath
                 given
                 to
                 Master
                 
                   A.
                   E.
                
                 during
                 his
                 life
                 ,
                 yeerely
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 100.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 He
                 hath
                 given
                 among
                 his
                 houshold
                 servants
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 300.
                 li.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 An
                 Epitaph
                 made
                 in
                 his
                 Memoriall
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Reader
                   ,
                   know
                   ,
                
                 
                   who-ere
                   thou
                   be
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lies
                  
                   Faith
                   ,
                   Hope
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   Charity
                   ,
                
                 
                   Faith
                   true
                   ,
                   Hope
                   firme
                   ,
                
                 
                   Charity
                   free
                   ,
                
                 
                   Baptist
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Campden
                   ,
                
                 
                   was
                   these
                   three
                   .
                
                 
                   Faith
                   in
                   God
                   ,
                
                 
                   Charity
                   to
                   Brother
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hope
                   for
                   himselfe
                   ,
                
                 
                   what
                   ought
                   he
                   other
                   ?
                
                 
                   Faith
                   is
                   no
                   more
                   ,
                
                 
                   Charity
                   is
                   crown'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   T
                   is
                   onely
                   Hope
                
                 
                   is
                   under
                   ground
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
             
               Vpon
               a
               Tombe
               in
               the
               Temple
               Church
               in
               London
               .
            
             
               
                 Here
                 lieth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Anne
                   Littleton
                
                 ,
                 Wife
                 of
                 
                   Edward
                   Littleton
                
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Inner
                 Temple
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 sonne
                 and
                 heire
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Littleton
                
                 of
                 Henley
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Salop
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ;
                 daughter
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Littleton
                
                 of
                 Franckley
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Worcester
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 by
                 Meriel
                 ,
                 the
                 daughter
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Bomley
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Chancellor
                 of
                 England
                 .
                 She
                 died
                 the
                 vj.
                 day
                 of
                 February
                 1623.
                 on
                 whom
                 was
                 made
                 this
                 Epitaph
                 :
              
               
                 Here
                 she
                 lies
                 ,
                 whose
                 spotlesse
                 fame
              
               
                 invites
                 a
                 stone
                 to
                 learne
                 her
                 name
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 rigid
                 Spartan
                 ,
                 that
                 deny'd
              
               
                 an
                 Epitaph
                 to
                 all
                 that
                 dy'd
                 ,
              
               
                 Vnlesse
                 for
                 Warre
                 or
                 Chastity
                 ;
              
               
                 would
                 here
                 vouchsafe
                 an
                 Elegy
                 .
              
               
                 Shee
                 did
                 a
                 Wife
                 ,
                 but
                 yet
                 her
                 minde
              
               
                 (
                 beyond
                 Virginity
                 refinde
                 )
              
               
                 From
                 lawlesse
                 fire
                 remain'd
                 as
                 free
                 ,
              
               
                 as
                 now
                 from
                 heat
                 her
                 as●es
                 be
                 .
              
               
                 Her
                 husband
                 (
                 yet
                 without
                 a
                 sinne
                 )
              
               
                 was
                 not
                 a
                 stranger
                 ,
                 but
                 her
                 kin
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 her
                 chaste
                 Love
                 might
                 seeme
                 no
                 other
                 ,
              
               
                 vnto
                 a
                 husband
                 then
                 a
                 brother
                 .
              
               
                 Keepe
                 well
                 this
                 pawne
                 ,
                 thou
                 marble
                 chest
                 ,
              
               
                 till
                 it
                 be
                 cal'd
                 for
                 ,
                 let
                 it
                 rest
                 :
              
               
                 For
                 while
                 this
                 Iewell
                 here
                 is
                 set
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 grave
                 is
                 but
                 a
                 Cabinet
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Vpon
               a
               Tombe
               in
               the
               Chancell
               in
               Saint
               Botolphs
               Aldersgate
               .
            
             
               
                 She
                 died
                 a
                 Virgin
                 on
                 Whitsunday
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Domini
                
                 1622.
                 about
                 eighteene
                 yeeres
                 of
                 age
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 at
                 her
                 death
                 a
                 spirituall
                 combat
                 with
                 Satan
                 about
                 her
                 Salvation
                 ,
                 wherein
                 shee
                 prevailing
                 most
                 cheerefully
                 ,
                 departed
                 from
                 Earth
                 to
                 Heaven
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 married
                 to
                 Christ
                 Jesus
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 both
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 At
                 the
                 bottome
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Monument
                   of
                   Mistres
                   
                     Iudeth
                     Plat
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   onely
                   Daughter
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Hugh
                     Plat
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   matches
                   of
                   her
                   Ancestours
                   ,
                   and
                   neere
                   Allies
                   on
                   her
                   Father
                   and
                   Mothers
                   side
                   ;
                   as
                   also
                   her
                   lineall
                   Descent
                   from
                   the
                   ancient
                   Earles
                   of
                   
                     Surry
                     ,
                     Huntingdon
                     ,
                     Arundell
                  
                   and
                   Chester
                   ,
                   and
                   her
                   spirituall
                   conquest
                   at
                   her
                   death
                   against
                   Satan
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
               This
               Tombe
               is
               in
               Saint
               Brides
               Church
               .
            
             
               
                 Here
                 resteth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Curzon
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Croxall
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Derby
                 ,
                 descended
                 from
                 ancient
                 Gentry
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 long
                 continuance
                 in
                 that
                 place
                 ;
                 who
                 ,
                 like
                 the
                 Race
                 from
                 whence
                 he
                 came
                 ,
                 was
                 a
                 man
                 of
                 upright
                 life
                 ,
                 religious
                 and
                 hospitable
                 ;
                 He
                 tooke
                 to
                 Wife
                 Mary
                 ,
                 the
                 daughter
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Leveson
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Lelleshull
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Salop
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 by
                 whom
                 he
                 had
                 Walter
                 ,
                 who
                 died
                 young
                 ,
                 and
                 Mary
                 ,
                 then
                 his
                 onely
                 Daughter
                 and
                 Heire
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 married
                 to
                 
                   Edward
                   Sackvill
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Dorset
                 ,
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 Honourable
                 Order
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 ;
                 which
                 Lady
                 caused
                 this
                 Monument
                 to
                 be
                 here
                 infixed
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 sacred
                 memory
                 of
                 her
                 deare
                 Father
                 .
                 He
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 the
                 17.
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 1622.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               This
               Tombe
               stands
               in
               Saint
               Giles
               Cripplegate
               Church
               .
            
             
               
                 Memoriae
                 Sacrum
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Matthew
                     Palmer
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   who
                   died
                   the
                   18.
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                   1605.
                   together
                   with
                   Anne
                   his
                   Wife
                   ,
                   who
                   died
                   the
                   last
                   day
                   of
                   Iune
                   ,
                   1630.
                   by
                   whom
                   hee
                   had
                   foure
                   Sons
                   and
                   one
                   Daughter
                   ,
                   
                     viz.
                     Thomas
                     Palmer
                  
                   ,
                   his
                   eldest
                   Sonne
                   ,
                   deceased
                   the
                   fifth
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                   1631.
                   and
                   here
                   also
                   buried
                   :
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     Edward
                     ,
                     Andrew
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Ralfe
                   ,
                   who
                   when
                   as
                   it
                   so
                   pleaseth
                   
                   God
                   ,
                   desire
                   this
                   place
                   for
                   the
                   custody
                   of
                   their
                   bodies
                   likewise
                   ,
                   till
                   their
                   assured
                   and
                   glorious
                   Resurrection
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
               This
               Monument
               stands
               in
               St.
               Andrewes
               Church
               in
               Holborne
               .
            
             
               
                 Antiquo
                 Stemate
                 Nobilis
                 ,
                 avitis
                 suis
                 virtutibus
                 clarius
                 ;
                 hic
                 jacet
                 
                   Iohannes
                   Ashburnham
                
                 ,
                 nuper
                 de
                 Ashburnham
                 miles
                 ,
                 qui
                 obijt
                 in
                 festo
                 Sancti
                 Petri
                 ,
                 1620.
                 
                 Aetatis
                 49.
                 
                 Relictis
                 conjuges
                 charissimis
                 
                   Iohanne
                   ,
                   Gulielmo
                   ;
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   Francisca
                   ,
                   Anna
                   ,
                
                 &
                 Catherina
                 .
              
               
                 Domina
                 Eliz.
                 Ashburnham
                 .
              
               
                 Vidua
                 
                   F.
                   Thomae
                   Beamount
                
                 de
                 Staughton
                 in
                 Com.
                 Leicestr
                 .
                 Milit.
                 Hoc
                 amori
                 &
                 officio
                 consulens
                 ,
                 meritissimo
                 viri
                 lugubris
                 posuit
                 ,
                 1621.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               This
               Tombe
               was
               made
               1629.
               and
               stands
               in
               the
               Temple
               Church
               .
            
             
               
                 Memoriae
                 Sacrum
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   resteth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Clement
                     Coke
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Langford
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Derby
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   youngest
                   Sonne
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Edward
                     Coke
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   late
                   chiefe
                   Justice
                   of
                   England
                   ;
                   and
                   of
                   Bridget
                   his
                   Wife
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   and
                   Co-heire
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Paston
                  
                   of
                   Paston
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Norfolke
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   :
                   this
                   Clement
                   married
                   Sara
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   and
                   Co-heire
                   of
                   
                     Alexander
                     Rediche
                  
                   of
                   Rediche
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Lancaster
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   Katherine
                   his
                   Wife
                   ,
                   sole
                   daughter
                   &
                   Heire
                   of
                   
                     Humphrey
                     Dethick
                  
                   of
                   Newal
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Derby
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   issue
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Sara
                   ,
                   living
                   at
                   his
                   death
                   ,
                   
                     Edward
                     Robert
                     ,
                     Bridget
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Avise
                   :
                   hee
                   in
                   the
                   Inner
                   Temple
                   being
                   a
                   Fellow
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   Christianly
                   and
                   comfortably
                   in
                   his
                   flourishing
                   age
                   ,
                   yeelded
                   up
                   his
                   soule
                   to
                   the
                   Almighty
                   ,
                   the
                   three
                   and
                   twentieth
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                  
                   1629.
                   
                
              
            
          
           
             
               This
               Monument
               stands
               in
               Christs
               Church
               ,
               and
               was
               made
               1627.
               
            
             
               
                 Neere
                 unto
                 this
                 place
                 lyeth
                 buried
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Beamount
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Cole-Overton
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Leicester
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 and
                 Anne
                 his
                 Wife
                 ,
                 the
                 Daughter
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Saunders
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Welfard
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Northamton
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 by
                 whom
                 he
                 had
                 issue
                 foure
                 Sonnes
                 and
                 two
                 Daughters
                 ,
                 viz.
                 
                   Henry
                   ,
                   Francis
                   ,
                   Thomas
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Hunting
                   ,
                   Dorothy
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Katherine
                 ;
                 the
                 said
                 Nicholas
                 died
                 the
                 fourth
                 of
                 
                   November
                   ,
                   1598.
                
                 
                 His
                 Wife
                 died
                 the
                 tenth
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 1591.
                 
                 In
                 remembrance
                 of
                 whom
                 ,
                 this
                 Monument
                 was
                 erected
                 at
                 the
                 care
                 and
                 cost
                 of
                 Elizabeth
                 Lady
                 Ashburnham
                 ,
                 Widdow
                 ,
                 late
                 Wife
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Ashburnham
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Daughter
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Beamount
                
                 of
                 Staughton
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 aforesaid
                 ;
                 their
                 third
                 sonne
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 appointment
                 of
                 her
                 Vnkle
                 ,
                 Master
                 
                   Francis
                   Beamount
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 their
                 second
                 Sonne
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 the
                 Erector
                 hereof
                 was
                 Executrix
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 This
                 Tombe
                 was
                 made
                 1631.
                 and
                 stands
                 neere
                 the
                 South
                 doore
                 in
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     Michael
                     Draiton
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   a
                   memorable
                   Poet
                   of
                   this
                   age
                   ,
                   exchanged
                   his
                   Laurell
                   for
                   a
                   Crowne
                   of
                   glory
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                  
                   1631.
                   
                
                 
                   Doe
                   pious
                   Marble
                   ,
                   let
                   thy
                   Readers
                   know
                   ,
                
                 
                   What
                   they
                   ,
                   and
                   what
                   their
                   children
                   owe
                
                 
                   To
                   Draitons
                   name
                   ,
                   whose
                   sacred
                   dust
                
                 
                   We
                   recommend
                   unto
                   thy
                   trust
                   :
                
                 
                   Protect
                   his
                   Memory
                   ,
                   and
                   preserve
                   his
                   Story
                   ,
                
                 
                   Remaine
                   a
                   lasting
                   Monument
                   of
                   his
                   glory
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   when
                   thy
                   Ruines
                   shall
                   disclaime
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   be
                   the
                   Treasurer
                   of
                   his
                   Name
                   :
                
                 
                   His
                   Name
                   that
                   cannot
                   fade
                   ,
                   shall
                   be
                
                 
                   An
                   everlasting
                   Monument
                   to
                   thee
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
             
               The
               Foundation
               of
               the
               Armory
               of
               that
               remarkable
               Nurcery
               of
               Military
               Discipline
               ,
               called
               the
               Artillery
               Garden
               London
               ,
               was
               begun
               to
               be
               erected
               the
               first
               day
               of
               May
               ,
               An.
               Dom.
               1622.
               and
               was
               finished
               the
               last
               day
               of
               November
               then
               next
               following
               ,
               Colonell
               Hugh
               Hammersley
               being
               then
               President
               ,
               Edward
               Pierce
               Treasurer
               ,
               Henry
               Petowe
               Marshall
               ,
               and
               Iohn
               Bingham
               Esquire
               ,
               Captaine
               ,
               and
               one
               of
               the
               Councell
               of
               warre
               for
               this
               Kingdome
               .
            
             
               Vpon
               which
               Monument
               these
               Lines
               following
               were
               composed
               .
            
             
               
                 Londons
                 Honour
                 ,
                 and
                 her
                 Citizens
                 approved
                 Love
                 ,
                 exercising
                 Armes
                 in
                 the
                 Artillery
                 Garden
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Fabricke
                   .
                   
                     
                       THis
                       Architecture
                       ,
                       Phoenix
                       of
                       our
                       age
                       ,
                    
                     
                       (
                       All
                       Europe
                       cannot
                       shew
                       her
                       Equipage
                       )
                    
                     
                       Is
                       Mars
                       his
                       Mistresse
                       ,
                       which
                       retaines
                       the
                       store
                    
                     
                       Of
                       Mars
                       his
                       Armes
                       ,
                       being
                       Mars
                       his
                       Paramore
                       ,
                    
                     
                       This
                       Fabricke
                       was
                       by
                       Mars
                       his
                       Souldiers
                       fram'd
                       ,
                    
                     
                       And
                       Mars
                       his
                       Armory's
                       this
                       Building
                       nam'd
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Souldiers
                   Honuor
                   .
                   
                     
                       It
                       holds
                       five
                       hundred
                       Armes
                       to
                       furnish
                       those
                       ,
                    
                     
                       That
                       love
                       their
                       Soveraigne
                       ,
                       and
                       will
                       daunt
                       His
                       foes
                       ,
                    
                     
                       They
                       spend
                       their
                       time
                       ,
                       and
                       doe
                       not
                       spare
                       for
                       cost
                       ,
                    
                     
                       To
                       learne
                       the
                       use
                       of
                       Armes
                       ,
                       there
                       's
                       nothing
                       lost
                       ;
                    
                     
                       Both
                       time
                       and
                       coyne
                       to
                       doe
                       their
                       Country
                       good
                       ,
                    
                     
                       They
                       'l
                       spend
                       it
                       freely
                       ,
                       and
                       will
                       lose
                       their
                       blood
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Aldermans
                   Love.
                   
                   
                     
                       Our
                       City
                       London
                       is
                       a
                       Royall
                       thing
                       ,
                    
                     
                       For
                       it
                       is
                       call'd
                       the
                       Chamber
                       of
                       our
                       King
                       ;
                    
                     
                       Whose
                       worthy
                       Senate
                       we
                       must
                       not
                       forget
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Their
                       Grant
                       and
                       our
                       Request
                       together
                       met
                       ,
                    
                     
                       They
                       cherrish
                       us
                       ,
                       and
                       wee
                       doe
                       honour
                       them
                       ;
                    
                     
                       Where
                       Souldiers
                       finde
                       true
                       love
                       ,
                       they
                       'l
                       love
                       agen
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
               
                 
                   The
                   Ground
                   .
                   
                     
                       The
                       Ground
                       whereon
                       this
                       building
                       now
                       doth
                       stand
                       ,
                    
                     
                       The
                       Teasell
                       ground
                       hath
                       heretofore
                       beene
                       nam'd
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Donor
                   of
                   the
                   ground
                   .
                   
                     
                       And
                       William
                       ,
                       Pryor
                       of
                       the
                       Hospitall
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Then
                       of
                       our
                       blessed
                       Lady
                       ,
                       which
                       wee
                       call
                    
                     
                       Saint
                       Mary
                       Spittle
                       without
                       Bishopsgate
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Did
                       passe
                       it
                       by
                       Indeuture
                       ,
                       bearing
                       date
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Ianuaries
                       third
                       day
                       ,
                       in
                       Henry's
                       time
                       ,
                    
                     
                       The
                       eighth
                       of
                       that
                       name
                       ,
                       the
                       Covent
                       did
                       conjoyne
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Vse
                   .
                   
                     
                       Vnto
                       the
                       Guyle
                       of
                       all
                       Artillery
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Crosse-bowes
                       ,
                       Hand-guns
                       ,
                       and
                       of
                       Archery
                       ,
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   terme
                   of
                   yeeres
                   .
                   
                     
                       For
                       full
                       three
                       hundred
                       yeeres
                       excepting
                       three
                       ,
                    
                     
                       The
                       time
                       remaining
                       wee
                       shall
                       never
                       see
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Councels
                   confirmation
                   .
                   
                     
                       Now
                       have
                       the
                       Noble
                       Councell
                       of
                       our
                       King
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Confirm'd
                       the
                       same
                       ,
                       and
                       under
                       Charles
                       his
                       wing
                       ,
                    
                     
                       We
                       now
                       doe
                       exercise
                       ,
                       and
                       of
                       that
                       little
                    
                     
                       Teasell
                       ground
                       ,
                       we
                       inlarg'd
                       Saint
                       Mary
                       Spittle
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Trees
                       we
                       cut
                       down
                       ,
                       and
                       Gardens
                       added
                       to
                       it
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Thankes
                       to
                       the
                       Lords
                       that
                       gave
                       us
                       leave
                       to
                       doe
                       it
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   loyall
                   Subjects
                   desire
                   .
                   
                     
                       Long
                       may
                       this
                       worke
                       endure
                       ,
                       and
                       ne'r
                       decay
                       ,
                    
                     
                       But
                       be
                       supported
                       till
                       the
                       latest
                       day
                       .
                    
                     
                       All
                       loyall
                       Subjects
                       to
                       the
                       King
                       and
                       State
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Will
                       say
                       Amen
                       ,
                       mauger
                       Spleene
                       or
                       Hate
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Mariscallus
                 Petowe
                 composuit
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               On
               a
               Tombe
               in
               the
               South
               wall
               of
               Saint
               Botolphs
               Church
               without
               Aldersgate
               ,
               London
               .
            
             
               
                 Neere
                 to
                 this
                 place
                 lyeth
                 buried
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Pierce
                   Edgcombe
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Devon
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 who
                 deceased
                 the
                 8.
                 day
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 1628.
                 in
                 assured
                 hope
                 of
                 a
                 ioyfull
                 Resurrection
                 .
              
            
             
               Behold
               the
               end
               of
               Dust
               and
               Clay
               ,
            
             
               O
               thou
               which
               livest
               with
               living
               eye
               ,
            
             
               Yet
               doth
               his
               soule
               for
               ever
               raigne
            
             
               With
               Christ
               ,
               which
               he
               by
               faith
               did
               gaine
               :
            
             
               In
               Learning
               he
               his
               time
               did
               spend
               ,
            
             
               And
               Vertue
               was
               the
               only
               end
               ;
            
             
               So
               long
               before
               his
               glasse
               was
               runne
               ,
            
             
               With
               World
               and
               Vanity
               he
               had
               done
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   A.
                   E.
                
                 Frater
                 ejus
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               In
               Saint
               Botolphs
               Church
               ,
               on
               a
               Tombe
               there
               .
            
             
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Christopher
                   Tamworth
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Grayes-Inne
                 ,
                 in
                 Holborne
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 third
                 Sonne
                 of
                 
                   Christopher
                   Tamworth
                
                 of
                 Halsted
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Leicester
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 who
                 died
                 the
                 19
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 1624.
                 being
                 of
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 threescore
                 and
                 ten
                 yeeres
                 .
              
            
             
               HE
               having
               dealt
               kindly
               and
               liberally
               with
               his
               Wife
               ,
               and
               many
               of
               his
               kindred
               &
               friends
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               poore
               of
               divers
               Parishes
               ,
               hath
               also
               by
               his
               Will
               given
               xx
               .
               li.
               of
               currant
               money
               of
               England
               ,
               to
               the
               Deane
               and
               Prebends
               of
               the
               Colledge
               of
               Saint
               Peters
               of
               the
               City
               of
               Westminster
               ,
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Middlesex
               ,
               to
               bee
               imployed
               by
               them
               about
               the
               reparations
               of
               the
               said
               Colledge
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Peters
               .
            
             
               And
               400.
               markes
               ,
               to
               the
               intent
               that
               with
               that
               mony
               ,
               there
               should
               be
               twenty
               markes
               worth
               of
               Lands
               of
               inheritance
               of
               yeerely
               rent
               to
               be
               purchased
               ,
               whereby
               there
               may
               be
               one
               in
               holy
               Orders
               maintained
               ,
               to
               say
               Divine
               Service
               ,
               such
               as
               the
               Church
               of
               England
               shall
               allow
               of
               ,
               every
               worke
               day
               in
               the
               yeere
               ,
               twice
               perpetually
               ,
               viz.
               at
               or
               about
               nine
               of
               the
               clocke
               in
               the
               morning
               ,
               and
               at
               or
               about
               three
               of
               the
               clocke
               in
               the
               afternoone
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Botolphs
               without
               Aldersgate
               ,
               London
               .
            
             
               And
               400.
               li.
               to
               the
               end
               and
               intent
               that
               there
               should
               be
               20.
               li.
               of
               lands
               of
               annuall
               Revenew
               ,
               of
               inheritance
               by
               the
               yeere
               bought
               with
               it
               ,
               to
               allow
               perpetually
               to
               sixe
               poore
               men
               ,
               and
               foure
               poore
               Widdowes
               past
               labour
               ,
               dwelling
               and
               inhabiting
               within
               the
               Parish
               of
               Saint
               Botolph
               aforesaid
               ,
               40.
               shillings
               a
               yeere
               apeece
               ,
               to
               be
               paid
               quarterly
               ,
               with
               this
               limitation
               ,
               that
               the
               said
               poore
               people
               shall
               bee
               bound
               to
               repaire
               every
               worke
               day
               in
               the
               yeere
               twice
               a
               day
               ,
               to
               heare
               Divine
               Service
               in
               the
               Parish
               Church
               aforesaid
               ,
               at
               the
               houres
               and
               tearmes
               aforesaid
               .
            
             
               And
               200.
               markes
               more
               to
               purchase
               Lands
               of
               inheritance
               of
               the
               annuall
               value
               by
               the
               yeere
               of
               6.
               li.
               3.
               s.
               4.
               d.
               for
               the
               maintenance
               of
               one
               within
               holy
               Orders
               ,
               to
               say
               divine
               Service
               as
               aforesaid
               ,
               every
               worke
               day
               in
               the
               weeke
               twice
               ,
               thorow
               the
               whole
               yeere
               perpetually
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Martins
               in
               Leicester
               ,
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Leicester
               aforesaid
               ,
               at
               the
               hourses
               and
               times
               afore
               mentioned
               .
            
             
               All
               which
               said
               summes
               of
               money
               he
               willed
               should
               be
               actually
               and
               really
               delivered
               into
               the
               hands
               and
               possession
               of
               the
               Deane
               and
               Prebends
               of
               Westminster
               aforesaid
               ,
               within
               xx
               .
               dayes
               next
               immediatly
               after
               his
               death
               ,
               for
               the
               performance
               and
               use
               afore
               mentioned
               ,
               within
               the
               space
               and
               time
               of
               two
               yeeres
               at
               the
               vttermost
               ,
               after
               his
               death
               .
            
             
               And
               having
               made
               Audrey
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Daughters
               of
               
                 Charles
                 Allayne
              
               of
               the
               Mote
               ,
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Kent
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               Sonne
               and
               Heire
               of
               Sir
               
                 Christopher
                 Allayne
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               his
               deare
               and
               loving
               Wife
               ,
               his
               full
               Executrix
               ,
               she
               faithfully
               performed
               the
               same
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               trust
               reposed
               on
               her
               by
               her
               Husbands
               Will
               :
               and
               in
               remembrance
               of
               him
               ,
               hath
               at
               her
               owne
               cost
               and
               charges
               erected
               this
               Monument
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               The
               Gift
               of
               Sir
               Paul
               Pinder
               to
               Saint
               Pauls
               Church
               in
               London
               .
            
             
               SIR
               
                 Paul
                 Pinder
              
               Knight
               ,
               in
               the
               time
               of
               King
               Iames
               ,
               his
               Majesties
               Embassadour
               many
               yeeres
               ,
               resident
               at
               Constantinople
               with
               the
               great
               Turke
               ,
               hath
               of
               sate
               ,
               to
               the
               glory
               of
               God
               ,
               to
               the
               delight
               and
               content
               of
               all
               good
               Protestants
               ,
               and
               for
               the
               better
               expression
               of
               his
               love
               and
               zeale
               to
               true
               Religion
               ,
               beautifully
               and
               bountifully
               with
               great
               costs
               and
               charges
               ,
               repaired
               the
               old
               decayed
               stone
               worke
               of
               the
               Westfront
               of
               the
               Chancell
               in
               Saint
               Pauls
               Church
               in
               London
               ,
               adorning
               the
               outside
               thereof
               with
               many
               faire
               polished
               pillers
               of
               blacke
               Marble
               ,
               and
               with
               curious
               carved
               Statues
               of
               Kings
               and
               Bishops
               ,
               the
               first
               Founders
               and
               Benefactors
               of
               the
               whole
               Fabricke
               ,
               and
               also
               graced
               the
               inside
               thereof
               with
               divers
               Angels
               and
               other
               ornaments
               ;
               he
               hath
               likewise
               amended
               and
               repaired
               all
               the
               decayes
               and
               defects
               of
               the
               Wainscot
               worke
               of
               the
               Quier
               ,
               and
               hath
               further
               beautified
               the
               same
               with
               a
               faire
               rayle
               of
               Wainscot
               ,
               and
               a
               great
               number
               of
               Cherubins
               artificially
               carved
               :
               all
               which
               work
               he
               hath
               caused
               to
               be
               sumptuously
               gilded
               and
               painted
               with
               rich
               colours
               in
               Oyle
               ;
               hee
               hath
               also
               magnificently
               clothed
               the
               whole
               Quier
               ,
               and
               the
               upper
               part
               of
               the
               Presbytery
               ,
               with
               faire
               and
               chargeable
               Tapestry-Hangings
               :
               Whose
               godly
               and
               pious
               example
               ,
               will
               (
               I
               hope
               )
               excite
               and
               stirre
               up
               other
               Religious
               and
               well-minde
               Gentlemen
               ,
               and
               Citizens
               ,
               to
               performe
               some
               acts
               of
               piety
               and
               bounty
               towards
               the
               reparation
               of
               the
               same
               Church
               .
            
             
               
                 Of
                 the
                 ancient
                 Court
                 of
                 the
                 Hustings
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 Finde
                 it
                 diversly
                 written
                 in
                 Latine
                 ,
                 
                   Hustingum
                   ,
                   Hustingus
                   ,
                   Hustingia
                
                 ,
                 and
                 sometimes
                 (
                 but
                 falsely
                 )
                 Hustangus
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 the
                 ancientest
                 and
                 the
                 highest
                 Court
                 of
                 Justice
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 famous
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 The
                 name
                 it
                 takes
                 from
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 keeping
                 that
                 Court
                 (
                 as
                 Prytaneum
                 did
                 at
                 Athens
                 )
                 for
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 (
                 hus
                 )
                 among
                 the
                 old
                 Saxons
                 ,
                 signified
                 an
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 dhing
                 or
                 thing
                 ,
                 a
                 Cause
                 or
                 Plea
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 Husthing
                 ,
                 signified
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 Causes
                 or
                 Pleadings
                 :
                 whereupon
                 in
                 the
                 Saxon
                 tongue
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 ,
                 
                   Thingere
                   ,
                   Thingarius
                
                 ,
                 signified
                 an
                 Advocate
                 or
                 Lawyer
                 :
                 which
                 others
                 would
                 perchance
                 derive
                 rather
                 from
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 or
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 thung
                 ,
                 or
                 gedhung
                 ,
                 which
                 signified
                 Honourable
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 the
                 most
                 honorable
                 Magistrates
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 held
                 their
                 Court
                 there
                 ;
                 like
                 as
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 absence
                 of
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 sixe
                 of
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 at
                 this
                 day
                 doe
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Antiquity
                 of
                 this
                 famous
                 Court
                 of
                 Hustings
                 ,
                 is
                 much
                 magnified
                 by
                 the
                 Compiler
                 of
                 King
                 Edwards
                 Lawes
                 ,
                 cap.
                 35.
                 in
                 these
                 words
                 :
                 There
                 ought
                 alwayes
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 head
                 City
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdome
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Lawes
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 held
                 upon
                 every
                 a
                 Munday
                 weekely
                 ,
                 a
                 Court
                 of
                 our
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Huststings
                 .
                 This
                 Court
                 was
                 founded
                 and
                 built
                 of
                 old
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 fashion
                 and
                 manner
                 ,
                 yea
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 memory
                 of
                 the
                 ancient
                 City
                 of
                 Troy
                 :
                 and
                 even
                 unto
                 this
                 day
                 containes
                 it
                 within
                 it selfe
                 the
                 Lawes
                 ,
                 and
                 rights
                 ,
                 and
                 dignities
                 ,
                 liberties
                 ,
                 and
                 customes
                 Royall
                 of
                 that
                 ancient
                 and
                 great
                 Troy.
                 There
                 be
                 handled
                 the
                 intricatest
                 b
                 accounts
                 and
                 the
                 doubtfull
                 Pleas
                 of
                 the
                 Crowne
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 Kingdome
                 aforesaid
                 :
                 and
                 this
                 Court
                 hath
                 even
                 to
                 this
                 day
                 preserved
                 
                 her
                 owne
                 ancient
                 Customes
                 most
                 inviolably
                 .
                 Thus
                 farre
                 my
                 Author
                 ,
                 who
                 (
                 by
                 his
                 leave
                 )
                 smels
                 too
                 rankly
                 of
                 that
                 Fabler
                 ,
                 Geffery
                 of
                 Munmouth
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 yet
                 something
                 there
                 is
                 in
                 the
                 Hustings
                 ,
                 which
                 might
                 give
                 countenance
                 to
                 this
                 comparison
                 of
                 old
                 Troy
                 ,
                 namely
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 well-knowne
                 weight
                 used
                 for
                 Gold
                 and
                 Silver
                 ,
                 called
                 Troy-weight
                 ,
                 was
                 in
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Saxons
                 called
                 ,
                 
                   The
                   Hustings
                   weight
                   of
                   London
                
                 ,
                 and
                 kept
                 there
                 in
                 the
                 Hustings
                 .
                 So
                 an
                 ancient
                 Record
                 in
                 the
                 booke
                 of
                 
                   Ramsey
                   ,
                   Sect.
                
                 32
                 and
                 127.
                 
                 I
                 Aethelgina
                 Countesse
                 ,
                 &c.
                 bequeath
                 two
                 silver
                 Cups
                 of
                 twelve
                 markes
                 of
                 the
                 Hustings
                 weight
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 former
                 Law
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 Confessor
                 ,
                 commands
                 the
                 Hustings
                 Court
                 to
                 be
                 held
                 every
                 Munday
                 ,
                 though
                 at
                 this
                 day
                 it
                 be
                 held
                 upon
                 the
                 Tuesday
                 :
                 which
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 not
                 be
                 perceived
                 by
                 the
                 Monuments
                 and
                 Rolls
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 differed
                 too
                 much
                 from
                 the
                 first
                 Institution
                 ,
                 is
                 yet
                 said
                 and
                 written
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 holden
                 upon
                 the
                 Munday
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 distinguished
                 into
                 two
                 Courts
                 :
                 for
                 one
                 weeke
                 the
                 Iudges
                 sit
                 upon
                 Pleas
                 meerely
                 reall
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 next
                 weeke
                 upon
                 Actions
                 mixt
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 any
                 other
                 nature
                 whatsoever
                 .
              
               
                 Out
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Booke
                 of
                 Ramsey
                 Abbey
                 ,
                 Sect.
                 268.
                 will
                 I
                 here
                 set
                 down
                 the
                 ancient
                 forme
                 of
                 purchasing
                 and
                 giving
                 of
                 possession
                 used
                 in
                 the
                 Hustings
                 :
                 which
                 is
                 farre
                 different
                 from
                 the
                 fashion
                 used
                 at
                 this
                 day
                 .
                 Be
                 it
                 knowne
                 unto
                 all
                 the
                 sonnes
                 of
                 holy
                 Church
                 ,
                 that
                 Wlfnoth
                 of
                 
                   Walebroc
                   ,
                   London
                
                 ,
                 have
                 sold
                 unto
                 Reynold
                 ,
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Ramsey
                 ,
                 a
                 certaine
                 piece
                 of
                 land
                 which
                 hee
                 had
                 *
                 in
                 Walebroc
                 ,
                 whence
                 he
                 was
                 called
                 Wlfnoth
                 of
                 Walbroc
                 .
                 As
                 also
                 a
                 certaine
                 house
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Shop
                 which
                 hee
                 had
                 built
                 upon
                 that
                 land
                 ,
                 with
                 doores
                 of
                 yron
                 ,
                 and
                 windowes
                 above
                 and
                 beneath
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Which
                 said
                 Wlfnoth
                 hath
                 sold
                 that
                 Land
                 unto
                 the
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Ramsey
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 given
                 him
                 seisin
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 by
                 delivery
                 of
                 a
                 certaine
                 staffe
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 *
                 quite
                 claimed
                 unto
                 it
                 to
                 all
                 encumbrance
                 :
                 quiet
                 ,
                 and
                 void
                 of
                 all
                 encumbrance
                 :
                 both
                 he
                 ,
                 and
                 Mahald
                 his
                 Wife
                 and
                 his
                 first
                 wives
                 Daughter
                 :
                 and
                 Mahald
                 his
                 second
                 Wife
                 ,
                 and
                 Henry
                 his
                 sonne
                 by
                 his
                 second
                 wife
                 ,
                 and
                 Christine
                 her
                 daughter
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 whole
                 Husting
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 Alfwine
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 Leofstan
                 :
                 to
                 bee
                 held
                 from
                 this
                 day
                 forth
                 for
                 ever
                 by
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 Ramsey
                 ,
                 in
                 consideration
                 of
                 ten
                 pounds
                 of
                 pence
                 ,
                 which
                 hee
                 gave
                 unto
                 him
                 in
                 presence
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 Court
                 of
                 Hustings
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 ten
                 pounds
                 ,
                 he
                 the
                 said
                 Wolfnoth
                 gave
                 forty
                 shillings
                 unto
                 Maud
                 his
                 daughter
                 for
                 her
                 *
                 good
                 will
                 ,
                 because
                 he
                 had
                 the
                 Land
                 by
                 her
                 Mother
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 Abbot
                 for
                 his
                 part
                 gave
                 her
                 halfe
                 a
                 marke
                 of
                 silver
                 ;
                 and
                 unto
                 Wlfnoths
                 Wife
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 two
                 children
                 ,
                 for
                 their
                 good
                 wills
                 ,
                 he
                 gave
                 five
                 shillings
                 .
                 Of
                 this
                 bargaine
                 and
                 sale
                 ,
                 be
                 on
                 the
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Hustings
                 these
                 witnesses
                 ,
                 William
                 of
                 Einesford
                 ,
                 Sheriffe
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 Iohn
                 his
                 Vnder-Sheriffe
                 ,
                 and
                 Gervase
                 his
                 Clarke
                 ;
                 
                   Andrew
                   Bucuint
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Ralfe
                 his
                 sonne
                 ,
                 and
                 Ralfe
                 his
                 cousin
                 ;
                 
                   Gilbert
                   Proudfoot
                   ,
                   William
                   Bukerell
                
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 others
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 deed
                 hath
                 no
                 date
                 mentioned
                 ,
                 but
                 I
                 finde
                 this
                 Reinold
                 to
                 have
                 beene
                 made
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Ramsey
                 ,
                 by
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 first
                 as
                 his
                 Charter
                 shewes
                 ,
                 
                   Sect.
                   214.
                
                 
                 The
                 Successor
                 to
                 this
                 Reinold
                 was
                 one
                 Walter
                 but
                 what
                 yeere
                 he
                 was
                 made
                 Abbot
                 in
                 ,
                 I
                 finde
                 not
                 ;
                 but
                 I
                 finde
                 that
                 he
                 flourished
                 Anno
                 ,
                 1149.
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 the
                 fourteenth
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Stephen
                 .
                 By
                 this
                 may
                 you
                 judge
                 of
                 the
                 antiquity
                 of
                 the
                 deed
                 ,
                 though
                 the
                 precise
                 day
                 be
                 not
                 dated
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 this
                 passage
                 it
                 cleerely
                 appeareth
                 ,
                 that
                 London
                 was
                 honoured
                 with
                 her
                 Sheriffes
                 Office
                 ,
                 even
                 in
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 *
                 first
                 ,
                 although
                 our
                 Chroniclers
                 affirme
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 first
                 by
                 King
                 Richard
                 *
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 at
                 his
                 comming
                 to
                 the
                 Crowne
                 :
                 from
                 whose
                 time
                 our
                 said
                 Chroniclers
                 begin
                 to
                 reckon
                 the
                 first
                 Maior
                 and
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 yere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1189.
                 
                 But
                 that
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 were
                 granted
                 unto
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 plainely
                 appeares
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Kings
                 Charter
                 concerning
                 the
                 liberties
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 given
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 his
                 Raigne
                 :
                 nor
                 doe
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Sheriffes
                 much
                 differ
                 from
                 those
                 former
                 Magistrates
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 the
                 Portreve
                 ,
                 and
                 Provost
                 ,
                 as
                 might
                 bee
                 proved
                 .
              
               
               
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 the
                 Cities
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Yorke
                   ,
                   Winchester
                   ,
                   Lincolne
                
                 ,
                 the
                 I
                 le
                 of
                 Shepey
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 Burroughs
                 and
                 Cities
                 ,
                 are
                 also
                 said
                 to
                 have
                 had
                 their
                 Hustings
                 .
                 See
                 
                   Fleta
                   .
                   Lib.
                   2.
                   cap.
                
                 55.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 briefe
                 Collection
                 how
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 Request
                 ,
                 commonly
                 called
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 Conscience
                 ,
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 hath
                 beene
                 established
                 and
                 continued
                 for
                 many
                 yeeres
                 past
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 reliefe
                 of
                 poore
                 Debtors
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Liberties
                 thereof
                 ,
                 viz.
                 
              
               
                 FIrst
                 ,
                 
                 I
                 finde
                 that
                 primo
                 February
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   9.
                   
                   H.
                
                 8.
                 an
                 Act
                 of
                 Common
                 Councell
                 was
                 made
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 City
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ,
                 should
                 monethly
                 assigne
                 and
                 appoint
                 two
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 and
                 foure
                 discreet
                 Commoners
                 to
                 be
                 Commissioners
                 to
                 sit
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Court
                 twice
                 a
                 weeke
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Wednesday
                 ,
                 and
                 Saterday
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 heare
                 and
                 determine
                 all
                 matters
                 brought
                 before
                 them
                 betweene
                 party
                 and
                 party
                 ,
                 (
                 being
                 Citizens
                 and
                 Freemen
                 of
                 London
                 )
                 in
                 all
                 cases
                 where
                 the
                 due
                 debt
                 or
                 damage
                 did
                 not
                 exceed
                 forty
                 shillings
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Act
                 was
                 to
                 continue
                 but
                 for
                 two
                 yeeres
                 then
                 next
                 ensuing
                 :
                 But
                 being
                 found
                 charitable
                 and
                 profitable
                 for
                 the
                 reliefe
                 of
                 such
                 poore
                 Debtors
                 as
                 were
                 not
                 able
                 to
                 make
                 present
                 payment
                 of
                 their
                 debts
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 to
                 restraine
                 malicious
                 persons
                 ,
                 from
                 proceeding
                 in
                 their
                 wilfull
                 Suits
                 :
                 and
                 also
                 to
                 bee
                 a
                 great
                 ease
                 and
                 helpe
                 to
                 such
                 poore
                 persons
                 as
                 had
                 small
                 debts
                 owing
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 not
                 able
                 to
                 prosecute
                 Suits
                 in
                 Law
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 elsewhere
                 :
                 
                 The
                 same
                 Act
                 hath
                 sithence
                 bin
                 continued
                 by
                 divers
                 other
                 Acts
                 of
                 Common
                 Councell
                 :
                 and
                 hereby
                 (
                 besides
                 the
                 said
                 two
                 Aldermen
                 monthly
                 assigned
                 )
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 Commissioners
                 were
                 increased
                 ,
                 from
                 foure
                 to
                 twelve
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 by
                 that
                 Authority
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 Court
                 continued
                 till
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Raigne
                 of
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 And
                 then
                 divers
                 people
                 ,
                 being
                 Citizens
                 and
                 Freemen
                 of
                 London
                 (
                 contrary
                 to
                 their
                 Oathes
                 formerly
                 taken
                 )
                 repining
                 at
                 the
                 authority
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 court
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 regarding
                 the
                 expence
                 of
                 any
                 charges
                 how
                 great
                 soever
                 ,
                 so
                 they
                 might
                 have
                 their
                 desires
                 upon
                 their
                 poore
                 Debtors
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 being
                 often
                 animated
                 thereunto
                 by
                 divers
                 Attorneys
                 and
                 Solicitors
                 (
                 for
                 their
                 owne
                 particular
                 gaine
                 )
                 did
                 dayly
                 commence
                 Suits
                 ,
                 for
                 such
                 petty
                 debts
                 and
                 causes
                 against
                 poore
                 men
                 (
                 Citizens
                 and
                 Freemen
                 of
                 London
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 high
                 Courts
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 or
                 else-where
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Court
                 of
                 Requests
                 ,
                 to
                 avoid
                 the
                 jurisdiction
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Court
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 barre
                 the
                 said
                 Commissioners
                 from
                 staying
                 such
                 Suits
                 ,
                 and
                 examining
                 the
                 said
                 causes
                 ,
                 and
                 thereby
                 caused
                 the
                 said
                 poore
                 men
                 many
                 times
                 to
                 pay
                 sixe
                 times
                 as
                 much
                 charges
                 as
                 their
                 principall
                 debts
                 or
                 damage
                 did
                 amount
                 unto
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 undoing
                 of
                 such
                 poore
                 men
                 ,
                 their
                 wives
                 and
                 children
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 to
                 the
                 filling
                 of
                 the
                 Prisons
                 with
                 the
                 poore
                 so
                 sued
                 :
                 where
                 otherwise
                 they
                 might
                 have
                 got
                 their
                 Debts
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Court
                 of
                 Requests
                 ,
                 for
                 very
                 small
                 charge
                 and
                 little
                 trouble
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 remedy
                 whereof
                 ,
                 &
                 for
                 the
                 strengthening
                 &
                 establishing
                 the
                 said
                 Court
                 ,
                 an
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 was
                 then
                 made
                 in
                 
                   Anno
                   primo
                   Iacobi
                   Regis
                
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 every
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Freeman
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 that
                 had
                 ,
                 or
                 should
                 have
                 any
                 Debts
                 owing
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 not
                 amounting
                 to
                 forty
                 shillings
                 ,
                 by
                 any
                 Debtors
                 (
                 Citizens
                 and
                 Free
                 men
                 of
                 London
                 )
                 inhabiting
                 in
                 London
                 or
                 the
                 liberties
                 thereof
                 ,
                 should
                 or
                 might
                 cause
                 such
                 Debtors
                 to
                 be
                 warned
                 to
                 appeare
                 before
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Court
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Commissioner
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 greater
                 number
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 should
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 set
                 downe
                 such
                 orders
                 betweene
                 such
                 parties
                 ,
                 Plantiffe
                 and
                 Defendant
                 ,
                 Creditor
                 and
                 Debtor
                 ,
                 touching
                 such
                 debts
                 not
                 exceeding
                 forty
                 shillings
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 should
                 finde
                 to
                 stand
                 with
                 equity
                 and
                 good
                 conscience
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 sithence
                 the
                 making
                 of
                 that
                 Act
                 ,
                 divers
                 persons
                 (
                 intending
                 to
                 subvert
                 the
                 good
                 and
                 charitable
                 intent
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 )
                 
                 have
                 taken
                 hold
                 of
                 some
                 doubtfull
                 and
                 ambiguous
                 words
                 therein
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 wrested
                 the
                 same
                 for
                 their
                 owne
                 lucre
                 and
                 gaine
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 avoiding
                 the
                 jurisdiction
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Court
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 godly
                 meaning
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Act.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 remedy
                 whereof
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 intent
                 that
                 some
                 more
                 full
                 and
                 ample
                 provision
                 might
                 bee
                 made
                 for
                 the
                 further
                 establishing
                 and
                 strengthening
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Court
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 reliefe
                 of
                 such
                 poore
                 Debtors
                 ;
                 another
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 was
                 made
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Anno
                   3.
                   
                   Ias.
                
                 whereby
                 the
                 authority
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Commissioners
                 were
                 much
                 inlarged
                 ,
                 viz.
                 that
                 every
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Freeman
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 
                   [
                   and
                   every
                   other
                   person
                   and
                   persons
                   inhabiting
                   ,
                   or
                   that
                   shall
                   inhabit
                   within
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   liberties
                   thereof
                   ,
                   being
                   a
                   Tradesman
                   ,
                   Victualer
                   ,
                   or
                   Labouring
                   man
                   ,
                   ]
                
                 which
                 have
                 or
                 shall
                 have
                 any
                 debts
                 owing
                 to
                 him
                 or
                 them
                 ,
                 not
                 amounting
                 to
                 forty
                 shillings
                 ,
                 by
                 any
                 Citizen
                 or
                 Freeman
                 
                   [
                   or
                   by
                   any
                   other
                   person
                   or
                   persons
                   (
                   being
                   a
                   Victualer
                   ,
                   Tradesman
                   ,
                   or
                   Labouring
                   man
                   )
                   inhabiting
                   within
                   the
                   said
                   City
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   Liberties
                   thereof
                   ]
                
                 should
                 or
                 might
                 cause
                 such
                 Debtors
                 to
                 be
                 warned
                 to
                 appeare
                 before
                 the
                 said
                 Commissioners
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Court
                 of
                 Requests
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 said
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 three
                 ,
                 or
                 more
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 shall
                 have
                 power
                 to
                 set
                 downe
                 such
                 Orders
                 betweene
                 Plaintiffe
                 and
                 Defendant
                 ,
                 Creditor
                 and
                 Debtor
                 ,
                 touching
                 such
                 debts
                 not
                 amounting
                 to
                 forty
                 shillings
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 shall
                 finde
                 to
                 stand
                 with
                 equity
                 and
                 good
                 conscience
                 .
                 
                 Also
                 the
                 said
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 three
                 ,
                 or
                 more
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 have
                 power
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Act
                 )
                 to
                 minister
                 an
                 Oath
                 to
                 the
                 Creditor
                 or
                 Debtor
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 such
                 Witnesses
                 as
                 shall
                 bee
                 produced
                 on
                 each
                 part
                 :
                 And
                 also
                 to
                 commit
                 to
                 prison
                 in
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Counters
                 ,
                 such
                 Creditor
                 or
                 Debtor
                 ,
                 as
                 shall
                 not
                 appeare
                 upon
                 lawfull
                 Summons
                 ,
                 or
                 not
                 performe
                 such
                 order
                 as
                 the
                 said
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 three
                 ,
                 or
                 more
                 of
                 them
                 shall
                 set
                 downe
                 .
                 And
                 by
                 this
                 last
                 Act
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Court
                 of
                 Requests
                 is
                 established
                 &
                 continued
                 to
                 this
                 day
                 ;
                 and
                 God
                 grant
                 it
                 may
                 so
                 long
                 continue
                 to
                 the
                 reliefe
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Collected
                 by
                 
                   Thomas
                   Griffins
                
                 ,
                 sometimes
                 a
                 Clarke
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Court
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               This
               Tombe
               stands
               in
               St.
               Giles
               Cripplegate
               Church
               .
            
             
               
                 P.
                 M.
                 S.
                 
              
               
                 Virtute
                 ,
                 Prudentia
                 ,
                 Generis
                 Nobilitate
                 Inclytus
                 ,
                 Clarus
                 ,
                 Illustris
                 ,
                 Hic
                 Iacet
                 .
              
               
                 
                   HENRICVS
                   STAPLETONVS
                
                 E.
                 Dioecesi
                 Eboracensi
                 ,
              
               
                 Acri
                 Wighilnencis
                 Olim
                 Dominus
                 ,
                 Aetatis
                 Suae
                 An.
                 56.
                 ab
                 Incarnato
                 Verbo
                 .
                 1630.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Decimo
                   Sexto
                   die
                   menfis
                   Feb.
                   V●tam
                   morte
                   mortem
                   Immortali
                   gloria
                   Commutavit
                   ,
                   atque
                   Stipante
                   Amicorum
                   Syrmate
                   collacrymantis
                   ,
                   Patriae
                   Cerentium
                   vices
                   ,
                   in
                   hac
                   aede
                   elatus
                   D.
                   Andreae
                   Terrae
                   mandatus
                   est
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 MARIA
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   
                     Iohannis
                     Fosteri
                  
                   Equitis
                   Aurati
                   ,
                   mediorum
                   Angliae
                   finium
                   borialium
                   Custodis
                   ,
                   Filia
                   ,
                
                 
                   Moestissima
                   hoc
                   Junere
                   vidua
                   ,
                   tanti
                   conjugij
                   memor
                   ,
                   Artemisianae
                   pietatis
                   aemula
                   non
                   magnificentia
                   ,
                   hoc
                   perpetuum
                   tam
                   meritorum
                   ejus
                   ,
                   quam
                   Superstitis
                   amoris
                   sui
                   ,
                   Monumentum
                   Erigit
                   ,
                   Consecrat
                   ,
                   Dicat
                   .
                
              
               
                 By
                 his
                 Honourer
                 and
                 Kinsman
                 ,
                 
                   Robert
                   Stapleton
                
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 are
                 thirteene
                 Scutchions
                 of
                 Armes
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               Vpon
               a
               Tombe
               in
               Grace
               Church
               ,
               being
               at
               the
               corner
               as
               you
               goe
               into
               Fen-Church
               street
               ,
               with
               this
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
                 To
                 the
                 memory
                 of
                 
                   Iames
                   Bun●e
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 sometime
                 Burgesse
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 for
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 married
                 Mary
                 ,
                 daughter
                 of
                 
                   George
                   Holmeden
                
                 of
                 Kent
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 by
                 whom
                 hee
                 had
                 seven
                 children
                 ,
                 whereof
                 living
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 decease
                 ,
                 Iames
                 his
                 eldest
                 son
                 ,
                 who
                 married
                 Sarah
                 ,
                 daughter
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Gipps
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Mathew
                 ,
                 and
                 Mary
                 ,
                 wife
                 of
                 Master
                 
                   Iohn
                   Langham
                
                 ,
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 Merchant
                 ;
                 he
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 the
                 26.
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   1631.
                
                 aged
                 68.
                 
              
               
                 When
                 death
                 cuts
                 off
                 a
                 branch
              
               
                 from
                 earths
                 worne
                 stem
                 ,
              
               
                 Faith
                 ,
                 hope
                 ,
                 transports
                 the
                 soule
              
               
                 to
                 heavens
                 Di●dem
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 On
                 a
                 Grave-stone
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   
                     Iames
                     Bun●e
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   that
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   26.
                   of
                   Ianuary
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1631.
                   and
                   Mary
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   that
                   died
                   the
                   second
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   1612.
                   
                
              
            
          
           
             
               Vpon
               a
               Gravestone
               in
               St.
               Fosters
               Church
               in
               Faringdon
               Ward
               within
               ,
               with
               this
               Inscription
               on
               it
               .
            
             
               
                 Heere
                 lyeth
                 the
                 bodyes
                 of
                 
                   Lawrence
                   Hawes
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Fishmonger
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 about
                 63.
                 yeeres
                 of
                 age
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Vrs●la
                 his
                 Wife
                 ,
                 the
                 daughter
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hericke
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Leicester
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 82.
                 yeeres
                 of
                 age
                 ;
                 they
                 had
                 issue
                 together
                 five
                 Sonnes
                 and
                 two
                 Daughters
                 ,
                 
                   Edward
                   ,
                   George
                   ,
                   Humfrey
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   ,
                   Dorothy
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Thomasin
                 ;
                 he
                 deceased
                 the
                 ●inth
                 of
                 Aprill
                 ,
                 1588.
                 and
                 shee
                 died
                 the
                 24.
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 1614.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               This
               Monument
               stands
               in
               Saint
               Margarets
               Church
               in
               Westminster
               ,
               and
               hath
               this
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
                 Annae
                 ,
                 vxori
                 suae
                 a
                 mantissimae
                 &
                 optimae
                 ,
                 Filiae
                 Willielmi
                 Barlowi
                 ,
                 Episcopi
                 Cicestrensis
                 ,
                 &
                 Agathae
                 Welsborne
                 ,
                 generosae
                 conjugis
                 ejus
                 ,
                 diem
                 suum
                 quinto
                 idus
                 Decembris
                 ,
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 1597.
                 obeunti
                 Westmonasterij
                 ,
                 quo
                 virum
                 ad
                 Parliamentum
                 comitabatur
                 ;
                 Harbartus
                 Westfalingus
                 ,
                 Episcopus
                 Herefordiensis
                 ,
                 susceptis
                 ex
                 ipsa
                 quinque
                 liberis
                 ;
                 Harbarto
                 ,
                 qui
                 duxit
                 Franciscam
                 Rudhall
                 generosam
                 ;
                 Anna
                 quae
                 Gulielmo
                 Ieffereys
                 Ar.
                 Margareta
                 ,
                 quae
                 Richardo
                 Eedes
                 wigorniae
                 Decano
                 ;
                 Elizabetha
                 ,
                 quae
                 Roberto
                 Walweyne
                 generso
                 ;
                 &
                 Francisca
                 ,
                 quae
                 Francisco
                 Ienkes
                 generoso
                 nupta
                 est
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 memoriam
                 virtutis
                 ,
                 &
                 amoris
                 ipsius
                 posuit
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               In
               the
               same
               Church
               is
               a
               new
               Monument
               lately
               erected
               ,
               in
               the
               North
               I
               le
               ,
               and
               this
               Inscription
               on
               it
               .
            
             
               
                 In
                 expectation
                 of
                 a
                 joyfull
                 Resurrection
                 ,
                 neere
                 this
                 place
                 resteth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Robert
                   Golding
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 borne
                 in
                 this
                 City
                 of
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 and
                 sometime
                 chiefe
                 Burgesse
                 thereof
                 :
                 His
                 Honesty
                 ,
                 and
                 Charitable
                 life
                 ,
                 gained
                 good
                 esteeme
                 ;
                 his
                 Age
                 ,
                 due
                 and
                 deserved
                 respect
                 of
                 all
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 house
                 where
                 he
                 tooke
                 beginning
                 in
                 his
                 infancy
                 ,
                 hee
                 most
                 peaceably
                 and
                 piously
                 ended
                 his
                 dayes
                 on
                 the
                 22.
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 1629.
                 
                 Being
                 alwaies
                 carefull
                 of
                 his
                 wayes
                 ,
                 charitable
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 judicious
                 and
                 ready
                 in
                 discharging
                 of
                 all
                 Offices
                 incident
                 to
                 the
                 civill
                 Governement
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 wherein
                 he
                 fully
                 
                 proceeded
                 long
                 before
                 his
                 death
                 .
                 He
                 lived
                 to
                 see
                 the
                 change
                 of
                 foure
                 Kings
                 and
                 Queenes
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 in
                 assured
                 hope
                 of
                 never
                 changing
                 blisse
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 meritorious
                 passion
                 of
                 his
                 only
                 Mediator
                 ,
                 Christ
                 Jesus
                 :
                 Hee
                 never
                 altered
                 or
                 changed
                 from
                 the
                 now
                 truly
                 professed
                 Religion
                 ,
                 wherein
                 he
                 most
                 constantly
                 died
                 in
                 the
                 78.
                 of
                 his
                 age
                 ▪
                 leaving
                 behinde
                 him
                 two
                 sons
                 and
                 three
                 daughters
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 whose
                 pious
                 memory
                 
                   William
                   Golding
                
                 ,
                 his
                 eldest
                 sonne
                 ,
                 and
                 sole
                 Executor
                 ,
                 hath
                 at
                 his
                 owne
                 charge
                 erected
                 this
                 Monument
                 ,
                 Iune
                 1631.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               This
               Monument
               stands
               in
               Westminster
               Abbey
               ,
               and
               hath
               this
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
                 Here
                 ●es
                 expecting
                 the
                 second
                 comming
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 Iesus
                 Christ
                 ,
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Edmond
                   Spencer
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Poets
                 in
                 his
                 time
                 ,
                 whose
                 divine
                 Spirit
                 needs
                 no
                 other
                 witnesse
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 workes
                 which
                 hee
                 left
                 behind
                 him
                 :
                 He
                 was
                 borne
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 and
                 died
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1596.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               This
               Monument
               stands
               in
               Westminster
               Abbey
               with
               this
               Inscription
               .
               Deo
               Optim
               .
               Maxim.
               
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 in
                 Domino
                 requiescit
                 Richardus
                 Cox
                 de
                 Porters
                 ,
                 eques
                 Aurat
                 :
                 Filius
              
               
                 Tertius
                 Thomae
                 Cox
                 ,
                 de
                 Beymonds
                 Comit.
                 Harford
                 .
                 Armigeri
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 hospitio
                 Regio
                 per
                 multos
                 annos
                 Oeconomicus
                 ,
                 Fidelitate
                 ,
                 Diligentia
                 ,
              
               
                 Et
                 Prudentia
                 probatus
                 ,
              
               
                 Reginae
                 Eliz.
                 à
                 Dietis
                 ,
                 Item
                 &
                 R●gi
                 Iacobo
                 ,
                 cui
                 tandem
                 factus
                 est
              
               
                 Magister
                 Hospitij
                 Digniss
                 .
              
               
                 Vir
                 Religionis
                 Cultu
                 ,
                 Morum
                 Comitate
                 ,
                 Corporis
                 Castitate
                 Affectuum
                 temperantia
                 ,
              
               
                 Imprimiss
                 spectatus
              
               
                 Erga
                 Bene-meritos
                 Amore
                 ,
                 suos
                 Beneficentia
                 ,
                 Pauperes
                 Caritate
                 ,
                 omnes
                 Aequitate
                 ,
                 Clarus
                 .
              
               
                 Anno
                 Aetatis
                 69.
                 
                 Coelebs
                 ,
                 postquam
                 se
                 vitae
                 Meliori
                 ,
                 multâ
                 vigilantiâ
                 ,
                 &
                 Devotione
              
               
                 praepar
                 âsset
                 ,
                 Deo
                 placidè
                 Animam
                 r●ddidit
                 ,
                 13.
                 
                 Decemb.
                 1623.
                 
              
               
                 Ioannes
                 Cox
                 de
                 Beymonds
                 Armiger
                 ,
                 Frater
                 secundus
                 Fratri
                 è
                 Testamento
              
               
                 Haeres
                 ,
                 Amoris
                 hoc
                 Monumentum
                 posuit
                 .
              
               
                 Deus
                 non
                 est
                 Mortuorum
                 sed
                 viventium
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               This
               Monument
               of
               Master
               Camden
               is
               in
               Westminster
               Abbey
               ,
               where
               hee
               holds
               a
               Booke
               with
               Britannia
               on
               it
               .
               There
               followes
               this
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
                 Qui
                 fide
                 Antiqua
                 ,
                 &
                 opera
                 assidita
                 ,
              
               
                 Britanicam
                 Antiquitatem
              
               
                 Indagavit
                 ,
              
               
                 Simplicitatem
                 Innatam
                 Honest●s
              
               
                 Studijs
                 excoluit
                 ,
              
               
                 Animi
                 Solertiam
                 Cando●e
                 illustravit
                 ,
              
               
                 Guliemus
                 Camdenus
                 ,
                 ab
                 Elizabetha
              
               
                 R●ad
                 Regis
                 Armorum
              
               
                 (
                 CLrentij
                 Titulo
                 )
                 Dignitatem
                 evucatus
                 ,
              
               
                 Hic
                 spe
                 certa
                 Resurgendi
                 in
                 Christo
                 .
                 S.
                 E.
                 Q.
              
               
                 Obijt
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 1623.
                 9.
                 
                 Novembris
                 .
              
               
                 Aetatis
                 suae
                 ,
                 74.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
             
               IOHN
               KING
               Bishop
               of
               London
               ,
               descended
               from
               the
               Ancient
               KINGS
               of
               Devonshire
               by
               his
               Father
               ,
               and
               from
               the
               CONQVESTS
               of
               Haughton
               Conqnest
               ,
               in
               Bedfordshire
               ,
               by
               his
               Mother
               ,
               lyes
               buried
               in
               the
               South
               I
               le
               of
               Saint
               Pauls
               ,
               behind
               the
               Bishops
               Seat
               ,
               having
               onely
               a
               plaine
               Marble
               over
               him
               ,
               and
               RESVRGAM
               written
               on
               it
               for
               his
               Epitaph
               ;
               as
               himselfe
               directed
               in
               his
               Will.
               
            
             
               These
               Verses
               hang
               by
               in
               a
               Table
               .
            
             
               
                 IOANNIS
                 KING
                 Episcopi
                 Londinensis
                 ,
                 quicquid
                 mortale
                 est
                 in
                 hoc
                 pulvere
                 componitur
                 .
              
               
                 HICIACET
                 ,
                 nisi
                 quis
                 calumnietur
                 ,
              
               
                 Mendax
                 Transliberinus
                 Ambulator
                 ,
              
               
                 Transferri
                 Cineres
                 ,
                 Fidemque
                 Romam
                 .
              
               
                 Et
                 migrâsse
                 semel
                 ,
                 simulque
                 utrumque
                 ;
              
               
                 Praesul
                 Catholicus
                 ,
                 
                   sed
                   Orthodoxus
                
                 .
              
               
                 Non
                 partis
                 studiosus
                 ,
                 evagari
              
               
                 per
                 divortia
                 multa
                 opinionum
                 ,
              
               
                 Aut
                 Sectas
                 didicit
                 novas
                 creare
                 :
              
               
                 Quod
                 si
                 qui
                 fuerint
                 notae
                 prioris
                 ,
              
               
                 Quos
                 vulgus
                 facit
                 &
                 colit
                 Magistros
                 ,
              
               
                 His
                 tantâ
                 levitate
                 non
                 adhaesit
                 ,
              
               
                 Vt
                 persona
                 fide
                 magis
                 placeret
                 :
              
               
                 Magna
                 nomina
                 ,
                 sed
                 minora
                 semper
              
               
                 Isthaec
                 omnia
                 ,
                 Veritate
                 duxit
                 .
              
               
                 Tantum-non
                 fuit
                 Ille
                 de
                 Locustis
                 ,
              
               
                 Aut
                 rasis
                 Monachis
                 ,
                 pijs
                 que
                 nequam
                 ,
              
               
                 Vrbem
                 qui
                 gravidâre
                 Septicollem
                 :
              
               
                 Qui
                 circum
                 Capitolium
                 strepentes
              
               
                 Romanum
                 ,
                 velut
                 Anseres
                 sonori
                 ,
              
               
                 Cygnaeas
                 temerare
                 cantilenas
              
               
                 Audent
                 ,
                 per
                 modulamen
                 inficetum
                 :
              
               
                 Et
                 pro
                 vocibus
                 ultimis
                 Oloris
                 ,
              
               
                 Commendare
                 suas
                 ,
                 &
                 Anserinas
                 .
              
               
                 Sed
                 ,
                 quod
                 nec
                 Calami
                 ,
                 nec
                 Ora
                 centum
                 :
              
               
                 Nec
                 Perjuria
                 mille
                 de
                 Duaco
                 ;
              
               
                 Nec
                 Satan
                 Decumanus
                 ille
                 mendax
                 ;
              
               
                 Nec
                 tandem
                 Legio
                 Diabolorum
                 ,
              
               
                 Extorquere
                 suis
                 strophis
                 valebunt
                 :
              
               
                 Vnus
                 si
                 Deus
                 est
                 ,
                 Fides
                 &
                 vna
                 ▪
              
               
                 Huic
                 vni
                 immoriens
                 ,
                 &
                 Anglicanae
                 .
              
               
                 Quod
                 si
                 quis
                 Logodaedalus
                 profanus
                 ,
              
               
                 Aut
                 Famae
                 Plagiarius
                 Scelestus
                 ,
              
               
                 Quicquam
                 Sacrilego
                 reponat
                 ore
                 :
              
               
                 Si
                 Vafer
                 Fidei
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 ,
              
               
                 Qui
                 vult
                 de
                 similâ
                 Deum
                 creare
                 ,
              
               
                 Et
                 Christum
                 jubet
                 innatare
                 vino
                 :
              
               
                 Et
                 sic
                 Hereticos
                 &
                 Orthodoxos
              
               
                 Confundit
                 ,
                 facit
                 utque
                 symbolizent
              
               
                 Plus
                 quam
                 Pythagorae
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 ,
              
               
                 Seductum
                 crepat
                 hunc
                 Apostatâsse
                 :
              
               
                 Tam
                 ventosa
                 Fides
                 videtur
                 illis
                 ;
              
               
                 Tam
                 ventosus
                 &
                 Ille
                 Christianus
                 ;
              
               
                 Vt
                 post
                 tot
                 ,
                 docilis
                 Senex
                 ,
                 aristas
                 ,
              
               
                 Accessisse
                 putetur
                 imparatus
                 ,
              
               
                 Infansque
                 ,
                 ad
                 Documenta
                 Lessian●
                 .
              
               
                 Non
                 plures
                 libet
                 ,
                 Arbitros
                 citare
                 ,
              
               
                 Quam
                 Conscire
                 suum
                 :
                 quod
                 apprecares
              
               
                 Testem
                 ,
                 Carnificamque
                 ,
                 Iudicemque
                 ,
              
               
                 Illi
                 ,
                 quisquis
                 erat
                 Sacer
                 Poeta
                 ;
              
               
                 An
                 plus
                 crediderit
                 suae
                 Legendae
                 ,
              
               
                 Quam
                 vulgi
                 pius
                 ille
                 fascinator
                 ,
              
               
                 Autor
                 plumbeus
                 Aureae
                 Legendae
                 .
              
               
                 Quin
                 si
                 jurat
                 idem
                 sat
                 impudenter
                 ,
              
               
                 Lingua
                 peierat
                 ;
                 at
                 quid
                 inde
                 ?
                 Mentem
              
               
                 Injuratus
                 habet
                 ;
                 Scioque
                 habebit
                 .
              
               
                 T
                 is
                 si
                 credideris
                 secus
                 VIATOR
                 ,
              
               
                 Nugis
                 ,
                 Impliciti
                 necessitate
              
               
                 Assensus
                 ,
                 bibulam
                 fidem
                 recludens
                 ,
              
               
                 Si
                 quis
                 Ser
                 aphicus
                 propinet
                 Autor
                 ;
              
               
                 Veternum
                 excutias
                 :
                 &
                 absque
                 tandem
              
               
                 Susceptore
                 ,
                 tuum
                 pares
                 Adultus
              
               
                 Examen
                 ,
                 tibi
                 teque
                 cognitorem
              
               
                 Ponas
                 ,
                 &
                 sapias
                 monente
                 Amico
                 .
              
               
                 Sin
                 sis
                 Credulitatis
                 obstinatae
                 ,
              
               
                 Conclamatus
                 es
                 :
                 ILICET
                 .
                 Deinceps
              
               
                 Te
                 Stultum
                 jubeo
                 libenter
                 esse
                 .
              
               
                 
                   In
                   Diem
                   Obitus
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Quem
                     
                       〈◊〉
                       〈◊〉
                       〈◊〉
                       〈◊〉
                       〈◊〉
                    
                     Domini
                     fecerat
                     Sacriū
                     Diem
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Et
                     Mors
                     coronis
                     integri
                     Certaminis
                     :
                  
                   
                     Hunc
                     aeque
                     Amicum
                     Numen
                     indulsit
                     diem
                     .
                  
                   
                     Desider
                     ando
                     ,
                     quod
                     prope
                     hic
                     ,
                     Capiti
                     ,
                     lacet
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Quo
                     solveretur
                     Vita
                     vitalis
                     parum
                     .
                  
                   
                     Dolorum
                     utrumque
                     dixeris
                     recte
                     Virum
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Hic
                     Saxeam
                     ,
                     Ille
                     Ligneam
                     sensit
                     Crucem
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Hic
                     intus
                     ,
                     Ille
                     bajulans
                     Extra
                     suam
                     :
                  
                   
                     Dolorum
                     ,
                     utrique
                     Lux
                     posuit
                     una
                     &
                     modii
                     .
                  
                   
                     Quin
                     ipsa
                     Lux
                     haec
                     masculum
                     robur
                     dedi●
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vt
                     nil
                     tremendum
                     Mortis
                     ,
                     incuteret
                     metus
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Sed
                     Pascha
                     verum
                     ,
                     Transitus
                     potius
                     foret
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Aeternitati
                     Prodromus
                     .
                     Marmor
                     loquax
                  
                   
                   
                     Spirat
                     RESVRGAM
                     ,
                     Mysticis
                     cand●es
                     Notis
                     :
                  
                   
                     Nec
                     ipse
                     Sadducaeus
                     apparet
                     Lapis
                     .
                  
                   
                     Conditque
                     tantum
                     ,
                     non
                     Premit
                     Corpus
                     :
                     grave
                  
                   
                     Spes
                     ista
                     superat
                     pondus
                     ,
                     &
                     Summum
                     petit
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Nec
                     detine
                     bit
                     mole
                     Depositum
                     suâ
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Sed
                     sponte
                     ruptus
                     Exitum
                     tandem
                     dabit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Cum
                     Triduanum
                     dormierit
                     .
                     Ipsus
                     tulit
                  
                   
                     Hanc
                     ,
                     Christus
                     Olim
                     ,
                     Tertiae
                     Lucis
                     moram
                     .
                  
                   
                     (
                     Nec
                     mille
                     Saecla
                     Triduum
                     excedunt
                     Dei.
                     )
                  
                   
                     Sic
                     tota
                     demum
                     ,
                     juncta
                     Primitijs
                     ,
                     Seges
                  
                   
                     Egerminabit
                     .
                     Haec
                     Via
                     ad
                     Patriam
                     ,
                     Mori
                     .
                  
                   
                     Cal●ata
                     Mors
                     est
                     ;
                     Surget
                     ad
                     Patriam
                     vigil
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hanc
                     spē
                     fovebat
                     Ille
                     :
                     quod
                     sculptii
                     hic
                     legis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sed
                     Corde
                     fixum
                     fuerat
                     ,
                     &
                     Coeloratum
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Anagram
                   :
                   Nominis
                   ,
                   &
                   Chronogr
                   :
                   Aetatis
                   62.
                   currentis
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     IOANNES
                     KINGVS
                     PRAELATVS
                     .
                  
                   
                     EN
                     APERTVS
                     IONAS
                     ANGLIKVS
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Chronogramma
                   Anni
                   Domini
                   1621.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     ●CCE
                     CV●IO
                     DISSOLVI
                     ,
                     AC
                  
                   
                     CHRISTO
                     ADGLVTINA●L
                  
                
                 
                   Philip.
                   1.
                   23.
                   
                   Pauli
                   hoc
                   dissolvi
                   ,
                   repeti
                   non
                   desiit
                   ,
                   ante
                   Quam
                   ,
                   quae
                   protulerat
                   ,
                   Lingua
                   soluta
                   fuit
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   EPITAPHIVM
                   .
                
                 
                   Non
                   hic
                   Pyramides
                   ;
                   non
                   sculpta
                   Panegyris
                   ambit
                
                 
                   Hos
                   Cineres
                   ;
                   lapidum
                   nec
                   pretiosa
                   strues
                   .
                
                 
                   Quod
                   fr●gale
                   magis
                   ,
                   Tibi
                   Te
                   cōmittimus
                   unū
                   :
                
                 
                   Si
                   jaceas
                   aliter
                   ,
                   vilior
                   Vmbra
                   fores
                   .
                
                 
                   Nam
                   Tibi
                   qui
                   similis
                   vivit
                   ,
                   moriturque
                   ,
                   Sepulcrū
                
                 
                   Ille
                   sibi
                   vivax
                   ,
                   &
                   sibi
                   Marmor
                   erit
                   .
                
                 
                   SE
                   QVENTVR
                   QVI
                   NNONDVM
                   PRAECESSERE
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
               Valentine
               Cary
               ,
               sometimes
               Deane
               of
               Saint
               Pauls
               Church
               ,
               and
               after
               Bishop
               of
               Excester
               ,
               lyes
               buried
               on
               the
               South
               side
               of
               the
               Quire
               ,
               vnder
               a
               plaine
               Stone
               ,
               with
               this
               Inscription
               about
               it
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 jacet
                 
                   Valentinus
                   Carey
                
                 ,
                 Sacrae
                 Theologiae
                 Doctor
                 ,
                 olim
                 Decaenus
                 hujus
                 Ecclesiae
                 ,
                 qui
                 obijt
                 Episcopus
                 Exon
                 :
                 Cujus
                 Monumentum
                 ,
                 ibidem
                 ,
                 erectum
                 patet
                 .
                 1626.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               In
               the
               South
               side
               of
               the
               Quire
               of
               Saint
               Pauls
               Church
               stands
               a
               white
               Marble
               Statue
               on
               an
               Vrne
               ,
               with
               this
               Inscription
               over
               it
               .
            
             
               
                 Ioannes
                 Donne
              
               
                 Sac.
                 Theol.
                 profess
                 .
              
               
                 Post
                 varia
                 studia
                 ,
                 Quibus
              
               
                 ab
                 Annis
                 Tenerrimis
                 Fideliter
                 ,
              
               
                 nec
                 infaeliciter
                 incubuit
                 ,
              
               
                 Instinctu
                 ,
                 &
                 Impulsu
                 Spir.
                 Sancti
                 ,
              
               
                 Monitu
                 ,
                 &
                 Hortatu
                 Regis
                 Iacobi
                 .
              
               
                 Anno
                 sui
                 Iesu
                 ,
                 1614.
                 &
                 suae
                 Aetat
                 .
                 42.
                 
              
               
                 Decanatu
                 hujus
                 Eccles
                 .
                 indutus
              
               
                 27.
                 
                 Novemb.
                 1621.
                 
              
               
                 Exutus
                 morte
                 ultimo
                 die
              
               
                 Martii
                 .
                 An.
                 1631.
                 
              
               
                 Hic
                 licet
                 in
                 Occiduo
                 Cinere
                 ,
              
               
                 Aspicit
                 eum
              
               
                 Cujus
                 Nomen
                 ,
                 est
                 Oriens
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Vpon
               a
               faire
               Monument
               standing
               in
               the
               South
               I
               le
               of
               Saint
               Pauls
               Church
               this
               is
               written
               .
            
             
               
                 W.
                 S.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Gulielmus
                   Cokaynus
                   ,
                   Eques
                   Auratus
                   ,
                   Civis
                   &
                   Senator
                   Londinenfis
                   :
                   Septemque
                   abhine
                   Annis
                   ,
                   vrbis
                   praefectus
                   ,
                   Antiqua
                   Cokaynorum
                   Derbiensium
                   Familia
                   oriundus
                   ,
                   Quia
                   Bono
                   publico
                   vixit
                   ,
                   &
                   damno
                   publico
                   decessit
                   ,
                   &
                   Gaudio
                   publico
                   ,
                   Regem
                   Iacobum
                   ,
                   ad
                   decorum
                   hujus
                   domus
                   Dei
                   ,
                   senescentis
                   jam
                   ,
                   &
                   Corrugatae
                   Restitudinem
                   ,
                   solemnitèr
                   ,
                   huc
                   venientem
                   ,
                   Consulatu
                   suo
                   ,
                   Magnificê
                   excepit
                   ,
                   id
                   circo
                   ,
                   in
                   Templo
                   publico
                   ,
                   ad
                   Aeternam
                   Rei
                   Memoriam
                   ,
                
              
               
                 
                   Hîc
                   situs
                   est
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     At
                     verò
                     ,
                     &
                     Famae
                     Celebritas
                     ,
                     Quae
                     viget
                     in
                     ore
                     Hominum
                     ,
                     &
                     Gloria
                     Beatitudinis
                     ,
                     Quam
                     Migrando
                     adeptus
                     est
                     ,
                     &
                     splendor
                     Sobolis
                     ,
                     quam
                     Numerosam
                     Genuit
                     ,
                     atque
                     Nobilem
                     Reliquit
                     ,
                     Iunctim
                     Efficiunt
                     omnia
                     ,
                     ne
                     dicatur
                     ,
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Hîc
                   situs
                   est
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   
                     Vnà
                     cum
                     illo
                     ,
                     tot
                     Homines
                     mortui
                     ,
                     quot
                     in
                     illo
                     defunctae
                     sunt
                     virtutes
                     ;
                     simul
                     que
                     &
                     acies
                     Ingenij
                     ,
                     &
                     popularis
                     eloquij
                     suada
                     ,
                     &
                     Morum
                     gravitas
                     ,
                     &
                     probitas
                     vitae
                     ,
                     &
                     Candor
                     Mentis
                     ,
                     &
                     Animi
                     Constantia
                     ,
                     &
                     prudentia
                     singularis
                     ,
                     &
                     veri
                     senatoris
                     Insignia
                     ,
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Hîc
                   sepulta
                   sunt
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iam
                     tuum
                     est
                     ,
                     Lector
                     ,
                     Felicitatis
                     ad
                     Culmen
                     Anhelare
                     ,
                     per
                     ista
                     vestigia
                     laudis
                     ,
                     &
                     venerandi
                     imitatione
                     Exempli
                     ,
                     curare
                     ,
                     ne
                     unquam
                     virtutis
                     sic
                     semina
                     intereant
                     ,
                     vt
                     dicatur
                     ,
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Hîc
                   sepulta
                   sunt
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Obijt
                     20.
                     
                     Octob
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1626.
                     
                     Et
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     66.
                     
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
               Vpon
               another
               faire
               Monument
               standing
               by
               it
               is
               this
               Inscription
               .
               Memoriae
               S.
               
            
             
               
                 Gulielmo
                 Hewyr
                 Armigero
                 ,
              
               
                 Roberti
                 Hewyt
              
               
                 A.
                 Killamarch
                 in
                 Agro
                 Derbiensi
                 ,
              
               
                 Filio
                 secundo
                 Genito
                 ,
              
               
                 Qui
                 ,
                 mortuo
                 Fratre
                 Natu
                 Maiore
                 ,
              
               
                 Paternam
                 crevit
                 Haereditatem
                 ,
              
               
                 Posterisque
                 Transmisit
                 .
              
               
                 Nobilem
                 Mercaturam
                 exercuit
                 .
              
               
                 Vita
                 integerrima
                 fuit
                 ,
                 &
                 Moribus
              
               
                 suavissimis
                 .
              
               
                 Bonarum
                 literarum
                 studia
                 promovit
                 ,
              
               
                 Egenorum
                 proventus
                 Largiter
                 Auxit
                 ,
              
               
                 Liberalitate
                 ,
              
               
                 Charitate
                 ,
              
               
                 Insignis
                 ,
              
               
                 Nec
                 minor
                 pietate
                 .
              
               
                 Religionem
                 ,
                 cum
                 Ministris
                 sacris
                 ,
                 &
              
               
                 Coluit
                 ,
                 &
                 Fovit
                 ,
              
               
                 Ita
                 ,
                 per
                 omnia
                 ,
                 se
                 ubique
                 gessit
                 ,
                 ut
              
               
                 Probitatis
                 ,
              
               
                 Comitatis
                 ,
              
               
                 Candoris
                 ,
              
               
                 Vivum
                 Exemplar
                 ,
              
               
                 Christum
                 Redemptorem
                 Cogitans
              
               
                 Vitam
                 ante
                 Mortem
                 Consummaverit
                 .
              
               
                 Filios
                 Genuit
                 Quatuor
                 ,
              
               
                 Ioannem
                 ,
                 Salomonem
                 ,
              
               
                 Thomam
                 ,
                 Gulielmum
                 ,
              
               
                 Et
                 Filias
                 duas
                 ,
              
               
                 Mariam
                 ,
                 Elizabetham
                 .
              
               
                 Annum
                 ,
                 Lxxvij
                 .
                 Agens
                 ,
              
               
                 xij
                 .
                 Iunij
                 .
                 M.D.XCIX
                 .
                 ad
                 patriam
                 Coelestem
                 evocatus
                 ,
              
               
                 Magnum
                 sui
                 desiderium
                 Reliquit
              
               
                 Posteris
                 ,
              
               
                 Qui
                 Hoc
                 pie
                 ac
                 Maeren
                 .
              
               
                 P.
                 P.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 Monument
                 upon
                 which
                 this
                 Inscription
                 is
                 set
                 ,
                 stands
                 in
                 our
                 Ladies
                 Chapell
                 ,
                 in
                 S.
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 :
                 at
                 the
                 foure
                 corners
                 of
                 this
                 faire
                 Monument
                 stand
                 foure
                 Iet
                 Pillars
                 ,
                 upon
                 each
                 the
                 figure
                 of
                 an
                 Angell
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 one
                 side
                 of
                 it
                 is
                 the
                 representation
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wolley
                
                 and
                 his
                 Lady
                 ;
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 of
                 their
                 sonne
                 Sir
                 Francis
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 head
                 and
                 foot
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 all
                 in
                 blacke
                 (
                 as
                 Mourners
                 )
                 the
                 curious
                 and
                 artfull
                 shadowes
                 of
                 his
                 two
                 Executors
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Arthur
                   Mannering
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Master
                 
                   Iohn
                   Minterne
                
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   WOllei
                   clarum
                   nomen
                   ,
                
                 
                   natusque
                   paterque
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ambo
                   Equites
                   ,
                   Natus
                
                 
                   Franciscus
                   patre
                   Ioanne
                   ,
                
                 
                   Clarus
                   vt
                   Haeredem
                   virtutis
                   ,
                
                 
                   amoris
                   ,
                   Honoris
                
                 
                   Praestaret
                   ,
                   Monumenta
                   sibi
                   haec
                   ,
                
                 
                   &
                   utrique
                   Parenti
                
                 
                   Constituit
                   ,
                   Generis
                
                 
                   qui
                   nominis
                   unicus
                   Haeres
                   ,
                
                 
                   Tam
                   cito
                   ,
                   tam
                   Claros
                   ,
                
                 
                   est
                   defecisse
                   dolendum
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Ille
                   Pator
                   ,
                   Lumen
                   ,
                
                 
                   literarum
                   Nobile
                   sydus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Oxoniae
                   ex
                   Meritis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Reginae
                   accitus
                   Elizae
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vt
                   qui
                   a
                   secret
                   is
                   cum
                
                 
                   scriberet
                   illa
                   Latine
                   ,
                
              
               
               
                 
                   Atque
                   a
                   consiliis
                   cum
                
                 
                   consultaret
                   in
                   Aula
                   ,
                
                 
                   Atque
                   Periscelidis
                   ,
                
                 
                   qui
                   Cancellarius
                   esset
                   ,
                
                 
                   Tantum
                   ille
                   ingenio
                   valuit
                   ,
                
                 
                   tantum
                   instar
                   in
                   illo
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Non
                   minus
                   omnimoda
                
                 
                   virtute
                   illa
                   inclyta
                   Mater
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nobilibus
                   Patre
                   &
                   Fratre
                
                 
                   illustrissima
                   moris
                   ,
                
                 
                   Clara
                   domi
                   per
                   se
                   :
                
                 
                   sed
                   Elisam
                   ascivit
                   Elisa
                   ,
                
                 
                   Clarior
                   ut
                   fieret
                   ,
                
                 
                   Wollei
                   ornata
                   Marite
                   .
                
                 
                   Quo
                   viduata
                   ,
                   vire
                
                 
                   quo
                   non
                   praeclarior
                   alter
                
                 
                   Nubat
                   Egertono
                   ,
                   Repetat
                
                 
                   sed
                   mortua
                   primum
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Franciscus
                   tandem
                   ,
                   at
                
                 
                   nimium
                   cîto
                   utrumque
                   sequutus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   ante
                   pedes
                
                 
                   eques
                   illustrissimus
                   ,
                   illis
                
                 
                   Haecponi
                   jussit
                   ,
                   seque
                
                 
                   &
                   tria
                   nomina
                   Poni
                   :
                
                 
                   Sic
                   voluit
                   ,
                   placuit
                   ,
                
                 
                   superis
                   pia
                   grata
                   voluntas
                   .
                
                 
                   Discite
                   mortales
                   ,
                
                 
                   Memores
                   sic
                   esse
                   Parentum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Dicite
                   qui
                   legitis
                   ,
                
                 
                   sic
                   sic
                   petit
                   Aethera
                   virtus
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
               The
               Stone
               bearing
               this
               Inscription
               ,
               is
               in
               the
               middle
               I
               le
               of
               this
               Church
               ,
               not
               farre
               from
               the
               steps
               to
               the
               Chancell
               .
            
             
               
                 Spe
                 Resurgendi
              
               
                 Hic
                 jacet
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Raymond
              
               
                 Sacrae
                 Theologiae
              
               
                 Professor
                 ,
              
               
                 Sancti
                 Albani
              
               
                 Archidiaconus
                 ,
              
               
                 Hujusque
                 Ecclesiae
              
               
                 Canonicus
                 .
              
               
                 Obijt
                 4.
                 die
                 Novembris
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 
                   
                     Aetatis
                     47.
                     
                  
                   
                     Salutis
                     1631.
                     
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
               Not
               farre
               from
               this
               ,
               a
               Stone
               with
               these
               words
               about
               it
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 jacet
                 Gulielmus
                 Bonham
                 ,
                 nuper
                 Civis
                 ,
                 &
                 Vinitarius
                 London
                 ,
                 Filius
                 Thomae
                 Bonham
                 de
                 Stanway
                 in
                 Comitatu
                 Essex
                 Arm.
                 Qui
                 obijt
                 duodecimo
                 Februarij
                 .
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1628.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               Not
               farre
               from
               the
               other
               .
            
             
               
                 Over
                 against
                 the
                 little
                 North
                 doore
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 I
                 le
                 ,
                 under
                 a
                 faire
                 marble
                 stone
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Inscription
                 upon
                 it
                 ,
                 lyeth
                 buried
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 Doctor
                 houson
                 ,
                 late
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Durham
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               This
               Monument
               is
               in
               Saint
               Giles
               Cripplegate
               Church
               ,
               on
               the
               South
               side
               the
               Chancell
               ,
               and
               hath
               this
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
                 Piae
                 Memoriae
                 Charissimorum
                 Parentum
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     Iohannis
                     Speed
                  
                   ,
                   Civis
                   Londinensis
                   ,
                   Mercatorum
                   Scissorum
                   Fratris
                   ,
                   servi
                   fidelissimi
                   Regiarum
                   Majestatum
                   
                     Eliz
                     .
                     Iacobi
                  
                   ,
                   &
                   Caroli
                   nunc
                   superstitis
                   .
                
                 
                   Terrarum
                   nostrarum
                   Geographi
                   acurati
                   ,
                   &
                   fidi
                   antiquitatis
                   Britannicae
                   Historiographi
                   ,
                   Genealogiae
                   sacrae
                   Elegantissimi
                   delineatoris
                   .
                   Qui
                   postquam
                   Annos
                   77.
                   superaverat
                   ,
                   non
                   tam
                   morbo
                   confectus
                   ,
                   quam
                   mortalitatis
                   taedio
                   lassatus
                   ,
                   Corpore
                   se
                   levavit
                   ,
                   Iulij
                   28.
                   1629.
                   
                   &
                   jucundissimo
                   Redemptoris
                   sui
                   desiderio
                   sursū
                   elatus
                   ,
                   carnem
                   hîc
                   in
                   custodiā
                   posuit
                   ,
                   denuò
                   cum
                   Christus
                   venerit
                   ,
                   Recepturus
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   of
                   him
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Susannae
                     suae
                     suavissimae
                     ,
                     quae
                     postquam
                     duodecim
                     illi
                     Filios
                     ,
                     &
                     sex
                     Filias
                     peperat
                     ,
                     quinquaginta
                     septem
                     junctis
                     utriusque
                     solatijs
                     cum
                     illo
                     vixerat
                     ,
                     
                     LIberos
                     ,
                     gravi
                     &
                     frequenti
                     Hortamine
                     ,
                     ad
                     Dei
                     cultum
                     sollicitaverat
                     ,
                     pietatis
                     ,
                     &
                     Charitatis
                     opere
                     quotidiano
                     praeluxerat
                     ,
                     emori
                     demum
                     erudiit
                     suo
                     exemplo
                     .
                     Quae
                     septuagenaria
                     placidè
                     in
                     Christo
                     obdormivit
                     ,
                     &
                     Fidei
                     suae
                     mercedem
                     habuit
                     ,
                     Martij
                     vigessimo
                     octavo
                     ,
                     Anno
                     domini
                     Millessimo
                     sexcentessimo
                     vigessimo
                     octavo
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
               Another
               Monument
               on
               the
               North
               side
               the
               Quire
               ,
               with
               this
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
                 Memoriae
                 Sacrum
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   
                     Robertus
                     Cage
                  
                   Armiger
                   ,
                   omnium
                   literarum
                   Homo
                   ,
                   Vita
                   integer
                   ,
                   morte
                   Christianus
                   ,
                   nec
                   dum
                   mortuus
                   ,
                   nam
                   in
                   memoria
                   aeterna
                   erit
                   justus
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Solus
                   Christus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mihi
                   sola
                   salus
                   .
                
              
               
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 1625.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               Another
               Monument
               neere
               to
               this
               last
               ,
               with
               this
               Inscription
               on
               it
               .
            
             
               
                 Here
                 lies
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Matthew
                   Palmer
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 who
                 died
                 the
                 18.
                 of
                 May
                 1605.
                 together
                 with
                 Anne
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 who
                 died
                 the
                 last
                 day
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 1630.
                 by
                 whom
                 he
                 had
                 foure
                 sons
                 and
                 one
                 daughter
                 ,
                 
                   viz.
                   Thomas
                   Palmer
                
                 ,
                 his
                 eldest
                 sonne
                 ,
                 deceased
                 the
                 5.
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 1631.
                 and
                 is
                 also
                 buried
                 .
                 
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   Edward
                   ,
                   Andrew
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Ralphe
                 ,
                 who
                 when
                 it
                 so
                 pleaseth
                 God
                 ,
                 desire
                 this
                 place
                 for
                 the
                 custody
                 of
                 theìr
                 bodies
                 likewise
                 ,
                 till
                 their
                 assured
                 and
                 glorious
                 Resutrection
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Another
               Monument
               on
               the
               South
               side
               of
               the
               Quire
               ,
               with
               this
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
                 To
                 the
                 Memory
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   
                     Constance
                     Whitney
                  
                   ,
                   eldest
                   daughter
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Robert
                     Whitney
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Whitney
                   ,
                   the
                   proper
                   possession
                   of
                   him
                   and
                   his
                   Ancestors
                   ,
                   in
                   Herefordshire
                   ,
                   for
                   above
                   500.
                   yeeres
                   past
                   .
                   Her
                   Mother
                   was
                   the
                   fourth
                   daughter
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Lucy
                  
                   .
                   of
                   Charlecoite
                   in
                   Warwickshire
                   ,
                   by
                   
                     Constance
                     Kingsmell
                  
                   ,
                   daughter
                   and
                   Heire
                   of
                   
                     Richard
                     Kingsmell
                  
                   ,
                   Surveyor
                   of
                   the
                   Court
                   of
                   Wards
                   .
                   This
                   Lady
                   Lucy
                   ,
                   her
                   Grandmother
                   ,
                   so
                   bred
                   her
                   since
                   she
                   was
                   eight
                   yeeres
                   old
                   ,
                
              
            
             
               
                 Thus
                 farre
                 written
                 upon
                 the
                 figure
                 or
                 resemblance
                 of
                 a
                 Coffin
                 .
              
               
                 
                   As
                   she
                   excel'd
                   in
                   all
                   noble
                   qualities
                   ,
                   becomming
                   a
                   Virgin
                   of
                   so
                   sweet
                   propertion
                   of
                   beauty
                   and
                   harmony
                   of
                   parts
                   ,
                   she
                   had
                   all
                   sweetnesse
                   of
                   maners
                   answerable
                   :
                
                 
                   A
                   delightfull
                   sharpnesse
                   of
                   wit
                   ;
                
                 
                   An
                   offencelesse
                   modesty
                   of
                   conversation
                   ;
                
                 
                   A
                   singular
                   respect
                   and
                   piety
                   to
                   her
                   Parents
                   ;
                   but
                   Religious
                   even
                   to
                   example
                   .
                
                 
                   She
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   most
                   Christianly
                   ,
                   at
                   seventeene
                   ;
                   dying
                   ,
                   the
                   griefe
                   of
                   all
                   ;
                   but
                   to
                   her
                   Grandmother
                   an
                   unrecoverable
                   losse
                   ,
                   save
                   in
                   her
                   expectation
                   ,
                   shee
                   shall
                   not
                   stay
                   long
                   after
                   her
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   comfort
                   of
                   knowing
                   whose
                   she
                   is
                   ,
                   and
                   where
                   in
                   the
                   Resurrection
                   to
                   meet
                   her
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 This
                 Table
                 is
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Quire
                 in
                 Saint
                 Sepulchers
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   To
                   the
                   living
                   Memory
                   of
                   his
                   deceased
                   Friend
                   ,
                   Captaine
                   IOHN
                   SMITH
                   ,
                   who
                   departed
                   this
                   mortall
                   life
                   on
                   the
                   21.
                   day
                   of
                   Iune
                   ,
                   1631.
                   with
                   his
                   Armes
                   ,
                   and
                   this
                   Motto
                   ,
                
              
            
             
               
                 Accordamus
                 ,
                 vincere
                 est
                 vivere
                 .
              
               
                 
                   HEre
                   lies
                   one
                   conquer'd
                
                 
                   that
                   hath
                   conquer'd
                   Kings
                   ,
                
                 
                   Subdu'd
                   large
                   Territories
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   done
                   things
                
                 
                   Which
                   to
                   the
                   World
                
                 
                   impossible
                   would
                   see
                   me
                   ,
                
                 
                   But
                   that
                   the
                   truth
                
                 
                   is
                   held
                   in
                   more
                   esteeme
                   .
                
                 
                   Shall
                   I
                   report
                
                 
                   his
                   former
                   service
                   done
                
                 
                   In
                   honour
                   of
                   his
                   God
                
                 
                   and
                   Christendome
                   :
                
                 
                 
                   How
                   that
                   he
                   did
                
                 
                   divide
                   from
                   Pagans
                   three
                   ,
                
                 
                   Their
                   Heads
                   and
                   Lives
                   ,
                
                 
                   Types
                   of
                   his
                   Chivalry
                   :
                
                 
                   For
                   which
                   great
                   service
                
                 
                   in
                   that
                   Climate
                   done
                   ,
                
                 
                   Brave
                   Sigismundus
                
                 
                   (
                   King
                   of
                   Hungarion
                   )
                
                 
                   Did
                   give
                   him
                   as
                   a
                   Coat
                
                 
                   of
                   Armes
                   to
                   weare
                   ,
                
                 
                   Those
                   conquer'd
                   heads
                
                 
                   got
                   by
                   his
                   Sword
                   and
                   Speare
                   ?
                
                 
                   Or
                   shall
                   I
                   tell
                
                 
                   of
                   his
                   adventures
                   since
                   ,
                
                 
                   Done
                   in
                   Virginia
                   ,
                
                 
                   that
                   large
                   Continence
                   :
                
                 
                   How
                   that
                   he
                   subdu'd
                
                 
                   Kings
                   unto
                   his
                   yoke
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   made
                   those
                   Heathen
                   flie
                   ,
                
                 
                   as
                   wind
                   doth
                   smoke
                   ;
                
                 
                   And
                   made
                   their
                   Land
                   ,
                
                 
                   being
                   of
                   so
                   large
                   a
                   Station
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   habitation
                
                 
                   for
                   our
                   Christian
                   Nation
                   :
                
                 
                   Where
                   God
                   is
                   glorifi'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   their
                   wants
                   suppli'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   Which
                   else
                   for
                   necessaries
                
                 
                   might
                   have
                   di'd
                   ?
                
                 
                   But
                   what
                   availes
                   his
                   Conquest
                   ,
                
                 
                   now
                   he
                   lyes
                
                 
                   Inter'd
                   in
                   earth
                   ,
                
                 
                   a
                   prey
                   for
                   Wormes
                   and
                   Flies
                   ?
                
                 
                   O
                   may
                   his
                   soule
                
                 
                   in
                   sweet
                   Elizium
                   sleepe
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vntill
                   the
                   Keeper
                
                 
                   that
                   all
                   soules
                   doth
                   keepe
                   ,
                
                 
                   Returne
                   to
                   Iudgement
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   that
                   after
                   thence
                   ,
                
                 
                   With
                   Angels
                   he
                   may
                   have
                
                 
                   his
                   recompence
                   .
                
                 
                   Captaine
                   
                     Iohn
                     Smith
                  
                   ,
                   sometime
                   Governour
                   of
                   Virginia
                   ,
                   and
                   Admirall
                   of
                   
                     New
                     England
                  
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Coya
                 Shawsware
                 .
              
               
               
                 THis
                 Monument
                 ,
                 or
                 that
                 of
                 which
                 this
                 is
                 a
                 shadow
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 Characters
                 ingraven
                 about
                 it
                 ,
                 stands
                 in
                 
                   Petty
                   France
                
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 lower
                 Churchyard
                 of
                 Saint
                 Botolphes
                 Bishopsgate
                 (
                 not
                 within
                 ,
                 but
                 without
                 the
                 walls
                 ,
                 the
                 bounds
                 of
                 our
                 consecrated
                 ground
                 )
                 and
                 was
                 erected
                 to
                 the
                 
                 memory
                 of
                 one
                 
                   Coya
                   Shawsware
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Persian
                 Merchant
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 principall
                 servant
                 and
                 Secretary
                 to
                 the
                 Persian
                 Ambassadour
                 ,
                 with
                 whom
                 he
                 and
                 his
                 sonne
                 came
                 over
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 aged
                 44.
                 and
                 buried
                 the
                 tenth
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 1626.
                 
                 The
                 Ambassadour
                 himselfe
                 ,
                 young
                 Shawsware
                 his
                 sonne
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 other
                 Persians
                 ,
                 (
                 with
                 many
                 expressions
                 of
                 their
                 infinite
                 love
                 and
                 sorrow
                 )
                 following
                 him
                 to
                 the
                 ground
                 betweene
                 eight
                 and
                 nine
                 of
                 the
                 clocke
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 .
                 The
                 rites
                 and
                 ceremonies
                 that
                 (
                 with
                 them
                 )
                 are
                 due
                 to
                 the
                 dead
                 ,
                 were
                 chiefly
                 performed
                 by
                 his
                 sonne
                 ,
                 who
                 sitting
                 crosse-legged
                 at
                 the
                 North
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 grave
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 his
                 Tombe
                 stands
                 North
                 and
                 South
                 )
                 did
                 one
                 while
                 Reade
                 ,
                 another
                 while
                 Sing
                 ;
                 his
                 Reading
                 and
                 Singing
                 intermixt
                 with
                 sighing
                 and
                 weeping
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 things
                 that
                 were
                 done
                 in
                 the
                 Grave
                 in
                 private
                 (
                 to
                 prevent
                 with
                 the
                 sight
                 the
                 relation
                 )
                 continued
                 about
                 halfe
                 an
                 houre
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 this
                 was
                 but
                 this
                 dayes
                 businesse
                 :
                 for
                 ,
                 as
                 this
                 had
                 not
                 beene
                 enough
                 to
                 performe
                 to
                 their
                 friend
                 departed
                 ,
                 to
                 this
                 place
                 and
                 to
                 this
                 end
                 (
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 Prayer
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 funerall
                 devotions
                 )
                 some
                 of
                 them
                 came
                 every
                 morning
                 and
                 evening
                 at
                 sixe
                 and
                 sixe
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 a
                 moneth
                 together
                 .
                 And
                 had
                 come
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 then
                 imagined
                 )
                 the
                 whole
                 time
                 of
                 their
                 abode
                 here
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 had
                 not
                 the
                 rudenesse
                 of
                 our
                 people
                 disturbed
                 and
                 prevented
                 their
                 purpose
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Camera
                 Dianae
                 .
              
               
                 VPon
                 Pauls
                 wharfe
                 Hill
                 ,
                 within
                 a
                 great
                 gate
                 ,
                 and
                 belonging
                 to
                 that
                 gate
                 next
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Doctors
                   Commons
                
                 ,
                 are
                 many
                 faire
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 their
                 Lea●es
                 made
                 from
                 the
                 Deane
                 and
                 Chapter
                 ,
                 goe
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 or
                 title
                 of
                 
                   Camera
                   Dianae
                
                 ;
                 so
                 denominated
                 from
                 aspacious
                 and
                 specious
                 building
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 stood
                 where
                 they
                 now
                 are
                 standing
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 Camera
                 ,
                 or
                 arch'd
                 and
                 vaulted
                 Structure
                 (
                 full
                 of
                 intricate
                 wayes
                 and
                 windings
                 )
                 this
                 H.
                 the
                 second
                 (
                 as
                 sometime
                 he
                 did
                 at
                 Woodstocke
                 )
                 did
                 keepe
                 ,
                 or
                 was
                 supposed
                 to
                 have
                 kept
                 ,
                 that
                 Iewell
                 of
                 his
                 heart
                 ,
                 faire
                 Rosamond
                 ;
                 she
                 whom
                 there
                 he
                 called
                 
                   Rosa
                   Mundi
                
                 ;
                 and
                 here
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Diana
                 ;
                 and
                 from
                 hence
                 had
                 this
                 house
                 that
                 title
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 day
                 are
                 remaines
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 evident
                 testifications
                 of
                 tedious
                 turnings
                 and
                 windings
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 of
                 a
                 passage
                 under
                 ground
                 ,
                 from
                 this
                 house
                 to
                 Caste-Baynard
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 no
                 doubt
                 the
                 Kings
                 way
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 his
                 
                   Camera
                   Dianae
                
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Chamber
                 of
                 his
                 brightest
                 Diana
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 the
                 three
                 Brethen
                 appointed
                 to
                 preach
                 at
                 Saint
                 Maires
                 Spittle
                 at
                 Easter
                 1632.
                 
              
               
                 HAving
                 renued
                 the
                 memory
                 of
                 this
                 ,
                 from
                 a
                 time
                 so
                 long
                 before
                 us
                 ,
                 let
                 us
                 remember
                 and
                 endevour
                 to
                 maintaine
                 to
                 posterity
                 ,
                 among
                 many
                 memorable
                 things
                 of
                 our
                 owne
                 time
                 ,
                 that
                 of
                 those
                 three
                 worthy
                 Brethren
                 ,
                 Doctor
                 
                   Samuel
                   Wincope
                
                 ,
                 Master
                 
                   Thomas
                   Wincope
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Master
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wincope
                
                 ,
                 learned
                 and
                 reverend
                 Divines
                 ,
                 that
                 upon
                 Munday
                 ,
                 Tuesday
                 ,
                 and
                 Wednesday
                 ,
                 in
                 Easter
                 weeke
                 ,
                 1632.
                 preached
                 at
                 Saint
                 Maries
                 Spittle
                 .
                 Three
                 Brothers
                 ,
                 such
                 a
                 thing
                 (
                 as
                 but
                 in
                 these
                 )
                 is
                 not
                 knowne
                 to
                 any
                 man
                 living
                 ,
                 nor
                 recorded
                 to
                 any
                 mans
                 reading
                 .
                 Yet
                 to
                 this
                 let
                 me
                 adde
                 this
                 more
                 ,
                 being
                 called
                 to
                 this
                 place
                 to
                 prech
                 ,
                 from
                 places
                 divided
                 by
                 many
                 miles
                 one
                 from
                 another
                 
                 other
                 ,
                 they
                 met
                 not
                 so
                 happily
                 here
                 to
                 preach
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 matter
                 upon
                 which
                 they
                 did
                 preach
                 :
                 for
                 though
                 their
                 Texts
                 were
                 severall
                 ,
                 their
                 subject
                 was
                 one
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 this
                 is
                 worthy
                 our
                 observation
                 ;
                 yet
                 to
                 make
                 it
                 worth
                 admiration
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 perpetuall
                 memory
                 ,
                 wee
                 are
                 to
                 take
                 notice
                 ,
                 how
                 upon
                 that
                 one
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 subject
                 ,
                 they
                 did
                 precede
                 and
                 succeed
                 one
                 the
                 other
                 like
                 the
                 linkes
                 in
                 a
                 golden
                 chaine
                 ,
                 the
                 second
                 beginning
                 where
                 the
                 first
                 ended
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 third
                 where
                 the
                 second
                 ended
                 ;
                 the
                 last
                 absolutely
                 concluding
                 what
                 the
                 two
                 former
                 had
                 so
                 absolutely
                 induced
                 to
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 admirable
                 ends
                 and
                 uses
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 briefe
                 relation
                 of
                 the
                 six
                 children
                 drowned
                 at
                 the
                 Ducking
                 pond
                 ,
                 Ianuary
                 19.
                 1633.
                 
              
               
                 VPon
                 Saterday
                 the
                 19.
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 1633.
                 sixe
                 pretty
                 young
                 Lads
                 ,
                 going
                 to
                 sport
                 themselves
                 upon
                 the
                 frozen
                 Ducking-pond
                 ,
                 neere
                 to
                 Clearken
                 well
                 ,
                 the
                 Ice
                 too
                 weake
                 to
                 support
                 them
                 ,
                 fell
                 into
                 the
                 water
                 ,
                 concluding
                 their
                 pastime
                 with
                 the
                 lamentable
                 losse
                 of
                 their
                 lives
                 :
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 griefe
                 of
                 many
                 that
                 saw
                 them
                 dying
                 ,
                 many
                 more
                 that
                 afterward
                 saw
                 them
                 dead
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 in-expressible
                 griefe
                 of
                 their
                 Parents
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 briefe
                 Relation
                 of
                 that
                 lamentable
                 Fire
                 ,
                 that
                 hapned
                 on
                 London
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 the
                 13.
                 of
                 February
                 1633.
                 
              
               
                 FRom
                 this
                 let
                 us
                 turne
                 ,
                 our
                 eyes
                 upon
                 that
                 lamentable
                 Fire
                 upon
                 London
                 bridge
                 ,
                 that
                 upon
                 Monday
                 the
                 13.
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 1633.
                 betweene
                 eleven
                 and
                 twelve
                 towards
                 midnight
                 gave
                 us
                 ashes
                 in
                 stead
                 of
                 Beauty
                 :
                 the
                 ashes
                 ,
                 into
                 which
                 the
                 third
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Bridge
                 was
                 consum'd
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 beautifull
                 Frames
                 so
                 consumed
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 number
                 of
                 the
                 houses
                 then
                 burnt
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 the
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Church
                 called
                 Saint
                 Magnus
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 first
                 open
                 place
                 ,
                 were
                 two
                 and
                 forty
                 ;
                 all
                 which
                 (
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 wares
                 ,
                 the
                 goods
                 ,
                 and
                 rich
                 furniture
                 in
                 them
                 )
                 were
                 devoured
                 to
                 the
                 ground
                 (
                 though
                 many
                 hands
                 ,
                 much
                 labour
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 deale
                 of
                 feare
                 and
                 danger
                 ,
                 were
                 carefully
                 employed
                 to
                 prevent
                 it
                 )
                 before
                 eight
                 of
                 the
                 clocke
                 the
                 next
                 morning
                 .
                 Thus
                 suddenly
                 they
                 were
                 burnt
                 to
                 the
                 ground
                 ,
                 all
                 above
                 ground
                 quencht
                 and
                 extinguisht
                 ,
                 but
                 beneath
                 in
                 their
                 Vaults
                 and
                 Cellars
                 ,
                 the
                 fire
                 remained
                 glowing
                 and
                 burning
                 for
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 a
                 whole
                 weeke
                 after
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 house
                 in
                 which
                 it
                 began
                 was
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 one
                 Master
                 Brigs
                 (
                 at
                 the
                 hither
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Bridge
                 )
                 a
                 Needle-maker
                 :
                 but
                 now
                 it
                 beganne
                 ,
                 because
                 divesly
                 spoken
                 by
                 many
                 ,
                 I
                 would
                 not
                 set
                 downe
                 from
                 any
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 losse
                 was
                 great
                 and
                 sudden
                 ,
                 presenting
                 (
                 as
                 a
                 glasse
                 )
                 the
                 length
                 of
                 a
                 lease
                 or
                 of
                 life
                 ,
                 when
                 such
                 a
                 sad
                 chance
                 shall
                 betide
                 us
                 .
                 Though
                 getting
                 a
                 long
                 lease
                 of
                 our
                 lands
                 ,
                 we
                 presume
                 of
                 a
                 lease
                 of
                 our
                 lives
                 ,
                 of
                 a
                 long
                 and
                 secure
                 possession
                 ;
                 like
                 those
                 in
                 the
                 4.
                 of
                 Iames
                 ,
                 that
                 say
                 ,
                 
                   To
                   day
                   or
                   to
                   morrow
                   we
                   will
                   goe
                   into
                   such
                   a
                   City
                   ,
                   and
                   continue
                   there
                   for
                   a
                   yeere
                   ,
                   and
                   buy
                   ,
                   and
                   sell
                   ,
                   and
                   get
                   money
                   .
                
                 They
                 will
                 goe
                 ,
                 they
                 will
                 stay
                 ,
                 they
                 will
                 get
                 ,
                 such
                 losses
                 as
                 these
                 never
                 thought
                 on
                 ;
                 though
                 the
                 same
                 Prophet
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 place
                 )
                 tell
                 them
                 ,
                 
                   They
                   know
                   not
                   what
                   the
                   morrow
                   may
                   bring
                   with
                   it
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
             
               A
               PERAMBVLATION
               OR
               ,
               CIRCVIT-VVALKE
               foure
               miles
               about
               LONDON
               :
               And
               what
               Memorable
               matters
               and
               Monuments
               wee
               have
               found
               and
               met
               withall
               in
               our
               Iourney
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               Church
               at
               Fulham
               are
               these
               ensuing
               Monuments
               .
            
             
               
                 This
                 Monument
                 is
                 at
                 the
                 upper
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 HIc
                 situs
                 est
                 Gulielmus
                 Biliesby
                 ,
                 
                 Eques
                 Auratus
                 ,
                 Fisci
                 Regij
                 ostiarius
                 ,
                 cum
                 Anna
                 vxore
                 ,
                 è
                 Familia
                 Brogravia
                 ,
                 quae
                 illi
                 peperit
                 duas
                 Filias
                 ,
                 Franciscam
                 ,
                 &
                 Margaretam
                 ,
                 totidemque
                 Eilîos
                 ,
                 qui
                 infantes
                 objerunt
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Obijt
                   ille
                   25.
                   
                   Martij
                   1607.
                   
                
                 
                   Illa
                   27.
                   
                   Maij
                   1608.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Francisca
                   Filia
                   primogenita
                   ,
                   primum
                   n●●pta
                   Ioanni
                   Madocks
                   Armigero
                   ,
                   postea
                   Thomae
                   Walker
                   Armigero
                   ,
                   Fisci
                   Regij
                   ostiario
                   .
                   Obijt
                   die
                   6.
                   
                   Novembris
                   1607.
                   &
                   hic
                   parentibus
                   tumulatur
                   .
                   Margar.
                   altera
                   Flia
                   enupta
                   Hugoni
                   Parlor
                   ,
                   de
                   Plumsted
                   Armigero
                   .
                   Obijt
                   &
                   in
                   Ecclesia
                   Sanct.
                   Margaretae
                   Westmonasterij
                   Requiescit
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Another
                 Monument
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 the
                 Quire
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   D.
                   O.
                   M.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Thomae
                     Smitho
                     Equiti
                     Aurato
                     ,
                     Regij
                     Majestati
                     ,
                     à
                     supplicum
                     libellis
                     ,
                     &
                     ab
                     Epistolis
                     Latinis
                     ,
                     viro
                     doctrina
                     ,
                     prudentiaque
                     singulari
                     ,
                     Francisca
                     Guil.
                     Baronis
                     Chandos
                     filia
                     ,
                     optimo
                     Marito
                     Conjux
                     Moestiss
                     .
                     plorans
                     posuit
                     .
                     Obijt
                     28.
                     die
                     Novemb.
                     1609.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Another
                 Monument
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 the
                 Quire
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 Epitaphium
                 D.
                 Gulielmi
                 Brutij
                 Equitis
                 Aurati
                 ,
                 &
                 Medici
                 Regis
                 Henrici
                 octavi
                 ,
                 qui
                 obiis
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1545.
                 
                 Novem.
                 17.
                 
              
               
                 Quid
                 Medicina
                 valet
                 ?
              
               
                 quid
                 Honos
                 ?
                 quid
                 Gratia
                 Regum
                 ?
              
               
                 Quid
                 popularis
                 Amor
                 ,
              
               
                 Mors
                 ubi
                 saeva
                 venit
                 ?
              
               
                 Sola
                 valet
                 pietas
                 ,
              
               
                 quae
                 structa
                 est
                 ,
                 Auspice
                 Christo
              
               
                 Sola
                 in
                 morte
                 valet
                 ,
              
               
                 caetera
                 cuncta
                 fluunt
                 .
              
               
                 Ergo
                 mihi
                 in
                 vita
              
               
                 fuerit
                 quando
                 omnia
                 Christus
                 ,
              
               
                 Mors
                 mihi
                 nunc
                 lucrum
                 ,
              
               
                 vitaque
                 Christus
                 erit
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Epitaphium
                   hoc
                   primitus
                   inscriptum
                   pariete
                   ,
                   &
                   situ
                   jam
                   penè
                   exesum
                   ,
                   sic
                   demum
                   restituit
                   
                     Leonardus
                     Butts
                  
                   Armiger
                   Norfolciensis
                   .
                   Oct.
                   30.
                   1627.
                   
                   Amoris
                   ergo
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Another
                 Monument
                 neere
                 to
                 this
                 last
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 on
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 Earth
                 in
                 Cornwall
              
               
                 was
                 my
                 first
                 beginning
                 ,
              
               
                 From
                 Bonds
                 and
                 Corringtons
                 ,
              
               
                 as
                 it
                 may
                 appeare
                 :
              
               
                 Now
                 to
                 Earth
                 in
                 Fulham
                 ,
              
               
                 God
                 disposed
                 my
                 ending
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 March
                 the
                 thousand
              
               
                 and
                 six
                 hundred
                 yeere
              
               
                 Of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 in
                 whom
              
               
                 my
                 body
                 here
                 doth
                 rest
                 ,
              
               
                 Till
                 both
                 in
                 body
                 and
                 soule
              
               
                 I
                 shall
                 be
                 fully
                 blest
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Bond.
                
                 Obijt
                 Anno
                 Aetatis
                 suae
                 68.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 Church
                 at
                 Putney
                 are
                 these
                 ensuing
                 Monuments
                 .
              
               
                 
                   This
                   Monument
                   is
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   ,
                   and
                   hath
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Memoriae
                     Sacrum
                     .
                  
                   
                     HEre
                     lyeth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Richard
                       Lusher
                    
                     of
                     Putney
                     ,
                     
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Surrey
                     Esquire
                     :
                     who
                     married
                     Mary
                     ,
                     the
                     second
                     Daughter
                     of
                     
                       George
                       Scot
                    
                     of
                     
                       Staplefoord
                       Taune
                    
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Essex
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     .
                     He
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     the
                     27.
                     of
                     September
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       1615.
                       
                       Aetatis
                       sua
                    
                     30.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       What
                       tongue
                       can
                       speake
                    
                     
                       the
                       vertues
                       of
                       this
                       creature
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Whose
                       Body
                       faire
                       ,
                    
                     
                       whose
                       Soule
                       of
                       rarer
                       feature
                       ?
                    
                     
                       He
                       liv'd
                       a
                       Saint
                       ,
                    
                     
                       he
                       di'd
                       a
                       holy
                       Wight
                       ,
                    
                     
                       In
                       Heaven
                       ,
                       on
                       earth
                       ,
                    
                     
                       a
                       joyfull
                       heavy
                       sight
                       .
                    
                     
                       Body
                       Soule
                       united
                       ,
                    
                     
                       agree'd
                       in
                       one
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Like
                       strings
                       well
                       tuned
                    
                     
                       in
                       an
                       Vni-sone
                       .
                    
                     
                       No
                       discord
                       harsh
                    
                     
                       this
                       Navell
                       could
                       untie
                       ,
                    
                     
                       'T
                       was
                       Heaven
                       ,
                       the
                       Earth
                       ,
                    
                     
                       this
                       Musicke
                       did
                       envy
                       .
                    
                     
                       Wherefore
                       may
                       well
                       be
                       said
                       .
                    
                     
                       He
                       lived
                       well
                       ;
                    
                     
                       And
                       being
                       dead
                       ,
                    
                     
                       the
                       world
                       his
                       vertues
                       tell
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Though
                       Richard
                       Lusher
                    
                     
                       sleepeth
                       in
                       the
                       dust
                       ,
                    
                     
                       He
                       sleepes
                       in
                       hope
                       ,
                    
                     
                       and
                       hopes
                       to
                       live
                       againe
                       :
                    
                     
                       His
                       soule
                       in
                       Heaven
                    
                     
                       is
                       waking
                       with
                       the
                       just
                       ,
                    
                     
                       And
                       wakes
                       in
                       joy
                       ,
                    
                     
                       being
                       free'd
                       from
                       sense
                       of
                       paine
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Bones
                       take
                       your
                       rest
                       ,
                    
                     
                       your
                       soule
                       in
                       Heaven
                       attends
                       ,
                    
                     
                       The
                       blest
                       re-union
                    
                     
                       of
                       two
                       loving
                       friends
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                   
                     
                       Marito
                       dilectissimo
                       ,
                       
                         Maria
                         Lusher
                      
                       conjux
                       Moestissima
                       ,
                       in
                       perpetuum
                       Amoris
                       Testimonium
                       ,
                       hoc
                       Monumentum
                       plorans
                       posuit
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mary
                       ,
                       by
                       her
                       first
                       match
                       ,
                       Lusher
                       ,
                       daughter
                       of
                       
                         George
                         Scot
                      
                       ,
                       Esquire
                       ,
                       descended
                       from
                       
                         Iohn
                         Scot
                      
                       ,
                       Lord
                       chiefe
                       Justice
                       of
                       England
                       ,
                       in
                       the
                       raigne
                       of
                       King
                       Edward
                       the
                       third
                       ,
                       and
                       after
                       wife
                       to
                       
                         Thomas
                         Knivet
                      
                       ,
                       descended
                       from
                       
                         Iohn
                         Knivet
                      
                       Knight
                       ,
                       Lord
                       chiefe
                       Justice
                       in
                       the
                       same
                       Kings
                       raigne
                       ,
                       and
                       Lord
                       Chancellour
                       of
                       England
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     To
                     Thomas
                     Knivet
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       That
                       you
                       have
                       laid
                    
                     
                       my
                       body
                       here
                       ,
                    
                     
                       By
                       that
                       first
                       side
                    
                     
                       I
                       lov'd
                       so
                       deere
                       ,
                    
                     
                       I
                       thanke
                       you
                       Husband
                       :
                    
                     
                       That
                       the
                       poore
                    
                     
                       Are
                       still
                       your
                       care
                       ,
                    
                     
                       I
                       thanke
                       you
                       more
                       .
                    
                     
                       These
                       last
                       I
                       charg'd
                    
                     
                       you
                       with
                       alive
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Being
                       done
                       ,
                       I
                       rest
                       ,
                    
                     
                       while
                       you
                       survive
                       .
                    
                     
                       But
                       yet
                       I
                       have
                    
                     
                       another
                       Boone
                       ,
                    
                     
                       When
                       Fate
                       shall
                       come
                    
                     
                       (
                       as
                       come
                       full
                       soone
                    
                     
                       It
                       will
                       ,
                       and
                       will
                    
                     
                       not
                       be
                       deni'd
                       )
                    
                     
                       That
                       you
                       would
                       close
                    
                     
                       my
                       other
                       side
                       .
                    
                     
                       Y
                       'ave
                       thought
                       it
                       worthy
                    
                     
                       to
                       bee
                       read
                    
                     
                       You
                       once
                       were
                       second
                    
                     
                       to
                       my
                       bed
                       ;
                    
                     
                       Why
                       may
                       you
                       not
                    
                     
                       like
                       title
                       have
                       ,
                    
                     
                       To
                       this
                       my
                       second
                       bed
                       ,
                    
                     
                       the
                       Grave
                       ?
                    
                     
                       This
                       Stone
                       will
                       cover
                    
                     
                       us
                       all
                       three
                       ,
                    
                     
                       And
                       under
                       it
                    
                     
                       we
                       shall
                       be
                       free
                    
                     
                       From
                       Love
                       ,
                       or
                       Hate
                       ,
                    
                     
                       or
                       least
                       distrust
                    
                     
                       Of
                       Jealousie
                    
                     
                       to
                       vexe
                       our
                       dust
                       :
                    
                     
                       For
                       here
                       our
                       bodies
                    
                     
                       doe
                       but
                       wait
                    
                     
                       The
                       summons
                       for
                    
                     
                       their
                       glorious
                       state
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   same
                   Monument
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                   Quam
                   Diu
                   Domine
                   .
                   Siste
                   Siste
                   Hospes
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Quod
                     Reliqui
                     est
                     Lectissimae
                     Foeminae
                  
                   
                     Te
                     Rogitat
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Etiam
                     ego
                     ,
                     superstes
                     Maritus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     superstes
                     ipse
                     Funeri
                     meo
                     .
                  
                   
                     Nam
                     in
                     Conjuge
                     ,
                     Conjunx
                     vixi
                     ,
                  
                   
                     et
                     cum
                     illa
                     Elatus
                     sum
                     .
                  
                   
                     Maria
                     ,
                     mea
                     Maria
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Dulcissima
                     Maria
                  
                   
                     Hic
                     sita
                     est
                     .
                  
                   
                     Cor
                     Gratiarum
                     ,
                     flos
                     venustatis
                     Merus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sedes
                     amorum
                     ,
                     Castitatis
                     exemplar
                  
                   
                     Tanti
                     erga
                     me
                     affectus
                  
                   
                     Talisque
                     .
                  
                   
                     Morum
                     ac
                     vitae
                     perpetuae
                     Sanctimoniae
                     ,
                  
                   
                     ut
                     vivens
                     ,
                     Moriensque
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Singulari
                     Praeluxerit
                     Face
                  
                   
                     omoibus
                  
                   
                     Vel
                     ordinis
                     sui
                     ,
                     vel
                     sexus
                     .
                  
                   
                     Heu
                     qualem
                     amisi
                  
                   
                     Ex
                     puerperio
                     Raptam
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Et
                     cum
                     ea
                     ,
                     spem
                     Posteritatis
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sic
                     me
                     relinquis
                     ?
                     Sic
                     Terras
                     deseris
                     ?
                  
                   
                     O
                     Christianae
                     perfectionis
                     Imago
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Injuriarum
                     contemptrix
                     Facilis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Doloribus
                     Ferendis
                     Fortis
                     :
                  
                   
                     Omnes
                     in
                     te
                     certabant
                     virtutes
                  
                   
                     sed
                     vicit
                     Pie●as
                     .
                  
                   
                     Fulges
                     etiam
                     in
                     ipsa
                     mortis
                     umbra
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Divini
                     amoris
                     d●m
                     vixisti
                     Flamma
                  
                   
                     Et
                     Postquam
                     vixisti
                     Astrum
                     .
                  
                   
                     Vale
                     ,
                     Vale
                     Maria
                     :
                  
                   
                     Nullum
                     de
                     te
                     dolorem
                  
                   
                     Nisi
                     ex
                     Acerbissima
                     tua
                     morte
                  
                   
                     Accepi
                     .
                  
                   
                     At
                     (
                     Cara
                     Conjunx
                     )
                     non
                     ego
                     te
                     desinam
                  
                   
                     Lugere
                     ,
                     donec
                     vi
                     doloris
                     obrutus
                  
                   
                     Meis
                     &
                     ipse
                     liquero
                     luctum
                     parem
                     .
                  
                   
                     M.
                     S.
                     
                  
                   
                     Mariae
                  
                   
                     Pientissimae
                     Mariae
                  
                   
                     Cui
                     lucis
                     ortum
                     Staplefordia
                     dedit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Genusque
                     Scottorum
                     Familia
                     vetus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Georgiae
                     Filiae
                     &
                     Cohaeredi
                     :
                  
                   
                     Primis
                     Nuptijs
                     
                       Richardo
                       Lushero
                    
                     junctae
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nicholai
                     Equitis
                     Aurati
                     Filio
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Proximis
                     mihi
                     
                       Thomae
                       Knivetto
                    
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Maritorum
                     Moestissimo
                     .
                  
                   
                     Obijt
                     xxvij
                     .
                     Aug.
                     CIO
                     .
                     IOC.
                     xxiij
                     .
                  
                   
                     Aetatis
                     35.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 In
                 the
                 Church
                 at
                 Chelsey
                 ,
                 are
                 these
                 ensuing
                 Monuments
                 .
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   North
                   Ile
                   is
                   this
                   inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   obitum
                   illustrissimi
                   viri
                   ,
                   
                   Domini
                   Arthuri
                   Gorges
                   ,
                   Equitis
                   Aurati
                   ,
                   Epicedium
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Transtulit
                     Lucanum
                     
                       
                         Te
                         deflent
                         Nati
                         ,
                         Natae
                         ,
                         Celeberima
                         Conjux
                         ;
                      
                       
                         Te
                         dolet
                         argutae
                         ,
                         magna
                      
                       
                         Caterva
                         scholae
                         ;
                      
                       
                         At
                         Lucanus
                         ait
                         ,
                         se
                         vivo
                         ,
                         non
                         Moriturum
                      
                       
                         Arthurum
                         Gorges
                         ,
                         Transtulit
                         ipse
                         decus
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Aethereas
                         Cupiens
                         Arthurus
                         adire
                         per
                         Auras
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Et
                         nonus
                         ex
                         ejus
                         Nomine
                         Natus
                         adest
                         .
                         
                           
                             Domin
                             ?
                             Arth.
                             Gorg.
                             Equ
                             .
                             Aurat
                             .
                             Filius
                             eius
                             Natu
                             Maximus
                             .
                          
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 same
                 I
                 le
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 is
                 this
                 inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   ●ieth
                   the
                   right
                   Noble
                   and
                   Excellent
                   Princesse
                   ,
                   Lady
                   
                     Iane
                     Guilford
                  
                   ,
                   late
                   Dutchesse
                   of
                   
                     Northumber
                     land
                  
                   ;
                   Daughter
                   and
                   sole
                   Heire
                   unto
                   the
                   right
                   Honourable
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Edward
                     Guilford
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Warden
                   of
                   the
                   five
                   Ports
                   .
                   The
                   which
                   Sir
                   Edward
                   ,
                   was
                   sonne
                   to
                   the
                   right
                   Honourable
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Richard
                     Guilford
                  
                   ,
                   sometimes
                   Knight
                   ,
                   and
                   Companion
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   Noble
                   Order
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   .
                   And
                   the
                   said
                   Dutchesse
                   was
                   wife
                   to
                   the
                   right
                   High
                   and
                   Mighty
                   Prince
                   ,
                   
                     Iohn
                     Dudley
                  
                   ,
                   late
                   Duke
                   of
                   Northumberland
                   ;
                   by
                   whom
                   she
                   had
                   issue
                   13.
                   children
                   ,
                   that
                   is
                   to
                   wit
                   ,
                   eight
                   sonnes
                   and
                   five
                   daughters
                   :
                   and
                   after
                   shee
                   had
                   lived
                   46.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   she
                   departed
                   this
                   transitory
                   world
                   at
                   her
                   Mannor
                   of
                   Chelsey
                   ,
                   the
                   22.
                   day
                   of
                   January
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   second
                   yeere
                   of
                   the
                   raigne
                   of
                   our
                   Soveraigne
                   Lady
                   ,
                   Q.
                   Mary
                   the
                   first
                   ,
                   An.
                   1555.
                   on
                   whose
                   soule
                   Jesus
                   have
                   mercy
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Another
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 ,
                 thus
                 inscribed
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 obitum
                 Nobilissimorum
                 Conjugum
                 Gregorij
                 D.
                 Dacres
                 ,
                 &
                 Annae
                 uxoris
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Quos
                   ardens
                   copulavit
                   Amor
                   ,
                
                 
                   Iuvenilibus
                   annis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Abstulit
                   atra
                   dies
                   ,
                
                 
                   mors
                   inopina
                   rapit
                   ;
                
                 
                   Ille
                   prior
                   Fatis
                   ,
                   Dacrorum
                
                 
                   Nobile
                   Germen
                
                 
                   Occidit
                   ,
                   In
                   Morbum
                   ,
                
                 
                   at
                   incidit
                   illa
                   prius
                   .
                
                 
                   Quae
                   languescendo
                   ,
                   Miserae
                
                 
                   praetedia
                   vitae
                
                 
                   Sensit
                   ,
                   tam
                   dulci
                   conjuga
                
                 
                   Cassa
                   su●
                   .
                
                 
                   Vt
                   teneri
                   cordis
                   concordia
                
                 
                   junxerat
                   ambos
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sic
                   idem
                   Amborum
                   contegit
                
                 
                   ossa
                   locus
                   .
                
                 
                   Quos
                   jungit
                   tumulus
                   ,
                
                 
                   conjungunt
                   coelica
                   Tecta
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vt
                   teneant
                   Coelum
                   ,
                
                 
                   qui
                   tenuere
                   fidem
                   .
                
              
               
                 Nobilis
                 iste
                 Vir
                 obijt
                 ,
                 Septem
                 .
                 25.
                 1594.
                 
              
               
                 Nobilis
                 ista
                 Mulilier
                 obijt
                 ,
                 Maij
                 14.
                 1595.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Nobilis
                   Anna
                   Iaces
                   ,
                
                 
                   prudens
                   Sackvillia
                   proles
                
                 
                   Viva
                   tui
                   defles
                
                 
                   funera
                   Moesta
                   viri
                   .
                
                 
                   Nil
                   mortale
                   placet
                   ,
                
                 
                   Coelum
                   tua
                   pectora
                   spirant
                   ,
                
                 
                   Postquam
                   Parca
                   viri
                   ,
                
                 
                   conscidit
                   Atra
                   ,
                   diem
                
                 
                   Foeminei
                   lux
                   Clara
                   chori
                   ,
                
                 
                   pia
                   ,
                   casta
                   ,
                   pudica
                   ,
                
                 
                   Aegris
                   subsidium
                   ,
                
                 
                   Pauperibusque
                   decus
                   .
                
                 
                   Fida
                   deo
                   ,
                   perchara
                   tuis
                   ,
                
                 
                   constansque
                   diserta
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vt
                   patiens
                   M●rbi
                   ,
                
                 
                   sic
                   pietatis
                   amans
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   O
                   quoties
                   manibus
                   passis
                   ,
                
                 
                   ad
                   culmina
                   Coeli
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hanc
                   Animam
                   dixti
                   ,
                
                 
                   suscipe
                   quaeso
                   Deus
                
                 
                   Menspia
                   ,
                   Coelestis
                   patriae
                
                 
                   pervenit
                   ad
                   Arcem
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hic
                   tumulus
                   corpus
                   ,
                
                 
                   mentis
                   inane
                   tenet
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Another
                 Monument
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 this
                 inscribed
                 .
              
               
                 
                   O
                   Lord
                   ,
                   in
                   thee
                   have
                   I
                   trusted
                   ,
                
                 
                   Let
                   me
                   never
                   be
                   confounded
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Hungerford
                  
                   of
                   Chilsey
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Middlesex
                   Esquire
                   ;
                   the
                   second
                   sonne
                   of
                   
                     Robert
                     Hungerford
                  
                   the
                   elder
                   ,
                   of
                   Cadname
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Wilth
                   Esquire
                   ;
                   who
                   hath
                   served
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   8.
                   in
                   the
                   roomth
                   of
                   a
                   Gentleman
                   Pentioner
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   with
                   his
                   Majesty
                   at
                   the
                   winning
                   of
                   Boloine
                   ;
                   and
                   King
                   Edward
                   the
                   sixth
                   at
                   Mussleborough
                   field
                   ;
                   besides
                   Queene
                   Mary
                   and
                   Queene
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   in
                   their
                   affaires
                   ,
                   being
                   of
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   70.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   to
                   Wife
                   
                     Vrsula
                     Matdenhead
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   Daughter
                   of
                   the
                   Lady
                   
                     Sands
                     .
                     Anno
                     Domini
                  
                   1581.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Another
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 with
                 this
                 inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   yeeres
                   wherein
                   I
                   liv'd
                
                 
                   were
                   fifty
                   foure
                   ,
                
                 
                   October
                   twenty
                   eight
                
                 
                   did
                   end
                   my
                   life
                   :
                
                 
                   Children
                   five
                   of
                   eleven
                
                 
                   God
                   left
                   in
                   store
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sole
                   comfort
                   to
                   their
                   mother
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   my
                   wife
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   world
                   can
                   say
                
                 
                   what
                   I
                   have
                   beene
                   before
                   ,
                
                 
                   What
                   I
                   am
                   now
                   ,
                
                 
                   examples
                   still
                   are
                   rife
                   :
                
                 
                   Thus
                   Thomas
                   Laurence
                
                 
                   speakes
                   to
                   times
                   ensuing
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   Death
                   is
                   sure
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   Time
                   is
                   past
                   renuing
                   .
                
                 
                   Obijt
                   .
                   1593.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 On
                 the
                 South
                 side
              
               
                 
                   a
                   Monument
                   of
                   Sir
                   Thomas
                   Moore
                   ,
                   dated
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   .
                   1532.
                   
                
                 
                    
                
              
               
                 
                   Another
                   Monument
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Church
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   Sacrum
                   Memoriae
                   
                     Gulielmi
                     Plumbe
                  
                   Armigeri
                   &
                   Elizabethae
                   Vxoris
                   ejusdem
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Guilielmus
                     Plumbe
                     ,
                     Filius
                     &
                     Haeres
                     Ioannis
                     Plumbe
                     ,
                     de
                     Eltham
                     Armigeri
                     .
                     Duas
                     Vxores
                     duxit
                     ;
                     priorem
                     Magaretam
                     ,
                     Filiam
                     ,
                     &
                     unicam
                     Haeredem
                     Thomae
                     Nevill
                     Equitis
                     ,
                     quam
                     Robertus
                     Southwell
                     Eques
                     viduam
                     Reliquerat
                     ,
                     Ex
                     qua
                     nullam
                     prolem
                     Genuit
                     .
                     Alteram
                     Elizabetham
                     ,
                     ex
                     qua
                     unicus
                     filius
                     n●tus
                     est
                     ,
                     Franciscus
                     Plumbe
                     .
                     Elizabetha
                     ,
                     unica
                     Filia
                     &
                     Haeres
                     Edvardi
                     Dormer
                     de
                     Fulham
                     Armigeri
                     ,
                     Filij
                     natu
                     minimi
                     Galfridi
                     Dormer
                     de
                     Thame
                     Armigeri
                     .
                     Priorem
                     conjugem
                     habuit
                     Iohannem
                     Gresham
                     ,
                     de
                     Mayfield
                     ,
                     in
                     Comitatu
                     Sussexiae
                     Armigerum
                     ,
                     &
                     secundum
                     filium
                     Iohannis
                     Gresham
                     Equitis
                     (
                     quondam
                     Majoris
                     London
                     )
                     cui
                     tres
                     peperit
                     filios
                     ,
                     Thomam
                     ,
                     Guilielmum
                     ,
                     &
                     Edvardum
                     Gresham
                     ,
                     eo
                     defuncto
                     Guilielmum
                     Plumbe
                     praedictum
                     conjugem
                     accepit
                     .
                     Guilielmus
                     Plumbe
                     ,
                     obijt
                     9.
                     die
                     Febr.
                     Anno
                     1593.
                     
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     60.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 Church
                 at
                 Stepney
                 are
                 these
                 ensuing
                 Monuments
                 .
              
               
                 
                   On
                   a
                   Monument
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   ONe
                   ancient
                   Monument
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Collet
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Knight
                   ,
                   twice
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   free
                   of
                   the
                   Mercers
                   ,
                   and
                   Father
                   to
                   Doctor
                   
                   
                     Iohn
                     Collet
                  
                   sometimes
                   Deane
                   of
                   Saint
                   Pauls
                   ,
                   refreshed
                   by
                   the
                   Company
                   of
                   Mercers
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1605.
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 upper
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 .
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   upper
                   end
                   is
                   a
                   faire
                   Monument
                   of
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     Startute
                  
                   ,
                   erected
                   by
                   Captaine
                   
                     Michael
                     Miriall
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Clare
                   his
                   Wife
                   ,
                   sometime
                   Daughter
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     Startute
                  
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 On
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 as
                 followeth
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   resteth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Robert
                     Clarke
                  
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   sonne
                   of
                   
                     Roger
                     Clarke
                  
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   late
                   Alderman
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   a
                   man
                   humble
                   in
                   prosperity
                   ,
                   &
                   a
                   liberall
                   distributer
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   ,
                   courteous
                   and
                   affable
                   to
                   all
                   ,
                   an
                   upright
                   and
                   a
                   just
                   dealer
                   in
                   this
                   world
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   most
                   religious
                   seeker
                   of
                   the
                   world
                   to
                   come
                   .
                   Hee
                   had
                   to
                   wife
                   Margaretta
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   
                     Iohn
                     Langton
                  
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   sometimes
                   Governour
                   of
                   the
                   English
                   Company
                   in
                   Sprucia
                   ,
                   under
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   Polonia
                   ,
                   who
                   lived
                   together
                   in
                   great
                   love
                   and
                   integrity
                   almost
                   sixe
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   he
                   had
                   by
                   her
                   one
                   onely
                   Daughter
                   ,
                   named
                   Frances
                   ,
                   who
                   lived
                   one
                   yeere
                   three
                   quarters
                   ,
                   and
                   here
                   lies
                   interred
                   with
                   her
                   most
                   deare
                   and
                   loving
                   Father
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   whose
                   memory
                   the
                   said
                   Margaretta
                   ,
                   to
                   expresse
                   her
                   true
                   love
                   and
                   affection
                   ,
                   hath
                   caused
                   this
                   Monument
                   to
                   be
                   erected
                   ;
                   he
                   died
                   the
                   xxx
                   .
                   day
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                  
                   1610.
                   having
                   lived
                   xxxvj
                   .
                   yeeres
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 little
                 Monument
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 in
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Genero
                   suo
                   Guilielmo
                   Dawtrey
                   ,
                   quondam
                   Lincolniensis
                   Hospitij
                   socio
                   ,
                   Willielmi
                   Dawtrey
                   Sussexiae
                   Armigeri
                   ,
                   Filio
                   &
                   Haeredi
                   ,
                   viro
                   ingenij
                   acumine
                   ,
                   mentis
                   acie
                   ,
                   &
                   non
                   vulgari
                   Municipalium
                   Angliae
                   legum
                   scientia
                   praecellenti
                   ,
                   Richardus
                   Stonley
                   Armiger
                   ,
                   hoc
                   Amoris
                   ,
                   &
                   pietatis
                   simbolum
                   posuit
                   .
                   Obijt
                   16.
                   
                   Octobris
                   1589.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 This
                 Monument
                 is
                 at
                 the
                 upper
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Sacrae
                   Memoriae
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Ianae
                     Nevillae
                     Dominae
                     Dethicke
                     Matronae
                     Religiosissimae
                     ,
                     Modestissimae
                     ,
                     omnibus
                     qua
                     corporis
                     ,
                     qua
                     Animi
                     (
                     dum
                     vixit
                     )
                     dotibus
                     ornatissimae
                     :
                     Iesu
                     Christi
                     servae
                     devotissimae
                     ;
                     conjugi
                     suae
                     fidelissimae
                     ,
                     amantissimae
                     .
                     Quae
                     cum
                     viginti
                     fere
                     duos
                     Annos
                     felicissime
                     transegerat
                     .
                     Alexander
                     Nevillus
                     Armiger
                     ,
                     hoc
                     nunquam
                     intermorituri
                     amoris
                     sui
                     Monumentum
                     fieri
                     Testamento
                     curavit
                     .
                     Postquam
                     Annos
                     ferè
                     sexaginta
                     novem
                     vixerat
                     vicessimo
                     nono
                     Novembris
                     1606.
                     placidissimè
                     in
                     Domino
                     obdormivit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Tobiah
                     Worthington
                     ,
                     Alexandro
                     Nevillo
                     ,
                     ex
                     Testamento
                     solus
                     Executor
                     ,
                     ipsius
                     mandato
                     ,
                     hoc
                     Monumentum
                     posuit
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 On
                 a
                 little
                 brasse
                 Monument
                 in
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 is
                 thus
                 written
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   under
                   lieth
                   buried
                   
                     Nicholas
                     Gibson
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Grocer
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   Avis
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   who
                   were
                   Founders
                   of
                   the
                   Free-Schoole
                   at
                   Ratcliffe
                   ;
                   and
                   after
                   she
                   married
                   with
                   Sir
                   
                     Anthony
                     Knevit
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   which
                   lyeth
                   here
                   buried
                   also
                   .
                   Which
                   Nicholas
                   died
                   the
                   xxiij
                   .
                   of
                   September
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     1510.
                  
                   
                   And
                   the
                   said
                   Lady
                   Avis
                   died
                   the
                   third
                   day
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   1554.
                   whose
                   soules
                   Jesu
                   pardon
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 In
                 that
                 Chancell
                 likewise
                 this
                 is
                 written
                 .
              
               
                 
                   D.
                   O.
                   M.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     under
                     was
                     laid
                     up
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Spert
                    
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     sometime
                     Controuler
                     of
                     the
                     Navy
                     to
                     King
                     Henry
                     the
                     eighth
                     ,
                     and
                     both
                     the
                     first
                     Founder
                     and
                     Master
                     of
                     the
                     worthy
                     Society
                     or
                     Corporation
                     of
                     the
                     Trinity-house
                     .
                     He
                     lived
                     enobled
                     by
                     his
                     owne
                     worth
                     ,
                     and
                     died
                     the
                     eighth
                     of
                     September
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     yeere
                     1541.
                     
                     To
                     whose
                     pious
                     memory
                     the
                     said
                     Corporation
                     hath
                     gratefully
                     erected
                     this
                     Memoriall
                     .
                  
                   
                     Not
                     that
                     he
                     needed
                  
                   
                     Monument
                     of
                     stone
                     ,
                  
                   
                     For
                     his
                     well
                     gotten
                     fame
                  
                   
                     to
                     rest
                     upon
                     ,
                  
                   
                     But
                     this
                     was
                     rear'd
                     ,
                  
                   
                     to
                     testifie
                     that
                     he
                  
                   
                     Lives
                     in
                     their
                     loves
                     ,
                  
                   
                     that
                     yet
                     surviving
                     be
                     .
                  
                   
                     For
                     unto
                     vertue
                     ,
                  
                   
                     who
                     first
                     rais'd
                     his
                     name
                     ,
                  
                   
                     He
                     left
                     the
                     preservation
                  
                   
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     :
                  
                   
                     And
                     to
                     postery
                  
                   
                     remaine
                     it
                     shall
                     ,
                  
                   
                     When
                     Brasse
                     and
                     Marble
                  
                   
                     Monuments
                     doe
                     fall
                     .
                  
                   
                     Learne
                     for
                     to
                     die
                  
                   
                     while
                     thou
                     hast
                     breath
                     ,
                  
                   
                     So
                     shalt
                     thou
                     live
                  
                   
                     after
                     thy
                     death
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Anno
                       Domini
                    
                     1622.
                     by
                     the
                     Company
                     of
                     the
                     Trinity-house
                     ,
                     this
                     Monument
                     was
                     erected
                     81.
                     yeeres
                     after
                     the
                     decease
                     of
                     their
                     Founder
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Another
                 Monument
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Chancell
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   also
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   under
                   the
                   Communion
                   Table
                   ,
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Henry
                     Steward
                  
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Darley
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   three
                   quarters
                   of
                   a
                   yere
                   ,
                   Sonne
                   and
                   Heire
                   of
                   
                     Matthew
                     Steward
                  
                   Earle
                   of
                   Lenox
                   ,
                   and
                   Lady
                   Margaret
                   his
                   Wife
                   ,
                   which
                   Henry
                   ,
                   deceased
                   the
                   28.
                   day
                   of
                   November
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1545.
                   whose
                   soule
                   Iesu
                   pardon
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 Stratford-Bow
                 ,
                 and
                 Bromley
                 ,
                 are
                 these
                 ensuing
                 Monuments
                 .
              
               
                 
                   This
                   Monument
                   is
                   in
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   Abrahamus
                   Iacob
                   Armiger
                   ,
                   Maria
                   Conjux
                   Superst
                   ,
                   maestis
                   .
                   Obijt
                   6.
                   
                   Maij.
                   A.
                   D.
                   1629.
                   
                   Aetatis
                   suae
                   56.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Hic
                     tumulus
                  
                   
                     PArentes
                     optimi
                     cum
                     prole
                     numerosâ
                     ,
                     
                     non
                     vestrae
                     virtutis
                     ,
                     sed
                     Doloris
                     mei
                     Monumentum
                     esto
                     .
                     Quam
                     uterque
                     erga
                     Deum
                     Pius
                     ,
                     quam
                     Regi
                     suo
                     obsequens
                     ,
                     &
                     commodus
                     ;
                     quam
                     amicis
                     Fidus
                     ,
                     quam
                     Patriae
                     utilis
                     ,
                     quam
                     pauperibus
                     benignus
                     ,
                     aliorum
                     esto
                     effari
                     ,
                     meum
                     imitari
                     ,
                     pij
                     Lectoris
                     supplere
                     ,
                     quod
                     Filialis
                     modestia
                     Retinuit
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Valete
                     Posteri
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sic
                     in
                     Christo
                     &
                     vivite
                     ,
                     &
                     morimini
                     .
                     Ioh.
                     Iacob
                     .
                     F.
                     Parentibus
                     maerens
                     merentibus
                     P.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       As
                       Nurses
                       strive
                    
                     
                       their
                       Babes
                       in
                       bed
                       to
                       hie
                       ,
                    
                     
                       When
                       they
                       too
                       liberally
                    
                     
                       the
                       wantons
                       play
                       :
                    
                     
                       So
                       to
                       prevent
                    
                     
                       his
                       future
                       grievous
                       crimes
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Nature
                       his
                       Nurse
                    
                     
                       got
                       him
                       to
                       bed
                       betimes
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 On
                 another
                 Monument
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Church
                 is
                 thus
                 written
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lies
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     William
                     Ferrars
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   onely
                   Sonne
                   and
                   Heire
                   of
                   
                     William
                     Ferrars
                  
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   late
                   Citizen
                   and
                   
                   Mercer
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   who
                   tooke
                   to
                   wife
                   Iane
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Daughters
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Peter
                     Van-lore
                  
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   one
                   Childe
                   ,
                   his
                   Wife
                   and
                   Childe
                   died
                   both
                   before
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   he
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   a
                   moneth
                   before
                   his
                   Father
                   .
                   He
                   was
                   a
                   Gentle-man
                   of
                   a
                   religious
                   soule
                   towards
                   God
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   sweet
                   behaviour
                   towards
                   men
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   death
                   was
                   by
                   his
                   Kindred
                   ,
                   and
                   generally
                   by
                   all
                   much
                   lamented
                   .
                   Hee
                   died
                   the
                   25.
                   of
                   August
                   ,
                   1625.
                   and
                   left
                   his
                   Vnkle
                   
                     Thomas
                     Ferrars
                  
                   his
                   Executor
                   ,
                   who
                   to
                   the
                   memory
                   of
                   him
                   hath
                   erected
                   this
                   small
                   Monument
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   this
                   most
                   pure
                   and
                   blessed
                   shade
                   ,
                
                 
                   (
                   Such
                   by
                   the
                   sacred
                   ashes
                   made
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   here
                   inhabit
                   must
                   )
                   do's
                   lye
                
                 
                   The
                   man
                   ,
                   whose
                   vertues
                   cannot
                   dye
                   .
                
                 
                   His
                   Almes
                   ,
                   his
                   Prayers
                   ,
                   his
                   Piety
                   ,
                
                 
                   Have
                   sent
                   his
                   soule
                   above
                   the
                   skie
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Nature
                   full
                   well
                   had
                   taught
                   his
                   Wife
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   summe
                   her
                   hourses
                   in
                   plous
                   life
                   ;
                
                 
                   To
                   God
                   ,
                   to
                   Friend
                   ,
                   to
                   poore
                   ,
                   to
                   all
                   ,
                
                 
                   She
                   was
                   as
                   good
                   as
                   we
                   dare
                   call
                
                 
                   Fraile
                   flesh
                   ;
                   good
                   passenger
                   give
                   praise
                
                 
                   To
                   them
                   who
                   liv'd
                   such
                   happy
                   dayes
                   .
                
                 
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   1625.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   same
                   Church
                   this
                   is
                   written
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Bread
                   is
                   given
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   for
                   the
                   honour
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   the
                   memory
                   of
                   
                     William
                     Ferrars
                  
                   the
                   younger
                   ,
                   by
                   
                     Thomas
                     Ferrars
                  
                   his
                   Executor
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 Church
                 at
                 Lambeth
                 are
                 these
                 insuing
                 Monuments
                 .
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   on
                   a
                   Marble
                   Tombe
                   as
                   followeth
                   .
                
                 
                   HEre
                   under
                   this
                   Tombe
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Clere
                  
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   
                   sonne
                   of
                   
                     Robert
                     Clerc
                  
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Norfolke
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   which
                   Thomas
                   deceased
                   the
                   14.
                   day
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                  
                   1545.
                   on
                   whose
                   soule
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   Christian
                   soules
                   ,
                   Jesus
                   have
                   mercy
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 Chancell
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 is
                 an
                 old
                 Tombe
                 of
                 Marble
                 ,
                 thus
                 written
                 on
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Sub
                   pedibus
                   ubi
                   statis
                   ,
                   jacet
                   corpus
                   Magistri
                   Hugonis
                   Peyntwin
                   ,
                   Legum
                   Doctoris
                   ,
                   nuper
                   Archi.
                   Cant.
                   Reveredissimorum
                   Patrum
                   Dō
                   .
                   Ioannis
                   Morton
                   Cardinalis
                   ,
                   Henrici
                   Dene
                   ,
                   &
                   William
                   Warham
                   Cant.
                   Archiepiscop
                   .
                   Audien
                   .
                   Causar
                   .
                   Auditoris
                   .
                   Qui
                   obijt
                   vj.
                   die
                   Augusti
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                   
                     M.
                     D.
                     iiij
                  
                   .
                   cujus
                   Animae
                   Propicietur
                   Deus
                   .
                   Amen
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 On
                 a
                 flat
                 Stone
                 there
                 is
                 thus
                 written
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Volente
                   Deo.
                   
                
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Richardus
                   Bancroft
                   ,
                   S.
                   Theologiae
                   Professor
                   ,
                   Episcopus
                   Londinensis
                   Primo
                   ,
                   deinde
                   Cantuariensis
                   Archiepiscopus
                   ,
                   &
                   Regi
                   Iacobo
                   à
                   Secretioribus
                   Consiliis
                   .
                   Obiit
                   secundo
                   Novembris
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                   1610.
                   aetatis
                   suae
                   67.
                   
                
                 
                   Volente
                   Deo.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 On
                 another
                 flat
                 Stone
                 thus
                 is
                 written
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 Lieth
                 the
                 Lady
                 Elizabeth
                 Howard
                 ,
                 sometimes
                 Countesse
                 of
                 Wiltshire
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 On
                 the
                 South
                 side
              
               
                 
                   Lieth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Nowell
                     Caroone
                  
                   ,
                   Ledger
                   Ambassadour
                   for
                   the
                   States
                   of
                   Holland
                   ,
                   with
                   his
                   Armes
                   and
                   Hatchments
                   ,
                   as
                   namely
                   his
                   Crest
                   ,
                   Helmet
                   ,
                   Armes
                   ,
                   Sword
                   ,
                   Gantlet
                   ,
                   and
                   Spurres
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 South
                 Chapell
                 is
                 a
                 faire
                 Monument
                 of
                 Marble
                 ,
                 ingraven
                 as
                 followeth
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Legh
                  
                   Knight
                   of
                   the
                   Bath
                   ,
                   sonne
                   of
                   
                     Ralph
                     Legh
                  
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   Mannors
                   of
                   Stockwell
                   and
                   Levehurst
                   ,
                   and
                   Dame
                   Isabel
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   of
                   
                     Otwell
                     Worsley
                  
                   ,
                   which
                   Sir
                   Iohn
                   deceased
                   the
                   17.
                   day
                   of
                   
                     August
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                  
                   M.
                   D.
                   xxiij
                   .
                   and
                   the
                   same
                   dame
                   Isabel
                   deceased
                   the
                   18.
                   day
                   of
                   Aprill
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 On
                 the
                 upper
                 end
                 on
                 the
                 wall
                 ,
                 a
                 Monument
                 as
                 followeth
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Arundell
                  
                   of
                   Gwarnicke
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Cornwall
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   Sonne
                   and
                   Heire
                   of
                   
                     Roger
                     Arundell
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   County
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   of
                   an
                   Ancient
                   ,
                   Honourable
                   ,
                   and
                   faire
                   descended
                   Family
                   ,
                   who
                   died
                   the
                   25.
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                   1613.
                   without
                   issue
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   56.
                   yeere
                   of
                   his
                   age
                   .
                
                 
                   Sape
                   &
                   praevale
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 On
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Quire
                 is
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Neere
                   to
                   this
                   place
                   ,
                   lyeth
                   interred
                   ,
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Robert
                     Scot
                  
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   descended
                   of
                   the
                   ancient
                   Barons
                   of
                   Bawery
                   in
                   Scotland
                   .
                   Hee
                   bent
                   himselfe
                   to
                   travell
                   ,
                   and
                   study
                   much
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   And
                   amongst
                   many
                   other
                   things
                   ,
                   he
                   einvented
                   the
                   Leather
                   Ordinance
                   ,
                   and
                   carried
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   Sweden
                   200.
                   men
                   ;
                   who
                   after
                   two
                   yeeres
                   service
                   ,
                   for
                   his
                   worth
                   and
                   valour
                   ,
                   was
                   preferred
                   to
                   the
                   office
                   of
                   Quarter
                   Master
                   generall
                   of
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Army
                   ;
                   which
                   he
                   possessed
                   three
                   yeeres
                   .
                   Frō
                   thence
                   ,
                   with
                   his
                   favour
                   ,
                   he
                   went
                   into
                   Denmarke
                   (
                   where
                   he
                   was
                   advanced
                   to
                   be
                   Generall
                   of
                   that
                   Kings
                   Artillery
                   .
                   )
                   There
                   being
                   advised
                   to
                   render
                   his
                   service
                   to
                   his
                   owne
                   Prince
                   ,
                   which
                   hee
                   doing
                   ,
                   his
                   Majesty
                   willingly
                   accepted
                   and
                   prefer'd
                   him
                   to
                   be
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Gentlemen
                   of
                   his
                   most
                   Honourable
                   Privy
                   Chamber
                   ,
                   and
                   rewarded
                   him
                   with
                   a
                   Pension
                   of
                   600.
                   li.
                   
                     per
                     annum
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   deserving
                   Spirit
                   ,
                   adorn'd
                   with
                   all
                   Indowments
                   befiting
                   a
                   Gentleman
                   ;
                   in
                   the
                   prime
                   of
                   his
                   flourishing
                   age
                   ,
                   surrendred
                   his
                   soule
                   to
                   his
                   Redeemer
                   ,
                   1631.
                   
                
                 
                   Of
                   his
                   great
                   worth
                   to
                   knew
                
                 
                   who
                   seeketh
                   more
                   ,
                
                 
                   Must
                   mount
                   to
                   Heaven
                   ,
                
                 
                   where
                   he
                   is
                   gone
                   before
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   France
                   hee
                   tooke
                   to
                   wife
                   
                     Anne
                     Scot
                  
                   ,
                   for
                   whose
                   remembrance
                   she
                   lovingly
                   erected
                   this
                   Memoriall
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 This
                 Monument
                 is
                 neere
                 unto
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Epitaphium
                   Thomae
                   Clarear
                   ,
                   qui
                   fato
                   functus
                   est
                   ,
                   1545.
                   
                   Auctore
                   Henrico
                   Howard
                   ,
                   Comite
                   Surrey
                   ,
                   in
                   cujus
                   foelicis
                   ingenij
                   specimen
                   ,
                   &
                   singularis
                   Facundiae
                   argumentum
                   ,
                   appensa
                   fuit
                   haec
                   Tabula
                   per
                   W.
                   Howard
                   Filium
                   Tho.
                   nuper
                   Ducis
                   Norff.
                   Filij
                   ejusdem
                   Henrici
                   Comitis
                   .
                
                 
                   Norfolke
                   sprung
                   thee
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lambeth
                   holds
                   thee
                   dead
                   :
                
                 
                   Clere
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   Count
                
                 
                   of
                   Cleremont
                   thou
                   hight
                   :
                
                 
                   Within
                   the
                   wombe
                
                 
                   of
                   Ormonds
                   race
                   thou
                   bred
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   sawest
                   thy
                   Cosin
                
                 
                   crowned
                   in
                   thy
                   sight
                   .
                
                 
                   Shelton
                   for
                   love
                   ,
                
                 
                   Surrey
                   for
                   Lord
                   thou
                   chase
                   ;
                
                 
                   Aye
                   me
                   ,
                   while
                   life
                   did
                   last
                   ,
                
                 
                   that
                   league
                   was
                   tender
                   ,
                
                 
                   Tracing
                   whose
                   steps
                   ,
                
                 
                   thou
                   sawest
                   Kelsall
                   blase
                   ,
                
                 
                   Laundersey
                   burnt
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   batter'd
                   Bulleyn's
                   render
                   ,
                
                 
                   At
                   Muttrell
                   gates
                   ,
                
                 
                   hopelesse
                   of
                   all
                   recure
                   ,
                
                 
                   Thine
                   Earle
                   halfe
                   dead
                   ,
                
                 
                   gave
                   in
                   thy
                   hand
                   his
                   will
                   ,
                
                 
                   Which
                   cause
                   did
                   thee
                
                 
                   this
                   pining
                   death
                   procure
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ere
                   Summers
                   foure
                   times
                   seven
                
                 
                   thou
                   couldst
                   fulfill
                   .
                
                 
                   Aye
                   Clere
                   ,
                   if
                   love
                   had
                   booted
                   ,
                
                 
                   care
                   or
                   cost
                   ,
                
                 
                   Heaven
                   had
                   not
                   wonne
                   .
                
                 
                   nor
                   Earth
                   so
                   timely
                   lost
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Over
                 against
                 the
                 other
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 I
                 le
                 ,
                 lieth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 Elizabeth
                 Bayly
                 ,
                 late
                 wife
                 of
                 Iohn
                 Bayly
                 .
                 Obijt
                 24.
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 Aetatis
                 suae
                 25.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Reader
                   tread
                   soft
                   ,
                
                 
                   under
                   thy
                   foot
                   doth
                   lye
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   mother
                   buried
                
                 
                   with
                   her
                   progeny
                   :
                
                 
                   Two
                   Females
                   and
                   a
                   Male
                   ,
                
                 
                   the
                   last
                   a
                   sonne
                   ,
                
                 
                   Who
                   with
                   his
                   life
                   ,
                
                 
                   his
                   Mothers
                   thred
                   hath
                   spun
                   ;
                
                 
                   His
                   breath
                   her
                   death
                   procur'd
                
                 
                   (
                   unhappy
                   sinne
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   thus
                   our
                   joy
                
                 
                   with
                   sorrow
                   vshers
                   in
                   .
                   )
                
                 
                   Yet
                   he
                   being
                   loth
                   to
                   leaue
                
                 
                   so
                   kinde
                   a
                   Mother
                   ,
                
                 
                   Changes
                   this
                   life
                
                 
                   to
                   meet
                   her
                   in
                   another
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   daughters
                   first
                
                 
                   were
                   rob'd
                   of
                   vitall
                   breath
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Mother
                   next
                
                 
                   in
                   strength
                   of
                   yeeres
                   met
                   death
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Fathers
                   onely
                   joy
                   ,
                
                 
                   a
                   hopefull
                   Sonne
                   ,
                
                 
                   Did
                   lose
                   his
                   life
                
                 
                   when
                   life
                   was
                   scarce
                   begun
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   harmlesse
                   Innocence
                   ,
                
                 
                   if
                   loyall
                   truth
                   ,
                
                 
                   Found
                   in
                   a
                   constant
                   wife
                
                 
                   combin'd
                   with
                   youth
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   a
                   kind
                   Husbands
                   prayers
                   ,
                
                 
                   or
                   Fathers
                   teares
                
                 
                   Could
                   have
                   prevail'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   they
                   had
                   liv'd
                   many
                   yeeres
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   these
                   all
                   fayling
                   ,
                
                 
                   here
                   rak'd
                   up
                   in
                   dust
                   ,
                
                 
                   They
                   wait
                   the
                   resurrection
                
                 
                   of
                   the
                   just
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   Husbands
                   love
                   ,
                
                 
                   a
                   Fathers
                   piety
                   ,
                
                 
                   Dedicates
                   this
                
                 
                   unto
                   their
                   memory
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   when
                   he
                   hath
                   his
                   debt
                
                 
                   to
                   Nature
                   pai'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   same
                   Grave
                
                 
                   himselfe
                   will
                   ●hen
                   be
                   lai'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   altogether
                   ,
                
                 
                   when
                   the
                   Trumpe
                   shall
                   sound
                   ,
                
                 
                   Husband
                   ,
                   Wife
                   ,
                   Children
                   ,
                
                 
                   may
                   in
                   Christ
                   be
                   found
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Another
                 Monument
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 the
                 Quire
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   foure
                   foot
                   distant
                   from
                   this
                   wall
                   ,
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     William
                     Suthes
                  
                   ,
                   Gent.
                   a
                   man
                   adorned
                   with
                   the
                   gifts
                   of
                   Grace
                   ,
                   Art
                   ,
                   and
                   Nature
                   :
                   by
                   Grace
                   hee
                   was
                   Religious
                   and
                   Charitable
                   ;
                   by
                   Art
                   he
                   was
                   in
                   Masonry
                   exquisite
                   ;
                   and
                   by
                   Nature
                   he
                   was
                   humane
                   and
                   affable
                   .
                   He
                   ,
                   by
                   Gods
                   appointment
                   ,
                   changed
                   his
                   mortall
                   life
                   of
                   misery
                   for
                   glorious
                   immortality
                   on
                   the
                   fifth
                   of
                   October
                   1625.
                   
                   His
                   sorrowfull
                   and
                   gratefull
                   Wife
                   ,
                   Mistresse
                   
                     Anne
                     Suthes
                  
                   ,
                   as
                   a
                   loyall
                   Testimony
                   of
                   her
                   love
                   to
                   her
                   deceased
                   Husband
                   ,
                   caused
                   this
                   Monument
                   to
                   be
                   erected
                   for
                   an
                   exemplary
                   of
                   his
                   worthinesse
                   ,
                   and
                   her
                   affection
                   .
                   He
                   was
                   Master
                   Mason
                   of
                   Windsor
                   Castle
                   ;
                   he
                   was
                   a
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Goldsmith
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   an
                   Assistant
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Worshipfull
                   Company
                   .
                   He
                   left
                   three
                   sonnes
                   towardly
                   and
                   hopefull
                   ,
                   to
                   bee
                   each
                   of
                   them
                   the
                   imitators
                   of
                   their
                   Fathers
                   vertues
                   ,
                   
                     Iohn
                     ,
                     Iames
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Matthew
                   .
                   And
                   herein
                   the
                   Reader
                   may
                   see
                   exprest
                   the
                   goodnesse
                   of
                   the
                   deceased
                   Husband
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   thankfulnesse
                   of
                   a
                   surviving
                   Wife
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   now
                   sings
                   praise
                
                 
                   amongst
                   the
                   heavenly
                   Host
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   God
                   the
                   Father
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sonne
                   ,
                   and
                   holy
                   Ghost
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 Church
                 at
                 Newington
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 ,
                 is
                 this
                 Monument
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Deo
                   viventium
                   .
                   Pietati
                   sacrum
                   .
                
                 
                   SIr
                   
                     Hugh
                     Brawne
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Knight
                   ,
                   the
                   Founder
                   and
                   Adorner
                   of
                   this
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   and
                   for
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   22.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   the
                   whole
                   ornament
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ;
                   Religious
                   towards
                   God
                   ,
                   and
                   respectfull
                   of
                   
                   the
                   poore
                   ,
                   determining
                   to
                   provide
                   for
                   the
                   day
                   of
                   his
                   death
                   ,
                   desires
                   here
                   to
                   repose
                   his
                   body
                   ,
                   in
                   a
                   happy
                   hope
                   of
                   a
                   glorious
                   Resurrection
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Reader
                     it
                     pleas'd
                  
                   
                     th'
                     Almighty
                     to
                     infuse
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sense
                     of
                     his
                     goodnesse
                  
                   
                     in
                     my
                     blessed
                     heart
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Faith
                     quickned
                     Loue
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     did
                     this
                     Churchworke
                     choose
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Both
                     ioyntly
                     here
                  
                   
                     doe
                     shew
                     themselves
                     in
                     part
                     :
                  
                   
                     His
                     be
                     the
                     glory
                     ,
                     Peace
                     ,
                  
                   
                     (
                     soule
                     saving
                     )
                     mine
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Prayer
                     ,
                     Thanksgiving
                     use
                     ,
                  
                   
                     example
                     thine
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   1614.
                   
                   Vivens
                   posui
                   .
                   Anno
                   Aetatis
                   77.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 Saint
                 Georges
                 Church
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 are
                 these
                 Monuments
                 thus
                 written
                 on
                 .
              
               
                 
                   LOe
                   ,
                   
                   Master
                   
                     William
                     Evans
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   he
                   whose
                   body
                   lieth
                   here
                   ,
                
                 
                   Bequeathed
                   hath
                   by
                   his
                   last
                   will
                   ,
                
                 
                   for
                   ever
                   by
                   the
                   yeere
                
                 
                   Ten
                   pound
                   eight
                   shillings
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   ,
                
                 
                   which
                   is
                   a
                   blessed
                   stay
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   must
                   be
                   given
                   them
                   in
                   bread
                   ,
                
                 
                   on
                   every
                   Sabbath
                   day
                   :
                
                 
                   One
                   halfe
                   to
                   Creekens
                   poore
                   ,
                
                 
                   his
                   native
                   soile
                   so
                   deare
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   other
                   moity
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                
                 
                   of
                   this
                   our
                   Parish
                   here
                   .
                
                 
                   See
                   now
                   all
                   ye
                   that
                   love
                   the
                   poore
                   ,
                
                 
                   how
                   God
                   did
                   guide
                   his
                   wayes
                   ;
                
                 
                   Tenscore
                   &
                   eight
                   are
                   serv'd
                   with
                   bread
                   ,
                
                 
                   in
                   two
                   and
                   fifty
                   dayes
                   ,
                
                 
                   More
                   then
                   money
                   would
                   have
                   done
                   ,
                
                 
                   to
                   yeelded
                   any
                   share
                   :
                
                 
                   Praise
                   God
                   ,
                   ye
                   poore
                   ,
                   who
                   gave
                   to
                   him
                
                 
                   so
                   provident
                   a
                   care
                   .
                
                 
                   Hee
                   was
                   of
                   the
                   Right
                   Worshipfull
                   Company
                   of
                   the
                   Merchant-Taylors
                   ,
                   and
                   deceased
                   the
                   29.
                   of
                   
                     Iuly
                     ,
                     Anno
                     1590.
                  
                   in
                   the
                   32.
                   yeere
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   prosperous
                   raigne
                   of
                   our
                   Soveraigne
                   Lady
                   ,
                   Queene
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     .
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                  
                   67.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Another
                 Monument
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 ,
                 having
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Behold
                   ,
                   
                     Iames
                     Savage
                  
                   ,
                   graciously
                
                 
                   Hath
                   done
                   a
                   godly
                   deed
                   ;
                
                 
                   To
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   to
                   releeve
                   their
                   need
                   ,
                
                 
                   Five
                   pounds
                   a
                   yeere
                   for
                   evermore
                   ,
                
                 
                   By
                   will
                   he
                   hath
                   bequeath'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   Which
                   must
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Angell
                   rents
                
                 
                   Quarterly
                   be
                   received
                   ,
                
                 
                   By
                   the
                   Churchwardens
                   of
                   this
                   Church
                
                 
                   Whom
                   he
                   hath
                   put
                   in
                   trust
                   ,
                
                 
                   As
                   Fathers
                   in
                   the
                   poores
                   behalfe
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   be
                   vpright
                   and
                   just
                   .
                
                 
                   Which
                   men
                   ,
                   I
                   doubt
                   not
                   ,
                   but
                   our
                   God
                
                 
                   Who
                   seeth
                   all
                   things
                   shall
                   finde
                   ,
                
                 
                   True
                   in
                   dispensing
                   of
                   the
                   same
                
                 
                   According
                   to
                   his
                   minde
                   .
                
                 
                   Ye
                   poore
                   ,
                   thanke
                   Christ
                   for
                   Savage
                   still
                   ,
                
                 
                   Extoll
                   Gods
                   Name
                   with
                   praise
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   he
                   ,
                   to
                   follow
                   his
                   good
                   Act
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   time
                   may
                   many
                   raise
                   .
                
              
               
                 Anno
                 1588.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 Church
                 at
                 Wansworth
                 ,
                 are
                 these
                 insuing
                 Monuments
                 .
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   is
                   thus
                   written
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Vnder
                     a
                     Stone
                     ,
                     
                     within
                     this
                     place
                     ,
                  
                   
                     doth
                     lie
                     
                       Iohn
                       Powel
                    
                     ,
                     who
                     for
                     the
                     space
                  
                   
                     Of
                     thirty
                     yeeres
                     before
                     Her
                     death
                     ,
                  
                   
                     did
                     serve
                     the
                     Queene
                     Elizabeth
                     :
                  
                   
                     And
                     to
                     King
                     Iames
                     of
                     worthy
                     fame
                     ,
                  
                   
                     for
                     nine
                     yeres
                     more
                     he
                     did
                     the
                     same
                     :
                  
                   
                     And
                     when
                     the
                     yeeres
                     of
                     seventy
                     foure
                     ,
                  
                   
                     were
                     now
                     come
                     to
                     an
                     end
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Into
                     the
                     hands
                     of
                     God
                     above
                     ,
                  
                   
                     his
                     soule
                     he
                     did
                     commend
                     .
                  
                   
                     Obijt
                     26.
                     die
                     Iunij
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                   1611.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 At
                 the
                 upper
                 end
                 of
                 that
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 is
                 thus
                 written
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Henry
                     Smith
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   sometime
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Alderman
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   who
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   the
                   30.
                   day
                   of
                   Ianuary
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                  
                   1627.
                   being
                   then
                   neere
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   79.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   who
                   while
                   he
                   lived
                   ,
                   gave
                   unto
                   these
                   severall
                   Townes
                   in
                   Surry
                   following
                   ,
                   one
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   a
                   piece
                   ,
                   to
                   buy
                   Lands
                   for
                   perpetuity
                   for
                   the
                   reliefe
                   and
                   setting
                   the
                   poore
                   people
                   on
                   worke
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   Townes
                   ,
                   viz.
                   To
                   the
                   towne
                   of
                   Croydon
                   ,
                   one
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   ;
                   To
                   the
                   towne
                   of
                   Kingstone
                   ,
                   one
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   ;
                   To
                   the
                   towne
                   of
                   Guilford
                   ,
                   one
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   ;
                   To
                   the
                   towne
                   of
                   Darkin
                   ,
                   one
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   ;
                   To
                   the
                   towne
                   of
                   Farneham
                   ,
                   one
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   .
                   And
                   by
                   his
                   last
                   Will
                   and
                   Testament
                   did
                   further
                   give
                   and
                   devise
                   ,
                   to
                   buy
                   lands
                   for
                   perpetuity
                   for
                   the
                   reliefe
                   and
                   setting
                   their
                   poore
                   on
                   worke
                   ,
                   unto
                   the
                   towne
                   of
                   Rigate
                   one
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   .
                   And
                   unto
                   this
                   towne
                   of
                   Wandsworth
                   ,
                   wherein
                   he
                   was
                   borne
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   500.
                   pounds
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   same
                   uses
                   as
                   before
                   .
                   And
                   did
                   further
                   will
                   and
                   bequeath
                   one
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   to
                   buy
                   land
                   for
                   perpetuity
                   ,
                   to
                   redeem
                   poore
                   Captives
                   and
                   Prisoners
                   from
                   the
                   Turkish
                   tyranny
                   .
                   And
                   not
                   here
                   stinting
                   his
                   charity
                   and
                   bounty
                   ,
                   did
                   also
                   give
                   and
                   bequeath
                   the
                   most
                   part
                   of
                   his
                   estate
                   ,
                   being
                   to
                   a
                   great
                   value
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   purchasing
                   lands
                   of
                   inheritance
                   for
                   ever
                   for
                   the
                   reliefe
                   of
                   the
                   poore
                   ,
                   and
                   setting
                   them
                   on
                   worke
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   patterne
                   worthy
                   the
                   imitation
                   of
                   those
                   whom
                   God
                   hath
                   blessed
                   with
                   the
                   abundance
                   of
                   the
                   goods
                   of
                   this
                   life
                   to
                   follow
                   him
                   herein
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Another
                 Monument
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 the
                 Quire
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Edward
                     Snow
                  
                   of
                   Chicksands
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Bedford
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   :
                   in
                   memory
                   of
                   whom
                   ,
                   Em
                   his
                   Wife
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   
                     William
                     Byne
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Sussex
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   erected
                   this
                   Monument
                   ;
                   he
                   had
                   issue
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     Alice
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Sarah
                   .
                   He
                   deceased
                   at
                   the
                   Mannor
                   of
                   
                     Alfarthing
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                  
                   1587.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 At
                 the
                 upper
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Chancell
                 is
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     Susanna
                     Powell
                  
                   ,
                   late
                   of
                   Wandsworth
                   Widow
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Hayward
                  
                   of
                   Wandsworth
                   ,
                   Yeoman
                   of
                   the
                   Guard
                   unto
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   8.
                   
                   King
                   Edward
                   the
                   6.
                   to
                   Queene
                   Mary
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   Queene
                   Elizabeth
                   (
                   of
                   ever
                   precious
                   memory
                   )
                   and
                   wife
                   unto
                   
                     Iohn
                     Powell
                  
                   of
                   Wandsworth
                   ,
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   servant
                   to
                   Queene
                   Elizabeth
                   .
                   This
                   
                     Susanna
                     Powell
                  
                   was
                   a
                   gracious
                   Benefactor
                   unto
                   this
                   Towne
                   of
                   Wandsworth
                   .
                   She
                   lived
                   a
                   Window
                   the
                   space
                   (
                   almost
                   )
                   of
                   twenty
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   deceased
                   the
                   19.
                   day
                   of
                   February
                   ,
                   1630.
                   &
                   at
                   her
                   death
                   bequeathed
                   by
                   her
                   Will
                   unto
                   24.
                   poore
                   Widowes
                   of
                   this
                   Towne
                   of
                   Wandsworth
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   foure
                   pence
                   in
                   bread
                   and
                   foure
                   pence
                   in
                   mony
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   distributed
                   every
                   Lords
                   day
                   ,
                   12.
                   on
                   one
                   Sabbath
                   ,
                   and
                   12.
                   another
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   North
                   doore
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   at
                   Wandsworth
                   .
                
                 
                   She
                   also
                   bequeathed
                   40.
                   shillings
                   every
                   yeere
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   to
                   put
                   forth
                   a
                   poore
                   man
                   child
                   an
                   Apprentice
                   ,
                   with
                   divers
                   other
                   loving
                   Remembrances
                   unto
                   her
                   good
                   friends
                   and
                   neighbours
                   .
                   These
                   foresaid
                   Donations
                   are
                   to
                   issue
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   benefits
                   and
                   profits
                   of
                   the
                   Rectory
                   of
                   Wandsworth
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   was
                   desired
                   to
                   be
                   recorded
                   ,
                   that
                   God
                   might
                   be
                   glorified
                   ,
                   the
                   memoriall
                   of
                   the
                   Iust
                   might
                   bee
                   blessed
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   living
                   stirred
                   up
                   to
                   such
                   like
                   good
                   workes
                   of
                   Piety
                   and
                   Compassion
                   .
                
                 
                   More
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   this
                   Church
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   Communion
                   Table
                   ,
                   two
                   Flagon
                   pots
                   of
                   Silver
                   ,
                   price
                   xx
                   .
                   li.
                   and
                   upwards
                   .
                
                 
                   To
                   release
                   poore
                   Prisoners
                   out
                   of
                   prison
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   day
                   of
                   her
                   buriall
                   ,
                   xx
                   .
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                 
                   To
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   the
                   parish
                   of
                   Putney
                   ,
                   long
                   before
                   she
                   deceased
                   ,
                   50.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   To
                   the
                   poore
                   Housholders
                   of
                   Wandsworth
                   ,
                   for
                   many
                   yeeres
                   before
                   her
                   death
                   ,
                   toward
                   payment
                   of
                   their
                   Rent
                   ,
                   
                     per
                     annum
                  
                   ,
                   5.
                   li.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 Church
                 at
                 Battersey
                 ,
                 are
                 these
                 ensuing
                 Monuments
                 .
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Quire
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Deo
                     Trino
                     &
                     Vni
                     Sacrum
                     .
                     
                  
                   
                     OLivero
                     ,
                     Nicolai
                     Sanct.
                     Iohn
                     de
                     Lydeard
                     ,
                     Filio
                     secundo
                     ,
                     Equiti
                     Aurato
                     ,
                     Antiquissimis
                     ,
                     &
                     illustribus
                     de
                     Belle
                     Campo
                     ,
                     de
                     Blestoe
                     Grandisonis
                     ,
                     &
                     Tregoziae
                     Familiis
                     oriundo
                     .
                     Terra
                     Marique
                     ,
                     Domi
                     Forisque
                     ,
                     Belli
                     pacisque
                     ,
                     Artibus
                     egregio
                     ,
                     Diu
                     Elizabethae
                     è
                     Nobilissima
                     Pensionariorum
                     cohorte
                     ,
                     suis
                     inde
                     meritis
                     ,
                     &
                     singulari
                     Divi
                     lacobi
                     gratia
                     ,
                     in
                     Hibernia
                     instrumentis
                     Bellicis
                     praefecto
                     ,
                     Conaciae
                     propraeside
                     questori
                     summo
                     ,
                     &
                     Regis
                     Vicario
                     ,
                     procomiti
                     de
                     Grandisonis
                     ,
                     &
                     Trigoziae
                     de
                     Hyworth
                     in
                     Anglia
                     Baroni
                     ,
                     Eidem
                     divo
                     Iacobo
                     ,
                     &
                     Filio
                     ejus
                     pijssimo
                     à
                     secretioribus
                     &
                     Sanctioribus
                     Consiliis
                     ,
                     Postquam
                     is
                     Annos
                     Honoribus
                     Aequaverat
                     ,
                     &
                     Tranquillissimè
                     senuerat
                     somnienti
                     similiter
                     extincto
                     ,
                     Iohannes
                     de
                     Sanct.
                     Iohn
                     ,
                     Eques
                     &
                     Baronettus
                     ,
                     ex
                     Fratre
                     Nepos
                     &
                     Haeres
                     Auunculo
                     Moerentissime
                     .
                     Moestissimus
                     P.
                     in
                     Ecclesia
                     de
                     Battersey
                     .
                     Vixit
                     Annos
                     70.
                     
                     Mor.
                     29.
                     
                     Decembris
                     1630.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 This
                 Monument
                 is
                 in
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Memoriae
                   Sacrum
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Elizabethae
                     ,
                     Filiae
                     Christophori
                     Toldervey
                     Armigeri
                     ,
                     quae
                     vivens
                     moriensque
                     fuit
                     conjux
                     dilecta
                     Danielis
                     Caldwall
                     ,
                     Filij
                     Laurentij
                     Caldwall
                     Armigeri
                     ,
                     per
                     quatuor
                     annos
                     ,
                     Filiorum
                     par
                     Enixa
                     ac
                     vnicam
                     Filiolam
                     ,
                     ipsa
                     Mater
                     ,
                     virgo
                     prius
                     Casta
                     ,
                     Vxor
                     dein
                     fida
                     ,
                     Morum
                     suavitate
                     vitae
                     integritate
                     ,
                     Religionis
                     Conscientia
                     insignis
                     ,
                     fideliter
                     obijt
                     ,
                     &
                     in
                     domino
                     foeliciter
                     obdormivit
                     die
                     Iunij
                     20.
                     
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     Anno
                     23.
                     1620.
                     
                  
                   
                     Moerens
                     ejus
                     Maritus
                     ,
                     hoc
                     Qualecunque
                     Monumentum
                     ,
                     Epitaphium
                     ,
                     Amoris
                     verè
                     conjugalis
                     ergo
                     ,
                     posuit
                     ,
                     composuit
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   D.
                   G.
                   
                
                 
                   This
                   stone
                   doth
                   tell
                   ,
                   the
                   Children
                
                 
                   and
                   the
                   Mother
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   liu'd
                   and
                   dy'd
                
                 
                   all
                   in
                   one
                   yeere
                   together
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   children
                   first
                
                 
                   Death
                   did
                   deprive
                   of
                   life
                   ,
                
                 
                   Yet
                   stai'd
                   not
                   there
                   ,
                
                 
                   but
                   tooke
                   away
                   the
                   Wife
                   .
                
                 
                   Insatiate
                   Death
                   ,
                
                 
                   not
                   with
                   the
                   Fruit
                   content
                   ▪
                
                 
                   But
                   thy
                   last
                   malice
                
                 
                   on
                   the
                   Tree
                   hast
                   spent
                   .
                
                 
                   Her
                   vertuous
                   life
                
                 
                   it
                   needlesse
                   were
                   to
                   praise
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   's
                   still
                   the
                   glosse
                
                 
                   to
                   cover
                   vicious
                   wayes
                   :
                
                 
                   I
                   le
                   say
                   but
                   this
                   ,
                
                 
                   that
                   all
                   who
                   knew
                   her
                   well
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   life
                   ,
                   for
                   death
                   ,
                
                 
                   will
                   say
                   she
                   did
                   excell
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Another
                 Monument
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Chancell
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   To
                   
                     Henry
                     Hussy
                  
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   his
                   loving
                   Wife
                   
                     Iudeth
                     Paget
                  
                   hath
                   erected
                   this
                   Monument
                   :
                   He
                   was
                   borne
                   at
                   Slinkfold
                   in
                   Sussex
                   ,
                   he
                   was
                   Clarke
                   of
                   the
                   Spicery
                   to
                   Queene
                   Elizabeth
                   and
                   King
                   Iames
                   ,
                   and
                   lived
                   in
                   the
                   Court
                   35.
                   yeeres
                   .
                   He
                   delivered
                   his
                   soule
                   to
                   God
                   the
                   23.
                   of
                   May
                   1611.
                   in
                   the
                   64.
                   yeere
                   of
                   his
                   age
                   ,
                   his
                   body
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   here
                   ,
                   waiting
                   for
                   a
                   joyfull
                   esurrection
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 In
                 the
                 Church
                 at
                 Hackney
                 are
                 these
                 ensuing
                 Monuments
                 .
              
               
                 
                   A
                   Monument
                   made
                   for
                   Sir
                   Henry
                   Row
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     HEre
                     under
                     sime
                  
                   
                     of
                     Adams
                     first
                     defection
                     ,
                     
                  
                   
                     Rests
                     in
                     the
                     hope
                  
                   
                     of
                     happy
                     Resurrection
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     Henry
                     Row
                  
                   
                     (
                     Sonne
                     of
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Row
                    
                     )
                  
                   
                     And
                     of
                     Dame
                     Mary
                  
                   
                     his
                     deare
                     yoke-fellow
                     )
                  
                   
                     Knight
                     ,
                     and
                     right
                     worthy
                  
                   
                     (
                     as
                     his
                     Father
                     late
                     )
                  
                   
                     Lord
                     Maior
                     of
                     London
                  
                   
                     with
                     his
                     vertuous
                     Mate
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Dame
                     Susan
                     his
                  
                   
                     (
                     twice
                     fifteene
                     yeeres
                     &
                     seven
                     )
                  
                   
                     Their
                     issue
                     five
                  
                   
                     (
                     surviving
                     of
                     eleven
                     )
                  
                   
                     Foure
                     named
                     here
                  
                   
                     in
                     these
                     foure
                     names
                     forepast
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     fifth
                     is
                     found
                     ,
                  
                   
                     if
                     Eccho
                     sound
                     the
                     last
                     :
                  
                   
                     Sad
                     Orphanes
                     all
                     ,
                     but
                     most
                  
                   
                     their
                     Heire
                     (
                     most
                     debtor
                     )
                  
                   
                     Who
                     built
                     them
                     this
                     ,
                  
                   
                     but
                     in
                     〈…〉
                     a
                     better
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Quam
                   pie
                   obijt
                   ,
                   〈◊〉
                   ●lutis
                   1612.
                   die
                   Novemb.
                   〈◊〉
                   ●atis
                   68.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 This
                 Monument
                 is
                 neere
                 unto
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Memoriae
                   Sacrum
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     What
                     needs
                     an
                     Epitaph
                  
                   
                     to
                     found
                     our
                     praise
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Our
                     wealth
                     ,
                     our
                     greatnes
                     forth
                     ,
                  
                   
                     or
                     length
                     of
                     dayes
                     ;
                  
                   
                     When
                     briefly
                     on
                     this
                     Marble
                  
                   
                     we
                     may
                     reade
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     glory
                     of
                     the
                     living
                  
                   
                     and
                     the
                     dead
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     A
                     modest
                     ,
                     chaste
                     ,
                  
                   
                     religious
                     loving
                     Wife
                  
                   
                     Lies
                     here
                     at
                     rest
                     ,
                  
                   
                     patient
                     in
                     death
                     and
                     life
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Even
                     all
                     the
                     graces
                  
                   
                     which
                     '
                     mongst
                     many
                     were
                  
                   
                     Divided
                     ,
                     sweetly
                     flow'd
                  
                   
                     and
                     met
                     in
                     her
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     And
                     though
                     death
                     did
                     his
                     worst
                     ,
                  
                   
                     thinking
                     in
                     rage
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     leave
                     no
                     patterne
                  
                   
                     for
                     succeeding
                     age
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Yet
                     lives
                     her
                     vertues
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     this
                     memory
                  
                   
                     Tells
                     what
                     she
                     was
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     what
                     her
                     Sex
                     should
                     be
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Erected
                     by
                     
                       Iohn
                       Bennet
                    
                     ,
                     in
                     memory
                     of
                     Elizabeth
                     his
                     beloved
                     wife
                     ,
                     who
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     the
                     18.
                     of
                     November
                     ,
                     1625.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 An
                 ancient
                 plaine
                 Monument
                 in
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Christopher
                   Vrswyke
                   ,
                   Rector
                   .
                
                 
                   Misericordiam
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Another
                 Monument
                 there
                 also
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   under
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Henry
                     Thoresby
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Thoresby
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Yorke
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   late
                   Councellor
                   in
                   the
                   Law
                   ,
                   Bencher
                   and
                   Reader
                   of
                   Lincolnes
                   Inne
                   ,
                   Iustice
                   of
                   Peace
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   the
                   Quorum
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Masters
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   Honourable
                   Court
                   of
                   Chancery
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   sixteene
                   Governours
                   of
                   King
                   Iames
                   Hospitall
                   ,
                   elected
                   at
                   the
                   first
                   foundation
                   thereof
                   by
                   
                     Iohn
                     Sutton
                  
                   Esquire
                   the
                   only
                   Founder
                   :
                   which
                   
                     Henry
                     Thoresby
                  
                   passed
                   his
                   pilgrimage
                   in
                   this
                   life
                   ,
                   in
                   
                   all
                   godlinesse
                   and
                   Christian
                   piety
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   constantly
                   did
                   continue
                   unto
                   his
                   last
                   breath
                   ,
                   which
                   hee
                   yeelded
                   up
                   to
                   the
                   Almighty
                   in
                   this
                   Towne
                   of
                   Hackney
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   eleventh
                   day
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                   1615.
                   
                
                 
                   Heere
                   under
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   Iane
                   ,
                   late
                   wife
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Henry
                     Thoresby
                  
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   to
                   
                     Iohn
                     Palmer
                  
                   of
                   Clarkenwell
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Midalesex
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   and
                   Paulina
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   
                     Anthony
                     Sands
                  
                   of
                   Throwly
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Kent
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   which
                   Iane
                   lived
                   with
                   the
                   said
                   Henry
                   in
                   wedlocke
                   30.
                   yeeres
                   and
                   more
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   issue
                   by
                   him
                   two
                   Daughters
                   ,
                   
                     viz.
                     Iane
                  
                   ,
                   who
                   died
                   in
                   her
                   infancy
                   about
                   six
                   yeeres
                   of
                   age
                   ,
                   and
                   Elinor
                   Lady
                   Hardresse
                   ,
                   the
                   now
                   wife
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Hardresse
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   great
                   Hardresse
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Kent
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   she
                   had
                   issue
                   foure
                   Sonnes
                   and
                   one
                   Daughter
                   .
                   Which
                   said
                   Iane
                   overlived
                   her
                   said
                   husband
                   ,
                   
                     Henry
                     Thoresby
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   died
                   in
                   all
                   Christian
                   piety
                   on
                   the
                   18.
                   day
                   of
                   August
                   ,
                   1616.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 An
                 Epitaph
                 upon
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 the
                 vertuous
                 &
                 worthy
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 Edward
                 Saunders
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Obijt
                 vltimo
                 die
                 Novembris
                 Anno
                 1599.
                 
              
               
                 
                   His
                   name
                   ,
                   his
                   place
                   ,
                
                 
                   the
                   gentry
                   of
                   his
                   birth
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   credit
                   held
                
                 
                   unto
                   his
                   dying
                   dayes
                   ,
                
                 
                   Were
                   things
                   that
                   gave
                   him
                
                 
                   favour
                   here
                   on
                   earth
                   ,
                
                 
                   But
                   gave
                   him
                   not
                
                 
                   the
                   greatest
                   of
                   his
                   praise
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   His
                   greatest
                   glory
                
                 
                   was
                   his
                   godly
                   life
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   bounty
                   of
                   his
                   house
                
                 
                   and
                   open
                   doore
                   ,
                
                 
                   His
                   Countries
                   love
                   ,
                
                 
                   his
                   kindnesse
                   to
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                
                 
                   Faith
                   to
                   his
                   friend
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   pitty
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   .
                
                 
                   His
                   vertue
                   ,
                   valour
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   all
                   good
                   desires
                   ,
                
                 
                   His
                   zeale
                   and
                   life
                
                 
                   agreeing
                   to
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   last
                   the
                   death
                
                 
                   that
                   such
                   a
                   life
                   requires
                   ,
                
                 
                   These
                   be
                   the
                   true
                   records
                
                 
                   of
                   lasting
                   fame
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   These
                   wright
                   him
                   blessed
                
                 
                   in
                   the
                   Heavens
                   above
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   leave
                   him
                   in
                   the
                   world
                
                 
                   good
                   will
                   and
                   love
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 On
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 as
                 followeth
                 .
              
               
                 
                   A
                   memory
                   of
                   the
                   right
                   Honourable
                   ,
                   the
                   Lady
                   Lucy
                   Latimer
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Such
                     as
                     shee
                     is
                     ,
                  
                   
                     such
                     surely
                     shall
                     ye
                     be
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Such
                     as
                     she
                     was
                     ,
                  
                   
                     such
                     if
                     ye
                     be
                     ,
                     be
                     glad
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Faire
                     in
                     her
                     youth
                     ,
                  
                   
                     though
                     fat
                     in
                     age
                     she
                     grew
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vertuous
                     in
                     both
                     ,
                  
                   
                     whose
                     glosse
                     did
                     neuer
                     fade
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Though
                     long
                     alone
                  
                   
                     she
                     lead
                     a
                     widowes
                     life
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Yet
                     never
                     Lady
                  
                   
                     liv'd
                     a
                     truer
                     wife
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     From
                     Wales
                     she
                     sprang
                     ,
                  
                   
                     a
                     branch
                     of
                     Worsers
                     race
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Graft
                     in
                     a
                     stocke
                     of
                     Brownes
                  
                   
                     her
                     mother
                     side
                     ;
                  
                   
                     In
                     Court
                     she
                     held
                  
                   
                     a
                     maid
                     of
                     Honors
                     place
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Whilst
                     youth
                     in
                     her
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     she
                     in
                     Court
                     did
                     bide
                     :
                  
                   
                     To
                     Iohn
                     Lord
                     Latimer
                  
                   
                     then
                     became
                     she
                     wife
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Foure
                     Daughters
                     had
                     they
                  
                   
                     breathing
                     yet
                     in
                     life
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Earle
                     of
                     Northumberland
                  
                   
                     tooke
                     the
                     first
                     to
                     wife
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     next
                     the
                     heire
                  
                   
                     of
                     Baron
                     Burleigh
                     chose
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Cornwallis
                     hap
                  
                   
                     the
                     third
                     for
                     terme
                     of
                     life
                     ;
                  
                   
                     And
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Davers
                    
                  
                   
                     pluckt
                     the
                     youngest
                     Rose
                     .
                  
                   
                   
                     Their
                     Fathers
                     heires
                     ,
                  
                   
                     mothers
                     all
                     she
                     saw
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Pray
                     or
                     praise
                     her
                     ,
                  
                   
                     make
                     your
                     list
                     the
                     Law.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Made
                   by
                   Sir
                   
                     Will.
                     Cornewallis
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   this
                   Ladies
                   sonne
                   in
                   law
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 Monument
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Rowe
                
                 ,
                 who
                 lieth
                 buried
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 1570.
                 
                 September
                 2.
                 day
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Rowe
                  
                   lies
                   buried
                   here
                   ,
                
                 
                   Of
                   London
                   Knight
                   and
                   Alderman
                
                 
                   Who
                   late
                   was
                   Maior
                   ,
                   &
                   rule
                   did
                   beare
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   right
                   the
                   cause
                   of
                   every
                   man
                   :
                
                 
                   A
                   Merchant
                   venturer
                   was
                   he
                   ,
                
                 
                   Of
                   Merchant-Taylors
                   Company
                   :
                
                 
                   A
                   Citizen
                   by
                   birth
                   also
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   eke
                   his
                   Wife
                   dame
                   
                     Mary
                     Rowe
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   wedlocke
                   one
                   and
                   thirty
                   yeere
                   ,
                
                 
                   They
                   did
                   continue
                   man
                   and
                   wife
                   ,
                
                 
                   Eleven
                   children
                   she
                   did
                   beare
                   ,
                
                 
                   But
                   five
                   of
                   them
                   have
                   left
                   this
                   life
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   sixe
                   alive
                   doe
                   yet
                   remaine
                   ,
                
                 
                   Foure
                   of
                   them
                   sons
                   ,
                   &
                   daughters
                   twain
                   ,
                
                 
                   His
                   soule
                   with
                   God
                   we
                   hope
                   is
                   blest
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   doth
                   remaine
                   in
                   Abrahams
                   brest
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 Church
                 at
                 Islington
                 ,
                 are
                 these
                 ensuing
                 Monuments
                 .
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   is
                   this
                   inscription
                   .
                   Vnder
                   the
                   hope
                   of
                   the
                   Resurrection
                   .
                
                 
                   HEre
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Alice
                     Owen
                  
                   Widow
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   Daughter
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Wilkes
                  
                   ,
                   she
                   was
                   first
                   married
                   to
                   
                     Henry
                     Robinson
                  
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   she
                   had
                   sixe
                   sonnes
                   ,
                   
                     Iohn
                     ,
                     William
                     ,
                     Henry
                     ,
                     Iohn
                     ,
                     Thomas
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Henry
                   ,
                   which
                   said
                   Henry
                   the
                   younger
                   ,
                   was
                   married
                   unto
                   Mary
                   ,
                   the
                   daughter
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Glover
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Alderman
                   of
                   London
                   ;
                   and
                   five
                   Daughters
                   ,
                   Margaret
                   married
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Bret
                  
                   of
                   Edmonton
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Middlesex
                   Knight
                   ,
                   
                     Susan
                     ,
                     Anne
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Anne
                   the
                   younger
                   maried
                   Sir
                   
                     Robert
                     Rich
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Horndon
                   on
                   the
                   Hill
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Essex
                   Esquire
                   ;
                   and
                   Alice
                   married
                   to
                   
                     Iohn
                     Washborne
                  
                   of
                   Withingfoord
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Worcester
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   .
                   The
                   second
                   Husband
                   was
                   
                     William
                     Elkin
                  
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   Alderman
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   she
                   had
                   issue
                   ,
                   only
                   
                     Vrsula
                     Elkin
                  
                   ,
                   married
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Roger
                     Owen
                  
                   of
                   Condover
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Salop
                   ,
                   Knight
                   .
                   The
                   third
                   Husband
                   was
                   
                     Thomas
                     Owen
                  
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Iudges
                   of
                   the
                   Court
                   of
                   Common
                   Pleas
                   to
                   Queene
                   Elizabeth
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 On
                 a
                 faire
                 Stone
                 in
                 the
                 Chancell
                 is
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 Hinc
                 Sperat
                 Resurrectionem
                 (
                 Filius
                 Harbottelli
                 Grimeston
                 ,
                 Militis
                 &
                 Baronetti
                 Natu
                 Tertius
                 .
                 )
              
               
                 
                   Henricus
                   Grimeston
                   .
                   Anagramma
                   .
                   En
                   Christi
                   Regno
                   sum
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Qui
                     moritur
                     ,
                     vivit
                     ,
                     Christo
                     ,
                     huic
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Mors
                     semita
                     ,
                     Ductor
                  
                   
                     Angelus
                     ,
                     ad
                     vitam
                     Ianua
                  
                   
                     Christus
                     erit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hac
                     itur
                     ad
                     superos
                     ,
                     calcane
                  
                   
                     vestigia
                     Lethi
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Intrabam
                     Christi
                     Regia
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Templa
                     Dei.
                     
                  
                   
                     12.
                     die
                     Mensis
                     Iulij
                     .
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1627.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 is
                 thus
                 written
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Nicholas
                     Kempe
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Justices
                   of
                   the
                   Peace
                   ,
                   and
                   an
                   Honourable
                   Member
                   of
                   the
                   high
                   Commission
                   Court
                   ,
                   &c.
                   who
                   had
                   
                   to
                   his
                   first
                   wife
                   Cicely
                   ,
                   with
                   whom
                   he
                   lived
                   in
                   blessed
                   amity
                   neere
                   forty
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   together
                   with
                   Sarah
                   his
                   second
                   wife
                   sixe
                   yeeres
                   :
                   and
                   having
                   past
                   ,
                   with
                   much
                   Prosperity
                   ,
                   Love
                   ,
                   and
                   Credit
                   ,
                   the
                   reverend
                   yeeres
                   of
                   72.
                   he
                   changed
                   this
                   terrestriall
                   condition
                   for
                   that
                   everlasting
                   state
                   of
                   blessednesse
                   ,
                   the
                   third
                   of
                   September
                   1624.
                   
                
                 
                   Wife
                   ,
                   Loving
                   Liberall
                   ,
                
                 
                   Religious
                   ,
                   lust
                   ;
                
                 
                   Those
                   graces
                   fil'd
                   the
                   soule
                
                 
                   of
                   him
                   ,
                   whose
                   dust
                
                 
                   Lies
                   here
                   in
                   Tombe
                   ;
                
                 
                   all
                   that
                   praise
                   can
                   bring
                   forth
                   ,
                
                 
                   There
                   are
                   not
                   words
                   enough
                
                 
                   to
                   expresse
                   his
                   worth
                   :
                
                 
                   For
                   his
                   good
                   workes
                   ,
                
                 
                   this
                   stone
                   cannot
                   comprise
                
                 
                   Half
                   the
                   particulars
                
                 
                   of
                   his
                   Pieties
                   :
                
                 
                   What
                   goodnesse
                   ever
                   was
                   ,
                
                 
                   is
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   come
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   mortall
                   man
                   ,
                
                 
                   that
                   makes
                   up
                   his
                   just
                   summe
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Another
                 Monument
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 this
                 inscribed
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Vivit
                   post
                   funera
                   virtus
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       William
                       Riethorne
                    
                     ,
                     late
                     of
                     Canonbury
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     which
                     William
                     married
                     with
                     Anne
                     ,
                     the
                     Daughter
                     of
                     
                       Iohn
                       Quarles
                    
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     Merchant
                     ,
                     and
                     died
                     without
                     issue
                     ,
                     the
                     18.
                     day
                     of
                     November
                     .
                     In
                     the
                     yeere
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     God
                     1582.
                     and
                     in
                     the
                     54.
                     yeere
                     of
                     his
                     age
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 Monument
                 in
                 the
                 South
                 I
                 le
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 inscription
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 sacred
                 Memory
                 of
              
               
                 
                   Anne
                   late
                   wife
                   of
                   
                     Henry
                     Chitting
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   Chester
                   Herauld
                   at
                   Armes
                   ,
                   eldest
                   Daughter
                   of
                   
                     William
                     Bennet
                  
                   ,
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   by
                   Ioice
                   ,
                   widow
                   of
                   
                     Richard
                     Ioselin
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Newhall
                   Ioselins
                   in
                   Essex
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   and
                   Daughter
                   of
                   
                     Robert
                     Atkinson
                  
                   of
                   Stowell
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Glocester
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   shee
                   had
                   foure
                   children
                   ,
                   whereof
                   three
                   are
                   living
                   ,
                   
                     Thomas
                     ,
                     Ioyce
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Henry
                   ,
                   of
                   which
                   last
                   she
                   died
                   in
                   Child-bed
                   ,
                   the
                   8.
                   of
                   May
                   1632.
                   in
                   the
                   27.
                   of
                   her
                   age
                   ,
                   and
                   4.
                   yeere
                   of
                   her
                   marriage
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Mors
                   mihi
                   vita
                   .
                
                 
                   Life
                   is
                   Deaths
                   roade
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   Death
                   Heavens
                   gate
                   must
                   be
                   ,
                
                 
                   Heaven
                   is
                   Christs
                   Throne
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   Christ
                   is
                   life
                   to
                   me
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Angels
                   of
                   the
                   Lord
                   protect
                
                 
                   All
                   those
                   that
                   are
                   his
                   owne
                   Elect.
                   
                
                 
                   Vivit
                   post
                   funera
                   virtus
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 Church
                 at
                 Kenzington
                 ,
                 is
                 this
                 ensuing
                 Monumeat
                 .
              
               
                 
                   An
                   Epitaph
                   in
                   memory
                   of
                   Sir
                   William
                   Blake
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   who
                   deceased
                   the
                   30.
                   day
                   of
                   Oct.
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   1630.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     STay
                     Reader
                     ,
                     
                     gaze
                     ,
                     admire
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     passe
                     not
                     sleightly
                     ore
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     Casket
                     of
                     his
                     corpes
                  
                   
                     imbalmed
                     in
                     this
                     flore
                     :
                  
                   
                     Let
                     his
                     industrious
                     hand
                     ,
                  
                   
                     patterne
                     of
                     patternes
                     be
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     blazon
                     forth
                     his
                     worth
                  
                   
                     to
                     all
                     posterity
                     .
                  
                   
                     Let
                     his
                     ost
                     foot-steps
                  
                   
                     vnto
                     this
                     sacred
                     place
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Be
                     pious
                     .
                     Clues
                     to
                     guide
                  
                   
                     thee
                     to
                     like
                     holy
                     trace
                     .
                  
                   
                     Let
                     him
                     in
                     peace
                  
                   
                     rest
                     here
                     in
                     peace
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Till
                     God
                     of
                     Peace
                  
                   
                     returne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     give
                     him
                     peace
                  
                   
                     that
                     loued
                     peace
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     call
                     him
                     from
                  
                   
                     his
                     Vrne
                     .
                  
                   
                   
                     Vnto
                     the
                     worldly
                     wise
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Death
                     doth
                     Apologize
                     .
                  
                   
                     Suspend
                     thy
                     by-thoughts
                     ,
                  
                   
                     his
                     thoughts
                     did
                     ever
                     aime
                     at
                     good
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Had
                     I
                     forborne
                     ,
                     they
                     had
                  
                   
                     at
                     full
                     beene
                     better
                     understood
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     figure
                     of
                     Death
                     lying
                     under
                     these
                     lines
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 Saint
                 Giles
                 Church
                 in
                 the
                 Fields
                 ,
                 are
                 these
                 ensuing
                 Monuments
                 .
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Quire
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     M.
                     S.
                     
                  
                   
                     CHarissimae
                     Matris
                     Alliciae
                     ,
                     
                     vxoris
                     venerabilis
                     olim
                     viri
                     Alexandri
                     Sheppard
                     ,
                     Legum
                     Doctoris
                     ,
                     Nec
                     non
                     suavissimae
                     nuper
                     conjugis
                     Annae
                     ,
                     ex
                     Antiquâ
                     Daunteseyorum
                     Familia
                     in
                     Agro
                     Wilton
                     oriundae
                     ,
                  
                   
                     
                       Pietatis
                       ,
                       &
                       Amoris
                       ergô
                       posuit
                       ,
                       Thomas
                       Sheppard
                       hic
                       loci
                       ,
                       juxta
                       quem
                       (
                       si
                       Deo
                       videbitur
                       )
                       mortales
                       suas
                       exuvias
                       Humandas
                       designavit
                       ,
                       providus
                       .
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                       1631.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Another
                 Monument
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 ,
                 having
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   before
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     William
                     Styddulfe
                  
                   ,
                   third
                   Sonne
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Styddulfe
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Mickleham
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Surrey
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ;
                   hee
                   had
                   issue
                   by
                   his
                   wife
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Fox
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Saint
                   Iohns
                   in
                   London
                   ,
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   
                     William
                     ,
                     Iane
                     ,
                     Mary
                     ,
                     Thomas
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Elizabeth
                   .
                   Hee
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   at
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   55.
                   being
                   the
                   last
                   of
                   December
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                  
                   1600.
                   
                   Here
                   also
                   before
                   resteth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   the
                   aboue
                   named
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   who
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   at
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   60.
                   yeeres
                   .
                   10.
                   of
                   February
                   1623.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 Church
                 in
                 the
                 Fields
                 ,
                 are
                 these
                 ensuing
                 Monuments
                 .
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   is
                   a
                   faire
                   Monument
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Arthur
                     Gregory
                     married
                     Christian
                     .
                  
                   
                     HEre
                     lyes
                     buried
                     
                       William
                       Downes
                    
                     ,
                     
                     whom
                     God
                     hath
                     taken
                     to
                     his
                     mercy
                     ,
                     who
                     beleeved
                     that
                     he
                     should
                     rise
                     at
                     the
                     last
                     day
                     ,
                     and
                     see
                     the
                     glorious
                     Majesty
                     of
                     God
                     ,
                     and
                     receive
                     life
                     everlasting
                     .
                     Who
                     while
                     he
                     lived
                     here
                     had
                     two
                     Wives
                     ,
                     
                       Margaret
                       Ward
                    
                     &
                     
                       Elizabeth
                       Rolfe
                    
                     ;
                     who
                     had
                     by
                     his
                     first
                     wife
                     one
                     Son
                     and
                     one
                     Daughter
                     ,
                     and
                     by
                     his
                     second
                     wife
                     two
                     Sons
                     and
                     foure
                     Daughters
                     ,
                     who
                     died
                     the
                     26.
                     of
                     September
                     1589.
                     
                  
                   
                     Otho
                     Maudit
                     married
                     Elizabeth
                     .
                  
                   
                     Iohn
                     Thorpe
                     married
                     Margaret
                     .
                  
                   
                     William
                     Bret
                     married
                     Mary
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Another
                 Monument
                 there
                 also
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Fouler
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   borne
                   in
                   Wicam
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Lancaster
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   Controuler
                   and
                   Pay-master
                   of
                   the
                   works
                   to
                   Queene
                   Mary
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   our
                   Soveraigne
                   Lady
                   ,
                   Queene
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   ten
                   yeeres
                   .
                   He
                   was
                   very
                   charitable
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   in
                   his
                   life
                   time
                   ,
                   and
                   at
                   his
                   death
                   hee
                   gave
                   by
                   Will
                   out
                   of
                   his
                   dwelling
                   house
                   ,
                   a
                   
                   perpetuall
                   annuity
                   of
                   40.
                   s.
                   by
                   the
                   yeere
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   given
                   to
                   20.
                   poore
                   hous-holders
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   at
                   Christmas
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                   He
                   had
                   in
                   marriage
                   three
                   wives
                   ,
                   
                     Ellen
                     ,
                     Margaret
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   which
                   also
                   lyeth
                   here
                   intombed
                   .
                   He
                   surviving
                   them
                   ,
                   having
                   no
                   childe
                   at
                   his
                   death
                   ,
                   made
                   three
                   of
                   his
                   old
                   servants
                   ,
                   namely
                   
                     Henry
                     Bludder
                     ,
                     Matthew
                     Switzer
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     William
                     Humphrey
                  
                   ,
                   his
                   Executors
                   ,
                   who
                   in
                   remembrance
                   of
                   him
                   ,
                   have
                   caused
                   this
                   Monument
                   to
                   be
                   made
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Another
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 ,
                 thus
                 inscribed
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Expectans
                   Gloriam
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iuxta
                     hoc
                     requiescit
                     Iohn
                     Bembow
                     ,
                     Arm.
                     deputatus
                     clerici
                     Coronae
                     in
                     curia
                     Cancellaria
                     D.
                     Regis
                     .
                     In
                     quo
                     officio
                     ,
                     per
                     spacium
                     40.
                     
                     An.
                     Industriam
                     praestitit
                     ,
                     —
                     expiravit
                     die
                     Veneris
                     7.
                     
                     Octob.
                     An.
                     1625.
                     
                     Termino
                     sexaginta
                     Anno.
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     finito
                     .
                     Tres
                     habuit
                     vxores
                     ,
                     Dorotheam
                     Prowde
                     ,
                     &
                     Katherinam
                     Sparkes
                     ,
                     eodem
                     tumulo
                     sepultas
                     ,
                     Per
                     quas
                     genuit
                     liberos
                     etiam
                     perfunctos
                     ,
                     Et
                     Elizabetham
                     Hodges
                     modo
                     extantem
                     ,
                     quae
                     sibi
                     duos
                     peperit
                     filios
                     ,
                     Gulielmum
                     Bembowe
                     ,
                     Aetatis
                     4.
                     
                     &
                     6.
                     mens
                     :
                     &
                     Iohannem
                     Bembowe
                     posthumum
                     ,
                     Tres
                     tantum
                     Hebdomadas
                     viventem
                     ,
                     cum
                     patre
                     humatum
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 This
                 Monument
                 is
                 neere
                 unto
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   the
                   Corpes
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Worsley
                  
                   ,
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   Messenger
                   to
                   Queene
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   by
                   20.
                   yeeres
                   space
                   .
                   Hee
                   died
                   the
                   25.
                   of
                   March
                   ,
                   1595.
                   in
                   the
                   37.
                   yeere
                   of
                   her
                   raigne
                   ,
                   being
                   aged
                   40.
                   yeeres
                   .
                   He
                   gave
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   yeerely
                   vpon
                   each
                   Christmas
                   day
                   ,
                   during
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   21.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   15.
                   shillings
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   Saint
                   Martins
                   Parish
                   in
                   the
                   Fields
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   was
                   a
                   Parishoner
                   ,
                   as
                   also
                   10.
                   shillings
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   the
                   Parish
                   of
                   Whichurch
                   ,
                   in
                   Salop.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 same
                 I
                 le
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 is
                 this
                 inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   To
                   the
                   memory
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Carew
                     Keynell
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   late
                   Gentleman
                   Pentioner
                   to
                   Queene
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   and
                   Gentleman
                   Vsher
                   of
                   the
                   Privy-Chamber
                   to
                   King
                   Iames.
                   Hee
                   died
                   the
                   7.
                   of
                   December
                   1624.
                   in
                   the
                   61.
                   yeere
                   of
                   his
                   age
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Another
                 Monument
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 side
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Thomas
                   Heron
                   Armiger
                   ,
                   Filius
                   Thomae
                   Heronis
                   de
                   Edgecombe
                   ,
                   in
                   proviciae
                   Surrey
                   Armigeri
                   scaccarij
                   Mareschallus
                   .
                   Vxorem
                   cepit
                   olivam
                   ,
                   Thomae
                   Britton
                   generosi
                   de
                   Felmingham
                   Norfolciae
                   filiam
                   .
                   Cum
                   qua
                   viginti
                   novem
                   annos
                   vixit
                   ;
                   atque
                   ex
                   ea
                   unico
                   dotatus
                   Filio
                   Edoardo
                   .
                   Diem
                   obijt
                   martij
                   1590.
                   
                   Marito
                   plurimum
                   dilecto
                   ,
                   praedicta
                   conjux
                   Amantissima
                   ,
                   Moerore
                   ,
                   &
                   lachrimis
                   perfusa
                   ,
                   Monumentum
                   hoc
                   Amoris
                   &
                   Fidei
                   Conjugalis
                   ergo
                   ,
                   Posuit
                   &
                   sacravit
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 On
                 the
                 same
                 side
                 is
                 another
                 Monument
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Maria
                   ,
                   vxor
                   Thomae
                   Clopton
                   Armig.
                   filia
                   Domini
                   Willi.
                   Waldgrave
                   Militis
                   ,
                   vtrisque
                   tam
                   Mariti
                   ,
                   quam
                   patris
                   illustrata
                   Familiis
                   .
                   Obijt
                   19.
                   
                   Decemb.
                   1599.
                   de
                   qua
                   sunt
                   superstites
                   4.
                   
                   Liberi
                   ,
                   Willielmus
                   ,
                   Gualterus
                   ,
                   Elizabetha
                   &
                   Maria.
                   
                
                 
                   Cloptoni
                   jacet
                   hic
                   Conjux
                   ,
                   Waldgravia
                   proles
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vxor
                   digna
                   viro
                   ,
                   Filia
                   digna
                   Patre
                   :
                
                 
                   Alter
                   in
                   alterius
                   splendet
                   virtutibus
                   ,
                   vt
                   lux
                
                 
                   Sitque
                   viro
                   ,
                   &
                   Patri
                   ,
                   virque
                   paterque
                   sibi
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 This
                 Monument
                 is
                 in
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Hic
                   sita
                   est
                   Eliza.
                   Dutton
                   filia
                   primogenita
                   Thomae
                   Egerton
                   ,
                   equitis
                   aurati
                   filij
                   primogeniti
                   Tho.
                   Egerton
                   ,
                   Equit.
                   Aurat
                   .
                   Dom.
                   magnis
                   sigilli
                   Angliae
                   custodis
                   ,
                   qui
                   nunc
                   honorem
                   summi
                   Angliae
                   Cancellarij
                   &
                   Baronis
                   de
                   Elesmere
                   gerit
                   .
                   Nupta
                   fuit
                   Iohan.
                   Dutton
                   ex
                   antiquissima
                   familia
                   Duttonorum
                   in
                   Comitatu
                   Cestriae
                   ,
                   sed
                   vxorem
                   viduam
                   &
                   Virginem
                   ab
                   avo
                   pie
                   educatam
                   ,
                   venustate
                   pietate
                   &
                   modestia
                   prestantissimā
                   praematura
                   mors
                   ad
                   loca
                   excelsa
                   &
                   beatissima
                   (
                   quo
                   omnes
                   tendimus
                   )
                   non
                   〈◊〉
                   meltorum
                   lacrimis
                   praemisit
                   .
                   Obijt
                   die
                   secundo
                   Octobris
                   1611
                   vixit
                   annos
                   16.
                   
                   M.
                   iiij
                   D.
                   XXI
                   .
                
                 
                   Idem
                   nobilissimus
                   baro
                   de
                   Elesmere
                   ,
                   Angliae
                   Concellarius
                   avus
                   indulgentissimus
                   moestissimusque
                   nepoti
                   charissimae
                   amoris
                   ergo
                   posuit
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Another
                 Monument
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Church
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   To
                   the
                   worthy
                   ,
                   learned
                   ,
                   and
                   godly
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   
                     William
                     Cooke
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   her
                   deare
                   Husband
                   ,
                   Sonne
                   to
                   the
                   Right
                   Worshipfull
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Anth.
                     Cooke
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Frances
                   his
                   most
                   loving
                   wife
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   to
                   that
                   most
                   noble
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord
                   
                     Iohn
                     Gray
                  
                   ,
                   brother
                   to
                   the
                   sometime
                   high
                   and
                   mighty
                   Prince
                   ,
                   
                     Henry
                     Gray
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   last
                   Duke
                   of
                   Suffolke
                   ,
                   hath
                   dedicated
                   this
                   Monument
                   in
                   memory
                   of
                   his
                   vertue
                   and
                   her
                   love
                   ,
                   died
                   the
                   14.
                   day
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   his
                   age
                   56.
                   
                
                 
                   This
                   Tombe
                   for
                   her
                   deare
                   Spouse
                   ,
                
                 
                   hath
                   noble
                   Frances
                   placed
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lamenting
                   much
                   ,
                   with
                   greater
                   gifts
                
                 
                   this
                   Tombe
                   should
                   not
                   be
                   graced
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   grives
                   as
                   much
                   companion-like
                   ,
                
                 
                   this
                   Tombe
                   should
                   not
                   containe
                
                 
                   Their
                   wills
                   in
                   earth
                   ,
                   since
                   both
                   on
                   earth
                
                 
                   one
                   will
                   they
                   did
                   retaine
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 On
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 is
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Honoratissimo
                   patri
                   Dauncio
                   Pouleto
                   equiti
                   aurato
                   ,
                   insulae
                   Ierseae
                   praefecto
                   ,
                   apud
                   Christianissimum
                   regem
                   quondam
                   legato
                   ,
                   nobilissimi
                   ordinis
                   Garterij
                   Cancelario
                   &
                   serenissimae
                   principis
                   Elizabethae
                   Consiliario
                   ,
                   Antonius
                   Pouletus
                   filius
                   ,
                   hoc
                   pietatis
                   Monumentum
                   Moerens
                   posuit
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Gardez
                   la
                   foy
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Quod
                     verbo
                     servare
                     fidem
                  
                   
                     (
                     Poulete
                     )
                     solebas
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Quam
                     bene
                     conveniunt
                  
                   
                     haec
                     tria
                     verba
                     tibi
                     :
                  
                   
                     Quod
                     gladio
                     servare
                     fidem
                  
                   
                     Poulete
                     solebas
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Quam
                     bene
                     conveniunt
                  
                   
                     haec
                     tria
                     signa
                     tibi
                     .
                  
                   
                     Patria
                     te
                     sensit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     sensit
                     Regina
                     fidelem
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sic
                     fidus
                     Civis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     sicque
                     senator
                     eras
                     .
                  
                   
                     Te
                     fidum
                     Christus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     te
                     fidum
                     Ecclesia
                     sensit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sic
                     servat
                     inter
                  
                   
                     multa
                     pericla
                     fidem
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Ergo
                     quod
                     servo
                     princeps
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Ecclesia
                     nato
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Patria
                     quod
                     fide
                  
                   
                     cive
                     sit
                     orba
                     dolet
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Interea
                     Christus
                     defuncti
                  
                   
                     facta
                     coronat
                     ,
                  
                   
                     A
                     quo
                     servatam
                  
                   
                     viderat
                     esse
                     fidem
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Margareta
                   Poulet
                   hoc
                   Epitaphium
                   moetoris
                   simul
                   &
                   amoris
                   sui
                   perpetuum
                   testem
                   amicio
                   conjugi
                   suo
                   charissimo
                   clarissimoque
                   dicavit
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Conjugis
                     est
                     (
                     testante
                     Deo
                     )
                  
                   
                     pars
                     altera
                     conjunx
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vir
                     caput
                     est
                     ,
                     vnum
                  
                   
                     corpus
                     uterque
                     refert
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vna
                     caro
                     ,
                     mens
                     una
                     ,
                  
                   
                     thoro
                     sociata
                     jugali
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Solamen
                     vitae
                  
                   
                     praesidiumque
                     suae
                     :
                  
                   
                     Ergo
                     meo
                     luctus
                     quis
                  
                   
                     par
                     queat
                     esse
                     dolori
                  
                   
                     Cui
                     vitae
                     pars
                     est
                     altera
                  
                   
                     dempta
                     meae
                     .
                  
                   
                   
                     Sed
                     quid
                     flere
                     juvat
                     ,
                  
                   
                     non
                     sic
                     revocabere
                     conjux
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Namque
                     tibi
                     pietas
                  
                   
                     stravit
                     ad
                     astra
                     viam
                     :
                  
                   
                     Haec
                     spes
                     sola
                     juvat
                     :
                  
                   
                     qui
                     nos
                     conjunxit
                     in
                     vnum
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Hunc
                     sibi
                     postremo
                  
                   
                     jungere
                     velle
                     die
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Another
                 Monument
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Church
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Maria
                   Da.
                   Cheake
                   ,
                   filia
                   R.
                   Hill
                   Armig.
                   foemina
                   pia
                   &
                   prudens
                   ,
                   &
                   quae
                   fuit
                   vsque
                   ad
                   obitum
                   una
                   dominarum
                   in
                   privata
                   Camera
                   Reginae
                   Elizabethae
                   (
                   quae
                   fuit
                   tunc
                   dignitas
                   in
                   praecipuo
                   honore
                   )
                   nupta
                   fuit
                   primo
                   Iohanni
                   Cheake
                   ,
                   Magist
                   .
                   principali
                   Secretario
                   Regis
                   Edwardi
                   6.
                   viro-optimo
                   &
                   eruditissimo
                   ,
                   cui
                   peperit
                   Henricum
                   haeredem
                   paternae
                   virtutis
                   ,
                   &
                   Regiae
                   Majestatis
                   à
                   Secretis
                   in
                   Consilio
                   Eboracensi
                   ,
                   Iohan.
                   Cheake
                   virum
                   egregium
                   &
                   magnanimum
                   ,
                   Edwardum
                   Cheake
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Vixit
                   circa
                   84.
                   
                   Anno
                   obijt
                   Novemb.
                   30.
                   1616.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Secundo
                     nupta
                     Henrico
                     Mackwillims
                     Arm.
                     viro
                     ex
                     Nobilis
                     .
                     Familia
                     Hibernorum
                     cui
                     peperit
                     Henricum
                     qui
                     sine
                     prole
                     obijt
                     ,
                     &
                     Margaretam
                     seniorem
                     filiam
                     nuptam
                     viro
                     honor
                     .
                     Iohanni
                     Domino
                     Stanhop
                     ,
                     Baroni
                     de
                     Harrington
                     ,
                     Vicecamerario
                     Reginae
                     Eliza.
                     &
                     R.
                     Iacobi
                     thesaurario
                     camerae
                     &
                     Magistro
                     cursarum
                     Rigiō
                     .
                     Susannam
                     nuptam
                     Edwardo
                     Sandeys
                     Arm.
                     deinde
                     Gothardo
                     Pemberton
                     Mil.
                     &
                     vltimo
                     Thomae
                     Ireland
                     Mil.
                     Ambrosiam
                     nuptam
                     Willielmo
                     Kingswell
                     Mil.
                     Cassandra
                     Georgio
                     Cotton
                     Mil.
                     &
                     Ceciliam
                     nuptam
                     Thomae
                     Dom.
                     Ridgway
                     ,
                     Dom.
                     thesaurario
                     Regio
                     in
                     Hibernia
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 On
                 a
                 flat
                 Stone
                 in
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 is
                 this
                 written
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Hem
                   viator
                   ,
                   Infans
                   te
                   paucis
                   vult
                
                 
                   
                     Carolus
                     Blown●
                     ,
                     Honoratis
                     .
                     Dom.
                     Mountjoy
                     ,
                     Comitis
                     de
                     Newport
                     ,
                     &
                     lectiss
                     .
                  
                   
                     Dom.
                     Annae
                     è
                     nobili
                     Bottelorum
                     in
                     agro
                     Herfordiensi
                     familia
                     oriundae
                     .
                  
                   
                     Filius
                     natu
                     secundus
                     bimulus
                     hic
                     praematurae
                     posuit
                     mortalitatis
                     exuvias
                     :
                     tantum
                     est
                     .
                  
                   
                     Vivus
                     nil
                     poteram
                     fari
                     ,
                  
                   
                     quin
                     mortuus
                     infans
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Ecce
                     loquar
                     mortis
                  
                   
                     sis
                     memor
                     atque
                     vale
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 Church
                 at
                 Greenewich
                 ,
                 are
                 these
                 ensuing
                 Monuments
                 .
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   ,
                   this
                   is
                   written
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Dilectissimae
                     Conjugi
                     sacrae
                     Hettonae
                     Franciscus
                     Hettonus
                     viduus
                     Moestus
                     ,
                     non
                     sine
                     Lachrimis
                     ,
                     posuit
                  
                   
                     OMea
                     sacra
                     oculis
                     multo
                  
                   
                     mihi
                     Charior
                     ipsis
                     ,
                     
                  
                   
                     Deseris
                     (
                     Heu
                     )
                     viduum
                  
                   
                     cur
                     ita
                     sacra
                     virum
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Tu
                     secura
                     manes
                     ,
                  
                   
                     portu
                     requiescis
                     Amoeno
                  
                   
                     Non
                     tibifraus
                     ,
                     Moribus
                  
                   
                     nec
                     mala
                     obesse
                     valent
                     .
                  
                   
                     Tu
                     pace
                     Aeterna
                     frueris
                     ,
                  
                   
                     tu
                     vivis
                     ovasque
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Quippe
                     tibi
                     est
                     Terris
                     ,
                  
                   
                     gratior
                     Aula
                     Dei
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Conjux
                     ipse
                     tuus
                     mance
                  
                   
                     vivoque
                     superfles
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Moestificis
                     plenus
                  
                   
                     solicitudinibus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Spero
                     tamen
                     tempusque
                     brevi
                     ,
                  
                   
                     (
                     mea
                     sacra
                     )
                     futurum
                     est
                  
                   
                     Cum
                     te
                     visurus
                     sim
                     ,
                  
                   
                     vel
                     in
                     Arce
                     poli
                     .
                  
                   
                     Cuncta
                     tibi
                     scio
                     salva
                     manent
                     ,
                  
                   
                     vereque
                     Beata
                     es
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Cui
                     mors
                     vita
                     fuit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     vitaque
                     morte
                     viret
                     .
                  
                   
                     Eheu
                     quam
                     nostrae
                     est
                  
                   
                     evanida
                     gloria
                     vitae
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Certa
                     dies
                     nobis
                     nulla
                     ,
                  
                   
                     nec
                     hora
                     datur
                     :
                  
                
                 
                   
                   
                     Stare
                     decet
                     vigiles
                     ergo
                     ,
                  
                   
                     semper
                     que
                     paratos
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Ne
                     mors
                     incautos
                  
                   
                     nos
                     inopina
                     premat
                     .
                  
                   
                     Ecce
                     rei
                     testis
                     ,
                     sacra
                  
                   
                     hic
                     Blomera
                     ,
                     jugali
                  
                   
                     Francisco
                     Hettono
                  
                   
                     Consociate
                     Thoro.
                  
                   
                     Annos
                     octodecim
                     ,
                     placuitque
                  
                   
                     Marita
                     Marito
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nulla
                     magis
                     potuit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     nec
                     placuisse
                     magis
                     .
                  
                   
                     Filiolos
                     illi
                     peperit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     ter
                     quinque
                     utriusque
                  
                   
                     Pignora
                     :
                     &
                     ex
                     illis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     octo
                     fuere
                     Mares
                     .
                  
                   
                     Quadraginta
                     Hyemes
                     ,
                  
                   
                     binos
                     si
                     dempseris
                     annos
                  
                   
                     Vixit
                     ,
                     &
                     octodecim
                     ,
                  
                   
                     suasilis
                     vxor
                     erat
                     .
                  
                   
                     Obijt
                     13.
                     
                     Iul.
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1600.
                     
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
               Another
               Monument
               on
               the
               South
               side
               the
               Quire
               ,
               with
               this
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               D.
               O.
               M.
               Et
               salvatori
               .
               I.
               C.
               S.
               In
               Memoriam
               .
            
             
               
                 Gulielmi
                 Hattecliffe
                 ,
                 ex
                 Antiqua
                 Hatteclifforum
                 ,
                 de
                 Hattecliffe
                 ,
                 in
                 Agro
                 Lincolniensi
                 Familia
                 oriundi
                 .
                 Qui
                 cum
                 summa
                 in
                 Deum
                 Pietate
                 ,
                 In
                 pauperes
                 Benignitate
                 ,
                 in
                 amicos
                 humanitate
                 ,
                 in
                 omnes
                 bonitate
                 ,
                 Annos
                 plus
                 minus
                 quinquaginta
                 septem
                 Coelebs
                 in
                 terris
                 vitam
                 egisset
                 tranquillam
                 ,
                 Tandem
                 17.
                 nempe
                 die
                 Maij
                 ,
                 Anno
                 1620.
                 
                 Deo
                 Animam
                 Reddidit
                 Grenovici
                 ,
                 &
                 hic
                 situs
                 in
                 pace
                 quiescit
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               On
               a
               Monument
               on
               the
               North
               side
               of
               the
               Chancell
               is
               this
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               In
               piam
               Memoriam
               Dilectissimae
               suae
               conjugis
               .
            
             
               
                 Dorotheae
                 Lok
                 Filiae
                 Iacobi
                 Brampton
                 ,
                 de
                 Brampto
                 ,
                 in
                 Comitatu
                 Norfolciae
                 Generosi
                 ,
                 &
                 Mariae
                 vxoris
                 ejus
                 ,
                 Filiae
                 Claclarissimi
                 viri
                 Edwardi
                 Bulein
                 militis
                 ,
                 &
                 Annae
                 Tempestiae
                 vxoris
                 ejus
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Quae
                 post
                 Annos
                 triginta
                 sex
                 ,
                 in
                 hac
                 peregrinatione
                 terrena
                 peractos
                 (
                 Annosque
                 pene
                 Trinos
                 ,
                 in
                 fideli
                 ,
                 Castissimoque
                 Matrimonio
                 perimpletos
                 )
                 in
                 vera
                 Fidei
                 Christianae
                 confessione
                 ,
                 &
                 Ardentissima
                 Dei
                 omnipotentis
                 invocatione
                 ,
                 pie
                 ex
                 hac
                 vita
                 decessit
                 24.
                 die
                 Februarij
                 1596.
                 
              
               
                 Cujus
                 corpus
                 juxta
                 inhumatur
                 ,
                 in
                 medio
                 hujus
                 Chori
                 ,
                 Adjacente
                 à
                 sinistra
                 corpore
                 Henrici
                 Lok
                 filii
                 sui
                 .
                 Zacharias
                 Lok
                 Amoris
                 &
                 officii
                 ergo
                 Monumentum
                 hoc
                 poni
                 fecit
                 24.
                 die
                 Octobris
                 1597.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               In
               an
               I
               le
               on
               the
               North
               side
               is
               this
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
                 Egregio
                 viro
                 ,
                 Roberto
                 Adams
                 ,
                 operum
                 Regiarum
                 Supervisori
                 ,
                 Architecturae
                 peritissimo
                 ;
                 Religione
                 ,
                 &
                 moribus
                 Integerrimo
                 .
                 Qui
                 piè
                 obiit
                 Anno
                 suae
                 Aetatis
                 1595.
                 
              
               
                 Simon
                 Basil
                 operationum
                 Regiarum
                 Controtultor
                 hoc
                 posuit
                 Monumentum
                 1601.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               Next
               to
               the
               other
               is
               this
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
                 Spiritus
                 in
                 Caelis
                 ,
              
               
                 fax
                 hic
                 Clementis
                 Adami
                 ,
              
               
                 Cui
                 ex
                 tredecim
                 ,
              
               
                 septem
                 pignora
                 viva
                 Manent
                 ,
              
               
                 Regius
                 ille
                 diu
                 vixit
                 ,
              
               
                 Moriturque
                 scholarca
                 ,
              
               
                 Tumque
                 ubi
                 bis
                 septem
              
               
                 lustra
                 peregit
                 ,
                 obit
              
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1586.
                 
                 Ian.
                 9.
                 
              
               
                 Et
                 lateri
                 conjuncta
                 jacet
              
               
                 suavissima
                 conjux
                 ,
              
               
                 Quindenis
                 Annis
              
               
                 qua
                 fuit
                 ille
                 minor
                 .
              
            
             
               Anno
               Dom.
               1588.
               
               Maîj
               11.
               
            
          
           
             
               Next
               to
               the
               other
               is
               this
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
                 Neere
                 to
                 this
                 place
                 lyeth
                 interred
                 ,
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 Mistresse
                 
                   Mary
                   Ward
                
                 ,
                 late
                 
                 wife
                 of
                 
                   Richard
                   Ward
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Serjeant
                 at
                 Armes
                 vnto
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 and
                 King
                 Charles
                 ,
                 Father
                 and
                 Mother
                 of
                 Captaine
                 
                   Caesar
                   Ward
                
                 ,
                 who
                 died
                 in
                 the
                 service
                 of
                 his
                 King
                 and
                 Country
                 in
                 October
                 1627.
                 
                 She
                 died
                 in
                 February
                 following
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 foresaid
                 yeere
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Which
                 three
                 moneths
                 time
                 with
                 sighs
              
               
                 Her
                 grieved
                 life
                 did
                 spend
                 ,
              
               
                 Her
                 Sonnes
                 untimely
                 death
              
               
                 Hastned
                 her
                 end
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               In
               the
               Church
               at
               Detford
               ,
               or
               West
               Greenwich
               ,
               are
               these
               ensuing
               Monuments
               .
            
             
               
                 This
                 Monument
                 is
                 at
                 the
                 upper
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 M.
                 S.
                 
              
               
                 
                   
                     H.
                     S.
                     E.
                  
                   Rogerus
                   Boyle
                   ,
                   
                   Richardi
                   Comitis
                   Corcagiensis
                   Filius
                   Primogentius
                   ,
                   qui
                   in
                   Hibernia
                   natus
                   ,
                   in
                   Cantio
                   solo
                   Patris
                   Natali
                   denatus
                   ,
                   Dum
                   hic
                   ingenij
                   cultum
                   capessit
                   .
                   Puer
                   eximiae
                   indolis
                   ,
                   praecocitatem
                   ingenij
                   funere
                   luit
                   immaturo
                   .
                   Sic
                   luculenti
                   ,
                   sed
                   terreni
                   Patrimonij
                   factus
                   exhaeres
                   ,
                   coelestem
                   crevit
                   Haereditatem
                   .
                   Decessit
                   A.
                   D.
                   1615.
                   iv
                   .
                   eid
                   .
                   viii
                   .
                   Bris.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Death
                 .
              
               
                 Richardus
                 ,
                 praenobilis
                 Comes
                 Corcagiensis
                 Vxoris
                 suae
                 Patruo
                 .
                 B.
                 M.
                 P.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Memoriae
                   perenni
                   Edwardi
                   Fenton
                   ,
                   Reginae
                   Elizabethae
                   ,
                   olim
                   pro
                   corpore
                   Armigeri
                   ,
                   Iano
                   O-Neal
                   ,
                   ac
                   post
                   eum
                   ,
                   Comite
                   Desmoniae
                   ,
                   in
                   Hibernia
                   Turbantibus
                   ,
                   Fortissimi
                   Taxiarchi
                   ,
                   qui
                   post
                   lustratum
                   improbo
                   ausu
                   ,
                   septentrionalis
                   Plagae
                   Apochryphum
                   Mare
                   ,
                   &
                   excussas
                   variis
                   Peregrinationibus
                   inertis
                   Naturae
                   la●●bras
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1588.
                   in
                   celebri
                   contrae
                   Hispanos
                   Naumachia
                   ,
                   meruit
                   Navis
                   Praetoriae
                   Navarchus
                   .
                
                 
                   Obijt
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   1603.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Cognatos
                   Cineres
                   ,
                   &
                
                 
                   Amicam
                   Manibus
                   umbram
                   ,
                
                 
                   O
                   Fentone
                   ,
                   tuis
                   ,
                
                 
                   excipias
                   Tumulo
                   .
                
                 
                   Vsuram
                   Tumuli
                   victure
                
                 
                   Marmore
                   Pensat
                   ,
                
                 
                   Et
                   reddit
                   gratus
                   ,
                
                 
                   pro
                   Tumulo
                   Titulum
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
               At
               the
               upper
               end
               of
               that
               Chancell
               ,
               on
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               is
               thus
               written
               .
            
             
               Sacrae
               perpetuaeque
               Memoriae
               Gulielmi
               Haukyns
               ,
               de
               Plimouth
               Armigeri
               .
            
             
               
                 Qui
                 verae
                 Religionis
                 verus
                 cultor
                 ,
                 Pauperibus
                 praecipuè
                 Navicularijs
                 Munificus
                 ,
                 Rerum
                 Nauticarum
                 studiossissimus
                 ,
                 longinquas
                 instituit
                 saepè
                 Navigationes
                 ;
                 Arbiter
                 in
                 causis
                 difficilimis
                 Aequissimus
                 ,
                 Fide
                 ,
                 Probitate
                 &
                 Prudentia
                 singulari
                 .
                 Duas
                 duxit
                 Vxores
                 ,
                 è
                 quarum
                 una
                 4.
                 ex
                 altera
                 7.
                 suscepit
                 liberos
                 .
              
               
                 Iohannes
                 Haukyns
                 Eques
                 Auratus
                 ,
                 Classis
                 Regiae
                 Quaestor
                 ,
                 Frater
                 Moestissimus
                 posuit
                 .
              
               
                 Obijt
                 specerta
                 Resurgendi
                 7.
                 die
                 mensis
                 Octobris
                 ,
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 1589.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               In
               the
               upper
               end
               of
               the
               Chancell
               .
            
             
               
                 There
                 lyeth
                 buried
                 neere
                 this
                 place
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Iane
                   Edisbury
                
                 ,
                 Widow
                 ,
                 Mother
                 of
                 
                   Kenrick
                   Edisbury
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 Pay-master
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Majesties
                 Navy
                 ,
                 under
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Russell
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Treasurer
                 .
                 She
                 died
                 on
                 the
                 16.
                 day
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 1618.
                 
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 Quire
                 ,
                 a
                 worthy
                 Memoriall
                 of
                 Sir
                 Sackevile
                 Crow
                 ,
                 for
                 Seeling
                 and
                 beautifying
                 of
                 that
                 North
                 I
                 le
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               In
               the
               Church
               at
               Roderith
               ,
               are
               these
               ensuing
               Monuments
               .
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 South
                 I
                 le
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 wall
                 ,
                 is
                 this
                 written
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Post
                   tenebras
                   ,
                   spero
                   Lucem
                   .
                
                 
                   NExt
                   without
                   this
                   Wall
                   ,
                   
                   are
                   buried
                   
                     Brian
                     ,
                     Richard
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Marke
                     ,
                     Alize
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   the
                   three
                   Sons
                   and
                   two
                   Daughters
                   of
                   
                     Nicholas
                     Reynolds
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Goldsmith
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   Elizabeth
                   his
                   wife
                   .
                   The
                   forenamed
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   their
                   younger
                   Daughter
                   ,
                   was
                   married
                   to
                   
                     Robert
                     Wheatley
                  
                   ,
                   Salter
                   ,
                   the
                   20.
                   day
                   of
                   August
                   ,
                   1593.
                   and
                   died
                   the
                   18.
                   of
                   September
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   yeere
                   .
                
                 
                   These
                   Blossomes
                   yong
                   and
                   tender
                   ,
                   loe
                   ,
                
                 
                   Blowne
                   downe
                   by
                   deadly
                   wind
                   ,
                
                 
                   May
                   vrge
                   the
                   riper
                   sort
                   to
                   know
                   ,
                
                 
                   Like
                   blast
                   shall
                   them
                   out
                   find
                   .
                
                 
                   For
                   Flesh
                   ,
                   as
                   grasse
                   ,
                   away
                   doth
                   wither
                   ,
                
                 
                   No
                   age
                   can
                   it
                   eschew
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   young
                   and
                   old
                   decay
                   together
                   ,
                
                 
                   When
                   death
                   shall
                   them
                   pursue
                   .
                
                 
                   No
                   Parents
                   ,
                   Friends
                   ,
                   or
                   Advocate
                   ,
                
                 
                   Can
                   him
                   intreat
                   to
                   spare
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Faire
                   ,
                   the
                   Fine
                   ,
                   or
                   Delicate
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   threats
                   he
                   doth
                   not
                   care
                   .
                
                 
                   Let
                   that
                   most
                   certaine
                   Statute
                   made
                   ,
                
                 
                   By
                   God
                   our
                   heavenly
                   King
                   ,
                
                 
                   All
                   men
                   assure
                   ,
                   and
                   eke
                   perswade
                   ,
                
                 
                   Death
                   shall
                   them
                   equall
                   bring
                   .
                
                 
                   Post
                   Mortem
                   ,
                   Vitam
                   Aeternam
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
               In
               the
               middle
               I
               le
               of
               this
               Church
               is
               thus
               written
               .
            
             
               
                 Trinitas
                 in
                 vnitate
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lies
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Richard
                     Hills
                  
                   ,
                   Mariner
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   eldest
                   Brothers
                   and
                   Assistants
                   of
                   the
                   Company
                   of
                   the
                   Trinity
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   two
                   wives
                   ;
                   who
                   while
                   hee
                   lived
                   in
                   this
                   place
                   ,
                   gave
                   liberally
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   ,
                   and
                   spent
                   bountifully
                   in
                   his
                   house
                   :
                   and
                   after
                   many
                   great
                   troubles
                   ,
                   being
                   of
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   80.
                   yeeres
                   and
                   upward
                   ,
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   without
                   issue
                   ,
                   upon
                   the
                   16.
                   of
                   February
                   ,
                   1614.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 This
                 was
                 made
                 at
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 Robert
                 Bell.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Though
                   Hills
                   be
                   dead
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hills
                   Will
                   and
                   Act
                   survives
                   ,
                
                 
                   His
                   Free-Schoole
                   ,
                   and
                
                 
                   his
                   Pension
                   for
                   the
                   poore
                   ;
                
                 
                   Thought
                   on
                   by
                   him
                   ,
                
                 
                   performed
                   by
                   his
                   Heire
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   eight
                   poore
                   Sea-mens
                
                 
                   children
                   ,
                   and
                   no
                   more
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
               1627.
               
            
             
               
                 On
                 the
                 outside
                 of
                 the
                 North
                 Wall
                 is
                 a
                 Monument
                 ,
                 bearing
                 the
                 figure
                 of
                 a
                 Ship
                 at
                 Sea
                 ;
                 under
                 it
                 the
                 portraiture
                 of
                 him
                 for
                 whom
                 it
                 was
                 erected
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Wife
                 ,
                 six
                 Sons
                 ,
                 and
                 foure
                 Daughters
                 ;
                 the
                 living
                 and
                 the
                 dead
                 distinguished
                 by
                 Deaths-heads
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 buried
                 seeme
                 to
                 beare
                 in
                 their
                 hands
                 ,
                 and
                 under
                 them
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 beneath
                 lyeth
                 interred
                 ,
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 Captaine
                 
                   Anthony
                   Wood
                
                 ,
                 who
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 the
                 24.
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 1625.
                 being
                 the
                 40.
                 yeere
                 of
                 his
                 age
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 issue
                 by
                 his
                 wife
                 
                   Martha
                   Wood
                
                 ,
                 sixe
                 Sonnes
                 and
                 foure
                 Daughters
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               In
               Saint
               Margarets
               Church
               at
               Westminster
               ,
               are
               these
               ensuing
               Monuments
               .
            
             
               
                 On
                 a
                 very
                 ancient
                 Monument
                 in
                 Brasse
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 upper
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 North
                 I
                 le
                 ,
                 is
                 thus
                 written
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Sacrum
                   doloris
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     SHall
                     teares
                     ,
                     
                     the
                     silent
                  
                   
                     Messengers
                     of
                     death
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Dissolve
                     their
                     streames
                  
                   
                     into
                     a
                     Sea
                     of
                     moane
                     ?
                  
                   
                     No
                     ,
                     no
                     ,
                     in
                     vaine
                  
                   
                     you
                     sacrifice
                     reliefe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Over
                     his
                     Tombe
                     ,
                     with
                     eyes
                     ,
                  
                   
                     with
                     voyce
                     ,
                     with
                     groane
                     ,
                  
                   
                     For
                     Cole
                     assign'd
                     by
                     God
                     ,
                  
                   
                     the
                     poore
                     to
                     pity
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     widowes
                     comfort
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     eke
                     the
                     Orphans
                     Sire
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Who
                     tun'd
                     each
                     string
                     of
                     hate
                  
                   
                     to
                     loves
                     sweet
                     ditty
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Is
                     dead
                     :
                     aye
                     me
                     ,
                     will
                     death
                  
                   
                     the
                     best
                     desire
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Remorselesse
                     death
                     ,
                  
                   
                     thy
                     wrath
                     in
                     him
                     is
                     ended
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Maugre
                     thy
                     darts
                     ,
                  
                   
                     his
                     praises
                     cannot
                     dye
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Thou
                     hast
                     his
                     body
                     ,
                  
                   
                     but
                     his
                     soule
                     ascended
                  
                   
                     Into
                     the
                     place
                  
                   
                     of
                     joyes
                     eternity
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     though
                     his
                     corps
                     inter'd
                  
                   
                     lye
                     dead
                     in
                     grave
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Yet
                     still
                     his
                     vertues
                  
                   
                     life
                     and
                     being
                     have
                     .
                  
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1597.
                     
                  
                   
                     In
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     a
                     Burgesse
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Cole
                     was
                     placed
                     ,
                  
                   
                     In
                     Westminster
                  
                   
                     the
                     like
                     for
                     many
                     yeeres
                     ,
                  
                   
                     But
                     now
                     with
                     Saints
                     above
                  
                   
                     his
                     soule
                     is
                     graced
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     lives
                     a
                     Burgesse
                  
                   
                     with
                     Heavens
                     royall
                     Peeres
                     .
                  
                   
                     Oblessed
                     change
                     ,
                     from
                     earth
                     ,
                  
                   
                     where
                     Death
                     is
                     King
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     be
                     united
                     there
                  
                   
                     where
                     Angels
                     sing
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Ejusdem
                   in
                   eundem
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Terra
                     tegit
                     Corpus
                     ,
                     mens
                     scandit
                  
                   
                     ad
                     Aethera
                     Coeli
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Fama
                     virens
                     floret
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Caetera
                     mors
                     rapuit
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Thus
                   in
                   English
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Grave
                     my
                     body
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Heaven
                     my
                     soule
                     doth
                     keepe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     World
                     my
                     fame
                     ,
                  
                   
                     the
                     rest
                     in
                     death
                     doth
                     sleepe
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Margaretta
                   Cole
                   posuit
                   .
                   In
                   another
                   columne
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Table
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     This
                     Monument
                     unites
                  
                   
                     two
                     constant
                     Lovers
                     ,
                  
                   
                     He
                     that
                     is
                     dead
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     her
                     that
                     lives
                     in
                     death
                     :
                  
                   
                     His
                     Body
                     she
                     ,
                     his
                     Spouse
                     ,
                  
                   
                     in
                     honour
                     covers
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Wishing
                     her
                     dayes
                  
                   
                     were
                     shortned
                     with
                     his
                     death
                     .
                  
                   
                     But
                     she
                     must
                     live
                     ,
                  
                   
                     yet
                     living
                     shall
                     be
                     mated
                     ,
                  
                   
                     With
                     him
                     in
                     death
                     ,
                  
                   
                     while
                     death
                     her
                     life
                     hath
                     dated
                     .
                  
                   
                     Full
                     twenty
                     yeeres
                     and
                     odde
                  
                   
                     their
                     league
                     was
                     firme
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Witnesse
                     the
                     world
                     ,
                  
                   
                     their
                     children
                     ,
                     and
                     their
                     love
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nothing
                     but
                     death
                     ,
                     by
                     death
                  
                   
                     should
                     give
                     the
                     tearme
                  
                   
                     Of
                     farewell
                     to
                     their
                     faith
                     ,
                  
                   
                     by
                     false
                     remove
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     breach
                     of
                     concord
                  
                   
                     no
                     tongue
                     can
                     accuse
                     them
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vnlesse
                     base
                     envy
                  
                   
                     by
                     her
                     Saints
                     abuse
                     them
                     .
                  
                   
                     O
                     envy
                     not
                     the
                     dead
                     ,
                  
                   
                     but
                     die
                     to
                     sinne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Expect
                     the
                     harvest
                  
                   
                     of
                     this
                     dead
                     mans
                     blisse
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Desire
                     the
                     Crowne
                  
                   
                     which
                     envy
                     cannot
                     winne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Amend
                     in
                     you
                     ,
                     not
                     others
                     ,
                  
                   
                     what
                     's
                     amisse
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sad
                     death
                     shall
                     be
                  
                   
                     your
                     Herauld
                     to
                     procure
                  
                   
                     Rest
                     to
                     your
                     soules
                  
                   
                     with
                     Christ
                     for
                     to
                     endure
                     .
                  
                   
                     Marget
                     in
                     woe
                     ,
                     distill
                  
                   
                     those
                     teares
                     to
                     comfort
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     in
                     thy
                     childrens
                     love
                  
                   
                     addresse
                     thy
                     anguish
                     :
                  
                   
                   
                     Three
                     live
                     with
                     thee
                     ,
                  
                   
                     then
                     love
                     their
                     living
                     consort
                     ,
                  
                   
                     No
                     longer
                     in
                     thy
                     Husbands
                  
                   
                     sorrow
                     languish
                     .
                  
                   
                     But
                     imitate
                     thy
                     Cole
                  
                   
                     in
                     Vertues
                     lawes
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     thou
                     maist
                     live
                     where
                  
                   
                     Vertue
                     pleads
                     his
                     cause
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
               This
               Monument
               is
               in
               the
               North
               I
               le
               ,
               and
               hath
               this
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 the
                 Lady
                 
                   Dorothy
                   Stafford
                
                 ,
                 Wife
                 and
                 Widdow
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Stafford
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Daughter
                 to
                 Henry
                 Lord
                 Stafford
                 ,
                 the
                 onely
                 Sonne
                 of
                 Edward
                 ,
                 the
                 last
                 Duke
                 of
                 Buckingham
                 :
                 her
                 Mother
                 was
                 Vrsula
                 ,
                 Daughter
                 to
                 the
                 Countesse
                 of
                 Salisbury
                 ,
                 the
                 onely
                 Daughter
                 to
                 George
                 Duke
                 of
                 Clarence
                 ,
                 Brother
                 to
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 .
                 Shee
                 continued
                 a
                 true
                 Widdow
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 27.
                 till
                 her
                 death
                 .
                 She
                 served
                 Queene
                 
                   Elizabeth
                   40.
                
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 lying
                 in
                 the
                 Bed-chamber
                 ,
                 esteemed
                 of
                 her
                 ,
                 loved
                 of
                 all
                 ,
                 doing
                 good
                 all
                 she
                 could
                 to
                 every
                 body
                 ,
                 never
                 hurted
                 any
                 ;
                 a
                 continuall
                 remembrancer
                 of
                 the
                 suites
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 .
                 As
                 shee
                 lived
                 a
                 religious
                 life
                 ,
                 in
                 great
                 reputation
                 of
                 honour
                 and
                 vertue
                 in
                 the
                 world
                 ,
                 so
                 she
                 ended
                 in
                 continuall
                 fervent
                 meditation
                 and
                 hearty
                 prayer
                 to
                 God.
                 At
                 which
                 instant
                 (
                 as
                 all
                 her
                 life
                 )
                 so
                 after
                 her
                 death
                 shee
                 gave
                 liberally
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 and
                 died
                 aged
                 78.
                 the
                 22.
                 of
                 September
                 1604.
                 
                 In
                 whose
                 remembrance
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Stafford
                
                 her
                 Sonne
                 hath
                 caused
                 this
                 memoriall
                 of
                 her
                 to
                 be
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 forme
                 and
                 place
                 as
                 she
                 her selfe
                 long
                 since
                 required
                 him
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               On
               a
               Monument
               on
               the
               North
               side
               of
               the
               Chancell
               is
               this
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
                 To
                 the
                 memory
                 of
                 
                   Rob.
                   Peeter
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Auditor
                 of
                 the
                 Receipt
                 ,
                 her
                 first
                 Husband
                 ,
                 who
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 one
                 hundred
                 pound
                 :
                 and
                 of
                 
                   Edward
                   English
                
                 ,
                 her
                 second
                 Husband
                 ,
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 kinde
                 ,
                 courteous
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 great
                 Hospitality
                 ,
                 who
                 gave
                 twelve
                 pounds
                 in
                 Annuity
                 for
                 ever
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 use
                 .
              
               
                 Margaret
                 their
                 loving
                 wife
                 ,
                 Daughter
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Tyrill
                
                 of
                 Gipping
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 who
                 likewike
                 hath
                 bequeathed
                 one
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 for
                 the
                 purchasing
                 of
                 one
                 yeerely
                 Annuity
                 of
                 twenty
                 nobles
                 for
                 ever
                 to
                 the
                 foresaid
                 poore
                 ,
                 Lamenting
                 their
                 death
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 testification
                 of
                 her
                 dutifull
                 love
                 hath
                 erected
                 this
                 Monument
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Another
               Monument
               in
               the
               same
               I
               le
               ,
               with
               this
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Arneway
                
                 ,
                 buried
                 the
                 8.
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1603.
                 
                 And
                 
                   Margaret
                   Arneway
                
                 his
                 Wife
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 buried
                 the
                 9.
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1596.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               Neere
               unto
               the
               other
               ,
               in
               a
               faire
               Plate
               ,
               is
               this
               following
               Epitaph
               .
            
             
               
                 A
                 memoriall
                 on
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Varnam
                
                 Gardiner
                 ,
                 who
                 deceased
                 the
                 xj
                 .
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 1586.
                 
                 Aetatis
                 suae
                 46.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 O
                 mortall
                 man
                 that
                 lives
                 on
                 earth
                 ,
              
               
                 consider
                 well
                 thy
                 end
                 ,
              
               
                 Remember
                 that
                 thou
                 must
                 depart
                 ,
              
               
                 when
                 God
                 for
                 thee
                 doth
                 send
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 life
                 is
                 but
                 a
                 pilgrimage
                 ,
              
               
                 so
                 soone
                 it
                 doth
                 decay
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 all
                 the
                 riches
                 of
                 this
                 world
              
               
                 shall
                 fade
                 and
                 passe
                 away
                 :
              
               
                 As
                 by
                 example
                 daily
                 shew'd
                 ,
              
               
                 before
                 our
                 eyes
                 we
                 see
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 rich
                 &
                 poore
                 to
                 earth
                 are
                 brought
              
               
                 for
                 their
                 iniquity
                 .
              
               
                 Let
                 us
                 that
                 live
                 on
                 earth
                 behind
                 ,
              
               
                 to
                 God
                 for
                 mercy
                 call
                 ,
              
               
                 With
                 wofull
                 heart
                 &
                 wringing
                 hands
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 he
                 will
                 blesse
                 us
                 all
                 .
              
               
               
                 And
                 now
                 to
                 speake
                 of
                 this
                 good
                 man
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Varnam
                
                 cal'd
                 by
                 name
                 ,
              
               
                 Who
                 in
                 his
                 life
                 he
                 lived
                 well
                 ,
              
               
                 by
                 labour
                 ,
                 travaile
                 ,
                 and
                 paine
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 helping
                 of
                 the
                 fatherlesse
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 widowes
                 very
                 poore
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 setting
                 ever
                 them
                 on
                 worke
              
               
                 which
                 went
                 from
                 doore
                 to
                 doore
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 Gardiner
                 by
                 Art
                 he
                 was
                 ,
              
               
                 great
                 skill
                 he
                 had
                 therein
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 prosper'd
                 well
                 in
                 all
                 his
                 life
                 ,
              
               
                 with
                 every
                 living
                 thing
              
               
                 That
                 he
                 at
                 all
                 times
                 tooke
                 in
                 hand
                 :
              
               
                 To
                 God
                 be
                 given
                 all
                 praise
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 did
                 increase
                 this
                 honest
                 man
              
               
                 with
                 riches
                 many
                 wayes
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 poore
                 they
                 had
                 great
                 work
                 of
                 him
                 ,
              
               
                 by
                 weeding
                 of
                 his
                 ground
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 he
                 to
                 them
                 was
                 well
                 content
                 ,
              
               
                 to
                 leave
                 assurance
                 ●ound
                 ,
              
               
                 Of
                 land
                 and
                 living
                 to
                 releeve
              
               
                 the
                 fatherlesse
                 in
                 need
                 ,
              
               
                 So
                 he
                 confirmed
                 this
                 his
                 minde
                 ,
              
               
                 by
                 will
                 it
                 was
                 decree'd
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 
                   Agnes
                   Varnam
                
                 left
                 behind
                 ,
              
               
                 his
                 loving
                 wife
                 most
                 sure
                 ,
              
               
                 By
                 her
                 he
                 had
                 foure
                 sonnes
                 ,
                 likewise
              
               
                 foure
                 daughters
                 ,
                 Virgins
                 pure
                 :
              
               
                 Who
                 all
                 being
                 dead
                 ,
                 and
                 none
                 alive
                 ,
              
               
                 but
                 Elizabeth
                 by
                 name
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 in
                 remembrance
                 of
                 his
                 life
                 ,
              
               
                 they
                 have
                 set
                 up
                 this
                 same
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 He
                 willingly
                 did
                 yeeld
                 himselfe
                 ,
              
               
                 in
                 God
                 was
                 all
                 his
                 trust
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 last
                 houre
                 of
                 his
                 death
                 ,
              
               
                 he
                 shew'd
                 his
                 faith
                 most
                 just
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 leave
                 this
                 world
                 most
                 cheerefully
                 ,
              
               
                 desirous
                 to
                 depart
                 ,
              
               
                 Asking
                 forgivenesse
                 of
                 the
                 world
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 forgiving
                 with
                 his
                 heart
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 those
                 which
                 he
                 at
                 any
                 time
              
               
                 in
                 deed
                 or
                 word
                 offended
                 :
              
               
                 Most
                 joyfully
                 his
                 soule
                 was
                 then
              
               
                 vnto
                 the
                 Lord
                 commended
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 thus
                 he
                 left
                 his
                 life
                 ,
              
               
                 in
                 briefe
                 to
                 tell
                 you
                 plaine
                 ,
              
               
                 Hoping
                 in
                 Heaven
                 to
                 be
                 receiv'd
                 ,
              
               
                 for
                 ever
                 to
                 remaine
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               In
               the
               same
               I
               le
               ,
               in
               the
               body
               of
               the
               Church
               ,
               is
               this
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   Cornelius
                   Vandun
                
                 lieth
                 here
                 ,
                 borne
                 at
                 Breda
                 in
                 R●abant
                 ,
                 Souldier
                 with
                 King
                 Henry
                 at
                 Turney
                 ,
                 Yeoman
                 of
                 the
                 Guard
                 ,
                 and
                 Vsher
                 to
                 King
                 Henry
                 ,
                 King
                 Edward
                 ,
                 Queene
                 Mary
                 ,
                 and
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 :
                 of
                 honest
                 and
                 vertuous
                 life
                 ,
                 a
                 carefull
                 man
                 for
                 poore
                 folke
                 ,
                 who
                 in
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 towne
                 did
                 build
                 for
                 poore
                 widowes
                 twenty
                 houses
                 of
                 his
                 owne
                 cost
                 .
              
               
                 Round
                 about
                 his
                 figure
                 wrought
                 as
                 in
                 his
                 Guards
                 Coa●
                 ,
                 these
                 words
                 .
              
               
                 Obijt
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1577.
                 buried
                 the
                 4.
                 of
                 September
                 .
                 Aetatis
                 suae
                 94.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               At
               the
               upper
               end
               of
               the
               South
               I
               le
               in
               the
               Chancell
               ,
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               Frances
               Haughton
               ,
               in
               token
               of
               her
               love
               to
               her
               Husband
               ,
               caused
               this
               Monument
               to
               be
               erected
               .
            
             
               
                 Here
                 resteth
                 in
                 assured
                 hope
                 to
                 rise
                 in
                 Christ
                 ,
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Hugh
                   Haughton
                
                 ,
                 the
                 fourth
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Haughton
                
                 of
                 Haughton
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Chester
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 who
                 married
                 Frances
                 ,
                 Daughter
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Coothe
                
                 of
                 Sherbourne
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Dorset
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 her
                 had
                 issue
                 two
                 Daughters
                 ,
                 Elizabeth
                 and
                 Frances
                 :
                 He
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 the
                 17.
                 day
                 of
                 October
                 ,
                 1616.
                 aged
                 50.
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 and
                 Elizabeth
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 the
                 28.
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 1615.
                 aged
                 seven
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 and
                 lieth
                 here
                 also
                 interred
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               On
               an
               ancient
               brasse
               Monument
               close
               by
               the
               other
               ,
               is
               thus
               written
               .
            
             
               
                 Give
                 thankes
                 to
                 God
                 for
                 
                   Edward
                   Courtney
                
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Sonne
                 and
                 Heire
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Peter
                   Courtney
                
                 of
                 Devonshire
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 who
                 living
                 a
                 life
                 agreeable
                 to
                 his
                 estate
                 and
                 stocke
                 ,
                 ended
                 the
                 same
                 like
                 a
                 fithfull
                 Christian
                 ,
                 the
                 27.
                 day
                 of
                 November
                 1566.
                 and
                 is
                 buried
                 before
                 this
                 stone
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               On
               another
               neere
               to
               that
               is
               thus
               written
               .
            
             
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Alexander
                   Tomkins
                
                 ,
                 the
                 fifth
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Tomkins
                
                 of
                 Momington
                 upon
                 Wye
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Hereford
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 August
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1615.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               On
               another
               neere
               to
               that
               is
               thus
               written
               .
            
             
               
                 Vnderneath
                 lieth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Iames
                   Tomkins
                
                 ,
                 second
                 sonne
                 to
                 
                   Iames
                   Tomkins
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Momington
                 upon
                 Wye
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Hereford
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 buried
                 in
                 December
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1613.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               Close
               to
               this
               a
               very
               faire
               Monument
               in
               the
               South
               wall
               of
               the
               Chancell
               ,
               thus
               written
               on
               .
            
             
               
                 Here
                 under
                 is
                 intombed
                 
                   Blanch
                   Parry
                
                 ,
                 Daughter
                 to
                 
                   Henry
                   Parry
                
                 of
                 New-Court
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Hereford
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 chiefe
                 Gentlewoman
                 of
                 Queene
                 Elizabeths
                 most
                 honourable
                 privy
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 and
                 Keeper
                 of
                 her
                 Majesties
                 Jewels
                 ,
                 whom
                 she
                 faithfully
                 served
                 from
                 her
                 Highnesse
                 birth
                 ;
                 beneficiall
                 to
                 her
                 Kinsfolke
                 and
                 Countrimen
                 ,
                 charitable
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 insomuch
                 that
                 shee
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 Bacton
                 and
                 Newton
                 in
                 Herefordshire
                 ,
                 sevenscore
                 bushels
                 of
                 Wheat
                 and
                 Rye
                 yeerely
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 with
                 divers
                 summes
                 of
                 money
                 to
                 Westminster
                 and
                 other
                 places
                 for
                 good
                 uses
                 .
                 She
                 died
                 a
                 Maid
                 in
                 the
                 82.
                 yeere
                 of
                 her
                 age
                 ,
                 the
                 12.
                 of
                 February
                 1589.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               Another
               faire
               Monument
               in
               the
               fame
               I
               le
               ,
               in
               the
               Chancell
               ,
               thus
               written
               on
               .
            
             
               
                 Here
                 under
                 resteth
                 in
                 expectation
                 of
                 a
                 glorious
                 Resurrection
                 ,
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Bond
                
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 sometimes
                 a
                 Burgesse
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 of
                 Westminster
                 ;
                 and
                 also
                 the
                 bodies
                 of
                 Ellin
                 his
                 wife
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Bond
                
                 their
                 Sonne
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Ellen
                 their
                 Daughter
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 memory
                 of
                 whose
                 Christian
                 vertues
                 ,
                 their
                 dutifull
                 Sonne
                 ,
                 and
                 loving
                 Brother
                 
                   Iohn
                   Bond
                
                 ,
                 hath
                 erected
                 this
                 Monument
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Father
                 ,
                 Mother
                 ,
                 Sonne
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 Daughter
                 deere
                 ,
              
               
                 Cover'd
                 with
                 earth
                 ,
              
               
                 their
                 corps
                 be
                 buried
                 here
                 ;
              
               
                 Two
                 aged
                 died
                 ,
                 and
                 two
              
               
                 in
                 prime
                 of
                 strength
                 ;
              
               
                 To
                 teach
                 that
                 death
                 will
              
               
                 conquer
                 all
                 at
                 length
                 :
              
               
                 A
                 vertuous
                 life
                 they
                 liv'd
                 ,
              
               
                 made
                 Christian
                 ends
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 now
                 a
                 Crowne
                 of
                 glory
              
               
                 them
                 attends
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 At
                 the
                 foure
                 corners
                 of
                 this
                 Monument
                 are
                 these
                 inscriptions
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Bond
                
                 the
                 Father
                 died
                 the
                 7.
                 of
                 Aprill
                 1616.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Ellin
                   Bond
                
                 the
                 Mother
                 died
                 the
                 31.
                 of
                 May
                 1628.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Bond
                
                 the
                 Sonne
                 died
                 the
                 26.
                 of
                 May
                 1627.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Ellin
                   Butts
                
                 the
                 Daughter
                 died
                 the
                 12.
                 of
                 August
                 1625.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 On
                 a
                 faire
                 Stone
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 is
                 this
                 written
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   resteth
                   in
                   God
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Anna
                     Ebbis
                  
                   ,
                   borne
                   in
                   Denmarke
                   ,
                   who
                   served
                   our
                   gracious
                   Queene
                   Anna
                   ,
                   in
                   her
                   Bed-chamber
                   ,
                   was
                   married
                   to
                   Master
                   
                     Thomas
                     Seringe
                  
                   ,
                   her
                   Majesties
                   Chaplaine
                   ,
                   the
                   28.
                   of
                   Aprill
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   God
                   ,
                   1598.
                   and
                   died
                   at
                   Westminster
                   the
                   26.
                   of
                   February
                   1608.
                   unto
                   whom
                   God
                   Almighty
                   give
                   a
                   joyfull
                   Resurrection
                   .
                
                 
                   Moerentis
                   musa
                   Mariti
                   .
                
                 
                   Astra
                   tuam
                   foveant
                   Animam
                   ,
                
                 
                   bona
                   fama
                   sepultae
                
                 
                   Restet
                   in
                   his
                   terris
                   ,
                
                 
                   capiat
                   tandem
                   omnia
                   Coelum
                   .
                
                 
                   Iohannes
                   Seringius
                   ,
                
                 
                   Thuringius
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
               A
               faire
               Monument
               at
               the
               lower
               end
               of
               the
               North
               I
               le
               in
               the
               wall
               ,
               thus
               written
               on
               .
            
             
               
                 Here
                 lieth
                 interred
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Edward
                   Reynolds
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 late
                 Clearke
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 privy
                 Seale
                 ,
                 and
                 Register
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 Requests
                 ,
                 who
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 the
                 18.
                 day
                 of
                 December
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1623.
                 by
                 him
                 also
                 lieth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 his
                 Brother
                 ,
                 Master
                 
                   Owen
                   Reynolds
                
                 ,
                 who
                 deceased
                 the
                 16.
                 of
                 Aprill
                 1610.
                 
                 To
                 whose
                 memories
                 Edward
                 and
                 
                   Launcelet
                   Reynolds
                
                 ,
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 have
                 here
                 placed
                 these
                 ensuing
                 Verses
                 ,
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Edward
                   Reynolds
                
                 in
                 his
                 life
                 time
                 .
              
               
                 Gloria
                 ,
                 Vita
                 ,
                 Decor
                 ,
                 Thesaurus
                 ,
                 Fanta
                 ,
                 Voluptas
                 Vana
                 ,
                 brevis
                 ,
                 fragilis
                 ,
                 fluxus
                 ,
                 temeraria
                 ,
                 mollis
                 ,
                 Fumus
                 ,
                 Bulla
                 ,
                 Iris
                 ,
                 Fax
                 Viatus
                 ,
                 Dulce
                 venenū
                 ,
                 Vanescit
                 ,
                 perit
                 ,
                 arescit
                 ,
                 ●quefit
                 ,
                 fugit
                 ,
                 angit
                 .
              
               
                 Orbe
                 nihil
                 toto
                 stabile
                 est
                 ,
              
               
                 citò
                 corruet
                 orbis
                 ,
              
               
                 Et
                 vasti
                 in
                 nihilum
              
               
                 vanescet
                 fabrica
                 Mundi
                 .
              
               
                 Sola
                 fides
                 firmam
                 parit
                 ,
              
               
                 aesern
                 amque
                 Coronam
                 ,
              
               
                 So●●
                 fides
                 Christi
                 meritis
                 ,
              
               
                 sunt
                 ●etera
                 Nugae
                 .
              
               
                 Haec
                 vixi
                 ,
                 hac
                 morior
                 side
                 ,
                 mihi
                 Christus
                 in
                 vitae
                 ,
                 &
                 morte
                 lucrum
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               In
               the
               middle
               of
               the
               same
               I
               le
               ,
               in
               the
               wall
               ,
               is
               a
               faire
               Monument
               ,
               thus
               written
               on
               .
            
             
               
                 M.
                 S.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Hîc
                   sepultus
                   jacet
                   Iohannes
                   Corbettus
                   de
                   Sprowslon
                   ,
                   in
                   Com.
                   Norf.
                   Baroncttus
                   ,
                   qui
                   vxorem
                   duxit
                   piissimam
                   Annam
                   ,
                   filiam
                   Arthuri
                   Capel
                   de
                   Ha●ham
                   ,
                   in
                   Com.
                   Hareford
                   Militis
                   ,
                   ex
                   qua
                   suscepit
                   Filios
                   ties
                   ,
                   totiden
                   que
                   Filiae
                   ,
                   Vitam
                   vixit
                   integerrimam
                   ,
                   Rei
                   assertor
                   publicae
                   ,
                   Christianae
                   columen
                   ,
                   Mecaenas
                   literariae
                   ,
                   hinc
                   migrans
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                   Millesimo
                   ,
                   sexcentesimo
                   vigesimo
                   septimo
                   (
                   Aetatis
                   trigesimo
                   septimo
                   )
                   die
                   decimo
                   nono
                   Ianuarij
                   .
                   Abunde
                   illud
                   supplevit
                   ,
                   in
                   quo
                   Marmor
                   deficit
                   ,
                   famam
                   &
                   memoriam
                   indeptus
                   terris
                   diutius
                   ,
                   at
                   Caele
                   in
                   aeternum
                   victuram
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Iohannes
                   Corbettus
                   miles
                   .
                
                 
                   Sanctusue
                   is
                   homo
                   &
                   liber
                   ?
                
                 
                   Et
                   sanctus
                   isle
                   homo
                   liber
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Corbett
                  
                   Baronet
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
               Another
               in
               the
               same
               wall
               ,
               thus
               inscribed
               .
            
             
               
                 D.
                 M.
                 M.
                 S.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Ioannes
                   Makeulio
                
                 
                   de
                   Merton
                   D
                   N.
                
                 
                   Scoto-Britannus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Magni
                   Hetruriae
                   ducis
                
                 
                   Archiater
                   quondam
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nec
                   non
                
                 
                   In
                   sapientia
                   illustris
                   ,
                   Pisis
                
                 
                   Cathedrae
                   Doctor
                   ,
                
                 
                   Dein
                
                 
                   Magnae
                   Britanniae
                   Regis
                
                 
                   Medicus
                   ,
                   Medicorum
                   sui
                   seculi
                
                 
                   Aesculapius
                   ,
                   Therapeutices
                   ;
                
                 
                   promus-condus
                   ,
                   conditumque
                   prodigium
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   Mortales
                   ,
                   huic
                   Cippo
                   ,
                   in
                   spem
                
                 
                   Resurrectionis
                   ,
                   vitaeque
                   melioris
                
                 
                   Reliquit
                   exuvias
                
                 
                   Reparatae
                   salutis
                   1622.
                   
                
                 
                   Aetatis
                   suae
                   46.
                   
                   Mense
                   .
                
                 
                   Nascentes
                   morimur
                   ,
                   finisque
                
                 
                   ab
                   origine
                   pendet
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
               On
               the
               same
               Wall
               ,
               in
               a
               Table
               ,
               is
               this
               Epitaph
               .
            
             
               In
               memory
               of
               the
               late
               deceased
               Virgin
               ,
               Mistris
               
                 Elizabeth
                 Hereicke
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Sweet
                 Virgin
                 ,
              
               
                 that
                 I
                 doe
                 not
                 set
              
               
                 Thy
                 Grave-verse
                 up
              
               
                 in
                 mournfinll
                 Jet
              
               
                 Or
                 dapl'd
                 Marble
                 ,
              
               
                 let
                 thy
                 shade
              
               
                 Not
                 wrathful
                 seeme
                 ,
              
               
                 or
                 fright
                 the
                 maid
                 ,
              
               
                 Who
                 hither
                 at
                 her
              
               
                 weeping
                 howres
                 ,
              
               
                 Shall
                 come
                 to
                 strew
              
               
                 thy
                 earth
                 with
                 flowres
                 :
              
               
                 No
                 ,
                 know
                 blest
                 soule
                 ,
              
               
                 when
                 there
                 's
                 not
                 one
              
               
                 Remainder
                 left
              
               
                 of
                 brasse
                 or
                 stone
                 ,
              
               
                 Thy
                 living
                 Epitaph
              
               
                 shall
                 be
              
               
                 Though
                 lost
                 in
                 them
              
               
                 yet
                 found
                 in
                 me
                 :
              
               
                 Deare
                 ,
                 in
                 thy
                 bed
              
               
                 of
                 Roses
                 then
                 ,
              
               
                 Till
                 this
                 world
                 shall
              
               
                 dissolve
                 (
                 as
                 men
                 )
              
               
                 Sleepe
                 ,
                 while
                 we
                 hide
                 thee
              
               
                 from
                 the
                 light
                 ,
              
               
                 Drawing
                 thy
                 Curtains
                 round
                 —
              
               
                 Good
                 night
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               On
               a
               Table
               hanging
               at
               the
               upper
               end
               of
               the
               South
               Ile
               is
               this
               written
               .
            
             
               
                 In
                 memory
                 of
                 the
                 right
                 vertuous
                 and
                 beautifull
                 Gentlewoman
                 ,
                 Mistris
                 
                   Margaret
                   Radcliffe
                
                 ,
                 Daughter
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Radcliffe
                
                 Knight
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Maids
                 of
                 Honour
                 to
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 who
                 deceased
                 at
                 Richmond
                 the
                 10.
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 here
                 buried
                 with
                 solemnity
                 the
                 22.
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                   1599.
                   
                   An.
                   Reg.
                   Eliz.
                
                 41.
                 
              
               
                 Tell
                 thou
                 my
                 wailing
                 verse
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 mourning
                 show
                 ,
              
               
                 What
                 beauteous
                 frame
              
               
                 lies
                 here
                 interr'd
                 below
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 underneath
                 entomb'd
              
               
                 a
                 Dazie
                 lies
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 pride
                 of
                 nature
                 ,
              
               
                 with
                 perfection
                 fil'd
                 ;
              
               
                 O
                 woe
                 ,
                 whom
                 Zephyres
                 blasts
              
               
                 can
                 ne'r
                 make
                 rise
                 ,
              
               
                 Being
                 by
                 Deaths
                 blacke
                 storms
              
               
                 untimely
                 kild
                 .
              
               
                 Ratcliffe's
                 thy
                 name
                 ,
              
               
                 the
                 glory
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
              
               
                 Vertue
                 and
                 Beauty
                 strove
              
               
                 t'
                 adorne
                 thee
                 most
                 ,
              
               
                 Though
                 here
                 inclos'd
                 ,
              
               
                 yet
                 fame
                 shall
                 still
                 report
              
               
                 Thy
                 Vertues
                 praise
                 ,
              
               
                 thy
                 graces
                 time
                 shall
                 boast
                 ,
              
               
                 Thou
                 di'dst
                 a
                 Virgin
                 pure
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 spotlesse
                 liver
                 ,
              
               
                 Griefe
                 caus'd
                 thy
                 death
                 ,
              
               
                 death
                 makes
                 thee
                 live
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 any
                 aske
                 ,
                 who
                 sigh'd
              
               
                 this
                 sad
                 complaint
                 ,
              
               
                 Say
                 one
                 that
                 liv'd
                 ,
                 that
                 lov'd
                 ,
              
               
                 that
                 ioyed
                 ,
                 now
                 faint
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Another
               faire
               Monument
               at
               the
               vpper
               end
               of
               the
               Chancell
               ,
               thus
               inscribed
               .
            
             
               
                 Epitaphium
                 Religiosissimi
                 ,
                 spectatissimique
                 viri
                 ,
                 Francisci
                 Egioke
                 ,
                 de
                 Egioke
                 in
                 Comitatu
                 Vigorniae
                 Equitis
                 Aurati
                 ,
                 vitae
                 Famaeque
                 integerrimae
                 ,
                 Musarum
                 ,
                 Militum
                 ,
                 Pauperumque
                 Fautoris
                 Meritissimi
                 ,
                 Qui
                 à
                 Londino
                 ,
                 Vigorniam
                 versia
                 proficiscens
                 ,
                 in
                 Vxbrigia
                 vita
                 defunctus
                 est
                 21.
                 die
                 Novemb.
                 1622.
                 
                 Hic
                 vero
                 repositus
                 habet
                 Cineres
                 .
              
               
               
                 Dilectissima
                 ,
                 Moessissimaque
                 vxor
                 ejus
                 Elinor
                 ,
                 Filia
                 Fra.
                 Ding●ey
                 Armigeri
                 ,
                 in
                 eodem
                 Vigor●iae
                 Co●itatus
                 ,
                 Lugubre
                 Hoc
                 ,
                 Pij
                 Amoris
                 &
                 obsequii
                 ,
                 Monumentum
                 posuit
                 .
              
               
                 Ad
                 Tumulum
                 niflere
                 libet
                 ,
              
               
                 discedito
                 Lector
                 ,
              
               
                 Qui
                 legis
                 haec
                 ,
                 Fletu
                 ,
              
               
                 prodigus
                 esto
                 pio
                 .
              
               
                 Cum
                 Musis
                 omnes
                 flerent
                 ,
              
               
                 in●pumque
                 Catervis
                 ,
              
               
                 Illis
                 Patronus
                 ,
              
               
                 His
                 Benefactor
                 erat
                 .
              
               
                 Arma
                 virumque
                 canit
                 ,
              
               
                 Mors
                 imperiosa
                 ,
                 triumphans
                 ,
              
               
                 Quod
                 miles
                 strenuus
              
               
                 sic
                 spoliatus
                 obit
                 .
              
               
                 Vana
                 quid
                 insultas
                 ?
              
               
                 te
                 jam
                 tua
                 praedafefellit
                 ;
              
               
                 Artes
                 ,
                 arma
                 ,
                 preces
                 ,
              
               
                 hunc
                 periisse
                 vetant
                 .
              
               
                 Hunc
                 (
                 Mors
                 )
                 insequeris
                 frustra
                 ,
              
               
                 cui
                 militat
                 aether
                 ,
              
               
                 Nec
                 tibi
                 ,
                 sed
                 superis
                 ,
              
               
                 praeda
                 beata
                 jacet
                 .
              
               
                 Quid
                 quoditer
                 carpens
                 Cecidit
                 ?
              
               
                 Moriturque
                 viator
                 ?
              
               
                 Quae
                 supra
                 terram
                 est
                 noverat
                 ;
              
               
                 hîc
                 Patriam
                 .
              
               
                 Quo
                 tendens
                 ,
                 proprios
                 Lares
                 ,
              
               
                 Terrasque
                 relinquit
                 ,
              
               
                 Et
                 Coelum
                 media
              
               
                 possidet
                 ille
                 via
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               This
               Monument
               is
               neere
               unto
               the
               other
               ,
               having
               this
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 entombed
                 Mary
                 Lady
                 Dudley
                 ,
                 Daughter
                 of
                 William
                 Lord
                 Howard
                 of
                 Effingham
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 time
                 Lord
                 high
                 Admirall
                 of
                 ENGLAND
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Chamberlaine
                 ,
                 and
                 Lord
                 Privy
                 Seale
                 .
                 Shee
                 was
                 Grand-childe
                 to
                 Thomas
                 Duke
                 of
                 Norfolke
                 ,
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 that
                 Sir-name
                 ,
                 and
                 Sister
                 to
                 
                   Charles
                   Howard
                
                 Earle
                 of
                 Nottingham
                 ,
                 Lord
                 High
                 Admirall
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 by
                 whose
                 prosperous
                 direction
                 ,
                 through
                 the
                 goodnesse
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 in
                 defending
                 his
                 Handmaid
                 ,
                 Queen
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 the
                 whole
                 Fleet
                 of
                 Spaine
                 was
                 defeated
                 and
                 discomfited
                 .
              
               
                 She
                 was
                 first
                 married
                 to
                 
                   Edward
                   Sutton
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Dudley
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Mountpesson
                
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 who
                 in
                 the
                 Memory
                 of
                 her
                 Vertues
                 ,
                 and
                 l●st
                 Testimony
                 of
                 his
                 love
                 ,
                 erected
                 this
                 Monument
                 .
                 Shee
                 slept
                 in
                 Christ
                 Iesus
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1600.
                 the
                 21.
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 attending
                 the
                 joyfull
                 day
                 of
                 her
                 Resurrection
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               A
               faire
               Monument
               at
               the
               upper
               end
               of
               the
               North
               I
               le
               ,
               with
               this
               inscription
               .
            
             
               
                 Here
                 in
                 peace
                 resteth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Seymour
                
                 ,
                 second
                 sonne
                 to
                 the
                 Right
                 Honourable
                 ,
                 Edward
                 Earle
                 of
                 Hartford
                 ,
                 and
                 Isabel
                 his
                 VVife
                 ,
                 eldest
                 Daughter
                 to
                 
                   Edward
                   Meley
                
                 of
                 Katesby
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Northampton
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 which
                 said
                 Thomas
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 the
                 3.
                 day
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 1600.
                 
                 And
                 the
                 said
                 Isabel
                 the
                 20.
                 day
                 of
                 August
                 1619.
                 in
                 the
                 true
                 faith
                 of
                 Iesus
                 Christ
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 blessed
                 hope
                 of
                 a
                 joyfull
                 Resurrection
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               On
               a
               faire
               Marble
               in
               the
               Chancell
               is
               thus
               written
               .
            
             
               
                 Depositum
              
               
                 
                   Mariae
                   Filiae
                   unicae
                   Thomae
                   Egerton
                   Militis
                   Ba●onis
                   de
                   ●llesinere
                   Ca●cella●ij
                   A●glis
                   .
                   Francisci
                   Leigh
                   Militis
                   fidelissimae
                   ,
                   optime
                   meritae
                   ,
                   ac
                   unice
                   ●llectae
                   conjugis
                   ,
                   quae
                   tertio
                   die
                   Aprilis
                   ,
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   
                     M.
                     DCXII.
                  
                   Aetatis
                   suae
                   36.
                   post
                   partum
                   Filliorum
                   4.
                   
                   Filiarum
                   5.
                   inpuerperio
                   Filiae
                   6.
                   
                   Spiritum
                   Deo
                   ,
                   Corpus
                   sepulchro
                   liquit
                   ,
                   in
                   Christo
                   obdormiens
                   ,
                   Cui
                   fide
                   ,
                   spe
                   &
                   Charitate
                   ,
                   Constantissimè
                   vixit
                   .
                   Pudicitiae
                   ,
                   Pietatis
                   ,
                   &
                   Venustatis
                   Rarissimum
                   decus
                   .
                
              
               
                 Non
                 obijt
                 sed
                 abijt
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 In
                 Westminster
                 Abbey
                 are
                 these
                 ensuing
                 Monuments
                 .
              
               
                 
                   In
                   Obitum
                   Serenissimae
                
                 
                   Principis
                   &
                   omnium
                   virtutum
                   genere
                   Cumulatissimae
                   Annae
                   Dei
                   gratia
                   Magnae
                   Britaniae
                   ,
                   Franciae
                   &
                   Hiberniae
                   Reginae
                   ,
                   Dominaeque
                   suae
                   longè
                   gratiosissimae
                   ,
                   carmen
                   funebre
                   .
                
                 
                   Ad
                   Potentissimum
                   Serenissimae
                   Annae
                   Maritum
                   Iacobum
                   ,
                   Dei
                   gratia
                   ,
                   Magnae
                   Britanniae
                   Regem
                   fidei
                   defensorem
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Annus
                     &
                     Anna
                     in
                     se
                     redit
                     ,
                     
                     hic
                     novus
                     ,
                     illa
                     perennis
                     :
                  
                   
                     Cujus
                     vir
                     pa●er
                     &
                     frater
                     Rex
                     ,
                     Regia
                     proles
                     ,
                  
                   
                     In
                     Coelo
                     Aeternos
                     Regina
                     est
                     Anna
                     per
                     Annos
                     .
                  
                   
                     Floreat
                     illa
                     suis
                     in
                     prole
                     aeterna
                     Britannis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Inque
                     suo
                     vigeat
                     feliciter
                     Anna
                     Iacobo
                     .
                  
                   
                     Inclite
                     Rex
                     Britonum
                     ,
                     veniam
                     da
                     vera
                     loquenti
                     .
                  
                   
                     Iacobus
                     caret
                     Anna
                     ,
                     &
                     non
                     caret
                     Anna
                     Iacobo
                     :
                  
                   
                     Maxime
                     Rex
                     Regum
                     ,
                     Regem
                     solare
                     Iacobum
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Ad
                   Invictissimum
                   Christianum
                   Quartum
                   Dei
                   Gratia
                   Daniae
                   ,
                   Norwegiae
                   ,
                   Gothorum
                   ,
                   Vandolorumque
                   Regem
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Pondere
                     pressa
                     ,
                     suo
                     sub
                     pondere
                     ,
                     Palma
                     Resurgit
                     :
                  
                   
                     Marmore
                     pressa
                     soror
                     tua
                     ,
                     Fertur
                     ad
                     Aethera
                     victrix
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sanguinolenta
                     olim
                     ,
                     inter
                     Danos
                     atque
                     Britannos
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Pugna
                     ,
                     nihil
                     potuit
                     ,
                     nostro
                     conjuncta
                     Iacobo
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Absque
                     cruore
                     ,
                     omnes
                     vicit
                     Dana
                     Anna
                     Britannos
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Aeterneque
                     suis
                     conjunxit
                     Foedere
                     Danis
                     .
                  
                   
                     Orbis
                     ,
                     Danorum
                     Pacis
                     ,
                     Britonumque
                     sit
                     idem
                  
                   
                     Terminus
                     ,
                     &
                     Reges
                     Rex
                     protegat
                     orbis
                     utrosque
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Ad
                   Foelicissimam
                   Iacobi
                   &
                   Annae
                   prolem
                   Carolum
                   Walliae
                   Principem
                   ,
                   Elizabetham
                   ,
                   Frederici
                   Electoris
                   Comitis
                   Palatini
                   Vxorem
                   ,
                   Regalemque
                   eorum
                   Progeniem
                   quae
                   nunc
                   est
                   ,
                   vel
                   Dei
                   gratia
                   erit
                   in
                   Posterum
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Indiae
                     Phoenix
                     ,
                     volucris
                     per
                     annos
                  
                   
                     Vna
                     sexcentos
                     deciesque
                     senos
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Dicitur
                     foelix
                     superesse
                     ,
                     dirae
                  
                   
                     Nescia
                     Mortis
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Quod
                     tibi
                     Parcae
                     dederant
                     sorores
                  
                   
                     Fila
                     correptae
                     breviora
                     vitae
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Anna
                     ,
                     dicaris
                     Mulier
                     ,
                     sed
                     esto
                  
                   
                     Caetera
                     Phoenix
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Igne
                     solari
                     ,
                     moriens
                     Crematur
                  
                   
                     Mortuo-Vivos
                     Cineres
                     in
                     albos
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sic
                     ,
                     ut
                     ex
                     illis
                     rediviva
                     surgat
                  
                   
                     Altera
                     Phoenix
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Anna
                     ,
                     eui
                     nunquā
                     similem
                     videbit
                  
                   
                     Phoebus
                     ,
                     expiras
                     ?
                     moriare
                     sic
                     ,
                     ut
                  
                   
                     In
                     tua
                     semper
                     vigennt
                     Beati
                  
                   
                     Prole
                     Britanni
                     .
                  
                
                 
                 
                 
                   
                     Hinc
                     ,
                     illinc
                     ,
                     ubicunque
                     ,
                     cadem
                     est
                     ,
                     &
                     ubique
                     Beata
                     .
                  
                   
                     Obijt
                     in
                     Domino
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     1618.
                     quarto
                     Nonarum
                     Martij
                     ,
                     Annos
                     nata
                     44.
                     
                     Menses
                     4.
                     &
                     dies
                     18.
                     
                  
                   
                     Ad
                     sereuissimae
                     Reginae
                     familiam
                     Moerore
                     obrutam
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Vos
                     canite
                     ,
                     O
                     socij
                     ,
                     funebria
                     Carmina
                     mecum
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Nos
                     relevet
                     Dominus
                     ,
                     perdidimus
                     Dominam
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Responsio
                   Familiae
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Non
                     sunt
                     canendo
                     ,
                     talibus
                     pressi
                     malis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sed
                     nec
                     loquendo
                     ,
                     quos
                     habet
                     talis
                     dolor
                     :
                  
                   
                     Nostris
                     adhaerent
                     fiucibus
                     linguae
                     graves
                     .
                  
                   
                     Loquantur
                     alij
                     ,
                     dum
                     luctus
                     nostri
                     stupent
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Edidit
                   Serenissimae
                   Reginae
                   Moestissimus
                   Capellanus
                   ,
                   Guliclmus
                   Swadonus
                   ,
                   Collegij
                   Wickamici
                   Alumnus
                   ,
                   Sacrae
                   Theologiae
                   Doctor
                   ,
                   &
                   Archidiaconus
                   Wigorniae
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Vpon
                 a
                 very
                 rich
                 and
                 stately
                 Monument
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Church
                 is
                 thus
                 written
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Depositum
                   Illustrissimi
                   &
                   Excellentissimi
                   Principis
                   Ludovici
                   Stuarti
                   Esmei
                   Leviniae
                   Ducis
                   Filij
                   Ioannis
                   Propatrui
                   Seren
                   :
                   Regis
                   ,
                   acobi
                   Nepotis
                   ,
                   Richmondiae
                   &
                   Leviniae
                   Dacis
                   ,
                   Novi
                   Castelli
                   ad
                   Tinam
                   &
                   Darnliae
                   Comitis
                   ,
                   &c.
                   Magni
                   Scotiae
                   Camerarij
                   &
                   Thalassiarchae
                   Hereditariè
                   .
                   Sacri
                   Palatij
                   Iacobi
                   Regis
                   Seneschalli
                   ,
                   Cubiculariorumque
                   principalium
                   primi
                   ,
                   Regi
                   à
                   Sanctitribus
                   Consilijs
                   .
                   San-Georgiani
                   ordinis
                   Eq.
                   Scoticorumque
                   per
                   Gallias
                   Cataphractorum
                   praefecti
                   .
                
                 
                   Viri
                   excelsi
                   ad
                   omnia
                   Magna
                   &
                   bona
                   nati
                   ,
                   ad
                   meliora
                   defuncti
                   ,
                   vixit
                   Annos
                   49.
                   
                   Menses
                   4.
                   
                   Dies
                   17.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   2
                   Sam.
                   3.
                   38.
                   
                   Chronog
                   :
                
                 
                   AN
                   IGNORATIS
                   ,
                   QVIA
                   PRINCEPS
                   ET
                   VIR
                   MAGNVS
                   OBIIT
                   HODIE
                   .
                
                 
                   16.
                   
                   Febr.
                   primo
                   generalium
                   Regni
                   Comitiorum
                   designato
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Monument
                   is
                   thus
                   written
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Illustrissima
                     &
                     Excellentissima
                     Princeps
                     ,
                     Francisca
                     Richmondiae
                     &
                     Leviniae
                     Ducissa
                     ,
                     Domini
                     Thomae
                     Howardi
                     Dindoniae
                     Filia
                     ,
                     Thomae
                     Howardi
                     Norfolciae
                     Ducis
                     ,
                     ex
                     Elizabethâ
                     Edovardi
                     Ducis
                     Buckinghamiae
                     Filiâ
                     Neptis
                     ,
                     Lodovici
                     Stuarti
                     Richmondiae
                     &
                     Leviniae
                     Ducis
                     Vxor
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Chariss●●vi
                     conjugij
                     nunquam
                     non
                     memor
                     ,
                     conjugi
                     optimè
                     merito
                     sibique
                     posuit
                     hoc
                     Monumentum
                     .
                  
                   
                     Obijt
                     Die
                     mensis
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 On
                 a
                 Table
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Quire
                 ,
                 is
                 this
                 following
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   P.
                   M.
                   S.
                   
                
                 
                   Vanae
                   multitudinis
                   Improperium
                   hic
                   jacet
                   cuius
                   tamen
                
                 
                   
                     Hispania
                     Prudentiam
                     .
                  
                   
                     Gallia
                     Fortitudinem
                     .
                  
                   
                     Belgia
                     Industriam
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Toto
                   Europa
                   Mirata
                   est
                   Magnanimitatem
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Quem
                
                 
                   
                     Daniae
                     &
                     Reges
                     Integerrimum
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sweciae
                  
                   
                     Germaniae
                  
                   
                     Transilvaniae
                     &
                     Princip
                     .
                     Ingenuum
                     .
                  
                   
                     Nassauviae
                  
                   
                     Veneta
                     Respublica
                     Philobasilia
                     .
                  
                   
                     Subaudiae
                     &
                  
                   
                     Lotharingiae
                     Duces
                     Politicum
                     .
                  
                   
                     Palatinus
                     Comes
                     Fidelem
                     .
                  
                   
                     Imperator
                     Pacificum
                     .
                  
                   
                     Turca
                     Christianum
                     .
                  
                   
                     Papa
                     Protestantem
                     .
                  
                   
                     Experti
                     sunt
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Quem
                
                 
                   
                     Anglia
                     Archithalassum
                  
                   
                     Cantabrigia
                     Cancellarium
                  
                   
                     Buckinghamia
                     Ducem
                     
                       
                         habuit
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                   Verum
                   siste
                   viator
                   ,
                   &
                   quid
                   ipsa
                   Invidia
                   sugillare
                   nequit
                   audi
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Hic
                     est
                     Ille
                  
                   
                     Calamitosae
                     virtutis
                  
                   
                     Buckinghamius
                     .
                  
                   
                     Maritus
                     redamatus
                     ,
                     Pater
                     amans
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Filius
                     obsequens
                     .
                  
                   
                     Frater
                     amicissimus
                     ,
                     Affinis
                     Beneficus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Amicus
                     perpetuus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Dominus
                     Beniguus
                     &
                  
                   
                     Optimus
                     omnium
                     servus
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Quem
                
                 
                   
                     Reges
                     adamarunt
                     ,
                     optimates
                     honorarunt
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Ecclesia
                     deflevit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vulgus
                     oderunt
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Quem
                
                 
                   
                     Iacobus
                     &
                     Carolus
                  
                   
                     Regum
                     perspicacissimi
                     ,
                     intimum
                     habuerunt
                     .
                  
                   
                     A
                     quibus
                  
                   
                     Honoribus
                     auctus
                     ,
                     &
                     Negotijs
                     onustus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Fato
                     succubuit
                  
                   
                     Antequam
                     par
                     animo
                     periculum
                     Invenit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Quid
                     jam
                     Peregrine
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Aenigma
                     mundi
                     moritur
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Omnia
                     fuit
                     ,
                     nec
                     quidquam
                     habuit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Patriae
                     Parens
                     &
                     Hostis
                     audiit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Deliciae
                     idem
                     &
                     querela
                     Parlamenti
                     .
                  
                   
                     Qui
                     dum
                     Papistis
                     Bellum
                     infert
                     ,
                     insimulatur
                     Papista
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Dum
                     Protestantium
                     partibus
                     consulit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     occiditur
                     à
                     Protestante
                     .
                  
                   
                     Tesseram
                     specta
                     Rerum
                     Humanarum
                     ,
                  
                   
                     At
                     non
                     est
                     quod
                     serio
                     triumphet
                     malitia
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Interimere
                     potuit
                     ,
                     laedere
                     non
                     potuit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Scilicet
                     has
                     Preces
                     fundens
                     expiravit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Tuo
                     ego
                     sanguine
                     Potiar
                     (
                     mi
                     Iesu
                     )
                     dum
                  
                   
                     mali
                     pascuntur
                     meo
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 This
                 Monument
                 is
                 in
                 a
                 Chappell
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 high
                 Altar
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Georgio
                   Holles
                
                 
                   
                     Eq.
                     Anglo-Brit
                     .
                     Clariss
                     .
                     Penatib
                     .
                     oriundo
                     ,
                     rerum
                     Militar
                     .
                     sic
                     à
                     pueritia
                     dedito
                     ut
                     Castror
                     .
                     Alumnus
                     nasci
                     videretur
                     ,
                     Qui
                     postquam
                     cuncta
                     quae
                     decerent
                     Nobilem
                     ,
                     stipendia
                     in
                     Belg●a
                     Fecerat
                     ordin
                     .
                     Ductor
                     suae
                     gentis
                     ,
                     supremus
                     vulgo
                     Sergiant
                     Major
                     Generalis
                     ,
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Declaratus
                   est
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Augustaeq
                     .
                     Trinobantum
                     Pacifice
                     excessurus
                     hic
                     propter
                     Franc.
                     Verum
                     Imper.
                     suum
                     &
                     Consanguin
                     .
                     Cui
                     tamen
                     Periculis
                     quam
                     sanguine
                     Conjunctior
                     ,
                     Ambitu
                     Honestiss
                     .
                     Componi
                     voluit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Ioannes
                     FN
                     .
                     Comes
                     de
                     Clare
                     FR.
                     Merentissimo
                     Moerentissimus
                     P.
                     vixit
                     A.
                     L.
                     M.
                     iij.
                     D.
                     iiij
                     .
                     ob
                     xiiii
                     .
                     Kal.
                     Iun.
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     
                       M.
                       DC
                       .
                       XXVI
                    
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 This
                 Monument
                 is
                 in
                 a
                 Chappell
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 high
                 Altar
                 .
              
               
                 
                   What
                   so
                   thou
                   hast
                
                 
                   of
                   Nature
                   or
                   of
                   Arts
                   ,
                
                 
                   Youth
                   ,
                   Beauty
                   ,
                   Strength
                   ,
                
                 
                   or
                   what
                   excelling
                   parts
                
                 
                   Of
                   Mind
                   and
                   Body
                   ,
                
                 
                   Letters
                   ,
                   Armes
                   ,
                   and
                   worth
                   ,
                
                 
                   His
                   eighteene
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   beyond
                
                 
                   his
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   brought
                   forth
                   ,
                
                 
                   Then
                   stand
                   and
                   reade
                
                 
                   thy selfe
                   within
                   this
                   glasse
                   ,
                
                 
                   How
                   soone
                   these
                   perish
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   thy selfe
                   may
                   passe
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Mans
                   life
                   is
                   measur'd
                
                 
                   by
                   the
                   worke
                   ,
                   not
                   dayes
                   ,
                
                 
                   No
                   aged
                   sloth
                   ,
                   but
                
                 
                   active
                   youth
                   hath
                   praise
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Francisco
                   Holles
                   juveni
                   fortissimo
                   qui
                   ab
                   exercitu
                   è
                   Belgia
                   aeger
                   regress
                   〈◊〉
                   obiit
                   Prid.
                   Id.
                   〈◊〉
                   Anno
                   Dominicae
                   Aetatis
                   
                     M.
                     DC
                     .
                     XXII
                  
                   .
                   suae
                   XVIII
                   .
                   Iohannes
                   Comes
                   de
                   Clare
                   ,
                   Filio
                   natis
                   3.
                   &
                   merentissimo
                   moerentissimus
                   pater
                   posuit
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 This
                 Monument
                 is
                 in
                 another
                 Chappell
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 the
                 high
                 Altar
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Bonae
                   Memoriae
                
                 
                   Georgio
                   Villerio
                   Equiti
                   Aurato
                   Marito
                   B.
                   M.
                   Iuxta
                   se
                   P.
                   Clarissima
                   conjux
                   Maria
                   Cometissa
                   Buckingamiae
                   .
                
                 
                   S.
                   P.
                   I.
                   T.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   D.
                   O.
                   M.
                   OSSA
                
                 
                   Mariae
                   de
                   Bello
                   Monte
                   Cometissae
                   〈◊〉
                   kingamiae
                   E
                   quinque
                   Potentissimor●●
                   totius
                   Europiae
                   Regnorum
                   regibus
                   ,
                   〈◊〉
                   que
                   per
                   totidem
                   Immediatos
                
              
               
                 
                   Descensus
                   oriunde
                
                 
                   Vix
                   Ann.
                   Lxij
                   .
                   M.
                   xj
                   .
                   D.
                   xix
                   .
                   Ho●
                   Mon.
                   V.
                   I.
                   C.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 On
                 a
                 Pillar
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 high
                 Altar
                 is
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iuliana
                   Crem
                
                 
                   
                     Virgo
                     Pientissima
                     Charissima
                     &
                     vnica
                     filia
                     Ranulphi
                     de
                     Creme
                     ,
                     Equitis
                     Aurati
                     ,
                     Regii
                     Tribunalis
                     capitalis
                     Iusticiarij
                     ,
                     ex
                     Iuliana
                     de
                     Cleppesby
                     conjuge
                     ,
                     vetustae
                     familiae
                     de
                     Cleppesby
                     in
                     agro
                     Norfolciensi
                     Cohaerede
                     suscepta
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Redemptoris
                     adventum
                     hic
                     expectat
                     ,
                     vernante
                     Aetate
                     ,
                     in
                     patriam
                     abijt
                     xxij
                     .
                     April
                     .
                     M.
                     DC
                     .
                     XXI
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 Abbey
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 I
                 le
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 the
                 I
                 le
                 ,
                 is
                 thus
                 written
                 .
              
               
                 Mors
                 mihi
                 Solus
                 Christus
              
               
                 Lucrum
                 mihi
                 sola
                 salus
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Spe
                   Resurgendi
                   ▪
                
                 
                   
                     Hic
                     jacet
                     Iana
                     Stotevill
                     ,
                     Filia
                     Thomae
                     Stotevill
                     de
                     Brinckley
                     ,
                     in
                     Comitatu
                     Cantabrig
                     .
                     Armigeri
                     ,
                     uxor
                     primo
                     Edvardi
                     Ellis
                     de
                     Chesterton
                     ,
                     in
                     Comitatu
                     Cantabrig
                     .
                     Armigeri
                     ,
                     Cui
                     peperit
                     6.
                     
                     Filios
                     ,
                     &
                     3.
                     
                     Filias
                     ,
                     vxor
                     deinde
                     Othewelli
                     Hill
                     Doctoris
                     in
                     Iare
                     Civil
                     ,
                     &
                     Cancellarij
                     Dioces
                     .
                     Lincoln
                     .
                     Cujus
                     Relicta
                     obijt
                     27.
                     die
                     Aprilis
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1631.
                     
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     78.
                     
                  
                   
                     Vivit
                     post
                     funera
                     virtus
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 another
                 Chappell
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 the
                 high
                 Altar
                 ,
                 is
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Anna
                   Garrard
                   Filia
                   (
                   &
                   Cohaeres
                   cum
                   Fransisca
                   )
                   Georgio
                   Garrard
                   ,
                   &
                   Margaretae
                   Dacris
                   ,
                   Parentibus
                   ,
                   Nobilium
                   ,
                   &
                   antiquorum
                   stemmatum
                   ,
                   Vxor
                   Dudleio
                   Baroni
                   Carleton
                   de
                   Imbercourt
                   .
                   Cui
                   cum
                   Filium
                   vnicum
                   pepererit
                   in
                   infantia
                   expirantem
                   ,
                   eique
                   legationibus
                   ad
                   Remp.
                   Venetam
                   ,
                   Subaudiam
                   ,
                   &
                   unitas
                   Belgiae
                   Provincias
                   per
                   Sedecem
                   annorum
                   spatium
                   indivisa
                   comes
                   adhaeserit
                   ,
                   dum
                   iter
                   illuc
                   demo
                   meditatur
                   ,
                   rapta
                   est
                   morbo
                   Apoplectico
                   è
                   molestis
                   hujus
                   Aevi
                   laboribus
                   in
                   requiem
                   aeternam
                   18.
                   
                   Aprilis
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                   1627.
                   
                   Aetatis
                   suae
                   42.
                   à
                   conjugio
                   20.
                   
                
                 
                   Memoriam
                   Posteritati
                   faciens
                   probae
                   ,
                   &
                   Religiosae
                   Foeminae
                   ,
                   Vxoris
                   conjunctissimae
                   ,
                   oculatae
                   Matrisfam
                   :
                   cui
                   hoc
                   Monumentum
                   sacravit
                   Gemibundus
                   conjux
                   ,
                   Testimonium
                   Amoris
                   integri
                   ,
                   ob
                   eamque
                   amissam
                   intimi
                   cruciatus
                   ,
                   dum
                   visum
                   fuerit
                   Deo
                   Op.
                   Ma.
                   &
                   illum
                   etiam
                   deducere
                   in
                   hoc
                   idem
                   Dormitorium
                   ,
                   cui
                   ipse
                   vivens
                   se
                   mortuum
                   designavit
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
             
               A
               RETVRNE
               TO
               LONDON
               :
            
             
               In
               which
               most
               of
               the
               Parish
               Churches
               have
               of
               late
               yeeres
               beene
               Rebuilded
               ,
               Repaired
               ,
               or
               at
               least
               Beautified
               .
            
             
               A
               Catalogue
               whereof
               here
               followeth
               ,
               wherein
               not
               only
               the
               yeere
               in
               which
               ,
               but
               the
               meanes
               likewise
               by
               which
               ,
               each
               Worke
               was
               perfected
               are
               set
               downe
               ,
               as
               also
               all
               the
               Monuments
               of
               Queene
               Elizabeth
               ,
               as
               they
               are
               in
               every
               Church
               .
            
             
               
                 S.
                 Albanes
                 Woodstreet
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 Am
                 sorry
                 ,
                 that
                 ,
                 but
                 now
                 beginning
                 to
                 speake
                 of
                 Building
                 ,
                 repairing
                 ,
                 and
                 Beautifying
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Parish
                 Churches
                 in
                 this
                 famous
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 I
                 must
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 Front
                 of
                 the
                 Alphabet
                 (
                 for
                 that
                 is
                 the
                 rule
                 I
                 goe
                 by
                 )
                 speake
                 of
                 the
                 pulling
                 downe
                 ,
                 Demolishment
                 ,
                 and
                 Ruines
                 of
                 a
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 ancient
                 among
                 them
                 ;
                 Saint
                 Albanes
                 in
                 Woodstreet
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Church
                 ,
                 being
                 wonderfully
                 decayed
                 and
                 perished
                 ,
                 was
                 by
                 these
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Spiller
                   ,
                   Enigo
                   Iones
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Captaine
                 Leake
                 ,
                 and
                 Captaine
                 Williams
                 surveyed
                 ,
                 to
                 see
                 what
                 repaire
                 might
                 helpe
                 it
                 .
                 But
                 by
                 these
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 and
                 Workemen
                 appointed
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 found
                 to
                 be
                 too
                 farre
                 gone
                 for
                 Repaire
                 ;
                 neither
                 would
                 any
                 Workeman
                 put
                 himselfe
                 into
                 hazard
                 upon
                 it
                 :
                 affirming
                 it
                 to
                 be
                 in
                 every
                 part
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 so
                 spent
                 ,
                 decayed
                 ,
                 and
                 enfeebled
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 must
                 suddenly
                 plucke
                 it
                 downe
                 ,
                 or
                 it
                 would
                 suddenly
                 prevent
                 that
                 labour
                 ,
                 and
                 fall
                 to
                 the
                 ground
                 of
                 it selfe
                 :
                 which
                 the
                 Fallings
                 every
                 day
                 encreasing
                 (
                 and
                 more
                 and
                 more
                 growing
                 and
                 appearing
                 )
                 did
                 most
                 evidently
                 seeme
                 to
                 threaten
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 this
                 cause
                 ,
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Parishoners
                 refused
                 to
                 goe
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 many
                 that
                 went
                 ,
                 went
                 unwillingly
                 ,
                 but
                 all
                 with
                 much
                 feare
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 sate
                 with
                 more
                 ;
                 their
                 danger
                 all
                 the
                 time
                 much
                 troubling
                 and
                 disturbing
                 their
                 Devotion
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 great
                 necessity
                 inforcing
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 the
                 last
                 yeere
                 1632.
                 betwixt
                 Easter
                 and
                 Midsummer
                 pul'd
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 1633.
                 (
                 a
                 sad
                 object
                 )
                 so
                 lies
                 in
                 its
                 pitifull
                 ruines
                 .
              
               
                 Many
                 of
                 the
                 ablest
                 sort
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 ,
                 to
                 shew
                 they
                 would
                 doe
                 what
                 they
                 could
                 towards
                 the
                 recovery
                 of
                 
                 this
                 great
                 losse
                 ,
                 have
                 joyned
                 certaine
                 monies
                 (
                 their
                 free
                 and
                 voluntary
                 gifts
                 )
                 together
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 have
                 againe
                 disbursed
                 in
                 Stone
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 other
                 Materials
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 this
                 many
                 ,
                 being
                 but
                 few
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 in
                 this
                 kind
                 ,
                 can
                 doe
                 little
                 or
                 nothing
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 good
                 wills
                 falling
                 extremely
                 short
                 of
                 that
                 great
                 summe
                 that
                 must
                 beginne
                 and
                 finish
                 so
                 great
                 a
                 Worke
                 as
                 this
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 constrained
                 to
                 petition
                 his
                 Highnesse
                 for
                 his
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 helpe
                 of
                 a
                 collection
                 for
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 Their
                 Petition
                 graciously
                 received
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 was
                 pleased
                 (
                 as
                 a
                 cause
                 of
                 all
                 other
                 his
                 Piety
                 especially
                 favours
                 )
                 to
                 send
                 his
                 Letter
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 forwarding
                 and
                 effecting
                 their
                 desires
                 .
              
               
                 Yet
                 notwithstanding
                 this
                 faire
                 degree
                 to
                 their
                 wish
                 ,
                 they
                 are
                 for
                 a
                 time
                 put
                 off
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 am
                 informed
                 )
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 Collection
                 for
                 the
                 repaire
                 of
                 the
                 famous
                 Cathedrall
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Paul
                 ,
                 but
                 they
                 hope
                 it
                 will
                 not
                 be
                 long
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 which
                 hope
                 they
                 have
                 many
                 Partners
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 in
                 their
                 Prayers
                 ,
                 for
                 all
                 the
                 good
                 meanes
                 that
                 may
                 be
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 speedy
                 rebuilding
                 of
                 it
                 ;
                 till
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 Church
                 appointed
                 unto
                 them
                 for
                 the
                 Sabbath
                 .
                 Exercises
                 ,
                 Marriage
                 ,
                 Burying
                 ,
                 Churching
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Sacraments
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Alphage
                 neere
                 Cripplegate
                 .
                 And
                 thus
                 much
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 Saint
                 Albanes
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Alhallowes
                 Barking
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1613.
                 and
                 within
                 some
                 few
                 yeeres
                 before
                 and
                 after
                 (
                 in
                 their
                 severall
                 times
                 )
                 other
                 wants
                 were
                 supplied
                 and
                 furnished
                 ,
                 viz.
                 
              
               
                 A
                 very
                 faire
                 new
                 Pulpit
                 set
                 up
                 ,
                 many
                 faire
                 Pewes
                 ,
                 a
                 faire
                 Communion
                 table
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 gracefull
                 Ornaments
                 to
                 it
                 .
                 This
                 Table
                 was
                 the
                 gift
                 of
                 one
                 Master
                 
                   Iohn
                   Burnell
                
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 rest
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 :
                 Also
                 in
                 the
                 South
                 I
                 le
                 ,
                 over
                 the
                 entry
                 into
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1627.
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 very
                 handsome
                 Gallery
                 erected
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Covell
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Shaw
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   South
                   wall
                   is
                   a
                   Monument
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     In
                     the
                     I
                     le
                     against
                     this
                     place
                     ,
                     lyeth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Francis
                       Covell
                    
                     ,
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Skinner
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     he
                     lived
                     in
                     this
                     Parish
                     52.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     was
                     married
                     to
                     his
                     wife
                     Margery
                     42.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     had
                     Issue
                     by
                     her
                     Thomas
                     his
                     onely
                     sonne
                     .
                     He
                     had
                     borne
                     Office
                     in
                     his
                     Company
                     ,
                     and
                     this
                     Ward
                     ,
                     with
                     good
                     reputation
                     ,
                     was
                     in
                     his
                     life
                     Religious
                     ,
                     Peaceable
                     ,
                     and
                     Charitable
                     ,
                     and
                     at
                     his
                     death
                     gave
                     Clothing
                     to
                     the
                     poore
                     of
                     this
                     Parish
                     yeerely
                     for
                     ever
                     .
                     Hee
                     lived
                     69.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     and
                     rendred
                     his
                     soule
                     in
                     peace
                     to
                     God
                     ,
                     
                       September
                       7.
                    
                     1625.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Alhallowes
                 Bredstreet
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 many
                 decayed
                 places
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 was
                 repaired
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 every
                 part
                 of
                 it
                 richly
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 proper
                 cost
                 and
                 charges
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1625.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Samuel
                   Tucker
                
                 
                   William
                   Hunt
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 little
                 part
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   The
                   Saltars
                   Chappell
                
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 very
                 faire
                 Window
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Portraiture
                 or
                 Figure
                 of
                 him
                 that
                 gave
                 it
                 ,
                 very
                 curiously
                 wrought
                 upon
                 it
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 :
              
               
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Beamont
                  
                   Salter
                   ,
                   the
                   Founder
                   of
                   this
                   Chapell
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   worthy
                   Benefactor
                   to
                   the
                   Company
                   of
                   the
                   Salters
                   .
                   1629.
                   
                   
                     This
                     Window
                     being
                     then
                     erected
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 midst
                 of
                 this
                 little
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 faire
                 Marble
                 Tombe
                 ,
                 this
                 man
                 with
                 his
                 two
                 wives
                 lies
                 interred
                 .
                 The
                 words
                 round
                 about
                 this
                 Tombe
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Verses
                 ,
                 you
                 may
                 reade
                 in
                 page
                 391.
                 
              
               
                 
                 
                   To
                   the
                   sacred
                   Memory
                   ▪
                
                 
                   
                     Of
                     that
                     worthy
                     and
                     faithfull
                     Minister
                     of
                     Christ
                     ,
                     Master
                     
                       Richard
                       Stocke
                    
                     ,
                     who
                     after
                     32.
                     yeeres
                     spent
                     in
                     the
                     Ministery
                     ,
                     wherein
                     by
                     his
                     learned
                     Labours
                     ,
                     joyn'd
                     with
                     Wisdome
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     most
                     holy
                     life
                     ,
                     Gods
                     glory
                     was
                     much
                     advanced
                     ,
                     his
                     Church
                     edified
                     ,
                     Piety
                     increased
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     true
                     honour
                     of
                     a
                     Pastors
                     place
                     maintained
                     ,
                     deceased
                     Aprill
                     ,
                     20.
                     1626.
                     
                     Some
                     of
                     his
                     loving
                     Parishoners
                     have
                     consecrated
                     this
                     Monument
                     of
                     their
                     never-dying
                     love
                     ,
                     Ian.
                     28.
                     1628.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     His
                     situs
                     exanimis
                     Stocki
                  
                   
                     sub
                     pulvere
                     Truncus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Quem
                     quondam
                     agnovit
                  
                   
                     Pastorem
                     Ecclesia
                     Fidum
                     :
                  
                   
                     Istae
                     suum
                     nunc
                     Sancta
                     tenent
                  
                   
                     Habitacula
                     Sanctum
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Quo
                     Magn
                     Vs
                     Pan
                     DV
                     Cit
                     oVes
                  
                   
                     oVi
                     Vmque
                     magIstros
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Thy
                     livelesse
                     Trunke
                  
                   
                     (
                     O
                     Reverend
                     Stocke
                     )
                  
                   
                     Like
                     Aarons
                     Rod
                  
                   
                     sprouts
                     out
                     againe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     after
                     two
                  
                   
                     full
                     Winters
                     past
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Yeelds
                     Blossomes
                  
                   
                     and
                     ripe
                     fruit
                     amaine
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     For
                     why
                     ,
                     this
                     worke
                     of
                     Piety
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Performed
                     by
                     some
                     of
                     thy
                     Flocke
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     thy
                     dead
                     Corps
                     and
                     sacred
                     Vrne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Is
                     but
                     the
                     fruit
                     of
                     this
                     old
                     Stocke
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   new
                   Monument
                   in
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   wall
                   ,
                   almost
                   at
                   the
                   upper
                   end
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     This
                     Monument
                     was
                     erected
                     at
                     the
                     cost
                     of
                     this
                     Parish
                     ,
                     in
                     memoriall
                     of
                     Master
                     
                       Iohn
                       Dunster
                    
                     ,
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Cothworker
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     who
                     lieth
                     buried
                     neere
                     this
                     place
                     ,
                     and
                     gave
                     amongst
                     other
                     charitable
                     gifts
                     ,
                     200.
                     pounds
                     towards
                     the
                     late
                     building
                     of
                     this
                     Church
                     ,
                     and
                     200.
                     pounds
                     ,
                     which
                     hath
                     purchased
                     12.
                     pounds
                     a
                     yeere
                     for
                     ever
                     ,
                     towards
                     the
                     reparation
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     .
                     He
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     the
                     14.
                     of
                     October
                     ,
                     1625.
                     being
                     of
                     the
                     age
                     of
                     58.
                     yeeres
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     I
                     have
                     fought
                     a
                     good
                     fight
                     ,
                     I
                     have
                     finished
                     my
                     course
                     ,
                     I
                     have
                     kept
                     the
                     faith
                     ,
                     and
                     henceforth
                     is
                     laid
                     up
                     for
                     me
                     a
                     Crowne
                     of
                     Righteousnesse
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Alhallowes
                 the
                 great
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 ,
                 with
                 much
                 cost
                 bestowed
                 on
                 the
                 Steeple
                 ,
                 was
                 in
                 many
                 parts
                 of
                 it
                 Repaired
                 ,
                 and
                 thorowout
                 richly
                 and
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 proper
                 cost
                 &
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1627.
                 and
                 1629.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iames
                   Ashby
                
                 
                   Henry
                   Clinket
                
                 
                   and
                
                 
                   Christopher
                   Robotham
                
                 
                   William
                   Pagen
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 There
                 was
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 a
                 faire
                 Gallery
                 built
                 at
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 I
                 le
                 a
                 new
                 doore
                 made
                 ,
                 almost
                 at
                 the
                 upper
                 end
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 last
                 yeere
                 1632.
                 all
                 the
                 Iles
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 were
                 raised
                 a
                 foot
                 and
                 a
                 halfe
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Pewes
                 a
                 foot
                 above
                 that
                 ;
                 A
                 worke
                 much
                 gracing
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 but
                 especially
                 done
                 for
                 a
                 ready
                 and
                 more
                 easie
                 hearing
                 .
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 these
                 times
                 rising
                 to
                 600.
                 pounds
                 and
                 upwards
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   Royall
                   Vertues
                   ever
                   crown'd
                   a
                   Crowne
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   ever
                   Mildnesse
                   shin'd
                   in
                   Majesty
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   ever
                   Honour
                   honour'd
                   true
                   Renowne
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   ever
                   Courage
                   dwelt
                   with
                   Clemency
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   ever
                   Princesse
                   put
                   all
                   Princes
                   downe
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   Temperance
                   ,
                   prowesse
                   ,
                   prudence
                   ,
                   equity
                   ,
                
                 
                   This
                   ,
                   this
                   was
                   she
                   ,
                   that
                   in
                   despight
                   of
                   death
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lives
                   still
                   admir'd
                   ,
                   ador'd
                   ,
                   ELIZABETH
                   .
                
                 
                   Many
                   Daughters
                   have
                   done
                   vertuously
                   ,
                   but
                   thou
                   excellest
                   them
                   all
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   figure
                   of
                   a
                   Booke
                   over
                   Her
                   ,
                   these
                   words
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     They
                     that
                     trust
                     in
                     the
                     Lord
                     ,
                     shall
                     bee
                     as
                     Mount
                     Sion
                     ,
                     which
                     shall
                     not
                     be
                     removed
                     for
                     ever
                     .
                     Psal
                     .
                     125.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   On
                   the
                   one
                   side
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Spaines
                     rod
                     ,
                     Romes
                     ruine
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Netherlands
                     reliefe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Heavens
                     Iem
                     ,
                     Earths
                     Ioy
                     ,
                  
                   
                     World
                     wonder
                     ,
                     Natures
                     chiefe
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Britaines
                     blessing
                     ,
                     Englands
                     splendor
                     .
                  
                   
                     Religions
                     Nurse
                     ,
                     the
                     Faiths
                     Defendor
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vnder
                   her
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   have
                   fought
                   a
                   good
                   fight
                   ,
                   I
                   have
                   finished
                   my
                   course
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Alhallowes
                 Honylane
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 proper
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1625.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Francis
                   Waterhouse
                
                 
                   Edward
                   Powell
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 this
                 repaire
                 amounting
                 unto
                 55.
                 pounds
                 and
                 upwards
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Alhallowes
                 the
                 lesse
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 within
                 and
                 without
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1616.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1613.
                 two
                 faire
                 Dormers
                 were
                 made
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 to
                 enlighten
                 it
                 ,
                 before
                 being
                 very
                 darke
                 :
                 the
                 one
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Glover
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 of
                 Master
                 
                   Thomas
                   Iones
                
                 Gentleman
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1633.
                 a
                 faire
                 large
                 Gallery
                 built
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 within
                 nine
                 or
                 ten
                 yeeres
                 past
                 ,
                 two
                 other
                 Galleries
                 ,
                 which
                 both
                 in
                 their
                 cost
                 and
                 ends
                 ,
                 but
                 especially
                 the
                 last
                 ,
                 much
                 commend
                 their
                 religious
                 Founders
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   have
                   fought
                   a
                   good
                   fight
                   ,
                   &c.
                   2.
                   
                   Tim.
                   7
                   ,
                   8.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Alhallowes
                 Lumberstreet
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 proper
                 cost
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeeres
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1622.
                 and
                 1623.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 this
                 repaire
                 amounting
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 171.
                 pounds
                 ,
                 and
                 nine
                 shillings
                 .
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Skelton
                
                 
                   Henry
                   Collinson
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Alhallowes
                 Stayning
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 in
                 many
                 parts
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 nearly
                 and
                 decently
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1630.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Simon
                   Parrat
                
                 
                   Robert
                   Stileman
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   South
                   wall
                   of
                   this
                   Church
                   is
                   a
                   Monument
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   on
                   it
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Before
                     this
                     place
                     lieth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Em
                       Charleton
                    
                     ,
                     wife
                     to
                     
                       Robert
                       Charleton
                    
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Fishmonger
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     by
                     whom
                     shee
                     had
                     Issue
                     three
                     Sons
                     and
                     foure
                     Daughters
                     ,
                     and
                     died
                     in
                     Childbed
                     the
                     23.
                     or
                     Iune
                     ,
                     1623.
                     having
                     beene
                     married
                     ten
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     ten
                     moneths
                     ,
                     and
                     thirteene
                     dayes
                     ,
                     and
                     lived
                     31.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     4.
                     moneths
                     ,
                     and
                     odde
                     dayes
                     .
                     She
                     was
                     the
                     youngest
                     childe
                     of
                     
                       Thomas
                       Harby
                    
                     of
                     Adston
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Northampton
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     by
                     his
                     last
                     Wife
                     
                       Katharine
                       Throgmorton
                    
                     ,
                     Daughter
                     of
                     
                       Clement
                       Throgmorton
                    
                     of
                     Hasdley
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Warwicke
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     
                       Katherine
                       Nevill
                    
                     ,
                     sister
                     to
                     the
                     then
                     Lord
                     Aburgavenie
                     .
                  
                   
                     Et
                     genus
                     ,
                     &
                     nomen
                     nôsti
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nomenque
                     Mariti
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Progeniem
                     atque
                     dies
                     ,
                  
                   
                     sic
                     obitum
                     &
                     tumulum
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Te
                     latet
                     ipsa
                     tamen
                     ,
                  
                   
                     licet
                     haec
                     externa
                     tueris
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nobilia
                     interius
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nobiliora
                     latent
                     .
                  
                   
                   
                     Nobilitas
                     vera
                     est
                  
                   
                     sanctis
                     virtutibus
                     orta
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Hanc
                     teneris
                     annis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     huic
                     dedit
                     omnisator
                     .
                  
                   
                     Nam
                     cum
                     lacte
                     simul
                  
                   
                     Materno
                     Religionem
                  
                   
                     Imbibit
                     ,
                     assidue
                  
                   
                     Matre
                     docente
                     pia
                     .
                  
                   
                     Posteaque
                     ut
                     vires
                     Crescebam
                  
                   
                     crevit
                     in
                     illa
                  
                   
                     Vera
                     Dei
                     veri
                     cognitio
                     ,
                  
                   
                     atque
                     fides
                     .
                  
                   
                     Nec
                     sine
                     fruge
                     fides
                     ,
                  
                   
                     fuit
                     Alma
                     ,
                     Pudica
                     ,
                     Benigna
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Compatiens
                     ,
                     humilis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     mitis
                     ,
                     amica
                     ,
                     Bona.
                  
                   
                     Sic
                     veram
                     verâ
                     cum
                     justitia
                  
                   
                     piecatem
                     ,
                     &
                  
                   
                     Facta
                     bonis
                     verbis
                  
                   
                     junxerat
                     illa
                     bona
                     .
                  
                   
                     Vt
                     Mater
                     ,
                     Natam
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Matris
                     sic
                     nata
                     Nepotes
                  
                   
                     Imbuit
                     imprimis
                  
                   
                     cognitione
                     Dei.
                  
                   
                     Non
                     specie
                     tantum
                     ,
                  
                   
                     sed
                     verè
                     Religiosa
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Et
                     virgo
                     ,
                     &
                     conjux
                     ,
                  
                   
                     &
                     domina
                     &
                     Genitrix
                     .
                  
                   
                     Principio
                     finis
                     similis
                     :
                  
                   
                     sic
                     vltima
                     primae
                  
                   
                     Linea
                     conformis
                     :
                  
                   
                     mortua
                     viva
                     simul
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Alhallowes
                 at
                 the
                 Wall.
                 
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1613.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Streame
                
                 
                   Robert
                   Priest
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 againe
                 repaired
                 ,
                 richly
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1627.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Hanch
                
                 
                   Harman
                   Brockard
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 last
                 repaire
                 ,
                 accounting
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 200.
                 and
                 20.
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Reade
                     but
                     her
                     Reigne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     this
                     Princesse
                     might
                     have
                     beene
                  
                   
                     For
                     wisdome
                     called
                  
                   
                     Nicaulis
                     ,
                     Sheba's
                     Queene
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Against
                     Spaines
                     Holifernes
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Iudeth
                     shee
                     .
                  
                   
                     Dauntlesse
                     gain'd
                     many
                  
                   
                     a
                     glorious
                     victory
                     :
                  
                   
                     Not
                     Deborah
                     did
                     her
                  
                   
                     in
                     fame
                     excell
                     ,
                  
                   
                     She
                     was
                     a
                     Mother
                  
                   
                     in
                     our
                     Israel
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     An
                     Hester
                     ,
                     who
                  
                   
                     her
                     person
                     did
                     ingage
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     save
                     her
                     people
                  
                   
                     from
                     thé
                     publike
                     strage
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Chaste
                     Patronesse
                  
                   
                     of
                     true
                     Religion
                     ,
                  
                   
                     In
                     Court
                     a
                     Saint
                     ,
                  
                   
                     in
                     Field
                     an
                     Amazon
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Glorious
                     in
                     life
                     ,
                  
                   
                     deplored
                     in
                     her
                     death
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Such
                     was
                     unparallel'd
                  
                   
                     ELIZABETH
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Borne
                   Anno
                   1534.
                   
                
                 
                   Crowned
                   Anno
                   1558.
                   
                   Ian.
                   15.
                   
                
                 
                   Reigned
                   yeeres
                   44.
                   mon.
                   4.
                   dayes
                   17.
                   
                
                 
                   Died
                   Anno
                   1602.
                   
                   March
                   24.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 S.
                 Alphage
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 (
                 the
                 decayes
                 in
                 divers
                 parts
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 calling
                 upon
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 for
                 it
                 )
                 began
                 to
                 be
                 repaired
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1624.
                 the
                 repaire
                 continuing
                 25.
                 and
                 26.
                 in
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 Masons
                 worke
                 amounted
                 to
                 400.
                 pounds
                 .
                 The
                 farther
                 repaire
                 ,
                 in
                 27.
                 and
                 28.
                 in
                 the
                 last
                 of
                 which
                 it
                 was
                 beautifully
                 finished
                 ,
                 arising
                 to
                 100.
                 pounds
                 more
                 ;
                 The
                 sole
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 .
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Syddon
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Laurence
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   upon
                   a
                   faire
                   Marble
                   stone
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   Hic
                   jacet
                   Willielmus
                   Phillip●
                   ,
                   Ar.
                   〈◊〉
                   Rever
                   .
                   Patris
                   Dom.
                   Epi.
                   London
                   .
                   suae
                   Cur.
                   
                
                 
                   
                   
                     Commisariatus
                     London
                     ,
                     &
                     qui
                     80.
                     
                     Annorum
                     pie
                     transactis
                     in
                     Dom.
                     placide
                     obdormivit
                     4.
                     die
                     Mens
                     .
                     Septembris
                     ,
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1625.
                     
                     Relinquens
                     post
                     se
                     6.
                     ex
                     18.
                     liberis
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   another
                   faire
                   stone
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   I
                   le
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     In
                     Christ
                     alone
                     I
                     onely
                     trust
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     rise
                     in
                     number
                     of
                     the
                     just
                     .
                  
                   
                     Here
                     under
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Katharine
                       Edwards
                    
                     ,
                     sometime
                     beloved
                     wife
                     of
                     
                       Iohn
                       Edwards
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     this
                     Parish
                     of
                     Saint
                     Alphage
                     ;
                     she
                     departed
                     this
                     transitory
                     life
                     on
                     the
                     sixth
                     day
                     of
                     Ianuary
                     ,
                     1628.
                     and
                     in
                     the
                     45.
                     yeere
                     of
                     her
                     age
                     ,
                     having
                     had
                     issue
                     by
                     her
                     said
                     Husband
                     five
                     Sonnes
                     and
                     seven
                     Daughters
                     .
                  
                   
                     My
                     body
                     here
                     in
                     dust
                     doth
                     rest
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sin
                     caus'd
                     that
                     earth
                     claimes
                     it
                     as
                     due
                     ,
                  
                   
                     My
                     soule
                     's
                     in
                     Heaven
                     for
                     ever
                     blest
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Yet
                     both
                     in
                     one
                     Christ
                     will
                     renew
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Andrew
                 Hubbard
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaird
                 and
                 richly
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1630.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Enoch
                   Lynd
                
                 
                   William
                   Clobery
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 it
                 amounting
                 to
                 sixe
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 and
                 above
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Andrew
                 Vndershaft
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 laudably
                 trimmed
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1627.
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Bargins
                
                 
                   Simon
                   Farewell
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Then
                 (
                 I
                 say
                 )
                 trimmed
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 although
                 for
                 some
                 few
                 yeeres
                 before
                 and
                 since
                 ,
                 to
                 this
                 present
                 yeere
                 1633.
                 
                 The
                 care
                 and
                 cost
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 have
                 beene
                 still
                 imployed
                 in
                 the
                 supplying
                 and
                 furnishing
                 of
                 it
                 with
                 such
                 things
                 ,
                 as
                 either
                 for
                 necessity
                 or
                 beauty
                 ,
                 their
                 love
                 to
                 Gods
                 house
                 ,
                 should
                 finde
                 wanting
                 .
                 Among
                 other
                 things
                 these
                 ,
                 viz.
                 
              
               
                 They
                 have
                 new
                 raised
                 their
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 adding
                 to
                 that
                 cost
                 a
                 Communion
                 Table
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 very
                 faire
                 frame
                 about
                 it
                 ,
                 they
                 have
                 made
                 many
                 new
                 Pewes
                 ,
                 a
                 faire
                 Alabaster
                 Font
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Clocke
                 :
                 a
                 necessary
                 thing
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 memory
                 of
                 man
                 this
                 Parish
                 hath
                 not
                 had
                 ,
                 nor
                 the
                 eldest
                 Parishioner
                 ever
                 heard
                 of
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 have
                 also
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 (
                 much
                 commending
                 the
                 Founders
                 &
                 Continuers
                 of
                 it
                 )
                 at
                 the
                 lower
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 North
                 I
                 le
                 ,
                 a
                 faire
                 Wainscot
                 Presse
                 full
                 of
                 good
                 Bookes
                 ,
                 the
                 workes
                 of
                 many
                 learned
                 and
                 reverend
                 Divines
                 ,
                 offering
                 (
                 at
                 seasonable
                 and
                 convenient
                 times
                 )
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 reading
                 ,
                 to
                 any
                 that
                 shall
                 bee
                 as
                 ready
                 to
                 embrace
                 it
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 and
                 their
                 Maintainers
                 to
                 impart
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   in
                   the
                   middle
                   of
                   the
                   wall
                   of
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Death
                     hath
                     added
                     to
                     the
                     ornament
                     of
                     this
                     place
                     the
                     blessed
                     memoriall
                     of
                     
                       Edward
                       Warner
                    
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     a
                     worthy
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Merchant
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     who
                     departed
                     this
                     mortall
                     life
                     the
                     28.
                     of
                     October
                     1628.
                     
                     He
                     was
                     the
                     second
                     sonne
                     of
                     
                       Francis
                       Warner
                    
                     of
                     Parham
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Suffolke
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     by
                     Mary
                     his
                     second
                     Wife
                     ,
                     ●
                     Daughter
                     &
                     Co-heire
                     of
                     Sir
                     
                       Edmond
                       Rowse
                    
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     County
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     which
                     
                       Francis
                       Warner
                    
                     was
                     truly
                     and
                     lineally
                     descended
                     from
                     the
                     ancient
                     and
                     generous
                     Family
                     of
                     the
                     Warners
                     ,
                     who
                     possessed
                     a
                     place
                     of
                     their
                     owne
                     name
                     ,
                     at
                     Warners
                     hall
                     in
                     great
                     Waltham
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Essex
                     .
                     Hee
                     died
                     without
                     Issue
                     ,
                     and
                     made
                     
                       Francis
                       Warner
                    
                     of
                     Parham
                     aforesaid
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     his
                     Nephew
                     ,
                     and
                     next
                     Heire
                     in
                     blood
                     ,
                     the
                     Executor
                     of
                     his
                     last
                     Will
                     ,
                     and
                     principall
                     Heire
                     to
                     his
                     estate
                     ;
                     who
                     out
                     of
                     his
                     duty
                     and
                     affection
                     to
                     the
                     memory
                     of
                     his
                     deare
                     Vncle
                     ,
                     hath
                     dedicated
                     this
                     Monument
                     .
                  
                   
                   
                     Hee
                     had
                     to
                     his
                     first
                     Wife
                     ,
                     Mary
                     ,
                     the
                     Daughter
                     of
                     Master
                     Ailmer
                     ,
                     of
                     Risden
                     in
                     Hartfordshire
                     ;
                     and
                     to
                     his
                     second
                     ,
                     Margaret
                     ,
                     Daughter
                     of
                     Master
                     
                       Iohn
                       Cheyney
                    
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   a
                   faire
                   Grave-stone
                   lying
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   is
                   thus
                   written
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     I.
                     H.
                     S.
                     Mors
                     Christi
                     ,
                     mihi
                     vita
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       memoriall
                       of
                       Mistresse
                       
                         Elizabeth
                         Turnor
                      
                       ,
                       whose
                       body
                       resteth
                       here
                       in
                       expectation
                       of
                       her
                       Saviour
                       .
                       Shee
                       lived
                       the
                       sorrowfull
                       Widdow
                       of
                       three
                       Husbands
                       ,
                       
                         Andrew
                         White
                         ,
                         Cutbert
                         Burby
                      
                       ,
                       and
                       
                         Humphry
                         Turnor
                      
                       ,
                       Gentleman
                       ,
                       and
                       the
                       most
                       deare
                       Mother
                       of
                       seven
                       children
                       ,
                       being
                       the
                       Issue
                       onely
                       of
                       her
                       second
                       :
                       three
                       of
                       them
                       buried
                       her
                       ,
                       
                         Edward
                         Burby
                         ,
                         Cutbert
                      
                       ,
                       and
                       Ioane
                       ,
                       which
                       inherit
                       her
                       sorrow
                       to
                       bewaile
                       their
                       losse
                       .
                    
                     
                       Her
                       dissolution
                       hapned
                       in
                       her
                       great
                       Clymactericall
                       ,
                       being
                       on
                       the
                       tenth
                       Calends
                       of
                       August
                       ,
                       in
                       the
                       yeere
                       after
                       her
                       Saviour
                       ,
                       1630.
                       
                    
                     
                       Resurgam
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Andrew
                 Wardrope
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 ,
                 and
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1627.
                 
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Window
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   this
                   Church
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     This
                     Window
                     was
                     glased
                     at
                     the
                     charge
                     of
                     
                       Peter
                       Leonarts
                    
                     the
                     elder
                     ,
                     of
                     East-Sm●●-field
                     Brewer
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Domini
                       1627.
                    
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   lower
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Epitaph
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     When
                     God
                     was
                     pleas'd
                     ,
                  
                   
                     (
                     the
                     world
                     unwilling
                     yet
                     )
                  
                   
                     
                       Helias
                       Iames
                    
                     ,
                     to
                     Nature
                  
                   
                     paid
                     his
                     debt
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     here
                     reposes
                     :
                  
                   
                     As
                     he
                     liv'd
                     ,
                     he
                     died
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     saying
                     strongly
                  
                   
                     in
                     him
                     verified
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Such
                     life
                     ,
                     such
                     death
                     :
                  
                   
                     then
                     a
                     knowne
                     truth
                     to
                     tell
                     ,
                  
                   
                     He
                     liv'd
                     a
                     godly
                     life
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     died
                     as
                     well
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Anne
                 Aldersgate
                 .
              
               
                 
                   THis
                   Church
                   was
                   repaired
                   richly
                   ,
                   and
                   very
                   worthily
                   beautified
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   God
                   1624.
                   
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   yeeres
                   1629.
                   and
                   1630.
                   the
                   Steeple
                   decayed
                   and
                   perished
                   ,
                   with
                   great
                   care
                   and
                   much
                   cost
                   was
                   repaired
                   ,
                   a
                   new
                   Turret
                   made
                   for
                   the
                   Saints-Bell
                   .
                
                 
                   Also
                   the
                   walls
                   of
                   the
                   two
                   Church-yards
                   (
                   the
                   greater
                   and
                   the
                   lesse
                   )
                   were
                   raised
                   ,
                   two
                   faire
                   Arched
                   doores
                   made
                   in
                   the
                   middle
                   of
                   them
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   very
                   faire
                   Arched
                   Entrance
                   to
                   the
                   Church
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   it
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Alley
                   ,
                   or
                   passage
                   from
                   Saint
                   Annes
                   lane
                   into
                   Noble
                   Street
                   ,
                   raised
                   ,
                   levelled
                   ,
                   and
                   (
                   with
                   free
                   Stone
                   )
                   very
                   neatly
                   and
                   handsomly
                   paved
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Gabriel
                   Butcher
                
                 
                   Robert
                   Dimpleton
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   An
                   Epitaph
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Francis
                       Spencer
                    
                     ,
                     eldest
                     sonne
                     of
                     
                       Richard
                       Spencer
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     who
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     the
                     20.
                     of
                     Iune
                     1629.
                     
                  
                   
                     Mortis
                     memor
                     sis
                     ,
                     me
                     Ridebat
                     Horula
                     Natum
                     ,
                     Renatum
                     ,
                     Mortuum
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Anne
                 Black-Fryers
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 ancient
                 Church
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Black-Fryers
                   ,
                   London
                
                 ,
                 was
                 (
                 before
                 the
                 dissolution
                 of
                 Religious
                 Houses
                 by
                 Henry
                 the
                 8.
                 )
                 one
                 
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 spacious
                 and
                 faire
                 Churches
                 in
                 London
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 Friers
                 being
                 put
                 out
                 ,
                 the
                 Church
                 (
                 together
                 with
                 other
                 faire
                 buildings
                 )
                 was
                 utterly
                 demolished
                 .
                 Therefore
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Black-Fryers
                   ,
                   London
                
                 ,
                 fitted
                 an
                 upper
                 Roome
                 ,
                 of
                 50.
                 foot
                 in
                 length
                 ,
                 and
                 30.
                 foot
                 in
                 breadth
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 publike
                 place
                 of
                 Divine
                 worship
                 .
                 The
                 charges
                 of
                 purchasing
                 and
                 fitting
                 the
                 said
                 Roome
                 for
                 a
                 Church
                 ,
                 appeareth
                 not
                 in
                 any
                 Record
                 that
                 we
                 can
                 finde
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Anno
                 1597.
                 when
                 the
                 Church
                 was
                 empty
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 body
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 a
                 great
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Roofe
                 thereof
                 fell
                 downe
                 ,
                 whereupon
                 the
                 then
                 Inhabitants
                 being
                 about
                 to
                 repaire
                 their
                 said
                 Church
                 ,
                 obtained
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Moore
                
                 Knight
                 ,
                 so
                 much
                 ground
                 as
                 enlarged
                 their
                 Church
                 with
                 an
                 I
                 le
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 50.
                 foot
                 in
                 length
                 and
                 15.
                 foot
                 in
                 breadth
                 :
                 for
                 which
                 ground
                 they
                 built
                 at
                 their
                 owne
                 cost
                 a
                 faire
                 Ware-house
                 under
                 the
                 said
                 I
                 le
                 for
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Ierome
                   Bows
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 who
                 then
                 had
                 the
                 said
                 ground
                 in
                 lease
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 gave
                 him
                 133.
                 li.
                 The
                 new
                 building
                 of
                 their
                 said
                 Church
                 and
                 Ile
                 (
                 beside
                 the
                 foresaid
                 133.
                 li.
                 given
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Ierom
                   Bows
                
                 )
                 cost
                 300.
                 li.
                 18.
                 shillings
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Iune
                 1607.
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Black-Fryers
                 paid
                 120.
                 li.
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Moore
                
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 purchase
                 of
                 their
                 Preachers
                 house
                 ,
                 their
                 Church-yard
                 ,
                 their
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Porch
                 appertaining
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 right
                 of
                 Patronage
                 of
                 ,
                 in
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Anno
                 1613.
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Black-Fryers
                 ,
                 purchased
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 of
                 their
                 Church
                 ,
                 so
                 much
                 housing
                 as
                 enlarged
                 their
                 Church
                 aforesaid
                 36.
                 foot
                 in
                 length
                 and
                 54.
                 foot
                 in
                 bredth
                 ,
                 the
                 purchase
                 whereof
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Vault
                 for
                 burying
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Roomes
                 under
                 that
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 new
                 building
                 of
                 all
                 ,
                 and
                 making
                 new
                 Pewes
                 ,
                 and
                 Pulpit
                 ,
                 cost
                 1546.
                 li.
                 6.
                 shillings
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Anno
                 1632.
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Black-Fryers
                 ,
                 purchased
                 the
                 Roomes
                 directly
                 under
                 the
                 above
                 mentioned
                 upper
                 Roome
                 converted
                 to
                 a
                 Church
                 ,
                 which
                 said
                 under
                 Roomes
                 they
                 purchased
                 to
                 repaire
                 the
                 Foundation
                 &
                 Walls
                 whereon
                 the
                 Church
                 stood
                 ,
                 which
                 Walls
                 were
                 very
                 much
                 decayed
                 .
                 The
                 Purchase
                 whereof
                 ,
                 and
                 repaire
                 of
                 Decayes
                 ,
                 cost
                 500.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 summe
                 of
                 all
                 bestowed
                 upon
                 Black-Fryers
                 Church
                 ,
                 since
                 the
                 reformation
                 of
                 Religion
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 amounteth
                 to
                 2600.
                 pounds
                 4.
                 shillings
                 .
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   at
                   the
                   South
                   end
                   of
                   this
                   Church
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     P.
                     M.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohannis
                       Bill
                       Mercatoris
                       Librarij
                       ,
                       qui
                       Nationibus
                       ab
                       exteris
                       supellectilem
                       litterariam
                       in
                       hoc
                       Regnum
                       per
                       plusculos
                       Annos
                       Importavit
                       .
                    
                     
                       Vt
                    
                     
                       Librorum
                       Thesaurus
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Bibliothecarum
                       Parens
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Academiarum
                       Mercurius
                    
                     
                       Merito
                       dici
                       possit
                       .
                    
                     
                       Typographi
                       etiam
                       Regij
                       Iacobo
                       &
                       Carolo
                       R.
                       R.
                       Serenissimis
                       ,
                       per
                       Annos
                       XIII
                       .
                       fidele
                       in
                       hoc
                       opere
                       ministerium
                       praestantis
                       .
                       De
                       Republica
                       Librariâ
                       bene
                       ,
                       desuis
                       optime
                       Merentis
                       .
                       Non
                       sine
                       luctu
                       &
                       Moerore
                       Amicorum
                       ,
                       Anno
                       Aetatis
                       suae
                       LVI
                       .
                       publicae
                       vero
                       salutis
                       
                         M.
                         DC
                         .
                         XXX
                      
                       .
                       Defuncti
                       .
                       Qui
                       interim
                       duas
                       Vxores
                       pudicas
                       duxerat
                       ,
                       Annam
                       Filiam
                       Tho.
                       Montfort
                       Theologiae
                       Doctoris
                       ,
                       Quae
                       sine
                       liberis
                       obijt
                       ,
                       &
                       Ianan
                       Henrici
                       Francklin
                       Filiam
                       ,
                       quae
                       liberis
                       quinque
                       ▪
                    
                     
                       Familiam
                       auxit
                       .
                    
                     
                       Hoc
                       Monumentum
                    
                     
                       Fidei
                       &
                       Amoris
                       ergo
                    
                     
                       Iana
                       Vxor
                       Moestissima
                       P.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Quueene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   Sacred
                   unto
                   Memory
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Religion
                     to
                     its
                     primitive
                     sincerity
                     restored
                     ,
                     Peace
                     thorougly
                     setled
                     ,
                     Coine
                     to
                     the
                     true
                     value
                     refined
                     ,
                     Rebellion
                     at
                     home
                     extinguished
                     ,
                     France
                     neere
                     ruine
                     by
                     intestine
                     mischiefes
                     relieved
                     ,
                     Netherland
                     supported
                     ,
                     Spaines
                     Armado
                     vanquished
                     ,
                     Ireland
                     with
                     Spaniards
                     expulsion
                     ,
                     and
                     Traitors
                     correction
                     quieted
                     ,
                     both
                     Vniversities
                     Revenues
                     ,
                     by
                     a
                     Law
                     of
                     Provision
                     ,
                     exceedingly
                     augmented
                     ,
                     Finally
                     ,
                     all
                     England
                     enriched
                     ,
                     and
                     45.
                     yeres
                     most
                     prudently
                     governed
                     ,
                     
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     a
                     Queene
                     ,
                     a
                     Conqueresse
                     ,
                     Triumpher
                     ,
                     the
                     most
                     devoted
                     to
                     Piety
                     ,
                     the
                     most
                     happy
                     ,
                     after
                     70.
                     yeeres
                     of
                     her
                     life
                     ,
                     quietly
                     by
                     death
                     departed
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   For
                   an
                   eternall
                   Memoriall
                   ▪
                
                 
                   
                     Vnto
                     Elizabeth
                     Queene
                     of
                     
                       England
                       ,
                       France
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     Daughter
                     of
                     King
                     Henry
                     the
                     eighth
                     ,
                     Grandchild
                     to
                     King
                     Henry
                     the
                     seventh
                     ,
                     great
                     Grandchilde
                     to
                     King
                     Edward
                     the
                     fourth
                     ,
                     the
                     Mother
                     of
                     this
                     her
                     Country
                     ,
                     the
                     Nurse
                     of
                     Religion
                     and
                     Learning
                     :
                     For
                     perfect
                     skill
                     in
                     very
                     many
                     Languages
                     ,
                     for
                     glorious
                     Endowments
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     of
                     minde
                     as
                     body
                     ,
                     and
                     for
                     Regall
                     Vertues
                     beyond
                     her
                     Sex.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     She
                     
                       
                         began
                      
                       
                         ended
                         
                           
                             her
                             raigne
                             
                               
                                 17
                                 No.
                                 1558.
                                 
                              
                               
                                 24
                                 Mar.
                                 1602
                              
                            
                          
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                   Vnder
                   her
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   have
                   fought
                   a
                   good
                   fight
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 S.
                 Antholines
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1616.
                 towards
                 which
                 the
                 Gentlemen
                 here
                 under
                 named
                 ,
                 were
                 free
                 and
                 very
                 bountious
                 Benefactors
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Craven
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 Master
                 
                   Henry
                   Iay
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 Master
                 
                   Adrian
                   Moore
                
                 ,
                 Master
                 
                   Thomas
                   Boothby
                
                 ,
                 Master
                 
                   Francis
                   Dorrington
                
                 ,
                 Master
                 
                   William
                   Parker
                
                 ,
                 Master
                 
                   Cleophas
                   Smith
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Draper
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Richard
                   Dight
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Browne
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 was
                 added
                 a
                 very
                 rich
                 and
                 beautifull
                 Gallery
                 ,
                 every
                 Pane
                 or
                 division
                 of
                 it
                 (
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 them
                 52.
                 )
                 fil'd
                 with
                 the
                 Armes
                 of
                 Kings
                 ,
                 Queens
                 ,
                 and
                 Princes
                 of
                 this
                 Kingdome
                 ,
                 beginning
                 with
                 Edward
                 the
                 Confessor
                 ,
                 and
                 ending
                 with
                 the
                 Badge
                 or
                 Simboll
                 of
                 Fredericke
                 Count
                 Palatine
                 of
                 the
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Bavere
                 and
                 Prince
                 Elector
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Begunne
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1623.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Francis
                   Bickely
                
                 
                   William
                   Stacy
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 And
                 fully
                 built
                 and
                 finished
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1624.
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Stacy
                
                 
                   Edward
                   Banbury
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 foresaid
                 Reparation
                 ,
                 1616.
                 as
                 I
                 was
                 informed
                 by
                 some
                 Officers
                 in
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 amounting
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 nine
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 and
                 upwards
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 S.
                 Austin
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 in
                 part
                 Rebuilded
                 ,
                 Leaded
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 every
                 part
                 of
                 it
                 richly
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 proper
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeeres
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1630.
                 and
                 1631.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Ralph
                   Tonstell
                
                 
                   Daniel
                   Hallingworth
                
                 
                   Samuel
                   Langham
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 this
                 great
                 and
                 costly
                 Repaire
                 ,
                 amounting
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 1200.
                 pounds
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Bartholomew
                 Exchange
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 proper
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1620.
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Drew
                
                 
                   La●ncelot
                   Iohnson
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   At
                   the
                   West
                   doore
                   is
                   a
                   very
                   faire
                   Screene
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Ex
                     dono
                     Richardi
                     Croshawe
                     ,
                     Civis
                     &
                     Aurifabri
                     Londinensis
                     1631.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Monument
                   in
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   thus
                   written
                   on
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lieth
                     
                       Richard
                       Croshawe
                    
                     ,
                     sometimes
                     Master
                     of
                     the
                     Company
                     of
                     Goldsmithes
                     ,
                     
                     and
                     Deputy
                     of
                     this
                     Ward
                     .
                     Hee
                     was
                     very
                     liberall
                     to
                     the
                     poore
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     the
                     time
                     of
                     the
                     great
                     Plague
                     1625.
                     neglecting
                     of
                     his
                     owne
                     safety
                     ,
                     he
                     abode
                     constantly
                     in
                     this
                     City
                     to
                     provide
                     for
                     their
                     reliefe
                     ,
                     he
                     did
                     many
                     charitable
                     acts
                     in
                     his
                     time
                     ,
                     and
                     by
                     his
                     Will
                     he
                     left
                     above
                     4000.
                     li.
                     to
                     the
                     maintaining
                     of
                     Lectures
                     ,
                     reliefe
                     of
                     the
                     poore
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     pious
                     uses
                     .
                  
                   
                     He
                     dwelt
                     in
                     this
                     Parish
                     31.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     and
                     being
                     70.
                     yeeres
                     old
                     ,
                     hee
                     died
                     the
                     the
                     2.
                     of
                     Iune
                     ,
                     1621.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   same
                   Church
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   same
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   upon
                   a
                   faire
                   stone
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Heere
                     lieth
                     interred
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       William
                       Drew
                    
                     ,
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Grocer
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     who
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     the
                     29.
                     day
                     of
                     August
                     ,
                     1631.
                     being
                     of
                     the
                     age
                     of
                     56.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     expecting
                     a
                     blessed
                     and
                     joyfull
                     Resurrection
                     at
                     the
                     comming
                     of
                     Christ
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Eliza
                     Beata
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Spaines
                     rod
                     ,
                     Romes
                     ruine
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Netherlands
                     reliefe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Earth's
                     joy
                     ,
                     Englands
                     jem
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Worlds
                     wonder
                     ,
                     Natures
                     chiefe
                     .
                  
                   
                     I
                     have
                     fought
                     a
                     good
                     fight
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                   
                     Regni
                     45.
                     
                     Aetatis
                     70.
                     obijt
                     24.
                     
                     Martij
                     ,
                     Anno
                     salutis
                     1602.
                     
                  
                   
                     Close
                     by
                     the
                     word
                     Eliza
                     ,
                     is
                     the
                     figure
                     of
                     three
                     Crownes
                     ,
                     and
                     these
                     words
                     by
                     them
                     .
                  
                   
                     Manet
                     ultima
                     Coele
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Bennet
                 Fynck
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 is
                 now
                 repayring
                 ,
                 they
                 began
                 in
                 March
                 last
                 1633.
                 and
                 by
                 Michaelmas
                 at
                 the
                 farthest
                 ,
                 doe
                 make
                 account
                 (
                 God
                 willing
                 )
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 finished
                 :
                 and
                 so
                 compleatly
                 and
                 absolutely
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 things
                 befitting
                 furnished
                 ,
                 that
                 wee
                 may
                 for
                 that
                 time
                 say
                 of
                 this
                 as
                 of
                 the
                 rest
                 .
                 This
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 (
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 )
                 richly
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1633.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 this
                 repaire
                 and
                 beautifying
                 ,
                 by
                 what
                 they
                 have
                 done
                 ,
                 and
                 what
                 they
                 have
                 to
                 doe
                 ,
                 very
                 probably
                 imagined
                 ,
                 amounting
                 to
                 foure
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 and
                 upwards
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Edward
                   Barcocke
                
                 
                   Robert
                   Claxon
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Bennet
                 Grace-Church
                 .
              
               
                 THere
                 hath
                 beene
                 bestowed
                 on
                 this
                 Parish-Church
                 within
                 the
                 passage
                 of
                 20.
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 severall
                 charges
                 ,
                 amounting
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 700.
                 pounds
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 this
                 in
                 the
                 last
                 repaire
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1630.
                 in
                 which
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 very
                 carefully
                 repaired
                 ,
                 so
                 richly
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 .
              
               
                 Some
                 usefull
                 ,
                 necessary
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 needfull
                 things
                 in
                 (
                 and
                 since
                 added
                 to
                 )
                 this
                 worthy
                 repaire
                 ,
                 were
                 these
                 ;
                 A
                 new
                 Clocke
                 ,
                 a
                 new
                 Diall
                 ,
                 new
                 Chimes
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 1633.
                 a
                 very
                 faire
                 Turret
                 for
                 the
                 Steeple
                 .
                 The
                 Churchwardens
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 this
                 repaire
                 1630.
                 
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Cudney
                 ,
                 and
                 Iohn
                 Offeley
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     Queene
                     of
                     
                       England
                       ,
                       France
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     Daughter
                     of
                     King
                     Henry
                     the
                     eighth
                     ,
                     by
                     Queene
                     
                       Anne
                       Bullen
                    
                     his
                     Wife
                     .
                  
                   
                     She
                     died
                     at
                     Richmond
                     the
                     24.
                     of
                     March
                     ,
                     1602.
                     being
                     69.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     sixe
                     moneths
                     ,
                     and
                     seventeene
                     dayes
                     old
                     ,
                     when
                     shee
                     had
                     reigned
                     44.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     4.
                     moneths
                     ,
                     and
                     7.
                     dayes
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   As
                   in
                   the
                   figure
                   of
                   a
                   Booke
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     They
                     that
                     put
                     their
                     trust
                     in
                     the
                     Lord
                     ,
                     are
                     even
                     as
                     the
                     Mount
                     of
                     Sion
                     ,
                     which
                     may
                     not
                     be
                     removed
                     ,
                     but
                     standeth
                     firme
                     for
                     ever
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   On
                   the
                   one
                   side
                   .
                
                 
                   Britaines
                   blessing
                   ,
                   Englands
                   splendor
                   ,
                
                 
                   Religions
                   Nurse
                   ,
                   the
                   Faiths
                   defendor
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Spaines
                     rod
                     ,
                     Romes
                     ruine
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Netherlands
                     reliefe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Heavens
                     Iem
                     ,
                     Earths
                     joy
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Worlds
                     wonder
                     ,
                     Natures
                     chiefe
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vnder
                   her
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   Royall
                   Vertues
                   ever
                   crown'd
                   a
                   Crowne
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   ever
                   Mildnesse
                   shin'd
                   in
                   Majesty
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   ever
                   honour
                   honour'd
                   true
                   Renowne
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   ever
                   Courage
                   dwelt
                   with
                   Clemency
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   ever
                   Princesse
                   put
                   all
                   Princes
                   downe
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   temperance
                   ,
                   prowesse
                   ,
                   prudence
                   ,
                   equity
                   ,
                
                 
                   This
                   ,
                   this
                   was
                   she
                   ,
                   that
                   in
                   despight
                   of
                   death
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lives
                   still
                   admir'd
                   ,
                   ador'd
                   ,
                   ELIZABETH
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Bennet
                 Pauls-Wharfe
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 hath
                 had
                 no
                 repaire
                 or
                 beauty
                 bestowed
                 upon
                 it
                 for
                 many
                 yeeres
                 ;
                 but
                 now
                 standing
                 in
                 great
                 need
                 of
                 both
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 shortly
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 am
                 informed
                 )
                 to
                 be
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 rest
                 )
                 repaired
                 ,
                 richly
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 .
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   at
                   the
                   upper
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   standing
                   under
                   and
                   adjoyned
                   to
                   the
                   Monument
                   of
                   his
                   Father
                   ,
                   Master
                   David
                   Smith
                   ,
                   Imbroytherer
                   to
                   Queene
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     
                       William
                       Smith
                    
                     his
                     seventh
                     sonne
                     ,
                     a
                     willing
                     Imitator
                     of
                     his
                     Parents
                     vertues
                     ,
                     who
                     deceased
                     the
                     third
                     of
                     October
                     ,
                     Anno
                     1632.
                     aged
                     68.
                     
                  
                   
                     He
                     was
                     the
                     only
                     survyving
                     sonne
                     and
                     Heire
                     to
                     his
                     Father
                     ,
                     Aldermans
                     Deputy
                     of
                     the
                     Ward
                     for
                     the
                     space
                     of
                     fifteene
                     yeeres
                     .
                     He
                     maried
                     Sarah
                     the
                     Daughter
                     of
                     
                       William
                       Feake
                    
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     Goldsmith
                     ,
                     by
                     whom
                     hee
                     had
                     Issue
                     Katharine
                     his
                     only
                     Daughter
                     and
                     Heire
                     ,
                     who
                     was
                     married
                     unto
                     
                       Samuel
                       Owfield
                    
                     of
                     Gatton
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Surrey
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Bennet
                 Sherehog
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 being
                 very
                 much
                 decayed
                 and
                 perished
                 ,
                 was
                 amply
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 of
                 the
                 Parishoners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1628.
                 
              
               
                 Divers
                 faire
                 Marble
                 stones
                 ,
                 that
                 formerly
                 lay
                 hid
                 under
                 the
                 Pewes
                 ,
                 then
                 removed
                 and
                 placed
                 in
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 to
                 adde
                 (
                 as
                 most
                 fit
                 )
                 to
                 its
                 further
                 grace
                 and
                 beauty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Reyner
                
                 
                   William
                   Parker
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Botolph
                 Billingsgate
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1624.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Dowley
                
                 
                   Robert
                   Lemman
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Monument
                   in
                   the
                   wall
                   of
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Anna
                     Saris
                     ,
                     nuper
                     Vxor
                     Iohannis
                     Saris
                     Armigeri
                     ,
                     Filia
                     Gulielmi
                     Meggs
                     Armigeri
                     ,
                     quam
                     suscepit
                     ex
                     conjuge
                     secunda
                     Dorothea
                     ,
                     filia
                     venerabilis
                     Dominae
                     Annae
                     Cambel
                     adhuc
                     superstitis
                     ,
                     Ex
                     hac
                     vita
                     Migravit
                     ,
                     Febru
                     .
                     21.
                     
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1622.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Aetatis
                       29.
                       
                    
                     
                       Conjugij
                       8.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     Haec
                     pietate
                     Deo
                     ,
                  
                   
                     casta
                     virtute
                     Marito
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Decessu
                     sanctis
                     ,
                     Matri
                  
                   
                     conjuncta
                     sepulcro
                     est
                     .
                  
                   
                     Moestissimus
                     conjux
                     ,
                     Meritissimae
                     conjugi
                     ,
                     hoc
                     Monumentum
                     ,
                     Amoris
                     &
                     Reminiscentiae
                     ergo
                     posuit
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                   Eliza
                   Beata
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Spaines
                     Rod
                     ,
                     Romes
                     ruine
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Netherlands
                     reliefe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Heavens
                     Iem
                     ,
                     Earths
                     joy
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Worlds
                     wonder
                     ,
                     Natures
                     chiefe
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vnder
                   the
                   figure
                   of
                   three
                   Crownes
                   .
                   Vltimum
                   manet
                   in
                   Coelo
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     I
                     have
                     fought
                     a
                     good
                     fight
                     ,
                     I
                     have
                     finished
                     my
                     course
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                   
                     This
                     Table
                     was
                     the
                     gift
                     of
                     
                       William
                       Wigmore
                    
                     ,
                     being
                     Churchwarden
                     1625.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Christs
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 ,
                 within
                 some
                 few
                 yeeres
                 past
                 hath
                 had
                 many
                 repaires
                 and
                 charges
                 ;
                 but
                 wee
                 especially
                 here
                 remember
                 the
                 faire
                 and
                 spacious
                 Gallery
                 ,
                 that
                 (
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 of
                 the
                 Parishoners
                 )
                 was
                 erected
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 I
                 le
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1628.
                 
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 it
                 amounting
                 to
                 149.
                 pounds
                 10.
                 shillings
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 worke
                 very
                 worthily
                 supplying
                 a
                 necessity
                 ,
                 and
                 adding
                 to
                 this
                 Church
                 a
                 great
                 deale
                 of
                 grace
                 and
                 beauty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Matthew
                   Nelson
                
                 
                   Samuel
                   Savin
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   Table
                   of
                   Armes
                   for
                   the
                   Lady
                   Digby
                   ,
                   of
                   all
                   her
                   quarterd
                   Coats
                   ,
                   which
                   by
                   the
                   right
                   of
                   Heires
                   generall
                   are
                   involved
                   into
                   the
                   Noble
                   Family
                   of
                   her
                   Fathers
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Insig
                     .
                     praeclariss
                     .
                     Dominae
                     D.
                     Venetiae
                     Digby
                     ,
                     è
                     Familia
                     Stanleyorum
                     Com.
                     Darbiae
                     exparte
                     Patris
                     ,
                     &
                     Perciorum
                     Com.
                     Northumbriae
                     Materno
                     jure
                     ,
                     aliisque
                     quamplurimis
                     Christian
                     .
                     orbis
                     principibus
                     oriundae
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Hard
                   by
                   the
                   other
                   this
                   ,
                   and
                   thus
                   written
                   on
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Memoriae
                     Sacrum
                     .
                  
                   
                     Neere
                     to
                     this
                     place
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Nicholas
                       Beamount
                    
                     of
                     Cole-Overton
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Leicester
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     and
                     Anne
                     his
                     Wife
                     ,
                     the
                     Daughter
                     of
                     
                       William
                       Saunders
                    
                     of
                     Welford
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Northampton
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     by
                     whom
                     he
                     left
                     Issue
                     foure
                     Sonnes
                     and
                     two
                     Daughters
                     ,
                     
                       viz.
                       Henry
                       ,
                       Francis
                       ,
                       Thomas
                       ,
                    
                     and
                     
                       Huntington
                       ,
                       Dorothy
                    
                     and
                     Katherine
                     .
                     The
                     said
                     Nicholas
                     died
                     the
                     24.
                     of
                     November
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                    
                     1585.
                     
                     His
                     wife
                     died
                     the
                     tenth
                     of
                     February
                     ,
                     1581.
                     
                     In
                     remembrance
                     of
                     whom
                     this
                     Monument
                     was
                     erected
                     ,
                     by
                     the
                     care
                     and
                     cost
                     of
                     Elizabeth
                     Lady
                     Ashburnham
                     Widdow
                     ,
                     late
                     Wife
                     of
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Ashburnham
                    
                     Knight
                     ,
                     daughter
                     to
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Beamount
                    
                     of
                     Stawton
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     aforesaid
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     their
                     third
                     sonne
                     ,
                     at
                     the
                     appointof
                     her
                     Vncle
                     ,
                     Master
                     
                       Francis
                       Beamont
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     their
                     second
                     sonne
                     ,
                     to
                     whom
                     the
                     Erector
                     hereof
                     was
                     Executrix
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vpon
                   a
                   faire
                   Stone
                   in
                   the
                   North
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Spe
                     Resurgendi
                     hîc
                     jacet
                     Corpus
                     ,
                     Ioannae
                     Vxoris
                     Edmundi
                     Philipps
                     Londini
                     Armigeri
                     ,
                     quae
                     cum
                     solo
                     &
                     Amantissimo
                     Marito
                     ,
                     in
                     dilecto
                     matrimonio
                     vixit
                     per
                     annos
                     48.
                     
                  
                   
                     Hec
                     doloris
                     Amphitheatrum
                     Reliquit
                     ,
                     mensis
                     Aprilis
                     ,
                     die
                     12.
                     
                     Anno
                     salutis
                     1632.
                     
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     72.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vpon
                   a
                   faire
                   stone
                   at
                   the
                   entrance
                   into
                   the
                   upper
                   Church
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Lodovicus
                     Williams
                     ,
                     venedocus
                  
                   
                     Hic
                     jacet
                     .
                  
                   
                     Nuper
                     Civis
                     &
                     Haberd
                     .
                     Lond.
                  
                   
                     Vna
                     cum
                     Elizabetha
                     ,
                     vxore
                     ejus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Qui
                     objerunt
                  
                   
                     
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                    
                     M.
                     DC
                     .
                     IX
                     .
                  
                   
                     Octob.
                     ij
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hîc
                     optat
                     Cineres
                     suos
                     jacere
                  
                   
                     Mauritius
                     W
                     nis
                     .
                     in
                     M
                     na
                     .
                     Dr.
                     defunctorum
                  
                   
                     F.
                     vnicus
                     superstes
                     .
                  
                   
                     A
                     very
                     faire
                     Armes
                     over
                     it
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Vpon
                   a
                   faire
                   stone
                   in
                   the
                   middle
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Elizabeth
                       Draper
                    
                     ,
                     the
                     Wife
                     of
                     
                       Robert
                       Draper
                    
                     of
                     this
                     Parish
                     ,
                     borne
                     the
                     third
                     day
                     of
                     December
                     ,
                     1581.
                     and
                     died
                     the
                     third
                     of
                     December
                     ,
                     1613.
                     
                  
                   
                     All
                     those
                     that
                     knew
                     her
                     ,
                  
                   
                     lov'd
                     her
                     ;
                     for
                     her
                     life
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Chaste
                     ,
                     Pure
                     ,
                     and
                     Pions
                     ,
                  
                   
                     was
                     of
                     all
                     approv'd
                     ;
                  
                   
                     (
                     A
                     rich
                     possession's
                  
                   
                     such
                     a
                     vertuous
                     Wife
                     )
                  
                   
                     All
                     ill
                     she
                     hated
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     all
                     good
                     she
                     lov'd
                     :
                  
                   
                     Be
                     this
                     his
                     comfort
                     then
                  
                   
                     bewailes
                     her
                     most
                     ,
                  
                   
                     In
                     Heaven
                     shee
                     's
                     found
                     ,
                  
                   
                     that
                     here
                     on
                     Earth
                     is
                     lost
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   a
                   Table
                   in
                   the
                   Quire
                   ,
                   hanging
                   upon
                   the
                   Organs
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   written
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Memoriae
                     Sacrum
                     .
                  
                   
                     Neere
                     this
                     lyeth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     Ioaxe
                     ,
                     Daughter
                     and
                     sole
                     Heire
                     of
                     
                       Edmond
                       Bigs
                    
                     ,
                     Gentleman
                     ,
                     and
                     late
                     Wife
                     to
                     
                       Clement
                       Goldsmith
                    
                     of
                     Graies
                     Inne
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     who
                     was
                     in
                     this
                     Church
                     Baptized
                     the
                     third
                     of
                     March
                     ,
                     1564.
                     and
                     interred
                     the
                     17.
                     of
                     February
                     ,
                     1631.
                     
                  
                   
                     Close
                     by
                     this
                     small
                  
                   
                     Remembrance
                     ,
                     you
                     may
                     finde
                  
                   
                     That
                     which
                     apparel'd
                     est
                  
                   
                     an
                     honest
                     minde
                     ,
                  
                   
                     A
                     body
                     there
                     In-urn'd
                     ,
                  
                   
                     where
                     once
                     did
                     rest
                  
                   
                     A
                     charitable
                     soule
                  
                   
                     that
                     was
                     its
                     guest
                     .
                  
                   
                     But
                     see
                     what
                     sicknesse
                     ,
                  
                   
                     age
                     ,
                     and
                     death
                     hath
                     done
                     ,
                  
                   
                     These
                     have
                     they
                     parted
                     ,
                  
                   
                     yet
                     the
                     day
                     shall
                     come
                     ,
                  
                   
                     When
                     they
                     shall
                     meet
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     re-unite
                     againe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     be
                     assum'd
                     above
                  
                   
                     the
                     Heavens
                     to
                     raigne
                     :
                  
                   
                     Vntill
                     which
                     time
                  
                   
                     may
                     this
                     poore
                     Monument
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     Reader
                     ,
                     shew
                  
                   
                     a
                     sad
                     sonnes
                     true
                     intent
                     .
                  
                   
                     But
                     if
                     this
                     perish
                     ,
                  
                   
                     yet
                     her
                     vertue
                     shall
                  
                   
                     (
                     Shee
                     dead
                     )
                     preserve
                  
                   
                     her
                     blest
                     Memoriall
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   These
                   two
                   Stones
                   lie
                   close
                   together
                   ,
                   and
                   close
                   to
                   the
                   Communion
                   Table
                   .
                   In
                   which
                   place
                   also
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   that
                   learned
                   and
                   worthy
                   Divine
                   ,
                   Doctor
                   Sampson
                   Price
                   .
                
                 
                   Fui
                   Claphamus
                   ,
                   pater
                   Istius
                   Iohannis
                   nuper
                   defuncti
                   ,
                   Et
                   hìc
                   sepulti
                   ,
                   Qui
                   obiit
                   septimo
                   die
                   Feb.
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                   1621.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Fui
                   Claphamus
                   ,
                   pater
                   Istius
                   Iohannis
                   subter
                   hunc
                   ●●pidem
                   sepulti
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Iohn
                       Clapham
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     sixe
                     Clearkes
                     of
                     the
                     Chancery
                     ,
                     who
                     died
                     the
                     sixth
                     day
                     of
                     December
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       1618.
                    
                     his
                     Father
                     
                       Luke
                       Clapham
                    
                     then
                     living
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 S.
                 Christophers
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 proper
                 cost
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1621.
                 
              
               
                 But
                 is
                 now
                 very
                 shortly
                 to
                 be
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 againe
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 deale
                 of
                 cost
                 intended
                 .
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   same
                   Church
                   is
                   this
                   following
                   Epitaph
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Siste
                     viator
                     ,
                     leviter
                     preme
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Iacet
                     hîc
                     juxta
                     ,
                     Quod
                     mortale
                     fuit
                     ,
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   C.
                   V.
                   
                
                 
                   Thomae
                   Harrioti
                   .
                
                 
                   Hic
                   fuit
                   Doctissimus
                   ille
                   Harriotus
                
                 
                   de
                   Syon
                   ad
                   Flumen
                   Thamesin
                   ,
                
                 
                   Patria
                   &
                   educatione
                
                 
                   Oxoniensis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Qui
                   omnes
                   scientias
                   Calluit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Qui
                   in
                   omnibus
                   excelluit
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   Mathematicis
                   ,
                   Philosophicis
                   ,
                   Theologicis
                   .
                
                 
                   Veritatis
                   indagator
                   studiosissimus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Dei
                   Trini-unius
                   cultor
                   piissimus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sexagenarius
                   ,
                   aut
                   eo
                   circiter
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mortalitati
                   valedixit
                   ,
                   Non
                   vitae
                   ,
                
                 
                   Anno
                   Christi
                   
                     M.
                     DC
                     .
                     XXI
                  
                   .
                   Iulii
                   2.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Clements
                 Eastcheape
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 &
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1632.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Stoner
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Priestman
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                   Monumentum
                   Elizabethae
                   .
                   In
                   the
                   figure
                   of
                   a
                   Booke
                   .
                   Psal
                   .
                   125.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     They
                     that
                     trust
                     in
                     the
                     Lord
                     ,
                     shall
                     bee
                     as
                     Mount
                     Sion
                     ,
                     which
                     cannot
                     be
                     removed
                     ,
                     but
                     remaineth
                     for
                     ever
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   one
                   side
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Spaines
                     rod
                     ,
                     Romes
                     ruine
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Netherlands
                     reliefe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Heavens
                     jem
                     ,
                     Earth's
                     joy
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Worlds
                     wonder
                     ,
                     Natures
                     chiefe
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Britaines
                     Blessing
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Englands
                     Splendor
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Religions
                     Nurse
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     Faiths
                     Defendor
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     I
                     have
                     fought
                     a
                     good
                     fight
                     ,
                     I
                     have
                     finished
                     my
                     course
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Dionis
                 Back-Church
                 .
              
               
                 
                   THe
                   middle
                   I
                   le
                   of
                   this
                   Church
                   was
                   new
                   layed
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   1629.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   Steeple
                   was
                   repaired
                   ,
                   a
                   new
                   Turret
                   built
                   ,
                   new
                   Frames
                   were
                   made
                   for
                   the
                   Bells
                   ,
                   and
                   this
                   Church
                   very
                   decently
                   beautified
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   ,
                   1632.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   Monument
                   in
                   the
                   North
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Cur
                     quod
                     partu
                     obeas
                     lachrimis
                  
                   
                     Rigat
                     ora
                     Maritus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Et
                     quasitu
                     pereas
                  
                   
                     se
                     macerat
                     per
                     eas
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Dum
                     cedis
                     domino
                     ,
                  
                   
                     discedis
                     ab
                     orbe
                     scelesto
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Parendo
                     &
                     praeis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     non
                     pariendo
                     peris
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Hic
                     jaceo
                     Triplici
                     Monumento
                  
                   
                     à
                     Morte
                     beata
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Marmoris
                     hoc
                     ,
                     Moesto
                  
                   
                     vir
                     mihi
                     corde
                     dedit
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Virtus
                     ,
                     Nobilitas
                     ,
                     Pietas
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Patientia
                     nostra
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Dant
                     alium
                     ,
                     hoc
                     vero
                  
                   
                     vincit
                     honore
                     prius
                     :
                  
                   
                     At
                     Ternum
                     Aeternum
                     est
                  
                   
                     coeloque
                     locatus
                     ,
                     &
                     illud
                  
                   
                     Nec
                     vir
                     ,
                     nec
                     virtus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     sed
                     dedit
                     ipse
                     Deus
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     In
                     obitum
                     Foeminae
                     Generosissimae
                     Dom.
                     Mariae
                     Stanley
                     ,
                     Vxoris
                     Tho.
                     Stanley
                     Armigeri
                     ,
                     Filiae
                     Rogeri
                     Apleton
                     ,
                     Militis
                     &
                     Baronetti
                     ,
                     Quae
                     cum
                     viro
                     suo
                     Tres
                     Filios
                     peperisset
                     (
                     quorum
                     duo
                     hîc
                     jacent
                     sepulti
                     )
                     ultimi
                     partus
                     ,
                     qui
                     nunc
                     superest
                     ,
                     laboribus
                     extincta
                     fuit
                     .
                     4.
                     die
                     Iunii
                     1609.
                     
                     Anno
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     23.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 S.
                 Dunstans
                 in
                 the
                 East
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 began
                 to
                 be
                 repaired
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1631.
                 
                 And
                 was
                 fully
                 repaired
                 ,
                 richly
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1633.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Christopher
                   Vincent
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Dines
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 I
                 might
                 here
                 dilate
                 and
                 enlarge
                 my selfe
                 ,
                 by
                 spreading
                 this
                 generall
                 into
                 its
                 particulars
                 ,
                 but
                 for
                 that
                 this
                 shall
                 suffice
                 :
                 The
                 decayes
                 of
                 it
                 were
                 many
                 and
                 great
                 ,
                 and
                 consequently
                 the
                 repaires
                 .
                 The
                 many
                 and
                 great
                 parts
                 of
                 
                 it
                 ,
                 almost
                 making
                 up
                 the
                 whole
                 ,
                 which
                 may
                 easily
                 be
                 beleeved
                 by
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 this
                 sumptuous
                 repaire
                 ;
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 it
                 amounting
                 to
                 two
                 thousand
                 foure
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 and
                 upwards
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 making
                 up
                 of
                 which
                 ,
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 worthy
                 Parishioners
                 have
                 lent
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 in
                 giving
                 to
                 this
                 poore
                 decayed
                 Church
                 very
                 large
                 summes
                 :
                 And
                 of
                 such
                 Givers
                 ,
                 thus
                 the
                 Lord
                 saith
                 ,
                 
                   He
                   that
                   giveth
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   ,
                   lendeth
                   to
                   the
                   Lord
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   in
                   the
                   North
                   I
                   le
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Heere
                     lieth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Richard
                       Wyche
                    
                     ,
                     Merchant
                     and
                     Citizen
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     free
                     of
                     the
                     Company
                     of
                     Skinners
                     ,
                     amongst
                     whom
                     having
                     borne
                     all
                     Offices
                     ,
                     his
                     life
                     and
                     carriage
                     was
                     exemplary
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hee
                     married
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     the
                     Daughter
                     of
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Salting
                       stall
                    
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     sometimes
                     Alderman
                     and
                     Maior
                     of
                     this
                     Honourable
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     by
                     whom
                     he
                     had
                     issue
                     ,
                     12.
                     
                     Sonnes
                     and
                     6.
                     
                     Daughters
                     ,
                     
                       viz.
                       Richard
                       ,
                       Thomas
                       ,
                       Susan
                       ,
                       Daniel
                       ,
                       George
                       ,
                       Saemuel
                       ,
                       Peter
                       ,
                       Elizabeth
                       ,
                       Iames
                       ,
                       Mary
                       ,
                       Anne
                       ,
                       Edward
                       ,
                       Iulius
                       ,
                       William
                       ,
                       Henry
                       ,
                       Abigaile
                       ,
                       Nathaniell
                       ,
                       Rebecca
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Sonnes
                     
                       
                         4
                      
                       
                         8
                         
                           
                             deceased
                             .
                          
                           
                             living
                             .
                          
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Daughters
                     
                       
                         2
                      
                       
                         4
                         
                           
                             deceased
                             .
                          
                           
                             living
                             .
                          
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Hee
                     yeelded
                     his
                     soule
                     in
                     peace
                     to
                     his
                     Maker
                     the
                     20.
                     of
                     November
                     ,
                     after
                     67.
                     yeeres
                     pilgrimage
                     here
                     amongst
                     men
                     ,
                     whose
                     latter
                     yeeres
                     were
                     bestowed
                     in
                     expectation
                     of
                     his
                     end
                     ,
                     exprest
                     in
                     setling
                     of
                     his
                     estate
                     here
                     on
                     earth
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     preparation
                     of
                     his
                     soule
                     for
                     Heaven
                     ,
                     where
                     it
                     now
                     remaines
                     in
                     peace
                     and
                     happinesse
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Edmonds
                 Lumbardstreet
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 proper
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1631.
                 and
                 1632.
                 
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   first
                   yeere
                
                 
                   
                     Humphrey
                     Gravenor
                  
                   
                     Anthony
                     Bradshaw
                     
                       
                         Churchwardens
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   last
                
                 
                   
                     Robert
                     Smith
                  
                   
                     Edward
                     Hooke
                     
                       
                         Churchwardens
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   cost
                   of
                   it
                   arising
                   to
                   two
                   hundred
                   eight
                   and
                   forty
                   pounds
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 S.
                 Ethelborough
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1612.
                 
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1620.
                 the
                 Steeple
                 greatly
                 decayed
                 was
                 repaired
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1630.
                 a
                 Gallery
                 built
                 in
                 the
                 South
                 I
                 le
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 proper
                 cost
                 of
                 
                   Owen
                   Santpeere
                
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 .
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Mefflin
                
                 
                   Peter
                   Gaile
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 S.
                 Faith.
                 
              
               
                 WEE
                 cannot
                 in
                 this
                 place
                 keep
                 our
                 ordinary
                 course
                 ,
                 in
                 speaking
                 of
                 decayes
                 and
                 repairing
                 ,
                 for
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 anciently
                 said
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 )
              
               
                 This
                 Church
                 needs
                 no
                 Repaire
                 at
                 all
                 ,
              
               
                 Saint
                 Faith's
                 defended
                 by
                 Saint
                 Paul.
                 
              
               
                 And
                 for
                 beauty
                 it
                 hath
                 sufficient
                 ,
                 being
                 still
                 supplied
                 and
                 furnished
                 with
                 whatsoever
                 the
                 vertuous
                 and
                 religious
                 Guardians
                 of
                 it
                 know
                 fit
                 ,
                 either
                 for
                 use
                 or
                 ornament
                 .
                 Which
                 while
                 we
                 speake
                 of
                 ,
                 we
                 cannot
                 forget
                 that
                 especiall
                 addition
                 of
                 beauty
                 ,
                 Light
                 ;
                 that
                 Light
                 ,
                 that
                 by
                 pulling
                 downe
                 those
                 houses
                 that
                 stood
                 before
                 it
                 ,
                 is
                 plenteously
                 descended
                 into
                 it
                 :
                 Nor
                 (
                 with
                 that
                 )
                 the
                 cost
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 (
                 having
                 gained
                 such
                 a
                 long
                 wanted
                 benefit
                 )
                 in
                 trimming
                 and
                 new
                 glasing
                 their
                 Windowes
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 that
                 time
                 also
                 1632.
                 they
                 purchased
                 at
                 the
                 lower
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 South
                 Ile
                 (
                 going
                 up
                 thorow
                 the
                 Entry
                 into
                 Pauls
                 )
                 a
                 convenient
                 place
                 for
                 a
                 Vestry
                 ,
                 
                 upon
                 which
                 (
                 having
                 none
                 before
                 )
                 they
                 have
                 bestowed
                 a
                 great
                 deale
                 of
                 cost
                 and
                 beauty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Aspeley
                
                 
                   Ioh
                   Gill
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Marble
                   stone
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   under
                   the
                   Communion
                   Table
                   ,
                   with
                   these
                   words
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     About
                     it
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Vnder
                       this
                       Stone
                       lie
                       buried
                       the
                       bodies
                       of
                       Iohn
                       and
                       
                         Francis
                         Astley
                      
                       ,
                       the
                       Sonnes
                       of
                       Sir
                       
                         Iohn
                         Astley
                      
                       of
                       Allington
                       Castle
                       in
                       the
                       County
                       of
                       Kent
                       ,
                       Master
                       of
                       the
                       Revels
                       ,
                       and
                       a
                       Gentleman
                       of
                       the
                       Privy
                       Chamber
                       in
                       Ordinary
                       to
                       Charles
                       the
                       first
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Vpon
                     it
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       In
                       obitum
                       immaturum
                       Ioh.
                       &
                       Fr.
                       Astley
                       ,
                       Filiorum
                       Domini
                       Ioh.
                       Astley
                       ,
                       Equitis
                       Aurati
                       ,
                       quorum
                       hic
                       undecem
                       ,
                       Alter
                       Duo
                       de
                       viginti
                       Annos
                       Natus
                       ,
                       ad
                       superos
                       Migravit
                       .
                       Vtrique
                       vero
                       sub
                       eodem
                       Marmore
                       Tumulantur
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sic
                       Rebar
                       ,
                       solum
                       spes
                       tanta
                    
                     
                       invida
                       Fata
                    
                     
                       Ostendisse
                       viris
                       ,
                       &
                    
                     
                       Rapuisse
                       simul
                       .
                    
                     
                       Aut
                       pater
                       omnipotens
                       ,
                    
                     
                       &
                       qui
                       dedit
                       ,
                       abstulit
                       ,
                       aptes
                    
                     
                       Vidit
                       quippe
                       Astris
                       ,
                    
                     
                       asseruitque
                       sibi
                       .
                    
                     
                       Illi
                       autem
                       Humanis
                       exempti
                    
                     
                       Rebus
                       ,
                       Olympum
                    
                     
                       Nunc
                       habitant
                       ,
                       ubi
                       pax
                       ,
                    
                     
                       &
                       sine
                       fine
                       quies
                       .
                    
                     
                       Vno
                       hoc
                       Felices
                       ;
                       quod
                       cum
                    
                     
                       unus
                       venter
                       utrosque
                    
                     
                       Foverat
                       ,
                       una
                       etiam
                    
                     
                       nunc
                       capit
                       urna
                       duos
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscripion
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     M.
                     S.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Hic
                       juxta
                       situs
                       est
                       Richardus
                       Ironside
                       ,
                       vir
                       summa
                       prudentia
                       ,
                       industria
                       ,
                       vstaeque
                       integritate
                       ,
                       vna
                       cum
                       2.
                       
                       Lectiss
                       .
                       vxorib
                       quarum
                       posteriorem
                       ,
                       morum
                       suavitate
                       ,
                       Elegantia
                       ,
                       &
                       Amore
                       Conjunctam
                       ,
                       Fato
                       sibi
                       Raptam
                       ,
                       non
                       ita
                       multo
                       post
                       sequutus
                       est
                       .
                       Quibus
                       hoc
                       Monumentum
                       in
                       opprobrium
                       mortis
                       ,
                       Quae
                       has
                       tampias
                       Animas
                       eripuit
                       à
                       13.
                       liberis
                       ,
                       qui
                       se
                       ipsos
                       poene
                       quaerunt
                       in
                       illarum
                       desiderio
                       ,
                       Consecravit
                    
                     
                       E.
                       I.
                       Filius
                       &
                       Haeres
                       .
                       1627.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   at
                   the
                   upper
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lieth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     Katherine
                     ,
                     (
                     third
                     Daughter
                     of
                     Edward
                     Lord
                     Nevill
                     ,
                     Baron
                     of
                     Abergaveny
                     )
                     Wife
                     of
                     Sir
                     
                       Stephen
                       Lessieur
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Chiswicke
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Middlesex
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     She
                     was
                     brought
                     from
                     her
                     said
                     house
                     to
                     this
                     Parish
                     ,
                     in
                     hope
                     to
                     recover
                     her
                     bodily
                     health
                     ,
                     by
                     the
                     helpe
                     of
                     God
                     and
                     Physicians
                     .
                     But
                     the
                     same
                     God
                     knowing
                     ,
                     and
                     having
                     ordained
                     that
                     which
                     was
                     best
                     for
                     her
                     pious
                     soule
                     ,
                     hath
                     beene
                     pleased
                     to
                     take
                     her
                     from
                     the
                     miseries
                     of
                     this
                     vaine
                     world
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     receive
                     her
                     soule
                     with
                     his
                     Saints
                     in
                     Heaven
                     .
                     As
                     she
                     did
                     professe
                     in
                     all
                     the
                     time
                     that
                     she
                     lived
                     in
                     the
                     state
                     of
                     a
                     Maid
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     a
                     Wife
                     ,
                     to
                     bee
                     a
                     true
                     and
                     obedient
                     child
                     of
                     God
                     ;
                     even
                     so
                     shee
                     did
                     behave
                     her selfe
                     in
                     her
                     sicknesse
                     ,
                     bearing
                     her
                     affliction
                     with
                     a
                     true
                     Christian
                     Patience
                     ,
                     much
                     delighting
                     to
                     Reade
                     ,
                     or
                     to
                     heare
                     the
                     Word
                     of
                     God
                     read
                     unto
                     her
                     ,
                     hoping
                     and
                     trusting
                     to
                     be
                     saved
                     by
                     the
                     onely
                     Merits
                     and
                     Passion
                     of
                     our
                     Saviour
                     Jesus
                     Christ
                     :
                     And
                     recommending
                     her
                     Spirit
                     into
                     the
                     hands
                     of
                     Almighty
                     God
                     ,
                     shee
                     exchanged
                     her
                     mortall
                     life
                     for
                     the
                     Immortall
                     ,
                     the
                     4.
                     of
                     August
                     1630.
                     
                  
                   
                     Revel
                     .
                     14.
                     13.
                     
                  
                   
                     Blessed
                     are
                     the
                     dead
                     that
                     die
                     in
                     the
                     Lord
                     ,
                     yea
                     saith
                     the
                     Spirit
                     ,
                     that
                     they
                     rest
                     from
                     their
                     labours
                     ,
                     and
                     their
                     workes
                     follow
                     them
                     .
                  
                   
                     Quid
                     aliud
                     est
                     Mors
                     vitae
                     hujus
                     mortalis
                     ,
                     quam
                     finis
                     mortis
                     hujus
                     vitalis
                     ,
                     &
                     Ianua
                     vitae
                     immortalis
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Ergo
                  
                   
                     Vive
                     diu
                     ,
                     sed
                     vive
                     Deo
                     ,
                     nam
                     vivere
                     Mundo
                  
                   
                     Mortis
                     opus
                     :
                     viva
                     est
                     vivere
                     vita
                     Deo.
                     
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
             
               A
               very
               faire
               Table
               hanging
               about
               the
               middle
               of
               the
               South
               I
               le
               of
               Saint
               Faiths
               Church
               .
               Anno
               Dom.
               1630.
               
            
             
               
                 Benefactors
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Gifts
                 to
                 the
                 Poore
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 .
              
               
                 Yeeres
                 .
                 Names
                 .
                 Gifts
                 .
              
               
                 1586
                 
                   David
                   Smith
                
                 Embroiderer
                 ,
                 gave
                 20.
                 shillings
                 a
                 yeere
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 1592
                 The
                 Lady
                 Allington
                 gave
                 5.
                 pounds
                 to
                 be
                 distributed
                 .
              
               
                 1598
                 
                   Iohn
                   Payne
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 gave
                 12.
                 pence
                 a
                 weeke
                 in
                 Bread
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 1600
                 
                   Iustinian
                   Kidd
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 gave
                 10.
                 pounds
                 to
                 be
                 imployed
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 1605
                 
                   Francis
                   Lamplow
                
                 ,
                 Clothworker
                 ,
                 gave
                 10.
                 pounds
                 to
                 bee
                 imployed
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 1610
                 
                   George
                   Bishop
                
                 ,
                 Stationer
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 gave
                 10.
                 pounds
                 to
                 bee
                 distributed
                 .
              
               
                 1611
                 
                   William
                   Evans
                
                 ,
                 Tallow-Chandler
                 ,
                 gave
                 40.
                 pound
                 to
                 be
                 imployed
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 1612
                 
                   Iohn
                   Norton
                
                 ,
                 Stationer
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 gave
                 150.
                 pounds
                 for
                 12.
                 poore
                 people
                 to
                 receive
                 three
                 pence
                 a
                 piece
                 every
                 Wednesday
                 weekely
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 1613
                 
                   Mary
                   Bishop
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Wife
                 of
                 
                   George
                   Bishop
                
                 ,
                 gave
                 10.
                 pounds
                 to
                 be
                 distributed
                 .
              
               
                 1614
                 
                   Iohn
                   Law
                
                 ,
                 Proctor
                 of
                 the
                 Arches
                 ,
                 gave
                 10.
                 pounds
                 to
                 bee
                 imployed
                 .
              
               
                 1620
                 
                   Thomas
                   Adams
                
                 ,
                 Stationer
                 ,
                 gave
                 10.
                 pounds
                 to
                 bee
                 distributed
                 .
              
               
                 1623
                 
                   Iasper
                   Vnderwood
                
                 ,
                 Vintener
                 ,
                 gave
                 10.
                 pounds
                 to
                 bee
                 distributed
                 .
              
               
                 1624
                 
                   Iohn
                   Sanderson
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ,
                 gave
                 150.
                 pounds
                 for
                 12.
                 poore
                 men
                 to
                 receive
                 three
                 pence
                 a
                 weeke
                 ,
                 every
                 Sunday
                 weekely
                 ,
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 1625
                 
                   Elizabeth
                   Vnderwood
                
                 ,
                 Widdow
                 ,
                 gave
                 10.
                 pounds
                 to
                 be
                 distributed
                 ,
                 and
                 60.
                 pounds
                 towards
                 a
                 Lecture
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               
                 1626
                 
                   Iohn
                   Beliall
                
                 Silkeman
                 ,
                 gave
                 10.
                 pounds
                 to
                 be
                 distributed
                 .
              
               
                 1628
                 
                   Ally
                   Mercer
                
                 ,
                 gave
                 5.
                 pounds
                 to
                 be
                 distributed
                 .
              
               
                 1629
                 
                   Iohn
                   Speed
                
                 ,
                 Merchantaylor
                 ,
                 gave
                 5.
                 pounds
                 to
                 be
                 distributed
                 .
              
            
             
               Ex
               dono
               Iacobi
               Trussell
               .
            
             
               
               
                 S.
                 Fosters
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 ,
                 the
                 Gravestones
                 new
                 squared
                 and
                 layed
                 ,
                 the
                 Pewes
                 new
                 made
                 ,
                 a
                 Window
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 I
                 le
                 enlarged
                 ,
                 the
                 rest
                 new
                 glased
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 whole
                 thorowout
                 trimmed
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1614.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Drake
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hall
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 Church
                 at
                 the
                 Chancell
                 end
                 ,
                 the
                 breadth
                 being
                 20.
                 yards
                 and
                 above
                 ,
                 was
                 added
                 20.
                 foot
                 of
                 ground
                 ,
                 which
                 ground
                 so
                 to
                 eng●●en
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 was
                 given
                 unto
                 the
                 Parish
                 on
                 t
                 of
                 a
                 faire
                 Court
                 then
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Sadlers
                 Hall.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Gabriel
                 Fen-Church
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 enlarged
                 in
                 length
                 nine
                 foot
                 ,
                 richly
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 proper
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeeres
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 163●
                 and
                 1632.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Colt
                
                 
                   George
                   Godscall
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 cost
                 of
                 it
                 aruing
                 to
                 537.
                 pounds
                 7.
                 shillings
                 and
                 10.
                 pence
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 very
                 faire
                 figure
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Armes
                 in
                 Glasse
                 in
                 the
                 Chancell
                 Window
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 free
                 gift
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Clarke
                
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 ,
                 G●asier
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Over
                   the
                   head
                   ,
                   Touch
                   not
                   mine
                   anointed
                   .
                   Vnder
                   them
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Qui
                     leo
                     de
                     Iuda
                     est
                     ,
                  
                   
                     &
                     flos
                     de
                     Iesse
                     Lyristae
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Carmina
                     qui
                     sacro
                  
                   
                     psallere
                     sacra
                     dedit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Dulsisonam
                     ô
                     faciat
                  
                   
                     Citharam
                     ,
                     fortesque
                     Leones
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Foecundet
                     Florem
                  
                   
                     Carole
                     magne
                     tuum
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 George
                 Botolph-lane
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1627.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Walter
                   Carter
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Delabar
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   Regni
                   45.
                   
                   Aetatis
                   70.
                   obijt
                   24.
                   
                   Martij
                   ,
                   Anno
                   salutis
                   1602.
                   
                
                 
                   I
                   have
                   fought
                   a
                   good
                   fight
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Gregories
                 by
                 Pauls
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 ,
                 and
                 within
                 ,
                 without
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 every
                 part
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 richly
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 proper
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeeres
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1631.
                 and
                 1632.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 
                   William
                   Weston
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Merchanraylor
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hart
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 and
                 Proctor
                 of
                 the
                 Arches
                 ,
                 Churchwardens
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 ●ast
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hart
                
                 and
                 
                   Thomas
                   Brandwood
                
                 ,
                 Churchwardens
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 here
                 named
                 any
                 great
                 particulars
                 ,
                 as
                 Roofe
                 ,
                 Wall
                 ,
                 Arch
                 ,
                 Porch
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 like
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 greatnesse
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 of
                 their
                 cost
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 love
                 of
                 the
                 worthy
                 Bestowers
                 ,
                 may
                 be
                 read
                 in
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 this
                 sumptuous
                 repaire
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 two
                 thousand
                 pounds
                 and
                 upwards
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 S.
                 Hellens
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 begunne
                 to
                 bee
                 repaired
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1631.
                 and
                 was
                 fully
                 repaired
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 every
                 part
                 of
                 it
                 richly
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1633.
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Hurt
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Aldridge
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 If
                 this
                 briefe
                 shall
                 bee
                 thought
                 too
                 little
                 for
                 so
                 great
                 a
                 repaire
                 and
                 beauty
                 ,
                 I
                 desire
                 the
                 Reader
                 to
                 enlarge
                 the
                 commendations
                 from
                 that
                 ,
                 among
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 that
                 most
                 shall
                 make
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 this
                 great
                 repaire
                 ,
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 one
                 thousand
                 three
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 ,
                 and
                 upward
                 .
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   of
                   this
                   Church
                   ,
                   is
                   a
                   very
                   faire
                   Window
                   with
                   this
                   inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     This
                     Window
                     was
                     glazed
                     at
                     the
                     charges
                     of
                     
                       Ioyce
                       Featly
                    
                     ,
                     Daughter
                     to
                     
                       William
                       Kerwyn
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     and
                     Wife
                     to
                     
                       Daniel
                       Featly
                    
                     ,
                     D.
                     D.
                     
                       Anno
                       Domini
                       1632.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     This
                     Window
                     is
                     beautified
                     with
                     three
                     rich
                     Coates
                     ,
                     her
                     Fathers
                     ,
                     her
                     first
                     ,
                     and
                     her
                     second
                     Husbands
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Over
                   against
                   this
                   Window
                   ,
                   towards
                   the
                   middle
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   is
                   a
                   Monument
                   erected
                   to
                   the
                   memory
                   of
                   her
                   worthy
                   Father
                   ,
                   the
                   aforenamed
                   
                     William
                     Kerwyn
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   dated
                   1594.
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   his
                   death
                   and
                   buriall
                   .
                
                 
                   Also
                   of
                   Mistresse
                   
                     Magdalen
                     Kerwyn
                  
                   her
                   Mother
                   ,
                   buried
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   1592.
                   
                
                 
                   Of
                   
                     Benjamine
                     Kerwyn
                  
                   her
                   Brother
                   ,
                   buried
                   the
                   27.
                   of
                   Iuly
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1621.
                   who
                   had
                   Issue
                   seven
                   sonnes
                   and
                   five
                   daughters
                   ,
                   five
                   of
                   those
                   children
                   deceast
                   ,
                   and
                   here
                   (
                   with
                   them
                   all
                   that
                   are
                   before
                   named
                   )
                   interred
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Monument
                   in
                   this
                   passage
                   of
                   39.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   somewhat
                   defaced
                   and
                   withered
                   ,
                   was
                   raised
                   ,
                   repaired
                   ,
                   beautified
                   ,
                   and
                   encompast
                   with
                   iron
                   Barres
                   ,
                   in
                   a
                   faire
                   and
                   gracefull
                   manner
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   charge
                   of
                   this
                   loving
                   Daughter
                   ,
                   the
                   aforenamed
                   ,
                   Mistresse
                   
                     Ioyce
                     Featley
                     ,
                     1632.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   About
                   this
                   Tombe
                   these
                   words
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       William
                       Kerwyn
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     this
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     Free
                     Mason
                     ,
                     who
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     the
                     26.
                     of
                     December
                     1594.
                     
                  
                   
                     And
                     here
                     also
                     lyeth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Magdaline
                       Kerwyn
                    
                     his
                     Wife
                     ,
                     by
                     whom
                     he
                     had
                     Issue
                     three
                     Sonnes
                     and
                     two
                     daughters
                     ;
                     she
                     deceased
                     the
                     23.
                     of
                     August
                     ,
                     1592.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   one
                   side
                   these
                   Verses
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Aedibus
                     Attalicis
                  
                   
                     Londinum
                     qui
                     decoravi
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Exiguam
                     tribuunt
                  
                   
                     hanc
                     mihi
                     fata
                     domum●
                  
                   
                     Me
                     duce
                     surgebant
                  
                   
                     aliis
                     regalia
                     tecta
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Me
                     duce
                     conficitur
                  
                   
                     ossibus
                     urna
                     meis
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   these
                   Verses
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Magdalena
                     jacet
                     ,
                     virtus
                  
                   
                     post
                     fata
                     superstes
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Conjugiique
                     fides
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Relligioque
                     manent
                     .
                  
                   
                     Corpus
                     humo
                     tectum
                  
                   
                     Christo
                     veniente
                     resurget
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vt
                     Mentis
                     consors
                  
                   
                     astra
                     suprema
                     colat
                     .
                  
                   
                     Christus
                     mihi
                     vita
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Mors
                     mihi
                     lucrum
                     .
                  
                   
                     Nos
                     quos
                     certus
                     amor
                  
                   
                     primis
                     conjunxit
                     ab
                     annis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Iunxit
                     idem
                     Tumulus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     junxit
                     idemque
                     polus
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   About
                   the
                   bottome
                   these
                   words
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Benjamin
                       Kerwyn
                    
                     ,
                     the
                     sonne
                     of
                     
                       William
                       Kerwyn
                    
                     ,
                     deceased
                     the
                     27.
                     of
                     Iuly
                     ,
                     1621.
                     who
                     had
                     Issue
                     seven
                     sonnes
                     and
                     five
                     daughters
                     ;
                     five
                     of
                     these
                     children
                     being
                     buried
                     in
                     this
                     Vault
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Iames
                 Dukes-place
                 .
              
               
                 OF
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 beginning
                 to
                 the
                 finishing
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 every
                 particular
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 you
                 may
                 reade
                 in
                 page
                 146
                 ,
                 147.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 James
                 Garlick-hithe
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 North
                 I
                 le
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 was
                 new
                 built
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 whole
                 Church
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1624.
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Gunnell
                
                 
                   Robert
                   Boydell
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 it
                 amounting
                 to
                 seven
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 and
                 upwards
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 John
                 Baptist
                 .
              
               
                 REaedificatum
                 &
                 ornatum
                 fuit
                 hoc
                 .
                 Templum
                 ,
                 Anno
                 Millesimo
                 sexcentesimo
                 vicesimo
                 primo
                 Roberto
                 Peterson
                 Rectore
                 .
              
               
                 Rogere
                 Price
                 ,
                 &
                 Iohanne
                 Smith
                 ,
                 tunc
                 Gardianis
                 ejusdem
                 Ecclesiae
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     If
                     Royall
                     Vertues
                     ever
                     crown'd
                     a
                     Crowne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     If
                     ever
                     Mildnesse
                     shin'd
                     in
                     Majesty
                     ,
                  
                   
                     If
                     ever
                     Honour
                     honour'd
                     true
                     Renowne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     If
                     ever
                     Courage
                     dwelt
                     with
                     Clemency
                     ,
                  
                   
                     If
                     ever
                     Princesse
                     put
                     all
                     Princes
                     downe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     For
                     temperance
                     ,
                     prowesse
                     ,
                     prudence
                     ,
                     equity
                     ,
                  
                   
                     This
                     ,
                     this
                     was
                     she
                     ,
                     that
                     in
                     despight
                     of
                     death
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Lives
                     still
                     admir'd
                     ,
                     ador'd
                     ,
                     ELIZABETH
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Vertue
                     liveth
                     after
                     death
                     ,
                  
                   
                     So
                     doth
                     Queene
                     Elizabeth
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     I
                     have
                     fought
                     a
                     good
                     fight
                     ,
                     I
                     have
                     finished
                     my
                     course
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Evangelist
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 sole
                 and
                 onely
                 cost
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1626.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iames
                   Barnard
                
                 
                   Richard
                   Malbone
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 same
                 yeere
                 a
                 Gallery
                 new
                 built
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 onely
                 cost
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Goodyeare
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Draper
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 here
                 a
                 Parishioner
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 S.
                 John
                 Zachary
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 within
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 12.
                 yeeres
                 past
                 hath
                 had
                 these
                 many
                 Repaires
                 and
                 charges
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 last
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1631.
                 the
                 charge
                 27.
                 li.
                 10.
                 s.
                 8.
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Young
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Devoreaux
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1629.
                 the
                 charge
                 76.
                 pounds
                 10.
                 shillings
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Clement
                   Carter
                
                 
                   Henry
                   Tyler
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1625.
                 the
                 charge
                 30.
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Richard
                   Morrell
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Reynolds
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1619.
                 the
                 charge
                 32.
                 pounds
                 3.
                 shillings
                 8.
                 pence
                 .
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Young
                
                 
                   Patrick
                   Chambers
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1616.
                 the
                 charge
                 44.
                 pounds
                 6.
                 shillings
                 8.
                 pence
                 .
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Raine
                
                 
                   Oliver
                   Burnwood
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 whole
                 cost
                 of
                 these
                 Repaires
                 ,
                 120.
                 pounds
                 11.
                 shillings
                 .
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   in
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     under
                     lieth
                     interred
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Philip
                       Strelley
                    
                     ,
                     late
                     of
                     London
                     Goldsmith
                     ,
                     who
                     gave
                     to
                     the
                     poore
                     of
                     this
                     Parish
                     40.
                     s.
                     a
                     yeere
                     for
                     ever
                     ,
                     out
                     of
                     the
                     Revenues
                     of
                     the
                     Manor
                     of
                     Vlkerthorpe
                     ,
                     lying
                     in
                     the
                     Parish
                     of
                     South-winfield
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Derby
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     paid
                     to
                     them
                     by
                     the
                     hands
                     of
                     the
                     Warden
                     and
                     Rentors
                     of
                     the
                     Worshipfull
                     Company
                     of
                     Goldsmiths
                     ,
                     whom
                     he
                     left
                     in
                     trust
                     ,
                     to
                     see
                     it
                     and
                     other
                     gifts
                     disposed
                     ,
                     as
                     may
                     appeare
                     by
                     his
                     Will
                     ,
                     dated
                     September
                     the
                     6.
                     
                     
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                    
                     1603.
                     though
                     this
                     Monument
                     was
                     erected
                     but
                     1630.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Katherin
                 Coleman
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1620.
                 
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1624.
                 their
                 Vestry
                 was
                 built
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Gallery
                 new
                 made
                 for
                 the
                 poore
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 to
                 sit
                 in
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Katherine
                 Cree-Church
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 foundation
                 of
                 this
                 now
                 famously
                 finished
                 House
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 was
                 begun
                 to
                 be
                 laid
                 upon
                 the
                 23.
                 day
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1628.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 Bricke
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 first
                 Stone
                 in
                 this
                 Foundation
                 ,
                 was
                 laid
                 by
                 Master
                 
                   Martin
                   Bond
                
                 ,
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 Aldermans
                 Deputy
                 of
                 the
                 Ward
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 our
                 City
                 Captaines
                 .
                 The
                 Bricke
                 was
                 laid
                 (
                 as
                 is
                 aforesaid
                 )
                 the
                 23.
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Stone
                 (
                 a
                 principall
                 corner
                 Stone
                 )
                 the
                 28.
                 of
                 Iuly
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 Many
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 (
                 following
                 this
                 worthy
                 Leader
                 )
                 laid
                 every
                 man
                 his
                 Stone
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 they
                 layd
                 something
                 else
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Workemen
                 tooke
                 up
                 very
                 thankfully
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 backside
                 of
                 the
                 North
                 wall
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 Church
                 was
                 a
                 Cloister
                 ,
                 the
                 breadth
                 of
                 it
                 seven
                 foot
                 and
                 above
                 ,
                 which
                 Cloister
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 taking
                 downe
                 of
                 that
                 wall
                 ,
                 being
                 taken
                 into
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 gave
                 it
                 all
                 its
                 breadth
                 to
                 enlarge
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 digging
                 under
                 this
                 wall
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 found
                 the
                 figure
                 of
                 halfe
                 the
                 face
                 of
                 a
                 man
                 ,
                 cast
                 in
                 Lead
                 ,
                 the
                 Mould
                 setting
                 likewise
                 upon
                 it
                 this
                 word
                 ,
                 Comes
                 .
              
               
                 Digging
                 under
                 the
                 South
                 Row
                 of
                 Pillers
                 ,
                 they
                 found
                 the
                 scull
                 of
                 a
                 man
                 ,
                 the
                 thicknesse
                 of
                 which
                 was
                 three
                 quarters
                 of
                 an
                 inch
                 and
                 better
                 ,
                 measured
                 by
                 many
                 ,
                 and
                 admired
                 by
                 all
                 that
                 have
                 seene
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 the
                 Steeple
                 ,
                 stands
                 a
                 Pillar
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 Church
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 stood
                 and
                 was
                 there
                 erected
                 :
                 This
                 Piller
                 (
                 from
                 the
                 Basis
                 or
                 foot
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Chapiter
                 or
                 head
                 ,
                 upon
                 which
                 the
                 old
                 Arch
                 was
                 raised
                 )
                 being
                 eighteene
                 foot
                 high
                 ,
                 and
                 but
                 three
                 to
                 bee
                 seene
                 above
                 ground
                 ,
                 shewes
                 the
                 measure
                 or
                 height
                 to
                 which
                 the
                 flore
                 of
                 this
                 new
                 Church
                 hath
                 beene
                 raised
                 above
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 ,
                 the
                 hidden
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Piller
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 15.
                 foot
                 of
                 it
                 buried
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Structure
                 ,
                 not
                 of
                 Bricke
                 ,
                 but
                 built
                 from
                 the
                 ground
                 with
                 the
                 choisest
                 Freestone
                 might
                 be
                 got
                 ,
                 without
                 ,
                 within
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 every
                 part
                 of
                 it
                 supplyed
                 ,
                 furnished
                 ,
                 and
                 inriched
                 ,
                 with
                 whatsoever
                 might
                 adde
                 to
                 its
                 greatest
                 grace
                 and
                 lustre
                 ,
                 was
                 finished
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1630.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 yeere
                 (
                 accounting
                 from
                 March
                 to
                 March
                 )
                 upon
                 the
                 16.
                 day
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 consecrated
                 by
                 the
                 right
                 Reverend
                 Father
                 in
                 God
                 ,
                 Wil.
                 Lord
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 (
                 as
                 on
                 such
                 it
                 is
                 usuall
                 with
                 us
                 )
                 were
                 the
                 Sacraments
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 Supper
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Sacrament
                 of
                 Baptisme
                 administred
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 Church
                 the
                 Pulpit
                 and
                 Communion
                 Table
                 are
                 pure
                 Cedar
                 and
                 (
                 both
                 )
                 the
                 gift
                 of
                 Master
                 
                   Iohn
                   Dyke
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Merchant
                 ,
                 living
                 in
                 this
                 Parish
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 very
                 faire
                 Gate
                 built
                 at
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 South
                 wall
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 gift
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Avenen
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Goldsmith
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 died
                 in
                 December
                 1631.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Spaines
                     Rod
                     ,
                     Romes
                     ruine
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Netherlands
                     reliefe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Heavens
                     Iem
                     ,
                     Earths
                     joy
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Worlds
                     wonder
                     ,
                     Natures
                     chiefe
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Britaines
                     blessing
                     ,
                     Englands
                     splendor
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Religions
                     Nurse
                     ,
                     the
                     Faiths
                     defender
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Many
                     Daughters
                     have
                     done
                     vertuously
                     ,
                     but
                     thou
                     excellest
                     them
                     all
                     .
                  
                   
                     I
                     have
                     fought
                     a
                     good
                     fight
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   If
                   Royall
                   Vertues
                   ever
                   crown'd
                   a
                   Crowne
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   ever
                   Mildness
                   shin'd
                   in
                   Majesty
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   ever
                   Honour
                   honour'd
                   true
                   Renowne
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   ever
                   Courage
                   dwelt
                   with
                   Clemency
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   ever
                   Princesse
                   put
                   all
                   Princes
                   downe
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   Temperance
                   prowesse
                   ,
                   prudence
                   ,
                   equity
                   ,
                
                 
                   This
                   ,
                   this
                   was
                   she
                   ,
                   that
                   in
                   despight
                   of
                   death
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lives
                   still
                   admir'd
                   ,
                   ador'd
                   ,
                   ELIZABETH
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   This
                   Table
                   of
                   Queene
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   fairest
                   that
                   I
                   have
                   seene
                   in
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   was
                   the
                   gift
                   of
                   one
                   that
                   is
                   a
                   stranger
                   to
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   at
                   least
                   to
                   any
                   to
                   be
                   the
                   bestower
                   of
                   it
                   ,
                   he
                   is
                   yet
                   conceal'd
                   ,
                   and
                   still
                   is
                   desirous
                   to
                   be
                   so
                   .
                
                 
                   That
                   of
                   that
                   great
                   number
                   of
                   great
                   and
                   magnificent
                   Benefactors
                   ,
                   that
                   joyned
                   to
                   the
                   making
                   up
                   of
                   this
                   great
                   ,
                   and
                   (
                   in
                   our
                   time
                   )
                   unparalleld
                   piece
                   of
                   worke
                   ,
                   I
                   have
                   onely
                   touched
                   upon
                   these
                   ,
                   may
                   (
                   no
                   doubt
                   )
                   seeme
                   strange
                   ;
                   there
                   being
                   none
                   in
                   this
                   number
                   ,
                   whose
                   liberall
                   hand
                   and
                   heart
                   deserves
                   not
                   a
                   golden
                   Character
                   .
                   I
                   confesse
                   it
                   .
                   To
                   all
                   that
                   may
                   bee
                   said
                   ,
                   my
                   answer
                   is
                   (
                   briefly
                   )
                   this
                   :
                   Being
                   doubtfull
                   of
                   getting
                   all
                   ,
                   or
                   all
                   of
                   those
                   I
                   might
                   get
                   ,
                   and
                   loth
                   of
                   great
                   things
                   to
                   speake
                   to
                   little
                   purpose
                   ,
                   I
                   onely
                   tooke
                   these
                   (
                   that
                   offered
                   themselves
                   )
                   by
                   the
                   way
                   ,
                   leaving
                   the
                   rest
                   to
                   the
                   Register
                   of
                   the
                   Giver
                   of
                   their
                   meanes
                   to
                   give
                   :
                   with
                   whom
                   all
                   good
                   deeds
                   are
                   recorded
                   ,
                   and
                   (
                   undoubtedly
                   )
                   shall
                   be
                   rewarded
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Lawrence
                 Jurie
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 ,
                 richly
                 and
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1618.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Dalby
                
                 
                   Edmond
                   White
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1631.
                 they
                 added
                 the
                 cost
                 of
                 a
                 new
                 and
                 very
                 curious
                 Pulpit
                 ;
                 then
                 also
                 setting
                 off
                 their
                 Font
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 place
                 in
                 which
                 it
                 stands
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 deale
                 of
                 cost
                 and
                 beauty
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 yeere
                 1618.
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 this
                 Repaire
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Windowes
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 were
                 glazed
                 by
                 so
                 many
                 good
                 Benefactors
                 ,
                 the
                 Armes
                 of
                 the
                 Company
                 of
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 in
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Vnder
                   the
                   middle
                   window
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   a
                   very
                   rich
                   and
                   costly
                   one
                   ,
                   is
                   thus
                   written
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Eastfield
                  
                   Knight
                   ,
                   and
                   Alderman
                   of
                   this
                   Honourable
                   City
                   ,
                   and
                   free
                   of
                   the
                   Worshipfull
                   Company
                   of
                   the
                   Mercers
                   ,
                   glazed
                   this
                   Window
                   at
                   his
                   owne
                   proper
                   cost
                   and
                   charges
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   1442.
                   
                   And
                   it
                   was
                   afterward
                   repaired
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   story
                   supplyed
                   at
                   the
                   charge
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Company
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   ,
                   1618.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Window
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   of
                   it
                   .
                
                 
                   Glazed
                   at
                   the
                   cost
                   and
                   charges
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Baptist
                     Hickes
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   1619.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Window
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   it
                   .
                
                 
                   Glazed
                   at
                   the
                   charges
                   of
                   
                     Richard
                     Pyot
                  
                   ,
                   Grocer
                   ,
                   and
                   Alderman
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   of
                   
                     London
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                  
                   1618.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Window
                   next
                   to
                   this
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   upper
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   .
                
                 
                   Glazed
                   at
                   the
                   charges
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Morley
                  
                   ,
                   Merchant
                   ,
                   and
                   free
                   of
                   the
                   Worshipfull
                   Company
                   of
                   the
                   Lethersellers
                   ,
                   a
                   Parishioner
                   here
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                  
                   1618.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Window
                   downeward
                   next
                   to
                   this
                   .
                
                 
                   Glazed
                   at
                   the
                   charges
                   of
                   
                     Edmond
                     White
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Haberdasher
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   Parishioner
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1618.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Window
                   next
                   to
                   this
                   downeward
                   .
                
                 
                   Glazed
                   at
                   the
                   charges
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Dalby
                  
                   ,
                   Mercer
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                  
                   1618.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Window
                   next
                   to
                   this
                   downeward
                   .
                
                 
                   Glazed
                   at
                   the
                   charges
                   of
                   
                     Rowland
                     Wilson
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Vintner
                   of
                   
                     London
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                  
                   1618.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Window
                   ,
                   the
                   lowest
                   on
                   this
                   side
                   .
                
                 
                   Glazed
                   at
                   the
                   charges
                   of
                   
                     Robert
                     Ducy
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Merchant-Taylor
                   of
                   
                     London
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                  
                   1618.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   At
                   the
                   Westend
                   of
                   this
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   a
                   faire
                   Window
                   .
                
                 
                   Glazed
                   at
                   the
                   charges
                   of
                   
                     William
                     
                     Pyot
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Grocer
                   of
                   
                     London
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                  
                   1618.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   ,
                   the
                   lowest
                   Window
                   .
                
                 
                   Glazedat
                   the
                   charges
                   of
                   
                     Henry
                     Hopkins
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Vintner
                   of
                   
                     London
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                  
                   1618.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Window
                   next
                   to
                   this
                   upward
                   ,
                   the
                   resemblance
                   of
                   a
                   blazing
                   Starre
                   on
                   it
                   .
                
                 
                   Glazed
                   at
                   the
                   charges
                   of
                   
                     Hugh
                     Ley
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Skinner
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Parishioner
                   here
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                  
                   1618.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   At
                   the
                   bottome
                   of
                   this
                   Window
                   thus
                   .
                
                 
                   Forget
                   you
                   not
                   the
                   Blazing
                   Starre
                   ,
                
                 
                   This
                   yeere
                   to
                   us
                   is
                   showne
                   ;
                
                 
                   Make
                   use
                   thereof
                   both
                   neere
                   and
                   farre
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   like
                   hath
                   not
                   beene
                   knowne
                   .
                
                 
                   Anno.
                   Dom.
                   1618.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   next
                   Window
                   upward
                   .
                
                 
                   Glazed
                   at
                   the
                   charges
                   of
                   
                     Barbara
                     Burnell
                  
                   ,
                   Widow
                   ,
                   late
                   wife
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Burnell
                  
                   ,
                   Merchant
                   ,
                   and
                   free
                   of
                   the
                   Clothworkers
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                  
                   1618.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   next
                   Window
                   upward
                   .
                
                 
                   Glazed
                   at
                   the
                   charges
                   of
                   the
                   Lady
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     Ihones
                  
                   ,
                   Wife
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Francis
                     Ihones
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   and
                   Alderman
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   ,
                   and
                   Daughter
                   to
                   Master
                   
                     Henry
                     Rolffe
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   deceased
                   Iuly
                   1618.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   next
                   Window
                   upward
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Window
                   was
                   Glazed
                   at
                   the
                   charge
                   of
                   
                     Cicilia
                     Cleyton
                  
                   ,
                   late
                   Widow
                   to
                   Master
                   
                     Richard
                     Cleyton
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Salter
                   ,
                   but
                   free
                   of
                   the
                   Worshipfull
                   Company
                   of
                   Dyers
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   deceased
                   the
                   23.
                   of
                   October
                   1602.
                   
                   Glazed
                   in
                   October
                   1618.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   uppermost
                   Window
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Window
                   was
                   Glazed
                   at
                   the
                   charge
                   of
                   
                     Edmond
                     Wright
                  
                   ,
                   Grocer
                   ,
                   1618.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 faire
                 Monument
                 in
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Deo
                   O.
                   M.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Memoriae
                     &
                     posteris
                     sacrum
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hic
                     in
                     Choro
                     intra
                     Cancellos
                     ,
                     sub
                     medio
                     sacrae
                     Mensae
                     ,
                     Franciscae
                     Filiae
                     Tho.
                     walker
                     ,
                     de
                     Beconfield
                     Armig.
                     Dilectissimae
                     Conjugis
                     Gulielmi
                     Bosweli
                     ,
                     hujus
                     Ecclesiae
                     Vicarij
                     ,
                     sub
                     spe
                     gloriosae
                     Resurrectionis
                     ,
                     Cineres
                     &
                     exuviae
                     Reponuntur
                     .
                  
                   
                     Lectissima
                     Foemina
                     ,
                     vultu
                     ,
                     Moribus
                     .
                     Gestu
                     ,
                     incessu
                     ,
                     vestitu
                     ,
                     venusta
                     ,
                     Modestissima
                     ;
                     Lingua
                     pauciloqua
                     ,
                     Ma●edica
                     nunquam
                     ;
                     sacrae
                     lectioni
                     ,
                     lachrymis
                     &
                     precibus
                     assidua
                     ;
                     Deo
                     devotissima
                     ,
                     Marito
                     fidelissima
                     ,
                     Amicis
                     gratissima
                     ;
                     In
                     re
                     familiari
                     ,
                     &
                     libera
                     &
                     provida
                     ;
                     Pauperibus
                     (
                     quoad
                     Facultatulas
                     )
                     indulgentissima
                     ;
                     Bonis
                     chara
                     ,
                     Malis
                     invisa
                     ,
                     omnibus
                     Aequa
                     ;
                     post
                     piè
                     &
                     sine
                     strepitu
                     pacificè
                     transactam
                     vitam
                     ,
                     circa
                     medium
                     Aetatis
                     ,
                     Anno
                     salutis
                     1630.
                     ult
                     .
                     Oct.
                     Dominico
                     Requievit
                     in
                     Domino
                     .
                  
                   
                     Benè
                     dixit
                     ,
                     &
                     benè
                     tacuit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Benè
                     vixit
                     ,
                     &
                     benè
                     latuit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Moestissimus
                     Maritus
                     (
                     cujus
                     per
                     latera
                     transfixa
                     jacet
                     )
                     L.
                     M.
                     Q.
                     serò
                     tandem
                     ,
                     sed
                     &
                     seriò
                     posuit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Quicunque
                     hanc
                     Tabulam
                     temeraris
                     malae
                     Conscientiae
                     Reus
                     esto
                     .
                  
                   
                     Ipse
                     post
                     illam
                     vixit
                     ,
                     sed
                     vitam
                     vix
                     vitalem
                     ,
                     Annum
                     nec
                     integrum
                     ,
                     demumque
                     moriens
                     ,
                     Octob.
                     3.
                     
                     Anno
                     1631.
                     
                     Hîc
                     juxta
                     cum
                     illa
                     sepultus
                     jacet
                     .
                  
                   
                     Natus
                     fuit
                     Bristolae
                     ,
                     ubi
                     primis
                     litteris
                     institutus
                     ,
                     posteâ
                     Oxonii
                     in
                     Artibus
                     Magistratum
                     ,
                     &
                     in
                     Theologia
                     Bacchalaureatum
                     Adeptus
                     est
                     ,
                     Baliolensis
                     Collegii
                     Socius
                     ,
                     unde
                     cum
                     Domine
                     Iohanne
                     Digbeio
                     ,
                     Comite
                     Bristol
                     .
                     in
                     Hispaniam
                     ,
                     legato
                     Regio
                     ,
                     profectus
                     ,
                     Per
                     An.
                     5.
                     plus
                     minus
                     illi
                     à
                     sacris
                     ibidem
                     inservivit
                     ,
                     tandemque
                     Reversus
                     à
                     Collegio
                     Baliol.
                     hujus
                     Ecclesiae
                     Vicaria
                     ,
                     &
                     à
                     Domino
                     Digbeio
                     ,
                     Rectoria
                     Ecclesiae
                     de
                     Horton
                     juxta
                     Colbrooke
                     ,
                     in
                     Com.
                     Buck.
                     donatus
                     ,
                     postquam
                     diû
                     cum
                     infirmo
                     Corpore
                     ,
                     mens
                     vegeta
                     colluctata
                     fuisset
                     ,
                     postremum
                  
                   
                   
                     hî
                     in
                     Domo
                     Vicariatus
                     hujus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     placide
                     &
                     piè
                     in
                     Christo
                     obdormivit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Anno
                     Aetat
                     .
                     50.
                     sobole
                     Relicta
                     nulla
                     .
                  
                   
                     Ingenium
                     floridum
                     ,
                     Mores
                     ingenui
                     ,
                     Manus
                     larga
                     ,
                     pectus
                     Apertum
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Gulielmus
                   Bosvelus
                   ,
                   hujus
                   Ecclesiae
                   Vicarius
                   per
                   An.
                   15.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Qui
                     obiit
                     Octob.
                     3.
                     
                     Anno
                     1631.
                     
                  
                   
                     Et
                     Vxor
                     ejus
                     ,
                     Octob.
                     ult
                     .
                     1630.
                     
                  
                   
                     This
                     is
                     written
                     upon
                     his
                     Graveston
                     in
                     the
                     Chancell
                     ,
                     under
                     the
                     Communion
                     Table
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Monument
                   over
                   against
                   it
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   .
                
                 
                   Christi
                   quibus
                   obierunt
                   Anni
                   Isthinc
                   Numerantur
                   .
                
                 
                   1619.
                   
                   Apocalyps
                   .
                   cap.
                   14.
                   vers
                   .
                   13.
                   
                   BeatI
                   qVi
                   In
                   DoMIno
                   qVIesCVnt
                   .
                
                 
                   1624.
                   
                   Prima
                   ad
                   Corinth
                   .
                   cap.
                   15.
                   vers
                   .
                   57.
                   
                   Deo
                   sIt
                   gratIa
                   qVI
                   trIbV●t
                   NobIs
                   (
                   fatI
                   )
                   VICtorIaM
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   At
                   the
                   lower
                   end
                   of
                   this
                   rich
                   Tombe
                   this
                   .
                
                 
                   Memoriae
                   Sacrum
                   ▪
                
                 
                   
                     Richardi
                     Pyot
                     ,
                     nuper
                     Civis
                     ,
                     &
                     Celeberrimae
                     hujus
                     Civitatis
                     Adermani
                     venerabilis
                     ,
                     Nec
                     non
                     Margeriae
                     Pyot
                     Vxoris
                     suae
                     ut
                     Fidelissimae
                     ,
                     ita
                     &
                     Religiosissimae
                     ,
                     qui
                     quum
                     in
                     prospero
                     rerum
                     afflatu
                     tranquille
                     vitam
                     Transegissent
                     ,
                     tandem
                     Annorum
                     pleni
                     ,
                     Pythagorico
                     liberorum
                     numero
                     beati
                     denario
                     ,
                     omnium
                     denique
                     Bonorum
                     suffragiis
                     ,
                     laudibusque
                     honorati
                     ,
                     vitam
                     auspicat●
                     initam
                     ,
                     Feliciter
                     Actam
                     ,
                     fine
                     quoque
                     beato
                     (
                     carnis
                     soluti
                     ergastule
                     )
                     clauserunt
                     .
                     Hic
                     quidem
                     19.
                     die
                     mensis
                     Ianuarii
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1619.
                     
                     Illa
                     vero
                     mensis
                     Februarii
                     ,
                     vicesimo
                     octavo
                     ;
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1624.
                     
                     Et
                     hic
                     Beatam
                     manent
                     Resurrectionem
                     .
                  
                   
                     Quos
                     connexît
                     Amor
                     verus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Castum
                     que
                     cubile
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Queis
                     longi
                     dantur
                  
                   
                     Nestoriique
                     dies
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Vna
                     quibus
                     Regio
                     natalis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Dives
                     ,
                     opima
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vnum
                     quique
                     Dei
                  
                   
                     Templum
                     adiêre
                     duo
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Per
                     totam
                     tenuit
                  
                   
                     nos
                     una
                     Paraecia
                     vitam
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sors
                     rerum
                     nobis
                  
                   
                     una
                     eademque
                     fuit
                     :
                  
                   
                     Denique
                     (
                     lector
                     amans
                     )
                  
                   
                     quoniam
                     convenimus
                     ambo
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nos
                     mens
                     una
                     Duos
                     ,
                  
                   
                     nos
                     rogus
                     unus
                     habet
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   a
                   very
                   faire
                   Monument
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                   M.
                   S.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Prudens
                     senator
                     Mercimonii
                     Indici
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vigil
                     Magister
                     integrae
                     famae
                     &
                     Rei
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Domi
                     Beatus
                     conjug●
                     atque
                     liberis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Poterat
                     videri
                     seculo
                     felix
                     suo
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nisi
                     lapidasset
                     tot
                     bona
                     infestus
                     silex
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Silex
                     latentes
                     cuspide
                     lanians
                     sinus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sed
                     Christianus
                     id
                     mali
                     vertit
                     bene
                  
                   
                     Virtute
                     adaucta
                     :
                     Fluxanam
                     fastidiens
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Mercator
                     A●dax
                     Avidus
                     ●niri
                     Deo
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Hac
                     unione
                     Reliqua
                     mutavit
                     libens
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sub
                     hoc
                     Marmore
                     expectat
                     Resurrectionem
                     Gulielmus
                     Haliday
                     ex
                     Antiqua
                     Halidaiorum
                     Familia
                     in
                     Comitatu
                     Glocestr
                     .
                     Civis
                     &
                     Senator
                     Londinensis
                     ,
                     singulare
                     ,
                     Integritatis
                     ,
                     Prudentiae
                     &
                     Pietatis
                     ,
                     exemplar
                     :
                     Is
                     postquam
                     VII
                     .
                     Annos
                     inter
                     purpuratos
                     Patres
                     urbis
                     Rebus
                     cum
                     magna
                     Aequitatis
                     &
                     Sapientiae
                     laude
                     vacasset
                     ,
                     Indicae
                     societati
                     prope
                     Biennium
                     ,
                     quantum
                     per
                     Aegritudinem
                     licebat
                     ,
                     summa
                     cura
                     praefuisset
                     .
                  
                   
                     Longis
                     ex
                     calculo
                     doloribus
                     fractus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Mente
                     semper
                     intacta
                     ,
                     inter
                     suorum
                  
                   
                     Amplexus
                     &
                     lacrymas
                     ,
                     bonis
                     desideratus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Placide
                     Animam
                     suo
                     Creatori
                     Reposuit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Anno
                     Aetatis
                     58.
                     
                     Febr.
                     14.
                     
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1623.
                     
                  
                   
                     Marito
                     dilectissimo
                     Susanna
                     Henrici
                     Roe
                     Equitis
                     ,
                     quondam
                     praetoris
                     urbani
                     Filia
                     ,
                     Amisso
                     compare
                     suavissimo
                     .
                     M.
                     P.
                     
                  
                   
                     Parenti
                     dulcissimo
                     Anna
                     Vxor
                     Henrici
                     Mildmaei
                     aequitis
                     ,
                     ex
                     Nobilis
                     .
                     Mildmaeor
                     umprosapia
                     ,
                     in
                     comitatu
                     Essexiae
                     .
                  
                
                 
                 
                   Margareta
                   nupta
                   Edwardo
                   Hungerford
                   ,
                   militi
                   ex
                   illustri
                   Hungerfordiorum
                   domo
                   in
                   comitatu
                   Wiltoniae
                   .
                   
                     M.
                     M.
                     P.
                     P.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Stone
                   in
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   inscription
                   about
                   it
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Anne
                       Barker
                    
                     ,
                     the
                     Wife
                     of
                     
                       Iohn
                       Barker
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     Merchant
                     ,
                     the
                     Daughter
                     of
                     
                       Thomas
                       Westrow
                    
                     ,
                     Alderman
                     of
                     London
                     ;
                     She
                     deceased
                     the
                     2.
                     of
                     August
                     1629.
                     
                  
                   
                     In
                     the
                     middle
                     of
                     the
                     Stone
                     ,
                     with
                     their
                     Armes
                     at
                     the
                     foure
                     corners
                     of
                     it
                     ,
                     these
                     words
                     .
                  
                   
                     Though
                     we
                     are
                     dead
                     ,
                     yet
                     our
                     lives
                     are
                     hid
                     in
                     Christ
                     with
                     God.
                     
                  
                   
                     Christ
                     is
                     to
                     mee
                     both
                     in
                     life
                     and
                     death
                     advantage
                     .
                  
                   
                     Though
                     my
                     flesh
                     fayleth
                     ,
                     and
                     my
                     heart
                     also
                     ,
                     yet
                     God
                     is
                     the
                     strength
                     of
                     my
                     heart
                     ,
                     and
                     my
                     portion
                     for
                     ever
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lies
                     her
                     Type
                     ,
                     who
                     was
                     of
                     late
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     prop
                     of
                     Belgia
                     ,
                     stay
                     of
                     France
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Spaines
                     foile
                     ,
                     Faiths
                     shield
                     ,
                     and
                     Queene
                     of
                     State
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Armes
                     ,
                     of
                     Learning
                     ,
                     Fate
                     ,
                     and
                     Chance
                     :
                  
                   
                     In
                     briefe
                     ,
                     of
                     Women
                     ne're
                     was
                     seene
                     ,
                  
                   
                     So
                     great
                     a
                     Prince
                     ,
                     so
                     good
                     a
                     Queene
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Sith
                     Vertues
                     Her
                     immortall
                     made
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Death
                     (
                     envying
                     all
                     that
                     cannot
                     dye
                     )
                  
                   
                     Her
                     earthy
                     parts
                     did
                     so
                     invade
                     ,
                  
                   
                     As
                     in
                     it
                     wrackt
                     selfe
                     Majesty
                     .
                  
                   
                     But
                     so
                     her
                     Spirit
                     inspir'd
                     her
                     Parts
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     she
                     still
                     lives
                     in
                     loyall
                     hearts
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     I
                     have
                     fought
                     a
                     good
                     fight
                     ,
                     I
                     have
                     finished
                     my
                     course
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                   
                     Obiit
                     24.
                     die
                     Martii
                     1602.
                     
                  
                   
                     Anno
                     Regni
                     45.
                     
                  
                   
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     70.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Lawrence
                 Pountney
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 Steeple
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 was
                 new
                 Leaded
                 ,
                 five
                 new
                 Bells
                 were
                 hung
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Frames
                 they
                 hang
                 in
                 new
                 made
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Iles
                 were
                 new
                 raised
                 and
                 levelled
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 whole
                 Church
                 within
                 and
                 without
                 worthily
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeeres
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1631.
                 and
                 1632.
                 
              
               
                 
                   George
                   Downes
                
                 
                   Robert
                   Meade
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   Monument
                   at
                   upper
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   North
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Hoc
                     est
                     nescire
                     ,
                     sine
                     Christo
                     ,
                  
                   
                     plurima
                     scire
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Si
                     Christum
                     bene
                     scis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     satis
                     est
                     ,
                     si
                     caetera
                     nescis
                     .
                  
                   
                     This
                     Monument
                     ▪
                  
                   
                     Was
                     erected
                     
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                    
                     1620.
                     by
                     the
                     Lady
                     
                       Anne
                       Bromley
                    
                     ,
                     late
                     Wife
                     vnto
                     Sir
                     
                       Henry
                       Bromley
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Holt
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Worcester
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     Daughter
                     of
                     
                       William
                       Beswicke
                    
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     Alderman
                     ,
                     in
                     remembrance
                     of
                     her
                     first
                     Husband
                     ,
                     
                       William
                       Offley
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     Merchant
                     ,
                     who
                     being
                     free
                     of
                     the
                     Merchant-Taylors
                     ,
                     fined
                     both
                     for
                     Sheriffe
                     and
                     Alderman
                     .
                  
                   
                     He
                     had
                     issue
                     by
                     the
                     said
                     Anne
                     15.
                     children
                     ,
                     whereof
                     five
                     are
                     living
                     ,
                     
                       viz.
                       William
                       ,
                       Elizabeth
                       ,
                       Margaret
                       ,
                       Robert
                       ,
                    
                     and
                     Mary
                     ,
                     the
                     rest
                     died
                     Infants
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Leonard
                 Eastcheape
                 .
              
               
                 IN
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1618.
                 this
                 Church
                 by
                 a
                 casualty
                 of
                 fire
                 ,
                 hapning
                 by
                 whiting
                 of
                 Baskets
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 one
                 
                   Ierome
                   Baynton
                
                 a
                 Turner
                 ,
                 (
                 situate
                 in
                 
                   Little
                   Eastcheape
                
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 ,
                 whose
                 house
                 was
                 burned
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 thereof
                 another
                 built
                 with
                 Bricke
                 )
                 was
                 fired
                 in
                 the
                 Steeple
                 thereof
                 ,
                 being
                 a
                 Spire
                 covered
                 with
                 Lead
                 ;
                 it
                 was
                 quenched
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 without
                 great
                 paines
                 and
                 much
                 danger
                 to
                 some
                 persons
                 (
                 who
                 were
                 not
                 unrewarded
                 by
                 the
                 Parish
                 )
                 before
                 any
                 great
                 hurt
                 was
                 done
                 to
                 it
                 by
                 the
                 fire
                 ,
                 more
                 then
                 the
                 defacing
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Church
                 ;
                 but
                 for
                 the
                 said
                 Steeple
                 was
                 very
                 old
                 ,
                 much
                 ruined
                 and
                 decayed
                 in
                 the
                 stone
                 worke
                 thereof
                 ,
                 to
                 prevent
                 further
                 danger
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 pulled
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 thereto
                 adjoyning
                 ,
                 a
                 new
                 Foundation
                 laid
                 ,
                 inlarged
                 three
                 foot
                 toward
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 and
                 new
                 built
                 ,
                 not
                 without
                 great
                 charge
                 to
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 all
                 willing
                 and
                 ready
                 to
                 contribute
                 towards
                 the
                 Rebuilding
                 ,
                 Repairing
                 ,
                 and
                 Beautifying
                 of
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 God
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 better
                 to
                 set
                 forward
                 the
                 worke
                 ,
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 did
                 taxe
                 themselves
                 toward
                 the
                 charge
                 at
                 198.
                 
                   li.
                   6.
                   s.
                   4.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 but
                 for
                 that
                 the
                 Parish
                 is
                 but
                 small
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 greater
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 poore
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 inforced
                 by
                 their
                 Petition
                 to
                 seeke
                 help
                 from
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 graciously
                 pleased
                 to
                 grant
                 them
                 his
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 (
                 for
                 their
                 reliefe
                 )
                 to
                 collect
                 and
                 gather
                 in
                 severall
                 Counties
                 within
                 this
                 Kingdome
                 towards
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Rebuilding
                 the
                 Steeple
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Repairing
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Steeple
                 being
                 finished
                 as
                 it
                 now
                 standeth
                 ,
                 the
                 South
                 wall
                 toward
                 the
                 Churchyard
                 being
                 much
                 decayed
                 ,
                 was
                 also
                 taken
                 downe
                 and
                 new
                 built
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Church
                 in
                 other
                 parts
                 repaired
                 ,
                 the
                 charge
                 thereof
                 amounting
                 to
                 above
                 850.
                 pounds
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 the
                 Parish
                 received
                 by
                 way
                 of
                 collection
                 (
                 toward
                 their
                 charge
                 )
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 places
                 ,
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 170.
                 
                   li.
                   1.
                   s.
                
                 9.
                 
                   d.
                
                 and
                 of
                 other
                 Benefactors
                 ,
                 10.
                 li.
                 15.
                 s.
                 they
                 having
                 one
                 Patent
                 for
                 sixe
                 Shires
                 also
                 ,
                 the
                 partie
                 that
                 was
                 imployed
                 to
                 lay
                 the
                 Briefes
                 ,
                 and
                 gather
                 the
                 Collections
                 ,
                 went
                 away
                 with
                 all
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 to
                 the
                 Parish
                 neither
                 Briefe
                 nor
                 Peny
                 .
                 The
                 Steeple
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 wall
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 (
                 toward
                 the
                 Churchyard
                 )
                 was
                 builded
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Church
                 in
                 other
                 parts
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeeres
                 1618
                 ,
                 1619
                 ,
                 1620
                 ,
                 1621.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Abraham
                   Colfe
                   Rector
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Edwin
                     Fisher
                  
                   
                     Richard
                     Foster
                  
                   
                     Richard
                     Bourne
                  
                   
                     Henry
                     Gulstone
                     
                       
                         Churchwardens
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Leonards
                 Fosterlane
                 .
              
               
                 INcurvate
                 Domino
                 ,
                 in
                 decore
                 Sanctitatis
                 ,
                 Chron.
                 6.
                 cap.
                 9.
                 
                 Psal
                 .
                 29.
                 v.
                 2.
                 
                 Domine
                 dilexi
                 decorem
                 Domus
                 tuae
                 .
              
               
                 Psalm
                 .
                 26.
                 8.
                 
              
               
                 Haec
                 Dei
                 Domus
                 ,
                 Auctior
                 est
                 facta
                 ,
                 &
                 Augustior
                 ,
                 Opere
                 ,
                 &
                 Impensis
                 Parochianorum
                 Sancti
                 Leonardi
                 Faust-lane
                 ,
                 London
                 .
                 Guardianis
                 Ecclesiae
                 tunc
                 temporis
                 existentibus
                 ,
                 Francisco
                 Ash
                 ,
                 Cive
                 &
                 Aurifabro
                 ,
                 una
                 cum
                 Richardo
                 Stephano
                 Martiniensi
                 ,
                 1631.
                 
              
               
                 Vnus
                 huic
                 operi
                 suppetias
                 fecit
                 Majeres
                 Iohannes
                 Trot
                 ,
                 Civis
                 &
                 Mercator
                 ,
                 Pro
                 singulari
                 suo
                 in
                 Ecclesiam
                 amore
                 ,
                 hanc
                 imprimis
                 ,
                 quia
                 Patria
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 very
                 faire
                 Window
                 at
                 the
                 upper
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 1633.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 this
                 amounting
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 five
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 and
                 upwards
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 S.
                 Magnus
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeeres
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1623
                 ,
                 1624
                 ,
                 and
                 1625.
                 in
                 many
                 parts
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 had
                 many
                 Repaires
                 and
                 Charges
                 ,
                 the
                 summes
                 of
                 them
                 amounting
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 500.
                 pounds
                 and
                 upward
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1629.
                 it
                 was
                 richly
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Langley
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Broome
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 This
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 former
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 sole
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 .
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Monument
                   in
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     interred
                     the
                     bodies
                     of
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Garrard
                    
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     and
                     Dame
                     Iane
                     his
                     Wife
                     ,
                     who
                     was
                     Daughter
                     to
                     
                       Richard
                       Partridge
                    
                     ,
                     Citizen
                     and
                     
                     Haberdasher
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     by
                     whom
                     he
                     had
                     13.
                     
                     Children
                     ,
                     five
                     whereof
                     died
                     young
                     :
                     they
                     lived
                     comfortably
                     together
                     43.
                     yeeres
                     .
                  
                   
                     He
                     was
                     Lord
                     Maior
                     of
                     London
                     in
                     the
                     yeere
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     God
                     1601.
                     
                  
                   
                     She
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     the
                     24.
                     of
                     Ianuary
                     1616.
                     
                     And
                     hee
                     left
                     this
                     world
                     the
                     7.
                     of
                     May
                     ,
                     1625.
                     being
                     79.
                     yeeres
                     old
                     ,
                     leaving
                     only
                     two
                     sonnes
                     and
                     sixe
                     daughters
                     behind
                     him
                     .
                  
                   
                     This
                     Monument
                     was
                     erected
                     at
                     the
                     charges
                     of
                     
                       Benedict
                       Garrard
                    
                     ,
                     Gentleman
                     ,
                     his
                     youngest
                     Son
                     ,
                     Anno
                     1629.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Margaret
                 Lothbury
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 thorowout
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishiones
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1621.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Francis
                   Haddon
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Walker
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   in
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   upper
                   end
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Quid
                     Diurnare
                     Magnos
                     invides
                     Parea
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Heis
                  
                   
                     Robertus
                  
                   
                     Ierminorum
                     à
                     Rushbrooke
                     Nobile
                     Germen
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Hîc
                     situs
                     est
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Plos
                     Iuvenum
                     ,
                     sub
                     Aevi
                     flore
                     Raptus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Qui
                     virtutum
                     utriusque
                     Aetatis
                  
                   
                     Apicibus
                     Potitus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Ingenio
                     &
                     Indole
                     Iuventutis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nec
                     non
                     senili
                     pietate
                     ac
                     prudentia
                  
                   
                     Infra
                     se
                     turbam
                     Coaetaneam
                     Reliquit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Impubes
                     senex
                     :
                  
                   
                     Et
                     quod
                     negavit
                     saeculo
                     ,
                     Coelo
                     dedit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sic
                     sapere
                     ante
                     annos
                     nocuit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     nam
                     maxima
                     virtus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Persuasit
                     morti
                     ,
                  
                   
                     ut
                     Crederet
                     esse
                     senem
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Margaret
                 Moses
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 very
                 worthily
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 proper
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1627.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Symon
                   Price
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Whitcombe
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Monument
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     the
                     bodies
                     of
                     
                       Iohn
                       Harper
                    
                     ,
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Fishmonger
                     ,
                     Treasuror
                     of
                     Christs
                     Hospitall
                     ,
                     and
                     Aldermans
                     Deputy
                     of
                     Breadstreet
                     Ward
                     ,
                     London
                     :
                     and
                     Francis
                     his
                     Wife
                     ,
                     Daughter
                     to
                     
                       Iames
                       Smith
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     
                       Great
                       Limber
                    
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Lincolne
                     ,
                     Gentleman
                     ,
                     by
                     whom
                     he
                     had
                     issue
                     five
                     Children
                     ,
                     but
                     at
                     the
                     time
                     of
                     their
                     death
                     left
                     onely
                     a
                     sonne
                     Iohn
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     daughter
                     Anne
                     ,
                     married
                     to
                     
                       Iohn
                       Whitcombe
                    
                     of
                     London
                     .
                     He
                     died
                     the
                     27.
                     of
                     November
                     1632.
                     in
                     the
                     79.
                     yeere
                     of
                     his
                     age
                     .
                     And
                     shee
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     the
                     30.
                     day
                     of
                     October
                     1630.
                     being
                     72.
                     yeeres
                     old
                     .
                  
                   
                     Credimus
                     quod
                     Redemptor
                     noster
                     vivit
                     ,
                     &
                     Novissimo
                     die
                     videbimus
                     deum
                     salvatorem
                     nostrum
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Margaret
                 New-fishstreet
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 ,
                 not
                 having
                 any
                 cost
                 ,
                 or
                 but
                 little
                 in
                 a
                 long
                 time
                 bestowed
                 upon
                 it
                 ,
                 is
                 now
                 very
                 suddenly
                 to
                 be
                 repaired
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 as
                 wee
                 speake
                 of
                 the
                 rest
                 )
                 very
                 worthily
                 trimmed
                 and
                 beautified
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Margaret
                 Pattons
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1614.
                 
              
               
               
                 
                   Master
                   Godwin
                
                 
                   Master
                   Peate
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 it
                 then
                 amounting
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 71.
                 
                   li.
                   15.
                   s.
                   6.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 
              
               
                 But
                 since
                 that
                 time
                 ,
                 as
                 necessity
                 hath
                 called
                 upon
                 these
                 honest
                 and
                 carefull
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 supply
                 either
                 of
                 strength
                 or
                 beauty
                 ,
                 it
                 hath
                 had
                 many
                 repaires
                 &
                 charges
                 ,
                 the
                 whole
                 summe
                 of
                 them
                 all
                 ,
                 from
                 1614.
                 arising
                 to
                 the
                 yere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1632.
                 to
                 275.
                 
                   li.
                   5.
                   s.
                   6.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   Master
                   Shalcrosse
                
                 
                   Master
                   Milksoppe
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   pretty
                   fine
                   Monument
                   on
                   a
                   Pillar
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     In
                     the
                     middle
                     part
                     of
                     this
                     Chancell
                     ,
                     lieth
                     interred
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     Mistresse
                     
                       Elizabeth
                       Freeman
                    
                     ,
                     Wife
                     to
                     Master
                     
                       Thomas
                       Freeman
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     this
                     Parish
                     ,
                     Merchant
                     ,
                     to
                     whom
                     shee
                     was
                     espoused
                     sixteene
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     two
                     moneths
                     ,
                     and
                     eight
                     dayes
                     ,
                     by
                     whom
                     she
                     had
                     issue
                     sixe
                     Sonnes
                     and
                     three
                     Daughters
                     living
                     ,
                     and
                     died
                     in
                     Childbed
                     of
                     the
                     last
                     Sonne
                     .
                     She
                     descended
                     of
                     worshipfull
                     Parents
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     shee
                     was
                     vertuously
                     bred
                     ,
                     so
                     lived
                     and
                     died
                     ,
                     full
                     of
                     Faith
                     ,
                     Hope
                     ,
                     and
                     Charity
                     ,
                     as
                     knowne
                     to
                     many
                     that
                     had
                     made
                     use
                     thereof
                     ,
                     to
                     their
                     great
                     comfort
                     in
                     time
                     of
                     necessity
                     ;
                     for
                     her
                     only
                     study
                     was
                     ,
                     to
                     serve
                     God
                     ,
                     and
                     doe
                     good
                     to
                     others
                     ;
                     shee
                     was
                     of
                     the
                     age
                     of
                     35.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     and
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     to
                     a
                     better
                     the
                     21.
                     of
                     February
                     1631.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   a
                   faire
                   Marble
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   is
                   this
                   inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lieth
                     buried
                     Mistresse
                     
                       Anne
                       Elkington
                    
                     ,
                     the
                     beloved
                     Wife
                     of
                     Master
                     
                       Thomas
                       Elkington
                    
                     ,
                     Merchant
                     ,
                     shee
                     was
                     the
                     Daughter
                     of
                     Master
                     
                       Iohn
                       Goodwin
                    
                     ,
                     Merchant
                     ,
                     likewise
                     of
                     this
                     City
                     .
                     Shee
                     lived
                     and
                     died
                     in
                     the
                     feare
                     of
                     God
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     the
                     faith
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     Iesus
                     .
                     Shee
                     exchanged
                     this
                     life
                     for
                     a
                     better
                     the
                     27.
                     day
                     of
                     September
                     1632.
                     in
                     the
                     23.
                     yeere
                     of
                     her
                     age
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     the
                     third
                     yeere
                     of
                     her
                     marriage
                     ,
                     leaving
                     behind
                     her
                     Anne
                     her
                     only
                     daughter
                     ,
                     her
                     only
                     son
                     is
                     not
                     .
                  
                   
                     She
                     shall
                     rise
                     againe
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Mary
                 Abchurch
                 .
              
               
                 
                   THis
                   Church
                   was
                   repaired
                   and
                   beautified
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   proper
                   cost
                   and
                   charge
                   of
                   the
                   Parishioners
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   God
                   ,
                   1611.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Stanly
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Cornish
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   upper
                   end
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   An
                   Epitaph
                   Vpon
                   the
                   departure
                   of
                   the
                   Illustrious
                   President
                   of
                   bounty
                   and
                   pious
                   industry
                   ,
                   Master
                   Roger
                   Montague
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     In
                     life
                     and
                     death
                     ,
                  
                   
                     thy
                     workes
                     did
                     well
                     pursue
                  
                   
                     The
                     honourable
                     name
                  
                   
                     of
                     Montague
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nobility
                     of
                     birth
                  
                   
                     ran
                     in
                     thy
                     blood
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nobility
                     of
                     Action
                  
                   
                     made
                     that
                     good
                     .
                  
                   
                     Thy
                     Charity
                     ,
                  
                   
                     the
                     top
                     of
                     all
                     thy
                     fame
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     figure
                     that
                     thy
                     Monument
                  
                   
                     may
                     claime
                  
                   
                     With
                     Justice
                     ,
                     t
                     is
                     thine
                     owne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     fit
                     to
                     enroule
                  
                   
                     Thy
                     memory
                     (
                     here
                     )
                  
                   
                     as
                     Heaven
                     adornes
                     thy
                     soule
                     .
                  
                   
                     Summe
                     up
                     all
                     Vertues
                     ,
                  
                   
                     in
                     man
                     ever
                     knowne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     set
                     them
                     to
                     thy
                     actions
                     ,
                  
                   
                     th'
                     are
                     thine
                     owne
                     :
                  
                   
                     That
                     's
                     the
                     neer'st
                     way
                  
                   
                     to
                     make
                     for
                     thy
                     worth
                     roome
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Particular
                     praises
                  
                   
                     would
                     o'respread
                     the
                     Tombe
                     :
                  
                   
                     Here
                     's
                     all
                     ,
                     in
                     briefe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     who
                     shall
                     henceforth
                     indite
                  
                   
                     A
                     good
                     mans
                     Epitaph
                     ,
                  
                   
                     let
                     him
                     but
                     write
                  
                   
                     The
                     Copy
                     of
                     thy
                     life
                     ,
                  
                   
                     it
                     stands
                     for
                     all
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     ever
                     made
                     mans
                     praise
                     ,
                  
                   
                     or
                     ever
                     shall
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Mary
                 Aldermanbury
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 4.
                 yeeres
                 past
                 ,
                 hath
                 in
                 one
                 decayed
                 part
                 or
                 another
                 beene
                 repairing
                 ;
                 as
                 the
                 Steeple
                 ,
                 Bels
                 ,
                 Battlements
                 ,
                 many
                 decayed
                 places
                 of
                 the
                 Walls
                 ,
                 two
                 faire
                 Galleries
                 built
                 ,
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Pewes
                 new
                 made
                 ,
                 the
                 rest
                 being
                 all
                 in
                 hand
                 ,
                 it
                 can
                 be
                 no
                 great
                 offence
                 to
                 account
                 them
                 already
                 done
                 ;
                 which
                 granted
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Church
                 in
                 this
                 yeere
                 finished
                 ,
                 we
                 may
                 conclude
                 as
                 we
                 beganne
                 with
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 these
                 Churches
                 ,
                 thus
                 :
                 This
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 ,
                 richly
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1633.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Bartholomew
                   Edwards
                
                 
                   Abraham
                   Nuns
                   .
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   beautifull
                   Tombe
                   at
                   the
                   upper
                   end
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Mary
                       Brigs
                    
                     ,
                     the
                     Daughter
                     of
                     
                       Thomas
                       Crofts
                    
                     ,
                     deceased
                     the
                     8.
                     day
                     of
                     August
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                    
                     1610.
                     being
                     of
                     the
                     age
                     of
                     31.
                     yeeres
                     .
                  
                   
                     William
                     ,
                     out
                     of
                     a
                     dutifull
                     respect
                     to
                     his
                     deare
                     Parents
                     ,
                     consecrated
                     this
                     Monument
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Ioyning
                   with
                   this
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     
                       David
                       Brigs
                    
                     ,
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Skinner
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     who
                     had
                     two
                     Wives
                     ,
                     Mary
                     the
                     Daughter
                     of
                     
                       Thomas
                       Crofts
                    
                     ,
                     Draper
                     ,
                     by
                     whom
                     hee
                     had
                     two
                     sonnes
                     and
                     foure
                     Daughters
                     ;
                     and
                     Rebekah
                     ,
                     the
                     Daughter
                     of
                     
                       Humphrey
                       Street
                    
                     ,
                     Merchant-Taylor
                     ,
                     by
                     whom
                     he
                     had
                     no
                     Issue
                     ;
                     who
                     deceased
                     the
                     17.
                     day
                     of
                     Iune
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                    
                     1626.
                     being
                     of
                     the
                     age
                     of
                     57.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     lyeth
                     here
                     intombed
                     in
                     hope
                     of
                     a
                     glorious
                     Resurrection
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Monument
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   over
                   against
                   the
                   other
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     Master
                     
                       Robert
                       Offley
                    
                     ,
                     Gentleman
                     ,
                     sonne
                     of
                     
                       Hugh
                       Offley
                    
                     ,
                     Alderman
                     of
                     this
                     City
                     ,
                     who
                     tooke
                     to
                     Wife
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     the
                     daughter
                     of
                     
                       Humphrey
                       Street
                    
                     ,
                     by
                     whom
                     he
                     had
                     issue
                     seven
                     Sons
                     and
                     six
                     Daughters
                     ;
                     he
                     died
                     at
                     the
                     age
                     of
                     64.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     on
                     the
                     4.
                     day
                     of
                     November
                     1631.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Monument
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   Deo
                   Trino
                   &
                   Vai-sacrum
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Hayes
                     ,
                     Eques
                     Auratus
                     ,
                     secundum
                     Christi
                     Adventum
                     ,
                     sub
                     hoc
                     Tumulo
                     expectat
                     .
                     Qui
                     cùm
                     ab
                     Adolescentio
                     ,
                     per
                     magnam
                     Europae
                     partem
                     Mercaturam
                     exercuisset
                     ,
                     ita
                     industria
                     ,
                     &
                     judicio
                     claruit
                     ,
                     nt
                     unanimi
                     omnium
                     consensu
                     ,
                     Major
                     hujus
                     Civitatis
                     cooptatus
                     fuerit
                     ,
                     &
                     cum
                     hoc
                     summum
                     summi
                     Magistratus
                     officium
                     ,
                     non
                     solum
                     singulari
                     integritate
                     ,
                     sed
                     &
                     excellenti
                     verae
                     Religionis
                     promulgandae
                     cura
                     ,
                     &
                     pietate
                     exequutus
                     fulsset
                     ,
                     tandem
                     septuagesimo
                     Aetatis
                     Anno
                     ,
                     Deo
                     bonisque
                     Charus
                     ,
                     piè
                     &
                     placidè
                     in
                     Domino
                     obdormivit
                     27.
                     
                     Septem
                     .
                     Anno
                     salutis
                     1617.
                     
                  
                   
                     Martha
                     Vxor
                     Moestissima
                     viro
                     suo
                     optimo
                     ,
                     Officiosae
                     pietatis
                     ,
                     &
                     memoriae
                     ergo
                     ,
                     hoc
                     Monumentum
                     posuit
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Mary
                 Aldermary
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 ,
                 richly
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1632.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Edwards
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Archer
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 But
                 while
                 wee
                 speake
                 the
                 love
                 and
                 liberality
                 of
                 the
                 living
                 ,
                 wee
                 must
                 not
                 forget
                 the
                 dead
                 ,
                 whose
                 bounties
                 (
                 thogh
                 they
                 be
                 dust
                 )
                 are
                 as
                 fresh
                 in
                 this
                 good
                 worke
                 ,
                 as
                 theirs
                 that
                 have
                 seene
                 it
                 finisht
                 .
              
               
               
                 And
                 first
                 ,
                 of
                 Master
                 
                   William
                   Rodoway
                
                 ,
                 one
                 borne
                 and
                 buried
                 in
                 this
                 Parish
                 ,
                 though
                 from
                 his
                 youth
                 to
                 his
                 end
                 he
                 lived
                 and
                 died
                 in
                 another
                 ,
                 
                   Michael
                   Bassishaw
                
                 ,
                 who
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 death
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1626
                 )
                 gave
                 towards
                 the
                 Re-building
                 of
                 the
                 Steeple
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 then
                 greatly
                 decayed
                 and
                 perished
                 ,
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 300.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 Parish
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 yeere
                 also
                 ,
                 there
                 died
                 one
                 Master
                 
                   Richard
                   Pierson
                
                 ,
                 who
                 towards
                 the
                 better
                 and
                 more
                 beautifull
                 building
                 of
                 this
                 Steeple
                 ,
                 gave
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 200.
                 
                 Markes
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 condition
                 ,
                 with
                 those
                 with
                 whom
                 he
                 intrusted
                 this
                 mony
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 Steeple
                 (
                 thus
                 to
                 be
                 built
                 )
                 should
                 follow
                 its
                 ancient
                 paterne
                 ,
                 and
                 goe
                 forward
                 and
                 be
                 finished
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 foundation
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 laid
                 120.
                 yeeres
                 since
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Founder
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 a
                 Knight
                 ,
                 one
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Kibbell
                
                 ,
                 which
                 within
                 three
                 yeeres
                 after
                 was
                 so
                 finished
                 ,
                 the
                 cost
                 of
                 it
                 amounting
                 to
                 a
                 thousand
                 pounds
                 :
                 of
                 which
                 all
                 ,
                 above
                 the
                 cost
                 of
                 these
                 two
                 very
                 worthy
                 Benefactors
                 (
                 beside
                 the
                 charge
                 before
                 named
                 )
                 being
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                   Monumentum
                   Elizabethae
                   Angliae
                   Reginae
                   .
                   In
                   the
                   figure
                   of
                   a
                   Booke
                   .
                
                 
                   Psal
                   .
                   112.
                   
                   The
                   Righteous
                   shall
                   be
                   had
                   in
                   everlasting
                   remembrance
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   one
                   side
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Spaines
                     rod
                     ,
                     Romes
                     ruine
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Netherlands
                     reliefe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Heavens
                     jem
                     ,
                     Earth's
                     joy
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Worlds
                     wonder
                     ,
                     Natures
                     chiefe
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Britaines
                     Blessing
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Englands
                     Splendor
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Religions
                     Nurse
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     Faiths
                     Defendor
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vnder
                   her
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   Many
                   Daughters
                   have
                   done
                   well
                   ,
                   but
                   thou
                   excellest
                   them
                   all
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Mary
                 le
                 Bow.
                 
              
               
                 THis
                 Chancell
                 was
                 raised
                 ,
                 the
                 Church
                 new
                 Pewed
                 ,
                 and
                 thorowout
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1620.
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Parnell
                
                 
                   William
                   Wallis
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   a
                   little
                   Chappell
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   ,
                   is
                   a
                   Monument
                   thus
                   written
                   on
                   .
                
                 
                   Per
                   fidem
                   introitus
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Robertus
                     Blankworth
                     Scriptor
                     peritus
                     ,
                     justus
                     ,
                     ac
                     sapiens
                     ,
                     qui
                     desideratus
                     vixit
                     ,
                     obiitque
                     una
                     cum
                     Bina
                     conjuge
                     ,
                     Sarah
                     fideli
                     ac
                     pia
                     ,
                     Elizabetha
                     prudente
                     ac
                     sobria
                     ,
                     &
                     duabus
                     filiis
                     ,
                     Deborah
                     patiente
                     ac
                     Religiosa
                     ,
                     Martha
                     Innocente
                     Puellula
                     .
                     Non
                     Carni
                     sed
                     Carnem
                     hîc
                     seminantes
                     ,
                     gloriesam
                     expectant
                     Resurrectionem
                     .
                  
                   
                     Robertus
                     Blankworth
                     ,
                     filius
                     Roberti
                     ac
                     Sarae
                     unigenitus
                     ,
                     unicè
                     dilectus
                     ,
                     qui
                     memoriale
                     istud
                     ,
                     in
                     honorem
                     patris
                     ac
                     paternae
                     sortis
                     extrui
                     fecit
                     ,
                     in
                     hac
                     valle
                     Lachrymarum
                     pacificam
                     expetit
                     dissolutionem
                     .
                  
                   
                     Istos
                     Cista
                     capit
                     ,
                     Lachrymarum
                     hunc
                     orbe
                     ,
                     utrosque
                     pacifici
                     gloria
                     parta
                     manet
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hac
                     spe
                     vivo
                     .
                  
                   
                     Dignitas
                     ejus
                     in
                     ipso
                     incipit
                     ,
                     tua
                     &
                     is
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     interred
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Edmond
                       Criche
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     late
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Merchant-Taylor
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     and
                     Master
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Worshipfull
                     Company
                     ,
                     Annis
                     1624.
                     and
                     1625.
                     who
                     married
                     Thomasin
                     ,
                     the
                     Daughter
                     of
                     
                       Simon
                       Henden
                       of
                       Beneden
                    
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Gentleman
                     ,
                     and
                     lived
                     with
                     her
                     in
                     conjugall
                     love
                     40.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     and
                     had
                     issue
                     12.
                     children
                     ,
                     and
                     left
                     at
                     his
                     decease
                     5.
                     sonnes
                     ,
                     
                       viz.
                       Iohn
                       ,
                       Edward
                       ,
                       Nathan
                       ,
                       Samuel
                       ,
                       Peter
                       ,
                    
                     
                     and
                     3.
                     
                     Daughters
                     ,
                     
                       Elizabeth
                       ,
                       Thomasine
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Margaret
                     ;
                     and
                     among
                     them
                     eleven
                     Grand-children
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Obiit
                   23.
                   
                   Decemb.
                   Anno
                   1627.
                   
                
                 
                   Aetatis
                   suae
                   73.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Iohannes
                     Criche
                     filius
                     suus
                     primogenitus
                     ,
                     ex
                     officio
                     ,
                     &
                     amore
                     suo
                     ,
                     Moestissimus
                     hoc
                     posuit
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Edward
                       Criche
                    
                     ,
                     eldest
                     sonne
                     to
                     the
                     said
                     
                       Iohn
                       Criche
                    
                     ,
                     lieth
                     here
                     interred
                     by
                     his
                     Grandfather
                     .
                     
                       Obiit
                       25.
                       
                       Febru
                       .
                       1628.
                       
                       Aetatis
                       suae
                    
                     50.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                   In
                   the
                   Table
                   onely
                   this
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     I
                     have
                     fought
                     a
                     good
                     fight
                     ,
                     I
                     have
                     finished
                     my
                     course
                     ,
                     I
                     have
                     kept
                     the
                     faith
                     .
                  
                   
                     From
                     henceforth
                     is
                     laid
                     up
                     for
                     me
                     a
                     Crowne
                     of
                     Righteousnesse
                     ,
                     which
                     the
                     Lord
                     ,
                     the
                     righteous
                     Iudge
                     shall
                     give
                     mee
                     at
                     that
                     day
                     ;
                     and
                     not
                     me
                     onely
                     ,
                     but
                     to
                     them
                     also
                     that
                     love
                     his
                     appearing
                     ,
                     2
                     Tim.
                     4.
                     7
                     ,
                     8.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vpon
                   the
                   Wall
                   ,
                   on
                   either
                   side
                   of
                   this
                   Table
                   ,
                   these
                   lines
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     A
                     representation
                     of
                     the
                     Monument
                     erected
                     by
                     King
                     Iames
                     (
                     sacred
                     unto
                     Memory
                     ,
                     and
                     for
                     an
                     eternall
                     Memoriall
                     )
                     for
                     Elizabeth
                     Queene
                     of
                     
                       England
                       ,
                       France
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                     Daughter
                     of
                     King
                     Henry
                     the
                     eighth
                     ,
                     by
                     Queene
                     
                       Anne
                       Bullen
                    
                     ,
                     Grandchild
                     to
                     King
                     Henry
                     the
                     seventh
                     ,
                     great
                     Grandchild
                     to
                     King
                     Edward
                     the
                     fourth
                     ,
                     and
                     Sister
                     to
                     King
                     Edward
                     the
                     sixth
                     and
                     Queene
                     Mary
                     ;
                     who
                     restored
                     Religion
                     to
                     its
                     primitive
                     sincerity
                     ;
                     setled
                     Peace
                     thorowly
                     ;
                     reduced
                     Coine
                     to
                     the
                     old
                     Standards
                     ;
                     extinguished
                     Rebellion
                     at
                     home
                     ;
                     relieved
                     France
                     ,
                     neere
                     ruine
                     by
                     intestine
                     mischiefes
                     ;
                     supported
                     the
                     Netherlands
                     ;
                     vanquished
                     Spaines
                     Armado
                     ;
                     quieted
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     with
                     Spaniards
                     expulsion
                     ,
                     and
                     Traytors
                     coercion
                     ;
                     augmented
                     exceedingly
                     both
                     Vniversities
                     Revenewes
                     ,
                     by
                     a
                     Law
                     of
                     Provision
                     ,
                     and
                     enricht
                     all
                     England
                     :
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Was
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Mother
                     of
                     this
                     her
                     Country
                     ;
                     the
                     Nurse
                     of
                     Religion
                     and
                     Learning
                     ;
                     and
                     for
                     perfect
                     skill
                     of
                     very
                     many
                     Languages
                     ;
                     for
                     glorious
                     Indowments
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     of
                     Minde
                     as
                     Body
                     ;
                     and
                     for
                     Regall
                     Vertues
                     beyond
                     her
                     Sex
                     ;
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   Prince
                   Incomparable
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     And
                     in
                     the
                     45.
                     yeeres
                     most
                     prudent
                     and
                     happy
                     Governement
                     ,
                     she
                     died
                     ;
                     in
                     the
                     70.
                     yeere
                     of
                     her
                     age
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     our
                     Redemption
                     1602.
                     
                     Whose
                     Corps
                     is
                     interred
                     in
                     the
                     famous
                     Collegiate
                     Church
                     of
                     Westminster
                     ,
                     under
                     the
                     aforesaid
                     Magnificent
                     Monument
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Fame
                     blow
                     aloud
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     to
                     the
                     world
                     proclame
                     ,
                  
                   
                     There
                     never
                     ruled
                  
                   
                     such
                     a
                     Royall
                     Dame.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Word
                     of
                     God
                  
                   
                     was
                     ever
                     her
                     delight
                     ,
                  
                   
                     In
                     it
                     she
                     meditated
                  
                   
                     day
                     and
                     night
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Spaines
                     rod
                     ,
                     Romes
                     ruine
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Netherlands
                     reliefe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Earths
                     joy
                     ,
                     Englands
                     ●em
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Worlds
                     wonder
                     ,
                     Natures
                     chiefe
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     She
                     was
                     ,
                     and
                     is
                     ,
                  
                   
                     what
                     can
                     there
                     more
                     be
                     said
                     ?
                  
                   
                     On
                     Earth
                     the
                     Chiefe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     in
                     Heaven
                     the
                     second
                     Maid
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   In
                   a
                   booke
                   held
                   over
                   her
                   by
                   an
                   Angell
                   these
                   words
                   .
                
                 
                   Verbum
                   Dei.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Mary
                 Bothaw
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1621.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Bennet
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Dight
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     Queene
                     of
                     
                       England
                       ,
                       France
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                     Daughter
                     to
                     King
                     
                     Henry
                     the
                     eighth
                     ,
                     and
                     Grandchild
                     to
                     King
                     Henry
                     the
                     seventh
                     ,
                     by
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     ●ldest
                     Daughter
                     of
                     Edward
                     the
                     fourth
                     ,
                     Having
                     restored
                     true
                     Religion
                     ,
                     reduced
                     Coyne
                     to
                     the
                     just
                     value
                     ,
                     assisted
                     France
                     and
                     the
                     Low-Countries
                     ,
                     and
                     overcame
                     the
                     Spanish
                     invincible
                     Navy
                     ,
                     enriched
                     all
                     England
                     ,
                     and
                     administred
                     most
                     prudently
                     the
                     Imperiall
                     State
                     thereof
                     45.
                     yeeres
                     in
                     true
                     piety
                     ,
                     In
                     the
                     70.
                     yeere
                     of
                     her
                     age
                     ,
                     in
                     most
                     happy
                     and
                     peaceable
                     manner
                     she
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     ,
                     leaving
                     her
                     mortall
                     parts
                     interred
                     in
                     the
                     famous
                     Church
                     at
                     Westminster
                     .
                  
                   
                     I
                     have
                     fought
                     a
                     good
                     fight
                     ,
                     I
                     have
                     finished
                     my
                     course
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Mary
                 Colechurch
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 February
                 1623.
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Shamrocke
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Pulcher
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Mary
                 Hill.
                 
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 many
                 decayed
                 parts
                 and
                 places
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 was
                 repaired
                 ,
                 richly
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1616.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 continuing
                 of
                 which
                 ,
                 the
                 carefull
                 overseers
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 every
                 third
                 or
                 fourth
                 yeere
                 ever
                 since
                 ,
                 have
                 bestowed
                 a
                 new
                 trimming
                 upon
                 it
                 :
                 No
                 sooner
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 am
                 informed
                 )
                 finding
                 any
                 defect
                 ,
                 fayling
                 ,
                 or
                 declining
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 than
                 applying
                 their
                 care
                 to
                 revive
                 ,
                 refresh
                 ,
                 and
                 restore
                 it
                 ,
                 which
                 appeares
                 in
                 its
                 present
                 beauty
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Mary
                 Mounthaw
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 in
                 part
                 new
                 built
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 much
                 inlarged
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1609.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Ploncker
                
                 
                   Marke
                   Bateman
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Benefactors
                 towards
                 this
                 building
                 :
                 
                   Robert
                   Bennet
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Hereford
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Craven
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Middleton
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Doctor
                 Edwold
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1610.
                 this
                 Church
                 was
                 wholly
                 Glazed
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charges
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Tyler
                
                 ,
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Richard
                   Tichburne
                
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 South
                 I
                 le
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 hangs
                 a
                 very
                 faire
                 Picture
                 of
                 King
                 IAMES
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 figures
                 of
                 Peace
                 and
                 Plenty
                 on
                 either
                 side
                 of
                 him
                 ;
                 Peace
                 with
                 her
                 Olive
                 Branch
                 ,
                 and
                 Plenty
                 with
                 her
                 Sheafe
                 of
                 Wheat
                 in
                 her
                 hands
                 .
                 The
                 gift
                 of
                 the
                 aforenamed
                 
                   Robert
                   Ploncker
                
                 ,
                 then
                 Churchwarden
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Mary
                 Summerset
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 1624.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Violet
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cumbers
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 In
                 a
                 Table
                 hanging
                 close
                 by
                 the
                 Pulpit
                 are
                 these
                 words
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Dictum
                   Thomae
                   Burtoni
                   ,
                   Rectoris
                   Ecclesiae
                   ,
                   tempore
                   Reparationis
                   ,
                   &
                   exornationis
                   hujus
                   Aedificii
                   .
                
                 
                   Dominus
                   Petra
                   mea
                   ,
                   &
                   Arx
                   mea
                   ,
                   &
                   Liberator
                   meus
                   ,
                   Deus
                   meus
                   ,
                   Adjutor
                   meus
                   ,
                   Sperabe
                   in
                   cum
                   .
                   Psal
                   .
                   18.
                   2.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   Psal
                   .
                   112.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   righteous
                   shall
                   bee
                   had
                   in
                   everlasting
                   remembrance
                   .
                
                 
                   Prov.
                   6.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   memoriall
                   of
                   the
                   just
                   shall
                   bee
                   blessed
                   ,
                   but
                   the
                   name
                   of
                   the
                   wicked
                   shall
                   rot
                   .
                
                 
                   2
                   Tim.
                   4.
                   7
                   ,
                   8.
                   
                
                 
                   I
                   have
                   fought
                   a
                   good
                   fight
                   ,
                   I
                   have
                   finished
                   my
                   course
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Mary
                 Staynings
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 1630.
                 
                 August
                 23.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Charles
                   Medowes
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Francis
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Armoriall
                   Atchievements
                   of
                   Sir
                   Arthur
                   Savage
                   ,
                   Knight
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     In
                     the
                     Vault
                     underneath
                     ,
                     lyeth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     the
                     honourable
                     Sir
                     
                       Arthur
                       Savage
                    
                     ,
                     Knighted
                     at
                     Cadez
                     in
                     Spaine
                     ,
                     1596.
                     
                     Generall
                     of
                     her
                     Majesties
                     forces
                     in
                     the
                     Kingdome
                     of
                     France
                     ,
                     at
                     the
                     siege
                     of
                     Amyaunce
                     ,
                     the
                     39.
                     of
                     Queene
                     Elizabeth
                     :
                     Colonell
                     ,
                     Vice-Treasurer
                     ,
                     Receiver
                     generall
                     ,
                     and
                     Councellor
                     of
                     estate
                     in
                     Ireland
                     :
                     He
                     had
                     Issue
                     by
                     his
                     second
                     Wife
                     ,
                     Sarah
                     Daughter
                     of
                     
                       Anthony
                       Woolhouse
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Clapwell
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Darby
                     (
                     Widow
                     of
                     
                       George
                       Smithes
                    
                     ,
                     Sheriffe
                     and
                     Alderman
                     of
                     
                       London
                       1611
                    
                     )
                     one
                     onely
                     Daughter
                     named
                     Iune
                     .
                     Hee
                     died
                     the
                     13.
                     of
                     March
                     ,
                     1632.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Mary
                 Woollchurch
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 richly
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1629.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Francis
                   Browne
                
                 
                   Robert
                   New
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 A
                 very
                 faire
                 Screene
                 at
                 the
                 middle
                 West
                 doore
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 gift
                 of
                 Capitaine
                 
                   Edward
                   Dichfeyld
                
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 going
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Office
                 of
                 Churchwarden
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1620.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     Queene
                     of
                     
                       England
                       ,
                       France
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     &c.
                     second
                     Daughter
                     to
                     Henry
                     the
                     eighth
                     ,
                     begotten
                     of
                     the
                     Lady
                     
                       Anne
                       Bullen
                    
                     his
                     second
                     Wife
                     ,
                     and
                     Grandchild
                     to
                     K.
                     Henry
                     the
                     seventh
                     ,
                     and
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     eldest
                     Daughter
                     to
                     Edward
                     the
                     fourth
                     ,
                     borne
                     at
                     Greenewich
                     the
                     17.
                     of
                     September
                     ,
                     1534.
                     
                     Shee
                     succeeded
                     her
                     Sister
                     Queene
                     Mary
                     ,
                     as
                     Queene
                     of
                     England
                     ,
                     restoring
                     true
                     Religion
                     ,
                     reduced
                     Coine
                     to
                     the
                     just
                     Value
                     ,
                     assisted
                     France
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Low
                     Countries
                     ,
                     overcame
                     the
                     Spanish
                     invicible
                     Armies
                     ,
                     and
                     was
                     for
                     Prudence
                     ,
                     Justice
                     ,
                     and
                     Piety
                     ,
                     not
                     onely
                     the
                     Patron
                     of
                     her
                     Sex
                     ,
                     but
                     a
                     Patterne
                     for
                     all
                     Princes
                     of
                     Christendome
                     .
                  
                   
                     She
                     died
                     at
                     Richmond
                     the
                     24.
                     of
                     March
                     ,
                     1602.
                     being
                     69.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     sixe
                     moneths
                     ,
                     and
                     seventeene
                     dayes
                     old
                     ,
                     when
                     shee
                     had
                     reigned
                     44.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     4.
                     moneths
                     ,
                     and
                     7.
                     dayes
                     .
                  
                   
                     If
                     Royall
                     Vertues
                     ever
                     crown'd
                     a
                     Crowne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     If
                     ever
                     Mildnesse
                     shin'd
                     in
                     Majesty
                     ,
                  
                   
                     If
                     ever
                     Honour
                     honour'd
                     true
                     Renowne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     If
                     ever
                     Courage
                     dwelt
                     with
                     Clemency
                     ,
                  
                   
                     If
                     ever
                     Princesse
                     put
                     all
                     Princes
                     downe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     For
                     Temperance
                     ,
                     prowesse
                     ,
                     prudence
                     ,
                     equity
                     ,
                  
                   
                     This
                     ,
                     this
                     was
                     she
                     ,
                     that
                     in
                     despight
                     of
                     death
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Lives
                     still
                     admir'd
                     ,
                     ador'd
                     ,
                     ELIZABETH
                     .
                  
                   
                     As
                     in
                     a
                     Booke
                     .
                  
                   
                     They
                     that
                     trust
                     in
                     the
                     Lord
                     ,
                     shall
                     bee
                     as
                     Mount
                     Sion
                     ,
                     which
                     cannot
                     be
                     removed
                     ,
                     but
                     remaineth
                     for
                     ever
                     .
                  
                   
                     Spaines
                     Rod
                     ,
                     Romes
                     ruine
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Netherlands
                     reliefe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Heavens
                     Iem
                     ,
                     Earths
                     joy
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Worlds
                     wonder
                     ,
                     Naturos
                     chiefe
                     .
                  
                   
                     Vnder
                     her
                     .
                  
                   
                     Th'
                     admired
                     Princesse
                  
                   
                     through
                     the
                     world
                     applauded
                     ,
                  
                   
                     For
                     supreme
                     Vertues
                  
                   
                     rarest
                     imitation
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Whose
                     Scepters
                     rule
                     ,
                     Fames
                  
                   
                     loud
                     voic'd
                     Trump
                     hath
                     lauded
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vnto
                     the
                     eares
                  
                   
                     of
                     every
                     forraigne
                     Nation
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Canopied
                     under
                  
                   
                     powerfull
                     Angels
                     wings
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     her
                     immortall
                     praise
                  
                   
                     sweet
                     Science
                     sings
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Mary
                 Woollnoth
                 .
              
               
                 IT
                 is
                 so
                 long
                 since
                 this
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 that
                 wee
                 now
                 rather
                 looke
                 upon
                 what
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 than
                 what
                 it
                 was
                 ;
                 and
                 forward
                 to
                 a
                 repaire
                 to
                 come
                 ,
                 then
                 backward
                 to
                 that
                 that
                 is
                 gone
                 .
                 Wee
                 see
                 it
                 seemes
                 to
                 call
                 upon
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 for
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 heare
                 it
                 is
                 shortly
                 to
                 have
                 it
                 :
                 for
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 am
                 informed
                 )
                 it
                 is
                 promised
                 and
                 preparing
                 ;
                 the
                 preparation
                 likewise
                 promising
                 a
                 great
                 deale
                 of
                 cost
                 and
                 beauty
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Martins
                 Ironmonger
                 lane
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1629.
                 
              
               
                 A
                 very
                 faire
                 Screene
                 at
                 the
                 entrance
                 into
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Me
                   fieri
                   fecerunt
                   Hamletus
                   Clarke
                   ,
                   Generosus
                   ,
                   &
                   Radulphus
                   Latham
                   ,
                   Armiger
                   ,
                   20.
                   
                   Martii
                   1629.
                   
                
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1627.
                 a
                 great
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 North
                 wall
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 being
                 very
                 much
                 decayed
                 and
                 perished
                 ,
                 was
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 rebuilded
                 :
                 but
                 in
                 it
                 a
                 very
                 faire
                 Window
                 ,
                 with
                 these
                 words
                 :
              
               
                 
                   This
                   Window
                   was
                   new
                   built
                   and
                   finished
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   sole
                   cost
                   of
                   Iohn
                   and
                   
                     Humphrey
                     Slany
                  
                   ,
                   1627.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   Armes
                   of
                   these
                   Gentlemen
                   over
                   it
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Motto
                   :
                
                 
                   Deo
                   Duce
                   ,
                   Comite
                   Industria
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   at
                   the
                   upper
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     under
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     Eleanor
                     ,
                     Wife
                     of
                     
                       Hamlet
                       Clarke
                    
                     ,
                     free
                     of
                     the
                     Worshipfull
                     Company
                     of
                     Fishmongers
                     London
                     ,
                     and
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     foure
                     Clerkes
                     of
                     the
                     Lord
                     Maiors
                     Court
                     ,
                     London
                     ,
                     aforesaid
                     .
                     She
                     died
                     on
                     Sunday
                     the
                     14.
                     of
                     Ianuary
                     ,
                     1626.
                     and
                     was
                     buried
                     on
                     Fryday
                     the
                     19.
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     ,
                     after
                     they
                     had
                     beene
                     married
                     33.
                     yeeres
                     and
                     about
                     two
                     moneths
                     .
                     And
                     they
                     had
                     issue
                     onely
                     Mary
                     ,
                     married
                     to
                     
                       Ralph
                       Latham
                    
                     of
                     Vpminster
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Essex
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     Common
                     Sergeant
                     at
                     Law
                     of
                     this
                     Honourable
                     City
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     the
                     said
                     Eleanor
                     ,
                     had
                     also
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     another
                     Daughter
                     ,
                     by
                     
                       Charles
                       Barnard
                    
                     ,
                     a
                     former
                     Husband
                     ,
                     married
                     to
                     
                       Thomas
                       Latham
                    
                     of
                     Stilford
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     Gentleman
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Stone
                   in
                   the
                   North
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   inscription
                   about
                   it
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     interred
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Randoll
                       Pickering
                    
                     ,
                     late
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Haberdasher
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     borne
                     at
                     Turvine
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Chester
                     ,
                     who
                     put
                     off
                     this
                     mortality
                     ,
                     March
                     10.
                     1629.
                     
                     And
                     Alice
                     his
                     Wife
                     ,
                     daughter
                     of
                     
                       William
                       Madox
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     borne
                     in
                     this
                     Parish
                     ,
                     who
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     the
                     20.
                     of
                     Iune
                     ,
                     1618.
                     
                     By
                     her
                     hee
                     had
                     Issue
                     three
                     Sonnes
                     and
                     three
                     Daughters
                     ,
                     
                       William
                       ,
                       Randoll
                       ,
                       Anne
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Elizabeth
                     surviving
                     ,
                     Iohn
                     and
                     Mary
                     deceased
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Martins
                 Ludgate
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 &
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1623.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Henry
                   Iohnson
                
                 
                   William
                   Liod
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   handsome
                   Monument
                   in
                   the
                   Wall
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   upper
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     M.
                     S.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Here
                       lieth
                       the
                       body
                       of
                       
                         Thomas
                         Allen
                      
                       ,
                       of
                       London
                       ,
                       Gentleman
                       ,
                       who
                       died
                       
                       the
                       22.
                       day
                       of
                       October
                       1630.
                       divers
                       of
                       whose
                       Ancestors
                       have
                       beene
                       interred
                       in
                       this
                       Church
                       .
                    
                     
                       No
                       Epitaph
                       need
                       make
                    
                     
                       the
                       just
                       man
                       fam'd
                       ,
                    
                     
                       The
                       good
                       are
                       prais'd
                       ,
                    
                     
                       when
                       they
                       are
                       onely
                       nam'd
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Martins
                 Orgars
                 .
              
               
                 IN
                 the
                 yeere
                 1630.
                 the
                 Steeple
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 ,
                 the
                 East
                 Window
                 in
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 and
                 three
                 great
                 South
                 Windowes
                 ,
                 were
                 new
                 Glazed
                 ,
                 which
                 with
                 the
                 Plumbers
                 worke
                 and
                 Tiling
                 ,
                 amounted
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 122.
                 
                   li.
                   6.
                   s.
                   6.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   Richard
                   Tomes
                
                 
                   Iames
                   Pickering
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   rich
                   and
                   very
                   beautifull
                   Monument
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                   M.
                   S.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Allen
                       Cotton
                    
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     and
                     Alderman
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     sometime
                     Lord
                     Maior
                     of
                     this
                     Honourable
                     City
                     ,
                     son
                     of
                     
                       Ralph
                       Cotton
                    
                     of
                     Alkington
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Parish
                     of
                     Whitchurch
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Salop
                     ,
                     Gentleman
                     ,
                     was
                     espoused
                     unto
                     Ellinor
                     ,
                     the
                     Daughter
                     of
                     
                       Edmond
                       Moore
                    
                     ,
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Draper
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     by
                     whom
                     he
                     had
                     Issue
                     seven
                     Sons
                     and
                     seven
                     Daughters
                     ,
                     and
                     lived
                     unto
                     the
                     age
                     of
                     70.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     generally
                     beloved
                     ,
                     and
                     died
                     the
                     24.
                     of
                     December
                     ,
                     1628.
                     being
                     the
                     Eve
                     of
                     the
                     celebration
                     of
                     our
                     blessed
                     Saviours
                     Nativity
                     ,
                     which
                     sell
                     out
                     by
                     Gods
                     providence
                     ,
                     to
                     bee
                     the
                     day
                     of
                     his
                     second
                     birth
                     ,
                     and
                     convoy
                     to
                     eternall
                     blisse
                     .
                     He
                     left
                     behind
                     him
                     three
                     Sonnes
                     ,
                     
                       Edmond
                       ,
                       Iohn
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     William
                     ,
                     and
                     two
                     Daughters
                     ;
                     which
                     sonnes
                     ,
                     in
                     a
                     filiall
                     expression
                     of
                     their
                     duties
                     ,
                     have
                     caused
                     this
                     Monument
                     to
                     be
                     erected
                     ,
                     in
                     memory
                     of
                     their
                     deare
                     deceased
                     Father
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     When
                     he
                     left
                     Earth
                     ,
                     rich
                     Bounty
                     d●'d
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Mild
                     Courtesie
                     gave
                     place
                     to
                     〈◊〉
                  
                   
                     Soft
                     Mercy
                     to
                     bright
                     Iustice
                     said
                     ,
                  
                   
                     O
                     ,
                     Sister
                     ,
                     we
                     are
                     both
                     betraid
                     ;
                  
                   
                     White
                     Innocence
                     lay
                     on
                     the
                     ground
                  
                   
                     By
                     Truth
                     ,
                     and
                     wept
                     at
                     eithers
                     wound
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     sonnes
                     of
                     Levi
                     did
                     lament
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Their
                     Lamps
                     wentout
                     ,
                     their
                     Oyle
                     was
                     spent
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Heaven
                     hath
                     his
                     soule
                     ,
                     and
                     onely
                     we
                  
                   
                     Spinne
                     out
                     our
                     lives
                     in
                     misery
                     .
                  
                   
                     So
                     Death
                     ,
                     thou
                     missest
                     of
                     thy
                     ends
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     kilst
                     not
                     him
                     ,
                     but
                     kilst
                     his
                     friends
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lies
                     her
                     Type
                     ,
                     who
                     was
                     of
                     late
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     prop
                     of
                     Belgia
                     ,
                     stay
                     of
                     France
                     .
                     (
                     State
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Spaines
                     foile
                     ,
                     Faiths
                     shield
                     ,
                     and
                     Queene
                     of
                  
                   
                     Of
                     A●mes
                     ,
                     of
                     Learning
                     ,
                     Fate
                     ,
                     and
                     Chance
                     :
                  
                   
                     In
                     briefe
                     ,
                     of
                     Women
                     ne're
                     was
                     seene
                     ,
                  
                   
                     So
                     great
                     a
                     Prince
                     ,
                     so
                     good
                     a
                     Queene
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Sith
                     Vertue
                     Her
                     immortall
                     made
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Death
                     (
                     envying
                     all
                     that
                     cannot
                     dye
                     )
                  
                   
                     Her
                     earthy
                     parts
                     did
                     so
                     invade
                     ,
                  
                   
                     As
                     in
                     it
                     wrackt
                     selfe
                     Majesty
                     .
                  
                   
                     But
                     so
                     her
                     Spirit
                     inspir'd
                     her
                     Parts
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     she
                     still
                     lives
                     in
                     loyall
                     hearts
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Prov.
                     31.
                     29.
                     
                  
                   
                     Many
                     Daughters
                     have
                     done
                     vertuously
                     ,
                     but
                     thou
                     surmountest
                     them
                     all
                     .
                  
                   
                     She
                     is
                     is
                     not
                     dead
                     ,
                     But
                     sleepeth
                     .
                  
                   
                     I
                     have
                     fought
                     a
                     good
                     fight
                     ,
                     I
                     have
                     finished
                     my
                     course
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Martin
                 Outwitch
                 .
              
               
                 IT
                 is
                 since
                 this
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 39.
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 passage
                 of
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 that
                 repaire
                 and
                 beauty
                 being
                 lost
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 am
                 informed
                 ,
                 by
                 some
                 that
                 belong
                 to
                 the
                 Church
                 )
                 to
                 bee
                 repaired
                 againe
                 very
                 shortly
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 deale
                 of
                 cost
                 and
                 beauty
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Martins
                 Vintrey
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 in
                 part
                 Re-edified
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 many
                 parts
                 Repaipaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 second
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 our
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 great
                 
                   Britaine
                   ,
                   France
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Woodbridge
                
                 
                   William
                   Barnaby
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 then
                 amounting
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 foure
                 hundred
                 sixty
                 and
                 odde
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 againe
                 repaired
                 ,
                 richly
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1632.
                 as
                 before
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Norton
                
                 
                   Richard
                   Travers
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   this
                   Church
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   upper
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Cutberd
                     Hacket
                  
                   ,
                   sometime
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   of
                   this
                   City
                   ;
                   his
                   Coat
                   ,
                   Streamers
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   Adornments
                   ,
                   hanging
                   over
                   his
                   Grave
                   ,
                   but
                   no
                   other
                   Monument
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     To
                     the
                     eternall
                     memory
                     of
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     Queene
                     of
                     
                       England
                       ,
                       France
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Ireland
                     :
                     Daughter
                     to
                     King
                     Henry
                     the
                     eighth
                     ,
                     Neece
                     to
                     King
                     Henry
                     the
                     seventh
                     ,
                     by
                     the
                     Daughter
                     of
                     King
                     Edward
                     the
                     fourth
                     ;
                     a
                     Mother
                     to
                     her
                     Country
                     ,
                     a
                     Nurse
                     to
                     Religion
                     ,
                     and
                     all
                     good
                     Arts
                     ,
                     being
                     of
                     incomparable
                     Knowledge
                     in
                     very
                     many
                     Languages
                     ,
                     and
                     indued
                     with
                     rare
                     Ornaments
                     of
                     Body
                     and
                     Minde
                     ,
                     in
                     all
                     Princely
                     Vertues
                     above
                     the
                     Sex
                     of
                     Women
                     .
                  
                   
                     I
                     have
                     fought
                     a
                     good
                     fight
                     ,
                     I
                     have
                     finished
                     my
                     course
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Matthew
                 Frydaystreet
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeeres
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 1632.
                 and
                 1633.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Richard
                   Clay
                
                 
                   Ioseph
                   Stacy
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 140.
                 pounds
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Maudlin
                 Milkestreet
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1619.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Gilbert
                   Ward
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Smith
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 All
                 the
                 Chancell
                 Window
                 was
                 built
                 at
                 the
                 proper
                 cost
                 of
                 Master
                 
                   Benjamin
                   Henshaw
                
                 ,
                 Merchant-Taylor
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 our
                 City
                 Captaines
                 ,
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 it
                 arising
                 to
                 60.
                 pounds
                 and
                 upwards
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1633.
                 there
                 was
                 added
                 to
                 this
                 ,
                 a
                 faire
                 Communion
                 Table
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 faire
                 Frame
                 about
                 it
                 ,
                 which
                 with
                 some
                 other
                 things
                 then
                 done
                 to
                 the
                 further
                 beautifying
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 amounted
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 30.
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Rundell
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Clutterbucke
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   Obiit
                   24.
                   die
                   Martii
                   1602.
                   
                
                 
                   Anno
                   Regni
                   45.
                   
                
                 
                   Aetatis
                   suae
                   70.
                   
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   figure
                   of
                   a
                   Booke
                   over
                   Her
                   ,
                   these
                   words
                   .
                
                 
                   Verbum
                   Dei
                   ,
                   manet
                   in
                   Aeternum
                   .
                
                 
                   Vnder
                   her
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   have
                   fought
                   a
                   good
                   fight
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   On
                   the
                   one
                   side
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     Queene
                     of
                     
                       England
                       ,
                       France
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                     Daughter
                     to
                     King
                     Henry
                     the
                     eighth
                     ,
                     and
                     Grandchild
                     of
                     King
                     Henry
                     the
                     seventh
                     ,
                     by
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     eldest
                     Daughter
                     of
                     Edward
                     the
                     fourth
                     ,
                     Having
                     restored
                     true
                     Religion
                     ,
                     reduced
                     Coyne
                     to
                     the
                     just
                     value
                     ,
                     assisted
                     France
                     and
                     the
                     Low-Countries
                     ,
                     and
                     overcame
                     the
                     Spanish
                     invincible
                     Navy
                     ,
                     enriched
                     all
                     England
                     ,
                     and
                     administred
                     most
                     prudently
                     the
                     Imperiall
                     State
                     thereof
                     45.
                     yeeres
                     in
                     true
                     piety
                     ,
                     In
                     the
                     70.
                     yeere
                     of
                     her
                     age
                     ,
                     in
                     most
                     happy
                     and
                     
                     peaceable
                     manner
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     ,
                     leaving
                     her
                     mortall
                     parts
                     interred
                     in
                     the
                     famous
                     Church
                     of
                     Westminster
                     ,
                     till
                     the
                     second
                     comming
                     of
                     Christ
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   .
                
                 
                   Monumentum
                   Elizabethae
                   Reginae
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   Royall
                   Vertues
                   ever
                   crown'd
                   a
                   Crowne
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   ever
                   Mildnesse
                   shin'd
                   in
                   Majesty
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   ever
                   Honour
                   honour'd
                   true
                   Renowne
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   ever
                   Courage
                   dwelt
                   with
                   Clemency
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   ever
                   Princesse
                   put
                   all
                   Princes
                   downe
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   temperance
                   ,
                   prowesse
                   ,
                   prudence
                   ,
                   equity
                   ,
                
                 
                   This
                   ,
                   this
                   was
                   she
                   ,
                   that
                   in
                   despight
                   of
                   death
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lives
                   still
                   admir'd
                   ,
                   ador'd
                   ,
                   ELIZABETH
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Spaines
                     rod
                     ,
                     Romes
                     ruine
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Netherlands
                     reliefe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Heavens
                     Iem
                     ,
                     Earths
                     Ioy
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Worlds
                     wonder
                     ,
                     Natures
                     chiefe
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Maudlins
                 Oldfishstreet
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 1630.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Richard
                   Hubbard
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Blew
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 it
                 amounting
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 140.
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   Monument
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Church
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   Epitaphium
                   .
                   1622.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Clarissimi
                     viri
                     Gulielmi
                     Druraei
                     ,
                     ex
                     Antiqua
                     &
                     Illustri
                     Druraeorum
                     Familiâ
                     oriundi
                     ,
                     Iuris
                     Caesarii
                     Doctoris
                     ,
                     &
                     Amplissimae
                     Curiae
                     praerogativae
                     in
                     Angliâ
                     Dignissimi
                     Iudicis
                     ,
                     jam
                     olim
                     defuncti
                     ,
                     Recenter
                     verò
                     Mariae
                     Vxoris
                     ejus
                     Foeminae
                     laudatissimae
                     ,
                     ex
                     spendidissimo
                     Southwellorum
                     genere
                     prognatae
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Hâc
                   Gulielmus
                   humo
                
                 
                   Terdenis
                   dormiit
                   Annis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nunc
                   subiit
                   tumulum
                
                 
                   juncta
                   Maria
                   viro.
                
                 
                   Iustitiae
                   fuit
                   hic
                   cultor
                   ,
                
                 
                   jurisque
                   Magister
                   ,
                
                 
                   Haec
                   quoque
                   Magnanimâ
                
                 
                   Nobilitata
                   fide
                   .
                
                 
                   Senâ
                   prole
                   ferax
                   ,
                   virtutum
                
                 
                   exempla
                   futuris
                   ,
                
                 
                   Aeternanda
                   Aevis
                
                 
                   liquit
                   uterque
                   Parens
                   ,
                
                 
                   Felices
                   nimium
                   utrâque
                   ,
                
                 
                   &
                   Funere
                   sponsos
                   ,
                
                 
                   Dant
                   quibus
                   haec
                   unum
                
                 
                   Cor
                   ,
                   Humus
                   ,
                   Astra
                   ,
                   Locum
                   .
                
                 
                   Charissimis
                   suis
                   Patri
                   &
                
                 
                   Matrihoc
                   Carmine
                
                 
                   Parentavit
                
                 
                   Gulielmus
                   Druraeus
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Hoc
                     Monumentum
                     in
                     memoriam
                     de
                     functorum
                     Amicorum
                     poni
                     curavit
                     Tho.
                     Cotton
                     ,
                     A.
                     R.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lies
                   her
                   Type
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   of
                   late
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   prop
                   of
                   Belgia
                   ,
                   stay
                   of
                   France
                   .
                
                 
                   Spaines
                   foile
                   ,
                   Faiths
                   shield
                   ,
                   and
                   Queene
                   of
                   State
                   ,
                
                 
                   Of
                   Armes
                   ,
                   of
                   Learning
                   ,
                   Fate
                   ,
                   and
                   Chance
                   :
                
                 
                   In
                   briefe
                   ,
                   of
                   Women
                   ne
                   re
                   was
                   seene
                   ,
                
                 
                   So
                   great
                   a
                   Prince
                   〈◊〉
                   good
                   a
                   Queene
                   .
                
                 
                   Sith
                   Vertue
                   Her
                   immortall
                   made
                   ,
                
                 
                   Death
                   (
                   envying
                   all
                   that
                   cannot
                   dye
                   )
                
                 
                   Her
                   earthy
                   parts
                   did
                   so
                   invade
                   ,
                
                 
                   As
                   in
                   it
                   wrackt
                   selfe
                   Majesty
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   so
                   her
                   Spirit
                   inspir'd
                   her
                   Parts
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   she
                   still
                   lives
                   in
                   loyall
                   hearts
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Many
                     Daughters
                     have
                     done
                     vertuously
                     but
                     thou
                     excellest
                     them
                     all
                     .
                  
                   
                     I
                     have
                     fought
                     a
                     good
                     fight
                     ,
                     I
                     have
                     finished
                     my
                     course
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Michael
                 Bassishaw
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1630.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Barnie
                
                 
                   Christopher
                   Price
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Michael
                 Cornehill
                 .
              
               
                 HEre
                 a
                 Repaire
                 followes
                 a
                 Repaire
                 so
                 close
                 ,
                 that
                 while
                 I
                 speake
                 of
                 the
                 one
                 I
                 must
                 not
                 forget
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 the
                 former
                 being
                 in
                 the
                 yeeres
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1618
                 ,
                 1619
                 ,
                 and
                 1620.
                 at
                 the
                 finishing
                 .
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Stannard
                
                 
                   George
                   Hill
                
                 
                   Francis
                   Mosse
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 beauty
                 conceive
                 by
                 the
                 cost
                 ,
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 it
                 amounting
                 to
                 644.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 other
                 in
                 this
                 present
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 1633.
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 Roofe
                 over
                 the
                 Chancell
                 was
                 new
                 trim'd
                 ,
                 the
                 Chancell
                 likewise
                 inriched
                 with
                 a
                 faire
                 and
                 very
                 curious
                 Table
                 of
                 the
                 Commandements
                 ,
                 the
                 Windowes
                 about
                 it
                 were
                 new
                 Glazed
                 ,
                 the
                 Stones
                 thorow
                 the
                 whole
                 body
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 taken
                 up
                 ,
                 new
                 layed
                 and
                 levelled
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 a
                 word
                 ,
                 every
                 part
                 of
                 it
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 was
                 well
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Collison
                
                 
                   Richard
                   Norton
                
                 
                   Francis
                   Middleton
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 this
                 arising
                 to
                 300.
                 li.
                 and
                 upward
                 .
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Monument
                   on
                   the
                   Wall
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   North
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Memoriae
                     Sacrum
                     Laurentio
                     ,
                     &
                     Mariae
                     Caldwall
                     Conjugibus
                     ,
                     sacro
                     Foedare
                     Iunctis
                     ,
                     &
                     Duodenae
                     prolis
                     Parentibus
                     ;
                     Quorum
                     Vxor
                     ,
                     &
                     Mater
                     Maria
                     obiit
                     Octobris
                     xx
                     .
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1621.
                     
                     Maritus
                     ,
                     &
                     Pater
                     Laurentius
                     ,
                     Novemb.
                     xxj
                     .
                     1625.
                     
                     Septuagenariis
                     utrisque
                     ;
                     Liberalibus
                     &
                     suis
                     ,
                     &
                     de
                     suis
                     ;
                     Hoc
                     sepulcrum
                     posuere
                     ,
                     parentalis
                     Haeredes
                     bonitatis
                     ,
                     Filii
                     eorum
                     observantissimi
                     ,
                     quos
                     defunctos
                     ,
                     &
                     Deus
                     habet
                     ,
                     &
                     pauperes
                     Carendo
                     lugent
                     .
                  
                   
                     As
                     it
                     were
                     in
                     a
                     Scroll
                     ,
                     held
                     by
                     an
                     Angell
                     .
                  
                   
                     Omnia
                     ossa
                     justi
                     custodit
                     Dominus
                     .
                  
                   
                     Vnder
                     this
                     upon
                     the
                     figure
                     of
                     a
                     Tombe
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Heere
                   is
                   lodg'd
                   a
                   loving
                   paire
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sleeping
                   rest
                   they
                   free
                   from
                   care
                   ;
                
                 
                   Though
                   their
                   journey
                   ,
                   from
                   their
                   birth
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hath
                   beene
                   tedious
                   long
                   on
                   earth
                   ,
                
                 
                   He
                   that
                   freed
                   them
                   from
                   their
                   sinne
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sent
                   them
                   to
                   this
                   holy
                   Inne
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ioyfull
                   Requiems
                   for
                   to
                   sing
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hallelujahs
                   to
                   their
                   King
                   ,
                
                 
                   Till
                   the
                   summons
                   ,
                   till
                   the
                   day
                   ,
                
                 
                   Till
                   the
                   Trumpe
                   sound
                   ,
                   
                     Rise
                     ,
                     Away
                  
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Michael
                 Crookedlane
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1610.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1621.
                 the
                 whole
                 Roofe
                 of
                 it
                 found
                 to
                 bee
                 greatly
                 decayed
                 and
                 perished
                 was
                 taken
                 downe
                 ,
                 with
                 strong
                 and
                 sufficient
                 Timber
                 re-builded
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 Lead
                 new
                 cast
                 Re-covered
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 it
                 amounting
                 to
                 500.
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 Not
                 long
                 after
                 this
                 ,
                 two
                 Windowes
                 at
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 very
                 much
                 defaced
                 and
                 decayed
                 ,
                 were
                 repaired
                 ;
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 it
                 40.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 
                   A
                   rich
                   and
                   very
                   beautifull
                   Monument
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   this
                   I
                   le
                   called
                   The
                   Fish-mongers
                   Chappell
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     S.
                     S.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Nec
                       non
                       piae
                       Memoriae
                    
                     
                       Ioanni
                       Lemanni
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     ViriClariss
                     .
                     civis
                     ,
                     ac
                     Senatoris
                     integerrimi
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Equitis
                     Aurat
                     .
                     olim
                     hui
                     Vrbis
                     Praetoris
                     .
                  
                   
                     Qui
                     se
                     ,
                     in
                     suo
                     munere
                     ,
                     laudatissime
                     Gessit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Pietatis
                     Cultor
                     ,
                     Iustitiae
                     vindex
                     .
                  
                   
                     Suis
                     in
                     Coelibatu
                     perpetuo
                     vixit
                     parens
                     .
                  
                   
                     Et
                     suis
                     plus
                     quam
                     pater
                     munifice
                     mortuus
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Hî
                       R.
                       Exp.
                    
                     
                       Sallinghamiae
                    
                     
                       ex
                    
                     
                       Agro
                       Norfolciensi
                    
                     
                       oriundus
                    
                     
                     
                       Probitate
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Simplicitate
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Nixus
                       .
                    
                     
                       Anno
                       salut
                       .
                       Hu.
                       CIC.
                       ICC.
                       XXxij
                       .
                    
                     
                       Et
                       suo
                       octagesimo
                       octavo
                       ,
                    
                     
                       die
                       Mart.
                       26.
                       
                    
                     
                       Reg.
                       Coeleste
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Certa
                       Fide
                    
                     
                       Praestolatur
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vpon
                   a
                   Marble
                   stone
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Sub
                     hoc
                     Marmore
                     Requiescit
                     ,
                     in
                     spe
                     resurrectionis
                     ad
                     Gloriam
                     ,
                     Maria
                     ,
                     fidelis
                     Vxor
                     Iohannis
                     More
                     Mercatoris
                     ,
                     Filia
                     Edwardi
                     whorwood
                     ,
                     Grocer
                     .
                  
                   
                     Obijt
                     10.
                     
                     Decemb.
                     Anno
                     Christi
                     1632.
                     
                     Aetatis
                     35.
                     
                  
                   
                     The
                     figure
                     of
                     a
                     Deaths
                     head
                     .
                  
                   
                     Memento
                     Mori
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hîc
                  
                   
                     Mitis
                     ,
                     Amans
                     ,
                     Humilis
                     ,
                     Pia
                     ,
                  
                   
                     pulchra
                     ,
                     pudica
                     ,
                     Modesta
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Grata
                     Deo
                     ,
                     sponso
                     Chara
                     ,
                  
                   
                     
                       Maria
                       jaces
                    
                     .
                     I.
                     M.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Righteous
                   shall
                   bee
                   had
                   in
                   remembrance
                   .
                
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeth
                   both
                   was
                   ,
                   and
                   is
                   alive
                   ,
                
                 
                   what
                   then
                   more
                   can
                   be
                   said
                
                 
                   In
                   Heaven
                   a
                   Saint
                   ,
                   in
                   Earth
                   a
                   blessed
                   Maid
                   .
                
                 
                   She
                   ruled
                   England
                   yeeres
                   44.
                   and
                   more
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   then
                   return'd
                   to
                   God
                   ,
                
                 
                   At
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   70.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   and
                   somewhat
                   od
                   .
                
                 
                   Christ
                   is
                   to
                   me
                   life
                   ,
                   Death
                   is
                   to
                   me
                   advantage
                   .
                
                 
                   Phil.
                   1.
                   21.
                   
                
                 
                   I
                   have
                   fought
                   a
                   good
                   fight
                   ,
                   I
                   have
                   finished
                
                 
                   my
                   course
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Michael
                 Queenehithe
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 great
                 cost
                 bestowed
                 on
                 the
                 Roofe
                 ,
                 the
                 East
                 and
                 West
                 Windowes
                 new
                 built
                 and
                 glazed
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 Repaires
                 about
                 it
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1615.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Miles
                   Gunthorpe
                
                 
                   Stephen
                   Scot
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   Many
                   Daughters
                   have
                   done
                   vertuously
                   ,
                   but
                   thou
                   excellest
                   them
                   all
                   .
                
                 
                   She
                   is
                   not
                   dead
                   ,
                   But
                   sleepeth
                   .
                
                 
                   On
                   the
                   one
                   side
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lies
                   her
                   Type
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   of
                   late
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   prop
                   of
                   Belgia
                   ,
                   stay
                   of
                   France
                   ,
                
                 
                   Spaines
                   foile
                   ,
                   Faiths
                   shield
                   ,
                   and
                   Queene
                   of
                   State
                   ,
                
                 
                   Of
                   Armes
                   ,
                   of
                   Learning
                   ,
                   Fate
                   and
                   Chance
                   :
                
                 
                   In
                   briefe
                   ,
                   of
                   Women
                   ne're
                   was
                   seene
                   ,
                
                 
                   So
                   great
                   a
                   Prince
                   ,
                   so
                   good
                   a
                   Queene
                   .
                
                 
                   On
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   .
                
                 
                   Sith
                   Vertue
                   her
                   immortall
                   made
                   ,
                
                 
                   Death
                   (
                   envying
                   all
                   that
                   cannot
                   dye
                   )
                
                 
                   Her
                   earthy
                   parts
                   did
                   so
                   invade
                   ,
                
                 
                   As
                   in
                   it
                   wrackt
                   selfe
                   Majesty
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   so
                   her
                   Spirits
                   inspir'd
                   her
                   Parts
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   she
                   still
                   lives
                   in
                   loyall
                   hearts
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   have
                   fought
                   a
                   good
                   fight
                   ,
                   I
                   have
                   finished
                   my
                   course
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Michael
                 Querne
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 all
                 things
                 ,
                 either
                 for
                 use
                 or
                 beauty
                 richly
                 supplied
                 and
                 furnished
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 sole
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1617.
                 
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   in
                   the
                   North
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Bankes
                    
                     ,
                     Mercer
                     ,
                     and
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     whose
                     body
                     lyeth
                     here
                     interred
                     ,
                     the
                     Sonne
                     of
                     
                       Thomas
                       Bankes
                    
                     ,
                     free
                     of
                     the
                     Barber-Surgeans
                     ;
                     this
                     Iohn
                     was
                     aged
                     59.
                     and
                     expired
                     the
                     ninth
                     of
                     September
                     ,
                     Anno
                     1630.
                     
                  
                   
                   
                     His
                     first
                     Wife
                     was
                     Martha
                     ,
                     a
                     Widow
                     ,
                     by
                     whom
                     he
                     had
                     one
                     onely
                     Sonne
                     deceased
                     :
                     his
                     second
                     Wife
                     was
                     
                       Anne
                       Hasell
                    
                     ,
                     who
                     left
                     unto
                     him
                     one
                     Daughter
                     and
                     Heire
                     ,
                     called
                     Anna
                     ,
                     since
                     married
                     unto
                     
                       Edmond
                       Wallers
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Berkensfield
                     in
                     Buckinghamshiere
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     .
                     He
                     gave
                     by
                     his
                     last
                     Will
                     and
                     Testament
                     (
                     written
                     with
                     his
                     owne
                     hand
                     )
                     to
                     unbenificed
                     Ministers
                     ;
                     to
                     decayed
                     Housekeepers
                     ;
                     to
                     the
                     poore
                     of
                     many
                     Parishes
                     ;
                     to
                     all
                     (
                     or
                     the
                     most
                     )
                     of
                     the
                     Prisons
                     ,
                     Bridewells
                     ,
                     and
                     Hospitalls
                     ,
                     in
                     and
                     about
                     London
                     ;
                     to
                     young
                     Beginners
                     to
                     set
                     up
                     their
                     Trades
                     ;
                     to
                     the
                     Artillery
                     Garden
                     ,
                     and
                     towards
                     the
                     maintenance
                     thereof
                     ,
                     for
                     ever
                     ,
                     very
                     bountifully
                     ;
                     to
                     his
                     owne
                     Company
                     ,
                     both
                     in
                     Lands
                     and
                     Money
                     ;
                     to
                     his
                     Friends
                     ,
                     in
                     tokens
                     of
                     remembrance
                     ;
                     to
                     divers
                     of
                     his
                     Kindred
                     ;
                     and
                     to
                     other
                     charitable
                     and
                     pious
                     uses
                     ,
                     the
                     summe
                     of
                     6000.
                     li.
                     notwithstanding
                     Noble
                     and
                     sufficient
                     Dower
                     to
                     his
                     Daughter
                     reserved
                     .
                     And
                     all
                     these
                     severall
                     Legacies
                     ,
                     by
                     his
                     carefull
                     Executor
                     
                       Robert
                       Tichbourne
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     his
                     overseers
                     ,
                     punctually
                     observed
                     ,
                     and
                     fully
                     discharged
                     .
                  
                   
                     Inbalm'd
                     in
                     pious
                     Arts
                     ,
                  
                   
                     wrapt
                     in
                     a
                     shroud
                  
                   
                     Of
                     white
                     in
                     nocuous
                     Charity
                     ,
                  
                   
                     who
                     vow'd
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Having
                     enough
                     ,
                  
                   
                     the
                     world
                     should
                     understand
                  
                   
                     No
                     deed
                     of
                     mercy
                  
                   
                     might
                     escape
                     his
                     hand
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Bankes
                     here
                     is
                     laid
                     to
                     sleepe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     this
                     place
                     did
                     breed
                     him
                     ,
                  
                   
                     A
                     president
                     to
                     all
                  
                   
                     that
                     shall
                     succeed
                     him
                     .
                  
                   
                     Note
                     both
                     his
                     life
                  
                   
                     and
                     immitable
                     end
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Know
                     he
                     th'unrighteous
                  
                   
                     Mammon
                     made
                     his
                     Friend
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Expressing
                     by
                     his
                     Talents
                  
                   
                     rich
                     Increase
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Service
                     that
                     gain'd
                     him
                     praise
                  
                   
                     and
                     lasting
                     Peace
                     .
                  
                   
                     Much
                     was
                     to
                     him
                     committed
                     ,
                  
                   
                     much
                     he
                     gave
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Entring
                     his
                     treasure
                     there
                     ,
                  
                   
                     whence
                     all
                     shall
                     have
                  
                   
                     Returne
                     with
                     use
                     :
                  
                   
                     what
                     to
                     the
                     poore
                     is
                     given
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Claimes
                     a
                     just
                     promise
                  
                   
                     of
                     Reward
                     in
                     Heaven
                     :
                  
                   
                     Even
                     such
                     a
                     Banke
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Bankes
                     left
                     behind
                     at
                     last
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Riches
                     stor'd
                     up
                     ,
                     which
                  
                   
                     Age
                     nor
                     Time
                     can
                     waste
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   in
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Piae
                     Memoriae
                     Sacrum
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Gilberto
                     Erington
                     ,
                     de
                     Wolsington
                     Armigero
                     ,
                     ex
                     antiqua
                     Eringtonorum
                     Familia
                     ,
                     de
                     Denton
                     in
                     Comitatu
                     Northumbriae
                     orto
                     .
                     Qui
                     ex
                     Dorothea
                     Vxore
                     Chrarissima
                     una
                     filiarum
                     Iohannis
                     de
                     Lavale
                     ,
                     de
                     Seaton
                     de
                     Lavale
                     ,
                     in
                     dicto
                     Com.
                     Militis
                     ,
                     tres
                     filios
                     Marcum
                     ,
                     Robertum
                     &
                     Cuthbertum
                     ,
                     &
                     sex
                     Filias
                     Annam
                     ,
                     Margaretam
                     ,
                     Katherinam
                     ,
                     Elizab.
                     Dorotheam
                     ,
                     &
                     Graciam
                     ,
                     suscepit
                     .
                     Ex
                     agro
                     Nativo
                     huc
                     in
                     hanc
                     Civitatem
                     profectus
                     ,
                     morboque
                     correptus
                     ,
                     obiit
                     xviij
                     .
                     die
                     Iunii
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     1578
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     63.
                     
                     Patri
                     optimo
                     &
                     Charissimo
                     ,
                     efficiosae
                     pietatis
                     ,
                     &
                     Memoriae
                     perpetuum
                     restem
                     ,
                     novissimum
                     hoc
                     parentale
                     Munusculum
                     persolvit
                     ,
                     posuit
                     ,
                     praestitit
                     Marcus
                     Erington
                     filius
                     Maerens
                     xx
                     .
                     die
                     Feb.
                     1618.
                     
                  
                   
                     In
                     te
                     Domine
                     speravi
                     ,
                     non
                     confundar
                     in
                     Aeternum
                     ,
                     Psal
                     .
                     31.
                     
                  
                   
                     Vita
                     bonos
                     sed
                     poena
                     malos
                     ,
                  
                   
                     aeterna
                     capescit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vita
                     bonis
                     ,
                     sed
                     poena
                     malis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     per
                     secula
                     crescit
                     .
                  
                   
                     His
                     mors
                     ,
                     his
                     vita
                     ,
                     perpetuatur
                     ita
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lies
                     her
                     Type
                     ,
                     who
                     was
                     of
                     late
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     prop
                     of
                     Belgia
                     ,
                     stay
                     of
                     France
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Spaines
                     foile
                     ,
                     Faiths
                     shield
                     ,
                     and
                     Queene
                     of
                     State
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Armes
                     ,
                     of
                     Learning
                     ,
                     Fate
                     ,
                     and
                     Chance
                     :
                  
                   
                     In
                     briefe
                     ,
                     of
                     Women
                     ne're
                     was
                     seene
                     ,
                  
                   
                     So
                     great
                     a
                     Prince
                     ,
                     so
                     good
                     a
                     Queene
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Sith
                     Vertue
                     Her
                     immortall
                     made
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Death
                     (
                     envying
                     all
                     that
                     cannot
                     dye
                     )
                  
                   
                     Her
                     earthy
                     parts
                     did
                     so
                     invade
                     ,
                  
                   
                     As
                     in
                     it
                     wrackt
                     selfe
                     Majesty
                     .
                  
                   
                     But
                     so
                     her
                     Spirit
                     inspir'd
                     her
                     Parts
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     she
                     still
                     lives
                     in
                     loyall
                     hearts
                     .
                  
                
                 
                 
                   Monumentum
                   Reginae
                   Elizabethae
                   .
                
                 
                   Many
                   Daughters
                   have
                   done
                   well
                   ,
                   but
                   thou
                   surmountest
                   them
                   all
                   .
                
                 
                   She
                   is
                   not
                   dead
                   ,
                   But
                   sleepeth
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   have
                   fought
                   a
                   good
                   fight
                   ,
                   I
                   have
                   finished
                   my
                   course
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Michael
                 Royall
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 proper
                 cost
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 1630.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Richard
                   Mills
                
                 
                   William
                   Hawes
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 it
                 amounting
                 to
                 120.
                 
                   li.
                   9.
                   s.
                
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Michael
                 Woodstreet
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 ,
                 and
                 thus
                 beautified
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1620.
                 at
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Wilson
                
                 
                   Humphry
                   Michael
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1627.
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 made
                 a
                 new
                 doore
                 to
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 through
                 the
                 head
                 of
                 the
                 North
                 Ile
                 (
                 being
                 the
                 Chancell
                 end
                 )
                 into
                 Woodstreet
                 ;
                 where
                 till
                 then
                 it
                 had
                 onely
                 one
                 doore
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 the
                 South
                 I
                 le
                 ,
                 standing
                 in
                 
                   Huggin
                   lane
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lies
                     her
                     Type
                     ,
                     who
                     was
                     of
                     late
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     prop
                     of
                     Belgia
                     ,
                     stay
                     of
                     France
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Spaines
                     foile
                     ,
                     Faiths
                     shield
                     ,
                     and
                     Queene
                     of
                     State
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Armes
                     ,
                     of
                     Learning
                     ,
                     Fate
                     and
                     Chance
                     :
                  
                   
                     In
                     briefe
                     ,
                     of
                     Women
                     ne're
                     was
                     seene
                     ,
                  
                   
                     So
                     great
                     a
                     Prince
                     ,
                     so
                     good
                     a
                     Queene
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Sith
                   Vertue
                   her
                   immortall
                   made
                   ,
                
                 
                   Death
                   (
                   envying
                   all
                   that
                   cannot
                   dye
                   )
                
                 
                   Her
                   earthy
                   parts
                   did
                   so
                   invade
                   ,
                
                 
                   As
                   in
                   it
                   wrackt
                   selfe
                   Majesty
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   so
                   her
                   Spirits
                   inspir'd
                   her
                   Parts
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   she
                   still
                   lives
                   in
                   loyall
                   hearts
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Mildred
                 Breadstreet
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1628.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 North
                 wall
                 was
                 new
                 built
                 ,
                 the
                 Arches
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 foure
                 faire
                 Windowes
                 over
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 very
                 faire
                 Gallery
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 .
              
               
                 
                   M.
                   Nicholas
                   Crispe
                
                 
                   M.
                   Ralph
                   King
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 This
                 for
                 a
                 generall
                 charge
                 ,
                 somewhat
                 of
                 particular
                 bounties
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 upper
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 faire
                 Window
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   This
                   Window
                   was
                   glazed
                   at
                   the
                   charge
                   of
                   
                     Hester
                     Crispe
                  
                   ,
                   late
                   Wife
                   of
                   
                     Ellis
                     Crispe
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Alderman
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   who
                   lieth
                   fixt
                   in
                   a
                   Vault
                   at
                   the
                   bottome
                   of
                   this
                   Window
                   1629.
                   
                
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 upper
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 ,
                 another
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   This
                   Window
                   was
                   glazed
                   at
                   the
                   charge
                   of
                   
                     Samuel
                     Crispe
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Salter
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   1630.
                   
                
              
               
                 Betweene
                 these
                 two
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 upper
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 faire
                 Window
                 full
                 of
                 cost
                 and
                 beauty
                 ,
                 which
                 being
                 divided
                 into
                 five
                 parts
                 ,
                 carries
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 them
                 a
                 very
                 artfull
                 and
                 curious
                 representation
                 of
                 the
                 Spaniards
                 great
                 Armado
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 battell
                 in
                 1588.
                 
                 In
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Monument
                 of
                 Queen
                 Elizabeth
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Gunpouder
                 plot
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 lamentable
                 time
                 of
                 infection
                 1625.
                 
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 fifth
                 and
                 last
                 ,
                 the
                 view
                 and
                 lively
                 Portraitures
                 of
                 that
                 worthy
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 Captaine
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Crispe
                
                 ,
                 at
                 whose
                 sole
                 cost
                 (
                 among
                 other
                 )
                 this
                 beautifull
                 piece
                 of
                 worke
                 was
                 erected
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 figures
                 of
                 his
                 vertuous
                 Wife
                 and
                 Children
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Armes
                 belonging
                 unto
                 them
                 :
                 The
                 Verses
                 to
                 every
                 Story
                 are
                 these
                 :
              
               
               
                 The
                 Story
                 of
                 Eighty
                 eight
                 .
              
               
                 Starre-gazing
                 Wizards
              
               
                 sate
                 upon
                 this
                 yeere
                 ,
              
               
                 Matter
                 of
                 wonder
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 did
                 threaten
                 feare
              
               
                 Towards
                 us
                 ,
                 in
                 so
                 much
              
               
                 that
                 Rome
                 and
                 Spaine
                 ,
              
               
                 This
                 Land
                 accounted
              
               
                 their
                 assured
                 gaine
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 marke
                 how
                 God
                 did
              
               
                 quite
                 their
                 hopes
                 confound
                 ,
              
               
                 Both
                 Ships
                 and
                 men
              
               
                 we
                 did
                 see
                 flee
                 and
                 drown'd
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   Marvell
                   not
                   why
                
                 
                   we
                   doe
                   erect
                   this
                   Shrine
                   ,
                
                 
                   Since
                   dedicated
                   t
                   is
                
                 
                   to
                   Worth
                   divine
                   ;
                
                 
                   Religion
                   ,
                   Arts
                   ,
                
                 
                   with
                   Policy
                   and
                   Armes
                   ,
                
                 
                   Did
                   all
                   concurre
                
                 
                   in
                   her
                   most
                   happy
                   Raigne
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   keepe
                   Gods
                   Church
                   and
                   us
                
                 
                   from
                   plotted
                   harmes
                   ,
                
                 
                   Contriv'd
                   by
                   Romish
                   wits
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   force
                   of
                   Spaine
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Powder
                   Plot.
                   1605.
                   
                
                 
                   When
                   force
                   could
                   not
                   prevaile
                   ,
                
                 
                   nor
                   plots
                   abroad
                
                 
                   Could
                   have
                   successe
                   ,
                
                 
                   finne
                   now
                   invents
                   new
                   fraud
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Guy
                     Vaux
                  
                   is
                   sent
                
                 
                   Ambassador
                   to
                   Styx
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   thence
                   returning
                   ,
                
                 
                   furnisheth
                   with
                   trickes
                
                 
                   His
                   damned
                   Crew
                   ,
                
                 
                   who
                   forth
                   withall
                   conclude
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   blow
                   up
                   King
                   ,
                   the
                   State
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   Multitude
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   great
                   Plague
                   1625.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   Stories
                   past
                   ,
                
                 
                   Gods
                   blessings
                   to
                   the
                   State
                
                 
                   Doe
                   clearely
                   shew
                   ;
                
                 
                   But
                   sure
                   we
                   were
                   ingrate
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   now
                   ,
                   behold
                   ,
                
                 
                   in
                   stead
                   of
                   sweet
                   protection
                   ,
                
                 
                   Thousands
                   are
                   swept
                   away
                
                 
                   by
                   foule
                   Infection
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   marke
                   Gods
                   mercy
                   ,
                
                 
                   in
                   midst
                   of
                   greatest
                   cryes
                   ,
                
                 
                   He
                   sheath'd
                   his
                   sword
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   wip't
                   teares
                   from
                   our
                   eyes
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Founders
                   figure
                   ,
                   with
                   his
                   Wife
                   ,
                   Children
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   Armes
                   .
                
                 
                   These
                   Ensignes
                   which
                   you
                   see
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   Monument
                   ,
                
                 
                   Are
                   not
                   so
                   much
                
                 
                   to
                   represent
                
                 
                   The
                   Founders
                   Person
                   ,
                
                 
                   as
                   his
                   zealous
                   care
                
                 
                   T'
                   expresse
                   Gods
                   love
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   mercies
                   rare
                
                 
                   To
                   this
                   his
                   Vineyard
                   ;
                
                 
                   for
                   to
                   that
                   sole
                   end
                
                 
                   Did
                   he
                   these
                   Stories
                
                 
                   thus
                   commend
                
                 
                   To
                   after
                   ages
                   ,
                   that
                
                 
                   in
                   their
                   distresse
                   ,
                
                 
                   They
                   might
                   Gods
                   goodnesse
                
                 
                   still
                   expresse
                   .
                
                 
                   With
                   this
                   ,
                   this
                   Gentleman
                   gave
                   towards
                   the
                   repaire
                   of
                   this
                   Church
                   ,
                   among
                   the
                   Parishioners
                   ,
                   above
                   his
                   share
                   as
                   a
                   Parishioner
                   75.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   Also
                   for
                   the
                   Communion
                   Table
                   ,
                   two
                   great
                   Flag
                   on
                   Pots
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   value
                   of
                   57.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   Also
                   very
                   faire
                   Font
                   ,
                   in
                   which
                   a
                   Childe
                   of
                   his
                   owne
                   was
                   first
                   Christened
                   .
                
                 
                   His
                   Brother
                   ,
                   Master
                   
                     Samuel
                     Crispe
                  
                   ,
                   beside
                   his
                   Window
                   ,
                   above
                   his
                   ordinary
                   share
                   as
                   a
                   Parishioner
                   ,
                   gave
                   to
                   this
                   faire
                   Reparation
                   25.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   Mother
                   of
                   these
                   worthy
                   Gentlemen
                   the
                   aforenamed
                   
                     Hester
                     Crispe
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   late
                   Wife
                   of
                   
                     Ellis
                     Crispe
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Alderman
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   now
                   (
                   by
                   a
                   second
                   ,
                   and
                   thrice
                   happy
                   Nuptialls
                   )
                   the
                   Lady
                   Pie
                   ,
                   beside
                   her
                   Window
                   ,
                   gave
                   to
                   this
                   faire
                   Reparation
                   20.
                   li.
                   though
                   at
                   that
                   time
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Parish
                   ,
                   and
                   removed
                   from
                   thence
                   to
                   Christ-Church
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Stone
                   in
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     This
                     Stone
                     openeth
                     upon
                     the
                     Staires
                     of
                     a
                     Vault
                     ,
                     made
                     by
                     Captaine
                     
                       Nicholas
                       Crispe
                       ,
                       Anno
                    
                     1628.
                     wherein
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     his
                     Grandfather
                     ,
                     Master
                     
                       Iohn
                       Ireland
                    
                     ,
                     late
                     Deputy
                     of
                     this
                     Ward
                     ,
                     he
                     
                     was
                     buried
                     the
                     29.
                     day
                     of
                     Iune
                     ,
                     1614.
                     
                     And
                     Mistresse
                     
                       Elizabeth
                       Ireland
                    
                     his
                     Wife
                     ,
                     buried
                     the
                     13.
                     day
                     of
                     Aprill
                     ,
                     1613.
                     
                     And
                     his
                     Father
                     
                       Ellis
                       Crispe
                    
                     ,
                     late
                     Alderman
                     ,
                     and
                     died
                     Sheriffe
                     ,
                     he
                     was
                     buried
                     the
                     10.
                     day
                     of
                     November
                     1625.
                     
                     And
                     his
                     Sonne
                     
                       Nicholas
                       .
                       Crispe
                    
                     ,
                     who
                     was
                     buried
                     the
                     23.
                     day
                     of
                     Ianuary
                     1626.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Nicholas
                  
                   
                     Elizabeth
                  
                   
                     Iohn
                     
                       
                         
                           Children
                           of
                           Captaine
                        
                         Nicholas
                         Crispe
                         ,
                         buried
                         Anno
                         Dom.
                         1632.
                         
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   belonging
                   to
                   this
                   Stone
                   standing
                   over
                   it
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   Ere
                   his
                   worth
                   was
                   fully
                   knowne
                   ,
                
                 
                   London
                   lost
                   him
                   ,
                   once
                   her
                   owne
                   ;
                
                 
                   Let
                   that
                   yeere
                   lye
                   buried
                   here
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   which
                   London
                   two
                   did
                   gaine
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sheriffes
                   good
                   ,
                   and
                   lost
                   againe
                   .
                
                 
                   City
                   ,
                   Church
                   ,
                   Wife
                   ,
                   Children
                   ,
                   weepe
                   ,
                
                 
                   Reason
                   good
                   ,
                   though
                   he
                   but
                   sleepe
                   .
                
                 
                   Ill
                   can
                   London
                   not
                   lament
                   ,
                
                 
                   Spoil'd
                   of
                   one
                   chiefe
                   Ornament
                   ,
                
                 
                   Pity
                   Death
                   had
                   him
                   oregrowne
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ere
                   his
                   worth
                   was
                   fully
                   knowne
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Mildred
                 Poultrey
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 proper
                 cost
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1626.
                 
              
               
                 
                   George
                   Besse
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Brownell
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 it
                 amounting
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 183.
                 li.
                 and
                 upwards
                 .
              
               
                 
                   A
                   Monument
                   on
                   the
                   wall
                   in
                   the
                   North
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     In
                     this
                     I
                     le
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Susan
                       Lewin
                    
                     ,
                     Daughter
                     of
                     
                       Thomas
                       Lewin
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Broxborne
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Hartford
                     ,
                     who
                     had
                     first
                     to
                     Husband
                     ,
                     
                       Iohn
                       Palmer
                    
                     ,
                     having
                     Issue
                     only
                     one
                     sonne
                     ,
                     which
                     Husband
                     deceased
                     Anno
                     1589.
                     
                     And
                     after
                     some
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     the
                     said
                     Susan
                     married
                     with
                     
                       Iohn
                       Kirby
                    
                     ,
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Merchant-Taylor
                     ,
                     of
                     this
                     Parish
                     ,
                     by
                     whom
                     she
                     had
                     foure
                     Sonnes
                     and
                     eight
                     Daughters
                     ,
                     who
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     after
                     30.
                     yeeres
                     living
                     ,
                     the
                     30.
                     of
                     September
                     1624.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     Queene
                     of
                     
                       England
                       ,
                       France
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                     Daughter
                     to
                     King
                     Henry
                     the
                     eighth
                     ,
                     and
                     Grandchild
                     of
                     King
                     Henry
                     the
                     seventh
                     ,
                     by
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     eldest
                     Daughter
                     of
                     Edward
                     the
                     fourth
                     ,
                     Having
                     restored
                     true
                     Religion
                     ,
                     reduced
                     Coyne
                     to
                     the
                     just
                     value
                     ,
                     assisted
                     France
                     and
                     the
                     Low-Countries
                     ,
                     and
                     overcame
                     the
                     Spanish
                     invincible
                     Navy
                     ,
                     enriched
                     all
                     England
                     ,
                     and
                     administred
                     most
                     prudently
                     the
                     Imperiall
                     State
                     thereof
                     45.
                     yeeres
                     in
                     true
                     piety
                     ,
                     In
                     the
                     70.
                     yeere
                     of
                     her
                     age
                     ,
                     in
                     most
                     happy
                     and
                     peaceable
                     manner
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     ,
                     leaving
                     her
                     mortall
                     parts
                     interred
                     in
                     the
                     famous
                     Church
                     of
                     Westminster
                     ,
                     till
                     the
                     second
                     comming
                     of
                     Christ
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   If
                   Royall
                   Vertues
                   ever
                   crown'd
                   a
                   Crowne
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   ever
                   Mildnesse
                   shin'd
                   in
                   Majesty
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   ever
                   Honour
                   honour'd
                   true
                   Renowne
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   ever
                   Courage
                   dwelt
                   with
                   Clemency
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   ever
                   Princesse
                   put
                   all
                   Princes
                   downe
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   temperance
                   ,
                   prowesse
                   ,
                   prudence
                   ,
                   equity
                   ,
                
                 
                   This
                   ,
                   this
                   was
                   she
                   ,
                   that
                   in
                   despight
                   of
                   death
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lives
                   still
                   admir'd
                   ,
                   ador'd
                   ,
                   ELIZABETH
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   top
                   of
                   the
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   prayers
                   or
                   teares
                
                 
                   of
                   subjects
                   had
                   prevail'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   save
                   a
                   Princesse
                
                 
                   through
                   the
                   world
                   esteem'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   Then
                   Atropos
                
                 
                   in
                   cutting
                   here
                   had
                   fail'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   had
                   not
                   cut
                   her
                   thred
                   ,
                
                 
                   but
                   beene
                   redeem'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   But
                   pale
                   fac'd
                   Death
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   cruell
                   churlish
                   Fate
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   Prince
                   and
                   people
                
                 
                   brings
                   the
                   latest
                   date
                   .
                
                 
                   Yet
                   spite
                   of
                   Death
                   and
                   Fate
                   ,
                
                 
                   Fame
                   will
                   display
                
                 
                   Her
                   gracious
                   Vertues
                
                 
                   through
                   the
                   world
                   for
                   aye
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   Spaines
                   rod
                   ,
                   Romes
                   ruine
                   ,
                
                 
                   Netherlands
                   reliefe
                   ,
                
                 
                   Heavens
                   Iem
                   ,
                   Earths
                   Ioy
                   ,
                
                 
                   Worlds
                   wonder
                   ,
                   Natures
                   chiefe
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   .
                
                 
                   Britaines
                   blessing
                   ,
                   Englands
                   splendor
                   ,
                
                 
                   Religious
                   Nurse
                   ,
                   the
                   Faiths
                   defendor
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   figure
                   of
                   a
                   Booke
                   over
                   Her
                   ,
                   these
                   words
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     They
                     that
                     trust
                     in
                     the
                     Lord
                     ,
                     shall
                     bee
                     as
                     Mount
                     Sion
                     ,
                     which
                     cannot
                     be
                     removed
                     ,
                     but
                     remaineth
                     for
                     ever
                     .
                     Psal
                     .
                     125.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vnder
                   her
                   .
                
                 
                   Th'
                   admired
                   Empresse
                
                 
                   through
                   the
                   world
                   applauded
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   supreme
                   Vertues
                   ,
                
                 
                   rarest
                   Imitation
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whose
                   Scepters
                   Rule
                   ,
                   Fames
                
                 
                   loud
                   voyc'd
                   Tumpet
                   lauded
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vnto
                   the
                   eares
                
                 
                   of
                   every
                   forraine
                   Nation
                   .
                
                 
                   Canopied
                   under
                
                 
                   powerfull
                   Angels
                   wings
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   her
                   immortall
                   praise
                
                 
                   sweet
                   Science
                   sings
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Acons
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1615.
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Old
                
                 
                   Nathaniel
                   Buckcock
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   handsome
                   Monument
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     This
                     Picture
                     is
                     for
                     others
                     ,
                  
                   
                     not
                     for
                     me
                     ,
                  
                   
                     For
                     in
                     my
                     breast
                  
                   
                     I
                     weare
                     thy
                     memory
                     .
                  
                   
                     It
                     is
                     here
                     plac'd
                     ,
                  
                   
                     that
                     passengers
                     may
                     know
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Within
                     thy
                     ground
                     no
                     weeds
                     ,
                  
                   
                     but
                     Corne
                     ,
                     did
                     grow
                     .
                  
                   
                     That
                     there
                     did
                     flow
                  
                   
                     within
                     thy
                     vitall
                     blood
                     ,
                  
                   
                     All
                     that
                     could
                     make
                     one
                  
                   
                     honest
                     ,
                     just
                     ,
                     and
                     good
                     .
                  
                   
                     Heere
                     is
                     no
                     Elbow
                     roome
                  
                   
                     to
                     write
                     of
                     more
                     ,
                  
                   
                     An
                     Epitaph
                     yeelds
                     taste
                     ,
                  
                   
                     but
                     seldome
                     store
                     .
                  
                   
                     Thy
                     troope
                     of
                     Vertues
                  
                   
                     grac'd
                     thee
                     amongst
                     men
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     now
                     attend
                     thee
                  
                   
                     at
                     the
                     Court
                     in
                     Heaven
                     .
                  
                   
                     Thy
                     worth
                     ,
                     sweet
                     Charles
                     ,
                  
                   
                     deserves
                     the
                     rarest
                     wit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Thy
                     Iane
                     ,
                     for
                     such
                     a
                     taske
                     ,
                  
                   
                     is
                     most
                     unfit
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Corpus
                     Caroli
                     Haukins
                     ,
                     Civis
                     &
                     Aromatarii
                     Londinensis
                     ,
                     in
                     hoc
                     Tumulo
                     depositum
                     est
                     .
                     Erat
                     Deo
                     devotus
                     ,
                     Charitatis
                     plenus
                     &
                     virtutis
                     ;
                     adeo
                     studiosus
                     ,
                     ut
                     vitam
                     laudabilem
                     ,
                     fixemque
                     optimum
                     peregerit
                     .
                     Iana
                     Vxor
                     ejus
                     ,
                     filia
                     Iohannis
                     Reeve
                     Armigeri
                     natu
                     minima
                     ,
                     postea
                     nupta
                     fuit
                     Iohanni
                     Suckling
                     Equiti
                     Aurato
                     ,
                     Regiae
                     Majestati
                     à
                     supplicum
                     libellis
                     ,
                     praedicti
                     Caroli
                     &
                     Ianae
                     insignes
                     Dotes
                     tanti
                     Aestimavit
                     ,
                     ut
                     Monumentum
                     hoc
                     ,
                     sumptibus
                     propriis
                     ,
                     in
                     honorem
                     defuncti
                     pie
                     posuerit
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1621.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Over
                   these
                   lines
                   ,
                   as
                   in
                   a
                   Booke
                   in
                   the
                   hands
                   of
                   this
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   these
                   words
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Beatus
                     vir
                     ,
                     cui
                     Dominus
                     non
                     imputavit
                     peccatum
                     ,
                     &
                     in
                     cujus
                     Spiritu
                     ,
                     non
                     est
                     Dolus
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   Monument
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     In
                     God
                     is
                     all
                     my
                     hope
                     .
                  
                   
                     All
                     men
                     are
                     borne
                     to
                     dye
                     .
                  
                   
                     In
                     Christi
                     is
                     my
                     Redemption
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Hall
                    
                     ,
                     Draper
                     ,
                     of
                     the
                     age
                     of
                     90.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     a
                     Housholder
                     in
                     this
                     Parish
                     58.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     that
                     time
                     ,
                     by
                     the
                     providence
                     of
                     God
                     ,
                     the
                     Father
                     of
                     27.
                     
                     Children
                     ,
                     all
                     borne
                     here
                     .
                     These
                     great
                     mercies
                     ,
                     I
                     doe
                     confesse
                     in
                     my
                     heart
                     ,
                     not
                     to
                     be
                     of
                     my
                     deserts
                     ,
                     but
                     of
                     God
                     his
                     good
                     grace
                     only
                     ,
                     shewed
                     unto
                     mee
                     more
                     abundantly
                     ,
                     than
                     
                     unto
                     many
                     thousands
                     in
                     my
                     time
                     ,
                     wherefore
                     with
                     heart
                     and
                     tongue
                     ,
                     I
                     yeeld
                     all
                     honour
                     and
                     praise
                     unto
                     thee
                     ,
                     O
                     God.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Here
                   under
                   lyeth
                   interred
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Hall
                  
                   ,
                   once
                   Master
                   of
                   the
                   Worshipfull
                   Company
                   of
                   the
                   Drapers
                   ,
                   and
                   25.
                   yeeres
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Bridge-masters
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   who
                   deceased
                   the
                   19.
                   day
                   of
                   November
                   ,
                   1618.
                   aged
                   93.
                   yeeres
                   .
                   And
                   also
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Anne
                     Browne
                  
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   of
                   Master
                   
                     Iohn
                     Browne
                  
                   ,
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   being
                   his
                   third
                   Wife
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   23.
                   
                   Children
                   :
                   she
                   died
                   the
                   17.
                   of
                   December
                   1619.
                   being
                   aged
                   73.
                   yeeres
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Nicholaes
                 Coleabby
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1630.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Bromly
                
                 
                   Henry
                   Hewes
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1626.
                 new
                 Frames
                 were
                 made
                 for
                 their
                 Bells
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1628.
                 new
                 Battlements
                 added
                 to
                 the
                 Steeple
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Olaves
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1623.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Edward
                   Whitwell
                
                 
                   Alexander
                   Colsen
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 cost
                 of
                 it
                 24.
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 Since
                 that
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1628.
                 the
                 South
                 I
                 le
                 ,
                 that
                 like
                 a
                 Cottage
                 before
                 ,
                 was
                 onely
                 Tyled
                 (
                 and
                 in
                 that
                 unseemly
                 and
                 unbefitting
                 manner
                 so
                 left
                 )
                 was
                 Seiled
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 that
                 decently
                 and
                 very
                 gracefully
                 beautified
                 ,
                 which
                 with
                 some
                 cost
                 bestowed
                 on
                 the
                 Steeple
                 ,
                 did
                 arise
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 22.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 former
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 sole
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 .
              
               
                 
                   An
                   ancient
                   Monument
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   wall
                   ,
                   revived
                   and
                   beautified
                   with
                   the
                   Church
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   hanging
                   by
                   it
                   .
                
              
               
                 This
                 Monument
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Lewya
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Agnis
                 his
                 Wife
                 ,
                 was
                 newly
                 revived
                 and
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Right
                 Worshipfull
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Ironmongers
                 ,
                 whereof
                 hee
                 was
                 free
                 ,
                 the
                 29.
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                   1623.
                
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Olaves
                 Hartstreet
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 in
                 the
                 many
                 decayed
                 places
                 of
                 it
                 (
                 which
                 indeed
                 were
                 many
                 and
                 great
                 )
                 was
                 repaired
                 richly
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 worthly
                 supplyed
                 with
                 whatsoever
                 it
                 wanted
                 ,
                 and
                 furnished
                 with
                 whatsoever
                 might
                 further
                 decke
                 and
                 adorne
                 it
                 (
                 at
                 the
                 proper
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 yeeres
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1632.
                 and
                 1633.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 first
                 
                   Thomas
                   Redding
                
                 and
                 
                   Roger
                   Dreyton
                
                 ,
                 Churchwardens
                 ;
                 in
                 the
                 next
                 ,
                 
                   Roger
                   Dreyton
                
                 and
                 
                   Christopher
                   Wigley
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 this
                 repaire
                 amounting
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 437.
                 pounds
                 and
                 upwards
                 .
              
               
                 Some
                 especiall
                 particulars
                 (
                 leaving
                 the
                 Steeple
                 ,
                 Walls
                 ,
                 and
                 Battlements
                 )
                 within
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 were
                 these
                 :
                 The
                 Roofe
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 Ile
                 decayed
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 danger
                 of
                 falling
                 ,
                 was
                 with
                 new
                 Timber
                 rebuilt
                 ,
                 new
                 Leaded
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 inside
                 very
                 worthily
                 garnished
                 .
                 The
                 Stonework
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Windowes
                 greatly
                 defaced
                 and
                 perished
                 ;
                 were
                 new
                 wrought
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Windowes
                 new
                 Glazed
                 .
                 And
                 within
                 some
                 few
                 yeeres
                 before
                 this
                 ,
                 two
                 very
                 faire
                 Galleries
                 at
                 the
                 lower
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 one
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 were
                 erected
                 .
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Monument
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Paul
                     Bayning
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   sometimes
                   Sheriffe
                   and
                   Alderman
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   
                   lived
                   to
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   77.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   and
                   died
                   the
                   30.
                   of
                   September
                   ,
                   
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                  
                   1616.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Consecrated
                   to
                   the
                   Memory
                   of
                   Paul
                   and
                   Andrew
                   Bayning
                   ,
                   Esquires
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   all
                   great
                   Cities
                
                 
                   prosperously
                   confesse
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   he
                   by
                   whom
                
                 
                   their
                   Trafficke
                   doth
                   increase
                
                 
                   Deserves
                   well
                   of
                   them
                   ,
                
                 
                   then
                   th'
                   Adventure
                   's
                   worth
                
                 
                   Of
                   these
                   two
                   ,
                   who
                
                 
                   were
                   Brothers
                   both
                   by
                   birth
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   Office
                   ,
                   prove
                   ,
                
                 
                   that
                   they
                   have
                   thankfull
                   bin
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   the
                   Honours
                   which
                
                 
                   this
                   City
                   plac'd
                   them
                   in
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   dying
                   old
                   ,
                
                 
                   they
                   by
                   a
                   blest
                   consent
                
                 
                   This
                   Legacy
                   bequeath'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   Their
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   happy
                   summe
                   and
                   end
                
                 
                   of
                   their
                   Affaires
                   ,
                
                 
                   Provided
                   well
                   both
                
                 
                   for
                   their
                   Soules
                   and
                   Heires
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   This
                   Monument
                   of
                   his
                   Brother
                   adjoyning
                   to
                   this
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Andrew
                       Bayning
                    
                     ,
                     sometimes
                     Alderman
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     lived
                     to
                     the
                     age
                     of
                     67.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     and
                     died
                     the
                     21.
                     of
                     December
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                    
                     1610.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Over
                   the
                   Tombe
                   of
                   
                     Paul
                     Bayning
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   hang
                   the
                   Ensignes
                   of
                   Honour
                   ,
                   as
                   his
                   Coat
                   ,
                   Streamers
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   like
                   of
                   the
                   Lord
                   Bayning
                   ,
                   Vicount
                   Sudbury
                   ,
                   his
                   Sonne
                   ,
                   there
                   buried
                   in
                   the
                   Monument
                   of
                   his
                   Father
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Next
                   to
                   that
                   of
                   Paul
                   Bayning
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   ,
                   having
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Eave
                     sis
                     Gradum
                  
                   
                     pergas
                     Viator
                     ,
                  
                   
                     piusquam
                     haec
                  
                   
                     perlegeris
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     In
                     certam
                     beatae
                     Resurrectionis
                     spem
                     ,
                     Terrae
                     sequestratum
                     ,
                  
                
                 
                   Hic
                   est
                   exanime
                   Corpus
                   ,
                   praeclarae
                   quondam
                   Mentis
                   Hospitium
                   ,
                   viri
                   juvenis
                   Domini
                   Ludolphi
                   de
                   Werder
                   ,
                   Anhaltini
                   ,
                   praenobili
                   ac
                   Antiquâ
                   werderorum
                   Familiâ
                   Orti
                   :
                   Cujus
                   summam
                   in
                   Deum
                   pictatem
                   ,
                   inclyti
                   Generis
                   seriem
                   ,
                   Amplas
                   eruditi
                   pectoris
                   Dotes
                   ,
                   cum
                   tam
                   angusto
                   Marmoris
                   non
                   Comprehendantur
                   ,
                   sacro
                   silentio
                   meritò
                   obsignamus
                   .
                   Generosus
                   hîc
                   vir
                   Mxām
                   partem
                   ,
                   primum
                   Germaniam
                   lustravit
                   ,
                   in
                   quâ
                   Famigerabilium
                   aliquot
                   Academiarum
                   ,
                   puta
                   Lipsien
                   .
                   Ienev
                   .
                   Gissen
                   .
                   non
                   Degenerem
                   Incolam
                   ,
                   diu
                   egit
                   ,
                   magnis
                   literarum
                   numinibus
                   mirum
                   quantum
                   carus
                   .
                   Deinde
                   in
                   Belgiam
                   concessit
                   ,
                   ubi
                   veram
                   Nobilitatem
                   ,
                   decentibus
                   studiis
                   Quadrien
                   .
                   Leidae
                   Combussit
                   .
                   Tandem
                   in
                   Angliam
                   perveniens
                   hîc
                   Londini
                   sesquiannum
                   phthisi
                   solito
                   vehementius
                   laboravit
                   ;
                   cujus
                   malignâ
                   obstinatione
                   ,
                   etiam
                   Factum
                   est
                   ,
                   ut
                   die
                   26.
                   
                   Decemb.
                   Anno
                   1628.
                   
                   Natus
                   Annos
                   29.
                   
                   Rebus
                   humanis
                   valere
                   ,
                   suis
                   verô
                   plangere
                   ,
                   dixerit
                   ,
                   Animâ
                   suâ
                   ,
                   Creatori
                   suo
                   ,
                   unde
                   tam
                   nobile
                   depositum
                   acceperat
                   ,
                   Magnâ
                   in
                   Christum
                   Fide
                   Redonatâ
                   .
                   Monumentum
                   hoece
                   Agnati
                   ,
                   quibus
                   accerbum
                   sui
                   desiderium
                   Reliquit
                   ,
                   pio
                   ducti
                   Affectu
                   erigi
                   Curarunt
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Lectori
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Quisquis
                     adhuc
                     vitam
                     vivis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     sic
                     vivito
                     vitam
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Linquere
                     eam
                     quovis
                  
                   
                     tempore
                     rite
                     queas
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Neere
                   unto
                   the
                   other
                   this
                   ,
                   having
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                   D.
                   O.
                   M.
                   S.
                   Viator
                   Commorare
                   ,
                   Rimare
                   ,
                   Mirare
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Christophorus
                     Iacobus
                     Elssenhaimer
                     ,
                     ab
                     Elssehaim
                     in
                     preprum
                     Iunior
                     ,
                     Welsinsis
                     Austrius
                     Generis
                     splendore
                     ,
                     verâ
                     in
                     Deum
                     Religione
                     ,
                     pietate
                     in
                     parentes
                     ,
                     observantia
                     in
                     superiores
                     ,
                     Charitate
                     &
                     Comitate
                     in
                     quosvis
                     ,
                     verè
                     Nobilissimus
                     juvenis
                     ,
                     Nobile
                     Familiae
                     Columen
                     ,
                     Iuventutis
                     exemplar
                     ,
                     Artium
                     &
                     Linguarum
                     Cognitionem
                     infignem
                     ,
                     pro
                     divinis
                     ingenii
                     sui
                     dotibus
                     ,
                     in
                     Ratisponensium
                     Gymnasio
                     Poetico
                     Altorfiana
                     Argentinensi
                     ,
                     Basiliensi
                     ,
                     Leidensi
                     Academiis
                     
                     acquisitam
                     peregrinationibus
                     adaucturus
                     ,
                     hîc
                     in
                     Anglia
                     ,
                     ad
                     Angelorum
                     Sanctorum
                     Coelum
                     avocatus
                     ,
                     Animam
                     suā
                     Christo
                     Redemptori
                     reddidit
                     ,
                     corpus
                     verò
                     huic
                     solo
                     commisit
                     ,
                     Desiderium
                     sui
                     tristissimum
                     omnibus
                     bonis
                     relinquens
                     ,
                     Imprimis
                     parentibus
                     Christophoro
                     Iacobo
                     Elssenbaimero
                     ab
                     Elssenham
                     in
                     Preprunn
                     Seniori
                     ,
                     &
                     Dorotheae
                     ex
                     Nobili
                     Haendeliorum
                     Familia
                     prosatae
                     ,
                     Qui
                     Filio
                     unicè
                     unisoli
                     senectutis
                     portui
                     extremum
                     hoc
                     quod
                     sibi
                     ab
                     illo
                     desideravere
                     animitus
                     Amoris
                     Monumentum
                     inter
                     Candissimas
                     Lacrymas
                     statuerunt
                     .
                  
                   
                     Obiit
                     Anno
                     Aetatis
                     21.
                     
                     Men.
                     ix
                     .
                     die
                     .
                     28.
                     
                     Anno
                     Christi
                     
                       M.
                       D.
                       C.
                       XVIII
                    
                     .
                     die
                     vj.
                     August
                     .
                  
                   
                     Nemo
                     nostrum
                     sibi
                     vivit
                     ,
                     &
                     nemo
                     sibi
                     moritur
                     ,
                     sive
                     enim
                     vivimus
                     ,
                     Domino
                     vivimus
                     ,
                     sive
                     morimur
                     Domino
                     morimur
                     ;
                     sive
                     ergo
                     vivimus
                     ,
                     sive
                     morimur
                     ,
                     Domini
                     sumus
                     .
                     Paul
                     ad
                     Rom.
                     cap.
                     14.
                     vers
                     .
                     17.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Fili
                   ad
                   Parent
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Vivo
                     fruor
                     tandem
                     veris
                     ,
                     ne
                     flete
                     parentes
                     ,
                     Deliciis
                     ,
                     Coelo
                     posteritate
                     Deo.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   a
                   faire
                   Stone
                   in
                   the
                   middle
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   with
                   these
                   words
                   about
                   it
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Alice
                       Hull
                    
                     ,
                     the
                     Wife
                     of
                     
                       Walter
                       Hull
                    
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     Gentleman
                     ,
                     who
                     was
                     buried
                     the
                     16.
                     day
                     of
                     November
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                    
                     1627.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   middle
                   of
                   the
                   Stone
                   ,
                   with
                   their
                   Armes
                   over
                   it
                   ,
                   these
                   words
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Though
                     we
                     are
                     dead
                     ,
                     yet
                     our
                     lives
                     are
                     hid
                     in
                     Christ
                     with
                     God.
                     
                  
                   
                     Christ
                     is
                     to
                     me
                     both
                     in
                     life
                     and
                     death
                     advantage
                     .
                  
                   
                     Though
                     my
                     flesh
                     faileth
                     ,
                     and
                     my
                     heart
                     also
                     ,
                     yet
                     God
                     is
                     the
                     strength
                     of
                     my
                     heart
                     ,
                     and
                     my
                     portion
                     for
                     ever
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Olaves
                 Jewrie
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1608.
                 and
                 againe
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1628.
                 
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Church
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Memoriae
                     Sacrum
                     ,
                     Roberti
                     Bowyer
                     ,
                     Mercatoris
                     London
                     ,
                     ex
                     Antiqua
                     Familia
                     Bouyes
                     :
                     De
                     Knipperslay
                     ,
                     in
                     Com.
                     Staffordiae
                     oriundi
                     ,
                     secundi
                     filii
                     Francisci
                     Bowyer
                     .
                     Ar.
                     Quondam
                     Aldermani
                     hujus
                     Civitatis
                     ,
                     Honorabilis
                     Societatis
                     Grocerum
                     London
                     ,
                     olint
                     pro
                     tempore
                     praefecti
                     .
                     Margaretam
                     unum
                     Filiarum
                     Thomae
                     Cordall
                     ,
                     quondam
                     etiam
                     Mercator
                     London
                     ,
                     ac
                     Honorabilis
                     Societatis
                     Mercerum
                     ,
                     ejusdem
                     Societatis
                     prefecti
                     ,
                     in
                     Vxor
                     :
                     ducentis
                     amplissimam
                     suscipientis
                     prolem
                     quinque
                     Filios
                     ,
                     viz.
                     Thomam
                     ,
                     Robertum
                     ,
                     Williclmum
                     ,
                     &
                     Henricum
                     ,
                     modo
                     Coelebes
                     ,
                     superstites
                     existentes
                     ,
                     &
                     Iohannem
                     defunctum
                     ,
                     &
                     secundum
                     Christi
                     adventum
                     hîc
                     expectantem
                     .
                  
                   
                     Margareta
                     Vxor
                     ,
                     Thomas
                     ,
                     &
                     Robertus
                     filii
                     ejus
                     ,
                     a
                     ultimi
                     Testamenti
                     Executores
                     ,
                     pietatis
                     ,
                     &
                     observantiae
                     ergo
                     ,
                     Moerentes
                     posuerunt
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Vnder
                     this
                     Tombe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     the
                     sacred
                     Ashes
                     hold
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     drossie
                     part
                  
                   
                     of
                     more
                     Celestiall
                     gold
                     ;
                  
                   
                     The
                     body
                     of
                     a
                     Man
                     ,
                  
                   
                     a
                     Man
                     of
                     men
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Whose
                     worth
                     to
                     write
                     at
                     large
                     ,
                  
                   
                     would
                     loose
                     my
                     Pen.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Then
                     doe
                     thy
                     worst
                     ,
                     Death
                     ,
                  
                   
                     glut
                     thy selfe
                     with
                     Dust
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     precious
                     Soule
                  
                   
                     is
                     mounted
                     to
                     the
                     Just
                     .
                  
                   
                     Yet
                     Reader
                     ,
                     when
                     thou
                     read'st
                     ,
                  
                   
                     both
                     reade
                     and
                     weepe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     men
                     so
                     good
                     ,
                     so
                     grave
                     ,
                  
                   
                     so
                     wise
                     ,
                     doe
                     sleepe
                     .
                  
                   
                     N.
                     S.
                     Moerens
                     Posuit
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Olaves
                 Silverstreet
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 ,
                 being
                 greatly
                 decayed
                 and
                 perished
                 ,
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1609.
                 new
                 built
                 ,
                 and
                 enlarged
                 in
                 the
                 breadth
                 seven
                 foot
                 and
                 above
                 .
              
               
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 1619.
                 it
                 was
                 againe
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 1632.
                 inrched
                 with
                 a
                 very
                 faire
                 Gallery
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 in
                 the
                 severall
                 panes
                 or
                 parts
                 thus
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Deo
                   Patri
                   Filio
                   Spiritu
                   Sancto
                
                 
                   Trino
                   &
                   uni
                   Gloria
                   in
                   aeternum
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Richardus
                   Turner
                   ,
                   &
                   Iohannes
                   Morrell
                   ,
                   Hanc
                   porticum
                   suis
                   sumptibus
                   erexerunt
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Pancras
                 Soperlane
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1621.
                 towards
                 which
                 Reparation
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Bennet
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 Dame
                 
                   Anne
                   Soame
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Master
                 
                   Thomas
                   Chapman
                
                 ,
                 were
                 free
                 and
                 bountifull
                 Benefactors
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 last
                 of
                 these
                 ,
                 Master
                 
                   Thomas
                   Chapman
                
                 ,
                 having
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1617.
                 given
                 a
                 faire
                 and
                 very
                 costly
                 Table
                 ,
                 bearing
                 the
                 figure
                 of
                 the
                 Monument
                 of
                 that
                 ever
                 famous
                 after
                 death
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 her
                 life
                 ,
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1624.
                 the
                 Sonne
                 of
                 this
                 worthy
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 Master
                 
                   Thomas
                   Chapman
                
                 the
                 younger
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 further
                 beautifying
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 more
                 gracefull
                 entrance
                 into
                 it
                 ,
                 built
                 a
                 very
                 faire
                 Porch
                 ,
                 at
                 his
                 owne
                 proper
                 cost
                 and
                 charges
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 a
                 faire
                 Communion
                 Table
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 other
                 repaires
                 in
                 the
                 South
                 Wall
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 cost
                 of
                 Master
                 
                   William
                   Doricke
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Grocer
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   Mors
                   mihi
                   lucrum
                   Spiritus
                   Astra
                   petat
                   .
                
                 
                   To
                   the
                   most
                   happy
                   ,
                   blessed
                   ,
                   and
                   precious
                   Memory
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   late
                   famous
                   ,
                   renowned
                   ,
                   aud
                   never
                   to
                   bee
                   forgotten
                   Monarch
                   ,
                   Q.
                   Elizabeth
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Restorer
                     of
                     true
                     Religion
                     ,
                     A
                     tender
                     nursing
                     Mother
                     of
                     the
                     Church
                     of
                     God
                     ,
                     A
                     powerfull
                     Protector
                     (
                     under
                     Almighty
                     God
                     )
                     of
                     her
                     owne
                     Dominions
                     ,
                     A
                     ready
                     helper
                     of
                     her
                     neighbouring
                     Princes
                     ,
                     A
                     hearty
                     and
                     unfeyned
                     Lover
                     ,
                     and
                     beloved
                     of
                     her
                     Subjects
                     ;
                     who
                     lived
                     gloriously
                     full
                     of
                     dayes
                     ,
                     and
                     whom
                     the
                     eternall
                     Iehovah
                     blest
                     with
                     the
                     longest
                     life
                     of
                     any
                     Prince
                     of
                     England
                     since
                     the
                     Conquest
                     .
                  
                   
                     By
                     way
                     of
                     due
                     thankefulnesse
                     to
                     the
                     most
                     holy
                     ,
                     sacred
                     ,
                     and
                     individuall
                     Trinity
                     ,
                     and
                     her
                     ever
                     honoured
                     Royall
                     Vertues
                     ,
                     this
                     Memoriall
                     of
                     hers
                     was
                     here
                     erected
                     ,
                     set
                     up
                     ,
                     and
                     Consecrated
                     ,
                     the
                     17.
                     of
                     November
                     ,
                     1617.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Terram
                   Terra
                   Tegat
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Peters
                 Cheape
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeeres
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 1616.
                 and
                 1617.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iames
                   Ridgeard
                
                 
                   Walter
                   Eldred
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 it
                 amounting
                 to
                 314.
                 pounds
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Peters
                 Cornehill
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 is
                 yet
                 in
                 repaire
                 ;
                 the
                 Steeple
                 beganne
                 to
                 be
                 repaired
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 1628.
                 and
                 was
                 finished
                 1629.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Church
                 it selfe
                 was
                 begunne
                 to
                 be
                 repaired
                 in
                 March
                 ,
                 1632.
                 and
                 is
                 (
                 as
                 they
                 make
                 account
                 )
                 about
                 
                   All
                   Saints
                
                 day
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 present
                 yeere
                 1633.
                 to
                 be
                 finished
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 at
                 the
                 sole
                 cost
                 &
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 )
                 without
                 ,
                 within
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 and
                 every
                 part
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 richly
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 certaine
                 charge
                 cannot
                 yet
                 bee
                 knowne
                 ,
                 but
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 heard
                 (
                 probably
                 imagined
                 by
                 what
                 is
                 done
                 and
                 to
                 doe
                 )
                 it
                 is
                 about
                 1400.
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Churchwardens
                 this
                 yeere
                 of
                 finishing
                 ,
                 
                   Thomas
                   Birket
                
                 and
                 
                   Theophilus
                   Boulton
                
                 .
              
               
               
                 In
                 a
                 Vault
                 in
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 18.
                 day
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1625.
                 was
                 buried
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Westrow
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 and
                 Sheriffe
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 the
                 sonne
                 of
                 
                   Timothy
                   Westrow
                
                 ,
                 sometime
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 Parish
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Hatchments
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 Ensignes
                 as
                 were
                 to
                 his
                 name
                 and
                 degree
                 ,
                 hanging
                 over
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Neere
                   to
                   this
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   about
                   a
                   faire
                   Marble
                   stone
                   is
                   this
                   inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Iudith
                       Fowler
                    
                     ,
                     with
                     her
                     new
                     borne
                     sonne
                     ,
                     deceased
                     the
                     22.
                     of
                     November
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                       1613.
                       
                       Stilo
                       Angliae
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vpon
                   it
                   thus
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     She
                     was
                     borne
                     in
                     Antwerpe
                     ,
                     the
                     daughter
                     of
                     
                       Iohn
                       Schine
                    
                     ,
                     Merchant
                     (
                     stranger
                     )
                     of
                     Middlebroche
                     ,
                     and
                     Wife
                     of
                     
                       Iaspar
                       Fowler
                    
                     ,
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Mercer
                     of
                     London
                     ;
                     she
                     died
                     in
                     Childbed
                     in
                     the
                     faith
                     and
                     love
                     of
                     God.
                     Shee
                     left
                     behind
                     her
                     living
                     ,
                     one
                     onely
                     sonne
                     ,
                     and
                     one
                     daughter
                     ,
                     Richard
                     and
                     Cornelia
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Peters
                 Pauls
                 Wharfe
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 our
                 Lord
                 1625.
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 raigne
                 of
                 our
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 King
                 CHARLES
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Finch
                
                 
                   William
                   Stanfoy
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 There
                 is
                 a
                 very
                 faire
                 Table
                 of
                 the
                 Commandements
                 at
                 the
                 upper
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 dated
                 1619.
                 for
                 then
                 it
                 was
                 set
                 up
                 ,
                 standing
                 so
                 long
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 aforenamed
                 date
                 to
                 shrinke
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 then
                 finished
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     I
                     have
                     fought
                     a
                     good
                     fight
                     ,
                     I
                     have
                     finished
                     my
                     course
                     ,
                     I
                     have
                     kept
                     the
                     faith
                     .
                  
                   
                     From
                     henceforth
                     is
                     laid
                     up
                     for
                     me
                     a
                     Crowne
                     of
                     Righteousnesse
                     ,
                     which
                     the
                     Lord
                     ,
                     the
                     righteous
                     Iudge
                     shall
                     give
                     mee
                     at
                     that
                     day
                     ;
                     and
                     not
                     me
                     onely
                     ,
                     but
                     to
                     them
                     also
                     that
                     love
                     his
                     appearing
                     ,
                     2
                     Tim.
                     4.
                     7
                     ,
                     8.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Peters
                 Poore
                 .
              
               
                 THere
                 hath
                 beene
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 since
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 yeere
                 1615.
                 to
                 the
                 yeere
                 1630.
                 many
                 costly
                 repaires
                 and
                 charges
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1615.
                 this
                 Church
                 was
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 inlarged
                 in
                 the
                 breadth
                 eight
                 foot
                 and
                 better
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 taking
                 downe
                 of
                 the
                 North
                 wall
                 ,
                 and
                 over
                 a
                 slip
                 of
                 ground
                 that
                 formerly
                 lay
                 behind
                 it
                 so
                 farre
                 outward
                 ,
                 erecting
                 another
                 .
              
               
                 Vpon
                 the
                 foundation
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 wall
                 were
                 erected
                 new
                 Pillars
                 and
                 Arches
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 new
                 ,
                 a
                 faire
                 Roofe
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 empty
                 uselesse
                 and
                 rude
                 piece
                 of
                 ground
                 ,
                 being
                 turned
                 to
                 this
                 use
                 and
                 beauty
                 (
                 with
                 the
                 very
                 faire
                 Windowes
                 in
                 it
                 )
                 at
                 the
                 sole
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Garway
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 who
                 at
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 wall
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 Vault
                 (
                 made
                 likewise
                 at
                 his
                 owne
                 cost
                 )
                 lyes
                 under
                 his
                 faire
                 Monument
                 interred
                 .
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 this
                 I
                 le
                 was
                 400.
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1616.
                 this
                 new
                 I
                 le
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 whole
                 Church
                 was
                 new
                 pewed
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 great
                 Window
                 in
                 the
                 Chancell
                 enlarged
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1617.
                 the
                 Roofe
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 inside
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 thorowout
                 ,
                 was
                 richly
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeeres
                 1629.
                 and
                 1630.
                 the
                 Steeple
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 very
                 costly
                 Gallery
                 at
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 were
                 new
                 built
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Bells
                 new
                 cast
                 and
                 hung
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 all
                 this
                 amounting
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 1587.
                 pounds
                 and
                 upwards
                 ,
                 all
                 which
                 ,
                 deducting
                 the
                 400.
                 pounds
                 cost
                 of
                 the
                 I
                 le
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 .
              
               
                 
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Monument
                   at
                   the
                   upper
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   North
                   I
                   le
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Hic
                     vivit
                     Gulielmus
                     Garway
                     ,
                     Eques
                     Auratus
                     ,
                     Civis
                     Londinensis
                     ,
                     qui
                     Annos
                     egit
                     .
                     54.
                     cum
                     Elizabetha
                     Vxore
                     integerrima
                     ,
                     Filia
                     Thomae
                     Anderson
                     ,
                     Civis
                     etiam
                     Londinensis
                     ,
                     beatitudine
                     Lecti
                     fructifera
                     ,
                     Pater
                     erat
                     17.
                     liberorum
                     ,
                     illustre
                     probitatis
                     ,
                     &
                     pietatis
                     exemplar
                     ,
                     Industria
                     singulari
                     ,
                     universalem
                     expectavit
                     Mercaturam
                     .
                     Feliciter
                     magis
                     quam
                     avare
                     ,
                     bis
                     ad
                     Senatoriam
                     dignitatem
                     vocatus
                     ,
                     qui
                     Purpuram
                     recusavit
                     ,
                     nunc
                     triumphat
                     in
                     Albis
                     .
                     Tandem
                     postquam
                     Alam
                     hujus
                     Templi
                     sinistram
                     construxisset
                     ,
                     placide
                     corpus
                     suo
                     operi
                     ,
                     Animam
                     suo
                     opifici
                     reposuit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Anno
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     88.
                     
                     Domini
                     1625.
                     
                     Septemb.
                     26.
                     
                  
                   
                     Templa
                     Dei
                     in
                     terris
                     duo
                     sunt
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Ecclesia
                     ,
                     Corpus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vna
                     Domus
                     carnis
                     ,
                     cultus
                  
                   
                     domus
                     altera
                     ,
                     &
                     Ambo
                  
                   
                     Conveniunt
                     tumulo
                     ,
                  
                   
                     parvo
                     coeuntque
                     socello
                     .
                  
                   
                     Non
                     quaeras
                     igitur
                     Cineres
                  
                   
                     sub
                     cespite
                     Lector
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Est
                     templum
                     in
                     templo
                     clausum
                     ,
                  
                   
                     non
                     essa
                     sepulchre
                     .
                  
                   
                     Marmore
                     sublato
                     ,
                  
                   
                     subsellia
                     ,
                     porta
                     ,
                     columnae
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Ala
                     haec
                     ,
                     &
                     paries
                     ,
                     spatium
                  
                   
                     totum
                     ,
                     atque
                     Fenestrae
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Omnia
                     structorem
                     monstrant
                     ,
                  
                   
                     resonantque
                     patronum
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sic
                     tenet
                     immortalem
                     ,
                  
                   
                     &
                     mortalem
                     locus
                     idem
                     .
                  
                   
                     Conditur
                     in
                     Templo
                     quod
                     condidit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     &
                     Monumentum
                  
                   
                     Hoc
                     unum
                     vitae
                     ,
                     &
                     mortis
                  
                   
                     commune
                     Relinquit
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   North
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   upon
                   a
                   faire
                   Marble
                   Stone
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     As
                     in
                     a
                     Sheafe
                     of
                     Arrowes
                     .
                  
                   
                     Vis
                     unita
                     Fortior
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     band
                     of
                     love
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     unitor
                     of
                     brethren
                     .
                  
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Thomas
                       Harvy
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     Merchant
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Who
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     the
                     2.
                     of
                     Feb.
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1622.
                     
                  
                   
                     With
                     his
                     first
                     Wife
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     (
                     the
                     Daughter
                     of
                     
                       Nic.
                       Exton
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     Merchant
                     )
                     she
                     died
                     the
                     first
                     of
                     Ianuary
                     Anno
                     1618.
                     
                  
                   
                     He
                     was
                     a
                     faithfull
                     man
                     ,
                     and
                     feared
                     God
                     above
                     many
                     ,
                     Ier.
                     7.
                     2.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   at
                   the
                   upper
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                   Anno
                   1624.
                   
                   Aetatis
                   54.
                   
                   A
                   Memoriall
                   Of
                   the
                   Worshipfull
                   Master
                   Robert
                   Wadson
                   ,
                   late
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Merchant-Taylor
                   of
                   London
                   .
                   Epitaphium
                   .
                
                 
                   So
                   fraile
                   and
                   brittle
                
                 
                   is
                   the
                   life
                   of
                   man
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   who
                   lives
                   longest
                
                 
                   liveth
                   but
                   a
                   span
                   ;
                
                 
                   In
                   yout
                   and
                   age
                   all
                   dye
                   ,
                
                 
                   God
                   hath
                   so
                   doom'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   Earth
                   returnes
                   to
                   Earth
                
                 
                   to
                   be
                   intomb'd
                   .
                
                 
                   Wadson
                   ,
                   who
                   of
                   that
                   substance
                
                 
                   was
                   compos'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lies
                   in
                   his
                   Mothers
                   Center
                
                 
                   here
                   inclos'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   sheet
                   doth
                   hide
                   his
                   face
                   ,
                
                 
                   but
                   not
                   his
                   fame
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Grave
                   containes
                   his
                   corps
                   ,
                
                 
                   not
                   his
                   good
                   name
                   :
                
                 
                   For
                   his
                   good
                   name
                   outlives
                
                 
                   (
                   O
                   blessed
                   man
                   )
                
                 
                   When
                   others
                   good
                   names
                   dye
                
                 
                   before
                   they
                   can
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   sixt
                   of
                   Ianuary
                
                 
                   (
                   that
                   fatall
                   day
                   )
                
                 
                   Sixteene
                   hundred
                   twenty
                   foure
                   ,
                
                 
                   he
                   did
                   pay
                
                 
                   The
                   debt
                   to
                   Nature
                   ,
                
                 
                   which
                   all
                   men
                   doe
                   know
                   ,
                
                 
                   He
                   was
                   no
                   sooner
                   borne
                
                 
                   but
                   he
                   did
                   owe.
                
                 
                   If
                   Vertues
                   could
                   have
                   staied
                
                 
                   the
                   hand
                   of
                   Death
                   ,
                
                 
                   Then
                   Wadson
                   still
                
                 
                   had
                   drawne
                   his
                   vitall
                   breath
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   His
                   soule
                   above
                   ,
                
                 
                   his
                   worths
                   doe
                   here
                   remaine
                   ,
                
                 
                   Till
                   Christ
                   shall
                   come
                
                 
                   to
                   raise
                   him
                   up
                   againe
                   :
                
                 
                   Thus
                   he
                   enjoyes
                
                 
                   Heav'ns
                   immortality
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   here
                   on
                   Earth
                   ,
                
                 
                   Earths
                   happy
                   memory
                   .
                
                 
                   Post
                   varios
                   vitae
                   casus
                   ,
                
                 
                   dabit
                   urna
                   quietem
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Stevens
                 Colemanstreet
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 (
                 in
                 many
                 parts
                 of
                 it
                 )
                 carefully
                 repaired
                 ,
                 and
                 thorowout
                 fairely
                 and
                 commendably
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 proper
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1622.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Francis
                   Wheeler
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Newton
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 And
                 further
                 inriched
                 and
                 beautified
                 with
                 a
                 very
                 faire
                 Gallery
                 in
                 the
                 South
                 I
                 le
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1629.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Kay
                
                 
                   Robert
                   Daukes
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   Chancell
                   lyeth
                   buried
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   Master
                   
                     Samuel
                     Aldersey
                  
                   ,
                   Merchant
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Haberdasher
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   Iuly
                   25.
                   1633.
                   
                
                 
                   His
                   Hatchments
                   and
                   Ensignes
                   proper
                   to
                   his
                   Name
                   and
                   estate
                   hanging
                   over
                   him
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   To
                   the
                   memory
                   Of
                   that
                   ancient
                   Servant
                   to
                   the
                   City
                   ,
                   with
                   his
                   Pen
                   ,
                   in
                   divers
                   imployments
                   ,
                   especially
                   the
                   Survey
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   Master
                   Anthony
                   Munday
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Draper
                   of
                   London
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     He
                     that
                     hath
                     many
                     an
                  
                   
                     ancient
                     Tombstone
                     read
                     ,
                  
                   
                     (
                     i
                     th
                     labour
                     seeming
                     ,
                     more
                  
                   
                     among
                     the
                     dead
                  
                   
                     To
                     live
                     ,
                     than
                     with
                     the
                     living
                     )
                  
                   
                     that
                     survaid
                  
                   
                     Obstruse
                     Antiquities
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     ore
                     them
                     laid
                  
                   
                     Such
                     vive
                     and
                     beauteous
                     colours
                  
                   
                     with
                     his
                     Pen
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     (
                     spite
                     of
                     time
                     )
                  
                   
                     those
                     old
                     are
                     new
                     agen
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vnder
                     this
                     Marble
                     lies
                     inter'd
                     :
                  
                   
                     His
                     Tombe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Clayming
                     (
                     as
                     worthily
                     it
                     may
                     )
                  
                   
                     this
                     roome
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Among
                     those
                     many
                  
                   
                     Monuments
                     his
                     Quill
                  
                   
                     Has
                     so
                     reviv'd
                     ,
                  
                   
                     helping
                     now
                     to
                     fill
                  
                   
                     A
                     place
                     (
                     with
                     those
                     )
                  
                   
                     in
                     his
                     Survay
                     :
                     in
                     which
                  
                   
                     He
                     has
                     a
                     Monument
                     ,
                  
                   
                     more
                     faire
                     ,
                     more
                     rich
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Than
                     polisht
                     Stones
                  
                   
                     could
                     make
                     him
                     ,
                     where
                     he
                     lies
                  
                   
                     Though
                     dead
                     ,
                     still
                     living
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     in
                     That
                     ,
                     nere
                     dyes
                     .
                  
                   
                     Obiit
                     Anno
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     80.
                     
                     Domini
                     1633.
                     
                     Augusti
                     10.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     Queene
                     of
                     
                       England
                       ,
                       France
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                     Daugter
                     to
                     King
                     Henry
                     the
                     eighth
                     ,
                     and
                     Grandchild
                     of
                     King
                     Henry
                     the
                     seventh
                     ,
                     by
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     eldest
                     Daughter
                     of
                     Edward
                     the
                     fourth
                     ,
                     Having
                     restored
                     true
                     Religion
                     ,
                     reduced
                     Coyne
                     to
                     the
                     just
                     value
                     ,
                     assisted
                     France
                     and
                     the
                     Low-Countries
                     ,
                     and
                     overcame
                     the
                     Spanish
                     invincible
                     Navy
                     ,
                     enriched
                     all
                     England
                     ;
                     and
                     administered
                     most
                     prudently
                     the
                     Imperiall
                     State
                     thereof
                     45.
                     yeeres
                     in
                     true
                     piety
                     ,
                     In
                     the
                     70.
                     yeere
                     of
                     her
                     age
                     ,
                     in
                     most
                     happy
                     and
                     peaceable
                     manner
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     ,
                     leaving
                     her
                     mortall
                     parts
                     interred
                     in
                     the
                     famous
                     Church
                     of
                     Westminster
                     ,
                     till
                     the
                     second
                     comming
                     of
                     Christ
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     If
                     Royall
                     Vertues
                     ever
                     crown'd
                     a
                     Crowne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     If
                     ever
                     Mildnesse
                     shin'd
                     in
                     Majesty
                     ,
                  
                   
                     If
                     ever
                     Honour
                     honour'd
                     true
                     Renowne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     If
                     ever
                     Courage
                     dwelt
                     with
                     Clemency
                     ,
                  
                   
                     If
                     ever
                     Princesse
                     put
                     all
                     Princes
                     downe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     For
                     temperance
                     ,
                     prowesse
                     ,
                     prudence
                     ,
                     equity
                     ,
                  
                   
                     This
                     ,
                     this
                     was
                     she
                     ,
                     that
                     in
                     despight
                     of
                     death
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Lives
                     still
                     admir'd
                     ,
                     ador'd
                     ,
                     ELIZABETH
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     I
                     have
                     fought
                     a
                     good
                     fight
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                     2
                     Tim.
                     7
                     ,
                     8.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Stevens
                 Walbrooke
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 within
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 12.
                 yeeres
                 past
                 ,
                 hath
                 had
                 these
                 many
                 and
                 costly
                 repaires
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 first
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1622.
                 all
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 two
                 side
                 Iles
                 ,
                 as
                 farre
                 as
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 repaired
                 ;
                 the
                 Pulpit
                 ,
                 Pewes
                 ,
                 and
                 Communion
                 Table
                 new
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 all
                 this
                 amounting
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 126.
                 
                   li.
                   15.
                   s.
                   6.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   Tobias
                   Massie
                
                 
                   Affable
                   Fairecloughe
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1623.
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 two
                 Windowes
                 new
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 certaine
                 other
                 Windowes
                 repaired
                 ,
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 this
                 amounting
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 16.
                 li.
                 and
                 upwards
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Tobias
                   Massie
                
                 
                   Griffith
                   Morgan
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1626.
                 the
                 whole
                 body
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 was
                 new
                 Pewed
                 ,
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 it
                 amounting
                 to
                 333.
                 li.
                 and
                 upwards
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Warner
                
                 
                   Ellis
                   Southerton
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1632.
                 the
                 repaire
                 of
                 the
                 Steeple
                 ,
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 the
                 Tower
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 repaires
                 and
                 mendings
                 ,
                 amounted
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 35.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Booker
                
                 
                   Richard
                   Winston
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 whole
                 cost
                 of
                 these
                 Repaires
                 510.
                 
                   li.
                   15.
                   s.
                   6.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 
              
            
             
               
                 S.
                 Swithins
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 hath
                 had
                 no
                 repaire
                 since
                 the
                 yeeres
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1607.
                 and
                 1608.
                 
                 In
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 which
                 it
                 was
                 begunne
                 to
                 be
                 repaired
                 ,
                 
                   Richard
                   Glover
                
                 and
                 
                   Thomas
                   Wood
                
                 Churchwardens
                 :
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 last
                 fully
                 beautified
                 and
                 finished
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Wood
                
                 
                   Richard
                   Hewit
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Monument
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   inscription
                   .
                   This
                   Monument
                
                 
                   
                     Was
                     erected
                     at
                     the
                     sole
                     cost
                     and
                     charges
                     of
                     Ione
                     ,
                     Lady
                     Bolles
                     ,
                     in
                     memory
                     of
                     her
                     late
                     deare
                     and
                     worthy
                     Husband
                     ,
                     the
                     Right
                     Worshipfull
                     ,
                     Sir
                     
                       George
                       Bolles
                    
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     sometimes
                     Lord
                     Maior
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     a
                     Gentleman
                     worthily
                     descended
                     ,
                     of
                     an
                     ancient
                     and
                     unblamed
                     Family
                     ,
                     seated
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     which
                     Lady
                     Ione
                     was
                     the
                     eldest
                     Daughter
                     of
                     that
                     worthy
                     &
                     famous
                     deceased
                     Knight
                     ,
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Hart
                    
                     ,
                     sometimes
                     likewise
                     Lord
                     Maior
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     and
                     both
                     Brothers
                     of
                     the
                     Right
                     Worshipfull
                     Fraternity
                     of
                     the
                     Grocers
                     .
                     Two
                     branches
                     of
                     that
                     vertuous
                     Stem
                     now
                     flourishing
                     :
                     his
                     Son
                     
                       Iohn
                       Bolles
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     now
                     living
                     at
                     Skampton
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     and
                     his
                     eldest
                     Daughter
                     Anne
                     ,
                     the
                     Wife
                     of
                     Captaine
                     
                       Humphry
                       Smith
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     Grocer
                     ,
                     who
                     deceased
                     the
                     first
                     of
                     September
                     1621.
                     being
                     aged
                     83.
                     yeeres
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Epitaph
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Honour
                     ,
                     In●●grity
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Compassion
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Those
                     three
                     fil'd
                     up
                  
                   
                     the
                     life
                     time
                     of
                     this
                     man
                     :
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Honour
                     ,
                     the
                     grave
                  
                   
                     Praetorship
                     he
                     bare
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Which
                     he
                     discharg'd
                     with
                  
                   
                     Conscience
                     ,
                     Truth
                     ,
                     and
                     Care
                     ,
                  
                   
                     He
                     posses'd
                     Earth
                     ,
                  
                   
                     as
                     he
                     might
                     Heaven
                     possesse
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Wise
                     to
                     doe
                     right
                     ,
                  
                   
                     but
                     never
                     to
                     oppresse
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     His
                     Charity
                     was
                     better
                  
                   
                     felt
                     than
                     knowne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     For
                     when
                     he
                     gave
                     ,
                  
                   
                     there
                     was
                     no
                     Trumpet
                     blown
                     .
                  
                   
                     What
                     more
                     can
                     be
                     compriz'd
                  
                   
                     in
                     one
                     mans
                     fame
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     crowne
                     a
                     soule
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     leave
                     a
                     living
                     name
                     ?
                  
                   
                     All
                     his
                     just
                     praise
                  
                   
                     in
                     her
                     life
                     may
                     be
                     read
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     true
                     Wife
                     of
                     his
                     worth
                  
                   
                     as
                     of
                     his
                     bed
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Over
                   against
                   the
                   other
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   is
                   a
                   faire
                   Monument
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                   Epitaphium
                
                 
                   
                     Generosi
                     ,
                     &
                     summae
                     spei
                     juvenis
                     ,
                     Georgii
                     Bolles
                     Armigeri
                     ,
                     Domini
                     Iohannis
                     Bolles
                     ,
                     Baronetti
                     ,
                     de
                     Skampton
                     in
                     Comitatu
                     Lincolniensi
                     ,
                     &
                     Dominae
                     Katharinae
                     Vxoris
                     Filii
                     primogeniti
                     ,
                     qui
                     cùm
                     ageret
                     Annum
                     Aetatis
                     vicessimum
                     ,
                     exiit
                     ex
                     hac
                     vita
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1632.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Nil
                     opus
                     hos
                     cineres
                     ,
                  
                   
                     florum
                     decorare
                     corollis
                     :
                  
                   
                     Flos
                     ,
                     hîc
                     compositus
                  
                   
                     qui
                     jacet
                     ipse
                     fuit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Moribus
                     ,
                     Ingenio
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Naturâ
                     suavis
                     ,
                     aperto
                  
                   
                     Pectore
                     ,
                     cui
                     niveus
                  
                   
                     nilnisi
                     Candor
                     ,
                     erat
                     .
                  
                   
                     Quem
                     Sidneiani
                     spatiis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     umbraque
                     lycei
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Artibus
                     excoluit
                  
                   
                     Granta
                     diserta
                     suis
                     .
                  
                   
                     Bis
                     denos
                     vitae
                     ,
                     nondum
                  
                   
                     numer
                     averat
                     Annos
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Cum
                     brevis
                     extremum
                  
                   
                     clauderet
                     hora
                     diem
                     .
                  
                   
                     O
                     quantos
                     gemit
                     usque
                     suis
                  
                   
                     luctusque
                     reliquit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Tam
                     properè
                     Angelices
                  
                   
                     dum
                     sitit
                     ire
                     domos
                     .
                  
                   
                     Euge
                     Beate
                     ,
                     tuo
                     cum
                     Christo
                  
                   
                     sorte
                     fruaris
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sentiat
                     &
                     similem
                     ,
                  
                   
                     qui
                     legit
                     ista
                     sitim
                     .
                  
                   
                     Ri.
                     Dugard
                     ,
                     Moerens
                     composuit
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Apostle
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1630.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Henry
                   Whaley
                
                 
                   Robert
                   Perkins
                   
                     
                       Churchwardes
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 it
                 amounting
                 to
                 neere
                 300.
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   Royall
                   Vertues
                   ever
                   crown'd
                   a
                   Crowne
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   ever
                   Mildnesse
                   shin'd
                   in
                   Majesty
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   ever
                   Honour
                   honour'd
                   true
                   Renowne
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   ever
                   Courage
                   dwelt
                   with
                   Clemency
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   ever
                   Princesse
                   put
                   all
                   Princes
                   downe
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   Temperance
                   ,
                   prowesse
                   ,
                   prudence
                   ,
                   equity
                   ,
                
                 
                   This
                   ,
                   this
                   was
                   she
                   ,
                   that
                   in
                   despight
                   of
                   death
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lives
                   stilladmir'd
                   ,
                   ador'd
                   ,
                   ELIZABETH
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     If
                     prayers
                     or
                     teares
                  
                   
                     of
                     subjects
                     had
                     prevail'd
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     save
                     a
                     Princesse
                  
                   
                     through
                     the
                     world
                     esteem'd
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Then
                     Atropos
                  
                   
                     in
                     cutting
                     here
                     had
                     fail'd
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     had
                     not
                     cut
                     her
                     thred
                     ,
                  
                   
                     but
                     beene
                     redeem'd
                     ,
                  
                   
                     But
                     pale
                     fac'd
                     Death
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     cruell
                     churlish
                     Fate
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     Prince
                     and
                     people
                  
                   
                     brings
                     the
                     latest
                     date
                     .
                  
                   
                     Yet
                     spite
                     of
                     Death
                     and
                     Fate
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Fame
                     will
                     display
                  
                   
                     Her
                     gracious
                     Vertues
                  
                   
                     through
                     the
                     world
                     for
                     aye
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Monumentum
                   Elizabethae
                   Angliae
                   Reginae
                   .
                   As
                   in
                   a
                   Booke
                   .
                   Psal
                   .
                   112.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     righteous
                     shall
                     bee
                     had
                     in
                     everlasting
                     remembrance
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   one
                   side
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Spaines
                     rod
                     ,
                     Romes
                     ruine
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Netherlands
                     reliefe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Heavens
                     Iem
                     ,
                     Earths
                     Ioy
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Worlds
                     wonder
                     ,
                     Natures
                     chiefe
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Britaines
                     Blessing
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Englands
                     Splendor
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Religions
                     Nurse
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     Faiths
                     Desendor
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vnder
                   her
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Many
                     Daughters
                     have
                     done
                     well
                     ,
                     but
                     thou
                     excellest
                     them
                     all
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Trinity
                 Parish
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 &
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1626.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Salbye
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Allam
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 This
                 Church
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1606.
                 was
                 so
                 lamentably
                 decayed
                 and
                 perished
                 ,
                 that
                 (
                 in
                 that
                 great
                 necessity
                 of
                 it
                 )
                 they
                 were
                 constrained
                 to
                 pull
                 it
                 downe
                 to
                 the
                 ground
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 with
                 what
                 speed
                 they
                 could
                 ,
                 with
                 much
                 care
                 and
                 cost
                 to
                 rebuild
                 it
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 the
                 yeeres
                 of
                 1607.
                 and
                 1608.
                 was
                 finished
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 South
                 I
                 le
                 in
                 the
                 wall
                 ,
                 hang
                 two
                 large
                 Tables
                 ,
                 the
                 one
                 shewing
                 the
                 Contributions
                 of
                 all
                 her
                 owne
                 Parishioners
                 ;
                 the
                 other
                 the
                 Contributions
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Parishes
                 within
                 and
                 without
                 London
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 rebuilding
                 of
                 it
                 ;
                 the
                 particular
                 summes
                 of
                 every
                 man
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 every
                 Parish
                 in
                 the
                 last
                 ,
                 there
                 fairely
                 set
                 downe
                 before
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Richard
                   Owfall
                
                 
                   George
                   Haeffeld
                   
                     
                       then
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 pious
                 worke
                 also
                 ,
                 the
                 worshipfull
                 Companies
                 of
                 the
                 Merchant-Taylors
                 and
                 Vinteners
                 were
                 very
                 free
                 and
                 bounteous
                 Benefactors
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 also
                 these
                 Aldermen
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Sir
                   Thomas
                   Cambell
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   Iohn
                   Swinnerton
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   Iohn
                   Gore
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   William
                   Craven
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   Thomas
                   Middleton
                   .
                
              
               
                 Their
                 Names
                 and
                 Armes
                 standing
                 in
                 a
                 faire
                 Window
                 at
                 the
                 upper
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 Review
                 also
                 of
                 the
                 sixteene
                 Parishes
                 without
                 the
                 Walls
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Andrew
                   Holborne
                   .
                
                 
                   THis
                   Church
                   hath
                   had
                   no
                   repaire
                   or
                   cost
                   bestowed
                   upon
                   it
                   (
                   worthy
                   any
                   record
                   or
                   memory
                   )
                   for
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   many
                   yeeres
                   ;
                   indeed
                   so
                   many
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   many
                   decayed
                   parts
                   &
                   places
                   of
                   it
                   ,
                   call
                   rather
                   for
                   a
                   Rebuilding
                   ,
                   than
                   a
                   Repairing
                   .
                   Which
                   is
                   (
                   as
                   I
                   am
                   told
                   )
                   now
                   providing
                   for
                   ;
                   the
                   Parishioners
                   purposing
                   very
                   shortly
                   to
                   pull
                   it
                   all
                   downe
                   ,
                   and
                   rebuild
                   ,
                   enlarge
                   ,
                   and
                   enrich
                   it
                   ,
                   with
                   that
                   beauty
                   that
                   becomes
                   so
                   great
                   a
                   worke
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   the
                   great
                   God
                   Almighty
                   .
                
                 
                   What
                   I
                   have
                   heard
                   ,
                   I
                   relate
                   ,
                   and
                   beleeve
                   ,
                   both
                   for
                   the
                   truth
                   and
                   speed
                   :
                   which
                   when
                   it
                   begins
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   progression
                   and
                   finishing
                   ,
                   the
                   blessing
                   of
                   God
                   goe
                   with
                   it
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   comely
                   Monument
                   upon
                   a
                   Pillar
                   in
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   Aspice
                   ,
                   Respice
                   ,
                   Prespice
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Neere
                     to
                     this
                     place
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Elizabeth
                       Ade
                    
                     ,
                     late
                     the
                     wife
                     of
                     
                       Iohn
                       Ade
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Doddington
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Gentleman
                     :
                     and
                     eldest
                     daughter
                     of
                     
                       Thomas
                       Waller
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Beckonfield
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Buckingham
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     who
                     in
                     her
                     time
                     was
                     the
                     Mirror
                     of
                     her
                     Sex
                     ,
                     repleat
                     with
                     all
                     the
                     gifts
                     that
                     Grace
                     or
                     Nature
                     could
                     affoord
                     :
                     Religious
                     towards
                     God
                     ,
                     and
                     charitable
                     towards
                     men
                     ;
                     loving
                     and
                     faithfull
                     to
                     her
                     Husband
                     ,
                     beloved
                     of
                     all
                     ,
                     hated
                     of
                     none
                     .
                  
                   
                     This
                     world
                     not
                     worthy
                     of
                     her
                     ,
                     she
                     was
                     translated
                     to
                     a
                     better
                     ,
                     the
                     third
                     of
                     May
                     ,
                     1619.
                     and
                     about
                     the
                     32.
                     yeere
                     of
                     her
                     age
                     ,
                     leaving
                     by
                     her
                     death
                     a
                     most
                     infortunate
                     Husband
                     ,
                     three
                     Sonnes
                     ,
                     
                       Iohn
                       ,
                       Edward
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Nicholas
                     ,
                     
                     and
                     foure
                     Daughters
                     ,
                     
                       Dorothy
                       ,
                       Elizabeth
                       ,
                       Mary
                    
                     and
                     Francis.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Whosoever
                     thou
                     art
                     ,
                     that
                     passest
                     by
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Learne
                     here
                     to
                     live
                     ,
                     and
                     here
                     to
                     dye
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Quire
                   ,
                   upon
                   a
                   faire
                   Marble
                   stone
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lies
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Christopher
                       Sherland
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     Reader
                     of
                     
                       Greyes
                       Inne
                    
                     ,
                     who
                     died
                     the
                     27.
                     day
                     of
                     Ianuary
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                    
                     1631.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   a
                   stone
                   neere
                   unto
                   the
                   other
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     the
                     Body
                     of
                     
                       Henry
                       Topham
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Readers
                     of
                     
                       Greyes
                       Inne
                    
                     ,
                     who
                     died
                     the
                     first
                     day
                     of
                     May
                     ,
                     Anno
                     1612.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vpon
                   a
                   Brasse
                   plate
                   ,
                   neere
                   the
                   North
                   doore
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lies
                     a
                     Maid
                     ,
                  
                   
                     for
                     Heaven
                     by
                     her
                     pure
                     life
                  
                   
                     So
                     fit
                     ,
                     she
                     could
                     not
                     stay
                  
                   
                     to
                     be
                     a
                     Wife
                     ;
                  
                   
                     And
                     with
                     her
                     ,
                     halfe
                     a
                     man
                  
                   
                     lies
                     buried
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     is
                     but
                     halfe
                     himselfe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     now
                     she
                     is
                     dead
                     :
                  
                   
                     His
                     other
                     halfe
                     lives
                  
                   
                     but
                     in
                     hope
                     to
                     be
                  
                   
                     Inclosed
                     in
                     this
                     Vrne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     as
                     well
                     as
                     she
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     In
                     losing
                     her
                     ,
                     the
                     Lovets
                  
                   
                     lost
                     a
                     Iemme
                     ,
                  
                   
                     A
                     Margarite
                     ,
                     too
                     rich
                  
                   
                     (
                     indeed
                     )
                     for
                     Them
                     ,
                  
                   
                     But
                     not
                     for
                     Him
                     ,
                     to
                     whom
                  
                   
                     she
                     went
                     from
                     hence
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vsher'd
                     by
                     Faith
                     ,
                     Hope
                     ,
                     Love
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     Innocence
                     .
                  
                   
                     Then
                     you
                     that
                     are
                     her
                     friends
                     ,
                  
                   
                     your
                     Griefe
                     forget
                     ,
                  
                   
                     In
                     Heaven
                     your
                     Margarite
                  
                   
                     is
                     richly
                     set
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Obiit
                     4.
                     die
                     Februarii
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     ,
                     1631.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Bartholomew
                 the
                 Great
                 .
              
               
                 OF
                 this
                 Church
                 we
                 are
                 certainly
                 informed
                 ,
                 that
                 from
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 1622.
                 to
                 this
                 present
                 1633.
                 there
                 hath
                 not
                 beene
                 a
                 yeere
                 in
                 the
                 passage
                 of
                 which
                 ,
                 there
                 hath
                 not
                 beene
                 (
                 in
                 one
                 part
                 or
                 another
                 of
                 it
                 )
                 a
                 great
                 deale
                 of
                 money
                 expended
                 .
              
               
                 What
                 was
                 done
                 in
                 every
                 particular
                 yeere
                 ,
                 I
                 doe
                 not
                 certainly
                 know
                 ,
                 but
                 what
                 I
                 could
                 learne
                 take
                 thus
                 :
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1620.
                 the
                 Porch
                 at
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 was
                 new
                 built
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 the
                 yere
                 1632.
                 was
                 againe
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1622.
                 the
                 inside
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 was
                 new
                 painted
                 ,
                 richly
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1624.
                 the
                 Gallery
                 at
                 the
                 lower
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 was
                 rebuilded
                 ,
                 very
                 much
                 enlarged
                 ,
                 and
                 beautified
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeeres
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1625.
                 and
                 1626.
                 great
                 cost
                 was
                 bestowed
                 in
                 Lead
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Plumbers
                 labour
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1628.
                 the
                 Steeple
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 being
                 formerly
                 part
                 of
                 Stone
                 ,
                 and
                 part
                 of
                 Timber
                 ,
                 the
                 upper
                 part
                 especially
                 Timber
                 ,
                 being
                 all
                 ruined
                 and
                 decayed
                 ,
                 was
                 pulled
                 downe
                 to
                 the
                 very
                 foundation
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 new
                 re-builded
                 of
                 Bricke
                 and
                 Free-stone
                 ,
                 very
                 richly
                 and
                 fairely
                 finished
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 the
                 East
                 I
                 le
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 other
                 parts
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 (
                 very
                 defective
                 )
                 were
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 this
                 yeere
                 amounting
                 to
                 698.
                 pounds
                 and
                 upward
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Richard
                   Glover
                
                 
                   Richard
                   Toppin
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   Monument
                   in
                   the
                   North
                   I
                   le
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   Sacred
                   to
                   the
                   memory
                   of
                   that
                   worthy
                   and
                   learned
                   ,
                   
                     Francis
                     Anthony
                  
                   ,
                   Doctor
                   in
                   Physicke
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     There
                     needs
                     no
                     Verse
                  
                   
                     to
                     beautifie
                     thy
                     praise
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Or
                     keepe
                     in
                     memory
                  
                   
                     thy
                     spotlesse
                     Name
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Religion
                     ,
                     Vertue
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     thy
                     skill
                     did
                     raise
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   
                     A
                     threefold
                     pillar
                  
                   
                     to
                     thy
                     lasting
                     fame
                     :
                  
                   
                     Though
                     poysonous
                     envy
                  
                   
                     ever
                     sought
                     to
                     blame
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Or
                     hide
                     the
                     fruits
                  
                   
                     of
                     thy
                     intention
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Yet
                     shall
                     all
                     they
                  
                   
                     commend
                     that
                     high
                     designe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Of
                     purest
                     Gold
                  
                   
                     to
                     make
                     a
                     Medicine
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     feele
                     thy
                     helpe
                  
                   
                     by
                     that
                     thy
                     rare
                     invention
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hee
                     died
                     the
                     26.
                     of
                     May
                     1623.
                     his
                     age
                     74.
                     
                  
                   
                     His
                     loving
                     Sonne
                     ,
                     
                       Iohn
                       Anthony
                    
                     ,
                     Doctor
                     in
                     Physicke
                     ,
                     left
                     this
                     remembrance
                     of
                     his
                     sorrow
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Another
                   Monument
                   neere
                   the
                   Pulpit
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Roberto
                     R.
                     F.
                     Chamberlanio
                     ,
                     Iacobi
                     Magno-Britanici
                     ,
                     Francici
                     ,
                     Hibernici
                     ,
                     Pii
                     Foelicis
                     semper
                     Augusti
                     Inauguratione
                     Nobiliss
                     .
                     De
                     Balneo
                     ordinis
                     Militi
                     ,
                     Castelli
                     de
                     Sherburne
                     in
                     Agro
                     Oxoniensi
                     Domino
                     ,
                     ab
                     Antiquiss
                     .
                     Tankevillae
                     in
                     Normandia
                     Comitib
                     .
                     longa
                     Majerum
                     serie
                     demisso
                     .
                     Quantecunque
                     fortunae
                     capaci
                     Animo
                     Magna
                     nato
                     ,
                     nec
                     vir●utibus
                     Minorib
                     .
                     Quas
                     dum
                     sibi
                     ,
                     suisque
                     fovet
                     ,
                     exteras
                     Nationes
                     complurimas
                     lustravit
                     ,
                     Morum
                     Calidus
                     Linguarumque
                     .
                     Terram
                     postremo
                     sanctam
                     ,
                     &
                     sepulcrum
                     domini
                     venerandus
                     adiit
                     ,
                     sumque
                     (
                     Heufata
                     )
                     quale
                     ,
                     aut
                     ubi
                     incomperto
                     Reperiit
                     ,
                     littore
                     siquidem
                     solvens
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Virginei
                     partus
                     ,
                     161●
                     .
                     Tripolim
                     inter
                     Cyprumque
                     (
                     quantum
                     Conjici
                     fas
                     est
                     )
                     fatorum
                     an
                     hominum
                     inclementia
                     ,
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Coelebs
                   à
                   suis
                   procul
                   periit
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Tam
                     dulcis
                     olim
                     contubernii
                     memor
                     ,
                     tantoque
                     dolori
                     &
                     desiderio
                     impar
                     ,
                     Amico
                     Amicus
                     merenti
                     Moerens
                     .
                     P.
                     
                  
                   
                     Vixit
                     Annos
                     circiter
                     30.
                     
                  
                   
                     Coelo
                     tegitur
                     qui
                     non
                     habet
                     urnam
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   in
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   close
                   by
                   the
                   Vestry
                   doore
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     interred
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Elizabeth
                       Freshwater
                    
                     ,
                     late
                     Wife
                     of
                     
                       Thomas
                       Freshwater
                    
                     of
                     Heubridge
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Essex
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     eldest
                     Daughter
                     of
                     
                       Iohn
                       Orme
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     this
                     Parish
                     ,
                     Gentleman
                     ,
                     and
                     Mary
                     his
                     wife
                     .
                     She
                     died
                     the
                     16.
                     day
                     of
                     May
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Domini
                    
                     ,
                     1617.
                     being
                     of
                     the
                     age
                     of
                     26.
                     yeeres
                     .
                  
                   
                     Mors
                     properans
                     ,
                     quali
                  
                   
                     tinxisti
                     tela
                     veneno
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vt
                     sic
                     trina
                     uno
                  
                   
                     vulnere
                     praeda
                     cadat
                     :
                  
                   
                     Vnam
                     saeva
                     feris
                     ,
                     sed
                     &
                     uno
                  
                   
                     hoc
                     occidit
                     Ictu
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vxor
                     dulcis
                     ,
                     Amans
                     filia
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Chara
                     soror
                     .
                  
                   
                     Here
                     also
                     lieth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     
                       Iohn
                       Orme
                    
                     ,
                     who
                     died
                     the
                     12.
                     of
                     Ianuary
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                    
                     1617.
                     
                     And
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     
                       Mary
                       Orme
                    
                     ,
                     who
                     died
                     the
                     16.
                     of
                     Aprill
                     ,
                     1618.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vpon
                   a
                   faire
                   Marble
                   Stone
                   close
                   by
                   the
                   last
                   Monument
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Hîc
                     jacet
                     Nicholas
                     Orme
                     ,
                     de
                     Hospitio
                     Lincolniensi
                     Armiger
                     ,
                     qui
                     postquam
                     Annos
                     28.
                     explevisset
                     4.
                     die
                     Februarii
                     ,
                     Anno
                     salutis
                     1628.
                     expiravit
                     ;
                     &
                     jam
                     placidè
                     requiescit
                     unà
                     cum
                     utroque
                     parente
                     ,
                     duobus
                     fratribus
                     ,
                     unâ
                     sorore
                     ,
                     &
                     duobus
                     sobrinis
                     ,
                     ex
                     Thoma
                     Gundroy
                     Generose
                     oriundis
                     ,
                     qui
                     quod
                     motale
                     in
                     illis
                     fuit
                     ,
                     hoc
                     in
                     pulvere
                     prius
                     deposuerunt
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vpon
                   a
                   faire
                   Stone
                   close
                   to
                   the
                   other
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   figure
                   of
                   a
                   Rose
                   .
                
                 
                   Oritur
                   &
                   Moritur
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Abigall
                       Coult
                    
                     ,
                     the
                     Daughter
                     of
                     
                       Maximilian
                       Coult
                    
                     ,
                     who
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     the
                     19.
                     day
                     of
                     March
                     ,
                     1629.
                     in
                     the
                     16.
                     yeere
                     of
                     her
                     Virginity
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Bartholomew
                 the
                 Lesse
                 .
              
               
                 OF
                 this
                 Church
                 I
                 can
                 say
                 but
                 little
                 ;
                 receiving
                 in
                 my
                 enquiry
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 touching
                 its
                 repaire
                 and
                 
                 beauty
                 ,
                 so
                 little
                 and
                 so
                 sleight
                 an
                 answer
                 ;
                 for
                 all
                 that
                 I
                 could
                 get
                 ,
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 might
                 best
                 have
                 informed
                 mee
                 ,
                 was
                 ,
                 that
                 either
                 for
                 Monument
                 or
                 cost
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 nothing
                 they
                 thought
                 ,
                 worth
                 the
                 Recording
                 .
              
               
                 My
                 carefull
                 inquiry
                 and
                 entreats
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 knowledge
                 of
                 that
                 that
                 was
                 ,
                 prevailing
                 no
                 farther
                 with
                 them
                 :
                 If
                 any
                 man
                 seeme
                 offended
                 ,
                 that
                 I
                 speake
                 neither
                 more
                 or
                 better
                 ,
                 hee
                 sees
                 where
                 to
                 place
                 his
                 displeasure
                 .
              
               
                 Notwithstanding
                 all
                 this
                 ,
                 though
                 I
                 cannot
                 point
                 upon
                 the
                 yeere
                 ,
                 yet
                 I
                 must
                 tell
                 you
                 ,
                 that
                 within
                 these
                 few
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 it
                 hath
                 had
                 some
                 repaire
                 and
                 beauty
                 ,
                 though
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 many
                 other
                 Churches
                 ,
                 the
                 cost
                 was
                 but
                 sleight
                 and
                 easie
                 :
                 yet
                 such
                 as
                 is
                 worth
                 remembrance
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 as
                 in
                 that
                 ,
                 it
                 yet
                 remaines
                 decent
                 and
                 comely
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 S.
                 Brides
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 part
                 of
                 it
                 richly
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 proper
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeeres
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1630.
                 1631.
                 and
                 1632.
                 
                 In
                 the
                 last
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Lee
                  
                   
                     Thomas
                     Turner
                     
                       
                         Churchwardens
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Some
                 memorable
                 particulars
                 (
                 though
                 included
                 in
                 the
                 general
                 commends
                 )
                 are
                 these
                 :
                 The
                 Battlements
                 were
                 new
                 built
                 ,
                 the
                 middle
                 Roofe
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 very
                 faire
                 Gallery
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 answerable
                 to
                 that
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 erected
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 1607.
                 
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Monument
                   standing
                   in
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     In
                     this
                     Chancell
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     
                       Frances
                       Trevor
                    
                     ,
                     Wife
                     of
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Trevor
                    
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     Solicitor
                     Generall
                     to
                     the
                     Prince
                     ,
                     at
                     the
                     time
                     of
                     her
                     death
                     ,
                     and
                     now
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Barons
                     of
                     the
                     Exchequer
                     ;
                     shee
                     was
                     Daughter
                     and
                     Heire
                     of
                     
                       Daniel
                       Bleverhasset
                    
                     of
                     Norfolke
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     .
                     Shee
                     died
                     the
                     6.
                     of
                     Ianuary
                     ,
                     1624.
                     
                     In
                     whose
                     memory
                     her
                     said
                     Husband
                     ,
                     
                       Haec
                       piè
                       posuit
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     They
                     had
                     a
                     Daughter
                     buried
                     neere
                     unto
                     her
                     .
                  
                   
                     In
                     this
                     Chancell
                     also
                     was
                     buried
                     ,
                     the
                     sixth
                     of
                     Ianuary
                     1614.
                     
                     
                       Prudence
                       Trevor
                    
                     ,
                     Daughter
                     of
                     
                       Henry
                       Butler
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     former
                     Wife
                     to
                     the
                     said
                     Sir
                     Thomas
                     ,
                     who
                     bate
                     him
                     a
                     Sonne
                     ,
                     named
                     Thomas
                     ,
                     now
                     living
                     ,
                     Also
                     
                       Iohn
                       Trevor
                    
                     of
                     Trevallyn
                     ,
                     in
                     
                       Comitatu
                       Denbighe
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     Father
                     to
                     the
                     said
                     Sir
                     Thomas
                     ,
                     died
                     the
                     15.
                     of
                     Iuly
                     ,
                     1589.
                     and
                     lieth
                     buried
                     here
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Randulph
                       Trevor
                    
                     ,
                     Brother
                     to
                     the
                     said
                     Sir
                     Thomas
                     ,
                     died
                     the
                     21.
                     of
                     Iuly
                     ,
                     1590.
                     and
                     is
                     buried
                     here
                     .
                  
                   
                     Margarite
                     ,
                     Neece
                     to
                     the
                     said
                     Sir
                     Thomas
                     ,
                     and
                     Daughter
                     of
                     Sir
                     
                       Richard
                       Trevor
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Trevallyn
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     was
                     married
                     to
                     
                       Iohn
                       Griffith
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Lyn
                     ,
                     in
                     
                       Comitatu
                       Carnarvon
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     and
                     left
                     many
                     children
                     ,
                     and
                     was
                     buried
                     here
                     the
                     19.
                     of
                     March
                     ,
                     1624.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   same
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   upper
                   end
                   of
                   this
                   Church
                   ,
                   on
                   a
                   faire
                   Monument
                   ,
                   in
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     resteth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     Sir
                     
                       George
                       Curzon
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Croxall
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Country
                     of
                     Derby
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     descended
                     from
                     ancient
                     Gentry
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     long
                     continuance
                     in
                     that
                     place
                     ,
                     who
                     ,
                     like
                     the
                     Race
                     from
                     whence
                     hee
                     came
                     ,
                     was
                     a
                     Man
                     ofuprightlife
                     ,
                     religious
                     ,
                     and
                     Hospitable
                     .
                     Hee
                     tooke
                     to
                     Wife
                     Mary
                     ,
                     the
                     Daughter
                     of
                     Sir
                     
                       Richard
                       Levison
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Lolleshull
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Country
                     of
                     Salop
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     by
                     whom
                     hee
                     had
                     Walter
                     ,
                     who
                     dyed
                     young
                     ,
                     and
                     Mary
                     then
                     his
                     onely
                     Daughter
                     and
                     Heire
                     ,
                     who
                     was
                     married
                     to
                     
                       Edward
                       Sackvile
                    
                     ,
                     Earle
                     of
                     Dorset
                     ,
                     Knight
                     Sackvile
                     ,
                     Earle
                     of
                     Dorset
                     ,
                     Knight
                     of
                     the
                     Honourable
                     Order
                     of
                     the
                     Garter
                     .
                     Which
                     Lady
                     caused
                     this
                     Monument
                     to
                     bee
                     here
                     infixed
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     sacred
                     memory
                     of
                     her
                     deare
                     Father
                     .
                     He
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     the
                     17.
                     of
                     NoVember
                     ,
                     1622.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Bridewell
                 Precinct
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Chappell
                 was
                 enlarged
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 proper
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Governours
                 and
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 this
                 Precinct
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1620.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Middleton
                
                 being
                 then
                 President
                 ,
                 and
                 Master
                 
                   Thomas
                   Iohnson
                
                 Treasurer
                 of
                 this
                 Hospitall
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 enlargement
                 was
                 by
                 the
                 taking
                 in
                 of
                 a
                 large
                 Roome
                 ,
                 that
                 (
                 before
                 the
                 date
                 above
                 named
                 )
                 joyned
                 upon
                 the
                 head
                 of
                 the
                 Chappell
                 .
                 This
                 ground
                 adding
                 to
                 the
                 length
                 of
                 it
                 (
                 all
                 the
                 full
                 breadth
                 going
                 with
                 it
                 )
                 24.
                 foote
                 and
                 better
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Roome
                 thus
                 taken
                 in
                 ,
                 trim'd
                 ,
                 beautified
                 ,
                 and
                 consecrated
                 ,
                 is
                 now
                 a
                 beautifull
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 it
                 being
                 before
                 a
                 Roome
                 empty
                 ,
                 vast
                 ,
                 rude
                 ,
                 and
                 unsightly
                 :
                 though
                 then
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 use
                 ,
                 deserving
                 a
                 faire
                 commendation
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 then
                 ,
                 that
                 ground
                 that
                 is
                 now
                 a
                 Chancell
                 to
                 the
                 Prisoners
                 of
                 the
                 house
                 ,
                 was
                 a
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 into
                 which
                 every
                 Sabbath
                 (
                 through
                 a
                 bye
                 or
                 backward
                 passage
                 )
                 they
                 were
                 brought
                 from
                 their
                 severall
                 Lodgings
                 ,
                 to
                 heare
                 divine
                 Service
                 and
                 Sermons
                 .
              
               
                 So
                 that
                 then
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 ,
                 in
                 that
                 worthy
                 use
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 worthy
                 alteration
                 and
                 beauty
                 ,
                 we
                 may
                 see
                 the
                 Pious
                 and
                 Religious
                 care
                 of
                 these
                 worthy
                 and
                 right
                 Worshipfull
                 Governours
                 ,
                 continually
                 imployed
                 ,
                 and
                 applyed
                 to
                 things
                 of
                 this
                 excellent
                 nature
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Close
                   by
                   the
                   Pulpit
                   hangs
                   the
                   Picture
                   of
                   King
                   EDVVARD
                   the
                   sixt
                   ,
                   with
                   these
                   lines
                   under
                   it
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     This
                     Edward
                     of
                  
                   
                     faire
                     memory
                     ,
                     the
                     sixt
                     .
                  
                   
                     In
                     whom
                     with
                     greatnesse
                  
                   
                     goodnesse
                     was
                     commixt
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Gave
                     this
                     Bridewell
                     ,
                  
                   
                     a
                     Palace
                     in
                     old
                     times
                     ,
                  
                   
                     For
                     a
                     chastising
                     house
                  
                   
                     of
                     vagrant
                     crimes
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lies
                     her
                     Type
                     ,
                     who
                     was
                     of
                     late
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     prop
                     of
                     Belgia
                     ,
                     stay
                     of
                     France
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Spaines
                     foile
                     ,
                     Faiths
                     shield
                     ,
                     and
                     Queene
                     of
                     State
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Armes
                     ,
                     of
                     Learning
                     ,
                     Fate
                     and
                     Chance
                     :
                  
                   
                     In
                     briefe
                     ,
                     of
                     Women
                     ne're
                     was
                     seene
                     ,
                  
                   
                     So
                     great
                     a
                     Prince
                     ,
                     so
                     good
                     a
                     Queene
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Sith
                     Vertue
                     her
                     immortall
                     made
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Death
                     (
                     envying
                     all
                     that
                     cannot
                     dye
                     )
                  
                   
                     Her
                     earthy
                     parts
                     did
                     so
                     invade
                     ,
                  
                   
                     As
                     in
                     it
                     wrackt
                     selfe
                     Majesty
                     .
                  
                   
                     But
                     so
                     her
                     Spirits
                     inspir'd
                     her
                     Parts
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     she
                     still
                     lives
                     in
                     loyall
                     hearts
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   I
                   have
                   fought
                   a
                   good
                   fight
                   ,
                   I
                   have
                   finished
                   my
                   course
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   Obiit
                   24.
                   die
                   Martii
                   1602.
                   
                
                 
                   Anno
                   Regni
                   45.
                   
                
                 
                   Aetatis
                   suae
                   70.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Botolph
                 Aldersgate
                 .
              
               
                 THough
                 I
                 cannot
                 here
                 speake
                 of
                 a
                 generall
                 repaire
                 and
                 beauty
                 ,
                 yet
                 I
                 may
                 say
                 for
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 eye
                 of
                 the
                 yeerely
                 Gardians
                 of
                 it
                 is
                 so
                 continualy
                 watchfull
                 over
                 it
                 ,
                 that
                 whensoever
                 any
                 part
                 of
                 it
                 stands
                 in
                 need
                 of
                 either
                 or
                 both
                 ,
                 they
                 carefully
                 and
                 suddenly
                 bestow
                 it
                 .
                 An
                 instance
                 of
                 this
                 thus
                 followes
                 :
              
               
                 The
                 Steeple
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 being
                 very
                 much
                 decayed
                 and
                 perished
                 ,
                 was
                 (
                 so
                 farre
                 as
                 they
                 found
                 it
                 needfull
                 )
                 pulled
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 rebuilded
                 with
                 Portland
                 stone
                 ,
                 beautified
                 with
                 new
                 Battlements
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Turret
                 ;
                 some
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 repaired
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Pewes
                 were
                 new
                 made
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 a
                 new
                 Clocke
                 and
                 Diall
                 (
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1627.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wooton
                
                 
                   Anthony
                   Ierman
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   charge
                   of
                   all
                   this
                   415.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   And
                   but
                   three
                   yeeres
                   before
                   (
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1624.
                   )
                   was
                   a
                   very
                   faire
                   new
                   Pulpit
                   set
                   up
                   ,
                   the
                   cost
                   of
                   that
                   (
                   that
                   likewise
                   
                   being
                   the
                   charge
                   of
                   the
                   Parish
                   )
                   35.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Wells
                  
                   
                     George
                     Graves
                     
                       
                         Churchwardens
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   whole
                   cost
                   of
                   these
                   times
                   450.
                   li.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Monument
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   wall
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Vicessimum
                     tertium
                     aetatis
                     Annum
                     Ingressui
                     obiit
                     ,
                     vicessimo
                     quarto
                     die
                     Novembris
                     ,
                     1616.
                     
                  
                   
                     Vnder
                     this
                     in
                     an
                     Ovall
                     ,
                     these
                     words
                     .
                  
                   
                     Percivallo
                     Smalpage
                     ,
                     Michaelis
                     filio
                     Percivalli
                     Pronepoti
                     ,
                     ex
                     Antiquis
                     Baronum
                     Familiis
                     Hooe
                     Wells
                     &
                     Engane
                     oriundo
                     ,
                     optimae
                     spei
                     Adolescenti
                     ,
                     Immaturae
                     Morte
                     surrepto
                     ,
                     fratri
                     suo
                     Charissimo
                     ,
                     Moestissima
                     soror
                     Anna
                     Monumentum
                     hoc
                     Amoris
                     &
                     gratitudinis
                     ergo
                     posuit
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vpon
                   a
                   Stone
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Hic
                     jacet
                     Iana
                     ,
                     Filia
                     Arthuri
                     Ducke
                     ,
                     L.
                     L.
                     L.
                     Doctoris
                     ,
                     obiit
                     1.
                     
                     Aprilis
                     1633.
                     
                     Hi
                     sequuntur
                     Agnum
                     quocunqueierit
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   a
                   Stone
                   neere
                   to
                   the
                   other
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Thomas
                       Gillet
                    
                     ,
                     Gentleman
                     ,
                     who
                     deceased
                     the
                     18.
                     of
                     October
                     ,
                     1624.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   handsome
                   Monument
                   on
                   a
                   Pillar
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   thus
                   inscribed
                   .
                   Pars
                   Terrestris
                
                 
                   
                     Ioannis
                     Coston
                     Registarii
                     sedis
                     Archiepiscopalis
                     Cantuarien
                     .
                     Principalis
                     .
                     Almaeque
                     Curiae
                     Cant.
                     de
                     Arcubus
                     Lond.
                     Procuratorum
                     generalium
                     unius
                     .
                     Sexaginta
                     octo
                     annos
                     ,
                     cum
                     multa
                     pietate
                     &
                     probitate
                     sub
                     polo
                     praetergressus
                     ,
                     3.
                     
                     Iulii
                     1614.
                     
                     Animam
                     efflavit
                     ,
                     Relictis
                     simone
                     ,
                     &
                     Anna
                     ,
                     filio
                     &
                     filia
                     unicis
                     ,
                     in
                     sacros
                     Cineres
                     Redact
                     .
                     sub
                     pedibus
                     diem
                     Novum
                     expectat
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Table
                   full
                   of
                   rich
                   Coats
                   of
                   Armes
                   ,
                   hanging
                   on
                   a
                   Pillar
                   in
                   the
                   middle
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   over
                   against
                   the
                   Pulpit
                   ,
                   with
                   these
                   severall
                   Inscriptions
                   in
                   it
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     1.
                     
                     
                       Francis
                       Beaumont
                    
                     ,
                     2.
                     daughter
                     ,
                     married
                     to
                     Sir
                     
                       Woolston
                       Dyccy
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Leicester
                     ,
                     Knight
                     .
                  
                   
                     2.
                     
                     
                       Farnham
                       Beaumont
                    
                     ,
                     2.
                     sonne
                     ,
                     married
                     
                       Luce
                       Dawes
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Dawson
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Leicester
                     .
                  
                   
                     3.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Henry
                       Beaumont
                    
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     eldest
                     sonne
                     ,
                     married
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     daughter
                     of
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Turpin
                    
                     of
                     Knaptoft
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Leicester
                     ,
                     Knight
                     .
                  
                   
                     4.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Bcaumont
                    
                     ,
                     3.
                     sonne
                     ,
                     lives
                     unmarried
                     .
                  
                   
                     5.
                     
                     
                       Anne
                       Beaumont
                    
                     ,
                     third
                     daughter
                     ,
                     married
                     to
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Dillon
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Northamptonshire
                     .
                  
                   
                     6.
                     
                     
                       Iane
                       Beaumont
                    
                     ,
                     6.
                     daughter
                     ,
                     married
                     to
                     
                       William
                       Temple
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     Merchant
                     .
                  
                   
                     7.
                     
                     
                       Elinor
                       Beaumont
                    
                     ,
                     4.
                     daughter
                     ,
                     lives
                     unmarried
                     .
                  
                   
                     8.
                     
                     
                       Elizabeth
                       Beaument
                    
                     ,
                     eldest
                     daughter
                     ,
                     married
                     to
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Ashbornham
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Ashbornham
                     ,
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     Knight
                     .
                  
                   
                     9.
                     
                     
                       Isabel
                       Beaumont
                    
                     ,
                     5.
                     daughter
                     ,
                     married
                     to
                     
                       Hugh
                       Snasell
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Yorke
                     .
                  
                   
                     10.
                     
                     
                       Mary
                       Beaumont
                    
                     ,
                     7.
                     daughter
                     ,
                     married
                     to
                     
                       Richard
                       paramoure
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     .
                  
                   
                     In
                     memory
                     of
                     the
                     religious
                     and
                     vertuous
                     Lady
                     ,
                     
                       Katharine
                       Beaumont
                    
                     ,
                     late
                     Widow
                     of
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Beaumont
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Stoughton
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Leicester
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     Daughter
                     and
                     sole
                     Heire
                     of
                     
                       Thomas
                       Farnham
                    
                     of
                     Stoughton
                     aforesaid
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     who
                     deceased
                     on
                     Ascention
                     day
                     ,
                     Anno
                     1621.
                     leaving
                     
                     Issue
                     then
                     alive
                     ,
                     as
                     above
                     written
                     ,
                     three
                     sonnes
                     and
                     seven
                     daughters
                     .
                  
                   
                     This
                     Table
                     was
                     set
                     up
                     out
                     of
                     the
                     love
                     and
                     true
                     affection
                     of
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     Lady
                     Ashbornham
                     ,
                     Widdow
                     ,
                     her
                     eldest
                     Daughter
                     ,
                     Anno
                     1622.
                     
                  
                   
                     And
                     Mary
                     ,
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Daughters
                     of
                     the
                     aforesaid
                     Lady
                     Ashboruham
                     ,
                     was
                     likewise
                     buried
                     in
                     this
                     Church
                     ,
                     
                       November
                       25.
                    
                     1619.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Botolph
                 Algate
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1621.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 1633.
                 all
                 the
                 ground
                 through
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 was
                 new
                 laid
                 and
                 levelled
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 doing
                 of
                 which
                 ,
                 where
                 before
                 from
                 the
                 lower
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 to
                 the
                 upper
                 end
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 all
                 but
                 one
                 even
                 floore
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 ascent
                 or
                 rising
                 ,
                 they
                 have
                 made
                 a
                 faire
                 ascent
                 at
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 that
                 againe
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 place
                 where
                 they
                 give
                 the
                 Communion
                 :
                 further
                 gracing
                 and
                 inriching
                 it
                 with
                 a
                 faire
                 new
                 Table
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 whole
                 Chancell
                 with
                 new
                 Pewes
                 ,
                 very
                 decently
                 wrought
                 and
                 disposed
                 .
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   upon
                   a
                   Pillar
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   over
                   against
                   the
                   Pulpit
                   the
                   figure
                   of
                   the
                   Gentleman
                   for
                   whom
                   it
                   was
                   erected
                   leaning
                   upon
                   a
                   Deaths
                   head
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     A
                     Memoriall
                     erected
                     by
                     the
                     Right
                     Worshipfull
                     ,
                     the
                     Company
                     of
                     Merchantaylors
                     ,
                     for
                     
                       Robert
                       Dove
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Merchantaylor
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     Master
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     Company
                     ,
                     and
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Customers
                     in
                     the
                     Port
                     of
                     London
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Who
                   gave
                   in
                   his
                   life
                   time
                   3528.
                   li.
                   10.
                   
                     s.
                     8.
                     
                       d.
                    
                  
                   to
                   performe
                   divers
                   charitable
                   deeds
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   to
                   divers
                   poore
                   Brethren
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Company
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   uses
                   for
                   the
                   said
                   Company
                   ,
                   viz.
                   
                
                 
                   To
                   Christs
                   Hospitall
                   .
                   To
                   Saint
                   Sepulchers
                   Parish
                   .
                   To
                   the
                   two
                   Compters
                   .
                   To
                   Ludgate
                   ,
                   and
                   Newgate
                   .
                   To
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   .
                   To
                   Saint
                   
                     Iohn
                     Baptists
                  
                   Colledge
                   in
                   Oxford
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Hospitall
                   at
                   
                     Bristoll
                     ,
                     2958.
                     li.
                     10.
                     s.
                     8.
                     
                       d.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   To
                   the
                   Company
                   .
                
                 
                   320.
                   li.
                   To
                   Christ-Church
                   Hospitall
                   .
                
                 
                   50.
                   li.
                   To
                   Saint
                   Sepulchers
                   .
                
                 
                   100.
                   li.
                   To
                   Saint
                   Iohns
                   Colledge
                   in
                   Oxford
                   .
                
                 
                   100.
                   li.
                   To
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   Bristoll
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   lived
                   vertuously
                   all
                   his
                   life
                   time
                   ,
                   and
                   died
                   in
                   the
                   true
                   faith
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   Iesus
                   ,
                   the
                   second
                   day
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                   
                     An.
                     Dom.
                     1612.
                  
                   being
                   full
                   of
                   dayes
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   90.
                   yeeres
                   .
                
                 
                   His
                   armes
                   under
                   him
                   ,
                   
                     Three
                     Doves
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Vpon
                   a
                   Marble
                   Stone
                   (
                   in
                   the
                   middle
                   of
                   this
                   Church
                   )
                   under
                   the
                   figure
                   of
                   a
                   Deaths-head
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Vnder
                     this
                     Marble
                     stone
                     ,
                     resteth
                     in
                     hope
                     of
                     a
                     joyfull
                     Resurrection
                     ,
                     the
                     bodies
                     of
                     two
                     Sisters
                     ;
                     
                       Elizabeth
                       Roe
                    
                     ,
                     Wife
                     to
                     
                       Iohn
                       Roe
                    
                     ,
                     Mariner
                     ,
                     who
                     died
                     the
                     16.
                     day
                     of
                     Iuly
                     1625.
                     
                  
                   
                     And
                     
                       Sarah
                       Stevens
                    
                     ,
                     Wife
                     unto
                     
                       Iohn
                       Stevens
                    
                     ,
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Cooke
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     who
                     died
                     the
                     third
                     of
                     August
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     yeere
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     ,
                     1625.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Botolph
                 Bishopsgate
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 North
                 wall
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Roofe
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 middle
                 Roofe
                 likewise
                 were
                 new
                 built
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Church
                 begun
                 to
                 be
                 repaired
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 1617.
                 
                 Master
                 
                   Stephen
                   Gosson
                
                 ,
                 being
                 then
                 Parson
                 .
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Whitwell
                
                 
                   Dominicke
                   Lomlie
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 repaire
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 in
                 pewing
                 the
                 Church
                 thorowout
                 ,
                 in
                 painting
                 ,
                 altering
                 ,
                 adding
                 ,
                 and
                 ordering
                 ,
                 to
                 its
                 greater
                 conveniency
                 and
                 beauty
                 ,
                 continued
                 to
                 the
                 yeere
                 1620.
                 in
                 which
                 it
                 was
                 fully
                 finished
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                   Samuel
                   Fond
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Day
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 it
                 amounting
                 to
                 600.
                 li.
                 and
                 upward
                 .
              
               
                 
                   A
                   Monument
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   middle
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Hugo
                     Wicksteed
                     ,
                     Filius
                     Hugonis
                     Wicksteed
                     ,
                     nuper
                     Civis
                     &
                     Mercatoris
                     Scissoris
                     London
                     ,
                     &
                     Aliciae
                     Vxoris
                     ejus
                     ,
                     hoc
                     Monumentum
                     ,
                     &
                     lapidem
                     inferius
                     positum
                     ,
                     Parentibus
                     suis
                     ,
                     &
                     sibi
                     ipsi
                     dicatum
                     ,
                     ultimo
                     Testamento
                     suo
                     curavit
                     fieri
                     :
                     Fuit
                     Iuvenis
                     egregiae
                     indolis
                     ,
                     Mira
                     suavitate
                     morum
                     preditus
                     ,
                     erga
                     deum
                     &
                     parentes
                     summè
                     pius
                     ,
                     Flore
                     Iuventutis
                     suae
                     Arreptus
                     ,
                     magnum
                     dolorem
                     amicis
                     Reliquit
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Quis
                     non
                     ,
                     qui
                     novit
                     juvenem
                     ,
                  
                   
                     sua
                     funera
                     deflet
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Terra
                     tegit
                     corpus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Spiritus
                     astra
                     tenet
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Obiit
                     vicesimo
                     septimo
                     die
                     Augusti
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dem.
                     1625.
                     &
                     aetatis
                     suae
                     ,
                     vicesimo
                     primo
                     .
                  
                   
                     Gualterus
                     Stonus
                     hanc
                     Inscriptionem
                     amici
                     sui
                     dilectissimi
                     Memoriae
                     consecravit
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Dunstans
                 West
                 .
              
               
                 IT
                 is
                 since
                 this
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 20.
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 yet
                 though
                 so
                 long
                 ,
                 it
                 hath
                 more
                 of
                 that
                 beauty
                 still
                 ,
                 and
                 still
                 remaines
                 fresher
                 and
                 fairer
                 than
                 many
                 other
                 Churches
                 ,
                 that
                 halfe
                 so
                 much
                 time
                 hath
                 not
                 wrought
                 upon
                 .
                 And
                 yet
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 am
                 informed
                 (
                 which
                 is
                 more
                 to
                 the
                 businesse
                 in
                 hand
                 )
                 It
                 is
                 shortly
                 againe
                 to
                 bee
                 repaired
                 ,
                 richly
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 .
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Table
                   in
                   Glasse
                   ,
                   upon
                   a
                   Pallar
                   in
                   the
                   middle
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   thus
                   written
                   on
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     comfortable
                     farewell
                     of
                     a
                     young
                     Infant
                     ,
                     sighed
                     out
                     in
                     his
                     dying
                     sicknesse
                     ,
                     to
                     his
                     mournefull
                     Parents
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Let
                     not
                     my
                     Father
                     greeve
                     ,
                  
                   
                     or
                     Mother
                     moane
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     I
                     this
                     wretched
                     world
                  
                   
                     have
                     soone
                     forgone
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Better
                     I
                     dye
                  
                   
                     before
                     I
                     doe
                     amisse
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Than
                     live
                     to
                     sinne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     be
                     berest
                     of
                     blisse
                     ;
                  
                   
                     All
                     I
                     can
                     now
                     be
                     charg'd
                     with
                  
                   
                     at
                     the
                     Tribunall
                     Throne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Is
                     sinne
                     originall
                     ,
                  
                   
                     for
                     actuall
                     I
                     have
                     none
                     :
                  
                   
                     And
                     that
                     I
                     know
                  
                   
                     my
                     Saviour
                     with
                     his
                     blood
                  
                   
                     Hath
                     washt
                     away
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     made
                     my
                     badnesse
                     good
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     cause
                     I
                     know
                     (
                     though
                  
                   
                     knowledge
                     I
                     have
                     small
                     )
                  
                   
                     That
                     Iesus
                     Christ
                     did
                     dye
                  
                   
                     to
                     save
                     us
                     all
                     ,
                  
                   
                     I
                     passe
                     with
                     joy
                     ,
                     in
                     Heaven
                  
                   
                     to
                     meet
                     my
                     King
                     ,
                  
                   
                     With
                     Angels
                     and
                     Archangels
                  
                   
                     there
                     to
                     sing
                     .
                  
                   
                     Then
                     Father
                     mourne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     Mother
                     weepe
                     no
                     more
                     ,
                  
                   
                     I
                     now
                     dye
                     rich
                     ,
                     that
                     might
                  
                   
                     have
                     liv'd
                     but
                     poore
                     ;
                  
                   
                     For
                     had
                     I
                     progrest
                  
                   
                     unto
                     mans
                     estate
                     ,
                  
                   
                     It
                     is
                     not
                     certaine
                  
                   
                     what
                     would
                     be
                     my
                     sate
                     :
                  
                   
                     Whether
                     a
                     Crosse
                     ,
                     or
                  
                   
                     Blessing
                     I
                     should
                     prove
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Or
                     merit
                     Parents
                  
                   
                     direfull
                     hate
                     ,
                     or
                     love
                     .
                  
                   
                     For
                     oft
                     you
                     see
                     ,
                     how
                     youths
                  
                   
                     rebellious
                     prankes
                  
                   
                     Make
                     sonnes
                     ingrate
                     ,
                     to
                     those
                  
                   
                     they
                     owe
                     most
                     thankes
                     :
                  
                   
                     And
                     might
                     not
                     I
                     have
                     beene
                  
                   
                     amongst
                     the
                     number
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Of
                     those
                     that
                     doe
                     their
                  
                   
                     Parents
                     states
                     incumber
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Yes
                     ,
                     yes
                     ,
                     I
                     might
                     perhaps
                  
                   
                     have
                     beene
                     a
                     slave
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     kil'd
                     your
                     hearts
                     with
                     care
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     dig'd
                     your
                     grave
                     .
                  
                   
                     But
                     now
                     my
                     silly
                     Dove-like
                  
                   
                     soule
                     doth
                     part
                     ,
                  
                   
                     In
                     peace
                     of
                     God
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     love
                     of
                     Parents
                     heart
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Sweet
                     Innocence
                     ,
                     my
                     shield
                     ,
                  
                   
                     I
                     beare
                     in
                     hand
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     guard
                     me
                     towards
                  
                   
                     that
                     most
                     holy
                     Land
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Where
                     Parents
                     both
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     Sister
                     I
                     shall
                     see
                     ,
                  
                   
                   
                     In
                     Gods
                     appointed
                     time
                  
                   
                     triumphantly
                     .
                  
                   
                     Till
                     when
                  
                   
                     Adieu
                     ,
                     sweet
                     Parents
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Jehovah
                     calls
                     away
                     ,
                  
                   
                     My
                     name
                     is
                     *
                     Simon
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     I
                     must
                     obey
                     .
                  
                   
                     Epitaphium
                     .
                  
                   
                     Young
                     Simon
                     up
                     to
                     Sion
                  
                   
                     is
                     ascended
                     ,
                  
                   
                     His
                     best
                     life
                     is
                     begunne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     his
                     worst
                     being
                     ended
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Albaster
                   Monument
                   at
                   the
                   upper
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Hîc
                     requiescunt
                     ossa
                     Roberti
                     Houghton
                     ,
                     Militis
                     ,
                     unius
                     Iusticiariorum
                     Dom.
                     Iacobi
                     nuper
                     Regis
                     ad
                     placita
                     coram
                     Dom.
                     Rege
                     tenenda
                     Asig
                     .
                     Qui
                     natus
                     est
                     apud
                     Gunthorpe
                     ,
                     in
                     Comitatu
                     Norfolciae
                     tertio
                     die
                     Augusti
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1548.
                     &
                     ex
                     hac
                     vita
                     Migravit
                     infra
                     hanc
                     parochiam
                     sexto
                     die
                     Februarii
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1623.
                     ex
                     Maria
                     Vxore
                     Filia
                     Roberti
                     Rychers
                     de
                     Woortham
                     ,
                     in
                     Comitatu
                     Cantiae
                     Armigeri
                     ,
                     tres
                     suscepit
                     Filios
                     ,
                     totidemque
                     Filias
                     ,
                     ex
                     quibus
                     (
                     Roberto
                     &
                     Susanna
                     in
                     vita
                     ejus
                     extinctis
                     )
                     Franciscus
                     ,
                     Iohannes
                     ,
                     Elizabetha
                     ,
                     &
                     Maria
                     ,
                     tempore
                     mortis
                     suae
                     ,
                     dei
                     favore
                     fucre
                     superstites
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Monument
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   upper
                   end
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                   M.
                   S.
                   Nicholai
                   Hare
                   ▪
                
                 
                   
                     Viri
                     morum
                     suavitate
                     &
                     elegantia
                     ,
                     animi
                     candore
                     &
                     magnitudine
                     ,
                     ingenii
                     denique
                     Acumine
                     &
                     judicii
                     gravitate
                     Incomparabilis
                     :
                     Disciplinarum
                     &
                     Linguarum
                     ,
                     tam
                     quae
                     ad
                     Artes
                     ,
                     quam
                     quae
                     ad
                     Aulas
                     spectant
                     cognitione
                     ornatissimi
                     ,
                     cujus
                     Egregias
                     &
                     Raras
                     Animi
                     dotes
                     ,
                     Anglia
                     ,
                     Belgia
                     ,
                     Gallia
                     ,
                     ipsaque
                     Italia
                     jamdudum
                     suspexêre
                     &
                     stupuêre
                     :
                     Qui
                     desiderio
                     sui
                     apud
                     amicos
                     ,
                     omnesque
                     bonos
                     relicto
                     obiit
                     ,
                     Eheu
                     nondum
                     quadragenarius
                     ,
                     Anno
                     
                       M.
                       DC
                       .
                       XXI
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     Iohannes
                     Harvy
                     ,
                     Amico
                     dulciss●
                     .
                     &
                     B.
                     M.
                     in
                     perpetuam
                     grati
                     animi
                     memoriam
                     P.
                     Magnificentius
                     positurus
                     si
                     ei
                     suam
                     ipsius
                     pietatem
                     magis
                     quam
                     amici
                     voluntatem
                     exequi
                     licuisset
                     .
                  
                   
                     Vale
                     anima
                     candidissima
                     ,
                     vale
                     tuorum
                     quos
                     dolore
                     &
                     luctu
                     conficis
                     Aeternum
                     desiderium
                     ,
                     vale
                     Patriae
                     &
                     seculi
                     summum
                     ornamentum
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   in
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   wall
                   ,
                   under
                   the
                   Monument
                   of
                   one
                   Cuthbert
                   Fetherstone
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Before
                     this
                     Pew
                     doore
                     ,
                     next
                     to
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     the
                     above
                     named
                     
                       Cuthbert
                       Fetherstone
                    
                     ,
                     lyeth
                     his
                     beloved
                     Wife
                     ,
                     
                       Katharine
                       Fetherstone
                    
                     ,
                     who
                     as
                     they
                     piously
                     lived
                     in
                     Wedlocke
                     forty
                     odde
                     yeeres
                     together
                     ,
                     so
                     at
                     their
                     deaths
                     they
                     desired
                     to
                     bee
                     interred
                     together
                     ,
                     not
                     doubting
                     at
                     the
                     generall
                     Resurrection
                     ,
                     through
                     Christs
                     merits
                     ,
                     to
                     rise
                     together
                     ,
                     and
                     for
                     ever
                     in
                     Heaven
                     to
                     live
                     together
                     .
                  
                   
                     Obiit
                     Novemb.
                     1622.
                     
                     Aetatis
                     85.
                     
                  
                   
                     And
                     this
                     in
                     part
                  
                   
                     they
                     doe
                     attaine
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Who
                     by
                     their
                     deaths
                  
                   
                     new
                     lives
                     doe
                     gaine
                     .
                  
                   
                     Corpus
                     moritur
                     per
                     poenam
                     ,
                     resurgit
                     per
                     gloriam
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Anima
                     moritur
                     per
                     culpam
                     ,
                     resurgit
                     per
                     gratiam
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   Table
                   with
                   a
                   faire
                   Coat
                   Armes
                   ,
                   encompast
                   with
                   a
                   Wreath
                   of
                   Lawrell
                   ,
                   upon
                   a
                   Pillar
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   over
                   against
                   the
                   Vestrey
                   ,
                   thus
                   inscribed
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     In
                     this
                     faire
                     fragrant
                  
                   
                     maiden
                     moneth
                     of
                     May
                     ,
                  
                   
                     When
                     earth
                     her
                     Flowre
                     .
                  
                   
                     embroydery
                     doth
                     display
                     ,
                  
                   
                     
                       Iane
                       Watson
                    
                     ,
                     one
                     of
                  
                   
                     Vertues
                     flowers
                     most
                     faire
                     ,
                  
                   
                     For
                     Beauty
                     ,
                     Wit
                     ,
                     and
                     Worth
                     ,
                  
                   
                     a
                     Primrose
                     rare
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Adorn'd
                     this
                     Earth
                     ,
                     changing
                  
                   
                     earths
                     marriage
                     bed
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     joyne
                     her
                     Virgin
                     soule
                  
                   
                     to
                     Christ
                     her
                     head
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   over
                   the
                   Vestrey
                   doore
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   memory
                   of
                   the
                   Honourable
                   ,
                   and
                   Vertuous
                   ,
                   
                     Margaret
                     Talbot
                  
                   ,
                   Widdow
                   ,
                   who
                   deceased
                   the
                   31.
                   of
                   March
                   ,
                   1620.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     By
                     this
                     small
                     Statue
                     (
                     Reader
                     )
                  
                   
                     is
                     but
                     showne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     she
                     was
                     buried
                     here
                     ,
                  
                   
                     but
                     hadst
                     thou
                     knowne
                  
                   
                     The
                     Piety
                     ,
                     and
                     Vertues
                  
                   
                     of
                     her
                     minde
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Thou
                     wouldst
                     have
                     said
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Why
                     was
                     she
                     not
                     enshri'nd
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Both
                     Veres
                     and
                     Windsors
                  
                   
                     best
                     blood
                     fil'd
                     her
                     veines
                     ,
                  
                   
                     She
                     matcht
                     with
                     Talbot
                     ,
                  
                   
                     yet
                     their
                     noble
                     straines
                  
                   
                     Were
                     farre
                     below
                     her
                     Vertue
                     ,
                  
                   
                     in
                     whose
                     breast
                     ,
                  
                   
                     God
                     had
                     infus'd
                     his
                     graces
                  
                   
                     'bove
                     the
                     rest
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Of
                     all
                     her
                     Sex
                     ,
                     whose
                     sacred
                  
                   
                     course
                     of
                     life
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Both
                     in
                     the
                     State
                     of
                     Widow
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Maid
                     ,
                     and
                     Wife
                  
                   
                     For
                     each
                     she
                     had
                     beene
                     ,
                  
                   
                     though
                     her
                     latter
                     dayes
                  
                   
                     Chaste
                     widow-hood
                     crown'd
                     ,
                  
                   
                     to
                     her
                     immortall
                     praise
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Was
                     so
                     immaculate
                     ,
                  
                   
                     she
                     deserves
                     to
                     be
                  
                   
                     The
                     Crystall
                     mirrour
                  
                   
                     to
                     posterity
                     .
                  
                   
                     More
                     honour
                     hast
                     thou
                  
                   
                     by
                     her
                     buriall
                     here
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Dunston
                     ,
                     than
                     to
                     thee
                  
                   
                     chanc'd
                     this
                     many
                     a
                     yeere
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Earth
                     from
                     her
                     Coffin
                  
                   
                     heave
                     thy
                     ponderous
                     stones
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     for
                     thy
                     sacredst
                     relique
                  
                   
                     keepe
                     her
                     bones
                     :
                  
                   
                     Since
                     ,
                     spite
                     of
                     envy
                     ,
                  
                   
                     it
                     cannot
                     be
                     deni'd
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Saint-like
                     she
                     liv'd
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     like
                     a
                     Saint
                     she
                     di'd
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   Table
                   hanging
                   upon
                   a
                   Pillar
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   middle
                   row
                   of
                   Pewes
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     On
                     the
                     death
                     of
                     the
                     Discreet
                     and
                     Vertuous
                     ,
                     Mistresse
                     
                       Mary
                       Davies
                    
                     ,
                     daughter
                     of
                     
                       Thomas
                       Croft
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Okley-Parke
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Salop
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     and
                     Wife
                     of
                     
                       Iohn
                       Davies
                    
                     of
                     Hereford
                     ,
                     she
                     died
                     on
                     New-yeeres
                     day
                     ,
                     1612.
                     
                  
                   
                     Here
                     lies
                     her
                     dust
                     ,
                  
                   
                     who
                     in
                     a
                     span
                     of
                     life
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Compast
                     the
                     vertue
                  
                   
                     of
                     the
                     worthiest
                     Wife
                     :
                  
                   
                     If
                     oddes
                     therebe
                  
                   
                     (
                     well
                     measur'd
                     )
                     t
                     will
                     be
                     found
                     ,
                  
                   
                     She
                     more
                     acquir'd
                     ;
                  
                   
                     so
                     her
                     bright
                     stocke
                     renown'd
                     :
                  
                   
                     And
                     to
                     those
                     Wives
                  
                   
                     that
                     glory
                     most
                     doe
                     gaine
                     ,
                  
                   
                     She
                     was
                     a
                     mirrour
                  
                   
                     that
                     no
                     breath
                     could
                     staine
                     .
                  
                   
                     Though
                     she
                     a
                     Female
                     were
                     ,
                  
                   
                     her
                     judgement
                     was
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     truest
                     Masculines
                  
                   
                     a
                     truer
                     Glasse
                     :
                  
                   
                     For
                     she
                     by
                     Nature
                     ,
                     Grace
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     Wisdome
                     too
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Shew'd
                     by
                     a
                     Woman
                     ,
                  
                   
                     what
                     best
                     men
                     should
                     doe
                  
                   
                     In
                     their
                     best
                     actions
                     :
                  
                   
                     for
                     she
                     acted
                     nought
                  
                   
                     That
                     came
                     not
                     from
                     a
                     grave
                  
                   
                     and
                     gracious
                     thought
                     .
                  
                   
                     But
                     Nature
                     (
                     though
                     familiar
                     ,
                  
                   
                     yet
                     most
                     strange
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Shewing
                     how
                     much
                  
                   
                     she
                     doth
                     delight
                     in
                     change
                     ,
                  
                   
                     In
                     thousand
                     fashions
                  
                   
                     doth
                     her selfe
                     array
                     )
                  
                   
                     Permits
                     nought
                     heere
                  
                   
                     to
                     stand
                     at
                     constant
                     stay
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     Time
                     and
                     Death
                  
                   
                     with
                     her
                     therein
                     conspire
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Else
                     had
                     these
                     Ashes
                     still
                  
                   
                     held
                     vitall
                     fire
                     .
                  
                   
                     But
                     these
                     just
                     lines
                     ,
                  
                   
                     in
                     Time
                     and
                     Deaths
                     despight
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Shall
                     leade
                     all
                     times
                  
                   
                     to
                     doe
                     her
                     vertue
                     right
                     .
                  
                   
                     A
                     good
                     name
                     is
                     better
                     than
                     a
                     good
                     Oyntment
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     day
                     of
                     death
                     ,
                     than
                     the
                     day
                     that
                     one
                     is
                     borne
                     ,
                     Eccles
                     .
                     7.
                     3.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Here
                       lies
                       her
                       Type
                       ,
                       who
                       was
                       of
                       late
                       ,
                    
                     
                       The
                       prop
                       of
                       Belgia
                       ,
                       stay
                       of
                       France
                       .
                    
                     
                       Spaines
                       foile
                       ,
                       Faiths
                       shield
                       ,
                       and
                       Queene
                       of
                    
                     
                     
                       Of
                       Armes
                       ,
                       of
                       Learning
                       ,
                       Fate
                       ,
                       and
                       Chance
                       :
                    
                     
                       In
                       briefe
                       ,
                       of
                       Women
                       ne
                       re
                       was
                       seene
                       ,
                    
                     
                       So
                       great
                       a
                       Prince
                       ,
                       so
                       good
                       a
                       Queene
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sith
                       Vertue
                       Her
                       immortall
                       made
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Death
                       (
                       envying
                       all
                       that
                       cannot
                       dye
                       )
                    
                     
                       Her
                       earthy
                       parts
                       did
                       so
                       invade
                       ,
                    
                     
                       As
                       in
                       it
                       wrackt
                       selfe
                       Majesty
                       .
                    
                     
                       But
                       so
                       her
                       Spirit
                       inspir'd
                       her
                       Parts
                       ,
                    
                     
                       That
                       she
                       still
                       lives
                       in
                       loyall
                       hearts
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     Many
                     Daughters
                     have
                     done
                     well
                     ,
                     but
                     thou
                     excellest
                     them
                     all
                     .
                  
                   
                     I
                     have
                     fought
                     a
                     good
                     fight
                     ,
                     I
                     have
                     finished
                     my
                     course
                     ,
                     I
                     have
                     kept
                     the
                     faith
                     .
                  
                   
                     From
                     henceforth
                     is
                     laid
                     up
                     for
                     me
                     a
                     Crowne
                     of
                     Righteousnesse
                     ,
                     which
                     the
                     Lord
                     ,
                     the
                     righteous
                     Iudge
                     shall
                     give
                     mee
                     at
                     that
                     day
                     ;
                     and
                     not
                     me
                     onely
                     ,
                     but
                     to
                     them
                     also
                     that
                     love
                     his
                     appearing
                     ,
                     2
                     Tim.
                     4.
                     7
                     ,
                     8.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 George
                 Southwarke
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Very
                 faire
                 Window
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 I
                 le
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Armes
                 and
                 summes
                 of
                 all
                 such
                 Companies
                 as
                 were
                 bountifull
                 Benefactors
                 towards
                 the
                 great
                 repaire
                 of
                 this
                 faire
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 George
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Mercers
                   20.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   Grocers
                   15.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   Drapers
                   10.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   Fishmongers
                   26.
                   
                     li.
                     13.
                     s.
                     4.
                     
                       d.
                    
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Goldsmithes
                   3.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   Skinners
                   6.
                   
                     li.
                     13.
                     s.
                     4.
                     
                       d.
                    
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Merchantaylors
                   15.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   Haberdashers
                   10.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   Salters
                   5.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   Ironmongers
                   6.
                   
                     li.
                     13.
                     s.
                     4.
                     
                       d.
                    
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Vintners
                   5.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   Clothworkers
                   13.
                   li.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Dyers
                   2.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   Brewers
                   5.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   Leathersellers
                   5.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   Pewterers
                   3.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   Wax-Chandlers
                   4.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   Tallow-Chandlers
                   2.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   Girdlers
                   2.
                   
                     li.
                     10.
                     s.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Sadlers
                   2.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   Cordwainers
                   5.
                   li.
                   
                
              
               
                 The
                 summe
                 is
                 166.
                 
                   li.
                   10.
                   s.
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   Vnder
                   these
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Church
                   ,
                   Steeple
                   ,
                   and
                   Gallery
                   ,
                   was
                   repaired
                   ,
                   new
                   Pewed
                   ,
                   and
                   beautified
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   inlarged
                   by
                   the
                   Parishioners
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   assistance
                   of
                   these
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   good
                   Benefactors
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   God
                   ,
                   1629.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Twigden
                     Masters
                  
                   
                     Thomas
                     Cooke
                  
                   
                     Launcelot
                     Hobson
                     
                       
                         Churchwardens
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   enlargement
                   of
                   the
                   South
                   Ile
                   (
                   above
                   named
                   )
                   is
                   above
                   halfe
                   the
                   length
                   of
                   the
                   I
                   le
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   ground
                   of
                   it
                   ,
                   from
                   that
                   small
                   part
                   of
                   an
                   I
                   le
                   to
                   which
                   it
                   was
                   then
                   adjoyned
                   (
                   downeward
                   )
                   taken
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Churchyard
                   ,
                   making
                   a
                   compleat
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   and
                   adding
                   to
                   the
                   Church
                   ,
                   as
                   a
                   great
                   deale
                   of
                   roome
                   ,
                   so
                   a
                   great
                   deale
                   of
                   grace
                   and
                   beauty
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   a
                   Window
                   next
                   to
                   this
                   downeward
                   ,
                   is
                   the
                   Armes
                   of
                   one
                   Master
                   
                     Thomas
                     Stone
                  
                   ,
                   at
                   whose
                   charge
                   it
                   was
                   glazed
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   upper
                   Window
                   of
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   is
                   thus
                   inscribed
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Armes
                     of
                     
                       Iohn
                       Wyndell
                    
                     ,
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Fishmonger
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     a
                     good
                     Benefactor
                     to
                     this
                     Parish
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   There
                   adjoynes
                   to
                   this
                   Window
                   ,
                   the
                   Armes
                   of
                   the
                   Worshipfull
                   Company
                   of
                   the
                   Fishmongers
                   ,
                   very
                   artfully
                   carved
                   in
                   Wood
                   ,
                   and
                   under
                   them
                   a
                   very
                   faire
                   large
                   Pew
                   ,
                   with
                   two
                   long
                   Seats
                   ,
                   one
                   for
                   the
                   Men
                   ,
                   the
                   other
                   for
                   the
                   Women-Almes-folke
                   of
                   Saint
                   Peters
                   Hospitall
                   ,
                   the
                   Fishmongers
                   Hospitall
                   ,
                   or
                   Almes-house
                   at
                   Newington
                   ,
                   situate
                   and
                   being
                   in
                   this
                   Parish
                   .
                
                 
                   Next
                   to
                   this
                   downeward
                   ,
                   is
                   a
                   Window
                   with
                   a
                   very
                   faire
                   Coate
                   ,
                   but
                   no
                   name
                   ,
                   the
                   Motto
                   ,
                
              
               
                 
                   Sed
                   Sanguine
                   .
                
                 
                   Next
                   to
                   this
                   another
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Armes
                   of
                   one
                   Master
                   
                     Robert
                     Shaw
                  
                   ,
                   to
                   this
                   Church
                   a
                   good
                   Benefactor
                   .
                
                 
                   Next
                   to
                   this
                   another
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Armes
                   of
                   one
                   Master
                   
                     Lionell
                     Bennet
                  
                   ,
                   to
                   this
                   Church
                   a
                   good
                   Benefactor
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Table
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   rich
                   Coate
                   Armes
                   ,
                   hanging
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     the
                     Daughter
                     of
                     
                       Walter
                       Spendelew
                    
                     ,
                     Gentleman
                     ,
                     and
                     
                       Ione
                       Trussell
                    
                     his
                     Wife
                     ;
                     she
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     in
                     the
                     faith
                     of
                     Christ
                     the
                     7.
                     of
                     November
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       1625.
                    
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vpon
                   a
                   Marble
                   Stone
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   neere
                   the
                   Communion
                   Table
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     under
                     lyeth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Etheldred
                       Reynell
                    
                     ,
                     Daughter
                     and
                     sole
                     Heire
                     to
                     Sir
                     
                       Edward
                       Peacocke
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Finchley
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     Wife
                     to
                     Sir
                     
                       George
                       Reynell
                    
                     ,
                     Marshall
                     of
                     the
                     Kings
                     Bench
                     ,
                     by
                     whom
                     he
                     had
                     Issue
                     three
                     sonnes
                     and
                     three
                     daughters
                     :
                     She
                     departed
                     the
                     11.
                     day
                     of
                     September
                     1618.
                     in
                     the
                     34.
                     yeere
                     of
                     her
                     age
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Modest
                   ,
                   Humble
                   ,
                   Godly
                   ,
                   Wife
                   ,
                
                 
                   Pity
                   ever
                   in
                   her
                   eyes
                   ,
                
                 
                   Patience
                   ever
                   in
                   her
                   breast
                   ,
                
                 
                   Great
                   in
                   Good
                   ,
                   in
                   Evill
                   least
                   ,
                
                 
                   Loving
                   Wife
                   ,
                   and
                   Mother
                   deare
                   ,
                
                 
                   Such
                   she
                   was
                   that
                   now
                   lies
                   heare
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Vpon
                   another
                   Stone
                   close
                   to
                   the
                   former
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Sub
                     hoc
                     lapide
                     ,
                     inhumatur
                     corpus
                     Iohannis
                     Iones
                     ,
                     qui
                     migravit
                     è
                     vita
                     quinto
                     die
                     Februarii
                     ,
                     Anno
                     1600.
                     
                  
                   
                     Hîc
                     genitor
                     situs
                     es
                     ,
                  
                   
                     consumpto
                     corpore
                     letho
                     ,
                  
                   
                     At
                     Coelis
                     puro
                     mente
                  
                   
                     manente
                     Deo.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Giles
                 Cripplegate
                 .
              
               
                 HOw
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 any
                 thing
                 in
                 or
                 about
                 it
                 (
                 either
                 for
                 necessity
                 or
                 beauty
                 )
                 hath
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 beene
                 kept
                 ,
                 supplyed
                 ,
                 and
                 maintained
                 ,
                 all
                 men
                 that
                 know
                 it
                 know
                 ;
                 to
                 the
                 perpetuall
                 credit
                 and
                 commends
                 of
                 those
                 worthy
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 ,
                 in
                 their
                 severall
                 times
                 and
                 succession
                 ,
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 it
                 hath
                 beene
                 committed
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 to
                 leave
                 this
                 generall
                 commends
                 ,
                 and
                 come
                 to
                 some
                 particulars
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 times
                 ,
                 but
                 a
                 little
                 time
                 past
                 ,
                 wee
                 begin
                 with
                 the
                 yeere
                 1623.
                 
                 In
                 which
                 all
                 the
                 Roofe
                 over
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 was
                 on
                 the
                 outside
                 repaired
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 inside
                 very
                 curiously
                 clouded
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 further
                 grace
                 and
                 ornament
                 of
                 this
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 added
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 yeere
                 ,
                 the
                 cost
                 of
                 a
                 very
                 faire
                 Table
                 of
                 the
                 Commandements
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 these
                 the
                 Church
                 (
                 then
                 )
                 was
                 thorowout
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeeres
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1624.
                 and
                 1626.
                 the
                 two
                 side
                 Galleries
                 were
                 built
                 ,
                 both
                 very
                 faire
                 and
                 spacious
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 1629.
                 the
                 Steeple
                 very
                 much
                 decayed
                 ,
                 was
                 repaired
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 foure
                 Spires
                 (
                 standing
                 in
                 foure
                 Towers
                 at
                 the
                 corners
                 of
                 it
                 )
                 taken
                 downe
                 ,
                 with
                 new
                 and
                 very
                 substantiall
                 Timber-worke
                 re-built
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 Lead
                 new
                 cast
                 new
                 covered
                 ;
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 these
                 Spires
                 inlarged
                 somewhat
                 in
                 the
                 compasse
                 ,
                 a
                 great
                 deale
                 in
                 height
                 ,
                 but
                 most
                 in
                 their
                 stately
                 ,
                 eminent
                 ,
                 and
                 gracefull
                 appearance
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 midst
                 of
                 these
                 ,
                 where
                 there
                 was
                 none
                 before
                 (
                 gracing
                 and
                 being
                 graced
                 by
                 them
                 )
                 was
                 a
                 very
                 faire
                 Turret
                 erected
                 ;
                 the
                 head
                 of
                 it
                 (
                 which
                 much
                 overpeeres
                 those
                 Spires
                 )
                 covered
                 with
                 Lead
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 props
                 that
                 support
                 it
                 :
                 This
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Spires
                 ,
                 having
                 every
                 one
                 a
                 Crosse
                 ,
                 with
                 very
                 faire
                 Vanes
                 upon
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 all
                 this
                 I
                 could
                 not
                 certainly
                 get
                 ,
                 and
                 would
                 not
                 uncertainly
                 speake
                 it
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 greanesse
                 of
                 the
                 things
                 speake
                 the
                 cost
                 to
                 be
                 great
                 ,
                 all
                 being
                 the
                 sole
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 .
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Table
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   rich
                   Coat
                   Armes
                   hanging
                   upon
                   a
                   Pillar
                   in
                   the
                   middle
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   about
                   it
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     sacred
                     corps
                     of
                     Sarah
                     ,
                     Wife
                     of
                     
                       Henry
                       Goodericke
                    
                     ,
                     daughter
                     of
                     William
                  
                   
                   
                     Bodenham
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     was
                     interred
                     at
                     the
                     South
                     end
                     of
                     this
                     seat
                     ,
                     towards
                     the
                     Pulpit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Within
                     it
                     thus
                     :
                  
                   
                     Buried
                     the
                     6.
                     of
                     Iune
                     ,
                     Anno
                     1616.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Bearers
                     sorrow
                     ,
                  
                   
                     sable
                     Lions
                     shew
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Like
                     to
                     that
                     Lion
                  
                   
                     which
                     did
                     overthrow
                  
                   
                     The
                     man
                     of
                     God
                     :
                  
                   
                     And
                     charg'd
                     alike
                     ,
                     doe
                     stand
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Grand
                     Guardants
                     here
                     ,
                  
                   
                     to
                     checke
                     the
                     upheav'd
                     hand
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vnweeting
                     wights
                     ,
                  
                   
                     or
                     ignorant
                     ,
                     shall
                     lay
                  
                   
                     Vpon
                     her
                     hallowed
                     corps
                     ,
                  
                   
                     that
                     here
                     did
                     pray
                     .
                  
                   
                     A
                     sacred
                     Temple
                     't
                     was
                     ,
                  
                   
                     wherein
                     did
                     shine
                  
                   
                     Her
                     Makers
                     glory
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Humane
                     and
                     Divine
                     :
                  
                   
                     Sweet
                     commerce
                     sanctified
                  
                   
                     with
                     zeale
                     ,
                     mov'd
                     there
                  
                   
                     In
                     Beauties
                     Fabricke
                     ,
                  
                   
                     it
                     s
                     owne
                     proper
                     spheare
                     ,
                  
                   
                     For
                     which
                     it
                     towers
                  
                   
                     above
                     the
                     sight
                     of
                     eye
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Gods
                     Temples
                     must
                     lie
                     low
                  
                   
                     that
                     tower
                     so
                     high
                     .
                  
                   
                     Vnder
                     two
                     hands
                     joyn'd
                     ,
                     one
                     out
                     of
                     a
                     Cloud
                     ,
                     the
                     other
                     out
                     of
                     a
                     Globe
                     ,
                     these
                     words
                     :
                  
                   
                     Till
                     then
                     ,
                     Farewell
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vpon
                   a
                   very
                   faire
                   Marble
                   Stone
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Ellen
                       Monyns
                    
                     ,
                     who
                     died
                     the
                     29.
                     of
                     Aprill
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     yeere
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     1632.
                     
                  
                   
                     Here
                     also
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     her
                     Sister
                     ,
                     Mistresse
                     
                       Frances
                       Monyns
                    
                     ,
                     who
                     died
                     the
                     17.
                     of
                     Iune
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     yeere
                     .
                  
                   
                     They
                     were
                     the
                     Daughters
                     of
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Monyns
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Waldershaw
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Baronet
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     the
                     Lady
                     Iane
                     his
                     Wife
                     ,
                     the
                     Daughter
                     of
                     
                       Roger
                       Twisden
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     
                       Roydon
                       Hall
                    
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     County
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     .
                  
                   
                     They
                     lived
                     Religious
                     and
                     Vertuous
                     lives
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     their
                     youths
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     in
                     the
                     true
                     faith
                     of
                     Iesus
                     Christ
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Olaves
                 Southwarke
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 and
                 beautified
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1617.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Edward
                   Candish
                
                 
                   Benjamin
                   Fry
                
                 
                   William
                   Hundman
                
                 
                   Richard
                   Clearke
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                   Monumentum
                   Elizabethae
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     I
                     have
                     fought
                     a
                     good
                     fight
                     ,
                     I
                     have
                     finished
                     my
                     course
                     ,
                     I
                     have
                     kept
                     the
                     faith
                     .
                  
                   
                     From
                     henceforth
                     is
                     laid
                     up
                     for
                     me
                     a
                     Crowne
                     of
                     Righteousnesse
                     ,
                     which
                     the
                     Lord
                     ,
                     the
                     righteous
                     Iudge
                     shall
                     give
                     mee
                     at
                     that
                     day
                     ;
                     and
                     not
                     me
                     onely
                     ,
                     but
                     to
                     them
                     also
                     that
                     love
                     his
                     appearing
                     ,
                     2
                     Tim.
                     4.
                     7
                     ,
                     8.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   All
                   the
                   Monuments
                   here
                   being
                   very
                   ancient
                   ,
                   are
                   to
                   bee
                   turned
                   to
                   before
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Church
                   as
                   it
                   stands
                   in
                   its
                   Ward
                   ,
                   which
                   you
                   may
                   finde
                   at
                   folio
                   457.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Saviours
                 Southwarke
                 .
              
               
                 VPon
                 this
                 spacious
                 and
                 specious
                 Church
                 (
                 for
                 well
                 it
                 deserves
                 those
                 Epithites
                 )
                 we
                 look
                 backward
                 twenty
                 yeeres
                 or
                 thereupon
                 ,
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 it
                 was
                 in
                 many
                 parts
                 of
                 it
                 repaired
                 ,
                 and
                 within
                 thorowout
                 richly
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 yeeres
                 after
                 ,
                 that
                 Gallery
                 that
                 is
                 over
                 that
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 that
                 is
                 called
                 Saint
                 PETERS
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 that
                 is
                 over
                 against
                 it
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 that
                 Gallery
                 that
                 crosses
                 the
                 middle
                 I
                 le
                 ,
                 over
                 the
                 entrance
                 into
                 the
                 Chancell
                 (
                 much
                 gracing
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 supplying
                 a
                 
                 great
                 necessity
                 )
                 were
                 worthily
                 contrived
                 and
                 erected
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeeres
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1621.
                 and
                 1622.
                 it
                 was
                 againe
                 in
                 many
                 parts
                 of
                 it
                 repaired
                 ;
                 all
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 it
                 (
                 at
                 once
                 )
                 strengthened
                 and
                 beautified
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 substantiall
                 and
                 very
                 artificiall
                 Rough-cast
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 Plaistered
                 and
                 Whited
                 .
              
               
                 Among
                 many
                 rich
                 and
                 beautifull
                 things
                 that
                 have
                 beene
                 added
                 to
                 this
                 Church
                 at
                 divers
                 times
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 severall
                 parts
                 and
                 places
                 ,
                 some
                 of
                 a
                 generall
                 cost
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 of
                 particular
                 bounties
                 (
                 for
                 some
                 reserved
                 causes
                 omitted
                 )
                 we
                 here
                 only
                 remember
                 that
                 extraordinary
                 faire
                 and
                 curious
                 Table
                 of
                 the
                 Commandements
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Screene
                 at
                 the
                 West
                 doore
                 ,
                 set
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1618.
                 
              
               
                 But
                 passing
                 all
                 these
                 ,
                 somewhat
                 now
                 of
                 that
                 part
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 above
                 the
                 Chancell
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 former
                 times
                 was
                 called
                 ,
                 
                   Our
                   Ladies
                   Chappell
                
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 now
                 called
                 ,
                 
                   The
                   new
                   Chappell
                
                 ;
                 and
                 indeed
                 ,
                 though
                 very
                 old
                 ,
                 it
                 now
                 may
                 be
                 cal'd
                 a
                 new
                 one
                 ,
                 because
                 newly
                 redeemed
                 from
                 such
                 use
                 and
                 imployment
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 built
                 to
                 ,
                 Divine
                 and
                 Religious
                 duties
                 ,
                 may
                 very
                 well
                 be
                 branded
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 stile
                 of
                 wretched
                 ,
                 base
                 ,
                 and
                 unworthy
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 that
                 before
                 this
                 abuse
                 ,
                 was
                 (
                 and
                 is
                 now
                 )
                 a
                 faire
                 &
                 beautifull
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 by
                 those
                 that
                 were
                 then
                 the
                 Corporation
                 (
                 which
                 is
                 a
                 body
                 consisting
                 of
                 30.
                 
                 Vestry
                 men
                 ,
                 sixe
                 of
                 those
                 thirty
                 ,
                 Churchwardens
                 )
                 was
                 leased
                 and
                 let
                 out
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 House
                 of
                 God
                 made
                 a
                 Bake-house
                 .
              
               
                 Two
                 very
                 faire
                 doores
                 ,
                 that
                 from
                 the
                 two
                 side
                 Iles
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 that
                 thorow
                 the
                 head
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 (
                 as
                 at
                 this
                 day
                 they
                 doe
                 againe
                 )
                 went
                 into
                 it
                 ,
                 were
                 lath't
                 ,
                 daub'd
                 ,
                 and
                 dam
                 d
                 up
                 :
                 the
                 faire
                 Pillars
                 were
                 ordinary
                 posts
                 ,
                 against
                 which
                 they
                 piled
                 Billets
                 and
                 Bavens
                 ;
                 in
                 this
                 place
                 they
                 had
                 their
                 Ovens
                 ,
                 in
                 that
                 a
                 Bolting-place
                 ,
                 in
                 that
                 their
                 Kneading-trough
                 ,
                 in
                 another
                 (
                 I
                 have
                 heard
                 )
                 a
                 Hogs-trough
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 words
                 that
                 were
                 given
                 mee
                 were
                 these
                 ,
                 This
                 place
                 have
                 I
                 knowne
                 a
                 Hog-stie
                 ,
                 in
                 another
                 a
                 Store-house
                 ,
                 to
                 store
                 up
                 their
                 hoorded
                 Meale
                 :
                 and
                 in
                 all
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 something
                 of
                 this
                 sordid
                 kind
                 &
                 condition
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 first
                 let
                 by
                 the
                 Corporation
                 afore
                 named
                 ,
                 to
                 one
                 〈…〉
                 Wyat
                 ,
                 after
                 him
                 to
                 one
                 〈…〉
                 Peacocke
                 ,
                 after
                 him
                 to
                 one
                 〈…〉
                 Cleybrooke
                 ,
                 and
                 last
                 to
                 one
                 〈…〉
                 Wilson
                 ;
                 all
                 Bakers
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 Chappell
                 still
                 imployed
                 in
                 the
                 way
                 of
                 their
                 Trade
                 ,
                 a
                 Bake-house
                 ,
                 though
                 some
                 part
                 of
                 this
                 Bake-house
                 was
                 sometime
                 turned
                 into
                 a
                 Starch-house
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 continuance
                 of
                 it
                 in
                 this
                 kind
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 first
                 letting
                 of
                 it
                 to
                 Wyat
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 restoring
                 of
                 it
                 againe
                 to
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 was
                 threescore
                 and
                 some
                 odde
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1624.
                 for
                 in
                 this
                 yeere
                 the
                 ruines
                 and
                 blasted
                 estate
                 that
                 the
                 old
                 Corporation
                 sold
                 it
                 to
                 ,
                 were
                 by
                 the
                 Corporation
                 of
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 repaired
                 ,
                 renewed
                 ,
                 well
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 :
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 it
                 for
                 that
                 yeere
                 ,
                 with
                 many
                 things
                 done
                 to
                 it
                 since
                 ,
                 arising
                 to
                 two
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 ,
                 as
                 all
                 the
                 former
                 Repaires
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 sole
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 .
              
               
                 One
                 I
                 le
                 in
                 this
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 was
                 paved
                 at
                 the
                 onely
                 cost
                 of
                 one
                 Master
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hayman
                
                 ,
                 Taylor
                 ,
                 and
                 Merchantaylor
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1625.
                 
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   wall
                   of
                   the
                   new
                   Chappell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Donec
                     redeat
                     Dominus
                     Iesus
                     Christus
                     Subest
                     quod
                     Reliquum
                     Iohannis
                     Morton
                     ,
                     in
                     Artibus
                     Magistri
                     ,
                     qui
                     cum
                     singulare
                     cum
                     pietatis
                     ,
                     tum
                     eruditionis
                     exhibuerat
                     specimen
                     ,
                     Literatam
                     juventutis
                     Ambitionem
                     Gemens
                     ,
                     unicique
                     salvatoris
                     Iesu
                     Christi
                     adventum
                     anhelans
                     ,
                     expiravit
                     die
                     17.
                     
                     Septem
                     .
                     Anno
                     salutis
                     1631.
                     
                     Annum
                     aetatis
                     agens
                     25.
                     
                     V.
                     M.
                     Graecis
                     Musis
                     lugentibus
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   same
                   Chappell
                   and
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   upon
                   à
                   Grave-stone
                   is
                   thus
                   written
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Not
                     twice
                     ten
                     yeeres
                     of
                     age
                     ,
                  
                   
                     a
                     weary
                     breath
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Have
                     I
                     exchanged
                  
                   
                     for
                     a
                     happy
                     death
                     ;
                  
                   
                     My
                     course
                     so
                     short
                     ,
                  
                   
                     the
                     longer
                     is
                     my
                     rest
                     ,
                  
                   
                   
                     God
                     takes
                     them
                     soonest
                  
                   
                     whom
                     he
                     loveth
                     best
                     :
                  
                   
                     For
                     he
                     that
                     's
                     borne
                     to
                     day
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     dies
                     to
                     morrow
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Loseth
                     some
                     dayes
                     of
                     rest
                     ,
                  
                   
                     but
                     more
                     of
                     sorrow
                     .
                  
                   
                     Here
                     lies
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Iohn
                       Buckland
                    
                     ,
                     Glover
                     ,
                     1625.
                     
                     Who
                     deceased
                     the
                     16.
                     of
                     August
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vpon
                   a
                   faire
                   stone
                   close
                   to
                   this
                   ,
                   under
                   the
                   Grocers
                   Armes
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Garret
                     ,
                     some
                     cal'd
                     him
                     ,
                  
                   
                     but
                     that
                     was
                     too
                     hye
                     ,
                  
                   
                     His
                     name
                     is
                     Garrard
                     ,
                  
                   
                     who
                     now
                     here
                     doth
                     lye
                     ;
                  
                   
                     He
                     in
                     his
                     youth
                     was
                     toss'd
                  
                   
                     with
                     many
                     a
                     wave
                     ,
                  
                   
                     But
                     now
                     at
                     Port
                     ariv'd
                     ,
                  
                   
                     rests
                     in
                     his
                     grave
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Church
                     he
                     did
                     frequent
                  
                   
                     while
                     he
                     had
                     breath
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     wisht
                     to
                     lye
                     therein
                  
                   
                     after
                     his
                     death
                     .
                  
                   
                     Weepe
                     not
                     for
                     him
                     ,
                  
                   
                     since
                     he
                     is
                     gone
                     before
                  
                   
                     To
                     Heaven
                     ,
                     where
                     Grocers
                  
                   
                     there
                     are
                     many
                     more
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   same
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   upon
                   a
                   faire
                   Marble
                   stone
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Merchantaylors
                   Armes
                   at
                   the
                   head
                   of
                   it
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     This
                     Stone
                     was
                     laid
                     ,
                     and
                     this
                     I
                     le
                     was
                     paved
                     ,
                     by
                     
                       Iohn
                       Hayman
                    
                     ,
                     Taylor
                     ,
                     and
                     Merchantaylor
                     ,
                     the
                     28.
                     of
                     October
                     ,
                     1625.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Next
                   to
                   this
                   ,
                   upon
                   a
                   brasse
                   plate
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Alice
                       Dudson
                    
                     ,
                     the
                     Wife
                     of
                     
                       Thomas
                       Dudson
                    
                     ,
                     who
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     the
                     14.
                     of
                     October
                     ,
                     1626.
                     who
                     sometime
                     did
                     dwell
                     in
                     this
                     Parish
                     ,
                     but
                     died
                     in
                     Saint
                     Georges
                     Parish
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   All
                   these
                   ,
                   with
                   that
                   rich
                   and
                   cosly
                   Monument
                   of
                   the
                   right
                   Reverend
                   Father
                   in
                   God
                   ,
                   Launcelot
                   Bishop
                   of
                   Winchester
                   ,
                   are
                   in
                   this
                   Chappell
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   Elizabeths
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   Elizabetha
                   Regina
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Saint
                     Peters
                     Church
                     at
                     Westminster
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Her
                     sacred
                     body
                     doth
                     interre
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Her
                     glorious
                     soule
                     with
                     Angels
                     sings
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Her
                     deeds
                     live
                     patternes
                     here
                     for
                     Kings
                     :
                  
                   
                     Her
                     love
                     in
                     every
                     heart
                     hath
                     roome
                     ,
                  
                   
                     This
                     onely
                     shadowes
                     forth
                     her
                     Toome
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Sepulchres
                 Parish
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Anno
                   1624.
                   
                
                 
                   THere
                   was
                   expended
                   this
                   yeere
                   extraordinary
                   ,
                   about
                   the
                   new
                   Vestry
                   Window
                   ,
                   in
                   Masons
                   worke
                   ,
                   Glasiers
                   worke
                   ,
                   Iron
                   worke
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   charge
                   extraordinary
                   ,
                   besides
                   the
                   usuall
                   charges
                   of
                   repaires
                   ,
                   30.
                   li.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Anno
                   1625.
                   
                
                 
                   In
                   this
                   yeere
                   the
                   ten
                   North
                   Church-Windowes
                   were
                   new
                   built
                   ,
                   and
                   repaired
                   ,
                   the
                   charge
                   whereof
                   amounted
                   to
                   86.
                   
                     li.
                     14.
                     s.
                     7.
                     
                       d.
                    
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Anno
                   1626.
                   
                
                 
                   In
                   this
                   yeere
                   the
                   sixe
                   Windowes
                   on
                   the
                   East
                   end
                   ,
                   and
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Water-tables
                   ,
                   Battlements
                   ,
                   and
                   Buttresses
                   ,
                   were
                   new
                   made
                   and
                   repaired
                   ,
                   the
                   Windowes
                   new
                   glazed
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Walls
                   pointed
                   downe
                   ,
                   which
                   with
                   some
                   Plumbers
                   worke
                   and
                   Pew
                   worke
                   ,
                   cost
                   105.
                   li.
                   3.
                   
                     s.
                     10.
                     
                       d.
                    
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Anno
                   1627.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   charge
                   of
                   repaire
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   Windowes
                   at
                   the
                   West
                   end
                   ,
                   &
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   and
                   Porch
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Battlements
                   ,
                   Water-table
                   ,
                   and
                   Buttresses
                   ,
                   and
                   pointing
                   downe
                   the
                   Walls
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   repaires
                   this
                   yeere
                   within
                   the
                   Church
                   ,
                   appeare
                   by
                   the
                   accounts
                   to
                   have
                   beene
                   169.
                   
                     li.
                     2.
                     s.
                     8.
                     
                       d.
                    
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Anno
                   1628.
                   
                
                 
                   In
                   making
                   new
                   Pewes
                   in
                   the
                   Church
                   ,
                   and
                   Plumbers
                   worke
                   upon
                   the
                   Church
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   Glazing
                   worke
                   this
                   yeere
                   ,
                   expended
                   extraordinary
                   ,
                   besides
                   other
                   ordinary
                   repaires
                   ,
                   40.
                   li.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Anno
                   1629.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   new
                   Pewes
                   this
                   yeere
                   made
                   in
                   the
                   Church
                   and
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   the
                   cleering
                   of
                   the
                   Churchyard
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   reparations
                   there
                   ,
                   55.
                   
                     li.
                     16.
                     s.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Anno
                   1630.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   charge
                   of
                   taking
                   downe
                   ,
                   and
                   new
                   building
                   of
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   great
                   Pinacles
                   of
                   the
                   Steeple
                   this
                   yeere
                   ,
                   appeareth
                   by
                   the
                   accounts
                   and
                   Bills
                   examined
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   139.
                   
                     li.
                     19.
                     s.
                     4.
                     
                       d.
                    
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Other
                   Repaires
                   done
                   about
                   the
                   Church
                   this
                   yeere
                   ,
                   in
                   Plumbers
                   worke
                   upon
                   the
                   Steeple
                   ,
                   and
                   new
                   Leading
                   the
                   Vestry
                   ,
                   and
                   making
                   of
                   new
                   Pewes
                   in
                   the
                   Church
                   ,
                   75.
                   li.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Anno
                   1631.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   new
                   casting
                   of
                   the
                   fifth
                   Bell
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   charge
                   of
                   Iron
                   and
                   Timber-worke
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   Bell-Founder
                   ,
                   Bell-hanger
                   ,
                   and
                   Smith
                   ,
                   paid
                   40.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   Plumbers
                   worke
                   ,
                   and
                   Carpenters
                   worke
                   ,
                   in
                   strengthening
                   and
                   new
                   Leading
                   the
                   Roofe
                   over
                   Saint
                   Stephens
                   Chappell
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   Repaires
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   this
                   yeere
                   ,
                   appeareth
                   by
                   the
                   accounts
                   to
                   be
                   above
                   100.
                   li.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Annis
                   1632.
                   
                   &
                   1633.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   three
                   great
                   Pinacles
                   of
                   the
                   Steeple
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Battlements
                   ,
                   and
                   Water-tables
                   round
                   about
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   repaired
                   ,
                   built
                   ,
                   and
                   made
                   up
                   with
                   vent
                   and
                   crest
                   ,
                   in
                   manner
                   ,
                   forme
                   ,
                   height
                   ,
                   thicknesse
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   other
                   respects
                   answerable
                   to
                   that
                   Pinacle
                   which
                   was
                   there
                   lately
                   new
                   made
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   taking
                   and
                   cutting
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   decayed
                   stones
                   ,
                   putting
                   in
                   new
                   stone
                   ,
                   working
                   and
                   pointing
                   them
                   downe
                   ,
                   putting
                   in
                   new
                   top
                   stones
                   ,
                   and
                   three
                   Vanes
                   ,
                   answerable
                   to
                   the
                   former
                   Vane
                   on
                   the
                   other
                   Pinacle
                   :
                   the
                   Masons
                   work
                   by
                   composition
                   ,
                   140.
                   li.
                   the
                   Vanes
                   ,
                   Iron
                   ,
                   and
                   Lead-worke
                   ,
                   13.
                   
                     li.
                     6.
                     s.
                     8.
                     
                       d.
                    
                  
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   new
                   Leading
                   and
                   strengthening
                   the
                   Roofe
                   in
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   thorowout
                   with
                   Lead
                   and
                   Timber
                   worke
                   ,
                   115.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Summa
                     totalis
                     expensarum
                     Annis
                     praedict
                     .
                     
                       
                         1110.
                         
                           li.
                           3.
                           s.
                           1.
                           
                             d.
                          
                        
                         
                      
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Southwarke
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Steeple
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 greatly
                 decayed
                 ,
                 was
                 repaired
                 ,
                 new
                 Leaded
                 ;
                 from
                 the
                 ground
                 to
                 the
                 top
                 coated
                 with
                 a
                 beautifull
                 Rough-cast
                 ;
                 and
                 inriched
                 with
                 a
                 very
                 faire
                 Turret
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1663.
                 
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 bestowed
                 upon
                 the
                 entrance
                 into
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 a
                 new
                 bricke
                 Wall
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 doore
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 fit
                 for
                 so
                 worthy
                 passage
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 foure
                 or
                 five
                 yeeres
                 since
                 ,
                 some
                 cost
                 was
                 bestowed
                 upon
                 the
                 East
                 Window
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 1618.
                 (
                 at
                 the
                 lower
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 )
                 a
                 very
                 handsome
                 Gallery
                 builded
                 .
              
               
                 
                   A
                   Table
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                   1632.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     yeerely
                     gift
                     of
                     foure
                     pounds
                     ,
                     given
                     by
                     Master
                     
                       Henry
                       Smith
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     to
                     this
                     Parish
                     of
                     Saint
                     Thomas
                     ,
                     hath
                     beene
                     dispended
                     on
                     the
                     poore
                     this
                     yeere
                     past
                     in
                     manner
                     and
                     forme
                     following
                     .
                     In
                     witnesse
                     whereof
                     ,
                     wee
                     the
                     Minister
                     ,
                     Churchwardens
                     ,
                     and
                     Over-seers
                     ,
                     have
                     subscribed
                     our
                     names
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Widdow
                   stringfeyld
                   ,
                   aged
                   95.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   a
                   Coat
                   ,
                   with
                   letters
                   ,
                   cost
                   xviij
                   .
                   
                     s.
                     1.
                     
                       d.
                    
                  
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Dorochy
                     Burket
                  
                   ,
                   aged
                   82.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   a
                   Coat
                   ,
                   with
                   letters
                   ,
                   cost
                   xviij
                   .
                   s.
                   iiij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Wingfield
                  
                   ,
                   aged
                   61.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   a
                   Coat
                   ,
                   with
                   letters
                   ,
                   cost
                   xvij
                   .
                   s.
                   x.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Nicholas
                     Leeke
                  
                   ,
                   aged
                   70.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   a
                   Coat
                   ,
                   with
                   letters
                   ,
                   cost
                   vij
                   .
                   s.
                   x.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Ellen
                     Gray
                  
                   ,
                   Innocent
                   ,
                   aged
                   34.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   a
                   Coat
                   ,
                   with
                   letters
                   ,
                   cost
                   xviij
                   .
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   summe
                   4.
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                 
                   Benjamin
                   Spencer
                   ,
                   Minister
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Phife
                  
                   
                     Nicholas
                     Eliot
                     
                       
                         Churchwardens
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Berry
                  
                   
                     Gamaliel
                     Voyce
                     
                       
                         Sidemen
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Trinity
                 Minories
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 greatly
                 decayed
                 in
                 the
                 Roofe
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 Timber
                 repaired
                 and
                 mended
                 )
                 was
                 new
                 Tiled
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1618.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1620.
                 the
                 Steeple
                 ,
                 that
                 before
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 Church
                 )
                 was
                 covered
                 with
                 Tyles
                 ,
                 was
                 untyled
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 the
                 Timber
                 repaired
                 and
                 strengthened
                 )
                 was
                 covered
                 againe
                 with
                 Lead
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1628.
                 all
                 the
                 inside
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 was
                 well
                 and
                 very
                 commendably
                 beautified
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1623.
                 the
                 Church-yard
                 ,
                 that
                 before
                 was
                 onely
                 paled
                 in
                 with
                 Boords
                 ,
                 was
                 (
                 to
                 the
                 better
                 defence
                 and
                 grace
                 of
                 it
                 )
                 encompast
                 about
                 with
                 Bricke
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 very
                 handsome
                 entrance
                 into
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 ,
                 as
                 all
                 the
                 Repaires
                 before
                 named
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 sole
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 .
              
               
                 
                   A
                   handsome
                   Monument
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   wall
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   these
                   following
                   lines
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Death
                     first
                     did
                     strike
                     Sir
                     Iohn
                     ,
                  
                   
                     here
                     tomb'd
                     in
                     Clay
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     then
                     inforc'd
                     his
                     sonne
                  
                   
                     to
                     follow
                     fast
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Pelhams
                     line
                     ,
                     this
                     Knight
                  
                   
                     was
                     chiefe
                     and
                     stay
                     :
                  
                   
                     By
                     this
                     behold
                     ,
                  
                   
                     all
                     flesh
                     must
                     die
                     at
                     last
                     .
                  
                   
                     But
                     Bletsow
                     Lord
                     ,
                  
                   
                     thy
                     Sister
                     most
                     may
                     mone
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Both
                     Mate
                     and
                     Sonne
                  
                   
                     hath
                     left
                     her
                     here
                     alone
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Pelham
                    
                     died
                     the
                     13.
                     of
                     October
                     ,
                     1580.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Oliver
                       Pelham
                    
                     his
                     sonne
                     ,
                     died
                     the
                     19.
                     of
                     Ianuary
                     ,
                     1584.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   About
                   a
                   faire
                   Marble
                   stone
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   close
                   by
                   the
                   Communion
                   Table
                   ,
                   are
                   these
                   words
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Constantia
                     Lucy
                     ,
                     D.
                     Thomae
                     Lucy
                     Iunioris
                     ,
                     Militis
                     Aurati
                     ,
                     &
                     D.
                     Constantiae
                     Vxoris
                     Foeminae
                     Filia
                     ,
                     Natu
                     maxima
                     ,
                     Annum
                     agens
                     plus
                     minus
                     undecimum
                     ,
                     pridie
                     Idus
                     Februarii
                     in
                     Domino
                     ,
                     quam
                     Foelicissimè
                     ,
                     hîc
                     posita
                     ,
                     fato
                     fungitur
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1596.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vpon
                   it
                   these
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Nascimur
                     &
                     Morimur
                     ,
                  
                   
                     non
                     exorabile
                     fatum
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vita
                     fugax
                     ,
                     fragilis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     lubrica
                     ,
                     vana
                     ,
                     brevis
                     .
                  
                   
                     Ocyus
                     in
                     Campis
                     ,
                     flos
                  
                   
                     Formosissimus
                     aret
                     :
                  
                   
                     Optima
                     praetereunt
                     ,
                  
                   
                     deteriora
                     manent
                     .
                  
                   
                     Rapta
                     immaturo
                     fato
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Constantia
                     Lucy
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nunc
                     jacet
                     :
                     &
                     quondam
                  
                   
                     Lucida
                     ,
                     luce
                     caret
                     .
                  
                   
                     Ante
                     annos
                     Constans
                     ,
                  
                   
                     humilis
                     ,
                     mansueta
                     ,
                     modesta
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Dixeris
                     ,
                     &
                     Paphia
                  
                   
                     membra
                     polita
                     manu
                     .
                  
                   
                     In
                     vere
                     aetatis
                     ,
                     persensit
                  
                   
                     frigora
                     Brumae
                     :
                  
                   
                     Sic
                     sic
                     praepro●erè
                  
                   
                     praeoquapoma
                     cadunt
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   another
                   Stone
                   ,
                   neerè
                   unto
                   the
                   last
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Hîc
                     jacet
                     corpus
                     Irausis
                     Mar●un
                     .
                     Generosi
                     ,
                     qui
                     obiit
                     14.
                     die
                     Septemh
                     .
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1606.
                     
                  
                   
                     Haec
                     verba
                     soepissime
                     in
                     ore
                     illius
                     viventis
                     :
                     O
                     Domine
                     secundum
                     merit
                     a
                     mea
                     ,
                     Noli
                     me
                     judicare
                     .
                     Deprecor
                     Majestatem
                     tuam
                     ut
                     misericorditer
                     deleas
                     iniquitates
                     meas
                     .
                  
                   
                     Credo
                     videre
                     hona
                     Domini
                     ,
                     in
                     Terra
                     viventium
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   In
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   ,
                   is
                   a
                   Monument
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Vivere
                     Cornices
                     multos
                  
                   
                     dicuntur
                     in
                     Annos
                     :
                  
                   
                     Cur
                     nos
                     Angusta
                  
                   
                     conditione
                     sumus
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   figure
                   of
                   a
                   Child
                   .
                
                 
                   Henricus
                   Nowelus
                   ,
                   Filius
                   D.
                   Iohannis
                   Noweli
                   Doctoris
                   Medici
                   ,
                   optimae
                   indolis
                   puerulus
                   ,
                   unicum
                   patris
                   solatium
                   ,
                   Natus
                   23.
                   
                   Iulii
                   ,
                   1598.
                   &
                   mortuus
                   ex
                   Atrophia
                   4.
                   
                   Augusti
                   ,
                   1599.
                   
                   Hîc
                   sepultusjacet
                   .
                
                 
                   Melioribus
                   utere
                   fatis
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
               A
               Review
               also
               of
               the
               nine
               out
               Parishes
               in
               Middlesex
               and
               Surrey
               .
            
             
               
                 Clement
                 Danes
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 care
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 by
                 an
                 Annual
                 succession
                 ,
                 have
                 the
                 charge
                 and
                 over-sight
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 hath
                 continually
                 beene
                 such
                 ,
                 as
                 upon
                 the
                 least
                 defect
                 or
                 failing
                 ,
                 either
                 in
                 strength
                 or
                 beauty
                 ,
                 it
                 hath
                 instantly
                 beene
                 imployed
                 ,
                 both
                 in
                 Repaires
                 and
                 Adornment
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 first
                 we
                 beginne
                 with
                 that
                 great
                 costly
                 repaire
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1608.
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 upon
                 sixe
                 and
                 twenty
                 foot
                 of
                 the
                 Churchyard
                 in
                 length
                 ,
                 and
                 twenty
                 foot
                 in
                 breadth
                 (
                 taken
                 in
                 at
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 )
                 they
                 built
                 up
                 a
                 very
                 faire
                 Chancell
                 .
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 this
                 building
                 and
                 repairing
                 ,
                 amounting
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 1000.
                 pounds
                 ,
                 and
                 upward
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 1616.
                 there
                 was
                 laid
                 out
                 upon
                 the
                 Steeple
                 ,
                 in
                 repairing
                 and
                 inlarging
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 other
                 needfull
                 things
                 in
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 496.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1631.
                 some
                 parts
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 were
                 againe
                 repaired
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 whole
                 body
                 covered
                 with
                 a
                 faire
                 and
                 beautifull
                 Rough-cast
                 ,
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 it
                 40.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1632.
                 and
                 this
                 present
                 yeere
                 1633.
                 this
                 Church
                 was
                 within
                 ,
                 thorowout
                 richly
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 .
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 it
                 50.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 summe
                 of
                 all
                 these
                 Repaires
                 ,
                 all
                 being
                 the
                 sole
                 cost
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 1586.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   upper
                   end
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Incription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Georgii
                  
                   
                     Roberti
                  
                   
                     Wilelmi
                  
                   
                     Christopheri
                     
                       
                         Annae
                      
                       
                         More
                         de
                      
                       
                         Lothesley
                      
                       
                         Equit
                         :
                      
                       
                         Aurat
                         :
                         
                           
                             Filiae
                             .
                          
                           
                             Soror
                             :
                          
                           
                             Nept
                             :
                          
                           
                             Pronep
                             :
                          
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Foeminae
                     Lectissimae
                     ,
                     Dilectissimaeque
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Conjugi
                     Charissimae
                     Castissimaeque
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Matri
                     Piissimae
                     Indulgentissimaeque
                     ,
                  
                   
                     XV.
                     Annis
                     in
                     Conjugio
                     Transactis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     VII
                     .
                     post
                     XII
                     .
                     partum
                     (
                     quorum
                     VII
                     .
                     superstant
                     )
                     dies
                  
                   
                     Immani
                     Febre
                     Correptae
                  
                   
                     (
                     Quod
                     hoc
                     saxum
                     Fari
                     jussit
                     ,
                     ●pse
                     prae
                     dolore
                     infans
                     )
                  
                   
                     Maritus
                     (
                     miserrimum
                     dictu
                     )
                     olim
                  
                   
                     Charae
                     Charus
                  
                   
                     Cineribus
                     Cineres
                     spondet
                     suos
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Novo
                     Matrimonio
                     (
                     Annuat
                     deus
                     )
                     Hoc
                     loco
                     sociandos
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Ioannes
                     Donne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sacr.
                     Theolog.
                     Profess
                     .
                  
                   
                     Secessit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Anno
                     XXIII
                     .
                     Aetat
                     .
                     suae
                     &
                     sui
                     Iesu
                  
                   
                     CIO
                     .
                     DC
                     .
                     XVII
                     .
                  
                   
                     Aug.
                     XV.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   over
                   against
                   this
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Viro
                     praeclaris
                     :
                     Animi
                     Corporisque
                     dotibus
                     ornate
                     .
                  
                   
                     Qui
                     in
                     Angelicani
                     juris
                     studio
                     Foeliciss
                     .
                     versatus
                     ,
                     Iuriscons
                     .
                     munere
                     ,
                     quod
                     Iure
                     
                     optimo
                     obtinuit
                     ,
                     intermisso
                     ,
                     Officiis
                     in
                     Curia
                     Cancellariae
                     ,
                     cum
                     examinatoris
                     ,
                     per
                     integros
                     17.
                     annos
                     ,
                     tum
                     sex
                     Clericorum
                     unius
                     ,
                     per
                     menses
                     quosdam
                     fatales
                     integerrimè
                     perfunctus
                     est
                     :
                     vitâ
                     Londini
                     in
                     hoc
                     vico
                     (
                     ubi
                     &
                     natus
                     )
                     Majori
                     expartetransactâ
                     ,
                     die
                     Apr.
                     26.
                     
                     Anno
                     Dem.
                     1610.
                     
                     Aetatis
                     51.
                     defuncto
                     ,
                     scil
                     .
                     Animâ
                     Christo
                     ,
                     Corpore
                     hîc
                     humo
                     traditis
                     ,
                     relictoque
                     sui
                     desiderio
                     ,
                     non
                     sine
                     multis
                     multorum
                     lachrymis
                     .
                  
                   
                     Maria
                     ipsi
                     superstes
                     vidua
                  
                   
                     Thomae
                     Oneli
                     Filia
                     ,
                     de
                     Charleton
                     ,
                     in
                     Northantonensi
                     quondam
                     Agro
                     Armigeri
                     ,
                     Fidissima
                     conjux
                     Charissimo
                     Marito
                     ,
                     Quî
                     cum
                     ad
                     Annos
                     ferè
                     25.
                     
                     Conjunctissime
                     vizerat
                     ,
                     Amoris
                     inviolati
                     perpetuum
                     posteris
                     Testimonium
                     ,
                     nec
                     sibi
                     minus
                     lugubre
                     ,
                     hoc
                     posuit
                     Monumentum
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Monument
                   neere
                   unto
                   the
                   other
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   Memoriae
                   Sacrum
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   lieth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   
                     Hippocrates
                     de
                     Otthen
                  
                   ,
                   Nobly
                   descended
                   from
                   the
                   Noble
                   Family
                   of
                   the
                   Otthens
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   Holsatia
                   ,
                   Doctor
                   of
                   Physicke
                   in
                   the
                   Vniversity
                   of
                   Monutpelliers
                   ,
                   in
                   France
                   ,
                   and
                   most
                   worthily
                   incorporated
                   in
                   the
                   Vniversity
                   of
                   Oxford
                   .
                   After
                   his
                   first
                   comming
                   into
                   England
                   with
                   his
                   Father
                   (
                   who
                   was
                   the
                   Emperours
                   Physician
                   ,
                   and
                   sent
                   for
                   over
                   by
                   Queene
                   Elizabeth
                   )
                   he
                   was
                   desired
                   by
                   the
                   Earle
                   of
                   Lecester
                   himselfe
                   ,
                   to
                   pertaine
                   unto
                   him
                   ,
                   in
                   whose
                   service
                   (
                   for
                   many
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   both
                   at
                   home
                   ,
                   and
                   abroad
                   in
                   the
                   Low-countries
                   ,
                   with
                   his
                   Lord
                   )
                   he
                   performed
                   such
                   worthy
                   parts
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   in
                   his
                   owne
                   faculty
                   ,
                   as
                   being
                   imployed
                   in
                   other
                   laudable
                   services
                   ,
                   that
                   her
                   Majesty
                   and
                   the
                   State
                   tooke
                   especiall
                   note
                   of
                   his
                   worth
                   .
                   After
                   the
                   decease
                   of
                   the
                   Earle
                   ,
                   hee
                   was
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   esteeme
                   and
                   regard
                   with
                   the
                   Earle
                   of
                   Essex
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   her
                   Majesty
                   commanded
                   to
                   attend
                   upon
                   him
                   in
                   the
                   wars
                   of
                   France
                   ,
                   and
                   afterwards
                   in
                   his
                   prosperous
                   Voyage
                   to
                   Cadiz
                   .
                   Returning
                   home
                   (
                   hoping
                   to
                   retire
                   himselfe
                   to
                   his
                   owne
                   Practice
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   more
                   private
                   life
                   )
                   hee
                   was
                   againe
                   commanded
                   to
                   goe
                   (
                   as
                   Physician
                   in
                   service
                   into
                   Ireland
                   )
                   with
                   the
                   Lord
                   Montjoy
                   (
                   afterwards
                   Earle
                   of
                   Devonshire
                   )
                   her
                   Majesties
                   Leiutenant
                   in
                   that
                   Kingdome
                   .
                   But
                   returning
                   againe
                   into
                   England
                   with
                   his
                   Lord
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Reigne
                   ,
                   he
                   continued
                   not
                   long
                   ,
                   but
                   went
                   as
                   Physician
                   with
                   the
                   Earle
                   of
                   Hartford
                   ,
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Ambassadour
                   unto
                   the
                   Arch-Duke
                   of
                   Austria
                   and
                   Burgundi
                   ,
                   in
                   that
                   Honourable
                   imployment
                   :
                   And
                   so
                   returning
                   againe
                   into
                   England
                   ,
                   hee
                   spent
                   the
                   residue
                   of
                   his
                   yeeres
                   with
                   his
                   deare
                   and
                   most
                   vertuous
                   Wife
                   ,
                   Mistresse
                   
                     Dorothy
                     Drew
                  
                   ,
                   daughter
                   to
                   Master
                   
                     Roger
                     Drew
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Densworth
                   ,
                   in
                   Sussex
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   in
                   great
                   blisse
                   and
                   happinesse
                   :
                   And
                   being
                   a
                   most
                   zealous
                   and
                   penitent
                   Christian
                   ,
                   full
                   of
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   and
                   (
                   unto
                   his
                   last
                   gaspe
                   )
                   of
                   perfect
                   Memory
                   ,
                   hee
                   ended
                   his
                   pilgrimage
                   here
                   on
                   earth
                   ,
                   and
                   with
                   alacrity
                   of
                   spirit
                   surrendred
                   his
                   soule
                   into
                   the
                   hands
                   of
                   his
                   Creator
                   ,
                   the
                   13.
                   of
                   November
                   1611.
                   
                   For
                   whose
                   love
                   and
                   memory
                   ,
                   his
                   late
                   Wife
                   (
                   the
                   now
                   Lady
                   and
                   Wife
                   unto
                   Sir
                   
                     Stephen
                     Thorneburst
                  
                   of
                   Kent
                   ,
                   the
                   most
                   worthy
                   and
                   valerous
                   Knight
                   )
                   hath
                   caused
                   this
                   Monument
                   to
                   bee
                   erected
                   ,
                   
                     Amoris
                     ergo
                     P.
                     P.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Next
                   to
                   this
                   another
                   handsome
                   small
                   Monument
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Anne
                     ,
                     the
                     Daughter
                     of
                     
                       Francis
                       Cary
                    
                     ,
                     Wife
                     of
                     
                       Hugh
                       Prust
                    
                     of
                     Devon
                     ,
                     17.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     aged
                     40.
                     havig
                     by
                     him
                     9.
                     
                     Children
                     ,
                     was
                     buried
                     here
                     the
                     13.
                     of
                     February
                     1627.
                     
                  
                   
                     In
                     Life
                     and
                     Death
                     ,
                  
                   
                     most
                     strict
                     in
                     right
                     accord
                     ,
                  
                   
                     She
                     liv'd
                     ,
                     she
                     di'd
                  
                   
                     true
                     Servant
                     of
                     the
                     Lord.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     By
                     the
                     Churchwardens
                     and
                     Feofees
                     of
                     this
                     Parish
                     ,
                     this
                     Monument
                     was
                     set
                     up
                     ,
                     the
                     20.
                     of
                     Ianuary
                     ,
                     1603.
                     
                  
                   
                     Here
                     lieth
                     buried
                     the
                     bodies
                     of
                     
                       Richard
                       Bedoe
                    
                     ,
                     Gentleman
                     ,
                     and
                     Anne
                     his
                     first
                     Wife
                     ,
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     ancientest
                     of
                     this
                     Parish
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     Feosee
                     of
                     the
                     poore
                     ,
                     who
                     ended
                     his
                     life
                     with
                     a
                     charitable
                     disposition
                     ,
                     the
                     first
                     day
                     of
                     September
                     1603.
                     
                     
                       Annoque
                       Regni
                       Regis
                       Iacobi
                       ,
                       &c.
                       primo
                       .
                    
                     Being
                     when
                     he
                     died
                     of
                     the
                     age
                     of
                     56.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     and
                     was
                     borne
                     in
                     the
                     Parish
                     of
                     Ricken
                     ,
                     in
                     Salop
                     ,
                     who
                     of
                     their
                     Charity
                     ,
                     have
                     given
                     so
                     many
                     of
                     their
                     Tenements
                     within
                     the
                     Dukes
                     place
                     in
                     Cree-Church
                     ,
                     alias
                     Christs-Church
                     ,
                     neere
                     
                       Algate
                       ,
                       London
                    
                     ,
                     as
                     do
                     now
                     go
                     for
                     20.
                     li.
                     per
                     Annum
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     maintenance
                     and
                     use
                     of
                     the
                     poore
                     of
                     this
                     Parish
                     for
                     ever
                     .
                     And
                     also
                     110.
                     li.
                     to
                     be
                     lent
                     gratis
                     to
                     50.
                     poore
                     Housholders
                     ,
                     and
                     young
                     beginners
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     Parish
                     ,
                     for
                     two
                     yeeres
                     a
                     piece
                     ,
                     putting
                     in
                     good
                     security
                     for
                     the
                     same
                     :
                     With
                     condition
                     ,
                     that
                     this
                     Stone
                     ,
                     by
                     the
                     Churchwardens
                     and
                     Feofees
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     Parish
                     for
                     the
                     time
                     being
                     ,
                     shall
                     from
                     time
                     to
                     time
                     for
                     ever
                     be
                     maintained
                     ;
                     and
                     foure
                     Sermons
                     yeerely
                     for
                     ever
                     to
                     bee
                     made
                     ,
                     on
                     the
                     Feast-dayes
                     of
                     All-Saints
                     ,
                     the
                     
                       Purification
                       of
                       our
                       Lady
                    
                     ,
                     the
                     
                       Ascension
                       of
                       our
                       Lord
                       God
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Saint
                     
                       Iohn
                       Baptist
                    
                     ,
                     to
                     remember
                     and
                     give
                     God
                     thankes
                     for
                     the
                     Givers
                     thereof
                     .
                     God
                     increase
                     Charity
                     unfeyned
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Margaret
                       Bedoe
                    
                     ,
                     last
                     Wife
                     of
                     
                       Richard
                       Bedoe
                    
                     ,
                     gave
                     by
                     her
                     last
                     Will
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     yeere
                     1633.
                     the
                     summe
                     of
                     twenty
                     pounds
                     to
                     bee
                     added
                     to
                     her
                     Husbands
                     gift
                     of
                     a
                     hundred
                     pounds
                     ,
                     and
                     so
                     to
                     bee
                     imployed
                     and
                     disposed
                     of
                     ,
                     as
                     her
                     Husbands
                     now
                     is
                     ,
                     the
                     Preacher
                     foure
                     times
                     a
                     yeere
                     ,
                     mentioning
                     her
                     gift
                     with
                     his
                     ,
                     according
                     to
                     her
                     Will
                     ,
                     or
                     else
                     her
                     gift
                     to
                     be
                     void
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Monument
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                   M.
                   S.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Nobilissimo
                     juveni
                     Wolfgango
                     Balthâsari
                     à
                     Crailsheim
                     ,
                     ex
                     Antiqua
                     &
                     clara
                     Familia
                     in
                     Franconia
                     ,
                     cum
                     in
                     Sereniss
                     .
                     Frederici
                     V.
                     Electoris
                     Palatini
                     Comitatu
                     huc
                     in
                     Angliam
                     profectus
                     &
                     morbo
                     Correptus
                     ,
                     piè
                     diem
                     obiisset
                     29.
                     
                     Ian.
                     Anni
                     1612.
                     
                     Hoc
                     Monumentum
                     positum
                     fuit
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   at
                   the
                   upper
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Vnto
                     the
                     Memory
                     of
                     
                       Richard
                       Iacob
                    
                     ,
                     late
                     Vintener
                     ,
                     deceased
                     ,
                     who
                     after
                     66.
                     yeres
                     of
                     his
                     life
                     ,
                     whereof
                     he
                     spent
                     more
                     than
                     halfe
                     in
                     this
                     Parish
                     ,
                     wherein
                     he
                     had
                     with
                     good
                     credit
                     passed
                     through
                     all
                     Offices
                     ,
                     both
                     in
                     the
                     Parish
                     ,
                     as
                     also
                     in
                     his
                     Company
                     ,
                     and
                     for
                     his
                     Fidelity
                     was
                     elected
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Governours
                     of
                     Bridewell
                     ,
                     and
                     likewise
                     done
                     many
                     charitable
                     Acts
                     ,
                     both
                     to
                     the
                     Parish
                     ,
                     to
                     his
                     Hall
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     Hospitall
                     of
                     Bridewell
                     ,
                     Christs-Church
                     ,
                     Saint
                     Bartholomewes
                     ,
                     and
                     Saint
                     Thomas
                     in
                     Southwarke
                     ,
                     to
                     divers
                     persons
                     in
                     London
                     ,
                     and
                     Southwarke
                     ,
                     and
                     many
                     other
                     places
                     ,
                     comfortably
                     gave
                     up
                     his
                     soule
                     to
                     his
                     Redeemer
                     ,
                     the
                     13.
                     of
                     October
                     1612.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sibil
                     his
                     mournefull
                     Wife
                     ,
                     hath
                     caused
                     this
                     Monument
                     to
                     be
                     erected
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   same
                   wall
                   downeward
                   ,
                   another
                   faire
                   Monument
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     This
                     Monument
                     was
                     made
                     at
                     the
                     only
                     charges
                     of
                     
                       Katharine
                       Metcalfe
                    
                     of
                     Bedale
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Yorke
                     ,
                     Widdow
                     ,
                     Mother
                     to
                     the
                     hereunder
                     named
                     Thomas
                     and
                     Nicholas
                     ,
                     and
                     Executrix
                     to
                     the
                     said
                     Nicholas
                     ,
                     the
                     28.
                     of
                     May
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                    
                     1583.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Memento
                   Mori
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     against
                     this
                     place
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Thomas
                       Metcalfe
                    
                     ,
                     late
                     of
                     Bellerby
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Yorke
                     ,
                     Gentleman
                     ,
                     who
                     died
                     the
                     18.
                     day
                     of
                     May
                     ,
                     1575.
                     
                  
                   
                     And
                     also
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Nicholas
                       Metcalfe
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     late
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     six
                     Clerkes
                     of
                     the
                     Chancery
                     ,
                     and
                     Brother
                     to
                     the
                     said
                     Thomas
                     ,
                     who
                     died
                     the
                     8.
                     day
                     of
                     September
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                    
                     1581.
                     
                  
                   
                     To
                     whom
                     God
                     granta
                     joyfull
                     Resurrection
                     ,
                     Amen
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Table
                   in
                   Glasse
                   ,
                   hanging
                   close
                   by
                   the
                   Pulpit
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                   S.
                   Memoriae
                   Virg.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Helenae
                     Moseley
                     ex
                     equestri
                     Moseleyorum
                     Familia
                     oriundae
                     ,
                     cujus
                     Annos
                     nubiles
                     summa
                     virtus
                     at
                     modestia
                     merito
                     Coronarunt
                     ,
                     Correptae
                     praematurâ
                     morte
                     ,
                     heu
                     dies
                     17.
                     
                     Feb.
                     Anno
                     Christi
                     ,
                     1607.
                     
                     Supremus
                     diluxit
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Amoris
                   ergo
                   Moest
                   .
                   P.
                   Q.
                   A.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   Iussus
                   Iohannes
                   Painus
                
                 
                   concedere
                   Fate
                   ,
                
                 
                   Paruit
                   ,
                   &
                   Moriens
                
                 
                   constitit
                   ipse
                   sibi
                   :
                
                 
                   Nam
                   cum
                   animas
                   Caelo
                
                 
                   deberi
                   ,
                   corpora
                   Terrae
                
                 
                   Sciret
                   ,
                   utrique
                   suum
                
                 
                   reddidit
                   ipse
                   lubens
                   .
                
                 
                   Hinc
                   animam
                   ipsius
                
                 
                   sedes
                   Aeterna
                   beavit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Foelici
                   jussam
                
                 
                   conditione
                   frui
                   .
                
                 
                   Corporis
                   haec
                   Domus
                   est
                   ,
                
                 
                   Terreni
                   Terrea
                   moles
                   ;
                
                 
                   Illa
                   Dei
                   ,
                   haec
                   Fidi
                
                 
                   cura
                   Nepotis
                   erat
                   .
                
                 
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   1573.
                   
                   Aprilis
                   25.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Monument
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   wall
                   ,
                   neere
                   unto
                   the
                   other
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Secundum
                     Christi
                     Redemptoris
                     Adventum
                     ,
                     hoc
                     in
                     tumulo
                     ,
                     expectat
                     Rogerus
                     Houghton
                     ,
                     antiqua
                     Houghtonorum
                     Familia
                     ,
                     in
                     Agro
                     Lancastriensi
                     oriundus
                     ,
                     Qui
                     quum
                     illustrissimi
                     viri
                     Dom.
                     Roberti
                     Cecill
                     Salisburiae
                     Comitis
                     &
                     Angliae
                     Magni
                     Thesaurii
                     per
                     annos
                     42.
                     
                     Summa
                     cum
                     Fide
                     &
                     Industria
                     Familia
                     praefuissit
                     ,
                     in
                     Patriam
                     Coelestem
                     evocatus
                     ,
                     placide
                     pieque
                     emigravit
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1617.
                     
                     Aetatis
                     64.
                     
                  
                   
                     Charissimo
                     viro
                     Anna
                     Conjux
                     ,
                     filia
                     Iohannis
                     Little
                     ,
                     Moestissima
                     ,
                     hoc
                     Monumentum
                     in
                     memoriam
                     ejus
                     &
                     Filiolae
                     ,
                     ac
                     Mortuae
                     ,
                     posuit
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vpon
                   a
                   faire
                   Marble
                   Stone
                   in
                   the
                   middle
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Quam
                     facit
                     incertos
                  
                   
                     humani
                     temporis
                     annos
                  
                   
                     Addidit
                     exemplo
                  
                   
                     mors
                     inimica
                     novo
                     .
                  
                   
                     En
                     Gulielmus
                     erat
                     teneris
                  
                   
                     cui
                     nomen
                     ab
                     annis
                  
                   
                     Hac
                     Saint
                     albonus
                  
                   
                     membra
                     sepultus
                     humo
                     .
                  
                   
                     Cujus
                     non
                     minimum
                  
                   
                     mores
                     meruere
                     favorem
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Regia
                     in
                     hoc
                     plenus
                  
                   
                     curia
                     testis
                     erit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Virtutis
                     causa
                     ,
                     comes
                  
                   
                     Arundellius
                     illum
                  
                   
                     Qui
                     summo
                     studio
                  
                   
                     persequeretur
                     erat
                     .
                  
                   
                     Mitto
                     quod
                     assiduus
                  
                   
                     fuerat
                     virtutis
                     amator
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Quodque
                     erat
                     ex
                     ortu
                  
                   
                     stirps
                     generosa
                     suo
                     .
                  
                   
                     Membra
                     sepulerali
                     conduntur
                  
                   
                     frigida
                     lecto
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Spiritus
                     aethereis
                     aestra
                  
                   
                     petivit
                     equis
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       William
                       Saintalbone
                    
                     sleepes
                     in
                     rest
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Within
                     this
                     Marble
                     Stone
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Whose
                     corps
                     in
                     Clay
                     ,
                     and
                     soule
                     well
                  
                   
                     Deserves
                     dispraise
                     of
                     none
                     .
                  
                   
                   
                     He
                     had
                     such
                     feats
                     ,
                     so
                     full
                     of
                     fruits
                     ,
                  
                   
                     So
                     prompt
                     with
                     word
                     and
                     pen
                     ,
                  
                   
                     So
                     skilfull
                     in
                     his
                     courtly
                     suits
                     ,
                  
                   
                     So
                     deare
                     a
                     friend
                     to
                     men
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     So
                     ripe
                     to
                     rule
                     the
                     workes
                     of
                     fame
                     ,
                  
                   
                     So
                     tempering
                     hot
                     and
                     cold
                     ,
                  
                   
                     His
                     deeds
                     deserve
                     that
                     his
                     good
                     name
                  
                   
                     Were
                     siphered
                     here
                     in
                     gold
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vpon
                   a
                   Stone
                   in
                   the
                   middle
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                   Memoriae
                   sacrum
                   ,
                   &
                   Deo
                   opt
                   .
                   max.
                   Sacrum
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Secundum
                     Christi
                     Redemptoris
                     adventum
                     hoc
                     in
                     Tumulo
                     expectat
                     Rogerus
                     Houghton
                     ,
                     Antiqua
                     Houghtonorum
                     Familia
                     in
                     Agro
                     Lancastrensi
                     oriundus
                     .
                     Qui
                     quum
                     illustrissimi
                     viri
                     Domini
                     Roberti
                     Cecilii
                     Sarisburiae
                     Comitis
                     ,
                     &
                     Angliae
                     Magni
                     Thesaurarii
                     ,
                     per
                     annos
                     42.
                     summa
                     cum
                     Fide
                     &
                     Industria
                     familia
                     praefuisset
                     ,
                     in
                     Patriam
                     Coelestem
                     evocatus
                     ,
                     placide
                     pieque
                     emigravit
                     .
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1617.
                     
                  
                   
                     Charissimo
                     viro
                     conjux
                     Moestissimae
                     Monumentum
                     hoc
                     ,
                     Amoris
                     &
                     observantiae
                     causa
                     posuit
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   another
                   Stone
                   neere
                   to
                   the
                   former
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lieth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     late
                     Wife
                     of
                     
                       George
                       Dalton
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     who
                     died
                     the
                     2.
                     day
                     of
                     Ianuary
                     ,
                     1605.
                     and
                     hath
                     left
                     Issue
                     of
                     her
                     body
                     to
                     her
                     Husband
                     ,
                     Maximilian
                     ,
                     and
                     Thomas
                     .
                  
                   
                     Yea
                     ,
                     though
                     I
                     should
                     walke
                     thorow
                     the
                     valley
                     of
                     the
                     shadow
                     of
                     death
                     ,
                     I
                     will
                     feare
                     no
                     evill
                     ,
                     for
                     thou
                     art
                     with
                     me
                     ,
                     the
                     Rod
                     and
                     thy
                     Staffe
                     they
                     comfort
                     me
                     .
                  
                   
                     Iesus
                     Christ
                     is
                     my
                     light
                     and
                     my
                     salvation
                     ,
                     whom
                     then
                     shall
                     I
                     feare
                     ?
                     God
                     is
                     the
                     strength
                     of
                     my
                     life
                     ,
                     of
                     whom
                     then
                     shall
                     I
                     be
                     afraid
                     ?
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Stone
                   in
                   the
                   middle
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   neere
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   having
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Bartinus
                     Hes●rigg
                     Armiger
                     ,
                     Capitaneus
                     Militiae
                     Leicestrensis
                     ,
                     hic
                     sepultus
                     est
                     ,
                     qui
                     obiit
                     4.
                     
                     Maii
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1630.
                     
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     24.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Another
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Hic
                     jacet
                     Edmundus
                     Arnold
                     ,
                  
                   
                     postremus
                     Aprilis
                  
                   
                     Vlcere
                     quem
                     rapuit
                  
                   
                     tristis
                     atroxque
                     dies
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Istius
                     Ecclesiae
                     Rector
                  
                   
                     Meritissimus
                     olim
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Et
                     summus
                     medica
                  
                   
                     Doctor
                     in
                     Arte
                     fuit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Non
                     Ipocrate
                     minor
                     erat
                  
                   
                     hic
                     ,
                     non
                     Peone
                     ,
                     Doctor
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Non
                     opifex
                     mirum
                  
                   
                     vincis
                     Apollo
                     virum
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       M.
                       D.
                    
                     deme
                     ter
                     X.
                     semel
                     V.
                  
                   
                     Christi
                     cadit
                     Anno
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Cui
                     vitam
                     Medicus
                  
                   
                     det
                     sine
                     fine
                     Deus
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   handsome
                   Monument
                   on
                   the
                   Wall
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     by
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Edward
                       Price
                    
                     ,
                     Gentleman
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     Edward
                     his
                     onely
                     Sonne
                     ,
                     who
                     for
                     the
                     space
                     of
                     24.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     lived
                     in
                     this
                     Parish
                     ,
                     wherein
                     God
                     so
                     blessed
                     him
                     ,
                     that
                     of
                     his
                     good
                     and
                     charitable
                     devotion
                     ,
                     he
                     hath
                     given
                     three
                     pounds
                     a
                     yeere
                     for
                     ever
                     out
                     of
                     his
                     free
                     Land
                     ,
                     called
                     the
                     Blew
                     Lyon
                     in
                     the
                     said
                     Parish
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     bestowed
                     in
                     Sea-coales
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     bee
                     distributed
                     freely
                     to
                     the
                     poore
                     by
                     the
                     Churchwardens
                     .
                     And
                     also
                     twenty
                     pounds
                     for
                     ever
                     to
                     bee
                     lent
                     to
                     two
                     poore
                     young
                     Housholders
                     gratis
                     ,
                     from
                     two
                     yeeres
                     to
                     two
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     ten
                     pounds
                     apiece
                     .
                  
                   
                     He
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     the
                     8.
                     of
                     March
                     ,
                     1605.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   same
                   Tombe
                   ,
                   under
                   that
                   above
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   written
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     This
                     Tombe
                     was
                     erected
                     at
                     the
                     charge
                     of
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     the
                     Wife
                     of
                     
                       Henry
                       Baten
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     one
                     of
                     his
                     Majesties
                     Sergeants
                     at
                     Armes
                     ,
                     and
                     late
                     Wife
                     of
                     
                       Edward
                       Price
                    
                     ,
                     deceased
                     ,
                     who
                     of
                     
                     her
                     godly
                     disposition
                     ,
                     hath
                     given
                     20.
                     s.
                     a
                     yeere
                     for
                     ever
                     to
                     the
                     Preacher
                     of
                     this
                     Parish
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     paid
                     out
                     of
                     her
                     house
                     called
                     the
                     three
                     Cups
                     ,
                     next
                     adjoyning
                     on
                     the
                     West
                     side
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     Blew
                     Lyon
                     ,
                     onely
                     that
                     he
                     shall
                     make
                     recitall
                     hereof
                     at
                     two
                     severall
                     Sermons
                     yeerely
                     ;
                     one
                     on
                     the
                     Sunday
                     before
                     Christmas
                     day
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     other
                     on
                     the
                     Sunday
                     before
                     Midsummer
                     day
                     .
                     And
                     the
                     said
                     Elizabeth
                     also
                     ,
                     of
                     her
                     godly
                     love
                     and
                     zeale
                     to
                     the
                     Church
                     ,
                     hath
                     given
                     a
                     Flagon-Pot
                     ,
                     silver
                     and
                     guilt
                     ,
                     weighing
                     38.
                     ounces
                     and
                     an
                     halfe
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     service
                     of
                     the
                     Communion
                     Table
                     ,
                     to
                     remaine
                     for
                     ever
                     ;
                     and
                     three
                     pounds
                     to
                     the
                     poore
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     distributed
                     at
                     her
                     Funerall
                     ,
                     and
                     five
                     pounds
                     to
                     the
                     poore
                     of
                     Kniton
                     in
                     Derbyshore
                     ,
                     where
                     shee
                     was
                     borne
                     .
                     Shee
                     departed
                     the
                     10.
                     of
                     November
                     ,
                     Anno
                     1616.
                     
                  
                   
                     A
                     very
                     faire
                     Glasse
                     Table
                     ,
                     hanging
                     on
                     a
                     Pillar
                     in
                     the
                     South
                     I
                     le
                     ,
                     in
                     which
                     there
                     is
                     the
                     figure
                     of
                     a
                     Gentlewoman
                     all
                     in
                     blacke
                     ,
                     with
                     a
                     guilt
                     booke
                     in
                     her
                     hand
                     ,
                     laid
                     as
                     upon
                     her
                     Tombe
                     :
                     Over
                     her
                     head
                     an
                     Angell
                     ,
                     over
                     her
                     at
                     the
                     feet
                     ,
                     Death
                     with
                     a
                     Dart
                     and
                     Houre-glasse
                     .
                  
                   
                     Over
                     her
                     ,
                     adjoyning
                     to
                     a
                     very
                     faire
                     Coat
                     ,
                     encompast
                     with
                     a
                     Lawrell
                     wreath
                     ,
                     these
                     words
                     :
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Filius
                   Ararhnes
                   Cyllenii
                   ,
                   Factor
                   paterque
                   Tanaquillae
                   .
                   Vnder
                   her
                   .
                   Memoriae
                   Sacrum
                
                 
                   
                     Katherinae
                     Brydges
                     (
                     filiae
                     &
                     Haeredis
                     Roberti
                     Essington
                     generosi
                     ,
                     unius
                     olim
                     Guardianorum
                     pontis
                     London
                     )
                     triplici
                     jugo
                     junctae
                     :
                     Primò
                     Thomae
                     Gwyn
                     de
                     London
                     generoso
                     ,
                     filio
                     secundo
                     Gulielmi
                     Vaughan
                     de
                     Berain
                     in
                     Com.
                     Denbighe
                     ,
                     Armigeri
                     ,
                     &
                     Margaretae
                     Gwin
                     ,
                     Vxoris
                     ejus
                     ,
                     defunctorum
                     ,
                     Cui
                     unicum
                     Foetum
                     edidit
                     (
                     Nimirum
                     Edwardum
                     Guyn
                     ,
                     adhuc
                     vitales
                     Carpentem
                     auras
                     )
                     Secundo
                     Gulielmo
                     Forset
                     Armigero
                     :
                     Postremo
                     Guilielmo
                     Bridges
                     ,
                     interioris
                     Templi
                     London
                     Armigero
                     :
                     Vitae
                     sua
                     virtute
                     Clara
                     ,
                     omnibusque
                     naturae
                     dotibus
                     eximiè
                     praedita
                     .
                     Cui
                     (
                     post
                     laudabilis
                     vitae
                     stadium
                     ,
                     nitentemque
                     in
                     aulam
                     migrationem
                     )
                     E.
                     G.
                     defunctae
                     proles
                     ,
                     officiosa
                     pietate
                     (
                     ut
                     decet
                     )
                     Novissimum
                     hoc
                     Parentale
                     Munusculums
                     exolvit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Obiit
                     16.
                     
                     Maii
                     ,
                     Anno
                     a
                     partu
                     Virginis
                     salutifero
                     1598.
                     
                     Annoque
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     45.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Giles
                 in
                 the
                 Fields
                 .
              
               
                 BEfore
                 I
                 speake
                 of
                 this
                 new
                 Church
                 ,
                 I
                 must
                 briefly
                 say
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 ,
                 that
                 indeed
                 it
                 was
                 very
                 old
                 :
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 antiquity
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 stood
                 now
                 still
                 in
                 danger
                 of
                 falling
                 :
                 that
                 some
                 part
                 of
                 it
                 did
                 fall
                 ,
                 foretelling
                 the
                 rest
                 to
                 follow
                 ,
                 if
                 not
                 speedily
                 prevented
                 ,
                 by
                 pulling
                 it
                 downe
                 to
                 Re-build
                 it
                 ,
                 which
                 after
                 a
                 diligent
                 search
                 ,
                 the
                 necessity
                 found
                 ,
                 was
                 done
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 this
                 new
                 Church
                 ,
                 it
                 beganne
                 to
                 be
                 raised
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1623.
                 was
                 finished
                 1625.
                 and
                 encompast
                 with
                 a
                 faire
                 bricke
                 Wall
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1631.
                 
              
               
                 Which
                 take
                 more
                 amply
                 ,
                 in
                 that
                 absolute
                 delivery
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 that
                 I
                 finde
                 engraven
                 over
                 the
                 doore
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 the
                 words
                 are
                 these
                 :
              
               
                 Quod
                 felix
                 bonumque
                 sit
              
               
                 Posteris
                 ,
              
               
                 Hoc
                 Templum
                 loco
                 veteris
                 ex
                 Annosâ
              
               
                 vetustate
              
               
                 Collapsi
                 ,
                 Mole
                 &
                 Splendore
                 Auctum
              
               
                 Multo
                 paraecorum
                 Charitas
              
               
                 Instauravit
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 quibus
                 pientissimae
                 Heroinae
              
               
                 D.
                 Aliciae
                 Duddeley
              
               
                 Munisicentia
                 gratum
                 marmoris
                 hujus
              
               
                 meretur
                 eloquium
                 .
              
               
                 Huc
                 etiam
                 accessit
                 aliorum
                 quorundam
              
               
                 pictas
                 ,
              
               
                 Quibus
                 provisae
                 in
                 Coelo
                 sunt
                 grates
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Opus
                   
                     
                       Surgere
                       Coepit
                    
                     
                       Ad
                       umbilicos
                       deductum
                    
                     
                       Muro
                       undiquaque
                       vallatum
                       
                         
                           Anno
                           
                             
                               1623
                            
                             
                               1625
                            
                             
                               1631
                            
                          
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Heus
                 Viator
                 ,
                 an
                 effaetum
                 est
                 bonis
                 operibus
                 hoc
                 seculum
                 ?
              
               
               
                 To
                 the
                 raising
                 ,
                 finishing
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 in
                 every
                 part
                 of
                 it
                 )
                 richly
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 excellently
                 beautifying
                 of
                 this
                 great
                 worke
                 ,
                 there
                 were
                 many
                 good
                 and
                 great
                 Benefactors
                 :
                 The
                 names
                 of
                 all
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 particular
                 gifts
                 ,
                 my
                 time
                 gave
                 not
                 leave
                 to
                 compasse
                 :
                 neither
                 for
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 could
                 any
                 enquiry
                 get
                 them
                 ,
                 they
                 desiring
                 to
                 bee
                 conceald
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 what
                 they
                 have
                 done
                 ,
                 obliging
                 those
                 that
                 know
                 them
                 ,
                 not
                 to
                 divulge
                 or
                 reveale
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 rich
                 and
                 costly
                 Glazing
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 the
                 Worke
                 and
                 Workemasters
                 thus
                 follow
                 .
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   rich
                   and
                   beautifull
                   Window
                   in
                   the
                   head
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   of
                   foure
                   severall
                   Panes
                   or
                   Parts
                   :
                   In
                   the
                   first
                   ,
                   the
                   figure
                   of
                   Abraham
                   sacrificing
                   his
                   Sonne
                   :
                   in
                   the
                   second
                   ,
                   Moses
                   with
                   the
                   Table
                   of
                   the
                   Commandements
                   :
                   in
                   the
                   third
                   ,
                   the
                   figure
                   of
                   the
                   holy
                   Prophet
                   David
                   :
                   in
                   the
                   fourth
                   and
                   last
                   ,
                   Salomon
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   inscription
                   to
                   the
                   first
                   is
                   this
                   :
                
                 
                   Credidit
                   Abraham
                   Deo
                   ,
                   &
                   reputatum
                   est
                   illi
                   ad
                   Iustitiam
                   .
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                   1628.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   the
                   second
                   is
                   this
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Erat
                     vir
                     Moyses
                     Mitissimus
                     super
                     omnes
                     homines
                     qui
                     morabantur
                     in
                     terra
                     .
                     1628.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   the
                   third
                   this
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Solum
                     medium
                     tutum
                     .
                     1627.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   the
                   fourth
                   this
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Dum
                     Spiro
                     Spero
                     .
                     1628.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   first
                   of
                   these
                   ,
                   was
                   the
                   charge
                   of
                   
                     Abraham
                     Speckart
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   second
                   ,
                   of
                   
                     Hamo
                     Claxton
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   third
                   ,
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Fenner
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   fourth
                   ,
                   of
                   Frauncis
                   Lord
                   Mount-Norris
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Window
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   .
                
                 
                   At
                   the
                   top
                   of
                   it
                   ,
                   Iehovah
                   .
                
                 
                   Vnder
                   the
                   figures
                   in
                   it
                   ,
                
                 
                   Shelbery
                   1617.
                   
                   Shelbery
                   and
                   Wrothe
                   .
                
                 
                   Domine
                   misere
                   nostri
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     A
                     very
                     faire
                     Window
                     on
                     the
                     North
                     side
                     of
                     the
                     Chancell
                     :
                     two
                     faire
                     Figures
                     in
                     it
                     ;
                     the
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Virgin
                     Mary
                     ,
                     with
                     Christ
                     in
                     her
                     armes
                     ;
                     the
                     other
                     of
                     
                       Mary
                       Magdalen
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     Vnder
                     this
                     Window
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     ,
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Mary
                       Pill
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     this
                     Parish
                     ;
                     which
                     Window
                     was
                     set
                     up
                     at
                     the
                     charges
                     of
                     
                       Mary
                       Maudit
                    
                     ,
                     her
                     daughter
                     and
                     Heire
                     ,
                     1629.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vnder
                   the
                   first
                   thefe
                   Verses
                   :
                
                 
                   From
                   Maries
                   teares
                   to
                   Maries
                   joy
                   ,
                
                 
                   This
                   Mary
                   is
                   translated
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   after
                   threescore
                   yeeres
                   annoy
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   Heaven
                   she
                   is
                   instated
                   .
                
                 
                   With
                   this
                   ,
                   she
                   chose
                   the
                   better
                   part
                   ,
                
                 
                   Never
                   to
                   be
                   repented
                   ;
                
                 
                   And
                   held
                   her
                   Saviour
                   in
                   herart
                   ,
                
                 
                   Thus
                   are
                   her
                   joyes
                   augmented
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Vnder
                   the
                   other
                   these
                   :
                
                 
                   This
                   ,
                   sought
                   her
                   Saviour
                   at
                   his
                   Tombe
                   ,
                
                 
                   His
                   feet
                   with
                   Teares
                   bedewed
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   ,
                   bore
                   our
                   Saviour
                   in
                   her
                   wombe
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whereby
                   our
                   joyes
                   renewed
                   .
                
                 
                   Then
                   happy
                   soule
                   ,
                   thrice
                   happy
                   this
                   ,
                
                 
                   Happily
                   interessed
                   ;
                
                 
                   In
                   Maries
                   Teares
                   ,
                   and
                   Maries
                   blisse
                   ,
                
                 
                   Rest
                   thou
                   for
                   ever
                   blessed
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Window
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Kings
                   Armes
                   in
                   it
                   ,
                   over
                   the
                   entrance
                   into
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Glazed
                     at
                     the
                     charge
                     of
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Segar
                    
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     alias
                     Garter
                     principall
                     King
                     of
                     Armes
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                    
                     1626.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Window
                   at
                   the
                   upper
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   South
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Glazed
                     at
                     the
                     charges
                     of
                     
                       Marmaduke
                       Rawdon
                    
                     ,
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Clothworker
                     of
                     
                       London
                       ,
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                    
                     1625.
                     
                  
                   
                     Another
                     next
                     to
                     this
                     downeward
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Glazed
                     at
                     the
                     charge
                     of
                     
                       Robert
                       Rawdon
                    
                     ,
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Fishmonger
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1625.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Another
                   next
                   to
                   this
                   downeward
                   ,
                   bearing
                   the
                   figure
                   of
                   a
                   Lyon
                   in
                   the
                   Wildernesse
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Glazed
                     at
                     the
                     charge
                     of
                     M.
                     
                       Iohn
                       Iohnson
                    
                     ,
                     Inne-keeper
                     ,
                     in
                     High-Holborne
                     ,
                     1625.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Another
                   next
                   to
                   this
                   downeward
                   ,
                   having
                   the
                   Figures
                   of
                   Saint
                   Iohn
                   ,
                   Saint
                   Philip
                   ,
                   and
                   Saint
                   Matthew
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Glazed
                     at
                     the
                     cost
                     and
                     charges
                     of
                     
                       Philip
                       Parker
                    
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Next
                   to
                   this
                   downeward
                   ,
                   a
                   very
                   faire
                   Window
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Glazed
                     at
                     the
                     charges
                     of
                     
                       Katherine
                       Best
                    
                     ,
                     Widdow
                     ,
                     late
                     Wife
                     of
                     
                       Iohn
                       Best
                    
                     ,
                     deceased
                     ,
                     who
                     gave
                     order
                     in
                     his
                     life
                     time
                     for
                     the
                     glazing
                     of
                     this
                     Window
                     and
                     was
                     buried
                     there
                     under
                     ,
                     the
                     7.
                     day
                     of
                     Aprill
                     ,
                     1625.
                     
                     And
                     there
                     lie
                     also
                     his
                     Son
                     Iames
                     ,
                     and
                     his
                     Daughter
                     Dorothy
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Next
                   to
                   this
                   downeward
                   ,
                   a
                   very
                   faire
                   Window
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Glazed
                     at
                     the
                     charges
                     of
                     
                       Alice
                       Hodges
                    
                     ,
                     Widdow
                     ,
                     late
                     Wife
                     to
                     
                       Thomas
                       Hodges
                    
                     ,
                     Baker
                     ,
                     deceased
                     ,
                     who
                     was
                     buried
                     under
                     this
                     Window
                     ,
                     the
                     6.
                     day
                     of
                     October
                     ,
                     1625.
                     
                     And
                     here
                     lye
                     also
                     his
                     three
                     children
                     .
                  
                   
                     A
                     faire
                     Window
                     next
                     to
                     this
                     ,
                     the
                     lowest
                     in
                     the
                     South
                     wall
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Glazed
                     at
                     the
                     cost
                     of
                     
                       William
                       Perkins
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     London
                     Merchantaylor
                     ,
                     1626.
                     
                  
                   
                     At
                     the
                     lower
                     end
                     of
                     this
                     I
                     le
                     ,
                     over
                     the
                     Southwest
                     doore
                     ,
                     a
                     very
                     faire
                     Window
                     ,
                     bearing
                     in
                     it
                     (
                     very
                     curiously
                     done
                     )
                     the
                     Figure
                     of
                     our
                     Saviour
                     .
                  
                   
                     Over
                     his
                     head
                     ,
                     as
                     in
                     a
                     garland
                     supported
                     by
                     two
                     Angels
                     ,
                     these
                     letters
                     :
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 I·H
                 ✚
                 ·S·
              
               
                 
                   Round
                   about
                   him
                   Clouds
                   full
                   of
                   Cherubins
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   one
                   side
                   of
                   him
                   this
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     I
                     am
                     the
                     doore
                     ,
                     by
                     mee
                     if
                     any
                     man
                     enter
                     in
                     ,
                     he
                     shall
                     be
                     saved
                     ,
                     Ioh.
                     10.
                     9.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Come
                     unto
                     me
                     all
                     yee
                     that
                     labour
                     and
                     are
                     heavy
                     laden
                     ,
                     and
                     I
                     will
                     give
                     you
                     rest
                     ,
                     Matth.
                     11.
                     28.
                     
                  
                   
                     Beckinghamus
                     Boteler
                     Armiger
                     fieri
                     fecis
                     .
                  
                   
                     Anno
                     Domini
                     1627.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Over
                   the
                   great
                   West
                   doore
                   ,
                   is
                   a
                   faire
                   Window
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Carpenters
                   Armes
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   faire
                   Coat
                   Armes
                   close
                   by
                   it
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Window
                   hath
                   no
                   name
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   Inscription
                   ;
                   It
                   was
                   (
                   as
                   I
                   was
                   told
                   )
                   the
                   gift
                   of
                   a
                   Stranger
                   .
                
                 
                   One
                   ,
                   that
                   upon
                   a
                   day
                   that
                   they
                   made
                   a
                   Collection
                   for
                   it
                   ,
                   being
                   there
                   ,
                   was
                   (
                   among
                   the
                   rest
                   )
                   desired
                   to
                   bestow
                   his
                   good
                   will
                   ,
                   hee
                   answered
                   ,
                   Hee
                   had
                   no
                   Money
                   ,
                   but
                   if
                   the
                   glasing
                   of
                   a
                   Window
                   ,
                   if
                   they
                   had
                   any
                   yet
                   undisposed
                   of
                   ,
                   wouldbe
                   accepted
                   of
                   ,
                   he
                   would
                   bee
                   at
                   the
                   charge
                   to
                   doe
                   it
                   .
                   The
                   Collectors
                   giving
                   him
                   thankes
                   ,
                   and
                   shewing
                   this
                   Window
                   ,
                   he
                   suddenly
                   set
                   a
                   Glasier
                   on
                   worke
                   ,
                   and
                   what
                   he
                   had
                   promised
                   hee
                   performed
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     A
                     very
                     faire
                     Window
                     at
                     the
                     head
                     of
                     the
                     North
                     I
                     le
                     ,
                     bearing
                     the
                     figure
                     of
                     Christ
                     crucified
                     as
                     also
                     (
                     one
                     on
                     the
                     one
                     side
                     ,
                     the
                     other
                     on
                     the
                     other
                     )
                     of
                     the
                     two
                     Maries
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   On
                   the
                   right
                   side
                   of
                   him
                   this
                   ,
                
              
               
                 
                   Woman
                   ,
                   Behold
                   thy
                   Sonne
                   .
                
                 
                   On
                   the
                   left
                   ,
                
              
               
                 
                   Behold
                   thy
                   Mother
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Glazed
                     at
                     the
                     cost
                     of
                     
                       Thomas
                       Esto
                    
                     ,
                     Cooke
                     ,
                     of
                     this
                     Parish
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                       1625.
                    
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Another
                   next
                   to
                   this
                   downeward
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Glazed
                     at
                     the
                     charges
                     of
                     
                       Iohn
                       Beacon
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     Westminster
                     ,
                     Yeoman
                     ,
                     1625.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Another
                   next
                   to
                   this
                   downeward
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Glazed
                     at
                     the
                     charges
                     of
                     
                       Robert
                       Iohnson
                    
                     ,
                     free
                     of
                     the
                     Company
                     of
                     the
                     Ioyners
                     ,
                     1625.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Window
                   over
                   the
                   doore
                   in
                   the
                   middle
                   of
                   the
                   North
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   bearing
                   a
                   worthy
                   Coat
                   Armes
                   ,
                   with
                   these
                   words
                   :
                   Whitaker
                   &
                   Egerton
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     This
                     Window
                     is
                     divided
                     into
                     three
                     parts
                     ,
                     under
                     the
                     first
                     this
                     ,
                  
                   
                   
                     Ego
                     sum
                     ostium
                     ,
                     per
                     me
                     si
                     quis
                     introierit
                     ,
                     servabitur
                     ,
                     &
                     ingredietur
                     ,
                     &
                     egredietur
                     ,
                     &
                     pascua
                     inveniet
                     .
                     Ioh.
                     10.
                     9.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vnder
                   the
                   second
                   thus
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     In
                     tuo
                     lumine
                     (
                     Domine
                     Iesu
                     )
                     lumen
                     Ae●ernum
                     videre
                     sperantes
                     ,
                     vitreum
                     hoc
                     luminare
                     fabricari
                     fecerunt
                     Laurentius
                     &
                     Margareta
                     Whitaker
                     ,
                     Anno
                     salutis
                     humanae
                     1625.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vnder
                   the
                   third
                   thus
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Eligo
                     frequentare
                     limen
                     in
                     domo
                     Dei
                     mei
                     magis
                     quam
                     habitare
                     in
                     Tentoriis
                     Improbitatis
                     .
                     Psal
                     .
                     84.
                     11.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Window
                   next
                   to
                   this
                   downeward
                   ,
                   bearing
                   a
                   very
                   faire
                   Coat
                   Armes
                   ,
                   with
                   these
                   words
                   :
                   Cope
                   &
                   Aston
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Glazed
                     at
                     the
                     charges
                     of
                     the
                     Lady
                     
                       Katherine
                       Cope
                    
                     ,
                     Widdow
                     ,
                     late
                     Wife
                     to
                     Sir
                     
                       Ed.
                       Cope
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     this
                     Parish
                     ,
                     1625.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   rich
                   Window
                   next
                   downward
                   ,
                   divided
                   into
                   three
                   parts
                   ,
                   bearing
                   the
                   curious
                   Figures
                   of
                   the
                   three
                   Theologicall
                   Vertues
                   ,
                   under
                   them
                   ,
                   Fides
                   ,
                   Spes
                   ,
                   Chaeritas
                   .
                   Vnder
                   Faith
                   this
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Faith
                     Root
                     ,
                     Hope
                     Stocke
                     ,
                  
                   
                     the
                     branch
                     is
                     Charity
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Faith
                     sees
                     ,
                     Hope
                     lookes
                     ,
                  
                   
                     for
                     Charity
                     is
                     free
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Faith
                     knits
                     to
                     God
                     ,
                     to
                  
                   
                     Heaven
                     hope
                     ,
                     Love
                     to
                     men
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Faith
                     gets
                     ,
                     Hope
                     keepes
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     Love
                     poures
                     out
                     agen
                     .
                     1626.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Mandatum
                     novum
                     do
                     vobis
                     ,
                     ut
                     diligatis
                     unus
                     alium
                     ,
                     Ioh.
                     13.
                     34.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vnder
                   Hope
                   this
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Tres
                     Elohim
                     :
                     pater
                     est
                  
                   
                     primus
                     qui
                     procreat
                     ,
                     inde
                  
                   
                     Filius
                     est
                     ,
                     ex
                     his
                  
                   
                     Spiritus
                     almus
                     adest
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sunt
                     Tria
                     dona
                     Dei
                     :
                  
                   
                     sit
                     prima
                     Fides
                     pia
                     Mater
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Filia
                     Spes
                     ,
                     ex
                     his
                  
                   
                     ●ertius
                     ortus
                     Amor.
                     1626.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Nam
                     Speservati
                     sumus
                     ,
                     Spes
                     autem
                     si
                     cernatur
                     non
                     est
                     Spes
                     :
                     quod
                     enim
                     quis
                     cernit
                     ,
                     cur
                     speret
                     ?
                     Rom.
                     8.
                     24.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vnder
                   Charity
                   this
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Now
                     remaine
                     these
                     three
                     ,
                     Faith
                     ,
                     Hope
                     ,
                     Charity
                     ,
                     but
                     the
                     greatest
                     of
                     these
                     is
                     Charity
                     ,
                     
                       1
                       Cor.
                    
                     13.
                     13.
                     
                  
                   
                     Scriptum
                     est
                     ,
                     Iustus
                     ex
                     Fide
                     vivet
                     ,
                     
                       Rom.
                       1.
                    
                     17.
                     
                  
                   
                     Next
                     unto
                     this
                     downeward
                     ,
                     the
                     last
                     of
                     this
                     North
                     I
                     le
                     ,
                     is
                     a
                     plaine
                     Window
                     ,
                     without
                     either
                     colour
                     or
                     Inscription
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vpon
                   a
                   faire
                   Grave-stone
                   in
                   the
                   middle
                   I
                   le
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     late
                     Wife
                     of
                     
                       Richard
                       Maunsell
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Daughters
                     and
                     Heires
                     of
                     
                       Roger
                       Wingfield
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     great
                     Dunham
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Norfolke
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     .
                     She
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     upon
                     the
                     sixt
                     of
                     October
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     yeere
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     God
                     ,
                     1620.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vpon
                   a
                   faire
                   Stone
                   neere
                   to
                   the
                   other
                   ,
                   it
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Inter'd
                     ,
                     the
                     Corps
                     of
                  
                   
                     Baron
                     Birch
                     lies
                     here
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Of
                     
                       Greyes
                       Inne
                    
                     sometime
                     ,
                  
                   
                     by
                     degree
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ;
                  
                   
                     In
                     Chequer
                     18.
                     yeeres
                  
                   
                     a
                     Iudge
                     he
                     was
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Till
                     soule
                     from
                     aged
                     body
                  
                   
                     his
                     did
                     passe
                     .
                  
                   
                     Alive
                     his
                     Wife
                     Eliza
                  
                   
                     doth
                     remaine
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Stydfolke
                     stocke
                     ,
                     one
                     Sonne
                  
                   
                     and
                     Daughters
                     twaine
                     ,
                  
                   
                     She
                     bare
                     by
                     him
                     :
                  
                   
                     the
                     eldest
                     in
                     his
                     life
                     ,
                  
                   
                     He
                     gave
                     to
                     
                       Thomas
                       Boyer
                    
                  
                   
                     for
                     his
                     Wife
                     .
                  
                   
                     His
                     body
                     sleepes
                     till
                  
                   
                     Angels
                     Trumpe
                     shall
                     sound
                     ,
                  
                   
                     God
                     grant
                     we
                     all
                     may
                  
                   
                     ready
                     then
                     be
                     found
                     .
                  
                   
                     Iohannes
                     Birch
                     ,
                     Obiit
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1581.
                     
                     Maii
                     30.
                     
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     66.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   On
                   another
                   Stone
                   neere
                   to
                   the
                   former
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Elizabeth
                       Byrche
                    
                     ,
                     Widdow
                     ,
                     late
                     Wife
                     of
                     
                       Iohn
                       Byrche
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     and
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Barons
                     of
                     her
                     Majesties
                     Court
                     of
                     the
                     Exchequer
                     ,
                     Daughter
                     of
                     
                       Iohn
                       Stydfolke
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     who
                     deceased
                     the
                     third
                     day
                     of
                     December
                     ,
                     1588.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Close
                   by
                   the
                   former
                
                 
                   
                     Lyeth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Iohn
                       Densill
                    
                     ,
                     sometime
                     Serjeant
                     at
                     Law
                     ,
                     and
                     Mary
                     his
                     Wife
                     .
                  
                   
                     In
                     the
                     same
                     I
                     le
                     is
                     a
                     very
                     faire
                     Stone
                     ,
                     which
                     hath
                     beene
                     beautified
                     with
                     many
                     faire
                     Figures
                     in
                     Brasse
                     :
                     but
                     much
                     of
                     it
                     being
                     gone
                     ,
                     all
                     we
                     can
                     see
                     now
                     of
                     it
                     is
                     this
                     :
                  
                   
                     Here
                     lieth
                     
                       George
                       Carew
                    
                     ,
                     the
                     fourth
                     son
                     of
                     Sir
                     
                       Edmund
                       Carew
                    
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                     1583.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   South
                   Ile
                
                 
                   
                     Eyes
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Alexander
                       Barnes
                    
                     ,
                     Vinter
                     ,
                     sometime
                     Church-warden
                     of
                     this
                     Parrish
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                     Hee
                     deceased
                     the
                     4.
                     of
                     November
                     ,
                     1614.
                     being
                     of
                     the
                     age
                     of
                     57.
                     yeeres
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Alexander
                   Barnes
                
                 
                   
                     here
                     doth
                     lye
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Glory
                     bee
                  
                   
                     to
                     God
                     on
                     high
                     ,
                  
                   
                     For
                     he
                     on
                     earth
                  
                   
                     hath
                     finished
                     his
                     dayes
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     now
                     liveth
                     in
                     Heaven
                  
                   
                     to
                     give
                     God
                     praise
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     now
                     having
                     done
                     with
                     the
                     Chruch
                     ,
                     we
                     beginne
                     in
                     the
                     Church-yard
                     with
                     this
                     Inscription
                     ,
                     standing
                     in
                     the
                     middle
                     of
                     the
                     South
                     wall
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Laus
                   Deo.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     In
                     cujus
                     ,
                     &
                     Christianae
                     Sepulturae
                     ,
                     honorem
                     ,
                     nimis
                     arcti
                     olim
                     Coemeterii
                     fines
                     ,
                     novi
                     hujus
                     ,
                     128.
                     pedes
                     longi
                     ,
                     &
                     17.
                     lati
                     ,
                     Donatione
                     ,
                     Abrahamus
                     Speckart
                     ,
                     Arm.
                     &
                     Dorothea
                     Vxor
                     ejus
                     Ampliarunt
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1630.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Tombe-stone
                   in
                   the
                   Church-yard
                   ,
                   about
                   it
                   these
                   Verses
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Thornton
                     of
                     Thornton
                     ,
                  
                   
                     in
                     Yorkeshire
                     bred
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Where
                     lives
                     the
                     fame
                  
                   
                     of
                     Thorntons
                     being
                     dead
                     :
                  
                   
                     Full
                     South
                     this
                     stone
                  
                   
                     foure
                     foot
                     doth
                     lye
                     ,
                  
                   
                     His
                     Father
                     Iohn
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     Grandsire
                     Henry
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vpon
                   it
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohannes
                     Thornton
                     ,
                     in
                     Memoria
                     Charissimae
                     Vxoris
                     Margaretae
                     ,
                     Filiae
                     Georgii
                     Collins
                     ,
                     hujus
                     parochiae
                     sancti
                     Aegidii
                     in
                     Campis
                     ,
                     hoc
                     Monumentum
                     posuit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Vnder
                     this
                     sad
                  
                   
                     Marble
                     sleepes
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Shee
                     ,
                     for
                     whom
                  
                   
                     even
                     Marble
                     weepes
                     :
                  
                   
                     Her
                     praise
                     lives
                     still
                     ,
                  
                   
                     though
                     here
                     she
                     lies
                  
                   
                     Seeming
                     dead
                  
                   
                     that
                     never
                     dyes
                     :
                  
                   
                     Religion
                     ,
                     Love
                     ,
                  
                   
                     in
                     suffering
                     Breast
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Her
                     Charity
                     ,
                     Mildnesse
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     the
                     rest
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Hath
                     crown's
                     her
                     soule
                     ;
                  
                   
                     all
                     mourne
                     with
                     fame
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Her
                     Husbands
                     losse
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     Midwives
                     blame
                     .
                  
                   
                     She
                     died
                     in
                     Childbed
                     ,
                  
                   
                     seventy
                     times
                     blest
                     and
                     seven
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Her
                     child
                     and
                     she
                     deliver'd
                     ,
                  
                   
                     both
                     in
                     Heaven
                     .
                  
                   
                     Obiit
                     octavo
                     die
                     Ianuarii
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1611.
                     
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                     16.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   a
                   faire
                   Stone
                   in
                   the
                   Church-yard
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                   I·H
                   ✚
                   ·S·
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     under
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Ioane
                       Barker
                    
                     ,
                     late
                     Wife
                     of
                     
                       Richard
                       Barker
                    
                     ,
                     17.
                     yeeres
                     of
                     this
                     Parish
                     ,
                     who
                     deceased
                     the
                     last
                     day
                     of
                     Iuly
                     ,
                     
                     
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                    
                     1626.
                     whom
                     the
                     Lord
                     send
                     a
                     joyfull
                     Resurrection
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Expecta
                   donec
                   veniat
                   .
                
                 
                   Vpon
                   it
                   thus
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   Honesta
                   mors
                   initium
                   vitae
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Turne
                     againe
                     then
                     unto
                     thy
                     rest
                     ,
                     O
                     my
                     soule
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     Lord
                     hath
                     rewarded
                     thee
                     ;
                     and
                     why
                     ?
                     thou
                     hast
                     delivered
                     my
                     soule
                     from
                     death
                     ,
                     mine
                     eyes
                     from
                     teares
                     ,
                     and
                     my
                     feer
                     from
                     falling
                     .
                  
                   
                     I
                     will
                     walke
                     before
                     the
                     Lord
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     land
                     of
                     the
                     living
                     .
                     Psal
                     .
                     116.
                     
                  
                   
                     This
                     Stone
                     was
                     laid
                     by
                     her
                     Husband
                     
                       Richard
                       Barker
                    
                     ,
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Yeomen
                     of
                     the
                     Guard
                     to
                     Queene
                     Elizabeth
                     and
                     King
                     Iames
                     30.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     and
                     now
                     to
                     King
                     Charles
                     .
                     And
                     was
                     married
                     to
                     his
                     late
                     deceased
                     Wife
                     20.
                     yeeres
                     and
                     one
                     moneth
                     ,
                     and
                     had
                     seven
                     children
                     ,
                     wherof
                     five
                     live
                     ,
                     
                       Horatio
                       ,
                       Anne
                       ,
                       Elizabeth
                       ,
                       Katherine
                       ,
                    
                     and
                     Mary
                     .
                  
                   
                     Close
                     by
                     this
                     lies
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       William
                       Howe
                    
                     ,
                     Aprill
                     3.
                     1626.
                     
                  
                   
                     Also
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Elizabeth
                       Mason
                    
                     ,
                     Wife
                     of
                     
                       Amos
                       Mason
                    
                     ,
                     Curate
                     of
                     the
                     Temple
                     ,
                     Iuly
                     18.
                     1632.
                     
                  
                   
                     Of
                     
                       Iohn
                       Cartwrite
                    
                     ,
                     Gentleman
                     ,
                     August
                     13.
                     1620.
                     
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Richard
                     Bestibitch
                     ,
                     
                       sonne
                       of
                    
                     Daniel
                     Bestbitch
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 James
                 at
                 Clarkenwell
                 .
                 1623.
                 
              
               
                 THere
                 hath
                 beene
                 within
                 these
                 few
                 yeeres
                 a
                 great
                 sum
                 of
                 mony
                 expended
                 upon
                 this
                 Chruch
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 sad
                 and
                 lamentable
                 accidents
                 of
                 twice
                 the
                 fall
                 of
                 the
                 Steeple
                 .
                 Speaking
                 of
                 which
                 ,
                 I
                 should
                 say
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 in
                 such
                 a
                 yeere
                 ,
                 such
                 a
                 moneth
                 ,
                 such
                 a
                 day
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 of
                 that
                 for
                 the
                 second
                 :
                 but
                 my
                 Information
                 (
                 though
                 given
                 mee
                 by
                 a
                 very
                 good
                 friend
                 )
                 could
                 by
                 no
                 meanes
                 make
                 me
                 so
                 punctuall
                 .
                 Howsoever
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 about
                 the
                 time
                 afore
                 dated
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 within
                 a
                 little
                 time
                 after
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 falling
                 of
                 this
                 Steeple
                 (
                 or
                 part
                 of
                 it
                 )
                 was
                 through
                 the
                 antiquity
                 ,
                 or
                 length
                 of
                 time
                 it
                 had
                 stood
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 repaire
                 or
                 mending
                 ;
                 for
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 have
                 beene
                 certified
                 )
                 it
                 hath
                 had
                 no
                 cost
                 ,
                 in
                 that
                 kinde
                 ,
                 bestowed
                 upon
                 it
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 memory
                 of
                 any
                 Parishioner
                 living
                 :
                 neither
                 among
                 their
                 Records
                 can
                 they
                 finde
                 any
                 such
                 thing
                 mentioned
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 second
                 fall
                 (
                 as
                 some
                 have
                 suspected
                 )
                 was
                 either
                 by
                 the
                 ignorance
                 or
                 dishonesty
                 of
                 the
                 principall
                 Workman
                 ,
                 that
                 for
                 a
                 certaine
                 summe
                 of
                 money
                 (
                 from
                 the
                 ruines
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 )
                 had
                 undertaken
                 to
                 raise
                 and
                 rebuild
                 it
                 .
                 Ignorance
                 in
                 not
                 looking
                 into
                 the
                 strength
                 of
                 that
                 ,
                 upon
                 which
                 hee
                 was
                 to
                 reare
                 such
                 a
                 burthen
                 ;
                 Or
                 dishonesty
                 ,
                 in
                 sleightly
                 passing
                 over
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 speedier
                 dispatch
                 of
                 his
                 Taske
                 )
                 a
                 weaknesse
                 upon
                 which
                 he
                 knew
                 (
                 or
                 might
                 suspect
                 )
                 such
                 an
                 eminent
                 danger
                 to
                 follow
                 .
              
               
                 How
                 just
                 the
                 suspicion
                 ,
                 I
                 know
                 not
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 Re-building
                 of
                 this
                 Steeple
                 ,
                 before
                 it
                 was
                 fully
                 finished
                 (
                 although
                 almost
                 upon
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 that
                 labour
                 )
                 it
                 fell
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Bells
                 ,
                 their
                 Carriages
                 and
                 Frames
                 ,
                 beating
                 a
                 great
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Roofe
                 downe
                 before
                 them
                 :
                 the
                 weight
                 of
                 all
                 these
                 together
                 ,
                 bearing
                 to
                 the
                 ground
                 two
                 large
                 Pillars
                 of
                 the
                 South
                 I
                 le
                 ,
                 a
                 faire
                 Gallery
                 over
                 against
                 the
                 Pulpit
                 ,
                 the
                 Pulpit
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Pewes
                 ,
                 and
                 whatsoever
                 was
                 under
                 or
                 neere
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 now
                 (
                 as
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 rest
                 )
                 let
                 us
                 speake
                 of
                 building
                 ,
                 repairing
                 ,
                 and
                 beautifying
                 ,
                 which
                 briefly
                 for
                 this
                 Chruch
                 we
                 doe
                 thus
                 :
              
               
                 All
                 those
                 decayes
                 and
                 losses
                 (
                 excepting
                 the
                 want
                 of
                 the
                 Steeple
                 which
                 (
                 at
                 the
                 lower
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 South
                 Ile
                 )
                 is
                 begun
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 the
                 ground
                 raised
                 as
                 high
                 as
                 the
                 roofe
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 )
                 are
                 recovered
                 and
                 made
                 whole
                 againe
                 :
                 all
                 the
                 Walls
                 of
                 it
                 firme
                 and
                 faire
                 ;
                 in
                 the
                 South
                 wall
                 a
                 faire
                 new
                 doore
                 :
                 The
                 Chruch
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 ,
                 furnished
                 with
                 all
                 things
                 new
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 without
                 and
                 within
                 (
                 notwithstanding
                 there
                 is
                 much
                 still
                 to
                 doe
                 )
                 well
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 cost
                 of
                 all
                 this
                 amounting
                 to
                 (
                 or
                 much
                 upon
                 )
                 1400.
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 thus
                 finished
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 1627.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Vpon
                   my
                   very
                   worthy
                   Friend
                   ,
                   Master
                   Iohn
                   Weaver
                   ,
                   a
                   learned
                   Antiquary
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Weaver
                     ,
                     who
                     laboured
                  
                   
                     in
                     a
                     learned
                     straine
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     make
                     men
                     long
                     since
                     dead
                  
                   
                     to
                     live
                     againe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     with
                     expence
                     of
                     Oyle
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     Inke
                     ,
                     did
                     watch
                     ,
                  
                   
                     From
                     the
                     Wormes
                     mouth
                  
                   
                     the
                     sleeping
                     Course
                     to
                     snatch
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Hath
                     by
                     his
                     industry
                  
                   
                     begot
                     a
                     way
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Death
                     (
                     who
                     insidiates
                  
                   
                     all
                     things
                     )
                     to
                     betray
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Redeeming
                     freely
                  
                   
                     by
                     his
                     care
                     and
                     cost
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Many
                     a
                     sad
                     Herse
                     ,
                     which
                     time
                  
                   
                     long
                     since
                     gave
                     lost
                     ;
                  
                   
                     And
                     to
                     forgotten
                     dust
                  
                   
                     such
                     spirit
                     did
                     give
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     make
                     it
                     in
                     our
                  
                   
                     memories
                     to
                     live
                     .
                  
                   
                     Where
                     Death
                     destroy'd
                  
                   
                     when
                     he
                     had
                     power
                     to
                     save
                     ,
                  
                   
                     In
                     that
                     he
                     did
                     not
                     seeke
                  
                   
                     to
                     rob
                     the
                     Grave
                     ,
                  
                   
                     For
                     where
                     so
                     e're
                  
                   
                     a
                     ruin'd
                     Tombe
                     he
                     found
                     ,
                  
                   
                     His
                     Pen
                     hath
                     built
                     it
                  
                   
                     new
                     out
                     of
                     the
                     ground
                     .
                  
                   
                     'Twixt
                     Earth
                     and
                     Him
                  
                   
                     this
                     interchange
                     we
                     finde
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Shee
                     hath
                     to
                     him
                     ,
                  
                   
                     he
                     bin
                     to
                     her
                     like
                     kinde
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Shee
                     was
                     his
                     Mother
                     ,
                  
                   
                     he
                     (
                     agratefull
                     Child
                     )
                  
                   
                     Made
                     her
                     his
                     Theme
                     ,
                  
                   
                     in
                     a
                     large
                     worke
                     compil'd
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Funerall
                     Reliques
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     brave
                     Structures
                     rear'd
                     ,
                  
                   
                     On
                     such
                     as
                     seem'd
                     unto
                     her
                  
                   
                     most
                     indear'd
                     .
                  
                   
                     Alternately
                     a
                     Grave
                  
                   
                     to
                     him
                     she
                     lent
                     ,
                  
                   
                     O're
                     which
                     his
                     Booke
                  
                   
                     remaines
                     a
                     Monument
                     .
                  
                   
                     Master
                     Weaver
                     upon
                     himselfe
                     .
                  
                   
                     Lankashire
                     gave
                     me
                     breath
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     Cambridge
                     education
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Middlesex
                     gave
                     me
                     death
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     this
                     Church
                     my
                     humation
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     Christ
                     to
                     me
                     hath
                     given
                  
                   
                     A
                     place
                     with
                     him
                     in
                     Heaven
                     .
                  
                   
                     Obiit
                     Anno
                     Aetat
                     .
                     suae
                     56.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   For
                   the
                   ancient
                   Monuments
                   of
                   this
                   Church
                   ,
                   turne
                   to
                   folio
                   484
                   ,
                   485.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Katherines
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 repaired
                 ,
                 and
                 within
                 thorowout
                 trimmed
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 commendably
                 beautified
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1618.
                 
              
               
                 A
                 very
                 faire
                 Gallery
                 at
                 the
                 lower
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 built
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1613.
                 was
                 (
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 addition
                 in
                 the
                 breadth
                 of
                 it
                 )
                 inlarged
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1621.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Walls
                 &
                 outside
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 was
                 againe
                 in
                 many
                 decayed
                 places
                 of
                 it
                 repaired
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 over
                 cloathed
                 in
                 a
                 faire
                 and
                 very
                 beautifull
                 Rough-cast
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 sole
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iulius
                   Caesar
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1629.
                 
                 His
                 charge
                 being
                 (
                 taken
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 by
                 the
                 great
                 )
                 250.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 About
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 very
                 faire
                 Clocke-house
                 built
                 at
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Chruch
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 other
                 things
                 done
                 .
                 All
                 before
                 named
                 ,
                 except
                 that
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iulius
                   Caesar
                
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 proper
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Vpon
                   the
                   South
                   wall
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   inscribed
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     gift
                     of
                     Master
                     
                       Steven
                       Scudamore
                    
                     ,
                     late
                     Citizen
                     and
                     Vintener
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     deceased
                     ,
                     20
                     
                       s.
                       per
                       Annum
                    
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     bestowed
                     in
                     Fewell
                     amongst
                     the
                     poore
                     of
                     this
                     Precinct
                     ,
                     at
                     the
                     discretion
                     of
                     the
                     Collectors
                     for
                     the
                     time
                     being
                     ,
                     
                     Beganne
                     the
                     20.
                     day
                     of
                     December
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                    
                     1606.
                     to
                     bee
                     continued
                     unto
                     them
                     for
                     ever
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Neere
                   unto
                   the
                   former
                   is
                   another
                   Inscription
                   ,
                   as
                   followeth
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     gift
                     of
                     Master
                     
                       Iohn
                       Bourne
                    
                     ,
                     late
                     Citizen
                     and
                     White-baker
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     being
                     5.
                     
                       li.
                       per
                       Annum
                    
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     bestowed
                     in
                     Bread
                     amongst
                     the
                     poore
                     of
                     this
                     Precinct
                     ,
                     Beganne
                     the
                     10.
                     day
                     of
                     May
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                    
                     1609.
                     to
                     be
                     continued
                     unto
                     them
                     for
                     40.
                     yeeres
                     following
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   same
                   South
                   Wall
                   ,
                   this
                   Monument
                   done
                   at
                   the
                   charges
                   of
                   William
                   Beereblocke
                   ,
                   Goldsmith
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   his
                   Executors
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     dead
                     in
                     part
                     ,
                  
                   
                     whose
                     best
                     part
                     never
                     dieth
                     ,
                  
                   
                     A
                     Benefactor
                     ,
                  
                   
                     William
                     Cutting
                     lyeth
                     :
                  
                   
                     Not
                     dead
                     ,
                     if
                     good
                     deeds
                  
                   
                     could
                     keepe
                     men
                     alive
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nor
                     all
                     dead
                     ,
                     since
                     good
                     deeds
                  
                   
                     doe
                     men
                     revive
                     .
                  
                   
                     Gunvile
                     and
                     Kaies
                     ,
                  
                   
                     his
                     good
                     deeds
                     may
                     record
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     will
                     ,
                     no
                     doubt
                     ,
                  
                   
                     him
                     praise
                     therefore
                     afford
                     :
                  
                   
                     Saint
                     Katherines
                     eke
                     ,
                  
                   
                     neere
                     London
                     ,
                     can
                     it
                     tell
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Goldsmiths
                     ,
                     &
                     Merchantaylors
                     ,
                  
                   
                     know
                     it
                     well
                     :
                  
                   
                     Two
                     Country
                     Townes
                  
                   
                     his
                     civill
                     bounty
                     blest
                     ,
                  
                   
                     East
                     Derham
                     ,
                     and
                  
                   
                     Norton-Fitzwarren
                     West
                     .
                  
                   
                     More
                     did
                     he
                     than
                  
                   
                     this
                     Table
                     can
                     unfold
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     world
                     his
                     fame
                     ,
                  
                   
                     this
                     earth
                     his
                     earth
                     doth
                     hold
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Leonards
                 Shorditch
                 .
              
               
                 FOr
                 the
                 Repaires
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 Monuments
                 ,
                 and
                 Gifts
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 names
                 of
                 the
                 bountifull
                 Givers
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 ,
                 turne
                 to
                 page
                 471
                 ,
                 472
                 ,
                 and
                 473.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Martins
                 in
                 the
                 Fields
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 enlargement
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 was
                 begunne
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1607.
                 being
                 the
                 fifth
                 yeere
                 of
                 the
                 Reigne
                 of
                 our
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   England
                   ,
                   France
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Scotland
                 the
                 41.
                 and
                 it
                 was
                 finished
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1608.
                 
                 To
                 the
                 which
                 enlargement
                 ,
                 our
                 said
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 and
                 our
                 most
                 Noble
                 Prince
                 Henry
                 ,
                 were
                 most
                 gracious
                 Benefactors
                 ;
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 charges
                 were
                 borne
                 by
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Randall
                   Hopkins
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Andrew
                   Hacket
                
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 first
                 yeere
                 Churchwardens
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 second
                 yeere
                 ,
                 
                   Andrew
                   Hacket
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Richard
                   Stile
                
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 inlargement
                 was
                 onely
                 that
                 ground
                 ,
                 that
                 at
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 (
                 taken
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Churchyard
                 )
                 was
                 then
                 made
                 a
                 beautifull
                 Chancell
                 .
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Table
                   fastened
                   to
                   a
                   Pillar
                   neere
                   the
                   Pulpit
                   ;
                   in
                   which
                   is
                   curiously
                   drawne
                   the
                   figure
                   of
                   an
                   Angell
                   ,
                   holding
                   the
                   Coat
                   of
                   the
                   Gentry
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   living
                   Husband
                   ,
                   and
                   dead
                   Wife
                   ,
                   for
                   whom
                   it
                   was
                   there
                   set
                   up
                   ;
                   Also
                   of
                   a
                   Deaths-head
                   ,
                   with
                   an
                   Houre-glasse
                   upon
                   it
                   :
                   The
                   border
                   of
                   the
                   Table
                   filled
                   (
                   excellent
                   in
                   proportion
                   and
                   colours
                   )
                   with
                   Deaths-heads
                   ,
                   braches
                   of
                   Palme
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   fresh
                   and
                   beautifull
                   Flowers
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Nascendo
                   Morimur
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Quid
                     Cranii
                     sibi
                     forma
                     novi
                  
                   
                     vult
                     ista
                     ?
                     Quid
                     Hora
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Quidque
                     super
                     Cranio
                     ,
                  
                   
                     lumen
                     nova
                     nata
                     ,
                     segesque
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Nempe
                     dies
                     mortis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     vitae
                     fit
                     origo
                     perennis
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Quae
                     moritur
                     mundo
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nascitur
                     illa
                     Deo.
                  
                   
                     What
                     doth
                     this
                     Scull
                     ?
                     what
                  
                   
                     doth
                     this
                     Houre-glasse
                     show
                     ?
                  
                   
                   
                     The
                     Corne
                     and
                     Palme
                     ,
                     that
                  
                   
                     on
                     the
                     Scull
                     doth
                     grow
                     ?
                  
                   
                     It
                     meaneth
                     this
                     ,
                     that
                     Death
                  
                   
                     the
                     end
                     of
                     strife
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Is
                     the
                     beginning
                  
                   
                     to
                     eternall
                     life
                     :
                  
                   
                     Death
                     is
                     the
                     doore
                  
                   
                     to
                     immortality
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Shee
                     's
                     borne
                     to
                     God
                     ,
                  
                   
                     that
                     to
                     the
                     world
                     doth
                     dye
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     burning
                     Taper
                  
                   
                     to
                     his
                     end
                     doth
                     waste
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Whilst
                     life
                     and
                     death
                  
                   
                     to
                     meet
                     each
                     other
                     haste
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Then
                     happy
                     she
                     ,
                  
                   
                     that
                     did
                     her
                     life
                     apply
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Here
                     and
                     above
                  
                   
                     to
                     live
                     eternally
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   To
                   the
                   permanent
                   honour
                   and
                   remembrance
                   of
                   the
                   Pious
                   and
                   All-vertuous
                   Gentlewoman
                   ,
                   Mistresse
                   
                     Susan
                     Price
                  
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   to
                   the
                   Honourable
                   Baronet
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Paul
                     Tracy
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Stanway
                   ,
                   in
                   Glocester
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   late
                   dearely
                   beloved
                   Wife
                   of
                   the
                   Religious
                   ,
                   Learned
                   ,
                   and
                   truly
                   Vertuous
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   
                     William
                     Price
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Winchester
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   his
                   Majesties
                   most
                   honourable
                   Privy
                   Chamber
                   .
                   She
                   died
                   the
                   13.
                   of
                   March
                   ,
                   1632.
                   
                
                 
                   Ye
                   holy
                   Angels
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   ye
                   Powers
                   of
                   light
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   glad
                   injoyers
                
                 
                   of
                   Gods
                   glorious
                   sight
                   ;
                
                 
                   You
                   that
                   in
                   faithfull
                
                 
                   Abrahams
                   bosome
                   rest
                   ,
                
                 
                   You
                   have
                   receiv'd
                
                 
                   your
                   sanctified
                   Guest
                   .
                
                 
                   Faire
                   Susan
                   Price
                
                 
                   hath
                   blessed
                   Heaven
                   obtain'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   for
                   her
                   well
                   run
                   Race
                   ,
                
                 
                   Gods
                   glory
                   gain'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   Shining
                   in
                   Robes
                
                 
                   of
                   Immortality
                   ,
                
                 
                   Contemnes
                   the
                   earth
                
                 
                   and
                   worldly
                   vanity
                   .
                
                 
                   True
                   Christian
                   faith
                
                 
                   indued
                   her
                   constant
                   minde
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   unto
                   her
                
                 
                   the
                   promise
                   was
                   assign'd
                   .
                
                 
                   Most
                   honour'd
                   be
                
                 
                   her
                   memory
                   ,
                   outwasting
                
                 
                   All
                   Genealogies
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   everlasting
                   .
                
                 
                   Whilst
                   therebe
                   Elements
                   ,
                
                 
                   Stars
                   ,
                   Orbes
                   ,
                   or
                   Spheares
                   ,
                
                 
                   Dayes
                   Sunne
                   ,
                   or
                   Nights
                
                 
                   Moone
                   ,
                   to
                   direct
                   the
                   yeeres
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Heavens
                   possesse
                   her
                   soule
                   ,
                
                 
                   the
                   World
                   her
                   Fame
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   faire
                   example
                   ,
                   her
                   Vertues
                   ,
                
                 
                   Worth
                   ,
                   and
                   Name
                   :
                
                 
                   What
                   Nature
                   ,
                   Goodnesse
                   ,
                
                 
                   Institution
                   ,
                   Fact
                   ,
                
                 
                   Could
                   heape
                   to
                   a
                   perfection
                   ,
                
                 
                   was
                   her
                   Act.
                
                 
                   The
                   Angels
                   sing
                   her
                   glory
                   ,
                
                 
                   who
                   did
                   call
                
                 
                   Her
                   sweet
                   soule
                   home
                
                 
                   to
                   its
                   originall
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   now
                   shee
                   s
                   gone
                   hence
                
                 
                   for
                   to
                   passe
                   the
                   time
                
                 
                   She
                   ought
                   her
                   Husband
                   ,
                
                 
                   in
                   a
                   better
                   Clime
                   .
                
                 
                   There
                   shall
                   her
                   Harvest
                
                 
                   and
                   her
                   Summer
                   be
                   ,
                
                 
                   Where
                   she
                   shall
                   never
                
                 
                   any
                   Winter
                   see
                   .
                
                 
                   Then
                   Price
                   grieve
                   you
                   no
                   more
                   ,
                
                 
                   she
                   lives
                   in
                   joy
                   ,
                
                 
                   Wipe
                   you
                   your
                   teares
                   ,
                
                 
                   her
                   teares
                   are
                   wip'd
                   away
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Epitaph
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Stay
                     ere
                     you
                     passe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     lament
                     ,
                     and
                     fix
                     your
                     eyes
                  
                   
                     Vpon
                     a
                     worthy
                  
                   
                     Consorts
                     obsequies
                     .
                  
                   
                     Susan
                     here
                     lies
                     ,
                     for
                     beauty
                     ,
                  
                   
                     worth
                     ,
                     and
                     life
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Admir'd
                     ,
                     the
                     worthy
                  
                   
                     William
                     Prices
                     Wife
                     .
                  
                   
                     Never
                     was
                     after
                     death
                  
                   
                     one
                     more
                     desir'd
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nor
                     ever
                     living
                  
                   
                     was
                     one
                     more
                     admir'd
                     .
                  
                   
                     A
                     file
                     of
                     lasting
                     praises
                  
                   
                     crownes
                     her
                     name
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Perpetuall
                     glories
                  
                   
                     doe
                     attend
                     her
                     fame
                     :
                  
                   
                     Rich
                     in
                     all
                     joyes
                     ,
                     she
                  
                   
                     now
                     hath
                     chang'd
                     her
                     bed
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Ioyned
                     in
                     marryage
                  
                   
                     unto
                     Christ
                     her
                     head
                     .
                  
                   
                     Come
                     ,
                     whosoever
                     would
                  
                   
                     enjoy
                     like
                     state
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Endevour
                     all
                     her
                     worth
                  
                   
                     to
                     imitate
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Over
                   the
                   figure
                   of
                   Death
                   :
                   Ibimus
                   omnes
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Ladies
                     ,
                     when
                     you
                  
                   
                     your
                     purest
                     beauties
                     see
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Thinke
                     them
                     but
                     Tenants
                  
                   
                     to
                     mortalitie
                     :
                  
                   
                     Ther
                     's
                     no
                     content
                     on
                     earth
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Ioyes
                     soone
                     are
                     fled
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Healthfull
                     to
                     day
                     we
                     live
                     ,
                  
                   
                     to
                     morrow
                     dead
                     :
                  
                   
                     I
                     was
                     as
                     you
                     are
                     now
                     ,
                  
                   
                     young
                     ,
                     faire
                     ,
                     and
                     cleere
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     you
                     shall
                     once
                     be
                  
                   
                     as
                     you
                     see
                     me
                     heere
                     .
                  
                   
                     Mors
                     mihi
                     lucrum
                     .
                  
                   
                     Moriendo
                     Nascimur
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vpon
                   her
                   Tomb-stone
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   foot
                   of
                   this
                   Monument
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Mistresse
                     
                       Susanna
                       Price
                    
                     ,
                     the
                     wife
                     of
                     
                       William
                       Price
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Groomes
                     of
                     his
                     Majesties
                     most
                     Honourable
                     Privy
                     Chamber
                     ,
                     Daughter
                     of
                     Sir
                     
                       Paul
                       Tracy
                    
                     ,
                     Baronet
                     ,
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     the
                     13.
                     of
                     March
                     ,
                     1632.
                     before
                     shee
                     had
                     beene
                     married
                     full
                     14.
                     weekes
                     .
                  
                   
                     She
                     was
                     so
                     full
                     of
                     Vertue
                     and
                     of
                     Goodnesse
                     ,
                     few
                     might
                     compare
                     with
                     her
                     ,
                     none
                     could
                     excell
                     her
                     .
                  
                   
                     Her
                     body
                     is
                     here
                     interred
                     ,
                     here
                     is
                     her
                     body
                     ,
                     her
                     soule
                     is
                     in
                     Heaven
                     with
                     her
                     Saviour
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Tomb-stone
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lieth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     Mistresse
                     
                       Dorothy
                       Hervy
                    
                     ,
                     that
                     Honourable
                     matchlesse
                     Virgin
                     ,
                     the
                     Daughter
                     of
                     the
                     Right
                     Honourable
                     ,
                     William
                     Lord
                     Hervy
                     ,
                     Baron
                     of
                     Kidbrooke
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     the
                     Religious
                     Lady
                     his
                     Wife
                     ,
                     the
                     Lady
                     
                       Cordelia
                       Hervy
                    
                     ,
                     Daughter
                     and
                     Heire
                     to
                     Master
                     
                       Brian
                       Ansley
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     of
                     Lee
                     ,
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     who
                     departed
                     this
                     transitory
                     life
                     the
                     19.
                     of
                     February
                     ,
                     Anno
                     1632.
                     
                  
                   
                     Glorious
                     Dorothy
                  
                   
                     here
                     intombed
                     lies
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Lord
                     Hervies
                     Daughter
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     faire
                     Vertues
                     prize
                     .
                  
                   
                     Modell
                     of
                     Honour
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Graces
                     Paragon
                     ,
                  
                   
                     In
                     whose
                     great
                     losse
                  
                   
                     her
                     Parents
                     Ioyes
                     are
                     gone
                     .
                  
                   
                     Her
                     life
                     was
                     such
                  
                   
                     as
                     well
                     may
                     be
                     deni'd
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     she
                     did
                     ever
                     ill
                     ,
                  
                   
                     but
                     when
                     she
                     dy'd
                     ▪
                  
                   
                     Pity
                     so
                     soone
                  
                   
                     so
                     rare
                     a
                     Virgin
                     must
                  
                   
                     Stoope
                     to
                     Corruption
                     ,
                  
                   
                     and
                     be
                     cloath'd
                     in
                     dust
                     .
                  
                   
                     Heaven
                     and
                     the
                     world
                     being
                  
                   
                     Sutors
                     ,
                     who
                     should
                     have
                     her
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     end
                     the
                     strife
                     ,
                     she
                     went
                  
                   
                     to
                     him
                     that
                     gave
                     her
                     .
                  
                   
                     Nascendo
                     Morimur
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Table
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   rich
                   Coat
                   Armes
                   ,
                   hanging
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Hae
                     sunt
                     Antiqua
                     Moraviorum
                     Insigniae
                     ,
                     in
                     memoriam
                     Patricii
                     Moravii
                     ,
                     Domino
                     Carolo
                     Regi
                     à
                     poculis
                     ,
                     nuper
                     defuncti
                     hîc
                     posita
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Mary
                 Whitechappell
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 many
                 (
                 and
                 greatly
                 )
                 decayed
                 parts
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 was
                 repaired
                 ;
                 and
                 within
                 ,
                 without
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 every
                 part
                 of
                 it
                 richly
                 and
                 very
                 worthily
                 beautified
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1633.
                 
              
               
                 
                   For
                   Whitechappell
                   side
                   .
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Farrar
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wood
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Mannering
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   Wapping
                   side
                   .
                
                 
                   Captaine
                   Hatch
                
                 
                   Master
                   Allen
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 cost
                 of
                 this
                 Repaire
                 ,
                 300.
                 li.
                 and
                 upwards
                 .
              
               
               
                 To
                 shew
                 the
                 never-dying
                 love
                 of
                 these
                 Parishioners
                 ,
                 to
                 their
                 deceased
                 Pastor
                 ,
                 Master
                 
                   William
                   Crashaw
                
                 ,
                 take
                 this
                 Inscription
                 from
                 a
                 very
                 faire
                 Gallery
                 in
                 the
                 South
                 I
                 le
                 .
              
               
                 
                   To
                   the
                   honour
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   the
                   advancement
                   of
                   Religion
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   thankfulnesse
                   to
                   God
                   for
                   the
                   safe
                   returne
                   of
                   our
                   hopefull
                   and
                   gracious
                   Prince
                   Charles
                   from
                   the
                   dangers
                   of
                   his
                   Spanish
                   Iourney
                   ,
                   this
                   Gallery
                   was
                   erected
                   at
                   the
                   charge
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1623.
                   and
                   the
                   seventh
                   yeere
                   of
                   Master
                   Crashawes
                   Residence
                   .
                
              
               
                 His
                 Name
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 this
                 ,
                 in
                 many
                 other
                 places
                 remembred
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 ground
                 of
                 this
                 South
                 Ile
                 was
                 added
                 to
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 I
                 le
                 new
                 built
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 1591.
                 
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 foure
                 and
                 thirtieth
                 of
                 the
                 Reigne
                 of
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 Master
                 
                   Richard
                   Gardner
                
                 Parson
                 .
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   wall
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   Christo
                   optimo
                   maxime
                   ,
                
                 
                   pietati
                   &
                   posteritati
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sacrum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Elizabethae
                   Conjugis
                   dulcissimae
                   ,
                
                 
                   Foeminae
                   Lectissimae
                   è
                   Claris.
                   Skinneriana
                   ,
                
                 
                   &
                   Emersoniana
                   Familiis
                   oriundae
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   qua
                   (
                   Rara
                   Felicitate
                   )
                
                 
                   Pietas
                   cum
                   Pulchritudine
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ingenium
                   cum
                   Virtute
                   ,
                
                 
                   Forma
                   cum
                   pudicitia
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mirifice
                   conveniebant
                   ,
                
                 
                   Quae
                   in
                   primo
                   puerperio
                   ,
                   in
                   ipso
                   enixu
                   ,
                
                 
                   Animam
                   Deo
                   ,
                   Memoriam
                   Mundo
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vitam
                   Naturae
                   ,
                   Carnem
                   terrae
                   ,
                
                 
                   Patri
                   puerulum
                   ,
                   Amicis
                   luctum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Conjugi
                   Moerorem
                   ineffabilem
                   ,
                
                 
                   Omnibus
                   ingens
                   sui
                   ipsius
                   desiderium
                
                 
                   moriendo
                   Reliquit
                   ,
                
                 
                   W.
                   Crashaius
                   ,
                   hujus
                   Ecclesiae
                
                 
                   Rector
                   ,
                   Conjux
                   longe
                   Moestissimus
                
                 
                   multis
                   cum
                   Lachrymis
                
                 
                   Lugens
                   Lubens
                
                 
                   Invitus
                   Posuit
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   know
                   that
                   my
                   Redeemer
                   liveth
                   ,
                   
                     Iob
                     19.
                  
                   25.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     To
                     the
                     honour
                     of
                     Christ
                     Jesus
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     praise
                     of
                     Piety
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     example
                     of
                     Posterity
                     ,
                     and
                     for
                     the
                     preservation
                     of
                     the
                     godly
                     memory
                     of
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     his
                     most
                     worthily
                     beloved
                     Wife
                     ,
                     in
                     whom
                     (
                     by
                     a
                     rare
                     Conjunction
                     )
                     Godlinesse
                     with
                     Comlinesse
                     ,
                     Wisdome
                     with
                     Vertue
                     ,
                     Beauty
                     with
                     Chastity
                     ,
                     Youth
                     with
                     Discretion
                     ,
                     and
                     Discretion
                     with
                     Devotion
                     ,
                     were
                     most
                     sweetely
                     combined
                     ;
                     who
                     in
                     the
                     prime
                     of
                     her
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     upon
                     her
                     first
                     Childe
                     ,
                     yeelded
                     up
                     ,
                     by
                     untimely
                     death
                     ,
                     as
                     her selfe
                     often
                     had
                     foretold
                     ,
                     her
                     soule
                     to
                     God
                     ,
                     her
                     life
                     to
                     Nature
                     ,
                     her
                     body
                     to
                     the
                     Earth
                     ,
                     her
                     memory
                     to
                     the
                     World
                     ,
                     and
                     left
                     to
                     the
                     pensive
                     Earth
                     a
                     deare
                     bought
                     Sonne
                     ,
                     to
                     her
                     friends
                     heavinesse
                     ,
                     hard
                     to
                     be
                     removed
                     ,
                     to
                     her
                     Husband
                     sorrow
                     ,
                     not
                     to
                     be
                     expected
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     all
                     that
                     knew
                     her
                     ,
                     a
                     longing
                     desire
                     after
                     her
                     ,
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Crashaw
                    
                     ,
                     her
                     most
                     sad
                     and
                     sorrowfull
                     Husband
                     ,
                     Pastor
                     of
                     this
                     Church
                     ,
                     most
                     unwilling
                     to
                     part
                     with
                     her
                     ,
                     but
                     most
                     willing
                     to
                     honour
                     her
                     with
                     many
                     sighes
                     and
                     teares
                     ,
                     dedicated
                     this
                     Monument
                     in
                     assurance
                     of
                     her
                     glorious
                     Resurrection
                     .
                  
                   
                     She
                     died
                     October
                     8.
                     in
                     the
                     24.
                     yeere
                     of
                     her
                     age
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   handsome
                   Tombe
                   ,
                   encompast
                   with
                   Iron
                   grates
                   in
                   the
                   Churchyard
                   ,
                   hath
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     To
                     the
                     Memory
                     of
                     
                       Alice
                       Shelton
                    
                     ,
                     daughter
                     of
                     Sir
                     
                       Ralph
                       Shelton
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Shelton-Hall
                     ,
                     in
                     Norfolke
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     who
                     had
                     Issue
                     by
                     her
                     first
                     Husband
                     ,
                     
                       Thomas
                       Waller
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     9.
                     
                     Sonnes
                     ,
                     and
                     9.
                     
                     Daughters
                     ;
                     and
                     by
                     her
                     second
                     Husband
                     ,
                     
                       William
                       Wrove
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     Merchantaylor
                     ,
                     had
                     Issue
                     two
                     Sonnes
                     and
                     one
                     Daughter
                     ;
                     but
                     had
                     no
                     Issue
                     by
                     her
                     third
                     and
                     last
                     Husband
                     ,
                     
                       Tobias
                       Wilkinson
                    
                     .
                     1630.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Another
                   close
                   by
                   the
                   former
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Favour
                     is
                     deceitfull
                     ,
                     and
                     beauty
                     is
                     vanity
                     ,
                     but
                     a
                     woman
                     that
                     feareth
                     the
                     Lord
                     ,
                     she
                     shall
                     be
                     praised
                     .
                  
                   
                   
                     Here
                     lieth
                     buried
                     that
                     vertuous
                     Thamozin
                     ,
                     that
                     gracious
                     young
                     Woman
                     ,
                     the
                     faithfull
                     Wife
                     of
                     Master
                     
                       William
                       Eeles
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Limehouse
                     ,
                     Marriner
                     ;
                     this
                     mirrour
                     of
                     young
                     Women
                     ,
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     on
                     the
                     10.
                     of
                     Iuly
                     ,
                     1620.
                     
                     Shee
                     being
                     of
                     the
                     age
                     of
                     25.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     and
                     was
                     Mother
                     of
                     a
                     Sonne
                     and
                     a
                     Daughter
                     ;
                     but
                     Thamozin
                     the
                     Daughter
                     ,
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     on
                     the
                     18.
                     of
                     December
                     ,
                     1621.
                     being
                     of
                     the
                     age
                     of
                     6.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     and
                     lieth
                     here
                     buried
                     .
                  
                   
                     Every
                     wise
                     Woman
                     buildeth
                     her
                     house
                     ,
                     but
                     the
                     foolish
                     pluketh
                     it
                     downe
                     with
                     her
                     hands
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     memory
                     of
                     the
                     Iust
                     is
                     blessed
                     ,
                     but
                     the
                     name
                     of
                     the
                     wicked
                     shall
                     rot
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Remember
                     ,
                  
                
                 
                   
                     As
                     you
                     are
                     now
                     ,
                     so
                     was
                     she
                     ;
                  
                   
                     As
                     she
                     is
                     now
                     ,
                     so
                     you
                     must
                     be
                     .
                     
                       
                         William
                         Eeles
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Magdalens
                 Bermondsey
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Church
                 was
                 inlarged
                 by
                 the
                 addition
                 of
                 all
                 that
                 ground
                 that
                 is
                 now
                 the
                 South
                 I
                 le
                 ,
                 taken
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 spacious
                 Churchyard
                 ;
                 this
                 I
                 le
                 was
                 begunne
                 to
                 be
                 built
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 1608.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Christopher
                   Robinson
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Freeman
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 Worke
                 going
                 on
                 ,
                 and
                 continuing
                 to
                 the
                 yeere
                 1610.
                 in
                 which
                 it
                 was
                 very
                 worthily
                 and
                 compleatly
                 finished
                 .
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 it
                 amounting
                 to
                 860.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1619.
                 on
                 the
                 top
                 of
                 the
                 Steeple
                 ,
                 was
                 a
                 very
                 faire
                 Turret
                 erected
                 .
                 The
                 charge
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 33.
                 
                   li.
                   16.
                   s.
                
                 In
                 the
                 same
                 yeere
                 a
                 new
                 Clocke
                 made
                 ,
                 7.
                 li.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Steeple
                 was
                 againe
                 repaired
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 inside
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 trimmed
                 and
                 very
                 commedably
                 beautified
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 1621.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 cost
                 of
                 this
                 last
                 (
                 though
                 I
                 could
                 not
                 set
                 downe
                 the
                 summe
                 )
                 as
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 former
                 severall
                 Repaires
                 and
                 Building
                 ,
                 the
                 sole
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 very
                 faire
                 Brasse
                 Branch
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 gift
                 of
                 
                   Ralph
                   Alder
                
                 ,
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 ,
                 1613.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Savoy
                 Parish
                 .
              
               
                 WE
                 have
                 not
                 in
                 the
                 collection
                 of
                 all
                 these
                 Churches
                 ,
                 looked
                 so
                 far
                 backe
                 upon
                 any
                 Repaire
                 as
                 this
                 :
                 but
                 as
                 wee
                 finde
                 it
                 we
                 present
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 repairing
                 and
                 trimming
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 performed
                 with
                 great
                 cost
                 and
                 beauty
                 )
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1600.
                 at
                 the
                 sole
                 cost
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Parishioners
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iames
                   Houson
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Martin
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeere
                 1618.
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 faire
                 Gallery
                 built
                 at
                 the
                 lower
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Rowland
                   Hodges
                
                 
                   Daniell
                   Hall
                   
                     
                       Churchwardens
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Monument
                   at
                   the
                   upper
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   ,
                   having
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Ecce
                     pudicitia
                     ,
                     &
                     pietas
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Coeli
                     utraque
                     proles
                  
                   
                     Accingunt
                     ,
                     Dextra
                     haec
                     ,
                  
                   
                     haec
                     tibi
                     levae
                     latus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Iure
                     ,
                     salo
                     coluere
                     ,
                     Polo
                  
                   
                     Rapuere
                     ,
                     nec
                     usquam
                  
                   
                     Te
                     neque
                     jam
                     tumulum
                  
                   
                     destituere
                     tuum
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Da.
                   Humius
                   Theag.
                   Non
                   Delendae
                   Amicitiae
                   sempiternum
                   Monumentum
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     M.
                     N.
                     M.
                     S.
                     Siste
                     paululum
                     quisquis
                     es
                     ,
                     &
                     paucis
                     quid
                     Marmor
                     hocce
                     te
                     volet
                     scies
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hîc
                     sacrum
                     Beatissimae
                     Animae
                     depositum
                     ,
                     &
                     felicissimae
                     quiescunt
                     exûviae
                     Nicolaae
                     Moraviae
                     ,
                     ex
                     clarissima
                     Moraviorum
                     ,
                     cum
                     Tilibardinorum
                     ,
                     tum
                     Abircarniorum
                     Gente
                     ,
                     per
                     utrumque
                     parentem
                     ortae
                     ,
                     &
                     Roberti
                     Duglassii
                     ,
                     equitis
                     Aurati
                     ,
                     conjugis
                     Lectissimae
                     ,
                     Quae
                     incredibili
                     ingenio
                     ,
                     rarissimo
                     Iudicio
                     ,
                     
                     Summa
                     pietate
                     ,
                     singulari
                     prudentiae
                     ,
                     omnique
                     virtutis
                     genere
                     ,
                     imprimis
                     modestia
                     ,
                     pudicitia
                     ,
                     &
                     suavissimis
                     moribus
                     ornatissima
                     ,
                     cum
                     omnem
                     propè
                     Aetatem
                     ,
                     contempt
                     is
                     mundi
                     hujus
                     Foecib
                     .
                     in
                     Rerum
                     divinarum
                     speculatione
                     ,
                     &
                     assidua
                     meditatione
                     consumpsisset
                     ,
                     in
                     Theologicis
                     porrò
                     ad
                     miraculum
                     usque
                     docta
                     doctissimos
                     quosque
                     Theologos
                     in
                     admirationem
                     sui
                     &
                     stuporem
                     Rapuisset
                     ,
                     Nihilque
                     unquam
                     ,
                     per
                     universam
                     vitam
                     quam
                     Christum
                     sperasset
                     ,
                     ad
                     eundemque
                     tota
                     jam
                     adspirarat
                     ,
                     primo
                     partu
                     longissimis
                     ,
                     &
                     Acerrimis
                     doloribus
                     divexata
                     ,
                     ubi
                     Moestissimum
                     conjugem
                     ,
                     &
                     circumfusos
                     amicos
                     ad
                     vitae
                     hujus
                     fluxae
                     ac
                     caducae
                     contemptum
                     ,
                     &
                     ad
                     certissimam
                     immortalitis
                     spem
                     erexisset
                     prolixissimâ
                     etiam
                     &
                     suavissimâ
                     oratione
                     ,
                     ipsam
                     se
                     suosque
                     omnes
                     ,
                     maximè
                     vero
                     conjugem
                     Deo
                     commendasset
                     ,
                     gratissimam
                     Christo
                     Animam
                     reddidit
                     ,
                     &
                     extincto
                     Foetu
                     ,
                     in
                     summo
                     omnium
                     Moerore
                     expiravit
                     .
                  
                   
                     Abi
                     jam
                     quisquis
                     es
                     ,
                     &
                     non
                     dissimilem
                     vitae
                     exitum
                     ipsi
                     tibi
                     opta
                     &
                     vale
                     .
                     Obiit
                     die
                     Novemb.
                     Anno
                     1612.
                     
                     Aetatis
                     suae
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   faire
                   Monument
                   on
                   the
                   West
                   side
                   ,
                   close
                   to
                   the
                   former
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                   Morieris
                   .
                   Resurges
                   .
                   Ianua
                   vitae
                   sepulchrum
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     
                       Nazareth
                       Coppin
                    
                     ,
                     Wife
                     to
                     
                       George
                       Coppin
                    
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     Gentleman
                     ,
                     Daughter
                     to
                     
                       Thomas
                       Thwaits
                    
                     of
                     Hardington
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Norfolke
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     who
                     being
                     of
                     the
                     age
                     of
                     24.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     prime
                     of
                     her
                     youth
                     and
                     beauty
                     ,
                     as
                     she
                     lived
                     most
                     vertuously
                     ,
                     so
                     she
                     died
                     most
                     godly
                     ,
                     the
                     22.
                     of
                     Iune
                     1592.
                     in
                     the
                     34.
                     yeere
                     of
                     the
                     most
                     happy
                     reigne
                     of
                     Queene
                     Elizabeth
                     .
                  
                   
                     Mors
                     certa
                     ,
                     inevitabilis
                     ,
                     incertae
                     .
                  
                   
                     On
                     either
                     side
                     of
                     her
                     these
                     lines
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Morti
                     praedajaces
                     ,
                  
                   
                     potuit
                     nec
                     plurima
                     formae
                  
                   
                     Gratia
                     ,
                     nec
                     mentis
                  
                   
                     vincere
                     fata
                     pudor
                     :
                  
                   
                     Et
                     tamen
                     in
                     terris
                     ultra
                  
                   
                     spes
                     figitur
                     ?
                     alto
                  
                   
                     Quaerenda
                     est
                     merces
                  
                   
                     non
                     peritura
                     pole
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Peregrinatio
                     est
                     vita
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Vivis
                     &
                     aeternum
                     victa
                  
                   
                     de
                     morte
                     triumphas
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Exuvias
                     tantum
                  
                   
                     possidet
                     illa
                     tui
                     :
                  
                   
                     Omnia
                     sic
                     patrias
                     sedes
                  
                   
                     unde
                     orta
                     revisunt
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Redditur
                     &
                     Coelo
                  
                   
                     mens
                     pia
                     ,
                     corpus
                     humo
                     ,
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Mors
                     meta
                     laborum
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Next
                   to
                   the
                   other
                   is
                   a
                   very
                   Ancient
                   Monument
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Pray
                     for
                     the
                     soules
                     of
                     Sir
                     
                       Richard
                       Rokeby
                    
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     and
                     Dame
                     Iane
                     his
                     wife
                     ,
                     whose
                     bones
                     rest
                     here
                     under
                     this
                     Tombe
                     ,
                     which
                     Sir
                     Richard
                     deceased
                     the
                     27.
                     of
                     Aprill
                     ,
                     1523.
                     and
                     the
                     said
                     Dame
                     Iane
                     deceased
                     the
                     15.
                     
                     On
                     whose
                     soules
                     Iesu
                     have
                     mercy
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Over
                   the
                   Vestry
                   doore
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   is
                   a
                   very
                   faire
                   Tombe
                   with
                   these
                   words
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Hîc
                     jacet
                     Alicia
                     ,
                     Filia
                     Simonis
                     Steward
                     ,
                     de
                     la
                     Kingheth
                     ,
                     Suff.
                     Obiit
                     18.
                     
                     Iunii
                     ,
                     Humanae
                     salutis
                     ,
                     1573.
                     
                  
                   
                     Virtutis
                     praemium
                     virtus
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vpon
                   a
                   faire
                   Marble
                   Stone
                   in
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lies
                     interred
                     the
                     bodies
                     of
                     
                       Peter
                       Lilly
                    
                     ,
                     Doctor
                     of
                     Divinity
                     ,
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Brothers
                     of
                     the
                     Savoy
                     ,
                     Prebend
                     of
                     Paules
                     ,
                     and
                     Archdeacon
                     of
                     Tanton
                     ,
                     who
                     died
                     at
                     the
                     
                       Savoy
                       ,
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                       1614.
                    
                     
                     And
                     of
                     
                       Dorothy
                       Lilly
                    
                     ,
                     his
                     vertuous
                     Wife
                     ,
                     who
                     also
                     died
                     at
                     the
                     Savoy
                     ,
                     the
                     1.
                     of
                     Iune
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                       1627.
                    
                     and
                     of
                     
                       Mary
                       Lilly
                    
                     ,
                     their
                     onely
                     Daughter
                     ,
                     who
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     at
                     Fulham
                     ,
                     the
                     10.
                     of
                     October
                     ,
                     1625.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Close
                   to
                   the
                   other
                   this
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     under
                     lyeth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Frances
                       Bulbecke
                    
                     ,
                     late
                     of
                     Clevedon
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Somerset
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     the
                     8.
                     sonne
                     of
                     
                       Iohn
                       Bulbecke
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     place
                     and
                     County
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     deceased
                     ,
                     which
                     said
                     Frances
                     died
                     ,
                     being
                     never
                     married
                     ,
                     the
                     9.
                     of
                     November
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     yeere
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     God
                     ,
                     1585.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Close
                   to
                   the
                   other
                   this
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     buried
                     
                       Peter
                       Richardson
                    
                     ,
                     Goldsmith
                     and
                     Ieweller
                     ,
                     borne
                     in
                     Holland
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     parts
                     beyond
                     the
                     Seas
                     ,
                     servant
                     to
                     the
                     most
                     famous
                     King
                     ,
                     Henry
                     the
                     8.
                     and
                     King
                     Edward
                     the
                     the
                     6.
                     to
                     Queene
                     Mary
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     our
                     most
                     dread
                     Soveraigne
                     Lady
                     ,
                     Queene
                     Elizabeth
                     :
                     which
                     Peter
                     having
                     married
                     Anne
                     ,
                     the
                     Daughter
                     of
                     
                       Robert
                       Wilson
                    
                     ,
                     lived
                     to
                     the
                     age
                     of
                     84.
                     yeeres
                     ,
                     and
                     died
                     a
                     faithfull
                     Christian
                     ,
                     the
                     24.
                     of
                     March
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     yeere
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     God
                     ,
                     1586.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     There
                     is
                     also
                     in
                     this
                     Chancell
                     buried
                     ,
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     one
                     
                       David
                       Bedo
                    
                     ,
                     Batchelour
                     of
                     the
                     Law
                     ,
                     and
                     Steward
                     to
                     the
                     Lord
                     of
                     Carleil
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                     1541.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Close
                   by
                   the
                   former
                
                 
                   
                     Lieth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Humphrey
                       Lovell
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     with
                     his
                     two
                     Wives
                     and
                     five
                     Children
                     .
                     He
                     died
                     the
                     16.
                     of
                     November
                     1585.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Close
                   to
                   the
                   other
                   is
                   this
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Hîc
                     jacet
                     Dominus
                     Richardus
                     Ellis
                     ,
                     quondam
                     Hospitularius
                     hujus
                     Hospitalis
                     .
                     Qui
                     obiit
                     3.
                     die
                     Augusti
                     1550.
                     quadragessimo
                     5.
                     
                     Cujus
                     animae
                     propitietur
                     Deus
                     .
                     Amen
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   At
                   the
                   upper
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   Chancell
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   East
                   corner
                   ,
                   is
                   a
                   very
                   ancient
                   Monument
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Wilielmus
                     Chaworth
                     ,
                     secundus
                     filius
                     Iohannis
                     Chaworth
                     ,
                     de
                     Wynerton
                     ,
                     in
                     Comitatu
                     Notingham
                     ,
                     Militis
                     ,
                     hic
                     in
                     suo
                     Coelibatu
                     repulverescit
                     ,
                     cujus
                     spiritus
                     in
                     Coelis
                     ,
                     carnis
                     reassumptionem
                     expectat
                     .
                  
                   
                     Obiit
                     24.
                     die
                     Martii
                     ,
                     Anno
                     salutis
                     à
                     Christo
                     1582.
                     &
                     suae
                     Nativitatis
                     28.
                     
                  
                   
                     Necessitudinis
                     Symbolum
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Table
                   with
                   a
                   rich
                   Coat
                   Armes
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   East
                   wall
                   ,
                   toward
                   the
                   lower
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   .
                   Over
                   it
                   these
                   words
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     So
                     good
                     a
                     Father
                     and
                     Mother
                     are
                     never
                     to
                     be
                     forgotten
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vnder
                   it
                   these
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lieth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Rebecca
                       Burton
                    
                     ,
                     Wife
                     to
                     Captaine
                     
                       Nicholas
                       Burton
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Daughter
                     to
                     
                       Henry
                       Somaster
                    
                     of
                     Painesford
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ;
                     who
                     departed
                     this
                     life
                     the
                     28.
                     of
                     February
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                    
                     1632.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   wall
                   on
                   the
                   West
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   ancient
                   Memoriall
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   first
                   sepulted
                   in
                   this
                   place
                
                 
                   after
                   they
                   it
                   sacrated
                   ,
                
                 
                   Was
                   Humphrey
                   Summerset
                   ,
                
                 
                   Deacon
                   ,
                   which
                   here
                   doth
                   lye
                   ,
                
                 
                   Batchelour
                   in
                   the
                   Arts
                   ,
                
                 
                   whom
                   cruell
                   Death
                   oppressed
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   sixteen
                   hundred
                   &
                   fifteenth
                   yeere
                
                 
                   of
                   God
                   Almighty
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   fifteenth
                   day
                   of
                   Aprill
                   ,
                
                 
                   which
                   Humphrey
                   doth
                   call
                   and
                   cry
                   ,
                
                 
                   With
                   lamentable
                   escrikes
                   ,
                
                 
                   and
                   good
                   devotion
                   ,
                
                 
                   All
                   devout
                   Christen
                   men
                
                 
                   and
                   women
                   ,
                   that
                   passe
                   hereby
                   ,
                
                 
                   Pray
                   for
                   my
                   dolorous
                   soule
                
                 
                   for
                   Christs
                   bitter
                   passion
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   an
                   ancient
                   Plate
                   close
                   to
                   the
                   formes
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     by
                     this
                     wall
                     side
                     buried
                     is
                     
                       William
                       Vevian
                    
                     ,
                     Sonne
                     and
                     Heire
                     unto
                     
                       Michael
                       Vevian
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     Cornewall
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     which
                     William
                     was
                     servant
                     unto
                     the
                     Right
                     Noble
                     ;
                     
                       Charles
                       Sommerset
                    
                     ,
                     
                     Earle
                     of
                     Worcester
                     ,
                     the
                     Kings
                     Chamberlaine
                     ,
                     and
                     by
                     mis-fortune
                     drowned
                     in
                     the
                     Thames
                     ,
                     on
                     Passion
                     Sunday
                     at
                     afternoone
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     yeere
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     God
                     ,
                     1520.
                     
                     For
                     whose
                     soule
                     pray
                     of
                     your
                     Charity
                     ,
                     as
                     you
                     would
                     be
                     prayed
                     for
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   ,
                   upon
                   a
                   brasse
                   plate
                   on
                   the
                   ground
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     lyeth
                     
                       Humfrey
                       Gosling
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     London
                     Vintener
                     ,
                     of
                     the
                     
                       White
                       Hart
                    
                     of
                     this
                     Parish
                     ,
                     a
                     Neighbour
                     of
                     vertuous
                     behaviour
                     ,
                     a
                     very
                     good
                     Archer
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     honest
                     mirth
                     ,
                     a
                     good
                     Company-keeper
                     ,
                  
                
                 
                   
                     So
                     well
                     inclin'd
                  
                   
                     to
                     poore
                     and
                     rich
                     ,
                  
                   
                     God
                     send
                     more
                     Goslings
                  
                   
                     to
                     bee
                     sich
                     .
                  
                   
                     He
                     was
                     servant
                     to
                     the
                     Right
                     Honourable
                     ,
                     the
                     Lord
                     Hunsden
                     ,
                     Lord
                     Chamberlaine
                     ,
                     and
                     deceased
                     the
                     22.
                     of
                     Iuly
                     ,
                     1586.
                     
                  
                   
                     Close
                     by
                     the
                     other
                     lyes
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       George
                       Skoowith
                    
                     ,
                     1525.
                     
                  
                   
                     Also
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Iohn
                       Danson
                    
                     ,
                     1577.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   very
                   faire
                   Stone
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   faire
                   Picture
                   of
                   the
                   party
                   buried
                   wrought
                   in
                   Brasse
                   ,
                   having
                   these
                   severall
                   Inscriptions
                   .
                
                 
                   Over
                   his
                   head
                   two
                   brasse
                   Circles
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   one
                   thus
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Credo
                     quod
                     Redemptor
                     meus
                     vivit
                     ,
                     &
                     in
                     novissimo
                     die
                     ,
                     de
                     terra
                     surrecturus
                     sum
                     .
                  
                   
                     In
                     the
                     other
                     thus
                     :
                  
                   
                     Et
                     in
                     Carne
                     mea
                     videbo
                     Deum
                     salvatorem
                     meum
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   In
                   a
                   Circle
                   upon
                   his
                   brest
                   thus
                   :
                
                 
                   Repesita
                   est
                   haec
                   spes
                   mea
                   ,
                   in
                   sinu
                   meo
                   .
                
                 
                   Vnder
                   him
                   thus
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Situs
                     hic
                     est
                     pietatis
                     ,
                     ac
                     Religionis
                     cultor
                     Ioannes
                     Floid
                     ,
                     Artis
                     Muscae
                     Bacchalaureus
                     ,
                     qui
                     dum
                     vixit
                     ,
                     Regis
                     Henrici
                     octavi
                     in
                     sacello
                     cecinit
                     ,
                     &
                     Christi
                     Sepulcrum
                     invisit
                     Ierosolimis
                     .
                     Obiit
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1523.
                     
                     Mens
                     .
                     Aprilis
                     die
                     tertio
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Neere
                   unto
                   the
                   other
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     resteth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     the
                     Lady
                     
                       Eleanor
                       Kempe
                    
                     ,
                     Widdow
                     ,
                     late
                     Wife
                     of
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Kempe
                    
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     and
                     Daughter
                     and
                     Heire
                     unto
                     
                       Robert
                       Browne
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     which
                     Lady
                     Eleanor
                     ,
                     deceased
                     the
                     26.
                     of
                     September
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     yeere
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     God
                     ,
                     1559.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Neere
                   vnto
                   the
                   former
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Orate
                     pro
                     anima
                     Domini
                     Iohannis
                     Sampull
                     ,
                     quondam
                     unius
                     Vicariorum
                     Collegii
                     Regii
                     Sancti
                     Steph.
                     Westmonasterii
                     ,
                     &
                     in
                     sua
                     aetate
                     in
                     Cantaria
                     Delinwood
                     ,
                     Celebrans
                     in
                     Bassa
                     Capella
                     Sanctae
                     Mariae
                     D.
                     Collegii
                     .
                     Qui
                     obiit
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1510.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Neere
                   unto
                   the
                   other
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Hic
                     jacet
                     Anna
                     Pynta
                     ,
                     Ispaniae
                     ,
                     quae
                     obiit
                     8.
                     die
                     Martii
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                     1523.
                     cujus
                     animae
                     propitietur
                     Deus
                     ,
                     Amen
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   a
                   faire
                   Stone
                   close
                   to
                   the
                   other
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Orate
                     pro
                     anima
                     Iohannis
                     Brime
                     ,
                     Sacerdotis
                     ,
                     qui
                     obiit
                     13.
                     die
                     mensis
                     Martii
                     1525.
                     cujus
                     animae
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Neere
                   to
                   the
                   other
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Lyeth
                     buried
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     
                       Iohn
                       Borwet
                    
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     sometime
                     Sergeant
                     Plumber
                     to
                     King
                     Henry
                     the
                     7.
                     and
                     to
                     King
                     Henry
                     the
                     8.
                     deceased
                     the
                     7.
                     of
                     December
                     1525.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Next
                   unto
                   the
                   other
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   Of
                   your
                   Charity
                   ,
                   pray
                   for
                   the
                   soule
                   of
                   
                     Humphrey
                     Cooke
                  
                   ,
                   Citizen
                   and
                   Carpenter
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   Master
                   Carpenter
                   of
                   all
                   the
                   workes
                   to
                   our
                   Soveraigne
                   Lord
                   ,
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   8.
                   and
                   Master
                   Carpenter
                   at
                   the
                   building
                   of
                   this
                   Hospitall
                   ,
                   called
                   
                     The
                     Savoy
                  
                   :
                   the
                   which
                   Humphrey
                   deceased
                   the
                   13.
                   day
                   of
                   March
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   God
                   1530.
                   and
                   lyeth
                   under
                   this
                   Stone
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   On
                   the
                   next
                   unto
                   the
                   other
                   ,
                   is
                   this
                   Inscription
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Pray
                     for
                     the
                     soule
                     of
                     
                       Newell
                       Loveday
                    
                     ,
                     Gentleman
                     ,
                     late
                     Groome
                     for
                     the
                     moneth
                     in
                     the
                     office
                     of
                     the
                     Cellar
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     most
                     excellent
                     Prince
                     ,
                     King
                     Henry
                     the
                     8.
                     who
                     died
                     the
                     18.
                     day
                     of
                     May
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                    
                     1523.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 Table
                 ,
                 or
                 Memoriall
                 of
                 all
                 such
                 Benefactors
                 as
                 have
                 given
                 any
                 summes
                 of
                 Money
                 or
                 Legacies
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 five
                 pounds
                 and
                 upwards
                 ,
                 to
                 this
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Mary
                   Strand
                
                 ,
                 alias
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 other
                 pious
                 uses
                 within
                 this
                 Parish
                 ;
                 beginning
                 from
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 1597.
                 
                 And
                 as
                 touching
                 all
                 other
                 Legacies
                 and
                 summes
                 of
                 Money
                 under
                 five
                 pounds
                 ,
                 given
                 by
                 Benefactors
                 in
                 this
                 kinde
                 ,
                 since
                 the
                 time
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 they
                 are
                 registred
                 in
                 a
                 Booke
                 kept
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                   1622.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Richard
                     Denham
                  
                   
                     Iames
                     Bradford
                     
                       
                         Churchwardens
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Ralph
                     Abnet
                  
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   died
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   God
                   1597.
                   and
                   gave
                   unto
                   the
                   use
                   of
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   twenty
                   pounds
                   ,
                   and
                   five
                   pounds
                   more
                   for
                   the
                   advancement
                   of
                   5.
                   poore
                   Maid-servants
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   in
                   marriage
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Richard
                     Iacob
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   Parish
                   of
                   Saint
                   
                     Clement
                     Danes
                  
                   ,
                   Vintener
                   ,
                   died
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   God
                   1612.
                   and
                   gave
                   unto
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   forty
                   shillings
                   
                     per
                     annum
                  
                   ,
                   for
                   32.
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Rent
                   of
                   the
                   Cheaquer
                   Taverne
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Parish
                   aforesaid
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Meredith
                     Thomas
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   Parish
                   of
                   Saint
                   
                     Clement
                     Danes
                  
                   ,
                   Taylor
                   ,
                   dyed
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   God
                   1620.
                   and
                   gave
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   sixe
                   pounds
                   to
                   this
                   Parish
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   to
                   bee
                   lent
                   unto
                   two
                   poore
                   men
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   either
                   of
                   them
                   three
                   pounds
                   a
                   piece
                   for
                   three
                   yeeres
                   ,
                   without
                   interest
                   ;
                   they
                   giving
                   good
                   security
                   to
                   the
                   Church-wardens
                   for
                   the
                   time
                   being
                   ,
                   to
                   repay
                   the
                   said
                   sixe
                   pounds
                   at
                   the
                   three
                   yeeres
                   end
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Francis
                     Smith
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   Grocer
                   ,
                   died
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   God
                   ,
                   1621.
                   and
                   gave
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   twenty
                   pounds
                   ,
                   whereof
                   ten
                   pounds
                   to
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   other
                   ten
                   pounds
                   for
                   the
                   maintenance
                   of
                   a
                   Sermon
                   to
                   bee
                   yearely
                   preached
                   upon
                   Midsummer
                   day
                   in
                   this
                   Church
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                
                 
                   Dame
                   
                     Margaree
                     Walter
                  
                   ,
                   Wife
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Walter
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   died
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   God
                   1622.
                   and
                   gave
                   unto
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   five
                   pounds
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Bennet
                  
                   ,
                   Baker
                   ,
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   died
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   God
                   1625.
                   and
                   gave
                   unto
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   ten
                   pounds
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iane
                     Lane
                  
                   ,
                   Widdow
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   of
                   
                     Iames
                     Howson
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   ,
                   died
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   God
                   1625.
                   and
                   gave
                   unto
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   this
                   Parish
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   five
                   pounds
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   
                     There
                     is
                     given
                     unto
                     this
                     Parish
                     ,
                     the
                     sixe
                     and
                     twentieth
                     day
                     of
                     March
                     ,
                     1628.
                     by
                     the
                     summe
                     of
                     five
                     pounds
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     maintenance
                     of
                     two
                     Sermons
                     to
                     bee
                     preached
                     yeerely
                     ,
                     on
                     Easter
                     Monday
                     ,
                     and
                     Whitson
                     Monday
                     ,
                     by
                     some
                     sufficient
                     and
                     able
                     Minister
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   second
                   Memoriall
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     of
                     this
                     Parish
                     ,
                     Widdow
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     yeere
                     1629.
                     gave
                     unto
                     this
                     Parish
                     the
                     summe
                     of
                     six
                     pounds
                     to
                     buy
                     a
                     second
                     Pulpit
                     Cloth
                     ,
                     to
                     remaine
                     to
                     the
                     Church
                     for
                     ever
                     ▪
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Walter
                    
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     Lord
                     chiefe
                     Baron
                     ,
                     died
                     in
                     the
                     yeere
                     1630.
                     and
                     gave
                     to
                     the
                     use
                     of
                     the
                     poore
                     of
                     this
                     Parish
                     for
                     ever
                     ,
                     the
                     summe
                     of
                     twenty
                     pounds
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Iames
                       Howson
                    
                     the
                     elder
                     ,
                     of
                     this
                     Parish
                     ,
                     died
                     in
                     the
                     yeere
                     1631.
                     and
                     gave
                     unto
                     the
                     poore
                     of
                     this
                     Parish
                     the
                     summe
                     of
                     five
                     pounds
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   To
                   the
                   Reader
                   .
                
                 
                   WE
                   are
                   here
                   to
                   give
                   you
                   notice
                   (
                   gentle
                   Reader
                   )
                   that
                   the
                   Monuments
                   ,
                   Epitaphs
                   ,
                   and
                   Inscriptions
                   ,
                   that
                   in
                   this
                   collection
                   of
                   Churches
                   (
                   Builded
                   ,
                   Repaired
                   ,
                   and
                   Beautified
                   )
                   are
                   here
                   (
                   with
                   their
                   Churches
                   )
                   inserted
                   ,
                   are
                   onely
                   such
                   as
                   as
                   have
                   beene
                   raised
                   ,
                   composed
                   ,
                   and
                   added
                   ,
                   since
                   the
                   last
                   imprinting
                   of
                   this
                   Booke
                   ,
                   called
                   
                     The
                     Survey
                     of
                     London
                  
                   ,
                   that
                   Impression
                   being
                   in
                   the
                   yeere
                   1617.
                   those
                   of
                   greater
                   times
                   and
                   antiquity
                   ,
                   are
                   to
                   be
                   turned
                   to
                   as
                   they
                   stand
                   before
                   in
                   their
                   severall
                   Wards
                   and
                   Parishes
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
             
               A
               Schedule
               indented
               ,
               Containing
               a
               Survey
               taken
               the
               xxx
               .
               day
               of
               December
               ,
               Anno
               Dom.
               1567.
               and
               the
               tenth
               of
               Queene
               Elizabeth
               ,
               of
               the
               Mannor
               of
               Finsbury
               ,
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Middlesex
               ,
               belonging
               to
               the
               Prebend
               of
               Hallywell
               and
               Finsbury
               ,
               in
               the
               Cathedrall
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Paul
               ,
               London
               .
               Wherein
               are
               particularly
               specified
               ,
               as
               well
               the
               capitall
               Messuage
               and
               Scite
               of
               the
               said
               Mannor
               ,
               and
               all
               other
               Messuages
               ,
               Houses
               ,
               Gardens
               ,
               Orchards
               ,
               Lands
               ,
               Tenements
               ,
               Medowes
               ,
               Pastures
               ,
               Leasures
               ,
               and
               other
               Grounds
               ,
               being
               of
               the
               Demaynes
               of
               the
               said
               Mannor
               ;
               with
               the
               Butts
               and
               Bounds
               thereof
               .
               As
               also
               the
               Rents
               and
               Services
               belonging
               to
               the
               said
               Mannor
               :
               and
               the
               names
               of
               the
               Tenements
               by
               whom
               the
               same
               are
               to
               be
               paid
               .
               With
               mention
               also
               ,
               for
               what
               Lands
               the
               same
               Rents
               and
               Services
               are
               due
               :
               with
               the
               Butts
               and
               Bounds
               thereof
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Demayne
                 Lands
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 
                   Mannor
                   house
                
                 ,
                 commonly
                 called
                 
                   Finsbury
                   Farme
                
                 ;
                 a
                 great
                 Barne
                 ,
                 a
                 Gatehouse
                 ,
                 and
                 Stables
                 :
                 A
                 Court
                 and
                 Orchard
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Mannor
                   house
                
                 .
              
               
                 Sixe
                 Gardens
                 ,
                 whereof
                 one
                 in
                 the
                 tenure
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Chivall
                
                 ,
                 Draper
                 ;
                 the
                 other
                 five
                 severally
                 held
                 by
                 Master
                 
                   Lionel
                   Ducket
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 ;
                 
                   Iohn
                   Bull
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ;
                 
                   William
                   Fulwood
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ;
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hewet
                
                 ,
                 Clothworker
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   William
                   Leonard
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 .
                 All
                 which
                 lye
                 together
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Mannor
                 upon
                 the
                 North
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 
                   Moore
                   Field
                
                 and
                 Lane
                 there
                 ,
                 leading
                 betweene
                 the
                 said
                 Gardens
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Teintors
                 and
                 Gardens
                 ,
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Prebend
                   of
                   the
                   Moore
                
                 :
                 and
                 now
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 the
                 Merchant-Taylors
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 South
                 .
                 And
                 a
                 Garden
                 now
                 divided
                 into
                 more
                 parcels
                 ,
                 also
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Lordship
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   God
                
                 Merchant-Taylor
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Ditch
                 and
                 way
                 there
                 ,
                 leading
                 from
                 London
                 towards
                 
                   Finsbury
                   Field
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Hallywell
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 party
                 East
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Lodge
                 ,
                 and
                 certaine
                 Gardens
                 and
                 Teinter
                 ground
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   God
                
                 Merchant-Taylor
                 ,
                 inclosed
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 towards
                 
                   Chiswell
                   street
                
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 bricke
                 wall
                 ;
                 and
                 upon
                 a
                 Tenement
                 and
                 Garden
                 belonging
                 to
                 
                   Richard
                   Marten
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ;
                 and
                 others
                 upon
                 the
                 West
                 .
                 And
                 upon
                 a
                 Way
                 lying
                 betweene
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 and
                 certaine
                 Gardens
                 and
                 Tenters
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Prebend
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 Moore
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 the
                 Merchant-Taylors
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 great
                 Garden
                 and
                 Orchard
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 now
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gresham
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Gardens
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Lordship
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 party
                 East
                 .
              
               
               
                 A
                 Tenement
                 ,
                 a
                 Lodge
                 ,
                 a
                 Loft
                 over
                 a
                 Gate
                 ,
                 and
                 five
                 Gardens
                 ,
                 now
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Erdiswick
                
                 ,
                 Merchant
                 Taylor
                 ,
                 whereof
                 foure
                 abutting
                 upon
                 
                   Finsbury
                   Field
                
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Chiswell
                   street
                
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Lands
                 of
                 late
                 belonging
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Coningsbye
                
                 ,
                 now
                 the
                 Lands
                 of
                 
                   William
                   East
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 right
                 of
                 his
                 Wife
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Daughters
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Wakefield
                
                 :
                 and
                 late
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hillyard
                
                 ,
                 Gold-smith
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 party
                 .
                 And
                 upon
                 a
                 Gate-way
                 ,
                 leading
                 from
                 
                   Chiswell
                   street
                
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 toward
                 the
                 said
                 Gardens
                 ,
                 as
                 towards
                 a
                 little
                 Barne
                 there
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 
                   Alban
                   Chisselton
                
                 ,
                 Bowyer
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 fifth
                 Garden
                 East
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 said
                 great
                 way
                 ;
                 and
                 South
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 said
                 Barne
                 ,
                 in
                 part
                 ;
                 and
                 West
                 in
                 part
                 ,
                 upon
                 a
                 Tenement
                 and
                 Garden
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Lee
                
                 ,
                 Fletcher
                 ,
                 being
                 parcell
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Demaine
                   Lands
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Tenement
                 ,
                 Lodge
                 ,
                 and
                 Loft
                 ,
                 over
                 the
                 said
                 gate
                 ,
                 abutting
                 on
                 
                   Chiswell
                   street
                
                 towards
                 the
                 South
                 .
              
               
                 Another
                 Tenement
                 ,
                 a
                 Garden
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 old
                 Barne
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 
                   Alban
                   Chisselton
                
                 ,
                 Bowyer
                 ,
                 butting
                 upon
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 
                   Chiswell
                   street
                
                 ,
                 and
                 next
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Tenement
                 ,
                 now
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Thomas
                   Lee
                
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 party
                 East
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Tenement
                 and
                 a
                 Garden
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 
                   Hugh
                   Greene
                
                 ,
                 Fletcher
                 ,
                 next
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Alban
                   Chisselton
                
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 
                   Chiswell
                   street
                
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Cottage
                 and
                 certaine
                 Gardens
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Mansbridge
                
                 ,
                 Merchant
                 Taylor
                 ,
                 lying
                 in
                 
                   Chiswell
                   street
                
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 containing
                 in
                 length
                 from
                 South
                 to
                 North
                 ,
                 stretching
                 alongst
                 a
                 Bricke
                 wall
                 ,
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Lands
                 sometimes
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wishes
                
                 ,
                 Founder
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 party
                 ,
                 thirteene
                 Rods
                 and
                 eight
                 foot
                 of
                 Assise
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 breadth
                 at
                 the
                 North
                 end
                 ,
                 butting
                 upon
                 the
                 ground
                 or
                 Garden
                 plots
                 ,
                 sometimes
                 
                   Iohn
                   Conisbies
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 
                   William
                   East
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 East
                 to
                 the
                 West
                 fifteene
                 Rods
                 and
                 three
                 foot
                 of
                 Assise
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 length
                 from
                 the
                 North
                 to
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 running
                 towards
                 certaine
                 Gardens
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 now
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Erdiswick
                 ,
                 fifteene
                 Rods
                 and
                 sixe
                 foot
                 of
                 Assise
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 breadth
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 end
                 towards
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 East
                 to
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 butting
                 upon
                 
                   Chiswell
                   street
                
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 foureteene
                 Rods
                 and
                 five
                 foot
                 of
                 Assise
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 peece
                 of
                 ground
                 converted
                 into
                 certaine
                 Gardens
                 ,
                 now
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Medcalfe
                
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 ,
                 lying
                 neere
                 
                   Whitecrosse
                   street
                
                 ,
                 betweene
                 the
                 Pasture
                 ground
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Finsbury
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Bonhill
                   Field
                
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Finsbury
                   Fields
                
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 ground
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Conisbye
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 now
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hillyard
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 &
                 South
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 grounds
                 of
                 late
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Priors
                 of
                 Hally-well
                 ,
                 now
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Iohn
                   Medcalfe
                
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 party
                 North.
                 
              
               
                 A
                 Garden
                 plot
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 occupation
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Gill
                
                 ,
                 stretching
                 from
                 
                   Whitecrosse
                   street
                
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 Westward
                 165.
                 foot
                 of
                 Assise
                 ;
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 ground
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 street
                 ,
                 stretching
                 Westward
                 ,
                 180.
                 foot
                 of
                 Assise
                 ;
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 stretching
                 North
                 and
                 South
                 62.
                 foot
                 of
                 Assise
                 ;
                 in
                 breadth
                 ,
                 right
                 Line
                 and
                 Plummet
                 ,
                 from
                 limit
                 to
                 limit
                 ,
                 and
                 butting
                 South
                 upon
                 the
                 Lands
                 late
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Parish
                 Clearkes
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lands
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 
                   William
                   Gill
                
                 ,
                 (
                 late
                 
                   Ralfe
                   Symonds's
                
                 )
                 on
                 the
                 party
                 North
                 and
                 West
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Whitecrosse
                   street
                
                 on
                 the
                 party
                 East
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 eleven
                 Tenements
                 lying
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 Grubstreet
                 ,
                 with
                 eleven
                 Gardens
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 belonging
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 severall
                 Tenures
                 of
                 
                   David
                   a
                   Powell
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Gilham
                   ,
                   Nicholas
                   Hunt
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Wildbore
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Hayes
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Tompson
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Andrewes
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Ap
                   Rice
                   ,
                   Henry
                   Everton
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Reeve
                   ,
                
                 and
                 
                   George
                   Fuller
                
                 ,
                 lying
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Lordship
                 ,
                 and
                 County
                 of
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 and
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 a
                 corner
                 Tenement
                 ,
                 being
                 in
                 the
                 Liberties
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Franklin
                
                 ,
                 Fletcher
                 ,
                 belonging
                 to
                 
                   Henry
                   Southcot
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lands
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Henry
                   Southcot
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Tenu●e
                 .
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Bullen
                
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Garden
                 ground
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 
                   Philip
                   Garland
                
                 ,
                 Cloth-worker
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 and
                 extendeth
                 in
                 length
                 upon
                 the
                 said
                 South
                 side
                 ,
                 
                 from
                 Grubstreet
                 ,
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 unto
                 certaine
                 Gardens
                 upon
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 belonging
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Whitehorne
                
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 there
                 ,
                 199.
                 foote
                 of
                 Assise
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 breadth
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Gardens
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 South
                 side
                 ,
                 stretching
                 unto
                 
                   Chiswell
                   street
                
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 183.
                 foot
                 of
                 Assise
                 ,
                 and
                 extendeth
                 in
                 length
                 at
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 upon
                 
                   Chiswell
                   street
                
                 ,
                 205.
                 foot
                 and
                 a
                 halfe
                 of
                 Assise
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Field
                 called
                 
                   Bonhill
                   Field
                
                 ,
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Finsbury
                 ,
                 butting
                 South
                 upon
                 the
                 high
                 way
                 there
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Chiswell
                   street
                
                 ,
                 and
                 extending
                 North
                 upon
                 the
                 high
                 way
                 that
                 leadeth
                 from
                 
                   Wenlocks
                   Barne
                
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Well
                 called
                 
                   Dame
                   Agnes
                   the
                   cleere
                
                 .
                 The
                 high
                 way
                 leading
                 from
                 the
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Finsbury
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 towards
                 Hollywell
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 party
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Gardens
                 and
                 grounds
                 late
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Priors
                 of
                 Hollywell
                 ,
                 now
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Medcalfe
                
                 ,
                 Skinner
                 ,
                 
                   William
                   Gill
                
                 ,
                 Gardiner
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 the
                 Lands
                 belonging
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hillyard
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 and
                 certaine
                 Gardens
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Finsbury
                 ,
                 now
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Medcalfe
                 ;
                 the
                 Lands
                 of
                 late
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Coningsby
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 now
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 
                   William
                   East
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 :
                 And
                 also
                 foure
                 Gardens
                 ,
                 now
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Erdiswick
                
                 ,
                 also
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Finsbury
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 party
                 West
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 Field
                 ,
                 with
                 halfe
                 the
                 Ditches
                 measured
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 East
                 ,
                 West
                 ,
                 North
                 ,
                 and
                 South
                 ,
                 containeth
                 23.
                 
                 Acres
                 ,
                 one
                 Rod
                 ,
                 and
                 sixe
                 Pole.
                 
              
               
                 Whereof
                 ,
                 foure
                 Acres
                 and
                 a
                 halfe
                 ,
                 being
                 at
                 the
                 South
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Field
                 ,
                 butting
                 upon
                 
                   Chiswell
                   street
                
                 ,
                 beginning
                 at
                 the
                 Ditch
                 on
                 the
                 party
                 West
                 ,
                 extendeth
                 towards
                 the
                 ground
                 and
                 Pond
                 there
                 (
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Mannor
                 )
                 on
                 the
                 party
                 East
                 ,
                 in
                 breadth
                 sixttene
                 Pole
                 :
                 and
                 extendeth
                 from
                 
                   Chiswell
                   street
                
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 unto
                 Bonhill
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 :
                 in
                 length
                 45.
                 
                 Pole
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 North
                 end
                 against
                 the
                 Bonhill
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 midst
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Ditch
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 party
                 ,
                 16.
                 
                 Pole
                 ;
                 and
                 from
                 the
                 North
                 end
                 upon
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 ,
                 stretching
                 to
                 
                   Finsbury
                   Bridge
                
                 ,
                 to
                 
                   Chiswell
                   street
                
                 there
                 South
                 ,
                 in
                 length
                 45.
                 
                 Pole
                 ,
                 every
                 Pole
                 containing
                 sixteene
                 foot
                 and
                 a
                 halfe
                 .
                 And
                 also
                 there
                 is
                 one
                 other
                 Acre
                 claimed
                 for
                 the
                 lands
                 late
                 
                   Iohn
                   Coningsbys's
                
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 supposed
                 to
                 lye
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Field
                 ,
                 beyond
                 the
                 said
                 Bonhill
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 said
                 )
                 but
                 it
                 hath
                 beene
                 occupied
                 as
                 parcell
                 of
                 the
                 Demaines
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 40.
                 yeeres
                 last
                 passed
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Field
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Mallow
                   Field
                
                 ,
                 butting
                 upon
                 the
                 Railes
                 next
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Moore
                   Field
                
                 South
                 ,
                 the
                 high
                 way
                 leading
                 from
                 the
                 Bricke
                 Bridge
                 there
                 towards
                 the
                 Wind-mils
                 ,
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Finsbury
                 on
                 the
                 party
                 West
                 ,
                 the
                 high
                 way
                 leading
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 Wind-mils
                 towards
                 Norton-Folgate
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lands
                 belonging
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Worsop
                
                 ,
                 Merchant-taylor
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Iohn
                   Nichols
                
                 ,
                 Girdler
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 party
                 East
                 ,
                 containing
                 with
                 the
                 halfe
                 Ditch
                 ,
                 in
                 measure
                 on
                 the
                 sides
                 ,
                 East
                 ,
                 West
                 ,
                 and
                 North
                 ,
                 12.
                 
                 Acres
                 and
                 a
                 halfe
                 ,
                 and
                 12.
                 
                 Pole.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Field
                 called
                 the
                 
                   High
                   Field
                
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Medow
                   ground
                
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 three
                 Windmils
                 stand
                 ,
                 commonly
                 called
                 
                   Finsbury
                   Field
                
                 ,
                 
                 butting
                 upon
                 the
                 high
                 way
                 that
                 leadeth
                 unto
                 Norton-Folgate
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 party
                 South
                 ;
                 the
                 high
                 way
                 that
                 leadeth
                 to
                 Hollywell
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 lands
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Rutland
                 on
                 the
                 party
                 East
                 ;
                 the
                 lands
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Heires
                 of
                 
                   Mascall
                   Brewer
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 high
                 way
                 leading
                 from
                 the
                 Mannor
                 of
                 
                   Wenlocks
                   Barne
                
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Well
                 called
                 
                   Dame
                   Agnes
                   the
                   cleere
                
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 
                   Bonhill
                   Field
                
                 on
                 the
                 party
                 West
                 :
                 all
                 which
                 Field
                 containes
                 in
                 measure
                 45.
                 
                 Acres
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 halfe
                 Ditches
                 that
                 enclose
                 the
                 said
                 Field
                 on
                 the
                 party
                 South
                 ,
                 East
                 ,
                 and
                 North
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 measure
                 .
              
               
                 Where
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Worsop
                
                 hath
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Field
                 ,
                 butting
                 upon
                 the
                 high
                 way
                 leading
                 to
                 Norton-Folgate
                 on
                 the
                 party
                 South
                 ,
                 the
                 Windmils
                 and
                 ground
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Mannor
                 on
                 the
                 party
                 West
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Medow
                 and
                 Pasture
                 ground
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Mannor
                 on
                 the
                 party
                 North
                 and
                 East
                 ,
                 six
                 Acres
                 and
                 a
                 halfe
                 .
              
               
                 More
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 high
                 way
                 on
                 the
                 party
                 South
                 ,
                 and
                 next
                 the
                 said
                 Worsops
                 Land
                 there
                 on
                 the
                 party
                 East
                 ,
                 one
                 Acre
                 and
                 three
                 Rods
                 of
                 Medow
                 or
                 Pasture
                 ground
                 ,
                 belonging
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Nichols
                
                 ,
                 Girdler
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 summe
                 of
                 the
                 Acres
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 three
                 Fields
                 ,
                 are
                 80.
                 
                 Arcres
                 ,
                 3.
                 
                 Rods
                 ,
                 and
                 18.
                 
                 Poles
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 measure
                 aforesaid
                 .
              
               
                 Whereof
                 belongeth
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Iohn
                   Worsop
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 
                   High
                   Field
                
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 sixe
                 Acres
                 and
                 a
                 halfe
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Iohn
                   Nichols
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Field
                 ,
                 one
                 Acre
                 and
                 three
                 Rods.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 Maior
                 ,
                 Commonalty
                 ,
                 and
                 Citizens
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 in
                 
                   Bonhill
                   field
                
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 foure
                 Acres
                 and
                 a
                 halfe
                 .
              
               
                 Summe
                 12.
                 
                 Acres
                 and
                 3.
                 
                 Rods.
                 
              
               
                 So
                 remaineth
                 68.
                 
                 Acres
                 ,
                 and
                 18.
                 
                 Poles
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Golding
                 lane
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Free
                   Tenants
                
                 
                   Of
                   
                     Henry
                     Edon
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   certaine
                   Tenements
                   and
                   Gardens
                   at
                   the
                   North
                   end
                   of
                   
                     Golding
                     lane
                  
                   ,
                   
                   sometimes
                   Master
                   Ponds
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   late
                   
                     Richard
                     Callerds
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   since
                   
                     Elizabeth
                     Hayes
                  
                   ,
                   daughter
                   and
                   Heire
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Richard
                     Callerd
                  
                   ,
                   butting
                   on
                   the
                   West
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Lane
                   ;
                   
                   and
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   upon
                   the
                   Lands
                   late
                   of
                   
                     Henry
                     Cletheroe
                  
                   ,
                   now
                   in
                   the
                   Tenure
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Hillyard
                     ,
                     13.
                     s.
                  
                   4.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Of
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Henry
                     Edon
                  
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   a
                   Tenement
                   called
                   the
                   Swanne
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   Tenements
                   thereunto
                   adjoyning
                   ;
                   in
                   the
                   Tenure
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Collins
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Gardiner
                   ,
                   abutting
                   on
                   the
                   East
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Lane
                   ,
                   late
                   the
                   said
                   Callerds
                   ,
                   and
                   since
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   3.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   Of
                   
                     William
                     Hall
                  
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   certaine
                   Tenements
                   there
                   adjoyning
                   to
                   the
                   signe
                   of
                   the
                   Swanne
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   Lane
                   ,
                   
                   now
                   in
                   the
                   Tenure
                   of
                   
                     Richard
                     Drake
                  
                   ,
                   Gardiner
                   ,
                   3.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   Of
                   the
                   Master
                   and
                   Governours
                   of
                   Saint
                   Bartholomewes
                   Hospitall
                   in
                   West
                   Smithfield
                   ,
                   the
                   hands
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Hallway
                  
                   their
                   Farmour
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   certaine
                   Tenements
                   and
                   Gardens
                   late
                   
                     Robert
                     Melli
                     ;
                     hes
                  
                   ,
                   Merchantaylor
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   West
                   side
                   of
                   
                     Golding
                     lane
                  
                   ,
                   
                   at
                   the
                   signe
                   of
                   the
                   Leg
                   ,
                   butting
                   upon
                   the
                   Lands
                   of
                   the
                   aforesaid
                   
                     Henry
                     Edon
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   upon
                   the
                   South
                   of
                   the
                   Lands
                   of
                   
                     William
                     Wakefield
                  
                   ,
                   late
                   in
                   the
                   Tenure
                   of
                   
                     Dionise
                     Wilson
                     ,
                     3.
                     s.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Of
                   
                     Richard
                     Roper
                  
                   ,
                   Baker
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   certaine
                   Tenements
                   and
                   Gardens
                   at
                   the
                   signe
                   of
                   the
                   George
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   East
                   side
                   of
                   
                     Golding
                     lane
                  
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   the
                   Lands
                   now
                   of
                   
                     William
                     Gill
                  
                   ,
                   Gardiner
                   ,
                   
                     Thomas
                     Langham
                  
                   ,
                   Fishmonger
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   ,
                   and
                   th'eirs
                   of
                   
                     Gregory
                     Nicholas
                  
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   ,
                   2.
                   
                     s.
                     2.
                     
                       d.
                    
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Of
                   th'eirs
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Willoughby
                  
                   ,
                   since
                   
                     Peter
                     Dove
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   right
                   of
                   Ioane
                   his
                   Wife
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   certaine
                   Lands
                   and
                   Tenements
                   on
                   the
                   East
                   side
                   of
                   
                     Golding
                     lane
                  
                   ,
                   
                   now
                   in
                   the
                   Tenure
                   of
                   
                     Ioice
                     Austen
                  
                   ,
                   Widdow
                   ,
                   butting
                   upon
                   the
                   Lands
                   belonging
                   to
                   
                     Gregory
                     Nicholas
                  
                   ,
                   now
                   
                     Thomas
                     Walton
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   North
                   and
                   South
                   ,
                   2.
                   
                     s.
                     4.
                     
                       d.
                    
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Of
                   the
                   Dutchesse
                   of
                   Suffolke
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   a
                   Messuage
                   and
                   nine
                   Tenements
                   on
                   the
                   West
                   side
                   of
                   
                     Golding
                     lane
                  
                   ,
                   butting
                   upon
                   the
                   Lands
                   of
                   
                     William
                     Wakefield
                  
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   :
                   
                   and
                   the
                   Tenements
                   late
                   belonging
                   to
                   the
                   Parish
                   of
                   Aldermary
                   in
                   London
                   ,
                   now
                   in
                   the
                   Tenure
                   of
                   
                     Walter
                     Cooper
                  
                   ,
                   Tyler
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   ,
                   1
                   ,
                   li.
                   
                
                 
                   Of
                   
                     Richard
                     Atkinson
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   right
                   of
                   his
                   Wife
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   a
                   Cottage
                   and
                   Garden
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   Lane
                   ,
                   butting
                   upon
                   the
                   Lands
                   of
                   
                     Richard
                     Buckland
                  
                   ,
                   Haberdasher
                   ,
                   late
                   Sir
                   
                     Michael
                     Fishers
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   North
                   and
                   West
                   ,
                   and
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   ,
                   butting
                   upon
                   the
                   Lands
                   of
                   
                     Henry
                     Keene
                  
                   ,
                   upon
                   
                     Golding
                     lane
                  
                   on
                   the
                   East
                   ,
                   1.
                   
                     s.
                     4.
                     
                       d.
                    
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Of
                   
                     Henry
                     Kneene
                  
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   Tenant
                   by
                   the
                   courtessie
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   right
                   of
                   Agnes
                   his
                   Wife
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   and
                   Heire
                   of
                   
                     Henry
                     Warner
                  
                   ,
                   deceased
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Tenement
                   Chequer
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   Cottages
                   and
                   Gardens
                   on
                   the
                   West
                   party
                   of
                   
                     Golding
                     lane
                  
                   ,
                   butting
                   South
                   upon
                   the
                   lands
                   belonging
                   to
                   the
                   Hospitall
                   of
                   Saint
                   Bartholomewes
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   
                   late
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Robert
                     Mellishes
                  
                   ,
                   now
                   in
                   the
                   Tenure
                   of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Hallyway
                  
                   ;
                   and
                   North
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   upon
                   the
                   land
                   of
                   
                     Richard
                     Atkinson
                  
                   ,
                   as
                   also
                   upon
                   the
                   Lands
                   ,
                   now
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Richard
                     Bucklands
                  
                   ,
                   late
                   the
                   aforesaid
                   Sir
                   
                     Michael
                     Fishers
                  
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   party
                   West
                   ,
                   1.
                   
                     s.
                     1.
                     
                       d.
                    
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Wilkinson
                  
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   certaine
                   Tenements
                   at
                   the
                   signe
                   of
                   the
                   Cocke
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   North
                   end
                   of
                   
                     Golding
                     lane
                  
                   ,
                   
                   belonging
                   to
                   
                     Armiger
                     Wade
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   1.
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   Of
                   
                     Thomas
                     Walton
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   certaine
                   Tenements
                   and
                   Gardens
                   lying
                   on
                   the
                   East
                   side
                   of
                   
                     Golding
                     lane
                  
                   ,
                   
                   late
                   called
                   
                     Armitage
                     Aley
                  
                   ,
                   late
                   
                     Gregory
                     
                     Nichola's
                  
                   ,
                   &
                   before
                   that
                   
                     Richard
                     Yongs
                  
                   ,
                   butting
                   upon
                   the
                   Lands
                   late
                   
                     Peter
                     Doves
                  
                   ,
                   who
                   married
                   Ioane
                   the
                   Daughter
                   and
                   Heire
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Willoughby
                  
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   side
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Lands
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Gregory
                     Nicholas
                  
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   ,
                   2.
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   Of
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Thomas
                     Walton
                  
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   certaine
                   Tenements
                   and
                   Gardens
                   at
                   the
                   signe
                   of
                   the
                   Windmill
                   ,
                   late
                   the
                   aforesaid
                   
                     Gregory
                     Nicholasses
                  
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   East
                   side
                   of
                   
                     Golding
                     lane
                  
                   ,
                   sometimes
                   
                     Iohn
                     Mores
                  
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   before
                   that
                   
                     William
                     Wigmorepoles
                  
                   ,
                   abutting
                   upon
                   the
                   Lands
                   late
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Peter
                     Doves
                  
                   ,
                   as
                   is
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   :
                   and
                   the
                   Lands
                   belonging
                   to
                   Saint
                   Bartholomewes
                   Hospitall
                   ,
                   late
                   
                     Robert
                     Mellishes
                  
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   and
                   now
                   in
                   the
                   Tenure
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Richard
                     Roper
                  
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   ,
                   2.
                   
                     s.
                     2.
                     
                       d.
                    
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Hillyard
                  
                   ,
                   Goldsmith
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Tenement
                   Flower-de-luce
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Garden
                   on
                   the
                   West
                   side
                   of
                   
                     Golding
                     lane
                  
                   ,
                   now
                   in
                   the
                   Tenure
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Bankes
                  
                   ,
                   Brewer
                   ,
                   butting
                   upon
                   the
                   Tenement
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Leese
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Carpenter
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Tenements
                   belonging
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Hospitall
                   of
                   Saint
                   Bartholomewes
                   ,
                   late
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Robert
                     Mellishes
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   Tenure
                   of
                   
                     Walter
                     Cooper
                  
                   ,
                   Tyler
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   North
                   ,
                   7.
                   
                     d.
                  
                   ob
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Beech
                 lane
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Vicar
                 of
                 Saint
                 Giles
                 Cripplegate
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 corner
                 Tenement
                 at
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Beech
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 lane
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 
                   Martine
                   Capons
                
                 ,
                 Barber-Surgeon
                 ,
                 and
                 openeth
                 upon
                 
                   Red-crosse
                   street
                
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 ,
                 8.
                 
                   d.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 White-crosse
                 street
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 
                   William
                   Blighton
                
                 ,
                 Butcher
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 two
                 Tenements
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 
                   White-crosse
                   street
                
                 ,
                 
                 late
                 
                   Edmond
                   Godwins
                
                 ,
                 butting
                 upon
                 the
                 Lands
                 late
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Parish
                 Clerkes
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 corner
                 Tenement
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Blighton
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 9.
                 
                   d.
                   
                
              
               
                 Of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Perkins
                
                 ,
                 Butcher
                 ,
                 Tenant
                 of
                 certaine
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 of
                 late
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Parish
                 Clerkes
                 ,
                 
                 now
                 belonging
                 to
                 〈…〉
                 How
                 ,
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 
                   White-crosse
                   street
                
                 ,
                 butting
                 upon
                 the
                 Lands
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Blighton
                
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 party
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Lands
                 of
                 
                   Richard
                   Lister
                
                 ,
                 late
                 
                   Iohn
                   Cores
                
                 ;
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Verey
                
                 ,
                 Brewer
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 1.
                 
                   li.
                   4.
                   s.
                   4.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 
              
               
                 Of
                 
                   Richard
                   Lister
                
                 ,
                 Clothworker
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 certaine
                 Tenements
                 and
                 Gardens
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 
                   Whitecrosse
                   street
                
                 ,
                 
                 late
                 belonging
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Core
                
                 ,
                 Grocer
                 ,
                 and
                 since
                 that
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Carew's
                
                 ,
                 and
                 since
                 that
                 
                   Adam
                   Hutchinsons
                
                 ,
                 butting
                 upon
                 the
                 said
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 of
                 late
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Parish
                 Clerkes
                 ,
                 North
                 and
                 South
                 ,
                 4.
                 
                   s.
                   1.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 said
                 
                   William
                   Gill
                
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 a
                 Cottage
                 and
                 Gardens
                 at
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 
                   Whitecrosse
                   street
                
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 late
                 
                   Ralfe
                   Simonds's
                
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 
                   Thomas
                   Langhams
                
                 ,
                 Fishmonger
                 ;
                 and
                 abutting
                 upon
                 a
                 Garden
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Finsbury
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 part
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Lands
                 belonging
                 unto
                 
                   Iohn
                   Worsop
                   ,
                   1.
                   s.
                   10.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 Of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Travies
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 right
                 of
                 his
                 Wife
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 a
                 Cottage
                 and
                 Garden
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 
                   Whitecrosse
                   street
                
                 ,
                 
                 late
                 belonging
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Worsop
                
                 ,
                 Scrivener
                 ,
                 and
                 before
                 that
                 to
                 
                   Lettice
                   Ireland
                
                 ,
                 and
                 late
                 
                   Thomas
                   Popplewell
                
                 ,
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Gill
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 9.
                 
                   d.
                   
                
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 said
                 Travies
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 a
                 little
                 parcell
                 of
                 ground
                 there
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Gill
                 ,
                 whereupon
                 sometimes
                 stood
                 a
                 Mill
                 ,
                 late
                 the
                 said
                 Worshops
                 ,
                 and
                 late
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Popplewels
                   ,
                   3.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 
              
               
                 Of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Barnes
                
                 ,
                 Mercer
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 two
                 Tenements
                 and
                 a
                 Garden
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 
                   Chiswell
                   street
                
                 ,
                 now
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Mountaine
                
                 ,
                 abutting
                 to
                 the
                 Gardens
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Finsbury
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Tenements
                 of
                 
                   Robert
                   Traps
                
                 ,
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 late
                 
                   Thomas
                   Barnes's
                
                 ,
                 and
                 before
                 that
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wishes's
                
                 ,
                 Founder
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 ,
                 1.
                 
                   s.
                   4.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Finsbury
                 Field
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Worsop
                
                 ,
                 Merchantaylor
                 ,
                 for
                 sixe
                 Acres
                 and
                 a
                 halfe
                 of
                 Medow
                 and
                 Pasture
                 ,
                 lying
                 in
                 
                   Finsbury
                   Field
                
                 .
                 
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 Leonards
                 in
                 Shoreditch
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 Windmills
                 ;
                 abutting
                 upon
                 the
                 Windmill
                 next
                 
                   Norton
                   Folgate
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Pullson
                
                 
                 on
                 the
                 party
                 West
                 ,
                 the
                 high
                 way
                 leading
                 towards
                 Norton-Folgate
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 party
                 South
                 ;
                 and
                 Medow
                 and
                 Pasture
                 grounds
                 ,
                 parcell
                 of
                 the
                 Demaines
                 ,
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Lordship
                 on
                 the
                 party
                 North
                 and
                 East
                 ,
                 now
                 or
                 late
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Popebolle
                   ,
                   4.
                   s.
                   10.
                   
                     d.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 said
                 
                   Iohn
                   Worsop
                
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 ten
                 Acres
                 and
                 three
                 Rods
                 of
                 Land
                 ,
                 lying
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Field
                 called
                 the
                 Moore
                 ,
                 butting
                 upon
                 the
                 Lands
                 aforesaid
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Nichols
                 ,
                 now
                 being
                 Gardens
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 party
                 South
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Mallow
                 Field
                 West
                 :
                 the
                 high
                 way
                 leading
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 Farme
                 of
                 Finsbury
                 ,
                 towards
                 Norton-Folgate
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 party
                 North
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lands
                 and
                 Gardens
                 ,
                 late
                 Sir
                 
                   Martin
                   Bowes
                
                 ,
                 East
                 ,
                 7.
                 s.
                 ob
                 .
              
               
                 One
                 Annuall
                 Rent
                 of
                 20.
                 s.
                 issuing
                 and
                 going
                 out
                 of
                 certaine
                 Tenements
                 without
                 Ludgate
                 ,
                 
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 gate
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martin
                 within
                 Ludgate
                 ,
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 sometimes
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Benson
                
                 ,
                 Haberdasher
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 in
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 
                   Christopher
                   Harbottell
                
                 ,
                 Citizen
                 and
                 Haberdashet
                 of
                 
                   London
                   ,
                   1.
                   li.
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   Memorandum
                   ,
                   that
                   this
                   Survey
                   was
                   copied
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Survey
                   annexed
                   to
                   the
                   last
                   Lease
                   granted
                   to
                   the
                   Lord
                   Mayor
                   ,
                   Commonalty
                   ,
                   and
                   Citizens
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Prebend
                   ,
                   Mar.
                   15.
                   1582.
                   
                   
                     Reg.
                     Elizabetha
                  
                   25.
                   
                
              
            
          
           
             
             
               Additions
               out
               of
               severall
               Charters
               of
               Kings
               ,
               &c.
               concerning
               the
               ancient
               Liberties
               ,
               bounds
               and
               privileges
               ,
               of
               Saint
               Martins
               le
               grand
               in
               Aldersgate
               Ward
               ;
               to
               bee
               inserted
               Page
               330.
               in
               the
               second
               Columne
               ,
               betwixt
               the
               words
               Gospell
               and
               lower
               downe
               .
            
             
               An
               Abstract
               out
               of
               King
               William
               the
               Conquerors
               Charter
               ,
               mentioned
               Page
               327.
               of
               this
               Booke
               .
            
             
               Willimus
               Conquester
               per
               chartam
               suam
               corroborat
               et
               conconfirmat
               ,
               Deo
               &
               Ecclèsiae
               Beati
               Martini
               infra
               muros
               London
               Sitae
               ;
               qùod
               sit
               qui
               eta
               ab
               omni
               exactione
               &
               inquietudine
               Episcoporum
               ,
               Arohidiaconorum
               ,
               &c.
               
               Et
               possessiones
               suas
               ab
               omni
               regali
               jurisdictione
               liberas
               ,
               &
               ab
               exercitus
               expeditione
               ,
               pontis
               restauratione
               ,
               munitione
               &
               castelli
               auxilio
               ,
               quietas
               ,
               habeat
               ;
               Secuam
               Sacam
               ,
               &
               Toll
               ,
               &
               Team
               ,
               &
               Infangthefe
               ,
               Blodwite
               ,
               Mundbrice
               ,
               Burghbrice
               ,
               Meskenning
               ,
               Seawing
               ,
               Alcesting
               ,
               Frithsorne
               ,
               Fleamina
               ,
               Firnithe
               ,
               Wergeldtheofe
               ,
               Vthleap
               ,
               Forfeng
               ,
               Fyhfeng
               ,
               Firdwyte
               ,
               Firthwit
               ,
               Weardwite
               ,
               Hengwite
               ,
               Hamsokne
               ,
               Forsteal
               ,
               &
               si
               quas
               alias
               libertates
               ,
               &
               Consuetudines
               ,
               aliqua
               Ecclesiarum
               regni
               mei
               Angliae
               meliores
               habeat
               .
               Si
               quis
               verò
               hoc
               in
               aliud
               quam
               concessimus
               ,
               transferre
               praesumpserit
               ,
               cum
               Iuda
               proditore
               Dei
               luat
               poenas
               .
               Dat.
               Anno
               Domini
               1068.
               
               Annoque
               Regni
               mei
               secundo
               ,
               die
               natalis
               Domini
               .
               Et
               postmodum
               ,
               in
               die
               Pentecostes
               confirmat
               :
               quando
               Matilda
               conjunx
               mea
               in
               Basilica
               Sancti
               Petri
               Westmonasterii
               ,
               in
               Reginam
               divino
               nutu
               est
               consecrata
               .
            
             
               Subscript
               .
               per
               ipsum
               Regem
               ,
               Reginam
               ,
            
             
               *
               Richardum
               filium
               Regis
               ,
               ambos
            
             
               Archiepiscopos
               ,
               &
               diversos
               alios
               .
            
             
               
                 Notes
                 out
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 his
                 Charter
                 ,
                 Anno
                 Regni
                 50.
                 
              
               
                 
                   HEE
                   grants
                   to
                   Saint
                
                 Martins
                 ,
                 Secuam
                 ,
                 Sak
                 ,
                 Thol
                 ,
                 &
                 Theam
                 ,
                 &
                 Infangentheof
                 :
                 cum
                 omnibm
                 libertatibus
                 ,
                 consuetudinibus
                 &
                 quietanciis
                 suis
                 ,
                 in
                 bosco
                 &
                 in
                 plano
                 ,
                 in
                 viis
                 &
                 in
                 semitis
                 ,
                 in
                 pratis
                 ,
                 pascuis
                 &
                 pasturis
                 ;
                 in
                 aquis
                 molendinis
                 &
                 vinariis
                 ,
                 in
                 stagnis
                 &
                 piscariis
                 ,
                 in
                 moris
                 &
                 maressis
                 ,
                 in
                 grangiis
                 &
                 virgultis
                 ,
                 infra
                 burgum
                 ,
                 &
                 extra
                 ,
                 infra
                 civitatem
                 &
                 extra
                 ,
                 infra
                 villam
                 &
                 extra
                 :
                 &
                 in
                 omnibus
                 aliis
                 locis
                 &
                 rebus
                 ,
                 ad
                 ipsum
                 Decanum
                 &
                 memoratam
                 ecclesiam
                 Sancti
                 Martini
                 pertinentibus
                 .
                 Et
                 quod
                 omnes
                 terrae
                 ,
                 tenementa
                 ,
                 &
                 omnes
                 homines
                 praedicti
                 Ecclesiae
                 Sancti
                 Martini
                 ,
                 sint
                 quieti
                 de
                 Shiris
                 ,
                 hundredis
                 ,
                 &
                 de
                 sect
                 .
                 Shirarum
                 &
                 hundredarum
                 &
                 Wapentakarum
                 :
                 &
                 de
                 pecunia
                 danda
                 pro
                 forisfactum
                 ;
                 &
                 de
                 murdro
                 &
                 latrocinio
                 ,
                 &
                 geldis
                 &
                 danegeldis
                 ,
                 hidagiis
                 ,
                 assisis
                 ,
                 &
                 de
                 operationibus
                 Castellorum
                 &
                 murorum
                 ,
                 fossarum
                 ,
                 parkarum
                 ,
                 pontium
                 ,
                 calcearum
                 ;
                 &
                 de
                 gualtis
                 ,
                 regardis
                 ,
                 &
                 de
                 essariis
                 &
                 placitis
                 forestae
                 :
                 &
                 de
                 ferdwyta
                 &
                 hengwyta
                 ;
                 &
                 de
                 flemenssir
                 the
                 &
                 hainsoka
                 ,
                 &
                 de
                 blodwyta
                 &
                 frithwyta
                 ,
                 &
                 de
                 leirwyta
                 ,
                 &
                 de
                 hundred
                 spenny
                 &
                 de
                 wardpenny
                 &
                 de
                 haverpenny
                 ,
                 &
                 de
                 
                 vigiliis
                 faciendis
                 ,
                 &
                 de
                 pont
                 agio
                 ,
                 passagio
                 ,
                 lastagio
                 ,
                 tallagio
                 ,
                 stallagio
                 ,
                 thelonio
                 ,
                 scutagio
                 ,
                 &
                 omni
                 secua
                 ,
                 examinatione
                 ,
                 servitio
                 ,
                 &
                 servili
                 opere
                 ;
                 &
                 omnibus
                 placitis
                 &
                 querelis
                 &
                 occasionibus
                 &
                 consuetudinibus
                 Sem
                 :
              
               
                 
                   All
                   this
                   was
                   confirmed
                   in
                   the
                   second
                   yeere
                   of
                   the
                   reigne
                   of
                   King
                   Edward
                   the
                   second
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   addition
                   .
                
                 Et
                 prohibemus
                 ,
                 ne
                 de
                 aliquo
                 ponantur
                 in
                 placitum
                 extra
                 curiam
                 suam
                 ;
                 nisi
                 coram
                 nobis
                 vel
                 capitulari
                 Iusticiario
                 nostro
                 :
                 quia
                 concessimus
                 eisdem
                 curiam
                 suam
                 ,
                 de
                 omnibus
                 hominibus
                 tenentiis
                 suis
                 .
                 Me
                 teste
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 Henry
                 
                   the
                   3.
                   directs
                   his
                   Writ
                
                 Vicecomitibus
                 London
                 ,
                 ne
                 ingrediantur
                 seu
                 levent
                 amerciamenta
                 infra
                 libertates
                 Sancti
                 Martini
                 ,
                 pro
                 transgressionibus
                 &
                 aliis
                 contractibus
                 ,
                 Regi
                 debitis
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 like
                 was
                 sent
                 by
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 Iuly
                 10.
                 in
                 the
                 eighth
                 yeere
                 of
                 his
                 reigne
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Out
                   of
                   a
                   Charter
                   of
                   King
                
                 Henry
                 
                   the
                   sixth
                
                 ,
                 Data
                 per
                 manum
                 nostram
                 apud
                 Westmonasterium
                 13.
                 
                 Martii
                 Anno
                 Regni
                 20.
                 
                 Per
                 ipsum
                 Regem
                 ,
                 ac
                 de
                 dat
                 .
                 praedict
                 .
                 authoritate
                 Parliamenti
                 :
                 pro
                 decem
                 marcis
                 solutis
                 in
                 Hanaperio
                 .
              
               
                 Concedimus
                 &
                 confirmamus
                 ,
                 
                 quod
                 praedicti
                 nunc
                 Decanus
                 &
                 Capitulum
                 &
                 successores
                 sui
                 ,
                 virtute
                 &
                 praetextu
                 dictarum
                 chartarum
                 praedictorum
                 Progenitorum
                 nostrorū
                 ,
                 &
                 verborum
                 in
                 iisdem
                 contentorum
                 ,
                 ac
                 vice
                 &
                 nomine
                 eorum
                 quae
                 in
                 dictis
                 verbis
                 generalibus
                 &
                 obscuris
                 continentur
                 ;
                 in
                 perpetuum
                 habeant
                 curias
                 suas
                 &
                 usum
                 franciplegii
                 retornas
                 omnium
                 brevium
                 ,
                 praeceptorum
                 et
                 mandatorum
                 et
                 billarum
                 nostrorum
                 ,
                 ac
                 praeceptorum
                 Iusticiariorum
                 nostrorum
                 et
                 haeredum
                 nostrorum
                 itinerantium
                 ,
                 tam
                 ad
                 placita
                 forestae
                 ,
                 quam
                 ad
                 communia
                 placita
                 ,
                 &
                 placita
                 coronae
                 ,
                 &
                 aliorum
                 Iusticiariorum
                 quorumcunque
                 :
                 necnon
                 attachimenta
                 tam
                 placitorum
                 coronae
                 ,
                 quam
                 aliorum
                 placitorum
                 quorumcunque
                 ;
                 de
                 &
                 in
                 omnibus
                 terris
                 ,
                 tenementis
                 ,
                 et
                 feodis
                 dictorum
                 nunc
                 Decani
                 &
                 Capituli
                 &
                 successorum
                 suorum
                 ;
                 qui
                 per
                 se
                 &
                 per
                 Ballivos
                 et
                 ministros
                 suos
                 ,
                 habeant
                 in
                 iisdem
                 tenementis
                 ,
                 terris
                 ,
                 &
                 feodis
                 ,
                 executiones
                 eorundem
                 brevium
                 ,
                 praeceptorum
                 ,
                 &
                 mandatorum
                 ,
                 &
                 billarum
                 .
                 Ita
                 quod
                 nullus
                 Vicecomes
                 ,
                 Ballivus
                 ,
                 vel
                 minister
                 noster
                 aut
                 haeredum
                 nostrorum
                 ,
                 tenementa
                 ,
                 terras
                 ,
                 &
                 feoda
                 praedicta
                 ,
                 pro
                 aliqua
                 executione
                 Brevium
                 ,
                 praeceptorum
                 ,
                 mandatorū
                 &
                 billarum
                 praedictorum
                 :
                 seu
                 aliquas
                 alias
                 res
                 hujusmodi
                 executionem
                 tangentes
                 facienda
                 ,
                 ingrediatur
                 :
                 nisi
                 in
                 defectu
                 ipsorum
                 Decani
                 &
                 Capituli
                 &
                 successorum
                 suorum
                 ,
                 seu
                 ministrorum
                 suorum
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 quod
                 habeant
                 bona
                 &
                 catalla
                 forisfacta
                 ,
                 ex
                 causa
                 quacunque
                 ;
                 tam
                 utlegata
                 pro
                 proditione
                 ,
                 &c.
                 felonia
                 de
                 se
                 ,
                 &
                 bona
                 forisfacta
                 coram
                 quibuscunque
                 Iusticiariis
                 &
                 ministris
                 Regis
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 exitus
                 ,
                 
                 amerciamenta
                 &
                 forisfacta
                 quaecunque
                 ,
                 ratione
                 cujuscunque
                 statuti
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 quod
                 dicti
                 Decanus
                 &
                 Capitulum
                 &
                 Canonici
                 ,
                 
                 &
                 sucessores
                 sui
                 ,
                 &
                 tenentes
                 ,
                 &
                 alii
                 residentes
                 ,
                 in
                 perpetuum
                 sint
                 quieti
                 de
                 thelonio
                 ,
                 pontagio
                 ,
                 passagio
                 ,
                 &
                 stallagio
                 ,
                 &
                 carriagio
                 ,
                 &
                 picagio
                 ,
                 &
                 terragio
                 ,
                 in
                 omnibus
                 locis
                 per
                 totum
                 regnum
                 nostrum
                 ,
                 tam
                 per
                 terram
                 quam
                 per
                 aquam
                 .
              
               
                 Fines
                 &
                 forisfacta
                 quaecunque
                 ;
                 
                 quascunque
                 forisfacturas
                 ,
                 annum
                 diem
                 &
                 estreppamentum
                 ;
                 &
                 quicquid
                 ad
                 nos
                 vel
                 haeredes
                 nostros
                 partinere
                 poterit
                 ,
                 de
                 anno
                 ,
                 die
                 ,
                 vasto
                 ,
                 &
                 estreppamento
                 .
              
               
                 Nec
                 Seneschallus
                 ,
                 
                 marischallus
                 neque
                 Coronator
                 Curiae
                 Marischalciae
                 hospitii
                 nostri
                 vel
                 haeredum
                 nostrorum
                 ;
                 nec
                 eorum
                 aliquis
                 minister
                 ,
                 serviens
                 ,
                 vel
                 officiarius
                 in
                 praesentia
                 nostra
                 vel
                 haeredum
                 nostrorum
                 ,
                 in
                 feoda
                 &
                 terras
                 dictorum
                 Decani
                 &
                 Capituli
                 &
                 successorum
                 suorum
                 ,
                 ad
                 aliqua
                 eorum
                 officia
                 facienda
                 ,
                 ingrediantur
                 :
                 sine
                 speciali
                 licentia
                 dictorum
                 Decani
                 &
                 Capituli
                 &
                 successorum
                 suorum
                 .
              
               
                 Quod
                 nullus
                 emptor
                 nec
                 provisor
                 noster
                 vel
                 haeredum
                 nostrorum
                 ,
                 
                 de
                 ipsis
                 nunc
                 Decano
                 &
                 Capitulo
                 aut
                 successoribus
                 suis
                 ,
                 aut
                 de
                 aliquibus
                 tenentibus
                 eorundem
                 ;
                 contra
                 voluntatem
                 suam
                 quicquid
                 capiat
                 in
                 futurum
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 said
                 Ligier-Booke
                 it
                 likewise
                 appeareth
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Deanry
                   of
                   Saint
                   Martins
                
                 had
                 also
                 priviledge
                 of
                 Sanctuary
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ;
                 see
                 folio
                 78.
                 and
                 79.
                 
                 There
                 be
                 diverse
                 Presentations
                 also
                 and
                 Probates
                 of
                 Wills
                 ;
                 from
                 Page
                 81.
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Ligier-Booke
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 exposition
                 of
                 the
                 words
                 of
                 priviledge
                 ,
                 occurring
                 in
                 the
                 Charters
                 aforesaid
                 ;
                 I
                 have
                 added
                 these
                 following
                 observations
                 .
              
               
                 Sok
                 ,
                 est
                 Secta
                 de
                 hominibus
                 in
                 curia
                 vestra
                 (
                 Sancti
                 Martini
                 )
                 secundum
                 consuetudinem
                 regni
                 .
              
               
               
                 Sak
                 ,
                 est
                 placitum
                 et
                 Emenda
                 de
                 transgressionibus
                 hominum
                 in
                 curia
                 vestra
                 .
                 Sok
                 ,
                 idem
                 pre
                 quele
                 acheson
                 :
                 et
                 Sak
                 dicitur
                 pur
                 forfet
                 .
              
               
                 Tol
                 ,
                 est
                 quod
                 vos
                 &
                 homines
                 vestri
                 ,
                 de
                 toto
                 homagio
                 vestro
                 sit
                 is
                 quieti
                 ,
                 in
                 omnibus
                 mercatis
                 ,
                 de
                 toto
                 tolneto
                 ,
                 de
                 rebus
                 emptis
                 &
                 venditis
                 .
              
               
                 Tem
                 ,
                 est
                 quod
                 habeatis
                 totam
                 generationem
                 villanorum
                 vestrorum
                 ,
                 cum
                 eorum
                 sectis
                 &
                 catallis
                 ,
                 ubi
                 cunque
                 in
                 Anglia
                 fuerint
                 inventi
                 .
                 Excepto
                 ,
                 quodsi
                 aliquis
                 nativus
                 ,
                 quietus
                 per
                 unum
                 annum
                 et
                 unum
                 diem
                 ,
                 in
                 aliqua
                 villa
                 privilegiata
                 manserit
                 ;
                 ita
                 quod
                 in
                 eorum
                 communitatem
                 et
                 guildam
                 ,
                 tanquam
                 unus
                 eorum
                 receptus
                 fuerit
                 :
                 eo
                 ipso
                 a
                 villenagio
                 liberatus
                 est
                 .
              
               
                 Infangtheof
                 ,
                 est
                 quod
                 latrones
                 capti
                 in
                 Dominico
                 vel
                 feodo
                 vestro
                 ,
                 &
                 de
                 suo
                 latrocinio
                 convicti
                 ;
                 in
                 curia
                 vestra
                 judicentur
                 .
              
               
                 Hangewyte
                 ,
                 est
                 quietus
                 de
                 latrone
                 suspenso
                 ;
                 sine
                 judicio
                 ,
                 vel
                 extra
                 custodiam
                 vestram
                 evaso
                 .
              
               
                 Vtfangtheof
                 ,
                 est
                 quod
                 latrones
                 de
                 terra
                 veslra
                 ,
                 vel
                 de
                 feodo
                 vestro
                 ,
                 extra
                 terram
                 vestram
                 vel
                 feodum
                 vestrum
                 capti
                 cum
                 latrocinio
                 ;
                 ad
                 curiaem
                 vestram
                 revertantur
                 ,
                 &
                 ibi
                 judicentur
                 .
              
               
                 Hamsoken
                 ,
                 est
                 quietum
                 esse
                 de
                 amerciamento
                 promagistro
                 hospitiorum
                 ,
                 violenter
                 et
                 sine
                 licentia
                 ,
                 &
                 contrae
                 pacem
                 :
                 &
                 quod
                 teneatis
                 placita
                 de
                 hujusmodi
                 transgressionibus
                 factis
                 ,
                 in
                 curia
                 vestra
                 ,
                 &
                 in
                 terra
                 vestra
                 .
              
               
                 Grithbrech
                 ,
                 et
                 pax
                 Domini
                 Regis
                 fracta
                 .
              
               
                 Blodwite
                 ,
                 est
                 quietum
                 esse
                 de
                 amerciamento
                 pro
                 medlets
                 :
                 et
                 quod
                 teneatis
                 placita
                 in
                 curia
                 vestra
                 :
                 et
                 quod
                 habeatis
                 amer
                 ciamenta
                 inde
                 provenientiae
                 .
              
               
                 Flistwite
                 ,
                 est
                 quietum
                 esse
                 de
                 contentione
                 et
                 conviciis
                 :
                 &
                 quod
                 habeatis
                 inde
                 placitum
                 in
                 curia
                 vestra
                 :
                 &
                 quod
                 habeatis
                 inde
                 amerciamenta
                 .
              
               
                 Fledwite
                 ,
                 &
                 quietum
                 effe
                 de
                 amerciamento
                 ,
                 cum
                 quis
                 utlegatus
                 fugitivus
                 venerit
                 ad
                 pacem
                 domini
                 Regis
                 ,
                 sponte
                 vel
                 licentiatus
                 .
              
               
                 Flemenefith
                 ,
                 quod
                 habeatis
                 catalla
                 sive
                 amerciamentae
                 hominis
                 vestri
                 fugitivi
                 .
              
               
                 Letherwyte
                 ,
                 est
                 quod
                 capiatis
                 emendationem
                 ab
                 ipso
                 qui
                 corrupit
                 nativam
                 vestram
                 ,
                 sine
                 licentia
                 vestra
                 .
              
               
                 Childwyte
                 ,
                 est
                 quod
                 capiatis
                 ger●●mam
                 de
                 nativa
                 vestra
                 corrupta
                 &
                 pregnata
                 sine
                 licentia
                 vestra
                 .
              
               
                 Forstatt
                 ,
                 &
                 quietum
                 esse
                 de
                 amerciamento
                 de
                 cattallis
                 arrestatis
                 ,
                 infra
                 terram
                 vestram
                 :
                 &
                 habeatis
                 amerciamenta
                 inde
                 provenientia
                 .
              
               
                 Scot
                 ,
                 est
                 esse
                 quietum
                 de
                 quadam
                 consuetudine
                 ;
                 sicut
                 de
                 tallagio
                 facto
                 ad
                 opus
                 Vice
                 comitis
                 ,
                 vel
                 Ballivorum
                 ejus
                 .
              
               
                 Geld
                 ,
                 est
                 quietum
                 esse
                 de
                 consuetudinibus
                 servilibus
                 ,
                 quae
                 quondam
                 dari
                 consueverunt
                 ,
                 &
                 adhuc
                 dantur
                 .
                 Sicut
                 Hornegeld
                 ,
                 &
                 de
                 alijs
                 similibus
                 .
              
               
                 Hidage
                 ,
                 &
                 quietum
                 esse
                 si
                 Dominus
                 Rex
                 talliaverit
                 totam
                 terram
                 per
                 Hidam
                 .
              
               
                 Caruage
                 ,
                 si
                 Dominus
                 Rex
                 talliaverit
                 terram
                 per
                 Carucas
                 .
              
               
                 Danegeld
                 ,
                 est
                 quietum
                 esse
                 de
                 quadam
                 consuetudine
                 ,
                 sive
                 solutione
                 ;
                 quam
                 quidem
                 Dani
                 levaverunt
                 primum
                 in
                 Anglia
                 .
              
               
                 Hornegeld
                 ,
                 est
                 quietum
                 esse
                 per
                 totam
                 terram
                 de
                 quadam
                 consuetudine
                 exactam
                 per
                 talliam
                 :
                 sicut
                 de
                 quasunque
                 bestia
                 cornuta
                 .
              
               
                 Lesteage
                 ,
                 est
                 quietum
                 esse
                 de
                 quadam
                 consuetudine
                 exactam
                 in
                 nundinis
                 &
                 mercatis
                 ,
                 pro
                 rebus
                 cariandis
                 ,
                 ut
                 homo
                 vult
                 .
              
               
                 Stallage
                 ,
                 est
                 quietum
                 esse
                 de
                 quadam
                 consuetudine
                 exactam
                 proploceis
                 captis
                 vel
                 assignatis
                 in
                 nundinis
                 vel
                 mercatis
                 .
              
               
                 *
                 Chewyng
                 ,
                 est
                 quietum
                 esse
                 de
                 aettachiamento
                 in
                 aliqua
                 curia
                 ,
                 &
                 coram
                 quibuscunque
                 ;
                 de
                 querelis
                 ostensis
                 ,
                 &
                 non
                 advocat
                 .
              
               
                 Miskennyng
                 ,
                 est
                 quietum
                 esse
                 de
                 amerciamento
                 pro
                 querela
                 ,
                 coram
                 quibuscunque
                 ;
                 in
                 transumptione
                 prolata
                 .
              
               
                 Burgbruch
                 ,
                 est
                 quietum
                 esse
                 de
                 transgressione
                 facta
                 in
                 Civitate
                 vel
                 Burgo
                 ,
                 contra
                 pacem
                 .
              
               
                 Wardwyte
                 ,
                 est
                 quietum
                 esse
                 de
                 denario
                 dando
                 pro
                 Ward
                 facienda
                 .
              
               
                 Hundred
                 ,
                 est
                 quietum
                 esse
                 de
                 denario
                 ,
                 vel
                 consuetudine
                 facienda
                 Praepossto
                 &
                 Hundredae
                 .
              
               
                 Bordhalepeney
                 ,
                 est
                 quietum
                 esse
                 de
                 quadam
                 consuetudine
                 exactionis
                 ,
                 pro
                 tabula
                 levatae
                 .
              
               
                 Brigbote
                 ,
                 est
                 quietum
                 esse
                 de
                 auxilio
                 dando
                 ad
                 reficiendos
                 pontes
                 .
              
               
                 Burgbote
                 ,
                 est
                 quietum
                 esse
                 de
                 auxilio
                 dando
                 ad
                 reficiendum
                 burgum
                 ,
                 castrum
                 ,
                 civitatem
                 ,
                 vel
                 muros
                 prostratos
                 .
              
               
                 Haverpeney
                 ,
                 est
                 quietum
                 esse
                 de
                 denariis
                 dandis
                 Averagio
                 Domini
                 Regis
                 ;
                 cum
                 similibus
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 a
                 larger
                 and
                 more
                 accurate
                 exposition
                 
                 of
                 these
                 old
                 words
                 ,
                 I
                 referre
                 the
                 Reader
                 to
                 that
                 most
                 elaborate
                 and
                 diligent
                 Glossary
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Spelman
                
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 the
                 learnedest
                 Antiquary
                 of
                 our
                 Nation
                 ;
                 yea
                 (
                 and
                 in
                 this
                 kind
                 )
                 of
                 all
                 Europe
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Deanry
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Sanctuary
                 and
                 Priviledges
                 ,
                 was
                 after
                 put
                 to
                 the
                 Abbey
                 of
                 Saint
                 Peters
                 in
                 Westminster
                 :
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 what
                 next
                 followeth
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 Declaration
                 of
                 William
                 Abbot
                 of
                 the
                 Monastery
                 of
                 St.
                 Peter
                 of
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 concerning
                 his
                 title
                 to
                 the
                 Privilege
                 and
                 Sanctuary
                 of
                 St.
                 Martins
                 le
                 grand
                 in
                 London
                 :
                 with
                 the
                 precincts
                 ,
                 Circuit
                 ,
                 and
                 Bounds
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 FIrst
                 the
                 said
                 Abbot
                 saith
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 free
                 Chappell
                 of
                 St.
                 
                   Martins
                   le
                   grand
                
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Precincts
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 place
                 priviledged
                 :
                 and
                 was
                 founded
                 and
                 endowed
                 long
                 time
                 before
                 the
                 Conquest
                 ,
                 aswell
                 of
                 possessions
                 ,
                 as
                 of
                 immunities
                 ,
                 franchises
                 ,
                 and
                 liberties
                 :
                 and
                 corroborate
                 and
                 inlarged
                 by
                 King
                 VVilliam
                 the
                 Conquerour
                 ,
                 like
                 as
                 it
                 appeareth
                 as
                 well
                 by
                 the
                 Charter
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 VVilliam
                 the
                 Conquerour
                 ;
                 as
                 by
                 divers
                 other
                 Charters
                 ,
                 Writings
                 ,
                 and
                 Records
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 William
                 the
                 Conquerour
                 granted
                 by
                 his
                 Charter
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 place
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 ,
                 divers
                 liberties
                 and
                 franchises
                 ,
                 by
                 speciall
                 and
                 generall
                 words
                 ,
                 aswell
                 in
                 the
                 Latine
                 tongue
                 as
                 Saxon.
                 And
                 over
                 that
                 granted
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 place
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 ,
                 all
                 other
                 liberties
                 ,
                 immunities
                 ,
                 and
                 customes
                 ,
                 which
                 any
                 Church
                 of
                 this
                 Realme
                 ,
                 best
                 had
                 .
                 Which
                 grant
                 importeth
                 and
                 includeth
                 in
                 himselfe
                 as
                 great
                 priviledges
                 ,
                 franchises
                 ,
                 and
                 immunities
                 ,
                 as
                 
                   VVestminster
                   ,
                   Beverlay
                
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 place
                 priviledged
                 ,
                 hath
                 within
                 the
                 Realme
                 .
                 And
                 also
                 the
                 said
                 words
                 in
                 Saxon
                 ,
                 importeth
                 such
                 sentence
                 .
                 That
                 the
                 said
                 place
                 should
                 bee
                 a
                 Sanctuary
                 franchised
                 ,
                 priviledged
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 tuition
                 and
                 immunities
                 of
                 all
                 those
                 persons
                 ,
                 which
                 for
                 treason
                 ,
                 felonies
                 ,
                 trespasses
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 cause
                 ,
                 should
                 flee
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 or
                 abide
                 therein
                 .
                 Which
                 franchises
                 ,
                 priviledge
                 ,
                 tuition
                 ,
                 and
                 immunities
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 place
                 hath
                 alway
                 peaceably
                 had
                 and
                 enjoyed
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 Conquerours
                 dayes
                 unto
                 this
                 present
                 time
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 franchises
                 ,
                 immunities
                 ,
                 and
                 priviledges
                 ,
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 ,
                 have
                 beene
                 corroborate
                 ,
                 confirmed
                 ,
                 allowed
                 and
                 enlarged
                 ,
                 by
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 King
                 
                   Stephen
                   ,
                   Henry
                
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 King
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 Henry
                 the
                 fifth
                 ,
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 all
                 other
                 Kings
                 times
                 sithence
                 the
                 Conquest
                 :
                 as
                 by
                 divers
                 Charters
                 and
                 Allowances
                 before
                 Justices
                 of
                 Oyer
                 and
                 Determiner
                 ,
                 Writings
                 and
                 Records
                 ,
                 more
                 plainely
                 at
                 large
                 is
                 shewed
                 ,
                 and
                 may
                 appeare
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 it
                 appeareth
                 by
                 divers
                 Returnes
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 aswell
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Kings
                   Bench
                
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Common
                   Pleas
                
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 the
                 Kings
                 Courts
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 place
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 place
                 priviledged
                 ,
                 and
                 Sanctuary
                 :
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 Returnes
                 remaining
                 of
                 Record
                 ,
                 more
                 plainely
                 may
                 appeare
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Abbot
                 saith
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Precinct
                 ,
                 Circuit
                 ,
                 and
                 Bounds
                 of
                 the
                 priviledge
                 and
                 Sanctuary
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 be
                 and
                 extend
                 ,
                 as
                 hereafter
                 followeth
                 .
              
               
                 Imprimis
                 ,
                 beginning
                 at
                 a
                 wall
                 lying
                 directly
                 against
                 a
                 Poast
                 that
                 standeth
                 in
                 the
                 midst
                 of
                 one
                 
                   Roger
                   VVrights
                
                 a
                 Grocers
                 house
                 ,
                 which
                 standeth
                 of
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 south
                 gate
                 of
                 St.
                 Martins
                 :
                 and
                 from
                 the
                 wall
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Grocers
                 house
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 halfe-deale
                 of
                 the
                 street
                 unto
                 the
                 chancell
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 side
                 that
                 house
                 standeth
                 upon
                 ,
                 Sanctuary
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 forth
                 from
                 the
                 East
                 Westward
                 unto
                 the
                 middest
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Martins
                   lane
                
                 next
                 to
                 the
                 Chappell
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 ,
                 against
                 the
                 Tenement
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Bulls
                   head
                
                 ,
                 which
                 Tenement
                 lieth
                 at
                 the
                 south
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 lane
                 on
                 the
                 West
                 part
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 halfe
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 streete
                 of
                 St.
                 
                   Martins
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 Sanctuary
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 south
                 unto
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 as
                 farre
                 forth
                 as
                 the
                 houses
                 appertaining
                 to
                 the
                 Bull-head
                 do
                 extend
                 Northwards
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Buls
                   head
                
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 whole
                 lane
                 of
                 St.
                 Martins
                 ,
                 
                 Sanctuary
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ,
                 unto
                 a
                 Post
                 or
                 Stoope
                 that
                 standeth
                 of
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 or
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 two
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 standing
                 by
                 the
                 great
                 gate
                 next
                 going
                 into
                 the
                 Deanes
                 Court.
                 
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 Lane
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 
                   Buls
                   head
                
                 ,
                 turning
                 by
                 a
                 wall
                 that
                 divideth
                 the
                 said
                 Tenement
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Bulls
                   head
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 ground
                 :
                 Which
                 wall
                 turneth
                 and
                 extendeth
                 from
                 the
                 East
                 Westwards
                 ,
                 unto
                 a
                 backe
                 wall
                 that
                 closeth
                 in
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 ground
                 of
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 :
                 all
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Wall
                 ,
                 Sanctuary
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 along
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 backe
                 wall
                 ,
                 that
                 closeth
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 part
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 ground
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 South
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 wall
                 into
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 unto
                 a
                 wall
                 that
                 divideth
                 my
                 Lord
                 of
                 Northumberlands
                 ground
                 ,
                 and
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 ground
                 from
                 the
                 South
                 end
                 ;
                 all
                 within
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Walls
                 ,
                 Sanctuary
                 :
                 and
                 so
                 forth
                 from
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 into
                 the
                 North
                 my
                 Lord
                 of
                 Northumberlands
                 ground
                 ,
                 Sanctuary
                 ;
                 along
                 by
                 a
                 backe
                 wall
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Grey
                   Fryars
                
                 :
                 which
                 backe
                 wall
                 closeth
                 in
                 my
                 Lord
                 of
                 Northumberlands
                 ground
                 of
                 the
                 West
                 part
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 North
                 part
                 of
                 
                   Angell
                   Alley
                
                 ,
                 abutting
                 Northwards
                 upon
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 
                   Robert
                   Bowmans
                
                 house
                 ,
                 into
                 the
                 Streetwards
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 Sanctuary
                 still
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 backe
                 wall
                 of
                 
                   Grey
                   Fryars
                
                 ,
                 along
                 by
                 the
                 
                   Angell
                   Alley
                
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 South
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Robert
                   Bowmans
                
                 house
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 West
                 unto
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 untill
                 you
                 come
                 to
                 a
                 Post
                 or
                 Stoope
                 standing
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 two
                 Tenements
                 next
                 lying
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 a
                 great
                 gate
                 entring
                 into
                 the
                 Deanes
                 Court.
                 
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 same
                 Post
                 or
                 Stoope
                 before
                 rehearsed
                 ,
                 standing
                 North
                 from
                 the
                 great
                 gate
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Deanes
                 Court
                 directly
                 Eastwards
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 North
                 part
                 of
                 a
                 Tenement
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 Tenement
                 inclosed
                 (
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 wall
                 there
                 it
                 sheweth
                 )
                 Sanctuary
                 :
                 which
                 Tenement
                 is
                 now
                 in
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 one
                 
                   Hugh
                   Payne
                
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 wall
                 ,
                 along
                 from
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 Southward
                 unto
                 
                   Hugh
                   Paynes
                
                 dwelling
                 house
                 ;
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 by
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Hugh
                   Paynes
                
                 Garden
                 ,
                 Sanctuary
                 still
                 ;
                 from
                 the
                 West
                 unto
                 the
                 East
                 part
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 againe
                 from
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 above
                 rehearsed
                 
                   Hugh
                   Paynes
                
                 Garden
                 Southward
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 Deanes
                 Garden
                 ,
                 Sanctuary
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 along
                 by
                 the
                 wall
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Deanes
                 Garden
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 West
                 into
                 the
                 East
                 thereof
                 ,
                 Sanctuary
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 North
                 unto
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 East
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Deanes
                 Garden
                 ,
                 with
                 Saint
                 Leonards
                 Church
                 ,
                 Sanctuary
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 a
                 wall
                 it
                 there
                 sheweth
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 Saint
                 Leonards
                 Church
                 ,
                 Westwards
                 of
                 the
                 South
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 Bell-Alley
                 ,
                 Sanctuary
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 also
                 thereby
                 another
                 wall
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Bell-Alley
                 Southwards
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 wall
                 spoken
                 of
                 at
                 the
                 beginning
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 within
                 the
                 Grocers
                 house
                 ,
                 against
                 the
                 Post
                 that
                 standeth
                 within
                 the
                 middest
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 house
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 forth
                 directly
                 againe
                 unto
                 the
                 Chanell
                 of
                 the
                 high
                 street
                 ,
                 that
                 lyeth
                 afore
                 the
                 South
                 gate
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 :
                 all
                 within
                 the
                 bounds
                 rehersed
                 ,
                 Sanctuary
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 Statute
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 affirmed
                 ,
                 The
                 said
                 place
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 to
                 bee
                 a
                 place
                 franchised
                 and
                 priviledged
                 ,
                 having
                 tuition
                 and
                 immunity
                 ,
                 in
                 manner
                 and
                 forme
                 as
                 is
                 above
                 rehearsed
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 speciall
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 them
                 that
                 come
                 in
                 thither
                 for
                 Debt
                 ,
                 Treason
                 ,
                 and
                 Felony
                 .
                 In
                 proofe
                 whereof
                 ,
                 the
                 Iudge
                 that
                 sitteth
                 there
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 a
                 place
                 not
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 priviledge
                 seperate
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 Maior
                 not
                 called
                 thereto
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 is
                 to
                 the
                 deliverance
                 of
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 such
                 Acts
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 )
                 to
                 have
                 knowledge
                 there
                 in
                 a
                 case
                 of
                 Treason
                 or
                 Felony
                 ,
                 hath
                 ever
                 ,
                 from
                 time
                 that
                 no
                 minde
                 is
                 ,
                 sitten
                 in
                 the
                 gate
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Sanctuary
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 person
                 appeached
                 or
                 endited
                 of
                 Treason
                 or
                 Felony
                 ,
                 hath
                 beene
                 kept
                 by
                 the
                 Officers
                 on
                 the
                 further
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 street
                 afore
                 him
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 intent
                 that
                 he
                 come
                 not
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Chanell
                 towards
                 the
                 Sanctuary
                 there
                 ,
                 to
                 claime
                 the
                 liberty
                 and
                 Franchises
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 wheras
                 divers
                 Kings
                 of
                 this
                 land
                 ,
                 for
                 causes
                 such
                 as
                 moved
                 them
                 ,
                 have
                 
                 seazed
                 into
                 their
                 hands
                 the
                 Franchises
                 and
                 Liberties
                 that
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 had
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 whereof
                 they
                 were
                 not
                 suffered
                 to
                 use
                 or
                 enjoy
                 the
                 said
                 Franchises
                 ,
                 for
                 as
                 long
                 as
                 it
                 hath
                 liked
                 unto
                 the
                 said
                 Kings
                 :
                 yet
                 the
                 said
                 Chappell
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Martins
                   le
                   grand
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Precinct
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 said
                 times
                 of
                 such
                 seasing
                 of
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Franchises
                 ;
                 was
                 afore
                 and
                 since
                 alwayes
                 a
                 place
                 priviledged
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 disturbance
                 ,
                 diminishing
                 ,
                 or
                 taking
                 away
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Kings
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 their
                 Ministers
                 :
                 and
                 peaceably
                 used
                 and
                 enjoyed
                 their
                 Franchises
                 ,
                 Liberties
                 ,
                 and
                 immunities
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 Sanctuary
                 and
                 Precinct
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 a
                 place
                 excepted
                 and
                 priviledged
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 wayes
                 pertaining
                 unto
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 ne
                 parcell
                 thereof
                 ,
                 though
                 it
                 be
                 set
                 within
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 moreover
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Abbot
                 saith
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 or
                 Chappell
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Sanctuary
                 and
                 Precinct
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 were
                 of
                 late
                 by
                 the
                 late
                 King
                 of
                 famous
                 memory
                 ,
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 ,
                 lawfully
                 annexed
                 and
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Monastery
                 of
                 Saint
                 Peter
                 of
                 Westminster
                 ;
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 times
                 without
                 mind
                 of
                 man
                 before
                 that
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 and
                 Precinct
                 ,
                 circuit
                 and
                 bounds
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Sanctuary
                 ,
                 comprized
                 within
                 the
                 Limits
                 above
                 rehearsed
                 ,
                 were
                 used
                 ,
                 allowed
                 ,
                 and
                 taken
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 be
                 ,
                 as
                 Sanctuary
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 farre
                 the
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Westminsters
                 declaration
                 ,
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 appeareth
                 )
                 there
                 fell
                 out
                 so
                 much
                 contestation
                 ,
                 concerning
                 the
                 Precincts
                 of
                 this
                 Sanctuary
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 matter
                 was
                 faine
                 to
                 be
                 tried
                 by
                 ancient
                 sworne
                 men
                 deposed
                 in
                 Court
                 as
                 Witnesses
                 .
                 Some
                 of
                 their
                 Depositions
                 are
                 come
                 to
                 my
                 hands
                 ,
                 which
                 I
                 here
                 give
                 you
                 :
                 the
                 rest
                 (
                 and
                 the
                 beginning
                 )
                 have
                 miscarried
                 .
              
               
                 Item
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Henry
                   Williamson
                
                 deposeth
                 for
                 the
                 claimed
                 bounds
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 for
                 the
                 priviledge
                 of
                 Sanctuary
                 men
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 halfe
                 Street
                 and
                 Lane
                 next
                 to
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 setting
                 up
                 of
                 the
                 Gallowes
                 on
                 
                   Evill
                   May
                   day
                
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 removing
                 thereof
                 ,
                 as
                 others
                 therein
                 before
                 have
                 deposed
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   Ralfe
                   Twyn
                
                 deposeth
                 ,
                 all
                 wholly
                 the
                 claimed
                 bounds
                 to
                 be
                 Sanctuary
                 ;
                 and
                 also
                 the
                 setting
                 up
                 of
                 the
                 Gallowes
                 ,
                 and
                 removing
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Pavement
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 done
                 by
                 the
                 Abbot
                 :
                 and
                 that
                 he
                 knew
                 one
                 Bland
                 privileged
                 both
                 for
                 Treason
                 and
                 Murther
                 ,
                 ever
                 used
                 to
                 walke
                 in
                 the
                 street
                 claimed
                 as
                 Sanctuary
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 disturbance
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   William
                   Bayley
                
                 deposeth
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 claimed
                 bounds
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 the
                 sitting
                 of
                 the
                 Iustices
                 in
                 the
                 South
                 gate
                 :
                 and
                 that
                 he
                 heard
                 the
                 Iustices
                 say
                 ,
                 that
                 halfe
                 the
                 street
                 against
                 the
                 said
                 gate
                 was
                 Sanctuary
                 :
                 and
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 persons
                 then
                 arraigned
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 therein
                 deposed
                 :
                 and
                 that
                 he
                 knew
                 the
                 said
                 Bland
                 priviledged
                 for
                 Treason
                 and
                 Fellony
                 ,
                 to
                 dwell
                 in
                 
                   Angell
                   Alley
                
                 :
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Abbot
                 ought
                 to
                 make
                 the
                 Pavement
                 ,
                 as
                 others
                 have
                 deposed
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Smith
                
                 ,
                 Clerke
                 ,
                 deposeth
                 for
                 all
                 the
                 claimed
                 bounds
                 :
                 and
                 further
                 saith
                 ,
                 that
                 hee
                 knew
                 Doctor
                 Morton
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 the
                 Cardinall
                 Morton
                 to
                 lye
                 there
                 ,
                 one
                 in
                 
                   Roger
                   Wrights
                
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 in
                 
                   Angell
                   Alley
                
                 ,
                 they
                 both
                 being
                 priviledged
                 for
                 Treason
                 .
                 And
                 also
                 he
                 supposeth
                 both
                 
                   Angell
                   Alley
                
                 and
                 
                   Bland
                   Alley
                
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 holden
                 of
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 by
                 certaine
                 Rent
                 ,
                 as
                 parcell
                 of
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Northumberlands
                 Tenements
                 .
                 And
                 also
                 for
                 the
                 Pavement
                 ,
                 as
                 others
                 before
                 have
                 deposed
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 this
                 time
                 (
                 I
                 suppose
                 )
                 was
                 there
                 a
                 Survey
                 or
                 Plat
                 of
                 the
                 Precinct
                 ,
                 exhibited
                 into
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 Chancery
                 ,
                 where
                 it
                 appeareth
                 these
                 Witnesses
                 to
                 have
                 beene
                 deposed
                 .
                 The
                 figure
                 of
                 which
                 Plat
                 we
                 here
                 exhibite
                 unto
                 you
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Grey
                   W.
                   Fryars
                   .
                
                 
                   All
                   this
                   is
                   Shoomakers
                   houses
                   ,
                   which
                   pay
                   Rents
                   to
                   the
                   Abbots
                   of
                   Westminster
                   .
                
                 
                   Aldersgate
                
                 
                   The
                   Chanell
                   .
                   Sanctuary
                   ever
                   used
                   .
                   The
                   Chanell
                   .
                   No
                   Sanctuary
                   .
                
                 
                   S.
                   Martins
                   lane
                   ,
                   and
                   Sanctuary
                   on
                   both
                   sides
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   New
                   Window
                   broken
                   out
                   by
                   
                     Francis
                     Godlike
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   West
                   Church
                   doore
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Deanes
                   gate
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Post
                   .
                
                 
                   Hugh
                   Paines
                   Garden
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Deanes
                   Garden
                   .
                
                 
                   S.
                   Leonards
                   Church
                   .
                
                 
                   All
                   the
                   Bounds
                   and
                   Limits
                   about
                   this
                   Plat
                   mentioned
                   ,
                   beene
                   contained
                   in
                   the
                   Abbots
                   claime
                   :
                   and
                   is
                   well
                   proved
                   to
                   be
                   good
                   Sanctuary
                   ,
                   by
                   divers
                   Witnesses
                   sworne
                   in
                   the
                   Chancery
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   Free-men
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   ,
                   as
                   other
                   credible
                   persons
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   stone
                   Wall.
                   
                
                 
                   Good
                   Sanctuary
                   ever
                   used
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   South
                   Gate
                   .
                
                 
                   Good
                   Sanctuary
                   ever
                   used
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Chanell
                   on
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   .
                
                 
                   Foster
                   E.
                   lane
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Post
                   in
                   
                     Roger
                     Wrights
                  
                   house
                   .
                
              
               
               
                 
                   It
                   seemes
                   that
                   there
                   hath
                   beene
                   some
                   latter
                   differences
                   about
                   a
                   new
                   doore
                   into
                   the
                   Liberties
                   of
                   the
                   Freedome
                   ;
                   
                   whereupon
                   a
                   Court
                   being
                   called
                   ,
                   December
                   20.
                   1625.
                   this
                   Order
                   was
                   given
                   out
                   ,
                   to
                   bee
                   enquired
                   upon
                   and
                   certified
                   .
                
                 
                   It
                   is
                   ordered
                   by
                   the
                   Court
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Foreman
                   of
                   the
                   Enquest
                   ,
                   with
                   others
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Enquest
                   ,
                   shall
                   view
                   the
                   South
                   gate
                   and
                   Entry
                   leading
                   from
                   
                     Bladder
                     street
                  
                   into
                   this
                   Liberty
                   :
                   and
                   also
                   a
                   doore
                   made
                   by
                   
                     Thomas
                     Rodes
                  
                   in
                   the
                   East
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Entrey
                   ;
                   and
                   make
                   their
                   reports
                   under
                   their
                   bands
                   in
                   writing
                   ,
                   on
                   Monday
                   next
                   after
                   the
                   Epiphany
                   .
                
              
               
                 ACcording
                 to
                 the
                 direction
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 abovesaid
                 ,
                 we
                 whose
                 names
                 are
                 under
                 written
                 ,
                 being
                 all
                 of
                 the
                 Enquest
                 sworne
                 for
                 this
                 yeere
                 ,
                 having
                 viewed
                 the
                 Gate
                 and
                 Entry
                 ,
                 doe
                 find
                 ,
                 and
                 accordingly
                 certifie
                 ,
                 that
                 
                   Thomas
                   Rodes
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Linnen-Draper
                 ,
                 dwelling
                 in
                 a
                 house
                 next
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Entry
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 thereof
                 ,
                 (
                 in
                 part
                 of
                 which
                 house
                 
                   Roger
                   Wright
                
                 did
                 sometimes
                 dwell
                 )
                 hath
                 of
                 late
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 privity
                 or
                 knowledge
                 of
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 this
                 Liberty
                 ,
                 taken
                 downe
                 ,
                 or
                 caused
                 to
                 bee
                 taken
                 downe
                 and
                 carried
                 away
                 ,
                 a
                 paire
                 of
                 strong
                 ,
                 sufficient
                 ,
                 and
                 serviceable
                 gates
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 time
                 ;
                 which
                 were
                 ,
                 and
                 time
                 out
                 of
                 mind
                 have
                 bin
                 ,
                 the
                 common
                 South
                 gate
                 of
                 this
                 Liberty
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 stead
                 therof
                 ,
                 hath
                 set
                 up
                 a
                 new
                 gate
                 of
                 Deale
                 ,
                 opening
                 all
                 one
                 way
                 ,
                 viz.
                 towards
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 ;
                 whereas
                 the
                 former
                 paire
                 of
                 Gates
                 or
                 Leaves
                 did
                 fall
                 open
                 ,
                 the
                 one
                 towards
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 towards
                 the
                 West
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Entry
                 .
                 Also
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Thomas
                   Rodes
                
                 hath
                 broken
                 downe
                 the
                 partition
                 wall
                 on
                 the
                 East
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Entry
                 ;
                 against
                 which
                 ,
                 one
                 Leafe
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 old
                 Gate
                 did
                 fall
                 open
                 ,
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 :
                 and
                 hath
                 there
                 made
                 a
                 new
                 doore
                 (
                 where
                 never
                 any
                 was
                 before
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 memory
                 of
                 man
                 )
                 of
                 almost
                 an
                 Ell
                 in
                 breadth
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Shop
                 ,
                 into
                 the
                 said
                 Entry
                 or
                 common
                 passage
                 into
                 this
                 Liberty
                 .
                 Wherby
                 a
                 free
                 and
                 open
                 passage
                 is
                 made
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 thorow
                 the
                 shop
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Rodes
                 into
                 this
                 Liberty
                 ;
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 prejudice
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Liberty
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 hinderance
                 and
                 damage
                 of
                 the
                 Tenants
                 and
                 Inhabitants
                 within
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 In
                 witnesse
                 whereof
                 wee
                 have
                 hereunto
                 subscribed
                 our
                 names
                 ,
                 dated
                 the
                 9.
                 day
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1625.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Mathew
                   Iumpar
                
                 
                   William
                   Hewes
                
                 
                   William
                   Hewes
                
                 
                   Richard
                   Mattock
                
                 
                   Anthony
                   Iohnson
                
                 
                   Timothy
                   Smart
                   
                     
                       Edward
                       Napper
                    
                     
                       Thomas
                       Speare
                    
                     
                       Henry
                       Kuevet
                    
                     
                       William
                       Hunt
                    
                     
                       Philip
                       Richard
                    
                     
                       William
                       Purse
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 very
                 ancient
                 Deed
                 ,
                 to
                 prove
                 Lambs-Chappell
                 to
                 have
                 anciently
                 beene
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 Olaves
                 Silverstreet
                 .
              
               
                 KNow
                 all
                 men
                 ,
                 present
                 and
                 to
                 come
                 ,
                 that
                 I
                 
                   Laurence
                   de
                   Frowik
                
                 have
                 granted
                 and
                 dimissed
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 this
                 present
                 Charter
                 of
                 mine
                 have
                 confirmed
                 ,
                 unto
                 Richard
                 of
                 Clerkenwell
                 ,
                 Chaplaine
                 ,
                 all
                 that
                 Land
                 of
                 mine
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 houses
                 ,
                 buildings
                 ,
                 and
                 appurtenances
                 which
                 I
                 have
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 
                   Muckwell
                   street
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 S.
                 Olaves
                 ;
                 lying
                 betweene
                 that
                 Land
                 which
                 
                   William
                   Throtegos
                
                 held
                 of
                 mee
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Land
                 of
                 the
                 Fryars
                 of
                 the
                 new
                 Hostell
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 North
                 ;
                 and
                 which
                 extendeth
                 it selfe
                 in
                 length
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Kings
                 high-way
                 ,
                 even
                 unto
                 the
                 wall
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 towards
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 &c.
                 he
                 paying
                 me
                 twenty
                 shillings
                 a
                 yeere
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 giving
                 unto
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Olaves
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 one
                 Waxe
                 Candle
                 of
                 a
                 pound
                 weight
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Feast
                 of
                 Saint
                 Thomas
                 the
                 Apostle
                 yeerely
                 :
                 and
                 unto
                 the
                 Chappell
                 
                   (
                   de
                   inclusorio
                
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 Close
                 or
                 Cloister
                 ,
                 within
                 Criplegate
                 ,
                 
                 at
                 the
                 upper
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Muckwell
                   street
                
                 towards
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 one
                 other
                 Waxe
                 Taper
                 of
                 three
                 quarters
                 weight
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Feast
                 of
                 Saint
                 Iames
                 yeerely
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Witnesses
                 ,
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Bat
                
                 ,
                 then
                 Maior
                 of
                 
                   London
                   ,
                   Iohn
                
                 of
                 Northampton
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Richard
                   Pycard
                
                 then
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Notes
                   upon
                   this
                   Deed.
                   
                
                 
                   These
                   were
                   Maior
                   and
                   Sheriffes
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1253.
                   which
                   was
                   the
                   thirty
                   eighth
                   yeere
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   third
                   .
                   Out
                   of
                   this
                   so
                   ancient
                   a
                   Deed
                   ,
                   may
                   wee
                   observe
                   ,
                   first
                   ,
                   That
                   by
                   the
                   bounding
                   of
                   this
                   Land
                   ,
                   betwixt
                   the
                   streete
                   and
                   the
                   City
                   wall
                   ,
                   towards
                   the
                   West
                   ;
                   that
                   this
                   was
                   that
                   ground
                   which
                   is
                   now
                   
                     Lambes
                     Chappell
                  
                   yard
                   .
                   Secondly
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   assigning
                   the
                   latter
                   Candle
                   to
                   bee
                   paid
                   to
                   the
                   Chappell
                   ,
                   upon
                   Saint
                   Iames
                   his
                   day
                   ;
                   that
                   it
                   was
                   meant
                   to
                   this
                   
                     Lambes
                     Chappell
                  
                   :
                   which
                   was
                   anciently
                   called
                   ,
                   
                     The
                     Chappell
                     of
                     Saint
                     Iames
                     in
                     the
                     wall
                     .
                  
                   Vpon
                   whose
                   Festivall
                   ,
                   this
                   Chappell
                   seemes
                   to
                   have
                   beene
                   dedicated
                   :
                   and
                   to
                   honour
                   the
                   solemnity
                   of
                   which
                   Wake
                   ,
                   the
                   Gentleman
                   directed
                   this
                   Candle
                   to
                   be
                   yeerely
                   paid
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Originall
                   of
                   this
                   Deed
                   in
                   Latin
                   ,
                   is
                   in
                   the
                   hands
                   of
                   that
                   most
                   Learned
                   Antiquary
                   of
                   our
                   dayes
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Spelman
                  
                   Knight
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Circuit
                 of
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 or
                 Free
                 Chappell
                 of
                 Saint
                 Katharine
                 neere
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 FRom
                 the
                 East
                 gate
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Tower
                 by
                 the
                 Thames
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 Bancke
                 beyond
                 Saint
                 Katharines
                 Docke
                 ,
                 Eastward
                 :
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 through
                 all
                 the
                 Lane
                 which
                 leadeth
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 Docke
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 and
                 by
                 every
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Lane
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 Kings
                 high
                 way
                 ,
                 Northward
                 :
                 which
                 way
                 ,
                 lyeth
                 between
                 the
                 Abby
                 of
                 Grace
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Hospitall
                 or
                 Free
                 Chappell
                 ;
                 and
                 leadeth
                 from
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 unto
                 Radcliffe
                 .
                 And
                 also
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 way
                 ,
                 against
                 the
                 same
                 Lane
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 Tower
                 Ditch
                 ,
                 Westward
                 ;
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 Southward
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 An
                 Ancient
                 Record
                 concerning
                 East
                 Smithfield
                 to
                 bee
                 inserted
                 Page
                 268.
                 
              
               
                 IN
                 the
                 times
                 of
                 King
                 Kno
                 wt
                 (
                 or
                 Kanutus
                 )
                 the
                 Dane
                 ,
                 
                 were
                 there
                 thirteene
                 Knights
                 very
                 well
                 beloved
                 both
                 of
                 King
                 and
                 Kingdome
                 .
                 These
                 begged
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Grace
                 ,
                 a
                 certaine
                 piece
                 of
                 Land
                 in
                 the
                 East
                 part
                 of
                 London
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 had
                 lately
                 forsaken
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 hardship
                 *
                 and
                 service
                 they
                 there
                 stood
                 charged
                 withall
                 .
                 The
                 Knights
                 suit
                 for
                 to
                 have
                 this
                 Land
                 granted
                 unto
                 them
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 liberty
                 of
                 a
                 Guild
                 upon
                 it
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 upon
                 this
                 condition
                 granted
                 :
                 Namely
                 ,
                 that
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 should
                 performe
                 three
                 combats
                 upon
                 the
                 land
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 water
                 ;
                 and
                 come
                 off
                 with
                 victory
                 :
                 and
                 also
                 ,
                 that
                 upon
                 a
                 day
                 appointed
                 ,
                 they
                 should
                 runne
                 at
                 Tilt
                 against
                 all
                 commers
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 field
                 which
                 is
                 now
                 called
                 
                   East
                   Smithfield
                
                 .
                 This
                 they
                 having
                 performed
                 gloriously
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 gave
                 them
                 the
                 field
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 named
                 it
                 K●ytte-guilden
                 ;
                 
                 appointing
                 these
                 Boundaries
                 unto
                 it
                 .
                 First
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 should
                 reach
                 from
                 Ealdgate
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 where
                 the
                 Barres
                 now
                 are
                 ,
                 Eastward
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 the
                 Towne
                 .
                 He
                 extended
                 it
                 another
                 way
                 toward
                 Bishopsgate
                 ,
                 as
                 farre
                 as
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 William
                 the
                 Priest
                 .
                 To
                 the
                 Southward
                 ,
                 the
                 liberties
                 of
                 this
                 Guild
                 reached
                 so
                 farre
                 into
                 the
                 water
                 of
                 the
                 Thames
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 horseman
                 riding
                 into
                 the
                 River
                 at
                 a
                 dead
                 low
                 water
                 ,
                 could
                 dart
                 his
                 horsemans
                 staffe
                 from
                 him
                 .
                 So
                 that
                 all
                 
                   East
                   Smithfield
                
                 ,
                 with
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 way
                 ,
                 which
                 stretcheth
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   Doddings
                   pond
                
                 into
                 the
                 Thames
                 ;
                 and
                 also
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 Saint
                 Katharines
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Mills
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 Hospitall
                 was
                 founded
                 in
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 King
                 Stephen
                 )
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 outer
                 stone
                 wall
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 new
                 Ditch
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 stand
                 and
                 
                 are
                 within
                 the
                 Fee
                 aforesaid
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 said
                 Wall
                 and
                 Ditch
                 ,
                 
                 were
                 not
                 as
                 yet
                 made
                 ;
                 but
                 were
                 afterwards
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 time
                 that
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 first
                 was
                 at
                 Ierusalem
                 .
                 Which
                 was
                 done
                 by
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Ely
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Justice
                 over
                 all
                 the
                 Kingdome
                 .
                 The
                 occasion
                 was
                 ,
                 a
                 difference
                 betwixt
                 Earle
                 Iohn
                 the
                 Kings
                 Brother
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 chiefe
                 Iustice
                 .
                 By
                 the
                 digging
                 of
                 this
                 Ditch
                 in
                 the
                 ground
                 of
                 
                   East
                   Smithfield
                
                 ,
                 did
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Holy
                   Trinity
                
                 in
                 London
                 lose
                 half
                 a
                 Marke
                 a
                 yeere
                 revenue
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Mill
                 which
                 belonged
                 unto
                 the
                 poore
                 Brotherhood
                 of
                 the
                 Hispitall
                 of
                 Saint
                 Katharines
                 ,
                 and
                 unto
                 the
                 Churches
                 of
                 Saint
                 Katharines
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Holy
                   Trinity
                
                 altogether
                 ,
                 was
                 faine
                 to
                 be
                 removed
                 ,
                 to
                 their
                 no
                 little
                 hindrance
                 .
                 A
                 Garden
                 also
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 hired
                 of
                 the
                 Brotherhood
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 rent
                 of
                 sixe
                 Markes
                 a
                 yeere
                 ,
                 was
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 destroyed
                 also
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Ditch
                 .
                 Recompence
                 was
                 often
                 sued
                 for
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 made
                 very
                 speedily
                 ,
                 though
                 promised
                 faithfully
                 .
                 Afterwards
                 ,
                 King
                 Edward
                 gave
                 five
                 Markes
                 and
                 an
                 halfe
                 unto
                 the
                 poore
                 Brotherhood
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 Garden
                 which
                 the
                 Ditch
                 had
                 destroyed
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 part
                 which
                 it
                 had
                 not
                 ,
                 hee
                 restored
                 unto
                 them
                 againe
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 hold
                 unto
                 this
                 day
                 .
                 As
                 for
                 their
                 Rent
                 of
                 five
                 Markes
                 and
                 a
                 halfe
                 ,
                 hee
                 gave
                 them
                 his
                 Charter
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 they
                 receive
                 it
                 very
                 duly
                 either
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 or
                 the
                 Hanaper
                 ,
                 even
                 untill
                 this
                 present
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Guild
                 was
                 by
                 divers
                 Kings
                 afterwards
                 confirmed
                 .
                 And
                 first
                 by
                 Edward
                 the
                 Confessor
                 ,
                 then
                 by
                 King
                 
                   William
                   Rufus
                
                 ;
                 
                 of
                 whose
                 Charter
                 ,
                 I
                 here
                 give
                 you
                 this
                 Abstract
                 .
              
               
                 William
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 &c.
                 to
                 Bishop
                 
                   M.
                   G
                   de
                   Magu
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   R
                   de
                   Boare
                
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 his
                 faithfull
                 *
                 Liege-people
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 sendeth
                 greeting
                 .
                 Know
                 ye
                 that
                 I
                 have
                 confirmed
                 unto
                 the
                 men
                 of
                 Cnittengilda
                 ,
                 their
                 Guild
                 and
                 Lands
                 pertaining
                 unto
                 it
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 their
                 customes
                 ,
                 entire
                 ;
                 even
                 as
                 they
                 enjoyed
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 my
                 Father
                 :
                 Witnesse
                 
                   Henry
                   de
                   Both
                
                 at
                 Rethyng
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   first
                   his
                   Charter
                   this
                   is
                   the
                   Abstract
                   .
                
                 
                   Henry
                   King
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   &c.
                   to
                   Bishop
                   M.
                   to
                   the
                   *
                   Sheriffe
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   all
                   his
                   Barons
                   and
                   faithfull
                   people
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   aswell
                   French
                   as
                   English
                   ,
                   sendeth
                   greeting
                   .
                   Know
                   yee
                   that
                   I
                   have
                   granted
                   unto
                   all
                   the
                   men
                   of
                   the
                   Cnyttengilda
                   ,
                   their
                   Guild
                   ,
                   and
                   lands
                   pertaining
                   unto
                   it
                   ;
                   together
                   with
                   all
                   their
                   customes
                   after
                   the
                   best
                   manner
                   ,
                   even
                   as
                   they
                   enjoyed
                   the
                   same
                   in
                   the
                   times
                   of
                   King
                   Edward
                   and
                   my
                   Father
                   ,
                   and
                   as
                   the
                   King
                   my
                   Brother
                   by
                   his
                   Charter
                   and
                   Seale
                   confirmed
                   them
                   .
                   And
                   I
                   free
                   it
                   from
                   any
                   forfeiture
                   that
                   might
                   accrue
                   unto
                   my selfe
                   ,
                   forbidding
                   all
                   men
                   ,
                   that
                   upon
                   pretence
                   hereof
                   ,
                   they
                   presume
                   not
                   to
                   offer
                   them
                   any
                   molestation
                   .
                   Witnesses
                   ,
                   
                     R.
                     de
                     Momford
                     ,
                     R.
                     de
                     Bigot
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   
                     H.
                     de
                     Booth
                  
                   ,
                   at
                   Westminster
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   More
                   concerning
                   the
                   Liberties
                   and
                   extent
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Guild
                   .
                
                 
                   Know
                   yee
                   ,
                   
                   that
                   the
                   Soken
                   of
                   Knyttengilda
                   ,
                   reaches
                   from
                   Aldgate
                   with
                   the
                   lands
                   on
                   both
                   sides
                   the
                   streete
                   ,
                   even
                   unto
                   the
                   outer
                   Barre
                   .
                   On
                   the
                   South
                   side
                   it
                   reaches
                   towards
                   the
                   Thames
                   ;
                   joyning
                   with
                   the
                   Soken
                   within
                   the
                   Barre
                   ,
                   66.
                   foot
                   of
                   Saint
                   Paul.
                   On
                   the
                   North
                   it
                   goes
                   within
                   the
                   Barre
                   16.
                   foot
                   of
                   St.
                   Paul.
                   The
                   Soken
                   also
                   extendeth
                   towards
                   Bishopsgate
                   ,
                   even
                   unto
                   the
                   house
                   belonging
                   sometimes
                   unto
                   William
                   the
                   Priest
                   ,
                   and
                   after
                   unto
                   
                     Geffrey
                     Tannar
                  
                   ,
                   together
                   with
                   all
                   Smithfield
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   farre
                   into
                   the
                   Thames
                   as
                   a
                   horseman
                   at
                   low
                   water
                   riding
                   upon
                   his
                   *
                   Destrier
                   into
                   the
                   River
                   could
                   dart
                   his
                   Lance
                   from
                   him
                   ;
                   together
                   with
                   the
                   right
                   hand
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   streete
                   ,
                   which
                   goes
                   by
                   
                     Doddings
                     pond
                  
                   to
                   the
                   Thames
                   .
                   But
                   as
                   for
                   that
                   on
                   the
                   left
                   hand
                   ,
                   it
                   is
                   not
                   of
                   that
                   Soken
                   ;
                   but
                   yet
                   in
                   the
                   Parish
                   of
                   Saint
                   Botolphs
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   More
                   ,
                   concerning
                   the
                   Tower
                   Ditch
                   before
                   mentioned
                   ;
                   and
                   of
                   the
                   enclosing
                   the
                   whole
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   with
                   a
                   Ditch
                   .
                
                 
                   Whilest
                   King
                   Richard
                   in
                   his
                   returne
                   from
                   Ierusalem
                   ,
                   
                   was
                   kept
                   prisoner
                   by
                   the
                   Emperor
                   of
                   Almayne
                   ,
                   there
                   sell
                   out
                   a
                   dissension
                   betwixt
                   Earle
                   Iohn
                   the
                   Kings
                   Brother
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Bishop
                   of
                   Ely
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Chiefe
                   Iustice
                   of
                   England
                   :
                   whereupon
                   ,
                   the
                   Bishop
                   thought
                   good
                   to
                   fortifie
                   the
                   Kings
                   *
                   Castle
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   
                   Earle
                   at
                   that
                   time
                   provided
                   to
                   beleager
                   .
                   It
                   seemed
                   good
                   to
                   the
                   Bishop
                   therefore
                   ,
                   to
                   encompasse
                   in
                   the
                   whole
                   Bulwarke
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   wall
                   of
                   a
                   most
                   wonderfull
                   thicknesse
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   make
                   a
                   broad
                   and
                   deepe
                   Ditch
                   about
                   that
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   Thames
                   flowing
                   into
                   ,
                   the
                   whole
                   Tower
                   might
                   both
                   be
                   encompassed
                   and
                   fortified
                   by
                   it
                   .
                   Vpon
                   occasion
                   therefore
                   of
                   this
                   Ditch
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   then
                   made
                   in
                   Smithfield
                   ;
                   and
                   by
                   reason
                   of
                   that
                   other
                   Ditch
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   Citizens
                   for
                   the
                   same
                   cause
                   then
                   beganne
                   to
                   make
                   round
                   about
                   their
                   City
                   :
                   did
                   the
                   Church
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Holy
                     Trinity
                  
                   lose
                   halfe
                   a
                   Marke
                   of
                   yearely
                   revenew
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Mill
                   also
                   belonging
                   unto
                   the
                   poore
                   of
                   the
                   Hospitall
                   of
                   Aldgate
                   was
                   taken
                   away
                   .
                   Whereupon
                   there
                   accrewed
                   no
                   small
                   damage
                   both
                   unto
                   *
                   us
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   those
                   poore
                   people
                   :
                   for
                   which
                   ,
                   though
                   recompence
                   hath
                   beene
                   often
                   promised
                   ,
                   yet
                   have
                   we
                   hitherto
                   received
                   no
                   satisfaction
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   More
                   concerning
                   this
                   matter
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   a
                   french
                   Record
                   in
                   Booke
                   H.
                   folio
                   199.
                   and
                   in
                   Booke
                   Dunthorne
                   ,
                   folio
                   88.
                   
                   Which
                   is
                   a
                   desire
                   of
                   the
                   Master
                   of
                   Saint
                   Katherines
                   Hospitall
                   ,
                   to
                   have
                   leave
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   to
                   enclose
                   a
                   certaine
                   peece
                   of
                   ground
                   neere
                   the
                   Tower
                   of
                   London
                   .
                
                 
                   It
                   was
                   told
                   unto
                   the
                   Maior
                   ,
                   Aldermen
                   ,
                   and
                   Commonalty
                   ,
                   how
                   that
                   
                     Iohn
                     Hermesthorpe
                  
                   ,
                   Master
                   of
                   Saint
                   Katherines
                   Hospitall
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Tower
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   had
                   a
                   certaine
                   peece
                   of
                   Land
                   ,
                   which
                   had
                   somewhile
                   beene
                   a
                   portion
                   of
                   the
                   Garden
                   of
                   his
                   Hospitall
                   ;
                   which
                   portion
                   King
                   Edward
                   ,
                   sonne
                   to
                   King
                   Henry
                   ,
                   had
                   purchased
                   of
                   those
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Hospitall
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   enlargement
                   of
                   the
                   Tower
                   Ditch
                   ;
                   for
                   which
                   hee
                   paid
                   unto
                   the
                   Master
                   ,
                   Brothers
                   ,
                   and
                   Sisters
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Hospitall
                   ,
                   3.
                   
                     li.
                     13.
                     s.
                     4.
                     
                       d.
                    
                  
                   yeerely
                   for
                   ever
                   :
                   and
                   that
                   the
                   said
                   Hospitall
                   had
                   received
                   the
                   said
                   Rent
                   ever
                   since
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   the
                   Purchase
                   .
                   This
                   place
                   indeed
                   ,
                   had
                   heretofore
                   laine
                   void
                   and
                   waste
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   beene
                   of
                   no
                   profit
                   to
                   any
                   ;
                   serving
                   onely
                   for
                   a
                   resort
                   or
                   meeting
                   place
                   of
                   Rogues
                   and
                   Women
                   of
                   ill
                   conversation
                   .
                   For
                   the
                   restraining
                   of
                   which
                   naughtinesse
                   and
                   pilferies
                   ,
                   the
                   said
                   Iohn
                   had
                   againe
                   purchased
                   it
                   of
                   King
                   Edward
                   the
                   third
                   ,
                   of
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   received
                   licence
                   to
                   enclose
                   the
                   said
                   void
                   peece
                   for
                   the
                   benefit
                   of
                   his
                   Hospitall
                   :
                   he
                   paying
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   and
                   his
                   Heires
                   ,
                   into
                   their
                   Exchequer
                   ,
                   vj.
                   s.
                   viij
                   .
                   
                     d.
                  
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                   By
                   vertue
                   of
                   which
                   Licence
                   ,
                   the
                   said
                   Master
                   had
                   already
                   begunne
                   to
                   enclose
                   the
                   said
                   void
                   Plat
                   of
                   ground
                   .
                   This
                   the
                   Maior
                   ,
                   &c.
                   hearing
                   of
                   ,
                   sent
                   to
                   forbid
                   the
                   enclosure
                   of
                   ;
                   affirming
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   said
                   Plat
                   belonged
                   unto
                   the
                   Commonalty
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   :
                   whereupon
                   the
                   Master
                   forbare
                   to
                   proceede
                   further
                   for
                   sixe
                   or
                   eight
                   yeeres
                   together
                   .
                
                 
                   At
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   this
                   terme
                   ,
                   the
                   said
                   Master
                   made
                   sure
                   unto
                   the
                   Maior
                   and
                   Commonalty
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   would
                   please
                   to
                   give
                   him
                   leave
                   to
                   enclose
                   the
                   said
                   place
                   ,
                   were
                   it
                   but
                   onely
                   to
                   prevent
                   and
                   take
                   away
                   the
                   Villanies
                   which
                   he
                   affirmed
                   to
                   be
                   there
                   committed
                   :
                   for
                   which
                   courtesie
                   he
                   then
                   promised
                   ,
                   that
                   himselfe
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   the
                   Brothers
                   and
                   Sisters
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Hospitall
                   ,
                   would
                   particularly
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   especiall
                   manner
                   ,
                   pray
                   for
                   the
                   good
                   estate
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   ;
                   and
                   be
                   willing
                   moreover
                   to
                   pay
                   some
                   small
                   yeerely
                   Rent
                   unto
                   the
                   Chamber
                   of
                   
                     Guihald
                     ,
                     London
                  
                   ,
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                   To
                   this
                   suit
                   the
                   Maior
                   ,
                   Aldermen
                   ,
                   and
                   Commonalty
                   consented
                   :
                   and
                   further
                   made
                   choice
                   of
                   some
                   certaine
                   Aldermen
                   and
                   Commoners
                   ,
                   who
                   should
                   take
                   a
                   view
                   of
                   this
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   void
                   places
                   belonging
                   to
                   the
                   City
                   ,
                   and
                   make
                   report
                   to
                   them
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   To
                   prove
                   that
                   the
                   Hospitall
                   of
                   Saint
                   Katherines
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Mils
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   that
                   belong
                   to
                   it
                   ,
                   together
                   with
                   the
                   Tower
                   Ditch
                   ,
                   all
                   East-Smithfield
                   without
                   the
                   Posterne
                   ,
                   before
                   the
                   Abbey
                   of
                   Grace
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   right
                   hand
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   street
                   leading
                   along
                   by
                   Duddings
                   Pond
                   ,
                   are
                   ,
                   and
                   time
                   out
                   of
                   minde
                   have
                   beene
                   within
                   the
                   Liberty
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   parcell
                   of
                   Portsoken
                   Ward
                   without
                   Algate
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Suburbes
                   .
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   Maior
                   and
                   Commonalty
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   affirme
                   ,
                   that
                   in
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   the
                   Conquerour
                   ,
                   and
                   long
                   before
                   ,
                   the
                   said
                   Ward
                   of
                   Portsoken
                   ,
                   was
                   called
                   the
                   Ward
                   of
                   
                     Anglish
                     Knightgilden
                  
                   .
                   And
                   that
                   afterwards
                   ,
                   about
                   the
                   eighth
                   of
                   
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   first
                   ,
                   Ralfe
                   the
                   sonne
                   of
                   
                     Algode
                     ,
                     Wolfard
                     le
                     Deverish
                     ,
                     Otgar
                     le
                     Prude
                     ,
                  
                   with
                   divers
                   other
                   substantiall
                   Citizens
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   descended
                   of
                   the
                   ancient
                   race
                   of
                   the
                   English
                   Knights
                   ,
                   being
                   Lords
                   of
                   the
                   Liberty
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Guild
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Soken
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   and
                   were
                   seazed
                   of
                   all
                   the
                   Lands
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   Soken
                   (
                   as
                   by
                   the
                   Charter
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   King
                   Henry
                   it
                   appeareth
                   )
                   did
                   bequeath
                   the
                   said
                   Soken
                   and
                   Lands
                   ,
                   unto
                   the
                   Church
                   and
                   Canons
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Holy
                     Tinity
                  
                   ,
                   within
                   
                     Algate
                     ,
                     London
                  
                   .
                   Which
                   gift
                   the
                   said
                   K.
                   Henry
                   ,
                   by
                   his
                   Charter
                   (
                   which
                   the
                   Maior
                   and
                   Commonalty
                   have
                   here
                   to
                   shew
                   )
                   also
                   confirmed
                   .
                   Vpon
                   pretext
                   of
                   which
                   Gift
                   and
                   Confirmation
                   ,
                   Norman
                   ,
                   at
                   that
                   time
                   Prior
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Covent
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   as
                   also
                   their
                   Successors
                   ,
                   stood
                   a
                   long
                   time
                   possessed
                   .
                   Afterwards
                   ,
                   among
                   other
                   things
                   ,
                   Ralfe
                   the
                   Prior
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Canons
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Church
                   ,
                   did
                   grant
                   unto
                   Maud
                   Queene
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   Wife
                   to
                   King
                   Stephen
                   ,
                   a
                   certaine
                   parcell
                   of
                   Land
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   Soken
                   (
                   the
                   very
                   same
                   ,
                   namely
                   ,
                   upon
                   which
                   the
                   said
                   Hospitall
                   of
                   Saint
                   Katherines
                   is
                   now
                   founded
                   )
                   together
                   with
                   all
                   the
                   Mill
                   there
                   in
                   the
                   *
                   Shambles
                   ,
                   in
                   lieu
                   of
                   sixe
                   yard
                   land
                   in
                   the
                   Mannor
                   of
                   Bracching
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Hertford
                   :
                   even
                   as
                   by
                   two
                   Patents
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   King
                   and
                   Queene
                   made
                   upon
                   that
                   occasion
                   ,
                   it
                   manifestly
                   is
                   declared
                   .
                   Moreover
                   they
                   affirme
                   ,
                   That
                   whereas
                   the
                   Lord
                   Edward
                   the
                   first
                   ,
                   sometimes
                   King
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   had
                   not
                   any
                   piece
                   of
                   ground
                   of
                   his
                   owne
                   proper
                   Lands
                   neere
                   enough
                   unto
                   his
                   Tower
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   whereupon
                   to
                   build
                   up
                   his
                   Wall
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   make
                   his
                   Ditch
                   about
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   purposed
                   to
                   doe
                   a
                   new
                   ;
                   hee
                   purchased
                   of
                   the
                   Master
                   ,
                   Brethren
                   ,
                   and
                   Sisters
                   of
                   the
                   Hospitall
                   of
                   Saint
                   Katherines
                   by
                   the
                   Tower
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   a
                   certaine
                   Plat
                   of
                   ground
                   with
                   the
                   appurtenances
                   in
                   East
                   Smithfield
                   ,
                   adjoyning
                   unto
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   both
                   for
                   the
                   laying
                   of
                   the
                   Sand
                   ,
                   Gravell
                   ,
                   and
                   Marle
                   ,
                   which
                   should
                   be
                   digged
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Ditch
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   which
                   should
                   serve
                   for
                   the
                   repairing
                   of
                   the
                   Wall
                   aforesaid
                   .
                   And
                   that
                   he
                   paid
                   unto
                   the
                   Master
                   ,
                   Brothers
                   ,
                   and
                   Sisters
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   five
                   Markes
                   ,
                   sixe
                   shillings
                   and
                   nine
                   pence
                   ,
                   both
                   for
                   the
                   purchase
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Plat
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   recompence
                   of
                   their
                   losse
                   long
                   since
                   sustained
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   enlargement
                   of
                   the
                   Ditch
                   ,
                   and
                   reparation
                   of
                   the
                   Wall
                   aforesaid
                   :
                   which
                   hee
                   caused
                   for
                   himselfe
                   and
                   his
                   Successors
                   to
                   be
                   yeerely
                   payable
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Exchequer
                   .
                   Which
                   five
                   Markes
                   sixe
                   shillings
                   nine
                   pence
                   ,
                   the
                   Masters
                   ,
                   Brothers
                   ,
                   and
                   Sisters
                   (
                   for
                   the
                   time
                   being
                   )
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Hospitall
                   ,
                   have
                   ever
                   since
                   the
                   said
                   Grant
                   received
                   ,
                   and
                   doe
                   actually
                   at
                   this
                   present
                   receive
                   it
                   by
                   vertue
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Patent
                   ,
                   which
                   they
                   now
                   have
                   by
                   them
                   ,
                   &c.
                   the
                   Copy
                   whereof
                   was
                   entered
                   upon
                   Record
                   in
                   the
                   Chamber
                   of
                   *
                   Guildhall
                   ;
                   and
                   acknowledged
                   by
                   them
                   before
                   
                     Nicholas
                     Brembre
                  
                   ,
                   then
                   Maior
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Aldermen
                   .
                   They
                   affirme
                   also
                   ,
                   that
                   in
                   the
                   fourteenth
                   yeere
                   of
                   King
                   Edward
                   the
                   second
                   ,
                   at
                   such
                   time
                   as
                   he
                   held
                   Assises
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   Tower
                   ;
                   it
                   was
                   proved
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   said
                   Ward
                   of
                   Portsoken
                   ,
                   (
                   heretofore
                   called
                   
                     English
                     Knightgeld
                  
                   )
                   was
                   in
                   and
                   of
                   the
                   Liberties
                   of
                   London
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   ,
                   so
                   often
                   as
                   any
                   Taxe
                   was
                   to
                   bee
                   raised
                   for
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   or
                   to
                   bee
                   assessed
                   for
                   the
                   Commonalty
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   upon
                   the
                   Commoners
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   City
                   ,
                   or
                   that
                   any
                   other
                   Assessement
                   was
                   to
                   bee
                   made
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Commonalty
                   ,
                   either
                   for
                   the
                   raising
                   of
                   some
                   Wall
                   ,
                   making
                   of
                   any
                   enclosure
                   ,
                   or
                   for
                   the
                   defence
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   :
                   that
                   all
                   the
                   people
                   inhabiting
                   the
                   said
                   Ward
                   ,
                   were
                   accustomed
                   to
                   pay
                   the
                   said
                   Taxes
                   ,
                   like
                   other
                   Freemen
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   said
                   Assessements
                   were
                   wont
                   to
                   bee
                   levied
                   upon
                   them
                   ,
                   as
                   upon
                   other
                   Freemen
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   ,
                   like
                   as
                   by
                   the
                   Transcript
                   of
                   the
                   Rolls
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   *
                   Assizes
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   ,
                   now
                   remaining
                   in
                   the
                   Treasury
                   of
                   the
                   Guildhall
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   City
                   ,
                   most
                   clearely
                   it
                   appeareth
                   .
                
                 
                   They
                   further
                   affirme
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Lord
                   Edward
                   the
                   third
                   ,
                   late
                   King
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   Progenitor
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   the
                   King
                   that
                   now
                   is
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   seventeenth
                   yeere
                   of
                   his
                   Reigne
                   ,
                   directed
                   by
                   his
                   *
                   Letter
                   unto
                   
                     Iohn
                     Hamond
                  
                   ,
                   at
                   that
                   time
                   Maior
                   of
                   his
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Escheator
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   :
                   in
                   which
                   Letters
                   he
                   made
                   rehearsall
                   of
                   all
                   the
                   former
                   businesse
                   concerning
                   the
                   Wall
                   and
                   Ditch
                   of
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   made
                   in
                   his
                   Grandfathers
                   time
                   .
                   Hee
                   rehearsed
                   also
                   ,
                   how
                   Ralfe
                   of
                   Sandwich
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Iohn
                     de
                     Weston
                  
                   ,
                   
                   late
                   Constables
                   of
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   did
                   let
                   out
                   the
                   same
                   place
                   by
                   parcels
                   unto
                   divers
                   men
                   ,
                   without
                   leave
                   or
                   licence
                   had
                   therefore
                   ,
                   either
                   from
                   the
                   Kings
                   his
                   Grand-father
                   ,
                   Fathers
                   ,
                   or
                   Himselfe
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   the
                   said
                   place
                   was
                   then
                   builded
                   upon
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   rented
                   out
                   for
                   40.
                   s.
                   a
                   yeere
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   himselfe
                   had
                   given
                   out
                   Commissions
                   to
                   enquire
                   upon
                   the
                   reasons
                   ,
                   manner
                   ,
                   right
                   ,
                   and
                   valew
                   of
                   every
                   thing
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   And
                   that
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Iohn
                     Hamond
                  
                   making
                   enquiry
                   hereupon
                   ,
                   made
                   returne
                   of
                   all
                   into
                   the
                   Chancery
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   They
                   affirme
                   moreover
                   ,
                   that
                   all
                   the
                   Lands
                   and
                   Tenents
                   ,
                   upon
                   the
                   foresaid
                   right
                   hand
                   of
                   the
                   way
                   by
                   
                     Duddings
                     Pond
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   about
                   the
                   said
                   places
                   of
                   
                     East
                     Smithfield
                     ,
                     Tower-hill
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Romeland
                   ,
                   circularly
                   situated
                   ,
                   were
                   and
                   have
                   beene
                   in
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   the
                   holding
                   the
                   Assises
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   King
                   ,
                   impleaded
                   and
                   sued
                   within
                   the
                   said
                   City
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   elsewhere
                   ;
                   as
                   by
                   the
                   evidences
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Lands
                   and
                   Tenents
                   ,
                   upon
                   Record
                   enrolled
                   in
                   the
                   Guildhall
                   ,
                   &c.
                   appeareth
                   .
                
                 
                   They
                   further
                   say
                   ,
                   That
                   in
                   the
                   times
                   of
                   all
                   the
                   former
                   Kings
                   and
                   Assizes
                   (
                   time
                   out
                   of
                   minde
                   )
                   so
                   often
                   as
                   any
                   mis-hap
                   or
                   casualty
                   ,
                   such
                   as
                   Murther
                   ,
                   Drowning
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   indirect
                   death
                   of
                   any
                   person
                   ,
                   in
                   any
                   of
                   the
                   places
                   forementioned
                   ,
                   hath
                   fallen
                   out
                   ,
                   upon
                   which
                   there
                   was
                   any
                   enquiry
                   to
                   be
                   taken
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   Summons
                   ,
                   Attachment
                   ,
                   or
                   Execution
                   to
                   bee
                   made
                   in
                   any
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   places
                   :
                   yea
                   ,
                   and
                   which
                   more
                   is
                   ,
                   even
                   within
                   the
                   Tower
                   it selfe
                   ,
                   and
                   at
                   such
                   time
                   as
                   the
                   King
                   (
                   now
                   and
                   then
                   )
                   hath
                   beene
                   present
                   ,
                   have
                   the
                   Sheriffes
                   ,
                   Coroners
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   Officers
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   for
                   the
                   time
                   being
                   ,
                   and
                   no
                   other
                   ,
                   used
                   to
                   make
                   such
                   Quests
                   of
                   Enquiry
                   ,
                   Summons
                   ,
                   Attachments
                   ,
                   and
                   Executions
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   right
                   so
                   to
                   doe
                   :
                   as
                   it
                   is
                   most
                   manifestly
                   to
                   be
                   proved
                   by
                   divers
                   Rolls
                   of
                   the
                   Crowne
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   Records
                   of
                   the
                   times
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   now
                   being
                   in
                   the
                   sayd
                   Treasury
                   .
                
                 
                   They
                   say
                   moreover
                   ,
                   that
                   amongst
                   other
                   Liberties
                   granted
                   by
                   the
                   Kings
                   Predecessors
                   unto
                   the
                   Citizens
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   ratified
                   in
                   divers
                   Parliaments
                   ,
                   this
                   expressely
                   is
                   one
                   ,
                   That
                   no
                   Arrest
                   ,
                   Attachment
                   ,
                   or
                   Execution
                   ,
                   bee
                   made
                   by
                   any
                   Officers
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   within
                   the
                   said
                   Liberty
                   ,
                   either
                   by
                   Writ
                   or
                   without
                   Writ
                   ,
                   but
                   onely
                   by
                   the
                   Officers
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   .
                   By
                   all
                   which
                   Charters
                   ,
                   Letters
                   ,
                   Patents
                   ,
                   Bills
                   ,
                   Acts
                   of
                   Assize
                   ,
                   Writs
                   ,
                   Enquests
                   ,
                   Returnes
                   ,
                   Rolls
                   of
                   the
                   Escheators
                   ,
                   and
                   Crowne
                   Office
                   ,
                   Assizes
                   ,
                   Pleadings
                   ,
                   Enrollments
                   ,
                   Freedomes
                   ,
                   and
                   most
                   plentifull
                   other
                   kinds
                   of
                   Records
                   and
                   Proofes
                   ,
                   it
                   may
                   easily
                   and
                   undoubtedly
                   be
                   concluded
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   said
                   Hospitall
                   of
                   Saint
                   Katherines
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Mills
                   and
                   other
                   its
                   appurtenances
                   ,
                   as
                   also
                   the
                   whole
                   Tower
                   Ditch
                   ,
                   with
                   all
                   the
                   Lands
                   of
                   
                     East
                     Smithfield
                  
                   without
                   the
                   Posterne
                   ,
                   before
                   the
                   
                     Abby
                     of
                     Grace
                  
                   ,
                   together
                   with
                   the
                   right
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   street
                   going
                   by
                   
                     Duddings
                     Pond
                  
                   ,
                   as
                   also
                   the
                   whole
                   Ditch
                   and
                   Plaine
                   without
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   within
                   the
                   Posterne
                   ,
                   called
                   Romeland
                   ,
                   with
                   all
                   the
                   Houses
                   and
                   Gardens
                   round
                   about
                   them
                   ,
                   have
                   all
                   the
                   time
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   bin
                   within
                   the
                   compasse
                   of
                   the
                   Liberty
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   selfe
                   same
                   Copy
                   of
                   what
                   is
                   last
                   above
                   ,
                   is
                   something
                   differently
                   recorded
                   also
                   in
                   Booke
                   Dunthorne
                   ,
                   fol.
                   84.
                   the
                   different
                   poynts
                   whereof
                   ,
                   not
                   mentioned
                   in
                   this
                   former
                   ,
                   I
                   have
                   transcribed
                   .
                
                 
                   That
                   the
                   Hospitall
                   ,
                   Ditch
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Tower
                   hill
                   ,
                   are
                   of
                   the
                   Parish
                   of
                   Saint
                   Botolphs
                   Algate
                   ,
                   and
                   parcell
                   of
                   Portsoken
                   Ward
                   .
                   That
                   another
                   part
                   ,
                   by
                   Romeland
                   and
                   the
                   Thames
                   ,
                   towards
                   the
                   Posterne
                   ,
                   by
                   Saint
                   Katherines
                   Hospitall
                   ,
                   were
                   of
                   the
                   Parish
                   of
                   
                     Alhallowes
                     Berking
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   the
                   Ward
                   of
                   the
                   Tower
                   of
                   London
                   .
                   That
                   Queene
                   Maud
                   was
                   the
                   Foundresse
                   of
                   Trinity
                   Church
                   within
                   Algate
                   ;
                   that
                   the
                   Ditch
                   begunne
                   by
                   the
                   Citizens
                   in
                   Richard
                   the
                   firsts
                   time
                   ,
                   was
                   for
                   the
                   defence
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   .
                   That
                   there
                   is
                   another
                   Soken
                   within
                   the
                   Walls
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   ,
                   called
                   the
                   
                     Inner
                     Soken
                  
                   ,
                   
                   which
                   reacheth
                   from
                   Algate
                   ,
                   even
                   unto
                   that
                   gate
                   of
                   the
                   Tower
                   called
                   *
                   Cinigate
                   ;
                   which
                   Soken
                   is
                   within
                   the
                   Liberties
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   ,
                   as
                   by
                   some
                   Records
                   kept
                   by
                   the
                   Prior
                   doth
                   appeare
                   .
                   That
                   the
                   Inhabitants
                   of
                   Portsoken
                   and
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   are
                   to
                   be
                   impleaded
                   onely
                   in
                   the
                   Courts
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   ,
                   for
                   all
                   Matters
                   ,
                   Causes
                   ,
                   and
                   Contracts
                   howsoever
                   arising
                   .
                   That
                   the
                   Tower
                   
                   hath
                   no
                   proper
                   Court
                   of
                   its
                   owne
                   ,
                   but
                   onely
                   the
                   
                     Court
                     of
                     the
                     Baron
                  
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   no
                   Court
                   of
                   Record
                   ;
                   as
                   by
                   Records
                   exemplified
                   in
                   the
                   Kings
                   Bench
                   it
                   appeareth
                   .
                   That
                   when
                   any
                   murther
                   or
                   drowning
                   hath
                   beene
                   within
                   the
                   said
                   Hospitall
                   or
                   Tower
                   ,
                   the
                   City
                   Officers
                   have
                   attached
                   the
                   Malefactors
                   within
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   notwithstanding
                   that
                   the
                   King
                   himselfe
                   sometimes
                   hapned
                   to
                   be
                   present
                   within
                   the
                   said
                   Tower
                   ,
                   and
                   have
                   carried
                   the
                   said
                   men
                   so
                   arrested
                   into
                   some
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   Prisons
                   within
                   the
                   City
                   .
                   That
                   when
                   the
                   Iustices
                   Itinerant
                   have
                   used
                   to
                   come
                   to
                   keepe
                   Assizes
                   in
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   the
                   Officers
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   have
                   had
                   the
                   keeping
                   both
                   of
                   the
                   inner
                   and
                   outer
                   Gates
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Tower
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   nothing
                   was
                   executed
                   within
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   which
                   pertained
                   to
                   the
                   office
                   of
                   a
                   *
                   servant
                   ,
                   but
                   by
                   the
                   servants
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   .
                   That
                   the
                   Sheriffe
                   of
                   London
                   hath
                   had
                   the
                   charge
                   of
                   all
                   the
                   Prisons
                   in
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   so
                   often
                   as
                   the
                   said
                   Iustices
                   itinerant
                   have
                   comne
                   thither
                   :
                   as
                   appeares
                   in
                   many
                   Rolls
                   of
                   Pleas
                   of
                   the
                   Crowne
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Itinerant
                   Iustices
                   .
                
                 
                   By
                   another
                   short
                   Record
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   Dunthorne
                   ,
                   
                   fol.
                   85.
                   it
                   is
                   specified
                   ,
                   That
                   if
                   any
                   were
                   murthered
                   within
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   or
                   drowned
                   in
                   the
                   Tower
                   Ditch
                   ,
                   or
                   in
                   the
                   Gate
                   ,
                   called
                   
                     The
                     Water
                     Gate
                  
                   ,
                   that
                   notwithstanding
                   the
                   King
                   himselfe
                   were
                   there
                   present
                   ,
                   yet
                   have
                   the
                   City
                   Sheriffe
                   and
                   Coroner
                   sitten
                   upon
                   the
                   dead
                   body
                   ,
                   and
                   empanelled
                   their
                   Iuries
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Letter
                   or
                   Commission
                   of
                   King
                   Edward
                   ,
                   unto
                   
                     Iohn
                     Hamond
                  
                   Maior
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   before
                   mentioned
                   ,
                   is
                   to
                   bee
                   seene
                   in
                   Dunthorne
                   ,
                   fol.
                   87.
                   
                   T
                   is
                   dated
                   at
                   Westminst
                   .
                   Octo.
                   21.
                   in
                   the
                   17.
                   yeere
                   of
                   his
                   Reigne
                   over
                   England
                   ,
                   and
                   over
                   France
                   the
                   4.
                   
                   The
                   L.
                   Maiors
                   returne
                   of
                   the
                   Inquisition
                   is
                   also
                   there
                   recorded
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
               Of
               the
               founding
               of
               Trinity
               Church
               within
               Aldgate
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               beginning
               of
               the
               Canons
               Regular
               ,
               and
               Augustine
               Fryers
               in
               ENGLAND
               .
            
             
               Insert
               this
               in
               page
               145.
               
            
             
               IN
               the
               yeere
               of
               Christ
               1108.
               and
               in
               the
               eighth
               yeere
               of
               King
               Henry
               ,
               
               was
               the
               Church
               of
               the
               holy
               Trinity
               ,
               within
               
                 Aldgate
                 ,
                 London
              
               ,
               founded
               by
               the
               Venerable
               Lady
               ,
               Maud
               ,
               Wife
               unto
               the
               said
               King
               ,
               by
               the
               perswasion
               of
               Archbishop
               Anselme
               .
               It
               was
               given
               unto
               Norman
               ,
               who
               became
               the
               first
               Prior
               not
               onely
               there
               ,
               and
               first
               Canon
               Regular
               of
               the
               whole
               Kingdome
               .
               For
               by
               him
               was
               all
               England
               (
               saith
               my
               Record
               )
               adorned
               with
               the
               Rule
               of
               Saint
               Augustine
               ,
               and
               the
               Canonicall
               habit
               of
               that
               Order
               .
               Which
               Order
               ,
               by
               the
               gathering
               together
               of
               many
               Fryers
               into
               that
               Church
               ,
               was
               the
               number
               of
               those
               that
               praised
               God
               day
               and
               night
               so
               much
               increased
               ,
               that
               the
               whole
               City
               was
               much
               delighted
               with
               the
               sight
               of
               it
               .
               Insomuch
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               yeere
               of
               our
               Lord
               ,
               1125.
               certaine
               Burgesses
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               descended
               of
               the
               ancient
               race
               of
               the
               English
               Knights
               ;
               by
               name
               ,
               Ralfe
               the
               sonne
               of
               
                 Algode
                 ,
                 Wolsard
                 le
                 Deverish
                 ,
                 Orgar
                 le
                 Prude
                 ,
                 Edward
                 Vp●●●●hill
                 ,
                 Blacstan
                 ,
              
               and
               his
               Cosin
               
                 Alwin
                 ,
                 Alwis
              
               and
               Robert
               his
               brother
               ,
               sonnes
               of
               
                 Leostan
                 ,
                 Leostan
              
               the
               Goldsmith
               ,
               and
               Wyz●
               his
               sonne
               ,
               Hugh
               the
               sonne
               of
               
                 Wolgare
                 ,
                 Algar
                 Secusenne
                 ,
                 Orgar
              
               the
               sonne
               of
               
                 Dereman
                 ,
                 Osbert
                 Drinchepyn
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Adelardus
                 Hornpite
              
               ,
               meeting
               together
               in
               the
               Chapter
               of
               the
               Church
               of
               Christ
               ,
               which
               is
               situated
               within
               the
               Walls
               of
               the
               City
               neere
               Aldgate
               ,
               freely
               gave
               unto
               the
               said
               Church
               ,
               and
               unto
               the
               Canons
               serving
               God
               ,
               all
               that
               Land
               and
               Soken
               ,
               which
               was
               called
               
                 Anglish
                 Cnithgilda
              
               ,
               
               which
               lies
               by
               the
               wall
               of
               the
               City
               without
               Aldgate
               ,
               and
               reaches
               into
               the
               Thames
               .
               They
               gave
               it
               ,
               I
               say
               ,
               themselves
               becomming
               Fryars
               ,
               and
               partaking
               of
               the
               benefits
               of
               that
               place
               ,
               by
               the
               hand
               of
               Norman
               the
               Prior
               ,
               who
               received
               them
               into
               the
               Society
               ,
               as
               he
               had
               done
               others
               before
               them
               ;
               by
               an
               oath
               taken
               upon
               the
               Text
               of
               the
               Gospell
               .
            
             
               And
               to
               the
               intent
               that
               this
               gift
               of
               theirs
               might
               stand
               firme
               and
               unchangable
               ;
               they
               surrendred
               up
               (
               among
               other
               Writings
               which
               they
               had
               for
               it
               )
               the
               Charter
               of
               St.
               Edward
               .
               After
               which
               ,
               they
               gave
               the
               Prior
               seisin
               and
               possession
               of
               the
               said
               Land
               ,
               by
               *
               the
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Botolph
               which
               had
               beene
               builded
               upon
               the
               same
               ,
               and
               was
               the
               head
               of
               it
               .
               All
               this
               was
               done
               before
               these
               Witnesses
               ,
               Bernard
               ,
               Prior
               of
               
                 Dunstaple
                 ,
                 Iohn
              
               Prior
               of
               Landa
               ,
               and
               divers
               others
               French
               and
               English
               people
               .
               The
               said
               Donors
               hereupon
               ,
               sent
               one
               of
               their
               owne
               Company
               
                 (
                 Ordgar
                 le
                 Prude
              
               by
               name
               )
               unto
               King
               Henry
               ,
               with
               their
               petition
               ,
               that
               hee
               would
               bee
               pleased
               to
               give
               his
               consent
               and
               confirmation
               to
               their
               said
               gift
               ;
               Whereupon
               ,
               the
               King
               very
               willingly
               allowed
               the
               said
               Land
               and
               Soken
               unto
               the
               Church
               ;
               and
               to
               be
               free
               and
               acquitted
               from
               all
               service
               to
               himself
               ,
               as
               franck
               Almes
               ought
               to
               be
               :
               which
               he
               thus
               confirmed
               by
               his
               Charter
               .
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 to
                 R.
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 Sheriffe
                 *
                 and
                 Provost
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 all
                 the
                 Barons
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 his
                 Liege
                 people
                 both
                 French
                 and
                 English
                 ,
                 both
                 of
                 London
                 and
                 Middlesex
                 greeting
                 .
              
            
             
               Know
               yee
               that
               I
               have
               granted
               and
               confirmed
               unto
               the
               Church
               and
               Canons
               of
               the
               
                 Holy
                 Trinity
                 ,
                 London
              
               ,
               the
               Soken
               of
               the
               
                 English
                 Cnittengilda
              
               ,
               with
               the
               Lands
               which
               belong
               unto
               it
               ,
               and
               the
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Botolphs
               ,
               even
               as
               the
               *
               Lords
               of
               the
               same
               Guild
               have
               given
               and
               granted
               it
               .
               And
               I
               will
               ,
               and
               firmely
               doe
               command
               ,
               that
               they
               may
               well
               and
               honourably
               *
               and
               freely
               hold
               it
               ;
               together
               with
               Sak
               and
               Sok
               ,
               and
               Toll
               ,
               and
               Thea
               ,
               and
               Infangtheof
               ,
               and
               all
               other
               their
               old
               customes
               ;
               like
               as
               the
               men
               of
               it
               in
               the
               best
               manner
               did
               ,
               in
               the
               times
               of
               King
               Edward
               ,
               and
               like
               as
               King
               William
               my
               Father
               ,
               and
               my
               Brother
               ,
               by
               their
               Charters
               granted
               it
               unto
               them
               .
               Witnesse
               A.
               the
               Queene
               ,
               and
               Geffrey
               the
               Chancelor
               ,
               and
               
                 Geffrey
                 de
                 Clinton
              
               ,
               and
               
                 William
                 de
                 Clinton
              
               ,
               at
               Wdestocke
               .
               The
               King
               also
               sent
               his
               Sheriffes
               ;
               namely
               ,
               
                 Albric
                 de
                 Veer
              
               ,
               and
               Roger
               Nephew
               of
               *
               Herbert
               ;
               which
               ,
               for
               his
               part
               ,
               should
               invest
               the
               Church
               in
               the
               said
               possession
               .
            
             
               
                 More
                 ,
                 concerning
                 the
                 same
                 matter
                 ;
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 restoring
                 to
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 a
                 little
                 piece
                 of
                 Land
                 ,
                 encroached
                 upon
                 by
                 the
                 Constables
                 of
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
            
             
               Stephen
               King
               of
               England
               ,
               to
               the
               Bishop
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Iustices
               ,
               Sheriffes
               ,
               Barons
               ,
               Officers
               ,
               &
               all
               his
               *
               Liege
               people
               of
               
                 London
                 ,
                 French
              
               and
               English
               ,
               greeting
               .
               Know
               yee
               ,
               that
               I
               have
               restored
               and
               new
               granted
               unto
               God
               and
               the
               Church
               of
               the
               
                 Holy
                 Trinity
                 ,
                 London
              
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               
                 Canons
                 Regulars
              
               serving
               God
               there
               ,
               for
               the
               soule
               of
               King
               Henry
               ,
               and
               for
               the
               salvation
               of
               my selfe
               and
               Queen
               Maud
               my
               wife
               ,
               and
               Eustace
               my
               Sonne
               ,
               and
               of
               other
               my
               Children
               ,
               and
               for
               ever
               doe
               restore
               and
               grant
               ,
               that
               Land
               of
               theirs
               in
               *
               Smithfield
               ,
               which
               Earle
               Geffrey
               had
               in
               his
               occupation
               for
               the
               making
               of
               his
               Vineyard
               .
               Wherefore
               I
               will
               ,
               and
               hereby
               firmely
               doe
               command
               ;
               that
               they
               shall
               well
               and
               peaceably
               ,
               freely
               ,
               quietly
               and
               honourably
               ,
               have
               and
               hold
               the
               Land
               aforesaid
               :
               even
               as
               after
               the
               best
               manner
               they
               did
               freely
               and
               quietly
               enjoy
               other
               their
               Lands
               :
               and
               even
               as
               King
               Henry
               had
               before
               granted
               ,
               and
               by
               his
               Charter
               confirmed
               it
               unto
               them
               .
               Witnesse
               Maud
               the
               Queene
               ,
               Thomas
               my
               Chaplaine
               ,
               
                 William
                 de
                 Ipra
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Richard
                 de
                 Lucye
              
               ,
               at
               London
               .
            
             
               
                 At
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 did
                 Earle
                 Geffrey
                 resigne
                 up
                 his
                 possession
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 this
                 his
                 Deed
                 appeareth
                 .
              
            
             
               Geffrey
               Earle
               of
               Essex
               ,
               principall
               Constable
               of
               the
               Tower
               ,
               &c.
               to
               the
               Bishop
               of
               London
               ,
               *
               and
               all
               that
               hold
               of
               holy
               Church
               ,
               greeting
               .
               Know
               yee
               that
               I
               have
               restored
               unto
               the
               Church
               of
               Christ
               in
               London
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Fryars
               there
               ,
               their
               Mills
               neere
               unto
               the
               Tower
               ,
               and
               all
               their
               land
               without
               the
               Tower
               ;
               belonging
               
               sometimes
               unto
               the
               
                 English
                 Cnittengilda
              
               ;
               with
               Smithfield
               ,
               and
               the
               *
               tenants
               ,
               and
               all
               other
               things
               belonging
               thereunto
               .
               I
               also
               restore
               unto
               them
               
                 halfe
                 a
                 hide
                 of
                 land
              
               *
               of
               Brebelegia
               ,
               with
               the
               Land
               and
               medowes
               and
               pastures
               ,
               and
               all
               other
               things
               ,
               liberties
               and
               customes
               ;
               as
               
                 William
                 Widois
              
               sometimes
               gave
               it
               unto
               them
               ,
               when
               as
               he
               tooke
               the
               habit
               of
               a
               
                 Canon
                 Regular
              
               upon
               him
               .
               And
               I
               will
               and
               command
               ,
               that
               they
               hold
               the
               said
               Lands
               from
               mee
               and
               from
               mine
               heires
               ,
               free
               ,
               cleered
               ,
               and
               acquitted
               ,
               from
               all
               claime
               and
               secular
               service
               .
               That
               is
               to
               say
               ,
               in
               such
               manner
               as
               it
               shall
               never
               bee
               lawfull
               either
               for
               me
               or
               for
               mine
               heires
               to
               do
               them
               any
               injury
               or
               contumely
               in
               consideration
               of
               the
               Lands
               aforesaid
               .
               Witnesse
               ,
               R.
               *
               the
               Countesse
               my
               wife
               ,
               
                 Gregory
                 Draper
                 ,
                 Payn
              
               of
               the
               Temple
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               And
               I
               also
               give
               unto
               them
               one
               Mark
               of
               silver
               ,
               out
               of
               the
               service
               of
               
                 Edward
                 de
                 Sekegeford
              
               .
               Witnesse
               those
               above-named
               ,
               and
               William
               Archdeacon
               of
               London
               .
            
             
               
                 King
                 Stephen
                 also
                 restored
                 something
                 unto
                 the
                 said
                 Church
                 ;
                 as
                 by
                 this
                 following
                 Charter
                 appeareth
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 Constables
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 had
                 encreached
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 done
                 after
                 the
                 lands
                 were
                 proved
                 by
                 oath
                 to
                 belong
                 to
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 Kings
                 Chiefe
                 Iustice
                 .
              
            
             
               Stephen
               King
               of
               England
               ,
               to
               the
               Bishop
               of
               London
               ,
               the
               Iustices
               ,
               Sheriffes
               ,
               Barons
               ,
               Officers
               ,
               and
               all
               his
               Liege
               people
               ,
               both
               French
               and
               English
               ,
               of
               the
               County
               of
               Hertford
               ,
               greeting
               .
               Know
               yee
               that
               I
               have
               given
               &
               granted
               unto
               the
               Church
               of
               the
               
                 Holy
                 Trinity
              
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Canons
               serving
               God
               there
               ,
               T.
               S.
               of
               Land
               in
               the
               Manor
               of
               Bracking
               in
               perpetual
               almes
               ;
               for
               the
               rest
               of
               the
               soules
               ,
               that
               is
               to
               say
               ,
               of
               Baldwin
               my
               sonne
               ,
               and
               Maud
               my
               Daughter
               ,
               which
               lye
               buried
               there
               .
               I
               have
               further
               also
               given
               and
               granted
               unto
               the
               said
               Church
               and
               Canons
               sixe
               yeards
               of
               Land
               in
               the
               same
               Mannor
               of
               Bracking
               ;
               for
               the
               *
               exchange
               of
               their
               Mil
               and
               that
               plat
               of
               their
               ground
               ,
               which
               they
               heretofore
               granted
               unto
               Queene
               Maud
               my
               wife
               ,
               neere
               unto
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               ;
               upon
               which
               she
               hath
               now
               founded
               an
               Hospitall
               *
               for
               the
               poore
               .
               Those
               sixe
               yeards
               of
               Land
               ,
               I
               meane
               ,
               which
               I
               still
               kept
               in
               mine
               owne
               *
               demaines
               ,
               after
               I
               had
               made
               partition
               of
               the
               other
               parcels
               of
               the
               said
               Mannor
               :
               that
               is
               to
               say
               ,
               that
               part
               upon
               which
               the
               Church
               is
               founded
               ,
               and
               unto
               which
               ,
               the
               Market
               belongeth
               .
               Wherefore
               I
               will
               ,
               and
               firmly
               hereby
               command
               ,
               that
               the
               said
               Church
               and
               Canons
               shall
               wel
               ,
               peaceably
               ,
               freely
               ,
               and
               honourably
               for
               ever
               possesse
               the
               said
               Lands
               ,
               acquitted
               from
               all
               secular
               exaction
               ,
               as
               it
               becommeth
               free
               Almes
               .
               That
               is
               to
               say
               ,
               my
               demaines
               with
               Sak
               ,
               and
               Sok
               ,
               and
               Toll
               ,
               and
               Thea
               ,
               and
               Infangtheof
               ,
               with
               all
               such
               other
               customes
               ,
               as
               they
               now
               hold
               other
               their
               possessions
               .
               Witnesse
               Theobald
               Archbishop
               of
               
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 Robert
              
               B.
               of
               
                 London
                 ,
                 Robert
              
               B.
               of
               Hereford
               ,
               and
               Robert
               B.
               of
               Excester
               ,
               and
               I●ard
               B.
               of
               Chichester
               ,
               and
               William
               B.
               of
               Norwich
               ,
               and
               Maud
               my
               Queene
               ,
               and
               Earle
               Eustace
               my
               sonne
               ,
               and
               William
               〈…〉
               ,
               and
               
                 Robert
                 de
                 Veer
              
               ,
               and
               
                 William
                 Mart
                 ,
                 Henry
                 de
                 Essex
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Richard
                 de
                 Lucye
              
               .
            
             
               Then
               next
               followes
               Queene
               Mands
               confirmation
               of
               the
               Kings
               gift
               ;
               dated
               at
               London
               ,
               under
               the
               same
               Witnesses
               ,
               where
               the
               same
               things
               are
               repeated
               .
            
             
               
                 Other
                 things
                 given
                 by
                 Queene
                 Maud
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 Maud
                 by
                 the
                 grace
                 of
                 God
                 Queene
                 of
                 English
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 Robert
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 all
                 that
                 hold
                 on
                 holy
                 Church
                 ,
                 greeting
                 .
                 Know
                 yee
                 that
                 〈…〉
                 the
                 counsell
                 of
                 the
                 Archbishop
                 Anse●me
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 grant
                 and
                 confirmation
                 of
                 my
                 Lord
                 King
                 Henry
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 given
                 and
                 confirmed
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 Christ
                 within
                 the
                 Walls
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 free
                 and
                 acquitted
                 from
                 all
                 subjection
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 *
                 Waltham
                 ,
                 as
                 of
                 all
                 other
                 Churches
                 ,
                 excepting
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Paul
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ;
                 together
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 appurtenances
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 God
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Canons
                   Regular
                
                 there
                 serving
                 God
                 with
                 Norman
                 the
                 Prior
                 ,
                 for
                 ever
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 for
                 the
                 redemption
                 of
                 our
                 soules
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 soules
                 of
                 our
                 Parents
                 .
                 In
                 like
                 manner
                 have
                 I
                 given
                 unto
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 gate
                 called
                 Aldgate
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Soken
                 thereunto
                 belonging
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 mine
                 owne
                 demaines
                 ;
                 and
                 two
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 revenues
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Excester
                 .
                 And
                 I
                 will
                 and
                 
                 command
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Canons
                 shall
                 well
                 ,
                 peaceably
                 ,
                 freely
                 ,
                 and
                 honourably
                 possesse
                 those
                 Lands
                 and
                 all
                 belonging
                 unto
                 their
                 Church
                 ;
                 together
                 with
                 those
                 customes
                 and
                 liberties
                 ,
                 which
                 my
                 Lord
                 King
                 Henry
                 hath
                 by
                 his
                 Charter
                 confirmed
                 unto
                 them
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 no
                 injury
                 or
                 reproach
                 bee
                 therefore
                 done
                 unto
                 them
                 .
                 Witnesse
                 William
                 Bishop
                 of
                 
                   Winchester
                   ,
                   Roger
                
                 Bishop
                 of
                 
                   Sarum
                   ,
                   Robert
                
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Lincolne
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Dated
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Notes
                 upon
                 the
                 foresaid
                 Charters
                 .
              
               
                 First
                 ,
                 observe
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 building
                 of
                 Saint
                 Botolphs
                 Church
                 without
                 Aldgate
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 about
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 the
                 Conquerour
                 .
                 So
                 much
                 wee
                 know
                 by
                 this
                 ;
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 builded
                 betwixt
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 Canutus
                 ,
                 and
                 Henry
                 the
                 firs
                 ;
                 t.
                 Adde
                 this
                 to
                 page
                 118.
                 
              
               
                 Secondly
                 ,
                 whereas
                 the
                 Kings
                 write
                 to
                 the
                 Barons
                 of
                 London
                 ;
                 know
                 what
                 
                   Mathew
                   Paris
                
                 in
                 his
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 sayes
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 both
                 for
                 their
                 antiquity
                 and
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 were
                 called
                 Barons
                 .
                 But
                 they
                 were
                 onely
                 the
                 principall
                 Citizens
                 that
                 had
                 this
                 title
                 .
                 The
                 chiefe
                 men
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 whom
                 we
                 now
                 call
                 Barons
                 ,
                 were
                 heretofore
                 stiled
                 Captaines
                 .
                 They
                 were
                 the
                 Kings
                 Free
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 priviledged
                 all
                 over
                 England
                 .
                 Sometimes
                 the
                 Kings
                 Writs
                 were
                 directed
                 to
                 the
                 Sheriffe
                 and
                 Barons
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 The
                 Church
                 also
                 had
                 its
                 Barons
                 or
                 Free
                 Tenants
                 ;
                 and
                 divers
                 other
                 Cities
                 of
                 England
                 .
                 See
                 for
                 this
                 word
                 ,
                 in
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Spelmans
                
                 Glossary
                 .
              
               
                 Thirdly
                 ,
                 observe
                 London
                 and
                 Middlesex
                 to
                 be
                 in
                 those
                 dayes
                 joyned
                 together
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 King
                 Henries
                 Charter
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 the
                 setting
                 up
                 of
                 the
                 Stone
                 Conduit
                 by
                 the
                 Stockes
                 .
                 To
                 be
                 inserted
                 pag.
                 244.
                 after
                 the
                 fifth
                 line
                 .
                 
              
               
                 AT
                 a
                 Common
                 Councell
                 held
                 on
                 Tuesday
                 ,
                 November
                 27.
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 yeere
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 8.
                 was
                 this
                 patition
                 preferred
                 ,
                 and
                 granted
                 .
                 To
                 the
                 Right
                 Honourable
                 Lord
                 the
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Brethren
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 discreet
                 persons
                 of
                 the
                 Common
                 Councell
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Beseeching
                 your
                 good
                 Lordship
                 and
                 Masterships
                 ,
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 dwelling
                 about
                 the
                 Stockes
                 ,
                 that
                 by
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 five
                 or
                 sixe
                 yeeres
                 past
                 ,
                 a
                 vent
                 of
                 water
                 hath
                 runne
                 by
                 a
                 Pipe
                 of
                 Lead
                 beside
                 the
                 Stockes
                 ;
                 which
                 pipe
                 of
                 Lead
                 by
                 reason
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 not
                 closed
                 ,
                 is
                 daily
                 hurt
                 with
                 Horses
                 and
                 Carts
                 .
                 It
                 may
                 therefore
                 please
                 your
                 good
                 Lordship
                 and
                 Masterships
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 our
                 Masters
                 of
                 the
                 Common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 to
                 grant
                 and
                 give
                 licence
                 unto
                 the
                 said
                 Inhabitants
                 ,
                 upon
                 their
                 owne
                 proper
                 costs
                 and
                 charges
                 to
                 make
                 or
                 cause
                 to
                 bee
                 made
                 ,
                 a
                 little
                 Posterne
                 of
                 Stone
                 with
                 a
                 Cesterne
                 of
                 lead
                 therein
                 :
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 water
                 shall
                 bee
                 therein
                 preserved
                 and
                 conveyed
                 :
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 bee
                 drawne
                 out
                 by
                 Cocks
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Common
                 weale
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 said
                 Inhabitants
                 thereabout
                 dwelling
                 .
                 Thus
                 at
                 the
                 reverence
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 way
                 of
                 charity
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 is
                 the
                 Posterne
                 now
                 presently
                 there
                 standing
                 over
                 against
                 the
                 South-East
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 Note
                 concerning
                 Bretaske
                 lane
                 in
                 Downegate
                 Ward
                 .
                 To
                 be
                 inserted
                 page
                 253.
                 
                 Col.
                 second
                 ,
                 after
                 ,
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 .
              
               
                 AT
                 a
                 Common
                 Councell
                 holden
                 December
                 11.
                 
                 Anno
                 3.
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 8.
                 
                 A
                 Bill
                 was
                 exhibited
                 at
                 this
                 Court
                 by
                 the
                 Wardens
                 of
                 the
                 Dyers
                 Company
                 ;
                 whereby
                 they
                 claimed
                 a
                 lane
                 in
                 the
                 Ward
                 of
                 Downegate
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Bretaske
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 their
                 severall
                 ground
                 .
                 For
                 this
                 ,
                 a
                 search
                 was
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 Bookes
                 and
                 Records
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ;
                 by
                 which
                 it
                 appeared
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 lane
                 was
                 the
                 common
                 Lane
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 severall
                 to
                 them
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 they
                 were
                 answered
                 by
                 the
                 Court.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 Concerning
                 Blackwell
                 Hall
                 ;
                 An
                 Act
                 of
                 Common
                 Councell
                 held
                 August
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 8.
                 of
                 Henry
                 8.
                 
                 To
                 be
                 inserted
                 Page
                 129.
                 
                 Col.
                 1.
                 after
                 these
                 words
                 :
                 This
                 house
                 (
                 of
                 late
                 yeeres
                 )
              
               
                 WHereas
                 by
                 an
                 Act
                 of
                 Common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 22.
                 yere
                 of
                 the
                 reigne
                 of
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 ordained
                 and
                 established
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 manner
                 of
                 person
                 should
                 bring
                 or
                 conveigh
                 any
                 Woollen
                 Clothes
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 to
                 bee
                 sold
                 ,
                 except
                 they
                 were
                 first
                 brought
                 ,
                 harboured
                 ,
                 and
                 discharged
                 at
                 the
                 Common
                 Market
                 of
                 
                   Blackwell
                   hall
                
                 ,
                 therefore
                 ordained
                 and
                 provided
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 old
                 time
                 accustomed
                 ,
                 upon
                 paine
                 of
                 forfeiture
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 said
                 Clothes
                 so
                 harboured
                 and
                 laid
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Ordinance
                 ;
                 which
                 Act
                 and
                 Ordinance
                 ,
                 was
                 by
                 another
                 Act
                 of
                 Common
                 Councell
                 holden
                 at
                 the
                 
                   Guild
                   hall
                
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 the
                 day
                 and
                 yeere
                 abovesaid
                 ,
                 ratified
                 ,
                 approved
                 ,
                 and
                 confirmed
                 .
                 And
                 over
                 that
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 now
                 at
                 this
                 present
                 ordained
                 ,
                 established
                 ,
                 and
                 enacted
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 manner
                 of
                 person
                 being
                 Freeman
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 Feast
                 of
                 the
                 Nativity
                 of
                 our
                 Lady
                 next
                 comming
                 ,
                 suffer
                 any
                 manner
                 of
                 person
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 bee
                 hee
                 free
                 or
                 forraigne
                 ,
                 to
                 buy
                 or
                 sell
                 any
                 manner
                 of
                 Woollen
                 Clothes
                 harboured
                 or
                 lodged
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Ordinance
                 :
                 As
                 broad
                 Clothes
                 ,
                 Carsies
                 ,
                 Cottons
                 ,
                 Bridgewater
                 Frizes
                 ,
                 Dosseins
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 manner
                 of
                 Cloth
                 made
                 of
                 Wooll
                 ,
                 within
                 his
                 Shop
                 ,
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 place
                 within
                 his
                 house
                 ,
                 unlesse
                 the
                 said
                 Clothes
                 were
                 first
                 brought
                 to
                 
                   Blackwell
                   hall
                
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 bought
                 and
                 sold
                 .
                 Or
                 else
                 the
                 said
                 Freeman
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Clothes
                 lawfully
                 bought
                 in
                 the
                 Country
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 upon
                 paine
                 to
                 forfeit
                 and
                 to
                 pay
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 Commonalty
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ;
                 for
                 his
                 first
                 offence
                 ,
                 for
                 every
                 Broad-Cloth
                 so
                 sold
                 ,
                 harboured
                 ,
                 or
                 lodged
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Ordinance
                 ,
                 vj.
                 s.
                 viij
                 .
                 
                   d.
                
                 for
                 every
                 Carsie
                 iij.
                 s.
                 iiij
                 .
                 
                   d.
                
                 for
                 every
                 Dosseine
                 ,
                 Bridgewaters
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 pieces
                 of
                 Cloth
                 made
                 of
                 Wooll
                 ,
                 xx
                 .
                 
                   d.
                
                 And
                 for
                 the
                 second
                 offence
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 pains
                 to
                 be
                 doubled
                 :
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 third
                 offence
                 ,
                 the
                 party
                 so
                 offending
                 to
                 be
                 disfranchised
                 and
                 deprived
                 cleerely
                 from
                 the
                 Liberties
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 the
                 enlargement
                 of
                 the
                 Crossed
                 Fryars
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 AT
                 the
                 Common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 the
                 day
                 and
                 yeere
                 above
                 mentioned
                 ,
                 was
                 there
                 an
                 Act
                 passed
                 for
                 the
                 grant
                 unto
                 the
                 Prior
                 and
                 Covent
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Crossed
                   Fryars
                
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 (
                 to
                 the
                 intent
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 pray
                 for
                 the
                 good
                 estate
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 )
                 of
                 the
                 common
                 ground
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 enlargement
                 of
                 their
                 Church
                 ,
                 viz.
                 in
                 breadth
                 from
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 their
                 Church
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 maine
                 Wall
                 thereof
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 part
                 ,
                 into
                 the
                 high
                 street
                 there
                 ,
                 five
                 foot
                 of
                 Assise
                 ;
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 their
                 Church
                 ,
                 in
                 breadth
                 foure
                 foot
                 and
                 a
                 halfe
                 ,
                 stretching
                 in
                 length
                 from
                 the
                 East
                 part
                 to
                 the
                 West
                 part
                 ,
                 seven
                 score
                 and
                 eight
                 foot
                 and
                 an
                 halfe
                 .
              
               
                 Afterwards
                 ,
                 at
                 a
                 Common
                 Councell
                 holden
                 on
                 Tuesday
                 ,
                 September
                 25.
                 
                 Anno
                 12.
                 of
                 Henry
                 8.
                 the
                 said
                 Prior
                 and
                 Covent
                 petitioned
                 for
                 succour
                 towards
                 the
                 edifying
                 and
                 maintenance
                 of
                 their
                 new
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 take
                 upon
                 them
                 and
                 the
                 whole
                 City
                 to
                 be
                 their
                 second
                 Founders
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 it
                 was
                 agreed
                 ,
                 that
                 severall
                 exhortations
                 should
                 bee
                 made
                 in
                 Writing
                 to
                 every
                 Fellowship
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 to
                 see
                 what
                 they
                 would
                 doe
                 of
                 their
                 devotions
                 towards
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 and
                 such
                 summes
                 to
                 be
                 certified
                 to
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 intent
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 knowne
                 to
                 what
                 it
                 will
                 amount
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Conduit
                 of
                 Saint
                 Giles
                 Creplegate
                 .
                 To
                 be
                 inserted
                 pag.
                 319.
                 
              
               
                 AT
                 a
                 Common
                 Councell
                 held
                 Aprill
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 yeere
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 agreed
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Chamberlaine
                 should
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 costs
                 of
                 the
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 cause
                 the
                 common
                 Well
                 and
                 Spring
                 at
                 Saint
                 Giles
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 covered
                 with
                 a
                 house
                 of
                 Bricke
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Something
               to
               be
               added
               to
               page
               281.
               concerning
               Saint
               Thomas
               of
               Acons
               in
               West-Cheape
               .
            
             
               TVesday
               ,
               Aprill
               27.
               
               Anno
               10.
               of
               Henry
               the
               8.
               it
               was
               granted
               unto
               the
               Master
               and
               his
               Brethren
               of
               the
               Hospitall
               of
               Saint
               Thomas
               of
               Acon
               ,
               in
               West-Cheape
               ,
               where
               *
               Saint
               Thomas
               the
               Martyr
               was
               borne
               ,
               because
               they
               wanted
               roome
               in
               the
               said
               Hospitall
               ,
               that
               for
               their
               more
               ease
               they
               might
               make
               a
               Gallery
               in
               convenient
               height
               and
               bredth
               ,
               from
               their
               said
               house
               overthwart
               the
               street
               in
               the
               
                 Old
                 Iury
              
               ,
               into
               a
               certaine
               Garden
               and
               Buildings
               ,
               which
               the
               Master
               and
               Brethren
               had
               then
               lately
               purchased
               .
               So
               as
               the
               said
               Gallery
               should
               bee
               of
               such
               height
               ,
               as
               should
               not
               annoy
               Man
               ,
               Horse
               ,
               nor
               Cart.
               And
               to
               make
               a
               Window
               on
               either
               side
               of
               the
               said
               Gallery
               ,
               and
               therein
               yeerely
               in
               the
               Winter
               to
               have
               a
               sufficient
               Light
               for
               the
               comfort
               of
               them
               that
               passe
               that
               way
               .
            
             
               
                 Of
                 Leaden
                 Hall.
                 To
                 be
                 inserted
                 page
                 206.
                 
                 Columne
                 2.
                 after
                 Chamber
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 AT
                 a
                 Common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 holden
                 September
                 28.
                 
                 
                   Anno
                   10.
                   
                   Henry
                   8.
                
                 was
                 there
                 a
                 Petition
                 exhibited
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Right
                 Honourable
                 the
                 Maior
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Worshipfull
                 Brethren
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 discreet
                 Commoners
                 in
                 this
                 Common
                 Councell
                 assembled
                 .
              
               
                 Meekely
                 beseeching
                 and
                 shewing
                 unto
                 your
                 Lordship
                 and
                 Masterships
                 ,
                 divers
                 and
                 many
                 Citizens
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 which
                 with
                 your
                 favours
                 under
                 correction
                 thinke
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 great
                 place
                 called
                 
                   Leaden
                   Hall
                
                 ,
                 should
                 nor
                 ought
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 letten
                 to
                 farme
                 to
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 person
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 especiall
                 ,
                 to
                 any
                 Fellowship
                 or
                 Company
                 incorporate
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 and
                 to
                 hold
                 the
                 same
                 Hall
                 for
                 terme
                 of
                 yeeres
                 ;
                 for
                 such
                 inconveniences
                 as
                 may
                 thereby
                 insue
                 and
                 come
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 hurt
                 of
                 the
                 Common
                 weale
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 City
                 in
                 time
                 to
                 come
                 .
                 As
                 somewhat
                 more
                 largely
                 may
                 appeare
                 in
                 the
                 Articles
                 hereafter
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 1
                 If
                 any
                 Assembly
                 or
                 hasty
                 gathering
                 of
                 the
                 Commons
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 oppressing
                 or
                 subduing
                 of
                 mis-ruled
                 people
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 hereafter
                 shall
                 happen
                 to
                 bee
                 called
                 or
                 commanded
                 by
                 the
                 Maior
                 ,
                 &c.
                 there
                 is
                 none
                 so
                 convenient
                 ,
                 meet
                 ,
                 and
                 necessary
                 place
                 to
                 assemble
                 them
                 in
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Leaden
                   Hall
                
                 ;
                 both
                 for
                 largenesse
                 of
                 roome
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 their
                 City
                 defence
                 in
                 time
                 of
                 their
                 counselling
                 together
                 about
                 the
                 Premises
                 .
                 Also
                 in
                 that
                 place
                 hath
                 beene
                 used
                 the
                 Artillery
                 ,
                 Gunnes
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 common
                 Armors
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 safely
                 to
                 be
                 kept
                 in
                 a
                 readinesse
                 for
                 the
                 safegard
                 ,
                 wealth
                 ,
                 and
                 defence
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 had
                 and
                 occupied
                 at
                 times
                 when
                 need
                 required
                 .
                 And
                 also
                 ,
                 the
                 Store
                 of
                 Timber
                 for
                 the
                 necessary
                 reparations
                 of
                 the
                 Tenements
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Chamber
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 there
                 commonly
                 hath
                 beene
                 kept
                 .
              
               
                 2
                 Item
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 Triumph
                 or
                 Noblesse
                 were
                 to
                 bee
                 done
                 or
                 shewed
                 by
                 the
                 Commonalty
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 for
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 our
                 Soveraigne
                 Lord
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 or
                 Realme
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 Worship
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 
                   Leaden
                   Hall
                
                 is
                 a
                 most
                 meet
                 place
                 to
                 prepare
                 and
                 order
                 the
                 same
                 Triumph
                 therein
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 issue
                 forth
                 to
                 the
                 places
                 thereto
                 appointed
                 .
              
               
                 3
                 Item
                 ,
                 at
                 every
                 Largesse
                 or
                 Dole
                 of
                 Money
                 made
                 unto
                 the
                 poore
                 people
                 
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 by
                 or
                 after
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 any
                 Worshipfull
                 person
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 it
                 hath
                 beene
                 used
                 to
                 bee
                 done
                 and
                 given
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Leaden
                   hall
                
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 place
                 is
                 most
                 meete
                 therefore
                 .
              
               
                 4
                 Item
                 ,
                 the
                 honourable
                 Father
                 that
                 was
                 maker
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Hall
                 ,
                 had
                 a
                 speciall
                 intent
                 ,
                 will
                 ,
                 and
                 minde
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 commonly
                 said
                 )
                 that
                 the
                 Market
                 men
                 and
                 women
                 that
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 with
                 Victuall
                 and
                 other
                 things
                 ,
                 should
                 have
                 their
                 free
                 standing
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Leaden
                   hall
                
                 in
                 wet
                 weather
                 ,
                 to
                 keepe
                 themselves
                 and
                 their
                 Wares
                 dry
                 ,
                 and
                 thereby
                 to
                 encourage
                 them
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 to
                 have
                 the
                 better
                 will
                 and
                 desire
                 ,
                 the
                 more
                 plenteously
                 to
                 resort
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 to
                 Victuale
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 the
                 said
                 Hall
                 should
                 be
                 letten
                 to
                 farme
                 ,
                 the
                 Will
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Honourable
                 Father
                 should
                 never
                 be
                 fulfilled
                 nor
                 take
                 effect
                 .
              
               
                 5
                 Item
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 said
                 place
                 (
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 chiefe
                 Fortresse
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 necessary
                 place
                 within
                 all
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 tuition
                 and
                 safegard
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 )
                 should
                 be
                 letten
                 to
                 farme
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 the
                 chiefe
                 heads
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 especially
                 to
                 another
                 body
                 politike
                 ,
                 it
                 might
                 at
                 length
                 (
                 by
                 likelihood
                 )
                 be
                 the
                 occasion
                 of
                 discord
                 and
                 debate
                 ,
                 betweene
                 the
                 said
                 bodies
                 politicke
                 ,
                 which
                 God
                 defend
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 these
                 and
                 many
                 other
                 great
                 and
                 reasonable
                 causes
                 ,
                 which
                 hereafter
                 shall
                 be
                 shewed
                 to
                 this
                 honourable
                 Court
                 ,
                 your
                 said
                 beseechers
                 thinke
                 much
                 necessary
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Hall
                 be
                 still
                 in
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 surely
                 kept
                 by
                 discreet
                 &
                 sad
                 Officers
                 :
                 in
                 such
                 wise
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 alwayes
                 be
                 ready
                 to
                 be
                 used
                 and
                 occupied
                 for
                 the
                 common
                 Weale
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 when
                 need
                 shall
                 require
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 no
                 case
                 to
                 bee
                 letten
                 out
                 to
                 any
                 body
                 Politicke
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Petition
                 was
                 granted
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 the
                 new
                 Seale
                 of
                 the
                 Bridge-house
                 .
              
               
                 AT
                 a
                 Common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 Iuly
                 14.
                 
                 
                   Anno
                   33.
                   
                   Henry
                
                 8.
                 
                 It
                 was
                 ordered
                 that
                 the
                 Seale
                 of
                 the
                 Bridge-house
                 should
                 bee
                 changed
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 Image
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Becket
                
                 ,
                 sometimes
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 was
                 graven
                 therein
                 .
                 And
                 a
                 new
                 Seale
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 ,
                 to
                 bee
                 devised
                 by
                 Master
                 Hall
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 the
                 old
                 Seale
                 was
                 delivered
                 .
              
               
                 Note
                 ,
                 This
                 was
                 occasioned
                 by
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 which
                 commanded
                 the
                 names
                 of
                 the
                 Pope
                 and
                 Thomas
                 of
                 Becket
                 to
                 be
                 put
                 out
                 of
                 all
                 Bookes
                 and
                 Monuments
                 ;
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 reason
                 that
                 you
                 shall
                 see
                 them
                 so
                 blotted
                 out
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 old
                 Chronicles
                 ,
                 Legends
                 ,
                 Primers
                 ,
                 and
                 Service
                 bookes
                 printed
                 before
                 those
                 times
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 the
                 priviledge
                 of
                 Saint
                 Bartholomewes
                 Hospitall
                 .
                 To
                 be
                 inserted
                 ,
                 Pag.
                 345.
                 
              
               
                 AT
                 a
                 Common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 Tuesday
                 Iuly
                 19.
                 33.
                 
                 Henry
                 8.
                 
                 The
                 most
                 gracious
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 made
                 and
                 granted
                 to
                 S.
                 Bartholomewes
                 Hospitall
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 were
                 allowed
                 ;
                 for
                 and
                 concerning
                 such
                 Priviledges
                 as
                 they
                 doe
                 claime
                 thereby
                 at
                 this
                 present
                 time
                 .
                 Which
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 none
                 of
                 the
                 Officers
                 or
                 Ministers
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 should
                 doe
                 or
                 execute
                 any
                 Arrest
                 within
                 the
                 Precinct
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Arrest
                 made
                 by
                 Vnderhill
                 (
                 one
                 of
                 my
                 Lord
                 Maiors
                 Servants
                 )
                 upon
                 
                   Alice
                   Browne
                
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 discharged
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Also
                 at
                 a
                 Common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 August
                 1.
                 the
                 sixth
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 enacted
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 should
                 have
                 leave
                 to
                 breake
                 downe
                 a
                 piece
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 Wall
                 behind
                 
                   Christ
                   Church
                
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 making
                 of
                 a
                 doore
                 or
                 passage
                 thorow
                 the
                 said
                 Wall
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Governours
                 of
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Foundation
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 8.
                 in
                 
                   West
                   Smithfield
                
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 to
                 goe
                 to
                 and
                 from
                 the
                 same
                 house
                 ,
                 unto
                 and
                 from
                 the
                 house
                 ordained
                 by
                 the
                 City
                 for
                 the
                 reliefe
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   The
                   house
                   of
                   Worke
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Law
                 ,
                 &c.
                 notwithstanding
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Against
                 abuses
                 offered
                 to
                 Pauls
                 .
                 To
                 bee
                 inserted
                 Page
                 371.
                 
                 Col.
                 2.
                 after
                 To
                 his
                 Will.
                 
              
               
                 AT
                 an
                 Act
                 of
                 Common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 August
                 1.
                 
                 Anno
                 1.
                 and
                 2.
                 of
                 Philip
                 and
                 Mary
                 .
                 Forasmuch
                 as
                 the
                 Materiall
                 Temples
                 of
                 God
                 were
                 first
                 ordained
                 for
                 the
                 lawfull
                 and
                 devout
                 assembly
                 of
                 people
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 lift
                 up
                 their
                 hearts
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 laud
                 and
                 praise
                 Almighty
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 heare
                 his
                 Divine
                 Service
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 holy
                 Word
                 and
                 Gospell
                 ,
                 sincerely
                 said
                 ,
                 sung
                 ,
                 and
                 taught
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 to
                 bee
                 used
                 as
                 Markets
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 prophane
                 places
                 or
                 thorowfares
                 ,
                 with
                 carriage
                 of
                 things
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 that
                 (
                 now
                 of
                 late
                 yeeres
                 )
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 people
                 repairing
                 thither
                 ,
                 have
                 (
                 and
                 yet
                 doe
                 )
                 commonly
                 use
                 and
                 accustome
                 themselves
                 very
                 unseemely
                 and
                 unreverently
                 (
                 the
                 more
                 the
                 pity
                 )
                 to
                 make
                 their
                 common
                 carriage
                 of
                 great
                 Vessels
                 full
                 of
                 Ale
                 and
                 Beere
                 ,
                 great
                 Baskets
                 full
                 of
                 Bread
                 ,
                 Fish
                 ,
                 Flesh
                 ,
                 and
                 Fruit
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 other
                 things
                 ,
                 Fardels
                 of
                 stuffe
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 grosse
                 Wares
                 and
                 things
                 ,
                 thorow
                 the
                 Cathedrall
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Pauls
                 :
                 and
                 some
                 in
                 leading
                 Moyles
                 ,
                 Horses
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Beasts
                 thorow
                 the
                 same
                 unreverently
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 dishonour
                 and
                 displeasure
                 of
                 Almighty
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 great
                 griefe
                 also
                 and
                 offence
                 of
                 all
                 good
                 people
                 .
                 Bee
                 it
                 therefore
                 for
                 remedy
                 and
                 reformation
                 thereof
                 ,
                 ordained
                 ,
                 enacted
                 ,
                 and
                 established
                 ,
                 &c.
                 that
                 no
                 person
                 ,
                 either
                 free
                 or
                 forraigne
                 ,
                 of
                 what
                 estate
                 or
                 condition
                 soever
                 ,
                 doe
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 from
                 henceforth
                 carry
                 or
                 convey
                 ,
                 or
                 cause
                 to
                 be
                 carried
                 or
                 conveyed
                 thorow
                 the
                 said
                 Cathedrall
                 ,
                 any
                 manner
                 of
                 great
                 Vessell
                 or
                 Basket
                 with
                 Bread
                 ,
                 Ale
                 ,
                 Beere
                 ,
                 Fish
                 ,
                 Flesh
                 ,
                 &c.
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 like
                 thing
                 or
                 things
                 ,
                 upon
                 paine
                 of
                 forfeiture
                 or
                 losing
                 for
                 every
                 such
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 first
                 offence
                 ,
                 3.
                 
                   s.
                   4.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 for
                 the
                 second
                 6.
                 
                   s.
                   8.
                   
                     d.
                  
                
                 for
                 the
                 third
                 x.
                 s.
                 and
                 for
                 every
                 other
                 offence
                 after
                 such
                 third
                 time
                 ,
                 to
                 forfeit
                 x.
                 s.
                 and
                 to
                 suffer
                 two
                 dayes
                 and
                 two
                 nights
                 imprisonment
                 ,
                 without
                 Baile
                 or
                 Mainprise
                 .
                 The
                 one
                 moity
                 of
                 all
                 which
                 paines
                 and
                 penalties
                 shall
                 be
                 to
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
                 within
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 halfe
                 to
                 him
                 that
                 will
                 sue
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 in
                 any
                 Court
                 of
                 Record
                 within
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 by
                 Bill
                 ,
                 originall
                 plaint
                 ,
                 or
                 Information
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 commenced
                 or
                 sued
                 in
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 the
                 Chamberlaine
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ;
                 wherein
                 none
                 Essoine
                 or
                 wager
                 of
                 Law
                 for
                 the
                 Defendant
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 admitted
                 or
                 allowed
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Abstract
                 of
                 an
                 Act
                 of
                 Common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 held
                 September
                 19.
                 in
                 the
                 third
                 and
                 fourth
                 yeeres
                 of
                 Philip
                 and
                 Mary
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 removing
                 of
                 the
                 Compter
                 Prison
                 out
                 of
                 Breadstreet
                 into
                 great
                 Woodstreet
                 .
                 To
                 bee
                 inserted
                 pag.
                 312.
                 or
                 pag.
                 395.
                 
                 Col.
                 1.
                 after
                 Pitifull
                 Prisoners
                 .
              
               
                 BY
                 reason
                 of
                 divers
                 hinderances
                 ,
                 injuries
                 ,
                 extremities
                 and
                 displeasures
                 done
                 unto
                 the
                 poore
                 Prisoners
                 in
                 
                   Breadstreet
                   Compter
                
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Keepers
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 who
                 hiring
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 the
                 Goldsmiths
                 Company
                 ,
                 would
                 not
                 (
                 many
                 times
                 )
                 suffer
                 the
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 London
                 (
                 who
                 stand
                 charged
                 with
                 the
                 Prisoners
                 )
                 to
                 use
                 them
                 so
                 well
                 as
                 they
                 had
                 purposed
                 :
                 whereby
                 the
                 City
                 hath
                 beene
                 slandered
                 ,
                 Law
                 and
                 good
                 orders
                 broken
                 ,
                 and
                 poore
                 Prisoners
                 too
                 much
                 abused
                 .
                 Therefore
                 was
                 the
                 Prison
                 removed
                 to
                 a
                 house
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 situate
                 in
                 great
                 Woodstreet
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Sheriffe
                 and
                 his
                 Officers
                 were
                 to
                 keepe
                 their
                 Courts
                 ,
                 &c.
                 as
                 they
                 had
                 before
                 used
                 in
                 Breadstreet
                 .
                 At
                 which
                 time
                 it
                 was
                 also
                 enacted
                 ;
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Compter
                 in
                 Woodstreet
                 should
                 never
                 hereafter
                 for
                 any
                 cause
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 be
                 letten
                 out
                 to
                 any
                 other
                 use
                 or
                 person
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 The
                 Abstract
                 of
                 an
                 Act
                 of
                 Common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 the
                 last
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 the
                 second
                 and
                 third
                 of
                 Philip
                 and
                 Mary
                 ,
                 concerning
                 Bridewell
                 .
                 To
                 be
                 inserted
                 Page
                 436.
                 
                 Col.
                 2.
                 after
                 By
                 Queene
                 Mary
                 .
              
               
                 FOr
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 had
                 given
                 his
                 house
                 of
                 Bridewell
                 unto
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 partly
                 for
                 the
                 setting
                 of
                 idle
                 &
                 lewd
                 people
                 to
                 work
                 ,
                 and
                 partly
                 for
                 the
                 lodging
                 and
                 harbouring
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 sicke
                 ,
                 weake
                 ,
                 and
                 sore
                 people
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 poore
                 wayfaring
                 people
                 repairing
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 and
                 had
                 for
                 this
                 last
                 purpose
                 ,
                 given
                 the
                 bedding
                 and
                 furniture
                 of
                 the
                 Savoy
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 .
                 Therefore
                 in
                 consideration
                 that
                 very
                 great
                 charges
                 would
                 be
                 required
                 to
                 the
                 fitting
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 buying
                 of
                 Tooles
                 and
                 bedding
                 ,
                 the
                 money
                 was
                 ordered
                 to
                 be
                 gotten
                 up
                 among
                 the
                 rich
                 people
                 of
                 the
                 Companies
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Leystow
                 by
                 Baynards
                 Castle
                 removed
                 .
                 To
                 be
                 inserted
                 page
                 405.
                 
              
               
                 AT
                 a
                 Common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 August
                 7.
                 the
                 third
                 and
                 fourth
                 of
                 Philip
                 and
                 Mary
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 agreed
                 at
                 the
                 request
                 of
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Pembroke
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Cities
                 Leystow
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 his
                 Lordships
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 noysome
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 removed
                 .
                 Vpon
                 condition
                 ,
                 that
                 hee
                 should
                 give
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 making
                 of
                 a
                 new
                 Leystow
                 in
                 another
                 place
                 ,
                 2000.
                 foot
                 of
                 hard
                 stone
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 the
                 Vault
                 and
                 Wharfe
                 thereof
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 forty
                 Markes
                 in
                 ready
                 Money
                 ,
                 to
                 buy
                 the
                 same
                 stone
                 withall
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Something
                 about
                 Ludgate
                 .
              
               
                 LVdgate
                 Prison
                 ,
                 to
                 pay
                 Tithes
                 ,
                 Clerkes
                 wages
                 ,
                 and
                 Church
                 duties
                 ,
                 to
                 Saint
                 Martins
                 Church
                 within
                 Ludgate
                 .
                 Agreed
                 upon
                 by
                 Common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 March
                 21.
                 in
                 the
                 second
                 yeere
                 of
                 Queen
                 ELIZABETH
                 .
                 Adde
                 this
                 to
                 page
                 372.
                 before
                 these
                 words
                 ,
                 
                   The
                   Monuments
                   here
                
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Something
                 about
                 Broken
                 wharfe
                 .
                 To
                 be
                 inserted
                 page
                 403.
                 
              
               
                 AT
                 a
                 Common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 Iuly
                 23.
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 order
                 was
                 taken
                 ,
                 that
                 out
                 of
                 a
                 certaine
                 void
                 space
                 of
                 ground
                 at
                 
                   Broken
                   Wharfe
                
                 ,
                 there
                 should
                 bee
                 33.
                 foot
                 inclosed
                 and
                 laid
                 to
                 the
                 Cities
                 Brewhouse
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 to
                 have
                 a
                 substantiall
                 pale
                 about
                 it
                 ,
                 to
                 keepe
                 the
                 Cities
                 Fewell
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 goods
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 the
                 opening
                 of
                 a
                 Lane
                 in
                 Downegate
                 Ward
                 .
              
               
                 VVHereas
                 certaine
                 private
                 persons
                 had
                 wrongfully
                 set
                 up
                 a
                 doore
                 at
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 〈…〉
                 Lane
                 ,
                 in
                 
                   Downegate
                   Ward
                
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 converted
                 it
                 to
                 their
                 private
                 use
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 order
                 May
                 28.
                 
                 Anno
                 fourth
                 of
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 City
                 Chamberlaine
                 should
                 take
                 downe
                 the
                 doore
                 ,
                 and
                 leave
                 the
                 Lane
                 common
                 ,
                 like
                 other
                 streets
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Something
                 to
                 be
                 inserted
                 page
                 217.
                 
                 Col.
                 2.
                 after
                 Royall
                 Exchange
                 .
              
               
                 BEfore
                 the
                 building
                 of
                 the
                 Exchange
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 by
                 divers
                 Common
                 Councells
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 26.
                 yeere
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 8.
                 consulted
                 upon
                 ,
                 whether
                 there
                 should
                 bee
                 a
                 Bursle
                 or
                 convenient
                 place
                 of
                 meeting
                 ,
                 for
                 Merchants
                 to
                 treat
                 of
                 their
                 feat
                 of
                 Merchandize
                 .
                 The
                 same
                 yeere
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 sent
                 his
                 Letters
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 making
                 of
                 a
                 new
                 Bursse
                 at
                 
                   Leaden
                   Hall.
                
                 Whereupon
                 it
                 being
                 put
                 to
                 hands
                 ,
                 whether
                 the
                 new
                 Bursse
                 should
                 be
                 removed
                 out
                 
                 of
                 Lumbardstreet
                 :
                 it
                 was
                 agreed
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 should
                 not
                 .
                 So
                 that
                 the
                 Merchants
                 meeting
                 continued
                 there
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 Royall
                 Exchange
                 was
                 builded
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Something
                 of
                 Queenhith
                 .
                 To
                 be
                 inserted
                 page
                 402.
                 
                 Col.
                 2.
                 after
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 .
              
               
                 THese
                 were
                 the
                 impositions
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 occasions
                 of
                 them
                 .
                 This
                 Romeland
                 ,
                 being
                 annoyed
                 with
                 Dung
                 ,
                 Filth
                 ,
                 &c.
                 so
                 as
                 the
                 Sellers
                 of
                 Corne
                 and
                 Victuall
                 there
                 ,
                 could
                 not
                 stand
                 to
                 sell
                 their
                 commodities
                 as
                 formerly
                 they
                 had
                 done
                 :
                 it
                 was
                 ordered
                 by
                 a
                 Common
                 Councell
                 ,
                 Anno
                 41.
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 3.
                 
                 That
                 the
                 place
                 should
                 forthwith
                 be
                 made
                 cleane
                 and
                 paved
                 .
                 And
                 that
                 from
                 thenceforth
                 towards
                 the
                 perpetuall
                 cleansing
                 and
                 reparation
                 thereof
                 ,
                 there
                 should
                 be
                 taken
                 for
                 every
                 quarter
                 of
                 Corne
                 of
                 what
                 kinde
                 soever
                 ,
                 there
                 sold
                 or
                 comming
                 ,
                 a
                 Farthing
                 ;
                 for
                 every
                 quarter
                 of
                 Salt
                 ,
                 a
                 Farthing
                 ;
                 for
                 every
                 Vessell
                 called
                 a
                 Battell
                 ,
                 bringing
                 Rushes
                 ,
                 foure
                 pence
                 ;
                 for
                 every
                 Vessell
                 called
                 a
                 Shout
                 ,
                 bringing
                 Corne
                 or
                 Malt
                 ,
                 two
                 pence
                 ;
                 for
                 every
                 Shippe
                 bringing
                 other
                 Victuall
                 ,
                 two
                 pence
                 ;
                 and
                 of
                 every
                 person
                 daying
                 Soile
                 there
                 ,
                 two
                 shillings
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Seller
                 of
                 Rushes
                 to
                 pay
                 for
                 every
                 boat
                 of
                 Rushes
                 ,
                 foure
                 pence
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Something
               concerning
               the
               Iurisdiction
               of
               the
               River
               of
               Thames
               .
               To
               be
               inserted
               page
               26.
               
               Col.
               2.
               after
               these
               words
               ,
               And
               the
               like
               Sessions
               kept
               there
               for
               the
               same
               purpose
               .
               To
               my
               Honorable
               Friend
               Sir
               HENRY
               MARTEN
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               Iudge
               of
               the
               High
               Court
               of
               the
               Admiralty
               .
            
             
               SIR
               ,
               his
               Majesty
               understanding
               that
               there
               is
               a
               second
               Edition
               of
               
                 Stowes
                 Survey
              
               of
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               new
               put
               to
               sale
               ,
               wherein
               there
               are
               some
               passages
               prejudiciall
               to
               his
               Majesties
               right
               in
               his
               Admiralty
               and
               Derogatory
               to
               the
               just
               power
               belonging
               thereunto
               .
               He
               doth
               therefore
               require
               you
               his
               Iudge
               in
               that
               High
               Court
               to
               examine
               the
               said
               Booke
               ,
               and
               to
               cause
               the
               said
               passages
               inserted
               in
               prejudice
               of
               the
               Admirall
               Iurisdiction
               ,
               and
               in
               support
               of
               any
               other
               pretence
               against
               the
               same
               to
               be
               left
               out
               ,
               or
               else
               to
               prohibit
               the
               publishing
               and
               sale
               of
               the
               said
               Booke
               .
               And
               for
               so
               doing
               this
               signification
               of
               his
               Majesties
               pleasure
               may
               be
               your
               sufficient
               Warrant
               .
               So
               I
               rest
            
             
               
                 
                   Garlicke
                   Hith
                
                 
                   21.
                   
                   December
                   ,
                   1633.
                   
                
              
               
                 Your
                 assured
                 Friend
                 to
                 serve
                 you
                 
                   Iohn
                   Coke
                
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Further
                 execution
                 of
                 the
                 Letter
                 above-mentioned
                 could
                 not
                 bee
                 made
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 it
                 came
                 after
                 the
                 impression
                 was
                 finished
                 and
                 published
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Henry
                   Marten
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
               To
               the
               Master
               and
               Wardens
               of
               the
               Company
               of
               Stationers
               .
            
             
               YOu
               may
               understand
               by
               the
               contents
               of
               the
               Letter
               above-mentioned
               ,
               directed
               unto
               me
               what
               is
               required
               at
               my
               hands
               to
               performe
               .
               I
               am
               therefore
               to
               require
               you
               upon
               your
               receipt
               hereof
               ,
               forthwith
               to
               cause
               the
               Booke
               to
               be
               brought
               unto
               you
               ,
               and
               to
               take
               order
               that
               all
               the
               words
               together
               with
               the
               copy
               of
               the
               Letter
               ,
               and
               my
               answer
               thereunto
               ,
               as
               above
               made
               for
               this
               impression
               to
               be
               imprinted
               page
               939.
               
               Col.
               
                 prima
                 ,
                 verbatim
              
               in
               all
               the
               said
               Bookes
               ,
               aswell
               sold
               as
               hereafter
               to
               be
               sold
               ,
               before
               any
               further
               sale
               of
               the
               said
               Bookes
               bee
               made
               ;
               and
               this
               shall
               be
               your
               Warrant
               in
               this
               behalfe
               .
            
             
               
                 Doct.
                 Commons
                 
                   `24
                   .
                   December
                   ,
                   1633.
                   
                
              
               
                 Henry
                 Marten
                 .
              
            
          
           
             FINIS
             .
          
        
         
           
             
             
             
               The
               first
               Table
               Containing
               all
               the
               Ancient
               and
               Memorable
               places
               ,
               Charitable
               and
               Noble
               Acts
               of
               Citizens
               ,
               and
               most
               Honourable
               and
               Worthy
               Monuments
               recorded
               in
               this
               Booke
               ;
               Alphabetically
               digested
               :
               Wherein
               the
               Figures
               referre
               to
               the
               Page
               ,
               the
               Letters
               to
               the
               Columne
               ,
               and
               the
               
               Asteriskcs
               *
               to
               the
               top
               of
               both
               Page
               and
               Columne
               .
               †
               to
               the
               middle
               of
               both
               Page
               and
               Columne
               .
               ¶
               to
               the
               bottom
               of
               both
               Page
               and
               Columne
               .
            
             
               
                 A
              
               
                 For
                 false
                 Accusation
                 ,
                 a
                 Fuller
                 of
                 Shoresditch
                 hanged
                 &
                 quarted
                 .
                 474
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Adelstreet
                 tooke
                 name
                 of
                 King
                 Adelstanes
                 house
                 ,
                 standing
                 there
                 .
                 308
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Admiralty
                 Court.
                 454
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Adultery
                 and
                 Fornication
                 ,
                 how
                 punished
                 .
                 207
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 
                   S.
                   Alban
                
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 Martyr
                 in
                 England
                 .
                 308
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Saint
                 Albans
                 Inne
                 .
                 187
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Aldermanbury
                 street
                 ,
                 whence
                 so
                 named
                 .
                 302
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Aldermanry
                 purchased
                 .
                 335
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Aldermen
                 Knighted
                 .
                 237
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Seven
                 Aldermen
                 died
                 in
                 lesse
                 than
                 ten
                 moneths
                 .
                 585
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Aldersgate
                 .
                 34
                 b
                 320
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Aldersgate
                 street
                 .
                 321
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Aldgate
                 .
                 31
                 b
                 ¶
                 121
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Vide
                 Ealdgate
                 .
              
               
                 Alhallowes
                 Church
                 in
                 breadstreet
                 suspended
                 .
                 92
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 charitable
                 Almes
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Cromwell
                 ,
                 &c.
                 74
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Sutton
                
                 .
                 481
                 b
              
               
                 Of
                 Baptist
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Hicks
                 ,
                 Viscount
                 Combden
                 .
                 960
              
               
                 Of
                 
                   Christopher
                   Tamworth
                
                 .
                 766
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Of
                 Sir
                 
                   Paul
                   Pinder
                
                 .
                 767
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Of
                 
                   Henry
                   Smith
                
                 .
                 794
                 a
                 †
                 887
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Of
                 
                   Susanna
                   Powell
                
                 .
                 794
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Henry
                 the
                 second
                 fed
                 10000.
                 poore
                 people
                 ,
                 and
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 6000.
                 every
                 day
                 for
                 a
                 certain
                 time
                 ,
                 74
                 b
                 ¶
                 Vide
                 
                   Actions
                   of
                   worthy
                   Citizens
                
                 .
                 86.
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 An
                 Almory
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
                 525
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Widdow
                 Allingtons
                 buildings
                 .
                 480
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 Allome
                 house
                 at
                 Wapping
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 proceeding
                 against
                 it
                 .
                 462.
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Amen
                 lane
                 371
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Anchor
                 lane
                 ,
                 anciently
                 called
                 Palmers
                 .
                 256.
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 An
                 Anchorage
                 by
                 little
                 Saint
                 Bartholomewes
                 .
                 415
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Anne
                 Queene
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 Wife
                 to
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 508
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Anne
                 wife
                 to
                 Richard
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 513
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Anne
                 of
                 Cleve
                 ,
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 513
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Anne
                 Wife
                 to
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 814
              
               
                 Anne
                 Wife
                 to
                 Edward
                 Duke
                 of
                 Sommerset
                 ,
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 513
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Anne
                 Countesse
                 of
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 514
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Anthonies
                 Pigs
                 .
                 65
                 a
                 190
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 Apologie
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 691
              
               
                 Instructions
                 for
                 the
                 Apprentices
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 688
              
               
                 An
                 Archbishops
                 See
                 at
                 London
                 .
                 528
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 Court
                 of
                 Arches
                 kept
                 in
                 Bow
                 Church
                 .
                 268
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Three
                 Arch-Flamines
                 in
                 England
                 
                   
                     at
                     
                       
                         London
                      
                       
                         York
                      
                       
                         Cacrleon
                         
                           
                             211
                             a
                             †
                          
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Coat
                 -
                 
                   Armors
                   ,
                   Ar●●es
                
                 of
                 England
                 supported
                 with
                 Angles
                 .
                 216
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Armes
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 what
                 they
                 bee
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Sword
                 of
                 Saint
                 Paul
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 quarter
                 .
                 237
                 a
                 b
                 646
              
               
                 Seale
                 and
                 Armes
                 of
                 the
                 Baron
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 339
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 Armes
                 of
                 the
                 twelve
                 preceding
                 Companies
                 of
                 London
                 598
              
               
               
                 The
                 Armes
                 of
                 the
                 ten
                 Companies
                 of
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 611.
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 Companies
                 following
                 the
                 twelve
                 .
                 621
              
               
                 Artilery
                 yard
                 .
                 175
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 Artilery
                 Garden
                 founded
                 ,
                 Anno
                 1622.
                 764
              
               
                 The
                 Kings
                 Artirce
                 in
                 Limestreet
                 .
                 161
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Arundell
                 house
                 .
                 489
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Ave-Mary
                 lane
                 .
                 371
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Augustine
                 in
                 the
                 wall
                 ,
                 now
                 quite
                 lost
                 .
                 166
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Of
                 Augustine
                 Fryers
                 .
                 185
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Their
                 beginning
                 .
                 930
              
               
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Mary
                   Axe
                
                 ,
                 whence
                 so
                 called
                 .
                 166
              
            
             
               
                 B
              
               
                 BAiliffes
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 536
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bakewell
                 ,
                 or
                 Blackwell
                 hall
                 sometimes
                 the
                 mansion
                 house
                 of
                 the
                 Bassings
                 .
                 298
                 a
                 †
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 A
                 Market
                 place
                 for
                 woollen
                 Cloth
                 ,
                 299
                 a
                 †
                 See
                 more
                 concerning
                 this
                 934
              
               
                 
                   Rich.
                   Bancroft
                
                 ,
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 790
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 Banner
                 of
                 S.
                 Paul.
                 57
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Banner-bearer
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 57
                 b
              
               
                 Banqueting
                 houses
                 ,
                 like
                 Bankerouts
                 ,
                 bearing
                 great
                 shew
                 and
                 little
                 worth
                 .
                 476
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Banquetings
                 .
                 673
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Barbican
                 or
                 Burghkenning
                 .
                 318
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Barkley
                 house
                 .
                 407
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Barnards
                 Inne
                 .
                 430
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Barons
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 359
                 b
                 †
                 933
              
               
                 The
                 Barons
                 slaine
                 at
                 Barnet
                 ,
                 buried
                 .
                 486
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Barrators
                 .
                 676
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Bartholomew
                 lane
                 .
                 183
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Saint
                 Bartholomewes
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 415
                 a
                 b.
                 Suppressed
                 ,
                 417
                 b
                 ¶
                 The
                 privileges
                 thereof
                 ,
                 936
                 b
                 ¶
                 Priory
                 ,
                 418.
                 
                 Suppressed
                 ,
                 420
                 a
                 ¶
                 The
                 Archbishop
                 visits
                 the
                 Priory
                 of
                 S.
                 Bartholomewes
                 with
                 stripes
                 ,
                 418.
                 
                 Bolton
                 the
                 last
                 Prior
                 there
                 ,
                 419
                 a
                 †
                 Bartholomew
                 Faire
                 ,
                 419
                 a
                 ¶
                 423
                 a
                 †
                 How
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 goes
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 651
                 b
                 *
                 The
                 order
                 of
                 Wrastling
                 on
                 S.
                 Bartholomewes
                 day
                 .
                 651
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bassingborne
                 in
                 Cambridge
                 shire
                 298
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Basing
                 lane
                 ,
                 or
                 Turnebase
                 lane
                 ,
                 264.
                 or
                 the
                 Backhouse
                 .
                 393
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Bassings-Hall
                 street
                 .
                 293
              
               
                 Bathe
                 place
                 .
                 427
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Battaile
                 Bridge
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 .
                 459
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bay
                 Hall.
                 293
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Baynards
                 Castle
                 ,
                 56.
                 
                 
                   Rob.
                   Fitzwater
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 thereof
                 ,
                 banished
                 by
                 King
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 and
                 recalled
                 ;
                 by
                 place
                 Banner-bearer
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 57
                 Burnt
                 ,
                 59
                 a
                 ¶
                 King
                 Edw.
                 4.
                 and
                 Rich.
                 3.
                 crowned
                 there
                 ,
                 60.
                 
                 Henry
                 7.
                 lodged
                 there
                 ,
                 ibid.
                 A
                 Soke
                 or
                 Court
                 belonging
                 thereto
                 ,
                 405
                 b
                 †
                 The
                 Leystow
                 neere
                 to
                 it
                 removed
                 .
                 938
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 Normans
                 ware
                 no
                 Beards
                 .
                 45
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Bearehinder
                 lane
                 .
                 244
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Beare
                 lane
                 .
                 137
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Beauchamps
                 Inne
                 .
                 238
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Beauments
                 Inne
                 .
                 405.
                 
                 A
                 Monument
                 of
                 the
                 Beauments
                 .
                 877
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Becket
                
                 first
                 a
                 Sheriffes
                 Clerke
                 ,
                 afterwards
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 &
                 Chancellor
                 of
                 England
                 .
                 86
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bedford
                 house
                 ,
                 anciently
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Carliles
                 Inne
                 .
                 491
              
               
                 Bedlem
                 ,
                 173
                 a
                 ¶
                 When
                 founded
                 .
                 542
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Beech
                 lane
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Ramseys
                 Inne
                 there
                 .
                 318
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Belins
                 Vrne
                 of
                 Brasse
                 set
                 over
                 Belinsgate
                 .
                 39
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Belinsgate
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Customes
                 thereof
                 ,
                 225.
                 
                 The
                 Bosse
                 of
                 Belinsgate
                 .
                 226
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 great
                 Bells
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 524
                 a
                 †
                 Bow
                 -
                 Bell
                 ,
                 269
                 a
                 ¶
                 The
                 best
                 ring
                 of
                 sixe
                 Bells
                 in
                 England
                 .
                 213
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Bellman
                 when
                 first
                 ordained
                 .
                 585
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Belzetters
                 lane
                 .
                 144
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Benbridges
                 Inne
                 .
                 161
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Bermondsey
                 street
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Priory
                 of
                 S.
                 Saviours
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Bermonds
                   Eye
                
                 ,
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 .
                 459
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Berwards
                 lane
                 .
                 175
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Bevis
                 markes
                 :
                 See
                 Buries
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Billesby
                
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 783
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Billitar
                 lane
                 :
                 See
                 Belzetter
                 .
              
               
                 Birchin
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 Birchovers
                 lane
                 .
                 215
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bishopsgate
                 .
                 33
              
               
                 A
                 Catalogue
                 of
                 the
                 Bishops
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 367
                 a
                 *
                 A
                 lineall
                 succession
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 528
                 b
                 *
                 The
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 his
                 Palace
                 .
                 412
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Blacke
                 Fryers
                 ,
                 the
                 originall
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 375
                 b
                 *
                 A
                 Parliament
                 holden
                 in
                 the
                 Black-Friers
                 ,
                 374
                 a
                 †
                 The
                 liberties
                 and
                 privileges
                 of
                 the
                 Black-Friers
                 ,
                 375.
                 
                 A
                 Riot
                 committed
                 therein
                 ,
                 ibid.
                 The
                 fatall
                 Vesper
                 ,
                 or
                 fall
                 at
                 Black-Friers
                 ,
                 381.
                 b
                 ¶
                 The
                 names
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 were
                 slaine
                 thereby
                 ,
                 386
                 b
                 ¶
                 Black-Friers
                 church
                 in
                 Holborne
                 ,
                 487
                 a
                 ¶
                 Their
                 convocation
                 and
                 removall
                 .
                 ibid.
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bladder
                 street
                 .
                 337
                 b
                 †
                 388
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 
                   Blanch
                   Apleton
                
                 .
                 160
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Blodwyte
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bornes
                 :
                 Oldborne
                 ,
                 Langborne
                 ,
                 Shareborne
                 .
                 10
                 b
              
               
                 Bordhalepeney
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bosomes
                 Inne
                 ,
                 or
                 Blossomes
                 Inne
                 282
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Bosse
                 alley
                 .
                 226
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bosse
                 lane
                 .
                 403
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bow
                 Bell
                 not
                 suffered
                 to
                 be
                 rung
                 late
                 .
                 269
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bow
                 lane
                 :
                 See
                 Cordwainer
                 street
                 .
              
               
                 Bowyer-row
                 ,
                 from
                 Pauls
                 to
                 Ludgate
                 .
                 372
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Breadstreet
                 .
                 390
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Maior
                 charged
                 for
                 not
                 looking
                 to
                 the
                 assize
                 of
                 Bread
                 ,
                 542
                 b
                 ¶
                 The
                 Ordinance
                 for
                 the
                 Assize
                 &
                 weight
                 of
                 Bread
                 ,
                 740.
                 
                 Bread-carts
                 of
                 Stratford
                 at
                 the
                 Bow.
                 164
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Bretaske
                 lane
                 in
                 Downgate
                 .
                 933
              
               
                 Brickles
                 lane
                 .
                 255
                 a
                 †
              
               
               
                 Bridewell
                 ,
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 8.
                 his
                 house
                 ,
                 62
                 a
                 †
                 How
                 from
                 a
                 Kings
                 Palace
                 ,
                 it
                 came
                 to
                 bee
                 an
                 house
                 of
                 correction
                 .
                 436.
                 937
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bridewell
                 Precinct
                 ,
                 312.
                 
                 The
                 Chappell
                 there
                 .
                 876
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Bridges
                 ,
                 27.
                 
                 London
                 Bridge
                 first
                 of
                 Timber
                 ,
                 ibid.
                 Men
                 went
                 dry-shod
                 under
                 it
                 ,
                 28
                 a
                 †
                 Founded
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 28
                 b
                 †
                 A
                 Subsidie
                 granted
                 for
                 the
                 repaire
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 546
                 b
                 †
                 Burnt
                 ,
                 28
                 a
                 ¶
                 29
                 a
                 ¶
                 782
                 ¶
                 Famous
                 actions
                 done
                 on
                 it
                 ,
                 29
                 The
                 description
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 30
                 a
                 *
                 The
                 Bridgehouse
                 ,
                 459
                 a
                 †
                 The
                 Seale
                 thereof
                 made
                 new
                 ,
                 936
                 b
                 †
                 Westminster
                 Bridge
                 524
                 b
                 ¶
                 Fleet
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 Old-borne
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 Cow
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 Horse-●ho●e
                 Bridge
                 .
                 30
              
               
                 Brigbote
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Britaine
                 's
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 Inhabitants
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 1.
                 b.
                 What
                 their
                 ancient
                 Cities
                 were
                 of
                 old
                 ,
                 2
                 b
                 *
                 Given
                 to
                 gluttony
                 and
                 drunkennesse
                 ,
                 5
                 a
                 †
                 Invaded
                 by
                 the
                 Scots
                 and
                 Picts
                 ,
                 4
                 a
                 *
                 by
                 the
                 Saxons
                 .
                 5
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Britaine
                 's
                 Burse
                 .
                 464
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Briton
                 street
                 .
                 321
                 a
                 *
                 330
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Broad
                 lane
                 .
                 255
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Broad
                 street
                 .
                 183
              
               
                 Broken
                 wharfe
                 .
                 403
                 b
                 †
                 938
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Brokers
                 in
                 Houndsditch
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Aetatis
                   at
                   ramentum
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Baptizati
                   Iudaei
                
                 .
                 122
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Brookes
                 wharfe
                 .
                 403
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Bruce
                   ,
                   Henry
                
                 the
                 8.
                 his
                 Physician
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 784
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Bucks
                 head
                 :
                 See
                 Procession
                 at
                 Pauls
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Duke
                 of
                 Buckinghams
                 Monument
                 .
                 116
                 b
                 †
                 817
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Buckles-bury
                 .
                 246
                 a
                 ¶
                 276
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Budge
                 row
                 .
                 264
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 cause
                 of
                 Stone
                 Building
                 in
                 London
                 .
                 209
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Burgbote
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Burgebruch
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 first
                 called
                 Burgesses
                 ,
                 535
                 b
                 †
                 Ancient
                 Burgesses
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 became
                 Fryers
                 .
                 930
              
               
                 Burhkenings
                 ,
                 or
                 Watch-towers
                 .
                 62
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Burley
                 house
                 .
                 405
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 A
                 Persian
                 buried
                 without
                 Christian
                 Buriall
                 .
                 173
                 a
                 †
                 780
                 ¶
              
               
                 Whittingtons
                 body
                 thrice
                 Buried
                 .
                 256
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Buries
                 markes
                 .
                 144
                 b
                 ¶
                 156
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 A
                 motion
                 that
                 Butchers
                 should
                 kill
                 no
                 meat
                 within
                 London
                 ,
                 340
                 a
                 ¶
                 Butchers-hall
                 lane
                 ,
                 or
                 Stinking
                 lane
                 ,
                 or
                 Chick-lane
                 .
                 340
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Buttolph
                 lane
                 ,
                 228
                 b
                 *
                 The
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Buttolph
                 without
                 Aldgate
                 when
                 built
                 933
                 a
                 †
              
            
             
               
                 C
              
               
                 
                   IAcke
                   Cade
                
                 entred
                 the
                 City
                 by
                 London
                 bridge
                 .
                 29
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 When
                 Callice
                 was
                 won
                 from
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 552
                 a
                 ¶
                 When
                 lost
                 .
                 585
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Master
                 
                   Camden
                   Clarenciaux
                
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 774
                 ¶
              
               
                 
                   Camera
                   Dianae
                
                 ,
                 neere
                 Doctors
                 Commons
                 .
                 781
                 *
              
               
                 Candlewicke
                 street
                 ,
                 whence
                 so
                 called
                 .
                 235
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 
                   Henry
                   Carey
                
                 ,
                 Baron
                 of
                 Hunsdon
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 416
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 
                   Val.
                   Carey
                
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Exeter
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 776
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 A
                 Monument
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Carletons
                 .
                 818
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Nowell
                   Caroone
                
                 ,
                 Ambassador
                 for
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 Holland
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 790
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Caruage
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 619
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Castle
                 ,
                 a
                 Shoomaker
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 Cocke
                 in
                 Westminster
                 .
                 344
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Castle
                 Taverne
                 in
                 Cornehill
                 .
                 209
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Catteten
                 street
                 .
                 282
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Cecill
                 house
                 ,
                 493
                 a
                 ¶
                 
                   Elizabeth
                   Cecill
                
                 ,
                 her
                 Monument
                 ,
                 514
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 Chaire
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 brought
                 in
                 by
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 kept
                 in
                 Westminster
                 .
                 510
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Chancelar
                 ,
                 or
                 Chancery
                 lane
                 .
                 435
                 a
                 ¶
                 487
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Change
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 Bucklesbury
                 .
                 44
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Old-Change
                 ,
                 46
                 a.
                 See
                 Exchange
                 .
              
               
                 Charing
                 Crosse
                 .
                 495
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 In
                 whose
                 Maioraltie
                 K.
                 Charles
                 began
                 his
                 reigne
                 .
                 597
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Charles
                 Earle
                 of
                 Lenox
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 513
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Ancient
                 Charters
                 concerning
                 the
                 Priory
                 of
                 the
                 holy
                 Trinity
                 .
                 931
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 Charter
                 of
                 London
                 confirmed
                 by
                 divers
                 Kings
                 .
                 739
              
               
                 Charterhouse
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 foundation
                 ,
                 477
                 b
                 The
                 Monuments
                 there
                 ,
                 478
                 b
                 †
                 Afterwards
                 bought
                 by
                 M.
                 Sutton
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 an
                 Hospitall
                 .
                 479
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Gessery
                   Chaucer
                
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 517
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 Cheapnesse
                 of
                 Flesmeat
                 in
                 former
                 times
                 .
                 206
                 a
                 ¶
                 548
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Cheapeside
                 a
                 Market
                 place
                 .
                 278
                 b
                 ¶
                 The
                 Standard
                 in
                 Cheapside
                 ,
                 278.
                 
                 Executions
                 done
                 there
                 ,
                 279
                 a
                 *
                 The
                 Crosse
                 in
                 Cheapside
                 indicted
                 ,
                 &
                 the
                 Images
                 broken
                 ,
                 279
                 b.
                 Iusts
                 and
                 Tournaments
                 in
                 Cheape-side
                 ,
                 280
                 b
                 *
                 A
                 faire
                 paved
                 way
                 found
                 fifteen
                 foot
                 deep
                 in
                 Cheapside
                 ,
                 390
                 b
                 ¶
                 Goldsmiths
                 Row
                 there
                 ,
                 391
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Chelsey
                 College
                 ,
                 the
                 true
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 foundation
                 ,
                 with
                 many
                 worthy
                 m●tives
                 to
                 stir
                 up
                 the
                 charity
                 of
                 good
                 Christians
                 towards
                 it
                 .
                 527
              
               
                 Chequer
                 Alley
                 ,
                 anciently
                 Bash-lane
                 .
                 249
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Chewying
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Chicke
                 lane
                 .
                 130
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Chicken
                 lane
                 .
                 420
                 b
                 〈◊〉
              
               
                 Childwyte
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Christs
                 Church
                 ,
                 anciently
                 the
                 Gray
                 Fryers
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 annexion
                 of
                 S.
                 Bartholomewes
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 revenues
                 of
                 the
                 Officers
                 :
                 The
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 Parson
                 thereof
                 .
                 341
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 the
                 erection
              
            
             
               
               
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 charity
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 sixth
                 thereto
                 .
                 342
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Church
                 lane
                 .
                 138
                 a
                 ¶
                 251
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Cities
                 whence
                 so
                 cald
                 ,
                 691
                 a
                 *
                 why
                 built
                 ,
                 ib.
                 b
                 *
                 The
                 commodities
                 that
                 come
                 by
                 them
                 692
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Honourable
                 and
                 worthy
                 actions
                 of
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 86.
                 &c.
                 
                 The
                 honour
                 of
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 710
                 b
                 †
                 Their
                 riches
                 ,
                 6.
                 8
                 b
                 *
                 Three
                 kinds
                 of
                 Citizens
                 :
                 1
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 2
                 Handicraftsmen
                 ,
                 3
                 Labourers
                 .
                 697
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Clarkenwell
                 ,
                 a
                 Priory
                 .
                 484
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Where
                 the
                 Clarkes
                 Hall
                 was
                 anciently
                 .
                 178
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Clements
                 Inne
                 and
                 Well
                 .
                 493
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 S.
                 Clements
                 lane
                 .
                 222
                 a
                 *
                 235
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 Church
                 without
                 Temple-barre
                 ,
                 why
                 called
                 
                   Clement
                   Danes
                
                 .
                 491
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Clergie
                 men
                 forbidden
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 be
                 punished
                 of
                 the
                 Laity
                 .
                 207
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Cliffords
                 Inne
                 .
                 435
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 Clinke
                 .
                 449
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 
                   Clocke
                   house
                
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
                 524
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Northerne
                 Russet
                 Cloth
                 ,
                 sold
                 for
                 4.
                 
                   d.
                
                 the
                 yard
                 .
                 71
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Poore
                 Clothiers
                 relieved
                 by
                 the
                 bounty
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   White
                
                 .
                 91.
                 
                 Many
                 others
                 ,
                 93
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 Kenrick
                 .
                 199
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Coat-Armorus
                 :
                 See
                 Armorus
                 .
              
               
                 Cobhams
                 Inne
                 .
                 143
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Cockaine
                
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 776
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Cocke
                 lane
                 .
                 415
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Cold
                 Harbrough
                 .
                 251
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Coleman
                 street
                 .
                 293
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Collet
                
                 Founder
                 of
                 Pauls
                 Schoole
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 made
                 by
                 
                   W.
                   Lily
                
                 .
                 363
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Court
                 of
                 
                   Common
                   Pleas.
                
                 522
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Common
                 Councell
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Oath
                 .
                 670
                 a
              
               
                 Doctors
                 Comment
                 .
                 409
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Conduits
                 ,
                 11
                 b
                 *
                 The
                 water
                 Conduit
                 at
                 Aldgate
                 ,
                 121
                 a
                 †
                 By
                 Leaden
                 Hall
                 206
                 b
                 ¶
                 In
                 Cornehill
                 ,
                 208
                 a
                 ¶
                 By
                 the
                 Stocks
                 ,
                 244.
                 933
                 a
                 ¶
                 By
                 Saint
                 Stephens
                 ,
                 296
                 b
                 ¶
                 In
                 Grasse
                 street
                 230
                 a
                 ¶
                 Vpon
                 Downegate
                 ,
                 248
                 a
                 *
                 In
                 Lothbery
                 293
                 a
                 †
                 In
                 West
                 Cheape
                 ,
                 278
                 b
                 ¶
                 At
                 London
                 wall
                 ,
                 296
                 b
                 ¶
                 In
                 Aldermanbury
                 ,
                 303
                 a
                 ¶
                 Without
                 Creplegate
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Bosse
                 ,
                 317
                 b
                 ¶
                 935
                 a
                 †
                 By
                 Pauls
                 gate
                 ,
                 388
                 a
                 †
                 By
                 Saint
                 Nicholas
                 Coleabby
                 ,
                 398
                 b
                 ¶
                 By
                 Magdalenes
                 Old-fishstreet
                 ,
                 410
                 a
                 *
                 In
                 Oldborne
                 425
                 b
                 †
                 In
                 Fleetstreet
                 ,
                 431
                 a
                 ¶
                 In
                 Forestreet
                 ,
                 476
                 b
                 †
                 Pissing
                 -
                 Conduit
                 .
                 190
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Court
                 of
                 Conscience
                 in
                 London
                 :
                 See
                 Request
                 .
              
               
                 Constables
                 Oath
                 .
                 687
              
               
                 Cony-hope
                 lane
                 .
                 275
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 incorporation
                 of
                 the
                 Company
                 of
                 Cookes
                 .
                 330
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 A
                 publike
                 place
                 of
                 Cookery
                 ,
                 where
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 provision
                 might
                 be
                 bought
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 .
                 711
                 a
                 *
                 234
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 A
                 Monument
                 of
                 the
                 Corbets
                 .
                 811
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Cordwainer
                 street
                 .
                 264
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Corne
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 brought
                 from
                 beyond
                 Sea
                 ,
                 250
                 a
                 ¶
                 The
                 custome
                 therof
                 :
                 See
                 Queenhith
                 and
                 
                   Leaden
                   Hall.
                
                 
              
               
                 No
                 street
                 call'd
                 Cornehill
                 before
                 the
                 Conquest
                 ,
                 211
                 a
                 †
                 Vpholders
                 ,
                 sellers
                 of
                 old
                 stuffe
                 in
                 Cornhill
                 .
                 215
                 b
                 ¶
                 234
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Cornets
                 Tower
                 in
                 Buckles-bury
                 .
                 276
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Cosin
                 lane
                 .
                 249
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 Counter
                 in
                 the
                 Poultry
                 ,
                 275
                 a
                 ¶
                 In
                 Woodstreet
                 ,
                 308
                 a
                 †
                 Formerly
                 in
                 Breadstreet
                 ,
                 394
                 b
                 *
                 Why
                 and
                 when
                 removed
                 ,
                 937
                 b
                 †
                 In
                 Southwarke
                 .
                 454
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 cause
                 of
                 decay
                 in
                 the
                 Country
                 .
                 699
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 A
                 remedy
                 to
                 people
                 Country
                 Townes
                 againe
                 .
                 700
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Ancient
                 Coynes
                 and
                 manner
                 of
                 payment
                 used
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 44
                 b
                 *
                 The
                 penny
                 Easterling
                 ,
                 45.
                 
                 Numi
                 and
                 Denarii
                 whence
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 45
                 b
                 *
                 Of
                 Halfe-pence
                 and
                 Farthings
                 ,
                 45
                 b
                 ¶
                 Groat
                 &
                 halfe
                 Groat
                 46
                 a
                 ¶
                 Rose
                 Nobles
                 ,
                 46
                 b
                 ¶
                 Coynes
                 of
                 Gold
                 enhanced
                 ,
                 allayed
                 ,
                 ibidem
                 .
                 Halfe-faced
                 Groats
                 ,
                 47
                 a.
                 Crownes
                 and
                 halfe
                 Crownes
                 of
                 silver
                 
                   Coyned
                   ,
                   ibid.
                
                 Leather
                 Money
                 used
                 in
                 France
                 .
                 47
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Cowbridge
                 Pens
                 and
                 Street
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 .
                 420
                 b
              
               
                 Cow-crosse
                 .
                 483
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Cox
                
                 his
                 Monument
                 774
                 *
              
               
                 Cradocks
                 lane
                 .
                 222
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Three
                 Cranes
                 ,
                 or
                 painted
                 Tavernes
                 lane
                 .
                 255
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 malice
                 of
                 cruell
                 Creditors
                 .
                 469
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Creed
                 lane
                 .
                 371
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Creplegate
                 ,
                 a
                 prison
                 for
                 Trespassers
                 .
                 34
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 A
                 Monument
                 of
                 the
                 Crew
                 's
                 .
                 818
              
               
                 Crooked
                 lane
                 .
                 233
                 a
                 †
                 236
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Crookehorne
                 Alley
                 .
                 430
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Crosbie
                 place
                 .
                 181
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Old
                 Crosse
                 in
                 Cheape
                 ,
                 280
                 b
                 †
                 The
                 Crosse
                 in
                 Cheapside
                 commanded
                 to
                 be
                 repaired
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 an
                 Ensigne
                 of
                 Christianity
                 .
                 280
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Crossed
                 ,
                 or
                 Crowched
                 Friers
                 ,
                 144
                 b
                 ¶
                 156
                 b
                 ¶
                 The
                 Church
                 there
                 inlarged
                 .
                 934
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Crownesilde
                 ,
                 a
                 shed
                 or
                 standing
                 in
                 Bow
                 Church
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 270
                 b
                 †
                 280
                 b
                 ¶
                 281
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Culver
                 Alley
                 .
                 144
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Curfew
                 Bell.
                 83
                 a
                 *
                 676
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Curriers
                 Row.
                 184
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Cursitors
                 Office
                 in
                 Chancery
                 lane
                 .
                 487
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Custome-house
                 .
                 142
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Customes
                 and
                 Orders
                 .
                 67
                 ¶
              
               
                 Ancient
                 Lawes
                 and
                 Customes
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 668
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Bladers
                 ,
                 Ha●●makers
                 ,
                 Sheath-makers
                 ,
                 drawne
                 all
                 three
                 into
                 one
                 Fraternity
                 of
                 Cutlers
                 .
                 158
                 b
                 †
              
            
             
               
               
                 D
              
               
                 A
                 Monument
                 of
                 the
                 Dacres
                 .
                 786
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 addition
                 of
                 a
                 Dagger
                 in
                 the
                 Armes
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 54
                 a
                 †
                 237
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Dance
                 of
                 death
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 dance
                 of
                 Pauls
                 .
                 88
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Dainegeld
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Saint
                 Davids
                 house
                 .
                 436
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 If
                 ye
                 call
                 mee
                 so
                 ,
                 I
                 will
                 call
                 you
                 Davy
                 ,
                 A
                 Proverbe
                 whence
                 .
                 422
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Deane
                 of
                 Pauls
                 his
                 lodging
                 .
                 412
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Reliefe
                 of
                 poore
                 Debters
                 .
                 769
              
               
                 Desborne
                 lane
                 .
                 397
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Distaffe
                 lane
                 ,
                 395.
                 
                 See
                 Maiden
                 lane
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Towne
                 -
                 Ditch
                 about
                 the
                 Wall
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 .
                 26
                 *
              
               
                 
                   Divine
                   Service
                
                 to
                 be
                 read
                 continually
                 at
                 9
                 and
                 3
                 of
                 the
                 clock
                 .
                 766
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 
                   Doctors
                   Commons
                
                 .
                 409
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Doe-little
                 lane
                 .
                 410
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Donne
                
                 Deane
                 of
                 Pauls
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 776
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 
                   Anne
                   Donne
                
                 his
                 wife
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 889
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Downegate
                 .
                 248
              
               
                 A
                 Lad
                 of
                 18
                 yeeres
                 old
                 drownd
                 in
                 the
                 channell
                 at
                 Downegate
                 .
                 248
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Drink-water
                 Wharfe
                 .
                 232
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Drury
                 lane
                 .
                 493
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 
                   Laurence
                   Ducket
                
                 hang'd
                 in
                 Bow-steeple
                 .
                 269
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Ducke
                 lane
                 .
                 418
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Sixe
                 Children
                 drown'd
                 in
                 the
                 Ducking-pond
                 .
                 782
                 †
              
               
                 A
                 Monument
                 of
                 the
                 Dudley's
                 .
                 813
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 
                   Duke
                   Humphrey's
                
                 servants
                 .
                 368
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Dukes
                   place
                
                 .
                 146
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Dulwich
                 College
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Surrey
                 ,
                 founded
                 by
                 
                   Edward
                   Alleyne
                
                 E●quire
                 .
                 759
              
               
                 A
                 new-borne
                 Child
                 buried
                 in
                 a
                 Dung-hill
                 of
                 Sea-coale
                 ashes
                 .
                 ●80
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 S.
                 Dunstanes
                 curse
                 against
                 King
                 Ethelred
                 .
                 358
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Durham
                 House
                 ,
                 a
                 great
                 Feast
                 there
                 ,
                 494
                 a
                 †
                 A
                 row
                 of
                 Stables
                 there
                 made
                 a
                 Royall
                 Exchange
                 .
                 494
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 Dutch
                 Church
                 ,
                 anciently
                 Sir
                 
                   W.
                   Powlets
                
                 house
                 .
                 184
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Dutchy
                 Court.
                 523
                 a
                 ¶
              
            
             
               
                 E
              
               
                 EAldgate
                 ,
                 144.
                 
                 See
                 Aldgate
                 .
              
               
                 East-cheap
                 a
                 Cooks
                 Row
                 ;
                 The
                 Kings
                 Sons
                 beaten
                 there
                 234
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 East-Smithfield
                 a
                 Vineyard
                 41
                 a
                 †
                 See
                 Smithfield
                 .
              
               
                 Ebgate
                 lane
                 .
                 231
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Editha
                 Queene
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 501
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Edward
                 the
                 Confessors
                 Monument
                 in
                 Westminster
                 .
                 501
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Edward
                 1.
                 reigned
                 34
                 yeeres
                 ;
                 Maiors
                 in
                 his
                 time
                 ,
                 545
                 a
                 *
                 His
                 Monument
                 .
                 502
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Edward
                 2.
                 reigned
                 20.
                 yeeres
                 ;
                 Maiors
                 in
                 his
                 time
                 .
                 547
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Edward
                 3.
                 reigned
                 50.
                 yeeres
                 ;
                 Maiors
                 in
                 his
                 time
                 ,
                 549
                 b
                 ¶
                 His
                 Monument
                 .
                 504
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Edward
                 the
                 Blacke
                 Prince
                 his
                 house
                 ,
                 now
                 the
                 Blacke
                 Bell.
                 233
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Edward
                 4.
                 elected
                 in
                 St.
                 Iohns
                 field
                 ,
                 took
                 on
                 him
                 the
                 Crown
                 in
                 Baynards
                 Castle
                 ,
                 59
                 b
                 *
                 Hee
                 reigned
                 22
                 yeeres
                 ;
                 Maiors
                 in
                 his
                 time
                 .
                 568
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Edward
                 5.
                 when
                 hee
                 began
                 his
                 reigne
                 .
                 572
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Edward
                 6
                 his
                 vertuous
                 and
                 godly
                 Speech
                 to
                 Bishop
                 Ridley
                 ,
                 concerning
                 reliefe
                 of
                 the
                 poore
                 ,
                 342
                 344
                 b
                 *
                 He
                 was
                 chiefe
                 Founder
                 of
                 the
                 Hospitals
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 344
                 a
                 ¶
                 He
                 reign'd
                 6
                 yeeres
                 ;
                 Maiors
                 in
                 his
                 time
                 ,
                 583
                 b
                 †
                 His
                 picture
                 in
                 the
                 Chappell
                 at
                 Bridewell
                 ,
                 876
                 a
                 ¶
                 His
                 Monument
                 .
                 511
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Elbow
                 lane
                 .
                 246
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Eleanor
                 ,
                 Queene
                 of
                 England
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 503
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Elizabeth
                 Daughter
                 to
                 Henry
                 4
                 and
                 wife
                 to
                 Henry
                 7
                 her
                 Monument
                 511
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Elizabeth
                 Daughter
                 to
                 Henry
                 7
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 510
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 reigned
                 44
                 yeeres
                 ;
                 Maiors
                 in
                 her
                 time
                 ,
                 385.
                 
                 Her
                 Monument
                 in
                 34
                 Churches
                 ,
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 511
                 b
                 †
                 Alhallowes
                 Breadstreet
                 ,
                 821
                 b
                 †
                 Alhallowes
                 the
                 great
                 821
                 b
                 ¶
                 Alhallowes
                 the
                 lesse
                 ,
                 822
                 a
                 ¶
                 Alhallowes
                 on
                 the
                 Wall
                 ,
                 823
                 b
                 †
                 Anne
                 Black-Fryers
                 ,
                 826
                 b
                 ¶
                 Bartholomew
                 Exchange
                 ,
                 828
                 a
                 *
                 Bennet
                 Grace-Church
                 ,
                 828
                 b
                 ¶
                 Botolph
                 Belinsgate
                 ,
                 930
                 a
                 †
                 Clements
                 Eastcheape
                 ,
                 832
                 a
                 *
                 George
                 Botolph
                 Lane
                 ,
                 836
                 b
                 †
                 Iohn
                 Baptist
                 ,
                 838
                 a
                 *
                 Katherine
                 Cree-church
                 ,
                 839
                 b
                 ¶
                 Laurence
                 Iewry
                 ,
                 843
                 a
                 *
                 Mary
                 Aldermary
                 ,
                 848
                 a
                 ¶
                 Mary
                 le
                 Bow
                 ,
                 849
                 a
                 *
                 Mary
                 Bothaw
                 ,
                 849
                 b
                 ¶
                 Mary
                 Summerset
                 ,
                 850
                 b
                 ¶
                 Mary
                 wool-Church
                 ,
                 851
                 a
                 ¶
                 Martins
                 Orgars
                 ,
                 853
                 b
                 *
                 Martins
                 Vintry
                 ,
                 854
                 a
                 *
                 Maudlins
                 Milkestreet
                 ,
                 854
                 b
                 *
                 Maudlins
                 Old
                 Fish-street
                 ,
                 855
                 b
                 *
                 Michael
                 Querne
                 ,
                 858
                 b
                 ¶
                 Michael
                 Woodstreet
                 ,
                 859
                 a
                 ¶
                 Mildred
                 Breadstreet
                 ,
                 859
                 b
                 *
                 Mildred
                 Poultry
                 ,
                 861
                 b
                 †
                 Peters
                 Pauls
                 wharfe
                 867
                 a
                 ¶
                 Stephens
                 Coleman-street
                 ,
                 869
                 b
                 ¶
                 Thomas
                 Apostle
                 ,
                 871
                 b
                 †
                 Bridewell
                 Precinct
                 ,
                 876
                 b
                 †
                 Dunstans
                 west
                 881
                 b
                 ¶
                 Olaves
                 Southwarke
                 884
                 b
                 *
                 Saviours
                 Southwarke
                 .
                 886
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 Erbar
                 .
                 247
                 b
                 †
                 249
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Erkenwald
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 buried
                 in
                 S.
                 
                   Pauls
                   ,
                   An.
                   Dom.
                   700.
                
                 358
                 a
                 *
                 367
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Essex
                 house
                 ,
                 anciently
                 cal'd
                 Exceter
                 house
                 .
                 489
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Ethelred
                 King
                 of
                 West
                 Saxons
                 his
                 Monument
                 in
                 Pauls
                 ,
                 whereon
                 is
                 engraven
                 Saint
                 Dunstanes
                 curse
                 against
                 him
                 .
                 358
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Everards
                 well
                 street
                 .
                 476
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
               
                 Saint
                 Ewins
                 Church
                 now
                 decayed
                 .
                 389
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 Duke
                 of
                 Exeters
                 daughter
                 what
                 .
                 60
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 Royall
                 Exchange
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 by
                 Queene
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 when
                 and
                 where
                 founded
                 ,
                 209
                 a.
                 b
                 A
                 place
                 of
                 Merchants
                 meeting
                 .
                 938
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Cornets
                 Tower
                 in
                 Bucklesbury
                 ,
                 anciently
                 the
                 Kings
                 Exchange
                 .
                 276
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Old
                 Exchange
                 .
                 351
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 Office
                 of
                 Kings
                 Exchanger
                 .
                 46
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Court
                 of
                 Exchequer
                 .
                 522
                 b
                 ¶
              
            
             
               
                 F
              
               
                 FAbian
                 ,
                 an
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 wrote
                 the
                 Chronicle
                 ,
                 call'd
                 Fabians
                 Chronicle
                 .
                 574
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 This
                 Iland
                 received
                 the
                 Christian
                 Faith
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 K.
                 Lucius
                 .
                 527
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Faringdon
                 Ward
                 ,
                 whence
                 so
                 called
                 .
                 335
              
               
                 The
                 Lord
                 Fawconbridge
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Rebels
                 ,
                 set
                 upon
                 Ealdgate
                 ,
                 32
                 b
                 †
                 When
                 that
                 Insurrection
                 was
                 .
                 570
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Great
                 Feasts
                 in
                 Westminster
                 Hall.
                 520
                 ,
                 521
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Sha
                
                 kept
                 the
                 first
                 Maiors
                 Feast
                 in
                 Guildhall
                 ,
                 283
                 b
                 †
                 The
                 order
                 at
                 the
                 Maiors
                 Feast
                 ,
                 656
                 b
                 No
                 Maiors
                 Feast
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 a
                 great
                 plague
                 ,
                 586
                 b
                 *
                 The
                 Sergeants
                 Feast
                 at
                 Ely
                 house
                 ,
                 whereto
                 invited
                 ,
                 came
                 Henry
                 the
                 8.
                 and
                 Queene
                 Katharine
                 ,
                 426
                 a
                 ¶
                 Seven
                 hundred
                 messe
                 of
                 meat
                 at
                 one
                 dinner
                 at
                 Totehill
                 .
                 527
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Fenchurch
                 street
                 .
                 144
                 b
                 ¶
                 217
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Fewtars
                 ,
                 or
                 Fetter
                 lane
                 .
                 430
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Fickets
                 croft
                 ,
                 now
                 part
                 of
                 Lincolnes-Inne
                 Fields
                 .
                 435
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Fifteenes
                 :
                 See
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 every
                 Ward
                 .
                 Certaine
                 Wards
                 discharged
                 of
                 all
                 Fifteenes
                 .
                 226
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Finimore
                 ,
                 or
                 Fivefoot
                 lane
                 .
                 397
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Finkes
                 lane
                 .
                 183
                 a
                 ¶
                 189
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 A
                 Survey
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Finsbury
                 (
                 belonging
                 to
                 a
                 Prebend
                 of
                 
                   Pauls
                   .
                
                 )
                 911
              
               
                 Finsbury
                 Fields
                 .
                 472
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Fire
                 in
                 Rood-lane
                 ,
                 228
                 a
                 *
                 At
                 London
                 Stone
                 ,
                 243
                 a
                 *
                 On
                 London
                 Bridge
                 .
                 782
              
               
                 Fishwharfe
                 .
                 233
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 
                   Fishers
                   Folly
                
                 ,
                 now
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 Devonshires
                 house
                 .
                 175
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Antiquity
                 of
                 the
                 Company
                 of
                 Fishmongers
                 ,
                 231
                 b
                 ¶
                 Sixe
                 Hall-motes
                 belonging
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 400
                 a
                 ¶
                 A
                 controversie
                 betweene
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 them
                 .
                 232
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Old
                 Fishstreet
                 .
                 391
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Fitz-Osbert
                 ,
                 a
                 seditious
                 Traytor
                 hanged
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 renounced
                 his
                 Saviour
                 ,
                 268
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Fitz-Stephen
                 ,
                 his
                 birth
                 and
                 parentage
                 ,
                 703.
                 
                 His
                 description
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 704
              
               
                 Fledwite
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 a
                 Gaole
                 in
                 Richard
                 the
                 seconds
                 time
                 .
                 431
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Flemenefith
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Flistwite
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Flower-de-luce
                 ,
                 an
                 Inne
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 anciently
                 the
                 Abbot
                 of
                 Battailes
                 Inne
                 .
                 459
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Forrenners
                 ,
                 677.
                 
                 A
                 tumult
                 in
                 London
                 about
                 Forrenners
                 &
                 Strangers
                 .
                 80
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Forstat
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Foster
                 lane
                 .
                 338
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Fowle
                 lane
                 .
                 138
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Petty
                 France
                 .
                 172
                 b
                 †
                 525
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Frances
                 Dutchesse
                 of
                 Suffolke
                 ,
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 515
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Frances
                 Countesse
                 of
                 Hertford
                 ,
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 516
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Frances
                 Countesse
                 of
                 Sussex
                 ,
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 516
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 French
                 King
                 Prisoner
                 in
                 the
                 Tower.
                 47
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 French
                 Church
                 ,
                 where
                 S.
                 Anthonies
                 Hospitall
                 was
                 .
                 191
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Freemen
                 non-resident
                 ,
                 678
                 a
                 †
                 Every
                 Freeman
                 his
                 Oath
                 ,
                 689
                 An
                 Act
                 concerning
                 them
                 .
                 690
              
               
                 Fryers
                 ,
                 Austin
                 ,
                 185.
                 930
                 a
                 ¶
                 Crossed
                 or
                 Crowched
                 ,
                 144.
                 
                 Gray
                 ,
                 340.
                 
                 Blacke
                 ,
                 373.
                 
                 White
                 ,
                 437
                 b
                 ¶
                 A
                 Fraternity
                 of
                 begging
                 Fryers
                 ,
                 287
                 b
                 *
                 Ancient
                 Burgesses
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 turn'd
                 Fryers
                 ,
                 930
                 b
                 ¶
                 The
                 Friery
                 Cart
                 at
                 Saint
                 Iohns
                 .
                 478
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Furnivals
                 Inne
                 .
                 427
                 a
                 *
              
            
             
               
                 G
              
               
                 GAlley-Key
                 .
                 142
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Galley-Row
                 .
                 138
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Ancient
                 Games
                 :
                 See
                 Sports
                 .
                 A
                 Game
                 at
                 Westminster
                 on
                 Lammas
                 day
                 ,
                 cause
                 of
                 a
                 great
                 tumult
                 .
                 77
                 a.
                 b
              
               
                 The
                 Garland
                 in
                 little
                 Eastcheape
                 ,
                 229
                 b
              
               
                 A
                 Garner
                 for
                 Corne
                 ,
                 at
                 Leaden
                 Hall
                 ,
                 164
                 b
                 †
                 And
                 Queenehithe
                 .
                 403
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Garter
                 place
                 .
                 319
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Gates
                 in
                 the
                 Wall
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 31
                 †
                 709
                 b
                 ¶
                 At
                 first
                 but
                 4.
                 afterwards
                 7.
                 and
                 more
                 ,
                 31
                 a
                 *
                 The
                 Posternes
                 and
                 Gates
                 as
                 they
                 now
                 are
                 ,
                 bee
                 these
                 :
                 1
                 Posterne
                 by
                 the
                 Tower.
                 31
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 2
                 Ealdgate
                 .
                 31
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 3
                 Bishopsgate
                 .
                 33
                 a
              
               
                 4
                 Posterne
                 of
                 Mooregate
                 ,
                 33
                 b
              
               
                 5
                 Posterne
                 of
                 Creplegate
                 .
                 34
                 a
              
               
                 6
                 Aldersgate
                 .
                 34
                 b
              
               
                 7
                 Posterne
                 out
                 of
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
                 .
                 35
                 a
              
               
                 8
                 Newgate
                 .
                 35
                 *
              
               
                 9
                 Ludgate
                 .
                 36
                 b
              
               
                 Many
                 Watergates
                 now
                 turned
                 to
                 wharfes
                 .
                 38
                 *
              
               
                 Bridge-gate
                 now
                 destroyed
                 .
                 39
                 *
              
               
                 Buttolphs
                 gate
                 .
                 39
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Belinsgate
                 .
                 39
                 b
              
               
                 The
                 Gatehouse
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
                 524
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Gayspur
                 lane
                 .
                 304
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Geld
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Saint
                 Georges
                 lane
                 ,
                 an
                 Inne
                 of
                 
                 Chancery
                 there
                 .
                 427
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 George
                 Inne
                 in
                 Lombard
                 street
                 .
                 220
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Gerards
                 Hall
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Giant
                 Gerards
                 Staffe
                 ,
                 forty
                 inches
                 long
                 ,
                 and
                 fifteene
                 inches
                 about
                 ,
                 393
                 b
                 ¶
                 All
                 the
                 Story
                 of
                 the
                 Giant
                 and
                 his
                 Hall
                 overthrowne
                 .
                 394
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Saint
                 Giles
                 in
                 the
                 field
                 ,
                 anciently
                 an
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 488
                 b
                 †
                 St.
                 Giles
                 his
                 bowle
                 .
                 488
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Giltspur
                 street
                 .
                 415
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Gisors
                 Hall
                 ,
                 corruptly
                 called
                 Gerards
                 .
                 261
                 a
                 ¶
                 394
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 A
                 Glasse-house
                 in
                 Crossed
                 Friers
                 Hall.
                 157
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Mount
                 Goddard
                 street
                 .
                 337
                 b
                 †
                 388
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Gold
                 lane
                 .
                 414.
                 425
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Golding
                 lane
                 .
                 318
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Goldsmiths
                 Row
                 in
                 Cheape
                 ,
                 391
                 a
                 †
                 The
                 first
                 Maior
                 and
                 principall
                 men
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 Goldsmiths
                 .
                 324
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Arthur
                   Gorges
                
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 786
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Earle
                 Goodwin
                 ,
                 the
                 mightiest
                 Subject
                 that
                 ever
                 was
                 in
                 England
                 .
                 695
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Goose
                 lane
                 .
                 265
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Goslins
                 Monument
                 .
                 908
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Goswell
                 street
                 .
                 321
              
               
                 London
                 Governed
                 by
                 Barons
                 ,
                 339
                 b
                 †
                 933.
                 
                 By
                 a
                 Custos
                 ,
                 544
                 a
                 †
                 By
                 Maiors
                 ,
                 546
                 b
                 †
                 By
                 Portgraves
                 ,
                 535
                 a
                 *
                 696
                 a
                 b
                 By
                 Provosts
                 .
                 535
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Government
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 .
                 695
                 b
                 Ecclesiasticall
                 .
                 527
                 Temporall
                 .
                 535
              
               
                 What
                 kinde
                 of
                 Governement
                 therein
                 ,
                 697
                 a
                 †
                 It
                 differs
                 but
                 in
                 ceremony
                 ,
                 not
                 substance
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Lawes
                 of
                 this
                 Realme
                 .
                 697
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gower
                
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 ,
                 in
                 Saint
                 
                   Mary
                   Overies
                
                 Priory
                 .
                 450
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Granthams
                 lane
                 .
                 249
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Customes
                 of
                 Grasse
                 street
                 Market
                 .
                 231
              
               
                 Grayes
                 Inne
                 ,
                 a
                 Prebend
                 to
                 Pauls
                 .
                 486
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Gray
                 Friers
                 ,
                 how
                 it
                 became
                 a
                 Friery
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 charity
                 of
                 well
                 disposed
                 people
                 ;
                 their
                 Library
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 340
                 ,
                 341
              
               
                 Greengate
                 .
                 162
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Greenwich
                 lane
                 ,
                 or
                 Frier
                 lane
                 ,
                 249
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Greenyard
                 of
                 Leaden
                 hall
                 .
                 161
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Gristes
                 house
                 .
                 137
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Grithbrech
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Pole
                 -
                 Groat
                 (
                 or
                 the
                 GropeGroat
                 )
                 granted
                 to
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 cause
                 of
                 the
                 Kentish
                 tumult
                 under
                 
                   Wat
                   Tylar
                
                 ,
                 48
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Grub-street
                 .
                 467
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Guild
                   Hall
                
                 ,
                 antiquity
                 therof
                 ,
                 and
                 number
                 of
                 Courts
                 kept
                 therein
                 ,
                 282
                 b.
                 The
                 Councell
                 Chamber
                 there
                 new
                 builded
                 ,
                 282
                 b.
                 Verses
                 on
                 the
                 Images
                 over
                 the
                 gate
                 ,
                 283
                 a
                 ¶
                 Kitchins
                 by
                 it
                 for
                 the
                 Maiors
                 Feasts
                 ,
                 ibid.
                 The
                 Chappell
                 there
                 new
                 built
                 ,
                 283
                 b
                 ¶
                 Monuments
                 therein
                 ,
                 284
                 a
                 ¶
                 The
                 Library
                 at
                 
                   Guild
                   Hall.
                
                 284
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 Lady
                 
                   Iane
                   Guilford
                
                 ,
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 786
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Houses
                 in
                 Crooked
                 lane
                 blown
                 up
                 with
                 Gunpowder
                 .
                 238
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Guthuruns
                 lane
                 .
                 338
                 a
                 †
              
            
             
               
                 H
              
               
                 HAberdashers
                 Almes-houses
                 .
                 321
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Alice
                   Hackney
                
                 found
                 incorrupted
                 more
                 than
                 150.
                 yeeres
                 after
                 she
                 was
                 buried
                 .
                 227
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 Customes
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Hackney
                 .
                 715
              
               
                 Halliwell
                 :
                 See
                 Finsbury
                 .
              
               
                 Hamsoken
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Hangewyte
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Where
                 the
                 Hanse-Merchants
                 landed
                 their
                 Corne.
                 38
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Harpe
                 lane
                 .
                 138
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Hart-horne
                 Alley
                 .
                 144
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Hart
                 lane
                 .
                 138
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Hart
                 street
                 .
                 145
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Christopher
                   Hattons
                
                 Monument
                 .
                 365
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Haverpeney
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Little
                 Saint
                 Helens
                 .
                 178
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Henry
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 made
                 the
                 first
                 Parke
                 in
                 England
                 .
                 42
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Henry
                 the
                 third
                 reigned
                 seven
                 and
                 fifty
                 yeeres
                 ;
                 Maiors
                 in
                 his
                 time
                 ,
                 538
                 b
                 ¶
                 His
                 Orchard
                 by
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 42
                 a
                 *
                 His
                 Monument
                 .
                 501
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Henry
                 the
                 fourth
                 reigned
                 fourteene
                 yeeres
                 ;
                 Maiors
                 in
                 his
                 time
                 .
                 559
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Henry
                 the
                 fifth
                 reigned
                 nine
                 yeeres
                 ;
                 Maiors
                 in
                 his
                 time
                 ,
                 561
                 a
                 †
                 His
                 Monument
                 .
                 506
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Henry
                 the
                 sixth
                 reigned
                 nine
                 and
                 thirty
                 yeeres
                 ;
                 Maiors
                 in
                 his
                 time
                 .
                 562
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 reigned
                 foure
                 and
                 twenty
                 yeeres
                 ;
                 Maiors
                 in
                 his
                 time
                 ,
                 572
                 b
                 ¶
                 He
                 and
                 the
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 rode
                 from
                 the
                 Tower
                 to
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 ,
                 60
                 b
                 ¶
                 His
                 Monument
                 .
                 510
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Henry
                 the
                 eight
                 reigned
                 eight
                 and
                 thirty
                 yeeres
                 ;
                 Maiors
                 in
                 his
                 time
                 .
                 577
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Henry
                 sonne
                 of
                 Richard
                 King
                 of
                 Romans
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 510
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Henry
                 son
                 to
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 513
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Prince
                 Henry
                 ,
                 sonne
                 to
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 his
                 Epitaph
                 .
                 518
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Haywharfe
                 lane
                 .
                 251
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 Heart
                 of
                 Queene
                 Eleanor
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 buried
                 in
                 Black-Friers
                 .
                 374
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Heralds
                 .
                 408
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Herefords
                 Inne
                 .
                 399
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 An
                 Hermitage
                 of
                 Saint
                 Iames
                 in
                 the
                 wall
                 ;
                 339
                 b
                 ¶
                 Another
                 in
                 
                   Nightingall
                   lane
                
                 ,
                 468
                 b
                 ¶
                 Another
                 with
                 a
                 Chappell
                 of
                 Saint
                 Katharines
                 .
                 495
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Hewit
                
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 777
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 charitable
                 Almes
                 of
                 Baptist
                 Lord
                 Hicks
                 ,
                 Viscount
                 Cambden
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 in
                 his
                 life
                 as
                 at
                 his
                 death
                 ,
                 760
                 a
                 ¶
                 His
                 Epitaph
                 .
                 761
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hidage
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 b
                 †
              
               
               
                 The
                 Highest
                 ground
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 207
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Holborne
                 :
                 See
                 Oldborne
                 .
              
               
                 Holles
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 817
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hog
                 lane
                 .
                 120
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Holy-well
                 ,
                 anciently
                 the
                 Priory
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Iohn
                   Baptist
                
                 ,
                 470
                 a
                 *
                 See
                 Finsbury
                 .
              
               
                 Hony
                 lane
                 .
                 282
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Hornegeld
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Horners
                 Key
                 .
                 141
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Horse-market
                 ,
                 what
                 it
                 was
                 ancienty
                 .
                 711
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Horse-mill
                 in
                 Grasse
                 street
                 .
                 163
              
               
                 Horse-shoo-bridge
                 street
                 .
                 246
                 b
                 †
                 254
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Hosier
                 lane
                 ,
                 in
                 Cordwainer
                 street
                 ,
                 264
                 b
                 †
                 In
                 Smithfield
                 .
                 420
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 S.
                 Katharines
                 ,
                 117
                 a
                 †
                 For
                 Lunatikes
                 ,
                 142
                 b
                 ¶
                 Called
                 the
                 Papey
                 ,
                 156
                 a
                 *
                 Of
                 Bethelem
                 ,
                 173
                 a
                 ¶
                 Of
                 Saint
                 Mary
                 Spittle
                 ,
                 175
                 b
                 *
                 Of
                 Saint
                 Anthonies
                 ,
                 190
                 a
                 *
                 Of
                 Saint
                 Thomas
                 of
                 Acons
                 ,
                 281
                 a
                 *
                 935
                 a
                 *
                 Called
                 Elsing
                 Spittle
                 ,
                 304
                 a
                 *
                 Of
                 the
                 French
                 order
                 ,
                 318
                 a
                 *
                 Called
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 342
                 a
                 *
                 Of
                 Saint
                 Bartholomewes
                 ,
                 415
                 a.
                 Of
                 Bridewell
                 ,
                 456
                 a.
                 In
                 Oldborne
                 ,
                 428
                 a
                 ¶
                 Of
                 Saint
                 Thomas
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 456
                 b
                 *
                 Of
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 called
                 Charterhouse
                 ,
                 479
                 Of
                 Saint
                 Mary
                 Rouncivall
                 ,
                 495
                 a
                 ¶
                 Of
                 Saint
                 Iames
                 ,
                 495
                 b
                 †
                 The
                 beginning
                 and
                 true
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 severall
                 Hospitals
                 now
                 being
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 343
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hucksters
                 of
                 Ale
                 and
                 Beere
                 ,
                 671
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Huggen
                 lane
                 .
                 311
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Duke
                 Humphrey
                 not
                 buried
                 in
                 Pauls
                 .
                 368
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Hundred
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Liberty
                 of
                 Hunting
                 confirmed
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 539
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 ancient
                 Court
                 of
                 Hustings
                 in
                 London
                 .
                 767
              
            
             
               
                 I
              
               
                 THe
                 confession
                 of
                 
                   Iacke
                   Straw
                
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 54
                 b
              
               
                 Iames
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 Scots
                 ,
                 slaine
                 at
                 Flodden
                 field
                 ,
                 his
                 head
                 buried
                 in
                 Saint
                 Michaels
                 Church
                 in
                 Woodstreet
                 .
                 311
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 King
                 Iames
                 reigned
                 two
                 and
                 twenty
                 yeeres
                 ;
                 Maiors
                 in
                 his
                 time
                 ,
                 593
                 a
                 *
                 In
                 whose
                 Maioralty
                 he
                 was
                 borne
                 ,
                 586
                 b
                 ¶
                 His
                 Picture
                 in
                 
                   Mary
                   Mounthaw
                
                 Church
                 .
                 850
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Saint
                 Iames's
                 Faire
                 ,
                 S.
                 Iames's
                 his
                 Parke
                 .
                 495
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Lady
                 
                   Iane
                   Seymor
                
                 ,
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 515
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Iesus
                 Commons
                 .
                 249
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Iewes
                 of
                 Norwitch
                 hanged
                 for
                 Circumcising
                 a
                 Christian
                 Childe
                 ,
                 35
                 b
                 ¶
                 289
                 a.
                 Iewes
                 houses
                 spoiled
                 ,
                 37
                 a
                 †
                 The
                 Iewes
                 Synagogue
                 ,
                 now
                 the
                 Wind-mill
                 Taverne
                 ,
                 287
                 b
                 †
                 296
                 b
                 ¶
                 Where
                 they
                 inhabited
                 ,
                 and
                 what
                 Kings
                 favoured
                 ,
                 what
                 punished
                 and
                 banished
                 them
                 ,
                 288
                 ,
                 289.
                 
                 Their
                 burying
                 place
                 ,
                 318
                 a.
                 The
                 house
                 of
                 converted
                 Iewes
                 ,
                 now
                 the
                 Rolls
                 .
                 435
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 old
                 Iewrie
                 .
                 287
                 b
                 ¶
                 288
                 a
                 ¶
                 The
                 Kings
                 Palace
                 there
                 ,
                 291
                 b
                 ¶
                 The
                 poore
                 Iewrie
                 .
                 258
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 Inclosure
                 of
                 common
                 grounds
                 .
                 475
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Infangtheof
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 Incorporation
                 of
                 the
                 company
                 of
                 Inne-holders
                 .
                 249
                 a
                 *
                 670
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Innes
                 of
                 Court
                 and
                 Chancery
                 ,
                 their
                 names
                 and
                 situation
                 .
                 66
                 *
              
               
                 Chesters
                 Inne
                 ,
                 or
                 Strand
                 Inne
                 ,
                 where
                 Summerset
                 house
                 new
                 stands
                 .
                 66
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Iohn
                 of
                 Gaunts
                 Tombe
                 in
                 Pauls
                 .
                 360
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Iohn
                 of
                 Eltham
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Cornwall
                 ,
                 and
                 sonne
                 to
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 515
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Priory
                 of
                 Saint
                 Iohn
                 of
                 Ierusalem
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Monuments
                 .
                 483
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 King
                 Iohn
                 reigned
                 seventeene
                 yeeres
                 ;
                 Maiors
                 in
                 his
                 time
                 .
                 537
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 A
                 Monument
                 of
                 the
                 Saint-Iohns
                 795
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Ipres
                 Inne
                 .
                 260
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Ironmonger
                 lane
                 .
                 282
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Ivie
                 lane
                 .
                 388
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Ivie
                 bridge
                 .
                 491
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 comming
                 of
                 
                   Iulius
                   Caesar
                
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 conquest
                 over
                 the
                 Britons
                 .
                 1
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Iury
                 men
                 .
                 672
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 False
                 Iurors
                 ,
                 their
                 course
                 and
                 punishment
                 .
                 208
              
               
                 Courts
                 of
                 Iustice
                 kept
                 in
                 
                   Westminster
                   Hall.
                
                 522
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Iustings
                 or
                 Tournaments
                 ;
                 In
                 Cheapside
                 ,
                 280
                 b
                 *
                 In
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 manner
                 how
                 .
                 420
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Iusting-Feast
                 at
                 Durham
                 house
                 .
                 494
                 a
                 †
              
            
             
               
                 K
              
               
                 SAint
                 Katharines
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 117
                 a
                 †
                 The
                 circuit
                 thereof
                 ,
                 925
                 a
                 ¶
                 Monuments
                 therein
                 .
                 117
                 a
                 ¶
                 901
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 
                   Katharine
                   Knowles
                
                 ,
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 415
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 
                   Katharine
                   Valois
                
                 ,
                 Queene
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 that
                 married
                 
                   Owen
                   Tudor
                
                 ,
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 507
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Master
                 
                   Iohn
                   Kendricks
                
                 Will.
                 193
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Kerion
                 lane
                 .
                 255
                 a
                 †
                 261
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Kery
                 lane
                 338
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 When
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 was
                 first
                 called
                 
                   Supreme
                   head
                
                 .
                 580
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Kings
                 of
                 this
                 Realme
                 have
                 sate
                 on
                 the
                 
                   Kings
                   Bench
                
                 in
                 Westminster
                 Hall.
                 522
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Kings
                 Alley
                 .
                 293
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Prior
                 of
                 Okebornes
                 house
                 ,
                 now
                 Kings
                 Colledge
                 .
                 405
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
               
                 Bishop
                 Kings
                 Monument
                 .
                 775
              
               
                 Order
                 of
                 making
                 a
                 Knight
                 for
                 service
                 in
                 the
                 field
                 .
                 237
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Knighten-Guild
                 ,
                 115
                 a
                 *
                 925
                 b
                 *
                 Given
                 to
                 the
                 Priory
                 of
                 the
                 holy
                 Trinity
                 within
                 Aldgate
                 .
                 930
                 *
              
               
                 Knight-riders
                 street
                 .
                 254
                 ,
                 258
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Knights
                 Templers
                 :
                 See
                 Temple
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 L
              
               
                 LAd
                 or
                 Ladle
                 lane
                 .
                 308
                 a
                 *
                 
                   Alice
                   Perrers
                
                 rode
                 from
                 the
                 Tower
                 to
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 as
                 Lady
                 of
                 the
                 Sun.
                 421
                 Chappell
                 of
                 our
                 Lady
                 in
                 the
                 Piew
                 ,
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
                 524
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Lambes
                 Chappell
                 proved
                 to
                 have
                 anciently
                 beene
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Saint
                 Olaves
                 in
                 Silverstreet
                 .
                 924
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Lamborne
                 hill
                 .
                 397
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Liberties
                 of
                 the
                 Dutchy
                 of
                 Lancaster
                 ,
                 489.
                 
                 Governement
                 thereof
                 .
                 492
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 When
                 Lanthorne●
                 with
                 lights
                 began
                 to
                 bee
                 hung
                 out
                 in
                 Winter
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 whom
                 .
                 561
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Saint
                 Laurence
                 lane
                 .
                 252
                 a
                 †
                 282
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 A
                 monstrous
                 Shanke-bone
                 of
                 a
                 man
                 reserved
                 for
                 a
                 monument
                 in
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Lawrence
                   Iewrie
                
                 .
                 285
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Leaden
                 Porch
                 ,
                 162
                 a
                 ¶
                 In
                 Crooked
                 lane
                 .
                 236
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Leaden
                 Hall
                 ,
                 at
                 first
                 a
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 162
                 b
                 †
                 A
                 Chappell
                 therein
                 ,
                 163
                 a
                 *
                 Burnt
                 ,
                 164
                 a
                 †
                 First
                 used
                 as
                 a
                 Garner
                 ,
                 164
                 b
                 †
                 Meant
                 to
                 have
                 beene
                 made
                 a
                 Burse
                 for
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 166
                 a
                 †
                 A
                 Flesh-market
                 there
                 ,
                 206
                 a
                 ¶
                 The
                 necessary
                 uses
                 thereof
                 .
                 935
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Love
                 to
                 Learning
                 .
                 86
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Lectures
                 in
                 London
                 ;
                 Of
                 Chirurgery
                 ,
                 Of
                 Mathematikes
                 ,
                 Of
                 the
                 seven
                 Liberall
                 Sciences
                 ,
                 founded
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Gresham
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1596.
                 65
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Legates
                 Inne
                 .
                 405
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Duke
                 of
                 Lennox
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 816
              
               
                 The
                 Earle
                 of
                 Lennox
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 513
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 Arch-Deacon
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Parson
                 of
                 S.
                 Leonard
                 Shoreditch
                 .
                 471
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 A
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 died
                 of
                 a
                 Leprosie
                 .
                 530
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Lesteage
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Letherwyte
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Library
                 at
                 Sion
                 College
                 304
                 b
                 ¶
                 At
                 Guild
                 Hall
                 ,
                 284
                 b
                 *
                 At
                 Pauls
                 .
                 354
                 a
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Lily
                
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 370
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Limehouse
                 .
                 469
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Limestreet
                 .
                 161
              
               
                 Linacer
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 369
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Lincolnes
                 Inne
                 .
                 488
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Lion
                 Key
                 .
                 225
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Lions
                 ,
                 where
                 kept
                 at
                 first
                 .
                 42
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Lions
                 Inne
                 of
                 Chancery
                 .
                 493
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Lither
                 lane
                 .
                 427
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 Liveries
                 of
                 the
                 Maiors
                 and
                 Sheriffes
                 .
                 652
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Lodgers
                 .
                 670
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Lok
                 a
                 Lazarhouse
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 .
                 460
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Lollards
                 Tower
                 ,
                 the
                 last
                 Prisoner
                 there
                 .
                 410
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Lollesworth
                 field
                 .
                 177
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Lombard
                 street
                 .
                 217
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 LONDON
                 ,
                 the
                 Originall
                 ,
                 &c.
                 1
                 a.
                 Thought
                 founded
                 by
                 Brute
                 ,
                 1.
                 a
                 b.
                 a
                 *
                 Repaired
                 and
                 increased
                 by
                 King
                 Lud
                 ,
                 2
                 b.
                 Called
                 Trinobantum
                 ,
                 3
                 a
                 †
                 How
                 by
                 ancient
                 Writers
                 ,
                 the
                 old
                 Britaines
                 ,
                 Strangers
                 ,
                 and
                 Inhabitants
                 ,
                 5
                 b
                 †
                 Famous
                 for
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 3
                 a
                 ¶
                 Walled
                 ,
                 3
                 b
                 ¶
                 Situation
                 ,
                 6
                 a
                 †
                 693
                 b
                 *
                 709
                 a
                 *
                 Antiquity
                 ,
                 6
                 a
                 ¶
                 694
                 a
                 *
                 Martiall
                 Services
                 done
                 by
                 it
                 ,
                 695.
                 
                 How
                 watered
                 ,
                 8
                 a
                 ¶
                 How
                 divided
                 ,
                 113.
                 
                 Happy
                 in
                 temperatenesse
                 of
                 Ayre
                 ,
                 Religion
                 ,
                 Strength
                 ,
                 709.
                 
                 Happy
                 in
                 Gardens
                 ,
                 Pasture
                 and
                 Tillage
                 ,
                 Wells
                 ,
                 Honor
                 of
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 Matrons
                 ,
                 Schooles
                 ,
                 710.
                 
                 Affaires
                 well
                 disposed
                 ,
                 711.
                 
                 Exercise
                 and
                 Pastimes
                 ,
                 712.
                 
                 The
                 Charter
                 of
                 London
                 confirmed
                 by
                 divers
                 Kings
                 ,
                 739.
                 
                 The
                 description
                 of
                 London
                 (
                 both
                 in
                 Latine
                 and
                 English
                 )
                 written
                 by
                 Fitz-Stephen
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Reigne
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 704.
                 
                 The
                 cause
                 of
                 increase
                 of
                 Inhabitants
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 699
                 b
                 ¶
                 Freed
                 from
                 imputation
                 of
                 decaying
                 other
                 Cities
                 and
                 Markets
                 in
                 this
                 Realme
                 ,
                 699
                 b
                 †
                 Of
                 London
                 the
                 quantity
                 or
                 populousnesse
                 ,
                 696
                 b
                 †
                 Quality
                 or
                 profession
                 ,
                 697.
                 
                 Power
                 ,
                 consisting
                 in
                 her
                 Riches
                 ,
                 and
                 warlike
                 furniture
                 ,
                 698.
                 
                 Benefits
                 and
                 honour
                 that
                 comes
                 to
                 the
                 Realme
                 by
                 it
                 ,
                 700
                 a
                 ¶
                 It
                 was
                 never
                 the
                 Author
                 of
                 any
                 Rebellion
                 ,
                 697
                 a
                 †
                 701.
                 
                 Liberties
                 confirmed
                 by
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 549
                 b
                 ¶
                 Why
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 seized
                 by
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 701.
                 
                 Officers
                 ,
                 648
                 ,
                 649.
                 
                 Manner
                 of
                 electing
                 Knights
                 and
                 Burgesses
                 ,
                 659
                 a
                 *
                 An
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 528.
                 
                 Two
                 Plagues
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Quassing
                 and
                 casualty
                 by
                 Fire
                 ,
                 69
                 b
                 *
                 Barons
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 359
                 b
                 †
                 A
                 song
                 called
                 ,
                 London-licke-peny
                 ,
                 made
                 by
                 Lidgate
                 the
                 Monke
                 ,
                 234
                 b
                 *
                 London
                 .
                 Stone
                 .
                 243
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Long
                 lane
                 .
                 420
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Long
                 ditch
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
                 496
              
               
                 Lothbury
                 .
                 187
                 b
                 †
                 287
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Love
                 lane
                 .
                 293
                 a
                 ¶
                 308
                 a
                 *
                 See
                 Lucas
                 .
              
               
                 Lovels
                 Inne
                 .
                 388
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Lucas
                 lane
                 ,
                 or
                 Rope
                 lane
                 .
                 228
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Ludgate
                 ,
                 36
                 b.
                 A
                 free
                 Prison
                 ,
                 or
                 for
                 Freemen
                 ,
                 37
                 a
                 ¶
                 To
                 pay
                 Tithes
                 ,
                 &c.
                 to
                 S.
                 Martins
                 .
                 938
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Lord
                 Lumleyes
                 house
                 .
                 157
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 An
                 Hospitall
                 for
                 Lunatike
                 persons
                 .
                 142
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Monument
                 of
                 the
                 Lushers
                 at
                 Putney
                 .
                 784
                 b
                 †
              
            
             
             
               
                 M
              
               
                 THE
                 principall
                 Magistrates
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 were
                 Noble
                 persons
                 Inhabitants
                 ,
                 298
                 a
                 ¶
                 Cal'd
                 Barons
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 339
                 b
                 †
                 933
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Maiden
                 lane
                 or
                 Distar
                 lane
                 .
                 312
                 a
                 ¶
                 395
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Mother
                 Mampudding
                 .
                 142
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Saint
                 Margarets
                 Church
                 on
                 the
                 H●ll
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 made
                 a
                 Court
                 of
                 Justice
                 .
                 454
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Margaret
                 ,
                 Daughter
                 to
                 Edward
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 509
              
               
                 Margaret
                 Countesse
                 of
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 512
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Margaret
                 ,
                 Countesse
                 of
                 Lennox
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 512
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Lawes
                 of
                 the
                 Market
                 .
                 664
              
               
                 Marriage-Money
                 for
                 poore
                 Maids
                 .
                 94
                 a
                 ¶
                 95
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 A
                 Mart
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
                 499
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Mart
                 lane
                 .
                 137
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Martins
                 lane
                 .
                 233
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 S.
                 Martin
                 Orgars
                 lane
                 .
                 238
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 College
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Martins
                   le
                   grand
                
                 ,
                 327
                 a
                 †
                 Privilege
                 of
                 Sanctuary
                 there
                 ,
                 330.
                 
                 Severall
                 Charters
                 of
                 Kings
                 ,
                 &c.
                 concerning
                 the
                 ancient
                 Liberties
                 ,
                 Bounds
                 ,
                 and
                 Privileges
                 thereof
                 ,
                 917
                 Surrendred
                 330
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 Martyr
                 ,
                 See
                 Alban
                 .
              
               
                 S.
                 Mary
                 lane
                 .
                 226
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 S.
                 Mary
                 street
                 .
                 144
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Parish
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Mary
                 the
                 Virgin
                 ,
                 Saint
                 Vrsula
                 ,
                 and
                 11000.
                 
                 Virgins
                 ,
                 commonly
                 called
                 S.
                 
                   Mary
                   Axe
                
                 .
                 166
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 Antiquity
                 of
                 St.
                 
                   Mary
                   le
                   Bow
                
                 Church
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 fall
                 of
                 the
                 Steeple
                 ,
                 and
                 overturning
                 the
                 roofe
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 268.
                 
                 The
                 Church
                 interdicted
                 and
                 encroached
                 upon
                 .
                 269
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Hereford
                 Patron
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Mary
                   Mounthaw
                
                 .
                 400
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 S.
                 Mary
                 Church
                 in
                 the
                 Strand
                 ,
                 either
                 lost
                 ,
                 489
                 b
                 ¶
                 Or
                 changed
                 to
                 the
                 Savoy
                 .
                 909
              
               
                 Queene
                 Mary
                 reign'd
                 6.
                 yeeres
                 ;
                 Maiors
                 in
                 her
                 time
                 ,
                 584.
                 
                 Her
                 Monument
                 .
                 511
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Mary
                 Queen
                 of
                 Scots
                 ,
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 517
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bennet
                 a
                 Monke
                 brought
                 Masons
                 first
                 into
                 this
                 Land.
                 5
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Matilda
                 Queene
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 501
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Evill
                 May-day
                 .
                 81
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 May-games
                 .
                 79
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 Lord
                 
                   Maior
                   ,
                   Henry
                   Fitz-Alwine
                
                 ;
                 when
                 obtained
                 ,
                 continued
                 from
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 Richard
                 the
                 1.
                 to
                 the
                 15.
                 of
                 King
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 536
                 b
                 †
                 Where
                 buried
                 ,
                 247
                 a
                 †
                 538
                 a
                 ¶
                 Liberty
                 granted
                 by
                 King
                 Iohn
                 to
                 chuse
                 a
                 Maior
                 ,
                 538
                 a
                 ¶
                 A
                 Maior
                 denyed
                 to
                 bee
                 admitted
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 541
                 a
                 *
                 The
                 Barons
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 to
                 admit
                 him
                 ,
                 542
                 b
                 †
                 The
                 first
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 that
                 went
                 by
                 water
                 ,
                 567
                 a
                 *
                 The
                 first
                 Batchelor
                 Maior
                 ,
                 573
                 b.
                 When
                 the
                 Maiors
                 beganne
                 to
                 be
                 Knighted
                 by
                 the
                 courtesie
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 579
                 a
                 †
                 A
                 Maior
                 made
                 of
                 the
                 Privy
                 Councell
                 to
                 two
                 Kings
                 ,
                 567
                 a
                 †
                 581
                 b
                 *
                 Three
                 Maiors
                 in
                 a
                 yeere
                 572
                 b
                 ¶
                 Two
                 sonnes
                 of
                 one
                 man
                 Maiors
                 ,
                 each
                 after
                 other
                 ,
                 583
                 b
                 ¶
                 An
                 order
                 for
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 their
                 meeting
                 ,
                 652
                 b
                 ¶
                 The
                 Lord
                 Maiors
                 Election
                 ,
                 652
                 b
                 *
                 The
                 Officers
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 649.
                 
                 An
                 Order
                 of
                 all
                 things
                 on
                 (
                 Simon
                 and
                 Iude
                 ,
                 or
                 )
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maiors
                 day
                 ,
                 656.
                 
                 The
                 manner
                 of
                 Lord
                 Maiors
                 going
                 to
                 Pauls
                 on
                 solemne
                 Festivals
                 ,
                 657.
                 
                 The
                 Lord
                 Maiors
                 attendance
                 and
                 attire
                 at
                 the
                 Kings
                 Coronation
                 ,
                 659
                 b
                 *
                 A
                 Maior
                 feasted
                 foure
                 Kings
                 in
                 one
                 day
                 ,
                 255
                 ,
                 553
                 b
                 †
                 The
                 Maioralty
                 shun'd
                 alwaies
                 because
                 Onus
                 ,
                 696
                 b
                 *
                 The
                 City
                 governed
                 by
                 a
                 Custes
                 in
                 Henry
                 3.
                 his
                 time
                 .
                 544
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Measures
                 sealing
                 .
                 672
                 a
                 *
                 679
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Mercers
                 Chappell
                 sometimes
                 an
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 S.
                 Thomas
                 of
                 Acon
                 ,
                 281
                 a
                 †
                 Monuments
                 therin
                 ,
                 281
                 a
                 ¶
                 That
                 Company
                 incorporated
                 .
                 281
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Noblemen
                 of
                 this
                 Realme
                 (
                 of
                 old
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 of
                 later
                 yeeres
                 )
                 have
                 dealt
                 in
                 Merchandise
                 ,
                 222
                 a
                 †
                 The
                 commodity
                 of
                 Merchandise
                 to
                 this
                 Realme
                 ,
                 698
                 b
                 *
                 Three
                 sorts
                 of
                 Merchandise
                 ,
                 Navigation
                 ,
                 Invection
                 ,
                 Negotiation
                 .
                 697
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Merchants
                 of
                 all
                 Nations
                 traded
                 in
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 68
                 a.
                 69
                 a
                 712
                 a
                 *
                 Of
                 Italy
                 ,
                 142
                 b
                 †
                 Of
                 the
                 Han●e-Townes
                 ,
                 38
                 b
                 *
                 Of
                 Almaine
                 ,
                 249
                 b
                 *
                 Their
                 privileges
                 ,
                 250
                 a
                 *
                 Of
                 Burdeaux
                 .
                 254
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Staple
                 Merchants
                 the
                 most
                 ancientest
                 in
                 this
                 Realme
                 .
                 497
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Armes
                 and
                 Names
                 of
                 the
                 ten
                 Companies
                 of
                 the
                 Merchants
                 .
                 611
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Beggerly
                 Merchants
                 hurt
                 a
                 Kingdome
                 .
                 700
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Merchant-Taylors
                 Company
                 ,
                 188
                 b
                 ¶
                 Their
                 Schoole
                 .
                 252
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Mewes
                 by
                 Charing-crosse
                 .
                 493
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 A
                 Pulpit-crosse
                 in
                 the
                 Church-yard
                 of
                 S.
                 Michaels
                 in
                 Cornhill
                 .
                 215
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Iames
                 the
                 fourth
                 King
                 of
                 Scots
                 ,
                 his
                 head
                 buried
                 in
                 S.
                 Michaels
                 Woodstreet
                 .
                 311
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 A
                 passage
                 thorow
                 St.
                 Michaels
                 at
                 the
                 Que●ne
                 .
                 388
                 a
              
               
                 Midsummer
                 day
                 meeting
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 .
                 650
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Antiquity
                 of
                 St.
                 Mildred
                 the
                 Virgins
                 Church
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Church
                 yard
                 and
                 Parsonage
                 house
                 .
                 273
              
               
                 Milford
                 lane
                 .
                 489
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Molkestreet
                 .
                 306
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 A
                 Mill
                 by
                 Baynards
                 Castle
                 .
                 405
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Corne
                 Mills
                 on
                 the
                 Thames
                 ,
                 
                 set
                 betwixt
                 a
                 Lighter
                 and
                 a
                 Barge
                 .
                 403
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 When
                 Millers
                 had
                 but
                 an
                 half
                 penny
                 for
                 grinding
                 a
                 quarter
                 of
                 Wheat
                 .
                 546
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Mincheon
                 lane
                 .
                 137
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Minories
                 ,
                 anciently
                 the
                 Abbey
                 of
                 S.
                 Clare
                 Nunnes
                 .
                 118
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Mint
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 44
                 b
                 In
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 454
                 b
                 †
                 Other
                 Mints
                 in
                 England
                 .
                 46
                 a
              
               
                 The
                 body
                 of
                 King
                 Edmund
                 the
                 Martyr
                 ,
                 brought
                 thorow
                 Creplegate
                 ,
                 wrought
                 Miracles
                 .
                 34
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Miskennyng
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Monkeswell-street
                 .
                 312
                 a
                 ¶
                 340
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 A
                 Monument
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Moore
                
                 .
                 787
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Moore-fields
                 a
                 meere
                 marish
                 ground
                 .
                 33
                 b
                 ¶
                 301
                 a
                 ¶
                 475
              
               
                 Mooregate
                 .
                 33
                 b
              
               
                 A
                 great
                 famine
                 and
                 Mortality
                 of
                 people
                 .
                 548
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Mount
                 Calvary
                 ,
                 now
                 a
                 Wind-Mill
                 .
                 477
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Mountfiquit
                 Tower.
                 61
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 A
                 widdow
                 Murther'd
                 .
                 469
                 b
                 ¶
              
            
             
               
                 N
              
               
                 NEedlers
                 lane
                 .
                 264
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Ill
                 Newes
                 quickly
                 spreds
                 48
                 b
              
               
                 Newgate
                 first
                 builded
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 cause
                 why
                 .
                 35
                 a
                 b
              
               
                 Newgate
                 Market
                 .
                 388
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 New
                 Inne
                 the
                 Originall
                 of
                 it
                 .
                 727
                 b
                 †
                 493
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 New
                 River
                 brought
                 from
                 Chadwell
                 and
                 Amwell
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Hugh
                   Middleton
                
                 .
                 12
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Cold-Abbey
                 ,
                 why
                 so
                 called
                 .
                 398
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 A
                 Prison
                 for
                 Night-walkers
                 .
                 207
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Nightingall
                 lane
                 in
                 Wapping
                 ,
                 468
                 b
                 ¶
                 A
                 Stagge
                 hunted
                 thither
                 by
                 King
                 Charles
                 .
                 462
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 No-mans
                 Land.
                 477
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Norman
                
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 his
                 Monument
                 in
                 Pauls
                 .
                 358
                 b
                 ¶
                 Why
                 the
                 Maior
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 walke
                 about
                 his
                 Tombe
                 on
                 solemne
                 daies
                 359
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 land-house
                 .
                 158
                 a
                 †
                 330
                 b
                 †
              
            
             
               
                 O
              
               
                 THE
                 Offerings
                 of
                 Parishes
                 to
                 the
                 Curates
                 in
                 London
                 .
                 747
              
               
                 Old-Bayly
                 ,
                 427
                 a
                 ¶
                 The
                 Chamberlaine
                 of
                 London
                 kept
                 Court
                 there
                 .
                 427
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Oldborne
                 ,
                 10
                 b
                 The
                 Conduit
                 by
                 Oldborne-crosse
                 ,
                 425
                 b
                 †
                 Oldborne
                 Hall.
                 428
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Oldcastle's
                
                 rebellion
                 &
                 overthrow
                 .
                 361
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Ormond
                 place
                 in
                 S.
                 Thomas
                 Apostles
                 .
                 261
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 Orphans
                 Court
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 Act
                 Common
                 Councel
                 concerning
                 them
                 .
                 660
                 b
                 *
                 678
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 A
                 Monument
                 of
                 
                   Hippocrates
                   de
                   Ott●en
                
                 ,
                 a
                 famous
                 Physician
                 .
                 890
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 S.
                 
                   Mary
                   Overies
                
                 a
                 Priory
                 .
                 450
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 scalpes
                 of
                 Oxen
                 digged
                 up
                 by
                 Pauls
                 .
                 367
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Oxford
                 Place
                 neere
                 London-stone
                 .
                 242
                 b
                 ¶
              
            
             
               
                 P
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Parkenton
                
                 slaine
                 with
                 a
                 Gun
                 going
                 to
                 Masse
                 .
                 277
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Panyer
                 Alley
                 .
                 388
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Papey
                 ,
                 156
                 a
                 *
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 
                   Augustine
                   Papey
                
                 in
                 Limestreet
                 .
                 166
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Pardon
                 Church-yard
                 .
                 477
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 Park
                 in
                 England
                 made
                 by
                 Henry
                 the
                 first
                 .
                 42
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Parliaments
                 kept
                 in
                 Westminster
                 Hall
                 ,
                 522
                 a
                 †
                 The
                 black
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 374
                 a
                 †
                 Parliament
                 House
                 .
                 524
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Passekes
                 Wharfe
                 .
                 141
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Pater-noster
                 lane
                 ,
                 256
                 a
                 ¶
                 
                   Pater
                   noster
                
                 Row
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 
                   Pater
                   noster
                
                 makers
                 .
                 371
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Cathedrall
                 Church
                 of
                 S.
                 Paul
                 founded
                 by
                 
                   Aethelbert
                   Mauricius
                   ,
                   352.
                
                 
                 The
                 Church
                 burnt
                 ,
                 113
                 b
                 †
                 352
                 b
                 *
                 Fir'd
                 by
                 lightning
                 ,
                 353
                 a
                 ¶
                 The
                 steeple
                 built
                 repair'd
                 with
                 a
                 Weathercocke
                 ,
                 353.
                 
                 The
                 steeple
                 burnt
                 and
                 repaired
                 ,
                 357
                 b
                 *
                 The
                 height
                 and
                 length
                 of
                 both
                 Church
                 and
                 steeple
                 353
                 b
                 ¶
                 Governors
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 353.
                 
                 The
                 great
                 Cloystry
                 ,
                 Dance
                 ,
                 and
                 Library
                 ,
                 354.
                 
                 Chappels
                 ,
                 in
                 Pardon
                 Church
                 yard
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 North
                 doore
                 of
                 the
                 Holy
                 Ghost
                 of
                 Iesus
                 ,
                 354.
                 
                 The
                 Charnell
                 house
                 and
                 Schoole
                 356
                 b
                 The
                 Bell-house
                 and
                 Pulpit-crosse
                 ,
                 357
                 a
                 The
                 Gates
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 410
                 b
                 *
                 The
                 Monuments
                 ,
                 358
                 a
                 *
                 725.
                 
                 Contribution
                 to
                 the
                 repaire
                 of
                 Pauls
                 Church
                 ,
                 198
                 b
                 †
                 Master
                 Parkers
                 gift
                 to
                 the
                 glazing
                 of
                 the
                 windowes
                 371
                 b
                 †
                 The
                 Quire
                 beautified
                 and
                 adorned
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Paul
                   Pinder
                
                 ,
                 767
                 a
                 †
                 An
                 Act
                 against
                 abuses
                 offered
                 to
                 the
                 Cathedrall
                 Church
                 of
                 Saint
                 Paul
                 ,
                 against
                 carriage
                 thorow
                 ,
                 &c.
                 937
                 a
                 †
                 Pauls
                 thought
                 to
                 have
                 beene
                 the
                 Temple
                 of
                 Iupiter
                 ,
                 367
                 b
                 *
                 A
                 Buckes
                 head
                 borne
                 before
                 the
                 Procession
                 at
                 Pauls
                 ,
                 368
                 a
                 †
                 Pauls
                 Pigeons
                 ,
                 65
                 a
                 *
                 Pauls
                 Wharfe
                 .
                 405
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 Earle
                 of
                 Pembrokes
                 Monument
                 .
                 361
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Peneritch
                 street
                 .
                 276
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 Penny
                 Easterling
                 .
                 44
                 ,
                 45
              
               
                 Pentecost
                 lane
                 .
                 340
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Penthouses
                 .
                 678
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Pepper
                 alley
                 in
                 Southwark
                 ,
                 454
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Pepperers
                 in
                 Sopers
                 lane
                 .
                 278
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 
                   Coia
                   Shawsware
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Persian
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 780
                 *
              
               
                 King
                 Lucius
                 founded
                 St.
                 Peters
                 Church
                 in
                 Cornehill
                 .
                 210
              
               
                 Peters
                 hill
                 lane
                 ,
                 and
                 Peters
                 Key
                 .
                 408
              
               
                 Petty
                 Wales
                 .
                 142
                 a
                 †
              
               
               
                 Philip
                 Queene
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 505
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Philosophy
                 Schooles
                 in
                 London
                 .
                 63
                 a.
                 710
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Philpot
                 lane
                 .
                 222
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 A
                 counterfeit
                 Physician
                 had
                 his
                 head
                 set
                 on
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 55
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Pickering
                 house
                 .
                 156
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Piepowders
                 Court.
                 419
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Master
                 Suttons
                 gift
                 to
                 the
                 Charter
                 house
                 ,
                 the
                 greatest
                 gift
                 was
                 ever
                 given
                 to
                 Pious
                 uses
                 .
                 481
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Company
                 of
                 Pinners
                 now
                 decayed
                 .
                 510
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Plantagents
                 Monument
                 in
                 Pauls
                 .
                 360
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Perillous
                 Pond
                 .
                 11
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Nine
                 kinds
                 or
                 degrees
                 of
                 Poore
                 people
                 ,
                 343
                 b
                 *
                 Releefe
                 of
                 the
                 Poore
                 ,
                 86
                 ,
                 87
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 See
                 the
                 Benefactors
                 to
                 every
                 Parish
                 in
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Pope
                 lane
                 .
                 325
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 name
                 of
                 Pope
                 blotted
                 out
                 in
                 all
                 old
                 Bookes
                 ,
                 why
                 .
                 936
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Popes-head
                 Taverne
                 in
                 Cornehill
                 ,
                 sometime
                 a
                 Kings
                 house
                 .
                 216
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 Populousnesse
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 .
                 696.
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Porters
                 lane
                 ,
                 or
                 Porters
                 Key
                 .
                 142
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 Governours
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 called
                 Portgraves
                 ,
                 535
                 a
                 *
                 Or
                 Portreeves
                 .
                 696
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Portpoole
                 lane
                 .
                 486
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Portsoken
                 ,
                 whence
                 .
                 115
              
               
                 Pot
                 ,
                 a
                 Brewer
                 .
                 251
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Poultney
                 lane
                 .
                 253
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 Powlehead
                 Taverne
                 ,
                 anciently
                 Pauls
                 Brewhouse
                 .
                 408
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 A
                 remarkable
                 punishment
                 of
                 Pride
                 in
                 high
                 buildings
                 .
                 161
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Printing
                 of
                 Bookes
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 in
                 England
                 .
                 525
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Priory
                 of
                 the
                 Trinity
                 without
                 Aldgate
                 ,
                 116.
                 145.
                 
                 Of
                 S.
                 Iohns
                 of
                 Ierusalem
                 ,
                 483
                 a
                 †
                 Of
                 S.
                 Bartholomewes
                 ,
                 418.
                 
                 Of
                 Clarkenwell
                 ,
                 484
                 a
                 †
                 Of
                 S.
                 Mary
                 Overies
                 .
                 450
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Reliefe
                 of
                 poore
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 94
                 a
                 ¶
                 &c.
                 
                 See
                 the
                 Benefactors
                 to
                 every
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 Master
                 Kendricks
                 Will
                 ,
                 197
                 a
                 †
                 428
                 a
                 †
                 The
                 Prisoners
                 going
                 to
                 bee
                 executed
                 at
                 Teyborne
                 ,
                 were
                 presented
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 Bowle
                 of
                 Ale
                 ,
                 thereof
                 to
                 drinke
                 as
                 their
                 last
                 refreshing
                 in
                 this
                 life
                 .
                 488
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Pophams
                 ,
                 builders
                 of
                 Saint
                 Sepulchers
                 Church
                 .
                 423
              
               
                 Prisons
                 ;
                 the
                 Tun
                 on
                 Cornehill
                 ,
                 now
                 changed
                 ,
                 207
                 a
                 †
                 At
                 Ludgate
                 ,
                 37
                 a
                 ¶
                 At
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 35.
                 
                 The
                 Counters
                 in
                 the
                 Poultrey
                 ,
                 275
                 a
                 ¶
                 In
                 Woodstreet
                 ,
                 308
                 a
                 †
                 In
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 454
                 a
                 ¶
                 Lollards
                 Tower
                 ,
                 410
                 b
                 ¶
                 The
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 431
                 a
                 *
                 The
                 Clink
                 ,
                 449
                 b
                 *
                 The
                 white
                 Lion
                 ,
                 455
                 a
                 ¶
                 The
                 Kings
                 Bench
                 ,
                 455
                 a
                 ¶
                 The
                 Marshalsea
                 ,
                 455
                 b
                 *
                 The
                 Gatehouse
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
                 524
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Keepers
                 of
                 Prisons
                 indited
                 for
                 using
                 their
                 Prisoners
                 hardly
                 .
                 395
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Procession
                 of
                 Pauls
                 .
                 367
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Provosts
                 Governours
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 535
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Pudding
                 lane
                 .
                 229
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Puddle
                 wharse
                 .
                 405
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Pulpit-Crosse
                 at
                 Pauls
                 ,
                 357
                 a
                 At
                 Michael
                 Cornehill
                 ,
                 215
                 b
                 †
                 At
                 Spittle
                 .
                 176
              
               
                 Punishments
                 of
                 Sabbath-breaking
                 ,
                 394
                 a
                 †
                 Of
                 Adultery
                 ,
                 207
                 b
                 *
                 Of
                 Slander
                 ,
                 232
                 a
                 ¶
                 The
                 Pillory
                 for
                 Bakers
                 ,
                 Millers
                 ,
                 &c.
                 208
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Sir
                 Stephen
                 ,
                 an
                 haire-brain'd
                 Puritan
                 .
                 151
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Pyel
                 lane
                 .
                 400
                 b
                 *
              
            
             
               
                 Q
              
               
                 BEatrix
                 ,
                 Sister
                 to
                 Peter
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 Mother
                 to
                 five
                 Queenes
                 .
                 490
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 
                   Queene
                   hithe
                
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Edreds
                   hithe
                
                 ,
                 the
                 antiquity
                 ,
                 liberties
                 ,
                 and
                 customes
                 thereof
                 ,
                 401.
                 &c.
                 
                 When
                 let
                 to
                 Farme
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 542
                 a
                 †
                 An
                 Act
                 of
                 Common
                 Councell
                 concerning
                 it
                 .
                 939
                 a
                 †
              
            
             
               
                 R
              
               
                 THe
                 Racke
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 called
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Exceters
                 Daughter
                 .
                 60
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Radcliffe
                 .
                 469
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Raymond
                
                 ,
                 Archdeacon
                 of
                 Saint
                 Albans
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 778
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Ambition
                 and
                 Covetousnesse
                 ,
                 the
                 two
                 causes
                 of
                 English
                 Rebellions
                 .
                 696
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 London
                 never
                 the
                 Author
                 of
                 any
                 Rebellion
                 .
                 701
              
               
                 The
                 Rebellion
                 of
                 the
                 Commons
                 under
                 
                   Wat
                   Tylar
                
                 ,
                 48
                 a
                 *
                 Of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Oldcastle
                
                 ,
                 561
                 a
                 *
                 Of
                 Lord
                 Fawconbridge
                 ,
                 32
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 An
                 Alderman
                 made
                 Recorder
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 547
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Red●rosse
                 street
                 .
                 318
                 a
                 *
                 476
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Reding
                 ,
                 why
                 so
                 called
                 .
                 15
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Redriffe
                 :
                 See
                 Roderith
                 .
              
               
                 Redrose
                 ,
                 or
                 Rother
                 lane
                 .
                 229
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Ree
                 ,
                 or
                 Rhe
                 ,
                 what
                 it
                 signifies
                 .
                 15
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Regrators
                 .
                 678
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Repaire
                 of
                 Churches
                 :
                 See
                 the
                 Churches
                 .
              
               
                 Court
                 of
                 Request
                 ,
                 or
                 Conscience
                 ,
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 for
                 reliefe
                 of
                 poore
                 Debtors
                 .
                 769
              
               
                 When
                 three
                 men
                 had
                 their
                 hands
                 cut
                 off
                 for
                 Rescuing
                 a
                 Prisoner
                 arrested
                 by
                 a
                 Sergeant
                 .
                 546
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Retayling
                 ,
                 an
                 handmaid
                 to
                 Merchandize
                 .
                 699
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Richard
                 the
                 first
                 reigned
                 ten
                 yeeres
                 ;
                 Maiors
                 in
                 his
                 time
                 .
                 336
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 reigned
                 22.
                 yeeres
                 ;
                 Maiors
                 in
                 his
                 time
                 ,
                 556
                 a
                 †
                 He
                 in
                 danger
                 by
                 the
                 Rebels
                 of
                 Kent
                 ,
                 49
                 b
                 ¶
                 He
                 lodged
                 in
                 Tower-Royall
                 ,
                 258
                 a
                 *
                 His
                 Monument
                 ,
                 508
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Richard
                 the
                 third
                 reigned
                 three
                 
                 yeeres
                 ;
                 Maiors
                 in
                 his
                 time
                 ,
                 572
                 a
                 ¶
                 Hee
                 tooke
                 on
                 him
                 the
                 Crowne
                 at
                 Baynards
                 Castle
                 :
                 See
                 
                   Baynards
                   Castle
                
                 .
              
               
                 Ringed
                 Hall
                 in
                 Saint
                 
                   Thomas
                   Apostles
                
                 .
                 261
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Three
                 principall
                 Rivers
                 in
                 this
                 Kingdome
                 to
                 build
                 a
                 Royall
                 City
                 on
                 ,
                 693
                 a
                 ¶
                 Navigable
                 Rivers
                 are
                 as
                 
                   Via
                   Regia
                
                 ,
                 25
                 b
                 ¶
                 The
                 new
                 River
                 ,
                 12
                 b
                 †
                 The
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 .
                 14
                 *
                 693
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 
                   Robin
                   Hood
                
                 and
                 his
                 men
                 shot
                 before
                 the
                 King.
                 79
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Rochester
                 house
                 .
                 449
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Rolls
                 in
                 Chancery
                 lane
                 .
                 435
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Rood
                 lane
                 .
                 228
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 
                   Ralph
                   Rookeby
                
                 ,
                 his
                 charitable
                 bounty
                 .
                 428
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Faire
                 Rosamond
                 ,
                 where
                 kept
                 by
                 Henry
                 the
                 second
                 .
                 781
              
               
                 Rotten
                 Row
                 ,
                 or
                 Russell
                 Row.
                 470
                 b
                 ¶
              
            
             
               
                 S
              
               
                 THe
                 names
                 of
                 Saints
                 given
                 to
                 Churches
                 ,
                 not
                 for
                 superstition
                 ,
                 but
                 for
                 distinction
                 sake
                 .
                 273
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Salisbury
                 Court
                 ,
                 anciently
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Salisburies
                 house
                 .
                 437
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Sak
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Salt
                 wharfe
                 .
                 403
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 A
                 Sanctuary
                 for
                 offenders
                 at
                 S.
                 Martins
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 privileges
                 and
                 articles
                 thereto
                 belonging
                 ,
                 327.
                 &c.
                 
                 917.
                 
                 A
                 Sanctuary
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
                 519
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Sandy
                 house
                 .
                 403
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Savoy
                 lands
                 given
                 unto
                 Christs
                 Hospitall
                 ,
                 344
                 b
                 †
                 The
                 Savoy
                 built
                 by
                 Peter
                 Earle
                 of
                 Savoy
                 and
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 490
                 a
                 ¶
                 Burnt
                 by
                 the
                 Rebels
                 and
                 built
                 againe
                 for
                 an
                 Hospitall
                 .
                 491
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Scalding
                 Alley
                 .
                 183
                 a
                 †
                 204
                 b
                 ¶
                 272
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Scavengers
                 ,
                 670
                 b
                 †
                 Their
                 Oath
                 688.
                 
              
               
                 Schooles
                 of
                 Philosophy
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 63
                 a.
                 710
                 b
                 ¶
                 Every
                 Cathedrall
                 Church
                 had
                 a
                 Schoole
                 ,
                 63
                 b.
                 A
                 free
                 Schoole
                 at
                 Saint
                 Pauls
                 ,
                 63
                 b
                 *
                 356
                 b
                 ¶
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 63
                 b
                 ¶
                 Saint
                 Anthonies
                 ,
                 190
                 a
                 *
                 S.
                 Peters
                 on
                 Cornehill
                 ,
                 211
                 a
                 *
                 In
                 Bow
                 Church
                 yard
                 ,
                 269
                 b
                 ¶
                 In
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 S.
                 Thomas
                 of
                 Acons
                 ,
                 now
                 Mercers
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 281
                 a
                 ¶
                 Christs
                 Church
                 ,
                 64
                 b
                 †
                 S.
                 Saviours
                 ,
                 64
                 a
                 †
                 Merchant-Taylors
                 ,
                 64
                 b
                 *
                 252
                 b
                 ¶
                 Meetings
                 of
                 Schoole-masters
                 ,
                 and
                 disputations
                 of
                 Schollers
                 .
                 64
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Scoggans
                 Ballad
                 sent
                 to
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 fourth
                 his
                 sonnes
                 .
                 256
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Scot
                
                 ,
                 Quarter
                 Master
                 Generall
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Swedens
                 Army
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 791
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Scot
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Scotland
                 yard
                 .
                 495
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Scroopes
                 Inne
                 ,
                 sometimes
                 Serjeants
                 Inne
                 in
                 Oldborne
                 .
                 425
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 S●acole
                 lane
                 ,
                 427
                 b
                 ¶
                 When
                 Seacoles
                 were
                 forbidden
                 in
                 London
                 .
                 547
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Sebba
                 King
                 of
                 the
                 East-Saxons
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 in
                 Pauls
                 .
                 358
                 a
                 ¶
                 Hee
                 became
                 a
                 Monke
                 of
                 Pauls
                 .
                 529
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Sebert
                 King
                 of
                 East-Saxons
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 500
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Sentlegers
                 house
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 .
                 458
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Sergeants
                 Inne
                 ,
                 435
                 a
                 ¶
                 438
                 b
                 ¶
                 The
                 Sergeants
                 Feast
                 ,
                 and
                 manner
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 provision
                 .
                 426
                 a
              
               
                 Sermon
                 lane
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 Sheremoniers
                 .
                 410
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Sessions
                 Hall.
                 427
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 A
                 Shankebone
                 of
                 a
                 man
                 25.
                 inches
                 long
                 ,
                 285
                 a
                 †
                 Another
                 28.
                 inches
                 and
                 an
                 halfe
                 long
                 .
                 302
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Shareborne
                 ,
                 or
                 South-borne
                 lane
                 .
                 217
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Shere
                 lane
                 .
                 435
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Sheriffe-wicke
                 granted
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 537
                 a
                 ¶
                 The
                 first
                 Sheriffes
                 ,
                 or
                 Bailiffes
                 thereof
                 ,
                 when
                 obtained
                 ,
                 536
                 a
                 †
                 The
                 Sheriffes
                 election
                 ,
                 650
                 b
                 ¶
                 Their
                 Officers
                 ,
                 649
                 b
                 ¶
                 Their
                 swearing
                 on
                 Michaelmas
                 day
                 ,
                 652
                 ,
                 655.
                 
                 Sheriffes
                 in
                 London
                 in
                 Henry
                 the
                 first
                 his
                 time
                 ,
                 almost
                 100.
                 yeeres
                 before
                 our
                 Chronicles
                 set
                 downe
                 ,
                 768
                 b
                 ¶
                 The
                 Sheriffes
                 of
                 London
                 Prisoners
                 in
                 the
                 Tower.
                 36
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Shoo-lane
                 .
                 428
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Long
                 piked
                 Shooes
                 tied
                 to
                 the
                 knees
                 ,
                 in
                 use
                 amongst
                 English
                 men
                 .
                 395
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 A
                 penalty
                 on
                 Shoomakers
                 ,
                 for
                 Shooing
                 men
                 on
                 the
                 Sunday
                 .
                 394
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 Shops
                 under
                 Saint
                 Peters
                 in
                 Cheape
                 .
                 338
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 
                   Tom
                   Shorthose
                
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 310
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Margaret
                 Countesse
                 of
                 Shrewsbury
                 ,
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 369
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Side-Saddles
                 first
                 in
                 use
                 .
                 70
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Philip
                   Sidney
                
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 363
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Silver
                 street
                 .
                 312
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Saint
                 Sithes
                 lane
                 ,
                 264
                 b
                 ¶
                 Saint
                 Sithes
                 Church
                 :
                 See
                 
                   Bennet
                   Sherehog
                
                 .
              
               
                 Simpsons
                 lane
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Emperours
                   head
                
                 lane
                 .
                 255
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Single
                 women
                 that
                 plaid
                 the
                 Whores
                 in
                 the
                 Stewes
                 were
                 forbidden
                 the
                 rights
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 had
                 a
                 Churchyard
                 proper
                 to
                 them
                 for
                 buriall
                 .
                 449
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 Six-Clerkes
                 office
                 ,
                 anciently
                 a
                 Brewhouse
                 .
                 435
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Incorporation
                 of
                 the
                 Company
                 of
                 Skinners
                 ,
                 248
                 b
                 †
                 Six
                 Kings
                 brethren
                 of
                 that
                 Company
                 .
                 248
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Slander
                 punished
                 in
                 a
                 Fine
                 of
                 1000.
                 
                 Markes
                 .
                 232
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Foxley
                   Slept
                
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 14.
                 dayes
                 and
                 more
                 ,
                 without
                 waking
                 .
                 55
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Smarts
                 Key
                 .
                 225
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Smith
                
                 ,
                 Master
                 of
                 Requests
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 783
                 b
                 ¶
              
            
             
               
               
                 Captaine
                 
                   Iohn
                   Smith
                
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 779
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 East
                 -
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 41
                 a
                 †
                 First
                 builded
                 upon
                 ,
                 931
                 a
                 †
                 Somtimes
                 a
                 Monastery
                 called
                 
                   New
                   Abbey
                
                 ,
                 117
                 a
                 ¶
                 An
                 ancient
                 record
                 concerning
                 it
                 .
                 925
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 West
                 Smithfield
                 ;
                 the
                 Pond
                 there
                 and
                 Elmes
                 ,
                 a
                 place
                 of
                 Execution
                 ,
                 420
                 b
                 ¶
                 Horse-market
                 there
                 ,
                 420
                 b
                 ¶
                 711
                 b
                 †
                 Iustings
                 there
                 ,
                 421
                 a
                 †
                 Paved
                 .
                 423
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Snore
                 hill
                 .
                 425
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Sojourners
                 .
                 670
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Sok
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 918
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Inner
                 Soken
                 .
                 931
              
               
                 Sommers
                 Key
                 .
                 225
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Sommerset
                 house
                 .
                 490
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Gray
                 Sope
                 made
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 dearer
                 than
                 bought
                 from
                 Bristow
                 .
                 265
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Sopers
                 lane
                 .
                 264
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Sophia
                 daughter
                 to
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 512
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Southampton
                 house
                 ,
                 sometimes
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Lincolnes
                 Inne
                 .
                 486
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Borough
                 of
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 how
                 it
                 became
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 26.
                 
                 Wards
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 442
                 a
                 *
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Ayliffe
                
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 Alderman
                 there
                 ,
                 446
                 a
                 *
                 The
                 Lord
                 Maiors
                 comming
                 thither
                 to
                 our
                 Lady
                 faire
                 .
                 652
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Speed
                
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 778
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 
                   Edmond
                   Speneer
                
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 517
                 b
                 *
                 774
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Chappell
                 of
                 S.
                 Spirit
                 ,
                 now
                 lost
                 .
                 489
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Spittle
                 ,
                 175
                 b
                 ¶
                 When
                 founded
                 ,
                 537
                 b
                 ¶
                 The
                 Pulpit-Crosse
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 anci-custome
                 of
                 Sermons
                 at
                 Easter
                 ,
                 176.
                 
                 Three
                 Brethren
                 preached
                 there
                 ,
                 on
                 Monday
                 ,
                 Tuesday
                 ,
                 and
                 Wednesday
                 in
                 Easter
                 weeke
                 ,
                 1632.
                 781
                 ¶
              
               
                 Sports
                 and
                 Pastimes
                 used
                 in
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 75.
                 
                 Stage-playes
                 ,
                 Tennis-play
                 ,
                 running
                 at
                 Quinten
                 .
                 76.
                 &c.
                 712
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Sprinkle
                 Alley
                 .
                 144
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 A
                 Monument
                 of
                 the
                 Staffords
                 .
                 808
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Stallage
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Staple
                 Inne
                 .
                 431
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Starling
                 money
                 whence
                 so
                 cal'd
                 45
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Starr-chamber
                 Court.
                 523
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Stationers
                 Hall
                 ,
                 sometimes
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Britaines
                 house
                 .
                 372
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Stayning
                 lane
                 .
                 321
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Customes
                 ,
                 Priviledges
                 ,
                 &c.
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Stebunheath
                 ,
                 or
                 Stepney
                 ,
                 and
                 Hackney
                 ,
                 &c.
                 715
              
               
                 The
                 Steel-yard
                 a
                 place
                 for
                 Merchants
                 of
                 Almaine
                 .
                 249
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 S.
                 Stephens
                 Alley
                 in
                 Westminster
                 .
                 496
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 S.
                 Stephens
                 Chappell
                 in
                 Westminster
                 .
                 523
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Stew
                 lane
                 .
                 403
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Stewes
                 on
                 the
                 Banke
                 side
                 kept
                 onely
                 by
                 the
                 Froes
                 of
                 Flanders
                 ,
                 449
                 a
                 *
                 Put
                 down
                 449
                 b
                 †
                 Constitutions
                 to
                 be
                 observed
                 by
                 the
                 keepers
                 of
                 them
                 .
                 448
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Master
                 Stocke
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 821
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Stocke-fishmonger
                 row
                 .
                 231
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Stockes
                 Market
                 ,
                 the
                 midst
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 113
                 a
                 ¶
                 The
                 antiquity
                 and
                 beginning
                 thereof
                 .
                 243
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Stodies
                 lane
                 .
                 255
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 A
                 Monument
                 of
                 the
                 Stotevils
                 .
                 818
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Strand
                 Inne
                 an
                 Inne
                 of
                 Chancery
                 ,
                 490.
                 
                 Strand
                 Bridge
                 and
                 Stone-crosse
                 there
                 .
                 490
              
               
                 The
                 number
                 of
                 Strangers
                 misliked
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 80
                 a
                 ¶
                 226
                 b
                 *
                 Strangers
                 borne
                 .
                 872
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Statutes
                 of
                 the
                 Streets
                 of
                 London
                 against
                 annoyances
                 665
                 ,
                 &c.
                 672
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Studenes
                 in
                 the
                 Common
                 Law
                 ,
                 their
                 preferment
                 .
                 66
                 ,
                 67
              
               
                 The
                 Suburbs
                 without
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 and
                 liberties
                 therof
                 .
                 461
              
               
                 
                   Simon
                   Sudbury
                
                 ,
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canturbury
                 ,
                 slaine
                 by
                 
                   Wat
                   Tylar
                
                 and
                 the
                 Kentish
                 Rebels
                 .
                 50
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Suffolke
                 house
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 .
                 454
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Suffolke
                 lane
                 .
                 252
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Summers
                 Hithe
                 ,
                 now
                 Queene
                 Hithe
                 .
                 400
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Suttons
                
                 Will
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 erection
                 of
                 the
                 Charter
                 house
                 ,
                 479
                 b
                 *
                 His
                 Monument
                 .
                 482
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Old
                 Swan
                 231
                 b
                 *
                 See
                 Ebgate
                 lane
                 .
                 256
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Sweating
                 sicknesses
                 ;
                 the
                 first
                 572
                 b
                 ¶
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 584
                 a
                 ¶
                 the
                 third
                 .
                 588
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Sydon
                 lane
                 .
                 134
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Fyon
                 College
                 for
                 the
                 Clergy
                 of
                 London
                 built
                 by
                 Doctor
                 White
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Library
                 ,
                 and
                 Benefactors
                 thereto
                 .
                 304
                 ,
                 305
              
            
             
               
                 T
              
               
                 THe
                 Tabard
                 ,
                 an
                 Inne
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 456
                 a
                 ¶
                 Atwods
                 Wife
                 plaid
                 so
                 long
                 at
                 Tables
                 ,
                 that
                 she
                 bore
                 a
                 man
                 ,
                 the
                 Priest
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 justly
                 punished
                 for
                 his
                 letchery
                 .
                 207
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 pious
                 and
                 memorable
                 charity
                 of
                 
                   Christopher
                   Tamworth
                
                 of
                 Grayes
                 Inne
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 .
                 766
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 A
                 Popes
                 head
                 Tavern
                 in
                 Cornhill
                 ;
                 a
                 pint
                 of
                 wine
                 was
                 sold
                 for
                 a
                 penny
                 ,
                 216
                 a
                 †
                 Cardinals
                 Hat
                 Taverne
                 in
                 Lombard
                 street
                 .
                 216
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 A
                 grievous
                 Taxe
                 and
                 Tallage
                 granted
                 to
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 cause
                 of
                 a
                 great
                 rebellion
                 .
                 47
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Tazell
                 Close
                 .
                 175
                 *
              
               
                 Tem
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Tempests
                 of
                 lightning
                 and
                 thunder
                 ,
                 79
                 b
                 †
                 A
                 Tempest
                 drove
                 all
                 the
                 people
                 from
                 Divine
                 Service
                 at
                 Pauls
                 ,
                 but
                 Roger
                 surnamed
                 Niger
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 359
                 b
                 ¶
                 530
                 b
                 ¶
                 The
                 Spire
                 of
                 Alhallowes
                 Steeple
                 Thunder-stricken
                 
                 392
                 a
                 ¶
                 S.
                 Michaels
                 Steeple
                 fired
                 in
                 a
                 Tempest
                 .
                 213
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 new
                 Temple
                 ;
                 the
                 originall
                 of
                 the
                 Knights
                 Templers
                 ,
                 their
                 Profession
                 ,
                 Seale
                 ,
                 and
                 dissolution
                 ,
                 438.
                 &c.
                 
                 Their
                 house
                 granted
                 to
                 the
                 Students
                 of
                 the
                 Common
                 Law
                 ,
                 440
                 b
                 †
                 Monuments
                 in
                 their
                 Church
                 762
                 a
                 †
                 763
                 a
                 ¶
                 Why
                 the
                 Images
                 of
                 Knights
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 Temple
                 ,
                 are
                 laid
                 crosse-legged
                 ,
                 440
                 b
                 *
                 The
                 old
                 Temple
                 in
                 Holborne
                 .
                 486
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Foure
                 Termes
                 or
                 times
                 of
                 pleading
                 :
                 
                   
                     Hilary
                     .
                  
                   
                     Easter
                     .
                  
                   
                     Trinity
                     .
                  
                   
                     Michaelmas
                     .
                     
                       
                         522
                         b.
                         
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Thames
                 street
                 .
                 231
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Thames
                 River
                 ,
                 14
                 *
                 675
                 b
                 ¶
                 The
                 head
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 14
                 b
                 ¶
                 The
                 course
                 ,
                 15
                 a.
                 Commodities
                 ,
                 Length
                 ,
                 Plenty
                 of
                 Fish
                 ,
                 16.
                 
                 Constant
                 Tides
                 ,
                 17
                 a
                 †
                 number
                 of
                 Boats
                 and
                 Watermen
                 ,
                 18
                 a.
                 Iurisdiction
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 over
                 it
                 ,
                 18
                 *
                 20
                 ,
                 21.
                 &c.
                 
                 Acts
                 for
                 the
                 conservation
                 thereof
                 ,
                 683.
                 685.
                 
                 An
                 Engine
                 to
                 enforce
              
               
                 Thames
                 water
                 .
                 403
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Thavies
                 Inne
                 .
                 430
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Theeving
                 lane
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 456
                 b
                 *
                 In
                 Westminster
                 .
                 497
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Saint
                 Thomas
                 of
                 Acons
                 Hospitall
                 .
                 281
                 a
                 *
                 935
              
               
                 Thomas
                 of
                 Woodstock
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 510
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Three-needle
                 street
                 .
                 183
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Throckmorton
                 street
                 .
                 183
                 a
                 *
                 187
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Tiltyard
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
                 495
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Timber
                 hithe
                 .
                 403
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Tinckermen
                 in
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 .
                 18
                 b
              
               
                 The
                 Popes
                 Bull
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 offerings
                 of
                 the
                 Parishes
                 to
                 the
                 Curates
                 in
                 London
                 by
                 way
                 of
                 Tithes
                 ,
                 747.
                 
                 The
                 ancient
                 composition
                 for
                 them
                 .
                 749
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Toll
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 
                   Tom
                   Shorthose
                
                 ,
                 his
                 Epitaph
                 .
                 310
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Totehill
                 street
                 and
                 Fields
                 .
                 525
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 first
                 built
                 by
                 William
                 the
                 Conqueror
                 ,
                 40.
                 
                 Constables
                 thereof
                 ,
                 41
                 a
                 †
                 Compassed
                 with
                 a
                 Wall
                 &
                 Ditch
                 ,
                 41
                 a
                 ¶
                 926.
                 
                 Lyons
                 kept
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 42
                 a
                 ¶
                 Scaffold
                 first
                 set
                 on
                 Tower
                 hill
                 ,
                 42
                 b
                 Gates
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 42.
                 
                 See
                 Gates
                 .
                 Famous
                 actions
                 done
                 there
                 ,
                 43
                 a
                 †
                 Mint
                 there
                 ,
                 44
                 b
                 *
                 Vse
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 to
                 defend
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 56
                 a.
                 Liberties
                 thereof
                 ,
                 125
                 b
                 ¶
                 The
                 controversie
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 and
                 the
                 Lievtenant
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 about
                 privileges
                 .
                 126.
                 932
              
               
                 Two
                 Towers
                 on
                 London-bridge
                 .
                 56
              
               
                 Tower
                 hill
                 .
                 117
                 b
                 ¶
                 125
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Tower
                 street
                 .
                 130
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Tower-Royall
                 ,
                 62
                 b
                 ¶
                 The
                 antiquity
                 and
                 honour
                 thereof
                 ,
                 257
                 b
                 *
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 lodged
                 there
                 ,
                 258
                 a
                 *
                 King
                 Stephen
                 lodged
                 there
                 .
                 260
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Townesend
                 lane
                 .
                 401
              
               
                 Men
                 of
                 Trades
                 in
                 distant
                 places
                 ,
                 67
                 a
                 ¶
                 Change
                 of
                 place
                 and
                 Tradesmen
                 ,
                 68
                 b.
                 Tradesmen
                 lived
                 of
                 their
                 owne
                 Trades
                 ,
                 without
                 medling
                 with
                 others
                 .
                 254
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Trigge
                 lane
                 .
                 403
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Trinity
                 Priory
                 in
                 the
                 Dukes
                 place
                 ,
                 145
                 a
                 ¶
                 The
                 first
                 founding
                 thereof
                 ,
                 930
                 *
                 Ancient
                 Charters
                 of
                 divers
                 Kings
                 concerning
                 it
                 ,
                 931.
                 
                 Monuments
                 therein
                 .
                 145
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Trinity
                 lane
                 .
                 397
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Triumphs
                 and
                 shewes
                 ,
                 as
                 Mummeries
                 ,
                 Maskings
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Mis-rule
                 ,
                 May-games
                 .
                 78
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Tunne
                 in
                 Cornehill
                 ,
                 a
                 Prison
                 .
                 207
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Turne-againe
                 lane
                 .
                 414
                 b
                 ¶
                 427
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Turne-mill
                 street
                 ,
                 now
                 called
                 Turne-bold
                 street
                 .
                 483
                 b
                 ¶
              
            
             
               
                 V
              
               
                 VAgrants
                 .
                 672
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Vanners
                 lane
                 .
                 255
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 fatall
                 Vesper
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Black-Friers
                 .
                 381
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 All
                 manner
                 of
                 Victuals
                 to
                 bee
                 bought
                 anciently
                 at
                 all
                 times
                 in
                 a
                 certaine
                 place
                 called
                 the
                 Cookery
                 .
                 711
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 Incorporation
                 of
                 the
                 Company
                 of
                 Vintners
                 .
                 255
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Vintrie
                 ,
                 225
                 a
                 *
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 fourth
                 his
                 sonnes
                 supped
                 there
                 .
                 256
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Virginity
                 (
                 by
                 Matilda
                 the
                 faire
                 )
                 defended
                 with
                 the
                 losse
                 of
                 life
                 .
                 57
              
               
                 Vsurers
                 .
                 677
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Vsury
                 forbidden
                 by
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 first
                 .
                 289
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Vtfangtheof
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 a
                 *
              
            
             
               
                 W
              
               
                 WAll
                 about
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 4
                 a.
                 When
                 and
                 why
                 the
                 Wall
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 was
                 broken
                 thorow
                 Saint
                 Bartholomewes
                 Hospitall
                 .
                 936
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Brooke
                 called
                 Walbrooke
                 ,
                 10
                 a
                 *
                 113
                 b
                 *
                 Walbrooke
                 street
                 ,
                 243
                 b
                 †
                 Vaulted
                 over
                 &
                 paved
                 with
                 stone
                 ,
                 30
                 b
                 ¶
                 Barges
                 towed
                 up
                 Walbrooke
                 into
                 Bucklesbury
                 .
                 276
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Lodgings
                 for
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Wales
                 .
                 142
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Walnut-tree
                 ,
                 an
                 Inne
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 .
                 458
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Frances
                   Walsinghams
                
                 Monument
                 .
                 362
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Walworth
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Maior
                 ,
                 did
                 not
                 slay
                 
                   Iacke
                   Straw
                
                 ,
                 232
                 b
                 ¶
                 236
                 b
                 *
                 His
                 Monument
                 defaced
                 in
                 St.
                 Michael
                 Crooked
                 lane
                 ,
                 and
                 since
                 falsified
                 .
                 237
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Wapping
                 ,
                 461
                 b
                 ¶
                 The
                 new
                 Chappell
                 there
                 .
                 462
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 names
                 of
                 their
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 are
                 this
                 yeere
                 ,
                 1633.
                 647
              
               
               
                 Court
                 of
                 Wards
                 .
                 523
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 An
                 Act
                 for
                 reformation
                 of
                 abuses
                 in
                 the
                 Wardmote
                 Inquest
                 .
                 669
                 ,
                 673
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 The
                 Kings
                 Wardrobe
                 .
                 408
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Warwicke
                 ,
                 or
                 Eldnese
                 lane
                 .
                 388
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Wardwyte
                 ,
                 what
                 .
                 919
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 
                   Wat
                   Tylars
                
                 outragious
                 rebellion
                 ,
                 48
                 ,
                 &c.
                 His
                 demand
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 51.
                 
                 Slaine
                 by
                 
                   William
                   Walworth
                
                 .
                 53
                 a.
                 236
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Watches
                 ,
                 the
                 originall
                 and
                 manner
                 ,
                 83.
                 &c.
                 
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 eighth
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Kings-head
                 in
                 Cheape
                 ,
                 to
                 behold
                 the
                 Watch.
                 270
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Water-gate
                 .
                 141
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Water
                 lane
                 .
                 437
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Watheling
                 street
                 .
                 391
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 The
                 Incorporation
                 of
                 the
                 Company
                 of
                 Weavers
                 .
                 297
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Wels
                 River
                 ,
                 decay
                 thereof
                 ,
                 9
                 a
                 *
                 Holy-Well
                 ,
                 Clements
                 Well
                 ,
                 10
                 b
                 ¶
                 710
                 a
                 ¶
                 Clarkes
                 Well
                 11
                 a
                 †
                 710
                 a
                 ¶
                 Skinners
                 Wel
                 ,
                 Fags
                 Well
                 11
                 a
                 *
                 A
                 Well
                 cal'd
                 Dame
                 Annis
                 the
                 Cleere
                 ,
                 11.
                 
                 A
                 Well
                 of
                 great
                 depth
                 at
                 Aldersgate
                 ,
                 34
                 b
                 A
                 Well
                 under
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 St.
                 Olaves
                 Church
                 in
                 the
                 Iewry
                 .
                 290
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Weights
                 ;
                 the
                 Kings
                 beame
                 upon
                 Corne-hill
                 ,
                 209
                 a
                 †
                 Tronage
                 of
                 Wools
                 at
                 Custome-house
                 ,
                 141
                 b
                 ¶
                 Tronage
                 of
                 Wooll
                 at
                 St.
                 Mary
                 Wooll-Church
                 .
                 244
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Wenefrid
                 ,
                 Marchionesse
                 of
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 her
                 Monument
                 .
                 514
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 City
                 of
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 493.
                 
                 Foundation
                 of
                 the
                 Abbey
                 ,
                 497
                 b
                 †
                 The
                 burning
                 thereof
                 499
                 a
                 ¶
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 his
                 Chappell
                 the
                 miracle
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 498
                 a
                 *
                 A
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 498
                 a
                 ¶
                 500
                 a
                 †
                 The
                 first
                 Deane
                 there
                 ,
                 498
                 b
                 †
                 Monuments
                 500
                 b
                 †
                 763
                 ,
                 774
                 ,
                 814.
                 
                 The
                 Palace
                 ,
                 519
                 b
                 *
                 The
                 great
                 Hall
                 ,
                 519
                 b
                 ¶
                 The
                 use
                 therof
                 ,
                 to
                 feed
                 poore
                 people
                 ;
                 a
                 Feast
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 Wherries
                 rowing
                 ,
                 560.
                 
                 Parliaments
                 kept
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 Courts
                 of
                 Iustice
                 ,
                 522.
                 
                 Government
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Westminster
                 .
                 525
              
               
                 When
                 Wheat
                 was
                 sold
                 for
                 16.
                 and
                 12.
                 pence
                 a
                 quarter
                 .
                 546
              
               
                 A
                 Widdow
                 in
                 White-chappell
                 murthered
                 by
                 a
                 French
                 man
                 whom
                 she
                 brought
                 up
                 ,
                 469
                 b
                 ¶
                 The
                 Parson
                 of
                 Stepney
                 Patron
                 of
                 White-chappell
                 ,
                 469
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 White-crosse
                 street
                 .
                 318
                 a
                 †
                 476
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 White
                 Friers
                 the
                 antiquity
                 therof
                 with
                 the
                 Monuments
                 .
                 437
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 White-Hall
                 heretofore
                 call'd
                 York-Place
                 .
                 487
                 b
                 †
                 496
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 The
                 White
                 Lion
                 in
                 Southwark
                 a
                 Gaole
                 for
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Surrey
                 .
                 455
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Whittington
                 College
                 .
                 256
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Whores
                 ,
                 673
                 a
                 †
                 676
                 b.
                 See
                 Stewes
                 .
                 All
                 knowne
                 Whores
                 were
                 to
                 weare
                 striped
                 coloured
                 cloth
                 on
                 their
                 heads
                 by
                 an
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 .
                 553
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Wildgoose
                 ,
                 or
                 Windgoose
                 lane
                 .
                 250
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 William
                 of
                 Windsor
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 515
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Winchester
                 house
                 ,
                 449
                 b
                 †
                 Bishops
                 of
                 
                   Winchester
                   ,
                   Wickam
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Andrewes
                 ,
                 their
                 Monuments
                 .
                 452
              
               
                 
                   Samuel
                   ,
                   Thomas
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wincope
                
                 ,
                 three
                 Brethren
                 .
                 781
                 ¶
              
               
                 A
                 Pint
                 of
                 Wine
                 sold
                 for
                 a
                 peny
                 ,
                 and
                 Bread
                 given
                 into
                 the
                 bargaine
                 ,
                 216
                 a
                 *
                 551
                 b
                 *
                 Malmsey
                 Wine
                 sold
                 for
                 three
                 halfe
                 pence
                 a
                 pint
                 ,
                 255
                 b
                 ¶
                 Rumney
                 Sacke
                 sold
                 for
                 Medicines
                 only
                 .
                 ibid.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Reyne
                   Wolfe
                
                 ,
                 Stationer
                 ,
                 collected
                 Holensheads
                 Chronicle
                 .
                 303
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wolley
                
                 ,
                 his
                 Monument
                 .
                 777
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Famous
                 and
                 honourable
                 Women
                 .
                 107
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Woodroffe
                 lane
                 .
                 156
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Woodstreet
                 .
                 307
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Wooll-wharfe
                 ,
                 141
                 b
                 ¶
                 Wooll-staple
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 496
                 a
                 ¶
                 See
                 Weights
                 .
              
               
                 Wolseyes
                 lane
                 .
                 251
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Worster
                 house
                 .
                 256
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Wrestlings
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 exercises
                 used
                 on
                 Bartholomew
                 day
                 ,
                 now
                 left
                 ,
                 and
                 worse
                 taken
                 up
                 .
                 85
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Wringwren
                 lane
                 .
                 258
                 b
                 *
              
            
             
               
                 Y
              
               
                 YOng
                 beginners
                 ,
                 provision
                 for
                 them
                 .
                 91
                 b
                 94
                 b
                 ¶
                 95
                 a
                 ¶
                 See
                 Kendricks
                 Will.
                 
              
               
                 Yorke
                 place
                 ,
                 now
                 Whitehall
                 .
                 487
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Yorke
                 house
                 .
                 495
                 a
                 *
              
            
             
               
                 Z
              
               
                 
                   ALlen
                   dela
                   Zouch
                
                 ,
                 Custos
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 slaine
                 in
                 Westminster
                 Hall
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   Iohn
                   Warren
                
                 Earle
                 of
                 Surrey
                 .
                 544
                 a
                 ¶
              
            
             
               The
               end
               of
               the
               first
               Table
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               The
               second
               Table
               Containing
               the
               Sirnames
               of
               all
               those
               ,
               whom
               Honorable
               Dignities
               ,
               Memorable
               Benefactions
               ,
               Remarkeable
               Actions
               ,
               and
               Venerable
               Monuments
               ,
               have
               made
               worthy
               to
               be
               recorded
               in
               this
               Worke
               ;
               Alphabetically
               digested
               :
               Wherein
               the
               Figures
               referre
               to
               the
               Page
               ,
               the
               Letters
               to
               the
               Columne
               ,
               and
               the
               
               Asteriskes
               *
               to
               the
               top
               of
               both
               Page
               and
               Columne
               .
               †
               to
               the
               middle
               of
               both
               Page
               and
               Columne
               .
               ¶
               to
               the
               bottome
               of
               both
               Page
               and
               Columne
               .
            
             
               
                 A
              
               
                 ABbot
                 .
                 134
                 b
                 *
                 285
                 a
                 ¶
                 534
                 a
                 ¶
                 B.
                 563
                 a
                 ¶
                 597
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Abdy
                 .
                 391
                 b
                 *
                 598
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Abingdon
                 .
                 548
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Abraham
                 .
                 566
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Acheley
                 .
                 193
                 a
                 †
                 245
                 a
                 ¶
                 576
                 a
                 ¶
                 577
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Acton
                 .
                 265
                 b
                 †
                 346
                 b
                 *
                 598
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Adams
                 .
                 804
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Ade
                 .
                 872
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Aderley
                 .
                 563
                 b
                 ¶
                 565
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Adrian
                 .
                 543
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Adys
                 .
                 322
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Agmondesham
                 .
                 285
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Ailofe
                 .
                 199
                 a
                 ¶
                 583
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Albany
                 .
                 391
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Albert.
                 285
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Alderban
                 .
                 191
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Aldersey
                 .
                 96
                 b
                 ¶
                 869
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Aldworth
                 .
                 429
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Alison
                 .
                 284
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Allen
                 or
                 Alley
                 .
                 90
                 b
                 †
                 170
                 b
                 †
                 281
                 b
                 †
                 285
                 a
                 *
                 311
                 a
                 ¶
                 350
                 a
                 ¶
                 561
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 578
                 b
                 ¶
                 580
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 581
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 583
                 a
                 ¶
                 586
                 a
                 ¶
                 852
                 b
                 ¶
                 566
                 b
                 ¶
                 587
                 b
                 ¶
                 .
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Allot
                 .
                 106
                 b
                 *
                 395
                 b
                 *
                 589
                 a
                 ¶
                 59●
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Altham
                 .
                 580
                 b
                 ¶
                 585
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Alwine
                 ,
                 or
                 Alewine
                 .
                 270
                 a
                 †
                 574
                 b
                 †
                 575
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Amades
                 .
                 223
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Amcotes
                 .
                 283
                 b
                 *
                 58●
                 b
                 ¶
                 583
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Anderson
                 .
                 105
                 a
                 ¶
                 291
                 a
                 ¶
                 592
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Andrew
                 ,
                 or
                 Andrewes
                 .
                 554
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 132
                 b
                 †
                 452
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Anger
                 .
                 544
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Anthony
                 .
                 873
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Antiloche
                 .
                 537
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Antrobus
                 .
                 373
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Apleyard
                 .
                 351
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Appleton
                 .
                 346
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Archer
                 .
                 244
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Arderne
                 .
                 335
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Armenter
                 .
                 547
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Armorer
                 .
                 131
                 b
                 †
                 134
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Arneway
                 .
                 808
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Arnold
                 .
                 293
                 b
                 †
                 563
                 a
                 *
                 893
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Arundell
                 .
                 186
                 a
                 *
                 346
                 a
                 †
                 791
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Ascham
                 .
                 558
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Ascough
                 .
                 484
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Ascue
                 .
                 145
                 b
                 ¶
                 395
                 a
                 *
                 579
                 b
                 ¶
                 581
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Ashburnham
                 .
                 763
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Ashcombe
                 .
                 308
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Ashehill
                 .
                 274
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Ashfield
                 .
                 145
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Ashwy
                 .
                 540
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Askham
                 .
                 211
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Asseldey
                 .
                 157
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Astly
                 .
                 834
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Astry
                 .
                 261
                 b
                 *
                 572
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Atcourt
                 .
                 186
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Atkins
                 .
                 337
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Atkinson
                 .
                 96
                 a
                 ¶
                 285
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Atwell
                 .
                 312
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Atwood
                 .
                 207
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Aubry
                 .
                 345
                 b
                 †
                 546
                 b
                 ¶
                 551
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Audley
                 .
                 146
                 a
                 ¶
                 460
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Avenon
                 .
                 286
                 a
                 *
                 337
                 b
                 ¶
                 586
                 a
                 *
                 587
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Avesey
                 .
                 146
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Avinger
                 .
                 395
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Austen
                 .
                 406
                 b
                 †
                 452
                 b
                 ¶
                 453
                 a
                 ¶
                 557
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Aunsham
                 .
                 189
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Ayer
                 .
                 296
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Aylesbrough
                 .
                 241
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Aylesham
                 .
                 551
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Aylmer
                 .
                 153
                 b
                 *
                 573
                 b
                 ¶
              
            
             
               
                 B
              
               
                 BAbalius
                 .
                 135
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Babham
                 .
                 355
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Baby
                 .
                 338
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Backehouse
                 .
                 588
                 b
                 ¶
                 597
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Bacon
                 .
                 133
                 a
                 *
                 364
                 b
                 ¶
                 571
                 b
                 ¶
                 226
                 b
                 †
                 138
                 b
                 *
                 139
                 b
                 ¶
                 587
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bainham
                 .
                 108
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Baker
                 .
                 285
                 a
                 *
                 411
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bakhurst
                 .
                 299
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Balamer
                 .
                 548
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Baldocke
                 .
                 365
                 b
                 †
                 531
                 b
                 ¶
                 B.
                 
              
               
               
                 Baldry
                 .
                 269
                 b
                 *
                 281
                 b
                 †
                 578
                 b
                 *
                 570
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Baldwin
                 .
                 346
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Balgay
                 .
                 120
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Balthorp
                 .
                 416
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Bambrough
                 .
                 311
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Banne
                 .
                 87
                 b
                 ¶
                 228
                 b
                 *
                 556
                 b
                 ¶
                 557
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Bancroft
                 .
                 534
                 a
                 *
                 B.
                 790
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Band.
                 186
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Bane
                 .
                 431
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Banester
                 .
                 324
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Bankes
                 .
                 270
                 a
                 †
                 388
                 a
                 *
                 586
                 b
                 †
                 857
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Banning
                 ,
                 or
                 Bayning
                 .
                 101
                 a
                 *
                 105
                 a
                 *
                 305
                 a
                 †
                 591
                 b
                 †
                 863
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bardolph
                 .
                 145
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Barentine
                 .
                 186
                 b
                 †
                 322
                 b
                 †
                 558
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Barker
                 .
                 843
                 a
                 †
                 898
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Barkham
                 .
                 594
                 b
                 †
                 596
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Barkley
                 .
                 425
                 a
                 ¶
                 484
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Barnard
                 .
                 398
                 a
                 ¶
                 407
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Barne
                 ,
                 or
                 Barnes
                 .
                 87
                 a
                 ¶
                 191
                 a
                 ¶
                 220
                 b
                 ¶
                 242
                 a
                 †
                 258
                 b
                 ¶
                 299
                 b
                 †
                 583
                 a
                 *
                 395
                 a
                 ¶
                 532
                 b
                 ¶
                 B.
                 553
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 584
                 b
                 †
                 588
                 b
                 *
                 590
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 898
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Barneham
                 .
                 105
                 a
                 *
                 235
                 a
                 ¶
                 587
                 b
                 *
                 591
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Barners
                 .
                 158
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Barnocke
                 .
                 257
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Barnwell
                 .
                 392
                 b
                 *
                 564
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Barons
                 .
                 145
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Barradaile
                 .
                 189
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Barre
                 .
                 238
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Barret
                 .
                 325
                 b
                 *
                 556
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Barry
                 .
                 138
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Bartholomew
                 .
                 340
                 b
                 ¶
                 537
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Bartlet
                 .
                 285
                 a
                 *
                 432
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Barton
                 285
                 a
                 *
                 312
                 b
                 *
                 356
                 b
                 *
                 372
                 a
                 ¶
                 561
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 560
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Bartram
                 .
                 345
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Barwis
                 .
                 411
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Bas.
                 552
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Basford
                 .
                 578
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Baskervile
                 .
                 281
                 b
                 †
                 366
                 b
                 *
                 586
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Basset
                 .
                 391
                 b
                 *
                 531
                 a
                 ¶
                 B.
                 568
                 b
                 ¶
                 571
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Bassing
                 .
                 178
                 b
                 ¶
                 298
                 a
                 ¶
                 538
                 b
                 †
                 542
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Bat.
                 540
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Bate
                 .
                 538
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bateman
                 .
                 150
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Batencourt
                 .
                 545
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bath
                 .
                 330
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bathurst
                 .
                 246
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Battail
                 .
                 351
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Batte
                 .
                 193
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Baude
                 .
                 368
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Bayly
                 .
                 257
                 a
                 ¶
                 415
                 b
                 ¶
                 578
                 a
                 ¶
                 579
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 792
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Beale
                 .
                 183
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Beame
                 .
                 530
                 a
                 *
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Beard
                 .
                 151
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Beastby
                 .
                 415
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bean.
                 537
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Beauchampe
                 .
                 368
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Beaumond
                 ,
                 or
                 Beamont
                 ,
                 292
                 a
                 ¶
                 349
                 a
                 ¶
                 391
                 b
                 ¶
                 763
                 b
                 †
                 565
                 b
                 †
                 820
                 b
                 ¶
                 830
                 a
                 ¶
                 877
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Becket
                 .
                 86
                 a
                 ¶
                 292
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Beckingham
                 .
                 136
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bedingfield
                 .
                 485
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bedoe
                 or
                 Bedow
                 .
                 150
                 a
                 ¶
                 891
                 a
                 †
                 907
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Beecher
                 .
                 193
                 a
                 ¶
                 587
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Bell.
                 186
                 b
                 ¶
                 484
                 b
                 †
                 546
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Belengham
                 .
                 273
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Belgrave
                 .
                 230
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Belknape
                 .
                 406
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Bellesdon
                 .
                 351
                 b
                 †
                 570
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Bellow
                 .
                 316
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Belwase
                 .
                 372
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Belwin
                 .
                 290
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Bembow
                 .
                 801
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Ben.
                 363
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Benalias
                 .
                 133
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Benam
                 .
                 222
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Benneson
                 .
                 215
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Bennet
                 .
                 148
                 b
                 ¶
                 561
                 b
                 †
                 593
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 796
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bennington
                 .
                 285
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Benolt
                 .
                 179
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Benson
                 .
                 457
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Berching
                 .
                 308
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Beringham
                 .
                 146
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Berry
                 .
                 554
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Berryman
                 .
                 100
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Besaunt
                 .
                 597
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Bestbitch
                 .
                 899
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Beswike
                 .
                 239
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Betaine
                 .
                 546
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Betwell
                 .
                 545
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bieus
                 .
                 428
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bifield
                 .
                 571
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bildington
                 .
                 415
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bill
                 .
                 826
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Billesby
                 .
                 783
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Billet
                 .
                 547
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Billesdon
                 .
                 572
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Billing
                 .
                 519
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Billingsley
                 .
                 139
                 b
                 †
                 158
                 a
                 ¶
                 159
                 b
                 ¶
                 590
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Bilsington
                 .
                 330
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bingham
                 .
                 452
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bintworth
                 .
                 531
                 b
                 ¶
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Birch
                 .
                 897
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bishop
                 .
                 96
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Blackney
                 .
                 548
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Blake
                 .
                 799
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Blakynbury
                 .
                 326
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Blanch.
                 230
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Blanke
                 .
                 227
                 a
                 ¶
                 588
                 a
                 ¶
                 589
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Blankwell
                 .
                 186
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Blankworth
                 .
                 848
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Bledlow
                 .
                 138
                 b
                 *
                 579
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Blighton
                 .
                 316
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Blitheman
                 .
                 399
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Blondell
                 ,
                 or
                 Blundell
                 .
                 95
                 b
                 *
                 186
                 a
                 ¶
                 285
                 a
                 *
                 537
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Blonket
                 .
                 460
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Blound
                 ,
                 or
                 Bland
                 .
                 230
                 a
                 ¶
                 538
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Blount
                 ,
                 or
                 Blunt.
                 267
                 a
                 *
                 311
                 a
                 ¶
                 346
                 a
                 *
                 484
                 a
                 ¶
                 537
                 a
                 *
                 540
                 b
                 †
                 547
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 803
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bloxley
                 .
                 369
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Bluntivers
                 .
                 538
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Boaley
                 ,
                 or
                 Bodeleigh
                 .
                 416
                 b
                 *
                 548
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Bohun
                 .
                 186
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Bois
                 .
                 274
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Bokerell
                 .
                 539
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Bold
                 .
                 239
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Bolen
                 ,
                 or
                 Boleyne
                 .
                 313
                 a
                 ¶
                 285
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Bolles
                 .
                 595
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 870
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Bond.
                 121
                 a
                 ¶
                 218
                 a
                 *
                 179
                 b
                 ¶
                 132
                 b
                 *
                 281
                 b
                 †
                 341
                 a
                 †
                 587
                 a
                 *
                 589
                 a
                 †
                 590
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 784
                 a
                 ¶
                 810
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Bongey
                 .
                 540
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bonham
                 778
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Bonnet
                 .
                 533
                 a
                 †
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Bonpfant
                 .
                 285
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Boron
                 .
                 313
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Borresby
                 .
                 193
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Borwet
                 .
                 908
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Boseham
                 .
                 556
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bostock
                 .
                 222
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Boswell
                 .
                 841
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Bovel
                 .
                 262
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bourne
                 .
                 901
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Bourser
                 .
                 186
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Bowden
                 .
                 451
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bowler
                 .
                 191
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Bowes
                 .
                 157
                 a
                 †
                 223
                 b
                 *
                 460
                 a
                 *
                 582
                 a
                 ¶
                 583
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bowyer
                 .
                 105
                 b
                 ¶
                 211
                 b
                 *
                 223
                 a
                 †
                 581
                 b
                 *
                 583
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 588
                 b
                 ¶
                 865
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Box.
                 546
                 a
                 †
                 587
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Boxhull
                 .
                 369
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Boyle
                 .
                 805
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Bradbery
                 .
                 293
                 b
                 †
                 346
                 a
                 *
                 575
                 a
                 *
                 577
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Bradburge
                 .
                 398
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Brade
                 .
                 398
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Bradmote
                 .
                 330
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Brainforth
                 .
                 472
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Brame
                 .
                 250
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Brampton
                 .
                 211
                 b
                 †
                 230
                 b
                 †
                 238
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Bramre
                 .
                 346
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bramston
                 .
                 558
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Branch
                 .
                 235
                 b
                 ¶
                 334
                 a
                 †
                 587
                 b
                 ¶
                 589
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
               
                 Brandon
                 .
                 451
                 a
                 *
                 553
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Brapson
                 .
                 552
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Brawne
                 .
                 792
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bray
                 .
                 395
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Breakspeare
                 .
                 290
                 a
                 *
                 321
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Brembar
                 .
                 345
                 b
                 *
                 555
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Bremisgrave
                 .
                 132
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Bret
                 330
                 b
                 ¶
                 351
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Brewer
                 .
                 367
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Brewes
                 .
                 451
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Brewster
                 .
                 424
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Breybrook
                 .
                 367
                 b
                 †
                 532
                 a
                 *
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Brian
                 .
                 397
                 b
                 ¶
                 561
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Briar
                 .
                 189
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Brice
                 .
                 223
                 a
                 ¶
                 569
                 a
                 *
                 573
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Bricket
                 .
                 170
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Brickles
                 .
                 251
                 a
                 ¶
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Bridges
                 .
                 223
                 a
                 †
                 894
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Brigs
                 .
                 847
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Brime
                 .
                 908
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bristow
                 .
                 123
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Britaine
                 ,
                 or
                 Breton
                 .
                 146
                 a
                 †
                 218
                 a
                 *
                 267
                 a
                 *
                 341
                 a
                 †
                 546
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 549
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 572
                 b
                 *
                 579
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Broke
                 .
                 193
                 a
                 *
                 259
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Broke-it-well
                 .
                 327
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Brokle
                 .
                 563
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Brome
                 .
                 138
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Bromer
                 .
                 262
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bromfield
                 .
                 597
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Bromflit
                 .
                 299
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Bromley
                 .
                 843
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Broud
                 .
                 527
                 b
                 ¶
                 575
                 a.
                 
              
               
                 Brook.
                 505
                 a
                 †
                 416
                 a
                 †
                 573
                 b
                 *
                 560
                 a
                 *
                 591
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Brooker
                 .
                 454
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Brosked
                 .
                 157
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Browke
                 .
                 433
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Browne
                 .
                 88
                 b
                 *
                 103
                 a
                 †
                 131
                 a
                 ¶
                 239
                 b
                 †
                 281
                 b
                 †
                 303
                 a
                 ¶
                 306
                 a
                 *
                 338
                 a
                 *
                 451
                 a
                 *
                 537
                 b
                 *
                 563
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 569
                 a
                 *
                 571
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 576
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 578
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 558
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Browning
                 .
                 543
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Brudge
                 .
                 238
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Bruges
                 .
                 578
                 a
                 †
                 579
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Brune
                 .
                 86
                 b
                 †
                 175
                 b
                 ¶
                 537
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Bubwith
                 .
                 532
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Bucke
                 .
                 303
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Buckland
                 .
                 886
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Buckle
                 .
                 227
                 a
                 ¶
                 589
                 b
                 *
                 591
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Buckmote
                 .
                 536
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Budd
                 .
                 316
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Budge
                 .
                 392
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Bugge
                 .
                 218
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Buke
                 .
                 270
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Bukysworth
                 .
                 554
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Bulbeck
                 .
                 907
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Bullen
                 ,
                 or
                 Bullein
                 .
                 89
                 a
                 †
                 313
                 b
                 ¶
                 566
                 a
                 †
                 567
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Bunce
                 .
                 773
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Burder
                 .
                 345
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Burel
                 .
                 237
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Burgan
                 ,
                 or
                 Burgaine
                 .
                 285
                 a
                 ¶
                 416
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Buris
                 .
                 553
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Burley
                 .
                 161
                 b
                 †
                 277
                 b
                 ¶
                 360
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Burnell
                 .
                 133
                 a
                 †
                 135
                 a
                 †
                 345
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bursted
                 .
                 351
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Burton
                 .
                 152
                 b
                 ¶
                 154
                 a
                 †
                 299
                 a
                 ¶
                 472
                 b
                 ¶
                 850
                 b
                 *
                 907
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Burwash
                 .
                 346
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Bury
                 .
                 376
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Busby
                 .
                 313
                 a
                 ¶
                 315
                 b
                 †
                 316
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Butler
                 .
                 100
                 b
                 ¶
                 179
                 a
                 ¶
                 241
                 a
                 ¶
                 281
                 a
                 ¶
                 b
                 †
                 337
                 b
                 *
                 346
                 a
                 †
                 407
                 b
                 †
                 484
                 b
                 ¶
                 547
                 b
                 ¶
                 562
                 a
                 †
                 576
                 b
                 ¶
                 578
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Byng
                 .
                 153
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Byrch
                 .
                 135
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Byry
                 .
                 416
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Bywater
                 .
                 562
                 b
                 ¶
              
            
             
               
                 C
              
               
                 CAge
                 .
                 350
                 b
                 †
                 779
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Caldset
                 .
                 416
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Caldwell
                 .
                 97
                 a
                 *
                 215
                 b
                 †
                 326
                 a
                 †
                 372
                 b
                 *
                 795
                 a
                 ¶
                 856
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Calfe
                 .
                 398
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Callet
                 .
                 547
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Calthrop
                 .
                 184
                 b
                 ¶
                 344
                 b
                 *
                 589
                 a
                 *
                 590
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Calton
                 .
                 579
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Calverley
                 .
                 87
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Cambell
                 .
                 107
                 a
                 †
                 291
                 a
                 †
                 592
                 b
                 *
                 394
                 a
                 ¶
                 597
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Cambery
                 .
                 346
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Cambridge
                 .
                 227
                 a
                 *
                 561
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Camden
                 .
                 774
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Campe.
                 102
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Candish
                 ,
                 or
                 Cavendish
                 .
                 281
                 a
                 ¶
                 553
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Canning
                 .
                 566
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Cantilow
                 .
                 306
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Capell
                 .
                 191
                 a
                 ¶
                 573
                 b
                 *
                 576
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Caponig
                 .
                 136
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Cappe
                 .
                 101
                 a
                 *
                 296
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Carew
                 ,
                 or
                 Carey
                 .
                 149
                 b
                 *
                 776
                 a
                 ¶
                 898
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Carleshull
                 .
                 557
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Caroon
                 .
                 790
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Carpenter
                 .
                 88
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Carre
                 .
                 98
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Carter
                 .
                 154
                 b
                 ¶
                 454
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Cartwright
                 .
                 153
                 b
                 *
                 899
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Castell
                 .
                 344
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Castleton
                 .
                 261
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Caston
                 .
                 548
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Castor
                 .
                 346
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Catcher
                 .
                 185
                 a
                 †
                 590
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Catworth
                 .
                 308
                 a
                 ¶
                 564
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Causton
                 .
                 258
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Cawood
                 .
                 244
                 b
                 †
                 331
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Cawson
                 .
                 547
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Caxton
                 .
                 241
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Cayfi
                 .
                 132
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Cely.
                 134
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Chadwell
                 .
                 406
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Chadworth
                 .
                 393
                 a
                 †
                 557
                 b
                 ¶
                 559
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Chalons
                 .
                 345
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Chalton
                 .
                 564
                 a
                 *
                 566
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Chamber
                 .
                 397
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Chamberlaine
                 .
                 101
                 a
                 †
                 290
                 a
                 ¶
                 537
                 b
                 *
                 586
                 a
                 ¶
                 874
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Champion
                 .
                 106
                 a
                 †
                 139
                 a
                 *
                 191
                 a
                 †
                 346
                 b
                 ¶
                 580
                 b
                 ¶
                 585
                 b
                 *
                 586
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Champnies
                 .
                 137
                 b
                 *
                 547
                 a
                 ¶
                 579
                 b
                 †
                 581
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Chape
                 .
                 346
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Chapman
                 .
                 98
                 b
                 ¶
                 221
                 b
                 *
                 263
                 a
                 ¶
                 432
                 a
                 †
                 564
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Chapone
                 .
                 135
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Chartam
                 .
                 146
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Charles
                 .
                 186
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Charleton
                 .
                 822
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Chartney
                 .
                 235
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Chartsey
                 .
                 285
                 a
                 *
                 563
                 a
                 *
                 583
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Chatesteshunt
                 .
                 360
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Chaunticlere
                 .
                 549
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Chaury
                 .
                 391
                 b
                 *
                 571
                 b
                 ¶
                 574
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Chawcer
                 .
                 267
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Chaworth
                 .
                 907
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Chayhee
                 .
                 285
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Cheeke
                 .
                 309
                 a
                 *
                 803
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Cherry
                 .
                 133
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Cheshull
                 ,
                 or
                 Chishull
                 .
                 360
                 b
                 ¶
                 531
                 b
                 †
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Chester
                 .
                 118
                 b
                 ¶
                 178
                 b
                 *
                 220
                 b
                 ¶
                 281
                 b
                 †
                 344
                 b
                 *
                 572
                 b
                 *
                 584
                 b
                 ¶
                 586
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Cheyney
                 .
                 153
                 b
                 *
                 179
                 b
                 †
                 346
                 a
                 *
                 406
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Chibary
                 .
                 186
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Chichester
                 .
                 555
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Chickley
                 .
                 88
                 b
                 †
                 244
                 b
                 *
                 263
                 a
                 †
                 562
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 559
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Chickwell
                 ,
                 or
                 Chigwell
                 .
                 360
                 b
                 ¶
                 545
                 b
                 ¶
                 548
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Chirwide
                 .
                 145
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Chitcroft
                 .
                 149
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Chitting
                 .
                 799
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Cholmley
                 .
                 372
                 a
                 ¶
                 433
                 a
                 *
              
               
               
                 Choppin
                 .
                 313
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Chornet
                 .
                 186
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Christopherson
                 .
                 274
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Church
                 .
                 101
                 a
                 †
                 138
                 a
                 †
                 192
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Churchman
                 .
                 87
                 b
                 ¶
                 187
                 b
                 ¶
                 557
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Churchyard
                 .
                 346
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Clapham
                 .
                 831
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Clare
                 .
                 341
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Clarell
                 .
                 312
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Clarke
                 .
                 120
                 a
                 ¶
                 123
                 b
                 ¶
                 230
                 b
                 †
                 398
                 b
                 †
                 472
                 b
                 ¶
                 551
                 a
                 †
                 592
                 b
                 †
                 788
                 a
                 *
                 852
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Clavering
                 .
                 193
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Clay
                 .
                 134
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Clere.
                 790
                 a
                 ¶
                 791
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Clifford
                 .
                 186
                 b
                 ¶
                 532
                 a
                 ¶
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Clifton
                 .
                 346
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Clixston
                 .
                 284
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Clitherow
                 .
                 187
                 b
                 ¶
                 597
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Clivelod
                 .
                 393
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Clopton
                 .
                 89
                 a
                 ¶
                 292
                 a
                 *
                 552
                 a
                 †
                 564
                 a
                 †
                 573
                 a
                 †
                 574
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 801
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Clun
                 .
                 100
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Cobham
                 .
                 346
                 b
                 *
                 540
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Cocham
                 .
                 540
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Cockain
                 ,
                 or
                 Cocken
                 .
                 148
                 b
                 ¶
                 179
                 a
                 ¶
                 185
                 a
                 *
                 364
                 b
                 †
                 595
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 776
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Cockes
                 .
                 120
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Codras
                 .
                 540
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Cogger
                 .
                 226
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Coggeshall
                 .
                 231
                 a
                 †
                 398
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Coke
                 .
                 or
                 Cooke
                 .
                 186
                 b
                 ¶
                 299
                 a
                 †
                 372
                 b
                 ¶
                 412
                 b
                 †
                 415
                 b
                 ¶
                 429
                 a
                 †
                 560
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 567
                 a
                 †
                 763
                 a
                 *
                 802
                 a
                 ¶
                 909
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Colborne
                 .
                 435
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Coldock
                 .
                 153
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Cole
                 .
                 239
                 a
                 ¶
                 807
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Coleman
                 .
                 292
                 a
                 *
                 410
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Collet
                 .
                 89
                 b
                 ¶
                 265
                 b
                 ¶
                 306
                 a
                 ¶
                 308
                 a
                 ¶
                 571
                 a
                 *
                 573
                 a
                 ¶
                 787
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Collingborne
                 .
                 186
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Collins
                 .
                 218
                 b
                 *
                 392
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Colsell
                 .
                 293
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Columbars
                 .
                 261
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Colwich
                 .
                 571
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Combarton
                 .
                 246
                 b
                 *
                 303
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Combes
                 .
                 228
                 b
                 ¶
                 238
                 b
                 *
                 565
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Combmartin
                 .
                 547
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Comerton
                 .
                 213
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Comin
                 ,
                 alias
                 Chilcot
                 .
                 96
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Coningston
                 .
                 431
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Constable
                 .
                 108
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Constantine
                 .
                 549
                 a
                 *
                 569
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Coolby
                 .
                 189
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Cooper
                 ,
                 or
                 Cowper
                 .
                 149
                 a
                 †
                 215
                 a
                 ¶
                 230
                 b
                 *
                 548
                 a
                 †
                 584
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Cootes
                 ,
                 or
                 Cotes
                 .
                 245
                 a
                 *
                 338
                 a
                 *
                 573
                 b
                 ¶
                 581
                 a
                 †
                 582
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Cope
                 .
                 397
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Copinger
                 .
                 393
                 a
                 *
                 576
                 b
                 *
                 577
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Copland
                 .
                 269
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Coppin
                 .
                 906
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Corbet
                 .
                 429
                 a
                 *
                 811
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Cordell
                 .
                 432
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Cornhill
                 .
                 536
                 b
                 †
                 543
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Cornewallis
                 .
                 261
                 a
                 ¶
                 556
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Cornish
                 .
                 322
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Costin
                 ,
                 or
                 Coston
                 .
                 222
                 a
                 ¶
                 331
                 b
                 ¶
                 877
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Cosyn
                 .
                 239
                 a
                 †
                 249
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Cotlow
                 .
                 566
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Cotton
                 .
                 148
                 b
                 ¶
                 425
                 a
                 *
                 560
                 b
                 ¶
                 597
                 a
                 *
                 853
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Covel
                 .
                 134
                 b
                 †
                 346
                 a
                 †
                 820
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Coventry
                 .
                 270
                 a
                 *
                 543
                 a
                 ¶
                 561
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Coverdale
                 .
                 191
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Coult.
                 874
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Courtney
                 .
                 186
                 a
                 ¶
                 532
                 a
                 †
                 B.
                 810
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Cowch
                 .
                 99
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Cowdorow
                 .
                 157
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Coxe
                 .
                 352
                 a
                 *
                 774
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Cradock
                 .
                 186
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Crane
                 .
                 551
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Cranmer
                 .
                 598
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Crashaw
                 .
                 904
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Cravon
                 .
                 592
                 a
                 ¶
                 594
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Crayhag
                 .
                 293
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Creke
                 .
                 371
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Cresacre
                 .
                 281
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Creswell
                 .
                 334
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Crew
                 .
                 818
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Criche
                 .
                 848
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Crisp
                 .
                 219
                 b
                 *
                 597
                 a
                 †
                 856
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Criswick
                 .
                 149
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Crofts
                 .
                 370
                 b
                 ¶
                 485
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Croke
                 .
                 149
                 b
                 ¶
                 305
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Croles
                 .
                 119
                 b
                 ¶
                 123
                 b
                 *
                 131
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 
                   Cromar
                   ,
                   Cromer
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Crowmer
                 .
                 238
                 b
                 ¶
                 560
                 a
                 †
                 561
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Cromwell
                 .
                 187
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Crosby
                 .
                 179
                 a
                 ¶
                 181
                 b
                 †
                 469
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Croshaw
                 .
                 827
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Crosse
                 .
                 546
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Crow
                 .
                 805
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Crowch
                 .
                 434
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Crowley
                 .
                 313
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Crowner
                 .
                 238
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Croydon
                 .
                 552
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Crud
                 .
                 332
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Culverwell
                 .
                 96
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Cure.
                 96
                 a
                 ¶
                 451
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Curteis
                 .
                 218
                 a
                 *
                 551
                 a
                 †
                 583
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Curzon
                 .
                 762
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Cushen
                 .
                 231
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Cuthing
                 .
                 186
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Cutting
                 .
                 901
                 a
                 *
              
            
             
               
                 D
              
               
                 DAcres
                 .
                 786
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Dalling
                 .
                 549
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Dallison
                 .
                 484
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Dalton
                 .
                 434
                 b
                 ¶
                 893
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Dalusse
                 .
                 261
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Dancer
                 .
                 191
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Dane
                 .
                 150
                 a
                 ¶
                 395
                 a
                 ¶
                 587
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Daniel
                 .
                 294
                 a
                 *
                 395
                 b
                 *
                 571
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Danne
                 .
                 108
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Danson
                 .
                 908
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Danvers
                 .
                 416
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Darby
                 .
                 218
                 a
                 †
                 565
                 b
                 ¶
                 569
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Darcy
                 .
                 117
                 b
                 ¶
                 118
                 b
                 ¶
                 119
                 a
                 †
                 324
                 a
                 ¶
                 549
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Darling
                 .
                 132
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Darlington
                 .
                 398
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Darr
                 .
                 295
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Davies
                 .
                 881
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Dauntesey
                 .
                 295
                 b
                 ¶
                 580
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Davy
                 .
                 304
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Dawbeney
                 .
                 176
                 b
                 †
                 186
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Dawes
                 .
                 578
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Dawtrey
                 .
                 186
                 b
                 ¶
                 788
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Day
                 .
                 315
                 a
                 †
                 316
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Deane
                 .
                 105
                 b
                 ¶
                 136
                 a
                 *
                 146
                 a
                 †
                 597
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Deare
                 ,
                 or
                 Dere
                 .
                 351
                 b
                 †
                 566
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Deddam
                 .
                 145
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Delakere
                 .
                 229
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Delamere
                 .
                 545
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Denham
                 .
                 131
                 a
                 ¶
                 581
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Dennie
                 .
                 152
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Dennis
                 .
                 131
                 a
                 ¶
                 133
                 b
                 †
                 554
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Dennison
                 .
                 151
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Densill
                 .
                 898
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Dent.
                 191
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Deoly
                 .
                 244
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Depham
                 .
                 241
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Deskie
                 .
                 186
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Dethick
                 .
                 371
                 a
                 ¶
                 406
                 a
                 *
                 409
                 b
                 ¶
                 788
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Devereux
                 .
                 131
                 a
                 ¶
                 345
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Dewes
                 .
                 290
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Deyncourt
                 .
                 346
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Dickman
                 .
                 290
                 a
                 †
                 554
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Dickson
                 .
                 214
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Digby
                 .
                 830
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Digges
                 .
                 303
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Dimock
                 .
                 292
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Dinham
                 .
                 346
                 a
                 *
              
               
               
                 Dixie
                 .
                 106
                 a
                 *
                 139
                 b
                 †
                 299
                 b
                 *
                 588
                 b
                 †
                 590
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Dobber
                 .
                 395
                 a
                 ¶
                 582
                 b
                 ¶
                 584
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Dockwray
                 .
                 355
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Dodmere
                 .
                 579
                 b
                 *
                 580
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Dogget
                 .
                 231
                 a
                 *
                 395
                 a
                 *
                 556
                 b
                 †
                 577
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Dolseby
                 .
                 552
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Dolssell
                 .
                 553
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Donne
                 ,
                 or
                 Dunn●
                 .
                 137
                 b
                 *
                 269
                 a
                 ¶
                 776
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Dormer
                 .
                 285
                 a
                 ¶
                 580
                 b
                 †
                 582
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 787
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Dorset
                 .
                 537
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Dove
                 .
                 102
                 a
                 †
                 119
                 b
                 *
                 878
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Downer
                 .
                 309
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Downes
                 ,
                 or
                 Downis
                 .
                 331
                 a
                 *
                 800
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Downham
                 .
                 103
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Draper
                 .
                 106
                 a
                 †
                 139
                 a
                 ¶
                 152
                 a
                 ¶
                 311
                 a
                 ¶
                 586
                 a
                 †
                 587
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 831
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Drayton
                 .
                 274
                 b
                 *
                 763
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Drew
                 .
                 193
                 a
                 *
                 349
                 b
                 †
                 828
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Drifield
                 .
                 187
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Drope
                 .
                 213
                 b
                 *
                 569
                 b
                 *
                 570
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Drury
                 .
                 547
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Dryland
                 .
                 228
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Ducy
                 .
                 149
                 a
                 †
                 598
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Ducke
                 .
                 560
                 a
                 ¶
                 877
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Ducket
                 .
                 106
                 a
                 †
                 537
                 a
                 *
                 586
                 b
                 *
                 588
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Dudley
                 .
                 242
                 a
                 ¶
                 813
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Dudson
                 .
                 886
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Duffehouse
                 .
                 563
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Duffield
                 .
                 123
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Duke
                 .
                 431
                 b
                 ¶
                 536
                 b
                 *
                 540
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Dummer
                 .
                 100
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Duncell
                 .
                 451
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Dunstable
                 .
                 245
                 a
                 †
                 b
                 †
                 547
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Dunster
                 .
                 821
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Dunthorne
                 .
                 308
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Durant
                 .
                 537
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Duresme
                 .
                 541
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Durham
                 .
                 542
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Durrem
                 .
                 183
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Dutcon
                 .
                 802
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Dyker
                 .
                 564
                 b
                 *
              
            
             
               
                 E
              
               
                 EAstfield
                 .
                 88
                 b
                 *
                 303
                 a
                 *
                 387
                 b
                 ¶
                 562
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Ebot
                 .
                 559
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Edgecombe
                 .
                 766
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Edisbury
                 .
                 805
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Edlyn
                 .
                 773
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Edmonds
                 .
                 347
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Edwards
                 .
                 157
                 a
                 †
                 186
                 b
                 ¶
                 220
                 a
                 *
                 567
                 a
                 ¶
                 570
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 824
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Eeles
                 .
                 905
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Egeock
                 ,
                 or
                 Egioke
                 .
                 430
                 a
                 ¶
                 812
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Eliot
                 .
                 321
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Elkenton
                 .
                 346
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Elkin
                 .
                 104
                 b
                 ¶
                 388
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Ellis
                 .
                 558
                 b
                 †
                 907
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Elmer
                 .
                 98
                 a
                 *
                 366
                 b
                 †
                 473
                 a
                 ¶
                 534
                 a
                 †
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Elrington
                 .
                 211
                 b
                 *
                 451
                 a
                 ¶
                 471
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Elsing
                 .
                 86
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Elwes
                 .
                 105
                 b
                 *
                 107
                 a
                 ¶
                 594
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Emerson
                 .
                 452
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Emfield
                 .
                 347
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Empson
                 .
                 242
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 English
                 .
                 579
                 b
                 †
                 808
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Eomans
                 .
                 473
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Erington
                 .
                 858
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Esgastone
                 .
                 398
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Essex
                 .
                 293
                 b
                 †
                 419
                 b
                 *
                 424
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Eston
                 .
                 458
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Evans
                 .
                 454
                 b
                 ¶
                 793
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Evenger
                 .
                 131
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Everard
                 .
                 561
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Every
                 .
                 215
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Evington
                 .
                 100
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Eure.
                 360
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Ewin
                 .
                 238
                 b
                 *
                 340
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Exmew
                 306
                 a
                 *
                 577
                 a
                 †
                 518
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Exton
                 .
                 227
                 a
                 *
                 557
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Eyland
                 .
                 538
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Eyre
                 .
                 89
                 a
                 †
                 163
                 a
                 *
                 223
                 b
                 †
                 564
                 a
                 ¶
                 566
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 F
              
               
                 FAbian
                 .
                 89
                 a
                 ¶
                 214
                 a
                 †
                 574
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Fairford
                 .
                 238
                 a
                 *
                 458
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Falckins
                 .
                 188
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Falconer
                 .
                 88
                 a
                 †
                 561
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 559
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Falleron
                 .
                 187
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Falstaffe
                 .
                 557
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Faringdon
                 .
                 105
                 b
                 †
                 335
                 a
                 *
                 337
                 b
                 *
                 545
                 b
                 *
                 M
              
               
                 Farnford
                 .
                 398
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Farrer
                 .
                 277
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Farrington
                 .
                 594
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Fastolph
                 .
                 179
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Fauconbridge
                 .
                 179
                 b
                 †
                 366
                 b
                 ¶
                 530
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Fauset
                 .
                 145
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Featly
                 .
                 837
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Felcham
                 .
                 340
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Felding
                 .
                 285
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Fen.
                 419
                 b
                 *
                 597
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Fenkell
                 ,
                 or
                 Finkill
                 .
                 238
                 b
                 *
                 573
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Fenrother
                 .
                 577
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Fenton
                 .
                 245
                 a
                 ¶
                 805
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Ferrers
                 .
                 429
                 a
                 ¶
                 582
                 a
                 ¶
                 789
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Fetherstone
                 .
                 435
                 a
                 †
                 880
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Fetiplace
                 .
                 292
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Ffoy
                 .
                 260
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Field
                 .
                 567
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Fielding
                 .
                 565
                 b
                 ¶
                 567
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Fikeldon
                 .
                 311
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Filpot
                 .
                 87
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Fines
                 .
                 345
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Finke
                 .
                 186
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Fingrith
                 .
                 547
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Fished
                 .
                 555
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Fisher
                 .
                 96
                 b
                 ¶
                 97
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Fitz-Alwine
                 .
                 146
                 a
                 *
                 245
                 a
                 †
                 536
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Fitz-Arnold
                 .
                 537
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Fitz-Hugh
                 .
                 532
                 b
                 †
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Fitz-Iames
                 .
                 370
                 a
                 ¶
                 532
                 b
                 ¶
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Fitz-Isabel
                 .
                 537
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Fitz-Mary
                 .
                 86
                 b
                 *
                 544
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Fitz-Richard
                 .
                 543
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Fitz-Roger
                 .
                 542
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Fitz-Water
                 .
                 416
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Fitz-William
                 .
                 89
                 b
                 ¶
                 184
                 b
                 ¶
                 308
                 b
                 †
                 .
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Flemming
                 .
                 149
                 a
                 ¶
                 285
                 a
                 *
                 568
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Fletcher
                 .
                 366
                 b
                 †
                 534
                 a
                 †
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Floid
                 .
                 908
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Foliot
                 .
                 530
                 a
                 ¶
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Ford.
                 393
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Forman
                 .
                 108
                 a
                 *
                 228
                 b
                 ¶
                 581
                 a
                 ¶
                 582
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Forrest
                 .
                 290
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Forster
                 ,
                 or
                 Foster
                 .
                 226
                 b
                 †
                 107
                 b
                 *
                 311
                 a
                 *
                 541
                 b
                 *
                 567
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Fortescue
                 .
                 285
                 a
                 *
                 424
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Forthe
                 .
                 411
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Fowler
                 .
                 397
                 b
                 ¶
                 800
                 b
                 ¶
                 867
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Fox
                 .
                 101
                 a
                 ¶
                 288
                 b
                 †
                 313
                 a
                 ¶
                 b
                 *
                 545
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Foxton
                 .
                 211
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Frances
                 .
                 146
                 a
                 †
                 179
                 a
                 *
                 322
                 b
                 †
                 550
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 557
                 b
                 ¶
                 559
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Franckland
                 .
                 325
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Franke.
                 123
                 b
                 *
                 239
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Fray.
                 191
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Freemen
                 .
                 596
                 b
                 *
                 846
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Fremingham
                 .
                 559
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 French.
                 230
                 b
                 †
                 557
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Frere
                 .
                 398
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Freshwater
                 .
                 874
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Friole
                 .
                 290
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Frosham
                 .
                 551
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Frostling
                 .
                 553
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Frowike
                 .
                 346
                 b
                 ¶
                 542
                 a
                 †
                 562
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Froyshe
                 .
                 558
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Fuller
                 .
                 97
                 b
                 ¶
                 269
                 b
                 ¶
                 472
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Furneis
                 .
                 548
                 b
                 ¶
              
            
             
               
               
                 G
              
               
                 GAbeter
                 .
                 262
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Gainsford
                 .
                 239
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Galder
                 .
                 338
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Gale.
                 99
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Gamage
                 .
                 350
                 a
                 ¶
                 588
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Ganon
                 .
                 281
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Garaway
                 .
                 185
                 a
                 ¶
                 597
                 a
                 ¶
                 868
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Gardener
                 .
                 211
                 b
                 *
                 462
                 a
                 ¶
                 569
                 b
                 *
                 571
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Garinsers
                 .
                 186
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Garland
                 .
                 152
                 a
                 *
                 274
                 b
                 *
                 538
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Garman
                 .
                 214
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Garme
                 .
                 293
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Garrard
                 ,
                 or
                 Gerrard
                 .
                 148
                 b
                 ¶
                 152
                 a
                 ¶
                 230
                 b
                 ¶
                 330
                 b
                 ¶
                 584
                 b
                 †
                 585
                 a
                 *
                 591
                 a
                 ¶
                 593
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 818
                 b
                 †
                 844
                 b
                 ¶
                 886
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Garth
                 .
                 281
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Garton
                 .
                 548
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Gayle
                 .
                 228
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Gedney
                 .
                 561
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Gelson
                 .
                 228
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Gennings
                 .
                 89
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Gest
                 372
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Gibs
                 .
                 296
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Gibson
                 .
                 107
                 b
                 ¶
                 309
                 b
                 *
                 582
                 a
                 †
                 788
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Gifford
                 .
                 186
                 b
                 †
                 313
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Gilbert
                 .
                 107
                 ¶
                 131
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Gilborne
                 .
                 150
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Gillet
                 .
                 877
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Gips.
                 474
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Girdler
                 .
                 554
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Gisors
                 .
                 255
                 a
                 *
                 261
                 a
                 ¶
                 345
                 b
                 ¶
                 541
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Glocester
                 .
                 406
                 a
                 †
                 546
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Glover
                 .
                 105
                 a
                 ¶
                 228
                 a
                 ¶
                 293
                 b
                 *
                 314
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Goad
                 .
                 249
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Goare
                 ,
                 or
                 Gore
                 .
                 148
                 b
                 ¶
                 246
                 a
                 *
                 306
                 b
                 †
                 595
                 a
                 ¶
                 596
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Goddard
                 .
                 105
                 a
                 *
                 592
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Godfrey
                 .
                 303
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Godney
                 .
                 193
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Golding
                 .
                 294
                 b
                 *
                 419
                 b
                 ¶
                 773
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Goldsmith
                 .
                 831
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Gonnel
                 .
                 305
              
               
                 Goodcheape
                 .
                 546
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Goodman
                 .
                 293
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Goodrick
                 .
                 883
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Goodwin
                 .
                 146
                 a
                 †
                 333
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Gorges
                 .
                 786
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Goslin
                 ,
                 or
                 Gosling
                 ,
                 or
                 Gosseline
                 .
                 227
                 a
                 *
                 562
                 a
                 ¶
                 908
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Govere
                 .
                 313
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Gower
                 .
                 179
                 a
                 ¶
                 237
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Grace
                 .
                 213
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Gramstone
                 .
                 238
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Granado
                 .
                 138
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Grantham
                 .
                 265
                 b
                 ¶
                 346
                 b
                 ¶
                 549
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Grasse
                 .
                 538
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Gravesend
                 .
                 531
                 b
                 *
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Gray
                 .
                 261
                 a
                 ¶
                 400
                 b
                 †
                 552
                 a
                 ¶
                 B.
                 578
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Greek
                 .
                 333
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Green.
                 331
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Greenough
                 .
                 305
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Greenway
                 .
                 138
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Greenwood
                 .
                 322
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Gregory
                 .
                 326
                 b
                 ¶
                 564
                 b
                 †
                 566
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Gresham
                 .
                 90
                 b
                 *
                 92
                 b
                 *
                 179
                 b
                 †
                 182
                 a
                 †
                 184
                 b
                 *
                 285
                 b
                 ¶
                 299
                 b
                 †
                 303
                 a
                 ¶
                 580
                 b
                 ¶
                 581
                 b
                 ¶
                 582
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 583
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 787
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Greswold
                 .
                 152
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Gretsim
                 .
                 239
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Grevill
                 .
                 451
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Grey
                 .
                 313
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Griffith
                 .
                 157
                 a
                 *
                 230
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Grimeston
                 .
                 798
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Grindall
                 .
                 533
                 b
                 ¶
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Grove
                 .
                 576
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Guilford
                 .
                 360
                 b
                 ¶
                 786
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Gunter
                 .
                 214
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Gurden
                 .
                 548
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Gurney
                 .
                 104
                 b
                 ¶
                 238
                 b
                 ¶
                 590
                 b
                 ¶
              
            
             
               
                 H
              
               
                 HAcket
                 .
                 148
                 b
                 ¶
                 179
                 a
                 †
                 595
                 a
                 †
                 597
                 a
                 ¶
                 854
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Hackney
                 .
                 227
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Haddon
                 .
                 135
                 a
                 †
                 326
                 a
                 *
                 349
                 a
                 †
                 574
                 b
                 †
                 576
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Hadley
                 .
                 337
                 b
                 *
                 555
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Haines
                 .
                 134
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Hales
                 .
                 148
                 b
                 ¶
                 564
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Hall.
                 92
                 a
                 ¶
                 100
                 b
                 ¶
                 276
                 b
                 ¶
                 346
                 b
                 ¶
                 392
                 b
                 ¶
                 862
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Halsey
                 .
                 585
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Halstock
                 .
                 419
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Hallyday
                 .
                 299
                 b
                 *
                 591
                 b
                 ¶
                 842
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Halton
                 .
                 180
                 b
                 †
                 308
                 b
                 †
                 560
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Halye
                 .
                 398
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Hamber
                 .
                 313
                 a
                 *
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hamersley
                 .
                 595
                 b
                 ¶
                 597
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Hammond
                 .
                 550
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Hamney
                 .
                 293
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Hampson
                 ,
                 or
                 Hampton
                 .
                 105
                 a
                 ¶
                 193
                 a
                 *
                 227
                 b
                 ¶
                 568
                 b
                 †
                 570
                 b
                 †
                 592
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hanbury
                 .
                 152
                 b
                 †
                 154
                 b
                 *
                 316
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hanford
                 .
                 148
                 b
                 ¶
                 244
                 a
                 ¶
                 596
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Hansard
                 .
                 550
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Hansby
                 .
                 473
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Harbeck
                 .
                 293
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Harby
                 .
                 215
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hardell
                 .
                 154
                 b
                 †
                 538
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Harding
                 .
                 230
                 b
                 ¶
                 231
                 a
                 ¶
                 239
                 b
                 †
                 571
                 a
                 ¶
                 587
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hardy
                 .
                 580
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Hardley
                 .
                 558
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Hare
                 .
                 371
                 a
                 ¶
                 880
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Harington
                 .
                 370
                 b
                 *
                 434
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hariot
                 .
                 138
                 b
                 *
                 569
                 b
                 †
                 572
                 a
                 †
                 831
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Harlingridge
                 .
                 274
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Harper
                 .
                 92
                 b
                 *
                 585
                 a
                 ¶
                 586
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 845
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Harp●field
                 .
                 179
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Harrison
                 .
                 430
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Hart.
                 106
                 b
                 †
                 117
                 b
                 ¶
                 241
                 b
                 ¶
                 346
                 b
                 ¶
                 589
                 a
                 *
                 590
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hartford
                 .
                 252
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Hartshorne
                 .
                 331
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Harvey
                 .
                 218
                 a
                 *
                 311
                 a
                 *
                 545
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 588
                 a
                 *
                 589
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 595
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 868
                 a
                 ¶
                 903
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Harvist
                 .
                 103
                 a
                 †
                 315
                 a
                 ¶
                 316
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Hary
                 .
                 338
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hasken
                 .
                 223
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hastings
                 .
                 345
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hatcliffe
                 .
                 804
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Hatfield
                 .
                 244
                 a
                 ¶
                 555
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Havelock
                 .
                 290
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Haverell
                 .
                 536
                 b
                 *
                 537
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Havering
                 .
                 245
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Haughton
                 ,
                 or
                 Hawton
                 .
                 549
                 b
                 ¶
                 591
                 b
                 †
                 809
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Having
                 .
                 257
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Hawes
                 .
                 150
                 a
                 †
                 235
                 b
                 ¶
                 269
                 b
                 *
                 308
                 a
                 ¶
                 310
                 b
                 ¶
                 575
                 b
                 †
                 586
                 b
                 ¶
                 588
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 773
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hawkins
                 .
                 139
                 b
                 ¶
                 805
                 b
                 *
                 862
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hawlen
                 .
                 392
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hawteine
                 .
                 546
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hay
                 ,
                 or
                 Hayes
                 .
                 187
                 b
                 ¶
                 593
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 595
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 847
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Haydon
                 .
                 95
                 a
                 †
                 257
                 a
                 ¶
                 584
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Hayman
                 .
                 886
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Heardson
                 .
                 139
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Hearn
                 .
                 149
                 a
                 †
                 595
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hede.
                 575
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Heila
                 .
                 183
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Heilin
                 .
                 596
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Heliland
                 ,
                 or
                 Holiland
                 .
                 537
                 b
                 ¶
                 341
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Helisdon
                 .
                 556
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Hemenhall
                 .
                 552
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Hend
                 .
                 241
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Henneage
                 .
                 179
                 b
                 ¶
                 366
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Henningham
                 .
                 145
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Henshaw
                 .
                 306
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Herbert
                 .
                 349
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
               
                 Hereford
                 .
                 546
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hereick
                 .
                 812
              
               
                 Herenden
                 .
                 326
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Heriot
                 .
                 411
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Heretagh
                 .
                 310
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Herlion
                 .
                 536
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Heron.
                 801
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Hertelepole
                 .
                 547
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Heselrigg
                 .
                 893
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hetton
                 .
                 803
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Hewet
                 ,
                 or
                 Hewyt
                 .
                 219
                 a
                 †
                 322
                 a
                 *
                 364
                 a
                 †
                 777
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Heyban
                 .
                 238
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Heyford
                 .
                 220
                 b
                 ¶
                 569
                 a
                 †
                 571
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Heyward
                 .
                 226
                 b
                 ¶
                 305
                 b
                 †
                 586
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 587
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 591
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Heywood
                 .
                 170
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Hicks
                 .
                 760
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hide
                 .
                 155
                 a
                 ¶
                 559
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Higham
                 .
                 563
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 High-lord
                 .
                 136
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hildie
                 .
                 274
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Hill
                 or
                 Hils
                 .
                 89
                 a
                 ¶
                 90
                 b
                 ¶
                 92
                 b
                 †
                 155
                 b
                 *
                 192
                 a
                 *
                 245
                 a
                 *
                 281
                 b
                 †
                 309
                 a
                 †
                 532
                 b
                 *
                 B.
                 570
                 b
                 ¶
                 572
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 582
                 b
                 †
                 584
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 806
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hilliard
                 .
                 451
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Hiltoft
                 .
                 554
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hilton
                 .
                 101
                 a
                 ¶
                 223
                 b
                 *
                 406
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Hinchlade
                 .
                 309
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hinde
                 .
                 88
                 a
                 †
                 265
                 a
                 ¶
                 267
                 a
                 *
                 337
                 b
                 ¶
                 544
                 a
                 †
                 556
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Hobby
                 .
                 171
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Hobson
                 .
                 274
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Hodge
                 ,
                 or
                 Hodges
                 .
                 148
                 b
                 ¶
                 472
                 a
                 ¶
                 596
                 a
                 †
                 558
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Hodgson
                 ,
                 or
                 Hodson
                 .
                 261
                 a
                 ¶
                 306
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Holbech
                 .
                 554
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Holdernesse
                 .
                 577
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Holdich
                 .
                 555
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Holgrave
                 ,
                 or
                 Holigrave
                 .
                 123
                 b
                 ¶
                 460
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Holland
                 .
                 265
                 a
                 ¶
                 267
                 a
                 *
                 563
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Holliday
                 .
                 149
                 a
                 †
                 593
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Hollis
                 .
                 179
                 b
                 †
                 580
                 a
                 ¶
                 582
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Holmedon
                 .
                 592
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Holmes
                 .
                 96
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Holstocke
                 .
                 227
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Holt.
                 222
                 b
                 *
                 351
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hondon
                 .
                 235
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hone.
                 416
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hopton
                 .
                 346
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Horne
                 .
                 245
                 a
                 †
                 571
                 a
                 *
                 573
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Hosepoole
                 .
                 219
                 b
                 *
                 431
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Horton
                 .
                 432
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Hothersall
                 .
                 150
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Houghton
                 ,
                 or
                 Howton
                 .
                 214
                 a
                 †
                 b
                 †
                 346
                 a
                 †
                 880
                 a
                 *
                 892
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 House
                 .
                 391
                 b
                 ¶
                 590
                 a.
                 
              
               
                 Howard
                 .
                 131
                 a
                 ¶
                 790
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Howe
                 .
                 899
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Howpill
                 .
                 153
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Huberthorne
                 .
                 211
                 b
                 †
                 212
                 a
                 †
                 582
                 b
                 ¶
                 583
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Huddy
                 .
                 346
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Huit
                 .
                 238
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hulin
                 .
                 566
                 a
                 ¶
                 568
                 468
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Hulit
                 .
                 454
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Hull
                 .
                 865
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hulson
                 ,
                 or
                 Hulton
                 .
                 387
                 b
                 ¶
                 392
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Humble
                 .
                 452
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Hunnes
                 .
                 905
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hungate
                 .
                 281
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hungerford
                 .
                 346
                 b
                 ¶
                 787
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Hunt.
                 107
                 a
                 ¶
                 108
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Huntington
                 .
                 179
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Huntlow
                 .
                 582
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Hurstwaight
                 .
                 392
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Husband
                 .
                 550
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 
                   Huse
                   ,
                   Husse
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Hussie
                 .
                 146
                 a
                 †
                 349
                 b
                 ¶
                 372
                 a
                 ¶
                 795
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Huysh
                 .
                 278
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Huytley
                 .
                 246
                 b
                 ¶
              
            
             
               
                 I
              
               
                 IAckman
                 .
                 245
                 a
                 *
                 586
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Iacob
                 .
                 99
                 b
                 †
                 789
                 b
                 *
                 891
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Iaie
                 .
                 221
                 b
                 †
                 595
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Iames.
                 132
                 b
                 *
                 138
                 b
                 ¶
                 226
                 a
                 †
                 562
                 b
                 *
                 568
                 b
                 †
                 571
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 825
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Iarveis
                 .
                 583
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Iawdrell
                 .
                 235
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Ienkins
                 .
                 101
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Ienner
                 .
                 430
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Iennings
                 .
                 95
                 b
                 *
                 152
                 a
                 *
                 303
                 a
                 ¶
                 346
                 b
                 †
                 575
                 a
                 *
                 577
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 579
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Iermin
                 .
                 845
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Iken
                 .
                 274
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Ilam
                 .
                 89
                 a
                 *
                 281
                 b
                 †
                 571
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Illingworth
                 .
                 308
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Ingham
                 .
                 417
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Ioceline
                 .
                 241
                 a
                 ¶
                 567
                 b
                 ¶
                 569
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Iohnson
                 .
                 149
                 a
                 †
                 191
                 a
                 †
                 350
                 a
                 ¶
                 576
                 b
                 *
                 595
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Iolles
                 .
                 593
                 b
                 *
                 595
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Iones
                 .
                 103
                 a
                 ¶
                 105
                 b
                 †
                 593
                 b
                 †
                 596
                 a
                 *
                 883
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Iorden
                 .
                 118
                 b
                 ¶
                 123
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Iosue
                 .
                 537
                 a
                 †
                 538
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Ioyner
                 .
                 340
                 b
                 ¶
                 541
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Ireland
                 .
                 100
                 b
                 ¶
                 393
                 a
                 ¶
                 554
                 b
                 *
                 568
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Ironside
                 .
                 834
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Isaac
                 .
                 138
                 b
                 †
                 573
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Isham
                 .
                 415
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Islip
                 .
                 138
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Iud.
                 90
                 b
                 ¶
                 179
                 b
                 †
                 182
                 b
                 †
                 583
                 a
                 *
                 584
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Ive
                 .
                 311
                 a
                 *
              
            
             
               
                 K
              
               
                 KAyor
                 .
                 186
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Keble
                 .
                 89
                 b
                 *
                 276
                 a
                 ¶
                 575
                 b
                 ¶
                 577
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Kelsey
                 .
                 306
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Kempe
                 .
                 145
                 b
                 ¶
                 370
                 a
                 †
                 532
                 a
                 ¶
                 B.
                 798
                 b
                 ¶
                 908
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Kempton
                 .
                 588
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Kendall
                 .
                 274
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Kendricke
                 .
                 193
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Kenly
                 .
                 186
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Kennington
                 .
                 138
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Kenuda
                 .
                 186
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Kerkby
                 ,
                 or
                 Kirby
                 .
                 152
                 a
                 *
                 245
                 b
                 ¶
                 290
                 a
                 *
                 576
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Kerveyn
                 ,
                 or
                 Kervin
                 .
                 180
                 b
                 †
                 837
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Keston
                 .
                 274
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Kettle
                 .
                 235
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Keynell
                 .
                 801
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Keyton
                 .
                 322
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Kiligreie
                 .
                 259
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Killingbery
                 .
                 557
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 King.
                 293
                 b
                 †
                 534
                 a
                 ¶
                 B.
                 564
                 a
                 *
                 775
              
               
                 Kingston
                 .
                 211
                 a
                 ¶
                 550
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Kinnon
                 .
                 437
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Kirketon
                 .
                 346
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Kirkman
                 .
                 262
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Kirton
                 .
                 454
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Kiryoll
                 ,
                 or
                 Kyriell
                 .
                 138
                 a
                 ¶
                 156
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Kitriell
                 .
                 138
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Kitson
                 .
                 581
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Knape
                 .
                 431
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Knesworth
                 .
                 182
                 a
                 *
                 284
                 a
                 ¶
                 574
                 b
                 *
                 576
                 b
                 †
                 M
              
               
                 Knight
                 .
                 416
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Knighthode
                 .
                 556
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Knowles
                 .
                 87
                 b
                 *
                 86
                 a
                 †
                 265
                 a
                 ¶
                 266
                 b
                 †
                 558
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Kyme
                 .
                 257
                 a
                 *
                 579
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Kyrton
                 .
                 152
                 a
                 ¶
              
            
             
               
                 L
              
               
                 LAcy
                 .
                 186
                 a
                 ¶
                 367
                 b
                 *
                 398
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Laken
                 .
                 281
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Lambard
                 ,
                 or
                 Lambert
                 .
                 92
                 b
                 †
                 223
                 a
                 †
                 311
                 a
                 ¶
                 270
                 a
                 *
                 537
                 a
                 ¶
                 568
                 a
                 *
                 580
                 a
                 †
                 581
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Lambe
                 .
                 93
                 a
                 *
                 355
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Lambin
                 .
                 548
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Lancaster
                 .
                 419
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Land.
                 136
                 b
                 †
                 186
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Lane.
                 275
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Langford
                 .
                 546
                 b
                 †
              
               
               
                 Langham
                 .
                 392
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Langly
                 .
                 188
                 a
                 ¶
                 284
                 b
                 †
                 315
                 a
                 ¶
                 545
                 b
                 *
                 587
                 a
                 †
                 588
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Langthrop
                 .
                 179
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Langton
                 .
                 179
                 a
                 *
                 423
                 b.
                 
              
               
                 Large
                 .
                 88
                 b
                 ¶
                 290
                 b
                 †
                 563
                 b
                 *
                 565
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Latimer
                 .
                 797
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Laud.
                 534
                 b
                 †
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Laund
                 .
                 555
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Laurence
                 .
                 787
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Law.
                 211
                 a
                 ¶
                 560
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Laxton
                 .
                 90
                 b
                 *
                 267
                 a
                 ¶
                 268
                 a
                 *
                 582
                 a
                 ¶
                 583
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Lazar.
                 550
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 
                   Lee
                   ,
                   Legh
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Leigh
                 .
                 106
                 b
                 ¶
                 150
                 a
                 ¶
                 245
                 a
                 *
                 274
                 b
                 *
                 281
                 b
                 †
                 292
                 b
                 †
                 433
                 b
                 ¶
                 407
                 a
                 ¶
                 434
                 b
                 ¶
                 566
                 b
                 ¶
                 568
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 569
                 b
                 ¶
                 585
                 a
                 †
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 591
                 a
                 *
                 593
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 472
                 a
                 *
                 474
                 a
                 ¶
                 790
                 a
                 ¶
                 813
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Leg.
                 551
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Legget
                 ,
                 or
                 Leggy
                 .
                 217
                 a
                 ¶
                 551
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 552
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Lekhimpton
                 .
                 326
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Lemman
                 .
                 148
                 b
                 ¶
                 593
                 b
                 ¶
                 595
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 856
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Lepington
                 .
                 191
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Lessieur
                 .
                 834
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Levison
                 .
                 152
                 a
                 *
                 581
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Lewen
                 .
                 399
                 b
                 ¶
                 581
                 b
                 ¶
                 861
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Lewes
                 .
                 428
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Lewknor
                 .
                 451
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Leyland
                 .
                 387
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Liade
                 .
                 179
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Lichfield
                 .
                 321
                 b
                 *
                 251
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Lichterveld
                 .
                 331
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Lily
                 .
                 370
                 a
                 ¶
                 906
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Linacer
                 .
                 369
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Lindericle
                 .
                 186
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Lions
                 .
                 105
                 b
                 ¶
                 250
                 b
                 *
                 262
                 b
                 *
                 555
                 b
                 *
                 584
                 a
                 *
                 585
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Lisle
                 .
                 341
                 a
                 *
                 345
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Little.
                 553
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Littlesbury
                 .
                 258
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Littleton
                 .
                 235
                 b
                 ¶
                 762
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Liveley
                 .
                 474
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Lloyd
                 .
                 406
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Lock
                 .
                 270
                 a
                 †
                 281
                 b
                 †
                 568
                 a
                 ¶
                 583
                 b
                 ¶
                 581
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Lodge
                 .
                 268
                 a
                 ¶
                 585
                 b
                 ¶
                 586
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Lofken
                 ,
                 or
                 Loveken
                 .
                 87
                 a
                 *
                 236
                 b
                 †
                 551
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Lok
                 .
                 804
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Long.
                 235
                 b
                 ¶
                 407
                 b
                 †
                 580
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Lonyson
                 .
                 338
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Love.
                 557
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Loveday
                 .
                 909
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Lovel
                 .
                 157
                 a
                 †
                 274
                 a
                 ¶
                 359
                 b
                 *
                 531
                 b
                 †
                 B.
                 907
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Lovenham
                 .
                 560
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Lover
                 .
                 308
                 b
                 ¶
                 873
                 a.
                 
              
               
                 Louth
                 .
                 419
                 b
                 *
                 559
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Low.
                 148
                 b
                 ¶
                 185
                 a
                 ¶
                 230
                 b
                 ¶
                 591
                 b
                 ¶
                 593
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Lowen
                 .
                 221
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Lucas
                 .
                 185
                 a
                 †
                 551
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Lucy
                 .
                 345
                 b
                 †
                 346
                 b
                 *
                 888
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Ludlow
                 .
                 419
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Lumley
                 .
                 148
                 b
                 ¶
                 134
                 a
                 ¶
                 595
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Lupton
                 .
                 257
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Lusher
                 .
                 784
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Lutkin
                 .
                 584
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Lye.
                 417
                 b
                 *
              
            
             
               
                 M
              
               
                 MAbbe
                 .
                 350
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Machel
                 .
                 306
                 a
                 *
                 585
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Mackley
                 .
                 416
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Mackman
                 .
                 257
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Mafield
                 .
                 558
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Mainard
                 .
                 584
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Malifant
                 .
                 415
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Malin
                 .
                 212
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Malledge
                 .
                 457
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Malmaynas
                 .
                 346
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Malory
                 .
                 281
                 b
                 †
                 336
                 a
                 ¶
                 585
                 a
                 ¶
                 586
                 b
                 *
                 M
              
               
                 Malpas
                 .
                 88
                 b
                 ¶
                 152
                 a
                 ¶
                 162
                 a
                 *
                 564
                 b
                 ¶
                 565
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Malton
                 .
                 331
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Malwen
                 .
                 146
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Man.
                 152
                 b
                 *
                 295
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Mancer
                 .
                 311
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Mandevile
                 .
                 146
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Manhall
                 .
                 211
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Manners
                 .
                 186
                 a.
                 471
                 a.
                 
              
               
                 Manning
                 .
                 101
                 a
                 *
                 242
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Manningham
                 .
                 186
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Manny
                 .
                 186
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Manthrop
                 .
                 145
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Marbeler
                 .
                 551
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 March.
                 237
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Markby
                 .
                 415
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Marlow
                 .
                 400
                 b
                 †
                 561
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 559
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Marpor
                 .
                 228
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Marrow
                 .
                 331
                 ,
                 566
                 a
                 ¶
                 567
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Marsh
                 .
                 311
                 a
                 ¶
                 338
                 b.
                 
              
               
                 Marshall
                 .
                 149
                 b
                 †
                 179
                 a
                 *
                 286
                 a
                 †
                 454
                 a
                 *
                 532
                 b
                 *
                 B.
                 564
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Martin
                 .
                 105
                 b
                 *
                 193
                 a
                 †
                 259
                 a
                 *
                 265
                 b
                 ¶
                 299
                 b
                 †
                 406
                 a
                 *
                 572
                 a
                 ¶
                 574
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 581
                 a
                 †
                 585
                 b
                 ¶
                 587
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 589
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Mascall
                 .
                 99
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Masham
                 .
                 104
                 b
                 *
                 589
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Mason
                 .
                 211
                 a
                 †
                 314
                 b
                 ¶
                 316
                 b
                 †
                 331
                 a
                 †
                 361
                 b
                 †
                 899
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Master
                 .
                 218
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Matthew
                 .
                 238
                 b
                 ¶
                 572
                 a
                 †
                 573
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Maunsell
                 .
                 897
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 S.
                 Maure
                 .
                 285
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 May.
                 98
                 b
                 *
                 185
                 b
                 *
                 391
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Medham
                 .
                 567
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Medly
                 .
                 311
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Medlycote
                 .
                 412
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Melchborne
                 .
                 187
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Melford
                 361
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Mellington
                 .
                 156
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Mellishe
                 .
                 392
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Melrith
                 .
                 285
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Merick
                 .
                 186
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Messe
                 .
                 212
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Metcalfe
                 .
                 891
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Meteren
                 .
                 219
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Metwood
                 .
                 548
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Mewes
                 .
                 186
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Michael
                 .
                 223
                 b
                 †
                 330
                 b
                 ¶
                 372
                 a
                 ¶
                 561
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Michell
                 .
                 230
                 b
                 *
                 290
                 a
                 ¶
                 562
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Micell
                 .
                 261
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Middleton
                 .
                 148
                 b
                 ¶
                 303
                 a
                 ¶
                 566
                 b
                 *
                 593
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Milborne
                 .
                 90
                 a
                 ¶
                 157
                 a
                 *
                 220
                 b
                 ¶
                 339
                 a
                 *
                 577
                 a
                 ¶
                 579
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Mildmay
                 .
                 420
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Milford
                 .
                 306
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Mill.
                 332
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Milred
                 .
                 563
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Mils
                 .
                 146
                 a
                 *
                 587
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Milsam
                 .
                 331
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Minors
                 .
                 235
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Mirfin
                 .
                 356
                 b
                 *
                 397
                 b
                 ¶
                 451
                 a
                 *
                 577
                 b
                 *
                 578
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Mirley
                 .
                 308
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Moager
                 .
                 223
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Mocking
                 .
                 550
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Mollington
                 .
                 157
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Moncaster
                 .
                 351
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Mond
                 ,
                 or
                 Mund.
                 337
                 b
                 ¶
                 355
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Monden
                 .
                 360
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Monmouth
                 .
                 131
                 a
                 ¶
                 581
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Monox
                 .
                 90
                 a
                 ¶
                 577
                 a
                 ¶
                 578
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Montague
                 .
                 846
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Monyns
                 .
                 884
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Mordant
                 .
                 227
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Mordaske
                 .
                 186.
                 b.
                 ¶
              
               
                 Mordon
                 .
                 237
                 b
                 ¶
                 549
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Morens
                 .
                 186
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Moré
                 ,
                 or
                 Moore
                 .
                 155
                 a
                 †
                 263
                 a
                 †
                 346
                 b
                 *
                 556
                 b
                 ¶
                 557
                 a
                 *
                 558
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 592
                 a
                 *
                 787
                 b
                 †
                 857
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Morgan
                 .
                 230
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Morley
                 .
                 135
                 a
                 †
                 186
                 a
                 ¶
                 333
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Morris
                 .
                 206
                 b
                 ¶
                 211
                 b
                 †
                 551
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Mortain
                 .
                 346
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Mortimer
                 .
                 145
                 b
                 ¶
                 345
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
               
                 Morsted
                 .
                 273
                 b
                 *
                 290
                 a
                 *
                 308
                 a
                 ¶
                 339
                 b
                 *
                 564
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Morton
                 .
                 825
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Mosley
                 .
                 591
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 892
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Motte
                 .
                 238
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Mountfort
                 .
                 228
                 b
                 ¶
                 307
                 a
                 ¶
                 510
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Mountgomery
                 .
                 346
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Moyle
                 .
                 346
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Munday
                 ,
                 or
                 Mundy
                 .
                 578
                 a
                 *
                 579
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 869
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Mullert
                 .
                 150
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Mulshew
                 .
                 257
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Multon
                 .
                 149
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Mun.
                 222
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Murray
                 .
                 905
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Muschamp
                 .
                 306
                 a
                 *
                 568
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Mustell
                 .
                 261
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Mutas
                 .
                 162
                 a
                 ¶
              
            
             
               
                 N
              
               
                 NAle
                 .
                 152
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Nash
                 .
                 311
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Naylor
                 .
                 187
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Neale
                 ,
                 or
                 Nele
                 .
                 258
                 b
                 *
                 333
                 b
                 ¶
                 530
                 a
                 ¶
                 B.
                 551
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Nedham
                 .
                 416
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Nelson
                 .
                 98
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Neve
                 .
                 241
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Nevel
                 .
                 186
                 a
                 *
                 336
                 b
                 *
                 345
                 b
                 *
                 369
                 b
                 *
                 788
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Newbery
                 .
                 98
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Newenton
                 ,
                 or
                 Newington
                 .
                 186
                 a
                 ¶
                 558
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Newland
                 .
                 538
                 b
                 †
                 572
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Newley
                 .
                 536
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Newman
                 .
                 98
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Newport
                 .
                 360
                 b
                 ¶
                 399
                 a
                 ¶
                 531
                 b
                 ¶
                 B.
                 555
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Newton
                 .
                 123
                 b
                 †
                 387
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 .
                 93
                 a
                 †
                 312
                 b
                 †
                 392
                 b
                 ¶
                 398
                 b
                 †
                 587
                 a
                 †
                 588
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Nicols
                 .
                 355
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Nicolson
                 .
                 236
                 a
                 †
                 407
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Niger
                 .
                 530
                 b
                 ¶
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Nives
                 .
                 573
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Norbery
                 ,
                 or
                 Norborow
                 .
                 157
                 a
                 †
                 346
                 b
                 *
                 367
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Nordon
                 .
                 432
                 a
                 †
                 565
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Norford
                 .
                 192
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Norlong
                 .
                 285
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Norland
                 .
                 281
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Norman
                 .
                 282
                 a
                 ¶
                 548
                 b
                 †
                 565
                 b
                 *
                 567
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Norris
                 .
                 186
                 a
                 *
                 303
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 North.
                 285
                 b
                 †
                 433
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Northampton
                 .
                 542
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 556
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Northbroke
                 .
                 532
                 a
                 †
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Norton
                 .
                 96
                 b
                 *
                 281
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Norwich
                 .
                 138
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Notte
                 .
                 552
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Nottingham
                 .
                 553
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Nouncy
                 .
                 398
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Nowell
                 .
                 361
                 b
                 *
                 889
                 a
                 †
              
            
             
               
                 O
              
               
                 OFfley
                 .
                 94
                 b
                 †
                 96
                 b
                 ¶
                 105
                 a
                 †
                 152
                 b
                 †
                 153
                 a
                 *
                 154
                 a
                 ¶
                 584
                 b
                 *
                 585
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 590
                 b
                 *
                 843
                 b
                 *
                 847
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Oldgrave
                 .
                 567
                 b
                 †
                 569
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Oldhall
                 .
                 257
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Oleph
                 .
                 587
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Olney
                 .
                 237
                 b
                 ¶
                 306
                 a
                 *
                 564
                 a
                 †
                 566
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Olyffe
                 .
                 239
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Organ
                 .
                 136
                 a
                 *
                 290
                 a
                 †
                 557
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Orme
                 .
                 874
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Orrell
                 .
                 179
                 a
                 ¶
                 180
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Orwell
                 .
                 530
                 a
                 †
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Osborne
                 .
                 218
                 a
                 *
                 b
                 ¶
                 588
                 b
                 †
                 589
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Ostrich
                 .
                 308
                 b
                 †
                 574
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Otely
                 .
                 563
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Otwell
                 .
                 543
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Overton
                 .
                 155
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Overye
                 .
                 235
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Owen
                 .
                 245
                 a
                 *
                 798
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Owfield
                 .
                 100
                 b
                 †
              
            
             
               
                 P
              
               
                 PAckenton
                 .
                 277
                 b
                 ¶
                 332
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Paddesley
                 .
                 564
                 a
                 †
                 565
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Paget
                 .
                 218
                 a
                 *
                 333
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Paine
                 .
                 892
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Palin
                 .
                 101
                 b
                 †
                 124
                 a
                 †
                 472
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Palmer
                 .
                 337
                 b
                 *
                 392
                 b
                 *
                 485
                 a
                 *
                 548
                 a
                 †
                 762
                 b
                 ¶
                 779
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Par.
                 407
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Pargitar
                 .
                 391
                 b
                 *
                 579
                 a
                 ¶
                 580
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Paris
                 .
                 545
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Parker
                 .
                 100
                 a
                 ¶
                 101
                 a
                 ¶
                 320
                 b
                 ¶
                 371
                 b
                 †
                 558
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Parkhurst
                 .
                 305
                 a
                 †
                 596
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Parkinson
                 .
                 428
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Parnell
                 .
                 392
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Parrie
                 .
                 135
                 b
                 *
                 810
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Parsall
                 .
                 346
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Partrich
                 .
                 228
                 b
                 ¶
                 579
              
               
                 Parveffe
                 .
                 561
                 b
                 ¶
                 M
              
               
                 Paskim
                 .
                 295
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Pats
                 .
                 346
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Patten
                 .
                 92
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Pattesly
                 .
                 238
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Paulet
                 .
                 346
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Payton
                 .
                 185
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Peach
                 .
                 223
                 a
                 ¶
                 552
                 b
                 ¶
                 M
              
               
                 Peacocke
                 .
                 372
                 a
                 ¶
                 580
                 a
                 †
                 581
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Peake
                 ,
                 or
                 Peke
                 .
                 311
                 a
                 ¶
                 472
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Pelham
                 .
                 888
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Pemberton
                 .
                 107
                 a
                 †
                 187
                 b
                 ¶
                 322
                 b
                 *
                 326
                 b
                 ¶
                 573
                 b
                 ¶
                 593
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Penne.
                 560
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Pepper
                 .
                 138
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Percers
                 .
                 186
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Percivall
                 .
                 89
                 a
                 ¶
                 193
                 a
                 *
                 223
                 b
                 †
                 573
                 a
                 †
                 575
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Perry
                 .
                 87
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Pert.
                 350
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Peter
                 .
                 88
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Peterson
                 .
                 218
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Peyntwin
                 .
                 790
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Philip
                 ,
                 or
                 Philips
                 .
                 227
                 a
                 *
                 458
                 a
                 *
                 566
                 b
                 ¶
                 568
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 823
                 b
                 ¶
                 130
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Philpot.
                 345
                 b
                 †
                 555
                 b
                 †
                 M
              
               
                 Picard
                 .
                 87
                 a
                 †
                 255
                 a
                 *
                 542
                 b
                 ¶
                 552
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Pickering
                 .
                 179
                 b
                 *
                 285
                 a
                 ¶
                 852
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Picking
                 .
                 169
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Piel
                 .
                 555
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Pierson
                 .
                 270
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Pigot
                 .
                 547
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Pike
                 .
                 131
                 b
                 †
                 191
                 a
                 *
                 550
                 b
                 †
                 560
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Pikehurst
                 .
                 308
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Pikeman
                 .
                 226
                 556
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Pikeworth
                 460
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Pinchenon
                 .
                 581
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Pinder
                 .
                 171
                 a
                 ¶
                 767
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Pipe.
                 588
                 a
                 †
                 589
                 a.
                 M
              
               
                 Piriton
                 .
                 369
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Plat.
                 263
                 a
                 ¶
                 762
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Plesseis
                 .
                 369
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Plumbe
                 .
                 787
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Plummer
                 .
                 242
                 a
                 ¶
                 568
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Pointell
                 .
                 549
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Pole.
                 350
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Pontfract
                 .
                 560
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Poole
                 .
                 559
                 b
                 *
                 597
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Pope
                 .
                 245
                 a
                 *
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Porter
                 .
                 103
                 a
                 †
                 134
                 b
                 †
                 340
                 b
                 ¶
                 346
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Portman
                 .
                 433
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Poster
                 .
                 275
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Potter
                 .
                 544
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Poulsted
                 .
                 132
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Poultney
                 .
                 86
                 b
                 ¶
                 239
                 a
                 ¶
                 252
                 a
                 *
                 360
                 b
                 ¶
                 550
                 a
                 ¶
                 M
              
               
                 Pourt
                 .
                 547
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Powel
                 ,
                 or
                 Powle
                 .
                 186
                 b
                 *
                 432
                 b
                 †
                 793
                 a
                 ¶
                 794
                 b
                 ¶
                 Powlet
                 .
                 184
                 a
                 *
                 82
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Poynes
                 .
                 346
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Prannell
                 .
                 104
                 ¶
                 387
                 b
                 ¶
                 590
                 a
                 †
              
               
               
                 Prat.
                 598
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Prescot
                 .
                 339
                 a
                 †
                 594
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Preston
                 .
                 549
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Price
                 .
                 170
                 b
                 *
                 831
                 b
                 †
                 893
                 b
                 ¶
                 901
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Pricot
                 .
                 211
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Priest
                 .
                 581
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Prince
                 .
                 313
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Prior.
                 548
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Proby
                 .
                 148
                 b
                 ¶
                 595
                 a
                 *
                 596
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Prodham
                 .
                 549
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Provost
                 .
                 460
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Prust
                 .
                 890
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Pullison
                 .
                 588
                 a
                 *
                 590
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Purchase
                 .
                 574
                 a
                 *
                 575
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Purchat
                 .
                 285
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Purde
                 .
                 331
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Purfet
                 .
                 325
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Purpoint
                 .
                 237
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Puty
                 .
                 274
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Pye.
                 348
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Pyel
                 .
                 594
                 a
                 ¶
                 842
                 a
                 ¶
              
            
             
               
                 Q
              
               
                 QVarles
                 .
                 100
                 a
                 *
                 185
                 a
                 †
                 b
                 †
              
            
             
               
                 R
              
               
                 RAdcliffe
                 .
                 135
                 a
                 †
                 239
                 a
                 ¶
                 812
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Radwell
                 .
                 237
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Rainsford
                 .
                 148
                 q
                 †
              
               
                 Rainton
                 .
                 596
                 a
                 ¶
                 528
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Rainwell
                 .
                 88
                 b
                 †
                 226
                 a
                 †
                 563
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 560
                 b.
                 
              
               
                 Ramsey
                 .
                 106
                 a
                 *
                 155
                 a
                 *
                 223
                 b
                 *
                 224
                 a
                 ¶
                 348
                 a
                 ¶
                 587
                 a
                 †
                 588
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Randall
                 .
                 101
                 a
                 ¶
                 103
                 a
                 *
                 400
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Randulph
                 .
                 94
                 b
                 *
                 322
                 a
                 ¶
                 409
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Ratcliffe
                 .
                 590
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Rave
                 .
                 290
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Raven
                 .
                 351
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Ravis
                 .
                 370
                 b
                 †
                 534
                 a
                 ¶
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Rawson
                 .
                 89
                 a
                 *
                 306
                 a
                 *
                 133
                 b
                 ¶
                 391
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Raymond
                 .
                 778
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Read
                 ,
                 or
                 Rede
                 .
                 186
                 b
                 ¶
                 321
                 b
                 ¶
                 351
                 a
                 ¶
                 561
                 a
                 ¶
                 575
                 a
                 †
                 576
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Redman
                 .
                 167
                 b
                 †
                 411
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Rosham
                 .
                 547
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Reinere
                 .
                 536
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Reive
                 .
                 171
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Remington
                 .
                 227
                 a
                 ¶
                 573
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Renger
                 .
                 539
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Rennington
                 .
                 575
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Rest.
                 577
                 a
                 ¶
                 578
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Revell
                 .
                 227
                 a
                 ¶
                 573
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Reynell
                 .
                 883
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Reyner
                 .
                 567
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Reynolds
                 .
                 581
                 a
                 †
                 806
                 a
                 †
                 811
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Rich.
                 89
                 b
                 †
                 281
                 b
                 †
                 285
                 a
                 *
                 565
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Richards
                 .
                 544
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Richardson
                 .
                 907
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Ricroft
                 .
                 138
                 b
                 †
                 175
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Ricthorne
                 .
                 799
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Rider
                 .
                 591
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Ridge
                 .
                 94
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Ridley
                 .
                 533
                 a
                 *
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Ripton
                 .
                 123
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Rishby
                 .
                 397
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 River
                 .
                 346
                 b
                 *
                 586
                 b
                 ¶
                 588
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Roberts
                 .
                 133
                 b
                 *
                 150
                 b
                 †
                 293
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Robinson
                 .
                 131
                 b
                 †
                 133
                 b
                 ¶
                 180
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Robsart
                 .
                 346
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Roch.
                 184
                 b
                 ¶
                 223
                 b
                 †
                 579
                 b
                 ¶
                 582
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Rochester
                 .
                 179
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Rochford
                 .
                 313
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Rodlegete
                 .
                 186
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Roc.
                 299
                 b
                 †
                 878
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Rogerbrooke
                 .
                 416
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Rogers
                 .
                 97
                 a
                 ¶
                 124
                 a
                 †
                 242
                 b
                 *
                 347
                 b
                 †
                 412
                 b
                 ¶
                 312
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Rois.
                 221
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Roiston
                 .
                 419
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Rokeby
                 .
                 331
                 a
                 *
                 428
                 a
                 †
                 429
                 b
                 †
                 966
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Rokesby
                 .
                 306
                 a
                 †
                 340
                 b
                 ¶
                 345
                 b
                 †
                 543
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Rallingcourt
                 .
                 186
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 
                   Roman
                   ,
                   Romaine
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Romany
                 .
                 118
                 b
                 ¶
                 258
                 b
                 ¶
                 267
                 a
                 *
                 546
                 b
                 *
                 548
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Roose
                 .
                 146
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Roper
                 .
                 315
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Roston
                 .
                 346
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Roswell
                 .
                 257
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Rotham
                 .
                 269
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Rocheley
                 .
                 346
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Rotherham
                 .
                 594
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Rothing
                 .
                 549
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Rowe
                 .
                 92
                 b
                 ¶
                 98
                 a
                 ¶
                 106
                 b
                 ¶
                 107
                 a
                 ¶
                 188
                 b
                 †
                 285
                 b
                 †
                 586
                 a
                 †
                 587
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 589
                 b
                 *
                 591
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 594
                 a
                 †
                 796
                 a
                 †
                 798
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Rowse
                 .
                 153
                 b
                 †
                 337
                 b
                 *
                 451
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Rudston
                 .
                 215
                 a
                 †
                 579
                 b
                 †
                 580
                 b
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Rumney
                 .
                 105
                 b
                 †
                 107
                 a
                 ¶
                 305
                 a
                 †
                 593
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Rus.
                 213
                 b
                 *
                 563
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Russell
                 .
                 99
                 b
                 *
                 133
                 b
                 ¶
                 221
                 b
                 ¶
                 387
                 b
                 ¶
                 472
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 546
                 b
                 ¶
                 806
                 a
                 ¶
              
            
             
               
                 S
              
               
                 SAckford
                 .
                 486
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Sackvile
                 .
                 346
                 b
                 *
                 484
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 
                   Saint
                   Albane
                
                 .
                 892
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 
                   Saint
                   Iohn
                
                 .
                 228
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Salter
                 .
                 134
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Saltonstall
                 .
                 215
                 a
                 ¶
                 590
                 b
                 *
                 592
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Sampson
                 .
                 453
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Sampull
                 .
                 908
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Sandhill
                 .
                 398
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Sanderford
                 .
                 179
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Sandwich
                 .
                 347
                 a
                 †
                 531
                 b
                 †
                 B.
                 546
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Sandys
                 .
                 412
                 a
                 †
                 534
                 a
                 †
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Sarich
                 .
                 300
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Saris.
                 829
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Savage
                 .
                 455
                 a
                 †
                 532
                 b
                 ¶
                 B.
                 273
                 b
                 †
                 851
                 a.
                 
              
               
                 Savill
                 .
                 415
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Saunders
                 .
                 297
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Saxton
                 .
                 274
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Scarlet
                 .
                 419
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Schrader
                 .
                 135
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Scot.
                 99
                 a
                 ¶
                 244
                 b
                 †
                 566
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 791
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Scriven
                 .
                 472
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Scroop
                 .
                 186
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Scudamore
                 .
                 124
                 a
                 †
                 170
                 b
                 †
                 296
                 a
                 †
                 473
                 a
                 †
                 593
                 b
                 *
                 900
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Seamer
                 .
                 179
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Segrave
                 .
                 531
                 b
                 ¶
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Seinturer
                 .
                 538
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Seliock
                 .
                 274
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Sely.
                 547
                 a
                 †
                 556
                 b
                 ¶
                 562
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Seman
                 .
                 321
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Sentleger
                 .
                 423
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Seringe
                 .
                 811
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Serle
                 .
                 409
                 b
                 †
                 538
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Sevenock
                 .
                 88
                 a
                 *
                 372
                 a
                 ¶
                 561
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 558
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Seyle
                 .
                 594
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Seymer
                 .
                 472
                 a
                 †
                 578
                 b
                 †
                 580
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 813
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Sha
                 ,
                 or
                 Shaw.
                 89
                 a
                 ¶
                 281
                 b
                 †
                 283
                 b
                 †
                 337
                 b
                 *
                 570
                 b
                 ¶
                 572
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 575
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Shandoys
                 .
                 355
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Sharborough
                 .
                 308
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Sheldon
                 ,
                 or
                 Shelton
                 .
                 259
                 a
                 ¶
                 577
                 b
                 *
                 904
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Shelley
                 .
                 138
                 b
                 †
                 310
                 a
                 ¶
                 570
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Shepley
                 .
                 417
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Sheppard
                 .
                 800
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Shere
                 .
                 192
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Sherington
                 .
                 192
                 b
                 ¶
                 218
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Seerland
                 .
                 873
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Shirley
                 .
                 416
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Shore
                 .
                 244
                 a
                 ¶
                 274
                 a
                 ¶
                 576
                 b.
                 
              
               
                 Shorthose
                 .
                 310
                 a
                 *
              
               
               
                 Shrow
                 .
                 238
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Shute
                 .
                 221
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Simonds
                 .
                 392
                 b
                 ¶
                 453
                 a
                 †
                 578
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Skales
                 .
                 138
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Skevington
                 .
                 157
                 a
                 *
                 297
                 b
                 †
                 579
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Skidmore
                 .
                 99
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Skinner
                 .
                 106
                 b
                 ¶
                 306
                 a
                 ¶
                 590
                 b
                 †
                 592
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Skip
                 .
                 400
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Skoowith
                 .
                 908
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Slany
                 .
                 106
                 b
                 *
                 241
                 a
                 ¶
                 590
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Smales
                 .
                 473
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Smalpace
                 .
                 419
                 b
                 ¶
                 877
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Smithes
                 .
                 105
                 b
                 ¶
                 321
                 b
                 †
                 594
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Smith
                 .
                 99
                 a
                 *
                 134
                 a
                 *
                 150
                 a
                 †
                 213
                 b
                 *
                 214
                 a
                 *
                 291
                 b
                 †
                 296
                 b
                 †
                 316
                 b
                 *
                 349
                 b
                 ¶
                 398
                 b
                 †
                 406
                 a
                 ¶
                 453
                 b
                 ¶
                 473
                 a
                 *
                 569
                 b
                 *
                 597
                 b
                 ¶
                 779
                 b
                 ¶
                 783
                 b
                 ¶
                 794
                 a
                 †
                 829
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Snelling
                 .
                 424
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Snow
                 .
                 794
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Sokeling
                 .
                 293
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Some
                 .
                 590
                 b
                 ¶
                 592
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Sommer
                 .
                 179
                 a
                 ¶
                 574
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Sotherton
                 .
                 332
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Southlee
                 .
                 346
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Southwell
                 .
                 245
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Southworth
                 .
                 179
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Speare
                 .
                 308
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Spence
                 .
                 472
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Spencer
                 .
                 180
                 a
                 †
                 186
                 a
                 *
                 228
                 b
                 ¶
                 341
                 a
                 *
                 578
                 b
                 ¶
                 580
                 a
                 ¶
                 589
                 b
                 ¶
                 591
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 774
                 b
                 †
                 825
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Spendelew
                 .
                 883
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Spert
                 .
                 789
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Spicer
                 .
                 186
                 b
                 †
                 539
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Spilman
                 .
                 400
                 a
                 ¶
                 559
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Stafford
                 .
                 345
                 b
                 ¶
                 471
                 a
                 *
                 808
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Staham
                 .
                 262
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Stalbrook
                 .
                 569
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Standelfe
                 .
                 338
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Standhurst
                 .
                 451
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Stanes
                 .
                 395
                 a
                 ¶
                 546
                 a.
                 
              
               
                 Stanhope
                 .
                 369
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Stanley
                 .
                 262
                 b
                 ¶
                 832
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Staper
                 .
                 188
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Staple
                 .
                 555
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Stapleton
                 .
                 770
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Starkey
                 .
                 152
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Startute
                 .
                 788
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Steed
                 .
                 230
                 b
                 *
                 575
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Steward
                 .
                 211
                 a
                 ¶
                 551
                 b
                 ¶
                 789
                 a
                 ¶
                 906
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Stile
                 .
                 98
                 a
                 ¶
                 105
                 b
                 †
                 131
                 a
                 ¶
                 246
                 a
                 †
                 292
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Stiward
                 .
                 222
                 b
                 †
                 567
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Stocke
                 .
                 821
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Stocker
                 .
                 228
                 b
                 ¶
                 568
                 a
                 †
                 570
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Stoddard
                 .
                 100
                 a
                 ¶
                 135
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Stoder
                 .
                 99
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Stody
                 .
                 87
                 a
                 †
                 553
                 b.
                 M
              
               
                 Stokes
                 .
                 152
                 a
                 ¶
                 486
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Stokesby
                 .
                 261
                 b
                 †
                 367
                 b
                 †
                 533
                 a
                 †
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Stonard
                 .
                 262
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Stondon
                 .
                 557
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Stone
                 .
                 107
                 a
                 ¶
                 222
                 b
                 †
                 246
                 b
                 *
                 306
                 a
                 ¶
                 568
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Storyt
                 471
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Stotevil
                 .
                 818
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Stotley
                 .
                 552
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Stow.
                 152
                 b
                 ¶
                 214
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Strange
                 .
                 314
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Stratford
                 157
                 a
                 *
                 531
                 b
                 ¶
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Street
                 .
                 265
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Strelley
                 .
                 322
                 a
                 *
                 838
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Studinham
                 .
                 131
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Sturgeon
                 .
                 231
                 a
                 ¶
                 417
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Sturges
                 .
                 399
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Suckley
                 .
                 392
                 a
                 †
                 582
                 b
              
               
                 Sudbery
                 .
                 532
                 a
                 †
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Sugar
                 .
                 409
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Summerset
                 .
                 907
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Suthes
                 .
                 792
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Sutton
                 .
                 153
                 a
                 ¶
                 193
                 a
                 *
                 322
                 b
                 †
                 479
                 a
                 †
                 561
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Swan
                 .
                 171
                 a
                 †
                 572
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Swandland
                 .
                 550
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Swetenham
                 .
                 308
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Swift
                 .
                 331
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Swinflat
                 .
                 179
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Swinnerton
                 .
                 107
                 a
                 *
                 793
                 a
                 *
                 594
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Sydnam
                 .
                 428
                 a
                 ¶
              
            
             
               
                 T
              
               
                 TAbinham
                 .
                 239
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Talbat
                 .
                 313
                 a
                 *
                 531
                 b
                 †
                 B.
                 881
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Talmage
                 .
                 186
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Tame
                 .
                 554
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Tamworth
                 .
                 333
                 a
                 *
                 766
              
               
                 Tatam
                 .
                 212
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Tatarsali
                 .
                 562
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Tate
                 .
                 90
                 a
                 *
                 138
                 b
                 ¶
                 190
                 b
                 ¶
                 222
                 b
                 †
                 568
                 b
                 ¶
                 570
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 574
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Taverner
                 .
                 311
                 a
                 ¶
                 372
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Taylor
                 .
                 105
                 a
                 *
                 119
                 a
                 ¶
                 190
                 b
                 ¶
                 214
                 b
                 ¶
                 267
                 a
                 *
                 294
                 b
                 ¶
                 543
                 b
                 †
                 567
                 a
                 ¶
                 569
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 591
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Tempest
                 .
                 220
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Terry
                 .
                 296
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Test
                 .
                 222
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Thame
                 .
                 391
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Thinne
                 .
                 131
                 a
                 ¶
                 132
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Thirlewall
                 .
                 419
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Tholouse
                 .
                 582
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Thomas
                 .
                 308
                 a
                 ¶
                 458
                 a
              
               
                 Thompson
                 .
                 212
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Thoresby
                 .
                 796
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Thorn.
                 90
                 a
                 ¶
                 193
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Thorney
                 .
                 100
                 b
                 ¶
                 429
                 b
                 ¶
                 551
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Thornhill
                 .
                 285
                 b
                 †
                 295
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Thernix
                 .
                 132
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Thornton
                 .
                 472
                 a
                 ¶
                 898
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Throckmorton
                 .
                 149
                 a
                 ¶
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Throwstone
                 ,
                 or
                 Thurston
                 338
                 a
                 *
                 578
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Thunderley
                 .
                 547
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Tiligham
                 .
                 262
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Tilne
                 ,
                 or
                 Tilney
                 .
                 281
                 b
                 †
                 573
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Tipper
                 .
                 428
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Tirrell
                 .
                 124
                 a
                 *
                 145
                 b
                 ¶
                 186
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Tirres
                 .
                 156
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Tolason
                 .
                 540
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Tolderney
                 .
                 219
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Tolus
                 .
                 214
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Tomes
                 .
                 303
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Tomkins
                 .
                 810
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Tony.
                 541
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Topham
                 .
                 429
                 b
                 *
                 873
              
               
                 Torald
                 .
                 419
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Torkington
                 .
                 221
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Towerson
                 .
                 292
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Townley
                 .
                 351
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Traps
                 .
                 325
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Travers
                 .
                 218
                 a
                 *
                 278
                 a
                 ¶
                 538
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Tredway
                 .
                 349
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Trehearne
                 .
                 451
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Treszawall
                 .
                 347
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Trever
                 .
                 875
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Trindle
                 .
                 214
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Trisilian
                 .
                 345
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Trist
                 .
                 338
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Trotter
                 .
                 309
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Trusbut
                 .
                 281
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Trussell
                 437
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Tryon
                 .
                 193
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Tudnam
                 .
                 186
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Tuke
                 .
                 292
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Tunstall
                 .
                 533
                 a
                 †
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Turke
                 .
                 145
                 b
                 ¶
                 230
                 b
                 †
                 398
                 a
                 ¶
                 550
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 584
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Turner
                 .
                 135
                 b
                 ¶
                 153
                 a
                 ¶
                 274
                 b
                 *
                 311
                 a
                 ¶
                 392
                 b
                 ¶
                 825
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Turngold
                 .
                 554
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Tusser
                 .
                 274
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Twiford
                 .
                 322
                 a
                 †
                 350
                 b
                 †
                 556
                 a
                 *
                 557
                 b
                 †
                 M
              
               
                 Twiselton
                 .
                 350
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Tylar
                 .
                 48
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Tilling
                 .
                 132
                 a
                 *
              
            
             
               
                 V
              
               
                 VAle
                 .
                 132
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Valens
                 .
                 432
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Vamere
                 .
                 557
                 b.
                 
              
               
                 Vancke
                 .
                 419
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Vandun
                 .
                 809
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Varnam
                 .
                 808
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Varney
                 .
                 569
                 a
                 *
                 M
              
               
                 Vavasor
                 .
                 471
                 b
                 †
              
               
               
                 Vaughan
                 .
                 135
                 a
                 †
                 370
                 a
                 ¶
                 534
                 a
                 *
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Vennar
                 ,
                 or
                 Venor
                 .
                 179
                 a
                 *
                 261
                 a
                 ¶
                 263
                 a
                 †
                 ●57
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Vere
                 .
                 186
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Verney
                 .
                 567
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Vernon
                 .
                 102
                 b
                 ¶
                 214
                 b.
                 
              
               
                 Vev●●n
                 .
                 907
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Vine
                 .
                 330
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Vivent
                 .
                 557
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Vnd●ll
                 .
                 451
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Voyle
                 .
                 541
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Vpton
                 .
                 550
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Vrswyke
                 .
                 796
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Vyrby
                 .
                 131
                 b
                 ¶
              
            
             
               
                 W
              
               
                 WAddington
                 .
                 349
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Waddis
                 .
                 150
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Wade
                 .
                 546
                 a
                 ¶
                 559
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Wadson
                 .
                 868
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Wai●●
                 .
                 539
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Wakefield
                 .
                 149
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Wakering
                 .
                 415
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Wake●
                 .
                 559
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Walbrooke
                 .
                 543
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Walcot
                 .
                 102
                 b
                 ¶
                 270
                 a
                 ¶
                 557
                 b
                 *
                 559
                 b.
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Walden
                 .
                 419
                 b
                 †
                 532
                 a
                 *
                 B.
                 567
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Walderne
                 .
                 562
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 559
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Walgrave
                 .
                 537
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Walker
                 .
                 220
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Waller
                 .
                 310
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Walles
                 ,
                 or
                 Wallis
                 .
                 86
                 b
                 ¶
                 146
                 a
                 †
                 340
                 b
                 ¶
                 544
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Walmond
                 .
                 543
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Walpole
                 .
                 391
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Walraven
                 .
                 544
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Walsingham
                 .
                 134
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Walter
                 .
                 95
                 b
                 †
                 419
                 b
                 ¶
                 540
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Walthall
                 .
                 105
                 a
                 *
                 212
                 a
                 ¶
                 503
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Waltham
                 .
                 211
                 a
                 ¶
                 285
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Watton
                 .
                 228
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Walworth
                 .
                 87
                 b
                 †
                 232
                 b
                 ¶
                 236
                 b
                 *
                 555
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Ward
                 .
                 554
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 569
                 b
                 ¶
                 804
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Warden
                 .
                 212
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Workham
                 .
                 532
                 b
                 ¶
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Warley
                 .
                 337
                 b
                 ¶
                 578
                 a.
                 
              
               
                 Warner
                 .
                 352
                 a
                 †
                 416
                 a
                 †
                 574
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Warren
                 .
                 277
                 a
                 ¶
                 311
                 b
                 †
                 580
                 a
                 ¶
                 581
                 b.
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Warton
                 ,
                 or
                 Wharton
                 .
                 419
                 b
                 †
                 566
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Wase
                 .
                 338
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Waters
                 .
                 138
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Watford
                 .
                 419
                 b
                 *
                 562
                 b.
                 
              
               
                 Wats
                 .
                 106
                 b
                 ¶
                 139
                 b
                 †
                 576
                 a
                 †
                 592
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Watson
                 .
                 221
                 b
                 ¶
                 880
                 b.
                 
              
               
                 Weaver
                 .
                 569
                 a
                 †
                 900
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Webbe
                 .
                 106
                 b
                 *
                 158
                 a
                 ¶
                 589
                 b
                 †
                 591
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Welbeck
                 .
                 574
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Weld
                 .
                 106
                 b
                 ¶
                 153
                 a
                 *
                 290
                 b
                 †
                 592
                 b
                 †
                 594
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Welinhale
                 .
                 567
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Wels.
                 88
                 b
                 †
                 146
                 a
                 *
                 193
                 a
                 *
                 284
                 a
                 ¶
                 399
                 b
                 †
                 429
                 b
                 ¶
                 562
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Wengham
                 .
                 367
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Wentworth
                 .
                 290
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 West
                 .
                 186
                 a
                 †
                 228
                 a
                 *
                 246
                 b
                 ¶
                 306
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 〈…〉
                 314
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Westfaling
                 .
                 773
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Weston
                 .
                 562
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Westwick
                 .
                 417
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Westwray
                 ,
                 or
                 Westrow
                 .
                 597
                 a
                 †
                 867
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Wheatly
                 .
                 303
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Whitby
                 .
                 211
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 White
                 .
                 91
                 a
                 †
                 160
                 a
                 †
                 241
                 a
                 ¶
                 274
                 b
                 *
                 295
                 b
                 ¶
                 394
                 b
                 *
                 309
                 a
                 ¶
                 484
                 a
                 ¶
                 572
                 a
                 †
                 573
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 583
                 b
                 *
                 584
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 586
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Whirgift
                 .
                 355
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Whithall
                 .
                 103
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Whitley
                 .
                 538
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Whitmore
                 .
                 96
                 b
                 *
                 596
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Whitney
                 .
                 779
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Whittington
                 .
                 88
                 a
                 *
                 244
                 b
                 ¶
                 256
                 b
                 †
                 915
                 b
                 †
                 561
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 558
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Whorwood
                 .
                 259
                 a
                 ¶
                 550
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Wiat.
                 351
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Wich
                 ,
                 or
                 Whyche
                 .
                 218
                 a
                 †
                 292
                 a
                 *
                 565
                 b
                 ¶
                 568
                 b
                 †
                 833
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Wic●am
                 .
                 452
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Wicksteed
                 .
                 879
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Widnell
                 .
                 399
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Wiking
                 .
                 571
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Wilford
                 ,
                 or
                 Wyfold
                 .
                 191
                 a
                 ¶
                 228
                 b
                 ¶
                 548
                 a
                 ¶
                 565
                 b
                 *
                 566
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 583
                 a
                 †
                 558
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Wilhall
                 .
                 540
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Wilde
                 .
                 553
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Wilkinson
                 .
                 233
                 b
                 ¶
                 134
                 a
                 ¶
                 473
                 a
                 ¶
                 579
                 a
                 †
                 582
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Williams
                 .
                 179
                 a
                 ¶
                 830
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Williamson
                 .
                 123
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Wilson
                 .
                 277
                 b
                 ¶
                 309
                 a.
                 
              
               
                 Wimbledon
                 .
                 539
                 a
                 *
                 542
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Wimborne
                 .
                 542
                 b
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Wimondham
                 .
                 554
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Winchcombe
                 .
                 235
                 b
                 *
                 303
                 a
                 *
                 556
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Windany
                 .
                 186
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Windent
                 .
                 265
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Winderhall
                 .
                 419
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Windsor
                 .
                 324
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Winford
                 .
                 257
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Wingar
                 .
                 244
                 a
                 ¶
                 574
                 a
                 ¶
                 576
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Wingfield
                 .
                 186
                 a
                 *
                 460
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Wingham
                 .
                 531
                 a
                 ¶
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 Wingrave
                 .
                 548
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Witchcote
                 .
                 433
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Witchingham
                 .
                 551
                 b
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Withypoll
                 .
                 239
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Wokendon
                 .
                 360
                 b
                 †
              
               
                 Wolley
                 ,
                 or
                 Woolley
                 .
                 102
                 b
                 *
                 363
                 a
                 ¶
                 777
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Wood.
                 123
                 b
                 ¶
                 169
                 b
                 *
                 230
                 b
                 ¶
                 238
                 a
                 ¶
                 307
                 a
                 ¶
                 337
                 b
                 *
                 485
                 a
                 †
                 574
                 a
                 †
                 806
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Woodcock
                 .
                 303
                 b
                 ¶
                 308
                 a
                 ¶
                 387
                 b
                 ¶
                 558
                 b
                 ¶
                 560
                 a
                 †
                 M.
                 589
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Woodhouse
                 .
                 333
                 b
                 †
                 415
                 b
                 555
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Woodroffe
                 .
                 152
                 a
                 ¶
                 b
                 †
                 153
                 b
                 ¶
                 187
                 b
                 ¶
                 409
                 a
                 ¶
                 584
                 b
                 ¶
                 588
                 a
                 †
                 589
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Woodstock
                 .
                 87
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Woodward
                 .
                 218
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 Woolaston
                 .
                 102
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 VVorsley
                 .
                 801
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 VVotton
                 .
                 550
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 560
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 VVright
                 .
                 160
                 a
                 †
                 597
                 b
                 ¶
              
               
                 VVrithesley
                 .
                 313
                 a
                 †
                 428
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 VVroth
                 .
                 262
                 b
                 ¶
                 552
                 b
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 VVrotsley
                 .
                 346
                 a
                 ¶
              
            
             
               
                 Y
              
               
                 YAle
                 .
                 412
                 a
                 *
              
               
                 Yaxley
                 .
                 215
                 b
                 *
              
               
                 Yeardley
                 .
                 373
              
               
                 Yerford
                 .
                 299
                 b
                 *
                 578
                 a
                 *
                 579
                 a
                 *
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Yevcle
                 .
                 230
                 a
                 ¶
              
               
                 Yong.
                 257
                 a
                 *
                 346
                 a
                 ¶
                 451
                 a
                 ¶
                 567
                 b
                 †
                 569
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
               
                 Yorke
                 .
                 245
                 a
                 *
                 584
                 a
                 †
              
               
                 Yowe
                 .
                 191
                 a
                 *
                 ●64
                 b
                 *
              
            
             
               
                 Z
              
               
                 ZAmbon
                 .
                 131
                 ●
                 *
              
               
                 Zouch
                 .
                 135
                 a
                 †
                 544
                 a
                 ¶
                 M.
                 
              
            
             
               FINIS
               .
            
             
          
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A13053-e290
           
             M.
             D.
             
          
           
             C●mbd
             .
             in
             Brit.
             
          
           
             Math.
             Paris
             .
             Geffery
             Monm
             .
             Will
             ,
             Malmes
             .
             Pol
             ▪
             Virgil.
             
          
           
             W.
             W.
             
          
           
             Witnesse
             Garrards
             .
             Bar●es
             .
             Rowe●
             .
             Branch
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Witnesse
             Barnhams
             ,
             Father
             and
             Son.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e8080
           
             Trinobantū
             hath
             the
             written
             copie
             .
             Livi●
             .
          
           
             
               Caire
               Lud
            
             ,
             the
             Citie
             of
             Lud
             ,
             but
             Luds-towne
             is
             a
             Saxon
             word
             .
          
           
             Caesars
             cōmentaries
             ,
             lib.
             5.
             
          
           
             The
             River
             of
             Thames
             to
             be
             passed
             afoot
             in
             Caesars
             time
             .
          
           
             The
             policie
             of
             Cassibelan
             upon
             his
             ill
             successe
             .
          
           
             His
             advātage
             against
             the
             Romane
             horsemen
             .
          
           
             Trinobants
             Citizens
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             Mandubrace
             and
             the
             Trinobants
             yeeld
             to
             Caesar
             ,
             and
             he
             defended
             them
             .
          
           
             Cassibelans
             Towne
             west
             from
             London
             ,
             for
             Caesar
             saith
             ,
             80.
             miles
             from
             the
             Sea.
             
          
           
             Cities
             of
             the
             Britains
             were
             cumbersome
             woods
             fortified
             .
          
           
             Britaine
             ses●ed
             to
             pay
             a
             yeerely
             tribute
             to
             Rome
             .
          
           
             Trinobant
             ,
             new
             Londō
             .
          
           
             Cities
             of
             the
             Britains
             not
             artificially
             builded
             with
             houses
             ,
             nor
             walled
             with
             stone
             
          
           
             Strabo
             .
          
           
             Pomponius
             Mela.
             
          
           
             Tacitus
             .
          
           
             Dion
             .
          
           
             London
             most
             famous
             for
             merchants
             and
             entercourse
             .
          
           
             The
             Britaines
             had
             no
             houses
             ,
             but
             cottages
             .
          
           
             The
             Britaines
             wen●
             naked
             ,
             their
             bodies
             painted
             .
          
           
             Richborrow
             in
             Kent
             .
          
           
             Verulamiū
             .
          
           
             Cilcester
             .
          
           
             Wroxcester
             .
          
           
             Kencester
             .
          
           
             Leyland
             .
          
           
             Of
             the
             wal
             about
             London
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e10400
           
             Simeon
             of
             Durham
             .
          
           
             The
             Romanes
             left
             to
             govern
             in
             Britaine
             .
          
           
             The
             Scots
             and
             Picts
             invade
             this
             Land.
             
          
           
             Britaines
             unskilfull
             of
             building
             with
             stone
             .
          
           
             Witchendus
             .
          
           
             Wall
             of
             stone
             builded
             by
             the
             Romanes
             ,
             betwixt
             the
             Britains
             and
             Scots
             .
          
           
             Malmesb.
             
          
           
             Bede
             .
          
           
             The
             Britains
             given
             to
             gluttony
             ,
             drunkennesse
             ,
             pride
             ,
             and
             contention
             .
          
           
             The
             Brītaines
             Plagued
             for
             their
             sinful
             life
             .
          
           
             Witchendus
             .
          
           
             Bede
             .
          
           
             The
             Saxons
             Sent
             for
             to
             defend
             the
             Britaines
             ,
             but
             they
             drave
             thē
             into
             the
             Mountaines
             .
          
           
             Saxons
             unskilfull
             of
             building
             with
             stone
             .
          
           
             Bennet
             ,
             a
             Monke
             ,
             brought
             in
             Masons
             .
          
           
             Woodden
             churches
             ,
             and
             goldē
             priests
             .
          
           
             Monasteries
             of
             rotten
             timber
             
          
           
             Camden
             in
             his
             Britannia
             concerning
             the
             name
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             Of
             British
             Townes
             and
             Cities
             
          
           
             London
             received
             nama
             frō
             Ships
             and
             shipping
             .
          
           
             Dinas
             Brit.
             
          
           
             Dinum
             Lat.
             
          
           
             *
             Po●●
             .
          
           
             How
             many
             cities
             have
             derived
             their
             names
             frō
             Ships
             .
          
           
             The
             situation
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             The
             benefit
             of
             the
             Thames
             ebbing
             and
             flowing
             ,
             &
             also
             of
             the
             shipping
             .
          
           
             Concerning
             the
             first
             founder
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             Brute
             supposed
             to
             bee
             the
             builder
             .
          
           
             Antiquity
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             London
             no
             free
             Citie
             ,
             nor
             Colonie
             in
             the
             Romanes
             time
             .
          
           
             London
             a
             Praefectura
             ,
             governed
             by
             Officers
             yeerely
             sent
             to
             it
             from
             Rome
             .
          
           
             London
             flourished
             equall
             with
             any
             other
             place
             .
          
           
             
               Suetonius
               Paulinus
            
             ,
             Lieutenant
             for
             Rome
             .
          
           
             The
             Citie
             of
             London
             destroyed
             by
             the
             Danes
             and
             againe
             repaired
             .
          
           
             The
             Citie
             of
             London
             lay
             waste
             ,
             &
             not
             inhabited
             for
             the
             space
             of
             almost
             50
             yeeres
             .
          
           
             W.
             Malmesbury
             .
          
           
             Assur
             .
          
           
             Marianu●
             .
          
           
             Florentius
             .
          
           
             W.
             Fitzstephen
             .
          
           
             The
             Citie
             of
             London
             walled
             round
             about
             by
             the
             River
             of
             Thames
             .
          
           
             Wals
             of
             London
             repaired
             .
          
           
             Roger
             of
             Randover
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             Paris
             .
          
           
             Ranul
             .
          
           
             Co●shal
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             Paris
             .
          
           
             Patent
             .
          
           
             Bishopsgate
             new
             builded
             .
          
           
             Circuit
             of
             the
             Wall
             from
             the
             East
             to
             the
             West
             ,
             and
             accordingly
             to
             every
             gate
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e13920
           
             River
             of
             Thames
             .
          
           
             Wherries
             on
             the
             Thames
             .
          
           
             River
             of
             Wels.
             
          
           
             D●cay
             of
             the
             River
             of
             the
             Wels.
             
          
           
             Parliament
             Record
             .
          
           
             River
             of
             Wels
             bare
             Ships
             .
          
           
             Patent
             Record
             .
          
           
             Milles
             by
             
               Baynards
               Castle
            
             ,
             made
             in
             the
             first
             of
             K.
             Iohn
             .
          
           
             River
             so
             called
             in
             the
             yeere
             1307.
             
          
           
             Turnemill
             Brooke
             .
          
           
             Fleet-Dike
             promised
             to
             be
             clensed
             ,
             the
             mony
             collected
             ,
             and
             the
             Citizens
             deceived
             .
          
           
             Walbrooke
             vaulted
             and
             paved
             over
             .
          
           
             Langborne
             .
          
           
             Shareborne
             Lane.
             
          
           
             Langborne
             Ward
             .
          
           
             Oldborne
             .
          
           
             Fitzstephen
             .
          
           
             Holy
             Well
             ,
          
           
             Clements
             Well
             .
          
           
             Clarks
             Well
             .
          
           
             Playes
             by
             the
             Parish
             Clarks
             at
             
               Clarks
               Well
            
             .
          
           
             Playes
             at
             the
             
               Skinners
               well
            
             .
          
           
             Skinners
             well
             .
          
           
             Wrestling
             place
             .
          
           
             Fags
             well
             .
          
           
             Poole
             without
             Creplegate
             .
          
           
             Patent
             ,
             1236.
             
          
           
             Water
             conveyed
             from
             Teyborne
             .
          
           
             
               Andr.
               Horn.
            
             Great
             Conduit
             in
             west
             Cheape
             .
          
           
             Water
             coēveyed
             frō
             Teyborne
             to
             London
             .
          
           
             Tonne
             upon
             Cornhill
             .
          
           
             Bosse
             of
             Belinsgate
             ,
             and
             other
             Bosses
             .
          
           
             Thames
             water
             conveyed
             into
             mens
             houses
             in
             the
             east
             part
             of
             the
             City
             .
          
           
             Conduits
             in
             old
             Fishstreet
             .
          
           
             Thames
             water
             conveyed
             into
             the
             west
             part
             of
             the
             Citie
             .
          
           
             Malignant
             enemies
             to
             all
             honest
             and
             commendable
             actions
             .
          
           
             In
             or
             about
             the
             10.
             yeere
             of
             her
             reigne
             .
          
           
             VVhen
             the
             River
             began
             at
             the
             first
             ,
             and
             finished
             in
             5.
             yeeres
             .
          
           
             The
             ingenious
             conveying
             of
             the
             River
             in
             some
             places
             .
          
           
             The
             Lord
             Maior
             and
             Aldermen
             rode
             to
             see
             the
             Cisterne
             .
          
           
             The
             workmen
             in
             the
             Cisterne
             .
          
           
             All
             this
             he
             readeth
             in
             the
             Clarks
             Booke
             .
          
           
             At
             the
             letting
             open
             of
             the
             Sluce
             .
          
           
             Benefactors
             towards
             the
             Water-Conduits
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e18620
           
             The
             River
             of
             Thames
             a
             chife
             honour
             to
             the
             whole
             Land
             ,
             and
             especially
             to
             the
             Citie
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             The
             head
             or
             beginning
             of
             the
             Thames
             out
             of
             the
             side
             of
             an
             Hill
             in
             Cotswold
             ,
             neete
             to
             Tetbury
             .
          
           
             Isis
             ,
             or
             the
             Ouse
             .
          
           
             The
             Cirne
             called
             corinium
             .
          
           
             Creekelade
             .
          
           
             Lechlade
             .
          
           
             Radcotebridge
             .
          
           
             Newbridge
             .
          
           
             Evesham
             .
          
           
             Oxford
             or
             Ouseford
             ,
             so
             called
             of
             the
             River
             Charwell
             .
          
           
             Abbandune
             or
             Abbington
             .
          
           
             Some
             write
             that
             the
             maine
             streamè
             was
             brought
             thither
             ,
             which
             ran
             before
             betweene
             Andredes●
             &
             Culingham
             .
          
           
             Cair
             Dour
             ,
             Dorchester
             .
          
           
             Ousenie
             at
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             Thamesis
             at
             Thame
             ,
             and
             so
             forward
             
          
           
             Reding
             sometime
             Pontium
             .
          
           
             S.
             Maryover
             Rhee
             .
          
           
             Sudrijc
             the
             South
             Kingdom
             .
          
           
             (
             REO
             )
             Reding
             ,
             to
             overflow
             .
          
           
             The
             Saxon
             name
             to
             water-courses
             &
             over-flowes
             .
          
           
             All
             is
             on
             a
             Rhee
             ,
             All
             is
             now
             a
             River
             .
          
           
             S.
             Mary
             Auderies
             ,
             S.
             Mary
             over
             Isis
             or
             Ise
             .
          
           
             Reding
             .
          
           
             Kenet
             .
          
           
             Thetis
             ,
             cōming
             from
             Thetisford
             .
          
           
             Sudlington
             .
          
           
             Maidenhead
             Windleshore
             .
          
           
             Eaton
             .
          
           
             Chertsey
             .
          
           
             Stanes
             .
          
           
             Cole
             .
             Colebrooke
             .
          
           
             Kingstone
             .
          
           
             Shene
             .
             Sion
             .
          
           
             Brentford
             ,
          
           
             Bregētford
             .
          
           
             Brane
             ,
             Brene
             .
          
           
             Mortlach
             .
          
           
             Putney
             .
          
           
             Fulham
             .
          
           
             Battersey
             .
          
           
             Chelsey
             .
          
           
             Lambeth
             .
          
           
             London
             .
          
           
             Tham●s
             beyond
             London
             ,
             eastward
             .
          
           
             Brome
             on
             Kent
             side
             .
          
           
             Lewsham
             .
          
           
             
               Wolwich
               .
               Lee
            
             or
             Luie
             on
             Essex
             side
             .
          
           
             Darwent
             on
             Kent
             side
             .
          
           
             The
             Wany
             Iles.
             
          
           
             Commodities
             of
             this
             noble
             River
             .
          
           
             The
             lēgth
             of
             the
             Thames
             ,
             frō
             the
             head
             to
             the
             fall
             into
             the
             Sea.
             
          
           
             An
             honorable
             affirmation
             of
             the
             River
             of
             Thames
             .
          
           
             Position
             in
             lib.
             8.
             
             Epist
             .
             Epist
             .
             ●
             .
          
           
             The
             great
             plenty
             of
             fat
             &
             sweet
             Salmons
             taken
             in
             the
             Thames
             daily
             .
          
           
             The
             spoile
             and
             havok
             of
             covetous
             Fishermen
             .
          
           
             Carps
             a
             Fish
             late
             brought
             into
             England
             ,
             and
             later
             into
             the
             Thames
             .
          
           
             The
             River
             choaked
             up
             with
             sands
             and
             shelves
             in
             many
             places
             ,
             a
             matter
             much
             pitttied
             ,
             and
             requiring
             redresse
             .
          
           
             The
             River
             ebbeth
             &
             floweth
             every
             12.
             houres
             ,
             for
             the
             length
             of
             seventy
             miles
             .
          
           
             The
             alteration
             and
             difference
             of
             the
             tides
             .
          
           
             The
             just
             distance
             between
             one
             tide
             &
             another
             .
          
           
             The
             extraordinary
             rising
             of
             the
             tides
             ,
             and
             how
             caused
             .
          
           
             The
             streame
             oftētimes
             checkt
             in
             her
             entrance
             into
             the
             Land.
             
          
           
             Two
             severall
             times
             of
             the
             Moone
             ,
             the
             waters
             finde
             their
             true
             course
             
          
           
             The
             error
             of
             
               Polydore
               Virgil.
            
             
          
           
             Land-floods
             doe
             much
             staine
             the
             streames
             finenesse
             .
          
           
             Thames
             water
             as
             cleere
             as
             that
             of
             the
             Sea.
             
          
           
             The
             objection
             of
             Aristotle
             answered
             .
          
           
             Two
             thousand
             boats
             upon
             the
             Thames
             ,
             and
             3000.
             pooremen
             maintained
             by
             the
             same
             ,
             whole
             gaines
             come
             in
             most
             in
             the
             Terme
             time
             .
          
           
             The
             extēt
             of
             the
             River
             of
             Thames
             under
             the
             jurisdiction
             of
             the
             L.
             Maior
             ,
             Communalty
             and
             Citizens
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             Acts
             of
             Parliamēt
             for
             the
             Cities
             prerogative
             on
             the
             River
             .
          
           
             The
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             London
             his
             title
             and
             authority
             over
             the
             River
             ,
             and
             to
             inflict
             punishmēt
             on
             all
             offenders
             .
          
           
             The
             water
             Bailiffe
             of
             London
             ,
             his
             power
             on
             the
             River
             under
             the
             L.
             Maior
             .
          
           
             Tinckermen
             mighty
             destroyers
             of
             the
             Frie
             of
             Fish
             .
          
           
             Waste
             and
             spoile
             very
             providently
             prevented
             and
             cut
             off
             .
          
           
             Timbers
             in
             the
             Thames
             at
             
               Tilbury
               hope
            
             no
             meane
             hurt
             to
             the
             River
             .
          
           
             The
             benefit
             ensuing
             by
             taking
             up
             those
             annoying
             Timbers
             out
             of
             the
             streame
             .
          
           
             The
             clearing
             and
             clensing
             of
             the
             River
             westward
             of
             stops
             &
             hatches
             .
          
           
             Some
             things
             seeming
             hurtfull
             ,
             may
             be
             beneficiall
             as
             they
             are
             used
             .
          
           
             
               Tinckermen
               ,
               Hebbermen
               ,
               Petermen
               ,
               Trawlermē
               ,
            
             All
             great
             abusers
             of
             Gods
             blessings
             in
             the
             River
             .
          
           
             Care
             had
             of
             the
             River
             of
             Thames
             in
             former
             times
             .
          
           
             The
             end
             of
             controversie
             concerning
             the
             Thames
             and
             Medway
             .
          
           
             Courts
             kept
             for
             the
             yeerely
             preservation
             of
             the
             River
             .
          
           
             A
             late
             and
             honorable
             testimony
             what
             care
             the
             Citie
             hath
             for
             the
             Rivers
             conservation
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e22150
           
             What
             Aldermen
             &
             other
             went
             with
             the
             L.
             Maior
             in
             the
             journey
             .
          
           
             A
             Iury
             of
             Freeholders
             of
             the
             said
             countrey
             .
          
           
             The
             effect
             of
             Mr.
             Cōmon
             Serjeants
             charge
             to
             the
             Iury.
             
          
           
             The
             extēdure
             of
             the
             Citie
             of
             Londons
             Iurisdictiō
             in
             the
             River
             of
             Thames
             .
          
           
             To
             cut
             off
             all
             controversies
             in
             times
             to
             come
             .
          
           
             Ex
             Lib.
             vocat
             .
             Dunthorn
             .
          
           
             The
             Cities
             go●●vernment
             of
             the
             River
             .
          
           
             Kidels
             removed
             by
             the
             Shiriffe
             of
             London
             ,
             sent
             by
             the
             Maior
             and
             Aldermen
             .
          
           
             The
             Cities
             Iurisdiction
             on
             the
             River
             ,
             approved
             before
             King
             Hen.
             3.
             
          
           
             In
             the
             37-yeere
             of
             King
             Hen.
             3.
             
          
           
             The
             Citizens
             not
             to
             be
             troubled
             in
             their
             liberties
             .
          
           
             The
             Cities
             Iurisdiction
             on
             the
             River
             ,
             called
             in
             question
             .
          
           
             The
             Constable
             of
             the
             Tower
             indicted
             by
             the
             Wards
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             K.
             Richard
             the
             first
             his
             Charter
             .
          
           
             K.
             Iohn
             his
             Charter
             .
          
           
             The
             Charter
             of
             K.
             Hen.
             3.
             as
             it
             is
             recorded
             in
             the
             ancient
             Booke
             called
             the
             Customes
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             Authority
             of
             the
             Citizens
             for
             punishmēt
             .
          
           
             The
             Constable
             of
             the
             Tower
             to
             make
             no
             prices
             of
             victuals
             .
          
           
             Anno
             11.
             
             Hen.
             3.
             
          
           
             Anno
             7.
             
             Ed.
             3.
             
          
           
             Against
             taking
             of
             Salmons
             .
          
           
             Punishment
             of
             offenders
             .
          
           
             Anno
             13.
             
             Ric.
             2●
             .
          
           
             Nets
             cal'd
             Stalkers
             .
          
           
             Iustices
             of
             peace
             conservators
             for
             destruction
             of
             the
             Frie
             &
             brood
             .
          
           
             Appointment
             of
             under-conservators
             ,
             and
             their
             charge
             .
          
           
             Power
             of
             the
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             London
             ,
             in
             breaches
             and
             creeks
             ▪
             
          
           
             Against
             Nets
             ,
             Weeles
             ,
             and
             other
             Engines
             ,
             for
             the
             destroying
             of
             Fish
             .
          
           
             For
             killing
             of
             Salmons
             and
             Trow●s
             out
             of
             season
             .
          
           
             Length
             of
             Pike
             ,
             Pickerel
             ,
             Salmon
             ,
             Trowt
             ,
             Barbel
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Order
             for
             fishing
             with
             Nets
             and
             Tramels
             .
          
           
             An
             Exception
             .
          
           
             Penalty
             for
             offenders
             .
          
           
             The
             Mayor
             of
             London
             his
             power
             for
             enquirie
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             For
             the
             paines
             &
             forfeitures
             .
          
           
             Inquisitions
             at
             Raynam
             &
             at
             Gravesend
             ,
             before
             the
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             London
             ,
             Conservator
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             The
             long
             conservation
             of
             the
             River
             of
             Thames
             exhibited
             to
             the
             Councell
             of
             K.
             Hen.
             4.
             
          
           
             Abusers
             of
             the
             subconservator
             of
             the
             River
             .
          
           
             A
             Grant
             to
             the
             Earle
             of
             Pembrooke
             for
             building
             of
             a
             Weare
             in
             the
             Thames
             cancelled
             afterward
             .
          
           
             The
             conservacy
             of
             the
             Thames
             to
             the
             Lord
             Maior
             ,
             without
             interruption
             .
          
           
             For
             measuring
             of
             Coales
             ,
             and
             other
             things
             on
             the
             River
             of
             Thames
             ,
             a
             controversie
             .
          
           
             A
             
               Quo
               Warranto
            
             brought
             against
             the
             Citie
             for
             the
             Rivers
             conservacie
             .
          
           
             Times
             &
             manner
             of
             fishing
             .
          
           
             Removing
             of
             all
             unlawfull
             Engines
             for
             fishing
             .
          
           
             Punishment
             of
             offenders
             .
          
           
             Precept
             for
             the
             recurning
             of
             Iuries
             .
          
           
             Accompts
             of
             the
             Chamberlaine
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             Commission
             for
             execution
             of
             Acts
             of
             Parliament
             .
          
           
             A
             stay
             moved
             for
             matters
             in
             question
             ,
             by
             letters
             from
             my
             Lord
             Admirall
             .
          
           
             An
             order
             for
             stay
             of
             Inquests
             .
          
           
             The
             Cities
             authority
             to
             pull
             downe
             weares
             in
             the
             River
             .
          
           
             Determination
             of
             the
             Cities
             jurisdictiō
             .
          
           
             Obediēce
             commanded
             to
             the
             Water-Bayliffe
             .
          
           
             Committees
             appointed
             about
             the
             controversie
             .
          
           
             Committees
             for
             the
             jurisdiction
             of
             the
             River
             .
          
           
             For
             the
             same
             cause
             .
          
           
             The
             Cities
             right
             to
             the
             conservacy
             .
          
           
             The
             Cities
             liberty
             in
             the
             River
             .
          
           
             The
             Cities
             title
             Eastward
             .
          
           
             The
             Conservacy
             below
             the
             Bridge
             .
          
           
             Sessions
             for
             the
             conservacy
             Eastward
             .
          
           
             Aldermen
             about
             the
             cōservacy
             .
          
           
             Aldermen
             againe
             appointed
             about
             the
             Cities
             right
             .
          
           
             The
             kings
             letters
             patents
             to
             the
             City
             .
          
           
             Concerning
             the
             extent
             of
             the
             word
             cōservacy
             .
          
           
             Navigable
             Rivers
             are
             as
             
               Via
               Regia
            
             .
          
           
             Due
             seasons
             for
             taking
             fish
             
          
           
             Enquirie
             for
             the
             streame
             ,
             Weares
             ,
             Kidels
             ,
             Engines
             ,
             &c.
             in
             the
             Rivers
             for
             hindring
             passage
             .
          
           
             For
             encrochmēts
             on
             the
             River
             and
             bankes
             .
          
           
             For
             fishing
             at
             undue
             seasons
             ,
             &
             with
             unlawfull
             nets
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Articles
             for
             more
             particular
             instructiō
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e26550
           
             Lib.
             Dunstable
             .
          
           
             Ditch
             about
             London
             200.
             foot
             broad
             
               Lib.
               Trin.
            
             
          
           
             Ditch
             of
             the
             Citie
             overflowed
             the
             banke
             ,
             into
             the
             Tower
             Ditch
             .
          
           
             Plenty
             of
             good
             fish
             in
             the
             Towne
             ditch
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e27010
           
             London
             Bridge
             first
             of
             ●imber
             .
          
           
             A
             Ferry
             over
             the
             Thames
             betweene
             London
             Bridge
             &
             Southwark
             .
          
           
             W.
             Malmes
             .
          
           
             Men
             went
             dry-shod
             under
             London
             bridge
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             Bermond
             .
          
           
             Henry
             1.
             
          
           
             Lib.
             Berm
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             Trin.
             
          
           
             London
             Bridge
             brent
             .
          
           
             London
             Bridge
             of
             Timber
             new
             built
             .
          
           
             London
             Bridge
             of
             stone
             founded
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             Waverley
             .
          
           
             London
             Bridge
             33.
             yeeres
             in
             building
             .
          
           
             Chappell
             on
             the
             Bridge
             ,
             on
             the
             East
             side
             .
          
           
             Gifts
             givē
             to
             London
             Bridge
             ,
             in
             a
             table
             noted
             for
             posterity
             .
          
           
             Actions
             on
             London
             Bridge
             to
             be
             noted
             .
          
           
             Liber
             Dunmew
             .
          
           
             Gua●t
             .
             Covent
             .
          
           
             W.
             Packētō
             .
          
           
             London
             Bridge
             perished
             by
             fire
             .
          
           
             Five
             arches
             of
             London
             Bridge
             borne
             downe
             .
          
           
             Patent
             the
             14.
             of
             Edw.
             the
             2.
             
          
           
             Nine
             persons
             crowded
             to
             death
             on
             London
             Bridge
             .
          
           
             Tower
             on
             
               London
               Bridge
            
             builded
             .
          
           
             
               Iacke
               Cade
            
             entred
             the
             Citie
             by
             the
             Bridge
             
          
           
             Bastard
             Fawconbridge
             besieged
             the
             Bridge
             .
          
           
             An
             house
             of
             the
             Bridge
             fell
             downe
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Wyat
            
             lay
             in
             Southwarke
             at
             the
             Bridge
             foot
             .
          
           
             The
             draw-bridge
             cùt
             downe
             .
          
           
             The
             bridge
             described
             .
          
           
             Fleet
             bridge
             .
          
           
             Oldborne
             bridge
             .
          
           
             Cowbridge
             .
          
           
             Bridges
             over
             the
             Towne-Ditch
             .
          
           
             Bridges
             over
             the
             course
             of
             Walbrooke
             .
          
           
             Horshooe
             bridge
             .
          
           
             Walbrooke
             vaulted
             over
             ,
             and
             paved
             with
             stone
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e29750
           
             Gates
             of
             London
             ,
             4.
             
             East
             ,
             West
             ,
             North
             ,
             &
             South
             .
          
           
             Seven
             double
             gates
             in
             the
             wall
             of
             this
             Citie
             .
          
           
             Other
             gates
             builded
             beside
             .
          
           
             Posterne
             by
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             Wall
             embattelled
             about
             the
             Tower
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             Ditch
             about
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             Posterne
             sell
             downe
             .
          
           
             Ealdgate
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             Trinit
             .
          
           
             Soke
             or
             Court.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             Paris
             .
          
           
             Radul
             .
             co●sh
             .
          
           
             Ealdgate
             new
             builded
             .
          
           
             W.
             Dunthorne
             .
          
           
             Thomas
             L.
             Fawconbridge
             
               set
               upon
            
             Ealdgate
             .
          
           
             Suburbs
             burnt
             .
          
           
             Rebels
             wanne
             the
             Bulwarks
             of
             Ealdgate
             .
          
           
             Lieutenāt
             of
             the
             Tower
             assisted
             the
             Citizens
             against
             the
             Rebels
             .
          
           
             Bishopsgate
             .
          
           
             A
             further
             way
             winding
             about
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             Trim.
             
          
           
             Charter
             .
          
           
             Bishopsgate
             street
             without
             .
          
           
             Record
             .
          
           
             Reparations
             of
             Bishopsgate
             .
          
           
             Bishopsgate
             repaired
             by
             the
             merchants
             of
             the
             Haunce
             .
          
           
             Bishopsgate
             new
             builded
             .
          
           
             Bishopsgate
             provided
             to
             have
             been
             new
             builded
             .
          
           
             Posterne
             called
             Mooregate
             .
          
           
             The
             Fiold
             a
             meere
             marish
             ground
             .
          
           
             Posterne
             of
             Creplegate
             .
          
           
             Abba
             Floriacensis
             .
          
           
             Burchard
             .
          
           
             Martin
             le
             grand
             .
          
           
             Liber
             S.
             Barlilmew
             .
          
           
             Creplagate
             a
             prison
             for
             trespassers
             
          
           
             Record
             .
          
           
             Creplegate
             new
             builded
             .
          
           
             Aldersgate
             .
          
           
             In
             a
             booke
             called
             ,
             
               Bew●re
               the
               C●t
            
             .
          
           
             A
             Well
             of
             great
             depth
             at
             Aldersgate
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             postern
             out
             of
             
               Christs
               Hospitall
            
             .
          
           
             Newgate
             .
          
           
             Pauls
             Church
             in
             London
             new
             builded
             .
          
           
             Newgate
             first
             builded
             ,
             and
             the
             cause
             why
             .
          
           
             
               Close
               Roll.
            
             
          
           
             Newgate
             a
             Gaole
             or
             prison-house
             .
          
           
             The
             King
             repaired
             it
             
          
           
             The
             Sheriffes
             of
             London
             prisoners
             in
             the
             Tower
             ,
             for
             escape
             of
             a
             prisosoner
             out
             of
             Newgate
          
           
             The
             Kings
             Chancellour
             prisoner
             in
             Newgate
             .
          
           
             Newgate
             new
             builded
             .
          
           
             VVater
             conveyed
             to
             Newgate
             &
             Ludgate
             .
          
           
             Prisoners
             of
             Ludgate
             removed
             to
             Newgate
          
           
             L.
             Egremond
             and
             others
             ,
             brake
             prison
             out
             of
             Newgate
             .
          
           
             Ludgate
             .
          
           
             Roger
             Windover
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             Paris
             .
          
           
             Ludgate
             new
             built
             .
          
           
             Iewes
             houses
             spoiled
             .
          
           
             Patent
             .
          
           
             Iudgate
             againe
             new
             builded
             .
          
           
             Ludgate
             inlarged
             in
             the
             reigne
             of
             Queen
             Elizabeth
             .
          
           
             Ludgate
             a
             free
             prison
             .
          
           
             Record
             Guildhall
             .
          
           
             Memory
             of
             worthy
             wodan
             .
          
           
             Articles
             for
             reliefe
             of
             the
             poore
             prisoners
             in
             Ludgate
             .
          
           
             The
             lēgth
             ,
             bredth
             ,
             &
             largenesse
             of
             the
             quadrant
             .
          
           
             At
             Ludgate
             engraved
             on
             a
             Copper
             plate
             .
          
           
             A
             breach
             in
             the
             Wall
             against
             Bridewell
             .
          
           
             Watergates
             .
          
           
             Black
             Friers
             .
          
           
             Puddle
             wharfe
             .
          
           
             Paules
             wharfe
             .
          
           
             Broken
             wharfe
             .
          
           
             Queen
             Hith
             
          
           
             A
             Lad
             of
             18
             yeeres
             old
             drowned
             in
             a
             Channell
             at
             Downegate
             .
          
           
             An
             inquisition
             concerning
             Dewnegate
             .
          
           
             Merchants
             of
             the
             Hanse
             ,
             landed
             their
             corn
             betwixt
             their
             house
             and
             the
             
               Black
               Friers
            
             .
          
           
             Wolfes
             gate
             
               in
               the
            
             Ropary
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             Horne
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             S.
             Albane
             .
          
           
             Ebgate
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             Trinitat
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             S.
             Albane
             .
          
           
             Record
             E.
             3.
             
          
           
             Oystergate
             .
          
           
             Bridge-Gate
             .
          
           
             The
             Bridg-Gate
             often
             times
             repaired
             by
             divers
             good
             Benefactors
             .
          
           
             W.
             Dunthorne
             .
          
           
             Gate
             at
             the
             Bridge
             foot
             burned
             .
          
           
             Buttolphs
             Gate
             .
          
           
             K.
             William
             the
             Conquerour
             his
             gift
             of
             the
             Gate
             .
          
           
             Belinsgate
             .
          
           
             Geffery
             Monmouth
             .
          
           
             Belins
             Vrne
             of
             Brasse
             .
          
           
             Watergate
             by
             the
             
               Custome
               house
            
             .
          
           
             Watergate
             by
             the
             Tower
             .
          
           
             Wharfes
             and
             keyes
             .
          
           
             
               Mat.
               Paris
            
             .
             Gates
             of
             London
             to
             be
             kept
             &
             watcht
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e37150
           
             The
             Tower
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             In
             my
             Annales
             .
          
           
             Edmund
             de
             Hadenham
             .
          
           
             Tower
             of
             London
             built
             by
             
               W.
               Cōquerour
            
             ,
             namely
             the
             white
             Tower.
             
          
           
             〈◊〉
             .
             Huntington
             .
          
           
             W.
             Malmes
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             Paris
             .
          
           
             Ioh.
             London
             .
          
           
             Castle
             by
             the
             Tower
             builded
             .
          
           
             First
             Constables
             of
             the
             Tower
             
          
           
             Eastsmith
             field
             a
             Vineyard
             .
          
           
             Ex
             Charta
             .
          
           
             
               Geffrey
               Magnaville
            
             Earle
             of
             Essex
             ,
             Constable
             of
             the
             Tower
             and
             Sheriffe
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Richard
               de
               Lucy
            
             Custos
             of
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             Roger
             Windover
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Bever
             .
          
           
             The
             Tower
             of
             London
             compassed
             about
             with
             a
             wall
             and
             a
             ditch
             .
          
           
             S.
             Katherins
             Mill
             stood
             where
             is
             now
             the
             Iron
             gate
             of
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             Paris
             .
          
           
             Bulwarkes
             of
             the
             Tower
             builded
             .
          
           
             West
             gate
             and
             Bulwarkes
             of
             the
             Tower
             fell
             downe
             
          
           
             Wall
             and
             Bulwarkes
             againe
             fall
             downe
             ,
             and
             new
             builded
             .
          
           
             Ditch
             made
             about
             the
             Bulwarke
             ,
             without
             the
             West
             gate
             of
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             H.
             3.
             his
             Orchard
             by
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             First
             Parke
             in
             England
             .
          
           
             Lions
             in
             Woodstocke
             Parke
             .
          
           
             Lions
             sent
             to
             
               Hen.
               3.
            
             and
             kept
             in
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             Edw.
             the
             4.
             builded
             bulwarks
             without
             the
             Tower
             ▪
             
          
           
             Seaffold
             and
             Gallowes
             first
             set
             on
             Tower
             Hill.
             
          
           
             
               Rich.
               3.
            
             repaired
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             White
             Tower
             repaired
             by
             
               Hen.
               8.
            
             
          
           
             A
             bulwark
             of
             the
             Tower
             blown
             up
             .
          
           
             Gates
             and
             Posterne●
             of
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             Actions
             of
             the
             Tower
             
          
           
             Iustices
             sate
             in
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             Patent
             the
             15.
             of
             King
             Iohn
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             Paris
             .
          
           
             Plees
             of
             the
             crown
             pleaded
             in
             the
             Towers
             
          
           
             Mat.
             Paris
             .
          
           
             Constantine
             Fitz
             Aelulfe
             hang'd
          
           
             Griffith
             of
             Wales
             fell
             from
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             Sheriffes
             of
             London
             prisoners
             in
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             K.
             Henrie
             lodged
             in
             the
             Tower
             and
             held
             his
             Parliament
             there
             .
          
           
             Citizens
             of
             London
             despised
             the
             Qu.
             Wife
             to
             
               Hen.
               3.
            
             
          
           
             Leoline
             ,
             Prince
             of
             Wales
             ,
             his
             head
             set
             on
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             Iustices
             of
             the
             bench
             sent
             to
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             Adam
             Meri
             .
             chro
             .
             Dun.
             Rad.
             Bald.
             Sca.
             Chro.
             Io.
             Rouse
             .
          
           
             Iustices
             sate
             in
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             Mortimer
             made
             an
             escape
             out
             of
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             Citizens
             of
             London
             wrested
             the
             keyes
             of
             the
             Tower
             from
             the
             Constable
             .
          
           
             Mortimer
             drawne
             from
             the
             Tower
             to
             the
             Elmes
             ,
             and
             there
             hanged
             .
          
           
             A
             Mint
             in
             the
             Tower
             ,
             Florences
             of
             gold
             coyned
             there
             .
          
           
             The
             Kings
             exchange
             in
             
               Buckles
               bury
            
             .
          
           
             Round
             plates
             ,
             called
             blanks
             ,
             delivered
             by
             weighr
             ,
             Argent
             .
             and
             Pecunia
             ,
             after
             called
             Easterling
             .
          
           
             
               IV.
               Conquerour
            
             did
             weare
             no
             beard
             .
          
           
             IV.
             Malmesbury
             .
          
           
             R.
             Hoveden
             .
          
           
             Weight
             of
             starling
             pence
             32.
             graines
             of
             wheat
             .
          
           
             The
             penny
             Easterling
             how
             it
             tooke
             the
             name
             .
          
           
             
               H.
               2.
            
             made
             a
             new
             coyne
             in
             the
             third
             of
             his
             reigne
             .
          
           
             Starling
             money
             ,
             when
             it
             tooke
             beginning
             in
             this
             Land.
             
          
           
             Of
             halfe
             pence
             and
             farthings
             .
          
           
             The
             Old
             Change.
             
          
           
             Mints
             in
             England
             .
             Patent
             9.
             
             John.
             
          
           
             Diminishing
             of
             coyne
             .
          
           
             Starling
             mony
             forbidden
             to
             be
             transported
             .
          
           
             Thom.
             Wals
             .
          
           
             First
             groats
             and
             halfe
             coyned
             .
          
           
             Coyns
             of
             gold
             enhaunced
             .
          
           
             More
             plēty
             of
             coyn
             in
             gold
             than
             in
             silver
             .
          
           
             Coines
             of
             gold
             allayed
             ,
             and
             also
             raised
             in
             value
             .
          
           
             Rose
             Nobles
             .
          
           
             Halfe
             faced
             groats
             .
          
           
             Gold
             and
             silver
             enhaunced
             .
          
           
             Base
             monies
             coyned
             and
             currant
             in
             England
             .
          
           
             Crownes
             and
             halfe
             Crownes
             of
             silver
             coyned
             .
          
           
             Starling
             monies
             hoorded
             up
             ,
             21.
             c.
             currant
             ,
             given
             for
             an
             Angell
             of
             gold
             .
          
           
             Philip
             Comin
             .
          
           
             Leather
             mony
             in
             France
             .
          
           
             French
             K.
             prisoner
             in
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             A
             grievous
             taxe
             and
             tallage
             granted
             to
             the
             King
             ,
             which
             caused
             a
             great
             rebellion
             in
             England
             .
          
           
             The
             people
             misused
             in
             very
             base
             manner
             .
          
           
             The
             Kentish
             men
             arise
             in
             a
             tumult
             ,
             for
             there
             the
             mischiefe
             began
             .
          
           
             The
             pole
             groat
             called
             (
             by
             some
             )
             the
             groape
             groat
             .
          
           
             The
             husband
             commeth
             home
             hastily
             from
             his
             worke
             .
          
           
             The
             Collector
             slaine
             by
             the
             Tylar
             .
          
           
             The
             Commons
             flocke
             together
             in
             the
             Tylars
             defence
             .
          
           
             An
             oath
             exacted
             by
             the
             Rebels
             on
             all
             passengers
             .
          
           
             Evill
             news
             do
             alwaies
             quickly
             spread
             themselves
             .
          
           
             Iustice
             ,
             Lawyers
             ,
             and
             Iurors
             beheaded
             .
          
           
             Bondmen
             of
             Essex
             joyne
             with
             them
             of
             Kent
             .
          
           
             Ex
             Chron.
             Dun.
             
          
           
             Insolent
             fury
             is
             easily
             moved
             .
          
           
             The
             Palace
             of
             the
             Archbishop
             at
             Lambeth
             spoiled
             .
          
           
             The
             Commons
             of
             London
             hartned
             on
             by
             the
             Rebels
             .
          
           
             The
             poorer
             Citizens
             joyn
             with
             the
             Rebels
             ,
             and
             burne
             the
             Savoy
             ,
             the
             Duke
             of
             Lancasters
             house
             .
          
           
             The
             Rebels
             would
             have
             nothing
             to
             any
             private
             mans
             use
             .
          
           
             Ex
             Hen.
             Kniton
             .
          
           
             The
             Rebels
             burne
             one
             of
             these
             fellowes
             .
          
           
             Two
             and
             thirty
             Rebels
             mured
             up
             in
             a
             Celler
             .
          
           
             The
             new
             Temple
             of
             London
             burnt
             ,
             in
             anger
             to
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Hales
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Rebels
             murther
             one
             another
             .
          
           
             The
             Priory
             of
             Saint
             Iohn
             beyond
             Smithfield
             burnt
             .
          
           
             The
             Manor
             of
             Highbury
             burnt
             .
          
           
             The
             Rebels
             divided
             into
             3.
             bands
             .
          
           
             The
             Rebels
             command
             the
             King
             ,
             and
             hee
             goeth
             to
             them
             to
             the
             Miles-end
             .
          
           
             The
             Rebels
             entred
             into
             the
             Tower
             of
             London
             ,
             and
             their
             impudent
             behaviour
             there
             .
          
           
             Their
             bold
             insolence
             to
             the
             Kings
             Mother
             .
          
           
             The
             Rebels
             sought
             for
             the
             Archbishop
             of
             Canturbury
             .
          
           
             The
             Archbishop
             dreadlesse
             of
             the
             Rebels
             cruelty
             ,
             and
             his
             speeches
             with
             them
             .
          
           
             The
             Archbishop
             is
             fetcht
             out
             of
             the
             Tower
             ,
             and
             dragged
             to
             the
             Tower
             hil
             .
          
           
             The
             Archbishops
             words
             to
             the
             Rebels
             on
             Tower
             hill
             .
          
           
             The
             Archbishop
             of
             Canturbury
             most
             cruelly
             beheaded
             by
             the
             Rebels
             .
          
           
             The
             inhumanity
             to
             his
             body
             after
             hee
             was
             dead
             
          
           
             A
             further
             relation
             concerning
             this
             worthy
             Archbishop
             ,
             and
             his
             religious
             actions
             .
          
           
             The
             Wals
             of
             Canturbury
             re-edified
             by
             this
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             The
             Lord
             Prior
             of
             Saint
             Iohns
             beheaded
             with
             the
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             Many
             beheaded
             both
             Flemmings
             and
             English
             to
             fulfill
             the
             head-strong
             cruelty
             of
             the
             commons
             .
          
           
             The
             villaines
             made
             a
             pastime
             of
             putting
             men
             to
             death
             .
          
           
             The
             first
             Article
             .
          
           
             The
             second
             Article
             .
          
           
             The
             third
             Article
             .
          
           
             The
             fourth
             Article
             .
          
           
             Reprehension
             of
             the
             Kings
             government
             .
          
           
             A
             hard
             extreamity
             for
             a
             king
             .
          
           
             The
             Essex
             men
             returned
             home
             .
          
           
             The
             King
             goeth
             to
             Westminster
             .
          
           
             The
             King
             sendeth
             to
             the
             Kentish
             men
             .
          
           
             
               Walter
               Hilliard
            
             ,
             alias
             ,
             Tylar
             their
             chiere
             Captaine
             .
          
           
             The
             wicked
             and
             bloody
             intent
             of
             the
             Rebels
             in
             the
             night
             time
             .
          
           
             The
             King
             sendeth
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Newton
            
             to
             
               Wat
               Tylar
            
             about
             his
             owne
             demands
             .
          
           
             One
             of
             
               Wat
               Tylars
            
             arrogant
             demands
             made
             to
             the
             King.
             
          
           
             A
             hold
             brag
             of
             a
             Rebell
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Tickle
            
             the
             Doubblet
             maker
             his
             comming
             to
             
               Wat
               Tylar
            
             ,
             and
             what
             answer
             he
             made
             him
             .
          
           
             
               Wat
               Tylar
            
             his
             comming
             to
             the
             King
             ,
             and
             his
             audacious
             words
             to
             him
             .
          
           
             A
             lamentable
             case
             when
             a
             King
             should
             bee
             in
             such
             distresse
             .
          
           
             
               Wat
               Tylars
            
             words
             to
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Newton
            
             who
             did
             heare
             the
             Kings
             sword
             .
          
           
             The
             Knight
             commanded
             to
             alight
             on
             foot
             before
             the
             Rebell
             .
          
           
             The
             comming
             of
             
               William
               Walworth
            
             L.
             Maior
             of
             London
             to
             checking
             and
             his
             worthy
             words
             to
             him
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Walworth
            
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             Lond.
             arrested
             
               VVat
               Tylar
            
             and
             felled
             him
             to
             the
             ground
             .
          
           
             
               VVat
               Tylar
            
             the
             Rebell
             slaine
             in
             Smithfield
             .
          
           
             The
             kings
             kinde
             words
             to
             the
             rude
             multitude
             
          
           
             They
             followed
             the
             King
             into
             the
             field
             .
          
           
             Another
             worthy
             action
             performed
             by
             the
             Lord
             Maior
             .
          
           
             A
             Noble
             and
             loyall
             forwardnesse
             in
             true-hearted
             Citizens
             ,
             for
             the
             succor
             of
             their
             king
             ,
             being
             in
             great
             distresse
             .
          
           
             A
             wonderfull
             alteratiō
             among
             the
             Rebels
             
          
           
             Great
             wisdome
             and
             discretion
             in
             the
             king
             being
             so
             yong
             .
          
           
             
               VV
               VValworth
            
             ,
             L.
             Maior
             of
             London
             knighted
             in
             the
             field
             and
             other
             Aldermen
             with
             him
             .
          
           
             The
             comfortable
             words
             of
             the
             King
             to
             his
             mother
             .
          
           
             The
             Arms
             or
             London
             augmented
             by
             addition
             of
             a
             Dagger
             .
          
           
             Concerning
             vulgar
             mistaking
             the
             Captaines
             name
             of
             the
             Rebels
             
          
           
             The
             name
             of
             the
             chiefe
             Captaines
             and
             ringleaders
             in
             the
             rebellion
             .
          
           
             The
             rebellion
             had
             extended
             it selfe
             into
             many
             places
             .
          
           
             The
             Lord
             Maior
             sate
             in
             judgement
             on
             the
             Rebels
             ,
             and
             his
             words
             that
             he
             used
             to
             
               Iack
               Straw
            
             .
          
           
             What
             they
             intended
             to
             doe
             at
             
               Black
               heath
            
             .
          
           
             Their
             intent
             for
             keeping
             the
             King.
             
          
           
             The
             killing
             of
             all
             Noblemen
             .
             Killing
             the
             King
             &
             all
             that
             had
             any
             possessions
             .
          
           
             Lawes
             devised
             by
             thēselves
             .
          
           
             Creation
             of
             kings
             among
             thē
             .
          
           
             Their
             malice
             to
             the
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             Their
             intent
             to
             burue
             London
             .
          
           
             Richard
             the
             2.
             prisoner
             in
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             Porter
             of
             the
             Tower
             beheaded
             .
          
           
             A
             counter
             ,
             feit
             Physician
             his
             head
             set
             on
             the
             Tower
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             lusting
             in
             the
             tower
             .
          
           
             Henry
             the
             6
             murthered
             in
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             Duke
             of
             Clarence
             drowned
             in
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             Edward
             the
             5.
             murthered
             in
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             Pacent
             1.
             of
             Henry
             the
             7.
             
             Iuste
             and
             turneying
             in
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             
               VVilliam
               Foxley
            
             slept
             in
             the
             Tower
             14.
             dayes
             and
             more
             without
             waking
             .
          
           
             Vse
             of
             the
             Tower
             to
             defend
             the
             Citie
             .
          
           
             Tower
             at
             the
             north
             end
             of
             the
             Draw-bridge
             .
          
           
             Tower
             at
             the
             south
             end
             of
             the
             bridge
             .
          
           
             W.
             Dunthorne
             .
          
           
             The
             fourth
             gate
             on
             
               London
               bridge
            
             burned
             .
          
           
             Baynards
             Castle
             .
          
           
             Fitzstephen
             .
          
           
             Gervas
             .
             Tilbery
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             Dunmow
             .
          
           
             Robert
             Fitzwater
             banished
             .
          
           
             Baynards
             Castell
             destroyed
             .
          
           
             Virginity
             defended
             with
             the
             losse
             of
             worldly
             goods
             and
             life
             of
             the
             body
             ,
             for
             life
             of
             the
             soule
             .
          
           
             King
             Iohns
             oath
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               Fitzwater
            
             restored
             to
             the
             Kings
             favour
             .
          
           
             Baynards
             Castell
             again
             builded
             .
          
           
             The
             keeping
             of
             Hertford
             Castell
             belonged
             to
             
               Robert
               Fitzwater
            
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               Fitzwater
            
             ,
             Castilian
             and
             Banner
             bearer
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             Banner
             of
             S.
             Paul.
             
          
           
             Rights
             belonging
             to
             
               Robert
               Fitzwater
            
             in
             the
             time
             of
             peace
             .
          
           
             A
             Court
             to
             bee
             granted
             
               Robert
               Fitzwater
            
             for
             his
             Sokeman
             .
          
           
             Iudgemēt
             for
             diversity
             of
             offence●
             .
          
           
             
               Baynards
               Castle
            
             perished
             by
             fire
             .
          
           
             Humfrey
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Gloucester
             ,
             new
             builded
             it
             .
          
           
             Richard
             ,
             
               Duke
               of
            
             Yorke
             ,
             owner
             of
             Baynards
             Castle
             .
          
           
             Edward
             the
             4
             elected
             in
             S.
             Iohns
             field
             .
          
           
             Edward
             the
             4.
             took
             on
             him
             the
             Crownein
             
               Baynards
               Castle
            
             .
          
           
             
               Ex
               lib.
               Erswick
            
             .
             Treason
             surmised
             against
             many
             men
             
          
           
             Divers
             Aldermen
             unjustly
             charged
             with
             treason
             .
          
           
             The
             reason
             of
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Cooke
            
             his
             troubles
             .
          
           
             The
             Brake
             or
             Racke
             in
             the
             Tower
             ,
             usually
             called
             the
             Duke
             of
             Excesters
             Daughter
             
          
           
             An
             
               Oyer
               determiner
            
             for
             the
             tryall
             of
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Cooke
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Cooke
            
             acquitted
             by
             the
             Iury.
             
          
           
             When
             men
             are
             in
             distresse
             much
             spoil
             is
             made
             of
             them
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Markham
            
             Lord
             chiefe
             Iustice
             lust
             his
             Office
             for
             doing
             Iustice
             .
          
           
             Richard
             the
             third
             took
             on
             him
             the
             Crown
             in
             
               Baynards
               Castle
            
             .
          
           
             Of
             Baynards
             Castle
             .
          
           
             Henry
             the
             lodged
             in
             
               Baynards
               Castle
            
             .
          
           
             Henry
             the
             seventh
             and
             Knights
             of
             the
             Garter
             rode
             in
             then
             habits
             from
             the
             Tower
             to
             Pault
             Church
             .
          
           
             The
             counsell
             assembled
             at
             Baynards
             Castle
             ,
             &
             proclaimed
             Queene
             Mary
             .
          
           
             A
             Tower
             by
             Baynards
             Castle
             builded
             by
             Edward
             the
             second
             .
          
           
             Tower
             of
             Mountfiquit
             .
          
           
             
               Cant.
               Récord
               ex
               Charta
            
             .
             The
             preaching
             Friers
             Church
             founded
             by
             Baynards
             Castle
             ;
             before
             which
             time
             their
             Church
             was
             in
             Oldborne
             .
          
           
             Tower
             on
             the
             Thames
          
           
             Tower
             or
             Castle
             on
             the
             west
             of
             London
             by
             Saint
             Brides
             Church
             .
          
           
             In
             vita
             Arkenwald
             .
          
           
             The
             kings
             house
             by
             S.
             Brides
             in
             Flceistreet
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             Barton
             super
             Trent
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             Paris
             Manuscrip
             .
             
               Parliament
               at
               S.
            
             Brides
             .
          
           
             Bridewell
             builded
             by
             King
             Henry
             the
             eighth
             .
          
           
             Barbican
             or
             Burhkenning
             
          
           
             The
             destruction
             of
             the
             Barbicun
             .
          
           
             Tower
             Royall
             .
          
           
             Iob.
             Frosard
             
          
           
             Lib.
             S.
             in
             Eborum
             .
          
           
             The
             King
             of
             Ermonie
             came
             into
             England
             .
          
           
             Richard
             2.
             lodged
             in
             the
             
               Tower
               Royall
            
             .
          
           
             Sernes
             Tower
             in
             Bucklersbery
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e52220
           
             Famous
             schooles
             of
             Philosophy
             by
             priviledge
             in
             London
             .
          
           
             Solemne
             meetings
             and
             disputing
             of
             scholars
             Logically
             and
             demonstratively
             .
          
           
             Grammar
             schooles
             &
             scholers
             their
             exercises
             .
          
           
             
               Mat.
               Paris
            
             .
             Every
             Cathedrall
             Church
             had
             his
             schoole
             for
             poore
             scholars
             .
          
           
             Free
             schoole
             at
             Westminster
             in
             the
             reigne
             of
             Edward
             the
             Confessor
             .
          
           
             Priories
             Aliens
             .
          
           
             Henry
             the
             sixth
             appointed
             Grammar
             Schooles
             .
          
           
             Grammar
             schooles
             appointed
             by
             Parliament
             .
          
           
             Pauls
             Schoole
             new
             builded
             .
          
           
             Free
             schools
             in
             
               Christs
               Hospitall
            
             .
          
           
             Free
             schooles
             founded
             by
             the
             Merchant
             Taylors
             .
          
           
             Scholars
             disputed
             in
             S.
             Bartholomews
             Church-yard
             .
          
           
             Disputation
             of
             scholars
             in
             
               Christs
               Hospitall
            
             .
          
           
             Anthonies
             Pigs
             .
          
           
             Pigeons
             of
             Pauls
             .
          
           
             Lecture
             in
             Chirurgerie
             .
          
           
             Mathematicall
             Lecture
             read
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Gresham
             .
          
           
             Lectures
             to
             be
             read
             in
             London
             .
          
           
             Names
             of
             the
             7.
             first
             Lecturers
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e54240
           
             An
             Vniversity
             of
             Students
             in
             and
             about
             this
             Citie
             .
          
           
             Houses
             of
             Students
             of
             the
             Cōmon
             Law
             ,
             &
             Iudges
             .
          
           
             Of
             every
             of
             these
             Innes
             ,
             ye
             may
             reade
             more
             in
             their
             severall
             places
             where
             the
             stand
             
          
           
             A
             Sergeants
             Inne
             in
             Oldborne
          
           
             Chesters
             Inne
             ,
             or
             Strand
             Inne
             ,
             in
             place
             whereas
             standeth
             Sommerset
             House
             .
          
           
             Houses
             of
             Court
             ,
             what
             they
             be
             .
          
           
             Some
             students
             cōming
             from
             the
             Vniversities
             .
          
           
             The
             preferment
             of
             students
             according
             to
             their
             deserving
             .
          
           
             Readers
             in
             every
             Inne
             of
             Court.
             
          
           
             Apprentises
             at
             Law.
             
          
           
             Serjeants
             &
             Iudges
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e55220
           
             Men
             of
             all
             Trades
             in
             dictinct
             places
             .
          
           
             Wine
             in
             Ships
             ,
             and
             Wine
             in
             Taverns
             .
          
           
             Cookes
             row
             in
             Thames
             street
             .
          
           
             Smithfield
             for
             a
             plain
             smooth
             ground
             ,
             is
             called
             smeth
             and
             smothie
             .
          
           
             Market
             for
             horses
             and
             other
             cattell
             .
          
           
             Merchants
             of
             all
             Nations
             traded
             at
             this
             City
             ,
             and
             had
             their
             severall
             keyes
             and
             wharfes
             .
          
           
             The
             Authors
             opinion
             of
             this
             City
             ,
             the
             antiquity
             therof
             .
          
           
             This
             City
             divided
             into
             Wards
             more
             than
             400.
             yeers
             since
             ,
             and
             also
             had
             then
             both
             Aldermen
             and
             Sheriffes
             .
          
           
             Customes
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             Casualties
             of
             fires
             when
             houses
             were
             covered
             with
             church
             .
          
           
             Change
             of
             place
             and
             tradesmen
             .
          
           
             Stockfish
             monger
             row
             ,
             old
             
               Fish
               street
            
             ,
             and
             new
             
               Fish
               street
            
             .
          
           
             Merchāts
             of
             all
             nations
             .
          
           
             Tho.
             Clifford
             .
          
           
             W.
             Malmesb
             .
          
           
             Plagues
             of
             London
             ,
             immoderate
             quaffing
             ,
             and
             casualties
             by
             fire
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             Constit
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             Horne
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             Clarkēwell
             .
          
           
             Purprestur
             in
             and
             about
             this
             City
             .
          
           
             W.
             Paucns
             .
          
           
             Carts
             and
             Drayes
             not
             well
             governed
             in
             this
             City
             dangerous
             .
          
           
             L.
             S.
             
               Mary
               Aborum
            
             .
          
           
             Riding
             in
             Whirlicotes
             .
          
           
             Riding
             on
             side
             Saddles
             ,
             that
             were
             wont
             to
             ride
             a
             stride
             .
          
           
             Riding
             in
             Coaches
             .
          
           
             W.
             Fitstephen
             .
          
           
             The
             causes
             of
             greater
             shewes
             and
             musters
             in
             this
             City
             of
             old
             time
             ,
             more
             than
             of
             late
             .
          
           
             Great
             families
             of
             old
             time
             kept
             .
          
           
             Tho.
             Earle
             of
             Lancaster
             ,
             his
             housekeeping
             and
             charge
             thereof
             for
             one
             yeere
             .
          
           
             Record
             of
             Pontfract
             ,
             as
             I
             could
             obtaine
             of
             M.
             Cudnor
             .
          
           
             159.
             
             Cloths
             in
             Liveries
             against
             Christmas
             .
          
           
             104.
             cloths
             in
             Liveries
             in
             summer
             .
          
           
             Northern
             Russt
             halfe
             yard
             and
             halfe
             quarter
             broad
             ,
             I
             have
             seen
             sold
             for
             foure
             pence
             the
             yard
             ,
             and
             was
             good
             cloth
             of
             a
             mingled
             colour
             .
          
           
             Record
             Tower.
             
          
           
             
               Hugh
               Spencer
            
             the
             elder
             ,
             his
             provision
             for
             house-keeping
             ,
             which
             sheweth
             a
             great
             family
             to
             be
             kept
             in
             houshold
             .
          
           
             Rob.
             Fabian
             manuscript
             .
          
           
             Nevell
             Earle
             of
             Warwicke
             his
             house
             keeping
             .
          
           
             Richard
             Redman
             
               Bishop
               of
            
             Ely.
             
          
           
             The
             worthy
             house
             keeping
             of
             
               Thomas
               Woolsey
            
             Lord
             Archbishop
             of
             Yorke
             .
          
           
             Officers
             for
             the
             Hall
             kitchin
             .
          
           
             Master-Cookes
             and
             other
             .
          
           
             For
             the
             Privy
             kitchin
             .
          
           
             Scalding
             house
             ,
             Pantry
             ,
             Buttry
             .
          
           
             Chandery
             .
          
           
             Wafary
             .
          
           
             Wardrobe
             of
             beds
             .
          
           
             Laundery
             .
          
           
             Bakehouse
             
          
           
             VVood-yard
             .
          
           
             Barne
             .
          
           
             Garden
             .
          
           
             Barge
             .
          
           
             Stable
             .
          
           
             Porters
             .
          
           
             The
             order
             of
             his
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             The
             rich
             furniture
             of
             his
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             Crosse-bearers
             &
             pillar-bearers
             .
          
           
             His
             privie
             chamber
             .
          
           
             Gentlemē
             waiters
             .
          
           
             Lords
             and
             their
             attendants
             .
          
           
             For
             the
             privie
             and
             great
             chamber
             .
          
           
             Daily
             attendāts
             on
             his
             Table
             .
          
           
             Officers
             of
             the
             Chancerie
             .
          
           
             His
             Footmen
             .
          
           
             A
             Herald
             and
             Serjeant
             at
             Armes
             .
          
           
             Surveyor
             of
             Yorke
             ,
             &
             Clerke
             of
             the
             Greene-cloth
             .
          
           
             Yong
             Lords
             and
             Gentlemē
             
          
           
             Attendāts
             allowed
             in
             the
             house
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             Ely.
             
          
           
             West
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Ely
          
           
             Edward
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Darby
             .
          
           
             Thomas
             Lord
             Audley
             .
          
           
             Every
             Livery
             coat
             had
             three
             yards
             of
             bread
             cloth
             .
          
           
             Tho.
             Lord
             Cromwell
             .
          
           
             Duke
             of
             Sommerset
             .
          
           
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             Almes
             given
             at
             the
             Lord
             Cromwels
             gate
             .
          
           
             Bishop
             of
             Winchester
             his
             saying
             touching
             the
             reliefe
             〈◊〉
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             Bishop
             of
             Norwich
             sold
             his
             plate
             .
          
           
             Archbishop
             of
             Canturbury
             his
             charity
             
          
           
             
               Pater
               de
               Ioh●●
            
             .
             Tenne
             thousand
             poore
             people
             daily
             fed
             and
             sustained
             by
             Henry
             the
             third
             .
          
           
             Record
             of
             the
             Tower
             
               Hen.
               3.
            
             fed
             6000.
             poore
             people
             in
             one
             day
             .
          
           
             Richard
             de
             Berry
             ,
             
               Bishop
               of
            
             Durham
             .
          
           
             Duke
             of
             Gloucesters
             Almes
             dish
             contained
             a
             great
             quantity
             of
             silver
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Cromwell
            
             at
             the
             great
             Muster
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e60210
           
             Of
             sports
             and
             pastimes
             in
             this
             Citie
             .
          
           
             Every
             thing
             hath
             his
             time
             ,
             a
             time
             to
             weepe
             ,
             a
             time
             to
             laugh
             ,
             a
             time
             to
             mourne
             ,
             &
             a
             time
             to
             dance
             .
             
               Eccles
               .
               3.
            
             
          
           
             Stage-playes
             .
          
           
             Cocke-fighting
             .
          
           
             Ball-play
             .
          
           
             Exercises
             of
             warlike
             feats
             on
             horseback
             with
             disarmed
             Lances
             .
          
           
             Battell
             on
             the
             water
             .
          
           
             Fighting
             of
             Bores
             ,
             baiting
             of
             Beares
             &
             Buls
             .
          
           
             Hawking
             &
             hunting
             
          
           
             A
             stage-play
             that
             continued
             3.
             dayes
             ,
             A
             stage-play
             that
             lasted
             8.
             dayes
             .
          
           
             Theater
             &
             Curten
             for
             Comedies
             and
             othe●
             shewes
             ,
          
           
             The
             Ball
             at
             Tennis
             play
             .
          
           
             The
             kings
             servants
             deriding
             the
             Citizens
             ,
             were
             fore
             beatē
             ,
             but
             the
             Citizens
             were
             fined
             by
             the
             King.
             
          
           
             Quinten
             upon
             Cornhill
             .
          
           
             Running
             with
             staves
             on
             the
             Thames
             .
          
           
             Leaping
             ,
             dancing
             ,
             shooting
             ,
             wrestling
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             Paris
             .
          
           
             A
             game
             at
             VVestminster
             on
             Lammas
             day
             .
          
           
             The
             advice
             of
             〈◊〉
             L.
             Maior
             .
          
           
             The
             bad
             counsel
             of
             
               Constantine
               Fitz
               Arnulit
            
             as
             bad
             followed
             .
          
           
             
               Cl●on
               .
               Don.
            
             The
             Abbot
             of
             VVestminst
             .
             put
             to
             his
             shifts
             .
          
           
             The
             Lord
             chiefe
             Iustice
             entred
             the
             Citie
             of
             London
             with
             an
             Army
             .
          
           
             Constantine
             and
             other
             hanged
             .
          
           
             Gamos
             of
             defence
             .
          
           
             Playing
             at
             the
             Bucklers
             .
          
           
             Dancing
             for
             Garlands
             in
             the
             streets
             
          
           
             Beare
             and
             Bull
             baiting
             .
          
           
             Mal.
             Paris
             .
          
           
             Shewes
             for
             triumphs
             .
          
           
             The
             Citizens
             rode
             .
          
           
             Imbroidered
             garments
             .
          
           
             Fishmongers
             Procession
             for
             triumph
             of
             victory
             ,
             more
             than
             1000.
             horsmen
             .
          
           
             A
             shew
             by
             Torch-light
             ,
             being
             a
             Mummery
             of
             more
             than
             100
             :
             men
             on
             horseback
             
          
           
             The
             Prince
             did
             win
             three
             Iewels
             of
             the
             Maskers
             .
          
           
             Lord
             of
             Misrule
             at
             Christmas
             
          
           
             Tempests
             of
             lightning
             and
             thunder
             fired
             Pauls
             steeple
             ,
             overthrew
             the
             standard
             at
             
               Leaden
               hall
            
             ,
             and
             threw
             stones
             of
             the
             payement
             into
             mens
             houses
             .
          
           
             Twisted
             trees
             ●et
             from
             the
             woods
             .
          
           
             May
             games
             
          
           
             Edward
             Hall.
             
          
           
             
               Robin
               Hood
            
             and
             his
             men
             shot
             before
             the
             King.
             
          
           
             Bishops
             Wood.
             
          
           
             Bishops
             Hall
             by
             Ble●henhall
             green
             .
          
           
             The
             pleasāt
             month
             of
             May
             commended
             .
          
           
             The
             number
             of
             strangers
             in
             London
             misliked
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Lincolne
            
             a
             Broker
             beginner
             of
             the
             insurrection
             
          
           
             A
             bill
             offered
             by
             Lincolne
             to
             Doctor
             Standish
             .
          
           
             Doctor
             Be●●●dertooke
             to
             read
             Lincolns
             bill
             in
             the
             Pulpit
             .
          
           
             The
             bill
             contained
             much
             seditious
             matter
             .
          
           
             Pugna
             pro
             Patria
             .
          
           
             Quarela
             urged
             to
             strangers
             as
             they
             were
             in
             the
             streets
             
          
           
             Evil
             May-day
             .
          
           
             A
             meeting
             of
             the
             L.
             Maior
             and
             his
             brethren
             at
             Guildhall
             .
          
           
             The
             Recorder
             &
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               More
            
             sent
             to
             the
             Cardinall
             .
          
           
             An
             Alderman
             resisted
             ,
             and
             put
             to
             flight
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               More
            
             labored
             to
             pacifie
             the
             rude
             multitude
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             Den●●
             ,
             a
             Serjeant
             〈◊〉
             ●●mes
             sore
             hurt
             .
          
           
             Mewtas
             a
             Piccard
             .
          
           
             The
             strangers
             houses
             broken
             up
             at
             Blanchapleton
             .
          
           
             The
             King
             sendeth
             to
             know
             the
             state
             of
             the
             City
             .
          
           
             The
             Lords
             came
             with
             power
             to
             London
             .
          
           
             Doctor
             Bell
             sent
             to
             the
             Tower
             for
             his
             Sermon
             .
          
           
             The
             Duke
             of
             Norfolke
             entred
             London
             with
             1300
             men
             .
          
           
             Ten
             paire
             of
             Gallowes
             set
             up
             in
             divers
             streets
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Lincolne
            
             the
             Broker
             executed
             ,
             but
             the
             rest
             respited
             by
             the
             King.
             
          
           
             The
             prisoners
             were
             brought
             before
             the
             King
             at
             
               Westminster
               Hall.
            
             
          
           
             The
             King
             graciously
             pardoned
             all
             the
             prisoners
             .
          
           
             Evill
             May-day
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e64290
           
             Curfe●
             Bel
             at
             8.
             of
             the
             clocke
             commanded
             fire
             &
             candle
             to
             be
             quenched
             .
          
           
             Roger
             Hoveden
             manuscript
             .
          
           
             Nightwalkers
             murthered
             all
             they
             met
             .
          
           
             Rich
             theeves
             most
             worthy
             to
             bee
             hanged
             .
          
           
             The
             judgment
             of
             fire
             and
             water
             called
             Ordalii
             ,
             was
             condemned
             by
             Pope
             Innocent
             the
             third
             1205.
             
             Decretal
             .
             lib.
             5.
             
          
           
             Cause
             why
             watches
             in
             the
             night
             were
             commanded
             and
             when
             .
          
           
             Bonefires
             and
             banqueting
             in
             the
             streets
             
          
           
             Marching
             watch
             at
             Midsummer
             .
          
           
             Garnishing
             of
             mens
             doores
             ,
             &
             furnishing
             them
             out
             .
          
           
             Almost
             1000.
             cressets
             light
             ,
             for
             the
             watch
             at
             Midsummer
             .
          
           
             More
             than
             240.
             
             Constables
             in
             London
             ,
             the
             one
             halfe
             of
             them
             each
             night
             went
             in
             the
             marching
             watch
             ,
             the
             otherhalfe
             kept
             their
             standing
             watch
             in
             every
             street
             and
             lane
             .
          
           
             A
             great
             Muster
             at
             London
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Moūtgomery
             .
          
           
             Commodities
             of
             the
             watch
             at
             Midsūmer
             ,
             in
             the
             time
             of
             peace
             .
          
           
             Wrestling
             at
             ●kinners
             we●●
             ,
             ne●re
             unto
             Clerks
             wel
             before
             the
             Maior
             .
          
           
             Shooting
             the
             standard
             ,
             broad
             arrow
             and
             flight
             before
             the
             Maior
             .
          
           
             Shooting
             in
             the
             long
             bow
             suppressed
             Bowling-alleys
             erected
             and
             frequēted
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e65200
           
             The
             modest
             Matrons
             that
             have
             bin
             ,
             &
             ought
             to
             be
             .
          
           
             Worthinesse
             of
             men
             ,
             Citizens
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             Constatine
             the
             Emperour
             borne
             in
             London
             .
          
           
             A
             Sheriffs
             Clerke
             of
             London
             became
             chancelor
             of
             England
             ,
             and
             Archbishop
             of
             Canturbury
             .
          
           
             Honorable
             actions
             done
             by
             the
             worthy
             citizens
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             Hospitall
             of
             S.
             James
             in
             the
             fields
             .
          
           
             VValter
             Brune
             .
          
           
             Simon
             Fitzmary
             .
          
           
             Henry
             VVallis
             ,
          
           
             VVilliam
             Elsing
             ,
          
           
             Sir
             Iohn
             Poultney
             .
          
           
             〈…〉
             .
          
           
             Henry
             Picard
             .
          
           
             Iob.
             Lofken
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             Barnes
             .
          
           
             Ioh.
             Filpot
             .
          
           
             William
             Walworth●
             valianey
             .
          
           
             Ro.
             Knowles
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Churchman
             .
          
           
             Adam
             Bamme
             .
          
           
             Thomas
             K●●●les
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Hinde
             .
          
           
             Thomas
             Falconer
             .
          
           
             VVilliam
             Sevenock
             .
          
           
             Richard
             VVhittington
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Carpenter
             .
          
           
             Dance
             of
             death
             ,
             called
             the
             dance
             of
             Pauls
             .
          
           
             Ro.
             Chichley
             .
          
           
             Ioh.
             Rainwell
             .
          
           
             Ioh.
             VVels
             .
          
           
             VVilliam
             Eastfield
             .
          
           
             Stephen
             Browne
             .
          
           
             Philip
             Malpas
             .
          
           
             Robert
             Large
             .
          
           
             Richard
             Rich.
             
          
           
             Simon
             Eyre
             .
          
           
             Godfrey
             Bullein
             .
          
           
             Richard
             Rawson
             .
          
           
             Tho.
             Ilam
             .
          
           
             Edw.
             Shaw.
             
          
           
             Tho.
             Hill.
             
          
           
             Hugh
             Clopton
             .
          
           
             Robert
             Fabian
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Percivall
             .
          
           
             Rich.
             Carew
             .
          
           
             Stephen
             Gennings
             .
          
           
             Hen.
             Keble
             .
          
           
             Ioh.
             Collet
             .
          
           
             William
             Fitzwilliam
             
          
           
             A
             just
             and
             royall
             disposition
             in
             the
             King.
             
          
           
             The
             liberall
             and
             bountifull
             minde
             of
             this
             Fitz-William
             .
             His
             death
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Tate
             .
          
           
             George
             Monnox
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Milborne
             .
          
           
             Robert
             Thorne
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Iohn
             Allen.
             
          
           
             Sir
             William
             Laxton
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Iohn
             Gresham
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Rowland
             Hill.
             
          
           
             Sir
             Andrew
             Iud.
             
          
           
             The
             famous
             memory
             of
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               White
            
             .
          
           
             Glocester
             Hall
             in
             Oxenford
             .
          
           
             The
             building
             of
             S.
             
               Iohn
               Baptist
            
             Colledge
             in
             Oxenford
             .
          
           
             Other
             Schooles
             by
             him
             builded
             &
             maintained
             .
          
           
             His
             great
             bounty
             to
             the
             City
             of
             Bristow
             .
          
           
             Provision
             of
             Corne
             for
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             His
             order
             out
             of
             his
             gift
             to
             Bristow
             .
          
           
             An
             hundred
             and
             4.
             pounds
             brought
             to
             Merchant
             Taylors
             Hall
             alwaies
             on
             Bartholomew
             day
             .
          
           
             The
             order
             of
             the
             yeerely
             lending
             .
          
           
             The
             hundred
             and
             foure
             pounds
             is
             yeerely
             delivered
             at
             the
             Merchant
             Taylors
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Passing
             still
             in
             order
             from
             place
             to
             place
             .
          
           
             His
             liberal
             bounty
             to
             the
             City
             of
             Coventry
             ,
             it
             being
             then
             in
             great
             distresse
             .
          
           
             Twelve
             poore
             aged
             Inhabitants
             of
             Coventry
             yeerely
             .
          
           
             Foure
             poore
             yong
             men
             of
             the
             same
             City
             .
          
           
             Northampton
             .
          
           
             Leicester
             .
          
           
             Nottingham
             VVarwicke
             .
          
           
             Edward
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Richard
             Hils
             .
          
           
             W.
             Lambert
             .
          
           
             Sir
             VVilliam
             Harper
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Gresham
             .
          
           
             VV.
             Patten
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Rowe
            
             his
             worthy
             liberality
             .
          
           
             Ten
             poore
             men
             to
             be
             maintained
             for
             ever
             .
          
           
             Clothworkers
             .
          
           
             Armorers
             .
          
           
             Carpēters
             .
          
           
             Tylars
             .
          
           
             Plaisterers
             
          
           
             Ambrose
             Nicholas
             .
          
           
             
               VVilliam
               Lambe
            
             Citizen
             and
             Clothworker
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             A
             free
             Grammar
             Schoole
             at
             
               Sutton
               Valens
            
             in
             Kent
             .
          
           
             Almes-houses
             at
             Sutton
             for
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             Free
             Schoole
             at
             Maidstone
             .
          
           
             His
             reliefe
             to
             poore
             Clothiers
             in
             divers
             places
             .
          
           
             His
             building
             of
             the
             Conduit
             neere
             to
             Oldborn
             ,
             and
             the
             Standard
             at
             Oldborn
             bridge
             .
          
           
             Poore
             women
             benefited
             by
             the
             Conduit
             .
          
           
             His
             gift
             to
             the
             worshipfull
             Company
             of
             Clothworkers
             .
          
           
             Allowance
             for
             foure
             yeerely
             Sermons
             .
          
           
             Every
             pooreman
             and
             poore
             woman
             ,
             a
             shirt
             ,
             a
             smock
             and
             a
             gowne
             ,
             and
             a
             payre
             of
             shooes
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             S
             Giles
             without
             Creplegate
             .
          
           
             His
             gift
             to
             the
             Company
             of
             Stationers
             .
          
           
             His
             gift
             to
             Christs
             Hospitall
             .
          
           
             His
             gift
             to
             S.
             Thomas
             Hospitall
             .
          
           
             His
             intent
             to
             the
             Savoy
             .
          
           
             His
             reliefe
             for
             poore
             prisoners
             .
          
           
             Marriage
             money
             for
             poore
             maids
             .
          
           
             His
             love
             and
             liberality
             to
             his
             servants
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Offley
            
             bequeathed
             much
             to
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             
               Bernard
               Randolph
            
             ,
             Common
             Serjeant
             of
             London
             ,
             his
             liberall
             bounty
             .
          
           
             For
             conveying
             of
             Thames
             water
             .
          
           
             For
             a
             poor
             Scholar
             .
          
           
             For
             mending
             high
             wayes
             .
          
           
             For
             the
             poore
             in
             divers
             parishes
             .
          
           
             Master
             Tho.
             Ridge
             .
          
           
             Benefit
             of
             yong
             beginners
             .
          
           
             Love
             to
             Religion
             .
             Care
             of
             poore
             tradesmen
             
          
           
             Master
             
               Iohn
               Haydon
            
             his
             bountifull
             charity
             .
          
           
             To
             the
             poore
             in
             gownes
             .
          
           
             Benefit
             of
             young
             beginners
             .
          
           
             Love
             to
             Religion
             .
          
           
             Care
             for
             young
             beginners
             and
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             To
             severall
             Cities
             for
             the
             benefit
             of
             young
             beginners
             and
             the
             poore
             prisoners
             .
          
           
             Remembrance
             of
             his
             Company
             and
             of
             his
             servants
             .
          
           
             Richard
             Walter
             .
          
           
             
               VVilliam
               Norton
            
             his
             benevolence
             .
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Iennings
            
             his
             love
             to
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             
               Peter
               Blundell
            
             his
             most
             liberall
             charity
             .
          
           
             To
             Hospitals
             in
             and
             about
             London
             .
          
           
             For
             the
             reliefe
             of
             poore
             prisoners
             .
          
           
             To
             poore
             maides
             marriages
             
          
           
             To
             helpe
             poore
             Artificers
             .
          
           
             To
             a
             free
             Schoole
             and
             Officers
             thereto
             belonging
             .
          
           
             For
             Apprentises
             .
          
           
             His
             love
             to
             Learning
             and
             Schollers
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               Chilcot
            
             a
             worthy
             servant
             to
             so
             good
             a
             Master
             .
          
           
             Reliefe
             of
             poore
             prisoners
             .
          
           
             His
             love
             to
             learning
             and
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             To
             the
             Schoole
             and
             the
             attending
             Officers
             .
          
           
             For
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             Repairining
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Holms
             .
          
           
             Thomas
             Atkinson
             .
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Cure
            
             his
             hospitall
             in
             Southwarke
             .
          
           
             
               George
               Bishop
            
             his
             memorable
             charity
             .
          
           
             Richard
             Culverwell
             .
          
           
             William
             VVhitmore
             
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Norton
            
             mindfull
             of
             the
             poore
             ,
             and
             of
             his
             Company
             .
          
           
             
               Henry
               Fisher
            
             his
             love
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Aldersey
            
             his
             love
             to
             religion
             and
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               Offley
            
             his
             liberall
             charity
             .
          
           
             Reliefe
             for
             two
             poore
             scholars
             yeerely
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Fisher
            
             his
             love
             to
             learning
             ,
             and
             respect
             of
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             
               Florence
               Caldwell
            
             his
             charity
             
          
           
             The
             love
             of
             divers
             Citizens
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             The
             Christian
             and
             charitable
             works
             of
             
               Robert
               Rogers
            
          
           
             A
             speciall
             note
             of
             a
             godly
             disposition
             .
          
           
             Care
             of
             Religion
             .
          
           
             His
             care
             for
             poore
             decayed
             brethren
             .
          
           
             His
             provident
             care
             for
             the
             poore
             in
             divers
             places
             and
             Parishes
             .
          
           
             His
             love
             and
             liberality
             to
             Learning
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Fuller
            
             his
             Almes-houses
             and
             charity
             .
          
           
             For
             poore
             aged
             widdowes
             .
          
           
             Feoffees
             put
             in
             trust
             to
             see
             his
             will
             performed
             .
          
           
             Care
             for
             the
             reliefe
             and
             discharge
             of
             poore
             prisoners
             .
          
           
             Edward
             Elmer
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Nelson
            
             his
             love
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             Rafe
             Newbery
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               Row
            
             a
             savourer
             of
             learning
             .
          
           
             
               Edmond
               Stile
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Stockley
            
             his
             charity
             and
             love
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             
               Gaius
               Newman
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Newman
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Richard
               May
            
             his
             love-tokē
             to
             London
             ,
             and
             charity
             to
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             
               Peter
               Chapman
            
             his
             charity
             ,
             &
             love
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Carre
            
             his
             care
             for
             learning
             ,
             and
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             
               Henry
               Cowche
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               David
               Smith
            
             his
             care
             of
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Scot
            
             his
             charity
             to
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Stoder
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Mascall
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Stephen
               Skidmore
            
             his
             love
             &
             charity
             to
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             
               Richard
               Iacob
            
             his
             charity
             to
             hospitals
             &
             prisons
             .
          
           
             A
             time
             of
             honest
             &
             large
             continuance
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Russell
            
             his
             charitable
             deeds
             .
          
           
             His
             especiall
             respect
             of
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             His
             love
             to
             religiō
             and
             learning
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Gale
            
             his
             love
             to
             learning
             ,
             and
             respect
             of
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Quarles
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Dummer
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               W.
               Parker
            
             his
             charity
             
          
           
             
               Owen
               Clun
            
             his
             charity
             
          
           
             
               Iames
               Stoddard
            
             his
             loue
             to
             Learning
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Skeete
            
             his
             respect
             of
             the
             poore
             ,
             and
             his
             love
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             
               Roger
               Owfield
            
             ,
             his
             love
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Berryman
            
             his
             respect
             of
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Ireland
            
             his
             charity
             
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Thorney
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Francis
               Evington
            
             his
             charity
             &
             love
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             
               Henry
               Butler
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Peter
               Hall
            
             his
             charity
             
          
           
             
               Roger
               Ienkins
            
             his
             love
             to
             Learning
             .
          
           
             
               George
               Chāberlaine
            
             his
             charity
             
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Church
            
             his
             charity
             
          
           
             
               Andrew
               Banning
            
             his
             love
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             
               Randall
               Manning
            
             His
             love
             to
             Learning
             .
          
           
             
               Hugh
               Cappe
            
             his
             liberall
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Lewes
               Randall
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             A
             strāgers
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Hufrey
               Fox
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Parker
            
             his
             bountifull
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               George
               Palin
            
             his
             boūtifull
             charity
             .
          
           
             Those
             Almes-houses
             are
             builded
             neere
             to
             Creplaegate
             .
          
           
             His
             care
             &
             love
             to
             Learning
             .
          
           
             His
             care
             for
             prisoners
             ,
             and
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             His
             zeale
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             The
             fruits
             of
             a
             Christian
             faith
             
          
           
             His
             care
             of
             poore
             people
             in
             the
             coūtry
             
          
           
             
               Laurence
               Campe
            
             his
             love
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             The
             worthy
             charitable
             gifts
             of
             Master
             
               Robert
               Dove
            
          
           
             This
             charity
             extēdeth
             only
             to
             poore
             brethren
             of
             the
             same
             company
             .
          
           
             His
             love
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             A
             notable
             and
             moste
             Christian
             care
             for
             poor
             condemned
             persons
             ,
             and
             their
             going
             to
             their
             death
             .
          
           
             
               Randulph
               Wolley
            
             his
             love
             to
             learning
             ,
             and
             care
             for
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             
               Henry
               Walcot
            
             ,
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Henry
               VVoolaston
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Vernō
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Edward
               Harvist
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Brown
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Porter
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Lewis
               Randall
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             His
             love
             to
             the
             children
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               VVhithall
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               VVilliam
               Iones
            
             his
             bountifull
             charity
             .
          
           
             His
             Christian
             care
             for
             Religion
             in
             his
             country
             .
          
           
             His
             care
             for
             the
             maintenance
             of
             Learning
             .
          
           
             His
             providence
             for
             the
             poore
             and
             needy
             people
             in
             Monmouth
             .
          
           
             Still
             his
             Piety
             and
             Christian
             Charity
             walk
             hand
             in
             hand
             together
             .
          
           
             His
             care
             for
             poore
             decayed
             brethren
             of
             the
             Company
             .
          
           
             His
             maintaining
             of
             a
             Preacher
             in
             the
             City
             of
             London
             for
             ever
             .
          
           
             His
             love
             to
             poore
             Preachers
             .
          
           
             His
             charity
             to
             Hospitals
             and
             poore
             people
             beyond
             the
             Seas
             .
          
           
             His
             love
             to
             his
             own
             Company
             
          
           
             What
             care
             and
             diligence
             the
             worthy
             Company
             have
             taken
             in
             the
             execution
             of
             his
             will
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             times
             and
             severall
             appointed
             places
             .
          
           
             Divers
             men
             yet
             living
             ,
             have
             been
             and
             still
             are
             most
             bountifull
             benefactors
             to
             the
             poore
             ,
             and
             many
             other
             religious
             uses
             
          
           
             The
             testimony
             of
             a
             good
             and
             godly
             conscience
             indeed
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Masham
            
             his
             love
             to
             Learning
             .
          
           
             
               Henry
               Prannel
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Elkin
            
             his
             bountifull
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Richard
               Gurney
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Hugh
               Offley
            
             his
             love
             to
             learning
             and
             care
             for
             the
             poor
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               Brook
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Benedict
               Barnham
            
             ,
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               Taylor
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Paul
               Banning
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Richard
             Goddard
             .
          
           
             
               VVilliam
               VValthall
            
             his
             charitable
             benevolence
             
          
           
             Care
             for
             young
             beginners
             .
          
           
             
               Sir
               Robert
               Hampson
            
             ,
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Henry
               Anderson
            
             ,
             his
             love
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             
               VVilliam
               Glover
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               VVillia
               ,
               Rumney
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Roger
               Jones
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Richard
               Faringdon
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Nicholas
               Stile
            
             ,
             his
             charity
             ,
             and
             care
             for
             poore
             Sea-men
             .
          
           
             
               Ieffrey
               Edwes
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Cuthbert
               Martin
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Iames
               Dean
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               George
               Smithes
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               VVilliam
               Bowyer
            
             ,
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Lion
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Champion
            
             his
             charity
             for
             reliefe
             of
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Christopher
               Draper
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Lionel
               Ducket
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Ramsey
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               VVolstane
               Dixie
            
             his
             charitable
             benevolence
             
          
           
             His
             bounty
             to
             Prisons
             in
             divers
             places
             .
          
           
             Out
             of
             his
             love
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             To
             poore
             Merchants
             .
          
           
             To
             Hospitals
             and
             poore
             maids
             marriages
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             To
             the
             Pesthouse
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Hart
            
             his
             care
             of
             Learning
             ,
             and
             respect
             of
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Allot
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               William
               VVebbe
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Stephen
               Slanie
            
             ,
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Skinner
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Lee
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               VVats
            
             ,
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Henry
               Rowe
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Humfrey
               VVeld
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Cambell
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iames
               Pemberton
            
             his
             love
             to
             learning
             and
             to
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Swinnerton
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Henry
               Rowe
            
             his
             love
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Hunt
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Rumney
            
             his
             love
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Stone
            
             his
             charity
             .
          
           
             
               Ieffrey
               Elwes
            
             his
             love
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             Agnes
             Foster
             .
          
           
             
               Avice
               Gibson
            
             founded
             a
             Chappell
             ,
             a
             Free-schoole
             ,
             and
             Almes
             houses
             at
             Radcliffe
             .
          
           
             Cursed
             is
             hee
             that
             removeth
             his
             neighbours
             marke
             ,
             have
             I
             read
             .
          
           
             Margaret
             Danne
             .
          
           
             The
             Lady
             Baineham
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             The
             Lady
             Forman
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             The
             Lady
             Barne
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             The
             Lady
             Saunders
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             The
             Lady
             Hunt
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             The
             Lady
             Ierningham
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             The
             Countesse
             of
             Sussex
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             The
             Lady
             Constable
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             The
             Lady
             VVeb
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             The
             Lady
             Gresham
             her
             charity
             ,
          
           
             The
             Christian
             and
             bountifull
             charity
             of
             the
             Lady
             Ramsey
             .
          
           
             Her
             love
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             Her
             care
             of
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             Her
             charity
             to
             the
             poore
             prisoners
             .
          
           
             To
             parishes
             in
             London
             .
          
           
             Care
             for
             poore
             maimed
             Souldiers
             .
          
           
             Her
             care
             for
             poore
             beginners
             in
             the
             world
             .
          
           
             Her
             charity
             to
             divers
             Parishes
             in
             the
             countrey
             .
          
           
             The
             Lady
             Billingsley
             her
             love
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             The
             Lady
             Iones
             her
             love
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             The
             Lady
             Spencer
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             The
             Lady
             Glover
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             The
             Lady
             Stone
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             Mistris
             Walter
             her
             love
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             Mistris
             Barnham
             her
             love
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             Mistris
             Scot
             ,
             her
             love
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             Mistris
             Garway
             her
             love
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             Mistris
             Hawes
             her
             love
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             Mistris
             Hill
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             Mistris
             Packingten
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             Mistris
             Packington
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             Mistris
             Smith
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             Mistris
             Electon
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             Mistris
             Simcotes
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             Mistris
             Search
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             Mistris
             Allington
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             Mistris
             Baker
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             Mistris
             Sambach
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             Mistris
             Venables
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             Mistris
             Clarke
             her
             love
             to
             Learning
             .
          
           
             Mistris
             Doxie
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             Mistris
             Bakhouse
             her
             love
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             Mistris
             Woodward
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             Mistris
             Baker
             her
             love
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             Mistris
             Iacob
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             Mistris
             Philips
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             Mistris
             Whitmore
             her
             liberal
             charity
             .
          
           
             Mistris
             Awdley
             her
             charity
             .
          
           
             The
             worthy
             charity
             of
             Mistris
             
               Alice
               Owen
            
             .
          
           
             The
             manifest
             testimony
             of
             her
             affection
             to
             learning
             .
          
           
             Her
             care
             of
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             A
             token
             of
             her
             love
             to
             the
             Countrey
             .
          
           
             Her
             providence
             for
             the
             poore
             in
             her
             almes-houses
             .
          
           
             All
             these
             things
             were
             done
             in
             her
             life
             time
             .
          
           
             Gifts
             appointed
             by
             her
             will.
             
          
           
             A
             worthy
             example
             ,
             and
             well
             deserving
             imitation
             .
          
           
             A
             great
             danger
             she
             escaped
             in
             her
             childhood
             .
          
           
             The
             reasō
             of
             erecting
             her
             Almes-houses
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Lidgate
            
             ,
             in
             praise
             of
             Londoners
             of
             his
             time
             .
          
           
             The
             Citie
             of
             London
             divided
             from
             East
             to
             west
             ,
             into
             a
             South
             halfe
             and
             a
             North
             halfe
             .
          
           
             The
             Stocks
             market
             the
             midst
             of
             the
             Citie
             .
          
           
             S.
             Pauls
             Church
             burned
             in
             the
             Conquerour
             time
             .
          
           
             The
             Citie
             divided
             frō
             north
             to
             south
             ,
             into
             an
             east
             halfe
             &
             a
             west
             halfe
             .
          
           
             The
             course
             of
             Walbrooke
             ,
             and
             reason
             of
             the
             name
             .
          
           
             The
             course
             of
             VValbrooke
             arched
             over
             .
          
           
             This
             City
             divided
             intowards
             
          
           
             Fitzstephen
             .
          
           
             Wards
             in
             
               London
               24.
            
             
             Patent
             Record
             .
          
           
             Wards
             in
             
               London
               25.
            
             
          
           
             VVards
             in
             London
             and
             the
             Borough
             of
             
               Southwarke
               ,
               26.
            
             
          
           
             Names
             of
             wards
             in
             London
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e90110
           
             Portsoken
             ward
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             Trinit
             .
             Knighten
             Guild
             .
          
           
             Bounds
             of
             
               Knighten
               Guild
            
             ,
             or
             Portsoken
             ward
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             Trinit
             .
          
           
             Priory
             of
             the
             Trinity
             within
             Ealdgate
             .
          
           
             
               Knighten
               Guild
            
             givē
             the
             Canōs
             of
             the
             holy
             Trinity
             .
          
           
             Cōstables
             of
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             Part
             of
             
               Knighten
               Guild
            
             with-held
             by
             the
             Cōstables
             of
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             Prior
             of
             the
             Trinity
             an
             Alderman
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             Hospitall
             of
             Saint
             Katharines
             .
             A
             second
             Foundres
             .
          
           
             New
             Abby
             on
             East-smithfield
             .
          
           
             Buriall
             for
             the
             dead
             prepared
             in
             time
             of
             pestilence
             .
          
           
             *
             Causing
             it
             to
             bee
             named
             Eastminster
             .
          
           
             The
             Kings
             Store-house
             .
          
           
             Towerhill
             .
          
           
             Merchant-Taylors
             Almes-houses
             at
             the
             Tower
             hill
             .
          
           
             Abby
             of
             S.
             Clare
             Nuns
             called
             the
             Minories
             .
          
           
             Store-house
             for
             Armour
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Trinity
             .
          
           
             A
             farme
             by
             the
             Minories
             ,
             wherein
             hath
             been
             sold
             three
             pints
             of
             milke
             for
             one
             halfe-penny
             ,
             in
             memory
             of
             men
             living
             .
          
           
             Ditch
             of
             the
             City
             lay
             open
             and
             was
             cleansed
             ,
             but
             now
             filled
             up
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Buttolph
             .
          
           
             Hog-lane
             .
          
           
             Water-Conduit
             at
             Aldgate
             .
          
           
             The
             two
             pieces
             of
             Coyne
             were
             of
             Traionus
             &
             Dioclesianus
             Emperors
             ▪
             
          
           
             Begun
             to
             be
             taken
             downe
             in
             
               An.
               1606.
            
             and
             finished
             in
             
               An.
               1609.
            
             
          
           
             Hounds-ditch
             .
          
           
             Bedred
             people
             in
             Hounds-ditch
             .
          
           
             Brasse
             ordnance
             〈◊〉
             in
             Hounds-ditch
             .
          
           
             A
             matter
             greatly
             deserving
             reformation
             in
             Hounds-ditch
             .
          
           
             The
             unconscionable
             broking
             Vsurers
             their
             living
             .
          
           
             The
             Iewes
             were
             never
             any
             such
             gripple
             Extortioners
             .
          
           
             Such
             gaines
             are
             the
             greedy
             Vsurers
             glory
             .
          
           
             A
             publike
             stocke
             would
             doe
             well
             for
             the
             poore
             in
             every
             Parish
             .
          
           
             For
             relief
             of
             the
             poore
             in
             the
             Parish
             of
             S.
             Buttolphs
             without
             Aldgate
             .
          
           
             The
             limits
             of
             Fortsoken
             VVard
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             whole
             Parish
             ,
             which
             extendeth
             a
             great
             way
             further
             than
             the
             VVard
             doth
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e95490
           
             Towerstreet
             Ward
             .
          
           
             Tower
             hill
             .
          
           
             This
             pretended
             Priviledge
             is
             directly
             against
             the
             Lawes
             of
             the
             Realm
             ,
             as
             hereunder
             is
             resolved
             by
             the
             Iudges
             .
          
           
             Tur.
             Lond.
             
          
           
             Tur.
             Lond.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e96250
           
             Ex
             Relatione
             Hum.
             Dyson
             Notaris
             Pub.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e97230
           
             Chicke
             lane
             .
          
           
             Tower-street
             Alhallowes
             Barking
             a
             
               Parish
               Church
            
             .
          
           
             Barking
             Chappell
             of
             
               our
               Lady
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Kings
             Chapell
             of
             Barking
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Rowse
             .
          
           
             All
             these
             Mounments
             are
             in
             the
             Chancell
             on
             the
             ground
             neere
             to
             one
             another
             as
             they
             are
             here
             set
             downe
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             North
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Qeire
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             South
             I
             le
             o●
             the
             Q●●re
             .
          
           
             Sydon-lane
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Olave
             in
             Hart-street
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             On
             the
             ground
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Northside
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             Mart-lane
             ,
             of
             a
             Mart
             kept
             about
             
               Blanch
               Chappelton
            
             ,
             or
             Appleton
             .
          
           
             Mincheon
             lane
             .
          
           
             Galley-men
             dwelled
             there
             .
          
           
             Cloth.
             workers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Gristes
             house
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Champneis
            
             ,
             Alderman
             blind
             .
          
           
             Sporiar
             lane
             or
             VVater-lane
             ,
             or
             Hart-lane
             .
          
           
             Harpe-lane
             .
          
           
             Bakers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Galley
             Row.
             
          
           
             
               Church
               lane
            
             .
             by
             East
             .
          
           
             
               Church
               lane
            
             in
             the
             West
             .
          
           
             Fowle
             lane
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Dunstane
             in
             the
             East
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             South
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e106390
           
             Passekes
             VVharffe
             ,
             and
             Horners
             Key
             .
          
           
             Wool-wharffe
             by
             Customers
             Key
             .
          
           
             Water-gate
             by
             VVool
             Key
             .
          
           
             Custome
             house
             .
          
           
             Tronage
             of
             Wools.
             
          
           
             Custome
             house
             .
          
           
             Porters
             Key
             or
             Porters
             lane
             .
          
           
             Galley
             Key
             .
          
           
             Petty-Wales
             .
          
           
             Princes
             of
             Wales
             their
             lodging
             .
          
           
             The
             Merchants
             of
             Italy
             their
             lodging
             by
             their
             Gallies
             .
          
           
             No
             Gallies
             landed
             here
             in
             memory
             of
             men
             living
             .
          
           
             A
             strange
             kind
             of
             building
             by
             the
             Shippe-wrights
             or
             Galley-men
             .
          
           
             An
             Hospitall
             for
             lunaticke
             or
             phrensie
             people
             .
          
           
             Cobhams
             Inne
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e107560
           
             Ealdgate
             ward
             .
          
           
             Hart-horne
             Alley
             .
          
           
             Bricklayers
             Hall.
             Sprinkle
             Alley
             .
          
           
             Belzetters
             Lane.
             
          
           
             Wall
             ,
             gate
             and
             windowes
             of
             stone
             〈◊〉
             under
             ground
             .
          
           
             S.
             Mary
             street
             
          
           
             Culver
             Alley
             .
          
           
             Hartstreet
             .
          
           
             Priory
             of
             the
             Trinity
             of
             Canons
             regular
             .
          
           
             Prior
             of
             Christs-Church
             an
             Alderman
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             Priory
             of
             the
             holy
             Trinity
             surrendred
             and
             suppressed
             
          
           
             The
             Duke
             Place
             .
          
           
             The
             inhabitants
             the
             Duke
             place
             〈◊〉
             themselves
             Parishionem
             of
             St.
             
               Katharine
               Cree
            
             〈◊〉
             by
             lacked
             a
             Church
             of
             their
             owne
             .
          
           
             The
             time
             of
             such
             continuance
             ,
             did
             meerely
             make
             a
             custome
             of
             it
             in
             opinion
             .
          
           
             The
             Archbishop
             moved
             King
             Iames
             in
             the
             justice
             of
             the
             suit
             .
          
           
             The
             〈◊〉
             ,
             decayed
             ruines
             of
             〈◊〉
             Christ-Church
             in
             the
             
               Dukes
               place
            
             .
          
           
             Norman
             ,
             the
             first
             Prior
             ,
             was
             made
             an
             Alderman
             of
             London
             ,
             and
             rode
             with
             them
             on
             solemn
             dayes
             ,
             but
             in
             an
             Ecclesiastical
             habit
             .
          
           
             This
             is
             mistaken
             by
             Mr.
             Stowe
             .
          
           
             The
             windowes
             glazed
             ,
             and
             by
             whom
             .
          
           
             These
             two
             Gentlemē
             were
             Sheriffes
             then
             
          
           
             An
             artificiall
             Sun
             ,
             and
             the
             ingenious
             forming
             of
             it
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Katharin
               Christs-Church
            
             ,
             commonly
             called
             Cree-church
          
           
             The
             new
             building
             of
             S.
             
               Katharin
               Cree-Church
            
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             South
             side
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Tombe
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             the
             Chancel
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             stone
             plated
             in
             the
             North
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quare
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Andrew
               Vndershaft
            
             .
          
           
             A
             shaft
             or
             May-pole
             higher
             than
             the
             Church
             Steeple
             .
          
           
             Chawcer
             chance
             of
             dice.
             
          
           
             As
             hath
             bin
             at
             large
             before
             declared
             .
          
           
             Shaft
             or
             Maypole
             preached
             against
             at
             Pauls
             Crosse
             .
          
           
             The
             said
             Elm
             tree
             his
             preaching
             place
             is
             lately
             taken
             down
             .
          
           
             Shaft
             or
             Maypole
             saved
             in
             pieces
             and
             burnt
             .
          
           
             Bayliffe
             of
             Rumford
             executed
             within
             Ealdgate
             for
             words
             spoken
             to
             the
             priest
             of
             the
             parish
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             Saint
             Andrew
             Vndershaft
             new
             builded
             .
          
           
             
               Stephen
               Woodroffe
            
             the
             best
             Benefactor
             to
             the
             poore
             in
             that
             Parish
             .
          
           
             On
             a
             faire
             plated
             Stone
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             Before
             the
             doore
             within
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             At
             the
             upper
             end
             of
             the
             North
             I
             le
             in
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             faire
             guilded
             plate
             in
             the
             wall
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             wal
             close
             by
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             A
             handsome
             small
             Monument
             in
             the
             wall
             ,
             South
             in
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             In
             the
             I
             le
             beneath
             the
             Quire
             and
             on
             the
             same
             side
             ,
             a
             comely
             Monument
             in
             the
             wall
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             lower
             part
             of
             the
             Monument
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Grave-stone
             ,
             with
             the
             persons
             of
             him
             and
             her
             engraven
             in
             brasse
             .
          
           
             S.
             Mary
             street
             .
          
           
             Pickering
             house
             .
          
           
             Fletchers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Papey
             a
             brother
             hood
             or
             Hospitall
             for
             poore
             Priests
             .
          
           
             The
             Abbot
             of
             Bury
             his
             Inne
             .
          
           
             Bevis
             markes
             .
          
           
             Fenne
             Church
             street
             .
          
           
             Ironmongers
             hall
             .
          
           
             Woodroffe
             lane
             by
             the
             wall
             of
             the
             Tower
             hil●
             .
          
           
             Crossed
             F●●ers
             Church
             .
          
           
             The
             glasse
             house
             burned
             .
          
           
             Almes
             houses
             by
             
               Crossed
               Friers
            
             .
          
           
             Testamōt
             of
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Milborne
            
             .
          
           
             L.
             Lumleys
             house
             .
          
           
             Prior
             of
             Horne-Church
             in
             Essex
             .
          
           
             Northumb.
             house
             .
          
           
             The
             poore
             Jurie
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Katharine
               Coleman
            
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Northeast
             end
             of
             the
             Chancell
             ,
             an
             ancient
             Tombe
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             stone
             on
             the
             groūd
             by
             the
             Cōmunion
             Table
             .
          
           
             A
             small
             Alabaster
             Monumēt
             fixed
             in
             the
             wall
             .
          
           
             At
             the
             doore
             〈◊〉
             to
             the
             〈◊〉
             Cha●●●
             a
             very
             〈◊〉
             faire
             〈◊〉
             on
             the
             ●
             gro●●
             
          
           
             In
             the
             north
             〈◊〉
             just
             against
             the
             Grave-stone
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e120330
           
             Mannor
             of
             
               Blanch
               Apleton
            
             .
          
           
             Mart
             lane
             .
          
           
             Basket-makers
             at
             Blanch
             Apleton
             ,
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e120670
           
             
               Limestreet
               Ward
            
          
           
             Limestreet
             .
          
           
             High
             street
             of
             Cornehill
             .
          
           
             An
             house
             in
             Limestreet
             ,
             called
             the
             Kings
             Artirce
             .
          
           
             Benbridges
             Inne
             .
          
           
             Messuage
             of
             the
             L.
             Sowch
             .
          
           
             Messuage
             called
             the
             Green-gate
             .
          
           
             Philip
             Malpas
             robbed
          
           
             Mutas
             house
             spoiled
             .
          
           
             Leaden
             Porch
             .
          
           
             Mannor
             of
             
               Leaden
               Hall.
            
             
          
           
             Licence
             to
             take
             up
             Lead
             to
             the
             building
             of
             a
             common
             granary
             .
          
           
             Horse-mill
             in
             Grasse-street
             .
          
           
             
               Simon
               Eyre
            
             sometime
             an
             Vpholster
             ,
             then
             by
             changing
             of
             his
             Copy
             a
             Draper
             .
             Leaden-hall
             new
             builded
             to
             bee
             a
             common
             Garner
             .
          
           
             A
             Chappell
             builded
             in
             
               Leaden
               hall
            
             .
          
           
             Legacies
             given
             by
             
               Simon
               Eyre
            
             .
             Daily
             Service
             by
             note
             ,
             &c.
             and
             three
             free
             schooles
             in
             the
             Leaden
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Liber
             albus
             .
          
           
             Beame
             for
             Tronage
             of
             wools
             at
             Leaden-hall
             .
          
           
             A
             brotherhood
             of
             60
             Priests
             in
             the
             Chappell
             of
             
               Leaden
               hall
            
             .
          
           
             Leaden-hall
             burned
             .
          
           
             Rich.
             Arol
             .
          
           
             A
             request
             of
             the
             Citizens
             to
             the
             Maior
             and
             Aldermen
             .
          
           
             
               Leaden
               hall
            
             Market
             for
             Canvas
             and
             linnen
             cloth
             .
          
           
             Common
             Beame
             to
             be
             kept
             in
             
               Leaden
               hall
               .
               Leaden
               hall
            
             pertaining
             to
             the
             Communalty
             .
          
           
             Wools
             ,
             Fels
             ,
             and
             other
             Merchandizes
             to
             be
             sold
             in
             Leaden-hall
             .
          
           
             
               Leaden
               hall
            
             used
             as
             a
             Garner
             .
          
           
             
               Roger
               Achley
            
             Maior
             made
             good
             provision
             for
             the
             City
             .
          
           
             Bread
             Carts
             of
             Stratford
             the
             Bow.
             
          
           
             
               Liber
               .
               D.
            
             A
             Baker
             of
             Stratford
             punished
             in
             London
             for
             baking
             bread
             under
             the
             Assize
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Malverne
             .
          
           
             Bread
             Carts
             frō
             Stratford
             missed
             in
             this
             City
             in
             time
             of
             scarcity
             .
          
           
             A
             Petition
             of
             the
             Commons
             concerning
             the
             use
             of
             the
             
               Leaden
               hall
            
             .
          
           
             〈…〉
             the
             people
             to
             stand
             drie
             .
          
           
             
               Leaden
               Hall
            
             ,
             meant
             to
             have
             been
             made
             a
             Burse
             for
             Merchants
             .
          
           
             A
             Pumpe
             in
             the
             high
             street
             of
             Lime-street
             Ward
             .
          
           
             Cornchill
             street
             in
             some
             place
             raised
             two
             fadome
             higher
             than
             of
             old
             time
             ,
             as
             appeared
             by
             buildines
             found
             so
             deepe
             .
          
           
             St.
             Mary
             street
             Parish
             Church
             of
             Mary
             ,
             St.
             Vrsula
             ,
             and
             11000.
             
             Virgins
             ,
             called
             at
             the
             Axe
             ,
             letten
             out
             of
             a
             warehouse
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Augustine
             in
             the
             wall
             ,
             made
             a
             Chappel
             to
             the
             Papey
             ,
             and
             since
             pulled
             downe
             and
             made
             a
             stable
             .
          
           
             Houses
             by
             London
             wall
             in
             the
             ward
             of
             Limestreet
             .
          
           
             A
             part
             of
             Limestreet
             ward
             unjustly
             withheld
             by
             Bishopsgate
             ward
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             Papey
             .
          
           
             Patent
             .
             Oxford
             Place
             .
          
           
             Hum.
             Dyson
             
          
           
             Subsidy
             of
             parishes
             ,
             Limestreet
             ward
             ,
             in
             the
             yeere
             1371.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e125220
           
             Bishopsgate
             Ward
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Buttolph
             without
             Bishopsgate
             .
          
           
             Faire
             plared
             stones
             lying
             one
             by
             another
             on
             the
             ground
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             At
             the
             entrance
             into
             the
             Quite
             ,
             in
             the
             middle
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             This
             gift
             is
             performed
             by
             the
             Company
             of
             Tallow-Chandlers
             yeerely
             .
          
           
             The
             mirrour
             of
             this
             Age
             for
             a
             matchiefe
             woman
             .
          
           
             Nor
             did
             she
             this
             worthy
             service
             to
             God
             here
             onely
             ,
             but
             in
             other
             Parishes
             beside
             ,
             as
             at
             
               Pauls
               ,
               Christs-Church
            
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             The
             thankfull
             gratitude
             to
             God
             of
             
               Humfrey
               Swanne
            
             Imbroide
             ,
             rer
             .
          
           
             M.
             Pinder
             gift
             of
             three
             ●core
             pounds
             .
          
           
             The
             benevolence
             of
             
               Nicholas
               Reive
            
             a
             Scrivener
             in
             Cornehill
          
           
             The
             charity
             of
             the
             Eearle
             of
             Devonshire
             .
          
           
             Petty-France
             ,
             neere
             to
             the
             Town
             ditch
             .
          
           
             A
             new
             place
             of
             buriall
             ,
             made
             by
             the
             other
             Church-yard
             .
          
           
             The
             memory
             of
             a
             Persian
             buried
             out
             of
             the
             Church-yard
             .
          
           
             This
             was
             thus
             Englished
             by
             his
             interpreter
             .
          
           
             Hospitall
             of
             Bethelem
             .
          
           
             Anno
             39.
             
          
           
             Hen.
             3.
             
          
           
             H●m
             .
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             H●m
             .
             Diso●
             
          
           
             Buriall
             for
             the
             dead
             prepared
             .
          
           
             Deepe
             ditch
             by
             Bethlem
             .
          
           
             Dolphin
             without
             Bishopsgate
             .
          
           
             Fishers
             folly
             .
          
           
             Berwards
             lane
             .
          
           
             Tazell
             Close
             .
          
           
             Artillary
             yard
             .
          
           
             
               Walter
               Brune
            
             Mercer
             ,
             one
             of
             the
             Sheriffes
             of
             
               London
               ,
               1203.
            
             
          
           
             Berwards
             lane
             .
          
           
             Soreditch
             so
             called
             more
             than
             400.
             yeers
             since
             .
          
           
             Pulpit
             Crosse
             at
             the
             Spittle
             .
          
           
             Charnell
             and
             Chappell
             of
             S.
             Edmond
             and
             of
             
               Mary
               Magdalen
            
             .
          
           
             Sermons
             in
             the
             Easter
             holydayes
             at
             the
             Spittle
             .
          
           
             House
             in
             S.
             
               Mary
               Spittle
            
             Church-yard
             builded
             for
             the
             Maior
             and
             Aldermen
             Pulpit
             Crosse
             in
             Spittle
             Church-yard
             new
             builded
             .
          
           
             A
             house
             in
             Spittle
             Church-yard
             builded
             for
             the
             Governers
             and
             Children
             of
             Christs
             Hospitall
             .
          
           
             On
             Munday
             in
             Easter
             week
             ,
             
               An.
               Dom.
               1617.
            
             
             A
             Saint
             
               Mary
               Spittle
            
             .
          
           
             Lolesworth
             field
             .
          
           
             Buriall
             of
             the
             Romans
             in
             
               Spittle
               field
            
             .
          
           
             Old
             Monuments
             of
             the
             Romanes
             found
             .
          
           
             Troughs
             of
             Stone
             found
             in
             the
             Spittle
             field
             .
          
           
             Great
             Nayles
             of
             Irō
             found
             in
             the
             field
             and
             fond
             opinions
             of
             men
             .
          
           
             Clarkes
             Hall
             and
             their
             alms-houses
             in
             Bishopsgate
             street
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Ethelbiage
             .
          
           
             Priory
             of
             S.
             Helens
             and
             almes-houses
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Helen
             .
          
           
             Leather-sellers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             A
             comely
             Alabaster
             Tombe
             ,
             standing
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             the
             Church
             below
             .
          
           
             A
             printed
             memory
             hanging
             up
             in
             a
             Table
             ,
             at
             the
             entranced
             to
             the
             Church
             doore
             .
          
           
             Of
             〈◊〉
             place
             ,
             and
             of
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               〈◊〉
            
          
           
             Water-conduit
             at
             Bishopsgate
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Greshams
            
             house
             builded
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Andrew
               Iud
            
             his
             Almes
             houses
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e132870
           
             Broadstreet
             Ward
             .
          
           
             Three
             Needle
             street
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             Alhallowes
             in
             the
             wall
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Menumēt
             in
             the
             wall
             close
             by
             the
             Pulpit
             ,
             on
             the
             west
             side
             thereof
             .
          
           
             Carpenters
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Curriers
             Row.
             
          
           
             Lane
             stopped
             up
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               William
               Powlet
            
             ,
             L.
             Treasurers
             house
             in
             Broad-street
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Tho.
               Gresams
            
             Almes-houses
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Peter
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             On
             a
             faire
             ancient
             place
             ,
             in
             the
             wall
             North
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             on
             the
             groūd
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             fixed
             in
             the
             wall
             ,
             at
             the
             east
             end
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             beautifull
             Monument
             in
             the
             North
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             Too
             mean
             a
             remembrance
             (
             in
             my
             mind
             )
             for
             a
             man
             so
             deserving
             .
          
           
             Friers
             Augustines
             Church
             ,
             part
             wherof
             is
             the
             Dutch
             Church
             .
          
           
             What
             persons
             of
             note
             and
             name
             .
             〈◊〉
             bu●●ed
             in
             the
             ●ugustine
             〈…〉
             .
          
           
             Throkmorton
             street
             .
          
           
             T.
             Cromwell
             his
             house
             .
          
           
             The
             Drapers
             hall
             .
          
           
             The
             Drapers
             Armes
             .
          
           
             Lotisbury
             or
             Lothbury
             .
          
           
             Abbot
             of
             S.
             Albans
             his
             Inne
             .
          
           
             S.
             Anthonies
             school
             ▪
             
          
           
             Three
             Needle
             street
             .
          
           
             S.
             Martins
             Oteswitch
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             engraven
             stone
             on
             the
             South
             side
             of
             the
             Communiō
             Table
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             stone
             ,
             on
             the
             other
             side
             of
             the
             Table
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             goodly
             Tombe
             erected
             in
             the
             wal
             on
             the
             South
             side
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             Tailors
             &
             Linnen
             Armorers
             their
             alms
             houses
             in
             Broadstreets
             Ward
             :
             looke
             more
             in
             Portsoke●●
             ward
             .
          
           
             Taylors
             &
             Linnen
             Armerers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Antiquity
             of
             the
             Tailors
             feast
             by
             authority
             .
          
           
             Taylors
             purchase
             their
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Taylors
             Hall.
             
          
           
             The
             Merchant-tailors
             Arms.
             
          
           
             Taylors
             &
             Linnen
             Armorers
             incorporated
             Merchant
             Taylors
             .
          
           
             Finke
             lane
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Bennet
               Finke
            
             .
          
           
             Hospitall
             of
             Saint
             Anthony
             sometime
             a
             Synagogue
             of
             the
             Iewes
             .
          
           
             Patent
             record
             .
          
           
             Free
             Schoole
             of
             S
             Anthonies
             builded
             .
          
           
             Almes-houses
             of
             S.
             Anthonie
             builded
             .
          
           
             Gift
             of
             Henry
             the
             sixth
             to
             Saint
             Anthonies
             .
          
           
             Saint
             Anthonies
             Pigs
             fed
             on
             the
             dunghils
             .
          
           
             Schoolemaster
             of
             S.
             Anthonies
             made
             Prebend
             of
             Windsor
             ,
             spoiled
             the
             school
             and
             hospitall
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Bartholomew
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             on
             the
             groūd
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             Severall
             faire
             plated
             stones
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             North
             wal
             or
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             Saint
             Christopher
             .
          
           
             An
             Alderman
             of
             London
             put
             to
             penance
             by
             the
             Cleargie
             ,
             for
             wedding
             a
             widdow
             professed
             to
             chastitie
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             faire
             Tombe
             of
             pure
             Touch
             ,
             in
             the
             South
             side
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             
               Robert
               Thorne
            
             ,
             a
             bountifull
             Batchelour
             ,
             buried
             in
             the
             same
             Parish
             of
             S.
             Christopher
             .
          
           
             
               Present
               at
               thi●
               godly
               worke
            
             ,
             Io.
             Skinner
             ,
             Andrew
             Kendrick
             ,
             Tho.
             Singleton
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Disposition
             of
             his
             soule
             to
             God.
             
          
           
             For
             burial
             of
             his
             body
             .
          
           
             For
             poore
             mourners
             .
          
           
             For
             kindred
             ,
             friends
             ,
             &
             servants
             mourners
             .
          
           
             A
             Dinner
             for
             his
             friends
             ,
             and
             the
             Parish
             inhabitants
             .
          
           
             His
             gift
             to
             the
             Maior
             &
             Burgesses
             of
             Reading
             .
          
           
             The
             uses
             intended
             for
             the
             said
             sum
             .
          
           
             Care
             of
             his
             Sister
             .
          
           
             The
             usuall
             benevolence
             of
             the
             rich
             is
             not
             to
             bee
             hindred
             by
             this
             gift
             .
          
           
             For
             negligence
             in
             the
             distribution
             of
             this
             gift
             .
          
           
             How
             to
             be
             bestowed
             upon
             their
             negligence
             .
          
           
             Payment
             to
             his
             Sister
             during
             her
             naturall
             life
             .
          
           
             A
             house
             to
             be
             purchased
             for
             setting
             the
             poore
             to
             worke
             .
          
           
             The
             house
             is
             to
             have
             a
             Garden
             thereto
             adjoyning
             .
          
           
             Imploying
             and
             using
             the
             stocke
             of
             money
             .
          
           
             How
             the
             remainder
             of
             the
             money
             is
             is
             to
             bee
             imployed
             for
             a
             common
             stock
             
          
           
             For
             handling
             and
             husbanding
             the
             common
             stocke
             in
             the
             house
             .
          
           
             In
             what
             manner
             the
             7500.
             pounds
             is
             to
             be
             paid
             .
          
           
             For
             misimploying
             the
             stocke
             contrary
             to
             the
             Doners
             will.
             
          
           
             His
             intent
             for
             London
             upon
             their
             fayling
             .
          
           
             Concerning
             the
             house
             and
             Garden
             at
             Reading
             devised
             .
          
           
             For
             purchasing
             a
             house
             and
             Garden
             at
             Newbery
             to
             set
             the
             poore
             on
             worke
             .
          
           
             For
             neglect
             and
             misimployment
             of
             the
             stock
             committed
             unto
             their
             trust
             .
          
           
             Returned
             over
             to
             Reading
             and
             imployed
             to
             the
             use
             of
             the
             poore
             there
             .
          
           
             For
             non
             performance
             of
             the
             T●●tors
             wil
             and
             intent
             in
             the
             Towne
             of
             Newbury
          
           
             In
             what
             manner
             the
             four
             thousand
             pounds
             is
             to
             be
             paid
             to
             the
             Towne
             of
             Newbury
          
           
             Two
             thousand
             foure
             hundred
             pounds
             given
             to
             the
             Company
             of
             Drapers
             London
             .
          
           
             For
             the
             yeerely
             releasing
             of
             sixe
             poore
             Prisoners
             .
          
           
             For
             releasing
             Prisoners
             in
             other
             Prisons
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             To
             the
             Curate
             of
             the
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Christophers
             .
          
           
             To
             the
             Clerke
             and
             Sexton
             of
             S.
             Christopher
             .
          
           
             To
             the
             poore
             of
             the
             Parish
             
          
           
             To
             the
             Compters
             and
             Newgate
             .
          
           
             To
             Ludgate
             and
             the
             Fleet.
             
          
           
             To
             Bedlem
             .
          
           
             To
             the
             Clerke
             of
             the
             Drapers
             .
          
           
             To
             the
             Beadles
             of
             the
             Livery
             and
             Yeomanry
             .
          
           
             For
             poore
             Clothworkers
             and
             their
             widdowes
             .
          
           
             A
             remembrance
             to
             the
             foure
             Wardens
             .
          
           
             If
             the
             Drapers
             omit
             performance
             of
             this
             Legacy
             of
             two
             thousand
             and
             foure
             hundred
             pounds
             .
          
           
             A
             restraint
             of
             the
             other
             Legacies
             given
             and
             bequeathed
             to
             the
             Company
             .
          
           
             Concerning
             the
             residue
             of
             the
             yeerely
             rent
             .
          
           
             An
             hundred
             pounds
             to
             be
             bestowed
             in
             Plate
             .
          
           
             Five
             hundred
             pounds
             given
             to
             Christs
             Hospitall
             in
             London
             .
          
           
             Fifty
             pounds
             to
             S.
             Bartholomews
             Hospitall
             .
          
           
             To
             the
             poore
             of
             S.
             Thomas
             Hospitall
             .
          
           
             Repairing
             of
             S.
             Christophers
             Church
             .
          
           
             Repairing
             S.
             Pauls
             Church
             in
             London
             .
          
           
             To
             poore
             Maids
             marriages
             in
             London
             .
          
           
             To
             poore
             Maids
             marriages
             in
             the
             Towne
             of
             Reading
             .
          
           
             To
             twenty
             five
             poore
             Maids
             marriages
             in
             the
             Towne
             of
             Newbury
             .
          
           
             For
             setting
             poore
             vagrant
             Boyes
             on
             worke
             in
             Bridewell
             .
          
           
             50.
             pound
             for
             S.
             Maries
             in
             Reading
             .
          
           
             Five
             hundred
             pounds
             to
             be
             lent
             to
             severall
             parties
             in
             Reading
             .
          
           
             For
             lacke
             of
             Clothiers
             ,
             the
             same
             money
             lent
             to
             other
             Tradesmen
             of
             the
             same
             Towne
             .
          
           
             Other
             five
             hundred
             pounds
             to
             Clothiers
             of
             Newbury
             lent
             freely
             
          
           
             To
             tenne
             other
             poore
             Clothiers
             the
             same
             money
             lent
             afterwards
             .
          
           
             Nine
             hundred
             pounds
             given
             to
             the
             Merchant
             Adventurers
             .
          
           
             His
             servants
             first
             preferred
             to
             the
             benefit
             of
             the
             loane
             .
          
           
             To
             his
             Brother
             
               William
               Kendrick
            
             and
             his
             children
             .
          
           
             Payment
             of
             the
             two
             thousand
             pounds
             to
             his
             Brother
             and
             children
             ,
             and
             how
             .
          
           
             For
             mortality
             in
             either
             of
             the
             children
             .
          
           
             The
             gift
             of
             his
             gold
             Ring
             .
          
           
             A
             thousand
             Markes
             given
             to
             his
             sister
             .
          
           
             Two
             thousand
             Markes
             given
             to
             his
             Sisters
             children
             ,
             and
             in
             what
             manner
             .
          
           
             In
             case
             of
             mortality
             or
             death
             happening
             among
             the
             children
             .
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Newman
            
             excepted
             from
             this
             Legacy
             .
          
           
             A
             Bond
             forgiven
             to
             his
             Sisters
             husband
             .
          
           
             Five
             hundred
             pounds
             given
             to
             his
             Sister
             
               Alice
               Vigures
            
             .
          
           
             A
             thousand
             pounds
             given
             to
             his
             said
             Sisters
             Children
             ,
             and
             in
             what
             manner
             .
          
           
             
               Simon
               Gandy
            
             excluded
             from
             this
             thousand
             pounds
             and
             the
             intent
             of
             this
             distribution
             .
          
           
             In
             case
             of
             mortality
             and
             death
             of
             the
             Children
             .
          
           
             To
             his
             Brother
             
               Iames
               VVinche
            
             ,
             and
             his
             Children
             .
          
           
             The
             payment
             of
             this
             thousand
             pounds
             to
             his
             Brother
             and
             Children
             .
          
           
             In
             case
             of
             death
             and
             mortality
             of
             the
             younger
             Children
             .
          
           
             Three
             hundred
             pounds
             to
             his
             poorest
             Kindred
             in
             Reading
             .
          
           
             Fifty
             pounds
             to
             old
             
               Elizabeth
               Kendricke
            
             of
             Reading
             .
          
           
             To
             Thomas
             Newman
             of
             Delft
             in
             Holland
             .
          
           
             One
             thousand
             pounds
             to
             
               Simon
               Gandy
            
             .
          
           
             Five
             hundred
             pounds
             to
             
               Arthur
               Aynscombe
            
             .
          
           
             Five
             hundred
             pounds
             to
             
               Barney
               Reymer
            
             .
          
           
             Five
             hundred
             pounds
             to
             his
             Master
             
               Io.
               Quarles
            
             ,
             living
             in
             the
             house
             .
          
           
             Three
             hundred
             pounds
             to
             Mr.
             
               George
               Lowe
            
             .
          
           
             Two
             hundred
             li.
             to
             
               Thomas
               Bilingsley
            
             .
          
           
             300.
             li.
             to
             
               Thomas
               Iacksons
            
             Executors
             ▪
             
          
           
             
               50.
               li.
               to
            
             Lucas
             van
             Peenen
             .
          
           
             
               20.
               pound
            
             10
             Ieremias
             Poets
             of
             Middle-burgh
             .
          
           
             Two
             hundred
             pounds
             to
             his
             servant
             
               William
               Powle
            
             .
          
           
             Three
             hundred
             pounds
             to
             his
             Apprentice
             
               Andrew
               Kendricke
            
             .
          
           
             One
             hundred
             pounds
             more
             to
             the
             same
             person
             .
          
           
             To
             
               Christopher
               Pack
            
             his
             Apprentice
             one
             hundred
             pounds
             .
          
           
             Twenty
             pounds
             to
             his
             Horse-keeper
             .
          
           
             Twenty
             pounds
             to
             his
             Maid
             Dorothy
             ,
          
           
             Twenty
             pounds
             to
             his
             Maid
             Margaret
             .
          
           
             To
             his
             Drawer
             Hutwith
             fifty
             pounds
             .
          
           
             To
             his
             Drawer
             Bird
             five
             and
             twenty
             pounds
             .
          
           
             Among
             the
             servants
             of
             Hutwith
             twenty
             five
             pound
             ▪
             
          
           
             To
             his
             twelve
             Clothworkers
             ,
             130.
             pounds
             .
          
           
             To
             Bigge
             and
             Salisbury
             25.
             pounds
             .
          
           
             To
             his
             Porters
             twenty
             pounds
             .
          
           
             Tenne
             pounds
             to
             his
             Water-bearer
             and
             Washer
             .
          
           
             To
             
               VVilliam
               Beadle
            
             of
             Reading
             50.
             pounds
             .
          
           
             To
             Slye
             of
             Readings
             Executors
             50.
             li.
             
          
           
             100.
             li.
             to
             Newman
             of
             Newbury
             .
          
           
             100.
             li.
             to
             
               John
               Skinner
            
             .
          
           
             To
             Widdow
             Harison
             and
             her
             daughter
             five
             pounds
             .
          
           
             To
             Master
             Bennet
             300.
             li.
             
          
           
             Tenne
             pounds
             to
             make
             two
             Rings
             .
          
           
             To
             three
             men
             five
             pound
             a
             peece
             .
          
           
             For
             Service
             by
             six
             a
             clocke
             every
             morning
             at
             Reading
             .
          
           
             For
             the
             like
             Divine
             Service
             every
             morning
             at
             Newbury
             .
          
           
             To
             his
             Kinseman
             Bye
             100.
             li.
             
          
           
             Forty
             pounds
             for
             his
             funerall
             dinner
             at
             Drapers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Disposition
             of
             the
             Legacies
             ,
             if
             any
             studye
             in
             the
             meane
             time
             .
          
           
             Appointment
             of
             his
             Executor
             .
          
           
             The
             〈◊〉
             of
             his
             estates
             to
             his
             Executor
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e148720
           
             Scalding
             house
             of
             Scalding
             wicke
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e148900
           
             Cornehill
             Ward
             .
          
           
             Flesh
             Market
             at
             
               Leaden
               hall
            
             ,
             and
             alteration
             of
             prises
             in
             short
             time
             .
          
           
             Standard
             of
             Thames
             water
             by
             
               Leaden
               hall
            
          
           
             The
             highest
             ground
             of
             the
             Citie
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             The
             Tun
             upon
             Cornehill
             a
             prison-house
             for
             night-walkers
             .
          
           
             Temporal
             men
             punish
             spirituall
             persons
             for
             incontinency
             .
          
           
             The
             Bishop
             complaineth
             .
          
           
             The
             King
             forbids
             the
             Laity
             for
             punishing
             the
             Clergy
             men
             .
          
           
             Citizens
             of
             London
             breake
             up
             the
             Tun
             upō
             Cornhil
          
           
             Tho
             Walsingham
             .
          
           
             Citizens
             of
             London
             punished
             fornicatiō
             and
             adultery
             in
             Priests
             and
             other
             ,
             without
             partiality
             .
          
           
             Priests
             punished
             in
             the
             Tnn
             upō
             Cornhil
             forced
             to
             forsweare
             this
             City
             .
          
           
             A
             Priest
             punished
             for
             lecherie
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Well
             in
             Cornhill
             .
          
           
             The
             Tun
             upon
             Cornhill
             made
             a
             Conduit
             of
             sweet
             water
             .
          
           
             Cage
             ,
             stocks
             and
             pillory
             in
             Cornhill
             .
          
           
             Bakers
             ,
             Millers
             ,
             Bauds
             ,
             Scolds
             ,
             &
             common
             Iurors
             for
             rewards
             ,
             punished
             on
             the
             pillory
             .
          
           
             Ring-leaders
             of
             inquests
             will
             pr●ffer
             their
             service
             ,
             and
             bend
             every
             way
             for
             gaine
             .
          
           
             Carefull
             choice
             of
             Iurors
             in
             to
             be
             had●
             a
             man
             derected
             ,
             &
             that
             had
             sworne
             foolishly
             against
             his
             brother
             ,
             is
             not
             to
             bee
             admitted
             a
             cōmon
             Iuror
             ,
             ne●ther
             Butcher
             not
             Surgeon
             is
             to
             be
             admitted
             .
          
           
             Conduit
             on
             Cornehill
             inlarged
             .
          
           
             The
             wey-house
             or
             Kings
             beame
             upon
             Cornhill
             .
          
           
             The
             Burse
             upon
             Cornhill
             ,
             or
             the
             
               Royall
               Exchange
            
             .
          
           
             Swan
             Alley
             .
          
           
             New
             Alley
             .
          
           
             S.
             Christophers
             Alley
             .
          
           
             Housholders
             displaced
             for
             building
             of
             the
             Burse
             .
          
           
             The
             Citie
             charged
             with
             buildings
             of
             the
             Burse
             .
          
           
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             came
             to
             the
             Burse
             .
          
           
             The
             Burse
             called
             the
             
               Royall
               Exchange
            
             .
          
           
             The
             cause
             of
             stone
             houses
             builded
             in
             London
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Peter
             upon
             Cornhill
             .
          
           
             Library
             〈◊〉
             S.
             〈◊〉
             upon
             〈◊〉
             ,
             now
             a
             Gram●●●
             schoole
             .
          
           
             Out
             of
             the
             descriptiō
             of
             ●●taine
             ,
             written
             by
             
               VVilliam
               Harrison
            
             .
          
           
             No
             street
             in
             London
             called
             Cornhill
             ,
             before
             the
             Normans
             Conquest
             .
          
           
             *
             There
             were
             three
             Archflamines
             ,
             1.
             at
             London
             ,
             the
             2.
             at
             Yorke
             ,
             the
             3.
             at
             Caerlbeon
             upon
             the
             River
             Vske
             ,
             builded
             by
             Belinus
             ,
             and
             called
             Glamorgantia
             ,
             now
             Chester
             ,
             all
             destroyed
             by
             Lucius
             ,
             because
             they
             were
             erected
             to
             
               Apollo
               ,
               Mars
            
             and
             Minerva
             :
             hee
             builded
             3.
             other
             Churches
             in
             their
             stead
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Leyland
             .
          
           
             Grammar
             Schooles
             commanded
             by
             Parliament
             .
          
           
             A
             falte
             ancient
             Tombe
             for
             Sir
             
               VVilliam
               Bowyer
            
             in
             the
             south
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             faire
             Marble
             stone
             under
             the
             Communion
             Table
             ,
             plated
             about
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             ,
             neere
             to
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             The
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Michael
             on
             Cornhill
             .
          
           
             This
             was
             accounted
             the
             best
             Ring
             of
             6.
             
             Bels
             to
             be
             rung
             by
             6.
             men
             that
             was
             in
             England
             for
             harmonie
             ,
             sweetnesse
             of
             sound
             and
             tune
             .
          
           
             Lightning
             and
             thunder
             ,
             with
             ugly
             shaps
             seen
             in
             S.
             Michaels
             Steeple
             .
          
           
             The
             print
             of
             clawes
             to
             be
             seen
             in
             hard
             stone
             .
          
           
             Pulpit-Crosse
             in
             Pauls
             Church-yard
             overturned
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Tolus
            
             his
             gift
             to
             the
             church
             not
             performed
             but
             concealed
             .
          
           
             A
             hansome
             Monument
             in
             the
             wall
             of
             the
             Chancell
             ,
             the
             south
             side
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             faire
             Monument
             richly
             gu●ded
             ,
             in
             the
             Chancell
             wall
             on
             the
             Nor●●
             side
             .
          
           
             His
             Picture
             standeth
             alo●●
             on
             the
             other
             Monument
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             South
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire
             a
             hansome
             Monumēts
             in
             the
             wa●
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             same
             wall
             lower
             ,
             a
             hansome
             small
             Monument
             .
          
           
             A
             plated
             stone
             in
             the
             same
             I
             le
             on
             the
             ground
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             small
             Monument
             on
             a
             Pillar
             right
             against
             the
             Pulpit
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Tombe
             in
             the
             Cloyster
             South
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             wall
             on
             the
             North
             side
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             Pulpit-Crosse
             in
             S.
             Michael
             Church-yard
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             2.
             5.
             
          
           
             Birchovers
             lane
             .
          
           
             Vpholders
             sellers
             of
             old
             stuffe
             in
             Cornhill
             .
          
           
             Popes
             head
             
               Taverne
               on
            
             Cornhil
             .
          
           
             Wine
             one
             pint
             for
             a
             penny
             ,
             &
             bread
             given
             free
             .
          
           
             The
             Kings
             house
             in
             Cornhill
             .
          
           
             Armes
             of
             England
             supported
             by
             Angels
             
          
           
             Hubert
             de
             Burgho
             ,
             
               Earle
               of
            
             Kent
             ,
             
               sent
               into
            
             Cornhill
             .
          
           
             The
             
               Cardinals
               Hat
            
             Taverne
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e156630
           
             Langbourne
             
               Ward
               ,
               and
            
             Fenny
             about
             
          
           
             Shareborne
             or
             South
             borne
             lane
             .
          
           
             Culver
             Alley
             .
          
           
             Lane
             stopped
             up
             .
          
           
             Fen-church
             street
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Mary
             &
             S.
             Gabriel
             .
          
           
             Lombard
             street
             
               so
               called
               before
            
             Ed.
             2.
             
          
           
             Limestreet
             .
          
           
             Pewterers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             An
             ancient
             Marble
             Tomb
             in
             the
             North
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire
             ,
             upper-most
             Eastward
             .
          
           
             A
             small
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             wal
             on
             the
             same
             side
             .
          
           
             On
             a
             pillar
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             goodly
             Monument
             in
             the
             South
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             In
             the
             west
             end
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             but
             on
             the
             south
             side
             .
          
           
             The
             foure
             corners
             ,
             a
             place
             so
             called
             ,
             of
             4.
             wayes
             meeting
             .
          
           
             
               Parish
               Church
               of
            
             Alhallowes
             in
             Lambard
             street
             .
             Lib.
             Trin.
             
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monument
             in
             the
             wall
             ,
             at
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             North
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             very
             goodly
             stone
             plated
             ,
             on
             the
             ground
             in
             the
             same
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Chancell
             a
             faire
             stone
             plated
             ,
             against
             his
             Pew
             dore
             .
          
           
             Yet
             living
             ,
             and
             of
             whom
             I
             received
             these
             instructions
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             lying
             by
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monumēt
             erected
             in
             the
             South
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire
             for
             the
             same
             person
             .
          
           
             A
             come●y
             samll
             Monumeat
             in
             the
             South
             〈◊〉
             of
             the
             Quire
             ,
             East
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             〈…〉
             
          
           
             Noblemē
             of
             this
             Realme
             ,
             of
             old
             time
             ,
             as
             also
             of
             late
             yeers
             ,
             have
             dealt
             in
             Merchandises
             .
          
           
             Philpot
             lane
             .
          
           
             S
             Clements
             lane
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             
               Alhallowes
               Stane
               Church
            
             .
          
           
             Of
             late
             it
             is
             fixed
             there
             in
             better
             manner
             than
             ever
             it
             was
             before
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Marble
             Tombe
             is
             the
             South
             wall
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             small
             Monu●●●
             in
             the
             〈◊〉
             wall
             .
          
           
             Beneath
             in
             the
             lower
             part
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             〈◊〉
             faire
             plated
             stone
             .
          
           
             Craddocks
             lane
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Nicholas
               Hacon
            
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Mary
               VVolnoth
            
             .
          
           
             Langborne
             Ward
             discharged
             of
             Fifteenes
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Tombe
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             An
             observation
             out
             of
             
               Richard
               Grafton
            
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Percivall
            
             ,
             Carver
             to
             the
             Lord
             Maior
             or
             chosen
             Sheriffe
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             A
             goodly
             Marble
             close
             Tombe
             under
             the
             Communion
             Table
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             goodly
             Monument
             in
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e162490
           
             Belinsgate
             Ward
             .
          
           
             Smarts
             Key
             
          
           
             Belinsgate
             .
          
           
             Customes
             of
             Belinsgate
             .
          
           
             
               Sommer
               Key
            
             ,
          
           
             
               Lion
               Key
            
             .
          
           
             Buttolph
             VVharfe
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Buttolph
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Rainwell
            
             His
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             Belinsgate
             Ward
             ,
             Downegate
             Word
             ,
             and
             Ealdgate
             VVard
             discharged
             of
             all
             Fifteens
             .
          
           
             The
             nu●ber
             of
             stranger
             lately
             to
             created
             in
             this
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             Bosse
             Alley
             
               and
               the
            
             Bosse
             of
             Belinsgate
             .
          
           
             S.
             
               Mary
               Hill
            
             lane
             .
          
           
             
               Alice
               Hackney
            
             found
             uncorrupted
             ,
             more
             than
             150.
             yeers
             after
             she
             was
             buried
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Tombe
             in
             the
             east
             end
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             On
             the
             other
             side
             of
             the
             Tombe
             ,
             southward
             ▪
             
          
           
             A
             very
             faire
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             South
             wall
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             S.
             Margaret
             Pattens
             lane
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Margaret
               Pattens
            
             .
          
           
             Fire
             in
             
               Reod
               lane
            
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             midst
             of
             the
             Chancell
             ,
             under
             the
             Communion
             Table
             a
             faire
             plated
             stone
             .
          
           
             The
             like
             stone
             ,
             and
             neere
             to
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             faire
             stone
             well
             plated
             by
             the
             other
             twaine
             .
          
           
             Rope
             lane
             Lucas
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             〈◊〉
             S.
             
               Andrew
               Hubbert
            
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             S.
             
               George
               Buttolph
               lane
            
             .
          
           
             Rother
             lane
             ,
             or
             Red-Rose
             lane
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e166160
           
             Bridge
             Ward
             within
             .
          
           
             VVater
             Conduit
             in
             Grasse-street
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Magnus
             .
          
           
             This
             Monument
             〈◊〉
             lately
             reedified
             ,
             〈◊〉
             new
             fenced
             by
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             his
             sonne
             ,
             &
             L.
             Maior
             1602.
             
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Leonards
               Milke-Church
            
          
           
             Grasse-Church
             of
             S.
             Bennet
             Grasse-church
             .
          
           
             Customes
             of
             Grasse-street
             Market
             .
          
           
             Thames
             street
             .
          
           
             Stockfishmongers
             Row.
             
          
           
             Ebgate
             lane
             
          
           
             Fishmongers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Antiquities
             of
             the
             Fishmongers
             ,
             1290
             
          
           
             A
             triumphant
             shew
             made
             by
             the
             Fishmongers
             for
             the
             victory
             of
             the
             King
             ▪
             
          
           
             Fishmongers
             had
             6.
             
             Hals
             in
             London
             .
          
           
             Fishmongers
             ,
             6.
             of
             them
             Maiors
             in
             24.
             yeeres
             .
          
           
             Fishmongers
             for
             their
             greetings
             envied
             of
             the
             other
             companies
             .
          
           
             
               Nicholas
               Exton
            
             for
             the
             Fishmongers
             craved
             the
             Kings
             protection
             .
          
           
             Fishmongers
             by
             Parliamēt
             restored
             to
             their
             liberties
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Cavendish
            
             craved
             the
             peace
             againg
             the
             Chancellor
             ,
             challenged
             him
             of
             taking
             a
             bribe
             .
          
           
             Principal
             adversaries
             to
             the
             Fishemongers
             condemnted
             to
             perpetuall
             prison
             .
          
           
             Paten●
             
          
           
             Stock-fishmongers
             and
             Salt-fishmongers
             united
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Ioh.
               Cornwall
            
             created
             Baron
             〈◊〉
             the
             6.
             of
             
               Edw.
               6.
            
             
          
           
             Fishmongers
             joyned
             in
             amity
             with
             the
             Goldsmiths
             .
          
           
             VV.
             VValworth
             
               slandred
               by
               a
               fable
               of
            
             Iack
             Straw
             ,
             T.
             VVal●●●
             H.
             Knight●
             Lib.
             Eb●●
             .
          
           
             Drink
             water
             VVharfe
             .
          
           
             Fish
             wharfe
             
          
           
             Crooked
             lane
             .
          
           
             Edward
             the
             blacke
             Prince
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e168620
           
             Candlewick
             street
             ,
             or
             Candle-wrightstreet
             Ward
             .
          
           
             Great
             East-cheape
             .
          
           
             East-cheape
             a
             Cookes
             row
             .
          
           
             The
             kings
             sons
             beaten
             in
             
               East
               Cheape
            
             .
          
           
             There
             was
             no
             Tavern
             then
             in
             
               East-cheape
               ▪
            
          
           
             In
             West-Cheap
             linnen
             cloth
             sold
             ,
             but
             no
             silkes
             spoken
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             Fripparia
             Vpholders
             upon
             Conhill
             ,
             sellers
             of
             old
             apprrell
             and
             houshold-stuffe
             .
          
           
             East-cheape
             .
          
           
             Candle-wright
             or
             
               Candlewick
               street
            
             is
             a
             working
             place
             .
          
           
             VVeavers
             in
             
               Candlewick
               street
            
             .
          
           
             Weavers
             brought
             out
             of
             Flanders
             &
             Brabant
             .
          
           
             S.
             Clements
             lane
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Clement
             in
             East-cheape
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Tombe
             on
             the
             North
             side
             of
             the
             Quire
             ,
             made
             into
             the
             wall
             .
          
           
             Another
             beautifull
             Tombe
             on
             the
             South
             side
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             Abchurch
             lane
             .
          
           
             The
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Mary
               Abchurch
            
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             South
             wall
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             faire
             Tombe
             in
             the
             wall
             at
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             S.
             Michaels
             lane
             .
          
           
             Crooked
             lane
             .
          
           
             Leaden
             Porch
             in
             Crooked
             lane
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Michael
             in
             
               Crooked
               lane
            
             .
          
           
             Fable
             of
             
               VV
               Walworth
            
             and
             
               Iack
               Straw●
            
             reproved
             .
          
           
             Praise
             of
             
               VV.
               VValworth
            
             for
             his
             manhood
             in
             arresting
             of
             
               VVat
               Tylar
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Maior
             was
             well
             armed
             ,
             and
             had
             on
             his
             head
             a
             Basenet
             .
          
           
             T.
             Wal●●●g
             ,
             H.
             Knight●●
             Li.
             S.
             Ma●y
             Aborum
             .
          
           
             Maior
             made
             Knight
             ,
             and
             otherwise
             rewarded
             .
          
           
             Order
             of
             making
             a
             Knight
             for
             service
             in
             the
             field
             .
          
           
             Aldermen
             Knighted
             .
          
           
             S.
             Michaels
             Crooked
             lane
             .
          
           
             Monumēt
             of
             Sir
             
               VV.
               VValworth
            
             defaced
             and
             since
             falsified
             ,
             and
             so
             remaineth
             .
          
           
             Dunthorne
             .
          
           
             Old
             Seale
             of
             the
             Maioralty
             broken
             ,
             and
             a
             new
             Seale
             made
             .
          
           
             The
             Arms
             of
             this
             City
             were
             not
             altered
             ,
             but
             remaine
             afore
             :
             to
             wit
             ,
             Argent
             ,
             a
             plaine
             Crosse
             Gules
             ,
             a
             Sword
             of
             S.
             Paul
             in
             the
             first
             quarter
             ,
             and
             no
             Dagger
             of
             
               VV.
               VValworth
            
             ,
             as
             is
             fabuled
             .
          
           
             Colledge-house
             in
             Crookedlane
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             small
             Monument
             in
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             South
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             A
             goodly
             ancient
             Tombe
             within
             the
             Southgrated
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             Houses
             in
             Crookedlane
             .
             blowne
             up
             with
             Gun-powder
             .
          
           
             S.
             
               Martins
               Orgar
               lane
            
             and
             Parish
             Church
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Martin
               Orgar
            
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             wal
             of
             the
             Chancell
             ,
             East
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Laurence
               Poultney
            
             ,
             made
             a
             Colledge
             .
          
           
             An
             anci●
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             North
             I
             le
             ,
             Eastward
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             stone
             on
             the
             groūd
             in
             the
             same
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             faire
             stone
             and
             fairly
             plated
             ,
             in
             the
             South
             Ile
             and
             body
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e173580
           
             VValbrooke
             Ward
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Swithen
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Tombe
             in
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             North
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             A
             goodly
             Tombe
             ,
             East
             ,
             in
             the
             upper
             end
             of
             the
             South
             I
             le
             ,
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             South
             wal
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             A
             small
             Memorie
             on
             a
             pillar
             in
             the
             middle
             Ile
             
          
           
             In
             the
             middle
             I
             le
             upon
             a
             pillar
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             in
             the
             middle
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             Prior
             of
             Tortington
             his
             Inne
             .
          
           
             Oxford
             Place
             by
             Londonsi●nt
             .
          
           
             Empson
             and
             Dudley
             .
          
           
             London
             stone
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             Trint
             .
          
           
             Antiquity
             of
             
               London
               stone
            
             .
          
           
             Read
             Mr.
             
               Iohn
               Speed
            
             ,
             what
             he
             saith
             therof
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             like
             stones
             .
          
           
             VValbrooke
             street
             .
          
           
             Stockes
             Market
             .
          
           
             The
             midst
             of
             the
             Citie
             .
          
           
             Ro.
             Fabian
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Mary
               Wooll
               Church
            
             .
          
           
             Tronage
             or
             weighing
             of
             wooll
             ,
             caused
             the
             Church
             to
             be
             called
             VVooll-Church
             Haw
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             stone
             at
             the
             Chancell
             doore
             within
             .
          
           
             Beare-binder
             lane
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Stephen
             by
             VValbrooke
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             South
             I
             le
             on
             the
             ground
             ,
             a
             faire
             stone
             
          
           
             Vnder
             the
             Communion
             Table
             .
          
           
             Two
             faire
             plated
             stones
             in
             the
             Chancell
             ,
             each
             by
             other
             .
          
           
             Another
             faire
             stone
             close
             by
             it
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Chancell
             aside
             .
          
           
             An
             ancient
             Tomb
             in
             the
             North
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             faire
             Grave-stone
             in
             the
             North
             Cloyster
             .
          
           
             Buckles
             Bury
             .
          
           
             S.
             Iohn
             upō
             VValbrooke
          
           
             Horshooe
             Bridge
             in
             Horshooe
             Bridge
             street
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Mary
               Bothaw
            
             .
          
           
             The
             first
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             London
             ,
             Sir
             
               Henry
               Fitz-Alwine
            
             ,
             buried
             there
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e178830
           
             Downegate
             Ward
             .
          
           
             Conduit
             upon
             Downegate
             .
          
           
             A
             Lad
             of
             18.
             yeeres
             old
             drowned
             in
             the
             Channell
             .
          
           
             Tallow-Chandlers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Copped
             Hall
             ,
             now
             Skinners
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Sixe
             Kings
             Brethren
             with
             the
             Skinners
             Company
             in
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             Their
             pompous
             Procession
             .
          
           
             Elbow-lane
             .
          
           
             William
             de
             pont
             le
             Arch
             
               his
               house
            
             .
          
           
             Inholders
             Hall.
             
          
           
             The
             Erbar
             S.
             Mary
             Bothaw
             .
          
           
             Greenwitch
             lane
             ,
             or
             Fryer
             lane
             .
          
           
             Ioyners
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Granthams
             lane
             .
          
           
             Cosin
             lane
             .
          
           
             A
             Ginne
             to
             convey
             Thames
             water
             to
             Downegate
             Conduit
             .
          
           
             Steleyard
             for
             Merchants
             of
             Almaine
             .
          
           
             Guilda
             Aula
             Theutonicorum
             .
          
           
             Merchants
             of
             the
             Haunce
             ,
             of
             Almaine
             ,
             licenced
             to
             lay
             up
             their
             corn
             in
             Garners
             ,
             but
             to
             sell
             it
             within
             40.
             dayes
             after
             .
          
           
             Act
             of
             Parliamēt
             forbidding
             Corne
             to
             be
             brought
             from
             beyond
             Se●
             .
          
           
             Windgoose
             lane
             .
          
           
             Patent
             .
          
           
             Steelyard
             put
             down
             .
          
           
             Church
             lane
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             
               Alhallowes
               the
               more
            
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             under
             the
             Communion
             Table
             .
          
           
             Another
             faire
             stone
             lying
             by
             it
             ▪
             
          
           
             Hay-wharfe
             Lane.
             
          
           
             VVoolseys
             Lane.
             
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             
               Alhallowes
               the
               lesse
            
             .
          
           
             Cold
             Harbrough
             .
          
           
             The
             Diers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Bush-lane
             .
          
           
             Suffolke
             lane
             .
          
           
             Merchant
             Taylor
             Schoole
             .
          
           
             The
             Manner
             of
             the
             Rose
             .
          
           
             S.
             Laurence
             Lane.
             
          
           
             Poultney
             Lane.
             
          
           
             13.
             
             Wards
             on
             the
             east
             side
             of
             VValbrook
             ,
             not
             having
             one
             house
             on
             the
             west
             of
             the
             said
             Brooke
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e182820
           
             Wards
             on
             the
             VVest
             side
             of
             Walbrooke
             ,
             and
             first
             ,
             of
             Vintrie
             VVard
             .
          
           
             Every
             man
             lived
             by
             his
             severall
             professed
             trade
             .
          
           
             Horshoo-bridge
             street
             
          
           
             Knight-riders
             street
             .
          
           
             Kerion
             lane
             .
          
           
             Brickles
             lane
             .
          
           
             Simpsons
             lane
             .
          
           
             Painted
             Taverne
             ,
             or
             three
             Cranes
             lane
             .
          
           
             The
             Vintry
             Record
             .
          
           
             Vanners
             Lane.
             
          
           
             Broad
             lane
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Clerks
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Stodies
             lane
             
          
           
             Vintners
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Almes-houses
             of
             the
             Vintners
             .
          
           
             The
             Kings
             sonnes
             supped
             in
             the
             Vintrie
          
           
             H●n
             .
             Scogan
             
          
           
             Chawcer
             fol.
             334
             &
             33●
             .
          
           
             Wine-tunners
             incorporated
             the
             15.
             of
             
               Hen.
               6.
            
             
          
           
             Palmers
             lane
             ,
             or
             Ancho●
             lane
             .
             
               Plumers
               Hall.
            
             
          
           
             Worcester
             House
             .
          
           
             F●uiterers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Old
             Swan
             .
          
           
             Pater
             noster
             Lane
             ,
          
           
             〈◊〉
             .
             S.
             Ma●●
             Ov●●●●
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Michael
               〈…〉
            
             ,
             a
             Colledge
             ,
             one
             Almes-house
             or
             Hospit●●●
             .
          
           
             
               R.
               VVhittington
            
             ,
             ●●n
             to
             Sir
             
               VV.
               VVhittington
            
             Knight
             .
          
           
             
               Richard
               Whittington
            
             thrice
             buried
             .
          
           
             A
             goodly
             plaine
             Marble
             Tombe
             in
             the
             Chancell
             ,
             with
             new
             Banners
             to
             adorne
             it
             ,
             very
             lately
             hung
             up
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             before
             the
             Communion
             Table
             .
          
           
             Tower-Royall
             builded
             about
             Henry
             the
             1.
             as
             may
             bee
             supposed
             .
          
           
             King
             Stephen
             was
             lodged
             there
             .
          
           
             Frisard
             .
          
           
             The
             Lady
             Princesse
             lodged
             in
             the
             Tower
             Royall
             .
          
           
             King
             Richard
             lodged
             in
             the
             Tower-Royall
             .
          
           
             Culters
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Bladers
             or
             Blade-Smiths
             .
          
           
             Haft-makers
             .
          
           
             Sheathmakers
             .
          
           
             Knight
             riders
             street
             .
          
           
             Wring-wren
             lane
             ,
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Thomas
             the
             Apostle
             .
          
           
             George
             in
             Breadstreet
             given
             to
             the
             Salters
             upon
             conditions
             not
             performed
             .
          
           
             On
             the
             North
             side
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             Vnder
             the
             Cōmunion
             Table
             .
          
           
             Ipres
             Inne
             .
          
           
             King
             Stephen
             lodged
             in
             the
             Tower-Royall
             .
          
           
             Kennington
             besides
             Lambeth
             .
          
           
             Ormond
             place
             .
          
           
             Kerion
             lane
             .
          
           
             Glasiers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Martin
             in
             the
             Vintrie
             .
          
           
             Li.
             Trinitate
             London
             .
          
           
             Gisors
             Hall
             ,
             
               corruptly
               called
            
             Gerards
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Stone
             beyond
             the
             Pulpit
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             faire
             plated
             Stone
             under
             the
             Communion
             Table
             .
          
           
             Another
             close
             by
             it
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             goodly
             plated
             Stone
             at
             the
             entrance
             into
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             An
             ancient
             Marble
             Tombe
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             Another
             faire
             stone
             close
             by
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             All
             these
             stones
             ,
             fairely
             plated
             ,
             are
             in
             the
             body
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             St.
             
               Iames
               Garlicke
               Hith
            
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Tombe
             in
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             Chancels
             South
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             wall
             of
             the
             South
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             same
             wall
             a
             comely
             Monumēt
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e191550
           
             Cordwainer
             street
             ward
             .
          
           
             Budge
             Row.
             
          
           
             VVathling
             street
             .
          
           
             Turnebase
             Lane.
             
          
           
             Cordwainer
             street
             .
          
           
             Hosier
             lane
             in
             Cordwainer
             street
             .
          
           
             Basing
             lane
             .
          
           
             S.
             Sithes
             lane
             .
          
           
             Needlers
             lane
             .
          
           
             Sopers
             lane
             .
          
           
             Gray
             Sope
             made
             in
             London
             ,
             dearer
             than
             bought
             from
             Bristow
             .
          
           
             Goose
             lane
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Anthonies
             .
          
           
             Epitaph
             of
             
               Tho.
               Knowles
            
             .
          
           
             
               Simon
               Street
            
             his
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             An
             ancient
             Tomb
             in
             the
             South
             side
             
          
           
             A
             very
             goodly
             Tombe
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             At
             the
             west
             end
             of
             the
             same
             Tombe
             .
          
           
             This
             is
             said
             to
             be
             the
             true
             portraiture
             of
             
               Iohn
               Wells
            
             ,
             whose
             Executors
             builded
             the
             Standard
             in
             
               West-d
               cap.
            
             
          
           
             On
             one
             leafe
             .
          
           
             On
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             
               Richard
               Chawcer
            
             ,
             Father
             to
             
               Geffrey
               Chawcer
            
             the
             Poet
             ,
             as
             may
             be
             supposed
             .
          
           
             On
             the
             out-side
             of
             the
             folding
             Tables
             which
             hang
             in
             the
             uppe●
             end
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             1516.
             
          
           
             A
             faire
             Tombe
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             small
             Monumēt
             laid
             on
             the
             groūd
             by
             the
             Tombe
             ,
             within
             the
             iron
             grate
             
          
           
             New
             Mary
             
               Church
               ,
               or
            
             S.
             Mary
             Bow
             in
             West
             Cheaping
             .
             L.
             Colchester
             
          
           
             Roofe
             of
             Bow
             Church
             overturned
             by
             tempest
             .
          
           
             Bow
             steeple
             fortified
             .
          
           
             A
             false
             accuser
             of
             his
             elder
             brother
             ,
             in
             the
             end
             was
             hanged
             .
          
           
             Bow
             steeple
             fell
             downe
             .
          
           
             Bow
             Church
             interdicted
             .
          
           
             Bow
             Bell
             to
             bee
             rung
             nightly
             at
             nine
             of
             the
             clock
             .
          
           
             Bow
             or
             Arches
             on
             Bow
             steeple
             .
          
           
             Grammar
             schoole
             in
             Bow
             Church-yard
             .
          
           
             Vaults
             under
             Bow
             Church
             .
          
           
             An
             ancient
             Marble
             tombe
             in
             the
             Chancell
             ,
             plated
             about
             on
             the
             North
             side
             .
          
           
             The
             like
             ancient
             Marble
             Tombe
             on
             the
             North
             side
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             faire
             grave-stone
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             shed
             or
             standing
             for
             the
             King
             called
             Crowne
             Silde
             .
          
           
             Crounsilde
             .
          
           
             K.
             Henry
             the
             eight
             came
             in
             the
             likenesse
             of
             a
             Yeoman
             of
             his
             Guard
             ,
             to
             the
             Kings
             head
             in
             Cheape
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e198030
           
             Cheape
             Ward
             .
          
           
             S.
             Mildreds
             Church
             .
          
           
             The
             Church
             yard
             given
             .
          
           
             The
             Parsonage
             house
             and
             chambers
             .
          
           
             Church
             taken
             downe
             and
             new
             built
             .
          
           
             Church
             yard
             and
             Buildings
             supposed
             to
             be
             concealed
             .
          
           
             Counter
             in
             the
             Poultry
             .
          
           
             Chappell
             of
             
               Corpus
               Christi
            
             .
          
           
             Cony
             hope
             lane
             .
          
           
             Grocers
             Hall
             purchased
             &
             builded
             .
          
           
             Almes-houses
             by
             the
             Grocers
             hall
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Mary
               Cole-Church
            
             .
          
           
             Buckles
             bury
             of
             one
             Buckle
             .
          
           
             Barges
             towed
             up
             Walbrook
             unto
             Buckles
             bury
             .
          
           
             Cornet
             stoure
             in
             Buckles
             bury
             the
             Kings
             Exchange
             .
             Exchequer
             .
          
           
             Peneritch
             streete
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Sythe
             Benet
             Shrog
             .
             Needlers
             lane
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             East
             wall
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             small
             gilt
             engraven
             Plate
             fastened
             under
             the
             Monument
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             ancient
             Marble
             Tombe
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             plated
             stone
             in
             the
             North
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Chruch
             of
             S.
             Pancrate
             .
          
           
             Iustices
             charged
             to
             punish
             such
             as
             sell
             Bels
             from
             their
             Churches
             ,
             
               Eliz.
               14.
            
             
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             North
             wall
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             Pepperers
             in
             
               Sopers
               lane
            
             .
          
           
             
               West
               Cheap
            
             a
             large
             Market
             place
             .
          
           
             Great
             Conduit
             in
             
               West
               Cheape
            
             .
          
           
             The
             old
             Standard
             in
             Cheape
             ,
             with
             a
             Conduit
             therein
             ,
             taken
             downe
             ,
             and
             new-builded
             .
          
           
             Executions
             at
             the
             Standard
             in
             Cheape
             .
          
           
             Great
             Crosse
             in
             
               West
               Cheape
            
             first
             builded
             .
          
           
             Crosse
             in
             Cheap
             new
             builded
             .
          
           
             Crosse
             in
             Cheape
             indighted
             ,
             the
             Images
             broken
             .
          
           
             Image
             of
             Diana
             let
             upon
             the
             Crosse
             in
             Cheape
             .
          
           
             Socrat.
             li.
             1.
             cap.
             13.
             
          
           
             Top
             of
             the
             crosse
             being
             feared
             to
             fall
             ,
             was
             taken
             downe
             .
          
           
             Crosse
             in
             Cheape
             commanded
             to
             be
             repaired
             .
          
           
             Cōmand
             again
             sent
             for
             repairing
             the
             Crosse
             in
             Cheape
             ,
             it
             being
             an
             ancient
             Ensigne
             of
             Christianity
             .
          
           
             Iustings
             and
             Tournament
             in
             
               West
               Cheape
            
             .
          
           
             Edward
             the
             3.
             held
             Tournament
             or
             Iusts
             in
             West
             Cheap
             3.
             daies
             together
             .
          
           
             Queene
             Philip
             and
             her
             ladies
             fell
             from
             a
             Scaffold
             in
             Cheape
             .
          
           
             A
             shed
             or
             standing
             made
             for
             the
             King
             to
             behold
             the
             shews
             in
             Cheape
             .
          
           
             Southside
             of
             
               Cheape
               street
            
             so
             fat
             as
             
               Cheape
               Ward
            
             reacheth
             .
          
           
             North
             side
             of
             
               Cheape
               Ward
            
             .
          
           
             Hospitall
             of
             S.
             Tho.
             of
             Acars
             .
          
           
             Mercers
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             A
             free
             Schoole
             in
             the
             Hospitall
             of
             S.
             Thom.
             of
             Acars
             .
          
           
             Locke
             his
             Armes
             in
             the
             windowes
             .
          
           
             Crownsilde
             ,
             under
             Bow
             Church
             .
          
           
             Ironmonger
             lane
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Martins
               Pomary
            
             .
          
           
             S.
             Laurence
             lane
             .
          
           
             Blossoms
             Inne
             .
          
           
             Hony
             lane
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             
               Alhallowes
               Hony
               lane
            
             .
          
           
             Catte-street
             .
          
           
             The
             Guild-Hall
             ,
             and
             Courts
             kept
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             Fle●●●
             .
          
           
             The
             new
             Councell
             Chamber
             at
             the
             Guild-Hall
             ,
             and
             the
             building
             therof
             .
          
           
             The
             first
             Court
             kepe
             in
             the
             new
             Councell
             Chamber
             .
          
           
             Verses
             made
             on
             the
             Images
             over
             the
             Guild-hall
             gate
             .
          
           
             Names
             of
             Images
             .
          
           
             Kitchens
             by
             the
             Guild-hall
             .
          
           
             Chappell
             or
             Colledge
             at
             Guild-hall
             .
             Patent
             .
          
           
             Chappell
             or
             Colledge
             at
             Guildhall
             new
             builded
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Welles
            
             a
             principall
             benefactor
             to
             
               Guild
               hall
            
             Colledge
             .
          
           
             Library
             at
             Guild-hall
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Laurence
             ,
             in
             the
             Iurie
             .
          
           
             The
             tooth
             of
             some
             monstrous
             Fish
             as
             I
             take
             it
             .
          
           
             A
             shanke
             bone
             of
             25.
             inches
             long
             ,
             of
             a
             man
             ,
             as
             is
             said
             ,
             but
             might
             be
             of
             an
             Elephant
             .
          
           
             An
             ancient
             Tomb
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             An
             ancient
             Tomb
             in
             the
             South
             wall
             ▪
             
          
           
             A
             grave-stone
             on
             the
             groūd
             ,
             well
             plated
             .
          
           
             An
             ancient
             Tomb
             East
             in
             the
             wall
             .
          
           
             A
             grave-stone
             plated
             before
             the
             Tomb.
             
          
           
             An
             ancient
             Marble
             Tomb
             in
             the
             North
             side
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             North
             wall
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             small
             Monumēt
             on
             a
             pillar
             in
             the
             North
             I
             le
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e208780
           
             Lothbery
             .
          
           
             The
             Iewes
             Synagogue
             .
          
           
             Fratres
             de
             Saccae
             ,
             or
             de
             poenitentia
             .
          
           
             Cole-church
             street
             ,
             or
             Old
             Iew●●e
             .
          
           
             
               Ro.
               Fitzwalter
            
             his
             house
             .
          
           
             The
             Wind
             mill
             Taverne
             in
             the
             old
             Iurie
             .
          
           
             The
             Old
             Iurie
             .
          
           
             The
             Iewes
             brought
             from
             Rone
             by
             William
             Duke
             of
             Normandy
             .
          
           
             
               W.
               Rufus
            
             favoured
             them
             .
          
           
             Hen.
             the
             1.
             punished
             them
             .
          
           
             Rich.
             the
             3.
             forbade
             them
             to
             come
             to
             his
             coronation
             .
          
           
             King
             Iohn
             tormented
             the
             Iewes
             .
          
           
             The
             Barons
             rifled
             the
             Iewes
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             .
             of
             
               Hen.
               3.
               
               Hen
               3.
            
             excheted
             the
             lands
             and
             goods
             of
             the
             Iewes
             .
          
           
             The
             Iews
             builded
             them
             a
             Synagogue
             in
             London
             .
          
           
             Hen.
             the
             3.
             founded
             an
             house
             for
             converted
             Iewes
             .
          
           
             Iews
             stale
             a
             child
             and
             circūcised
             him
             ,
             and
             minded
             to
             have
             crucified
             him
             .
          
           
             
               Hen.
               3.
            
             exacteth
             money
             of
             the
             Iewes
             .
          
           
             Iewes
             hanged
             for
             crucifying
             of
             a
             child
             .
          
           
             700.
             
             Iewes
             slaine
             at
             London
             .
          
           
             Vsury
             forbidden
             .
          
           
             English
             Iewes
             hanged
             .
          
           
             Iews
             hanged
             at
             London
             ,
             for
             crucifying
             a
             child
             at
             Northampton
             .
          
           
             All
             the
             Iewes
             in
             England
             apprehēded
             &
             redeemed
             for
             money
             .
          
           
             All
             the
             Iewes
             banished
             this
             Realme
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Olave
               Vpwell
            
             in
             the
             Iewrie
             .
          
           
             A
             Well
             was
             under
             the
             East
             end
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             late
             turned
             to
             a
             Pump
             ,
             but
             decayed
             .
          
           
             An
             anciēt
             Marble
             Tombe
             in
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             Quite
             .
          
           
             A
             placed
             stone
             on
             the
             groūd
             in
             the
             South
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             A
             goodly
             Tombe
             is
             the
             South
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             faire
             and
             costly
             Tombe
             in
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             faire
             Monument
             in
             the
             nether
             part
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             An
             engraven
             plate
             ,
             in
             the
             South
             wall
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             Kings
             Palace
             in
             the
             
               Old
               Iewrie
            
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             ancient
             Tombe
             in
             the
             North
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             plated
             stone
             by
             the
             Communion
             Table
             .
          
           
             A
             goodly
             ancient
             Tombe
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             before
             the
             ascending
             to
             the
             Cōmunion
             Table
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Pyramide
             erected
             against
             the
             South
             wall
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             small
             Monumēt
             newly
             erected
             in
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             Conduit
             in
             Lothbery
             .
          
           
             The
             Foūders
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Bay
             Hall
             ,
          
           
             Coleman
             street
             .
          
           
             Armourers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Kings
             Alley-Love
             lane
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monument
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             Another
             close
             by
             the
             greater
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Tombe
             in
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             South
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             A
             hans●●
             small
             Monument
             is
             the
             wall
             by
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             South
             wall
             of
             the
             Quite
             .
          
           
             A
             grave
             stone
             in
             the
             same
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             on
             a
             Pillar
             in
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Stephen
             ,
             sometime
             a
             Synagogue
             of
             the
             Iewes
             .
          
           
             Cocked
             water
             ▪
             St
             Streets
             Church
             
          
           
             Co●●
             at
             
               〈◊〉
               Wall.
            
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e216700
           
             Bassings
             Hall
             Ward
             .
          
           
             Masons
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Weavers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Patent
             of
             
               Henry
               2.
            
             
          
           
             Henry
             1.
             
          
           
             Patent
             .
          
           
             Mathew
             Paris
             .
          
           
             Girdlers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Bakewall
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Bassings
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Armes
             of
             the
             Bassings
             .
          
           
             How
             
               Bassings
               Hall
               Ward
            
             took
             that
             name
             
          
           
             
               Salomon
               Bassing
            
             and
             other
             of
             that
             name
             
          
           
             Bassing
             Bourne
             .
          
           
             
               Bakewell
               Hall
            
             given
             to
             the
             Citie
             .
          
           
             
               Bakewell
               Hall
            
             a
             Market
             place
             for
             woollen
             clothes
             .
          
           
             
               Bakewell
               Hall
            
             new
             builded
             .
          
           
             Coopers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Michael
             .
          
           
             An
             ancient
             Monument
             in
             the
             North
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             An
             ancient
             Marble
             〈◊〉
             in
             the
             Chancell
             
          
           
             
               Blakewell
               Hall
            
             was
             his
             dwelling
             house
             
          
           
             1548.
             
          
           
             An
             ancient
             Marble
             tombe
             in
             the
             South
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             Vnder
             the
             Communion
             Table
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e219320
           
             Creplegate
             Ward
             .
          
           
             From
             the
             Standard
             to
             the
             Crosse
             in
             Cheape
             ,
             on
             the
             North
             side
             ,
             is
             of
             Creplegate
             Ward
             .
          
           
             Philip
             lane
             .
          
           
             
               An.
               1477.
               
               Rose
               Ioccline
            
             then
             being
             L.
             Maior
             .
          
           
             A
             Pumpe
             at
             the
             corner
             of
             Alderman-bury
             street
             .
          
           
             〈…〉
             Alderman
             bury
             
               Hall
               by
            
             Alderman
             bury
             Church
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Mary
               Aldermanbury
            
             .
          
           
             Shanke-bone
             of
             a
             man
             28.
             inches
             &
             a
             halfe
             long
             .
          
           
             
               Reyne
               Wolfe
            
             a
             grave
             Antiquary
             ,
             collected
             the
             great
             Chronicles
             ,
             increased
             ,
             &
             published
             by
             his
             Executors
             ,
             under
             the
             name
             of
             
               Ralph
               Holenshead
            
             .
          
           
             Conduit
             in
             Aldermanbury
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Tombe
             in
             the
             North
             side
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             plated
             stone
             by
             the
             Communion
             Table
             .
          
           
             A
             marvellous
             ancient
             plated
             stone
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             faire
             Tombe
             in
             the
             South
             side
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             by
             the
             Communion
             Table
             .
          
           
             Gay-spur
             lane
             .
          
           
             Priory
             or
             Hospitall
             called
             ,
             
               Elsing
               Spittle
            
             .
          
           
             Charter-house
             Church-yard
             without
             Aldosgate
             ,
             and
             one
             other
             the
             like
             without
             Ealdgate
             .
          
           
             A
             Colledge
             for
             the
             Clergy
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             Doctor
             White
             of
             S.
             Dunstanes
             in
             the
             West
             .
          
           
             An
             hundred
             and
             threescore
             pounds
             yeerly
             allowed
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             &
             goodly
             Library
             in
             Syon
             Colledge
             .
          
           
             A
             new
             building
             joyned
             to
             the
             Library
             .
          
           
             Liberall
             Benefactors
             to
             the
             Library
             ,
             &
             their
             gift
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Alphage
             .
          
           
             Elsing
             Spittle
             burned
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             goodly
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             wall
             of
             the
             Quire
             on
             the
             South
             side
             .
          
           
             A
             Grave-stone
             at
             the
             entrance
             into
             the
             Quire
             doore
             .
          
           
             
               Gregory
               Rokesley
            
             ,
             Maior
             of
             London
             ,
             his
             house
             rent
             20.
             shillings
             the
             yeere
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             St.
             
               Mary
               Magdalen
            
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             South
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             faire
             Stone
             in
             the
             same
             I
             le
             before
             the
             Monument
             forenamed
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             〈◊〉
             the
             Chancell
             ,
             by
             another
             much
             more
             ancient
             Tombe
             of
             
               Henry
               Cantilowe
            
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Stone
             at
             the
             entrance
             into
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             very
             faire
             Monument
             in
             the
             Chancell
             on
             the
             North
             side
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             east
             end
             of
             the
             South
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             Woodstreet
             .
          
           
             〈…〉
             .
          
           
             Ladle
             lane
             ,
             
               corruptly
               called
            
             Lad
             lane
             .
          
           
             Love
             lane
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Alban
             .
          
           
             A
             Monument
             in
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             monument
             in
             the
             South
             wall
             of
             the
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             An
             anciēt
             plate
             fixed
             in
             the
             wall
             of
             the
             North
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             Grave-stone
             in
             the
             North
             Chappell
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             grave-stone
             in
             same
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             by
             the
             Communion
             Table
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             in
             the
             body
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             A
             small
             Monumēt
             on
             a
             pillar
             in
             the
             middle
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             An
             Ancient
             Tomb
             in
             the
             Chancell
             ,
             lately
             intruded
             on
             with
             new
             Pewes
             .
          
           
             Adle
             street
             .
          
           
             Pinners
             Hall
             ,
             now
             the
             Plaisterers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Brewers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Curriers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Huggen
             lane
             
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Michael
             in
             Woodstreet
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             small
             Monument
             in
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             North
             Quire
             ,
             in
             the
             wall
             .
          
           
             A
             smaller
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             same
             I
             le
             and
             wall
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             same
             wall
             &
             Ile
             .
          
           
             A
             Memory
             on
             the
             same
             Monument
             .
          
           
             Iames
             ,
             the
             4.
             
             King
             of
             Scots
             ,
             his
             head
             buried
             in
             S.
             Michaels
             Church
             in
             Woodstreet
             .
          
           
             
               Blacke
               Hall
            
             in
             Woodstreet
             ,
             in
             S.
             Michaels
             Parish
             .
          
           
             Ingene
             lane
             ,
             or
             Maiden
             lane
             .
          
           
             Wax-Chandlers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Haberdashers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Record
             in
             the
             Rolles
             
          
           
             Silver
             street
             
          
           
             Monks-well
             street
             .
          
           
             Bowyers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Almes
             .
             houses
             in
             
               Monks-well
               street
            
             .
          
           
             Almes
             .
             Chambers
             in
             little
             Woodstreet
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Giles
             without
             
               Creplegate
               ▪
            
          
           
             An
             anciēt
             Marble
             Tombe
             on
             the
             North
             side
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             Another
             faire
             Marble
             Tomb
             close
             adjoyning
             .
          
           
             A
             small
             Monumēt
             at
             the
             South
             wal
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             faire
             Marble
             stone
             set
             up
             on
             end
             in
             the
             same
             wall
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             on
             the
             groūd
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             Plate
             engraven
             on
             a
             faire
             stone
             neer
             to
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             On
             the
             same
             stone
             .
          
           
             Another
             plated
             stone
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Tombe
             in
             the
             South
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             in
             the
             same
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             South
             wal
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             Another
             small
             Monument
             in
             the
             wall
             of
             the
             same
             I
             le
             in
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             very
             faire
             Monument
             in
             the
             North
             wal
             of
             this
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             by
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             An
             engraven
             Plate
             fixed
             in
             the
             wall
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             wall
             beneath
             the
             Quire
             
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Busby
            
             his
             gift
             to
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             Mr.
             Blighton
             his
             gift
             .
          
           
             
               Charles
               Langley
            
             his
             gift
             .
          
           
             
               Roger
               Mason
            
             his
             gift
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Day
            
             his
             gift
             .
          
           
             
               Anne
               Harvist
            
             her
             gift
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Smith
            
             his
             gift
             .
          
           
             Rich.
             Hanbury
             and
             Richard
             Budd
             
               their
               gift
            
             .
          
           
             
               Roger
               Bellow
            
             his
             gift
             .
          
           
             Brother-hood
             in
             S.
             Giles
             Church
             .
          
           
             Water-Conduit
             without
             Creplegate
             .
          
           
             Bosse
             in
             the
             Wall
             of
             S.
             Giles
             Church-yard
             .
          
           
             Poole
             of
             Spring
             water
             .
          
           
             White-crosse-street
             .
          
           
             Hospitall
             of
             the
             French
             Order
             .
          
           
             Red-crosse
             streete
             .
          
           
             Liber
             .
             S.
             Butto●ph
             .
          
           
             The
             
               Iewes
               Garden
            
             ,
             or
             place
             to
             bury
             their
             dead
             .
          
           
             Beech
             lane
             .
          
           
             The
             Abbot
             of
             Ramsey
             his
             Inne
             .
          
           
             Almes-houses
             in
             
               Beech
               lane
            
             .
          
           
             Golding
             lane
             .
          
           
             Almes
             people
             there
             .
          
           
             Burgh-kenning
             ,
             or
             Barbican
             .
          
           
             Garter
             Place
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e235340
           
             Aldersgate
             Ward
             .
          
           
             Oate
             lane
             .
          
           
             Noble
             street
             
          
           
             Noble
             street
             
          
           
             Shelleyes
             house
             ,
             now
             Bacon
             house
             .
          
           
             S.
             Martins
             lane
             .
          
           
             M.
             
               William
               Parker
            
             ,
             Citizen
             and
             Merchāt-Taylor
             of
             london
             ,
             gave
             three
             thousand
             pounds
             towards
             the
             new
             building
             of
             Aldersgate
             .
          
           
             The
             manner
             and
             forme
             of
             paying
             the
             said
             mony
             .
          
           
             The
             first
             Tile
             was
             taken
             downe
             the
             last
             day
             of
             March
             ,
             1617.
             
          
           
             Aldersgate
             street
             .
          
           
             Goswell
             street
             .
          
           
             Briton
             street
             .
          
           
             Staining
             lane
             .
          
           
             Almes-houses
             there
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             St.
             
               Mary
               Staining
            
             .
          
           
             A
             goodly
             Monument
             in
             South
             wall
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             Saint
             
               Iohn
               Zachary
            
             .
          
           
             These
             words
             are
             engraven
             on
             an
             anciēt
             place
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             in
             the
             South
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             The
             like
             stone
             close
             by
             it
             .
          
           
             The
             like
             stone
             and
             in
             the
             same
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             A
             small
             Plate
             with
             his
             Armes
             in
             the
             South
             wall
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             South
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             stone
             within
             the
             Chancell
             doore
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             faire
             plated
             stone
             by
             the
             Communion
             Table
             .
          
           
             The
             like
             faire
             plated
             stone
             close
             by
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             goodly
             Monument
             in
             the
             East
             end
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e239020
           
             The
             Goldsmiths
             Hall.
             
          
           
             R.
             Grafton
             .
          
           
             The
             first
             Maior
             of
             London
             was
             a
             Goldsmith
             .
          
           
             Principall
             men
             of
             the
             City
             ,
             Goldsmiths
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Olave
             in
             
               Silver
               street
            
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             Another
             stone
             neer
             to
             it
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             St.
             Leonard
             in
             
               Foster
               lane
            
             .
          
           
             A
             stone
             at
             the
             entring
             into
             the
             Quire
             
          
           
             A
             faire
             stone
             in
             the
             Chancel
             ,
             namelesse
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monument
             in
             the
             North
             wall
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             Pope
             lane
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Anne
             in
             the
             willowes
             .
          
           
             Deus
             .
          
           
             Diabolus
             .
          
           
             Vita
             .
          
           
             Mors.
             
          
           
             Coelum
             .
          
           
             Inferuum
             .
          
           
             A
             handsome
             smal
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             North
             wal
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             smaller
             Monumēt
             by
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             under
             the
             Communion
             table
             .
          
           
             Another
             stone
             by
             the
             Communion
             Table
             .
          
           
             Colledge
             of
             Saint
             
               Martins
               le
               graund
            
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             S.
             Martin
             .
          
           
             Argument
             against
             priviledge
             challenged
             by
             the
             Deane
             of
             S.
             Martins
             .
          
           
             Set
             downe
             according
             to
             the
             English
             then
             used
             ,
             and
             as
             it
             standeth
             in
             the
             Record
             .
          
           
             Offence
             taken
             by
             the
             City
             ,
             against
             the
             indirect
             courses
             used
             in
             the
             Sanctuary
             .
          
           
             Order
             from
             the
             King
             and
             his
             Councell
             to
             the
             Deane
             of
             the
             Sanctuary
             .
          
           
             For
             fugitives
             claiming
             benefit
             of
             the
             Sanctuary
             ,
             &
             the
             causes
             moving
             th●●●
             thereto
             .
          
           
             Against
             armour
             &
             weapons
             in
             the
             Sanctuary
             
          
           
             For
             theeves
             ,
             felons
             ,
             murderers
             ,
             and
             infamous
             persons
             .
          
           
             Concerning
             security
             for
             good
             behaviour
             to
             be
             given
             .
          
           
             For
             close
             keeping
             the
             gates
             and
             posternes
             of
             the
             Sanctuary
             nightly
             .
          
           
             For
             bringing
             stolne
             goods
             into
             the
             Sanctuary
             ▪
             
          
           
             For
             restitution
             or
             amends
             making
             to
             the
             owners
             .
          
           
             For
             offences
             committed
             by
             Sanctuary
             persons
             .
          
           
             For
             Picklockes
             ,
             counterfeiters
             of
             divers
             notorious
             crimes
             .
          
           
             For
             strumpets
             ,
             bawdes
             ,
             &
             other
             foule
             livers
             .
          
           
             Against
             unlawfull
             games
             .
          
           
             For
             Artificers
             dwelling
             in
             the
             Sanctuary
             .
          
           
             For
             such
             as
             come
             to
             live
             in
             the
             Sanctuary
             ,
             to
             take
             an
             oath
             .
          
           
             Matth.
             21.
             
          
           
             Cookes
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Britaine
             street
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Buttolph
             .
          
           
             An
             anciēt
             Tombe
             in
             the
             South
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             In
             the
             South
             I
             le
             a
             plated
             Grave-stone
             .
          
           
             A
             grave-stone
             in
             the
             South
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             In
             the
             same
             I
             le
             upon
             a
             painted
             Table
             .
          
           
             A
             grave-stone
             in
             the
             same
             South
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             A
             grave-stone
             in
             the
             same
             I
             le
             :
          
           
             A
             small
             Monument
             on
             a
             pillar
             in
             the
             same
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             An
             ancient
             Tomb
             in
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             small
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             small
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             comly
             Monument
             in
             the
             End
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             small
             Monument
             on
             a
             pillar
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Pyramides
             erected
             against
             a
             pillar
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Tombe
             of
             white
             stone
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             Another
             beautifull
             Pitamides
             directly
             opposite
             to
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             under
             the
             Communion
             Table
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Grave-stone
             by
             the
             said
             Table
             .
          
           
             Another
             stone
             ,
             by
             the
             said
             Table
             .
          
           
             Another
             .
          
           
             A
             grave-stone
             in
             the
             North
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             Another
             in
             the
             same
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Garvestone
             in
             the
             same
             North
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             A
             small
             Monument
             in
             the
             South
             wall
             in
             the
             body
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e246390
           
             Faringdon
             Ward
             within
             .
          
           
             
               Faringdon
               extra
            
             .
             and
             
               Faringdon
               infra
            
             ,
             all
             one
             Ward
             ,
             and
             then
             divided
             into
             2
             by
             Parliamēt
             .
          
           
             Faringdon
             Ward
             tooke
             that
             name
             of
             
               W.
               Farendon
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Ralph
               Arderne
            
             ,
             Knight
             ,
             Alderman
             of
             that
             ward
             ,
             now
             called
             Faringdon
             ,
             in
             the
             reigne
             of
             Hen.
             3.
             
          
           
             
               Iohn
               le
               Feure
            
             ,
             Alderman
             .
          
           
             
               W.
               Farendon
            
             Alderman
             and
             one
             of
             the
             Sheriffes
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Nicholas
               Farendon
            
             Alderman
             and
             Maior
             .
          
           
             
               Nicholas
               Farendon
            
             lived
             53.
             yeers
             after
             he
             had
             bin
             once
             Maior
             .
          
           
             Either
             Mr.
             Stowe
             was
             much
             wronged
             in
             information
             ,
             or
             else
             it
             was
             no
             true
             Deed
             which
             he
             saw
             at
             that
             time
             .
          
           
             M.
             
               Iohn
               Speed
            
             can
             testifie
             this
             to
             be
             true
             ●
             for
             I
             brought
             the
             sealed
             Deed
             to
             him
             ,
             and
             to
             divers
             other
             beside
             ,
             who
             can
             beare
             me
             witnesse
             ,
             that
             herein
             I
             doe
             no
             way
             deprave
             Mr.
             Stowe
             ,
             but
             set
             downe
             the
             truth
             ,
             as
             I
             received
             it
             .
          
           
             Amen
             lane
             .
          
           
             Panier
             lane
             .
          
           
             Ivie
             Lane.
             
          
           
             Bladder
             street
             .
          
           
             Mount
             Godard
             street
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Peter
             in
             Cheape
             .
          
           
             Long
             shop
             in
             Cheape
             .
          
           
             Guthuruns
             Lane.
             
          
           
             Imbroiderers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Hugon
             lane
             .
          
           
             Kery
             lane
             .
          
           
             Sadlers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Foster
             lane
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Fosters
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Stone
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             stone
             by
             the
             Communion
             Table
             .
          
           
             A
             Monument
             in
             the
             wall
             ,
             South
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             small
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             wall
             with
             a
             gilt
             plate
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             under
             the
             Communion
             Table
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             Grave-stone
             in
             the
             middle
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             Barons
             of
             London
             their
             seale
             .
          
           
             Barber
             Chirurgeons
             their
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Hermitage
             of
             S.
             Iames
             in
             the
             wall
             .
          
           
             Pentecost
             Lane.
             
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Nicholas
             .
          
           
             Stinking
             Lane
             ,
             or
             Chicke
             lane
             .
          
           
             Gray
             Friers
             Church
             .
          
           
             How
             the
             
               Gray
               Friers
            
             house
             became
             first
             to
             a
             Friery
             ,
             collected
             out
             of
             an
             anciēt
             Manuscript
             delivered
             to
             me
             by
             a
             friend
             .
          
           
             The
             building
             of
             a
             Chappell
             for
             them
             .
          
           
             The
             body
             of
             a
             Church
             .
          
           
             Their
             Chapter-house
             builded
             .
          
           
             The
             Vestry
             house
             .
          
           
             The
             Dorters
             and
             Chambers
             .
          
           
             The
             Hall
             or
             Refectory
             .
          
           
             Library
             of
             the
             
               Gray
               Friers
            
             .
          
           
             Length
             &
             breadth
             of
             
               Gray
               Friers
            
             Church
             .
          
           
             
               Gray
               Friers
            
             Church
             made
             a
             Parish
             Church
             .
          
           
             The
             Maior
             and
             Communalty
             of
             London
             Parsons
             of
             
               Christs
               Church
            
             ,
             the
             Vicar
             to
             be
             at
             their
             appointmēt
             .
          
           
             Christs
             Hospitall
             .
          
           
             Ex
             R.
             Grafton
             .
          
           
             Doct
             Ridley
             preached
             before
             King
             
               Edw.
               6.
            
             
             Mercy
             &
             Charity
             .
          
           
             *
             Edw.
             S●imer
             
               Duke
               of
            
             Somerset
             
          
           
             A
             most
             vertuous
             and
             noble
             saying
             of
             King
             Edw.
             to
             Bishop
             Ridley
             .
          
           
             The
             Citizens
             of
             London
             moved
             to
             be
             assistants
             in
             this
             charitable
             action
             .
          
           
             The
             kings
             letter
             sent
             by
             the
             Bishop
             to
             the
             Lord
             ,
             Maior
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             The
             readinesse
             of
             the
             Lord
             Maior
             to
             preferre
             this
             good
             deede
             .
          
           
             9.
             
             Sorts
             of
             poore
             people
             distinguished
             into
             3.
             degrees
             .
          
           
             The
             first
             beginning
             of
             Hospitals
             .
          
           
             The
             first
             beginning
             of
             S.
             Thom.
             and
             S.
             Bartholm
             .
             Hospitals
             .
          
           
             The
             first
             beginning
             of
             Bridewell
             ,
          
           
             Reliefe
             for
             decayed
             house-holders
             &
             Lazers
             .
          
           
             The
             king
             acquainted
             with
             the
             Cities
             furtherance
             .
          
           
             K.
             Edward
             .
             the
             sixth
             Founder
             of
             the
             Hospitals
             in
             London
             .
          
           
             The
             〈◊〉
             land
             for
             rendred
             to
             the
             King
             ,
             and
             given
             to
             the
             City
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             The
             words
             of
             a
             blessed
             King.
             
          
           
             Sir
             William
             Chester
             ,
             and
             Io.
             Calthrop
             ,
             Draper
             .
          
           
             Rich.
             Castel
             ,
             Shoomaker
             ,
             The
             Cocke
             of
             Westminster
             
          
           
             The
             incorporation
             of
             St.
             Bartholomews
             Hospitall
             in
             West
             Smithfield
             .
          
           
             The
             incorporation
             of
             the
             Hospitals
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             sixth
             .
          
           
             Monuments
             in
             Christs
             Church
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             Queens
             buried
             In
             this
             Church
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             South
             wal
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monumēt
             close
             by
             ,
             in
             the
             same
             wall
             .
          
           
             Vpon
             a
             Monumēt
             on
             a
             Pillar
             by
             the
             Tombe
             .
             First
             ,
             on
             the
             one
             Table
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             on
             the
             other
             Table
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             in
             the
             Quire
             ▪
             
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             wal
             ,
             at
             the
             upper
             end
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             by
             the
             Communion
             Table
             .
          
           
             Another
             plated
             stone
             on
             the
             other
             side
             of
             the
             Table
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             in
             the
             South
             fide
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             in
             the
             South
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             A
             plated
             stone
             at
             entring
             into
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             Grave-stone
             in
             the
             North
             Chappell
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             small
             Monumēt
             erected
             in
             the
             Schoole
             wal
             ,
             in
             the
             Cloyster
             ,
             where
             (
             according
             to
             his
             desire
             )
             he
             lyeth
             buried
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Matthew
             in
             
               Friday
               street
            
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             wall
             ,
             on
             the
             Chancels
             South
             side
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             North
             wal
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             Another
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             same
             wall
             .
          
           
             A
             Plate
             in
             the
             South
             wal
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             Old
             Change.
             
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Augustine
               ▪
            
          
           
             A
             plated
             stone
             under
             the
             Communion
             Table
             .
          
           
             The
             like
             stone
             by
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             A
             small
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             Quires
             South
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             at
             the
             entrance
             into
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             One
             faire
             stone
             for
             both
             these
             ,
             in
             the
             body
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             Cathedral
             Church
             of
             S.
             Paul.
             
          
           
             Doctoris
             Gentium
             .
          
           
             S.
             Pauls
             Church
             burnt
             .
          
           
             Foundation
             of
             the
             new
             Church
             of
             S.
             Paul
             builded
             .
          
           
             Stone
             brought
             from
             Cane
             in
             Normandy
             .
          
           
             Wall
             about
             Pauls
             Church-yard
             .
          
           
             The
             common
             Bell
             in
             Pauls
             Church-yard
             ,
             rung
             for
             the
             calling
             together
             of
             the
             Citizens
             to
             their
             Folke-motes
             .
          
           
             Pauls
             steeple
             .
          
           
             The
             new
             worke
             of
             Paul
             in
             the
             East
             .
          
           
             Pauls
             steeple
             fired
             by
             Lightning
             .
          
           
             Pauls
             steeple
             repaired
             .
          
           
             Weather-cocke
             of
             Pauls
             steeple
             .
          
           
             Height
             of
             the
             steeple
             .
          
           
             Length
             of
             Pauls
             Church
             .
          
           
             Governors
             of
             this
             Church
             .
          
           
             Petty
             Canons
             of
             Pauls
             .
          
           
             Great
             Cloystry
             of
             Pauls
             .
          
           
             Dance
             of
             Pauls
             .
          
           
             Library
             of
             Pauls
             .
          
           
             Chappell
             in
             
               Pardon
               Church-yard
            
          
           
             Chappell
             at
             the
             North
             doore
             of
             Pauls
             .
          
           
             Holmes
             Colledge
             .
          
           
             Iesus
             chappell
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Faith.
             
          
           
             A
             fair
             plated
             stone
             over
             a
             Vault
             in
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             neere
             to
             the
             former
             
          
           
             Another
             stone
             close
             adjoyning
             
          
           
             This
             stone
             is
             covered
             with
             a
             Pew
             ,
             that
             nothing
             can
             bee
             seene
             but
             these
             verses
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             middle
             I
             le
             a
             faire
             plated
             stone
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             Another
             stone
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             Vpon
             a
             brasse
             plate
             fixed
             on
             a
             Pill●
             by
             the
             Tombe
             in
             the
             open
             Church
             beneath
             
          
           
             The
             benevolence
             is
             given
             every
             Friday
             ordinarily
             through-out
             the
             yeere
             .
          
           
             Charnell-house
             with
             a
             Chappel
             ▪
             
          
           
             Reyne
             Wolfe
             .
          
           
             Pauls
             Schoole
             .
          
           
             Clochier
             in
             Pauls
             Church-yard
             .
          
           
             Common
             Bell
             of
             the
             City
             .
          
           
             Pulpit-crosse
             in
             Pauls
             Church-yard
             .
          
           
             Pauls
             steeple
             and
             Church
             newly
             burne
             .
          
           
             Speedy
             repairing
             of
             Pauls
             Church
             .
          
           
             The
             Queenes
             gift
             .
          
           
             Benevolence
             .
          
           
             Monuments
             in
             Pauls
          
           
             Church
             .
             At
             the
             entrance
             of
             the
             north
             side
             or
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             In
             another
             coffin
             of
             gray
             Marble
             by
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             Etbelred
             ,
             sirnamed
             the
             unready
             .
          
           
             Being
             first
             buried
             in
             the
             Quire
             ,
             &
             afterward
             removed
             into
             the
             body
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             at
             the
             Citizens
             earnest
             suit
             ,
             and
             upon
             good
             oc●casion
             .
          
           
             This
             man
             is
             termed
             by
             some
             
               Richard
               de
               Gravesend
            
             .
          
           
             Right
             against
             the
             little
             South
             doorein
             the
             lower
             Church
             .
          
           
             Set
             up
             at
             the
             Lord
             Maiors
             cost
             and
             charges
             .
          
           
             An
             inscription
             in
             the
             wall
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             midst
             of
             Quire
             ,
             neere
             to
             the
             place
             where
             they
             stand
             to
             heare
             Sermons
             .
          
           
             At
             the
             entring
             the
             middle
             doore
             of
             the
             Quire
             ,
             a
             faire
             plated
             stone
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             goodly
             Tombe
             ,
             curiously
             framed
             of
             white
             stone
             ,
             having
             his
             Lance
             &
             Target
             hanging
             by
             it
             .
          
           
             Vnder
             a
             faire
             Monument
             in
             the
             North
             Walke
             against
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             Within
             the
             North
             wall
             buried
             .
          
           
             Holmes
             Colledge
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             very
             beautifull
             Tombe
             ,
             wherein
             he
             lyeth
             buried
             with
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Right
             over
             against
             the
             F●●le
             of
             Pembrokes
             Tombe
             ,
             in
             the
             same
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             wall
             above
             
               Iohn
               of
               Caunts
            
             Tombe
             .
          
           
             There
             is
             neither
             Tomb
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             Monument
             ,
             but
             only
             this
             Inscription
             .
          
           
             These
             Verses
             ,
             called
             Acrosticks
             are
             also
             there
             hanged
             up
             .
          
           
             A
             Table
             hung
             upon
             the
             same
             Pillar
             by
             the
             other
             of
             Sir
             
               Francis
               Walsongham
            
             ,
             without
             any
             other
             Monumēt
             for
             each
             of
             them
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             goodly
             Tombe
             ,
             erected
             betweene
             the
             Chappels
             of
             St.
             George
             ,
             and
             our
             Lady
             ,
             enclosing
             the
             bodies
             of
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Wolley
            
             ,
             his
             wife
             ,
             and
             Sir
             
               Francis
               Wolley
            
             ,
             his
             son
             ,
             buried
             
               in
               Anno
               1611.
            
             
          
           
             A
             comely
             Tombe
             ,
             at
             entring
             into
             the
             South
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             Next
             above
             this
             Tombe
             in
             the
             same
             South
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             Adjoyning
             to
             the
             other
             in
             that
             Ile
             ▪
             
          
           
             A
             faire
             Tombe
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             the
             Chancell
             ,
             in
             the
             same
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             faire
             and
             goodly
             Tombe
             out
             of
             the
             Chancell
             ,
             above
             it
             .
          
           
             These
             ses
             are
             inscribed
             on
             the
             other
             side
             of
             the
             Tombe
             .
          
           
             Vpon
             a
             Monumēt
             fixed
             on
             a
             Pillar
             by
             the
             Tomb
             ▪
             
          
           
             First
             ,
             she
             made
             him
             one
             of
             her
             Moble
             Pentioners
             .
          
           
             Next
             ,
             Captaine
             of
             her
             guard
             .
          
           
             Next
             ,
             Vice
             Chamberlaine
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Councell
             .
          
           
             Lastly
             ,
             L.
             Chancellor
             of
             England
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             goodly
             Tombe
             Eastward
             behind
             the
             high
             Altar
             .
          
           
             Both
             these
             lye
             before
             S.
             Georges
             Chappell
             without
             Monuments
             .
          
           
             Buried
             in
             the
             South
             I
             le
             above
             the
             Quire
             within
             the
             wall
             .
          
           
             He
             lies
             also
             buried
             in
             the
             same
             South
             I
             le
             above
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             Hee
             also
             lyeth
             buried
             there
             
          
           
             At
             the
             East
             end
             behinde
             the
             high
             Altar
             .
          
           
             Episcopi
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Mellitus
             .
             2.
             
             Wina
             .
             3.
             
             Erkenwaldus
             .
             4.
             
             Walcherus
             .
             5.
             
             Ingualdus
             6.
             
             Egulplnes
             .
             7.
             
             Wigherus
             .
             8.
             
             Edbrithus
             .
             9.
             
             Edgarus
             .
             10.
             
             K●ewalchus
             .
             11.
             
             Edbaldus
             .
             12.
             
             Edbertus
             .
             13.
             
             Osmondus
             .
             14.
             
             Ethehtothus
             .
             15.
             
             Celbertus
             .
             16.
             
             Rebulpbus
             .
             17.
             
             Swithulphus
             .
             18.
             
             Eadsinus
             .
             19.
             
             Wilsiue
             .
             20.
             
             Ethelwardus
             .
             21.
             
             Eadstanus
             .
          
           
             Isli
             Episcopi
             in
             Margine
             notati
             ,
             post
             Erkenwaldum
             ,
             seriatim
             in
             Cathedra
             Londinens
             .
             usque
             in
             tempora
             Edwardi
             senioris
             Anglorum
             Regis
             successerunt
             .
             Quorum
             omnium
             adeo
             obsolevit
             memoria
             ,
             ut
             nec
             eorum
             acta
             ,
             nec
             mausolea
             s●●an●ur
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             new
             workes
             of
             S.
             Dunstanes
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             In
             our
             Lady
             Chappell
             ,
             at
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             
               R.
               Baldocke
            
             was
             Founder
             of
             that
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             new
             work
             of
             Pauls
             betweene
             our
             Lady
             Chappell
             and
             Saint
             Dunslanes
             .
          
           
             
               Wil.
               Paston
            
             .
             Chappell
             on
             the
             South
             I
             le
             of
             Pauls
             builded
             ▪
             Scalps
             of
             Oxen
             found
             in
             digging
             the
             foundation
             .
          
           
             A
             Bucks
             head
             ●orn
             before
             the
             Processiō
             at
             Pauls
             .
          
           
             In
             a
             comely
             Chappell
             in
             the
             body
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             on
             the
             South
             side
             .
          
           
             Divers
             fond
             peoples
             opinion
             concerning
             Duke
             Humfrey
             ,
             buried
             in
             Pauls
             Church
             .
          
           
             A
             due
             and
             fit
             Penāce
             for
             fond
             Duke
             Humfreyes
             idle
             servants
             .
          
           
             Margaret
             Countesse
             of
             Shrewsbury
             ,
             her
             Monumēt
             painted
             over
             the
             entry
             of
             Iesus
             chappell
             .
          
           
             An
             Inscription
             in
             brasse
             ,
             by
             sir
             
               Iohn
               Beauchamps
            
             Tombe
             .
          
           
             In
             Saint
             Thomas
             Chappell
             ,
             neere
             the
             North
             doore
             .
          
           
             A
             brasse
             Plate
             above
             in
             the
             wall
             ,
             neere
             the
             North
             doore
             .
          
           
             A
             Monument
             erected
             in
             the
             wall
             ,
             neere
             to
             the
             staires
             going
             up
             into
             the
             North
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             comely
             Chappell
             founded
             by
             himself
             on
             the
             north
             side
             the
             body
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             same
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             Beneath
             the
             north-west
             Pillar
             ,
             that
             supports
             Pauls
             steeple
             ,
             in
             a
             Chappell
             builded
             by
             himselfe
             .
          
           
             A
             Brasse
             plate
             fixed
             in
             the
             wall
             ,
             by
             the
             great
             North
             doore
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Tombe
             in
             the
             wall
             ,
             at
             the
             upper
             end
             of
             the
             North
             I
             le
             ,
             below
             .
          
           
             In
             S.
             〈◊〉
             Chappell
             ,
             neere
             to
             the
             great
             South
             doore
             .
          
           
             A
             Table
             hanging
             on
             a
             Pillar
             ,
             in
             the
             South
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             Somwhat
             neere
             to
             the
             Convocation
             staires
             ,
             a
             faire
             plated
             stone
             upon
             the
             ground
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             body
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             on
             the
             South
             side
             ,
             a
             faire
             stone
             ,
             thus
             inscribed
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             in
             the
             West
             end
             of
             the
             middle
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             Five
             hundred
             pounds
             given
             by
             M.
             
               William
               Parker
            
             ,
             towards
             the
             glasing
             of
             Pauls
             windowes
             .
          
           
             Pater
             noster
             Rowe
             .
          
           
             Pater
             noster
             makers
             .
          
           
             Ave
             Mary
             lane
             .
          
           
             Creed
             lane
             .
          
           
             Amen
             lane
             .
          
           
             Duke
             of
             Britaines
             house
             ,
             since
             Pembrookes
             Inne
             ,
             then
             Aburgaveny
             house
             ,
             and
             now
             Stationers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Bowyer
             Rowe
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Martin
             by
             Ludgate
             .
          
           
             ●
             comely
             Monuments
             ,
             each
             by
             other
             ,
             in
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             Another
             sightly
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             same
             wall
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             faire
             new
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             same
             wall
             .
          
           
             A
             Table
             hanging
             on
             a
             pillar
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             same
             wall
             ,
             but
             on
             the
             quires
             South
             side
             .
          
           
             A
             new
             faire
             Monument
             in
             the
             same
             wall
             .
          
           
             A
             small
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             same
             wall
             .
          
           
             The
             Black
             Friers
             .
          
           
             Maior
             &
             Barons
             of
             this
             City
             .
          
           
             Parliamēt
             at
             the
             
               Blacke
               Friers
            
             ,
             called
             the
             
               Blacke
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Anne
             new
             builded
             in
             the
             
               Blacke
               Friers
            
             .
          
           
             Iob.
             Alforde
             
               executed
               at
            
             Tyborne
             .
          
           
             The
             Bridge
             at
             the
             
               Blacke
               Friers
            
             .
          
           
             Incorporating
             of
             the
             Prior
             &
             Covent
             ▪
             
          
           
             No
             arrest
             within
             the
             Friers
             Precinct
             .
          
           
             Forrainers
             traded
             in
             the
             Precinct
             freely
             .
          
           
             Craftsmen
             come
             out
             of
             the
             countries
             .
          
           
             The
             inquiry
             after
             the
             death
             of
             any
             one
             slaine
             ,
             by
             the
             Coroner
             of
             the
             Verge
             .
          
           
             Freedome
             from
             watching
             ,
             warding
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             A
             Riot
             committed
             in
             the
             
               Blacke
               Friers
            
             .
          
           
             Letters
             from
             the
             Councell
             to
             the
             Lo.
             Maior
             .
          
           
             A
             Bill
             put
             into
             the
             Parliamēt
             house
             .
          
           
             Cawardens
             Letters
             Patents
             .
          
           
             Wals
             and
             gates
             belonging
             to
             the
             Precinct
             .
          
           
             The
             Curate
             of
             S.
             Peters
             in
             Cornehill
             his
             affirmation
             .
          
           
             The
             Liberties
             of
             the
             Precinct
             in
             the
             Priors
             dayes
             .
          
           
             Foure
             Gates
             belonging
             to
             the
             Friers
             and
             Porters
             .
          
           
             Of
             other
             mens
             doores
             into
             the
             
               Blacke
               Friers
            
             .
          
           
             How
             the
             Porters
             of
             the
             Friers
             kept
             their
             foure
             Gates
             .
          
           
             No
             search
             or
             watch
             within
             the
             Precinct
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Paving
             the
             street
             by
             the
             Prior
             and
             Covent
             .
          
           
             For
             punishing
             disordered
             persons
             .
          
           
             Against
             claiming
             the
             Liberties
             of
             
               Blacke
               Friers
            
             .
          
           
             Two
             Aldermens●
             entring
             into
             the
             Liberties
             of
             the
             
               Blacke
               Friers
            
             .
          
           
             What
             ensued
             upon
             this
             businesse
             in
             the
             
               Blacke
               Friers
            
             .
          
           
             A
             further
             testimony
             concerning
             one
             
               Robert
               Flower
            
             ,
             Tailor
             and
             Hosier
             in
             the
             same
             precinct
             of
             
               Blacke
               Friers
            
             .
          
           
             A
             man
             slaine
             in
             the
             liberty
             of
             the
             
               Blacke
               Friers
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Vicar
             of
             Bromley
             dwelt
             formerly
             in
             the
             
               Blacke
               Friers
            
             .
          
           
             The
             same
             man
             spoken
             of
             before
             .
          
           
             *
             Note
             that
             this
             Text
             was
             divided
             into
             three
             partes
             ;
             whereof
             the
             first
             part
             treated
             of
             Gods
             mercie
             ,
             the
             second
             of
             mans
             ingratitude
             ,
             the
             third
             of
             the
             Remedies
             which
             man
             might
             use
             for
             the
             procuring
             of
             Gods
             mercie
             ,
             and
             cure
             himselfe
             from
             this
             contagicus
             disease
             of
             his
             ingratitude
             .
             Which
             first
             part
             onely
             in
             part
             he
             handled
             .
          
           
             Corne-market
             by
             
               Pater
               noster
               Row.
            
             
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Michael
               ad
               bladum
            
             .
          
           
             Old
             crosse
             in
             West-Cheape
             .
          
           
             Roger
             North
             ▪
             
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             South
             side
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             Another
             like
             Monument
             in
             the
             same
             wall
             .
          
           
             A
             smaller
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             same
             wall
             .
          
           
             Water-Conduit
             by
             Pauls
             gate
             .
          
           
             Passage
             thorow
             S.
             Michaels
             Church
             .
          
           
             Panyer
             Alley
             .
          
           
             Ivie
             lane
             .
          
           
             Lovels
             Inne
             .
          
           
             Eldenese
             or
             Warwicke
             Lane.
             
          
           
             Warwicke
             Inne
             .
          
           
             Bladder
             street
             .
          
           
             Mountgoddard
             street
             .
          
           
             Newgate
             Market
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Ewine
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e286910
           
             Breadstreet
             Ward
             .
          
           
             Breadstreet
             .
          
           
             Friday
             street
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             paved
             way
             found
             ,
             15.
             foot
             deep
             ,
             in
             Cheape
             street
             .
          
           
             Goldsmiths
             Rowe
             in
             Cheape
             .
          
           
             Watheling
             street
             .
          
           
             Knight-Riders
             street
             .
          
           
             Fish-Market
             ,
             called
             
               Old
               Fish-street
            
             .
          
           
             Breadstreet
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             Alhallowes
             in
             Breadstreet
             .
          
           
             An
             anciēt
             gray
             Marble
             tomb
             ,
             as
             in
             a
             Chappell
             by
             it selfe
             .
          
           
             All
             these
             have
             faire
             plate●
             〈…〉
             other
             .
          
           
             A
             white
             stone
             by
             it self
             ,
             neere
             to
             the
             Tombe
             .
          
           
             Church
             suspended
             .
          
           
             Spire
             of
             A●hallowes
             ,
             steeple
             smitten
             by
             Tempest
             .
          
           
             Salters
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Mildred
             in
             Breadstreet
             .
          
           
             Parson
             of
             S.
             Mildred
             &
             his
             man
             burned
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             ancient
             Tombe
             in
             the
             North
             side
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             inscription
             on
             the
             wall
             .
          
           
             A
             plated
             stone
             before
             the
             Communion
             table
             ▪
             
          
           
             The
             like
             stone
             by
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             One
             faire
             stone
             plated
             ,
             for
             both
             these
             ,
             by
             the
             Communion
             table
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             in
             the
             South
             Quire.
             
          
           
             Basing
             lane
             
               called
               the
            
             Bakehouse
             .
          
           
             A
             Pole
             of
             40.
             foot
             long
             and
             15.
             inches
             about
             ,
             ●abuled
             to
             be
             the
             justing
             staffe
             of
             Gerard
             a
             Gyant
             .
          
           
             
               R.
               G.
            
             saw
             a
             stone
             ,
             and
             said
             the
             same
             to
             be
             a
             tooth
             ,
             but
             being
             by
             my self
             proved
             a
             stone
             ,
             there
             failed
             both
             scull
             and
             shank-bone
             ,
             and
             followed
             a
             cluster
             of
             lies
             together
             ,
             yet
             since
             increased
             by
             other
             .
          
           
             
               Gerards
               Hall
            
             restored
             to
             his
             old
             name
             .
          
           
             
               Gerards
               Hall
            
             overthrowne
             with
             Gerard
             the
             〈…〉
             great
             Speare
             .
          
           
             Every
             mans
             house
             of
             old
             time
             was
             decked
             with
             Holly
             and
             Ivie
             in
             the
             Winter
             ,
             especially
             at
             Christmas
             .
          
           
             Compter
             in
             Breadstreet
             .
          
           
             Prisoners
             removed
             from
             the
             Compter
             in
             Breadstreet
             to
             a
             new
             Copter
             in
             
               Woodstreet
               ▪
            
             Keeper
             of
             the
             Compter
             sent
             to
             Newgate
             .
          
           
             Quest
             of
             inquiry
             indight
             the
             Keepers
             of
             the
             Goals
             for
             dealing
             hardly
             with
             their
             prisoners
             .
          
           
             They
             indighted
             the
             Bowling-Al●ies
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Friday
             street
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Iohn
               Evangelist
            
             ,
             sometime
             of
             S.
             We●bridge
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Margaret
               Moyses
            
             .
          
           
             A
             Monument
             in
             the
             South
             wall
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             North
             wal
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             under
             the
             Communion
             table
             
          
           
             Mayden
             lane
             ,
             or
             Disiar
             lane
             .
          
           
             Cordwayners
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Long
             piked
             shoos
             ,
             tied
             to
             the
             knees
             .
          
           
             Piked
             shooes
             forbidden
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e291460
           
             Queene
             Hith
             Ward
             
          
           
             Knight
             Riders
             street
             .
          
           
             Trinity
             lane
             .
          
           
             Spuren
             lane
             ,
             or
             Huggen
             lane
             .
          
           
             Finimore
             ,
             or
             Five
             foot
             lane
             .
          
           
             Desborne
             lane
             .
          
           
             Lambart
             hill
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             the
             Trinity
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Nicholas
               Cold
               Abbey
            
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             in
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             by
             the
             Communion
             table
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             under
             the
             Communion
             table
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             in
             the
             middle
             Isle
             .
          
           
             Water
             Conduit
             .
          
           
             Painter
             stainers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Earle
             of
             Cornwall
             his
             house
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Nicholas
               Olave
            
             .
          
           
             An
             anciēt
             Tombe
             in
             the
             South
             wal
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             under
             the
             Communion
             table
             .
          
           
             An
             engraven
             plate
             in
             the
             North
             wall
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             small
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             North
             wall
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             An
             anciēt
             Tombe
             in
             the
             North
             Isle
             of
             the
             body
             of
             the
             Church
             :
          
           
             Old
             Fish-street
             hill
             .
          
           
             Bishop
             of
             Herefords
             house
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Mary
               Monte
               alto
            
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               Belkenape
            
             his
             house
             given
             to
             
               VV.
               Wickham
            
             .
          
           
             One
             old
             Hall
             of
             the
             Fishmongers
             .
          
           
             Fishmonger
             Hall-motes
             ,
             six
             in
             number
             .
          
           
             Patents
             .
          
           
             Lambard
             Hill.
             
          
           
             Black-smiths
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Michael
             at
             
               Queene
               Hith
            
             .
          
           
             His
             Monument
             yet
             remaineth
             .
          
           
             Pyellane
             .
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Mary
               Summerset
            
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             in
             the
             chancell
             by
             the
             Commmunion
             Table
             .
          
           
             Summer
             Hith
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Peter
               Parva
            
             by
             
               Pauls
               VVharfe
            
             .
          
           
             Townes-end
             Lane.
             
          
           
             Eldreds
             Hith
             or
             Queene
             Hith
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             Trinit●t●e
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             Ships
             of
             the
             Ports
             arrested
             ,
             and
             forced
             to
             bring
             their
             Corne
             to
             
               Queene
               Hith
            
             .
          
           
             Liberty
             of
             the
             
               Queens
               Hith
            
             from
             the
             Steele-yard
             to
             the
             
               Blacke
               Friers
            
             .
          
           
             Soke
             is
             Court.
             
          
           
             
               Queene
               Hith
            
             let
             to
             farme
             to
             the
             Maior
             and
             Communalty
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             Trinit
             .
             Lon.
             
          
           
             Rob.
             Fabian
             Lib.
             Constit
             .
          
           
             Custome
             of
             
               Queene
               Hith
            
             .
          
           
             A
             Corne-Meater
             ,
             8
             Master
             Porters
             ,
             and
             24.
             
             Porters
             under
             them
             ,
             at
             
               Queene
               Hith
            
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             Roomeland
             at
             Queene
             Hith
             .
          
           
             
               Queene
               Hith
            
             to
             be
             more
             frequented
             of
             Ships
             &
             Boates
             than
             Billinsgate
             .
          
           
             Garner
             for
             Corne
             at
             
               Queene
               Hith
            
             .
          
           
             A
             Corne
             Mill
             upon
             Barges
             or
             Lighters
             on
             the
             Thames
             .
          
           
             Two
             corne
             Mils
             in
             one
             Barge
             given
             to
             this
             City
             ,
             1525.
             
          
           
             Salt
             Wharfe
             
          
           
             Stew
             lane
             .
          
           
             Timber
             Hith
             .
          
           
             Brookes
             Wharfe
             .
          
           
             Broken
             Wharfe
             .
          
           
             Bygots
             
               house
               by
            
             Broken
             Wharfe
             .
          
           
             An
             Engine
             for
             enforcing
             of
             Thames
             water
             .
          
           
             Trigge
             lane
             .
          
           
             Bosse
             lane
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e297420
           
             Castle
             Baynard
             Ward
          
           
             Adle
             street
             .
          
           
             Do
             little
             lane
             .
          
           
             Beaumonts
             Inne
             .
          
           
             Pauls
             Wharfe
             .
          
           
             Scroopes
             Inne
             .
          
           
             Burley
             house
             .
          
           
             Baynards
             Castle
             .
          
           
             Legates
             Inne
             .
          
           
             Puddle
             Wharfe
             .
          
           
             Prior
             of
             Okebornes
             house
             .
          
           
             A
             Mill
             or
             Mils
             by
             
               Baynards
               Castle
            
             .
          
           
             Soke
             ,
             Court
             or
             Ward
             belonging
             to
             
               Robert
               Fitzwater
            
             .
          
           
             
               Mill
               by
            
             Baynards
             Castle
             destroyed
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Bennet
             by
             
               Pauls
               Wharfe
            
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monument
             in
             the
             South
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             Another
             faire
             Monument
             in
             the
             same
             wall
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             grave-stone
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             faire
             plated
             stone
             by
             the
             Communion
             Table
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             South
             wall
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             Barklies
             Inne
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Andrew
             in
             the
             Wardrobe
             .
          
           
             A
             plated
             stone
             under
             the
             Communion
             Table
             .
          
           
             The
             like
             stone
             ●●ing
             by
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             ingraven
             plate
             with
             Armes
             on
             a
             pillar
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             〈◊〉
             Monument
             in
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             Peters
             Hill.
             
          
           
             Almes-houses
             for
             ●poore
             viddowes
             .
          
           
             Peter
             Key
             .
          
           
             Pauls
             Wharfe
             Hill.
             
          
           
             Wood-mongers
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Darby
             House
             .
          
           
             I
             have
             the
             Copie
             of
             the
             said
             Patent
             delivered
             me
             by
             
               Hum.
               Dyson
            
             .
          
           
             Pauls
             Brew-house
             ,
             or
             
               Powle
               head
            
             Taverne
             .
          
           
             Doctors
             Commons
             .
          
           
             Pauls
             Bakehouse
             .
          
           
             Addle
             street
             
          
           
             Lambart
             hill
             .
          
           
             Blacke-smiths
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Church-yard
             of
             S.
             
               Mary
               Magdalen
            
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Mary
               Magdalen
            
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             ancient
             Tombe
             in
             the
             North
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             east
             end
             of
             the
             Chanc●●●
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             South
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             Monument
             neere
             to
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             Another
             Monumēt
             beneath
             the
             former
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             with
             arms
             in
             the
             same
             South
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             Conduit
             of
             Thames
             water
             .
          
           
             Doe
             little
             lane
             .
          
           
             Sheremoniers
             lane
             .
          
           
             
               Blacke
               Loft
            
             of
             Silver
             melting
             .
          
           
             Colledge
             of
             Physicians
             .
          
           
             Lecture
             in
             Ch●●urgery
             to
             be
             read
             .
          
           
             West
             gates
             of
             Pauls
             Church
             .
          
           
             Gates
             of
             Pauls
             Church
             blowne
             open
             .
          
           
             For
             Lollards
             Tower
             reade
             M.
             Foxe
             .
          
           
             Pet.
             Burcher
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Gregory
             .
          
           
             A
             plated
             stone
             by
             the
             Communion
             Table
             .
          
           
             The
             like
             Stone
             lying
             by
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             Another
             Stone
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             goodly
             Monument
             in
             the
             South
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire
             ,
             vppermost
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monument
             close
             by
             the
             other
             in
             the
             same
             end
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             Another
             Monument
             close
             adjoyning
             
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             South
             wal
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monument
             in
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monument
             in
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             small
             Monument
             by
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             in
             the
             South
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             The
             Bishops
             Palace
             .
          
           
             The
             Stationers
             Hall
             in
             former
             dayes
             ,
             but
             now
             it
             is
             in
             
               Amen
               lane
            
             ,
             at
             the
             end
             of
             
               Pater
               noster
            
             Row.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e304780
           
             The
             Ward
             of
             
               Faringdon
               without
            
          
           
             Gold
             lane
             .
          
           
             Lither
             lane
             .
          
           
             Old
             Bayly
             .
          
           
             Lin●e
             barners
             lane
             ,
             or
             Sea-coale
             lane
             .
          
           
             Winde-againe
             lane
             .
          
           
             Shoo
             lane
             .
          
           
             Fewtars
             lane
             .
          
           
             Shire
             lane
             .
          
           
             Gilt
             Spurre
             ,
             or
             Knight-Riders
             street
             
          
           
             Cocke
             lane
             .
          
           
             West
             smithfield
             .
          
           
             Hospitall
             of
             S.
             Bartholomewes
             .
          
           
             The
             first
             M.
             or
             Procter
             of
             the
             Hospitall
             of
             S.
             Bartholomew
             .
          
           
             A
             recluse
             or
             Ankorage
             by
             S.
             Bartholomewes
             Hospitall
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             South
             wal
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             Monument
             in
             the
             North
             wall
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             by
             the
             Communion
             table
             .
          
           
             Vnder
             the
             Communion
             table
             
          
           
             By
             the
             same
             table
             
          
           
             An
             anciēt
             Tombe
             in
             the
             North
             wall
             ,
             beneath
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             At
             the
             entring
             into
             the
             Quire
             in
             the
             middle
             Ile
             
          
           
             A
             faire
             Stone
             lying
             close
             by
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             close
             by
             the
             Pilgrim
             and
             his
             Wife
             .
          
           
             At
             the
             foot
             of
             the
             same
             Stone
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             Stone
             in
             the
             South
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             Hospitall
             of
             S.
             Bartholomew
             suppressed
             .
          
           
             Priory
             of
             Saint
             Bartholomew
             .
          
           
             Archbishop
             of
             Canturbury
             visiteth
             S.
             Bartholomews
             Priory
             with
             stripes
             .
          
           
             Words
             of
             the
             Archbishop
             to
             the
             Prior
             and
             Canons
             .
          
           
             Sub-Priors
             Cope
             rent
             and
             trodden
             under
             foot
             ,
             and
             himselfe
             almost
             slaine
             .
          
           
             The
             Archbishop
             armed
             ,
             and
             ouerthrowne
             .
          
           
             The
             Canons
             beaten
             and
             trod
             under
             foot
             .
          
           
             The
             Canons
             complained
             but
             could
             not
             bee
             heard
             .
          
           
             The
             whole
             City
             is
             an
             uproare
             against
             the
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             Bolton
             last
             Prior
             of
             Saint
             Bartholomew
             a
             great
             builder
             there
             .
          
           
             Canonbury
             .
          
           
             Edward
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Bartholomew
             Faire
             .
          
           
             The
             Fortainers
             were
             licensed
             for
             3.
             daies
             ,
             the
             free
             men
             so
             long
             as
             they
             would
             ,
             which
             was
             sixe
             or
             seven
             daies
             .
          
           
             Court
             of
             Piepowders
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             faire
             Tombe
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             Long
             lane
             .
          
           
             Chicken
             lane
             .
             Cowbridge
             .
             
               Pens
               in
            
             Smithfield
             .
          
           
             Smithfield
             Pond
             sometime
             a
             poole
             .
          
           
             The
             Elms
             in
             Smithfield
             a
             place
             wherein
             trespassers
             were
             executed
             .
          
           
             Hosier
             lane
             .
          
           
             Cocke
             lane
             .
          
           
             Iustings
             in
             Smithfield
             .
          
           
             Fabian
             .
          
           
             
               Alice
               Perrers
            
             rode
             from
             the
             Tower
             to
             Smithfield
             ,
             as
             Lady
             of
             the
             Sun.
             
          
           
             Tower
             Royall
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               David
            
             a
             false
             accuser
             of
             his
             master
             :
             of
             him
             was
             raised
             the
             by-word
             ,
             If
             ye
             serve
             me
             so
             ,
             I
             will
             call
             you
             Davy
             .
          
           
             Smithfield
             being
             continually
             subject
             to
             extremity
             of
             weather
             by
             an
             honourable
             motion
             made
             ,
             it
             was
             paved
             all
             over
             in
             An.
             1614.
             
          
           
             Bartholo-Faire
             kept
             in
             much
             better
             manner
             ,
             than
             ever
             formerly
             it
             hath
             beene
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Leyland
             .
          
           
             Pophames
             builders
             of
             St.
             Sepulchers
             Church
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             stone
             close
             by
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             in
             the
             same
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             faire
             plated
             stone
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             stone
             by
             the
             Communion
             Table
             ,
             richly
             done
             with
             Armes
             .
          
           
             Vnder
             the
             Communion
             Table
             ,
             a
             faire
             plated
             stone
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             faire
             Monument
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             Monument
             on
             a
             Pillar
             in
             the
             body
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             A
             Grave-stone
             at
             the
             North
             Ile
             entring
             into
             the
             Quire
             ▪
             
          
           
             Oldbourne
             Conduit
             by
             Oldbourne
             Crosse
             .
          
           
             Scroopes
             Inne
             ,
             sometime
             Sergeants
             Inne
             ,
             in
             Oldbourne
             .
          
           
             Ely
             place
             in
             Oldbourne
             .
          
           
             Sergeants
             feast
             in
             Ely
             house
             .
          
           
             K.
             Henry
             the
             8.
             and
             Queene
             Katharine
             dined
             at
             the
             Sergeants
             feasts
             .
          
           
             
               Lither
               lane
               .
               Furnivals
               Inne
            
             ,
             an
             Inne
             of
             Chancery
             ▪
             
          
           
             The
             Earle
             of
             
               Bathes
               Inne
            
             .
          
           
             Hounds
             Ditch
             .
          
           
             The
             Chamberlaines
             house
             and
             Court
             in
             the
             
               Old
               Beyly
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Sessions
             hall
             .
          
           
             S.
             
               Georges
               lane
            
             ,
             and
             Inne
             of
             Chancery
             there
             .
          
           
             Originall
             of
             
               New
               Inne
            
             .
          
           
             An
             Inne
             of
             Chancery
             .
          
           
             P.
             standard
             of
             Spring
             water
             in
             the
             
               Old
               Beyly
            
             .
          
           
             
               Sea-coale
               lane
            
             ,
             or
             
               Lime-burners
               lane
            
             ,
             sometime
             so
             called
             .
          
           
             Wind-againe
             lane
             .
          
           
             Snore
             lane
             .
          
           
             Shoo
             lane
             .
          
           
             Oldbourne
             hall
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Andrew
             in
             Oldbourne
             .
          
           
             Grammar
             schoole
             in
             Oldbourne
             .
          
           
             Hospitall
             in
             Oldbourne
             .
          
           
             A
             Monument
             in
             the
             North
             wall
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             stone
             before
             the
             doore
             of
             the
             Vestre
             ▪
             
          
           
             A
             small
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             wal
             at
             the
             east
             end
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             small
             Monument
             in
             the
             wal
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             same
             wall
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             South
             wal
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             small
             Monumēt
             under
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             A
             gilt
             Plate
             in
             the
             South
             wall
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             same
             wall
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             Two
             faire
             Grav●-stones
             in
             South
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             South
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Church
             in
             the
             wall
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             North
             wall
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monument
             on
             a
             pillar
             in
             the
             Quire
             
          
           
             A
             Grave
             at
             the
             Chancell
             doore
             .
          
           
             Crookehorn
             Alley
             ,
             Thavies
             Inne
             .
          
           
             Fewters
             lane
             .
          
           
             Barnards
             Inne
             .
          
           
             Pat.
             Hen.
             3.
             32.
             1.
             
          
           
             Staple
             Inne
             .
          
           
             Ludgate
             hill
             .
          
           
             The
             Fleet
             ,
             or
             Gaole
             ,
             in
             the
             reigne
             of
             Richard
             the
             first
             .
          
           
             Conduit
             in
             Fleetstreet
             .
          
           
             Conduit
             at
             
               Fleet
               bridge
            
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Dunstane
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             stone
             under
             the
             Communion
             Table
             .
          
           
             Another
             faire
             stone
             close
             by
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             Another
             faire
             stone
             lying
             by
             it
             ▪
             
          
           
             A
             faire
             stone
             ,
             hard
             by
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             stone
             by
             the
             Communion
             Table
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             at
             entring
             into
             the
             Vestry
             .
          
           
             A
             small
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             east
             end
             of
             the
             Chancell
             ,
             North.
             
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             South
             wall
             of
             the
             Chancell
             ,
             at
             the
             east
             end
             .
          
           
             A
             Brazen
             Plate
             on
             a
             Pillar
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             An
             anciēt
             Marble
             Tombe
             in
             the
             South
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             Another
             like
             Tombe
             close
             adjoyning
             .
          
           
             Another
             Tombe
             by
             it
             ,
             in
             the
             wall
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             east
             end
             of
             the
             North
             Quire.
             
          
           
             An
             anciēt
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             South
             end
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             small
             ancient
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             east
             end
             of
             the
             South
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             North
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             small
             Table
             .
          
           
             Monumēt
             on
             a
             pallar
             in
             the
             North
             I
             le
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             On
             the
             same
             Pillar
             .
          
           
             On
             the
             same
             Pillar
             .
          
           
             On
             the
             same
             Pillar
             .
          
           
             On
             the
             same
             Pillar
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             wall
             of
             the
             South
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             Cliffords
             Inne
             .
          
           
             New
             street
             .
             or
             Chancelar
             lane
             .
          
           
             House
             of
             Converts
             .
          
           
             Rolles
             in
             Chancery
             lane
             .
          
           
             Prior
             of
             Necton
             Parke
             ,
             his
             Inne
             or
             house
             of
             the
             sixe
             Clerkes
             .
          
           
             Fickets
             croft
             Shere
             lane
             .
          
           
             Conduit
             at
             
               Fleet
               bridge
            
             .
          
           
             Bridewell
             the
             Kings
             house
             .
          
           
             States
             created
             at
             Bridewell
             .
          
           
             Bridewell
             given
             to
             the
             City
             of
             London
             to
             be
             a
             Worke-house
             for
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             The
             Bishop
             of
             S.
             Davids
             house
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Bridges
             ,
             or
             Bride
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             small
             Monument
             in
             the
             South
             wal
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             same
             Quire
             ,
             in
             the
             East
             corner
             of
             the
             wall
             .
          
           
             The
             Bishop
             of
             Salisbury
             his
             house
             .
          
           
             Water
             lane
             .
          
           
             White
             Friers
             ▪
             
          
           
             Iohn
             Baconthorpe
             .
          
           
             Crockers
             lane
             .
          
           
             Sergeants
             Inne
             in
             Fleetstreet
             .
          
           
             New
             Temple
             .
          
           
             Originall
             of
             the
             Templers
             .
          
           
             Profession
             of
             the
             Templers
             .
          
           
             
               Mat.
               Paris
               .
               Hubert
            
             Earle
             of
             Kent
             his
             Treasure
             in
             the
             new
             Temple
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             Paris
             .
          
           
             Seale
             of
             the
             Templers
             .
          
           
             30.
             
             Dunmow
             .
          
           
             Parliament
             at
             the
             new
             Temple
             .
          
           
             The
             order
             of
             Templers
             condemned
             .
          
           
             Templers
             burned
             .
          
           
             Rob.
             Fabian
             .
          
           
             Patent
             .
             The
             Temple
             given
             to
             
               Aimer
               de
               Valence
            
             .
          
           
             Temple
             given
             to
             the
             Hospitalers
             of
             Saint
             Iohn
             of
             Ierusalem
             .
          
           
             Patent
             2
             ▪
             E.
             3.
             
             Clase
             ,
             18.
             
             E.
             3.
             
          
           
             The
             Temple
             gran-to
             the
             Students
             of
             the
             Law
             and
             made
             an
             Inne
             of
             Court.
             
          
           
             Monuments
             in
             the
             Temple
             .
          
           
             Images
             of
             Knights
             buried
             crosse-legged
             ,
             the
             cause
             why
             .
          
           
             Records
             of
             the
             Temple
             destroyed
             .
          
           
             Gate-house
             of
             the
             Temple
             new
             builded
             .
          
           
             Great
             Hall
             of
             the
             Temple
             new
             builded
             .
          
           
             Order
             for
             Divine
             Service
             in
             the
             Temple
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e328490
           
             Bridge
             Ward
             without
             .
          
           
             Ex
             Hum●r
             .
             Dys●n
             .
          
           
             How
             the
             Borough
             of
             Southwarke
             became
             at
             the
             first
             to
             be
             one
             of
             the
             26.
             
             Wards
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             The
             Mint
             of
             Coynage
             in
             Southwarke
             .
          
           
             The
             kings
             Hospitall
             in
             Southwarke
             .
          
           
             The
             power
             of
             the
             Maior
             ,
             Communalty
             ,
             and
             Citizens
             of
             London
             in
             Southwarke
             .
          
           
             The
             Faire
             to
             be
             kept
             in
             Southwarke
             .
          
           
             Felons
             in
             Southwarke
             committed
             to
             Newgate
             in
             London
             .
          
           
             Pleas
             ,
             Actions
             ,
             Plaints
             ,
             and
             personall
             Suits
             .
          
           
             Inhabitants
             of
             the
             Borough
             to
             implead
             ,
             and
             be
             impleaded
             in
             London
             .
          
           
             Issues
             taken
             upon
             Suits
             tryed
             before
             the
             Maior
             and
             Aldermen
             .
          
           
             Two
             Coroners
             for
             the
             Borough
             .
          
           
             The
             Maior
             of
             London
             Escheat●r
             in
             Southwarke
             and
             Clark
             of
             the
             Market
             there
             also
             .
          
           
             Toll
             ,
             Tallage
             ,
             Picage
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             The
             inhabitants
             to
             be
             within
             the
             governance
             and
             correction
             of
             the
             Maior
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Iustices
             of
             London
             in
             the
             like
             Office
             in
             Southwark
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             Market
             &
             Markets
             in
             Southwarke
             .
          
           
             Exceptions
             and
             reservations
             to
             the
             King.
             
          
           
             The
             ordering
             suruey
             ,
             and
             gouernment
             of
             the
             Borough
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             The
             Ward
             of
             Bridge
             Ward
             without
             ;
             and
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Ayliffe
            
             first
             Alderman
             thereof
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Ayliffe
            
             sworne
             &
             admitted
             in
             the
             Maioralitie
             of
             Sir
             
               Rowland
               Hill.
            
             
          
           
             Election
             of
             an
             Alderman
             by
             Scrutiaie
             .
          
           
             The
             Alderman
             of
             Bridge
             Ward
             without
             .
          
           
             The
             Alderman
             to
             change
             from
             that
             Ward
             ,
             as
             occasion
             served
             .
          
           
             The
             Alderman
             of
             
               Bridge
               Ward
               without
            
             to
             continue
             so
             for
             the
             space
             of
             3
             ▪
             yeeres
             ,
             without
             removing
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             Another
             order
             for
             electing
             the
             Alderman
             of
             
               Bridge
               Ward
               without
            
             ,
             in
             the
             time
             of
             K.
             Philip
             &
             Queen
             Mary
             .
          
           
             S.
             Olaves
             street
             .
          
           
             The
             Beare
             Gardens
             ▪
             
          
           
             Liber
             Manuscript
             .
          
           
             The
             Stewes
             on
             the
             Bank-side
             .
          
           
             Li.
             S.
             Mary
             Eborum
             .
          
           
             English
             people
             disdayned
             to
             bee
             Bawds
             .
          
           
             Froes
             of
             Flaunders
             were
             women
             for
             that
             purpose
             .
          
           
             Rob.
             Fabian
             .
          
           
             Stew
             houses
             put
             downe
             by
             Henry
             the
             7.
             for
             a
             time
             .
          
           
             Signes
             on
             the
             Stew-houses
             .
          
           
             Single
             women
             forbidden
             rights
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             Stew-houses
             put
             downe
             .
          
           
             Winchester
             house
             .
          
           
             Rochester
             house
             .
          
           
             Saint
             
               Mary
               Overies
            
             a
             Priory
             ,
             and
             now
             a
             Parish
             Church
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             Rufen
             .
          
           
             Liber
             Bermondsey
             .
          
           
             S.
             Thomas
             Hospitall
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Mary
               Magdalen
            
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Gower
            
             was
             no
             Knight
             ,
             neither
             had
             he
             any
             Garland
             of
             lvie
             and
             Roses
             ,
             but
             a
             Chaplet
             of
             foure
             Roses
             only
             .
          
           
             Priory
             of
             S.
             
               Mary
               Overy
            
             made
             a
             Parish
             Church
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             faire
             Tombe
             in
             the
             North
             Il●
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Tombe
             in
             the
             North
             wall
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             very
             Monumēt
             close
             by
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             faire
             Tombe
             in
             the
             chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             faire
             stone
             by
             the
             Communion
             table
             .
          
           
             This
             Monument
             standeth
             in
             the
             South
             I
             le
             .
          
           
             16.
             
             Septem
             .
             1619.
             
          
           
             S.
             
               Mary
               Overies
            
             Close
             .
          
           
             Pepper
             Alley
             .
          
           
             S.
             Margaret
             on
             the
             hill
             made
             a
             Court
             of
             Iustice
             .
          
           
             Court
             of
             Admiraltie
             .
          
           
             Compter
             in
             Southwarke
             .
          
           
             
               Suffolke
               house
            
             ,
             a
             Mint
             in
             Southwark
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             George
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             South
             wal
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             grave-stone
             under
             the
             Communion
             table
             .
          
           
             
               White
               Lion
            
             a
             Goale
             for
             Surrey
             .
          
           
             Kings
             Bench.
             
          
           
             H.
             Knighton
             ▪
             
          
           
             Marshalsey
             in
             Southwarke
             .
          
           
             Saylers
             brake
             up
             the
             Marshalsey
             .
          
           
             Rebels
             of
             Kent
             brake
             up
             the
             Marshalsey
             .
          
           
             The
             Tabard
             in
             Southwark
             .
          
           
             Geffery
             Chaucer
             .
          
           
             The
             Abbot
             of
             Hide
             his
             Lodging
             .
          
           
             Hospitall
             of
             Saint
             Thomas
             .
          
           
             Li.
             S.
             
               Mary
               Overy
            
             .
             S.
             Thomas
             Hospitall
             the
             second
             time
             founded
             .
          
           
             The
             third
             foundation
             of
             S.
             Thomas
             Hospitall
             by
             the
             Citizens
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             Gift
             of
             E.
             the
             sixt
             to
             the
             Mospitall
             of
             S.
             Thomas
             in
             Southwarke
             .
          
           
             S.
             Thomas
             Parish
             Church
             .
          
           
             S.
             Olaves
             street
             and
             Parish
             Church
             .
          
           
             A
             small
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             North
             wall
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             graven
             Plate
             in
             the
             end
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             plated
             Stone
             by
             the
             Communion
             Table
             .
          
           
             Another
             like
             Stone
             by
             it
             .
          
           
             The
             like
             Stone
             on
             the
             other
             side
             of
             the
             Table
             .
          
           
             An
             ancient
             Marble
             Tombe
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             Prior
             of
             Lewis
             his
             Inne
             .
          
           
             Abbot
             of
             Augustines
             Inne
             .
          
           
             W.
             Thomas
             .
          
           
             Sentleger
             house
             .
          
           
             Garners
             for
             Come
             in
             the
             Bridge-house
             .
          
           
             Ovens
             in
             the
             Bridge-house
             .
          
           
             A
             Brew-house
             builded
             in
             the
             Bridge-house
             .
          
           
             Abbot
             of
             Battaile
             his
             Inne
             .
          
           
             Battaile
             bridge
             .
          
           
             Bermondsey
             streete
             .
          
           
             Hide
             of
             Southwark
             to
             the
             Monkes
             of
             Bermondsey
             .
          
           
             Abbot
             of
             Bermondsey
             held
             a
             Plea
             against
             the
             King
             ,
             and
             prevailed
             .
          
           
             Iohns
             Baev●w
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Mary
               Magdalen
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Loke
             a
             Lazar-house
             in
             
               Kent
               street
            
             .
          
           
             Muster
             of
             men
             in
             Southwark
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e341800
           
             Fitz-Stephen
             .
          
           
             Liber
             Albo.
             
          
           
             Suburbe
             without
             the
             Posterne
             by
             the
             Tower
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             Wapping
             in
             the
             East
             .
          
           
             These
             will
             be
             ready
             to
             testifie
             the
             truth
             hereof
             upon
             oath
             ▪
             
          
           
             Nightingall
             lane
             .
          
           
             East
             Smithfield
             .
          
           
             Bramley
             .
          
           
             Lime
             Hurst
             .
          
           
             Free
             Schoole
             &
             Almes-houses
             at
             Radisse
             .
          
           
             
               Tower
               hill
            
             without
             the
             walls
             .
          
           
             Suburbe
             without
             Ealdgate
             ,
          
           
             Of
             white
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             St.
             Mary
             Matfellon
             .
          
           
             A
             devout
             widow
             murdered
             .
          
           
             Suburb
             without
             Bishopsgate
             .
          
           
             Norton
             fall
             gate
             .
          
           
             Priorie
             of
             S.
             
               Iohn
               Baptist
            
             ,
             at
             Holywell
             .
          
           
             A
             Crosse
             at
             Shores-ditch
             ,
             now
             a
             Smiths
             Forge
             .
          
           
             Hoxton
             .
          
           
             Shores-ditch
             so
             called
             more
             than
             400.
             yeeres
             since
             ,
             as
             I
             can
             prove
             by
             record
             .
          
           
             Almes-houses
             in
             Shores-ditch
             .
          
           
             Rotten
             Rowe
             or
             Russell
             Rowe
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Leonards
             at
             Shoresditch
             .
          
           
             An
             anciēt
             Marble
             Tombe
             in
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             very
             faire
             Tombe
             in
             the
             upper
             end
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             wal
             ,
             neere
             to
             the
             Tōbe
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Tombe
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             An
             anciēt
             Marble
             Tombe
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             An
             engrauen
             Place
             in
             the
             Northwall
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             A
             Fuller
             of
             Shores-ditch
             ,
             for
             falsely
             accusing
             ,
             hāged
             and
             quartered
             .
          
           
             
               Deut.
               16.
            
             
          
           
             The
             reward
             of
             a
             false
             brother
             .
          
           
             Bethelem
             Crosse
             .
          
           
             
               Finsbery
               fields
            
             and
             More-fields
             an
             unprofitable
             ground
             .
          
           
             Gardens
             without
             M●regate
             ,
             destroyed
             and
             made
             plaine
             ground
             Ditches
             cast
             to
             drein
             the
             the
             More-field
             .
          
           
             Sluce
             to
             convey
             the
             standing
             water
             out
             of
             the
             Moore
             .
          
           
             Moorefields
             raised
             and
             wind-Mils
             set
             thereon
             .
          
           
             Edward
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Hedges
             pulled
             downe
             &
             ditches
             filled
             up
             .
          
           
             Banqueting
             houses
             like
             Banquerouts
             ,
             bearing
             great
             shew
             and
             little
             worth
             .
          
           
             Suburbe
             without
             Cripplegate
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Giles
             .
          
           
             Grub
             street
             .
          
           
             Everades
             Well
             street
             .
          
           
             Golding
             lane
             .
          
           
             Suburb
             without
             Aldersgate
             .
          
           
             Eald
             street
             .
          
           
             Hospitall
             without
             Aldersgate
             .
          
           
             The
             Mount.
             
          
           
             Suburbe
             without
             Newgate
             .
          
           
             S.
             Iohns
             streete
             .
             Charter
             house
             .
          
           
             Charter-house
             .
          
           
             No
             mans
             land
             .
          
           
             Pardon
             Church-yard
             
               by
               the
            
             Charter-house
             .
          
           
             Bull
             of
             Pope
             Clement
             .
          
           
             Charter-house
             .
          
           
             Churchyard
             prepared
             of
             the
             poore
             of
             poore
             ,
             so
             to
             remaine
             for
             ever
             .
          
           
             Vse
             for
             the
             Fryery
             Cart.
             
          
           
             The
             worthie
             remēbrance
             of
             M.
             
               Thomas
               Sutton
            
             .
          
           
             I
             have
             truely
             set
             downe
             all
             this
             ,
             as
             it
             was
             delivered
             mee
             in
             writing
             by
             a
             Gentleman
             of
             good
             worth
             and
             credit
             .
          
           
             His
             first
             purpose
             at
             Hallingburie
             in
             Essex
          
           
             How
             hee
             intended
             to
             t●●rme
             the
             Hospitall
             .
          
           
             The
             
               Charter
               house
            
             more
             necessary
             for
             an
             Hospital
             than
             Hallingbury
          
           
             The
             first
             Governors
             appointed
             by
             Letters
             Patents
             ,
             of
             King
             James
             his
             Hospitall
             ,
             founded
             in
             the
             Charter-house
             .
          
           
             The
             lands
             made
             over
             by
             Master
             Sutton
             for
             the
             maintenance
             of
             the
             said
             Hospitall
             for
             ever
             ,
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Essex
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             County
             of
             Lincolne
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             County
             of
             Wilts
             .
          
           
             Lands
             &
             Pasture
             grounds
             in
             Wilts
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Counties
             of
             
               Cambridge
               ,
               Essex
            
             and
             
               Middlesex
               ▪
            
          
           
             A
             briefe
             Rehearsall
             of
             the
             former
             grants
             .
          
           
             Exceptions
             .
          
           
             Legacies
             given
             to
             charitable
             uses
             .
          
           
             All
             these
             works
             to
             be
             done
             ,
             and
             the
             monies
             payd
             within
             a
             yeere
             after
             his
             decease
             .
          
           
             To
             ten
             poore
             Merchants
             .
          
           
             Legades
             to
             the
             poore
             in
             sundry
             Tonnes
             .
          
           
             The
             poore
             Prisoners
             .
          
           
             His
             love
             to
             Learning
             .
          
           
             To
             his
             Hospitall
             .
          
           
             The
             whole
             number
             in
             the
             house
             ,
             with
             the
             attendāte
             ,
             in
             180.
             
          
           
             The
             greatest
             and
             most
             commendable
             that
             ever
             was
             given
             in
             England
             by
             one
             man
             ,
             and
             to
             pious
             uses
             .
          
           
             M.
             Sutton
             died
             before
             hee
             could
             see
             his
             hopes
             take
             their
             effect
             .
          
           
             The
             Executors
             to
             M.
             Sutton
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             costly
             and
             beautifull
             Tombe
             in
             the
             West
             side
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
             Masters
             that
             have
             beene
             of
             the
             Hospitall
             .
          
           
             Intended
             to
             bee
             hung
             in
             a
             faire
             Table
             by
             the
             Tombe
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e356240
           
             Charter-house
             lane
             .
          
           
             Conduit
             by
             the
             Charter-house
             .
          
           
             Cow-Crosse
             .
          
           
             Prioty
             of
             S.
             Iohn
             of
             Ierusalem
             .
          
           
             Priory
             of
             Clarken-Well
             ,
             called
             S.
             Iames
             at
             ClarkenWel
             .
          
           
             An
             engraven
             Plate
             in
             the
             South
             wall
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             Stone
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             The
             like
             stone
             close
             by
             it
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Stone
             by
             the
             Communion
             Table
             .
          
           
             A
             tombe
             seeming
             of
             great
             Antiquity
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             Stone
             by
             the
             Communiō
             Table
             .
          
           
             A
             plated
             stone
             in
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Tombe
             in
             the
             North
             wall
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
           
             A
             comely
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             same
             North
             wall
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             Monumēt
             in
             the
             South
             wall
             of
             the
             Cahncel
             .
          
           
             A
             Table
             hanging
             on
             the
             wall
             over
             her
             grave
             .
          
           
             A
             faire
             plated
             Stone
             in
             a
             comely
             Chappell
             by
             the
             Pulpi●
             .
          
           
             
               Port
               poole
            
             ,
             or
             
               Grayes
               Inne
               lane
            
             an
             Inne
             of
             Court.
             
          
           
             Widow
             Alington
             her
             building
             .
          
           
             South
             side
             of
             Oldboorne
             .
          
           
             Old
             Temple
             .
          
           
             The
             Bishop
             of
             
               Lincolnes
               Inne
            
             .
          
           
             Southampton
             house
             .
          
           
             New
             streete
             .
          
           
             New
             streete
             or
             Chancery
             lane
             .
          
           
             Cursitors
             Office
             in
             Chauncery
             lane
             .
          
           
             Blacke
             Fryers
             
               Church
               by
            
             Oldboorne
             .
          
           
             Earle
             of
             Kent
             burled
             in
             the
             
               Blacke
               Fryers
            
             .
          
           
             Convocation
             of
             
               Blacke
               Fryers
            
             by
             Oldboorne
             .
          
           
             Bishop
             of
             
               Chichesters
               Inne
            
             .
          
           
             Lincolns
             Inne
             .
          
           
             
               Lincolns
               Inne
            
             an
             Inne
             of
             Court.
             
          
           
             Hospitall
             of
             S.
             Giles
             founded
             .
          
           
             
               Burton
               Lagar
            
             an
             Hospitall
             in
             Leicester
             shire
             .
          
           
             S.
             Giles
             bowle
             .
          
           
             Suburbe
             without
             Ludgate
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e361690
           
             Liberties
             of
             the
             Dutchie
             without
             
               Temple
               barre
            
             ,
             the
             bounds
             thereof
             .
          
           
             Strand
             street
             .
          
           
             Rotum
             cartar
             .
             Petri
             Sabaud
             .
          
           
             Monuments
             of
             Strand
             street
             .
          
           
             Excesser
             house
             ,
             since
             Paget
             house
             ,
             Lester
             house
             and
             Essex
             house
             .
          
           
             Chappell
             of
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             .
          
           
             Mildford
             lane
             .
          
           
             Bishop
             of
             
               Bathes
               Inne
            
             ,
             or
             Arundel
             house
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Mary
             at
             the
             Strand
             .
          
           
             Chesters
             Inne
             ,
             or
             Strand
             Inne
             ,
             an
             Inne
             of
             Chancery
             .
          
           
             The
             Bishop
             of
             Landaffe
             his
             Inne
             .
          
           
             Strand
             bridge
             .
          
           
             Bishop
             of●
             Chester
             his
             Inne
             .
          
           
             Sommerset
             house
             
          
           
             Stone
             Crosse
             at
             Strand
             .
          
           
             
               Savoy
               house
            
             ,
             first
             builded
             by
             Peter
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Savoy
             and
             Richmond
             .
          
           
             Thomas
             Earle
             of
             Savoy
             ,
             his
             Pedegree
             by
             occasiō
             .
          
           
             Beatrix
             ,
             sister
             to
             Peter
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Savoy
             ,
             Mother
             to
             five
             Queenes
             .
          
           
             
               Fratrèes
               de
               Monte
               Iovis
            
             ,
             or
             Priory
             de
             Cornuto
             by
             Have
             ring
             at
             the
             Bowre
             .
          
           
             Henry
             Knighton
             .
          
           
             Henry
             Knighton
             .
          
           
             Rebels
             more
             malicious
             than
             covetons
             ,
             spoyle
             all
             before
             them
             .
          
           
             Liber
             Manuscript
             .
             French.
             
          
           
             Savoy
             builded
             for
             an
             Hospitall
             .
          
           
             Hospitall
             of
             Savoy
             ,
             suppressed
             .
          
           
             Hospitall
             of
             Savoy
             ,
             a
             new
             foundation
             thereof
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Iohn
             in
             the
             Savoy
             .
          
           
             Bishop
             of
             Carlile
             his
             Inne
             ,
             or
             Bedford
             house
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             
               Clement
               Danes
            
             .
          
           
             Liber
             Chartsey
             .
          
           
             W.
             Malmes-Danes
             
               slaine
               at
               S.
            
             Clement
             Danes
             .
          
           
             Headlesse
             Crosse
             by
             the
             Strand
             .
          
           
             Chancelor
             of
             the
             Dutchie
             of
             Lancaster
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e365030
           
             
               Clements
               lane
            
             of
             Chancery
             .
          
           
             Clements
             VVell
             .
          
           
             
               New
               Inne
            
             of
             Chancery
             .
          
           
             Lyons
             Inne
             of
             Chancery
             .
             Drury
             lane
             .
          
           
             Cecil
             house
             .
          
           
             Bedford
             house
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Martin
             in
             the
             field
             .
          
           
             An
             house
             belonging
             to
             Bethlem
             .
          
           
             The
             Mewse
             by
             
               Charing
               Crosse
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Mewse
             now
             builded
             for
             stabling
             of
             the
             Kings
             horses
             .
          
           
             The
             Bishop
             of
             
               Durham
               house
            
             .
          
           
             Iusting
             feast
             at
             
               Durham
               house
            
             .
          
           
             Pensioners
             .
          
           
             A
             row
             of
             old
             Stables
             belonging
             to
             
               Durham
               house
            
             .
          
           
             The
             shape
             of
             the
             new
             ordered
             worke
             ,
             like
             the
             
               Royall
               Exchange
            
             .
          
           
             This
             goodly
             building
             erected
             in
             a
             small
             space
             of
             time
             .
          
           
             The
             King
             ,
             Queene
             ,
             &c.
             come
             to
             name
             it
             
               Britaines
               Bursse
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Bishop
             of
             Norwich
             his
             house
             .
          
           
             Hospitall
             of
             S.
             
               Mary
               Rouncivall
            
             .
          
           
             Hermitage
             with
             a
             Chappell
             of
             S.
             Katharine
             .
          
           
             Charing
             Crosse
             .
          
           
             Hospitall
             of
             S.
             Iames.
             
          
           
             S.
             Iames
             faire
             for
             7.
             dayes
             .
          
           
             S.
             Iames
             Parke
             .
          
           
             Tilt-yard
             at
             Westminster
             .
          
           
             Scotland
             ,
             a
             plot
             of
             ground
             so
             called
             .
          
           
             White
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Tennis
             courts
             ,
             Bowling
             Alleyes
             ,
             and
             Cock-pit
             .
          
           
             Long-ditch
             .
          
           
             S.
             
               Stephens
               Alley
            
             .
          
           
             T.
             Clifford
             .
          
           
             Record
             .
          
           
             No
             Silver
             to
             be
             trāsported
             .
          
           
             Wooll-Staple
             at
             
               VV.
               slminster
            
             .
          
           
             Robert
             de
             Amesbury
             .
          
           
             Staple
             at
             Callis
             let
             to
             farme
             .
          
           
             Record
             .
          
           
             Manuscript
             .
          
           
             Frenth
             .
          
           
             Wooll-Staples
             at
             Middleborough
             .
          
           
             Staple-Merchants
             the
             most
             ancientst
             of
             this
             Realme
             .
          
           
             The
             eving
             lane
             .
          
           
             Foundation
             of
             VVestminster
             by
             Sebert
             a
             Christian
             King
             not
             only
             in
             word
             ,
             but
             in
             deede
             .
          
           
             Ex
             Sulcard
             .
          
           
             The
             Temple
             of
             Apollo
             overthrown
             by
             an
             Earth-quake
             .
          
           
             King
             Sebert
             built
             a
             Monastery
             in
             the
             place
             where
             the
             Church
             stood
             .
          
           
             The
             Monastery
             destroyed
             by
             the
             Danes
             ,
             and
             repaired
             by
             S.
             Dunstan
             .
          
           
             The
             Monastery
             rebuilded
             by
             K.
             Edward
             the
             Confessor
             .
          
           
             A
             new
             Church
             builded
             in
             most
             goodly
             and
             beautifull
             manner
             .
          
           
             King
             Henry
             the
             7.
             his
             Chappell
             the
             Miracle
             of
             the
             world
             .
          
           
             The
             alteration
             in
             the
             time
             of
             Henry
             eight
             .
          
           
             A
             Bishop
             of
             Westminster
             .
          
           
             A
             Nurserie
             for
             the
             collegiate
             Church
             of
             Westminster
             ,
             instituted
             by
             Queen
             Elizabeth
             .
          
           
             The
             first
             Deane
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             foundation
             .
          
           
             Walsingham
             .
          
           
             T.
             Clifford
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             Saint
             Margaret
             .
          
           
             Mathew
             Paris
             .
          
           
             A
             Mart
             at
             Westminster
             .
          
           
             Westminster
             with
             the
             Palace
             burned
             .
          
           
             New
             Chappell
             at
             Westminster
             .
          
           
             VVestminster
             a
             Bishops
             Sea.
             
          
           
             VVestminster
             made
             a
             Collegiat
             Church
             .
          
           
             Kings
             and
             Queenes
             crowned
             at
             VVestminster
             .
          
           
             Buried
             in
             the
             Chappell
             appointed
             for
             Kings
             .
          
           
             He
             lyeth
             also
             buried
             in
             the
             said
             Chappell
             ,
             appointed
             for
             Kings
             .
          
           
             She
             lyeth
             buried
             at
             the
             North
             side
             of
             S.
             Edwards
             Tombe
             ,
             in
             the
             same
             Chappell
             ▪
             
          
           
             Shee
             is
             buried
             at
             the
             South
             side
             S.
             Edwards
             Tombe
             in
             the
             same
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             He
             is
             buried
             in
             the
             South
             side
             of
             the
             Chappell
             in
             a
             goodly
             Tombe
             ,
             brought
             out
             of
             France
             by
             his
             Sonne
             Edward
             .
          
           
             He
             lyeth
             in
             a
             Marble
             Tomb
             at
             his
             Fathers
             head
             in
             the
             same
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             Her
             image
             lyeth
             on
             the
             Tombe
             in
             Brasse
             richly
             gilded
             in
             the
             same
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             He
             lyeth
             buried
             in
             the
             South
             part
             of
             the
             Kingly
             Chappell
             ,
             with
             his
             figure
             in
             Brasse
             richly
             gilded
             .
          
           
             The
             Sons
             and
             daughters
             of
             K.
             Edward
             the
             third
             .
          
           
             She
             hath
             a
             beautifull
             Tomb
             and
             her
             Figure
             in
             Alablaster
             upon
             it
             .
          
           
             Royall
             ornaments
             there
             placed
             ,
             to
             illustrate
             the
             beautie
             of
             the
             Tombe
             .
          
           
             He
             lyeth
             in
             the
             uppermost
             part
             of
             that
             Kingly
             Chappell
             ,
             with
             a
             Statue
             of
             gilt
             Plates
             .
          
           
             Her
             body
             now
             lyeth
             in
             a
             smal
             place
             by
             her
             husband
             unburied
             .
          
           
             His
             owne
             and
             his
             wives
             figures
             are
             in
             gilt
             Brasse
             curiously
             done
             upon
             the
             Tombe
             .
          
           
             She
             lyeth
             in
             the
             same
             Tombe
             with
             the
             King
             het
             Husband
             .
          
           
             She
             lyeth
             also
             in
             the
             Royall
             Chappell
             of
             Kings
             .
          
           
             He
             lyeth
             under
             Marble
             ,
             adorned
             with
             Brasse
             in
             the
             pavement
             by
             his
             Father
             
          
           
             His
             heart
             is
             buried
             in
             the
             Coffin
             with
             S.
             Edward
             .
          
           
             She
             lyeth
             at
             the
             feet
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             third
             .
          
           
             In
             a
             Table
             hanging
             by
             are
             these
             verses
             set
             downe
             .
          
           
             He
             lyeth
             in
             a
             small
             Chappell
             made
             all
             of
             richly
             gilded
             Brasse
             .
          
           
             This
             Queene
             died
             in
             the
             Tower
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             He
             lieth
             at
             the
             head
             of
             his
             Grandfather
             ,
             K.
             Henry
             the
             seventh
             .
          
           
             She
             Hath
             buried
             in
             the
             North
             part
             of
             the
             great
             Royall
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             Vpon
             her
             gloriou
             .
             &
             goodly
             Tombe
             made
             by
             King
             Iames
             is
             this
             ensuing
             inscription
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             great
             and
             Royall
             Chappell
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             seventh
             .
          
           
             This
             young
             Infant
             lived
             not
             above
             3.
             or
             4.
             dayes
             .
          
           
             Shee
             is
             buried
             in
             the
             South
             part
             of
             the
             Chappell
             in
             a
             goodly
             Monument
             .
          
           
             She
             lyes
             buried
             in
             a
             goodly
             tombe
             of
             Alabaster
             in
             the
             same
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             He
             lyeth
             buried
             in
             the
             vault
             with
             his
             mother
             .
          
           
             A
             childe
             of
             two
             moneths
             old
             .
          
           
             She
             lyeth
             in
             the
             South
             part
             of
             the
             vestry
             .
          
           
             She
             lyeth
             in
             a
             Tombe
             as
             yet
             not
             finished
             .
          
           
             She
             lyeth
             in
             a
             goodly
             Tombe
             in
             S.
             Nicholas
             Chappell
             ,
             the
             Tombe
             being
             24.
             foote
             in
             height
             .
          
           
             She
             lyeth
             in
             a
             faire
             Tombe
             of
             of
             Alabaster
             in
             S.
             Nicholas
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             They
             lye
             buried
             in
             S.
             Nicholas
             Chappell
             ,
             in
             a
             goodly
             Tombe
             .
          
           
             Shee
             lyeth
             at
             the
             doore
             of
             the
             same
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             They
             lye
             buried
             in
             Saint
             Edmund
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             Buried
             also
             in
             the
             same
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             She
             lieth
             buried
             also
             in
             the
             same
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             She
             was
             honorably
             buried
             in
             the
             floore
             of
             the
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             She
             lyeth
             also
             buried
             in
             the
             floore
             of
             the
             same
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             A
             goodly
             Monumēt
             is
             made
             where
             she
             is
             buried
             in
             the
             Chappell
             of
             S.
             Benedict
             .
          
           
             She
             lieth
             in
             a
             goodly
             Tombe
             of
             Alabaster
             ,
             and
             various
             Marbles
             polished
             ,
             in
             the
             Chappell
             of
             S.
             Paul.
             
          
           
             He
             lyeth
             buried
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             S.
             
               Iohn
               Baptists
            
             Chappell
             ,
             with
             a
             goodly
             Monumēt
             .
          
           
             He
             lyeth
             buried
             in
             the
             South
             part
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             He
             lieth
             also
             buried
             in
             the
             same
             South
             part
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             A
             Magnificent
             Monument
             made
             by
             our
             most
             Royall
             Soveraigne
             K.
             Iames
             ,
             for
             his
             Mother
             .
          
           
             A
             Monument
             all
             of
             pure
             gold
             were
             too
             little
             for
             a
             Prince
             of
             such
             high
             hope
             and
             merit
             .
          
           
             Sanctuary
             at
             VVestminster
             .
          
           
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Margaret
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             reigne
             of
             Edward
             the
             sixth
             .
          
           
             Great
             Hall
             at
             VVestminster
             .
          
           
             Mathew
             Paris
             .
          
           
             Liber
             Woodbridge
             .
          
           
             Palace
             repaired
             .
          
           
             IV.
             Fitzslepho●
             .
          
           
             Record
             Tow.
             
          
           
             The
             use
             of
             the
             great
             Hall
             was
             to
             feed
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             
               Mathew
               Paris
            
             great
             feasts
             in
             VVestmister
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Henry
             the
             3.
             sate
             in
             the
             Exchequer
             ,
             and
             amerced
             the
             Sheriffes
             .
          
           
             Translatiō
             of
             Edward
             the
             Confessor
             ,
          
           
             Marshes
             about
             VVoolwitch
             drowned
             .
          
           
             Wherries
             rowed
             in
             VVestminster
             Hall.
             
          
           
             
               T.
               Walsingh
            
             .
             Palace
             at
             Westminster
             burne
             .
          
           
             The
             Kings
             treasury
             at
             Westminster
             robbed
             .
          
           
             The
             Abbot
             and
             Monkes
             sent
             to
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             Edward
             the
             2.
             keeping
             his
             feasts
             at
             Westminster
             hall
             ,
             was
             presented
             with
             a
             complaint
             of
             not
             rewarding
             Souldiers
             .
          
           
             Great
             Hall
             at
             Westminster
             repaired
             .
          
           
             Great
             feasts
             at
             Westminster
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Ro.
             Iuelefe
             .
          
           
             Ro.
             Fabian
             .
          
           
             King
             Henry
             the
             7.
             feasted
             the
             Maior
             of
             London
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Parliaments
             kept
             in
             VVestminster
             Hall.
             
          
           
             I
             find
             of
             Record
             the
             50.
             of
             Ed.
             the
             3.
             that
             the
             Chapter-house
             of
             the
             Abbot
             of
             VVestm
             .
             was
             then
             the
             usuall
             house
             for
             the
             Commons
             in
             Parliamēt
             .
             Bouch
             of
             Court.
             
          
           
             Magna
             Charta
             .
          
           
             Common
             pleas
             in
             VVestminster
             Hall.
             
               T.
               Smith
            
             .
          
           
             Court
             of
             the
             Chancerie
             .
          
           
             Kings
             of
             this
             Realme
             have
             sate
             on
             the
             
               Kings
               Bench
            
             in
             VVestminster
             Hall.
             
          
           
             Court
             of
             the
             Exchequer
             .
          
           
             Informers
             .
          
           
             Dutchy
             court
             .
          
           
             Office
             of
             Receit
             .
          
           
             Starre
             Chamber
             .
          
           
             The
             court
             of
             Wards
             and
             Liveries
             .
          
           
             Court
             of
             Requests
             .
             S.
             Stephens
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             Little
             Sanctuary
             .
          
           
             Cloyster
             of
             Saint
             Stephens
             Chappell
             builded
             .
          
           
             Parliamēt
             House
             .
          
           
             Chappell
             of
             our
             Ladie
             in
             the
             Piew
             .
          
           
             Clocke-house
             at
             VVestminster
             .
          
           
             Fountaine
             in
             the
             Palace
             Court.
             
          
           
             VVestminster
             Bridge
             or
             common
             landing
             place
             ▪
             
          
           
             High
             Tower
             at
             VVestminster
             .
          
           
             Gate-house
             at
             VVestminster
             .
          
           
             Almes-houses
             of
             Henry
             the
             seventh
             .
          
           
             Chappell
             of
             Saint
             Anne
             .
          
           
             Almes-house
             founded
             by
             Lady
             Margaret
             .
          
           
             Almory
             at
             VVestminster
             .
          
           
             Printing
             of
             Bookes
             at
             VVestm
             .
             the
             first
             in
             England
             .
          
           
             Totehill-street
             .
          
           
             Hospitall
             founded
             by
             Lady
             
               Anne
               Dacre
            
             .
          
           
             Pettie
             France
             .
          
           
             Almes-houses
             for
             poore
             women
             .
          
           
             Chappell
             of
             
               Mary
               Magdalen
            
             .
          
           
             Matthew
             Paris
             .
          
           
             Seven
             hundred
             Messe
             of
             Meat
             at
             one
             Dinner
             in
             Totehill
             .
          
           
             Governement
             of
             VVestminster
             City
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e394390
           
             The
             cause
             of
             the
             erection
             of
             the
             Colledge
             there
             .
          
           
             The
             name
             of
             that
             corporation
             .
          
           
             The
             ability
             thereof
             to
             receive
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             The
             Provest
             ,
             &c.
             may
             dig
             a
             trench
             out
             of
             the
             River
             Lee.
             
          
           
             Of
             what
             quantity
             .
          
           
             They
             may
             erect
             engines
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             They
             may
             open
             Springs
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             They
             may
             convey
             Pipes
             under
             ground
             .
          
           
             They
             may
             dig
             and
             open
             ground
             to
             make
             conduit
             heads
             .
          
           
             They
             may
             hare
             free
             passage
             to
             make
             ,
             and
             after
             to
             preserve
             the
             things
             rade
             .
          
           
             What
             recompence
             the
             owners
             of
             the
             ground
             shall
             have
             .
          
           
             How
             they
             may
             recever
             it
             .
          
           
             What
             grounds
             may
             not
             be
             digged
             ▪
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e395640
           
             VV.
             Malmesberie
             .
          
           
             Antiquities
             of
             Glaste
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             confii
             .
          
           
             Eleutherius
             died
             in
             the
             yeere
             186.
             when
             he
             had
             sitten
             Bishop
             15.
             yeeres
             .
          
           
             Liber
             Custom
             .
          
           
             Bede
             .
          
           
             This
             is
             before
             set
             downe
             in
             
               Cornehil
               VVard
            
             .
          
           
             Ioceline
             of
             Furnes
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Tome
             .
             com
             .
          
           
             S.
             Pauls
             Church
             in
             London
             first
             founded
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Melitus
             first
             Bishop
             of
             London
             ,
             619.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             Iustus
             ,
             624.
             
          
           
             3.
             
             Cedda
             ,
             B.
             of
             London
             ,
             658.
             
          
           
             Ithancaster
             ,
             and
             Tilberie
             .
          
           
             Ralph
             Cogshall
             .
          
           
             4
             Wina
             ,
             666.
             
          
           
             5.
             
             Erkenwald
             ,
             680.
             
          
           
             Crotese
             ,
             or
             Charlesey
             .
          
           
             6
             Waldhere
             ,
             697.
             
          
           
             King
             Sebba
             became
             a
             Monke
             in
             Pauls
             Church
             .
          
           
             7.
             
             Ingwaldus
             ,
             716.
             
          
           
             〈◊〉
             -
             Parish
             .
          
           
             Fable
             of
             
               Richard
               Gravesend
            
             reproved
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e403860
           
             P●●ent
             .
             Aserius
             Menevem
             .
          
           
             Florencius
             Wigor
             .
             Marianus
             Scot●●●
             .
          
           
             Portgraves
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             〈◊〉
             .
             Alb●ni
             .
          
           
             Rob.
             Fabian
             .
          
           
             Citizens
             of
             London
             called
             Burgesses
             .
          
           
             Charter
             of
             
               William
               Conqueror
            
             .
          
           
             Provost
             .
          
           
             I.
             Leyland
             .
          
           
             Sheriffes
             .
          
           
             Portgraves
             ,
             since
             called
             Sheriffes
             ,
             and
             Iudges
             of
             the
             Kings
             Court
             ,
             &
             have
             therfore
             Vnder-Sheriffes
             ,
             men
             learned
             in
             the
             law
             ,
             to
             sit
             in
             their
             Courts
             .
             Doomes-men
             ,
             or
             Iudges
             of
             the
             Kings
             Court.
             
          
           
             Bailiffes
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             First
             Maior
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             Newgate
             this
             yeere
             builded
             by
             the
             Executours
             of
             
               Richard
               Whitington
            
             .
          
           
             Three
             Wards
             in
             London
             discharged
             from
             Fifteenes
             by
             this
             Maior
             .
          
           
             A
             Charitable
             Sheriffe
             .
          
           
             He
             builded
             the
             Standard
             in
             Cheape●●●●
             .
          
           
             A
             great
             Frost
             of
             14.
             weekes
             long
             .
          
           
             This
             Maior
             a
             great
             〈…〉
             to
             the
             〈◊〉
             Conduits
             .
          
           
             A
             great
             dearth
             Bread
             made
             of
             Fitches
             ,
             Pease
             ,
             Beanes
             ,
             &
             Fear●e
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             Bountifull
             Charity
             .
          
           
             Hee
             was
             master
             of
             the
             money
             in
             the
             Tower
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             Pauls
             Steeple
             was
             fired
             with
             lightening
             and
             hardly
             quenched
             .
          
           
             〈…〉
             .
          
           
             A
             great
             Fray
             was
             this
             yeere
             at
             the
             westling
             .
          
           
             The
             Aldermen
             (
             before
             )
             rode
             by
             land
             on
             hourseback
             to
             West
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             This
             Maior
             gave
             1000
             〈◊〉
             poore
             housholders
             in
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Now
               were
               the
               wofull
               battailes
               of
            
             Blorebeath
             ,
             Northhampton
             ,
             Wakefield
             ,
             Saint
             Albanes
             ,
             &
             Mortiners
             Crosse
             each
             ofter
             other
             .
          
           
             This
             Maior
             was
             knight
             of
             the
             Bath
             and
             after
             Knighted
             in
             the
             field
             by
             the
             King.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Ralph
               Ioceline
            
             ,
             Knight
             of
             the
             Bath
             in
             the
             field
             .
          
           
             
               Henry
               Weaver
            
             ,
             knight
             of
             the
             Bath
             being
             Sheriffe
             ,
             Surmistedly
             charged
             with
             Treason
             .
          
           
             King
             Henrie
             the
             sixt
             delivered
             out
             of
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             The
             insurrection
             of
             the
             Bastard
             Faulconbridge
             and
             his
             complices
             .
          
           
             The
             most
             of
             these
             Knights
             were
             afterward
             made
             Maiors
             .
          
           
             Mychenhampton
             .
          
           
             Punishmēt
             inflicted
             on
             strumpets
             and
             Vagabonds
             .
          
           
             Serjeants
             and
             their
             yeomen
             appointed
             to
             the
             Sheriffes
             .
          
           
             This
             Maior
             increased
             the
             Water-Conduit
             in
             Corne-hill
             .
          
           
             He
             corrected
             the
             Bakers
             &
             Victualers
             of
             this
             Citie
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               Bifield
            
             gave
             50.
             li.
             towards
             the
             water
             Cōduits
             .
          
           
             
               Tomas
               Ilam
            
             newely
             builded
             the
             great
             Conduit
             in
             Cheape
             side
             .
          
           
             New
             building
             of
             Creplegate
             .
          
           
             3
             Lord
             Maiors
             ,
             &
             three
             Sheriffes
             in
             one
             yeere
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             a
             sweating
             sickenesse
             .
          
           
             This
             was
             father
             to
             him
             that
             builded
             
               Pauls
               Schoole
            
             .
          
           
             This
             man
             lived
             and
             dyed
             a
             Batchelor
             and
             never
             was
             Batchelour
             Maior
             before
             .
          
           
             This
             Maior
             was
             made
             Knight
             by
             King
             Henry
             the
             seventh
             .
          
           
             One
             man
             twice
             Lord
             Maior
             .
          
           
             The
             levelling
             of
             More-fields
             .
          
           
             Made
             Knight
             in
             the
             field
             by
             the
             King.
             
          
           
             A
             good
             Maior
             for
             the
             poor●
             .
          
           
             The
             Lord
             Maiors
             first
             riding
             from
             the
             
               Guild
               hell
            
             to
             take
             Barge
             for
             Westminster
             .
          
           
             Hee
             was
             Knighted
             by
             Henry
             the
             seventh
             .
          
           
             This
             Fitz-William
             ,
             Merchant-Taylor
             ,
             was
             after
             of
             councel
             to
             King
             Henry
             the
             eighth
             ,
             He
             builded
             also
             the
             greater
             part
             of
             the
             Parish
             Church
             of
             Saint
             
               Andrew
               Vnder●●aft
            
             In
             London
             .
          
           
             He
             gave
             also
             1000.
             li.
             to
             finish
             up
             his
             Parish
             church
             of
             Aldermary
             ,
             with
             a
             steeple
             ,
             not
             yet
             performed
             ▪
             
          
           
             A
             carefull
             Magistrate
             for
             Corne.
             
          
           
             This
             Copinger
             gave
             halfe
             of
             his
             goods
             to
             his
             wife
             and
             the
             other
             hal●
             to
             the
             poore
             that
             had
             most
             need
             ▪
             
          
           
             He
             made
             the
             water
             Conduit
             at
             London
             wall
             by
             Moregate
             .
          
           
             Maiors
             Knighted
             by
             courtefie
             of
             the
             Kings
             .
          
           
             He
             builded
             the
             Almeshouses
             by
             Tower
             hill
             ▪
             
          
           
             Not
             thirteen
             thousand
             Parishes
             in
             England
             .
             then
             approved
             .
          
           
             This
             yeere
             was
             the
             great
             sweating
             sickenesse
             .
          
           
             Testament
             in
             English
             translated
             by
             〈…〉
             .
          
           
             This
             Maior
             was
             translated
             frō
             the
             Brewers
             to
             the
             Mercers
             .
          
           
             The
             King
             first
             called
             Supreame
             head
             .
          
           
             This
             yeere
             was
             queen
             Elizabet's
             borne
             at
             Greenwich
             .
          
           
             Oath
             taken
             to
             the
             succession
             .
          
           
             The
             Popes
             power
             expelled
             out
             of
             England
             .
          
           
             Serieants
             and
             their
             Yeomen
             put
             away
             by
             the
             Sheriffes
             .
          
           
             The
             River
             of
             Thames
             over-frozen
             .
          
           
             The
             great
             Bible
             printed
             in
             English
             printed
             .
          
           
             Suppression
             of
             Abbies
             and
             religious
             houses
             .
          
           
             〈…〉
             in
             every
             〈◊〉
             Church
             .
          
           
             The
             great
             Plague
             at
             London
             .
          
           
             Bu●●en
             besieged
             and
             yeelded
             .
          
           
             The
             death
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             Eight
             .
          
           
             2
             Sonnes
             of
             one
             man
             Maiors
             of
             London
             each
             after
             other
             .
          
           
             A
             great
             death
             in
             London
             .
          
           
             Booke
             of
             Common
             Prayer
             in
             English
             .
          
           
             The
             second
             great
             Sweating
             Sicknesse
             .
          
           
             The
             death
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             sixth
             .
          
           
             The
             bounty
             of
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               White
            
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             ,
             his
             rising
             and
             suppressing
             .
          
           
             Lady
             Iane
             beheaded
             ▪
             
          
           
             Seven
             Aldermen
             in
             London
             dyed
             in
             lesse
             than
             10
             Months
             ▪
             
          
           
             First
             ordaining
             of
             the
             night
             Belman
             .
          
           
             Callis
             lost
             to
             the
             French.
             
          
           
             Death
             of
             Queene
             Mary
             .
          
           
             Common
             Prayer
             in
             English
             ,
             &
             Images
             pulled
             downe
             .
          
           
             Pauls
             steeple
             burned
             Iune
             4.
             1561.
             
          
           
             New-Haven
             yeelded
             to
             the
             French.
             
          
           
             The
             great
             Plague
             :
             No
             Maiors
             Feast
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             Plague
             The
             great
             frost
             and
             Thames
             over-frozen
             ▪
             
          
           
             The
             Bursse
             builded
             by
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               〈◊〉
            
          
           
             The
             birth
             of
             our
             Royal
             Soveraigne
             King
             〈◊〉
             Iune
             9.
             1566.
             
          
           
             Downegate
             Conduit
             builded
             .
          
           
             The
             great
             Lottery
             at
             Pauls
             and
             the
             New
             Church-yard
             builded
             neere
             Bethlehem
             .
          
           
             Rebellion
             of
             the
             Earles
             in
             the
             North.
             
          
           
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             her
             comming
             to
             the
             Royall
             Exchange
             .
          
           
             Duke
             of
             Norfolke
             beheaded
             ,
             Iune
             2.
             1572.
             
          
           
             M.
             Saunders
             murdered
             :
             his
             wife
             ,
             Browne
             ,
             Mistris
             Drewry
             ,
             &
             trusty
             Roger
             executed
             .
          
           
             Oldbourne
             .
             Conduit
             builded
             by
             by
             Master
             Lambe
             .
          
           
             Strange
             sicknesse
             at
             Oxenford
             death
             of
             the
             Iudges
             .
          
           
             The
             blazing
             Star.
             The
             great
             deepe
             Snow
             .
          
           
             The
             great
             and
             generall
             Earthquake
             ,
             on
             Wednsday
             in
             Easter
             weeke
             the
             fir●
             of
             April
             ,
             1580.
             
          
           
             The
             bla●ing
             starre
             〈…〉
             two
             ●one
             the
             ●ightly
             .
          
           
             Mouesiers
             comming
             into
             England
             ,
             and
             his
             return
             .
          
           
             Standard
             at
             Leaden-Hall
             for
             Thames-water
             .
          
           
             Desmonds
             head
             set
             on
             London-bridge
             .
          
           
             Arden
             and
             Somerviles
             Treason
             .
          
           
             
               W.
               Parries
            
             treason
             .
             E.
             of
             Northumberl
             .
             murdered
             himselfe
             in
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Philip
               Sidney
            
             his
             honourable
             Funerall
             ,
             Febr.
             16.
             1586.
             
          
           
             Ludgate
             new
             builded
             by
             the
             Cities
             charge
             .
          
           
             The
             〈…〉
             .
          
           
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             her
             comming
             to
             Pauls
             Sermon
             .
          
           
             Death
             of
             〈…〉
             .
          
           
             The
             Thomas
             almost
             empty
             of
             water
             for
             two
             daies
             space
             .
          
           
             No
             Bartholomew
             Fayre
             at
             London
             .
          
           
             Doctor
             Lopez
             executed
             at
             Teyborne
             .
          
           
             Vnrely
             youth
             executed
             on
             Tower-hill
             .
          
           
             A
             Provost
             Marshall
             for
             London
             .
          
           
             Lectures
             reading
             in
             Greshams
             College
             .
          
           
             Earle
             of
             Essex
             his
             going
             towards
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             Earle
             of
             Essex
             returned
             ,
             &
             L.
             〈◊〉
             sent
             into
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             Earle
             of
             Essex
             his
             rising
             ,
             troubles
             ,
             and
             death
             .
          
           
             Spaniards
             and
             Irish
             overcome
             in
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             This
             yeere
             died
             good
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             .
          
           
             Tearme
             〈…〉
             ,
             and
             〈◊〉
             plague
             at
             London
             .
          
           
             The
             most
             happy
             discovery
             and
             prevention
             of
             the
             Gunpowder
             Treasons
             .
          
           
             This
             yeere
             Aldgate
             was
             fully
             finished
             .
          
           
             The
             Lord
             Maiors
             ●hews
             long
             left
             off
             ,
             were
             now
             revived
             againe
             by
             order
             from
             the
             King.
             
          
           
             This
             yeere
             died
             the
             Royall
             Prince
             Henry
             .
          
           
             Marriage
             of
             the
             〈…〉
             to
             the
             Lady
             Elizabeth
             .
          
           
             The
             new
             River
             brought
             to
             London
             frō
             Amwell
             .
          
           
             This
             yeere
             two
             brethen
             Sheriffes
             and
             the
             younger
             first
             chosen
             .
          
           
             The
             Kings
             great
             iourney
             to
             Scotland
             ,
             and
             happy
             returne
             .
          
           
             This
             Maior
             was
             the
             second
             Batchelor
             .
          
           
             Doctor
             Abbot
             Lord
             Bishop
             of
             London
             ,
             translated
             and
             enstalled
             Archbishop
             of
             
               Canterbury
               Aprill
            
             9.
             
          
           
             The
             new
             River
             brought
             from
             Amwell
             ,
             was
             finished
             the
             twentininth
             of
             September
             .
          
           
             Prince
             Charles
             having
             been
             in
             Spaine
             arrived
             in
             England
             the
             sixt
             of
             October
             .
          
           
             Our
             gracious
             queen
             Mary
             landed
             at
             Dover
             the
             12.
             of
             Iune
             .
          
           
             King
             Iames
             died
             at
             Theobalds
             the
             27.
             day
             of
             March.
             
          
           
             The
             Duke
             of
             Buckingham
             made
             his
             voyage
             to
             the
             Isle
             of
             Ree
             neer
             R●●hell
             .
          
           
             The
             death
             of
             Lambe
             called
             by
             divers
             Doctor
             Lambe
             .
          
           
             The
             draw-bridge
             also
             newly
             repaired
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Felton
            
             for
             killing
             the
             Duke
             of
             Buckingham
             ,
             executed
             and
             hanged
             in
             chaines
             .
          
           
             The
             birth
             of
             Royall
             Prince
             
               Charles
               ,
               May
            
             the
             29
             at
             S.
             Iames's
             neere
             
               Charing
               Crosse
            
             .
          
           
             Mervin
             Lord
             Audley
             ,
             and
             ●arle
             of
             ●●●●●haven
             beheaded
             on
             Tower-hill
             ,
             May
             14.
             
          
           
             The
             houses
             joining
             to
             the
             Cathedrall
             Church
             of
             St.
             Paul
             began
             to
             be
             pulled
             downe
             .
          
           
             The
             third
             part
             of
             London-Bridge
             burned
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e471540
           
             Their
             morning
             meeting
             at
             the
             Guild-Hall
             .
          
           
             What
             is
             done
             in
             the
             Hustings
             Court
             after
             the
             Speech
             of
             Master
             Recorder
             .
          
           
             The
             naming
             and
             chusing
             of
             the
             Sheriffe
             by
             voyce
             and
             hands
             .
          
           
             The
             election
             of
             Master
             Chamberlaine
             .
             and
             other
             Officers
             .
          
           
             The
             certifying
             of
             the
             Sheriffes
             choice
             .
          
           
             Their
             comming
             downe
             againe
             to
             confirme
             the
             Election
             .
          
           
             Meeting
             at
             the
             Guild-Hall
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             A
             Proclamation
             in
             the
             Cloth-Fayre
             .
          
           
             The
             meeting
             at
             the
             Lord
             Maiors
             house
             on
             Bartholomew
             day
             .
          
           
             The
             Shooting
             day
             .
          
           
             The
             Lord
             Maior
             weareth
             his
             Collar
             of
             Esses
             ,
             without
             Hood
             ,
             and
             the
             Sword
             beater
             weareth
             the
             embroiderd
             Cap
             ,
             and
             carryeth
             the
             Pearle
             Sword.
             
          
           
             Their
             meting
             at
             the
             Sheriffes
             houses
             .
          
           
             If
             the
             Sheriffe
             be
             an
             Alderman
             ,
             or
             not
             .
          
           
             Their
             meeting
             at
             Guild-Hall
             in
             the
             morning
             by
             eight
             of
             the
             clocke
             .
          
           
             The
             manner
             of
             proceeding
             to
             the
             election
             of
             the
             L.
             Maior
             .
          
           
             From
             the
             time
             of
             King
             Richard
             the
             first
             ,
             to
             this
             instant
             yeere
             .
          
           
             Advice
             given
             them
             what
             they
             are
             to
             doe
             in
             their
             election
             .
          
           
             One
             of
             the
             two
             nominated
             persons
             is
             elected
             by
             Scrutiny
             .
          
           
             The
             freedome
             of
             the
             parties
             election
             .
          
           
             The
             breaking
             up
             of
             the
             Court.
             
          
           
             How
             the
             Lord
             Elect
             goeth
             attended
             to
             his
             presenting
             .
          
           
             Meeting
             at
             the
             two
             new
             Sheriffes
             houses
             in
             the
             morning
             .
          
           
             The
             swearing
             of
             the
             new
             Sheriffes
             ,
             and
             the
             old
             ones
             delivering
             their
             account
             .
          
           
             The
             fetching
             of
             the
             old
             Lord
             Maior
             from
             his
             owne
             house
             .
          
           
             The
             new
             Lord
             Maior
             taketh
             his
             Oath
             in
             the
             Hustings
             Court
             ,
             and
             the
             ceremonies
             there
             done
             .
          
           
             Meeting
             at
             the
             new
             Lord
             Maiors
             house
             .
          
           
             The
             new
             Lord
             weareth
             a
             velvet
             Hood
             and
             the
             rich
             Coller
             :
             the
             Sword
             bearer
             the
             Cap
             of
             Maintenance
             .
          
           
             The
             old
             Lord
             rideth
             alone
             to
             the
             Guild-Hall
             ,
             but
             weareth
             his
             velvet
             Hood
             .
          
           
             The
             orders
             and
             ceremonies
             performed
             at
             Westminster
             .
          
           
             The
             service
             done
             to
             him
             at
             London
             ,
             after
             his
             landing
             .
          
           
             The
             Lord
             Maiors
             Feast
             .
          
           
             What
             order
             is
             observed
             at
             the
             Guild-Hall
             in
             welcomming
             the
             Guests
             .
          
           
             Order
             observed
             after
             dinner
             ,
             and
             for
             going
             to
             Pauls
             .
          
           
             The
             new
             and
             old
             Lords
             weare
             both
             of
             them
             their
             blacke
             velvet
             Hoods
             ,
             and
             the
             Sword-bearer
             the
             Hat
             of
             Maintenance
             .
          
           
             An
             ancient
             custome
             observed
             in
             Pauls
             Church
             .
          
           
             If
             it
             bee
             not
             Sunday
             .
          
           
             No
             Cloak
             to
             bee
             worne
             with
             their
             Scarlet
             .
          
           
             No
             State
             is
             observed
             .
          
           
             Indentures
             of
             the
             Wardmote
             Enquests
             .
          
           
             Pauls-Crosse
             Sermon
             on
             Good-Fryday
             :
             The
             Black
             Sword.
             
          
           
             A
             Hood
             for
             the
             L.
             Maior
             .
          
           
             The
             Cap
             or
             Hat
             of
             Maintenance
             .
          
           
             The
             last
             Sermon
             at
             the
             Spittle
             ▪
             
          
           
             The
             Rehearsall
             Sermon
             .
          
           
             Sermon
             at
             the
             New
             Church-yard
             .
          
           
             If
             his
             pleasure
             be
             to
             goe
             .
          
           
             Preparation
             for
             either
             place
             of
             the
             Kings
             then
             being
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e473550
           
             The
             Maior
             and
             Sheriffes
             only
             ride
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e473600
           
             Knights
             and
             Burgesses
             for
             sitting
             in
             Parliament
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e473660
           
             Commissioners
             for
             assessing
             the
             Subsidies
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e473700
           
             Vpon
             death
             ,
             or
             removing
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e473750
           
             How
             the
             L.
             Maior
             and
             Aldermen
             are
             apparelled
             for
             such
             a
             solemnity
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e473810
           
             Beginning
             upon
             Michaelmas
             Even
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             necessary
             observation
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e473910
           
             The
             last
             love
             ,
             duty
             ,
             and
             ceremony
             one
             to
             another
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e473960
           
             Nominating
             an
             Alderman
             ▪
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e474000
           
             On
             the
             day
             ,
             and
             at
             the
             houre
             appointed
             .
          
           
             At
             time
             and
             place
             appointed
             .
          
           
             Festivall
             times
             and
             generall
             dayes
             .
          
           
             Court
             dayes
             ,
             and
             of
             exception
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e484540
           
             The
             cause
             of
             the
             now
             compounding
             .
          
           
             Thè
             consideration
             given
             for
             it
             .
          
           
             The
             Deed
             of
             Covenants
             .
          
           
             The
             Lord
             Thomas
             is
             seized
             in
             Fee.
             
          
           
             And
             hath
             power
             to
             confirme
             the
             following
             Articles
             .
          
           
             That
             these
             Articles
             for
             ever
             be
             observed
             .
          
           
             That
             hereafter
             none
             of
             these
             Lands
             shal
             be
             severed
             from
             the
             Mannor
             .
          
           
             That
             a
             decree
             shall
             be
             had
             in
             the
             Chancery
             ,
             to
             confirme
             the
             now
             agreements
             ▪
             
          
           
             That
             an
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             shall
             be
             procured
             ,
             to
             confirme
             the
             same
             for
             ever
             .
          
           
             The
             Tenants
             must
             pay
             twenty
             pounds
             towards
             the
             charges
             of
             it
             .
          
           
             For
             better
             assurance
             within
             five
             yeeres
             .
          
           
             The
             names
             cōtained
             in
             the
             Indenture
             .
          
           
             That
             leases
             may
             be
             let
             for
             thirty
             one
             yeeres
             and
             foure
             meneths
             without
             licence
             .
          
           
             Recitall
             of
             the
             Letters
             Patents
             from
             the
             King
             to
             my
             L.
             concerning
             the
             Free-hold
             .
          
           
             If
             the
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             bee
             not
             procured
             ,
             thē
             the
             Tenants
             (
             upon
             request
             )
             shal
             be
             made
             Free
             holders
             .
          
           
             For
             enjoying
             the
             Common
             .
          
           
             The
             Tenants
             not
             compounding
             ,
             are
             excepted
             from
             all
             benefit
             hereby
             .
          
           
             The
             enrolling
             of
             the
             Deed
             ,
             and
             where
             it
             is
             left
             .
          
           
             A
             Statute
             of
             12000.
             pounds
             for
             performance
             of
             Covenants
             .
          
           
             The
             defeasance
             .
          
           
             Where
             the
             Statute
             and
             Defeasance
             are
             kept
             .
          
           
             The
             proceedings
             in
             the
             Chancery
             .
          
           
             The
             Decree
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e485810
           
             How
             Surrenders
             are
             to
             be
             made
             .
          
           
             See
             further
             in
             the
             19.
             
             Article
             .
          
           
             An
             intire
             Quit-rent
             come
             into
             severall
             hands
             ,
             shall
             be
             apportioned
             .
          
           
             The
             two
             generall
             Courts
             yee
             rely
             held
             .
          
           
             The
             manner
             of
             amercing
             .
          
           
             Three
             Proclamations
             shall
             bee
             made
             in
             two
             yeeres
             space
             ,
             for
             the
             heire
             to
             take
             knowledge
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             If
             no
             heire
             or
             heires
             appeare
             ,
             the
             Lord
             may
             then
             seize
             the
             Land.
             
          
           
             The
             Lord
             may
             keepe
             it
             ,
             untill
             a
             an
             heire
             doe
             come
             .
          
           
             If
             no
             heire
             come
             with
             in
             three
             yeeres
             after
             the
             3.
             
             Proclamation
             ,
             then
             the
             Land
             shall
             escheat
             to
             the
             Lord.
             
          
           
             1.
             
             Except
             women
             covert
             baron
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Infants
             within
             age
             ▪
             
          
           
             3.
             
             Prisoners
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             Persons
             Non
             sanae
             memoriae
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             Persons
             out
             of
             the
             Realme
             .
          
           
             Five
             yeers
             limitation
             to
             make
             the
             claime
             in
             .
          
           
             〈…〉
             
          
           
             See
             more
             in
             the
             first
             Article
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             20.
             and
             21.
             
             Articles
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             The
             Fines
             must
             be
             entred
             into
             the
             Copies
             :
             See
             Article
             29.
             
          
           
             Concerning
             the
             womans
             recovery
             of
             her
             health
             .
          
           
             All
             other
             Surrenders
             by
             women
             Covert-baron
             .
          
           
             Or
             else
             they
             shall
             be
             void
             .
          
           
             When
             Surrenders
             ,
             to
             the
             use
             of
             the
             last
             will
             ,
             must
             be
             presented
             ,
             or
             else
             void
             .
          
           
             Solely
             examined
             before
             the
             Steward
             or
             his
             Deputy
             .
          
           
             Must
             bee
             presented
             ,
             at
             the
             next
             generall
             Court.
             
          
           
             What
             Fines
             are
             due
             .
          
           
             If
             more
             then
             one
             Person
             be
             admitted
             ,
             then
             &c.
             
          
           
             What
             Fine
             for
             a
             building
             ,
             not
             used
             for
             a
             dwelling
             house
             .
          
           
             Admission
             of
             man
             and
             wife
             ,
             a
             whole
             Fine
             .
          
           
             The
             Fines
             must
             bee
             entred
             in
             the
             margent
             of
             the
             Copies
             :
             See
             Article
             19.
             
          
           
             Concerning
             Tenants
             not
             admitted
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Taking
             Surrenders
             out
             of
             the
             Mannors
             .
          
           
             How
             farre
             the
             Homage
             are
             to
             present
             ,
             and
             what
             not
             .
          
           
             At
             foureteen
             yeers
             he
             is
             to
             be
             presented
             and
             admitted
             in
             his
             owne
             person
             .
          
           
             Vnder
             14.
             yeeres
             by
             a
             Gardian
             .
          
           
             Gardian
             three
             shillings
             foure
             pence
             .
          
           
             Who
             shall
             be
             Gardian
             .
          
           
             See
             Article
             37.
             
          
           
             The
             kindred
             refusing
             to
             be
             Gardian
             .
          
           
             And
             shall
             be
             bound
             to
             the
             L.
             for
             performance
             .
          
           
             See
             Article
             33.
             
          
           
             See
             the
             Abstract
             of
             the
             Indenture
             .
          
           
             If
             such
             Leases
             be
             not
             presented
             to
             the
             Homage
             within
             one
             yeere
             after
             the
             making
             ,
             they
             shall
             be
             void
             .
          
           
             Hee
             shall
             serve
             one
             whole
             yeere
             .
          
           
             For
             refusing
             the
             Office
             ,
             and
             what
             Fine
             to
             be
             paid
             in
             Hackney
             .
          
           
             The
             Fine
             for
             Stepney
             .
          
           
             The
             Homage
             shall
             chuse
             another
             ,
             untill
             one
             do
             accept
             and
             serve
             .
          
           
             The
             halfe
             of
             Fines
             paid
             by
             refusers
             ,
             shall
             be
             allowed
             him
             who
             next
             shall
             serve
             .
          
           
             And
             be
             by
             him
             retained
             at
             his
             accounting
             .
          
           
             What
             he
             is
             to
             pay
             for
             his
             offence
             in
             both
             the
             Mannors
             .
          
           
             Hee
             is
             not
             to
             answer
             any
             Quit-rent
             ,
             unlesse
             hee
             know
             the
             Tenant
             ,
             or
             where
             the
             Land
             lyeth
             .
          
           
             To
             bee
             amerced
             .
          
           
             No
             houses
             may
             bee
             pulled
             downe
             ,
             to
             set
             them
             upon
             free-hold
             land
             .
          
           
             They
             may
             dig
             Gravell
             ,
             &c.
             upon
             the
             waste
             .
          
           
             Outlawry
             except
             for
             Treason
             or
             Felony
             ,
             shall
             be
             no
             forfeiture
             .
          
           
             How
             a
             man
             may
             make
             a
             further
             forfeiture
             of
             his
             estate
             severall
             waies
             .
          
           
             Denying
             to
             pay
             Rents
             ,
             Fines
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Disclaiming
             to
             hold
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             claiming
             their
             Copy-holds
             to
             be
             free-holds
             .
          
           
             Pleading
             wittingly
             in
             a
             reall
             action
             at
             Common
             Law
             ,
             in
             chiefe
             as
             a
             Free-hold
             .
          
           
             What
             other
             forfeitures
             the
             Lord
             shall
             haue
             .
          
           
             Concerning
             the
             Wife
             and
             her
             heires
             .
          
           
             The
             m●nner
             of
             electing
             and
             chusing
             their
             parts
             ,
             either
             in
             sons
             or
             daughters
             .
          
           
             Fine
             upon
             every
             such
             partition
             .
          
           
             What
             the
             Lord
             is
             disabled
             of
             doing
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e498290
           
             How
             the
             Colledge
             was
             confirmed
             &
             established
             by
             the
             Founder
             himselfe
             .
          
           
             The
             disposing
             of
             the
             foure
             Writings
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e503110
           
             a
             This
             is
             altered
             unto
             Tuesday
             ,
             because
             of
             the
             Sheriffes
             intending
             of
             the
             Markets
             :
             which
             being
             kept
             upō
             Munday
             ,
             would
             hinder
             their
             sitting
             in
             the
             Hustings
             .
          
           
             b
             Compta
             perchance
             the
             word
             signifies
             Measures
             rather
             thā
             Accounts
             :
             for
             
               Compotus
               ager
            
             ,
             is
             a
             field
             surveighed
             ,
             whose
             quantities
             were
             set
             downe
             in
             the
             Land
             marke
             or
             Terrier
             :
             and
             here
             perchance
             was
             kept
             a
             generall
             surveigh
             of
             all
             the
             Lands
             of
             the
             Kingdome
             ,
             as
             now
             in
             the
             Domes-day
             Booke
             in
             the
             Exchequer
             .
             The
             forme
             whereof
             ,
             the
             Conquerour
             perchance
             tooke
             from
             the
             Hustings
             .
          
           
             *
             Super
             Walbroc
             .
          
           
             *
             Et
             clamavit
             solam
             &
             quietam
             ,
             &
             absque
             omni
             calumpnia
             .
          
           
             *
             
               Propter
               concessum
               suum
            
             .
             For
             giving
             up
             her
             right
             in
             it
             ,
             perchance
             .
          
           
             *
             Which
             was
             above
             500.
             yeers
             since
             .
          
           
             *
             Which
             was
             almost
             100.
             yeeres
             after
             .
          
           
             Anno
             9.
             
             H.
             8.
             
          
           
             The
             first
             begining
             of
             the
             said
             Court.
             
          
           
             The
             reasons
             why
             the
             said
             Court
             hath
             had
             continuation
             .
          
           
             Other
             Acts
             made
             since
             to
             the
             same
             purpose
             .
          
           
             The
             malicious
             proceeding
             of
             cruell
             Creditors
             against
             poore
             men
             that
             claimed
             the
             benefit
             of
             the
             Court.
             
          
           
             
               An.
               1.
               
               Ian.
            
             An
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             for
             confirming
             the
             power
             of
             the
             Court.
             
          
           
             An.
             3.
             l●●
             .
          
           
             An
             other
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             concerning
             all
             debts
             under
             the
             summe
             of
             forty
             shillings
             .
          
           
             Power
             of
             administring
             an
             Oath
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e510500
           
             Fulham
             .
          
           
             Putney
             .
          
           
             Chelsey
             .
          
           
             Stepney
             .
          
           
             Stratford-Bow
             and
             Bromley
             .
          
           
             Lambeth
             .
          
           
             Newington
             .
          
           
             S.
             Georges
             .
          
           
             Wansworth
             .
          
           
             Ba●●ersey
             .
          
           
             Hackney
             .
          
           
             Islington
             .
          
           
             Kenzington
             .
          
           
             Saint
             
               Giles
               ▪
            
          
           
             S.
             Martins
             .
          
           
             Greenewich
             ▪
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e525990
           
             De●ford
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e526380
           
             Roderith
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e526990
           
             S.
             Margarets
             at
             Westminster
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e532450
           
             Westminster
             Abbey
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e545080
           
             *
             Simon
             signifies
             obedience
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e596560
           
             Pare
             of
             this
             Field
             is
             the
             medow
             where
             they
             usually
             shoot
             at
             
               twelve
               score
            
             ,
             and
             where
             the
             Wrestling
             is
             usually
             .
          
           
             Saint
             Giles
             Parish
             .
          
           
             Sure
             of
             Court.
             
          
           
             Sute
             of
             Court.
             
          
           
             Sute
             of
             Court.
             
          
           
             Sute
             of
             Court.
             
          
           
             Sute
             of
             Court.
             
          
           
             Sute
             of
             Court.
             
          
           
             Sute
             of
             Court.
             
          
           
             Sute
             of
             Court.
             
          
           
             Sute
             of
             Court.
             
          
           
             Sute
             of
             Court.
             
          
           
             Sute
             of
             Court.
             
          
           
             Sute
             of
             Court.
             
          
           
             Sute
             of
             Court.
             
          
           
             Sute
             of
             Court.
             
          
           
             Sute
             of
             Court.
             
          
           
             Sute
             of
             Court.
             
          
           
             Sute
             of
             Court.
             
          
           
             Sute
             of
             Court.
             
          
           
             Sute
             of
             Court.
             
          
           
             Sute
             of
             Court.
             
          
           
             In
             the
             Parish
             of
             S.
             
               Leonards
               Sho●●dit●h
            
             .
          
           
             S.
             Martins
             within
             Ludgate
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e600680
           
             *
             Forte
             Robertum
             .
          
           
             Ligier
             fol.
             69.
             
          
           
             Fol.
             70.
             
          
           
             Ibid.
             
          
           
             Fol.
             71.
             
          
           
             Fol.
             71.
             
          
           
             Ibid.
             
          
           
             *
             Seawing
             .
          
           
             Saint
             Martins
             le
             grand
             ▪
             
          
           
             Out
             of
             Book
             Danthorne
             in
             Guildhall
             folio
             78.
             
          
           
             *
             Pro
             nimiâ
             servitute
             .
          
           
             These
             were
             English
             Knights
             ;
             and
             therefore
             in
             some
             writings
             it
             is
             called
             
               Anglish
               K●ytte-guilden
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Tower
             Ditch
             first
             made
             .
          
           
             Out
             of
             the
             Booke
             C.
             fol.
             134.
             
          
           
             *
             Fidelibus
             .
             By
             which
             perchance
             both
             in
             this
             and
             other
             Kings
             Charters
             of
             those
             times
             ,
             are
             meant
             ,
             such
             as
             were
             the
             Kings
             Tenants
             or
             held
             lands
             of
             him
             ,
             &
             had
             sworn
             fealty
             for
             them
             ,
             to
             him
             .
          
           
             *
             Vice●omiti
             London
             .
          
           
             Out
             of
             Booke
             H.
             in
             fol.
             48.
             
          
           
             *
             
               Super
               dextrarium
            
             his
             Horse
             of
             service
             ,
             or
             great
             Horse
             .
          
           
             Out
             of
             Booke
             Dunthorn
             fol.
             82.
             
          
           
             *
             The
             Tower
             .
          
           
             *
             This
             is
             a
             Character
             of
             the
             antiquity
             of
             this
             writing
             ,
             and
             also
             that
             it
             was
             done
             either
             by
             the
             Parson
             ,
             or
             some
             of
             the
             Parishioners
             of
             Trinity
             Parish
             .
          
           
             I
             finde
             two
             severall
             Copies
             of
             this
             :
             one
             in
             Booke
             Dunthorne
             ,
             fol.
             80.
             &
             another
             in
             Booke
             K.
             fol.
             56.
             
          
           
             *
             In
             Escambio
             .
          
           
             *
             This
             is
             severall
             times
             written
             Gin●ald
             .
          
           
             *
             In
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             *
             Per
             〈◊〉
             suum
             .
          
           
             
               East
               Smithfield
            
             builded
             upon
             .
          
           
             Inner
             Soken
             ▪
             
          
           
             *
             Cuninggate
             ,
             perchance
             ,
             or
             the
             
               Kings
               gate
            
             .
          
           
             *
             Sergeant
             perchance
             
          
           
             Refer
             all
             this
             concerning
             the
             priviledge
             or
             the
             City
             within
             the
             Tower
             ,
             unto
             page
             125.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e606820
           
             Out
             of
             Booke
             C.
             in
             Guild-hall
             folio
             135.
             and
             Dunthorne
             ,
             fol.
             79.
             
          
           
             *
             That
             is
             ,
             by
             giving
             him
             entrance
             &
             possession
             into
             the
             Church
             of
             St.
             Botolphs
             ;
             which
             was
             the
             head
             ,
             or
             (
             as
             it
             were
             )
             the
             
               Capita●
               Messuage
            
             of
             the
             Mannor
             .
          
           
             *
             Et
             Vice.
             comiti
             &
             Praeposito
             .
          
           
             *
             Homines
             .
          
           
             *
             Honorisice
             
          
           
             *
             Or
             Hubert
             .
          
           
             *
             Fidelibus
             .
          
           
             *
             East
             Smithfield
             .
          
           
             *
             Fidelibus
             Ecclesiae
             .
          
           
             *
             Hominibus
             .
          
           
             *
             Hidam
             de
             terrae
             de
             Brebelegia
             .
          
           
             *
             In
             the
             Transcript
             taken
             out
             of
             the
             Originall
             ,
             which
             I
             used
             :
             I
             finde
             her
             written
             Rosha
             ,
             with
             a
             dash
             ,
             ignorantly
             ;
             so
             that
             I
             know
             not
             what
             to
             make
             of
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             *
             Pro
             escaembio
             .
          
           
             *
             St.
             Katharines
             .
          
           
             *
             Dominico
             meo
             .
          
           
             Out
             of
             Booke
             ,
             C.
             fol.
             136.
             
          
           
             *
             To
             understand
             this
             ,
             see
             pag.
             145.
             
          
           
             Not●s
             of
             Survey
             taken
             out
             of
             Acts
             of
             Common
             Councell
             ,
             holden
             in
             the
             City
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A13053-e609440
           
             *
             Thomas
             Becket
             .
          
           
             The
             uses
             of
             Leaden-Hall
             .